Johansen Loses a Drawn Position

Just got to Parramatta in time for the postmortem of Johansen - Sales. Pinoy chess fans will be glad to know that FM Jesse Sales has just defeated Australian grandmaster Daryl Johansen. In an error filled duel, Johansen actually had opportunities to draw, if not to win, the game.

(NOTE: Comments made in this game are based on those in the postmortem session and especially Jesse Sales)
Australian Chess Championships 2008
Johansen, Daryl
Sales, Jesse
C54

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ne2 a6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rc1 f6 16. Nf4 fxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxf4 18. Bxf4 Qf6 19. Be3 Ba5+ 20. Kf1 Rf8?

Position after 20...Rf8

21. Rxc6? (21. Nd7) 21... Qh4 22. Rh2? Qg3 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. Qb3 Nd2+ 25. Bxd2 Qxh2 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. Be3 Qxh3+ 28. Kg1 Qxg4+ 29. Qg2 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Rf5 31. Rc1 Rh5+ 32. Kg3 Qd3 33. Rc5 Bb4 34. Rxh5+ gxh5 35. Qd5 Qg6+ 36. Qg5 Bd6+ 37. Kh3 Qxg5 38. Bxg5 Kh7 39. Kh4 Kg6 40. d5 Be5 41. b3 Bd4 42. f4 Bf2+ 43. Kh3 Bc5 44. Kg3 Bd6 45. Kf3 Kf5 46. a4

Position after 46. a4

46...h4? (46... g6! is better and winning according to both players) 47. Bxh4 Bxf4 48. b4 Bd6 49. Bd8 Ke5 50. b5 Kxd5 51. bxa6 Kc6

Position after 51...Kc6

52. Kg4?? (52. a5! would have drawn. Johansen was actually reaching out to play this move but, for whatever reason, changed his mind!) 52... Kb6 53. Kg5 Kxa6 54. Kg6 c5 55. Kxg7 c4 56. Kg6 c3 57. Kf5 c2 58. Bg5 Ka5 59. Ke4 Kxa4 60. Kd3 Kb3 61. Bh6 Kb2 62. Bg5 Kb1 63. Kc3 Ba3 64. Kb3 Bc1 65. Be7 Bd2 66. Ba3 Ba5 67. Kc4 Be1 68. Kb3 Bd2 69. Kc4 Ba5 70. Kb3 Bc7 71. Bb2 Bd6 0-1

Other results:

Hamilton - Rej, 0-1
Lazarus - Boyd, draw
Hacche - Chow, draw
Oliver - Lane, draw
Ikeda - Atzmon-Simon, draw
Bjelobrk - Broekhuyse, 1-0
Booth - Morris, M. 1-0
Pecori - Hu, draw
Bird - Pyke, 1-0
Suttor - Morris, J. 1-0
Charles - Capilitan, 1-0
Stojic - Wei, draw

And just before I left the venue a small argument broke out between Johny Bolens, who is playing in the major section, and the arbiter Charles Zworestine. Bolens seems to believe that the just published round 11 pairings for the major is completely wrong. He also made some rather controversial claims that we're not able to print at this moment.