** Robert 'Bud' Narveson **
Post Mortem by Robert Narveson
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Resetting the pieces, we replayed the game.
"Here," he said, a few moves in, "your bishop,
Ignoring my threat to your queen pawn, could have
Skewered my rook and queen, winning the exchange".
I saw, chagrined, that it was so. Some moves on he
Pointed to a fork of his bishop and rook,
Winning the crucial pawn at Queen Six. Abashed,
I saw that it was so. "And here," he said,
Exasperation in his voice, "a pawn push,
Blocking my queen, lets you rip my pawns
Apart. You mate in three or win the lady."
Stunned, I saw that it was so. Then he
Showed how, later, taking a pawn, my queen
Attacked two pieces, winning one, or at least
The exchange. I saw that it was so. I had played
Badly. That oversight had been my last. Soon after,
His position hopeless, my opponent had resigned.
"The Gambit", March 1992
[Event "1966 Lincoln City Champ."]
[Site "Lincoln, NE"]
[Date "1966.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "M. Swanson"]
[Black "R. Narveson"]
{ECO: D91 - Grunfeld Def}
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 Be6
8. O-O dxc4 9. Ne5 b5 10. Bf3 Nd5 11. Bh4 f6 12. Bxd5 Bxd5 13. Nf3 Na6
14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Qe2 Nb4 16. a4 a6 17. Ra3 Qc7 18. Rc1 Qb7 19. Ne1 Nc6
20. f3 b4 21. Raa1 Na5 22. Rc2 Nb3 23. Ra2 Rac8 24. f4 Nxd4 25. exd4 b3
26. 0-1
[Event "1966 Lincoln City Champ."]
[Site "Lincoln, NE"]
[Date "1966.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "R. Narveson"]
[Black "A. Liepnieks"]
{ECO: A34 - English Symmetrical}
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. O-O Bg7
8. Qc2 Ne6 9. d3 Nc6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rfe1 Rb8 12. Qc1 Re8 13. h4 Ncd4
14. Ne4 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 b6 16. Bc3 Nd4 17. Bg2 Bb7 18. e3 Ne6 19. Bxg7 Nxg7
20. Qc3 f5 21. Ng5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qd6 23. Qc4+ e6 24. Rad1 Qd5+ 25. Qxd5 exd5
26. d4 c4 27. Re2 b5 28. Rc1 Nh5 29. Kf3 Nf6 30. Nh3 a5 31. Nf4 Kf7
32. Rec2 Red8 33. Ke2 Ne4 34. Rg1 Nf6 35. Kd2 Rb7 36. Ke2 Rdd7 37. Nh3 h6
38. Rh1 Ne4 39. Nf4 h5 40. Rg1 Rb8 41. Kd1 a4 42. f3 Nf6 43. Kd2 Re7
44. Rb1 Rbe8 45. Re1 Ra8 46. Kc3 a3 47. b3 Rae8 48. Rce2 Ra7 49. Rb1 Rae7
50. Rbe1 Ra8 51. Rc1 Rae8 52. Rce1 Ra7 53. Kb4 1/2-1/2
[Event "1971 Lincoln City Champ."]
[Site "Lincoln, NE"]
[Date "1971.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "A. Sildmets"]
[Black "R. Narveson"]
{ECO: B07 - Pirc}
1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Bd3 Bg7 4. Ne2 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. O-O e5 7. d5 Ne7
8. Qc2 O-O 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nh5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Kh7 13. Nd2 Ng8
14. Bd4 Qe7 15. Rae1 Be5 16. b4 Ngf6 17. Nf3 Ng4 18. h3 Bxd4+ 19. Nexd4 Ne5
20. Ne2 Bd7 21. Rf2 a5 22. b5 Rae8 23. Ref1 Kg7 24. g4 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Nf6
26. Ng3 Nh7 27. Re1 Ng5 28. Kg2 Nxf3 29. Rxf3 Qh4 30. Ref1 Re5 31. a4 h5
32. Rf4 hxg4 33. hxg4 Bxg4 34. Rh1 Bh3+ 35. Kf3 Bg2+ 36. Kxg2 Qxf4
37. Rf1 Qg4 38. Qe3 Rh8 39. Rf2 Reh5 40. Qd4+ Re5 41. Rf1 Rh3 42. Qf2 Rxg3+
43. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Rxe4 45. Ra1 Rc4 46. Ra3 b6 47. Kf3 c5 48. Ke3 Kf6
49. Kd3 Rh4 50. Ra1 Ke5 51. Ke3 0-1 {Black won in 68 moves}
[Event "1974 Lincoln City Champ."]
[Site "Lincoln, NE"]
[Date "1974.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "R. Narveson"]
[Black "T. Brakke"]
{ECO: C88 - Ruy Lopez}
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O
8. c3 d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 h6 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. Nf1 Bf6 13. Ng3 Ne7
14. Nh5 Ng6 15. Nh2 Re8 16. Qg4 Ndf8 17. Nf3 Bh4 18. Ng3 Bf6 19. Nh5 Ne6
20. Be3 Bc8 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Rad1 Qe7 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qg3 Bb7
25. Nh2 Nef4 26. Ng4 Qe7 27. Nxh6+ Kh7 28. Nxf7 c5 29. Ng5+ Kh6 30. h4 c4
31. Bc2 Rad8 32. Qh2 Bc8 33. g3 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 Nh5 35. Rd2 Bg4 36. Bd1 Bxd1
37. Rxd1 b4 38. Qh3 bxc3 39. bxc3 Qa3 40. Qf5 Nf6 41. Rd6 Qxa2 42. Nf7+ Kh7
43. h5 Qb1+ 44. Kg2 Re7 45. Qxg6+ Kg8 46. 1-0 {Game was in time pressure}
[Event "1987 Lincoln City Champ."]
[Site "Lincoln, NE"]
[Date "1987.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "R. Narveson"]
[Black "K. Nelson"]
{ECO: D75 - Neo-Grunfeld Def}
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nxc3
8. bxc3 c5 9. a4 Nc6 10. Ra3 e5 11. d3 Qe7 12. Qc2 Rd8 13. Nd2 Bd7
14. Ne4 Rac8 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 b6 17. Qa2+ Be6 18. c4 Nd4 19. Nc3 Kh8
20. h4 Nf5 21. a5 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Bh6 23. axb6 Bxe3+ 24. Kh2 axb6 25. Ra7 Rd7
26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Rxf6 Re8 28. Qa6 Qd8 29. Ne4 Bg4 30. Bf3 Bc8 31. Qxb6 Qd4
32. Qd6 Qa1 33. Rf8+ Kg7 34. Qf6+ Kh6 35. g4 Qg1+ 36. Kh3 Qf1+ 37. Bg2 Bxg4+
38. Kxg4 Qxg2+ 39. Ng3 Bf4 40. Qg5+ Bxg5 41. hxg5+ Kg7 42. Rxe8 h5+
43. gxh6+ Kxh6 44. Rxe5 Qf2 45. Re4 Qg1 46. Re5 Qf2 47. 1/2-1/2
{Source of games: The Gambit}