[Event "2006 Standard Chess Dropout Tournament, Round 1"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2005.11.21"] [Round "-"] [White "NimbleKnight"] [Black "Mel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C40a"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "USA"] [WhiteElo "1946"] [WhiteRD "114"] [BlackElo "1424"] [BlackRD "94"] [GameID "31021"] 1. e4 e5 { Mel: Hi Nimbleknight. I don't think you need any luck, so let's hope it's a good game ;) } 2. Nf3 { NimbleKnight: Hi Mel. } 2... f6 { spoke: Hello NimbleKnight, please check your mailbox, have send you a message re your 2005 dropout game } 3. Nxe5 g6 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 Qe7 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. O-O Qf7 9. Re1 O-O-O 10. Bf4 g5 11. Be3 Bh6 12. a4 Kb8 { Mel: Apologies for the snails pace. I'm away from home and access isn't that easy. } 13. a5 f5 14. Bxg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qg7 16. Nf3 f4 17. a6 Bg4 18. d5 Ne5 19. Be2 h5 20. axb7 h4 21. Nxe5 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Qxe5 23. Qa6 Qd4 24. Nb5 Qb6 25. Qxa7+ Qxa7 26. Rxa7 Rd7 27. Rea1 Re7 28. Nd4 { NimbleKnight: Thanks for the game. Thanks for wishing me luck. } { Game Over: Well played Nimbleknight. I can't see a sustainable way out of the mate. Good luck in the rest of the tournament. } 1-0