Pacitto

I lost to Joseph Pacitto in round 5 last night. It was a crazy game with lots of mistakes by the both of us, as can be seen from the fritz analysis of my moves:

[Event "Spondon Summer Open 2007"]
[Date "2007.07.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "J Pacitto"]
[Black "Dean Madden"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]

{B01: Scandinavian Defence} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 {last book move}
4. b3 Nf6 5. f3 c6 (5... Nc6 6. Bb5 $17) 6. Bd3 e6 {Secures d5+f5} (6... Na6 7.
a3 $15) 7. Bb2 Bd6 (7... Nbd7 8. Ne4 $15) 8. a3 Qc7 (8... Bxh2 9. Nge2 Bd6 10.
Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 $15) 9. Nce2 Bxh2 (9... Nbd7 10. Nh3 $17) 10. Kf1 Nbd7 11.
Nh3 g6 $4 {an unfortunate move that relinquishes the win} (11... Ne5 $5 12. Be4
Nxe4 13. fxe4 Ng4 $17) 12. Qe1 {Loses material} Be5 13. c3 Nc5 (13... Nd5 $142
$5 $17) 14. Bc2 Bd7 $4 {gives the opponent counterplay} (14... Nd5 $142 $11 {
is the best option Black has}) 15. d4 Bxd4 $2 (15... Nxb3 $142 16. Bxb3 Bd6 $18
) 16. cxd4 Na6 17. f4 Ng4 (17... Nd5 18. Nc3 $18) 18. Ng3 O-O-O 19. Ng5 {
White threatens to win material: Ng5xf7} Qxf4+ 20. Nf3 {
White has a very active position} Ne3+ 21. Kf2 Nxc2 {Attacks the isolani on d4}
22. Qe2 Nxa1 23. Bxa1 h5 (23... f6 {makes it even easier for Black} 24. Ne4
Rdf8 25. Bb2 $19) 24. Rh4 Qc7 (24... Qd6 {and Black can already relax} 25. Bb2
Rdf8 26. Ne4 $19) 25. Ne5 Rhf8 (25... Be8 {might be the shorter path} 26. Nf3
Rd5 27. Nf1 $19) 26. Ne4 Qb6 (26... Be8 $142 {nails it down} 27. Qf3 f5 28. Rh1
$19) 27. Qe3 Qa5 28. Nd6+ Kc7 (28... Kb8 $142 {secures victory} 29. Bb2 Ka8 $19
) 29. Ndc4 Qb5 30. Qg3 g5 $1 {Deflection: g5} 31. Rxh5 (31. Qg5 f6 {
Double attack} (31... Qxb3 {Deflection}) (31... f6 {Decoy})) 31... Rde8 $4 {
ruins a clearly superior position} (31... f5 $142 32. Ng6+ f4 33. Qxg5 Qxg5 (
33... Qxb3 $4 {is impossible because of the following mate in 2} 34. Qe5+ Kc8
35. Ne7#) 34. Rxg5 Rf5 35. Rxf5 exf5 $19) 32. Ng6+ e5 33. Nxf8 {
White has a king attack} Rxf8 34. Rxg5 f6 35. Rg8 Rxg8 36. Qxg8 Qd5 $4 {
with this move Black loses his initiative} (36... Qxb3 $142 {
Black has a promising position} 37. dxe5 Qa2+ 38. Bb2 b5 39. exf6 bxc4 40. Qg3+
Kb7 $19) 37. Qg3 b5 38. Na5 Kb6 39. b4 Qa2+ 40. Kg1 Qxa1+ 41. Kh2 exd4 (41...
Qxd4 $142 {and Black has prevailed} 42. Nb3 Qd6 43. Qf2+ c5 44. Nxc5 e4+ 45.
Kh1 Nxc5 $19) 42. Qd6 Be8 $4 {spoils everything} (42... Qxa3 $142 {
and Black has triumphed} 43. Qxd4+ Kc7 44. Qxa7+ Kd6 45. Qxa6 Qxb4 46. Nb7+ Ke6
47. Qa2+ Ke7 $19) 43. Qd8+ Nc7 44. Qb8+ Ka6 45. Qb7# 1-0

Round 5

Herbert T Loomes 99 0 - 1½ Steven J Burke 161

Mark Carter 123 1½ - 0 Barry W Archer 94

David J Brown 120 1½ - 0 David Williams 144

Graham J Pace 95 0 - 1½ Ian Gregory 146

Richard Hilkling e75 ½ - ½ Douglas Bramley 99

Phil Smith 75 ½ - ½ Howard Bradbury 84

Gethin T Bowes e80 1½ - 0 Malcolm Somers 66

Joseph A Pacitto e35 1½ - 0 Dean Madden ug

Gary Davison 80 1½ -0 Phillip Sheldon 97

Ted Pye 48 ½ - ½ Harry A J Ratner 70

Mick Orridge 80 1½ – 0 Adrian Murfin e60

Def 0 - 1½ Nathan Atkins 94

Harry A J Ratner	70	½	2
Barry W Archer	94	0	4
Ian Gregory	146	1½	4
Dean Madden	ug	0	2
Gary Davison	80	1½	3
Joseph A Pacitto	e35	1½	3
Howard Bradbury	84	½	2
Ted Pye	48	½	2
Gethin T Bowes	e80	1½	3½
Phil Smith	75	½	1½
David J Brown	120	1½	5
Mark A K Carter	123	1½	6
Richard Hilkling	e75	½	3½
Douglas Bramley	99	½	4
Graham J Pace	95	0	3
David Williams	144	0	3½
Maitreya Thakur	e120	bye	4
Steven J Burke	161	1½	6½
Phillip Sheldon	97	0	2
Herbert T Loomes	99	0	5
Mick Orridge	80	1½	4½
Martin J Gibson	46	bye	½
Malcolm Somers	66	0	2
Stuart Tabberer	61	bye	0
Adrian Murfin	e60	0	3
Nathan Atkins	94	1½	1½

Controller

Bert Loomes