Tony Palmer vs Brad Rogers (1998)

Tony Palmer vs Brad Rogers
US Amateur North 1998 · French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Variation (C05) · 1-0

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Dec-31-05		tpstar: On a morning from a Bogart movie (1. e4 e6)/In a country where they turn back time (2. d4 d5)/You go strolling through the crowd (3. Nd2 Nf6) like Peter Lorre (4. e5 Nfd7)/Contemplating a crime (5. Bd3 c5)/She comes out of the sun (6. c3 Nc6) in a silk dress running (7. Ne2 Qb6)/Like a watercolor (8. Nf3 cd) in the rain (9. cd f6)/Don't bother asking for explanations (10. Nf4 fe)/She'll just tell you that she came (11. de Bb4+)/In the Year of the Cat (12. Kf1 Ndxe5)/She doesn't give you time for questions (13. Nxe5 Nxe5)/As she locks up your arm in hers [last book move]/And you follow 'til your sense of which direction (14. Qh5+ Nf7)/Completely disappears [15. Be3 d4 16. Qb5+ Ke7 17. Qxb6 axb6 ]/By the blue tiled walls [16 ... Be7 17. h5 ] near the market stalls [17. Kg1 Kb8 ]/There's a hidden door she leads you to [17 ... g5!? 18. Qc2+ Kb8 ]/These days, she says, I feel my life [21. Bg5 = a classical outpost]/Just like a river running through [22. Ne5 = the Knight is not easily driven from e5]/The Year of the Cat [23. Rh3 Rf5 24. a5 Qb5 ]/Well she looks at you so coolly [23. Rh3 Rf5 24. a5 Rxe5? 25. axb6 Rxe2 26. ba+ Ka8 27. Kxe2 ]/And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea [24. g3 Bh5 25. Qe1 Qxb2 26. Nd7+ Ka8 27. Nxf8 Bf3 ]/She comes in incense and patchouli [24 ... Rxf4+!? 25. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 26. Nf3 g5 ]/So you take her [25 ... Qe4!? 26. Qxe4 dxe4 ], to find what's waiting inside [26. Ne5!? =]/The Year of the Cat [26 ... Bxa4? 27. Rxa4 Qxa4 28. Qxd6+ Ka8 29. Qxd5 Qa1+ 30. Ne1 ]/Well morning comes and you're still with her [28 ... Bd7 29. Rh1 Bg4 30. Qd3 ]/And the bus and the tourists are gone [29 ... Bd7 ]/And you've thrown away your choice [30 ... Re6 31. Qf5 Qe2 ] and lost your ticket (31. Ne5?)/So you have to stay on [31. Qxc6! Qxb1 32. Qxc5 ]/But the drumbeat strains of the night remain [32 ... Bd4 33. Rcc1 Ka8 ]/In the rhythm of the newborn day [34. Rxb6 axb6 35. Qxb6 ]/You know sometime you're bound to leave her [34 ... Bd4!? 35. Rc7 Rb8 =]/But for now you're going to stay [35. Ng6 d4 36. Ra3 ]/In the Year of the Cat (1-0, time) - Al Stewart + Fritz 7, "Year of the Cat"

Dec-31-05		aw1988: <tpstar> Phenomenal taste in music.

Dec-31-05		notsodeepthought: I cannot comment on the song since I don't know the tune, so I just have a question about the game... why did black resign instead of playing 35 ... R:h4+? e.g. 36 B:h4 Q:h4+ 37 Rh3 Q:f4+; or 36 Rh3 R:h3+ 37 K:h3 Qe3+. Either way black seems to be winning, so what did I miss?

Dec-31-05		aw1988: Well spotted!

Dec-31-05		notsodeepthought: Oh, never mind, I just realized it said "(1-0, <time>)" at the end of the original post. So I guess we can't chalk this one up to <tpstar>'s superior musical skills mesmerizing his opponent...

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