thomastonk: Who is this Harold Burdge?
It seems that his intention was to get a draw of his superior opponent. Everything went fine until 32.. ♗b7?, I guess. This was one waiting move too much (38.. fxg4). White missed 35.e5+ ♔e6 36.♘a4, and with the weaknesses on b6, d5 and g4/h5, Black cannot defend successfully. After 39.fxe4 the position is funny, but equal: 
click for larger view Another missed opportunity is probably 46.♘c4!  . The tide turned after the sac 48.e5? and another mistake 49.♔e4? (♔g3). 50.. h4 is perfectly understandable, but 50.. g3 could have been better (51.♘xh5 ♘e1!). Position after 51.e6: 
click for larger view Black decided against 51.. h2, because his opponent would queen his pawn first, but White cannot make capital thereof! The following moves are quite difficult and hardly best, but Black's advantage is always present ... 
click for larger view ... unless 56... ♗b7??. What a wonderful and rich position this is! After the text, White could have won by 57.♔d6! ♘xd5 (what else) 58.♗xd5 ♘xe6 (what else?) 59.♘xe6+. But after 56.. h2 it would have been Black who is winning (I analysed this yesterday evening without digital support: incredibly difficult, but pure fun). At the very end the game is decided by simple mistakes, maybe because of exhaustion: 61.. h2 is good for a draw, but even this is far from easy. A very entertaining game! | 
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