Slaying a Tiger

Comments by: David Hayes

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This game is also from Alabama's first Correspondence Chess Championship. The 1994 ASCCC was a double round robin, USCF rated event. I ultimately tied with my opponent in this game, Master John Morash, for First Place honors.

White: Hayes, David/1975
Black: Morash, John/2020
Event: 1994 Alabama State Correspondence Chess
Date: 1995.02.01
Opening: E87: King's Indian: Sämisch: 6...e5 7 d5
Result: 1-0

Green move-links below show comments on the right.

1. d4    Nf6
2. c4    g6
3. Nc3    d6
4. e4    Bg7
5. f3    O-O
6. Be3    e5
7. d5    Ne8
8. Qd2    f5
9. exf5    gxf5
10. O-O-O    Na6
11. Bd3    Nc5
12. Bc2    a6
13. g4    b5
14. gxf5    bxc4
15. Nge2    Nd3+
16. Bxd3    cxd3
17. Ng3    Bxf5
18. Nxf5    Rxf5
19. Qg2    Qh4
20. Rxd3    Qc4
21. Kc2    c6
22. b3    Qh4
23. dxc6    Rc8
24. Nd5    Rxc6+
25. Kb1    Kf8
26. Rg1    Rf7
27. f4    Qh5
28. fxe5    dxe5
29. Nb4    Rg6
30. Bc5+    Kg8
31. Qd5    Rxg1+
32. Bxg1    Qe2
33. Bc5    e4
34. Rd2    Qe1+
35. Kc2    e3
36. Rg2    Qc3+
37. Kd1    h6
38. Nd3    Kh8
39. Qe4    Qa1+
40. Ke2    Qf1+
41. Kxe3    Nf6
42. Qa8+    Kh7
43. Qf3    Qxf3+
44. Kxf3    Nd7+
45. Ke4    Nxc5+
46. Nxc5    a5
47. a3    Bf8
48. b4    axb4
49. axb4    Rf1
50. Rb2    h5
51. Kd5    Kh6
52. Rb3    h4
53. Na6    Rh1
54. h3    Bxb4
55. Nxb4    Rd1+
56. Ke4    Kg5
57. Nd5    Re1+
58. Ne3    Ra1
59. Rb5+    Kg6
60. Kf3    Ra3
61. Re5    Rb3
62. Kf4    Ra3
63. Rg5+    Kf6
64. Rg4    Ra4+
65. Kf3    Ra3
66. Rxh4    Kg5
67. Re4    Kh5
68. h4    Ra1
69. Kg3    Rg1+
70. Ng2    Kh6
71. Re5    Ra1
72. Nf4    Ra3+
73. Kg4    Ra1
74. Re6+    Kh7
75. h5    Rg1+
76. Kh4    Ra1
77. Rd6    Rb1
78. h6    Ra1
79. Nh3    Ra8
80. Ng5+    Kh8
81. Kh5   

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