By Damian Nash
Moab

September 21, 2010

Hans Morrow recently played in the 2010 Colorado Open, where he took out five-time Colorado state champion Brian Wall in a beautiful game!

Event: Colorado Open
Date: 09/05/2010
Round: 4
White: Hans Morrow, ELO 1940
Black: Brian Wall, ELO 2225
ECO B00
Time Control: 40/90, G/1

1. d4 Nc6 2. e4 e5 3. d5 Nce7 4. c4 Ng6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. h3 d6 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Nc3 a6 10. g3 c6 11. Be3 cxd5 12. Bxc5 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Be3 Nc5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Be4 f5 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. h4 e4 19. Ng5 Qf6 20. Nxh7 Nf4 21. gxf4 Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Qh6 23. Qg5 Bd7 24. O-O-O Bc6 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Rhg1 Rf7 27. h5 Raf8 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Rd6 Qe8 30. Rh1 Re7 31. h6 Qxg6 32. Rxg6 gxh6 33. Rgxh6+ Kg8 34. R1h5 Ref7 35. Kc2 Kg7 36. a4 Rf6 37. Rh7+ Kg8 38. Rxb7 R8f7 39. Rb8+ Rf8 40. Rg5+ Kf7 41. Rb7+ Ke6 42. Rgg7 R8f7 43. Rgxf7 Rxf7 44. Rb6+ Kd7 45. Rxa6 Rf8 46. Rh6 Rg8 47. Kd2 Rg1 48. a5 Rf1 49. Ke2 Rb1 50. Rb6 Kc7 51. Rb5
Kc6 52. f3 exf3+ 53. Kxf3 Rf1+ 54. Kg3 Rg1+ 55. Kf2 Rc1 56. Rb6+ Kc7 57. b3 Ra1 58. Rb5 Kc6 59. Rb6+ Kc7 60. Rf6 Ra2+ 61. Ke3 Rxa5 62. Rxf5 Kd6 63. Rf6+ Kc7 64. Ke4 Ra3 65. Kd5 Rxb3 66. Kxc5 Kd7 67. Rd6+ Kc7 68. Rd4 Rf3 69. Kd5 Rf1 70. Ke6 Re1+ 71. Kf6 Kc6 72. f5 Kc5 73. Rg4 Kd6 74. Rd4+ Kc5 75. Rd7 Kxc4 76. Kf7 Kc5 77. f6 Kc6 78. Rd2 Kc7 79. Kf8 Re3 80. f7 Re4 81. Rg2 1-0

Randy Canney, another solid master and frequent Colorado State champion, went 5-0 and won the tournament. However, the last time Hans visited Colorado for the Monument Open in August, 2009, he defeated Canney in another beautiful, complex game. In the final round in Monument, Hans defeated a 2100 player to win the tournament. These are big victories in Colorado for a traveling chess warrior from Utah!

Hans Morrow playing in Utah

On his 75th birthday Hans played a 3-game match against his frequent sparring partner, Damian Nash of Moab. With the score tied at 1-1, he turned down a draw offer after 30. Qxf1 and won the game and match by outplaying Nash in a time-scramble pawn ending.

Event: 75th Birthday Match - Farmington, Utah
Date: 07/22/2010
Round: 3
White: Morrow, Hans, ELO 1921
Black: Nash, Damian, ELO 2039
ECO A51
Time Control: G/60

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Bc5 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Bg5 c6 7. Nf3 a5 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Na6 10. a3 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Be2 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Kg7 16. Ne4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 18. g3 Rf7 19. O-O Qe7 20. Nfd2 Raf8 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Qe3 a4 23. Rae1 Nb3 24. Kg2 Nxd2 25. Qxd2 Rf3 26. Re3 Qf7 27. dxc6 bxc6 28. Qe2 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Qxf1+ 30. Qxf1 Rxf1 31. Kxf1 e4 32. Ke2 Kf6 33. Kd2 Ke5 34. b3 axb3 35. Kc3 d5 36. cxd5 cxd5 37. a4 d4+ 38. exd4+ Kf5 39. a5 Kg4 40. a6 b2 41. Kxb2 e3 42. Kc3 Kf3 43. a7 Kf2 44. a8=Q e2 45. Qa2 Kf1 46. Qf7+ Kg2 47. Kd2 1-0

Congratulations to Hans, who at age 75 is still a chess lion with a mighty bite!