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[Event ""]
[Site "The Proving Ground"]
[Date "2023.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alford, Joseph"]
[Black "Frank, Cole"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Annotator ",JosephOAlford"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2023.05.02"]
[SourceDate "2023.05.09"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. h3 Nf6 7. Re1 O-O {A
little too passive for Fritz who would prefer a4 or d4 with a tiny White
advantage} 8. d3 Nd7 9. Be3 Nde5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bb3 Be6 12. f4 {And now a
little too aggressive for Fritz who would prefer d4 or Nd5} Nc6 13. Qd2 Bxb3
14. axb3 Bd4 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. Ne2 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Qb6 18. Kh1 Qb4 19. Ra4 {
Hoping to slide the rook to the king-side which does not happen.} Qb6 20. Qe3
a6 21. e5 {Perhaps f5 now.} d5 22. f5 d4 {Very important because it blocks off
White's second rook from the attack.} 23. Qh6 Qc6 24. e6 {Blocking Black's
queen from the defense. Note that Re4 is met with gf} gxf5 25. Qg5+ {Black is
now on top. Fritz likes ef+ Rf7; Qc6 bc; Re5} Kh8 26. Qxe7 {Marginally better
than Qxf5. The game is approximately equal} fxe6 {Fritz likes the immediate
Rg8 better. Note the mate threat.} 27. Rxe6 Rae8 28. Rxc6 {Equal, despite
White's extra pawns. Fritz likes Qf8+ Rf8; Rc6 bc; Ra6 with the queens and one
set of rooks off the board} Rxe7 29. Rxc5 Re2 30. Rxd4 Rg8 31. g4 fxg4 32. hxg4
{Rg4 Rf8; Rg2 looks very good.} Rf8 33. Rf5 {Kg1 R82 gives Black a draw. Not
so, says Fritz: Kg1 R82; Rd8+ Kg7; Rd7+ Kf6; Rh7 denies Black a check on h2.}
Rxf5 34. gxf5 Rxc2 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Rd7+ Kf6 37. Rxh7 Rxb2 38. Rxb7 a5 39. Rb5
Rd2 40. Rxa5 Rxd3 41. b4 Rd4 42. Rb5 Rf4 43. Kg2 Rxf5 44. Rb6+ {Trading rooks
is a draw.} Ke7 45. Kg3 Kd7 46. Kg4 Kc7 47. Re6 Rf1 1/2-1/2
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