Game 14

A good game from one of Lanark's juniors. John may have missed the chance of a win against the maestro!

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

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 d5 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.d3 Nf6 8.Bg5 (8.Nxe5 regains the pawn with a good position) 0-0 9.Nc3 Nd4 10.Nxd4 exd4 11.Nxd5 c6 12.Nxf6+ gxf6 13.Bh6 cxb5 14.Bxf8 Qxf8 15.Re4 Bf5 16.Rxd4 (material equality restored?) Be5 17.Rd5 a6 18.Qh5 (going for a mate that isn't there, but does 18.d4 give John the better position?) Be6 19.Rxe5 fxe5 20.Qxe5 Rc8 21.c3 Qg7 22.Qd6 Kh8 23.Re1 Rg8 24.Re5 (a great pity!) Qxg2# 0-1