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At the chess center we recently learned of the passing of our friend Guy Fuhrman, Guy was a regular at the chess center for many years. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. He was a bright presence at the chess center and he always seemed to have a smile on his face. When I first began going to the chess center, I was on the same board as him for the Monday night league, and I thought it would be nice to show a game I played against him in that league. 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Back in those days I played the bishops opening, and often looked for Scholars mate. Nf6 The most solid reply 3.d4 Bd6? This move by Guy wasn't best, because it gives me a chance to win material. 4.Nf3? I returned the favor, missing the same tactic that Guy missed 4.dxe5 Bxe5 5.f4 Bd6 6.e5 4...Qe7 Adding a defender to the pawn 5.Bg5 Nc6 6.Nc3 Both sides continue development Na5 7.Qd3 c6 8.a3 h6 Kicking the bishop away and preparing to remove the pin, although black should probably remove the good white Bishop on c4 first 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 exd4 11.Qxd4?! This isn't best, I could've kept some advantage by taking on d6 and holding onto the good light square bishop, like this 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Ba2 And the d pawn is pinned to the queen on d6 11...Bxg3 This is a good move from Guy, the trade of bishops favors black because the black bishop on d6 was vulnerable to tactics and blocked the d pawn 12.hxg3 c5 13.Qd3 g4 14.Nh4 d6 15.Nf5? I missed a tactic here which Guy made sure to exploit Bxf5! The pawn on e4 can't take back due to the pin along the e file by the black queen, now Black is up a piece 16.b4 Nxc4! Removing the dangerous c4 bishop 17.Qxc4 d5! Guy is cracking open the center to attack the exposed white king 18.Qb5+ Bd7 19.Qxb7 I won a pawn back, but it isn't enough 0-0 20.0-0-0 d4 21.Nd5 Nxd5 22.exd5 Qd6?! This move isn't great, because it allows me to take another pawn 23.bxc5 Qe7 Guy can't take back the pawn because the bishop would hang 23...Qxc5? 24.Qxd7 24.Rxh6? Qg5+! Just when things looked like they might be starting to turn around, Guy puts the nail in the coffin by winning a rook with this nice fork 25.Kb2? Rfb8 Now Guy wins my queen with a pin 26.c6 Rxb7+ 27.cxb7 Rb8 28.Rdh1 Rxb7+ 29.Ka2 Qxd5+ 30.Ka1 Kf8 31.Rh8+ Ke7 32.Re1+ Be6 33.Rhh1 Black could play checkmate in 1 move with Qa2#, but Guy decides to go for a more aesthetic checkmate instead d3 34.Rd1 Qd4+ 35.c3 Qxc3# This is just one of many great games from Guy, he will be greatly missed. 0–1
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TJ Weaver1162Guy Fuhrman9470–12017Farley Memorial League7