[Event "Barrow Club Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.11.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Blower, Trevor"] [Black "Mackenzie, Matthew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "1577"] [BlackElo "2134"] [Annotator "Matt Mackenzie and Alan Llewellyn"] [PlyCount "88"] 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 c5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Qc2 Qb6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bf2 Nxf2 11. Rxf2 d4 12. Nbd2 dxc3 13. bxc3 Nb4 14. Qc1 Nd5 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Nfe5 Nb6 17. Nxb6 $6 axb6 18. Nf3 Rd8 19. Qc2 $2 Ra3 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. Raf1 $3 {a nice move trying to complicate matters...} f6 $6 $17 (22... Rxc3 23. Qb2 Rd6 (23... f6 $6 24. Qxb6 $17) 24. Rxf7 Bf5 25. Rxe7 Qxe7 26. Qxc3 Qxe2 27. Qb3+ Qe6 {and due to the weakness of the two White isolated pawns and a White pawn down so Black is winning here...}) 23. Qb2 $3 Ra6 $2 (23... Rxc3 $1 24. Qxb6 $17) 24. Qb3+ Kg7 25. Be4 Be6 26. c4 Qc7 27. e3 Bh3 28. Bg2 $6 $17 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Qd6 30. Rd1 Qc6+ 31. Kg1 Rda8 $1 32. d4 $2 $19 {This move seems justified but it leads ultimately to Trevors downfall as Matthews Rooks infiltrate the White stronghold.} Ra3 33. Qb1 (33. d5 {isnt any better}) 33... Rxe3 34. d5 Qd6 35. Qc1 $2 $19 (35. Re1 $19 {Better to neutralise one of the Rooks.}) 35... Raa3 36. Rf4 Rac3 37. Qd2 Qe5 $5 {If the White Queen had gone to b1 the threat 37...Rxg3+ 38 hxg3 Rxg3+ 39 Kh2 Qxf4 would have won, as it is Matthew is slowly getting closer, with his major pieces, to Trevors King.} 38. Qg2 $1 {the queen was almost trapped by 38... Re2!!} Re2 39. Qf1 $2 (39. Rf2 Rxf2 40. Qxf2 Rxc4 41. Re1 Re4 {it was best to simplify there and grab a pawn, Black still has an attack and the endgame is clearly won for Black} 42. Rxe4 Qxe4 43. Qd2 Qd4+ 44. Qxd4 cxd4 45. Kf2 f5 46. Ke2 Kf6 47. Kd3 Ke5 48. Kc4 b5+ 49. Kxb5 d3 50. Kb6 d2 51. Kxb7 d1=Q {and Black is completely won and will mop up the pawns with his Queen-notice how that was almost a textbook example of how you should always trying to centralise the King in an endgame (if its safe to do so).}) 39... Qe3+ $5 { again this is how you should proceed in hunting down a King, getting the Major pieces closer to the King, its all over now with someone of Matts quality...} 40. Kh1 (40. Rf2 Rcc2 41. Rd3 Qxd3 42. Rxe2 Qxe2 43. Qxe2 Rxe2 $19) 40... Rcc2 41. Rh4 (41. Rf3 Rxh2#) (41. Qg1 Rxh2+ 42. Qxh2 Rxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Qe2+ 44. Kh3 Qxd1 $19) 41... Rf2 $3 42. Rxh7+ {a desperate move} (42. Qe1 Qf3+ 43. Kg1 Qg2#) 42... Kxh7 43. Qh3+ Kg7 44. Qe6 Rxh2# $1 {Bravo super play by both sides there. ..Matthew showing why he is amongst the top players in Cumbria and Trevor showing why he is a fiercesome competetitor} 0-1