Chess Game
Scott McLaughlin vs John Bottini
Manhattan CC Spring Open, date unknown · Result 1–0 · Italian Game: Classical Variation (C53).
John Bottini0
Scott McLaughlin1
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Qd3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 h6 11. Bb3 Bg4 12. Nd2 Qd7 13. Bc2 Bf5 14. f3 Bg6 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 a6 17. b4 Ne7 18. Bb2 d5 19. e5 Nh5 20. Bxg6 Nxg6 21. Rac1 c6 22. Nb3 Rac8 23. Nc5 Qe7 24. Nd3 Nhf4 25. Nxf4 Nxf4 26. g3 Ne6 27. Qe3 Nf8 28. f4 Nd7 29. Rc2 Nb6 30. Bc1 Nc4 31. Qf3 f5 32. Rg2 Ra8 33. g4 Qh4 34. Ree2 Rf8 35. g5 hxg5 36. Rxg5 Qh6 37. Reg2 Rf7 38. Rg6 Qh4 39. Qg3 Qxg3 40. R2xg3 Re7 41. h4 Kh7 42. h5 Rc8 43. R3g5 Rf8 44. Kf2 a5 45. bxa5 Rff7 46. Kf3 Nxa5 47. Bd2 Nc4 48. Bb4 Re8 49. Rg2 Ra8 50. e6 Rf6 51. Rxg7+ Kh6 52. R7g6+ Rxg6 53. Rxg6+ Kxh5 54. Rf6 Re8 55. e7 Nb6 56. Rxf5+ Kg6 57. Rf8 Rxe7 58. Bxe7 Kg7 59. Rb8 Nc4 60. Rxb7 Nxa3 61. Bxa3+ 1–0
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