Game of the week March 21, 2021 by Robert Huntington Grandmaster Plaskett celebrated his 61st birthday on Thursday. [Event "1979 London match"] [White "Murray Chandler"] [Black "Jim Plaskett"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A89"] [WhiteElo "2380"] [BlackElo "2410"] [Annotator "ATH"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "1979.12.07"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "www.newzealandchess.co.n"] [SourceDate "2019.11.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.11.24"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. e4 (10. Qb3 $1 e4 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bg5 $14) 10... f4 (10... e6 $5 11. Qb3 exd5 12. cxd5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. d6+ Kh8 15. dxc7 Qxc7 16. Bxe4 $14) 11. gxf4 (11. a4 $5) 11... exf4 12. Bxf4 Nxe4 13. Bxc7 (13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 e6 15. Rc1 Rb8 $11) 13... Nxc3 14. Bxd8 Nxd1 15. Bxe7 Nxb2 16. d6 (16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. c5 Nd3 $19 {is somewhat better}) 16... Rf4 17. Rab1 ({as is} 17. c5 Nd3 $19) 17... Nxc4 $2 (17... Rg4 $1 18. Kh1 Rxg2 19. Kxg2 Bd7 $19) 18. Bd5+ $6 (18. Rb4 Be6 19. Bxb7 Re8 $17) 18... Kh8 19. Bxb7 Bxb7 20. Rxb7 Bf8 $1 21. Rd1 Rf7 $6 (21... Nb6 $1 $19) 22. Rc7 Nb6 (22... Bxe7 $2 23. dxe7 Re8 24. Rd8 Rfxe7 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rxc4 $11) 23. Rd4 $2 (23. a4 a5 24. Rc6 Nd7 $17) 23... Re8 (23... Bxe7 $1 24. dxe7 Re8 $19 {is even better}) 24. d7 $6 (24. Bxf8 Rxc7 25. dxc7 Rxf8 $19 {puts up more resistance}) 24... Rexe7 25. d8=Q Rxc7 26. Qg5 (26. Qe8 {is better but wouldn't make much difference}) 26... Rf5 27. Qe3 (27. Qg3 $5) 27... Nd5 (27... Rcf7 $19 {is strongest}) 28. Qd2 Rc5 (28... Rd7 $1 $19 ) 29. Re4 Kg8 (29... Nf6 $1 $19) 30. h4 (30. a4 $5) 30... Nf6 31. Ra4 (31. Rf4 {would pointlessly prolong the game}) 31... Rc7 $6 (31... Rcd5 $19 {is the quick way}) 32. Kg2 $2 (32. Rf4 {would put up real, if ultimately futile, resistance}) 32... Bc5 $2 (32... Nd5 $19 {wins easily}) 33. f3 $2 ({White misses (presumably because of time pressure)} 33. Qd8+ $16 {which would turn the tables}) 33... Rd7 ({Again} 33... Nd5 $19 {is strongest}) 34. Qc2 (34. Qe2 {is irrelevantly best}) 34... Rfd5 (34... Bb6 $1 {a time scramble?}) 35. Qb3 $2 (35. Kh3 {is much better but wouldn't change the result}) 35... Kg7 36. Ra6 ( 36. Qc3) 36... Bb6 (36... Rd2+ {and White probably doesn't make it to move 40}) 37. Ra3 $2 (37. Rxb6 {would make Black work slightly harder for the win}) 37... Rd2+ 38. Kh3 Bc5 (38... Bc7 $1 $19 {ends the game immediately}) 39. Ra4 (39. Ra6 {is better but to what end?}) 39... R2d3 (39... Bd6 $1) 40. Qe6 (40. Qc2 { and White lives on (like the Black Knight in Monty Python)}) 40... Rxf3+ 41. Kg2 Rf2+ 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: 52