GM Nicholas Pert has won the 2021 British Championship, ahead of a much smaller field than usual (due to Covid in part). He scored 6.5/9 to finish half a point ahead of 5 other players. Along the we he scored an interesting win against promising Scottish junior Freddy Gordon. For most of the game a draw looked to be the likely result, until a mistake towards the end allowed Pert to finish with an unusual checkmate.
2021 British Championship, 10.2021
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 b6 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. e4 Ba6 9. Rd1 Qc8 10. h4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Be2 Nbd7 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc6 18. Rd1 Rae8 19. Bxc4+ Bxc4 20. Qxc4+ Kh8 21. O-O Bxg5 22. hxg5 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Qg4 Qg6 25. f4 Ref5 26. Qh3 Qf7 27. Rf3 g6 28. Rdf1 Qg7 29. R3f2 Qd4 30. Qc3 Qxc3 31. bxc3 Rd5 32. Re1 Rf7 33. Rf3 Rd2 34. a4 Kg7 35. Kh2 Ra2 36. Re4 Rd7 37. Rfe3 Kf7 38. Rh3 Kg7 39. Rhe3 Kf7 40. Kh3 Rad2 41. g3 Rc7 42. Re8 Ra2 43. Rh8 Kg7 44. Ree8 Rxa4 45. Ref8 h5 46. gxh6# 1-0
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