[Event "Kenilworth Chess Club Championship"]
[Site "Kenilworth, NJ USA"]
[Date "2005.04.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Goeller, Michael"]
[Black "Massey, Scott"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Annotator "Goeller,Michael"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[TimeControl "G90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5.
Bb5 Nf6 6. Qe2 $5 (6. e5 $142 Nd7 7. O-O) 6... Be7 7. Bxc6+ (7. O-O $142 $1 O-O
(7... d4 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Nd1 $14) 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. d3 c4 $5 $13) 7... bxc6 8.
e5 (8. d3 $5) 8... Nd7 9. b3 $6 (9. d3 $142) 9... O-O (9... Qa5 $142 $1 10. Nd1
Ba6 11. c4 Nb6 12. Nb2 $11) 10. O-O Qa5 $1 11. Nd1 (11. Qe1 $5) 11... c4 $1 (
11... Ba6 12. c4) 12. bxc4 dxc4 $6 (12... Ba6 $142 $1 13. d3 (13. Ne3 Nb6 14.
Qf2 Nxc4 15. d3 Nxe3 16. Bxe3 c5 $15) 13... dxc4 14. Be3 $13) 13. Bb2 Ba6 14.
Bc3 $1 Qd5 $6 (14... Qa4 $142 15. Ne3 Bc5 16. Kh1 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 $5 (17. dxe3
$14) 17... Qxc2 18. Nd4 Qd3 19. Nxc6 $14 {
and most people thought White had a slight edge.}) 15. Nf2 (15. Ng5 $5) 15...
Rab8 16. Ng5 {White begins to threaten on the kingside.  Given a chance he
could play Qh5 and Ng4 with devastating results.} h6 (16... Nc5 17. Qh5 h6) 17.
Nge4 $14 Bb4 18. Ng4 $5 (18. Rae1 $142 $1 {was suggested by Massey, who
thought White needs to build up his forces on the kingside before launching an
attack.}) (18. Bxb4 $142 $1 {was favored by Stoyko} Rxb4 19. c3 Rb2 20. Qe3 $14
{with better prospects in the ending.}) 18... Kh8 $5 {and here Scott offered a
draw, which I accepted.  Though White has the much better game there is
nothing immediate.  And I was satisfied with a draw, giving me a tie for third
place with Kernighan.} {There are a number of ways for White to try to press
his advantage if he continues.  Steve Stoyko's idea of exchanging Bishops is
probably the best:} 19. Bxb4 $1 ({
One way of trying for a direct attack on the king is} 19. Qe3 $5 Be7 (19... Bc5
20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Bd4 $16) 20. f5 $1 exf5 21. Rxf5 (21. Nef6 $5 Bc5 $1 22. Nxd5
Bxe3+ 23. Ngxe3 cxd5 24. Nxd5 $14) 21... Qe6 22. Raf1 $36) ({
Scott suggests that White simply build up his game with} 19. Kh1 $5 Be7 20.
Rae1 {and, as he puts it, "what's Black gonna do?"}) 19... Rxb4 20. Qe3 (20.
Nd6 $5) 1/2-1/2