D.Castle - R.Brown [C27]
13.03.2008

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2 Bxc3 5.Nxc3 0-0 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qe2 c6 10.0-0-0 b5? 11.Bb3? Raymundo was let off the hook there! [11.Nxb5 cxb5 (11...Nd7 12.Nc3 Drops a pawn.) 12.Bd5 Nc6 13.Bxc6 Rb8 ]

11...Be6 12.Bxe6 Qxe6 13.d4 b4 14.d5 Qe8 15.Nb1 c5 16.Qe3 Nd7 17.f4 exf4 18.Qxf4 Ne5 19.g4?
Premature, white needs to tend to his own Kings safety.

19...Qa4! 20.a3 bxa3 21.Nxa3 Rab8 22.Nb1?
[22.Qg3 ]

22...Qa1 23.b3 c4 24.Kd2 cxb3 25.Nc3 Nc4+ 26.Kd3 Nb2+ 27.Kd2 Nxd1 28.Rxd1 Qb2 29.Rc1 Rbc8!?
[29...Rfc8 30.Qe3 Rb4 31.e5 Rxc3 32.Qxc3 Rd4+ 33.Qxd4 Qxd4+ ]

30.Qe3 Rc4 31.Qd3 Rfc8 32.Nd1 Rxc2+ 33.Rxc2 Rxc2+ 34.Ke3 Qc1+ 35.Kf3 b2
[35...g5 36.Qxc2 Qf4+ 37.Kg2 Qxg4+ 38.Kf2 bxc2 39.Ne3 Qf4+ 40.Kg2 c1Q ]

36.Ne3 Rc3
[36...Qh1+ 37.Ng2 (37.Kg3 Qxh2+ 38.Kf3 Rf2# ) 37...Qxg2+ 38.Kf4 Qf2+ 39.Qf3 g5+ 40.Kf5 Qxf3# ]

37.Qe2 b1Q
Once he sniffed the win, Raymundo did it in style. Next seasons grade will be +20 I reckon! 0-1