	Mississippi Chess Association Newsletter October/November 2003
	http://www.mcachess.org
Editor: Douglas Stewart
Douglas Stewart Elected New MCA President & Wins State Championship October 25 in Biloxi With most of Mississippi's strongest players staying at home, Douglas Stewart narrowly won the State Championship October 25 in Biloxi by finishing with 2.5/4 along with Dr. Canon Beissel and Kenneth Hall, but having the best tiebreak. Numerous players were in contention going into the last round. At the MCA's annual business meeting MCA officers were elected: President – Douglas Stewart Vice-President – Dr. Canon Beissel Secretary-Treasurer – Warren Porter Mississippi Scholastic Player Shines in Memphis On October 4, 2003, Edward Williams participated in the 6th Annual Memphis Chess Classic to benefit Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. He placed 10th with 3.5 wins out of 5. He was also one of 25 players that played in the Simul Event with Josh Waitzkin (subject of the book and movie, Search for Bobby Fischer vs. 25 scholastic players. The competition was tough.		Upcoming Tournaments Because nothing compares to tournament competition! Nov 14-16 $8,000 Gulf Coast Open (Biloxi) Nov 18 Northpark G/10 #4 (Tuesday) Nov 29 43^rd Mid-South Open (Memphis) Dec 13-14 Mid-Mississippi Open (Brandon) 6 GPP! Jan 24 North MS Chess Championship (Winona) Feb 7 MS Action Champ (Brandon) Information about these tournaments can be found at http://www.mcachess.org. Contacting the Editor Douglas Stewart douglas@pobox.com Feedback is welcome!
Arthur Johnson Issues Match Challenge! “It has become apparent that during my absence from tournament play a false sense of security has settled upon the Mississippi Chess Community. Arthur 'No Prisoners' Johnson has returned and I am looking forward to leaving no doubt as to who is the most dominate player in the State of Mississippi. Therefore I am hereby issuing a challenge to all players rated 1900 and above to a best two out of three match. This match is directed especially at the two players rated above me, Lee Gardner and Lawrence Mead. The time has come to separate the men from the boys, the ride has been smooth too long but now Arthur 'No Prisoners' Johnson has positioned himself directly in the center of the road looking for a fight. Anyone care to try and pass?” [Editors Note: This group would now include Bradley Denton. If you wish to challenge Arthur you can connect him through Douglas Stewart.] Capturing Mississippi Chess History One of the nice things about having a web site is it is a great place to capture history. We're starting a project to archive as many older games as we have copies of on the web site. If you would like to contribute games either email them to douglas@pobox.com or make arrangements with Douglas Stewart to exchange paper copies. Your contributions are appreciated! Douglas Stewart Wins Brandon Open Douglas Stewart snuck through the 2003 Brandon Open on September 13 after taking a half-point bye in the first round and finished with 3.5/4 to take 1^st. Richard Whitehouse, a rising scholastic player, managed an upset of an Expert during the tournament.		