Jon Hunt v Harry Sharples

[Event "Sandwich \"Black-and-White\""] [Site "St Clement's Hall"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Jon Hunt"] [Black "Harry Sharples"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1586"] [BlackElo "1712"] [EventDate "2024.02.20"] [ECO "B20"] [PlyCount "51"] {Languishing near the bottom of the draw, Harry and I embark on the first of two "must win" games (B&W Round 7). I succeed in my plan to get Harry out of book, and in the end I reap the rewards of taking the game into uncharted territory.} 1.c4 c5 2.e4 $5 {There! Now is this an English or a Sicilian?} 2...g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Bd3 $5 {Totally out of book - it's move 4, and there's not a single game in the database with these moves. However, the engine reads a quiet 0.0. White has given up his opening edge, but in return he has a totally unknown position on the board. I'm calling this the "Snake Anglo-Sicilian".} 4...Nc6 5.a3 d6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.h3 O-O 8.O-O Nd7 9.Re1 Nde5 10.Bf1 $6 ( 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Bf1 {is right.} ) 10...f5 ( 10...Nxf3+ $1 11.Qxf3 f5 {was the way to do this.} ) 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.f4 $2 ( 12.exf5 Rxf5 13.d3 {is fairly solid for White.} ) 12...Nc6 $1 $15 13.d3 fxe4 14.Nxe4 $1 {A good decision - the knight is centralised, and White begins to consider how he will unravel matters on the long diagonal.} 14...Bh6 $6 15.g3 $1 Bg7 $10 16.Ra2 Be6 $6 {Black appears to be targeting the rook on a2, but this proves to be an unfortunate choice of post for the light-squared bishop.} 17.b3 ( {Already White has the option of exploiting the opening of the e-file:} 17.Nxc5 $1 Bxc4 $1 18.dxc4 dxc5 19.Bg2 $14 ) 17...Nd4 {Black finally occupies the weak square in White's position, but can the knight really make use of it?} 18.Be3 Nf5 19.Kh2 Nd4 $2 {The knight has tried and failed, and White has not only caught up but now takes the lead in the game.} ( 19...Nxe3 $1 20.Rxe3 Bf5 21.Ng5 e5 $1 22.Bg2 exf4 23.gxf4 Bd4 24.Re1 $10 ) 20.Bg2 Qb6 $4 {Black's attack on the b3-pawn is misguided. It's time to open the e-file!} 21.Bxd4 $1 Bxd4 22.Ng5 $1 Bf5 $2 ( {Better, but not much better, is} 22...Bf7 23.Rxe7 d5 24.Nxf7 Rxf7 25.Bxd5 Rf8 ) 23.Rxe7 Rab8 24.Bd5+ Rf7 25.Rxf7 Re8 26.Rxb7+ {Black resigns. His king is paralysed and his queen lost. Both Kh8 and Kf8 fail to mate in one.} 1-0

Christmas Club Champions

Our last junior club session of the year ended in a 4-round mini-tournament with prizes. The prize for best beginner - a chess book by former world champion Garry Kasparov - was won by Edward, while 1st and 2nd prizes were decided by a final-round showdown between Samson and Laurence. Laurence was unlucky to let slip a winning position when he captured with the wrong piece and allowed a pin against his king, but both he and Samson received the same prize anyway, a hardback chess scorebook in which to record their games. Hopefully, their next encounter will appear in those books!

