[Event "Bedfordshire League Match"] [Site "Luton"] [Date "2011.01.31"] [Round "?"] [White "Law, Stephen"] [Black "Perkins, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2080"] [BlackElo "2073"] [Annotator "Perkins, Andrew"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventType "team-match"] [SourceVersionDate "2024.03.27"] [WhiteTeam "Leighton Buzzard A"] [BlackTeam "Luton A"] 1. e4 e6 {I was quite fond of the French at that time.} 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Be7 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Bd3 Ngf6 7. Neg5 {This is where I fell asleep and I played} b6 $2 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Ng5+ Kg8 10. Nxe6 {I had been playing an unusual move order, to confuse White. In fact, it was I who got confused.} Qe8 11. Bc4 ({I think he got a bit nevervous about playing} 11. Nxc7 {because of the double check} Bb4+) {White was threatening Nxc7 +, winning the Queen, so I played} 11... Bb4+ {anyway.} 12. Kf1 ({If he'd played} 12. c3 Nf8 {double attacking the pinned Knight.}) {I was fortunate enough to find} 12... Ba6 $1 13. Bxa6 ({If} 13. Qe2 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Qf7) ({If} 13. Nxc7+ $2 Bxc4+) 13... Qxe6 {White is a piece down but has two pawns for it.} 14. c3 Bd6 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Bd2 ({If} 16. Bc4 {pinning the Queen, Black has} Nd5 {and the other Knight can go to f6.}) 16... c6 ({If} 16... g6 {to try and free up the Kingside, White has} 17. Bc4 Nd5 18. Re1 {which overloads the Black Queen.}) 17. Re1 {Entering into the spirit of the game, by playing} Ne4 ({If I had played} 17... Qf7 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 (18... Nxe8 $4 19. Bc4 {winning the Queen.}) 19. Qc4+ {winning on c6}) 18. Re2 ({If he'd played} 18. f3 Nxd2+ 19. Qxd2 Qxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 21. Kxe1 {and hopefully be a won ending for Black.}) ({If White had tried the pin} 18. Bc4 {then Black has} Nxd2+ 19. Qxd2 Qxc4+ {and it's a good job Black has a check.}) 18... Nxd2+ 19. Qxd2 {Notice that with the White Rook on d2, Black can't just swap off because of the Bishop on a6.} Qf7 20. h4 ({If White played} 20. Bc4 Qxc4 {and the White Rook is pinned.}) 20... b5 {to embarrass the White Bishop.} 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. d5 Nf6 23. c4 Qe4 {threatening a check onb1 which would swap Queens.} 24. b3 ({If he'd tried} 24. Rh3 {which looks quite aggressive, I've got} Qxc4+ {which wraps up White's centre pawns.}) 24... Qb1+ {which I had expected to swap Queens. I think he was afraid of the ending a piece down with two pawns, and wanted to try something tactical.} 25. Ke2 Qxh1 26. dxc6 {I was worried about that Black rook doing nothing, so I played} Kf7 27. Qxd6 Re8+ {He's only got one move, and I thought that was worth a Bishop.} 28. Kf3 Qxh4 {which threatens mate.The only move White has is 28..Qf4, which allows the Queens to swap, and White gets the ending he didn't want.} 0-1