[Event "County Shield"] [Site "?"] [Date "1988.01.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Philip Williams"] [Black "Michael Adams"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "1988.??.??"] {This is one of my favourite local games. Philip reaches move 38 in a double-rook ending confident that the position is too blocked for black to make progress. Michael then demonstates his understanding of the position by sacrificing a whole rook to turn the lack of mobility of white's rooks in the blocked position to his advantage. By move 42 black has 5 pawns and a pawn juggernaut as compensation for the rook. 18 months after this game was played Michael was British Champion.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Bd3 Nd7 6. e5 Nb6 7. f4 h5 8. Ngf3 Nh6 9. Nf1 Bf5 10. Ne3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 e6 12. Ng5 Qc7 13. Bd2 Bf8 14. g3 c5 15. Nf3 Be7 16. h4 a6 17. Rc1 Qc6 18. O-O Rc8 19. Kg2 Qb5 20. Qxb5+ axb5 21. a3 Nc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Be3 Nf5 24. Bf2 Kd7 25. Rfe1 Rc6 26. Rcd1 Rhc8 27. Rd2 Rb6 28. Ree2 Rb3 29. dxc5 Bxc5 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Nd4 Nxd4 32. Rxd4 Kc6 33. Rdd2 Kb5 34. Kf2 Rc8 35. Ke1 Rd8 36. Rd4 Kc5 37. Kd1 Ra8 38. Red2 Raxa3 39. bxa3 Rxc3 40. f5 gxf5 41. Rf4 Rxa3 42. Rff2 Rxg3 43. Rg2 Rh3 44. Rh2 Re3 45. Rhe2 f4 46. Rf2 f3 47. Rf1 d4 48. Rdf2 Rxe5 49. Rxf3 f5 50. Re1 Rxe1+ 51. Kxe1 b5 52. Rg3 b4 53. Rg6 b3 54. Kd1 d3 55. Kc1 c3 56. Rxe6 b2+ 57. Kb1 d2 58. Re5+ Kd4 0-1