This should be the last time

As promised, here is my game from round 9. The key issue is on move 48, whether I have enough time to run my king to h6 before my queenside pawns disappear. The conventional view is that I did have time, and therefore missed a win, but I still think Black has enough annoying tricks to make it a risky venture. In the end I took the 'safer' path, missed a tactic but still scrambled the draw. Comments and suggestions welcome!


Press,Shaun (2041) - Thompson,Edward Nii Lamt (1834)
Olympiad 0:01.28-1:01.48 (9), 06.09.2012

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nf1 Bg4 14. Ne3 Rad8 15. Qe2 Bc8 16. Nf5 Nc6 17. N3h4 g6 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bg5 Qe6 20. f4 Rd6 21. f5 Qd7 22. g4 Kg7 23. Rad1 h6 24. Bxf6+ Kxf6 25. Qe3 g5 26. Qxc5 Rd8 27. Nf3 Qa7 28. Qxa7 Nxa7 29. Kf2 Bb7 30. Ke3 Nc6 31. Rxd6+ Rxd6 32. h4 gxh4 33. Rh1 Kg7 34. Rxh4 f6 35. Rh2 Na5 36. Nd2 Bc6 37. Rh1 Be8 38. Ra1 Nc6 39. Nb3 a5 40. Nc5 Nd8 41. Rd1 Rxd1 42. Bxd1 Kf7 43. a4 Ke7 44. axb5 Bxb5 45. Ba4 Kd6 46. Bxb5 Kxc5 47. Bd3 a4 48. Bc2 Kb5 49. Bd3+ Kc5 50. Kd2 Nb7 51. Kc2 Kb6 52. Bc4 Nc5 53. Bd5 Kb5 54. Kd2 a3 55. b4 Nxe4+ 56. Kc2 Nf2 57. Bf3 e4 58. Be2+ Nd3 59. Kb3 a2 60. Kxa2 Kc4 61. Bxd3+ Kxd3 62. b5 e3 63. b6 e2 64. b7 e1Q 65. b8Q Qd2+ 66. Ka3 Qxc3+ 67. Ka2 1/2-1/2