| ECO A05 in 1989 play it! howell james defeats white's pigott john in 64 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 d5 8. e3 c5 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. d3 Ra7 12. Ne1 Ba8 13. f4 d4 14. Ne4 dxe3 15. Qxe3 Nxe4 16. dxe4 Nb8 17. Qc3 Bf6 18. e5 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Be7 20. Qf3 Qc8 21. Ne3 Nc6 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. f5 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bg5 25. f6 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Nf1 Nd4 28. Qg4 g6 29. Qe4 h5 30. Kg2 Nf5 31. h3 Qd1 32. Bc3 Qxf1+ |
| ECO A04 in 1992 play it! howell james defeats white's summerscale aaro in 108 moves | 1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Ng5 d5 4. d3 Qd6 5. dxe4 h6 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qh4 Bg7 8. Nf3 Bf6 9. Qg3 Qxg3 10. hxg3 dxe4 11. Nfd2 Bf5 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Nc3 O-O-O 14. Bd2 Nd4 15. O-O-O h5 16. Ne3 e6 17. Bc4 Ne7 18. Rde1 Nec6 19. a3 Rd7 20. Nb1 Ne5 21. Ba2 Rhd8 22. Rhf1 Kb8 23. Rh1 Ka8 24. Bc3 c5 25. Ba5 b6 26. Bd2 b5 27. b4 Rc8 28. Bc3 Rdc7 29. Kb2 Nd7 30. Rd1 Nb6 31. Bb3 Rd7 32. bxc5 Rxc5 33. Ka2 Bg7 34. Rd2 Kb7 35. Nxf5 gxf5 36. Rxh5 Nxb3 37. Rxd7+ Nxd7 38. Kxb3 Bxc3 39. Nxc3 Kc6 40. Rh6 Kd6 41. Ne2 Rc4 42. Kb2 Nc5 43. Rg6 Na4+ 44. Kb3 e3 45. fxe3 Re4 46. Nd4 Rxe3+ 47. c3 Rxc3+ 48. Ka2 Kc5 49. Nxe6+ Kc4 50. Nc7 Rc2+ 51. Kb1 Rxg2 52. Rc6+ Kb3 53. Nxb5 Rg1+ 54. Rc1 Nc3+ |
| ECO A05 in 1994 play it! howell james defeats white's telljohann sven in 76 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b3 d6 4. Bb2 e5 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne1 Nc6 9. Nc2 d5 10. d3 d4 11. a3 a5 12. Nd2 Bf5 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qa1 Re8 17. Nb3 Nd7 18. Rb1 Bf8 19. Bc1 Nb6 20. Qxa8 Rxa8 21. Ra1 Rxa1 22. Ncxa1 Na4 23. f4 Nc3 24. Kf2 f6 25. fxe5 fxe5 26. Nc2 Kf7 27. Bg5 h6 28. Bd2 Ke6 29. h3 g5 30. g4 Bg6 31. Bf1 b6 32. e3 dxe3+ 33. Kxe3 Bc5+ 34. Nxc5+ bxc5 35. Bxc3 bxc3 36. Ke2 e4 37. dxe4 Bxe4 38. Ne3 Nd4+ |
| ECO A04 in 1991 play it! howell james defeats white's wohlfahrt herber in 48 moves | 1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 d6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Kh8 10. Re1 f4 11. d4 Bg4 12. d5 Nd4 13. c3 Nxf3+ 14. Nxf3 c6 15. c4 cxd5 16. cxd5 Qb6 17. gxf4 Nd7 18. h3 Bh5 19. Qd3 Rxf4 20. Bc1 Nc5 21. Qe3 Rxe4 22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Qc5 24. Ng5 Qc3 |
| ECO A05 in 1994 play it! howell james defeats white's menk rolf in 82 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Bf5 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd4 Bd7 10. b3 c5 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Bb2 Rb8 13. Qd2 c5 14. Ndb5 Nc6 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nxa7 Ba8 17. Nab5 Qd7 18. a4 Qh3 19. f3 Bh6 20. e3 Rfd8 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. cxd5 e5 23. Qd3 Bb7 24. f4 Bg7 25. e4 exf4 26. Bxg7 fxg3 27. hxg3 Kxg7 28. Qf3 Rd7 29. Ra2 h5 30. Rh2 Qg4 31. Qc3+ Kg8 32. Rf4 Qg5 33. Rf6 Ba6 34. Nxd6 Rxb3 35. Qxb3 Qxf6 36. Nb5 Qa1+ 37. Kg2 Qe1 38. Qc4 Re7 39. Rh1 Qd2+ 40. Kf1 Bxb5 41. axb5 Ra7 |
