Chess

May 2003 - Tournament Round 3 - Game 5

What was I thinking? Ghastly opening play and then blunder on move 11, but my opponent relaxed too much and let me back in.

Final position after 26 Kh7?? PGN: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6 9.Nf3 e4 10.Ne5 Bd6 11.Ng4? Nxg4 12.Bxg4 Qg5! 13.Bxc8 Qxg2 14.Rhf1 Raxc8 15.Qh5 (attack is best defense) Nb7 16.b3 g6 17.Qe2 O-O 18.Bb2 Rfe8 19.Nc3 Qxh2 20.O-O-O (suddenly I realize all is not lost!) Nc5 21.Rfh1 Qf4 22.Rdg1 Bf8 23.Qc4 Qf5 24.Ne2 Bg7 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Nd4 Kh7?? 27.Nxf5 [0-1]

Opening position after 10 ... Bd6

What was I thinking? Ghastly opening play and then blunder on move 11, but my opponent relaxed too much and let me back in.	Final position after 26 Kh7??	PGN: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Be2 h6 9.Nf3 e4 10.Ne5 Bd6 11.Ng4? Nxg4 12.Bxg4 Qg5! 13.Bxc8 Qxg2 14.Rhf1 Raxc8 15.Qh5 (attack is best defense) Nb7 16.b3 g6 17.Qe2 O-O 18.Bb2 Rfe8 19.Nc3 Qxh2 20.O-O-O (suddenly I realize all is not lost!) Nc5 21.Rfh1 Qf4 22.Rdg1 Bf8 23.Qc4 Qf5 24.Ne2 Bg7 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Nd4 Kh7?? 27.Nxf5 [0-1]
	Opening position after 10 ... Bd6