0112 FRENCH DEFENSE
Wendy's XIV, Rd:3, 5-3-00, Charlotte, N.C.
David Jaap (1809) Gary Newsom (1902)
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 ed ed 4 Nf3 Bd6 5 c4 c6 6 Nc3 Ne7 7 cd cd (7...Nd5 is more commonly played) 8 Be2 0-0 9 0-0 Nbc6 10 Bg5 Be6 11 Nb5 Bb8 12 Rac a6 13 Nc3 Ba7 14 Qb3 h6 15 Bf4 Qb6 16 Qa3 Nf5 17 Na4 Qa5 18 Bd2 Qd8 19 Ba6 Ncd4 20 Nd4 (20 Bb7 now is better according to FritZ 6.0) 20...Nd4 21 Bb7 Rb 22 Ba6 Qh4 23 Qg3 Qh5 24 Rc7 Bc8!? (Again, according to Fritz, a "?" move) 25 Bd3 Ra (Fritz gives White +/- here) 26 Nc3?? Bb8 (And, White gives it all away) 27 Nd5 Qd5 28 Bh6 Ne6 29 Bg7!? (Last ditch effort; for if ...29 Bc7?? White mates with 30 Be5!!) Ng7! (White oversteps the time limit on move 30, however, an exciting game was enjoyed by all) 0-1 (Notes by Jaap)