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4NCL regular Rik Thomas has just sent me his excellent win over the dangerous GM Keith Arkell. Enjoy!

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Queen's PawnA46

Rik Thomas
K Arkell

Date: 8/3/3. King's Head vs Numerica 3C


1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. a4 b4 7. c3 Na6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 d5 11. Ne5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. f4 Qc7 14. e3 Rfc8 15. Qh5 Bxe5 16. fxe5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qc2 18. Re2! and now if he takes on b2 then Rf1 followed by Ref2 and Ne4, etc, piling up on his king) 18... Qf5 19. Qxf5 exf5 20. Nb3 Rab8 21. Rf2 g6 22. Bf1 Rc7 23. Bb5 Rbc8 24. Bxa6 Bxa6 25. Nc5 Rxc5?? when he did this he thought he was better but he missed that, after 26. dxc5 Rxc5 if he now plays 26... b3 before taking on c5 then I play 27. g4 opening up the position for my rooks. 27. Rf4 b3 He had missed that 27... Bc4 fails to 28. b3 Bxb3 29. Rb1! 28. Rb4 Bc4 29. Rb8+ Kg7 30. Rb7 a6 31. e6 and you don't have to be GM to work out that Black is now in deep trouble!) 31... Kf6 32. exf7 Rc8 33. Rc1 Rf8 34. a5 Rxf7 35. Rxf7+ Kxf7 36. Kf2 Ke6 37. h3 Kd6 38. g4 Ke5 39. Rd1 fxg4 40. hxg4 h5 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. Rd4 Kd6 43. Ke1 Kc5 44. Rh4 Kb4 45. Rxh5 Kxa5 46. e4 Kb6 47. e5 Kc6 48. Rh6+ Kd7 49. Kd2 Ke7 50. Kc3 Kd7 51. Kd4 Ke7 52. Kc5 Kd7 53. Rd6+ Ke7 54. Kc6 Ke8 55. Kb6 Ke7 56. Kc7 a5 57. Kb6 a4 58. Kc5 a3 59. bxa3 Bb5 60. Rb6 * [Rik Thomas]

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