[Event "Bobby Fischer Memorial"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2010.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Girkassa"] [Black "Number34"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A30b"] [WhiteCountry "NOR"] [BlackCountry "USA"] [WhiteElo "2130"] [WhiteRD "83"] [BlackElo "2276"] [BlackRD "77"] [GameID "244616"] 1. Nf3 { Girkassa: Hi and good luck } 1... c5 { Number34: Thanks. Lets have a good game. } 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Nc3 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Qh4 h6 11. Bd2 Rc8 12. b3 g5 13. Qd4 Nc5 14. Be1 O-O 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. Qe3 Ng4 17. Qd2 f5 18. Nd5 { Girkassa: Will be very busy the next few days, with one national day celebration and two exams coming up, and I risk getting short of time in a few games. I might make some moves during my "holiday," though. } 18... Ne4 19. Qd3 e6 20. Ne3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 d5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Qxc1 Qb5 26. Kf1 Qc5 27. Qxc5 bxc5 28. e3 Bb2 29. Nd2 Nxd2+ 30. Bxd2 c4 31. e4 fxe4 32. bxc4 Bxc4+ 33. Ke1 Bxa2 34. Bxe4 Bd4 35. Bd3 Kg7 36. Ke2 e5 37. Ba6 Bd5 38. Ba5 e4 39. Bd8 Kf7 40. Ba5 Be6 41. Bb4 Bg4+ { Girkassa: Awaiting the arrival of our firstborn child, there won't be much time for chess in the near future! } 42. Kf1 Kg6 { Number34: Congratulations on the baby! } 43. Be7 Bd7 44. Bf8 { Girkassa: Thank you! } 44... h5 45. Be7 g4 46. Ke2 Kf5 47. Bd8 Ba4 48. h3 gxh3 49. Bc8+ Ke5 50. Bxh3 Bb5+ 51. Ke1 Bc3+ 52. Kd1 a5 53. Kc2 Bb4 54. Kb3 Bc5 55. Bxa5 Bxf2 56. Bc7+ Kf6 57. Kc2 e3 58. Bd8+ Kg6 59. Bb6 Bg1 60. Ba5 Kh6 { Number34: You play a strong game my friend. This is a complex position. I have spent more time on this game than all my other current games. } 61. Bb4 { Girkassa: Thanks! Yes, it is very complex indeed, and very unusual in practice, I think. I can't remember ever having an endgame with 2B + pawns vs 2B + pawns before. } 61... Kg5 62. Be7+ Kg6 63. Bb4 Kf6 64. Bc3+ Kg5 65. Ba5 Be2 66. Bd8+ Kg6 67. Ba5 Kf6 68. Bb4 Ke5 69. Bc8 Kd4 70. Ba5 Kc5 71. Kc3 Bf2 72. Bb4+ Kc6 73. Kd4 Bf3 74. Be1 Bxe1 75. Kxe3 Bd1 76. Kf4 Kd6 77. Bh3 Bd2+ 78. Kf5 Bf3 79. g4 Bc6 80. Kg6 Be8+ 81. Kg7 Bd7 { Girkassa: Congrats for a well-deserved win! I believe the endgame was very well played, and that your Be2 plan was very strong. Interestingly, I think the final endgame after I gave up the bishop would have been drawn with my king on g2, but I couldn't see a way to achieve that. } { Number34: Hello my friend. Thank you for a very challenging game. I think 81.Kf5 might have been better for you but i dont think you could have drawn. But maybe Im wrong. After the move you played I played 81...Bd7 then after 82.gxh5 Bxh3 83.h6 Bc3 and I think your cornered. But a very good game-- look forward to meeting you in a tourney maybe after the stress from the blessed event! } 0-1