[Event "Dorset & Wilts vs Cornwall"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2021.02.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Clark, Ian"] [Black "Nunn, Petra"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "2050"] [BlackElo "2047"] [Annotator "peter"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] [TimeControl "3600+15"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 {The Morphy Defence} 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Ne4 Nd5 12. Ng3 Nb4 13. Re1 Nxd3 14. cxd3 {All of which has been seen before. This and similar positions are deemed about equal, and some lines of this opening have been analysed incredibly deeply.} Nb7 15. Rxe5 Bf6 16. Re1 Bd4 17. Rf1 Nc5 {just a few moves later things are looking bad for White, having spent three tempi on grabbing a second pawn but otherwise going backwards. It is now hard to find good moves for White and easy to find them for Black!} 18. Ne2 (18. Na3 { was perhaps the best course}) 18... Nxd3 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qe3 Qd6 21. Nc3 Ba6 22. a3 Rfe8 23. Qg3 Qd4 24. b4 Re6 {Played with two possibilities 1) doubling on the e-file and playing Re1 2) playing Rg6} 25. a4 Rae8 26. b5 Re1 (26... Rg6 {was crushing e.g.} 27. Qf3 (27. Qh3 Nxf2 (27... Bb7)) (27. Qc7 Nxf2) 27... Ne1 28. Qh3 Rxg2+ 29. Qxg2 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 Qg4+ 31. Kh1 Qf3+ 32. Kg1 Re6) 27. Ba3 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 cxb5 29. axb5 Bxb5 30. Rb1 Bc6 31. Bd6 Nxf2 32. Qxf2 Qxd6 33. Rf1 Re7 34. Ra1 Rd7 35. Ra2 {after a complicated sequence of play the position has stabilised and Black is clearly a lot better. She is a pawn up, the a-pawn is a major asset, and the bishop is better than the knight. This is certainly not an easy conversion, particularly as the a-pawn is currently pinned down, and Petra only had a minute on her clock.} a5 {this move must have come as a great relief to Ian} 36. Rxa5 Qxd2 37. Qxd2 Rxd2 38. Ra2 {Perhaps Petra had overlooked this X-ray defence of g2. I think this position must be drawn with a little care by White. Certainly Ian drew it without any hiccups.} Rd3 39. Ne2 g5 40. Kf2 Kg7 41. Rc2 Ba4 42. Rb2 Bd7 43. Rc2 Kf6 44. Rb2 Ke5 45. Ra2 Be6 46. Rb2 f5 47. Rb5+ Rd5 48. Rb2 f4 49. Nc3 Rc5 50. Ne2 Bc4 51. Rd2 Rd5 52. Rb2 h5 53. Rc2 Bd3 54. Rb2 Kf5 55. Rd2 Be4 56. Rb2 Rc5 57. Nd4+ Ke5 58. Nf3+ Bxf3 59. Kxf3 g4+ 60. Kf2 Kd4 61. Rd2+ Ke4 62. Ra2 h4 63. Ra4+ Kf5 64. Ra2 g3+ 65. hxg3 fxg3+ 66. Kf3 Rc3+ 67. Ke2 Rc4 68. Kf3 Rf4+ 69. Ke3 Kg4 70. Ra8 Rf2 71. Rg8+ Kh5 72. Rh8+ Kg5 73. Rg8+ Kh6 74. Rh8+ Kg7 75. Rxh4 Rxg2 76. Kf3 Rg1 77. Rg4+ Kf6 78. Rxg3 Rxg3+ 79. Kxg3 1/2-1/2