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Event name: Impromptu and surprise reunion	Location/website: SilverWoods Apt.
Date: Oct 31, 2020	Round #: 1
The opening was: Caro Kahn	The result: white won
White was: Saul Wanetick	White was rated at: 2300
Black was: Eugene Salomon	Black was rated at:: 2280
Game Overview: 99 year-old, former NJ champ, Saul Wanetick vs. 92 year old, life master, Eugene Salomon. Still strong at age 99, Saul was able to defeat Eugene, and these 2 masters had not played each other since the 1970s.

Promote to which piece?

e4c5

Nf3Nc6

d4cxd4

Nxd4e5

Nxc6bxc6

Bc4Nf6

Bg5Be7

Qe2d5

Bxf6Bxf6

10.

Bb3O-O

11.

O-Oa5

12.

exd5cxd5

13.

Rd1d4

14.

c4Qb6

15.

Bc2Bb7

16.

Nd2Rae8

17.

Ne4Bd8

18.

c5Qc6

19.

f3Be7

20.

Rac1f5

21.

Qc4+Kh8

22.

Ba4Qh6

23.

Bxe8fxe4

24.

c6exf3

25.

Rc2Bc8

26.

Bd7Qe3+

27.

Kh1f2

28.

Rf1d3

29.

Rc3Bxd7

30.

cxd7e4

31.

Qc8Bd8

32.

Qc4Qe1

33.

Rc1d2

34.

Qc5Rg8

35.

Rd1e3

36.

Qc3Qxd1

37.

Rxd1e2


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White to move

[BlackElo "2280"] [White "Saul"] [WhiteElo "2300"] [Event "Surprise Reunion"] [Black "Eugene"] [Date "2020-10-31"] [Result "1-0"] {Annotations by Steve D`Agostino} 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 {I also play 4. Nd7 in this position} 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 e6? 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.Qe2 0-0 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Bg5 Re8 11.Rfe1 {White is not afraid, because of Black`s undeveloped light square bishop} Be7 12.Rad1 Nf8 13.Ne5 Nd5 14.Bxe7 Nf4 15.Qg4!! {if black recaptures the bishop, then Qxf4, and white is a piece up} Nxd3 16.Bxf8!! {threatening a 1-move mate} f5! {good move, but not good enough to stop Saul} 17.Qh5!! {threatening Qxe8} g6 18.Nxg6 Nxe1 19.Rxe1!! {My thought was to save the bishop with Bh6, but Saul`s move turned out to be stronger} hxg6 20.Qxg6+! Kxf8 21.Nxf5!! {I had seen this move also, and I showed it to Evan on my chess recorder app - obviously back cannot capture the knight, as then Rxe8#} Qf7 {My thought was to trade queens here, followed by Nd6+, forking the rook. Then after NxR, KxN, White would have three connected kingside pawns for black`s undeveloped bishop. But Saul had an even better move.} 22.Qh6+!!  Kg8 {the only other legal move would result in mate in one} 23.Re3!! {The coup de grâce that Saul had planned! Gene saw no sensible way to survive, and resigned. What a brilliantly played game by the 99 year-old chess master and NJ chess champion of 1975!} 1-0

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