Hayes-Lowder

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[Event "Midtown XXI"]
[Site "Charlotte"]
[Date "1999.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hayes, Thomas"]
[Black "Lowder, Phil"]
[WhiteUSCF "1409"]
[BlackUSCF "1627"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[TimeControl "30:60 SD15"]
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Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
1. g3 e5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. a3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Be6 7. Nf3 h6 8. Nc3 Qe7 9. Na4 d5 10. Nxc5 Qxc5 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. c4 Be6 13. b4 Qe7?
( 13... Qd6 14. O-O += )
14. b5 +/- e4 15. bxc6 exf3 16. cxb7 Bd5+ 17. Be3 Bxb7 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 O-O 20. O-O Nd7 21. Qb7 Nb6 22. Qc6 Rfd8 23. a4 Rab8 24. a5 Nc8 25. Rfb1
( 25. Bc5! )
25...  Rd6 26. Qc5 Rxb1+ 27. Rxb1 Qd7 28. d4 Rc6 29. Qb5
( 29. Qd5! )
29...  Nd6 30. Qb8+ Kh7 31. c5 Nc4 32. Qxa7? Nxe3 33. fxe3?
( 33. Qb7 A better move, that leaves Black with a modest advantage that will be difficult to maintain. )
33...  Qxh3 34. Qb7 Qxg3+ 35. Kf1 Rf6+
( 35... Qf3+ 36. Ke1 Qxe3+ The third round and toward the end of this game, Black can't find this move and the next. 37. Kd1 Qxd4+ My computer says Black has a mate in 6. )
36. Ke2 Rf2+ 37. Kd3 Qg6+ 38. Qe4? Rd2+ 39. Kxd2 Qxe4 40. Ra1 h5 41. a6 Qa8 42. Kd3 h4 43. e4 c6 44. a7 g5 45. d5 cxd5 46. exd5
( 46. e5 would prolong the game )
46...  Qxd5+ 47. Ke3 Qe5+ 0-1
copyright Phil W. Lowder