Abdulrahman Al Ibrahim (Kuwait) v Robert Starley

[Event "World Amateur Championship"] [Site "Muscat, Oman"] [Date "2023.11.10"] [Round "9.18"] [White "Al Ibrahim, Abdulrahman"] [Black "Starley, Robert"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1888"] [BlackElo "2072"] [EventDate "2023.11.??"] [ECO "C53"] [PlyCount "86"] [Annotator "Robert Starley"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventType "swiss"] {We complete the set of Robert's four fantastic victories at the WACC in Oman. In this, his final game, Robert appears to have been imbued with the spirit of World Champion Ding Liren, refusing the obvious route to a draw and pressuring his opponent into an fatal error. C4: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3} 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 {This was a bit of a surprise, as I had expected a Ruy Lopez.} 3...Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 d6 7.h3 O-O 8.Nbd2 {last book move} 8...Qe7 9.Nf1 Be6 10.g4 $5 {Very aggressive and double-edged} ( {White could, and perhaps should, play more slowly with} 10.Ne3 Rfd8 $15 ) 10...Rad8 ( {I thought about trying to open the centre against White's king with the immediate} 10...d5 $5 11.g5 Nxe4 12.dxe4 dxe4 13.N3d2 Qxg5 14.Qe2 $11 {and White has enough compensation for the piece but no more. I decided it was better to spend another move to prepare the central advance.} ) 11.Ng3 d5 12.Qe2 {White is behind in development.} 12...Na5 $2 {This gives White the chance to get his attack going. It was better to open the centre straight away with} ( 12...dxe4 13.dxe4 h6 14.O-O $17 ) 13.Nf5 $2 ( 13.g5 $142 $1 {is the best way to exploit my last move:} 13...Nxe4 ( 13...Ne8 14.Bxd5 $16 ) 14.dxe4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxb3 16.axb3 Nxb3 17.Rb1 $16 ) ( {The natural} 13.Bc2 {fails to} 13...dxe4 14.dxe4 $2 Bc4 $19 {and the queen is trapped.} ) 13...Bxf5 14.gxf5 Nxb3 15.axb3 dxe4 16.dxe4 Rd6 17.Bd2 Rfd8 18.O-O-O Nh5 19.Rhg1 Nf4 $6 {I wanted to force the exchange of White's bishop, so that White would have one fewer piece to attack with, but the downside is that now White's e-pawn can advance.} ( 19...h6 $5 $15 {may be better} ) 20.Bxf4 $11 exf4 $6 {Probably I should take the opportunity to trade all the rooks while I can.} ( 20...Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 22.Kxd1 exf4 23.Ne1 $14 ) 21.Rxd6 $2 {This gives me control of the open d-file.} ( 21.Rde1 Qe8 22.e5 $16 ) 21...Qxd6 $11 ( {Less advisable is} 21...Bxd6 22.e5 Qe8 23.Qe4 $18 ) ( 21...Rxd6 22.e5 Kf8 23.Qc4 $18 ) 22.Re1 $6 ( 22.b4 Bb6 $11 ) 22...Qb6 $6 ( 22...Qd3 $5 $15 {was the other move I considered and probably should have played:} 23.Qxd3 Rxd3 24.Ne5 Rxh3 25.Rd1 {Ultimately I rejected this line because I was worried about giving White the d-file with the rook infiltrating, but the engine is not scared so easily and suggests that I can defend adequately with} 25...Bd6 26.Nc4 Bf8 $17 ) 23.Rd1 $11 Rf8 24.Nd4 Qh6 25.e5 $5 ( 25.Qf3 Rd8 $11 ) 25...Qxh3 26.Qe4 $6 ( 26.e6 {would be more challenging to meet:} 26...Qh4 $11 ) 26...Bxd4 $15 27.cxd4 Qxb3 $6 {Taking this pawn is playable but now the queen cannot easily come back to defend the kingside.