0167 FRENCH DEFENSE
Wendy's XXII, Rd:4, 2-14-01, Charlotte, NC
David Jaap (1872) NM Frankie Newton (2216)
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 ed ed 4 Nf3 Nf6 5 c4 Bb4+ 6 Nc3 0-0 7 Bd3 dc 8 Bc4 Nc6 9 0-0 Bg4 10 a3 Ba5 11 Be3 Qd7 12 Be2 Rad8 13 Qb3! Bb6 14 Rad1 Qc8 15 d5 Bf3 16 Bf3 Ne5 17 Be2 Be3 18 fe3 Nfg4 19 Ne4! Rde8 20 d6! cd (This is a key point in the game. White is crashing through, and I'm very low on time. Perhaps with the most accurate defense possible, this still holds for black, but white proceeds with solid attacking moves, while Black's position falls apart in the time scramble.) 21 Nd6 Qe6 22 Qb7 Ne3? (Fritz gives 22...Qh6 with equality) 23 Ne8 Re8 24 Qa7 Nd1 25 Bd1 Nc6 26 Qf2 Rb8 27 Re1 Qd6 28 Rf1 Qc7 29 Bf3 Ne5 30 Be4 f6 31 Rb1?? (This is the move AFTER the time scramble, but strangely, this IS a common occurance I understand, a blunder the move RIGHT AFTER time control has been reached. Qf5! for example would have been a totally winning position for white.The position quickly goes from 1-0 to 0-1) 31...Ng4! 32 Bh7+ Kf8! (Not 32...Kh7 when after 33 Qf5+ Kg8 34 Rxb2! White can just move the rook away, and black's king is more vulnerable, and he is still down a pawn) 33 Qg3 Qc5+ 34 Kf1 Ne3+ 35 Kg1 Ng4+ 36 Kf1 (Here white offered a draw; he is voluntarily repeating the position. Black sealed the move, and I'm told by Fritz that the position, with the move that I sealed, is a forced win for black. David Jaap played an outstanding game, he made one mistake that cost him the win that he so richly deserved.) (Notes by Newton)