Ghasi-Hebden
British Rapidplay Championship, Leeds 2000

Notes by John Emms

It's Hebden to move in this very difficult position. White threatens Qh4-h6 and Black must be ready to meet this with ...Qf8. Black also has to contend with the idea of Rf1-f3-h3 and Qh4-h8 mate. It seems that the only way for Black is with the move 37...Qb8!, planning to meet 38 Rf3? with 38...Ra1+ 39 Bf1 Nd4 40 Rh3 Rxf1+ 41 Kg2 Qb2+! (the point of 37...Qb8) 42 Kxf1 Qe2+ 43 Kg1 Nf3+ 44 Rxf3 Qxf3 and Black wins. Instead Hebden chose
37...Qc8?
and after
38 Rf3 Ra1+ 39 Bf1 Nd4 40 Rh3 Rxf1+ 41 Kg2!
he was forced to give up his queen. The game continued
41...Bxf6 42 gxf6 Qxh3+ 43 Qxh3 Rxf6 44 Bxd4 cxd4 45 Qc8+ Kg7 46 Qxc6 Re6 47 Qd5 Kf8 48 Qxd4 Ke7 49 Kg3 Re5 50 Kf4 Kd7 51 Qa7+ Ke6 52 Qb8 Rc5 53 Qe8+ Kf6 54 Qh8+ Ke7 55 Qd4 Ke6 56 Ke3 Ke7 57 Kd3 Ke6 58 Qa1 Ke7 59 Qa7+ Ke6 60 Qb8 Ke7 61 Qb6 Re5 62 Qc7+ Ke6 63 Kd4 Rc5 64 Qd8 Re5 65 Qe8+ Kf6 66 Qd7 Re6 67 Kd3 g5 68 Kd4 Kg6 69 e5! dxe5+ 70 Ke3 e4 71 c5 g4 72 Qd2 f5 73 Qd5 Rf6 74 Kf4 g3 75 Kxg3 f4+ 76 Kf2 e3+ 77 Kf3 Rf5 78 Qe6+ Rf6 79 Qe4+ Kg5 80 c6 Rh6 81 Qxf4+ Kg6 82 Qxh6+ Kxh6 83 c7 1-0