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Challengers

Glasgow Congress Challengers Tournament

Round 3 8th November 2008

White Kenny McGeoch 1697 English Opening (irregular)

Black Jim Findlay 1652

Photo taken by Graeme Delargy, just after Jim's move 17, as in diagram below.

Is there pressure there? and who's feeling it the most?

1. c4 e5 2. g2 d6

3. Bg2 f5 4. d4 e4

5. f3 e x f3 6. N x f3 Nf6

7. 0-0 Be7 8. Nh4 g6

9. Nc3 0-0 10. Bh6 Re8

11. e4 Ng4 12. e x f5 N x h6

13. Bd5+ Kh8 14. f x g6 B x h4

15. Qh5 Bg5 16. Ne4 Be3+

17. Kg2 Bg4

18. Rf7 h x g6 19. Q x g6 N x f7

20. Nf6 Bf5 21. Q x f7 Qe7

22. Qh5+ Bh7 23. N x h7

23 . . . Bh6

24. Q x h6 Q x h7 25. Q x h7+ K x h7

26. B x b7 Nd7 27. B x a8 R x a8

28. Re1 Rd8 29. Re7+ Kg6

30. c5 d x c5 31. d x c5 Kf6

32. Rh7 Kg6 33. Re7 Kf6

Draw.