Johnstone, Alastair vs Gajowniczek, Maks
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[Event "Richmond A v Ealing A"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/xjz"] [Date "2021.11.29"] [Round "0"] [White "Johnstone, Alastair"] [Black "Gajowniczek, Maks"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B27"] [Opening "Sicilian: Hungarian Variation"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f3?! O-O 8.Qd2 d5 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.O-O-O Qa5 11.e5 Nd7 12.f4 e6 13.Kb1 f6 (13...Rb8 14.Nxd5 (14.b3 Qb4 15.Bxa7 Ra8) (14.h3 f6 15.exf6 Nxf6 16.Bd4 Rb4) 14...Qxd5 15.Qe1 Qe4 16.Rd4) 14.exf6 Nxf6 15.Ne4 Qxd2 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Rxd2 Rb8 18.Bd4 c5 19.Bxf6 Rxf6 20.g3 Bb7 21.Bg2 d4 22.Bxb7 Rxb7 23.Re1 Kf7 24.Re5 Rf5 25.Rde2 Rb6 26.Rxf5+ exf5 27.Re5 {pretty bad (losing?) move} Re6 28.Rxe6 Kxe6 29.Kc1 Kd5 30.Kd2 Ke4 (30...h6 31.b3 c4 {(would be the winning critical line)}) 31.Ke2 c4 32.b3 (32.b4 h6!! {(winning)} (32...cxb3 {(sets a trap)} 33.cxb3 (33.axb3 a5) 33...h5 34.b4 h4 35.a4 hxg3 36.hxg3 d3+ 37.Kd2 Kd4 38.b5 Kc4) 33.a4 g5 $7 34.fxg5 hxg5 $7 35.a5 f4 $7 36.gxf4 gxf4 $7 37.b5 Kd5 $7 38.h4 d3+ $7 39.cxd3 c3!!) 32...Kd5 33.b4 a5 (33...h6 34.a4 g5 {winning} 35.Kd2 Ke4) 34.a3 (34.c3 {Last chance for white to draw}) 34...axb4 35.axb4 Kc6 36.Kd2 Kb5 37.c3 {Puzzle position (White was sure he had secured a draw)} dxc3+ 38.Kxc3 h6 39.h3 g5 40.fxg5 hxg5 41.h4 gxh4 42.gxh4 f4 43.h5 f3 44.Kd2 (44.h6 f2 45.h7 f1=Q 46.h8=Q Qa1+) 44...c3+ 45.Kxc3 f2 46.h6 f1=Q {#R} 0-1
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Players
WhiteJohnstone, Alastair
BlackGajowniczek, Maks
Game
Moves46
OpeningB27 — Sicilian: Hungarian Variation
Result0-1
DateNovember 29, 2021
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Tournament
TournamentRichmond A v Ealing A
Locationhttps://lichess.org/study/xjz
Round0