[Event "Club Champs 05"]
[Site "Eastwood Leisure Complex"]
[Date "2005-05-15"]
[White "John Abson"]
[Black "Rob Bailey"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1300"]
[Result "0-1"]

{C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves} 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 { White threatens to win material: Nf3xe5} Nf6 { Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bc4 Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.h3 {Controls g4} (7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Na5 $14) 7...Na5 $11 8.a3?? (8.Nd5 $142 {was necessary} Nxc4 9.Nxb4 $11) 8...Bxc3 $19 9.bxc3 (9.Ba2 Bd4 $19) 9...Nxc4 10.dxc4 Be6 (10...Nxe4 $142 {seems even better} 11.Qd5 Nc5 $19) 11.Qe2 c6 (11...Qe8 12.c5 $17) 12.Ng5 (12.c5 b6 13.cxd6 Qxd6 $15) 12...Qd7 13.f4 g6?? {Black loses the upper hand} (13...Qe7 $17) 14.f5 $18 {the final blow} gxf5 15.Qf2?? {throws away the game} (15.exf5 $142 { White would have gained the upper hand} Bxf5 16.Qf3 $18) 15...Nxe4 (15...Bxc4 16.Qxf5 Qxf5 (16...Bxf1?! 17.Qxf6 Bc4 18.Nxh7 $11) 17.Rxf5 Nd7 $19) 16.Nxe4 $17 fxe4 17.Qg3+? (17.Qf6 $142 Qd8 18.Qh6 $17) 17...Kh8 $19 18.Bg5 (18.Rf6 Qe7 19.Bg5 $19) 18...f5 19.Rae1 (19.Qh4 {is the last straw} Qg7 20.Rad1 $19) 19...Qg7 20.Rd1 d5 (20...f4 $142 { makes it even easier for Black} 21.Bxf4 Rxf4 22.Qxg7+ Kxg7 23.Rxd6 $19) 21.h4 (21.Bh4 {does not win a prize} Qxg3 22.Bxg3 f4 $19) 21...Rg8 (21...h6 $142 {and Black can already relax} 22.cxd5 cxd5 23.c4 $19) 22.Qe1 (22.cxd5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} cxd5 23.Rxd5 Bxd5 24.Rxf5 Rae8 $19) 22...h6 23.Kf2 (23.Rd2 {is not much help} hxg5 24.cxd5 cxd5 $19) 23...hxg5 24.hxg5 (24.Qe2 {does not help much} Qh6 25.h5 g4 $19) 24...Qxg5 25.Rh1+ Kg7 26.Rh3 (26.Rb1 {the last chance for counterplay} Kf6 27.Ke2 $19) 26...f4 27.g4 {#R}