0010 Sicilian Defense
Midtown Club VI, Rd.3, 9-2-98
NM L. Fuerstman (2072) W.F. Newton II (2100)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cd 4 Nd4 Nc6 5 Be3 a6 6
Bd3 Qc7 7 Nc6 Qc6 8 0-0 Nf6 9 Nd2 b5 10 f3
Bc5 11 Qe2 0-0 12 c4 b4 13 Nb3 Be3 14 Qe3 e5
15 c5 d6 16 cd Qd6 17 Rfd Be6 18 Be2 Qe7 19
Nc5 Qa7 20 Kf2 Qb6 21 Ne6 Qe6 22 b3 h6 23
Bc4 Qe7 24 Rd2 a5 25 Rad a4 26 Rd6 a3 27 Rb6
Rfd 28 Bd5 Rac 29 Rb7 Rc2 30 Ke1 Rd7 (Time
control) 31 Bf7?! Qf7?! (Correct is 31…Kf7! 32
Rdd7 Nd7 33 Qd3 Rc1! 34 Ke2 [not 34 Kd2 Qg5!
And Mate] 34 Ke8 and Black keeps the extra piece.
Isn’t it curious how often even good players tend to
blunder immediately after the time control. In this
case, both players blundered back to back) 32
Rdd7 Nd7 33 Qd3 Nc5?! (…33 Ra2!? 34 Rd7 is
unclear) 34 Rb8! Kh7 35 Qc2 Qe7 36 Ke2 Ne6
37 Qc4 Nf4 38 Kf1 Qd6 {39 Qg8} (First
adjournment. White must be very careful, as
Black’s well posted Knight threatens a winning
attack on the white squares). Kg6 40 Rd8 (Forced)
Qb6 (White parries 40…Qa6 with 41 Qc4!) 41
Rd1 Ne6 (If 41…Qe3 then 42 Qc4) 42 Qc8 Kh7
(Not 42 Nd4 43 Rd4!!) 43 Rd3 Nd4 44 Qc4 h5
{45 g3} (Second adjournment) h4 46 f4 hg 47 Rge
Qh6! =+ (White’s initiative has petered out) 48
Kg2 Ne6 {49 f5} (Third adjournment. After this
move with 11 moves to make, White had four
minutes left on his clock, and Black had nine. White
offered Draw; and Black mercifully accepted) ½-½