[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 grāce 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