January 2009 TNT Round 3

Wiebe, D. - Green, J., 1-0

The game gets interesting around move 22. First White plays 23. Bxf7+, but 23. Nxf7 is likely just winning. In the game, by move 27 Black is a piece up, but is tied down defending his king, and ultimately missed a fork in a difficult position

Kernetsky, M. - Campbell, G., 1-0

After 23. Nc3, Black did not find the only move to avoid the piece loss, 23...Qa6.

Green, A. - Rutter, B., 1-0

Black first goes wrong with 16...g5; 16...Bd6 solves the problem of the defence of his e6 pawn. But more critical is 22...Qc6 ? which loses a rook. Black has great alternatives in 22...Rxg5 followed by f3+, or 22...f3+

Goodman, C. - Mundwiler, L., 0-1

White is doing fine until he errs with 29. Nxf5 -which ends up losing a piece.

Einarsson, K. - Lauritson, J., 0-1

White has to try 19. Rfe1 to pick up the e6 pawn, giving some prospects for survival.

Swift, R. - Czarny, K., 1-0

The players quickly enter a bishop and pawn ending that looks better for Black. Black misses a chance for a long term winning advantage when he did not play 26...h5. Black is probably lost after he allowed a white pawn to get to c6. But both players err on move 36 and 37. First White doesn't protect his e4 pawn, and then Black doesn't take the d5 pawn.

Evans, B. - Lipic, S., 0-1

In Stephen's words; "Brian(White) got a pawn advantage although I managed to come out with a drawish looking Rook vs. Rook ending.

Brian traded off the Rooks and tried to take the long way around my King. Needless to say, the long way cost him too many tempi and consequently the game."

Milord, F. - Gibbons, L., 1-0

White wins a piece but gives it back later. Lorne is even up a pawn a few moves later, but then makes the last blunder.

Ott, R. - Trueman, F., 1-0

Incomplete game score. I am wondering why White didn't take a free pawn with 19.Nxf7 or 19. Nxg6