Ray Haines played the Colle System vs the Kings Indian Defence of Roger Morin in the first round of the Potato Blossom Festival. Ray Haines organizes this event each July in the northeast corner of the United States. This year the tournament was won 4-0 by Leonardo Cui of nearby Canada.
Haines and Morin face each other a few times each year, so they are familiar with their styles and openings. Black chose to play both 7...c5 and 10...e5. The d-file was opened by 12.dxe5 dxe5. Both sides missed chances for an advantage. They drew in 42 moves.
Haines - Morin, Potato Blossom Festival, Fort Fairfield, Maine (1), 08.07.2017 begins 1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 g6 3.Bd3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.Re1 c5 8.c3 b6 [8...e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Qe2=] 9.e4 Bb7 10.Nf1 e5 [10...cxd4 11.cxd4 Rc8=] 11.Bg5 [11.d5+= cramps Black's position.] 11...Rc8 [11...cxd4!? 12.cxd4 exd4 13.Nxd4 Re8=/+] 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Bb5 [13.Bc4=] 13...a6 [13...Qc7] 14.Bxd7 Qxd7 15.Qxd7 [15.Bxf6 Qxd1 16.Raxd1 Bxf6 17.Rd6=] 15...Nxd7 16.Rad1 Bc6 17.Ne3 f6 18.Bh4 Rfd8 19.Nd5 Kf7 20.c4 Rb8 [20...b5!?] 21.b3 [21.Nxf6 Bxf6 (if 21...Nxf6 22.Nxe5+ Ke8 23.Nxc6+/-) 22.Bxf6 Kxf6 23.Rd6+ Ke7 24.Rxc6+/-] 21...g5 22.Bg3 Nf8 23.Nc7 [23.h4 h6=] 23...Ne6 [23...Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Bxe4 25.Nxa6 Ra8 26.Nc7 Rxa2-/+] 24.Nxe6 [24.Nd5 b5=+] 24...Kxe6 25.Nd2 g4 [25...Rd4!=+] 26.f3 gxf3 27.gxf3 Rd3 28.Kf2 b5 [28...Rbd8 29.Ke2 f5-/+] 29.Ke2 Rbd8 30.Nb1 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Rxd1 32.Kxd1 bxc4 33.bxc4 f5 34.Nc3 f4 35.Bf2 Bf8 36.Nd5 Bb7 37.Kd2 Bd6 38.Kd3 Bc6 39.Kc3 Be8 40.Kd3 Bh5 41.Ke2 Be8 42.Kd3 1/2-1/2
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