If you can snatch these pebbles from my hand

While the Poltiken Cup is a 300+ player swiss, it did not stop the smaller group of Australian players (6) from occasionally running into each other, at the board. Olympiad team captain FM Manuel Weeks had to play FM Junta Ikeda and IM Moulthun Ly, and scored a credible 1/2. For a slightly  younger generation of Australian players this may be a bit of a surpise (as Manuel does not play a lot these days), but he was a strong player when active, and has quite extensive opening knowledge. This knowledge came in quite handing when I roomed with him at a couple of Olympiads, and it was no coincidence that I had my best  Olympiad results when he was able to help me with my preparation.
Here is the game where he defeated IM Moulthun Ly. Normally the two bishops should beat the rook, but the passers on the edges of the board proved the difference.


Weeks,Manual - Ly,Moulthun [D03]
Politiken Cup, 26.07.2014

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Bd3 c4 8. Be2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. O-O f5 11. Ne5 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nf3 Bg7 14. Ne5 c5 15. Bh5 O-O 16. Nxf7 cxd4 17. exd4 Rxf7 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qh5+ Kf8 20. Qxh7 Qe7 21. c3 Qc7 22. Rb5 Rb8 23. Rfb1 Rb6 24. h4 Bd7 25. R5b4 Be8 26. h5 Rxb4 27. Rxb4 Qf4 28. Rb7 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qh6 30. Qxh6 Bxh6 31. Rxa7 e5 32. dxe5 Bf4+ 33. g3 Bxe5 34. Ra5 Bf7 35. h6 Bxc3 36. Ra8+ Be8 37. h7 Bg7 38. a4 Ke7 39. a5 Bd7 40. Rg8 Kf7 41. a6 d4 42. a7 Bc6 43. Rc8 Bd5 44. Rc5 Ba8 45. Rxc4 d3 46. Rc7+ 1-0