Lowder-Michael
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[Event "Billy Watt Memorial"]
[Site "Mitchell Community College, Senior Center"]
[Date "1995.04.22"]
[Round "02"]
[White "Lowder, Phil"]
[Black "Michael, Dave"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteUSCF "1728"]
[BlackUSCF "1792"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Site "Mitchell Community College, Senior Center"]
[Date "1995.04.22"]
[Round "02"]
[White "Lowder, Phil"]
[Black "Michael, Dave"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteUSCF "1728"]
[BlackUSCF "1792"]
[ECO "C00"]
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1. e4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 dxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. d3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. c3 Bd7 11. Qf3 Qe5 12. d4 Qb5 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. Bd3 Qb6 15. Be4 Bd6 16. Qc2 Bc6 17. f3 Rhe8 18. Ne2 Bd5 19. Kf2 Qc6 20. Rhe1 h5 21. Bxd5
Maybe it's time to exchange some fire power!
21... Qxd5 22. Qe4 Qg5 23. f4 Qg4 24. Rh1 h4 25. Rag1 h3 25... Rh8 This looks logical and good.
26. Rd1 e5 27. dxe5 Rxe5 It's time to panic. How did I get into this mess?
28. Qf3 Bc5+ 29. Nd4 Qxf3+ 30. Kxf3 Red5 31. Rd2 Bxd4 32. Rhd1 c5 33. cxd4 cxd4 I was glad to escape with only the loss of a pawn. Maybe I can win the pawn back.
34. Kg4 Kc7 35. Kxh3 Kc6 36. Kg2 Kc5 37. Rc1+ Kb4 38. Rd3 R8d7 39. Rb3+ Ka5 40. Rd3 R5d6 41. Kf3 Sometimes one just keeps playing even when it's hard to see how there can be a win for either side.
41... f5?? This is one reason to keep playing in even positions. Good players can make bad moves. I'm sure he wanted to keep my king off e4.
42. Rc5+ Kb4 43. Rxf5 Kc4 44. Ke2 44. Ke4 is better
44... Re6+ 45. Kd2 Rde7?? Black is looking strategically. Doubling on the open file is normally a great move, but tactics often ruin strategy.
46. b3+ Kb4 47. Rxd4+ Ka3 48. Re5 Kxa2 49. Kc2 Rc6+?? 49... b5 50. Rxb5 Re2+ 51. Kc3 R2e3+ 52. Rd3 Still losing but putting up a fight.
50. Rc4 Rxe5 51. fxe5 Ra6 52. Ra4+ Rxa4 53. bxa4 1-0
