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(1) Thronson,Paul (1337) - Likens,Terry (1800) [C10]
2010 SF Winter Open Sioux Falls, SD (4), 07.02.2010
[Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)]
C10: French with 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...dxe4 1.e4
e6
2.d4
d5
3.Nc3
dxe4
4.Nxe4
Nd7
5.c3
Ngf6
Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4 6.Ng3N
c5
7.Bb5
Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8 7...a6
Black threatens to win material: a6xb5 8.Qa4
cxd4
9.Bxd7+
Bxd7
10.Qxd4
Black has the pair of bishops. 10...Bb5
11.Be3
Qxd4
12.Bxd4
Black king safety improved 12...Be7
13.N1e2
0-0
Black castles and improves king safety 14.Nf4
Nd7
15.Nfe2
e5
Black threatens to win material: e5xd4 16.Be3
[16.Nf5!?
is interesting 16...Bc5
17.Bxc5
Nxc5
18.b3=/+
] 16...f5-/+
17.f4
Bh4
Black has an active position [17...g5
18.c4
Bxc4
19.0-0-0-+
] 18.0-0-0
exf4
19.Nxf4
g5
Black threatens to win material: g5xf4. [19...Rae8
20.Nf1-/+
] 20.Ne6
f4
Black gains space 21.Nxf8
Rxf8
White wins the exchange 22.Nf1
fxe3
23.Nxe3
Bf2
Black threatens to win material: Bf2xe3 24.Ng4
Bc5
White has a cramped position 25.Rd5
White threatens to win material: Rd5xg5 25...Be7
[25...Kh8
26.Re1=/+
] 26.Nh6+=
Kh8
Draw offered by Black, accepted by White. "This position is very equal and anything can happen but I had Rypka 2.2 and Crafty 19.3 continue the game, and this is one plan the computer played out." -Mark Derby 27.Re1
Bf6
28.Ng4
Kg7
29.Nxf6
Kxf6
30.g3
Kg6
31.h4
gxh4
32.gxh4
Rf5
33.h5+
Kf6
34.Rd6+
Kf7
35.h6
Nc5
36.Re3
Rf6
37.Rxf6+
Kxf6
38.Rg3
Ne6
39.Rg8
Bc4
40.b3
Bd3
41.Kd2
Bb1
42.a3
Bg6
43.Ke3
Kg5
44.Rb8
b5
45.Rb6
Bf5
46.Rxa6
Kxh6
47.b4
Kg5
48.Rb6
h5
49.Rxb5
h4
50.Rb8
Nf4
51.b5
h3
52.Kf2
Nh5
53.Kg1
Nf6
54.b6
Nd7
55.Rg8+
Kf6
56.b7
Be4
57.b8Q
Nxb8
58.Rxb8
Ke7
59.a4
Kd7
60.a5
Kc7
61.Rb4
Bb7
62.Kh2
Ba6
63.Kxh3
Kd8
64.c4
Kc7
Now it looks hopeless for Black 1/2-1/2
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