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NN (1853) – Kennedy,R (1621) [D02]
Capital City #1, 08.08.1984

Is my play the result of the Pself Psych hypnosis, or did my opponent just Psych himPself out?

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bf4 Bg4 4.e3 e6 5.c4 dxc4 6.Qa4 Bxf3 7.gxf3 a6 8.Qxc4 Bb4+ 9.Nc3 Nge7 10.0-0-0 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Qd5 12.e4 Qxc4 13.Bxc4

At this point my opponent looked at me as if to say, "Never in my life have I had such a won game!" But I knew there was much more play left in the position, and I was willing to show him.

13...0-0-0 14.Kc2 Ng6 15.Be3 Rd7 16.f4 Rhd8 17.Rhg1 Na5 18.Be2 f5 19.f3 Nf8 20.Rb1 g6 21.a4 Rd6 22.Rb2 c5 23.dxc5 Rc6 24.c4 Nd7 25.Bd2 Rxc5 26.Rb4 Nc6 27.Rb2 Nd4+ 28.Kd1 Nxe2 29.Kxe2 Rxc4 30.Ba5 b6 31.Bxb6 Nxb6 32.Rxb6 fxe4 33.Rxa6 exf3+ 34.Kxf3 Rdd4 35.Rxe6 Rxf4+ 36.Ke3 Rxa4 37.Re7 Rh4 38.Rc1+ Rac4 39.Rf1 Rh3+ 40.Kd2 Rxh2+ 41.Kd3 Rc7 42.Re8+

My opponent offered a draw here, and pointed out that the half-point would allow me to win some class prize money. I shook his hand, signed the score sheet, and as I scurried up to the tournament director, I suddenly realized -- if a draw got me some money, beating this guy would have gotten me even more! But it turns out the ending probably was drawn, anyway... ½-½