(1) Catlin,Andy (1930) - Brumley,Eugene (2065) [B20]
May Match Grand Haven, MI (1), 15.05.2009
[Brumley and Catlin]



1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 a6 3.g3 g6
[3...d5 4.Bg2 dxe4 5.Bxe4 Nf6 6.Bg2 e5 7.d3 Be7 8.Bg5 0-0 9.Nbc3 Nc6 10.0-0 Be6 11.b3 Rc8 12.h3 h6 13.Bd2 Nd5 14.f4 Nd4 15.Nxd5 Bxd5 16.c4 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Nxe2 18.Qxe2 exf4 19.Rxf4 Bg5 20.Re4 f5 21.Bxg5 Qxg5 22.Re5 Qg6 23.Re6 Rf6 24.Re1 f4 25.Qg4 Qxg4 26.hxg4 Rxe6 27.Rxe6 fxg3 28.Re7 b5 29.Rd7 1/2-1/2 Piazzini,L-Rossetto,H/Quilmes 1959/MCL; 3...Nc6 ]

4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 Nc6
[5...d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nf6 8.Nc3 0-0 9.Bg5 Qa5 10.Qd2 Re8 11.Rae1 Nbd7 12.Kh1 Ne5 13.Nb3 Qd8 14.Qc1 Rb8 15.Rd1 Bd7 16.Nd4 Qc8 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Nd5 Bg7 19.Nb6 Qc5 20.Nxd7 Nxd7 21.c3 Rec8 22.Qd2 Ne5 23.Nf3 Nc4 24.Qe2 b5 25.Rd5 Qa7 26.a3 a5 27.Ra1 Nxb2 28.Qxb2 Bxc3 29.Qa2 Bxa1 30.Qxa1 Qxf2 31.Rd2 Qc5 32.Qd1 Qc3 33.Qb1 Qc2 34.Rxc2 0-1 Duarte,T (2055)-Perez,L/San Felipe 1998]

6.c3 Nf6 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 d5?
[8...d6 ]

9.e5 Ng4 10.Nf4 Nh6 11.Bxd5
[11.Nxd5 ]

11...Nf5 12.Be3 0-0 13.Nc3 Ncxd4 14.Bxd4 Nxd4 15.Qxd4 e6 16.Rfe1 exd5 17.Nfxd5
[17.Qxd5 ; 17.Ncxd5 ]

17...Be6 18.Rad1 h5 19.Ne4
[19.Qf4 ; 19.Qe3 ; 19.b4! ]

19...Qa5 20.a3 Rfd8 21.Ndf6+ Kh8 22.Qc3
[22.Nd6 ]

22...Qb6
[22...Qxc3 ]

23.b4 Rac8 24.Rxd8+
White's big advantage--even more than the pawn--is his control of the center. This can give him better chances in the middle game and again in the endgame (so don't rush into the endgame). -- Eugene [24.Qe3 ; 24.Qf3 ]

24...Rxd8 25.Ng5 Bh6 26.h4
[26.Nxf7+ Bxf7 27.e6 ; 26.Nxe6 fxe6 (26...Qxe6 27.Qc7 ) 27.Ne4 ]

26...Rc8 27.Qe3?
[27.Qd2! ]

27...Qxe3 28.Rxe3+/- Bxg5 29.hxg5 Kg7 30.Kg2 Rc2 31.Kf3
[31.Rd3 ]

31...Kf8 32.Rd3 Ke7 33.Ke3 Bf5 34.Rb3 Ra2 35.Rc3 Kd8 36.f3 Rg2 37.g4??
[37.Kf4! ]

37...hxg4 38.fxg4 Bxg4=
and Black won in a few moves. 0-1