Friday 18 October 2013

GM Christopher Ward Immortal Sicilian Dragon Game - vs Philip Morris - Lloyds Bank Masters







[Event "Lloyds Bank"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Philip Morris"]
[Black "Christopher Ward"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B77"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2002.07.08"]

{Chris G Ward (26 March 1968) is a British chess Grandmaster (GM), chess coach,
and author. He won the British Championship in 1996, earning the GM title in
the process. He is the author of two well-received books on a variation of the
Sicilian Defence known as the Dragon Variation, in addition to a number of
other books on chess. He is also the author of the book Starting Out: Rook
Endings, published by Everyman Chess (see Chess endgame literature). He also
authored the "It's your move" series, the most challenging being the third
book called "It's your move: Tough Puzzles", which was published by Everyman
Chess. Chris Ward teaches chess to many different schools. Outside chess,
Chris Ward is also a keen Salsa dancer.[1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Qa5 11.
h4 Rfc8 12. h5 Nxh5 13. O-O-O Ne5 14. Nde2 Be6 15. Kb1 (15. Nd5 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2
Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rc7) 15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. g4 Ng3 (17... Nf6 18. Bh6) 18.
Nxg3 (18. Rh2 Nxe2 19. Nxe2 (19. Qxe2 Rxc3) 19... Rb4) (18. Bh6 Rxc3 19. Nxg3 (
19. Nxc3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 21. Kc1 Ne2+ 22. Kd2 Nxc3) 19... Qxa2+ 20. Kc1
Qa1#) 18... Rxc3 19. b3 Rac8 20. Rc1 Bxb3 21. cxb3 (21. axb3 Rxb3+ 22. cxb3
Qa1#) 0-1

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