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Making luft and counterattacking simultaneously. 25. …Qxc2 Donaldson played this quickly, which surprised me because 25....Bxh3 seemed worthy of deep consideration. Threatening a knight fork. 31. Qd3 Qf6 32. Rxa5 My last two moves were based on a miscalculation. 26. Qd4+! I think maybe he missed this idea. 26. …Kg8 The point is that 26. ...Kf8 is strongly met by 27. Re1 when White is guarding the back rank, attacking the bishop, and threatening mate on h8. 27. hxg4 Qc1+ 28. Nf1 Qg5 29. Ra7 Here I felt that objectively White is winning. However I was already in time trouble, and Donaldson was getting close to joining me, so the result of the game was still up in the air. 32. …Qxb2 33. Qa6 Qe5 Here it is; For some reason I had only been looking at 33...Rd8 34.Qb6 or 33...Qf6 34. Rb5. 34. Qd3 Being objective and trying to get my queen back into play, however Black now has the initiative. 34. …Rc3 35. Qd2 Nc4 I think at this point I had below 5 minutes and Donaldson below 10. White is still up a pawn, but things have become messy. 38. …Rc1 39. Qf8+ I think Qh8 is objectively stronger, but here I saw I could do no worse than draw the game. 39. …Kf6 40. Ra6+ Kg5 41. Qe7+ 29. …Qd8 30. g3 I need to avoid 30. Ne3 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Qh4# 30. ...b4 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Qf4 Qxd5 38. Qb8! Giving back the material to make threats against Black’s king. Now the game reaches its climax. 41. ...Kxg4 41. ...Kh6 is what I was anticipating, when I was hurriedly looking to see if there was anything better than a repetition with 42.Qf8, etc. I think it’s possible that Donaldson, trying to take advantage of my time trouble, had only calculated 42. Qe2 and simply missed my next move. 42. Qh4+ Black stopped the clock, and shook my hand. 1-0 Page 8 Northwest Chess April 2009
Going to State Washington State Elementary Chess Championship Spokane Convention Center Group Health Exhibit Halls April 24-25, 2009 Register now! www.SpokaneChess2009.com Registration deadline April 13 Championship Tournament I Love Chess 2 Friday Bughouse Red Lion River Inn April 25 8:00AM - 4:00PM Five rounds—Swiss system Game/30 Grade-level divisions—one section per grade Individual and team trophies; sportsmanship awards Scholarships: free entry to Washington Open for players scoring 4.0+ April 25 8:00AM - 4:00PM Five rounds—six player round robin Game/30 or Game/25 with 5 second delay Groups based on grade/age and rating Trophies to top two in each group April 24 5:00 - 8:00PM Four rounds—two games per round Game/5 Sections: K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-12 Late Registration (Bughouse only) 3:30-4:00PM Trophies for top teams in each section Hosted by Gary Younker Foundation and Spokane Regional Sports Commission Sponsorships and vending space available Contact: James Stripes at 509-768-4952 or admin@spokanechess2009.com www.SpokaneChess2009.com April 2009 Northwest Chess Page 9
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Going to State<br />
Washington State Elementary Chess<br />
Championship<br />
Spokane Convention Center<br />
Group Health Exhibit Halls<br />
<strong>April</strong> 24-25, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Register now! www.SpokaneChess<strong>2009</strong>.com<br />
Registration deadline <strong>April</strong> 13<br />
Championship<br />
Tournament<br />
I Love Chess 2<br />
Friday Bughouse<br />
Red Lion River Inn<br />
<strong>April</strong> 25 8:00AM - 4:00PM<br />
Five rounds—Swiss system<br />
Game/30<br />
Grade-level divisions—one section per grade<br />
Individual and team trophies; sportsmanship awards<br />
Scholarships:<br />
free entry to Washington Open for players scoring 4.0+<br />
<strong>April</strong> 25 8:00AM - 4:00PM<br />
Five rounds—six player round robin<br />
Game/30 or Game/25 with 5 second delay<br />
Groups based on grade/age and rating<br />
Trophies to top two in each group<br />
<strong>April</strong> 24 5:00 - 8:00PM<br />
Four rounds—two games per round<br />
Game/5<br />
Sections: K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-12<br />
Late Registration (Bughouse only) 3:30-4:00PM<br />
Trophies for top teams in each section<br />
Hosted by<br />
Gary Younker Foundation<br />
and<br />
Spokane Regional Sports<br />
Commission<br />
Sponsorships and vending space available<br />
Contact: James Stripes at 509-768-4952 or admin@spokanechess<strong>2009</strong>.com<br />
www.SpokaneChess<strong>2009</strong>.com<br />
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