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This is the second playoff game between GM Stuart Conquest and GM Keith Arkell from the 2008 British Chess Championships, Saturday, August 9, St. George's Hall, Liverpool. Conquest defeated Arkell in the two-game rapid play-off match after they tied for first place in the championship. The time control was 20 mins + 10 secs per move.

Conquest - Arkell, Playoff Game 2

Conquest,S (2536) - Arkell,K (2506)
95th ch-GBR Playoff Liverpool ENG (2), 09.08.2008 [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 c5 7.Be2 cxd4 8.Qxd4 e6 9.0–0 Bc5 10.Qh4 0–0 11.Bd3 Be7 12.Bg5 g6 13.Rad1 Re8 14.Bb5 a6 15.Bxd7 Nxd7 16.Ne4 f6 17.Rxd7 Bxd7 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Bxf6 Qc7 20.Be5 Qd8 21.Bf6 Qc7 22.Ne5 Bc6 23.Nxg6 Bd5 24.Qg5 Kf7 25.Be5 Qd8 26.Qh6 Re7 27.Qxh7+ Ke8 28.Nxe7 Qxe7 29.Qh8+ Qf8 30.Qxf8+ Kxf8 31.b3 b5 32.Re1 Rc8 33.Re2 Kf7 34.f3 a5 35.Kf2 a4 36.h4 Kg6 37.g4 Rf8 38.Re3 Rc8 39.Re2 Rf8 40.f4 Kh6 41.Kg3 axb3 42.axb3 Ra8 43.h5 Ra2 44.Rh2 Be4 45.g5+ Kh7 46.Rd2 Ra7 1–0

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