(1) Morris,C (2218) - McCumiskey,A (2100) [D79]
4NCL Division Two (2), 19.09.2004
[Andrew McCumiskey]



1.c4 g6 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 d5
[ 4...d6 is also playable.]

5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nc3 e6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Ne5!?
[ 9.Bf4 Nc6 10.Rc1 Qa5 11.Qb3 Rd8 12.Rfd1+/= Teske-Nunn, Bundesliga 1996]

9...Nc6
[ I thought for a long time about 9...Nfd7 10.f4 Qb6 11.e3= but it looked very dull.]

10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Na4 Nd7 12.Bf4 Ba6 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Re1?
I thought this was to inactive. [ 14.Qd2 would have been my choice.]

14...Qf6 15.e3
[ 15.Be5 I never looked at this, but my opponent was tempted. 15...Nxe5 16.dxe5 Qxe5? ( 16...Qe7 saves the day.) 17.Nc5~~ ]

15...Qe7!
threatening g5.

16.e4?! Qb4 17.Be3?
[ 17.e5 c5= was fine for me.]

17...Bb5 18.b3 Bxa4 19.bxa4 Nb6 20.Rb1 Qxa4 21.Qxa4 Nxa4 22.Rb7 a5 23.Rc1 c5 24.dxc5 d4 25.Bd2 Nc3
[ 25...Nxc5 26.Rb5 Nd3 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Bxa5 Ne5-/+ also gives me a pass pawn but I don't like the 2 White Bishops.]

26.Bxc3 dxc3 27.Rb5 a4?!
[ 27...Rfd8 28.e5 Bxe5 29.c6 Bf6 30.Rxa5 Rd2-+ ]

28.Ra5?
this wastes a valuable tempo and in the meantime I spotted Rfd8.

28...Rfd8 29.f4 Rd2 30.e5 c2 31.Bf3 Bf8
[ 31...Rb8 is faster.]

32.Kf1 Bxc5 33.Ke1 Be3 0-1