Scottish Annotated Games

Last updated 11 July 2001

Hislop, A T - Rawlings,A J [B32]
SCCA League, 1998
[Notes by Allan Hislop]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.Nd5 Nce7 [New to me.]

9.c4! Nxd5 10.exd5 bxc4 11.Nxc4 Be7 12.Be3 Rb8 13.Be2? [With hindsight, a4 is better.]

13...Nf6 14.0-0 0-0 15.a4 Bb7? [Nd7 looks best.]

16.Nb6 Nd7 17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.b4 f5? [I prefer Rfc8.]

19.b5 Ra8 20.Rc1 Rfc8 21.Rc6! Bxc6 22.dxc6 Qe6 23.Qc2 axb5 24.axb5 f4 25.Bd2 d5 26.h3 Qf6 27.Qb3 Qd6 28.Bf3 Rd8 29.c7! Qxc7 30.Bxd5+ Kh8 31.Bxa8 Rxa8 32.b6 Qb7 33.Qe6 Rd8 34.Rc1 Bd6 35.Ba5 Bb8 36.Qc6 Qa6 37.Rc5 h6 38.b7 [If ... Rd1+ 40.Kh2 Qf1 41.Qc8+ Kh7 42.Qf5+ and goodnight.] 1-0