HCCC Championship Round 4

  Tournament  HCCC Championship

  Round  4

  Date  Oct 11/02

  Time Control  Game in 2 hours

  White

  Harris, Steven Edward

  Rating

  Unrated??  Aristotle I thought this guy was 1600?  That's his active rating!  I just saw this now *after* writing this page!  If I had known I'd prolly have played on!  Ekerai! 

  Black

  Coruzzi, Frank

  Rating

  1593

Move

1

 e4

 d6

2

 d4

 Nf6

3

 Nc3

 g6
4

 Nf3

 Bg7
5

 Bg5

 O-O
6

 Bc4

 c5
7

 O-O

 cxd4
8

 Nxd4

 Nc6
9

 f4

 Nxe4
10

 Nxc6

 Qb6+
11

 Kh1

 Qxc6
12

 Bd5

 Nxc3
13

 Bxc6

 Nxd1
14

 Bxe7

 bxc6
15

 Bxf8

 Kxf8
16

 Raxd1

 d5
17

 b6

 Bf5
18

 Offered draw

 
19

1 /2

 1/2

Notes

  I was psychologically beaten even before I sat down to play so I was happy to take the draw when offered.  Did I have the superior position?  Yes.  Did I have more material?  Yes.  Would I have been able to put this one away?  Fifty-fifty.  Which is what I got.  The half point. 

After 9...Nxe4.

I'm up materially and can make a passed pawn but my nerves were already gone so I took the half point.