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[Event "IECG Cup 3"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Floyd Halwick"]
[Black "Bobby Ang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "B01"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]
1. e4 { B01: Scandinavian Defence } 1... d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 $6 { This line is not
as strong as either 3. c4 or 3. Bb5+. } 3... Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. dxe6 Nc6 $6 { Black offers another pawn capture with check no less. However, white should
resist this very natural move given that black has 3 developed pieces to
white's none. Who can resist such a generous offer. } 7. exf7+ { 7. d5 is
better. } 7... Kxf7 8. Be3 { More pawn moves such as 8. d5 or 8. g4 are inaccurate
given black's huge lead in development. } 8... Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Re8 10. Kf2 Rxe3 11. Kxe3 Bc2 $1 { Here white resigned because 12. Qxc2 (12. Qd2 Ng4+ 13. fxg4
Qg5+) 12... Qxd4+ 13. Ke2 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Re8+ 15. Qe4 Qxc4+ 16. Kf2 Qc5+ 17.
Kg3 Rxe4 18. fxe4 Qe3+ 19. Nf3 Nxe4+ 20. Kh3 Nf2+ 21. Kg3 Nxh1+ 22. Kh3 Nf2+
23. Kg3 Ne4+ 24. Kh3 Qf4 25. Bc4+ Kf6 26. Rf1 Ne5 27. g3 Qf5+ 28. Kg2 Nxc4
29. Kg1 Ne3 30. Nd2 Nxf1 31. Nxf1 Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Qxf1# } 0-1