Mark Howitt - Graham Hughes
Neth A v Holme Valley Bd 5 (West Bretton Institute), 2007

Round 1 [G.M.Peake]


[ ITALIAN GAME & HUNGARIAN defence,C54]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.b4 Bxf2+



Novelty. This must have been a shock for White. As far as I can ascertain,this move has never been played, which is surprising as Black does get a couple of pawns for the piece, and White gets a poor King position.
[5...Bb6 6.d3 d6 7.a4 a5 8.b5 Ne7 9.O-O O-O 10.Bg5 Ng6 11.Nh4 Nf4 12.Nd2 h6 13.Bxf4 exf4 14.Nhf3 Kh8 15.Qb3 Qe7 16.Rae1 Nh7 17.e5 Qd7 18.d4 g5 19.h3 f5 20.exd6 cxd6 21.Be6 Qd8 22.Nc4 g4 23.hxg4 fxg4 24.Nfd2 Ng5 25.Bd5 Bf5 26.Qd1 Nh7 27.Be6 Qh4 28.Nxb6 Rad8 29.Nd5 Bxe6 30.Rxe6 Ng5 31.Rf6 g3 32.fxg3 Nh3+ 33.Kh1 Nf2+ 34.Kg1 Nh3+ 35.Kh1 Nf2+ 36.Kg1 fxg3 37.R1xf2 gxf2+ 38.Kf1 Qh1+ 39.Ke2 Rde8+ 40.Ne3 Rxe3+ 0-1, Bancod Ronald (PHI) 2385 - Barus Cerdas (INA) 2405, Jakarta (Indonesia) 1993]
6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Kg1 d5 8.Bb5 Bd7
[8...f6 !? 9.d3 Nd6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 Black probably does not have enough compensation for the piece.]
9.d3 Nd6 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.Nxe5 Bb5 ?!
[11...O-O !? 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Na3+ / -]
12.a4 Qe7 13.Nxf7



? Too greedy. White should look to get the Bishop on f4 and play h3 and Kh2. Now White has no pieces developed and a poor King position.
[13.Bf4 !]
13...Qxf7 ?!
[13...O-O !? 14.Nh6+ gxh6 15.axb5 Rae8]
14.axb5 ? missing a chance.
[14.Qe2+ ! Kd7 15.Qg4++ -]
14...O-O



Now Black has some compensation for the piece.
15.Ra2
[15.h3 !?]
15...Rae8 ?! 16.Na3 ?
[16.g3 Nxb5 17.Kg2]
16...d4 ?!
[16...Qh5 17.Rd2 Qe5 18.g3 Qxc3 was also possible.]
17.Re2 ?
[17.c4 !?]
17...dxc3 ?!
[17...Qh5 18.Re1 Rxe1+ 19.Qxe1 Re8 20.Qf1 Rf8 21.Qe1 draw]
18.Rxe8



?? A blunder - Both players overlook a one move mate !!
[18.h3 !]
18...Qxe8 ?? Never miss a check - it might be mate !
[18...Qf2#]
19.Qb3+ ? This misplaces the Queen and loses time.
[19.h3 !]
19...Rf7
[19...Kh8 is simpler.]
20.Qxc3
[20.Qd1 !? Nxb5 is unclear]
20...Qe2 ! 21.h4 ? This is worse than h3 as this pawn gets lost in the main line.
[21.h3 Rf2 22.Qb3+ Kh8 23.Qd5 Rf1+ 24.Kh2 Rxh1+ 25.Kxh1 Qf1+ 26.Kh2 Qxc1Unclear position]
21...Rf2 ? Now White has a defence.
[21...Qf2+ ! 22.Kh2 Qxh4+ 23.Kg1 Qf2+ 24.Kh2 Rf5 25.Qb3+ Kh8 26.Qd1 g6 wins.]
22.Qd2 ??
[22.Qb3+ ! Kh8 23.Qd5 Rf1+ 24.Kh2 Rxh1+ 25.Kxh1 Qe1+ 26.Kh2 Qxh4+ 27.Kg1 Qe1+ 28.Kh2 Qxc1= / +]
22...Rxg2#

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