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Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, offer variations, guess as to players' strengths and identities, era, setting, time controls, etc. I will provide all the data in a few days. Enjoy!!
FM Brett Campbell (2270) -- Frank Dixon (2078), PanAmerican Open, Toronto 1999 (2). Played 1999-12-27, time controls 40/120, SD/60.
This event was held in conjunction with the 1999 PanAmerican Intercollegiate Team Championship, hosted by the University of Toronto, at the Primrose Hotel. There was also a PanAmerican Scholastic Open tournament, won by the young Stephen Glinert of Toronto, future IM. All told, this festival, which attracted over 300 players, with several sections in the Open segment, was one of the most enjoyable events I have ever participated in. Organization was top notch. I was there as coach of the Queen's University team, which wound up winning the top Canadian prize, ahead of the much higher rated U of T team. In the Open section, I played four Masters in five rounds. After a tough first round loss to FM Yuri Ochkoos (2364), when he played very well, this game with Brett was the first of two draws I scored on day 2; the second was with NM (future GM) Mark Bluvshtein (see EP April 2000 for that game).
I played a little quirky against FM Campbell's Fianchetto King's Indian, with an early ...a7-a5, which is usually played in blocked centre positions; this was before ...e7-e5. Brett was slightly better, but I had reasonable play in a quiet position, after he exchanged d4xe5 on move 13. Brett had more space and a choice of interesting plans. I did place my queen on a6 and got ...b7-b5 in, to create some queenside space. Brett started using a lot of clock time in the early middlegame, so I had a significant lead on the clock, but an offside knight on a8 after move 21, chased there by fine positional play from Brett, was a concern for me. I decided to offer my a5 pawn for some time to bring that knight back into play, starting with move 28. It is a bit like a Benko Gambit idea, giving up the a-pawn for some time.
Brett won the a5 pawn on move 29, but when I brought my knight back into the game, from a8 to c7 to e8 to g7, I created a strong concentration of my pieces, blockading his e5 pawn, and then I started chasing his queen around, with 34...Nh5! Brett had less than ten minutes left at move 30, for ten moves, to reach the control, in a complex position. He was under one minute when I offered the draw with 38...Ng6!; I had over 20 minutes left at that stage. I now have four attackers of the e5-pawn, so I can regain my pawn minus if I wish, although this would open lines and create many complications. I could also create some active play possibilities on the g-file by doubling rooks there, and using squares such as h4 for pressure on his king, with my queen and knights. It would be problematic for White to evaluate his passed a-pawn, with so much material on the board.
I also wanted to spectate games from the Master section and the team event; this proved the decisive factor in my draw offer!
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