1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Be3 O-O 7. c3 Nc6 8.Nbd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Ne4 Nxe3 11. fxe3 b6 12. d4 cxd4 13. exd4 Bb7 14.Bd3 Qd5 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. a3 Qh5 17. Ng3 Qh6 18. Rae1 Bd6 19. Qf2 Rcd8 20.Be4 f5 21. Bc2 Ne7 22. Ne5 Nd5 23. Qe2 Nf4 24. Qe3 Nxg2 25. Qxh6 gxh6 26.Re2 Nh4 27. Rf4 Ng6 28. Nxg6 hxg6 29. Rh4 e5 30. Rxh6 Kg7 31. Rh3 Bf3 32.dxe5 Bc5+ 33. Kf1 Bxe2+ 34. Nxe2 Rfe8 35. b4 Bf8 36. Nd4 Rd5 37. e6 Bd6 38.Bb3 Re5 39. Nc6 Re4 40. Nxa7 Be5 41. Nc6 Bf6 42. Bd5 R4xe6 43. Bxe6 Rxe6 44. b5 Re4 45. Nb4 Re5 46. a4 Rc5 47. Rd3 Rxc3 48. Rd7+ Kf8 49. Nd5 Rc1+ 50. Kg2 Bd4 51. Nf4 Rg1+ 52. Kh3 Be3 53. Nd5 f4 54. Rd6 g5 55. Nxb6 g4+ 56. Kh4 f3 57. Nd5 Bd4..........0 -1

We’ve all heard of Schubert’s unfinished symphony and here we have the Trowbridge CC version. This is an amazingly long and hard fought struggle from the veteran of our club Paul Hatvany and Brown Jack’s Mike Rabbit. Heavily outgraded, Paul puts up an amazing struggle with a frantic Queen v Kingside pawn chase.

 

Post match analysis reveals a potential Queen sacrifice missed by Black at move 24..Qh3! after the initial jockeying for position, and although Paul eventually lost move 48.RXR may have afforded him an easier endgame?

 

Due to the complexity of the position both players felt unable to write down the last five minutes’ moves, hence at this time the enclosed score-sheet bears a resemblance to our aforementioned musician’s effort, and the starting position represents the last move written down by Paul - an interesting position in itself. Click on the arrow (<<) to start at the setup position and enjoy a fascinating tussle.

 

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