1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 10. Rhe1 Qa5 11. Kb1 (11. Nd5?!) 10... Qa5 11. h4 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd4 Rc8 14. Kb1 Amon Simutowe had looked at my game and thought maybe 14. Ndb5 but upon closer inspection, it's not so good for white. 14... O-O 15. Nxd6 Rcd8 (15... Rfd8 16. Qe3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxa2!) 16. Qe3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxa2 18. Qa3 Qxa3 19. bxa3 f5!? 14... O-O 15. g4 15. f4 e5 16. Nb3 Qd8 17. f5 Bxh4 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Be7?! 15... Rfd8 16. Qd2 I looked at 16. g5!? hxg5 17. hxg5 Qxg5 (17... Bxg5 18. Qh3 Bh6 19. Nxe6! Re8 (19... fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kf8 (20... Kh7 21. Rdg1 with a couple of mate threats involving rook sacrifices.) 21. Rd3 and black can resign.) 20. Nxg7!) 18. Rdg1 but it didn't seem to be enough. 16... d5?! 17. Nxd5?! Rxd5 17... Qxd2 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Rxd2 Bxe4 20. f3 Bh7 18. exd5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Bxd5 20. Rh3 Be5 21. f3 Didn't like the complications stemming from 21. Nf5 exf5 22. Rxd5 fxg4 21... Bf4 22. Rd1 Bc4 23. b3 Ba6 24. c4 e5 25. Nf5 25. Nc2 b6 26. Nb4 Bb7 27. Rd7 Ba8 28. Nd3 25... Kf8 26. Rhh1 26. Rd7 Ke8 26... g6 27. Nd6 Rc6 28. h5 Ke7 29. hxg6 29. Ne4 29... fxg6 30. Ne4 b5 31. c5 b4 32. Rd6 Rxd6 33. cxd6+ Kd8 34. Re1 Bd3+ 35. Kb2 a5 36. Nc5 Bb5 37. Ne6+? 37. Rd1! Be2 38. Ne6+ Kd7 39. Nf8+ Kc6? (39... Kd8 40. Rd5 Bxf3 41. Rb5) 40. d7 Bg5 41. d8=Q 37... Kd7 38. Nxf4 exf4 39. Re4 g5 40. Rd4?? Simply a lapse of attention. I thought I could play Rd3 for some reason. 40. Re7+ Kxd6 41. Rh7 Be2 42. Rxh6+ Kc5 43. Rh5 Bxf3 44. Rxg5+ Bd5 45. Rf5 f3 46. g5 40... Be2 41. Rd2 After the blunder, I didn't settle down and find the best plan. Fritz 8 (No MMX): 41. Rd5 Bxf3 42. Rxa5 Bxg4 43. Kc2 Kxd6 44. Kd3 Bf3 45. Kd4 Be2 -0.72/19 41... Bxf3 42. Rh2 Bxg4 43. Rxh6 Be6 44. Kc2 Kxd6 45. Rg6 g4 46. Kd2 Ke5 47. Ke2 g3 48. Rg5+ Ke4 49. Kf1 a4! 50. Rb5?? Last chance for my opponent to mess up was 50. Kg1 f3! 51. Rxg3 axb3 52. axb3 Ke3 (52... Bxb3?? 53. Rg4+ Ke3 54. Rxb4 Bc2 55. Rg4 f2+ 56. Kg2 Bd3 57. Rf4=) 50... Bh3+ 51. Kg1 f3 0-1 [Shabazz D.]