} ( 27...Qg4 $5 $15 {holds everything together} ) 28.f6 $11 Re8 {giving the king an escape square and also intending to start a counter-attack with Re6} ( 28...gxf6 $4 {fails to} 29.Rg1+ Kh8 30.Rh1 ) ( 28...g6 29.Qxf4 Qh3 $11 {was another option I considered.} ) 29.Rh1 h6 ( 29...g6 {is the other defensive option:} 30.Qxf4 Re6 31.Qh6 Rc6+ 32.Kb1 Qc2+ 33.Ka2 Qa4+ 34.Kb1 Qc2+ {and Black must take the perpetual check, as there is no way to defend g7. I was sure my opponent would find this line so decided to go for h6 instead, which also should end in a draw, because then my opponent would have some difficult decisions to make and opportunities to go wrong with little time left on his clock.} ) 30.Rxh6 $1 {forcing matters} 30...Qc4+ ( 30...gxh6 $4 {The rook cannot be captured immediately:} 31.Qg2+ Qg3 ( 31...Kf8 32.Qg7# ) 32.fxg3 Kf8 33.gxf4 Re7 34.f5 Re6 35.fxe6 fxe6 36.Qg7+ Ke8 37.Qe7# ) 31.Kb1 $4 ( 31.Kd2 $142 {must be played, when the game should end in perpetual check:} 31...Qb4+ ( 31...gxf6 $5 {is a brave attempt to keep the game going} 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Qh8+ Ke7 34.Qxf6+ Kd7 35.Qf5+ Kd8 36.Qxf4 $11 {with a roughly level position, but not an immediately forced draw.} ) 32.Kc2 ( 32.Kd1 Qb3+ 33.Ke2 Qxb2+ 34.Kf1 $4 {White cannot try to escape the checks or} 34...Qc1+ 35.Ke2 f3+ 36.Qxf3 Qxh6 $19 ) 32...Qc4+ 33.Kd2 Qb4+ 34.Kc2 Qc4+ 35.Kd2 $11 ) 31...Qf1+ $1 $19 {Now I cover the g2 square so the rook can safely be captured.} 32.Ka2 gxh6 33.Qxf4 Qh3 34.Qe4 c6 35.Ka1 Qh5 36.f4 Rd8 37.Ka2 Rd5 38.Qg2+ Qg6 39.Qh3 Ra5+ ( {Another good option was} 39...Rxd4 $142 40.Qf3 $19 ) 40.Kb3 Kh7 {Now my king is safe, allowing the queen to join the attack with devastating effect.} 41.Qd7 $2 {hastening the end} ( 41.Qc3 Rb5+ 42.Ka2 $19 ) 41...Qd3+ 42.Kb4 Rb5+ 43.Ka4 Qb3# {A nice way to end the tournament, finishing on 5/9 having played opponents from 9 different countries and 3 continents.} 0-1

FM Zhuban Bigabylov (Kazakhstan) v Robert Starley

[Event "Round 7: Zhuban Bigabylov - Robert Starley"] [Site "Lichess"] [Date "2023.11.09"] [Round "?"] [White "Zhuban Bigabylov"] [Black "Robert Starley"] [Result "0-1"] [EventDate "????.??.??"] [ECO "A50"] [PlyCount "132"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/KHalid212"] [Opening "Queen's Indian Accelerated"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/a1EskyQl/Cu7LpPQI"] [UTCDate "2023.11.08"] [UTCTime "11:58:07"] [Variant "Standard"] {Robert's third win in Muscat was a brilliant save with the black pieces from a desperate position...} 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.f3 Nc6 5.e3 {This quiet move takes the players out of the main lines.