(1) Edge,J - Perks,D [B06]
WDCL Div One, 16.02.2005
[Andrew McCumiskey]



1.e4 g6 2.Bc4 d6 3.d4 c6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Bg5?!
[ Polgar beat Shirov in 1995 with 5.Qf3 e6 6.Nge2 b5 7.Bb3 a5 8.a3 Ba6 9.d5+/- with a lasting lead.]

5...Qc7 6.f4?!
[ 6.Nf3 is more solid]

6...h6 7.Bh4 e6 8.e5 d5 9.Bd3?!
[ 9.Be2 is a better place for the Bishop as d4 will come under pressure]

9...h5 10.Nf3 Ne7 11.Qe2 Nd7? 12.0-0-0?
[ 12.Bxe7 Kxe7 13.Qf2! Kf8 14.0-0+- ]

12...a6 13.h3 Nf5 14.g4 Nxh4 15.Nxh4 Nf8 16.f5 exf5?
[ 16...c5 puts White's centre under serious pressure.; 16...hxg4 17.hxg4 c5 ]

17.gxf5 Bh6+ 18.Kb1 Rg8? 19.e6?
[ 19.fxg6 Nxg6 20.Qxh5+- wins.]

19...fxe6 20.fxg6 Bg7 21.Rhf1?
[ 21.Nf5! h4 22.Nxg7+ Qxg7 23.Rdf1+/- ]

21...Bd7 22.Qxh5
[ 22.Qf2! 0-0-0 23.Qf7+- ]

22...0-0-0 23.Rf7 Qg3?
[ what is wrong with 23...Bxd4 ]

24.Ne2 Qe3?
[ What is wrong with 24...Qxh3 ]

25.Nf3 Be8 26.Qg4 Kb8 27.Qg3+ Ka8 28.Qc7 Rb8 29.Rxg7?
[ 29.Bxa6! wins.]

29...Rxg7 30.Qxg7 Qxf3 31.Nc3 Nxg6 32.Qh7 Qg2 33.Qc7 Qxh3 34.Qa5 Qh7 35.Na4 Qe7 36.Re1 Qd8 37.Qc5 b6 38.Qa3 Qh4 39.Qc3 Ka7
draw agreed black is better [ Interesting would have been 39...c5!? 40.dxc5 Qxa4 41.cxb6 Nf8 42.Qc7 Qd7 43.Bxa6 Bg6 44.a4+- ] 1/2-1/2