1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Ne2 Nbc6 Here I preferred to develop rather than dc: Black's game is a counter-attack and so it is important to get all the bits as quick as possible 10. cxd4 Bd7 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Nc3? A blunder, overlooking Black's reply 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxc3 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 Qxe5 16. Qxg7 Nf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Qxf6 Rdf8 19. Qe7 Re8 Is a useless move, e5 is the required move, gaining space 20. Qd6 Qf8 21. Qe5 Qf5 22. Qc3+ Bc6 23. Bg3 This bishop now dominates the position and White carefully exploits the dark-square weakness in the Black position 23... e5 24. Rfe1 d4 25. Qc5 Rhg8 26. Rad1 h5 The final blunder, overlooking the simple threat Rd4: the rest is a long silence 27. Rxd4 Qg6 28. Rd6 Re6 29. Rxe6 Qxe6 30. Rxe5 Qd7 31. h4 Qd2 32. Rg5 Rxg5 33. Qxg5 Qxg5 34. hxg5 Kd7 35. f3 Ke6 36. Bf2 a6 37. Be3 Kf5 38. Kh2 Bd5 39. Kg3 Bc4 40. Kf2 b5 41. Ke1 a5 42. Kd2 Bf1 43. g3 Bc4 44. a4 bxa4 45. Kc3 Bg8 46. Kb2 Bd5 47. f4 Kg4 48. Bf2 Kf3 49. Be1 Bf7 50. Ka3 Be8 51. Ka2 Bf7+ 52. Kb2 Kg4 53. Ka3 Be8 54. c4 Kf3 55. c5 Kg4 56. g6 Bxg6 57. Kxa4 Kf5 58. Kxa5 Ke6 59. Kb6 Kd7 60. c6+ Kc8 61. Kc5 Bf5 62. Kd6 Kd8 63. Ba5+ Ke8 64. Kc7 Bg4 65. Kb7 Kf7 66. Kb6 Ke7 67. c7 Kd7 68. f5 Bxf5 69. Kb7 Kd6 70. c8=Q Bxc8+ 71. Kxc8 Ke5 72. Bd8 1-0 [John Lavery]