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68) Lee N. S. - Thomas G. [C10]

Exeter Premier (1) 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.e5 Nge7 5.Bg5 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 5...b6 6.Nf3 Bb7 7.Be2 Qd7 8.0-0 h6 9.Bc1 0-0-0 10.Re1 Ng6 11.Bb5 a6 12.Ba4 Kb8 13.a3 Qc8 14.Qd3 Na5 15.b3 Be7 16.Bd2

+-----------------+
|.iq4.+.4|
|+b0.gp0.|
|p0.+p+n0|
|h.+p).+.|
|B+.).+.+|
|)PHQ+N+.|
|.+PG.)P)|
|$.+.$.I.|
+-----------------+

16...c6 Fritz reckons White's spatial plus worth a whole Pawn here.

[1.00 Fritz 5.00: 16...Nc6 ]

17.Ne2 Qc7 18.Bxa5 bxa5 19.c4 c5 20.Rec1 dxc4 21.Qxc4

+-----------------+
|.i.4.+.4|
|+b1.gp0.|
|p+.+p+n0|
|0.0.).+.|
|B+Q).+.+|
|)P+.+N+.|
|.+.+N)P)|
|$.$.+.I.|
+-----------------+

21...Bd5 Giving up material for no very good reason.

[1.41 Fritz 5.00: 21...Bxf3 22.gxf3 Qb7 23.dxc5 Nxe5 24.Qf4 Qc7 25.Rc3 Bg5 26.Qg3]

22.Qxa6 Qa7 23.Qb5+ Ka8 24.dxc5 Rb8 25.Qd3 Bxc5 26.Nc3 Bxf2+ 27.Kh1 Nf4 28.Qf1 Bxf3 29.gxf3 Rhc8 30.Ne4

+-----------------+
|k4r+.+.+|
|1.+.+p0.|
|.+.+p+.0|
|0.+.).+.|
|B+.+Nh.+|
|)P+.+P+.|
|.+.+.g.)|
|$.$.+Q+K|
+-----------------+

If I know anything about Nick, he'd be blitzing by now. 30...Bc5

[5.25 Fritz 5.00: 30...Bd4 ]

31.b4 And hence missing opportunities.

[2.44 Fritz 5.00: 31.Nxc5 Rxc5 32.Rxc5 Qxc5 33.Qa6+ Qa7 34.Bc6+ Rb7 35.Bxb7+ Kb8]

31...Bd4 32.Nd6 Bxa1 Worse than retaining the Bishop.

[5.84 Fritz 5.00: 32...Bc3 33.Nxc8 Rxc8 34.Rab1 f6 35.Qb5 fxe5 36.Qxa5 g6 37.Qxa7+]

33.Nxc8 Rxc8 34.Rxc8+ Kb7 35.Qc4 1-0

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