Resignation can be a noble way to end a chess game, but in this 2009 US Chess League game against GM Alejandro Ramirez (FIDE: 2546) I was in for a surprise…from a spectator, of all people!
[Event “US Chess League”]
[Site “Internet Chess Club”]
[Date “2009.09.30”]
[White “Ramirez, Alejandro”]
[Black “Bartholomew, John”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “D23”]
[WhiteElo “2546”]
[BlackElo “2445”]
[PlyCount “119”]
[SourceDate “2019.04.21”]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8.Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 a5 11. Re1 a4 12. b4 axb3 13. Nxb3 Ra6 14. Ne5 Bh5 15. Nd3 Bg6 16. Bd2 Qa8 17. Qc2 h6 18. Bc3 Rd8 19. f3 Ra4 20. Kh1 Ne8 21. Bf1 Nc7 22. Nb2 Ra7 23. a4 Nd5 24. Bd2 Bb4 25. Bxb4 Nxb4 26. Qc3 Na6 27. Nc4 Nc7 28. Nc5 Nf6 29. Nb6 Qb8 30. Rab1 Ncd5 31. exd5 Bxb1 32. Rxb1 Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Rxd5 34. Bc4 Rd8 35. Ba6 b5 36. axb5 cxb5 37. Bxb5 Qd6 38. Rb4 Rc7 39. f4 Qd5+ 40. Kg1 Qh5 41. Bf1 Ra8 42. Rb2 Qd1 43. Qd3 Qxd3 44. Bxd3 Rd8 45. Bb1 g5 46. Rb4 gxf4 47. gxf4 Ra7 48. Kf2 Kg7 49. Nd3 Rdd7 50. Nc5 Rd6 51. h4 Rd8 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53. Bd3 Ra1 54. Rb7 Rd6 55. Nd7 f5 56. Ne5+ Kg8 57. Nf7 Rc6 58. Nxh6+ Kf8 59. Rf7+ Ke8 60. Bb5 1-0
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