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25 Board Simul - 22/10/2011

White: GM Nigel Short
Black: Steven Lee

1 e4 c5, 2 Nf3 d6, 3 d4 cxd4, 4 Nxd4 Nf6, 5 Nc3 a6, 6 Be2 g6, 7 f4 Bg7, 8 O-O Nc6
9 Nxc6 bxc6, 10 e5 Qb6+, 11 Kh1 Nd5, 12 Nxd5 cxd5, 13 Qxd5 Bb7, 14 Qb3 Qxb3
15 axb3 dxe5, 16 c3 O-O, 17 b4 exf4, 18 Bxf4 e5, 19 Be3 f5, 20 Bc4+ Kh8
21 Kg1 Rfd8 22 Bb6 Rd2, 23 Rf2 Rd6, 24 Bc5 Rdd8, 25 g3 Bh6, 26 Re1 e4,
27 b5 axb5, 28 Bxb5 Rd5, 29 b4

Here I miss a good chance with 29...Bd2

29...Bg7, 30 Rc2 Rad8, 31 Bf1 Rd1, 32 Rxd1 Rxd1, 33 Kf2 h5, 34 h4 Bh6, 35 Be2 Rd2
36 Rxd2 Bxd2, 37 c4 e3+, 38 Kf1 Kg8, 39 b5 Kf7, 40 Bd6 Be4, 41 Bf4 Ke6, 42 c5 Kd7
43 c6+ Bxc6, 44 bxc6+ Kxc6

I'm now the last man standing playing Nigel one on one, Nigel having won the other 24 matches.

45 Bf3+ Kd7, 46 Ke2 Ke7, 47 Bxe3 Bc3, 48 Bf4 Kf7, 49 Kd3 Ba1, 50 Kc4 Bf6
51 Kd5 Be7, 52 Ke5 Bf6+, 53 Kd6 Be7+, 54 Kd7 Bf6, 55 Bd5+ Kg7, 56 Ke6 Bd8         
57 Be5+ Kh7, 58 Kf7 Bb6, 59 Bd6 Bd4, 60 Kf8 Bg7+, 61 Kf7 Ba1, 62 Ke6 Bb2            
63 Be5 Ba3, 64 Bc6 Bb4, 65 Be8 Bf8, 66 Kf7 Bh6, 67 Ba1 f4, 68 Bc6 fxg3,
69 Be4 Bf4  70 Bxg6+ Kh6, 71 Bg7#

My only consolation was winning the 'best game' prize!