Pan-Am Open game

I didn't have a lot of exciting games in the Open, but my last round game was a very well-played match with myself as black and Sam Schnakel (an Illinois expert) as white. In spite of having only the increment for about the last 10-12 moves I created sufficient problems to pull out the win. It was a little hairy and the computer pointed out a couple of nuances we both missed, but it was also exciting and generally a quality game. Here it is for your enjoyment.

Pan-Am Open, Microsoft
Schmakel, Sam (2055) vs. Johnson, Frank (2278), 300

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Be2 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. c3 O-O 14. Nc2 Be6 15. O-O f5 16. f4 e4 17. a4 b4 18. cxb4 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bg7 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 Ne7 22. Nce3 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Rc8 24. b6 Rc5 25. Nc7 Rxc7 26. bxc7 Qxc7 27. Qa4 d5 28. Qa6 Bf7 29. Rbc1 Qb8 30. Rc6 Qb4 31. Rc8 Qd2 32. g4 fxg4 33. Bxg4 Qd4+ 34. Kh1 e3 35. Rxf8+ Bxf8 36. Bf5 Kh8 37. Qd3 Qf6 38. Bxh7 e2 39. Re1 Qxf4 40. Qxe2 Kxh7 41. Rf1 Qc7 42. Qd3+ Kg8 43. Rg1+ Bg7 44. Qd4 Be6 45. Qf6 Bh3 46. Qg5 Qd7 47. Re1 d4 48. Qg6 Kf8 49. Ra1 Qd5+ 50. Kg1 d3 51. Ra8+ Qxa8 52. Qxd3 Qg2#

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