[Event "WDCL Div Two Mercia A vs Rushall A"] [Site "Sedgley"] [Date "1998.11.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Stephen R Wilcox"] [Black "Andrew McCumiskey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C00"] [EventDate "1998.11.03"] 1.e4 e6 2.Qe2 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.d3 Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 $2 ( { Book is } 8.e5 Nd7 9.c4 Nb6 10.Bf4 Bd7 11.h4 $15 ) 8...d4 ( { Or } 8...Nd4 9.Nxd4 cxd4 10.Nd1 dxe4 11.dxe4 e5 $15 ) 9.Nd1 e5 10.c3 b5 ( { Alternatively } 10...Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 b5 $15 ) 11.cxd4 exd4 $6 ( { Stronger was } 11...Bg4 $1 12.dxe5 Nd4 13.Qd2 Bxf3 14.exf6 Bxf6 15.Ne3 Qd7 $15 ) 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nd2 Ne5 15.h3 Bb7 16.f4 Nc6 17.Rc1 Qb6 18.Nf2 Rac8 19.Ng4 Be7 20.e5 c4 21.Be4 Nb4 22.Bxb7 Qxb7 23.dxc4 Nxa2 24.Rc2 Nb4 $2 ( 24...d3 $3 25.Qxd3 Nb4 ) 25.Rcc1 Bc5 26.Qf3 Qb6 $2 ( { Winning was } 26...Qxf3 27.Nxf3 Nd3 28.Rc2 bxc4 29.Kh1 Bb6 $17 ) 27.Ne4 bxc4 ( { Good for White was } 27...d3+ 28.Kh2 Rfd8 29.f5 d2 30.Rcd1 Rd3 31.Qe2 bxc4 32.f6 $16 ) 28.Nef6+ $1 Kh8 29.Qe4 d3+ 30.Kh2 g6 31.Nd7 Qe6 32.Nxf8 Bxf8 33.f5 gxf5 ( 33...Qd5 34.Nf6 Qxe4 35.Nxe4 g5 $14 ) 34.Rxf5 Nd5 35.Rff1 $14 { Draw agreed } ( { Won was } 35.Rf6 Qe8 36.Qxd5 $18 ) 1/2-1/2