(1) Cashin,Ken (1664) - Davis,Neil (1918) [B32]
Maritime Open 2004 Saint John, NB, CAN (6), 11.09.2004
[Fritz 8]

The game has been annotated after move 28.Be1 by Fritz 8, confirming Ken's observation re Neil's 28...Rfh5; Fritz's five most favoured lines are shown.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bc4 h6 7.0-0 d6 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c3 Be7 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Nf1 Rc8 12.Ne3 Qd7 13.Bd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Bd8 15.Be3 f5 16.Qb3 Kh8 17.Qa4 f4 18.Bd2 Bxf3 19.gxf3 Qh3 20.Qd1 Ne7 21.Kh1 Nxd5 22.exd5 Bb6 23.Qe2 Rf5 24.Rg1 Rcf8 25.Rg2 Rh5 26.Rag1 Rh4 27.Qe4 Rf5 28.Be1 Rfh5 Ken C.: Here's a game -- a maaaaaajor swindle -- that I won against Neil Davis in the final round of the 2004 Maritime Open in Saint John, NB. He had all his pieces pointed at my king, mate was inevitable, then he fell asleep at the switch and allowed me to sac my queen for a forced mate in four! When I played the move (Qh7), out of pure excitement, I slammed the piece down so hard it almost broke the table. He looked so dejected and I felt so bad for him that I actually apologized for playing the move. "I saw it, " I said, still smirking "so I had to play it." The victory in that game won me the U1800 prize of $75. [Fritz 8: 1) 28...Bd8 29.Bd2 Be7 30.Bc1 Bf8 31.Bxf4 Rhxf4 32.Rg3 Qh5 33.Qc2 Qf7 34.c4 b5 35.b3 -4.03/19 ; Fritz 8: 2) 28...Rg5 29.c4 Bd8 30.c5 Bf6 31.Bd2 Rgh5 32.Bxf4 Rxf4 33.Qe2 dxc5 34.Rc1 b6 35.Qb5 -4.00/19 ; Fritz 8: 3) 28...a6 29.Bd2 Bd8 30.a4 Be7 31.a5 Bf8 32.Bxf4 Rhxf4 33.Qe2 Qh5 34.Rg4 Rxf3 35.R1g2 Qf7 -3.78/19 ; Fritz 8: 4) 28...Bc7 29.a4 Bd8 30.a5 Bf6 31.Bd2 Rfh5 32.Bxf4 Rxf4 33.Qe3 a6 34.b4 Rxf3 35.Qa7 Qd7 -3.56/19 ; Fritz 8: 5) 28...Ba5 29.a4 Bd8 30.a5 Bf6 31.Bd2 Rfh5 32.Bxf4 Rxf4 33.Qe3 a6 34.b4 Rxf3 35.Qa7 Qd7 -3.56/19 ]

29.Qh7+ [29.Qh7+ Kxh7 30.Rxg7+ Kh8 31.Rg8+ Kh7 32.R1g7# ] 1-0