[Event "Standard Chess League - Season Thirteen"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2021.11.20"] [Round "-"] [White "private napoleon"] [Black "Dan Smith "] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C29r"] [WhiteCountry "ENG"] [BlackCountry "USA"] [WhiteElo "1723"] [WhiteRD "92"] [BlackElo "1989"] [BlackRD "101"] [GameID "717576"] 1. e4 e5 { Dan Smith : Hello from sunny Florida } 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 { private napoleon: hello from wintry uk. storm arwen has come and gone. } 7... Bg4 { Dan Smith : I was shivering this morning with the temperature below 50F. I actually got to play in an OTB tournament last month for the first time in almost 2 years. } 8. d4 { private napoleon: How did u do otb? } 8... Nd7 { Dan Smith : Tied for 8th out of 37 in the Florida State Championship B class Section. ( 3.5/6) Actually won $16 prize money for the first time in 4 years. Entry fee was $110. Everyone was rusty. Have you played much otb? } 9. Bd3 { private napoleon: Retired from local league. still havent paid ecf. Still want to play one event abroad for yet to play abroad. } { private napoleon: also WELL DONE !! } 9... c5 { Dan Smith : I’ve played the U S Open several times. I would like to play in a tournament over there. I understand that the format tends to be different than U S tournaments. Here, normally it’s a weekend 5 game Swiss. 3 games Saturday, 2 on Sunday. Bring your own sets and clocks. It’s designed to process a large number of players in a short time. } { private napoleon: Uk weekenders tend to be 5 rounds. 1 Friday. 2 Saturday. 2 Sunday!! } 10. Bf4 c4 { Dan Smith : As I get older, it's harder to find the energy for the last two rounds. } 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O f6 13. Rb1 Nb6 14. Kh1 Qd7 15. Bg3 fxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Nxd7 Bxd1 18. Nxf8 Bxc2 19. Rbc1 Bd3 20. Rfe1 Kxf8 21. h3 Be4 22. Be5 Nd7 23. Rf1+ Bf6 24. Kh2 Ke7 25. Bxf6+ { Dan Smith : Who plays chess on Christmas?! } 25... Nxf6 26. g3 Rf8 27. g4 Bd3 { Dan Smith : This game may go on for a while } 28. Rfe1+ Ne4 29. Rg1 Rf3 30. Rg2 Bf1 31. Rb2 b6 32. a4 Nxc3 33. a5 Rxh3+ { private napoleon: Well played! Ne2 and more material goes. I will resign. } { Dan Smith : Thanks, with all those pieces, there had to be some way to gain advantage. I passed on playing an OTB tournament this weekend: too much virus concerns here. } 0-1