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(2) Thompson, Mike (1769) - Ridge, Michael (1763) [D00]
ECL Division1, Edinburgh 2 v PHills 1, 21.01.2008
[Mike Thompson]
1.d4
Nf6
2.Nf3
g6
3.Nc3
d5
4.Bf4
Bg7
5.e3
0-0
6.Be2
c5
7.Ne5
Qa5?
(too early, leading to queen moves leaving black behind in development) 8.0-0
cxd4
9.exd4
Nc6
10.Nxc6
bxc6
11.Re1
Rd8?
(d8 was the queen's escape square) 12.a3
(preparing 13.b4 Qb6 14. Na4 Qb7 15.Nc5 white is much better) 12...c5
(Ne4 is better) 13.Nb5
Ne8
(the only way to prevent 14.Bc7 winning the exchange) 14.Bd2
(14.dxc5 Bxb2 15.Bd2 Qa4 16.Rb1 a6 17.Rxb2 axb5 18.Rxb5 Qxa3 is unclear) 14...Qb6
15.dxc5
Qb8
(if 15.... Qxc5 16.Bb4 wins at least the e7 pawn) 16.Ba5
Ba6
(if 16.... Rd7 17.c6) 17.Bxd8
Qxd8
18.Nd4
Bxe2
19.Rxe2
e5
20.Nc6
Qc7
(any other black move will still result in 21.Qd5 with a winning position for white) 21.Qxd5
Rc8
22.Nxe5
Rd8
23.Nd7
(forcing a piece exchange to prevent 24.Re7 so white resigned) 1-0
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