KEENE ON CHESS

HISTORIC GAME

Today I publish the moves of the historic game won by David Howell, 8, against John Nunn, the world class international grandmaster. The game was played on the final day of the Mind Sports Olympiad at the Olympia Conference Centre, London, an event that brings together 40 thinking sports including chess, bridge and The Times crossword championship.

The game itself was a remarkable tribute to the maturity of the eight-year-old. After Dr Nunn had overplayed his hand by declining to repeat moves and acquiesce in a draw, Howell seized the initiative, offered a temporary sacrifice of a piece to net a clear pawn advantage and then conducted the technical endgame phase with remorseless efficiency.

White: John Nunn
Black:David Howell
Mind Sports Olympiad l999
Ruy Lopez
1	e4	e5
2	Nf3	Nc6
3	Bb5	a6
4	Ba4	Nf6
5	d3	b5
6	Bb3	Be7
7	0-0	0-0
8	Nbd2	d6
9	c3	Na5
10	Bc2	c5
11	Re1	Re8
12	Nf1	Bf8
13	Ng3	g6
14	Bg5	Bg7
15	Qd2	Bb7
16	h4	h5
17	Rad1	Nc6
18	a3	Rc8
19	Bb1	Na5
20	Ba2	c4
21	d4	exd4
22	cxd4	Qb6
23	d5	Ng4
24	Nd4	Ne5
25	Bbl	Nb3
26	Nxb3	cxb3
27	Be3	Qd8
28	Bg5	Qb6
29	Qe3	Qxe3
30	Rxe3	Nc4
31	Rxb3	Nxb2
32	Rc1	Rxcl+
33	Bxc1	Nc4
34	Bd3	Bxd5
35	exd5	Rel+
36	Kh2	Rxcl
37	Ne4	Ne5
38	Be2	Nd7
39	g3	Be5
40	Kg2	Nc5
41	Nxc5	Rxc5
42	Rd3	Rc3
43	Kf3	Rxd3+
44	Bxd3	f5
45	Ke2	Kf7
46	Kf3	Ke7
47	Ke2	Kf7
48	Kf3	Bb2
49	a4	bxa4
50	Bxa6	Kf6
51	Ke2	Ke5
52	Bc4	Kd4
53	Ba2	Kc3
54	Kdl	Ba3
55	Ke2	Bcl
56	Kdl	Kb2
57	Bc4	Bh6
58	Ke2	a3
59	Kd3	a2
60	Bxa2	Kxa2
61	Kc4	Bd2
62	Kb5	Be1
63	Kc6	Bxf2
64	Kxd6	Bxg3+
65	Ke6	Bxh4
66	d6	f4 White resigns