Zoe Varney - Jamie Blackburn [C57]

J4NCL div 2 C&W vs YM B/Barcelo Hinckley Island (4) 2011


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Qf6 8. Bxd5+ Be6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qxc6 Bd6 11. Nc3 Rhf8 12. O-O Kg8 13. Ne4

13. d3!?

13... Qg6 14. d3 Bh3 15. Ng5! e4? 16. Qd5+ Kh8 17. Nxh3 Rad8? 18. Qxe4 Qh5 19. Bf4 Rde8 20. Qd4 Rd8 21. Bxd6 Rxd6 22. Qxa7 Rg6 23. Qe3

23. Nf4! Qe5 (since if 23... Rxf4?? 24. Qb8+ Rf8 25. Qxf8#) 24. Nxg6+ hxg6

23... Qd5 24. Qe4 Qd7 25. Qb4 Rg8 26. Nf4 Rg4 27. f3 Rh4 28. Qd2?

28. Ng6+!! hxg6 29. Qxh4# (Zoe's scoresheet was marked with the ? at move 28 and she said she saw it just after touching her queen)

28... Qd6 29. g3 Qd4+ 30. Rf2 Rh6 31. c3 Qd7 32. Qe3 Re8 33. Qd4 Qe7 34. a4! Rd6 35. Qc5 Qf6 36. Nd5 Qf5 37. c4 Rde6 38. g4 Qxd3 39. Nxc7 Rc8 40. Qd5!? Qe3?? 41. Qxe6 Qxe6 42. Nxe6 Rxc4 43. Rd2 h6 44. a5 Rc6 45. a6 Rc8 46. Rd8+ Rxd8 47. Nxd8 g5 48. a7 Kh7 49. a8=Q Kg6 50. Ra6+ Kh7 51. Qb7+ Kg8 52. Ra8 Kf8 53. Ne6# 1-0 [Andrew Varney]