2014-11-16 - Humphreys, Jerry 1-0 Borrowdale, Graham

[Event "4NCL Division 3s"] [Site "Daventry Court ENG"] [Date "2014.11.16"] [Round "2.99"] [White "Humphreys, Jerry"] [Black "Borrowdale, Graham E"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D34"] [WhiteElo "2045"] [BlackElo "1995"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2014.11.16"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Nxc6 $2 bxc6 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. Qc2 Be6 14. b3 Qd7 15. Rfe1 Rfd8 16. Rad1 Bf5 17. e4 Bh3 18. Bh1 d4 19. Bf4 Rbc8 20. e5 Nh5 21. Bc1 Bb4 {Although this move wins material White turns out to be fortunate in getting enough counterplay due to the trapped knight.} 22. Ne4 d3 23. Qc4 Bxe1 24. Rxe1 Qd4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Be3 Rdd8 27. Bf3 f5 $2 28. Nd6 Bg4 29. Bxg4 fxg4 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. Rd1 (31. h3 $1 { wins immediately as the knight is still trapped.}) 31... Rd8 32. Bxa7 Kf7 33. Bb6 Rd5 34. a4 {the passed pawn is now a real menace} Rxe5 35. a5 Nf6 36. a6 Nd7 37. Bc7 Re2 38. b4 Ne5 39. a7 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 (40. Kf1 {would be a bad blunder } Re8 41. Bb8 d2 $1 {forces White to seek a draw by perpetual check.}) 40... Ra2 41. Ba5 1-0

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