} ( 5.d5 $1 Ne5 6.e4 e6 7.f4 Ng6 8.e5 Ng8 $1 9.Nf3 Bb4 10.Bd3 {may be even but has produced good results for White.} ) 5...e6 6.Bd3 Bb4 7.Ne2 O-O 8.e4 e5 9.d5 Ne7 $6 ( 9...Nd4 $1 10.Nxd4 $1 exd4 11.a3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 dxc3 13.Qc2 Qe7 14.Qxc3 c6 15.Kf2 $1 ) 10.a3 $1 Bxc3+ 11.Nxc3 d6 12.O-O Ng6 $14 {Black has had to give up his better bishop, and the remaining cleric is blocked out of play.} 13.g3 $5 Qd7 14.Be3 h5 $6 ( {With engine assistance from HIARCS, I can offer an improved formulation of Robert's approach here with the insertion of ...a5 before ...h5:} 14...a5 15.b4 {and only now} 15...h5 $5 {and e.g.} 16.Qe2 h4 17.Qg2 Nh5 18.Rfd1 Bc8 19.Rac1 Qe7 20.c5 bxc5 21.bxc5 f5 $1 22.exf5 Bxf5 23.Bxf5 Rxf5 24.Ne4 Raf8 25.Rf1 Qd7 26.cxd6 cxd6 27.Rc6 Nf6 28.Rxd6 Qa4 29.Rxf6 R8xf6 30.Nxf6+ Rxf6 31.Qb2 Kh7 32.Qc3 Qb5 33.Qd2 e4 $1 34.a4 Qxa4 35.Qd4 Qxd4 36.Bxd4 Rxf3 37.Rxf3 exf3 38.d6 Nf8 39.gxh4 Kg6 40.Kf2 Nd7 41.Kxf3 a4 42.Bb2 Kf7 43.Kf4 g6 44.Kg5 Nc5 45.Ba3 Nd7 $10 ) 15.Rc1 h4 16.Qe2 Nh5 $2 {This fails to a tactic which, fortunately, White misses.} 17.Qg2 ( 17.f4 $1 {Discovered attack} 17...Nf6 18.f5 Nh8 $6 19.gxh4 Ne8 20.Kh1 {and we can all see what's coming next down the half-open g-file.} ) 17...Bc8 18.Rfd1 Kh7 19.Ne2 a5 20.b4 axb4 21.axb4 Ra2 22.Rd2 Ra4 23.Rb1 Ba6 $6 24.f4 h3 $2 ( 24...exf4 {is practically compulsory here.} 25.Nxf4 Nhxf4 26.gxf4 Ra3 27.b5 $1 Bc8 28.e5 $1 Rxd3 29.Rxd3 Qf5 30.Rbd1 Kg8 ) 25.Qf3 $1 {White has found a variation of Black's trouble above - the h5-knight is undefended.} 25...Nf6 26.f5 Ne7 27.g4 Rh8 28.g5 $1 Ne8 29.Rdd1 Kg8 30.b5 Bb7 31.Ra1 Rxa1 32.Rxa1 Qd8 33.Qg4 Bc8 $6 34.Ra8 $1 Qd7 35.Ng3 g6 $2 36.Qf3 $1 $18 {Material remains even, but Black's position is falling apart.} 36...Kf8 37.Ra7 Qd8 38.Bxb6 $4 {An unsound sacrifice} 38...gxf5 $1 ( {Even if Black accepts the sacrifice, the path to victory isn't simple:} 38...cxb6 39.fxg6 f6 40.g7+ Kxg7 41.Nh5+ Kg6 42.gxf6 Bd7 43.f7 Nc8 $1 44.fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 45.Rxd7 Qxd7 46.Qf6+ Kh7 $1 47.Qf3 Rg8+ 48.Kf2 Rg6 49.Nf6+ Rxf6 50.Qxf6 {and White is getting there but still has some work to do.} ) 39.Bxc7 Nxc7 40.exf5 Ne8 $6 ( {HIARCS is almost as confused as this club player, but it offers the following route out now for Black:} 40...Rh4 $3 41.f6 Nexd5 $1 42.cxd5 Nxb5 $1 {and now if} 43.Bxb5 $4 {then} 43...Qb6+ 44.Qf2 Qxb5 45.Ra8 Rc4 $1 46.Nf1 Rc1 {wins - for Black!} ) 41.Qe3 {White falls below five minutes on the clock, and the time scramble begins.} 41...f6 42.b6 fxg5 43.b7 Bxb7 44.Rxb7 Qc8 45.Qa7 Qc5+ 46.Qxc5 dxc5 47.Ne4 Nxf5 48.Nxc5 Nd4 49.Nd7+ Kg8 50.Nxe5 g4 $18 {This is utterly miserable for Black. White's central pawns will surely win the game. Surely?} 51.c5 Rh5 52.Ng6 Nf3+ 53.Kf2 Nf6 54.Bf5 $2 ( 54.c6 $1 {wins the house.} 54...Ne8 55.c7 Nxc7 56.Rxc7 ) 54...Nd4 55.Ne7+ Kf8 56.Bg6 $4 ( {It's as if White wrote the wrong move and had to play it! Only we don't play chess in that order any more...