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A game in the romantic style

Your webmaster particularly enjoyed playing through the following game. Thanks to Tony Corkett for pointing it out.

David Shaw vs. Michael Yeo
Numerica 3Cs 2 vs. Wessex 1, board 3
Division 2, round 8

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5

Shaw vs. Yeo

5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kf1 Qe7 7. Nxh8 d5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. c3 Bg4 10. Qa4+ Nd7

Shaw vs. Yeo

11. Kxf2 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qf6+ 13. Ke1 Qf3 14. Rf1 Qe4+ 15. Kf2 O-O-O

Shaw vs. Yeo

16. cxd4 Rf8+ 17. Kg1 Qxd4+ 18. Kg2 Qe4+ 19. Kg1 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Bh3+ 21. Kf2 Qg2+ 22. Ke3

Shaw vs. Yeo

Now a king hunt starts - 22... Qg1+ 23. Kf3 Bg2+ 24. Kg4 Qd4+ 25. Kg5 h6+ 26. Kg6 Qg4+ 27. Kf7 Qf5+ 28. Kg8 Qf8+ 29. Kh7 Be4+ and White resigned. After 30. Ng6, 30... Nf6 is mate!

Shaw vs. Yeo

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SCS
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e2e4.org.uk 3
Beauty and the Beasts
Celtic Tigers 2
Oxford 3
Halesowen
Guildford-A&DC 4
AMCA Cheetahs