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A King and Pawn Endgame
by Chris Howell

Chris Howell vs. Julie Kourtseva
4NCL Division 1, Round 2
Jutes of Kent vs. Cambridge University

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Be7 8. Bd2N (8. Be3 Nf6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. a3 Qc7 11. Qd2 Bd6 12. Rfe1 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. d4 Bd6 15. Bd3 Bg6 16. Ne2 Nd5 17. c3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 O-O-O 20. Qc2 Rdg8 21. b4 h5 22. a4 g5 23. b5 h4 24. Qe4 Qd7 25. bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qxc6+ bxc6 27. f3 Kc7 28. Rab1 Re8 29. Nc1 Bf4 30. Rd1 Rb8 1-0 Yurkina,Y-Gelivanova,Y/Dagomys 2004) 8... Qc7 9. Nd4 Bg6 10. Qf3! Bf6?! 11. Nb3? (11. Bf4! e5 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. h4 h5 14. a4+=) 11... Ne7? (11... Nd7+=) 12. Bf4 Be5 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Rfe1 Qc7 15. Nd4 O-O? (15... e5 16. Qg3 Nd7 17. Nf3+/-) 16. Bxe6! Qd8!? 17. Bb3 Nd7 18. a4?! (18. Qf4!+-) 18... Nc5 19. Bc4 Re8 20. Nb3?! (20. Qf4!) 20... Nxb3 21. Bxb3 Nf5 22. Bc4? (22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qe4+/-) 22... Nd4 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Qd1 Qe7 25. Qd2 (25. Ne4!+/-) 25... Re8 26. h3 Qb4 27. Re1 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 h6 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Bxf7 Bxf7 31. Qxf7 Qxb2 32. Ne4 Qa1+ 33. Kh2 Ne2 34. Ng5+ hxg5 35. Qh5+ Kg8 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qxe2 Qxa4 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. c4 Qc2 40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. Qe4+ Kh8 42. Qd4 Qa2 43. h4 gxh4 44. Qxh4+ Kg8 45. Qd8+ Kh7 46. Qh4+ Kg8 47. g4 Qb2 48. Kg2 Qd4 49. Qg3 Qd8 (49... a5!) 50. g5 g6 51. Qe3 Qd7 52. Kf1 c5 53. Ke2 b6 54. Qe4 Kf7 55. Qf4+ Ke8 56. Kd2 Qe7 57. Qg4 Kf8 (=) 58. f4 Qf7 59. Kc2 Kg7 60. Qf3 b5 61. Qe4! bxc4 62. dxc4 Kg8 63. Kb3! Kg7 64. Qe5+ Kg8 65. Qd5 Kg7 66. Qxf7+ Kxf7 67. Ka4 Ke6 68. Kb5 Kf5 69. Kxc5 Kxf4

Howell vs. Kourtseva

70. Kc6!! (70. Kb5 Ke4 71. Kc6!!+-) (70. Kd4?? Kxg5 71. c5 Kf6 72. Kd5 Ke7 73. Kc6 g5 74. Kb7 g4 75. c6 g3 76. c7 g2 77. c8=Q g1=Q 78. Qc7+ Ke6 79. Qc6+ Kf5 80. Qb5+ Kg6 81. Qa6+ Kf5 82. Qxa7=) 70... Kxg5 71. c5! a5 72. Kb5! a4 73. Kxa4! Kf6 74. Kb5 (74. Ka5+-) 74... Ke7 75. Kb6 Kd8 76. Kb7! 1-0

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Pride and Prejudice
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The ADs
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Rhyfelwyr Essyllwg
Sambuca Black Sheep
3Cs
Cambridge Univ. 2
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KJCA Kings
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The Full Ponty
Sussex Smart Ctls.
e2e4.org.uk 2
Iceni
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e2e4.org.uk 3
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Celtic Tigers 2
Oxford 3
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