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 White


 Black
 


  


 Greg Chamitoff


 Earthlings
 1



  


 d4


 Nf6
2


  


 Nf3


 d5
3


  


 Bf4


 c5
4


  


 e3


 Nc6
5


  


 Bb5


 Qa5+
6


  


 Nc3


 Ne4
7


  


 Bxc6+


 bxc6
8


  


 O-O


 Nxc3
9


  


 Qd2


 Ne2+
10


  


 Qxe2


 Ba6
11


  


 Qe1


 Qb6
12


  


 dxc5


 Qxc5
13


  


 c4


 Bxc4
 14


  


 Qc3


 Qb6
15


  


 Rfe1


 e6
16


  


 a3


 f6
17


  


 e4


 Bc5
18


  


 Be3


 Bxe3
19


  


 Rxe3


 O-O
20


  


 b3


 Ba6
21


  
 b4


 e5
22


  


 b5


 d4
23


  


 Qc4+


 Kh8
24


  


 Rb3


 cxb5
25


  


 Qb4


 Rfc8
26


  


 Nd2


 Rc2
27


  


 a4


 Rb8
28


  


 Rab1


 Qc5
29


  


 Qxc5


 Rxc5
30


  


 axb5


 Rcxb5
31


  


 Rxb5


 Rxb5
32


  


 Rxb5


 Bxb5
33


  


 f3


 a5
34


  


 Kf2


 a4
35


  


 Ke1


 a3
36


  


 Nb3


 Bc4
37


  


 Na1


 Kg8
38


  


 Kd2


 Kf7
39


  


 Kc1


 Ke6
40


  


 Nc2


 a2
41


  


 Kb2


 d3
42


  


 Ne3


 d2
43


  


 Nd1


 Bb3
44


  


 Nc3


 d1=Q
45


  


 Nxd1


 Bxd1
46


  


 Kxa2




 


 White resigns



  


 
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