[Event "2013 Standard Chess Dropout Tournament, Round 4"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2013.12.05"] [Round "-"] [White "Kent"] [Black "Phillip Beckett"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00k"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "ENG"] [WhiteElo "1965"] [WhiteRD "103"] [BlackElo "1579"] [BlackRD "50"] [GameID "343066"] 1. d4 { Kent: Hi from New England, good luck in our game } 1... d5 2. Bg5 Nf6 { Phillip Beckett: cheers } 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 O-O 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Bd3 c6 9. Nge2 Nb6 10. O-O Be6 11. Qc2 g6 12. Rac1 Nd5 13. a3 f5 14. g3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qe7 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Nc3 Bc7 18. Be2 c5 19. Nb5 Bb6 20. b4 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Bd5 23. Bc4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rac8 25. Qc3 Qe6 26. Rc5 Rxc5 27. bxc5 Qd5 28. Rd1 Qe4 29. Qd2 Rd5 30. a4 f4 31. Qxf4 Qxf4 32. gxf4 Kg7 33. Kg2 Kf6 34. Kf3 Kf5 35. Ke3 Rd7 36. a5 Re7+ 37. Kd3 Kxf4 38. a6 Rd7 39. axb7 Rxb7 40. Kc4 Rb2 41. Kd5 Rxf2 42. c6 Rc2 43. Kd6 a5 44. c7 a4 45. Kd7 { Phillip Beckett: Cheers } { Kent: You played a good game; I suspect that the exchange of queens was probably the turning point. Before that I was struggling (and not having much success!)to find something that would give an edge. } { Phillip Beckett: Yes I feel I lost the thread of the game Well played } 1-0