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Geoff Chandler

Not judged by me but by Gavin Saxton.
Though I no doubt would have followed the Burnett trend.
(this is his 3rd Brillo prize at the Edinburgh Congress).

Andy Burnett. A hat trick of Brilliancy Prizes.

D. Robertson -v- A. Burnett

Black to play

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. g3 a6 6. a4 Nbd7 7. Bh3 g6
8. e4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Nh5 11. Bg4 Qe8 12. Qd3 f5 13. Bxh5 gxh5
14. exf5 e4 15. Qxe4 Ne5 16. g4 hxg4 17. fxg4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 Qxe3+
19. Nge2 Bxf5 20. Qg3 Qh6 21. O-O Kh8 22. Kh1 Be5 23. Nf4 Rg8
24. Qf3 Rg4 25.Nce2 Rag8 26. Rf2 Qh4 27. Raf1 Bxf4 28. Nxf4 Qxf2
29. Qc3+ Qd4 30. Ng6+ R8xg6

Gavin · Bishop Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 33 Location: Dunfermline

I should probably observe that it was advertised as a Best Game prize rather than a Brilliancy prize. You can discuss amongst yourselves whether those are the same thing.

Tough decision anyway, some very good games, some that were flashier and some that were more double-edged and looked more fun to play. But Black in this game - besides some very creative play to open lines in the first instance - seemed to have the game much more in control the whole way, White never gets a sniff and ends up being crushed without seeming to do very much wrong.