Showing my age

A slightly atypical win for me, played last night at Belconnen Chess Club. Whether I'm getting older, or finally playing the position rather than by instinct, is still unclear, but it was a fairly smooth win, with minimal chaos!


Badrinarayan,Siddhant - Press,Shaun [D27]
Korda Classic, 07.08.2018

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Nc3 a6 7. O-O Nc6 8. b3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. exd4 b5 11. Be2 Bb4 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 O-O 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Rac1 Qa5 17. Ra1 Rfc8 18. Ng5 Qc7 19. Rac1 Qf4 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. h4 h6 22. g3 Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Rc2 24. Rb1 Bc3 25. Bxc3 Nxc3 26. Ra1 Rxa2 27. Rxa2 Nxa2 28. Kf1 Nc1 29. Nd2 Kf8 30. Ke1 Ke7 31. Kd1 Nd3 32. Ke2 Nb4 33. Ne4 f5 34. Nc5 Kd6 35. f4 Kd5 36. Kd2 a5 37. Kc3 Nc6 38. Na6 b4+ 39. Kd3 Nxd4 40. Nc7+ Kc6 41. Kxd4 Kxc7 42. Kc5 a4 43. Kxb4 axb3 44. Kxb3 Kd6 45. Kc3 e5 46. Kd3 e4+ 47. Kd4 h5 48. Kc4 Kc6 49. Kd4 Kb5 50. Kc3 Kc5 51. Kd2 Kd4 52. Ke2 e3 53. g4 hxg4 54. h5 Ke4 55. h6 gxh6 56. Kf1 Kf3 57. Kg1 e2 58. Kh2 h5 59. Kg1 Kg3 60. Kh1 e1R# 0-1