State Championship Games White: Stewart, Douglas (1845) Black: Caveney, Adam (2125) 2003 Mississippi State Championship Round 4 October 25, 2003 C07: French Tarrasch: 3...c5, 4 Ngf3 and 4 exd5 Qxd5 [Douglas's Notes: This is the third time I've played Caveney. I am 0-3 now – all with the White pieces. I have had one 1. e4 e5 game and one 1. e4 e6 game heading into this game. I felt a lot more prepared playing a French than I did playing a double e-pawn game against Caveney's likely Petroff defence. Knowing that Caveney playes a .. e6 .. f5 Dutch against 1. d4, I thought I'd force my way into the French. This game featured a very interesting Nxf7 'sacrifice'.] 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 [ In Stewart-Caveney, 2003 Magnolia Classic I played 10. Qxd4. That is a little passive and I got wound down in the endgame. The text move is more interesting. ] Bd7 11.a4 a6 12.b3 Qc7 13.Bb2 Bd6 14.h3 Rd8 15.Qe2 0–0 16.Nf3 [ I had everything I hoped for out of the opening, but I'm struggling for a plan now. ] Bc6 17.Ne5 Be4 18.Nxf7!?! [ Doesn't appear to be bad. ] Qxf7 [ 18 .. Rxf7 19. Bxf6 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Bxg2+ 21. Kxg2 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Qc4 is another interesting line ] 19. Bxf6 Qg6! [Inferior is 19...Qxf6 20.Qxe4 Rde8 21.Rae1±] 20.f3 [20.Bxe6+? leads to nothing 20...Kh8 21.f3 Rxf6 22.Qxe4 Qxe4 23.fxe4 Rxe6–+] 20...Rxf6 21.Qxe4? [ 21.fxe4 would allow White to play on 21...Rxf1+ 22.Rxf1=] 21...Qg3µ 22.Rfd1?? [22.f4 Bxf4 23.Rxf4 Rxf4 24.Qxe6+ Kh8 25.Qe7 is a position where White's queenside is very solid and the position might be possible to hold ] 22...Qh2+–+ 23.Kf2 ] 23...Bc5+ [23...Bc5+ 24.Qe3 Bxe3+ 25.Kxe3 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Qxg2–+] resigns 0–1 Position after 17 .. Be4
State Championship Games (Continued) Richard Whitehouse continued his good luck against Experts recently with an easy draw against veteran Louisiana player Glenn Ruiz. White: Whitehouse, Richard (1397) Black: Ruiz, Glenn (2000) 2003 Mississippi State Championship Round 1 October 25, 2003 B14: Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik Attack with 5...e6 and 5...g6 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 b6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bf4 a6 11.Re1 Bb7 12.Bd3 Bd6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Ne5 Nbd7 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.Qf3 Rfe8 17.Qf5 Qxf5 draw agreed ½–½ Kenneth Hall returned from a nearly 20 year abscense from rated chess and tied as the top Mississippi finisher. Here he barely survives some agressive play from Ralph McNaughton. White: Mc Naughton, Ralph (1348) Black: Hall, Kenneth (1535) 2003 Mississippi State Championship Round 2 October 25, 2003 D61: Queen's Gambit Declined: Classical: 7 Qc2 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.e3 0–0 7.Qc2 Re8 8.Bd3 h6 9.h4! dxc4 10.Bxc4 Ng4 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.0–0–0 e5?? [12...Nb6!? and Black could well hope to play on 13.Bd3 c5=] 13.Ng5 [13.Nd5 secures victory 13...Qd8 14.Nxc7!