Game 5

This is the game involving Paul's highest graded (but somewhat rusty) opponent. Alan was a junior member of Lanark Chess Club in the eighties.

[Event "Lanark Chess Club's 60th anniversary simultaneous exhibition"]
[Site "Lanark"]
[Date "2004.05.01"]
[White "Minnican, Alan"]
[Black "Motwani, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White Grade "2157"]
[Black Grade "2541"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 Bd6 4.e3 Ne7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nbc6 7.Bg3 b6 8.0-0 Bb7 9.Nbd2 Qc7 10.e4 Bxg3 11.hxg3 dxe4 12.Nxe4 cxd4 13.cxd4 0-0 14.Rc1 Rad8 15.Qa4 Qd7 16.Rfd1 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 Qxd4 18.Nxd4 Rxd4 19.Ng5 Ng6 20.Bxg6 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 hxg6 22.Rd7 Bd5 23.Rxa7 f6 24.Nf3 Rc8 25.b4 Rc1+ 26.Kh2 Rc2 27.Kg1 Rxa2 28.Rxa2 Bxa2 29.Ne1 Kf7 30.f3 e5 31.Kf2 Ke6 32.Ke3 Kd5 33.Kd3 Bb1+ 34.Kc3 g5 35.Kb2 Bg6 36.Kc3 b5 37.g4 e4 38.g3 exf3 39.Nxf3 Ke4 40.Nd4 Be8 41.Nf5 Bd7 42.Nxg7 Bxg4 43.Ne8 Ke5 44.Kd3 Bd7 45.Nc7 f5 46.Ke3 Bc6 47.Na6 f4+ 48.gxf4+ gxf4+ 49.Kd3 Be4+ 50.Ke2 Kd4 51.Nc5 Bd5 52.Kd2 Bc4 0-1