First round jitters were no problem for Oklahoma's Champion Michelle at the Polgar National Invitational Championships. Michelle essays the Modern Scandinavian Defense, her main answer to 1.e4 for several years and scores the full point. Odds are the second round is an English Opening!
1.e4
d5
2.exd5
Qxd5
3.Nc3
Qd6
4.Nf3
Nf6
5.Bc4
a6
6.d4
b5
7.Bb3
Bb7
[RR 7...Nbd7
8.0-0
Bb7
9.Ng5
e6
10.Re1
Nd5
11.a4
Be7
12.axb5
Nxc3
13.bxc3
Bxg5
14.Bxg5
axb5
15.Rxa8+
Bxa8
16.Qg4
h5
17.Qg3
Qxg3
18.hxg3
Nb6
19.Bc1
Bd5
20.Ba3
Bc4
21.Bxc4
bxc4
22.Kf1
Nakamura,H-Stripunsky,A/New York 2004/CBM 104 ext/0-1 (75)]
8.Be3
[RR 8.0-0
e6
9.Bg5
c5
10.dxc5
Qxd1
11.Raxd1
Nbd7
12.c6
Bxc6
13.Nd4
Bb7
14.Rfe1
0-0-0
15.a4
b4
16.Na2
Nc5
17.c3
Nxb3
18.Nxb3
Rxd1
19.Rxd1
Bd5
20.Nbc1
Ne4
21.Be3
bxc3
22.Nxc3
Nxc3
Vass,V-Werner,D/Budapest 2005/CBM 108 ext/0-1 (34)]
8...Nbd7N
[RR 8...e6
9.a3
(RR 9.0-0
Be7
10.Bg5
0-0
11.Qd3
Re8
12.Rad1
Ng4
13.h3
Bxf3
14.hxg4
Bxd1
15.Bxe7
Qxe7
16.Rxd1
Rd8
17.d5
Nc6
18.Qe4
Na5
19.dxe6
Nxb3
20.exf7+
Kxf7
21.Qf5+
Qf6
22.Rd7+
Rxd7
23.Qxd7+
Kf8
Copin,O-Berthelot,M/France 2004/EXT 2005/0-1 (46)) 9...Be7
10.0-0
0-0
11.Qe2
Nbd7
12.Rfe1
Ng4
13.Ne5
Ngxe5
14.dxe5
Qc6
15.f4
Nc5
16.Rf1
Nxb3
17.cxb3
Bc5
18.Bxc5
Qxc5+
19.Qf2
Qxf2+
20.Rxf2
Rfd8
21.Rd1
Rxd1+
22.Nxd1
Rd8
23.Nc3
Sainet,B-Berthelot,M/France 2004/EXT 2005/1-0 (51)]
9.Ng5
e6=
10.Qd2
Bxg2
11.Rg1
Bb7
12.Bf4
Qc6
13.d5
exd5
14.Nxd5?
The game has very close until this major miscalculation. [14.0-0-0=
]
14...Nxd5
15.Bxd5
Qxd5
16.Qxd5
Bxd5
17.Bxc7
Rc8
18.Ba5
Rxc2
19.Bd2
Bc5
20.b3
0-0
21.Nh3
g6
22.Nf4
Bf3
23.Nd3
Re8+
24.Be3
Bxe3
25.fxe3
Rxe3+
26.Kf1
Rxd3
27.b4
Rdd2
28.Rg3
Bg2+
29.Kg1
Ne5
30.a3
Nf3+
31.Rxf3
Bxf3
32.h4
Rh2
33.Kf1
Rh1#
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