| ECO A05 in 1988 play it! howell james defeats white's morrison graham in 102 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3 Na6 9. d4 d5 10. Ne5 e6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd3 Qe7 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Ba3 Rfd8 16. Na4 Ne4 17. Qe1 d4 18. Qa5 Nc3 19. Nxc3 dxc3 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Rxc3 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Rd6 23. Ne5 f6 24. Ng4 Rf8 25. Bb2 Qe4 26. Ne3 Kg7 27. h4 Rf7 28. Qc1 h5 29. Kh2 Rdd7 30. Ba1 Nb4 31. Qxc5 Nxa2 32. Qa5 Nb4 33. Rc1 Nd5 34. Rc4 Qe6 35. Nxd5 Rxd5 36. Qc3 Qxe2 37. Rf4 Rf5 38. Rxf5 gxf5 39. Qc5 Qg4 40. Bd4 f4 41. Qg5+ Qxg5 42. hxg5 Kg6 43. gxf6 f3 44. Kh3 Rd7 45. Be3 a6 46. b4 Rd3 47. Bc5 Kxf6 48. g4 hxg4+ 49. Kxg4 Ke5 50. Kg3 Ke4 51. Kg4 Rd5 |
| ECO A21 in 1989 play it! howell james defeats white's cavendish james in 52 moves | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qc2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nd5 Re8 7. Ng5 g6 8. h4 Bf8 9. a3 d6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. h5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nd4 13. exd4 Qxg5 14. O-O Qxh5 15. Qxc7 exd4 16. Bb5 Rf8 17. Bc4 d3 18. Bxd3 Be5 19. g3 Bh3 20. Qc4 Rac8 21. Qe4 Bxf1 22. Bxf1 Qd1 23. d4 Bxg3 24. Bh6 Qxa1 25. fxg3 Rfe8 26. Qf4 Re1 |
| ECO A10 in 1991 play it! howell james defeats white's roos celine in 106 moves | 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. d3 c6 8. Rb1 Re8 9. O-O Kh8 10. b4 d5 11. b5 dxc4 12. dxc4 Be6 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Qa4 Nfd7 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Nd5 Qc8 17. Ba3 cxd5 18. cxd5 Bf7 19. Rdc1 Qd8 20. d6 e4 21. Rc7 Bxa2 22. Rbb7 Bd5 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24. Rxd7 Qb6 25. Rxg7 Kxg7 26. d7 Red8 27. Be7 Be6 28. Qa1+ Kg8 29. Bxd8 Rxd8 30. Nd4 Rxd7 31. Bf1 Bf7 32. h4 h5 33. Kg2 Kh7 34. Qa3 a5 35. Qf8 Qd8 36. Qc5 Qc7 37. Qf8 Qd8 38. Qc5 Rd5 39. Qa7 Qd7 40. Qb6 Qd6 41. Qa7 Qd7 42. Qb6 f4 43. Bb5 f3+ 44. Kh2 Rxb5 45. Qxb5 Qxb5 46. Nxb5 a4 47. Na3 g5 48. hxg5 Kg6 49. Kg1 Kxg5 50. Kf1 Kg4 51. Kg1 Kh3 52. Kh1 Bb3 53. Kg1 Bd1 |
| ECO B26 in 1988 play it! howell james defeats white's morrison chris in 42 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e5 7. Qd2 Nge7 8. Bh6 O-O 9. h4 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 f6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Ne7 13. Be4 Rf7 14. h5 g5 15. f4 exf4 16. gxf4 g4 17. O-O-O Bf5 18. Nf3 gxf3 19. Rdg1+ Kh8 20. Bxf5 Nxf5 21. Qg6 Qd7 |
| ECO B90 in 1995 play it! howell james defeats white's cicak slavko in 74 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nc6 10. Nb3 Nb4 11. a5 b5 12. axb6 Qxb6 13. Bf3 Rb8 14. Na5 Qc7 15. Bg5 Re8 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Rec1 Ne5 18. Be2 Nec6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Bf3 Qc7 21. Nd1 Nc6 22. Bh6 Nd4 23. Ra3 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Rb4 25. Re3 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Rb5 27. Nc3 Rh5 28. Nd5 Qd8 29. Qf4 Kg7 30. Rd3 e5 31. Qd2 Qh4 32. Kf1 Qxh2 33. Ne3 Be6 34. Rxd6 Qf4 35. Rd3 Bc4 36. Ra1 Bxd3+ 37. Qxd3 Rh1+ |
