Game 2

This was the first time an International Master had played in a Lanarkshire League match at Lanark.

[Event "Lanark A v Shettleston"]
[Date "10 Nov 2003"]
[White "Ian McLachlan"]
[Black "Douglas Bryson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White Grade "1692"]
[Black Grade "2318"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Bd6 9.Bxd6 Qxd6 10.Nf3 Nbd7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Rab1 a5 13.b3 (White's strategy proves to be much too slow and Douglas thought this move was a contributory factor) Rae8 14.Rfc1 Ne4 15.Nd2 f5 16.Ndxe4 (another mistake, giving Black space for a Kingside attack and making it difficult for White to get defenders across) fxe4 17.Qe2 Re6 18.Na4 Rh6 19.h3 Qg6 20.Kh1 Rf3! (threatens mate by Rfxh3, etc) 21.Qf1 Qf5 22.Rb2 Nf6 23.Nc3 Rg6 24.Nd1 (White sees that 24.gf allows mate by 24...Qxf3 25.Kh2 Ng4+ 26.hg [or 26.Kg1 Nxf3+] Rh6+ 27.Kg1 Rh1#, but misses) Rxh3+ ....with the same or similar mates to follow. 0-1