+-] 13...hxg5± 14.hxg5 e4?? [14...Qxg5 15.Qh7+ Kf8±] 15.Nxe4 [¹15.g6 and White wins 15...Nh6 16.Rxh6 gxh6 17.gxf7+ Kg7 18.fxe8R Qxe8 19.Nxe4+- (‹19.Qxe4 Qxe4 20.Nxe4 Nb6+-) ] 15...Qxe4–+ 16.Bd3 Qc6 17.Qxc6 bxc6 18.Rd2 c5 19.Bc4 Nb6 20.b3 Nxc4 21.bxc4 cxd4 22.exd4 Bf5 23.Rb2 Rab8 24.Rb3 24...Rxb3 25.axb3 Re2 26.f3 Rc2+ 27.Kb1 Rxg2+ 28.Ka1 Ne3 29.d5 Nc2+ 30.Kb2 Nb4+ 31.Ka3 a5 32.Ka4 Ra2+ 33.Kb5 Bc2 [33...Bd7+ 34.Kc5 Rd2 35.Rh8+ Kxh8 36.d6 Na6#] 34.Re1 Kf8 35.Re3 Ra3 36.Kc5 Nd3+ 37.Kc6 Rxb3 38.Kxc7 Rc3 39.Kd8 g6 40.d6 Rxc4 41.Re8+ Kg7 42.d7 Nc5 43.Ke7 Nxd7! 44.Ra8 [44.Kxd7? Ba4+ ] 44...Ne5 and Black mated White at move 71 0-1 Newcomers from Hattiesburg were one of the great stories of the tournament. Both Christopher Storey (1091) and Robert Steed (957) appear to be way quite underrated based on their recent tournament results. White: Moore, Frank (1728) Black: Storey, Christopher (1091) 2003 Mississippi State Championship Round 1 October 25, 2003 B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 e6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7		6.d3 0–0 7.e5 dxe5 8.Nxe5 Qc7 [8...Nbd7 9.Bf4=] 9.Re1 a6 Secures b5 10.a3 b5 11.Ba2 Bb7 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Re3? [¹13.Bg3³ ] 13...Nc6–+ 14.Qe2 Nd4 15.Qd2? [15.Qd1 b4 16.axb4 cxb4–+] 15...Ng4! 16.Rae1 [16.Nxg4 Bxf4] 16...Nxe3 17.Rxe3 [17.fxe3 Bxe5 18.Bxe5 Qxe5 19.exd4 Qxd4+ 20.Qf2 Rac8–+] 17...Rfe8 [17...f6 and Black can already relax 18.Ne4 Bxe5 19.Bxe5 fxe5 20.c3–+] 18.Ne2 Nf5 [18...f6! 19.Ng6 hxg6 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.Nxd4 cxd4 22.Rg3–+] 19.Nxf7? [19.c3–+ ] 19...Bxf4 20.Nxf4 Qxf4 21.g3 Qc7 22.Rxe6 Rxe6 23.Bxe6 Kf8 [23...Nd4! 24.Nh6+ Kh8 25.Nf7+ Qxf7 26.Bxf7 Nf3+ 27.Kf1 Nxd2+ 28.Ke2 Nf3–+] 24.Ng5 g6?? [24...Qe5 makes it even easier for Black 25.Nxh7+ Ke8 26.Bxf5 Qxf5–+] 25.Qc3?? [25.Bxf5 saving the game 25...Qe5 26.Be4 (26.Nxh7+? fails because of 26...Kg7–+) 26...Bxe4 27.Qe3=] 25...Nd4–+ 26.Bg4 Qe5 27.Ne6+ Qxe6! 28.Bxe6 Ne2+ 29.Kf1 Nxc3 30.bxc3 Re8 31.Bg4 h5 32.Bd1 Bc8 33.Be2 Bh3+ 0–1 Brandon Open Game White: Whitehouse, Richard (1442) Black: Johnson, Arthur (2029) 2003 Brandon Open Round 3 September 13, 2003 B45: Sicilian Four Knights 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bc4 0–0 8.Qd2 a6 9.h4 b5 10.Bb3 b4 11.Nxc6 bxc3?? [11...dxc6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6³] 12.Nxe7++- Qxe7 13.Qxc3 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Qxf6 gxf6 16.0–0–0 Rd8 17.g4 [17.Rd6 Kf8+-] 17...Bb7 18.f3 Rac8 19.Rd2 Kf8 20.Rhd1 Ke7 21.Ba4 d5 22.exd5 Bxd5 23.f4 [23.Rd3 Ba8±] 23...Bf3 [¹23...Rg8!? has some apparent merit 24.Re1 Kd6²] 24.Rxd8+- Rxd8 25.Rxd8 Kxd8 26.g5 fxg5 27.fxg5 hxg5 28.hxg5 Ke7 29.Kd2 Kd6 [29...f6 30.gxf6+ Kxf6 31.c4±] 30.Be8 [30.c4 Bb7+-] 30...Bh5? [¹30...Ke7 31.Ke3 Bb7±] 31.b4+- Ke5 [31...Bg6 32.c4+-] 32.a4 Kd4 33.c3+ Kc4 [33...Kd5 is no salvation 34.a5 Kd6 35.c4+-] 34.b5 [¹34.a5 makes it even easier for White 34...Kd5 35.Bd7 Ke5+-] 34...axb5 35.axb5 [¹35.Bxb5+!? seems even better 35...Kc5+-] 35...Kc5 36.Ke3 Bg6 37.Kf4 Kd5?? sad, but how else could Black save the game? [¹37...e5+ 38.Ke3 Kb6+-] 38.b6 e5+ 39.Ke3 Kd6 40.c4 Bf5 41.c5+! the final nail in the coffin 41...Ke7 [41...Kxc5 42.b7] 42.b7 Kxe8 43.b8Q+ Ke7 44.Qxe5+ Be6 45.c6 [45.Qd6+ Ke8 46.c6 Bf5 47.c7 Bd7 48.Qf6 Kf8 49.g6 Be8 50.c8Q Kg8 51.Qxe8#] 45...Kd8 46.g6! doomsday 46...Kc8 [46...fxg6 A deflection 47.Qxe6] 47.gxf7 Bxf7 48.Qe7 [48.Qe7 Be6 49.Qxe6+ Kc7 50.Qd7+ Kb6 51.c7 Kc5 52.c8Q+ Kb4 53.Qb8+ Ka3 54.Qda7#] 1–0

