0037 QUEEN'S PAWN GAME (In effect)
Wendy's III, 4-21-99
Steve Childress (1161)  Sean Johnson (Unr)
1 Nf3 Nf6 2 Nc3 d5 3 e3 Bf5 4 d4 e6 5 Bd3 Bb4 6 Bf5 ef 7 Bd2 Nc6 8 Ne2 Ne4 9 Bb4 Nb4 10 c3 Nc6 11 Nd2 Qg5 12 0-0 0-0 (12...0-0-0!?! would make for livelier play) 13 Ne4 fe 14 Ng3 Rae (14...f5!) 15 Qh5 Qh5 16 Nh5 Na5 17 b3 b5 18 Nf4 c6 19 Rfb Nb7 20 c4 a6 21 a4 (21 cd wins a pawn) 21... Rd 22 ab ab 23 cb cb 24 b4 g5 25 Ne2 Rc8 26 Ra7 Nd6 27 Nc1 Nc4 28 Nb3 f5 29 Nc5 Rf7 (29...f4!) 30 Rf7 Kf7 31 Ra1 Nb6 32 Ra7 Kg8 (32...Kg6 is better) 33 g3 Ra8 34 Ra8 Na8 35 Ne6 h6 36 Kg2 Kf7 37 Nd8 Kf6 (37...Ke7=) 38 f4 Nc7 39 Nc6 Na6 40 h4 gh 41 gh h5 42 Kf2 Ke6 43 Ke2 Kd6 44 Na7 Nb4 45 Nb5 Ke6 46 Kd2 Nd3 47 Kc3 Ne1 48 Nc7 Kd6 49 Ne8 Ke7 50 Ng7 Nf3 51 Nh5 Kf7 52 Ng3 Nh4 53 Nf5? (Obviously overlooking that the Pawn is now defended by the Knight on h4?) Kg6?? (Overlooking that Black can capture the knight?) 54 Ng3??? (Why not capture the Knight on h4?  (Up to move 53, both players had played to a relatively equal position; I can only assume that in their excitement, each made a couple of "quick" moves.  After all, remaining calm, cool, and collected under fire is what good chess play is all about) Ng2 55 Nf1 Kf5 56 Kb4 Nf4?? (+/-) 57 ef Kf4 58 Kc5 e3 59 Ne3 Ke3 60 Kd5 Kd3 61 Ke5 Kc4 62 d5  1-0 (Notes by Fuerstman)