(1) Shure,G (2200) - Bauer,R (2305) [D02] CT Ch., 2000 [RB] This long, hard game propelled Rick Bauer towards a tie for the state championship. 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.c3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 e6= 7.Qa4 Nd7!? xe5. 8.Bb5 Qb6 9.Ne5 Ndxe5 10.Bxe5 a6!? 11.Bxc6+ Qxc6 12.Qxc6+ bxc6 13.f3 Bh5 Black&aposs two bishops give him a slight edge. 14.Kf2 f6 15.Bg3 a5 16.a4 Kd7 17.Nb3 c4 18.Nc5+ Bxc5 19.dc e5 gives Black a strong center. 18.Nd2!? Bd6 19.b3 cxb3 20.Rhb1 e5!? 21.Rxb3 Rhb8 22.Rab1 Bg6 23.e4 Rxb3 24.Rxb3 Rb8 25.Ke3 Bf7 26.Rxb8 Bxb8=/+ 27.Kd3 Bd6 28.exd5?! 28.c4! would be better. 28...cxd5 29.Nb3(+) Bc7 30.Kd2 Kc6 31.Nc5 g5?! 31...Bb6!? 32.Nd3! e4 33.Nf2 f5? 33...exf3!? =/+. 34.Bxc7 Kxc7 Now 35.fxe4 dxe4 36.g4 is =. 35.g4? exf3!=/+ 36.gxf5 Be8! 37.f6 Kd6-/+ 38.Nd3 Ke6(+) 39.Nc5+ Kxf6-+ 40.Ke3 g4 41.h3 h5 42.hxg4 hxg4 43.Kf2 Kf5 44.Kg3 Bc6 This position looks like an easy win, but the White&aposs super knight holds a4 and denies the advance of the Black king. 45.Kf2 Kf4 46.Ne6+ Kf5 47.Nc5 Be8 I wanted to play 47...Bxa4! 48.Nxe4 Kf4, but I couldn&apost calculate far enough. Too bad, because it wins. 48.Kg3 Bg6 49.Kf2 Kg5 50.Kg3 Bc2 51.Ne6+ Kf5 52.Nc5 Bd1 53.Kf2 Kg5 54.Kg3 Kh5 55.Nb7 Bxa4 56.Nxa5 Kg5? 56...Bb5! wins. 57.Nb7? 57.c4! draws. 57...Bd7 58.Nc5 Bf5!-+ Now Black wins by running his king over to the queenside. 59.Nb3 Kf6 60.Nc5 Ke7 61.Kf2 Kd6 62.Ke3 Kc6 63.Nb3 Kb5 64.Nd2 Bc2 65.Nf1!? Kc4 66.Kd2[] Kb3! 67.Ng3 f2!-+ 68.Nf1 Be4! 69.Ng3 Bg2 0-1