[Event "Biel 2015"] [Site "Biel, Switzerland"] [Date "2015.07.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Rapport, Richard"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C36"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2740"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] {Michael (known as Mickey) Adams is almost universally regarded as the best Chess player around in Britain at the moment. He has in the past challenged for the title of FIDE World Champion when Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short had set up the rival World Championship organisation, the PCA, (the PCA World Champion was seen as higher). Infact Michael wrose to number 4 in the world and is still in the top 20. Richard Rapport is 19 at the time of writting this and a Hungarian Prodigy and Adams is left smelling the coffee as the game edges one way then the other, but Michael gets a much deserved draw in the end. } 1. e4 e5 2. f4 {The Kings Gambit was long ago given up by top players because of its effects on the heart of both players. Seriously it is difficult to play it without making some mistakes.} exf4 {Michael accepts the challenge.} 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Be2 Nxd5 6. c4 Ne7 7. Nc3 Ng6 8. h4 Be7 9. h5 Nh4 $1 { where on earth is that Knight going?} 10. Nd5 $1 (10. Nxh4 $6 Bxh4+ 11. Kf1 Bg3 $17) 10... Nc6 11. d4 $1 Nxg2+ 12. Kf1 {The King is left in no mans land and one feels that this position must be bad for Richard as he needs extremely accurate moves in attack to avoid a hammering.} Ne3+ 13. Nxe3 fxe3 14. d5 Nb4 15. a3 Na6 16. Bxe3 O-O 17. Qc2 Bg4 $6 (17... h6 {If Michaels pieces get going here its curtains for the windy King.}) 18. h6 $5 g6 (18... Bf6 19. hxg7 Bxg7 20. Qxh7#) 19. Qc3 Bf6 20. Bd4 Be7 $1 (20... Bxd4 $4 21. Qxd4 f6 (21... Bxf3 $4 22. Qg7#) 22. Qxg4 $18) 21. c5 (21. d6 $6 {this takes into account the fact that the g7 square is so weak thus if you can get rid of the c7 pawn, White can attack the Queen and threaten mate at the same time but it is a mistake as Bf6 counters both threats.} cxd6 22. Bb6 Bf6 (22... Qxb6 $4 23. Qg7#) 23. Bd4 Be5 24. Nxe5 Bxe2+ 25. Kxe2 Re8 26. Kf1 dxe5 27. Bxe5 f6 $17 28. Bxf6 Rf8 29. Kg2 Qxf6 30. Raf1 Qg5+ 31. Qg3 Qd2+ 32. Rf2 Rxf2+ 33. Qxf2 Rd8 $19) 21... Re8 22. c6 Bf8 23. cxb7 {this at first sight seems to win for Richard straight away but the position is more complex than it appears (yes even more complex!!!). At first sight Michael appears to be losing either the Rook at a8 to the pawn or the Knight on a6 to the light squared Bishop. But the weakeness of Richards King tells.} Rb8 24. Bxa6 $6 {Almost incrediblely this taking of the Knight and allowing the Black Queen to take the d5 pawn gives away any small advantage White had.} (24. Bc4 $14) 24... Qxd5 $5 25. Kf2 $2 $15 {the king adds nothing to the defence and just gets in the way, plus its a wasted move when White needs every move to count to get any chance of a win.} (25. Be2 Rxe2 26. Kxe2 Bxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Qxd4 $11) 25... Bxf3 $1 26. Bc4 $1 (26. Qxf3 $4 Qxd4+ $19) 26... Re2+ $2 {Michael probably punch drunk by this stage avoids more complications!!!} (26... Qe4 $1 27. Rae1 Qf4 28. Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. Qxf3 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 c5 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Bc3 Rxb7 33. Re3 $17) 27. Bxe2 Bxh1 28. Rxh1 Qxh1 29. Qxc7 $3 {Michael has nothing better than a draw in the final position the obvious looking 29...Qxb7?? is met by 30.Qe5 f6 (stopping the mate threat of Qh8#) 31.Bc4+ Kh8 32.Qxb8!! Qxb8 33.Bxf6+ Bg7 34.Bxg7#.} Qh4+ 30. Kf1 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Qh4+ 32. Kf1 {Nor does Richard have anythig better than the draw.} (32. Kg2 $2 Qe4+ 33. Bf3 Rxb7 34. Qc3 Qe7 35. Bxb7 Qxb7+ $17) (32. Ke3 $4 Re8+ 33. Kd3 Qh3+ 34. Kd2 Bxh6+ 35. Ke1 Qh4+ 36. Kf1 Be3 37. Bxe3 Qh3+ 38. Kg1 Qxe3+ 39. Kh1 Qxe2 40. b8=Q Qf1+ 41. Kh2 Qf2+ 42. Kh1 Rxb8 43. Qxb8+ Kg7 44. b4 $19) (32. Kg1 $4 Qxd4+ 33. Kf1 Qf6+ 34. Kg1 Qd8 35. Qxd8 Rxd8 $19) (32. Kf3 $4 Rxb7 $5 33. Qxb7 $4 Qh1+ 34. Ke3 Qxb7 $19) 32... Qh1+ 33. Kf2 1/2-1/2