ICCF WS/O/109: Plotz - Owens

Some games you learn from. Some games you just let go. Once I allowed White to have a passed pawn and centralized control, it was over.





[Event "WS/O/109"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2007.3.3"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Pötz, Florian"]
[Black "Owens, Steve"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nge7 9. c4 Nd4 10. Be3 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Be7 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Bf6 14. Qd2 Bd7 15.
Rac1 h6 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 Be5 18. Bb1 b4 19. Nc4 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Nb5 21. Qxb4
f5 22. e5 a5 23. Qe1 dxe5 24. Bxe5 a4 25. Qf2 Rc8 26. Bd3 f4 27. Re1 Bf5 28. Bf1
Bg6 29. Qb6 Be8 30. Qe6+ Kh7 31. Bd3+ g6 32. Nb6 f3 33. gxf3 Qg5+ 34. Qg4 Qd2
35. Qe4 Rc1 36. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 37. Kf2 Qc5+ 38. Qe3 Qe7 39. Nc4 Qd8 40. Qe4 Qe7 41.
h4 h5 42. d6 Qd7 43. Qe3 Qd8 44. Kg3 Bc6 45. f4 Qe8 46. Qc5 Qd7 47. Kh2 Bf3 48.
Ne3 Bc6 49. b4 1-0