| ECO B41 in 1987 play it! howell james defeats white's kemp peter in 52 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. f4 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Qxd4 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Be3 Qe5 17. Rxf6 gxf6 18. Qf2 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Qxe4 20. Rf1 Qg6 21. c3 Be4 22. Bb3 Rad8 23. Bd1 Kh8 24. Rg1 Bxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rg8+ |
| ECO B41 in 1990 play it! howell james defeats white's yeo michael in 80 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 a6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Qf3 b5 9. e5 Bb7 10. Bxb5+ axb5 11. Ndxb5 Qb6 12. Qe2 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd5 14. O-O-O Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nd7 16. Rd6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6+ Kf8 18. Rf1 Rxa2 19. Rxf7+ Kg8 20. Rxg7+ Kxg7 21. Bh6+ Kxh6 22. Qd2+ Kg6 23. Qd3+ Kg7 24. Qg3+ Kf8 25. Qf4+ Ke7 26. Qg5+ Nf6 27. Qg7+ Kd8 28. Nxb7+ Qxb7 29. Qxb7 Nd7 30. Qc6 Re8 31. c4 Ra1+ 32. Kd2 Ra5 33. c5 Re7 34. Qe4 Rxc5 35. Qa8+ Rc8 36. Qa5+ Ke8 37. Qa4 Rg7 38. g3 Rc5 39. Qa8+ Ke7 40. Qa3 Rg5 |
| ECO B93 in 1993 play it! howell james defeats white's ansell simon in 72 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. a4 g6 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qe1 b6 12. Kh1 Bb7 13. Qh4 e6 14. Bd2 Nc5 15. Rae1 d5 16. e5 Nfe4 17. Ng5 Nxg5 18. fxg5 Bxe5 19. Rf3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Bxb2 23. c3 Ba3 24. Qh4 Qd8 25. Bf4 h5 26. Be5 Be7 27. Bf6 Rc8 28. Qe4 Rc5 29. h4 Qc7 30. Qd3 Rd8 31. Qxa6 Bxf6 32. gxf6 Rxc3 33. Qf1 Rd4 34. Qf2 Rxf3 35. Qxf3 Rxh4+ 36. Kg1 Qh2+ |
| ECO B20 in 1989 play it! howell james defeats white's cohen aron in 88 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qd6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qc2 Nb4 12. Qb3 b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. h3 Nbd5 16. a3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qg3 18. Qc2 Bd6 19. Rf1 g5 20. Bd3 g4 21. Ne2 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 gxf3 23. Nxg3 Bxg3 24. gxf3 h5 25. e4 Re8 26. Rc4 h4 27. Rd1 Kf8 28. Bf1 Ke7 29. Ra4 a5 30. b4 Bc6 31. b5 Bb7 32. Rc4 Rg8 33. Kh1 Kd7 34. Rdc1 Nxe4 35. fxe4 Bxe4+ 36. Bg2 Bxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Bf4+ 38. Kf2 Bxc1 39. Rxc1 Rg3 40. Rc6 Rxh3 41. Rxb6 f5 42. a4 Ra3 43. Ra6 Rxa4 44. Rb6 Rxd4 |
| ECO B22 in 1992 play it! howell james defeats white's dutschak hauke in 44 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 Ng8 6. Be3 d4 7. Bf2 Nh6 8. h3 f6 9. Nf3 Nf7 10. exf6 exf6 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. Nbd2 Bd6 13. Qe2+ Be7 14. g3 Nb4 15. Nb3 O-O 16. Qd2 Nxa2 17. Rxa2 Qd5 18. Bxd4 Qxf3 19. Rg1 Qd5 20. Qc3 Be6 21. Bg2 Qxb3 22. Rxa7 Bb4 |
| ECO B20 in 1991 play it! howell james defeats white's zoler dan in 68 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. f4 a6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nc3 e6 8. Nf3 Qc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Rc8 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bd3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qe2 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Nd1 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 d4 18. Nf2 Rfe8 19. Qd2 Re3 20. Bf5 Rce8 21. Bxd4 Re2 22. Qc3 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Nh5 24. Bg4 Nxf4 25. Bf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rd8 27. Qb4 Rxc2 28. Rfd1 Nd3 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Re1 Rd8 31. Ng4 h5 32. Ne5 f6 33. Qh4 fxe5 34. Qg5 Rdd2 |
