[Event "Son Of Sorrow"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2019.10.15"] [Round "-"] [White "William Lindberg"] [Black "Robert Bruce"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A57g"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "SCO"] [WhiteElo "2537"] [WhiteRD "63"] [BlackElo "2406"] [BlackRD "65"] [GameID "446914"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 Bg7 6. Nc3 a6 7. e4 axb5 8. e5 Ng4 9. Bxb5 { William Lindberg: Hi, Bob, how are things with you today? } { Robert Bruce: Fine Bill.In the morning we are off to Birmingham to see Andrea Botticelli in concert.As long as he doesnt sing "The wheels on the Bus,Baby Shark or the Hokey Cokey" I,ll be fine.Nice to get away from grandkids if only for one night } 9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 { William Lindberg: That sounds great. He has a superb voice. We can see him on PBS in concert from time to time. } { Robert Bruce: Concert was fine even found time to pop into Stratford (Shakespeare country-but he was out) 40 hours away from a chess board I was starting to get a nervous tic. } 10... Bxe5 11. O-O { William Lindberg: Did you say 'hi' to Bill for me. } { Robert Bruce: nice little town but sadly no beach } 11... O-O 12. Re1 { William Lindberg: You can't have everything. } 12... Bg7 13. Bg5 f6 14. d6 e6 15. Be3 Rf7 16. Qf3 Nc6 17. Bxc6 dxc6 18. Bxc5 f5 19. Rad1 Rb8 20. b3 Qa5 21. b4 Qa6 22. a4 Qc4 23. Nb1 e5 24. a5 e4 25. Qe3 Ba6 26. f3 { William Lindberg: Anna is jealous that you got to see Botticelli, she said, "we get crap here" } 26... Rd8 27. fxe4 { Robert Bruce: It was a nice little trip.Our next jaunt on the weekend is a 2night stay in Great Broughton.Its only 20 miles down the road from us but for Mandy is a great excuse to press the "pause button" on the Grandkids (and I know the Hotel owner so I,m getting a very good price!) } 27... Qxe4 { William Lindberg: That sounds like a nice getaway for the two of you. } 28. Qxe4 fxe4 29. Rxe4 Bf8 30. h4 Rfd7 31. Nc3 Bxd6 32. Bxd6 Rxd6 33. Re8+ Rxe8 { William Lindberg: How is the weather in Redcar? We are in our 3rd day of rain. Tonight the kids will get wet for Halloween. } 34. Rxd6 { Robert Bruce: Had loads of rain this week but dry tonight and no wind so quite a few little ones knocking on the door some really cute out-fits } 34... Bb7 35. Kf2 { William Lindberg: The rain has lessened, but very heavy winds 40-50 miles-per-hour. Declan still went out dressed as a knight (Spencer made the helmet). Spen walked with him around the neighborhood but didn't trick-or-treat. } 35... Kf8 36. Rd7 Re7 37. Rxe7 Kxe7 38. Ne4 c5 39. Nxc5 Bc6 40. g3 { William Lindberg: Yesterday and today the mornings have been cold 0C. Slight chance of snow next week. } { Robert Bruce: Snow should be a long way off for us on the coast but having said that on my trip over the border on friday we pass through my home town of Tow Law 1000ft high,not exactly the Rockies but still the highest town in England } 40... Kd6 41. Ke3 { William Lindberg: We have a few hills that are 1000+ feet, but not many. We had an early snowstorm in October about 8 years ago. Knocked out the power for over a week. The state closed down for several days and the kids didn't have school until the power returned. That was in 2010. Cancelled Halloween for a few days. } { Robert Bruce: Saw the NFL Wembley game on Sunday.Pats are doing well this season.I was wondering about that "Dolphins" hat you sent me! Any chance of a refund? "One careful owner ,hardly used! } 41... Bb5 { William Lindberg: My neighbor is a Dolphins fan, but I think you'll have to pay him to take it. He is not a happy camper. } 42. Kd4 Kc6 { Robert Bruce: at least its keeping the rain off } 43. Ne4 { William Lindberg: True, but it doesn't stop the tears. } { Robert Bruce: I remember way back in the Marino era they had the perfect regular season,never lost a game.Obviously they are trying to do it in reverse by not winning one! } 43... Ba6 { William Lindberg: Back then they were unbeatable. They called the 2 running backs, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, after the movie. They were Kick and Csonka. } 44. Nc3 Bf1 45. b5+ { Robert Bruce: We made it back from Coldstream in one piece which is more than can be said for the kamikaze pheasant which we hit at 60mph.Totally wiped-out a head light but if it had been 2 foot higher it would have been straight through the windscreen and would have wiped us out instead!So thats all my good luck used up for the next 7 years } 45... Kd7 { William Lindberg: Glad it was only the headlight and not you. Did you keep the pheasant? } 46. a6 { Robert Bruce: There was nothing left of the bird apart from a handful of feathers and 2 0r 3 pounds of "bright red pheasnt paste where the head-light used to be! } 46... Bg2 { William Lindberg: So much for road-kill stew! } 47. Kc5 { Robert Bruce: It might have made a good game bird pate but my friend was driving his wife,s car.We had a quick whip-round to pay for the damage and we left quickly before she changed into "The Incredible Hulk" } 47... Bh1 48. b6 { William Lindberg: You don't like her when she gets mad. Lou Ferrigno. } { Robert Bruce: That was a great TV show! His shirt and trousers exploded when he turned green but he never had any problem with his underpants/underwear.Must have been a loose fit/elasticated waist! } 48... Bf3 { William Lindberg: Could be that part of the anatomy never got big. } 49. Nb5 Kc8 50. Nd4 Ba8 51. Nb5 Bh1 52. Nd6+ { Robert Bruce: I can hear the fat lady singing but being British and a gentleman I will again let you practice your end game skills.No problem for me as we are"mates".I wouldnt take total chess humiliation from people I didnt like.Resigning 10 moves ago would have been sensible } 52... Kb8 { William Lindberg: I thank you for the opportunity for both of to practice our end game skills. If the fat lady is singing too loud, tell her to 'put a cork in it!' } 53. b7 Bxb7 54. axb7 { Robert Bruce: Years ago I spent about $30.00 on a thick book Practical End game theory! It was as exciting as watching paint dry.! For end games I count the number of pawns cross my fingers and hope for the best.a lot to be said for 6 piece table base! } 54... Kc7 { William Lindberg: I could never get the table base to work. } 55. g4 h6 56. Kd5 Kb8 57. Kc6 h5 58. g5 Ka7 59. Kc7 { Robert Bruce: we might finish this before your hockey game starts } 59... Ka6 { William Lindberg: That's a possibility. } 60. b8=Q { Robert Bruce: a classic finish! } 60... Ka5 61. Qb5# { William Lindberg: I'll do it now, before we go to the game. } 1-0