[Event "Central League"] [Site "?"] [Date "2026.10.21"] [Round "?"] [White "McGeoch, Kenny"] [Black "Bell, Alan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A14"] [Annotator "Owner"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 Re8 9. Re1 b6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bb7 13. Ne5 Qc8 14. Nxf7 (14. Qf3 Nd8) 14... Kxf7 15. Qh5+ Kf8 16. Be4 $6 (16. Qxh7 Bf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qh6+ Kf7 19. Qh7+ {is an immediate draw}) 16... Bf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxh7 Ne7 ({the engine gives a slight edge to Black after} 18... Re7 19. Qh8+ Kf7 20. Qh7+ Ke8 21. Qh8+ Kd7 22. Qxf6 {but I wasn't keen on my exposed King and in any case White has 3 pawns for the Knight}) 19. Qh6+ Kf7 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qh6+ Kf7 22. Qh7+ 1/2-1/2
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