Emory Tate vs Eric Schiller - US Masters 1997.??.??Tags:Emory-TateEric-SchillerEmory Tate vs Eric SchillerUS Masters Chicago, IL USA round 1 1997.??.??Philidor Defense 0-1[Event "US Masters"] [Site "Chicago, IL USA"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "1"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Emory Tate"] [Black "Eric Schiller"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "79"] 1.e4 {Notes by Eric Schiller.} e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 a6 5.Bg5 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.O-O-O Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.Kb1 O-O 10.Qe1 Nd7 11.h4 Bf6 12.Be2 Re8 13.Nd2 {! ?} b5 { 13...Bxg5 14.hxg5 Qxg5 15.g3 scared me a bit. } 14.f4 b4 15.Na4 Nd4 {!} 16.g4 c5 17.b3 { 17.Rh2 Nxe2 18.Qxe2 h6 19.Rdh1 ! ? } Bd5 18.Qf1 Bc6 { 18...Rxe4 19.Nxe4 Bxe4 Black is clearly better. } 19.Nc4 {? Way too ambitious.} Bxe4 20.Bd3 Bxh1 21.Qxh1 Nb5 22.Bf5 Nf8 23.Ncb6 h6 {? ! 23...Ra7 24.Nd5 Bxg5 25.hxg5 Nd4 } 24.Nxa8 Na3+ 25.Kc1 hxg5 26.N8b6 {? ! 26.fxg5 ! Be5 27.N8b6 Bf4+ 28.Kb2 g6 29.Bd3 Be5+ } gxf4 {!} 27.Nd5 Bd4 28.Bd3 f3 29.g5 { 29.Qxf3 Qxh4 } f2 30.Qf1 Re5 31.Nf4 {? 31.c3 was needed. } Be3+ 32.Kb2 Bxf4 33.Qxf2 Be3 34.Qf3 Qe7 35.Nb6 Rxg5 36.c3 Re5 37.Nc8 Qxh4 38.Rc1 bxc3+ {? 38...Bxc1+ 39.Ka1 Bb2+ ! 40.Kxb2 bxc3+ 41.Kxc3 Qd4+ 42.Kd2 Qb4+ 43.Kc1 Qc3+ 44.Kd1 Qe1# } 39.Ka1 Bf4 40.Bb1 {White resigned.} 0-1 Download PGNUpdated: 29 January, 2022Created: 29 January, 2022Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.comments powered by Disqus
