Robinson,M (1460) - Sansom,M (1539) [C19]
Amateur/Reserve,
[Chess Tiger 14.0 (60s)]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Nf3 Ne7 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nbc6 9.c4 last book move 9...Qc7 10.cxd5 Nxd4?? [Better is 10...exd5 would bring relief 11.dxc5 Bg4=] 11.d6 White wins 11...Nxf3+ 12.Qxf3 Qc6 [12...Qb8 13.Be3 Bd7 14.dxe7 (14.Bxc5?! Qc8 15.Bd4 Nf5 White wins) 14...Qxe5 15.Rb1 Kxe7 16.Rxb7 White wins] 13.dxe7 Qxf3 14.gxf3 Kxe7 [14...h6 doesn't get the cat off the tree 15.Rg1 g6 16.h4 White wins] 15.Rd1 [15.Rg1 and White can already relax 15...g6 White wins ] 15...Bd7 16.Rg1 Rhg8 17.Bd3 f5 18.Bg5+ Ke8 19.Rb1 [19.Be3 keeps an even firmer grip 19...Rc8 White wins] 19...b6 [19...Bc6 is no salvation 20.Bc4 Kf7 21.Ke2] 20.Ke2 [20.Bc4 makes it even easier for White 20...Rc8 White wins] 20...Kf7 21.Rbd1 [21.f4 seems even better 21...Ba4 White wins] 21...h6 22.Bc4 Bc6 [22...Ba4 doesn't change the outcome of the game 23.Be3 White wins] 23.Bc1 [23.Rd6!? might be the shorter path 23...Rge8 24.Rxc6 hxg5 25.Rxg5 Re7 White wins] 23...Rad8 [23...Rac8 does not save the day 24.Rd6 Rge8 25.h4 White wins] 24.Bxe6+! Demolition of pawn structure 24...Kxe6 Theme: Deflection from g6 25.Rg6+ A double attack 25...Kxe5 [25...Kf7 otherwise it's curtains at once 26.Rxc6 Rxd1 27.Kxd1 Re8 White wins] 26.f4+ 1–0