(474) Horton,Vincent (1529) - Dowden,Tony (2026) [C10]
Tas Open 2008 Hobart, 09.06.2008
[Horton]



1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e5 f6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Bf4 g5? 7.Nxg5 Nce7
[7...Ke7 This stops the attack but white is still better]

8.Qh5+ Ng6
I considered Knight takes h7 but Bd3 has more attacking chances.

9.Bd3 f5
Only possible defence

10.Nxh7
[10.g4 I missed this in the game but it looks like it's winning.]

10...Kf7
If N8e7 is unplayable because Bg5 [10...N8e7 11.Bg5 Threatening Bf6 and Bxe7 11...Kf7 12.g4 (12.Bf6 Bg7! ) 12...Kg8 13.Bxe7 Nxe7 14.Nf6+ Kg7 15.Qg5+ Kf7 16.gxf5 ]

11.Ng5+ Kg7 12.Qf3 Nxf4 13.Qxf4 Ne7 14.Qg3 Ng6 15.h4!
Keeping up the attack threatening h5!

15...Be7
[15...c5?! 16.h5 Rh6 17.Ke2! ]

16.f4
[16.Rh3 ]

16...Kf8
[16...Bxg5 17.fxg5 looks nasty]

17.Nxe6+ Bxe6 18.Qxg6 Qe8 19.Qxe8+
Simplifying into a winning position. [19.Bxf5 Four connected passed pawns!; 19.Qxe6 Bxh4+ I saw this threat but missed the continuation! 20.Rxh4 Qxe6 21.Rxh8+ Kf7 22.Rxa8 ]

19...Kxe8 20.Ke2 Rg8 21.Kf2 c5 22.Nb5 Kd7 23.c3 a6 24.Na3 b5 25.Nc2 c4 26.Be2 a5 27.a3
[27.b3 ]

27...b4 28.axb4 axb4 29.cxb4 Rxa1 30.Nxa1 Bxb4 31.Nc2 Bd2 32.g3
H5 here looks better.

32...Rb8 33.h5 Rxb2 34.h6 Bg8
Oops!

35.h7 Bxh7 36.Rxh7+ Kc6 37.Rh6+
keeping the king out of the action.

37...Kc7 38.Bd1 Bc3 39.Ke3 Rb1 40.Be2
[40.Bf3 Rb2 41.Rh2 this is winning easily!]

40...Rb3 41.Kf2 Rb2 42.Bd1 Bxd4+ 43.Ke2 Bc5 44.Rh1 d4 45.Ke1
[45.Kd2 Ra2 46.Rh5 d3 47.Kc3 dxc2 48.Bxc2 ]

45...d3 46.Rh2 c3 47.Kf1
by now i'd ran out of ideas!

47...Rb1 48.Ke1 Kc6 49.e6 Kd6 50.Rg2 Kxe6 51.Rh2 Kd5 52.Rg2 Rc1 53.Rh2 Ke4 54.Rg2 Be3 55.Rh2 Bd2+
Rb1 was better

56.Rxd2 cxd2+ 57.Kxd2 Rxd1+ 58.Kxd1 dxc2+ 59.Kxc2 Kf3 60.Kd1 Kxg3 61.Ke1 Kxf4 62.Kf2 Ke4 63.Ke2 f4 64.Kf2 f3 65.Kf1 Kf4 66.Kf2 1/2-1/2