Joseph Chaffee
vs
Nathan Saint

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White: Joseph Chaffee (1549)
Black: Nathan Saint (unr)
Site: Hampton Cove Elementary
Event: 2004 Bishop Bash
Date: 06 March 2004
Opening: ECO B40: Sicilian
Result: 0-1

Notes by Nathan Saint

This to me, was the big game. Not only was I playing the highest rated player at this event, but my friends told me I was dead, and that this guy plays better than an 1800 rated player, and that he was 5 times better than all of us, and.... Simply put, I didn't get words of encouragement from people who had seen Joe play before. He, myself, and one other guy were the only undefeated so far.

Green move-links below show comments on the right.

1. e4    c5
2. Nf3    e6
3. d4    d5
4. exd5    exd5
5. c4    Nf6
6. Nc3    Be6
7. cxd5    Nxd5
8. Bb5+    Nc6
9. Ne5    Qc7
10. Qf3    cxd4
11. Bxc6+    bxc6
12. Bf4    Nxf4
13. Qxf4    dxc3
14. Qd4    Bd6
15. Nf3    cxb2
16. Qxb2    Qa5+
17. Nd2    Bb4
18. Rd1    Bxd2+
19. Qxd2    Qxd2+
20. Rxd2    O-O
21. O-O    Rfd8
22. Rc2    Bd5
23. h3    h6
24. Re1    Re8
25. Rb1    Rab8
26. Rbc1    Re7
27. Rc3    Bxa2
28. Rxc6    a5
29. Ra1    Rb1+
30. Rxb1    Bxb1
31. Ra6    Re5
32. Kh2    Bc2
33. f4    Rd5
34. Kg3    a4
35. Kh4    g5+
36. Kh5    Kg7
37. f5    Bd1+
38. g4    Rxf5
39. Rxh6    Rf6
40. Rxf6    Kxf6
41. h4    gxh4
42. Kxh4    Bxg4
43. Kxg4    a3
44. Kh5    a2
45. Kh6    a1=Q
46. Kh7    Qg1
47. Kh8    Qg7#