2015-05-03 - Russell, Chris 1-0 Thorarinsson, Pall

[Event "4NCL Division 3"] [Site "Daventry Court ENG"] [Date "2015.05.03"] [Round "10.76"] [White "Russell, Chris"] [Black "Thorarinsson, Pall"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2185"] [BlackElo "2227"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2015.05.03"] [WhiteTeam "Downend & Fishponds"] [BlackTeam "Fermented Sharks"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5!? {Avoiding a tedious version of a Dragon.} (7.d5 {Would be another non-Sicilian option.}) dxc5 8. Be3 b6 9. Qc1 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Bh6! {Offering the central pawn for surprisingly good play.} Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qe3 Qb7 15. c3 f6 16. b4 a6 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Qxc5 e5 19. Rd6 Nd7 20. Qb4 Rf7 21. Rad1 Nf8 22. Rb6 a5 23. Rxb7 axb4 24. Rxf7+ Kxf7 25. cxb4 Ke7 26. Rd2 Ra4 27. b5 Rb4 28. Ne1 Ne6 29. f3 Bb1 30. a3 Rb3 31. Bc4 Rxa3 32. Rb2 Ra1 33. b6 {What do they say about passed pawns?} Nd8 34. b7 Nc6 35. b8=Q Nxb8 36. Rxb8 h5 37. Kf2 g5 38. Rb7+ Kd6 39. Rf7 Kc5 40. Be2 f5 41. Rh7 Ra2 42. Rxh5 e4 43. fxe4 fxe4 44. Rxg5+ Kd4 45. Rg3 Ra7 46. h4 Rf7+ 47. Kg1 e3 48. Nf3+ Kc3 49. h5 Bd3 50. Bxd3 Kxd3 51. Ne5+ Kd2 52. Nc4+ 1-0

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