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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Ba5 Rc8 12. Nbd2 Qe8 13. b4 Bd6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. a3 Rfe8 16. Rac1 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Nxf7 Qxf7 20. Kxg2 Rxe2 21. Qb3 This is a bad move but White is already lost in my opinion. 21... Nd5 22. Ne4 Ne4 Going the exchange down with 22. Qf3 Ne3+ loses less material, but I still would have no hope of drawing unless I was playing Andrey Savov. 22... Nf4+ 23. gxf4 Qxb3 24. Nxd6 Rf8 And White resigns. A bad way to end the tournament, but my opponent was a very congenial guy and I felt no shame in getting crushed by the 2009 US Cadet Champion. Well, maybe a little.... 0-1 [Daniel DeLuca]