[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Waddington, Mike"]
[Black "Vedder, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[Annotator "Mike"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.12.28"]
{The Dutch Open is one of the best organised tournaments I have played in. I
had travelled by train from the Gorges Open in the Loire to Dieren with all my
camping equipment. Chess in Holland is seen in a much better light than in the
U.K. Most competitors stay at the Sportcamp, 20 minutes from the venue, a
spacious hall in the town centre. Tents, campervans and caravans took over the
sports fields and the hospitality was superb. The bar provided meals all day.
There was hot water to do your washing and they supplied a full programme of
social and sporting events to support the chess. Now they charge for camping
but back when I played it was free. This game was their 'game of the day' for
day 3 which delighted me as there were many highly rated Grandmasters playing
and to have the diagram position after my 18th move on the front cover of the
daily bulletin was special.} 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5
6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bb5 $5 Bxc5 8. O-O a6 $6 {This is the move I am hoping for.} 9.
Bxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 Rb8 11. b3 a5 12. Re1 {Sneaky I am trying to give him no
reason to play Ba6.} O-O 13. Qd2 Nb6 14. Ne2 $1 {With a bishop on a6 he could
now trade.} Bb4 15. c3 Be7 16. Ng3 a4 17. Nh5 Nd7 18. Bh6 $1 {[#] This was the
diagram from the bulletin. My very generous opponent afterwards said he loved
this move.} g6 19. Qf4 $1 axb3 (19... Re8 20. b4) 20. axb3 Rxb3 21. Bxf8 Qxf8
22. Nf6+ Nxf6 23. exf6 Bd6 24. Ne5 $1 Rxc3 25. Ra8 {The bishop c8 is a very
sorry piece.} Qd8 26. Qh6 $6 (26. Nxf7 $3 Kxf7 (26... Bxf4 27. Nxd8) 27. Ra7+ {
kills instantly.}) 26... Bf8 {only move} (26... Qf8 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. Qg7#) 27.
Qd2 $1 Bb4 28. Qb2 $1 Ra3 (28... c5 29. Nc6) 29. Rxc8 (29. Nxc6 $1 {
zwischenzug and then what I played in the game is more accurate.}) 29... Qxc8
30. Qxb4 Ra8 (30... Ra7 31. Nxc6) 31. Qe7 (31. Nxf7 $1 c5 32. Nh6+) 31... Qe8
32. Qxe8+ {I jointly won the problem solving competition which was a huge
chessboard and the organizers wanted to toss a coin for it. I said the other
winner was welcome to it as I could not physically carry any more with me!} 1-0