http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/malcolmpein/short-against-adams-british-round-8-annotated
Nerves of steel required
A tense and at times, sharp game between Michael Adams and Nigel Short ended in a 45-move draw at the Darwin Strategic 98th British Chess Championships. The pair were joined in the lead on 6.5/8 by Gawain Jones, who defeated David Howell. Nick Pert and Jonathan Hawkins reached 6/8.
Short was better for a long time, but Adams' well-calculated pawn sacrifice yielded enough play. Short's king position and remaining pawns were weak.
N Short - M Adams
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0-0 7.Bb3 h6 8.h3 Re8 9.d3 a6 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Nc4 Ba7 12.Be3 Ne7 13.Bxa7 Rxa7 14.d4 exd4 15.Nxd4
15.cxd4 d5=
15...Bxc4 16.Bxc4 c5 17.Nf3 b5 18.Bf1 Qb8
18...Ng6 19.a4
19.e5 dxe5 20.Nxe5 Rb7 21.g3 Rb6 22.a4 Ned5 23.f4 Rd6 24.Qf3 c4 25.axb5 axb5 26.Bg2
Black cannot maintain his knights, so he is a bit worse. He defends c4 to prepare b5-b4 exchanging pawns
26...Rc8 27.Rad1
27.Red1 b4 28.Rd4 was possible
27...b4 28.g4 bxc3 29.bxc3 Ne7
30.g5 Rxd1 31.Qxd1 Nh7! 32.gxh6
32.Qg4!?
32...Qb6+ 33.Kh1 Qxh6 34.Nxc4
34.Qd7 Qe6 holds
34...Qh4 35.Nb6 Rf8 36.Nd7 Rc8 37.Qd2 Nf5 38.Re5 g6 39.Rd5 Nf6 40.Nxf6+ Qxf6 41.Rd3 Kg7 42.Kh2 Rc5
White cannot advance the c pawn, Black holds comfortably
43.Be4 Kh7 44.Rd5 Rxd5 45.Bxd5 Qh4 46.Bg2 draw
46.Bg2 Qg3+ 47.Kg1 Ne3 48.Qf2 Qxf2+ 49.Kxf2 Nd1+ and takes on c3
Nerves of steel required
A tense and at times, sharp game between Michael Adams and Nigel Short ended in a 45-move draw at the Darwin Strategic 98th British Chess Championships. The pair were joined in the lead on 6.5/8 by Gawain Jones, who defeated David Howell. Nick Pert and Jonathan Hawkins reached 6/8.
Short was better for a long time, but Adams' well-calculated pawn sacrifice yielded enough play. Short's king position and remaining pawns were weak.
N Short - M Adams
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0-0 7.Bb3 h6 8.h3 Re8 9.d3 a6 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Nc4 Ba7 12.Be3 Ne7 13.Bxa7 Rxa7 14.d4 exd4 15.Nxd4
15.cxd4 d5=
15...Bxc4 16.Bxc4 c5 17.Nf3 b5 18.Bf1 Qb8
18...Ng6 19.a4
19.e5 dxe5 20.Nxe5 Rb7 21.g3 Rb6 22.a4 Ned5 23.f4 Rd6 24.Qf3 c4 25.axb5 axb5 26.Bg2
Black cannot maintain his knights, so he is a bit worse. He defends c4 to prepare b5-b4 exchanging pawns
26...Rc8 27.Rad1
27.Red1 b4 28.Rd4 was possible
27...b4 28.g4 bxc3 29.bxc3 Ne7
30.g5 Rxd1 31.Qxd1 Nh7! 32.gxh6
32.Qg4!?
32...Qb6+ 33.Kh1 Qxh6 34.Nxc4
34.Qd7 Qe6 holds
34...Qh4 35.Nb6 Rf8 36.Nd7 Rc8 37.Qd2 Nf5 38.Re5 g6 39.Rd5 Nf6 40.Nxf6+ Qxf6 41.Rd3 Kg7 42.Kh2 Rc5
White cannot advance the c pawn, Black holds comfortably
43.Be4 Kh7 44.Rd5 Rxd5 45.Bxd5 Qh4 46.Bg2 draw
46.Bg2 Qg3+ 47.Kg1 Ne3 48.Qf2 Qxf2+ 49.Kxf2 Nd1+ and takes on c3
