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The clash between the two top seeds in the current Club Championship. Notes by Black.
[Event "Bendigo Chess Club Championship 2007"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leigh Healey"]
[Black "Nigel Barrow"]
[Result "0.5-0.5"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. b4 Nce4 11. Bb2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Nd4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne4 15. Bb2 Rc8 16. Rc1 Rxc1 17.Qxc1 Bd6 18. Nf5 {} Bb8?? {Overlooking the threat to the pawn on g7.} 19. Bxg7 Qg5 20. Bxf8 Qxf5 21. Bh6 Qg6 22. Bf4 {} d4 {Black now threatens 23... Nc3, threatening both 24... Qxg2 # and 24... Nxe2 winning the Queen.} 23. Bd3 Bxf4 24. exf4 Qd6 25. f5 f6 26. Re1 Ng5 27. h4 Nf7 28. Re6 Qd8 29. f4 Bd5 30. Re2 Kf8 31. Qb2 Bb7 32. Bb5 Qd5 33. Bd3 Nd6 34. Qc2 Bc6 35. Re6 Bd7 36. Rxf6 Kg7 37. Re6 {37. Rxd6 was suggested as an improvement, returning the exchange and leaving White two pawns ahead. Both players were now under pressure to meet the time control on move 40.} 37... Bxe6 38. fxe6 Qxe6 39. Qc7 Nf7 40. Qc1 Qg4 41. f5 Qxh4 42. Qf1 Ne5 43. Qe2 Ng4 44. f6 Kxf6 45. Qf3 {Here the players agreed to a draw on White's offer, I could see no way to avoid perpetual check.} ½-½
An initial offering is below from early 2007. A chase of the king with an interesting exchange to
checkmate at the end.
[Event "Mark Harrington Quickplay"]
[Site "?"]
2007.01.10
[Round "4"]
[White "Carl I. Weibgen"]
[Black "Steve Ahern"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "47"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nbd2 Nb4 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. cxd3 Nxd3 7. Ke2 Nxc1 8. Rxc1 e6 9. Qa4 Qd7 10. Qxd7 Kxd7 11. Ne5 Ke7 12. Rxc7 Kf6 13. Rxf7 Kg5 14. h4 Kh6 15. Ndf3 Ne7 16. Ng5 Nf5 17. Nxe6 Nd6 18. Ng4 Kh5 19. Rf4 Ne8 20. Ne5 Nd6 21. g4 Kh6 22. g5 Kh5 23. Rxf8 Rhxf8 24. Nxg7# 1-0