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0       [Next]	White: John Coffey Black: Mike Herron Event "Indiana State Chess Championship"Date "1999.10.17"Round "4"White "Coffey, John"Black "Herron, Mike"Result "1/2-1/2"ECO "B11"WhiteElo "1882"BlackElo "2127"Annotator "Coffey,J"PlyCount "106"
1       [Next]	c6
2       [Next]	Nc3
3       [Next]	d5
4       [Next]	Nf3
5       [Next]	Bg4
6       [Next]	Be2
7       [Next]	e6
8       [Next]	O-O
9       [Next]	Nd7
10       [Next]	6... Bxf3 7. Bxf3 7... d4 {-= slight advantage to Black says Fritz.}
11       [Next]	dxe4
12       [Next]	Nxe4
13       [Next]	Ngf6
14       [Next]	Nfg5
15       [Next]	Nxe4
16       [Next]	Nxe4
17       [Next]	Bxe2
18       [Next]	Qxe2
19       [Next]	Nf6
20       [Next]	11... Nxe4 12. dxe4 { now Qh4 or Qc7 fritz thinks =.}
21       [Next]	Be7
22       [Next]	Bg5
23       [Next]	13. Rad1 Re8 14. Qf3 Nxe4 15. dxe4 Qa5 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. a3 Rd7 18. b4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Qc7 20. Qd3 a5 21. e5 axb4 22. axb4 h6 23. Qd6 Qb6 24. c4 { equal if not slightly better for Black. }
24       [Next]	Nxf6
25       [Next]	Bxf6
26       [Next]	Bxf6
27       [Next]	Qxf6
28       [Next]	Qe5
29       [Next]	Qxe5
30       [Next]	Rxe5
31       [Next]	Rfd8
32       [Next]	Rae1
33       [Next]	Rac8
34       [Next]	f4
35       [Next]	g6
36       [Next]	g4
37       [Next]	Rd4
38       [Next]	R1e4
39       [Next]	Rcd8
40       [Next]	Kf2
41       [Next]	Rxe4
42       [Next]	Rxe4
43       [Next]	Kf8
44       [Next]	Ke3
45       [Next]	Ke7
46       [Next]	Kf3
47       [Next]	f6
48       [Next]	25... e5 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. h4 {equal says fritz.}
49       [Next]	gxf5
50       [Next]	gxf5
51       [Next]	+= says fritz
52       [Next]	Rh4
53       [Next]	Rh8
54       [Next]	After the game chess master Jim Mills commented that he thought that I should have played Rh6 with a better game because I tie down the black pieces. I wasn't convinced. Jim also thought I should have played my Ra4 move before playing Rh4 saving myself a tempo.
55       [Next]	a6
56       [Next]	Rb4
57       [Next]	b5
58       [Next]	Rh4
59       [Next]	h5
60       [Next]	Ke4
61       [Next]	Kd6
62       [Next]	This would be a good way to turn a drawn game into a losing game.
63       [Next]	exd4
64       [Next]	Kxd4
65       [Next]	c5
66       [Next]	I have to prevent Ke5, but I expose my king to possible checks.
67       [Next]	a5
68       [Next]	Rh3
69       [Next]	a4
70       [Next]	Rd3
71       [Next]	Kc6
72       [Next]	Kf4
73       [Next]	Rg8
74       [Next]	I thougth that the rook trade would draw.38... Rxg3 39. Kxg3 Kd5 40. Kh4 Ke5 41. Kxh5 Kxf5 42. h4 b4 43. Kh6 c4 44. b3 axb3 45. axb3 cxb3 46. cxb3 Ke4 47. h5 f5 48. Kg5 f4 49. h6 f3 50. h7 f2 51. h8=Q f1=Q 52. Qa8+ 52... Kd4 {Black is winning says Fritz.}
75       [Next]	I have a tough choice. If I play Rg2 (which Fritz recommends) then Rd4+ and the black king penetrates to e5.
76       [Next]	Rg6
77       [Next]	Rd2
78       [Next]	Rxf6
79       [Next]	fritz thinks that Kd5 is better.
80       [Next]	Rf7
81       [Next]	Kd6
82       [Next]	A mistake because it lets him play kd5
83       [Next]	Ke7
84       [Next]	Rb6
85       [Next]	b4
86       [Next]	Fritz says that f6+ followed by Kg5 draws.
87       [Next]	Rxc2
88       [Next]	Rxa4
89       [Next]	Rxb2
90       [Next]	h4
91       [Next]	Fritz thinks that Kd6 -=
92       [Next]	a3 is an interesting possibility. Fritz likes Kg5
93       [Next]	Fritz thinks Re2+ Kd4 b3 is just slightly better for black.
94       [Next]	f6
95       [Next]	Kd7
96       [Next]	f7
97       [Next]	Ke7
98       [Next]	Ra7
99       [Next]	Kf8
100       [Next]	Fritz thinks that this is a draw by perpetual check.
101       [Next]	Rf2
102       [Next]	One final slip up. Fritz thinks that Kg6 keeps the pressure on. Instead black should now play Kg7.
103       [Next]	Re2
104       [Next]	Kf6
105       [Next]	draw agreed
106       [Next]	1/2-1/2
107       [Next]

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