(9) Regan,John - Liddle,Colin [B45]
Lytham Ex Club Championship, 14.11.2009

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 [5.e5? Qa5+ ]

5...Nc6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.f4 Qb6 8.Nb3 Qe3+ 9.Qe2 Qxe2+ 10.Bxe2 a6 11.Bf3 [11.a3 John suggests this would have been more solid.; 11.e5! ]

11...d6 12.0-0-0 Bd7 13.Rhe1 [13.Kb1 ]

13...Rc8 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.g4 b5 16.f5 Ne5 17.Nd4 0-0 18.Rg1 Rc7 19.a3 Rfc8 20.Be2 Nc4 21.Rg3? Nxa3 22.bxa3 Rxc3 23.Rxc3 Rxc3 24.Rd3 Rxd3 25.Bxd3 d5 26.a4 e5 27.Nb3 dxe4 28.Bxe4 bxa4 29.Na1 The knight is out of play here.

29...Ba3+ 30.Kb1 Bb5 31.Bd3 Bc5 32.c4 Bc6 33.Bf1 Kf8 34.Kc2 Ke7 35.Kb1 Bf3 36.h3 e4 37.Nc2 e3 38.Bd3 Bd1 39.Ne1 a3 40.Ka2 a5 41.Ng2 a4 42.Kb1 Bb3 0-1