(1) Bedenbaugh,Jim (1200) - Farell,Michelle (1388) [A43]
OK State Champ. - Booster Tulsa, OK (1), 23.06.2007
[Rev. Edward J Boyle]



1.d4 c5 2.d5 g6 3.c4 f5 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Nf3 d6 6.e4 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 fxe4 8.Nd2 Nf6 9.Be2 e6 10.0-0 exd5 11.cxd5 Nbd7 12.c4 Ne5 13.f4 Ned7 14.Bb2 Rf8 15.Qc2 e3 16.Nf3 b5 17.Ng5 Qb6
[Fritz 9: 17...Qb6 18.Qc1 (Fritz 9: 18.Rf3 4.65/11 ) 18...Ng8 19.Qxe3+ Ne7 20.Nxh7 Rf7 21.Ng5 Rf5 22.Rae1 Qb7 23.cxb5 Rxd5 5.21/11 ]

18.Nxh7 Nxh7 19.Qxg6+ Kd8 20.Qxh7 bxc4 21.Rab1 Qa5 22.Bxc4 Ba6 23.Bxa6 Qxa6 24.Qc2 Kc7 25.Rbe1 Qxa2 26.Qc3?
[Fritz 9: 26.Rxe3 Rab8 27.Re2 Qxd5 28.Bg7 Rf7 29.Bc3 c4 30.Rd1 Qf5 31.Qa4 Qxf4 1.48/12 ]

26...Rae8 27.Bc1 e2
This pawn becomes a thorn in the flesh!

28.Rf2 Nb6 29.Qg7+ Nd7 30.Qg4 Nf6 31.Qf3 Nxd5 32.f5 Qc4 33.Bg5?
White has less then 60 seconds, Black has 75 seconds left.

33...a5? 34.Rfxe2 Rxe2 35.Rxe2 Rxf5 36.Bd8+
Total confusion reigns on the chessboard with just seconds left! Michelle just keeps her head to win.

36...Kc6 37.Qxf5 Qxe2 38.Qc8+ Kb5 39.Qb8+ Kc4 40.Qxd6 Qe1# 0-1