Analysis of a recent chess game that I played in the Battersea Summer League. My opponent was dangerous attacking player, Robin Haldane, (http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com/2008/03/being-robin-haldane.html).
It was a real slug-fest with both of us attacking with vigor in the Dragon variation of the Sicilian. Can you find the moves that we both missed?
Robin Haldane vs Simon Williams
Battersea Summer Chess League
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Bd7
(8… O-O 9. O-O-O d5)
(8… h5)
9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Bb3 b5
(11… Rc8)
12. Ndxb5
(12. h4 a5 13. h5 a4 14. Bd5 b4 15. Nce2 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17. Qd3 Rc8)
12… Qb8 13. Nd4 a5 14. a4 Rc8 15. h4
(15. Ndb5! Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. b3 Rb4 18. Na2?! (18. e5 Ne8!? (18… dxe5 19. Bc5! e4Wells vs Williams 0-1 20. Bxe7 Bxb5)) 18… Rxb5 19. axb5 Qxb5)
15… Nc4
(15… h5 16. g4)
16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. b3 Rb4
(17… Qb4 18. bxc4 Qa3+ 19. Kb1 Rb8+ 20. Ndb5? (20. Ncb5 Qxa4 21. Qd3 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Be6 23. Qb3 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Bxc4 25. Kc1 Bxb5 ±) 20… Nxe4 21. fxe4 Bxc3)
(17… Rc5 18. h5 Rxh5)
18. h5
(18. Qe2 Gallagher vs Williams 2001 18… d5! 19. exd5 Qd6 20. Ndb5 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Qe5)
18… Qb7
(18… Nxh5 19. Nd5)
19. hxg6 fxg6
(19… hxg6 20. Bh6 Bh8 21. Bf8 Rxf8 22. Rxh8+ Kxh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Rh1)
20. Bh6!?
(20. g4 Rc8 21. g5 Nh5 22. Nd5 Rxb3 23. Nxb3 Qxb3 24. Qd3!)
20… Nxe4 21. Qe3!
(21. fxe4 Rxd4 22. Qe3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Be5 24. Nd5 Be6)
(21. Nxe4 Bxd4)
21… Bxd4
(21… Nxc3 22. Bxg7 Nxd1 23. Qh6 Kf7 24. Qxh7)
22. Rxd4 Nxc3
(22… Rxd4 23. Qxd4 Nf6 24. Bg5 Rf8 25. Qc4+ d5 26. Qd4)
23. Qxc3! e5 24. Rxb4?
(24. Rxd6 Rc8 25. Qxe5 Bf5 26. Rc6!!)
24… axb4 25. Qc4+ d5 26. Qc5 Bf5 27. Rd1?
(27. Qd6 Rc8 28. Qxe5 Rxc2+ 29. Kd1)
27… Rc8 28. Qxd5+ Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxc2+ 30. Kd1 Rxg2 31. Rxe5 Kf7 32. Bd2 h5 33. a5 Bd3 34. Re3 Bf1 35. Re1 Rf2 36. Bxb4 h4 37. Re7+ Kf6 38. Be1? Rxf3 39. Bxh4+ g5 40. Bxg5+ Kxg5 41. Rg7+
I can not remember the moves after this, must have been the Kronenberg!
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