Denver, ColoradoSeptember 4 - 6,1999
Richard Buchanan, Director
Comments by Mark Schiedes
Denver, ColoradoAndy Rea - Dave Helt [D91] Coop99 Open R1
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.e3 c5 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.cxd4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 0-0 12.0-0 Bg4 13.Rab1 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Ne5 15.Qe2 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Rc8 17.Qb4 Rc7 18.Bg3 Rd7 19.Rfc1 e6 20.Rc5 Re8 21.Qc4 Bf8 22.Rc7 Rxc7 23.Qxc7 Qxc7 24.Bxc7 b6 25.a4 Rc8 26.Bf4 Be7 27.a5 Bd8 28.axb6 Bxb6 29.Kg2 Rc6 30.Be5 Kf8 31.Bb8 Rc8 32.Bd6+ Ke8 33.Ra1 Kd7 34.Bb4 Rc4 35.Ba5 Kc6 36.f4 Bxa5 37.Rxa5 Kb6 38.Ra1 a5 Now it seems to me that Black should at least come close to winning this position. 39.Kf3 Kb5 40.Ke4 Rc3 [40...a4 is more accurate. It's not clear yet where the rook should go, while it's obvious where the pawn wants to go! The Black rook is not needed to help a pawn on the 5th rank advance against a rook; the king is enough.] 41.Ke5 a4 42.e4 a3 43.d5 exd5 44.exd5 Kc4 45.d6 Kb3 46.Rd1 Kc2? 47.d7 Kxd1 48.d8Q+ Kc2 49.Qd5 Rb3 50.Qc4+ Kb2 51.Qe2+ Kb1 52.Kd4 a2 53.Kc4! Rc3+ 54.Kxc3 a1Q+ 55.Kb3 reaching a well-known endgame position where the Black queen is helpless to stop the mate. 1-0
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