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William Schill – Michael MacGregor<br />

Seattle vs Tacoma<br />

Seattle, Washington, March 7, <strong>2009</strong><br />

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4<br />

Nf6 5. 0–0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0–0 8. h3<br />

d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12.<br />

Nbd2 Bd7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nf1 Rfd8<br />

20. ...Kh7 21. f4! exf4<br />

21. ...g6 22. fxe5 gxf5 23. exf5 Black<br />

will hardly survive.....<br />

14. ...Rad8 15. Qe2 Be6 (15. ...Rfe8<br />

looks solid) 16. Ne3 Rfe8 was Beliavsky-<br />

Piket.<br />

15. Qe2 h6 16. Ne3 Bc6 17. Nf5 b4<br />

SCC<br />

vs<br />

TCC<br />

Board<br />

One<br />

by<br />

William<br />

Schill<br />

Black does not have time for this sort of<br />

thing, and now the White attack proceeds<br />

unimpeded.<br />

18. Nh2<br />

[18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Nxh6+ Kf8 20. Ng5<br />

– I looked at this for a while, but why should<br />

White risk it all when every move his<br />

position is getting a little bit better]<br />

18. ...Bf8 19. Qf3<br />

Intending Nxh6+.<br />

19. ...Ne8 20. Qg3<br />

Again Nxh6+ is threatened.<br />

21. ...f6 22. fxe5 fxe5 (22. ...g6 23. Nxh6<br />

Bxh6 24. Bxh6 Kxh6 25. Ng4+ wins) 23.<br />

Ng4<br />

wins the important e-pawn.<br />

22. Bxf4 Qb6<br />

Page 24 Northwest Chess <strong>April</strong> <strong>2009</strong>

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