[Event "Blindfold simul"]
[Site "London, England"]
[Date "1783.05.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "John, Michael"]
[Black "François André Philidor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[Beauty "7147765110280"]
[EventDate "1783.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 3. Qe2 d6 4. c3 f5 5. d3 Nf6 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. d4 e4 8. Bg5 d5 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. h3 h6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. f4 h5 14. c4 a6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Qf2 O-O 17. Ne2 b5 18. O-O Nb6 19. Ng3 g6 20. Rac1 Nc4 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Qg3+ Qg7 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. g3 Rab8 26. b3 Ba3 27. Rc2 cxb3 28. axb3 Rfc8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Ra1 Bb4 31. Rxa6 Rc3 32. Kf2 Rd3 33. Ra2 Bxd2 34. Rxd2 Rxb3 35. Rc2 h4 36. Rc7+ Kg6 37. gxh4 Nh5 38. Rd7 Nxf4 39. Bxf4 Rf3+ 40. Kg2 Rxf4 41. Rxd5 Rf3 42. Rd8 Rd3 43. d5 f4 44. d6 Rd2+ 45. Kf1 Kf7 46. h5 e3 47. h6 f3 0-1

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1788.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bowdler, Thomas"]
[Black "Henry Seymour Conway"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8251730876494"]
[EventDate "1788.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. d3 c6 4. Qe2 d6 5. f4 exf4 6. Bxf4 Qb6 7. Qf3 Qxb2 8. Bxf7+ Kd7 9. Ne2 Qxa1 10. Kd2 Bb4+ 11. Nbc3 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 Qxh1 13. Qg4+ Kc7 14. Qxg7 Nd7 15. Qg3 b6 16. Nb5+ cxb5 17. Bxd6+ Kb7 18. Bd5+ Ka6 19. d4 b4 20. Bxb4 Kb5 21. c4+ Kxb4 22. Qb3+ Ka5 23. Qb5# 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1790.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Andrew Smith"]
[Black "François André Philidor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8179903367216"]
[EventDate "1790.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 a5 8. a3 Bc5 9. Nf3 d6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. O-O g5 13. h3 Nd7 14. Nh2 h5 15. g3 Ke7 16. Kg2 d5 17. f3 Nf8 18. Ne2 Ng6 19. c3 Rag8 20. d4 Bb6 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Nd4 Kd7 23. Rae1 h4 24. Qf2 Bc7 25. Ne2 hxg3 26. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 27. Nxg3 Nf4+ 28. Kh1 Rxh3 29. Rg1 Rxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Rh8+ 31. Nh5 Rxh5+ 32. Kg3 Nh3+ 33. Kg4 Rh4# 0-1

[Event "St. Helena"]
[Site "St Helena"]
[Date "1820.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Napoleon Bonaparte"]
[Black "Bertrand, Henri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8247704320544"]
[EventDate "1820.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. c3 Qe7 7. O-O Qe5 8. f4 dxc3+ 9. Kh1 cxb2 10. Bxf7+ Kd8 11. fxe5 bxa1=Q 12. Bxg8 Be7 13. Qb3 a5 14. Rf8+ Bxf8 15. Bg5+ Be7 16. Bxe7+ Kxe7 17. Qf7+ Kd8 18. Qf8# 1-0

[Event "Correspondence match"]
[Site "London ENG / Edinburgh SCO"]
[Date "1824.04.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "London Chess Club"]
[Black "City Of Edinburgh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[Beauty "6877316436565"]
[EventDate "1824.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. c3 Qe7 6. O-O dxc3 7. Nxc3 d6 8. Nd5 Qd7 9. b4 Nxb4 10. Nxb4 Bxb4 11. Ng5 Nh6 12. Bb2 Kf8 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Nxf7 Nxf7 15. Qxb4 Ne5 16. f4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Qf7 18. Qc3 Be6 19. f5 Bc4 20. Rf4 b5 21. e5 dxe5 22. Qxe5 h6 23. Re1 Rh7 24. f6 g5 25. Rf5 a5 26. Qc5+ Kg8 27. Rxg5+ hxg5 28. Qxg5+ Kf8 29. Bd4 Be6 30. Qc5+ Kg8 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Bc5+ Ke8 33. Qd5 Ra6 34. Qb7 Qh5 35. f7+ Kxf7 36. Rf1+ Kg6 37. Qe4+ Bf5 38. Qe8+ Rf7 39. Qg8+ Kf6 40. g4 Ra8 41. Qxa8 Qxg4+ 42. Kh1 Rd7 43. Ba3 Kf7 44. Qc6 Rd1 45. Qxb5 Qe4+ 46. Kg1 Kg6 47. Qb2 Qg4+ 48. Qg2 Qxg2+ 49. Kxg2 Bh3+ 50. Kxh3 Rxf1 51. Be7 a4 52. a3 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Correspondence match"]
[Site "London ENG / Edinburgh SCO"]
[Date "1826.10.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "City Of Edinburgh"]
[Black "London Chess Club"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[Beauty "6392119310865"]
[EventDate "1826.??.??"]

1. e4 {The last and decisive of the correspondence match between the two cities that saw a surprising win for the Scots, a match which also included the invention of the Scotch Gambit.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Ne7 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Qd5 Qf6 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. Bd2 d6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Qc4 Bc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd3 Ne5 14. Qg3 Bxb5 15. Nxb5 c6 16. Nc3 Nc4 17. Bg5 Qg6 18. b3 f6 19. Bc1 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Bd4 21. bxc4 Bxc3 22. Rb1 b6 23. Rd1 Rae8 24. Rb3 Ba5 25. f3 f5 26. exf5 Re2 27. g4 Rxc2 28. Bf4 Rxc4 29. Bxd6 Re8 30. Ra3 h6 31. Bc7 Re7 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Rc8 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Ree1 35. Kh3 Rh1+ 36. Bh2 Bc3 37. f4 Bd2 38. g3 Ba5 39. Re3 Rc2 40. g5 Rhxh2+ 41. Kg4 h5+ 42. Kf3 Rhf2+ 43. Ke4 g6 44. Rc7+ Kg8 45. Ke5 Rc5+ 46. Kf6 Rxf5+ 47. Kxg6 Rf8 48. Rg7+ Kh8 49. Kh6 Bb4 50. Re6 Rf5 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52. Rg6+ Kf8 53. Rxc6 Rc5 54. Rf6+ Ke8 55. g6 Rc3 56. g4 Bf8+ 57. Rxf8+ Kxf8 58. g7+ Kf7 59. Rh8 Rc6+ 60. Kh7 1-0

[Event "La Bourdonnais - McDonnell 4th Casual Match"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1834.??.??"]
[Round "16"]
[White "McDonnell, Alexander"]
[Black "De Labourdonnais, Louis Charles Mahe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[Beauty "7834444001882"]
[EventDate "1834.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Qe2 d5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Bb3 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Rd1 d4 14. c4 Qb6 15. Bc2 Bb7 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Ne4 Bd8 18. c5 Qc6 19. f3 Be7 20. Rac1 f5 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Ba4 Qh6 23. Bxe8 fxe4 24. c6 exf3 25. Rc2 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Bc8 27. Bd7 f2 28. Rf1 d3 29. Rc3 Bxd7 30. cxd7 e4 31. Qc8 Bd8 32. Qc4 Qe1 33. Rc1 d2 34. Qc5 Rg8 35. Rd1 e3 36. Qc3 Qxd1 37. Rxd1 e2 0-1

[Event "La Bourdonnais - McDonnell 1st Casual Match"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1834.??.??"]
[Round "21"]
[White "De Labourdonnais, Louis Charles Mahe"]
[Black "McDonnell, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7698351159898"]
[EventDate "1834.??.??"]

1. e4 {Notes by Morphy} e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qe2 {For notes on the opening see the nineteenth game between the same players.} Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. c3 Ne7 {Premature and a loss of time. Black should have played 5...d6 or 5...O-O.} 6. f4 exf4 {It is seldom advisable to capture this pawn in the Lopez Gambit.} 7. d4 Bb6 8. Bxf4 d6 {This pawn should have been played to d5 to break up the advanced center pawns.} 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. Be3 O-O 11. h3 Re8 12. Nd2 Qe7 13. O-O-O c5 14. Kb1 cxd4 15. cxd4 a5 16. Ngf3 Bd7 17. g4 h6 18. Rdg1 a4 19. g5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 a3 21. b3 Bc6 22. Rg4 Ba5 23. h4 Bxd2 24. Nxd2 Ra5 25. h5 Rxg5 {An examination of the position will satisfy the reader that the retreat of the Knight would have subjected Black to an attack which would soon have proved irresistible. By thus sacrificing the exchange, Black in turn assumes the opposite, the only course which gave promise of a favorable result.} 26. Rxg5 Nf4 27. Qf3 Nxd3 28. d5 {If 28.Qxd3, then follows on the part of Black, 28...Nxe4, with a won game.} Nxd5 29. Rhg1 {Well played. The game which has now become critical for both parties is, by both, conducted with skill and judgement. Had White now played any other move than the one adopted he must have speedily lost. Suppose first 29.Rxd5 Bxd5 30.Qxd3 Bxe4 31.Nxe4 Qxe4 and Black having five pawns to three, now compels an exchange of queens, and must win. Or 29.Rxd5 Bxd5 30.exd5 Qe3 31.Qxe3 (best) Rxe3 again winning through his superiority in pawns. And secondly if 29.Qxd3 Qxg5 30.exd5 Qxd5 and Black wins. And thirdly, if 29.exd5 Qxg5 30.Qxd3 (best) Qxd5 and we have the same position as in the last variation.} Nc3+ 30. Ka1 {If 30.Kc2 Qxg5 31.Rxg5 (best) Ne1+ 32.Kxc3 Nxf3 33.Nxf3 Rxe4 and Black must win.} Bxe4 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Qg3 Bg6 {This move should have cost Black the game. Black's proper course was to play 32...Qf6, a move not only productive of many highly interesting variations, but one which would have ensured the game. Let us suppose 32...Qf6 33.Rg8+ Kh7 34.Qg7+ ( 34.Rg7+ Kh6 35.Qe3+ Nf4 and Black will win) Qxg7 35.R1xg7+ (35.R8xg7+ Kh6 36.Rxf7 (36.Nxe4 Rxe4 37.Rg8 Re1+ 38.Rxe1 Nxe1 and Black again wins.) White may here and afterwards move differently, but it will be found that, in every case, Black's superiority in force and position must secure him the game ...Nb4 37.Rf6+ Kxh5 38.Rc1 (must) Nc2+ and Black wins) 35...Kh6 36.Rxe8 Nb4 and White cannot prolong the contest beyond a few moves.. [32...Qf6 33.Rg8+ Kh7 34.Qg7+ (34.Rg7+ Kh6 35.Qe3+ Nf4) 34...Qxg7 A) 35.R8xg7+ Kh6 36.Rxf7 (36.Nxe4 Rxe4 37.Rg8 Re1+ 38.Rxe1 Nxe1) 36...Nb4 37.Rf6+ Kxh5 38.Rc1 Nc2+; B) 35.R1xg7+ 35...Kh6 36.Rxe8 Nb4]} 33. hxg6 Qe1+ 34. Rxe1 {White as suggested by the Chessplayer's Chronicle (Vo.II.p.361) might now have won in the following manner. 34.Nb1 Qxg3 35.Rh7+ Kg8 36.gxf7+ Kxh7 37.Rh1+ Kg7 38.fxe8=Q and White easily scores the game.} Rxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Nxe1 36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. gxf7+ Kxh7 38. f8=N+ Kh6 39. Nb1 Nc2# 0-1

[Event "Berlin"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1837.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Horwitz, Bernhard"]
[Black "Bledow, Ludwig Erdmann"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[Beauty "8246475374088"]
[EventDate "1837.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 5. d4 Qe7 6. d5 Nd8 7. Be2 d6 8. h3 f5 9. Bg5 Nf6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nh4 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Bxf2+ 14. Kf1 Ng3# 0-1

[Event "Unknown"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1838.02.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bledow, Ludwig Erdmann"]
[Black "Von Bilguer, Paul Rudolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249159758889"]
[EventDate "1838.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6 6. O-O Qf6 7. d4 h6 8. Na3 Bxa3 9. Bxa3 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qb3 Nge7 12. Bd5 Rb8 13. Rad1 Bg4 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Bxf7+ Kf8 16. Rd3 g5 17. h3 Bxh3 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxh3 g4 20. Bh5 Qf4 21. Bxg4 Qxg4 22. Rf3+ Ke8 23. Qf7+ Kd7 24. Rd1+ Kc8 25. Qf8+ Rxf8 26. Rxf8# 1-0

[Event "Berlin"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1839.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bledow, Ludwig Erdmann"]
[Black "Baron Tassilo Von Heydebrand Und der Lasa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8247679391776"]
[EventDate "1839.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 a5 8. Be3 Nf6 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Bxb6 cxb6 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. Rad1 Bxa4 15. b3 Bc6 16. f4 Rad8 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. Rf5 Qd6 19. e5 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Bxe4 23. Rxf7 Rxf7 24. Qd8+ Qf8 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. e6+ Kg8 27. e7 1-0

[Event "Unknown"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1839.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bledow, Ludwig Erdmann"]
[Black "Schorn, Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8249830850628"]
[EventDate "1839.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 d6 5. c3 dxc3 6. Nxc3 h6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Bb5 a6 9. Qa4 axb5 10. Qxa8 Nb4 11. O-O Na6 12. Nxb5 Nf6 13. e5 Nd5 14. exd6 Nb6 15. Re1+ Kd8 16. dxc7+ Nxc7 17. Qb8 Qxb5 18. Bf4 Na6 19. Rad1+ Nd7 20. Qxc8+ Kxc8 21. Re8# 1-0

[Event "Berlin"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1839.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Von Bilguer, Paul Rudolf"]
[Black "Baron Tassilo Von Heydebrand Und der Lasa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8249558460486"]
[EventDate "1839.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. O-O cxb2 7. Bxb2 f6 8. Qb3 Nh6 9. e5 fxe5 10. Nxe5 Qe7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bxg7 Qxg7 13. Qxb4 d5 14. Re1+ Kd8 15. Nc3 Bh3 16. g3 dxc4 17. Rad1+ Bd7 18. Qb7 Rc8 19. Qxc6 Re8 20. Rxd7+ Qxd7 21. Qf6+ Re7 22. Nd5 Ng8 23. Qg5 Qe8 24. Rd1 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1841.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wolf Meyer Popert"]
[Black "Cochrane, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[Beauty "8247146450440"]
[EventDate "1841.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bb6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nbd2 Bg4 9. d5 Nd8 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. Qc2 Nh5 12. h3 Bd7 13. Kh2 O-O 14. Ng1 f5 15. Qd1 Qf7 16. exf5 Qxf5 17. g4 Qxf2+ 18. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 19. Kh1 Ng3# 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1842.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cochrane, John"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[Beauty "8249293944349"]
[EventDate "1842.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qe7 7. d4 (7. Qxf4) 7... Bg7 (7... Nc6) 8. Bxf4 Bxd4+ 9. Kh1 (9. Be3 Bxe3+ 10. Qxe3 d6 {[%eval -59,0]} (10... d5) (10... Nh6) 11. Rxf7 {[%eval -26,0]} Qxf7 (11... Qe5 {[%eval -73,0]})) 9... Bxb2 10. Nc3 Bxa1 11. Nd5 Qc5 12. Bd6 (12. Nxc7+) 12... Qxd6 13. Qxf7+ Kd8 14. Qf8+ Qxf8 15. Rxf8# 1-0

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1842.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schwartz, W."]
[Black "Kieseritzky, Lionel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8250367696979"]
[EventDate "1842.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 f5 4. e5 Be6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qf3 g6 7. Nh3 Bd5 8. Nxd5 cxd5 9. Nf4 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Qxd5 Qxb2 12. Bxc4 Qxa1+ 13. Ke2 Qxh1 14. Qf7+ Kd7 15. e6+ Kc7 16. Nd5+ Kc6 17. Qe8+ Kd6 18. Bf4+ Kxe6 19. Nf6+ Kxf6 20. Qf7# 1-0

[Event "Warsaw m"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1844.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Hoffmann, F."]
[Black "Petrov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[Beauty "8250657125947"]
[EventDate "1844.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd5 Nxf2 8. Kxf2 dxc3+ 9. Kg3 cxb2 10. Bxb2 Ne7 11. Ng5 Nxd5 12. Nxf7 O-O 13. Nxd8 Bf2+ 14. Kh3 d6+ 15. e6 Nf4+ 16. Kg4 Nxe6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6+ 18. Kg5 Rf5+ 19. Kg4 h5+ 20. Kh3 Rf3# 0-1

[Event "Paris m/1"]
[Site "Paris m/1"]
[Date "1845.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Michelet"]
[Black "Kieseritzky, Lionel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705919066"]
[EventDate "1845.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Ne5 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 f3 7. d4 Nf6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. g3 Qh3+ 10. Kf2 d6 11. Nxf7 Rf8 12. Ng5 Qg2+ 13. Ke3 Bh6 14. Kd3 Nc6 15. a3 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Nxe4 17. Qe1 Bf5 18. Nxe4 f2 19. Qe3 Kd7 20. Bd5 Rae8 21. Raf1 Bxe4+ 22. Bxe4 Rf3 23. Qxf3 gxf3 24. Bf5+ Re6 25. d5 Ne5+ 26. Ke4 h5 27. dxe6+ Ke8 28. Bf6 h4 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. Kxe5 hxg3 31. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1846.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schulten, John William"]
[Black "Horwitz, Bernhard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[Beauty "8247012294153"]
[EventDate "1846.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b5 4. Bxb5 Bc5 5. d3 c6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Qe2 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. dxe4 Bxf2+ 11. Qxf2 Qb4+ 12. Bd2 Qxc4 13. Qf3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Qb3 Qf1+ 16. Kxf1 Bd3+ 17. Ke1 Rf1# 0-1

[Event "Odds match"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1847.12.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Loewe, Edward"]
[Black "Staunton, Howard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1847.??.??"]

1. d4 {Staunton odds of Pawn and Two moves.} e6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Bd3 Be7 5. f4 exd5 6. cxd5 Qc7 7. Nc3 a6 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. O-O Nd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Ngf6 12. g4 h6 13. a4 O-O-O 14. Bd2 Rdf8 15. Qe2 g5 16. Kg2 Nh7 17. Rae1 Bf6 18. Nd1 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Ng5 20. Ne3 Nf7 21. Qc2 h5 22. Be2 Nde5 23. gxh5 Rfg8+ 24. Kh2 Bh4 25. Rd1 Kb8 26. Rg1 Bg5 27. Bxg5 Nxg5 28. Rdf1 Qd8 29. Nf5 Qf6 30. h4 Ngf7 31. Rxg8+ Rxg8 32. Rg1 Rh8 33. Qc3 Nh6 34. Rg6 Qf8 35. Rg5 Qf6 36. Kg3 Rf8 37. Qe3 Nef7 38. Nxh6 Qxh6 39. Kh3 Nxg5+ 40. hxg5 Qg7 41. h6 Qg6 42. Kh4 Qf7 43. Qg3 Qe7 44. Bf3 Kc7 45. Kh5 Rh8 46. g6 Qf6 47. b3 Re8 48. h7 Qg7 49. Bg4 Rxe4 50. Bf5 Re5 51. Qf4 Rxd5 52. Kg5 Qf8 53. Kg4 Qg7 54. Be4 Qd7+ 55. Kg3 Re5 56. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Calcutta"]
[Site "Calcutta"]
[Date "1848.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cochrane, John"]
[Black "Bonnerjee Mohishunder"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8249696605204"]
[EventDate "1848.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Bc4+ Ke8 6. O-O c5 7. h3 Qc7 8. f4 Nc6 9. Nc3 a6 10. a4 Qe7 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. d4 cxd4 13. e5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 dxe5 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qh5+ Kd7 17. fxe5 Kc7 18. Rf7+ Kb8 19. e6 Bd6 20. Bg5 Qb6 21. a5 Qc5 22. b4 Qe5 23. Bf4 Qxe6 24. Qc5 Qxf7 25. Bxd6+ 1-0

[Event "Anderssen - Harrwitz"]
[Site "Breslau GER"]
[Date "1848.02.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Harrwitz, Daniel"]
[Black "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8250099241513"]
[EventDate "1848.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 Bc5 5. d4 Bb6 6. Nf3 Qe7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. e5 Nh5 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. g4 fxg3 11. Bg5 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Ne5 O-O 14. Qxh5 fxg5+ 15. Nf6+ Kg7 16. Qxh7+ Kxf6 17. Ng4# 1-0

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans, LA USA"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Morphy, Alonzo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7288316020824"]
[EventDate "1849.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. O-O Na5 9. Bd3 Ne7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ba3 d6 12. e5 Bf5 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Ne4 d5 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxf5 Nc4 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Ne5 fxe5 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh5 Kg7 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Qh5 h6 24. Rxe5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qc6 26. e6 Kg7 27. g4 Qc3 28. g5 Qxa1+ 29. Kg2 Qf6 30. gxf6+ Kxf6 31. exf7 Rxf7 32. Qg6+ Ke7 33. Qe6+ Kf8 34. Qxh6+ Rg7+ 35. Bg6 Kg8 36. h4 d4 37. h5 d3 38. Qg5 Rd8 39. h6 d2 40. Qf6 Rgd7 41. Bf5 d1=Q 42. h7+ Rxh7 43. Be6+ Rf7 44. Bxf7+ Kh7 45. Qg6+ Kh8 46. Qh6# 1-0

[Event "Rook Odds game"]
[Site "New Orleans, LA USA"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Charles, Leslie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1849.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. O-O cxb2 7. Bxb2 Bf8 8. e5 d6 9. Re1 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxd1 11. Bxf7+ Ke7 12. Ng6+ Kxf7 13. Nxh8# 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1850.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bird, Henry Edward"]
[Black "Pinkerley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1850.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. e5 d5 9. exf6 dxc4 10. Bg5 g6 11. d5 Nb8 12. b3 cxb3 13. Qxb3 Bg4 14. Nbd2 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Qd7 16. Bc1 c6 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Bb2 Nd7 19. Ng4 Nc5 20. Qe3 Ne6 21. Qh6 cxd5 22. Qg7+ Nxg7 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. fxg7# 1-0

[Event "Rook Odds game"]
[Site "New Orleans, LA USA"]
[Date "1850.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Morphy, Alonzo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1850.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nd4 9. Bxd5+ Kd6 10. Qf7 Be6 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. Ne4+ Kd5 13. c4+ Kxe4 14. Qxe6 Qd4 15. Qg4+ Kd3 16. Qe2+ Kc2 17. d3+ Kxc1 18. O-O# 1-0

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1850.05.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schulten, John William"]
[Black "Kieseritzky, Lionel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "8250233504858"]
[EventDate "1850.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 b5 5. Bxb5 Nf6 6. Nc3 Ng4 7. Nh3 Nc6 8. Nd5 Nd4 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 f3 11. d3 f6 12. Bc4 d5 13. Bxd5 Bd6 14. Qe1 fxg2+ 15. Kxg2 Qxh3+ 16. Kxh3 Ne3+ 17. Kh4 Nf3+ 18. Kh5 Bg4# 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg m"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1851.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ilya Shumov"]
[Black "Von Jaenisch, Carl Friedrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247276768838"]
[EventDate "1851.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. Nxe5 Qa5+ 5. b4 Bxb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nxd2 Qxe5 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Qc5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Ne4 Qxc2 15. Rae1 Ne3 16. Rxe3 dxe3 17. Qf5 Qe2 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. exf6 Qc2 20. Qxc2 d5 21. Qd3 d4 22. Qb5 Rd8 23. Rf3 Bf5 24. Qxf5 Nc6 25. Qc5 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1851.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Black "John Finch"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8248086030414"]
[EventDate "1851.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. h3 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxc4 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Qxc4 Ne7 13. e5 dxe5 14. dxe5 Be6 15. Qf4 O-O 16. a4 a5 17. Ne4 h6 18. Bb2 Ng6 19. Qg3 Qd3 20. Rfe1 Rad8 21. h4 Kh8 22. Ba3 Rfe8 23. h5 Ne7 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Nf6 gxf6 26. exf6 Rg8 27. fxe7 Rxg3 28. e8=Q+ Kh7 29. Nh4 Qd4 30. Qe7 Qxf2+ 31. Kh1 Qxg2+ 32. Nxg2 Rh3# 0-1

[Event "Berlin"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1851.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mayet, Carl"]
[Black "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[Beauty "8247146462782"]
[EventDate "1851.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 h5 8. hxg4 hxg4 9. Nxe5 g3 10. d4 Nxe4 11. Qg4 Bxd4 12. Qxe4 Bxf2+ 13. Rxf2 Qd1+ 14. Rf1 Rh1+ 15. Kxh1 Qxf1# 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1851.06.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Black "Kieseritzky, Lionel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8251709919824"]
[EventDate "1851.??.??"]

1. e4 {In the romantic era of chess, e4 was almost the only move played.} e5 {Black responds in kind.} 2. f4 {The \"King's Gambit\" - the MOST aggressive option at White's disposal. White sacrifices the f4-pawn to attempt to establish a pawn duo with d4 and e4.} exf4 {\"The best way to refute a gambit is to accept it.\"} 3. Bc4 {The Bishop's Gambit. This slightly less popular option invites Black to check on h4 and make White move the king.} (3. d4 $2 {This is too hasty.} Qh4+ 4. Ke2 d5 $1 {∓}) 3... Qh4+ $6 {As it turns out, this check displaces the king, but it doesn't mind being on f1. Meanwhile, Black's queen is a bit exposed and Nf3 will gain time attacking the queen.} (3... Nf6 {Just Developing and poking at e4 is very sensible.} 4. e5 $2 d5 $1 {∓}) 4. Kf1 {White can no longer castle, but the king is safe and out of the way on f1.} b5 $6 {This is the right idea, but the wrong execution. Black gives back a pawn and may free the bishop on c8, but White's bishop on b5 will be well placed, and the bishop on c8 doesn't actually gain a good diagonal.} (4... d5 $1 {This is a much more sensible way to give back a pawn. Black will open lines to White's king and give the bishop a good diagonal.}) 5. Bxb5 {Free pawns should be captured.} Nf6 {The knight attacks e4 AND considers hopping into pleasant squares on h5 or g4.} 6. Nf3 {White gains time by developing and attacking the queen.} Qh6 {From this square, the queen defends the f4-pawn. In general, if White can win it back, White will have a large advantage.} 7. d3 $6 {This is a bit conservative. White defends the e4-pawn, but the pawn wasn't in real danger.} (7. d4 $1 {This is clearly stronger because the e4-pawn is poisoned.} Nxe4 $2 8. Qe2 {pinning the knight.} f5 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. d5 $1 {±}) 7... Nh5 {Black threatens to win an exchange with ...Ng3+.} 8. Nh4 $2 {Anderssen wants to put the knight on f5, but it will not be very good there.} (8. Rg1 $1 {± This move (avoiding ...Ng3+) is actually very strong as White intends g4! when the knight on h5 has nowhere good to go.}) 8... Qg5 $1 {The knight AND the bishop on b5 are attacked.} 9. Nf5 {This is the ONLY move to save both the knight on h4 and the bishop on b5.} c6 {This pushes the bishop back and it controls d5, BUT it takes away some of the fifth-rank pressure that was creating real issues for White.} (9... g6 $1 10. h4 $1 Qf6 {∓}) 10. g4 $5 {A clever move! The knight on h5 and the queen are in real trouble, and of course, the pawn cannot be captured en passant because the queen on g5 will hang.} (10. Ba4 $1 {⩲}) (10. Bc4 $2 d5 $1 {∓}) 10... Nf6 {The knight retreats and attacks g4. White's bishop on b5 and pawn on g4 are both hanging now.} (10... g6 $1 11. gxh5 gxf5 12. Rg1 {∓}) (10... fxg3 $4 11. Bxg5 {+-}) 11. Rg1 {The bishop on b5 is left hanging, BUT the threat of pawn to h4 is too strong, and Black should not capture.} cxb5 $2 {Black cracks under the pressure. This capture gives White the time needed to go after the black queen.} (11... h5 $1 {∞}) (11... d5 $5 {∞}) 12. h4 {Where is the queen to go?} Qg6 {This is the only square not under immediate attack.} 13. h5 {The queen is hit again.} Qg5 {Again, the queen has only one safe square.} 14. Qf3 {Now Anderssen simply wishes to take the pawn on f4 with Bxf4 and trap the queen.} Ng8 {The knight makes a sad retreat so that the queen can retreat along the d8-h4 diagonal.} 15. Bxf4 {The pawn is taken and the black queen attacked.} Qf6 {The queen pulls back and attacks the b2-pawn. Note that Black HAS avoided getting his queen trapped, and he has won the bishop on b5. However, White has a winning advantage because of his extremely active pieces and many threats.} 16. Nc3 {The final minor piece is developed, and the b2 pawn is no longer in danger. The knight is immediately threatening to go to d5.} Bc5 {Black starts the process of developing his minor pieces all over again. The bishop hopes to gain time by attacking the rook on g1.} 17. Nd5 $1 {A brilliant move. Anderssen sacrifices the b2-pawn to swarm the black king with the minor pieces.} Qxb2 {There is now no better option than taking the pawn and threatening the rook on a1.} 18. Bd6 $6 {This move - sacrificing both rooks - is incredibly thrilling. Without this move, the game might not be famous at all. However, it is not the best move. White did not have to sacrifice both rooks to attack.} (18. Re1 {Simply saving this rook is enough to win with the active minor pieces.} Bxg1 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Be5 {+- The queen and checkmate on f7 are threatened.}) 18... Bxg1 $2 {Incredibly, this move loses. The key was to take one rook, but not both.} (18... Qxa1+ $1 19. Ke2 Qb2 $1 {-+}) 19. e5 $5 {Like Bd6?!, this move is spectacular, but it is probably not best. The main point of this move is to cut the black queen off from the defense of the g7 pawn. Nxg7+ is a checkmating threat.} (19. Re1 {± Saving the rook still leaves White with a tremendous attack despite the fact that he is down a rook and minor piece right now.}) 19... Qxa1+ $1 {The second rook is captured.} (19... Bb7 $2 20. Nxg7+ Kd8 21. Qxf7 {+-}) 20. Ke2 {The king is best tucked away here. Black cannot attack him.} Na6 $2 {The fatal error. Black had only one incredibly hard to spot defense.} (20... Ba6 $1 {This move, freeing the c8-square for the king, is simply the only move that doesn't get brutally mated or lose all of Black's pieces.} 21. Nc7+ Kd8 22. Nxa6 (22. Nxa8 Kc8 {-+}) (22. Qxa8 Bc8 $3 23. Qxb8 Qc3 $1 {=}) 22... Qc3 (22... Qxa2 23. Bc7+ Kc8 (23... Ke8 24. Nb4 {+-}) 24. Nd6#) 23. Bc7+ Qxc7 24. Nxc7 {+-}) 21. Nxg7+ {White wins a pawn forces the king to d8. The dark squares were already exposed, but now they are completely open for White's attack.} Kd8 {Forced.} 22. Qf6+ $3 {Fantastic! Anderssen spots one of the prettiest and most unique checkmates in the history of the royal game.} (22. Qxf7 {This mates slightly more slowly.}) 22... Nxf6 {The only (silly) alternative was ...Ne7.} 23. Be7# {A finish clearly worthy of a masterpiece known as \"THE Immortal Game.\" White has sacrificed one bishop, many pawns, both rooks, and the queen for a stunning mate with the remaining minor pieces.} 1-0

[Event "Berlin"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1852.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Black "Dufresne, Jean"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251709914200"]
[EventDate "1852.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Re1 Nge7 11. Ba3 b5 12. Qxb5 Rb8 13. Qa4 Bb6 14. Nbd2 Bb7 15. Ne4 Qf5 16. Bxd3 Qh5 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. exf6 Rg8 19. Rad1 Qxf3 20. Rxe7+ Nxe7 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Bf5+ Ke8 23. Bd7+ Kf8 24. Bxe7# 1-0

[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1852.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bayer, Conrad"]
[Black "Falkbeer, Ernst Karl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8250791365171"]
[EventDate "1852.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Qg6 12. Nh4 Qh5 13. e6 fxe6 14. Bxe6 Bxe6 15. Qxe6+ Nge7 16. Nf3 Rf8 17. Bg5 Rxf3 18. Bxe7 Nd4 19. Qe4 Rf4 20. Qxb7 Kxe7 21. Qxa8 Ne2+ 22. Kh1 Qxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Rh4# 0-1

[Event "Leipzig"]
[Site "Leipzig GER"]
[Date "1853.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Conrad Waldemar Vitzthum Von Eckstaedt"]
[Black "Baron Tassilo Von Heydebrand Und der Lasa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8179899434041"]
[EventDate "1853.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Qh5 Qe7 7. f4 d6 8. O-O Na5 9. Bd3 Ng4 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qf3 h6 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. b4 Bb6 14. b5 Nd8 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. Nxf7 Nxf7 18. e6 Qxe6 19. Bf4 Nf6 20. Nd2 O-O 21. Bc4 Qf5 22. Qb3 Qh5 23. Rae1 Kh8 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Nd6 26. Re5 d3+ 27. Kh2 Qh4 28. Bg3 Bg1+ 29. Kh1 Rxf1 30. Bxh4 Bd4+ 31. Kh2 Bxe5+ 32. Bg3 Bxg3+ 33. Kxg3 d2 0-1

[Event "Staunton - Von der Lasa Casual Series"]
[Site "Brussels BEL"]
[Date "1853.09.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Staunton, Howard"]
[Black "Baron Tassilo Von Heydebrand Und der Lasa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8247033234955"]
[EventDate "1853.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bd6 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. d3 h6 8. Nh4 Ne7 9. Bc4 c6 10. Qf3 Bc7 11. Bxh6 d5 12. Bb3 Bg4 13. Qg3 gxh6 14. h3 Kh7 15. hxg4 Rg8 16. Qf3 Nxg4 17. Qxf7+ Rg7 18. Qf3 Qd7 19. Qe2 Rf8 20. Nd2 Ng6 21. Nxg6 Rxg6 22. Nf3 Rgf6 23. Bd1 Rxf3 24. gxf3 Nh2 25. Kxh2 Rf4 26. Rg1 Rh4+ 27. Kg2 Qh3# 0-1

[Event "Rook Odds game"]
[Site "New Orleans, LA USA"]
[Date "1855.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1855.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. O-O d6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. Be3 Qf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nf6 15. Bg5 Bxd4 16. e5 Bxe5 17. Re1 O-O 18. Rxe5 dxe5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Mobile, AL USA"]
[Date "1855.03.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Ayers, D A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8247545192010"]
[EventDate "1855.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. d5 Nd4 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. dxc6 Qxe4+ 12. Kd1 Bg4+ 13. f3 Bxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qxf3+ 15. Kc2 Qe4+ 16. Kb2 Bxc3+ 17. Nxc3 dxc3+ 18. Qxc3 O-O-O 19. Re1 Qd5 20. cxb7+ Kxb7 21. Rb1 Nf6 22. Bc6+ Qxc6 23. Ka1+ Kc7 24. Qa5+ Kc8 25. Qxa7 Nd7 26. Bd2 1-0

[Event "Calcutta"]
[Site "Calcutta"]
[Date "1856.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cochrane, John"]
[Black "Somacarana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8251730890790"]
[EventDate "1856.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O e6 6. c3 d5 7. e5 Bd7 8. d4 c4 9. b4 b5 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Nge7 12. Qc2 O-O 13. g4 a5 14. bxa5 Nxa5 15. Ra1 Qb6 16. Nbd2 Nb3 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Nb1 Nc6 19. Be3 f6 20. Nbd2 fxe5 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxc4 Nxd4 24. Qd3 dxc4 25. Nxc4 Nf3+ 26. Rxf3 Ra1+ 27. Kg2 Ra2+ 28. Rf2 Qb7+ 29. Kh3 Qf3+ 30. Rxf3 Rxh2# 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1856.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Staunton, Howard"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8112656373338"]
[EventDate "1856.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2 Kxf7 14. e5 Kf8 15. Re1 Qc8 16. d5 Bf5 17. Qd2 Nh6 18. Qf4 Ng4 19. e6 Bxf2+ 20. Kh1 Bxe1 21. Qxf5+ Nf6 22. Ne4 Bc3 23. Bh6 Qd8 24. Rc1 Bb2 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Ke8 28. Qg7 Rf8 29. Rxc7 Nxd5 30. Rd7 Nc4 31. Qxh7 Nf4 32. e7 Rf7 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. exd8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Knight Odds game"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1857.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Worrall, Thomas Herbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1857.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6. O-O Bh6 7. Qxf3 Nc6 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qh5+ Kg7 10. Bxf4 Bxf4 11. Rxf4 Nh6 12. Raf1 Qe8 13. Qh4 d6 14. Qf6+ Kg8 15. Qxh6 Bd7 16. R4f3 Ne7 17. h4 Ng6 18. h5 Bg4 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Rf8+ Qxf8 21. Rxf8+ Rxf8 22. Qxg6# 1-0

[Event "New York"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1857.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schulten, John William"]
[Black "Morphy, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8249293946408"]
[EventDate "1857.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 Bb4 6. Bd2 e3 7. Bxe3 O-O 8. Bd2 Re8+ 9. Be2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Bg4 11. c4 c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Kf1 Rxe2 14. Nxe2 Nd4 15. Qb1 Bxe2+ 16. Kf2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Nf3+ 18. gxf3 Qd4+ 19. Kg2 Qf2+ 20. Kh3 Qxf3+ 21. Kh4 Nh6 22. Qg1 Nf5+ 23. Kg5 Qh5# 0-1

[Event "1st American Chess Congress"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1857.11.03"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Paulsen, Louis"]
[Black "Morphy, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8249982093855"]
[EventDate "1857.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Re8 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Bc4 b5 9. Be2 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Rxe4 11. Bf3 Re6 12. c3 Qd3 13. b4 Bb6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. Ra2 Rae8 17. Qa6 {Morphy took twelve minutes over his next move, probably to assure himself that the combination was sound and that he had a forced win in every variation. -- Chernev} Qxf3 {!!} 18. gxf3 Rg6+ 19. Kh1 Bh3 20. Rd1 {Not 20 Rg1 Rxg1+ 21 Kxg1 Re1+} Bg2+ 21. Kg1 Bxf3+ 22. Kf1 Bg2+ {The "quiet" 22...Rg2! would have won more quickly. Zukertort gives: 23.Qd3 Rxf2+ 24.Kg1 Rg2+ 25.Kh1 Rg1.} 23. Kg1 Bh3+ 24. Kh1 Bxf2 25. Qf1 {Absolutely forced.} Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Re2 27. Ra1 Rh6 28. d4 Be3 0-1

[Event "Blindfold game"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1857.11.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Lichtenhein, Theodor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C36"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251730873434"]
[EventDate "1857.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Be7 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 Bh4+ 8. g3 fxg3 9. O-O gxh2+ 10. Kh1 Bf6 11. Ne5 Nh6 12. d4 Bxe5 13. Qh5 Qxd4 14. Bxf7+ Nxf7 15. Qxf7+ Kd8 16. Bg5+ Bf6 17. Nc3 Bd7 18. Rxf6 Kc7 19. Bf4+ Kb7 20. Rd6 Qc5 21. Ne4 Qxc2 22. Rxd7+ Nxd7 23. Qxd7+ Ka6 24. Nd6 Rhd8 25. Qb7+ Ka5 26. Bd2+ Qxd2 27. Nc4+ Ka4 28. b3# 1-0

[Event "Trieste"]
[Site "Trieste AUE"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mandolfo"]
[Black "Kolisch, Ignatz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1nbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w Kk - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1858.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. d3 b5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a4 b4 7. Na2 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. O-O Bc5 12. Bg5 h6 13. h3 h5 14. hxg4 hxg4 15. Nxe5 Nd4 16. Qe1 Ne4 17. Bxd8 Ng3 18. Nc6+ Nde2+ 19. Qxe2+ Nxe2# 0-1

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Allies"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8248354470409"]
[EventDate "1858.??.??"]

{This famous game is known as the \"Opera Game\" as it was played informally at the Paris Opera between Paul Morphy and the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard who played in consultation.} 1. e4 {Seizes the center. Frees the bishop and queen.} e5 {Equally good for the same reasons.} 2. Nf3 {The knight develops with \"tempo,\" attacking e5. Because the kings' pawns are undefended on e4 and e5, attacks and counterattacks are possible, and the game is sharper than after 1.d4 d5 when the queens defend the pawns, slowing down attacks.} d6 $6 {Black defends e5, BUT this move blocks the bishop on f8. This opening, \"The Philidor Defense\" is not bad, but it is considered inferior to 2...Nc6 which defends the e5-pawn without blocking the bishop on f8.} (2... Nc6) 3. d4 {Morphy plays the most active move, freeing the bishop on c1 and attacking the pawn on e5.} Bg4 $2 {Black uses a tactic, a \"pin\" on the knight on f3 which cannot move without losing the queen on d1, to defend the pawn on e5, but the tactic is flawed. It was better to play ...exd4 although White's position is much better.} (3... exd4 4. Qxd4) 4. dxe5 {Morphy has an idea to win a pawn.} Bxf3 {This is the only way to avoid losing a pawn on e5, but it helps Morphy develop the queen and create threats against f7.} (4... dxe5 $2 {Recapturing the pawn.} 5. Qxd8+ {Trading queens at just the right time.} Kxd8 {The only legal move - therefore the \"best\" move.} 6. Nxe5 {By trading queens, Morphy would \"unpin\" the knight on f3 and allow it top capture on e5.}) 5. Qxf3 {Recapturing and activating the queen.} dxe5 {Regaining the pawn.} 6. Bc4 {Morphy develops the bishop and threatens checkmate with 7.Qxf7#} Nf6 {Black develops the knight and stops the checkmate on f7. Can you now find a move that creates two threats for White?} 7. Qb3 $1 {Morphy attacks f7 AND b7. The arrangement with the bishop on c4 being supported by the queen on f3 is called a \"battery\" - a lineup of two linear pieces.} Qe7 {Black can't defend both threats so Black defends the more dangerous one, the attack on f7. Black also has an idea to trade queens if Morphy captures on b7, BUT the queen is now blocking the bishop on f8, and it is hard for Black to develop the kingside pieces and castle.} 8. Nc3 {Morphy develops a queen and stops ...Qb4+ trading queens.} (8. Qxb7 {wins a free pawn. This also looks like it traps the rook on a8, but Black has a defense.} Qb4+ {This check trades queens. White is still winning, but Morphy wanted to keep attacking and did not choose this path which trades queens, making it harder to attack.} 9. Qxb4 Bxb4+) (8. Bxf7+ $1 {This is a very nice trick which wins more material.} Qxf7 {The only way to capture on f7.} 9. Qxb7 {After capturing on f7, the black queen can no longer reach b4 to trade queens which means there is no trick to save the trapped rook on a8.}) 8... c6 {Black finds the best move. This move allows the queen to defend the pawn on b7, AND the pawn defends the squares b5 and d5 so that White's knight can't advance to these squares.} (8... Qb4 9. Bxf7+) 9. Bg5 {Morphy develops his last minor piece (minor pieces are bishops and knights), makes a pin on the f8-knight which can't move without allowing White to capture the queen on e7, and gets to ready to castle queenside. One move accomplishes a lot!} b5 $2 {It's hard to suggest a good move for Black. This proves to be a mistake because Morphy's sacrifice on the next move is very strong, but it's hard to develop any black pieces.} (9... Na6 {White can take this knight with Bxa6 and break up Black's queenside pawns, but maybe this was Black's best move, developing a piece.}) 10. Nxb5 $1 {Morphy has three minor pieces developed as well as his queen, AND he's ready to castle and get his rooks into the game. That lead in development justifies his piece sacrifice which unleashes his remaining pieces and traps Black in a crossfire in the center of the board.} (10. Bd3 $2 {If Morphy had retreated, he would have lost the initiative, and Black could have developed with ...Nbd7, solving most of his problems.} Nbd7) 10... cxb5 {Black should capture the knight as otherwise he has lost a pawn for nothing. Now he at least has an extra knight for his suffering.} 11. Bxb5+ {Morphy captures back and points the powerful bishop on b5 right at the queen.} Nbd7 {Black develops the knight and blocks the check.} (11... Kd8 {Moving the king means the king can NEVER castle, and Morphy can just continue bringing more pieces into the attack with check with 0-0-0+}) 12. O-O-O $1 {Morphy castles AND places his rook on d1. He immediately threatens to win material by capturing on d7 with the rook or the bishop as the knight on f6 is still pinned and is not a helpful defender.} Rd8 {Black develops his a8-rook and defends the knight on d7. This was Black's only way to defend d7.} 13. Rxd7 $1 {A brilliant move! Morphy wants to include his last piece, the rook on h1, but he displays no patience (a good habit for a player who has sacrificed, time is of the essence) and sacrifices to bring the rook to d1 as fast as possible.} Rxd7 {The knight on f6 is still pinned so this was the only way to recapture that did not lose material.} 14. Rd1 {Morphy's final piece develops with another tempo move, a threat to yet again capture on d7.} Qe6 {Black unpins the knight on f6 so that it can finally defend d7.} 15. Bxd7+ {Morphy has sniffed out a checkmating idea...} Nxd7 {The only recapture which doesn't allow White to capture the black queen.} 16. Qb8+ $3 {A brilliant finish! Checkmate wins the game, and chess players must not be afraid to sacrifice even their best piece, the queen, if checkmate can be forced.} Nxb8 {The only legal move.} 17. Rd8# {Checkmate! This checkmate in which the bishop defends the rook like this is known as \"Morphy's Mate\" in memory of this brilliant \"Opera Game.\"} 1-0

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans, LA USA"]
[Date "1858.03.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8248375413825"]
[EventDate "1858.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Be7 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Qf3+ Ke6 10. Nc3 dxc3 11. Re1+ Ne5 12. Bf4 Bf6 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Rxe5+ Kxe5 15. Re1+ Kd4 16. Bxd5 Re8 17. Qd3+ Kc5 18. b4+ Kxb4 19. Qd4+ Ka5 20. Qxc3+ Ka4 21. Qb3+ Ka5 22. Qa3+ Kb6 23. Rb1# 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1858.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bird, Henry Edward"]
[Black "Morphy, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8249311033924"]
[EventDate "1858.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Ng3 e4 7. Ne5 Nf6 8. Bg5 Bd6 9. Nh5 O-O 10. Qd2 Qe8 11. g4 Nxg4 12. Nxg4 Qxh5 13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Be2 Qh3 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Be3 Rb8 17. O-O-O Rxf2 18. Bxf2 Qa3 19. c3 Qxa2 20. b4 Qa1+ 21. Kc2 Qa4+ 22. Kb2 Bxb4 23. cxb4 Rxb4+ 24. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 25. Kc2 e3 26. Bxe3 Bf5+ 27. Rd3 Qc4+ 28. Kd2 Qa2+ 29. Kd1 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "Morphy - Harrwitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1858.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Harrwitz, Daniel"]
[Black "Morphy, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[Beauty "6667399857159"]
[EventDate "1858.09.??"]

1. d4 {Notes by J. Lowenthal. Herr Harrwitz, when first player, almost invariably adopts this mode of opening the game. It is one with every variation of which he is thoroughly familiar, and in no match of importance has he ever failed of using it.} e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bf4 {Mr. Morphy agrees with us in the opinion, that at this stage the text move is the most forcible one that can be selected ; indeed, he says he found it so strong. that in his after games with Harrwitz he proferred meeting d4 with f5, in place of exposing himself to this attack.} a6 5. e3 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. a3 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Be7 12. Be5 O-O 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Bg3 {Very well played for it not only obviates the capture of the Bishop and the subsequent posting of the King's Knight at f4, but also prevents the advance of the f-pawn.} Kh8 {Mr. Morphy considers that he lost the game by this move, and that if he had played Bf6 instead, the game would have been even.} 15. Rfe1 Bf6 {The following variation will show that Black could not have thrown up the f-pawn as he had intended, 15...f5 16 Qxe6 Nxc3 17 bxc3 f4 18 Qe4 g6 19 Bxf4 with a won game.} 16. Qe4 g6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Ne5 Rad8 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Rac1 Rc8 22. Bd6 Rg8 23. Be5 Kg7 {It is a singular fact, that in the earlier stages of every contest upon which Mr. Murphy has entered, he has played very much below his real force. This game presents none of those brilliant moves and remarkable combinations that so eminently abound in his general play, and at this point be selects a move which actually gives the victory to his opponent. The Bishop should have now been captured, and the game thereby would have been rendered an even one.} 24. f4 Bd7 25. Kf2 h6 26. Ke3 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28. Rc5 Bxe5 29. fxe5 Be6 {If Black had exchanged Rooks, with the view of breaking up his adversary's centre Pawns, the White King would have been posted at d4, and victory secured.} 30. a4 bxa4 31. Bxa6 Rb8 32. Rb5 Rd8 33. Rb6 Ra8 34. Kd2 Bc8 35. Bxc8 Rxc8 36. Rb5 Ra8 37. Rxd5 a3 38. bxa3 Rxa3 39. Rc5 Kf8 40. Ke2 Ke7 41. d5 Kd7 42. Rc6 h5 43. Rf6 Ke7 44. d6+ Ke8 45. e6 fxe6 46. Rxe6+ Kf7 47. d7 Ra8 48. Rd6 Ke7 49. Rxg6 Kxd7 50. Rg5 Rh8 51. Kf3 Ke6 52. Kg3 h4+ 53. Kg4 h3 54. g3 Kf6 55. Rh5 1-0

[Event "Anderssen - Morphy"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1858.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8251705924154"]
[EventDate "1858.12.20"]

1. e4 {Notes by Lowenthal} c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 {This is better than ...a6; but even now the King's Bishop is shut in, and the Queen's Pawn rendered weak.} 6. Bf4 {Correctly played, compelling the advance of the e-Pawn, which leaves the Queen's Pawn weak and unsupported.} e5 7. Be3 f5 {...a6 would have been sounder play, but even then the game would have been in favor of the first player.} 8. N1c3 {A fine conception.} f4 {Had Black played ...a6, White's reply would still have been Nd5, with a winning game.} 9. Nd5 fxe3 10. Nbc7+ Kf7 11. Qf3+ Nf6 12. Bc4 {The attack is now irresistable.} Nd4 13. Nxf6+ d5 {If the Bishop had been interposed, White would have taken it, checking; and on Knight retaking have played Nd5 discovering check, and won without difficulty.} 14. Bxd5+ Kg6 {Had the Queen captured the Bishop, White would have taken with Knight, discovering check, and have remained eventually with a Pawn ahead and a winning position.} 15. Qh5+ Kxf6 16. fxe3 {Ne8+, seemingly a good move, is only in appearance, as Black might have taken it when placed there; and on White taking Queen, have answered with ...Bb4+, obtaining a winning game.} Nxc2+ 17. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hamppe, Carl"]
[Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8250367703622"]
[EventDate "1859.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. fxe5 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Qh4+ 7. Ke2 Bg4+ 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. d4 O-O-O 10. Bd2 Bxf3+ 11. gxf3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bc5 13. Qe1 Qc4+ 14. Kd1 Qxc3 15. Rb1 Qxf3+ 16. Qe2 Rxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rd8+ 18. Kc1 Ba3+ 19. Rb2 Qc3 20. Bh3+ Kb8 21. Qb5 Qd2+ 22. Kb1 Qd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rxd1# 0-1

[Event "City Match"]
[Site "Postal"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dundee City"]
[Black "City Of Aberdeen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8251709879342"]
[EventDate "1859.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Qc7 5. Qe2 h6 6. c3 dxc3 7. Nxc3 Bb4 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nd5 Qd6 10. Be3 Nf6 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bd8 13. Bc5 Qb8 14. Rad1 b6 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Nh4 bxc5 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qh5+ Ke6 19. Qg4+ Kf7 20. Qh5+ Ke6 21. bxc5 Nd4 22. Rxd4 Bc7 23. Qf5+ Kf7 24. Rxd7+ Bxd7 25. Qxd7+ Kg8 26. Qe6+ Kg7 27. Nf5+ Kg6 28. Qd7 Rg8 29. Nh4+ Kg5 1-0

[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kolisch, Ignatz"]
[Black "Hamppe, Carl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8248086014993"]
[EventDate "1859.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nxd4 Bf6 7. c3 Nge7 8. f4 O-O 9. Be3 d5 10. e5 dxc4 11. exf6 gxf6 12. f5 Nxf5 13. Qg4+ Ng7 14. Qg3 Qd6 15. Bf4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Qxd4+ 17. Kh1 Bf5 18. Nc3 Bd3 19. Bh6 f5 20. Rf4 Qf6 21. Bg5 Qg6 22. Nd5 Rae8 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Rh4 h5 25. Nxh5 Nxh5 26. Bf6+ Kg8 27. Rxh5 Qxg3 28. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Duke Karl / Count Casabianca"]
[Black "Kolisch, Ignatz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Beauty "7904216247826"]
[EventDate "1859.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 Bd6 4. Bg3 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bd3 f5 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. O-O c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nb3 Qe7 14. Nfd4 f4 15. exf4 Rxf4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Qc2 Ba6 19. Qxc6 Bb7 20. Qc5 Qf7 21. Qe3 Rf8 22. Nc5 Ba8 23. b3 Qg6 24. Kh1 Rf3 25. gxf3 Rxf3 26. Rg1 Qf7 27. Qd4 e3 28. Qd8+ Qf8 29. Qxf8+ Kxf8 30. Rg2 exf2 31. Rf1 Kg8 32. Ne6 g6 33. Ng5 Re3 34. h4 Re1 35. Kh2 Rxf1 36. Kg3 Rg1 0-1

[Event "Knight Odds game"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Thomas Jefferson Bryan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1859.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bb6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qb3 Qf6 10. Bb5 Be6 11. Qa4 Nge7 12. Bg5 Qg6 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Nxe5 Qf6 16. Nxc6+ Kf8 17. e5 Qg5 18. h4 Qg4 19. Qa3+ Kg8 20. Ne7+ Kf8 21. Ng6+ Kg8 22. Qf8+ Rxf8 23. Ne7# 1-0

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1859.03.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Schrufer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8247817603109"]
[EventDate "1859.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qh5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Neg5 Bb4 11. Rxe6+ fxe6 12. Nxe6 Qf7 13. Nfg5 Qe7 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Nxg7+ Kd7 16. Qg4+ Kd8 17. Nf7+ Qxf7 18. Bg5+ Be7 19. Ne6+ Kc8 20. Nc5+ Kb8 21. Nd7+ Kc8 22. Nb6+ Kb8 23. Qc8+ Rxc8 24. Nd7# 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1860.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Burden, Francis"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8248220254288"]
[EventDate "1850.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 d6 5. Nc3 g5 6. d4 Bg7 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. e5 Qg6 9. h4 h6 10. Nd5 Kd8 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Rxh8 Bxh8 13. Nxg5 Qxg5 14. Bxf4 Qh4 15. Qf3 Nc6 16. exd6 Bg4 17. dxc7+ Kc8 18. Qe4 Be6 19. Qxe6+ fxe6 20. Nb6+ axb6 21. Bxe6# 1-0

[Event "0.28"]
[Site "Breslau -"]
[Date "1860.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Black "Suhle, Berthold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8251173040677"]
[EventDate "1860.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Nf6 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. Nc3 c6 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. Qg5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 cxd5 17. Kh1 Nc4 18. Rg1 Ne8 19. Qxg7+ Nxg7 20. Rxg7+ Kh8 21. Rg8+ Kxg8 22. Rg1+ Qg5 23. Rxg5# 1-0

[Event "Philadelphia"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "1860.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Smith, J."]
[Black "George H Derrickson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[Beauty "8248220200021"]
[EventDate "1860.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Bg4 7. h3 h5 8. hxg4 hxg4 9. Nh2 g3 10. Nf3 Ng4 11. Bxd8 Bxf2+ 12. Rxf2 gxf2+ 13. Kf1 Rh1+ 14. Ke2 Rxd1 15. Nfd2 Nd4+ 16. Kxd1 Ne3+ 17. Kc1 Ne2# 0-1

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1860.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Weiner"]
[Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "8246609638934"]
[EventDate "1860.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bg4 7. Qb3 Bxf3 8. Bxf7+ Kf8 9. Bxg8 Rxg8 10. gxf3 g5 11. Qe6 Ne5 12. Qf5+ Kg7 13. Kh1 Kh8 14. Rg1 g4 15. f4 Nf3 16. Rxg4 Qh4 17. Rg2 Qxh2+ 18. Rxh2 Rg1# 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1861.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kolisch, Ignatz"]
[Black "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8111314221146"]
[EventDate "1861.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 b5 11. Nxb5 Rb8 12. Qe3 Nge7 13. Qe2 Qh5 14. Ba3 Bb7 15. Rad1 Nf5 16. Rxd7 Kxd7 17. e6+ Kc8 18. exf7 Ba8 19. Nxa7+ Nxa7 20. Qe6+ Kd8 21. Rd1+ Nd6 22. Rxd6+ cxd6 23. Qxd6+ Kc8 24. Be6+ Kb7 25. Bd5+ Qxd5 26. Qxd5+ Ka6 27. Qc4+ Kb7 28. Qe4+ Nc6 29. Ne5 Ka6 30. Qc4+ Ka7 31. Bc5+ Rb6 32. Bxb6+ Bxb6 33. Nxc6+ Bxc6 34. Qxc6 1-0

[Event "Anderssen - Kolisch"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1861.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kolisch, Ignatz"]
[Black "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8247566173240"]
[EventDate "1861.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. O-O Bd6 9. h3 h6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rad1 Bc7 13. Rfe1 Qd6 14. Nf3 a6 15. Bxh6 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Ne4 18. Qh5 f5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Bxe4 Qd7 21. Bd5+ Kg7 22. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Pest"]
[Site "Pest"]
[Date "1862.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cseresnyes"]
[Black "Spitzer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8248757091878"]
[EventDate "1862.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. b4 {Reverting to the Evans Gambit is not a bad choice here !} Bxb4 6. c3 Ba5 7. d4 exd4 $6 (7... Nf6 $5 {may be 'best'.}) 8. Qb3 $1 Qe7 (8... Qf6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Re1 {was a known line at the time.}) 9. cxd4 {Threatens d5, with a Queen check to follow, picking up the bishop on a5.} Bb6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxc6 $5 Bxc6 12. Nc3 O-O-O $6 (12... Nf6 $5 13. e5 dxe5 14. d5 Bd7 15. Ba3 {looks dangerous for Black, but} Bc5 {is a reasonable defence.}) 13. d5 Bd7 14. Ba3 $6 (14. a4 {first !} a5 15. Ba3) 14... Nh6 $6 (14... f6 {Barcza.}) 15. e5 $1 {intending Ne4, which Black prevents.} f5 16. Rae1 c5 ({Desparation. he can not play} 16... Qf8 17. e6 Be8 18. e7) 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bxd6 Qe8 19. Nd5 $1 Kd7 {Aloows a pretty finish, but there is no half decent defence.} 20. Qxb6 $1 axb6 21. Nxb6+ Ke6 22. Ng5# $1 {Nice, isn't it !!} 1-0

[Event "Breslau"]
[Site "Breslau"]
[Date "1862.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rosanes, Jacob"]
[Black "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[Beauty "8251709918237"]
[EventDate "1862.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Bb5+ c6 5. dxc6 Nxc6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 Bc5 8. Nxe4 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d3 Re8 11. Bd2 Nxe4 12. dxe4 Bf5 13. e5 Qb6 14. O-O-O Bd4 15. c3 Rab8 16. b3 Red8 17. Nf3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Rxb3 19. Be1 Be3+ 0-1

[Event "Kolisch - Shumov Match"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "1862.05.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ilya Shumov"]
[Black "Kolisch, Ignatz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8247012252169"]
[EventDate "1862.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. f4 d6 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 Qe7 10. b4 Be6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qh5+ Qf7 14. Qh4 O-O-O 15. Na3 f5 16. Qf2 Qh5 17. Rae1 f4 18. c3 Nc6 19. b5 Nb8 20. Qxa7 b6 21. Qa4 Rhg8 22. Rd1 Rxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Qe2+ 24. Kh1 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1862.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8247817552938"]
[EventDate "1862.??.??"]

1. e4 {Notes by Blackburne. This is the first game I ever played with Professor Anderssen, the greatest German player, and at that time in the zenith of his fame. For a novice to offer so brilliant an expert the Muzio was like Ivanhoe challenging Bois-Gilbert in the lists at Ashby, but we were nothing if not daring in those days, and the cautious modern safety-loving youth of today had not yet been evolved. It shows what a change has come over chess during the last forty years.} e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qe7 7. d3 Nc6 8. Bxf4 Nd4 9. Qf2 Ne6 10. Be3 Bg7 11. d4 Nf6 12. Qf3 d6 13. Nc3 O-O 14. d5 Nc5 15. Bg5 Ncd7 16. Rae1 Ne5 17. Qg3 Kh8 18. Qh4 Nxc4 19. Rxf6 Qd7 20. Rh6 Qg4 21. Rxh7+ Kg8 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Dorpat"]
[Site "Dorpat (Tartu) RUE"]
[Date "1862.06.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hermann Karl Eduard Clemenz"]
[Black "Friedrich Eisenschmidt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251709918296"]
[EventDate "1862.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. O-O d6 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. e5 dxe5 11. Re1 Nge7 12. Ng5 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qd6 15. Nxg7+ Kf8 16. Qg4 Bxd4 17. Ne4 Qb4 18. Ne6+ Ke8 19. Nf6+ Kf7 20. Ng5+ Kf8 21. Ba3 Qxa3 22. Qe6 Nd8 23. Qf7+ Nxf7 24. Ne6# 1-0

[Event "B.C.A. Grand Tourney"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1862.06.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robey, James"]
[Black "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7633234606622"]
[EventDate "1862.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. d5 Nd6 7. Be2 e4 8. dxc6 exf3 9. cxd7+ Bxd7 10. Bxf3 O-O 11. Bf4 Bf5 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. Nd5 Bd8 14. b3 Be6 15. Qd2 f5 16. Rad1 Ne8 17. Qb4 Qc8 18. Rfe1 c6 19. Ne7+ Bxe7 20. Qxe7 Bf7 21. Rd7 Bg6 22. Red1 Rf7 23. Qe6 Nf6 24. Rd8+ Qxd8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. h4 Re8 27. Qc4 h6 28. Be3 Kh7 29. Bd4 Ng4 30. Bc3 h5 31. g3 Rfe7 32. Qd4 Ne5 33. Bg2 Rd7 34. Qxa7 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Ng4+ 36. Kh3 Re2 37. Bd4 Nxf2+ 38. Kh2 Ng4+ 39. Kh3 Rh1+ 40. Bxh1 Rh2# 0-1

[Event "B.C.A. Grand Tourney"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1862.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Black "Mongredien, Augustus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251730837578"]
[EventDate "1862.??.??"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Nd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Rf3 f5 14. Rh3 g6 15. g4 fxg4 16. Rxh7 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Kxh7 18. Qxg4 Rg8 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kf7 21. Qh7+ Ke6 22. Qh3+ Kf7 23. Rf1+ Ke8 24. Qe6 Rg7 25. Bg5 Qd7 26. Bxg6+ Rxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kd8 28. Rf8+ Qe8 29. Qxe8# 1-0

[Event "Manchester"]
[Site "Manchester ENG"]
[Date "1863.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steinkuehler, Alexander"]
[Black "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8249965070349"]
[EventDate "1863.??.??"]

1. e4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nfxd2 {A weak move. The other Knight ought to have taken.} Nxd4 9. O-O d6 10. Nb3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 O-O 12. Re1 Nh5 13. e5 Qg5 14. exd6 Nf4 15. Bxf7+ {This tempting but unsound move led to all his subsequent troubles.} Kh8 16. g3 cxd6 17. Nc3 Nh3+ 18. Kg2 Qf6 19. Bd5 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Qg1+ 21. Rxg1 Nf2+ 22. Kg2 Bh3# {In chess language this is a "clean" mate and is considered one of the most beautiful ever produced in actual play.} 0-1

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1863.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Black "Eck"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1863.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ba3 Bb6 9. Qb3 d5 10. exd5 Na5 11. Re1+ Be6 12. dxe6 Nxb3 13. exf7+ Kd7 14. Be6+ Kc6 15. Ne5+ Kb5 16. Bc4+ Ka5 17. Bb4+ Ka4 18. axb3# 1-0

[Event "Paris m/1"]
[Site "Paris m/1"]
[Date "1863.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Petrov, Alexander"]
[Black "Journoud, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "6531571532834"]
[EventDate "1863.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. d4 Nh5 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. Nc3 Ng3 11. Bxf4 Nxh1 12. Qd2 Qxh4+ 13. g3 Nxg3 14. Qf2 Nf5 15. Qxh4 Nxh4 16. Bh6+ Kg8 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Be8 Nf3+ 19. Kf2 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bf5 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. exf6 Nd7 23. Bxd7 Bxd7 24. Re1 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Bxe8 26. Kg3 Bd7 27. c4 a5 28. a3 a4 29. c5 Bc8 30. d6 cxd6 31. cxd6 Bd7 32. Kf4 Be6 33. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1863.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arnous de Riviere, Jules"]
[Black "Morphy, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C58"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[Beauty "8246471443464"]
[EventDate "1863.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. h3 O-O 11. Nh2 Nh7 12. Nd2 f5 13. Nb3 Bd6 14. O-O Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 f4 16. Qxe4 Ng5 17. Qd4 Nf3+ 18. gxf3 Qh4 19. Rh1 Bxh3 20. Bd2 Rf6 0-1

[Event "Breslau"]
[Site "Breslau GER"]
[Date "1863.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rosanes, Jacob"]
[Black "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8251709874760"]
[EventDate "1863.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. d4 Nh5 9. Bb5+ c6 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Bxc6+ Kf8 13. Bxa8 Ng3 14. Rh2 Bf5 15. Bd5 Kg7 16. Nc3 Re8+ 17. Kf2 Qb6 18. Na4 Qa6 19. Nc3 Be5 20. a4 Qf1+ 21. Qxf1 Bxd4+ 22. Be3 Rxe3 23. Kg1 Re1# 0-1

[Event "Blindfold simul, 10b"]
[Site "Kidderminster ENG"]
[Date "1863.05.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251709908569"]
[EventDate "1863.??.??"]

1. e4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 d6 5. Nxc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ne5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Bxf7+ Ke7 9. Bg5+ Nf6 10. Qh5 c6 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. f4 Qc5 13. fxe5 Qxe5 14. O-O h6 15. Be8 Be6 16. Rxf6 gxf6 17. Rd7+ Bxd7 18. Qf7+ Kd6 19. Qxd7+ Kc5 20. Be3+ Kb4 21. Qxb7+ Ka5 {In this position I announced mate in three moves.} 22. b4+ Bxb4 23. Bb6+ axb6 24. Qxa8# 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1866.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hewitt, M."]
[Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8249965090898"]
[EventDate "1866.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Ne2 Bc5 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 fxe4 8. Bf4 d5 9. Bb5 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Qb3 Ng4 15. Bh4 e3 16. O-O Qh5 17. Bg3 e2 18. Re1 Rxf2 19. Nd2 Raf8 20. c4 Rxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Qh3+ 22. Kxh3 Ne3+ 23. Kh4 Ng2+ 24. Kg5 Rf5+ 25. Kg4 h5+ 26. Kh3 Rf2# 0-1

[Event "Homberg"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1867.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prince Andrey Dadian Of Mingrelia"]
[Black "Kolisch, Ignatz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8250254492219"]
[EventDate "1867.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. b3 Bh6 9. Bb2 Qxb2 10. Nc3 Qxc2 11. Rae1+ Ne7 12. Qh5 Qg6 13. Rxe7+ Kd8 14. Qe2 d6 15. Re1 Bd7 16. Rxd7+ $1 Kxd7 17. Bb5+ c6 18. Qe7+ Kc8 19. Nd5 cxd5 20. Rc1+ Nc6 21. Rxc6+ bxc6 22. Ba6+ Kb8 23. Qb7# 1-0

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1867.07.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kolisch, Ignatz"]
[Black "Loyd, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8250363782666"]
[EventDate "1867.06.04"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bb6 8. dxe5 Bg4 9. exd6 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Ne5 11. Bb5+ c6 12. Qg3 Qxd6 13. Be2 Ne7 14. Kh1 O-O 15. f4 N5g6 16. Na3 Bc7 17. Nc2 f5 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. e5 Qd8 20. Nd4 Qc8 21. Ba3 b5 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Ne6 Ng6 24. Bb3 Re8 25. Nxc7 Qxc7 26. Qxg6 1-0

[Event "Casual"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1869.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "MacDonnell, George Alcock"]
[Black "Boden, Samuel Standidge"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8247545232396"]
[EventDate "1869.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. c3 Bc5 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 Ba5 8. Qh5 d5 9. Bxd5 Qe7 10. Ba3 Nf6 11. Bxf7+ Qxf7 12. Qxa5 Nc6 13. Qa4 Nxe4 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Nbd2 Nxd2+ 16. Nxd2 O-O-O 17. Rb1 Qd5 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. Rd1 Rhe8 20. Bc5 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Bh3+ 22. Kg1 Re6 23. Qc2 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 0-1

[Event "Norwich"]
[Site "Norwich ENG"]
[Date "1871.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[Beauty "8247570134043"]
[EventDate "1871.??.??"]

1. e4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 {With this and the succeeding moves White loses time.} Ne7 7. Bg5 c6 8. Be3 Bb6 9. Nc3 Ng6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Bb3 O-O 12. Rad1 Qd7 13. Nh2 Bxh3 14. Bxb6 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nf4+ 16. Kh1 axb6 17. f3 N6h5 18. Rf2 Ng3+ 19. Kg1 Qh3 20. d4 {In this position I announced mate in two moves, and the beginner would no doubt like to find it out for himself. The editor of a chess column says: "As this is the most beautiful mate we have ever seen in actual play we include it in our series of problems."} Qg2+ 21. Rxg2 Nh3# 0-1

[Event "Aalborg"]
[Site "Aalborg DEN"]
[Date "1872.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ludvigsen, Frode"]
[Black "Soren Anton Sorensen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8249562422868"]
[EventDate "1872.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Nxg6 Nf6 6. Qxf5 d6 7. Qf3 hxg6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Nc3 Ne5 10. Qg3 Bxb5 11. Nxb5 Nxe4 12. Qe3 Rh4 13. d3 Bh6 14. Qe2 Bxc1 15. Rxc1 Qg5 16. O-O Rxh2 17. Nxc7+ Kd7 18. f4 Ng4 19. fxg5 Rh1+ 20. Kxh1 Ng3+ 21. Kg1 Nxe2+ 22. Kh1 Rh8# 0-1

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1872.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Emmanuel Schiffers"]
[Black "Nolde"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251709868119"]
[EventDate "1872.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 Nh6 12. e5 g5 13. Nxg5 Bg4 14. exf6 Bxd1 15. Re1+ Kd7 16. Be6+ Kc6 17. d5+ Kc5 18. Nge4+ Kc4 19. Rexd1 Bd4 20. Rab1 Bxc3 21. Rdc1 Rg8 22. Rxc3+ Kd4 23. Rb4+ Nc4 24. Rbxc4+ Ke5 25. f4+ Kxf4 26. Ng5+ Ke5 27. Nf3# 1-0

[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1872.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hamppe, Carl"]
[Black "Meitner, Philipp"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "6597069838344"]
[EventDate "1872.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Na4 $6 Bxf2+ $3 4. Kxf2 Qh4+ 5. Ke3 Qf4+ 6. Kd3 d5 7. Kc3 (7. exd5 $4 Qxa4) 7... Qxe4 $2 (7... d4+ $1 8. Kd3 (8. Kb3 Qxe4 {∓}) 8... f5 {∓}) 8. Kb3 $2 (8. d4 $1 exd4+ 9. Qxd4 Qe1+ 10. Bd2 $3 Qxa1 11. Nf3 {+-}) 8... Na6 $2 (8... Nc6 {∓}) (8... d4 {∓}) 9. a3 $5 (9. d4 $1 exd4 10. a3 {+-}) 9... Qxa4+ $3 10. Kxa4 (10. Ka2 {-+}) 10... Nc5+ 11. Kb4 $2 (11. Kb5 $1 a5 (11... b6 12. d4 exd4 13. Qxd4 Ne7 14. Qxc5 $1) (11... Ne7 12. Kxc5 $2 (12. c4 $1 d4 13. Kxc5 a5 14. Qa4+ Kd8 15. Qxa5 Rxa5+ 16. Kb4 Nc6+ 17. Kb3 e4) 12... a5 13. Bb5+ {=}) 12. Kxc5 (12. b4 $1 {+-}) 12... Ne7) 11... a5+ 12. Kxc5 (12. Kc3 $6 d4+ 13. Kc4 b6 {∓}) 12... Ne7 $1 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. Bc6 $3 b6+ 15. Kb5 Nxc6 16. Kxc6 Bb7+ $3 17. Kb5 Ba6+ 18. Kc6 (18. Ka4 Bc4) 18... Bb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Knight Odds Game"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1872.05.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zukertort, Johannes Hermann"]
[Black "Count De Kostaki Epoureano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1872.??.??"]

1. f4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 a6 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Qe2 O-O 9. g4 Nxg4 10. Qg2 Nf6 11. h4 h6 12. h5 Kh8 13. O-O-O Ne8 14. Rdg1 Rg8 15. Bh7 f6 16. Bxg8 Kxg8 17. Qg6 Kh8 18. Ng5 hxg5 19. fxg5 Ne7 20. gxf6 Nxg6 21. hxg6+ Kg8 22. Rh8+ Kxh8 23. f7 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1874.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Davydow"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8250367677009"]
[EventDate "1874.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. d3 Bh6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Bd2 Nbc6 11. Rae1 Qf5 12. Nd5 Kd8 13. Bc3 Re8 14. Bf6 Bg5 15. g4 Qg6 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. h4 Qxh4 18. Qxf4 d6 19. Nf6 Ne5 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. Qxe5 Bxg4 22. Qd4+ Kc8 23. Be6+ Kb8 24. Nd7+ Kc8 25. Nc5+ Kb8 26. Na6+ bxa6 27. Qb4# 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1874.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Henry William Birkmyre Gifford"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8249562412122"]
[EventDate "1874.??.??"]

1. e4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Qh5 Qe7 7. f4 O-O {d6 followed by Bd7 and Castling on Queen's side is the proper line of defence.} 8. O-O d6 9. f5 d3+ {This discovered check is not good, it enables the Queen's Knight to be brought into action.} 10. Kh1 dxc2 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. f6 Ng6 14. fxg7 Kxg7 15. Qxh6+ Kxh6 16. Ne6+ Kh5 17. Be2+ Kh4 18. Rf4+ Nxf4 19. g3+ Kh3 20. Nexf4# 1-0

[Event "Bird - Mason Match"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "1875.12.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bird, Henry Edward"]
[Black "Mason, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8250095319048"]
[EventDate "1875.??.??"]

1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e4 Nf6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Be2 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Bc5 10. Nc3 Qd4 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Nd1 Nde5 13. Be3 Qd6 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Qf2 Qb4+ 16. Qd2 Qc5 17. Nc3 Rfd8 18. Qf2 Nd4 19. Bd1 Rd6 20. Nd5 Rxd5 21. exd5 Qb4+ 22. Qd2 Nxd3+ 0-1

[Event "Philadelphia"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1876.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Curran, W."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "8246878039636"]
[EventDate "1876.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 h5 9. Nxg5 h4 10. Nxf7 hxg3 11. Nxd8 Bg4 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. h3 gxf2+ 14. Rxf2 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Bxf2 16. Nf7 Rxh3+ 17. gxh3 Bf3+ 18. Kh2 Bg1# 0-1

[Event "Bird - Mason Match 1875/76"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "1876.01.05"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Bird, Henry Edward"]
[Black "Mason, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7564515088954"]
[EventDate "1876.??.??"]

1. f4 f5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 e6 5. Be2 Bb7 6. Bf3 Nc6 7. Nh3 Be7 8. c4 Rb8 9. O-O O-O 10. d3 d5 11. d4 Qe8 12. Nc3 Nd8 13. Rc1 c6 14. Rc2 a6 15. Be2 Nf7 16. Nf2 Ba8 17. Bd3 Nh6 18. Be2 Rc8 19. Nb1 Kh8 20. Nd2 Rg8 21. Nf3 Nf7 22. Nh3 Ng4 23. Bc1 g5 24. Ne5 Ngxe5 25. fxe5 g4 26. Nf4 Ng5 27. Kh1 Qf8 28. Bxg4 Qh6 29. Bh3 dxc4 30. bxc4 c5 31. d5 Rcd8 32. e4 Qh4 33. exf5 exd5 34. cxd5 Nxh3 35. gxh3 Rxd5 36. Nxd5 Qe4+ 37. Rf3 Bxd5 38. Rcf2 Bh4 39. Rf1 Qxe5 40. Qd2 Bf6 41. Qf4 Qe2 0-1

[Event "Berlin"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1881.09.16"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Schwarz, Jacques"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8247817596936"]
[EventDate "1881.08.29"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Bd3 c6 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne2 Bg4 9. Ng3 Qc7 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Rfe8 12. Rae1 Ne4 13. Qc1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bxg3 16. Kg2 Bd6 17. Rh1 Nf8 18. Rh3 g6 19. Reh1 Rad8 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. c4 dxc4 22. Bxc4 h5 23. Rh4 b5 24. Bb3 Ne6 25. Bf6 Nf4+ 26. Qxf4 Bxf4 27. Rxh5 gxh5 28. Rxh5 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prince Andrey Dadian Of Mingrelia"]
[Black "Boulitchoff"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8250233521748"]
[EventDate "1882.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. e5 dxe5 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Ng5+ Ke8 13. Nce4 Qxd4 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qf3 Nh6 16. Ba3 Nc4 17. Qf7+ Nxf7 18. Nf6+ Kd8 19. Nxf7# 1-0

[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1882.06.13"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Mason, James"]
[Black "Winawer, Szymon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[Beauty "6666749794370"]
[EventDate "1882.05.10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. Be3 $6 {Mason plays with a clear plan that Winawer lacks. This move is in fact premature, and Winawer is objectively better, but Mason focuses on this exchange which will open the f-file. When Winawer is not able to find a counter plan or to properly exploit the weaknesses in Mascon's plan, he eventually suffers.} Bb6 (5... Bxe3 6. fxe3 Nf6 {=}) 6. Nbd2 h6 $6 {This only weakens squares.} 7. Nf1 Nf6 8. h3 $6 {White also weakens squares.} Ne7 9. Ng3 c6 10. Bb3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Qb6 12. Qd2 (12. d4 {⩲ White is able to establish the ideal pawn center and a good advantage here.}) 12... a5 $1 13. c3 $2 (13. a4 {= The standard reply to a5 in such positions.}) 13... a4 14. Bd1 Be6 15. O-O Qc7 16. Nh4 b5 17. Bc2 c5 18. Ngf5 (18. d4 {⩲ Mason is focused on action on the f-file and refuses to consider this pawn break, but the engine does advocate for it.}) 18... Bxf5 19. Nxf5 Nxf5 20. Rxf5 Nd7 $6 {Now Winawer is encouraged to play ...f6 which will make the light squares very weak.} (20... Nh7 {= The engine advocates for this idea though I find it very inhuman.}) 21. Raf1 f6 $6 (21... O-O $1 22. Qf2 Nf6 $1 {The alternative to ...f6 though the exchange sacrifice looks dangerous.} 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Qxf6 Kh7 {immediately give a perpetual but no win.}) 22. Bd1 a3 23. Bh5+ Ke7 24. b3 {±} Rhf8 25. R5f3 Nb6 26. Rg3 Kd8 (26... g5 27. Rgf3 {transitions the target of the attack from g7 to f6.}) 27. Bg4 (27. d4 {± This break would already be well-timed.}) 27... Qe7 28. Be2 Kc7 29. d4 c4 30. Rb1 {patiently preparing for the opening of the b-file while maintaining the tension.} g5 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. Rb4 Qe6 33. d5 Qc8 34. Bxc4 Na4 35. Bb5 Nc5 {Having won a clean pawn, White should win, but the c5-knight is well-placed, and good technique to attack on both sides of the board is needed to earn victory.} 36. Qe2 $1 {Having broken the queenside, White now attacks on the kingside as well.} f5 $2 37. exf5 (37. Qh5 $1 {Gives no good way to defend h6.} Rf6 38. Rxg5 $3 hxg5 39. Qh7+ Kd8 (39... Kb8 40. Bc6+ Nb7 41. Rxb7+ Qxb7 42. Qxb7#) 40. Qg7 $1 {+- traps the rook.}) 37... e4 38. Bc6 Rb8 39. Qh5 $1 {Without this move now, Black would actually be getting off the hook by capturing on f5.} Rf6 $2 (39... Rxf5 40. Qxh6 Qh8 {±}) (39... Qxf5 40. Qxh6 {+-}) 40. Rxg5 $1 {Mason breaks through! The first rook sacrifice is not the prettiest, but it is the most critical.} hxg5 41. Qh7+ Nd7 (41... Kd8 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Qg7+ Rf7 44. f6+ {an Black can no longer defend the rook.} Kd8 45. Qxf7 {+-}) 42. Bxd7 Qg8 43. Rb7+ $3 {One of the most spectacular moves in chess history. The twice offered rook breaks the coordination that defends the queen on g8. This the queen is lost.} Kxb7 (43... Rxb7 44. Qxg8 Kxd7 45. Qg7+ {+-}) 44. Bc8+ $1 {Picking up the queen on g8.} Ka8 45. Qxg8 Rxf5 46. Qd8 Rxd5 47. Qd7 Rb1+ 48. Kh2 Rd2 49. Qc6+ Kb8 50. Qxe4 Rbb2 51. Be6 Kc7 52. Qc4+ Kb6 53. Bd5 g4 54. hxg4 Rf2 55. Qc6+ Ka7 56. Qc7+ {Winawer resigned here without playing out ...Ka6 and Bc4+} 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1883.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prince Andrey Dadian Of Mingrelia"]
[Black "Colonel Boutourlin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8249696645210"]
[EventDate "1883.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Nc3 gxf3 6. O-O Bc5+ 7. d4 Bb6 8. Bxf4 fxg2 {?} 9. Bxf7+ Kf8 10. Rf2 Nf6 11. Qh5 {? 11. Bh5!} Nxh5 12. Bh6+ Ke7 {12... Ng7!} 13. Nd5+ Kd6 14. e5+ Kc6 15. Nb4+ Kb5 16. a4+ Ka5 17. Nd3 {!} Bxd4 18. b4+ Kb6 19. a5+ Ka6 20. b5+ Kxb5 21. c4+ Ka6 22. Nb4# 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1883.05.05"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Zukertort, Johannes Hermann"]
[Black "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8178423107150"]
[EventDate "1883.04.26"]

1. c4 e6 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 (3... d5) 4. Be2 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. d4 (6. cxd5) 6... Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 Qe7 $2 (9... a6) 10. Nb5 $1 Ne4 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. Nd2 (12. Ne1) 12... Ndf6 (12... Nxd2 13. Qxd2 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Qg5 15. f3 Nf6) 13. f3 $6 (13. Nb1 $1 Nd7 14. f3 Nef6) 13... Nxd2 14. Qxd2 dxc4 15. Bxc4 d5 16. Bd3 {±} Rfc8 17. Rae1 $5 Rc7 (17... Ne8 18. e4 a5 19. e5 Ba6) 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Ne8 20. f4 g6 21. Re3 f5 (21... a5 22. f5 exf5 23. Rg3 Ng7 24. Qh6 f6 25. Rh3 Ne8 26. Re3) 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. f5 $1 Ne4 (23... gxf5 24. Bxf5) 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. fxg6 Rc2 $5 (25... hxg6 26. Rg3) 26. gxh7+ Kh8 27. d5+ e5 28. Qb4 $3 R8c5 (28... Qxb4 29. Bxe5+ Kxh7 30. Rh3+ Kg6 31. Rg3+ Kh6 32. Rf6+ Kh7 33. Rf7+ Kh6 34. Bf4+ Kh5 35. Rh7#) 29. Rf8+ $3 Kxh7 (29... Qxf8 30. Bxe5+ Kxh7 31. Qxe4+ Kh6 (31... Kg8 32. Qg6+) 32. Rh3+ Kg5 33. Rg3+ Kh5 34. Qg6+ Kh4) 30. Qxe4+ Kg7 31. Bxe5+ Kxf8 32. Bg7+ $1 Kg8 33. Qxe7 1-0

[Event "Nuremberg"]
[Site "Nuremberg GER"]
[Date "1883.07.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fritz, Alexander"]
[Black "Mason, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8249562428466"]
[EventDate "1883.07.16"]

1. e4 {From Emmanual Lasker's "How To Play Chess."} e6 {Black develops without exposing his KP.} 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e5 Be7 8. Bd3 b6 {This is too slow. Better to engage White immediately by 8...c5.} 9. h4 {Intending an attack against the black king.} Bb7 {Far too slow. At least 9...Ba6 should be played.} 10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Ng5+ Kg6 {If 11..., Kg8; 12. Qh5 or if 11..., Kh6; 12. Qd2.} 12. Ne2 Bxg5 13. hxg5 f5 14. gxf6 Rh8 15. Nf4+ Kf7 16. Qg4 Rxh1+ 17. Kd2 gxf6 18. Qxe6+ Kg7 19. Rxh1 Bc8 20. Rh7+ Kxh7 21. Qf7+ {and mates next move} 1-0

[Event "Corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dorrer"]
[Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[Beauty "7289658189911"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 Qh5+ 6. Nf3 g5 7. Nd5 Kd8 8. g3 Nce7 9. Nxe7 Bxe7 10. gxf4 g4 11. Ne1 Nf6 12. Bg2 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Ke3 f6 15. c4 fxe5 16. dxe5 Ke8 17. Nd3 d4+ 18. Kxd4 Bf5 19. Bxe4 Rd8+ 20. Bd5 c6 21. b4 b5 22. Kc3 cxd5 23. c5 Qh3 24. Qf1 d4+ 25. Kc2 Qh6 26. Bd2 Qe6 27. Kb2 Qc4 28. Ne1 d3 29. Rc1 Qd5 30. Ng2 Be6 31. Ra1 a5 32. Qf2 axb4 33. Bxb4 Ra8 34. Kb1 Ra4 35. a3 d2 36. Kc2 Rxb4 37. axb4 Qb3+ 38. Kxd2 Qb2+ 39. Ke3 Qc3+ 40. Ke4 Bf5+ 41. Kd5 Qd3+ 42. Kc6 Qd7+ 43. Kb6 Bd8+ 44. Ka6 Qc6+ 45. Ka7 Be4 0-1

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Calcutta IND"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robert Steel"]
[Black "Roos, Raphael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "6598277788762"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 d5 6. exd5 Bg4+ 7. Nf3 O-O-O 8. dxc6 Bc5 9. cxb7+ Kb8 10. Nb5 Nf6 11. c3 Rhe8+ 12. Kd3 Bf5+ 13. Kc4 Be6+ 14. Kxc5 a5 15. Nxc7 Qh5+ 16. Ne5 Nd7+ 17. Kb5 Qxd1 18. Bxf4 Qxa1 19. Ka6 Nxe5 20. Nxe8 f6 21. dxe5 f5 22. Be3 Rxe8 23. Bb5 Qxh1 24. Bc5 Rd8 25. Ba7+ Kc7 26. Bb6+ {analysis 24.Ba7+ Kc7 25.Bc5 Rd8 26.Ka7 wins} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Merian"]
[Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8248488684065"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nf3 Qxe4+ 6. Be2 Bb4+ 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O Nh6 9. Re1 Qg6 10. Bg5 Kd8 11. Bf4 d6 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. b4 Qf6 14. Bg3 Qxc3 15. b5 Nd4 16. Ne4 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Qa5 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. Nd4 a6 20. Nc5 dxc5 21. Ne6+ fxe6 22. Rxd7+ Kxd7 23. Qxe6+ Kd8 24. Rd1+ Bd6 25. Bh4+ 1-0

[Event "Blindfold simul, 4b"]
[Site "Baltimore, MD USA"]
[Date "1885.02.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Black "Brockenbrough, B J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8251730853386"]
[EventDate "1885.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. Nxd5 Nc6 8. d3 a6 9. Bc4 Bg4 10. c3 b5 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Nxe7 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxb3 14. Nc6 Qc8 15. axb3 Nf6 16. O-O Qb7 17. Re1+ Kf8 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Bh6+ Kg8 20. Re3 Qc7 21. Rg3+ Qxg3 22. Ne7# 1-0

[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "1885.07.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Gunsberg, Isidor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[Beauty "6808596907055"]
[EventDate "1885.07.13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 c4 9. Ng3 b5 10. Be2 Nb6 11. O-O a5 12. Nh5 b4 13. Qe1 Rg8 14. Qg3 Nd7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nh7 Ne7 17. f5 exf5 18. Bxh6 Qb6 19. Bxg7 Bxg7 20. Nxg7+ Kd8 21. Qg5 Ra6 22. e6 fxe6 23. Bh5 Ne5 24. Qf6 Nd7 25. Qg5 Rh8 26. Nf6 Nxf6 27. Qxf6 Rg8 28. Rae1 e5 29. Qxe5 Qf6 30. Qxe7+ Qxe7 31. Rxe7 Kxe7 32. Nxf5+ Bxf5 33. Rxf5 bxc3 34. bxc3 Rb6 35. Bf3 Rb1+ 36. Kf2 Rb2+ 37. Ke3 Rc2 38. Bxd5 Rc8 39. Ke4 Re2+ 40. Kf4 Rxa2 41. Ke5 Re2+ 42. Be4 Rf8 43. Rg5 a4 44. d5 Kd8 45. Rg7 Re8+ 46. Kd6 R8xe4 47. Ra7 Ke8 48. Rxa4 Rxg2 49. Kc6 Rxh2 50. d6 Rd2 51. Ra8+ Kf7 52. d7 Re6+ 53. Kc7 Re7 0-1

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans, LA USA"]
[Date "1886.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mc Connell, James"]
[Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[Beauty "8248908336188"]
[EventDate "1886.??.??"]

1. e4 {Notes by Wilhelm Steinitz.} e6 {As is well known Steinitz never adopted this defense excepting in the present game where it had been agreed that the line of play which occurred in the first tie game of the Vienna tournament of 1882 between Steinitz (White) and Winawer (Black) should be followed by the two parties up to White's 14th move from which point McConnell claimed that the game could be won by White in a manner that had escaped the attention of all analysts who had commented on that game including the writer.} 2. e5 {This line of play was introduced by Steinitz in the above named tournament and was his favorite attack in this opening at that time.} f6 3. d4 c5 4. dxc5 Bxc5 5. Nc3 Qc7 {The attack here initiated gains material but too much at the expense of time and position. 5...Nc6 was superior.} 6. Bf4 {Obviously the loss of forces could be avoided by 6.exf6 but White prefers giving up virtually at this point the exchange of his pawns for an attack which ought to have succeeded by proper play.} Qb6 7. Qd2 {Only consistent with the previous play. 7.Nh3 Qxb2 8.Nb5 Bb4+ 9.Ke2 Na6 10.Rb1 Qxa2 11.Rxb4 Nxb4 12.Nc7+ was not as good although White wins a piece temporarily for his knight becomes immediately subject to loss by ...b6 which also opens measures against White's king.} Bxf2+ 8. Qxf2 Qxb2 9. Kd2 {Natural enough as any attempt to save the rook would have left Black with two pawns ahead and a comparatively very easy game.} Qxa1 10. Nb5 {To all appearances the most direct route to be successful but the bad position of Black’s queen and his exposed kingside might have been also utilized in other ways for instance by 10.Qg3 with the following interesting possibilities: 10...Qxf1 (or 10...g5 11.exf6 Nxf6 best; [if 11...gxf4 12.Qg4 threatening f7+] 12.Bxb8 Qxc3+ 13.Qxc3 Ne4+ 14.Ke1 Nxc3 15.Be5 and wins) 11.Nge2 Qxh1 12.Qxg7 Nc6 13.Nb5 Nxe5 (if 13...fxe5 14.Bg5 and wins) 14.Nd6+ Kd8 15.Qf8+ Kc7 16.Ne8+ and wins in a few moves.} Na6 11. Nd6+ Kf8 12. Bxa6 bxa6 13. Qc5 Ne7 14. exf6 {In the game above referred to White here played 14.Ne2 and after 14...Qxh1 15.exf6 gxf6 16.Bh6+ Kg8 17.Qd4. This last move was a fatal error as Black’s answer 18...Qxh2 showed. However McConnell’s ingenious plan disguised this point. The late Zukertort who saw this game played had strongly expressed the opinion that Black had a winning position at this juncture and for my part I am inclined to think that Black ought not lose at any rate. The result of this game and the examination of the variations arising therefrom convinced me however that McConnell's idea was as sound as it was deep and clever.} gxf6 {If 14...Qxf6 15.Bg5 Qf1 (or 15...Qg6 16.Ne2 h6 17.Rf1+ Kg8 18.Bxe7 Kh7 there seems nothing better 19.Nf4 Qg4 20.h3 Qg3 21.Rf3 with a winning game. This variation was pointed out to me by McConnell) 16.Ne4 Qxg2+ 17.Ne2 h6 18.Qxe7+ Kg8 19.Qe8+ Kh7 20.Nf6+ gxf6 21.Qf7#.} 15. Bh6+ Kg8 16. h4 {A remarkably fine move which forms the root of a variety of combinations demonstrating the winning superiority of White’s position although Black is the exchange and two pawns ahead and can force the exchange of queens.} Qe5 {The Black king is so dangerously surrounded the exchange of queens seems the only relief. Other feasible moves provided however no better result for instance 16...f5 17.Rh3 Qf6 18.Bg5 Qg7 19.Rg3. Or 16...Ng6 17.Rh3 Qe5 18.Qxe5 fxe5 19.h5 and wins.} 17. Qxe5 fxe5 18. g4 {This precaution is most important in order not to allow the Black knight to enter at f5 which would break White’s attack. This had to be provided for in the forecast of the combinations which formed White's plan and is therefore all the more murderous.} Rb8 {No better was 18...Nd5 19.Nh3 Nf4 (or 19...Nf6 20.Rf1 Nxg4 21.Rg1 and wins) 20.Rf1 Nxh3 21.Rf7 and the mating position which appears at the end of this game is now produced although White is a clear rook behind.} 19. Nh3 {The details of White’s plan are carried out with great foresight, it is necessary to select this plan for the development of the knight in order to prevent Black from blocking the f-file subsequently by ...Nf4.} Bb7 20. Rf1 Bg2 {20...Bd5 might have prolonged the fight a little but the game could not be saved. White would then equally play 21.Rf7 followed by Ng5 and then with a series of checks his rook would reach c7 in which situation the battle would be decided by Nc8 preventing ...Rxc8 as well as to reach e8 with the rook after a series of checks.} 21. Rf7 Ng6 {Mate in 6. A pretty so called seesaw of checks finishes the game thus 22.Rg7+ Kf8 23.Rxd7+ Kg8 24.Rg7+ Kf8 25.Rb7+ Kg8 26.Rxb8+ and mates next moves.} 1-0

[Event "CCA Congress Masters International"]
[Site "Nottingham ENG"]
[Date "1886.08.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Taubenhaus, Jean"]
[Black "Burn, Amos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8250904553506"]
[EventDate "1886.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Qe2 Ne7 8. Nbd2 Ng6 9. h3 c6 10. Bb3 O-O 11. g4 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14. Nf1 d4 15. Bd2 dxc3 16. bxc3 Bd7 17. Ng3 Bb5 18. c4 Bc6 19. O-O f6 20. Nf5 Qd7 21. h4 Rad8 22. h5 Qxd3 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. hxg6 Bxf3 25. Bb4 Re8 26. gxh7+ Kxh7 27. c5 Bc7 28. Nd6 Rh8 29. Nf7 Rd4 30. Nxh8 Rxg4+ 31. Kh2 e4+ 32. Kh3 g5 0-1

[Event "Regensberg"]
[Site "Regensberg"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bachmann, Ludwig Ernst"]
[Black "Fiechtl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[Beauty "8249180732938"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nc3 Nxb5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. Rxe5+ Be7 9. Nd5 d6 10. Rxe7+ Kf8 11. Qf3 f6 12. d3 c6 13. Qxf6+ gxf6 14. Bh6+ Kg8 15. Nxf6# 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Urusov, Nikolay Valerievich"]
[Black "Nn Unknown Player"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "Deutsche Schachzeitung (Dec 1890) p363"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8044209306190"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Deutsche Schachzeitung (Dec 1890) pp362-3 (in notes to Gaspary game)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Ne7 (10... Nxc4 $2 11. Bxg7 {+-}) 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nc3 Ng6 13. Ne2 c5 14. Qd2 f6 15. Kh1 $6 Bc7 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. Ng3 b5 18. Nf5 c4 (18... Bxf5 $142 {Steinitz} 19. exf5 Ne5 20. Bxe5) 19. Be2 b4 $2 20. Bxc4 $1 Nxc4 21. Rxc4 Ba6 22. Rxc7 $1 Qxc7 23. Rc1 Qd8 (23... Qb6 24. N3d4 Bc8) 24. N3d4 Rc8 25. Ne6 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 (26. Qxc1 Qc8) 26... Qb6 27. Nfxg7 (27. Nxf8 Kxf8) 27... Qb5 28. h3 Qf1+ 29. Kh2 Nh4 30. Kg3 $3 (30. f3 Be2 31. Nf4) 30... Nxg2 (30... Qxg2+ 31. Kxh4) 31. Nf5 $1 Ne1 32. Qg5+ $3 fxg5 33. Nh6+ Kh8 34. Bb2+ Rf6 35. Bxf6# 1-0

[Event "DSB-05.Kongress"]
[Site "Frankfurt"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Schiffers, Emanuel Stepanovich"]
[Black "Harmonist, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8247813609517"]
[EventDate "1887.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and d3} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 {Controls b4} Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 {The knight likes it on d5.} 10. Qb3 Nce7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 c6 {Consolidates b5+d5} 13. a4 Qc7 14. Rac1 Nf4 15. Ng5 Neg6 16. Re8 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (16. Ndf3 $5 Qd7 17. Re4 $14) 16... Rxe8 $11 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Bxe8 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nxc1 20. Nf7+ Kg8 21. Nh6+ Kf8 22. Qg8+ Ke7 23. Bxg6 (23. Qxg7+ $6 {is much worse} Kd8 24. Qg8 Qf4 25. Bxg6+ Kc7 26. Qxh7+ Kb6 27. Nc4+ Ka6 $11) 23... hxg6 24. Qxg7+ Kd8 25. Qf8+ (25. Nf7+ Ke8 26. Ne4 Qf4 27. Nf6+ Qxf6 28. Qxf6 Nd3 $18) 25... Kd7 26. Ne4 Qd8 27. Qd6+ Ke8 28. Nf6+ (28. Nf6+ Qxf6 29. Qxf6 $18) (28. Qxg6+ $142 {might be the shorter path} Kd7 29. Qf5+ Kc7 30. Qe5+ Kb6 31. a5+ Ka6 32. Nc5+ Kb5 33. Ne6+ Qd5 34. Nc7+ Kc4 35. Nxd5 Nd3 36. Ne3+ Kb3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Frankfurt"]
[Site "Frankfurt am Main GER"]
[Date "1887.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Schallopp, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[Beauty "7147496711229"]
[EventDate "1887.07.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qd4 Qe7 8. f3 c5 9. Qf2 Nd5 10. Bd2 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 f5 13. Bc4 fxe4 14. O-O e3 15. Qg3 Kd8 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. Rd3 e2 19. Rd2 Qxc3 20. Rdxe2 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Rb8 22. Qg5+ Qf6 23. Qxc5 Rb1+ 24. Kf2 Qh4+ 25. Ke3 d6 26. Qd5 Bb7 27. Qg8+ Kd7 28. Qxg7+ Kc6 29. Qd4 Qxd4+ 30. Kxd4 Rb4 31. Re7 Ba6 32. Rxh7 Rxc4+ 33. Ke3 Rxc2 34. g4 Rxa2 35. g5 Rg2 36. h4 Bc4 37. f4 a5 38. f5 a4 39. f6 a3 40. f7 Bxf7 41. Rxf7 Rg4 42. Rf8 Rxh4 43. Kf3 Ra4 44. g6 a2 45. g7 a1=Q 46. g8=Q Qf1+ 47. Kg3 Rf4 0-1

[Event "Boston"]
[Site "Boston"]
[Date "1888.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Franklin Young / Constant Burille"]
[Black "Preston Ware / Charles B Snow"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C28"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8251575694905"]
[EventDate "1888.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 Bb4 4. Bc4 d6 5. f5 c6 6. Nf3 Bxc3 7. dxc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Qb6+ 9. Kh1 d5 10. Bxd5 Nf2+ 11. Rxf2 Qxf2 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Nxe5+ Ke8 14. Bg5 Nd7 15. Qd6 Nf6 16. Rd1 Bxf5 17. Qc7 Rf8 18. Nc4 Bd7 19. Qxd7+ Nxd7 20. Nd6# 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1888.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pollock, William Henry Kraus"]
[Black "Lee, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8247280717865"]
[EventDate "1888.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. b3 Be7 6. Bb2 a6 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Qe2 Nb4 10. Rae1 O-O 11. a3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 b5 13. Ne2 Nb6 14. Ng3 Bd7 15. Kh1 a5 16. Ng1 a4 17. f4 g6 18. Nh3 axb3 19. cxb3 c4 20. Qe3 cxb3 21. f5 exf5 22. Qh6 Be6 23. Rxf5 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. Re3 Ra4 26. e6 Rg4 27. Ng5 Rxg5 28. Rh3 1-0

[Event "Steinitz - Chigorin World Championship Match"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1889.02.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7839389061722"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 h6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Re1 Qf6 13. Bd2 Nf8 14. Bc3 Bd7 15. c5 Bb8 16. d5 Qd8 17. d6 b6 18. b4 f6 19. Qd3 a5 20. a3 e5 21. Nh4 bxc5 22. bxc5 Ba7 23. Rad1 Bxc5 24. Qc4+ Ne6 25. Qe4 Nf8 26. Qc4+ Ne6 27. Bg6 Qb6 28. Re2 Reb8 29. Rb2 Qa7 30. Bf5 Kf7 31. Re2 Qa6 32. Qg4 Nf4 33. Rxe5 fxe5 34. Bxe5 g5 35. Bg6+ Kf8 36. Qxd7 Qa7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. d7 1-0

[Event "6th American Chess Congress"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1889.03.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Showalter, Jackson Whipps"]
[Black "Gossip, George Hatfeild"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8251730872354"]
[EventDate "1889.03.25"]

1. e4 {Notes by Steinitz.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. e5 {The advance is not favorable to his game on general principles, as it establishes a strong majority of pawns on the Q side for the opponent, and his own e-pawn is practically lost. The proper play is 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.O-O Be7 11.Nd2, as played by Senor Golmayo (White) in a match against Captain Mackenzie at Havana. See "Modern Chess Instructor," Part 1, p. 66.} Ng4 8. O-O Bc5 9. Bf4 {Having castled on the K side, while the opponent has still the option of castling either side, it was unwise to place this Bishop in the way of being attacked by the adverse pawns, and the right play was 9.Nd2 whereupon of course, Black could not capture the e-pawn on account of the rejoinder Re1 followed by Nf3. If however 9.h3, a fine variation might have arisen, which was first pointed out in the London Chess Monthly and afterwards ocurred in a match game between Messrs. Delmar (White) and Lipschutz, viz, 9...Nxe5 10.Re1 Qf6 11.Qe2 O-O 12.Qxe5 Qxf2+ 13.Kh1 Bxh3 14.gxf3 Qf3+ 15.Kh2 Bd6, and wins.} g5 10. Bd2 {Probably best, If 10.Bg3 h5 11.h3 h4 12.Bh2 Nh6, with a strong attack.} Nxe5 11. Re1 Qe7 12. Nc3 {12.Qh5 at once would have failed on account of 12...h6, and if 13.Bxg5 Nf3+, and wins.} Bd7 13. Qh5 O-O-O 14. Bxg5 f6 15. Bh4 Qg7 16. Ba6+ Kb8 17. Bg3 Rhg8 18. Qd1 Ng4 {Black wastes time here. He could have at once proceeded with Bg4, followed by h5, with the same attack as he institutes on the 20th move.} 19. Bf1 Ne5 20. b4 Bg4 21. Qb1 {Be2 was his best defence.} Bd4 22. Qb3 h5 23. Rab1 h4 {The initiation of a masterly combination eight moves deep.} 24. Bxh4 Nf3+ 25. gxf3 Bxf3+ 26. Bg3 Qxg3+ 27. hxg3 Rxg3+ 28. Kh2 Bxf2 29. Bh3 Rxh3+ {One of the finest specimens of sacrificing play on record. Mr Gossip deserves the highest praise for the ingenuity and depth of combination which he displayed in this game.} 0-1

[Event "6th American Chess Congress"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1889.04.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Lipschuetz, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7972939681838"]
[EventDate "1889.03.25"]

1. d4 {Notes by Blackburne.} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Bb7 7. Rc1 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Ne4 {A good move. It opens up the game, and the Knight canot be taken with impunity.} 11. Bf4 c5 12. Qe2 f5 {This creates a weakness on e6. Ndf6 was probably better.} 13. Rfd1 c4 {g5 would have been more attacking.} 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Ne5 Nf6 16. g4 Qe8 17. Qf1 Bd6 18. h3 Rd8 19. Qg2 b5 20. Ne2 b4 21. Ng3 {White's only chance is an attack on the King's side to prevent the advance of Black's dangerous Pawns on the Queen's side.} Nd7 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Ne2 Bxf4 24. Nxf4 Rdf7 25. g5 Rf5 {To be able to play h6 on the advance of White's Knight's Pawn.} 26. Kh1 a5 27. Rg1 Bc8 28. Qg3 {The beginning of a combination. Tempting Black to attack the weak Pawns on the Queen's side.} Qa4 {He yields to the temptation.} 29. b3 cxb3 30. axb3 Qxb3 31. Rc7 {A Rook established on the seventh rank is often as good as a passed Pawn.} a4 {"Unconscious of their doom, the little victims play." At this stage the adjournment occurred, and White was called on to make his sealed move. Before play was resumed, Lipschutz was asked how his game stood. "He has a little bit of an attack," he answered, "But my two passed Pawns must win," a view that was endorsed by Steinitz. On opening the envelope, and finding my move g6, he still thought himself safe; but the next move, Rxg7+ came upon him like a thunderbolt, and caused the greatest excitement among the spectators, of whom Steinitz was one. He bent his head over the board, and would scarcely believe that a mating position had been created.} 32. g6 h6 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 {If ...Kh8, the following might have occurred 34.Rh7+ Kg8 35.g7 Rg5 36.gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 37.Ne6+ Bxe6 and White mates in two moves.} 34. Nh5+ Rxh5 35. Qc7+ Kf6 36. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "6th American Chess Congress"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1889.05.11"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Weiss, Max"]
[Black "Pollock, William Henry Kraus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8248778073164"]
[EventDate "1889.03.25"]

{\"Mr. Pollock's play from the 17th move renders this game one of the finest monuments of chess ingenuity, and altogether it belongs to the most brilliant gems in the annals of practical play.\"} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d5 $5 {This is an aggressive choice, in line with Pollock's style, but modern players understand that this softens the light squares and e5 when well met.} (7... O-O {⩲}) 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Qe2 $2 {This is just too slow. Black naturally need not defend the e-pawn, and in light of there not even being a threat to take on e5, why has White spent a tempo to put the queen on e2?} (9. O-O {⩲ White has a pleasant advantage after this. Ideas include Nd2-e4, Re1, a4, and more. All are hard to meet as Black has weak points and is over-extended.}) 9... O-O 10. Qe4 {White can win a pawn with best play after this, but Black will develop a fierce initiative. White is losing more time after all.} (10. Nxe5 $4 Nxe5 11. Qxe5 Re8 {-+ the oldest pin in chess.}) 10... Be6 $2 {A major error - Black's lone one in the game - but White fails to exploit.} (10... Nde7 $1 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Qxe5 Bd6 {White is still not castled, and Black is developing with big threats. It's hard for White to get the pieces out.} 13. Qh5 Bf5 14. d4 Qd7 15. O-O Rae8 {∓}) 11. Nxe5 $2 {Now White is close to losing. The moral: always castle.} (11. Ng5 $1 g6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. O-O) 11... Nxe5 12. Qxe5 Nb4 $3 (12... Re8 13. O-O {∓}) 13. O-O (13. cxb4 Bxb4+ 14. Nc3 (14. Kd1 Qxd3+ 15. Bd2 Rfe8 16. Qg3 Qd4 {-+}) 14... Bxb3 {∓}) 13... Nxd3 14. Qh5 (14. Qg3 Nxf2 15. Rxf2 Bxb3 16. axb3 Qd1#) 14... Bxb3 15. axb3 Re8 16. Nd2 Qe7 17. b4 Bxf2+ $1 18. Kh1 (18. Rxf2 Qe1+ 19. Rf1 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 Nf2+ 21. Kg1 Nh3+ 22. Kh1 Qg1+ $1 23. Rxg1 Nf2#) 18... Qe1 $1 19. h3 Nxc1 $3 20. Rxe1 (20. Rxc1 Qxd2) 20... Rxe1+ 21. Kh2 Bg1+ 22. Kg3 (22. Kh1 Be3+ (22... Bc5+ 23. Kh2 Bd6+ 24. g3 Rae8 {-+}) 23. Kh2 Bxd2 24. Qd5 Bf4+ {-+}) 22... Re3+ 23. Kg4 (23. Nf3 Ne2+ 24. Kh4 Bf2+ 25. g3 Bxg3+ 26. Kg5 h6+ 27. Kf5 g6+ {-+}) 23... Ne2 24. Nf1 (24. Rxg1 Rg3+ 25. Kh4 (25. Kf5 g6+ {-+}) 25... g5+ {-+}) 24... g6 25. Qd5 h5+ 26. Kg5 (26. Kh4 Bf2+ 27. g3 Nxg3 {-+}) 26... Kg7 $3 27. Nxe3 (27. Qxa8 f6+ 28. Kh4 Bf2+ 29. g3 Rxg3 30. Nxg3 Bxg3#) 27... f6+ 28. Kh4 Bf2+ 29. g3 Bxg3# 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1889.08.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Bauer, Johann Hermann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7836704747559"]
[EventDate "1889.08.26"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 e6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Qc6 13. Qe2 a6 14. Nh5 Nxh5 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qxh5+ Kg8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qg4+ Kh7 19. Rf3 e5 20. Rh3+ Qh6 21. Rxh6+ Kxh6 22. Qd7 Bf6 23. Qxb7 Kg7 24. Rf1 Rab8 25. Qd7 Rfd8 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. fxe5 Bg7 28. e6 Rb7 29. Qg6 f6 30. Rxf6+ Bxf6 31. Qxf6+ Ke8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qg7+ Kxe6 34. Qxb7 Rd6 35. Qxa6 d4 36. exd4 cxd4 37. h4 d3 38. Qxd3 1-0

[Event "Chigorin - Gunsberg"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1890.01.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gunsberg, Isidor"]
[Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Beauty "7492704688218"]
[EventDate "1890.01.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. Nf1 O-O 9. h3 d5 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bc2 d4 12. g4 Qd6 13. N1d2 Be6 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Nf3 Qb4+ 17. Kf1 Qd6 18. b3 c5 19. Bb2 Nd7 20. Ng5 Nb8 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Kg2 Ra7 23. Rhf1 Raf7 24. f3 Nc6 25. Qd2 Rf4 26. Rad1 Qe7 27. Qe1 Bf6 28. Qe2 Bh4 29. Bb1 h5 30. a3 hxg4 31. hxg4 Qg5 32. Kh3 R8f7 33. Rc1 Qh6 34. Kg2 Rh7 35. Rh1 Rxf3 36. Qxf3 Qd2+ 37. Kg1 Bf2+ 38. Kf1 Nd4 39. Bxd4 Qxc1+ 40. Ke2 Rxh1 41. Bxf2 Qxb1 42. g5 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "Chigorin - Gunsberg"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1890.01.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gunsberg, Isidor"]
[Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[Beauty "6671178932307"]
[EventDate "1890.01.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O $6 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bb5 Bd7 $2 (6... exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Re1 Bd6 9. f3 Nxd4 10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 11. fxe4 Qh4) 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nxe5 Bd6 9. f3 Bxe5 $2 (9... Nf6) 10. dxe5 Nc5 11. b3 $6 (11. Be3 Ne6 12. f4) 11... Ne6 12. f4 f5 13. Ba3 Qh4 14. Nd2 h5 $2 (14... g5) 15. g3 $2 Qg4 16. Kg2 c5 17. h3 Qg6 18. Kh2 O-O-O (18... h4) 19. h4 Bc6 20. Nf3 Bb7 21. Qd2 d4 22. Ne1 Qe8 23. Nd3 Qc6 24. Rf2 Rdg8 $6 25. Raf1 Rh6 26. Qa5 Qb6 27. Qe1 (27. Qxb6 axb6) 27... Rg6 28. c4 Rg4 29. Bc1 Qc6 30. Rg1 Rh8 31. Rb2 (31. Qd1) 31... Qf3 32. Nf2 (32. Qe2 Rxg3 33. Qxf3 Rxf3) 32... g5 $3 33. Nxg4 (33. hxg5 h4) (33. fxg5 f4 34. Bxf4 Nxf4 35. Qd1 Qxd1 36. Rxd1 Ne6 37. Nxg4 hxg4 38. g6 Rh6 39. Rf1 Bf3) 33... hxg4 34. Qf1 Rxh4+ $1 35. gxh4 g3+ 36. Rxg3 Qxf1 37. Rg1 Qf3 38. fxg5 Nf4 39. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 40. Kh3 Bf3 41. Rf2 Bg4+ 42. Kg2 Qe4+ 43. Kh2 Qe3 44. Rgg2 d3 45. g6 Qxe5+ 46. Rg3 Qd4 47. Rd2 Qf6 48. Rgxd3 Qxh4+ 49. Kg1 Qg5 50. Rg2 Qxg6 51. Kf2 Qf6 52. Rd5 Qh4+ 53. Kg1 f4 54. Rgd2 Qe1+ 55. Kh2 Bf3 0-1

[Event "Hostoun"]
[Site "Hostoun AUH"]
[Date "1890.03.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Reinisch, Joerg"]
[Black "Traxler, Karel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C57"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[Beauty "8247414932546"]
[EventDate "1890.??.??"]

1. e4 {Notes by Karel Traxler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 {An original combination that is better than it looks. A small mistake by white can give black a decisive attack. It is not easy to find the best defense against it in a practical game and it is probably theoretically correct. ... It somewhat resembles the Blackmar-Jerome gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+?! Kxf7 5.Nxe5+?!} 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Ke2 {The best defense is 6.Kf1! although after 6...Qe7 7.Nxh8 d5 8.exd5 Nd4 Black gets a strong attack.} Nd4+ 7. Kd3 b5 8. Bb3 Nxe4 9. Nxd8 {White has no defense; the mating finale is pretty.} Nc5+ 10. Kc3 Ne2+ 11. Qxe2 Bd4+ 12. Kb4 a5+ 13. Kxb5 Ba6+ 14. Kxa5 Bd3+ 15. Kb4 Na6+ 16. Ka4 Nb4+ 17. Kxb4 c5# 0-1

[Event "Manchester"]
[Site "Manchester ENG"]
[Date "1890.08.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Taubenhaus, Jean"]
[Black "Schallopp, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[Beauty "8251437501507"]
[EventDate "1890.08.25"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5 Ne5 6. Bb3 h6 7. f4 hxg5 8. fxe5 Nxe4 9. O-O d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Bxf7+ Kd8 12. g3 Bd7 13. Qd3 Bc6 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Be7 16. Rae1 Rxh2 17. Rf5 Rxd2 18. Qxd2 Qxg3+ 19. Kf1 Qh3+ 20. Ke2 Qg4+ 21. Kf1 Qxf5+ 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1891.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bird, Henry Edward"]
[Black "Gossip, George Hatfeild"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7425751009853"]
[EventDate "1891.??.??"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 c5 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe1 a6 9. Bd3 b5 10. Be2 Ne4 11. d3 Bf6 12. Ne5 Nd6 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bg4 Bh4 15. Qe2 f5 16. Bh3 Bf6 17. Rad1 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Nf7 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. Qf2 Rae8 21. d4 a5 22. g4 fxg4 23. Bxg4 Ng5 24. Nxg5 Rxf2 25. Rxf2 Nf8 26. Rdf1 Bc8 27. dxc5 Qxc5 28. Bd4 Qe7 29. h4 h6 30. Rf7 Qb4 31. Nh3 Ng6 32. Bh5 Ne7 33. c3 Qa3 34. R7f2 g6 35. Be2 Bd7 36. Bd3 Nf5 37. Bxf5 gxf5 38. Nf4 Kh7 39. Nh5 Rg8+ 40. Kh2 Rd8 41. Nf6+ Kh8 42. Rg1 Bc6 43. Rfg2 Qf8 44. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wordsworth Donisthorpe"]
[Black "Mundell"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[Beauty "8247951815686"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be3 f5 6. d5 fxe4 7. Nxe4 Nce7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nh4 Ng6 12. Bd3 Nxh4 13. Qh5+ Ng6 14. Bxg6+ Ke7 15. Qxe5+ 1-0

[Event "Steinitz - Chigorin World Championship Rematch"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1892.01.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705960530"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 {Hopefully, we will one day see more Evan's Gambits in the World Championship.} Bxb4 {Whether or not, players in the 1800s felt honor-bound to accept the sacrifice, Steinitz was a man of principal and was determined to accept and refute such gambits.} 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bg4 8. Bb5 exd4 9. cxd4 Bd7 $2 {Steinitz makes a clear concession. Obviously, retreating the bishop that just advanced to g4 cannot be correct.} (9... Nge7 {Simply developing and readying to castle is right. d5 can be met by a6.}) 10. Bb2 Nce7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Na3 {The knight goes to the side of the board with the purpose of returning to a central location on c4, hitting the a5-knight and supporting e5.} Nh6 (12... Nf6 13. Nc4 Bb6 14. a4 {± creates strong pressure and a nice advantage for White, but it definitely better to have the knight on f6 than h6.}) 13. Nc4 Bb6 14. a4 c6 15. e5 d5 $2 {A fatal decision. The knight on d6 and the loss of the right to castle cannot be survived.} (15... dxe5 {Black must exchange the pawn and try to hold.} 16. dxe5 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 O-O 18. Ba3 c5 19. Rd7 Nc6 20. Rxb7 {White has a better structure and better pieces and a good advantage, but Black is not lost.}) 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. Ba3 {directing the bishop at the king.} Kg8 18. Rb1 Nhf5 19. Nxf7 $3 {The tactical Steinitz finds a delightful winning path. One knight is surrendered, but the other will be a monster on e5.} Kxf7 20. e6+ $1 Kxe6 (20... Qxe6 21. Ng5+ {+- is a nice royal fork.}) 21. Ne5 Qc8 22. Re1 {Black's king is in the line of the fire, and there's no good way to evacuate it.} Kf6 23. Qh5 {Threatening Ng4# and Qf7+.} g6 (23... Rf8 24. Ng4#) (23... Ng6 24. Bc1 Nxe5 25. Bg5+ Ke6 26. Rxe5+ Kd6 27. Bf4 {Arranges the threat of another discovered check (and threatens f5), and forces checkmate in 9 at most according to the engine.}) 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 (24... Nxe7 {This loses, often spectacularly, but possibly, it would have been more effective to resist this way as Chigorin would need to find some nice moves.} 25. Qh4+ g5 26. Ng4+ Kf7 27. Rxe7+ $3 {Prettiest and most effective.} Kxe7 28. Qxg5+ Kd7 29. Nf6+ Kd6 30. Qe5#) 25. Nxg6+ Kf6 26. Nxh8 Bxd4 {A clever try. Picking off d4, and hoping to win the trapped knight on the next move.} (26... Qxh8 {Immediately capturing the knight keeps Black ahead on material, but White's heavy pieces overwhelm Black in all lines.} 27. Re5 Nd6 (27... Nxd4 28. Qg5+ Kf7 29. Qe7+ Kg6 30. Rg5+ Kh6 31. Rg4 {+-}) 28. Rb3 {+-}) 27. Rb3 Qd7 28. Rf3 Rxh8 {Black has the material advantage, but...} 29. g4 {The knight now falls.} Rg8 30. Qh6+ Rg6 (30... Kf7 31. Rxf5+ $4 {It's always possible to go wrong.} (31. Qxh7+ $1 Rg7 32. Rxf5+ Qxf5 33. Qxf5+ {+-}) 31... Qxf5 {-+}) 31. Rxf5+ $1 {Chigorin forces resignation with yet another little tactic.} (31. Rxf5+ Qxf5 32. Qf8+ {wins the queen due to the skewer and mates soon after.}) 1-0

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "Boston Press club, Boston, MA USA"]
[Date "1892.11.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Young, Franklin Knowles"]
[Black "Dore, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8250099306530"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nxe4 6. O-O Nd6 7. Nxc3 Nxc4 8. Re1+ Be7 9. Nd5 Nc6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Rc1 b5 12. Rxc4 bxc4 13. Ne5 fxg5 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Nf6+ Bxf6 16. Nxg6+ Qe7 17. Rxe7+ Bxe7 18. Ne5+ Kd8 19. Nf7+ Ke8 20. Nd6+ Kd8 21. Qe8+ Rxe8 22. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "Saint John, New Brunswick"]
[Site "Saint John, New Brunswick"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stebbings"]
[Black "Narraway, James Ephraim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8251034829347"]
[EventDate "1893.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 g6 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. Nc3 d6 7. f4 Nf6 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. Nf3 Nb4 10. a3 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Qc4 Bc6 14. Rhe1 Rhe8 15. Nd5 Qd7 16. Nd4 Rxe4 17. Nxf6 Bxf6 18. Rxe4 Bxe4 19. Nb5 d5 20. Qf1 a6 21. Nc3 Bf5 22. Qg1 d4 23. Be3 dxc3 24. Rxd7 cxb2+ 25. Kb1 Rxd7 26. g4 Rd3 27. Bc1 bxc1=Q+ 28. Kxc1 Bd4 29. Qe1 Re3 0-1

[Event "1st Hungarian CC Ch 1893-97"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Konyovits, Nikola"]
[Black "Charousek, Rudolf Rezso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Annotator "The Field cvi (21 Oct 1905) p714"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[Beauty "7220913825365"]
[EventDate "1893.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. b3 e6 3. Bb2 c5 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. a3 b5 10. Rc1 $2 (10. a4) 10... Bb7 11. Qe1 Ne8 12. e4 c4 13. Be2 Qb6+ (13... d4 $1) 14. Kh1 d4 15. Nd1 d3 $2 (15... Qc5 $1 {∓}) 16. cxd3 cxb3 17. Rc3 $6 (17. Ne3 {±}) 17... Na5 18. Ne3 Bxa3 $1 $13 19. Bxa3 b4 20. Ne5 (20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Nc4 $2 {\"is surely stronger\" - Sergeant}) 20... bxa3 21. N3c4 (21. Nd7 $2 Qb4 $1 $17) 21... Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Qd4 $2 (22... Qb4 23. Qb1 Bxe4 $3 {⩲} 24. Rxb3 Qxc4 $1) 23. Rxb3 Bc6 24. Nxa3 Nd6 25. Nc2 Qa7 26. Ne3 f5 27. Rc3 Rac8 28. Nc4 Nb5 29. Rc1 a5 $1 $15 30. Bd1 Nd4 31. Ra1 a4 32. exf5 (32. Bxa4 $2 Bxa4 33. Nb2 Nc2 $17) 32... exf5 33. Bxa4 Rce8 $1 34. Qd1 Bxg2+ $3 35. Kxg2 Re2+ 36. Kg3 $2 (36. Rf2 $1 Qb7+ 37. Kg3 Rf6 {=} 38. Rxe2 Qf3+ 39. Kh4 Qg4#) 36... Qb7 $2 (36... g5 $1 {-+}) 37. Rf2 Rf6 $1 38. Ne5 (38. Rxe2 Qf3+ 39. Kh4 Qg4#) 38... Rxe5 $1 39. fxe5 Rg6+ 40. Kf4 (40. Kh3 $1 f4 $5 (40... Rh6+ {=}) 41. e6 $2 (41. Qc1 $1 Rh6+ 42. Kg4 g5 $1 43. Qc5 Rh4+ 44. Kxg5 Ne6+ 45. Kxh4 Nxc5 {∞}) (41. Bb3+ $3 Nxb3 42. Ra8+ $3 Qxa8 43. Qxb3+ {=}) 41... Qd5 $19) 40... Qd5 $2 (40... Rg4+ $1 41. Qxg4 $1 $13 (41. Ke3 Re4+ $1 42. dxe4 Qxe4#) 41... fxg4 {⩱}) 41. Bd7 $2 (41. Bb3 $3 Ne6+ $1 42. Ke3 (42. Kxf5 Qxd3# (42... Rg5#)) 42... f4+ 43. Ke2 Nd4+ 44. Ke1 Nxb3 45. Ra8+ Qxa8 46. Qxb3+ Kh8 {⩲}) 41... Qxd7 42. Ra8+ Kf7 43. Qb1 Rg4+ 44. Ke3 f4+ 45. Rxf4+ Rxf4 46. Qa2+ (46. Kxf4 Qf5+ 47. Ke3 Qxe5+ 48. Kf2 Qe2+ 49. Kg3 Qf3+) 46... Kg6 (46... Kg6 47. Kxf4 Qf5+ 48. Ke3 Qxe5+ 49. Kf2 Qe2+ 50. Kg3 Qf3+ 51. Kh4 Nf5#) 0-1

[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Herzfeld"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8248106956370"]
[EventDate "1893.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. d3 Bb4 5. fxe5 Nxe4 6. dxe4 Qh4+ 7. Ke2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Bg4+ 9. Nf3 dxe4 10. Qd4 Bh5 11. Ke3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qe1+ 13. Kf4 Nc6 14. Qxe4 Qxc3 15. Bb5 O-O-O 16. Bxc6 Rd4 17. Bxb7+ Kb8 18. Rb1 Rxe4+ 19. Bxe4+ Kc8 20. Rd1 g5+ 21. Kg3 Qxe5+ 22. Kg2 Qa5 23. Bb7+ Kb8 24. Bc6+ Kc8 25. Bd7+ Kd8 26. Rb5 Qc3 27. Bxg5+ f6 28. Bf5+ Ke8 29. Rb8+ Kf7 30. Rd7# 1-0

[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fleissig, Bernhard"]
[Black "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "8251709909578"]
[EventDate "1893.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 c5 4. b5 (4. bxc5) 4... d5 5. d4 $2 Qa5+ $1 (5... c4) 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Qd3 (7. e3 Nxc3 8. Qd2) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 Bc5 9. Qxg7 Bxf2+ (9... Rf8) 10. Kd1 d4 $5 (10... Rf8) 11. Qxh8+ (11. Nxe4 Qe1#) 11... Ke7 12. Qxc8 $2 (12. Nh3 dxc3 $4 (12... Nxc3+ 13. Bxc3 Qxc3 14. Nxf2 Qxa1+ 15. Kd2 Nd7) 13. Bc1) (12. Nxe4 Qe1#) 12... dxc3 13. Bc1 Nd7 $5 (13... Qxb5 $1 14. e3 Qxf1#) 14. Qxa8 (14. Qxb7 $3 Rd8 15. Qxe4 Nf6+ 16. Qd3) 14... Qxb5 15. Bf4 Qd5+ 16. Kc1 Be3+ $3 17. Bxe3 Nf2 $3 18. Bxf2 (18. Kb1 Qd1+ (18... Qb5+)) 18... Qd2+ (18... Qd2+ 19. Kb1 Qd1+ 20. Ka2 Qxc2#) 0-1

[Event "Paris,"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Steel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8247142576649"]
[EventDate "1893.??.??"]

1. Nf3 {Notes by Janowski.} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O c5 8. b3 Nc6 {Better 8...Nbd7.} 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. a3 dxc4 12. bxc4 cxd4 {Black's aim is to weaken and then attack his opponent's centre pawns.} 13. exd4 Na5 14. Ne5 Nd7 {!} 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Nb1 {To defend the weak pawn on c4.} Ba6 {? 16...Rfd8 followed by Be7-f6 would have given White more problems with the defence of his pawns.} 17. Nd2 Bf6 {Again 17...Rfd8 was better.} 18. Ne4 {!} Be7 {Capturing on c4 would be too risky.} 19. d5 Rfd8 {On 19...exd5, White wins with 20 Qd4 f6 21 Bg4.} 20. Qd4 f6 {If 20...Bf8, then 21 Nf6+! gxf6 22 Qxf6 is decisive.} 21. Bg4 Nb3 22. Qe3 {But not 22 Qc3? Nxc1 23 Bxe6+ Qxe6! 24 dxe6 Ne2+, and unexpectedly it is Black who wins.} Qa4 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. d6 Bxd6 {This merely plays into White's hands.} 25. Nxf6 {!} Bxc4 26. Qh6 {!} 1-0

[Event "New York"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1893.10.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[Beauty "6669144703003"]
[EventDate "1893.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Be6 7. Be3 Qe7 8. Qe2 c5 9. h3 c6 10. a4 b6 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. f3 Nd7 13. O-O g5 14. Nd1 h6 15. c3 O-O 16. Nf2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Nf8 18. a5 Ng6 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qf1 Nf4 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Ra1 Qb7 23. Qb1 Ra6 24. Kh2 Bf8 25. g3 Ng6 26. Kg2 Qa7 27. Rxa6 Qxa6 28. Nf1 Bd6 29. c4 f6 30. Bd2 h5 31. Ne3 h4 32. Nfg4 Bxg4 33. hxg4 hxg3 34. Nf5 Bf8 35. Kxg3 Qa7 36. Qf1 Qd7 37. Qb1 Ne7 38. Be3 Nxf5+ 39. exf5 Qh7 40. Kg2 Qd7 41. Kf2 Qa7 42. Ke2 Bd6 43. Bd2 Qa4 44. Qh1 Qa7 45. Be3 Kg7 46. Bxg5 fxg5 47. f6+ Kg8 48. Qh6 Qf7 49. Qxg5+ Kh8 50. Qf5 Bf8 51. g5 Qh5 52. Qxe5 b5 53. Ke3 Qh4 54. f7+ Kh7 55. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "1st City Chess Club Tournament"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1893.12.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Black "Baird, David Graham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8247008305242"]
[EventDate "1893.12.09"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 e6 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. c3 Nbd7 6. f4 b6 7. Ngf3 Bb7 8. Ne5 Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bb5 Bxe5 11. fxe5 a6 12. Bc4 b5 13. Bb3 Qh4+ 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qe2 Bd5 16. Bc2 f5 17. b3 h5 18. c4 Bc6 19. Bb2 h4 20. O-O-O hxg3 21. d5 Bb7 22. dxe6 Nc5 23. Ba3 Nxe6 24. cxb5 gxh2 25. Qc4 Qxe3+ 26. Kb2 Qb6 27. Rd6 cxd6 28. Qxe6+ Kd8 29. Rd1 h1=Q 30. Rxd6+ Qxd6 31. Qxd6+ Kc8 32. b6 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Kassa (now Kosice/Kaschau) AUH"]
[Date "1894.04.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Charousek, Rudolf Rezso"]
[Black "Englander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182990408756"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. f4 d6 4. Nbc3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxe2 6. Bxe2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bc4 Nd4 9. d3 c6 10. Be3 Ne6 11. Ne2 a6 12. Ng3 exf4 13. Bxf4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Be5 O-O 16. Qh5 Bc5+ 17. Kh2 g6 18. Qg4 Ne3 19. Qxe6 Nxf1+ 20. Rxf1 fxe6 21. Bxe6+ Rf7 22. Rxf7 Qe8 23. Rf6+ Kg7 24. Rf4+ Kh6 25. Rh4+ Kg5 26. Rg4+ Kh6 27. Nf5+ gxf5 28. Bf4+ Kh5 29. Rg5+ Kh6 30. Rg8+ Kh5 31. g4+ fxg4 32. Bxg4+ Kh4 33. Bg5# 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1895.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eugen Sobernheim"]
[Black "Salomon, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8246341204533"]
[EventDate "1895.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e5 Be7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3 f5 9. Qh3 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. f4 Nxc5 12. O-O-O b5 13. Bxb5 Rb8 14. Nf3 a6 15. Bd3 Qb6 16. b3 Qb4 17. Kb2 Qa3+ 18. Kxa3 Nxd3+ 19. b4 Rxb4 20. Rxd3 Rb1+ 21. Ka4 Bd7+ 22. Ka5 Bd8+ 23. Kxa6 Bc8+ 24. Ka7 Bb6+ 25. Ka8 Ba6# 0-1

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1895.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1895.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. d3 Bh6 9. Bd2 Ne7 10. Bc3 Qc5+ 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Rae1 d5 13. Qh5 f6 14. Rxe7 Qxe7 15. Bxd5+ Kg7 16. Re1 Qc5 17. Re5 Qf2 18. Rg5+ Bxg5 19. Qxg5+ Kh8 20. Qxf6+ Rxf6 21. Bxf6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[Beauty "6529155596813"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 {Notes by Raymond Keene, from "Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal."} d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Bxf3 4. gxf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nge7 10. Rg1 Qh5 11. Qb3 Nd8 12. Qb5+ Qxb5 13. Bxb5+ c6 14. Bd3 Ng6 15. f4 O-O 16. Ke2 Rc8 17. Rg3 {Much stronger would have been 17 f5 breaking open the position for the bishops. After the text Chigorin succeeds in implementing the blockade. One of Nimzowitsch's achievements was to elaborate an openings repertoire that successfully brought about blockade situations as a logical consequence of the initial moves:} c5 18. Rag1 c4 19. Bc2 f5 20. Bc1 Rf7 21. Ba3 Rc6 22. Bc5 Ra6 23. a4 Nc6 24. Rb1 Rd7 25. Rgg1 Nge7 26. Rb2 Nd5 27. Kd2 Ra5 28. Rgb1 b6 29. Ba3 g6 30. Rb5 Ra6 31. Bc1 Nd8 32. Ra1 Nf7 33. Rbb1 Nd6 {It would have been more accurate to play ...g7-g5 at once.} 34. f3 Nf7 35. Ra3 g5 36. Ke2 gxf4 37. e4 {!} Nf6 38. Bxf4 Nh5 39. Be3 f4 40. Bf2 Ra5 41. Rg1+ Kf8 42. Raa1 {It looks as if White can lift the blockade with 42 e5 but in that case Chigorin had planned: 42...b5 43 Bxh7 Nxe5 44 Rg8+ Kf7 45 dxe5 b4! 46 cxb4 Rxe5+ 47 Kf1 Nf6-+} e5 43. Rab1 Ng7 44. Rb4 Rc7 45. Bb1 Ne6 46. Rd1 Ned8 47. Rd2 {He had to try 47 dxe5; after the text Black can win.} Nc6 48. Rb5 Rxa4 49. dxe5 Nfxe5 50. Bh4 Rg7 51. Kf2 Rg6 52. Rdd5 Ra1 53. Bd8 Nd3+ 54. Bxd3 cxd3 55. Rxd3 Rag1 {!} 56. Rf5+ Ke8 57. Bg5 R6xg5 {Had he played 57 Rxf4 Black would have delivered mate by means of 57...R6g2+ 58 Ke3 Re1 mate.} 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Walbrodt, Carl August"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7834154582031"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Qe2 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 c5 15. Nf3 Bc6 16. Nd2 d5 17. e5 Ne8 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Rad1 d4 20. Nec4 Qe6 21. f4 f5 22. Na5 Bd5 23. Qd3 Kh8 24. Qg3 Ra7 25. Nac4 Rg8 26. Rde1 g5 27. Re2 Bd8 28. Qd3 Rag7 29. g3 gxf4 30. Rxf4 Rg5 31. Ref2 Ng7 32. Nd6 Qxe5 33. Nxf5 Nh5 34. Rxd4 Nxg3 35. Nxg3 Rxg3+ 36. hxg3 Rxg3+ 37. Kf1 Rxd3 38. Rg4 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C72"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7701992052808"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 {Notes by L. Gunsberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {If a census were taken of the games played with the d6 defence as against any other defence to the Ruy Lopez, it would be found that this move has up to the present produced the worst proportionate results.} 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Nge7 6. c3 Bd7 7. d4 Ng6 8. Re1 Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 Qe8 {Somehow or other we do not believe in the manouvre of bringing the White Queen’s Knight over on to the King’s side; we think too much time is lost thereby, and it is advisable for Black to adopt an aggressive policy before White has time to fully develop his Pieces. Suppose Black played exd4 instead of Qe8, and if 11 cxd4 , then b5 12 Bc2 Nb4 13 Bb3 c5 14 d5 c4 15 Bc2 Nxc2 16 Qxc2 f5. The point is to do something while the Knight is on f1, and before it can get g3.} 11. Bc2 Kh8 12. Ng3 Bg4 {We do not see what good can come from this move; anyway it would have been stronger if exd4 had preceded it.} 13. d5 Nb8 14. h3 Bc8 {The fact that the Bishop ought not to have gone to g4 at all must now be clear.Bxf3 would not have been an improvement, as that would bring White’s Queen into play.} 15. Nf5 Bd8 16. g4 Ne7 17. Ng3 Ng8 {Black has now completed his strategic movement towards the rear. If this is good strategy, then the modern theory of development must be all wrong. One fact, however, must be borne in mind. Black, having all his Pieces concentrated on his base, is certainly less assailable, and should White rashly advance against that formation, Black might probably be able to break up the White line with advantage to himself.} 18. Kg2 {Considering that Black’s only hope lies in an advance of the King’s Bishop’s Pawn, we should have preferred to play Kh2, so as to be able to occupy the King’s Knight’s file with the Rook, which would effectually prevent f5 at any future time. And, after developing his Rooks, White could take his own time about cautiously turning on the pressure.} Nd7 19. Be3 Nb6 20. b3 Bd7 21. c4 Nc8 {There seems little prospect of Black being able to harass White by a flank attack on the Queen’s side. Yet it is the only way at present that promises some relief.} 22. Qd2 Nce7 23. c5 g6 24. Qc3 f5 {It was pointed out by Mr. Steinitz that he would have done much better if he had played h6 first. In this we perfectly agree with him, as it would have given the King some elbow room, and would, therefore, have made the impending sacrifice less profitable, which by-theby must have stared Black in the face in rather an obvious manner.} 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. Qxe5+ Nf6 27. Bd4 {White’s play is extremely interesting. If he had simply contented himself with 27 g5, Black might have replied in several ways: i.e. Nxd5 28 Bd4 Nb4 29 Bb1 Kg8 30 gxf6 Bxf6 31 Qxd8 Raxd8, etc. Though these moves may be varied, we still think this line would have been profitable for Black.} fxg4 {Kg8 would not have released the Knight, as White would, nevertheless, have played g5, and the Knight could not move. f4 also looks an enticing move, but then White would have replied with 28. g5, and Black could not take the Knight.} 28. hxg4 Bxg4 {This was a deceptive move. It seemed no doubt advantageous to get rid of this Knight’s Pawn, but it did not result favourably.} 29. Qg5 Qd7 30. Bxf6+ Kg8 31. Bd1 Bh3+ 32. Kg1 Nxd5 {Black played the following moves with desperate ingenuity. The move of Rxf6 does not promise much, nor is h6 any better, except that it would allow Black to play Kh7 on the following move, which would give him more liberty of action.} 33. Bxd8 Nf4 34. Bf6 Qd2 35. Re2 {Though this is the only move on the board, yet it answers all practical purposes of defence.} Nxe2+ 36. Bxe2 Qd7 37. Rd1 Qf7 {Black having failed in his counter-attack, there is Iitth left for him to do. If he had played Qe8 or Qc6 it would not have made much difference in the position.} 38. Bc4 Be6 39. e5 Bxc4 40. Nf5 {A neat finish to a brilliantly played game.} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1895.08.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Steinitz, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Von Bardeleben, Curt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8044209285708"]
[EventDate "1895.08.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 {Grab that center, bois.} e5 {Black gets some center too.} 2. Nf3 {Tap the knight on e5.} Nc6 {Develop and defend the knight on e5.} 3. Bc4 {Developing to the most central diagonal and getting ready to castle.} Bc5 {Black also develops to the central diagonal.} 4. c3 {White prepares to seize the center with d4. Black must respond vigorously.} Nf6 {Developing, getting ready to castle, and attacking e4.} (4... d6 {A passive move lets White build a perfect center.} 5. d4 {±}) 5. d4 {White builds the perfect pawn center - e4 and d4.} exd4 {Eliminating one center pawn.} 6. cxd4 {Rebuilding that perfect pawn center.} Bb4+ {Black saves the bishop and gives check to gain time.} 7. Nc3 {White develops and blocks the check.} d5 $2 {This proves a mistake as White catches Black's king in the center.} (7... Nxe4 $1 {Grabbing this pawn (note that the knight on c3 is pinned) is correct, but it is also scary. One can't shy away from testing the opponent like this though. You allow them to bully you if you don't test their threats.}) 8. exd5 {Eliminating Black's central pawn.} Nxd5 {Recapturing the lost pawn.} 9. O-O {Castling at a perfect time. White is also unpinning and attacking the knight on d5 so Black can't castle.} Be6 {Black defends d5 and gets ready to castle, but White keeps making threats.} (9... Nxc3 $2 {White gets a huge attack here.} 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Qb3 $1 {Threatens f7 and c3.} Bxa1 {Greedy but not good enough.} 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Ba3+ Ne7 14. Re1 {+- White will (at least) win e7 and the black queen.}) (9... Bxc3 $2 {This is even easier to refute.} 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qe1+ {+- A nice fork thta wins c3.}) (9... O-O $4 10. Nxd5 {+-}) 10. Bg5 {Developing the last minor piece and attacking the queen.} Be7 {Retreating and trying to trade off the attacking bishop.} (10... Qd7 {White can also trap the king in the center here.} 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Re1+ Kf8 {±}) 11. Bxd5 {White uses a series of captures to catch the black king in the middle.} Bxd5 {Recapturing.} (11... Bxg5 $2 12. Bxe6 {+-}) 12. Nxd5 {Another forcing capture.} Qxd5 {And another forced recapture.} 13. Bxe7 {Another capture that leaves Black with two unsatisfactory choices.} Nxe7 {Of course, Black wants to retain the right to castle.} 14. Re1 {Just in time! The rook pins the knight on e7 and prevents black from castling!} f6 $1 {Black accepts that castling won't be possible due to the speed with which White can pile up pressure against the pinned knight. Therefore, the king will step to f7 and out of the pin.} (14... O-O $4 15. Rxe7 {+-}) 15. Qe2 {Threatening to capture the knight with checkmate.} Qd7 {Black must fall back and defend the knight.} 16. Rac1 $2 {This is just a bit too slow. The rook is very good here, but Black has time to move the king now.} (16. d5 $1 {This has all the advantages of 17.d5!! without needing to sacrifice a pawn.} Kf7 17. Rad1 {±}) 16... c6 $2 {Black misses White's next excellent move. Otherwise, taking time out to better control d5 would make sense.} (16... Kf7 $1 {Black connects his rook and unpins the knight! Now the disadvantage is small.} 17. Ne5+ $5 {This is interesting, but it isn't a win.} fxe5 18. dxe5 {∞ White threatens e6+! and has an attack, but the position is very unclear.}) 17. d5 $3 {My favorite move in the game! White sacrifices a pawn to keep the e-file, c-file, and d4-square open for his pieces.} cxd5 {Black has nothing better than to capture the threatening pawn.} 18. Nd4 {The knight hops in to the newly available d4-square and clearly intends to go to e6.} Kf7 {Black MUST try to move the king, unpin the knight, and connect the rooks.} (18... Rc8 $4 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Qxe7#) 19. Ne6 {Among other moves, White immediately threatens Rc7!} Rhc8 {Black tries to get the rook out of the corner and stop Rc7. It makes perfect sense, but now White wins prettily by force.} (19... Nc6 {Moving the knight and stopping Rc7 certainly makes sense.} 20. Nc5 $1 {+- Black can't stop Nxb7! and Qe6+! here.}) 20. Qg4 $1 {Threatening Qxg7+ and...} g6 {Defending g7...} (20... Rxc1 $2 21. Qxg7+ Ke8 22. Qf8#) 21. Ng5+ $1 {A discovered attack that intends to win the undefended queen on d7.} Ke8 {The only move that gets out of check and defends the queen.} (21... fxg5 $2 22. Qxd7 {+- free stuffs!}) 22. Rxe7+ $3 {A great move! Black can't capture with either the queen or the rook, but things aren't over yet.} Kf8 $1 {A clever defense! White is up a knight, but White can't capture the queen on d7 as literally every White piece is hanging AND back rank checkmate is threatened.} (22... Qxe7 {After this, c8 is loose.} 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Qxc8+ {+-}) (22... Kxe7 {This is actually tricky, but it isn't surprising that White can succesfully attack the Black king caught in the middle..} 23. Re1+ Kd8 (23... Kd6 24. Qb4+ Rc5 25. Re6+ {+-}) 24. Ne6+ {+-}) 23. Rf7+ $1 {The same idea! Black's queen and king still can't capture.} (23. Qxd7 $4 Rxc1+ {mates...}) 23... Kg8 $1 {Again, White can't capture the queen as everything (including mate) hangs.} (23... Ke8 24. Qxd7#) 24. Rg7+ $1 {Will the rook just check forever?} Kh8 {Still asking White how he intends to win the game if Black never captures the rook.} (24... Kf8 25. Nxh7+ Kxg7 26. Qxd7+ {+-}) (24... Kxg7 25. Qxd7+ {+-}) 25. Rxh7+ $1 {At this point, Black realized what was coming and simply walked out of the tournament hall (a terrible display of sportsmanship). White's brilliant idea is to sacrifice the rook to force a beautiful checkmate. Here is the main line...} Kg8 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Qh4+ $1 {The rook sacrifice...} Kxg7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Ke7 32. Qf7+ Kd8 (32... Kd6 33. Qxf6+ Qe6 34. Qxe6#) 33. Qf8+ Qe8 34. Nf7+ Kd7 35. Qd6# {A gorgeous finish! On the one hand, White didn't get to give the pretty checkmate. On the other hand, Black's departure made the game a miniature!} 1-0

[Event "intercity 9698"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1896.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Riga, Chess Club"]
[Black "Orel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "Riga Tageblatt/R.Forster,Chess Cafe"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8041655173128"]
[EventDate "1896.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Bg4 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Be4 Be6 12. Qd3 (12. Qb3 Ncb4 {Mag P. Pohl}) 12... a6 $2 (12... Ncb4 13. Qe2 $1 (13. Qb5+ c6 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qxa7 Ra8 {Black has at least a draw}) 13... c6 14. a3 Na6 $11) 13. a3 Bf6 14. Re1 Nce7 15. Ng5 g6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bf3 $1 Kf7 19. Bg4 Re8 20. Qh3 Kg7 21. Bh6+ Kh8 22. Rad1 c6 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Bxe6 Nc7 25. Bb3 Qe7 (25... Bxd4 26. Bf4) 26. Qd3 Nb5 27. Be3 Rd8 28. Qc4 Qd7 29. d5 $1 {[#] Introducing the final combination.(R.Forster)} Bxb2 30. Qe2 $1 Bf6 $1 {The best continuation, defending the rook at d8.} 31. dxc6 Qxc6 (31... Qxd1+ $5 32. Bxd1 Nc3 33. Qf3 $1 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Nxd1 35. c7 $18 {Forster}) 32. Rxd8+ Bxd8 33. a4 $1 {The winning move. Black's knight must give up the defence of d4. If 33 ... Nc3, then White wins by the thematic 34 Bd4+ Bf6 35 Qe8+! Qxe8 36 Bxf6 mate or 35 .. . Kg7 36 Qe7+} Nc7 {Covering e8 and thus preventing the above combination.} 34. Bd4+ Bf6 {[#]} 35. Bb2 $3 {A great example of a \"Klingon move\"! See Handbuch des Schachspiels 8th ed p230} (35. Qc4 Nd5 $1 36. Qxc6 bxc6 37. Bxd5 Bxd4 38. Bxc6 $14) (35. Bb2 {threat Qe7} h6 (35... Bxb2 36. Qxb2+ {mate next}) 36. Qc4 Qxc4 37. Bxf6+) (35. Qb2 Kg7) 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg 1895/96"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1896.01.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8247280702515"]
[EventDate "1895.12.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg5 $6 {Pillsbury's preparation for the game. Sometimes it's hard to forge your own way in the opening!} (5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 {is a normal Tarrasch.}) 5... cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qh4 (7. Bxf6 gxf6 {= Pillsbury later played in this way and defeated Lasker, but objectively, nabbing the bishop pair is a pretty sweet deal for Black.}) 7... Be7 8. O-O-O Qa5 9. e3 Bd7 (9... h6 $1 {This was already powerful.} 10. Bd3 Rf8 $3 {A brilliant move! The exchange on f6 is forced and White is in great trouble.} 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qf4 Bxc3 {∓}) 10. Kb1 h6 $1 {Still the strongest move.} 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Bxf6 (13. Bxh6 $4 Ne4 $1 {-+}) 13... Bxf6 14. Qh5 Nxd4 15. exd4 Be6 16. f4 Rac8 17. f5 Rxc3 $3 (17... Bd7 {I certainly prefer Lasker's daring play and practically, I think it is the strongest choice; however, simply stepping back and keeping the bishop pair was pretty great as well.}) 18. fxe6 $1 {The rook cannot be accepted so the bishop must be.} (18. bxc3 Rc8 $1 19. fxe6 Qxc3 20. exf7+ Kf8 21. Qe2 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 $4 Qc1#) 18... Ra3 $3 19. exf7+ $2 {This helps develop the black rook on the e-file. Without this move, Lasker's success was still in doubt.} (19. bxa3 Qb6+ 20. Bb5 $3 (20. Ka1 $2 Bxd4+ 21. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 22. Kb1 fxe6 {-+ The rook invades on the f-file.}) 20... Qxb5+ 21. Ka1 {∓ White has a decent chance to huddle up now with Qg4 and a combination of defense of d4 and counterplay on the e-file with Rhe1! I still like Lasker's chances, but White is not at all beaten yet.}) 19... Rxf7 20. bxa3 Qb6+ 21. Bb5 $1 {Great (albeit forced) defense! Capturing the bishop pulls Black away from the attack on d4, costing a vital tempo.} Qxb5+ 22. Ka1 Rc7 $2 {Too slow and lacking purpose.} (22... Qc4 $1 {the same.}) (22... Qc5 $1 23. Qg4 Re7 $1 {...Re4 is a crusher. This shows why capturing on f7, opening the e-file, was a costly error.}) 23. Rd2 $1 Rc4 24. Rhd1 $2 {Passive defense should not hold.} (24. Re1 $1 Qa5 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Qf5+ g6 27. Re7+ $3 Bxe7 28. Qf7+ {secures a draw by perpetual.}) 24... Rc3 $2 {Like ...Rc7, this is too slow and lacks purpose.} (24... Qc6 $1 25. Kb1 Bg5 {-+ The threats of mate on c1 win an exchange and the game.}) 25. Qf5 Qc4 26. Kb2 $4 {A blunder thanks to Lasker's final brilliant rook sacrifice.} (26. Kb1 $1 {± Moving the king was right, but only this square saved the game.}) 26... Rxa3 $3 {It is incredible that Lasker managed two spectacular sacrifices on the same square.} 27. Qe6+ Kh7 28. Kxa3 {This gets mated, but White was lost in all cases.} Qc3+ 29. Ka4 b5+ $1 30. Kxb5 Qc4+ {Pillsbury resigned here thanks to the following mate.} 31. Ka5 Bd8+ 32. Qb6 axb6# 0-1

[Event "Nuremberg"]
[Site "Nuremberg GER"]
[Date "1896.07.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[Beauty "7012628839972"]
[EventDate "1896.07.20"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 $6 Nc6 7. a3 Nxc5 (7... Bxc5 $1) 8. b4 $5 Nd7 9. Bd3 a5 10. b5 Ncb8 (10... Ne7) 11. Nf3 Nc5 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. O-O g6 14. Ne2 Be7 15. Qe1 Nb6 16. Nfd4 (16. Ned4) 16... Bd7 17. Qf2 Nba4 18. Rab1 h5 19. b6 $5 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Bxa3 21. f5 $3 gxf5 (21... exf5 22. Nf4) 22. Nf4 h4 (22... Rc8) 23. Ra1 $3 Be7 24. Rxa4 $1 Bxa4 25. Ndxe6 $1 fxe6 26. Nxe6 Bd7 (26... Qd7 27. Qxf5 Rf8 (27... Qc6 28. Bg5 Qxb6+ 29. Kh1 Kd7 30. Nc5+ Kc7 31. Bxe7) 28. Qg6+) 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. Bc5 Rc8 29. Bxe7 Kxe7 30. Qe3 Rc6 31. Qg5+ Kf7 32. Rc1 (32. Rxf5+ Bxf5 33. Qxf5+ Ke7) 32... Rxc1+ 33. Qxc1 Rc8 34. Qe1 h3 35. gxh3 Rg8+ 36. Kf2 a4 37. Qb4 Rg6 38. Kf3 a3 39. Qxa3 Rxb6 40. Qc5 Re6 41. Qc7 Ke7 42. Kf4 b6 43. h4 Rc6 44. Qb8 Be8 45. Kxf5 Rh6 46. Qc7+ Kf8 47. Qd8 b5 48. e6 Rh7 49. Ke5 b4 50. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Kassa (now Kosice/Kaschau) AUH"]
[Date "1896.11.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hermann, D."]
[Black "Charousek, Rudolf Rezso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8248350532638"]
[EventDate "1896.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bxd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. O-O Bd6 9. d3 O-O 10. h3 f5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Qe2 Qe8 13. Be3 Qg6 14. Kh1 f4 15. Bd2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Ne4 f3 18. gxf3 Bxh3 19. Rg1 Qh5 20. Rg5 Qh4 21. Kg1 Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Bf1 23. Qd1 Be2 0-1

[Event "Correspondence"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1897.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Bartoszkiewicz, G G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8246605708296"]
[EventDate "1897.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Kf8 9. Bg5 gxf6 10. Bh6+ Kg8 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. c3 Bf5 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nc3 Bg6 15. Re8+ Qxe8 16. Qxd4 Qe5 17. Nd5 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1897.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karoly Zambelly"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8250367715412"]
[EventDate "1897.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 Bd6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Ba4 e4 7. dxc6 O-O 8. Nd4 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qb6 10. Nxb8 Rxb8 11. Bb5 Rd8 12. O-O Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg3 Qc7+ 15. f4 exf3+ 16. Kxf3 Rd4 17. d3 Bb7+ 18. Ne4 Bxe4+ 19. Kxg4 Qh2 20. dxe4 Qxg2+ 21. Kh4 Rxb5 22. Qxd4 Rh5+ 23. Kxh5 Qh3+ 24. Kg5 h6+ 25. Kf4 g5+ 26. Ke5 Qe6# 0-1

[Event "Chigorin - Schiffers Sixth Match"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1897.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Emmanuel Schiffers"]
[Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "6462046801429"]
[EventDate "1897.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 Qe7 4. Nf3 d5 5. d3 dxe4 6. dxe4 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Nc3 Qg6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bh5 O-O-O 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Ne4 Nf3+ 15. gxf3 Bxh2+ 16. Kg2 Bh3+ 17. Kh1 Be5 18. Kg1 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Qe1 Bg4+ 21. Kg1 Bxf3 22. Ng3 Ne7 23. Qe3 Bc6 24. Qxa7 b6 25. Be3 Nf5 26. f4 Nxg3 27. fxe5 Rh1+ 28. Kf2 Rh2+ 29. Kxg3 Rdh8 30. Qa6+ Kb8 31. Bxb6 Rg2+ 32. Kf4 Rh4+ 33. Ke3 Rh3+ 34. Kf4 Rh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "A"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1898.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Meitner, Philipp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249021598729"]
[EventDate "1898.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Bb5 Kf8 11. Be3 Nce7 12. Bc4 Nf6 13. Qb3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qe8 15. a4 Ba5 16. Ne2 Rb8 17. Kh1 c6 18. Rg1 d5 19. Bd3 h6 20. Ng3 g6 21. e5 Nd7 22. Qa3 Kg7 23. Nh5+ Kh7 24. e6 fxe6 25. Qxe7+ Qxe7 26. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "1898.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Tolosa Carreras"]
[Black "Joan Carbo I Batlle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C28"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8247301639248"]
[EventDate "1898.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 Bb4 4. Bc4 Bxc3 5. bxc3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Qf3 Nxf4 8. Ba3 Nxg2+ 9. Qxg2 Qh4+ 10. Qg3 Qxc4 11. Qxg7 Qe4+ 12. Kf2 Qxh1 13. Nf3 Qxa1 14. Qxh8+ Kd7 15. Nxe5+ Ke6 16. Qe8+ Kd5 17. Qxf7+ Be6 18. Qf3+ Kxe5 19. d4# 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Simul"]
[Date "1898.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blackburne, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251709886498"]
[EventDate "1898.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Nxb4 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Nc6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Ba3 Nxd4 12. Nxe5 Be6 13. Qa4+ c6 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Bxe6 Nxe6 16. Bd6 Qc8 17. Rfe1 Bc7 18. Ba3 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Nd7 20. Re3 b6 21. Ne4 b5 22. Nd6+ Kd8 23. Nxf7+ Kc7 24. Qa5+ Nb6 25. Nd6 Qg8 26. Nxb5+ Kb7 27. Rd7+ Nxd7 28. Nd6+ Kb8 29. Rb3+ Nb6 30. Rxb6+ axb6 31. Qxb6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1898.06.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Caro, Horatio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976043706429"]
[EventDate "1898.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. d3 Bb4 5. fxe5 Nxe4 6. dxe4 Qh4+ 7. Ke2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Bg4+ 9. Nf3 dxe4 10. Qd4 Bh5 11. Ke3 Bxf3 12. Bb5+ c6 13. gxf3 Qh6+ 14. Kxe4 Qg6+ 15. Ke3 cxb5 16. Ba3 Nc6 17. Qd5 Qxc2 18. Rac1 Qf5 19. Rhe1 Rd8 20. Qxb5 a6 21. Qb1 Qg5+ 22. f4 Qg2 23. Bd6 Qh3+ 24. Ke4 f5+ 25. Kd5 Qg2+ 26. Kc4 b5+ 27. Kd3 Qf3+ 28. Kc2 Qf2+ 29. Kb3 Rc8 30. Rc2 Qxf4 31. Kb2 Na5 32. Ka1 Qc4 33. e6 Nc6 34. Qd1 h5 35. Rg1 Rh7 36. Rxg7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1898.07.02"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Lipke, Paul"]
[Black "David Janowski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8248216280633"]
[EventDate "1898.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nc3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 f5 10. Nd5 Bf6 11. Re1 b6 12. Be2 c6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. d4 f4 15. Bd3 Nf7 16. Re4 g5 17. h4 h6 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Qh5 Rd8 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. Rae1 Qh6 22. Qg4+ Qg5 23. Qf3 d5 24. Rxf4 Nh6 25. Re5 Qg7 26. Qh5 Bf5 27. Bxf5 Rf8 28. Rg4 Nxg4 29. Be6+ Rf7 30. Rg5 Kf8 31. Rxg7 Rxg7 32. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1898.07.16"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Black "Emmanuel Schiffers"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[Beauty "7355420921946"]
[EventDate "1898.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. f4 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. O-O f5 14. g4 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Qg5 16. Rf4 h5 17. Qb3+ Kh7 18. Raf1 hxg4 19. d5 g3 20. h4 Qe7 21. Qd1 g6 22. h5 Kg7 23. Qd4 Rad8 24. e6+ Kh6 25. hxg6 Kxg6 26. Qe5 Qh7 27. R4f2 gxf2+ 28. Rxf2 Qh6 29. Rg2+ Kh7 30. Qxc7+ Kh8 31. Rh2 Rg8+ 32. Kf2 Qxh2+ 33. Qxh2+ Kg7 34. Qc7+ Kh6 35. Qxb7 Rg7 36. Qa6 Kg6 37. Ne2 Kf6 38. Qc4 Rdg8 39. Nf4 Rh7 40. Qc3+ Kg5 41. d6 Rh2+ 42. Ke1 Kg4 43. Kd1 Kf3 44. Qe1 Rxb2 45. Ne2 1-0

[Event "B"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1899.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jackson, Edward Mackenzie"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8248891340298"]
[EventDate "1899.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. f4 Bc5 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nb6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. f5 e4 13. dxe4 Re8 14. Nc3 Nd5 15. g3 Nb4 16. Qe2 Qd4 17. Kf1 Nd5 18. Kg2 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qxe4+ 20. Qxe4 Rxe4 21. Kf3 Rae8 22. Bd2 Re2 23. Rad1 Rf2+ 24. Kg4 h5+ 25. Kxh5 g6+ 26. fxg6 Re5+ 27. Kg4 f5+ 28. Kh4 Kg7 29. Bf4 Kxg6 30. Bg5 Rf4+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1899.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Meitner, Philipp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8111855033353"]
[EventDate "1899.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Ne5 10. bxc3 Nxc4 11. Qd4 f5 12. Qxc4 d6 13. Nd4 O-O 14. f3 Nf6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bf2 Kg7 18. Rfe1 Bd7 19. Qb3 c5 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Ne6+ Bxe6 22. Rxe6 Qd7 23. Rd1 Nd5 24. Bd4+ Kh7 25. Rde1 Rae8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Rxe8 Qxe8 28. Qb7+ Kg6 29. Qg7+ Kh5 30. h3 Qe6 31. g4+ fxg4 32. hxg4+ Kh4 33. Qxh6+ Qxh6 34. Kh2 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1899.06.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7975221383718"]
[EventDate "1899.05.30"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d3 Na5 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Ng3 c6 11. c3 Nxb3 12. axb3 Re8 13. d4 Qc7 14. Re1 c5 15. d5 Nd7 16. Nf5 Nf8 17. g4 Bf6 18. c4 b4 19. h3 Ng6 20. g5 Bd8 21. Nh2 f6 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Qh5 Rf8 24. Ng4 Qd8 25. Kh1 Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Rg1 Ra7 28. f3 Kh8 29. Nxf6 Qxf6 30. Nh4 Kg8 31. Rg2 Re7 32. Rg5 Qxb2 33. Rag1 Rff7 34. Qxh7+ Kxh7 35. Rh5+ Kg8 36. Ng6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1899.06.21"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Beauty "7494181103187"]
[EventDate "1899.05.30"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. c3 Ne7 11. Nxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. f4 O-O-O 14. Nf3 Bb6 15. Rhf1 f6 16. Kb1 Rhe8 17. f5 Ba4 18. Rc1 Kb8 19. Nd2 a6 20. Bf3 Ba7 21. h4 Rc8 22. Nc4 Red8 23. Ne3 Be8 24. Rfd1 Bf7 25. c4 c6 26. Rc2 Bd4 27. Rdc1 Qc7 28. Nd1 Qa5 29. Nc3 b5 30. b3 Rd7 31. cxb5 axb5 32. Nd5 Kb7 33. g4 Rdd8 34. Ne7 Bxb3 35. Nxc8 Rxc8 36. Qd2 Qa3 37. Rh1 Ra8 38. Rh2 Bxa2+ 39. Rxa2 Qb3+ 40. Kc1 Rxa2 41. Qxa2 Be3+ 42. Qd2 Qxd3 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1899.07.06"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Wilhelm Steinitz"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8250363765843"]
[EventDate "1899.05.30"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. d3 Nc6 5. fxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Ng6 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Be2 O-O-O 11. c3 Bd6 12. O-O Rhe8 13. h3 Bd7 14. Ng5 Nh4 15. Nf3 Nxg2 16. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 17. Kf2 f6 18. Rg1 g5 19. Bxg5 fxg5 20. Rxg5 Qe6 21. Qd3 Bf4 22. Rh1 Bxg5 23. Nxg5 Qf6+ 24. Bf3 Bf5 25. Nxh7 Qg6 26. Qb5 c6 27. Qa5 Re7 28. Rh5 Bg4 29. Rg5 Qc2+ 30. Kg3 Bxf3 0-1

[Event "Exhibition Game"]
[Site "Boston, MA USA"]
[Date "1899.11.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barry, John Finan"]
[Black "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7427093209156"]
[EventDate "1899.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Nd6 6. Nc3 e4 7. Ng5 Ne5 8. Qd4 f6 9. Ngxe4 Nxb5 10. Nxb5 a6 11. Qa4 Rb8 12. Nd4 Be7 13. Qb3 d6 14. f4 f5 15. Ng3 Ng4 16. O-O O-O 17. Nc6 bxc6 18. Qxb8 cxd5 19. Qb3 c6 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. Rae1 Bf6 22. h3 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Nf2+ 24. Kh2 Ne4 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Rxe4 Bxb2 27. c3 Ba3 28. Rfe1 Bc5 29. Re7 Qb6 30. Qd1 Bf5 31. Qh5 h6 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Re7+ Kg8 34. Qxh6 Bg1+ 35. Kh1 Bd4 36. cxd4 Qxd4 37. Qg5+ Kh8 38. Qh4+ Kg8 39. Qg3+ Kh8 40. Bc3 Qxc3 41. Qxc3+ d4 42. Qxd4+ Rf6 43. Qxf6+ Kg8 44. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "Kolisch mem 9900"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1899.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Marco, Georg"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[Beauty "5429107117065"]
[EventDate "1899.12.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 c6 8. Bg5 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. Rfe1 Rae8 12. Bh4 Bh5 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Bg6 15. Rxe8 Rxe8 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Re1 a6 18. Qb1 Kf8 19. Rxe8+ Nxe8 20. a3 Qd8 21. Qe1 Qe7 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. Kf1 Nd6 24. Ke2 f6 25. Ne1 b5 26. b4 Nb6 27. f3 Nbc4 28. Nb1 Nf5 29. g4 Nfe3 30. Kf2 g5 31. Ke2 g6 32. Kf2 Kd6 33. Ke2 Kc7 34. Kf2 Kb6 35. Ke2 a5 36. Kf2 a4 37. Ke2 Kc7 38. Kf2 Kd6 39. Ke2 Ke7 40. Kf2 Kf7 41. Ke2 Kg7 42. Kf2 Kh7 43. g3 Kh6 44. Ke2 f5 45. gxf5 gxf5 46. Kf2 Kh5 47. Ke2 f4 48. gxf4 gxf4 49. Kf2 Kg5 50. Ke2 Kh4 51. Kf2 Kh3 52. Nd3 Nc2 53. Nxf4+ Kh4 54. Nd3 N2xa3 55. Nxa3 Nxa3 56. Nc1 Nb1 57. Na2 Kh3 58. Ke3 Kg3 59. f4 Kg4 60. f5 Kxf5 61. Kd3 Kf4 62. Nc1 Kf3 63. Kc2 Na3+ 64. Kd3 Kf2 65. Kd2 Nc4+ 66. Kd1 Ke3 67. Kc2 a3 68. Na2 Nb2 69. Nc1 Nd3 70. Nb3 Ne1+ 71. Kd1 Kd3 72. Kxe1 Kxc3 73. Na1 Kxd4 74. Nc2+ Kc3 75. Kd1 a2 76. Kc1 d4 77. Na1 d3 78. Nc2 c5 0-1

[Event "Nordic corr tourney-2"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1900.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nielsen, Vilhelm"]
[Black "A, Sohita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Annotator "Collijns Larobok; Leeds Mercury 17/11/1900"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251709895234"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Leeds Mercury 17/11/1900 from the Danish "Nationaltidende" 28/10/1900. Also in other columns and Collijns Larobok.} 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bb4 8. Qc2 d6 9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. Qxc3 Bd7 $2 11. e5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Rhe1 e4 14. Rxe4+ $3 Nxe4 15. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 16. Qxg7+ Ke6 17. Qg4+ Ke7 18. Qxe4+ Kf7 19. Qf4+ Kg6 20. h4 h6 21. Qg3+ Kf7 22. Qg7+ Ke6 23. Qg6+ Ke7 24. Re1+ Be6 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 26. Qf5+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ Kf8 28. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "1900.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Mortimer, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8248082052698"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 $5 {Both sassy and risky. White will develop rapidly and centrally, but the king must also fend for itself in the center.} (4. Nf3 g5 {Is a more traditional King's Gambit.}) 4... Qh4+ 5. Ke2 d5 $5 {The classical response to a king that cannot castle - sacrifice to open lines and develop $1} 6. exd5 Bg4+ 7. Nf3 {The knight doesn't threaten the queen on h4 at present of course, but if unpinned in some tactical lines, the threat to the black queen will suddenly matter.} O-O-O $3 {a sound and very sharp piece sacrifice.} 8. dxc6 Nf6 $2 (8... Bc5 $1 {This was the right way to follow up. d4 will fall, and the game will be very unclear, but Black seems to have enough compensation.}) 9. Qe1 $2 {Black can now force an early perpetual.} (9. Qd3 $1 {probably more challenging.} Bc5 $2 (9... Re8+ $1 10. Kd2 Qf2+ 11. Be2 Re3 12. Qc4 Qxg2 {is still quite complicated though objectively White has a big advantage.}) 10. Qf5+ $3 {a clever refutation that illustrated the tactical vulnerability of the Qh4.} Bxf5 11. Nxh4 $18) 9... Re8+ $2 {The fatal mistake, already seen on move nine. The game is is so complex that it feels twice as many moves have been played.} (9... Bxf3+ $1 10. gxf3 Re8+ 11. Ne4 Qh5 12. Kf2 Qh4+ 13. Ke2 Qh5 {White has no way to avoid the threats of ...Rxe4 and the harassment of the white king.}) 10. Kd2 {Amusingly, both queens are hanging. As White is a piece up, this proves in his favor, but the lines are still very complex, and ultimately White needs to sacrifice the queen to prove the advantage.} Qh5 11. Qf2 Bb4 12. Bd3 Re3 13. cxb7+ Kb8 {The black king tries to hide behind the white pawn, but White's next move (the only one) shows why this doesn't work.} 14. Ne5 $3 {Without this move that costs the White queen, White would actually be busted.} Re2+ (14... Rxe5 $1 {White should still be winning here, but with the king on d2, it would be hard to prove it.} 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Re1 Qd6 $18 {and even though objectively White should be winning with a surplus rook, I feel confident I would lose this to any top player. White's moves will not be easy. This was certainly worth a try for Black.}) 15. Qxe2 $1 (15. Bxe2 $2 Ne4+ $15) 15... Bxe2 16. Bxe2 Ne4+ 17. Kd3 {The white king marauds. White has a rook and two minor pieces for the queen, which is great, but more importantly, White is attacking both minor pieces, and the black queen.} Nf2+ 18. Kc4 {Forward again. It's move 18, and White only needs to play Kd5 to win King of the Hill :D $1} Qh6 19. Bf3 c5 (19... Nxh1 $4 20. Nd7#) 20. Nd7+ (20. Bxf4 $1 {This fun move order is equally good.} Qxf4 21. Nd7+ Kc7 22. Nd5+ $18) 20... Kc7 21. Bxf4+ $1 {A pretty concluding tactic. White wins easily now.} Qxf4 22. Nd5+ Kxd7 23. Nxf4 Nxh1 24. dxc5 Ba5 25. b4 Bc7 26. Rd1+ Ke8 27. Bc6+ 1-0

[Event "Club Game"]
[Site "Prague AUH"]
[Date "1900.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vitacek"]
[Black "Duras, Oldrich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8250904608858"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 d6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bd2 f5 7. O-O-O Nf6 8. h3 fxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 O-O 11. Bd3 g6 12. g4 Bf6 13. f4 Re8 14. Qf3 Nd4 15. Qg3 Be6 16. f5 Bxa2 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. g5 Bh8 19. Bxg6 Re2 20. Qh4 Qe7 21. Qh6 Rf8 22. Bc3 Qe3+ 23. Bd2 Qxd2+ 24. Rxd2 Rf1+ 25. Rd1 Nb3+ 26. cxb3 Bxb2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1900.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Walbrodt, Carl August"]
[Black "Tew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8246743843875"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Qxd5 5. Qe2 f5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nf6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qh5+ Ke7 11. O-O-O Qf7 12. Qh6 Rg8 13. dxe4 fxe4 14. Nf3 exf3 15. Bc4 Qxc4 16. Qxh7+ Qf7 17. Rhe1+ Be6 18. Rxe6+ Kxe6 19. Qe4# 1-0

[Event "Long-distance game ca. 1900-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1900.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wallis, Frank"]
[Black "Wallis, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "BCM 1906 p467"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7839431046201"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{BCM 1906 pp466-9. Mr F.J, Wallis (Sydney, native of Scarborough) sent in 2 games one v Channon [on p. 468 OTB in Australia?] and the other v Mr AG Wallis (London) corr game, 'Took several years to finish, although the combatants observed a rule to reply to a move within one week of its receipt. The scoresheet was passed to and fro, and must have traversed over 700,000 miles. The record was eventually photographed and is something of a curiosity.' My Qu: does any museum have it? Copied p467-8 FJ Wallis says some of his inter-ocean games by corr. lasted min 4 years to max 7 yrs and 2 months. Of 11 games over 8 yrs his score was +9 =1 -1.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. Qb3 Nf6 {Notes by Bellingham give this a !} 8. Bxf7+ Kf8 9. e5 Ng4 10. cxd4 Na5 11. Qc2 Kxf7 12. Qf5+ Kg8 13. Qxg4 Bb4+ 14. Nbd2 d6 15. e6 Qf6 16. d5 $1 Qxa1 17. O-O Bxd2 18. Bxd2 Qf6 19. Bxa5 b6 20. Bd2 Bb7 21. Re1 Bxd5 22. e7 Bc6 23. Bc3 $3 Qg6 24. Qc4+ d5 25. Qd4 Qf6 26. Qe3 Qd6 27. Qd4 Qf6 28. Ne5 Bb7 29. Qa4 c6 30. Nc4 Qg6 31. Nd6 h6 32. Nxb7 $2 Kh7 33. Qd4 Rhg8 34. f4 Rae8 35. Qe5 Qc2 36. Ba1 Qg6 37. f5 Qg5 38. Nd6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Rio de Janeiro BRA"]
[Date "1900.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Joao Caldas Vianna"]
[Black "Augusto Silvestre Paes De Barros"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182990439466"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 (7... Nge7 $1 $13) 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 $5 {A bit overly aggressive, but also quite challenging.} (9. cxd4 $1 $16 {bigger center, better person}) 9... dxe5 10. Re1 Bd7 $2 (10... Nh6 $1 {This unintuitive development is best.}) (10... Nge7 $2 11. Bg5 $18 {Black can't hold e7, f7, and e5.}) 11. Bg5 Qf5 12. Nxe5 $1 {Crunch - this tactic is close to decisive if followed up correctly.} Nxe5 13. f4 $2 {The wrong move order.} (13. Qxb7 $1 {The precise move order since the rook can't go to d8 now.} Rc8 14. f4 $16) 13... f6 14. Qxb7 Rd8 15. fxe5 fxg5 16. Rf1 Qxe5 $2 {Black mistakenly holds on to the queen.} (16... Qxf1+ $3 {Giving the queen up is surprising, but it is totally acceptable for Black.} 17. Bxf1 Bb6 $13) 17. Nd2 Ne7 18. Rae1 Qc5 19. Bf7+ Kf8 20. Bg6+ Bf5 21. Bxf5 $4 {A major error. An intermediate Nb3 was decisive.} (21. Nb3 $1 $18) 21... Nxf5 $4 (21... dxc3+ $1 22. Kh1 cxd2 $19 23. Be6+ {It might look like this check is powerful, but...} Nf5 $1 $19 {just wins as the promotion and back rank problems are insoluble..}) 22. Ne4 $2 {Nb3 was still best.} (22. Nb3 $1 $16) 22... Qb6 23. Rxf5+ Kg8 24. Nd6 $3 {A spectacular shot though the game is still entirely up in the air.} dxc3+ $2 (24... Qxb7 $1 25. Nxb7 Bxc3 26. Nxd8 Bxe1 27. Kf1 $13 {Black is up three pawns, but the game is still unclear as Black's rook is trapped, and White has many threats.}) (24... Qxd6 $2 25. Qb3+ {checkmates.}) (24... cxd6 $2 25. Qf7#) (24... Rxd6 $2 25. Re8#) 25. Kh1 h6 (25... Qxb7 {This is no longer enough to save the game because the pawn is on c3, and the Ba5 can't capture on c3 and attack the rook on e1.} 26. Nxb7 c2 27. Nxa5 Rd1 28. Rff1 c1=Q 29. Re8#) 26. Qd5+ Kh7 27. Qe4 Kg8 (27... cxd6 28. Rf8+ g6 29. Qe7#) (27... Rxd6 28. Rf6+ Kg8 29. Rf8+ Kxf8 30. Qe8#) (27... Qxd6 28. Rf6+ $18) 28. Qe6+ Kh7 29. Rf6 $3 {Black's seemingly safe king proves to be soon checkmated as Rxh6+ $1 is just a game-winning idea.} Rhf8 (29... Rxd6 30. Rxh6+ gxh6 31. Qf7#) (29... gxf6 30. Qf7#) 30. Qf5+ Kg8 31. Rxf8+ Rxf8 32. Qxf8+ $1 {a lovely mate in two concludes the game.} Kxf8 33. Re8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Rio de Janeiro BRA"]
[Date "1900.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Joao Caldas Vianna"]
[Black "Augusto Silvestre Paes De Barros"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182990439466"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]

1. e4 {Notes by Roberto Grau} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Bg5 Qf5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. f4 f6 14. Qxb7 Rd8 15. fxe5 fxg5 16. Rf1 Qxe5 17. Nd2 Ne7 18. Rae1 Qc5 19. Bf7+ Kf8 20. Bg6+ Bf5 21. Bxf5 Nxf5 22. Ne4 Qb6 23. Rxf5+ Kg8 {Right now, Caldas Vianna finds a notable move, of problem, which creates many difficulties for Silvestre; study the position, before continuing with the reading, to see if you find the idea of the master; white pieces must take advantage of the defective position of the black King; the first check can be fatal for the black pieces; and this allows Caldas Vianna do the following beautiful move} 24. Nd6 {Protects the Q, who cannot be captured, because after 24...Qxb7 25.Nxb7, the white gains a piece; black cannot do 24...Rxd6 because 25.Re8# ; black cannot take the P because 25.Qd5 or 25.Qf7#; black Q cannot take the white N: 25.Qb3+ Qd4 26.Qxd4 Rxd4 27.Re8# ; thus, there is a perfect spiral of mates born of the unpleasant situation of the black King. But, in fact, white pieces want to give a check with the Q in d5, and, therefore, pose a barrier to the Knight.} dxc3+ 25. Kh1 h6 26. Qd5+ Kh7 27. Qe4 {Threatening an exposed check} Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kh7 29. Rf6 {Threatening 30.Rxh6+ and 31.Qf7#} Rhf8 30. Qf5+ Kg8 31. Rxf8+ Rxf8 32. Qxf8+ Kxf8 33. Re8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1900.05.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7287892411440"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Be7 8. Bd3 Qb6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Nxb3 11. axb3 Bd7 12. b4 Rc8 13. Qe2 a6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Qf2 Nb8 16. Bb6 Qc6 17. O-O O-O 18. Ra5 f5 19. Kh1 Rce8 20. Bc5 Qc7 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. g4 Nc6 23. Raa1 fxg4 24. Qh4 g6 25. Qxg4 Rg7 26. h4 Ne7 27. Nd4 Nf5 28. Bxf5 gxf5 29. Qh5 Qd8 30. Rg1 Rff7 31. Qh6 Qe7 32. Nf3 Kh8 33. Kh2 Rf8 34. h5 Rg4 35. Ng5 Rxf4 36. Nf7+ Qxf7 37. Qxf4 Qxh5+ 38. Kg3 Qe2 39. Kh4 Rc8 40. Rae1 Qxb2 41. Kh3 Rxc3+ 42. Rg3 Rc2 43. Rh1 Rc8 44. Qh6 Qxe5 45. Qxh7+ Kxh7 46. Kg2# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1900.06.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Mortimer, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8248082052698"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 d5 6. exd5 Bg4+ 7. Nf3 O-O-O 8. dxc6 Nf6 9. Qe1 Re8+ 10. Kd2 Qh5 11. Qf2 Bb4 12. Bd3 Re3 13. cxb7+ Kb8 14. Ne5 Re2+ 15. Qxe2 Bxe2 16. Bxe2 Ne4+ 17. Kd3 Nf2+ 18. Kc4 Qh6 19. Bf3 c5 20. Nd7+ Kc7 21. Bxf4+ Qxf4 22. Nd5+ Kxd7 23. Nxf4 Nxh1 24. dxc5 Ba5 25. b4 Bc7 26. Rd1+ Ke8 27. Bc6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1900.06.12"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Burn, Amos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8248086003222"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 {Notes by Marshall. Britisher Amos Burn was a very conservative player who liked to settle down for a long session of closed, defensive chess. He loved to smoke his pipe while he studied the board.} d5 2. c4 e6 {Burn began hunting through his pockets for his pipe and tobacco.} 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 {Not much thought needed on these moves, but Burn had his pipe out and was looking for a pipe cleaner.} 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 {He began filling up his pipe. I speeded up my moves.} 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. h4 {Made him think on that one. And he still didn't have the pipe going. The threat is Bxh7+, Kxh7; Ng5+, known as the Pillsbury Attack.} g6 11. h5 Re8 12. hxg6 hxg6 {Now he was looking for matches.} 13. Qc2 Bg7 14. Bxg6 fxg6 {He struck a match and appeared nervous. The match burned his fingers and went out.} 15. Qxg6 Nd7 {Another match was on its way.} 16. Ng5 Qf6 {He was puffing away and lighting up at last, but too late.} 17. Rh8+ Kxh8 18. Qh7# {Poor Burn. I think I swindled him out of that one. If he could only have got that pipe going, it might have been a different story. He took it good naturedly and we shook hands. Then his pipe went out.} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Munich GER"]
[Date "1900.08.09"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Halprin, Alexander"]
[Black "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "6599619969050"]
[EventDate "1900.07.23"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 d6 8. e6 fxe6 9. axb5 Ne7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Ng5 Be7 12. Qh5 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Qd7 14. b6 cxb6 15. Nd5 exd5 16. Rfe1+ Kf8 17. Ra3 Ne5 18. Rxe5 dxe5 19. Rf3+ Kg8 20. Bh6 Qe7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rg3+ Kf8 23. Rf3+ Kg7 24. Rg3+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "Antwerp BEL"]
[Date "1900.12.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fox, Albert Whiting"]
[Black "Bauer, E H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8247549164050"]
[EventDate "1900.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 O-O 8. d4 Nf5 9. c3 d5 10. Qd3 Re8 11. f4 Nd6 12. Re3 Na5 13. Nd2 Nf5 14. Rh3 Nh4 15. g4 Ng6 16. Rh5 Nc6 17. Ndc4 dxc4 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Nxg6 fxg6 20. Bxc4+ Kf8 21. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1901.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fox, Albert Whiting"]
[Black "Clerc, Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8250233504265"]
[EventDate "1901.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Bxc5 Bxc5 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Rad1 a5 14. Rfe1 a4 15. Nd4 Qe8 16. Qh5 Kh8 17. Nf6 Bxf6 18. exf6 Qd8 19. fxg7+ Kxg7 20. Nf5+ Kh8 21. Qh6 Rg8 22. Re8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1901.02.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Marco, Georg"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8250522900005"]
[EventDate "1901.02.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. f3 Bh5 13. O-O Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Bg5 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Qxb2 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Nxd5 Qd8 20. Rad1 Kg7 21. Qf4 Ne5 22. Qb4 Rh8 23. h3 Qc8 24. Qe7 Qf5 25. Kg1 Rae8 26. Qxb7 Rxh3 27. gxh3 Qg5+ 28. Kf2 Nd3+ 29. Rxd3 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1901.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Reggio, Arturo"]
[Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[Beauty "5502545185290"]
[EventDate "1901.02.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. dxc6 Bxc6 6. Nc3 e6 7. e4 Bb4 8. f3 f5 9. e5 Ne7 10. a3 Ba5 11. b4 Bb6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bc4 Bd5 14. Qb3 c6 15. Rd1 Ng6 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. f4 Qh4+ 18. g3 Qh3 19. Kf2 Rae8 20. Ne2 Rf7 21. Ng1 Qh5 22. Nf3 Nf8 23. h4 Rc7 24. Rc1 Qf7 25. h5 Ne6 26. Qd3 Rf8 27. Rc2 Qe8 28. Bc1 Rcf7 29. a4 Qd7 30. a5 Bd8 31. Bd2 a6 32. Rcc1 Be7 33. Kg2 Kh8 34. Kf2 Rg8 35. Nh4 Bxh4 36. Rxh4 Rgf8 37. Rg1 Qd8 38. Kg2 Nc7 39. Kh1 Qe7 40. Be1 Ne6 41. Rh2 Kg8 42. Bd2 Qd8 43. Rc1 Qd7 44. Rg1 Kh8 45. Be3 Nc7 46. Qd2 Nb5 47. Qe1 Qe6 48. Qc1 Na7 49. Qe1 Nc8 50. Bc1 Ne7 51. Be3 Re8 52. Bc1 Ng8 53. Rh4 Nf6 54. Bd2 Ne4 55. Qe2 Rg8 56. Be1 Nf6 57. Rg2 Ng4 58. Qd3 g6 59. hxg6 Rxg6 60. Kg1 Rh6 61. Rxh6 Qxh6 62. Qf3 Rg7 63. Re2 Rg6 64. Qc3 Qf8 65. Qc5 Kg8 66. Kg2 Qe8 67. Kf3 Re6 68. Qb6 Re7 69. Kg2 Nf6 70. Qc5 Ne4 71. Qc1 Qh5 72. Qe3 Rg7 73. Qf3 Rg4 74. Kf1 Rxf4 75. gxf4 Qxf3+ 76. Bf2 Ng3+ 0-1

[Event "Chess Union Jubilee"]
[Site "Riga RUE"]
[Date "1901.12.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ehlert, Horst"]
[Black "Piers Bohl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8248488692237"]
[EventDate "1901.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7 7. e5 Ne4 8. Nxd4 Nc5 9. Nf5 h5 10. Nxg7+ Kf8 11. Nxh5 Nxe5 12. Nc3 d6 13. h3 Nxa4 14. Nxa4 Bxh3 15. Nf4 Bg4 16. f3 Bd7 17. Nc3 Bh4 18. Ne4 Bb5 19. Ne2 d5 20. N4c3 Qd6 21. Nxb5 axb5 22. Bf4 Ra4 23. Be3 Ng4 24. fxg4 Qh2+ 25. Kxh2 Bf2+ 0-1

[Event "Corzo"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1901.12.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Juan Corzo"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8249290010126"]
[EventDate "1901.11.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 h6 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. d4 d5 9. exd5 Qe7+ 10. Kf2 g3+ 11. Kg1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qc5 13. Ne2 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Nd4 Bc5 16. c3 Ra4 17. Be2 Bxd4+ 18. cxd4 Rxd4 19. b3 Nf6 20. Bb2 Rd2 21. Bh5+ Nxh5 22. Bxh8 f3 23. gxf3 Nf4 24. Be5 Rg2+ 25. Kf1 Rf2+ 26. Ke1 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "Corzo"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1901.12.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Juan Corzo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[Beauty "6459630813702"]
[EventDate "1901.11.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Ng3 Qe7+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 Bd6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bxg3 14. fxg3 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Rae8 16. Kf1 f5 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Re1 Rxe1+ 19. Kxe1 Nf6 20. Kd2 Ne4+ 21. Ke3 Nd6 22. Be2 Kf7 23. Kf4 Kf6 24. h4 g6 25. g4 h6 26. g5+ hxg5+ 27. hxg5+ Ke7 28. g4 fxg4 29. Bd3 Nf5 30. Kxg4 Nxd4 31. Bxg6 c5 32. Kh5 Ne6 33. Kh6 Kf8 34. Bf5 Ng7 35. Bc8 b6 36. g6 d4 37. b3 Kg8 38. a4 Kf8 39. Bg4 Ne8 40. Kh7 Ng7 41. Kh6 Ne8 42. Be2 Ng7 43. Bc4 Ne8 44. Kg5 Ke7 45. Kf5 Ng7+ 46. Ke5 Nh5 47. Be2 Ng7 48. Kd5 Ne8 49. Kc6 Ng7 50. Kb7 Kd6 51. Kxa7 Kc7 52. Ka6 Ne8 53. Bf3 Ng7 54. Bd5 Ne8 55. Bf7 Ng7 56. Kb5 Nf5 57. a5 Nd6+ 58. Ka6 bxa5 59. g7 1-0

[Event "Corzo"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1901.12.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Juan Corzo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[Beauty "6393595697194"]
[EventDate "1901.11.17"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Bd6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Ne5 Nf6 12. f4 Bxe5 13. fxe5 Ng4 14. Qe2 Qb6 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. a3 Kh8 17. h3 Nh6 18. Qf2 Nf7 19. Kg2 g5 20. g4 Ne7 21. Qe3 Rg8 22. Rae1 Ng6 23. gxf5 Nf4+ 24. Kh2 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 exf5 26. c4 Qe6 27. cxd5 Qxd5 28. e6 Bb5 29. Qxb5 Qxb5 30. d5+ Rg7 31. exf7 h6 32. Nd4 Qxf1 33. Rxf1 Rxf7 34. Rxf5 Rxf5 35. Nxf5+ Kh7 36. Ne7 Rf8 37. Kg2 h5 38. d6 g4 39. hxg4 hxg4 40. Be5 Kh6 41. d7 Rd8 42. Ng8+ Rxg8 43. Bf6 Kg6 44. d8=Q Rxd8 45. Bxd8 b5 46. Kf2 Kf5 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Kd3 Kd5 49. Kc3 g3 50. Bh4 g2 51. Bf2 a5 52. b4 Ke4 53. Bb6 Kd5 54. Kd3 Kc6 55. Bg1 Kd5 56. Bh2 Kc6 57. Kd4 a4 58. Ke5 Kb6 59. Kd5 Ka6 60. Kc5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1902.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1902.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. O-O Be7 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Qh4 g6 10. Rfe1 Nd5 11. Rxe7 Ndxe7 12. Bf6 d5 13. Re1 Be6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Qd6 16. Qxh7+ Kxh7 17. Rh5+ Kg8 18. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "unknown cg"]
[Site "unknown cg"]
[Date "1902.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8246605662296"]
[EventDate "1902.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. O-O Bxe5 9. Re1 Qe7 10. c3 g3 11. d4 Ng4 12. Nd2 Qxh4 13. Nf3 Qh6 14. Qa4+ c6 15. Qa3 Nf2 16. Rxe5+ Be6 17. Kf1 Qh1+ 18. Ng1 Nh3 19. gxh3 f3 20. Bg5 Qg2+ 21. Ke1 f2+ 22. Kd2 fxg1=Q+ 23. Be2 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1902.03.03"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251709880328"]
[EventDate "1902.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d3 Na5 9. h3 O-O 10. Ne2 c6 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. Qe2 c5 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. c3 Be6 15. Ng5 Bxb3 16. axb3 h6 17. Nf3 Rfe8 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. g4 Nh7 20. Kh2 Qd8 21. Rg1 Ng5 22. h4 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Kg2 Re6 26. Rh1 Bg7 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28. Rh7+ Kxh7 29. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "1902.03.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mason, James"]
[Black "David Janowski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[Beauty "6117912498251"]
[EventDate "1902.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. b3 Qb8 11. Bb2 Qb7 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. Qd3 Rhe8 14. b4 Bf8 15. Rab1 d5 16. e5 Ng4 17. Nf3 g6 18. h3 Bf5 19. Qd2 Nh6 20. a3 Ng8 21. Nd4 Be6 22. Na4 Nh6 23. Qc3 Nf5 24. Nxc6 Rd7 25. Nd4 Nxd4 26. Qxd4 Bf5 27. Rbc1 Qc6 28. Nc3 h5 29. Ne2 Bh6 30. f4 Bf8 31. Qf2 Be6 32. Nd4 Qb6 33. Rb1 Bf5 34. Bc3 Be4 35. a4 c6 36. a5 Qa7 37. Rb2 Rb7 38. Reb1 Kd7 39. Kh1 Reb8 40. Qe1 Be7 41. Nb3 Rb5 42. Bd4 Qb7 43. Bc5 Bxc5 44. bxc5 Rb4 45. Qh4 Kc8 46. Qf6 Qd7 47. Kh2 Qe6 48. Qh8+ Kd7 49. Nd4 Rxb2 50. Qxb8 Rxb8 51. Rxb8 Kc7 52. Nxe6+ Kxb8 53. Nd4 Kc7 54. g4 h4 55. c3 Kd7 56. Kg1 Kc7 57. Kf2 Kd7 58. f5 gxf5 59. gxf5 Kc7 60. Ke3 Bg2 61. Nf3 Bxh3 62. Nxh4 Bg4 63. Kf4 Be2 64. Nf3 Bxf3 65. Kxf3 1-0

[Event "13th DSB Kongress (Hanover)"]
[Site "Hanover GER"]
[Date "1902.08.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Von Bardeleben, Curt"]
[Black "Napier, William Ewart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7560908269092"]
[EventDate "1902.07.21"]
[EventType "game"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. d3 Bd7 7. Ne2 g6 8. c3 Bg7 9. h3 Qe7 10. Be3 d5 11. Bc2 Be6 12. Qc1 dxe4 13. dxe4 Bc4 14. b3 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 O-O 16. g4 Rad8 17. b4 Nd4+ 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nxe4 20. Qe3 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Qxb4 22. Bxe4 Rxd4 23. Bd3 Qa4 24. Kf1 Re8 25. Qf3 Rf4 26. Qd1 Qd4 27. Rh2 Qd6 28. Rg2 Rd4 29. Rg3 Rd8 30. Ke2 c5 31. Qb3 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 Qe5+ 33. Re3 Qxa1 34. Re7 c4 35. Qxc4 Qd1+ 36. Ke3 Qe1+ 37. Qe2 Qc3+ 38. Kf4 Rd4+ 39. Re4 Qc7+ 40. Kg5 f6+ 41. Kxf6 Rd6+ 0-1

[Event "Exhibition"]
[Site "Christiania NOR"]
[Date "1902.09.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Heftye, G J"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "8250384715814"]
[EventDate "1902.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Bg4 7. Bb5 Bb6 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Nd5 Nd4 10. Bc4 Nxd5 11. Bxd8 Nf4 12. O-O Raxd8 13. c3 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Bh3 15. a4 d5 16. Bxd5 Rd6 17. Kh1 Bg2+ 18. Kg1 Rg6 0-1

[Event "Nordic Congress"]
[Site "Christiania"]
[Date "1903.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Moller, Jorgen"]
[Black "Englund, Fritz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7971996189198"]
[EventDate "1903.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. Qe2 Bxf3 8. Qxe5+ Kf7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qf4+ Nf6 11. Qxf3 Bd6 12. O-O Rf8 13. d4 Kg8 14. Qh3 Qe8 15. f4 c5 16. Be3 Ng4 17. Rae1 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Qf7 19. Ne2 Rae8 20. c3 cxd4 21. cxd4 Rxe3 22. Qxe3 Re8 23. Qd2 Re4 24. g3 Qe7 25. Kf2 c5 26. Nc3 Rxd4 27. Qe3 Qf7 28. Re1 Rb4 29. Qd2 Bxf4 30. gxf4 Rxf4+ 31. Kg3 Qg6+ 32. Kxf4 Qh6+ 33. Kf5 Qxd2 34. Re5 Qf2+ 35. Kg4 Qxb2 0-1

[Event "Handicap tournament ?"]
[Site "Lodz RUE"]
[Date "1903.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/P7/1PPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1903.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Be7 7. d5 Nb8 8. e5 Ng4 9. h3 Nh6 10. d6 cxd6 11. exd6 Bf6 12. Qe2+ Kf8 13. Nc3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. O-O Qe8 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Re1 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Qd8 19. Qxh6 gxh6 20. Bxh6+ Kg8 21. Kh2 Qf8 22. Rg1+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1903.02.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8249428163627"]
[EventDate "1903.02.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 d6 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. O-O Be6 8. Bd5 Nf6 9. Qb3 Qc8 10. Nf4 Nd8 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nh5 c6 13. Re1 Be7 14. Qf3 Rg8 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qxf6 cxd5 17. exd5 Rg6 18. Qh8+ Kd7 19. Nc3 Bxd5 20. Qe8+ Kc7 21. Nxd5+ Kb8 22. Rac1 Nc6 23. Rxc6 bxc6 24. Rb1# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1903.03.02"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Reggio, Arturo"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7697118298689"]
[EventDate "1903.02.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 f5 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Qh5+ Kd8 13. Bd2 d5 14. c4 Rb8 15. Qh4 Be7 16. Bc3 Qb6 17. Be2 Kd7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rd1 Rg8 20. Qh3 f5 21. Rf1 Ba6 22. Bd3 Rg3 23. Qxg3 Bh4 24. Bxa6 Bxg3+ 25. hxg3 Qxa6 26. Rh1 Rg8 27. Rxh7+ Kc6 28. Rh6 Kb5 29. Rxd5+ exd5 30. Rxa6 Kxa6 31. Kf2 Kb5 32. b3 Kc5 33. Kf3 d4 34. Bd2 Kd5 35. Be1 Rc8 36. g4 fxg4+ 37. Kxg4 Rc2 38. g3 d3 39. Kg5 d2 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1903.03.06"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[Beauty "5155210667092"]
[EventDate "1903.02.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. exf5 e4 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nh4 d5 9. d4 a5 10. Bg5 Ba6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qh5+ Kd7 13. Ng6 Qxd4 14. Nxh8 Bc5 15. Qh4 Rxh8 16. Rd1 Qb4 17. Qg4 Kd8 18. Qxg7 Re8 19. Qf6+ Kd7 20. a3 Qb6 21. Rd2 e3 22. fxe3 Bxe3 23. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Qf2+ 25. Kd1 Qe2+ 26. Kc1 cxd5 27. Rd1 c6 28. Qh4 Qxg2 29. Qxh7+ Re7 30. Qh4 Qe4 31. Qh8 Qxf5 32. Qa8 Bc8 33. Qa7+ Ke8 34. Qxa5 Qf4+ 35. Kb1 Qxh2 36. Qc5 Bb7 37. b4 Qe2 38. Rh1 Rf7 39. Rh8+ Kd7 40. Rh6 Rf1+ 41. Kb2 Qe7 42. Qd4 Re1 43. Rh5 Kc7 44. Qf4+ Kb6 45. Qd4+ c5 46. bxc5+ Qxc5 47. Rh6+ Bc6 48. Qf6 Qb5+ 49. Kc3 Qc4+ 50. Kb2 Qb5+ 51. Kc3 Qc4+ 52. Kb2 Qb5+ 53. Kc3 Re3+ 54. Kd2 Re2+ 55. Kd1 Re8 56. Kd2 Qe2+ 57. Kc1 Qe1+ 58. Kb2 Qe5+ 59. Qxe5 Rxe5 60. Rh4 Re4 61. Rh8 Kc5 62. Rc8 Re8 63. Rc7 Kd6 64. Rh7 Bb5 65. Kc3 Ba4 66. Rh2 Re4 67. Rg2 Kc5 68. Rh2 Re3+ 69. Kb2 Bb5 70. Rh8 Re2 71. Rc8+ Kd4 72. Kb3 Bc4+ 73. Kb2 Bd3 74. Kb3 Bf5 75. Rc7 Re8 76. c3+ Kd3 77. Rc5 Rb8+ 78. Ka4 Be4 79. Rc7 Kc2 80. Rc6 Bd3 81. Rc5 Bc4 82. Ka5 Kxc3 83. a4 Ra8+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1903.05.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251705950247"]
[EventDate "1903.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Nc3 gxf3 6. Qxf3 d6 7. d4 Be6 8. Nd5 c6 9. O-O cxd5 10. exd5 Bf5 11. Bxf4 Bg6 12. Bb5+ Nd7 13. Rae1+ Be7 14. Bxd6 Kf8 15. Rxe7 Nxe7 16. Re1 Kg7 17. Bxe7 Qa5 18. Qe2 Nf8 19. Bf6+ Kg8 20. Qe5 h6 21. Bxh8 f6 22. Qe7 Kxh8 23. Qxf6+ Kg8 24. Re7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1903.05.18"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C38"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8042057826369"]
[EventDate "1903.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. d4 d6 7. Qd3 g4 8. Ng1 Qf6 9. c3 h5 10. Na3 Ne7 11. Ne2 Ng6 12. g3 fxg3 13. Rf1 Qxh4 14. Bxf7+ Kd8 15. Bxg6 g2+ 16. Rf2 Rf8 17. Be3 Bh6 18. Bxh6 g1=Q+ 19. Nxg1 Qxf2+ 20. Kd1 Qxg1+ 21. Kc2 Rf2+ 22. Bd2 Qxa1 23. Qe3 Rxd2+ 24. Qxd2 Bd7 25. Qg5+ Kc8 26. Bf5 b6 27. Qg8+ Kb7 28. Bxd7 Nxd7 29. Qd5+ c6 30. Qxd6 Rd8 31. d5 Rf8 32. dxc6+ Ka8 33. cxd7 Rf2+ 34. Kb3 Qxb2+ 35. Ka4 1-0

[Event "North-Match"]
[Site "Edinburgh SCO"]
[Date "1903.05.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anthony Dod"]
[Black "Mills, Daniel Yarnton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D60"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7700477697615"]
[EventDate "1903.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. e4 N5b6 12. Bb3 e5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Kh8 17. Rc1 Qe7 18. f5 f6 19. Rf4 Bd7 20. Qh5 h6 21. Ne2 Be8 22. Qh3 Rd8 23. Rh4 Nd5 24. Rxh6+ gxh6 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Rc3 Rf7 27. Rg3+ Rg7 28. exd5 cxd5 29. Re3 Qf7 30. Nf4 Rc8 31. h3 Bc6 32. Nh5 Rf8 33. Re6 Qc7 34. Nxf6+ Rxf6 35. Qxf6 Qg3 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Rh6+ Kxh6 38. Qh8+ Rh7 39. Qf6+ Kh5 40. Bd1+ 1-0

[Event "3rd Russian National Tournament"]
[Site "Kiev RUE"]
[Date "1903.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Znosko Borovsky, Eugene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8248086011928"]
[EventDate "1903.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Bb5+ c6 5. dxc6 Nxc6 6. d4 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Nf6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Bxc3 Qc7 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Ba5 Qd7 15. O-O-O e3 16. Qe1 Ne4 17. Nc3 Nf2 18. Qxe3 Nxh1 19. Rxh1 Rfe8 20. Qf2 Qf5 21. Bb4 Re6 22. Qf3 Rae8 23. g4 Qf6 24. Qf2 Re3 25. d5 cxd5 26. Nxd5 Qc6 27. Rd1 Re2 28. Qc5 Qg6 29. Ne7+ R8xe7 30. Rd8+ Re8 31. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "Unknown"]
[Site "Unknown"]
[Date "1904.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Napier, William Ewart"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8251709921317"]
[EventDate "1904.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. d4 d5 8. Bxf4 Bg7 9. Nc3 dxe4 10. Bc4+ Kg6 11. h5+ Kh7 12. Nxe4 Qxd4 13. Bd3 Bf5 14. Qxg4 Qd7 15. Qg6+ Bxg6 16. Ng5+ hxg5 17. hxg6# 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1904.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dobias, Josef"]
[Black "Chalupetzky, Ferenc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8247566156307"]
[EventDate "1904.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Qe2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Qe3 Qe7 9. d4 b6 10. Bd3 Bf5 11. c4 $1 Qb4+ 12. Nd2 $1 Qc3 {[#]} 13. O-O $3 Qxa1 14. Nb3 Qxa2 15. Rxf5 c6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Qe6 20. Rh5 $1 h6 21. Bf5 {[#]} Qc6 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. Bxh6 $1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1904.02.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Marco, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8248753145946"]
[EventDate "1904.02.08"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 a6 8. c5 b5 9. b4 c6 10. Bd3 a5 11. a3 Re8 12. O-O Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxh7+ Kf8 16. Qxh5 Nc4 17. Bd3 Qf6 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. b5 Bd7 20. bxc6 Bxc6 21. Rb1 g6 22. Qh6+ Ke7 23. Rb6 Kd7 24. Qh3 Qg5 25. Rfb1 Rh8 26. Qf3 f5 27. Rxc6 Kxc6 28. Nxd5 Rab8 29. Nf4+ Kd7 30. Rb7+ Rxb7 31. Qxb7+ Ke8 32. c6 1-0

[Event "Springs"]
[Site "Cambridge Springs, PA USA"]
[Date "1904.05.03"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8249290026560"]
[EventDate "1904.04.25"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Qh4 dxc4 9. Rd1 Bd7 10. e3 Ne5 11. Nxe5 fxe5 12. Qxc4 Qb6 13. Be2 Qxb2 14. O-O Rc8 15. Qd3 Rc7 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Nc4 Qb5 19. f4 exf4 20. Qd4 f6 21. Qxf4 Qc5 22. Ne5 Be8 23. Ng4 f5 24. Qh6+ Kf7 25. Bc4 Rc6 26. Rxf5+ Qxf5 27. Rf1 Qxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Bd7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Ne5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "City of London CC, London ENG"]
[Date "1904.08.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lee, Francis Joseph"]
[Black "Shoosmith, Hector William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[Beauty "6324339345498"]
[EventDate "1904.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bd3 f5 5. c4 c6 6. Nbd2 Qf6 7. Qc2 Nd7 8. b3 Nh6 9. Bb2 Nf7 10. Ng1 Qg6 11. g3 Nf6 12. f4 Ne4 13. Ngf3 Qh6 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qh3 17. Ba3 Bd7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qc5 Qe6 20. h3 b6 21. Qc2 a5 22. Bb2 h5 23. Nb1 Nh6 24. Nc3 Nf5 25. Qf2 b5 26. Ne2 c5 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. Rg1 Nh6 29. Rh1 Nf5 30. Rg1 Nh6 31. Rh1 Rf8 32. Rc2 g6 33. Kd2 b4 34. Kc1 a4 35. Kb1 Bb5 36. Nc1 Bd3 37. Nxd3 exd3 38. Rd2 c4 39. Bd4 Qa6 40. Qf1 Ra8 41. g4 Rf7 42. gxh5 axb3 43. hxg6 bxa2+ 44. Ka1 Qxg6 45. Rg1 Qe6 46. Qg2 b3 47. Qg6 Qxg6 48. Rxg6 Nf5 49. e6 Rf8 50. e7 Nxd4 51. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 52. exd4 c3 53. Rgg2 Re8 54. Rd1 d2 55. Rgg1 Re2 56. h4 c2 57. Rc1 b2+ 58. Kxb2 d1=Q 59. Kc3 Qd2+ 60. Kb2 a1=Q+ 61. Kxa1 Qc3+ 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 1st"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1904.08.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Napier, William Ewart"]
[Black "Chepmell, Claude Herries"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8248618921511"]
[EventDate "1904.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. exd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 a6 8. O-O b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Re1 Be7 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Rxe6 Kf8 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. Qe2 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Nd5 17. Bd6 N7f6 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxe7+ Nxe7 20. Re1 Qd5 21. f3 h6 22. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1905.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Milan Vidmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8247972788826"]
[EventDate "2003.12.06"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 d6 8. h3 O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. g4 a6 11. g5 Ne8 12. h4 Rc8 13. h5 Na5 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. O-O-O b5 16. f3 Nc7 17. Bd3 Ne6 18. Qh2 Re8 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Nxe6+ Bxe6 21. Rh6 Bc4 22. e5 Bxd3 23. e6 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Qc8 25. Bd4 f6 26. gxf6 exf6 27. Bxf6 Qb7 28. Qh8+ Bxh8 29. Rxh8# 1-0

[Event "Consultation game"]
[Site "Glasgow SCO"]
[Date "1905.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Teichmann, Richard"]
[Black "Allies"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8045547497030"]
[EventDate "1905.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 exd4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qh5 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Bg5 Be6 {On 10...Bxg5 11.Nf6+ with a winning position for White.} 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Ng3 Qh6 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. Qa4 Rad8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 {16...Rxd4 17.Rxd4 b5 18.Rh4 bxa4 19.Rxh6 19...gxh6 is winning for black} 17. Rxd4 Rxd4 18. Qxd4 b6 19. Qe5 c5 20. f4 Bc8 21. f5 Bb7 22. Qe7 Qc6 23. Re2 f6 24. Ne4 Qd5 25. Nd6 Bc6 26. h3 c4 27. c3 h6 28. Kh2 b5 29. Kg3 a5 30. Kh4 g6 31. Re3 Qxg2 32. Rg3 Qf2 33. fxg6 Qf4+ 34. Rg4 Qf2+ 35. Kh5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Ostend BEL"]
[Date "1905.06.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8250229533733"]
[EventDate "1905.06.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Nxe4 Qb6 7. Rb1 d5 8. Ng3 Be6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Qe2 Kf7 11. Nf3 Re8 12. O-O Bd6 13. c3 Nf8 14. Nh4 Bf5 15. Nhxf5 Rxe2 16. Nxd6+ Ke6 17. Nc8 Qc7 18. Bxe2 Kf7 19. Nf5 Ne6 20. Nfd6+ Kg6 21. Bd3+ Kh5 22. Rbe1 Nf4 23. Re7 Qa5 24. Bb1 g6 25. g3 Nh3+ 26. Kg2 Ng5 27. Bd3 Rxc8 28. Nxc8 Qd8 29. h4 Qxc8 30. hxg5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Ostend BEL"]
[Date "1905.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7906233431583"]
[EventDate "1905.06.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. e3 Nf6 7. h3 Be7 8. Nbd2 Bd7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Rfc8 11. Ne5 Be8 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. Ndf3 Nf8 14. Rfd1 Na5 15. Qc2 c4 16. Nd2 f6 17. Nef3 Bg6 18. Qc1 h6 19. Nh2 Qd8 20. Bf3 b5 21. e4 Nc6 22. exd5 exd5 23. Re1 b4 24. Ndf1 bxc3 25. bxc3 Qa5 26. Ne3 Bf7 27. Qd2 Ba3 28. Rab1 Nd7 29. Rb7 Nb6 30. Nf5 Qa6 31. Nxh6+ gxh6 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. Qxh6 Kg8 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Qxf6+ Kg8 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Re5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Ostend BEL"]
[Date "1905.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7906233431583"]
[EventDate "1905.06.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 (5... Qxb3 $2 {A general rule of thumb is to avoid this exchange and the opening of the a-file.} 6. axb3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 $16) 6. e3 Nf6 7. h3 Be7 8. Nbd2 Bd7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Rfc8 11. Ne5 $6 {This is a bit inaccurate. The knight is obviously strongly placed, but Black can and should exchange it off.} Be8 (11... Nxe5 12. Bxe5 cxd4 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Bxd4 b5) 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. Ndf3 Nf8 14. Rfd1 Na5 15. Qc2 c4 $6 {Tarrasch relinquishes all pressure on the center. This is generally ill-advised and Janowski now has the chance to play for the pawn break e4 which will give him an advantage in the center and on the kingside.} 16. Nd2 f6 17. Nef3 Bg6 18. Qc1 h6 19. Nh2 Qd8 20. Bf3 b5 $2 (20... f5 $1 {Tarrasch needed to counter e4 at all cost.}) 21. e4 Nc6 22. exd5 exd5 23. Re1 {The open e-file is potent and uncontestable for the foreseeable future by Black's rooks.} b4 $6 {The queenside play has no prospects.} (23... f5 $1 {This was effectively Tarrasch's last chance. This brilliant positional move brings the knight around to e4 which provide fair counterplay.} 24. Nhf1 Nh7 $1 {maneuvering to e4.}) 24. Ndf1 bxc3 25. bxc3 Qa5 26. Ne3 Bf7 27. Qd2 Ba3 (27... g6 {Here is what can happen if Tarrasch tries to stop Nf5.} 28. Nhg4 Kg7 29. Nf5+ $1 {anyway $1} gxf5 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Rxe7 $3 {Very pretty.} fxg4 (31... Nxe7 32. Nxf6#) 32. Qxf6 Nxe7 33. Be5 {a picturesque position in which there is no stopping checkmate on g7 or h8 on the next move.}) 28. Rab1 {The needed passive defense Bf7 has allowed White to take the b-file as well as the e-file.} Nd7 29. Rb7 Nb6 30. Nf5 $1 Qa6 {Janowski's rook is trapped, but that is no matter, he was going to sacrifice it anyway.} 31. Nxh6+ $1 gxh6 32. Rxf7 $3 Kxf7 33. Qxh6 {White is down a rook, but simple observation shows that White's force around the black king is overwhelming. No calculation is needed. Black's pieces are some of the most sidelined and irrelevant pieces I have ever seen.} Kg8 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Qxf6+ (35. Bxd5 $3 {a slightly faster and pretty way to make the rook lift happen.} Nxd5 36. Re4 $1 $18) 35... Kg8 36. Qg6+ Kh8 (36... Kf8 37. Bf4 $18) 37. Re5 $1 {Tarrasch resigns as it is checkmate in two. A crushing final position.} (37. Re5 Nxe5 38. Bxe5#) 1-0

[Event "Meisterturnier A"]
[Site "Barmen GER"]
[Date "1905.08.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Black "Suechting, Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7151388989512"]
[EventDate "1905.08.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Notes by Nimzowitsch} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. a3 Nh5 {Hardly in place; better was ...Re8 or ...h6.} 9. h4 f5 {...f6 would be answered by Bd3!} 10. Be2 Ndf6 11. Ne5 {!} Bd7 12. Qd1 Be8 13. c5 {Weaving the chain.} Qc7 14. b4 a5 15. g3 {! No one knows better than Maroczy how to prevent freeing moves (here ...f4).} axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Ne4 18. g4 {!} Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Nf6 20. Bf4 {! Threatens Ng6 and thus gains time for g5.} Qc8 21. g5 Nd7 22. Nd3 {! The exchange would make it more difficult to breakthrough.} Bf7 23. Kd2 Bd8 24. Ra1 {Only now does play begin in the real theater. The idea is naturally attack on the base (P at c6) by b5.} Bc7 25. Ra7 Re8 26. Bxc7 Qxc7 27. f4 {Stops all attempts to break through by ...e5.} Rb8 28. b5 {At last!} Qc8 {Or 28...cxb5 29.Nb4 etc.} 29. b6 {! With this White transfers the attack to the new base, the P at b7. Play against the base P at c6 would have been pursued by 29 Nb4 followed by, say, Qa3-a4; but the transference of the attack to Black's b7 is still stronger, and above all safer. Suechting is now helpless.} Be8 30. Nc1 Nf8 31. Nb3 e5 {The only way of saving the b-Pawn, otherwise there would have come 32 Na5 33 Nxb7 and if 33...Rxb7 34 Ba6.} 32. dxe5 Ne6 33. Bd3 {!} g6 34. h5 Bf7 35. Na5 Nd8 36. e6 {Our sacrificing advance of the unblockaded passed Pawn. The pieces to the rear come to life.} Qxe6 37. h6 d4 38. Qxd4 Qa2+ 39. Ke1 Ne6 40. Qe5 Re8 41. Nxb7 Qb3 42. Be2 Qb1+ 43. Kf2 Qh1 44. Nd6 Qh4+ 45. Kg2 Nxf4+ 46. Qxf4 Bd5+ 47. Bf3 Bxf3+ 48. Kxf3 1-0

[Event "Meisterturnier A"]
[Site "Barmen GER"]
[Date "1905.08.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Von Bardeleben, Curt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8247545235028"]
[EventDate "1905.08.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. e5 cxd4 9. exf6 dxc3 10. fxg7 Kxg7 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. Nd4 e5 13. Qh5 exd4 14. Qxh7+ Kf6 15. Qh6+ Ke7 16. O-O Be6 17. Rab1 Rb8 18. cxd4 Rh8 19. Qe3 Kd7 20. f4 f5 21. Rfd1 Qh4 22. h3 Rhg8 23. Be2 Rg3 24. Bf3 Qxh3 25. Re1 Bf7 26. c4 Kc7 27. cxd5 Rbg8 28. Rxb7+ Kxb7 29. dxc6+ Ka8 30. c7+ Rxf3 31. Qe8+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ 1-0

[Event "Meisterturnier A"]
[Site "Barmen GER"]
[Date "1905.08.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "John, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[Beauty "7014755336201"]
[EventDate "1905.08.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 f5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. g3 O-O 9. O-O Ne4 10. Qb3 Kh8 11. Rac1 Bxf4 12. exf4 Qf7 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. f3 exf3 16. Rce1 Qc7 17. Qa3 Kg8 18. Rxf3 Na6 19. b3 Qd8 20. c5 Nc7 21. Qb2 Bd7 22. Qc2 Qe7 23. Ref1 Rae8 24. g4 Bc8 25. Rh3 g6 26. b4 Qf6 27. Rhf3 Re7 28. a4 a6 29. Nd1 Rg7 30. Ne3 Qe7 31. g5 Bd7 32. N3g4 Be8 33. Nh6+ Kh8 34. Qe2 Qd8 35. Neg4 Bd7 36. Qe5 Ne8 37. Rh3 Qc7 38. Nf6 Qxe5 39. fxe5 Re7 40. Rhf3 Nxf6 41. Rxf6 Rxf6 42. exf6 Re8 43. Nf7+ Kg8 44. Ne5 Rd8 45. Kg2 Kf8 46. h4 Be8 47. Kf3 Bf7 48. Kf4 Ke8 49. Rb1 Kf8 50. b5 1-0

[Event "Meisterturnier A"]
[Site "Barmen GER"]
[Date "1905.08.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Semion Alapin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Beauty "7219840036376"]
[EventDate "1905.08.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {From all his efforts, one performance stands out as Janowski's supreme achievement. The game, which now follows, is a marvelous blending of clear-cut positional planning with inspired combination in attack. The opening is simple and logical, the mid-game is a wonderful demonstration of a King-side attack, and the ending with a quiet Pawn push as the coup de grace is the artistic fillip which adds the cherry to the icing. -- Chernev} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e3 a6 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bb3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 c6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Qxe7 18. Rcd3 Rfd8 19. Rd6 Rxd6 20. exd6 Qd7 21. e4 c5 22. e5 c4 23. Bc2 Qc6 24. f3 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Rd8 26. Qe1 Rd7 27. h3 Bc6 28. f4 Ra7 29. f5 Bd7 30. f6 g6 31. Qg3 Kh7 32. h4 Qc8 33. h5 Qg8 34. Rd4 Be8 35. Rh4 Qf8 36. Rg4 Qg8 37. Qe3 Rd7 38. Rh4 Qf8 39. g4 Kh8 40. hxg6 fxg6 41. Rxh6+ Rh7 42. Rxh7+ Kxh7 43. Qg5 Qf7 44. Qh5+ Kg8 45. Bxg6 Qxg6 46. Qxg6+ Bxg6 47. d7 1-0

[Event "PNCCA ch"]
[Site "corr USA"]
[Date "1906.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Daly, Harlow Bussey"]
[Black "Young, Franklin Knowles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "Warburton,My Chess Adventures p65"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7564553155160"]
[EventDate "1906.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{\"Some players talk a better game of chess than they play. In Young’s case, the reverse was true.\"} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 $1 {A flank attack is best met by a strike in the center.} 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 $2 (6. Bb5 $1 {pinning the knight and not allowing ...Bb4 to create a pin in turn was food for rough equality.}) 6... Bb4 7. Bd2 Bg4 {Black's bishops slice across the board, and the pins are so strong that Black must win material.} 8. Bb5 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 (9. gxf3 Qh4+ $19) 9... Qh4+ 10. g3 Nxd2 $1 {Black wins material with this intermediate move.} 11. Qxd5 $5 Qxd4 $2 {Young misses the key move to defend d2 and c6.} (11... Qh6 $1 $19 {with everything defended, Young would just hold an extra piece;.}) 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 $1 {Young must surrender both rooks, but the chances lie with him.} (13... Ke7 $4 14. Nd5+ $18) 14. Qxa8+ (14. O-O-O Rd8 $17 {Is better for Black in light of the extra piece.}) 14... Ke7 15. Qc6 (15. Qxh8 $2 {Accepting the double rook sacrifice would let Young win quickly by displaying the power of the queen and knight's coordination.} Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qe3+ 17. Kd1 Nc4 {mates on d2.}) (15. Qb7 Qe3+ 16. Kd1 Rd8 17. Nd5+ {transposes.}) 15... Qe3+ 16. Kd1 Rd8 17. Nd5+ {forks all the pieces and forces Young to sac the other rook.} Rxd5 18. Qxd5 Ne4 {Young is down two exchanges, but the threat of checkmate on f2 is powerful.} 19. c3 {Opening up an escape square on c2 is forced.} (19. Rf1 $2 Nf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qe1#) 19... c6 $1 {This is an incredibly precise move. White's queen is forced to d4 where it is trapped by force in incredible fashion.} 20. Qd4 Qf3+ 21. Kc2 Qe2+ 22. Kb1 (22. Kb3 Nc5+ 23. Kxb4 Qxb2+ 24. Ka5 Qb5# {Note that the c6 advance has critically supported these checkmating lines.}) (22. Kc1 Bxc3 23. bxc3 c5 {is practically the same.}) 22... Bxc3 $3 {a stunner $1 The c3-pawn is the target of the knight and only the queen defends it.} 23. bxc3 c5 $3 {The move of the game. 19...c6 $1 and 22...Bxc3 $3 have prepared this incredible queen trap in the center of the board. The queen is trapped due to knight forks on c3 and d2.} 24. Qd6+ $2 {The worse way to return the queen as White's king is trapped on the second rank.} (24. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 25. Kb2 $17 {Is much better for Young, but it's not clear that it is winning.}) 24... Nxd6 25. exd6+ Kxd6 26. a4 Kd5 27. Rc1 {awkwardly trying to free the king and rooks, but losing the h2-pawn.} Qxh2 28. c4+ Kc6 29. Ra3 h5 30. Rd3 h4 31. Rcd1 (31. gxh4 Qxh4 $19) 31... hxg3 32. Rd6+ Kb7 33. Rd7+ Ka6 34. Rxf7 Qh7+ 35. Kb2 g2 36. Rd6+ Ka5 37. Rxa7+ Kb4 38. Rb7+ Kxc4 39. Rb3 g1=Q 40. Rc3+ Kb4 41. Rb3+ Ka5 {The checks are over, and two queens beat two rooks :D} (41... Kxa4 $4 42. Ra6#) 0-1

[Event "PNCCA ch"]
[Site "corr USA"]
[Date "1906.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Daly, Harlow Bussey"]
[Black "Young, Franklin Knowles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "Warburton,My Chess Adventures p65"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7564553155160"]
[EventDate "1906.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 {notes by Warburton in My Chess Adventures p65. He was a great admirer of the American player Young's "Field Book Of Chess Generalship". W claims that 6 d4 is premature} Bb4 7. Bd2 Bg4 {Black is playing as if he were White which (claimed Young) means Black is winning} 8. Bb5 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qh4+ 10. g3 {Young thought moving K was better} Nxd2 $1 11. Qxd5 $8 Qxd4 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 $3 14. Qxa8+ Ke7 15. Qc6 Qe3+ 16. Kd1 Rd8 17. Nd5+ Rxd5 18. Qxd5 Ne4 19. c3 c6 $1 20. Qd4 Qf3+ 21. Kc2 Qe2+ 22. Kb1 Bxc3 23. bxc3 c5 24. Qd6+ Nxd6 25. exd6+ Kxd6 26. a4 Kd5 27. Rc1 Qxh2 28. c4+ Kc6 29. Ra3 h5 30. Rd3 h4 31. Rcd1 hxg3 32. Rd6+ Kb7 33. Rd7+ Ka6 34. Rxf7 Qh7+ 35. Kb2 g2 36. Rd6+ Ka5 37. Rxa7+ Kb4 38. Rb7+ Kxc4 39. Rb3 g1=Q 40. Rc3+ Kb4 41. Rb3+ Ka5 0-1

[Event "corr 1906/07"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1906.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Viakhirev, Apollon"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Beauty "7908112497746"]
[EventDate "1906.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. O-O Qd8 9. Ng3 O-O 10. f4 f5 11. Nce2 Qh4 12. Kh1 Bd6 13. d4 e4 14. c4 Rf6 15. c5 Rh6 16. h3 Bf8 17. Qb3+ Kh8 18. Qc3 Ne7 19. Be3 Be6 20. Bf2 Qf6 21. a3 Bd5 22. Be3 Ng6 23. b4 Nh4 24. Kg1 Nf3+ 25. Kf2 Qh4 26. b5 Rg6 27. Rfc1 Be7 28. Kf1 Rxg3 29. Nxg3 Qxg3 30. Bf2 Qh2 31. gxf3 exf3 32. Rc2 Re8 33. Be3 Qh1+ 34. Bg1 Bh4 35. Rh2 Qg2+ 36. Rxg2 fxg2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Stockholm SWE"]
[Date "1906.02.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Moller, Jorgen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7287754211370"]
[EventDate "1906.02.12"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. Nd4 Bxe2 8. Qxe2 c6 9. d3 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Qc7 12. Bb2 Bd6 13. Ne4 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 Be5 15. f4 Nxe4 16. dxe4 Bxf4 17. Qg4 e5 18. Nf5 f6 19. Rxf4 exf4 20. Rd1 Kh8 21. e5 Qf7 22. e6 Qg6 23. e7 Re8 24. Qxg6 hxg6 25. Rd8 Na6 26. Nd6 Raxd8 27. exd8=Q Rxd8 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Nxd8 c5 30. bxc5 Nxc5 31. Bd4 b6 32. Bxc5 bxc5 33. Kg1 g5 34. Kf2 c4 35. Kf3 Kf8 36. Nc6 a6 37. Nb4 Ke7 38. Nxa6 Kd6 39. Ke4 Kc6 40. Kd4 g4 41. Nb4+ Kb5 42. Nd5 g5 43. Nxf6 g3 44. Ne4 g4 45. Nxg3 fxg3 46. c3 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Ostend BEL"]
[Date "1906.06.25"]
[Round "17"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Salwe, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182986447894"]
[EventDate "1906.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nc3 b6 7. Rc1 Bb7 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O a6 11. Qe2 c5 12. Rfd1 c4 13. Bc2 b5 14. Ne5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bf4 Nf6 17. f3 Bd6 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. b3 cxb3 20. Bxb3 Rc8 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Rf1 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qc6 24. d5 Qg6 25. Rf4 f5 26. Qc2 Ng5 27. Rf1 h6 28. h4 Ne4 29. Qxe4 fxe4 30. d6+ Kh7 31. Rxf8 Qg4 32. Bg8+ Kg6 33. Bf7+ 1-0

[Event "15th DSB Kongress"]
[Site "Nuremberg GER"]
[Date "1906.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Swiderski, Rudolf"]
[Black "Znosko Borovsky, Eugene"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8247947832858"]
[EventDate "1906.07.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 a5 6. Be2 Bxc5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nb5 Qe7 10. b3 Rd8 11. Bb2 e5 12. Qc1 Ne4 13. Rd1 Bg4 14. c4 d4 15. Qc2 f5 16. exd4 exd4 17. Rd3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qg5+ 19. Kf1 Qf4 20. fxe4 fxe4 21. Qd2 e3 22. Qe1 Qxh2 23. Bg4 Rf8 0-1

[Event "15th DSB Kongress"]
[Site "Nuremberg GER"]
[Date "1906.08.10"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Duras, Oldrich"]
[Black "Wolf, Heinrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7422395554314"]
[EventDate "1906.07.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 5. Bc4 c6 6. Bb3 Ng6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 d6 10. Qd3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 d5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe4 14. Be3 Qe7 15. c4 Bf5 16. cxd5 Ng3 17. Bg5 Qxg5 18. Qxg3 Qxg3 19. fxg3 Be4 20. d6 Rae8 21. d7 Re7 22. Rxf7 Rexf7 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rf1+ Ke7 25. Rxf8 Kxd7 26. Rf7+ Ke6 27. Rxb7 Bxc2 28. Rxa7 Kxe5 29. Kf2 Kd4 30. a4 Kc5 31. a5 Kb5 32. Ke3 c5 33. Rc7 Bg6 34. a6 Kxa6 35. Rxc5 Kb6 36. Rc1 Be8 37. Kf4 Bc6 38. Ke5 Bxg2 39. Kd6 Be4 40. Ke7 h5 41. Kf7 g6 42. Kf6 Bf5 43. Kg5 Be4 44. h4 1-0

[Event "cr"]
[Site "RUE"]
[Date "1906.09.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhukovsky, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "6396301083208"]
[EventDate "1906.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. O-O Bxe5 9. Re1 Qe7 10. c3 g3 11. d4 Ng4 12. Nd2 Qxh4 13. Nf3 Qh6 14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qa3 Nc6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. d5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Qb6+ 19. Nd4 O-O-O 20. Rxe5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Qh6 22. Nf3 Nf2 23. Kf1 Re8 24. Bxf4 Qh1+ 25. Ng1 Ng4 26. Rh5 Qxh5 27. Nh3 Qb5+ 28. Kg1 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Nf2+ 30. Nxf2 Qxf2 31. Bxg3 Qxg3 32. Qxa7 Re1+ 33. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 34. Kh2 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1906.09.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robert Raubitschek"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C38"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8247280727571"]
[EventDate "1906.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. d4 Nc6 7. c3 d6 8. O-O Qe7 9. Qb3 Nd8 10. hxg5 hxg5 11. Qb5+ Bd7 12. Qxg5 Bf6 13. Qxf4 Ne6 14. Bxe6 Bxe6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 O-O-O 17. Na3 Rh4 18. Qg3 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Rd5 20. Qg7 Rg4 21. Qh7 Nf6 22. Qh8+ Rd8 23. Qxf6 Rdg8 24. Rf2 Rxg2+ 25. Kf1 Bc4+ 26. Nxc4 Rg1# 0-1

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1906.09.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Robert Raubitschek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8109439118918"]
[EventDate "1906.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Nxe5 Bd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. Nc3 f5 9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. c4 O-O-O 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. c5 Qf6 15. Qa4 Kb8 16. Rac1 Ka8 17. b4 Rb8 18. a3 Rhe8 19. Qa6 Re6 20. a4 Qxd4 21. b5 Qf6 22. Rc2 cxb5 23. c6 b4 24. Rc5 Qd4 25. Rb5 Ree8 26. Rb7 Qc5 27. h3 d4 28. Kh2 d3 29. Rc1 Qxf2 30. Rf1 Qd4 31. Rf5 e3 32. Rxa7+ Qxa7 33. Ra5 Qxa6 34. Rxa6# 1-0

[Event "Czechoslovakia"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Toupalik"]
[Black "Ort"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8249424235602"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Bg4 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Be4 $6 {This move is objectively not the strongest, but it has direct and dangerous attacking ideas.} (11. Re1 {The theoretical and best move.}) 11... Nf6 12. d5 $5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd4 (14... Qxd5 $4 15. Nf6+ $18 {would be quite an oopsy.}) 15. Qh5 Qd7 $6 (15... O-O $1 {It is hard for me to understand why Black rejected this comfortable equalizer.}) 16. Qe5 $1 Nc2 $2 {Incredibly, this move practically loses the game. White's attack is overwhelming.} (16... Ne2+ {This is evidently equal, but it's hard for a human to play this way and risk getting the knight trapped.} 17. Kh1 O-O 18. Be3) 17. Bg5 $3 {a rook sacrifice and a potent one.} Nxa1 18. Rc1 $1 {The mandatory way to continue. Black can castle either way or defend c7.} Kd8 (18... O-O 19. Bxe7 (19. Rxc7 $4 Qa4) 19... Rfe8 {Does Black win back the bishop $2} 20. Nf6+ $3 {A crushing refutation.} gxf6 21. Qg3+ Kh8 22. Bxf6#) (18... O-O-O {possibly best, but Black is still nearly losing.} 19. Bxe7 Rde8 $2 (19... f6 $16) 20. Nd6+ $18) (18... Rc8 19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Qxf6 {checkmates in no more than six moves.}) 19. Rxc7 $3 Qxc7 20. d6 Qd7 $2 {This loses without much fuss. Much more resilient was ...Qc6.} (20... Qc6 {This move may seem less natural to a human as the queen on d7 is his closer to her royal spouse, but it denies Nc5 with tempo.} 21. Qxe7+ $1 Kc8 {The following winning path is the only one, and it is quite magical.} 22. Nc5 $3 a6 {Creating a flight square on a7 seems best. I won't give all the other lines, but none hold. Black is incredibly tied up.} (22... Qxc5 $4 23. d7+ $18) (22... a5) 23. b4 $3 {Again, the only move $1 The idea is b5 $3} Nc2 {Other moves mostly lose similarly. Trying to return the knight makes a lot of sense.} (23... Kb8 24. Nd7+ Kc8 25. Nf8 $3 {Stuffing the back rank to threaten Qd8 mate is quite nice.} Kb8 (25... Rxf8 26. Qxf8+ Kd7 27. Qe7+ Kc8 28. Qd8#) 26. Qd8+ Ka7 27. Be3+ b6 28. Qe7+ Kb8 29. d7 $18) 24. b5 $3 {WOW $1 The a6-pawn has failed to stop the pawn's advance. The a-file is opened, not for use by Black's rook, but for a mating attack by the white queen.} axb5 (24... Qxb5 25. Qc7#) 25. d7+ Kb8 26. d8=Q+ Rxd8 27. Qxd8+ Ka7 28. Qa5+ Kb8 29. Bf4+ {majestic.}) 21. Bxe7+ Kc8 (21... Ke8 22. Qxg7 $18 {White threatens all the things.}) 22. Nc5 {The black queen cannot hold the h3-c8 diagonal, and the soon to be attacked b7-pawn.} Qg4 (22... Qc6 23. Qf5+ Kb8 24. Nd7+ Kc8 25. Ne5+ $18) 23. Qd5 $1 Qd7 {There is nothing better, but once the queen falls, White wins simply.} (23... Qb4 24. d7+ $18) (23... Rb8 24. d7+ Kc7 25. Qd6#) 24. Nxd7 Kxd7 25. Qf5+ Kc6 26. b4 a6 27. Qc5+ Kd7 28. Qc7+ Ke6 29. d7 (29. d7 Kxe7 30. d8=Q+) 1-0

[Event "Czechoslovakia"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Toupalik"]
[Black "Ort"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8249424235602"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Bg4 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Be4 Nf6 12. d5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd4 15. Qh5 Qd7 16. Qe5 Nc2 17. Bg5 $1 Nxa1 18. Rc1 $1 Kd8 19. Rxc7 $3 Qxc7 20. d6 Qd7 21. Bxe7+ Kc8 22. Nc5 Qg4 23. Qd5 $1 Qd7 24. Nxd7 Kxd7 25. Qf5+ Kc6 26. b4 a6 27. Qc5+ Kd7 28. Qc7+ Ke6 29. d7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leonhardt, Paul Saladin"]
[Black "Schallopp, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C58"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8246739872265"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. Nfd2 O-O 11. Nb3 Bg4 12. Qf1 Bd6 13. Nc3 Re8 14. Be3 Be5 15. h3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Bd7 17. O-O-O b6 18. g4 Nh7 19. Qg2 Qe7 20. h4 Qa3+ 21. Kb1 Qa4 22. Rd4 c5 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Nf6 25. Qf4 Nxg4 26. Bxc5 Rc8 27. Bd4 Qxc4 28. Rg1 f5 29. Rxg4 fxg4 30. Qe5 1-0

[Event "1st Trebitsch Memorial"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1907.01.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Duras, Oldrich"]
[Black "Wolf, Heinrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7770669652003"]
[EventDate "1907.01.10"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Be3 Bxe3 6. fxe3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Nc3 d4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. exd4 exd4 11. Ne2 Ng4 12. Qd2 Qd6 13. h3 Ne3 14. Rf2 c5 15. c3 f5 16. cxd4 fxe4 17. Qxe3 exf3 18. dxc5 Qc6 19. Rxf3 Bb7 20. Rg3 Rae8 21. Qd4 Qh6 22. Nc3 Rd8 23. Qb4 Bc6 24. Ne4 Rf4 25. Re1 Rdf8 26. Kh2 Qh4 27. Qb3+ Kh8 28. Ng5 R4f5 29. Ne6 Rg8 30. Qc3 Rf6 31. Ng5 Rgf8 32. Rg4 Rf2 33. Ne4 Qh6 34. Nxf2 Rxf2 35. Re6 Rf6 36. Rxc6 Rxc6 37. Qd4 Qf6 38. Rf4 Qe7 39. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Lasker - Marshall World Championship Match"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1907.01.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[Beauty "7010191938576"]
[EventDate "1907.01.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 $5 {A very aggressive move, but it's not the strongest.} exd4 $6 (4... Nxd4 $1 5. Nxd4 c6 $1 {This important inclusion neutralizes White's play and equalizes the game.} (5... exd4 $6 6. e5 $14 {would give White a little pull.})) 5. O-O Be7 (5... Nxe4 $6 {This doesn't lose, but it is a bit too greedy.} 6. Re1 d5 7. Qxd4 Be6 8. c4 $16 {and White has too great a lead in development while Black is still struggling to resolve this pressure.}) 6. e5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 (7. Re1 $1 $14 {Patience is a virtue.}) 7... O-O 8. Nf5 {Marshall plays to pick up the bishop pair. The immediate threat is Qg4.} d5 9. Bxc6 $2 {This decision is crazy to me. Marshall gives up the bishop pair, strengthens Lasker's center, and opens the b-file, all unprovoked. The eval only shifts slightly, but on a strategic level, this makes zero sense.} (9. Nxe7+ Nxe7) 9... bxc6 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Re1 Qh4 $2 {Objectively, Lasker's aggressive play in the next few moves is flawed, and it cedes the advantage, but it is hard to be too critical as it poses problems that Marshall struggles to solve.} (11... Bf5 $15 {Lasker could have been a bit better with simple play.}) 12. Be3 f6 13. f3 fxe5 $5 {Lasker isn't backing down.} 14. fxe4 d4 $1 {The point, the bishop cannot hold f2.} 15. g3 (15. Qe2 $1 dxe3 16. Qxe3 {White would have a clear plus with the greater pawn structure.}) (15. Bc1 $4 {Here's how White can go very, very wrong.} Qf2+ 16. Kh1 Bg4 $1 $19) 15... Qf6 (15... Qh3 {An also strong alternative that could lead to the following cute crush.} 16. Bc1 $4 Rf2 $3 17. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 18. Kf1 (18. Kf3 Bh3 $19) 18... Bh3#) 16. Bxd4 {It's time to give the piece back.} (16. Bc1 $2 Qf2+ 17. Kh1 Bg4 $19) 16... exd4 17. Rf1 Qxf1+ 18. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 19. Kxf1 {The endgame is slightly better for Black due to a bishop vs. knight advantage, open lines, and a better pawn structure. It probably shouldn't be enough to win, but Lasker makes winning easy.} Rb8 20. b3 Rb5 21. c4 (21. c3 $1 {The best move, but an unintuitive move. It's hard to know when to defend actively like this.} Re5 22. Kf2 Ba6 $15) 21... Rh5 22. Kg1 c5 23. Nd2 Kf7 {in comes the king.} 24. Rf1+ Ke7 25. a3 Rh6 {Lasker has made great use of the fifth rank, and now he makes use of the sixth rank.} 26. h4 Ra6 27. Ra1 Bg4 28. Kf2 Ke6 29. a4 Ke5 30. Kg2 Rf6 31. Re1 d3 $1 {This is the decisive idea. Lasker is totally winning now as the king infiltrates.} 32. Rf1 Kd4 33. Rxf6 gxf6 34. Kf2 c6 35. a5 a6 36. Nb1 Kxe4 37. Ke1 Be2 38. Nd2+ Ke3 39. Nb1 f5 40. Nd2 h5 41. Nb1 Kf3 42. Nc3 Kxg3 43. Na4 f4 44. Nxc5 f3 45. Ne4+ Kf4 46. Nd6 c5 47. b4 cxb4 48. c5 b3 49. Nc4 Kg3 50. Ne3 b2 0-1

[Event "Lasker - Marshall World Championship Match"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1907.01.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[Beauty "7010191938576"]
[EventDate "1907.01.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Be7 6. e5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. Nf5 d5 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Re1 Qh4 12. Be3 f6 13. f3 fxe5 14. fxe4 d4 15. g3 Qf6 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Rf1 Qxf1+ 18. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 19. Kxf1 Rb8 20. b3 Rb5 21. c4 Rh5 22. Kg1 c5 23. Nd2 Kf7 24. Rf1+ Ke7 25. a3 Rh6 26. h4 Ra6 27. Ra1 Bg4 28. Kf2 Ke6 29. a4 Ke5 30. Kg2 Rf6 31. Re1 d3 32. Rf1 Kd4 33. Rxf6 gxf6 34. Kf2 c6 35. a5 a6 36. Nb1 Kxe4 37. Ke1 Be2 38. Nd2+ Ke3 39. Nb1 f5 40. Nd2 h5 41. Nb1 Kf3 42. Nc3 Kxg3 43. Na4 f4 44. Nxc5 f3 45. Ne4+ Kf4 46. Nd6 c5 47. b4 cxb4 48. c5 b3 49. Nc4 Kg3 50. Ne3 b2 0-1

[Event "Lasker - Marshall World Championship Match"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1907.01.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7427076142630"]
[EventDate "1907.01.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Nd7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Rd8 11. Qc2 Nf8 12. Ne5 c5 13. Rab1 Qc7 14. Qb3 b6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Qa4 Bb7 17. Qd1 Rd6 18. Qg4 Re8 19. Qg3 Rde6 20. Bf5 R6e7 21. f4 Bc8 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Qf3 Qd6 24. Rfc1 Rec7 25. h3 h6 26. Kh2 Nh7 27. Qh5 Nf6 28. Qf5 cxd4 29. exd4 {Marshall has set a devious trap: if Black now plays ...Rxc3? White may respond 30. Qxc8+! Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Kh7 32. Rh8+! Kxh8 33. Nxf7+ and White is a rook to the better.} Ne4 {Lasker avoids Marshall's combination, and presents Marshall with one of his own.} 30. Nxf7 Rxf7 31. Qxc8+ Rf8 32. Qb7 Qxf4+ 33. Kg1 Qe3+ 34. Kh2 Qg3+ 35. Kg1 Nd2 36. Qxd5+ Kh8 37. Kh1 Nf3 38. gxf3 Qxh3+ 39. Kg1 Qg3+ 40. Kh1 Rf4 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Rf1 Rf5 43. Qe8 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "Chess Club t"]
[Site "Moscow RUE"]
[Date "1907.03.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fyodor Ivanovich Dus Chotimirsky"]
[Black "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251730830936"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e3 e5 5. Bd3 Be7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. f4 exd4 8. exd4 Re8 9. O-O Nf8 10. f5 d5 11. Ng3 c5 12. Be3 a6 13. cxd5 Bd6 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. Nce4 Be5 16. Nh5 N8d7 17. Re1 b5 18. Rc1 Bb7 19. Rc6 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Nf8 21. Bxf6 Qc7 22. Qg4 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 g6 24. Qg5 Bd6 25. Qh6 Ne6 26. Be5 Bxe5 27. Nef6+ Bxf6 28. Nxf6+ Kh8 29. Qxh7# 1-0

[Event "Ostend-B"]
[Site "Ostend BEL"]
[Date "1907.06.13"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Bernstein, Ossip"]
[Black "Metger, Johannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8247008313865"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. d3 O-O 10. b4 f6 11. Bb2 Qc8 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Ne4 Nc4 14. Qc2 Nxb2 15. Qxb2 Bh3 16. Bxh3 Qxh3 17. b5 Na5 18. Qa2+ Kh8 19. Rxc7 Rd7 20. Neg5 fxg5 21. Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Nxe5 1-0

[Event "Ostend-B"]
[Site "Ostend BEL"]
[Date "1907.06.20"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Perlis, Julius"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8250116338213"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Bd2 e5 7. Nb5 Qb6 8. Qe2 a6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Qxe5+ Be6 12. Nge2 Nxe2 13. Qxe2 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Bd6 15. Bc4 Rhe8 16. Bxe6+ Rxe6 17. Qc4 Qf2 18. Qf1 Qc5 19. g3 Be5 20. Qg2 Rb6 21. Be1 Qe3+ 22. Bd2 Bxc3 23. Bxe3 Bxb2+ 24. Kb1 Bd4+ 25. Kc1 Bxe3+ 26. Rd2 Bxd2+ 27. Qxd2 Rb1+ 28. Kxb1 Rxd2 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) AUH"]
[Date "1907.09.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Olland, Adolf Georg"]
[Black "Wolf, Heinrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[Beauty "7081503502887"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. Qd2 Nb6 9. O-O-O Nfd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Qa5 Bd7 12. Ne2 Bc6 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. Rhe1 O-O 15. b3 e6 16. h4 Nc8 17. Ne2 Nd6 18. g4 h6 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Ng3 a5 21. g5 h5 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qd3+ Kh8 25. Nxh5 Qa3+ 26. Kb1 a4 27. Rd2 Rg8 28. f4 axb3 29. cxb3 Qb4 30. Re5 Bxe5 31. fxe5 Rg6 32. Nf6 Bb5 33. Qc2 Qf8 34. Rg2 Rc8 35. Qd1 Rxf6 36. gxf6 Qh6 37. Rg5 Rc3 38. Kb2 Rd3 39. Qc1 Bc6 40. Rg8+ Kxg8 41. Qxh6 Rg3 42. Qf4 Rg2+ 43. Kc3 Kh7 44. Kb4 Kg8 45. Kc5 Kf8 46. Kd6 Ke8 47. Qh6 Rg8 48. Qd2 Kf8 49. Qa5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Lodz RUE"]
[Date "1907.12.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rotlewi, Georg A"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8247142578218"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. d4 {Notes by Carl Schlechter and Dr. Savielly Tartakower.} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. dxc5 {Tartakower: Less consistent than 6.a3 or 6.Bd3, maintaining as long as possible the tension in the center.} Bxc5 7. a3 a6 8. b4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qd2 {? Schlechter: A very bad place for the queen. The best continuation is 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Be2, followed by O-O. *** Tartakower: Loss of time. The queen will soon have to seek a better square (14.Qe2). The most useful move is 10.Qc2.} Qe7 {! Schlechter: A fine sacrifice of a pawn. If 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Nxd5? Nxd5 13.Qxd5 Rd8! and Black has a strong attack.} 11. Bd3 {Schlechter: Better was 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Be2.} dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. O-O Ne5 {! Schlechter: Introduced by Marshall and Schlechter in a similar position with opposite colors, but here with the extra move Rd8.} 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 {Tartakower: Threatening to win a pawn by 17...Bxh2+ 18.Kxh2 Qd6+. White's next move provides against this, but loosens the kingside defenses.} 17. f4 Bc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Bb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng4 {!} 21. Be4 {Schlechter: There is no defense; e.g., 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.Qxg4 Rd2 etc.; or 21.h3 Qh4 22.Qxg4 Qxg4 23.hxg4 Rxd3, threatening ...Rh3 mate and ...Rxc3; or 21.Qxg4 Rxd3 22.Ne2 Rc2 23.Bc1 g6! threatening ...h5; or 21.Ne4 Qh4 22.h3 (if 22.g3 Qxh2+ 23.Qxh2 Nxh2 and wins.) 22....Rxd3 23.Qxd3 Bxe4 24.Qxe4 Qg3 25.hxg4 Qh4+ mate.} Qh4 22. g3 {Schlechter: Or 22.h3 Rxc3! 23.Bxc3 Bxe4 24.Qxg4 Qxg4 25.hxg4 Rd3 wins. *** Tartakower: The alternative 22.h3, parrying the mate, would lead to the following brilliant lines of play: 22...Rxc3! (an eliminating sacrifice, getting rid of the knight, which overprotects the bishop on e4) 23.Bxc3 (or 23.Qxg4 Rxh3+ 24.Qxh3 Qxh3+ 25.gxh3 Bxe4+ 26.Kh2 Rd2+ 27.Kg3 Rg2+ 28.Kh4 Bd8+ 29.Kh5 Bg6+ mate) 23...Bxe4+ 24.Qxg4 (if 24.Qxe4 Qg3 25.hxg4 Qh4+ mate) 24...Qxg4 25.hxg4 Rd3 with the double threat of 26...Rh3+ mate and 26....Rxc3, and Black wins. Beautiful as are these variations, the continuation in the text is still more splendid.} Rxc3 {!!} 23. gxh4 Rd2 {!!} 24. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25. Qg2 Rh3 {!} 0-1

[Event "correspondence"]
[Site "Uzes Land und Meer"]
[Date "1908.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rueb, Alexander"]
[Black "Wegemund, Otto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8246337218568"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 e5 9. Rg1 Nbd7 10. b4 a6 11. b5 cxb5 12. Bxb5 Rc8 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Nc3 exd4 15. exd4 Nf6 16. Ra4 Kd7 17. Ke2 Kc6 18. Be3 g6 19. b4 Be7 20. Rb1 Ra8 21. Rba1 Rae8 22. Kd3 Nd7 23. Na2 Bd8 24. b5+ Kxb5 25. Rb1+ Kxa4 26. Nc3+ Ka5 27. Bd2 Nxc5+ 28. dxc5 Bf6 29. Nxd5+ Ka4 30. Rb4+ Ka3 31. Kc2 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1908.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loewenton"]
[Black "Fohner"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "Heemsoth,H"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8249562373716"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {1961/53} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe1 f6 9. d3 $2 Bc5+ 10. Kh1 Nxc3 11. bxc3 fxe5 12. Bg5 Qd6 13. Qh4 Bf5 14. Rad1 Rae8 15. c4 e4 16. Bf4 exf3 $1 17. Bxd6 fxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Rxe2+ 19. Kh1 Bxd6 20. Qg5 Nd4 21. Rde1 Be4+ $3 22. dxe4 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Rxh2+ 24. Kg1 Ne2# 0-1

[Event "NCr"]
[Site "Russia"]
[Date "1908.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pushkin, Alexey"]
[Black "Timofeev, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8250363747851"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Qg4 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Qg3 Ng6 9. Ndb5 Na6 10. h4 f6 11. h5 Ne5 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. O-O-O Kf7 14. Bc4 Ne7 15. Nd6+ Kg8 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rxd5 Be6 18. Nf5 Nxf5 19. Rxd8 Bxc4 20. Qc3 {[%c_effect c1;square;c1;type;Winner]} 1-0

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "Cafe Victoria, Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1908.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krejcik, Josef Emil"]
[Black "Konrad Krobot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251709909066"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SEY"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 g6 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. O-O-O O-O 8. f4 a6 9. Nf3 f5 10. Bc4+ Kh8 11. Ng5 Qe8 12. exf5 Rxf5 13. g4 Rf8 14. Qh3 h6 15. Rhg1 b5 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Bc3 h5 18. Rd6 cxd6 19. gxh5 gxh5 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Nf7+ Ng6 22. Rxg6+ Kxg6 23. f5+ Kf6 24. Qh4+ Kxf5 25. Qg5+ Ke4 26. Nxd6+ Kd4 27. c3# 1-0

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "Cafe Victoria, Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1908.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krejcik, Josef Emil"]
[Black "Konrad Krobot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251709909066"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SEY"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 g6 (4... Nf6 {the modern main line and a very direct refutation} 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Qg3 Rxe4 $15) 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nge7 $2 (6... Nf6 {The direct approach is a good one. The knight on f6 supports ...d5 and maximal pressure on e4.}) 7. O-O-O O-O 8. f4 $2 {This move makes little sense. The name of the game is the h-file, and it is hard to understand why White felt the need to waste time on this move.} a6 $2 {another waste of time.} (8... d5 $1 {immediately seizing the advantage and punishing the wasteful move f4.} 9. exd5 $2 (9. Be1 $15) 9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Kb1 Bf5 $19) 9. Nf3 f5 $2 {This should be the losing mistake. Black doesn't develop and opens the a2-g8 diagonal. This is something like the chess equivalent of bending over for a spanking.} (9... d5 10. Be1 $14) 10. Bc4+ Kh8 11. Ng5 Qe8 (11... fxe4 $1 {Practically, I think this is by far the best try.} 12. Nf7+ (12. Nxh7 $1 {The kay sacrificial follow-up.} Kxh7 13. Qh3+ Bh6 14. g4 $1 $18 (14. f5 $2 Nxf5 $19)) 12... Rxf7 13. Bxf7 d5 $17 {The worm can turn incredibly quickly when one gathers material instead of pressing the initiative.}) 12. exf5 Rxf5 13. g4 Rf8 14. Qh3 h6 15. Rhg1 {This move sets up the coming g-file sacrifice and king hunt, but it is verrry odd.} (15. Rhe1 {seems a more human and also winning move.}) 15... b5 16. Nxb5 $3 {A clearance sacrifice. White wants to contest the c3-h8 diagonal.} axb5 17. Bc3 h5 {This is the only try. Otherwise Qxh6 is basically unstoppable.} (17... Bxc3 18. Qxh6#) (17... bxc4 18. Qxh6+ Kg8 19. Qxg7#) 18. Rd6 $3 {A scintillating move. Possibly the finest blockading sacrifice ever played, and a completely crushing shot.} (18. gxh5 $2 {It seems like this natural move should be crushing, but Black hangs on by a thread.} d5 {a discovery on the queen on h3.} 19. Bxg7+ Kxg7 20. h6+ Kh8 21. Qc3+ d4 22. Rxd4 b4 $3 $18 {Only this move saves Black. Evidently, the game is a draw according to the engine.}) 18... cxd6 19. gxh5 gxh5 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Nf7+ Ng6 (21... Kh7 22. Qxh5#) (21... Kf6 22. Qh4+ Kf5 23. Nxd6#) 22. Rxg6+ $3 {A final blow. Suddenly the rook's placement on the g-file appears clairvoyant. Mate is now forced although White doesn't find the fastest finish.} Kxg6 23. f5+ (23. Qg2+ {speedier.} Kf5 24. Nxd6+ Kxf4 (24... Kf6 25. Qg5#) 25. Qg3#) 23... Kf6 24. Qh4+ Kxf5 (24... Kg7 25. Qg5+) 25. Qg5+ Ke4 26. Nxd6+ Kd4 (26... Kf3 27. Qg3#) 27. c3# {A picturesque final position - the white queen and minor pieces coordinated perfectly in the various mating lines.} 1-0

[Event "Rapid-transit t"]
[Site "Manhattan CC, New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1908.03.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Leonard, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[Beauty "8246337249285"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventType "rapid"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 Nxe4 6. d5 Ne7 7. Nxe5 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. d6 Nxd6 10. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "Mch"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1908.05.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Teichmann, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249021586509"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O-O c5 11. h4 c4 12. Bf5 Re8 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. g4 Bd6 15. g5 Ne4 16. h5 Qe7 17. Rdg1 a6 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. g6+ Kg8 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. h6 f6 22. hxg7 exf3 23. Rh8+ Kxg7 24. Rh7+ Kg8 25. Qf5 c3 26. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Prague AUH"]
[Date "1908.05.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Duras, Oldrich"]
[Black "Suechting, Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7766911532625"]
[EventDate "1908.05.18"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. h3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. Bh6 Nh5 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. d4 c6 11. Be2 Qc7 12. g4 Nf6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qg5 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Qd6 16. Bd3 b5 17. O-O-O Qc5 18. Rdg1 Be6 19. h4 Bxg4 20. Ng5 Kh8 21. Nxh7 Neg8 22. Qg5 Kxh7 23. h5 Bxh5 24. Be2 Rfd8 25. Bxh5 Nxh5 26. Rxh5+ Kg7 27. Qh4 Nf6 28. Rf5 Qd6 29. f4 exf4 30. e5 Qd2+ 31. Kb1 Nd5 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qh7+ Ke8 34. e6 Nxc3+ 35. bxc3 Rd4 36. Qf7+ Kd8 37. e7+ Kc7 38. e8=Q+ Kb6 39. Qxa8 1-0

[Event "Duesseldorf"]
[Site "Düsseldorf GER"]
[Date "1908.08.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Koehnlein, Friedrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8246471457288"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 O-O 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. O-O f5 11. Bd3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Re1 Qh5 14. Nxe5 Qxg5 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Qxd6 Qxg2+ 17. Kxg2 1-0

[Event "Lasker - Tarrasch World Championship Match"]
[Site "Düsseldorf GER"]
[Date "1908.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[Beauty "6666191930375"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Ne2 Bd7 9. b3 Bc6 10. f3 Be7 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nd2 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Rd7 15. Nf4 Re8 16. Nc4 b6 17. a4 a5 18. Rxd7 Nxd7 19. Rd1 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. c4 Re8 22. Nh5 Rg8 23. Rd3 f6 24. Kd2 Be8 25. Ng3 Bd7 26. Ke3 Re8 27. Nh5 Re7 28. g4 c6 29. h4 Kc7 30. g5 f5 31. Ng3 fxe4 32. Nxe4 Bf5 33. h5 Rd7 34. Rc3 Rd1 35. Kf4 Bd7 36. Re3 Rh1 37. Ng3 Rh4+ 38. Ke5 Rh3 39. f4 Kd8 40. f5 Rh4 41. f6 gxf6+ 42. Kxf6 Be8 43. Nf5 Rf4 44. g6 hxg6 45. hxg6 Rg4 46. Rxe8+ Kxe8 47. g7 Kd7 48. Nh4 Rxg7 49. Kxg7 Ke6 50. Nf3 Kf5 51. Kf7 Ke4 52. Ke6 Kd3 53. Kd6 Kc3 54. Kxc6 Kxb3 55. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Lasker - Tarrasch World Championship Match"]
[Site "Düsseldorf GER"]
[Date "1908.08.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C66"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7564511156275"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Ne2 Qd7 12. Ng3 Rfe8 13. b3 Rad8 14. Bb2 Ng4 15. Bxg7 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Kxg7 17. Nf5+ Kh8 18. Qd4+ f6 19. Qxa7 Bf8 20. Qd4 Re5 21. Rad1 Rde8 22. Qc3 Qf7 23. Ng3 Bh6 24. Qf3 d5 25. exd5 Be3+ 26. Kf1 cxd5 27. Rd3 Qe6 28. Re2 f5 29. Rd1 f4 30. Nh1 d4 31. Nf2 Qa6 32. Nd3 Rg5 33. Ra1 Qh6 34. Ke1 Qxh2 35. Kd1 Qg1+ 36. Ne1 Rge5 37. Qc6 R5e6 38. Qxc7 R8e7 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. a4 f3 41. gxf3 Bg5 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1909.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lazard, Frederic"]
[Black "Gibaud, Amedee"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8250233513548"]
[EventDate "1909.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. g4 h6 13. h4 Kf8 14. h5 g5 15. Nd4 c6 16. Qf3 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Nc7 18. Rae1 d5 19. Bb4+ Kg7 20. Re7 dxc4 21. Nxc6 Qd3 22. Rxf7+ Kxf7 23. Re7+ Kg8 24. Qxf6 Rh7 25. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1909.02.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7701950110729"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Notes by Emanuel Lasker} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 {The cause for subsequent embarrasment. 7...Be7 was preferable.} 8. e3 Be7 9. Bb5 {Showing up the weakness of Black's 7th move.} Bd7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nxd5 Bxd4 12. exd4 Qg5 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne3 O-O-O {A careless move. There was no reason for Black to desist from his intention of capturing the g-pawn simply because White has omitted Qe2+. As a matter of fact, after ...Bxg2 15 Rg1 Qa5+ 16 Qd2 Qxd2+ 17 Kxd2 Be4 Black would have been quite comfortable.} 15. O-O Rhe8 16. Rc1 {! A very subtle move. What with the threat of Rc5 and d5, White retains his advantage, and he can certainly cope with Black's threat of ...Rxe3.} Rxe3 17. Rxc6+ bxc6 18. Qc1 {!} Rxd4 19. fxe3 Rd7 20. Qxc6+ Kd8 21. Rf4 {! A splendid idea, threatening to decide the game at once by Qa8+, followed by a Rook check on e4 or c4; hence, Black is forced to swap Queens and to face a lost ending.} f5 22. Qc5 Qe7 {After 22...Rd1+ 23 Kf2 Rd2+ 24 Ke1 Qxg2 White would win the Rook by 23 Qa5+.} 23. Qxe7+ Kxe7 24. Rxf5 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 Rd2+ 26. Kf3 Rxb2 27. Ra5 Rb7 28. Ra6 Kf8 29. e4 Rc7 30. h4 Kf7 31. g4 Kf8 32. Kf4 Ke7 33. h5 h6 34. Kf5 Kf7 35. e5 Rb7 36. Rd6 Ke7 37. Ra6 Kf7 38. Rd6 Kf8 39. Rc6 Kf7 40. a3 1-0

[Event "All Russian Amateur"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1909.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Izbinsky, Stefan"]
[Black "Viakhirev, Apollon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C82"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Beauty "7079716743234"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Bc2 O-O 11. Nbd2 f5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 f4 16. f3 Ng3 17. Re1 Qh4 18. Qd2 Nf5 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 20. Qf2 Qh6 21. Kh1 g5 22. g4 fxg3 23. Qxg3 Kh8 24. Bd2 c5 25. Rac1 c4 26. a4 Raf8 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ra1 Qh5 29. Rg1 h6 30. f4 Rg8 31. fxg5 Rf3 32. Qg2 Bh3 33. Qe2 Bf5 34. gxh6 Rxg1+ 35. Rxg1 Be4 36. Rg2 Rg3 37. Qxh5 Rxg2 38. Qf5 Rxd2+ 39. Qxe4 dxe4 40. e6 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Ra1 42. d5 Ra8 43. d6 Kg8 44. Kf2 b4 45. Ke2 c3 46. b3 c2 47. Kd2 Rd8 48. d7 Kf8 0-1

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1909.02.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cohn, Erich"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Beauty "7766643051528"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. dxc5 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nc6 6. e3 Bg4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. a3 Bxc5 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bb2 Nf6 11. Nbd2 Ke7 12. Ke2 Be5 13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. Rhc1 Rac8 15. Bb3 Rhd8 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Rxc4 Rxc4 18. Bxc4 Ne4 19. Ke1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nd6 21. Be2 Rc8 22. Kd2 Nc4+ 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Kxc1 Kf6 26. Kd2 Kg5 27. Ke2 Kh4 28. Kf1 Kh3 29. Kg1 e5 30. Kh1 b5 31. Kg1 f5 32. Kh1 g5 33. Kg1 h5 34. Kh1 g4 35. e4 fxe4 36. fxe4 h4 37. Kg1 g3 38. hxg3 hxg3 0-1

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1909.03.08"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Salwe, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7836302060070"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d3 Nc6 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nf1 Qc7 13. Bg5 Ne8 14. Ne3 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Ne7 16. a4 Rb8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qd2 h6 19. Nf3 Be6 20. d4 Nf6 21. Ra6 Ra8 22. dxe5 Rxa6 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Kg7 26. Nh4 Re8 27. h3 Qd8 28. Re3 Ng6 29. Nf5+ Kf8 30. Re6 Rxe6 31. dxe6 d5 32. Qxh6+ Ke8 33. exf7+ Kxf7 34. Qh7+ Ke6 35. Qxg6 Ra2 36. b4 cxb4 37. Nd4+ Kd7 38. Bf5+ 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1909.03.09"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[Beauty "5568693542417"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {Notes by Dr. Emanuel Lasker.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Bg4 {?!} 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nf1 Bf6 14. g4 Bg6 15. g5 Be7 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Nb6 18. d4 Nd7 19. Re1 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 21. Qg4 {Black regains the pawn, but White's game is nicely developed.} Qd8 22. Ng3 Nf6 23. Qf3 Qd7 24. Kh2 a5 25. a3 Rab8 26. Re5 Rfe8 27. Rg1 {Here White should take control of the e-file, playing simply 27.Rae1.} b4 {Better was 27...Qd6. This is one of the very rare occasions when Rubinstein undertakes a doubtful combination.} 28. Rxa5 bxc3 29. Qxc3 Ne4 30. Nxe4 Rxe4 31. Rd5 Qe7 32. Rc5 Re2 33. Qg3 {Here White could play 33.Rxc7. After 33...Rxf2+ 34.Kg3 Qg5+ 35.Kxf2 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Re8+ 37.Kd1 Bh5+ 38.Kc2, the white king escapes via b1-a2 (for example, if ...Qxf2+ and ...Qxg1+), and White's pawns are very strong.} Qd6 34. Qxd6 {? Losing all his advantage! The right continuation was 34.Bxf7+!; e.g., 34...Bxf7 35.Re5!! and White wins or 34...Kxf7 35.Rxc7+ Ke6 36.d5+ Qxd5 37.Qg4+, and White wins easily.} cxd6 35. Rc7 Rxb2 36. Rgc1 Kf8 37. Bc2 Ra2 38. Bxg6 hxg6 39. R1c2 Rxc2 40. Rxc2 Ra8 41. Rc3 Ra4 42. Rd3 Ke7 43. Kg3 {Here 43.d5 was necessary, stopping the advance of Black's king. Then if 43...Kf6 44.Rf3+, or 43...f5 44.Re3+ and 45.Re6.} Ke6 {The mastery with which Rubinstein implements the following endgame is more than prizeworthy.} 44. Kf3 Kd5 45. Ke2 g5 {!} 46. Rb3 f6 47. Ke3 Kc4 48. Rd3 d5 49. Kd2 Ra8 50. Kc2 Ra7 51. Kd2 Re7 52. Rc3+ {White loses a pawn anyway. If 52.Re3 Rb7 53.Rd3 Rb2+ 54.Ke3 Ra2 and White is in zugzwang.} Kxd4 53. a4 Ra7 54. Ra3 Ra5 55. Ra1 Kc4 56. Ke3 d4+ 57. Kd2 Rf5 58. Ke1 Kb4 59. Ke2 Ka5 60. Ra3 Rf4 61. Ra2 Rh4 62. Kd3 Rxh3+ 63. Kxd4 Rh4+ 64. Kd3 Rxa4 65. Re2 Rf4 66. Ke3 Kb6 67. Rc2 Kb7 68. Rc1 Ra4 69. Rh1 Kc6 70. Rh7 Ra7 71. Ke4 Kd6 72. Kf5 g6+ {!} 73. Kxg6 Rxh7 74. Kxh7 Ke5 75. Kg6 g4 0-1

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1909.03.09"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182986502718"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {Notes by Lasker.} e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. fxe5 dxe5 5. c3 Nf6 {The sacrifice of the e-pawn is quite justified.} 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. d4 Bd6 8. Nf3 {Should White defend the Pawn by 8.Nd2, Black would play Bxe5, and the resulting doubled Pawn would be defenceless.} Nxe4 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O h6 {White's threat of Bxe4 followed by Ng5 and Qh5, was only apparent, hence the defensive move of h6 was not necessary. The right play was 10...Nd7, followed by Ndf6 in reply to any developing moves of White. If then, however, 11.Bxe4 Rxe4 12.Ng5 Re7 13.Qh5 h6 14.Nxf7? Qe8, winning a piece for three pawns, with a good position for attack.} 11. Nbd2 Nf6 12. Nc4 c5 13. Nfe5 cxd4 {He could not play 13...Be6 as 14.Nxd6 Qxd6 15.Bxh6 would have broken up his King's wing.} 14. Nxf7 {A pretty and accurately calculated sacrifice, which, with one stroke, lays bare the damage done by Black's tenth move.} Kxf7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Rxf6 Re1+ 17. Rf1 Rxf1+ 18. Bxf1 Bf8 19. Bxh6 Qf6 {If 19...gxf6 20.Qg6+ Bg7 21.Re1 Bd7 22.Nd6 b5 23.Bd3, threatening Rf1; if now 23...Qg5, White mates in four, commencing Re8+.} 20. Bg5 Qf5 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Bc4+ Be6 23. Rf1 Qxf1+ 24. Bxf1 Nd7 25. Bd3 Nf8 26. cxd4 Bf7 27. Qf3 Ne6 28. Be3 Rb8 29. g4 g5 30. Qf6 Bf8 31. Bh7+ Kxh7 32. Qxf7+ Ng7 33. Bxg5 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1909.03.11"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Forgacs, Leo"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8250254454822"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxg5 7. Nxg5 Qxg5 8. g3 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. f4 Qe7 11. Nf3 Bd7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bd3 c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. O-O a5 16. Rae1 b4 17. f5 exf5 18. g4 fxg4 19. Ng5 g6 20. Rf6 Kg7 21. Ref1 Be8 22. Qf4 Nd8 23. e6 Ra6 24. Qe5 Kh6 25. R1f5 fxe6 26. Nf7+ Qxf7 27. Rh5+ Kg7 28. Rxg6# 1-0

[Event "Marshall"]
[Site "Scranton, PA USA"]
[Date "1909.05.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247947841543"]
[EventDate "1909.04.19"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "MAR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Nd7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qb3 Nf6 12. a4 c5 13. Qa3 b6 14. a5 Bb7 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rfb1 Nd7 17. Bf5 Rfc8 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. a6 Bc6 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Qxc5 Rab8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Ne5 Qf5 24. f4 Rb6 25. Qxb6 1-0

[Event "Marshall"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1909.05.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7425193159716"]
[EventDate "1909.04.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Qf3 c6 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. O-O O-O 13. a4 c5 14. Qg3 Nc6 15. Nf4 Rac8 16. Ba2 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Na5 18. Rad1 Bc6 19. Qg4 c4 20. d5 Bxa4 21. Rd2 e5 22. Nh5 g6 23. d6 Qe6 24. Qg5 Kh8 25. Nf6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Bb1 Nc6 28. Bf5 Rd8 29. h4 Ne7 30. Ne4 Qc7 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Be6 fxe6 33. Qxe6+ Kf8 34. Ng5 Ng8 35. f4 Re8 36. fxe5 Re7 37. Rf1+ Kg7 38. h5 Be8 39. h6+ Kh8 40. Qd6 Qc5 41. Qd4 Rxe5 42. Qd7 Re7 43. Rf7 Bxd7 0-1

[Event "Marshall"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1909.06.23"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[Beauty "7009789282824"]
[EventDate "1909.04.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Be6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Bg5 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne5 Nxd4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. e3 Nf3+ 14. Nxf3 exf3 15. Qxf3 O-O 16. Rfc1 Rab8 17. Qe4 Qc7 18. Rc3 b5 19. a3 c4 20. Bf3 Rfd8 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Rd8 23. Bf3 g6 24. Qc6 Qe5 25. Qe4 Qxe4 26. Bxe4 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 a5 28. Rc2 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Bf3 Rb1 31. Be2 b3 32. Rd2 Rc1 33. Bd1 c3 34. bxc3 b2 35. Rxb2 Rxd1 36. Rc2 Bf5 37. Rb2 Rc1 38. Rb3 Be4+ 39. Kh3 Rc2 40. f4 h5 41. g4 hxg4+ 42. Kxg4 Rxh2 43. Rb4 f5+ 44. Kg3 Re2 45. Rc4 Rxe3+ 46. Kh4 Kg7 47. Rc7+ Kf6 48. Rd7 Bg2 49. Rd6+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "Marshall"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1909.06.23"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[Beauty "7009789282824"]
[EventDate "1909.04.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 {\"Before this game was played Rubinstein and Mieses had engaged in a series of games which were shown to me by some of my friends desirous of knowing my opinion with respect to them. I liked Mieses ninth move, Kt-Kt5, and decided to play it against Marshall, who I hoped had not seen the games. Such was the case, and I was able to wind up the match with one of the most accurate games I have ever played.\"} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Be6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Bg5 {\"Not good, cxd5 is the correct continuation.\"} (9. dxc5 $14) 9... Ne4 {\"A very good reply which frees Black's game.\"} 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne5 $6 {\"Of course, if dxc5, ...Nxc3 with an excellent game.\"} (11. dxc5 {The engine disagrees with Capablanca's assessment.} Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qxc5 13. Rb1 b6 14. Ng5 $16 {White has a big advantage.}) 11... Nxd4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. e3 {\"Naturally, if Bxe4, ...Bh3.\"} (13. Bxe4 Bh3 $19) 13... Nf3+ 14. Nxf3 {\"Better would have been Bxf3, exf3, Qa4+. I had the intention at the time to play ...Kf8 against this check and not ...Bd7, which would have simplified the game, taking away all winning chances.\"} (14. Bxf3 exf3 15. Qa4+ Kf8 16. Nxf3 Bd5 $15 {Black has a nice attack on the light squares.}) 14... exf3 15. Qxf3 O-O {\"Black has the better game, since White cannot play Qxb7 because of ...Qxb7 Bxb7 Rb8 followed by Rxb2 holding all the lines and having a free pawn to boot, which should win.\"} 16. Rfc1 {\"He should have advanced his kingside pawns at once to counterbalance the advance of black on the queenside. White's inactivity on his stronger wing took away all the chances he had of drawing the game.\"} (16. Qxb7 $2 Qxb7 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Bg2 Rxb2 $17) 16... Rab8 17. Qe4 Qc7 {\"To avoid the exchange of bishops, the more so as mine was better posted than his.\"} (17... b5 18. Bh3) 18. Rc3 $6 {I don't understand this move. Why is the rook well placed on c3 $2} b5 19. a3 $2 (19. b3 $1 c4 20. bxc4 bxc4) 19... c4 $1 20. Bf3 Rfd8 {\"Commenting on this game, Dr. Emanuel Lasker, the World Champion, says: 'Black has now full command of the board. His play is an example of how slight advantages should be utilized.' No better compliment is required.\"} 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Rd8 23. Bf3 g6 24. Qc6 $6 {maybe the losing mistake, but the position is very difficult} Qe5 $1 {\"I could not yet exchange queens because my knight's pawn would be attacked.\"} 25. Qe4 Qxe4 26. Bxe4 Rd1+ {\"Very important. Black must stop the approach of the white king by means of Bc2 followed by Kf1.\"} 27. Kg2 a5 28. Rc2 (28. Bc6 {Here is a convincing line where White tries to attack the pawns.} b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Rc2 b3 31. Re2 Rc1 32. Be4 f5 {The bishop must give up the diagonal and ...Rc2 wins.}) 28... b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Bf3 Rb1 31. Be2 b3 32. Rd2 {\"Of course, if Rc3 Rxb2 Bxc4 Rc2 winning a piece and the game.\"} (32. Rc3 Rxb2 33. Bxc4 Rc2 $1 $19 34. Rxc2 bxc2 {and queens.}) 32... Rc1 33. Bd1 c3 $1 34. bxc3 b2 35. Rxb2 Rxd1 36. Rc2 Bf5 37. Rb2 Rc1 38. Rb3 Be4+ 39. Kh3 Rc2 40. f4 h5 $1 {\"Threatening ...Bf5+, followed by ...Rxh2+ and ...Kg7. As White's only defense must lose a pawn, his game becomes hopeless. He could well have resigned at this point. The rest requires no further comment.\"} 41. g4 hxg4+ 42. Kxg4 Rxh2 43. Rb4 f5+ 44. Kg3 Re2 45. Rc4 Rxe3+ 46. Kh4 Kg7 47. Rc7+ Kf6 48. Rd7 Bg2 49. Rd6+ Kg7 (49... Kg7 50. Kg5 Rg3+ 51. Kh4 Rg4#) 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 6th"]
[Site "Scarborough ENG"]
[Date "1909.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Holmes, Harry"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8250384729127"]
[EventDate "1909.08.09"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 a6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Rd1 Re8 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. O-O b6 13. Bf4 Qxc5 14. Ne4 Qc6 15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Qc5 17. Rfd1 Nd5 18. R1xd5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Qe7 20. Ng5 Nf8 21. Bd6 Qf6 22. Bxf8 h6 23. Be7 Qg6 24. Qxg6 fxg6 25. Rd8+ Be6 26. Bxe6+ Kh8 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Nf7+ Kh7 29. Bd5 Ra7 30. Bd6 {Source: BCM, Sept 1909, p402} 1-0

[Event "I"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Friedlizius, J."]
[Black "Alekhine, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7630034355773"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

{The year played is unclear.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d3 Bg4 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. h3 h5 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Nd1 Nf8 14. c3 Ba7 15. Ne3 Bd7 16. d4 Ng6 17. Qd2 Bc6 18. Nd5 Rc8 19. Rad1 O-O 20. Kh2 Bb7 21. Rg1 c6 22. Ne3 Qf6 23. Nf5 d5 24. Ng3 h4 25. Nh5 Qd6 26. Qg5 exd4+ 27. e5 Qe6 28. cxd4 c5 29. Nxh4 cxd4 30. Rge1 Bb8 31. f4 Qe7 32. Nf6+ gxf6 33. exf6 Bxf4+ 34. Qxf4 Qxe1 35. Nxg6 Qe4 36. Ne7+ Kh8 37. Rxd4 Qh7 38. Qh4 Rc4 39. Bxc4 dxc4 40. Qxh7+ Kxh7 41. Rh4# 1-0

[Event "I"]
[Site "San Remo"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scheve, T."]
[Black "Fahrini, H."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C62"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8041524934216"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

{The year played is unclear.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. c3 a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. f4 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Re1 c5 13. Nf3 Bb5 14. Qe5 Ra7 15. a4 Bc6 16. c4 O-O 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Qh5 Nb4 19. Nc3 Nc2 20. Rd1 Rd7 21. Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Rb1 g6 23. Qe5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nd4 25. Kg2 Nxf3 26. Kxf3 Qh3+ 27. Ke2 Qxh2+ 28. Kd3 Rd8+ 29. Kc4 Rd4+ 30. Kb3 Rb4+ 31. Ka3 Qc2 32. b3 Rxb3+ 33. Rxb3 c4+ 34. Rb4 Qb3# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[Beauty "8247951817225"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qd3 e5 6. dxe5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxe5 8. O-O-O Nxe4 9. Qd8+ Kxd8 10. Bg5+ Kc7 11. Bd8# 1-0

[Event "Odds game"]
[Site "Riga, Latvia"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Leelaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkb1r/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNB1KBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 c6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. O-O-O Bxc3 6. dxc3 O-O 7. Ba3 Re8 8. Bd6 Qb6 9. Nf3 Qxf2 10. h4 h6 11. Bc4+ Kh7 12. h5 b5 13. Bf7 Re6 14. Nh4 Rxd6 15. Rxd6 Qc5 16. Rhd1 Qxc3 17. R1d3 Qe1+ 18. Kb2 Qxh4 19. Bg6+ Kg8 20. Re6 1-0

[Event "WTZGSz 10th anniversary tournament"]
[Site "Warsaw RUE"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rotlewi, Georg A"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8248618917927"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e3 e5 5. Bd3 g6 6. Nge2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4 Qe7 9. f5 Nb6 10. Ng3 Bd7 11. d5 e4 12. Be2 c6 13. a4 cxd5 14. a5 Nxc4 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Nxb2 17. f6 Bxf6 18. Rxf6 Qxf6 19. Nxe4 Qg7 20. Qxd6 Be6 21. Qe7 Qe5 22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Ng4 Rae8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. Nxe5 1-0

[Event "Championship"]
[Site "Napier"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "James, H."]
[Black "Miles, EJ."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8249562377759"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NZL"]

{The year played is unclear.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 b6 5. c4 Bb7 6. Nc3 a6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Be7 10. O-O Nh5 11. Ne2 Nxf4 12. Nxf4 Rc8 13. Qe2 a5 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. Qc2 h6 16. Bf5 c5 17. Ne5 cxd4 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Nxf7+ Rxf7 20. Ng6+ Kxh7 21. Nf8+ Kg8 22. Qh7+ Kxf8 23. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "m"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8109569359399"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. d3 Qc7 9. Qe2 O-O-O 10. Nbd2 a6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. g3 Ne8 13. c4 f6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. e4 d4 16. b4 g5 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. fxg5 Rg8 19. Rac1 Ba7 20. Nb3 Ng7 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Ne6 23. Rc4 fxg5 24. Rfc1 Qb6 25. Ne5 Qb5 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. Rxc6+ Kd7 28. Rxe6 Kxe6 29. Qg4+ Kf6 30. Rf1+ Kg7 31. Qe6 Rgf8 32. Bxd4+ Rxd4 33. Qe7+ Kg6 34. Qxf8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Roesch"]
[Black "Schlage, Willi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[Beauty "8248778088993"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nf4 11. Qe4 Nxe5 12. Qxa8 Qd3 13. Bd1 Bh3 {The position after 13...Bh3, and the ones that follow, were used in Stanley Kubrick's movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" for the game between Frank Poole and the HAL-9000 computer.} 14. Qxa6 Bxg2 15. Re1 Qf3 0-1

[Event "Lasker - Schlechter World Championship Match"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1910.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[Beauty "6460708487179"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 {Notes by Jose Raul Capablanca from "The Chess Weekly", 1910.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. dxe5 Nxe5 {Of course if 8...dxe5 9.Bxc6 would win a pawn.} 9. Bxd7 Nfxd7 10. Bxe7 Nxf3+ {If 10...Qxe7 probably 11.Nxd4} 11. Qxf3 Qxe7 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nb6 15. Qc3 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Re6 17. Rd3 Qe7 18. Rg3 Rg6 19. Ree3 Re8 20. h3 Kf8 21. Rxg6 hxg6 {With every exchange Black's position becomes better. Whatever positional advantage White had is fast disappearing.} 22. Qb4 c6 23. Qa3 a6 24. Qb3 Rd8 25. c4 Rd7 26. Qd1 Qe5 27. Qg4 Ke8 28. Qe2 Kd8 29. Qd2 Kc7 {White, apparently satisfied with his position has allowed the black king to move over to the queenside, without making any attempt to stop him. White now starts an advance of the queen side pawns, which is checked by Black at once.} 30. a3 Re7 31. b4 b5 32. cxb5 axb5 {Black's strategy has been of a very high order. He has now a very fine game.} 33. g3 g5 34. Kg2 Re8 35. Qd1 f6 36. Qb3 Qe6 37. Qd1 Rh8 38. g4 Qc4 39. a4 {Black's position was becoming too alarmingly strong. White prefers to give up a pawn and go for the Black king, rather than be boxed in without a chance to move anything.} Qxb4 {39...bxa4, and if 40.Qxa4 Rb8, should be considered. It looks very much as though Black would win. The position is worth studying. By playing 40...Rb8, Black threatens to play 41...Rxb4 and then 42...Rb1, with a murderous check in sight at f1.} 40. axb5 Qxb5 41. Rb3 Qa6 42. Qd4 Re8 {If Black were satisfied with a draw, 42...Rb8 would have accomplished it. The champion's play is better, as he could have drawn if he wished up to the fifty-fourth move.} 43. Rb1 Re5 44. Qb4 Qb5 45. Qe1 Qd3 46. Rb4 c5 {46...Rb5 gave Black some chances of winning.} 47. Ra4 c4 48. Qa1 Qxe4+ 49. Kh2 Rb5 50. Qa2 Qe5+ 51. Kg1 Qe1+ 52. Kh2 d5 53. Ra8 Qb4 {He could have easily drawn the game by perpetual check, as White could not afford to play 54.Kg2 and 55.f3 because of 55...Qd4.} 54. Kg2 Qc5 {A most rare case of chess blindness on the part of Dr. Lasker. 54...Rb8 would at least draw.} 55. Qa6 Rb8 {It was bad now, but he might have tried 55...Qb6 56.Qc8+ Kd6 57.Ra6 Qxa6 58.Qxa6+ Kc5 and fight it out with the two passed pawns and his rook against the queen.} 56. Ra7+ Kd8 57. Rxg7 Qb6 58. Qa3 Kc8 1-0

[Event "Lasker - Schlechter World Championship Match"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1910.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[Beauty "6460708487179"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 {Notes by Jose Raul Capablanca from "The Chess Weekly", 1910.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. dxe5 Nxe5 {Of course if 8...dxe5 9.Bxc6 would win a pawn.} 9. Bxd7 Nfxd7 10. Bxe7 Nxf3+ {If 10...Qxe7 probably 11.Nxd4} 11. Qxf3 Qxe7 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nb6 15. Qc3 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Re6 17. Rd3 Qe7 18. Rg3 Rg6 19. Ree3 Re8 20. h3 Kf8 21. Rxg6 hxg6 {With every exchange Black's position becomes better. Whatever positional advantage White had is fast disappearing.} 22. Qb4 c6 23. Qa3 a6 24. Qb3 Rd8 25. c4 Rd7 26. Qd1 Qe5 27. Qg4 Ke8 28. Qe2 Kd8 29. Qd2 Kc7 {White, apparently satisfied with his position has allowed the black king to move over to the queenside, without making any attempt to stop him. White now starts an advance of the queen side pawns, which is checked by Black at once.} 30. a3 Re7 31. b4 b5 32. cxb5 axb5 {Black's strategy has been of a very high order. He has now a very fine game.} 33. g3 g5 34. Kg2 Re8 35. Qd1 f6 36. Qb3 Qe6 37. Qd1 Rh8 38. g4 Qc4 39. a4 {Black's position was becoming too alarmingly strong. White prefers to give up a pawn and go for the Black king, rather than be boxed in without a chance to move anything.} Qxb4 {39...bxa4, and if 40.Qxa4 Rb8, should be considered. It looks very much as though Black would win. The position is worth studying. By playing 40...Rb8, Black threatens to play 41...Rxb4 and then 42...Rb1, with a murderous check in sight at f1.} 40. axb5 Qxb5 41. Rb3 Qa6 42. Qd4 Re8 {If Black were satisfied with a draw, 42...Rb8 would have accomplished it. The champion's play is better, as he could have drawn if he wished up to the fifty-fourth move.} 43. Rb1 Re5 44. Qb4 Qb5 45. Qe1 Qd3 46. Rb4 c5 {46...Rb5 gave Black some chances of winning.} 47. Ra4 c4 48. Qa1 Qxe4+ 49. Kh2 Rb5 50. Qa2 Qe5+ 51. Kg1 Qe1+ 52. Kh2 d5 53. Ra8 Qb4 {He could have easily drawn the game by perpetual check, as White could not afford to play 54.Kg2 and 55.f3 because of 55...Qd4.} 54. Kg2 Qc5 {A most rare case of chess blindness on the part of Dr. Lasker. 54...Rb8 would at least draw.} 55. Qa6 Rb8 {It was bad now, but he might have tried 55...Qb6 56.Qc8+ Kd6 57.Ra6 Qxa6 58.Qxa6+ Kc5 and fight it out with the two passed pawns and his rook against the queen.} 56. Ra7+ Kd8 57. Rxg7 Qb6 58. Qa3 Kc8 1-0

[Event "Lasker - Schlechter World Championship Match"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1910.01.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Beauty "5707608901674"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca.} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 d6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng4 {Of course if 8...dxe5 9.Bxf7+.} 9. e6 {The advance of this pawnso early in the game is at least very risky. Black's game is perfectly safe, while White hto struggle to protect this advanced pawn.} f5 10. O-O Bg7 11. Bf4 Qb6 {If 11...d5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Qxd5 winning.} 12. Bb3 Ba6 13. Na4 Qd4 14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. c4 O-O $1 16. Rad1 Bf6 $1 {16...c5 was the alternative ; in which case White would probably play 17.Nc3 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Kg7 19.Rfe1, and White's game seems good.} 17. Rfe1 $6 g5 18. Bxd6 $1 {Played with very fine judgement. The pawn at e6 which was weak becomes very strong now.} exd6 19. Rxd6 Be5 20. c5 {Fine. If 20...Bxd6 21.cxd6 and the two white pawns would become irresistable. This is one of the finest games of the match. Black has to play with great caution to avoid White's many threats.} Rfe8 21. g3 $1 {If 21.h3 Bh2+ 22.Kh1 Bxd6 23.cxd6 Nxf2+ 24.Kh2 Ne4, and if 21.f3 Bxh2+ 22.Kh1 Bg3, or perhaps 22.Bxd6 23.cxd6 Nf2+ 24.Kh2 Nd3.} Bf6 22. Rxc6 Bb7 {Black might have played here 22...Bb5 23.Rd6 Rac8, with what appears to be a very good game. If in answer to 22...Bb5 23.Rc7 then 23...Re7, or if 23.e7+ in answer to 22...Bb5 then 23...Kg7 24.Rc7 Ne5 25.Re3 f4 26.Re4 Nf3+ 27.Kg2 Nd2 and Black's game looks very good.} 23. Rc7 Be4 24. Nc3 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Ne5 26. Rd1 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Nxh2+ 28. Ke1 Nf3+ 29. Ke2 Ne5 30. Rdd7 f4 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Rxg5 Bd3+ 33. Kd1 fxg3 $1 34. fxg3 Ng6 {All this play is very fine. Unfortunately for Black, he has no pawns left by the time the attack is over.} 35. Rd5 Be4 36. Rd6 Bf5 37. Bd5 Rab8 38. c6 Nf8 39. Rb7 Rbc8 40. e7 Ng6 41. Bf7 Rxe7 42. Bxg6 Bg4+ 43. Kc1 Re1+ 44. Kb2 hxg6 45. Rxg6 Bf5 46. Rf6 Be4 47. Rxa7 Rb1+ 48. Ka3 Bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lasker - Schlechter World Championship Match"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1910.01.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Beauty "5707608901674"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca.} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 d6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng4 {Of course if 8...dxe5 9.Bxf7+.} 9. e6 {The advance of this pawnso early in the game is at least very risky. Black's game is perfectly safe, while White hto struggle to protect this advanced pawn.} f5 10. O-O Bg7 11. Bf4 Qb6 {If 11...d5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Qxd5 winning.} 12. Bb3 Ba6 13. Na4 Qd4 14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. c4 O-O $1 16. Rad1 Bf6 $1 {16...c5 was the alternative ; in which case White would probably play 17.Nc3 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Kg7 19.Rfe1, and White's game seems good.} 17. Rfe1 $6 g5 18. Bxd6 $1 {Played with very fine judgement. The pawn at e6 which was weak becomes very strong now.} exd6 19. Rxd6 Be5 20. c5 {Fine. If 20...Bxd6 21.cxd6 and the two white pawns would become irresistable. This is one of the finest games of the match. Black has to play with great caution to avoid White's many threats.} Rfe8 21. g3 $1 {If 21.h3 Bh2+ 22.Kh1 Bxd6 23.cxd6 Nxf2+ 24.Kh2 Ne4, and if 21.f3 Bxh2+ 22.Kh1 Bg3, or perhaps 22.Bxd6 23.cxd6 Nf2+ 24.Kh2 Nd3.} Bf6 22. Rxc6 Bb7 {Black might have played here 22...Bb5 23.Rd6 Rac8, with what appears to be a very good game. If in answer to 22...Bb5 23.Rc7 then 23...Re7, or if 23.e7+ in answer to 22...Bb5 then 23...Kg7 24.Rc7 Ne5 25.Re3 f4 26.Re4 Nf3+ 27.Kg2 Nd2 and Black's game looks very good.} 23. Rc7 Be4 24. Nc3 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Ne5 26. Rd1 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Nxh2+ 28. Ke1 Nf3+ 29. Ke2 Ne5 30. Rdd7 f4 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Rxg5 Bd3+ 33. Kd1 fxg3 $1 34. fxg3 Ng6 {All this play is very fine. Unfortunately for Black, he has no pawns left by the time the attack is over.} 35. Rd5 Be4 36. Rd6 Bf5 37. Bd5 Rab8 38. c6 Nf8 39. Rb7 Rbc8 40. e7 Ng6 41. Bf7 Rxe7 42. Bxg6 Bg4+ 43. Kc1 Re1+ 44. Kb2 hxg6 45. Rxg6 Bf5 46. Rf6 Be4 47. Rxa7 Rb1+ 48. Ka3 Bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lasker - Schlechter World Championship Match"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1910.02.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[Beauty "5774759699034"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca} d5 2. c4 c6 {2...e6 is the usual move and I believe better than the text move.} 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O {A new and original way of playing the defense to the Queen's Gambit so far as I know.} 7. Qc2 Na6 8. a3 dxc4 {Schlechter here goes into a series of moves which finally leave him with a weak isolated c pawn, which cannot possibly be so very good.} 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 b4 11. Na4 bxa3 12. bxa3 Bb7 13. Rb1 $1 Qc7 14. Ne5 $2 {If Lasker wanted to play a safe game he should have castled and if he intended to make a kingside attack he might have started with 14.h4 before playing Ne5.} Nh5 15. g4 {Starting an attack on the kingside which is justified in view of the score of the match. Lasker's policy throughout this game is good, but why Schlechter, who only needed a draw, should play such a wild game can only be explained by the fact that perhaps he was not satisfied to win the match by a mere fluke, which proved to be the case in the fifth game.} Bxe5 16. gxh5 Bg7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Qc4 {?} Bc8 {!} 19. Rg1 Qa5+ 20. Bd2 Qd5 21. Rc1 Bb7 22. Qc2 Qh5 23. Bxg6 {23.Qb3, I believe, was the right move here. The text move did not turn out so well.} Qxh2 24. Rf1 fxg6 25. Qb3+ Rf7 26. Qxb7 Raf8 27. Qb3 Kh8 28. f4 g5 29. Qd3 gxf4 30. exf4 Qh4+ 31. Ke2 Qh2+ 32. Rf2 Qh5+ 33. Rf3 Nc7 34. Rxc6 Nb5 {34...Nd5 looks a mighty strong move.} 35. Rc4 Rxf4 {A bad sacrifice. 35...e5! looks like the right move. It seems as though Black could always draw.} 36. Bxf4 Rxf4 37. Rc8+ Bf8 38. Kf2 {?} Qh2+ 39. Ke1 Qh1+ {!} 40. Rf1 Qh4+ 41. Kd2 Rxf1 42. Qxf1 Qxd4+ 43. Qd3 Qf2+ 44. Kd1 Nd6 45. Rc5 Bh6 46. Rd5 Kg8 47. Nc5 {Lasker had fought his battle and obtained an advantage without moving this knight for thirty-six moves. From the 37th move, on to the finish, Lasker plays with remarkable precision and the fact that Schlechter held on so well shows the sterling qualities of the Austrian master.} Qg1+ 48. Kc2 Qf2+ 49. Kb3 Bg7 50. Ne6 Qb2+ 51. Ka4 Kf7 52. Nxg7 Qxg7 53. Qb3 Ke8 54. Qb8+ Kf7 55. Qxa7 Qg4+ 56. Qd4 Qd7+ 57. Kb3 Qb7+ 58. Ka2 Qc6 59. Qd3 Ke6 60. Rg5 Kd7 61. Re5 Qg2+ 62. Re2 Qg4 63. Rd2 Qa4 64. Qf5+ Kc7 {An oversight, I suppose. Had not Schlechter allowed Lasker to exchange queens, the doctor would have had a merry time in forcing a win.} 65. Qc2+ Qxc2+ 66. Rxc2+ Kb7 {The game is over. Schlechter might just as well have resigned here.} 67. Re2 Nc8 68. Kb3 Kc6 69. Rc2+ Kb7 70. Kb4 Na7 71. Kc5 {All in all, a great game, which will go down in the history of chess as a remarkable finish to the greatest struggle for the Chess Championship of the World.} 1-0

[Event "Lasker - Schlechter World Championship Match"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1910.02.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[Beauty "5774759699034"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca} d5 2. c4 c6 {2...e6 is the usual move and I believe better than the text move.} 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O {A new and original way of playing the defense to the Queen's Gambit so far as I know.} 7. Qc2 Na6 8. a3 dxc4 {Schlechter here goes into a series of moves which finally leave him with a weak isolated c pawn, which cannot possibly be so very good.} 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 b4 11. Na4 bxa3 12. bxa3 Bb7 13. Rb1 $1 Qc7 14. Ne5 $2 {If Lasker wanted to play a safe game he should have castled and if he intended to make a kingside attack he might have started with 14.h4 before playing Ne5.} Nh5 15. g4 {Starting an attack on the kingside which is justified in view of the score of the match. Lasker's policy throughout this game is good, but why Schlechter, who only needed a draw, should play such a wild game can only be explained by the fact that perhaps he was not satisfied to win the match by a mere fluke, which proved to be the case in the fifth game.} Bxe5 16. gxh5 Bg7 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Qc4 {?} Bc8 {!} 19. Rg1 Qa5+ 20. Bd2 Qd5 21. Rc1 Bb7 22. Qc2 Qh5 23. Bxg6 {23.Qb3, I believe, was the right move here. The text move did not turn out so well.} Qxh2 24. Rf1 fxg6 25. Qb3+ Rf7 26. Qxb7 Raf8 27. Qb3 Kh8 28. f4 g5 29. Qd3 gxf4 30. exf4 Qh4+ 31. Ke2 Qh2+ 32. Rf2 Qh5+ 33. Rf3 Nc7 34. Rxc6 Nb5 {34...Nd5 looks a mighty strong move.} 35. Rc4 Rxf4 {A bad sacrifice. 35...e5! looks like the right move. It seems as though Black could always draw.} 36. Bxf4 Rxf4 37. Rc8+ Bf8 38. Kf2 {?} Qh2+ 39. Ke1 Qh1+ {!} 40. Rf1 Qh4+ 41. Kd2 Rxf1 42. Qxf1 Qxd4+ 43. Qd3 Qf2+ 44. Kd1 Nd6 45. Rc5 Bh6 46. Rd5 Kg8 47. Nc5 {Lasker had fought his battle and obtained an advantage without moving this knight for thirty-six moves. From the 37th move, on to the finish, Lasker plays with remarkable precision and the fact that Schlechter held on so well shows the sterling qualities of the Austrian master.} Qg1+ 48. Kc2 Qf2+ 49. Kb3 Bg7 50. Ne6 Qb2+ 51. Ka4 Kf7 52. Nxg7 Qxg7 53. Qb3 Ke8 54. Qb8+ Kf7 55. Qxa7 Qg4+ 56. Qd4 Qd7+ 57. Kb3 Qb7+ 58. Ka2 Qc6 59. Qd3 Ke6 60. Rg5 Kd7 61. Re5 Qg2+ 62. Re2 Qg4 63. Rd2 Qa4 64. Qf5+ Kc7 {An oversight, I suppose. Had not Schlechter allowed Lasker to exchange queens, the doctor would have had a merry time in forcing a win.} 65. Qc2+ Qxc2+ 66. Rxc2+ Kb7 {The game is over. Schlechter might just as well have resigned here.} 67. Re2 Nc8 68. Kb3 Kc6 69. Rc2+ Kb7 70. Kb4 Na7 71. Kc5 {All in all, a great game, which will go down in the history of chess as a remarkable finish to the greatest struggle for the Chess Championship of the World.} 1-0

[Event "NYSC"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1910.03.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Jaffe, Charles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8247146510343"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bc2 h6 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Qd3 g6 15. Rae1 Nh5 16. Bc1 Kg7 17. Rxe6 Nf6 18. Ne5 c5 19. Bxh6+ Kxh6 20. Nxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Spielmann"]
[Site "Regensburg GER"]
[Date "1910.05.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7633234593880"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. a3 Bd6 13. e4 e5 14. f4 exd4 15. e5 Bf8 16. exf6 dxc3 17. Qe2+ Kd8 18. O-O-O Qxf4+ 19. Kb1 Kc7 20. Rhf1 Qg5 21. h4 Qc5 22. fxg7 Bxg7 23. Rxf7 Bd4 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Qg4+ Kc7 26. Qf4+ Be5 27. Nxe5 Raf8 28. Qh2 Qf2 29. Bc2 Rhg8 30. Rd7+ Kb6 31. Nc4+ Ka6 32. Qc7 Qf1+ 33. Ka2 Qxc4+ 34. b3 Qb5 35. a4 Qb6 36. Bd3+ Ka5 37. Qe5+ c5 38. Rxb7 Rxg2+ 39. Ka3 Rg4 40. Rxb6 axb6 41. Qc7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "1910.07.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fyodor Ivanovich Dus Chotimirsky"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D08"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8249155788818"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. a3 a5 8. Qa4 Qd7 9. Qb5 Bg6 10. g3 Nge7 11. Nb3 a4 12. Nc5 Qc8 13. Bd2 b6 14. Nxd4 bxc5 15. Nxc6 Be4 16. Nxe7+ Kxe7 17. f3 Ke6 18. fxe4 c6 19. Qb6 Ra6 20. h4 Rxb6 21. Bh3+ Kxe5 22. Bxc8 Kxe4 23. O-O Bd6 24. Bf5+ Kd4 25. Rac1 Rb3 26. e3+ Rxe3 27. Bxe3+ Kxe3 28. Rce1+ Kd4 29. Re4+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "1910.08.06"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Leonhardt, Paul Saladin"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8250363753482"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nd5 Ba5 5. Bc4 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 h6 8. c3 Nxd5 9. exd5 Ne7 10. d4 exd4 11. Qa4+ c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. Re1 Kf8 15. Bf4 Bc7 16. Qa3 Nc8 17. Re3 Kg8 18. Rae1 d5 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Re8+ Bxe8 21. Rxe8+ Kh7 22. Bd3+ f5 23. Rxh8+ Kxh8 24. Qf8+ Kh7 25. Bxf5+ g6 26. Bxg6+ Kxg6 27. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Dorpat (Tartu) RUE"]
[Date "1910.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Kurt Baron Ungern Sternberg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8249293996113"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "EST"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. d3 $6 (4. Nxe5 $1 {The top opening move.} O-O 5. Nd3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Be2 $16) 4... d5 $1 5. Bd2 d4 $17 {\"This is considered incautious since White can launch a counterattack with f2-f4 later.\" - Nimzowitsch} 6. Nb1 Bd6 7. Be2 h5 $6 {\"Black finds a new way to prevent the move f2-f4. After White castles, he will post his knight on g4. From this point, it will be ready to enter at e3 as soon as f2-f4 is played. A quite interesting plan, but hardly correct.\" - Nimzowitsch} (7... c5 $1 $17) 8. O-O $6 (8. Bg5 $1 {It's always nice to exploit a weak square left open by the opponent's last move.}) 8... Ng4 $2 9. Ne1 $6 {\"White should play 9.h3 here. Black would then have to support the knight. The acceptance of the knight would then be quite dangerous, but White could and should reserve to himself that possibility. Black would continuously have to count on the acceptance of the acceptance of the sacrifice, and this in itself would limit his game significantly.\" - Nimzowitsch} (9. c3 $1 {Chipping away at the center would be quite practical and would solve Nimzowitsch's problem in this game - no play.}) 9... c5 10. a4 Nc6 11. Na3 f5 12. Nc4 (12. exf5 $1 {The cramping pawn should not be allowed on ...f4.}) 12... f4 13. Nxd6+ $6 Qxd6 14. Nf3 Qf6 $6 15. b3 {\"White apparently underestimates the danger on his king's flank.\" - Nimzowitsch} (15. c3 {counterplay please.}) 15... Ne7 (15... g5 $1 {is a powerful attack.}) 16. a5 Ng6 $2 {An instructive error. In cases like this where the pieces cannot finish the job by themselves, you must clear a path for them with the pieces.} (16... g5 {is still a powerful attack :)}) 17. Be1 $2 Nh4 18. Nd2 $2 (18. b4 {counterplay please :)}) 18... Nxg2 $1 {\"Perhaps premature, but based on a brilliant concept.\" - Nimzowitsch} 19. Kxg2 Qh4 $2 {Objectively incorrect, but we should be thankful for the imagination this move puts on display.} (19... Qg5 $1 {This objectively justifies the sacrifice on g2.} 20. Kh1 Nxh2 $1 21. Kxh2 Qh4+ 22. Kg1 Rh6 $19) 20. Nf3 Qh3+ $3 {\"I will admit that acceptance of this ingenious queen sacrifice was wrong, but those among my master colleagues who would have attempted to resist taking the queen may throw the first stone.\" Nimzowitsch} 21. Kxh3 $2 (21. Kh1 $1 {In fact this wins easily because White not only fends off the attack, but he likely traps the queens.} Be6 22. Rg1 O-O-O 23. Bf1 $1 $18) 21... Ne3+ 22. Kh4 g5+ $1 {\"The point. The surroundings of the white king become unfriendly.\" - Nimzowitsch} 23. Kxg5 (23. Nxg5 Ng2#) 23... Rg8+ 24. Kxh5 (24. Kh4 {This is less difficult to defeat than Kh6, but the mates are still beautiful.} Ng2+ 25. Kxh5 Bg4+ 26. Kh6 Bxf3 $1 27. Bxf3 Kf7 $1 28. Bh5+ (28. Bxg2 Rg6+ 29. Kh7 Rg7+ 30. Kh6 Rh8#) 28... Kf6) (24. Kh6 $1 {The best try.} Ng4+ 25. Kxh5 (25. Kh7 Kf8 26. Nxe5 Rg7+ 27. Kh8 Nf6 $19) 25... Ke7 $1 {with the idea of ...Nf6+, ...Rh8+, and ...Rh5#} 26. Ng5 (26. Nxe5 Nxe5 27. Kh4 (27. f3 Bg4+ $1 {Both clearing the other rook's path and clogging squares.} 28. fxg4 Rg6 29. Bh4+ Ke6 {intending ...Rh8#}) (27. Rg1 $5 {a resourceful try.} Rxg1 28. Bd2 Rg6 $1 29. Kh4 Be6 30. Bxf4 Rh8+ 31. Bh5 Bg4 32. Bg5+ Rxg5 $1 33. Kxg5 Rxh5+ 34. Kf4 Bxd1 35. Rxd1 Kf6 $19) 27... Kf6 28. Bd2 (28. Bh5 Rg2 $3 29. Rh1 Be6 {intending ...Rh8 and ...Ng6#}) 28... Rh8+ 29. Bh5 Ng6#) 26... Rh8+ 27. Kg6 (27. Nh7 Rxh7+ 28. Kg6 Bf5+ $3 {very nice.} 29. exf5 (29. Kxf5 Rf8+ 30. Kxg4 Rg8+ $19 31. Kf5 Rf7+ 32. Kxe5 Rg5#) 29... Nf6 30. Bh5 Rg8#) 27... Bd7 $19) (24. Kf6 Ng4#) 24... Bg4+ 25. Kh6 (25. Kh4 Ng2#) 25... Rh8+ 26. Kg5 Ke7 27. Nxe5 Rh5+ (27... Rag8+ $4 28. Ng6+ $18) 28. Kxf4 (28. Kg6 Rg8#) 28... Rf8+ 29. Kg3 Rh3# 0-1

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Dorpat (Tartu) RUE"]
[Date "1910.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Kurt Baron Ungern Sternberg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8249293996113"]
[EventDate "1910.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "EST"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. d3 d5 5. Bd2 d4 6. Nb1 Bd6 7. Be2 h5 8. O-O Ng4 9. Ne1 c5 10. a4 Nc6 11. Na3 f5 12. Nc4 f4 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Nf3 Qf6 15. b3 Ne7 16. a5 Ng6 17. Be1 Nh4 18. Nd2 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 Qh4 20. Nf3 Qh3+ 21. Kxh3 Ne3+ 22. Kh4 g5+ 23. Kxg5 Rg8+ 24. Kxh5 Bg4+ 25. Kh6 Rh8+ 26. Kg5 Ke7 27. Nxe5 Rh5+ 28. Kxf4 Rf8+ 29. Kg3 Rh3# 0-1

[Event "(analysis)"]
[Site "Cologne Germany"]
[Date "1911.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Tenner, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[Beauty "8248354419229"]
[EventDate "1911.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Some sources indicate that this game is actually a post-mortem of a twenty-three move draw.} e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Na4 exf4 8. Nxc5 dxc5 9. Bxf4 Nh5 10. Be3 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxd1 12. Bxf7+ Ke7 13. Bxc5+ Kf6 14. O-O+ Kxe5 15. Rf5# 1-0

[Event "(analysis)"]
[Site "Cologne Germany"]
[Date "1911.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Tenner, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[Beauty "8248354419229"]
[EventDate "1911.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Some sources indicate that this game is actually a post-mortem of a twenty-three move draw.} e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Na4 exf4 8. Nxc5 dxc5 9. Bxf4 Nh5 10. Be3 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxd1 12. Bxf7+ Ke7 13. Bxc5+ Kf6 14. O-O+ Kxe5 15. Rf5# 1-0

[Event "Offhand blitz "]
[Site "Coburg GER"]
[Date "1911.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8248757072905"]
[EventDate "1911.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. e5 dxc3 8. dxc3 Be7 9. exf6 Bxf6 10. Re1+ Kf8 11. Bc4 d6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Bh6+ Bg7 14. Qf3 Qd7 15. Qf6 Rg8 16. Bxg7+ Rxg7 17. Bxf7 1-0

[Event "Analysis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1911.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Perlis, Julius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[Beauty "8246626635782"]
[EventDate "1911.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. cxd5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Bxb1 8. dxc6 Be4 9. Rxa7 Rxa7 10. c7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "1911.02.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "David Janowski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[Beauty "6052724641365"]
[EventDate "1911.02.20"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. dxc5 O-O 7. a3 Bxc5 8. b4 Be7 9. Bb2 a5 10. b5 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nd4 Bd6 13. Be2 Be6 14. Bf3 Ra7 15. O-O Rc7 16. Qb3 Nbd7 17. Rfd1 Ne5 18. Be2 Qe7 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. Na4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 Ne4 23. Bb2 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Bxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Qh4+ 26. Kg1 Qxf2+ 27. Kh2 Qg3+ 28. Kg1 dxc4 29. Qc2 Qxe3+ 30. Kh2 Qg3+ 31. Kg1 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Qg3+ 33. Kg1 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Nf6 35. Nxe6 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Ng4 39. Qd2 Qh2+ 40. Kf1 Qh1+ 41. Ke2 Qxg2+ 42. Kd1 Nf2+ 43. Kc2 Qg6+ 44. Kc1 Qg1+ 45. Kc2 Qg6+ 46. Kc1 Nd3+ 47. Kb1 fxe6 48. Qc2 h5 49. Bd4 h4 50. Bxb6 h3 51. Bc7 e5 52. b6 Qe4 53. Bxe5 Qe1+ 54. Ka2 Nxe5 55. b7 Nd7 56. Nc5 Nb8 57. Qxc4+ Kh8 58. Ne4 Kh7 59. Qd3 g6 60. Qxh3+ Kg7 61. Qf3 Qc1 62. Qf6+ Kh7 63. Qf7+ Kh6 64. Qf8+ Kh5 65. Qh8+ Kg4 66. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "1911.03.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7561289927181"]
[EventDate "1911.02.20"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 {Notes by Jacques Mieses and Dr. Savielly Tartakower. *** Tartakower: In a game overflowing with the finer points of positional play, the outstanding feature is perhaps the problem-like turn 17.Qc1, by which White very elegantly saves all his unguarded pieces and remains with an extra pawn.} d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 {Tartakower: First introduced by Schlechter (against Dus-Chotimirsky, Prague 1908), systematized by Rubinstein, this positional maneuver has all but refuted the Tarrasch Defense.} Be6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O Rc8 {Tartakower: Too dogmatic. Black devotes too much attention to the queenside.} 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Ng5 {!} Nf6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bh3 Qe7 13. Bg5 {Mieses: A good move but not the best. Beyond any doubt, with 13.e4! White achieves an advantage; for example, 13...d4 14.Nd5 exd5 15.Bxc8 dxe4 16.Qb3! or 13...dxe4 14.Bg5 O-O 15.Nxe4, etc.} O-O {Tartakower: Too late, and yet - as the storm now breaks - not late enough. Better would be 13...Rd8.} 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Mieses: A mistake. In his calculation Capablanca has overlooked the opponent's 17th move. The right continuation was 14...gxf6. *** In "Chess Fundamentals" Jose Raul Capablanca states that he overlooked 16.Kg2! and not White's 17th move giving the following combination: 16.Bg2 (the move Capablanca expected) 16...Ne5! 17.Nf4 (if 17.Rc1 Qxc1!! 18.Qxc1 Bxf2+ and wins) 17...Ng4 18.h3 (18.Nh3 Bxf2+ and Blick wins a quality) 18...Nxf2 19.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 20.Kxf2 g5 and Black wins.} 15. Nxd5 {!} Qh6 16. Kg2 Rcd8 17. Qc1 {!!} exd5 18. Qxc5 Qd2 19. Qb5 {Tartakower: Having cleverly won a pawn, White shows that he also can hold what he has gained.} Nd4 20. Qd3 Qxd3 {Mieses: Black cannot avoid the exchange of the queens: 20...Qxb2 loses a piece after 21.Rbf1, and if 20...Qb4, then 21.Rfd1 followed by Be6+.} 21. exd3 Rfe8 22. Bg4 {!} Rd6 23. Rfe1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rb6 {Mieses: I don't like this move. The best seems to be 24...Kf7. *** Tartakower: Very cleverly Black obtains some counterplay which will bring in a pawn on the Q-side.} 25. Re5 Rxb2 26. Rxd5 Nc6 27. Be6+ Kf8 28. Rf5+ Ke8 29. Bf7+ Kd7 30. Bc4 a6 31. Rf7+ Kd6 32. Rxg7 b5 33. Bg8 a5 34. Rxh7 a4 35. h4 b4 36. Rh6+ Kc5 37. Rh5+ Kb6 38. Bd5 {? All annotators agree on 38.Bc4! being better.} b3 {? All annotators agree on 38...Rxa2 being better. According to Vladimir Vukovic White still wins with 39.Rh8! b3 40.h5! Ra1 (if 40...Nb4 41.h6! or 40...Rc2 41.h6! b2 42.Ba2 etc.) 41.Bxc6 Kc7 (not 41...Kxc6? 42.Rb8 Kc7 43.Rb4 and wins) 42.Be4 b2 43.d4 a3 44.Rh7+ Kd6 45.Rb7 a2 46.Rxb2 Rg1+ 47.Kxg1 a1=Q+ 48.Rb1 Qxd4 49.Bf3, and White's position is still winning.} 39. axb3 {! Tartakower: The result of very precise calculations. 39.Bxb3 is another way to win.} a3 40. Bxc6 {Mieses: This paradoxical capture is now feasible; e.g., 40...a2 41.Rb5+ Ka6 [41...Kxc6 42.Ra5] 42.Rb8!, etc.} Rxb3 41. Bd5 a2 42. Rh6+ {!} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "1911.03.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7561289927181"]
[EventDate "1911.02.20"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 {Notes by Jacques Mieses and Dr. Savielly Tartakower. *** Tartakower: In a game overflowing with the finer points of positional play, the outstanding feature is perhaps the problem-like turn 17.Qc1, by which White very elegantly saves all his unguarded pieces and remains with an extra pawn.} d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 {Tartakower: First introduced by Schlechter (against Dus-Chotimirsky, Prague 1908), systematized by Rubinstein, this positional maneuver has all but refuted the Tarrasch Defense.} Be6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O Rc8 {Tartakower: Too dogmatic. Black devotes too much attention to the queenside.} 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Ng5 {!} Nf6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bh3 Qe7 13. Bg5 {Mieses: A good move but not the best. Beyond any doubt, with 13.e4! White achieves an advantage; for example, 13...d4 14.Nd5 exd5 15.Bxc8 dxe4 16.Qb3! or 13...dxe4 14.Bg5 O-O 15.Nxe4, etc.} O-O {Tartakower: Too late, and yet - as the storm now breaks - not late enough. Better would be 13...Rd8.} 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Mieses: A mistake. In his calculation Capablanca has overlooked the opponent's 17th move. The right continuation was 14...gxf6. *** In "Chess Fundamentals" Jose Raul Capablanca states that he overlooked 16.Kg2! and not White's 17th move giving the following combination: 16.Bg2 (the move Capablanca expected) 16...Ne5! 17.Nf4 (if 17.Rc1 Qxc1!! 18.Qxc1 Bxf2+ and wins) 17...Ng4 18.h3 (18.Nh3 Bxf2+ and Blick wins a quality) 18...Nxf2 19.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 20.Kxf2 g5 and Black wins.} 15. Nxd5 {!} Qh6 16. Kg2 Rcd8 17. Qc1 {!!} exd5 18. Qxc5 Qd2 19. Qb5 {Tartakower: Having cleverly won a pawn, White shows that he also can hold what he has gained.} Nd4 20. Qd3 Qxd3 {Mieses: Black cannot avoid the exchange of the queens: 20...Qxb2 loses a piece after 21.Rbf1, and if 20...Qb4, then 21.Rfd1 followed by Be6+.} 21. exd3 Rfe8 22. Bg4 {!} Rd6 23. Rfe1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rb6 {Mieses: I don't like this move. The best seems to be 24...Kf7. *** Tartakower: Very cleverly Black obtains some counterplay which will bring in a pawn on the Q-side.} 25. Re5 Rxb2 26. Rxd5 Nc6 27. Be6+ Kf8 28. Rf5+ Ke8 29. Bf7+ Kd7 30. Bc4 a6 31. Rf7+ Kd6 32. Rxg7 b5 33. Bg8 a5 34. Rxh7 a4 35. h4 b4 36. Rh6+ Kc5 37. Rh5+ Kb6 38. Bd5 {? All annotators agree on 38.Bc4! being better.} b3 {? All annotators agree on 38...Rxa2 being better. According to Vladimir Vukovic White still wins with 39.Rh8! b3 40.h5! Ra1 (if 40...Nb4 41.h6! or 40...Rc2 41.h6! b2 42.Ba2 etc.) 41.Bxc6 Kc7 (not 41...Kxc6? 42.Rb8 Kc7 43.Rb4 and wins) 42.Be4 b2 43.d4 a3 44.Rh7+ Kd6 45.Rb7 a2 46.Rxb2 Rg1+ 47.Kxg1 a1=Q+ 48.Rb1 Qxd4 49.Bf3, and White's position is still winning.} 39. axb3 {! Tartakower: The result of very precise calculations. 39.Bxb3 is another way to win.} a3 40. Bxc6 {Mieses: This paradoxical capture is now feasible; e.g., 40...a2 41.Rb5+ Ka6 [41...Kxc6 42.Ra5] 42.Rb8!, etc.} Rxb3 41. Bd5 a2 42. Rh6+ {!} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) AUH"]
[Date "1911.08.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Duras, Oldrich"]
[Black "Cohn, Erich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7149396736082"]
[EventDate "1911.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c4 g6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Bg7 11. c5 O-O 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. f3 d5 15. Re1 d4 16. Ne2 c5 17. Nf4 Be6 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Nd3 Bd7 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Ba3 Rac8 22. Rc1 Bf8 23. Qd2 Qh4 24. g3 Qh5 25. Kg2 c4 26. Nf4 Qe5 27. Bxf8 c3 28. Qd3 Nxf8 29. Nd5 Rxd5 30. exd5 Qxd5 31. Red1 Ne6 32. Qxa6 Ra8 33. Qe2 d3 34. Rxd3 Qg5 35. Qe3 Rxa2+ 36. Kg1 Qh5 37. h4 Qf5 38. Rdxc3 Qh3 39. Rc8+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ f6 41. R1c7+ Kh6 42. Qe3+ g5 43. hxg5+ Nxg5 44. Rxh7+ Kxh7 45. Qe7+ Kg6 46. Rg8+ Kf5 47. Rxg5+ Kxg5 48. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) AUH"]
[Date "1911.09.11"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7906636084264"]
[EventDate "1911.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 {\"Later Rubinstein played 4...Nd4 exclusively against the Four Knights. This defense, analyzed and tested for years, has been proven correct, and is the main reason why the Four Knights is now played so rarely.\"} (4... Nd4 {A move I quite like as well and play often.}) 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 {This move is quite strategically creative, intending to swing the knight to e6.} (8... h6 {Asking the bishop a question is fine.} 9. Bh4 g5 $2 {But asking two questions is not fine.} 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 $18 {and f4 will just win on the f-fle.}) 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Ne6 11. Bc1 c6 12. Bf1 {\"As far as I know, played for the first time by Perlis in the tournament of Ostende 1906.\"} Rd8 13. g3 Qc7 14. Nh4 {\"Also good is 14.Bg2, but the text move, which involves the sacrifice of a pawn, is more suitable to my style.\"} d5 15. f4 $6 {This is in Spielmann's style, and it works out beautifully, but the all-knowing engine is quick to point out the problems.} (15. exd5 $1 Rxd5 16. Bb2 $16 {The computer loves this idea when things open up quickly to White's clear advantage.}) 15... exf4 {\"Relatively better was 15...Nxe4 16.dxe4 Nxc3, but after 17.Qf3 White will also have a good attacking position.\"} (15... Nxe4 $1 16. dxe5 Nxc3 17. Qd3 Ne4 18. f5 N6c5 $17 {The e4-point is too strong, and Spielmann should have no way to attack around it.}) 16. e5 Ne4 17. gxf4 f5 {\"If here 17...Nxc3, then 18.Qd3 Ne4 19.f5 with a stronger attack than in the game.\"} (17... Nxc3 18. Qd3 Ne4 19. f5) 18. exf6 {\"If 18.Nxf5 Rf8 $1 (Better than 18...Nxf4) 19.Ng3 Nxf4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Rxe4 Nh3+ 22.Bxh3 Bxh3 and White has an extra pawn, but his king is exposed.\"} Nxf6 (18... gxf6 19. Qf3) 19. f5 Nf8 20. Qf3 Qf7 {\"If 20...Ne4 21.Bd3 Nxc3 $2 22.Bg5 and White has a decisive attack.\"} 21. Bd3 Bd7 22. Bf4 Re8 {\"In case of 22...Qh5 23.Qxh5 $1 Nxh5 24.Be5 White will win by doubling his rooks on the g-file.\"} 23. Be5 c5 24. Kh1 (24. Bxf6 gxf6 $16) 24... c4 25. Be2 Bc6 (25... Ba4 {is the computer suggestion, but it feels like practically White's attack is too strong. The attack on c2 only slightly slows White.}) 26. Qf4 N8d7 27. Bf3 Re7 28. Re2 Rf8 (28... Ne4 29. Rg1 $16) 29. Rg1 Qe8 30. Reg2 Rff7 {\"If 30...Nxe5 31.dxe5 Rxe5 32.Rxg7+ Kh8 33.Ng6+ $1 Kxg7 34.Nxe5+ Kh8 35.Ng6+ hxg6 36.Qh6+ Nh7 37.fxg6 and White wins.\"} 31. Qh6 Kf8 32. Ng6+ $1 {Perhaps not hard, but very beautiful and well timed.} hxg6 (32... Kg8 33. Nxe7+ $18) 33. Qh8+ Ng8 34. Bd6 $1 {\"The point of the combination. White's threat is 35.Rxg6, followed by 36.Rxg7.\" Black can hardly move. What a beautiful position $1} Qd8 {\"If 34...Rf6, then 35.Rxg6 Rxg6 36.fxg6 with the double threat: 37.Re1 and 37.Bh5 followed by 38.Rf1+.\"} 35. Rxg6 Ndf6 36. Rxf6 $1 Rxf6 (36... Qxd6 37. Qxg7+ Ke8 38. Qxg8+ $18) (36... gxf6 37. Rxg8#) 37. Rxg7 $1 {Plenty good enough to force resignation.} (37. Rxg7 Ke8 38. Rxg8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) AUH"]
[Date "1911.09.11"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7906636084264"]
[EventDate "1911.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 {Notes by Rudolf Spielmann from 42nd "Les Cahiers de l'Echiquier Francais", July 1934 (p. 324), Dr. Savielly Tartakower from "500 Master Games of Chess", and Jacques Mieses.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 {Spielmann: Later Rubinstein played 4...Nd4 exclusively against the Four Knights. This defense, analyzed and tested for years, has been proven correct, and is the main reason why the Four Knights is now played so rarely.} 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 {Tartakower: Introducing ingenious regroupings (...Nd8-Ne6 and ...Rd8) which increase the security of Black's position. This system, due to Metger, gives better results in practice than for instance 8...Ne7 or 8...h6 9.Bh4 Bg4, etc.} 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Ne6 {Tartakower: He could quite well play 10...Bg4 first.} 11. Bc1 c6 {Tartakower: The most vigorous continuation is the thrust 11...c5; e.g., 12.d5 (disappointing would be 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Nxe5, on account of 13...Nc7, winning a piece) 12...Nc7 13.Bd3 Bg4 14.h3 Bh5, and Black holds his own.} 12. Bf1 {Spielmann: As far as I know, played for the first time by Perlis in the tournament of Ostende 1906. *** Tartakower: Intending entirely fresh activities after g3. The potential effect of the two bishops, to all appearances on the retired list, is remarkable.} Rd8 13. g3 Qc7 14. Nh4 {Spielmann: Also good is 14.Bg2, but the text move, which involves the sacrifice of a pawn, is more suitable to my style.} d5 {Spielmann: Necessary. *** Tartakower: In quest of emancipation. *** Mieses: A serious mistake.} 15. f4 {!} exf4 {Tartakower: Helping White's intentions. 15...Nxe4 would have served. *** Spielmann: Relatively better was 15...Nxe4 16.dxe4 Nxc3, but after 17.Qf3 White will also have a good attacking position.} 16. e5 Ne4 17. gxf4 f5 {! Mieses: If 17...Nxc3 then 18.Qf3 followed by f5 and White has a decisive attack. *** Spielmann: If here 17...Nxc3, then 18.Qd3 Ne4 19.f5 with a stronger attack than in the game.} 18. exf6 {! Mieses: But not 18.Nxf5? Nxf4. *** Spielmann: If 18.Nxf5 Rf8! (Better than 18...Nxf4) 19.Ng3 Nxf4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Rxe4 Nh3+ 22.Bxh3 Bxh3 and White has an extra pawn, but his king is exposed.} Nxf6 19. f5 {!} Nf8 20. Qf3 Qf7 {Spielmann: If 20...Ne4 21.Bd3 Nxc3? 22.Bg5 and White has a decisive attack.} 21. Bd3 Bd7 22. Bf4 Re8 {Spielmann: In case of 22...Qh5 23.Qxh5! Nxh5 24.Be5 White will win by doubling his rooks on the g-file.} 23. Be5 c5 24. Kh1 {!} c4 25. Be2 Bc6 26. Qf4 N8d7 27. Bf3 Re7 28. Re2 Rf8 29. Rg1 Qe8 30. Reg2 Rff7 {Spielmann: If 30...Nxe5 31.dxe5 Rxe5 32.Rxg7+ Kh8 33.Ng6+! Kxg7 34.Nxe5+ Kh8 35.Ng6+ hxg6 36.Qh6+ Nh7 37.fxg6 and White wins.} 31. Qh6 {!} Kf8 32. Ng6+ {!} hxg6 33. Qh8+ Ng8 34. Bd6 {! Spielmann: The point of the combination. White's threat is 35.Rxg6, followed by 36.Rxg7.} Qd8 {Spielmann: If 34...Rf6, then 35.Rxg6 Rxg6 36.fxg6 with the double threat: 37.Re1 and 37.Bh5 followed by 38.Rf1+.} 35. Rxg6 Ndf6 36. Rxf6 {!} Rxf6 37. Rxg7 {!} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) AUH"]
[Date "1911.09.14"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Teichmann, Richard"]
[Black "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8249826881042"]
[EventDate "1911.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Nf1 Nc6 13. Ne3 Bb7 14. Nf5 Rfe8 15. Bg5 Nd7 16. Bb3 Nf8 17. Bd5 Ng6 18. Bxe7 Ngxe7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Qh5 Nxf5 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Qxf5+ Kg8 24. Qg6 Qd7 25. Re3 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) AUH"]
[Date "1911.09.15"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Levenfish, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908108539921"]
[EventDate "1911.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 {Notes by Raymond Keene. With two bishops for two knights, and a central pawn majority, Black probably felt confident in the outcome of this game. But Nimzowitsch proves that the opposing centre is a liability because the squares in front of it are weak, inviting invasion by blockading knights. The bishops, locked behind the pawns, are never given a chance. Not strictly true! Nimzowitsch inadvertently allows the bishops to escape, but then proceeds to dominate them with his knights on an open board.} e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 f6 {!?} 6. Bb5 {Naturally preparing to exchange bishops for knights.} Bd7 7. O-O Qb6 {7...Nxe5 8 Nxe5 Bxb5 9 Qh5+ Ke7 10 Qf7+ Kd6 11 dxc5+ Kxe5 12 Re1+ Kf5 13 Qh5+ g5 14 g4 mate -- Nimzowitsch.} 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. exf6 Nxf6 {? 9...gxf6!} 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bg5 Qd8 13. Bxf6 {! And the other one.} Qxf6 14. Qh5+ {A common device in Nimzowitsch's games. The idea is to weaken Black's kingside.} g6 15. Qe2 Rd8 16. Nd2 O-O 17. Rae1 Rfe8 18. Kh1 Bd6 19. f4 c5 20. c4 {20 Qa6!} Bf8 21. cxd5 Bc8 {Black gives up a pawn to smash the blockade and bring his prelates to life.} 22. Ne4 Qg7 23. dxe6 {23 d6!?} Bxe6 24. Qa6 Kh8 25. Rd1 Bg8 26. b3 Rd4 27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Qa5 Rc8 29. Rd1 Rc2 30. h3 Qb7 31. Rxd4 Bc5 {With serious threats, e.g. 32 Ra4 Bb6 33 Qe1 Bd5, or 33 Qa6 Qxa6 34 Rxa6 and, once again, 34...Bd5 and Black penetrates to White's g2-square.} 32. Qd8 {! The taming of the bishops. If now 32...Bxd4 33 Qxd4 Qg7! 34 Nd6 and there is no answer to 35 Ne8 accompanied by a lethal discovered check. Can a 'system' really teach you to spot variations like this one?} Be7 33. Qd7 {What follows now is a rout.} Qa6 34. Rd3 Bf8 35. Nf7+ Bxf7 36. Qxf7 Rc8 37. Rd7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) AUH"]
[Date "1911.09.21"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[Beauty "5566948707335"]
[EventDate "1911.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bf4 e6 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nb6 14. Qb3 Rd8 15. Be2 Bd6 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 O-O 18. f4 c5 19. Bf3 Rd7 20. a4 Nd5 21. Rfc1 g6 22. Qb5 Qxb5 23. axb5 cxd4 24. cxd4 b6 25. Rc4 f5 26. Rc6 Kf7 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Rac1 Rfd8 29. Kf1 Ke7 30. Ke2 Rd6 31. R6c3 R6d7 32. Kd3 Ra8 33. Rc6 Rd6 34. Ke2 Rxc6 35. Rxc6 Kd7 36. f3 Re8 37. Kd3 Re7 38. g4 Re6 39. Rc1 Re7 40. Rh1 Ke6 41. Rc1 Kd7 42. Re1 Rf7 43. Ra1 Kd6 44. Rc1 Kd7 45. Rc6 Rf8 46. Ke2 Rf7 47. Kf2 Rf8 48. Kg3 Re8 49. Rc3 Re7 50. Kh4 h6 51. Kg3 h5 52. Kh4 Rh7 53. Kg5 fxg4 54. fxg4 hxg4 55. Kxg4 Rh1 56. Kg5 Rb1 57. Ra3 Rxb5 58. Rxa7+ Kd6 59. Kxg6 Rb3 60. f5 Rxe3 61. f6 Rg3+ 62. Kh7 Rf3 63. f7 Rf4 64. Kg7 Rg4+ 65. Kf6 Rf4+ 66. Kg5 Rf1 67. Kg6 Rg1+ 68. Kf6 Rf1+ 69. Kg7 Rg1+ 70. Kf8 Rd1 71. Ke8 Re1+ 72. Kd8 Rf1 73. Rd7+ Kc6 74. Ke8 Rf4 75. Re7 Kb5 76. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Dorpat (Tartu) RUE"]
[Date "1911.12.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Wilpert, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7427072233533"]
[EventDate "1911.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "EST"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O f6 9. b4 Be7 10. Bf4 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bf6 13. Qh5+ Ke7 14. Nd2 Bxe5 15. Qxe5 Nf6 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Nf3 Qd6 18. Qg5 g6 19. Ne5 Bc8 20. Re3 Ref8 21. Rf3 Rhg8 22. Re1 Rg7 23. a3 a6 24. c4 d4 25. Re4 b6 26. Rxf6 Rxf6 27. Rf4 Rgf7 28. Rxd4 Qc7 29. Be4 Rf8 30. g3 Ke8 31. Bc6+ Ke7 32. b5 axb5 33. cxb5 R8f7 34. a4 Kf8 35. Nxf7 Kxf7 36. Rh4 h5 37. Qh6 Kg8 38. Rxh5 Qg7 39. Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. Re5 Rf5 41. Rxf5 exf5 42. a5 bxa5 43. b6 a4 44. b7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1912.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hartlaub, Carl"]
[Black "Testa, W M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8249159782944"]
[EventDate "1912.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 5. Bxb2 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. O-O Bxc3 9. Bxc3 O-O 10. e5 Ne4 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. Qd4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Ng5 14. Kh1 Nxf3 15. Qd3 Nxe5 16. Rg1 Qd7 17. Qd2 Ng6 18. Qd4 Ne5 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Rg1+ Kh8 21. Qxe5+ dxe5 22. Bxe5+ f6 23. Bxf6+ Rxf6 24. Rg8# 1-0

[Event "Abbazia"]
[Site "Abbazia (Opatija) AUH"]
[Date "1912.01.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Flamberg, Alexander Dawidowic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7904082020360"]
[EventDate "1912.01.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O $5 {The famous and exhilerating Muzio Gambit $1} d5 {It's very human to give the pawn back for a little freedom, but the engine advocates against allowing the opening of the e-file.} 6. exd5 gxf3 7. Qxf3 Bd6 8. d4 Qf6 9. Qe4+ Qe7 10. Nc3 $3 {It would be incredibly human to avoid the exchange, but the attack continues without the queens and what matters is the accelerated development.} Nd7 (10... Qxe4 11. Nxe4 $16 {White will win back f4 with strong bishops and rooks attacking the king and two pawns for the piece.}) 11. Bxf4 Qxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxf4 13. Rxf4 f5 14. Rxf5 Ne7 15. Re1 $3 {A pretty move, again prioritizing development and using nice tactics to do so.} Nb6 (15... Nxf5 16. Nd6+ Kf8 (16... Kd8 17. Nf7# {ouch.}) 17. Re8+ Kg7 18. Nxf5+ Kf6 19. Rxh8 Kxf5 $18) 16. Bb5+ Kd8 (16... c6 17. Re5 cxb5 18. d6 $18) 17. Re5 Ng6 (17... Nbxd5 {The natural capture loses quite prettily.} 18. Ng5 Rf8 19. Rxd5+ $1 Nxd5 20. Nf7+ $1 Rxf7 21. Re8#) 18. Ng5 $5 {Reti continues in a romantic style, sacing the exchange on for more threats.} (18. Rh5 {The computer's most accurate move.}) 18... Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Bd7 (19... Rf8 $2 {Black can't hang on to material due to the mate threats.} 20. Nf7+ $1 Rxf7 21. Re8#) 20. Nf7+ Kc8 21. Nxh8 Bxb5 22. Rh5 {The engine isn't such a fan of this whole sequence, but it's MUCH easier to be White now. White picks up the h7-pawn, and has two passed kingside pawns that are very difficult to stop.} Bc4 $6 (22... Be8 23. Rxh7 Nxd5 {This is the computer line and is assessed an roughly balanced, but it still seems far easier to be White.}) 23. Rxh7 Bxd5 24. h4 Be4 25. Rg7 Bxc2 26. h5 a5 27. h6 a4 28. h7 Bxh7 29. Rxh7 Nc4 30. Nf7 Ra6 31. g4 Nxb2 32. Rh8+ Kd7 33. Ne5+ Ke6 34. g5 Nd1 35. Rf8 Ne3 36. Kf2 Nd5 37. g6 1-0

[Event "Abbazia"]
[Site "Abbazia (Opatija) AUH"]
[Date "1912.01.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Flamberg, Alexander Dawidowic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7904082020360"]
[EventDate "1912.01.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O d5 6. exd5 gxf3 7. Qxf3 Bd6 8. d4 Qf6 9. Qe4+ Qe7 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Bxf4 Qxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxf4 13. Rxf4 f5 14. Rxf5 Ne7 15. Re1 Nb6 16. Bb5+ Kd8 17. Re5 Ng6 18. Ng5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Bd7 20. Nf7+ Kc8 21. Nxh8 Bxb5 22. Rh5 Bc4 23. Rxh7 Bxd5 24. h4 Be4 25. Rg7 Bxc2 26. h5 a5 27. h6 a4 28. h7 Bxh7 29. Rxh7 Nc4 30. Nf7 Ra6 31. g4 Nxb2 32. Rh8+ Kd7 33. Ne5+ Ke6 34. g5 Nd1 35. Rf8 Ne3 36. Kf2 Nd5 37. g6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "1912.02.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7560618840586"]
[EventDate "1912.02.19"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bd3 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Bb5+ c6 11. Bxc6+ Bxc6 12. Nxc6 Qd5 13. Ne5 Qxg2 14. Qf3 Qxf3 15. Nxf3 Rc8 16. O-O-O Nd5 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Kb1 Rhd8 19. Rhg1 g6 20. Ne5 Nb4 21. c3 Nc6 22. Nxc6+ Rxc6 23. Rd3 Rd5 24. Rh3 h5 25. Rf3 e5 26. dxe5 Rxe5 27. Re3 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Re6 29. Re1 Rf6 30. Re2 Ke6 31. Kc2 Ke5 32. c4 Ke4 33. b4 g5 34. Kc3 g4 35. c5 h4 36. Rg2 Rg6 37. Kc4 g3 38. hxg3 hxg3 39. Kb5 bxc5 40. bxc5 Kf3 41. Rg1 a6+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "1912.03.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Beauty "7491228286032"]
[EventDate "1912.02.19"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 {Notes by Jacques Mieses and Dr. Savielly Tartakower.} e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nf3 Nce4 12. O-O Bd7 13. Rfd1 {? Mieses: White should play 14.Rad1. As the game shows, the f2-pawn must be protected.} Rc8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qb3 Rc7 16. Ne1 {?! Mieses: Better was 16.Nd4. *** Tartakower: If 16.Nd4, then, as in the text, 16...Nc5 17.Qb4 f4, etc. If 16.e3 e5.} Nc5 17. Qb4 f4 {!} 18. Nd3 {Tartakower: If 18.Rxd6 fxg3 19.fxg3 Qf2+ 20.Kh1 Qxe2 21.h3 (21.Rd2 Rf1+ followed by mate) 21...Ne4 and wins.} fxg3 19. fxg3 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Qf2+ 21. Kh1 Bc6 {!} 22. e4 Rcf7 23. Re1 {Tartakower: If 23.Rxd6 Qe2 24.Qe1 (still parrying the triple threat ...Rf1+ or ...Bxe4 or ...Rf2) 24...Qxb2 25.Rxe6 Rf2, etc.} a5 {!} 24. Qc3 Qc5 25. b4 Bxe4 {! Mieses: Brilliant and correct!} 26. Rxe4 {Mieses: The queen cannot be captured because of mate in two moves. After 26.Bxe4 the following winning continuation for Black is shown: 26...Rf1+ 27.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 28.Kg2 Rg1+! 29.Kf3 Qh5+ 30.Ke3 Qxh2, etc. But, as pointed out in "Deutsche Schachblaetter", playing 26.Rf3! White has the opportunity for strong resistance with big drawing chances; for example: 26...Rxf3 27.Qxf3! Rxf3 28.bxc5, or 26....Qc6 27.b5! Rxf3 28.Qxf3 Bxf3 29.bxc6 Bxc6 30.Bxc6 bxc6 31.Rxe6, etc.} Rf1+ 27. Bxf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kg2 Qf2+ 29. Kh3 Rh1 30. Rf3 {! Tartakower: If 30.Rf4 Qxh2+ 31.Kg4 Qh5+ mate, and if 30.Rxe6 Qxh2+ 31.Kg4 Qh3+, followed by 32...Qxe6.} Qxh2+ 31. Kg4 Qh5+ 32. Kf4 Qh6+ 33. Kg4 g5 {! Tartakower: A splendid point, establishing a mating net at one stroke.} 34. Rxe6 {Tartakower: If 34.Rf8+ Kxf8 35.Kf3 axb4 36.axb4 Kf7 with 37...Qf6 to follow.} Qxe6+ 35. Rf5 h6 {Mieses: Enough to win, but here was also a quicker solution: 35...Qe4+ 36.Kxg5 h6+ 37.Kf6 (37.Kg6 Qe8+) 37...Re1! 38.Kg6 Qg4+.} 36. Qd3 Kg7 37. Kf3 Rf1+ {!} 38. Qxf1 Qxf5+ 39. Kg2 Qxf1+ 40. Kxf1 axb4 41. axb4 Kf6 42. Kf2 h5 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "1912.03.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Beauty "7491228286032"]
[EventDate "1912.02.19"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 {Notes by Jacques Mieses and Dr. Savielly Tartakower.} e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nf3 Nce4 12. O-O Bd7 13. Rfd1 {? Mieses: White should play 14.Rad1. As the game shows, the f2-pawn must be protected.} Rc8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qb3 Rc7 16. Ne1 {?! Mieses: Better was 16.Nd4. *** Tartakower: If 16.Nd4, then, as in the text, 16...Nc5 17.Qb4 f4, etc. If 16.e3 e5.} Nc5 17. Qb4 f4 {!} 18. Nd3 {Tartakower: If 18.Rxd6 fxg3 19.fxg3 Qf2+ 20.Kh1 Qxe2 21.h3 (21.Rd2 Rf1+ followed by mate) 21...Ne4 and wins.} fxg3 19. fxg3 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Qf2+ 21. Kh1 Bc6 {!} 22. e4 Rcf7 23. Re1 {Tartakower: If 23.Rxd6 Qe2 24.Qe1 (still parrying the triple threat ...Rf1+ or ...Bxe4 or ...Rf2) 24...Qxb2 25.Rxe6 Rf2, etc.} a5 {!} 24. Qc3 Qc5 25. b4 Bxe4 {! Mieses: Brilliant and correct!} 26. Rxe4 {Mieses: The queen cannot be captured because of mate in two moves. After 26.Bxe4 the following winning continuation for Black is shown: 26...Rf1+ 27.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 28.Kg2 Rg1+! 29.Kf3 Qh5+ 30.Ke3 Qxh2, etc. But, as pointed out in "Deutsche Schachblaetter", playing 26.Rf3! White has the opportunity for strong resistance with big drawing chances; for example: 26...Rxf3 27.Qxf3! Rxf3 28.bxc5, or 26....Qc6 27.b5! Rxf3 28.Qxf3 Bxf3 29.bxc6 Bxc6 30.Bxc6 bxc6 31.Rxe6, etc.} Rf1+ 27. Bxf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kg2 Qf2+ 29. Kh3 Rh1 30. Rf3 {! Tartakower: If 30.Rf4 Qxh2+ 31.Kg4 Qh5+ mate, and if 30.Rxe6 Qxh2+ 31.Kg4 Qh3+, followed by 32...Qxe6.} Qxh2+ 31. Kg4 Qh5+ 32. Kf4 Qh6+ 33. Kg4 g5 {! Tartakower: A splendid point, establishing a mating net at one stroke.} 34. Rxe6 {Tartakower: If 34.Rf8+ Kxf8 35.Kf3 axb4 36.axb4 Kf7 with 37...Qf6 to follow.} Qxe6+ 35. Rf5 h6 {Mieses: Enough to win, but here was also a quicker solution: 35...Qe4+ 36.Kxg5 h6+ 37.Kf6 (37.Kg6 Qe8+) 37...Re1! 38.Kg6 Qg4+.} 36. Qd3 Kg7 37. Kf3 Rf1+ {!} 38. Qxf1 Qxf5+ 39. Kg2 Qxf1+ 40. Kxf1 axb4 41. axb4 Kf6 42. Kf2 h5 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "1912.03.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7768656322054"]
[EventDate "1912.02.19"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ {None other than Vladimiar Kramnik has revived the Semi-Tarrasch in modern chess.} 9. Bd2 Qa5 $2 {...but you won't be seeing Kramnik revive this move. Incredibly, this seemingly natural moves may already be the losing one. Schlechteris forced to liquidate while developing White's pieces, and he never recovers.} 10. Rb1 $1 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 {The king isn't even remotely in danger here, and it will perfectly support the center and be ready for activity at the first opportunity as pieces may be exchanged.} O-O 13. Bb5 $1 {Interfering with development and provoking another weakness.} a6 {Each pawn push softens Black's position. White gains more targets and points of invasion.} 14. Bd3 Rd8 15. Rhc1 b5 $6 16. Rc7 {A powerful seventh-rank rook.} Nd7 17. Ke3 Nf6 18. Ne5 Bd7 19. g4 $1 {The g-pawn is often the best space-gaining pawn in the endgame. This is a perfect example.} h6 20. f4 Be8 (20... Rac8 21. Rbc1 {doesn't help.}) 21. g5 hxg5 22. fxg5 Nh7 23. h4 {Note how Rubinstein has much improved his position with these pawn advance while Black has just been waiting. This often happens with space advantages - the rich get richer.} Rdc8 24. Rbc1 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Rd8 26. Ra7 f6 27. gxf6 gxf6 28. Ng4 Bh5 29. Nh6+ Kh8 30. Be2 $1 {a pretty move that forces further passivity.} Be8 (30... Bxe2 31. Nf7+ $18) 31. Rxa6 {a pawn finally falls.} Kg7 32. Ng4 f5 33. Ra7+ Kh8 34. Ne5 fxe4 35. Bxb5 $1 {The same trick on a different side of the board.} Nf6 (35... Bxb5 36. Nf7+ $18) 36. Bxe8 Rxe8 37. Kf4 $1 {The king will finish the game.} Kg8 (37... Rg8 38. a4 $18) 38. Kg5 Rf8 39. Kg6 (39. Kg6 {How the game might finish...} e3 40. Rg7+ Kh8 41. Nf7+ Rxf7 42. Rxf7 e2 43. Rxf6 e1=Q 44. Rf8#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "1912.03.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7768656322054"]
[EventDate "1912.02.19"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Qa5 10. Rb1 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Bb5 a6 14. Bd3 Rd8 15. Rhc1 b5 16. Rc7 Nd7 17. Ke3 Nf6 18. Ne5 Bd7 19. g4 h6 20. f4 Be8 21. g5 hxg5 22. fxg5 Nh7 23. h4 Rdc8 24. Rbc1 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Rd8 26. Ra7 f6 27. gxf6 gxf6 28. Ng4 Bh5 29. Nh6+ Kh8 30. Be2 Be8 31. Rxa6 Kg7 32. Ng4 f5 33. Ra7+ Kh8 34. Ne5 fxe4 35. Bxb5 Nf6 36. Bxe8 Rxe8 37. Kf4 Kg8 38. Kg5 Rf8 39. Kg6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1912.03.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Levenfish, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8248082050628"]
[EventDate "1912.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 g6 5. f4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Ng4 9. e6 Nde5 10. Bf4 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Nf6 12. Bc4 fxe6 13. dxe6 Qb6 14. Qe2 Qxb2 15. Nb5 Qxa1+ 16. Kf2 Qxh1 17. Nc7+ Kd8 18. Qd2+ Bd7 19. exd7 1-0

[Event "Blindfold exhibition game"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1912.04.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Jaime Baca Arus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8251726945829"]
[EventDate "1912.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 e6 3. Bd3 c6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 f5 6. c4 Qf6 7. b3 Nh6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Qc2 Nd7 10. h3 g6 11. O-O-O e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc4 dxc4 15. Bxc4+ Nhf7 16. Rxd6 Qxd6 17. Nxe5 Be6 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Rd7 Bxd7 20. Nxd7 Rfc8 21. Qc3 Rxc4 22. bxc4 Nd6 23. Qh8+ Kf7 24. Ne5+ Ke6 25. Qxa8 1-0

[Event "Bad Pistyan"]
[Site "Pistyan (Piestany) AUH"]
[Date "1912.05.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Black "Breyer, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[Beauty "6873692524040"]
[EventDate "1912.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bg5 c5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Rad1 Be7 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. Qf3 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Bxb7 Rab8 17. Ba6 Nd5 18. c4 Nb4 19. Bb5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Nc2 21. Nxc2 Qxc2 22. Qe2 Qxe2 23. Rxe2 Rxb5 24. Rd7 Rc8 25. Rc2 Rbb8 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27. g3 Ra8 28. b4 a6 29. Kf1 Kf8 30. a3 Rc8 31. Rd6 a5 32. bxa5 Rc3 33. a6 Rxa3 34. Rb6 g6 35. Ke2 Kg7 36. Kd2 Kf6 37. Kc2 Ke5 38. Kb2 Ra5 39. Kb3 Ke4 40. Rb4+ Kd3 41. Ra4 Rb5+ 42. Ka3 Rb8 43. a7 Ra8 44. Kb4 e5 45. Kb5 f5 46. Kb6 g5 47. Kb7 Rxa7+ 48. Kxa7 f4 49. gxf4 gxf4 50. Kb6 e4 51. Kc5 e3 52. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "Bad Pistyan"]
[Site "Pistyan (Piestany) AUH"]
[Date "1912.06.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Duras, Oldrich"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[Beauty "7083474828308"]
[EventDate "1912.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. c3 Qb6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. g3 f6 10. Bh3 f5 11. O-O O-O 12. g4 g6 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. Kh1 Kh8 15. Rg1 Rf7 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Rxg5 cxd4 18. Qg1 Ne7 19. Nxd4 Nf8 20. Bf1 Bd7 21. Be2 Nfg6 22. Qg3 Rg8 23. b3 Nc6 24. Be3 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Qa5 26. a4 a6 27. Rg1 Qd8 28. h4 Qf8 29. h5 Qh6 30. Bf3 Rfg7 31. Qh2 Ne7 32. Bc5 Nc6 33. Qh4 Rg6 34. R1g2 Be8 35. b4 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Kh2 Rxg5 38. fxg5 Qg7 39. Qf4 Nxe5 40. Bd4 Nxf3+ 41. Qxf3 e5 42. h6 Qe7 43. Re2 Rxg5 44. Rxe5 Qd6 45. Qg3 Qxh6+ 46. Qh3 Qd6 47. Kh1 Kg8 48. Rxe8+ Kf7 49. Rh8 1-0

[Event "18th DSB Kongress"]
[Site "Breslau GER"]
[Date "1912.07.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Breyer, Gyula"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8045547493970"]
[EventDate "1912.07.15"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bb5 Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bxc3 9. Rb1 a6 10. Ne2 Bf6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Ng3 Nc6 13. f4 Bd4+ 14. Kh1 f5 15. Ba3 Rf6 16. c3 Ba7 17. Bd6 b5 18. c4 Rh6 19. h3 Bb7 20. Kh2 Nd4 21. a4 Qh4 22. c5 Rc8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rb4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qxh3+ 26. Kf2 Qh2+ 27. Ke3 Qxg3+ 28. Kxd4 e5+ 29. fxe5 Rxd6+ 30. exd6 Rxc5 31. Qb3+ Rc4+ 32. Kd5 Rxb4 33. Qxb4 Qxd3+ 34. Ke5 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "All-Russian Masters"]
[Site "Vilna (Vilnius) RUE"]
[Date "1912.08.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8248618917385"]
[EventDate "1912.08.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 {Notes by Dr. Savielly Tartakower.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. h3 {The most reasonable course here is 12.Re1, guarding the e-pawn.} Bh5 13. Qe1 {?! Here again 13.Re1 ensured a very good game for White.} Ne6 14. Nh2 {?!} Bg6 {!} 15. Bxg6 fxg6 {! Far seeing strategy! Black recognizes that the f-file and not the e-file will be needed as a base for action.} 16. Nb3 {Or 16.f4 d4!.} g5 {!} 17. Be3 O-O 18. Nf3 Qd7 19. Qd2 {White pays insufficient attention to the scope of his opponent's threats. A better course is 19.Nfd4 (19...Nxe5 20.Bxg5) seeking to establish equality.} Rxf3 {!} 20. gxf3 Nxe5 21. Qe2 Rf8 22. Nd2 Ng6 23. Rfe1 Bd6 24. f4 Nexf4 25. Qf1 Nxh3+ 26. Kh1 g4 27. Qe2 Qf5 0-1

[Event "All-Russian Masters"]
[Site "Vilna (Vilnius) RUE"]
[Date "1912.08.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8248618917385"]
[EventDate "1912.08.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 {Notes by Dr. Savielly Tartakower.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. h3 {The most reasonable course here is 12.Re1, guarding the e-pawn.} Bh5 13. Qe1 {?! Here again 13.Re1 ensured a very good game for White.} Ne6 14. Nh2 {?!} Bg6 {!} 15. Bxg6 fxg6 {! Far seeing strategy! Black recognizes that the f-file and not the e-file will be needed as a base for action.} 16. Nb3 {Or 16.f4 d4!.} g5 {!} 17. Be3 O-O 18. Nf3 Qd7 19. Qd2 {White pays insufficient attention to the scope of his opponent's threats. A better course is 19.Nfd4 (19...Nxe5 20.Bxg5) seeking to establish equality.} Rxf3 {!} 20. gxf3 Nxe5 21. Qe2 Rf8 22. Nd2 Ng6 23. Rfe1 Bd6 24. f4 Nexf4 25. Qf1 Nxh3+ 26. Kh1 g4 27. Qe2 Qf5 0-1

[Event "All-Russian Masters"]
[Site "Vilna (Vilnius) RUE"]
[Date "1912.08.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Bernstein, Ossip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[Beauty "6323534050872"]
[EventDate "1912.08.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]

1. e4 {Notes by Ray Keene.} e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qf4 Qc7 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bd3 Nge7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Ned4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxc2 14. Be3 Qc4 15. Qxc4 dxc4 16. Bb6 Bd7 17. Rfc1 Rc8 18. Nd2 Bg5 19. Ne4 Bxc1 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21. Nxc8 Bg5 22. f4 Bxc8 23. fxg5 Bd7 24. Rd1 Ke7 25. Bc5+ Ke8 26. Rd4 Bc6 27. Rxc4 Bd5 28. Rb4 Kd7 29. Rf4 Kc6 30. Bd6 Rd8 31. b3 Rd7 {White's winning chances reside in: (1) the unfortunate position of the black king -- note that the white king does not intervene at all until a late stage of the ending -- and (2) White's dark-square grip, especially the possibility of Bf8 attacking Black's g7-pawn. Once Black loses his g7-pawn White will have little difficulty in creating a passed h-pawn.} 32. h4 a5 33. g4 b5 {In the interests of exchanging the queenside pawns.} 34. h5 gxh5 35. gxh5 a4 36. bxa4 Bxa2 37. a5 Ra7 38. Bf8 Bb1 39. Rf1 Bd3 40. Rd1 Bf5 41. Bb4 Ra8 42. Rd6+ Kc7 43. a6 Rh8 {White was threatening 44 Ba5+ Kb8 45 Rd8+ Ka7 46 Bb6+, a variation which highlights how important it is to have threats against the enemy king if one is seeking to win an opposite bishop plus rook position.} 44. Bc5 Bg4 45. h6 gxh6 46. gxh6 Kb8 47. Kf2 {Hitherto White has dominated the entire black army with his rook and bishop but now his king also enters the battle with decisive effect.} Bf5 {So powerful are the dark squares that Black's bishop hardly seems to count at all.} 48. Kf3 b4 49. Be3 Ka8 50. Rb6 Rf8 51. Rxb4 f6 52. Bc5 {!} Rc8 {Or 52...Rf7 53 Rb7!+-.} 53. exf6 Rxc5 54. f7 Rc8 55. Rb7 Bd3 56. Re7 Bb5 57. Kf4 Rh8 58. h7 Ba4 59. Ke5 {The king penetrates via the dark squares.} Bb5 60. Kf6 e5 61. Kg7 1-0

[Event "Janowski - Marshall, Match 4"]
[Site "Biarritz FRA"]
[Date "1912.09.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8249021634595"]
[EventDate "1912.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. c4 Bb4+ 8. Kf1 O-O 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qxf3 13. cxb4 Nc6 14. Bb2 Nxb4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. gxf3 Bh3+ 17. Kg1 Nxc2 18. Bxc2 Re2 19. Rc1 Rae8 20. Bc3 R8e3 21. Bb4 Rxf3 22. Bd1 Rf6 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1912.09.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Potemkin, Peter Petrovich"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[Beauty "8249965044243"]
[EventDate "1912.??.??"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Ne2 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Na3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nc2 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. f3 Bf5 12. Ne3 Qa5+ 13. Kf2 Ndb4 14. Nxf5 Qxf5 15. g4 Nd3+ 16. Kg3 Nxd4 17. gxf5 Nxf5+ 18. Kg4 h5+ 19. Kh3 Nf2# 0-1

[Event "Simul, 26b"]
[Site "Frankfurt GER"]
[Date "1912.10.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Von Holzhausen, Walther"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[Beauty "8249424249864"]
[EventDate "1912.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O d6 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. h3 Re8 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Ne6 Nde5 12. Qh5+ Kg8 13. Nxd8 Rxd8 14. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1912.10.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker, Edward"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8249428202044"]
[EventDate "1912.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4 fxe4 7. Nxe4 b6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Qxh7+ Kxh7 12. Nxf6+ Kh6 13. Neg4+ Kg5 14. h4+ Kf4 15. g3+ Kf3 16. Be2+ Kg2 17. Rh2+ Kg1 18. Kd2# 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1912.10.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasker, Edward"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8249428202044"]
[EventDate "1912.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 {freeing the bishop and establishing a central pawn supported by the queen.} e6 {a flexible and very good move that frees the f8-bishop but doesn't disclose Black's plans to fight for the center.} 2. Nf3 {developing the kingside knight.} f5 {The Dutch Defense $1 The Dutch is playable as a means to fight for control over e4, but Black must be careful as the light squares around his king are now much weaker.} 3. Nc3 {Lasker plays for a quick pawn push to e4.} Nf6 {developing the kingside knight and further controlling e4.} (3... d5 {I like to switch to a Stonewall Dutch and really shut down e4 when the knight on c3 is blocking the c-pawn.}) 4. Bg5 {Pinning the f6-knight and again intending e4.} Be7 {developing the bishop, getting ready to castle, and breaking the pin on the knight.} 5. Bxf6 $6 {IMO, a questionable decision to give up the bishop pair in the interest of a quick e4.} Bxf6 {recapturing of course.} 6. e4 {White challenges the center and gains space.} fxe4 {Black eliminates the strong e4-pawn and trades a bishop pawn for a center pawn.} 7. Nxe4 {recapturing} b6 {preparing ...Bb7 when the bishop controls important light squares in the center.} 8. Ne5 $2 {A positional error which moves a piece twice in the opening and allows Black to capture the knight at an opportune moment and leave White with a weak pawn on e5.} O-O {avoiding White's threat of Qh5+ and safetying the king and placing the rook on the half-open f-ifle.} 9. Bd3 {developing and eyeing Black's kingside.} Bb7 $2 {developing and attacking the light squares.} (9... Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nc6 11. Qh5 Rf5 {This was the right way to show the mistake of 8.Ne5. Black wins the weak e-pawn and gains the advantage.}) 10. Qh5 {Threatening all kinds of disasters (especially on h7) by introducing the queen to the black kingside. Black must be very careful now.} (10. Nxf6+ {in light of Black's possible improvement on the 10th move, it is correct to capture the bishop now.}) 10... Qe7 $4 {A huge mistake, but it takes a brilliant move to punish it.} (10... Bxe5 $1 11. dxe5 Rf5 {Black could still have gone after the e-pawn and gained the advantage like this.}) 11. Qxh7+ $3 {Brilliant $1 White surrenders the queen to execute a stunning checkmating attack.} (11. Nxf6+ $2 {The obvious attempt to checkmate on h7.} gxf6 $1 {By recapturing with the g-pawn, Black defends h7 with the queen (the point of 10...Qe7) and gets a playable game though his kingside has been weakened.}) 11... Kxh7 {forced.} 12. Nxf6+ {Capturing the knight and creating double check with the knight and the bishop on d3. Double check can only be met by a king move (Can't block two checks or capture two checking pieces in one turn...) and Black has two choices..} Kh6 {The king advances. He is not happy to leave his castle, but there is no choice. Now Lasker must drive the king toward his hungry pawns.} (12... Kh8 13. Ng6# {A wonderful two-knight checkmate.}) 13. Neg4+ {Driving the king up the board while the other knight and the bishop cover the king's attempts to retreat back inside the castle.} Kg5 {forced} 14. h4+ {The king is again forced further into White's camp.} (14. f4+ {An alternative way to checkmate.} Kxf4 15. g3+ Kg5 (15... Kf3 16. O-O# {Beautiful $1 Only castling mates immediately here as both the king and rook are used - the rook to check and the king to cover g2.}) 16. h4#) 14... Kf4 {forced} 15. g3+ {Driving the king forward. The end is near.} Kf3 {forced} 16. Be2+ {Humorously, the black king is forced into White's castle.} (16. Kf1 $1 {A slightly faster checkmate (also 0-0 does the trick) which covers the king's escape to g2 and prepares...} Rxf6 17. Nh2# {Another quite beautiful checkmate.}) 16... Kg2 {forced} 17. Rh2+ {The king is driven forward one last time.} Kg1 {forced} 18. Kd2# {including White's only non-participating piece (the rook on a1) and even allowing it to deliver the checkmate. Wonderful $1} (18. O-O-O# {Arguably even prettier $1 White declined the opportunity to checkmate by castling queenside, possibly the only time this would ever have happened in a chess game.}) 1-0

[Event "Augustea Club Tournament"]
[Site "Leipzig GER"]
[Date "1913.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fleishauer"]
[Black "Valentiner, Otto Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8248220214309"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Qe2 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. d4 c5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Qb6 12. Be3 c4 13. Bf5 Qc6 14. Qh3 g6 15. Bg4 Rd8 16. e6 f6 17. Bg5 Rf8 18. Bh6 Rd8 19. Qh4 Na6 20. Rxf6 Nc7 21. Rxg6+ hxg6 22. Qxe7 Ne8 23. Rf1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1913.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251709849658"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd7 7. O-O Qb6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Bf4 Be7 11. c4 Nb4 12. Nbd2 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Nb6 14. Rac1 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Rxc4 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qxa2 18. Rfc1 Bd7 19. Rc7 Rd8 20. Rxb7 Bc6 21. Rxe7+ Kxe7 22. Bg5+ f6 23. exf6+ gxf6 24. Bxf6+ Kxf6 25. Qc3+ Ke7 26. Qc5+ Rd6 27. Qg5+ Ke8 28. Qe5 Rg8 29. Qxd6 Bxf3 30. Rc8+ Kf7 31. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1913.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Juan Corzo"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[Beauty "7838470551642"]
[EventDate "1913.02.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. f4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Nc5 7. Be3 Qe7 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 Bf5 10. Nf3 g6 11. Kf2 Rg8 12. Re1 Bg7 13. Qd1 Ne4+ 14. Kg1 Kf8 15. Bd4 g5 16. Bxg7+ Rxg7 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. f5 Qe5 19. Qd3 Re8 20. Ne6+ fxe6 21. fxe6 Rxe6 22. dxe6 Bc6 23. Qf3+ Qf4 24. Qe3 Ke7 25. b4 b6 26. b5 Bb7 27. g3 Nd2 28. Qc3 Nf3+ 29. Kf2 Qf8 30. c5 Ne5+ 31. Kg1 Nf3+ 32. Kf2 bxc5 33. Qa5 Ne5+ 34. Kg1 Qf3 35. Qxc7+ Kf6 36. Qxd6 Qxh1+ 37. Kf2 Qxh2+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1913.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Chajes, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[Beauty "4128600234072"]
[EventDate "1913.02.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Be6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bc5 11. Qd3 c6 12. Ba4 Qb6 13. Bb3 Qa5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rad1 Bxb3 16. axb3 Rae8 17. Ne2 Kh8 18. c3 Qd8 19. Ng3 Re6 20. b4 Bb6 21. Nf5 Bc7 22. Rfe1 Rg8 23. Qh3 Rg6 24. c4 Qe8 25. Qf3 b5 26. cxb5 d5 27. bxc6 dxe4 28. Qh3 Rxc6 29. Qh4 Qe5 30. Nd4 Rd6 31. Rxe4 Qg5 32. Qxg5 Rxg5 33. Rc1 Bb6 34. Nf3 Rgd5 35. Kf1 f5 36. Re7 Kg7 37. Rc4 Kf6 38. Re1 h6 39. Rec1 Kg7 40. Rc6 Rd7 41. g3 Rd3 42. R1c3 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 R7d5 44. Nh4 Bd8 45. Nf3 Rb5 46. R3c5 Rxb4 47. Rxf5 Rxb2 48. Rf4 Rb6 49. Rg4+ Kh7 50. Rc8 Rbd6 51. Rf4 Kg7 52. Ne5 Rf6 53. Re4 h5 54. f4 Rfd6 55. Nc4 Ra6 56. Re2 Rd7 57. Re8 Bf6 58. Rh8 Ra2+ 59. Kh3 Kg6 60. Rcg8+ Kf5 61. Rxh5+ Ke4 62. Kg4 Kd4 63. Rf5 Kxc4 64. Rxf6 Rxh2 65. Rg7 a5 66. Rfxf7 Rd8 67. Rc7+ Kb3 68. Rb7+ Ka3 69. Kg5 a4 70. g4 Ka2 71. f5 a3 72. f6 Rf2 73. Kg6 Ka1 74. Rbd7 Rb8 75. Rd1+ Kb2 76. Rdd7 Rb6 77. g5 a2 78. Rb7 a1=Q 79. Rxb6+ Kc1 80. Rc7+ Kd1 81. Rd7+ Ke2 82. Kg7 Rf5 83. g6 Kf3 84. Rbd6 Rf4 85. Kg8 Qa8+ 86. Rd8 Qa2+ 87. f7 Rf5 88. Rd2 Qe6 89. R2d6 Qa2 90. Kg7 Qb2+ 91. Rd4 Qb7 92. Kg8 Qa6 93. R4d6 Qa2 94. R8d7 Kg4 95. g7 Kg5 96. Re7 Rf6 97. Re5+ Kg6 98. Ree6 Rxe6 99. f8=N+ Kf5 100. Rxe6 Kg5 101. Kh8 Qb2 102. Nh7+ Kh4 103. Rh6+ Kg4 104. Nf6+ Kg3 105. g8=Q+ Kf4 106. Qc4+ Kg3 107. Qg4+ Kf2 108. Rh2+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1913.03.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Perlis, Julius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8249310986279"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nxc3 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. O-O c5 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qh5+ Kf8 16. Ne6+ Bxe6 17. Rxe6 Qd2 18. Rae1 Re8 19. R1e3 Qd7 20. Qf5 Qd8 21. Rxe7 Qxe7 22. Rxe7 Kxe7 23. Qxc5+ Kf7 24. Qxa7 Re7 25. a4 Rd8 26. h4 c6 27. Qc5 Rc7 28. Qf5 Kg7 29. h5 Rdd7 30. h6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Debrecen AUH"]
[Date "1913.07.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Asztalos, Lajos"]
[Black "Breyer, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8249713638450"]
[EventDate "1913.07.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Nd2 f5 8. f3 Bd6 9. f4 c5 10. Nb3 Nd7 11. Be2 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qe7 13. O-O g5 14. Bh5+ Kf8 15. fxg5 Qxg5 16. Rf2 Rg8 17. Rg2 Ke7 18. Be2 b6 19. a4 a5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Qe1 Ne5 22. Nxa5 Rxa5 23. Qxa5 Nf3+ 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. Qe1 Bxg3 26. Bxf3 exf3 27. Rxg3 f2 28. Qxf2 Qd1+ 0-1

[Event "CC Masters"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1913.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Duras, Oldrich"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[Beauty "5569364623384"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. a4 b4 9. Nb1 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qe2 Qd5 13. Rd1 Qh5 14. Nbd2 Na5 15. Nf1 O-O 16. Ng3 Qg4 17. e4 Nb3 18. Rb1 Rfd8 19. Be3 Nxe4 20. Bc2 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Nbc5 22. h3 Qg6 23. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Qd4 h6 27. Qxb4 Nf6 28. Qb7 Qe4 29. Qxe4 Nxe4 30. b4 Nc3 31. Rd3 Nxa4 32. Ra3 Nb6 33. Ne5 Kf8 34. Nd3 Nd5 35. Ra4 Rb8 36. Rxa6 Nxb4 37. Nxb4 Rxb4 38. Ra7 h5 39. g3 h4 40. gxh4 Rxh4 41. Kg2 e5 42. Kg3 Rd4 43. Ra5 f6 44. Ra7 Kg8 45. Rb7 Kh7 46. Ra7 Kg6 47. Re7 Rd3+ 48. Kg2 Rd5 49. Kg3 f5 50. Ra7 Rd3+ 51. Kg2 e4 52. Ra4 Kg5 53. Ra5 g6 54. Rb5 Kf4 55. Ra5 Rd2 56. Ra4 Kg5 57. Kg1 Kf4 58. Kg2 g5 59. Rb4 Ke5 60. Rb5+ Rd5 61. Rb8 f4 62. Rg8 Kd4 63. Kf1 Kd3 64. Ra8 e3 65. Ra3+ Ke4 66. fxe3 f3 67. Kg1 Rd3 68. Ra8 Kxe3 69. Re8+ Kf4 70. Rg8 Rd1+ 71. Kf2 Rd2+ 72. Kf1 Rh2 73. Kg1 Rxh3 74. Rg7 g4 75. Rg8 Kg3 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Scheveningen NED"]
[Date "1913.07.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8181262596163"]
[EventDate "1913.07.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Be7 5. Bd2 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O-O d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Qg3 Bh4 10. Qf3 Be6 11. Be3 Nxc3 12. Rxd8 Nxa2+ 13. Kb1 Raxd8 14. Be2 Nab4 15. Nh3 Rfe8 16. Nf4 Bf5 17. Rc1 g6 18. g4 Be4 19. Qh3 Bf6 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Ne5 22. Qe2 c5 23. Rg1 c4 24. h4 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. f4 Nd3 27. Qf3 Rb5 28. cxd3 Rxb2+ 29. Kc1 cxd3 30. Kd1 Rc8 31. g5 Rcc2 32. Ke1 Rb1+ 33. Qd1 Bc3+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Scheveningen NED"]
[Date "1913.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yates, Frederick"]
[Black "Olland, Adolf Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7427072206882"]
[EventDate "1913.07.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Bxf6 gxf6 6. Nxe4 f5 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bc4 b6 10. Qd3 Bb7 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Rhe1 Qf6 13. Kb1 Rfd8 14. Qe3 c5 15. d5 e5 16. g4 fxg4 17. Ng5 Bh6 18. Nce4 Qg6 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 f6 21. d6+ Kh8 22. Nf7+ Qxf7 23. Qxh6 Qg7 24. Qf4 Re8 25. Ng3 Bf3 26. Rc1 Re5 27. Be6 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Re8 29. Qd2 Ne5 30. d7 Rd8 31. Nf5 Qf8 32. Rxe5 fxe5 33. Nh6 Qf6 34. Nf7+ Kg7 35. Nxd8 Qxd8 36. Qd6 e4 37. Qe5+ Kg6 38. Qf5+ Kh6 39. Qf4+ Kg7 40. Qf7+ Kh6 41. Qe8 Qh4 42. Qf8+ Kg6 43. Bf5+ Kh5 44. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Scheveningen NED"]
[Date "1913.08.06"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Lasker, Edward"]
[Black "Englund, Fritz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8249428207624"]
[EventDate "1913.07.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. Nf3 Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. dxc3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Qc5 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Bd3 d5 12. Be3 Qd6 13. Bf4 Qf6 14. Qxd5 c6 15. Qe4 Be6 16. Re3 Bc5 17. Be5 Qh6 18. Rg3 Bf8 19. Rd1 O-O-O 20. Qxc6+ bxc6 21. Ba6# 1-0

[Event "Simul, 16b"]
[Site "CafE9 de la RE9gence, Paris FRA"]
[Date "1913.09.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Prat, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251307262538"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bxc4 Bb4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Qc2 Ne7 10. Ba3 c6 11. e4 h6 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Re8 14. f4 Qc7 15. f5 Rad8 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. e5 Neg8 18. Bd6 Qc8 19. Qe2 b5 20. Bb3 a5 21. Rde1 a4 22. Qh5+ Nxh5 23. fxe6+ Kg6 24. Bc2+ Kg5 25. Rf5+ Kg6 26. Rf6+ Kg5 27. Rg6+ Kh4 28. Re4+ Nf4 29. Rxf4+ Kh5 30. g3 1-0

[Event "Exhibition game"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1913.09.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rodzynski"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[Beauty "8246609613857"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. c3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qd7 6. Ng5 Nh6 7. Bxf7+ Nxf7 8. Nxf7 Qxf7 9. Qxb7 Kd7 10. Qxa8 Qc4 11. f3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd4 13. d3 Qxd3 14. cxd4 Be7 15. Qxh8 Bh4# 0-1

[Event "Alekhine - Lasker m"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1913.09.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lasker, Edward"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[Beauty "7217470005812"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 d5 5. fxe4 dxe4 6. Bg5 Bf5 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Bxf6 exf6 9. O-O-O Bd6 10. Nxe4 O-O 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. Qf2 Qa5 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. Ne2 Nb4 15. Bb3 Rac8 16. Nc3 Bg6 17. Rhf1 b5 18. Rd2 Nd3+ 19. Rxd3 Bxd3 20. Rd1 b4 21. Rxd3 bxc3 22. Kb1 Rfe8 23. bxc3 Rxc3 24. Qd2 Rxb3+ 25. cxb3 Qf5 26. Kb2 Qf1 27. Re3 Rxe3 28. Qxe3 Qxg2+ 29. Ka3 h6 30. Qe6 Qc6 31. h4 h5 32. Qf7 Qe4 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Qxd6 Qxh4 35. d5 Qe4 36. Qc5 Qe5 37. b4 h4 38. d6 h3 39. Qc2+ f5 40. d7 h2 41. d8=Q h1=Q 42. Qc4 Qhe4 43. Qdg8+ Kh6 44. Qa6+ Kg5 45. Qxa7 Qc3+ 46. Qb3 Qexb4# 0-1

[Event "Exhibition game"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1913.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[Beauty "7357950133298"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Qg3 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Rxe4 10. Bf4 Qf6 11. Nh3 d6 12. Bd3 Nd4 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Ng5 Rxe3 15. Qxg4 Ne2+ 16. Bxe2 Rxe2 17. Ne4 Rxe4 18. Qxe4 Qg5+ 19. f4 Qb5 20. c3 Bc5 21. Rhe1 Qc6 22. Rd5 Qd7 23. f5 c6 24. Rd2 d5 25. Qf3 Be7 26. Rde2 Bf6 27. Qh5 h6 28. g4 Kh7 29. Kb1 Rd8 30. Rd1 c5 31. Qh3 Qa4 32. Red2 Qe4+ 33. Ka1 b5 34. Qg2 Qa4 35. Kb1 b4 36. cxb4 Qxb4 37. a3 Qa4 38. Rxd5 Rb8 39. R1d2 c4 40. Qg3 Rb3 41. Qd6 c3 42. Rc2 cxb2 43. Rd3 Qe4 44. Rd1 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Savorin Cup"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1913.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8044205312020"]
[EventDate "1913.12.12"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Nxc4 c5 10. Nce5 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12. Ng5 g6 13. Ngf3 Kg7 14. Bg5 Nbd5 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Qd2 Ng8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Be4 Bb5 19. Rfe1 Qd6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qa5 a6 22. Qc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 h6 24. Rxb7 Rac8 25. b3 Rc2 26. a4 Be2 27. Nh4 h5 28. Nhxg6 Re8 29. Rxf7+ Kh6 30. f4 a5 31. Nh4 Rxe5 32. fxe5 Kg5 33. g3 Kg4 34. Rg7+ Kh3 35. Ng2 1-0

[Event "Savorin Cup"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1913.12.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Fyodor Ivanovich Dus Chotimirsky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Beauty "7218900562465"]
[EventDate "1913.12.12"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. d5 Nd4 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. a4 Qb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nd7 22. Rec1 Nc5 23. b4 Na4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. e5 g6 26. e6 Rf8 27. Ng3 Qb7 28. Nf5 fxe6 29. dxe6 Qc7 30. Qc6 Qd8 31. Nxe7+ Qxe7 32. Bxb5 Nc3 33. Qd7 Qxd7 34. Bxd7 Rb8 35. e7 Kf7 36. Re1 Re8 37. Bxe8+ Kxe8 38. Re6 d5 39. Kf1 Nb5 40. Ke2 Nc7 41. Re5 Na6 42. b5 Nb4 43. b6 d3+ 44. Kd2 Kd7 45. e8=Q+ Kd6 46. Qe7+ Kc6 47. Qxb4 1-0

[Event "Savorin Cup"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1913.12.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Beauty "7494181086751"]
[EventDate "1913.12.12"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. a4 b4 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Be6 15. Ne3 Rac8 16. Bd2 Nc4 17. Nxc4 Qxc4 18. Rc1 b3 19. Bb1 Qxa4 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Nxe5 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Rd8 23. Qe2 h6 24. h3 Bc5 25. Bf4 Nd7 26. Rd1 Bb6 27. Nf3 Bc4 28. Qe1 Nc5 29. Bd6 Nd3 30. Bxd3 Rxd6 31. Ra1 Qb5 32. Bxc4 Qxc4 33. Rc1 Qc2 34. Kh2 Qxb2 35. e5 Bxf2 36. Qf1 Rg6 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rf8 Qc2 39. Rxf7 b2 40. Rb7 Bb6 41. Nd2 Qxd2 42. e6 b1=Q 0-1

[Event "Exhibition Game"]
[Site "Riga RUE"]
[Date "1913.12.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[Beauty "6116570314248"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 {Notes by Capablanca.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 {The normal move, 4. Bb5, is stronger. Nimzowitsch must have had some new idea in mind when he chose this line in preference to the other which he generally adopts.} Bc5 {If 4... Bb4 5. Nd5 gives White an excellent game.} 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Be6 {With the idea of driving the Queen's Bishop back at the proper time by ...h6 and ...g5, and thus bringing the game to a position full of complications and unknown possibilities where Black hoped to outplay his adversary.} 7. Bb5 h6 8. Bh4 Bb4 {To prepare against d3-d4, after or before Bxc6 which was the intention indicated by White's 7.Bb5.} 9. d4 Bd7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 g5 {There were a dozen select spectators around our table, one of them Nimzowitsch's father, a fairly good player, and they looked at one another when they saw the bold course I was pursuing, reckless on my part, they thought, and bound to bring disaster, especially after my next move 12...Nxe4, when I had not castled and my King was in the center of the board.} 12. Bg3 Nxe4 13. Bxc6 {Not the best way to continue the attack, as by exchanging pieces the Black King will not be submitted to the strong attack that would be necessary to compensate for the material advantage obtained by Black and the disarrangement of White's Queenside pawns. 13. Qd3 was the best move to keep up the pressure.} Bxc6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 {Some people have suggested 15. Nxe5. It has its good and bad points, but at all events Black will come out with the better game in any variation.} Qxd1 16. Raxd1 f6 $1 {The key to my maneuver in this variation. I had counted on it, together with 17...Kf7, when I played 11...g5.} 17. Bd4 {17. Bxc7 would leave the c-file open for the Black Rooks to act against White's c-pawns. My opponent must have thought that on account of the Bishops of opposite colors he had a safe game.} Kf7 {Now the Black King is much more useful than White's.} 18. Nd2 Rhe8 {Notwithstanding the Bishops of opposite colors I did not hesitate to exchange. Those who wish to learn should do well in carefully studying this game. It is one of the finest endings I ever played, and I have had very often the great pleasure of hearing my opponent pay tribute to the skill displayed by me in winning it.} 19. f3 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 Rad8 21. g4 Bb5 22. Rb1 Ba6 23. Rbd1 {Not 23. Kf2 because of 23...c5! 24. Be3 Rxd2+ 25. Bxd2 25... Re2+, winning a piece.} Re2 $1 {Still exchanging.} 24. Rxe2 Bxe2 25. Re1 Bxf3 26. Rf1 c5 $1 {The move that gives Black the advantage.} 27. Bxf6 {If now 27. Rxf3 cxd4 28. Rd3 Rc8 and for all practical purposes Black is a pawn ahead. My opponent chose the other line of play in order to keep Bishops of opposite colors, which he thought should give him a draw.} Rd1 28. Be5 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Bxg4 {The ending is now won by force. Several months after the game was played, when Nimzowitsch had come to St. Petersburg to play in the All-Russian Masters Tournament, he told me that he had studied the game and thought that he had finally found a way to draw this ending. Although I had not seen the game since it was played I offered to make him a small sporting bet, giving him odds of a draw in any position from now on. The offer was immediately accepted and we sat down. In a few moves he saw that his idea was wrong and gave up the game.} 30. a4 Ke6 31. Bb8 {It would seem that had White played 31. Bg7 and then followed with a4-a5, he could have drawn; but such is not the case, as 31...h5 32. a5 a6 would also have won, though taking much longer.} a5 $1 32. Ke1 {White cannot attack the pawn by 32. Bc7 as 32...b5! wins.} Kd5 33. Kd2 Bd7 34. Bc7 Kc6 35. Bd8 {White cannot take the pawn with 35. Bxa5 because of 35...b6} b6 36. c4 Kb7 37. Kc3 Bxa4 38. Kb2 Bd7 39. Kb3 Be6 40. Kc3 a4 41. Kd3 Kc6 42. Kc3 g4 43. Bh4 h5 44. Bg3 a3 45. Kb3 Bxc4+ $1 {If White now plays 46.Kxc4 then 46... a2 47. Be5 h4 48. Kb3 g3 49. hxg3 49... h3! and wins, as one of the two Rook's pawns will Queen.} 46. Kxa3 b5 47. c3 Kd5 48. Bf2 Be2 {In order to make room for the King at c4.} 49. Kb3 Bd1+ 50. Kb2 Kc4 51. Kc1 Bf3 52. Kd2 b4 53. cxb4 cxb4 54. Bh4 Be4 55. Bf6 Bg6 56. Bh4 b3 57. Bf6 h4 58. Ke3 g3 59. hxg3 h3 60. Kf2 Bf5 {So as to prevent the advance of White's single pawn. Now the Black King marches down to the support of the b-pawn and wins the Bishop, and then comes back and forces the other pawn to the eighth rank winning.} 61. g4 Bxg4 62. Kg3 Kd3 63. Kh2 Kc2 64. Kg3 b2 {White resigns.} 0-1

[Event "Exhibition Game"]
[Site "Riga RUE"]
[Date "1913.12.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[Beauty "6116570314248"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 {Notes by Capablanca.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 {The normal move, 4. Bb5, is stronger. Nimzowitsch must have had some new idea in mind when he chose this line in preference to the other which he generally adopts.} Bc5 {If 4... Bb4 5. Nd5 gives White an excellent game.} 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Be6 {With the idea of driving the Queen's Bishop back at the proper time by ...h6 and ...g5, and thus bringing the game to a position full of complications and unknown possibilities where Black hoped to outplay his adversary.} 7. Bb5 h6 8. Bh4 Bb4 {To prepare against d3-d4, after or before Bxc6 which was the intention indicated by White's 7.Bb5.} 9. d4 Bd7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 g5 {There were a dozen select spectators around our table, one of them Nimzowitsch's father, a fairly good player, and they looked at one another when they saw the bold course I was pursuing, reckless on my part, they thought, and bound to bring disaster, especially after my next move 12...Nxe4, when I had not castled and my King was in the center of the board.} 12. Bg3 Nxe4 13. Bxc6 {Not the best way to continue the attack, as by exchanging pieces the Black King will not be submitted to the strong attack that would be necessary to compensate for the material advantage obtained by Black and the disarrangement of White's Queenside pawns. 13. Qd3 was the best move to keep up the pressure.} Bxc6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 {Some people have suggested 15. Nxe5. It has its good and bad points, but at all events Black will come out with the better game in any variation.} Qxd1 16. Raxd1 f6 $1 {The key to my maneuver in this variation. I had counted on it, together with 17...Kf7, when I played 11...g5.} 17. Bd4 {17. Bxc7 would leave the c-file open for the Black Rooks to act against White's c-pawns. My opponent must have thought that on account of the Bishops of opposite colors he had a safe game.} Kf7 {Now the Black King is much more useful than White's.} 18. Nd2 Rhe8 {Notwithstanding the Bishops of opposite colors I did not hesitate to exchange. Those who wish to learn should do well in carefully studying this game. It is one of the finest endings I ever played, and I have had very often the great pleasure of hearing my opponent pay tribute to the skill displayed by me in winning it.} 19. f3 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 Rad8 21. g4 Bb5 22. Rb1 Ba6 23. Rbd1 {Not 23. Kf2 because of 23...c5! 24. Be3 Rxd2+ 25. Bxd2 25... Re2+, winning a piece.} Re2 $1 {Still exchanging.} 24. Rxe2 Bxe2 25. Re1 Bxf3 26. Rf1 c5 $1 {The move that gives Black the advantage.} 27. Bxf6 {If now 27. Rxf3 cxd4 28. Rd3 Rc8 and for all practical purposes Black is a pawn ahead. My opponent chose the other line of play in order to keep Bishops of opposite colors, which he thought should give him a draw.} Rd1 28. Be5 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Bxg4 {The ending is now won by force. Several months after the game was played, when Nimzowitsch had come to St. Petersburg to play in the All-Russian Masters Tournament, he told me that he had studied the game and thought that he had finally found a way to draw this ending. Although I had not seen the game since it was played I offered to make him a small sporting bet, giving him odds of a draw in any position from now on. The offer was immediately accepted and we sat down. In a few moves he saw that his idea was wrong and gave up the game.} 30. a4 Ke6 31. Bb8 {It would seem that had White played 31. Bg7 and then followed with a4-a5, he could have drawn; but such is not the case, as 31...h5 32. a5 a6 would also have won, though taking much longer.} a5 $1 32. Ke1 {White cannot attack the pawn by 32. Bc7 as 32...b5! wins.} Kd5 33. Kd2 Bd7 34. Bc7 Kc6 35. Bd8 {White cannot take the pawn with 35. Bxa5 because of 35...b6} b6 36. c4 Kb7 37. Kc3 Bxa4 38. Kb2 Bd7 39. Kb3 Be6 40. Kc3 a4 41. Kd3 Kc6 42. Kc3 g4 43. Bh4 h5 44. Bg3 a3 45. Kb3 Bxc4+ $1 {If White now plays 46.Kxc4 then 46... a2 47. Be5 h4 48. Kb3 g3 49. hxg3 49... h3! and wins, as one of the two Rook's pawns will Queen.} 46. Kxa3 b5 47. c3 Kd5 48. Bf2 Be2 {In order to make room for the King at c4.} 49. Kb3 Bd1+ 50. Kb2 Kc4 51. Kc1 Bf3 52. Kd2 b4 53. cxb4 cxb4 54. Bh4 Be4 55. Bf6 Bg6 56. Bh4 b3 57. Bf6 h4 58. Ke3 g3 59. hxg3 h3 60. Kf2 Bf5 {So as to prevent the advance of White's single pawn. Now the Black King marches down to the support of the b-pawn and wins the Bishop, and then comes back and forces the other pawn to the eighth rank winning.} 61. g4 Bxg4 62. Kg3 Kd3 63. Kh2 Kc2 64. Kg3 b2 {White resigns.} 0-1

[Event "Saint Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Semion Alapin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8246651588105"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {Notes by Nimzowitsch except where noted.} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 Nxd5 {Surrender of the center} 5. Nf3 c5 {To "kill" the Pawn. "Restraint" might have been effected by, say ...Be7, ...O-O, ...b6, ...Bb7.} 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. Be3 {It was to be able to make this move, which combines development and attack (the threat is dxc5 winning a Pawn), that White exchanged Knights.} cxd4 {Disappearance of tempo spells loss of time.} 8. Nxd4 a6 9. Be2 Qxg2 {Stealing a Pawn. The consequences are grievous.} 10. Bf3 Qg6 11. Qd2 e5 {The crisis. Black means to be rid of the unpleasant Knight, so that he may in some measure catch up in development. [White must have paid him a fee to play this. -- C H O'D Alexander]} 12. O-O-O {!} exd4 13. Bxd4 {White's advantage in development is now too great.} Nc6 14. Bf6 {! Travels by express. Any other Bishop move could have been answered by a development move, whereas now there is no time for this; Black must take.} Qxf6 15. Rhe1+ {Play in the King and Queen files at the same time. The danger of a breakthrough is great.} Be7 {or 15...Be6 16.Qd7 mate!} 16. Bxc6+ Kf8 {or 16...bxc6 17.Qd8 mate.} 17. Qd8+ {!} Bxd8 18. Re8# 1-0

[Event "24th City of Club Championship"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scott, Roland Henry"]
[Black "Jacobs, Herbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8178561198630"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. Nh4 Be4 8. f3 Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. O-O c6 11. e4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. Be3 Nb6 14. Bb3 Rc8 15. Qe2 c5 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. Rc1 Nfd7 19. f4 a6 20. f5 c4 21. Bc2 axb5 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Qg4 Rc6 24. e5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Bxb6 Rxb6 27. Qxg6 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Qh6 29. Qe4 Bf6 30. Rcd1 Rf7 31. Rf3 Qh4 32. Rxf6 g5 33. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Consultation game"]
[Site "Naples ITA"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Marotti / Napoli / de Simone / del Giudice"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705936929"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Qc7 7. Bb2 f6 8. c4 Nce7 9. Nc3 Nh6 10. Rc1 Bxb5 11. Nxb5 Qd7 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e4 O-O-O 15. e5 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. a4 b4 18. Nd1 Kb7 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Bxf6 Re8 21. Ne3 Rg8 22. Qd3 Ng4 23. Nxg4 Qxg4 24. Rf2 Qd7 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Rc8 27. Qf3 Kb6 28. d3 Bh6 29. Rfc2 d4 30. a5+ Kb5 31. Bc7 {"White's last move is one of the most beautiful ever played on the chess-board." Reinfeld} 1-0

[Event "Consultation game"]
[Site "Naples ITA"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Marotti / Napoli / de Simone / del Giudice"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705936929"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Qc7 7. Bb2 f6 8. c4 Nce7 9. Nc3 Nh6 10. Rc1 Bxb5 11. Nxb5 Qd7 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e4 O-O-O 15. e5 a6 16. Nc3 b5 17. a4 b4 18. Nd1 Kb7 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Bxf6 Re8 21. Ne3 Rg8 22. Qd3 Ng4 23. Nxg4 Qxg4 24. Rf2 Qd7 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Rc8 27. Qf3 Kb6 28. d3 Bh6 29. Rfc2 d4 30. a5+ Kb5 31. Bc7 {"White's last move is one of the most beautiful ever played on the chess-board." Reinfeld} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow RUE"]
[Date "1914.02.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bernstein, Ossip"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8247566200839"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qa4 Bb7 10. Ba6 Bxa6 11. Qxa6 c5 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. O-O Qb6 15. Qe2 c4 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bb4 18. b3 Rac8 19. bxc4 dxc4 20. Rc2 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Nd5 22. Rc2 c3 23. Rdc1 Rc5 24. Nb3 Rc6 25. Nd4 Rc7 26. Nb5 Rc5 27. Nxc3 Nxc3 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 Qb2 0-1

[Event "bei-Wien"]
[Site "Baden bei Wien AUH"]
[Date "1914.04.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Nyholm, Gustaf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C34"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7425079909432"]
[EventDate "1914.04.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. d4 Bd6 8. c4 Qe6+ 9. Kf2 c5 10. Bd3 Qh6 11. Re1+ Kf8 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. b4 b6 14. Be4 Nc6 15. b5 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Re8 17. Nf3 f5 18. Bd5 Rxe2+ 19. Rxe2 Be7 20. Bb2 Bf6 21. Be5 g5 22. Rae1 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Be8 25. Nf3 Qh5 26. Nxg5 Kg7 27. Re7+ Kh6 28. Bf7 Kxg5 29. Bxh5 Bxh5 30. Rxa7 f3 31. Ree7 fxg2 32. Kxg2 h6 33. Kg3 f4+ 34. Kf2 Rd8 35. Rad7 Ra8 36. Re5+ Kh4 37. Rd2 Ra4 38. Re6 Rxc4 39. Rxh6 Rb4 40. Rxb6 c4 41. a3 Rb3 42. Rc6 Rf3+ 43. Kg2 Rxa3 44. Rxc4 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1914.04.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[Beauty "6049461441545"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bb6 16. a4 Rb8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qc3 Qd6 19. Be3 Bf5 20. Rfc1 Bxc2 21. Rxc2 Re8 22. Rac1 Rfe6 23. h3 Re4 24. Qd2 R8e6 25. Rc6 Qd7 26. Rxe6 Qxe6 27. Qd3 Qe8 28. Qc3 Kf7 29. Qd3 Kg8 30. Qc3 Qe6 31. Ra1 Qe8 32. Kf1 h6 33. Qd3 Kf7 34. Rc1 Kg8 35. Qb3 Qf7 36. Rd1 c6 37. f3 Qf6 38. Qd3 Re7 39. Bf2 Qd6 40. Qc2 Kf7 41. Rc1 Re6 42. Qf5+ Rf6 43. Qe5 Re6 44. Qxd6 Rxd6 45. Ke2 Ke7 46. Kd3 Rg6 47. g3 Rf6 48. f4 Kd7 49. Re1 Rf8 50. Ra1 h5 51. Be3 g6 52. Rf1 Kd6 53. g4 hxg4 54. hxg4 c5 55. dxc5+ Bxc5 56. Bxc5+ Kxc5 57. f5 gxf5 58. gxf5 Rf6 59. Rf4 b4 60. b3 Rf7 61. f6 Kd6 62. Kd4 Ke6 63. Rf2 Kd6 64. Ra2 Rc7 65. Ra6+ Kd7 66. Rb6 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1914.04.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8251709886553"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Notes by Raymond Keene. Here is a brilliant win by Tarrasch.} d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. cxd5 {11 Qe2!?} exd5 12. Nh4 g6 13. Nhf3 Rad8 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Bb5 Ne4 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Qc2 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 {'The guardian of the king's field leaves his post for a moment, assuming wrongly that 19 Qc3 is a major threat' -- Tartakower. If 18 Qxd2 d4 19 exd4 Bxf3 20 gxf3 Qh4} d4 {!} 19. exd4 {19 Rfe1!} Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Bxg2 {!} 22. f3 {22 Kxg2 Qg4+ 23 Kh2 Rd5-+} Rfe8 23. Ne4 Qh1+ 24. Kf2 Bxf1 25. d5 {25 Rxf1 Qh2+ or 25 Nf6+ Kf8 26 Nxe8 Qg2+} f5 26. Qc3 Qg2+ 27. Ke3 Rxe4+ 28. fxe4 f4+ {28...Qg3+!} 29. Kxf4 Rf8+ 30. Ke5 Qh2+ 31. Ke6 Re8+ 32. Kd7 Bb5# 0-1

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1914.04.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8251709886553"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. cxd5 exd5 {To this point, both players have played extremely naturally, even classically.} 12. Nh4 $5 {Nimzowitsch is the first to inject creativity and increases the imbalance in the position. His lunge with the knight to the edge of the board positionally forces ...g6 to prevent Nf5. He loses time in this process, but he hopes ...g6 will weaken the dark squares and the Bb2 will be a monster. The game is still balanced but more accuracy will now be required from both players to maintain the balance.} g6 13. Nhf3 Rad8 14. dxc5 {Nimzowitsch opens the Bb2 and creates hanging pawns for Tarrasch. Hanging pawns are double edged, but here they feel more a strength than a weakness. The computer endorses moves like Bb5, and maybe such play which keeps the tension would keep Tarrasch from being able to commit to direct aggression.} bxc5 15. Bb5 Ne4 16. Bxc6 $2 {A bridge too far. Nimzowitsch loses more time and concedes the bishop pair. He is clearly worse now and feels very far from making threats on the long diagonal.} Bxc6 17. Qc2 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 d4 $1 {Hanging pawns always threaten to advance with great effect. Here they succeed in doing so, supported by tactics and calculation, and Tarrasch's bishop pair is unleashed.} 19. exd4 $2 {As Nakamura would say, GGYO.} (19. Rfe1 $1 {nearly forced, but Black is much better.} Rfe8 $17) (19. Nc4 Bxh2+ $1 $19) 19... Bxh2+ $1 (19... Bxg2 $1 {Arguably, this is a little more clean, but Tarrasch is winning either way.} 20. Kxg2 Qg5+ 21. Kh1 Qf4 $19 {And h2 cannot be held.}) 20. Kxh2 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Bxg2 $3 {The second sacrifice of the bishop cannot be accepted, but it's decline helps only a little. Nimzowitsch has no shelter for the king, and the only question remaining is how beautifully can Tarrasch win $2} 22. f3 (22. Kxg2 Qg4+ 23. Kh1 Rd5 24. Qxc5 {the only way to avoid mate.} Qh5+ 25. Kg2 Rg5+ 26. Qxg5 Qxg5+ {and as in the famous double-bishop example Lasker vs. Bauer, it is a final fork of a minor piece that wins the game.}) 22... Rfe8 (22... Bxf1 $4 {prematurely cashing in would be a massive error.} 23. Nxf1 $13) (22... Qg3 $4 23. Ne4 $19) 23. Ne4 Qh1+ 24. Kf2 Bxf1 {As the bishop's capture costs the queen, Tarrasch has won a decisive amount of material. Still Nimzowitsch makes what tricks he can on the long diagonal.} 25. d5 $5 (25. Rxf1 Qh2+ {picks up the queen.}) 25... f5 $1 26. Qc3 {a scary mate threat on the long diagonal, but Tarrasch has calculated to mate, even if not the fastest one.} Qg2+ 27. Ke3 Rxe4+ 28. fxe4 f4+ (28... Qg3+ $1 {the fastest mate. This presages the famous Kasparov vs. Kramnik, 1994 brilliancy where Kramnik also missed a faster win by mating with the queen and bishop. Something about their coordination seems at times troubling even to the greatest players.} 29. Kd2 Qf2+ 30. Kd1 Qe2#) 29. Kxf4 Rf8+ 30. Ke5 Qh2+ 31. Ke6 Re8+ 32. Kd7 Bb5# {A really wonderful mating position. Hats off to Tarrasch for a model victory that has inspired and instructed thousands.} 0-1

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1914.04.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8251709886553"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Notes by Raymond Keene. Here is a brilliant win by Tarrasch.} d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. cxd5 {11 Qe2!?} exd5 12. Nh4 g6 13. Nhf3 Rad8 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Bb5 Ne4 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Qc2 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 {'The guardian of the king's field leaves his post for a moment, assuming wrongly that 19 Qc3 is a major threat' -- Tartakower. If 18 Qxd2 d4 19 exd4 Bxf3 20 gxf3 Qh4} d4 {!} 19. exd4 {19 Rfe1!} Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Bxg2 {!} 22. f3 {22 Kxg2 Qg4+ 23 Kh2 Rd5-+} Rfe8 23. Ne4 Qh1+ 24. Kf2 Bxf1 25. d5 {25 Rxf1 Qh2+ or 25 Nf6+ Kf8 26 Nxe8 Qg2+} f5 26. Qc3 Qg2+ 27. Ke3 Rxe4+ 28. fxe4 f4+ {28...Qg3+!} 29. Kxf4 Rf8+ 30. Ke5 Qh2+ 31. Ke6 Re8+ 32. Kd7 Bb5# 0-1

[Event "bei-Wien"]
[Site "Baden bei Wien AUH"]
[Date "1914.04.28"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Fahrni, Hans"]
[Black "Opocensky, Karel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8247813627943"]
[EventDate "1914.04.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qc4 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. b3 Qd5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf6 Qa5 13. Nxd4 gxf6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Nxf6+ Kf7 16. Qd7+ Be7 17. Qxe6+ Kg7 18. Nd5 Rhe8 19. b4 Nxb4 20. Nxe7 Qg5 21. Re3 Kh7 22. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1914.04.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Bernstein, Ossip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7287372545069"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 a6 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Bc5 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rc1 f6 15. Bg3 fxe5 16. b4 Ba7 17. Bxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Qd8 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Rxc6 Nb6 21. Bh4 Qd7 22. Nxc8 Qxc6 23. Qd8+ Qe8 24. Be7+ Kf7 25. Nd6+ Kg6 26. Nh4+ Kh5 27. Nxe8 Rxd8 28. Nxg7+ Kh6 29. Ngf5+ Kh5 30. h3 Nc8 31. hxg4+ Kxg4 32. Bxd8 Rxd8 33. g3 Rd2 34. Kg2 Re2 35. a4 Nb6 36. Ne3+ Kh5 37. a5 Nd7 38. Nhf5 Nf6 39. b5 Bd4 40. Kf3 Ra2 41. a6 Ba7 42. Rc1 Rb2 43. g4+ Kg5 44. Rc7 Rxf2+ 45. Kxf2 Nxg4+ 46. Kf3 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1914.05.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7563168977416"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Re8 11. Nb3 f6 12. f5 b6 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. Nd4 Rad8 16. Ne6 Rd7 17. Rad1 Nc8 18. Rf2 b5 19. Rfd2 Rde7 20. b4 Kf7 21. a3 Ba8 22. Kf2 Ra7 23. g4 h6 24. Rd3 a5 25. h4 axb4 26. axb4 Rae7 27. Kf3 Rg8 28. Kf4 g6 29. Rg3 g5+ 30. Kf3 Nb6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rh3 Rd7 33. Kg3 Ke8 34. Rdh1 Bb7 35. e5 dxe5 36. Ne4 Nd5 37. N6c5 Bc8 38. Nxd7 Bxd7 39. Rh7 Rf8 40. Ra1 Kd8 41. Ra8+ Bc8 42. Nc5 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1914.05.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7563168977416"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 (5. Nxe5 {The famous error.} Qd4 6. Nf3 Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 $15) 5... exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 {\"This move I considered weak at the time, and I do still. It leaves the e-pawn weak, unless it advances to e5, and makes it possible for Black to pin the knight by ...Bc5.\"} Re8 11. Nb3 f6 {\"preparatory to ...b6, followed by ...c5 and ...Bb7 in conjunction with ...Ng6, which would make it extraordinarily hard for White to maintain the center pawns.\"} 12. f5 $5 {\"It has been wrongly claimed that this wins the game, but I would like nothing better than to have such a position again\" (Capablanca). According to the classical laws of the Steinitz theory, this is indeed a dubious venture. White devalues his Pawn majority on the Kingside, giving himself a weak, backward Pawn on e4, whereas Black is presented with a powerful outpost at e5. Aren't these rather too many defects for one move $6 But Lasker's eagle eye is trained on the e6-square.\"} b6 13. Bf4 Bb7 $2 {\"Played against my better judgment. The right move was of course 13....Bxf4. Dr. Lasker gives the following variation: 13....Bxf4 14. Rxf4 c5 15. Rd1 Bb7 16. Rf2 Rad8 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Rd2 Rxd2 19. Nxd2 and White, he claims, has the best of it. But as Nimzowitsch pointed out immediately after the game, 16....Rad8 is not the best. If 16...Rac8 $1, then White will have great difficulty in drawing the game, since there is no good way to stop Black from playing ...Nc6, followed by ...Ne5, threatening ...Nc4. And should White attempt to meet this maneuver by withdrawing the knight at b3; then the Black knight can go to d4, and the White pawn at e4 will be the object of attack. Taking Dr. Lasker's variation, however, whatever advantage there might be disappears at once if Black plays 19....Nc6, threatening ...Nb4 and also ...Nd4, neither of which can be stopped. If White answers 20. Nd5, ...Nd4 for Black will at least draw. In fact, after 19....Nc6, Black threatens so many things that it is difficult to see how White can prevent the loss of one or more pawns.\"} (13... Bxf4 $1 14. Rxf4 Bb7 $2 (14... c5 $1 15. Rd1 Bb7 16. Rf2 Rac8 $1 (16... Rad8 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Rd2 Rxd2 19. Nxd2 $13)) 15. Nd4 $13) 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. Nd4 {\"It is a curious but true fact that I did not see this move when I played 13...Bb7, otherwise I would have played the right move 13...Bxf4.\"} Rad8 16. Ne6 Rd7 17. Rad1 Nc8 (17... c5 $16) 18. Rf2 b5 19. Rfd2 Rde7 20. b4 $1 Kf7 (20... Rxe6 21. fxe6 Rxe6 $16) 21. a3 Ba8 {\"Capablanca: Once more changing my plan and this time without any good reason. Had I now played 21....Rxe6 22. fxe6+ Rxe6 as I had intended to do when I went back with the knight to c8, I doubt very much if White would have been able to win the game. At least it would have been extremely difficult.\"} 22. Kf2 Ra7 23. g4 h6 24. Rd3 a5 25. h4 axb4 26. axb4 Rae7 27. Kf3 Rg8 28. Kf4 g6 29. Rg3 g5+ 30. Kf3 Nb6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rh3 Rd7 33. Kg3 Ke8 34. Rdh1 Bb7 35. e5 $3 dxe5 36. Ne4 Nd5 37. N6c5 Bc8 (37... Re7 38. Nxb7 Rxb7 39. Nd6+ $18) 38. Nxd7 Bxd7 39. Rh7 Rf8 40. Ra1 Kd8 41. Ra8+ Bc8 42. Nc5 {\"The audience had been watching the final moves breathlessly.That Capablanca's position was in ruins was evident to all but the veriest tyro. And then the Cuban turned over his king. From the assembled audience there emerged such an roar of applause as I have never heard in my whole career as a chess player. It was like the applause one hears in a theater, which erupts spontaneously and of which the audience is totally unconscious.\"} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Mannheim GER"]
[Date "1914.07.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Flamberg, Alexander Dawidowic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[Beauty "8246874083337"]
[EventDate "1914.07.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Qe2 Nc5 7. d4 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Qh4+ 9. g3 Qxd4 10. Be3 Qxe5 11. O-O-O c6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Rxd5 Qe6 14. Bc4 Qe4 15. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Mannheim GER"]
[Date "1914.08.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Fahrni, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8250367685138"]
[EventDate "1914.07.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Notes by Richard Reti} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 {This ingenious method of play which has subsequently been adopted by all modern masters is characteristic of Alekhine's style.} Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 {! The short-stepping knight is always brought as near as possible to the actual battle field. Therefore White does not make the plausible move 8 Nf3 but 8 Nh3 so as to get the knight to f4.} Qe7 9. Nf4 Nf8 10. Qg4 f5 {The only move. Not only was 11 Qxg7 threatened but also Nxd5.} 11. exf6 gxf6 12. O-O-O {He again threatens Nxd5.} c6 13. Re1 Kd8 14. Rh6 e5 15. Qh4 Nbd7 16. Bd3 e4 17. Qg3 Qf7 {Forced - the sacrifice of the knight at d5 was threatened and after 17...Qd6 18 Bxe4 dxe4 19 Rxe4 and 20 Qg7 wins.} 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Rg8 20. Qa3 {Here, as so often happens, a surprising move and one difficult to have foreseen, forms the kernel of an apparently simple Alekhine combination.} Qg7 {After 20\E0Qe7, 21 Qa5+ b6 22 Qc3 would follow.} 21. Nd6 Nb6 22. Ne8 Qf7 {White mates in three moves.} 23. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Mannheim GER"]
[Date "1914.08.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Fahrni, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8250367685138"]
[EventDate "1914.07.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Notes by Richard Reti} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 {This ingenious method of play which has subsequently been adopted by all modern masters is characteristic of Alekhine's style.} Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 {! The short-stepping knight is always brought as near as possible to the actual battle field. Therefore White does not make the plausible move 8 Nf3 but 8 Nh3 so as to get the knight to f4.} Qe7 9. Nf4 Nf8 10. Qg4 f5 {The only move. Not only was 11 Qxg7 threatened but also Nxd5.} 11. exf6 gxf6 12. O-O-O {He again threatens Nxd5.} c6 13. Re1 Kd8 14. Rh6 e5 15. Qh4 Nbd7 16. Bd3 e4 17. Qg3 Qf7 {Forced - the sacrifice of the knight at d5 was threatened and after 17...Qd6 18 Bxe4 dxe4 19 Rxe4 and 20 Qg7 wins.} 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Rg8 20. Qa3 {Here, as so often happens, a surprising move and one difficult to have foreseen, forms the kernel of an apparently simple Alekhine combination.} Qg7 {After 20\E0Qe7, 21 Qa5+ b6 22 Qc3 would follow.} 21. Nd6 Nb6 22. Ne8 Qf7 {White mates in three moves.} 23. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "Exhibition Game"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1914.08.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Benito Higinio Villegas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8109569363975"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Qc2 Bh5 9. b3 Bg6 10. Bb2 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Rae1 Qc7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Rxe4 Bf6 16. Qe3 c5 17. Ne5 cxd4 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qc7 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. b4 Rxd4 23. Qxd4 b6 24. g3 Rc8 25. Rc1 Rd8 26. Qe3 Kf8 27. c5 bxc5 28. Qe4 Rd5 29. bxc5 g6 30. c6 Kg7 31. a4 Rd6 32. Qe5+ f6 33. Qxd6 Qxd6 34. c7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "ENG"]
[Date "1915.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Black "Jacobs, Herbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8250099306529"]
[EventDate "1915.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nxe4 6. O-O Nd6 7. Nxc3 Nxc4 8. Re1+ Be7 9. Nd5 Nc6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Rc1 b5 12. Rxc4 bxc4 13. Ne5 fxg5 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Nf6+ Bxf6 16. Nxg6+ Qe7 17. Rxe7+ Bxe7 18. Ne5+ Kd8 19. Nf7+ Ke8 20. Nd6+ Kd8 21. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1915.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Ernst"]
[Black "Schenkein, Joachim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8248887350281"]
[EventDate "1915.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O Qc7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf6 11. Bc2 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Ne5 Rd8 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. c5 bxc5 17. dxc5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qa5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 f5 22. Qe7 Bc8 23. b4 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Riga RUE"]
[Date "1915.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nils Elisons"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8178024354310"]
[EventDate "1915.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 Ng4 10. Bf4 Rb8 11. h3 Ne5 12. Bxe5 dxe5 13. b3 Bb4 14. Ne2 Qh4 15. Ng3 Bc3 16. Rc1 g6 17. Qf3 Qf4 18. Qxf4 exf4 19. Ne2 Be5 20. Rcd1 Be6 21. Rd2 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Kf8 23. Ba6 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 c5 25. Nc1 c4 26. Ne2 Rb6 27. Bxc4 Bxc4 28. bxc4 Rb1+ 29. Kh2 f3+ 30. Ng3 h5 31. h4 g5 32. Kh3 Rh1+ 33. Nxh1 g4# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1915.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8251709868628"]
[EventDate "1915.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Notes by Irving Chernev.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxe5 {Tarrasch would hardly fall into his own trap by 11...Qd7 12.Nxe6 Q(or P)xe6 13.Rxe4 etc.} 12. f3 Bd6 13. fxe4 Bg4 14. Qc2 Qh4 15. Rf1 c5 {Attacking the Knight and threatening 16...c4} 16. Bxd5 cxd4 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. cxd4 Rc8 19. Nc3 {If 19.Qf2 Qxf2+, or if 19.Qb3 Nf3+ wins} Nc6 20. e5 Nxd4 21. Qe4 Rxc3 22. Rf4 {If 22.bxc3 Ne2+ costs the Queen, as does 22.Qxd4 Bc5} Ne2+ 23. Qxe2 {If 23.Kf1 Ng3+ 24.hxg3 Qh1+ and wins} Bc5+ 24. Kh1 {On 24.Be3 Rxe3 25.Qf2 Rxe5 26.Rd4 Bxd4 wins} Rh3 25. gxh3 Bxe2 26. Rxh4 Bf3# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1915.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8251709868628"]
[EventDate "1915.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Notes by Irving Chernev.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxe5 {Tarrasch would hardly fall into his own trap by 11...Qd7 12.Nxe6 Q(or P)xe6 13.Rxe4 etc.} 12. f3 Bd6 13. fxe4 Bg4 14. Qc2 Qh4 15. Rf1 c5 {Attacking the Knight and threatening 16...c4} 16. Bxd5 cxd4 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. cxd4 Rc8 19. Nc3 {If 19.Qf2 Qxf2+, or if 19.Qb3 Nf3+ wins} Nc6 20. e5 Nxd4 21. Qe4 Rxc3 22. Rf4 {If 22.bxc3 Ne2+ costs the Queen, as does 22.Qxd4 Bc5} Ne2+ 23. Qxe2 {If 23.Kf1 Ng3+ 24.hxg3 Qh1+ and wins} Bc5+ 24. Kh1 {On 24.Be3 Rxe3 25.Qf2 Rxe5 26.Rd4 Bxd4 wins} Rh3 25. gxh3 Bxe2 26. Rxh4 Bf3# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow RUE"]
[Date "1915.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8247838550106"]
[EventDate "1915.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. exf6 hxg5 7. fxg7 Rg8 8. h4 gxh4 9. Qg4 Be7 10. g3 c5 11. gxh4 cxd4 12. h5 dxc3 13. h6 cxb2 14. Rb1 Qa5+ 15. Ke2 Qxa2 16. h7 Qxb1 17. hxg8=Q+ Kd7 18. Qxf7 Qxc2+ 19. Kf3 Nc6 20. Qgxe6+ Kc7 21. Qf4+ Kb6 22. Qee3+ Bc5 23. g8=Q b1=Q 24. Rh6 Qxf1 25. Qb4+ Qb5 26. Qd8+ Ka6 27. Qea3+ Qca4 28. Qaxa4+ Qxa4 29. Qxa4# 1-0

[Event "Exhibition Game"]
[Site "St Petersburg Petrograad"]
[Date "1915.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Znosko Borovsky, Koyalovich"]
[Black "Alekhine, Tereshchenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7700364413530"]
[EventDate "1915.??.??"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 c6 4. Nc3 cxd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. fxe5 d4 7. Ne4 Qd5 8. Qe2 Bf5 9. Ng5 d3 10. c4 Qd7 11. Qe3 Nh6 12. N1f3 Ng4 13. Qf4 f6 14. Nh3 Bc5 15. b4 g5 16. Qg3 Bd4 17. Rb1 Ngxe5 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Bb2 Qe4+ 20. Kd1 O-O-O 21. Re1 Bg4+ 22. Kc1 Be2 23. Nf2 Qf5 24. Bc3 Nd4 25. Qe3 Nc2 26. Qc5+ Kb8 27. g4 Qf3 28. Rg1 Qf4 29. Ba6 Rd7 30. Nh3 Qxh2 31. Kb2 Rc7 32. Qd5 bxa6 33. Rh1 Qg3 34. Rbg1 Qf3 35. Bxe5 fxe5 36. Qxe5 Qf8 37. Nxg5 Qxb4+ 38. Kc1 Na3 39. Qxh8+ Kb7 0-1

[Event "Masters"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1915.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lasker, Edward"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7630948928521"]
[EventDate "1915.04.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 Qa5 8. Qb3 Ne4 9. O-O Nxg5 10. Nxg5 cxd4 11. Nb5 Nc5 12. Qc2 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 a6 14. Nxd4 dxc4 15. Qxc4 Bd7 16. Nb3 Qxg5 17. Qxb4 Bc6 18. e4 a5 19. Qd2 Qxd2 20. Nxd2 O-O-O 21. Nc4 Bxe4 22. Rfc1 Kb8 23. f3 Bd5 24. Nxa5 Rc8 25. b3 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Kxc8 28. Kf2 Kc7 29. Ke3 Kb6 30. Nc4+ Bxc4 31. bxc4 Kc5 32. Kd3 e5 33. g4 f6 34. h4 g6 35. Ke4 Kd6 36. f4 exf4 37. Kxf4 Kc5 38. h5 Kxc4 39. Ke4 b5 40. a3 Kc5 0-1

[Event "Masters"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1915.04.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Lasker, Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[Beauty "5979689201678"]
[EventDate "1915.04.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 exd4 7. Re1 d5 8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. Nxc6 Bxh2+ 10. Kh1 Qh4 11. Rxe4+ dxe4 12. Qd8+ Qxd8 13. Nxd8+ Kxd8 14. Kxh2 Be6 15. Be3 f5 16. Nc3 Ke7 17. g4 g6 18. Kg3 h5 19. gxf5 h4+ 20. Kh2 gxf5 21. Ne2 b5 22. Bb3 Bxb3 23. axb3 Rhg8 24. Rd1 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. Nd4 Kd7 27. Nxf5 a5 28. Nxh4 a4 29. bxa4 bxa4 30. Ng2 Rb8 31. Bd4 Rb4 32. Bg7 Rc4 33. Ne3 Rc6 34. c4 Rg6 35. Bc3 Kd6 36. Bd4 Kd7 37. Nd5 Rc6 38. c5 Rg6 39. Be3 c6 40. Nc3 Ke6 41. Nxa4 Rg8 42. b4 Ke5 43. Nb6 Rg7 44. Nc4+ Kd5 45. Nd6 Rg8 46. b5 cxb5 47. Nxb5 Rg6 48. Nc3+ Ke5 49. Ne2 Ra6 50. Nd4 Kd5 51. c6 Ra7 52. Kg3 Rg7+ 53. Kf4 Rf7+ 54. Kg5 Rg7+ 55. Kf6 Rh7 56. Kg6 Rc7 57. Bf4 Rc8 58. Be3 Rc7 59. Kf5 Rf7+ 60. Kg4 Rg7+ 61. Kh3 Rh7+ 62. Kg2 Rg7+ 63. Kf1 Ra7 64. Ke2 Ra2+ 65. Kd1 Kc4 66. c7 Ra8 67. Nf5 Kd3 68. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Practice game"]
[Site "Manhattan CC, New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1915.05.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "James Ferguson Smyth"]
[Black "Helms, Hermann"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8249159779872"]
[EventDate "1915.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. a3 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. e4 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxd4 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. Nxd4 Qh4 15. g3 Qxd4 16. Bd3 Rf3 17. Be3 Qe5 18. Rae1 Raf8 19. Bxb6 Qh5 20. Be3 Qh3 21. Be4 R8f5 22. Bxf5 Qg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rxg3# 0-1

[Event "Blindfold simul, 5b"]
[Site "Ternopol AUH"]
[Date "1916.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Von Feldt, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8251709914124"]
[EventDate "1916.??.??"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 {Played in the hospital of Tarnopol (Poland). Alekhine was a driver of Red Cross vehicles and was wounded during a rescue operation.} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 Nxd5 {?! 4... exd5} 5. Ne4 f5 {?!} 6. Ng5 Be7 7. N5f3 c6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Ngf3 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Re8 12. c4 Nf6 13. Bf4 Nbd7 14. Qe2 c5 15. Nf7 {!!} Kxf7 {15... Bxf3 16. Qxe6} 16. Qxe6+ {!} Kg6 {16... Kxe6?? 17. Ng5#} 17. g4 {!} Be4 18. Nh4# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Budapest AUH"]
[Date "1916.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Von Balla, Zoltan"]
[Black "Breyer, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7630546279002"]
[EventDate "1916.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Nbd7 5. Bc4 h6 6. h3 c6 7. O-O Qc7 8. Be3 Be7 9. Bd3 g5 10. Nh2 Nf8 11. Re1 Ng6 12. Bf1 Nf4 13. d5 Rg8 14. Ng4 Bxg4 15. hxg4 Qd7 16. f3 h5 17. gxh5 N6xh5 18. g4 Nf6 19. a4 Rh8 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. dxc6 bxc6 22. Nd5 Nh7 23. Nxe7 Kxe7 24. Bg2 Ng5 25. Qd3 Qb7 26. Red1 Rh6 27. Ra3 a5 28. Rb3 Qa7+ 29. Kf1 Rah8 30. Ke2 d5 31. Qc3 Rh2 32. Rg1 Nxf3 33. Rb7+ Qxb7 34. Qc5+ Ke6 35. Kxf3 f6 36. Re1 Qd7 37. Kf2 dxe4 38. Qc4+ Ke7 39. Qxe4 R8h3 40. Qxf4 Qa7+ 0-1

[Event "Simul, 33b"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1916.01.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8249428190798"]
[EventDate "1916.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O b6 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Ne5 g6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Rfd1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. e6 f5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Qxf5 Bf6 20. e4 Qe7 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Rc7 Qxc7 23. Qxf6 Qe7 24. Qe5 Rf8 25. Rd3 Qf6 26. Rg3+ Kh8 27. Bg7+ 1-0

[Event "Memorial"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1916.01.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "David Janowski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[Beauty "5228048942098"]
[EventDate "1916.01.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 Bg4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O Be7 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Nxd7 Kxd7 13. Bd2 b5 14. Bd3 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Rfc1 Ra6 17. a3 Rha8 18. Na2 Nd5 19. Rab1 f5 20. Kf1 Ra4 21. Nc3 Rc4 22. b3 Rxc3 23. Bxc3 Rxa3 24. Be1 Bf6 25. Ke2 e5 26. dxe5 Bxe5 27. f4 Bd6 28. Bc3 Ra2+ 29. Kf3 Bc5 30. Rd1 Ke6 31. Rd3 Bf8 32. Be5 b4 33. Rc1 g5 34. g4 g6 35. e4 fxe4+ 36. Kxe4 Re2+ 37. Kf3 Rh2 38. Kg3 Re2 39. h4 gxh4+ 40. Kxh4 Be7+ 41. Kg3 g5 42. Kf3 Rh2 43. Re1 Rh3+ 44. Ke4 Rh4 45. fxg5 Bxg5 46. Kf3 Rh3+ 47. Bg3+ Kd7 48. Kg2 Rh7 49. Re5 Bf6 50. Rexd5+ cxd5 51. Rxd5+ Ke8 52. Rb5 Rd7 53. Rxb4 Kf7 54. Rb6 Bd4 55. Rd6 Rxd6 56. Bxd6 Kg6 57. Kf3 Bf6 58. Bf4 Kf7 59. Ke4 Ke6 60. Be3 Be7 61. g5 Bd8 62. Kf4 Bc7+ 63. Kg4 Be5 64. Kh5 Kf7 65. Kh6 Kg8 66. Bb6 Bc3 67. Kg6 Bd2 68. Kf6 Bc3+ 69. Ke6 Bd2 70. g6 Bc3 71. Kd5 Bd2 72. Bd4 b5 73. Ke4 b4 74. Be3 Bc3 75. Kd3 Be1 76. Bd2 Bf2 77. Ke4 Bc5 78. Kd5 Be7 79. Kc4 Kg7 80. Bxb4 Bd8 81. Bc3+ Kxg6 82. b4 Kf5 83. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Memorial"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1916.02.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Chajes, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8251575695938"]
[EventDate "1916.01.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O c5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Ne5 Rfe8 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Qxf7+ Kh7 20. Nd7 Nxd7 21. Rxd7 Bc6 22. Ne4 Bxb2 23. Ng5+ Kh6 24. g4 g6 25. h4 Rh8 26. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Memorial"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1916.02.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Chajes, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8251575695938"]
[EventDate "1916.01.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O c5 {Chajes has achieved the classic Semi-Slav break and should be ok.} 11. Rc1 Bb7 (11... cxd4 $6 {a very natural try.} 12. Be4 $1 {I wonder if both players saw this strong intermediate move.} Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxg5 $2 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Qf3 $18) 12. Qe2 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Be4) 12... O-O 13. Rfd1 Qb6 $6 (13... c4 $1 {The queenside majority has a lot of potential.}) 14. Ne5 $1 {Just as Black seemed to have equality, this move poses serious problems.} Rfe8 (14... Nxe5 $2 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 $18) 15. dxc5 Nxc5 $2 (15... Qxc5 $1 {Seemingly unnatural, but the only good capture.} 16. Nxd7 Qxg5 17. f4 $13) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxh7+ $1 {A move Chajes either missed or miscalculated when capturing on c5 with the knight. Suddenly Janowski assaults the king, but things are not over yet.} Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Qxf7+ Kh7 {The fatal error.} (19... Kh8 $3 {Subtleties matter in defense. Now the Nd7 $1 line doesn't work, and White cannot force a win though practically, it is still very difficult to defend as Black.} 20. b4 (20. Nd7 $6 Nxd7 21. Rxd7 {With the king on h8, the Bf6 is not threatened.} Bc6) 20... Bxe5 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qxe5 Rac8) 20. Nd7 $1 Nxd7 21. Rxd7 {Both bishops are attacked.} Bc6 22. Ne4 $1 {A delightful finish, bringing up the necessary added attacker.} (22. Nd5 $1 {Even prettier $2} exd5 23. Qxf6 $18) 22... Bxb2 (22... Bxe4 23. Qxf6 Rg8 24. Qh4+ Kg6 25. Qxe4+ $18) (22... Bxd7 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 (23... Kh6 24. Qh5#) 24. Qh5#) 23. Ng5+ Kh6 (23... Kh8 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Rf7#) 24. g4 $1 {Plenty of time for this quiet move that creates unstoppable mating threats starting with Qh5+.} g6 (24... Kxg5 25. Qh5+ Kf6 26. Rf7#) 25. h4 Rh8 26. Qh7+ $1 {Not a difficult checkmate, but very lovely nonetheless.} (26. Qh7+ Rxh7 27. Rxh7#) 1-0

[Event "Memorial"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1916.02.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chajes, Oscar"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[Beauty "6052145810007"]
[EventDate "1916.01.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Bc1 c5 10. Bd3 Qa5 11. Ne2 cxd4 12. O-O dxc3 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Nc6 15. Rd1 g6 16. f4 Kg7 17. Be3 Ne7 18. Bf2 Nd5 19. Rd3 Bd7 20. Nd4 Rac8 21. Rg3 Kh7 22. h4 Rhg8 23. h5 Qb4 24. Rh3 f5 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. hxg6+ Rxg6 27. Rxh6+ Kxh6 28. Nf5+ exf5 29. Qxb4 Rcg8 30. g3 Bc6 31. Rd1 Kh5 32. Rd6 Be4 33. Qxc3 Nd5 34. Rxg6 Kxg6 35. Qe5 Kf7 36. c4 Re8 37. Qb2 Nf6 38. Bd4 Rh8 39. Qb5 Rh1+ 40. Kf2 a6 41. Qb6 Rh2+ 42. Ke1 Nd7 43. Qd6 Bc6 44. g4 fxg4 45. f5 Rh1+ 46. Kd2 Ke8 47. f6 Rh7 48. Qe6+ Kf8 49. Be3 Rf7 50. Bh6+ Kg8 51. Bg7 g3 52. Ke2 g2 53. Kf2 Nf8 54. Qg4 Nd7 55. Kg1 a5 56. a4 Bxa4 57. Qh3 Rxf6 58. Bxf6 Nxf6 59. Qxg2+ Kf8 60. Qxb7 Be8 61. Qb6 Ke7 62. Qxa5 Nd7 63. Kf2 Bf7 64. Ke3 Kd6 65. Kd4 Kc6 66. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Memorial"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1916.02.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[Beauty "7218632069658"]
[EventDate "1916.01.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Bf5 {4...Bg4 would be a serious error. 5. Ne5 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. e4 refutes it outright. -- Marovic} 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Qxb6 axb6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 cxd5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bd2 Bd7 {A deep and beautiful move. Black intends to exploit his command of the a-file, and he conceives a deep strategic plan on the queenside involving the advance of his doubled pawn. In order to carry this out, he needs his bishop on d7. -- Marovic} 11. Be2 {This is bad. Capablanca suggested 11. Bb5, but 11. Bd3 followed by Ke2 is also good. -- Marovic} e6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Rfc1 Ke7 14. Bc3 Rhc8 15. a3 Na5 16. Nd2 f5 17. g3 b5 18. f3 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. e4 Kf7 21. e5 Be7 22. f4 b5 23. Kf2 Ra4 24. Ke3 Rca8 25. Rab1 h6 26. Nf3 g5 27. Ne1 Rg8 28. Kf3 gxf4 29. gxf4 Raa8 30. Ng2 Rg4 31. Rg1 Rag8 32. Be1 b4 33. axb4 Ba4 34. Ra1 Bc2 35. Bg3 Be4+ 36. Kf2 h5 37. Ra7 Bxg2 38. Rxg2 h4 39. Bxh4 Rxg2+ 40. Kf3 Rxh2 41. Bxe7 Rh3+ 42. Kf2 Rb3 43. Bg5+ Kg6 44. Re7 Rxb2+ 45. Kf3 Ra8 46. Rxe6+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Memorial"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1916.02.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[Beauty "7218632069658"]
[EventDate "1916.01.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Bf5 {4...Bg4 would be a serious error. 5. Ne5 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. e4 refutes it outright. -- Marovic} 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Qxb6 axb6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 cxd5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bd2 Bd7 {A deep and beautiful move. Black intends to exploit his command of the a-file, and he conceives a deep strategic plan on the queenside involving the advance of his doubled pawn. In order to carry this out, he needs his bishop on d7. -- Marovic} 11. Be2 {This is bad. Capablanca suggested 11. Bb5, but 11. Bd3 followed by Ke2 is also good. -- Marovic} e6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Rfc1 Ke7 14. Bc3 Rhc8 15. a3 Na5 16. Nd2 f5 17. g3 b5 18. f3 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. e4 Kf7 21. e5 Be7 22. f4 b5 23. Kf2 Ra4 24. Ke3 Rca8 25. Rab1 h6 26. Nf3 g5 27. Ne1 Rg8 28. Kf3 gxf4 29. gxf4 Raa8 30. Ng2 Rg4 31. Rg1 Rag8 32. Be1 b4 33. axb4 Ba4 34. Ra1 Bc2 35. Bg3 Be4+ 36. Kf2 h5 37. Ra7 Bxg2 38. Rxg2 h4 39. Bxh4 Rxg2+ 40. Kf3 Rxh2 41. Bxe7 Rh3+ 42. Kf2 Rb3 43. Bg5+ Kg6 44. Re7 Rxb2+ 45. Kf3 Ra8 46. Rxe6+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "New York casual"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1916.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schroeder, Manfred"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C59"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (15s)"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8249830866511"]
[EventDate "1916.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{C59: Two Knights: 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5 5 Bb5+ c6 6 dxc6 bxc6 Be2} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 (8. Qf3 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qf6 $14) 8... h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. f4 exf3 12. Nxf3 Bd6 13. d4 (13. O-O O-O $14) 13... O-O (13... Ng4 14. Qd3 $14) 14. c4 (14. O-O Be6 $16) 14... Ng4 $14 15. Qd3 (15. g3 $5 Nxh2 16. Rxh2 Bxg3+ 17. Rf2 $11) 15... Re8 (15... Bg3+ 16. hxg3 Qxg3+ 17. Kd2 Nf2 $19) 16. Nc3 $2 (16. Kf1 $142 $11 {and White is still in the game}) 16... Bg3+ $1 $19 {keeping ahead of the opponent} (16... Nxh2 $6 17. Nxh2 Bxh2 18. Kf2 $11) ({Worse is} 16... Bxh2 17. Nxh2 Nxh2 18. g3 $14) 17. hxg3 (17. Kf1 $142 $5 Nf2 18. Qc2 Nxh1 19. Kg1 $19) 17... Qxg3+ 18. Kd2 Nf2 19. Qc2 (19. Qb1 Nxh1 20. Ne4 Nxc4+ 21. Kc3 Qxg2 22. Bxh6 $19) 19... Nxc4+ $1 {Demolishes the pawn shield} 20. Ke1 (20. Bxc4 Qf4# {A classical mating theme}) 20... Nd3+ 21. Kd1 Qe1+ $3 {Theme: Double Attack} 22. Nxe1 (22. Rxe1 Nf2# {The nicest combinations are those leading to mate}) 22... Nf2# {A double attack} 0-1

[Event "Blindfold simul, 8b"]
[Site "Odessa RUE"]
[Date "1916.04.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Vainshtein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8249428197896"]
[EventDate "1916.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bc2 Nh7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e4 e5 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Qd8 19. Qd3 Nf8 20. Rae1 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Ra7 22. Qf3 Ne6 23. Qe3 Nc7 24. Qd3 g6 25. Qe3 Qf8 26. f4 Ra8 27. f5 g5 28. f6 Kh8 29. Rxg5 Qe8 30. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "17th Western Championship"]
[Site "Kenwood Chess Club, Chicago, IL USA"]
[Date "1916.08.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gessner, George"]
[Black "Whitaker, Norman Tweed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8249159736327"]
[EventDate "1916.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 {Notes by Eric Schiller} d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. e4 Bxc5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bf4 Ng6 11. Bg3 f5 12. Bc7 Bxf2+ 13. Rxf2 Qxc7 14. Qxd5+ Kh8 15. Re1 Nce7 16. Qb3 f4 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nf7+ Kh7 19. Ne4 Nf5 20. Bc4 Ne3 21. Rxe3 {!} fxe3 22. Qxe3 {! Black must have missed this in earlier calculations. That's understandable, since the bishop is still under attack, and a capture at c4 will also threaten the knight at f7. So he grabbed the bishop, and paid the price immediately. If he had captured at f7 instead, the game would have lasted just a bit longer.} Qxc4 {? 'passed pawn' 22...Rxf7 23.Rxf7 Qb6 24.Qxb6 axb6 25.Nd6 is a more prosaic win.} 23. Nf6+ {!! Black resigned. Black must take the knight at g6, but then Qxh6+ followed by Qxg6 is checkmate. 23.Nf6+ gxf6 24.Qxh6+ Kg8 25.Qxg6#} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUH"]
[Date "1917.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Heber"]
[Black "Krejcik, Josef Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[Beauty "8247146465362"]
[EventDate "1917.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. f4 Bc5 5. Nh3 Nxh2 6. Rxh2 Qh4+ 7. Kd2 d5 8. Qb3 Bxh3 9. Qxh3 Qxf4+ 10. Kc2 Qxf1 11. Qc8+ Ke7 12. Qxh8 Qxe2+ 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. Qxa8 Nb4+ 15. Kb3 Qxc4+ 16. Ka4 b5+ 17. Ka5 Bb6# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1917.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Breyer"]
[Black "N, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8247276744712"]
[EventDate "1917.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. Ndxe4 dxe4 10. Bh4 f5 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Bd6 13. c5 Bb8 14. f3 exf3 15. Rxf3 Nf6 16. Kh1 e5 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Raf1 e4 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Rxf6 gxf6 21. Rxf6 Qd8 22. Qf2 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1917.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Belsitzman, Zdzislaw"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "8251709912098"]
[EventDate "1917.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Nd3 d5 8. Nxd5 Qxe4+ 9. Ne3 Bd6 10. O-O b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Ne1 Qh4 13. g3 Qh3 14. c3 h5 15. cxd4 h4 16. Qe2 Qxh2+ 17. Kxh2 hxg3+ 18. Kg1 Rh1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Budapest AUH"]
[Date "1917.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Breyer, Gyula"]
[Black "Esser, Johannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Beauty "7216753080404"]
[EventDate "1917.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 {Notes by Richard Reti} d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 {Breyer, in closed games, likes his bishops to keep behind his chain of pawns. Therefore he avoids early exchanges and can prepare undisturbed for the attack. It is surprising in his games how, when the decisive break through occurs, the pieces which had appeared shut in, suddenly become alive.} Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. f4 {! This is obviously better than Nf3. A player in the habit of playing according to routine would not however have had such ideas.} O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 {Black intends after 8 Bxc4 with ...b5 and ...b4 and ...Ba6 to bring out his queen's bishop, which usually is locked up in this opening.} 8. Bb1 {! A surprise! Black's B at c1 remains blocked in. White plans an attack against the Black king's position. In this plan it is essential that he does not play Bc2 but Bb1.} b5 9. e4 Be7 10. Ng5 h6 {After ...g6 follows 11 h4, h5.} 11. h4 {Threatens now with 12 e5 Nd5 13 Qc2 g6 14 h5 to overturn the castled position. Compare the note to 8 Bb1.} g6 {The only move that parries the threat. Simultaneously Black threatens to take the knight at g5.} 12. e5 hxg5 13. hxg5 {If 13 exf6 Bxf6 14 hxg5 Bxd4 and Black would have the advantage.} Nd5 {White has sacrificed a piece. How ought he to continue the attack? After 14 Qg4 Black defends himself sufficiently by ...Kg7 and ...Rh8.} 14. Kf1 {A problem move which soon shows itself directed against the defensive possibility of ...Kg7.} Nxc3 {As to 14...Bb4 see the note at the end of the game.} 15. bxc3 Bb7 16. Qg4 Kg7 17. Rh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. g6 Rf7 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qh5+ Kg7 25. f5 {Now in a few moves the apparently blocked queen's wing comes into action.} exf5 26. Bh6+ {After 26...Kh7 27 Bf4+ Kg7 28 Qh6+ Kg8! 29 Qg6+ Kh8 30 Ke2 Bh4 31 Rh1 together with Bg5 wins. For the better understanding of Breyer's combination we will consider the following which would arise if Black on the fourteenth move had played ...Bb4 in order to leave the square e7 free from the queen. Through that White would have had time for 15 Nxd5 cxd5 16 Be3 and if Kg7 then 17 Rh7+ Kxh7 18 Qh5+ Kg7 19 Qh6+ Kg8 20 Bxg6 fxg6 21 Qxg6+ Kh8 22 Ke2 and wins.} Kh7 27. Bg5+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31. Qxf5+ Kg7 32. Bh6+ Kxh6 33. Ke2 Bc8 34. Rh1+ Bh4 35. e6 Qe7 36. Qf4+ Kg7 37. Rxh4 Qxe6+ 38. Kd2 Na6 39. Rh5 Qf6 40. Rh7+ Kxh7 41. Qxf6 Bg4 42. Qh4+ Kg7 43. Qxg4+ Kf6 44. Qf3+ Ke7 45. Qxc6 Rg8 46. Qxa6 Rxg2+ 47. Kc1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Budapest AUH"]
[Date "1917.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Breyer, Gyula"]
[Black "Esser, Johannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Beauty "7216753080404"]
[EventDate "1917.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 {Notes by Richard Reti} d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 {Breyer, in closed games, likes his bishops to keep behind his chain of pawns. Therefore he avoids early exchanges and can prepare undisturbed for the attack. It is surprising in his games how, when the decisive break through occurs, the pieces which had appeared shut in, suddenly become alive.} Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. f4 {! This is obviously better than Nf3. A player in the habit of playing according to routine would not however have had such ideas.} O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 {Black intends after 8 Bxc4 with ...b5 and ...b4 and ...Ba6 to bring out his queen's bishop, which usually is locked up in this opening.} 8. Bb1 {! A surprise! Black's B at c1 remains blocked in. White plans an attack against the Black king's position. In this plan it is essential that he does not play Bc2 but Bb1.} b5 9. e4 Be7 10. Ng5 h6 {After ...g6 follows 11 h4, h5.} 11. h4 {Threatens now with 12 e5 Nd5 13 Qc2 g6 14 h5 to overturn the castled position. Compare the note to 8 Bb1.} g6 {The only move that parries the threat. Simultaneously Black threatens to take the knight at g5.} 12. e5 hxg5 13. hxg5 {If 13 exf6 Bxf6 14 hxg5 Bxd4 and Black would have the advantage.} Nd5 {White has sacrificed a piece. How ought he to continue the attack? After 14 Qg4 Black defends himself sufficiently by ...Kg7 and ...Rh8.} 14. Kf1 {A problem move which soon shows itself directed against the defensive possibility of ...Kg7.} Nxc3 {As to 14...Bb4 see the note at the end of the game.} 15. bxc3 Bb7 16. Qg4 Kg7 17. Rh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. g6 Rf7 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qh5+ Kg7 25. f5 {Now in a few moves the apparently blocked queen's wing comes into action.} exf5 26. Bh6+ {After 26...Kh7 27 Bf4+ Kg7 28 Qh6+ Kg8! 29 Qg6+ Kh8 30 Ke2 Bh4 31 Rh1 together with Bg5 wins. For the better understanding of Breyer's combination we will consider the following which would arise if Black on the fourteenth move had played ...Bb4 in order to leave the square e7 free from the queen. Through that White would have had time for 15 Nxd5 cxd5 16 Be3 and if Kg7 then 17 Rh7+ Kxh7 18 Qh5+ Kg7 19 Qh6+ Kg8 20 Bxg6 fxg6 21 Qxg6+ Kh8 22 Ke2 and wins.} Kh7 27. Bg5+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31. Qxf5+ Kg7 32. Bh6+ Kxh6 33. Ke2 Bc8 34. Rh1+ Bh4 35. e6 Qe7 36. Qf4+ Kg7 37. Rxh4 Qxe6+ 38. Kd2 Na6 39. Rh5 Qf6 40. Rh7+ Kxh7 41. Qxf6 Bg4 42. Qh4+ Kg7 43. Qxg4+ Kf6 44. Qf3+ Ke7 45. Qxc6 Rg8 46. Qxa6 Rxg2+ 47. Kc1 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1918.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brown, Fred"]
[Black "Gibbs"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[Beauty "8246743845895"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Kf8 9. Bg5 gxf6 10. Bh6+ Kg8 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Ne4 Bb6 13. Qe2 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe2 15. Nd7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1918.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schwartz"]
[Black "Hartlaub, Carl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[Beauty "8246609643018"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. h3 h5 6. Nh2 Nf6 7. d3 Bg4 8. hxg4 hxg4 9. Nxg4 Nh5 10. Be3 Qh4 11. Bxc5 Qh1+ 12. Kxh1 Ng3+ 13. Kg1 Rh1# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1918.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Breyer, Gyula"]
[Black "Havasi, Kornel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251303290400"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 {Notes by Richard Reti.} Nf6 2. Nd2 d5 3. e3 {Breyer, in closed games, likes his Bishops to keep behind his chain of pawns. Therefore he avoids early exchanges and can prepare undisturbed for the attack. It is surprising in his games how, when the decisive break through occurs, the pieces which had appeared shut in, suddenly become alive.} Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Ngf3 e6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. c5 {!} Bc7 8. b4 Nbd7 9. Bb2 {White next thwarts ...e5 by Black and with b5 and Qa4 intends to attack c6 which is difficult to defend.} Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 {After 10...Bxe4 White continues his plan with b5. The move that was made at least looks very good. The Knight at d7 is to be brought to d5; besides White dare not castle on the King's side without exposing himself to an overwhelming attack. Breyer by the following play takes advantage of the unfavourable position of the Bishop at f5 in a manner as beautiful as it is original.} 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. g4 Bg6 13. h4 h5 14. gxh5 {!} Nxh5 {If the Bishop takes, the pawn at e4 is lost.} 15. Qc2 Nf6 {After ...f5 White would get on to the g file with advantage.} 16. O-O-O Bf5 {In order to continue with ...Ng4.} 17. Rdg1 Kf8 18. h5 {!} a5 {If in preparation for this move ...b5 is played, White takes en passant, moves the King to b1 and attacks further the weak pawn at c6 with a Rook at c1.} 19. b5 {A pawn sacrifice of deep calculation after the acceptance of which White forces a win in brilliant style.} cxb5 20. Bxb5 Rxh5 21. d5 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 Kg8 23. d6 Bb8 24. Nc4 Ba7 25. Bd4 Rc8 26. f4 {!!} Bxc5 {If 26...exf3 en passant 27. Qh2 Nh7 28. Qg3 Bg6 29. Qe5 etc.} 27. d7 Nxd7 28. Qh2 f6 29. Bxc5 Nxc5 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Be8+ {Wins the Queen and the game.} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "1918.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Verlinsky, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7628268504583"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. d3 Qe7 7. Be3 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Qd2 O-O-O 11. Bxc5 Qxc5 12. Qe3 Qxe3+ 13. fxe3 f6 14. O-O-O c5 15. Nd5 c6 16. Nb6+ Kc7 17. Nc4 b5 18. Ncd2 Ne7 19. b3 h5 20. g5 Rc8 21. gxf6 gxf6 22. Rhg1 Rhg8 23. Kb2 Kd7 24. a4 Ke6 25. Ra1 f5 26. Ng5+ Kd6 27. axb5 axb5 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. Nde4+ Bxe4 30. Nxe4+ Ke6 31. Nxc5+ Kd5 32. Rxg8 Nxg8 33. b4 Nf6 34. e4+ Kd6 35. Ra7 Rg8 36. Rf7 Rg6 37. h4 Rh6 38. c4 Rg6 39. Nb7+ Ke6 40. Nd8+ Kd6 41. c5# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1918.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[Beauty "8246341141536"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bg4 8. Nd5 Nd4 9. Qd2 Qd7 10. Bxf6 Bxf3 11. Ne7+ Kh8 12. Bxg7+ Kxg7 13. Qg5+ Kh8 14. Qf6# 1-0

[Event "Four Masters"]
[Site "Berlin DEU"]
[Date "1918.04.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Milan Vidmar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8249025508380"]
[EventDate "1918.04.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qe7 7. Qd5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qa3 9. Rc1 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Qd2 d6 12. Nd4 O-O 13. e3 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Ne4 15. Qc2 Qa5+ 16. Ke2 Rxf4 17. exf4 Bf5 18. Qb2 Re8 19. Kf3 Nd2+ 20. Kg3 Ne4+ 21. Kh4 Re6 22. Be2 Rh6+ 23. Bh5 Rxh5+ 24. Kxh5 Bg6+ 0-1

[Event "Four Masters"]
[Site "Berlin DEU"]
[Date "1918.04.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Milan Vidmar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8249025508380"]
[EventDate "1918.04.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 (4... g5 $5 {Balogh's line may not be objectively sound, but it IS fun. ...g5 has a purpose - to develop with ...Bg7.}) (4... Bc5 $6 5. e3 {is inaccurate as the bishop has been developed out of the pawn chain, and Bc5 bites on granite.}) 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 (6. Nbd2 {The alternative line here has a pretty trap.} Qe7 7. a3 Ncxe5 8. Nxe5 (8. axb4 $4 Nd3# {hah.}) 8... Nxe5 9. Bxe5 (9. axb4 $4 Nd3# {still...}) 9... Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qxe5 $14) 6... Qe7 7. Qd5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qa3 $6 {a bit premature if White gives up the c3-pawn rather than passively defending it.} (8... f6 $1 9. exf6 Nxf6 $14 {is better for White, but playable for Black.}) 9. Rc1 (9. Rd1 $1 Qxc3+ 10. Qd2 $16 {White has returned the pawn but has more development and the bishop pair.}) 9... f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Qd2 d6 12. Nd4 O-O 13. e3 $2 {A very costly natural move.} (13. f3 $1 {This looks awkward, but it keeps the knight out of e4, and there is no way to punish it.}) 13... Nxd4 14. cxd4 Ne4 15. Qc2 Qa5+ $6 (15... Qb4+ $1 {This was more accurate as Qb2 would not be an option for White in this line...} 16. Ke2 Bf5 $19) 16. Ke2 Rxf4 $3 {Ripping open the e-file is a deadly idea that mandates the most resourceful play from White to survive.} (16... Bf5 {This is no longer the best move as ...} 17. Qb2 {is a good response, and Black can't easily break through.}) 17. exf4 Bf5 18. Qb2 Re8 {This is the critical moment, and amazingly, White can hold the balance.} 19. Kf3 $2 (19. f3 $1 {not blinking in the face of danger.} Ng3+ $6 {wins a rook...} (19... Nc5+ 20. Kf2 Na4 {maintains a dangerous attack.}) 20. Kf2 Nxh1+ 21. Kg1 {...but the knight is trapped $1 In fact, White is better.}) 19... Nd2+ 20. Kg3 Ne4+ 21. Kh4 {It was certainly more challenging to go back to f3 and hope Black would repeat. However, it would not save the game.} (21. Kf3 {Now either kingside pawn advance wins for Black.} h5 (21... g5 22. fxg5 Bg4+ $1 23. Kxg4 Qxg5+ 24. Kf3 {How to mate in three with a beautiful idea $2} Ng3 $3 {gorgeous.}) 22. g3 (22. h3 h4 $19) 22... Nd2+ 23. Kg2 Be4+ $19) 21... Re6 $1 {Rook lifts are thematic in the Budapest Gambit.} 22. Be2 Rh6+ 23. Bh5 Rxh5+ $1 24. Kxh5 Bg6+ {Facing mate on the next move, Rubinstein resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1918.06.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Marc Fonaroff"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8250095369227"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bxb5 10. Nxb5 O-O 11. Qc3 c6 12. Nd4 Nd7 13. Nf5 Bf6 14. Qg3 Ne5 15. Bf4 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Rxd6 Rxd6 18. Bxe5 Rd1 19. Rxd1 Bxe5 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Nxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Kassa"]
[Site "Kassa (Kosice) AUH"]
[Date "1918.08.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schlechter, Carl"]
[Black "Havasi, Kornel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8247813615113"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bg5 exd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qd3 Ng4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. f4 f5 13. Rae1 Qf7 14. h3 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf6 16. Ng5 Qd5 17. c4 Qa5 18. Re7 Rfd8 19. Nxh7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1918.10.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976828050522"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. h3 Ng4 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. d4 Nxf2 16. Re2 Bg4 17. hxg4 Bh2+ 18. Kf1 Bg3 19. Rxf2 Qh1+ 20. Ke2 Bxf2 21. Bd2 Bh4 22. Qh3 Rae8+ 23. Kd3 Qf1+ 24. Kc2 Bf2 25. Qf3 Qg1 26. Bd5 c5 27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. b4 Bd6 29. a4 a5 30. axb5 axb4 31. Ra6 bxc3 32. Nxc3 Bb4 33. b6 Bxc3 34. Bxc3 h6 35. b7 Re3 36. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1918.10.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976828050522"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {\"My first surprise. For the first time in 10 years, Marshall allowed me to play a Ruy Lopez.\"} 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O {\"My second surprise. I now felt that Marshall had prepared something for me, expecting me to play Bd5, therefore without hesitation I played my next move.\"} 8. c3 d5 $1 {\"And now I was sure that I had fallen into a prepared variation.\"} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 {\"I thought for a little while before playing this, knowing thereafter I would be subjected to a terrific attack, all the lines of which would be of necessity familiar to my adversary. The lust of battle however had been aroused within me. I felt that my judgement and skill were being challenged by a player who had every reason to fear both (as shown by the record of our previous encounters), but who wanted to take advantage of the element of surprise and the fact of my being unfamiliar to a thing which he had devoted many a night of toil and hard work. I considered the then position and decided that I was then in honour bound, so to speak, to take the pawn and accept the challenge, as my knowledge and judgement told me that my position should then be defensible.\"} Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6 $6 {Marshall's first attempt looks very natural, but Capablanca meets it accurately and refutes the line.} (11... c6 {The modern and fully sound and reliable line.}) 12. Re1 {\"The normal move 12.d4 would lead to the same position. I knew this as a I worked the variations in my own mind, and decided on the text move, because I thought I might thus put my opponent a little more on his own and away from the analysis. It did not, however, produce such as effect.\"} Bd6 13. h3 (13. d4 {slightly preferable according to the engine.}) 13... Ng4 $5 {The onslaught begins.} 14. Qf3 $1 {\"This move is both defensive and offensive as it threatens the Ra8 and also Qxf7+ in case the Bd6 should leave his original diagonal.\"} (14. hxg4 $2 {Capablanca's refutation in his notes is incorrect, but his intuition was fully correct - the knight cannot be captured.} Qh4 15. g3 (15. Qf3 Bh2+ (15... Qh2+ $2 16. Kf1 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 Qh1+ 18. Ke2 Rae8+ 19. Be6 $3 {A beautiful move that Capablanca missed in his notes. He thought Black won here.}) 16. Kf1 Bxg4 $19) 15... Bxg3 16. fxg3 Qxg3+ 17. Kf1 Bxg4 $19) 14... Qh4 15. d4 Nxf2 $5 {\"The trapper trapped. Black, however, had nothing better and had to go with the attack to do or die.\"} 16. Re2 (16. Qxf2 Bh2+ $1 (16... Bg3 17. Qxf7+ $1 Rxf7 18. Re8#) 17. Kf1 Bg3 18. Qd2 (18. Qxf7+ $4 Rxf7+ $19) 18... Bxh3 19. gxh3 Qxh3+ 20. Qg2 Qxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Bxe1 $13) 16... Bg4 (16... Bxh3 17. gxh3 Nxh3+ 18. Kg2 $16) 17. hxg4 Bh2+ 18. Kf1 Bg3 {\"I expected ...Nh1. White, however, can defend in several ways. The best might be Be3. It should be noticed that that throughout all these complications what saves White is the combined pressure of the queen and bishop against f7 as well as the great defensive power of the Qf3.\"} (18... Nh1 $5) 19. Rxf2 $1 Qh1+ 20. Ke2 Bxf2 21. Bd2 $1 (21. Qxf2 $2 Qxc1 $19) 21... Bh4 22. Qh3 Rae8+ 23. Kd3 Qf1+ 24. Kc2 Bf2 25. Qf3 Qg1 26. Bd5 c5 27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. b4 {At last White assumes the initiative, and Black's game crumbles to pieces.} Bd6 29. a4 a5 30. axb5 axb4 31. Ra6 bxc3 32. Nxc3 Bb4 33. b6 Bxc3 34. Bxc3 h6 35. b7 Re3 36. Bxf7+ $1 {and mate in five more moves.} (36. Bxf7+ Rxf7 37. b8=Q+ $18) (36. Bxf7+ Kh8 37. Rxh6#) (36. Bxf7+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kh8 38. Rxh6#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1918.11.09"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Chajes, Oscar"]
[Black "David Janowski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251709851146"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Ng8 8. Bc4 Bg7 9. Qf3 e6 10. Bf4 Qa5 11. O-O Bxe5 12. Rfe1 Bxf4 13. Qxf4 d5 14. Qd4 f6 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Qd8 17. Bc6+ Bd7 18. Rxe6+ Ne7 19. Rae1 O-O 20. Bxd7 Nf5 21. Qd5 Kg7 22. g4 Nh4 23. Re7+ Kh6 24. R1e3 Rb8 25. f4 g5 26. fxg5+ fxg5 27. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Odessa RUS"]
[Date "1919.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Kaufmann, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7834754416198"]
[EventDate "1919.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 Nf6 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Be3 Na6 7. g3 Bxc5 8. Bxc5 Nxc5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bf5 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Nd4 Bg6 13. Bh3 Nce4 14. Rc1 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Ne4 16. Rb3 Rb8 17. f4 f6 18. Rb5 Bf7 19. Rf3 a6 20. Rb4 Qa5 21. Rfb3 Qc7 22. e3 b5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Ne6 Rxb4 25. Nxc7 Rxb3 26. Nxe8 Rxb2 27. Qc1 a3 28. Qc8 Rb1+ 29. Bf1 g6 30. Nxf6+ Kg7 31. Nxe4 a2 32. Qc3+ Kh6 33. Nd6 a1=Q 34. Nxf7+ Kh5 35. Kg2 Rxf1 36. Kh3 g5 37. g4+ Kg6 38. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event "ch"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "1919.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Przepiorka, Dawid"]
[Black "Jozef Dominik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[Beauty "7149107312726"]
[EventDate "1919.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O Ne4 11. Bf4 f5 12. Ne5 g5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Be5 Bd6 15. f4 g4 16. h3 gxh3 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. g4 Qg6 20. g5 h6 21. Kh2 hxg5 22. Rg1 g4 23. Na4 Bf5 24. Nb6 Rae8 25. Rc5 Re7 26. a4 g3+ 27. Rxg3 Qxg3+ 28. Kxg3 Rg7+ 29. Kh2 Rg2+ 30. Kh1 Bg4 31. Qg1 Bf3 32. Rc2 Kf7 33. Rxg2 hxg2+ 34. Kh2 Rh8+ 35. Kg3 Rh1 36. Kf2 a5 37. Nc8 Ke6 38. f5+ Kf6 39. Nd6 b6 40. Nc8 c5 41. Nxb6 cxd4 42. Nxd5+ Ke5 43. f6 dxe3+ 44. Nxe3 Kxf6 45. b4 axb4 46. Nd5+ Ke6 47. Nxb4 e3+ 0-1

[Event "corr"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1919.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wagner, Heinrich"]
[Black "Schoenmann, Wilhelm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D08"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8248622908969"]
[EventDate "1919.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]

1. d4 {Game and comments by Italians IM Giorgio Porreca and Adriano Chicco - "Il Libro completo degli scacchi" 8a ed. chapter XXIX: fianchetto bishop} d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 f6 6. e6 Bxe6 7. a3 a5 8. b3 f5 9. Bb2 Bc5 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. g3 O-O-O 12. Qd3 Nh6 13. Bg2 Ng4 14. O-O h5 {Here Black looks good, instead his position is almost lost! The clash between appareance and the rising in a few moves reality makes White combo very nice.} 15. b4 {It looks like a common pawn sac--it is instead the beginning of the end.} axb4 {Black is forced to take, because if 15...,Ba7 16.c5 and White's advantage became clear.} 16. axb4 Nxb4 {If 16...Bxb4 then d4 pawn is lost} 17. Qb3 Nc6 {White was threatening at least 18. Ra8+ (or 18. h3!) with revenge on d4 pawn.} 18. Qb5 Bb6 19. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:21] !! This sac depends by previous one and allows the following, on move} Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Qxb7+ {!! This sac is wonderfully possible, thanks to the strategic placement of Bg2.} Kxb7 22. Rfb1+ Kc8 23. Bxc6 Qa3 {To escape from mating net, in fact 23...,Kd8; 24. Rb8+,Bc8 and Rxc8+} 24. Rb8+ {!! White finds the most elegant way to end this genial match, little known but that fully deserve to be considered a chess masterpiece.} Kxb8 25. Rxa3 {and Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Simul, 40b"]
[Site "Pittsburgh, PA USA"]
[Date "1919.02.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Walter L Murdock"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8249294000181"]
[EventDate "1919.02.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O d6 6. Nd5 Bc5 7. d4 Bxd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Bg5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Bh4 Rg8 13. Qxd4 Rg6 14. Rfe1 Qe7 15. c4 Qe5 16. Qd2 O-O-O 17. Bg3 Qg5 18. Qd4 h5 19. h4 Qg4 20. Qxa7 Bxe4 21. c5 f5 22. Rac1 Bc6 23. cxd6 Rgxd6 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25. Qa8+ Kd7 26. Qxb7 f4 27. Bh2 Qe2 28. Qb4 Re8 29. Ra1 Re4 30. Qb3 Qe1+ 0-1

[Event "Kostic"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1919.03.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Borislav Kostic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[Beauty "5088730939400"]
[EventDate "1919.03.25"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfe1 Nc6 12. d4 Rfe8 13. Bb5 a6 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Re3 c6 17. Rae1 Kf8 18. Bf4 Nb7 19. h3 h6 20. Bh2 Bd8 21. Rxe8+ Bxe8 22. a4 c5 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bd5 Ra7 25. Bxe4 Be7 26. axb5 axb5 27. dxc5 dxc5 28. Bb8 Ra8 29. Bg3 Ra7 30. Bb8 Ra8 31. Bg3 Ra7 32. Ne5 Nd8 33. b3 Ne6 34. Bd5 Nd4 35. c3 Nf5 36. Bh2 b4 37. g4 Nd6 38. c4 Ra3 39. Re3 Nc8 40. Bb7 Na7 41. Bd5 f6 42. Nf3 Nc6 43. Nh4 Nd4 44. Nf5 Nxf5 45. gxf5 Bd7 46. Be4 Ra6 47. Rd3 Bc6 48. Bxc6 Rxc6 49. Kg2 Ra6 50. Kf3 Ra2 51. Bg3 Ke8 52. Bf4 Ra6 53. Be3 Ra1 54. Kg4 Ra7 55. Kh5 Kf7 56. Rd5 Ra3 57. Rd7 Ke8 58. Rd3 Kf7 59. h4 Ra7 60. Rd5 Ra5 61. Rd7 Ke8 62. Rd3 Kf7 63. Rd5 Ra3 64. Bxc5 Bxc5 65. Rxc5 Rxb3 66. Rc7+ Kf8 67. Kg6 Rf3 68. Rf7+ Ke8 69. Rxg7 Rf4 70. h5 Rxc4 71. Kxh6 Kf8 72. Rb7 Rg4 73. f3 Rg5 74. Rxb4 Kf7 75. Rg4 Rxf5 76. f4 Ra5 77. Rg7+ Kf8 78. Rb7 f5 79. Kg6 Ra6+ 80. Kxf5 Ra5+ 81. Kg4 Ra6 82. Kg5 Rc6 83. f5 Kg8 84. f6 Rc1 85. Rg7+ Kf8 86. h6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1919.08.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251705917960"]
[EventDate "1919.08.11"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d4 Be7 6. O-O Bd7 7. Re1 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Qxd4 Bxb5 10. Nxb5 a6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bg5 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Re3 Ne5 16. Rg3 f6 17. f4 Nc6 18. Qc3 Rf7 19. f5 Qf8 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Nf4 Ne5 22. Qxb7 Rb8 23. Qxa6 Rxb2 24. Rb3 Rxc2 25. Rab1 h6 26. Ng6+ Nxg6 27. fxg6 Re7 28. Rb8 Re8 29. Qa8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1919.08.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Winter, William"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8246337211398"]
[EventDate "1919.08.11"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Bd6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. Nd5 g5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 f6 16. Kg2 a5 17. a4 Kf7 18. Rh1 Ke6 19. h4 Rfb8 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. b3 c6 22. Ra2 b5 23. Rha1 c4 24. axb5 cxb3 25. cxb3 Rxb5 26. Ra4 Rxb3 27. d4 Rb5 28. Rc4 Rb4 29. Rxc6 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1919.08.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Conde, Adrian Garcia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C79"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7287083109382"]
[EventDate "1919.08.11"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd3 Re8 12. Rfe1 h6 13. Bh4 c5 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 Qd7 16. h3 a5 17. Re2 Nh7 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Rxe7 Qxe7 20. Nd5 Qd7 21. Re1 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qe3 Qd7 24. Qe7 Qxe7 25. Nxe7+ Kf8 26. Nd5 Ke8 27. Nxc7+ Kd7 28. Nd5 Kc6 29. c4 Nf6 30. Nxf6 gxf6 31. a4 d5 32. b3 d4 33. f4 Kd6 34. g4 Ke7 35. Kf2 Kd6 36. Kf3 Ke7 37. Ke4 Kd6 38. h4 Kd7 39. b4 axb4 40. a5 Kc7 41. g5 fxg5 42. fxg5 hxg5 43. hxg5 b3 44. Kd3 Kd7 45. g6 fxg6 46. fxg6 1-0

[Event "Simul, 40b"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1919.09.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Fox, Maurice"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7698460477523"]
[EventDate "1919.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Bc4 d6 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Nd5 Be6 7. c3 Bxd5 8. Bxd5 O-O 9. Qf3 Qe7 10. Ne2 Nd8 11. Ng3 Ne6 12. Nf5 Qd8 13. Nh6+ Kh8 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nxf7+ Rxf7 16. Bxe6 Rg7 17. h4 Qe7 18. Bb3 c6 19. O-O-O a5 20. a3 b5 21. d4 exd4 22. cxd4 Bb6 23. h5 Re8 24. h6 Rg5 25. Rh4 a4 26. Ba2 c5 27. dxc5 Rxc5+ 28. Kb1 Rec8 29. Rg4 f5 30. Rg7 Qh4 31. Qe3 Rd5 32. Rc1 Rd1 33. Rxd1 Bxe3 34. fxe3 Qxh6 35. Rd7 Qxe3 36. exf5 b4 37. axb4 a3 38. bxa3 Qe4+ 39. Ka1 Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "2"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1920.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Friedrich Saemisch"]
[Black "Shropp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8042460497974"]
[EventDate "1920.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. c3 Be7 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8. O-O Nh5 9. dxc5 Nxf4 10. exf4 Bxc5 11. Qe2 Qf6 12. g3 h6 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Ne5 g6 15. Rad1 Qg7 16. Kg2 Ne7 17. h4 f6 18. Nf3 Bd7 19. Nbd4 Qf7 20. Rde1 Rfe8 21. Qd2 h5 22. Re2 Nc6 23. Rfe1 a6 24. Bc2 Rad8 25. Qd3 Kg7 26. Nxe6+ Bxe6 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxe6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Ng5 Qg8 31. Qxf6+ Ke8 32. Bf5 d4 33. Ne6 Rd7 34. Bg6+ Rf7 35. Ng5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1920.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Bersma"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8248891289607"]
[EventDate "1920.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 d6 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Ne8 10. f4 Bf6 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Qxd4+ 13. Bxd4 Be7 14. Nc3 c5 15. Nd5 cxd4 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Bxf7 Nc7 18. Rf4 Be6 19. Ng6+ hxg6 20. Rh4# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1920.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Geza Janny"]
[Black "Gudju, Ion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8248354423345"]
[EventDate "1920.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2 Kxf7 14. e5 h6 15. d5 dxe5 16. Nxe5+ Kf6 17. Qg6+ Kxe5 18. Re1+ Kd4 19. Qe4+ Kxc3 20. Bb2+ Kxb2 21. Re2+ Kxa1 22. Qc2 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New Orleans, LA USA"]
[Date "1920.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adams, Edwin Ziegler"]
[Black "Torre Repetto, Carlos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8248753199113"]
[EventDate "1920.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 O-O 11. Bg5 c6 12. c4 cxd5 13. cxd5 Re8 14. Rfe1 a5 15. Re2 Rc8 16. Rae1 Qd7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qg4 Qb5 19. Qc4 Qd7 20. Qc7 Qb5 21. a4 Qxa4 22. Re4 Qb5 23. Qxb7 1-0

[Event "Match"]
[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "1920.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8251172980292"]
[EventDate "1920.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. d4 f5 2. e4 $5 {Quite a playable gambit option for White.} fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 g6 (4... Nc6 {This is modern solution to Staunton's Gambit, and I've   played it many times.}) 5. f3 exf3 6. Nxf3 Bg7 7. Bd3 c5 $2 {This is too much. Black is down too much in development to open more lines and lose more time.} 8. d5 $2 (8. dxc5 {This is considerably stronger. White will just castle and   bring heavy pieces to the center, dominating the board.}) 8... Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 $4 {a fatal miscalculation.} 10. Rb1 Nxd5 $5 {Euwe relied on this move, which DOES win material, but once again, sacrificing two rooks is the key to victory for Reti.} (10... Qa3 {The queen could not simply escape.} 11. Nb5 Qxa2 12. O-O Na6 13. Ra1 Qxd5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Bxg6+ $18) 11. Nxd5 $3 Qxb1+ 12. Kf2 Qxh1 13. Bxe7 $1 {The black king cannot escape the center, and the material count is completely irrelevant.} d6 (13... Kf7 {This leads to some pretty checkmates.} 14. Ng5+ Kg8 15. Nf6+ Bxf6 16. Bc4+ Kg7 17. Bxf6+ Kxf6 18. Qf4+ Kg7 19. Qe5+ Kf8 (19... Kh6 20. Nf7#) 20. Qxh8+ Ke7 21. Qe5+ Kf8 (21... Kd8 22. Nf7#) 22. Nxh7#) 14. Bxd6 Nc6 (14... Bd7 {Losing in the prettiest way :D} 15. Qe3+ Kd8 16. Qg5+ Kc8 17. Ne7+ Kd8 18. Nc6+ Kc8 19. Qd8+ Rxd8 20. Ne7# {What a finish   this would have been $1}) 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qe2+ Kd8 18. Bc7+ Kc8 19. Qa6# 1-0

[Event "Simul, 32b"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "1920.02.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Coll, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8249293995529"]
[EventDate "1920.02.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAT"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 Bg4 4. Ne2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nd2 O-O 7. f3 Bh5 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nd5 10. c3 c6 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. f4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Re8 14. Rae1 N5f6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxf7 Qc7 17. Qxe6 Bf8 18. Nxh6+ Kh8 19. Qg8+ Nxg8 20. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "Match"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1920.05.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Reti, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[Beauty "8246337210370"]
[EventDate "1920.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

{is a roughly equal position I've played many times. Even this is simply getting checkmated.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 {1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O ( Error reading move: Ne4 Advancing the f-pawn can be risky, but it simply wins in this case. Euwe's position *looks threatening, but the threats are purely cosmetic. A classic example of returning material to break the attack. Reti sacrifices the second rook and is nearly checkmating by force $1 Optically, it's hard to believe it's checkmate at first, but the remainng bishop and queen are a perfect team. analysis: 21. Kf1 Qf3+ 22. Ke1 Qf2#} 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1920.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schelfhout, Willem"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8246743824400"]
[EventDate "1920.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Nge7 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. d3 O-O 8. Bg5 Qd6 9. Qd2 Nd4 10. Bc4 c6 11. Rf1 b5 12. Bb3 a5 13. a3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 Ng6 15. O-O-O b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Ne2 Be6 18. Kc2 Bd4 19. Nexd4 Qc5+ 20. Kb1 exd4 21. Rc1 Ra1+ 22. Kxa1 Qa5+ 23. Kb1 Bxb3 0-1

[Event "Match"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1920.06.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Reti, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251038826573"]
[EventDate "1920.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c6 2. b3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Be6 7. Qe2 Qc7 8. Nf3 f6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nc3 a6 11. d4 Nge7 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Rad1 O-O-O 15. Rfe1 h5 16. Na4 e4 17. f3 h4 18. fxe4 hxg3 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qe6+ Kb8 22. Rxd5 Rde8 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxe8+ Ka7 25. Rdd8 $3 {Euwe's pieces coordinate flawlessly in the finish.} b6 (25... Nxd8 26. Bd4+ Kb8 (26... Ka8 27. Nb6+ Ka7 28. Nd5+ $18) (26... b6 27. Bxb6+ $18) 27. Be5 $18) 26. Ba3 gxh2+ (26... Nxd8 27. Re7 $18) 27. Kh1 Qf7 (27... Nxd8 28. Re7 $18) 28. Re7+ $3 {A simply lovely finish.} Nxe7 29. Rd7+ {1. e4 c6 2. b3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Be6 7. Qe2 Qc7 8. Nf3 f6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nc3 a6 11. d4 Nge7 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Rad1 O-O-O 15. Rfe1 h5 16. Na4 e4 17. f3 h4 18. fxe4 hxg3 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qe6+ Kb8 22. Rxd5 Rde8 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxe8+ Ka7 25. Rdd8 $3 (Euwe's pieces coordinate flawlessly in the finish. Error reading move: b6} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "1920.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8250770337866"]
[EventDate "1920.08.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. c4 f5 2. b3 e5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Bd6 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. Qd5 Qe7 10. e4 Be6 11. Qb5 O-O 12. Qxb7 Bd7 13. Qa6 Rab8 14. Nf3 Nb4 15. cxb4 Bxb4+ 16. Nd2 Bb5 17. Qxa7 Bxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Qd6+ 19. Kc2 Bd3+ 20. Kc3 Rb6 21. Qa5 Qd4+ 22. Kd2 Qxf2+ 23. Kxd3 Rd8+ 24. Qd5+ Rxd5+ 25. exd5 e4+ 26. Kc3 Qe3+ 27. Kc2 Qd3+ 28. Kc1 Rb5 29. Ba3 Rxd5 30. Bf1 Qe3+ 31. Kc2 Rd2+ 32. Kb1 Rd1+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "1920.08.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Moller, Jorgen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8249826879015"]
[EventDate "1920.08.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qf3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bb5 Qh4+ 8. Kf1 g5 9. Nd2 Bg4 10. Nxe4 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Qh6 12. Nf6+ Kd8 13. h4 Be7 14. Nxg5 Qg6 15. Nxd5 Bxg5 16. hxg5 Qc2 17. Be2 Ne7 18. Nxf4 c5 19. Rh3 cxd4 20. Rd3 Kd7 21. Bd1 Qxd3+ 22. Nxd3 dxc3 23. bxc3 Rad8 24. Be2 Nf5 25. Bf4 Kc7 26. Rb1 b6 27. e6+ Kc8 28. Ne5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "1920.08.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Marco, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8247545199682"]
[EventDate "1920.08.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. a4 Be7 6. Nc3 Ngf6 7. O-O h6 8. b3 Qc7 9. Bb2 Nf8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Nd5 Qd6 13. Ba3 cxd5 14. Bxd6 dxc4 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. e5 N6d7 17. Qd6+ Kd8 18. f4 a5 19. f5 Ra6 20. Qd5 Ke7 21. Qxc4 Rc6 22. Qd5 h5 23. Qxa5 Rhh6 24. Rae1 b6 25. Qd2 Kd8 26. Qd5 Rxc2 27. e6 fxe6 28. fxe6 Nxe6 29. Rxe6 Bb7 30. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "1920.08.18"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8042863178248"]
[EventDate "1920.08.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 {Notes from "The Chess Amateur", February 1922, and Efim Bogoljubow.} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Rc1 Re8 {?!} 8. Qc2 dxc4 {?!} 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 {Bogoljubow: Black should play 11...Ne5 12.Be2 Bd7 13.Rfd1 Qb6 with a satisfactory position.} 12. Rfd1 Qa5 13. Bh4 Ne5 14. Be2 Ng6 15. Bg3 e5 {TCA: If 15...Nh5, then 16.Nb3 Qg5 17.Ne4 with much the better game.} 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. Qb1 {!} Qb8 18. Bf3 Qa7 19. Na5 {! TCA: Stops Black from obtaining a little more freedom by 19...Rb8 and 20...h5.} Bb4 20. Nc4 Bd7 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Be6 23. Qe4 {Bogoljubow: Also good is 23.Nxe5 Nxe5 24.Bxe5 and if 24...Bg4 25.Bd4 with an extra pawn, but Rubinstein prefers to keep the pressure on.} Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rac8 25. Rcd1 Bf8 26. b3 b5 27. Nd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Rc7 {? Bogoljubow: Black misses his last chance: 28...Qa8!. Now 29.R6d5 is bad because of 29...f5! 30.Qxf5 Qxd5 31.Rxd5 Rc1+. If 29.Qf5 then 29...f6 30.h4 Nh8 is possible and Black's position is playable.} 29. h4 {!} f6 30. Qd5+ Kh8 31. h5 Nf8 32. h6 Ng6 33. Qe6 {!} Rf8 34. Rd7 gxh6 35. Bh4 {! TCA: For if 35...Nxh4 36.Qe7 wins.} 1-0

[Event "Bogoljubov - Nimzowitsch"]
[Site "Stockholm SWE"]
[Date "1920.09.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[Beauty "6257519888444"]
[EventDate "1920.09.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 {Notes by Raymond Keene, from The Times, January 22, 2006. -- As promised, this week I shall present the moves and comments from the 1920 clash between Efim Bogolyubov and Aron Nimzowitsch, played in the rooms of the Stockholm Schacksallskap, Grand Royal, Stockholm. This game was thought to have been lost, but efforts by historians Peter Holmgren and Tony Gillam have brought it back to light. As a clash between two players just below the levels of Emanuel Lasker, Jose Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine, its reappearance assumes tremendous importance. My thanks to Phil Hughes for sending the game to me.} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Qb6 {This came to be known as the Torre Attack, with White continuing 5.Bd3 Qxb2 6.Nbd2, offering the white b-pawn as a sacrifice in return for development and attacking chances. Bogolyubov's move is more speculative.} 5. Nc3 Qxb2 6. Nb5 Qb4+ 7. Nd2 Qa5 8. Bf4 Nd5 9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. Bxd6 cxd4 11. exd4 Qc3 {White has already sacrifices one pawn and is hard pressed to avoid the loss of a second. White's compensation resides in his grip over the dark squares and Black's inabilitity to castle his king into safety.} 12. Bd3 Qxd4 13. Nc4 Qc3+ 14. Kf1 Nc6 15. Ba3 Qf6 16. Nd6+ Kd8 17. Qe1 b5 {An eccentric choice. Black should be better in this position were he to play more conservatively with 17...Nf4 or 17...b6.} 18. Ne4 Qe5 19. Bd6 Qh5 {In spite of his aberration on move 17, Black would still retain the better chances after 19...Qb2.} 20. h3 f5 21. Ng3 Qh4 22. Bxb5 {As a direct consequence of Black's error on move 17 White has regained some material. The chances are now about equal.} Bb7 23. Kg1 Nd4 24. Qa5+ Ke8 25. Bd3 Nf4 26. Qe5 Bxg2 {"Time trouble" was the comment by Ernst Jacobson in the Dagens Tidning of September 6 1920.} 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. Bxf4 Bxh1 29. Kxh1 Nc6 30. Bd6 g6 31. Rb1 e5 32. Ba6 Kf7 33. c4 Kf6 34. Ne2 Nd8 35. Nc3 {At last, after the time trouble transaction, which left Nimzowitsch permanently in material arrears, White has established a clear advantage.} Nf7 36. Rd1 Rae8 37. Nd5+ Kg7 38. Be7 Kh6 39. Bf6 {Black must give up material as Nc7 is coming.} Re6 40. Bb5 Rc8 41. Bxd7 Rxf6 42. Nxf6 Rxc4 43. Be6 {The remaining part of the game is merely a technical exercise for White in a winning position.} Rc7 44. Rd7 Rxd7 45. Bxd7 e4 46. Bb5 Nd6 47. a4 g5 48. Nd7 Kh5 49. Ne5 Nb7 50. Nc6 a5 51. Nd4 Kg6 52. Nb3 f4 53. Ba6 Nd8 54. Nxa5 h5 55. Bc4 g4 56. hxg4 hxg4 57. Bd5 Kf5 58. Nc4 Ne6 59. Nd6+ Ke5 60. Bxe6 Kxd6 61. Bxg4 Kc5 62. Kg2 e3 63. fxe3 {Black resigns} 1-0

[Event "Consultation game"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1921.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wegemund / Brennert"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[Beauty "8246739870268"]
[EventDate "1921.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 d5 7. Nd2 e5 8. N4f3 h6 9. c3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Be6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4 Na5 15. Bd2 Rae8 16. Ng3 Bd6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 e4 19. Nd4 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Bf4 21. c4 Nxc4 22. Rac1 b5 23. b3 e3 24. fxe3 Ndxe3 25. Bxe3 Bxe3 26. Nxb5 Qg3 27. Qxc4 Bf4 28. Kg1 Re5 29. Nd6 g6 30. Bh3 Be3+ 31. Kh1 Rh5 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1921.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kraussold"]
[Black "Volt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8040581494357"]
[EventDate "1921.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Qe2 Nxc3 7. dxc3 O-O 8. Bf4 c5 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 Be6 11. Qf2 d4 12. c4 b5 13. Nd2 bxc4 14. Nxc4 Qc7 15. Qg3 Rd8 16. Bd3 Nc6 17. a3 Na5 18. Nd6 Qb6 19. Ne4 Rab8 20. Bc1 Kh8 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 c4 23. Be4 c3 24. Qh4 g6 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. b4 Qxb4+ 27. axb4 Rxb4+ 28. Bb2 Rxb2+ 29. Kc1 Rdb8 30. Qd8+ Rxd8 31. Rdf1 Rdb8 32. Kd1 Bc4 33. Bd3 Bxd3 34. cxd3 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "Lasker - World Championship Match"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1921.04.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D61"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[Beauty "5910814538764"]
[EventDate "1921.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 Qa5 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 cxd4 11. exd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. O-O {The development is now complete. White has a lone d Pawn, but, on the otherhand, Black is somewhat hampered in the manoeuvering of his pieces.} Rac8 15. Ne5 Bb5 {With this move and the following, Black brings about an exchange of pieces, which leaves him with a free game.} 16. Rfe1 Nbd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Qb3 Bc6 {Not Ba6 because of Nd7, followed by Nc5.} 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Re5 Qb6 22. Qc2 Rfd8 23. Ne2 {Probably White's first mistake. He wants to take a good defensive position, but he should instead have counter-attacked with Na4 and Rc5.} Rd5 24. Rxd5 cxd5 {Black has now the open file and his left side Pawn position is very solid, while White has a weak d-Pawn. The apparently weak Black a Pawn is not actually weak because White has no way to attack it.} 25. Qd2 Nf5 26. b3 {In order to free the Queen from the defense of the b-Pawn and also to prevent Rc4 at any stage.} h5 {In order to prevent g4 at a later stage. Also to make a demonstration on the king\C6s side, prepatory to further operations on the other side.} 27. h3 {Weak, but White wants to be ready to play g4.} h4 {To tie up White's King side. Later on it will be seen that White is compelled to play g4 and thus further weaken his game.} 28. Qd3 Rc6 29. Kf1 g6 30. Qb1 Qb4 31. Kg1 {This was White's sealed move. It was not the best move, but it is doubtful if White has any good system of defense.} a5 32. Qb2 a4 {Now Black exchanges the pawn and leaves White with a weak, isolated b-Pawn, which will fall sooner or later.} 33. Qd2 Qxd2 34. Rxd2 axb3 35. axb3 Rb6 {In order to force Rd3 and thus prevent the White rook from supporting his b-Pawn by Rb2 later on. It means practically tying up the White rook to the defense of his two weak pawns.} 36. Rd3 Ra6 37. g4 hxg3 38. fxg3 Ra2 39. Nc3 Rc2 40. Nd1 {The alternative Na4, was not any better. White\C6s game is doomed.} Ne7 41. Ne3 Rc1+ 42. Kf2 Nc6 43. Nd1 Rb1 {Not Nb4 because of 44. Rd2 Rb1 45. Nb2 Rxb2 46.Rxb2 Nd3+ 47.Ke2 Nxb2 48.Kd2, and Black could not win.} 44. Ke2 {Not a mistake, but played deliberately. White had no way to protect his b-Pawn.} Rxb3 45. Ke3 Rb4 46. Nc3 Ne7 47. Ne2 Nf5+ 48. Kf2 g5 49. g4 Nd6 50. Ng1 Ne4+ 51. Kf1 Rb1+ 52. Kg2 Rb2+ 53. Kf1 Rf2+ 54. Ke1 Ra2 {All these moves have a meaning. The student should carefully study them.} 55. Kf1 Kg7 56. Re3 Kg6 57. Rd3 f6 58. Re3 Kf7 59. Rd3 Ke7 60. Re3 Kd6 61. Rd3 Rf2+ 62. Ke1 Rg2 63. Kf1 Ra2 64. Re3 e5 {This was my sealed move and unquestionably the best way to win.} 65. Rd3 {If 65.Ne2 Nd2+ 66.Kf2 e4 67.Rc3 Nf3 68.Ke3 Ne1 69.Kf2 Ng2. and White would be helpless. If 65.Nf3 Nd2+ exchanging knights wins.} exd4 66. Rxd4 Kc5 67. Rd1 d4 68. Rc1+ Kd5 {There is nothing left. The Black pawn will advance and White will have to give up his Knight for it. This is the finest win of the match and probably took away from Dr. Lasker his last real hope of winning or drawing the match.} 0-1

[Event "Lasker - World Championship Match"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1921.04.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7150050773002"]
[EventDate "1921.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Rc1 Re8 8. Qc2 c6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Rxe7 12. O-O Nf8 13. Rfd1 Bd7 {I do not consider the system adopted by Dr. Lasker in this game to be any good.} 14. e4 Nb6 {...Nxc3 would have simplified matters somewhat, but it would have left Black in avery awkward position. The text move, by driving back the bishop, gains time for the defense.} 15. Bf1 Rc8 16. b4 {To prevent c5, either now or a later stage. There is no Black bishop and White\C6s whole plan is based on that fact. He will attempt, in due time, to place a knight on d6.} Be8 17. Qb3 {White might have played a4 at once, but wanted at first to prevent the Black Queen from coming out via d6 an f4.} Rec7 18. a4 Ng6 19. a5 Nd7 20. e5 b6 21. Ne4 Rb8 22. Qc3 {Qa3 at once was best. The text move gives Black a chance to gain time.} Nf4 23. Nd6 Nd5 {Had the White Queen been at a3 Black could not have gained this very important tempo.} 24. Qa3 f6 25. Nxe8 {This Bishop had to be taken, since it threatened to go to h5, pinning the Knight.} Qxe8 26. exf6 gxf6 {To retake with either Knight would have left the e Pawn extremely weak.} 27. b5 {With this move White gets rid of his Queen's side Pawns.} Rbc8 28. bxc6 Rxc6 29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. axb6 axb6 31. Re1 {Bb5 was better.} Qc8 32. Nd2 {This was my sealed move and unquestionably the only move to keep the initiative.} Nf8 {...Rc3 would have been met by Qa1.} 33. Ne4 {The White Knight stands now in a very commanding position. Black's game is far more difficult than appears at first glance and I believe that the only good system of defense would have to be based on ...f5, after ...h6, driving back the White Knight.} Qd8 34. h4 Rc7 {This might be said to be the losing move. Black had to play ...h6 in order to be ready to continue with ...f5, forcing the White Knight to withdraw.} 35. Qb3 {White's plan consists in getting rid of Black's powerfully posted Knight at d5, which is the key to Black's defense.} Rg7 36. g3 Ra7 37. Bc4 Ra5 38. Nc3 Nxc3 39. Qxc3 Kf7 40. Qe3 Qd6 41. Qe4 Ra4 {Neither one of us had very much time left at this stage of the game. Black's alternative was ...Ra7, which would have been met by d5, leaving Black with what in my opinion is a lost position.} 42. Qb7+ Kg6 {If 42...Qe7 43.Qc6 wins.} 43. Qc8 Qb4 44. Rc1 Qe7 {Black's game was now hopeless; for instance 44...Qa3 (best) 45.Bd3+! f5 (best) 46.Qe8+ Kh6 47.Re1 Ra8 48.Rxe6+ Nxe6 49.Qxe6+ Kg7 50.Qe5+, etc. In practically all the other variations the check with the Bishop at d3 wins.} 45. Bd3+ Kh6 {..f5 would have prolonged the game a few moves only. 46.Rc7 would always win.} 46. Rc7 Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Qd6 48. Qxf8+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Triberg GER"]
[Date "1921.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Selezniev, Alexey Sergeevich"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[Beauty "5637186534435"]
[EventDate "1921.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 d6 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Bf4 h6 7. Nc3 c5 8. d5 b5 9. Ne1 a6 10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 g6 13. c4 bxc3 14. bxc3 Bg7 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. c4 O-O 17. Qc2 a5 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Bd2 Ba6 20. Bd3 Rb4 21. Bxb4 cxb4 22. Nd2 Nc5 23. Nb3 Nd7 24. c5 Bxd3 25. exd3 dxc5 26. Rfe1 Ne5 27. Re3 Rc8 28. Rc1 Qd7 29. d4 Ng4 30. Re4 c4 31. Nc5 Qf5 32. Qe2 b3 33. Rxg4 b2 34. Qxb2 Qxg4 35. Rxc4 h5 36. Qc2 h4 37. Qd3 Rd8 38. f3 Qh5 39. Qe4 hxg3 40. hxg3 Qg5 41. Kg2 Qd2+ 42. Kh3 Bf6 43. Rc2 Qh6+ 44. Kg2 Kg7 45. g4 Rh8 46. Kf2 Rb8 47. Ke2 Rb4 48. Rd2 Qh2+ 49. Ke3 Qg1+ 50. Ke2 Bxd4 51. Nd3 Rb1 52. Nc1 Bc3 53. Qxb1 Qg2+ 54. Kd3 Qxd2+ 55. Kc4 Qd4+ 56. Kb3 Ba1 57. Ka3 Qc5+ 58. Ka2 Bf6 59. g5 Qxd5+ 60. Nb3 Qxg5 61. Qe1 Qg2+ 62. Qd2 Qxf3 63. Qxa5 g5 64. Qe1 Qc3 65. Qxc3 Bxc3 66. a5 Bxa5 67. Nxa5 g4 68. Nc4 g3 69. Nd2 Kg6 70. Kb2 Kf5 71. Nf3 Kf4 72. Ng1 Ke3 73. Kc2 Kf2 74. Nh3+ Kf1 0-1

[Event "Celje"]
[Site "Celle YUG"]
[Date "1921.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nicifor, A."]
[Black "Kramer, E."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8251730824778"]
[EventDate "1921.??.??"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nd4 6. Be2 O-O 7. d3 d5 8. Bg5 Re8 9. Nf3 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxd8 exf3 12. Bh4 fxg2 13. Kd2 gxh1=Q 14. Qxh1 Rxe2+ 15. Kd1 Bg4 16. Qxb7 Rxc2+ 17. Ke1 Re8+ 18. Kf1 Bh3+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Nc1 21. f4 Ree2 22. Qb8+ Bf8 23. Bg3 Red2 24. Qxa7 Rd1+ 25. Qg1 Bg2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1921.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Sterk, Karoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251437515811"]
[EventDate "1921.09.05"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 Bd6 6. Nb5 Be7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O b6 13. e4 Bb7 14. Bg5 Qc8 15. Qe2 Bb4 16. Bd3 Bxc3 17. Rfc1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Nc5 20. Qe2 Ba5 21. Rab1 Qa6 22. Rc4 Na4 23. Bf6 Rfc8 24. Qe5 Rc5 25. Qg3 g6 26. Rxa4 Qd3 27. Rf1 Rac8 28. Rd4 Qf5 29. Qf4 Qc2 30. Qh6 1-0

[Event "The"]
[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1921.10.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8182986452559"]
[EventDate "1921.10.26"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Qd1 Nde7 8. Bd2 Ng6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Bc3 b6 11. h4 d6 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Nbd2 Nf4 14. Qe3 Bc5 15. Qe4 f5 16. Qc2 O-O 17. g3 Ng6 18. h5 Nge5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. b4 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Ng4+ 22. Ke2 Qxg3 23. Bd4 Bb7 24. Rh3 Qd6 25. Qc3 e5 26. Bg1 f4 27. c5 Qh6 28. Ke1 e4 29. Rh4 Qg5 30. Qh3 Ne3 31. Bxe3 fxe3 32. Bc4+ Kh8 33. Nf1 Qf6 0-1

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1922.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Imbaud"]
[Black "Strumilo, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8251709880915"]
[EventDate "1922.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 $6 Nxd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e5 $6 {It's actually pretty rare to be able to play ...e5 to good effect early in the Scandi. Black is usually not well developed enough to support it.} (6... Bf5 $14) 7. d3 $6 (7. O-O $1 $16 {intending Re1 and d4 is very strong $1}) 7... Bg4 $6 {The pin is natural, but it furthers Black's troubles.} 8. h3 $1 (8. Nxe5 $4 Nxe5 {defends the bishop on g4 so that White's idea does not yet work.}) 8... Bh5 $2 {A losing move - the prelude to White's brilliance.} (8... Bxf3 $1 9. Qxf3 $16) 9. Nxe5 $3 {Now that the bishop is loose on h5, this wins spectacularly. It's not an easy win to calculate though. There are some fine twists and turns.} Bxd1 (9... Qh4 $1 $16 {was the only try to fight on. Black has lost a key pawn, but it's not a position that will lead to checkmate or resignation in the near future.}) 10. Bxf7+ Ke7 11. Bg5+ Kd6 12. Ne4+ $1 (12. Bxd8 $4 {White can never win enough material to justify slowing down and taking the queen. It's checkmate or bust.} Nxe5 $19) 12... Kxe5 13. f4+ Kd4 (13... Kf5 14. Ng3#) 14. Rxd1 $1 (14. c3+ Kxd3 $19) 14... Ke3 {It's hard to suggest anything better. Black's king is netted, and there is no defense.} (14... Bb4+ 15. c3+ Bxc3+ 16. bxc3+ Ke3 17. O-O Nd4 18. Ng3 $18) 15. O-O $1 {White's 14th and 15th moves both patiently and prettily develop the rooks.} Nd4 16. Rde1+ $1 (16. Rfe1+ $1 {One move faster. The slight speed difference isn't too important, but the mating lines are different and should be enjoyed.} Ne2+ 17. Rxe2+ Kxe2 18. Nc3+ (18. Bh5+ $4 Ke3) 18... Ke3 19. d4 $3 {A brilliant key. Rd3 mate is intended and capturing on d4 allows the bishop on g5 to deliver the crucial blow.} Qxd4 (19... Qxg5 20. Rd3+ Kxf4 21. Rf3#) 20. f5+ Qf4 21. Rd3#) 16... Ne2+ 17. Rxe2+ Kxe2 18. Bh5+ Ke3 19. Rf3+ Kd4 20. Bf7 $3 {A delightful quiet move that simply covers the escape square d5. Now c3 simply checkmates.} Nd5 21. c3+ Nxc3 22. bxc3# 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1922.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Imbaud"]
[Black "Strumilo, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[Beauty "8251437496398"]
[EventDate "1922.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
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{intending Re1 and d4 is very strong $1 defends the bishop on g4 so that White's idea does not yet       work. was the only try to fight on. Black has lost a key pawn,       but it's not a position that will lead to checkmate or       resignation in the near future. White can never win enough material to justify slowing down       and taking the queen. It's checkmate or bust. One move faster. The slight speed difference isn't too       important, but the mating lines are different and should be       enjoyed.} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 $6 Nxd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e5 $6 {It's actually pretty rare to be able to play ...e5 to good effect early in the Scandi. Black is usually not well developed enough to support it.} (6... Bf5) 7. d3 $6 (7. O-O $1 {intending Re1 and d4 is very strong!}) 7... Bg4 $6 {The pin is natural, but it furthers Black's troubles.} 8. h3 $1 (8. Nxe5 $4 Nxe5 {defends the bishop on g4 so that White's idea does   not yet work.}) 8... Bh5 $2 {A losing move - the prelude to White's brilliance.} (8... Bxf3 $1 9. Qxf3 $16) 9. Nxe5 $3 {Now that the bishop is loose on h5, this wins spectacularly. It's not an easy win to calculate though. There are some fine twists and turns.} Bxd1 (9... Qh4 $1 $16 {was the only try to fight on. Black has lost a   key pawn, but it's not a position that will lead to checkmate or   resignation in the near future.}) 10. Bxf7+ Ke7 11. Bg5+ Kd6 12. Ne4+ $1 (12. Bxd8 $4 {White can never win enough material to justify slowing   down and taking the queen. It's checkmate or bust.} Nxe5 $19) 12... Kxe5 13. f4+ Kd4 (13... Kf5 14. Ng3#) 14. Rxd1 $1 (14. c3+ Kxd3 $19) 14... Ke3 {It's hard to suggest anything better. Black's king is netted, and there is no defense.} (14... Bb4+ 15. c3+ Bxc3+ 16. bxc3+ Ke3 17. O-O Nd4 18. Ng3 $18) 15. O-O $1 {White's 14th and 15th moves both patiently and prettily develop the rooks.} Nd4 16. Rde1+ $1 (16. Rfe1+ $1 {One move faster. The slight speed difference isn't too   important, but the mating lines are different and should be enjoyed.} Ne2+ 17. Rxe2+ Kxe2 18. Nc3+ (18. Bh5+ $4 Ke3) 18... Ke3 19. d4 $3 {A brilliant key. Rd3 mate is intended and   capturing on d4 allows the bishop on g5 to deliver the crucial blow.} Qxd4 (19... Qxg5 20. Rd3+ Kxf4 21. Rf3# {1. e4 d5 2.     exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 $6 ( Error reading move: Nd5     It's actually pretty rare to be able to play ...e5 to good effect     early in the Scandi. Black is usually not well developed enough to     support it. The pin is natural, but it furthers Black's troubles.     A losing move - the prelude to White's brilliance. Now that the     bishop is loose on h5, this wins spectacularly. It's not an easy     win to calculate though. There are some fine twists and turns.      It's hard to suggest anything     better. Black's king is netted, and there is no defense. White's     14th and 15th moves both patiently and prettily develop the rooks.})) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "1922.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Erdos"]
[Black "Lichtner"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8248086033462"]
[EventDate "1922.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. f3 exf3 4. Nxf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. c3 O-O 9. O-O Ng4 10. Ne4 Bxg5 11. Nfxg5 Ne3 12. Qh5 h6 13. Rxf7 Rxf7 14. Qxf7+ Kh8 15. Nf6 Ne7 16. Qg6 Qg8 17. Qh7+ Qxh7 18. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "2nd Match Nimzowitsch - Hakansson"]
[Site "Kristianstad SWE"]
[Date "1922.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Hakansson, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8250233508881"]
[EventDate "1922.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 {Notes by Nimzowitsch. From a match; the first game in which appears my idea of a pawn sacrifice in the opening, not to obtain an attack, but merely, with gain of a tempo, to overprotect a strategical point with a view to cramping the enemy forces.} e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Qg4 {My innovation.} cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 f5 7. Qg3 Nge7 8. O-O Ng6 9. h4 Qc7 10. Re1 {White's plan is now clear. He has given up a pawn, careless when, if ever, he recovers it provided his pawn at e5 is maintained as an instrument to cramp Black's game. There is no idea of attack in 9 h4, its object is solely to pave the way to the removal of some of the pressure on the p at e5. The pawn sacrifice comes with the category of sacrifice for the sake of blockade.} Bd7 {...Bc5 was essaential here so as to leave the f8 square free for the knight to retreat after h5.} 11. a3 O-O-O 12. b4 {White could, of course, have won the exchange here by 12 h5 Ne7 13 Ng5 Re8 14 Nf7 Rg8 15 Nd6+; but with his undeveloped queenside and his unprotected p at h5 he would have had some difficulties to contend with. The text move is the logical continuation.} a6 {Rather better was 12...Kb8 13 c3! dxc3 14 Nxc3 Nxb4 15 axb4 Qxc3 16 Be3 Qxd3 17 Bxa7+ Kc8 18 Re1c1+ Bc6 19 b5 Qxb5 20 Nd4 with complications, which, of course, White, had he been so minded, could have avoided by simply playing 13 Bb2.} 13. h5 Nge7 14. Bd2 h6 15. a4 g5 16. b5 f4 17. Qg4 {The queen is well placed here.} Nb8 18. c3 Re8 {His only move. It will be noted that the over-protector, the rook at e1, now has the c-file opened for him without any trouble to himself. In order to avoid loss of material Black has to submit to curious regrouping of his forces.} 19. cxd4 Kd8 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. a5 Qa7 22. b6 Qa8 {The queen finds herself in a position to which, as a rule, she would only be consigned in a problem.} 23. Rc7 Nf5 24. Nc3 Be7 25. Nxd5 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 exd5 27. Qxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Bad Pistyan"]
[Site "Piestany CSR"]
[Date "1922.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7633230682704"]
[EventDate "1922.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5 7. e3 Bd6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be2 Bb7 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. O-O Rad8 13. Qc2 e5 14. Rfe1 e4 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. Nd1 Nfg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Nf1 Qg5 19. h3 Nh6 20. Kh1 Nf5 21. Nh2 d4 22. Bc1 d3 23. Qc4+ Kh8 24. Bb2 Ng3+ 25. Kg1 Bd5 26. Qa4 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Rf7 28. Qa6 h5 29. b6 Ng3+ 30. Kg1 axb6 31. Qxb6 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Ng3+ 33. Kg1 d2 34. Rf1 Nxf1 35. Nxf1 Be6 36. Kh1 Bxh3 37. gxh3 Rf3 38. Ng3 h4 39. Bf6 Qxf6 40. Nxe4 Rxh3+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1922.08.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[Beauty "7010326154249"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 d6 6. c3 Nc6 7. h3 O-O 8. Bc4 Re8 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 dxe5 12. Ng5 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15. Qxd8 Rexd8 16. Nxe4 b6 17. Rfd1 Kf8 18. Kf1 Ke7 19. c4 h6 20. Ke2 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rb8 22. Rd3 Bh8 23. a4 Rc8 24. Rb3 Kd7 25. a5 Kc6 26. axb6 axb6 27. Ra3 Bg7 28. Ra7 Rc7 29. Ra8 Re7 30. Rc8+ Kd7 31. Rg8 Kc6 32. h4 Kc7 33. g4 Kc6 34. Kd3 Rd7+ 35. Kc3 Rf7 36. b3 Kc7 37. Kd3 Rd7+ 38. Ke2 Rf7 39. Nc3 Re7 40. g5 hxg5 41. hxg5 Kc6 42. Kd3 Rd7+ 43. Ke4 Rb7 44. Nb5 Re7 45. f3 Kd7 46. Rb8 Kc6 47. Rc8+ Kd7 48. Rc7+ Kd8 49. Rc6 Rb7 50. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1922.08.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Milan Vidmar"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8111854991392"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. Qe2 c4 12. Bb1 a6 13. Ne5 b5 14. f4 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. f5 $1 f6 19. Rf4 Rad8 20. Rcf1 Rfe8 21. Rh4 Qf7 22. a3 Re7 23. Rff4 Rde8 24. Qg4 Bc6 25. d5 Ba8 26. Qh3 h6 27. Rfg4 Kh7 28. Nxe4 Qf8 29. Nxf6+ Qxf6 30. Rg6 Qf8 $18 31. Qg4 Qf7 32. Qg5 Kh8 33. f6 Qxd5 34. Rhxh6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1922.08.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[Beauty "6873558287888"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. Be3 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Na5 15. Bb2 Nc6 16. d5 Nb4 17. Nbd2 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 Re8 19. Qd3 h6 20. Nf1 Nd7 21. h3 Bh5 22. N3d2 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. a4 c4 25. bxc4 Nc5 26. Qe3 bxa4 27. f4 Qe7 28. g4 Bg6 29. f5 Bh7 30. Ng3 Qe5 31. Kg2 Rab8 32. Rab1 f6 33. Nf3 Rb2+ 34. Rxb2 Qxb2+ 35. Re2 Qb3 36. Nd4 Qxe3 37. Rxe3 Rb8 38. Rc3 Kf7 39. Kf3 Rb2 40. Nge2 Bg8 41. Ne6 Nb3 42. c5 dxc5 43. Nxc5 Nd2+ 44. Kf2 Ke7 45. Ke1 Nb1 46. Rd3 a3 47. d6+ Kd8 48. Nd4 Rb6 49. Nde6+ Bxe6 50. fxe6 Rb8 51. e7+ Ke8 52. Nxa6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1922.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7837241580551"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 Re8 $6 {\"This move is inferior to 8...a6 because, after 9.Bd3 $1, Black can no longer transpose into the system of defense that still offers him the best chances.\"} 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Ne4 $2 {\"The right move here was 11.Bxe7. It should be noticed that in the variation 11...Qa5+ etc., the position of the rook at e8 is rather an advantage for Black.\"} (11. Bxe7 $1 $14) 11... f5 $2 {\"Among the various replies to be considered by Black, this is undoubtedly the least worthy of consideration. Apart from the fact that it in no wise incommodes White’s castling, it yields the splendid e5-square to the adverse knight without the slightest compensation.From this point, Black’s game may be considered strategically lost, which is not to say that the realization of victory will be an easy matter.\"} (11... Qa5+ $1 12. Ke2 (12. Kf1 $1 Bf8 $13 {intending ...e5 $5 with sharp play.}) 12... Bf8 $17) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ned2 b5 14. Bxd5 $1 cxd5 (14... exd5 $2 15. Qxc6 $18) 15. O-O {\"White’s next moves are based upon simple but indisputable logic. By the occupation of the c5-square by one of his knights, he will force its exchange against the opposing knight, after which he will be able to settle his second knight on the same square without fear of molestation.\"} a5 16. Nb3 a4 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 b4 20. Rfc1 Ba6 21. Ne5 $1 Reb8 {\"The knight arrives at the right moment to prevent Black opposing his rooks on the c-file, e.g.: 21...Rec8 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8 24.Nc6, with the double threat 25.Nxb4 and 25.Ne7+, which would make the win certain for White.\"} (21... Rec8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Nc6 Ba6 25. Nxb4 $18) 22. f3 $1 {\"Preparing the decisive advance of the white king.\"} b3 23. a3 h6 24. Kf2 $1 {\"The starting point of a mating maneuver based on the following considerations: as Black must avoid the exchange of rooks and as his pieces are kept on the queenside, to secure the defense of his pawns, the black king must sooner or later succumb to the combined assault of the four white pieces,including the king.\"} Kh7 25. h4 Rf8 26. Kg3 Rfb8 (26... g5 {This keeps the king out, but it further weakens the seventh rank.} 27. Rc7+ Kg8 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rh1 Rfc8 30. Rch7 $18) 27. Rc7 Bb5 28. R1c5 Ba6 29. R5c6 Re8 30. Kf4 Kg8 31. h5 {\"Foreseeing the final maneuver, for whose success it is essential to prevent Black’s king from emerging at g6 after Ne5-d7 $1.\"} Bf1 32. g3 Ba6 33. Rf7 Kh7 34. Rcc7 Rg8 35. Nd7 $1 Kh8 (35... Rgc8 36. Nf6+ Kh8 37. Rxg7 Rxc7 38. Rxc7 $18) 36. Nf6 $1 {Initiating an aesthetically perfect finish $1} Rgf8 (36... gxf6 37. Rh7#) 37. Rxg7 $1 Rxf6 38. Ke5 $3 {\"The point of the combination $1 The black rook can neither retire, nor can it be defended by the other rook without allowing a mate in two moves. But, even after its capture by the white king, mate can only be delayed by problem moves. Black resigns.\"} (38. Ke5 $3 Raf8 39. Rh7+ Kg8 40. Rcg7#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1922.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8179899432967"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 Re8 $6 {\"This move is inferior to 8...a6 because, after 9.Bd3!, Black can no longer transpose into the system of defense that still offers him the best chances.\"} 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Ne4 $2 {\"The right move here was 11.Bxe7. It should be noticed that in the variation 11...Qa5+ etc., the position of the rook at e8 is rather an advantage for Black.\"} (11. Bxe7 $1) 11... f5 $2 {\"Among the various replies to be considered by Black, this is undoubtedly the least worthy of consideration. Apart from the fact that it in no wise incommodes White's castling, it yields the splendid e5-square to the adverse knight without the slightest compensation.From this point, Black's game may be considered strategically lost, which is not to say that the realization of victory will be an easy matter.\"} (11... Qa5+ $1 12. Ke2 (12. Kf1 $1 Bf8 {intending ...e5!? with sharp play.}) 12... Bf8) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ned2 b5 14. Bxd5 $1 cxd5 (14... exd5 $2 15. Qxc6 $18) 15. O-O {\"White's next moves are based upon simple but indisputable logic. By the occupation of the c5-square by one of his knights, he will force its exchange against the opposing knight, after which he will be able to settle his second knight on the same square without fear of molestation.\"} a5 16. Nb3 a4 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 b4 20. Rfc1 Ba6 21. Ne5 $1 Reb8 {\"The knight arrives at the right moment to prevent Black opposing his rooks on the c-file, e.g.: 21...Rec8 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8 24.Nc6, with the double threat 25.Nxb4 and 25.Ne7+, which would make the win certain for White.\"} (21... Rec8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Nc6 Ba6 25. Nxb4 $18) 22. f3 $1 {\"Preparing the decisive advance of the white king.\"} b3 23. a3 h6 24. Kf2 $1 {\"The starting point of a mating maneuver based on the following considerations: as Black must avoid the exchange of rooks and as his pieces are kept on the queenside, to secure the defense of his pawns, the black king must sooner or later succumb to the combined assault of the four white pieces,including the king.\"} Kh7 25. h4 Rf8 26. Kg3 Rfb8 (26... g5 {This keeps the king out, but it further weakens the   seventh rank.} 27. Rc7+ Kg8 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rh1 Rfc8 30. Rch7 $18) 27. Rc7 Bb5 28. R1c5 Ba6 29. R5c6 Re8 30. Kf4 Kg8 31. h5 {\"Foreseeing the final maneuver, for whose success it is essential to prevent Black's king from emerging at g6 after Ne5-d7!.\"} Bf1 32. g3 Ba6 33. Rf7 {1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 ( Error reading move: Re8 \"This move is inferior to 8...a6 because, after 9.Bd3 $1, Black can no longer transpose into the system of defense that still offers him the best chances.\" \"The right move here was 11.Bxe7. It should be noticed that in the variation 11...Qa5+ etc., the position of the rook at e8 is rather an advantage for Black.\" \"Among the various replies to be considered by Black, this is undoubtedly the least worthy of consideration. Apart from the fact that it in no wise incommodes White's castling, it yields the splendid e5-square to the adverse knight without the slightest compensation.From this point, Black's game may be considered strategically lost, which is not to say that the realization of victory will be an easy matter.\"} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1922.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Atkins, Henry Ernest"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[Beauty "5979420755464"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 {Notes by Geza Maroczy} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {Simply and better in my opinion is Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Bf5 5 Ng3 Bg6 6 f4!} Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Ne2 Qb6 7. O-O Qa6 8. Qd1 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qd3 12. Nb3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nge7 14. Bd2 a5 15. Rac1 b6 16. a4 Kd7 {Black has a slight pull and only a general exchange offered prospects for White. The points a4, b4, c4, and d4 are all open to attack.} 17. Nc3 Na7 18. Kf1 Nec6 19. Ke2 Rc8 20. Be1 Be7 21. Nb1 f5 22. exf6 {Now the black bishop also comes into play and strengthens the pressure on ther point d4. White should have played f4.} Bxf6 23. Bc3 Nb4 24. Bd2 Nac6 25. Be3 Na2 26. Rc2 {White continues to lose ground : Mr Atkins must have been under time pressure.} Rc7 27. Na3 Rhc8 28. Rcd2 Na7 29. Rd3 Nb4 30. R3d2 Rc6 31. Rb1 Be7 32. Ra1 Bd6 33. h3 R6c7 34. Rad1 Na2 35. Ra1 Bxa3 36. Rxa2 Bb4 37. Rd1 Rc4 38. Rc1 Nc6 39. Rxc4 dxc4 40. Nd2 Bxd2 41. Kxd2 Kd6 42. Kc3 Kd5 43. Ra1 g6 44. f3 Rb8 45. Ra3 b5 46. axb5 Rxb5 47. Bf2 Nb4 {Black has a won end-game. The knight is here superior to the bishop since the latter cannot leave the d-pawn unprotected. The further play needs no comment.} 48. b3 cxb3 49. Kxb3 Nc6+ 50. Kc3 Rb1 51. Ra4 Rc1+ 52. Kd2 Rc4 53. Ra1 a4 54. Ra3 Na7 55. Ra1 Nb5 56. Rb1 Kc6 57. Kd3 Rc3+ 58. Kd2 Rb3 59. Rc1+ Kb7 60. Rc2 a3 61. Bg3 Nxd4 62. Rc7+ Kb6 63. Rc4 Kb5 64. Rc8 Nc6 65. Ra8 Rb2+ 66. Ke3 Rxg2 67. Bf2 Nb4 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1922.09.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[Beauty "6806604620329"]
[EventDate "1922.09.10"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nxd2 Nc6 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Qb3 Kh8 10. Qc3 e5 11. e3 a5 12. b3 Qe8 13. a3 Qh5 14. h4 Ng4 15. Ng5 Bd7 16. f3 Nf6 17. f4 e4 18. Rfd1 h6 19. Nh3 d5 20. Nf1 Ne7 21. a4 Nc6 22. Rd2 Nb4 23. Bh1 Qe8 24. Rg2 dxc4 25. bxc4 Bxa4 26. Nf2 Bd7 27. Nd2 b5 28. Nd1 Nd3 29. Rxa5 b4 30. Rxa8 bxc3 31. Rxe8 c2 32. Rxf8+ Kh7 33. Nf2 c1=Q+ 34. Nf1 Ne1 35. Rh2 Qxc4 36. Rb8 Bb5 37. Rxb5 Qxb5 38. g4 Nf3+ 39. Bxf3 exf3 40. gxf5 Qe2 41. d5 Kg8 42. h5 Kh7 43. e4 Nxe4 44. Nxe4 Qxe4 45. d6 cxd6 46. f6 gxf6 47. Rd2 Qe2 48. Rxe2 fxe2 49. Kf2 exf1=Q+ 50. Kxf1 Kg7 51. Ke2 Kf7 52. Ke3 Ke6 53. Ke4 d5+ 0-1

[Event "Teplitz-Schönau"]
[Site "Teplice-Sanov CSR"]
[Date "1922.10.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7974948997702"]
[EventDate "1922.10.02"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3 Be7 $6 {If playing a Stonewall, this is a bit passive.} 5. e3 (5. g3) 5... O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. Nf3 c6 8. O-O Ne4 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. b3 Nd7 11. Bb2 {\"Full of confidence in the scientific basis of his play, White treats the game from a purely positional point of view, whereas Black regards the given position as a vast problem: Mate in 25 moves $1\"} Rf6 $1 (11... g5 $5 {This is another thematic way to attempt to mate in 25 moves.}) 12. Rfe1 (12. Nd2 $2 Bxh2+ $1 {It is already too late to challenge the knight on e4 effectively. Such Greek Gifts loom.}) 12... Rh6 13. g3 (13. b4 Bxh2+ $1 {Now that the rook in on h6, the Greek Gift works even with the knight on f3.} 14. Nxh2 Qh4 $19) 13... Qf6 14. Bf1 $6 (14. h4 $1 {It is hard to WANT to push another pawn on the kingside, but this was critical to halt Black's attack and the advance of the g5-pawn. White would be better.}) (14. Nd2 $2 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 Rxh2+ 16. Kg1 Bxg3 $19) 14... g5 $1 {White is in a lot of trouble.} 15. Rad1 g4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Nd2 {\"If one casts a glance over the board, it will be observed that, at the moment, the white king has as its only real defense the bishop on f1, whereas all the other pieces are mere units or even simple spectators; but that, on the other hand, the entire black queen’s wing is in an embryonic state of development. The question that presents itself to Black is,therefore, the following: 'Prepare or pillage $2'\"} Rxh2 $3 {\"This sacrifice of a major piece without immediate, striking consequences exacted the most elaborate calculation. Positively, Black has to foresee if he would succeed in carrying out certain essential quiet moves (...Nf6- h5-g3 as well as ...Bd7) before the adversary can throw his rescue troops into the fight. Negatively, Black had to work out that a slow and methodical reinforcement of his attack (by 17...Nf8 and then ...Bd7, ...Ng6, ...Rf8) would also allow his opponent to consolidate, e.g., 17...Nf8 18.Bg2 Bd7 19.Nf1 Ng6 20.Bc3 $1 a5 21.Qd2, and White is trying to displace the center of gravity of the struggle in the direction of the queen’s wing.\"} 18. Kxh2 {\"White is, in any case, forced to accept the generous sacrifice for, if 18.Nxe4, 18...Qh6 $1, defending the rook and menacing mate.\"} (18. Nxe4 Qh6 $19) 18... Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 Nf6 $1 {\"The first point of the sacrifice. Since White’s whole second rank of pieces remains paralyzed, Black has just sufficient time to bring his reserve troops into action. Weak would be the plausible line 19...Qxg3 $2 because of 20.Nb1, immediately allowing the queen to come to the aid of the king.\"} (19... Qxg3 $6 20. Nxe4 $17) (19... Bxg3 $2 20. Re2 $14) 20. Re2 Qxg3 21. Nb1 Nh5 22. Qd2 Bd7 23. Rf2 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Bg3 25. Bc3 (25. Rg2 Rf8 $19 {I erroneously said that Black is looking at invasion on f2, but Black's attack is decisive after improvements such as ...Rf3 or the direct ...Rf6-h6.}) 25... Bxf2+ 26. Qxf2 g3 27. Qg2 Rf8 {\"At length, it can be said that Black’s development is more or less complete. The threat is 28...Rf2 29.Qh1 Rh2, winning the queen.\"} 28. Be1 (28. Rd2 Qg5 29. Re2 e5 30. dxe5 Bg4 $19) 28... Rxf1+ $3 {The engine recommends other, less sacrificial, solutions, but Tartakower's second rook sac is both pretty and incisive. \"The second assault. It is a question of gaining sufficient time by this fresh sacrifice to bring his bishop, hitherto inactive, into the thick of the fight. Inconclusive, on the other hand, would be a preparation for the sacrifice by 28...e5, because of 29.Rd2 exd4, and now not, as Dr. Tarrasch thought in his somewhat one-sided analysis, 30.exd4 Rf4 , but30.Rf2 $1, by which White gets rid of a dangerous enemy piece.\"} (28... Qh2+ 29. Qxh2 gxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Rxf1 31. Nd2 Rf6 32. Bh4 {is claimed to be fine for White by Tartakower, and while that is not true, his chosen method is more effective and certainly more beautiful.}) 29. Kxf1 (29. Qxf1 Qh2#) 29... e5 $1 {When even the light-squared bishop attacks in the Stonewall, you know things have gone VERY well for Black.} 30. Kg1 (30. Ke2 Bg4+ 31. Kd2 Qh2 32. Qxh2 gxh2 33. Bh4 Bxd1 $19) (30. Qd2 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Bg4#) 30... Bg4 31. Bxg3 Nxg3 32. Re1 Nf5 33. Qf2 Qg5 34. dxe5 Bf3+ 35. Kf1 Ng3+ {\"The judges awarded this game the third brilliancy prize, although the majority of them declared in peremptory fashion that such sacrifices are incalculable in all their ramifications in advance and that, in consequence, they deserve no encouragement.\"} (35... Ng3+ 36. Kg1 Nh1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Teplitz-SchF6nau"]
[Site "Teplice-Sanov CSR"]
[Date "1922.10.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7974948997702"]
[EventDate "1922.10.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3 Be7 $6 {If playing a Stonewall, this is a bit passive.} 5. e3 (5. g3) 5... O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. Nf3 c6 8. O-O Ne4 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. b3 Nd7 11. Bb2 {\"Full of confidence in the scientific basis of his play, White treats the game from a purely positional point of view, whereas Black regards the given position as a vast problem: Mate in 25 moves $1\"} Rf6 $1 (11... g5 $5 {This is another thematic way to attempt to mate in 25   moves.}) 12. Rfe1 (12. Nd2 $2 Bxh2+ $1 {It is already too late to challenge the knight   on e4 effectively. Such Greek Gifts loom.}) 12... Rh6 13. g3 (13. b4 Bxh2+ $1 {Now that the rook in on h6, the Greek Gift works   even with the knight on f3.} 14. Nxh2 Qh4 $19) 13... Qf6 14. Bf1 $6 (14. h4 $1 {It is hard to WANT to push another pawn on the kingside,   but this was critical to halt Black's attack and the advance of the   g5-pawn. White would be better.}) (14. Nd2 $2 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 Rxh2+ 16. Kg1 Bxg3 $19) 14... g5 $1 {White is in a lot of trouble.} 15. Rad1 g4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Nd2 {\"If one casts a glance over the board, it will be observed that, at the moment, the white king has as its only real defense the bishop on f1, whereas all the other pieces are mere units or even simple spectators; but that, on the other hand, the entire black queen's wing is in an embryonic state of development. The question that presents itself to Black is,therefore, the following: 'Prepare or pillage $2'\"} Rxh2 $3 {\"This sacrifice of a major piece without immediate, striking consequences exacted the most elaborate calculation. Positively, Black has to foresee if he would succeed in carrying out certain essential quiet moves (...Nf6- h5-g3 as well as ...Bd7) before the adversary can throw his rescue troops into the fight. Negatively, Black had to work out that a slow and methodical reinforcement of his attack (by 17...Nf8 and then ...Bd7, ...Ng6, ...Rf8) would also allow his opponent to consolidate, e.g., 17...Nf8 18.Bg2 Bd7 19.Nf1 Ng6 20.Bc3 $1 a5 21.Qd2, and White is trying to displace the center of gravity of the struggle in the direction of the queen's wing.\"} 18. Kxh2 {\"White is, in any case, forced to accept the generous sacrifice for, if 18.Nxe4, 18...Qh6 $1, defending the rook and menacing mate.\"} (18. Nxe4 Qh6 $19) 18... Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 Nf6 $1 {\"The first point of the sacrifice. Since White's whole second rank of pieces remains paralyzed, Black has just sufficient time to bring his reserve troops into action. Weak would be the plausible line 19...Qxg3 $2 because of 20.Nb1, immediately allowing the queen to come to the aid of the king.\"} (19... Qxg3 $6 20. Nxe4 $17) (19... Bxg3 $2 20. Re2 $14) 20. Re2 Qxg3 21. Nb1 Nh5 22. Qd2 Bd7 23. Rf2 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Bg3 25. Bc3 (25. Rg2 Rf8 $19 {I erroneously said that Black is looking at   invasion on f2, but Black's attack is decisive after improvements such   as ...Rf3 or the direct ...Rf6-h6.}) 25... Bxf2+ 26. Qxf2 g3 27. Qg2 Rf8 {\"At length, it can be said that Black's development is more or less complete. The threat is 28...Rf2 29.Qh1 Rh2, winning the queen.\"} 28. Be1 (28. Rd2 Qg5 29. Re2 e5 30. dxe5 Bg4 $19) 28... Rxf1+ $3 {The engine recommends other, less sacrificial, solutions, but Tartakower's second rook sac is both pretty and incisive. \"The second assault. It is a question of gaining sufficient time by this fresh sacrifice to bring his bishop, hitherto inactive, into the thick of the fight. Inconclusive, on the other hand, would be a preparation for the sacrifice by 28...e5, because of 29.Rd2 exd4, and now not, as Dr. Tarrasch thought in his somewhat one-sided analysis, 30.exd4 Rf4 , but30.Rf2 $1, by which White gets rid of a dangerous enemy piece.\"} (28... Qh2+ 29. Qxh2 gxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Rxf1 31. Nd2 Rf6 32. Bh4 {is   claimed to be fine for White by Tartakower, and while that is not   true, his chosen method is more effective and certainly more   beautiful.}) 29. Kxf1 (29. Qxf1 Qh2#) 29... e5 $1 {When even the light-squared bishop attacks in the Stonewall, you know things have gone VERY well for Black.} 30. Kg1 (30. Ke2 Bg4+ 31. Kd2 Qh2 32. Qxh2 gxh2 33. Bh4 Bxd1 $19) (30. Qd2 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Bg4#) 30... Bg4 31. Bxg3 Nxg3 32. Re1 Nf5 33. Qf2 Qg5 34. dxe5 Bf3+ 35. Kf1 Ng3+ {\"The judges awarded this game the third brilliancy prize, although the majority of them declared in peremptory fashion that such sacrifices are incalculable in all their ramifications in advance and that, in consequence, they deserve no encouragement.\"} (35... Ng3+ 36. Kg1 Nh1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Teplitz-SchF6nau"]
[Site "Teplice-Sanov CSR"]
[Date "1922.10.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Treybal, Karel"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Beauty "7904753093652"]
[EventDate "1922.10.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 f5 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 a5 15. a4 c6 16. f4 Qd7 17. axb5 cxb5 18. g4 a4 19. Ba2 Bxg4 20. Bxd5+ Kh8 21. e6 Bxe6 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Qc2 Bc4 24. Rf2 Bd3 25. Qd2 b4 26. Kh1 b3 27. Rg2 Qb7 28. f5 a3 29. f6 Bxf6 30. Rxa3 Rxa3 31. bxa3 Bc2 32. Rg1 Qc8 33. a4 Qf5 34. a5 Qf3+ 35. Rg2 h5 36. Kg1 b2 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1922.10.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[Beauty "6118717813338"]
[EventDate "1922.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 a6 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bd3 Nfd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qd2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14. Rab1 Nd7 15. a4 O-O 16. Qc2 h6 17. Rfe1 b6 18. Rb2 Rb8 19. Reb1 Qd6 20. Qe2 a5 21. Bb5 Rd8 22. h3 Qc7 23. e4 Nf8 24. Qe3 Bd7 25. Ne5 Be8 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. f4 f6 28. Nf3 Nd7 29. e5 f5 30. g4 g6 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. d5 Nf8 33. Rg2+ Kh7 34. c4 Qf7 35. Kh2 Ng6 36. Rbg1 Rg8 37. d6 Qb7 38. h4 Qc6 39. h5 Nh8 40. Ng5+ hxg5 41. fxg5 Ng6 42. Rg3 Kg7 43. Rh3 Rh8 44. hxg6 Rxh3+ 45. Kxh3 Rh8+ 46. Kg3 Qxa4 47. Qf3 f4+ 48. Kg4 Qc2 49. Qxf4 Qe2+ 50. Kg3 Qd3+ 51. Kg2 Qe2+ 52. Kg3 Qh2+ 53. Kf3 Rf8 54. Qf6+ Kg8 55. d7 Rxf6+ 56. gxf6 Qd2 57. Rh1 Qd3+ 58. Kg2 Qxg6+ 59. Kf2 Qf5+ 60. Kg2 Qg4+ 61. Kh2 Qe2+ 62. Kh3 Qd3+ 63. Kh4 Qxd7 64. Rg1+ Kf8 65. Kg5 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Teplitz-SchF6nau"]
[Site "Teplice-Sanov CSR"]
[Date "1922.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705923630"]
[EventDate "1922.10.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g5 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bg7 7. c3 h6 8. g3 g4 9. Nh4 f3 10. Nd2 Bf6 11. Ndxf3 gxf3 12. Qxf3 Rh7 13. Ng6 Rg7 14. Nf4 Bg4 15. Qg2 Bg5 16. h3 Bd7 17. Nh5 Rh7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qe4 f5 20. Rxf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Re7 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Rf1 Qd6 24. Bxg8 exd4 25. Qf8+ Kd7 26. Qxa8 Qc5 27. Nf6+ Kd6 28. Qf8 Qe5 29. Kg2 d3 30. Rf2 Qe1 31. Qh6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "1922.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Reti, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[Beauty "5156242482215"]
[EventDate "1922.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 8. d4 Bd6 9. dxe5 Bxe5 10. f4 $1 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O 12. e5 c5 $1 13. Ba3 $3 Qa5 14. O-O Qxa3 15. exf6 c4 16. Qd5 Qa5 17. fxg7 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Kxg7 19. Bxc4 $1 Bb7 (19... bxc4 20. Qxa8 Bb7 21. Rab1 Qxb1 22. Qxf8+ Kxf8 23. Rxb1) 20. Qe5+ Qf6 21. Bd3 Rfe8 $1 22. Qh5 h6 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qxd7 Re7 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. cxd4 Rd8 $1 27. f5 $1 f6 $1 28. Rae1 (28. Rf4 Rg7 29. Bf1 Rc8 $1 30. Rf2 Rc3) 28... Rg7 29. Be4 Rxd4 30. Bxb7 Rxb7 31. Re6 Kg7 32. Rxa6 Rc4 33. Rf3 Rxc2 34. h3 Kf7 35. Rg3 Rf2 36. Rg6 Rxf5 37. Rxh6 Kg7 38. Rh4 b4 39. Rg4+ Kf7 40. Rg3 Rfb5 41. Rb3 Kg6 42. Kh2 Rc5 43. Ra4 Rcb5 44. h4 R5b6 45. Kh3 Rb8 46. g3 f5 47. Ra5 Rc8 48. Rf3 Rf6 49. Kg2 Rc3 50. Ra8 Rxf3 51. Kxf3 Rc6 52. Rb8 Rc4 53. Rb6+ Kg7 54. h5 Rd4 55. Rc6 $1 Re4 56. Rg6+ Kf7 57. g4 Rxg4 $1 58. Rxg4 fxg4+ 59. Kxg4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "1922.11.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Reti, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7699534185993"]
[EventDate "1922.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. exd5 cxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Be3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 a6 12. Ne2 b5 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. c3 Na5 15. Rad1 Nc4 16. Bc1 Qc6 17. Ng3 a5 18. Rfe1 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Nf5 exf5 21. Rxe7 bxc3 22. bxc3 g6 23. Bh6 Nb2 24. Rb1 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Rfb8 26. Rxb8+ Rxb8 27. Qg3 Rd8 28. Qe5 Ra8 29. Rc7 Qe6 30. Qxe6 fxe6 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Re7 Kg8 33. f3 Ne8 34. Kh2 Nd6 35. Rg7+ Kh8 36. Rd7 Nb5 37. Kg3 Nxc3 38. Kf4 Nb5 39. Ke5 Re8 40. Kf6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "1923.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Loman, Rudolf Johannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8246878063113"]
[EventDate "1923.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. Na3 e5 6. Nc2 Bg4 7. e3 Ne7 8. exd4 exd4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 c6 11. h4 O-O 12. h5 Re8 13. O-O-O a5 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Qh3 axb4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Qh8+ Bxh8 18. Rxh8# 1-0

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1923.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Weenink, Henri Gerard"]
[Black "Gans, Louis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8247012229168"]
[EventDate "1923.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. h3 Qe7 9. Bf3 Ne5 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Bg5 c6 13. Rhe1 Ba5 14. Qe3 Be6 15. Nb3 Nc4 16. Qf4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 d5 18. Rd4 dxe4 19. Bxf6 Qa3+ 20. Kd1 Nb2+ 21. Ke2 Qa6+ 22. Ke3 Nc4+ 23. Kxe4 gxf6 24. Qxf6 Qb6 25. Kf4 Qc7+ 26. Kg5 Bd5 27. Kh6 1-0

[Event "Exhibition game"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1923.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Friedrich Saemisch"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8248484721162"]
[EventDate "1923.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 e6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Bf3 Ne5 8. c4 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 Nd7 12. Bb2 Bf6 13. Rad1 a6 14. Qg3 Qc7 15. Kh1 Rd8 16. f4 b6 17. f5 Be5 18. fxe6 Bxg3 19. exf7+ Kh8 20. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Consultation simul, 6b"]
[Site "Antwerp BEL"]
[Date "1923.02.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Oscar Prils / Blaut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7839393029656"]
[EventDate "1923.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4 9. Nd5 O-O 10. d4 Bg4 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxe4 13. Re1 Nf6 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bd5 Qd7 17. a5 Rad8 18. Qd3 Nb8 19. Ba3 Rfe8 20. Be4 Bg6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. d5 e4 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Bxc3 25. Rc1 Bxa5 26. Bb2 Re8 27. Qh4 f6 28. Nd4 Kf7 29. Rc4 Re5 30. Ne6 Rh5 31. Qe4 Qe7 32. Qd3 Bb6 33. Re4 Qd7 34. g4 Rh8 35. Rf4 Re8 36. Bxf6 gxf6 37. Rxf6+ Kxf6 38. Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Copenhagen DEN"]
[Date "1923.03.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Friedrich Saemisch"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8248350475273"]
[EventDate "1923.03.03"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. d4 {Notes by Nimzowitsch's "My System"} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5 c6 {Safeguards the position} 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bf4 a6 {Protects the oupost station c4, i.e., by ...a6 and ...b5.} 11. Rc1 b5 12. Qb3 Nc6 {The ghost! With noiseless steps he presses on towards c4.} 13. Nxc6 {Samisch sacrifices two tempi (exchange of the tempo-eating Knight on e5 for the Knight which is almost undeveloped) merely to be rid of the ghost.} Bxc6 14. h3 Qd7 15. Kh2 Nh5 {I could have supplied him with as yet a second ghost by ...Qb7 and ...Knight-d7-b6-c4, but I wished to turn my attention to the King's side.} 16. Bd2 f5 {!} 17. Qd1 b4 {!} 18. Nb1 Bb5 19. Rg1 Bd6 20. e4 fxe4 {! This sacrifice, which has a quite surprising affect, is based upon the following sober calculation: two Pawns and the 7th rank and an enemy Queen's wing which cannot be disentangled - all this for only one piece!} 21. Qxh5 Rxf2 22. Qg5 Raf8 23. Kh1 R8f5 24. Qe3 Bd3 25. Rce1 h6 {!! A brilliant move which announces the Zugzwang. White has not a move left. If, e.g., Kh2 or g4, then R5f3. Black can now make waiting moves with his King, and White must, willy-nilly, eventually throw himself upon the sword.} 0-1

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlstad CSR"]
[Date "1923.04.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Ernst"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8042061765640"]
[EventDate "1923.04.28"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. a3 h6 10. Bh4 Re8 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Ba2 c5 14. Rd1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Qb6 16. Bb1 Bb7 17. O-O Rac8 18. Qd2 Ne5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qc2 g6 21. Qe2 Nc4 22. Be4 Bg7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rc1 e5 25. Nb3 e4 26. Nd4 Red8 27. Rfd1 Ne5 28. Na2 Nd3 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. f3 Rxd4 31. fxe4 Nf4 32. exf4 Qc4 33. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 34. Qf1 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlstad CSR"]
[Date "1923.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8248103025674"]
[EventDate "1923.04.28"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. a4 Re8 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Bf4 Nxf4 13. exf4 c5 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. O-O Qxf4 16. Ne4 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bd3 b6 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Ra7 21. b4 Bf8 22. Qc6 Rd7 23. g3 Qb8 24. Ng5 Red8 25. Bg6 Qe5 26. Nxf7+ Rxf7 27. Bxf7 Qf5 28. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxf7 30. Qxc8 Kh7 31. Qxa6 Qf3 32. Qd3+ 1-0

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlstad CSR"]
[Date "1923.05.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[Beauty "7014356617256"]
[EventDate "1923.04.28"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. e4 Nbd7 9. O-O a5 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bd4 Nge5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. c5 dxc5 14. Bxc5 b6 15. Bd4 Ba6 16. Re1 Qd6 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 c5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qb3 Rab8 21. Qb5 f5 22. Rae1 f4 23. Qd7 Rbd8 24. gxf4 Qxf4 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. f3 Qg5+ 27. Kh1 Rd6 28. Qh3 Be5 29. Re2 Rdf6 30. Nd1 Rf4 31. Ne3 Rh4 32. Qe6 Qh5 33. Ng4 Rxg4 34. fxg4 Rxf1+ 35. Kg2 Qxh2+ 36. Kxf1 Qh1+ 37. Kf2 Bd4+ 38. Kg3 Qg1+ 39. Kh3 Qf1+ 40. Rg2 Qh1+ 41. Kg3 Qe1+ 42. Kh3 g5 43. Rc2 Qf1+ 44. Kh2 Qg1+ 45. Kh3 Qh1+ 46. Kg3 Qd1 47. Rc3 Qg1+ 48. Kh3 Qf1+ 49. Kg3 Bf2+ 50. Kf3 Bg1+ 0-1

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlstad CSR"]
[Date "1923.05.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8247683331090"]
[EventDate "1923.04.28"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qc2 Nc6 8. b4 Bd6 9. Bc4 Nf6 10. d3 Ne7 11. O-O Ng6 12. Be3 b5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a3 axb4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. Nc3 c6 17. h3 Qe7 18. Ne2 Bb8 19. Kh2 Ba7 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Nfd4 Qd6 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Rxf5 Nf4 25. Rf1 g6 26. R1xf4 exf4 27. e5 Qe7 28. Rf6 Kg7 29. d4 Bxd4 30. Bxf7 Bxe5 31. Qxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlstad CSR"]
[Date "1923.05.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[Beauty "6736924650506"]
[EventDate "1923.04.28"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. f3 c6 5. e4 dxe4 6. fxe4 Qa5 7. Qd2 e5 8. Nf3 Be7 9. Bc4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Qb6 11. Qd2 Qc5 12. Bb3 Ne5 13. Be3 Nc4 14. Bxc5 Nxd2 15. Bxe7 Nxb3 16. axb3 Kxe7 17. e5 Ng4 18. O-O Bf5 19. Nd4 Bg6 20. Rae1 Rhd8 21. Rf4 h5 22. h3 Nh6 23. g4 hxg4 24. hxg4 c5 25. Nf5+ Bxf5 26. gxf5 Rd2 27. f6+ Ke6 28. fxg7 Ke7 29. Ne4 Rxc2 30. Rh4 Rg8 31. Rxh6 Rxg7+ 32. Kh1 Rxb2 33. Nd6 Rg6 34. Rxg6 fxg6 35. e6 Rxb3 36. Nc8+ Ke8 37. e7 Rd3 38. Rf1 Rh3+ 39. Kg2 Rh8 40. Rd1 Kf7 41. Kf3 Rxc8 42. Rd8 Kxe7 43. Rxc8 Kd6 44. Ke4 b6 45. Rg8 Kc6 46. Rxg6+ Kb5 47. Kd3 Kb4 48. Rg1 b5 49. Ra1 c4+ 50. Kd4 Kb3 51. Rb1+ Ka4 52. Kc3 Ka5 53. Rh1 Kb6 54. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "Maehrisch-Ostrau"]
[Site "Ostrava CSR"]
[Date "1923.07.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Hromadka, Karel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8247813666840"]
[EventDate "1923.07.01"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. d3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nd4 9. Qg3 Qe7 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Kd1 c6 12. a4 Rg8 13. Rf1 h6 14. Ne2 O-O-O 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. c3 Bb6 17. a5 Bc7 18. Be3 Kb8 19. Kc2 Ka8 20. Rf3 Nd5 21. Bg1 Nf4 22. Qf2 Bb8 23. g3 Nxh3 24. Rxf7 Qd6 25. Qb6 Rd7 26. Bc5 Rxf7 27. Bxd6 Rf2+ 28. Qxf2 Nxf2 29. Bc5 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 16th Major Open"]
[Site "Southsea ENG"]
[Date "1923.08.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Drewitt, John Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8251437509641"]
[EventDate "1923.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b4 e6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. a3 c5 5. bxc5 Bxc5 6. e3 O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. Bd3 Rd8 11. O-O Bd7 12. Ne5 Be8 13. f4 Rac8 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. c5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rf3 Bxa3 19. Rxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Rh3+ Kg8 22. Bxg7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "1923.11.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Becker, Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8247431954002"]
[EventDate "1923.11.16"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. d3 O-O 7. Be3 d6 8. h3 Bd7 9. Qd2 Rb8 10. Bh6 Ne8 11. h4 Bg4 12. h5 gxh5 13. Nh4 Qd7 14. Be4 Nd4 15. O-O-O b5 16. f3 b4 17. Nb5 Nxe2+ 18. Kc2 Nxg3 19. fxg4 Nxe4 20. dxe4 Qe6 21. Nf5 Qxc4+ 22. Kb1 Qxe4+ 23. Ka1 hxg4 24. Bxg7 Nxg7 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Rdg1 Kh8 28. Rxg4 Qxh1+ 29. Qxh1 Rg8 30. Rxg8+ 1-0

[Event "Composition"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gibaud, Amedee"]
[Black "Lazard, Frederic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "8"]
[Beauty "8246337228801"]
[EventDate "1924.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. h3 Ne3 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.03.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Beauty "7904484659252"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 Bd6 10. g3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Qc2 Nf8 13. Nd1 f6 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Nh4 Bc7 16. b4 Bb6 17. Nf3 Bf7 18. b5 Bh5 19. g4 Bf7 20. bxc6 Rc8 21. Qb2 bxc6 22. f5 Qd6 23. Ng2 Bc7 24. Rfe1 h5 25. h3 Nh7 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Re1 Rb8 28. Qc1 Ng5 29. Ne5 fxe5 30. Qxg5 e4 31. f6 g6 32. f4 hxg4 33. Be2 gxh3 34. Bh5 Rb2 35. Nh4 Qxf4 36. Qxf4 Bxf4 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.03.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[Beauty "7355534166024"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Be2 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nge7 10. Bxf4 Qe4 11. Bxc7 O-O 12. Qd2 Nd5 13. Bg3 Qe3+ 14. Qxe3 Nxe3 15. Rfc1 Rfe8 16. Bd3 Nd5 17. c4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nc3 19. d5 Nd4 20. Kg2 Nde2 21. Re1 Nxg3 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. hxg3 Na4 24. Kf2 g6 25. Rb1 b6 26. Rb4 Nc5 27. a4 Kf8 28. a5 Rb8 29. Ke3 Ke7 30. Kd4 Kd6 31. Rb1 Rb7 32. axb6 axb6 33. Ra1 Re7 34. g4 f6 35. Rb1 Rb7 36. f4 Rb8 37. g5 f5 38. Rh1 Rb7 39. Bxf5 Rf7 40. Rb1 Kc7 41. d6+ Kd8 42. Bh3 Rxf4+ 43. Kd5 Nd7 44. Ra1 Kc8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8247679385618"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O d6 8. d3 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 e5 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Rfd1 a5 12. a3 h6 13. Nf1 c5 14. b5 Nf8 15. e3 Qc7 16. d4 Be4 17. Qc3 exd4 18. exd4 N6d7 19. Qd2 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Qxc4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qb2+ Kg8 23. Rxd6 Qc5 24. Rad1 Ra7 25. Ne3 Qh5 26. Nd4 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Qe5 28. Nc4 Qc5 29. Nc6 Rc7 30. Ne3 Ne5 31. R1d5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[Beauty "6872350330377"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 b6 $5 {Today, such fianchetto setups are not very common. Black prefers often to transition to Stonewall-esque positions, but perhaps that is because White usually plays more directly, not allowing these attempts.} (6... Ne4) (6... d5) 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Qe8 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qxe7 12. a4 Bxf3 $1 {An excellent descision by Tartakower. The bishop is beautiful, but it's exchange stabilizes the situation and allows Black to focus on the imbalanced pawn structure and knight vs. bishop.} 13. Qxf3 Nc6 14. Rfb1 $6 {Capablanca steps in the wrong direction. He lacks a future on the queenside.} Rae8 15. Qh3 Rf6 $6 {The rook has no function here.} 16. f4 Na5 17. Qf3 d6 $6 (17... c5 $1 $15 {This move is often strong in Nimzo-like structures, and here it would have secured the better position for Black who can target the weak pawns.}) 18. Re1 $1 {Capablanca is flexible and realizes his play is not on the queenside after all.} Qd7 19. e4 $1 fxe4 20. Qxe4 g6 21. g3 $1 {The following sequence which lifts the king, advances the h-pawn, and swings a rook to the h-file seems so natural once seen. The h-file will be opened to good effect.} Kf8 22. Kg2 $1 Rf7 23. h4 $1 d5 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. Rxe8+ Kxe8 27. h5 Rf6 (27... gxh5 $2 28. Rh1 {Simply makes things worse.}) 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rh1 Kf8 30. Rh7 Rc6 {Excellent attack and defense from Tartakower.} 31. g4 $2 {Allowing a computer-defense.} (31. Rd7 $1 {This was Stockfish's method to preserve the advantage.}) 31... Nc4 $2 (31... Nb3 $1 {Knights are ever tricky, and this journey is an instructive one. Who would think that sending the knight to c1 was the only right path $2} 32. g5 Nc1 $1 {The bishop cannot both keep the attack on g6 and stop ...Ne2 so liquidation and equality is unavoidable.}) 32. g5 Ne3+ 33. Kf3 Nf5 $2 {The losing move.} (33... Nd1 $1 {Would have made the win quite difficult.}) 34. Bxf5 {Creating a passed pawn. Obviously Capablanca had to evaluate this well.} gxf5 (34... Rxc3+ 35. Kg4 $18) 35. Kg3 $3 {Amazing $1 The pawn is given up with check, but the king's decisive invasion cannot be stopped.} Rxc3+ 36. Kh4 Rf3 (36... a6 $1 {This move, creating a passed pawn, would have been a great practical chance. I THINK that with best play White still wins, but don't ask me to prove that against Stockfish.} 37. Kh5 b5 38. a5 b4 39. Kg6 b3 40. Kxf5 b2 41. Rh8+ Kf7 42. Rb8 Rc2 $18) 37. g6 $1 Rxf4+ 38. Kg5 $1 Re4 39. Kf6 $1 {With mating and promotional threats, Capablanca now picks off pawn after pawn. Tartakower can do nothing.} (39. Kxf5 $4 {Would be a greedy error that Capablanca would never make. The f-pawn is used as a shield from checks. Why would Capablanca capture it $2}) 39... Kg8 40. Rg7+ Kh8 41. Rxc7 Re8 42. Kxf5 Re4 43. Kf6 Rf4+ 44. Ke5 Rg4 45. g7+ Kg8 46. Rxa7 Rg1 47. Kxd5 Rc1 48. Kd6 Rc2 49. d5 Rc1 50. Rc7 Ra1 51. Kc6 Rxa4 52. d6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Lasker, Edward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "206"]
[Beauty "3441363580446"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rfc8 15. Re2 Nh5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxh3 18. Nxf7 Be6 19. Ng5 Bc4 20. Bd3 Rd8 21. Rc2 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 23. Nh3 Qe5 24. Bxc4+ Nxc4 25. Qe2 Rd4 26. f3 Rad8 27. Rac1 Bc5 28. Kh1 Bb4 29. b3 Nd2 30. Ne3 Ba3 31. Rd1 Bb4 32. a3 Ba5 33. b4 Bc7 34. f4 Nxe4 35. Kh2 Rxd1 36. Nxd1 Qe7 37. Rxc7 Qxc7 38. Qxe4 Qc4 39. Qe7 Qc8 40. Ndf2 h6 41. Qa7 Qe6 42. Qb7 Qd5 43. Qb6 Rd6 44. Qe3 Re6 45. Qc3 Qc4 46. Qf3 Qc6 47. Qd3 Rd6 48. Qb3+ Qd5 49. Qb1 Re6 50. Ng4 Re2 51. Nxh6+ gxh6 52. Qg6+ Kf8 53. Qxh6+ Ke8 54. Qg6+ Kd8 55. Qg3 Re8 56. Qf2 Rg8 57. Qb2 Qd6 58. Qc3 Kd7 59. Qf3 Kc7 60. Qe4 Rg7 61. Qf5 Re7 62. Ng5 Re3 63. Ne4 Qe7 64. Nf6 Kb8 65. g3 Rxa3 66. Kh3 Ra1 67. Nd5 Rh1+ 68. Kg2 Qh7 69. Qxh7 Rxh7 70. Kf3 Kb7 71. g4 Kc6 72. Ke4 Rh8 73. Ne3 Re8+ 74. Kd4 Rd8+ 75. Ke4 a5 76. bxa5 b4 77. a6 Kc5 78. a7 b3 79. Nd1 Ra8 80. g5 Rxa7 81. g6 Rd7 82. Nb2 Rd2 83. Kf3 Rd8 84. Ke4 Rd2 85. Kf3 Rd8 86. Ke4 Kd6 87. Kd4 Rc8 88. g7 Ke6 89. g8=Q+ Rxg8 90. Kc4 Rg3 91. Na4 Kf5 92. Kb4 Kxf4 93. Nb2 Ke4 94. Na4 Kd4 95. Nb2 Rf3 96. Na4 Re3 97. Nb2 Ke4 98. Na4 Kf3 99. Ka3 Ke4 100. Kb4 Kd4 101. Nb2 Rh3 102. Na4 Kd3 103. Kxb3 Kd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[Beauty "6872350330377"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 b6 $5 {Today, such fianchetto setups are not very common. Black prefers often to transition to Stonewall-esque positions, but perhaps that is because White usually plays more directly, not allowing these attempts.} (6... Ne4) (6... d5) 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Qe8 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qxe7 12. a4 Bxf3 $1 {An excellent descision by Tartakower. The bishop is beautiful, but it's exchange stabilizes the situation and allows Black to focus on the imbalanced pawn structure and knight vs. bishop.} 13. Qxf3 Nc6 14. Rfb1 $6 {Capablanca steps in the wrong direction. He lacks a future on the queenside.} Rae8 15. Qh3 Rf6 $6 {The rook has no function here.} 16. f4 Na5 17. Qf3 d6 $6 (17... c5 $1 $15 {This move is often strong in Nimzo-like   structures, and here it would have secured the better position for   Black who can target the weak pawns.}) 18. Re1 $1 {Capablanca is flexible and realizes his play is not on the queenside after all.} Qd7 19. e4 $1 fxe4 20. Qxe4 g6 21. g3 $1 {The following sequence which lifts the king, advances the h-pawn, and swings a rook to the h-file seems so natural once seen. The h-file will be opened to good effect.} Kf8 22. Kg2 $1 Rf7 23. h4 $1 d5 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Qxe8+ Qxe8 26. Rxe8+ Kxe8 27. h5 Rf6 (27... gxh5 $2 28. Rh1 {Simply makes things worse.}) 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rh1 Kf8 30. Rh7 Rc6 {Excellent attack and defense from Tartakower.} 31. g4 $2 {Allowing a computer-defense.} (31. Rd7 $1 {This was Stockfish's method to preserve the advantage.}) 31... Nc4 $2 (31... Nb3 $1 {Knights are ever tricky, and this journey is an   instructive one. Who would think that sending the knight to c1 was the   only right path $2} 32. g5 Nc1 $1 {The bishop cannot both keep the   attack on g6 and stop ...Ne2 so liquidation and equality is   unavoidable.}) 32. g5 Ne3+ 33. Kf3 Nf5 $2 {The losing move.} (33... Nd1 $1 {Would have made the win quite difficult.}) 34. Bxf5 {Creating a passed pawn. Obviously Capablanca had to evaluate this well.} gxf5 (34... Rxc3+ 35. Kg4 $18) 35. Kg3 $3 {Amazing $1 The pawn is given up with check, but the king's decisive invasion cannot be stopped.} Rxc3+ 36. Kh4 Rf3 (36... a6 $1 {This move, creating a passed pawn, would have been a   great practical chance. I THINK that with best play White still wins,   but don't ask me to prove that against Stockfish.} 37. Kh5 b5 38. a5 b4 39. Kg6 b3 40. Kxf5 b2 41. Rh8+ Kf7 42. Rb8 Rc2 $18) 37. g6 $1 Rxf4+ 38. Kg5 $1 Re4 39. Kf6 $1 {With mating and promotional threats, Capablanca now picks off pawn after pawn. Tartakower can do nothing.} (39. Kxf5 $4 {Would be a greedy error that Capablanca would never   make. The f-pawn is used as a shield from checks. Why would Capablanca   capture it $2}) 39... Kg8 40. Rg7+ Kh8 41. Rxc7 Re8 42. Kxf5 Re4 43. Kf6 Rf4+ 44. Ke5 Rg4 45. g7+ Kg8 46. Rxa7 Rg1 47. Kxd5 Rc1 48. Kd6 Rc2 49. d5 Rc1 50. Rc7 Ra1 51. Kc6 Rxa4 52. d6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.03.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[Beauty "5500242512393"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Nd2 Qxc5 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Be5 e6 11. Nb5 Ne8 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. h4 a6 14. Nc3 Nc6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Be2 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Qd4 Qc7 20. Qc5 Qxc5 21. Nxc5 b6 22. N5a4 Rb8 23. O-O-O b5 24. Nc5 Rb6 25. a4 Nh5 26. b3 cxb3 27. cxb3 bxa4 28. N3xa4 Rc6 29. Kb2 Nf6 30. Rd2 a5 31. Rhd1 Nd5 32. g3 Rf7 33. Nd3 Rb7 34. Ne5 Rcc7 35. Rd4 Kg7 36. e4 fxe4 37. Rxe4 Rb5 38. Rc4 Rxc4 39. Nxc4 Bd7 40. Nc3 Rc5 41. Ne4 Rb5 42. Ned6 Rc5 43. Nb7 Rc7 44. Nbxa5 Bb5 45. Nd6 Bd7 46. Nac4 Ra7 47. Ne4 h6 48. f4 Be8 49. Ne5 Ra8 50. Rc1 Bf7 51. Rc6 Bg8 52. Nc5 Re8 53. Ra6 Re7 54. Ka3 Bf7 55. b4 Nc7 56. Rc6 Nb5+ 57. Kb2 Nd4 58. Ra6 Be8 59. g4 Kf6 60. Ne4+ Kg7 61. Nd6 Bb5 62. Ra5 Bf1 63. Ra8 g5 64. fxg5 hxg5 65. hxg5 Bg2 66. Re8 Rc7 67. Rd8 Nc6 68. Ne8+ Kf8 69. Nxc7+ Nxd8 70. Kc3 Bb7 71. Kd4 Bc8 72. g6 Nb7 73. Ne8 Nd8 74. b5 Kg8 75. g5 Kf8 76. g7+ Kg8 77. g6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.03.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "6187592465473"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Be2 Ne7 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 Ne3 10. Bxe3 fxe3 11. Qd3 Bf6 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Nd5 Bg4 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. d5 Bxf3 16. Rxf3 Qxb2 17. Rb1 Qxa2 18. Rxe3 Nd4 19. Rxb7 Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 Qa1+ 21. Rb1 Qf6 22. c5 Rfd8 23. Rbe1 Qg6 24. Qd4 Qf6 25. Re5 Kf8 26. Rf1 Qg6 27. h4 Rd7 28. h5 Qh6 29. Qe4 f6 30. g4 Rad8 31. c6 Rf7 32. Re6 Qg5 33. Qxh7 Qxg4+ 34. Kf2 Qf4+ 35. Ke2 Qc4+ 36. Kf2 Qf4+ 37. Ke2 Qc4+ 38. Ke1 Qc1+ 39. Ke2 Qc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.03.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8247410955783"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2 Qe7 9. Ne5 cxd4 10. exd4 Ba3 11. Bxa3 Qxa3 12. Ndf3 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qd2 Rac8 15. c3 a6 16. Ne5 Bb5 17. f3 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Rc7 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. Rc2 Ne8 21. Rfc1 Nd6 22. Ne5 Qa5 23. a4 Qb6 24. Nd3 Qxb3 25. Nc5 Qb6 26. Rb2 Qa7 27. Qe1 b6 28. Nd3 Rc4 29. a5 bxa5 30. Nc5 Nb5 31. Re2 Nxd4 32. cxd4 R8xc5 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.04.02"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247947838472"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 {Notes by Alekhine} d5 2. c4 e6 {As for the merit of this system of defence, compare the game Reti vs. Yates in the sixth round.} 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Re8 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. d4 {To our way of thinking, this is the clear positional refutation of 2...e6, which, by the way, was first played by Capablanca (as Black) against Marshall and is based upon the simple circumstance that Black cannot find a method for the effective development of his Queen's Bishop.} c6 9. Nbd2 {In the game referred to, Capablanca, in a wholly analogous position, played ...Ne4 and likewise obtained an advantage thereby. Of course, Reti's quieter development is also quite good.} Ne4 {If the liberating move of 9...e5, recommended by Rubinstein and others, is really the best here-then it furnishes the most striking proof that Black's entire arrangement of his game was faulty. For the simple continuation 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Bxe5 Rxe5 14.Nc4 Re8 15.Ne3 Be6 16.Qd4, would have given White a direct attack against the isolated Queen's pawn, without permitting the opponent any chances whatsoever. Moreover, the move selected by Bogoljubow leads eventually to a double exchange of Knights, without moving the principal disadvantage of his position.} 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne5 f5 {Obviously forced.} 12. f3 {The proper strategy. After Black has weakened his position in the center, White forthwith must aim to change the closed game into an open one in order to make as much as possible out of that weakness.} exf3 13. Bxf3 {Not 13.exf3, because the e pawn must be utilized as a battering ram.} Qc7 {Also after 13...Nxe5 14.dxe5 Bc5+ 15.Kg2 Bd7 (after the exchange of Queens, this Bishop could not get out at all) 16.e4, White would have retained a decisive advantage in position.} 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. e4 e5 {Otherwise would follow 16.e5, to be followed by a break by means of d5 or g4. After the text move, however, Black appears to have surmounted the greater part of his early difficulty and it calls for exeptionally fine play on the part of White in order to make the hidden advantages of his position count so rapidly and convincingly.} 16. c5 Bf8 17. Qc2 {Attacking simultaneously both of Black's center pawns.} exd4 {Black's sphere of action is circumscribed; for instance, 17...fxe4 clearly would not do on account of the two-fold threat against h7 and e5, after 18.Bxe4} 18. exf5 Rad8 {After 18...Re5 19.Qc4+ Kh8 20.f6, among other lines, would be very strong.} 19. Bh5 {The initial move in an exactly calculated, decisive manouver, the end of which will worthily crown White's model play.} Re5 20. Bxd4 Rxf5 {If 20...Rd5 21.Qc4 Kh8 22.Bg4, with a pawn plus and a superior position.} 21. Rxf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Rxd4 23. Rf1 Rd8 {Or 23...Qe7 24.Bf7+ Kh8 25.Bd5 Qf6 26.Qc8, etc. Black is left without any defence.} 24. Bf7+ Kh8 25. Be8 {A sparkling conclusion! Black resigned, for, after 25...Bxc5+, he loses at least the Bishop. Rightfully, this game was awarded the first brilliancy prize.} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.04.05"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[Beauty "7010863027771"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Nh5 10. Be5 f5 11. Rc1 Nf6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nh4 Kh8 14. f4 Rg8 15. Rf3 Bd7 16. Rh3 Be8 17. a3 Rg7 18. Rg3 Rxg3 19. hxg3 Rc8 20. Kf2 Na5 21. Qf3 Nc4 22. Qe2 Nd6 23. Rh1 Ne4+ 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Qg4 f5 26. Nxf5 exf5 27. Qxf5 h5 28. g4 Rc6 29. g5 Kg8 30. Nxd5 Bf7 31. Nxe7+ Qxe7 32. g4 hxg4 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Rh6 Bg8 35. Qf5+ Kg7 36. Rxc6 bxc6 37. Kg3 Qe6 38. Kxg4 Qxf5+ 39. Kxf5 Bd5 40. b4 a6 41. Kg4 Bc4 42. f5 Bb3 43. Kf4 Bc2 44. Ke5 Kf7 45. a4 Kg7 46. d5 Bxa4 47. d6 c5 48. bxc5 Bc6 49. Ke6 a5 50. f6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.04.05"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Lasker, Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[Beauty "6599217261090"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 {Notes by Alexander Alekhine.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qf6 {A defence that is rightly rarely played, as Black makes his own development more difficult because of the early exposing of his queen.} 4. Nc3 {Threatening Nd5 already.} Nge7 5. d3 Nd4 {More in the spirit of the continuation chosen was ...h6 with the fianchettoing of the bishop later. Black now embarks on an unfavorable variation of the inferior Bird's opening.} 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Ne2 c6 8. Ba4 d5 9. O-O g6 {Else the king's side pieces can hardly be developed.} 10. b4 {With this move White centers his attack on the pawn at d4 and holds his advantage with an iron hand. Black also always finds the only moves to hold his compromised position. But his defence is not sufficient to attain equality.} Qd6 11. a3 {This protecting move forces black to compromise his position still further in order to hold his exposed pawn.} Bg7 12. Bb2 b5 13. Bb3 c5 14. bxc5 Qxc5 15. Rc1 {Simple and conclusive. The consequent unavoidable opening of the c-file promises white further advantages. Black would hardly care to bet on his chances now.} O-O 16. c3 dxc3 17. Nxc3 d4 {At least 17...dxe4 18.Nd5! Qd6 19.Bxg7! Kxg7 20.dxe4 was not better.} 18. Nd5 Qd6 19. f4 {Threatening e5.} Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rb8 21. Rc6 Qd8 22. Qb3 {As so often happens, one weak move is enough to lose the advantage gained by faultless play. Correct would have been 22.Qc2 Bb7 23.Rc5 Bxd5 24.Rxd5 Qb6 25.e5 Rbc8 26.Qf2; or 23...Qb6 24.Bxb7 Qxb7 25.e5 Rfc8 26.Rfc1, etc.} Bb7 23. Rc5 Qd6 {This reply makes all the difference, Rxb5 is not possible on account of ...Bxd5 and as the f-pawn is attacked, White must lose a valuable tempo.} 24. Qc2 Rfc8 25. Rc1 Bf8 {Black is eventually outplayed during the following maneuvers. Instead there was a chance here to save the game. 25...Rxc5 26.Qxc5 Qxf4! 27. Bxb7 (or 27. Rf1 Qe3+ 28.Kh1 Bxd5 29.Qxd5 Qxd3 30. Q(or rook)xf7 Kh8, etc.)...Be5! and White cannot avoid the draw; for instance 28.Qc2 (or 28. g3 Qe3+, etc.) Qxh2+ 29.Kf1 Qh1+ 30.Kf2 Qh4+ 31.Ke2 Qh5+!, etc.} 26. Bxd4 Qxf4 {With this move Black wins the exchange, but only for a short time.} 27. Rf1 Bxc5 28. Bxc5 Qe3+ {If 28...Qe5 29.d4! Qh5(g5) 30.Bxf7+ Kg7 31.d5! But the following endgame is also hopeless for Black.} 29. Bxe3 Rxc2 30. Bxf7+ Kg7 31. Bb3 Rc7 {Obviously forced, because of the terrible threat of Rf7+.} 32. Bf4 Rbc8 33. Be6 {A bit fanciful but sufficient. Simpler would have been 33.Be5+ Kh6 34.Bxc7 Rxc7, then if 35...Rc3 36.Be6! with a winning position.} Re7 34. Bxc8 Bxc8 35. Rc1 Bb7 36. Rc7 {But this plausible move is a mistake which gives the opponent a chance to obtain a difficult draw. 36.Kf2 was now necessary, whereupon the united passed pawns would have won without difficulty.} Kf7 {Black fails to seize the lucky opportunity. After 36...Rxc7 37.Bxc7 b4!, a draw would result despite the two pawns minus; for instance: 38.axb4 Ba6 39.d4 Bd3 40.e5 Bc4 41.Kf2 a6 42.Ke3 Bd5 43.g3 Kf7 44.Kf4 h6 45.Bd6 Ke6 46.Bf8 h5 47.Kg5 Be4, etc. After the move in the text, no real fighting chances are left.} 37. Rxe7+ Kxe7 38. Bd2 Ke6 39. Kf2 Kd6 40. Ke3 Kc5 41. Ba5 Bc8 42. Bd8 Bd7 43. Ba5 g5 44. Bc3 h5 {Or 44...a6 45.Bf6 g4 46.Be7+ Kc6 47.d4 to be followed by d5, etc.} 45. Bd4+ Kd6 46. Bxa7 h4 47. Bd4 Ke6 48. Bc3 Kf7 49. d4 Kg6 50. d5 Bc8 51. Ba5 Bd7 52. Bd8 h3 53. gxh3 Bxh3 54. Kd4 Bd7 55. e5 Kf5 56. e6 Be8 57. Bxg5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.04.08"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[Beauty "7353789323278"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

{Sometimes, the key is to do nothing, but do it well. Now and later, this was a very effective way to open all the right   lines. Still good.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bf5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. Bb2 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 e5 $6 {This softens the long diagonal and the d5-pawn.} (9... Bg6 {Sometimes, the key is to do nothing, but do it well.}) 10. cxd5 cxd5 (10... Nxd5 $4 11. e4 $18) 11. Rc1 (11. e4 $1 {Now and later, this was a very effective way to open all   the right lines.} dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 $2 13. dxe4 $18) 11... Qe7 12. Rc2 (12. e4 $1 {Still good.} dxe4 13. dxe4 Nxe4 $2 (13... Bxe4 $2 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Nh4 $18) 14. Nh4 Nxd2 15. Nxf5 $18) 12... a5 {Lasker makes good use of his rook pawns in this game.} 13. a4 $2 {This is not equivalent to Lasker's advance ...a5 because this weakens the b3-pawn - a real problem later.} (13. e4 $1) 13... h6 14. Qa1 $6 Rfe8 15. Rfc1 Bh7 16. Nf1 Nc5 17. Rxc5 $5 {An interesting try!} Bxc5 18. Nxe5 Rac8 19. Ne3 Qe6 20. h3 Bd6 $2 (20... b6 $1 21. N5g4 Nxg4 22. Nxg4 h5) (20... Bxe3 $1 {I prefer this solution because it is the most   concrete.} 21. fxe3 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Rc8) 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nf3 $2 {Solid, but Reti misses a big opportunity to likely win the game.} (22. N5g4 $1 $16 {This is quite strong due to the weaknesses on d5   and the long diagonal.} Nxg4 23. Bxd5 $1 {It seems this   intermediate move was missed.}) 22... Be7 23. Nd4 Qd7 24. Kh2 h5 {AlphaZero would approve!} 25. Qh1 {Reti's use of queen and bishop batteries is both visually pleasing and effective in this game.} h4 $5 26. Nxd5 hxg3+ 27. fxg3 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Bf6 29. Bxb7 (29. Qf3 $3 {Reti needed to find this computer move to hang on which   shows that things were already very difficult. Now a complex position   arises in which Lasker's bishops and rook rule the board.}) (29. Qg2 $2 Bxd4 30. Bxd4 Rc2 $1 $19) 29... Rc5 (29... Rd8 {Also good.} 30. e3 Bxd3 $19) 30. Ba6 Bg6 {A bishop move to make luft - unusual.} 31. Qb7 Qd8 32. b4 Rc7 33. Qb6 Rd7 34. Qxd8+ Rxd8 35. e3 axb4 36. Kg2 Bxd4 37. exd4 (37. Bxd4 Rxd4 $2 {Tempting, but wrong.} (37... Bf5 $1 {The b-pawn will be escorted by the bishop on e6.} 38. Kf3 b3 39. Bc4 Be6) 38. exd4 b3 39. Bc4 $19 b2 40. Ba2 Bxd3 41. a5 $10 {Lasker would win a piece, but not the game, due to the few and   scattered pawns on the board.}) 37... Bf5 38. Bb7 Be6 39. Kf3 Bb3 40. Bc6 (40. a5 Bd5+ 41. Bxd5 Rxd5 {wins the a5-pawn.}) 40... Rd6 41. Bb5 Rf6+ 42. Ke3 Re6+ 43. Kf4 Re2 44. Bc1 Rc2 45. Be3 {1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Bf5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. Bb2 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 ( Error reading move: e5 This softens the long diagonal and the d5-pawn.} 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.04.15"]
[Round "21"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Lasker, Edward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[Beauty "4607984024666"]
[EventDate "1924.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. Nd2 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. f4 Ng4 10. Nf1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qb4+ 12. Ke2 Nb6 13. a3 Qe7 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. h3 Rc8 16. Qxc8+ Nxc8 17. hxg4 Nd6 18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. N1d2 b5 21. Rh5 f6 22. g5 Kd8 23. Rch1 Be8 24. Rxh7 Rxh7 25. Rxh7 fxg5 26. Nxg5 Kc8 27. Rh8 Kb7 28. Nde4 Kb6 29. Nc5 Bc6 30. Ngxe6 Bd5 31. Ng5 Ka5 32. e4 Bc6 33. Ke3 Be8 34. Nf3 b4 35. Ne5 Bb5 36. a4 Bxa4 37. Nxc4+ Kb5 38. Ne5 Ka5 39. Rb8 Bb5 40. g3 g5 41. Nf3 gxf4+ 42. gxf4 Qh7 43. f5 Qh1 44. Nb3+ Ka4 45. Nbd2 Qh6+ 46. Kf2 Bd3 47. Rg8 Qf4 48. Rh8 b3 49. Rh4 Qc7 50. f6 Bc4 51. Rh5 Be6 52. Re5 Qf7 53. Rxe6 Qxe6 54. e5 Kb4 55. Ke3 a5 56. Kf4 a4 57. Ng5 Qd7 58. f7 Qe7 59. d5 a3 60. bxa3+ Kc3 61. d6 Qf8 62. Nge4+ Kd3 63. e6 Qh6+ 64. Kf5 b2 65. d7 Qf8 66. a4 Qa8 67. e7 Qd5+ 68. Kf6 Qd4+ 69. Ke6 b1=Q 70. Nxb1 Qxe4+ 71. Kf6 Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Blindfold simul, 26b"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.04.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Abraham Frieman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251709880330"]
[EventDate "1924.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 {Notes by Alekhine} e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 d5 {Doubtless the best defence, permitting Black to obtain an even game.} 4. exd5 Qxd5 {But here 4...Nf6 is even better.} 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 {So far Black has made the right moves, but this exchange is wrong as it stregthens White's center. Correct was 9...Qa5.} 10. bxc3 b6 {This also is not good, because the White Pawns will now advance with a win of both time and space. Better was 10...Bg4.} 11. c4 Qd8 12. d5 Ne7 13. Nd4 {Preventing an effective development of the Black Bishop on the diagonal h6-c1.} Bb7 14. Bb2 {Simpler was 14.Bf3 or 14.Bg5. Still the idea of sacrificing the central Pawn in order to increase the advantage in development was rather tempting.} c6 15. Bf3 cxd5 16. Re1 Re8 {Instead 16...Qd7 17.Nb5! was certainly not better.} 17. Qd2 Rb8 18. Qg5 {Threatening 19.Ne6!} Ng6 19. Nf5 {After this attack can hardly be parried. White's next threat is the simple 20.cxd5} Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 dxc4 {If 20...h6 then 21.Qg3, threatening both 22.Bxf6 or 22.Ne7+, etc.} 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qh6 Qf8 24. Re8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1924.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Speijer, Abraham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8250116338211"]
[EventDate "1924.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. c4 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e4 Bb7 10. exd5 Bxd5 11. Re1+ Be7 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. b3 Bb7 15. Bb2 Nd3 16. Bxd3 Qxd3 17. Rc1 Rd8 18. Rxe7 Bxf3 19. Ba3 Qa6 20. Rcc7 Qxa3 21. Rxf7+ Ke8 22. Qe1+ 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1924.09.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Verlinsky, Boris"]
[Black "Levenfish, Grigory"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8247951789644"]
[EventDate "1924.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d3 O-O 9. Nd5 Na5 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Ne1 Nxb3 12. axb3 Nd7 13. f4 f5 14. exf5 Rxf5 15. Nf3 Bb7 16. Bd2 exf4 17. Nd4 Rg5 18. Nf3 Rg4 19. h3 Rxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Qg5+ 21. Kh1 Ne5 22. Qe2 Qg3 23. Qg2 Nxf3 24. Bc3 Nd4 25. Qxb7 Qxh3+ 26. Kg1 Ne2+ 27. Kf2 Qe3+ 28. Ke1 Nxc3# 0-1

[Event "25th Western Championship"]
[Site "Detroit, MI USA"]
[Date "1924.09.01"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Torre Repetto, Carlos"]
[Black "Banks, Newell William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8248086013486"]
[EventDate "1924.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 {Possibly this move is designed against the Torre Attack $2 It isn't very good, but it is clearly playable.} 3. Nc3 {is e4 coming $2} Bf5 {holding back the pawn.} 4. Bg5 {The classic Torre attack idea of exchanging on f6 and advancing e4 is put in play.} Ne4 5. Nxe4 Bxe4 6. Nd2 $1 {Torre gets a strong advantage with this retreating move - his opening has been a huge success.} Bg6 7. e4 f6 $2 {It bears noting here that Banks WAS a checkers champion :D Checkers is played on only one color, but chess is not, and this move horribly weakens the light squares for the rest of the game. Torre's victory on the light squares is ultimately quite karmic.} 8. Be3 e6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Qg4 $2 {A surprisingly significant error. The loose queen on g4 will be used to free Black's position.} (10. h4) 10... Qd7 11. O-O e5 $1 {A queen trade is clearly desirable for Black. To avoid it, Torre must retreat and allow the exchange of his center.} 12. Qg3 exd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 14. Bc3 O-O-O 15. b4 $2 {Torre's one major and clear mistake in this game. It is natural to want to attack with the pawns in an opposite sides castling game, but here Black gets a critical opportunity to strike in the center.} Rdf8 $2 {Banks misses his one chance at activity and buries his rook and his knight in one move.} (15... d5 $1 16. a3 (16. exd5 Nxb4 $17) 16... dxe4 17. Nxe4 Rhe8 $15) 16. b5 Nd8 (16... Ne5 $2 17. Be2 {and the threat of f4 is serious.}) 17. Qe3 b6 18. a4 Qg4 19. a5 {The attack has become overwhelming.} Ne6 20. axb6 axb6 21. Bc4 $1 Nf4 22. Qxf4 $3 {Torre finds the most crushing and beautiful move $1 The queen sacrifice is decisive, but there are some pretty and complex lines.} Qxf4 23. Be6+ $1 {an important intermediate check.} (23. Bd5 $2 Kd7 24. Bc6+ Ke6 25. Bd5+) 23... Kb7 (23... Kd8 24. Ra8#) (23... Kb8 $1 {most resilient.} 24. Bd5 c6 25. bxc6 $3 {Capturing   with the bishop would be natural, but it only draws. This wins due to   the pawns strength, the ability to attack the b-pan with Rb1, and the   bishop being better on d5 than c6 to create a mating net.} (25. Bxc6 Rc8 {threatening to take on c6 and run with ...Kc7.} 26. Ra8+ Kc7 27. Ra7+ Kd8 28. Rd7+ Ke8 29. Rc7+ Kd8 30. Rd7+) 25... Rc8 (25... Bf7 26. Ra6 Bxd5 27. exd5 $18 {is still a mating net.     Amazing.}) 26. Rfb1 Kc7 27. Rxb6 $3 Kxb6 (27... Kd8 28. Rb7 {simply doubling on the 7th wins.} f5 29. Raa7 Bg5 30. Rb8 $3 $18) 28. Ba5+ Kc5 29. Nb3+ Kb5 30. c4+ Ka6 31. Bd8# {Glorious :)}) 24. Bd5+ c6 25. Bxc6+ Kc8 26. Ra8+ Kc7 27. Ra7+ Kc8 28. g3 {a clever move to stop the queen retreating to b8 to block checks.} (28. Rfa1 d5 {intends to block on b8 with the queen, but even here   White wins.}) 28... Qg4 29. Rfa1 Kd8 30. Bd4 $1 {Bxb6+ and Ra8 is checkmate in three at most. A beautiful finish $1} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1925.02.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Colle, Edgar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8178020417032"]
[EventDate "1925.02.11"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Qa4 Bxf3 5. exf3 e6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nge7 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Qd6 13. Qc2 Ng6 14. f4 Nce7 15. g3 Rfd8 16. Rd1 b6 17. a4 Nd5 18. Bd2 c5 19. f5 exf5 20. Bxf5 cxd4 21. cxd4 Nde7 22. Bb4 Qf6 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Rbc1 Rd5 25. Be4 Rd7 26. d5 Qf6 27. Re1 Rbd8 28. Qc6 Qg5 29. Bxg6 hxg6 30. Qxd7 Rxd7 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Rcc8 Rd8 33. Rexd8 1-0

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden - Baden GER"]
[Date "1925.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8041923647058"]
[EventDate "1925.04.16"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. Kh1 Qf6 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. gxf4 Qh6 12. e3 Ndf6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Rg1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bd7 17. Rad1 b5 18. Qb2 O-O 19. Qa3 Rfd8 20. cxb5 cxb5 21. Qa6 Qh5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Rg1+ Qg4 26. Rxg4+ fxg4 27. f5 Rdc8 28. e6 Bc6 29. Qf7+ Kh8 30. f6 Rg8 31. Qc7 Rac8 32. Qe5 d4+ 33. Kg1 Bd5 34. f7+ Rg7 35. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden - Baden GER"]
[Date "1925.04.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7629204118550"]
[EventDate "1925.04.16"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Nd4 d5 4. d3 exd3 5. Qxd3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nxd2 O-O 9. c4 Na6 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. Qc4 Nbxd5 12. N2b3 c6 13. O-O Re8 14. Rfd1 Bg4 15. Rd2 Qc8 16. Nc5 Bh3 17. Bf3 Bg4 18. Bg2 Bh3 19. Bf3 Bg4 20. Bh1 h5 21. b4 a6 22. Rc1 h4 23. a4 hxg3 24. hxg3 Qc7 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Re3 27. Nf3 cxb5 28. Qxb5 Nc3 29. Qxb7 Qxb7 30. Nxb7 Nxe2+ 31. Kh2 Ne4 32. Rc4 Nxf2 33. Bg2 Be6 34. Rcc2 Ng4+ 35. Kh3 Ne5+ 36. Kh2 Rxf3 37. Rxe2 Ng4+ 38. Kh3 Ne3+ 39. Kh2 Nxc2 40. Bxf3 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden - Baden GER"]
[Date "1925.05.06"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Gruenfeld, Ernst"]
[Black "Torre Repetto, Carlos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[Beauty "8247414894087"]
[EventDate "1925.04.16"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Ne5 Qf6 11. f3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Nxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Baden-Baden"]
[Site "Baden - Baden GER"]
[Date "1925.05.08"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Marshall, Frank James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8248375387222"]
[EventDate "1925.04.16"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Bd3 e5 6. dxe5 Ng4 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nc3 Ncxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. h3 Nf6 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Qe3 Bc6 15. O-O-O O-O 16. f4 Qe6 17. e5 Rfe8 18. Rhe1 Rad8 19. f5 Qe7 20. Qg5 Nd5 21. f6 Qf8 22. Bc4 Nxc3 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. fxg7 Nxa2+ 25. Kb1 Qe8 26. e6 Be4+ 27. Ka1 f5 28. e7+ Rd5 29. Qf6 Qf7 30. e8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Marienbad"]
[Site "Marianske Lazne CSR"]
[Date "1925.06.04"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "David Janowski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8248488664614"]
[EventDate "1925.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. Qc2 e6 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bd3 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. exd5 b5 9. b3 O-O 10. Nge2 d6 11. O-O bxc4 12. bxc4 Nbd7 13. f4 Re8 14. Ng3 Ba6 15. Nce4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Nb6 17. Bb2 f6 18. Rf3 Rf8 19. Ng5 {!} fxg5 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 {20...Kf7 21.Qg6+ Ke7 22.Qe6#} 21. Bxg7+ {Also effective is 21.Qg6! Qd7 22.Qh6! winning} Kxg7 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Rh3 Qd7 24. Bg8+ Qxh3 25. gxh3 1-0

[Event "Marienbad"]
[Site "Marianske Lazne CSR"]
[Date "1925.06.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "David Janowski"]
[Black "Friedrich Saemisch"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8247008359943"]
[EventDate "1925.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. h4 h6 12. Qd2 Ng4 13. Bf4 d6 14. Ne3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 h5 16. Rh3 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Bd6 20. Qh6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1925.11.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Torre Repetto, Carlos"]
[Black "Friedrich Saemisch"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8249155810315"]
[EventDate "1925.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. O-O h6 12. Bf4 d6 13. Rfe1 Nd8 14. Qd1 Nd5 15. Bg3 O-O 16. Nh4 g5 17. Qh5 Kg7 18. Rxe6 Nxe6 19. Nf5+ Kg8 20. Nxh6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1925.11.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Torre Repetto, Carlos"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7495791714854"]
[EventDate "1925.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Be7 6. Nbd2 d6 7. c3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 b6 9. Nc4 Bb7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. Rad1 Nf8 14. Bc1 Nd5 15. Ng5 b5 16. Na3 b4 17. cxb4 Nxb4 18. Qh5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Qa5 21. b4 Qf5 22. Rg3 h6 23. Nc4 Qd5 24. Ne3 Qb5 25. Bf6 Qxh5 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Rxf7+ Kg8 28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. Rxb7+ Kg8 30. Rg7+ Kh8 31. Rg5+ Kh7 32. Rxh5 Kg6 33. Rh3 Kxf6 34. Rxh6+ Kg5 35. Rh3 Reb8 36. Rg3+ Kf6 37. Rf3+ Kg6 38. a3 a5 39. bxa5 Rxa5 40. Nc4 Rd5 41. Rf4 Nd7 42. Rxe6+ Kg5 43. g3 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1925.11.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Beauty "7216484583454"]
[EventDate "1925.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Nc6 7. Bb2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Rc1 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 e5 12. Bb2 Qd6 13. Ne1 Bf5 14. d3 Rad8 15. Nc2 b6 16. Ne3 Be6 17. f4 Nd4 18. f5 Bg5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Be3+ 21. Kh1 Qh6 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. Be4 Rd8 25. Kg2 b5 26. Qc1 Qxc1 27. Rxc1 b4 28. Rc4 Kf8 29. Kf3 Rc8 30. e3 Bc3 31. a4 Ke7 32. Bd5 Rc7 33. Rh4 h6 34. Ke4 Kf6 35. Rh5 Rd7 36. g4 g6 37. Rxh6 Kg5 38. Rh7 Kxg4 39. Be6 fxe6 40. fxg6 Rd8 41. Rxa7 Kg5 42. g7 Kh6 43. a5 Kh7 44. a6 Rd6 45. h4 Be1 46. h5 Bh4 47. h6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1925.12.02"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Zubarev, Nikolay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7495275786792"]
[EventDate "1925.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e4 c5 5. d5 exd5 6. exd5 Nf6 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Bg4 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Ne4 Qc7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. h3 Bh5 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Qb3 a6 17. a4 Bg6 18. Bd3 Qd7 19. Nd2 Re7 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Ne4 Kg7 22. Qc3 Be5 23. Qxc5 Bxb2 24. Ng5 Rae8 25. Ne6+ Kf7 26. Rab1 Be5 27. Qc4 Rc8 28. Qb3 Bb8 29. g3 Qd6 30. Nf4 Rce8 31. Re6 Qd7 32. Rxe7+ Kxe7 33. Qxb7 Bxf4 34. Re1+ Be5 35. d6+ Ke6 36. Qb3+ Kf5 37. Qd3+ Kg5 38. Qe3+ Kf5 39. Qe4+ Ke6 40. Qc4+ Kxd6 41. Rd1+ Ke7 42. Rxd7+ Kxd7 43. Qxa6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1925.12.06"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C28"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7903813571080"]
[EventDate "1925.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Be3 d6 6. Bxc5 dxc5 7. Nge2 Na5 8. Bb3 Nxb3 9. axb3 O-O 10. O-O Ng4 11. h3 Nh6 12. f4 exf4 13. Nxf4 f6 14. Qf3 Nf7 15. Rf2 Ne5 16. Qg3 c6 17. Nh5 Qe7 18. Raf1 Kh8 19. Nd1 Bd7 20. Ne3 Rad8 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Qd7 23. Rf4 Rfe8 24. Kh1 Re7 25. Re4 Rde8 26. Qh4 Kg8 27. Qf2 b6 28. Rfe1 Kh8 29. R1e3 Kg8 30. Rg3 Kh8 31. Rxg7 Rxg7 32. Nxf6 Qe7 33. Nxe8 Qxe8 34. Qf4 Re7 35. f6 Ng6 36. Rxe7 Nxe7 37. f7 1-0

[Event "1925/26"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1925.12.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Milan Vidmar"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[Beauty "6392123228761"]
[EventDate "1925.12.28"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 Bb7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rc1 c5 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Bf4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 c4 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bb1 f5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bd6 18. f4 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Bc8 20. Rf4 Be6 21. Rcf1 Qe7 22. h3 b5 23. g4 fxg4 24. Rf6 Rxf6 25. exf6 Qc7 26. Qg2 gxh3 27. Qg5 Qf7 28. e4 Rf8 29. e5 Kh8 30. Kh1 Rg8 31. a3 a5 32. Bc2 Qe8 33. Rf4 Qf7 34. Rh4 Bd7 35. Rf4 Be6 36. Rf1 Rb8 37. Bd1 b4 38. axb4 axb4 39. cxb4 Rxb4 40. Bg4 Rb7 41. Bxe6 Qxe6 42. Qh6 Rf7 43. Ra1 Qc8 44. Qe3 Kg8 45. Qf3 Qe6 46. Ra8+ Rf8 47. Qa3 Rxa8 48. Qxa8+ Kf7 49. Qb7+ Ke8 50. Qxh7 c3 51. Qxg6+ Kd7 52. Kh2 Kd8 53. Kg3 Qc6 54. Qg5 c2 55. f7+ Kc7 56. f8=Q Qc3+ 57. Kh2 c1=Q 58. Qgd8+ Kc6 59. Qfe8+ Kb7 60. Qb5+ 1-0

[Event "Australia Ch"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Crakanthorp, Spencer"]
[Black "Viner, William Samuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Beauty "7765971986500"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. Bd3 Nf8 7. Nge2 Ng6 8. O-O Nh5 9. Be3 Ngf4 10. Nxf4 Nxf4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. Ne2 Bg5 13. Bc2 h5 14. Ba4+ Kf8 15. Qd3 h4 16. Rae1 Bg4 17. Nd4 Qf6 18. Bd1 Bd7 19. Re2 Re8 20. Rfe1 Qg6 21. Bc2 Bf6 22. Kh1 Qh5 23. b4 Bg4 24. f3 Bd7 25. h3 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Bxh3 27. gxh3 Qxf3+ 28. Rg2 Qxh3+ 29. Kg1 Re5 30. Qf2 f3 31. Rh2 Qg4+ 32. Kh1 h3 33. Rg1 Qg2+ 34. Rgxg2 hxg2+ 35. Kg1 Rxh2 36. Qxf3 Rg5 37. Kxh2 g1=Q+ 38. Kh3 Rg6 0-1

[Event "France Ch"]
[Site "Biarritz"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lazard, Frederic"]
[Black "Renaud, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8248618918964"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxe4 6. Bxe4 Nbd7 7. Bd3 b6 8. Qf3 Rb8 9. Nge2 Bb7 10. Qh3 h6 11. Bh4 Rc8 12. O-O-O a6 13. Rhe1 Be7 14. f4 c5 15. f5 exf5 16. Bxf5 Bc6 17. d5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bxh4 19. Rxd7 Qg5+ 20. Nf4+ Bxe1 21. Qe3+ Kf8 22. Rxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qe6+ Kf8 24. Qxc8+ Be8 25. Ncd5 1-0

[Event "Simul, 28b"]
[Site "Gambit Cafe, London ENG"]
[Date "1926.01.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Nicolai Eugen Schwartz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[Beauty "6739743243808"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d5 Na5 8. Qd3 b6 9. Nd4 Nb7 10. Nc6 Qd7 11. O-O a5 12. b3 Nc5 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. h3 Rae8 15. a3 Bxc6 16. dxc6 Qc8 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Na6 19. Ra4 Nb8 20. b5 h6 21. Ra7 e5 22. Kh2 Kh7 23. f4 Re7 24. fxe5 Rxe5 25. Bf4 Ree8 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5 Qd8 28. h4 Qe7 29. e3 Kh8 30. Kg2 f5 31. Re1 Kh7 32. e4 Be5 33. exf5 gxf5 34. c5 bxc5 35. b6 Rc8 36. Qc3 Rfe8 37. Bxe5 dxe5 38. Qxe5 Qxe5 39. Rxe5 Rxe5 40. Rxc7+ Rxc7 41. bxc7 Re8 42. cxb8=Q Rxb8 43. Be6 Kg6 44. c7 Rf8 45. c8=Q Rxc8 46. Bxc8 c4 47. Ba6 c3 48. Bd3 Kf6 49. Kf3 Ke5 50. Ke3 h5 51. Bc2 Kf6 52. Kf4 Kg7 53. Kxf5 Kh6 54. Kf4 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "1926.01.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Becker, Albert"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7628667238996"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nbd2 e6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. c5 Bc7 8. b4 Nbd7 9. Bb2 Qe7 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Qc2 Neg4 14. h3 Nh6 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Rfe1 Rae8 17. Qc3 Qe5 18. f4 Qh5 19. N4f3 Bxh3 20. gxh3 Qxh3 21. Re2 Bxf4 22. exf4 Rxe2 23. Bxe2 Qg3+ 24. Kh1 Nhg4 25. Rf1 Qh3+ 26. Kg1 Qg3+ 27. Kh1 Re8 28. Qd3 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Qg3+ 30. Kh1 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Ne3 32. Ne1 Qg3+ 33. Kh1 Qh3+ 34. Kg1 Qg3+ 35. Kh1 Nxf1 36. Bxf1 Re3 37. Qf5 Rxe1 38. Be5 Qg4 39. Qxg4 Nxg4 40. Kg2 Rd1 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "1926.02.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Robert Wahle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8248484710409"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nge2 Nb4 8. Ng3 Nxd3+ 9. Qxd3 g6 10. O-O c6 11. Rae1 O-O 12. Rxe7 Qxe7 13. Qf3 Kg7 14. Nce4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qe6 16. Bxf6+ Kg8 17. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Metropolitan League match"]
[Site "Marshall C.C., New York USA"]
[Date "1926.02.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Santasiere, Anthony Edward"]
[Black "Adams, Edward Bradford"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8247012282887"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 e6 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. f4 Nc6 6. c3 Ne7 7. Nh3 O-O 8. O-O Bd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Ng6 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. f5 exf5 13. Bxf5 Bxf5 14. Rxf5 Kh8 15. Qh5 Rg8 16. Qxh7+ Kxh7 17. Rh5+ Kg7 18. Bh6+ Kh8 19. Bf8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Semmering AUT"]
[Date "1926.03.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7289633274970"]
[EventDate "1926.03.07"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 Nb6 10. Ne2 d4 11. g4 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Ng3 Nd5 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Nh4 Nce7 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Qf2 c4 18. dxc4 Ne3 19. Bxe3 dxe3 20. Qf3 Qxc4 21. Ne4 Bc7 22. b3 Qd4 23. c3 Qb6 24. Kh1 Nd5 25. f5 Nf4 26. Rfd1 Kh8 27. Bf1 exf5 28. gxf5 Be5 29. Re1 Bd7 30. Rxe3 Bc6 31. Rae1 Nd5 32. Rd3 Nxc3 33. Ng6+ hxg6 34. Qg4 Rf7 35. Rh3+ Kg7 36. Bc4 Bd5 37. fxg6 Nxe4 38. gxf7+ Kf8 39. Rxe4 Bxe4+ 40. Qxe4 Ke7 41. f8=Q+ Rxf8 42. Qd5 Qd6 43. Qxb7+ Kd8 44. Rd3 Bd4 45. Qe4 Re8 46. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Semmering AUT"]
[Date "1926.03.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8251705918516"]
[EventDate "1926.03.07"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3 Be7 9. b4 c5 10. bxc5 bxc5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Ng4 15. Bc3 Rb8 16. Rb1 d4 17. Rxb7 Rxb7 18. Bxb7 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 dxc3+ 20. e3 cxd2 21. Ke2 Qb8 22. Bf3 Rd8 23. Qb1 Qd6 24. a4 f5 25. Rd1 Bb4 26. Qc2 Qc5 27. Kf2 a5 28. Be2 g5 29. Bd3 f4 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Semmering AUT"]
[Date "1926.03.24"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Milan Vidmar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[Beauty "6465020499024"]
[EventDate "1926.03.07"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 c6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Bd6 8. a3 cxd4 9. exd4 a5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Re1 b6 12. b3 Bb7 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Ne5 Ng6 15. Ndf3 Ne4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bb5 Qe7 18. Nd7 Rfd8 19. Nxb6 Rab8 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qc5 22. Qd4 Qxb5 23. e6 Nf6 24. Nd7 Rxd7 25. exd7 Qxd7 26. Rac1 h6 27. f3 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Kf2 Qb5 30. Qe3 Ba6 31. a4 Qb7 32. Rc5 Nh5 33. g3 Qd7 34. Ke1 Qh3 35. Rxa5 Qxh2 36. Qf2 Qh1+ 37. Kd2 Qb1 38. Qd4 Qf1 39. Qxd5 Qe2+ 40. Kc3 Bb7 41. Qxb7 Qe1+ 42. Kc4 Qxa5 43. Bc3 Qf5 44. Qb8+ Kh7 45. a5 Qxf3 46. Qc7 Nxg3 47. Kb4 Nf4 48. Ka3 Ne6 49. Qe5 Ne4 50. Bb4 Qd3 51. Ka4 Nd4 52. Qd5 f5 53. Qc4 Qd1 54. Ba3 Qa1 55. a6 Nc3+ 56. Kb4 Nc2+ 57. Kc5 Qxa3+ 58. Kb6 Ne3 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "1926.04.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Johner, Paul F"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E47"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7628533034550"]
[EventDate "1926.04.04"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. Nd2 b6 10. Nb3 e5 11. f4 e4 12. Be2 Qd7 13. h3 Ne7 14. Qe1 h5 15. Bd2 Qf5 16. Kh2 Qh7 17. a4 Nf5 18. g3 a5 19. Rg1 Nh6 20. Bf1 Bd7 21. Bc1 Rac8 22. d5 Kh8 23. Nd2 Rg8 24. Bg2 g5 25. Nf1 Rg7 26. Ra2 Nf5 27. Bh1 Rcg8 28. Qd1 gxf4 29. exf4 Bc8 30. Qb3 Ba6 31. Re2 Nh4 32. Re3 Bc8 33. Qc2 Bxh3 34. Bxe4 Bf5 35. Bxf5 Nxf5 36. Re2 h4 37. Rgg2 hxg3+ 38. Kg1 Qh3 39. Ne3 Nh4 40. Kf1 Re8 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "1926.04.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7285606716938"]
[EventDate "1926.04.04"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

{On which of his games was his best, Nimzowitsch said... \"The one I played in the Dresden Tournament in 1926 against Rubinstein, who is, as you know, an extremely dangerous antagonist. I do not know any other of my important games which so well illustrates the principle of effective hindrance of the adversary’s forces, while at the same time securing the mobility of one’s own forces.\"} 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 {\"An innovation of mine that, in exchange for the backwardness of the d2-pawn, aims at securing other advantages.\"} Nb4 {\"Here preferable was 5…Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6.\"} 6. Bc4 e6 ({\"The immediate exploitation of the weakness at d3 is not possible at this point; e.g.\" - Modern analysis indicates it's quite playable and interesting.} 6... Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ (7... Nxc1+ 8. Rxc1 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. d4 $14) 8. Kf1 $13) 7. O-O N8c6 {\"Here we would prefer 7…a6.\"} 8. d3 Nd4 {\"White threatened 9.a3.\"} 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Ne2 {\"White now stands very well: any weakness that may be said to exist at d3 has been covered up, and the collective mobility of White’s kingside (f2-f4 $1) is considerable–and, what is most important, the apparently blocked-off bishop at c4 plays a crucial preventive role, directed against a possible …e6-e5.\"} a6 {\"Directed against 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.Nxd4.\"} 11. Ng3 Bd6 12. f4 {\"Here 12.Qg4 was very strong...\" Nimzowitsch points out some great lines here, but Stockfish also suggests strong defense can be ok for Black.} (12. Qg4 $5 O-O 13. Bg5 Be7 $2 (13... f6 $1 {Stockfish's best line.} 14. Bxe6+ $6 Kh8 $1 15. Bd2 Nxd3 $13) (13... e5 14. Qh4 $18) 14. Bh6 Bf6 15. Bxg7 $1 Bxg7 16. Nh5 $18) 12... O-O 13. Qf3 Kh8 14. Bd2 f5 15. Rae1 Nc6 {\"Rubinstein has defended himself with great skill. But White still has one trump in his hand: the e-file.\"} 16. Re2 Qc7 {\"Not good. In cramped positions one should not give away even the slightest possibility of a future move $1 16…Qc7 ‘gives away’ the possibility 18…Qf6 after 17.exf5 exf5. Correct therefore was 16…Bd7. If in response 17.exf5 (best) 17…exf5 18.R fe1, then 18…Qf6, and Black at any rate stands much better than he does in the game.\"} 17. exf5 exf5 18. Nh1 $3 {\"The knight takes itself on a long journey, with g5 as its destination, in order to support with all its might the direct (and no longer merely preventive) activity of the awakened c4-bishop. And meanwhile, White’s e-file, as it were thrown on its own resources, undertakes a desperate but ultimately successful struggle for its existence.The vitality of this file constitutes the point of the knight maneuver $1\"} Bd7 19. Nf2 Rae8 20. Rfe1 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Nd8 22. Nh3 Bc6 {\"And now 22…Re8 would conjure up combinative pleasantries; e.g., 23.Qh5 $1 Rxe2 24.Ng5 h6 25.Qg6 hxg5 26.Qh5#.\"} (22... h6 {Is the best defense on this and other moves.}) 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qh4 Kg7 25. Qf2 {\"Black’s castled position was still too strongly defended. So White aims first to force a regrouping of his opponent’s forces.\"} Bc5 26. b4 (26. Ng5 $1 $16) 26... Bb6 (26... Be7 $1 {This is an important pawn sacrifice suggested by Stockfish. Rubinstein could have massively improved his activity for the cost of a pawn.} 27. Qxd4+ Bf6 $14) 27. Qh4 (27. Qe1 $1 {This is immediately decisive, and is perhaps the only significant improvement on Nimzowitsch's play in this game. There is no way to prevent invasion on e7.} Kf6 (27... Qd6 28. Re7+ Nf7 29. Ng5 $18) 28. Re7 $1 {The invasion on e7 wins anyway :D} Qxe7 29. Qh4+ $18) 27... Re8 {\"On 27…Rf6 there would have followed 28.Ng5 h6 29.Nh7 $1, with an immediate win.\"} 28. Re5 Nf7 {\"On 28…h6 White would play 29.g4, with a violent attack; e.g., 29…fxg4 30.f5 Qxe5 31.f6+ Qxf6 32.Qxh6#, or 29…g5 $2 30.fxg5, with a mate threat at h6. After the text move White forces an elegant win.\"} (28... Qd7 $1 29. g4 $16 {Even Stockfish's best suggested defense may not hold here. g4 $1 is a truly dangerous aggression.}) 29. Bxf7 Qxf7 {\"If 29.Rxe5, then 30.fxe5 Qxf7 31.Ng5 Qg8 32.e6 Bd5 33.Qf4, with an easy win.\"} 30. Ng5 Qg8 31. Rxe8 Bxe8 32. Qe1 $18 {\"A curious position for Black. Despite the paucity of material there is in the air a threat of mate that cannot be warded off. Some fine play now ensues.\"} Bc6 33. Qe7+ Kh8 34. b5 $3 {\"Pulling the noose tight $1 On 34…axb5, 35.Ne6 h5 $1 36.Qf6+ Kh7 37.Ng5+ Kh6 38.Bb4 should lead to mate.\"} (34. Nf7+ {Stockfish recommends this, but it repeats in many lines.} Kg7 35. Ng5+ Kh8 {and the win still needs to be found.}) (34. Ne6 $1 h5 35. Qf6+ Kh7 36. g4 $3 {is another very beautiful win $1}) 34... Qg7 {\"Desperation.\"} (34... axb5 35. Ne6 h5 36. Bb4 {and the bishop invasion wins.}) 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. bxc6 bxc6 {\"and White won.\"} 37. Nf3 c5 38. Ne5 Bc7 39. Nc4 Kf7 40. g3 Bd8 41. Ba5 Be7 42. Bc7 Ke6 43. Nb6 h6 44. h4 g5 45. h5 g4 46. Be5 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "1926.04.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7285606716938"]
[EventDate "1926.04.04"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

{On which of his games was his best, Nimzowitsch said... \"The one I played in the Dresden Tournament in 1926 against Rubinstein, who is, as you know, an extremely dangerous antagonist. I do not know any other of my important games which so well illustrates the principle of effective hindrance of the adversary's forces, while at the same time securing the mobility of one's own forces.\"} 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 {\"An innovation of mine that, in exchange for the backwardness of the d2-pawn, aims at securing other advantages.\"} Nb4 {\"Here preferable was 5...Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6.\"} 6. Bc4 e6 ({\"The immediate exploitation of the weakness at d3 is not possible   at this point; e.g.\" - Modern analysis indicates it's quite playable   and interesting.} 6... Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ (7... Nxc1+ 8. Rxc1 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. d4 $14) 8. Kf1 $13) 7. O-O N8c6 {\"Here we would prefer 7...a6.\"} 8. d3 Nd4 {\"White threatened 9.a3.\"} 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Ne2 {\"White now stands very well: any weakness that may be said to exist at d3 has been covered up, and the collective mobility of White's kingside (f2-f4 $1) is considerable-and, what is most important, the apparently blocked-off bishop at c4 plays a crucial preventive role, directed against a possible ...e6-e5.\"} a6 {\"Directed against 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.Nxd4.\"} 11. Ng3 Bd6 12. f4 {\"Here 12.Qg4 was very strong...\" Nimzowitsch points out some great lines here, but Stockfish also suggests strong defense can be ok for Black.} (12. Qg4 $5 O-O 13. Bg5 Be7 $2 (13... f6 $1 {Stockfish's best line.} 14. Bxe6+ $6 Kh8 $1 15. Bd2 Nxd3 $13) (13... e5 14. Qh4 $18) 14. Bh6 Bf6 15. Bxg7 $1 Bxg7 16. Nh5 $18) 12... O-O 13. Qf3 Kh8 14. Bd2 f5 15. Rae1 Nc6 {\"Rubinstein has defended himself with great skill. But White still has one trump in his hand: the e-file.\"} 16. Re2 Qc7 {\"Not good. In cramped positions one should not give away even the slightest possibility of a future move $1 16...Qc7 'gives away' the possibility 18...Qf6 after 17.exf5 exf5. Correct therefore was 16...Bd7. If in response 17.exf5 (best) 17...exf5 18.R fe1, then 18...Qf6, and Black at any rate stands much better than he does in the game.\"} 17. exf5 exf5 18. Nh1 $3 {\"The knight takes itself on a long journey, with g5 as its destination, in order to support with all its might the direct (and no longer merely preventive) activity of the awakened c4-bishop. And meanwhile, White's e-file, as it were thrown on its own resources, undertakes a desperate but ultimately successful struggle for its existence.The vitality of this file constitutes the point of the knight maneuver $1\"} Bd7 19. Nf2 Rae8 20. Rfe1 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Nd8 22. Nh3 Bc6 {\"And now 22...Re8 would conjure up combinative pleasantries; e.g., 23.Qh5 $1 Rxe2 24.Ng5 h6 25.Qg6 hxg5 26.Qh5#.\"} (22... h6 {Is the best defense on this and other moves.}) 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qh4 Kg7 25. Qf2 {\"Black's castled position was still too strongly defended. So White aims first to force a regrouping of his opponent's forces.\"} Bc5 26. b4 (26. Ng5 $1 $16) 26... Bb6 (26... Be7 $1 {This is an important pawn sacrifice suggested by   Stockfish. Rubinstein could have massively improved his activity for   the cost of a pawn.} 27. Qxd4+ Bf6 $14) 27. Qh4 (27. Qe1 $1 {This is immediately decisive, and is perhaps the only   significant improvement on Nimzowitsch's play in this game. There is   no way to prevent invasion on e7.} Kf6 (27... Qd6 28. Re7+ Nf7 29. Ng5 $18) 28. Re7 $1 {The invasion on e7 wins anyway :D} Qxe7 29. Qh4+ $18) 27... Re8 {\"On 27...Rf6 there would have followed 28.Ng5 h6 29.Nh7 $1, with an immediate win.\"} 28. Re5 Nf7 {\"On 28...h6 White would play 29.g4, with a violent attack; e.g., 29...fxg4 30.f5 Qxe5 31.f6+ Qxf6 32.Qxh6#, or 29...g5 $2 30.fxg5, with a mate threat at h6. After the text move White forces an elegant win.\"} (28... Qd7 $1 29. g4 $16 {Even Stockfish's best suggested defense   may not hold here. g4 $1 is a truly dangerous aggression.}) 29. Bxf7 Qxf7 {\"If 29.Rxe5, then 30.fxe5 Qxf7 31.Ng5 Qg8 32.e6 Bd5 33.Qf4, with an easy win.\"} 30. Ng5 Qg8 31. Rxe8 Bxe8 32. Qe1 $18 {\"A curious position for Black. Despite the paucity of material there is in the air a threat of mate that cannot be warded off. Some fine play now ensues.\"} Bc6 33. Qe7+ Kh8 34. b5 $3 {\"Pulling the noose tight $1 On 34...axb5, 35.Ne6 h5 $1 36.Qf6+ Kh7 37.Ng5+ Kh6 38.Bb4 should lead to mate.\"} (34. Nf7+ {Stockfish recommends this, but it repeats in many lines.} Kg7 35. Ng5+ Kh8 {and the win still needs to be found.}) (34. Ne6 $1 h5 35. Qf6+ Kh7 36. g4 $3 {is another very beautiful win   $1}) 34... Qg7 {\"Desperation.\"} (34... axb5 35. Ne6 h5 36. Bb4 {and the bishop invasion wins.}) 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. bxc6 bxc6 {\"and White won.\"} 37. Nf3 c5 38. Ne5 Bc7 39. Nc4 Kf7 40. g3 Bd8 41. Ba5 Be7 42. Bc7 Ke6 43. Nb6 h6 44. h4 g5 45. h5 g4 46. Be5 1-0

[Event "Otago-Wellington telegraph"]
[Site "NZL"]
[Date "1926.07.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oscar Balk"]
[Black "Barnes, Richard James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C58"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[Beauty "8248622877703"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NZL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Ba4 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ng1 Bd6 11. d3 O-O 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Be3 Ba6 14. Nf3 Qc7 15. Nbd2 Rfe8 16. c3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Rxe3+ 18. fxe3 Bg3+ 19. hxg3 Qxg3# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1926.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gudju, Ion"]
[Black "Bogdanovsky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C56"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8247276804110"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Nxe4 dxc4 9. Neg5 Qd5 10. Nxf7 Kxf7 11. Ng5+ Kg8 12. Nxe6 Rc8 13. Bh6 Bb4 14. Nxg7 Ne5 15. Re2 d3 16. c3 Nf7 17. Nh5 Qf5 18. Re8+ Rxe8 19. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Stockholm SWE"]
[Date "1926.11.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Stoltz, Goesta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8250116284446"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. Rc1 Bb7 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Rxc7 Bc8 14. Bb5 exf3 15. Qxf3 Qd6 16. Qc6 Qb4 17. Qxa8 Ba6 18. Qxf8+ Nxf8 19. Bxa6 h5 20. Rxa7 Qxb2 21. Bc4 Ne6 22. Bb3 h4 23. d5 Nd8 24. Rd7 Qf6 25. h3 b5 26. e4 Kh7 27. e5 Qb6 28. Re1 b4 29. e6 fxe6 30. dxe6 Nxe6 31. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1926.11.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Colle, Edgar"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251705942095"]
[EventDate "1926.11.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 cxd4 8. exd4 d6 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. c4 O-O 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. Nf1 Qb8 15. Ng3 Qa8 16. Ng5 g6 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Qxe6+ Kg7 19. d5 Nc5 20. Nf5+ Kf8 21. Qe3 gxf5 22. Qh6+ Kf7 23. Bxf5 Bxd5 24. Rxe7+ Rxe7 25. Qxf6+ Ke8 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Bxc8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Munich GER"]
[Date "1926.12.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Hans Gebhardt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249558453264"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 bxa3 4. Nxa3 d6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. Qe2 e6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nb5 Ne8 11. Qe3 a6 12. Nbd4 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. f4 Rc8 16. Bb3 Qc7 17. Kh1 Bf6 18. Rae1 e5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Nf5 Nd6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Ba3 Qc6 23. Bd5 Qxc2 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Be7 1-0

[Event "1926/27"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1926.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[Beauty "7289633276425"]
[EventDate "1926.12.28"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. Ne4 Nxc5 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Qc2 b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. Qe2 e5 17. Nb3 b5 18. Nxc5 Rxc5 19. Bb3 a5 20. e4 Rfc8 21. Rad1 a4 22. Bd5 Ba6 23. Qe3 b4 24. Rc1 Rc2 25. Rxc2 Rxc2 26. Rb1 Re2 27. Qf3 Bd3 28. Rc1 Rxb2 29. Qxf6 gxf6 30. Rc8+ Kg7 31. h3 Bb1 32. Rb8 a3 33. g4 b3 34. Rxb3 Rxb3 35. Bxb3 Bxe4 36. Kh2 f5 37. gxf5 Bxf5 38. Kg3 f6 39. Kh4 Bg6 40. Kg4 f5+ 41. Kh4 Kf6 42. Bc2 f4 43. Bb3 Bf7 44. Bxf7 Kxf7 45. Kg4 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Composition"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1927.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Systemsson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8249830816316"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 {AN INGENIOUS EXAMPLE OF MY SYSTEM by Aaron Nimzowitsch - Anderssen started the sacrificial style, Morphy and Gruenfeld the pure attacking style, Steinitz the positional style, Tarrasch the scientific style, Lasker the style of styles, Capablanca the mechanical style, Alekhine a style as brilliant as sunlight. But it is a generally known fact that originality and modernism were introduced by me as my own personal inventions and enthusiastically imitated (without being fully understood) by the whole world of chess. For the ridiculously small sum of ten marks, the reader can confirm all this in my monumental work, My System, published by B. Kagan. Before my time, chess was so naive and undistinguished! One or two brutal opening moves, each one involving a vulgar, obvious threat, a common, banal sacrifice, a painfully elementary, bestially raw checkmate - such, more or less, was the course of chess games before my heyday set in. Then I appeared on the scene and the chess world paid heed. The hegemony of matter was shattered at a stroke and the era of the spiritual began. Under my creative guidance, the chessmen, hitherto nothing but highwaymen, pirates and butcher boys, became sensitive artists and subtle instruments of immeasurable profundity. But why waste words!--accompany me, dear reader to the dizzy heights of the following game.} e6 2. h4 $1 {My very oldest and latest thought in this opening. To the chess addict nurtured on spineless convention, this move comes like a slap in the face--but calm down, dear reader; after all, you cannot be expected to understand such moves. (Forgive me - it is not your fault, until now no one has opened your eyes and ears.) Wait just a little while, and there will pass before you a miracle of overprotection of more than earthly beauty. (I assume that I rightly surmise that you are quite familiar with my great theory of overprotection.)} d5 {Black of course has no suspicion of What is coming and continues serenely in classical style.} 3. e5 $1 {A move of elemental delicacy. (We detest, as a matter of principle, such words as "power" and "strength"; in the first place, such banal expressions make us uncomfortable; and, in the second place, we like even less the brutalizing tendency which such words imply.) Wherein lies the beauty of 3.e5? Why is this move so strong? The answer is as simple as it is astonishing. The move is strong because it is weak! Weak, that is, only in the traditional sense! In reality, that is to say, it is not the move but the Pawn on e5 that is weak--a tremendous difference! In former times, it is true, it was customary to reject any move which created a weakness. Today, thanks to me, this view is obsolete. For, look, my dear reader, the fact that the Pawn on e5 is weak obliges White to protect the Pawn more and more until at last the state of overprotection arises as it were of itself. But, as we have seen (cf. My System), overprotection is practically equivalent to victory. Hence it follows automatically that the "weak" move, 3.e5, is a certain road to triumph. The rest is more or less a matter of technique.} c5 {All according to a famous precedent.} 4. d4 {Here it is quite clear that it is more profitable for White first to provoke c5 and then play d4, rather than the other way round, which is the customary course. For, if White first plays d4, there follows c5 and White's d-pawn is under attack. But my clever transposition of moves changes the situation completely. For now Black's c-pawn is suddenly attacked by White's d-pawn!} cxd4 {What else can Black do?} 5. h5 $1 {All very clever, original and decisive! Of course the ordinary run of people who envy my every spark of genius but cannot follow my line of reasoning for even three paces, outdo themselves in sneering at me with the poison-dripping epithet, "bizarre." The text move creates confusion in the whole Black army and prepares for the annihilating invasion by the Queen 18 moves later.} Qb6 {Naturally not 5...Nc6 6 Bb5! etc. Why should Black play the French Defence only to allow the Ruy Lopez Bishop move after all?!} 6. h6 $1 {An avaricious dullard would never hit on this deeply conceived Pawn sacrifice.} Nxh6 {After 6...gxh6, White has an even more comfortable game.} 7. Qh5 $1 {The reason for this becomes clear after next move.} g6 {Black threatens to begin a successful siege of the weakling at e5 with Bg7. But White forestalls this.} 8. Qh2 $1 {To every fair-minded observer, this move must come as a revelation! All the previous manoeuvres now become clear! White has completed his development brilliantly and proceeds to overprotect e5. Against this, Black is helpless.} Nf5 9. Bd3 {Note the splendid cooperation of White's forces: while the e-pawn and the King Bishop completely blockade Black's position, the development of the overprotective forces takes place behind the broad backs of these sturdy blockaders.} Nc6 10. Nf3 {As a rule this is a routine move. But here it is strikingly original and as such occupies a place in the treasury of my intellectual property.} h5 {Old stuff!} 11. b3 {A deep trap, as will soon become apparent!} Bg7 {How Black must have rejoiced when he anticipated his formidable opponent in the occupation of the long diagonal. But...} 12. Bf4 $1 {...how bitterly disappointed he must have been to realize that 11.b3 had only been a trap and Bb2 had not been intended at all. The position of Black's Bishop at g7 is now quite pointless. 11...Be7 would have been relatively better.} Bd7 13. Nbd2 Rc8 {Black no longer has any good moves!} 14. Ke2 $1 {Again, an extraordinarily deep move. White sees through Black's plans, and in addition he prepares a particularly powerful continuation of his strategy of overprotection.} Nb4 {Just what White was waiting for.} 15. Ne1 $1 {This was the point of his previous move! Black is now forced to exchange off the attacking Bishop at d3. But, with that, even White's King Knight enters the fray with fearful effect at d3, while the square f3 becomes available to the Queen Knight. Surely a grandiose piece of strategy. The fact is that I'm a marvellous player, even if the whole chess world bursts with envy.} Nxd3 16. Nxd3 $1 {Naturally not 16 cxd3? which would have been quite inconsistent. The Pawn on c2 is unimportant, and Black only wastes precious time by capturing it.} Rxc2 17. Rae1 $1 {White continues his overprotection without much ado.} a5 {This counterattack has no punch. Black would naturally like to get a passed Pawn plus a Rook on the seventh, but it is too late for that.} 18. Kd1 $1 {Now the menaced Rook must scurry back, for capture on a2 would be much too dangerous.} Rc6 $1 {At last, Black gets the right idea: overprotecting his Pawn at e6. But it is already too late.} 19. Re2 Ke7 {Introduced into tournament play by myself. See note to White's 14th move. The King overprotects e6.} 20. Rhe1 Re8 $1 21. Nf3 $1 {Completing the overprotection of e5 and thus deciding the fate of the game. Black has no defence. Note the aesthetic effect created by White's position.} Bf8 {Now Black threatens to complete the overprotection of e6 by playing Ng7. But White has prepared a brilliant combination.} 22. g4 $1 {Much stronger than the obvious Bg5+ etc.} hxg4 23. Qh7 $1 {Now one clearly realizes the masterly understanding of position which went into White's eighth move (Qh2!).} gxf3 {Had Black continued overprotecting by 23...Ng7 there would have followed 24.Bg5+ f6 25.Bxf6+ Kf7 26.Ng5 mate. Black's basic error was that he started overprotecting much too late.} 24. Bg5# {One of my best games! I am proud of it if only because Herr Systemsson is one of the strongest Scandinavian players. The game made an overwhelming impression on the players and spectators as well as on my opponent. The game has become famous in Denmark as "the immortal overprotection game."} 1-0

[Event "Sermany N"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1927.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mannheimer, Nathan"]
[Black "Springer, Wolfgang Wilhelm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908108585020"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 f5 5. f4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bd2 Ne4 10. Be1 Ndf6 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. Rf3 Ng5 14. Rg3 Nf7 15. h3 Ngh6 16. Qh5 Kh8 17. Rxg7 Kxg7 18. Bh4 Qe8 19. Bf6+ Kg8 20. Qh4 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Qg6 22. Rf1 Nf7 23. Bf4 Nh8 24. Rf3 Qf6 25. Rg3+ Ng6 26. Qh5 Qf7 27. Be5 dxc4 28. Bxc4 b5 29. Bd3 Re8 30. Qh6 Re7 31. Ne4 fxe4 32. Bxe4 Qf8 33. Rxg6+ hxg6 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Bxg6+ Kxg6 36. Qxf8 Rd7 37. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "1926/27"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1927.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Teller, Alfred"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8248220195910"]
[EventDate "1926.12.28"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e4 Bb4 7. f3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg5 Qa5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. exd5 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qxc3+ 14. Kf2 Qc5+ 15. Ke1 O-O 16. Rc1 Re8+ 17. Be2 Rxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Ba6+ 19. Kd2 Qf2+ 20. Kc3 Rb8 21. Rb1 Qc5+ 22. Kd2 Qd4+ 23. Kc2 Qc4+ 24. Kd2 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1927.03.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8248216257586"]
[EventDate "1927.02.19"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. e3 c5 10. Bd3 c4 11. Bc2 Qe7 12. O-O a6 13. Rfe1 Qe6 14. Nd2 b5 15. Qa5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. a4 Qd5 18. axb5 Qxg5 19. Bxe4 Rb8 20. bxa6 Rb5 21. Qc7 Nb6 22. a7 Bh3 23. Reb1 Rxb1+ 24. Rxb1 f5 25. Bf3 f4 26. exf4 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1927.03.13"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[Beauty "7215813492768"]
[EventDate "1927.02.19"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 {Notes by Raymond Keene.} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Nc3 Qb6 7. Nge2 c5 {A possibility favoured by Nimzowitsch as Black in such positions, e.g. his game versus Duras from San Sebastian 1912, was 7...Qa6. Capablanca had borrowed that idea to beat Atkins at London 1922.} 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O Ne7 10. Na4 Qc6 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. f4 Nf5 {It is rather amusing to compare this with the Vajda-Nimzowitsch game.} 14. c3 Nc6 15. Rad1 g6 16. g4 {? Creating a permanent weakness. Better is 16 Bf2.} Nxe3 17. Qxe3 h5 18. g5 O-O 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Rf2 Rfc8 21. a3 Rc7 22. Rd3 Na5 23. Re2 Re8 24. Kg2 Nc6 25. Red2 Rec8 26. Re2 Ne7 27. Red2 Rc4 {!} 28. Qh3 Kg7 29. Rf2 a5 30. Re2 Nf5 {!} 31. Nxf5+ gxf5 32. Qf3 Kg6 33. Red2 Re4 34. Rd4 Rc4 35. Qf2 Qb5 36. Kg3 Rcxd4 37. cxd4 Qc4 38. Kg2 b5 39. Kg1 b4 40. axb4 axb4 41. Kg2 Qc1 42. Kg3 Qh1 43. Rd3 Re1 44. Rf3 Rd1 45. b3 Rc1 {! Zugzwang.} 46. Re3 Rf1 {One might suppose from this game that Capablanca had carefully read My System and then used all the theories contained therein against their inventor!} 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Kecskemet HUN"]
[Date "1927.07.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Asztalos, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7563168996368"]
[EventDate "1927.06.26"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Qb3 Nd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Qf4 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Rd8 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Ng3 Nf8 15. Qc3 a5 16. a3 a4 17. Ne5 Qa5 18. Qc1 Bd7 19. c5 b5 20. Be4 Qc7 21. Qc3 Be8 22. Ne2 Ra6 23. Nc1 Nd7 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Nd3 Rd8 26. Ne5 Bf8 27. h4 Raa8 28. Bb1 h5 29. Qf3 g6 30. g4 hxg4 31. Qxg4 Bg7 32. Ba2 b4 33. Bc4 bxa3 34. bxa3 Qa5 35. Qe4 Qc7 36. Qf4 Rab8 37. h5 gxh5 38. Kh1 Rb7 39. Rg1 Qe7 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7 41. Rg1+ Kh7 42. Nxf7 1-0

[Event "25. DSB Kongress"]
[Site "Magdeburg GER"]
[Date "1927.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Rudolf, Laszlo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8248354472474"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 h6 8. Qe2 Bd6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Ne5 c5 12. dxc5 Bxe5 13. Qxe5 Bc6 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Qd4 Rfd8 16. Bd6 Qe8 17. Rhg1 b6 18. Qh4 bxc5 19. Be5 Qe7 20. g4 c4 21. g5 Nd7 22. Qxh6 gxh6 23. gxh6+ Kf8 24. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "1st olm final"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1927.07.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Palau, Luis Argentino"]
[Black "Te Kolste, Jan Willem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[Beauty "8249293983263"]
[EventDate "1927.07.18"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Nh5 5. Be5 f6 6. Bg3 Nxg3 7. hxg3 c6 8. e3 Bg7 9. Bd3 e5 10. Rxh7 Kf7 11. Bxg6+ Kxg6 12. Nxe5+ fxe5 13. Qh5+ Kf6 14. Qxe5+ Kf7 15. Qxg7+ {Special beauty prize awarded by Urugway chess periodical "Mundial".} 1-0

[Event "Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.09.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7422911449111"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O Bf5 8. Bxf5 Nxf5 9. Qd3 Qd7 10. Nd1 O-O 11. Ne3 Nxe3 12. Bxe3 Rfe8 13. Nf4 Bd6 14. Rfe1 Nb4 15. Qb3 Qf5 16. Rac1 Nxc2 17. Rxc2 Qxf4 18. g3 Qf5 19. Rce2 b6 20. Qb5 h5 21. h4 Re4 22. Bd2 Rxd4 23. Bc3 Rd3 24. Be5 Rd8 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Re5 Qf3 27. Rxh5 Qxh5 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Qxd3+ Qg6 30. Qd1 Re6 31. Ra8 Re5 32. Rxa7 c5 33. Rd7 Qe6 34. Qd3+ g6 35. Rd8 d4 36. a4 Re1+ 37. Kg2 Qc6+ 38. f3 Re3 39. Qd1 Qe6 40. g4 Re2+ 41. Kh3 Qe3 42. Qh1 Qf4 43. h5 Rf2 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1927.09.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rabinovich, Ilya Leontievich"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A95"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Beauty "7491765147202"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Qe8 9. Bf4 Qh5 10. Rad1 Nbd7 11. b3 Ne4 12. Ne5 Ng5 13. h4 Ne4 14. Bf3 Qe8 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Kg2 Bb4 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Rh1 Qh5 19. f3 Qg6 20. Kf1 e5 21. dxe5 Rxf4 22. gxf4 Qg3 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rxd7 Bc5 25. e3 Qxf3+ 26. Qf2 Qxh1+ 27. Ke2 Qh3 28. f5 Qg4+ 29. Kd2 Rf8 30. e6 Qxf5 31. Qxf5 Rxf5 32. Rxb7 Rf2+ 33. Ke1 Rf6 34. b4 Bxe3 35. Ke2 Bg1 36. e7 Kf7 37. e8=Q+ Kxe8 38. Rxg7 Rg6 39. Rxh7 Bd4 40. c5 Rg2+ 41. Kf1 Rf2+ 42. Ke1 e3 0-1

[Event "Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[Beauty "6050023215135"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11. a3 Be7 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Bd7 14. b4 b6 15. Bf3 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Be8 18. g3 Nd5 19. Nb2 Qb8 20. Nd3 Bg5 21. Rb1 Qb7 22. e4 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Qe7 24. h4 Bh6 25. Ne5 g6 26. Ng4 Bg7 27. e5 h5 28. Ne3 c5 29. bxc5 bxc5 30. d5 exd5 31. Nxd5 Qe6 32. Nf6+ Bxf6 33. exf6 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Bc6 35. Re1 Qf5 36. Re3 c4 37. a4 a5 38. Bg2 Bxg2 39. Kxg2 Qd5+ 40. Kh2 Qf5 41. Rf3 Qc5 42. Rf4 Kh7 43. Rd4 Qc6 44. Qxa5 c3 45. Qa7 Kg8 46. Qe7 Qb6 47. Qd7 Qc5 48. Re4 Qxf2+ 49. Kh3 Qf1+ 50. Kh2 Qf2+ 51. Kh3 Rf8 52. Qc6 Qf1+ 53. Kh2 Qf2+ 54. Kh3 Qf1+ 55. Kh2 Kh7 56. Qc4 Qf2+ 57. Kh3 Qg1 58. Re2 Qf1+ 59. Kh2 Qxf6 60. a5 Rd8 61. a6 Qf1 62. Qe4 Rd2 63. Rxd2 cxd2 64. a7 d1=Q 65. a8=Q Qg1+ 66. Kh3 Qdf1+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1927.10.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182718023201"]
[EventDate "1927.10.10"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 c5 8. d5 Ng4 9. Qc2 Nde5 10. Nd2 h5 11. h3 Nh6 12. f4 Nd7 13. Nf3 Nf5 14. Kh2 Nb6 15. Qd3 e5 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Ne4 Nd6 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Bxf6 e4 21. Qe3 Nf5 22. Qg5 Nd7 23. Ne5 Nxf6 24. Qxf6 Re8 25. d6 Nxd6 26. Nxg6 fxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Rf6 Bf5 29. Qxh5+ Bh7 30. Rd1 Qg7 31. Rdxd6 b6 32. Rh6 Re7 33. Rxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.10.26"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8247813608968"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Bg3 Nb6 17. Qb3 Nfd5 18. Bf3 Rc4 19. Ne4 Qc8 20. Rxc4 Nxc4 21. Rc1 Qa8 22. Nc3 Rc8 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. a4 Bf6 26. Nf3 Bb2 27. Re1 Rd8 28. axb5 axb5 29. h3 e5 30. Rb1 e4 31. Nd4 Bxd4 32. Rd1 Nxe3 0-1

[Event "Alekhine World Championship Match"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1927.11.26"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[Beauty "5223661706762"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 c5 13. O-O Nb6 14. Ba2 cxd4 15. Nxd4 g6 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. e4 e5 19. Nf3 Kg7 20. h3 h6 21. Qd2 Be6 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Qa5 Nc4 24. Qxa7 Nxb2 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qxb7 Nc4 27. Qb4 Ra8 28. Ra1 Qc6 29. a4 Nxe4 30. Nxe5 Qd6 31. Qxc4 Qxe5 32. Re1 Nd6 33. Qc1 Qf6 34. Ne4 Nxe4 35. Rxe4 Rb8 36. Re2 Ra8 37. Ra2 Ra5 38. Qc7 Qa6 39. Qc3+ Kh7 40. Rd2 Qb6 41. Rd7 Qb1+ 42. Kh2 Qb8+ 43. g3 Rf5 44. Qd4 Qe8 45. Rd5 Rf3 46. h4 Qh8 47. Qb6 Qa1 48. Kg2 Rf6 49. Qd4 Qxd4 50. Rxd4 Kg7 51. a5 Ra6 52. Rd5 Rf6 53. Rd4 Ra6 54. Ra4 Kf6 55. Kf3 Ke5 56. Ke3 h5 57. Kd3 Kd5 58. Kc3 Kc5 59. Ra2 Kb5 60. Kb3 Kc5 61. Kc3 Kb5 62. Kd4 Rd6+ 63. Ke5 Re6+ 64. Kf4 Ka6 65. Kg5 Re5+ 66. Kh6 Rf5 67. f4 Rc5 68. Ra3 Rc7 69. Kg7 Rd7 70. f5 gxf5 71. Kh6 f4 72. gxf4 Rd5 73. Kg7 Rf5 74. Ra4 Kb5 75. Re4 Ka6 76. Kh6 Rxa5 77. Re5 Ra1 78. Kxh5 Rg1 79. Rg5 Rh1 80. Rf5 Kb6 81. Rxf7 Kc6 82. Re7 1-0

[Event "I"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Merenyi, Lajos"]
[Black "Szekely, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8250095313445"]
[EventDate "1928.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 cxd4 6. Nb5 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nc6 8. f4 Qb6 9. Nf3 Nh6 10. Nd6+ Kf8 11. O-O-O Ng4 12. Bd3 Ne3 13. Ng5 Nxd1 14. Qxd1 Nd8 15. Qh5 Qc7 16. Nxh7+ Kg8 17. Ne8 Qe7 18. Nef6+ Qxf6 19. exf6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Prague CSR"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Salomon Flohr"]
[Black "Lustig, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7973741022798"]
[EventDate "1928.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. O-O O-O 12. d5 c4 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Ne1 Nb7 15. Nd2 Rfe8 16. g4 g6 17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Rf8 19. Rf2 Ne8 20. Nef3 Nd8 21. Raf1 f6 22. Bh6 Ng7 23. e5 dxe5 24. Ne4 Nf7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Nh4 Nd6 27. Nxf6 Bxf6 28. g5 Ne8 29. Nxg6 hxg6 30. Bxg6 Kxg6 31. Qe4+ Kg7 32. Qh4 Kg8 33. gxf6 Nxf6 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35. Rxf6 Qc5+ 36. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Ausralia Ch"]
[Site "Perth"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Crakanthorp, Spencer"]
[Black "Hill, BB."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8249428211744"]
[EventDate "1928.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg3 Nc6 8. Nf3 g6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. O-O Bg7 11. d4 Qa5 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Bd2 c4 14. Ng5 O-O 15. Qh4 h6 16. Nh3 Qd8 17. Rf6 Kh7 18. Raf1 Be8 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Bxh6 Rh8 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Rxg6+ fxg6 23. Qf6+ Kh7 24. Ng5+ Kh6 25. Rf4 Kh5 26. Rh4+ Kxh4 27. Nf3+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Edelman"]
[Black "Mazel, Isaak"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C57"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[Beauty "8248488673318"]
[EventDate "1928.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Nxe4 Kxf7 7. d3 d5 8. Ng5+ Ke8 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qf3 Qd7 11. O-O Nd4 12. Qd1 Qg4 13. Qd2 h6 14. f3 Bc5 15. fxg4 Ne2+ 16. Kh1 Ng3+ 17. hxg3 hxg5# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8247545167878"]
[EventDate "1928.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 7. Nc3 Bd7 8. Be2 Nge7 9. O-O Nf5 10. Na4 Qa5 11. Bd2 Bb4 12. Bxb4 Qxb4 13. a3 Qe7 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Nc5 b6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bb5 Nfe7 18. Qd3 h6 19. Rc3 a5 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. Qc2 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Trencianske Teplice CSR"]
[Date "1928.05.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Walter, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8250367717906"]
[EventDate "1928.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qe2 Nxc3 6. dxc3 b6 7. Nd4 c5 8. e6 fxe6 9. Qh5+ Kd7 10. Nf3 Kc7 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Nf7 Qe8 13. Qe5+ Kb7 14. Bf4 c4 15. Qc7+ Ka6 16. Nd8 Nc6 17. Qb7+ Kb5 18. a4+ Kc5 19. Qxc6+ Bxc6 20. Nxe6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Trencianske Teplice CSR"]
[Date "1928.05.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8249558449237"]
[EventDate "1928.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Qc2 a6 9. Rd1 Re8 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. Bg3 Qa5 14. O-O Nxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. Ba2 Nf8 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. f4 Bf6 19. f5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qd8 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. Ba2 Qg5 25. Bb1 Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf7 27. Bxg7 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Qe2 29. Be5+ Ke6 30. Qg6+ Ke7 31. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "Simul, 6b"]
[Site "Gambit Chess Rooms, London ENG"]
[Date "1928.06.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Fletcher, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8247146475045"]
[EventDate "1928.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 Nc6 4. d5 Nb8 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bf4 h6 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. e4 Nh5 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Rae1 Rb8 14. Nh4 Ndf6 15. h3 Ng8 16. g4 Nhf6 17. f4 e6 18. Nf3 exd5 19. cxd5 b5 20. e5 b4 21. Nd1 Ne4 22. Qd3 f5 23. e6 Qa5 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Nh4 Ba6 26. Qxe4 fxe4 27. Bxe4+ Kh8 28. Ng6+ Kh7 29. Nxf8+ Kh8 30. Ng6+ Kh7 31. Ne5+ Kh8 32. Nf7# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Bad Kissingen GER"]
[Date "1928.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7562770266652"]
[EventDate "1928.08.12"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. Be2 Qg5 11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. Qg3 Qxg3 14. hxg3 Ke7 15. g4 h6 16. a3 a6 17. Ke2 Rhb8 18. Ne4 b5 19. c5 d5 20. cxd6+ cxd6 21. f4 Rc8 22. f5 Na5 23. Kd3 Nc4 24. Rab1 d5 25. Nc3 Rc6 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. g5 hxg5 28. Rh5 Kf6 29. Rh3 Rac8 30. Na2 a5 31. Rf3+ Kg6 32. g4 Nd6 33. Nc3 b4 34. axb4 axb4 35. Nd1 Rc2 36. Rf2 b3 37. Ra1 Ne4 38. Re2 R8c6 39. Rb1 e5 40. Ra1 R6c4 41. Ra5 Nc5+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1928.10.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7422106142216"]
[EventDate "1928.10.11"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 e6 4. e4 Bxc5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nce5 14. Qf5 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 d4 16. Bd2 Qf6 17. Re4 Rad8 18. Rae1 Qc6 19. g3 Rfe8 20. Ba5 Rxe4 21. Qxe4 Nf8 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. Re7 Rd5 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. Rb7 Nd7 26. Rc7 Rd6 27. Rc8+ Nf8 28. Nd2 c5 29. Nc4 Re6 30. Rb8 Re1+ 31. Kg2 g5 32. a4 Ra1 33. Nxb6 Kg7 34. Rc8 Ne6 35. Nd7 Rxa4 36. Nxc5 Rb4 37. Nd3 Rb5 38. Kf3 h6 39. b4 h5 40. g4 hxg4+ 41. hxg4 f6 42. Rc4 Kf7 43. Nc5 Nd8 44. Nb3 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1928.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Reti, Richard"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C74"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "8247431931402"]
[EventDate "1928.10.11"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 f5 6. d4 fxe4 7. Ng5 exd4 8. Nxe4 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qxd4 b5 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Qd5 bxa4 13. Bh6 Qd7 14. O-O Bb7 15. Bg7 O-O-O 16. Bxh8 Ne5 17. Qd1 Bf3 18. gxf3 Qh3 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Lodz POL"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Gliksberg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8251709897291"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O b6 {This is ill-timed. Black needs to tend to priorities like castling.} (7... Nxe4 $14) 8. Ne5 Bb7 $2 {This move actually loses although Najdorf does not seize this opportunity.} (8... Nxe5 $1 9. dxe5 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Rb8 12. Bc6+ $16) 9. Nxf6+ $2 {a missed chance.} (9. Nxf7 $3 {This classic opening sacrifice is already decisive.} Kxf7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 11. Nxe6 Qc8 12. Re1 $18 {Stockfish states   that simple play like Bc4 and Qe2 will bring victory thanks to White's   dominance.}) 9... gxf6 $2 {Gliksberg missed the lifeline thrown to him.} (9... Nxf6 $6 10. Bb5+ $16) (9... Bxf6 $1 {Bishops may not often reach f6 in the French,   but this position is completely ok for Black.}) 10. Nxf7 $3 {Najdorf does not miss his second opportunity to sac decisively on f7.} Kxf7 11. Qh5+ Kg8 12. Re1 Nf8 13. Rxe6 $5 (13. Bh6 $1 {Najdorf selects a more spectacular path, but victory was   available with this move.} Qd5 {Perhaps Najdorf was reluctant   to allow the threat of mate and the offer of a queen sacrifice, but   this will not save Black.} 14. Qg4+ Ng6 15. Bxg6 Qxg2+ 16. Qxg2 Bxg2 17. Bh5 Bh3 18. Kh1 $18) 13... Nxe6 14. Bc4 Qd6 (14... Qd7 {This seems easier. Defending e8 and the seventh rank   and e6.} 15. Qg4+ Kf7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Qg4+ {White can try for   more, but there is no better than the ultimate perpetual against best   defense.}) (14... Qc8 15. Bh6 $18) (14... Bc8 15. Bh6 Bf8 16. d5) 15. Bh6 Bf8 $2 {This natural move loses spectacularly. Defense is hard.} (15... Rd8 $1 {It's perhaps not so easy to find this critical   defense which actually returns the rook in the corner to flee with the   king and break the attack.} 16. Re1 Bd5 17. Qg4+ Kf7 18. Qh5+) 16. Re1 Bc8 17. Qe8 $1 {14...Qd7 would have stopped this..} Bd7 18. Rxe6 $3 {A-M-A-Z-I-$146-G} Rxe8 19. Rxe8+ Be6 20. Bxe6+ Qxe6 21. Rxf8# {a very pretty finale from Najdorf.} 1-0

[Event "Interborough High school Chess League"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Denker, Arnold Sheldon"]
[Black "Harold Feit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8248484695073"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 $6 {\"This is a strategical blunder as the bishop can be bottled up by White's subsequent d4-d5, and Black's e6 will become very weak as soon as he advances his queen pawn.\"} 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 Be7 7. Nc3 d6 8. d5 $1 {\"If 8...exd5 9.Nd4 with overwhelming positional superiority for White--the first indication that all is not well with the position of Black's queen bishop.\"} e5 (8... exd5 9. Nd4) 9. Ng5 Bc8 {\"Forced. He cannot allow White to execute his threat of Ne6, winning a pawn. Thus, Black has been compelled to admit that his fianchetto was a mistake.\"} 10. e4 {\"Opening up important lines. Black cannot reply 10...h6? because of 11.Ne6 Bxe6 12.dxe6 fxe4 13.Nxe4, threatening14.Nxf6+ followed by 15.Qh5+ with mate.\"} O-O (10... h6 11. Ne6 Bxe6 12. dxe6 fxe4 13. Nxe4) 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 fxe4 13. Ncxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 $3 Bxg5 15. Qh5 Rxf4 $5 (15... h6 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Rxf8+ Kxf8 18. Rf1+ Ke7 (18... Kg8 19. Qe8#) 19. Qf7+ Kd8 20. Qf8+ Kd7 21. Rf7+) (15... Bxf4 16. Qxh7+ Kf7 17. Bg6+ Kf6 18. Rxf4+ Kg5 19. h4#) 16. Qxh7+ Kf7 17. Bg6+ Kf6 18. Rxf4+ Bxf4 19. Qh4+ Bg5 (19... Kxg6 20. Qxd8) 20. Qe4 {\"Black is completely tied up and basically helpless against the many threats of mate--despite his huge material plus. But he battles on with courage and imagination.\"} Be3+ $5 21. Kh1 $1 {\"Black is completely tied up and basically helpless against the many threats of mate--despite his huge material plus. But he battles on with courage and imagination.\" \"He is helpless against the problem-like threats of 24.Qh4 mate and 24.Qg6 mate. It was the first time I played against the Dutch Defense--what is more, it was the first time I saw it $1 You will therefore understand why I consider the game a minor miracle.\"} (21. Qxe3 Kxg6) (21. Kg2 Qd7 22. Rf1+ Kg5 23. h4+ Kh6 24. Rf5 $1 Kxg6 25. Rf8+ Qf5 26. Qe8+ Kh6 27. Rh8+ Qh7 28. Qxe3+ Kg6 29. Qg5+ {1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6   $6 (\"This is a strategical blunder as the bishop can be bottled up by   White's subsequent d4-d5, and Black's e6 will become very weak as soon   as he advances his queen pawn.\" Error reading move: Bg2 \"If 8...exd5   9.Nd4 with overwhelming positional superiority for White--the first   indication that all is not well with the position of Black's queen   bishop.\" \"Forced. He cannot allow White to execute his threat of   Ne6, winning a pawn. Thus, Black has been compelled to admit that his   fianchetto was a mistake.\" \"Opening up important lines. Black cannot   reply 10...h6 $2 because of 11.Ne6 Bxe6 12.dxe6 fxe4 13.Nxe4,   threatening14.Nxf6+ followed by 15.Qh5+ with mate.\"}) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Lodz POL"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Gliksberg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8251709897291"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O b6 {This is ill-timed. Black needs to tend to priorities like castling.} (7... Nxe4 $14) 8. Ne5 Bb7 $2 {This move actually loses although Najdorf does not seize this opportunity.} (8... Nxe5 $1 9. dxe5 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Rb8 12. Bc6+ $16) 9. Nxf6+ $2 {a missed chance.} (9. Nxf7 $3 {This classic opening sacrifice is already decisive.} Kxf7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 11. Nxe6 Qc8 12. Re1 $18 {Stockfish states that simple play like Bc4 and Qe2 will bring victory thanks to White's dominance.}) 9... gxf6 $2 {Gliksberg missed the lifeline thrown to him.} (9... Nxf6 $6 10. Bb5+ $16) (9... Bxf6 $1 {Bishops may not often reach f6 in the French, but this position is completely ok for Black.}) 10. Nxf7 $3 {Najdorf does not miss his second opportunity to sac decisively on f7.} Kxf7 11. Qh5+ Kg8 12. Re1 Nf8 13. Rxe6 $5 (13. Bh6 $1 {Najdorf selects a more spectacular path, but victory was available with this move.} Qd5 {Perhaps Najdorf was reluctant to allow the threat of mate and the offer of a queen sacrifice, but this will not save Black.} 14. Qg4+ Ng6 15. Bxg6 Qxg2+ 16. Qxg2 Bxg2 17. Bh5 Bh3 18. Kh1 $18) 13... Nxe6 14. Bc4 Qd6 (14... Qd7 {This seems easier. Defending e8 and the seventh rank and e6.} 15. Qg4+ Kf7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Qg4+ {White can try for more, but there is no better than the ultimate perpetual against best defense.}) (14... Qc8 15. Bh6 $18) (14... Bc8 15. Bh6 Bf8 16. d5) 15. Bh6 Bf8 $2 {This natural move loses spectacularly. Defense is hard.} (15... Rd8 $1 {It's perhaps not so easy to find this critical defense which actually returns the rook in the corner to flee with the king and break the attack.} 16. Re1 Bd5 17. Qg4+ Kf7 18. Qh5+) 16. Re1 Bc8 17. Qe8 $1 {14...Qd7 would have stopped this..} Bd7 18. Rxe6 $3 {A-M-A-Z-I $146-G} Rxe8 19. Rxe8+ Be6 20. Bxe6+ Qxe6 21. Rxf8# {a very pretty finale from Najdorf.} 1-0

[Event "Ghent"]
[Site "Ghent BEL"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Colle, Edgar"]
[Black "Jules Joseph Ghislain Delvaux"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8247146454567"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O c4 8. Bc2 b5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 O-O 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Nfg5 h6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qe4 g6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qxg6+ Bg7 17. Qh7+ Kf7 18. Bg6+ Kf6 19. Bh5 Ne7 20. Bxh6 Rg8 21. h4 Bxh6 22. Qf7# 1-0

[Event "ch"]
[Site "Kazan URS"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Samsonov"]
[Black "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[Beauty "8248509660194"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Qe2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Bg4 8. Qb5+ c6 9. Qxb7 Bxf3 10. Qxa8 Bxg2 11. Be2 Qh4+ 12. Kd1 Nf2+ 13. Ke1 Nd3+ 14. Kd1 Qe1+ 15. Rxe1 Nf2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Glucksberg"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8248220256840"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne2 Nbd7 9. Ng5 Bxh2+ 10. Kh1 Ng4 11. f4 Qe8 12. g3 Qh5 13. Kg2 Bg1 14. Nxg1 Qh2+ 15. Kf3 e5 16. dxe5 Ndxe5+ 17. fxe5 Nxe5+ 18. Kf4 Ng6+ 19. Kf3 f4 20. exf4 Bg4+ 21. Kxg4 Ne5+ 22. fxe5 h5# 0-1

[Event "Ch Rabpros"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Sharov, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8250095340042"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Qc7 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Qd3 Nf8 13. Re1 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. a3 b6 16. b4 Rd8 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Qc3 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 Rd7 22. Be4 Rb8 23. Ne5 Qf6 24. Qg3 Rc7 25. Ng4 Qe7 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Ne8 Qxe8 28. Qxc7 Rb2 29. Rad1 1-0

[Event "m"]
[Site "Vienna AUT"]
[Date "1929.02.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Hoenlinger, Baldur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8250900671015"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. b5 Na5 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Ng4 Qd8 16. Ne3 Nd5 17. Qh5 g6 18. Ng4 Bf6 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Qh6 Rc8 21. Rad1 Qe7 22. Rfe1 Ne8 23. Nf5 Qc5 24. Re5 Bd5 25. Ne7+ {Spielmann: Richtig Opfern! 25...Qxe7 26. Qxh7+ Kxh7 27. Rh5+ Kg8 28. Rh8#} 1-0

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlstad CSR"]
[Date "1929.08.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Colle, Edgar"]
[Black "Milan Vidmar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[Beauty "6327560574500"]
[EventDate "1929.07.31"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Be2 Bd7 13. Qb3 Qc8 14. Bh6 Rd8 15. Bf4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bc4 Qg4 18. Bxf7+ Kg7 19. Bg3 Rd2 20. Rae1 Rad8 21. Be6 Qg5 22. Bh3 Bb5 23. Bf4 Qxf4 24. Qxb5 Qc7 25. Bg4 R8d5 26. Qb4 a5 27. Qa3 Rb5 28. b3 Rc5 29. c4 Bb2 30. Qa4 b5 31. cxb5 Rd4 32. b6 Rxa4 33. bxc7 Rxg4 34. Rxe7+ Kf6 35. Rfe1 Rb4 36. g3 Rb6 37. Rxh7 Be5 38. f4 Bd6 39. Rd1 Bxc7 40. Rd2 Rbc6 41. Rhd7 Rc2 42. Kg2 Ke6 43. R7d3 R6c3 44. Re3+ Kf5 45. Ree2 Rxd2 46. Rxd2 Kg4 47. Re2 Bd6 48. Rb2 Rd3 49. Rc2 Bb4 50. Re2 Bc3 51. Rf2 Bd4 52. Rc2 Rd1 53. h3+ Kf5 54. Re2 Rd3 55. Rc2 Ke4 56. Re2+ Be3 57. Rc2 Rd1 58. Rc4+ Bd4 59. h4 Rd2+ 60. Kh3 Kf3 61. Rc6 Rxa2 0-1

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlstad CSR"]
[Date "1929.08.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Treybal, Karel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[Beauty "6532645270052"]
[EventDate "1929.07.31"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. Nbd2 f5 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 Nh6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 g6 11. Rab1 Nf6 12. Ne5 Nf7 13. f4 Bd7 14. Ndf3 Rfd8 15. b4 Be8 16. Rfc1 a6 17. Qf2 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Nd7 19. Nf3 Rdc8 20. c5 Nf6 21. a4 Ng4 22. Qe1 Nh6 23. h3 Nf7 24. g4 Bd7 25. Rc2 Kh8 26. Rg2 Rg8 27. g5 Qd8 28. h4 Kg7 29. h5 Rh8 30. Rh2 Qc7 31. Qc3 Qd8 32. Kf2 Qc7 33. Rbh1 Rag8 34. Qa1 Rb8 35. Qa3 Rbg8 36. b5 axb5 37. h6+ Kf8 38. axb5 Ke7 39. b6 Qb8 40. Ra1 Rc8 41. Qb4 Rhd8 42. Ra7 Kf8 43. Rh1 Be8 44. Rha1 Kg8 45. R1a4 Kf8 46. Qa3 Kg8 47. Kg3 Bd7 48. Kh4 Kh8 49. Qa1 Kg8 50. Kg3 Kf8 51. Kg2 Be8 52. Nd2 Bd7 53. Nb3 Re8 54. Na5 Nd8 55. Ba6 bxa6 56. Rxd7 Re7 57. Rxd8+ Rxd8 58. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlstad CZE"]
[Date "1929.08.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hermanis Karlovich Mattison"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8246337208327"]
[EventDate "1929.07.31"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 {Notes by Raymond Keene. You will see from the examples which follow that Nimzowitsch was also capable of constructing fantastic blockading possibilities for his knights over the board.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 6. Qc2 Qe7 7. Ba3 c5 8. g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 {?} Qb7+ {!} 13. Kg1 Qa6 14. Qb3 Nc6 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Qb5 Qxb5 17. cxb5 Nc4 18. Bc1 a6 19. bxa6 Rxa6 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Ng2 Nd5 22. Rd3 Rfa8 {Black's blockading knights, firmly established on light squares, create an impression both of power and of pictorial beauty. The same could also be said of Mannheimer-Nimzowitsch 1930.} 23. e4 Ne5 0-1

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlstad CSR"]
[Date "1929.08.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Hermanis Karlovich Mattison"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8247276732937"]
[EventDate "1929.07.31"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. Bf4 d5 8. e3 Qa5 9. Be2 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Rab1 Qa3 13. Rfd1 b6 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ng5 f5 16. Bf3 Qc5 17. c4 Ndb4 18. Qb3 e5 19. a3 Na6 20. Bxc6 1-0

[Event "Karlsbad"]
[Site "Karlstad CSR"]
[Date "1929.08.19"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Milan Vidmar"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7903817561635"]
[EventDate "1929.07.31"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O h6 8. Bf4 d6 9. c3 Nh5 10. Qb3 Nxf4 11. exf4 O-O 12. Rad1 Nc6 13. Bb1 cxd4 14. cxd4 e6 15. Ne4 Ne7 16. Qa3 Nf5 17. Rd2 Qe7 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Rfc8 20. g4 Rc7 21. f5 exf5 22. gxf5 g5 23. Re1 Qf6 24. h3 Rac8 25. Rdd1 Rc4 26. d5 a5 27. Nd2 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Qxd5 29. Be4 Rxe4 30. Nxe4 Qxf5 31. Nxd6 Bxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Rc2+ 33. Kh1 Qf4 34. Re8+ Bf8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Nf5+ Kg8 37. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina YUG"]
[Date "1929.09.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Salomon Flohr"]
[Black "Geiger, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8248618924042"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O-O Nf8 11. Ng3 h6 12. Bf4 Ne6 13. Be5 Ng4 14. Nf5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bc5 16. f4 a6 17. h4 b5 18. g4 Qb6 19. Qe2 d4 20. exd4 Nxf4 21. Qf3 Nxd3+ 22. Qxd3 Bf8 23. Ne4 Be6 24. Nxh6+ Kh8 25. Ng5 g6 26. Nhxf7+ Bxf7 27. Nxf7+ Kg7 28. Rdf1 Ra7 29. Rf6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1929.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Przepiorka, Dawid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[Beauty "8248753135119"]
[EventDate "1929.09.01"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nxd4 Qd7 10. Qh5+ Kd8 11. Be3 c5 12. Rd1 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Bd6 14. e5 Nf6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nc3 1-0

[Event "Alekhine - Bogoljubov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Wiesbaden GER"]
[Date "1929.09.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8251709864999"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. f3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 e6 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. Ne2 Be7 10. O-O a6 11. Bd3 c5 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. f4 Nf6 14. Ng3 h5 15. Qe2 h4 16. Nh1 Nh5 17. Qg4 O-O-O 18. Rae1 Kb8 19. f5 e5 20. d5 c4 21. Bc2 Bc5+ 22. Nf2 g6 23. fxg6 Rdg8 24. Bc1 Bc8 25. Qf3 Rxg6 26. Kh1 Ng3+ 27. hxg3 hxg3+ 28. Nh3 Bxh3 29. gxh3 Rxh3+ 30. Kg2 Rh2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina YUG"]
[Date "1929.10.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Salomon Flohr"]
[Black "Friedrich Saemisch"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8250229533708"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nge2 Bb7 10. Ng3 Ne8 11. h4 g6 12. Bh6 Ng7 13. h5 f5 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Qf3 c6 16. O-O-O Bd6 17. Nce2 Qf6 18. Rh3 Kf7 19. Bxg7 Qxg7 20. Bxf5 Nf6 21. Nf4 Bxf4 22. Qxf4 Rae8 23. Rdh1 Kg8 24. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Alekhine - Bogoljubov World Championship Match"]
[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1929.10.26"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[Beauty "6946056845891"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8. Nc3 c6 9. g3 Nd7 10. Bg2 Qc7 11. Qe2 b5 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. O-O-O Nb6 14. Qh5 Rf8 15. f4 b4 16. Ne2 Nd5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Kb1 a5 19. g4 fxg4 20. f5 exf5 21. Qxf5 a4 22. Rhe1 a3 23. b3 Bc8 24. Qxh7 Be6 25. Qd3 O-O-O 26. c3 Kb7 27. Rc1 Qb6 28. cxb4 Bxb4 29. Rc6 Qa5 30. Rec1 Rc8 31. Nf4 Bd6 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Qh7+ Rc7 34. Rxc7+ Bxc7 35. Qd7 Qb6 36. Nd3 Rd8 37. Rxc7+ Qxc7 38. Nc5+ Kb6 39. Qxc7+ Kxc7 40. Nxe6+ Kd7 41. Nxd8 Kxd8 42. b4 Kd7 43. Kc2 Kc6 44. Kb3 Kb5 45. Kxa3 Kc4 46. b5 Kxb5 47. Kb3 Ka5 48. a4 Ka6 49. Kb4 Kb6 50. a5+ Kc6 51. Ka4 1-0

[Event "chT"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andre Lilienthal"]
[Black "Romi, Massimiliano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8248891312213"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Nf3 Qc8 5. Bg2 e6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. a3 a6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Qc2 c5 10. Bg5 cxd4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Ne4 Ng8 13. Nxd4 f5 14. Nd2 Bg7 15. Qd3 Nf6 16. Rfe1 f4 17. gxf4 Nh5 18. Ne4 Bf8 19. Qf3 Rg8 20. Kf1 Qxc4 21. Red1 Qd5 22. Qxh5 Qxh5 23. Nf6+ Kd8 24. Nxe6+ Ke7 25. Nxg8+ Kxe6 26. Bxb7 Rd8 27. Bd5+ Kf5 28. Bf3 Qh3+ 29. Bg2 Qxh2 30. Rd5+ Ke6 31. f5# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Boros, Sandor"]
[Black "Gereben, Erno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r2r1k1/p1Qn1p2/q3p1p1/1b1pP3/1p3PN1/3PB2R/P5P1/2R3K1 w - - 0 25"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

25. Qxd7 $3 Bxd7 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Bc5+ Re7 28. Rh8+ Kg7 29. Rh7+ Kf8 30. Nxd7+ Kg8 (30... Ke8 31. Nf6+ Kd8 32. Bxe7+ Kxe7 33. Rc7+ Kd8 34. Rd7+ Kc8 35. Rh8#) 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Bxe7+ Kxe7 33. Rc7+ Kd8 34. Rd7+ Kc8 35. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "Antwerp BEL"]
[Date "1930.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Salomon Flohr"]
[Black "Landau, Salo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976828030517"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. bxc4 b6 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. f4 Rfd8 15. Ndf3 h6 16. Qe2 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Nd7 18. d5 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 exd5 20. Ng5 Nf8 21. Nxf7 Re8 22. Qg4 Re6 23. Bf5 Rae8 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. exd6 Qd7 27. Ba3 Nh7 28. h3 dxc4 29. Qxc4 Nf6 30. Rxf6 gxf6 31. Re1 Bc8 32. Rc1 Bb7 33. Qg4+ Kh8 34. Rc7 Re1+ 35. Kh2 Qxg4 36. hxg4 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "San Remo ITA"]
[Date "1930.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8247545167879"]
[EventDate "1930.01.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nb5 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. c3 b6 9. f4 Ba6 10. Nf3 Qd7 11. a4 Nbc6 12. b4 cxb4 13. cxb4 Bb7 14. Nd6 f5 15. a5 Nc8 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. a6 Qf7 18. Bb5 N8e7 19. O-O h6 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. Rc2 Qe8 22. Rac1 Rab8 23. Qe3 Rc7 24. Rc3 Qd7 25. R1c2 Kf8 26. Qc1 Rbc8 27. Ba4 b5 28. Bxb5 Ke8 29. Ba4 Kd8 30. h4 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "San Remo ITA"]
[Date "1930.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Monticelli, Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7701954099254"]
[EventDate "1930.01.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Bb7 7. e3 d6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Qe7 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 O-O-O 13. a4 a5 14. Rb1 Rdg8 15. f3 h5 16. e4 h4 17. Be1 e5 18. h3 Nh5 19. c5 dxc5 20. d5 Nf4 21. Nc4 Rh6 22. Rf2 f5 23. d6 Rxd6 24. Nxd6+ Qxd6 25. Bc4 Rf8 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Rd2 Qe7 28. Qb3 Rf8 29. Bd3 e4 30. Bxe4 Bxe4 31. fxe4 Qxe4 32. Qc2 Qc6 33. c4 g4 34. Bxh4 gxh3 35. g3 Ne5 36. Rb3 Ne2+ 37. Rxe2 Rf1+ 38. Kxf1 Qh1+ 39. Kf2 Ng4# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "1930.02.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Colle, Edgar"]
[Black "O'Hanlon, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8247545202215"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 cxd4 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Ng5+ Kg6 14. h4 Rh8 15. Rxe6+ Nf6 16. h5+ Kh6 17. Rxd6 Qa5 18. Nxf7+ Kh7 19. Ng5+ Kg8 20. Qb3+ 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Copenhagen DEN"]
[Date "1930.04.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Black "Nielsen, E Verner"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8249155834377"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. Re1 b6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Bf4 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nd5 15. Be4 N7f6 16. Be5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Rac1 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Qd5 20. Rc7 Bd6 21. Rd7 Rad8 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Hauptturnier"]
[Site "Frankfurt GER"]
[Date "1930.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hermann, F."]
[Black "Hussong, Hugo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8247280736319"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Be3 d6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Bxc5 dxc5 10. Nc4 Nd7 11. a4 Qf6 12. c3 O-O 13. O-O Rad8 14. a5 Ne7 15. Qb3 Ng6 16. Qxb7 Nf4 17. Ne1 Qg5 18. Kh1 Rf6 19. Ne3 Rdf8 20. Qxc7 R8f7 21. Qc8+ Nf8 22. Qxc5 Qh5 23. Rg1 Qxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Rh6+ 25. Kg3 Ne2+ 26. Kg4 Rf4+ 27. Kg5 Rh2 28. Qxf8+ Kxf8 29. Nf3 h6+ 30. Kg6 Kg8 31. Nxh2 Rf5 32. Nxf5 Nf4# 0-1

[Event "1930/31"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Yates, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[Beauty "5018019172367"]
[EventDate "1930.12.29"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Rfd1 c5 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. b4 Rc8 16. Qb1 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxg5 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Nxg5 Qxg5 20. Nc3 Bb7 21. Ne4 Qg6 22. Bf3 Bd5 23. Nc3 Qxb1 24. Nxb1 Nf6 25. Nc3 Rc8 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. g3 g6 29. Rxd5 Rc2 30. a4 bxa4 31. Ra5 Ra2 32. Rxa6 Kg7 33. Kg2 a3 34. b5 Rb2 35. Rxa3 Rxb5 36. Ra6 Rb4 37. h3 Rc4 38. Kf3 Rb4 39. Ra5 Rc4 40. g4 h6 41. Kg3 Rc1 42. Kg2 Rc4 43. Rd5 Ra4 44. f4 Ra2+ 45. Kg3 Re2 46. Re5 Re1 47. Kf2 Rh1 48. Kg2 Re1 49. h4 Kf6 50. h5 Re2+ 51. Kf3 Re1 52. Ra5 Kg7 53. hxg6 Kxg6 54. e4 Rf1+ 55. Kg3 Rg1+ 56. Kh3 Rf1 57. Rf5 Re1 58. e5 Re3+ 59. Kg2 Ra3 60. Rf6+ Kg7 61. Rb6 Re3 62. Rb4 Rc3 63. Kf2 Ra3 64. Rb7 Kg8 65. Rb8+ Kg7 66. f5 Ra2+ 67. Ke3 Ra3+ 68. Ke4 Ra4+ 69. Kd5 Ra5+ 70. Kd6 Ra6+ 71. Kc7 Kh7 72. Kd7 Ra7+ 73. Kd6 Kg7 74. Rd8 Ra5 75. f6+ Kh7 76. Rf8 Ra7 77. Kc6 Kg6 78. Rg8+ Kh7 79. Rg7+ Kh8 80. Kb6 Rd7 81. Kc5 Rc7+ 82. Kd6 Ra7 83. e6 Ra6+ 84. Ke7 Rxe6+ 85. Kxf7 Re4 86. g5 hxg5 87. Kg6 1-0

[Event "1930/31"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1930.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sultan Khan, Mir"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[Beauty "6119409846862"]
[EventDate "1930.12.29"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Ne4 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Qc2 f5 12. Nb5 Bd6 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. h4 Rc8 15. Qb3 Qe7 16. Nd2 Ndf6 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Be2 Rc6 19. g4 Rfc8 20. g5 Ne8 21. Bg4 Rc1+ 22. Kd2 R8c2+ 23. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Qc7+ 25. Kd2 Qc4 26. Be2 Qb3 27. Rab1 Kf7 28. Rhc1 Ke7 29. Rc3 Qa4 30. b4 Qd7 31. Rbc1 a6 32. Rg1 Qa4 33. Rgc1 Qd7 34. h5 Kd8 35. R1c2 Qh3 36. Kc1 Qh4 37. Kb2 Qh3 38. Rc1 Qh4 39. R3c2 Qh3 40. a4 Qh4 41. Ka3 Qh3 42. Bg3 Qf5 43. Bh4 g6 44. h6 Qd7 45. b5 a5 46. Bg3 Qf5 47. Bf4 Qh3 48. Kb2 Qg2 49. Kb1 Qh3 50. Ka1 Qg2 51. Kb2 Qh3 52. Rg1 Bc8 53. Rc6 Qh4 54. Rgc1 Bg4 55. Bf1 Qh5 56. Re1 Qh1 57. Rec1 Qh5 58. Kc3 Qh4 59. Bg3 Qxg5 60. Kd2 Qh5 61. Rxb6 Ke7 62. Rb7+ Ke6 63. b6 Nf6 64. Bb5 Qh3 65. Rb8 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Poznan POL"]
[Date "1931.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tylkowski"]
[Black "Wojciechowski, Antoni"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7629090873865"]
[EventDate "1931.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bg4 5. O-O e6 6. d3 Be7 7. Nc3 d4 8. Nb1 Nf6 9. e4 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. c3 dxc3 12. Nxc3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 Ng4 14. Kh1 Qd4 15. Qg1 Qxg1+ 16. Kxg1 Bd8 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Bb6 19. Rd1 h6 20. e5 f6 21. exf6 Rxf6 22. Rf3 c4+ 23. d4 c5 24. d5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Kh7 26. Rd7 Rd8 27. Rb7 Rg6 28. Rg3 Rxg3 29. hxg3 Rd2 30. Na4 Rxb2 31. Nxb2 c3 32. Rxb6 c4 33. Rb4 a5 34. Nxc4 c2 35. Nxa5 c1=Q+ 36. Kh2 Qc5 37. Rb2 Qxa5 38. g4 Qe1 39. g3 h5 40. gxh5 Kh6 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1931.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Myasoyedov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E23"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "6597338250315"]
[EventDate "1931.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxc5 8. Qc2 f5 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O 11. b4 Ne4 12. Bb2 b6 13. g4 Nxf2 14. Kxf2 fxg4 15. Rg1 Qh4+ 16. Ke3 Qh6+ 17. Kf2 Qh4+ 18. Ke3 Qh6+ 19. Kd3 d5 20. Qc1 dxc4+ 21. Qxc4 Rd8+ 22. Kc2 Bb7 23. Qxg4 Nxb4+ 24. axb4 Rac8+ 25. Bc3 Rxc3+ 26. Kxc3 Qe3+ 27. Kb2 Rd2+ 28. Nxd2 Qxd2+ 29. Kb1 Qd1+ 30. Kb2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1931.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karu, Aivi"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D08"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8248086003237"]
[EventDate "1931.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qxd5 Be6 6. Qb5 a6 7. Qa4 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc4 9. a3 b5 10. Qc2 Nd4 11. Qe4+ Be7 12. Nf3 c5 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Qb1 Qd6 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 O-O 18. Bf4 Qd8 19. Rd1 Bf6 20. Qf3 Re8 21. b3 d3 22. e4 Bc3+ 23. Bd2 Qd4 24. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 25. Rd2 Rxe4+ 26. Qxe4 Qc1+ 27. Rd1 d2# 0-1

[Event "Leningrad tt"]
[Site "Leningrad tt"]
[Date "1931.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yurgis, A."]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[Beauty "7835228340761"]
[EventDate "1931.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O e6 8. b3 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. d3 Nd7 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Rae1 b5 14. e4 Bb7 15. Nd2 Nb8 16. f4 Nc6 17. a3 Qd7 18. Nf3 Rfd8 19. Rd1 Ba6 20. Ba1 b4 21. a4 Nd4 22. Qb2 Bf6 23. e5 Be7 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25. Qe2 Rc5 26. Bb2 f5 27. h4 Rc3 28. Bxc3 dxc3 29. Qe3 Bxd3 30. Rf2 Qd4 31. Qxd4 Rxd4 32. Bf1 c2 33. Rc1 Bxf1 34. Rcxf1 Rc4 35. bxc4 Bc5 36. Kg2 Bxf2 37. Kxf2 b3 0-1

[Event "Simul, 50b"]
[Site "7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1931.02.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Manhattan Chess Club"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Beauty "7080253587975"]
[EventDate "1931.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8. Qxd4 exd5 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxd7 Bxd7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qxd5 Qc8 13. Nd4 Rd8 14. O-O Bc6 15. Qc5 Be8 16. Qxc8 Raxc8 17. Rfd1 g6 18. Nde2 Kf8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Nxd1 Ke7 22. Ndc3 Bg7 23. Nd4 Kd6 24. Kf1 Kc5 25. Nde2 Kc4 26. Ke1 Kd3 27. Kd1 Bxc3 28. Nxc3 Bc6 29. Ne2 Ba4+ 30. b3 Bc6 31. h4 f6 32. Nf4+ Kc3 33. Kc1 g5 34. hxg5 fxg5 35. Ne6 Bxg2 36. Nxg5 h5 37. Kd1 h4 38. Ke2 h3 39. f3 h2 40. Ne4+ Kb4 41. Nf2 h1=Q 42. Nxh1 Bxh1 43. Kf2 Kc3 44. e4 Kd4 45. a3 a5 46. a4 b6 47. Kg3 Ke3 48. e5 Bxf3 0-1

[Event "Clock Simul"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "1931.08.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Asgeirsson, Asmundur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8249830867025"]
[EventDate "1931.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e5 Be7 8. h4 Re8 9. Bd3 c5 10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Ng5+ Bxg5 12. hxg5+ Kg8 13. Qh5 Kf8 14. O-O-O Ke7 15. g6 a6 16. gxf7 Rf8 17. dxc5 Nd7 18. Rxd5 Qa5 19. Qg5+ Kxf7 20. Rh7 Rg8 21. Rd4 Qxc5 22. Rxd7+ Bxd7 23. Ne4 Qb4 24. Nd6+ Kf8 25. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "National Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Slonim, Solomon Moisevich"]
[Black "Riumin, Nikolay Nikolaevich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[Beauty "8246471485479"]
[EventDate "1932.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bg5 Qe7 8. Bd3 Qe5 9. Bd2 d5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O Rb8 12. f4 Qe7 13. exd5 Ba3 14. Na4 Bxb2+ 15. Nxb2 Qa3 16. Qe5 Re8 17. Qd4 c5 18. Qc3 Qxa2 19. Be1 Re2 20. Bxe2 Ne4 0-1

[Event "Mnichov"]
[Site "Mnichov"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Graf, Sonja"]
[Black "Semmler"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182990436914"]
[EventDate "1932.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Nxe7 6. e3 Nd7 7. Bd3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 Nf4 11. Bc2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 b6 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Qg4 Ng6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. f4 e5 17. Nf5 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Nf6 19. Qg5 exf4 20. Rxf4 h6 21. Nxh6+ Kh7 22. e5 Be4 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 gxh6 25. Qf5 Rae8 26. Nd5 Re6 27. h4 Kg7 28. Rg4 Rfe8 29. h5 Rxe5 30. Rxg6+ Kf8 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rf1+ Rf5 33. Rxf5# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Spain"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tramoyeres"]
[Black "Marin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249562404375"]
[EventDate "1932.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 dxe4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Nxc3 f5 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. f3 exf3 9. Qxf3 O-O 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. Bc4 c6 12. Rde1 Nxf4 13. Qxf4 Rf6 14. g4 fxg4 15. Qxg4 Rg6 16. Qh3 Qg5+ 17. Kb1 Rh6 18. Rhf1 Rxh3 19. Rxe6 h6 20. Rxh6+ Qd5 21. Nxd5 gxh6 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Rf8+ Kh7 24. Rf7+ Kh8 25. Ng6+ Kg8 26. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "D.Schz 1932-33"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Menke, Gerhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "Keres,D.Schz Dec 1933"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[Beauty "6255527644242"]
[EventDate "1932.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3 Qh4+ 4. Ke2 Bb4 $2 5. Nd5 Bd6 (5... Ba5 6. Nf3 Qg4 7. d4 g5 8. Bd2 {will also turn out to White's advantage.}) 6. Nf3 Qg4 ({After} 6... Qh5 {White can continue} 7. d4 g5 8. g4 $1) 7. d4 c6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. Kf2 O-O 10. e5 Bc7 11. g3 $1 {[#] A very strong move; White has an attacking position now.} d5 (11... fxg3+ 12. hxg3 f6 {would have been bad, because it would have led White to an immediate win after} 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. Rxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qh1+ Kg6 16. Nh4+ $18) 12. exd6 $2 {This is the first move in a sequence on the path that could have led to defeat. A simple winning move would have been} (12. gxf4) 12... Bxd6 13. Ne4 $2 (13. gxf4 {might have improved matters. The N move is very poor, as the planned sacrifice can be calmly taken.}) 13... fxg3+ 14. hxg3 $2 ({It would have been better to play} 14. Nxg3 {though Black has nothing to fear then} Nd7 15. Be2 (15. Rg1 Nf6) 15... Nf6 16. Ne5 Qh4) 14... Nf5 {This forces White to play a pawn sacrifice. It would have been stronger to accept the Q sacrifice} (14... Qxe4 15. Bd3 f5 $1 16. Bxe4 fxe4 {and Black should win, having a three piece advantage for the Q.}) 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Qxf4 17. Qd3 {[#] White attempts an attack at any cost in a losing position.} (17. Bd3 {would be no good because of} Qe3+ 18. Kg2 Re8 19. Re1 Re6 $1) 17... Na6 $1 18. c3 c5 {Black tries to build up his attack in a fierce manner. It would have been better to play} (18... Be6 {(threatening ...Bc4)} 19. Re1 Bd5 {with a winning position.}) 19. Re1 cxd4 20. Bh3 $1 {This offers Black even a better possibility.} Nc5 $2 {An unmotivated sacrifice.} ({Black can move simply} 20... dxc3 21. Bxf5 $1 Bxf5 ({but not} 21... Qxf5 22. Reg1 f6 $1 23. Qe3 {and, threatening Qh6, White has some attacking potential.})) 21. Nxc5 Qg3+ 22. Ke2 Re8+ 23. Kd2 Qf4+ 24. Kc2 Ne3+ 25. Kb1 Qxf3 {[#] Black has regained the piece, but has had to sacrifice two Pawns and withdraw into a defensive position.} 26. Bxc8 Raxc8 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. cxd4 {The best solution. The following would have ended in a draw:} (28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qh4+ Qf6 ({or better still} 29... f6 $142 30. Qxd4 Qf5+ 31. Ka1 Kf7 32. Rxe3 Rxe3 33. Qxe3 Qxc5) 30. Rxe3+ $1 (30. Qe4+ Kd8 $1) (30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. cxd4 Kd6 $11) 30... dxe3 31. Qe4+ Kd6 32. Rd1+ Kxc5 33. Qxb7 Qf5+ 34. Ka1 e2 35. Qxa7+ Kc6 36. Qa6+ {and perpetual check.}) 28... f6 $1 {Black's best response, threatening to exchange Queens by ...Qf5+} (28... Qf5+ $145 $4 29. Qxf5 Nxf5 30. Rh8#) 29. Qd3 b6 $1 {Black's defence is clever. White will gain nothing by threatening check with the N. (30 Ne6 line) (30 Nd7+ line QUERY HERE) (30 Rh8 line) This meant that the Knight would have to retreat, best to b3.} 30. Nb3 (30. Ne6+ Kf7 $1 31. Nxg7 (31. Ng5+ fxg5 32. Rhf1 Qxf1 $1) 31... Qe4 $1 32. Qxe4 Rxe4 33. Nf5 Nc4 $3 {with an equal position}) ({After} 30. Nd7+ Kf7 31. Qb3+ Re6 {the Knight would be pinned down.}) (30. Rh8+ Kf7 31. Qb3+ Qd5 {would also be of no avail.}) 30... Kf7 {[#]} 31. Nd2 Qd5 $1 ({A stronger move than} 31... Qc6 {because after} 32. Rhg1 {Black should not play} Qc2+ {because of} 33. Qxc2 Nxc2 34. Rxe8 Kxe8 35. Rc1 {winning a piece}) 32. Rhg1 Nf5 (32... Ng2 33. Re4 $1 Rxe4 34. Qxe4 {If the black Q were on c6 he would have ...Nh4 but here he has nothing.}) 33. Ne4 g6 34. Qf3 Rcd8 $1 {Black has found the best defensive moves.} (34... Red8 35. Qg2 $1 Ne7 36. Qh2 $1 Rh8 37. Nd6+ {would have spelt disaster for Black.}) 35. Rh1 $1 Qxd4 $1 ({Daring but correct.} 35... Kg7 36. Rh7+ $1 {would have been wrong.}) 36. Rh7+ Ng7 {There is no better move.} (36... Kf8 {would have meant a material loss after} 37. Reh1 $3 Rxe4 38. Rh8+ Ke7 39. Rxd8 Kxd8 40. Rd1) ({After} 36... Kg8 37. Qb3+ {would be an immediate winning move.}) 37. Ng5+ Kg8 38. Rxe8+ {It would have been wrong to play} (38. Qb3+ Qd5 39. Rh8+ Kxh8 40. Rxe8+ Nxe8 41. Qh3+ Kg8 42. Qh7+ Kf8 {and the mate square f7 is neatly defended}) 38... Rxe8 ({Certainly not} 38... Nxe8 39. Rh8+ $1 Kg7 40. Ne6+) 39. Qb3+ Ne6 40. Rh8+ $1 Kg7 $1 {[#] What now? White can draw by repeating Rh7+ and Rh8+ but he prefers to win. After 41 Rxe8 there would be perpetual check, as all White's pieces except the Q are under attack. In this complicated situation White finds an extremely daring move, intended to come as a surprise for the opponent rather than force a winning position.} 41. a4 $3 {A total surprise for Black. White's trying hard to win makes Black jittery and he commits a decisive mistake on move 43.} (41. Rxe8 Qg1+ 42. Kc2 Nd4+) 41... Qg1+ 42. Ka2 Rxh8 43. Nxe6+ Kh7 $2 {That is the mistake White placed his hopes on. It would have been correct to play the seemingly risky 43. ...Kf7!, after which... (44 Ng5 line) (44 Qd5 line) Even now it is not easy to find a winning combination.} (43... Kf7 $1 {after which White could hardly have expected to be able to win the game, as} 44. Ng5+ {is met by} ({The best move in this situation I can think of is} 44. Qd5 {but even then Black will have a good defence with} Ke7 $1 45. Nf4 Qg4 46. Qe4+ Kf7 47. Qc4+ Ke8 $1) 44... Kg7 45. Qf7+ Kh6 46. Ne6 (46. Qxf6 Re8 $1) 46... Rh7 47. Qxf6 Qg4) 44. Qd3 $1 Qf2 $1 ({Better than} 44... Rg8 45. Qh3# {and the other moves with the rook would result in losing the Q (e.g. Ra8 line). What a host of possibilities White has had to consider by playing 41.a4!!}) (44... Ra8 45. Qd7+ Kh6 46. Qg7+ Kh5 47. Qh7+ Kg4 48. Qxg6+) 45. Qd7+ Kh6 46. Qg7+ Kh5 47. Qxh8+ Kg4 48. Qh1 $1 {Threat Qe4+} Qc2 ({If} 48... f5 {then} 49. Qh6 $1 {and the Pawn on b6 is lost.}) 49. Qg1+ Kh5 50. Qd4 $1 g5 {Black wants to advance the pawns as fast as possible. It would have been better to play} (50... Qc6 51. Qd1+ Kh4 52. Nd4 Qd5+ {and Black's position would have been better than it actually is in the game.}) 51. Ka3 $1 f5 {The best way to defend against Qxf6.} 52. Qe3 Qg2 {It would have been wrong to play} (52... f4 53. Qe5 Qd3+ 54. b3 Qg3 55. Ng7+ Kg4 (55... Kg6 56. Nf5 $1) 56. Qf5+ Kf3 57. Ne6 $1 g4 58. Qd3+ Kg2 59. Qd2+ {and White wins the Pawn on f4.}) 53. b3 {Another quiet move that nearly leaves Black without a move. He could have played also} Qg4 (53... Kh4 54. Qe5 {(threatening Qh8+ and Nxg5)} Qg4 55. Qh2+ Qh3 56. Qxh3+ Kxh3 57. Nxg5+ Kg4 58. Nf7 $1 f4 59. Ne5+ Kf5 60. Nf3 $1 Ke4 (60... Kg4 61. Ne1 $1) 61. Ng1 $1) ({If} 53... Kg6 {then} 54. Qe5 {or}) (53... f4 54. Qxf4 $1) 54. Qe5 f4 {The only possible move because after} (54... Qe4 55. Qf6 {a pawn is lost.}) 55. Qe4 Qg1 {It would have been better to play} (55... Qg3 {but this would also give White a win with} 56. Ng7+ Kg4 57. Qf5+ Kf3 58. Ne6 $1 g4 59. Qd3+) 56. Nxf4+ Kh4 57. Ne2+ Qg4 58. Qh7+ $1 Qh5 59. Qxh5+ Kxh5 60. Ng3+ Kg4 (60... Kh4 61. Ne4 $1) (60... Kg6 61. Kb4 $1) 61. Ne4 a5 {Varying from the conditional continuation proposed by Keres at move 56:} (61... Kf5 62. Nxg5 $1 Kxg5 63. Kb4 Kf5 (63... a6 64. a5 $1) 64. Kb5 Ke5 65. Ka6 Kd5 66. Kxa7 Kc6 67. Ka6 Kc5 68. Kb7 $18) 62. Kb2 {Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1932.02.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Koltanowski, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C73"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8247947848752"]
[EventDate "1932.02.01"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Qd2 c5 13. Nb3 Nc6 14. Bh6 Be6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nd5 f6 17. Rad1 Rb8 18. Qc3 Qc8 19. a3 Qb7 20. h3 Rf7 21. Re3 Qb5 22. Nxc7 Rxc7 23. Rxd6 Bc4 24. a4 Qxa4 25. Nxc5 Qb5 26. Qxf6+ Kg8 27. Nd7 Rd8 28. Rf3 Qb4 29. c3 Qb5 30. Ne5 Rdc8 31. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1933.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Verbac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[Beauty "8249830863886"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 e6 3. Be3 dxe4 4. Nd2 f5 5. f3 exf3 6. Ngxf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 f4 10. Rxf4 e5 11. Bb5+ Kf7 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Bc4+ Kg7 14. Qh6+ Kxh6 15. Rh4+ Kg7 16. Bh6# 1-0

[Event "Match"]
[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "1933.04.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Black "Landau, Salo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8251705938002"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. e6 fxe6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 h6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Ne5 g5 13. Qd3 Rg8 14. b4 Bg7 15. Qg6+ Kd8 16. Qf7 Be8 17. Qxe6 Rf8 18. b5 Ne4 19. Rxe4 dxe4 20. Bf4 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Qd7 22. Rd1 cxb5 23. Rxd7+ Bxd7 24. Qxh6 Rg8 25. c6 Be8 26. Nxb5 1-0

[Event "Living Chess Exhibition"]
[Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"]
[Date "1933.04.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Steiner, Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247012291659"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 {From "Viaje al Reino del Ajedrez " de Y. Averbach et al} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Ne7 9. Nh4 c6 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qg4+ Kf7 14. f4 Rg8 15. Qh5+ Kg7 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Rxf6 Kxf6 18. Rf1+ Nf5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Rxf5+ Ke7 21. Qf7+ Kd6 22. Rf6+ Kc5 23. Qxb7 Qb6 24. Rxc6+ Qxc6 25. Qb4# 1-0

[Event "ch"]
[Site "Tallinn EST"]
[Date "1933.04.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Leo Blumenoff"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8248622869522"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "EST"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b4 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. a3 Nbd7 6. d4 a5 7. b5 c5 8. Bd3 Ne4 9. O-O Bd6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qc7 12. Be2 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Ndf6 14. Nbd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 e5 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. Bb2 e4 18. Nd4 O-O 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Rc2 Bg4 21. Rec1 Qe7 22. Qe1 Qe5 23. g3 Qh5 24. Qf1 Bf3 25. h3 Nd5 26. Kh2 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Bxg3+ 28. Kxg3 Qg5+ 29. Kh2 Qe5+ 30. Kg1 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "1933.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ortueta Esteban, Martin"]
[Black "Sanz Aguado, Jose"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7974412119058"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. Nf3 f6 8. d4 c5 9. Nb5 fxe5 10. dxe5 Rxf4 11. c3 Re4+ 12. Be2 Ba5 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Bf4 Rf5 16. Bd3 Rf6 17. Qc2 h6 18. Be5 Nd7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Rxf6 Qxf6 21. Rf1 Qe7 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Qg6 Bd7 24. Rf7 Qg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Rxd7 Kxh7 27. Rxb7 Bb6 28. c4 dxc4 29. Nc3 Rd8 30. h3 Rd2 31. Na4 Rxb2 32. Nxb2 c3 33. Rxb6 c4 34. Rb4 a5 35. Nxc4 c2 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1933.08.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rauzer, Vsevolod"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8249290005066"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Nb3 Be6 9. f4 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Nxa5 Qxa5 12. Bf3 Bc4 13. Re1 Rfd8 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. Rac1 e5 16. b3 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. bxc4 exf3 19. c5 Qa5 20. Red1 Ng4 21. Bd4 f2+ 22. Kf1 Qa6+ 23. Qe2 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qf6 25. Rcd1 Qh4 26. Qd3 Re8 27. Re4 f5 28. Re6 Nxh2+ 29. Ke2 Qxf4 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1933.08.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Mikhail M Yudovich Sr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D96"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8247167452681"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 c6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 O-O 8. e4 Nb6 9. Rd1 N8d7 10. a4 a5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Be2 Qd6 13. Na2 e6 14. O-O h6 15. Rc1 f5 16. Nc3 Kh7 17. Rfd1 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Qb4 19. Qc2 Qxa4 20. b3 Qa3 21. Nh4 Qe7 22. Nxg6 Kxg6 23. Bh5+ {Kh7 24.Nf6+ Kh8 25.Qh7#} 1-0

[Event "Western Championship"]
[Site "Detroit, MI USA"]
[Date "1933.09.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fine, Reuben"]
[Black "Dake, Arthur William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7903817548327"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 c6 10. a4 cxd5 11. exd5 Qh4+ 12. Bf2 Qb4 13. a5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Nge2 Na6 16. O-O Nc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Kh1 Rd8 19. Qg5 f6 20. Qh4 g5 21. Qa4 Bf5 22. Rfd1 Rac8 23. Ng3 Bg6 24. Nge4 Qc4 25. Qa3 Bf8 26. d6 Kg7 27. Rd5 Bf7 28. Rd2 Rc6 29. Rad1 Ra6 30. Qa1 b6 31. Qc1 Rxa5 32. Nxf6 Kxf6 33. Ne4+ Kg7 34. Rc2 Qa4 35. Qxg5+ Bg6 36. Rc7+ Kg8 37. Qxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Simul, 39b"]
[Site "Bussum NED"]
[Date "1933.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Nardus Mozes Boekdrukker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8181400757298"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 {From a 39 board simul.} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Nb5 a6 12. N5d4 Re8 13. c3 Qc7 14. h3 Bd6 15. Nc5 Bxh3 16. Nxa6 Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Bxg2+ 18. Kxg2 bxa6 19. Nxc6 Rxe3 20. fxe3 Qg3+ 21. Kh1 Bg1 22. Rf2 Bxf2 23. Qf1 Re8 24. Qg2 Qxe3 25. Bf3 Ne4 26. Nd4 Re5 27. Qh2 Bg3 28. Qe2 Nf2+ 29. Kg2 Qh6 30. Qc2 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Bh2+ 32. Kxf2 Qg3+ 33. Kf1 Qg1# 0-1

[Event "Simul, 50b"]
[Site "Amstelveen NED"]
[Date "1933.11.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Hoelscher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8247947852809"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Bg5 Nf6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. h4 h6 11. Nd5 hxg5 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. hxg5 Nxe4 14. Rh5 Qe6 15. Rdh1 f5 16. Ne5 dxe5 17. g6 1-0

[Event "Botvinnik - Flohr"]
[Site "Moscow / Leningrad  RUS"]
[Date "1933.11.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Salomon Flohr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7632693762057"]
[EventDate "1933.11.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. d5 Ne5 8. Qd4 Nd3+ 9. Bxd3 cxd3 10. Bxf6 exf6 11. Qxd3 Bd6 12. Nge2 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rad1 Bg4 15. Rd2 a6 16. Ng3 Rc8 17. h3 Bd7 18. Rfd1 g6 19. Re2 Rxe2 20. Ngxe2 f5 21. Nd4 Qe7 22. Qd2 Re8 23. Nf3 Qf6 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 b5 26. a3 Kg7 27. Nf3 Bc8 28. Kf1 Bb7 29. b4 Kf8 30. Ke2 a5 31. Qd4 Qxd4 32. Nxd4 axb4 33. Ncxb5 bxa3 34. Nxd6 a2 35. Nc2 Ba6+ 36. Ke3 Ke7 37. Nxf7 Kxf7 38. Kd4 Bf1 39. h4 Bxg2 40. Kc5 f4 0-1

[Event "Botvinnik - Flohr"]
[Site "Moscow / Leningrad  RUS"]
[Date "1933.12.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Salomon Flohr"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[Beauty "5910143436806"]
[EventDate "1933.11.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Na6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nxc5 8. f3 d6 9. e4 e5 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Ne2 Be6 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Nc3 Rfc8 14. Be2 a6 15. Rc1 Ncd7 16. Qd2 Qb8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 Qd8 20. O-O Rc8 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. Rc1 Qxc1+ 23. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Kf8 25. Kf2 Ke7 26. Be3 Kd8 27. Ke1 Kc7 28. Kd2 Nc5 29. b4 Ncd7 30. g3 Nb6 31. Kc2 Nbd7 32. a4 Nb6 33. a5 Nbd7 34. Bc1 Kd8 35. Bb2 Ne8 36. Kd2 Nc7 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Bf1 Nb5 39. h4 Nc7 40. Bh3 Ne8 41. f4 f6 42. Bf5 g6 43. Bh3 h6 44. Bc1 Ng7 45. fxe5 dxe5 46. Kf3 h5 47. Be3 Kd6 48. Bh6 Ne8 49. g4 hxg4+ 50. Bxg4 Nc7 51. Be3 Nb5 52. Ke2 Nc7 53. Kd3 f5 54. exf5 gxf5 55. Bxf5 Nxd5 56. Bd2 N7f6 57. Kc4 Kc6 58. Bg6 b5+ 59. Kd3 Ne7 60. Be4+ Ned5 61. Bg5 Nh5 62. Bf3 Ng3 63. Bd2 Kd6 64. Bg4 Nf6 65. Bc8 Kc6 66. Be1 e4+ 67. Kd4 Ngh5 68. Bf5 Kd6 69. Bd2 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Canal, Esteban"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[Beauty "8246743847432"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Bf4 e6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Bb4 9. Be2 Nd7 10. a3 O-O-O 11. axb4 Qxa1+ 12. Kd2 Qxh1 13. Qxc6+ bxc6 14. Ba6# 1-0

[Event "Deutsche Schachzeitung intl-5 3435"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Laurentius, Leho"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "Heuer,Varnusz"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251730874915"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. Bd3 cxd4 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nbd2 $6 (7. Re1 $142 {as Keres later played against Weiss and in another game against laurine (whose name is sometimes given as Leo Laurentius)}) 7... Nge7 $2 (7... f6 $1 {Varnusz}) 8. Nb3 Ng6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Nbxd4 Ngxe5 {Heuer score ambiguous. Varnusz book says the g6-N captured.} (10... Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxe5 (11... Qxe5 $4 12. Bb5+) 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nb5) (10... Ncxe5 11. Nxe5) 11. Nb5 $1 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Qd7 (12... Qd8 13. Bf4 e5 14. Rfe1 f6 15. Qh5+ $1 {Varnusz}) 13. Bf4 e5 14. Rfe1 f6 15. Rad1 $3 Be7 16. Bc4 d4 17. Be6 Qd8 18. Bxe5 $1 Bxe6 19. Nc7+ Kf7 20. Nxe6 Qa5 21. Bxd4 Qxa2 $2 {[#]} 22. Bxf6 $3 Bxf6 23. Rd7+ Ne7 24. Rxe7+ Kxe7 25. Qxb7+ Kd6 26. Qc7+ Kd5 27. Qc5# {[%emt 0:00:02] Varnusz: Keres vol pp136-7} 1-0

[Event "Deutsche Schachzeitung intl-5 3435"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Stalda, Giuseppe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C32"]
[Annotator "Deutsche Schachzeitung"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[Beauty "5912827822161"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 {Den Eventualzug ef 3.Nc3 nahm Stalda nicht an.} 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nd2 $1 {Dieser von mir erfundene Zug ist viel stärker als das übliche 5.de N:e4 6. Nf3 usw.} e3 {Interessant scheint} (5... Bf5 $142 {zu sein, obwohl bisher keiner meiner Fernschachpartner diesen Zug probiert hat. Darauf könnte} 6. dxe4 Nxe4 7. Ngf3 Bc5 8. Bd3 $1 {die Folge sein.}) (5... exd3 {am meisten hat Schwarz bisher} 6. Bxd3 Nxd5 7. Ne4 {mit etwas besserem Spiel für Weiss gespielt.}) 6. Nc4 Nxd5 7. Nxe3 (7. Bxe3 $2 b5 $1 {mit Figurengewinn. Nach}) (7. Qf3 {konnte Weiss den Mehrbauern ohne Gefahr behalten.}) 7... Nxf4 8. g3 Ng6 9. Bg2 Bd6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Kh1 f5 {Eröffnet einen Angriff gegen g3, der aber nicht durchdringt.} 13. Nc4 $1 f4 {Auf} (13... Be7 {(um Ng5! zu verhindern) spielt Weiss} 14. Bf4 Nxf4 15. gxf4 {und ist wegen des Punktes e5 im Vorteil.}) 14. Nxd6 cxd6 (14... Qxd6 $2 15. Ng5 $1) 15. Bxf4 {Auf} (15. gxf4 {kommt ebenfalls Bg4.}) 15... Nxf4 16. gxf4 Bg4 {Auf} (16... Rxf4 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Ng5 $1 {durfte sich Schwarz nicht einlassen.}) 17. Qd2 h6 (17... Qf6 18. Ng5 $1) 18. d4 $2 {Weiss sollte sich den Springer erhalten und 18.Ng1 spielen.} (18. Rae1 {war dem schwachen Textzug vorzuziehen.}) 18... Qf6 19. d5 Bxf3 $1 20. Rxf3 Nd4 21. Rd3 Nf5 {Hier steht der Springer sehr stark.} 22. Rb3 b6 23. Bh3 {Weiss sollte lieber mit 23.Re1! die e-Linie besetzen (Rae8 24.Re6!).} Rae8 $1 24. Qd3 g6 25. Rg1 Kh7 26. Rc3 Re7 27. Bg4 {Wiess konnte hier oder vor einigen Zügen den Nf5 wegen Bauernverlustes nicht gut schlagen.} Ng7 {Nun droht Rfe8. Weil} (27... Rfe8 28. Bxf5 Qxf5 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Rcg3 $1 {nichts einbrachte. Weiss sucht deshalb nach Abtausch eines Turmes.}) 28. Rc8 $1 Rxc8 29. Bxc8 Nh5 30. f5 {Nicht} (30. Rxg6 $2 Qxg6 31. Bf5 Re1+ {nebst Matt}) 30... Nf4 {Hier steht der N noch stärker als auf f5 und verlangt von Weiss größte Vorsicht, um nicht die Partie zu verlieren.} 31. Qf3 (31. fxg6+ Kg7 $1 32. Qf3 {gefiel mir wegen} Qe5 $1 33. Rf1 Qxd5 $1 {nicht gut}) 31... g5 (31... Qe5 32. c4 $1) 32. h4 (32. Be6 Nxe6 33. dxe6 Rxe6 $1) 32... Rc7 33. Ba6 Rxc2 34. Qe4 $1 {Die Lage des Wiessen ist schon recht gefährlich geworden, und er muss deshalb Angriff um jeden Preis suchen.} Rd2 $3 {Schwarz spielt sehr kühn. Hier erwartete ich} (34... Rc5 {was schwächer als der Textzug war. Die Freigabe der c-Linie ist kein ungefährliches Experiment, aber sie bewährt sich!}) 35. Rc1 h5 $1 {Nach} (35... Nxd5 36. Bd3 Qe5 $1 37. f6+ Qxe4+ 38. Bxe4+ Kg8 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Bxd5+ Rxd5 41. Rc7 {hat Weiss sicheres Unentschieden.}) 36. Bf1 {Um mit dem Turm die 1.Reihe verlassen zu dürfen.} (36. hxg5 $2 Qxg5 37. f6+ Kh6 $1) 36... Rd4 $1 (36... Rxd5 37. hxg5 Qxg5 38. Rc4 $3 Qh4+ 39. Kg1 {und Schwarz muss Dauerschach geben, denn} Nh3+ 40. Bxh3 Rd1+ {schlägt zu seinem Nachteil aus.} 41. Bf1) (36... Nxd5 37. hxg5 Qxg5 38. Rc8 $1 Qf6 39. Bc4 Rd1+ {gibt dem Schwarzen gar nichts besonderes} (39... Qxb2 $2 40. Be2 $1) 40. Kh2) 37. Qe8 $1 {Weiss muß um jeden Preis etwas Angriff erlangen, und dringt deshalb mit seiner Dame ins feindliche Lager. Die nun folgenden Züge sind beinahe erzwungen.} g4 38. Kg1 Kh6 $1 {Nicht} (38... Rxd5 $2 39. Rc7+ Kh6 40. Rf7 $1 Qd4+ 41. Kh1 {und gewinnt. Oder}) (38... Rd2 39. Rc4 $3 Rd4 {was sonst?} 40. Rc7+ {. Oder}) (38... Rb4 39. Re1 $1 Qd4+ $2 40. Re3 $1 {und Schwarz muss wieder Qf6 spielen. Nun aber hat Weiss die sehr schwere Aufgabe, ohne Schaden das einfache Rxd5 nebst Rxf5 zu verhindern. Es gibt da nur eine Lösung! In Verbindung mit dem nächsten Zug die einzige Variante.}) 39. Rc7 $3 (39. Re1 Rxd5 $1 40. Re4 Rxf5 41. Bd3 {geht nun wegen Sh3+! nebst Matt nicht an}) (39. Qe3 Qe5 $1 40. Qxe5 (40. Re1 Qxe3+ 41. Rxe3 Rxd5 {und gewinnt leicht.}) 40... dxe5 41. Rc6+ Kg7 {und Weiss ist ohne Rettung.} 42. Rc7+ Kf6 43. Rxa7 Rd1 $1 44. Ra3 g3 $1 45. Rxg3 Ne2+) (39. Qg8 Rxd5 40. Rc7 $2 Qd4+ {und gewinnt. Nach gründlicher Analyse der Stellung kam ich zur festen Überzeugung, daß das Endspiel für Weiss aussichtlos ist, und deshalb soll die Stellung noch mehr verwickelt werden!}) 39... Rd1 (39... Rxd5 $2 40. Rf7 $1 Qd4+ 41. Kh1 {und gewinnt}) (39... Rd2 40. Rc4 $1 Nxd5 41. Re4 $1) (39... Rb4 40. Re7 $1 Qd4+ $2 41. Re3 $1 {verspricht dem Schwarzen nichts, da 41.Re4 droht. Nach dem Textzug droht aber sehr stark Qd4+ und eventuell auch Nh3+.}) 40. Rc4 $3 {Die einzige Rettung!} (40. Qe3 Qe5 $1 41. Re7 (41. Qxe5 dxe5 {mit leichtem Gewinn fuer Schwarz}) 41... Qxe3+ 42. Rxe3 g3 $1 43. Rxg3 Ne2+ $19) (40. Rc3 Qd4+ $1 41. Re3 Nh3+ 42. Kg2 Rd2+ $1 43. Kh1 (43. Be2 $2 Rxe2+ 44. Rxe2 Qg1#) 43... Qxd5+ 44. Re4 Qxe4+ $1 45. Qxe4 Nf2+) 40... Nh3+ {Nicht} (40... Nxd5 $2 {und nach} 41. Re4 $1 Nc7 42. Qc8 $1 Rc1 43. Re6 {ist Schwarz erledigt und Weiss gewinnt.}) 41. Kg2 Qxb2+ 42. Be2 Rg1+ 43. Kh2 Rh1+ $1 (43... Qe5+ $2 44. Qxe5 dxe5 45. d6 $1) 44. Kg2 Rg1+ {Eine ungewöhnlich interessante und spannende Remispartie.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Loviisa"]
[Site "Loviisa FIN"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krogius, Ragnar"]
[Black "Niemela, Ilmari"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8247008329737"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bd3 b6 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. h4 Nxg5 13. hxg5 g6 14. f4 c5 15. Qd1 c4 16. Rxh7 cxd3 17. Kf2 f6 18. Qh1 1-0

[Event "German Champiionship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grohmann, Gottfried"]
[Black "Engels, Ludwig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8249428183130"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nf3 f5 6. Bd3 Qf6 7. Qc2 Nh6 8. O-O Bd6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e4 fxe4 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qf8 13. Re1 Kd8 14. d5 c5 15. b4 Ng4 16. Bg5+ Ngf6 17. Rac1 b6 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxe5 cxd4 21. Bf4 d3 22. Qd2 Qd7 23. d6 Re8 24. Rc7 Qg4 25. f3 Qg6 26. Rg5 Re2 27. Rxg6 Rxd2 28. Rgxg7 Rc2 29. Rcf7 Ke8 30. Rxf6 d2 31. Re7+ Kd8 32. Rf8# 1-0

[Event "Deutsche Schachzeitung intl-5 3435"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Sachsenmaier, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705950241"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 O-O 14. Nxh7 Kxh7 15. Rh4+ Kg8 16. Qh5 f5 17. Re1 $6 {As given by Heuer} (17. Rh3 Qe8 (17... f4 $142 18. Qh7+ Kf7 19. Qh5+ g6) 18. Qh7+ Kf7 19. Be2 Rh8 20. Qxh8 Qxh8 21. Rxh8 Nxd5 22. Bc4 {analysis or 1-0 possibly a later game between same players (some sources)}) 17... Ng6 $1 18. Rh3 Rf6 $1 (18... f4 $2 19. Re6 $14) (18... Nf4 $2 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. Rhe3 $16) (18... Qf6 $2 19. Re6 $1 Bxe6 20. dxe6 Rfd8 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Rg3 Ne7 23. Qh8+ Ng8 24. Rxg7 Qxg7 25. e7+ $1 $18) 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. Re6 $5 c6 $2 (20... Nf8 $1 21. Qh5+ g6 22. Qh8 Bxe6 23. dxe6+ Rxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kxe6 25. Qg7 f4 $19 {Varnusz book on Keres}) 21. Rhe3 $1 Bd7 $2 (21... cxd5 $1 22. Re8 $1 Qxe8 23. Rxe8 Kxe8 24. Qxg7 Re6 25. Bb5+ Kd8 26. h4 $1 $13) 22. Rxf6+ $1 Kxf6 $8 23. Rg3 $1 Be8 (23... Qe8 24. Qh5 $1) 24. Qh5 $1 Ke7 (24... cxd5 25. Bd3 $1) 25. Qxf5 cxd5 (25... Qc8 26. Qg5+ Kd7 27. Bd3 Ne7 28. Re3 Qd8 29. Qxg7) 26. Bxd5 Qc8 27. Qg5+ Kd7 28. Rc3 $1 Qb8 29. Rb3 $1 b6 30. Re3 $1 (30. Qf5+ Kd8 31. Qe4 Qc7 $1 32. Rc3 Rc8 $1) 30... a5 (30... Qc7 31. Be6+) (30... Ne5 31. Qxg7+ Kd8 32. Qf6+ Kd7 33. Qe6+ Kd8 34. Bxa8) 31. Qf5+ (31. Qf5+ Kc7 32. Qc2+ Kd8 33. Rxe8+ Kxe8 34. Qxg6+ Kd8 35. Bxa8 Qxa8 36. Qxg7) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Odense DEN"]
[Date "1934.04.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karl Blom"]
[Black "Niels Jensen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[Beauty "8247146474502"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Nf6+ gxf6 8. Bxf6 Qd7 9. Bxh7+ {analysis: Kxh7 10. Qh5+ Kg8 11. Qh8#} 1-0

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1934.05.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lisitsin, Georgy"]
[Black "Ragozin, Viacheslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247142570505"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 d4 4. Ne2 c5 5. c3 dxc3 6. bxc3 Nf6 7. Ng3 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O a6 10. Be2 Bd6 11. d4 Bxg3 12. fxg3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nxe4 14. Bd3 Nd6 15. Ba3 Nb5 16. Bb2 O-O 17. h4 h6 18. a4 Nc7 19. Ba3 Re8 20. Bh7+ Kxh7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Nxf7 Qb8 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Rf7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Sitges ESP"]
[Date "1934.05.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Domenech, Rafael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908129516578"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2 e5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4 Bg4 11. exd5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxd5 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Qd7 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. b4 Bb6 17. a4 a6 18. a5 Ba7 19. Qh3 g6 20. Bh6 Rfd8 21. Qf3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Bd5 Qe7 24. h4 e4 25. Qf4 Bb8 26. Qg5 Qxg5 27. Bxg5 Rd7 28. Rd2 Be5 29. Bxe4 Rxd2 30. Bxd2 Nd8 31. c4 Kf8 32. b5 Ke8 33. Bxb7 axb5 34. a6 Bb8 35. cxb5 Nxb7 36. b6 Kd7 37. a7 1-0

[Event "Zurich"]
[Site "Zürich SUI"]
[Date "1934.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[Beauty "7013278943779"]
[EventDate "1934.07.14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. a3 Re8 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Ne4 N5f6 13. Ng3 c5 14. O-O cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nb6 16. Ba2 Rb8 17. e4 Rd8 18. Rfd1 Bd7 19. e5 Ne8 20. Bb1 g6 21. Qe4 Ba4 22. b3 Bd7 23. a4 Nd5 24. Bd3 Rbc8 25. Bc4 Bc6 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. Rd3 Nb4 28. Rf3 Rc7 29. h4 Rcd7 30. h5 Qg5 31. Re1 Rd4 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Qe2 Rd2 34. Qf1 Nc2 35. Ne4 Qxe5 36. Nf6+ Qxf6 37. Rxf6 Nxf6 38. Rc1 Ne4 39. Be2 Nd4 40. Bf3 Nxf2 41. Qc4 Nd3 42. Rf1 Ne5 43. Qb4 Nexf3+ 44. gxf3 Ne2+ 45. Kh2 Nf4+ 46. Kh1 R2d4 47. Qe7 Kg7 48. Qc7 R8d5 49. Re1 Rg5 50. Qxc6 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Zurich"]
[Site "Zürich SUI"]
[Date "1934.07.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[Beauty "6116704518151"]
[EventDate "1934.07.14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nb5 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. c3 Nf5 9. g4 Nh4 10. g5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Kb1 Qxd2 14. Rxd2 f6 15. gxf6 gxf6 16. Bh3 fxe5 17. Nc7 Rb8 18. Nxe6 Rf6 19. Nc7 Bxh3 20. Nxh3 Nf3 21. Rdd1 exd4 22. Nxd5 Rf5 23. Ndf4 Rbf8 24. Nd3 Nce5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Ng1 Ng5 27. h4 Ne6 28. Rh2 Re4 29. f3 Re3 30. Re2 Rf4 31. Rxe3 dxe3 32. Rd3 Rxh4 33. Rxe3 Nd4 34. Re4 Rxe4 35. fxe4 Kf7 36. Kc1 Kf6 37. Kd2 Ke5 38. Ke3 h5 39. a3 a5 40. Nh3 Nc2+ 41. Kd3 Ne1+ 42. Ke2 Ng2 43. Kf3 Nh4+ 44. Ke3 Ng6 45. Ng5 Kf6 46. Nh7+ Kg7 47. Ng5 Kf6 48. Nh7+ Ke7 49. Ng5 Ne5 50. Kd4 Kd6 51. Nh3 a4 52. Nf4 h4 53. Nh3 b6 54. Nf4 b5 55. Nh3 Nc6+ 56. Ke3 Kc5 57. Kd3 b4 58. axb4+ Kxb4 59. Kc2 Nd4+ 60. Kb1 Ne6 61. Ka2 Kc4 62. Ka3 Kd4 63. Kxa4 Kxe4 64. b4 Kf3 65. b5 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Zurich"]
[Site "Zürich SUI"]
[Date "1934.07.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8250367726099"]
[EventDate "1934.07.14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 e5 13. O-O exd4 14. Nf5 Qd8 15. N3xd4 Ne5 16. Bb3 Bxf5 17. Nxf5 Qb6 18. Qd6 Ned7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Qg3 g6 21. Qg5 Kh8 22. Nd6 Kg7 23. e4 Ng8 24. Rd3 f6 25. Nf5+ Kh8 26. Qxg6 1-0

[Event "Bad Liebwerda"]
[Site "Lazne Libverda CSR"]
[Date "1934.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb"]
[Black "Henneberger, Walter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E47"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8246878050839"]
[EventDate "1934.08.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O c5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qc2 Bxc3 10. Nxc3 Nc6 11. a3 Be6 12. b3 Qe7 13. Bb2 Rad8 14. Rad1 g6 15. Ne4 Nh5 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qg5 18. Be4 Bg4 19. Rd5 Qe7 20. Qc3 f6 21. f4 exf4 22. Rxf4 Ne5 23. Rxe5 Rd1+ 24. Kh2 fxe5 25. Rxg4 Rff1 26. Bd5+ Qf7 27. Bxf7+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "Estonia corr ch-1 1935-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Raudvere, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "Reinfeld,Pagni"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7701954046011"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e5 Nge7 5. Nf3 Nf5 6. Ne2 Be7 7. Ng3 O-O 8. c3 b6 9. Bd3 f6 10. Qa4 $1 Na5 11. Qc2 fxe5 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. Bf4 c5 14. O-O c4 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Qd2 Be7 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Nh5 Be8 19. Qe2 g5 $2 20. f4 g4 21. Ng3 Bg6 22. Bd2 Qd6 23. Nxg4 $1 fxg4 24. f5 Bf7 $1 25. Bf4 $1 Qf6 26. Be5 Qg5 27. Rf4 $1 h5 28. f6 Bg6 29. fxe7 $1 Qxe7 (29... Rxf4 30. Bxf4 Qxf4 31. Rf1 $1 Qg5 (31... Qd6 32. Nf5 Qd7 33. Qe5 Bxf5 34. Rxf5) 32. Qe6+ Kg7 33. Nf5+ Bxf5 34. Rxf5 Qc1+ 35. Kf2 {Keres}) 30. Nxh5 $3 Bxh5 31. Rxg4+ Bxg4 (31... Kh7 32. Qc2+ Kh6 33. Qd2+ Kh7 34. Rg7+ Qxg7 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. Qg5+ Bg6 37. Re1 Rae8 38. Rxe8 Rxe8 39. Qxd5 {S. Bernstein}) 32. Qxg4+ Kf7 33. Re1 $1 Qe6 34. Qg7+ Ke8 35. Bg3 Qxe1+ 36. Bxe1 Rd8 37. Bh4 Rd7 38. Qg6+ Rff7 39. Qg8+ Rf8 40. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gerasimov, Krasimir"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8248618960932"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. O-O Qc7 8. a3 b6 9. c4 Bb7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Re1 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O 13. Na4 Bf4 14. Ne5 dxc4 15. bxc4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc6 17. Bf1 Rfd8 18. Qb3 Ng4 19. h3 Rd3 20. Qxb6 Rxh3 21. Bd4 Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Bxe5+ 0-1

[Event "corr"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Dyckhoff, Eduard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[Beauty "5364032482394"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Qd7 13. Qd3 Na5 14. Bc2 g6 15. Bh6 Bf5 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. Nd4 Bxc2 18. Nxc2 Bd6 19. f4 f6 20. Qd3 fxe5 21. f5 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 e4 23. Qg3 Bd6 24. Qg5 Re5 25. Ne3 Qf7 26. Qh4 Nc4 27. fxg6 Qxg6 28. Rf6 Rh5 29. Rxg6+ hxg6 30. Qf6 Rxh2+ 31. Kg1 Rxh6 32. Qg5 Kh7 33. Ng4 Bc5+ 34. Kf1 Rh1+ 35. Ke2 Rxa1 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Qxg6+ Kh8 38. Qf6+ Kh7 39. Qh6+ Kg8 40. Qg5+ Kh8 41. Qxd5 Rf8 42. Qh5+ Kg7 43. Qxc5 Rff1 44. Qxc7+ Kg6 45. Qg3 Rae1+ 46. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 47. Kxe1 Nxb2 48. Kd2 Kf5 49. Ne3+ Kf4 50. Nd5+ Ke5 51. Nc7 Nc4+ 52. Ke2 Na3 53. Nxa6 Nb1 54. Nb4 Nxc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Correspondence"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Baranov, C."]
[Black "Rokhlin, Yakov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7699823624740"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O-O cxd4 12. Ng5 g6 13. h4 Rd8 14. h5 Nf8 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. Rh6 Rd7 17. Rdh1 b6 18. Ne4 Qe5 19. f4 Qg7 20. f5 exf5 21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Ng5 Qf6 23. Qf4 a5 24. g4 b5 25. Nxh7 Rxh7 26. Rxh7+ Nxh7 27. Rxh7+ Kxh7 28. g5 Qxg5 29. Qxg5 bxc4 30. Qg2 Ra7 31. Qh2+ Kg7 32. Qb8 Rf7 33. Qxc8 f4 34. Qxc4 f3 35. Qxd4+ Kh6 36. Qh4+ Kg7 37. Qf2 g5 38. Kd2 Kg6 39. Ke3 Rf4 40. Qxf3 1-0

[Event "Belgrade t"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tomovic, Vasilje"]
[Black "Asztalos, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7490980815910"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 d6 7. Bb5 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. f4 Bd7 10. Qd3 Bb6 11. Nd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd7 Ndc6 13. Rae1 Rad8 14. Bh3 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Ng6 16. Kh1 Kh8 17. g4 Qe7 18. Nf3 f6 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Rfe8 21. f5 Nf8 22. Bg2 c5 23. Rc1 b6 24. b4 cxb4 25. Qb3 a5 26. Rc6 d5 27. exd5 Qe2 28. d6 Nd7 29. h3 Re3 30. Qf7 Rg3 31. Rg1 Re8 32. Qe6 Rxe6 33. fxe6 h5 34. exd7 Rxg2 35. d8=Q+ Kh7 36. Rxg2 Qf1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qe3+ 39. Kf1 Qf3+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+ 41. Rf2 Qe1+ 42. Kg2 Qe4+ 43. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Belgium inter-club tourney 1935/36"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Liege"]
[Black "Ghent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "Koltanowski,CHESS"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8248082081834"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Played in the Belgian inter-club correspondence tourney according to notes by Koltanowski in CHESS 14 April 1936} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 h6 7. Be3 c5 8. Qg4 g6 $2 9. h5 g5 10. f4 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6 12. Nf3 Qa5 {A possible line of play here was} 13. fxg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 Rg8 {To recapture with the R and not allow a passed pawn} 15. Bb5 $1 Rxg5 16. Qxg5 $3 {A fine sacrifice, especially as it leaves the bishop en prise.} hxg5 17. h6 Nf8 18. h7 Nxh7 19. Rxh7 a6 20. Bxc6+ bxc6 21. O-O-O c5 22. Be3 $1 d4 $2 {This move gets a ? from Koltanowski as it "Gains a piece but loses the game", but maybe Black was lost anyway?} 23. Ne4 $3 dxe3 $2 {Better was} 24. Nf6+ Ke7 25. Rh8 Qb5 {?? from Soultanbeieff who thought he had found a defence} 26. Rhd8 $1 {Black cannot stop Ng8# without losing another piece. TH: not a very good game, despite White's flashy moves, because Black defended badly and their opening was also weak.} 1-0

[Event "corr EST"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Schapiro, Morris Abraham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[Annotator "Reinfeld"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182986453064"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Myers Harding Reinfeld} Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Nb6 6. e6 $1 fxe6 7. Ng5 e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Be3 (9. Bd3 $142 g6 10. Nxh7 Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Nxf8 Kxf8 13. Be3 c5 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. Qd3 e6 16. dxe6 Qf6 17. f3 Qxe6 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. O-O-O Nxc4 20. Kb1 Ne3 21. Rc1 Ke7 22. f4 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Rxh2 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Qa3+ Kf6 26. Qf8+ Kg6 27. Nf3 Rh7 28. Qb8 Ng4 29. Qd8 Qe7 30. Qg8+ Rg7 31. Qb8 d3 32. Rc8 e4 33. Re8 Qc5 34. Rc8 Qa5 35. Qd6+ Kh7 36. Rc1 Nf2 37. Qh2+ Kg6 38. Qd6+ Kh7 39. Qh2+ Kg6 40. Qd6+ Kh7 {1/2-1/2 Bjoerntoft,P-Struk,P/Kiev UKR 1999/}) 9... e6 $5 (9... Bf5 10. Bxd4 exd4 11. g4 (11. Bd3 e5 12. Nf7 Kxf7 13. Bxf5 g6 14. Be6+ Kg7 15. Nd2 Nd7 16. b4 Be7 17. Nf3 a5 18. a3 Nf6 19. O-O Rf8 20. Re1 h6 21. g3 Nh7 22. h4 axb4 23. a4 Nf6 24. Kg2 b6 25. Qd2 Nh5 26. Qxb4 Ra5 27. Qd2 Rc5 28. Qd3 Ra5 29. Re4 Qe8 30. Qc2 Bd8 31. Ra3 Nf6 32. Re1 Nh5 33. Re4 Nf6 34. Re1 Nh5 {1/2-1/2 Kryspin,L-Netusil,J/ Czechia CZE 2007/}) 11... e5 12. h4 h6 13. Bd3 hxg5 14. Bxf5 Qf6 15. Nd2 (15. h5 g6 16. Bd3 gxh5 17. gxh5 Bh6 18. Bg6+ Ke7 19. Nd2 Rhf8 20. Ne4 Qf4 21. Qe2 Rh8 22. Rg1 Raf8 23. b3 Nd7 24. Rg4 Qf3 25. Qxf3 Rxf3 26. Rg3 Rf4 27. Ke2 Nf8 28. Nxg5 Bxg5 29. Rxg5 Nxg6 30. hxg6 Rh2 31. Rf1 Kf6 32. c5 Kg7 33. cxd6 cxd6 34. Rc1 Rhxf2+ 35. Kd3 R4f3+ 36. Kc4 Rf1 37. Rc2 R3f2 38. Rg2 {0-1 Tolk,P-Bohm, H/Velp NED 1978/}) 15... Rxh4 16. Rxh4 gxh4 17. Ne4 Qh6 18. g5 Qh8 19. Qg4 Kd8 20. O-O-O Be7 21. Rh1 c6 22. Rxh4 Qe8 23. Qh3 Kc7 24. Rh7 cxd5 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxg7 Kb6 27. Qb3+ Qb5 28. Qxb5+ Kxb5 29. Be6 Bf8 30. Rxb7+ Kc6 31. Bxd5+ Kxd5 32. Nf6+ Ke6 33. Kd2 Be7 34. a4 Bxf6 35. gxf6 Kxf6 36. Kd3 Ke6 37. a5 a6 38. f4 Kd5 39. fxe5 dxe5 40. Rd7+ Ke6 41. Rb7 Rd8 42. b4 Kd5 43. Re7 Rb8 44. Rd7+ Ke6 45. Ra7 Kd5 46. Rd7+ Kc6 47. Re7 Kd6 48. Ra7 Rxb4 49. Ke4 Rb5 50. Rxa6+ Kc7 51. Ra8 Kb7 52. Re8 Rxa5 53. Re6 Kc7 54. Rh6 Kd7 55. Rg6 Rc5 56. Rh6 Ke7 57. Ra6 Kd7 58. Rb6 Rc6 59. Rb5 Re6 60. Kd5 Re8 61. Rb7+ Kc8 62. Ra7 Kb8 63. Rh7 d3 64. Ke4 Rd8 65. Rh1 Kc7 66. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Asfora,E-Stenzel,E/Rio de Janeiro BRA 1965/}) 10. Bd3 Nf5 (10... g6 11. Nxh7 (11. Nc3 Nf5 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. dxe6 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Bh6 15. O-O Qe7 16. Qf3 O-O-O 17. Qh3 Qg5 18. Rae1 Kb8 19. Ne4 Qh5 20. Qg3 Bg7 21. Be2 Qh6 22. Ng5 Rdf8 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. e7 {1-0 Haba,P-Pajeken,W/Deizisau GER 2002/}) 11... Nf5 (11... Rxh7 12. Bxg6+ Rf7 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Qg6+ Bg7 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. dxe6 Qe7 18. Qf7+ Qxf7 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Nd2 d3 21. O-O Bg4 22. f3 Be6 23. Ne4 Bxc4 24. Rab1 d2 25. Rfd1 Bd3 26. Nxd2 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Bxb1 {0-1 Garrido Fernandez,D-Gil Gonzales,J/Catalunya ESP 1994/}) 12. Qg4 Rg8 13. Nxf8 Kxf8 14. Bg5 Qe8 15. Nc3 Qf7 16. O-O exd5 17. cxd5 c6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Ne4 Rh8 20. Rad1 d5 21. Nf6 e4 22. Bxe4 Nd4 23. Bf5 Nxf5 24. Qb4+ Qe7 25. Nd7+ Bxd7 26. Bxe7+ Nxe7 27. Rfe1 Rh7 28. Rd3 Re8 29. Rf3+ Rf7 30. Rfe3 Nc4 31. Rg3 Rf6 32. b3 Nd6 33. Rf3 Ne4 34. Rxe4 Rxf3 35. Rxe7 Rxe7 36. gxf3 Kf7 37. Kg2 Bf5 38. Qd4 Rd7 39. b4 a5 40. bxa5 c5 41. Qxc5 d4 42. a6 d3 43. a7 d2 44. a8=Q d1=Q 45. Qaf8+ Ke6 46. Qe3+ {1-0 Forster,R-Liardet,F/Leon U26 ESP 1996/}) (10... exd5 $5 11. O-O Nxc4 12. Nxh7 Be6 13. Qh5+ $2 (13. Bxd4 $5) 13... Bf7 14. Nf6+ Qxf6 15. Qxh8 Nxb2 $17 {Myers}) 11. Nxe6 $1 (11. dxe6 Qf6 12. Bxf5 Qxf5 13. c5 dxc5 14. Nf7 Bxe6 15. Nxh8 Bd6 16. O-O $14 {Myers}) 11... Bxe6 12. dxe6 Qf6 (12... Nxe3 $4 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Bxg6+ $18) 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. Qf3 $1 Nd4 (14... g6 $4 15. Qxb7 Qd8 16. Qf3 d5 17. Bxf5 Bb4+ 18. Nc3 O-O 19. e7 Qxe7 20. Qxd5+ $18 {Myers}) 15. Qxb7 Qd8 16. Nc3 Rb8 (16... Nxe6 17. Qc6+ Kf7 18. Qf3+ Ke8 19. O-O $18) 17. Qd5 $5 (17. Qe4 $1) 17... c6 18. Qe4 Ke7 (18... Qf6 $5) 19. O-O Nxe6 20. f4 $1 (20. Qxc6 $5) 20... Nc5 21. Qxc6 $1 Nxd3 22. fxe5 Nxe5 (22... dxe5 23. Nd5+ Qxd5 24. cxd5 $18) 23. Nd5+ Ke6 24. Rae1 $1 Qc8 (24... Qg5 25. Nf4+ Kf7 26. Nd3+ Kg6 27. Nxe5+ $18) 25. Nc7+ $1 Ke7 26. Rxe5+ $1 dxe5 27. Nd5+ (27. Qd5 $3 Qxc7 28. Rf7+ Ke8 29. Rxc7 Bc5+ 30. Kh1 Be7 31. Qe6 Kf8 32. Qxe7+ Kg8 33. Qxg7# {Myers}) 27... Kd8 28. Rxf8+ $1 Rxf8 29. Qd6+ Qd7 30. Qxb8+ Qc8 31. Qd6+ Qd7 32. Qxf8+ Qe8 33. Qxg7 1-0

[Event "Estonia MV3536"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Friedemann, Gunnar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "Varnusz"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7974990911567"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Black's name is sometimes given as "Friedmann" (e.g. by Varnusz) but he was an Estonian with a Scandinavian name, not a German, and we follow the spelling given by Valter Heuer. Friedemann played board 2 to Keres on the Estonian team at the 1935 Warsaw olympiad.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 (11... Nxd2 {Keres-Dyckhoff}) 12. Bc2 (12. Re1 {suggested by Keres in his theory book decades later}) 12... f5 $6 (12... Nxd2) 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Qb1 Bg4 $2 (14... Kh8 $1) 15. h3 $1 Bxh3 $6 (15... Bh5 16. Bf5 $1) (15... Bxf3 16. Nxf3 $16) 16. Ng5 $1 Ng4 $1 17. Nxh3 Qd6 18. Re1 $1 d4 $5 19. cxd4 Qh2+ 20. Kf1 Bb4 21. Bb3+ $1 Kh8 22. Qe4 $1 Bxd2 23. Qxg4 Bxe1 24. Rxe1 Rae8 25. Ng1 Qd6 26. Nf3 Na5 27. Bc2 Nc4 28. Qh4 $1 h6 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. Qe4 $1 Ng6 31. Qxg6 Qxg6 32. Bxg6 Re6 33. Bd3 c6 34. b3 g5 $2 {Black makes two successive blunders in a lost position} 35. d5 Kg8 $4 36. dxe6 {[%eval 32664,0] Egon Varnusz, Paul Keres Best Games vol. 2 p53} 1-0

[Event "1934/35"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1935.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Andre Lilienthal"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E24"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8246874082356"]
[EventDate "1934.12.27"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 b6 6. f3 d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Ba6 9. e4 Bxc4 10. Bxc4 dxc4 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Qxc4 Qc6 13. Qd3 Nbd7 14. Ne2 Rd8 15. O-O a5 16. Qc2 Qc4 17. f4 Rc8 18. f5 e5 19. dxe5 Qxe4 20. exf6 Qxc2 21. fxg7 Rg8 22. Nd4 Qe4 23. Rae1 Nc5 24. Rxe4+ Nxe4 25. Re1 Rxg7 26. Rxe4+ Kd7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1935.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Andre Lilienthal"]
[Black "Ragozin, Viacheslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E24"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[Beauty "7147651873319"]
[EventDate "1935.02.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. f3 d5 7. e3 O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Re8 11. O-O a6 12. Qe1 b5 13. Qf2 Be6 14. h3 Ra7 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Rfb1 Rae7 17. a4 c4 18. Bc2 Bc8 19. Ng3 h5 20. Ne2 Nd8 21. Ra2 Bd7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rba1 Bc8 24. Rb2 Bd7 25. Qh4 Ne6 26. Kh1 Nf8 27. Ng3 Rxe3 28. Bxe3 Rxe3 29. Nxh5 Nxh5 30. Qxh5 Bc6 31. Qg5 Rxc3 32. Qd2 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 Ne6 34. Rd1 b4 35. Rb2 b3 36. Qc3 Nc7 37. Re2 Qa7 38. Qb4 Nb5 39. Re7 Qa3 40. Qe1 c3 41. Re8+ Bxe8 42. Qxe8+ Kh7 43. Qxf7 Qa8 44. Re1 Nd6 45. Qc7 c2 46. Qxd6 b2 47. Qf4 Qc6 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1935.02.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[Beauty "6185931527189"]
[EventDate "1935.02.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 dxe4 5. a3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. N2c3 Nbd7 8. Bf4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Nf6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. c3 Qd5 13. Qe2 c6 14. O-O Re8 15. Rad1 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Qa5 17. Qc2 g6 18. Be5 Bg7 19. h4 Qd8 20. h5 Qg5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Re5 Qe7 23. Rde1 Rg8 24. Qc1 Rad8 25. R1e3 Bc8 26. Rh3 Kf8 27. Qh6+ Rg7 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Bxg6 Qf6 30. Rg5 Ke7 31. Rf3 Qxf3 32. gxf3 Rdg8 33. Kf1 Rxg6 34. Rxg6 Rxg6 35. Qh2 Kd7 36. Qf4 f6 37. c4 a6 38. Qh4 Rg5 39. Qh7+ Kd8 40. Qh8+ Kc7 41. Qxf6 Rf5 42. Qg7+ Bd7 43. Ke2 Kc8 44. Qh8+ Kc7 45. Qh2+ Kc8 46. Qd6 Rh5 47. Ke3 Rf5 48. Ke4 Rh5 49. Qf8+ Kc7 50. Qf4+ Kc8 51. Qd6 Rf5 52. Ke3 Rh5 53. Kd3 Rf5 54. Ke2 Rh5 55. Kd2 Rf5 56. Ke3 Rh5 57. Qf8+ Kc7 58. Qf4+ Kc8 59. Qd6 Rf5 60. Qg3 Rh5 61. Qg4 Rf5 62. Qg8+ Kc7 63. Qg3+ Kc8 64. Qg6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1935.03.08"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Chekhover, Vitaly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7493648140372"]
[EventDate "1935.02.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nc3 a6 9. Nd4 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nc5 11. f4 Qc7 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. Qc2 Ncd7 14. d4 c5 15. Ne5 b6 16. Bd3 cxd4 17. exd4 Bb7 18. Qe2 Nf8 19. Nd1 Ra7 20. Nf2 Qb8 21. Nh3 h6 22. Ng5 hxg5 23. fxg5 N8d7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. g6+ Kg8 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Qh3+ Kg8 28. Bf5 Nf8 29. Be6+ Nxe6 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Qh3+ Kg8 32. Rxf6 Bxf6 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Re1 Be5 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qxg7+ Kd6 37. Qxe5+ Kd7 38. Qf5+ Kc6 39. d5+ Kc5 40. Ba3+ Kxc4 41. Qe4+ Kc3 42. Bb4+ Kb2 43. Qb1# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1935.03.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Black "Pirc, Vasja"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8248618916890"]
[EventDate "1935.02.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O a6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 Na5 10. f5 Nc4 11. Bxc4 Qxc4 12. fxe6 fxe6 13. Rxf6 gxf6 14. Qh5+ Kd8 15. Qf7 Bd7 16. Qxf6+ Kc7 17. Qxh8 Bh6 18. Nxe6+ Qxe6 19. Qxa8 Bxe3+ 20. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "1935.08.26"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Winter, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8247008332368"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 d6 7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8. c3 cxd4 9. Bd3 dxc3 10. O-O cxb2 11. Rb1 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Bxg6+ hxg6 16. Qxh8 Bf5 17. Rfe1 Be4 18. Rxe4 dxe4 19. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Alekhine - Euwe World Championship Match"]
[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1935.10.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D81"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[Beauty "7357681649707"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. Bf4 c6 7. Rd1 Qa5 8. Bd2 b5 9. Qb3 b4 10. Na4 Na6 11. e3 Be6 12. Qc2 O-O 13. b3 Rab8 14. Bd3 Rfc8 15. Ne2 c5 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Nxc5 Qb5 18. Nf4 Bg4 19. f3 e5 20. Nfd3 exd4 21. fxg4 dxe3 22. Bxe3 Nxg4 23. Bf4 Bc3+ 24. Rd2 Rxc5 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 26. Bxb8 Qe7+ 27. Kd1 Ne3+ 28. Kc1 Nxc2 29. Rxc2 h5 30. Rd1 Bg7 31. h3 a5 32. Bf4 Qe4 33. Bc7 Qe3+ 34. Kb1 a4 35. bxa4 b3 36. axb3 Qxb3+ 37. Kc1 Bh6+ 38. Rdd2 Qxa4 39. Be5 Kh7 40. Bc3 Qb5 41. Bd4 Qe2 42. g4 Qe1+ 43. Kb2 Bxd2 44. Rc8 Bc1+ 0-1

[Event "Alekhine - Euwe World Championship Match"]
[Site "Various Locations NED"]
[Date "1935.12.03"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Beauty "7217176643113"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. O-O b6 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Ne5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. d5 d6 14. Nd3 e5 15. Kh1 c6 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. f4 e4 18. Nb4 c5 19. Nc2 Nd7 20. Ne3 Bf6 21. Nxf5 Bxc3 22. Nxd6 Qb8 23. Nxe4 Bf6 24. Nd2 g5 25. e4 gxf4 26. gxf4 Bd4 27. e5 Qe8 28. e6 Rg8 29. Nf3 Qg6 30. Rg1 Bxg1 31. Rxg1 Qf6 32. Ng5 Rg7 33. exd7 Rxd7 34. Qe3 Re7 35. Ne6 Rf8 36. Qe5 Qxe5 37. fxe5 Rf5 38. Re1 h6 39. Nd8 Rf2 40. e6 Rd2 41. Nc6 Re8 42. e7 b5 43. Nd8 Kg7 44. Nb7 Kf6 45. Re6+ Kg5 46. Nd6 Rxe7 47. Ne4+ 1-0

[Event "IFSB Bundesmeisterschaft 3637"]
[Site "corr IFSB"]
[Date "1936.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Balogh, Janos"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[Annotator "various"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8248887385632"]
[EventDate "1936.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This is game 15 in the book Joyas del Ajedrez Postal by Marchisotti} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. Qc2 f5 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nd6 10. Bxb7 Nxb7 11. e4 $1 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 {or else 12...d6} 13. Ba3 Ne7 14. Rae1 c5 15. f4 $1 Re8 $2 {15...Qc7 would have been better} 16. d5 Nd6 17. e5 Nf7 18. Nf3 $1 exd5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxf5 $1 Nxc3 21. Qg4 $1 Nh6 22. Qh5 Nd5 {Keres doesn't want his Knight too far away from his King: he does not play 22.. .Nxa2} 23. f5 d6 24. f6 $1 Rxe5 $1 (24... dxe5 25. fxg7 Qf6 26. Nxe5 Qxg7 27. Ng4 $1 {and White wins}) 25. Nxe5 Nxf6 {[#] Black's plan is: 26. Q moves 26...dxe5 or 26.Rxf6 Qxf6} 26. Qxh6 $3 {A surprising Queen sacrifice that wins quickly} gxh6 27. Nc6 Qf8 {Black cannot get out of the pin:} (27... Qd7 28. Ne7+ Kg7 (28... Kf7 29. Nd5) 29. Bb2 Rf8 30. Nd5) 28. Ne7+ Kg7 29. Bb2 Re8 30. Re6 $1 {if 30...Rxe7 31. Bxf6+. White has a Rook advantage for three pawns but Black will lose them.} 1-0

[Event "Leningrad 1st Category"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1936.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Black "Bondarevsky, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8247817590362"]
[EventDate "1936.??.??"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. b3 Qe8 9. Ne1 Nbd7 10. Nd3 Ne4 11. Nf3 Qh5 12. Nf4 Qf7 13. Qc2 g5 14. Nd3 Qh5 15. Nfe5 Rf6 16. f3 Rh6 17. h4 Nxg3 18. hxg5 Qh2+ 19. Kf2 Rh4 20. Rg1 Rxd4 21. Bb2 Qh4 22. Bxd4 Ne4+ 23. Ke3 f4+ 24. Nxf4 Qf2+ 25. Kd3 Qxd4+ 26. Kxd4 Bc5+ 27. Kd3 Nxe5# 0-1

[Event "Spartak Club championship"]
[Site "Kazan URS"]
[Date "1936.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kosolapov, N."]
[Black "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8251173050397"]
[EventDate "1936.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Be2 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Ne4 Be7 9. O-O f5 10. Ng3 g5 11. Ne1 Nf4 12. f3 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Rf6 14. c3 Be6 15. Nc2 Rh6 16. Be3 g4 17. Bxc5 Qh4 18. Bg1 Qxg3 19. Ne1 Bd5 20. b4 Nh5 21. Bf2 Qf4 22. fxg4 Qxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Ng3+ 24. Kxg3 f4# 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1936.06.02"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Salomon Flohr"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8045547489825"]
[EventDate "1936.05.14"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. d4 b6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 Rc8 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Rac1 Qb8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ne4 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bc4 Rcd8 18. Qg4 Bc6 19. Rxd8 Qxd8 20. Rd1 Qa8 21. a4 a6 22. e6 f6 23. Rd7 Bxd7 24. exd7+ Kh8 25. Qe6 Qd8 26. Bxa6 f5 27. Be5 c4 28. Bxc4 Bc5 29. g3 Qe7 30. Bc7 Qxe6 31. Bxe6 Be7 32. b4 h6 33. a5 bxa5 34. bxa5 g6 35. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1936.06.08"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[Beauty "6734777157128"]
[EventDate "1936.05.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. c3 Ne7 10. Ne3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qb3 Qc8 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 O-O 16. O-O Qd7 17. Rac1 Rab8 18. Rc3 d5 19. Qc2 c6 20. e5 Rf4 21. Qd1 Rbf8 22. f3 Qd8 23. g3 R4f7 24. f4 Nf5 25. Nxf5 Rxf5 26. h4 g6 27. Kg2 Qe7 28. a3 Qg7 29. Rcf3 Qe7 30. Qc2 Kg7 31. g4 R5f7 32. Kh3 Qd7 33. b4 Rg8 34. Rg1 Kh8 35. Qd2 Rh7 36. Qf2 h5 37. gxh5 Rxh5 38. Rg5 Qh7 39. Qg3 Qh6 40. Qg4 Rg7 41. Rg3 Kh7 42. Rg2 Kh8 43. Kg3 Kh7 44. Rh2 Re7 45. Rh3 Kg7 46. Rxh5 Qxh5 47. Qxh5 gxh5 48. f5 exf5 49. Kf4 Re6 50. Kxf5 Rg6 51. e6 Rg4 52. Ke5 Re4+ 53. Kd6 Rxd4 54. Re3 1-0

[Event "Dresden"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "1936.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Helling, Karl"]
[Black "Engels, Ludwig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Beauty "7770694546498"]
[EventDate "1936.06.07"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nd2 d5 3. e3 Bg4 ({Provocative!} 3... Bf5 {is a known equaliser.}) 4. f3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bg6 6. Qe2 $6 {As White never gets the push e3-e4 in, this is a bit of a waste of time.} e6 (6... Nc6 $5 {may well be pretty good, but Engels was obviously in a sacrificing mood that day!}) 7. Bxg6 hxg6 8. Qb5+ Nbd7 9. Qxb7 e5 (9... Bd6 {probably gets the Pawn back. See previous comment.}) 10. Ne2 Be7 $5 11. b3 O-O 12. O-O exd4 ({Opening the e-file - the e3 square is a target.} 12... c5 {was equally possible}) 13. Nxd4 (13. exd4 c5) 13... Bc5 $5 {Targetting e3, the King, and the Queen - a6 and Ra7 is an idea.} 14. Qa6 Re8 15. Nb1 (15. c3 Rxe3 16. Ne4 Rxe4 17. fxe4 Nxe4 {doesn't look pleasant either.}) 15... Ne5 16. Rd1 Bb6 17. Qf1 (17. Bb2 c5 $1) 17... Qd7 18. a4 a6 19. Kh1 c5 20. Ne2 Qc6 {Starting to aim at the White King.} 21. Na3 Bc7 22. c4 Rab8 23. Nc3 (23. cxd5 $5 {but it is understandable that White doesn't want to open up the position. Now Engels opens up the position himself, and launches into a long combination.}) 23... d4 $1 24. exd4 cxd4 25. Rxd4 Nxf3 $5 ({But is it sound!?} 25... Rxb3 $5 {would be simple and good.}) 26. gxf3 Re1 $3 27. Qxe1 Qxf3+ 28. Kg1 Re8 {The idea. Black is down a bagful of material, but the Rook is heading for g5.} 29. Ne4 (29. Qd1 $5 Qxc3 30. Nc2 $1 Bb6 31. Ba3 $1 Bxd4+ 32. Nxd4 Rd8 33. Bc5 {is the kind of defence only a computer could find, with an unclear position.}) 29... Ng4 $1 {and the attack is winning.} 30. Ra2 Bb6 $1 31. Be3 Bxd4 32. Bxd4 Rxe4 33. Qd2 Ne3 34. h3 {prevents Rg4 ch, but resigning was simpler!} Qg3+ 35. Kh1 Qxh3+ 36. Qh2 Qf1+ 37. Qg1 Rh4+ 38. Rh2 Qf3+ {A sensational game.} 0-1

[Event "Nottingham"]
[Site "Nottingham ENG"]
[Date "1936.08.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251705921104"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]

1. Nf3 {Notes by Alekhine} Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 Nbd7 {This defence, in some aspects similar to the Hanham, was often adopted by Tchigorin who did not mind defensive cramped positions. Nowadays it is mostly played in connection with the fianchetto of the king's bishop, in fact a more promising procedure.} 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 {Another effective line of development is 8 b3 followed by Bb2.} Qc7 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 Nf8 {? The first of a series of weak moves, which rapidly ruin Black's position. His best chance to obtain some activity for his pieces in spite of the weak d-pawn was 10...exd4 11 Nxd4 Nc5 12 Qc2 a5; or 11 Bxd4 Nb6, etc.} 11. Rc1 h6 {? Either loss of time or preparation for a bad move (g5). Indicated was 11...Bd7.} 12. d5 Bd7 {If 12...g5 then 13 h4 Ng4 14 hxg5 Nxe3 15 fxe3 hxg5 16 Nh2 followed by Qh5 etc.} 13. Nd2 g5 {? After this the game can hardly be saved. A much lesser evil was 13...Ng6 14 f4 exf4 15 gxf4 Bf8 etc.} 14. f4 gxf4 15. gxf4 Kg7 16. fxe5 {The attack from now on is very easy to conduct as there are "many roads to Rome".} dxe5 17. c5 cxd5 {? Black sees that he must lose anyhow and does not even try to resist. After 17...Qc8 16 d6 Bd8 the attack would not develop quite as rapidly as in the actual game.} 18. Nxd5 Qc6 19. Nc4 Ng6 20. Nd6 {Decisive as the Black rook cannot move. If for instance 20...Rf8 then 21 Qd2 Rh8 22 Qf2 and wins.} Be6 21. Nxe7 {Instead of taking the exchange plus a pawn by 21 Nxe8+ Rxe8 22 Nxe7 followed by Bxh6+ and Rxf6, White prefers to sacrifice material in order to buid up a mating attack. It is difficult to say which of the two methods is stronger as they both secure the win. But certainly Botvinnik's way is the more elegant.} Nxe7 {If 21...Rxe7 22 Nf5+ and wins.} 22. Rxf6 {The continuation is by no means difficult, but makes a specially pleasant impression because of the text-moves are of a so-called "quiet" nature, that is, without checks.} Kxf6 23. Qh5 {Threatening mate in two.} Ng6 24. Nf5 {!} Rg8 {If 24...Rh8 then simply 25 Rf1.} 25. Qxh6 Bxa2 26. Rd1 Rad8 27. Qg5+ {A more logical move was first 27 Rxd8.} Ke6 28. Rxd8 f6 29. Rxg8 Nf4 30. Qg7 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 29th Major Open B"]
[Site "Nottingham ENG"]
[Date "1936.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Abrahams, Gerald"]
[Black "Cukierman, Josef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976043728984"]
[EventDate "1936.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. f3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 g6 8. Nge2 Bg7 9. h4 a6 10. Ng3 h5 11. Be2 Nh7 12. f4 f6 13. Qc2 Nhf8 14. Bd3 Kf7 15. O-O Qe8 16. f5 fxg5 17. fxg6+ Kg8 18. Rf7 Ne5 19. Raf1 Bc8 20. Bf5 gxh4 21. Bxc8 hxg3 22. Be6 Nxe6 23. dxe6 Rh6 24. Nd5 Ra7 25. Nf4 Kh8 26. Qf5 Qc8 27. Nxh5 Nxf7 28. gxf7 Qf8 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. Rf4 Rg6 31. Rh4 Ra8 32. Qh5 Kf6 33. e4 Kg7 34. Qh7+ Kf6 35. Rf4+ Kxe6 36. Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Nottingham"]
[Site "Nottingham ENG"]
[Date "1936.08.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D23"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[Beauty "6529310787080"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nbd7 5. Qxc4 e6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 b5 8. Qc6 Ra7 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Qc1 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Nbd2 Qe7 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Qd2 Ne4 17. Qd3 Ndc5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Qd1 Ba8 20. Rc1 Rac7 21. b3 Nd7 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Bxb6 Nxb6 24. Qd4 Nd5 25. Rd1 f6 26. Ne1 Bb7 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. e3 Qe4 29. h4 a5 30. f3 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc1 32. Kf2 Ra1 33. Rd2 a4 34. Nd3 Rb1 35. Rb2 Rxb2+ 36. Nxb2 Bc6 37. Nd3 g5 38. hxg5 fxg5 39. Nb4 axb3 40. axb3 Bb7 41. g4 Kg7 42. Ke2 Kg6 43. Kd3 h5 44. gxh5+ Kxh5 45. Kd4 Kh4 46. Nxd5 Kg3 47. f4 g4 48. f5 Bc8 49. Ke5 Bd7 50. e4 Be8 51. Kd4 Kf3 52. e5 g3 53. Ne3 Kf4 54. e6 g2 55. Nxg2+ Kxf5 56. Kd5 Kg4 57. Ne3+ Kf4 58. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Nottingham"]
[Site "Nottingham ENG"]
[Date "1936.08.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Milan Vidmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D60"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8249558466068"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]

1. c4 {Notes by Alekhine} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 {The variations starting with 7 Rc1 have been so much analysed of recent years that the text-move, though it allows the immediate ...c5, offers better fighting chances.} c5 8. O-O cxd4 {As the Black pieces are not developed so as to attack the isolated d-pawn, the better policy here is the usual line 8...dxc4 9 Bxc4 a6 10 a4 Re8.} 9. exd4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Bd7 {The beginning of a risky plan, in view of White's prospects of a K side attack. The half-pinning of his king's knight, which seems so harmless at the moment, will in a few moves become extremely disagreeable for Black. It was wiser therefore to clear the situation at once by 11...Nfd5 without much danger in the near future.} 12. Qd3 {! Intending, if 12...Nfd5; 13 Bc2.} Nbd5 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Rad1 Nb4 {? A second mistake, after which White's attack becomes tremendously strong. A lesser evil was ...Rc8 in order to answer 15 Qh3 with ...Nxc3 16 bxc3 Be4.} 15. Qh3 Bd5 {This does not solve the problem of the defence, as White preserves his powerful king's bishop.} 16. Nxd5 Nbxd5 17. f4 {!} Rc8 {Or ...g6 18 Bh6 Re8 19 g4, etc.} 18. f5 exf5 19. Rxf5 Qd6 {? Losing immediately. The only move was ...Rc7, after which White would increase his pressure against f7 by 20 Rdf1 followed eventually by Qh4 with decisive advantage.} 20. Nxf7 {! Simple and neat. Black cannot avoid serious material loss.} Rxf7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rxd5 {Much stronger than 22 Bxd5.} Qc6 {Or 22...Bxd4+ 23 Kh1.} 23. Rd6 Qe8 24. Rd7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1936.10.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fine, Reuben"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[Beauty "6877316442714"]
[EventDate "1936.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "NED"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bh4 Nb4 13. Qxb4 Bxb4 14. Nxf6+ Kf8 15. Rxd4 Qa5 16. Nxd7+ Ke8 17. Nf6+ Kf8 18. Bxc4 Rc8 19. Kb1 h5 20. Rhd1 Be7 21. Nd7+ Ke8 22. Bg3 Rg8 23. h3 Rg7 24. a3 b5 25. Bb3 b4 26. axb4 Bxb4 27. Be5 Rxg2 28. Rxb4 Qxb4 29. Nf6+ Ke7 30. Rd7+ Kf8 31. Bd6+ Qxd6 32. Rxd6 Rxf2 33. Rd3 Ke7 34. Nxh5 Rf1+ 35. Bd1 Rg8 36. Nd4 e5 37. Nc6+ Ke6 38. Ka2 Rxd1 39. Rxd1 Rg5 40. Nf4+ exf4 41. Nd4+ Kf6 42. Rf1 Ra5+ 43. Kb1 Ra4 44. Nf3 Re4 45. Re1 Re6 46. Rxe6+ fxe6 47. Kc2 e5 48. Kd3 Kf5 49. Nd2 Kg5 50. Ke4 Kh4 51. Kxe5 Kxh3 52. Kxf4 1-0

[Event "Bremen"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1937.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Friedrich Saemisch"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D24"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[Beauty "5640365834842"]
[EventDate "1937.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. exd4 Na5 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nxc4 15. bxc4 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Ne4 Bc6 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. exd6 Qd7 20. a5 f6 21. Ra3 e5 22. Rh3 g5 23. Qe2 Rf7 24. c5 Rd8 25. Rg3 Rg7 26. Re1 Qe6 27. Qd2 h5 28. f4 h4 29. fxe5 hxg3 30. exf6 gxh2+ 31. Kh1 Bxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qg4+ 33. Kh1 Rh7 34. Qd3 Qd7 35. f7+ Qxf7 36. Re7 Qh5 37. Qd5+ Kf8 38. Qf5+ Rf7 39. Bf6 Qd1+ 40. Kxh2 Qd2+ 41. Kh3 Qc3+ 42. Bxc3 Rxf5 43. Rxb7 Rf3+ 44. Kg4 Rxc3 45. Rc7 Ra3 46. Kxg5 Rxa5 47. Kf6 Ra1 48. Rf7+ Kg8 49. Rg7+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1937.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bernstein, Ossip"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[Beauty "8246605650442"]
[EventDate "1937.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Bc4 Be6 6. Bxe6 fxe6 7. Qe2 d5 8. Qb5+ Nc6 9. Nd4 Qd7 10. Qxb7 Bb4+ 11. c3 Nxd4 12. Qxa8+ Kf7 13. Qxh8 Qb5 0-1

[Event "Chess League"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1937.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Denker"]
[Black "Baker"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8246630581261"]
[EventDate "1937.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. f3 c5 7. a3 Ba5 8. Nge2 d5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ng3 O-O 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc5 16. dxc5 Qd4+ 17. Kh1 Qxa1 18. Qe2 Qe5 19. Bb2 Qg5 20. Rf5 Qg4 21. Qxg4 Nxg4 22. Rg5 Nf2+ 23. Kg1 f6 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Nh5 Nd1 26. Ba1 Bxe4 27. Rxg7 Bg6 28. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "Yugoslavia"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1937.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Trifunovic, Petar"]
[Black "Borislav Kostic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251709864018"]
[EventDate "1937.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. Re1+ Ne7 10. Ng5 O-O 11. Nxh7 Kxh7 12. Qh5+ Kg8 13. Bd3 Re8 14. g4 d6 15. g5 Be5 16. Bh7+ Kf8 17. Qf3+ Nf5 18. Bxf5 Kg8 19. Bd2 g6 20. Bxg6 Re7 21. Qh5 Bd7 22. f4 Bh8 23. f5 Be8 24. f6 Rf7 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Re1 Qd7 27. Bxf7+ Qxf7 28. g6 Qxf6 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Bh6+ Bg7 31. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "URS-ch10"]
[Site "Tbilisi URS"]
[Date "1937.04.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Panov, Vasily N"]
[Black "Bondarevsky, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C09"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8251705927763"]
[EventDate "1937.04.13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Qe7+ 7. Be2 Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 Be6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. Nfd4 O-O 13. c3 Ne5 14. h3 Nc4 15. Bd3 Rae8 16. Ne2 Bxh3 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. gxh3 Qxh3 19. Bxc4 Qg4+ 20. Kf1 Bxf2 21. Kxf2 Ne4+ 22. Kf1 Qf3+ 23. Kg1 Qf2+ 24. Kh1 Re6 25. Bxd5 Qf3+ 26. Kh2 Rg6 27. Bxf7+ Rxf7 28. Qd8+ Rf8 29. Qd5+ Kh8 30. Ng3 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Kemeri"]
[Site "Kemeri URS"]
[Date "1937.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ludwig Rellstab"]
[Black "Petrov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8251705945096"]
[EventDate "1937.06.16"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. h3 cxd4 9. exd4 Nh5 10. g3 Qc7 11. Qe2 Nc5 12. Ne5 Nxd3+ 13. Nxd3 Bf5 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Qe3 Qd6 16. c3 Rfe8 17. f4 g5 18. O-O gxf4 19. Nxf4 Bh6 20. Qf3 Nxf4 21. gxf4 Kh8 22. Rf2 Rg8+ 23. Kh2 Rg6 24. c4 Rcg8 25. cxd5 Bxf4+ 26. Qxf4 Rg3 0-1

[Event "Kemeri"]
[Site "Kemeri URS"]
[Date "1937.06.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7975108117513"]
[EventDate "1937.06.16"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4 Nb6 6. Be2 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Bxe2 8. Qxe2 Qxd4 9. O-O N8d7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nc3 c6 12. Be3 Qe5 13. Rad1 e6 14. Qf3 O-O-O 15. Bxa7 Qa5 16. Bd4 Qf5 17. Qg3 e5 18. Be3 Bb4 19. Na4 Ba5 20. f4 Bc7 21. b3 f6 22. fxe5 Qe6 23. h3 Rhg8 24. Bd4 Nxe5 25. Qc3 Nd7 26. c5 Rge8 27. b4 Nb8 28. Nb6+ Bxb6 29. cxb6 Qxa2 30. Qg3 Rd7 31. Bc5 Qf7 32. Ra1 Qg6 33. Qh2 Re5 34. Ra8 Rd2 35. Rxb8+ Kxb8 36. Qxe5+ {analysis: fxe5 37. Rf8+} 1-0

[Event "Bad Saarow"]
[Site "Bad Saarow"]
[Date "1937.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter"]
[Black "Engels, Ludwig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8249965082121"]
[EventDate "1937.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Be2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. f4 Bd7 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Qf2 Na5 14. f5 Nc4 15. Nd5 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Re8 17. Qf2 e6 18. Ne3 Kh8 19. f6 Bf8 20. e5 dxe5 21. Nf3 Qc7 22. Ng5 Kg8 23. Nxh7 Kxh7 24. Qh4+ Kg8 25. Rf3 Bg7 26. Rh3 Kf8 27. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch"]
[Site "URS"]
[Date "1937.07.09"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Korchmar, Efim"]
[Black "Poliak, Evsey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8249965090833"]
[EventDate "1937.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Nxd4 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. e5 Ne8 12. Bf4 a5 13. Rd3 Ra6 14. Re1 Qf5 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. exd6 Nxd6 17. Rg3 f6 18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Nb4 axb4 20. Qxd6 Qd7 21. Qd5 Kf8 22. Rxg7 Qxd5 23. Rg8+ {analysis: Kxg8 24. Re8+ Rf8 25. Rxf8#} 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Alekhine World Championship Rematch"]
[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "1937.10.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7630680498697"]
[EventDate "1937.??.??"]

1. d4 {Notes by Alekhine} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 {I considered it vital to find out immediately what defence my opponent had in mind against the line he himself adopted in the first game.} e6 {! Played twice by Bogoljuboff against me in the 1929 match. As the experiment did not succeed (he only managed to draw one game with great difficulty and he lost the other game), the move 6...e6 disappeared from master practice. But, as was proved especially by the eleventh game of this match, it is much safer than the fashionable Kmoch variation (6...Nbd7 in conjunction with Qc7 and e5.)} 7. Bg5 {As after 7 f3 Bb4, the move 8 e4? would provoke the absolutely sound sacrifice 8...Nxe4! (first played by Mikenas against Dr. Vidmar, Prague, 1931), White must not hurry to form a pawn centre. Still, after the following answer, he had no better move than 8 f3, which would lead to the position obtained in the fourth and eleventh games.} Bb4 {Much more logical and better than 7...Be7 , as played by Bogoljuboff in our fifth match game in 1929.} 8. Nxc4 {Very harmless, inasmuch as Black, instead of the complicated variation actually selected, could simply play here 8...h6, and if 9 Bh4 then 9...g5 10 Bg3 Ne4 11 Rc1 (or 11 Qb3 Na6) c5,etc., with at least equal prospects.} Qd5 {Also a good move which leads after a short, sharp intermezzo to an equally balanced position.} 9. Bxf6 {The alternative, 9 Ne3 Qa5 10 Nxf5 Qxf5 etc., was even less promising. And if 9 Qb3, then 9...Na6.} Qxc4 {Better than 9...gxf6 10 Ne3 Qa5 11 Qb3 with slightly better prospects for White.} 10. Qd2 {The only move, as 10 Rc1? would have been refuted by 10...gxf6 11 e4 Qa2, etc.} gxf6 11. e4 Qb3 12. exf5 Nd7 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Be2 O-O-O 15. O-O {These last few moves were practically forced and the position thus reached offers about equal attacking possibilities for both sides.} e5 {This logical move—which brings the knight into a strong position and opens the queen's file to Black's advantage—has been, in my opinion, unduly criticized. In any event 15...Nb6, which was recommended instead, would expose Black to dangerous threats after 16 a5 Na4 17 Qe3 Nxb2 18 Rfc1—and this without offering him any real winning prospects.} 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Qc1 Bxc3 {As 18 Ne4 was not really a strong threat, this exchange should have been postponed till a more appropriate moment. Black should have played 17...Rhg8; for if 18 Ne4 (18 Qe3 Qxb2) then ...Nf3+ 19 Bxf3 Qxf3 20 Ng3 Qg4, etc., with quite a satisfactory position. After the move in the text White obtains the better chances because his bishop will prove superior to the knight as soon as the Black piece is dislodged from e5.} 18. bxc3 Rhg8 19. Qe3 Kb8 {Not absolutely necessary, as he could indirectly protect his queen rook's pawn by playing 19...Qd5 20 g3 Qd2; but then after 21 Qxd2 Rxd2 22 Rfe1 (here if ...Nd3 23 Rad1!) White's endgame chances would still be the better.} 20. g3 Rd7 21. Rab1 {!} Qc2 22. Rfe1 {! The most subtle move of the game, by which White prepares the important f4. The immediate advance of that pawn would be refuted by 22...Rd2 23 Rfe1 Nd3.} Qd2 23. Qxd2 Rxd2 24. f4 Ng6 25. Bc4 Rgd8 {Or 25...Rg7 26 Re8+ Kc7 27 Kh1! with advantage to White.} 26. Re6 {! In order to exchange one pair of rooks. It must be noted that Black cannot play 26...Rc2 on account of 27 Ba6 b6 28 Rxc6.} R8d6 27. Rbe1 Kc7 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 {If 28...Kxd6, then 20 Bg8, threatening both 30 Bxh7 and 30 Re6+.} 29. h4 {In order to play the king to f2 without being disturbed by the rook check on the second rank.} Kd7 30. Kf2 Ne7 31. Kf3 Nd5 {After this loss of time Black's position becomes rapidly hopeless, as the White king will be able to attack and win the pawn on h7. But it is to be doubted if the game could be saved even by the best answer, 31 ...f5 Then White would not play immediately 32 g4 because of 32...fxg4+ 33 Kxg4 Rg6+, followed by 34...Nf5 with counterattack; but he would play first 32 h5, after which g4 would free his king bishop's pawn with disastrous effect for Black since the latter's majority on the queen side has a nominal value only, owing to the passive position of his pieces.} 32. Bd3 h6 33. Bf5+ Kd8 34. Kg4 Ne7 {Or 34...Nxc3 35 Kh5 Nxa4 36 Kxh5, followed by the victorious advance of the passed king rook's pawn.} 35. Bb1 Ke8 {If 35...Rd5 then 36 f5, etc.} 36. Kh5 Kf7 37. Ba2+ Kf8 38. Kxh6 Rd2 {The main variation was 38...Nf5+ 39 Kg6 Nxg3 40 f5 followed by the advance of the rook's pawn.} 39. Be6 Rd3 40. g4 Rxc3 41. g5 {Even simpler than 41 Rd1 Nd5. If 41...fxg5, then fxg5.} 1-0

[Event "City Of London CC Championship"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1938.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Parr, Frank"]
[Black "Wheatcroft, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D71"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8250254478930"]
[EventDate "1938.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. e3 O-O 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 12. d5 Ne7 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Nc3 Qa5 15. Qb3 e4 16. Nxe4 Nxd5 17. Rac1 Be6 18. Rc5 Qb6 19. Rb5 Qa6 20. Nc5 Nxe3 21. Nxe6 Nxf1 22. Ng5 Nd2 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Bd5 h6 25. Bb2 Rg8 26. Qd7 Qa4 27. Bb3 Nxb3 28. Nf7+ Kh7 29. Rh5 Qa5 30. Rxh6+ 1-0

[Event "NED-ch prelim"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1938.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "De Ronde, Chris F"]
[Black "Hendrik Hermanus Kamstra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[Beauty "7012628895294"]
[EventDate "1938.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f3 Nbd7 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Qd2 b6 9. g4 Nc5 10. Nge2 h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Qc2 Nb8 13. O-O-O Nba6 14. a3 Bd7 15. Kb1 O-O 16. Nc1 Qe7 17. Be2 Rfe8 18. Rdg1 Qd8 19. h3 Qc8 20. Bf1 Re7 21. Rh2 Qb7 22. Bd3 Nxd3 23. Nxd3 Nc5 24. a4 Qc8 25. Nf2 Na6 26. Qd1 Nb4 27. Nb5 Qb7 28. Bd2 Na6 29. Qe1 Nc5 30. Be3 Nxa4 31. Ng4 hxg4 32. hxg4 Ree8 33. Qh4 Kf8 34. Qh7 Nc5 35. Nd4 exd4 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Bxd4+ Re5 38. f4 Nxe4 39. fxe5 Nxg5 40. e6+ f6 41. Rf1 Rf8 42. exd7 Qb8 43. Rxf6 Rxf6 44. Rf2 Ne4 45. Rxf6 Qd8 46. g5 Nxg5 47. Rxd6+ Kf8 48. Bf6 cxd6 49. Bxd8 Nf7 50. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Margate"]
[Site "Margate ENG"]
[Date "1938.04.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Book, Eero"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8251705937468"]
[EventDate "1938.04.20"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qe2 a6 8. Nc3 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. d5 Na5 11. Ba4+ Bd7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Rd1 bxc3 14. Rxd7 Nxd7 15. Ne5 Ra7 16. bxc3 Ke7 17. e4 Nf6 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bf4 Qb6 20. Rd1 g6 21. Bg5 Bg7 22. Nd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7+ Kf8 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. e5 1-0

[Event "9th South American Championship"]
[Site "Rio de Janeiro BRA"]
[Date "1938.11.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Moses, Jayme Schreibman"]
[Black "Cruz Filho, Oswaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251169077827"]
[EventDate "1938.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Qe2 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. c3 Bd7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. b4 Be7 17. Rd4 Kh8 18. Rh4 Rg8 19. Nd4 Bc6 20. Rxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg7 22. Bxe6 Rxd4 23. Qxf7+ Kh6 24. Qxg8 Rd8 25. Qf7 Rd2 26. Rf1 Qd8 27. Bf5 Kg5 28. Qg6+ Kf4 29. Re1 1-0

[Event "AVRO"]
[Site "The Netherlands"]
[Date "1938.11.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C09"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7839389064737"]
[EventDate "1938.11.06"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Qe7+ 7. Be2 cxd4 8. O-O Qc7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Nbxd4 a6 11. b3 Nge7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. c4 Be6 15. Qc2 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Rfb8 18. h3 Rb5 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. Rfd1 Ng6 21. Nd4 Rb6 22. Ne6 Qb8 23. Ng5 Rb7 24. Qg4 Bf4 25. Rc4 Rb5 26. Nxf7 Re8 27. g3 Qc8 28. Rxf4 Qxg4 29. Rxg4 Kxf7 30. Rd7+ Re7 31. Rxe7+ Kxe7 32. Bxg7 Ra5 33. a4 Rc5 34. Rb4 Ke6 35. Kg2 h5 36. Rc4 Rxc4 37. bxc4 Kd6 38. f4 1-0

[Event "AVRO"]
[Site "The Netherlands"]
[Date "1938.11.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[Beauty "6943485725702"]
[EventDate "1938.11.06"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 b6 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Qa4 Nb8 14. Bf4 Bxb5 15. Qxb5 a6 16. Qa4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rac1 Ra7 19. Qc2 Re7 20. Rxe7 Qxe7 21. Qc7 Qxc7 22. Rxc7 f6 23. Kf1 Rf7 24. Rc8+ Rf8 25. Rc3 g5 26. Ne1 h5 27. h4 Nd7 28. Rc7 Rf7 29. Nf3 g4 30. Ne1 f5 31. Nd3 f4 32. f3 gxf3 33. gxf3 a5 34. a4 Kf8 35. Rc6 Ke7 36. Kf2 Rf5 37. b3 Kd8 38. Ke2 Nb8 39. Rg6 Kc7 40. Ne5 Na6 41. Rg7+ Kc8 42. Nc6 Rf6 43. Ne7+ Kb8 44. Nxd5 Rd6 45. Rg5 Nb4 46. Nxb4 axb4 47. Rxh5 Rc6 48. Rb5 Kc7 49. Rxb4 Rh6 50. Rb5 Rxh4 51. Kd3 1-0

[Event "AVRO"]
[Site "The Netherlands"]
[Date "1938.11.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fine, Reuben"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[Beauty "6528752994352"]
[EventDate "1938.11.06"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. c3 O-O 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Qxb5 Na7 13. Qe2 Qxe4 14. Qxe4 Nxe4 15. d4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Ng5 17. Kg2 Rb8 18. Bc4 exd4 19. cxd4 Ne6 20. d5 Nc5 21. Nc3 Nc8 22. Re1 Kf8 23. Re2 f5 24. Nb5 Nb6 25. b3 Nxd5 26. Nd4 Nb4 27. Bd2 d5 28. Bxb4 Rxb4 29. Nc6 dxc4 30. Nxb4 cxb3 31. Nd5 Nd3 32. Rd2 b2 33. Rd1 c5 34. Kf1 c4 35. Rb1 Bc5 36. Ke2 Bxf2 37. Ne3 c3 38. Nc2 Ne1 39. Na3 Bc5 40. Kxe1 Bxa3 41. Kd1 Bd6 42. Kc2 Bxh2 43. Rh1 Be5 44. Rxh7 Kf7 45. Rh1 g5 46. Re1 Kf6 47. Rg1 Kg6 48. Re1 Bf6 49. Rg1 g4 50. fxg4 f4 51. g5 Bd4 52. Rd1 Be3 53. Kxc3 Bc1 54. Rd6+ Kxg5 55. Rb6 f3 56. Kd3 Kf4 57. Rb8 Kg3 0-1

[Event "AVRO"]
[Site "The Netherlands"]
[Date "1938.11.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7629359312421"]
[EventDate "1938.11.06"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Bb2 Qd7 13. a4 Rfe8 14. Qd3 c4 15. Qc2 Nb8 16. Rae1 Nc6 17. Ng3 Na5 18. f3 Nb3 19. e4 Qxa4 20. e5 Nd7 21. Qf2 g6 22. f4 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. f5 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Re6 Rxe6 27. fxe6 Kg7 28. Qf4 Qe8 29. Qe5 Qe7 30. Ba3 Qxa3 31. Nh5+ gxh5 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. Qxf6+ Kg8 34. e7 Qc1+ 35. Kf2 Qc2+ 36. Kg3 Qd3+ 37. Kh4 Qe4+ 38. Kxh5 Qe2+ 39. Kh4 Qe4+ 40. g4 Qe1+ 41. Kh5 1-0

[Event "New York"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1939.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seidman, Herbert"]
[Black "Santasiere, Anthony Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251709868625"]
[EventDate "1939.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 b6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bf4 Qc7 8. O-O Bb7 9. Qe2 a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Rad1 Be7 12. Rd2 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Rxd7 Qxd7 17. Rxd7 Rxd7 18. Qh5+ g6 19. Bxe6+ Kxe6 20. Qxg6+ Bf6 21. Qxf6+ Kd5 22. Qf5 Re7 23. e6+ Kc4 24. Qd3# 1-0

[Event "CCLA Perpetual Handicap"]
[Site "Corr-CCLA"]
[Date "1939.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mcintosh, Gaius F"]
[Black "Crowl, Frank Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[Annotator "Purdy"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8248082073651"]
[EventDate "1939.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qf6 {Weak but White needs to find the right moves.} 4. Nc3 $1 Bc5 5. Nd5 Qd6 6. c3 Nce7 {Preparing the point of the Crowlesque opening.} 7. d4 $1 Bxd4 $1 8. cxd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Nf4 10. Nxe5 Ne6 11. Be3 c6 12. Bd3 $1 Qc7 13. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 14. Qh5+ Kf8 15. e5 $1 d5 16. f4 g6 17. Qf3 Qg7 18. f5 gxf5 19. Bxf5 $1 Ke7 $2 20. Bxe6 $1 Bxe6 21. Bg5+ $3 Kd7 22. Qa3 Re8 23. Qxa7 Kc7 24. Bd2 Bc8 25. Ba5+ Kd7 26. Qb8 1-0

[Event "Leningrad/Moscow training"]
[Site "Leningrad/Moscow RUS"]
[Date "1939.01.26"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182986477612"]
[EventDate "1939.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 a6 12. Rfd1 Ne8 13. Rac1 Bd6 14. Ne2 Qe7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng3 g6 17. h4 h5 18. Ng5 c5 19. Bf5 cxd4 20. Be6 d3 21. Qxd3 Ne5 22. Qb1 fxe6 23. f4 Kg7 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Rf1 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Nd6 27. Nxh5+ Kh6 28. Nf6 Qxe3+ 29. Kh1 Qd4 30. Nxe6 Qxh4+ 31. Kg1 d4 32. Qc1+ g5 33. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Kemeri"]
[Site "Kemeri"]
[Date "1939.03.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo"]
[Black "Mikenas, Vladas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7836973158963"]
[EventDate "1939.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Qg4 Nxc3 8. Qxg7 Rf8 9. a3 Nb5+ 10. axb4 Nxd4 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Bh6 Qxb4+ 13. c3 Nf5 14. cxb4 Nxg7 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bf6 Nc6 17. Bd3 h6 18. h3 Nxb4 19. Bh7 Rxg2 20. Kf1 Rg6 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Rg1 Kf7 23. Ra4 Nd5 24. Rag4 g5 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Rxg5 Ne7 27. Rg7+ Kf8 28. Rh7 b6 29. Ke1 a5 30. h4 a4 31. h5 a3 32. h6 Nf5 33. Rh8+ Kf7 34. h7 axb2 35. Rf8+ Ke7 36. Kd2 Ra2 37. Kc2 Bb7 38. h8=Q 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1939.04.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Black "Mikhail M Yudovich Sr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8247146500177"]
[EventDate "1939.04.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 gxf6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Kh1 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Qf3 Ke7 15. Qe3 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nc4 17. Qe2 Nb6 18. Qd3 Rc5 19. c4 Rhc8 20. f4 Be8 21. e5 fxe5 22. fxe5 Rxe5 23. Rcd1 Qc5 24. Qg3 Re4 25. Rf5 exf5 26. Nxf5+ Kf6 27. Rd6+ Kxf5 28. Qf3+ Rf4 29. Qh5+ Ke4 30. Bc2+ Ke3 31. Rd3+ 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Olympiad prel-D"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1939.08.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rojahn, Ernst"]
[Black "Czerniak, Moshe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "6532779484762"]
[EventDate "1939.08.24"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bg6 5. Nh3 e6 6. Nf4 Be4 7. Rg1 Nh6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Nd2 Bh4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bg2 Qe7 12. Bxe4 Nxe5 13. g5 Nc4 14. gxh6 Nxe3 15. hxg7 Bxf2+ 16. Ke2 Rg8 17. Qd3 Bxg1 18. Qb5+ c6 19. Bxc6+ Kd8 20. Bxb7 Nxc2 21. Qa5+ Qc7 22. Nxe6+ fxe6 23. Qg5+ Qe7 24. Qa5+ Kd7 25. Qb5+ Kd8 26. Qa5+ Qc7 27. Qg5+ Ke8 28. Qh5+ Ke7 29. Qg5+ Kd7 30. Qb5+ Kd8 31. Qg5+ Qe7 32. Qa5+ Kd7 33. Qb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Olympiad fin-A"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1939.09.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kahn, Victor"]
[Black "Blanco Estera, Rafael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "8248216318023"]
[EventDate "1939.09.01"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Ne5 Bxe5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. e4 Qh4 10. h3 Nxe5 11. exf5 O-O 12. fxe6 Rf3 13. e7 Na6 14. Be2 Rxh3 15. gxh3 Qxh3 16. f3 Qg3+ 17. Kh1 Ng4 18. Bf4 Qxf4 0-1

[Event "Cista"]
[Site "Cista"]
[Date "1940.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pachman, Ludek"]
[Black "Eckert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8249428148821"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qh6 9. Bd3 g6 10. Qg4 c5 11. f4 cxd4 12. Nb5 Kd8 13. Ng5 Qxh1+ 14. Kf2 Qxa1 15. Nxf7+ Ke7 16. Qg5+ Kxf7 17. Nd6+ Kg7 18. Qe7+ Kh6 19. Nf7+ Kg7 20. Ng5+ Kh6 21. Nxe6 Nf6 22. Qg7+ Kh5 23. Qxf6 h6 24. Be2# 1-0

[Event "City of Sydney Championship"]
[Site "Corr-CCLA"]
[Date "1940.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Klass, Harry"]
[Black "Koshnitsky, Gary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[Annotator "Purdy/Klass"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8250095338558"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Notes by Purdy (P) and Klass (K).} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 b6 {Botvinnik's move, aims at exchanging Black's weak Bishop for White's strong one (P).} 6. c3 c5 7. Ne2 Ba6 8. Bb1 {Preserving the bishop at serious cost in development (P).} Nc6 9. Nf3 Rc8 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bf4 {This square f4 is wanted for the KN (P).} Be7 12. Re1 O-O 13. a3 {To prevent ... Nb4 after the pawn exchange on d4 (K). Better Qc2 to force ...g6; then 14.Qd2 (Steiner,L) (P).} Rfe8 14. h3 Nf8 15. Bc2 Qb7 16. Ng3 {Preparing k-side attack to counter Black's q-side offensive (K).} Na5 17. Bc1 {Courageous retraction in a difficult position; persuades Black to omit ...Ng6 (P).} Rc7 18. Nh5 Rec8 {[#] ...Ng6 necessary, as Koshnitsky pointed out, and then his q-side attack should succeed (P).} 19. Bh6 $3 {A brilliant conception. Anything quiet is slow death (P).} cxd4 20. Qxd4 gxh6 21. Qf4 f5 22. exf6 Bd8 23. Qxh6 Rf7 24. Ng5 Rc6 25. Re3 e5 26. Rg3 Kh8 27. Nxh7 {"White's attack" wrote Koshnitsky "would have been rewarded by a brilliancy prize in any master tournament".} 1-0

[Event "CCLA Championship Final"]
[Site "Corr-CCLA"]
[Date "1940.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nield, Alan E"]
[Black "Edwards, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Purdy"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[Beauty "8249961096737"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4 d5 5. Bf4 f6 $2 {Turns a good game into a losing one. Correct was} 6. O-O-O e6 7. e4 d4 8. Nf3 Bc5 9. b4 $1 Bxb4 10. Nxd4 Bxc3 11. Nxc6 Bb2+ 12. Kxb2 Qxd1 13. Bb5 $3 Qxh1 14. Ne5+ Kf8 15. Qd4 Bd7 16. Qxd7 {And White announced mate in eight.} 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1940.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steiner"]
[Black "Fuster"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8246739872296"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nbc6 9. Qg4 O-O 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. Bd3 Qb6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Qh3 h6 14. Rad1 d4 15. Bd2 Ne3 16. Bc1 Nxd1 17. Bxh6 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Bg5 Rf5 20. Rxd1 Raf8 21. g4 R5f6 22. Qh7+ Kf7 23. Bxf6 Kxf6 24. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "Los Angeles"]
[Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"]
[Date "1940.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Horowitz, Israel Albert"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[Beauty "8248220256292"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5 Qxf2+ 6. Kd1 Kf8 7. Nh3 Qd4 8. d3 Bb6 9. Rf1 Nf6 10. Rxf6 d6 11. Qxg7+ Kxg7 12. Bh6+ Kg8 13. Rg6+ hxg6 14. Nf6# 1-0

[Event "Kracow"]
[Site "Kracow"]
[Date "1940.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Ludwig Rellstab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8248618913823"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 b5 3. Bg5 Bb7 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. a4 b4 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Nc4 Nc8 14. Re1 d5 15. exd6 Nxd6 16. Bg6 hxg6 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Nxb7 Qc7 19. Qd5 Rh5 20. Qe4 Nc6 21. g4 Rh6 22. Nc5 1-0

[Event "Finland Championship"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1940.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Laisaari"]
[Black "Kaila"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8248082069548"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. Be2 Bd6 10. O-O h6 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15. Ba3 Qc7 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. Rd6 Rc8 18. Rfd1 Nf6 19. Bc1 Nd5 20. Qg3 Ke7 21. Rxe6+ Kxe6 22. cxd5+ cxd5 23. Qg4+ Ke7 24. Ba3+ Kf6 25. Rxd5 g5 26. Bd6 Qc4 27. Be5+ Kg6 28. Qxc4 Rxc4 29. Bxh8 1-0

[Event "Ukrainian Championship"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1940.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kofman"]
[Black "Kogan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B26"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8249961120295"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. Be3 Nd4 8. Qd2 Nec6 9. O-O Qa5 10. Nc1 d6 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. f4 Ne7 13. Rae1 Bd7 14. Qf2 Nxb3 15. axb3 Rc8 16. f5 gxf5 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. g4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Bc6 20. Bxc6+ Qxc6 21. Bg5 Kd7 22. Qxf5 exf5 23. Re7+ Kd8 24. Rxf7+ Ke8 25. Re7+ Kd8 26. Rxb7+ Ke8 27. Re1+ Kf8 28. Bh6+ Kg8 29. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "Euwe - Keres 1939/40"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1940.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E19"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8045568472625"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 {More common are both ...c5 and ...f5, but the position is flexible and resilient and ...d6 and ...Be4 are quite playable.} (9... c5 $14) (9... f5 $14) 10. Qc2 $6 {A lost tempo.} (10. b3 $14 {intending Bb2 is the most popular and natural choice.}) (10. Rd1 $5 $13 {is a concrete and tactical approach. White will place advance his pawn to d5, creating a complex tension in the center of the board. Black will be reluctant to capture. The situation may be similar in some ways to the game and is probably not favorable for White.}) 10... f5 {Of course, e4 is not permitted.} 11. Ne1 {Euwe makes another slow move, but it is strategically desirable to exchange Black's long-ranging bishop for his own stifled one.} Qc8 $6 {Keres keeps the tension, but exchanging on g2 followed by simple developing moves was preferable. Euwe intended to recapture on g2 with the knight and possibly place it on f4, but f4 is not such a great or secure post. e6 is "weak" but hard to get at.} 12. e4 Nd7 13. d5 $2 {Euwe must have miscalculated somewhere. Otherwise, why would he extend his pawns in this fashion and allow Black's knight residence on c5. I find this decision quite odd.} (13. exf5 $1 {I find Euwe's rejection of this move odd. No matter how Black recaptures, the emerging structure is very favorable to White. Black will always have weak squares and pawns on the light squares.} Rxf5 (13... Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Rxf5 15. Qe4 Nf8 $16 {Black is passive and saddled with a serious weakness on e6. White's advantage is clear and large.}) 14. Bh3 $16 {leaves e6 and the light squares dangerously weak.}) 13... fxe4 14. Qxe4 (14. Bxe4 {This alternative capture threatens h7 but is well-met by the following line.} Nf6 {defends h7, attacks e4, pressures d5. A perfect move.} 15. Bg5 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Rf7 17. Qxe4 exd5 $1 {A brilliant intermezzo from Stockfish.} 18. Qh4 (18. cxd5 Qe8 {Regains the bishop next move with a clear advantage.}) (18. Qe3 d4 $1 {Echoes variations from later in the game. Black regains the bishop in all lines.}) 18... h6 $1 {The bishop is trapped.}) 14... Nc5 15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Bh3 (16. dxe6 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qxe6 $15 {is probably nearly equal, but Black's position is easier and more fun to play.}) 16... Re8 17. Be3 Qd8 $1 {Keres is just in time to unpin the e-pawn and meet the threat of capturing on c5 and capturing on e6. Perhaps Euwe missed this idea (and the next move) when selecting 13.d5.} 18. Bxc5 exd5 $1 {The intermezzo saves Black. Otherwise, he would lose a pawn on e6. Now his pieces are full of life.} 19. Be6+ $2 {The bishop is in danger on e6.} (19. Be3 $1 d4 20. Bg2 $1 {Returning the piece immediately keeps Black's advantage small.} Bxg2 21. Nxg2 dxe3 22. Nxe3 $15) 19... Kh8 20. Rd1 (20. Ba3 Qe7 $17 {pins it and wins it.}) 20... dxc5 21. Ng2 (21. cxd5 {Black can pick the poison to administer after this move.} Bxd5 $19 (21... Bxb2 $19) (21... Bd4 $19)) 21... d4 22. f4 {Euwe attempts f5 and Nf4, hoping that a secure bishop and outpost on e6 will provide counterplay. It probably wouldn't anyway, but Keres finds a direct refutation.} d3 $1 23. Rxd3 Qxd3 $1 {Beautiful and strong.} 24. Qxd3 Bd4+ 25. Rf2 (25. Kh1 Rxe6 {leaves White no defense to ...Rae8 and ...Re2. For example...} 26. h4 Rae8 27. Kh2 Re2 $19 {White is losing everything and likely to be mated soon.}) 25... Rxe6 {Black "only" has a rook and a bishop for the queen, but even a new player can quickly see that Black's rooks and bishops are vastly superior to White's forces. This is not a temporary situation either. White's pieces completely lack prospects for activity.} 26. Kf1 Rae8 (26... Bxf2 {Yes, this is winning as well, but the bishop on d4 is superior to the rook. Why exchange it $2} 27. Kxf2 Rae8 28. Nh4 $19 {Black lacks a finishing blow but should win in time.}) 27. f5 Re5 28. f6 {Euwe makes a bid for counterplay by trying to crack the black king position, but Black's king remains quite safe.} gxf6 29. Rd2 (29. Rxf6 Re2 $19 {both f6 and g2 are en prise.}) 29... Bc8 $1 {In some ways, this is the most impressive move in the game. The bishop is gorgeous on b7, but it can create crushing threats by transferring to h3. Keres' sharp eye immediately spots this opportunity.} 30. Nf4 Re3 31. Qb1 Rf3+ $1 32. Kg2 {Has Euwe freed himself $2 The rook on f3 is under attack and White's pieces suddenly have good squares again. Also, ...Bb7 is well met by Nd5 $1} Rxf4 $1 {A fine finish $1 Keres should have seen this coming when playing ...Bc8 or Euwe might have managed to unravel.} 33. gxf4 Rg8+ 34. Kf3 (34. Kh1 Bb7+ {mates.}) (34. Kf1 Rg1+ {wins the queen.}) 34... Bg4+ {Euwe resigned here. Running to the g-file allows ...Bf5+ winning the queen whereas running to the e-file is met by ...Re8+ and a checkmating bishop move on the next turn.} 0-1

[Event "Manhattan Chess Club Championship"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1940.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Denker, Arnold Sheldon"]
[Black "Avram, Herbert Mois"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8247142534678"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 Bf8 12. g4 Qd5 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Ng5+ Kg8 15. Nxe6 Ne5 16. f7+ Kxf7 17. Ng5+ Kg8 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. Qf3 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1940.09.27"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Andre Lilienthal"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E19"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7494046881857"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. Qc2 f5 11. Ne1 Nc6 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 Nb4 14. Qd2 a5 15. a3 Na6 16. b4 Bf6 17. Bb2 Qd7 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Nd3 a4 20. Rac1 Qf7 21. Nf4 Bc8 22. Rc3 Bd7 23. Rfc1 h6 24. h4 Ra7 25. h5 Ra8 26. Re3 Kh7 27. Rcc3 Rb8 28. Qd3 Ra8 29. Ng6 Rxg6 30. hxg6+ Kxg6 31. Re6+ Kh7 32. g4 c5 33. b5 Nc7 34. gxf5 Nxb5 35. f6+ Kg8 36. Rc4 Re8 37. Rg4 g5 38. Rxe8+ Bxe8 39. Re4 Kf8 40. Re7 Qg6 41. Be4 Qh5 42. Bf3 Qg6 43. Rxe8+ 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1940.10.02"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Petrov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251307214896"]
[EventDate "1940.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nd2 exd3 6. Bxd3 Qxd5 7. Ngf3 Bc5 8. Qe2+ Qe6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 g6 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. O-O-O Nc6 15. h4 h5 16. g4 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Qxg4 18. Qe3 Nxb4 19. e6 Nd5 20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. Bc4 c6 22. Rxd5 Qxc4 23. Qe8+ Rf8 24. Qxg6# 1-0

[Event "Bohemia-Moravia"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1941.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sik"]
[Black "Kolar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B72"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8248622853705"]
[EventDate "1941.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. f4 Be6 10. g4 d5 11. f5 gxf5 12. exf5 $1 Bc8 13. Qd2 $1 Nxg4 14. Bxg4 d4 15. Bh6 $1 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 dxc3 {[#]} 17. f6 $3 {[%emt 0:00:13] Culmination of the combination begun at move} exf6 18. Rg1 Ne5 19. Be6+ $1 Ng6 20. Rxg6+ $1 hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Ke2 $1 {The point of the combination} Qb6 24. Qg6+ $1 Kh8 25. Qh5+ Kg7 26. Nc5 Qb5+ 27. Kf2 f5 {[%emt 0:00:03] and White announced mate in} 1-0

[Event "Kiev URS"]
[Site "Kiev URS"]
[Date "1941.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Efimov"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C34"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[Beauty "8247679393290"]
[EventDate "1941.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nh5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qh4+ 8. Kf1 Be6 9. Bxe6 Ng3+ 10. Kg1 Bc5+ 11. d4 Bxd4+ 12. Qxd4 Ne2+ 0-1

[Event "4th Georgian Championship"]
[Site "Tbilisi, GEO URS"]
[Date "1941.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikenas, Vladas"]
[Black "Lebedev, Sergey Fedorovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8249830869543"]
[EventDate "1941.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Bg3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. O-O a6 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Bh4 Be7 17. Bb1 Qe8 18. dxc5 g5 19. Bg3 Bxc5 20. f4 Bxe3+ 21. Kh1 Bxc1 22. fxg5 Bxg5 23. Rxf6 Kg7 24. Qd3 h5 25. h4 Kxf6 26. Ng4+ hxg4 27. Be5+ Kxe5 28. Qd4# 1-0

[Event "USSR Absolute Championship"]
[Site "Leningrad- Moscow URS"]
[Date "1941.04.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[Beauty "6117375670792"]
[EventDate "1941.03.23"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. O-O Nge7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. fxe3 O-O 13. Qd2 Qb6 14. Qc3 Rb8 15. Rab1 Re8 16. Rfe1 Ng6 17. Nc5 Bg4 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. b4 Rbd8 20. e4 dxe4 21. Rxe4 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 f6 24. Rbe1 Kh8 25. Kh1 Bd7 26. Nxd7 Rxd7 27. Qxc6 Qd8 28. Nf3 Rc7 29. Nxe5 fxe5 30. Qxe8+ Qxe8 31. Rxe5 Qg8 32. Re8 Rxc2 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Rb1 Kf7 35. b5 Ke6 36. b6 Rc8 37. h3 Rb8 38. Kh2 Kd5 39. Kg3 Kc6 40. Kg4 Kb7 41. Re1 Rg8 42. Re6 Ka6 43. Kg5 Kb7 44. h4 Ka6 45. h5 Kb7 46. g4 Ka6 47. Kh4 Kb7 48. h6 gxh6 49. Rxh6 Rg7 50. Kh5 Ka6 51. Rc6 Re7 52. Rc7 Re5+ 53. g5 Kxb6 54. Rxh7 Kc6 55. Kh6 Kd6 56. g6 Re1 57. Rf7 Ke6 58. Rf2 Ra1 59. g7 Rh1+ 60. Kg6 Rg1+ 61. Kh7 Rh1+ 62. Kg8 Ke7 63. Re2+ Kd7 64. Re4 Rh2 65. Kf7 1-0

[Event "USSR Absolute Championship"]
[Site "Leningrad- Moscow URS"]
[Date "1941.04.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[Beauty "6396280082006"]
[EventDate "1941.03.23"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 dxe4 11. dxe4 Be6 12. h3 h6 13. Nh2 Nh7 14. Ng4 Bg5 15. Qe2 Qd6 16. Ne3 Rfd8 17. Nf3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qe7 19. Nh2 Nf8 20. Qf3 Rd7 21. Nf1 Nh7 22. Ng3 Rad8 23. Nf5 Qf6 24. g4 Ne7 25. Qg3 Bc4 26. f3 Bd3 27. Bb3 c5 28. Be3 c4 29. Bd1 Ng5 30. h4 Ne6 31. a4 b4 32. cxb4 Nf4 33. Kh1 g5 34. b5 a5 35. Bc5 Nxf5 36. gxf5 Kh7 37. Qg4 gxh4 38. Rg1 h5 39. Qg5 Qxg5 40. Rxg5 f6 41. Rg1 Nh3 42. Re1 Rg8 43. Ra2 Bb1 44. Ra1 Bd3 45. Ra2 Nf4 46. b4 Rc8 47. b6 Rb7 48. Be3 axb4 49. a5 b3 50. Ra3 b2 51. Ba4 c3 52. Rb3 Ne2 53. Bb5 Bxb5 54. Rxb5 Nd4 55. Bxd4 exd4 56. a6 Rxb6 57. Rxb6 d3 58. Rg1 d2 59. Rxf6 Rc7 60. Rfg6 d1=Q 0-1

[Event "Blindfold simul"]
[Site "Lisbon POR"]
[Date "1941.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Supico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8249965081609"]
[EventDate "1941.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Bb4 5. Bc4 Qe7 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Qe5 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd6 11. e5 Qc5 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. a3 Bxa3 14. bxa3 c6 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Qd6 Qd8 17. Nd4 b6 18. Rc3 c5 19. Ndf5 Ba6 20. Qg6 1-0

[Event "Ch URS (1/2 final)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "1941.06.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Mikenas, Vladas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247549171784"]
[EventDate "1941.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Be2 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. O-O Nxc4 9. Bxc4 Qg6 10. Bb5+ Kd8 11. Bf4 h5 12. f3 Bf5 13. Nc3 exf3 14. Qxf3 Bxc2 15. Bg5+ Nf6 16. Rae1 c6 17. Bxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qe2 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Bg6 20. Rxf8+ Kc7 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nb5+ cxb5 23. Qxb5 Re8 24. Re7+ Rxe7 25. Qc6# 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "Munich GER"]
[Date "1941.09.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leepin, Peter"]
[Black "Mross, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[Beauty "8247008313354"]
[EventDate "1941.09.08"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 b6 3. d4 e6 4. f3 d5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Qb3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Na5 11. Qd1 Nxd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Kf2 Rad8 14. Nge2 c5 15. Re1 Nxe3 16. Kxe3 cxd4+ 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Bh7+ Kxh7 19. Qxd4 Rd8 0-1

[Event "2nd General Government"]
[Site "It"]
[Date "1941.10.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schmidt, Paul Felix"]
[Black "Nowarra, Heinz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251709892145"]
[EventDate "1941.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O c6 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. Rhe1 b6 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. Neg5 h6 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Rxe6 Kxe6 16. Bc4+ Kf6 17. Re1 Nf8 18. Qc3 Kg6 19. Qd3+ Kf6 20. Ne5 Bc8 21. Qf3+ Bf5 22. g4 Qc8 23. gxf5 h5 24. Ng6 Bb4 25. Re6+ Nxe6 26. fxe6+ Kxg6 27. Bd3+ 1-0

[Event "USA"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1942.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lewis"]
[Black "Eldorous Lyons Dayton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[Beauty "8250636173343"]
[EventDate "1942.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 d5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxe5 Qf6 9. Bxd5 Qxf2+ 10. Kh1 Qg1+ 11. Kxg1 Ne2+ 12. Kf1 N4g3+ 13. hxg3 Nxg3# 0-1

[Event "Stockholm -"]
[Site "Stockholm SWE"]
[Date "1942.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Larsson, P."]
[Black "Englund"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C36"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[Beauty "8251705949193"]
[EventDate "1942.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Nxd5 6. c4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Ne3 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. Kf2 Nd1+ 11. Kg1 Nc3 12. h3 Ba4 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1942.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C28"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8247817553463"]
[EventDate "1942.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 Nc6 4. fxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Ng6 6. e5 Ng8 7. Nf3 d6 8. Bd3 dxe5 9. dxe5 Bc5 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. Ne4 Bb6 12. Bg5 Qd5 13. Rd1 Qa5+ 14. c3 Nxe5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Nd7+ Ke8 18. Nb8+ c6 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Nd7# 1-0

[Event "Deutsche Schachzeitung-16 4244"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1942.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Engel"]
[Black "Junge, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C59"]
[Annotator "Heidenfeld etc"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[Beauty "5846524294226"]
[EventDate "1942.??.??"]

{This was one of three CC games included in Wolfgang Heidenfeld's collection of great drawn games. His notes can be compared later.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. d4 exd3 12. Nxd3 Qc7 13. Nd2 $6 O-O (13... Be6 {Veresov-Makagonov}) (13... Ba6 {is the Nezhmetdinov game.}) 14. b3 (14. b4 $6 Nd5 $1 {Ragozin-Botvinnik} (14... Nd5 $1 15. Bb2 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Bxb4 17. O-O Rd8 18. Bd3 Qf4 19. Ne4)) 14... Re8 15. Bb2 Bg4 $1 {pretty much forcing White's reply, with the resulting weakening of e3.} 16. f3 Nd5 $1 {With the kind of position where us old school correspondence players would settle in for a long shift of serious analysis.} 17. Ne4 $5 (17. fxg4 Bg3+ $1 (17... Ne3 18. Qc1 Nxg2+ $1 (18... Bg3+ {is less good}) 19. Kf1 Bxh2 $3 20. Kxg2 Rxe2+ 21. Kf1 Rae8 22. Qd1 {and White is holding}) 18. hxg3 Qxg3+ 19. Nf2 Ne3 20. Qc1 Rad8 21. Rf1 (21. Nde4 $5) 21... Nxg2+ 22. Kd1 Rxe2 23. Kxe2 Nf4+ 24. Kd1 Qf3+ 25. Ke1 Qe2# {is the old analysis. No doubt modern engines will refute most of it.!}) 17... Ne3 18. Qd2 $1 {Definitely best $1} Nxg2+ 19. Kd1 Bf4 $1 20. Qc3 (20. Nxf4 {is considered less good in the older analysts efforts - rightly so, I think, but not so simple $3 but it so simple} Nxf4 {and now the engine points out a trick.} 21. Nf6+ $5 gxf6 22. Rg1 h5 $1 {and White's position on the d and e-files leaves him under huge pressure}) 20... f6 $6 (20... f5 $1 {is a clear improvement, I think} 21. fxg4 Rxe4 22. Nxf4 Nxf4 {with a clear advantage for Black,}) 21. Nxf6+ $1 {The only good move - but very good $1} gxf6 22. Qxf6 Kh7 $1 ({Threatening a mating attack himself. Now Black has a simple draw with} 22... Ne3+ 23. Ke1 Nxc2+ 24. Kd1 Ne3+ {but plays for the win - and rightly so.}) 23. fxg4 (23. Nxf4 Nxf4 24. fxg4 Rxe2) 23... Ne3+ 24. Ke1 Bg5 $6 (24... Rf8 25. Qc3 Nd5 26. Qd4 Rae8 {is another way. Black can not be worse, but it's not clear that he is winning either $1}) 25. Qf3 Nac4 $1 {Inspired chess ! White finds the only defence.} 26. h4 $1 (26. bxc4 Qa5+ 27. c3 (27. Kf2 Rf8) 27... Nc2+ (27... Bh4+ $5) 28. Kd1 Qa4 {is winning outright. So what can Black do now?}) 26... Ng2+ $1 (26... Nxc2+ $2 27. Kd1 Nxa1 28. Qf5+ {is easily winning for White}) 27. Kd1 $2 ({My old handwritten analysis give now 27.Qxg2 an exclamation mark, and the engine agrees. The old analysis is faulty.} 27. Qxg2 Bd2+ 28. Kf2 Nxb2 (28... Be3+ 29. Kf1 Rf8+ 30. Bf3 Rxf3+ {'winning' is the old analysis, but after} 31. Ke2 $1 Raf8 32. Rhf1 $1 {White is holding, with 2 extra Pawns.}) 29. Nxb2 Qe5 {is again given as winning, but after} 30. Bd3+ Kg7 31. Qf3 Rf8 32. Bf5 Qxb2 {Black does not have enough for his 2 Pawns.}) (27. Kf2 Nxh4 28. Rxh4 Bxh4+ 29. Kg1 Nxb2 30. Nxb2 Bf6 31. c3 (31. Qxf6 Rxe2 32. Kf1 (32. Qf5+ Kg7 33. Kf1 Qh2 34. Qd7+ Kg8 $19) 32... Rae8 $19)) 27... Nce3+ 28. Kc1 Nxh4 29. Rxh4 $1 {The only try.} Ng2+ $2 ({Amazingly, this is bad . The right way was} 29... Nc4+ $1 30. Kd1 Nxb2+ {getting rid of the Bishop on b2.} 31. Nxb2 Bxh4 32. Bd3+ Kh8 {and White's attack runs out of steam, with an extra exchange for Black. Now the fight flares up again.}) 30. Kb1 Nxh4 31. Qf2 (31. Qf1 $5) 31... Rf8 32. Qc5 $1 {An insane position. White has just a Pawn for the exchange, and the Rook on a1 hardly counts. Amazingly, neither I, nor previous annotators, have managed to find a way to prove that Black has any advantage here.} Rae8 (32... Bf6 33. Bxf6 Rxf6 {is the engine suggestion. My old analysis looked at this, with the continuation} 34. g5 Re6 35. Bg4 Rg6 36. Bf5 Nxf5 37. Qxf5 {and Black can not win. I don't have time to recheck the line, so one for anyone interested to go into.}) 33. Nc1 $1 Ng6 ({A truly extraordinary position.} 33... Bxc1 $2 34. Bd3+ Kg8 35. Bc4+ {a little try $1} Kh7 36. Bd3+ Kg8 (36... Ng6 37. Qh5) 37. Bxc1 Re1 38. a4 $3 {with the idea of Kh2 and Ba3, or Bc4ch, is probably in White's favour.}) 34. Bd3 Qf7 (34... Bf6 {is the simple way to draw.} 35. Bxg6+ Kxg6 36. Qh5+ Kg7 37. Bxf6+ Kxf6 {The Rook on e8 is hanging $1} 38. Qxh6+ Ke7) 35. a4 $1 {White still has just one pawn for the exchange, and the silly rook on a1, but Black can do nothing. The Bishop on d3 is just too strong. Now he quietly sets about untangling.} Bf6 36. Ne2 Bxb2 ({If Black gets out of the pin with} 36... Kh8 {then, if there is nothing better,} 37. Qh5 {is plenty good enough to draw.} (37. Nd4 $5 {as a winning try !?})) 37. Kxb2 Kh8 38. Rh1 {The Bishop on b2 is gone, but White still has the attack.} Qg7+ (38... Ne5 39. Bf5 {is the same thing.}) 39. Ka2 Ne5 40. Bf5 {and N-f4/d4-e6 is on the cards.} Nxg4 41. Bxg4 Qxg4 42. Qxc6 (42. Rxh6+ $2 Kg7 43. Rh1 Rxe2 44. Rg1 Rxc2+) ({The obvious move, but there was a more subtle try.} 42. Qd6 $3 {Keeps the Rook on f8 under attack.} Qg5 {forced.} 43. Rxh6+ Kg7 44. Rh2 {and I don't know if White is winning, or whether is just a draw.}) 42... Re6 $1 {The difference.} 43. Rxh6+ Rxh6 44. Qxh6+ Kg8 45. Qh2 {Draw. A really extraordinary game} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rafaela"]
[Site "Rafaela"]
[Date "1942.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8251709902856"]
[EventDate "1942.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Re8 12. Rd1 Nc6 13. Bb2 b5 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Nb4 17. Be4 Nxa2 18. Ne5 Nb4 19. Bxh7+ Kf8 20. Qh5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxf7+ Qxf7 23. Nd7# 1-0

[Event "Mar del Plata"]
[Site "Mar del Plata"]
[Date "1942.03.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Pilnik, Herman"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8250518978120"]
[EventDate "1942.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qh5 g6 9. Qh4 c5 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. Bh6 f5 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. O-O cxd4 14. cxd4 Re8 15. Bc4 h5 16. Rae1 Re4 17. Nf4 Qxd4 18. Rxe4 fxe4 19. Nxh5 gxh5 20. Bf6 Qc5 21. Rd1 Kf8 22. b4 Nxb4 23. Qg3 Bg4 24. Rxd6 Nd3 25. Bxd3 Qc1+ 26. Bf1 Rc8 27. h3 Qxf1+ 28. Kh2 Qc1 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. Qxg4 Qh6+ 31. Kg3 Rc3+ 32. f3 1-0

[Event "Munich"]
[Site "Munich GER"]
[Date "1942.09.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Kurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[Beauty "6463657354785"]
[EventDate "1942.??.??"]

1. c4 {Notes by Alekhine} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 {Unexpected but a stroke that is characteristic of the German player} 8. Bg3 d6 9. Rc1 {Better would have been 9.e3 or 9.f3} Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bf5 11. h4 {? A considerable loss of time. 11.f3 would be better.} Kd7 {! Intrepid and well inspired. If now 12.Be5 then 12...Bc5 13.Bxf6 Bxd4 14.Bxd8 Raxd8 with advantage to Black.} 12. Rd1 Ne4 13. Qe5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nxg3 15. fxg3 {Also after 15.Qxg3 b6 Black would have the better game.} Bg6 16. hxg5 Qxg5 {At this moment White has some counter-attacking chances and Keres makes use of them with the ingenious spirit in which he specializes. This opportunity could be avoided by means of 16...hxg5 17.Rxh8 Qxh8 and White's disorganized pawnswould guarantee Black a good endgame.} 17. Qf4 Rae8 18. Rd5 {! Forcing the undoubling of one of the pawns.} Qxf4 19. gxf4 b6 20. Kf2 h5 21. e3 h4 22. Rg5 Be4 23. Be2 Reg8 24. Bg4+ Kc6 25. Rxg8 Rxg8 26. Rxh4 Kc5 27. Bf3 Bxf3 28. Kxf3 Kxc4 {In spite of all his efforts, the White king has not succeeded in counter-balancing all the advantages that his rival obtained in the opening. However, as we shall see later on, this advantage should not be decisive.} 29. Rh7 Rf8 30. g4 Kxc3 31. Ke4 c5 32. Kd5 c4 33. e4 Kb4 34. g5 c3 35. Rh2 Rc8 36. Rc2 b5 37. f5 a5 38. Kxd6 {? The decisive mistake. Instead of this unfortunate move, necessary was 38.Kd4 with good chances of salvation. Let us look at two principal variations: (a)38...Rg8 39.Rg2! c2 40.Rxc2 Rxg5 41.Kd5 Rg4 42.Re2 Kc3 43.Kxd6 Kd3 44.Rf2. (b)38...a4 39.Kd3 Ka3 40.Rxc3+ Rxc3+ 41.Kxc3 b4+ 42.Kd4 b3 43.g6} Kc4 39. e5 b4 40. Kd7 Ra8 41. e6 fxe6 42. f6 a4 43. f7 b3 44. axb3+ axb3 45. Rxc3+ Kxc3 46. g6 b2 47. g7 b1=Q 48. f8=Q Qb7+ {? Immediately decisive was 48...Qb5+ because if 49.Kxe6 then 49...Ra6+ winning in a few moves.} 49. Kxe6 Ra6+ 50. Kf5 Qd7+ 51. Kf4 Ra4+ 52. Kg3 Qd3+ 53. Qf3 Ra8 54. g8=Q Rxg8+ {Here or on the previous move exchanging queens would have sufficed.} 55. Kh2 Rh8+ 56. Kg1 {A king that does not want to resign!} Rg8+ 57. Kh2 Kc2 58. Qc6+ Kd1 59. Qf3+ Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "3rd General Government"]
[Site "Lublin POL"]
[Date "1942.10.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Junge, Klaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8249558451725"]
[EventDate "1942.10.12"]

1. e4 {Annotation by Alexander Alekhine.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 {In connection with the following move this is a safe method of preparing to counter the aggressive plan of Black which was indicated by his seventh move.} d5 9. d3 dxe4 {The opening of the queen's file is to White's advantage. But 9...d4 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Nc3 followed by 13. Be3 would also have involved some difficulty for Black.} 10. dxe4 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bg5 {Preventing 12...Na5 which would be refuted by 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nxe5 simply winning a pawn.} Ne8 13. Bxe7 Bxf3 {If immediately 13...Nxe7 then 14. g4 etc.} 14. Qxf3 Nxe7 15. Rd1 Nd6 16. Nd2 c6 {A better defensive idea would have been 16...Kh8 in order to be able to answer 17.Bc2 with 17...c6 and 17.Nf1 with 17...f5.} 17. Nf1 Qc7 18. a4 {The opening of the a-file in the Ruy Lopez is almost without exception favourable to White.} Rad8 19. Ng3 Nec8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nf5 {In order to maintain, after the possible exchange, a new weapon of attack in the form of the pawn at f5.} Nb6 22. Qe3 Nxf5 {after 22...Nbc4 White would acquire a decisive positional advantage by means of 23.Bxc4 bxc4 24.Qc5!} 23. exf5 c5 {It is already the end. To 23...Nd5 White would have replied 24.Qf3 after which Black's position could not be held.} 24. f6 gxf6 25. Qh6 f5 26. Bxf7+ {An elegant finish. Whether or not he captures the bishop Black loses material.} Qxf7 27. Rxd8 Na4 28. b3 {If 28...Nxc3 there follows 29.Raa8.} 1-0

[Event "Duras 60 mem"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1942.12.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Junge, Klaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8247570102328"]
[EventDate "1942.12.05"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Bg2 a6 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc6 Rb8 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qc2 c5 11. a4 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 cxd4 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rd1 Qb6 15. Nd2 e5 16. Nb3 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Ra6 Qxa6 19. Qxc5 Qe6 20. Bc6+ Nd7 21. Bxd7+ Kxd7 22. Qa7+ Kc6 23. Bd2 Rhc8 24. e4 Qb3 25. Ra1 b4 26. Ra6+ Kb5 27. Ra5+ Kc6 28. Qc5+ Kd7 29. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "Brussels"]
[Site "Brussels BEL"]
[Date "1943.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Soultanbeieff, Victor Ivanovich"]
[Black "Vladimir Borodin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8250636114961"]
[EventDate "1943.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. O-O Qc7 9. f4 Be7 10. Kh1 O-O 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bf3 Bb7 15. Qd2 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nb6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. f5 Qd8 19. f6 gxf6 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. e5 Bxf3+ 22. Rxf3 Bxe5 23. Rg1+ Kh8 24. Qh6 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Qa8 26. Rg2 1-0

[Event "Russia"]
[Site "Tournament, Moscow"]
[Date "1943.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Liublinsky, Victor Alexandrovic"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[Beauty "6803496640523"]
[EventDate "1943.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 bxc6 (5... dxc6 $14 {The most common variation. This is especially critical if White takes on c6 on move four.}) 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 Nd7 $5 (7... exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 $14 {is Stockfish's preference.}) 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O Bd6 {"A position has arisen similar to those which were frequently met with in Chigorin's games playing this opening; as is well known, the open b-file and the two bishops completely make up for the weakness of Black's pawns on the queenside. Possibly Black's play has the greater prospects." I personally am skeptical that Black is better, and Botvinnik does get in trouble later.} 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 Rb8 12. b3 Re8 13. Be3 g6 14. c3 a5 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. Rfd1 Nc5 17. Ne1 Ne6 {"This maneuver takes a lot of time, and the initiative passes to White. The sound move is 17...Ba6, and if 18.c4, then Black transfers the knight to d4-square without delay."} (17... Ba6 18. c4 Ne6) 18. Nd3 Nf4 19. f3 Ba6 20. c4 c5 {"Almost forced $1" Botvinnik's d6-bishop looks awful now, BUT he has control over d4-square, and he has a plan.} 21. Qd2 {"Excellently played. In view of the threats 22.Qxa5 and knight takes knight, Black must exchange the knight, after which the queenside pawns will be very weak."} Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Red8 23. Ne2 c6 24. Nc3 Bc7 25. Qc2 Rd4 $3 {"The only way of saving the c4-pawn. It is difficult for White to exploit his material superiority when there are no open files, and Black has good chances on the kingside. Best of all for White would be to take the rook with the bishop and then transfer the Knight to d3. We must remark that this sacrifice of the exchange (...Rd4 $3 $1) is possible only because Black will still have one rook, without which his bishops would not be dangerous. This is why Black could not delay with this sacrifice; if White exchanged one pair of rooks he would ensure him­self the win."} 26. Ne2 (26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Na4 $14 {The knight will go to d3, and White will be better though it's not clear how much better White is.}) 26... Bc8 27. Nxd4 cxd4 28. Bf2 c5 29. Rf1 f5 30. Bg3 (30. exf5 gxf5 31. Bg3 $14 {Opening the position is interesting, but Black still has a decent position.}) 30... Bd7 31. Rad1 f4 32. Bf2 g5 33. g4 $2 {"White's nerves fail him.The threat ...g4 was very unpleasant, but this weakening of the kingside helps Black in his attack."} fxg3 34. Bxg3 Bh3 35. Rf2 h5 36. Rfd2 h4 37. Bf2 Rf8 {"Black's attack is developing step by step. White's pieces are placed very unsatisfactorily."} 38. Rd3 Rf4 39. Kh1 Kh7 40. Rg1 Bd8 41. Qe2 Qf7 42. Qd1 (42. Be1 g4 43. fxg4 Bxg4 44. Rxg4 Rxg4 45. Qxg4 Qf1+) 42... Qh5 43. Be3 {Otherwise 43...g4 would be decisive. The endgame with bishops of opposite colors is a lost one for White, as Black gets two united passed pawns."} Qxf3+ 44. Qxf3 Rxf3 45. Bxg5 Rxd3 46. Bxd8 Re3 47. Bb6 Rxe4 48. Bxc5 Re2 49. Rd1 Bg4 50. h3 Bxh3 51. b4 Bf5 52. Bd6 d3 53. bxa5 h3 {...Be4+ and ...h2+ is quickly decisive so Liublinsky resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Uruguay"]
[Site "Montevideo URU"]
[Date "1943.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Molinari, B."]
[Black "Roux Cabral, Luis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8181514041926"]
[EventDate "1943.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O (9. e4 $1 {The much considered theoretical move.}) 9... c5 10. b3 $2 {This move is too slow and indirect. White needs central play to prevent Black getting everything that Black desires.} Bb7 11. Qe2 Qb6 12. Rd1 Be7 13. a4 b4 {This move gives up the c4-square to a white knight. That's ok, but only if Black acts quickly on the next move.} 14. Nb1 Rc8 $2 {too slow. White can now regroup.} (14... cxd4 $1 15. Nxd4 Ne5 $1 $17) 15. Nbd2 cxd4 16. Nc4 Qa7 17. Nxd4 O-O 18. Bd2 (18. Bb2 $15) 18... a5 $2 {Black gives White a second knight outpost and should lose the advantage as a result.} 19. Nb5 Qa8 20. Nbd6 $2 {Woah $1 This move is far too optimistic. White temporarily "wins" material in the main line, but he loses the essential g2-pawn and all of his king's protection while allowing the Bb7 to become a monster. It's a terrible, virtually losing, trade.} (20. f3 $10 {patient play and blunting the Bb7 gives White a perfectly fine game.}) 20... Bxg2 $1 {This move should be as natural as a baby's smile (actually baby's can't smile for a few months, but you get the idea...) to you. If not, study the following lines closely.} 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Re1 Bf3 23. Qf1 Qd5 24. e4 Rxc4 $3 {A second exchange is offered. This move actually takes on some risk for Black as now a miscalculation could lead to loss. Aside from being pretty, this move is very logical as the knight on c4 could become an important defender of the kingside with Ne3, while the Rc8 could never participate in the attack.} 25. bxc4 (25. exd5 $2 {accepting the queen sacrifice leads to immediate mate.} Rg4+ 26. Qg2 Rxg2+ 27. Kf1 (27. Kh1 Rg3#) 27... Rxh2 28. Re3 Rh1#) 25... Qh5 26. Bf4 Ng4 27. Be2 Nde5 $1 {All the black minor pieces enter the fray.} 28. h3 (28. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 29. Kg2 g5 $3 {Even Black's pawns get involved.} 30. Bg3 Ngxh2 $1 $19 {...g4 on the next move will threaten ...Qh3+ and likely ...Qxh2# and will win the game.}) 28... Bc5 29. Bg3 Nxf2 $3 {Crushing $1 Black clears the g-file for the queen to attack.} 30. Bxf2 Qg5+ 31. Kh2 Qf4+ 32. Bg3 {White's king is under siege, but where is the checkmate $2 Black is running out of pieces.} (32. Kg1 Qg3+ 33. Qg2 Qxg2#) 32... Bg1+ $3 {There it is $1 Black forces checkmate in four with this pretty and disruptive bishop sacrifice $1 The key is that the Qf1 defended the h3-square, but now she is distracted, and mate ensues. ...Ng4+ $3 could also have been played first. Either move order works, but I prefer the bishop sacrifice first aesthetically :)} 33. Qxg1 (33. Kxg1 Qxg3+ 34. Qg2 Qxg2#) 33... Ng4+ $1 {After the knight is captured, ...Qh6+ mates.} 0-1

[Event "Red Army 25 yr Jubilee"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1943.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich"]
[Black "Panov, Vasily N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976828030023"]
[EventDate "1943.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 $5 {Fianchetto systems have been getting fresh consideration in the Sicilian Defense. In a way, Ravinsky was far ahead of his time here.} (6. g4 $1 {The Keres Attack - modern masters don't often miss the chance to play the Keres Attack in this position. Black usually avoids it with alternate move orders..}) 6... Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O a6 9. Be3 Rc8 10. Qe2 b5 11. a3 Ne5 12. Rad1 Nc4 13. Bc1 Nxa3 $2 {Black has played normal Sicilian moves thus far although it is a bit suspicious to neglect castling so long. Only this move is a clear mistake though. White isn't distracted by the knight and breaks through in the center.} 14. e5 $1 {Henceforth, White's attack is just a ceaseless barrage of hammer blows.} (14. bxa3 Rxc3 {is still good for White.}) 14... dxe5 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxe5 Nc4 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Nd5 Qa7 19. Nf4 {Nxe6 is the clear and virtually unstoppable threat.} Nce5 (19... Be7 20. Nxe6 {anyway $1} fxe6 21. Qxe6 $18) 20. Rxd7 $3 {Beautiful $1 This sacrifice rips away the shaky defenses.} Nxd7 (20... Qxd7 21. Qxe5 $18) 21. Nxe6 $1 {The sac on d7 was just the start. Of course, B must follow A.} fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Be7 (22... Kd8 23. Bg5+ Kc7 24. Qc6+ Kb8 25. Bf4+ $18) 23. Re1 $1 {White's play may seem slow, but Black cannot arrange a defense.} (23. Bg5 Qc5 24. Re1 Qxg5 $19) 23... Qc5 24. b4 $1 {This subtle move is the key. The queen cannot defend both e7 and g5.} Nf8 (24... Qxb4 25. Bg5 $18) 25. Qg4 Qc3 26. Rxe7+ $3 {A final sacrifice. Now the queen and two bishops will finish off the completely exposed black king.} Kxe7 27. Bg5+ Kd6 (27... Kf7 28. Bd5+ $18) (27... Ke8 28. Qe2+ $1 Kd7 29. Qe7#) 28. Qd1+ Kc7 (28... Ke6 29. Qd5#) 29. Bf4+ Kb6 30. Qd6+ Ka7 31. Qe7+ Rc7 32. Bxc7 (32. Be3+ {is slightly faster.}) 32... Qa1+ 33. Bf1 Ng6 34. Qc5+ Kb7 35. Ba5 Rf8 36. Qb6+ {After ...Ka8, Qxa6+ followed by Bc7+ wins the queen.} 1-0

[Event "Sverdlovsk"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg) URS "]
[Date "1943.05.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[Beauty "3921863045722"]
[EventDate "1943.04.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Nfd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 f4 16. f3 Ng3 17. hxg3 fxg3 18. Qd3 Bf5 19. Qxf5 Rxf5 20. Bxf5 Qh4 21. Bh3 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Qxe5 23. Bd2 c5 24. Rae1 Qxb2 25. Bf4 d4 26. Bxg3 d3 27. Be5 Qxa2 28. Bd6 Qb2 29. Be6+ Kh8 30. Be5 Qd2 31. f4 c4 32. f5 Rf8 33. Re4 c3 34. Ref4 Rf6 35. R4f2 Qh6+ 36. Kg1 b4 37. Rf3 d2 38. Bb3 Qh4 39. Rd3 Rf8 40. Rg3 Qe7 41. Bd4 Rf6 42. Re3 Qd7 43. Rf4 a5 44. Rfe4 Rf8 45. f6 gxf6 46. Rg3 h6 47. Rh4 Kh7 48. Kh2 f5 49. Be3 Qc6 50. Bf4 Rd8 51. Be5 Qb7 52. Be6 Rf8 53. Bf4 Qg7 54. Rxg7+ Kxg7 55. Bb3 Rd8 56. Be5+ Kg6 57. Rd4 Re8 58. Bf4 Re1 59. Rd6+ Kg7 60. Bxh6+ Kh7 61. Bg5 Rb1 62. Bc2 Rc1 63. Bxf5+ Kg7 64. Rd7+ Kf8 65. Bxd2 cxd2 66. Rxd2 b3 67. Rd8+ Ke7 68. Ra8 Ra1 69. g4 Kf6 70. Rb8 a4 71. Rb4 Kg5 72. Kg2 Kf6 73. Rb6+ Ke5 74. Rb5+ Kf6 75. Rb6+ Ke5 76. Rb4 Kf6 77. Kh2 Kg5 78. Rb5 Rc1 79. Bd7+ Kf4 80. Be6 Rc2+ 81. Kh3 b2 82. Ba2 a3 83. Rf5+ Ke3 84. Ra5 Rc3 85. Kh4 Kf4 86. Ra4+ Ke5 87. g5 Rc1 88. Rxa3 Ra1 89. Rb3 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Omsk URS"]
[Date "1944.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Black "Ufimtsev, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8249155848787"]
[EventDate "1944.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Bc4 Ba6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. c4 Nd7 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. a4 Rdg8 14. a5 c5 15. axb6 Qxb6 16. Be3 Bb7 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bd1 Rg4 19. Qd2 Ne4 20. Qa5 Rhg8 21. Ne1 Rxg2+ 22. Nxg2 Nd2 23. Qd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Qxb2 25. Bxd2 Qxa1 26. Bf3 Bxh2+ 0-1

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk URS"]
[Date "1944.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sokolsky, Alexey"]
[Black "Navrodsky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8249155792417"]
[EventDate "1944.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. dxe5 Nc5 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nd5 Ne6 9. Be3 f6 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. Ng5 Kh8 13. f4 Qe7 14. Nxh7 Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. f5 Ne5 17. fxe6 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Nxc4 19. Qf7+ Qxf7 20. exf7+ Kf8 21. Bd4 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1944.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[Beauty "6185424000037"]
[EventDate "1944.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 c5 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. e5 Nd7 16. a4 c4 17. Qg3 Re8 18. Rd1 Bh4 19. Qg4 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Nxe5 21. Rxd8 Nxg4+ 22. hxg4 Raxd8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bd2 Rd3 25. Ra5 Rb3 26. Bc1 f6 27. Ra3 Rd3 28. Rxd3 cxd3 29. Be3 Re4 30. Kf3 Rb4 31. Bc1 g5 32. g3 Rc4 33. Be3 h5 34. gxh5 g4+ 35. Kf2 Rc2+ 36. Nd2 Rxb2 37. Bf4 Ra2 38. Ke3 Ra3 39. Kd4 Kf7 40. Ke4 b4 41. Kd4 Ra5 42. h6 Rb5 43. Kc4 Rb6 44. Kc5 Rb7 45. Nb3 Kg6 46. Kc4 Rb6 47. Nc5 Kh7 48. Kb3 d2 49. Bxd2 Rd6 50. Bf4 Rd1 51. Ne4 Kg6 52. Nf2 Rb1+ 53. Kc2 Ra1 54. Kb2 Ra3 55. Nxg4 Rc3 56. Ne3 Rd3 57. Nc2 Rd8 58. Nxb4 Kf5 59. Nc6 Rd7 60. Kc3 Ke4 61. Kc4 Kf5 62. Nd4+ Ke4 63. Ne6 Kf5 64. Nf8 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1944.05.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lisitsin, Georgy"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7629069906994"]
[EventDate "1944.??.??"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 b6 5. Bb2 Bb7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 a6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rac1 c5 11. d4 Rc8 12. Rfd1 dxc4 13. bxc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rxc4 16. Be2 Rc7 17. Bxa6 Bf4 18. Rb1 Nd5 19. Qb3 N7f6 20. g3 Nxc3 21. Bxc3 Nd5 22. Bb2 Qa8 23. Bc4 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Ne3 25. Qf1 Nxf1 26. gxf4 Qxa2 27. Kxf1 Qd5 28. Ba3 Rb8 29. Bc5 b5 30. Rdc1 h5 31. Kg1 h4 32. Rc3 Qe4 33. Ra1 b4 34. Rb3 h3 35. Rxh3 b3 36. Ba3 b2 37. Bxb2 Rxb2 38. Re3 Qxf4 39. Rf1 Rxf2 40. Rxf2 Qxe3 0-1

[Event "45th US Open"]
[Site "Boston, MA USA"]
[Date "1944.08.10"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Black "Vasconcellos, Arnaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8251730876506"]
[EventDate "1944.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 $2 {Reshevsky has an idea to focus on active piece play, and it works perfectly, but objectively,this move is bad and can be strongly punished.} (4. c3 {This is the only objectively good move. White should support the pawn chain.}) 4... Nd7 $6 {This misplaces the knight which can reach the more active c6-square.} (4... Bxc5 $17 {followed by ...Qb6 and ...Nc6 among other moves gives Black the better development AND center.}) 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bf4 Qc7 $2 {Too slow since Black can't take on e5.} 9. Nc3 (9. c4 $1 {The best way to open the position.} dxc4 10. Bxc4 Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb5+ $18) 9... a6 {The knight must not be allowed to reach b5.} (9... Ndxe5 $2 {Too greedy and soundly punished.} 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Qh5 $18) 10. Re1 Qb6 11. Bg3 Qxb2 $5 {VERY greedy, but objectively, it is probably the best. Unfortunately for Black, Reshevsky is ready to play his best attacking game ever.} 12. Nxd5 $3 {Brilliant $3 $1 With best play, Black can draw, but the path is very difficult...} exd5 13. Rb1 Qa3 (13... Qxa2 $5 {The pawn doesn't matter much, but the queen might be better placed on a2.} 14. e6 Nf6 15. exf7+ Kxf7 16. c4 $13) 14. e6 Nf6 (14... fxe6 {This MIGHT be an easier draw.} 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Rxe6+ Bxe6 17. Nxe6 Kf7 18. Rxb7+ Be7 19. Ng5+ Kg8 20. Qe1 {is a draw as Black should move between f8 and g8 while White shifts the knight between e6 and g5.}) 15. exf7+ Kxf7 16. Bh4 $1 {the best move. The knight on f6 is the best defender.} Nb4 $2 (16... Re8 $2 {Very natural, but losing immediately A big problem for Black is that the best moves are very unnatural here, and the natural moves just lose..} 17. Ng5+ Kf8 18. Nxh7+ Kf7 19. Rxe8 Kxe8 $18) (16... Kg8 $1 {The computer defense.} 17. c4 d4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nxd4 $3 Nxd4 20. Re8+ Kg7 21. Rxb7+ $3 Bxb7 22. Qg4+ Kf7 23. Qh5+ Kg7 24. Qg4+ Kf7 25. Qh5+) 17. Ne5+ Kf8 18. Bxf6 Nxd3 (18... gxf6 {loses shortly.} 19. Qh5 $1 fxe5 20. Qxe5 Rg8 21. Qf6#) 19. Bxg7+ $3 {A beautiful sacrifice to obliterate the thin defenses trying to protect Black's king. White will have few pieces left, but they are enough.} Kxg7 20. Rxb7+ $3 {The Bc8 cannot defend both g4 and b7.} Be7 (20... Bxb7 21. Qg4+ {all lines lead to mate. A good exercise is finding all the mates. Here is one.} Kf6 22. Qh4+ Kf5 23. Qh5+ Kf6 24. Qf7+ Kg5 25. Nf3+ Kg4 26. h3#) 21. Qh5 Rf8 22. Qg5+ {The Be7 is pinned.} Kh8 23. Ng6+ $1 {A final pretty sacrifice to remove the last pawn protecting the black king.} hxg6 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Rbxe7 {and mate on g7 or h7 cannot be stopped.} 1-0

[Event "Ch Trade Unions (team)"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ragozin, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Veresov, Gavriil N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8043555234347"]
[EventDate "1945.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Qc8 11. Qe1 Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. f5 gxf5 14. h3 f4 15. Rxf4 Bh5 16. Nd5 Qd7 17. Qh4 Bg6 18. Raf1 Rac8 19. c3 Rfe8 20. Rg4 b5 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Rc4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxg6+ fxg6 25. Rf7+ Kxf7 26. Qxh7+ Ke6 27. Qxg6+ Ke5 28. Qg7+ Kxe4 29. Nf6+ exf6 30. Qxd7 Re5 31. Qxd6 Kf5 32. Qd7+ Kg6 33. Qxa7 Re2 34. Qa3 Rf4 35. Qd6 1-0

[Event "Rochester, NY"]
[Site "Rochester, NY"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Denker, Arnold Sheldon"]
[Black "Arthur Randolph Shayne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8249965071389"]
[EventDate "1945.??.??"]

1. e4 {Notes by Eric Schiller.} e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 {No, this isn't an Evans Gambit, though it can transpose. This gambit is attributed to MacDonnell.} Bxb4 4. c3 Bc5 5. d4 exd4 6. Nf3 {6.Bxf7+ !? Kxf7 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qxc5 also looks very good for White.} Nf6 {Play heads toward the territory of the Evans Gambit. 6...dxc3? 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.Nxc3 c6 9.O-O gives White an overpowering lead in development.} 7. e5 Ne4 8. O-O Nxc3 {? 8...d5! 9.exd6 O-O gets Black out of immediate danger, but his position is still suspect. 10.dxc7 Qxc7 11.cxd4 Bd6 12.Bd3 with a more comfortable game for White, e.g. Nc3? 13.Bxh7+ Kxh7 14.Ng5+ Kg6 15.Qd3+ Kf6 16.Nxc3} 9. Nxc3 dxc3 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Qd5 {A fine move! Subtlety is not required!} Rf8 {11...O-O 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Rfe1 c6 14.Qd3 b5 15.Bb3 b4 16.Bc2 g6 17.h4 and Black is paralyzed.} 12. Bf6 {Boldly played! Denker appreciates the predicament of the enemy king on the e-file.} gxf6 {12...Bxf6 13.exf6 Qxf6 14.Rfe1+ Kd8 15.Ng5 or 12...c6 13.Qe4 d5 14.exd6 Qxd6 15.Bxg7 Rg8 16.Qxh7 Rxg7 17.Qxg7 Be6 18.Qg8+ Bf8 19.Rad1 and White wins.} 13. exf6 Bxf6 {Or 13...c6 14.Qh5 Bxf6 15.Rfe1+ Be7 16.Bxf7+ Rxf7 17.Ng5 and wins.} 14. Rfe1+ Be7 15. Ng5 c6 16. Nxf7 {Denker provides a stylish finish!!} cxd5 17. Nd6# 1-0

[Event "British Correspondence Championship -6"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wood, Baruch Harold"]
[Black "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7974814778454"]
[EventDate "1945.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. Nf3 $6 (7. Qg4 {The strongest - not trapping the queen behind the knight.}) 7... cxb2 8. Bxb2 Ne7 9. Bd3 Nbc6 10. Qd2 Ng6 $6 {Knights on b6 and g6 tend to be poor pieces.} 11. b5 Nce7 12. h4 Nf5 13. h5 Ngh4 14. Nxh4 Nxh4 15. Ra4 $5 {A beautiful lift, allowing the rook full range of the fourth rank.} Nf5 16. Rg4 Bd7 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Rxg7 Bxb5 19. Rh3 $6 {While not best, it's certainly fun to lift the second rook.} (19. e6 $1 fxe6 20. Qb4 $18 {is VERY quickly decisive as Black's king falls.}) 19... Qe7 $1 20. Qa5 $1 {Cleverly preventing castling.} (20. e6 $2 O-O-O $1 $16 {gives up most of the advantage.}) 20... Bc6 21. e6 $1 f4 {Desperately trying to stop Re3.} 22. Re3 $5 {Anyway $6 What a move $1 It turns out, White had prosaic wins, and this DOES$146'T win, but it sure is beautiful.} (22. Kd2 $1 Qxe6 23. Rh1 $1 $18 {It's hard to visualize retreating the rook, but it will now reach the e-file, and Black is busted.}) 22... fxe3 23. exf7+ Kf8 (23... Kd7 24. f8=Q $18) 24. Ba3 Qxa3 25. Qxa3+ Kxg7 26. Qe7 exf2+ 27. Kxf2 Raf8 $6 {Now the Rh8 struggles to get in.} (27... Rhf8 $1 28. h6+ Kg6 29. Qe6+ Kg5 30. g4 Bd7 $3 {Probably Wood missed this when sacing his rook.} 31. Qxd7 Kxh6) 28. h6+ Kxh6 $2 {Now the king is trapped on the board's edge.} (28... Kg6 $1 29. Qe6+ Kg5 30. g4 Bd7 31. Qxd7 Kxh6 32. Kg3 Kg7 33. Qxb7 Rxf7 34. Qb2+ Kg8 35. Qb8+ Rf8 36. Qxa7 $14) 29. Qf6+ Kh5 30. Kf3 Bd7 $2 (30... Rhg8 $1 {The final try.} 31. Qf5+ Kh6 32. fxg8=Q Rxf5+ 33. Kg4 Bd7 34. Qd8 $16) 31. Kf4 h6 32. Qg7 $1 {Quiet, but deadly. g4+ now wins.} d4 33. g4+ Kh4 34. Qg6 Kh3 35. Qd3+ Kg2 36. Qe2+ 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1945.06.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Black "Rudakovsky, Iosif"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8250766393867"]
[EventDate "1945.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. f4 Qc7 10. Qe1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 Be6 13. f5 Bc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Bg5 Rfe8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Bd8 18. c3 b5 19. b3 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Rc8 21. Rf3 Kh8 22. f6 gxf6 23. Qh4 Rg8 24. Nxf6 Rg7 25. Rg3 Bxf6 26. Qxf6 Rcg8 27. Rd1 d5 28. Rxg7 Rxg7 29. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1945.06.25"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Ragozin, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7834695381048"]
[EventDate "1945.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Nh6 8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. Bxf7+ Kf8 10. dxe5 Qe7 11. Bd5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Qa3 Bb6 14. Nd2 Bc5 15. Qb2 c6 16. Bb3 b5 17. O-O Ke7 18. Nf3 Qg7 19. Kh1 Bd7 20. e5 Raf8 21. exd6+ Kxd6 22. Nd4 Kc7 23. Rad1 Bd6 24. Rfe1 Qg5 25. Be6 Rf6 26. Bxd7 Kxd7 27. a4 a6 28. axb5 cxb5 29. Qa2 Ra8 30. Nf3 Qc5 31. Ne5+ Kc7 32. Qa5+ Kc8 33. Nd3 Qh5 34. h3 Kb7 35. c4 Rf3 36. Nf4 Rxf4 37. Rxd6 Qf7 38. Qb6+ 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1945.07.01"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush"]
[Black "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7633230648917"]
[EventDate "1945.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. Nde2 a6 9. O-O b5 10. a3 Qc7 11. h3 Be7 12. Kh1 O-O 13. g4 Kh8 14. Ng3 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. g5 Ng8 17. f4 Bc6 18. Nce2 Bb5 19. Bd2 d5 20. Bc3 dxe4 21. Nh5 f6 22. Nxg7 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Kxg7 24. Bxe4 Nd5 25. Qh5 Rfd8 26. Rg1 Bc5 27. gxf6+ Kf8 28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 29. Bxh7+ Kf8 30. Qg6 Nxf6 31. Qxf6+ Qf7 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. Qg5+ Kd7 34. Qxc5 Qxh7 35. Rd1+ Ke8 36. Qc6+ Kf8 37. Bb4+ Kf7 38. Qc7+ Kg6 39. f5+ Kh6 40. Qf4+ Kg7 41. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1945.07.01"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush"]
[Black "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7633230648917"]
[EventDate "1945.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. Nde2 a6 9. O-O b5 10. a3 Qc7 11. h3 Be7 12. Kh1 O-O 13. g4 Kh8 14. Ng3 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. g5 Ng8 17. f4 Bc6 18. Nce2 Bb5 19. Bd2 d5 20. Bc3 dxe4 21. Nh5 f6 22. Nxg7 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Kxg7 24. Bxe4 Nd5 25. Qh5 Rfd8 26. Rg1 Bc5 27. gxf6+ Kf8 28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 29. Bxh7+ Kf8 30. Qg6 Nxf6 31. Qxf6+ Qf7 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. Qg5+ Kd7 34. Qxc5 Qxh7 35. Rd1+ Ke8 36. Qc6+ Kf8 37. Bb4+ Kf7 38. Qc7+ Kg6 39. f5+ Kh6 40. Qf4+ Kg7 41. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "USSR - USA Radio Match"]
[Site "Moscow RUS and New York USA"]
[Date "1945.09.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7632693755984"]
[EventDate "1945.09.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Nfd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 f4 16. f3 Ng3 17. hxg3 fxg3 18. Qd3 Bf5 19. Qxf5 Rxf5 20. Bxf5 Qh4 21. Bh3 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Qxe5 23. Bd2 Qxb2 24. Bf4 c5 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. Bxd5 Rd8 27. Rad1 c4 28. Bxg3 c3 29. Be5 b4 30. Bb3 Rd2 31. f4 h5 32. Rb1 Rf2 33. Rfe1 Qd2 34. Rbd1 Qb2 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Bg8+ Kg6 37. Rd6+ Kf5 38. Be6+ Kg6 39. Bd5+ Kh7 40. Be4+ Kg8 41. Bg6 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Corte, Cesar Juan"]
[Black "Bolbochan, Jacobo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8249428157450"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 d5 11. Bb5 Bxa1 12. Re1+ Be6 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Ne5 Qc8 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qxc6+ Kd8 17. Nxf7+ Bxf7 18. Be7# 1-0

[Event "Odessa"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Kogan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8111452369490"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Rad1 O-O 11. Rfe1 Qc7 12. h3 Rfd8 13. Nh2 b5 14. Rd3 a5 15. Rf3 b4 16. Rxf6 bxc3 17. Ng4 h5 18. Bh6 e5 19. Qe3 hxg4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Rf5 Be8 23. Rh5 f6 24. Rh4 Qc8 25. Qh8+ Kf7 26. Rh7+ Ke6 27. Qg7 Kd7 28. Re3 cxb2 29. Qxe7+ Kc6 30. Rc3+ Kb6 31. Rxc8 b1=Q+ 32. Kh2 Rd7 33. Qxe8 Rxh7 34. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "Baarn"]
[Site "Baarn"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wood"]
[Black "Devos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8251709913136"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]

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 O-O 12. Bb2 d4 13. Qc4 Re8 14. Nxd4 Qf6 15. Ra2 Be6 16. Nxe6 Qxf2+ 17. Kd1 Rxe6 18. Bc3 Rd8+ 19. Kc2 Qe3 20. h4 Rd2+ 21. Bxd2 Qxd2+ 22. Kb3 Nd4+ 23. Ka4 Qd1+ 24. Ka5 Ra6+ 25. Qxa6 Qa4+ 26. Kxa4 Nc3+ 27. Ka5 Nb3# 0-1

[Event "Molniya Sporting Society"]
[Site "Chelyabinsk URS"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gusev, Yuri S"]
[Black "Auerbach, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B72"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908133491749"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Nb3 Bg7 8. O-O Be6 9. f4 Rc8 10. f5 Bd7 11. g4 $2 {This is WAY too ambitious, but Black now needs to act to stop g5 or White's idea will be justified.} Ne5 $2 {Better was ...h6, ...h5, ...gxf5, or ...Qb6+. All stop g5 $1} 12. g5 $1 {gaining d5 for the knight.} Ng8 13. Nd5 $2 (13. f6 $1 {far better.} exf6 14. Qxd6 $16) 13... f6 $2 {This move buries Black's pieces on the kingside.} (13... gxf5 $1 $17 {Black's last chance at a good game. Black wilted in the face of White's aggression and is rightly punished.}) 14. Be3 b6 15. Nd4 Kf7 16. c3 $1 Qe8 17. Ne6 (17. Qb3 $1 $18 {This is more easily decisive.}) 17... Bxe6 18. fxe6+ Kf8 19. Nxf6 $6 {This isn't the cleanest, but it is good enough. It's a sham piece sacrifice.} Nxf6 (19... exf6 $2 {Black can't win a piece this way since the e5-knight is lost.} 20. Qxd6+ Qe7 21. Qxe5 $18) 20. gxf6 Bxf6 21. Bh6+ Kg8 22. Rxf6 $1 exf6 23. Qxd6 (23. Qd5 {This is a MUCH easier win.}) 23... Rc6 24. Qxe5 $3 {Without this move, the e6-pawn is lost. This is the only way to win, but the chess engine doesn't appreciate the winning power of this move that surrenders material, but buries the kingside.} fxe5 25. Rf1 Rc8 (25... Rxe6 $2 26. Bc4 $18) 26. Bd1 Rc4 27. Bb3 b5 28. Bxc4 $2 {Black can actually escape in this line, but it requires one accurate defense.} (28. a4 $3 {A brilliant win found by Vass on ChessPub's forums.} a6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Rf2 Qe7 31. Ba2 $3 Qa7 32. b4 $3 {The key to winning is to play this BEFORE capturing on c4 so that the b-pawn will be free to run up the board. Otherwise, White cannot make a winning passed pawn.} g5 33. Kf1 $1 $18 {Unpinning is the key to victory.} (33. Bxc4 $2 {Capturing too quickly allows a surprising stalemate defense.} bxc4 34. Kg2 Qxf2+ $3 {Now White must either allow stalemate or allow the black rook out of the corner.} 35. Kxf2 g4 36. b5 g3+ $1 $10 {It's now a stalemate draw $1})) 28... bxc4 29. b3 a5 $2 {Now White will push the c-pawns up the board. Black will capture one, and White will play Rf7 $1 which will totally bind Black up and generate zugzwang.} (29... cxb3 $1 30. axb3 a5 $1 $10 {Incredibly, White isn't able to break through here. Black's queen can just barely defend on the dark squares to stop White from pushing the passed pawn through. Other attempts will allow Black's queen to arrange counterplay by checking the white king with good timing.} (30... Qe7 $2 31. b4 a6 32. Kg2 Qe8 33. c4 Qe7 34. c5 $18)) 30. bxc4 Qe7 31. Kg2 Qa3 32. Rf2 Qe7 33. Rf1 g5 34. Rf5 g4 35. c5 Qd8 36. c6 Qe7 37. c7 {A beautiful win $1} 1-0

[Event "Helsinki"]
[Site "Helsinki FIN"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ragozin, Viacheslav"]
[Black "Solin, Ilmari"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8045300042327"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. g3 Nbd7 7. Bg2 e5 8. O-O c6 9. b3 Qa5 10. Bb2 Re8 11. d5 c5 12. Ne1 Nf8 13. Nd3 a6 14. a4 Bd7 15. Qd2 Ng4 16. h3 Nh6 17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 f5 19. Kh2 fxe4 20. b4 e3 21. Qc1 Qc7 22. Ne4 Bf5 23. bxc5 Bxe4 24. cxd6 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Qxc4 26. Rc1 Qxd5 27. Rc7 Ne6 28. Rxe4 Qxd6 29. Rxb7 Nf5 30. Qf6 Qxg3+ 31. Kh1 Neg7 32. Rg4 Qd6 33. Rxg7+ Kh8 34. Rh4 Nxh4 35. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "Hastings 1945/46"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1946.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Christoffel, Martin"]
[Black "Mieses, Jacques"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A35"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8247414887947"]
[EventDate "1945.12.28"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Bb7 8. e4 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. e5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Ne8 13. Qe4 Rc8 14. Bg5 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qe2 Rc6 17. Rad1 Qa8 18. Kg1 Re6 19. Qd3 Rd6 20. Qc2 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Qc6 22. b3 e6 23. Qd3 Ng4 24. Bf4 g5 25. f3 Qc5+ 26. Kg2 Qf2+ 27. Kh3 Qxh2+ 28. Kxg4 Rxf4+ 0-1

[Event "Prague-Moscow"]
[Site "Prague CSR"]
[Date "1946.03.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pachman, Ludek"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[Beauty "8247679402032"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Re8 9. e4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Re1 a5 12. Bb2 a4 13. Rc1 c6 14. Ba1 axb3 15. axb3 Qb6 16. h3 Nfd7 17. Rb1 Nf8 18. Kh2 h5 19. Re2 h4 20. Rd2 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Nxb3 23. Rxd6 Qxf2 24. Ra2 Qxg3+ 25. Kh1 Qxc3 26. Ra3 Bxh3 27. Rxb3 Bxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Qxc4 29. Rd4 Qe6 30. Rxb7 Ra8 31. Qe2 h3+ 0-1

[Event "Prague-Moscow"]
[Site "Prague CSR"]
[Date "1946.03.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zita, Frantisek"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8251211024453"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nbd7 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Re8 9. Bb2 c6 (9... e4 {This is very tempting and achieves more of a King's Indian Attack type of position as Fischer used to play with the White pieces. Bronstein has different structures in mind though.}) 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 $6 {a bit inaccurate as the queen can be chased away.} (11... Nc5 $1 {followed by ...Qb6 or various other moves is stronger.}) 12. Qd2 $6 {Now Bronstein's pieces all arrive on their best squares.} (12. Na4 $1 {retains the advantage by displacing the black queen.}) 12... Nc5 13. Rfe1 a5 $1 $15 {Other moves were also good, but activating the Ra8 is both sensible and threatening.} 14. Rab1 a4 15. Ba1 axb3 16. axb3 Ng4 $1 {Suddenly Bronstein opens up the DSB and threatens destruction on the long diagonal, the a7-f2 diagonal, and the a-file. The position is dire for Zita.} 17. h3 $2 {The losing mistake, missing Bronstein's combination.} (17. Red1 $1 {The best try, but the position is still poor.} Rxa1 $1 {anyway $1} 18. Rxa1 Nxb3 19. Nxb3 Qxb3 20. Rac1 Ne5 $17 {Black has excellent pieces and more than enough compensation for the exchange.} (20... Bh6 $6 21. Qc2)) 17... Rxa1 $3 {Beautiful if not too complex for a great player like Bronstein.} 18. Rxa1 Nxf2 $1 {The needed follow up. The knight cannot be captured.} 19. Re3 (19. Kxf2 Nxb3 $19) (19. Qxf2 Nd3 $19) 19... Nxh3+ 20. Kh2 Nf2 $1 {A pretty return to the square the knight came from. The tactics on the long diagonal still plague White and now ...Ng4+ is threatened. Bronstein wins more material quickly.} 21. Rf3 (21. Qxf2 Bxd4 $19) 21... Ncxe4 22. Qf4 Ng4+ 23. Kh1 f5 24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. Qxd6 Rxd4 26. Qb8 Rd8 27. Ra8 Be5 28. Qa7 Qb4 29. Qg1 Qf8 30. Bh3 Qh6 {The final zig-zag from b6-b4-f8-h6 is quite lovely and underscores Bronstein's control of the dark squares throughout the game. All defenses of the bishop on h3 are well met by ...Rd1 or ...Rd2 so Zita resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow-Prague"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1946.05.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kottnauer, Cenek"]
[Black "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251705931834"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 Qb6 13. fxg7 Bxg7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qe2 Nc5 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qg3 Kf6 20. Bf4 Ke7 21. Rac1 Ra7 22. Rfe1 Bd7 23. b4 Na6 24. Nxe6 Bxe6 25. Qxg7+ Rf7 26. Bg5+ Kd7 27. Qh8 Qb8 28. Qxd4+ 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch Semifinal East"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1946.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Bidev, Pavle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8247951768624"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d3 Nd7 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Bc2 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Nf1 Rad8 15. Ne3 Qd7 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Qc8 18. Bd2 Na4 19. d5 Nb8 20. Nf5 Bf6 21. Ng5 g6 22. Nxh7 Kxh7 23. Ne7 Bxe7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "1946.08.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lundin, Erik"]
[Black "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E95"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8248082040339"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Bf1 exd4 10. Nxd4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Na4 Qa5 14. b4 Qd8 15. Nc3 Ne5 16. f3 a5 17. b5 Nh5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qd2 Qh4 20. g3 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Bg2 Bh3 0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "1946.08.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Milan Vidmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[Beauty "6392119301134"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Qd7 6. Qxc4 Qc6 7. Nbd2 Qxc4 8. Nxc4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nfxd2 Nc6 11. e3 Nb4 12. Ke2 Bd7 13. Bg2 Bc6 14. f3 Nd7 15. a3 Nd5 16. e4 N5b6 17. Na5 Bb5+ 18. Ke3 O-O-O 19. Rhc1 Nb8 20. b3 Bd7 21. Bf1 Nc6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. a4 Be8 24. a5 Na8 25. a6 b6 26. b4 Kb8 27. Rc3 c6 28. Rac1 f6 29. Nb1 Bd7 30. Na3 Nc7 31. b5 Nxb5 32. Bxb5 cxb5 33. Rc7 Rc8 34. Rb7+ Ka8 35. Rxd7 Rxc1 36. Nxb5 Rhc8 37. Rxg7 h6 38. Rxa7+ Kb8 39. Rb7+ Ka8 40. Ra7+ Kb8 41. Rb7+ Ka8 42. g4 e5 43. d5 R1c5 44. Ra7+ Kb8 45. Rb7+ Ka8 46. Rxb6 Rb8 47. Rxb8+ Kxb8 48. a7+ Kb7 49. Nd6+ Kxa7 50. Ne8 Kb6 51. Nxf6 Rc3+ 52. Kf2 Rc7 53. h4 Rf7 54. Nh5 Kc7 55. g5 hxg5 56. hxg5 Rh7 57. Nf6 Rh2+ 58. Kg3 Rh1 59. Kg2 Rh8 60. g6 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "1946.08.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Steiner, Herman"]
[Black "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E69"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7631888457227"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 c6 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Nc2 Be6 13. Ne3 Qd7 14. Kh2 Qc7 15. Qc2 h5 16. h4 a5 17. f4 Bd7 18. Bd2 Re7 19. Kh1 Rae8 20. Nf1 Ng4 21. Nd1 f5 22. e5 dxe5 23. fxe5 Rxe5 24. Bf4 Rxe1 25. Bxc7 R8e2 26. Qxe2 Rxe2 27. Bxa5 Nd3 28. Rb1 f4 29. gxf4 Nxf4 30. Bf3 Bf5 31. Ra1 Bxb2 32. Nxb2 Rxb2 33. Bd2 Nd3 34. Kg1 Nge5 35. Be2 Nxc4 36. Bxd3 Bxd3 37. Bc3 Rc2 38. Bf6 Be4 39. Re1 Rg2+ 40. Kh1 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "1946.08.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Black "Kottnauer, Cenek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8248484724232"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O b5 8. Bf3 Ra7 9. Qe2 Rc7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. a4 bxa4 12. Nxa4 Bb7 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Qxa6 Qb8 16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Qxc6+ Nd7 18. Nc5 dxc5 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Rb6 21. Qxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "1946.09.04"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo"]
[Black "Lundin, Erik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Beauty "7767314143810"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Bf2 Rc8 13. Nb3 b5 14. Bf3 Na5 15. Nxa5 Qxa5 16. Kb1 b4 17. Ne2 e5 18. Nc1 O-O 19. Nd3 Rc4 20. a3 Qc7 21. Nxb4 a5 22. b3 axb4 23. bxc4 Rb8 24. Qd3 Be6 25. Be2 Qb7 26. axb4 Nxe4 27. Be1 d5 28. c3 dxc4 29. Qc2 Bf5 30. Kc1 Ng3 31. Bxg3 Bxc2 32. Kxc2 exf4 33. Bf3 Qc8 34. Bf2 Qf5+ 35. Kb2 Bxb4 36. cxb4 Rxb4+ 37. Kc3 Rb3+ 38. Kd2 Qe5 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1947.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rusakov, Jurij"]
[Black "Verlinsky, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[Beauty "8246471480840"]
[EventDate "1947.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 g5 6. Bg3 exd4 7. e5 dxc3 8. exf6 cxb2 9. Qe2+ Qe7 10. fxe7 Bg7 0-1

[Event "7th RSFSR championship"]
[Site "Kuybyshev URS"]
[Date "1947.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Black "Suetin, Alexey S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251705923134"]
[EventDate "1947.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bc4 a6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 Qa5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. exd6 Qe5+ 12. Kf1 Qxd6 13. Qf3 f5 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. g4 fxg4 16. Qxg4 Bb7 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Be7 19. Ne4 Bc8 20. Nf6+ Kf8 21. Rd7 Bxd7 22. Nxd7+ Ke8 23. Nf6+ Kd8 24. Ke2 Qd6 25. Rd1 Qxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Bxf6 27. Qxf6+ Kc7 28. Qe7+ Kb6 29. c4 1-0

[Event "ENG-CSR"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1947.06.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Foltys, Jan"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B73"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7563437415443"]
[EventDate "1947.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. f4 Bd7 12. Rad1 Kh8 13. h3 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Rfe1 Qe8 16. Nd5 Qf7 17. c4 Rac8 18. Nf3 h6 19. c5 e6 20. Nc3 d5 21. Nb5 Rb8 22. b4 Bf6 23. Nd6 Qg7 24. b5 Nd8 25. Bd4 Nf7 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Nxf7+ Qxf7 28. Ne5 Qg7 29. Qd4 Kh7 30. c6 Rg8 31. Rd2 bxc6 32. Qxa7 Rbd8 33. bxc6 Bc8 34. Qxg7+ Kxg7 35. Rb1 Ba6 36. Rb6 Ra8 37. Rdb2 Kf6 38. Rxa6 Rxa6 39. Rb7 Rg7 40. c7 Ra8 41. Rb8 Rg8 42. Rxa8 1-0

[Event "Hilversum Zonal"]
[Site "Hilversum NED"]
[Date "1947.07.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo"]
[Black "Theo Daniel Van Scheltinga"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8250229532707"]
[EventDate "1947.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bb6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Re1 O-O 9. b4 a6 10. Na3 Kh8 11. Nc2 Nd8 12. Be3 Nxe4 13. dxe5 d5 14. Qxd5 Nxc3 15. Qd3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Qxb4 17. Rac1 Nb5 18. Ng5 g6 19. Nd5 Qa3 20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Rc3 Qa5 22. e6 Nxe6 23. Rxe6 Bxe6 24. Qd4+ f6 25. Nxf6 Qb6 26. Qe5 Qd6 27. Rxc7 1-0

[Event "Parnu"]
[Site "Parnu URS"]
[Date "1947.08.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Black "Kasparian, Genrikh Moiseevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C71"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[Beauty "4953296881754"]
[EventDate "1947.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. b3 Rfe8 13. Bb2 Bf8 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Rfe1 c6 16. h3 b5 17. Re3 Re6 18. Ne2 Qe8 19. e5 Nd7 20. exd6 bxc4 21. bxc4 c5 22. Qf4 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Qe6 24. Ng3 Nb6 25. Ne4 Nxc4 26. Qg5 Qxe4 27. Qxd8 Nxb2 28. Rf1 Qxe3+ 29. Kh1 Qd3 30. d7 Qxf1+ 31. Kh2 Qf4+ 32. Kh1 g6 33. Qa8 Kg7 34. d8=Q Bd6 35. g3 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qd2+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 Qxg3+ 39. Kf1 Qxh3+ 40. Qg2 Qf5+ 41. Qf2 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qe4+ 43. Qf3 Qe6 44. Qc3+ Be5 45. Qxc5 Qg4+ 46. Kf1 Qh3+ 47. Ke2 Qg2+ 48. Qf2 Qc6 49. Qe3 Nc4 50. Qf3 Qb5 51. Qb3 Qc6 52. Qf3 Qb5 53. Qb3 Qc5 54. Qdd3 Nb6 55. Qd8 Bd4 56. Kd3 Bf6 57. Qdxb6 Qf5+ 58. Ke2 Qg4+ 59. Kf1 Bd4 60. Qb7 Qg1+ 61. Ke2 Qf2+ 62. Kd3 h5 63. Q7d5 Ba1 64. Qd1 Bf6 65. Q1f3 Qb6 66. Qc4 Qb1+ 67. Ke2 Qb2+ 68. Kf1 Qb1+ 69. Kg2 Qb2+ 70. Kh3 Qb6 71. Qfd5 Qa7 72. Qcc5 Qb8 73. Qcc4 Qa7 74. Qcc5 Qb8 75. Qcc6 Qb2 76. Qc7 Qa3+ 77. Kg2 Qb2+ 78. Kh3 Qa3+ 79. Qb3 Qf8 80. Qd7 a5 81. Kg2 a4 82. Qbxa4 Be5 83. Qc4 h4 84. a4 h3+ 85. Qxh3 Qd8 86. Qf3 Qg5+ 87. Kf1 Qe7 88. a5 Ba1 89. a6 1-0

[Event "Portsmouth"]
[Site "Portsmouth ENG"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maczynski"]
[Black "Pratten, Wilfred Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8246630614618"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bb6 7. b4 Bg4 8. a4 a5 9. b5 Nd8 10. Ba3 f6 11. Ra2 Ne6 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Qd5 Bxf3 14. Qxb7 Qg5 15. Qxa8+ Ke7 16. g3 Nf4 17. Re1 Qh5 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Qxh8 Qxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Ng4+ 21. Kg1 Nh3+ 22. Kf1 Nh2# 0-1

[Event "Salzburg"]
[Site "Salzburg AUT"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rossolimo, Nicolas"]
[Black "Romanenko, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8247817599496"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nd4 7. e5 Ng8 8. d3 Nxb5 9. Nxb5 a6 10. Nd6+ exd6 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. exd6+ Kf8 13. Re8+ Kxe8 14. Qe2+ Kf8 15. Be7+ Ke8 16. Bd8+ Kxd8 17. Ng5 1-0

[Event "New York"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Siff, Boris"]
[Black "Kashdan, Isaac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E36"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8180306081318"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Be7 $6 {Kashdan LOVED bishops and was known to try hard to retain them. This is a great example as the move loses time a bit needlessly.} (5... Bxc3+ {is fine for Black.}) 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 c6 8. h3 O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Nf8 12. Ne5 Bd6 13. O-O Ne6 $6 (13... Ng6 {This is a much more harmonious move and is close to equal.}) 14. Bh2 g6 15. Nf3 $2 {A very unnecessary retreat.} (15. f4 $1 $16 {In the style of Pillsbury. This would have given Siff a big advantage, but it also makes the game sharper and more complex.}) 15... Ng7 $1 {A great positional idea to know. This move intends ...Bf5, exchanging Black's bad bishop for White's good bishop.} 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfc1 Bf5 18. Nd2 $2 {Another fairly passive move from Siff.} Re7 19. b4 Rae8 20. Rab1 {Kashdan has improved his pieces to the max, but where does he go from here $2 Will he just get pressed on the queenside now $2} Bxh3 $3 {A FANTASTIC conception. Kashdan offers a bishop with the clear intention of doubling down with a rook sacrifice on the next turn. Siff's pieces are so clustered on the queenside that he struggles to defend. In all lines, Kashdan has at least a draw, and it is on Siff to find the proper way to a draw - a difficult task.} 21. gxh3 Rxe3 $3 {The only valid followup. Capturing the rook concedes the g3 square. Siff must decline.} 22. Bf1 $1 (22. fxe3 $2 Qg3+ 23. Kf1 Rxe3 24. Be2 Ne6 25. Nd1 Nf4 $1 26. Nxe3 Nxh3 {mate cannot be avoided on either f2 or g1. Glorious.} 27. Ng4 Qg1#) 22... Nf5 $1 {The rook sacrifice is offered again, and Siff's best chance is now to take the rook.} 23. fxe3 Qg3+ 24. Bg2 (24. Kh1 $1 {This is a bit easier. Kashdan is attacking on the dark squares. The king is safest on a light square.} Rxe3 25. Bg2 Rxc3 $1 26. Qxc3 Ne3 27. Bf1 Nfg4 $1 28. hxg4 Qh4+ {is a perpetual check.}) 24... Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 $2 {The losing move. The knights now finish the game on their own.} (25. Kh2 $1 {Kashdan has a perpetual here, but by denying him a knight check on g3 to gain a tempo, Siff can force him to take a perpetual.} Qf4+ 26. Kg1) (25. Kf1 Ng3#) 25... Ng3+ 26. Kh2 Qf4 27. Nf3 (27. Kg1 Re2 $1 $19 28. Nxe2 Nxe2+ 29. Kh1 Ng4 $3 $19) (27. Re1 Ng4+ $3 {a very pretty mating idea, clearing the h-file for the coming mate.} 28. hxg4 Ne2+ 29. Kh1 Qh6+ 30. Bh3 Qxh3#) 27... Re2 $3 {Beautiful $1 The rook is sacrificed and Kashdan either gains the second rank OR eliminates the knight on c3 that was defending the checkmating pattern that the knights intend.} 28. Nxe2 Nxe2+ 29. Kh1 Nh5 (29... Ne4 {is equally good.}) 30. Qd2 {Can you see Kashdan's mate now $2} (30. Bf1 {trying to give the king one light square to flee to.} Qxf3+ 31. Bg2 Nhg3+ 32. Kh2 Qf4 {Is back to the same mating idea.}) (30. Qxe2 Ng3+ 31. Kg1 Nxe2+ 32. Kf2 Nxc1 $19) 30... Nhg3+ 31. Kh2 Nf1+ 32. Kh1 Qh2+ $3 {reset the counter.} 33. Nxh2 Nfg3# 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "The Hague NED"]
[Date "1948.03.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E28"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8248237261322"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Re8 7. Ne2 e5 8. Ng3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. f3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nb6 13. Bb2 exd4 14. e4 Be6 15. Rc1 Re7 16. Qxd4 Qc7 17. c5 dxc5 18. Rxc5 Qf4 19. Bc1 Qb8 20. Rg5 Nbd7 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Nh5+ Kg6 23. Qe3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Hague NLD/Moscow RUS"]
[Date "1948.04.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7973204142110"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]

1. d4 {Notes by International Grandmaster Raymond Keene from "Battle of Bonn", ISBN-13: 978-1-906661-01-4, 2008. --- Traditionally, the title of world champion is decided by a mano a mano battle between the world's two top players. This format was recognised even in the early matches between Staunton and St Amant and Morphy and Anderssen which predate the widely accepted year [1886] from which the Championship officially emanates. The sole expection to this rule hitherto was 1948 when Alekhine's death as incumbent caused an interregnum which necessitated a five man match tournament to decide the destination of the title. The Soviet iron man Mikhail Botvinnik won easily, ahead of Vassily Smyslov, Paul Keres, Sammy Reshevsky and in last place the former world champion Dr Max Euwe. Botvinnik raced away with the tournament making a clear plus score against all his rivals. He considered the following to be his best game.} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 Qb6 13. fxg7 Bxg7 14. O-O Nc5 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Re1 Rd8 17. Rc1 Rd5 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Rxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 f6 22. Qg3 fxe5 23. Qg7 Rf8 24. Rc7 Qxc7 25. Qxc7 Bd5 26. Qxe5 d3 27. Qe3 Bc4 28. b3 Rf7 29. f3 Rd7 30. Qd2 e5 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Ke3 Ke6 34. Qb4 Rc7 35. Kd2 Rc6 36. a4 {Black resigns. Almost 60 years after this game was played, eight grandmasters assembled in Mexico City where they were once again to decide the undisputed World Championship by means of a tournament. This circumstance reflected the resolution of the schism that had arisen in the chess world in 1993 and also the confusion surrounding Kasparov’s retirement from world chess. The chosen ones were: world champion Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Leko, Alexander Grischuk, Lev Aronian and Boris Gelfand. From this crucible, Anand emerged victorious, and FIDE claimed that from 2008, the Championship would revert to its traditional match format.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Hague NLD/Moscow RUS"]
[Date "1948.04.18"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7560350400521"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. Be3 d6 11. O-O Na5 12. Ng3 Ba6 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. f4 f5 15. Rae1 g6 16. Rd1 Qf7 17. e5 Rc8 18. Rfe1 dxe5 19. dxe5 Ng7 20. Nf1 Rfd8 21. Bf2 Nh5 22. Bg3 Qe8 23. Ne3 Qa4 24. Qa2 Nxg3 25. hxg3 h5 26. Be2 Kf7 27. Kf2 Qb3 28. Qxb3 Nxb3 29. Bd3 Ke7 30. Ke2 Na5 31. Rd2 Rc7 32. g4 Rcd7 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Red1 h4 35. Ke1 Nb3 36. Nd5+ exd5 37. Bxf5 Nxd2 38. Rxd2 dxc4 39. Bxd7 Rxd7 40. Rf2 Ke6 41. Rf3 Rd3 42. Ke2 0-1

[Event "Saltsjöbaden Interzonal"]
[Site "Stockholm SWE"]
[Date "1948.07.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Andre Lilienthal"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8249826884666"]
[EventDate "1948.07.16"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 b6 8. Ne2 O-O 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O d6 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Bb7 13. Bf4 f5 14. exf6 e5 15. fxg7 Rxf4 16. Nxf4 exf4 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kxg7 19. Rad1 Qf6 20. Rd7+ Kf8 21. Rxb7 Nd8 22. Rd7 Nf7 23. Qd5 Rb8 24. Re1 f3 25. Re3 1-0

[Event "Venice"]
[Site "Venice ITA"]
[Date "1948.10.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Beauty "7493912692310"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 $6 {An overly slow set-up, but it takes good play from Tartakower to punish this delay.} (4... Nf6 {is the normal and strong move. Euwe is innovating but not successfully.}) 5. d4 Qe7 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Re1 O-O 9. Na3 $1 {The knight will be strong on c4.} Nd8 $2 {Why $2 I don't know...} 10. Bf1 Ne8 11. Nc4 {threatening the e5-pawn.} f6 12. a4 $1 {This wins a pawn since the only means of avoiding a5 trapping the bishop allow the following tactic.} c6 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Qb3+ Ne6 15. Qxb6 {Up to this point, the game has gone entirely Tartakower's way. Now he drifts while Euwe gets to work.} g5 16. Bc4 h6 17. h4 Kh7 18. hxg5 $6 {h4 was already a step in the wrong direction, but opening the h-file is a big mistake.} hxg5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Be3 Rh8 21. g3 Kg6 22. Kg2 $4 {The losing mistake, but of course, it's not hard to miss the following tactics which now suddenly arise.} Nf4+ $3 {BOOM $1 You can simply never let your guard down in chess.} 23. gxf4 Bh3+ 24. Kg3 exf4+ 25. Bxf4 Qd7 $3 {Likely this move was missed. Instead of capturing on f4, Euwe threatens mate first which pushes back Tartakower's knight.} 26. Nh2 gxf4+ 27. Kxf4 Rh4+ 28. Ke3 Bg2 {threatening h2 and e4. There's one way to defend both.} 29. Nf3 Rxe4+ $3 {Fantastic $1 A full-on king hunt is initiated.} 30. Kxe4 Nd6+ 31. Kd3 Qf5+ 32. Kd4 Qf4+ (32... Qxf3 $1 {This is stronger. The white king should be kept in the center. This is more important than winning material for now.}) 33. Kd3 Qxc4+ $6 {This allows White some chances to defend, but the position is still difficult.} (33... Qf5+ {reverts to the prior line.}) 34. Kc2 Bxf3 35. b3 Be4+ 36. Kb2 Qd3 37. Rg1+ (37. Rec1 $1 {is very passive, but everything is defended now, and Black must work for the win.}) 37... Kf7 38. Rac1 $2 {As it turns out, the rook had to remain passive to defend a4. Euwe now seizes his tactical opportunity.} (38. Rgc1 Nb5 $3 39. Qxb7+ (39. Qe3 $19) 39... Ke6 $19) 38... Qd2+ 39. Ka3 Nc4+ $3 {BOOMx2} 40. bxc4 Rxa4+ $3 {BOOMx3} 41. Kxa4 Qa2+ 42. Kb4 Qb2+ {The king can go to a5 when Euwe mates with ...Qa3, or it can go to c5 when Euwe wins the queen with ...Qxf2+, a skewer. Such being the case, Tartakower resigned.} 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1948.11.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Andre Lilienthal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7628398792199"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. Nc3 d6 10. Nd5 Na5 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. d3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Nd7 14. Qd2 f5 15. Qg5 Qf7 16. Qxf5 Qxf5 17. exf5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rxf5 19. f4 exf4 20. Re7 Ne5 21. Rxc7 Re8 22. h4 Nf3+ 23. Kg2 Nxh4+ 24. Kh3 Ng6 25. Kg4 Rf6 26. Rxa6 Ne5+ 27. Kh3 Rh6+ 28. Kg2 Rg6+ 29. Kh3 Rf8 30. Re7 Rg1 31. Rxd6 Nf3 32. Bxf4 Rxf4 33. Rd8+ Rf8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Re3 Nd4 36. c3 Nxb3 37. Re5 Nc1 38. Re3 Rd1 39. d4 b4 40. Kg3 b3 0-1

[Event "Soviet Junior Qualifiers"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1949.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Avtonomov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D28"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8251034837001"]
[EventDate "1949.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Nc3 b5 9. Bb3 cxd4 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. exd4 Nb4 12. d5 Nbxd5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nd4 Kf8 18. Nf5 h5 19. Rxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxe7+ Kg8 21. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Riga"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1949.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Zilber, Josif"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182050860122"]
[EventDate "1949.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qh5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Ne4 Nge7 9. Bg5 Qg4 10. Qd3 b6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Bf6 Qf4+ 13. Kb1 gxf6 14. g3 Qh6 15. g4 Qf4 16. g5 fxg5 17. Nfxg5 Ng6 18. h4 Nb4 19. Qh3 e5 20. Qg2 Bf5 21. h5 Kg7 22. hxg6 h6 23. Bxf7 Rxf7 24. gxf7 hxg5 25. Nxg5 Qxf2 26. Ne6+ Kxf7 27. Qg7+ Kxe6 28. Rh6+ Bg6 29. Qxg6+ Ke7 30. Rh7+ Kf8 31. Qg7+ Ke8 32. Qd7+ Kf8 33. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "URS"]
[Site "URS"]
[Date "1949.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Evseev, Nikolay Petrovich"]
[Black "Salomon Flohr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8251709921344"]
[EventDate "1949.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 c5 10. c3 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. f4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qxg4 Qd4+ 17. Kh1 Rac8 18. Nh5 g6 19. Qh3 Rh8 20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. Qe3 Rc2 22. Qg3 Qd3 23. Qxd3 Rxg2 24. Ng4 Rgxh2+ 0-1

[Event "Riga"]
[Site "Riga URS"]
[Date "1949.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Leonov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8250497988617"]
[EventDate "1949.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. h3 h6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. c3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. f4 Nxe5 14. fxe5 Nh7 15. Qh5 Re7 16. Na3 a6 17. Nc2 Qd7 18. Ne3 Qe8 19. Rf6 Qf8 20. Rf4 Bd7 21. Ng4 Be8 22. Nf6+ Nxf6 23. exf6 Rc7 24. fxg7 Kxg7 25. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow-Budapest"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1949.04.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Beauty "7907861077024"]
[EventDate "1949.??.??"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. d3 a5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. e3 g6 7. Bd2 Bg7 8. b4 axb4 9. axb4 Rxa1 10. Qxa1 O-O 11. Qa7 Qe7 12. e4 c6 13. Be2 d5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Qa4 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qb5 Qd6 20. Rc1 h6 21. Ne1 Rd8 22. Bf3 Nf6 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Rc6 Qd7 25. Qc4 Ra8 26. Qc1 b5 27. h3 Kh7 28. Qc5 Nf4 29. Rc7 Qf5 30. Qc6 Ra1 31. Qe4 Nxd3 32. Qxf5 Nxe1 33. Kf1 Nc2+ 34. Bc1 Rxc1+ 35. Ke2 Nd4+ 36. Kd2 Nb3+ 0-1

[Event "Southsea"]
[Site "Southsea ENG"]
[Date "1949.04.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rossolimo, Nicolas"]
[Black "Wallis, Philip Norman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7904350439001"]
[EventDate "1949.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nb4 9. Bb1 b5 10. O-O a5 11. f4 g6 12. g4 h5 13. f5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bc5+ 15. Kg2 hxg4 16. f6 Bb7 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. Nb3 d4+ 19. Be4 Bxe4+ 20. Nxe4 Qxe5 21. Qxg4 Qxh2+ 22. Kf3 Nd3 23. Bf4 Rh3+ 24. Bg3 Ne5+ 25. Kf4 Nxg4 26. Bxh2 Nxh2 27. Nbxc5 Nxf1 28. Rxf1 Rd8 29. Kg4 Rh5 30. Nb7 Rb8 31. Nbd6+ Kf8 32. Ng5 e5 33. Ndxf7 e4 34. Ne5 Rxg5+ 35. Kxg5 e3 36. Rh1 Kg8 37. Kxg6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Vilnius LTU"]
[Date "1949.05.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kirillov, Vladimir Grigorevic"]
[Black "Semyon Abramovich Furman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8249428210700"]
[EventDate "1949.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 b4 8. Bd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc4 c5 13. dxc6 dxc6 14. Qxc6 Ra7 15. Qf3 Rc7 16. d3 Bb7 17. Qd1 Bd6 18. Nd2 Re8 19. Nc4 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rc6 23. Bf4 Qxf4 24. Rh1 Rf6 25. Rh2 Rg6+ 26. Kh1 Re1+ 27. Qxe1 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1949.05.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Lisitsin, Georgy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7837644257814"]
[EventDate "1949.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nd7 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 f5 7. O-O Ngf6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. gxf4 O-O 12. Na4 Nb6 13. Nc5 Qd6 14. Ne5 Rb8 15. a4 Na8 16. a5 Bd7 17. Rfc1 Bb5 18. e3 Rfc8 19. Ra3 Rc7 20. Rc3 Qe7 21. Bf1 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Rbc8 23. Qb3 Ne8 24. Nxb7 Rxb7 25. Qxb7 Qxb7 26. Rxc8 Kf8 27. Rb8 Qe7 28. Rxa8 g6 29. Rcc8 Kg7 30. Rxe8 Qc7 31. Rec8 Qb7 32. Rab8 Qa7 33. Rh8 Qe7 34. Rbg8+ Kh6 35. Rxg6+ Kh5 36. Rg3 Kh4 37. Nf3+ Kh5 38. Rhg8 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1949.10.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolsky, Alexey"]
[Black "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7697386743848"]
[EventDate "1949.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 e5 8. Qd3 Nf6 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Nc4 Rd8 13. Ne3 Be6 14. c4 Rab8 15. Qc2 Rb7 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. b3 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Nd7 20. h4 f6 21. Ne1 Nc5 22. Nd3 Qa7 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Qe2 Bf8 25. Qh5 Kh7 26. Ng4 Bg7 27. Ne3 a5 28. Qf3 a4 29. bxa4 Ra8 30. Nf5 Bf8 31. Rb1 Rf7 32. a5 Rxa5 33. Rb8 d5 34. Qh5 d4 35. Rdb1 Rd7 36. Nxh6 Bxh6 37. Rh8+ Kxh8 38. Qxh6+ Rh7 39. Qxf6+ Rg7 40. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "1950.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nelin"]
[Black "Lipnitsky, Isaak"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8247276766218"]
[EventDate "1950.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Ne5 Bd7 9. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Bxc6 11. Qb3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 O-O 13. f3 e5 14. d5 Bd7 15. Qxc7 e4 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Qxd7 e3 18. Qa4 Rxc3 19. Rd1 Rfc8 20. g3 Rc1 21. Bh3 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qc3+ 23. Kf1 Qd2 24. Kg2 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Skopje, Yugoslavia"]
[Site "Skopje, Yugoslavia"]
[Date "1950.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Huber"]
[Black "Bozic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D95"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8249159748669"]
[EventDate "1950.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. Ng5 e6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Nxe6 Qe7 11. Nxc7+ Kh8 12. Nxa8 Ng4 13. h3 Nxf2 14. Rf1 Qh4 15. Ke2 Nc5 16. dxc5 Bg4+ 17. hxg4 Qxg4+ 18. Kd2 Qxg2 19. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 20. Kd3 Qf1+ 21. Ke4 Rd2 22. Qd5 Qg2+ 23. Kf4 Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "10th RSFSR Ch"]
[Site "Gorky URS"]
[Date "1950.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Black "Kamishov, Mikhail Pavlovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247276747323"]
[EventDate "1950.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Ne2 Qb6 6. d4 c5 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Ned4 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Qxb5 13. Re1 Nf6 14. Bg5 e6 15. c4 Qa5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Qh5+ Ke7 19. cxd5 e5 20. f4 Qxd5 21. fxe5 f5 22. e6 Kf6 23. h4 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Qxe6 25. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1950.11.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alatortsev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A54"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8251437483049"]
[EventDate "1950.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd2 g6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bd3 Ng4 10. Nf3 Nge5 11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Nd4 13. Bd1 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Ne2 Nxe2 16. Bxe2 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Qg5 18. g3 Rae8 19. O-O Bh3 20. f4 Bxf1 21. fxg5 Rxe2 22. Qc3 Bg2 23. Qd3 Bf3 24. Rf1 Rg2+ 25. Kh1 Bc6 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Qf1+ Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "Hastings 1950/51"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1950.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Barden, Leonhard William"]
[Black "Adams, Weaver Warren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C57"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8250632187963"]
[EventDate "1950.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. c3 Be7 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Qf3+ Ke6 10. Qe4 Bf8 11. O-O Nce7 12. f4 c6 13. fxe5 Kd7 14. Be2 Ke8 15. c4 Nc7 16. Nc3 Be6 17. Bg5 Qd7 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. d5 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 cxd5 22. cxd5 Bd7 23. e6 Bb5 24. Qf4 Kd8 25. Bxb5 Nxb5 26. Nxb5 Qxb5 27. d6 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1951.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lutikov, Anatoly S"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C35"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8247012235333"]
[EventDate "1951.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxe4 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Ne5+ Ke6 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Qg4+ Kxe5 10. d4+ Kxd4 11. c3+ Ke5 12. Bxf4+ Kxe4 13. Qf3+ Kf5 14. Bxc7+ Kg6 15. Bxd8 Rxd8 16. O-O Nc6 17. Qg3+ Kh6 18. Rf7 g5 19. h4 Rg8 20. Raf1 Be6 21. hxg5+ Rxg5 22. Qh4+ Rh5 23. R1f6+ Bxf6 24. Qxf6# 1-0

[Event "Simultaneous Display"]
[Site "Kazan, USSR"]
[Date "1951.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Black "Lusikal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8250770325594"]
[EventDate "1951.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. d5 Qa5 9. Qa4 Qxc3+ 10. Ke2 Bd7 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Bxc6 Rd8 13. Qb3 Qxa1 14. Bb2 Qb1 15. Nf3 Qxh1 16. Ne5 e6 17. Bxd7+ Rxd7 18. Qb8+ Rd8 19. Qb5+ Ke7 20. Qb7+ Kf6 21. Qxf7+ Kg5 22. Nf3+ Kh5 23. g4+ Kxg4 24. Qxe6+ Kf4 25. Be5+ Kxe4 26. Ng5# 1-0

[Event "GER-ch U20"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "1951.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bialas, Wolfram"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8247146458675"]
[EventDate "1951.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. exf6 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Nxf6 12. O-O O-O 13. a3 Bd6 14. b4 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bc3 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Ng4+ 19. Kg3 Rxf2 20. Bd2 Ne3 21. Rxf2 Qd6+ 22. Kf3 Bg4+ 23. Kxe3 Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "Botvinnik - Bronstein World Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1951.05.08"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[Beauty "6597472419846"]
[EventDate "1951.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nh3 Bxh3 8. Bxh3 Nc6 9. Bg2 e6 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd2 Rc8 12. O-O Nd7 13. Ne2 Qb6 14. Bc3 Rfd8 15. Nf4 Nf6 16. Qb3 Ne4 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Be1 Na5 19. Nd3 Bf8 20. f3 Nd6 21. Bf2 Bh6 22. Rac1 Nac4 23. Rfe1 Na5 24. Kf1 Bg7 25. g4 Nc6 26. b3 Nb5 27. Ke2 Bf8 28. a4 Nc7 29. Bg3 Na6 30. Bf1 f6 31. Red1 Na5 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rc1 Rxc1 34. Nxc1 Ba3 35. Kd1 Bxc1 36. Kxc1 Nxb3+ 37. Kc2 Na5 38. Kc3 Kf7 39. e4 f5 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Bd3 Kg6 42. Bd6 Nc6 43. Bb1 Kf6 44. Bg3 fxe4 45. fxe4 h6 46. Bf4 h5 47. exd5 exd5 48. h4 Nab8 49. Bg5+ Kf7 50. Bf5 Na7 51. Bf4 Nbc6 52. Bd3 Nc8 53. Be2 Kg6 54. Bd3+ Kf6 55. Be2 Kg6 56. Bf3 N6e7 57. Bg5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Baku URS"]
[Date "1951.06.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Andre Lilienthal"]
[Black "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A54"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8249558472737"]
[EventDate "1951.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 exd4 6. Nxd4 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Nc5 10. b4 Ne6 11. Nb3 Nd7 12. Bb2 Ne5 13. Na5 Nd4 14. Na4 c5 15. a3 Bg4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. h3 Be6 18. c5 b5 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Nxb6 Qa6 22. Na4 Bxh3 23. Rc1 d3 24. exd3 Qa8 25. f3 Ng4 26. Nc4 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Qd5 28. Rc2 Bxf1 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1951.11.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Oleg Leonidovich Moiseev"]
[Black "Simagin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8251705929302"]
[EventDate "1951.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Be3 f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Qc2 Na6 12. g3 Nb4 13. Qb3 a5 14. O-O-O f4 15. gxf4 Bf5 16. Ne1 exf4 17. Bd4 Kh8 18. a3 c5 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. axb4 axb4 21. Nb5 Ra1+ 22. Kd2 f3 23. Nc2 Bxc2 24. Kxc2 fxe2 25. Rxa1 Qg6+ 26. Kd2 Bh6+ 27. Qe3 Rxf2 28. Rhe1 Bxe3+ 29. Kxe3 Qg3+ 30. Kd2 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1951.12.13"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Novotelnov, Nikolay Alexandrovi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7563034794001"]
[EventDate "1951.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. e3 Nf8 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rab1 Nh5 13. b4 Nxg3 14. hxg3 a6 15. Rfc1 Bd6 16. a4 Qf6 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Bg4 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Nh2 Be6 21. Rb6 Bd7 22. Nf3 Qd8 23. Rcb1 Qe7 24. Na4 Reb8 25. Rb7 Rxb7 26. Rxb7 Rb8 27. Ra7 Qd8 28. Nc5 Be8 29. Qa4 Qb6 30. Nd7 Bxd7 31. Rxd7 Bc7 32. Ng5 Nf8 33. Rxf7 h6 34. Qd1 hxg5 35. Qh5 Bd6 36. Rf3 Qb7 37. e4 Qe7 38. e5 Bc7 39. g4 Rb4 40. Rxf8+ Kxf8 41. Qh8+ Kf7 42. Bg6+ 1-0

[Event "Riga"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich"]
[Black "Georgy Ilivitsky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8246630572074"]
[EventDate "1952.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 b5 11. a3 Nbd7 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Nh4 Bd8 14. Kh1 Nc5 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Nf5 Nh5 17. Qh4 Nf4 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxf4 exf4 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Bf6 Bxf6 22. e5 Nxd3 23. exf6 Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Nh3+ 25. Kf1 Bc4+ 26. Ne2 Bxe2+ 27. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Training Match Tournament"]
[Site "Gagra"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8247029277268"]
[EventDate "1952.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Nbd2 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nc6 8. h3 d6 9. Nc4 b5 10. Ne3 b4 11. d5 bxc3 12. dxc6 cxb2 13. Rb1 Ne4 14. Bd3 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Ba6 16. Nc4 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 Nc3 18. Qd2 Qa4 19. Bd3 Nxb1 20. Bxb1 Rfc8 21. g3 Rxc6 22. Kg2 Rac8 23. Bh6 Rc1 24. Bxg7 Rxh1 25. Kxh1 Rc1+ 26. Kg2 Rxb1 27. Qh6 Qd1 28. g4 Qh1+ 29. Kg3 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "Saltsjobaden Interzonal"]
[Site "Saltsjobaden"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Black "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E72"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705929226"]
[EventDate "1952.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{E72: King's Indian: 4 e4 d6 g3} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. g3 (5. Nf3 O-O $14) 5... O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nge2 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nc2 (9. Nxc6 $5 bxc6 10. Qa4 $11) 9... Be6 10. b3 {Covers c4} Qd7 11. O-O Bh3 12. f3 {Consolidates g4} Bxg2 13. Kxg2 a6 {Controls b5} 14. Bb2 Na7 15. Qd2 b5 16. Ne3 c6 {Prevents intrusion on d5} 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Ne2 Qc7 19. Bc3 Qe7 20. Nd4 Ne8 21. Ndf5 (21. Rfe1 $5 $14) 21... gxf5 $11 22. Nxf5 Qc7 (22... Qb7 23. Nxg7 Nxg7 24. Bf6 $16) 23. Nxg7 (23. Ba5 $142 $5 Qd7 24. Bxd8 (24. Nxg7 $6 Nxg7 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 $11) 24... Qxd8 25. c5 $18) 23... Nxg7 $11 24. Bf6 {The mate threat is Qg5} Kh8 (24... Ne6 $142 $5 $11 {should not be overlooked} 25. f4 Ng7 26. f5 Kh8 27. Qh6 Rg8 28. Rf4 d5 29. Qxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rh4+ Nh5 31. Rxh5#) 25. Qg5 {Threatening mate... how?} (25. Bxd8 $6 Rxd8 (25... Qxd8 $143 26. Qxd6 Qxd6 27. Rxd6 $16) 26. cxb5 axb5 $11) 25... Rg8 26. h4 (26. Bxd8 $6 Rxd8 (26... Qxd8 $143 27. Qf4 $16) 27. c5 Nc8 $11) 26... Rde8 27. h5 {Threatening mate: h6} Re5 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Qf6 Nc8 30. h6 Ne7 31. Rd2 (31. Rd2 bxc4 32. Rd6 $18) (31. Rd6 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qxd6 32. hxg7+ Rxg7 33. Qxd6 Ng8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1952.03.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Golombek, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "6599083035656"]
[EventDate "1952.03.03"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. Nf3 cxb2 8. Bxb2 d5 9. c5 b6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. Bxg7 Nxb4 14. Qb1 Rg8 15. c6 Nxc6 16. Qxh7 Nf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxg8+ Kd7 19. Ne5+ Nxe5 20. Qxa8 Nf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxa1+ 22. Ke2 Qb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1952.03.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gereben, Erno"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7629472550451"]
[EventDate "1952.03.03"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nc6 7. g4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 e5 9. Qd3 Be7 10. Bg2 Be6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 b5 13. O-O-O b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. f4 Nd7 16. f5 Nc5 17. Qf3 a4 18. h4 axb3 19. axb3 Ra2 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Qe3 Qa5 22. c4 Rxb2 23. Kxb2 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 Ra8 25. Nc1 Qa1+ 26. Kc2 Ra2+ 27. Nxa2 Qxa2+ 28. Kc1 Nxb3+ 29. Qxb3 Qxb3 30. Rd2 Qc3+ 31. Rc2 Qe3+ 32. Kb2 Qa3+ 33. Kb1 b3 34. Rb2 Qb4 35. g5 Bd8 36. Rc1 Bb6 37. Bh3 Kf8 38. h5 Bd4 39. g6 hxg6 40. hxg6 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Reshevsky - Najdorf"]
[Site "San Salvador ESA"]
[Date "1952.05.09"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8248887378474"]
[EventDate "1952.04.05"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3 c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. d5 e5 13. a4 c4 14. Bc2 Rc8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Qxb5 17. Ba4 Qc5 18. Nxe5 Qc7 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Qg4 h5 21. Qh3 Bd6 22. Bd2 Ra8 23. Bc3 f6 24. Bc6 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Bxc6 26. Qe6+ Kf8 27. dxc6 Nb8 28. Ra8 Qe7 29. Qd5 g6 30. Bb4 1-0

[Event "Stockholm Interzonal"]
[Site "Stockholm SWE"]
[Date "1952.09.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stoltz, Goesta"]
[Black "Steiner, Herman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8110508876368"]
[EventDate "1952.09.15"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d4 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nge2 Kh8 8. Qc2 Qe8 9. b3 Nc6 10. Ba3 exd4 11. exd4 f4 12. O-O-O Nh5 13. Be4 g6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Bb2 f3 16. Nef4 Bg5 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qxg6 Ng7 19. h4 Bxf4+ 20. gxf4 Bf5 21. Qh6+ Bh7 22. Ne3 Rf6 23. Qg5 Rg6 24. d5 Rxg5 25. hxg5 Ne7 26. Ng4 Qc8 27. g6 Qxg4 28. Rxh7+ Kg8 29. Rxg7+ Kf8 30. Rf7+ Ke8 31. Re1 Qxg6 32. Rexe7+ Kd8 33. Bf6 Qxf6 34. Rxf6 {Black lost on time} 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1952.12.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fuderer, Andrija"]
[Black "Trifunovic, Petar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B71"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8250363759152"]
[EventDate "1952.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Nd7 9. exd6 exd6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. h3 Be6 14. g4 Qa5 15. Bg2 Rab8 16. b3 d5 17. f5 Bd7 18. Kb1 Bb4 19. Bd4 Ne8 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Rhf1 Nc7 22. Be5 Ne6 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Nxd5 Qc5 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Qxb4 Qxb4 27. Nxb4 Bc8 28. Nd5 Bb7 29. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Belsovprofa Ch"]
[Site "USSR"]
[Date "1953.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Black "Zirulinikov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7768006228570"]
[EventDate "1953.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Qf3 b5 12. Bb3 c5 13. a4 cxd4 14. exd4 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16. g5 Ng8 17. Ne4 Qb6 18. Bf4 Bb4+ 19. Kf1 Rc8 20. Be3 Qb8 21. Ra6 Rh4 22. Kg2 Ne7 23. Rha1 Nb6 24. Rxb6 Qxb6 25. d5 Qb8 26. dxe6 Nf5 27. exf7+ Kf8 28. Bc5+ Bxc5 29. Nxc5 Rd4 30. Ne6+ Ke7 31. Qe2 Qb7+ 32. Kg1 Re4 33. Qf3 Rb8 34. Rd1 Rxe6 35. Qxb7+ Rxb7 36. Bxe6 Rb8 37. Bxf5 gxf5 38. g6 Kf6 39. Re1 1-0

[Event "Zurich Candidates"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "1953.08.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E26"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8250766429267"]
[EventDate "1953.08.30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. f3 Nc6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. e4 Ne8 12. Ng3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. f4 Nxc4 15. f5 f6 16. Rf4 b5 17. Rh4 Qb6 18. e5 Nxe5 19. fxe6 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxe6 21. Qxh7+ Kf7 22. Bh6 Rh8 23. Qxh8 Rc2 24. Rc1 Rxg2+ 25. Kf1 Qb3 26. Ke1 Qf3 0-1

[Event "Zurich Candidates"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "1953.08.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E58"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "6121267929098"]
[EventDate "1953.08.30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bb2 c4 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. Qe1 Ne4 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Bh5 16. f3 Bg6 17. e4 Qd7 18. Rae1 dxe4 19. fxe4 Rfe8 20. Qf4 b5 21. Bd1 Re7 22. Bg4 Qe8 23. e5 a5 24. Re3 Rd8 25. Rfe1 Re6 26. a4 Ne7 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Qf1 Nd5 29. Rf3 Bd3 30. Rxd3 cxd3 31. Qxd3 b4 32. cxb4 axb4 33. a5 Ra8 34. Ra1 Qc6 35. Bc1 Qc7 36. a6 Qb6 37. Bd2 b3 38. Qc4 h6 39. h3 b2 40. Rb1 Kh8 41. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Candidates"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "1953.09.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908112506442"]
[EventDate "1953.08.30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. d5 e5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. d6 Nc6 10. e3 b6 11. Bd5 Kh8 12. Ne4 Qd8 13. h4 f5 14. Ng5 Bb7 15. g4 e4 16. Ne2 Bxb2 17. Nf4 Qf6 18. gxf5 Bxa1 19. Nxg6+ Kg7 20. Nxe4 Bc3+ 21. Kf1 Qxf5 22. Nf4 Kh8 23. Nxc3 Rae8 24. Nce2 Rg8 25. h5 Rg5 26. Ng3 Rxg3 27. fxg3 Rxe3 28. Kf2 Re8 29. Re1 Rxe1 30. Qxe1 Kg7 31. Qe8 Qc2+ 32. Kg1 Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Qc2+ 34. Ng2 Qf5 35. Qg8+ Kf6 36. Qh8+ Kg5 37. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Zurich Candidates"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "1953.09.23"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Averbakh, Yuri L"]
[Black "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[Beauty "6941740951619"]
[EventDate "1953.08.30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 Bf8 10. Rb1 a5 11. d5 Nc5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. h3 Bd7 14. Rbc1 g6 15. Nd2 Rab8 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 c5 18. Kh2 Kh8 19. Qc2 Ng8 20. Bg4 Nh6 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Qd2 Ng8 23. g4 f5 24. f3 Be7 25. Rg1 Rf8 26. Rcf1 Rf7 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Rg2 f4 29. Bf2 Rf6 30. Ne2 Qxh3+ 31. Kxh3 Rh6+ 32. Kg4 Nf6+ 33. Kf5 Nd7 34. Rg5 Rf8+ 35. Kg4 Nf6+ 36. Kf5 Ng8+ 37. Kg4 Nf6+ 38. Kf5 Nxd5+ 39. Kg4 Nf6+ 40. Kf5 Ng8+ 41. Kg4 Nf6+ 42. Kf5 Ng8+ 43. Kg4 Bxg5 44. Kxg5 Rf7 45. Bh4 Rg6+ 46. Kh5 Rfg7 47. Bg5 Rxg5+ 48. Kh4 Nf6 49. Ng3 Rxg3 50. Qxd6 R3g6 51. Qb8+ Rg8 0-1

[Event "Zurich Candidates"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "1953.10.06"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E58"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7700880314408"]
[EventDate "1953.08.30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. f3 Be6 14. Qe1 Nd7 15. e4 c4 16. Bc2 f5 17. e5 Rf7 18. a4 a5 19. f4 b5 20. axb5 Qxb5 21. Ba3 Nb6 22. Qh4 Qe8 23. Rf3 Nc8 24. Ba4 Rd7 25. Rb1 Qd8 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Rg3 Na7 28. Be7 Bf7 29. Qg5 Bg6 30. h4 Nc6 31. Ba3 Nd8 32. h5 Ne6 33. Qh4 Bf7 34. h6 g6 35. Qf6 Qd8 36. Be7 Qc7 37. Rxg6+ hxg6 38. h7+ Kxh7 39. Qxf7+ Ng7 40. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Zurich Candidates"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "1953.10.13"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8247008316484"]
[EventDate "1953.08.30"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 b6 7. d4 cxd4 8. exd4 d5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Re1 Nb4 13. Bf1 Ne4 14. a3 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Nc6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Bf6 18. Rh5 g6 19. Rch3 dxc4 20. Rxh7 c3 21. Qc1 Qxd4 22. Qh6 Rfd8 23. Bc1 Bg7 24. Qg5 Qf6 25. Qg4 c2 26. Be2 Rd4 27. f4 Rd1+ 28. Bxd1 Qd4+ 0-1

[Event "URS-ch21"]
[Site "Kiev UKR"]
[Date "1954.01.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8251705933859"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 e5 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd4 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Rg1 Nxf3 15. Qf2 Qb6 16. Be3 Nd4 17. Rxd4 exd4 18. Bxd4 Qd8 19. Nd5 Ne8 20. Qg3 f6 21. Bc4 Rf7 22. Nf4 Bd6 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qb3+ Ke7 25. Bxf6+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch21"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "1954.01.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Averbakh, Yuri L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[Beauty "7216484641324"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. a4 Bd7 9. Nc4 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Ne3 a5 14. h4 h6 15. Ne4 Nd4 16. h5 g5 17. c3 Nf5 18. Qb3 Nd6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Rab8 22. Qd5 e6 23. Qa2 Bc6 24. Qc4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qc6+ 26. Qe4 Rfd8 27. Be3 Rd5 28. Rad1 Rbd8 29. Kf1 c4 30. d4 Qxa4 31. g4 Qd7 32. Ra1 a4 33. Re2 b5 34. Rae1 b4 35. f4 gxf4 36. Bxf4 a3 37. Rg2 Qe7 38. Qe3 Qf6 39. Kg1 axb2 40. g5 hxg5 41. Be5 Rxe5 42. dxe5 Qxe5 43. Qxe5 Bxe5 44. Rxg5+ Kh7 45. Rgxe5 bxc3 46. Rb5 Rd1 0-1

[Event "ARG-URS"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1954.03.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B95"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7561961020429"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Nbd7 8. O-O-O Qc7 9. Qg3 b5 10. Bxb5 axb5 11. Ndxb5 Qb8 12. Nxd6+ Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Qxd6 14. Rxd6 h6 15. Bd2 Bb7 16. f3 O-O 17. b3 Rfc8 18. Kb2 Nc5 19. Be3 e5 20. Rhd1 Ne6 21. Rb6 Bc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Nc5 24. Rb5 Nfd7 25. c4 e4 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. fxe4 Nxe4 28. d6 Rxa2+ 29. Kxa2 Nc3+ 30. Ka3 Nxd1 31. c5 Nc3 32. Ra5 Nd5 33. c6 Nf6 34. Ra6 Kf8 35. b4 Ke8 36. b5 Nd7 37. Ra7 Rb8 38. Rxd7 Rxb5 39. Ra7 Rb8 40. d7+ Ke7 41. d8=Q+ Kxd8 42. c7+ 1-0

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1954.03.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Black "Paoli, Enrico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B95"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8249025501274"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Be7 8. O-O-O Qc7 9. Rg1 Bd7 10. g4 Nc6 11. Be3 h6 12. h4 Rc8 13. g5 hxg5 14. hxg5 Ne5 15. Qg2 Ng8 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. f5 b5 19. Kb1 b4 20. g6 e5 21. b3 Qxc3 22. gxf7+ Kd8 23. Qxg7 exd4 24. Bxd4 Qxc2+ 25. Ka1 Rh2 26. Bb6+ Rc7 27. Qxg8+ 1-0

[Event "Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1954.03.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[Beauty "6325299842091"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Qb3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 b5 8. Be2 Nd7 9. a4 b4 10. Nd2 Ngf6 11. Ne4 c5 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. d5 e5 14. a5 Bd6 15. e4 O-O 16. Be3 c4 17. Qxc4 Rfc8 18. Qb3 Qg6 19. Kf1 f5 20. Rg1 Qh5 21. Rg2 Nc5 22. Qd1 Qh4 23. Kg1 f4 24. Bd2 Rab8 25. Kh1 Rf8 26. Bc4 Rf6 27. Qg1 Bf8 28. Rg4 Qh5 29. Qg2 Qf7 30. b3 Kh8 31. Rg1 Rd6 32. Bc1 Nd7 33. Bb2 Re8 34. Qf1 Qh5 35. Qg2 Qh6 36. Rg5 g6 37. Qf1 Bg7 38. Bc1 Bf6 39. R5g4 Be7 40. Bd2 Nf6 41. R4g2 Rd7 42. Bxa6 Ra7 43. Bb5 Rg8 44. a6 g5 45. Qd3 Bd6 46. Qe2 Rag7 47. Qd1 Qh4 48. Be2 g4 49. Be1 h5 50. fxg4 hxg4 51. Bxg4 Rxg4 52. f3 Rxg2 53. Bxh4 Rxg1+ 54. Qxg1 Rxg1+ 55. Kxg1 Ne8 56. a7 Nc7 57. Kf1 Kg7 58. Ke2 Kf7 59. Bf2 Ke8 60. Kd3 Kd7 61. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1954.04.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8246895113265"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5 dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nd7 11. Nf3 Nf8 12. Qd3 Qxa5 13. h4 Bd7 14. Bg5 Rc8 15. Nd4 Nf5 16. Rb1 Rc4 17. Nxf5 exf5 18. Rxb7 Re4+ 19. Qxe4 dxe4 20. Rb8+ Bc8 21. Bb5+ Qxb5 22. Rxb5 Ne6 23. Bf6 Rxg2 24. h5 Ba6 25. h6 1-0

[Event "Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1954.04.15"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8179899442221"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 c6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. h3 exd4 12. Na4 Qa6 13. hxg4 b5 14. Nxd4 bxa4 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. e5 Qxc4 17. Bxa8 Nxe5 18. Rc1 Qb4 19. a3 Qxb2 20. Qxa4 Bb7 21. Rb1 Nf3+ 22. Kh1 Bxa8 23. Rxb2 Nxg5+ 24. Kh2 Nf3+ 25. Kh3 Bxb2 26. Qxa7 Be4 27. a4 Kg7 28. Rd1 Be5 29. Qe7 Rc8 30. a5 Rc2 31. Kg2 Nd4+ 32. Kf1 Bf3 33. Rb1 Nc6 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Juniors"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1954.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[Beauty "7289654222932"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Bf4 d6 8. h3 O-O 9. e3 Ne8 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O Ne5 12. Bxe5 dxe5 13. Nd2 f5 14. Qb3 Nd6 15. Nc4 e4 16. Nb5 Nxb5 17. Qxb5 b6 18. d6 Bd7 19. Qb3 b5 20. Nb6+ c4 21. Bxc4+ bxc4 22. Qxc4+ Rf7 23. Nxa8 Qxa8 24. Qb3 Be5 25. Rac1 Kg7 26. Rfd1 a5 27. Rc7 Qe8 28. Qd5 a4 29. b4 axb3 30. axb3 Bf6 31. Rb7 Qe5 32. Qc4 f4 33. exf4 Qxf4 34. g3 Qf3 35. Qd5 Bc3 36. Rf1 Kh6 37. Qd1 Qf6 38. Qe2 Bd4 39. Rb4 e3 40. Qd3 Qxf2+ 41. Rxf2 exf2+ 42. Kh2 f1=N+ 43. Qxf1 Rxf1 44. Rxd4 Rf2+ 45. Kg1 Rf3 0-1

[Event "Montevideo"]
[Site "Montevideo URU"]
[Date "1954.12.??"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Bernstein, Ossip"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7905961112642"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 g6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Be2 c6 8. O-O Qc7 9. h3 Nc5 10. Qc2 Nh5 11. Re1 Ne6 12. Be3 Be7 13. Rad1 O-O 14. Bf1 Nhg7 15. a3 f5 16. b4 f4 17. Bc1 Bf6 18. c5 g5 19. Bc4 Kh8 20. Bb2 h5 21. Nd5 cxd5 22. exd5 Nd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. d6 Qd7 25. Rxd4 f3 26. Rde4 Qf5 27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Qg6 29. Re8 Bf5 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. gxf5 Qh5 32. Re4 Qh3 33. Bf1 Qxf5 34. Rh4+ gxh4 35. Qxf5 Nxf5 36. Bxf6+ Kg8 37. d7 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1955.02.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[Beauty "6121402144265"]
[EventDate "1955.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bb4 7. O-O O-O 8. Bd2 Bd6 9. b3 Qe7 10. Qc2 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Qe5 15. f4 Qe7 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. Rc2 Bc5 18. Na4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Bf5 20. Bb4 Qd7 21. Rc3 Ne4 22. Rcc1 b6 23. Rfd1 f6 24. Nc3 Nxc3 25. Rxc3 Be4 26. Qd2 Qg4 27. h3 Qg6 28. Qf2 h5 29. Kh2 a5 30. Ba3 b5 31. Bc5 b4 32. Rcc1 Rdc8 33. Bd4 Bc2 34. Rd2 Be4 35. Rdd1 Qf5 36. Qe2 Qg6 37. Qf2 a4 38. Rxc8+ Rxc8 39. bxa4 Qe8 40. Rd2 Qxa4 41. Qh4 Rc2 42. Rxc2 Qxc2 43. Qg3 Qxa2 44. Bxf6 Qxg2+ 45. Qxg2 Bxg2 46. Bd4 Be4 47. Kg3 Kf7 48. h4 g6 49. Kf2 Ke6 50. Ke2 Kf5 51. Kd2 Kg4 52. Bf6 Kg3 53. Be7 Kh3 54. Bf6 Kg4 55. Be7 Bf5 56. Bf6 Kf3 57. Be7 b3 58. Kc3 Be6 59. Bc5 g5 60. fxg5 d4+ 61. exd4 Kg3 62. Ba3 Kxh4 63. Kd3 Kxg5 64. Ke4 h4 65. Kf3 Bd5+ 0-1

[Event "Mar del Plata"]
[Site "Mar del Plata ARG"]
[Date "1955.03.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Idigoras Guisasola, Gregorio"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7631489742936"]
[EventDate "1955.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3 Rb8 9. b3 b5 10. e3 Na5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Bb2 b4 13. Ne2 Ba6 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Rc1 Rfc8 16. Nf4 c6 17. h4 Qa7 18. Rc2 Nb7 19. h5 c5 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bh3 Rf8 22. Ng5 Bh6 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Be6+ Kg7 25. f4 Nd8 26. d5 Bc8 27. Rh2 Bxe6 28. dxe6 Qa6 29. Qg4 Rh8 30. Nf3 Qd3 31. e4 c4 32. bxc4 Qxc4 33. f5 g5 34. Qh5 Kf8 35. Qg6 Bg7 36. Rxh8+ Bxh8 37. Nxg5 Bg7 38. Nh7+ Kg8 39. Bxf6 exf6 40. Nxf6+ Kf8 41. Qe8# 1-0

[Event "Ch-LTU"]
[Site "Vilnius URS"]
[Date "1955.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barsauskas, Vitautas"]
[Black "Cesnauskas, Antonas A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8247545198675"]
[EventDate "1955.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxe5 11. Qh5 Qf6 12. Ne4 Nd3+ 13. Kd2 Qe5 14. Ng5 g6 15. Qf3 f6 16. Kxd3 fxg5 17. Rhe1 Bc5 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Bxe6 Rd8+ 20. Kc2 Rf8 21. Bf7+ Kd7 22. Qxb7+ Qc7 23. Be6+ 1-0

[Event "HUN-URS"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1955.05.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8248622877217"]
[EventDate "1955.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 a6 $2 (9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5) (9... h6 10. Bh4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qa5 12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxe5 Qxe5 14. fxe5 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7) 10. e5 $1 dxe5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 (11... Qxd2+ 12. Rxd2 bxc6 13. fxe5 Nd5 14. Bxe7 Nxe7) 12. fxe5 Nd7 (12... Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Ne4) 13. h4 Rb8 (13... Bxg5 14. hxg5) 14. Qe3 (14. Qf4) 14... Re8 (14... h6 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxh6) 15. Rh3 $1 Qa5 (15... Qb6) 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Rg3 Re8 (17... Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Rd8+) 18. Rxd7 $3 Bxd7 19. Bd3 h6 (19... Rb4 $3 20. Qg5 (20. Qh6) 20... g6 21. h5 (21. b3) (21. Ne4 Rxe4 22. Bxe4 Qe1#) 21... Qd8) (19... Qb4 20. Qh6 g6 21. h5 Qf8 22. Qd2) 20. Qf4 (20. Qxh6 Qxe5) 20... Kf8 (20... Qb4 21. Qf6 g6 (21... Qf8 22. Qxh6) 22. Bxg6) 21. Rxg7 $3 Kxg7 22. Qf6+ Kf8 (22... Kg8 23. Qxh6 Qb4 (23... Qxe5 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Bg6+ Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qxf7#) 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Bg6+ Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qxf7#) 23. Bg6 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 prel-B"]
[Site "Antwerp BEL"]
[Date "1955.07.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schweber, Samuel"]
[Black "Johannessen, Svein"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A77"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2273"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[Beauty "7010099687466"]
[EventDate "1955.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. a4 a6 12. Qc2 Rb8 13. Rb1 Qe7 14. Re1 Ne5 15. b4 cxb4 16. Rxb4 Bd7 17. Qb3 Rec8 18. f3 a5 19. Rb6 Nfg4 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Nb5 Rc3 22. Qxc3 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 Qh4 24. Nf3 Qf2+ 25. Kh1 Qxb6 26. h3 Ne5 27. Nxe5 dxe5 28. Bb5 Bxb5 29. Be3 Qd6 30. Nxb5 Qb4 31. Rc1 Qxe4 32. Ba7 Rd8 33. d6 Qxa4 34. Rc5 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Rxd6 36. Nxd6 Qxd6 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Bb8 Qd5 39. Re8 Kf6 40. Bc7 Kf5 41. Ra8 b6 42. Rb8 a4 43. Rxb6 a3 44. Ra6 a2 45. g4+ Ke4 46. Ra4+ Kf3 47. Ra3+ Kf2 48. Bb6+ Kf1 49. Rg3 Qe4 50. Ba5 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Gothenburg Interzonal"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "1955.08.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7770669595731"]
[EventDate "1955.08.15"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nge2 Bb7 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 O-O 9. d5 h6 10. Bc2 Na6 11. Nb5 exd5 12. a3 Be7 13. Ng3 dxc4 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qd2 Nh7 16. Qxh6 f5 17. Nxf5 Rxf5 18. Bxf5 Nf8 19. Rad1 Bg5 20. Qh5 Qf6 21. Nd6 Bc6 22. Qg4 Kh8 23. Be4 Bh6 24. Bxc6 dxc6 25. Qxc4 Nc5 26. b4 Nce6 27. Qxc6 Rb8 28. Ne4 Qg6 29. Rd6 Bg7 30. f4 Qg4 31. h3 Qe2 32. Ng3 Qe3+ 33. Kh2 Nd4 34. Qd5 Re8 35. Nh5 Ne2 36. Nxg7 Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Nxf4 38. Qf3 Ne2 39. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "Gothenburg Interzonal"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "1955.09.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Black "Guimard, Carlos Enrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[Beauty "6258304229978"]
[EventDate "1955.08.15"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O a6 9. a4 Nc6 10. b3 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb4 12. Ne5 Bd7 13. Bb2 Bc6 14. Qd2 Nbd5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Na2 Qb8 17. Nc1 Bb4 18. Qc2 Bd6 19. g3 Rd8 20. Qe2 Nb4 21. Rd1 Nfd5 22. Qe4 Be7 23. Ne2 Bf6 24. Kg2 a5 25. Ng1 Qb7 26. Nf3 Rab8 27. Rac1 h6 28. Kg1 Nb6 29. Be2 N6d5 30. Nd2 Bg5 31. Rc5 Be7 32. Rxa5 Na2 33. Bd3 g6 34. Qf3 Qc7 35. Rc5 Bxc5 36. dxc5 Nab4 37. Bc4 f5 38. Re1 Qe7 39. Qe2 Re8 40. Nf3 Kh7 41. Qe5 Qc7 42. Qe2 Qe7 43. h4 Nf6 44. Bxe6 Ne4 45. Nd4 Rbd8 46. h5 Rxd4 47. hxg6+ Kxg6 48. Bxf5+ Kxf5 49. Qh5+ Ke6 50. Qg4+ Kd5 51. Qf5+ Qe5 52. Qd7+ Kxc5 53. Rc1+ Nc3 54. Rxc3+ Kb6 55. a5+ Kxa5 56. Qa7+ Kb5 57. Qb7+ Ka5 58. Rc1 Rd1+ 59. Rxd1 Qxb2 60. Qa7+ Na6 61. b4+ Kxb4 62. Qb6+ 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Podgorny, Jiri"]
[Black "Stulik, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C35"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8251705949255"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxe4 6. Ne5 Nd6 7. Bb3 Bh4+ 8. g3 fxg3 9. O-O gxh2+ 10. Kh1 Bf6 11. d4 b6 12. Qh5 Bb7+ 13. Kxh2 g6 14. Qh6 Bg7 15. Nxf7 Bxh6 16. Nxd6+ cxd6 17. Bf7+ Ke7 18. Bxh6 Qg8 19. Bxg8 1-0

[Event "Uppsala"]
[Site "Uppsala SWE"]
[Date "1956.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Szukszta, Janusz"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E86"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[Beauty "8247679453236"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. Qb3 exd4 9. Nxd4 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. exd5 Nc6 12. dxc6 Re8 13. Kf2 Rxe3 14. Rd1 Ng4+ 15. fxg4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Qxd4 17. Qd5 Re2+ 18. Kxe2 Bxg4+ 19. Ke1 Re8+ 20. Be2 Rxe2+ 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Candidates"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1956.04.18"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7152236235294"]
[EventDate "1956.03.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 e5 6. d5 Nh5 7. Be3 Na6 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11. Qxh4 Nxe3 12. Kf2 Nxc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. Nge2 f5 15. Rhg1 O-O 16. Kg2 Bd7 17. a4 Bf6 18. Qg3 Nb4 19. a5 Nc8 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ra4 Nd3 22. Rc4 Nc5 23. Ne4 Na6 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. f4 e4 26. Nc3 Ne7 27. Re1 Raf8 28. b4 c6 29. Nxe4 Bxe4+ 30. Rcxe4 Nxd5 31. Re8 Nac7 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Kh1 Rf5 34. Qh4 Nf6 35. Qf2 Nb5 36. Qe2 Nd5 37. a6 bxa6 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qxc6 Kh6 40. Qxa6 Nxb4 41. Qb7 Nd3 42. Re7 Nxf4 43. Rxh7+ Kg5 44. Qe7+ Kg4 45. Qe3 Kg5 46. h4+ Kg4 47. Kh2 Nh5 48. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Candidates"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1956.04.18"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7152236235294"]
[EventDate "1956.03.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 e5 6. d5 Nh5 7. Be3 Na6 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. g3 Nxg3 10. Qf2 Nxf1 11. Qxh4 Nxe3 12. Kf2 Nxc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. Nge2 f5 15. Rhg1 O-O 16. Kg2 Bd7 17. a4 Bf6 18. Qg3 Nb4 19. a5 Nc8 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ra4 Nd3 22. Rc4 Nc5 23. Ne4 Na6 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. f4 e4 26. Nc3 Ne7 27. Re1 Raf8 28. b4 c6 29. Nxe4 Bxe4+ 30. Rcxe4 Nxd5 31. Re8 Nac7 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Kh1 Rf5 34. Qh4 Nf6 35. Qf2 Nb5 36. Qe2 Nd5 37. a6 bxa6 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qxc6 Kh6 40. Qxa6 Nxb4 41. Qb7 Nd3 42. Re7 Nxf4 43. Rxh7+ Kg5 44. Qe7+ Kg4 45. Qe3 Kg5 46. h4+ Kg4 47. Kh2 Nh5 48. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Moscow ol (Men) qual-A"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1956.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Rojahn, Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C58"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7838717981717"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. dxe4 Nxc4 9. Qd4 Nb6 10. c4 c5 11. Qd3 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne5 Bh5 15. b3 Nbd7 16. Bb2 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd7 18. Bc3 Bf6 19. Rae1 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Qf6 21. e5 Qf5 22. f4 Bg6 23. Ne4 Rab8 24. Qf3 Bh7 25. g4 Qg6 26. f5 Qb6 27. Qg3 f6 28. e6 Ne5 29. h4 Kh8 30. g5 Rbc8 31. Kh1 Qd8 32. g6 Bxg6 33. fxg6 b5 34. d6 Qb6 35. d7 Nxd7 36. exd7 Rcd8 37. Nxf6 Qc6+ 38. Qg2 1-0

[Event "Moscow ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1956.09.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Black "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C94"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7631888495695"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. c4 Bf8 14. b3 exd4 15. Nxd4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Nc5 17. f3 g6 18. N2b3 Nh5 19. Na5 Bc8 20. Rb1 Qh4 21. Ne2 Ne6 22. Ba4 Rd8 23. Bc6 d5 24. cxd5 Bc5+ 25. Kh2 Nd4 26. Ng1 Bxh3 27. Nxh3 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Nxf3 29. Qxf3 Qxe1+ 30. Kh2 Bd6+ 31. Bf4 Qxb1 32. Bxd6 cxd6 33. Bxa8 Rxa8 34. Nc6 Qe1 35. g4 Qd2+ 36. Kg1 Qc1+ 37. Kg2 Qd2+ 38. Kg1 Ng7 39. a4 Re8 40. Nf2 h5 {[%c_effect g8;square;g8;type;Winner]} 0-1

[Event "Third Rosenwald Trophy"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1956.10.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Byrne, Donald"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D92"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7564511188512"]
[EventDate "1956.10.07"]

1. Nf3 {A flexible move, committing no central pawns. Good against younguns and a favorite of the great Kramnik according to Khalifman.} Nf6 {Equally flexible in response.} 2. c4 {Establishing some central control and preparing Nc3.} g6 {Bobby was a lover of placing bishops on long diagonals, especially in his youth $1} 3. Nc3 {Establishing control of the light-squares (d5 and e4) in the center.} Bg7 {"Fianchettoing" the bishop and getting ready to castle.} 4. d4 {Reverting to a d4-opening.} O-O {Castling $1} 5. Bf4 {Avoiding the King's Indian Defense.} (5. e4 {The King's Indian Defense - an opening destined to be   associated with Bobby.}) 5... d5 {The Gruenfeld Defense - This sharp opening allows White a big center and tries to attack it with active pieces.} 6. Qb3 {Pressuring d5 and b7.} dxc4 {Giving up a stake in the center and seeking to gain time attacking the queen after it recaptures on c4.} 7. Qxc4 {recapturing.} c6 {advancing the attacked c-pawn and controlling d5. This is considered a bit passive today. ...Na6, preparing to play ...c5, is preferred.} 8. e4 {Building the perfect pawn center.} Nbd7 {Developing the knight.} 9. Rd1 {Placing the rook in support of the center. This does not feel like the most useful move though.} (9. Be2 {Why not get ready to castle $2}) 9... Nb6 {Hitting the queen.} 10. Qc5 {Keeping an overly advanced posture $2 This move is not a mistake yet, but it is risky and creates the tactical opportunity in two moves..} (10. Qb3) 10... Bg4 {developing the final minor piece and threatening to double the pawns.} 11. Bg5 $2 {One too many dubious moves. This accomplishes nothing AND it places the bishop on a vulnerable square after Bobby's next brilliant move $1} (11. Be2 {Castle. Simple.}) 11... Na4 $3 {Fischer strikes $1 This move undermines the knight on c3 which holds e4. "A brilliant most surprising stroke ... A murmur went through the tournament room after this move, and the kibitzers thronged to Fischer's table as a fish to a hole in the ice." - Hans Kmoch in Chess Review from 1956} 12. Qa3 {Retreating the queen while trying to keep an eye on e7.} (12. Nxa4 {accepting the sacrificed knight.} Nxe4 {The knight   threatens both c5 and g5. Note also that ...Qa5+ can also be possible.} 13. Bxe7 {Threatening the black queen instead of retreating.} (13. Qxe7 Qa5+ $19 {attacks too many White pieces.}) 13... Re8 14. Bxd8 Nxc5+ 15. Be2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nxa4 {Black is about   to win a pawn and has a much better structure and better pieces.}) 12... Nxc3 {Eliminating the defender of the e4-square.} 13. bxc3 {Recapturing.} Nxe4 $1 {Fischer gives up e7, but he rips open the center.} 14. Bxe7 {Faced with total collapse in the center, Byrne tries to win material for his trouble by forking the queen and rook.} Qb6 {Advancing the threatened queen to create more threats.} 15. Bc4 {Finally developing the last piece and hoping to castle.} (15. Bxf8 {This doesn't work because the bishop on g7 now gets to   swing around to attack the queen and create a pin tactic.} Bxf8 16. Qb3 Nxc3 $1 17. Qxc3 Bb4 $19) 15... Nxc3 $1 {Clearing the e-file so that ...Re8 might win the bishop on e7.} 16. Bc5 {Pulling the bishop off the dangerous e-file and attacking the queen. Has Fischer missed this $2 Will he lose the c3-knight after retreating the queen $2} (16. Qxc3 Rae8 $19 {The pinned bishop cannot be saved.}) 16... Rfe8+ {Fischer first activates the rook and threatens the white king.} 17. Kf1 {The only logical way out of check. Fischer now has a queen and knight hanging. What is to be done $2} Be6 $3 {The second brilliant move $1 Fischer leaves his queen hanging and threatens the bishop on c4 $1 All the tactics work perfectly for Fischer.} 18. Bxb6 {Byrne accepts the queen.} (18. Bxe6 {This move allows the famous "smothered mate" pattern.} Qb5+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Ng3+ 21. Kg1 Qf1+ $1 22. Rxf1 Ne2#) (18. Qxc3 Qxc5 $1 $19 {A nice pin to pick off the bishop.}) 18... Bxc4+ {Fischer snags the bishop with check, but more importantly, he sets up a "windmill," a repeating sequence of checks that wins material.} 19. Kg1 {forced} Ne2+ {Dragging the king back into the line of fire.} 20. Kf1 {forced} Nxd4+ {Snagging a pawn.} 21. Kg1 {forced} Ne2+ {Dragging the king back again.} 22. Kf1 {forced} Nc3+ {Attacking the rook on d1.} 23. Kg1 {forced} axb6 $1 {Fischer picks up the bishop AND attacks the queen and the rook on d1.} 24. Qb4 {Trying to save the game by attacking the bishop on b5.} (24. Qc1 {Trying to defend the d1-rook.} Ne2+ $19 {A nasty   royal fork.}) 24... Ra4 $1 {A nice move that threatens the queen and defends the valuable bishop on a4.} 25. Qxb6 {Saving the queen and picking up a pawn.} Nxd1 {Fischer has a rook, two bishops, and a pawn for the queen AND the rook on h1 is completely out of play. The game is over at this point, and I'll save the remaining explanations for the video :)} 26. h3 Rxa2 27. Kh2 Nxf2 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Nxe1 Bd5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qb8 b5 $1 33. h4 h5 $1 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+ 37. Ke1 Bb4+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+ 39. Kc1 Ne2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kc1 Rc2# 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1956.10.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7766664053796"]
[EventDate "1956.10.09"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 Bb7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Nb4 17. Bb1 Rac8 18. Re2 Nh5 19. a3 Nc6 20. d5 Nb8 21. Rc2 Qd8 22. Na5 Rxc2 23. Nxb7 Qc7 24. Qxc2 Qxb7 25. Bxe7 Rc8 26. Bxd6 Rxc2 27. Bxc2 f6 28. Bb3 Nf4 29. Rd1 Nd7 30. Rd2 Nb6 31. Bc7 Nc4 32. d6 Ne6 33. Ba5 Nc5 34. Bb4 Nd7 35. Rc2 a5 36. Bxa5 Qxe4 37. Nd2 Qd3 38. Rxc4 Kh7 39. Bc2 1-0

[Event "Zenit vs. Spartak"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1957.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Terpugov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8247683379218"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. e4 c6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nbd7 7. Be3 e6 8. g4 d5 9. e5 Ng8 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. Kb1 Nc4 13. Bc1 Qb6 14. g5 Ne7 15. h4 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Rhe1 g6 18. b3 Bg7 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Bf1 O-O 21. Ka1 Rfb8 22. Nb1 Nc6 23. Qg3 Rxb1+ 24. Kxb1 Rb8+ 25. Ka1 c3 26. Bd2 Nb4 27. Bd3 Qc4 0-1

[Event "Riga ;MAINB"]
[Site "Riga ;MAINB"]
[Date "1957.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Alexander Koblents"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7905176777818"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. f3 a6 11. g4 Rd8 12. Be3 Qc7 13. h4 b5 14. g5 Nd7 15. g6 hxg6 16. h5 gxh5 17. Rxh5 Nf6 18. Rh1 d5 19. e5 Nxe5 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Qh2 Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ng8 23. Rh7 f5 24. Bh6 Rd7 25. Bxb5 Rf7 26. Rg1 Ra7 27. Nd4 Ng4 28. fxg4 Be5 29. Nc6 Bxc3 30. Be3 d4 31. Rgh1 Rd7 32. Bg5 axb5 33. R1h6 d3 34. bxc3 d2+ 35. Kd1 Qxc6 36. Rf6+ Rf7 37. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1957.02.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8250116303450"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Bc4 Be7 13. Rb3 Bxg5 14. Qxg5 Qe7 15. Qxg7 Qf8 16. Qg5 Rg8 17. Qf4 Nc5 18. O-O Qg7 19. Rf2 Nbd7 20. Nd5 Nxb3 21. Nc7+ Ke7 22. Bxb3 Qxe5 23. Qxf7+ Kd6 24. Ndxe6 Nf6 25. Rxf6 Qe1+ 26. Rf1 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Bxe6 28. Nxe6 Rac8 29. Qxb7 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1957.02.16"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Gurgenidze, Bukhuti"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8251705982511"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Na6 11. Re1 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Qc2 Ng4 14. h3 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 Qh4+ 16. Kf1 Bd4 17. Nd1 Qxh3 18. Bf3 Qh2 19. Ne3 f5 20. Ndc4 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Ba6 22. Bf3 Re5 23. Ra3 Rae8 24. Bd2 Nxd5 25. Bxd5+ Rxd5 26. Ke2 Bxe3 27. Rxe3 Bxc4+ 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1957.02.21"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7563189966920"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f3 e5 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. Bg5 c6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. d5 c5 10. g4 a6 11. Ng3 Re8 12. h4 Qa5 13. Bh6 Nf8 14. h5 Qc7 15. Bd3 b5 16. O-O-O bxc4 17. Bb1 Bh8 18. Rdg1 Rb8 19. Nf5 N6d7 20. Bg5 Bg7 21. Nxg7 Kxg7 22. Bh6+ Kg8 23. f4 exf4 24. Qxf4 Qd8 25. hxg6 Nxg6 26. Qh2 Nde5 27. Bf4 Nf8 28. Qh6 Neg6 29. Bg5 f6 30. e5 Rxe5 31. Bxg6 Rb7 32. Ne4 fxg5 33. Rf1 Rxe4 34. Bxe4 Rg7 35. Rf6 Bxg4 36. Rhf1 Nd7 37. Rxd6 Qe7 38. Rxa6 Kh8 39. Bxh7 Nb8 40. Bf5+ Kg8 41. Be6+ Bxe6 42. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1957.04.13"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[Beauty "5842631917574"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5 b6 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. O-O e6 12. f4 Bg7 13. Rc1 f6 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. e3 Qd7 16. Qe2 Na5 17. h4 Nc4 18. Bh3 Nd6 19. Kh2 a5 20. Rfe1 b5 21. Nd1 b4 22. Nf2 Ba6 23. Qd1 Rfc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Bf1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Qc6 27. Nd3 Qc2+ 28. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 29. Rf2 Rxf2+ 30. Nxf2 Nc4 31. Nd1 Kf7 32. b3 Nd6 33. Kg2 h5 34. Kh3 Ne4 35. g4 hxg4+ 36. Kxg4 f5+ 37. Kh3 Bf6 38. Ne1 Kg7 39. Nd3 Nc3 40. Nxc3 bxc3 41. Ne1 Kh6 42. Nc2 Be7 43. Kg3 Kh5 44. Kf3 Kxh4 45. Ne1 g5 46. fxg5 Kxg5 47. Nc2 Bd6 48. Ne1 Kh4 49. Nc2 Kh3 50. Na1 Kh2 51. Kf2 Bg3+ 52. Kf3 Bh4 53. Nc2 Kg1 54. Ke2 Kg2 55. Na1 Be7 56. Nc2 Kg3 57. Ne1 Bd8 58. Nc2 Bf6 59. a3 Be7 60. b4 a4 61. Ne1 Bg5 62. Nc2 Bf6 63. Kd3 Kf2 64. Na1 Bd8 65. Nc2 Bg5 66. b5 Bd8 67. Nb4 Bb6 68. Nc2 Ba5 69. Nb4 Ke1 0-1

[Event "17th RSFSR Ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar, USSR"]
[Date "1957.05.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Black "Kotkov, Yuri M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8250233517577"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nc3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 Bf6 10. Re3 g6 11. Qf3 Bg7 12. b3 Ne8 13. Ba3 d6 14. Rae1 Nf6 15. h3 Nd7 16. Nd5 f5 17. Nxc7 Qxc7 18. Qd5+ Kh8 19. Re8 Nf6 20. Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. Bb2 Bg7 22. Bc4 Bd7 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qf7 Qd8 25. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Sofia Zonal"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "1957.05.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sliwa, Bogdan"]
[Black "Beni, Alfred"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8182587734610"]
[EventDate "1957.05.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 e5 6. Nge2 O-O 7. Bg5 c6 8. Qd2 Qe8 9. g4 exd4 10. Nxd4 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Bh4+ 14. Kd1 Qe5 15. Bc4 Nc6 16. Ne2 Bxg4 17. Rf1 Be6 18. Nec3 Rac8 19. f4 Qd4 20. Bb3 Bg4+ 21. Kc1 b5 22. Qg2 Ne7 23. Qxg4 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Rxc3+ 25. bxc3 Qxc3+ 26. Kb1 Bf6 27. e5 Qd3+ 28. Kb2 Qd4+ 29. Kc2 Bxe5 30. Rf3 Qb2+ 31. Kd3 Rd8 32. fxe5 Rxd5+ 33. Ke3 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "Gotha"]
[Site "Gotha GDR"]
[Date "1957.09.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Bilek, Istvan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7770669585442"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Be3 f6 11. exf6 exf6 12. Nc3 a6 13. Bd3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Ne7 15. a4 Bf5 16. Rfb1 Qd7 17. Ne1 Rf7 18. Bd2 Bf8 19. Qf3 Bg4 20. Qg3 Nc6 21. Nc2 Re8 22. Ne3 Be6 23. h4 Ne7 24. Re1 Rc8 25. Rab1 Rc6 26. h5 Nf5 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rxb7 Qxb7 30. Bxf5 Re7 31. Qxg6+ Bg7 32. Rb1 Rb6 33. Rf1 Kf8 34. g3 Re2 35. Bc1 Qe7 36. Kg2 Rc6 37. Rh1 Rxc3 38. Bf4 Ra3 39. Rc1 1-0

[Event "EST-HUN"]
[Site "Tallinn EST"]
[Date "1957.10.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7632622472749"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 Nc6 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. b3 a5 10. Bb2 Bd5 11. Rc1 Qc8 12. e3 Rd8 13. a3 Qe6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rfe1 Ne4 16. Red1 Nd6 17. Ne1 a4 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. b4 Na7 20. Ne5 Nab5 21. N1d3 Qe4 22. Qe2 Qf5 23. Nc5 Ra7 24. e4 Qh3 25. Ncd3 g5 26. f4 Qc8 27. d5 e6 28. fxg5 hxg5 29. Rf1 exd5 30. exd5 Qh3 31. Nxf7 Nxf7 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. Rf1+ Kg8 34. Bxg7 Qd7 35. Bf6 Qe8 36. Qg4 Rxd5 37. Ne5 Rxe5 38. Bxe5 Qxe5 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40. Rf7+ Kg6 41. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Wageningen Zonal"]
[Site "Wageningen NED"]
[Date "1957.11.26"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Teschner, Rudolf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "6050350677080"]
[EventDate "1957.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bc8 7. e4 e5 8. Bxc4 exd4 9. e5 dxc3 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Qxd8 cxb2 12. Qc7+ Ke6 13. Qxc8+ Nbd7 14. Qxb7 bxa1=Q 15. Qxc6+ Kf7 16. e6+ Kg8 17. O-O Qe5 18. Qxa8 Qxe6 19. Qxa7 Qd5 20. Qc7 Kf7 21. Nf3 Bd6 22. Qc2 h6 23. Nh4 Qe4 24. Qa2+ Ke7 25. Nf3 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Qxe5 27. g3 Qd5 28. Qc2 Kf7 29. Rd1 Rc8 30. Qe2 Qe6 31. Qf3 Rc2 32. Be3 Ra2 33. Qb7+ Be7 34. Bc5 Re2 35. a5 Qc4 36. Be3 Qa4 37. Rd4 Qxa5 38. Qb3+ Ke8 39. Qb8+ Kf7 40. Qb3+ Ke8 41. Qb8+ Kf7 42. Qb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "White Russia"]
[Site "White Russia"]
[Date "1958.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sokolsky, Alexey"]
[Black "Strugatsch"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8250766406703"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 exf4 6. Nh3 Nge7 7. Nxf4 Na5 8. Bxf6 Rf8 9. Nh5 Nxc4 10. Nxg7+ Kf7 11. O-O Kg8 12. Qh5 Rxf6 13. Rxf6 Ng6 14. Rxg6 hxg6 15. Qxg6 Kh8 16. Ne8 Qe7 17. Nf6 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Riga URS"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E26"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[Beauty "5635265530400"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 e5 8. Ne2 e4 9. Bb1 b6 10. Ng3 Ba6 11. f3 Bxc4 12. Nf5 O-O 13. Nd6 Bd3 14. Bxd3 exd3 15. Qxd3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Ne8 17. Nf5 d5 18. a4 Nd6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Ba3 Nb4 21. Qb3 a5 22. O-O Rfc8 23. Rac1 Qe6 24. Bxb4 axb4 25. Kf2 Qd6 26. h3 Kf8 27. Rc2 Rxc2+ 28. Qxc2 g6 29. Rc1 Qd7 30. Qc6 Qxc6 31. Rxc6 Ra6 32. a5 b3 33. axb6 b2 34. b7 b1=Q 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. b8=Q Ra2+ 37. Kg3 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qxe3 39. Rg8+ Kf6 40. Qd6+ Qe6 41. Qf4+ Qf5 42. Qd6+ Qe6 43. Qg3 Qe3 44. h4 Re2 45. Qd6+ Qe6 46. Qf4+ Qf5 47. Qh6 Ke7 48. Qf8+ Kf6 49. Qg7+ Ke7 50. Ra8 Qd7 51. Qf8+ Kf6 52. Ra6+ Re6 53. Qh8+ Ke7 54. Ra8 Re1 55. Kg3 h5 56. Kf2 Re6 57. Rc8 Rd6 58. Qf8+ Kf6 59. Re8 Re6 60. Qh8+ Kf5 61. Qh6 Kf6 62. Qh8+ Kf5 63. Rd8 Qc6 64. Rc8 Qa6 65. Kg3 Qd6+ 66. Kh3 Re1 67. g3 Rg1 68. f4 Re1 69. Rc2 Qe6 70. Rf2 Rh1+ 71. Kg2 Qe4+ 72. Rf3 Kg4 73. Qc8+ f5 0-1

[Event "18th RSFSR-ch"]
[Site "Sochi URS"]
[Date "1958.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A54"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8182990403157"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd2 g6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bd3 Ng4 10. Nge2 Qh4 11. Ng3 Nge5 12. O-O f5 13. f3 Bh6 14. Qd1 f4 15. Nge2 g5 16. Nd5 g4 17. g3 fxg3 18. hxg3 Qh3 19. f4 Be6 20. Bc2 Rf7 21. Kf2 Qh2+ 22. Ke3 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Nb4 24. Rh1 Rxf4 25. Rxh2 Rf3+ 26. Kd4 Bg7 27. a4 c5+ 28. dxc6 bxc6 29. Bd3 Nexd3+ 30. Kc4 d5+ 31. exd5 cxd5+ 32. Kb5 Rb8+ 33. Ka5 Nc6+ 0-1

[Event "WchT U26 fin-A 05th"]
[Site "Varna BUL"]
[Date "1958.07.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bobotsov, Milko G"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8247972729938"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. Qd2 a6 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxa5 Nxe3 13. Rc1 Nxc4 14. Rxc4 bxc4 15. Nc1 Rb8 16. Bxc4 Nb6 17. Bb3 Bxd4 18. Qd2 Bg7 19. Ne2 c4 20. Bc2 c3 21. Qd3 cxb2 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Rd1 Rfc8 24. Bb3 Na4 25. Bxa4 Bxa4 26. Nb3 Rc3 27. Qxa6 Bxb3 28. axb3 Rbc8 29. Qa3 Rc1+ 30. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 0-1

[Event "Portoroz Interzonal"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1958.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8247142524993"]
[EventDate "1958.08.05"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Bb3 Qa5 12. O-O-O b5 13. Kb1 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Rac8 16. Bb3 Rc7 17. h4 Qb5 18. h5 Rfc8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. g4 a5 21. g5 Nh5 22. Rxh5 gxh5 23. g6 e5 24. gxf7+ Kf8 25. Be3 d5 26. exd5 Rxf7 27. d6 Rf6 28. Bg5 Qb7 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. d7 Rd8 31. Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "Portoroz Interzonal"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1958.08.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Olafsson, Fridrik"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7422663991316"]
[EventDate "1958.08.05"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 Nc6 9. Rc1 c4 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nd2 Be7 13. b3 g5 14. Bg3 Ba3 15. Rc2 Nb4 16. bxc4 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 dxc4 18. Nb5 Bb4 19. Nc7 Bxd2 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxc4 Qe8 22. Qxd2 Ne4 23. Qd3 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Rf6 25. Qe4 Rc8 26. Bb3 Qd7 27. Rd1 Re8 28. f4 Qh7 29. Qe5 Qf5 30. g4 Qxe5 31. dxe5 Rf7 32. f5 Rc7 33. Rd6 Rc5 34. Bxe6+ Kf8 35. Bb3 Rcxe5 36. Rxh6 Rxe3 37. Rg6 R8e4 38. Rxg5 Rg3 39. Rg8+ Ke7 40. g5 Re2 41. Bd5 Kd6 42. Bf3 Rxa2 43. f6 Ke6 44. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Portoroz Interzonal"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1958.09.03"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[Beauty "6598051248721"]
[EventDate "1958.08.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Be3 exd4 12. cxd4 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Nbc4 16. Qd3 f5 17. Bb3 f4 18. Bd2 Nxb3 19. Nc6 Nxa1 20. Nxd8 Bf5 21. Qf3 Raxd8 22. Rxe7 Bxb1 23. Bxf4 Rxd4 24. Qg4 Bg6 25. Qe6+ Bf7 26. Qf5 Nc2 27. b3 Bg6 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Bh6+ Kxh6 30. Qxf8+ Kg5 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. g3 Be4 33. h4+ Kg4 34. Kh2 Bf5 35. Qf6 h6 36. Qe5 Re4 37. Qg7+ Kf3 38. Qc3+ Ne3 39. Kg1 Bg4 40. fxe3 h5 41. Qe1 Rxe3 42. Qf1+ Ke4 43. Qxc4+ Kf3 44. Qf1+ Ke4 45. Qxa6 Kd4 46. Qd6+ Kc4 47. a4 Re1+ 48. Kf2 Re2+ 49. Kf1 Ra2 50. Qa6+ Kd4 51. a5 c4 52. Qb6+ Kd5 53. a6 Ra1+ 54. Kf2 c3 55. a7 c2 56. Qb3+ Kd6 57. Qd3+ 1-0

[Event "Portoroz Interzonal"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1958.09.04"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Rossetto, Hector"]
[Black "Cardoso, Rodolfo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Beauty "7219571657282"]
[EventDate "1958.08.05"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nc6 6. Bg5 a6 7. Nf3 Rb8 8. O-O b5 9. b3 O-O 10. Rc1 d6 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. h3 Bd7 14. Nh4 bxc4 15. dxc4 a5 16. Kh2 Ne5 17. Bg5 Qc8 18. e4 Bg7 19. Be3 Bc6 20. f4 Ned7 21. Rfe1 a4 22. Qc2 axb3 23. axb3 Qb7 24. Rb1 Ra8 25. Bc1 Reb8 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Nf8 28. g4 Ra7 29. Bf3 Rba8 30. Kg3 Ra2 31. Qd3 R8a7 32. Bd2 Qc7 33. Bc3 e6 34. dxe6 fxe6 35. Re3 Ne8 36. Rbe1 Bxc3 37. Qxc3 Ng7 38. Bg2 g5 39. fxg5 Nd7 40. Bd5 exd5 41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. Nf5+ Kg6 43. Re6+ Nf6 44. Rxf6+ Kxg5 45. Ree6 Rg2+ 46. Kxg2 Qd8 47. Ne7 1-0

[Event "13th olm final C"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1958.10.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rojahn, Ernst"]
[Black "Aggos, Alexandros"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8248618930185"]
[EventDate "1958.09.30"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. Nf3 Nfd7 6. d4 O-O 7. Bg5 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 f6 13. b3 Bf7 14. Rfd1 Ne6 15. Bh3 Qa5 16. Nd5 Nc7 17. Ne3 Ne5 18. Nd4 Ne8 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. Bxe6+ Nf7 21. Rd5 Qc3 22. Rh5 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Tbilisi URS"]
[Date "1959.02.07"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251705936432"]
[EventDate "1959.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. h3 Nh6 9. Nc3 b6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 c5 12. Nc6 {The following variation is not too complicated: 12...Qxd1? 13.Rxd1 Bb7 (or 13...Bd7) 14. Nd5, when 14...Bxc6 is bad in view of 15.Nc7+ Kf8 16.Nxa8 Bxa8 17. Rd8 checkmate, and otherwise after 14....O-O White simply picks up the e7 pawn with check. -- Damsky} Qd7 13. Nxe7 Kxe7 14. Bxh6 {"A paradoxical decision: the bishop, which was predestined for an attack along the weakened dark squares, is exchanged for the 'off side' knight." -- Damsky. "But on the other hand, a major attacking principle is maintained--'the tempo.' The time that we don't have is more precious than the piece we do have." -- Tal} Bxh6 15. Qf3 Bg7 16. Nd5+ Kd8 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. Qb3 Bc6 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Qxf7 Bxe5 21. Rxd7+ Bxd7 22. Rxe5 Kc7 23. Re7 Rad8 24. a4 g5 25. Qd5 Rhe8 26. Rxh7 g4 27. a5 gxh3 28. axb6+ Kxb6 29. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Mar del Plata"]
[Site "Mar del Plata ARG"]
[Date "1959.03.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Shocron, Ruben"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7698728888328"]
[EventDate "1959.03.23"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. Ne3 g6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nh2 Rad8 17. Qf3 Be6 18. Nhg4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Qc6 20. g5 Nc4 21. Ng4 Bxg4 22. Qxg4 Nb6 23. g3 c4 24. Kg2 Nd7 25. Rh1 Nf8 26. b4 Qe6 27. Qe2 a5 28. bxa5 Qa6 29. Be3 Qxa5 30. a4 Ra8 31. axb5 Qxb5 32. Rhb1 Qc6 33. Rb6 Qc7 34. Rba6 Rxa6 35. Rxa6 Rc8 36. Qg4 Ne6 37. Ba4 Rb8 38. Rc6 Qd8 39. Rxe6 Qc8 40. Bd7 1-0

[Event "Zurich"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "1959.05.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Keller, Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8109435168346"]
[EventDate "1959.05.19"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 Qb6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 cxd5 12. exd5 b4 13. a5 Qc7 14. dxe6 bxc3 15. Nd4 Rg8 16. Qa4+ Kd8 17. g3 Bd5 18. Rfd1 Kc8 19. bxc3 Bc5 20. e7 Nc6 21. Bg4+ Kb7 22. Nb5 Qe5 23. Re1 Be4 24. Rab1 Rxg4 25. Rxe4 Qxe4 26. Nd6+ Kc7 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Qd1 Re5 29. Rb7+ Kxb7 30. Qd7+ Kb8 31. e8=Q+ Rxe8 32. Qxe8+ Kb7 33. Qd7+ Kb8 34. Qxc6 1-0

[Event "Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates"]
[Site "Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1959.09.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[Beauty "6943083138588"]
[EventDate "1959.09.07"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8. Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Qd2 d6 11. Be2 Bd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Bc6 14. Rfd1 Nc5 15. f3 a5 16. b3 Qb6 17. Nb5 Rfc8 18. Bf1 Qd8 19. Qf2 Qe8 20. Nc3 b6 21. Rc2 Qf8 22. Qd2 Bd7 23. Nd5 Rab8 24. Bg5 Re8 25. Re1 Rb7 26. Qf2 Bc6 27. Qh4 f6 28. Be3 e6 29. Nc3 Rd7 30. Bd4 f5 31. exf5 gxf5 32. Rd2 Bxd4+ 33. Rxd4 Rg7 34. Kh1 Rg6 35. Rd2 Rd8 36. Red1 Rd7 37. Qf2 Qd8 38. Qe3 e5 39. f4 e4 40. Ne2 Rdg7 41. Nd4 Bd7 42. a3 Qa8 43. Kg1 h5 44. Rb1 h4 45. Rbb2 Rg4 46. Rf2 Qd8 47. b4 Rg3 48. hxg3 hxg3 49. Rfd2 Qh4 50. Be2 Rh7 51. Kf1 Qxf4+ 0-1

[Event "Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates"]
[Site "Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1959.09.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8250363769921"]
[EventDate "1959.09.07"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 Nd7 5. d4 dxe4 6. Nxe4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Ngf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Nd6 Qa5 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bd2 Qa6 13. Nf5 Bd8 14. Qh4 bxc4 15. Qg5 Nh5 16. Nh6+ Kh8 17. Qxh5 Qxa2 18. Bc3 Nf6 19. Qxf7 Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Rxf7 21. Nxf7+ Kg8 22. Rxa1 Kxf7 23. Ne5+ Ke6 24. Nxc6 Ne4+ 25. Ke3 Bb6+ 26. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates"]
[Site "Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1959.10.11"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8112408889396"]
[EventDate "1959.09.07"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 (7. O-O {The most popular move.}) 7... Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a6 $2 {The idea here is to play ...Qe8 without being harassed by Nb5. This is a bit superficial and does not make sufficient progress toward kingside play.} (9... g5 {This is the most popular choice today. Black will play   against the dark-squared bishop.} 10. Bg3 Nh5 $14) (9... a5 {Restraining White's queenside is also possible.}) 10. O-O Qe8 11. Nd2 Nh7 12. b4 Bf6 {It is difficult to suggest a better move, but this exchange favors Tal as Fischer will lack kingside play.} (12... f5 $2 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bh5 {wins an exchange.}) (12... g5 $2 13. Bg3 $16 {This strategy is no longer good because   Black cannot play ...Nh5 as on move 9.}) 13. Bxf6 Nhxf6 14. Nb3 Qe7 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Qe3 Ng8 17. c5 f5 {Both players have finally played their natural pawn breaks in the position.} 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 exf4 $6 (19... Qg7 $14 {If Fischer sits tight, Tal's advantage is not sooo   sizable.}) 20. Qxf4 dxc5 $2 {Quite a greedy choice from Fischer. Tal didn't really consider this as he has so many attractive attacking options available.} 21. Bd3 (21. Rae1 {This was also very tempting and slightly more flexible.}) 21... cxb4 22. Rae1 Qf6 (22... Qd6 $1 {This was Fischer's most resilient option. White has   many fine choices, but I can't find a knockout.} 23. Bxf5+ Kh8 24. Qd4+ Ndf6 25. Bxc8 Raxc8 26. Ne4 Qxd5 27. Qb2 $14) 23. Re6 $3 {Tal sacrifices the knight on c3 to invade.} Qxc3 (23... Qg7 24. Qxb4 $16) 24. Bxf5+ Rxf5 {The only way to play on.} (24... Kh8 25. Rxh6+ Nxh6 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Qh7#) (24... Kg7 25. Rg6+ Kh7 26. Rxh6+ Kg7 27. Rh7+ Kf6 28. Bb1#) 25. Qxf5+ Kh8 26. Rf3 {Amusingly, there are no checks for the black queen. She is dominated.} Qb2 27. Re8 Ndf6 {Fischer returns a piece to break the attack, but now he ends up in an interminable bind.} 28. Qxf6+ Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Kg7 30. Rff8 {Fischer is forced into zugzwang.} Ne7 31. Na5 (31. Rxe7+ Kxf8) 31... h5 32. h4 Rb8 33. Nc4 b5 34. Ne5 1-0

[Event "USSR Team Championship"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Veresov, Gavriil N"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8248082038797"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 a5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qc2 Nc6 7. g3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O-O (9. a3 {"White should play 9.a3 here and, depending on Black's   response, decide on which side to castle."}) 9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qe7 11. Bg2 Nb4 $1 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qa3 Bc6 $1 {"This position was judged by Veresov as better for White as Black now loses a pawn. From my side, it looks better for Black as he has targets to attack in the white position: some weak squares near the white king, and the pawn on e2. Very favourable for Black is the fact that the white queen is completely out of play."} 14. Bxe5 O-O $1 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rd2 Be4 $1 {"The start of a very ingenious plan. I had seen this idea before in some chess compositions and was pleased to be able to put my knowledge into practice."} 17. Rhd1 h6 $3 18. Bh3 Bh7 $3 {"Only now does White see the threat of...Qg6 but it is too late. There is no defence. The diagram looks like a typographical error. In such positions the white king is usually on g1."} 19. Rd7 Rfe8 $1 (19... Qg6 20. Kd2 {allows the White king outside chances of   escape.}) 20. Kd2 Bf5 $1 {The bishop reverses course and wins on the spot! LPDO.} 21. Qc3 (21. Bxf5 Qxf5 {attacks c2 and d7. White is hopelessly lost.}) 21... Bxh3 22. Qxf6 gxf6 {and Veresov resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1960.03.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E69"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Beauty "7220913782305"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 {"The King's Indian Defense with 2...c5 and the Nimzo-Indian Defense had, in general, not produced the desired effect. There was still one other double-edged opening - the classical King's Indian Defense. This is what we chose. One of the things that helped shape our decision was that Botvinnik, against the King's Indian Defense, usually selected an old-fashioned continuation connected with the fianchettoing of the king bishop which, in my opinion, does not give White an opening advantage."} 8. e4 c6 9. h3 {to stop ...Ng4} Qb6 {threatening to capture with 10...exd4! 11.Nxd4 Nxe4!} 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nc5 12. Ne1 {playing to exchange the knight on c5.} Bd7 13. Nd3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Rfc8 15. Rb1 Nh5 $6 (15... Qd4 {perhaps a move like this was obvectively better. The   commital ...Nh5 must be admired for the creativity, but we should also   acknowledge that the position is difficult for Black.}) 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Qe2 Rc4 ({"The variation"} 17... f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Rbc1 {"conceding the   square e4, would be positionally unjustified. Black decides to carry   out f5 with greater effect, and now the sacrifice of the knight on f4   becomes less hazy."}) 18. Rfc1 {"White wants to 'smoke out' Black's pieces with Bf1 and then satisfactorily carry out a mass of exchanges. The ending will be extremely favorable for him because of the fact that Black's knight and king's bishop are stuck on the kingside and will not be able to switch over to defense quickly."} Rac8 19. Kh2 f5 {"After having waited a move, Black feels that everything is read for the combination and makes the initial 'anti-positional' move."} 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ra1 {"Botvinnik probably thought that now Black's pieces, because of the threat of 22.g4, were forced to retreat and White would be able to occupy e4 at his own convenience, but there is a surprise waiting for him."} Nf4 $3 {"In my opinion, the arguments that this move raised were completely pointless. Suffice it to say that all the other continuations are bad and if the knight sacrifice is incorrect, then a question mark should not be placed after Black's 21st move but, say, after his 17th. Be that as it may, after the knight sacrifice, Black's pieces (especially the recently 'unemployed' bishop on g7) become very active all over the board, and White has to seriously take into account all the numerous sharp variations. The sacrifice must be accepted."} (21... Nf6 22. g4 Bd7 23. Qd2) 22. gxf4 exf4 23. Bd2 $2 (23. a3 $3 {This surprising intermediate move disrupts Tal's   coordination and permits the capture on a7 next move since the bishop   will no longer be trapped by ...Qa5 after...} Qb3 24. Bxa7 Be5 25. f3 {Stopping ...f3+! and the bishop can come back to g1 or f2 now.} b6 26. a4 $1 $18 {Tal's analysis of this game is incredible,   and he shows that he saw almost all of the relevant computer analysis   and MUCH more in the notes. However, he does miss this computer move   which goes a long way toward securing a win for White. White now has   ideas of a5, Ra3, and sometimes Nb5. The position is still messy, but   it's hard to believe that Tal could have generated his magic from this   position if Botvinnik had defended so perfectly.}) (23. Bxa7 $2 Qa5 $1 {traps the bishop.}) 23... Qxb2 $2 ({"I rejected the continuation in view of the variation"} 23... Be5 $1 24. f3 Qxb2 25. Nd1 $1 Qd4 26. Rxc4 Rxc4 27. Rc1 Rxc1 28. Bxc1 Qxd5 29. Bf1 {"and Black's three pawns do not outweigh White's extra   piece."}) 24. Rab1 f3 $1 {"Black had placed all of his hopes on this move."} 25. Rxb2 $2 (25. Bxf3 $1 {"Botvinnik thought that the capture on f3 was   advantageous for Black, and preferred the immediate exchange of queens   ... but in his calculations, White underestimated the strength of   Black's 26th move."} Bxb1 26. Rxb1 Qc2 27. Rc1 $1 (27. Be4 $3 {(Flohr)} Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Qxb1 29. Nxd6 Rf8 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Nf7+ Rxf7 (31... Kg8 32. Nh6+ Kh8 33. Qg8+ Rxg8 34. Nf7#) 32. Qxf7 $18) 27... Qf5 (27... Qb2 28. Bg4 $18) 28. Bg4 Qe5+ 29. Qxe5 Bxe5+ 30. f4 $18 Rxc3 31. Bxc8 {"this was the   move that had been missed."}) 25... fxe2 26. Rb3 Rd4 $1 {"Black's clumsy rook suddenly finds colossal strength in the middle of the board."} 27. Be1 Be5+ 28. Kg1 Bf4 ({"Unfortunately, Black missed a possibility to end the game quickly   and beautifully by"} 28... Rxc3 $1 29. Rbxc3 Rd1 30. Rc4 Bb2 $19) 29. Nxe2 Rxc1 30. Nxd4 Rxe1+ 31. Bf1 Be4 32. Ne2 Be5 33. f4 Bf6 34. Rxb7 Bxd5 35. Rc7 Bxa2 36. Rxa7 Bc4 37. Ra8+ Kf7 38. Ra7+ Ke6 39. Ra3 d5 40. Kf2 Bh4+ 41. Kg2 Kd6 42. Ng3 Bxg3 43. Bxc4 dxc4 44. Kxg3 Kd5 45. Ra7 c3 46. Rc7 Kd4 47. Rd7+ 0-1

[Event "Mar del Plata"]
[Site "Mar del Plata ARG"]
[Date "1960.03.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8250229523979"]
[EventDate "1960.03.29"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. d4 d6 7. Nd3 Nxe4 8. Bxf4 Bg7 9. Nc3 $6 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. Be2 cxd4 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bxg4 O-O 14. Bxc8 Rxc8 15. Qg4 f5 16. Qg3 dxc3 17. Rae1 Kh8 18. Kh1 Rg8 19. Bxd6 Bf8 20. Be5+ Nxe5 21. Qxe5+ Rg7 22. Rxf5 Qxh4+ 23. Kg1 Qg4 24. Rf2 Be7 25. Re4 Qg5 26. Qd4 Rf8 27. Re5 Rd8 28. Qe4 Qh4 29. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Mar del Plata"]
[Site "Mar del Plata"]
[Date "1960.04.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Olafsson, Fridrik"]
[Black "Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Annotator "Gagarin"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8045279085119"]
[EventDate "1960.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nd7 (3... g6) (3... Qc7 $5 4. Ngf3 $140 Bg4) (3... e5 $5) 4. Ngf3 Qc7 5. g3 (5. Be2 Ngf6 6. c3 e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Qc2 c5 9. Re1 O-O $10 {Rubinetti,J-Larsen,B/Buenos Aires/1979/0:1/40/}) (5. exd5 $5 cxd5 6. d4 $1 { Nd7} g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. O-O Nh6 (8... e6 9. Re1 Ne7 10. Nf1 Nc6 11. c3 O-O 12. Bg5 $1 $14 {Fischer,R-Marovic,D/Rovinj-Zagreb/1970/1:0/48/}) 9. Re1 Nf6 10. Nf1 $1 Nf5 (10... Bf5 $2 11. Bxh6 Bxh6 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. Ng3 Qc8 14. Qd3 Ne4 15. Qb5+ $16 {Lobron}) 11. Ng3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bg4 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Qd2 $1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 e6 16. c3 O-O 17. Kg2 $14 {Lobron,E-Larsen,B/New York/1986/1:0/54/}) 5... dxe4 (5... Ngf6 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 $14) 6. dxe4 e5 7. Bg2 Bc5 8. O-O Ne7 (8... Ngf6 $5 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Re8 $14 {Ligterink,G-De Boer,GJ/NLD/1987/0: 1/25/}) 9. b3 Ng6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. a3 $14 { b4} a5 12. Ne1 b6 13. Nd3 Ba6 14. Nf3 Bd6 15. h4 $1 Rfe8 16. h5 Ngf8 17. Nh4 Nc5 18. Nf5 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Ne6 20. Qg4 f6 (20... Bxd3 $4 21. Rfd1 $18) 21. f4 $5 (21. Rfd1 $5 $14) 21... Rad8 $2 $18 (21... Bxd3 $5 22. fxe5 (22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Rfd1 $44) 22... Bxe5 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Nf7+ (25. Rf7 Qd8 $13) 25... Kg8 26. Nh6+ $10) (21... Bc5+ $5 22. Kh1 Bd4 $14) 22. fxe5 Bxe5 $8 23. Nh6+ Kf8 $8 24. Rxf6+ $3 $40 Bxf6 (24... gxf6 25. Bxe5 fxe5 (25... Qxe5 26. Qg8+ Ke7 27. Qxh7+ Kd6 28. Nf7+ $18) 26. Rf1+ Ke7 (26... Nf4 27. Rxf4+ $1 exf4 28. Qg8+ Ke7 29. Qf7+ Kd6 30. Nf5+ $18) 27. Rf7+ Kd6 28. Nf5+ Kc5 29. Rxc7 Nxc7 30. Qg7 $1 Nb5 31. Ne7 Kd6 32. Qf6+ Kd7 33. Bh3+ $18) 25. Bxf6 { Rf1,  Bg7} gxf6 (25... gxh6 26. Rf1 $1 $18) (25... Bxd3 26. Qf5 $3 (26. Bxd8 $2 Qxd8 $8 27. Rd1 gxh6 28. Qf3+ Kg7 29. Rxd3 Qe7 $16) 26... Bxe4 (26... gxh6 27. Bxd8+ Qf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. Bxb6 $18) 27. Bxe4 Qxg3+ 28. Bg2 g6 29. Qf1 $1 $18) (25... Rxd3 26. Rf1 Rxg3 (26... gxf6 27. Rxf6+ Ke7 28. Rxe6+ Kd8 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. Qf7+ Kd8 32. Qf8+ Kd7 33. Bh3#) 27. Bd8+ Bxf1 28. Qf5+ $18) 26. Qg8+ Ke7 27. Qxh7+ $1 (27. Qf7+ $6 Kd6 28. Nf5+ Ke5 29. d4+ Rxd4 $8 30. Qxe8 Rd8 $13) 27... Kd6 (27... Kf8 28. Qg8+ Ke7 29. Qf7+ Kd6 30. Nf5+ $1 Kc5 (30... Ke5 31. d4+ $1 Rxd4 $8 32. Qxe8 $18) 31. d4+ Rxd4 $8 32. Qxe8 $18) 28. e5+ $1 Kxe5 (28... fxe5 29. Nf5+ $1 Kc5 30. Rc1+ Bc4 (30... Kb5 31. Qxc7 Nxc7 32. Bxc6#) 31. Rxc4+ Kb5 32. Qxc7 Nxc7 33. Bxc6+ Ka6 34. Bxe8 Nxe8 35. h6 $18) 29. d4+ $1 Rxd4 $8 (29... Kxd4 30. Rd1+ Kc3 $8 31. Rc1+ $18) (29... Kd6 30. Nf5#) 30. Nf7+ $1 Qxf7 31. Qxf7 Rdd8 32. Re1+ Kd6 33. Qxf6 Bc8 34. Qe5+ Kd7 35. Bh3 1-0

[Event "UKR-RSFSR"]
[Site "Kiev URS"]
[Date "1960.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krogius, Nikolai V"]
[Black "Stein, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7427072238681"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 h6 8. O-O Nh7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. b4 Rf7 13. c5 Ndf6 14. c6 bxc6 15. dxc6 Be6 16. b5 Bf8 17. Nb4 d5 18. Nbxd5 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Nh5 20. Qe1 Ng3+ 21. hxg3 Qg5 22. g4 h5 23. g3 hxg4 24. Kg2 Raf8 25. Bd2 Qh6 26. Rh1 Qg7 27. gxf4 exf4 28. Rd1 g5 29. e5 Qxe5 30. fxg4 Qxe2+ 31. Qxe2 f3+ 32. Qxf3 Rxf3 33. Rhf1 Bxg4 34. Ne4 Bh3+ 35. Kh2 Rxf1 36. Rxf1 Bxf1 37. Nxc5 Rf2+ 38. Kg1 Rxd2 39. Nxc7 Bh3 40. a4 Rg2+ 41. Kh1 Nf6 42. a5 Ng4 43. Ne4 Re2 0-1

[Event "Nimzowitsch Memorial"]
[Site "Copenhagen DEN"]
[Date "1960.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7770673516104"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 d4 6. d3 Bd6 7. Na3 O-O 8. Rb1 Re8 9. Nc2 a5 10. b3 h6 11. a3 Bf5 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Qd7 14. b5 Nd8 15. e3 dxe3 16. Nxe3 Bh7 17. Bb2 c6 18. Ra1 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 cxb5 20. Nxe5 Qc7 21. Nf3 Be7 22. Rc1 bxc4 23. dxc4 Qb6 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. cxd5 Bf8 26. Bd4 Qb3 27. Ne5 b5 28. Nd7 Ba3 29. Bxg7 Bxc1 30. Nf6+ Kxg7 31. Nxe8+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. d6+ Kd7 34. Nf6+ Kc8 35. Bh3+ Kb7 36. Qxd8 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Bd3 38. Bc8+ Ka8 39. Qa5+ 1-0

[Event "Leipzig ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Leipzig GDR"]
[Date "1960.11.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[Beauty "6597359182394"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5 dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Bg5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxb5 16. Nxf7 Bxf1 17. Nxd8 Rxg5 18. Nxe6 Rxg2+ 19. Kh1 Qe5 20. Rxf1 Qxe6 21. Kxg2 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leipzig ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Leipzig GDR"]
[Date "1960.11.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7971727754250"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e6 10. Qxb7 Nxd4 11. Bb5+ Nxb5 12. Qc6+ Ke7 13. Qxb5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd7 15. Rb1 Rd8 16. Be3 Qxb5 17. Rxb5 Rd7 18. Ke2 f6 19. Rd1 Rxd1 20. Kxd1 Kd7 21. Rb8 Kc6 22. Bxa7 g5 23. a4 Bg7 24. Rb6+ Kd5 25. Rb7 Bf8 26. Rb8 Bg7 27. Rb5+ Kc6 28. Rb6+ Kd5 29. a5 f5 30. Bb8 Rc8 31. a6 Rxc3 32. Rb5+ Kc4 33. Rb7 Bd4 34. Rc7+ Kd3 35. Rxc3+ Kxc3 36. Be5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1960.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lombardy, William James"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7425864255496"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 Nc6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nc2 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qc7 13. Qb5 Bd7 14. Rc1 Nb4 15. Nxb4 Qxc1+ 16. Bxc1 Bxb5 17. Nd5 Bh4+ 18. g3 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Bd8 20. Bd2 Rc8 21. Bc3 f5 22. e5 Rc5 23. Nb4 Ba5 24. a3 Bxb4 25. axb4 Rd5 26. Ke2 Kf7 27. h4 Ke6 28. Ke3 Rc8 29. Rg1 Rc4 30. Re1 Rxc3+ 31. bxc3 Rxe5+ 32. Kd2 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 Kd5 34. Kd2 Kc4 35. h5 b6 36. Kc2 g5 37. h6 f4 38. g4 a5 39. bxa5 bxa5 40. Kb2 a4 41. Ka3 Kxc3 42. Kxa4 Kd4 43. Kb4 Ke3 0-1

[Event "URS-ch28"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1961.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Simagin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Stein, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[Beauty "6739898456154"]
[EventDate "1961.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B96: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Bg5 e6 7 f4, lines other than 7...Qb6 and 7...Be7} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 {Secures e5} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 6. Bg5 e6 {Covers d5+f5} 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. Qd2 (9. Rb1 $5 $14) 9... Qxb2 $11 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Be2 h5 13. O-O {White prepares the advance f5} Nd7 14. Kh1 Qc5 15. Rf3 Be7 {Black is behind in development.} 16. Rh3 h4 17. f5 {This push gains space} Nb6 {Begins the manoeuvre Nd7-b6-c4-e5} 18. Nd1 (18. Qd3 $5 $11) 18... Nc4 $15 19. Qc3 Ne5 {A sound move} 20. Qb2 {Attacking the backward pawn on b7} b5 21. Ne3 Bd7 22. c3 Rc8 23. Rc1 Bd8 24. Qb3 Ke7 25. Qd1 Bb6 26. Qf1 Qa3 27. Rd1 {White gets kings attack} Rxc3 28. fxe6 fxe6 (28... Rxe3 $4 {too greedy} 29. Rxe3 Qxa2 30. exd7 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 $18) 29. Ndf5+ {Demolishes the pawn shield} Kd8 (29... exf5 {Deflection from d5} 30. Nd5+ {A double attack}) 30. Nxd6 Rf8 31. Rxh4 Rxe3 (31... Rc6 32. Rh8 Rxh8 33. Qxf6+ Kc7 34. Nxb5+ axb5 35. Qxe5+ Rd6 36. Rd3 Qxd3 37. Bxd3 Bxe3 38. Qxh8 Rxd3 39. Qe5+ Kc6 40. h4 $17) 32. Rh8 $11 Rxh8 $4 {Black loses the upper hand. Theme: Deflection from f6} (32... Ng6 33. Rxf8+ Nxf8 34. Qxf6+ Kc7 35. Qxf8 $14) 33. Qxf6+ $14 {Theme: Double Attack.} Kc7 34. Qxe5 Kc6 (34... Rh5 35. Nxb5+ (35. Bxh5 $6 Kc6 $16) (35. Qxh5 $6 Bd4 36. Nf7 Qxa2 37. Rc1+ Rc3 38. Rxc3+ Bxc3 $11) 35... Kc8 36. Nd6+ (36. Qxh5 $6 {is clearly weaker} Bxb5 37. Bxb5 axb5 $14) 36... Kc7 37. Bxh5 $18 (37. Qxh5 $6 Qc3 $18)) 35. Nxb5 $1 {Theme: Clearance for d1-d7.} Qc5 {Do you see the mate threat?} (35... axb5 36. Qxb5+) 36. Rd6+ Kb7 {The mate threat is Qc1} 37. Rxd7+ Kc8 38. Rc7+ $1 {A double attack} (38. Qxh8+ $4 {a fat bite, but...} Kxd7 39. Qh7+ Kc6 $19) 38... Qxc7 (38... Bxc7 {A deflection} 39. Qxc5 {A pinning theme}) 39. Nxc7 (39. Qxc7+ $4 Bxc7 40. Nd4 Kd7 $19) (39. Qxh8+ $4 {White is too greedy} Qd8 40. Nd6+ Kd7 $19) 39... Rxh2+ {Demolition of pawn structure} 40. Qxh2 (40. Kxh2 Bxc7 {A pinning theme}) 40... Rxe2 41. Qh8+ Kxc7 42. Qc3+ Kb7 43. Qc4 Re1+ 44. Kh2 Bc7+ 45. Kh3 Rh1+ 46. Kg4 Rh2 47. Kf3 Rh6 48. Qb4+ Kc6 49. Qc3+ Kb7 50. Qb2+ Kc8 51. Qg7 Rh5 52. Qg8+ Kb7 53. Qxe6 Ra5 54. g4 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship 1961a"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E27"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8247280718345"]
[EventDate "1961.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O 6. f3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Bf5 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Nf4 c5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Re8 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rb1 Qa5 15. Rxb7 Nb6 16. g4 h6 17. h4 cxd4 18. g5 dxe3 19. gxf6 Rxc3 20. Qg6 {Analysis 20...fxg6 21.Rxg7+} 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship 1961a"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.02.10"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Cherepkov, Alexander V"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7561961025107"]
[EventDate "1961.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Bb7 10. c3 Bc5 11. Qg4 Qe7 12. Nd2 Qxe5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bf4 Qf6 15. Rad1 O-O 16. Bxc7 Rae8 17. Bf4 Be7 18. Be3 Rd8 19. Rd4 Rxd4 20. Bxd4 Qg5 21. Qd7 Ba8 22. Be3 Qf6 23. Rd1 h5 24. Qc7 Re8 25. Rd7 Bc6 26. Bd4 Qh6 27. Be3 Qf6 28. Bg5 Qxg5 29. Qxc6 e3 30. Rd5 e2 31. Qxe8+ Kh7 32. Bc2+ g6 33. Qxf7+ Kh6 34. g3 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qf1+ 36. Kf3 e1=N+ 37. Ke3 Nxc2+ 38. Kd2 Nb4 39. Rxh5+ Kxh5 40. Qh7+ Kg4 41. cxb4 Bxb4+ 0-1

[Event "FBE/BSB Championship"]
[Site "Anderlecht BEL"]
[Date "1961.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tonoli, Jose"]
[Black "Vladimir Borodin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8111448455719"]
[EventDate "1961.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bd7 5. f4 h5 6. g5 g6 7. c3 Bf5 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ndf3 Ne7 10. Nh4 Be4 11. Ngf3 Nf5 12. Rg1 c5 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. Be3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 c4 17. Bf1 Qa5 18. h4 Ba3 19. Qe2 Kd7 20. Kf2 Bf8 21. Bg2 Ke6 22. Rgd1 Qd8 23. Qxc4 dxc4 24. d5+ Ke7 25. dxc6 bxc6 26. Bxc6 Ke6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Bb5 Rc8 29. Rd1 Rc7 30. Rd8 Bg7 31. Rd6+ Ke7 32. Bc6 Rb8 33. Bc5 Rxb2+ 34. Rd2+ 1-0

[Event "EUR-chT (Men) 2nd"]
[Site "Oberhausen FRG"]
[Date "1961.06.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C71"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[Beauty "6804746565715"]
[EventDate "1961.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Bd5 Rb8 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd4 Nf6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. a4 Rfe8 15. Qd3 b4 16. Nd5 a5 17. b3 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19. Rb1 c5 20. Bf4 Be5 21. Be3 Rbc8 22. Qc4 Qf5 23. Qb5 Qxc2 24. Qxa5 f5 25. f3 Bb2 26. Qa6 Qxb3 27. Bf2 c4 28. Qb7 Rb8 29. Qa7 Ra8 30. Qb7 Reb8 31. Qd7 Qc2 32. Qxd6 b3 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. d6 Bf6 35. Rfc1 Qxc1+ 36. Rxc1 b2 37. Rb1 c3 38. Qe2 Rxa4 39. d7 h6 40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. d8=Q Rxd8 42. Qxa4 Rd2 43. Rxb2 cxb2 44. Qb3 Rd8 45. Qc2 Rb8 46. Qb1 g6 47. g4 Ra8 48. Kg2 Ra1 49. Qc2 b1=Q 50. Qc7+ Bg7 51. Bd4 Qf1+ 52. Kg3 f4+ 53. Kxf4 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "21st RSFSR Ch"]
[Site "Omsk URS"]
[Date "1961.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Belov, Lev A"]
[Black "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C59"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[Beauty "8250363762743"]
[EventDate "1961.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. d4 exd3 12. Nxd3 Qc7 13. Nd2 Ba6 14. Nf3 O-O 15. O-O Rad8 16. b3 Rfe8 17. Re1 Ng4 18. h3 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Qb6+ 20. Kf1 Bg3 21. Qd2 c5 22. c4 Bxe1 23. Kxe1 Nxc4 24. bxc4 Bxc4 25. Kf2 Bxd3 26. Bxd3 c4+ 27. Kg3 Rxd3 28. Qb2 Qg6+ 29. Kf2 Qe4 30. Bd2 Rxf3+ 31. gxf3 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled YUG"]
[Date "1961.09.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E98"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "6533740001338"]
[EventDate "1961.09.03"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. f3 Nf6 13. Nf2 Nd4 14. Nfe4 Nh5 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. g3 h6 17. Be3 c5 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nbxd6 d3 21. Qxd3 Bd4+ 22. Kg2 Nxg3 23. Nxc8 Nxf1 24. Nb6 Qc7 25. Rxf1 Qxb6 26. b4 Qxb4 27. Rb1 Qa5 28. Nxc5 Qxc5 29. Qxg6+ Bg7 30. Rxb7 Qd4 31. Bd3 Rf4 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled YUG"]
[Date "1961.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Beauty "7219840035392"]
[EventDate "1961.09.03"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Ndb5 Qb8 8. Bf4 Ne5 9. Be2 Bc5 10. Bxe5 Qxe5 11. f4 Qb8 12. e5 a6 13. exf6 axb5 14. fxg7 Rg8 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qd4 Ra4 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxf6 Qc7 19. O-O-O Rxa2 20. Kb1 Ra6 21. Bxb5 Rb6 22. Bd3 e5 23. fxe5 Rxf6 24. exf6 Qc5 25. Bxh7 Qg5 26. Bxg8 Qxf6 27. Rhf1 Qxg7 28. Bxf7+ Kd8 29. Be6 Qh6 30. Bxd7 Bxd7 31. Rf7 Qxh2 32. Rdxd7+ Ke8 33. Rde7+ Kd8 34. Rd7+ Kc8 35. Rc7+ Kd8 36. Rfd7+ Ke8 37. Rd1 b5 38. Rb7 Qh5 39. g4 Qh3 40. g5 Qf3 41. Re1+ Kf8 42. Rxb5 Kg7 43. Rb6 Qg3 44. Rd1 Qc7 45. Rdd6 Qc8 46. b3 Kh7 47. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled YUG"]
[Date "1961.09.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C72"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8247679392784"]
[EventDate "1961.09.03"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. c3 Qf6 8. g4 Bg6 9. d4 Bxe4 10. Nbd2 Bg6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd6 14. Nxg6 Qxg6 15. Re1+ Kf8 16. Nc4 h5 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Bf4 d5 19. Qb3 hxg4 20. Qb7 gxh3+ 21. Bg3 Rd8 22. Qb4+ 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled YUG"]
[Date "1961.09.29"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251709886017"]
[EventDate "1961.09.03"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3 Ne7 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 cxd4 11. Kd1 Bd7 12. Qh5+ Kd8 13. Ne2 Ba4 14. Nf4 Qxe5 15. Qf7 Bd7 16. Bd3 Qd6 17. Re1 e5 18. a4 Be8 19. Qe6 Qxe6 20. Nxe6+ Kd7 21. Nc5+ Kc8 22. Rxe5 Nbc6 23. Re2 Rxg2 24. Bxf5+ Kd8 25. Nxb7+ Kc7 26. Bf4+ Ne5 27. Rxe5 Nxf5 28. Re7+ Kc6 29. Rc7+ Kb6 30. Rb1+ Ka6 31. Rc6+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch29"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1961.12.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Vladimirov, Boris T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (60s)"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8249696602682"]
[EventDate "1961.11.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B94: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Bg5 Nbd7} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 {Secures e5} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. f4 (7. Bd3 g6 $14) 7... Qc7 8. Qf3 g6 {Controls f5} 9. O-O-O Bg7 10. Be2 h6 11. Bh4 e5 12. Ndb5 (12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Nb3 b5 $14) 12... axb5 $11 13. Nxb5 Qa5 (13... Qb6 $5 {is noteworthy} 14. Nxd6+ Kf8 $11) 14. Nxd6+ $14 Kf8 15. Bc4 (15. Qb3 $5 Qxa2 16. Qxa2 Rxa2 17. Nxc8 exf4 18. Kb1 $16) 15... exf4 $11 16. Nxf7 Qc7 17. Bb3 (17. Bxf6 Nxf6 (17... Qxc4 $143 18. Bxg7+ (18. Nxh8 $6 Bxf6 19. Nxg6+ Kf7 $11) 18... Kxg7 19. Nxh8 $16) 18. Qb3 Bg4 $11) 17... Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 {Attacking the isolated pawn on e4} 19. Rd8+ Ne8 20. c3 g5 $2 (20... Bf6 $142 {and Black can hope to survive} 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 $14) 21. Qh5 $18 {Threatening mate... how?} Qe7 $4 {the pressure is too much, Black crumbles} (21... Ke7 $142 22. Rhd1 Be6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Bxg5+ hxg5 25. Qxg5+ Bf6 26. Qc5+ Kf7 27. Rxa8 Qxe4 $18) 22. Bf2 Bg4 (22... Be6 {is still a small chance} 23. Rxa8 Bxb3 24. axb3 Be5 $18) 23. Qxe8+ $1 {Eliminates the defender e8} Qxe8 {A deflection} 24. Bc5# {A beautiful mate combination} 1-0

[Event "Stockholm Interzonal"]
[Site "Stockholm SWE"]
[Date "1962.03.03"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Bolbochan, Julio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908112472074"]
[EventDate "1962.??.??"]

1. e4 {Notes by Bobby Fischer} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nc6 7. g4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 e5 9. Qd3 Be7 {More accurate is 9...B-K3 immediately.--Fischer} 10. g5 Nd7 11. Be3 Nc5 12. Qd2 Be6 13. O-O-O O-O 14. f3 Rc8 15. Kb1 {Amateurs are often puzzled by this apparent loss of time. Actually it is a handy defensive move, getting out of the pin on the QB-file which could become annoying after ...P-QN4-5. One never knows when lightning will strike! -- Fischer} Nd7 16. h4 b5 17. Bh3 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 Nb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Nd5 {White has a strategically won game; his Knight cannot be dislodged. -- Fischer} Qd8 21. f4 exf4 22. Qxf4 Qd7 23. Qf5 Rcd8 24. Ra3 Qa7 25. Rc3 g6 26. Qg4 Qd7 27. Qf3 Qe6 28. Rc7 Rde8 29. Nf4 Qe5 30. Rd5 Qh8 31. a3 h6 32. gxh6 Qxh6 33. h5 Bg5 34. hxg6 fxg6 35. Qb3 {The coup de grace.--Fischer} Rxf4 36. Re5+ Kf8 37. Rxe8+ {Black resigns. After 37...KxR; 38 Q-K6+, K-B1; 39 Q-B8+ mates.--Fischer} 1-0

[Event "Curacao Candidates"]
[Site "Willemstad CUW"]
[Date "1962.05.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[Beauty "6254432878600"]
[EventDate "1962.05.02"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qf6 8. Qd1 Qg6 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. h4 h5 11. Bg5 d5 12. Bxe7 d4 13. Bg5 dxc3 14. bxc3 Qxe4+ 15. Be2 f6 16. Be3 Bg4 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. cxd3 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 O-O-O 20. Rad1 Ne7 21. d4 Nd5 22. Rc1 Rhe8 23. Rhd1 f5 24. Bg5 Rd7 25. dxe5 Rxe5+ 26. Kf3 Re4 27. Rd3 Rc4 28. Rcd1 Rxc3 29. Rxc3+ Nxc3 30. Rc1 Rc7 31. Bf4 Rc6 32. Be5 Nd5 33. Rd1 Nf6 34. Kf4 g6 35. f3 Nd7 36. Bd6 Rc2 37. g3 Re2 38. Kg5 Re6 39. Bf4 Nf8 40. Rd6 a5 41. Kh6 Re2 42. Rd2 Re7 43. Bd6 Rh7+ 44. Kg5 Rf7 45. Rb2 f4 46. Bxf4 Rf5+ 47. Kh6 b5 48. Bd6 b4 49. g4 Rxf3 50. g5 Ne6 51. Kxg6 Rd3 52. Be5 Re3 53. Kf5 Nf8 54. Rg2 Rf3+ 55. Bf4 Kd7 56. g6 Ne6 57. g7 Rxf4+ 58. Ke5 Rf8 59. gxf8=Q Nxf8 60. Kd5 a4 61. Rg7+ Ke8 62. Kd6 b3 63. a3 1-0

[Event "Student Olympiad"]
[Site "Marianske Lazne CSR"]
[Date "1962.07.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gufeld, Eduard"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8249290013228"]
[EventDate "1962.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 f5 $6 {The Cordel Gambit. Not a great gambit, but it works fantastically in this game!} 5. d4 $1 {The perfect time to break in the center! Gufeld has played the right response.} (5. exf5 $5 {This seems to be falling into Black's plans, but it's   also quite good for White.} e4 6. d4 $1) 5... fxe4 6. Ng5 $6 {A bit of a misstep.} (6. Bxc6 $1 dxc6 7. Nxe5 {This is the simple continuation that keeps   this gambit from being played much.}) 6... Bb6 7. d5 $2 {Gufeld lays a trap, but actually this move falls into a trap.} (7. Nxe4 $1 {This is last route to a strong plus, but Gufeld now   needs to be quite accurate.} d5 8. Qh5+ Kf8 9. Ng5 Qe7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qh4) 7... e3 $1 {Oops! Kavalek shows that the Ng5 is vulnerable!} (7... Nce7 $4 8. Ne6 $1 $18 {was the trap Gufeld hoped for. The   Black queen is humorously stuck.}) 8. Ne4 $2 (8. Bxe3 $1 {An amazing computer line that is Gufeld's best chance.} Bxe3 9. Ne6 $3 {Really an incredible move! White is down a   piece and places the knight en prise! Tactically, White is able to   regain the piece and get a worse, but defensible position.} dxe6 10. dxc6 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 {The two threats (capture on b7 and e3)   regain the piece.} Ke7 12. fxe3) 8... Qh4 9. Qf3 Nf6 $2 {A large and curious error. Kavalek offers a piece sacrifice which works brilliantly, but Gufeld needn't accept.} (9... exf2+ $1 10. Nxf2 Nce7 $19) 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. dxc6 $2 {Accepting the piece sacrifice is a disaster for Gufeld.} (11. Bxe3 $1 Bxe3 12. g3 Qh6 13. fxe3) 11... exf2+ 12. Kd1 $2 {The king tries to leave the scene of action, but it turns out it was needed for defense.} (12. Kf1 $1 {As the game develops, it's clear that the king is needed   to defend g2 and help blockade the pawn on f2.} dxc6) 12... dxc6 13. Be2 (13. Bxc6+ {White can temporarily win material, but this fails   immediately.} bxc6 14. Qxc6+ Kf7 15. Qxa8 Bg4+ $19) 13... Be6 14. Qh5+ {The queen trade changes the character of the game, but it doesn't solve White's problems.} Qxh5 15. Bxh5+ Ke7 16. b3 {Preventing Bc4 in some lines, and intending Ba3.} Bd5 17. Ba3+ Ke6 18. Bg4+ f5 19. Bh3 {A clever dance has defended g2 for a moment, but it cannot be held.} Rhg8 20. Nd2 Bxg2 21. Bxg2 Rxg2 22. Rf1 (22. Ke2 $2 f1=Q+ 23. Kxf1 Rxd2 $19) 22... Rd8 23. Ke2 {Gufeld intends Nc4 and the elimination of the excellent bishop on b6.} Rxd2+ $3 {Brilliant! Kavalek sacs his rook to preserve his bishop and rapidly advance his pawns.} 24. Kxd2 e4 25. Bf8 $5 {a clever idea.} f4 26. b4 {Bf8, b4, and Bc5 is an excellent idea from Gufeld - a resourceful try to nullify the powerful bishop.} Rg5 $1 27. Bc5 (27. c4 {This move (intending c5) is probably the best try. Black   should win, but there's no forcing win available yet.} Be3+ 28. Kc3 $19) 27... Rxc5 $3 {Once again, Kavalek insists that the bishop is the best piece on the board and the only piece needed to push the pawns through. He's right.} 28. bxc5 Bxc5 29. Rab1 f3 30. Rb4 Kf5 31. Rd4 Bxd4 32. cxd4 Kf4 (32... Kf4 33. Rxf2 e3+ 34. Ke1 exf2+ 35. Kxf2 {and wins.}) 0-1

[Event "Keres - Geller 2nd place Candidates Playoff"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1962.08.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251709873714"]
[EventDate "1962.08.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Qe2 Na5 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Rad1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bb4 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Qe7 18. Ne5 f6 19. Qh5 g6 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Bxg6 Qg7 22. Rd3 Bd6 23. f4 Qh8 24. Qg4 Bc5+ 25. Kh1 Rc7 26. Bh7+ Kf7 27. Qe6+ Kg7 28. Rg3+ 1-0

[Event "Varna ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Varna BUL"]
[Date "1962.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251705926189"]
[EventDate "1962.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 b5 7. Nd5 Bb7 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. c4 bxc4 10. Bxc4 Bxe4 11. O-O d5 12. Re1 e5 13. Qa4+ Nd7 14. Rxe4 dxe4 15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Ng7+ Ke7 17. Nf5+ Ke8 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Qb6 20. Rd1 Ra7 21. Rd6 Qd8 22. Qb3 Qc7 23. Bxf7+ Kd8 24. Be6 1-0

[Event "Varna ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Varna BUL"]
[Date "1962.10.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Hecht, Hans Joachim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[Beauty "7148973118506"]
[EventDate "1962.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Nd2 e5 10. f3 Qe7 11. e4 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Nf8 13. c5 $6 dxc5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Qa4+ c6 $2 {There is no good reason to block the bishop.} (15... N8d7 $1 16. Bg3 Qxc3) 16. O-O Ng6 17. Nc4 Qe6 $2 (17... Qxc3 $1 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nd6+) 18. e5 b5 19. exf6 $3 {An AMAZING move that most humans wouldn't even consider. This incredible move puts Black under great pressure.} (19. Qb3 {another excellent though less spectacular option.}) 19... bxa4 (19... O-O $5) 20. fxg7 Rg8 21. Bf5 $3 {White is down a queen for a minor piece, Black is to move, and ALL of White's minor pieces are hanging. It's incredible that White is not only, not losing, but even better!} Nxh4 (21... Qxc4 $2 22. Rfe1+ $18 Qe6 23. Rxe6+ fxe6 24. Bxg6+ Kd7 25. Rd1+ Kc7 26. Bg3+ Kb6 27. Rb1+ Ka6 28. Bd3+ Ka5 29. Bc7#) (21... Qxf5 22. Nd6+ Kd7 23. Nxf5 Nxh4 24. Nxh4) 22. Bxe6 Ba6 (22... fxe6 23. Nd6+) 23. Nd6+ Ke7 24. Bc4 $1 {This lifeline tactic sends the game to an endgame where Black is up a pawn but worse thanks to pawn structure.} Rxg7 25. g3 Kxd6 26. Bxa6 Nf5 27. Rab1 f6 28. Rfd1+ Ke7 29. Re1+ Kd6 30. Kf2 c4 31. g4 $6 (31. Rb4 $1) 31... Ne7 32. Rb7 Rag8 33. Bxc4 Nd5 34. Bxd5 cxd5 35. Rb4 Rc8 (35... h5 $1) 36. Rxa4 Rxc3 37. Ra6+ Kc5 38. Rxf6 h5 39. h3 hxg4 40. hxg4 Rh7 41. g5 Rh5 42. Rf5 Rc2+ 43. Kg3 Kc4 44. Ree5 d4 45. g6 Rh1 46. Rc5+ Kd3 47. Rxc2 Kxc2 1-0

[Event "Varna ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Varna BUL"]
[Date "1962.10.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D98"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[Beauty "4743388758537"]
[EventDate "1962.??.??"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Rd1 Nb6 11. Qc5 Qd6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Rfd8 14. d5 Ne5 15. Nb5 Qf6 16. f4 Ned7 17. e5 Qxf4 18. Bxf4 Nxc5 19. Nxc7 Rac8 20. d6 exd6 21. exd6 Bxb2 22. O-O Nbd7 23. Rd5 b6 24. Bf3 Ne6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rd3 Nc5 27. Re3 e5 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxd6 30. Re7 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Nxd7 32. Bg4 Rc7 33. Re1 Kf7 34. Kg2 Nc5 35. Re3 Re7 36. Rf3+ Kg7 37. Rc3 Re4 38. Bd1 Rd4 39. Bc2 Kf6 40. Kf3 Kg5 41. Kg3 Ne4+ 42. Bxe4 Rxe4 43. Ra3 Re7 44. Rf3 Rc7 45. a4 Rc5 46. Rf7 Ra5 47. Rxh7 Rxa4 48. h4+ Kf5 49. Rf7+ Ke5 50. Rg7 Ra1 51. Kf3 b5 52. h5 Ra3+ 53. Kg2 gxh5 54. Rg5+ Kd6 55. Rxb5 h4 56. f4 Kc6 57. Rb8 h3+ 58. Kh2 a5 59. f5 Kc7 60. Rb5 Kd6 61. f6 Ke6 62. Rb6+ Kf7 63. Ra6 Kg6 64. Rc6 a4 65. Ra6 Kf7 66. Rc6 Rd3 67. Ra6 a3 68. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Yerevan URS "]
[Date "1962.12.11"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[Beauty "6738266879578"]
[EventDate "1962.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. h3 Nc7 11. e4 Nd7 12. Re1 Ne8 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Be3 Rb8 15. a4 a6 16. Bf1 Qe7 17. Nd2 Nc7 18. f4 b5 19. e5 dxe5 20. Nde4 Qd8 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. d6 Ne6 23. fxe5 b4 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Bb7 26. Qd2 Qd7 27. Kh2 b3 28. Rac1 Qxa4 29. Bc4 Bc8 30. Rf1 Rb4 31. Bxe6 Bxe6 32. Bh6 Re8 33. Qg5 Re4 34. Rf2 f5 35. Qf6 Qd7 36. Rxc5 Rc4 37. Rxc4 Bxc4 38. Rd2 Be6 39. Rd1 Qa7 40. Rd2 Qd7 41. Rd1 Qa7 42. Rd4 Qd7 43. g4 a5 44. Kg3 Rb8 45. Kh4 Qf7 46. Kg5 fxg4 47. hxg4 Bd7 48. Rc4 a4 49. Rc7 a3 50. Rxd7 Qxd7 51. e6 Qa7 52. Qe5 axb2 53. e7 Kf7 54. d7 1-0

[Event "URS-chT"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Maslov, Valentin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (40s)"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182986473038"]
[EventDate "1963.08.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

{A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 b6 9. b3 a5 10. Bb2 Nbc6 11. Qe2 a4 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. h4 (13. Rfd1 Qc8 $11) 13... Qc8 14. Rad1 (14. bxa4 $4 {taking the pawn is naive} Qe6 15. Nfd2 Na5 $19) 14... Bb5 15. h5 Qa6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Ng5 (17. Rfe1 $142 $5 $11 {is worth consideration}) 17... Na5 $17 18. Qg4 Nxc4 19. bxc4 Bxc4 20. Qh4 {Do you see the mate threat?} Rfe8 (20... Rfd8 21. f4 $17) 21. f4 $15 Qb5 (21... Bxa2 22. fxe5 Nf5 23. exf5 Rxe5 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Nxf7 Bxf7 26. Bxe5 Qxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Bh8 28. fxg6 Ke7 29. Qxf7+ Kd8 30. Qxc7+ Ke8 31. Bc6#) 22. Bxe5 {Threatening mate: Qh7} f6 (22... Bxe5 23. fxe5 Qc5+ 24. Kh2 Qg1+ 25. Kxg1 Nf5 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rd7 Nh6 28. Qh8+ Ng8 29. Nh7#) 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Bh3 Rad8 $2 (24... Qc5+ 25. Rf2 Rad8 $14 (25... fxe5 $4 {Black's fate is sealed if he captures the bishop} 26. fxe5+ Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 $18) (25... Bxa2 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Be6 $18)) 25. Rd5 (25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Be6 Bg7 $16) 25... Nxd5 26. Be6 {Threatening mate: Qg8} Rxe6 (26... fxe5 $4 {[%emt 0:00:03] simply mating in} 27. fxe5+ Bxf1 28. Qg8+ Ke7 29. Qxg7#) 27. Nxe6+ {A deflection} Ke7 28. Nd4 Qc5 $2 (28... Kf7 $142 $5 29. Nxb5 Bxf1 $18) 29. Qxg7+ $18 (29. exd5 $6 {is the less attractive alternative} Kf8 (29... Bxf1 $4 {would lead to instant doom} 30. Qxg7+ Ke8 31. Bxf6 $18) 30. Qxg6 Bxf1 (30... Bxd5 $4 {A poison bait which should not be taken} 31. Bxf6 Qxd4+ 32. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 33. Kh2 $18) (30... Qxd5 $143 31. Bxf6 Qf7 32. Ne6+ Bxe6 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Bxd8 $18) (30... Rxd5 $6 31. Bxf6 Bxf6 32. Qxf6+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kf8 34. Rd1 $11) 31. Bxf6 Bxf6 32. Qxf6+ Ke8 33. Qe6+ Kf8 34. Qf6+ Ke8 35. Qe6+ Kf8 36. Qf6+ $11) 29... Ke8 30. Qxg6+ ({Inferior is} 30. exd5 Qe7 31. Qxe7+ Kxe7 32. Nc6+ Ke8 33. Nxd8 fxe5 $18) 30... Ke7 (30... Kf8 31. exd5 fxe5 32. fxe5+ Bxf1 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. e6 Rxd5 35. Qf7+ Kd8 36. e7+ Kc8 37. e8=Q+ Kb7 38. c3 $18) 31. Rf2 ({Weaker is} 31. exd5 fxe5 32. Qe6+ Kf8 33. fxe5+ Bxf1 34. Qf6+ Ke8 $18) 31... fxe5 (31... Qa3 {there is nothing else anyway} 32. Nf5+ Kd7 33. exd5 Kc8 34. Qxf6 Rd7 $18) 32. Qe6+ Kf8 33. fxe5+ (33. fxe5+ Nf4 34. Rxf4+ Kg7 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Rh4#) 1-0

[Event "JUG-ch 19th"]
[Site "Zenica"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Black "Ciric, Dragoljub M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7632693789781"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. e4 Rfd8 13. Rfe1 Nf8 14. Qb1 Bb4 15. e5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe1 17. Nd6 Bb4 18. c5 bxc5 19. a3 Ba5 20. dxc5 Qb8 21. h4 Bc7 22. h5 h6 23. Rd4 Bxd6 24. exd6 Rd7 25. Ne5 f6 26. Nxd7 Nxd7 27. Rg4 Rf8 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32. h6 Rg8 33. Bxf6+ Nxf6 34. Qxf6+ Kh7 35. Bf1 Ba6 36. Bxa6 Qxb3 37. d7 Rxg3+ 38. fxg3 Qxg3+ 39. Kf1 Qh3+ 40. Ke1 Qg3+ 41. Kd2 1-0

[Event "New York"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1963.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Fine, Reuben"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8248216263176"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. Nxc3 Nf6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bb2 Qg5 14. h4 Qxh4 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Rfe1+ Kd8 17. Qg3 1-0

[Event "Botvinnik - Petrosian World Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1963.04.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7146959801350"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. d5 e6 9. dxe6 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Bxe6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Ke2 Nc6 13. Rd1 Rad8 14. Rxd8 Rxd8 15. Ng5 Re8 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 b6 18. Rb1 Nb4 19. Bd2 Nd5 20. a4 Rc8 21. b3 Bf8 22. Rc1 Be7 23. b4 c4 24. b5 Kf7 25. Bc3 Ba3 26. Rc2 Nxc3+ 27. Rxc3 Bb4 28. Rc2 Ke7 29. Nd2 c3 30. Ne4 Ba5 31. Kd3 Rd8+ 32. Kc4 Rd1 33. Nxc3 Rh1 34. Ne4 Rxh2 35. Kd4 Kd7 36. g3 Bb4 37. Ke5 Rh5+ 38. Kf6 Be7+ 39. Kg7 e5 40. Rc6 Rh1 41. Kf7 Ra1 42. Re6 Bd8 43. Rd6+ Kc8 44. Ke8 Bc7 45. Rc6 Rd1 46. Ng5 Rd8+ 47. Kf7 Rd7+ 48. Kg8 1-0

[Event "Russian Spartakiade"]
[Site "Gorky URS"]
[Date "1963.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Black "Zagorovsky, Vladimir Pavlovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7491496725048"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 h6 13. a4 b4 14. cxb4 cxb4 15. Ne3 Bf8 16. d4 Qb6 17. b3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Bb7 19. Bb2 Nxe4 20. Ndf5 d5 21. Ng4 h5 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Qxh5 Rd8 26. Re1 Rd2 27. Qg4+ Kh7 28. Qh4+ Kg6 29. Bd4 Qxd4 30. Qg4+ Kh7 31. Nxd4 Rxd4 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33. Qxa5 Rd3 34. Qb6 Bc8 35. Qxf6 Be6 36. Qg5+ Bg7 37. h3 Rxb3 38. Rxe4 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 b3 40. Qd8+ Bf8 41. Re5 b2 42. Rg5+ Kh7 43. Qxf8 1-0

[Event "Asztalos Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Miskolc HUN"]
[Date "1963.07.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Brzozka, Stefan"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[Beauty "5845853177359"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qc2 Kh8 9. b3 Na6 10. Bb2 Nc7 11. Rad1 Bd7 12. e3 Qe8 13. Rfe1 Rd8 14. Rd2 Nh5 15. d5 Qf7 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Ne2 c5 18. Nf4 Nf6 19. Ng5 Qg8 20. Bc3 Rde8 21. Ba5 Ne6 22. Ngxe6 Bxe6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Qd3 Ne4 25. Qd5 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 Bc3 27. Bxc3+ Nxc3 28. Rd2 Ne4 29. Rb2 a5 30. f3 Nf6 31. Kf2 Rb8 32. Ke2 Rb6 33. Kd3 e5 34. f4 e4+ 35. Kc3 Kg7 36. Bf1 h5 37. h4 Rfb8 38. Be2 a4 39. Reb1 a3 40. Rd2 Kf7 41. Rbd1 Ke7 42. Rd5 Ne8 43. R1d2 Nc7 44. Bd1 Na6 45. Bc2 Nb4 46. Bb1 Ra6 47. Rd1 Nxd5+ 48. Rxd5 Rxb3+ 49. Kxb3 Rb6+ 50. Kc2 Rb2+ 51. Kc1 Re2 52. Rd1 Rxe3 53. Rg1 Rc3+ 54. Kd2 Rxc4 55. Bc2 d5 56. Rb1 d4 57. Bd1 Rc3 58. Rb3 e3+ 59. Ke2 Rc1 60. Rxa3 c4 61. Ra7+ Kd6 62. Ba4 Rh1 63. Rd7+ Kc5 64. Rc7+ Kb4 65. a3+ Kc3 66. Bb5 Rh2+ 67. Kf1 d3 68. Rxc4+ Kb2 69. Kg1 e2 70. Kxh2 e1=Q 0-1

[Event "US Championship 1963/64"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1963.12.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Benko, Pal C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8248618938377"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nc6 9. Be3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. f5 gxf5 12. Qxf5 Nd4 13. Qf2 Ne8 14. O-O Nd6 15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Qg4 c6 17. Qh5 Qe8 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Rf6 Kg8 20. e5 h6 21. Ne2 1-0

[Event "Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Antoshin, Vladimir S"]
[Black "Rabar, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8246739878409"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 g6 3. f4 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. d3 e5 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. fxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Bh6 Bg7 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qd2 c6 13. e4 d4 14. Ne2 Bg4 15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. Rxf3 c5 17. Qg5 Rc8 18. Nf4 Ng8 19. Qe5+ Kh6 20. g4 Qf6 21. Ne6 1-0

[Event "US op"]
[Site "Boston"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Benko, Pal C"]
[Black "Suttles, Duncan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (180s)"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8041252550694"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B06: Modern Defence} 1. Nf3 g6 (1... Nf6 2. d4 $11) 2. e4 $14 Bg7 3. d4 d6 {Controls e5} 4. Nc3 c6 {Secures b5} 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Nh6 7. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} O-O 8. Be3 f6 {Consolidates e5+g5} (8... f5 9. Bc4+ Kh8 10. Qd2 $14) 9. Qd2 Nf7 10. d5 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Nd4 (12. Ng5 Nxg5 13. Bxg5 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 cxd5 $14) 12... Bxd4 (12... Nc5 13. Bh5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 $11) 13. Bxd4 cxd5 14. Nxd5 e5 15. Bc3 f4 16. Bc4 Nc5 (16... f3 $5 $14 {must be considered}) 17. Nxf4 $1 $16 {White is still in the lead} Ne4 (17... exf4 {Theme: Deflection from d4} 18. Qd4 {A pinning theme}) 18. Qe3 Nxc3 19. Qg3+ Kh8 20. Qxc3 Ng5 21. Nh5 (21. Ne2 $5 $16) 21... Rf3 {Demolition of pawn structure} 22. Qd2 (22. Qxf3 Nxf3+) 22... Rxh3 {Demolishes the pawn shield} 23. Be2 (23. gxh3 {A deflection} Nf3+ {A double attack}) 23... Rh4 24. Rad1 {Attacks the backward pawn on d6} Bg4 25. Bxg4 Rxg4 {The mate threat is Nf3} 26. Ng3 (26. Qe3 Qf8 27. Ng3 Qf4 $11) 26... Qb6 27. Qxd6 Nf3+ {Demolishes the pawn shield} (27... Qxb2 $4 {the pawn is something Black will choke on} 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Nf5 Nf3+ 30. Kh1 Rh4+ 31. Nxh4 $18) 28. gxf3 {A pinning theme.} Rxg3+ 29. Kh2 Rg5 {Do you see the mate threat?} 30. f4 Rh5+ 31. Kg2 e4 {Threatening mate: Rg8} (31... Qxb2 {is refuted by the following interesting mate} 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Rd7 Rh2+ 34. Kxh2 Qxa2 35. Rg1#) 32. Rg1 Rg8+ (32... Qxd6 33. Rxd6 Rb5 34. b3 $14) 33. Kf1 $16 {Do you see the mate threat?} Qb5+ $4 (33... Qxd6 $142 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Rxd6 Rc5 $16) 34. Rd3 $3 $18 {giving up material to nicely decide the game} Rxg1+ (34... exd3 35. Qf6+ {A classical mating theme}) 35. Kxg1 (35. Kxg1 Rh1+ 36. Kg2 Rh2+ 37. Kxh2 Qh5+ 38. Rh3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo"]
[Site "Sarajevo BIH"]
[Date "1964.03.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Black "Gufeld, Eduard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C94"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8250099299373"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d3 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 a5 12. Nf1 a4 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bh6 Bf8 16. Qd2 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qe7 18. d4 Nf8 19. a3 c5 20. Rad1 N6d7 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Rd6 c4 23. Red1 Nc5 24. Nxe5 Be6 25. Nc6 Qc7 26. e5 Bd7 27. R1d5 Nd3 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Ne4 Re6 31. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Clock simul, 10b"]
[Site "Davis, CA USA"]
[Date "1964.04.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Ojars Celle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8248082093105"]
[EventDate "1964.04.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 d6 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qxe5 Nf6 11. Ba3 Rf8 12. O-O Ng4 13. Qg3 Bxa3 14. Nxa3 Qe7 15. Bb5+ c6 16. Nc4 Qe6 17. Rad1 cxb5 18. Qc7 Bd7 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nf5+ gxf5 21. exf5 Rac8 22. Rxd7+ Qxd7 23. f6+ Nxf6 24. Re1+ Ne4 25. Rxe4+ Kf6 26. Qxd7 Rfd8 27. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Interzonal"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1964.06.15"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E75"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8247545202695"]
[EventDate "1964.05.20"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bf4 exd5 10. exd5 Re8 11. Nd2 Nh5 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. O-O Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bg7 17. Rxb7 Nd7 18. Nf4 Nb6 19. Re1 Bc3 20. Ne4 Bxe1 21. Ne6 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 fxe6 23. Qg4 Rf8+ 24. Kg1 Rf6 25. Qh3 Qf8 26. Ng5 Rf1+ 27. Kh2 Rf5 28. Nxe6 Rh5 29. Qxh5 gxh5 30. Nxf8 Rxf8 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "Sochi URS"]
[Date "1964.08.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Black "Ujtelky, Maximilian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[Beauty "5571667325530"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. h4 h6 7. Bf4 a6 8. Qe2 Nd7 9. a4 b6 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Kf1 Nf8 12. Kg1 Qc8 13. Bb3 Qd7 14. Rh3 Rd8 15. Bc4 Qc8 16. Bb3 f6 17. Re1 Kf7 18. Bc1 c6 19. Nd2 d5 20. a5 b5 21. Nf3 Qc7 22. Bd2 Bc8 23. Na2 Nh7 24. Nb4 Rhe8 25. Nd3 Nf8 26. Bf4 Qxa5 27. e5 f5 28. Bd2 Qb6 29. Ra1 Nh7 30. Ba5 Qa7 31. Bxd8 Rxd8 32. Qd2 Bb7 33. Qa5 Ra8 34. Nc5 Bc8 35. c3 Nf8 36. Ne1 Bxe5 37. dxe5 Qxc5 38. Nd3 Qa7 39. Bc2 c5 40. b4 Nc6 41. Qa3 c4 42. Nc5 Nxe5 43. Qc1 h5 44. Rg3 Ned7 45. Nxe6 Nxe6 46. Qh6 Ndf8 47. Bxf5 gxf5 48. Re1 Bd7 49. Qxh5+ Ke7 50. Qxf5 Kd6 51. h5 a5 52. Qe5+ Kc6 53. Rd1 Nc7 54. Ra1 Qb8 55. bxa5 b4 56. cxb4 Qxb4 57. Rf3 Nce6 58. a6 Qc5 59. Qe1 Nd4 60. Rf6+ Nfe6 61. Ra5 Qb6 62. h6 Kd6 63. h7 c3 64. Ra1 c2 65. Rg6 Rh8 66. a7 Qb2 67. Rh6 Ne2+ 68. Kh2 c1=Q 69. Rxc1 Nxc1 70. Qa5 Bc6 71. Qa6 Qe5+ 72. g3 Nb3 73. f4 Qb2+ 74. Kh3 Nbc5 75. a8=Q 0-1

[Event "Club Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1964.09.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keene, Raymond"]
[Black "Fielder, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8247431950372"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]

1. d4 {Annotations by Keene.} Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. e4 Bg4 4. d5 Ne5 {?} 5. Nxe5 {!} Bxd1 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 bxc6 9. Bxc6+ Kd8 10. Nxf7+ Kc7 11. Bxa8 Bh5 12. Nxh8 e6 13. O-O Qb6 14. e5 {!} d5 {?} 15. Bxd5 Bb4 16. Be3 Qa5 17. Bxe6 Qxe5 {?} 18. Bf4 {!} Qxf4 19. Nd5+ 1-0

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1964.10.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[Beauty "6533203111992"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Qa5 11. Ra3 Nbd7 12. Nge2 Re8 13. Nc1 Ne5 14. Be2 h5 15. O-O Nh7 16. Be3 f5 17. Nb3 Qc7 18. Qe1 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. Nbd2 Nf7 21. Rb3 Nf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Ne4 Be5 24. a5 Bxe4 25. fxe4 Qe7 26. Qd2 Rac8 27. Bf3 Bf6 28. Qd1 Rc7 29. g3 Ne5 30. Be2 Rf8 31. Bf4 Nf7 32. Qc2 Bd4+ 33. Kg2 Ne5 34. h4 Rf7 35. Ra3 Qe8 36. Raa1 Qe7 37. Rae1 Qd7 38. b3 Kh7 39. Qd2 Ng4 40. Bd3 Rc8 41. b4 Rcf8 42. bxc5 Bxc5 43. Be2 Ne5 44. Ra1 Ng4 45. Rac1 Ba7 46. Bf3 Kg8 47. Qe2 Rxf4 48. gxf4 Rxf4 49. Kg3 Bd4 50. Qd2 Be5 51. Qxf4 Bxf4+ 52. Kxf4 Ne5 53. Kg3 Nxf3 54. Kxf3 Qh3+ 55. Ke2 Qxh4 56. Ke3 Qd8 57. e5 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1964.10.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7564511153183"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qa4 e5 13. Rad1 Bd7 14. Qa3 cxd4 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Bg4 18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 Qe8 20. Nc3 f6 21. Nd5 Rf7 22. Rfe1 Qf8 23. Qg3 Nc6 24. h4 Kh8 25. Rc1 Nb4 26. Nc7 Rc8 27. h5 Nxa2 28. Rc4 b5 29. Ne6 Qe8 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Qh4+ Kg8 33. Qg4 g5 34. Qf5 Qd7 35. e5 fxe5 36. Qxg5+ Kh8 37. Qxe5+ Kg8 38. Qg5+ Kh8 39. Qh5+ Rh7 40. Qe5+ Kg8 41. Qg5+ Kh8 42. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Trade Union-ch"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1964.12.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gipslis, Aivars"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7289633253978"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. Be3 Bb7 10. a3 Be7 11. Qg4 Nc6 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. f4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 O-O 15. h4 Qa5 16. Rh3 Rc7 17. f5 Ne5 18. Qg1 Rc6 19. f6 Bd8 20. fxg7 Kxg7 21. h5 Bb6 22. g6 Bxd4 23. h6+ Kf6 24. g7 Bxg1 25. gxf8=Q Qb6 26. Be2 Be3+ 27. Kb1 Rc8 28. Rf1+ Bf2 29. Qg7+ Ke7 30. Bh5 Rf8 31. Qxh7 a5 32. Nd1 Bd4 33. Rhf3 Nxf3 34. Rxf3 Bf6 35. Rxf6 Kxf6 36. Qg7+ Ke7 37. h7 Bxe4 38. h8=Q Rxh8 39. Qxf7+ Kd8 40. Qf6+ Kd7 41. Qg7+ Kc6 42. Qxh8 Kb7 43. Qe8 e5 44. Qe7+ Ka6 45. Nc3 Qc6 46. Be8 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Panno, Oscar"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8246337230858"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. Kh1 Na5 11. Qd3 Rc8 12. Rad1 Nc4 13. Bc1 Be7 14. f4 d6 15. Qg3 g6 16. Bf3 e5 17. Nde2 O-O 18. f5 Qc5 19. Rd3 a5 20. Qh4 b4 21. axb4 axb4 22. Na4 Qb5 23. Bg5 Qxa4 24. b3 Qa2 25. bxc4 Kg7 26. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurgenidze, Bukhuti"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8246874084874"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Nb3 a6 9. Qd2 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Rd1 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. e5 b4 14. axb4 Qxe5 15. f4 Qf5 16. g4 Ne4 17. gxf5 Nxd2 18. Kxd2 Bxg5 19. fxg5 Bxh1 20. Rxh1 h6 21. g6 1-0

[Event "Wch5 Final 6568"]
[Site "corr ICCF"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Estrin, Yakov Borisovich"]
[Black "Berliner, Hans Jack"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C57"]
[Annotator "Berliner/Harding/Tait"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Beauty "7493644199971"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bf1 (6. Bxb5 $6 Qxd5 7. Bxc6+ Qxc6 8. O-O {gives excellent compensation.}) 6... Nd4 7. c3 Nxd5 8. Ne4 (8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Qf3+ Nf6 $1 11. Qxa8 Bc5 $1 12. Bxb5 Re8+ $1 {a brilliant line that just wins for Black.}) (8. cxd4 Qxg5 9. Bxb5+ Kd8 10. Qf3 exd4 $1 11. Bc6 Nb4 {Berliner}) 8... Qh4 ({According to Palkovi's 2000 book, the old move} 8... Ne6 {is   superior, so this needs re-examining. Black only gives up a pawn but   his attack is slower.} 9. Bxb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. O-O f5 $1 12. Ng3 g6 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Bg7 15. Ne2 Rd8 $10 {Estrin-Muir, corr   1977-80.}) 9. Ng3 Bg4 10. f3 e4 $6 {TN (Berliner) - brilliant, but modern engines (which Berliner helped invent!!!) show refutations.} 11. cxd4 (11. fxg4 Bd6 12. Kf2 Qf6+ $1 13. Ke1 Qh4 $10) 11... Bd6 $1 12. Bxb5+ Kd8 13. O-O (13. fxg4 Bxg3+ 14. hxg3 Qxh1+ $2 (14... Qxg3+ $1 15. Kf1 Nf4 16. Rg1 Nd3 $3 17. Bxd3 Qf4+ $10 {is a draw by perpetual. The knight needed to move so the queen     could reach f4.}) 15. Bf1) 13... exf3 14. Rxf3 $1 (14. gxf3 $2 Bxg3 15. hxg3 Qxg3+ 16. Kh1 Nf4 $19) 14... Rb8 15. Be2 $2 (15. Bf1 $1 {This move allows the queen to recapture on f3. Black   hasn't enough compensation here.}) 15... Bxf3 {Berliner wrote that after his 15th move, the next 14 moves were forced on each side.} 16. Bxf3 Qxd4+ 17. Kh1 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Rb6 19. d3 Ne3 20. Bxe3 Qxe3 21. Bg4 h5 22. Bh3 g5 23. Nd2 g4 24. Nc4 Qxg3 25. Nxb6 gxh3 26. Qf3 hxg2+ 27. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 cxb6 $3 {As Berliner explained in the tournament book. Black must not allow White to reduce the number of pawns by a4-a5.} (28... axb6 29. a4 Kd7 30. a5 Ra8 31. axb6 $3 {should draw.}) 29. Rf1 (29. Kh3 {another game in the line... Why would White repeat this?!} Re8 30. Rf1 Re3+ 31. Kh4 Ke7 32. Kxh5 Ke6 33. Kg5 Rg3+ 34. Kf4 Rxd3 35. Re1+ Kf6 36. Rc1 Rd4+ 37. Ke3 Ra4 38. a3 Ke5 39. Rc8 f5 40. Re8+ Kd5 41. Kd3 Rd4+ 42. Kc3 Rc4+ 43. Kd3 Rc7 44. Rf8 Ke5 45. Ke3 Rc2 46. Re8+ Kd5 47. Ra8 a5 48. b4 Rc3+ 49. Kf4 Rxa3 50. bxa5 Rxa5 {0-1   A.Lopukhin-A.A.Semeniuk, Cheliabinsk 1975}) 29... Ke7 30. Re1+ Kd6 $1 31. Rf1 Rc8 $3 {"One of the best moves I have ever made. The point is that instead of tying down the rook to defend the weak kingside pawns, Black gives up one of them in order to reach a passed-pawn situation where Black has the outside h-pawn versus the worthless white d-pawn in the centre. The rest of the game will be played on the queenside with the white king unable to join the fight there."} 32. Rxf7 Rc7 $1 {The king and pawn ending would of course be lost for White because of the outside passed pawn. Black's king would eat all the white pawns while the white king marches to h5 and back.} 33. Rf2 Ke5 $1 34. a4 $2 {White has a vague hope of exchanging pawns but this weakening move eases Black's task.} Kd4 35. a5 Kxd3 36. Rf3+ Kc2 37. b4 (37. axb6 axb6 38. Rf6 Rb7 $19 {after which the black b-pawn can   advance and the white b-pawn can be picked off later.}) 37... b5 $1 38. a6 Rc4 39. Rf7 Rxb4 40. Rb7 (40. Rxa7 Ra4 {and the black b-pawn can advance while the a-pawn is   stopped.} 41. Rb7 b4 42. a7 b3 $19) 40... Rg4+ 41. Kf3 b4 42. Rxa7 b3 {and Estrin resigned.} 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship 1964/65"]
[Site "Kiev URS"]
[Date "1965.01.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bakulin, Nikolay I"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B16"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8250095367208"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Be3 Bf5 7. Qd2 e6 8. Ne2 Nd7 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Be2 Qc7 11. O-O h5 12. Rfd1 h4 13. Nf1 h3 14. g3 O-O-O 15. c4 c5 16. d5 e5 17. Rac1 f5 18. b4 Bd6 19. f3 f4 20. Bf2 Rde8 21. Kh1 Rhg8 22. Re1 e4 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. bxc5 Qxc5 25. Bd1 Bc7 26. gxf4 e3 27. Qe2 Bd3 28. Qxd3 Rg1+ 29. Kxg1 e2+ 30. Ne3 Rxe3 31. Qf5+ Re6+ 32. Kh1 Qf2 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship 1964/65"]
[Site "Kiev URS"]
[Date "1965.01.23"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B99"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8114266977366"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f5 Ne5 13. Qh3 O-O 14. g5 b4 15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. Rg1+ Kh8 17. Qh6 Qe7 18. Nc6 Nxc6 19. e5 Bg5+ 20. Rxg5 f6 21. exd6 Qf7 22. Rg3 bxc3 23. Bc4 cxb2+ 24. Kb1 Nd8 25. Rdg1 Ra7 26. d7 Rxd7 27. fxe6 Nxe6 28. Bxe6 Rd1+ 29. Rxd1 Bxe6 30. Kxb2 Rb8+ 31. Ka1 Bxa2 32. Rgd3 Qe7 33. Kxa2 Qe6+ 34. Rb3 1-0

[Event "Geller - Smyslov Candidates Quarterfinal"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1965.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8250498029652"]
[EventDate "1965.04.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. f4 e6 13. Kh1 b6 14. f5 Na5 15. Bd3 exf5 16. exf5 Bb7 17. Qd2 Re8 18. Ng3 Qc6 19. Rf2 Rad8 20. Bh6 Bh8 21. Qf4 Rd7 22. Ne4 c4 23. Bc2 Rde7 24. Rcf1 Rxe4 25. fxg6 f6 26. Qg5 Qd7 27. Kg1 Bg7 28. Rxf6 Rg4 29. gxh7+ Kh8 30. Bxg7+ Qxg7 31. Qxg4 1-0

[Event "Tal - Portisch Candidates Quarterfinal"]
[Site "Bled YUG"]
[Date "1965.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251437530187"]
[EventDate "1965.06.26"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 (3... Bg4 {more popular. more sturdy. better.}) 4. Nxe4 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 (6. gxf3 {Tal played this way against Botvinnik, BUT he had on pawn   on e4 in that case.}) 6... Nd7 7. d4 (7. b3 {I like this unorthodox suggestion from Stockfish.}) 7... Ngf6 8. Bd3 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. c3 Nf6 12. Qh4 Nd5 13. Qg4 Bf6 (13... O-O $2 {This most natural move would be a tactical error.} 14. Bh6 $1 Bf6 15. Qe4 $1 g6 {forced.} 16. Bxf8 {wins an exchange.}) 14. Re1 Qb6 $2 {The queen is active here, but she abandons her king.} (14... Qe7 $1 {Tal would only have a small plus in this case.}) 15. c4 $5 {This is too much and not necessary, BUT the intended sacrifice on the next turn is too practically challenging for me to really condemn this decision.} Nb4 16. Rxe6+ $3 {A stunning sacrifice, and after the commital c4, this is objectively the best available move.} fxe6 (16... Kf8 $4 17. Rxf6 $1 $18) 17. Qxe6+ Kf8 $6 (17... Be7 $6 18. Bg6+ $3 {An amazing wrinkle that improves on the   ideas in 18.Bg5? and secures a dangerous attack.} (18. Bg5 $2 Qc7 19. Re1 Nxd3 20. Bxe7 Qd7 $3 {defends and wins.}) 18... hxg6 (18... Kd8 $2 19. Bf5 Qxd4 (19... Qc7 20. Bf4 Qc8 (20... Qxf4 21. Qd7#) 21. Qe4 {traps the queen.}) 20. Bf4 {White has a very dangerous and sound attack.}) 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Re1 Qd7 21. Qxg6+ $18) (17... Kd8 $1 18. Qd6+ Ke8 (18... Kc8 19. Bf5#) 19. Qe6+ Kd8 20. Qd6+ $10) 18. Bf4 {threatening Bd6+} Rd8 (18... Qd8 19. Re1 (19. Bd6+ $2 Be7 $10) 19... Be7 20. Bb1 $18 {rook lifts to e5 and f5 are deadly.}) (18... Be7 $2 19. Re1 Re8 (19... Qd8 20. Bb1 $18) 20. Bd6 $18) (18... Re8 $2 19. Bd6+ Be7 (19... Re7 20. Re1 Qd8 21. Bxb4 $18) 20. Re1 Qd8 21. Re3 $18) 19. c5 {This wins the queen, but only for a host of pieces.} (19. Re1 $4 Qxd4 $1 $19 (19... c5 $1 $19) (19... Nxd3 $4 20. Bd6+ Rxd6 21. Qe8#)) (19. Bd6+ $2 Rxd6 {Black would be very happy to give material back   here.} 20. Qxd6+ $10) 19... Nxd3 (19... Qa5 $2 20. Re1 $18 {Bd6+ is a mating idea.}) 20. cxb6 (20. Bh6 $5 {A funny idea from Tal.} Qxb2 (20... Qc7 $6 21. Qxf6+ Kg8 22. Bxg7 Re8 $3 {a great defense.     The bishop on h8 may be trapped.} 23. Bxh8 Nf4 24. d5 $1 {To give     the queen retreating room.} cxd5 25. Rd1 (25. Qd4 $4 Ne2+ $19) (25. Qc3 $4 Ne2+ $19) 25... Ng6 $10 {White will get enough compensation for the fallen     bishop but not more than that.}) 21. Qxf6+ $10) 20... Nxf4 21. Qg4 Nd5 22. bxa7 Ke7 (22... g6 $1 {This would still leave the game very undecided.} 23. Re1 Kg7) 23. b4 Ra8 (23... Nxb4 $2 24. Rb1 Rxd4 25. Qg3 $18) 24. Re1+ Kd6 25. b5 Rxa7 $4 {the last and losing slip. It is hard to hold off Tal's attacks.} (25... Rhd8 $1 26. b6 Nxb6 27. Rb1 Kc7 28. Qf4+ Rd6 29. Rxb6 $18) 26. Re6+ Kc7 27. Rxf6 $1 {Tal will win material with the check on g7 so it's time to resign.} 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1965.08.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7423582535686"]
[EventDate "1965.08.25"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nf1 b5 9. Bb3 d5 10. Qe2 dxe4 11. dxe4 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng3 Qd7 14. O-O Rad8 15. a4 Qd3 16. Qxd3 Rxd3 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Rd6 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. Be3 Rd8 21. h3 h6 22. Rfa1 Ndb8 23. Ra8 Rd1+ 24. Kh2 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Nd7 26. b4 Kf7 27. Nf1 Bd6 28. g3 Nf6 29. N1d2 Ke7 30. Ra6 Nb8 31. Ra5 c6 32. Kg2 Nbd7 33. Kf1 Rc8 34. Ne1 Ne8 35. Nd3 Nc7 36. c4 bxc4 37. Nxc4 Nb5 38. Ra6 Kf6 39. Bc1 Bb8 40. Bb2 c5 41. Nb6 Nxb6 42. Rxb6 c4 43. Nc5 c3 1-0

[Event "Havana"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1965.09.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Black "Donner, Jan Hein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8250229556232"]
[EventDate "1965.08.25"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Nc5 10. Rd1 Nxb3 11. cxb3 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be3 Na5 14. Rac1 Nb7 15. Ne4 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 c6 18. Ng3 Rc8 19. Nf5 g6 20. Rxd5 Qe8 21. Bh6 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan URS"]
[Date "1965.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Averbakh, Yuri L"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7699400000007"]
[EventDate "1965.09.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O Bg7 7. c4 dxc4 8. Na3 c3 9. bxc3 Nbd7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Ba3 Rb8 12. Ne3 Re8 13. Qb3 Bf8 14. Rfd1 Qa5 15. Bb4 Qe5 16. Qa3 a6 17. Rab1 Qc7 18. c4 e6 19. Nb3 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 b6 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Bb7 23. Rbd1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rb7 25. Ng4 Nxg4 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Rc8 28. Rd6 Rxc4 29. h3 Nf6 30. Rxb6 Ra4 31. Nc1 Nd5 32. Rb2 Kg7 33. Kf1 g5 34. Ke1 h5 35. Kd2 h4 36. Nd3 g4 37. hxg4 h3 38. Kc2 Rc4+ 39. Kd2 Rc1 {!} 0-1

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan URS"]
[Date "1965.09.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Filip, Miroslav"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7629338375205"]
[EventDate "1965.09.17"]

1. d4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. c3 Qc7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. c4 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. Ne1 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bd7 13. Nd2 Nh5 14. e4 Bh6 15. Re1 Rbe8 16. Ne3 b6 17. Bc3 Ng7 18. Qe2 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Ndf1 Nb7 21. g4 Bxe3 22. Nxe3 fxg4 23. Nxg4 Qd8 24. f3 Nh5 25. Bd2 Nf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27. Nf2 Qh4 28. Ne4 Kh8 29. Ng3 Nd8 30. Qf2 Qh6 31. Re4 Nf7 32. Kh1 Rf6 33. Rg1 Ng5 34. Re3 Qxh2+ 35. Kxh2 Rh6+ 36. Bh3 Nxh3 37. Nf5 Bxf5 38. Qf1 Nf4+ 39. Kg3 Rg8+ 40. Kf2 Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Tallinn URS"]
[Date "1965.11.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7698997344328"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. e4 b6 6. a3 Bb7 7. Nc3 d6 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O g5 10. Nb5 Kd8 11. h4 g4 12. e5 Qg7 13. Ne1 a6 14. Nc3 d5 15. f4 f6 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. h5 c5 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. g3 Bc6 20. Rh4 Rg8 21. Nd3 Rb8 22. Nf2 c4 23. Nxg4 Qe7 24. Re1 Rxb2 25. Kxb2 Qxa3+ 26. Kb1 Bg7 27. Ne5 Kc7 28. Nb5+ axb5 29. c3 Bxe5 30. fxe5 Rxg3 31. Rh3 Rg5 32. Rhe3 Nc5 33. Rf3 Be8 34. Qa2 Qxa2+ 35. Kxa2 Rxh5 36. Ka3 Ne4 37. Rf8 Bd7 38. Kb4 Rxe5 39. Ra8 Rf5 40. Rh8 0-1

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Tallinn URS"]
[Date "1965.11.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mikenas, Vladas"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A53"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8247142535177"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. Nf3 Na6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Ne1 Qc8 10. Nd3 Bd8 11. f4 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 13. fxe5 Nfxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Be3 Bb6 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Rf4 Nc5 18. exd6 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Qxd6 21. Rh4 h6 22. a3 Rfe8 23. Bf3 Qe5 24. Rb4 Rxa3 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1965.12.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Evans, Larry Melvyn"]
[Black "Rossolimo, Nicolas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[Beauty "5774759707198"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Nd5 Nbd7 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Bf3 Rfd8 13. Qd2 Rac8 14. Rfd1 Nf8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rac1 Ng6 18. Qe3 Nh4 19. Nd2 d5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Ne4 Qg6 23. Qh3 Rxc2 24. Qxh4 Rd4 25. Qd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Kh7 27. Rxc2 Qxe4 28. Rc1 Qe2 29. Rb1 f5 30. Rdd1 e4 31. Re1 Qc4 32. a3 Qa2 33. g3 Kg6 34. Kg2 Qb3 35. Kg1 Qa2 36. Kg2 Kf6 37. f3 Ke5 38. fxe4 fxe4 39. h4 Qb3 40. Kh3 Qc2 41. Rec1 Qf2 42. Rf1 Qb6 43. Kg2 g6 44. Rf8 Qb5 45. Rf2 e3 46. Re1 Ke4 47. a4 Qc5 48. Kh3 b5 49. axb5 axb5 50. Rf6 Qe5 51. Rf8 Qe7 52. Rf4+ Kd3 53. Rf3 Kd2 54. Rfxe3 Qxe3 55. Rxe3 Kxe3 56. Kg4 Ke4 57. b4 Ke5 58. Kf3 Kd4 59. Kf4 Kc4 60. g4 Kxb4 61. g5 h5 62. Ke5 Kc5 63. Kf6 b4 64. Kxg6 b3 65. Kh6 b2 66. g6 b1=Q 67. g7 Qg1 68. Kh7 Kd6 69. g8=Q Qxg8+ 70. Kxg8 Ke5 71. Kf7 Kf5 0-1

[Event "BRD"]
[Site "BRD 1/114"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hecht, H J"]
[Black "Keene, Raymond"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251059800130"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Inf 1"]
[Source "Chess Informant"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{Inf 1/114} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bd3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Ngf3 Nbd5 13. a3 a5 14. O-O b6 15. c4 Ne7 16. Rd1 $1 Qe8 $2 (16... Qc7 $1 $11) 17. Bd2 a4 18. Bc3 Nf5 19. g4 $1 Nd6 20. g5 hxg5 21. Nxg5 Bb7 22. Bc2 g6 $2 (22... Nf5) 23. Nd7 $3 Qxd7 (23... Nxd7 24. Qh5 $1 $18) 24. Bxf6 Qc6 25. Rd5 $3 exd5 26. Qh5 $1 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Ne4+ 28. Nxe4 gxh5 29. Rg1+ Kh7 30. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "Schweiz"]
[Site "Schweiz 1/247"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steiner, L."]
[Black "Glauser, Hansruedi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8250095323174"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Inf 1"]
[Source "Chess Informant"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{Inf 1/247} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Be2 Bb7 7. Bf3 Nc6 8. Bf4 d6 $6 (8... Nge7 $5) 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. O-O b4 $6 11. Nd5 $5 exd5 12. exd5 Bb5 13. Re1+ Be7 14. a4 $1 bxa3 15. Rxa3 Kf8 16. Qd4 Rc8 17. Rc3 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 h6 $2 (18... Nf6 $1 $13) 19. Qb4 $1 g6 20. c4 Be8 21. Rxe7 $3 $44 Kxe7 22. c5 Kf8 23. Bxd6+ Kg7 24. c6 Qg5 25. Qc3+ Nf6 26. Be7 Qf5 27. h3 h5 28. d6 Qe6 29. h4 Bxc6 30. Bxc6 Rc8 31. d7 $1 1-0

[Event "La Habana ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Johannessen, Svein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247008312866"]
[EventDate "1966.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

{Inf.2/526} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 b4 9. Ne4 Bb7 10. Nxf6+ $1 Nxf6 11. Qa4 Be7 12. Bd2 a5 13. e4 $1 $16 O-O 14. e5 Nd7 15. Qc2 h6 16. h4 $1 c5 17. Rh3 Bxf3 18. Bxh6 $3 Bxh4 (18... gxh6 19. Rg3+ Kh8 20. Qd2 Bg5 21. hxg5 $18) (18... Bg4 19. Rg3 f5 20. Rxg4 $1 fxg4 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bxg7+ $3 Kxg7 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Bg8 $1 $18) 19. gxf3 gxh6 20. Ke2 $1 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qd4 22. Rxh4 Qxh4 23. Rg1+ Kh8 24. Qc1 f6 25. Rg6 $1 1-0

[Event "24th RSFSR Ch"]
[Site "Saratov URS"]
[Date "1966.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Black "Vladimir Dmitrievich Sergievsky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[Beauty "8247947831311"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qd4 Bd6 11. f4 e5 12. Qd2 exf4 13. Bxf4 Bxf4 14. Rxf4 d6 15. Rd1 Ke7 16. Rf2 h6 17. Qd4 Be6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qc5+ Ke8 20. Rxf6 gxf6 1-0

[Event "Venice"]
[Site "Venice ITA"]
[Date "1966.03.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Black "Tatai, Stefano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8249826881114"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O dxc4 6. Na3 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 b5 8. Nce5 Bb7 9. Nxf7 Kxf7 10. Ng5+ Kg6 11. Qc2+ Kxg5 12. d4+ Kh5 13. Bxb7 g5 14. h4 Qb8 15. Bg2 h6 16. Qd3 Be7 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. f3 g4 19. fxg4+ Kxg4 20. Qg6+ Kh3 21. Rf2 Ng4 22. Qxe6 Rf8 23. Bf4 Rxf4 24. gxf4 1-0

[Event "Second Piatigorsky Cup"]
[Site "Santa Monica, CA USA"]
[Date "1966.07.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251705960994"]
[EventDate "1966.07.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8. Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Qd2 d6 11. Be2 Bd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. Nd5 Re8 15. f4 Nc7 16. f5 Na6 17. Bg4 Nc5 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Qf2 Rf8 20. e5 Bxe5 21. Qh4 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Ne6 23. Rf3 Bf6 24. Qh6 Bg7 25. Qxg6 Nf4 26. Rxf4 fxg6 27. Be6+ Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kh8 29. Rg5 b5 30. Rg3 1-0

[Event "URS-chT"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1966.09.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251437532175"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe5 7. e4 c5 8. d3 d6 9. h3 h5 10. Be2 Nh7 11. Kg2 h4 12. g4 Ng5 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Qd2 Ne6 15. b4 b6 16. Rab1 Bc6 17. Rhf1 Bb7 18. Kg1 Nc6 19. Nd5 Ncd4 20. Bd1 f6 21. Kh2 Bc6 22. a4 a5 23. bxa5 bxa5 24. Qf2 Ra7 25. g5 O-O 26. g6 f5 27. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Havana ol (Men) qual-C"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1966.10.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Bednarski, Jacek B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8251705917493"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. f4 Nc5 9. f5 Nfxe4 10. fxe6 Qh4+ 11. g3 Nxg3 12. Nf3 Qh5 13. exf7+ Kd8 14. Rg1 Nf5 15. Nd5 Qxf7 16. Bg5+ Ke8 17. Qe2+ Be6 18. Nf4 Kd7 19. O-O-O Qe8 20. Bxe6+ Nxe6 21. Qe4 g6 22. Nxe6 1-0

[Event "Havana ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1966.11.12"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C69"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247142521866"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. c3 exd4 8. cxd4 Qd7 9. h3 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O-O 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. Rc1 Ng6 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. Na4 Bxg3 15. fxg3 Kb8 16. Nc5 Qd6 17. Qa4 Ka7 18. Nxa6 Bxh3 19. e5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Nc5+ Kb8 22. gxh3 e4 23. Nxe4 Qe7 24. Rc3 b5 25. Qc2 1-0

[Event "USSR"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1967.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Formenko"]
[Black "Radchenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C59"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8246785808469"]
[EventDate "1967.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Qd4 11. f4 Bc5 12. Rf1 Qd8 13. c3 Nd5 14. Qa4 (14. g3 Bh3 15. Qa4 (15. b4 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Nxb4 17. cxb4 Qd4 18. bxc5 Qxa1 19. Nc3) 15... Bxf1 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Qxc6+ Qd7) 14... O-O 15. b4 Qh4+ 16. Kd1 Rd8 17. Kc2 Bf5 18. bxc5 e3+ 19. Kb2 Rdb8+ 20. Ka3 Qd8 21. Bb2 exd2 22. Rd1 Bc2 $1 23. Qxc2 Nb3 $1 24. Nc4 Nxa1 25. Qxd2 (25. Bxa1 Ne3 $1 26. Nxe3 Qa5+ 27. Qa4 Qxc5+ 28. Qb4 Rxb4 29. cxb4 Qxe3+) 25... Qb6 $3 0-1

[Event "URS"]
[Site "URS"]
[Date "1967.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Boleslavsky, Isaak"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8251709885987"]
[EventDate "1967.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Nc3 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Qb8 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Qb7 15. e4 Be7 16. Bg5 Nb6 17. Rad1 h6 18. Bxe7 Nxd5 19. Bxc5 Ne7 20. Ne5 Rc8 21. Rd7 Rc7 22. Rd8+ Kxd8 23. Nxf7+ Kd7 24. Qg4+ Kc6 25. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "International Junior Tournament"]
[Site "Riga, LAT URS"]
[Date "1967.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Vladimir Samuilovich Kirpichnikov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251726921302"]
[EventDate "1967.??.??"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bc4 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bb3 b4 7. Nce2 cxd5 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Qb6 11. Nf4 e6 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. h4 a5 14. a4 bxa3 15. Rxa3 Ba6 16. Re1 Bb5 17. h5 Qd6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bc1 Ne4 20. Rxe4 dxe4 21. Nexg6 Rfe8 22. Qh5 Bc6 23. Nh8 e3 24. Qxf7+ Kxh8 25. Bxe6 Qxf4 26. Qxf4 exf2+ 27. Qxf2 Rxe6 28. c4 Be4 29. Qf7 Nf8 30. Qf2 Rg6 31. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship 1966/67"]
[Site "Tbilisi URS"]
[Date "1967.01.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gurgenidze, Bukhuti"]
[Black "Lein, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8250229543433"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 Qc7 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O b6 9. Re1 f5 10. Nh4 g6 11. Nxf5 {!!} Na5 12. Bd5 {!} Bb7 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 Qc8 15. Bh6 Rg8 16. Qf3 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Nc6 18. Rad1 Nd8 19. Qg5 Nc6 20. Qf6 g5 21. Re5 1-0

[Event "GDR-ch 16th"]
[Site "Colditz GDR"]
[Date "1967.02.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Hennings, Artur"]
[Black "Moehring, Guenther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8248216270938"]
[EventDate "1967.02.05"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 a6 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Nd7 14. Rhg1 Nc5 15. Qh5 b4 16. Bf6 Re8 17. Rg3 bxc3 18. Rh3 cxb2+ 19. Kb1 Bxf6 20. gxf6 Kf8 21. e5 Ne4 22. fxg7+ Ke7 23. Qh4+ f6 24. Qxe4 d5 25. g8=Q Rxg8 26. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Halle Zonal"]
[Site "Halle GDR"]
[Date "1967.03.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Minic, Dragoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E75"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251709856799"]
[EventDate "1967.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 Kh7 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc2 e6 12. dxe6 Rxe6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Nxe4 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Bd3 f5 17. Nf4 Re8 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Rxd6 Qc7 20. Rxg6 Rxf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qc3+ Nf6 24. Re7+ Kg6 25. Ne5+ Kh5 26. Rg7 Be6 27. Qh3+ Qh4 28. Ng6 1-0

[Event "Monte Carlo"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1967.03.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[Beauty "6325815744522"]
[EventDate "1967.03.24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Re8 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Nxd8 11. Nb5 Ne6 12. Ng5 Re7 13. Rfd1 b6 14. c5 Nxc5 15. Rd8+ Bf8 16. Nxa7 Rxa7 17. Rxc8 Kg7 18. f3 Ne8 19. a3 Nd6 20. Rd8 h6 21. Nh3 Ne6 22. Rb8 Re8 23. Rxe8 Nxe8 24. Bb5 Nd6 25. Bf1 Nb7 26. Nf2 Bc5 27. Bxc5 Nbxc5 28. Rd1 h5 29. Rd5 Kf6 30. h4 Ke7 31. Bc4 c6 32. Rd2 Nd4 33. Kf1 f5 34. b4 b5 35. Bg8 fxe4 36. fxe4 Nd7 37. Rd3 Ra6 38. Rc3 c5 39. g4 c4 40. gxh5 gxh5 41. Bd5 Nf6 42. Rg3 Nxd5 43. exd5 Rf6 44. Kg2 Nf5 45. Rh3 Rg6+ 46. Kf3 Nd4+ 47. Ke3 Rg2 48. Rh1 Kd6 49. Ne4+ Kxd5 50. Nc3+ Ke6 51. Rc1 Rh2 52. a4 Rh3+ 53. Kf2 Nb3 54. Kg2 Nxc1 55. Kxh3 bxa4 56. Nxa4 Ne2 57. b5 c3 58. b6 c2 59. Nc5+ Kd5 60. Nb3 Kc6 61. Kg2 Kxb6 0-1

[Event "Monte Carlo"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1967.04.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8251705917993"]
[EventDate "1967.03.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Be2 dxe5 16. O-O Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Rf8 18. c4 Rxf1+ 19. Rxf1 Bb7 20. Bg4 dxc4 21. Bxe6 Qd3 22. Qe1 Be4 23. Bg4 Rb8 24. Bd1 Kd7 25. Rf7+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1967.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bilek, Istvan"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8249600392756"]
[EventDate "1967.05.21"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Qe2 c5 9. Re1 Nc6 10. c3 a5 11. exd5 exd5 12. d4 Qb6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nb3 Rfe8 15. Qc2 d4 16. Qf5 Rxe1+ 17. Nxe1 Re8 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Bg5 Ne4 20. Re1 Ne7 21. Bxe7 g6 22. Qh3 dxc3 23. Rxe4 cxb2 24. Re1 Rxe7 25. Rb1 a4 26. Nbd4 Bxf3 27. Nxf3 Re2 28. Rf1 Rxf2 29. Qc8+ Kg7 30. Qc3+ f6 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "Skopje YUG"]
[Date "1967.08.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8249961103440"]
[EventDate "1967.08.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. Qe2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd7 12. Kb1 Bc6 13. f4 Rad8 14. Rhf1 b5 15. f5 b4 16. fxe6 bxc3 17. exf7+ Kh8 18. Rf5 Qb4 19. Qf1 Nxe4 20. a3 Qb7 21. Qf4 Ba4 22. Qg4 Bf6 23. Rxf6 Bxb3 0-1

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "Skopje YUG"]
[Date "1967.08.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Dely, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B88"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8247947828230"]
[EventDate "1967.08.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 a6 8. f4 Qa5 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Qxd4 d5 11. Be3 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. f5 Qb4 14. fxe6 Bxe6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Rxf8+ Qxf8 17. Qa4+ 1-0

[Event "Sousse Interzonal"]
[Site "Sousse TUN"]
[Date "1967.10.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Myagmarsuren, Lhamsuren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8246609639461"]
[EventDate "1967.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 b5 10. Nf1 b4 11. h4 a5 12. Bf4 a4 13. a3 bxa3 14. bxa3 Na5 15. Ne3 Ba6 16. Bh3 d4 17. Nf1 Nb6 18. Ng5 Nd5 19. Bd2 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qd7 21. Qh5 Rfc8 22. Nd2 Nc3 23. Bf6 Qe8 24. Ne4 g6 25. Qg5 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 c4 27. h5 cxd3 28. Rh4 Ra7 29. Bg2 dxc2 30. Qh6 Qf8 31. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Sousse Interzonal"]
[Site "Sousse TUN"]
[Date "1967.10.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Stein, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[Beauty "6669815779373"]
[EventDate "1967.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Na5 11. Bc2 Nc4 12. b3 Nb6 13. Nbd2 Nbd7 14. b4 exd4 15. cxd4 a5 16. bxa5 c5 17. e5 dxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Ne4 Nb4 20. Bb1 Rxa5 21. Qe2 Nb6 22. Nfg5 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 g6 24. Qh4 h5 25. Qg3 Nc4 26. Nf3 Kg7 27. Qf4 Rh8 28. e6 f5 29. Bxf5 Qf8 30. Be4 Qxf4 31. Bxf4 Re8 32. Rad1 Ra6 33. Rd7 Rxe6 34. Ng5 Rf6 35. Bf3 Rxf4 36. Ne6+ Kf6 37. Nxf4 Ne5 38. Rb7 Bd6 39. Kf1 Nc2 40. Re4 Nd4 41. Rb6 Rd8 42. Nd5+ Kf5 43. Ne3+ Ke6 44. Be2 Kd7 45. Bxb5+ Nxb5 46. Rxb5 Kc6 47. a4 Bc7 48. Ke2 g5 49. g3 Ra8 50. Rb2 Rf8 51. f4 gxf4 52. gxf4 Nf7 53. Re6+ Nd6 54. f5 Ra8 55. Rd2 Rxa4 56. f6 1-0

[Event "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma ESP"]
[Date "1967.11.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Matulovic, Milan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A73"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7564515089975"]
[EventDate "1967.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Qd2 a6 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Nexf6 18. Rae1 Re8 19. Bd1 b5 20. Bc2 c4 21. f4 b4 22. Na4 b3 23. axb3 cxb3 24. Bd3 Qc7 25. Kh2 Nc5 26. Nxc5 Qxc5 27. Rc1 Qa7 28. Rc4 Nd7 29. Rfc1 Nc5 30. Rxc5 dxc5 31. d6 Qb6 32. Bc4 Ra7 33. e5 a5 34. Qd5 a4 35. d7 Rf8 36. Rd1 Raa8 37. e6 fxe6 38. Qe5 Kf7 39. Rd6 Qc7 40. Bxe6+ Ke7 41. d8=Q+ Rfxd8 42. Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "Olson Memorial 67/68"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "1967.12.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Westerinen, Heikki MJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7834959874589"]
[EventDate "1967.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Bf5 8. Re1 Ne4 9. Nd5 Re8 10. Ne3 Bd7 11. d5 Nb8 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. Bd2 e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Rad1 a5 16. Bc3 Nc6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nb4 20. Qb1 Qd7 21. a3 Nba6 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Na4 24. Qa1+ Kg8 25. Qd4 Nb6 26. e4 Qe7 27. Qd2 Qf6 28. Nd4 Nd7 29. Rc1 Re7 30. Bf1 Nb6 31. Re3 Nxb4 32. Rf3 Qe5 33. Nf5 gxf5 34. Rxf5 Qxe4 35. Qg5+ Kf8 36. Qf6 Ke8 37. Rg5 c6 38. Bh3 1-0

[Event "USSR"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Platonov, Igor"]
[Black "Savon, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8250900673560"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 g6 4. Be3 c6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 {Covers g4} Bg7 7. O-O-O Qa5 8. Kb1 Nbd7 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Nb6 11. Nh3 Bxh3 12. Qxh3 O-O 13. Qh6 b4 14. Ne2 c5 15. g4 e5 (15... c4 $5 $11 {must be considered}) 16. Ng3 $16 Ne8 (16... Nfd7 $142 $5 $16) 17. dxe5 $18 dxe5 (17... b3 $142 18. axb3 c4 19. exd6 cxb3 20. cxb3 Rd8 $18) 18. Nf5 $1 {the logical end. The mate threat is Ne7} Nc8 (18... gxf5 19. gxf5) 19. Bc4 (19. Bb5 Qb6 20. Bxe8 gxf5 $18) 19... Qb6 (19... b3 20. cxb3 Qb6 21. Rhg1 $18) 20. Rd6 $1 {it's all over} Qc7 $4 {the final mistake, not that it matters anymore} (20... Nexd6 {A deflection} 21. Qg7#) 21. Rxg6+ $3 {Demolishes the pawn shield} hxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. g5 (24. g5 Qb7 25. g6 Qxe4 26. Qh7#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Klovsky"]
[Black "Gufeld"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7972667293240"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 c6 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nd5 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe4 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 e6 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Qg3 Qc7 14. f4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Rfd8 16. Be3 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Qb3 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Bg3 20. Rf1 Qe7 21. Rf3 Qh4+ 22. Kg1 Qh2+ 23. Kf1 Qh1+ 24. Bg1 Bh2 25. Qe3 Rd2 26. Qxd2 Qxg1+ 27. Ke2 Qxg2+ 28. Rf2 Qg4+ 29. Ke3 Bc7 30. Qe2 Bb6+ 31. Kd2 Rd8+ 32. Bd3 Qb4+ 33. Kc1 Rxd3 34. cxd3 Qc5+ 35. Kd2 Qxf2 {White resigns} 0-1

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Black "Timoscenko, Gennadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8248216298067"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{C02: French: Advance Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Be2 Bb4+ 9. Kf1 Be7 10. h4 f6 11. Rh3 Nh6 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Qd2 O-O-O (13... Rf8 14. Bd3 Rf7 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nb5 Nxd4 17. Nbxd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Rd1 $15) 14. exf6 (14. Rc1 $5 $14 {should be considered}) 14... Bxf6 $11 15. Nb5 e5 16. dxe5 Bxh3 17. exf6 Bg4 18. a4 Bxf3 (18... Rdf8 $142 $5 {is interesting} 19. Qxd5 a6 $16) 19. Bxf3 $18 a6 20. Qf4 axb5 21. Bg4+ Rd7 22. axb5 {Do you see the mate threat?} Na5 23. Qb4 Qc7 (23... Rhd8 24. Rxa5 Kb8 $18) 24. b6 (24. Qxa5 $6 {is easily refuted} Qxa5 25. Rxa5 Kc7 26. Bxd7 Kxd7 $18) 24... Qh2 (24... Qc4+ 25. Qxc4+ dxc4 26. Rxa5 Kb8 27. Bxd7 Rf8 28. Re5 Ka8 29. f7 Rd8 30. Re8 Rb8 31. Rxb8+ Kxb8 32. f8=Q#) 25. Rxa5 (25. Qxa5 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Re8+ 27. Kd3 Qd1+ 28. Rxd1 Re3+ 29. fxe3 Kb8 30. Qa7+ Kc8 31. Qa8#) 25... Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Re8+ (26... Qa1 {cannot undo what has already been done} 27. Bxd7+ Kxd7 28. Qe7+ Kc8 29. Qc7#) 27. Qe7 $1 {Theme: Double Attack} (27. Qe7 Rexe7+ 28. fxe7 Qf1+ 29. Kxf1 Kb8 30. e8=Q+ Rd8 31. Qxd8#) 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Bobotsov, Milko G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8114266965048"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Na4 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bf4 d6 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Nc3 d5 14. Ne5 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Nd5 16. Bg3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nf6 18. Ne5 Qd5 19. Bf1 Rfd8 20. Bh4 Rc7 21. Re3 Ne4 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qh4 Kf8 25. Rf3 Rc7 26. Rxf6 gxf6 27. Qxf6 Re8 28. Re1 Qd8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qxh7 Kf8 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qg7 Rg8 33. Qxf7+ Kd6 34. Nc4+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Championship"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Black "Anatoly Avraamovich Bikhovsky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251705922617"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Nf3 Bxc5 9. a3 d4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Ne5 b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O h6 14. Re1 Nc6 15. Rc2 Qc8 16. Ng4 Be7 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Qh5 Rd8 20. Rc3 f5 21. Ng3 Bf6 22. Nxf5 Bxc3 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Qg6+ Bg7 25. Bxh6 Rd7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rxe6 Re7 28. Rf6+ Ke8 29. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Lasker Memorial"]
[Site "East Berlin GDR"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Zajtzev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7904484660766"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bd3 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Bd6 7. Qe3 e5 8. Nb5 Qe7 9. b4 cxb4 10. Qg3 Bb8 11. Qxg7 Qf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. a3 d5 14. f3 Rg8 15. g3 Bh3 16. exd5 Bg2 17. Rg1 Bxf3 18. d6 bxa3 19. Rf1 e4 20. Be2 Rg5 21. c4 a6 22. Rxa3 Bxe2 23. Kxe2 Nd7 24. d4 exd3+ 25. Kxd3 Rc5 26. Bf4 f6 27. Kd4 b6 28. Re1+ Kd8 29. Re6 Ne5 30. Bxe5 fxe5+ 31. Rxe5 Rxc4+ 32. Kd5 Rc5+ 33. Ke6 Rxe5+ 34. Kxe5 Kd7 35. Kd5 a5 36. Ra4 h5 37. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Monte Carlo"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "1968.04.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8250229571120"]
[EventDate "1968.04.03"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Nb6 8. d3 Be7 9. a3 a5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Na4 Nxa4 12. Qxa4 Bd5 13. Rfc1 Re8 14. Rc2 Bf8 15. Rac1 Nb8 16. Rxc7 Bc6 17. R1xc6 bxc6 18. Rxf7 h6 19. Rb7 Qc8 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Nh4 Qxb7 22. Ng6+ Kh7 23. Be4 Bd6 24. Nxe5+ g6 25. Bxg6+ Kg7 26. Bxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Netanya"]
[Site "Netanya ISR"]
[Date "1968.06.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Geller, Uzi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8248082051615"]
[EventDate "1968.06.17"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Ngf3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. Re1 Qc7 9. e5 Nd7 10. Qe2 b5 11. h4 a5 12. Nf1 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bf4 Ra6 15. Nh2 Rc6 16. Rac1 Ba6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. e6 Qd8 19. exd7 Re6 20. Qg4 f5 21. Qh5 Qxd7 22. Nf3 g6 23. Qh6 Bf6 24. Rxe6 Qxe6 25. Be5 Bxe5 26. Re1 f4 27. Rxe5 Qd7 28. h5 fxg3 29. hxg6 gxf2+ 30. Kxf2 hxg6 31. Qxg6+ Qg7 32. Rg5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1968.07.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Benko, Pal C"]
[Black "Horowitz, Israel Albert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8247414944805"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb2 a5 8. a3 c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. d4 Na6 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc5 14. Nxd5 Nxb3 15. Qf4 Nxd5 16. Qxf5 Nxa1 17. Nxf7 Qc8 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. Qxd5 Nc2 20. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Polanica-Zdroj POL"]
[Date "1968.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kostro, Jerzy"]
[Black "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7628667285559"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. Nb3 b5 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 Bb7 11. O-O Be7 12. Qh3 h5 13. Kh1 Ng4 14. Bg1 g6 15. Be2 Bf6 16. Rad1 O-O-O 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. Qxg4 Rh4 19. Qe2 Rdh8 20. e5 Nxe5 21. Ne4 Ng4 22. Nxd6+ Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nxh2 24. Bxh2 Rxh2+ 25. Kg1 Bh4 26. Rd8+ Bxd8 27. Nd4 Bb6 28. c3 Rxg2+ 29. Qxg2 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Bxd4 31. cxd4 Kd7 32. Rf3 a5 33. Rb3 b4 34. a3 Rb8 35. Kf3 a4 36. Rxb4 Rxb4 37. axb4 Kc6 38. Ke4 f6 39. Kd3 Kb5 40. Kc3 f5 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad Final-A"]
[Site "Lugano SUI"]
[Date "1968.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7701954055201"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 e6 3. f4 d5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. a4 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Qe2 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. a5 Nd7 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. d3 c4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. d4 Nf6 17. c3 b5 18. axb6 Qxb6 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Nd5 21. Re1 Qb7 22. Qc2 Rb6 23. Nd2 Rb2 24. Qc1 Rb8 25. Ra5 f5 26. h3 h6 27. Kh1 Nf6 28. Re5 Ra2 29. Rg1 Qf7 30. e4 Rbb2 31. Nxc4 Rc2 32. Qe3 Nxe4 33. d5 exd5 34. Nb6 Rxc3 35. Qd4 Qh5 36. Qxd5+ Kh7 37. Qxa2 Rxh3+ 38. gxh3 Qxh3+ 39. Qh2 Nf2# 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad Final-A"]
[Site "Lugano SUI"]
[Date "1968.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bobotsov, Milko G"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7564376935455"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Bh6 Ng4 12. Bf4 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. h3 Ngf6 15. Ne5 Nb6 16. Bg5 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qc2 Nd6 19. Na4 Nbc4 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Nc5 Nd6 22. Rac1 Qg5 23. Qd1 h5 24. Kh1 Re7 25. Nd3 Ne4 26. Nc5 Nd6 27. Nd3 Qf5 28. Ne5 f6 29. Nf3 Rg7 30. Nh2 Re8 31. Kg1 Ne4 32. Qf3 Qe6 33. Rfd1 g5 34. Qxh5 f5 35. Re1 g4 36. hxg4 fxg4 37. f3 gxf3 38. Nxf3 Rh7 39. Qe5 Qc8 40. Qf4 Rf8 41. Qe5 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma ESP"]
[Date "1968.12.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7699135523375"]
[EventDate "1968.11.24"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 e6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bf6 11. Rb1 g6 12. Be4 Qc7 13. a4 b6 14. a5 Ba6 15. axb6 axb6 16. Re1 Ra7 17. h4 Na5 18. h5 Rd8 19. Nd2 Bg7 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qf3 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Rd1 b5 24. Bd2 Ra2 25. Bc6 Qa5 26. Qg4 Bd3 27. Rbc1 Bc2 28. Re1 cxd4 29. exd4 Bxd4 30. Qg5 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 32. Kg1 Qxc3 33. Qxb5 Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 Be4 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. Bxe4 Rxg2+ 38. Bxg2 Qf2+ 39. Kh2 Qxg2# 0-1

[Event "6th Soviet Team Cup"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "1968.12.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7495812652563"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Bf5 8. Nc3 Qe7 9. Be3 Nxc3 10. Bxc5 Nxe2 11. Bxe7 Nxf4 12. Ba3 Nd7 13. O-O-O Be4 14. Ng5 Bxd5 15. g3 Bxh1 16. gxf4 c5 17. Bc4 Bc6 18. Nxf7 b5 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nxb5 Rhf8 21. Nd4 Bg2 22. Ne6 Rf5 23. Rg1 Be4 24. Nc7 Rd8 25. Rxg7+ Kf6 26. Rf7+ Kg6 27. Re7 Nf6 28. Ne6 Rc8 29. b3 Rh5 30. Ng5 Bd5 31. Bd3+ Kh6 32. Bb2 c4 33. Bf5 c3 34. Bxc8 cxb2+ 35. Kxb2 Rxh2 36. Rxa7 Rf2 37. Ra4 Kg6 38. Rd4 h5 39. a4 h4 40. a5 Bg2 41. a6 Nh5 42. Bb7 Nxf4 43. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "Tallinn"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gufeld, Eduard"]
[Black "Tarve, Udo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C27"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8248082067982"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 (4. Nxe4 d5) (4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Qf3+ Kg8 7. Ng5 Qd7) 4... Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O $2 (6... Nc6 7. Nxe5 O-O (7... Nxe5 $2 8. Qxe5 O-O 9. Nd5 Re8 10. O-O Bf8 11. Qf4 $14 {- Alekhine-Euwe,match 1935}) 8. Nd5 Nd4 $13) 7. h4 $1 Nc6 8. Ng5 {Rashid Nezhmetdinow} h6 9. Qg6 $1 $40 Bxg5 (9... hxg5 10. hxg5) 10. hxg5 Qxg5 11. Qxg5 hxg5 12. d3 (12. Nd5 $1) 12... Nf5 (12... Nd4 13. Nd5 $1 {Ne7#}) 13. Bxg5 Ncd4 14. Nd5 Nxb3 15. Nf6+ $3 (15. axb3 f6 16. Nxc7 Rb8 17. Bd2 a6 18. Bb4 d6 19. g4 Nd4) 15... gxf6 16. Bxf6 Ng7 17. axb3 Re8 18. g4 $1 $18 (18. Ra4 e4 $1 (18... Re6 $2 19. Rah4 $18)) 18... Re6 19. g5 b6 20. Ke2 e4 (20... Bb7 21. f3 $1) 21. d4 e3 22. f3 d5 23. Rh4 Ba6+ 24. c4 $1 dxc4 25. Rah1 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "USSR"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ostapenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Yartsev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7701681729111"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O a6 11. Rhg1 b5 12. g4 b4 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Nd5 exd5 15. g5 dxe4 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. Bd5 Qa4 18. Qh5 Be6 19. Rxg7+ Bxg7 20. Rg1 Rfc8 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Bxe4 b3 24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. Bf5+ Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Bh6+ Ke8 28. Qg8+ Ke7 29. Bg5+ Kd7 30. Qxf7+ Kc6 31. Bxe6 Kb6 32. Be3+ Ka5 33. Bxc8 Rxc8 34. Qf5+ Rc5 35. Bxc5 Qb5 36. Bb4+ Kxb4 37. a3+ Kc4 38. Qxb5+ axb5 39. cxb3+ Kd3 40. Kd1 1-0

[Event "URS-ch U18"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kozlovskaya, Valentina"]
[Black "Suleimanov, Salman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8249961113640"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. Nd2 Nf4 10. Qe4 Ng6 11. f4 O-O-O 12. b3 f6 13. Bb2 Re8 14. O-O-O fxe5 15. f5 Nf4 16. Nf3 d6 17. c5 Bb7 18. Qa4 Kb8 19. g3 Nd5 20. Rxd5 cxd5 21. c6 Bc8 22. Ba6 Ka8 23. Nd4 Qg5+ 24. Kb1 Qe3 25. Bb7+ Kb8 26. Rd1 Be7 27. Qb5 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 fin-A"]
[Site "Stockholm SWE"]
[Date "1969.08.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[Beauty "6393461484051"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. d5 Bc8 14. Nf1 Bd7 15. b3 Nb7 16. c4 Rfb8 17. Ne3 Bf8 18. Nf5 Nd8 19. Nh2 Ne8 20. h4 f6 21. h5 Nf7 22. Re3 Ng5 23. Nh4 Qd8 24. Rg3 Nc7 25. N2f3 h6 26. Ng6 a5 27. a4 bxc4 28. bxc4 Na6 29. Qe2 Ra7 30. Bd2 Rab7 31. Bc3 Nb4 32. Bd1 Na6 33. Nd2 Nb4 34. Re3 Be8 35. Nf1 Qc8 36. Ng3 Bd7 37. Qd2 Nh7 38. Be2 Kf7 39. Qd1 Be7 40. Nf1 Bd8 41. Nh2 Kg8 42. Bg4 Ng5 43. Bxd7 Qxd7 44. Nf1 f5 45. exf5 Qxf5 46. Ng3 Qf7 47. Qe2 Bf6 48. Rf1 Qd7 49. f4 exf4 50. Rxf4 Bxc3 51. Rxc3 Re8 52. Re3 Rbb8 53. Qf2 Nh7 54. Nf5 Rxe3 55. Qxe3 Nf6 56. Nge7+ Kh8 57. Nxh6 Re8 58. Nf7+ Kh7 59. Re4 Rxe7 60. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1969.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7904618900037"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 {By transposition, we've reached the "Semi-Tarrasch."} 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 {"Theory states that the resulting position is level. But we managed to find a very interesting plan, and to reinforce it with specific calculations. In doing so, we proceeded on the assumption that Black should play logically, making the most sensible moves."} O-O 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Na5 $6 {This move turns out poorly, but it is also hard to suggest a good move. Earlier improvements are needed.} 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. d5 $1 {A classic pawn sacrifice, but this is not without risk. If White's attack falters, the extra pawn will eventually count. Precise calculation was needed.} exd5 17. e5 $1 {"It was with this unexpected pawn sacrifice that we associated the whole of our subsequent analysis, which showed that White's position is very strong. We got carried away, and advanced further and further, analysing the possible continuations move by move. Soon our advance was halted: the variation concluded, as they say, in mate to the black king ... Spassky and I agreed that either of us had the right to employ this analysis at the first convenient opportunity. In my match with A. Zaitsev, I did not require it. Later in the year, the position after White's 14th move was reached in the 5th game of the Spassky vs. Petrosian match. The then World Champion, who possessed a unique gift for sensing danger from afar, played 14...Rc8 immediately, instead of the suggested 14...Na5, and thus avoided the main threat, although after 15.d5 exd5 16.Bxd5, he was still unable to save the game. I was fortunate enough to be able to 'publish' the entire variation six months later, in the second round of the 37th USSR Championship in Moscow. My opponent was Ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal. It has to be said that I awoke that morning with very mixed feelings. A loss to S. Furman at the start had left me dispirited, and, what's more, I myself was largely to blame. One shouldn't in general play passively, but this is particularly so against Furman with Black. My disappointment was deepened by the fact that the Championship had the status of a Zonal Tournament, and that I had never yet managed to 'break through' to the Interzonal. Surely I wasn't going to fail again here? It was this second thought which put me in the mood for a most uncompromising battle with everyone, even with Tal. Therefore, so as to 'erase' my bitter disappointment, I sat down at the board as early as possible that morning. What should I play? I remembered my analysis with Spassky, which had not been fully utilized, and decided to correct certain details, and to work over one or two small points. It was while I was doing this that grandmaster Efim Geller called in to see me. He was surprised to see on my board a position from deep into the middlegame. 'It will very probably occur in my game this evening.' I said, forestalling his question. Efim Petrovich later related how that evening, during the round, he saw the position which had been reached in my game, and tried to remember where he had encountered it before. On glancing at me, he suddenly remembered everything, and couldn't believe his eyes. Yes, 25 entire moves, devised and 'polished up' beforehand, occurred in my encounter with Tal! The Ex-World Champion, who considered that all of Petrosian's troubles in his 5th match game with Spassky had stemmed from the fact that the white bishop had not been driven from c4 in time, played 13...Na5, and after 14.Bd3 Bb7 15. Rfe1 calmly played 15 ... Rc8, thus ending up in the main variation.!} Nc4 18. Qf4 Nb2 19. Bxh7+ $3 {The "Classic" bishop sacrifice. In this case, the sacrifice is quite daring. White is missing two minor pieces, and the attack will not easily win out!} Kxh7 20. Ng5+ Kg6 {"The first impression is that nothing comes of White's attack, but he has at his disposal a prepared move of terrible strength."} (20... Kg8 21. Qh4 Re8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. e6 $1 Nxd1 (23... Qxg5 24. e7+ $1 Rxe7 25. Qh8#) (23... fxe6 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxg7+ Kd6 26. Nf7+ $18) 24. e7+ $1 Rxe7 25. Qh8#) 21. h4 $3 {"This is the point of the combination. Of course, to find the whole of the subsequent lengthy variation was possible only with prepared analysis. I think that it was only here that Tal realized that he was battling under unequal conditions, but there was already no way out. Hanging over the black king is the threat of 22.h5+! Kxh5 23.g4 + Kg6 24.Qf5+ Kh6 25.Qh7+ Kxg5 26.Qh5+ Kf4 27.Qf5 mate. 21...f5 fails to save Black, on account of 22 Rd4!, with the same idea of 23.h5 + or 23.Qg3. Black's reply is therefore forced:"} Rc4 (21... Nxd1 22. h5+ $1 Kxh5 23. g4+ Kg6 (23... Kh6 24. Qh2+ Kxg5 25. Qh5+ Kf4 26. Qf5#) (23... Kh4 24. Nf3+ Kh3 25. Qg3#) 24. Qf5+ Kh6 25. Nxf7+ $1 {pretty} Rxf7 26. Qh5#) (21... Qe7 22. Rd4 Kh6 $1 {A clever try. h5 will no longer be   check, and the knight discoveries do not seem to lead anywhere at   first glance.} 23. Ne4+ $1 Kh7 24. Nf6+ $3 gxf6 25. Qf5+ $1 Kh6 26. exf6 $1 Qxe1+ 27. Kh2 Rg8 28. g4 $18) (21... f5 22. Rd4 $1 $18) 22. h5+ Kh6 (22... Kxh5 23. g4+ $18) 23. Nxf7+ Kh7 24. Qf5+ Kg8 25. e6 $3 {"It was this position which Geller saw in my room that morning. And yet 25 moves have already been made! Now on 25...Qe7,the piquant 26.h6! is decisive. In addition, Black was already on the threshold of severe time trouble, whereas White had spent literally only a few minutes, and most of those on the first few moves."} Qf6 $1 {The only try.} (25... Nxd1 26. e7 Qe8 27. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 28. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Re8) 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. Rd2 Rc6 (27... Na4 {This may have been a more practical try, but White   remains better.} 28. Nd6 Bc6 29. e7 Re8 30. Nxe8 Bxe8 31. Rxd5 $18) 28. Rxb2 Re8 29. Nh6+ Kh7 30. Nf5 Rexe6 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rc2 Rc6 33. Re2 Bc8 34. Re7+ Kh8 35. Nh4 f5 36. Ng6+ Kg8 37. Rxa7 {"It goes without saying that an innovation lasting 25 moves is a rarity, but it once again emphasizes what a great return--both competitive and creative--a player can expect from searching, and from experimenting. It hardly has to be said that, in itself,such a success far exceeds the disappointment from other, less successful attempts,and that it is quite capable of inspiring a player, as the game with Tal inspired me in that USSR Championship."} 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1969.10.11"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Lutikov, Anatoly S"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7564511199317"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 b5 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. Bd4 Bb7 10. Qe2 Ne7 11. f4 b4 12. Nb1 Ng6 13. Qf2 Bd6 14. Be3 O-O 15. Nd2 Rac8 16. h4 Qc7 17. e5 Bc5 18. h5 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Ne7 20. Nc4 Nf5 21. Qd2 Bd5 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Qc5 24. Qg3 h6 25. Rh4 Qg1+ 26. Kd2 Qd4 27. f5 Rxc2+ 28. Kxc2 b3+ 29. Kd1 Qg1+ 30. Qe1 Qxg2 31. Qf1 Bf3+ 32. Ke1 Qxb2 33. Rb1 Qxe5+ 34. Kf2 bxa2 35. Re1 Qf6 36. Kg3 Bg2 37. Qg1 exf5 38. Qd4 Qg5+ 39. Kh2 Be4 40. Rhxe4 fxe4 41. Qxe4 Qxh5+ 0-1

[Event "Goglidze Memorial"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1969.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Suetin, Alexey S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8249159747596"]
[EventDate "1969.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 {A sideline, and probably a bit too passive.} (5... Nf6 6. e5 $2 Qa5+ $1) 6. Nc3 Nbc6 7. Nb3 Ng6 8. O-O b5 9. Be3 d6 10. f4 Be7 11. Qh5 Bf6 12. Rad1 {This prepares e5, but e5 didn't need preparing.} (12. e5 $1 dxe5 13. Be4 Bd7 (13... Qc7 14. f5 $1 exf5 15. Nd5 $18 {White's pieces are     rapidly invading.}) 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Nc5 $18) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Rd2 {I'm not sure why this was needed, but White already had strong aggressive moves.} (14. Nd4 $1) (14. f5 $1) 14... Nce7 15. Nd4 Bd7 (15... Qxc3 {Perhaps winning a pawn for one's trouble made sense?} 16. f5 exf5 17. exf5 Ne5 18. f6 g6) 16. f5 exf5 17. exf5 Ne5 18. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 19. fxe6 g6 (19... O-O-O {The best way to grovel left to Black.} 20. exf7 $18) 20. Qxe5 $3 {Not difficult, but beautiful! Tal opens the d-file and removes the defender of f7.} dxe5 21. exf7+ {Suetin resigned here.} Kf8 (21... Kd7 {The main line} 22. Bf5+ $1 Kc6 23. Be4+ {doubling back   and winning everything.} Nd5 24. Bxd5+) 22. Bh6# 1-0

[Event "NED"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jacobsen, Bo"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[Beauty "8251705958489"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. e4 Bc5 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. c3 d5 6. b4 Bb6 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Ba3 Bg4 9. O-O Nf4 10. gxf4 Qd3 11. Re1 O-O-O 12. b5 Na5 13. Bb4 Nc4 14. a4 exf4 15. a5 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Ne3 17. Na3 Nxd1+ 18. Raxd1 f3 19. Nc1 Qf5 20. Bh1 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Olot"]
[Site "Olot ESP"]
[Date "1970.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic"]
[Black "Toran Albero, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8246739902037"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 g6 8. Nd2 Bg7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Ne3 Qd7 14. a4 Qb7 15. Ra3 Rfb8 16. h4 Nd7 17. h5 Nf6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. f4 Qb4 20. e5 Nh5 21. Qf3 dxe5 22. fxe5 Qh4 23. Qxf7+ Kh7 24. Nf5 gxf5 25. Qxf5+ Kh8 26. Ne4 Rf8 27. Nf6 Nxf6 28. exf6 Bh6 29. Rh3 Qd4+ 30. Kh2 Rxf6 31. Qg5 1-0

[Event "USSR vs. Rest of the World"]
[Site "Belgrade SRB"]
[Date "1970.03.31"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[Beauty "8249562411552"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]

1. b3 {A hypermodern move, intending to develop quickly and then put pressure on the black center. This move is inferior to similar strategies like g3 because White does not make progress toward castling.} e5 {Staking a pawn in the center and putting some obstacles in the path of the Bb2.} 2. Bb2 {developing the bishop to the obvious square.} Nc6 {Developing and supporting e5.} 3. c4 $6 {This is a bit odd. The battle revolves around the DARK squares in the center of the board. This neglects that fight.} (3. e3 {This intends Bb5! which will challenge the knight that   supports the black center. In this case, the game is dynamic with   chances for both sides.}) 3... Nf6 {The knight steps up with strength and prepares ...d5, freeing the black position and grabbing a big central edge.} 4. Nf3 {Developing and attacking e5.} e4 {The pawn saves itself by advancing and picking on the awkwardly placed knight.} 5. Nd4 {Escaping to the most natural central square.} (5. Ne5 $2 {This also looks possible, but now the knight cannot   retreat.} Ne7 $1 {The knight retreats to avoid being exchanged   and now ...d6 threatens to win the white knight. It has no good way   out.}) 5... Bc5 {Another fine developing move that picks on the wayward steed.} 6. Nxc6 {Responding to the threat by exchanging.} dxc6 {This recapture frees the c8-bishop, giving Black the best development and access to open lines.} (6... bxc6 $2 {Beginners often learn to capture toward the center,   but in this case, there would be no good way to develop the   light-square bishop AND ...d5 is hard to achieve so e4 lacks pawn   support and becomes a bit overextended and weak.} 7. Qc2) 7. e3 {Larsen would like to develop his light-square bishop and maybe play d4 if given the chance.} (7. d3 $2 {Contesting e4 would be the right way to free the position,   but it doesn't work for a few reasons.} Bf5 {This keeps the   bind.} 8. dxe4 $4 Bxf2+ $1 9. Kxf2 Qxd1 $19) 7... Bf5 {The bishop develops and stops both d3 and d4.} (7... Be6 $2 8. d4 $1 $10) 8. Qc2 {Larsen develops the queen and is hoping to put pressure on e4, but it is VERY well-defended.} (8. d4 $2 exd3 $1 {Don't forget about en passant!}) 8... Qe7 {Spassky develops the queen, supports e4, and gets ready to castle queenside. What more could you ask for?!} 9. Be2 {Now Larsen can castle kingside, but he will lack defenders if he does so.} O-O-O {The most aggressive castling option. The rook immediately exerts pressure on the d-file.} 10. f4 $2 {This move is very hard to explain from a great player like Larsen. Pawns cannot retreat, and this one will wish it had. Now e3 is a big target, but also the king is more exposed.} (10. Nc3 {Larsen is not happy here, but he has made his bed and must   lie in it. Black's advantage still has to be turned into something   meaningful.}) 10... Ng4 $1 {This is the best punishment. Spassky hops into this vulnerable square and immediately threatens sacrifices on e3 and check on h4.} (10... exf3 $2 {en passant is possible, but not good.} 11. Qxf5+ $19 {The hanging bishop is captured with check. Were it not check, the   capture on e2 would be good.}) 11. g3 {Larsen stops the very dangerous ...Qh4+, but this is another pawn move that weakens light squares around his kind and does not further development or castling.} (11. Bxg4 Qh4+ $1 {A strong intermezzo.} 12. g3 Qxg4 $19 {Spassky now   OWNS the light-squares on the kingside.}) (11. O-O Rxd2 $3 {Amazing! It's not hard to see that this collapses   Larsen's position, but it is still beautiful.} 12. Qxd2 (12. Nxd2 Nxe3 13. Qc1 Nxf1+ 14. Kxf1 Qh4 15. Qe1 Qxh2 $19) 12... Bxe3+ $19) (11. Nc3 Rxd2 $3 12. Qxd2 (12. Kxd2 Nxe3 13. Qc1 Rd8+ 14. Ke1 Nxg2+ 15. Kf1 Qh4 $19) 12... Bxe3 13. Qc2 Nf2 14. Rf1 Nd3+ 15. Bxd3 (15. Kd1 Nb4 16. Qb1 Rd8+ 17. Ke1 Qh4+ $19) 15... exd3 $19) 11... h5 {g3 is a target and Spassky goes after it!} 12. h3 {Pleading with the knight to leave.} h4 $3 {Spassky sacrifices the knight, realizing the time is right to break through on the kingside and create a huge passed pawn. Larsen's queenside pieces are mere bystanders.} (12... Nf6 $2 {A cowardly retreat would cost Spassky almost all of   his advantage.}) 13. hxg4 {The knight sacrifice may as well be accepted. It is the condemned man's last meal.} (13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. hxg4 hxg3 $19 {Changes nothing significant.}) 13... hxg3 {The g3-pawn and open h-file are too much. Black is flooding into White's position.} 14. Rg1 {Larsen attempts to hold the line, giving up the h-file to stop the g-pawn.} (14. Rxh8 Rxh8 15. gxf5 Rh1+ 16. Bf1 g2 $19 {Wins the f1-bishop,   makes a new queen, and checkmates.}) 14... Rh1 $3 {Another brilliant move! Spassky sacrifices his rook, just to get the g-pawn one square closer to promotion.} 15. Rxh1 {Accepting another sacrifice. The condemned man's dessert.} (15. Kf1 {Declining the sacrificed rook does not help.} Rxg1+ 16. Kxg1 Qh4 {...Qh2+ and either ...Qh1# or ...Qf2# is unstoppable.}) 15... g2 {"Passed pawns must be pushed."} 16. Rf1 {"Take my rook... please..." The passed pawn is clearly worth more than the rook at this point.} (16. Rg1 Qh4+ 17. Kd1 Qh1 $1 18. Rxh1 gxh1=Q+ 19. Bf1 Qxf1#) 16... Qh4+ {The queen's introduction is overwhelming.} 17. Kd1 {The king tries to run to the queenside, but there is no room. Mate is forced.} (17. Rf2 g1=Q+ 18. Bf1 Qhxf2+ 19. Kd1 Qgxf1#) 17... gxf1=Q+ {At this point, Larsen resigned. It is mate in three after 18.Bxf1 Bxg4+ 19. Be2 (19.Kc1 Qe1+) Qh1+} 0-1

[Event "Rovinj/Zagreb"]
[Site "Rovinj/Zagreb YUG"]
[Date "1970.04.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8180570535504"]
[EventDate "1970.04.12"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Nd2 Nf4 11. a4 f5 12. Bf3 g5 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. g3 Nd4 15. gxf4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 g4 17. Qh1 exf4 18. Bb2 Bf5 19. Rfe1 f3 20. Nde4 Qh4 21. h3 Be5 22. Re3 gxh3 23. Qxf3 Bg4 24. Qh1 h2+ 25. Kg2 Qh5 26. Nd2 Bd4 27. Qe1 Rae8 28. Nce4 Bxb2 29. Rg3 Be5 30. Raa3 Kh8 31. Kh1 Rg8 32. Qf1 Bxg3 33. Rxg3 Rxe4 0-1

[Event "EUR-chT (Men) 4th"]
[Site "Kapfenberg AUT"]
[Date "1970.05.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Beauty "7083474822726"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Ne7 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bd3 b6 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. Bb4 Rf7 15. h4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nbc6 17. h5 Rc8 18. Rh3 Nd8 19. Rg3 Rc4 20. h6 Ndc6 21. Nh5 g6 22. Nf6+ Rxf6 23. exf6 Nc8 24. Qd2 Rxd4 25. Rd3 Rh4 26. Rh3 Rg4 27. Kf1 Nd6 28. Re1 Kf7 29. Bc3 Ne4 30. Qd3 Nc5 31. Qd1 Rc4 32. Bb2 Qd6 33. Qe2 b5 34. Kg1 Ne4 35. Rd3 Qc5 36. Rc1 e5 37. Qe3 d4 38. Qe2 Nxf6 39. Rdd1 e4 40. Qd2 Nd5 41. Qg5 Nc7 42. Rd2 Ne6 43. Qh4 a5 44. Rcd1 Rxc2 45. Rxc2 Qxc2 46. Rc1 Qxb2 47. Rxc6 d3 48. Ra6 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Maroczy Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Debrecen HUN"]
[Date "1970.07.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dely, Peter"]
[Black "Paoli, Enrico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8248753175588"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Bb3 a6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Na5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. h4 b5 15. g6 hxg6 16. h5 g5 17. Rhg1 b4 18. Bxg5 Bxg5+ 19. Rxg5 Nf6 20. Rdg1 Ne8 21. Rxg7+ Nxg7 22. h6 Qc5 23. Nf5 exf5 24. hxg7 f4 25. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1970.07.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976831965747"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Bd7 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Bf4 Na5 14. Rc1 b5 15. b3 b4 16. Ne2 Bb5 17. Qd2 Nac6 18. g4 a5 19. Ng3 Qb6 20. h4 Nb8 21. Bh6 Nd7 22. Qg5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Nxc8 26. h5 Qd8 27. Ng5 Nf8 28. Be4 Qe7 29. Nxh7 Nxh7 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Bxg6 Ng5 32. Nh5 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Nh4+ 34. Kg3 Nxg6 35. Nf6+ Kf7 36. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "71st US Open"]
[Site "Boston, MA USA"]
[Date "1970.08.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Black "Formanek, Edward W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8250766459957"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Nbc6 8. a4 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. Bd3 c4 11. Be2 f6 12. Ba3 O-O-O 13. O-O Rdg8 14. Rfe1 h5 15. h4 Nf5 16. Bf1 Rh7 17. g3 Nh6 18. Bh3 Ng4 19. Bd6 Qd8 20. a5 Nxa5 21. Qc1 Nc6 22. Qa3 g5 23. Reb1 Be8 24. hxg5 fxg5 25. Nd2 Rg6 26. Bg2 b6 27. Nxc4 dxc4 28. Qa4 Rc7 29. Rxb6 axb6 30. Qa8+ Nb8 31. Qxb8+ Kd7 32. Qxb6 {Analysis: 32...Qc8 33. Ra7 Rxa7 34. Qxa7+ Kd8 35. Qe7#} 1-0

[Event "Siegen ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Siegen FRG"]
[Date "1970.09.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C69"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7564511151626"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Be3 Ng6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Qd3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bd6 14. f5 Qe7 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. Rxf4 Bd7 17. Re1 Qc5 18. c3 Rae8 19. g4 Qd6 20. Qg3 Re7 21. Nf3 c5 22. e5 fxe5 23. Rfe4 Bc6 24. Rxe5 Rfe8 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Ne5 h6 27. h4 Bd7 28. Qf4 Qf6 29. Re2 Bc8 30. Qc4+ Kh7 31. Ng6 Rxe2 32. Qxe2 Bd7 33. Qe7 Qxe7 34. Nxe7 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Nd5 Bc6 37. Nxc7 Bf3 38. Ne8 Kh6 39. Nf6 Kg7 40. Kf2 Bd1 41. Nd7 c4 42. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Vinkovci"]
[Site "Vinkovci CRO"]
[Date "1970.10.22"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Maric, Rudolf"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8250363756553"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 Nbd7 8. Be3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qd6 Re8 11. Bc4 Qe7 12. Qxe7 Rxe7 13. a4 b6 14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. Rd6 a6 16. Rad1 b5 17. Bb3 h6 18. g4 Rc8 19. g5 hxg5 20. Nxg5 Rc7 21. a5 Kf8 22. Bxf7 Rxf7 23. Ne6+ Kg8 24. Nxc7 Bf8 25. Ne8 Kh7 26. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Kostic Memorial"]
[Site "Vrsac YUG"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Albin Planinc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7973741034562"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. e5 Ne4 10. c3 d3 11. Qxd3 Nc5 12. Qg3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Qe7 14. Bg5 Qe6 15. f4 f6 16. exf6 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 gxf6 18. Re1 O-O-O 19. Rxe6 dxe6 20. Qe1 fxg5 21. Nd2 gxf4 22. Qxe6+ Kb8 23. Nf3 Rhg8 24. c4 b4 25. Rf1 Rg6 26. Qf5 Be3 27. h3 Rg3 28. Qxh7 Bxf3 29. Rxf3 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Bg1+ 31. Kh1 Rg7 32. Qh8+ Kb7 33. Rd3 Re1 34. g3 Bd4+ 35. Kh2 Rge7 0-1

[Event "Varna"]
[Site "Varna"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bobotsov, Milko G"]
[Black "Atanas Stefanov Kolarov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8249021625352"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]

1. d4 {Analysis from Informant by Bobotsov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Qc2 c5 7. Rd1 O-O 8. e3 Nc6 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Rxd4 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bc6 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Rh4 g6 15. Bxg6 {!!} hxg6 {15...fxg6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Rh7+!! +-} 16. Rh6 {!} Kg7 {16...d5 17 Rxg6+! fxg6 18 Qxg6+ Kh8 19 Bxf6+ +-; 16...Ne4?! 17 Bxe7 Qxe7 18 Nxe4 Bxe4 19 Qxe4 Qb4+ 20 Kf1 Qxb2 21 Rg3 Kf8 22 Qh4 Kg7 23 Rh7+ Kg8 24 Rh3 +-} 17. Rxg6+ fxg6 18. Bh6+ 1-0

[Event "Halloween Open"]
[Site "Burnaby, BC"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Harper, Bruce"]
[Black "Zuk, Robert D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7701975009289"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Bd2 Nh5 10. Rc1 c5 11. g3 Nf6 12. a3 Ne8 13. Ne1 f5 14. exf5 Nxf5 15. Bf3 b6 16. Bg2 Nd4 17. f4 Bf5 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Bh6 Bg7 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. Nd3 Qg5 22. Nf4 Rae8 23. Qa4 Qe7 24. Nb5 Nxb5 25. Qxb5 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 g5 27. Nh3 Bd3 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Rg1 Be4 30. Qd7 Bxg2+ 31. Rxg2 Qe4 32. Ng1 h6 33. h4 Rf2 34. Qh3 g4 35. Qh2 h5 36. b4 Rf1 37. b5 Kh8 38. a4 Kh7 39. a5 Kg8 0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keene, Raymond"]
[Black "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (20s)"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251705979438"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{E08: Closed Catalan: Main Line: Qc2} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Qc2 b6 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 12. Bf4 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Bf6 15. h4 Re8 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. Rad1 Bd4 18. Be3 h6 19. Ne4 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Ng6 21. Rxf7 $1 {Demolition of pawn structure} Kxf7 {Decoy theme: f7} 22. Rf1+ Ke7 23. d6+ {He broke from his leash} Kd7 24. Rf7+ Ne7 25. Qa4+ Kc8 26. d7+ $1 {A double attack} Qxd7 27. Bh3 $3 {the crowning sacrifice. A pinning theme} (27. Bh3 Bc6 28. Qxc6+ (28. Bxd7+ $6 Kxd7 29. Qd1+ Ke6 30. Rxe7+ Rxe7 31. Qd6+ Kf7 32. Qxc6 Rd8 $18) 28... Nxc6 29. Bxd7+ (29. Rxd7 $6 Rxe4 30. Re7+ Kd8 31. Rxe4 Kc7 $11) 29... Kd8 30. Bxc6 Rxe4 31. Bxe4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hjorring"]
[Site "Hjorring, Denmark"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pedersen, Sven"]
[Black "Gallmeyer, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8250099282479"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 10. exf6 Qe5+ 11. Be2 Qxg5 12. O-O Qe5 13. Bf3 Ra7 14. Nc6 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 Rd7 16. Nxb8 Rxd1 17. Raxd1 gxf6 18. Ne4 Qc7 19. Nxf6+ Ke7 20. Bh5 Bg7 21. Nc6+ Qxc6 22. Ng8+ Ke8 23. Bxf7+ Kf8 24. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1971.03.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E66"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[Beauty "7010728808996"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 e5 10. e4 Ng4 11. b3 f5 12. exf5 e4 13. f6 Nxf6 14. Ndxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxa1 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Nxf6+ Rxf6 18. Qa1 Kf7 19. Re1 Rb8 20. Re3 b6 21. Rf3 Bf5 22. g4 Qh8 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxf6+ Kxf6 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Re3 Nb7 27. Re6+ Kf7 28. Bf3 Rg8+ 29. Kf1 Kf8 30. Bh5 Rg5 31. Re8+ Kg7 32. Re7+ Kh6 33. Rxb7 Rxh5 34. Rxa7 Rxh2 35. Rd7 Kg5 36. Rxd6 Kf4 37. Ke2 b5 38. cxb5 Ke5 39. Rd7 h5 40. a3 Rh3 41. f3 Kd4 42. b6 Rh2+ 43. Kf1 Rh1+ 44. Kf2 Rh2+ 45. Kg3 Rb2 46. b7 Rxb3 47. a4 c4 48. a5 c3 49. a6 c2 50. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Fischer - Taimanov Candidates Quarterfinal"]
[Site "Vancouver CAN"]
[Date "1971.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[Beauty "5772570279431"]
[EventDate "1971.05.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 e5 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. f3 Be6 16. f4 Rd8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 e4 19. Rfe1 Rxd5 20. Rxe4+ Kd8 21. Qe2 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1+ Qd7 23. Qxd7+ Kxd7 24. Re5 b6 25. Bf1 a5 26. Bc4 Rf8 27. Kg2 Kd6 28. Kf3 Nd7 29. Re3 Nb8 30. Rd3+ Kc7 31. c3 Nc6 32. Re3 Kd6 33. a4 Ne7 34. h3 Nc6 35. h4 h5 36. Rd3+ Kc7 37. Rd5 f5 38. Rd2 Rf6 39. Re2 Kd7 40. Re3 g6 41. Bb5 Rd6 42. Ke2 Kd8 43. Rd3 Kc7 44. Rxd6 Kxd6 45. Kd3 Ne7 46. Be8 Kd5 47. Bf7+ Kd6 48. Kc4 Kc6 49. Be8+ Kb7 50. Kb5 Nc8 51. Bc6+ Kc7 52. Bd5 Ne7 53. Bf7 Kb7 54. Bb3 Ka7 55. Bd1 Kb7 56. Bf3+ Kc7 57. Ka6 Ng8 58. Bd5 Ne7 59. Bc4 Nc6 60. Bf7 Ne7 61. Be8 Kd8 62. Bxg6 Nxg6 63. Kxb6 Kd7 64. Kxc5 Ne7 65. b4 axb4 66. cxb4 Nc8 67. a5 Nd6 68. b5 Ne4+ 69. Kb6 Kc8 70. Kc6 Kb8 71. b6 1-0

[Event "Parnu"]
[Site "Parnu EST"]
[Date "1971.06.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lutikov, Anatoly S"]
[Black "Nei, Iivo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8249021570058"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2 Bb7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Rc8 11. f4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 d5 13. Qa7 Qc7 14. exd5 exd5 15. Rfe1 Be7 16. Bb6 Qc6 17. Bd4 Kf8 18. Rxe7 Kxe7 19. Bxf6+ gxf6 20. Bxd5 Qd6 21. Bxb7 1-0

[Event "Gothenburg"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "1971.07.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Kinnmark, Ove"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8248753143336"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Bd3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 e5 8. Ne2 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Ng3 c6 11. O-O d5 12. f4 exd4 13. cxd4 Qe7 14. Qf3 Nd7 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nf5 Qa3 17. Qg4 g6 18. Nxh6+ Kh7 19. Nxf7 Qxd3 20. f5 Qa6 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Qh4 Nf6 23. fxg6 Kg7 24. Nh7 1-0

[Event "Fischer - Larsen Candidates Semifinal"]
[Site "Denver, CO USA"]
[Date "1971.07.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7633230633026"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3 Bd7 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. O-O c4 11. Be2 f6 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Ba3 fxe5 14. dxe5 Ncxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qd4 Ng6 17. Bh5 Kf7 18. f4 Rhe8 19. f5 exf5 20. Qxd5+ Kf6 21. Bf3 Ne5 22. Qd4 Kg6 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxd7 Rad8 25. Qxb7 Qe3+ 26. Kf1 Rd2 27. Qc6+ Re6 28. Bc5 Rf2+ 29. Kg1 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qd2+ 31. Kh1 Rxc6 32. Bxc6 Qxc3 33. Rg1+ Kf6 34. Bxa7 g5 35. Bb6 Qxc2 36. a5 Qb2 37. Bd8+ Ke6 38. a6 Qa3 39. Bb7 Qc5 40. Rb1 c3 41. Bb6 1-0

[Event "Fischer - Petrosian Candidates Final"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1971.10.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8111716827142"]
[EventDate "1971.09.30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8. c4 Nf6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Re1 Qxa4 14. Nxa4 Be6 15. Be3 O-O 16. Bc5 Rfe8 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. b4 Kf8 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. f3 Rea7 21. Re5 Bd7 22. Nxd7+ Rxd7 23. Rc1 Rd6 24. Rc7 Nd7 25. Re2 g6 26. Kf2 h5 27. f4 h4 28. Kf3 f5 29. Ke3 d4+ 30. Kd2 Nb6 31. Ree7 Nd5 32. Rf7+ Ke8 33. Rb7 Nxf4 34. Bc4 1-0

[Event "URS-chT"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1972.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stein, Leonid"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (40s)"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8043265805364"]
[EventDate "1972.03.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{A17: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...Bb4} 1. c4 (1. e4 e5 $11) 1... Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 {Controls d5} 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Qe2 Bb4 6. e5 Ng8 7. d4 (7. a3 Bxc3 8. dxc3 Ne7 $14) 7... d6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Ne7 10. h4 Nd7 11. h5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 dxe5 13. h6 gxh6 14. Bxh6 {Black cannot castle king side} exd4 15. Bg7 Rg8 16. Rxh7 Nf5 17. Bxd4 c5 18. g4 cxd4 19. gxf5 e5 (19... Nf6 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Rh6 dxc3 22. Qxc3 $16) 20. Qd5 {Threatening mate... how?} Rf8 21. cxd4 Rc8 22. Rd1 (22. dxe5 $6 Rc5 23. Qb7 Rxe5+ 24. Be2 Nc5 25. Qc6+ Qd7 26. Qa8+ Ke7 27. f6+ Kxf6 28. Qxf8 Rxe2+ 29. Kf1 Rxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Qd4+ 31. Kg2 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Qd4+ (32... Qxh7 33. Rf1+ Ke5 34. Qxf7 (34. Rxf7 Qg6+ 35. Kf1 Qd3+ 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Rf2 Qg4+ 38. Kh2 Qh4+ 39. Kg1 Qg4+ 40. Rg2 Qd4+ 41. Qf2 Qd1+ 42. Qf1 Qd4+ 43. Kh1 Qh4+ 44. Rh2 Qe4+ 45. Qg2 Qe1+ 46. Qg1 Qe4+ 47. Rg2 Nd3 $14) 34... Qxf7 35. Rxf7 $16) 33. Kh2 Qf4+ 34. Kh3 Qf3+ 35. Kh4 Qf4+ 36. Kh3 Qf3+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kh1 Qe4+ 39. Kg1 Qd4+ (39... Qxh7 $2 {is tempting but does not stand up to the reality of the position} 40. Rf1+ Ke5 41. Qxf7 (41. Rxf7 $6 Qg6+ 42. Kf1 Qb1+ 43. Kg2 Qc2+ 44. Kh3 Qd3+ 45. Kg4 Qxc4+ 46. Rf4 Qe2+ 47. Rf3 Qg2+ 48. Kh5 Qh1+ 49. Kg6 Qg2+ 50. Kh7 Qh1+ 51. Kg8 Qg2+ 52. Qg7+ Qxg7+ 53. Kxg7 b5 $14) 41... Qxf7 42. Rxf7 $18) 40. Kg2 Qe4+ 41. Kg3 Qd3+ (41... Qxh7 42. Rf1+ Ke5 43. Qxf7 Qxf7 44. Rxf7 $16) 42. Kg2 Qe4+ $11 (42... Qxh7 $2 {may look interesting but causes some serious problems} 43. Qd8+ Kg6 44. Rg1 $18)) 22... Qe7 23. Bg2 (23. Be2 exd4 24. Rxd4 Nf6 25. Qb5+ Nd7 $18) 23... Rg8 24. Qb7 Rxc4 $4 {solves nothing. . White creates threats along the open d-file} (24... exd4+ $142 $5 25. Kf1 Qc5 $16 (25... Rxc4 26. Qa8+ Nb8 27. Qxb8+ Kd7 28. Qxg8 Kd6 29. Rxf7 Rc3 30. Qg6+ Kc7 31. Rxe7+ Kb8 32. Qd6+ Kc8 33. Bb7#)) 25. dxe5 (25. Qa8+ $142 {and White has it in the bag} Qd8 26. Qd5 $18) 25... Qxe5+ 26. Kf1 {Do you see the mate threat?} Qb5 (26... Qc7 27. Qa8+ Qc8 $18) 27. Kg1 Qc6 (27... Rcg4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 28. Qc8+ Ke7 29. Rxd7+ Qxd7 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Qxd7+ Kf8 32. f6 Rxg2+ 33. Kf1 $18) 28. Qxc6 (28. Rh8 $142 $1 {secures victory} Qxb7 29. Rxg8+ Ke7 30. Bxb7 $18) 28... Rxc6 29. Rh8 $3 {fantastic!} Rcg6 (29... Rxh8 30. Bxc6) 30. fxg6 {The mate threat is Rxg8} Rxh8 31. Bc6 Rg8 32. Bxd7+ (32. Rxd7 $6 Rxg6+ 33. Kf1 Rxc6 34. Rxa7 Rc2 $11) 32... Ke7 33. Bf5 fxg6 34. Rd7+ Kf6 35. Bd3 (35. Bd3 g5 36. Rxa7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas ESP"]
[Date "1972.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8250229529107"]
[EventDate "1972.05.29"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 Rb8 8. Qd2 O-O 9. h4 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. Ng3 c5 12. h5 Bd7 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 b5 15. Be2 Qe7 16. O-O-O Ne8 17. f4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Qf6 19. Rdf1 Qxf4+ 20. Rxf4 f6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rfh4 Kf7 23. Rh7+ Ng7 24. e5 dxe5 25. Nce4 Nb7 26. Nh5 gxh5 27. Bxh5+ Ke7 28. Rxg7+ Kd8 29. Bg6 f5 30. Rhh7 Bc8 31. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Spassky - Fischer World Championship Match"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "1972.07.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D59"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7633230630424"]
[EventDate "1972.??.??"]

1. c4 $5 {What happened to "1.e4 - best by test."?! Technically, this isn't Fischer's first outing with the English since he played it against Panno, but Panno no-showed, and he won by forfeit.} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 {"Spassky is fond of playing the Tartakower variation of the Orthodox Queen's Gambit, and he rarely loses with it. It is interesting to watch how it is tackled by Fischer, who has no practical experience with this system." - Euwe, Timman} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 {"The American grandmaster, as usual, is up to date with the latest theoretical information. In this way S. Furman played against E. Geller in one of the Army tournaments. White provokes the advance of the a-pawn, considering that this pawn can later prove to be vulnerable." - Tal "This is not a novelty, as Furman had already used it successfully against Geller (Moscow, 1970). The idea is to stop the black knight being developed for the moment." - Euwe, Timman} a6 (14... Qb7 $1 {This clever move ended this variation. The following   refutation is given by Douglas Griffin.} 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rxc5 Rxc5 17. Qxc5 Na6 $1 {Black's clever idea.} 18. Bxa6 $2 (18. Qc6 $1 Qxc6 19. Bxc6 Rb8 {Black wins the pawn back with     activity.}) 18... Qxa6 {and White is in big trouble, since he cannot castle.}) 15. dxc5 ({"The immediate} 15. O-O {would be highly inaccurate in view of} Qb7 16. Be2 c4 {and Black has no problems." Euwe, Timman}) 15... bxc5 16. O-O Ra7 {"Geller also played this way in the above-mentioned game. Another possibility was 16...Qb7 with the transfer of the queen to b6. In this way Black rids himself of the pin which (at any rate in this game) caused him no little trouble." - Tal} (16... Qa7 $1 $10 {This move given by Seirawan is best. Now...} 17. Ba4 a5 $10 {gives Black equality.}) (16... Qb7 $6 17. Ba4 {Despite Tal's (and Reshevky's) approbation,   16...Qb7?! is inaccurate because of 17.Ba4! which retains an   advantage.}) 17. Be2 Nd7 {Naturally, the knight needs to develop, but now the Ra7 and Qe7 are disconnected, so...} (17... a5 18. Rc3 Nd7 19. Rfc1 Re8 20. Bb5 {was the continuation in   Furman vs. Geller.}) 18. Nd4 $1 {An excellent move! Both Nxe6 and Nb3 are positional threats.} Qf8 $2 {"In all probability, Spassky had underestimated the strength of White's 20th move. In my view, it was worth preferring 18...Nf6. In this case, the capture at e6 promises White little, while in reply to 19.Nb3 Black can modestly continue 19...Nd7, although after 20.Rc3 White's position is the more pleasant." - Tal} (18... Nf6 $1 19. Nb3 c4 {It is tough to decide between this and   Tal's ...Nd7.} 20. Qxe7 Rxe7 21. Nd4 {White is a little better. It's   not much, but it's honest work, and White can press for a long, long   time.}) 19. Nxe6 {"Of course. The move is also consistent with Fischer's style, who prefers the bishop over the knight in this type of position." Euwe, Timman} fxe6 20. e4 $1 {"Only with great qualification can this be called a pawn sacrifice. It is clear that after 20...dxe4 one of the pawns on the e-file (if not both) will be picked off fairly quickly. White wants to liquidate the tension in the center, in order to then occupy himself without hindrance on an attack on the sector of the board that has caught his eye." - Tal} (20. Bg4 $2 {Why not this first and THEN e4?} Qe7 21. e4 Nf6 $10 {The loose bishop on g4 is attacked, and Fischer loses his   advantage.}) 20... d4 $2 {"Now the position takes on an all the more technical character and is all the more in keeping with Fischer's standard - the better position without counter-play for the opponent. Perhaps, all chess players love such situations. But Fischer loves them in particular. " - Tal} (20... dxe4 $5 {Basically all of the annotators disregard this   move, BUT the latest Stockfish considers it best. How can this be? On   a human level, it is incredibly difficult to defend all the weak   pawns, but the engine's idea is to use the dynamic open lines and   access to the dark squares to generate activity and counterplay. In   fact, Spassky had succeeded with such tactics before against Fischer.} 21. Qe3 (21. Rc4 {Seriawan's choice.} Qf5 {The engine's response.}) 21... Qf5 22. f3 (22. g4 $5 {This VERY dynamic move is typical of modern     computers.}) 22... Nf6 (22... exf3 $2 23. Rxf3 $18 {White will win e6 (at least) with     a large plus.}) 23. fxe4 Qe5 {White is better, but how much better?! At least the   latest Stockfish feel this was the best chance. In this position,   there is decent dark-square control, and the bishop is not much to be   feared yet.}) (20... Qd6 {Passive defense is also preferable, but Fischer can   press for a long time.} 21. exd5 exd5 22. Rfd1 Re8 23. Bf1) 21. f4 $18 Qe7 22. e5 $1 {"First of all White fixes the weak pawn at e6. Black's passed pawn is altogether inoffensive, while White's bishop is noticeably stronger than the enemy knight. White has in prospect an attack on the king's flank." - Tal} Rb8 ({"On the immediate} 22... Nb6 $1 {, very unpleasant is the reply} 23. f5 {, and} exf5 $4 {is impossible in view of} (23... c4 $1 {[Tal missed this good response. Therefore,     ...Nb6! is a good try and may be met by Qh3 or other queen moves.     Still, the knight may happily reach d5. - Copeland aided by     engine.}) 24. Qb3+ {" - Tal}) 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Qh3 $1 Nf8 (24... Rxb2 {The b2-pawn will matter less than the e6-pawn.} 25. Bxe6 Nf8 26. Bc4 $18 {Black's pawns are blockaded. White's are mobile.}) 25. b3 a5 26. f5 {"Black does not manage to create counterplay. The concluding part of the game may serve as a textbook example of an attack on the king. White's further play is simple, logical and not in need of detailed commentary." - Euwe, Timman} exf5 27. Rxf5 Nh7 28. Rcf1 Qd8 29. Qg3 Re7 30. h4 $1 Rbb7 31. e6 Rbc7 32. Qe5 Qe8 33. a4 {"To some extent characteristic of Fischer. He does not even leave Black with a possibility such as ...a5-a4. Admittedly, in the present situation this would not have brought much." - Tal} Qd8 34. R1f2 Qe8 35. R2f3 Qd8 36. Bd3 Qe8 37. Qe4 Nf6 (37... Rxe6 38. Rf8+ $1 {Fischer's pretty threat.} Nxf8 39. Rxf8+ Qxf8 40. Qh7#) 38. Rxf6 $1 {This exchange sacrifice is child's play for a legend like Fischer. Black's position has collapsed.} gxf6 39. Rxf6 {h6 is falling among other huge issues.} Kg8 40. Bc4 Kh8 41. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Spassky - Fischer World Championship Match"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "1972.08.10"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[Beauty "5638084122202"]
[EventDate "1972.??.??"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 a5 9. a4 dxe5 10. dxe5 Na6 11. O-O Nc5 12. Qe2 Qe8 13. Ne4 Nbxa4 14. Bxa4 Nxa4 15. Re1 Nb6 16. Bd2 a4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Bf5 19. g4 Be6 20. Nd4 Bc4 21. Qd2 Qd7 22. Rad1 Rfe8 23. f4 Bd5 24. Nc5 Qc8 25. Qc3 e6 26. Kh2 Nd7 27. Nd3 c5 28. Nb5 Qc6 29. Nd6 Qxd6 30. exd6 Bxc3 31. bxc3 f6 32. g5 hxg5 33. fxg5 f5 34. Bg3 Kf7 35. Ne5+ Nxe5 36. Bxe5 b5 37. Rf1 Rh8 38. Bf6 a3 39. Rf4 a2 40. c4 Bxc4 41. d7 Bd5 42. Kg3 Ra3+ 43. c3 Rha8 44. Rh4 e5 45. Rh7+ Ke6 46. Re7+ Kd6 47. Rxe5 Rxc3+ 48. Kf2 Rc2+ 49. Ke1 Kxd7 50. Rexd5+ Kc6 51. Rd6+ Kb7 52. Rd7+ Ka6 53. R7d2 Rxd2 54. Kxd2 b4 55. h4 Kb5 56. h5 c4 57. Ra1 gxh5 58. g6 h4 59. g7 h3 60. Be7 Rg8 61. Bf8 h2 62. Kc2 Kc6 63. Rd1 b3+ 64. Kc3 h1=Q 65. Rxh1 Kd5 66. Kb2 f4 67. Rd1+ Ke4 68. Rc1 Kd3 69. Rd1+ Ke2 70. Rc1 f3 71. Bc5 Rxg7 72. Rxc4 Rd7 73. Re4+ Kf1 74. Bd4 f2 0-1

[Event "Sukhumi"]
[Site "Sukhumi URS"]
[Date "1972.09.02"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Honfi, Karoly"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8178288867865"]
[EventDate "1972.08.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. f4 d6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 Nf6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 b5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd6 16. g4 Bb7 17. Kb1 O-O 18. Bf3 a5 19. Be4 b4 20. Qg2 a4 21. Qh3 g6 22. Bc1 Ba6 23. Rhe1 Bc4 24. Re3 Rfc8 25. Qg2 b3 26. cxb3 axb3 27. axb3 Be2 28. Qxe2 Qa5 29. Rc3 Qa2+ 30. Kc2 Rxc3+ 31. Kxc3 Bb4+ 32. Kxb4 Qa5+ 33. Kc4 Qa6+ 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad Final-A"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "1972.10.11"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Hug, Werner"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8251705963553"]
[EventDate "1972.??.??"]

1. c4 {Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Bf4 d6 10. Qd2 {10.Bh3 was played in P Qalagashvili vs V Sanal, 2018 (1-0)} Nd7 11. Rfd1 {11.b4 was played in Uhlmann vs Yanofsky, 1970 (1-0)} h6 {11...Qe8 was played in Luiz Gentil vs W Cruz, 1949 (0-1)} 12. Ne1 f5 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. f3 g5 16. Be3 Qe8 17. Kg2 {? 17.Rac1 c6 18.Ng2 Rc8 19.b4 b5 20.c5 Kg7 21.Bd2 Qg6 = 0.00 (22 ply)} Qh5 {better is 17...d5 18.c5 bxc5 19.dxc5 Qf7 20.Bd4 Nd7 21.c6 Nb6  -0.94 (22 ply)} 18. h3 {= -0.41 (18 ply)} Qg6 19. Rac1 {better is 19.b4 c6 20.a4 d5 21.c5 bxc5 22.bxc5 h5 23.Rab1 Rab8 = -0.11 (17 ply)} Rf7 { -0.70 (22 ply) after 19...c5 20.Kh2 Rac8 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.fxe4 Nxe4 23.Nf3 Kg7} 20. fxe4 {? 20.Kh2 d5 21.c5 bxc5 22.dxc5 e5 23.b4 Rb8 24.Qa4 d4  -0.65 (18 ply)} g4 {? 20...Raf8 21.e5 Ne4 22.g4 h5 23.Nd3 hxg4 24.hxg4 Nc3  -1.92 (27 ply)} 21. h4 { -0.64 (24 ply)} e5 {better is 21...Raf8 22.Kh2 Nxe4 23.Ng2 d5 24.cxd5 exd5 25.Qc6 Bd6  -0.64 (24 ply)} 22. Qd3 {? 22.dxe5 dxe5 23.c5 b5 24.c6 Raf8 25.Kh2 a6 26.Qb3 Nxe4 = +0.05 (26 ply)} Nxe4 {-+ -2.96 (24 ply)} 23. Nc2 {? 23.Kg1 Qf5 24.Ng2 Nxg3 25.Qxf5 Rxf5 26.Rc2 h5 27.Kh2 -+ -2.66 (22 ply)} Raf8 {? 23...Rf3 24.Qxe4 Rxg3+ 25.Kxg3 Qxe4 26.d5 Rf8 27.b3 h5 -+ -6.66 (24 ply)} 24. Bg1 {? 24.Rf1 Rxf1 25.Rxf1 Rxf1 26.Kxf1 Nxg3+ 27.Kg2 e4 28.Qb3 -+ -3.16 (23 ply)} Bxh4 {-+ -8.07 (24 ply) after 24...Rf3 25.exf3 gxf3+ 26.Qxf3 Bxh4 27.dxe5 Rxf3 28.Kxf3} 25. gxh4 Rf3 26. Ne3 Rg3+ 27. Kh1 Rf2 {28.Bxf2 Nxf2+ 29.Kh2 Rh3+ 30.Kg1 Nxd3 31.Nd5 Rh1+ -+ -10.47 (27 ply)} 0-1

[Event "San Antonio"]
[Site "San Antonio, TX USA"]
[Date "1972.11.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Byrne, Donald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8179899448329"]
[EventDate "1972.11.19"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. d5 Na5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nbc4 16. Bc1 Nxb3 17. axb3 Nd6 18. Re1 Re8 19. Be3 b6 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Ra4 Rac8 22. g4 a5 23. Be5 Rc5 24. Rf4 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 b5 26. Qe3 Qc7 27. Rf3 b4 28. Ne2 a4 29. Qxh6 a3 30. bxa3 bxa3 31. Rg5 a2 32. Rxf7 a1=Q+ 33. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma ESP"]
[Date "1972.12.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8045551431753"]
[EventDate "1972.11.27"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. d3 e5 8. Nd2 Qd7 9. O-O b6 10. Nc4 f6 11. a4 Be7 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 14. a5 Nxf4 15. Rxf4 Rb8 16. axb6 axb6 17. Nd5 Bd8 18. Re4+ Kf7 19. Qb3 Nd4 20. Rxd4 cxd4 21. Nb4 Kg6 22. Nc6 Qc7 23. Nxb8 Qxb8 24. Qb5 Qc7 25. Qd5 Re8 26. Nd6 Re5 27. Be4+ Kh5 28. Qg8 f5 29. Nf7 fxe4 30. Qxh7+ Kg4 31. Rf1 Rf5 32. Qg6+ Rg5 33. Qxe4+ Kh5 34. Qh7+ Kg4 35. Qh4# 1-0

[Event "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Padevsky, Nikola"]
[Black "Messing, Hrvoje"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[Beauty "8247276747805"]
[EventDate "1973.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 f5 5. d4 fxe4 6. Nfd2 Be7 7. d5 Nf6 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Be2 d5 10. Nb3 c5 11. Bg5 O-O 12. N1d2 a5 13. a4 Qe8 14. Nf1 Qg6 15. h4 h6 16. Bh5 Nxh5 17. Bxe7 Nf4 18. Bxf8 Bg4 19. Qc2 Nxg2+ 20. Kd2 Rxf8 21. Kc1 Ne1 0-1

[Event "URS-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "1973.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Andreieva, Olga A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8247679421981"]
[EventDate "1973.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 dxe5 9. d5 e4 10. Ng5 Ne5 11. Nxe4 Qc7 12. Qd4 Bd7 13. Ba3 f6 14. d6 Qc6 15. dxe7 Bxe7 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Qb4+ Kf7 18. f4 Rhe8 19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. O-O-O Rxe4 21. Rxd7+ Ke8 22. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "URS"]
[Site "URS"]
[Date "1973.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B72"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249830806058"]
[EventDate "1973.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. f4 O-O 8. O-O Qb6 9. Be3 Qxb2 10. Qd3 Qb4 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. Rf4 Bd7 15. Nd5 Qa5 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. e6 Qd8 18. Raf1 Qxe7 19. Rxf7 Rxf7 20. Rxf7 Qe8 21. Nf5 gxf5 22. Bd4 Qxe6 23. Rf8+ Qg8 24. Rxg8+ Kxg8 25. Qg3 Kf7 26. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Polska"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Luczak, Andrzej"]
[Black "Szczepaniec, Stanislaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Annotator "Maric,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8251705930827"]
[EventDate "1973.??.??"]

{Inf 15/365} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 f5 10. Qh5 d5 $5 11. O-O-O $1 (11. Nxd5 Bxa3 12. bxa3 Qa5+ 13. c3 Be6 14. O-O-O fxe4 $17) 11... Bxa3 12. bxa3 Nd4 13. exf5 $1 $146 (13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Qh6 $6 Rc8 15. Qg7 Rxc2+ 16. Kb1 Qb6+ $3 17. Nxb6 Bxa2+ $19) 13... Qa5 14. Rxd4 $1 exd4 (14... Qxc3 15. Rxd5 Qxa3+ 16. Kd1 $16) 15. Bb5+ $3 axb5 (15... Kd8 16. Qh4+ Kc7 17. Qf4+ $18) 16. Re1+ Be6 $2 (16... Kd8 $6 17. Qh4+ Kc7 18. Re7+ Bd7 19. Nxd5+ Kc8 20. Qxd4 $44) 17. Rxe6+ $18 Kd8 (17... Kf8 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. f6 $18) 18. Qxf7 Kc8 (18... Qxa3+ 19. Kd1 Rf8 20. Qxb7 $18) 19. Nxd5 Kb8 20. Qg7 Qxa3+ 21. Kd1 Rc8 22. Rb6 $1 Ra7 23. Qe5+ (23. Qe5+ Ka8 24. Nc7+ Kb8 25. Na6+ Ka8 26. Qb8+ Rxb8 27. Nc7#) 1-0

[Event "DSV-Turnier"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "1973.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2290"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Uhlmann"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[Beauty "7217155688023"]
[EventDate "1973.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Be3 (5. d5 $1 $14) 5... e5 6. d5 Nce7 7. g4 Nf6 (7... f5 $5 8. gxf5 gxf5 9. Qh5+ Ng6 10. exf5 Qh4 $1 $13) 8. Be2 O-O 9. h4 Ne8 10. f3 (10. h5 gxh5 11. Rxh5 Ng6 12. f3 Nf4 $13) 10... f5 11. g5 c5 12. a3 Bd7 13. Nh3 a6 14. b4 b6 15. Nf2 Bh8 $1 { Ng7-h5} 16. Nd3 Ng7 17. b5 $2 (17. a4 { a5!}) 17... Nh5 $15 18. Kd2 Qc7 19. a4 Ra7 20. Qc2 Rfa8 21. Rhg1 Bg7 22. Raf1 Qd8 23. Ra1 Nc8 24. Ra2 Bf8 25. Rb2 Kh8 26. Rbb1 Ne7 27. Rbf1 Ng8 28. Qb2 f4 $1 29. Bf2 h6 $1 $36 30. gxh6 Kh7 31. Rh1 axb5 $1 $17 32. cxb5 (32. axb5 $2 Ng3 $1 33. Bxg3 fxg3 34. Rfg1 Bxh6+ 35. Kc2 Be3 $1 36. Rxg3 Bd4 $1 $17) 32... Ng3 $1 33. Bxg3 fxg3 34. Rfg1 Bxh6+ 35. Ke1 Nf6 $1 36. Rxg3 Nh5 37. Rg2 Rxa4 $3 38. Nxa4 Rxa4 39. Kf2 Qf6 $1 40. Qc2 Rxe4 41. Nxc5 Rxe2+ 42. Qxe2 dxc5 43. Qc4 e4 $3 $19 44. Qxe4 Qb2+ 45. Qe2 Be3+ $3 46. Ke1 Qc3+ (46... Qc3+ 47. Kf1 Bxb5 48. Qxb5 Qc1+ 49. Ke2 Qd2+ 50. Kf1 Qd1#) 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1973.01.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Coenraad Zuidema"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8250250556961"]
[EventDate "1973.01.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bg4 10. f3 Bd7 11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. Bf4 c4 13. Na5 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 b5 15. Nd5 c6 16. b4 Ba7 17. Nc7 Bb8 18. Ne6 Bxf4 19. Nxc6 Bxe6 20. Nxd8 Bd7 21. Nf7 Ne7 22. Nxh8 Be6 23. a4 Be5 24. axb5 Bxa1 25. bxa6 Be5 26. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Tallinn"]
[Site "Tallinn URS"]
[Date "1973.02.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rytov, Boris"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8248887355962"]
[EventDate "1973.02.20"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 d5 8. b3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. b4 Bxc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Qe2 b5 13. Nxb5 Qd5 14. Nxc7 Qxg2 15. Qf1 Qf3 16. Nxa8 Nxd4 17. exd4 Qc3+ 18. Ke2 Qxa1 19. Qg2 Qa2+ 20. Ke1 Qb1 21. Kd2 Ne4+ 22. Ke3 Qd3+ 23. Kf4 g5+ 24. Ke5 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Primat 3rd"]
[Site "Decin"]
[Date "1973.06.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Geszosz, Pavlosz"]
[Black "Pribyl, Josef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Zinn,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8248086002718"]
[EventDate "1973.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{SCHACH 9/1973} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Nb3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. g4 $5 Nc4 12. Bd4 $1 Rc8 13. f5 Bd7 14. g5 Ne8 15. Bxg7 Nxg7 16. f6 $1 exf6 17. gxf6 Ne8 18. Nd5 Kh8 19. Qc1 g5 20. Kh1 Ne5 21. Qxg5 Rxc2 22. Rg1 Bc6 23. Qh6 Nd7 24. Bd3 $3 {Notwendig, um den Punkt e4 zu decken.} Rf2 25. Ne7 $1 Rxf6 $2 26. Qxf8+ $1 1-0

[Event "Bagneaux"]
[Site "Bagneux FRA"]
[Date "1973.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Diemer, Emil Joseph"]
[Black "Trommsdorf, Fro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[Beauty "5705100758614"]
[EventDate "1973.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 (1... d5 2. e4 {The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit. Diemer was a HUGE   promoter of the gambit. For him, it was a religion.}) 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. Be2 c6 5. g4 $5 b5 6. g5 Nfd7 7. h4 $5 {Ginger GM approved, and honestly this is quite promising.} b4 8. Nb1 d5 (8... Bg7 $1 9. h5 O-O {It seems odd to "castle into it," but   there's no easy way to attack on the h-file. Black can get counterplay   with ...c5.}) 9. e5 (9. h5 $1 dxe4 10. hxg6 fxg6 11. Nd2) 9... e6 10. h5 c5 11. hxg6 fxg6 12. Bd3 Bg7 13. Rxh7 $1 {A classic trick! Diemer has a large advantage, but the game continues.} Rxh7 14. Bxg6+ Ke7 15. Bxh7 cxd4 16. f4 $1 {The e5-pawn must be preserved of course.} Qh8 $6 {burying the queen.} 17. Qh5 Ba6 18. Nf3 Nc6 19. Nh4 $2 {Diemer INSISTS on royal fork tricks in this game. This is the first case, and it's a mistake to decentralize the knight.} Nf8 $2 {too passive.} (19... Ndxe5 $1 20. fxe5 Nxe5 $10 {Among other ideas like ...Rf8   and ...Rf1+, ...d3! will free Black's forces. Trommsdorf would have   EXCELLENT compensation.}) 20. g6 Kd7 21. Nd2 Kc7 22. Ndf3 $6 (22. Nhf3 $1 $18 {followed by Nb3 and Nxd4 just wins positionally.}) 22... Nd7 23. Bd2 Qf8 24. Ng5 Re8 25. Qg4 $2 {It's hard to say whether Diemer missed Trommsdorf's next move, or if he overestimated the outcome.} Ndxe5 $1 {The game has turned and Diemer's king is punished for still being in the center.} 26. Qh3 {Defending f1 and retaining the attacks on e5 and e6. Diemer wins material, but he is still worse after.} (26. fxe5 Qf1#) 26... Nc4 27. Nxe6+ Kd7 $5 {Stepping into the attacking line. This is audacious, but it is still good.} (27... Rxe6+ 28. Qxe6 Qc5 $19) (27... Kb6 28. Nf3 $19) 28. f5 Nxd2 $2 {Presumably, Trommsdorf simply expected Diemer to capture on d2 when he is doing well. Diemer has a surprise though.} (28... Qf6 $1 $19) 29. O-O-O $1 {An excellent move! The knight on d2 is ignored, the king is made safe (in theory), and the black queen and bishop on g7 are under attack!} Qf6 30. Nxg7 Re3 $1 {The only try.} (30... Qxg7 $4 31. f6+ {wins the queen.}) 31. Nh5 $5 {Clever, for what will not be the last time, an attack on the queen is ignored in favor of a larger threat.} (31. Qh2 $1 Qxg7 32. Qxd2) 31... Qg5 32. Qg4 $2 {A clever move that ALMOST wins the game on the spot, but it is in fact losing thanks to Trommsdorf's STUNNING next move.} b3 $3 {An incredible move that launches a series of brilliant mating ideas. For most of these, the black queen will be left hanging on g5.} (32... Qxg4 $2 33. Nf6+ Kc7 34. Nxg4 $18 {Among other issues, a   trade of queens always lets the connected passers win.}) 33. axb3 (33. Qxg5 bxa2 {The pawn is unstoppable, AND it is mate.} 34. Kxd2 Re2+ 35. Kc1 a1=R#) (33. a3 {This leads to my favorite sequence, Black repeatedly leaves   the queen hanging on g5 to force some beautiful mates.} Rc3 $3 {The prettiest option.} 34. bxc3 (34. Qxg5 {allows mate in one.} Rxc2#) 34... dxc3 $3 35. cxb3 (35. Qxg5 {allows a NEW pawn mate in one.} b2#) 35... Bd3 $3 36. Qxg5 {And finally this allows a stunning knight and   bishop mate in one!} Nxb3#) (33. cxb3 Nxb3+ 34. axb3 (34. Kb1 Bd3+ 35. Rxd3 Re1+ 36. Rd1 Qc1+ $1 {The pretty mates     continue.} 37. Rxc1 Rxc1#) (34. Kc2 Nb4+ 35. Kb1 Bd3+ 36. Rxd3 Re1+ 37. Rd1 Qc1+ $1 38. Rxc1 Rxc1#) 34... Rc3+ 35. Kb1 Bd3+ 36. Rxd3 (36. Ka2 Nb4+ 37. Ka3 Rc6 $3 {A really lovely quiet move that     leaves the queen AND knight hanging to force mate on the a-file.} 38. Qxg5 (38. Kxb4 Qe7+ 39. Ka5 Ra6#) 38... Nc2+ 39. Ka4 (39. Ka2 Ra6+ 40. Kb1 Ra1#) 39... Ra6#) 36... Qc1+ 37. Ka2 Nb4+ 38. Ka3 Nc2+ 39. Ka4 Qa1+ 40. Kb5 Rc5+ $1 {An essential coup de gr\E2ce.} 41. Kxc5 Qa5#) 33... Nxb3+ $1 (33... Nb4 $3 {This alternative was more immediately decisive. Once   again, the queen can be left hanging on g5 with a quite move.} 34. Qxg5 (34. Kxd2 Re2#) (34. Rxd2 Re1+ 35. Qd1 Rxd1+ 36. Kxd1 Qg1#) 34... Na2+ 35. Kxd2 Re2#) 34. Kb1 (34. cxb3 {This transposes to the lines after 33.cxb3. See the many   pretty mates in that line :)}) 34... Rd3 $2 {A GORGEOUS move, but this is also a mistake that allows Diemer to get away.} (34... Nd2+ $1 35. Ka1 Nb4 $3 {A second chance to play ...Nb4 and   win.} 36. Qxg5 Nxc2+ 37. Ka2 Nb4+ 38. Ka1 Nb3+ 39. Kb1 Bd3+ 40. Rxd3 Re1+ 41. Rd1 Rxd1+ 42. Qc1 Rxc1# {Lovely!}) 35. Qg1 $2 (35. Qxg5 $2 Rxd1+ 36. Ka2 Ra1+ $1 {The knight on b3 is not needed.} 37. Kxb3 Bc4#) (35. cxd3 Bxd3+ 36. Ka2 Nb4+ 37. Ka3 {Not taking either knight is   most resilient.} (37. Kxb3 Bc2+ 38. Kxb4 Qe7+ 39. Kb5 a6+ 40. Kb6 Qb4+ 41. Kxa6 Kc6 $3 $19 {It is amazing that White's numerous pieces have not a     single check or valid defense.}) 37... Qd8 38. Kxb4 Qb6+ 39. Ka3 Bc4 $19 {mate is unavoidable.}) (35. Rg1 $1 {This was the way out. Rh1 and Rf1 are similar. Black has   a perpetual, but not more.} Nd2+ 36. Kc1 Nb3+ 37. Kb1 Nd2+ $10) 35... Nd2+ 36. Ka1 (36. Kc1 Nb4 $1 37. Qxg5 Na2#) 36... Qd8 $1 (36... Nb4 $1 {This is still good, but Trommsdorf's queen manouver   is also good.} 37. Qxg5 (37. cxd3 Nb3+ 38. Kb1 Qc1+ $1 {glorious.} 39. Rxc1 Bxd3+ 40. Rc2 Bxc2# {Possibly my favorite of these many beautiful checkmates.}) 37... Nb3+ 38. cxb3 Rxd1+ 39. Qc1 Rxc1# {A back rank mate. Something   a bit more familiar.}) 37. Nf6+ Kc8 38. Rxd2 Qa5+ 39. Kb1 Nb4 $1 40. Rxd3 Qa2+ 41. Kc1 Nxd3+ $4 {An incredible oversight. The rest of the game feels like massive time pressure. Trommsdorf could have won the queen. Did he forget that Diemer need not capture on d3?} (41... Qa1+ 42. Kd2 Qxg1 $19) 42. Kd2 $1 {For the second time, Diemer elects to ignore a knight capture and move the king (29.0-0-0!).} Qa5+ 43. Ke2 $2 (43. c3 $1 dxc3+ 44. bxc3 Qa2+ 45. Ke3 $18 {There are no more checks,   and Diemer wins.}) 43... Ne5+ $1 {Amazingly, now it is a draw. The white king cannot escape the checks, and Trommsdorf lacks the piece power to win the game.} 44. Kf2 Qd2+ 45. Kg3 Qg5+ 46. Kf2 Qd2+ 47. Kg3 Qg5+ {An incredible fight with more beauty in the variations than any other game that I have seen.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam IBM-B"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1973.07.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Keene, Raymond"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8248082100743"]
[EventDate "1973.??.??"]

1. Nf3 {Notes by Raymond Keene.} d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 Nd7 4. g3 Bxf3 {A bold decision indicating that Black is playing for a win. This was the last round and if Kovacevic could beat me he would have tied with me.} 5. exf3 Ngf6 6. f4 e6 7. Bg2 {?! Dubious. 7 Bh3! intending the disruptive advance f4-f5 is less stereotyped.} Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 a5 10. a4 c6 11. Nd2 b5 12. Qe2 bxa4 {? Now White obtains the upper hand. It was essential for Black to maintain the tension with moves such as ...Rb8 and ...Re8 when his position would even be slightly preferable.} 13. Rxa4 Nb6 14. Ra2 {!} a4 15. Rfa1 axb3 16. Rxa8 Nxa8 17. Nxb3 Nb6 {Not good: White now has the opportunity to launch a variety of favourable combinations, but it's clear that Black's position is already far from satisfactory (White is better developed and his well cO-Ordinated pieces control the vital a-file and a1-h8 diagonal).} 18. f5 {! Inaugurating the combination. Black must accept the sacrifice, otherwise (after 19 fxe6) he would shed his e-pawn to the combined onslaught of White's pieces.} exf5 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. Bh3 {! Also good was 20 Nxc6 Qxc6 21 Qxe7 but the text is more accurate. Black cannot allow the white knight to reach f5 since the threats against g7 would be intolerable.} g6 {Or 20...Ng4 21 Nxf5!} 21. Bxf5 {!! Once again 21 Nxc6 Qxc6 22 Qxe7 was very good, but White has something more ambitious in mind.} gxf5 22. Ra7 {!! This move visibly came as a shock to my opponent. Black has no choice but to fall in with White's plans.} Qxa7 23. Nxc6 Qd7 {There are two major alternative defences: a) 23...Qa2 24 Nxe7+ Kg7 25 Nxf5+ Kg8 (or 25...Kg6 26 Ne7+ Kg7 27 Qg4+) 26 Qg4+ Nxg4 27 Ne7 mate. b) 23...Ba3! (Best) 24 Nxa7 (24 Bxf6 Qa4! is highly unclear) 24...Bxb2 when White has queen for rook and two pieces, but Black's forces are rather awkwardly placed and this enables White to increase his advantage as follows: 25 c4! Bd4 26 Nb5 Re8! 27 Qf3 Bc5 28 d4 Bf8 29 c5 Nc4 30 Qxf5, and in view of the powerful c-pawn, Black's weakened kingside and the scattered dispositions of the black army, White should win. However, this was Black's only chance of resistance. But, as so often, a combinational blow disturbs the balance of the victim's objectivity and he fails to discover the most tenacious defensive possibilities.} 24. Nxe7+ Kg7 25. Qh5 {! Completely unanswerable. For example: 25...Qxe7 26 Qg5+ Kh8 27 Bxf6+ picking up the other knight in addition; or 25...h6 26 Nxf5+ or 25...Ra8 26 Qg5+ Kf8 27 Bxf6 with Qg8 mate to follow.} 1-0

[Event "Petropolis Interzonal"]
[Site "Petropolis BRA"]
[Date "1973.08.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7631217393754"]
[EventDate "1973.07.23"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nc3 exd5 9. cxd5 c4 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Qd4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Bb4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. Rg1 g6 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. Bb3 Bc5 17. Qf4 Bxg1 18. d6 Qc8 19. Ke2 Bc5 20. Ne4 N8d7 21. Rc1 Qc6 22. Rxc5 Nxc5 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Qh4 Qb5+ 25. Ke3 h5 26. Nxh5 Qxb3+ 27. axb3 Nd5+ 28. Kd4 Ne6+ 29. Kxd5 Nxg5 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Qxg5 Rfd8 32. e6 fxe6+ 33. Kxe6 Rf8 34. d7 a5 35. Ng4 Ra6+ 36. Ke5 Rf5+ 37. Qxf5 gxf5 38. d8=Q fxg4 39. Qd7+ Kh6 40. Qxb7 Rg6 41. f4 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1973.10.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Black "Vladimir Borisovich Tukmakov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8045547489837"]
[EventDate "1973.10.02"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nb3 b4 13. Na4 Qc7 14. Nd4 Be7 15. Qh3 Nc5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bc4 Rd8 19. Qxe6 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rf8 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Qg8+ Bf8 23. g3 Bc8 24. e5 Rb6 25. Qxh7 Be6 26. Qg6+ Qf7 27. Qe4 Qc7 28. h4 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 Qc6 30. b3 g6 31. Qe2 Qe6 32. h5 Rb7 33. Qe4 Rg7 34. hxg6 Qxg6 35. f5 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1973.10.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8249428161558"]
[EventDate "1973.10.02"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 Nd7 9. Be3 Bf6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. d5 Ne7 12. b4 g6 13. c4 c6 14. Rc1 Bg7 15. c5 dxc5 16. bxc5 cxd5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Bg5 Ne7 19. Ne4 h6 20. Nd6 hxg5 21. Nxf7 Qa5 22. N7xg5 Rf8 23. Bxd7 Qxa2 24. Re2 Qa3 25. Re3 Qb4 26. Bxc8 Raxc8 27. Qd7 Nf5 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Qxg6 1-0

[Event "Manila"]
[Site "Manila PHI"]
[Date "1973.11.03"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lombardy, William James"]
[Black "Miguel, Alain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B98"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251709868079"]
[EventDate "1973.10.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 Qc7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Be2 Rb8 12. Qg3 Rg8 13. Rhf1 b5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qg6+ Kd8 16. e5 dxe5 17. f5 exf5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Qc6 20. Rxf5 Rf8 21. Bg4 Rb6 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qg7 Rb7 24. Qe7# 1-0

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Catig, Ruben"]
[Black "Mills, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8250787429464"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 (5. c4 {The Maroczy Bind is preferred today.}) 5... Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qd2 $2 (8. Nb3 {White must stop ...d5!}) 8... d5 $1 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. h3 Bf5 13. g4 Be6 (13... Bxe5 $1 14. gxf5 d4 {is a strong tactical solution.}) 14. Qd4 f6 (14... Qb8 $1 {A fine square from which the queen attacks e5 and   b2.}) 15. f4 $2 (15. exf6 Bxf6) 15... Qc7 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Qc5 Bh4+ (17... d4 $1 {A bit stronger and cleaner, but Mills move is simple   and strong. White cannot castle.} 18. Bxd4 Qxf4 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 $19) 18. Ke2 Bc8 $3 {"This super-grandmaster level move, which is beyond the powers of the present crop of computers, sets up ...Ba6+ possibilities and also frees the e-pawn, which can now advance to e5 and nuke the center (going after that central enemy king). Michael's earlier moves had not made much of an impression on us, but when we saw this move our pompous smiles began to fade." - Silman} 19. Nxd5 Ba6+ 20. c4 Qb7 21. Nb4 e5 $3 22. Nxa6 (22. fxe5 Be7 {wins the king.}) (22. Qxe5 Qxb4 {also wins the knight.}) 22... exf4 (22... Qxb2+ {even stronger.} 23. Bd2 (23. Kf3 e4+) 23... Rxf4 $19) 23. Bd4 Rae8+ 24. Kf3 Re3+ $3 {Offering the rook to clear all lines of attack!} 25. Kg2 (25. Bxe3 fxe3+ 26. Ke4 (26. Kxe3 Bf2+ {wins the queen.}) 26... Re8+ 27. Kd3 Rd8+ 28. Ke4 Qxb2 $19) 25... f3+ 26. Kf1 (26. Kg1 Rfe8 $3) 26... Rfe8 $3 {The rook is left en prise to further the attack.} 27. Kg1 (27. Bxe3 Qxb2 $19 {Threatens many unstoppable mates.}) 27... Bg3 $1 {One of my favorite moves in the game, sealing the king's escape square on h2.} 28. Rf1 Re1 29. Bc3 Qxb2 $3 {Not difficult, but lovely. White cannot evade the many mates. The main line is...} (29... Qxb2 30. Bxb2 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Re1#) 0-1

[Event "Orense"]
[Site "Ourense ESP"]
[Date "1974.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Durao, Joaquim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8251705923621"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6 7. d4 c6 8. Ba4 d6 9. Na3 Bc7 10. d5 Bd7 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Nc4 Qe7 13. f4 Nf6 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. b3 Bb6+ 16. Kh1 Nxe4 17. Ba3 Qe6 18. Qd3 f5 19. Rae1 Bc7 20. Rxf5 Qxf5 21. Rxe4 O-O-O 22. Nd6+ Bxd6 23. Qa6+ Kc7 24. Qxa7+ Kc8 25. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Nice ol (Men) prel"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "1974.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tringov, Georgi P"]
[Black "Juliao, Cesar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[Annotator "Tringov"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8247947828262"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Be7 $6 (8... Bd7 { Rc8}) 9. f4 Qc7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 (10... Bxf6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Qxd6) 11. g3 Bd7 12. f5 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Rc8 (13... b5 $5) (13... O-O $5) 14. Bh3 (14. Kb1 b5 15. Qd2 Qc5 16. Bd3 h5 $6 (16... O-O $14) (16... a5 $14) 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Ne2 $16 {Short,N-Larsen,B/London 1986 - Inf.41/(212)}) 14... b5 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Qd2 f5 $6 (16... O-O) 17. exf5 b4 18. Ne4 (18. Qd4) 18... exf5 19. Nxd6+ $1 Bxd6 20. Rhe1+ Be7 (20... Kf7 21. Kb1 { 22.Qxd6}) 21. Rxe7+ $3 Kxe7 22. Qg5+ Kf7 23. Bxf5 $1 Rcd8 (23... Bxf5 24. Qxf5+ Kg8 25. Qg4+ Kf7 26. Rf1+) 24. Rf1 $1 1-0

[Event "Nice ol (Men) fin-A"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "1974.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Kestler, Hans Guenther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Kestler"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8246605668442"]
[EventDate "1974.06.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Be2 Nf6 5. h4 $6 h5 $1 6. Bg5 (6. f3 Nc6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Bxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. O-O-O Be6 $1 $17 {Sax-Keene/Teeside 1972}) 6... c6 7. Qd2 Qc7 (7... Qa5 8. f3 b5 $1 9. Nh3 Nbd7 10. Nf2 b4 11. Ncd1 c5 $13) 8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bf3 (10. e5 b4 11. Nb1 Ne4 12. Qe3 Nxg5 13. hxg5 Nb6 14. Nh3 Be6 15. Nf2 Bxa2 16. g4 h4 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. f5 Nd5 19. Qf3 Qf4+ 20. Qxf4 Nxf4 21. Ba6 Rd8 {0-1 Wagemans-Dopper,J/corr NED 1993}) 10... b4 11. Nce2 a5 12. f5 $2 (12. e5) 12... gxf5 13. exf5 Nb6 14. Ng3 Nc4 15. Qe2 d5 16. Nxh5 Rxh5 $3 17. Bxh5 a4 18. Nh3 (18. b3 axb3 19. cxb3 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 Rxa2 $1 21. bxc4 Qa5 $19) (18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qg4 b3 $1 20. Qg8+ Kd7 $19) (18. Re1 Ne4 $2 (18... b3 $1) 19. Qxc4 $1 dxc4 20. Rxe4) 18... b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. a3 Rxa3 $3 21. bxa3 (21. Kb1 Ra1+ $1 22. Kxa1 Qa5+ { Qa2+-a1#}) 21... Qa5 22. Rd3 (22. Rhe1 Qc3+ $19) (22. Rde1 Qc3+ 23. Kd1 Qa1+) 22... Qxa3+ 23. Kb1 Bxf5 24. Nf2 b2 25. Bxf7+ (25. Re1 Ne4 26. Rxa3 Nc3#) (25. g4 Qb3 $1 $19) 25... Kxf7 26. Bxf6 Qa1+ 27. Kc2 b1=Q+ $1 28. Rxb1 Qa2+ 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund FRG"]
[Date "1974.05.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gaprindashvili, Nona"]
[Black "Servaty, Rudolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8250250509321"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8. Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 e5 10. Nb5 O-O 11. Be2 Qh4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bxd4 Qxe4 14. Bxg7 Qxg2 15. Qd4 Qxh1+ 16. Kd2 Qxa1 17. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Karpov - Spassky Candidates Semifinal"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1974.05.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8043936881685"]
[EventDate "1974.04.12"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Nb3 a5 11. a4 Nb4 12. Bf3 Bc6 13. Nd4 g6 14. Rf2 e5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Qf1 Qc8 18. h3 Nd7 19. Bg4 h5 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qc4 Bh4 22. Rd2 Qe7 23. Rf1 Rfd8 24. Nb1 Qb7 25. Kh2 Kg7 26. c3 Na6 27. Re2 Rf8 28. Nd2 Bd8 29. Nf3 f6 30. Rd2 Be7 31. Qe6 Rad8 32. Rxd8 Bxd8 33. Rd1 Nb8 34. Bc5 Rh8 35. Rxd8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Qualifying Group 2"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "1974.06.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stean, Michael"]
[Black "Walter Shawn Browne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8251705919578"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O h6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Bb3 b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. Qd3 Be7 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bxe6 b5 15. e5 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 dxe5 17. Qg6+ Kd8 18. Qf7 Qc5 19. fxe5 Bxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Rf8 21. Rad1+ Kc7 22. Qxg7 Rg8 23. exf6 Rxg7+ 24. fxg7 Bd6 25. Rf7+ Kc6 26. Bd5+ Kb6 27. Bxa8 Qg5+ 28. Kh1 Be5 29. b4 a5 30. Rb7+ Kc6 31. g8=Q Qxg8 32. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Final-A"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "1974.06.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C98"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7423582541831"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. d5 Nd8 14. a4 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4 Nb7 17. Nf1 Bd7 18. Be3 Ra8 19. Qd2 Rfc8 20. Bd3 g6 21. Ng3 Bf8 22. Ra2 c4 23. Bb1 Qd8 24. Ba7 Ne8 25. Bc2 Nc7 26. Rea1 Qe7 27. Bb1 Be8 28. Ne2 Nd8 29. Nh2 Bg7 30. f4 f6 31. f5 g5 32. Bc2 Bf7 33. Ng3 Nb7 34. Bd1 h6 35. Bh5 Qe8 36. Qd1 Nd8 37. Ra3 Kf8 38. R1a2 Kg8 39. Ng4 Kf8 40. Ne3 Kg8 41. Bxf7+ Nxf7 42. Qh5 Nd8 43. Qg6 Kf8 44. Nh5 1-0

[Event "Teesside"]
[Site "Teesside ENG"]
[Date "1974.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ost Hansen, Jacob"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Beauty "7770002434138"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5 Qe7 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 b6 11. d3 Bb7 12. h4 f4 13. Qf3 Bh6 14. Qg4 e4 15. Bxf4 exd3+ 16. Kf1 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Rf8 18. Qg3 Ne4 19. Qc7+ Ke8 20. Nh3 Nxf2 21. Nxf2 Qe2+ 22. Kg1 Qxf2+ 23. Kh2 Qxh4+ 24. Kg1 Qd4+ 25. Kh2 Ne5 26. Rhf1 Ng4+ 27. Kh3 Qe3+ 28. Kxg4 h5+ 29. Kh4 g5+ 30. Kxh5 Rh8+ 31. Kg6 Be4+ 32. Rf5 Bxf5+ 33. Kxf5 Rf8+ 34. Kg6 Qe4+ 35. Kg7 Qe7+ 36. Kg6 Qf6+ 37. Kh5 Qh8+ 38. Kg4 Qh4# 0-1

[Event "Montilla-Moriles"]
[Site "Montilla ESP"]
[Date "1974.08.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Miguel, Alain"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8249961095219"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Bf4 Na6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Ne4 9. Qd4 Naxc5 10. Rd1 d5 11. b4 Na4 12. f3 Nec3 13. Rd3 f6 14. Bd2 e5 15. Qh4 d4 16. e3 Bf5 17. Bxc3 Nxc3 18. Rd2 dxe3 19. Rxd8 Raxd8 20. Be2 Rd2 21. g4 Bd3 22. Kf1 Nxe2 23. Nxe2 Rxe2 24. Kg1 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Karpov - Korchnoi Candidates Final"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1974.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8247410958883"]
[EventDate "1974.09.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {"The so-called Dragon variation. Korchnoi is probably the strongest player today who still employs it. In particular, this opening was twice used by him in his candidates match in 1971 with Geller. In spite of the Dragon's then dubious reputation, Korchnoi managed to get the good result in those games of 1:1."} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 {The Yugoslav Attack. 9.0-0-0 would seem much more in Karpov's style today, but in his youth, he played many more attacking games like this featuring gloriously fluid play.} Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. Bb3 (11. g4 $4 {Many amateurs have fallen for this.} Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Nxg4 $1 $19) 11... Ne5 12. O-O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5 Nxh5 15. g4 Nf6 {"This position was reached in the fourth game of the aforementioned Geller-Korchnoi match. It should be pointed out here that in the course of Korchnoi's preparations in the fall of 1971 for his match with Geller, he suggested to me that we play a training match, to take place before his serious match with Geller. We agreed that our Leningrad match would be of a "closed" character, and it is only now that I can discuss it. At Korchnoi's request, I played five games with White and one, the sixth, with Black. In short, the conditions were rather artificial. Due to the fact that adjournments were to be played on the same day, I was not able to win the first game, having only had a short break. Then, after winning the next two games gave me a score of 2.5-0.5, I became cocky and promptly lost the two that followed. The sixth game was drawn, though interesting. Thus, the final result of this unknown match was 3:3 (+2, -2, =2).It should be realized that this match was not beneficial only to Korchnoi but to me also; I had yet to be come a grandmaster, and I was trying to reassure myself that I had the confidence and playing strength to deserve the title. And so it was: I had not lost to one of the world's strongest grandmasters! There quickly followed the successes at the Alekhine Memorial and the Hastings Tournament. But let us return to the Dragon Variation. Korchnoi and I had played quite a few speed games with it, and here I played a move which, as I recall, I had played before:"} 16. Nde2 {"Chumak, a chess player from the city of Dnepropetrovsk, had made an attempt to strengthen this move and in 1972 had written an article about it. The withdrawal of the knight from the center has a logical basis. The square c3, very important for White's pieces, is becoming the focus of Black's attention. It is on this square that a typical exchange sacrifice often occurs (...Rxc3), with a strong attack for Black (it has been shown that after White's pawns have been doubled in the c-file, Black's position is strong enough even without a direct attack: i.e., he still has equality in the endgame, as was splendidly demonstrated by the Soviet grandmaster Leonid Stein, whose untimely death occurred not long ago). The point of 16.Nde2 is to strengthen the knight on c3. Moreover, the knight on e2 can easily be transferred to the attack on the kingside. As the reader has certainly noted by now, the players are attacking on opposite sides without regard for material, as is often the case when castling occurs on opposite flanks. These considerations should not obscure the concrete threat that White has now created along the d-file: 17.e5 and 18.g5."} (16. Bh6 {This is too hasty, but 16...Nxe4, but Black still needs to   play vigorously and sac the exchange to gain a good position.} Nxe4 17. Qe3 Rxc3 $1 (17... Nxc3 $2 18. Bxg7 $18) 18. bxc3 Nf6) 16... Qa5 $2 (16... Re8 $3 {Only this move seems truly playable, but White is   still for choice.} 17. Bh6 (17. e5 Nxg4 (17... dxe5 18. g5 $18) 18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. e6 Bxe6 20. Bd4) 17... Bh8) 17. Bh6 {"A typical maneuver. The bishop on g7 must be exchanged in order for White to develop his attack successfully. It is the only defender of the dark squares surrounding the king, and its long-range power can also be effective along the h8-al diagonal, its sights trained on the White queenside. In such positions, GM Vladimir Simagin, one of the most creative chess players of our time, would even go in for a thematic exchange sacrifice (...Bg7-h8, allowing Bh6xf8), preserving his favorite bishop."} Bxh6 (17... Bh8 $5 {Even here, Simagin's sacrifice may well be best   though Karpov must be better.} 18. Bxf8 Kxf8) 18. Qxh6 Rfc8 19. Rd3 {"Until this point, Korchnoi and I had both been playing at blitz speed. Now I played a move which I had prepared earlier. My opponent went into deep thought. The innovation 19.Rd3 overprotects c3, and simultaneously frees the knight on e2 for the attack in several lines. If White tried to break through immediately without this move - 19.g6 Nh5 20.Ng3 - he would have the unpleasant surprise 20...Rxc3; that will not be feasible after the text move."} R4c5 {"When I analyzed 19.Rd5 during my preparations for this match, I came to the conclusion that the best counter to it was 19...R8c5. It is not strange that after 36 minutes of thought, Korchnoi came tot he same conclusion - that it was necessary to ensure himself against the gradually threatening pawn storm e4-e5 followed by g4-g5. I suggest, however, that Black's best practical chance is Botvinnik's suggestion 19...Qd8. Now, after spending 18 minutes trying to refute 19...R4c5, I found a pretty, forced combination."} 20. g5 $3 {A beautiful solution! This forcing combination allows Karpov to disrupt the 5th-rank defenses that are keeping the knight on f6 in place and stopping ideas like Nf4-h5. It is amazing, but Korchnoi will resign in just six more moves.} Rxg5 (20... Nh5 $2 21. Nf4 Rxg5 22. Rd5 $1 $18) 21. Rd5 $3 {"Of course, not 21.Nd5 Rxd5!, and Black's main defender, the knight, still lives." Without 20.g5!!, this move would have no threats, but now the queen and rook are under attack, and the rook must be captured.} Rxd5 (21... Nxd5 $4 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8#) 22. Nxd5 Re8 (22... Nxd5 $4 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8#) 23. Nef4 $1 (23. Nxf6+ $4 {Too hasty. Korchnoi's king would be quite safe in the   center.} exf6 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7) 23... Bc6 24. e5 $3 {Once again, Karpov severs defenses along the 5th - no ...Qg5+!} (24. Nxf6+ $2 exf6 25. Nh5 Qg5+ $1 {Another defensive idea along the   5th rank.} 26. Qxg5 fxg5 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Nxe8+ Bxe8) 24... Bxd5 (24... dxe5 25. Nxf6+ exf6 26. Nh5 $1 $18) 25. exf6 exf6 {As one of my friends said, in such positions you must "sit on your hands." i.e., not rush to make pretty moves. It is still not too late to lose the game. After the hasty 26.Nh5 (so as to play 27.Rg1+ and 28.Qg7 mate after 26...gxh5) there follows the sobering 26.Re1+."} 26. Qxh7+ (26. Nh5 $4 Re1+ $19) 26... Kf8 27. Qh8+ {"The game was pretty and effective, but from my point of view, it merely earned one point, and, at that, only because of the wrong choice of opening variation. Managing to outplay your opponent when he is in fine form is worth more than one point!"} (27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Nxd5+ {This move comes with a painful check. Next   White will skewer and win the rook on e8.} Qxd5 29. Re1+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Bern"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bednarski"]
[Black "Minev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B57"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251303287843"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Ndb5 a6 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Nd4 Nxe4 10. Qf3 f5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O-O d5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bxd5 Rb8 15. Bc6+ Kf7 16. Bxe4 e6 17. Rd5 exd5 18. Bxd5+ Ke8 19. Bd2 Bb4 20. Qh5+ g6 21. Qe2+ Kd8 22. Bg5+ Kc7 23. Bf4+ Kb6 24. Qe3+ Qc5 25. Bxb8 Qxe3+ 26. fxe3 Bb7 27. Be5 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Novi Sad YUG"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Albin Planinc"]
[Black "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[Beauty "7014755364389"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Qb8 11. Bb3 a5 12. Ndb5 a4 13. Bxa4 Rc8 14. Qe2 Na5 15. Bb3 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 d5 17. exd5 Qe5 18. f4 Ra1+ 19. Kd2 Ne4+ 20. Ke1 Rxd1+ 21. Kxd1 Qf5 22. Kc1 Ra8 23. Kb1 Nxc3+ 24. Nxc3 Qf6 25. Bc1 b5 26. Ne4 Qa6 27. c3 Bxc3 28. Nxc3 Bf5+ 29. Ne4 Qa2+ 30. Kc2 Rc8+ 31. Kd2 Qxb3 32. Qd3 Qb4+ 33. Ke3 Rc4 34. Nf6+ exf6 35. Qa3 Re4+ 36. Kf2 Qd4+ 37. Kg3 Qxd5 38. Qf3 Qe6 39. Rd1 Kg7 40. Rd3 Rc4 41. Re3 Be4 42. Qe2 Qf5 43. Rc3 Ra4 44. Qd2 Ra7 45. Qe3 Rd7 46. Rc5 Qe6 47. Kf2 Qd6 48. b4 Bb7 49. h3 Qd1 0-1

[Event "JUG-ch"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Matanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7972264630337"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nb6 5. a4 Bg4 6. a5 N6d7 7. exd6 cxd6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Be2 e6 10. c3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 a6 13. d5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e5 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. b4 Nbd7 17. c4 Ne8 18. Be2 Rc8 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. Bb2 f5 21. Nf3 Bf6 22. Rac1 g5 23. Bf1 Ng7 24. c5 g4 25. hxg4 fxg4 26. Nd2 g3 27. fxg3 Bg5 28. Ne4 Bxc1 29. Rxc1 dxc5 30. bxc5 Qxa5 31. Qxb7 Qa4 32. Ng5 Rb8 33. Qc6 Qb3 34. Qh6 Nf6 35. Ne6 Qxg3 36. Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Pula zt"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hazai, Laszlo"]
[Black "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8247951816271"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. d4 e6 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Nb8 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bd7 13. f5 Qg5+ 14. Kb1 Qxf5 15. Bd3 Qg5 16. Rhf1 Be7 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qxd5 O-O-O 19. Ba6 bxa6 20. Qa8+ Kc7 21. Qxa7+ Kc8 22. Qxa6+ Kc7 23. Qa7+ Kc8 24. Qa8+ Kc7 25. Qa7+ Kc8 26. Rd6 Qxe5 27. Rb6 Rde8 28. Rd1 Bd6 29. Rb8+ Bxb8 30. Qxd7# 1-0

[Event "Rovinj/Zagreb"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Minic, Dragoljub"]
[Black "Planinec, Albin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8248618943578"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. e5 Ne4 10. c3 d3 11. Qf3 Qe7 12. Nd2 O-O-O 13. Nxe4 Qxe5 14. Re1 f5 15. Qg3 Qe8 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Rxe8 Rhxe8 18. Bf4 d2 19. Rf1 Re1 20. Bxd6 Rde8 21. f3 Bd5 22. Qf4 Bc4 23. h4 Rxf1+ 24. Kh2 Re2 25. Bxc7 Rff2 26. Qd6 Rxg2+ 27. Kh3 Rh2+ 28. Kg3 Reg2+ 29. Kf4 Rxh4+ 30. Kxf5 Rh6 0-1

[Event "Lone Pine"]
[Site "Lone Pine, CA USA"]
[Date "1975.04.20"]
[Round "6.11"]
[White "Shamkovich, Leonid"]
[Black "Martz, William E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8179094129183"]
[EventDate "1975.04.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nc3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 Bf6 10. Re3 g6 11. b3 b6 12. Ba3 c5 13. Qg4 Bd4 14. Re2 Bb7 15. Rae1 f5 16. Qf4 Qf6 17. h4 Ne4 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Nd5 Qg7 20. d3 b5 21. dxe4 bxc4 22. bxc4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Qf7 24. Kh2 Ba6 25. f4 d6 26. Rd2 Rae8 27. Rxd4 Rxe4 28. Rdxe4 Qg7 29. Re7 Qd4 30. Rb1 Kg8 31. Bb2 Rb8 32. Bxd4 Rxb1 33. Bg7 1-0

[Event "Milan"]
[Site "Milan ITA"]
[Date "1975.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8114266980362"]
[EventDate "1975.08.20"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 cxd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Nge2 Nh5 11. O-O f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Qd2 Ndf6 14. Kh1 Kh8 15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Qc2 Qc8 17. Rae1 e4 18. fxe4 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Be5 21. Qh4 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Qe8 23. Nf4 Ng7 24. Rf3 Bf5 25. h3 b5 26. Bf6 b4 27. Nce2 Qf7 28. Nh5 Bxf6 29. Nxf6 Qe7 30. Nd4 Bg6 31. Nc6 Qb7 32. Nxh7 Nf5 33. Rxf5 Bxf5 34. Ne7 1-0

[Event "Milan"]
[Site "Milan ITA"]
[Date "1975.08.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[Beauty "5365487902803"]
[EventDate "1975.08.20"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 (8... d5 $5 {Garry's selected gambit against Karpov a decade later.} 9. exd5 exd5 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. Be2 Bc5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qa4+ $1 {was   the refutation Geller later found.}) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Qb3 {An interesting way to tie Andersson down to b6 and prevent ...d5. The queen will get to a better square soon.} Nd7 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Rd2 Qc7 16. Qd1 Qb8 17. f3 Ba8 18. Qf1 Nce5 19. Nab1 Nf6 20. Kh1 h6 21. Rdd1 Bf8 22. Nd2 Rcd8 23. Qf2 Ned7 24. a3 {intending queenside expansion with b4.} d5 $3 {Supposedly, Andersson played this move with only five minutes on the clock. The pawn sacrifice is the best move in the position, and it really challenges Karpov who must now play precisely to retain an advantage.} 25. cxd5 exd5 26. exd5 Bd6 {The d-pawn can go nowhere.} 27. Nf1 {defending h2 and e3, but still...} (27. Nde4 Bxh2 28. Bxa6) 27... Rxe3 $3 {Andersson was famous for his exchange sacs, and this is probably his best one! Again, Karpov CAN still hold an advantage, but it is difficult.} 28. Nxe3 (28. Qxe3 {This may have been more straightforward. It gives back the   exchange.} Bf4 29. Qd4 Bxc1 30. Rxc1 b5 31. Ne3 {and the idea   of Nf5! looks to be good for a plus.}) 28... Bxh2 {The loss of h2 creates permanent dark-square weaknesses.} 29. Nf1 {Too passive.} (29. Bxa6 {If you are going to win on material, you need more   material.}) 29... Bf4 30. Rc2 b5 31. Bd3 Nb6 32. Be4 {Karpov has secured the d5-pawn, but what can he do with it?} Nc4 33. a4 Re8 34. axb5 axb5 35. Re2 Be5 36. Qc5 Nd6 37. Na2 $2 {The fatal error, but Karpov had no advantage and no plan. The idea must be Nb4-c6, but there is no time for it.} Ndxe4 38. fxe4 Bd6 39. Qc2 Re5 {...Rh5 is a serious threat, and Andersson's pieces can pour in on the dark squares with moves like ...Ng4 and ...Qa7. The computer now thinks Andersson is winning.} 40. g3 Qe8 41. Rde1 Bb7 42. Kg1 Nh7 {Delightful and instructive patience. The dark-square blockade is complete, and the idea of ...Ng5 is compelling. Karpov's heavy pieces lack any scope behind the blockaded center.} 43. Nc1 Ng5 {Threatening ...Nf3+} 44. Nd2 {Defending ...Nf3+} Bb4 {Threatening ...Bxd2 and either ...Nf3+ or ...Nxe4+, Andersson wins material.} 45. Kf2 Bxd2 46. Rxd2 Nxe4+ 47. Rxe4 Rxe4 {Andersson has the extra pawn and the safe king and should win easily. It is amazing how difficult Karpov makes the task.} 48. Ne2 Bc8 49. Nc3 Re1 50. Ne2 Ra1 51. Rd4 Qd8 52. Qc6 Bd7 53. Qd6 Qe8 (53... Rf1+ $5 54. Ke3 {and Andersson got little from the check.} (54. Kxf1 $4 Bh3+ $19)) 54. Qf4 Qc8 55. b4 Bh3 56. Qe4 Bf5 57. Qe3 Qc2 58. g4 Bd7 59. Qe4 Qb3 {no queen trades please and thank you.} 60. Qd3 Qb2 61. Qe4 Ra8 62. Qe3 Ra2 63. d6 Ra8 64. Re4 Bc6 65. Qd4 Qb1 66. Re7 Qh1 67. Qf4 Qg2+ 68. Ke1 Ra1+ 69. Kd2 Qd5+ 70. Qd4 Ra2+ 71. Kc3 Qf3+ 72. Re3 Ra3+ 73. Kd2 Ra2+ 74. Ke1 Qh1+ 75. Kf2 Qg2+ 76. Ke1 Qh1+ (76... Bf3 {THIS was Karpov's last hope and a deadly trick. This   looks very convincing, immediately decisive even, but Karpov would   have an astonishing trick in this line.} 77. Re8+ Kh7 78. Qd3+ g6 79. d7 Bxe2 $4 {Don't the threats of ...Ra1+ and ...Qg1+ mate almost   immediately, how can Karpov resist?} (79... Ra1+ $1 {still wins.}) 80. Rh8+ Kxh8 81. d8=Q+ Kh7 82. Qxg6+ $3 Kxg6 (82... fxg6 83. Qe7+ {is a perpetual.}) 83. Qg5+ $3 {Amazing, the queen is sacrificed WHILE the g-pawn is   blockaded to produce stalemate.} Kh7 84. Qf5+ Kg7 85. Qg5+ $10 {A repeition or stalemate cannot be avoided.}) 77. Kf2 Ra1 78. Rc3 Qg2+ 79. Ke3 Qf3+ {After Kd2, ...Ra2+ wins the knight so Karpov resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Zonal"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "1975.10.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Poutiainen, Pertti"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8113599843855"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. h3 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Qxc5 7. Nd5 Be6 8. Be3 Qa5+ 9. b4 Qd8 10. Bd4 Nf6 11. c4 Nc6 12. Bc3 O-O 13. Qc2 a5 14. b5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb8 16. Bd3 Nbd7 17. Qb2 Nb6 18. Bd4 Rc8 19. Rc1 Nh5 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. O-O Na4 22. Qd2 Nh5 23. Qh6 Nf6 24. Rfe1 Nc5 25. Bb1 Re8 26. Ng5 Ncd7 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Re4 Nf8 29. Rh4 Nh5 30. Rc3 e6 31. Rf3 Rc7 32. Rxh5 gxh5 33. Nxf7 Rxf7 34. Rg3+ 1-0

[Event "43rd USSR Championship"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "1975.12.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251726924358"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bd3 d6 6. Bc2 c5 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 a6 12. Kh1 Qc7 13. f4 Rad8 14. Rc1 Qb8 15. Rf3 g6 16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rde8 19. f5 Bd8 20. Qh4 Re5 21. Qh6 Qc7 22. Rg3 Bc8 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Bxg6 Ng4 26. Bh5 Rf6 27. Qd2 Rf4 28. d6 Qg7 29. d7 Bb7 30. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "Hastings 1975/76"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1975.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kaplan, Julio P"]
[Black "Bronstein, David I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8247008299559"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Qd2 c5 9. d5 f5 10. dxe6 fxe4 11. exd7+ Qxd7 12. Qc3 O-O 13. Nd2 Qf5 14. O-O-O Qxf2 15. Nxe4 Qf4+ 16. Nd2 Bg4 17. Re1 Bg5 18. Bd3 Rae8 19. Ref1 Qe3 20. h3 Be2 21. Rf5 Bh6 22. Bxe2 Qxc3 23. bxc3 Rxe2 24. Rd5 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Rd8 26. Rhd1 c4 0-1

[Event "London vs Belgrade Telex Match"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Julian Michael Hodgson"]
[Black "Paunovic, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8248484743712"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Qb8 11. h4 Rc8 12. Bb3 a5 13. h5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 a4 15. Bd5 e6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Qg5 e5 18. Rh8+ Kxh8 19. Bxf7 Rg8 20. Rh1+ 1-0

[Event "URS"]
[Site "URS"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bagirov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251705924105"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e4 d6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Ne2 e5 7. O-O Nh5 8. d4 Nd7 9. Nd2 Qe7 10. f4 exd4 11. Bxd4 f5 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Nc3 Nf6 14. Re1 Qd8 15. Nc4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Qd4 b6 19. Bd5+ Kh8 20. Re3 c5 21. Qc3 b5 22. Rae1 Qf6 23. Qxf6 Rxf6 24. Re8+ Nxe8 25. Rxe8+ Kg7 26. Rg8+ Kh6 27. Ne3 a5 28. h4 a4 29. Kf2 c4 30. b4 1-0

[Event "Jugoslavija"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Black "Cvetkovic, Srdjan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Annotator "Cvetkovic,Srdjan"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251726951505"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]

{Inf 22/497} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. g5 Nfd7 8. Be3 b5 9. a3 Nb6 10. Rg1 N8d7 11. h4 $1 $146 (11. f4 {-- 16/422}) 11... Bb7 12. h5 g6 13. Rh1 $1 Rg8 (13... Bg7 $5) 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Rh7 $14 e5 $5 16. Qf3 Bg7 (16... Rg7 $2 17. Rh8 $1 exd4 18. Bxd4 Ne5 19. Qf6 $18) 17. Ndxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Nf8 19. O-O-O Nc8 (19... Nxh7 20. Nxd6+ Qxd6 21. Rxd6 $18 {- >}) 20. Bc4 Qe7 $2 (20... Ne6 $13) 21. Rxd6 Nxd6 (21... Nxh7 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Rd8+ Kxd8 24. Qxf7 Ne7 25. Qe6 $18 {- >}) 22. Nxd6+ Kd7 (22... Kd8 $5) 23. Rxg7 $1 Rxg7 24. Nxb7 $18 {- >} Kc7 25. Bd5 Nd7 26. Qe2 Nb6 27. Qb5 Nxd5 28. exd5 Kc8 29. Qc6+ Kb8 30. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Malaga"]
[Site "Malaga ESP"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Szmetan, Jorge"]
[Black "Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8250498019925"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 b5 13. g5 Nd7 14. Rg1 Nc5 15. e5 g6 16. Rh4 Bb7 17. Rg3 Kg7 18. Bd4 d5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. e6+ f6 22. Qh5 Nd3+ 23. Kb1 gxh5 24. gxf6+ Kh8 25. fxe7+ Ne5 26. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 27. Rxh5 Rxf2 28. Bxf2 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smbat Gariginovich Lputian"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Beauty "7770153731636"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 Nc6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Rb8 8. Rb1 O-O 9. b4 e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. Nge2 c5 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bxd4 Re8 15. Be2 c5 16. bxc5 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Qh4+ 18. g3 Rxb1+ 19. Kf2 Rb2 20. gxh4 Rxd2 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Ke3 Rc2 23. Kd3 Rxc3+ 24. Kxc3 dxc5 25. Bd3 Bb7 26. Re1 Re5 27. a4 f5 28. Rb1 Bxe4 29. Rb6 f4 30. Rxa6 f3 31. Bf1 Bf5 32. Ra7+ Kh6 33. Kd2 f2 34. Be2 Bg4 35. Bd3 Re1 36. Rf7 Bf5 37. a5 Bxd3 38. Rxf2 Rf1 0-1

[Event "Hastings 1975/76"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1976.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Keene, Raymond"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8250636129824"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nf6 11. Bg5 Nb4 $6 {"The immediate 11...b6 deserves attention. Black's plan to dominate the blockade square d5 instantly is possibly too straightforward." - Keene} (11... b6 $1) 12. Bb1 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Re3 $3 {"A difficult and bold move. When I played it I already had to be sure that my kingside attacking chances would be sufficient compensation for my lack of queenside development and the clumsy position of my rook on the third rank. Strangely, a similar rook manoeuvre occurred in a game Filip - Pogats, played 14 years previously, but neither Miles nor I had any notion of this until I discovered the theoretical background after our game. Incidentally, the Filip game ended in a draw." - Keene} g6 (14... Nc6 $4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Rh3 $18) 15. Rg3 $1 {"It looks odd to aim the rook against a granite wall (g6) but the granite has faulty foundations. In contrast, the more natural 15.Rh3 achieves nothing." - Keene} Rc8 $2 {"At the time, the course I feared most was 15...Nc6! 16.Bh6 Qxd4! when Black breaks White's attack by sacrificing the exchange. In view of the lack of weaknesses in Black's position it would then be a distinctly uphill struggle for White to win. After the move played the solution became susceptible to precise tactical analysis." - Keene} (15... Nc6 $1 16. Bh6 Qxd4 {Miles would not be worse here.}) 16. Bh6 Re8 17. a3 (17. Nxg6 $4 {Too early.} hxg6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Qb1 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Rc2 $1 $19) 17... Nc6 18. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 19. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 {White must get the queen to g6. But how?} 20. Qb1 $1 {Only this move wins! The alternatives both end up in awkward pins.} (20. Qd3 $4 Ne5 $1 $19) (20. Qc2 $2 Ne5 $1 21. dxe5 Ne4) 20... Ne5 21. dxe5 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Kh7 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Bg7+ Bxg7 26. Qxg7# 1-0

[Event "Skopje"]
[Site "Skopje YUG"]
[Date "1976.03.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8246874120234"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qa5 (7... Qb6 $1 {pressuring d5 and b4 is understood to be better   today.} 8. g3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Kf2) 8. Kf2 $6 {audacious and risky.} (8. Be3 $1 {the modern refutation of the ...Qa5 attempt.} b5 9. dxc5 b4 10. Nd4 $1) 8... Be7 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. Ne2 f6 11. exf6 $6 {White has worked so hard to stabilize the pawn on e5... Why trade it?!} (11. Qb3 $1) 11... Bxf6 $6 {This move also seems suspect to me. The knight or the pawn would both benefit more from being on f6.} (11... gxf6) (11... Nxf6) 12. Kg3 $6 {Too incautious again, but Vaganian needs an incredible sequence to refute Reshevsky's ambitious play.} (12. Rf1 $1 cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 $2 {If this move worked, Black would be   dominant, fortunately, White has a response.} 14. Nc3 $1 Nxd4 15. Nxd5) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. Re1 $2 {Reshevsky needed desperately to tend to his king's safety. Now, the game is lost. The next four moves are absolute hammer blows.} (14. Rf1) (14. h3) 14... e5 $3 15. fxe5 (15. Nc3 $1 {The only way to play, but Black must be better with the   white king on g3..} exf4+ 16. Bxf4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd5) 15... Ndxe5 $3 16. dxe5 Bh4+ $3 {Reshevsky must have missed this or the next move. The bishop move is a great decoy that pulls the king to an exposed square.} (16... Bxe5+ $2 17. Nf4 (17. Nxe5 Qf2#)) 17. Kxh4 (17. Nxh4 Qf2#) 17... Rxf3 $3 {The final decisive shot. Capturing the rook leads directly to checkmate.} (17... Qf2+ $2 {The natural follow-up is insufficient. White can   consolidate and win by giving back a piece on f3.} 18. Ng3 Qxg2 {threatening mate on h3.} 19. Bf1 $18) 18. Rf1 (18. gxf3 {There are four different unique and pretty mates in the   following lines.} Qf2+ 19. Kg5 (19. Ng3 Qxh2+ 20. Kg5 Qh6#) 19... h6+ 20. Kh5 (20. Kf4 g5#) (20. Kg6 Nxe5+ 21. Kh5 Qxh2#) 20... Qxh2+ 21. Kg6 Nxe5#) 18... Qb4+ 19. Bf4 (19. Nf4 Qe7+ 20. Kh5 Qxe5+ 21. Kh4 Qf6+ 22. Kh5 Qh6#) 19... Qe7+ {A nice zigzag maneuver to bring the queen to the knigside.} 20. Bg5 (20. Kh5 g6+ {The most forcing way to checkmate.} 21. Bxg6 (21. Kh6 Qh4#) 21... hxg6+ 22. Kxg6 Qe6+ 23. Kh5 (23. Kg5 Kg7 $1) 23... Qg4+ 24. Kh6 Qh4+ 25. Kg6 Ne7#) 20... Qe6 {Vaganian threatens both ...Qg4 mate AND mates on h3. There is no defense.} 21. Bf5 {Giving a piece back. There is nothing else, but now the game is obviously lost.} (21. h3 Qxh3+ $3 {Be sure to give up the queen and not the rook if   you want a brilliancy prize ;)} 22. gxh3 Rxh3#) 21... Rxf5 22. Nf4 (22. Rxf5 Qxf5 23. Qxd5+ Be6 24. Qf3 Qxe5 25. Bf4 g5+ $1 26. Bxg5 Qxh2+ $19) 22... Qxe5 23. Qg4 Rf7 24. Qh5 Ne7 {Threatening both ...Nf5 and ...Ng6 mate.} 25. g4 (25. Bxe7 Rxf4+ 26. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 27. g4 Qxh2+ 28. Kg5 h6+ 29. Kg6 Qc2+ {wins the queen.}) 25... Ng6+ 26. Kg3 (26. Nxg6 Qxh2#) 26... Bd7 27. Rae1 Qd6 28. Bh6 {Reshevsky's idea of a joke and the only known evidence that he had a sense of humor.} Raf8 {Vaganian doesn't even take the bishop. He just piles up on the pinned knight which wins easily.} 0-1

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "1976.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Commons, Kim S"]
[Black "Peev, Peicho Chonev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8180167935572"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 b6 12. Bd2 g6 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. b4 Rac8 15. a3 Qb8 16. Nf3 Rfe8 17. Rce1 Bf8 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. e5 Ng8 21. Qg4 Ne7 22. Bxg6+ Nxg6 23. f5 Ndxe5 24. fxe6+ Ke7 25. Qxg6 Kd8 26. Rxe5 dxe5 27. Bxh6 Rxc4 28. Qxe8+ Kxe8 29. Rxf8+ Ke7 30. Rxb8 Bc6 31. Nd1 b5 32. Kg1 Kxe6 33. Rb6 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1976.11.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7562900568088"]
[EventDate "1976.11.27"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bd2 Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. O-O Nb8 9. Ne2 Be7 10. Rc1 b5 11. Nf4 h5 12. b3 Ba3 13. Rb1 a5 14. c4 c6 15. c5 Bb4 16. Bc1 a4 17. Nd3 Ba5 18. bxa4 bxa4 19. Qxa4 Qa7 20. Bg5 Bc7 21. Rxb8+ Qxb8 22. Qxc6+ Kf8 23. Nf4 Ra7 24. Nh4 Qe8 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Nfg6+ Qxg6 27. Nxg6+ Ke8 28. Nxh8 Ra4 29. Rd1 Ne7 30. Bxe7 Kxe7 31. Ng6+ Kf7 32. Nf4 Bxe5 33. dxe5 Rxf4 34. Rc1 Ke8 35. c6 Kd8 36. c7+ Kc8 37. g3 Ra4 38. Rc6 Rxa2 39. Rxe6 g5 40. Rd6 Rd2 41. e6 Kxc7 42. e7 1-0

[Event "USSR"]
[Site "USSR 24/558"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mikhail S"]
[Black "Zilberstein, Valery I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "Tseitlin,Mikhail S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8247679442972"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Inf 24"]
[Source "Chess Informant"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{Inf 24/558} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 $5 Bb7 8. e4 Qf6 9. d5 Bc5 10. Nf3 $1 Qg6 11. b4 $1 Qxe4+ (11... Be7 12. Bd3 Qxg2 13. Rg1 Qh3 14. Rxg7 Bf6 15. Rg3 $16) 12. Be2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 (14. h3 Qg6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Ne5 Qe8 $13) (14. Bd3 Qg4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 (15... Kxh7 $2 16. Ng5+ Qxg5 17. Bxg5 Bxg5 18. Qh5+ Bh6 19. g4 g5 20. f4 $16) 16. Re1 Qxc4 $13) 14... Bf6 15. Bd3 Qg4 (15... Qxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Bxa1 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Qe4 Rc8 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qh5 g6 22. Qh7 Bg7 23. Bb2 $16) 16. Re4 Qh5 (16... Qxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxa1 18. Bxh7+ $16) 17. g4 exd5 $1 (17... Qh3 18. Bf1 $16) (17... Qg6 18. Rf4 $16) 18. Rf4 $6 (18. gxh5 $2 dxe4 $17) (18. Rd4 $1 Bxd4 (18... Qh3 19. Bf1 $16) 19. gxh5 Bxa1 20. cxd5 $16) 18... Qh3 19. Bf1 Qh6 20. g5 $1 (20. Rf5 g5 21. h4 Qg7 $13) 20... Bxg5 21. Rh4 Qg6 22. Bd3 $1 f5 23. Bxg5 h6 24. Rg4 hxg5 25. Rxg5 Qe6 (25... Qh6 26. Qd2 $16) 26. Qd2 dxc4 $2 (26... Nc6) 27. Re1 Be4 28. Qc3 $1 Qf6 29. Bxc4+ d5 (29... Kh7 30. Rh5+ Kg6 31. Ne5+ Kxh5 32. Be2+) 30. Rxe4 $3 dxc4 (30... Qxc3 31. Bxd5+ Rf7 32. Re8+ Kh7 33. Bxf7 Qxf3 34. Rh5+ Qxh5 35. Bxh5 $18) (30... fxe4 31. Bxd5+ Kh7 32. Bxe4+ Kg8 33. Qxf6 Rxf6 34. Bxa8 $18) 31. Qxc4+ Qf7 (31... Rf7 32. Re8+ Kh7 33. Qh4+ Qh6 34. Rh5 $16) 32. Re7 $1 1-0

[Event "USSR"]
[Site "USSR 24/592"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E26"]
[Annotator "Gulko,B"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[Beauty "5364166734893"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Inf 24"]
[Source "Chess Informant"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{Inf 24/592} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 b6 7. Ne2 Ba6 8. Ng3 Qc7 9. e4 (9. d5 $5 exd5 10. cxd5 Qe5 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O Qxd5 13. Qe2 $13) (9. Bd2 Nc6 $5 (9... cxd4 $6 10. cxd4 Bxc4 11. Rc1 b5 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Qa4 $14)) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Bxc4 11. Qc2 $5 (11. e5 $6) (11. Bg5 $5) 11... d5 12. Bd3 Qc6 13. e5 Nfd7 (13... Ne4 $2 14. Ne2 $1 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 f6 16. f3 Ng5 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bxg5 fxg5 19. Rc1 { h4}) 14. O-O f5 15. a4 O-O 16. Ba3 Rc8 17. Rfc1 Nf8 18. Nh5 $44 Qe8 19. Qd1 Nbd7 20. Bc2 $1 Rc6 21. Qf3 Rac8 22. Bd1 $1 Ng6 23. h3 Ba6 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25. Qe3 Qc8 $6 (25... Qd8 $1 $13) 26. Qg5 $1 Ndf8 {[ h6, d8]} 27. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 28. h4 h6 29. Qf6+ Kg8 (29... Kh7 $2 30. h5 $18) 30. Bh5 $1 Nh8 31. Re1 Nh7 32. Qxh6 Rc7 33. a5 $3 (33. Re3 Rg7 34. Rc3 Bc4 $1) 33... Nf7 (33... b5 $2 34. Re3 Rg7 35. Rc3 $1) 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. axb6 axb6 36. Rb1 Qg8 $1 37. Qxe6 Bc8 38. Qxb6 $1 (38. Qxd5 $2 Bb7 $19) (38. Qg6 Qxg6 39. Bxg6 Nd8 40. Rxb6 Be6 $14) 38... Rb7 39. Qxb7 Bxb7 40. Rxb7 Qa8 $1 (40... Nd8 41. Rb8 $18) (40... Nh6 41. Re7 $18) 41. Rxf7 Qxa3 42. e6 Qc1+ (42... Qa1+ 43. Kh2 Qxd4 44. e7 Nf6 45. Rxf6 Qe5+ 46. g3 Qxe7 47. Rxf5 d4 48. Bf3 { d5+-}) 43. Kh2 Ng5 $1 (43... Qf4+ $2 44. Kh3 Qxf2 45. e7 Nf6 46. Rxf6 Qe3+ 47. g3 Qxe7 48. Rxf5 $16) 44. hxg5 Qxg5 45. g4 fxg4 46. Kg2 $1 (46. Rf8+ Kg7 47. e7 g3+ $1 $11) 46... g3 $1 47. e7 gxf2+ 48. Kxf2 Qh4+ $1 (48... Qd2+ $2 49. Be2 Qxd4+ 50. Kf1 Qa1+ 51. Kg2 $18) 49. Kg2 Qe4+ $1 (49... Qg5+ $2 50. Kf1 Qc1+ 51. Kf2 Qd2+ 52. Be2 $18) 50. Kg3 Qe1+ 51. Kg4 Qe4+ 52. Kg5 Qe3+ 53. Kh4 Qe4+ 54. Kg5 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bulgaria"]
[Site "Bulgaria (ch) 24/555"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lukov, Valentin"]
[Black "Semkov, Semko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7905289969202"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5 Qa5+ 6. Qd2 Qxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 bxc4 8. e4 Bb7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Bxc4 f5 11. O-O-O Bh6 12. Kb1 O-O 13. Rhe1 a5 14. Nb3 d6 15. exf5 a4 16. dxe6 axb3 17. e7 bxa2+ 18. Bxa2 Re8 19. Rxd6 Bf4 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Nc6 22. Rxc6 Bxc6 23. f6 h6 24. Re3 c4 25. Bxc4 Rec8 26. b3 Ra5 27. g4 Be8 28. f4 Rca8 29. Rd3 Kh7 30. Rd6 Rc8 31. h4 Ra7 32. Kb2 Rd7 33. Rxd7 Bxd7 34. Bxf7 Rb8 35. g5 hxg5 36. fxg5 Be8 37. g6+ 1-0

[Event "EUR-chT (Men) 6th"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1977.04.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Augustin, Josef"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8181128381991"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. O-O h5 7. d3 h4 8. Bg5 hxg3 9. Nxg3 Nd4 10. Nh5 Ne6 11. Nxg7+ Nxg7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd8 Nf4 14. Bg5 Nge6 15. Bxf4 Nxf4 16. Kh1 Be6 17. Bf3 Rh4 18. Rg1 Ke7 19. Rg2 Nxg2 20. Bxg2 Rah8 21. Qd2 Rxh2+ 22. Kg1 R2h4 23. Re1 Rg8 24. Re3 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Bh3 26. Kf1 Bxg2+ 27. Ke2 c5 28. Qd2 b6 29. Qc3 Rgg4 30. Qa3 a5 31. Qb3 Bh3 32. f3 Rg2+ 33. Ke3 Bg4 0-1

[Event "Hastings 1977/78"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1977.12.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Evgeni Ellinovich Sveshnikov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8248484704814"]
[EventDate "1977.12.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. e5 Nxb5 6. Nxb5 Nd5 7. O-O a6 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 d5 10. d4 e6 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qc6 17. Rac1 Ba7 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Bf6 h6 20. Qf4 Qxb2 21. Qg4 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 g6 23. Qb4 Bb6 24. Rd2 Qe3 25. Rc3 a5 26. Qxf8+ Kxf8 27. Rxe3 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Diemer, Emil Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[Beauty "8247683382795"]
[EventDate "1978.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Qe2 Qe7 5. Nd4 Qe5 6. Nb3 f5 7. d3 Nf6 8. dxe4 fxe4 9. f3 Bd6 10. fxe4 Bg4 11. Qb5+ Nbd7 12. Qxb7 Nxe4 13. Qxa8+ Kf7 14. Qxh8 Qg3+ 15. hxg3 Bxg3# 0-1

[Event "Subotica"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Honfi, Karoly"]
[Black "Horvath, T."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Annotator "Horvath,T"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8251705943130"]
[EventDate "1978.??.??"]

{Inf 25/418} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Qg5 $1 $146 13. Ndc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 Qxg2 15. Rf1 Qxe4+ 16. Qe2 Qa4 $1 17. Nac7 Nd4 $1 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Qb5 Qxc2 20. Nd5 Bh6 21. Qa5+ Kd7 $1 22. Qa7+ (22. Qa4+ Qxa4 23. Nb6+ Kc6 24. Nxa4 Ba6 25. f3 Re8+ 26. Kf2 Be3+ 27. Kg2 Rg8+ 28. Kh1 Bxf1 29. Rxf1 d3 $19) 22... Ke6 23. Qxd4 (23. Nc7+ Ke5 24. f4+ Bxf4 25. Rxf4 Kxf4 26. Qxd4+ Qe4+ 27. Qxe4+ fxe4 $19) 23... Ba6 $1 24. Qf6+ Kxd5 25. Rd1+ Bd3 26. Qxf5+ Kc6 27. Qf3+ (27. Rxd3 Re8+ 28. Re3 Qc1+ $1 29. Ke2 Rxe3+ 30. fxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kd1 Qd2#) 27... Be4 $1 28. Qf6 Bd5 $1 29. Qxh6 Re8+ 30. Qe3 Re6 $1 (30... Re6 $1 31. Rg1 Bf3 $1) 0-1

[Event "HUN"]
[Site "HUN"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perenyi, Bela"]
[Black "Schneider, Attila"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8250095367720"]
[EventDate "1978.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. Qf3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Nc6 14. Bc4 Bd7 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Rhe1 f6 17. Rxd7 Qxd7 18. gxf6 Bd6 19. Be6 Qc7 20. f7+ Kd8 21. Rd1 Rc8 22. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Olympiad, Buenos Aires"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gutierrez"]
[Black "Bronstein, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8249965060664"]
[EventDate "1978.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 f5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Bd6 7. d4 fxe4 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Nxg6 Nf6 10. Qh4 Rg8 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Qd3 13. h3 Be6 14. Nd2 O-O-O 15. Qh6 Nd5 16. Qxe6+ Kb8 17. Qf5 Ne3 18. fxe3 Qxe3+ 19. Kd1 Rxg2 20. Kc2 Rdxd2+ 21. Bxd2 Qxd2+ 22. Kb3 Qxb2+ 23. Kc4 Qb5+ 0-1

[Event "33rd Yugoslav Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Planinc"]
[Black "Kovacevic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8248484729895"]
[EventDate "1978.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. Nxd5 Nxe5 5. Ne3 c5 6. b3 Nbc6 7. Bb2 a6 8. f4 Nd7 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Bc4 e6 11. f5 b5 12. fxe6 bxc4 13. exf7+ Kxf7 14. Ng5+ Kg6 15. Qf3 Kxg5 16. Qxc6 Bd7 17. Qf3 h5 18. O-O cxb3 19. Rae1 Kg6 20. Nd5 Rh6 21. Nxf6 gxf6 22. Bxf6 Qc8 23. Bb2 Bf5 24. Re8 1-0

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno YUG"]
[Date "1978.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8250363754005"]
[EventDate "1978.02.26"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qd5 9. g3 Be6 10. Bg2 Qb7 11. O-O Bd5 12. e6 Bxe6 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Qg4 Nc6 18. Qf3 f6 19. Ne6 Qb7 20. Qd5 g5 21. Bf4 Bh6 22. Re1 Qb6 23. Nxc7+ Kf8 24. Re6 gxf4 25. Rxc6 Qb8 26. Ne6+ Ke8 27. Rc7 Kf7 28. Nxf4+ Kf8 29. Qc5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1978.11.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Liu, Wenzhe"]
[Black "Donner, Jan Hein"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8250770384964"]
[EventDate "1978.??.??"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. g4 h6 6. h3 c5 7. d5 O-O 8. h4 e6 9. g5 hxg5 10. hxg5 Ne8 11. Qd3 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nc6 13. Qg3 Be6 14. Qh4 f5 15. Qh7+ Kf7 16. Qxg6+ Kxg6 17. Bh5+ Kh7 18. Bf7+ Bh6 19. g6+ Kg7 20. Bxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1978.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7974814759992"]
[EventDate "1978.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 a6 11. g4 b6 12. g5 Nd7 13. O-O-O Nc5 14. Kb1 Bd7 15. h4 Qb7 16. Be2 Na7 17. f5 Nb5 18. Bd4 Bc6 19. fxe6 Nxc3+ 20. Bxc3 Nxe6 21. Rhf1 O-O 22. Bd3 b5 23. a3 Nc5 24. Nxc5 dxc5 25. Qf5 Rae8 26. Bxg7 Bd7 27. Qe5 Bd8 28. Qd6 Kxg7 29. Qh6+ Kh8 30. e5 f5 31. exf6 Be6 32. Rde1 c4 33. Bg6 Rf7 34. Bxf7 Qxf7 35. g6 Qxg6 36. f7 1-0

[Event "Masters Open"]
[Site "Berkeley USA"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Walter Shawn Browne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A27"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "8248484738597"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d4 e4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nh3 g5 7. f3 exf3 8. exf3 Bg7 9. d5 Qe7+ 10. Kd2 Nd4 11. Bd3 Kd8 12. Ng1 b5 13. Nge2 bxc4 14. Bxc4 Qc5 15. Kd3 Rb8 16. Be3 Qxc4+ 17. Kxc4 Ba6+ 18. Nb5 Nxb5 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zura"]
[Black "Ahmad"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "6599083034633"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nb3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a3 Bd6 9. Bd2 Ne5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Qe2 a6 14. O-O-O Qc6 15. Kb1 O-O-O 16. f3 Nc4 17. Be3 Nxa3+ 18. bxa3 Qxc3 19. Bd2 Nd5 20. Qf2 Bxa3 21. Bxc3 Nxc3+ 22. Ka1 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bb2+ *

[Event "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pokojowczyk, Jerzy"]
[Black "Timoscenko, Gennadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Annotator "Timoscenko,G"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8251709919830"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 {The strong and often avoided Keres Attack} Nc6 7. g5 Nd7 8. Be3 a6 9. h4 Be7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. O-O-O b5 13. Rg1 $6 {As g5 need not be defended, this move loses a tempo.} (13. h5 $5 Bxg5 $2 14. h6 $1 $18 {Is very strong. White has gained a   lot of momentum for his attack and only lost one pawn.}) 13... Rb8 $1 {The best. ...b4 with counterplay is essential.} 14. h5 b4 15. Nd5 $6 (15. h6 $4 {The move White wants, but it cannot be played here while   the knight hangs.} e5 $19) (15. Ne2 $5 {A very creative line from Timoschenko that I give   without engine critiques. :)} e5 $5 (15... Nc5 16. e5 d5) (15... Qc7 $5) 16. Qc4 $1 Nc5 $5 17. Bxc5 Qc7 18. Nd4 $5 dxc5 19. Nf5 Be6 20. Rd5 $1) (15. Na4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:12] SF}) 15... exd5 16. h6 Ne5 (16... f6 $2 17. Qxd5+ Rf7 18. g6 hxg6 19. Qxf7+ $3 {A beautiful   concept!} Kxf7 20. Bc4+ Ke8 21. hxg7 $18 {Black's many pieces   and helpless.}) 17. f4 Qc7 $1 18. exd5 $2 (18. hxg7 $2 Rd8 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Qa7 Qxa7 21. Bxa7 Rb7) (18. fxe5 $2 dxe5 19. Qxd5 Be6 $19) (18. g6 $5 {Probably the best try.} hxg6 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Qd2) 18... Bf5 {threatening mate.} 19. Rg2 Rfc8 20. Rdd2 b3 21. axb3 Rxb3 22. Kd1 (22. fxe5 {This will lose, but so does the game. The white king is   never safe.} dxe5 23. Qa7 Qa5 24. Kd1 (24. Qxa6 Rxc2+ $1 25. Rxc2 Qe1#) 24... Rxb2 25. Qxe7 Rb1+ 26. Ke2 Qb5+ 27. Rd3 e4 $19) 22... Bf6 $3 {Annotations from Timoschenko. Objectively, this is overly complicated, but it is brilliant and also very strong and hard to meet. The idea is to free the knight by sacrificing the bishop to end the attack on g7. Black has three pieces hanging, but White can only take one.} (22... Rxe3 {Simpler.} 23. Qxe3 {Oh no! Where can the knight go?!} Ng6 $19 {Anyway...}) 23. cxb3 (23. fxe5 $2 Bxe5 24. Qa7 Rb7 25. Qxa6 Rxb2 $19) (23. gxf6 Nf3 24. Qa7 Rb7 $19) 23... Qc1+ 24. Ke2 Nf3 {with a double attack on the queen.} 25. Qb4 (25. Qa4 $1 {covering e8. This is more resilient.} Nxd2 26. Bxd2 Bd3+ $1 27. Kxd3 Qxf1+ $19) 25... Re8 $1 {threatening ...Qe1+} 26. Kxf3 (26. gxf6 Qe1+ 27. Kxf3 Qxe3# (27... Rxe3#)) 26... Qxf1+ 27. Bf2 Qh1 $1 {intending ...Qh5+!} (27... Be4+ $1 {also wins.}) 28. Bg1 (28. gxf6 Qh5+ $19 29. Kg3 Qh3#) (28. Bg3 g6 $3 {a very pretty move, creating a sneaky mating threat.} 29. gxf6 Bg4+ $1 $19 {This would happen after most other prior moves   as well.} 30. Kxg4 Qh5#) 28... Qh3+ 29. Rg3 (29. Kf2 Qe3+ 30. Kf1 Qe1#) 29... Qf1+ 30. Rf2 (30. Bf2 Qh1+ 31. Rg2 Qh5+ 32. Kg3 Qh3#) 30... Re3+ $1 {White resigned here, seeing the pretty finish on the next move.} (30... Re3+ 31. Kxe3 Qd3#) 0-1

[Event "URS-ch otbor"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nikolay Sergeevich Popov"]
[Black "Novopashin, Arkady"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8250766457395"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Ng4 13. g3 O-O 14. Bf4 e5 15. Nd5 Qd6 16. Be3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bg4 18. Qd3 Rad8 19. Kg2 Qh6 20. h4 Kh8 21. Qc3 Qg6 22. b4 Ba7 23. Nd2 a5 24. bxa5 f5 25. Rab1 f4 26. exf4 exf4 27. Nxf4 Rxd2+ 28. Qxd2 Qxe4+ 29. Kh2 Qxc4 30. Ng6+ hxg6 31. Rxf8+ Kh7 32. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "URS-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Levitina, Irina S"]
[Black "Gaprindashvili, Nona"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2280"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (20s)"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8045551462989"]
[EventDate "1979.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 Nb8 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfe1 Nc5 16. Nf4 Rg8 17. exf5 Bd7 18. f6 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Qxf6 20. Nd5 Qg7 21. g3 Be7 22. Qf3 Rc8 23. Rac1 Qg4 24. Nc7+ Kf8 25. Qb7 Kg7 26. Qxa6 Bg5 27. Rc2 b4 28. Nab5 Qf3 29. Qxd6 Bh3 30. Qc6 (30. Qxe5+ Bf6 31. Qd5 Qxd5 32. Nxd5 Rxc2 33. Nxb4 Rxb2 34. Nd5 Rxb5 35. Nxf6 Kxf6 36. f3 $19) 30... e4 31. Qxe4 (31. Rxe4 {Theme: Interference} Qg2# {A classical mating theme}) 31... Rce8 $1 {a fitting end to a beautiful game} 32. Nxe8+ (32. Qxe8 {Theme: Deflection from g2} Qg2# {A classical mating theme}) 32... Rxe8 $1 {Eliminates the defender e8} 33. Nd4 (33. Qxe8 {A deflection} Qg2# {A beautiful mate combination}) 33... Qg2+ $1 {the final nail in the coffin} 34. Qxg2 {Deflection from e1} Rxe1+ {The nicest combinations are those leading to mate} (34... Rxe1+ 35. Qf1 Rxf1#) 0-1

[Event "Warsaw zt-B"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "1979.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Black "Kuligowski, Adam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A71"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8045547487768"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Nd2 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Ncb1 Qe7 13. f3 g5 14. Bf2 O-O 15. Be2 Nbd7 16. Nc4 Nh5 17. Nbd2 Nf4 18. O-O f5 19. Re1 Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 f4 21. e5 dxe5 22. Ne4 a5 23. Rc1 Ba6 24. Rec2 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 Rfd8 26. Bxc5 Qf7 27. Bd6 Nb6 28. Rc5 Rd7 29. Rb5 Nc8 30. Rc6 Qg6 31. Rxa5 Rxa5 32. Rxc8+ Kf7 33. Bc5 Qa6 34. Bxb4 Raxd5 0-1

[Event "Lone Pine"]
[Site "Lone Pine, CA USA"]
[Date "1979.03.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Formanek, Edward W"]
[Black "Bradford, Joseph M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8043689473622"]
[EventDate "1979.03.25"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. g3 O-O-O 9. Bh3 f5 10. Ng5 Nh6 11. O-O Be7 12. f4 Bxg5 13. fxg5 Nf7 14. Kh1 h6 15. gxh6 Rxh6 16. Bg2 Rdh8 17. h3 g5 18. b4 g4 19. h4 Rxh4+ $3 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;Brilliant;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 20. gxh4 Rxh4+ 21. Kg1 Nxd4 $3 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;Brilliant;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 22. Kf2 Nxe5 $6 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 23. Kg3 Qc7 $2 {[%c_effect c7;square;c7;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 24. Nxc4 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Miss;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} Nxc4+ $4 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Blunder;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 25. Kxh4 Qh2+ 26. Kg5 Nf3+ 27. Bxf3 gxf3 $2 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 28. Qxf3 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Miss;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} Ne5 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Miss;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 29. Qh1 {[%c_effect h1;square;h1;type;Miss;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} Qg3+ 30. Kf6 $1 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} Ng4+ $1 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;GreatFind;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 31. Ke7 $2 {[%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} Qc7 {[%c_effect c7;square;c7;type;Miss;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 32. Kf7 $2 {[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} Be8+ $3 {[%c_effect e8;square;e8;type;Brilliant;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 33. Kxe8 Nf6+ {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Miss;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 34. Kf8 Kd8 {[%c_effect d8;square;d8;type;Winner] <br /br />Game may have continued...} (34... Kd8 35. Qxd5+ exd5 36. Re1 Qg3 37. Kf7 Qxe1 38. Kxf6 Qxc3+ {[%eval -559,0]}) 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "Sochi URS"]
[Date "1979.09.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Gufeld, Eduard"]
[Black "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8114266997299"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Be2 g6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Qa4 f5 15. Bg5 Qf8 16. f4 h6 17. Bh4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Be5 19. Raf1 Qg7 20. Rxf5 gxf5 21. Rxf5 h5 22. c5 Qh6 23. Bg5 Qg6 24. Nxd6+ Bxd6 25. Qe4+ Be5 26. Bd3 Qg7 27. c6 bxc6 28. dxc6 Nc5 29. Rxe5+ Ne6 30. Bc4 Qa7+ 31. Be3 Qh7 32. Rxe6+ Bxe6 33. Qxe6+ Qe7 34. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "Riga Interzonal"]
[Site "Riga URS"]
[Date "1979.09.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8251705934935"]
[EventDate "1979.09.05"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 Nd3+ 8. Kf1 fxe6 9. Ng5 Qb6 10. Qe2 c4 11. b3 h6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. bxc4 O-O-O 14. g3 g5 15. Kg2 Qc5 16. Rb1 Bg7 17. Nb5 Qxc4 18. Qe3 Rhf8 19. Rf1 g4 20. Nh4 Nxf2 21. Ng6 Rd3 22. Na3 Qa4 23. Qe1 Rdf3 24. Nxf8 Nd3 25. Qd1 Qxe4 26. Rxf3 gxf3+ 27. Kf1 Qf5 28. Kg1 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Riga Interzonal"]
[Site "Riga URS"]
[Date "1979.09.29"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8249982062162"]
[EventDate "1979.09.05"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. b3 O-O 10. Ba3 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Rac1 a6 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Bb2 Qb8 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rc8 17. f3 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qd3 Ne5 20. Qxb5 Qa7 21. e4 Qe3 22. Qf1 g5 23. Rc2 Rxa2 24. Nd5 Rxc2 25. Nxe3 Rcxb2 26. Qe2 g4 27. f4 Nxe4 28. Nef1 Nxd2 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 30. Nxd2 Nf3 31. Qc4 Rxd2+ 32. Kf1 Bf6 0-1

[Event "47th USSR Championship"]
[Site "Minsk BLR"]
[Date "1979.12.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Anikaev, Yuri N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8247566184006"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3 a6 10. a4 Bd7 11. Bf3 Na5 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. g4 Rfc8 14. g5 Ne8 15. f5 Nc4 16. Bh5 g6 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Qf2 Ne5 19. Nf3 Ng7 20. Nxe5 Rf8 21. Nf7 Nxh5 22. Nd5 exd5 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Qf7+ Rxf7 25. Rxf7+ Kh8 26. Bd4+ Bf6 27. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "Los Polvorines op"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mahia, Gustavo"]
[Black "Miguel, Alain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8248354469466"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Be2 Bb4 13. Rb3 Qa5 14. O-O O-O 15. Bf6 Nxf6 16. exf6 Rd8 17. fxg7 Rxd4 18. Qh6 Qe5 19. Ne4 Qxe4 20. Bh5 Rd7 21. Rd3 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Bd4 23. Rg3 Nc6 24. Bg6 Qxg6 25. Rxg6 Ne7 26. Rxf7 Kxf7 27. g8=Q+ Nxg8 28. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "New York"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Shamkovich, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8247012256852"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Bg4 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nd7 12. d5 b5 13. f4 Rd8 14. c4 b4 15. e5 g5 16. Bh3 e6 17. Rg1 gxf4 18. Rxg7 Nxe5 19. Ke2 fxe3 20. Qb2 Rxd5 21. cxd5 Qa6+ 22. Kxe3 Qd3+ 23. Kf4 f6 24. Qb3 Ng6+ 25. Rxg6 e5+ 26. Kg4 h5+ 27. Kh4 Qe4+ {Analysis: 28.Bg4 hxg4 29.Kg3 Rh3#} 0-1

[Event "Denmark Ch"]
[Site "Denmark"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Rodgaard, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8251705933841"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. O-O-O b6 9. h4 Bb7 10. Kb1 Rc8 11. Bd3 h6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bd3 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxf5 d4 19. Rhe1 Qd6 20. Be6+ Kh8 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. Qg6 Rc7 23. f3 Ba6 24. Nf7+ Rfxf7 25. Bxf7 b5 26. Re6 Qd7 27. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "EUR-chT (Men) 7th"]
[Site "Skara SWE"]
[Date "1980.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Pribyl, Josef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8249692663360"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qa4 Qc8 13. Bg5 Qb7 14. Rfe1 e6 15. Rab1 c5 16. d5 Bxc3 17. Red1 exd5 18. exd5 Bg7 19. d6 f6 20. d7 fxg5 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Nxg5 Bf6 23. Ne6 Nc7 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Rd6 Be7 26. d8=Q Bxd8 27. Qc3+ Kg8 28. Rd7 Bf6 29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Qf4 Qa6 31. Qh6 1-0

[Event "Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "1980.03.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8249155828286"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 Be7 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. g3 Bc5 11. Bg2 d6 12. h3 Bf5 13. O-O Nbd7 14. g4 Be4 15. Ng3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nf8 17. g5 N6d7 18. h4 Ne5 19. h5 f6 20. Nce4 fxg5 21. Bxg5 Qb6 22. h6 Nf7 23. hxg7 Nd7 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. Bxf6 Qb5 26. Rh1 Bb6 27. Qf3 Ne5 28. Nf5 Nf7 29. Rxh7 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Skender Vakuf BIH"]
[Date "1980.03.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bukic, Enver"]
[Black "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A75"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7974143704607"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Bg4 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nh5 14. Be3 Nd7 15. g4 Nhf6 16. f3 Ne8 17. Kh1 Nc7 18. Nc4 Ne5 19. Nb6 Rae8 20. g5 Na8 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. f4 Nd7 23. e5 dxe5 24. f5 gxf5 25. Rxf5 e4 26. Rg1 Rae8 27. Qh5 Qd6 28. Rf6 Qe5 29. Qh3 Qc7 30. Rf4 Ne5 31. Nxe4 Ng6 32. Nf6+ Bxf6 33. gxf6 Kh8 34. Qh6 Rg8 35. Rh4 Nxh4 36. Rg7 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Valletta MLT"]
[Date "1980.11.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8249696591391"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. Nc3 d5 12. e4 Bf6 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Bf4 Nba6 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Bh3 Kh8 17. Ne4 Bxb2 18. Ng5 Qc6 19. Ne7 Qf6 20. Nxh7 Qd4 21. Qh5 g6 22. Qh4 Bxa1 23. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Valletta MLT"]
[Date "1980.11.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8251437503535"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bd3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. dxc5 Nbd7 11. b4 b6 12. Nd4 Nd5 13. Bb2 Nxb4 14. Be4 Ba6 15. Qf3 Nxc5 16. Bxa8 Nxc2+ 17. Nxc2 Nd3+ 18. Kd2 Nxb2+ 19. Kc1 Nd3+ 20. Kb1 Bc5 21. Nh3 O-O 22. Be4 Ne5 23. Qc3 Qd6 24. f4 Nc4 25. Bd3 Na3+ 26. Nxa3 Bxd3+ 27. Nc2 Bb4 28. Qb3 Rc8 29. Rd1 Rc3 30. Nf2 Rxb3+ 31. axb3 Bxc2+ 32. