Green, Malcolm (1291)
Ballantyne, Steve (1344)
Result: 1-0
Ballantyne, Steve (1344)
Result: 1-0
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1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 c6 3. e3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qg4 An early attack, I didn't want to move g6, as it would leave my Rook vulnerable 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qf6 7. Ba3 Nh6 8. Qg3 Nf5 9. Qf4 Qd8 10. Bd3 Ne7 11. Bd6 Na6 12. c5 b5 13. Qg3 g6 14. Be5 Rg8 15. Qg5 Forcing me to move h5 or I'd lose my pawn 15... h5 16. Nf3 f5 17. Bf6 Bb7 18. Be2 Qd7 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Qg3 Nb8 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Bxh5 Qg7 23. Nxg6 Kd8 24. Qg5+ Kc7 25. Qf4+ Kd8 26. h4 Ba6 27. Qg5+ Kc7 28. Rh3 Nd7 29. Qf4+ Kb7 30. Qd6 Nf6 31. Ne7 Nxh5 32. Qxc6+ Kb8 33. Nxg8 Qxg8 34. Qxa6 Qxg2 35. Qxb5+ Kc7 36. Qf1 Qxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Rb8 38. Kg2 Rb2 39. Rhh1 a5 40. Rhb1 Rc2 41. Rb3 f4 42. Kf3 fxe3 43. Kxe3 a4 44. Ra3 Nf6 45. f3 Rh2 46. Rxa4 Rxh4 47. Ra7+ Kc6 48. Rb1 Nd7 49. Rbb7 Rh7 50. Rc7+ Black resigns. From move 5.Qg4 I was reacting to the attack that was facing me. I must say that Mal played very well on the night.