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1.d4 This game was played against Tom Mertins, a solid expert, rated about 2040. We were using a time delay clock, with Game/30 set for 25 minutes with a 5-second per move delay. I had just lost 2 games a row in this tournament, and felt grimly determined to come out with a fresh attitude and lots of fight! My changed frame of mind worked effectively! 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Nge2 Bb7 6.a3 Be7 7.f3 d5 8.Ng3 c5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bb5+ Nbd7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Bd2 g6 13.Qe1 a6 14.Bd3 Re8 15.Qf2 Rc8 16.Rae1 Bf8 17.Bb1 Bg7 18.h3 b5 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Rd1 Nb3 21.Ba2 Nxd2 22.Qxd2 Qe7 23.Rfe1 Rcd8 24.Qf2 This game was Game/30 Sudden Death. At this point My opponent had 9 minutes left for the whole game, and I had 10 minutes. 24...Bh6 25.f4 Bg7 26.Rd2 Ne4 27.Ngxe4 dxe4 28.Nd5 Bxd5 29.Bxd5 Rd6 30.Red1 Red8 31.Bb3 Rxd2 32.Rxd2 Rxd2 33.Qxd2 h5 34.Kf2 Bf6 35.g3 Kg7 After this move, I had a bit over 5 minutes on the clock to my opponent's 3 minutes. 36.Bd1 Qe6 37.g4 hxg4 38.hxg4 Qa2 39.f5 Bxb2 I remember playing this move with a sense of triumph and acoustic punctuation! 40.g5 gxf5 41.Bh5 f4 42.exf4 Bd4+ 43.Ke2 Qc4+ 44.Kd1 Bc3 Here, I had 2:54 left, while my opponent was now under one minute. 45.Qe2 Qb3+ 46.Qc2 Qd5+ 47.Kc1 Qd4 48.f5 Qg1+ 49.Bd1 Qxg5+ 50.Kb1 At this point, scorekeeping went by the wayside. I did note the final position: White: Kg6, Bd5, Pf5; and Black: Kf2, Qe7, Bf4, Ps f6, b2. 0-1