[Event "Kerrier Cup (Carbis Bay)"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.06.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Philip Hutchings"] [Black "Robin Horner"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B22"] [Annotator "Ian George"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] {A fluctuating game from former St. Ives and Camborne player, Philip Hutchings, now resident in Suffolk and who made a welcome reappearance in Cornish chess at the 2015 congress. His opponent, the late Robin Horner, made several journeys from Newcastle to play in our summer events around this time.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 d5 11. Bc2 f5 $6 (11... b6 $5 {intending ...Ba6 while the N is still on b8.}) 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qd3 g6 14. Bh6 Bg7 $2 {Although white already has some advantage, maybe the real trouble starts here. The disappearance of this bishop allows white a firm grip of the black squares around black's king later on.} (14... Rf7 {is better.}) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ne5 Qf6 17. f4 Nd7 18. Rf3 Nxe5 $2 {Further surrender of black-square control and handing white a tempo with a winning advantage..} 19. fxe5 $18 Qe7 20. Rxf8 Qxf8 21. Rf1 Qe8 22. Qf3 Bd7 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Qg5 (24. h4 Qf8 (24... Bb5 25. Rf2 Rc8 26. h5 gxh5 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Bxh7 Kxh7 29. Rf6 $18) 25. Qg5 Qg7 26. Rf6 Rf8 27. h5 $18) {Black's passive play has created a cramped position in which white can execute the plan of Rf6, a4-5 virtually unopposed.} 24... Ba4 25. Bb1 Qd7 (25... Rc8 26. h4 Rxc3 27. h5 Bc2 28. Rc1 Qc8 29. Qd2 $18 (29. hxg6 $2 Bxg6 30. Rf1 Qe8 $11)) {is just as bad.} 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Rf6 $2 {A turning point. This unnecessary delay hands the advantage to black. White no longer has sufficient compensation for his piece.} (27. Qxg6+ Qg7 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Rf7 $18 {wins easily.}) 27... Bc2 $1 28. h4 (28. Rxg6+ Bxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kh8 30. Qh6+ (30. Qf6+ Kh7 31. Qh4+ Kg8 32. Qg4+ Kf8 $19) 30... Qh7 31. Qf6+ Qg7 $19) 28... Rf8 29. h5 Rxf6 30. exf6 Qf7 31. h6 Kh7 32. Qf4 Be4 $2 (32... Bf5 33. Qg5 Qf8 34. g4 Qxh6 $1 35. Qxh6+ Kxh6 36. gxf5 gxf5 $19) 33. g4 g5 34. Qxg5 Qg6 35. Qxg6+ Kxg6 36. g5 $1 $11 {The bishop is overloaded, so the g-pawn cannot be taken because either the f or g-pawn queens.} a5 37. Kf2 b5 38. a3 a4 39. Ke3 Kf7 40. Kf4 Bg6 41. Ke5 Bd3 42. Kd6 Bg6 43. Kc5 Bd3 44. Kc6 Kg6 45. Kd6 Kf7 46. Kd7 Bg6 47. Kc6 Bd3 48. Kd6 1/2-1/2