(297) McLachlan, Ian - Main, Scott [A47]
Club Championship final, 29.04.2019

324MB 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.Bd3 Be7 6.h3 0-0 7.0-0 c5 8.c3 d5 9.Nbd2 c4 10.Bc2 Ba6 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Bb7 13.Re1 [13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.Nd2 Bd5 15.Re1 ] 13...Nd5 14.Bg3 b5 15.Qe2 Re8 16.Rad1 a5 17.a3 [17.a4! bxa4 18.Qxc4 ] 17...Qb6 18.Ne5 f6? this is the losing move. Better was - [18...g6 after which White has only a small advantage] 19.Qh5 [19.Ng5 fxg5 20.Qh5 g6 21.Bxg6 hxg6 22.Qxg6+ Kh8 23.Nf7# ] 19...g6 20.Nxg6 Bf8 [if 20...hxg6 21.Qxg6+ Kf8 22.Ng5 fxg5 23.Qh6+ Kg8 24.Qh7+ Kf8 25.Bg6 ] 21.Nxf8 Rxf8 22.Nd6? missing - [22.Ng5 mating quickly] 22...f5 [22...Qc7 23.Nf5 Qd7 24.Rxe6 Qxe6 25.Qg4+ Kf7 26.Qg7+ Ke8 27.Nd6+ Kd8 28.Nxb7+ Kc8 29.Bf5 ] 23.Qg5+ Kh8 24.Be5+ 1-0



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