My first round nightmare at Hawick: It's hard to believe the first 10 moves in this game were played in an Open!
Lindsay McGregor - Roger Coathup
1 e4 c5; 2 Nf3 e6; 3 d4 cd; 4 Nd4 a6; 5 Bc4?!
You can't play this against the Kan, well leastways you shouldn't be able to. Black will get in Qc7 with gain of tempo.
5 ... Nf6; 6 Qf3?
This now has the feel of someone playing for fool's mate!
6 ... Qc7; 7 Bb3 Nc6?!
7 ... Qe5! wins the e4 pawn for nothing.
8 Be3 Bd6; 9 Nc3 b5?!; 10 0-0-0 Rb8??
Missing White's 13th move.
11 Nc6! dc; 12 Rd6! Qd6; 13 e5 Qe7; 14 ef gf; 15 Qg3 Rb7; 16 Ne4 Rd7; 17 Bc5 1-0
I must have lost a shorter game, but I'm choosing not to remember it!
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