Rd.3 Board One – Allan Fossey v Tom Maguire 0-1

September 1, 2020 by Rohan Pyne

Rd 3. Allan Fossey v Tom Maguire 0-1

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. Nf3 a6 5. d4 Nf6 6. h3 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 c5 10. Be3 O-O 11. a4 b6 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. c3 Bb7 14. Ng3 Bd6 15. a5
b5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Rad8 20. Qe2 Bxe4 21. Qxe4
Rd5 22. b4 Ba7 23. Rac1 Rc8 24. h4 g6 25. Rc2 Qg3 26. Kf1 Qb8 27. Ne5 Qd6 28.
h5 f5 29. Qe2 g5 30. g3 Rd8 31. Nf3 both players entered time trouble here with Tom emerging the victor and outright leader of the tournament 0-1