0293 FRENCH DEFENSE
Wendy's XLIII, Rd:5, 3-19-03, Charlotte
Michael Savage (1421) Joshua Mu (1424)
1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 Bd2!? Bc3 5 Bc3 de4 6 Qg4 Nf6 7 Qg7 Rg8 8 Qh6 Nc6 9 d5?! (Simply 9 0-0-0 is more in keeping) 9...Rg6 10 Qh4 ed5 11 0-0-0 Bf5 12 Bf6 Qf6 13 Qf6 Rf6 14 Rd5 Be6 15 Rh5 Rf2 16 Nh3 Bh3 17 Rh3 (17 Rh7! wins a pawn) 17...Rd8 (Why not just 0-0-0) 18 Re3 f5 19 g4 Rdd2 20 gf Rc2 21 Kd1 Rb2 22 Re4 Kf7 23 Re2? (23 Kc1=/+ Rh2! 24 Rh2 Rh2 =/+) 23...Re2! 24 Be2 Rb1! 0-1 (and $100 for 5-0! Exceptional effort for a 7 year old...exceptional results for anyone! Notes by Fuerstman)