The higher ranked players didn't do so well, including a master and a couple of strong 2100 players. My opponent had just beaten a strong 2100 player, and it came down to him and me to win the top section.
[Event "G/30"]
[Site "Louisville Meijer Grocery"]
[Date "Dec 29, 2014"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Daro Mott 1985"]
[Black "John Coffey"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 (This caught me completely by surprise.) cxb4 5. a3 Nc6 6. axb4 Bxb4 7. c3 Be7?! 8. d4
f6 9. Bd3 fxe5 10. dxe5 Qc7 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. O-O Nh6 13. Bxh6 gxh6 (This is not as bad for black as it looks.) 14. Na3 Na5?? (Trying to play positionally.)
15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5+ Kd8?? (Missing the next move. Hoping for a6, b5, Nc4. Even after Nc6, Nd4 is winning.) 17. Nd4 Qb6 18. Qg4 (I liked Rfb1 for him. I could resign here but I wanted to see what he would do. He could possibly make a mistake.) Kc8 19. Qg7 Qd8 20. Rxa5 (I thought Nxe6 was better.)
1-0
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