0203 CENTER COUNTER DEFENSE
Wendy's XXXII, Rd:3, 2-6-02, Charlotte, NC
NM L Fuerstman (2024) NM F Newton (2233)
1 e4 d5 2 ed Qd5 3 Nc3 Qa5 4 d4 Nf6 5 Bc4 c6 6 Nf3 Bg4 7 0-0 e6 8 Bf4 Nd5 9 Nd5 cd 10 Bd3 Nc6 11 c3 Qd8 12 Qb3! Bd6 13 Bd6 Qd6 14 Ne5!! Ne5 (Everything else loses as well. If 14...Bf5 15 Qb7! Bd3 16 Qa8 Nd8 17 Nd3 and White has an extra Rook) 15 de Qe5 (Certainly not 15...Qd7? 16 Bb5!) 16 Qa4! Kf8 17 Qg4+- g6 18 Rae Qf6 19 Qd4! (Forcing the exchange of Queens) 19...Qd4 20 cd Ke7 21 f4 Kd6 22 Rc Rac 23 Kf2 f6 24 Ke3 Rc6 25 Rc6 bc 26 Rc Rb 27 b3 Rb6 28 Rc5 e5 29 fe fe 30 Ra5 ed 31 Kd4 c5 32 Ke3 Rb7 33 Ra6 Ke5 34 Rc6 d4 35 Kd2 Rf7 36 Rc5 Kd6 37 Rd5 Ke6 38 Rg5 Rf2 39 Be2 Kf6 40 Rg3 Ke5 41 Kd3 Kd5 42 Rg4 Kc5 43 a3 a5 44 Rg5 Kb6 45 Bf3 Rb2 46 Bd5 a4 47 ba h6 48 Rg6 Kc5 49 Bc4 Rb1 50 Rh6 Rd1 51 Kc2 Rg1 52 Be2 Ra1 53 Rh5 Kd6 54 Kb3 Rc1 55 a5 Rc3 56 Kb4 Re3 57 Bf3 1-0 (Notes by Fuerstman)