(1) BARTRON,Paul (2132) - WOODLIEF,Eric Leon (1646) [C78]
Northwest Open Tacoma, Washington (1), 10.03.2007
[Woodlief,Eric]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.d4 Bxd4 9.Qxd4 d6 10.c3 c5 [10...Bb7 11.f3 (11.f4? c5 12.Qe3 Neg4 13.Qg3 c4 14.Bd1 (14.h3 Qb6+ 15.Kh1 Nxe4 16.Qxg4 Qf2! 17.Rg1 f5 18.Qd1 cxb3-+ ) 14...h5 15.Bxg4 (15.h3?? Qb6+ 16.Kh1 Nxe4-+ ) 15...hxg4-/+ ) 11...c5 12.Qd1 0-0 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 Ng6= ]

11.Qd1 0-0 12.f3 h6 [12...Bb7 ]

13.Qe2N Bb7 14.Rd1 Qc7 15.Bf4 Rad8 16.Nd2 Rfe8 17.a4? Bc6 [17...c4 18.Bc2 d5! 19.axb5 axb5 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.Bg3 Qb6+ 22.Qf2 Qxf2+ 23.Bxf2 Nf4=/+ ]

18.axb5 axb5 19.Nf1 Ng6 [19...c4 20.Bxe5 dxe5 21.Bc2 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Ra8=/+ ]

20.Bg3 Nh5 21.Qf2! Nxg3 22.Qxg3 White threatens Qxg6.

22...c4 23.Bc2 Qb6+ 24.Qf2 Qxf2+ 25.Kxf2 d5 26.exd5 Rxd5 27.Rxd5 Bxd5+/= 28.Ne3 Be6 [28...Ne7= If Black is to hold on, his Rook belongs on b8. Black will gladly trade off his Bishop because of the b5 and c4 pawns.]

29.Ra6? Ne7 [29...Nf4= 30.Rb6 Rd8! 31.g3 Nd3+ 32.Ke2 (32.Bxd3 cxd3 33.Rxb5 d2 34.Nd1 Bc4 35.Rb4 Rc8 36.b3 Bd3 37.Ke3 Bc2 38.Kxd2 Bxd1 39.Kxd1 Rxc3 40.Rb8+ Kh7 41.f4= ) 32...Nxb2 ]

30.Rb6 Bd7 31.Be4 f5 32.Bd5+ Nxd5 33.Nxd5 Re5 34.Rd6 Bc6 [34...Be8 35.f4 Re4 36.g3 Bf7 37.Nc7 Re7 38.Nxb5 Rb7 39.Rd8+ Kh7 40.Nd6 Rxb2+ 41.Ke3 Bh5= ]

35.Nc7 Rc5?? 36.Na6 Rd5 37.Rxd5?! Of course, White is still winning. [37.Rxc6 ]

37...Bxd5 38.Ke3 Bb7 39.Nc7 Kf7 40.Nxb5 Ke6 41.Kd4 g5 42.Kxc4 Ke5 43.Kc5 Kf4 Black gets creative, but it will never work.

44.Nd6 [44.Nd4 ] 1-0