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87) Pridmore M. D. - Brusey A. W. [D02]

Exeter Premier (3) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 4.Nbd2 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Bb5 a6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.g4 Bg6 9.Ne5 Qd6 10.b3 Nd7 11.f4 f6 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.f5 Bf7 14.Ba3 g6 15.Qf3 gxf5 16.gxf5 Rg8 17.h4 a5 18.Rf1 a4 19.Bc5 h5 20.b4 Rg4 21.Qf2 Bh6 22.0-0-0 Bg8 23.Rg1 Bh7 24.Rxg4 hxg4 25.Rf1 Kf7 26.Kb2 Rg8 27.Qg3 Bxf5 28.c3 Qc8 29.Ka3

+-----------------+
|.+q+.+r+|
|+.0.0k+.|
|.+p+.0.g|
|+.Gp+b+.|
|p).).+p)|
|I.).).!.|
|P+.H.+.+|
|+.+.+R+.|
+-----------------+

I haven't followed any of the earlier moves, and Fritz' alternative lines don't help! 29...Bh7

[-1.88 Fritz 5.00: 29...Qe6 30.Qxc7 Bd3 31.Re1 g3 32.Kxa4 Bxe3 Asked a second time, Fritz acknowledges that this line is not so clearly better for Black 33.Bxe7]

30.Kb2 Ke8 31.Re1 Kd8 32.a3 Qf5 33.e4 dxe4 34.Nxe4 Bf4 35.Qd3 Qd7 36.c4 g3 37.Qf3

+-----------------+
|.+.i.+r+|
|+.0q0.+b|
|.+p+.0.+|
|+.G.+.+.|
|p)P)Ng.)|
|).+.+Q0.|
|.I.+.+.+|
|+.+.$.+.|
+-----------------+

Fritz' line is not superior. 37...g2

[-1.50 Fritz 5.00: 37...Bxe4 38.Qxf4 Rg4 39.Qh6 g2 40.Qf8+ Qe8]

38.d5 Be5+ 39.Ka2 cxd5 40.Nd2 c6 41.Rg1 Qf5 42.Qxf5 Bxf5 43.cxd5 cxd5 44.Nf3 Bf4 45.Re1 e5 46.Ng1 d4 47.Rd1 Be3 48.Kb2 Rh8 49.b5 Rxh4 50.Re1 Rh1 51.Rxe3

+-----------------+
|.+.i.+.+|
|+.+.+.+.|
|.+.+.0.+|
|+PG.0b+.|
|p+.0.+.+|
|).+.$.+.|
|.I.+.+p+|
|+.+.+.Hr|
+-----------------+

51...dxe3 Actually, Black can have the Knight and then the Rook.

[-4.81 Fritz 5.00: 51...Rxg1 52.Rg3 Rb1+ 53.Ka2 g1Q 54.Rxg1 Rxg1 55.b6 Be4 56.Kb2]

52.Bxe3 Kc7 53.Kc3 Kb7 54.Kb4 Bc2 55.Kc5 f5 56.Kd5 f4 57.Bc5 e4 58.Ke5 f3 59.Kf4 Rh5 60.Bb4

[-#7 Fritz 5.00: 60.Bd4 ]

60...f2 0-1

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