Games from the 1998 Colorado Open

Denver, Colorado
September 5 - 7,1998
Richard Buchanan, Director

Nick Emery - Mike Shedd 1998 Colorado Open, Open Section, Round One,
1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nf3 Qc7 7.0-0 Be7 8.d4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 exd4 10.cxd4 Bf5 11.Bf4 Qb6 12.Ne5 f6 13.Nc4 Qd8 14.e4 Be6 15.d5 Bf7 16.Rc1 b5 17.Ne3 Ba3 18.Rc3 Bb4 19.Rd3 c5 20.a3 c4 21.axb4 cxd3 22.Nf5 0-0 23.Qxd3 a6 24.Rc1 Nd7 25.Bc7 Qe8 26.d6 [26.Bd6 seems better.] 26...Bc4 27.Ne7+ Kh8 28.Qe3 Ne5 29.f4 Nd3 30.Rd1 Nxb4 31.e5 Qd7 32.Bxa8 Rxa8 33.f5 fxe5 34.Qxe5 Re8? [34...Rf8 has chances to hold.] 35.f6 Qg4 36.fxg7+ [36.Rd4! is even better (Fritz4) 36...gxf6 37.Rxg4 fxe5 38.d7 with mate in 3. ] 36...Qxg7 37.Qxg7+ Kxg7 38.d7 Rf8 39.d8Q Rxd8 40.Bxd8 Nd3 41.Nf5+ Kf7 42.Nd6+ Ke6 43.Nxc4 bxc4 44.Ra1 c3 45.Bg5 c2 46.Kf1 Kf5 47.Ke2 Nb4 48.Bd2 Nc6 49.Rxa6 Nd4+ 50.Kd3 Nf3 51.Kxc2 Nxh2 52.Rh6 Nf3 53.Rxh7 Kg6 54.Ra7 1-0

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