Krauss George Jr (NJ) (F) vs Buckendorf Glen (ID)
Idaho Closed Championship | Twin Falls (ID) | Round 2
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[Event "Idaho Closed Championship"] [Site "Twin Falls (ID)"] [Round "2"] [White "Krauss George Jr (NJ) (F)"] [Black "Buckendorf Glen (ID)"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn: 2.Nf3 Nf6"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nbd7 5. g3 c6 6. Qxc4 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 {This is close to a blunder. 9. Nbd2 or 9. Nc3 is called for.} Nb6 10. Qc5 {White has troubles. If my last had been 9. Nc3, 10. Qd3 would be fine but now 10. ... Bf5 would gain time for Black.} Bf5 11. Nc3 Nfd7 12. Qa3 Bc2 {Most annoying. The temperature rose in the playing area.} 13. Re1 Nc4 14. Qb4 b5 {Threatening to win the Queen by ... a5. However enterprising the play, Black's last was bad positionally.} 15. Nd1 Rc8 16. Ne3 Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Be4 18. Rac1 a5 19. Qd2 {Glen still has not equalized. He still has the backward c-pawn.} e5 20. Red1 Bd5 {Overlooking the hanging pawn.} 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxg2 23. Nxg6 {This is called taking what's nailed down.} hxg6 24. Kxg2 Qc7 25. b3 Rfd8 26. Qc2 Rxd1 27. Qxd1 Bf8 28. Qd3 {Preventing the c-pawn advance.} Qb7 29. Qe4 Qa8 {I determined to advance the queenside pawns.} 30. h4 Qa6 31. Bc5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Qb6 33. Rg5 c5 34. h5 Qc6 {34. ... Rc6 holds out longer.} 35. Qxc6 Rxc6 36. hxg6 fxg6 37. Kf3 a4 38. Ke3 axb3 39. axb3 Kf7 40. Kd2 Kf6 41. Rd5 c4 42. Rxb5 cxb3 43. Rxb3 Ra6 44. e4 Ra2+ 45. Ke3 Ra1 46. Rb6+ Kg7 47. Kf4 Rf1 48. f3 Rg1 49. e5 Re1 50. Rb7+ Kh6 51. g4 g5+ 52. Kf5 Re3 53. f4 {If 53. .. . gxf4 54. g5+ Kh5 55. Rh7#} 1-0
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