[Event "Columbia Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.8.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mike Boone"]
[Black "K. Robinson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "1320"]
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1. e4 {My first tournament game. I was nervous playing a 1320-rated player.}
1... d5 {The Scandinavian defense. I've played a few of these.} 2. exd5 Qxd5
3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. d4 e6 7. Bd2 Qd8 8. Bg5 {Now that the
queen's back where she started from I decided to pin the knight.} 8... Be7
{The pin didn't last long!} 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. c4 {I
don't remember why I made that move.} 12... f6 13. Bh4 Nc6 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
Rac1 Bb4 16. Qd3 Be7 {Another retreat.} 17. Bg3 Bd7 18. a3 Rc8 19. Rc3 Be6
20. Rfc1 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Qb5 Rc7 23. Qa4 Rfc8 24. Bd3 g6 25. Qc2 Bf7
26. Bb5 Be8 27. Qe2 Re7 28. Re3 Rcc7 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Qd2 a6 31. Bd3 Bf7 32.
Re1 Kg7 33. Rxe7 Qxe7 34. Qd1 {At this point I had 17:21 left of 75 minutes.
My opponent still had 49 minutes left. I was worried about the time and wanted
to exchange some pieces.} 34... Qd6 35. b4 b5 36. a4 Nxb4 37. axb5 axb5 38.
Bxb5 Qb6 39. Be2 {13:46 left.} 39... Qc7 40. g3 Qc3 41. Kg2 Qb2 42. Qd2 {I had
10:45 left. Here I wanted to exchange queens, but had no idea what could be
done next. I was thinking a draw but wasn't comfortable asking for one. So
when my opponent, who still had 39 minutes on his clock, offered a draw,
I accepted.} 1/2-1/2
1. e4 {My first tournament game. I was nervous playing a 1320-rated player.}
1... d5 {The Scandinavian defense. I've played a few of these.}
2. exd5 Qxd5
3. Nc3 Qa5
4. Nf3 c6
5. Be2 Nf6
6. d4 e6
7. Bd2 Qd8
8. Bg5 {Now that the queen's back where she started from I decided to pin the knight.}
8... Be7 {The pin didn't last long!}
9. O-O O-O
10. Qd2 Nd5
11. Nxd5 cxd5
12. c4 {I don't remember why I made that move.}
12... f6
13. Bh4 Nc6
14. cxd5 exd5
15. Rac1 Bb4
16. Qd3 Be7 {Another retreat.}
17. Bg3 Bd7
18. a3 Rc8
19. Rc3 Be6
20. Rfc1 Bd6
21. Bxd6 Qxd6
22. Qb5 Rc7
23. Qa4 Rfc8
24. Bd3 g6
25. Qc2 Bf7
26. Bb5 Be8
27. Qe2 Re7
28. Re3 Rcc7
29. Rxe7 Rxe730. Qd2 a6
31. Bd3 Bf7
32. Re1 Kg7
33. Rxe7 Qxe7
34. Qd1 {At this point I had 17:21 left of 75 minutes. My opponent still had 49 minutes left. I was worried about the time and wanted to exchange some pieces.}
34... Qd6
35. b4 b5
36. a4 Nxb4
37. axb5 axb5
38. Bxb5 Qb6
39. Be2 {13:46 left.}
39... Qc7
40. g3 Qc3
41. Kg2 Qb2
42. Qd2 {I had 10:45 left. Here I wanted to exchange queens, but had no idea what could be done next. I was thinking a draw but wasn't comfortable asking for one. So when my opponent, who still had 39 minutes on his clock, offered a draw, I accepted.}
1/2-1/2
