[Event "Vauxhall Motors Dunstable Chess Congres"] [Site "Dunstable"] [Date "1981.10.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Berry, Anthony J"] [Black "Perkins, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B16"] [WhiteElo "2118"] [BlackElo "2095"] [Annotator "Andrew Perkins"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "1981.10.04"] [EventType "team (rapid)"] [EventRounds "5"] [SourceVersionDate "2023.09.06"] {I enjoyed this game, and hope some of that is shared.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 ({Compared with} 3. Nc3 {it is more flexible than when Black plays} g6 ({or} 3... b5)) 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Bc4 (6. Nf3 {or}) (6. Ne2 {more effective}) 6... h5 7. h4 Bg4 8. Be2 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Bxe2 10. Nxe2 Qd5 11. O-O $5 {He spent a bit of time before castling} e6 ({He suggested} 11... Rg8 {at once was better}) 12. Rc1 $5 {White shows an eagerness to get at Black's King, even at the cost of a pawn or two.} Rg8 13. Nf4 {Clearly following his prepared idea} Qxd4 {Not seeing what was coming} 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qxh5+ Ke7 ({If} 15... Kd8 16. Ba5+ Ke7 17. Rfd1 {forces} Qxd1+ {losing the Queen to avoid mate on d8 with the Bishop}) 16. Be3 Qd5 $6 {Black didn't see White's reply} (16... Qg4 {is more tenacious} {E.g.} 17. Bc5+ Kd8 $1 18. Rcd1+ Nd7 19. Rxd7+ Kxd7 20. Rd1+ Qxd1+ (20... Kc7 21. Qf7+ Kc8 22. Qe8+ Kc7 23. Rd7#) (20... Kc8 21. Qe8+ Kc7 22. Rd7#) 21. Qxd1+ Kc7 {looks about equal}) 17. Bc5+ Kd8 18. Rcd1 {Capablanca lost to Tarrasch at St Petersburg 1914 after the wrong rook move. In our less elevated circle, this is the wrong rook with a vengeance} ({He should play} 18. Rfd1 $1 Bxc5 19. Rxd5+ exd5 20. Qf7 Re8 21. Qxb7 Re7 22. Qxa8 Kc7 23. b4 {seems to win for White}) 18... Rxg2+ 19. Kh1 Rh2+ 20. Kxh2 Bd6+ 21. Bxd6 Qxh5 22. Bxb8+ Ke8 23. Bg3 f5 {Now the clock doesn't help White's defence} 24. Rd4 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. f3 f4 27. Bf2 Ke8 (27... Qxf3 $4) 28. Be1 Qb5 29. Rf2 Qxb2 30. c3 Qb1 31. Bd2 Qxa2 32. Kg2 Qc4 33. h5 $6 Qd5 34. Bxf4 Qxh5 35. Be3 a5 36. Ra2 Qg6+ 37. Kf2 Qb1 38. Rxa5 Qc2+ 39. Kg3 Qxc3 40. Ra8+ Kf7 41. Bb6 Qg7+ 42. Kf4 Qf6+ 43. Ke3 $2 {manages to lose the Bishop} Qe5+ {White resigned} 0-1