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15) Duckham J. - Ingham W. [B13]

Major (2) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Nd2 e6 9.Ngf3 Be7 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 0-0 12.Qc2 h6 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 13.h3 Bf5 14.0-0 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Qc6 16.Rfe1 Nd7 17.Nf3 Bd6 18.Re2 Nxe5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Rxe5 Rac8 21.Rae1 Qb6 22.Qb1 a5 23.R1e3 Rc4 24.Rg3 Rfc8 25.Qd1

[-0.97 Fritz 5.00: 25.Qa1 a4 26.Rh5 Kh7 27.Re5 a3 28.bxa3 Ra4 29.Rf3 f6]

25...Qxb2 26.Qg4 g6 27.Rxe6 Qb1+ 28.Kh2 Rxc3 29.Rxc3 Rxc3 30.Re8+ Kg7 31.Qf4

+-----------------+
|.+.+R+.+|
|+p+.+pi.|
|.+.+.+p0|
|0.+p+.+.|
|.+.).!.+|
|+.4.+.+P|
|P+.+.)PI|
|+q+.+.+.|
+-----------------+

31...Qb6

[4.09 Fritz 5.00: 31...Qf5 threatens either an exchange of Queens... 32.Qd6 Rxh3+ 33.gxh3 Qxf2+ 34.Kh1 Qf1+ 35.Kh2 Qf2+ ...or a draw by perpetual check!]

32.Qb8 ?? Missing an opportunity!

[-1.06 Fritz 5.00: 32.Qe5+ Qf6 33.Rg8+ Kxg8 34.Qxf6 Rc2 35.Qd8+ Kg7 36.Qxa5 Rxf2]

32...Qb1 ?? Missing a threat!

[#2 Fritz 5.00: 32...Qxd4 33.Rh8 Rc2 34.Qf8+ Kf6 35.Qd6+ Kg5 36.Qg3+ Kf5 37.Rxh6]

33.Rg8+ Kf6 34.Qd6+ Kf5 35.Qe5# 1-0

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