Steve Childress (1161) - Sean Johnson
Wendy's III
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.Nc3
d5 3.e3 Bf5
4.d4 e6 5.Bd3
Bb4 6.Bxf5 exf5
7.Bd2 Nc6 8.Ne2
Ne4 9.Bxb4 Nxb4
10.c3 Nc6 11.Nd2
Qg5 12.
13.Nxe4 fxe4
14.Ng3 Rae8 14...f5! 15.Qh5
Qxh5 16.Nxh5 Na5
17.b3 b5 18.Nf4
c6 19.Rfb1 Nb7
20.c4 a6 21.a4 21
cd wins a pawn
21...Rd8 22.axb5
axb5 23.cxb5 cxb5
24.b4 g5 25.Ne2
Rc8 26.Ra7 Nd6
27.Nc1 Nc4 28.Nb3
f5 29.Nc5 Rf7 29...f4! 30.Rxf7
Kxf7 31.Ra1 Nb6
32.Ra7 Kg8 32...Kg6
is better
33.g3 Ra8
34.Rxa8 Nxa8 35.Ne6
h6 36.Kg2 Kf7
37.Nd8 Kf6 37...Ke7= 38.f4
Nc7 39.Nc6 Na6
40.h4 gxh4 41.gxh4
h5 42.Kf2 Ke6
43.Ke2 Kd6 44.Na7
Nxb4 45.Nxb5 Ke6
46.Kd2 Nd3 47.Kc3
Ne1 48.Nc7 Kd6
49.Ne8 Ke7 50.Ng7
Nf3 51.Nxh5
Kf7 52.Ng3
Nxh4 53.Nxf5 ?
Obviously overlooking that the Pawn is now defended by the Knight on h4?
53...Kg6 ??
Overlooking that Black can capture the knight?
54.Ng3 ???
Why not capture the Knight on h4? Up to move 53, both players had played to a relatively equal position;
I can only assume that in their excitement, each made a couple of "quick" moves. After all,
remaining calm, cool, and collected under fire is what good chess play is all about
54...Ng2
55.Nf1 Kf5
56.Kb4 Nxf4 ??
+/- 57.exf4 Kxf4
58.Kc5 e3
59.Nxe3 Kxe3
60.Kxd5 Kd3
61.Ke5 Kc4
62.d5 Notes by Fuerstman
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