Game

Thanks to Bill Cook for providing the game below. This was played a couple of weeks ago, in the B team match against Grangemouth A. Apologies to Bill for taking so long to post it.

[Event "Stirling B v Grangemouth A"] [Site "Stirling CC"] [Date "2023.10.09"] [Round "?"] [White "Kuznetzov, R"] [Black "Cook, B"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E70"] [WhiteElo "1161"] [BlackElo "1492"] [PlyCount "118"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc5 (10... Nh5) 11. Bc2 c6 12. Bd6 Qb6 (12... Ne6 13. Bxf8 Qxf8 14. h3 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 Nd7) 13. Bxf8 Ncxe4+ (13... Bxf8 14. Qd4 Ng4 15. h3 Bg7 16. Qd6 Nxe4+ 17. c5 Nxc5 18. Kh1 Ne3) 14. c5 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 16. Qd4 Qe7 17. Rad1 Be6 18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Bb3 Be5 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Rf8 24. Bxb7 Bxb2 25. Nf4 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Kg7 27. g3 Rb8 28. Rd1 Rxb7 29. Rxd4 Rb1+ 30. Kg2 Rb2+ 31. Kh3 Rxa2 32. Nd5 a5 33. Nc3 Ra3 34. Na4 h5 35. Kg2 g5 36. h4 f6 37. Nc5 Ra2+ 38. Kf3 Ra3+ 39. Nd3 a4 40. hxg5 fxg5 41. Rd6 Rb3 42. Ke4 a3 43. Ra6 h4 44. gxh4 gxh4 45. Nf2 h3 46. Ng4 Rb4+ 47. Kf3 Rxg4 48. Kxg4 h2 49. Ra7+ Kf6 50. Rh7 a2 51. Rxh2 a1=Q 52. Rf2+ Ke5 53. Re2+ Kd5 54. Rd2+ Kc4 55. Kf3 Qc3+ 56. Ke2 Qh3 57. Rc2+ Kb3 58. Kd2 Qh2+ 59. Kd3 Qxc2+ 0-1

Bill writes: I was a whole rook down after 15 moves with no compensation, but gradually clawed my way back, first by just being only a piece down, (22...Bxd5) and then after 31...Rxa2, had a passed pawn to play with. The rook sacrifice 47....Rxg4 ensured the a pawn finally queened.