Games from the 1999 Colorado Open

Denver, Colorado
September 4 - 6,1999
Richard Buchanan, Director

Comments by Mark Schiedes

Mike Valvo - Andy Rea [C16] Coop99 Open R3
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Bd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.dxc5 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qa5 9.Qd2 Nge7 10.Nd4 0-0 11.Nb3 Qa4 12.Bd3 f6 13.exf6 Rxf6 14.0-0 Raf8 15.Qe2 a6 16.Be3 e5 17.fxe5 Rxf1+ 18.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 19.Kxf1 Qh4 20.h3 Nxe5 21.Nd4 Qf6+ 22.Qf2 Qxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Nxd3+ 24.cxd3 Nf5 25.Nb3 Ne7 26.Kf3 Kf7 27.Na5 Bc8 28.Bd4 g5 29.c4 Nc6 DIAGRAM We now see a very nicely played win in an opposite-colored bishops ending. 30.Nxc6 bxc6 31.cxd5 cxd5 32.c6 h5 33.Ke3 Ke6 34.Bc5 Ke5 35.d4+ Kf5 36.g3 Kf6 37.h4 gxh4 38.gxh4 Bg4 39.Kd2 Kf7 40.Kc3 Ke8 41.Bb6 Ke7 42.Bc7 a5 43.Kb3 Bd1+ 44.Ka3 Bc2 45.Bxa5 Kd6 46.c7 Bf5 47.Kb4 Kc6 48.Kb3 Kb5 49.Bd2 Kb6 50.Bf4 Kb5 51.Be5 Kc6 52.Kc3 Bc8 53.Kd2 Ba6 54.Ke3 Bc8 55.Kf4 Kb7 56.Kg5 Bg4 57.a4 Kc8 58.a5 Kb7 59.a6+ Kxa6 60.c8Q+ Bxc8 1-0

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