[Event "Lions Cup C023"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2010.08.19"] [Round "-"] [White "Clive Everill"] [Black "Transcendent"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B18b"] [WhiteCountry "CZE"] [BlackCountry "ENG"] [WhiteElo "1642"] [WhiteRD "51"] [BlackElo "1794"] [BlackRD "56"] [GameID "257888"] 1. e4 { Clive Everill: hello & all the best from a Brit in Czech Republic! } 1... c6 2. d4 d5 { Transcendent: Hi, Pleased to meet you. How long have you lived there? } 3. Nd2 { Clive Everill: first came here in Oct 96, met a woman (long romantic story!), got married in Mar 98, lived in Basingstoke (I'm a Brummie though), then Scotland, back to Basingstoke...and moved here in Nov 2001...so, nearly 9 yrs! Wow! I now teach Eng to students in their final yr before Uni, this will be my 5th yr, I love it here! And you? } 3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 e5 6. Nxb7 Qb6 7. Nc5 exd4 8. Nb3 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Nf6 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. Ne2 Qb4+ 14. c3 dxc3 15. bxc3 Qb6 16. O-O Nbd7 17. Rfb1 Qc7 18. Nbd4 Rab8 19. f3 Rfe8 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Rb1 Rxb1+= { Game Over: agreed...I see no way through without creating more damage for myself ;-) Thanks for the game! } 1/2-1/2