INTERACTIVE CHESS GAME 1

(Below are the moves to date. I am also participating in this game as a member of the NOST team. There are 13 NOST members playing on the Black side. The most current half-move displayed (ie. played.) will be in red. Black to play. Stay tuned!)

(The first interactive chess active game between NOST members and USCF CC Senior Master, Stephen Ham has come to end, since the majority of the players have voted to resign!. Stephen intends to challenge readers to another game, with the projected start date some time in November. Meanwhile he is preparing his 3rd installment of analysis and comments for this current match, Those of you who wish to contribute annalysis and comments to this game are welcome, and encouraged to do so. Please send them to Stephen by email or snailmail. His email address is:sham@gecfs.ge.com and snailmail address is: 4382 Xerxes Ave. S; Minneapolis, MN. 55410-1816. As soon as I receive his 3rd column I will post it. Thank you. ---Ralph P. Marconi.)

White: Stephen Ham (USCF CC Senior Master)
Black: NOST Members
Nimzo-Indian Defense/Classical Variation E37

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nf3 Bf5 11.b4 Ng3 12.Qb2 Nxh1 13.Qxg7 Rf8 14.Bh6 Qe7 15.Qxf8+ Qxf8 16.Bxf8 Kxh8 17.g3 Be4 18.Bg2 Nxf2 19.Kxf2 Re8 20.Rd1 a6 21.Bh3 Rd8 22.Nd4 Nxd4 23.Rxd4 Ke7 24.Ke3 Kf6 25.Kf4 Rg8 26.a4 Ke7 27.Bf5 Bxf5 28.Kxf5 h6 29.Rh4 1-0.