Mississippi Chess Association Newsletter

October/November 2003

http://www.mcachess.org

Editor: Douglas Stewart

Douglas Stewart Elected New MCA President & Wins State Championship October 25 in Biloxi

With most of Mississippi's strongest players staying at home, Douglas Stewart narrowly won the State Championship October 25 in Biloxi by finishing with 2.5/4 along with Dr. Canon Beissel and Kenneth Hall, but having the best tiebreak. Numerous players were in contention going into the last round.

At the MCA's annual business meeting MCA officers were elected:

President – Douglas Stewart

Vice-President – Dr. Canon Beissel

Secretary-Treasurer – Warren Porter

Mississippi Scholastic Player Shines in Memphis

On October 4, 2003, Edward Williams participated in the 6th Annual Memphis Chess Classic to benefit Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. He placed 10th with 3.5 wins out of 5. He was also one of 25 players that played in the Simul Event with Josh Waitzkin (subject of the book and movie, Search for Bobby Fischer vs. 25 scholastic players. The competition was tough.

Upcoming Tournaments

Because nothing compares to tournament competition!

Nov 14-16 $8,000 Gulf Coast

Open (Biloxi)

Nov 18 Northpark G/10 #4

(Tuesday)

Nov 29 43^rd Mid-South Open

(Memphis)

Dec 13-14 Mid-Mississippi Open

(Brandon) 6 GPP!

Jan 24 North MS Chess

Championship

(Winona)

Feb 7 MS Action Champ

(Brandon)

Information about these tournaments can be found at http://www.mcachess.org.

Contacting the Editor

Douglas Stewart

douglas@pobox.com

Feedback is welcome!

Arthur Johnson Issues Match Challenge!

“It has become apparent that during my absence from tournament play a false sense of security has settled upon the Mississippi Chess Community. Arthur 'No Prisoners' Johnson has returned and I am looking forward to leaving no doubt as to who is the most dominate player in the State of Mississippi. Therefore I am hereby issuing a challenge to all players rated 1900 and above to a best two out of three match. This match is directed especially at the two players rated above me, Lee Gardner and Lawrence Mead. The time has come to separate the men from the boys, the ride has been smooth too long but now Arthur 'No Prisoners' Johnson has positioned himself directly in the center of the road looking for a fight. Anyone care to try and pass?”

[Editors Note: This group would now include Bradley Denton. If you wish to challenge Arthur you can connect him through Douglas Stewart.]

Capturing Mississippi Chess History

One of the nice things about having a web site is it is a great place to capture history. We're starting a project to archive as many older games as we have copies of on the web site. If you would like to contribute games either email them to douglas@pobox.com or make arrangements with Douglas Stewart to exchange paper copies. Your contributions are appreciated!

Douglas Stewart Wins Brandon Open

Douglas Stewart snuck through the 2003 Brandon Open on September 13 after taking a half-point bye in the first round and finished with 3.5/4 to take 1^st. Richard Whitehouse, a rising scholastic player, managed an upset of an Expert during the tournament.

State Championship Games

White: Stewart, Douglas (1845)

Black: Caveney, Adam (2125)

2003 Mississippi State Championship

Round 4 October 25, 2003

C07: French Tarrasch: 3...c5, 4 Ngf3 and 4 exd5 Qxd5

[Douglas's Notes: This is the third time I've played Caveney. I am 0-3 now – all with the White pieces. I have had one 1. e4 e5 game and one 1. e4 e6 game heading into this game. I felt a lot more prepared playing a French than I did playing a double e-pawn game against Caveney's likely Petroff defence. Knowing that Caveney playes a .. e6 .. f5 Dutch against 1. d4, I thought I'd force my way into the French. This game featured a very interesting Nxf7 'sacrifice'.]

