1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 Normally, I would play 4. ...Nbd7 with a solid, if somewhat passive position. However, my game in the previous round had encouraged me to take a more reckless approach, and I was aiming for a fairly open position with castling on opposite sides and mutual pawn storms. The last time I had played Colin Crouch, I had lost a piece to a one-move cheapo, and this time I was determined to put up a bit more resistance. Oh the irony.. 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4?? As with so many blunders, this one has a sound strategic concept behind it. I didn.t want to concede the two bishops with 10. ... Nfd7 11. Nd5, and so I wanted to force the c3 knight to move first. Unfortunately, the realisation of this sound strategic concept is not worth a piece... 11. gxf6 bxc3 12. Qxc3 1-0