The Irish Chess Union

[Event "Kilkenny Masters 2006"] [Site "Kilkenny IRL"] [Date "2006.11.25"] [Round "3"] [White "Smith, Derek"] [Black "White, John S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2131"] [ECO "B40"] [Annotator "Graham, Gerry"] [ICUid "27170"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Re1 e5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 d6 10. Qd2 Nd4 11. Bh6 Be6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ng5 Bd7 { # } 14. Nd5 $6 { Probably overlooking Black's 15th, this leads to trouble. } 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Nxc2 $1 16. Nxf7 (16. Qxc2 Qxg5 { is better for Black. }) 16... Rxf7 17. Qxc2 Qf6 18. Rf1 Raf8 19. Rae1 g5 $1 { This is probably the best way for John to press home his advantage. } 20. Qc3 b6 21. Re3 Qh6 22. Qe1 Rf6 23. Qd1 g4 { # } 24. Qe1 $2 { Probably the losing move } ({ Better would have been } 24. Qe2 { as it allows the queen to defend the second rank thus } 24... Qh5 25. Be4 Rh6 26. f3) 24... Qh5 $1 25. Qc3 Rh6 26. h4 gxh3 27. Be4 h2+ 28. Kh1 Bh3 29. g4 { # } (29. Rfe1 { wouldn't have helped very much either } 29... Rxf2 { and it's all over }) 29... Qxg4 $1 { John has obviously seen right through to the final position. } 30. Rg3 Qxg3 $1 31. fxg3 Rxf1+ 32. Kxh2 Bg4+ 33. Kg2 Rhh1 { Bh3 mate is unavoidable. } 0-1