[Event "Barrow Club Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.12.11"] [Round "?"] [White "Blower, Trevor"] [Black "Gawne, Martin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "1554"] [BlackElo "1834"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "102"] 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 c5 7. Qc2 Nc6 8. d3 b6 9. e4 d4 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Ng5 Ng4 12. Ndf3 h6 13. Nh3 Qd7 14. e5 dxc3 (14... c4 15. dxc4 dxc3 16. Qxc3 Rad8 17. Be3 Bb4 18. Qc2 (18. Qb3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Bc5) 18... Nxe3) 15. bxc3 Rfd8 (15... Rad8 { this was a slightly better option...}) 16. Ne1 (16. Rd1) 16... Rac8 ( 16... c4 {the following is totally a computer line...} 17. dxc4 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Na5 19. Nf3 Nxc4 20. Bb2 Nce3 21. Rfd1 Qxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Nxd1 23. Nd4 Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Nxb2 25. Ng1 Bxd4 26. cxd4 Rxd4 27. h3 Ne3+ 28. Kf3 Rd3 29. Ke4 Nf5 30. Re1 Nxg3#) 17. Qe2 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Bd2 Bf6 21. Rc1 Kh8 $2 {the King was safer on g8.} 22. Be4 Nde7 23. Ng5 {a brilliant Trevor 'suicidal knights' Blower move...} Nf5 (23... hxg5 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. fxg5 Nf5 27. g4 Ncd4 28. Bxb7 Qxb7 29. gxf6 Rd7 30. cxd4 gxf6 31. Bh6+ Nxh6 32. Qxh6+ Rg7 33. Qxf6+ Kg8 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35. Rf6 Rcg8 36. dxc5 Rxg4+ 37. Kf2 R4g7 38. c6 Qe7 39. Rh6+ Rh7 40. Qxe7 Rxh6 41. c7 Rh7 42. Qe5+ Rhg7 43. c8=Q Rxc8 44. Rxc8+ Kh7 45. Qh5#) 24. Qh5 Qe8 25. Nf7+ (25. Qh3) 25... Kg8 26. Bxf5 (26. g4) 26... exf5 27. Nxh6+ gxh6 28. Qxf5 Qf7 29. Nf3 Rd5 30. Qg4+ (30. Ne5) 30... Bg7 31. Ne5 Nxe5 32. fxe5 Qe7 33. Bxh6 ({the computer spots a move which equalises here...} 33. e6 Rg5 ( 33... Rf8 34. Rxf8+ Qxf8 35. Rf1 Qd8 36. Rf7 Rg5 37. Bxg5 Qxg5 38. Qxg5 hxg5 39. Rxb7) 34. Bxg5 Qxg5 35. Qxg5 hxg5 36. Rf7) 33... Rxe5 34. Bxg7 Qxg7 35. Qc4+ Bd5 (35... Kh8 36. Rf7 Qh6 37. Rxb7 Qxc1+ 38. Kg2 Qd2+ 39. Kh3 Rh5+ 40. Kg4 Qe2+ 41. Kf4 Rf8+ 42. Qf7 Rxf7+ 43. Rxf7 Qf2+ 44. Kg4 Qxf7 45. a4 Qf5#) 36. Qa6 Rce8 37. c4 Bc6 38. Rc2 Re2 ({another computer brillancy.} 38... Rf5 39. Rxf5 Qd4+ 40. Kf1 Qxd3+ 41. Kf2 Qe3+ 42. Kf1 Qe1#) 39. Rxe2 Rxe2 40. Qc8+ Be8 41. Rf4 Qd7 42. Qxd7 Bxd7 43. Rf6 Rxa2 44. h4 Rd2 45. Rd6 Bf5 46. g4 Rxd3 {Martin 'calm as you like' Gawne plays this endgame without any fuss and with pinache.} (46... Bxg4 47. Rg6+ Kf7 48. Rxg4) 47. Rf6 Rg3+ 48. Kf2 Rxg4 49. h5 (49. Rxf5 Rxh4 50. Rd5 Rd4 51. Re5 Rxc4 52. Re8+ Kf7 53. Rb8) 49... Bd3 50. Rd6 Rd4 51. Rc6 Rd7 { Trevor is going to lose another pawn and the position is hopless so he resigns. } 0-1
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