The best holes
regis,d (1960) - richmond,rh (2150) [A21]
BEST?: cambridge city vs. NCI, 1986
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 f5 4. d4 e4 5. Nh3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 c6 9. f3 exf3 10. exf3 h6 11. Be3 Be6 12. Qd3 d5 13. c5 Qd7 14. Nf4 Bf7 15. b4 g5 16. Nfe2 Kg7 17. Rab1 Bg6 18. f4 Ne4 19. b5 Qc7 20. fxg5 hxg5 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Qd2
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22... Qd8 Bob thought exchanging rooks was better ... 23. Rxf8 Kxf8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Bh3 Na6 26. Bg4 Nc7 27. Rb7 Bf7 28. Qc1 Kg8 29. Qf1 Nb5 30. Qh3 [30. Bxg5 - lay unnoticed until 1992!] 30... Na3 31. Bf5 Qa5 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8+ Bg8 34. Qh6+ Ke8 35. Qxc6+ Kf8 36. Qh6+ Ke8 37. Rxe7+ Kxe7 38. Bxg5+ Ke8 39. Qc6+ 1-0
regis,d (1935) - aston,pa (2000) [B23]
BEST?: east devon 2, 1994
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Nd4 Ng4 9. Bb5 Nxe3 10. fxe3 [10. Nxc6] 10... Bd7 11. Nb3 Qb4 12. O-O Qh4 [12... O-O-O 13. Rf4] 13. Nxd5 O-O-O 14. Qf3 Be6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nf4 Bd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Qf5+ Kc7 19. Qe5+ Kc8 20. Rxf7 Rd7
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21. Qe8+ Yes, very good, but [21. Qe6 Qd8 22. c6] 21... Qd8 22. Qxd8+ Kxd8 23. Rxd7+ [23. Raf1] 23... Kxd7 24. Rd1 Kc6 25. Nd4+ Kxc5 26. Ne6+ Kc6 27. Nf4 Bc5 28. Nxd5 Rf8 29. c4 a5 30. Rf1 Re8 31. Rf3 Re4 32. b3 Kd6 33. Kf2 g6 34. Rf6+ Ke5 35. g3 Bxe3+ oops 36. Kf3 Bc5 37. Ra6 [37. Re6+ Kxe6 38. Kxe4 g5 39. Ne3 Bf8 40. h3 Bc5 41. Nc2 h5 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 Bf2 44. a3 Bc5 45. b4 Be7 46. c5] 37... Bb4 [37... g5 38. h3 h5 39. Rg6] 38. Nxb4 Re1 1-0
osland,bs (1800) - regis,d [A00]
BEST?: thetford major r4, 1979
1. b4 c6 2. e3 e5 3. Bb2 f6 4. a3 a5 5. b5 Ne7 6. c4 cxb5 7. cxb5 d5 8. d4 e4 9. a4 Ng6 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Qb3 Nd7 12. Rc1 [12. Nxe4 bleah ...] 12... Bd6 13. Ne2 Kf7 ! 14. g3 Nb6 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. exf4 Qe7 17. Be2 Bb4 !?
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I was very proud of this at the time: I intended to swap off all White's good pieces and win the a-pawn. That's actually what happended! 18. Bc3 Rhc8 19. Nb1 Bxc3+ 20. Rxc3 Rxc3 21. Nxc3 Qb4 22. Qxb4 axb4 23. Nb1 Rxa4 24. O-O Ra2 25. Re1 Nc4 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Rxe4 Ra1 28. Re1 Bf5 29. Kg2 Rxb1 30. Re2 b3 31. d5 c3 32. d6 c2 33. Re7+ Kg6 34. d7 c1=Q ! 35. g4 Qg1+ 36. Kf3 Qxg4+ 37. Ke3 Re1+ 38. Kd2 Qd1+ 39. Kc3 Rxe7 0-1
escott,k. - regis,d. [B06]
BEST?: warcs. vs devon (county 1/4 final), 1995
1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 This move order is designed to stop White playing his next move! 3. c4 e5 4. d5 Bh6 ? Strategically brilliant but tactically a joke. 5. Nd2 [5. Bxh6 Nxh6 6. Qd2 Qh4 7. Nc3 f5 8. g3 Qh5 9. Be2] 5... Nf6 6. Bd3 Na6 7. Ngf3 Nc5 8. Bc2 a5 9. b3 Nh5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bb2 Qe8 12. a3 f5
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I could see the combination coming... 13. b4 [13. exf5 gxf5 14. b4 e4 15. bxc5 exf3+ 16. Kf1 f4] 13... axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Bxa1
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15...Nxe4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Bg4 18. Qd3 Qf7 19. Ke2 Nf6 20. h3 Bxf3+ 21. Bxf3 e4 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. f4 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Ra1 Re8 26. Kf3 Qf5 27. Qd4+ Qf6 28. Qxf6+ Kxf6 29. Ra2 Nc3 30. Ra7 Re4 31. Rxb7 Rxc4 32. Ke3 Nxd5+ 33. Kd3 Rxb4 0-1