0282 ENGLISH OPENING
Wendys 41 Charlotte (4), 02.01.2003
Patrick McCartney (2033) - Chris Mabe (1904)
1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 c6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.Nd2 Bb4 8.Bxf6 Nxf6 9.Qc2 0-0
10.Be2 Re8 11.Nb3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.0-0 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Ng4 15.g3 e5 16.Bd3 Nf6 17.Nd2 c5?! Oops, i need to defend h7 18.Ne4 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 cxd4 20.Bxh7+ Kf8 21.cxd4 Qxc2 22.Bxc2 exd4 23.exd4 Bh3 24.Rfe1 Rad8 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Bb3 b5 27.Rd1 a5 28.Bd5 Re2 The extra pawn plays no role in this position. White needs to activate his king. 29.Bc6? Why help black fix the a2 pawn? 29...b4 30.Bd5 Be6 31.Bb3 Rxa2 The rook cannot be captured. 32.d5 [ 32.Bxa2 Bxa2 33.Kf1 b3 34.Ke2 b2 35.Kd3 b1Q+ 36.Rxb1 Bxb1+ 37.Kc4 a4 38.Kb4 Bc2 wins ] 32...Bg4 33.Rb1 Rd2 34.Ra1 Rd3 35.Bc4 Rc3 Rd1+ was simpler 36.Bb5 b3 37.Re1 g6 38.Rb1 Ke7? [ 38...Bf5 39.Rb2 Bh3 40.f4 Rc1+ 41.Kf2 Rc2+ wins] 39.Ba4 Bd1 40.d6+ Kxd6 41.Rxd1+ Kc5 42.Bxb3 Rxb3 The rest is just technique 43.Rd7 f5 44.Rc7+ Kb4 45.Rg7 a4 46.Rxg6 a3 47.Rb6+ Kc3 48.Ra6 Kb2 49.h4 a2 50.Rxa2+ Kxa2 51.Kg2 Rb2 52.Kf3 Kb3 53.g4 Kc4 54.g5 Kd5 55.h5 Ke6 56.Kg3 Kf7 57.f3 Rb4 58.Kh3 Kg7 59.Kg3 Rc4 60.Kh3 Rc1 61.Kg2 f4 62.Kh3 Rg1 63.Kh4 Rg3 64.h6+ Kg6 65.h7 Kxh7 66.g6+ Rxg6 0-1 [notes by Mabe]