(1) Banks,P - Bateson,C [C50]
Midland Counties U125 Redditch, Worcs, 08.01.2005
[Andrew McCumiskey]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7?
[ 3...Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.0-0 0-0 is normal.]

4.Nc3?
[ 4.d4 immediately to force Black to take. 4...exd4 5.Nxd4 Ne5 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0+/- if 7...Nxe4? 8.Nf5 Bf6 9.Qd5+- and Black is struggling.]

4...Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Bb4?
Bishop has now moved twice. [ 6...0-0 or; 6...d6 ]

7.Qd3 0-0
[ 7...Ne5! 8.Qe2 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Nxc4 10.Qxc4 Nxe4-+ ]

8.Bd2 Re8 9.0-0-0 Bxc3
[ 9...Ne5 is still possible.]

10.Bxc3 Nxe4 11.Qf3?
[ 11.Rhe1 gets White's final piece into play.]

11...d5! 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Bd3?
there is no need to move the Bishop.

13...Nxc3 14.bxc3 Qd6 15.Rde1 Bd7 16.Kd2 Rab8
Good move, activating a quiet piece.

17.h4?
Kingside attack will take too l ong.

17...d4 18.cxd4 Qb4+?
[ 18...Qxd4 is safe.]

19.c3 Qb2+ 20.Bc2 Rxe1?
this loses control of the e-file and activates White other Rook for free.

21.Rxe1 Qxa2! 22.Qd3?!
[ 22.Re7 looks strong.]

22...g6 23.h5?? Bf5 24.Re4 Kf8?!
[ 24...Rb2 is the natural follow-up. 25.Re8+? Kg7 26.Re4 Rxc2+ 27.Qxc2 Qxc2+ 28.Kxc2 Bxe4+-+ ]

25.hxg6 hxg6 26.Qe3 Kg7 27.g4 Bxe4 28.Qxe4 Qd5 29.Qe7 Qd6 30.Qe4 Qe6 31.Qf4 Qe7 32.Be4 Re8 33.f3 a5 34.Kd3 a4 35.Qd2 a3 36.Qa2 Qd6 37.c4 Qb4 38.g5 Rb8 39.Kc2 Qa4+ 40.Kc1 Rb2 41.Bc2 Qxc2# 0-1