1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.0–0 Be7 9.Qh5 d6 10.f4 Nf6 11.Qf3 O–O 12.fxe5 dxe5 13.Bg5 Nd7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Rf2 Qc5 16.Raf1 f6 17.Qf5 Bc8 18.Kh1 Nb6 19.Qh5 g6 20.Qh6 Ra7 21.Rxf6 Rxf6 22.Rxf6 Qe7 23.Rxc6 Qg7 24.Qxg7+ Kxg7 25.Rxb6 Rf7 26.Nd5 Rf2 27.Kg1 Rd2 28.Ne7 Bg4 29.Rxa6 Bd1 30.Rc6 Be2 31.Bxe2 Rxe2 32.Rc4 Rd2 33.a4 Rd1+ 34.Kf2 Ra1 35.Nc6 Kf6 36.a5 h5 37.b4 g5 38.b5 g4 39.b6 Ra3 40.b7 h4 41.Nxe5 g3+ 42.hxg3 hxg3+ 43.Ke2 Rxa5 44.b8Q resigns1–0

Steve is an ‘honorary’ member of the Trowbridge chess club having accompanied, the boys on several trips over the last few years. Steve not only drinks excessively throughout the Blackpool weekend, but this year went one further and joined us ‘fresh’ from a drinking stint at  Cheltenham (Gold Cup) where he regularly hands over crisp notes to a perfect stranger in the forlorn hope that the stranger might increase his return assuming ahis crippled horse manages to beat several other fighting fit stallions.

 

This year the alcohol might have proved too much as Steve only managed 2 points (two losses , two draws 1 win). This game however is a good example from Steve as to how to handle a Sicilian (2 ...a6 variation) and his opponent could easily have resigned after move 23.

 

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