| ECO B22 in 1995 play it! howell james defeats white's penttinen jarkko in 88 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. Na3 a6 10. O-O e6 11. cxd4 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Qd2 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Bf4 Qb4 17. Qd3 Be8 18. Nc2 Qa5 19. Qe4 Nd5 20. Be5 Qb6 21. Nce1 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nb4 24. Bc2 Nxc2 25. Qxc2 Bc6 26. b3 Qa5 27. a4 Qd5 28. h3 g6 29. Qc3 Qe4 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. fxe3 Ba3 32. Rc2 Rd1 33. Kf2 Bb4 34. Ke2 Rb1 35. Nd3 Bxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Rxb3 37. Nxb4 Rxb4 38. Rc7 a5 39. g3 g5 40. Rc5 b6 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Rb8 h5 43. e4 Rxa4 44. Rxb6 Rb4 |
| ECO C85 in 1989 play it! howell james defeats white's turner matthew in 138 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Qe1 Nd7 8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 Bf6 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nc4 g6 13. Rd1 b5 14. Ne3 Bg7 15. c3 c6 16. Nd2 Nf8 17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Qa5 19. Rc1 Qxa2 20. Nd1 Qa5 21. Qf2 Qc7 22. Rf3 Qe7 23. Ne3 a5 24. Rf1 Ra7 25. d4 cxd4 26. cxd4 Be6 27. e5 Bd5 28. Nxd5 cxd5 29. Qe2 f5 30. Qxb5 Qd7 31. Qxd7 Rxd7 32. Ra1 Ra8 33. Rc3 Ne6 34. Nf3 Rb7 35. Bc1 Ra6 36. Ng5 Rc7 37. Rxc7 Nxc7 38. Bd2 Bh6 39. Nf3 Bxd2 40. Nxd2 Nb5 41. Nf3 g5 42. Rd1 Nc3 43. Rd3 Ne4 44. Nd2 Kf7 45. g4 f4 46. Kg2 Rb6 47. Nf3 Rc6 48. Kg1 Rc1+ 49. Kg2 Rc2+ 50. Kg1 Rb2 51. Kf1 h6 52. Kg1 Ke6 53. h3 Nf2 54. Rd2 Nxh3+ 55. Kg2 Rxb3 56. Ra2 h5 57. gxh5 g4 58. h6 Rxf3 59. h7 Rg3+ 60. Kh1 Rg1+ 61. Kh2 g3+ 62. Kxh3 Rh1+ 63. Kg4 Rxh7 64. Kxf4 Rg7 65. Rg2 a4 66. Kf3 a3 67. Rg1 g2 68. Ke2 a2 69. Kf2 Rf7+ |
| ECO C24 in 1992 play it! howell james defeats white's conquest stuart in 102 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 d6 6. Nd2 Nc6 7. c3 a6 8. Ne2 Ba7 9. Bb3 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nc4 Nf4 12. Ne3 Be6 13. Kf1 Qf6 14. d4 exd4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nxe2 17. Qxe2+ Ne7 18. h4 Kf8 19. Rh3 Nf5 20. Kg1 dxc3 21. bxc3 Re8 22. Qf3 Kg7 23. Rf1 Nxg3 24. Qxg3 Qf5 25. Bc4 Qe5 26. Kh2 Qxg3+ 27. Kxg3 g4 28. Rhh1 Re5 29. h5 f5 30. Rb1 b5 31. Bb3 Re2 32. Rhf1 Kf6 33. c4 b4 34. Bd1 Rxa2 35. Rxb4 Re8 36. f3 gxf3 37. Bxf3 Rg8+ 38. Kh3 Bc5 39. Rb7 Bb6 40. Re1 Rc2 41. Re6+ Kg5 42. g3 f4 43. Re4 Rf8 44. Re6 fxg3 45. Rg6+ Kf4 46. Bg2 Rh8 47. Rxg3 a5 48. Rg4+ Ke3 49. Kg3 Kd2 50. Bf3 Ra8 51. Re4 a4 |
| ECO C88 in 1989 play it! howell james defeats white's los sander in 80 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ne3 Be6 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Rc8 18. Qd3 Qc7 19. Bd2 Nd7 20. Rac1 Ne5 21. Qe2 Bg5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qxc2 24. Rxc2 Rxc2 25. Rd1 Rfc8 26. h4 Bf4 27. Kh1 Rxb2 28. g3 Bxd2 29. Rxd2 Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Rbb1 31. f4 Rg1+ 32. Kh2 Rh1+ 33. Kg2 Rbg1+ 34. Kf2 Re1 35. Qxe1 Rxe1 36. fxe5 Rxe5 37. Kf3 Kf8 38. Rc2 Rxd5 39. Rc8+ Ke7 40. Ra8 Rd3+ |