Mark Bethel, Halesowen
Greg Dyett, Droitwich St Johns
Worcester County League Division 1 (Board 3)
Droitwich, 17 March 2003
1. e4c5 2. d4cxd4 3. c3dxc3 4. Nxc3e6 5. Nf3a6 6. Bc4b5 7. Bb3Bc5 8. O-ONe7 9. Bg5Bb7 10. Rc1Qb6 11. Bf4Looks odd but I did not want my black squared Bishop stranded after Ng6 which would force it back to d2
11... O-O 12. Qe2d6 13. Rfd1Rd8 14. Ng5Now all my pieces are developed, I felt it a reasonable time to attack the king bearing in mind that my opponent has poor developement on the queen side and little protection for his King. Follow-up was either Qh5 or Nxf7 (as in the game)
14... h6 15. Nxf7Kxf7 16. Qh5+Kg8 17. Bxe6+Kh7 18. Bxh6Bxf2+ 19. Kh1gxh6 20. Qf7+Kh8 21. Qf6+Kh7 22. Qxe7+Kh8 23. Bf5Kg8 24. Qh7+Kf8 25. Be6Rd7 26. Bxd7Nxd7 27. Qxd7Rd8 28. Qf5+Qf5+ was not the best move. Qh7 was best keeping pressure on the King with the follow-up of Nd5 & Rc7 with mate not far away. The game from here was hectic and not accurate because of the fast time control but Black is completely Lost in this position.
28... Kg7 29. Nd5Bxd5 30. Rxd5Rf8 31. Qg4+Kh8 32. Rf5Rg8 33. Qh5Qe3 34. Rf1Be1 35. R5f3Qd2 36. Qh3Black overstepped the time control1-0