[Event "Emigrant Cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.01.31"] [Round "1"] [White "David Saqui"] [Black "James Hooker"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D00"] [Annotator "George, Ian"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] {From a lost position black saves the position with a swindle, then keeps a cool head to secure the whole point.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. h3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 c5 7. e3 ({Prevents the bishop from retreating to d2 to defend the knight and loses a pawn.} 7. Qd3 {is better.}) 7... Qa5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Qd2 cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 13. Rfe1 b6 14. bxc3 Qxc3 15. Qe2 Qa3 16. Qb5 Qa5 17. Qb3 Rc4 18. a4 ({Loses another pawn. White should play} 18. Rad1 $17) 18... Nc5 ({This lets white back into the game. There is nothing wrong with} 18... Bxd4) 19. Qb5+ Qxb5 20. axb5 Ne6 21. Be5 $6 (21. Rxa7 $1 Rxc2 (21... Nxf4 $4 22. Rexe7+ Kf8 23. Rxf7+ Ke8 24. Rxg7 Rc8 25. Rge7+ Kf8 26. Rf7+ $18) 22. Ra8+ $11) 21... Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Rc7 23. Rxd5 f6 24. g3 Rb7 $2 ( {Too passive.} 24... Rc3 {wins.} 25. Rxa7 Nc7 26. Kg2 Rg8 27. Rc5 $8 bxc5 28. b6 (28. Rxc7 cxd4 29. Rb7 Rc4 $19) 28... cxd4 29. bxc7 (29. Nxd4 Kd7 30. Nb5 Rxc2 31. bxc7 Rc8 $19) 29... Kf7 (29... Kd7 $4 30. c8=Q+ Kxc8 31. Ra8+ $18) ( 29... Rxc2 30. Nxd4 Rc1 31. Ne6 Kd7 (31... Kf7 32. Nd8+ Ke8 (32... Kg7 $4 33. Ra8 Rxc7 34. Ne6+ $18) (32... Kf8 33. Ne6+ $11) 33. Ne6 $11) 32. c8=Q+ Kxc8 33. Ra8+ Kd7 34. Rxg8 Kxe6 35. Rg7 $11) 30. Nxd4 Rc8 31. Nb5 Rxc2 $19) 25. Re1 Nc7 26. Rd6 Nxb5 27. Rxf6 Rf8 $6 (27... Rc7) 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. c4 Nc3 $6 (29... Nd6 $11) 30. Re3 Nd1 31. Rb3 a5 32. c5 a4 $2 (32... b5 33. c6 Rc7 34. Rxb5 Rxc6 35. Rxa5 $16) 33. Rxb6 $18 Ra7 34. c6 Rc7 35. Ne5 (35. Rb8+ Kf7 36. d5 $18) 35... Nc3 36. Ra6 e6 37. Kf1 Ke7 38. Ke1 Kd6 39. Kd2 Nb5 40. Kd3 a3 $2 ({ This move is a mistake, allowing the knight fork on c4. The correct line is} 40... Ra7 41. c7+ (41. Rxa7 Nxa7 $11) 41... Kxc7 42. Rxe6 a3 43. Re7+ Kb6 44. Rxa7 Kxa7 (44... Nxa7 $4 45. Nc4+ $18) 45. Nc6+ Kb6 46. Nb4 $11 {Of course in that event black would have lost half a point!}) 41. Kc4 $2 (41. Nc4+ {wins}) 41... Ra7 $8 42. Kxb5 $4 ({After having the advantage for some time white's sense of danger deserts him and he continues to play as though he had a winning advantage.. He needs to play} 42. Nf7+ Rxf7 (42... Kc7 43. Rxa7+ Nxa7 44. Kb3 $11) (42... Ke7 43. c7 Kd7 44. Rxa7 Nxa7 45. Kb3 $11) 43. Kxb5 Rxf2 44. Rxa3 Rb2+ 45. Kc4 Rc2+ $11) 42... Rxa6 43. Kxa6 Kc7 $3 {Very fine play by black. Having found a line to save the half-point after having a lost position for some time, the natural reaction is to snatch at} (43... a2 $4 {This is the move that everyone watching the conclusion of the game (myself included) expected white to play...but it only draws:} 44. Kb7 a1=Q 45. Nc4+ Ke7 46. Nb6 Qh1 47. d5 $1 exd5 48. c7 d4+ 49. Ka7 Qa1+ 50. Kb7 (50. Kb8 $4 Qa6 51. c8=Q Qxb6+ 52. Ka8 Qd8 $19) 50... Qh1+) 44. Kb5 a2 45. Kc4 a1=Q 46. Kd3 Qe1 47. Ng4 h5 0-1