Kaidanov-Benjamin Game 1 of 1997 Interplay Semifinals
      
      
   
   
      White: Benjamin, Joel
      Black: Kaidanov, Gregory
      Game #: 1
      Date: 1997.09.03
      
 1. e4         e5
 2. Nf3        Nc6
 3. Bb5        a6
 4. Ba4        Nf6
 5. Nc3        b5
 6. Bb3        Be7
 7. d3         d6
 8. Nd5        Na5!?
 9. Nxe7       Qxe7
10. O-O        O-O
11. Bg5        h6
12. Bh4        g5
13. Bg3        Bg4
14. h3         Bh5
15. Qe2        Kg7
16. Qe3        Nd7
17. Nd2        Nb6
18. c3         Nxb3
19. axb3       a5
20. d4         f6
21. Qd3        c6
22. f3         Bf7
23. Rfd1       Rfb8
24. Bf2        Be6
25. b4         a4
26. Qe2        Qc7
27. Be3        Nc4
28. Nxc4       Bxc4
29. Qf2        Qe7
30. Rd2        Bb3
31. h4         Rg8
32. dxe5       fxe5
33. hxg5       hxg5
34. Qg3        Kf7
35. Kf2        Rg7
36. Rh1        Qf6
37. Rh5        Rag8
38. Bb6        Ke8
39. Kg1        Qf4
40. Qxf4       gxf4
41. g4         d5
42. Rxe5+      Re7
43. Rxe7+      Kxe7
44. Rd4        Kd7
45. e5         Rf8
46. e6+        Kxe6
47. Bc7        Re8
48. Bxf4       Kf6
49. Kf2        Rh8
50. Rd2        Rh1
51. Be3        d4
52. Bxd4+      Kg6
53. Kg3        Bd5
54. f4         Re1
55. Rh2        Rd1
56. f5+        Kf7
57. g5         Rf1
58. Rf2        Rg1+
59. Kf4        Re1
60. g6+        Ke7
61. f6+        Ke6
62. f7
{Black Resigns} 1-0
Match Score: Benjamin 1    Kaidanov 0
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