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11) Webley M. A. - Spiller P. [C21]

Major (1) 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 4.Bc4

[-1.47 Fritz 5.00: 4.Nxc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bb4 6.Bg5 Nc6]

4...cxb2 5.Bxb2 d5

[-0.94 Fritz 5.00: 5...Qg5 6.Qf3 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Nh3]

6.Bxd5 Nf6

[0.16 Fritz 5.00: 6...Bb4+ ]

7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qxd8 Bb4+ 9.Qd2 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 Re8 11.Ngf3 Nc6 12.0-0 Bg4 13.e5 Nd5 14.Ng5+ Kg8 15.f4 Ncb4 16.g3 Ne3 17.Rfc1 Nd3 18.Rc3 Nxb2 19.Rxe3 Na4 20.Rc1 c6 21.Nge4 Rad8 22.Ra3 Rd4 23.Nd6 Rb8 24.N2c4 Bd1 25.Nf5 Re4 26.Nce3

[0.50 Fritz 5.00: 26.Ncd6 Re1+ 27.Kf2 Re2+ 28.Kf1 Rd2 29.Ke1 Rxd6]

26...Bh5 27.Nd6 Rd4 28.Nef5 Rb4 29.h3

+-----------------+
|.4.+.+k+|
|0p+.+.0p|
|.+pH.+.+|
|+.+.)N+b|
|n4.+.).+|
|$.+.+.)P|
|P+.+.+.+|
|+.$.+.I.|
+-----------------+

A curious double oversight follows. 29...Bf3 That Bishop is en prise!

[3.47 Fritz 5.00: 29...a6 30.e6 g6 31.Rb3]

30.Kf2

[0.78 Fritz 5.00: 30.Rxf3 Nb6 31.Ra3 g6 32.Ne3 a6]

30...Bd5 31.Ne7+ Kf8 32.Nxd5 cxd5 33.Kf3 a6 34.Kg4 Nb6 35.Kf5 Na8 36.Rac3

+-----------------+
|n4.+.i.+|
|+p+.+.0p|
|p+.H.+.+|
|+.+p)K+.|
|.4.+.).+|
|+.$.+.)P|
|P+.+.+.+|
|+.$.+.+.|
+-----------------+

36...Rb6

[3.53 Fritz 5.00: 36...Ke7 37.Nc8+ Kd8 38.Rd3 g6+ 39.Kf6 Nc7 40.Nd6]

37.Ke6

[2.22 Fritz 5.00: 37.Rc8+ Rxc8 38.Rxc8+ Ke7 39.Rxa8 g6+ 40.Kg5 Rb2 41.Re8+ Kd7]

37...Rc6 38.Kxd5 Nc7+ 39.Ke4 Rxc3 40.Rxc3 Ne6

[2.97 Fritz 5.00: 40...Ne8 41.Nxe8 Rxe8 42.f5 b5 43.e6 Rd8 44.Rd3 Rc8 45.Rd7]

41.Kd5 Ke7 42.f5 Ng5 43.h4 Nh3 44.Rc7+ Kf8 45.Rf7+

[2.69 Fritz 5.00: 45.e6 Kg8 46.e7 b5 47.e8Q+ Rxe8 48.Nxe8 Nf2]

45...Kg8 46.Rxb7

[2.47 Fritz 5.00: 46.Rd7 Nf2 47.f6 gxf6 48.e6 Nd3 49.e7 Nb4+ 50.Ke6 Nc6]

46...Rxb7 47.Nxb7 Kf7 48.Kd6 Nf2 49.Nc5 a5 50.Kd7 1-0

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