Two games

RMD - ALD, 11/27/2004 [C68]

1. e4 e4 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 Qd4 [=, ECO] 6. Nxf7? [There's no need for this desperation. After 6. Ng4, White's game is perfectly playable.] Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 [White should not trade queens down material; 7. Kf1.] Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 Kxf7 9. d4 Nf6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Be5 [11. Bxd6] Bxe5 [11. ... Re8] 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Nd2 [13. Re1] Re8 14. Nc4 b5 15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Rxe5 17. Rhf1+ Ke7 18. h3 Bd7 19. g4 [19. Rf3] Rf8 [19. ... h5] 20. Rfd1 c5 21. Kd3? Rd5+ [21. ... Rf3!] 22. Kc3 [22. Ke2] Rxd1 [22. ... b4+] 23. Rxd1 Rf3 24. Rd3 [24. Rh1] Rxh3 25. g5 Bf5 [25. ... c4] 26. Rd5 Rxe3+ 27. Kd2 Rf3 28. Rxc5 Rf2+ [Patzer sees a check, patzer gives a check; 28. ... Kd6.] 29. Ke3 Rxc2? [29. ... Kd6] 30. Rxf5 Rxb2 31. Re5+ Kd6 32. Rf5 Rxa2 33. Rf7 Ra3+ 34. Ke4 Ra4+ 35. Ke3 g6 36. Kf3 [36. Rxh7] Rh4 37. Kg3 [37. Rf6+] Rh5 38. Kg4 h6 [38. ... a5 ends all resistance.] 39. Rf6+ [39. gxh6] Ke7 [39. ... Ke5] 40. Rxg6? [White can't trade rooks; better to play 40. Rxa6, although the game is lost in any case.] Rxg5+ 41. Rxg5 hxg5 42. Kxg5 c4 0-1

ALD - RMD, 12/11/2004 [A20]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 [4. Ng5] Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4 6. a3 [6. d4] Bxc3 7. dxc3 b6 8. c5 O-O 9. cxb6 axb6 10. e3 [10. g3] d5 11. c4 Bg4 12. Be2 [12. Qc2] Be6 [12. ... Bxe2] 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 15. Nd4 c5 16. Nf5 Ra4 [Odd.] 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. O-O h6 20. Rd1 Rd8 21. b3 Ra7 22. Bc4 Rad7 23. Bxd5 [23. Ra2] Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Bb2 [25. Kf1] Rd3 26. b4 Kh7 [26. ... Rb3] 27. g3 [27. bxc5] c4 28. Rc1 b5 29. Rc3 [29. a4 or 29. Kf1 is better.] Nc6 [29. ... Rd2 30. Bc1 Ra2] 30. Kf1 f6 [30. ... Rd2] 31. Ke2 Kg8 [Black seems to have no plan; 31. ... Ne5.] 32. a4 bxa4 [32. ... Rxc3] 33. Rxc4 Rb3 34. Rxc6 [34. Bc1] Rxb2+ 35. Ke1 [35. Kf1] Rxb4 [35. ... a3!] 36. Ra6 Kh7 37. Kd1 h5 38. Kc2 Kg6 39. Kc3 Rb3+ 40. Kc2 Rb4 41. Kc3 [I would have been happy with a draw by repetition at this point, but my wife would have none of that.] Rb1 42. Rxa4 f5 43. h4 Rf1 44. Ra6+ Kh7 45. Ra2 Kh6 46. Kd4 g5 [46. ... Rc1, =] 47. hxg5+ [Fails to take advantage of Black's inaccuracy on the previous move; 47. Ke5!] Kxg5 48. Ke5 Kg4 49. Rd2 Kf3 50. Kxf5 Rxf2? [This loses the endgame; 50. ... Rh1!] 51. Rxf2+ Kxf2 52. Kf4 Kg2 53. g4 h4 [53. ... hxg4 likewise loses.] 54. g5 h3 55. g6 h2 56. g7 h1=Q 57. g8=Q+ [While playing this position, I was under the impression it was a draw. It turns out I had a win all along and didn't even know it. Because of the bad position of Black's king, there's a win (Comprehensive Chess Endings: Queen Endings section 2.41).] Kf2 58. Qg3+?? [Now it's a draw! White would win with 58. Qa2+! Kg1 59. Qb1+ Kh2 60. Qxh1+ Kxh1 61. Kxe4.] Ke2 59. Qg4+?? [Now it's a win for Black! After 59. Qg5, the position could have been abandoned as a certain draw. Two moves, two blunders. Wow!] Qf3+! 60. Qxf3+ exf3 61. e4 f2 62. e5 f1=Q+ 0-1