} 56.Ng6+ $1 Kg8 57.Bb1 Nxd5 58.Ba2 g3+ 59.Kxg3 Rg5+ 60.Kxh3 Rxg6 61.Bxd5+ Kh8 62.Kh4 Nf5+ 63.Kh5 Rg1 64.Rb8+ {and everything wins for White:} 64...Rg8 ( 64...Kg7 65.Rg8+ ) ( 64...Kh7 65.Be4 ) 65.Rxg8+ Kh7 66.c6 ) 56...Re5 57.d6 {White's clock falls below 40 seconds. There's an increment, but even so...} 57...Rxc5 58.Nf5 $4 ( {White may still have a path to victory at this point:} 58.Ke3 Nb5 {and only now} 59.Nf5 Rxf5 60.Rb8+ Kg7 61.Bxf5 Nxd6 62.Kf4 g3 63.Bxh3 $1 gxh2 64.Bg2 Kg6 65.Kg3 Nde4+ 66.Kxh2 {and the HIARCS endgame database declares this a win for White - anyone?} ) 58...Nxf5 59.Rf7+ Kg8 60.Rxf6 $4 {White hasn't correctly calculated what follows.} ( {A better try to hold the draw now is:} 60.d7 g3+ 61.hxg3 Ng4+ 62.Ke1 Re5+ 63.Kd2 Rd5+ 64.Kc3 Ng7 65.Rf4 Ne5 66.Bc2 Rc5+ 67.Kd2 Nxd7 68.Rh4 ) 60...g3+ 61.hxg3 h2 62.d7 Rc2+ $1 63.Kf3 {Forced, since stepping onto the first rank ensures the pawn queens with mate!} 63...h1=Q+ 64.Kg4 Nh6+ 65.Kg5 Rd2 66.Be8 Rd5+ {White resigns. It's mate in four.} 0-1

Robert Starley v Amardeep S. Bartakke (India)

[Event "Round 4: Robert Starley - Amardeep S. Bartakke"] [Site "Lichess"] [Date "2023.11.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Robert Starley"] [Black "Amardeep S. Bartakke"] [Result "1-0"] [EventDate "????.??.??"] [ECO "C83"] [PlyCount "139"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/KHalid212"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense, Main Line"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/NOqOLHfj/JsdLFttr"] [UTCDate "2023.11.05"] [UTCTime "11:57:09"] [Variant "Standard"] {Robert's Round 4 victory in Oman against a tenacious Indian opponent gets the club player-turned-analyser treatment. Long tournaments are gruelling, and so perhaps it's no surprise that (with a little help from my computer friend) I was able to find quite a few missed tactics towards the end. Fellow club players could pick up some tips on how to win a pawn when you're the only player who still has their queen on the board.} 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 $5 {Only Black's third most common response here in the Ruy Lopez} ( {The main line continues} 5...Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 {and now Black either castles or plays ...d6 first.} ) 6.d4 Be7 7.Re1 b5 8.Bb3 ( {Perhaps Robert should have considered the juicy line} 8.Rxe4 d5 $1 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Rxe5 bxa4 {where the bishop pair is poor compensation for Black's doubled a-pawns.} ) 8...d5 9.dxe5 Be6 10.c3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Nc5 12.Bc2 $6 {A little passive} ( 12.Nd4 $1 Nxd4 13.cxd4 Nd3 14.Re3 Nxc1 15.Rxc1 {looks promising for White with his active rooks.} ) 12...d4 $1 13.cxd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Qh5 $5 Nd3 $1 16.Bxd3 $1 ( {Robert improves on a previous game in the database where White blundered} 16.Ne4 $2 g6 $1 17.Qd1 {and Black could have cashed in his advantage tactically with} 17...Nxe1 $1 18.Qxd4 Nxc2 ) 16...Qxd3 17.Ne4 Bb4 $6 ( 17...Qc2 $1 {is the somewhat surprising move proposed by the HIARCS engine.