0025 Chigorin Defense [D07]
Phi Kappa Blanca XCV, 3-20-99
P.McCartney (1797) - NM G. Samsa (2227)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 Nc6 3 Nf3 e5 4 de Bb4 5 Bd2 dc 6 Nc3 Nge 7 e3 0-0 8 Bc4 Ng6 9 Qb3 Qe7 10 a3 Bc5 11.Nd5 Qd7 12 Bc3 Bb6 13 0-0-0 Qg4 14 Rhg Na5 15 Ba5 Ba5 16 Rd4 Qf5 17 Rgd1 c6 18 Nh4 (18 Rf4!?lf) Qe5 19 Ng6 hg 20 Nf4 Bf5 21 g4 Be4 22 Rd7 Kh7 23 Rf7 b5 24 Rdd7 Rf7 25 Bf7 g5 26 Bg6 Bg6 27 Ng6 Qf6 28 Ne7 Qf2 29 Qd3 Kh8 30 Ng6 (Here 30 Nf5!? may have given White a winning position, but with under a minute left to make it to the 40th move, White bailed out and took the sure Draw) 30...Kg8 31 Ne7 Kh8 32 Ng6    1/2-1/2    (Notes by McCartney)