Maddox, Don
vs
D'Souza, Giles

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White: Maddox, Don (1505)
Black: D'Souza, Giles (1886)
Site: Huntsville, AL
Event: Space City Open 2003
Date: 26 July 03
Opening: ECO C29: Vienna Game
Result: 0-1

Notes by Don Maddox

I'm writing a book on Van Geet's, a truly sophisticated transpositional repertoire. Note in this tournament I ended up playing a Pirc, a Vienna Gambit, and a Sicilian from the white side starting with 1 c3. I achieved more than reasonable positions in two games. In this game, I was outplayed between Moves 33-36, essentially coasting while my opponent was still trying to find a way to win. Again, an uncooperative opponent - a gracious winner, and an important lesson. It's also important to note that D'Souza defended this position superbly - one of the reasons I lost the game is that he gave me nothing substantial to work with out of the opening.

Green move-links below show comments on the right.

1. Nc3    e5
2. e4    Nf6
3. f4    d5
4. fxe5    Nxe4
5. d3!?    Qh4+?
6. g3    Nxc3!
7. bxc3    Qd8
8. Bg2    Be7
9. Ne2    0-0
10. 0-0    c6
11. Bf4    Na6
12. Qd2    Nc7
13. Rab1    Ne6
14. Be3    Qc7
15. d4    f6
16. exf6    Rxf6
17. Nf4    Bd7
18. Rbe1?!    Raf8
19. Nxe6    Bxe6
20. Rxf6    Bxf6
21. Bf4    Qd7
22. Qe2    Bg4
23. Qd2    Re8
24. Rxe8+    Qxe8
25. Bf1    Bf3
26. Qe3    Qxe3+
27. Bxe3    Be4
28. Bd3    Bxd3
29. cxd3    Kf7
30. Kf2    Ke6
31. Bd2    b5
32. g4    Bd8
33. Kf3    Ba5
34. h3    c5?
35. Ke3?    cxd4+
36. cxd4    Bxd2+
37. Kxd2    Kd6
38. Kc3    Kc6
39. a4?    Kb6
40. axb5    Kxb5
41. Kb3    a5
42. h4    a4+
43. Ka3    Ka5