Game 27

An exciting, tactical game from a recent Lanarkshire League match.

[Event "Lanarkshire League"]
[Date "8.3.2007"]
[White "Brown, Tom"]
[Black "Murray, Frankie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White Grade "1628"]
[Black Grade "1567"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nc3 fxe4 4.Nxe5 Nf6 5.Bc4 [5.Ng4!?+/-] 5...d5 6.Nxd5 Nxd5 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.Qxh8 Nc6 [9...Nb4 10.0-0 Nxc2 11.Rb1=] 10.0-0 Bf5 11.d3 exd3 [11...Qf6 12.Qxf6 Nxf6 13.dxe4 Nxe4+/-] 12.Bh6 [>=12.Re1+ Nde7 13.Bh6+/-] 12...Kf7?? The losing move. Essential was 12...Qf6 with, for example [ 13.Qxf8+ Qxf8 14.Bxf8 Nb6] and Black is fine. 13.Bxf8 Be6 14.Qg7+ Ke8 15.Bxd3 [15.Rae1 is stronger - 15...Qf6 16.Qxf6 Nxf6 17.Rxe6+ Kxf8 18.Rxf6+ Kg7 19.Rf7+ Kh6 20.Bxd3+-] 15...Bf7 16.Rfe1+ Nde7 17.Bxe7 Nxe7 18.Bxg6 Qd5 19.Rad1 Qxd1 20.Qxf7+ Black resigns