1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 [ In Stewart-Caveney, 2003 Magnolia Classic I played 10. Qxd4. That is a little passive and I got wound down in the endgame. The text move is more interesting. ] Bd7 11.a4 a6 12.b3 Qc7 13.Bb2 Bd6 14.h3 Rd8 15.Qe2 0–0 16.Nf3 [ I had everything I hoped for out of the opening, but I'm struggling for a plan now. ] Bc6 17.Ne5 Be4 18.Nxf7!?! [ Doesn't appear to be bad. ] Qxf7 [ 18 .. Rxf7 19. Bxf6 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Bxg2+ 21. Kxg2 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Qc4 is another interesting line ] 19. Bxf6 Qg6! [Inferior is 19...Qxf6 20.Qxe4 Rde8 21.Rae1±] 20.f3 [20.Bxe6+? leads to nothing 20...Kh8 21.f3 Rxf6 22.Qxe4 Qxe4 23.fxe4 Rxe6–+] 20...Rxf6 21.Qxe4? [ 21.fxe4 would allow White to play on 21...Rxf1+ 22.Rxf1=] 21...Qg3µ 22.Rfd1?? [22.f4 Bxf4 23.Rxf4 Rxf4 24.Qxe6+ Kh8 25.Qe7 is a position where White's queenside is very solid and the position might be possible to hold ] 22...Qh2+–+ 23.Kf2 ] 23...Bc5+ [23...Bc5+ 24.Qe3 Bxe3+ 25.Kxe3 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Qxg2–+] resigns 0–1

Position after 17 .. Be4

State Championship Games (Continued)

Richard Whitehouse continued his good luck against Experts recently with an easy draw against veteran Louisiana player Glenn Ruiz.

White: Whitehouse, Richard (1397)

Black: Ruiz, Glenn (2000)

2003 Mississippi State Championship

Round 1 October 25, 2003

B14: Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik Attack with 5...e6 and 5...g6

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 b6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bf4 a6 11.Re1 Bb7 12.Bd3 Bd6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Ne5 Nbd7 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.Qf3 Rfe8 17.Qf5 Qxf5 draw agreed ½–½

Kenneth Hall returned from a nearly 20 year abscense from rated chess and tied as the top Mississippi finisher. Here he barely survives some agressive play from Ralph McNaughton.

White: Mc Naughton, Ralph (1348)

Black: Hall, Kenneth (1535)

2003 Mississippi State Championship

Round 2 October 25, 2003

D61: Queen's Gambit Declined: Classical: 7 Qc2

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.e3 0–0 7.Qc2 Re8 8.Bd3 h6 9.h4! dxc4 10.Bxc4 Ng4 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.0–0–0 e5?? [12...Nb6!? and Black could well hope to play on 13.Bd3 c5=] 13.Ng5 [13.Nd5 secures victory 13...Qd8 14.Nxc7!+-] 13...hxg5± 14.hxg5 e4?? [14...Qxg5 15.Qh7+ Kf8±] 15.Nxe4 [¹15.g6 and White wins 15...Nh6 16.Rxh6 gxh6 17.gxf7+ Kg7 18.fxe8R Qxe8 19.Nxe4+- (‹19.Qxe4 Qxe4 20.Nxe4 Nb6+-) ] 15...Qxe4–+ 16.Bd3 Qc6 17.Qxc6 bxc6 18.Rd2 c5 19.Bc4 Nb6 20.b3 Nxc4 21.bxc4 cxd4 22.exd4 Bf5 23.Rb2 Rab8 24.Rb3 24...Rxb3 25.axb3 Re2 26.f3 Rc2+ 27.Kb1 Rxg2+ 28.Ka1 Ne3 29.d5 Nc2+ 30.Kb2 Nb4+ 31.Ka3 a5 32.Ka4 Ra2+ 33.Kb5 Bc2 [33...Bd7+ 34.Kc5 Rd2 35.Rh8+ Kxh8 36.d6 Na6#] 34.Re1 Kf8 35.Re3 Ra3 36.Kc5 Nd3+ 37.Kc6 Rxb3 38.Kxc7 Rc3 39.Kd8 g6 40.d6 Rxc4 41.Re8+ Kg7 42.d7 Nc5 43.Ke7 Nxd7! 44.Ra8 [44.Kxd7? Ba4+ ] 44...Ne5 and Black mated White at move 71 0-1

Newcomers from Hattiesburg were one of the great stories of the tournament. Both Christopher Storey (1091) and Robert Steed (957) appear to be way quite underrated based on their recent tournament results.

White: Moore, Frank (1728)

Black: Storey, Christopher (1091)

2003 Mississippi State Championship

Round 1 October 25, 2003

B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 e6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7

6.d3 0–0 7.e5 dxe5 8.Nxe5 Qc7 [8...Nbd7 9.Bf4=] 9.Re1 a6 Secures b5 10.a3 b5 11.Ba2 Bb7 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Re3? [¹13.Bg3³ ] 13...Nc6–+ 14.Qe2 Nd4 15.Qd2? [15.Qd1 b4 16.axb4 cxb4–+] 15...Ng4! 16.Rae1 [16.Nxg4 Bxf4] 16...Nxe3 17.Rxe3 [17.fxe3 Bxe5 18.Bxe5 Qxe5 19.exd4 Qxd4+ 20.Qf2 Rac8–+] 17...Rfe8 [17...f6 and Black can already relax 18.Ne4 Bxe5 19.Bxe5 fxe5 20.c3–+] 18.Ne2 Nf5 [18...f6! 19.Ng6 hxg6 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.Nxd4 cxd4 22.Rg3–+] 19.Nxf7? [19.c3–+ ] 19...Bxf4 20.Nxf4 Qxf4 21.g3 Qc7 22.Rxe6 Rxe6 23.Bxe6 Kf8 [23...Nd4! 24.Nh6+ Kh8 25.Nf7+ Qxf7 26.Bxf7 Nf3+ 27.Kf1 Nxd2+ 28.Ke2 Nf3–+] 24.Ng5 g6?? [24...Qe5 makes it even easier for Black 25.Nxh7+ Ke8 26.Bxf5 Qxf5–+] 25.Qc3?? [25.Bxf5 saving the game 25...Qe5 26.Be4 (26.Nxh7+? fails because of 26...Kg7–+) 26...Bxe4 27.Qe3=] 25...Nd4–+ 26.Bg4 Qe5 27.Ne6+ Qxe6! 28.Bxe6 Ne2+ 29.Kf1 Nxc3 30.bxc3 Re8 31.Bg4 h5 32.Bd1 Bc8 33.Be2 Bh3+ 0–1

Brandon Open Game

White: Whitehouse, Richard (1442)

Black: Johnson, Arthur (2029)

2003 Brandon Open

Round 3 September 13, 2003

B45: Sicilian Four Knights

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bc4 0–0 8.Qd2 a6 9.h4 b5 10.Bb3 b4 11.Nxc6 bxc3?? [11...dxc6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6³] 12.Nxe7++- Qxe7 13.Qxc3 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Qxf6 gxf6 16.0–0–0 Rd8 17.g4 [17.Rd6 Kf8+-] 17...Bb7 18.f3 Rac8 19.Rd2 Kf8 20.Rhd1 Ke7 21.Ba4 d5 22.exd5 Bxd5 23.f4 [23.Rd3 Ba8±] 23...Bf3 [¹23...Rg8!? has some apparent merit 24.Re1 Kd6²] 24.Rxd8+- Rxd8 25.Rxd8 Kxd8 26.g5 fxg5 27.fxg5 hxg5 28.hxg5 Ke7 29.Kd2 Kd6 [29...f6 30.gxf6+ Kxf6 31.c4±] 30.Be8 [30.c4 Bb7+-] 30...Bh5? [¹30...Ke7 31.Ke3 Bb7±] 31.b4+- Ke5 [31...Bg6 32.c4+-] 32.a4 Kd4 33.c3+ Kc4 [33...Kd5 is no salvation 34.a5 Kd6 35.c4+-] 34.b5 [¹34.a5 makes it even easier for White 34...Kd5 35.Bd7 Ke5+-] 34...axb5 35.axb5 [¹35.Bxb5+!? seems even better 35...Kc5+-] 35...Kc5 36.Ke3 Bg6 37.Kf4 Kd5?? sad, but how else could Black save the game? [¹37...e5+ 38.Ke3 Kb6+-] 38.b6 e5+ 39.Ke3 Kd6 40.c4 Bf5 41.c5+! the final nail in the coffin 41...Ke7 [41...Kxc5 42.b7] 42.b7 Kxe8 43.b8Q+ Ke7 44.Qxe5+ Be6 45.c6 [45.Qd6+ Ke8 46.c6 Bf5 47.c7 Bd7 48.Qf6 Kf8 49.g6 Be8 50.c8Q Kg8 51.Qxe8#] 45...Kd8 46.g6! doomsday 46...Kc8 [46...fxg6 A deflection 47.Qxe6] 47.gxf7 Bxf7 48.Qe7 [48.Qe7 Be6 49.Qxe6+ Kc7 50.Qd7+ Kb6 51.c7 Kc5 52.c8Q+ Kb4 53.Qb8+ Ka3 54.Qda7#] 1–0