Torre: Feeling Young Again

After missing out on an RP Olympiad berth, Eugene Torre must have been thinking: "I told you so!" He's just won the 3rd PGMA Cup, but that was thanks only to a superior tiebreak after he, grandmasters Li Chao and Zhang Zhong all finished on 7 points.

In the official press release, writer Ed Andaya couldn't help himself: "The Eugene Torre of old is back. And the whole world better watch out".

I don't know about that. Still, you can't help but be impressed with this.

3rd PGMA Cup
Torre, Eugene
Li, Shilong
A48

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. c3 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Bh2 Qc7 11. Bd3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. Rfd1 Nh5 16. a4 f5 17. e4 Kh8 18. Ba6 Bxa6 19. Qxa6 Bh6 20. Nc4 Bf4 21. Bxf4 Nxf4 22. a5 Qe7 23. Ne3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qg5 25. Kh2 fxe4 26. Rd7 Nh5 27. Kg1 bxa5 28. Qxa7 Nf6 29. Rd2 Nh5 30. Qxc5 Rf7 31. Rd7

Position after 31. Rd7

31...Kg7 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qc7+ Kg8 34. Qc8+ Kf7 35. Qb7+ Kg8 36. Qa8+ Kg7 37. Qa7+ Kg8 38. Qxa5 Nf4 39. Kf1 h5 40. Qa8+ Kh7 41. Qb7+ Kh6 42. Qxe4 Qf6 43. c4 Qa6 44. Qb1 e4 45. Qc1 Kh7 46. Qd1 Nd3 47. Kg1 Qc6 48. Qd2 Qd6 49. Qc3 Qb6 50. b4 Nf4 51. Qe5 Ne2+ 52. Kf1 Nc1 53. Nd5 Qa6 54. Qe7+ Kh6 55. Qf8+ 1-0