My Pirc Defence vs Edwin Barr from what was probably my first email correspondence tournament. It was exciting to get moves within hours instead of within a week. Play was faster than I was used to, but I had fun. Alas, I failed to analyze these games as much as I should have. I got a decent position in this sharp Yugoslav line. When Black slipped up, I missed my opportunity for 22.Re8+! Then we drifted into a drawn endgame.
Sawyer (1969) - Barr (1800), corr APCT EMQ-1, 08.12.1995 begins
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 c5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.e5 Ng4 8.Bxd7+ [8.e6]
8...Qxd7 9.d5 0-0 [9...dxe5 10.h3 e4 11.hxg4 exf3 12.Qxf3 Na6 13.Bd2=]
10.0-0 dxe5 11.h3 e4 12.Nxe4 Nf6 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.c4 Rd8 [14...e6 15.Ne5 Qd6=]
15.Be3 Qd6 16.Qc2 b6 17.Rad1 e6 18.dxe6 Qxe6 19.Rxd8+ Bxd8 20.Re1 Qc8 21.Bd2 Nc6? [21...Bf6 22.Bc3=]
22.Bc3 [22.Re8+! I missed a winning approach. 22...Kg7 23.Bc3+ Nd4 24.Nxd4 cxd4 25.Bxd4+ f6 26.Bxf6+ Bxf6 27.Rxc8+-]
22...Bc7 23.Qe4 Qd7 24.Ne5 [24.g3+/=]
24...Bxe5 25.fxe5 Re8 26.Qd5 Qe6 27.Qxe6 fxe6 28.Rd1 Rd8 29.Rxd8+ Nxd8 30.b4 cxb4 31.Bxb4 Nf7 32.Bc3 Ng5 33.Bb4 Nf7 34.Bc3 1/2-1/2
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