Johnson, Ben vs Matthew, Ervin
New York Masters Int 1st · Round 5 · 2003.03.10 · 0-1 · C75 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
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[Event "New York Masters Int 1st"] [Site "New York, NY USA"] [Date "2003.03.10"] [Round "5"] [White "Johnson, Ben"] [Black "Matthew, Ervin"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "94"] [WhiteElo "2178"] [WhiteFideId "2010917"] [BlackElo "2145"] [BlackFideId "2020777"] [ECO "C75"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nge7 7. Be3 h6 8. Nbd2 g5 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. h4 g4 12. Nh2 h5 13. Nhf1 f5 14. exf5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 N7f6 16. Qb3 Nxe3 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Nxe3 O-O-O 19. g3 Kb8 20. Qc4 Bh6 21. Qxc7+ Kxc7 22. Nd5+ Kc6 23. Nxf6 d5 24. Nxh5 Rd6 25. f6 Bf8 26. f3 Rxh5 27. fxg4 Rh8 28. g5 Kd7 29. O-O Ke6 30. g6 Rd7 31. g7 Bxg7 32. fxg7 Rxg7 33. Kh2 Rhg8 34. Rg1 d4 35. cxd4 exd4 36. Rad1 Kd5 37. Rd3 Re7 38. Rgd1 Re4 39. Kh3 Ke5 40. Rg1 Re3 41. Rxe3+ dxe3 42. h5 Ke4 43. g4 e2 44. Kh4 Kf3 45. g5 Rd8 46. Re1 Rd1 47. Rxe2 Rh1+ 0-1