Game of the week June 7, 2020 by Robert Huntington [Event "1976 Robert Silk Tournament"] [White "Paul Littlewood"] [Black "Jonathan Mestel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B70"] [Annotator "ATH"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "1976.??.??"] [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"] [SourceDate "2004.11.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 $5 {avoids the main lines of the Dragon} Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nb3 O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 10. f4 b5 11. Bxb5 $5 ({The main line here is} 11. Bf3) ({while Stockfish prefers} 11. f5 $1 $11) 11... Nxe4 12. Bxc6 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Qxc6 14. Bxe7 $2 (14. Na5 Nxc3 15. Nxc6 Nxd1 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Raxd1 Bxb2 $11) 14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bd5 16. Rg1 (16. Na5 $1 Bxg2+ 17. Kg1 Qxc3 18. Bxf8 Bxf1 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qe1 $19 {offers slightly more resistance}) 16... Rfe8 17. Bh4 Bxc3 18. Rb1 Re4 19. Qd3 (19. Bg3 Rae8 $19 ) 19... Rxf4 20. Bg3 Rf3 (20... Ra4 $1 {is even stronger according to Stockfish }) 21. Qd1 (21. Nd4 Rxd3 22. Nxc6 Re3 23. Bf2 Re2 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Rd2 $19 {is a bit better but not enough to matter}) 21... Re3 (21... Rxg3 $1 22. hxg3 Re8 {is the quick method}) 22. Bf2 (22. Nd4 Qc4 23. Nb5 Rxg3 24. hxg3 Be5 { is another quicker method}) 22... Re4 23. Nd4 (23. Bd4 {is another way to prolong the game without changing the result}) 23... Qc4 24. Nb5 $2 {Now White chooses the quick way to end the game} (24. Nb3 {would also prolong the game without changing the result}) 24... Be5 25. h3 $2 (25. Rb4 Qxb4 26. Qxd5 { allows White a few more puffs on that last cigarette}) 25... Rh4 $1 26. Bxh4 $2 {A rush for the exit} ({White could pointlessly prolong his agaony with} 26. Qxd5 Rxh3+ 27. gxh3 Qxd5+ 28. Rg2) 26... Qf4 0-1 your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts Views: 28