[Event "NLC v CAC"] [Site "National Liberal Club"] [Date "2017.03.23"] [White "Thomas, I"] [Black "Kirby, N"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A48"] [Opening "Neo-King's Indian: Torre Attack"] {Annotations by Izzie Thomas.} 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.Nbd2 Nc6 9.Qe2 a6 10.O-O Be6 11.Bh4 Re8 12.Ng5 Bg4 13.f3 Bc8 14.f4 Qb6 15.Ndf3 h6 16.Nh3 {looks a bit messy, but i was playing to open the g-file for my rook - I considered Nxf7! Kxf7, 17 Ne5 Kg8, 18 Bxg6, but couldn’t see anything decisive.} Bxh3 17.gxh3 e6 18.Kh1 Ne7 19.Ne5 Qd6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Rg1 Kg7 22.Qh5 Bxe5 23.fxe5 Qb6 24.Rg2 Rg8 25.Rag1 Kh7 26.Qf3 Rg7 27.h4 Kg8 28.Qf4 {perhaps h5 now would be better.} Rf8 29.h5 g5 30.h4 {nice little trap - if gxf4 then Rxf7, Kh1, Rh7#.} Qxb2 31.hxg5 Qxc3 32.gxh6 Qxd3 33.Rxg7+ Kh8 34.Qg4 {a poor move - but by then i had a significant time advantage, and thought if Queens were swapped, I would still be wining Rh7+!!, Kxh7, Rg7+ Kh8, Qg6 is better but harder - fro me!!- to see there was no forced repetition.} Qd2?? {Qe4+ has to be played.} 35.Rh7+ Kxh7 36.Qg7# 1-0