Here is a game with many mistakes. My opponent was busted in the opening but managed to escape into a complicated middlegame, involving my two rooks versus his queen and extra pawn. Although Black blundered away a couple of pawns, my material advantage in the king and pawn ending should have been insufficient to win, due to stalemate possibilities. In severe time trouble, my opponent missed 58...Kf8 keeping his king near the corner and lost the game.
Round Three: Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Variation
Jim West (USCF 2200) - Gary Patella (USCF 1721), Marshall Chess Club 1/4/2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qe2 Nge7 6.O-O fxe4 7.Qxe4 Bxc3 8.dxc3 d6 9.Bg5 Bd7 10.Qh4 Na5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.Rfe1 Qd7 13.Rad1 Nac6 14.b4 Bg4 15.Bxe7 Nxe7
16.Nxe5 dxe5 17.Be2 Qe6 18.Bxg4 Qf6 19.Qh5+ Ng6 20.Bf5 O-O 21.Bxg6 hxg6 22.Qxe5 Qxf2+ 23.Kh1 Rae8 24.Qxe8 Rxe8 25.Rxe8+ Kh7 26.Red8 Qxc2 27.R8d3 Qxa2 28.h4 b6 29.Rg3 Qe6 30.Rd4 c5 31.Rdg4 cxb4 32.cxb4 a5 33.bxa5 bxa5
34.Kh2 Kh6 35.Rg5 a4 36.Ra3 Qc4 37.Rgg3 Kh5 38.Rg5+ Kh6 39.Kh3 Qe6+ 40.Rg4 Kh5 41.Raxa4 Qe3+ 42.Kh2 Qe5+ 43.Raf4 Qe6 44.Rg5+ Kh6 45.Rfg4 Qd6+ 46.Rg3 Qf6 47.Rxg6+ Qxg6 48.Rxg6+ Kxg6 49.g4 Kh6
50.Kg3 Kg6 51.Kf4 Kf6 52.g5+ Kf7 53.Ke5 Ke7 54.h5 Kf7 55.Kd6 Ke8 56.Ke6 Kf8 57.Kd7 Kf7 58.Kd8 Ke6 59.Ke8 Kf5 60.g6, Black resigns.
