0143 BISHOP'S OPENING
Wendy's XIX, Rd:1, 10-11-00, Charlotte, NC
NM L Fuerstman (2015)  NM G Wells (2151)
1 e4 e5 2 Bc4! Nf6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 d3 d5 5 ed Nd5 6 Nge 0-0 7 0-0 Be6 8 Ne4 Be7 9 a3 Nc6 10 b4 f5 11 Nc3 Kh 12 Nd5 Bd5 13 Bd5 Qd5 14 c4 Qf7 15 Bb2 Rad 16 b5 Nd4 17 Nd4 ed 18 Qf3 b6 19 Rfe Bc5 20 Re5 Rde 21 Rae Re5 22 Re5 h6 23 g3 Qf6 24 Qe2 f4 25 Re8 f3! 26 Rf8 Bf8 27 Qe4 Bc5 28 Bc1 Qe7 29 Qe7 Be7+= 30 Bf4 Bd6 31 h4 Kh7 32 Bd6 cd 33 g4! Kg6 34 Kh2 Kf6 35 Kg3 Ke5 36 Kf3 d5 37 cd Kd5 38 Kf4? (38 a4!, as observed by local amateur P. McCartney, is more accurate, for if  Kc5 39 Ke4! Kb4 40 Kd4 Ka4 41 Kc4!+/-) 39 Ke4 Kb5 40 Kd4 Ka4 41 Kc4? (A critical tempo loser) 41...b5 42 Kc5 a5! 43 d4 b4 44 ab ab 45 d5 b3 46 d6 b2 47 d7 b1(Q) 48 d8(Q)= Qb4 49 Kc3 Qg4= 50 Qa8 Kb3 51 Qb8 Kc2 52 Qg3?? (With Queens on the board, this ending is probably a Draw; exchanging actually loses for White; but, Black must play accurately) Qg3 53 fg Kd3 54 Kd6 Ke4 55 Ke6 g5?= (Winning for Black is 55...Kf3 56 Kf7 Kg3 57 Kg7 h5!!) 56 hg hg 57 Kf6 g4?? 58 Kg5 1-0 (Notes by Fuerstman)