(1) BUCK,Steve (1718) - HOLCOMB,Eric (1518) [D33]
Puget Sound Open Tacoma, Washington (1), 21.10.2006
[MacGregor,Mike]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6 7.0-0 Be6 8.Nc3 b6 9.e3 Bd6 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Ng5 h6 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.a3 0-0 14.b4 Bd6 15.Bb2 Rc8 16.Rc1 a6 17.Ne2 [17.Nxd5 Diagram winning a couple of pawns 17...exd5 18.Bxd5+ Nxd5 19.Qxd5+ Rf7 20.Rxc6 Rxc6 21.Qxc6 Be7+- ]

17...Be5 18.Nd4 [>=18.Rxc6 Bxb2 19.Rxe6 Kf7 20.Nf4 g5 21.Bxd5 Kg7 22.Nh5+ Nxh5 23.Qxh5 Rf6 24.Qg4 Qd7 25.Re7+ Qxe7 26.Qxc8 Rf8 27.Qxa6+- Diagram ]

18...Nxd4 19.Rxc8 Qxc8 20.exd4 Bd6 21.Bh3 Ne4 22.Qd3 b5 23.Bg2 Ng5 24.h4 Nf7 25.Rc1 Qd7 26.Qc3 Ra8 27.Bh3 Kf8 28.Re1 Re8 29.Qf3 Kg8 30.Bc1 Bf8 31.Qg4 Qc7 32.Be3 Qc3 33.Rc1 Qxa3 34.Rc7 Qxb4 35.Qg6 Re7 36.Rc6 Nd8 37.Rxa6 Kh8 38.Bxe6 Nxe6 39.Rxe6 Rxe6 40.Qxe6 Qd6 41.Qe8 b4 42.Qb5 Kg8 43.Bf4 Qe6 44.Be5 Bd6 45.f4 Be7 46.Qe8+ Kh7 47.f5 Qxf5 48.Qxe7 Qb1+ 49.Kh2 Qc2+ 50.Kh3 Qf5+ 51.Kg2 Qe4+ 52.Kf2 Qc2+ 53.Ke1 Qc1+ 54.Ke2 Qc2+ 55.Ke3 Qe4+ 56.Kd2 Qg2+ 57.Kc1 Qf1+ 58.Kb2 Qe2+ 59.Kb3 Qc4+ 60.Ka4 Qa6+ 1-0