[Event "CT Class 3 #154"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2012.06.14"] [Round "-"] [White "erikbrynolfson"] [Black "lennart"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20i"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "SWE"] [WhiteElo "1778"] [WhiteRD "91"] [BlackElo "1511"] [BlackRD "56"] [GameID "312165"] 1. d4 { erikbrynolfson: Hello and good luck! } 1... d5 { lennart: Have been in US five times. } 2. c4 { erikbrynolfson: I've never been to Sweden, but four of my great-grandparents were born there. } 2... dxc4 { lennart: It was hard times in Sweden so many emigrated to US. } 3. Nc3 { erikbrynolfson: Quite so. Where have you traveled in the US? } 3... Nf6 { lennart: Once in California and four shorter visits to New York. } 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Bd6 6. Nf3 h6 7. O-O c6 { lennart: If you can afford it ,you will find an island like heaven called Aruba outside the coast of Venezuela where a lot of Americans spend their vacations. } 8. a3 { erikbrynolfson: Thanks for the suggestion! I've never been to the Caribbean. } 8... a6 9. e4 Be7 10. b4 O-O 11. Bb2 b5 12. Ba2 a5 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 axb4 15. axb4 Bb7 16. dxc6 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Nxc6 18. Nxb5 Nxb4 19. Bb3 Rxa1 20. Bxa1 Nbd5 21. Ne5 Rc8 22. Bb2 Rc5 23. Nd4 Ne4 24. Ba3 Rc8 25. Bxd5 Nc3 26. Bxb7 Rc7 27. Ra1 Bf6 28. Nef3 Rxb7 29. h4 Ne2+ 30. Nxe2 Bxa1 31. Bd6 Bf6 32. h5 Bd8 33. Nfd4 Rd7 34. Bf4 Bf6 35. Be3 Rb7 36. g4 Bh4 37. Kg2 Bd8 38. f4 f6 39. f5 Rb2 40. Kf3 Kh7 41. Nf4 Ra2 42. Nde6 Ba5 43. Nd5 Ra3 44. Ke4 Be1 45. Ndc7 { lennart: Good move. } { erikbrynolfson: Thanks for the game! } 1-0