Finally - a game!

I am very grateful to Anthony Ker for donating his loss to Russell Dive in the Autumn Cup earlier this year. He also supplied the exclamation marks. Finally, this is starting to look like a proper chess site!

White: Russell Dive
Black: Anthony Ker

Opening: English

1. c4 e5
2. Nc3 b6?!
3. Nf3 Nc6
4. g3 Bb7
5. Bg2 Rb8
6. 0-0 g6
7. d4 Nxd4
8. Nxd4 Bxg2
9. Kxg2 exd4
10. Qxd4 Qf6



















11. Qd3! Ne7
12. Bf4 Bg7
13. Kg1 d6
14. Nb5 Kd7?!
15. Qa3! a5
16. Rad1 Nc8
17. Qa4 Kd8
18. Nd4 Ne7
19. Qb5! h6
20. c5 d5
21. e4 g5




















22. exd5!! gxf4
23. d6 c6
24. Nxc6+ Nxc6
25. Qxc6 Rc8
26. Qxb6+ Kd7
27. Rfe1 Rhe8
28. Qb5+ Black resigns


The all-seeing computer shows a slightly quicker finish with 28. Qb7 Kd8 29. Re7 Rxe7 30. dxe7 Ke8 31. Qd7 #, but, of course, the move played is perfectly sufficient.