The teams were
Richard Hall, Francesca Fozard and John Fozard vs
Martin Sheard, John Stevens and Gerry Thickett.
Both teams had one hour each for all their moves.
Notes based on analysis by Rybka and after the game consultation.
1.d4
Nf6
2.Nf3
g6
3.Bg5
Ne4
4.Bh4
Bg7
5.Nbd2
Nxd2
6.Qxd2
c5!?
playing for an unbalanced position.
7.e3
0-0
8.Be2
b6
Black wants to maintain the tension.
9.c3
Bb7
10.d5
Maybe white should castle before pushing in the centre but white wanted to cramp black.
10...d6
11.e4
Nd7
12.Bg5
Nf6
Rybka gives this position as roughly equal as with all the previous moves.
13.Qe3
h6
[13...Qd7
is possibly better preparing e6 without being pinned 14.0-0
e6
15.Bxf6
Bxf6
16.Bc4
exd5
17.Bxd5
Bxd5
18.exd5
Rfe8
19.Qd3
]
14.Bf4
[14.Bxf6!?
exf6
Gives black the two bishops and an e4 pawn target.; 14.Bh4
Qd7
15.0-0
e6
Maybe slightly better for black.; 14.Bxh6?
Ng4!
]
14...e6
Trying to open up the e file.
Safer is [14...Qd7
15.0-0
e6
16.dxe6
Qxe6
and black can pressure e4 with his pieces.]
15.c4?
This allows black to open the position against whites uncastled king, black is now better according to rybka. Critical was [15.dxe6
fxe6
16.Nd2
g5
17.Bg3
d5
18.h4
which is unclear.; 15.Bxd6
Qxd6
16.e5
Qxd5
17.exf6
Bxf6
18.Qxh6
is better for black.]
15...exd5
16.exd5
[16.cxd5
Re8
and the e4 or d5 pawn drops]
16...Re8
17.Qd2
Qe7
Preventing white from castling.
18.h3
[18.Be3
Ng4
19.Bf4
Qf6
]
18...Ne4
19.Qc2
Qf6!
Now after ..Nc3 Black wins the b2 pawn.
20.Bc1
Nc3
21.Be3
Nxe2
22.Qxe2
Qxb2
23.Qxb2
Bxb2
24.Rb1
Bc3+
25.Nd2
[25.Kd1
]
25...Ba6
26.Rc1
Ba5
[26...Bg7?!
]
27.0-0?
A blunder losing 2 pieces and a pawn for a rook - now black is winning. [27.Ke2
b5
28.Kf3
Kg7
29.Ne4
Rad8
30.Bf4
; 27.Kd1
]
27...Rxe3
28.fxe3
Bxd2
29.Rc2
Bxe3+
30.Kh1
b5
31.Rf6
Rd8
32.cxb5
Bd4
33.Rf3
Bxb5
34.a3
Re8
35.Rc1
Re3
[35...Re5!
wins the d5 pawn but black wanted to swap rooks - time trouble was looming.]
36.Rxe3
Bxe3
37.Re1
Bf4
[37...Bg5!
prevents Re7 and prepares Bf6, Be5 and when the c pawn advances.]
38.Re7
a6
39.Ra7
In the resulting time scramble White won on time in a lost position.
Black was punished since he had not enough time to convert his material advantage.
The remaining moves were not recorded.
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