(1) BARTRON,Paul (2118) - WATSON,Phil (1453) [B01]



1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.d4 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 0-0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.dxe5=
Diagram

7...Qe4+/=
[7...Bxf3 8.Bxf3 Qxe5 9.Nd2 Nge7= ]

8.Nbd2 Qg6 9.Nh4 Bxe2 10.Nxg6 Bxd1 11.Nxh8 Bh5 12.g4 Bxg4 13.Nxf7 Rd5 14.f4 Nb4 15.Rc1 Nxa2 16.Ra1 Nb4 17.Kf2 Nxc2 18.Rxa7 Kb8 19.Rha1? b6??
It's not every day someone plans to take a rook and then doesn't take it. [19...Nxa1 Restoring material equality. 20.Rxa1 h6 21.Kg3 Be6 22.Ba7+ Kc8 23.Be3 Kb8= with a possible draw.]

20.Ra8+ Kb7 21.R1a7+ Kc6 22.Rxf8 Ne7 23.Nd8+ Kb5 24.Rxc7 Ng6 25.Rg8 Nh4 26.Rxc2 1-0