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Kings Head 4 vs Waltham Forest  13th January 2000
	K White
	Richard Balatoni
A08: King's Indian Attack

1.e4  e6 2.d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6 Bg2 Bg7 7. 0-0 Nge7 8. Rel 0-0 9. Nh4 
    Last book move
9. ... b6 10. f4 Bb7 11.c3 Qc7 12. Nf1 
[12. Nhf3 dxe4 13.dxe4 Rad8=] 12 ... Rad8 13.e5  d4 14.c4 Na5 15. Nf3 Nac6 16.N1d2 Nf5 17. Ne4 h5 18. h3 Nb4 19. Nfg5 Rd7 20.a3 Nc6 21. Bf3 Nd8 22.Kh2 [ 22.b4 Bc6±]  22 ... f6 
   22 moves without a capture with this dubious move I was trying to activate my bits. 
[22 ... h4!? 23.gxh4 Ne3 24.Bxe3 dxe3=] 23.exf6+= Bxf6 24.Nxf6+ Rxf6 25.Bd2?
    Gave me the chance I needed to get right back into the game. I was feeling pleased with myself after my next 2 moves.
[25.Bxb7!? Nxb7 26.Re5±] 25 ... h4= 26.gxh4 [ 26.Bxb7, hxg3+ 27. Kg1 Qxb7±-] 26 ... Ne3
    With the decisive threat Rxf4 27.Bxe3 dxe3 28.Bxb7 Rxf4 Threatening mate: Now I was a bit short of time not managing to see to the end, 5 minutes to get to move 36, my opponent had about 20, but we both went into speed mode over the next 2 moves making appropriate blunders for the loss of our cool.
29.Bg2?? 
    Terrible, but what else could White do to save the game? 
[29. Kh1 Qxb7+ 30.Kg1-+] 29 ... Rf2+ [ 29 ... Rfl#!] 30.Kgl?? 
    What a pity, victory was in sight [30.Kh1 Qg3 31.Rg1 Qxh4 32.Ne4+=] 30...Qg3-+ 
    Threatening mate ... how? 31.Qg4 [ 3l. Qf3 
    No good, but what else? [Rxf3 32. Nxf3 Rxd3 33. Kh1-+]
31 ... Rxg2+

phew!

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