[Event "Luton v George Kents"] [Site "Luton"] [Date "1979.12.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Perkins, Andrew"] [Black "Garwood, Colin P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B52"] [Annotator "Notes by Andrew Perkins"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventType "team-match"] [SourceVersionDate "2023.10.12"] {Luton Chess Club once had a very comfortable venue at SKF but by 1979 had moved the Memorial Church at Bury Park, whilst I played at George Kents at their social club in Tenby Drive. Colin Garwood was one of the very promising younger at Luton Chess Club, along with Simon Roe and Peter Gayson.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ {I played this to cut out the sharp variations my opponent might be familiar with} Bd7 4. a4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 (5... g6 {is a standard procedure}) 6. Bc4 {This was continuing with variations he might not be familiar with} Nc6 7. d3 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Rb8 11. Bf4 Ne8 ({At first sight, this looks a bit cramping. He wanted to avoid playing} 11... e5 {creating a hole on d5}) 12. Qd2 Nd4 {He seems to have had enough being cramped and wanted make a statement} 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Ne2 {With the Knight away from the d4 square, he then played} e5 15. Bh2 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. f4 {I liked the look of this move. White is trying open up on the King side and take advantage of Black's slight delay in development} exf4 18. Nxf4 Bg5 {This threatens to win the Knight with a later e5. I was pleased to find the next move} 19. Rf1 Nc7 ({If he had played} 19... e5 {White has} 20. Ne6 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Bxd2 22. Rf8#) 20. Qb4 {Threatening the pawn on d4} Kh8 {Defending the d4 pawn because if White now takes on d4, Black pawn to e5 would be good then} 21. Qc4 Qe7 22. Kh1 {I think that Black now makes a mistake} Rf7 ({You can see the idea of doubling Rooks but in my notes, I wrote that I couldn't understand why he didn't play} 22... e5) 23. Ne2 {Threatening to take the pawn on d4} Rbf8 ({If instead he played} 23... Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 e5 25. Rf7 {which attacks the Black Knight through the Queen}) 24. Rxf7 Rxf7 25. Nxd4 {This is where he doesn't get thrown off balance and plays} Rf2 26. Bg3 {The Bishop emerging from its hiding place} Rf7 {At this point, Black is under time pressure, but it's White who becomes nervous. I played} 27. Nf3 ({It seemed to me that} 27. Qb4 {would have been stronger, threatening two pawns.} {If he had then played} e5 28. Nf5 {becomes available for White}) 27... Bf4 28. Bxf4 Rxf4 29. Qb4 Qf8 30. Rf1 ({I think I was feeling under pressure, and did not play} 30. Qxb7 {because I was afraid of} Rxf3 31. gxf3 Qxf3+ {and I was afraid of the perpetual checks. But I know think that White King would scuttle away to the Queen side. And one of the annoying things for Black in this line, is that he can't take the Rook on a1 because White is threatening mate}) 30... Nd5 {The White e pawn is pinned because of the Queen} 31. Qxb7 Ne3 {This is where nerves got the better of me and I played} 32. Rf2 Nd1 33. Rf1 ({A later analysis shows White can eventually escape perpetual checks by} 33. Re2 Rxf3 34. gxf3 Qxf3+ 35. Rg2 Qf1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 Qe3+ 38. Kf1 Qf3+ 39. Ke1 Qe3+ 40. Kxd1 Qf3+ 41. Re2 Qf1+ 42. Kd2 Qf4+ 43. Kc3) 33... Ne3 {This is where nerves got the better of me and I played} 34. Rf2 Nd1 35. Rf1 Ne3 1/2-1/2