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Smith, Robert - Steadman, Michael

North Island Championship 2009

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.h3 Nc6 9.Nde2 a6 10.O-O Bd7 11.Be3 Rc8 12.b3 b5 13.a4 b4 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 Nb8 16.Bd4 Bxd4 17.Nxd4 a5 18.Re1 Re8 19.Qd2 Rc5 20.Rad1 Bc8 21.Qh6 Bb7 22.Nf3 Nd7 23.Ng5 Nf8 24.Rd4 e5 25.Rh4 Bxd5 26.Bxd5 Rxd5 27.Nxh7 Nxh7 28.Qxh7+ Kf8 29.Rf4









Moves are clickable

29...Qc7? (29...f5! A clever only-move from the computer ) 30.Qh8+ Ke7 31.Rxf7+ 1-0