(12) Edwards,J - Harrop [C50]
USCF, 1972



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.Nc3 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Qf6 8.Be3 Qxf3 9.gxf3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 a6 11.a4 Nf6 12.Kd2 Ne7 13.f4 g6? 14.fxe5 dxe5 15.Raf1 Neg8 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 c6 18.Bxf7+ Ke7 19.Bxg8 Rhxg8 20.Rf2 Raf8 21.Rhf1 g5! 22.Rxf8 Rxf8 23.Rxf8 Kxf8
/\...h5 1/2-1/2

24.h4!+-
Not giving black time to play h5. If white does not play h4 immediately, black simply plays ...h5 and the white king will not be able to enter the position on the kingside. [24.a5? h5 25.d4 Ke7 26.d5 Kd6 27.c4 c5 28.Ke2 Kd7 29.Kf2 Kd6 30.b3 Kd7 31.Kg2 Kd6 32.Kf3 Kd7 33.Ke2 Kd6 34.Kd2 Kd7 35.Kc3 (35.Kc2 Kd6 36.Kb2?? g4 37.hxg4 hxg4-+ ) 35...g4 36.hxg4 h4 37.g5 h3 38.g6 h2 39.g7 h1Q 40.g8Q Qc1+= ]

24...gxh4
[24...g4 25.h5!+- Kg7 (25...g3 26.Ke2 g2 27.Kf2+- White will capture the pawn and the White King will be able to break through on the kingside.) 26.d4 Kh6 27.d5 Kg5 28.Ke2 c5 29.a5 Kf6 30.Kf2 Kg5 31.Kg3 h6 32.c4 Kf6 33.Kxg4 Ke7 34.Kf5 Kd6 35.Kg6+- ; 24...h5 25.hxg5 ]

25.Ke2 Kg7 26.d4 h3 27.Kf2 1-0