[Event "Simultaneous"] [Date "1954.04.17"] [White "Pomar, Arturo"] [Black "Scott, William"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Rick"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation"] [StudyName "William Scott Games"] [ChapterName "Pomar, Arturo - Scott, William"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/D5ng0DQy/bYneatr0"] [Orientation "white"] { The headline reads "W.A. Scott Plays Spanish Chest Champion To Draw." } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O Qe7 7. Re1 Bg4 8. d5 { White missed a chance for a big advantage with } (8. Bb5 exd4 9. cxd4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bxd4 11. e5) 8... Nd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Na3 a6 11. Nc2 h5 12. Be3 g6 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. Qd2 b5 15. Bf1 h4 16. Ne3 Rc8 17. c4 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nd4 Qf6 21. Nxb5 Nh6 22. Qb4 Nhf7 23. Rac1 O-O 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Rc1 f4 26. Rxc8 fxe3 27. fxe3 Nh6 28. Qe1 Nf5 29. Rc2 Nxe3 30. Rf2 { White should just take: } (30. Qxe3 { and Black can't take back: } 30... Qxf1+ 31. Kh2 Qxb5 32. Qg5+ Kh7 (32... Kf7 33. Rc7+) 33. Qxh4+ Kg6 34. Qg4+ Kh6 35. Rc3) 30... Nf5 31. Bd3 Qg5 32. Qe4 Qe3 33. Nxd6 { White should just trade off everything and go into the endgame a pawn up. Now Scott gets his chance. } 33... Qxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Nxd6+ 35. Qf3 Rxf3+ 36. Kxf3 { "At this point Scott made a hasty move and lost a pawn and offered the champion a draw which he declined." } 36... e4+ 37. Bxe4 { The engine actually gives White a slight edge here. } 37... Kg7 38. Kf4 Kf6 39. Bc2 N8f7 40. Kg4 Nc4 41. Kxh4 Nxb2 42. g4 Nc4 43. Kg3 Ne3 44. Bb3 Nf1+ { Unnecessarily sidelining his knight. } 45. Kf4 Nd2 46. h4 Nb1 47. g5+ Kg7 48. h5 Nc3 49. h6+ Kf8 50. Kf5 Nb5 51. Kf6 Nbd6 52. h7 Ne8+ 53. Kg6 Nh8+ 54. Kf5 Ke7 55. g6 Ng7+ 56. Kg5 Kd6 57. Bd1 Kxd5 58. Kf6 Ne8+ 59. Ke7 Ng7 60. Bb3+ Ke5 61. Bf7 { White wins with zugzwang after } (61. Kf8 Kf6 62. Bc2) 61... Nh5 { There's a neat draw with } (61... Nf5+ 62. Kd7 b5 63. Kc6 b4 64. Kc5 Kf6 65. Be8 Kg7 66. Kxb4 Ne7 67. a4 Nhxg6 68. Bxg6 Nxg6 69. a5 Ne7 70. Kb5 Nc8 71. Kc6 Kxh7 72. a6 Na7+ 73. Kb6 Nc8+ 74. Kb7 Nd6+ 75. Kb8 Nb5 76. Kb7 Kg6 77. Kb6 Nd6 { and White can't make progress. }) 62. Kf8 { White can still win with } (62. a4 b6 63. Kd7 Kf6 64. Kc7) 62... Kf6 63. Kg8 Ke7 64. Kxh8 Kf8 65. Be6 b6 66. a3 Ng7 67. Bd7 Nh5 { From the Atlanta Daily World, April 20, 1954. } 1/2-1/2