0119 SEMI-SLAV DEFENSE
Wendy's XV, Rd:1, 5-24-00, Charlotte, N.C.
Patrick McCartney (1917) David Jaap (1809)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c6 4 Nf3 Nf6 5 Bg5 Nbd 6 cd ed 7 e3 Qa5 8 Qc2 Bb4 9 Bd3 0-0 10 0-0 Bc3 11 bc Rc 12 Bf6 Nf6 13 c4 dc 14 Bc4 Bf5 15 Qb3 Re7 16 Ne5 Nd5 (I knew I could wind up with an isolated Pawn when I played this move. I thought the White Knight would be hard pressed to become a factor and that even if White owned the "c" file it would not benefit him.) 17 Bd5 Qd5 18 Qd5 cd 19 Rfc f6 20 Nf3 Bd3 21 Rc5 Bc4 22 Nd2 b6 23 Rc6 Bb5 24 Rc3 Kf7 25 Rac Rae 26 a3 g5 27 Rb3 Ba6 28 Rbc g4 (Black would like to crack open the e-file) 29 Rc6 Bb7 30 Rc7 Kg6 (Notice that even though White is doubled on the c-file, c4 thru c8 are covered by Black.  If White could magically place his Knight on b5 Black would be suffering.  My plan was for counterplay on the other side of the board--crack open the "e" before the clumsy Knight can hurt me. I think time favors Black in this position-but there is no forced win here for either side) 31 f3 h5 32 Kf2? (32 Rf7=) 32...Re3! 33 Rb7 Re7 34 Kg3 Rd2 35 Rcc7 Ree2 36 h3 Rg2 37 Kh4 gf  0-1 (Notes by Jaap) (Notation deciphering by Fuerstman)