Todd - Narz
Santa Cruz Weekly Borders Tourny August 2nd, 2007

Round 3


1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 I don't have a whole lot of respect for this type of opening and I am always happy to play against it\
4...Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 g6 7.O-O Bg7 8.Qe2 Bg4 I saw the psuedo-sacrifice but judged it as not sound and went for the pin anyway\
9.Bxf7+ Kf8 10.Bxg8 Kxg8 I spent a few minutes here but decided taking with the rook wasted too much time, I think it might have been better though\
11.Qc4+ Kf8 12.Ng5 Ne5 13.Qb3 Qd7 big mistake, 14. f3 wins the bishop*, fortunately he missed it\
14.h3 h6 15.hxg4 15. f4 would be much, much better*\
15...hxg5 I felt relieved to bit rid of the pressure, Fritz calls the game equal here\
16.f3 Nd3 17.Bxg5 the losing move, now I win both rooks\
17...Bd4+ 18.Rf2 Nxf2 19.Kf1 Rh1+ 20.Ke2 Rxa1 21.Nb5 21. Bh6 would've won a knight after I block w/ my bishop & he trades*\
21...Bb6 leading to mate in two for white 22. Bh6+ Ke1 23. Qh8#\
22.Qc3 now I have a forced mate in 5 which I didn't see, but my advantage is overwheliming nonetheless\
22...Qxb5+ 23.Kd2 Rd1+ 24.Kc2 Bd4 better is the forced mate 24. ... Qa4+ 25. b3 Qa2+ 26. Qb2 Rc8# *\


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