Benjamin Simberg(1318)
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Chris Burkhardt(1370)
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1.e4e62.d4d53.e5c54.Nf3cxd45.Nxd4Nc66.Bb5Bd77.Bxc6bxc68.O-Oc59.Nf3Ne710.Be3?!...Inaccuracy. c4 was best.10.c4Bc610....Ng611.c3Qc712.Re1Be712...Nxe513.Nxe5Qxe514.Bxc5Qb815.Qxd5(15.Bxf8Kxf816.b3)Bxc516.Qxc513.Nbd2O-OI'm feeling comfortable here: have a good center and don't think white has a very quick kingside attack even after 14.h414.Nb3Ba415.Qd2c4?Mistake. a5 was best.I saw my chance to win the e5 pawn... but the computer says that is not worth giving up the d5 square.15...a516.h415...Nxe516.Nxe5Qxe517.Bxc516.Nbd4Nxe517.Nxe5Qxe518.Bf4Qf619.b3Bd7?!Inaccuracy. cxb3 was best.19...cxb320.axb3Bd721.Nf3h622.Be5Qg623.Bd4f624.Bxa7Rfc825.c4Bf826.h320.bxc4?!...Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.20.Nf3h621.bxc4Rfe822.Bg3Rac823.Ne5Red824.cxd5exd525.Nxd7Rxd726.Be5Qf520....dxc421.Qe2??...Blunder. Nf3 was best.I knew my opponent blundered from his body language before I even noticed the bishop was hanging. But I still checked it carefully, just in case he *wanted* me to think it was a blunder. Looks safe.21.Nf3Bc621....Qxf422.Qxc4Rfc8Now I just need to play slow and get my pieces coordinated so I can win this winning position.23.Qd3Qf624.Rac1Bc525.Red1Ba426.Re1Rd827.Qc4Bxd428.cxd4Qxd429.Qe2Rac830.Rb1Rc231.Qf3Bc632.Qg3g6I was paranoid I'd hang a back-rank mate.33.a3Rc334.Qg5Rxa335.h3Ra236.Qg3a537.Rbc1Bd538.Red1Qe439.Re1Re240.Red1f541.Ra1Rc842.Rxa5??...He didn't see the queen fork42....Re1+43.Rxe1Qxe1+0-1