[Event "4NCL div 4; Oxford 2 v Throw in the Tal"] [Site "Wokefield Park"] [Date "2016.11.26"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Healey"] [Black "Pafura"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann: 2.d4"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.Nf3 e5 6.a4 h6 7.Bh4 Qa5 8.Qd2 b5? {Having played a turtle-ing Philidor thing, Black sees some pins..} 9.b4! {but forgets b4 always wins} Qxb4 10.Rb1 Qa5 11.axb5 c5!? 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.b6!? {Many options here, but pawn sac seemed fun} axb6 (13...Nxb6? 14.Nxe5) 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Bb5 Bg7 (15...c4!? 16.Nd5 (16.O-O Bb4 17.Rxb4 Qxb4 $13) 16...Qxd2+ 17.Kxd2 Kd8 18.Rhd1) 16.O-O O-O 17.Rfd1?! (17.Nh4!?) (17.Bxd7? Rd8) 17...Nb8?! (17...f5!?) 18.Nh4 Be6 19.Qe3 Rc8 20.Nd5 Kh7 21.Qf3 Nc6 22.c3! Na7? 23.Bc4 {White threatens several things, including Ra1 trapping the Queen} Nc6 24.Nxf6+! Bxf6 25.Bxe6 {Black's choices are limited, but Kg7 must be best} Bxh4 (25...fxe6 26.Rd7+ Ne7 27.Qxf6 Re8 28.Qf7+ Kh8 29.Ng6+ Nxg6 30.Qg7#) (25...Kg7 {The position I was expecting, when I started falling in love with one idea in particular..} 26.Nf5+ Kg6 27.Qh5+!! {The dream move. I spent an hour today making sure this actually worked, and thankfully the computer agrees with me. All checks as well - no clever waiting moves necessary, just brute force!} (27.Qg4+!! {The best move (computer supplied)} Bg5 (27...Kh7 28.Qh5! Bg7 29.Nxh6! Bxh6 (29...fxe6 30.Rd7 Ne7 31.Rxe7 Qxc3 32.Ng4+ Kg8 33.Qf7+ Kh7 34.Qxg7#) 30.Qxf7+ Bg7 31.Qh5+ Bh6 32.Rd7+ Ne7 33.Rxe7+ Kh8 34.Qxh6#) 28.Qh5+!! Kf6 (28...Kxh5 29.Bxf7+ Kg4 30.h3+ Kf4 31.g3+ Kxe4 (31...Kf3 32.Bh5+ Kxe4 33.Nd6#) 32.Nd6+ Kf3 33.Bh5#) 29.Qxf7#) (27.Bxf7+!! {Tim's idea} Kxf7 28.Qh5+ Kf8 29.Qxh6+ Kf7 30.Rd7+ Ke6 (30...Ne7 31.Rxe7+ Bxe7 32.Qg7+ Ke6 33.Qxe7#) (30...Ke8 31.Qh7 Nd8 32.Nd6+ Kf8 33.Rf7+ Nxf7 34.Qxf7#) 31.Rd6+ Kf7 32.Qxf6+ Ke8 (32...Kg8 33.Qg7#) 33.Ng7#) 27...Kxh5 (27...Kh7 28.Qxf7+ Kh8 29.Qxf6+ Kh7 30.Qg7#) 28.Bxf7+ Kg5 (28...Kg4 29.h3+ Kg5 (29...Kf4 30.g3+ Kxe4 (30...Kf3 31.Bh5+ Kxe4 32.Nd6#) (30...Kg5 31.h4+ Kg4 32.Nxh6+ Kf3 33.Bh5+ Kxe4 34.f3+ Ke3 35.Nf5+ Ke2 36.f4#) 31.Nd6+ Kf3 32.Bh5#) 30.h4+ {transposes}) 29.h4+ Kg4 (29...Kf4 30.g3+ Kxe4 (30...Kf3 31.Bh5+ Kxe4 32.Nd6#) (30...Kg4 31.Nxh6+ Kf3 32.Bh5+ Kxe4 33.f3+ {Simplest} (33.Bg6+ -- 34.--+ Kf3 35.Rd3+ Ke2 36.Rb2+ Ke1 37.Bh5 Qa1 38.Re3#) 33...Ke3 34.Nf5+ Ke2 35.f4#) 31.Nd6+ Kf3 32.Bh5#) 30.f3+ Kf4 31.g3+ Kxf3 32.Bh5+ Kxe4 33.Nd6+ Ke3 34.Nc4+ Ke4 35.Bg6+ Kf3 36.Rd3+ Kg4 (36...Ke2 37.Re3#) 37.Ne3+ Kxg3 (37...Kh3 38.Bf5+ Kxg3 39.Ng2#) (37...Kf3 38.Rf1+ Ke2 39.Rf2+ Ke1 40.Rd1#) 38.Nf5+ (38.Ng2+ Kg4) 38...Kg4 (38...Kf4 39.Rf1+ Ke4 (39...Kg4 40.Rg3#) 40.Nd6# (40.Ng3#)) 39.Rg3+ Kf4 40.Rf1+ Ke4 41.Ne7#) 26.Qxf7+ Kh8 27.Rd7 Ne7 28.Bf5 {#r} 1-0