Exeter Chess Club: Blunders\blun_101.htm

101) Abbott M. - Page M. C. [D35]

Exeter Premier (5) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Qc2 0-0 7.e3 Be6 8.Bd3 h6 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 9.Bh4 Nbd7 10.f3 c5 11.Nge2 Rc8 12.0-0 a6 13.a4 Qc7 14.Bf5 Bd6 15.Bg3 Rfe8 16.Bxe6 Rxe6 17.Nf4 Bxf4 18.Bxf4 Qc6 19.Qd2 Nh5 20.e4 Nxf4 21.Qxf4 Nf6 22.Rac1 c4 23.e5 Nd7 24.Qd2 f5 25.Ne2 g5 26.h4 Rg6 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Qc2 Qe6 29.Kf2 Kg7 30.Rh1

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Good move! Fritz scents mate coming up. 30...Rh6

[1.91 Fritz 5.00: 30...b5 31.axb5 axb5 32.Rh3 b4 33.Ng3 f4 34.Nf5+ Kf8 35.Rh8+]

31.Ng3

[1.22 Fritz 5.00: 31.Rxh6 Kxh6 32.g4 is the way to pursue it: 32...Rf8 (32...Rh8 gives in meekly 33.gxf5 Qe8 34.Rh1+ Kg7 35.f6+) 33.Ng3 Qb6 34.Kg2 Qxd4 35.e6 fxg4 36.Rh1+ Kg7 37.Rh7+ Kg8 38.Qg6+ Qg7 39.Qxg7#]

31...Rf8 32.Rxh6 Kxh6 33.Rh1+ Kg6 34.Ne2 Kg7 35.a5

[35.g4 Qg6]

35...Rh8 36.Rxh8 Kxh8 37.f4 Qg6 38.Qa4

[1.19 Fritz 5.00: 38.g4 Kg8 39.Qxf5 Nf8 40.fxg5 Qe8 41.Ke3 Qc6 42.Nf4 c3]

38...Nf8 39.Qb4 Ne6 40.Qxb7 Nxf4 41.Ng3

[0.53 Fritz 5.00: 41.Nxf4 gxf4 42.Qc8+ Kg7 43.Qd7+ Kf8 44.Qd8+ Kg7 45.Qxd5 Qg3+]

41...Nd3+ 42.Kf1 f4 43.Qc8+ Kh7 44.Qb7+

[-0.88 Fritz 5.00: 44.Ne2 Kh6 45.Qb7 f3 46.gxf3 Qe6 47.Qb6 Qg6 48.e6 Qh5]

44...Kh6

[0.91 Fritz 5.00: 44...Qg7 45.Qxg7+ Kxg7 46.Nh5+ Kf7 47.Nf6 Ke6 48.Nh7 Kf5 49.Ke2]

45.Ne2 Qe4 46.Qc6+

[0.00 Fritz 5.00: 46.Qxa6+ Kh5 47.Qb7 Qe3 48.Qh7+ Kg4 49.Qh3+ Qxh3 50.gxh3+ Kxh3]

46...Kh7 47.Qd7+ Kg6 48.Qe6+ Kh7 49.Qe7+ Kh6 50.Qe6+ Qg6

[0.84 Fritz 5.00: 50...Kh7 ]

51.Qxd5 Nxb2 52.Qd6 Kh5

[0.69 Fritz 5.00: 52...Kh7 53.Qc7+ Kh6 54.Qb6 Nd1 55.Qb7]

53.Qxg6+

[0.06 Fritz 5.00: 53.g4+ Kh6 54.Nc3 Nd3 55.Qc7 f3 56.Qxc4 Kg7 57.e6 Qh7]

53...Kxg6 54.Nc3 Kf5 55.Ke2 g4 56.Nd5 Nd3 57.Nc7 Nxe5

[1.84 Fritz 5.00: 57...Nc1+ 58.Ke1 f3 59.gxf3 gxf3 60.e6 Nd3+ 61.Kd2 f2 62.Ke2]

58.dxe5 Kxe5

[2.47 Fritz 5.00: 58...c3 59.Nd5 Kxe5 60.Nxc3 Kd4 61.Na4 f3+ 62.gxf3 gxf3+ 63.Kxf3]

59.Nxa6 Kd4 60.Nc7

[0.88 Fritz 5.00: 60.Kf2 c3 61.Nb4 Kc5 62.Nd3+ Kb5 63.Nxf4 c2 64.Ne2 Kxa5]

60...c3

[3.38 Fritz 5.00: 60...f3+ 61.Kf2 c3 62.Nb5+ Kc5 63.Nxc3 fxg2 64.Kg1 Kc6 65.Kxg2]

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