Solution

3) T. Straeter - Levitt

After the moves

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 Bg4 4.Be2 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.c4 c6 7.b3 Bd6 8.Bb2 0-0 9.h3 Bf5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Ne5 Ne4 12.Nxg6 fxg6 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.c5?! Bc7 15.0-0?! Qh4 16.Kg2 Nf6 17.Qe1 Nd5 18.Bd1

I played

18... Ba5!!

And Straeter resigned in view of:

19.Qxa5

(If 19.Qe2 Rf3-+)

19... Rxf2+!

(19...Nxe3+ 20.fxe3 Rxf1 21.Kxf1 Rf8+ 22.Bf3 Rxf3+ 23.Ke2 Qf2+ 24.Kd1 Qxb2-+ also wins)

20.Rxf2 Nxe3+
21.Kg1 Qg3+
22.Kh1 Qxf2

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