Games
[Event "Downend D v University B"] [Site "Downend Cricket Club"] [Date "2003.10.28"] [Round "1.1"] [White "De Mello, Simon"] [Black "Wood, Mike"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C58"] [Annotator "Tipper,David"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2003.10.28"] [SourceDate "2015.12.09"] {In this game Mike is playing on top board against a University student 50 years his junior. The opening is the two knights defence where White tries the Ng5 line winning a pawn but at some cost. Mike demonstrates his attacking style as he launches into a relentless assault on whites vulnerable uncastled king with devastating effect} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 {Two Knights defence - the "duffer's move" as Tarrasch called it} d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Ba4 $6 h6 $1 9. Nf3 e4 10. Qe2 Qb6 $5 {Unusual choice and appears to be a novelty in this well known position. Mike wants to play Ba6 to embarrass the queen and prevent castling} (10... Bc5 $1 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 Bg4 {Black's lead in development is well worth 2 pawns}) 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. d3 O-O-O $1 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 (13... Re8 $1) 14. Qxe4 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Rhe8 16. Qf5+ Kb7 17. Be3 $6 Rxe3 $1 18. fxe3 Qxe3 {Now Mike threatens to win on the spot with Rxd3} 19. Qxf7+ Kb6 20. Rd1 Rf8 $19 {Now the focus switches to the open f file} (20... Re8 $1 {looks won}) 21. Qh5 Bc5 {Going for the direct approach} (21... Nc4 $3 {is a clever way to win as it threatens Be1& Nd2 leading to mate} 22. dxc4 (22. c3 Nd2+ 23. Rxd2 Qxd2 24. Qh4 (24. cxb4 Bxd3+ 25. Kg1 Qe3#) 24... Bxd3+ 25. Kg1 Bc5+ 26. Qd4 Qe3+ 27. Qxe3 Bxe3#) 22... Bxc4+ 23. Rd3 Qe1#) 22. Qh4 g5 23. Qg3 g4 24. Re1 Qd4 (24... Bxd3+ 25. cxd3 Qxd3+ 26. Re2 gxf3 27. gxf3 Rxf3+) 25. b3 gxf3 26. gxf3 Bc8 27. Re4 Qc3 28. Rh4 (28. b4 $1 {was whites last chance}) 28... Qxc2 29. b4 Qxd3+ 30. Kg2 Qe2+ {A well deserved win} 0-1