(1) P Richmond - M Cox [C24]
Devon v Wiltshire Taunton, 10.01.2004
[P Richmond]

89MB, POWER.ctg, YOUR-O7NFK16HDF

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.c3 Na5= 5.Bb5 a6 6.Ba4 b5 7.Bc2 Bb7
[7...d5 8.Nf3= ]

8.f4+/- exf4 9.Bxf4 Be7 10.Nd2 0-0 11.Ngf3 c5 12.0-0 d5?
Restraining white's centre pawns with moves like Re8, Nc6 & d6 followed by aiming for counter-play based on b4 would keep white's advantage to a minimum.

13.e5+/- Ne8 14.d4 f5?!
Do not make unnecessary pawn moves where your opponent is attacking. Re-centralisation by 14..Nc6 or 14..Nc4 was indicated.

15.Be3 c4
Black cannot allow Nd4.

16.h4?+/=
[16.Ne1! poses more problems.]

16...Bc8
[16...f4!? disrupts white's communications.]

17.Bg5 Nc6 18.Qe1 Be6 19.Qg3 Qd7 20.Rae1
With the possibility of meeting Bf7 by e6 clearing e5 as well as g5 for the knights. 20 Rf2 intending N-f1-e3 and Raf1 was an alternative.

20...Kh8?
With a draw offer. As the king is much better on g8 the text simply wastes two tempii. Counter-play with b4 was still correct.

21.h5 Nc7
[On 21...Bf7 I was examining 22.e6 Bxe6 23.Bxe7 Nxe7 24.Ne5 Qd6 25.Ndf3 Rd8 26.Ng5 Bg8 but would probably have settled for 22 Qh3 or 22 Qh4.]

22.Nh4 Bxg5
Unnecessary.

23.Qxg5 Ne7 24.Rf3 Rf7?
[not 24...h6 25.Qxe7 Best was 24..Kg8 fiving up the pawn on f5.]

25.Ref1 Raf8?
[25...h6 26.Ng6+ Kh7 27.Qg3 Kg8 28.Nxe7+ Qxe7 29.Qg6 & 30 g4. +- 25..Kg8 was still best]

26.Ng6++/- Kg8
[26...Nxg6 27.hxg6 hxg6 (27...h6 28.Qh5 Re7 29.g4 ) 28.Qxg6 Kg8 29.g4 ]

27.Nxf8 Kxf8 28.Qh4?
Unnecessary. [28.g4 h6 29.Qh4 fxg4 loses to 30.Rxf7+ Bxf7 31.Bg6 ]

28...Ng8 29.g4 fxg4 30.Rxf7+ Bxf7 31.Bxh7 Nh6 32.Bg6 Kg8 33.Bxf7+ Nxf7 34.Rf2 Nh6 35.Nf1 Ne6?
[35...a5 ]

36.Ne3 Nc7 37.Kg2
[37.a3!? ]

37...Kh7 38.Qg5 Kg8 39.Nf5
[39.Qg6!? ]

39...Nxf5 40.Qxf5 Qxf5 41.Rxf5 Ne6 42.Kg3 a5 43.Kxg4 b4 44.h6 a4 45.cxb4
[45.a3 is the standard blocking move after which the rook will dominate from the sixth rank.]

45...a3 46.bxa3 Nxd4
[46...c3 47.Rf3 c2 48.Rc3 Nxd4 49.hxg7 Kxg7 50.a4 ; 46...gxh6 47.Rf6 Nxd4 48.Rd6 c3 49.Rxd5 c2 50.Rc5 both these lines demonstrate that the c-pawn is not dangerous]

47.Rg5 c3 48.Rxg7+ Kh8 49.Rc7 Nb5 50.Rc8+
With such an elementary win available it is pointless to calculate 50 Rc5 d4 41 Kf5 threatening Kg6.

50...Kh7 51.a4 Na3 52.Rxc3 Nc4 53.Kf5 1-0