2019-01-29 - Stubbs, Oliver ½-½ Kirby, Peter
Game of the Month January 2019
[Event "Horfield A v Downend B"] [Site "Redland Park"] [Date "2019.01.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Stubbs, Oliver"] [Black "Kirby, Peter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [Annotator "Tipper, Dave"] [PlyCount "145"] [EventDate "2019.01.29"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.09.13"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qd2 c6 5. O-O-O b5 6. f3 Qa5 7. a3 Nbd7 8. Kb1 Nh5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Nb6 11. e4 Be6 12. g4 g5 13. Bf2 Nf4 14. h4 Bg7 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Rxh8+ Bxh8 17. exd5 (17. Be1 $16 {threat Qh2}) 17... Nbxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd2 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Rxd2 Kxc7 21. Bg3 Kd7 22. Bxf4 gxf4 23. Nh3 Bg7 24. d5 cxd5 25. Bxb5+ Kd6 26. Bc4 (26. Nxf4 $1 Bh6 27. Rd4 Kc5 28. Nxe6+ fxe6 29. Rb4) 26... Rb8 27. Bb3 Be5 28. Ka2 a5 29. c3 ( 29. c4 $13) 29... f6 $15 30. Nf2 Kc5 31. Nd3+ Kd6 32. Nxe5 $2 (32. c4 $1 Bg8 ( 32... dxc4 $4 33. Nxf4+) (32... Rxb3 $2 33. c5+) 33. cxd5) 32... fxe5 33. c4 d4 34. c5+ Kd7 35. c6+ Kd6 36. Bxe6 Kxe6 37. c7 Rc8 38. Rc2 Kd6 (38... Kd5 $18) 39. g5 Ke6 (39... d3 40. Rd2 e4 41. fxe4 Rxc7 42. Rxd3+ Ke5 $15) 40. b4 (40. Rc5 $5 Kd6 41. b4 axb4 42. axb4 e4 43. fxe4 Rxc7 44. g6 Ra7+ 45. Ra5 $11) 40... axb4 41. axb4 d3 42. Rd2 Rxc7 43. Rxd3 Kf5 44. Rd5 Kxg5 45. Rxe5+ Kf6 46. Re4 e5 47. Kb2 Ke6 48. Re1 Rc4 49. Kb3 Rd4 50. Kc3 Kd5 51. Re2 Rc4+ 52. Kb3 e4 53. fxe4+ (53. Rc2 Rxc2 54. fxe4+ Kxe4 55. Kxc2 Ke3 56. b5) 53... Rxe4 54. Rf2 (54. Rxe4 $11 {leads to a KP drawn ending} Kxe4 55. Kc2 (55. b5 $4 f3 $19) 55... Ke3 (55... f3 56. Kd2 $11) 56. b5 f3 57. b6 f2 58. b7 f1=Q 59. b8=Q) 54... Kd4 55. Rf1 Ke3 56. b5 $2 (56. Re1+ $1 Kf3 57. Rxe4 Kxe4 58. Kc2) 56... Ke2 (56... f3 $19) 57. Rc1 $1 f3 58. Rc2+ Kf1 59. Rc1+ Re1 (59... Kg2 $19 60. b6 f2 $19) 60. Rc2 (60. Rxe1+ Kxe1 61. b6 f2 62. b7 f1=Q 63. b8=Q $11) 60... f2 61. Rxf2+ Kxf2 62. Kc4 Ke3 63. Kc5 Ke4 64. Kc6 Ke5 65. Kc7 $2 {Peter now has his last chance to win with Rc1+ or Kd5} (65. b6 $11) 65... Ke6 $2 (65... Rc1+ $19 66. Kb7 (66. Kd7 Rb1 67. Kc6 Ke6 68. b6 Rc1+ 69. Kb7 Kd7) 66... Kd5 67. b6 Rh1 (67... Rc4 68. Ka8 Kc6 69. b7 Ra4+ 70. Kb8 Rb4 71. Ka8 Kc7 72. Ka7 Rxb7+ $19) 68. Ka7 Kc6) 66. b6 Rc1+ 67. Kd8 Rd1+ 68. Kc7 Rc1+ 69. Kd8 Rb1 (69... Kd6 70. b7 Rb1 71. Kc8 Rc1+ 72. Kd8 $11) 70. Kc7 Ke7 71. b7 Rc1+ 72. Kb6 Rb1+ 73. Kc7 1/2-1/2
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