0179 FRENCH DEFENSE
Smokehouse XV, Rd:3, 5-12-01, Charlotte,NC
Justin Daniel (2145) SM Klaus Pohl (2252)
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e5 c5 5 a3 Bc3 6 bc3 Ne7 7 Nf3 Bd7 8 Bd3 Nc6 9 a4 Qa5 10 Bd2 f6 11 ef6 gf6 12 c4!? Qc7 13 cd5 Nd5 14 dc5 O-O-O 15 O-O Rhg8?! (Black should have gotten central play started with 15...e5 with an unclear game. Black's king side attack is too slow.) 16 a5 a6? 17 Rb1 Rg7? (Again 17...e5 was better) 18 Qe2 Nb8 19 c6 Qc6? (19...Bc6 20 Qe6+ Nd7 21 Nd4 with advantage to White was a better try for Black) 20 c4! Ne7 21 Be4 Qd6 22 Bb7+ Kc7 23 c5! +- Qd2 24 Nd2 Bb5 25 Rb5 ab5 26 Bf3 Nec6 27 Qb5 Rd2 28 Qb6+ Kc8 29 Bc6 Rc7 30 Bf3 Nd7 31 Qe6 Rc5 32 a6 Ra5 33 Rc1+ Kd8 34 h3 Ra2 35 Qg8+ Ke7 36 Qh7+ Kd8 37 Bb7 Nb6 38 Qb6+ 1:0  Notes by Justin Daniel