Game from 17 Nov 09

A few mistakes by both players in this game. The highlight for me was near the end when my opponent started to get rattled by the level of noise in the pavilion. He decided to launch a piece of tissue at his teammate who was sitting in the corner, going over his game with John Naylor. Of course, Sod's law meant the tissue landed straight on John's head! Like a gentleman, John chose to ignore it, as I tried not to burst out laughing.

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[Event "Rugby C, Board 2"]
[Site "Bowls Pavilion"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "J. Mendes"]
[Black "C. Marstow"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 {Better perhaps was 5.e4 Nb6
6.d5.} 5... Nxc3 6. bxc3 f6 7. Bf4 e6 8. e4 Bd6 9. e5 fxe5 10. dxe5 Be7 11.
Qxd8+ Nxd8 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Bg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 Nc6 15. Nf3 b6 16. Bc4 Na5 17.
Bb3 c5 18. Rd6 c4 19. Ba4 Nb7 20. Rc6 Nc5 21. Bc2 Nd3+? {21...Bb7 22.Rc7 Bxf3
23.gxf3 Rxf3 wins a pawn for Black.} 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Rd6 Ba6 24. Kd2 Bc4
25. a3 Rad8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Nd4 Rf8 28. Rf1 Rf4 29. g3 Rf7 30. f4 g6 31.
Nf3 a5 32. Ne1 Rd7 33. Rf3 Rd5 34. Nxd3 Bb5 35. Kc2 Ba4+ 36. Kb2 Bc6 37. Re3
Bb5 38. Kc2 Ba4+ 39. Kd2 Rb5? {Not a good square for the Rook.} 40. Re4 Bb3
41. Nc1? {41.c4 Rc5 42.Nxc5 bxc5 wins the Rook for the Knight.} 41... Bd5 42.
c4 Rb2+ 43. Kc3 Rb1 44. cxd5 Rxc1+ 45. Kb2 Rc5 46. dxe6 Rb5+ 47. Kc3 a4? 48.
Rxa4 {Here my opponent offered me a draw... Though as he started talking I
assumed he was resigning and offered him my hand. I quickly withdrew the hand
when I realised what he said!} 48... Rc5+ 49. Kd4 Rc8 50. Rb4 Rb8 51. Kd5
Rd8+ 52. Kc6 Rb8 53. Rxb6 Rxb6+ 54. Kxb6 {This time he did resign as the
a-pawn has a clear run.} 1-0