[Event "66th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - O"]
[White "Shile,Lenny Mataiga"]
[Black "Gohil,Mehul"]
[Site "Braeburn School, Gitanga Road,"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Annotator "USER"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2024.08.03"]
[WhiteElo "1873"]
[BlackElo "1989"]
[PlyCount "145"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Nxe5+ Ke8 9. Nxg4 Nxe4 10. O-O Be7 11. Ne5 Nf6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. c3 Rf8 15. Nd2 Rd8 16. Nc4 Qd5 17. Ne5 Rd6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nd3 Rg8 20. Nf4 Qg5 21. Rf3 Qh6 22. Qb3 Rg4 23. Raf1 ({At this stage Fritz gives White a +9 evaluation!} 23. Qxb7 Rxf4 24. Re1 Rd7 25. Qc8+ )b5 24. Qc2 Rh4 25. h3 Qg5 26. Qf2 a5 27. Qe3 Kf7 28. Re1 f5 29. g3 Rhh6 30. h4 Qf6 31. Nd3 Re6 32. Ne5+ Kg8 33. Ref1 Qg7 34. Rxf5 Rxh4 35. Rf7 Qh6 36. Qxh6 {??} Rhxh6 37. Kg2 Bf6 38. Ng4 Kxf7 39. Nxh6+ Kg6 40. Ng4 Bg7 41. Rf2 h5 42. Nh2 Re3 43. Nf3 b4 44. Nh4+ Kh7 45. Nf5 Rd3 46. Nxg7 Kxg7 47. Rf3 Rd2+ 48. Rf2 bxc3 49. bxc3 Rd3 50. Rf5 a4 51. Rxh5 Rxc3 52. Rc5 Rd3 53. Rxc6 Rxd4 54. Rc2 a3 55. Kh3 Rd3 56. Rc7+ Kf6 57. Ra7 Kf5 58. Ra4 Ke5 59. Kh4 {Mehul correctly calculates that he will be able to force a draw even though White queens first. Classical study - Queen v Rook Pawn.} Rd4+ 60. Rxd4 Kxd4 61. g4 Kc3 62. g5 Kb2 63. g6 Kxa2 64. g7 Kb1 65. g8=Q a2 66. Qg1+ Kb2 67. Qf2+ Kb1 68. Qe1+ Kb2 69. Qd2+ Kb1 70. Qb4+ Ka1 71. Qa3 Kb1 72. Qb3+ Ka1 73. Qc2 1/2-1/2