} ) 18.Re3 $2 {Unfortunately, Robert's eagerness to expel the queen only draws her to this square now.} 18...Qc2 $1 19.h3 Rad8 20.Kh2 Rd4 $2 ( {If Black were to batten down the hatches with} 20...Be7 {then he probably stands better on account of the bishop pair on an open board.} ) 21.Nf6+ $1 {After this move, Black is faced with having to give up his queen on g6. He gets rook and bishop for the exchange, and perhaps a crucial extra pawn - the one on e5 - if he plays his cards right.} 21...Kh8 ( 21...gxf6 22.Rg3+ Qg6 23.Rxg6+ fxg6 {is a better way for Black to go, when after White's best move} 24.Qe2 {he can grab the extra pawn with} 24...fxe5 ) 22.Re4 ( 22.Rg3 $1 {is an improvement on the text.} 22...gxf6 23.Be3 $1 Rd7 24.Qh6 Qg6 25.Rxg6 fxg6 26.Qf4 {defending the e5-pawn and attacking Black's bishop on b4.} ) 22...Qxe4 23.Nxe4 Rxe4 24.Be3 ( 24.f4 $5 {is an interesting alternative.} ) 24...Be7 $6 ( 24...Rxe5 $1 {Quite simply, Black must have this pawn to square the exchange. There's a tactical point here that perhaps the players missed.} 25.Qh4 ( 25.Qxe5 $6 {fails to} 25...Bd6 26.Qxd6 $1 cxd6 {and Black is suddenly a pawn to the good.} ) 25...Bd6 {and it isn't clear how White is better even with the queen.} ) 25.Kh1 c5 26.b3 $6 ( 26.Qf3 $1 Rxe5 27.Qb7 Re8 28.Rd1 h6 29.Qxa6 ) 26...Rc8 27.Rc1 Kg8 28.Qf3 Bd5 $2 29.Rd1 Bc6 30.Qe2 {Once White lets go of the e5-pawn like this, the engine evaluates the position at a draw.} ( {HIARCS reasonably suggests holding onto the e5-pawn with} 30.Qf5 $1 ) 30...Rxe5 31.Qg4 Re8 32.Qg3 Bf8 33.Rc1 g6 34.Kh2 R8e6 35.Rd1 Be7 36.Bh6 Bd5 37.Re1 Bd6 38.Rxe5 $1 Bxe5 39.Bf4 $1 Bg7 $2 ( 39...f6 $5 40.Qe3 c4 {is an interesting try for Black.} ) 40.Qd3 ( {Again, it may be White missed a simple tactic here:} 40.Qg5 $1 Bc6 41.Qxc5 ) 40...Bd4 41.Be3 $1 {This is also good for White now.} 41...Bxe3 42.fxe3 Be4 43.Qc3 $6 ( {White can win the c4-pawn by force another way:} 43.Qd7 $1 {threatening Qc8+} 43...Kg7 44.Qc7 c4 45.bxc4 bxc4 46.Qxc4 ) 43...Rc6 44.Qe5 f5 45.g4 h6 $6 ( 45...c4 $1 46.bxc4 bxc4 {and Black has a passed pawn to keep White busy.} ) 46.Kg3 $6 ( 46.h4 $1 h5 47.Qe8+ Kg7 48.Qe7+ Kg8 49.gxh5 gxh5 50.Qg5+ {picks up the h5-pawn.} ) 46...c4 $1 47.bxc4 bxc4 48.Qc3 Kh7 49.h4 {It's still very much drawn.} 49...fxg4 $4 {Not any more!} 50.Kxg4 ( {White misses} 50.Qe5 $1 Bf3 ( 50...Bd3 51.Qe7+ Kh8 52.Qe8+ {wins the rook.} ) 51.e4 $1 h5 52.Qe7+ Kh6 53.Qf8+ Kh7 54.Qe7+ Kh6 55.Qd8 $1 {threatening Qh8#} 55...Kg7 56.Qd7+ {and White wins the rook on c6.} ) 50...Bd3 51.Kf4 Re6 52.Qa5 Rf6+ 53.Kg3 h5 $4 {The losing move} ( 53...Re6 $1 54.Qc7+ Kg8 55.Kf2 Rf6+ 56.Ke1 Re6 {puts up more of a fight.} ) 54.Qc7+ Kg8 55.Qd8+ Rf8 56.Qd5+ Kh7 57.Qb7+ Kh6 58.Qxa6 Be2 59.Qa3 Rc8 60.Qc3 Kh7 61.a4 Bg4 62.a5 Be6 63.Kf4 Bf7 64.e4 Kg8 65.a6 Kh7 66.Qf6 Kg8 67.a7 c3 68.Qa6 Ra8 69.Qb7 Rf8 70.a8=Q {Black resigns.} 1-0