Jelliss, George P. – Ballantyne, Steve Jelliss, George P. (1301) Ballantyne, Steve (1359) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 30 November 2024 Location: Crewe Chess Club Tournament: 2024/25 Club Championship Div 3 Round: 3.1.1 Opening: A06 RĂ©ti (1.Nf3 d5), Zukertort Submitted by: Published on: 6 February 2025 Categories: game [Event "2024/25 Club Championship Div 3"] [Site "Crewe Chess Club"] [Date "2024.11.30"] [Round "3.1.1"] [White "Jelliss, George P."] [Black "Ballantyne, Steve"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "1359"] [ECO "A06"] [EventDate "2024.11.30"] [WhiteElo "1301"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Bf5 3.d3 Bg6 4.g4 h5 5.Ne5 Qd6 6.Nxg6 Qxg6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.f3 c6 9.Nc3 hxg4 10.fxg4 Nbd7 11.Kd2 e5 12.a3 Qh6 13.Qg1 d4 14.Nd1 dxe3+ 15.Nxe3 Bc5 16.Kd1 Nd5 {After my move 16, it becomes very interesting}17.Nxd5 cxd5 18.Bxh6 Bxg1 19.Rxg1 Rxh6 20.Rg2 g5 21.Kd2 Nf6 22.Rag1 Ke7 23.Rf2 e4 24.Rf5 Rxh2 25.Rxg5 Rg8 26.Rxg8 Nxg8 27.g5 exd3 28.Kxd3 Rh3+ 29.Kd4 Kd6 30.c4 Rh4+ 31.Kc3 d4+ 32.Kb4 Ne7 33.Bf3 b6 34.Rg4 Rxg4 35.Bxg4 a6 {George offered me a draw and, after a long look at the game, I accepted} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2024/25 Club Championship Div 3"] [Site "Crewe Chess Club"] [Date "2024.11.30"] [Round "3.1.1"] [White "Jelliss, George P."] [Black "Ballantyne, Steve"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "1359"] [ECO "A06"] [EventDate "2024.11.30"] [WhiteElo "1301"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Bf5 3.d3 Bg6 4.g4 h5 5.Ne5 Qd6 6.Nxg6 Qxg6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.f3 c6 9.Nc3 hxg4 10.fxg4 Nbd7 11.Kd2 e5 12.a3 Qh6 13.Qg1 d4 14.Nd1 dxe3+ 15.Nxe3 Bc5 16.Kd1 Nd5 {After my move 16, it becomes very interesting}17.Nxd5 cxd5 18.Bxh6 Bxg1 19.Rxg1 Rxh6 20.Rg2 g5 21.Kd2 Nf6 22.Rag1 Ke7 23.Rf2 e4 24.Rf5 Rxh2 25.Rxg5 Rg8 26.Rxg8 Nxg8 27.g5 exd3 28.Kxd3 Rh3+ 29.Kd4 Kd6 30.c4 Rh4+ 31.Kc3 d4+ 32.Kb4 Ne7 33.Bf3 b6 34.Rg4 Rxg4 35.Bxg4 a6 {George offered me a draw and, after a long look at the game, I accepted} 1/2-1/2 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser.