[Event "Chess960: 2010 Chess960 Dropout Tournament, Round 1"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2009.12.18"] [Round "-"] [White "sthorwall"] [Black "SteveWest"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "fischerandom"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "bnqnrbkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BNQNRBKR w KQkq - 0 1"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "ENG"] [WhiteElo "1998"] [WhiteRD "87"] [BlackElo "1505"] [BlackRD "192"] [GameID "231080"] 1. b3 { sthorwall: Hello, Steve. Pleasure to play and best of luck! } { sthorwall: Just buying a little time to spend with family and friends. I'll still be here and moving. } 1... e5 { SteveWest: Hello Sean! Well I was supposed to be having an Indian with some friends this evening but, because of all the snow, the taxi company wouldn't take us :-( So, I'll make my first move. Great to play you, and good luck too! } 2. e4 { sthorwall: Thought about e4 first. I guess it was inevitable. Too bad about the spoiled plans. Humbug to public transit, I say. } 2... g6 3. f4 Bc5+ 4. Ne3 d6 { SteveWest: Maybe that bishop move was a bit reckless :( } 5. fxe5 { sthorwall: I thought it was fine, and I think d6 is also best. I hesitated on the 3rd move but was happy to find f4. } 5... dxe5 6. Bc4 O-O { SteveWest: Having made a few moves under the influence of excessive "Christmas cheer", it's probably time to pause my games for the next week. Happy Christmas, everyone, and thanks for all the pleasure I've had from my SchemingMind games this year. } 7. O-O { sthorwall: Merry Christmas, Steve. Feel free to make a few cheerful moves in our game. ;) Hope you're having a good one. } { sthorwall: May the new year's dawn be bright for you and yours, and may you enjoy the holidays as I am! } 7... b6 8. Kh1 Bxe4 9. Nc3 Qb7 10. Nxe4 Qxe4 11. Nd5 { SteveWest: Oh dear, I've made a mess of that! } 11... Qh4 12. Nf6+ { sthorwall: You played a good opening game. I'm fortunate to get the chances I have now. } 12... Kg7 13. Nxe8+ Rxe8 14. Rxe5 Kf8 15. Rxe8+ Kxe8 16. Bf6 Qh5 17. d4 Bd6 18. Re1+ Kf8 19. Be5 Nbc6 { SteveWest: So much for my slender hope with that bishop ;-) } 20. Bxd6+ { sthorwall: :) } 20... cxd6 21. Qf4 Nb7 22. Qxf7# { sthorwall: Hidden double-threat. } { sthorwall: Thanks for the game, Steve. I really enjoyed the play and the company. } { SteveWest: Thanks for the game and good luck with the next round. } 1-0