(1) Stewart,Douglas L (1960) - Stidham,Kevin T (1434) [A14]
April Scramble III Brandon, MS (1), 09.04.2006
[Stewart, Douglas]

A36: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7

1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 e6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.b3 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bb2 Bf6 10.Rb1!?
I didn't want to initiate any trades, so this was really a waiting move

10...Rb8N 11.Na4
[>=11.Nxd5 exd5 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Re8= ]

11...Bxb2=/+ 12.Nxb2 b6 13.h4
[13.Nc4 Qe7=/+ ]

13...Nce7
[13...f5 14.Nc4=/+ ]

14.Ng5
[14.Rc1 Ba6= ]

14...h6 15.Nf3 Ba6 16.Re1 Qc7 17.Rc1 Rfd8 18.d3 Qd6 19.Nc4 Bxc4 20.bxc4 Nf6 21.Qc2 Nf5
[21...Nc6 22.Qa4=/+ ]

22.Qc3 Nd4 23.Nxd4 Qxd4
[23...cxd4 24.c5 Qe7 25.Qc4=/+ ]

24.Qxd4=
I thought I could trade a-pawns in this endgame and pressure Black's b-pawn

24...Rxd4 25.Rc3 Rbd8 26.Rb1 R4d6
[26...e5 27.f3= ]

27.a4+/= a5 28.Rcb3 Rb8 29.Rb5 Nd7 30.Kh2 Re8 31.R5b3 e5?!
[31...g5 32.hxg5 hxg5 33.Kg1= ]

32.Bh3 g5?!
it was better to go for active counterplay [>=32...e4+/- ]

33.hxg5 hxg5 34.Bxd7 Rxd7 35.Rxb6 e4 36.Rb8 Rde7
[>=36...Rxb8 37.Rxb8+ Kg7+- ]

37.Rxe8+ Rxe8 38.Rb5 exd3 39.exd3 Re2 40.Rxc5 Rxf2+ 41.Kg1 Rf3 42.Rxg5+ Kf8 43.Rxa5?
I missed that Black would be winning 2 pawns [>=43.Rd5 Rxg3+ 44.Kf2+- isn't a walk in the park, but White should win]

43...Rxg3++/= 44.Kf2 Rxd3
I was very aware here that this position is probably a draw

45.Ke2 Rd4 46.Rc5 Ke7 47.Ke3 Rd1 48.Rc7+
[48.Rd5 Ra1= ]

48...Ke6
[48...Kd6 49.Rc8 Ra1 50.Kd4= ]

49.a5 f5 50.a6 Ra1 51.a7 Kd6 52.Rf7 Kc5 53.Kd2 Kxc4 54.Ke3 Ra3+ 55.Kd2 Rd3+ 56.Kc2 Rc3+??
under time pressure, Black plays the only losing move [>=56...Ra3= is an easy draw]

57.Kb2 Rb3+ 58.Ka2 1-0