[Event "Dreadnoughts All Play All Section "A""] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2006.10.13"] [Round "-"] [White "thereporter"] [Black "Robert Pallett"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D30r"] [WhiteCountry "AUS"] [BlackCountry "ENG"] [WhiteElo "1987"] [WhiteRD "96"] [BlackElo "2324"] [BlackRD "69"] [GameID "71807"] 1. d4 { thereporter: Hey I am glad to be playing against you. Hope to learn a lot. Have a great game and good luck. :) } 1... Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Nc3 a6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nb4 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Qe4 Be7 16. Ne5 f5 17. Ng6+ Kxh7 18. Nxf8+ Bxf8 19. Qh4+ Kg8 20. a3 { thereporter: I am not sure I did the right thing taking this line. Even though materially we are similar, I feel that black has more energy. Such is life on the chess board. } 20... Nd3 { Robert Pallett: Time will tell ! 30/10/06. } 21. Qd4 Nc5 { Robert Pallett: Hi ! I have decided to utilise all my unused holiday entitlement over the next four weeks. I intend to continue playing as much as possible but I have to enter hospital shortly for a knee operation. More stressful , however , is that my father who is 85 years old will shortly be having open - heart surgery and I simply do not know at this stage what after-care he will require. Please bear with me if there are any delays . Thanks. 05/11/06. } 22. Rb1 e5 23. Qc3 Qd6 24. b4 Nd3 25. Rd1 e4 26. f3 b5 27. fxe4 fxe4 28. Qd4 Qxd4 29. exd4 Be7 30. Be3 Be6 31. Rf1 Kh7 32. h3 Kg6 33. g4 Rc8 34. Ra1 { thereporter: Fighting a losing battle here! 05/12/06 } 34... Rc2 { Robert Pallett: Time will tell ! 05/12/06. } 35. a4 Bc4 36. axb5 Bxb5 { Robert Pallett: Hi! Thanks for an enjoyable game. You were correct when you said that it was not the best line to take. My powerful knight was the deciding factor. 06/12/06. } { thereporter: Pesky thing it was. Let us finish the other game, and if you have time I would like to play you again. Thanks, reporter } { Robert Pallett: Hi ! As I explained to you , I am not playing much at present until I know the outcome of my father's pending operation. However , it is good to keep my hand in with around six games , so I am happy to play you again whenever you like. Best wishes . 06/12/06. } { Game Over: Well done and thanks for the game. } 0-1