Bird's OpeningA03

WHITE : Hopkins, J.
BLACK : Holt, P.

Shropshire v Warwickshire B3
2006


1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nbd7 6. g4 (White ditches development in favour of a quick attack) 6... e5 7. g5 e4 8. Qe2 Ng8 9. Qb5 (Not learning, White continues to waste time) 9... Ne7 10. Qxb7 h6 11. Bb5 Rc8 12. Nc3 12. Qxa7 or 12. gxh6 12... c6 13. Be2 Nc5 14. Qxa7 Nf5 (Threatens to win the Queen with Ra8) 15. Nxd5 15. Na4 Possible 15... Qxd5 16. b4 (Note that White's Q-side is still at home) 16... Nd3+! 17. cxd3 (Not good, but what else ?) 17... exd3 18. Rg1 dxe2 19. Qa6 19. g6 Marginally better 19... Qe6 20. a3 hxg5 21. Rxg5 Be7 22. Rg1 Bh4+ 23. Kxe2 (Fritz announces mate in 8 at this point. Let's see how Phil gets on) 23... Nd4+ 24. Kd3 Qb3+ 25. Kxd4 25. Ke4 Qc2+ 26. d3 f5+ 27. Ke5 Rd8 28. exd4 Rd5+ 29. Ke6 Qe2+ 30. Be3 Qxe3# 25... Bf6+ 26. Kc5 Qd5+ 27. Kb6 Rb8+ 28. Kc7 Qd7+ 29. Kxb8 O-O+! 30. Qc8 Rxc8# 0-1 [Reynolds,R]

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