(1) BUCK,Stephen (1781) - HORNICKLE,John (1391) [E18]
Daffodil Open Freighthouse Square, Tacoma (1), 22.04.2006
[MacGregor,Mike]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.d4 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bf4 Ne4 10.Rc1 Na6 11.Ne5 Bg5 12.Bxg5 Nxg5 13.e3 Rc8 14.a3 c6 15.h4 Ne6 16.Qd2 Qe7 17.Rfd1 f6 18.Nd3 Rfd8 19.Qe2 Nac7 20.Qg4 c5 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.Nf4 Nxf4 23.Qxf4 Ne6 24.Qa4 [>=24.Qg4 Qf7 (24...Nc7 25.Nxd5 Nxd5 26.Bxd5+ Bxd5 27.Rxd5 Rxd5 Diagram 28.Qxc8+ Kf7 ) 25.Bxd5 f5 26.Qc4 Bxd5 27.Nxd5+/- ]

24...Bc6 25.Qb3 Rb8 26.Qa2 Kh8 27.Nxd5 Qb7 28.Nf4? Diagram

28...Nxf4 29.Bxc6 Qxc6?? [29...Ne2+ Winning a piece for nothing 30.Kh2 (30.Kf1 Nxc1 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8 32.Bxb7 Nxa2-+ ) 30...Nxc1 (30...Qxc6 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8 32.Rf1 Qf3 33.Qc4 f5 34.Qc2 (34.Qxc5? Nxg3 35.fxg3 Rd2+ ) 34...Nxg3 35.Re1 Ne4 Diagram ) 31.Rxc1 Qxc6 ]

30.exf4 Qf3 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8 32.Qc4 Rd2 33.Qxc5 g6 Diagram

34.Qxa7? [34.Qf8# Diagram ]

34...Rd1+ 35.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 36.Kh2 Qb3 37.Qd4 Kg7 38.a4 Qf3 39.b4 h5 40.b5 Qb3 41.b6 Diagram 1-0