[BrianWall-ChessList] 9 Years Old - Fishing Pole Victory!

[Brian Wall]

I pray that my adult subscribers find the wisdom inherent in Kayla Mellendorf.

BW

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    Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:41:36 -0400
    From: Brian Mellendorf <bmel66 at gmail.com>
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 Subject: [BrianWallChess] 9 Years Old - Fishing Pole Victory!
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My 9 year old daughter Kayla used the fishing pole for last round victory at
NC State Girls Chess Championships yesterday.   She finished 3rd out of 32
(3.5 out of 4 pts) in the future contenders section (U600).    My annotation
is below.
Brian Mellendorf

White - Rhea age/rating unknown (estimated - age 10, rating 400)
Black - Kayla Mellendorf, Age 9 (417)
NC State Girls Chess Championships, Charlotte NC, March 27, 2010
U600 Section, 4th round, G/45
1. e4   e5  2. Nf3  Nc6  3. Nc3  Nf6  4. Bb5  Bc5  5. d3   d6
6. Bg5  Bg4  7. O-O  Be6  8. h3   h6  9. Bh4  g5  10. Bg3 h5
11. Bc4 Nd4  12. Bxe6 fxe6  13. Nxg5 Ke7  14. Nb5 Qf8  15. Nxd4 Ng4
16. hxg4 hxg4  17. Qxg4 Qh6  18. f3  Bxd4+  19. Bf2 Qh1#

Annotation:
1. e4   e5
2. Nf3  Nc6
3. Nc3  Nf6
4. Bb5  Bc5
5. d3   d6
6. Bg5  Bg4
7. O-O??
King Side castling against a fishing pole connoisseur?
7.  ...  Be6!
Kayla, why did you move this piece twice?  "Because I can do the fishing
pole, obviously!"
8. h3   h6
9. Bh4  g5
10. Bg3 h5
11. Bc4 Nd4
12. Bxe6 fxe6
13. Nxg5 Ke7!
clearing a path for the Queen
14. Nb5 Qf8!
Kayla, why not Nxb5?  "Dad!  Fishing pole!"
15. Nxd4 Ng4!!
Fishing Pole
16. hxg4?? hxg4
Bait taken
17. Qxg4 Qh6!
18. f3???
White succumbs to the pressure. (Qxe6+ was a bit better)
18. ... Bxd4!!!+
19. Bf2 Qh1#




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