ICC, 1/15/96
White: SIRPALADIN (2128)
Black: Bengtson (2053) (Matt Bengtson, HCC)
Time control: 2+12
1. d4 {0:02} Nf6 {0:03}
2. c4 {0:06} g6 {0:02}
3. Nc3 {0:02} d5 {0:01}
4. e3 {0:03} Bg7 {0:02}
5. Nf3 {0:03} O-O {0:02}
6. b4 {0:01} b6 {0:06}
7. b5 {0:08} c5 {0:18}
8. bxc6 {0:03} Nxc6 {0:02}
9. Ba3 {0:02} Bb7 {0:11}
10. c5 {0:06} Re8 {0:12}
11. Bb5 {0:22} bxc5 {0:16}
12. Bxc5 {0:07} Qa5 {0:09}
13. Qd2 {0:59} Ne4 {0:17}
14. Nxe4 {0:02} Qxb5 {0:07}
15. Nc3 {0:05} Qa6 {0:04}
16. Nxd5 {0:11} Nxd4 {0:34}
17. Bxd4 {0:16} Bxd5 {0:07}
18. Bxg7 {0:49} Bxf3 {0:03}
19. gxf3 {0:15} Kxg7 {0:02}
20. Qe2 {0:12} Qa5+ {0:12}
21. Kf1 {0:06} Red8 {0:07}
22. Qb2+ {0:15} f6 {0:04}
23. Qb7 {0:24} Qe5 {0:19}
24. Rc1 {0:23} Rab8 {0:36}
25. Qc7 {0:13} Rd2 {0:21}
26. Qxe5 {1:10} fxe5 {0:02}
27. Kg2 {0:10} Rbb2 {0:07}
28. Rhf1 {0:02} Rxa2 {0:05}
29. Rc5 {0:13} Kf6 {0:03}
30. Rc6+ {0:03} Kf7 {0:06}
31. Rc5 {0:09} Ke6 {0:03}
32. Rc8 {0:07} h5 {0:13}
33. Rc6+ {0:20} Kf7 {0:08}
34. Rc5 {0:02} Kf6 {0:02}
35. Rc6+ {0:05} e6 {0:03}
36. Rc7 {0:11} a5 {0:05}
37. Ra7 {0:03} a4 {0:03}
38. h4 {0:09} a3 {0:24}
39. Kg3 {0:07} g5 {0:14}
40. hxg5+ {0:06} Kxg5 {0:02}
41. Rg7+ {0:03} Kf6 {0:03}
42. Rh7 {0:24} Rab2 {0:08}
43. Rxh5 {0:37} a2 {0:06}
44. Rhh1 {0:13} Rb8 {0:36}
45. Rh6+ {0:32} Kg7 {0:44}
46. Rhh1 {0:38} Ra8 {0:09}
47. Ra1 {0:21} Kg6 {0:07}
48. Rhc1 {0:20} Rg8 {0:09}
49. f4 {0:13} Kf5+ {0:18}
50. Kh2 {0:03} Rd7 {0:03}
51. e4+ {0:13} Kxf4 {0:05}
52. Rc3 {0:02} Rh7+ {0:05}
53. Rh3 {0:03} Rxh3+ {0:02}
54. Kxh3 {0:02} Ra8 {0:02}
55. Kg2 {0:13} Kxe4 {0:04}
{White resigns} 0-1
ICC, 1/16/96
White: Bengtson (2050) (Matt Bengtson, HCC)
Black: Holt (2021)
Time control: 5+0
1. e4 {0:02} c5 {0:01}
2. Nf3 {0:01} g6 {0:01}
3. c3 {0:03} Bg7 {0:04}
4. d4 {0:01} cxd4 {0:02}
5. cxd4 {0:02} Nf6 {0:01}
6. Nc3 {0:02} O-O {0:03}
7. Be2 {0:02} d5 {0:02}
8. e5 {0:02} Ne4 {0:01}
9. O-O {0:01} Nxc3 {0:07}
10. bxc3 {0:02} Nc6 {0:02}
11. Bg5 {0:05} h6 {0:02}
12. Be3 {0:04} Bg4 {0:08}
13. Qd2 {0:03} Kh7 {0:03}
14. h3 {0:03} Bxf3 {0:13}
15. Bxf3 {0:01} Na5 {0:04}
16. Rab1 {0:03} b6 {0:07}
17. h4 {0:05} Nc4 {0:05}
18. Qd3 {0:04} h5 {0:05}
19. e6 {0:02} f5 {0:08}
20. Bf4 {0:05} Rf6 {0:17}
21. Rb5 {0:08} Nd6 {0:42}
22. Rxd5 {0:02} Rxe6 {0:03}
23. Bxd6 {0:17} exd6 {0:10}
24. Rxf5 {0:02} gxf5 {0:07}
25. Qxf5+ {0:03} Rg6 {0:01}
26. Be4 {0:04} Qe8 {0:24}
27. Qxh5+ {0:10} Bh6 {0:06}
28. Qf5 {0:07} Kg7 {0:18}
29. Re1 {0:26} Re6 {0:29}
30. Qh7+ {0:09} Kf8 {0:05}
31. g4 {0:19} Bg7 {0:22}
32. Re3 {0:14} Rd8 {0:04}
33. g5 {0:11} Rd7 {0:06}
34. h5 {0:28} Rf7 {0:04}
35. g6 {0:13} Rf4 {0:04}
36. h6 {0:10} Rxg6+ {0:02}
37. Bxg6 {0:08} Rg4+ {0:01}
38. Kf1 {0:08} Qxg6 {0:02}
39. Qxg6 {0:02} Rxg6 {0:06}
40. hxg7+ {0:01} Rxg7 {0:02}
41. Re6 {0:03}
{Black resigns} 1-0
ICC, 2/--/96
White: Bengtson (2050) (Matt Bengtson, HCC)
Black: Crafty (~2500)
Time control: ?
The key position from Bengtson-Crafty arises after 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6
3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Rb1 a5 9.d4 exd4
10.Nb5 Bf5 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Rc1 d3 13.cxd3 0-0 14.Re1?! (Rxc6! is,
naturally, stronger) Bb4 15.Rxc6!?! bxc6 16.Nbd4 Bxe1 17.Nxf5 Bb4
18.Ng5!, instead of my insipid 18.Ne5?. Feel free to add your analyses. -MB
I think I've found a satisfactory defense for Black: after 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6
3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Rb1 a5!? 9.d4!? (book
only against 8. ...f6) exd4 (I think Black should try ..Nxd4!? 10.Nxe5 Bf5
11.e4 Be6) 10.Nb5 Bf5 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Rc1 d3 13.exd3 0-0 14.Re1? (as pointed
out, this is the right time to win the Harvard Exchange; after 14.Rxc6 bxc6
15.Na7 Black's position is very unpleasant) Bb4 15.Rxc6 bxc6 16.Nbd4
Bxe1?! 17.Nxf5 Bb4 18.Ng5! Nd7! seems to hold for Black, e.g. 19.Nxh7
Kxh7 20.Qh5+ Kg8 21.Nxg7 Nf6. In addition 18. ...Re8!? 19.Be4 (not Qh5?
Re1+ 20.Bf1 Rxf1+!) Rxe4 might be OK for Black. However, 18. ...Nd7
looks like the move to beat. Why did it never occur to us that it was
the knight and not the queen that belonged on f6? Please, someone,
resurrect White's position here!-MB
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