Scottish Annotated Games

Last updated 11 July 2001

Lennox, C J - Nisbet, A [A09]
SCCA Championship 1997-98
[Notes by Iain Mackintosh]

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Na3 c5 4.Nxc4 Nc6 5.b3 f6 6.Bb2 e5 7.g3 Nge7 8.Bg2 Nd5 9.0-0 Be7 10.Nh4 0-0 11.Qb1 Rf7 12.Nf5 Be6 13.f4 [Be4 looks better.]

13...exf4 14.gxf4 Nb6 15.Nfe3 Nxc4 16.bxc4 [Nxc4 is the better try.]

16...Qxd2 17.Bc1 Qd4 18.Rd1 Qxf4 19.Qxb7 Rc8 20.Bxc6 Bd6 21.Qa6 Qxh2+ 22.Kf1 Rd8 23.Bg2 Rfd7 24.Bd2?? [Qc6 was essential.]

24...Bh3 25.Be1 Bg3 26.Bxg3 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 28.Kf2 Qg1+ 29.Kf3 Bxg2+ 30.Nxg2 Rf1+ 31.Kg4 Qd4+ 32.Nf4 h5+ 33.Kh3 Rh1+ 34.Kg2 Qe4+ 35.Kf2 h4 [After 36.Qc8+ Kh7 37.Qxc5 hxg3+ it's over.] 0-1