#399 Gauntlet Game Tonight

My first game in the STC Gauntlet's 2nd round is tonight at 8:15 p.m on FICS. I'll be playing a late-joining, 1739-rated from Utah.

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When the game is over, I'll insert the replay link & paste the PGN.


Update 9:25 p.m. - I won with a Q sac ! :

Moldovan-"Papadakis"
after 25...Rg8??
White to mate in 3

replay

[Event "STC Gauntlet, FICS Wild Card"]
[Site "FICS, San Jose, California USA"]
[Date "2008.11.11"]
[Time "20:16:37"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "jmoldovan"]
[Black "Papadakis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1841"]
[BlackElo "1739"]
[TimeControl "3600+15"]
[ECO "A06"]
[PlyCount "55"]

{Reti Opening : Queen's Indian Attack}
1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. a4 a6 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. d3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Rc8 $146 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. c4 Rfe8 13. Rac1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Qd6 17. Nf3 h6 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. Qh5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Qe7 21. Rf3 Rc7 22. Rcf1 $11 Rb8 $2 23. Rg3 $2 Kh8 24. Rf4 dxc4 25. Rfg4 $14 Rg8 $4 26. Qxh6+ $1 $18 gxh6 27. Rxg8+ Kh7 28. R3g7# {Black checkmated} 1-0

On Friday night at 8:15 p.m., I have Black against the same opponent.


Further Update - Fri. 11/14 at 9:00 p.m.

My opponent didn't show. So, I claimed a forfeit win.