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Jake LaPlant, the Orange Chess Club Champion, wins more of the game/15s we play than I do, but I had the consolation of finding the prettiest move, thursday night at the Milford Chess Club.

White Jake LaPlant

Black Alan Lasser

Event game/15

Site Milford Chess club

Date 2010.05.06

Result 0-1

1 Nf3 d5

2 g3 Bg4

3 Bg2 Nc6

4 O-O e5

5 d3 Qd7

6 Nbd2 f5

(-0.03) +0.45 6... Nf6 7. c4 O-O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb3 f6 10. Bd2 Kb8 11. Rc1 h5 12. d4 exd4 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 h4 15. Qb3 c5 16. Qxd5 Qxd5

7 c4 d4

8 a3 Nf6

(-0.31) +0.08 8... Nh6 9. Ng5 Be7 10. Ndf3 O-O 11. Bd2 Nf7 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. h3 Bh5 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rff8 16. Qb3 Nd8 17. Bd2 Ne6 18. Qxb7 Bxe2 19. Qd5

9 b4 e4

(-1.00) -0.31 9... Qe6 10. Ng5 Qd7 11. Ndf3 Qe7 12. Qa4 Nd7 13. Nh4 Qf6 14. f4 exf4 15. Rxf4

10 dxe4 fxe4

11 Ng5? . . .

(-0.01) +1.17 11. b5 Na5 12. Ne5 Qe6 13. Nxg4 Qxg4 14. Qa4 b6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qc2 Nxg3 17. hxg3 O-O-O 18. Bd2 Bc5 19. Bb4 d3 20. exd3 Bd4 21. Bc3 Nb7 22. Bxd4

11 . . . d3

12 Ngxe4? . . .

(-1.28) -0.28 12. Ndxe4 Nd4

12 . . . dxe2

13 Nxf6+ gxf6

14 Re1 O-O-O?

(+0.02) +1.01 14... Nd4 15. Bb2 O-O-O 16. Qb1 Bh6 17. Qe4 c5 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qd3 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 d3 21. Rac1 Qf5 22. Bd5 Bh5 23. Rc3 Bg6 24. f3 Rhe8 25. g4 Qe5 26. Rxd3 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Rd7 28. Qe4

15 Qa4 Qd4

16 b5?? . . .

He was hoping for a continuation such as 16...Qa1 17.bc Kb8?(Bc5+1.60) 18.Qb5 b6 19.Qa6 Bc8 20.Qe2 when instead he could have had a slight advantage after +0.22 16. Nb3 Qxc4 17. Bb2 Rg8 18. Bxf6 Rd6 19. Na5 Qa6 20. Bc3 b5 21. Qb3

16 . . . Qxf2+

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