Campbell v Jenkins at MCA TNT May 21, 2014 mark Leave a comment [Event "MCA May TNT"] [Site "University of Winnipeg"] [Date "2014.05.20"] [Round "3"] [White "Campbell"] [Black "Jenkins"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A09"] [Time "00:39:00"] [PlyCount "79"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 Nf6 $2 {Jenkins: I didn't take the time to settle in and put all focus in to the game, lost myself in the fact that Nf6 is a common move 2 in openings, but didn't consider the implications of it here.} 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nf6 {Jenkins: wasn't worried about e5. Campbell: would not have done that} 5. Nc3 (5. Be2 {Campbell: considered playing for this cheap trick} 5... Nxe4 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Qxe4) 5... e6 6. d4 Bb4 (6... c5 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Bxd4) (6... c5 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4) 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 (9... b6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3) (9... b6 10. a3 Be7) (9... b6 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 {its a trap} 12... Qxd5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qxd5) 10. Qb3 a6 {Jenkins: Trying to prevent Nc5 Campbell: I wouldn't have gone there, my knight is better where it is} (10... b6 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5) 11. Rad1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b5 (12... b6) 13. a4 bxa4 (13... Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 Na7 16. c4 c6) (13... Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 Ba6 16. c4 Na7 17. Qa4 Nxb5 18. Qxa6 Nc3 19. Ra1 Ncxe4 (19... Nfxe4)) 14. Qxa4 Bd7 (14... Bb7 15. Rb1) 15. Qa2 a5 {Jenkins: thought I needed this for defense} (15... g6 16. Bxa6 {Not a free pawn} 16... Nb8) 16. Nd2 Ne7 17. Nb3 a4 {thought I needed for defense again} (17... Bc6 18. Nxa5 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Rc1 Nc6 21. Qc2 Rxa5) 18. Nc5 Ra7 19. d5 Ra5 $4 20. Nb7 (20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. Bc4 Qxe4 23. Bxf7+) 20... Qa8 21. Nxa5 Qxa5 22. dxe6 Bxe6 23. Qa3 Bb3 24. Rc1 Nc6 25. f3 Rd8 26. Be2 Ne5 27. Qb4 Qa8 28. Ra1 Nd3 29. Bxd3 Rxd3 30. Qxb3 $1 30... Rxe3 (30... axb3 {Jenkins: I grined seeing this lossing variation on the board} 31. Rxa8+ Rd8 32. Rxd8+ Ne8 33. Rxe8#) (30... Ne8 {Jenkins: I considered this weaker}) 31. Rxa4 Qf8 (31... Qe8 {Jenkins: didn't realize this bought me more time}) 32. Rfa1 g6 33. Ra8 Ne8 (33... Re1+ 34. Rxe1 Qxa8 {Jenkins: I missed this deflection}) 34. Qb5 Kg7 35. Rxe8 Qd6 36. Qe5+ Qf6 $4 37. Rg8+ Kh6 38. Qxf6 Rd3 39. Qg7+ Kg5 40. Qf6+ * your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts