"Rhett" The New Colorado State Scholastic Champion of 2011

"Rhett Langseth" of Colorado says "Frankly my Dear I don't give a damn" about sound opening theory, and blows away the competition at the Colorado State Scholastic Championship. Let's take a look at one of his games.

1.d3 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3 Nc6 4.Nbd2 e5 5.e4 Nf6 6.h3 a6 7.Be2 b5 8.O-O Be7 9.Nh2 Be6 10.Bf3 Qd7 11.Re1 O-O 12.g4 Rfd8 ( 12...Rad8 )<BR>13.g5 Ne8 14.h4 f5 15.exd5 Bxd5 16.Bxd5+ Qxd5 17.Qf3 g6 18.Nb3 Bf8 19.Be3 Nc7 20.Rad1 Ne6 21.Qe2 Rd7 22.c4 Qd6 23.f3 b4 24.Rd2 <BR>Bg7 25.Qf2 Ned4 26.Bxd4 Nxd4 27.Nxd4 Qxd4 28.Qxd4 Rxd4 29.Nf1 Rad8 30.Red1 Kf7 31.Ne3 e4 32.Nd5 exd3 33.b3 Rxh4 34.Rf1 Kg8 <BR>35.Rxd3 Bd4+ 36.Kg2 Re8 37.Nf6+ Bxf6 38.gxf6 Rf8 39.Rd5 Rd4 40.Rxc5 Rd2+ 41.Kg3 Rxa2 42.Rc7 Re2 43.Rg7+ Kh8 44.Rh1 h5 45.Rxg6 <BR>Re5 46.Kf4 Rc5 47.Rh6+ Kg8 48.Rg1+ Kf7 49.Re1 ( 49.Rc1 ) 49...Rc7 50.Rh7+ Kxf6 ( 50...Kg6 51.Rxc7 Rh8 ( 51...Kxf6 52.Rc6+ Kf7 <BR>53.Kxf5 h4 54.Rc7+ ) 52.Rc6 ) 51.Rxc7 Rh8 52.Rc6+ Kf7 53.Kxf5 h4 54.Rc7+ Kf8 55.Rc8+ Kg7 56.Re7+ Kh6 57.Rxh8# 1-0<BR><BR>