Frankenstein-Dracula Part II

While writing yesterdays blog post about losing on the white side of the Frankenstein-Dracula, I remembered an interesting game I had previously played on the black side of the same opening. It was from the 2006 Chess Olympiad, and was played as part of the PNG v Bermuda match. We lost the match 2.5-1.5, but if I had taken my chances (instead of a repetition), then 2-2 would have been the result on the day.


Faulks,Nick (2104) - Press,Shaun (2098) [C27]
Turin ol (Men) 37th Turin (7), 28.05.2006

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5 Qe7 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 b6 11. Qf3 Bb7 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. d3 Nd4 14. Qh3 f4 15. Bd2 Bg7 16. O-O-O Kc7 17. Nf3 Nxb3+ 18. axb3 Ra8 19. Bc3 Nb5 20. Rhe1 Nxc3 21. bxc3 e4 22. Kd2 Bxc3+ 23. Kxc3 Qc5+ 24. Kd2 Qxf2+ 25. Kc3 exf3 26. gxf3 Bxf3 27. Ra1 Qc5+ 28. Kd2 Qf2+ 29. Kc3 Qc5+ 30. Kd2 1/2-1/2