Scottish Annotated Games

Last updated 11 July 2001

Sprott, G R - Nisbet, A [D05]
SCCA Championship, 1997-98
[Notes by Iain Mackintosh]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 [Out of most books.]

3...e6 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3 Nbd7 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Re1 Qb6 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Rxe4 Nf6 12.Rh4 g6 13.Ne5 Be7 14.Qf3 Nd7 15.Rxh7! Kxh7?? [15... Nxe5 16.Qh3 Bf6 (16... Nxd3? 17.Rh8+ Kg7 18.Qh6+ Kf6 19.Bg5+ Kf5 20.Bxe7 with a huge plus.) 17.Bg5! Bg7 18.Rxg7+!]

16.Qh5+ [16... Kg7 17.Nxg6 f5 18.Bh6+ Kf6 19.Bg5+ Kg7 20.Qh6+ Kg8 21.Nxe7+ Kf7 22.Qg6#] 1-0