(1) NIKOLSKYY,Alex (547) - MACGREGOR,Michael (2209) [D94]
Tacoma Open 2006 Tacoma, Washington (1), 11.11.2006
[MacGregor,Mike]

This game against an opponent 1400 points rated lower than me was the only game I would win in this tournament. This is the worst tournament performance I can remember having since I began playing chess.

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 0-0 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.bxc3 c5 9.Rb1 Nc6 10.Qa4 cxd4 11.cxd4 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nd4 Bd7 14.Qd1 Nc6 15.Rxb7? Nxd4 16.exd4 Bc6 17.Rb3 Ba4 18.Be3 Re8 19.Be2 Bxb3 20.axb3 Qa5+ 21.Kf1 Rad8 22.Bc4 Bxd4 23.g3 Bxe3 24.Qf3 Bd4 25.Bxf7+ Kg7 26.Bxe8 Rxe8 27.Kg2
[27.Qb7+ Kh6 28.Kg2 Rf8 29.Rf1 Qd2 30.Qe4 Rxf2+ 31.Rxf2 Qxf2+ 32.Kh3 Qf5+ 33.Qxf5 gxf5 ]

27...Rf8 28.Qd3 Rxf2+ 29.Kh3 Qh5# 0-1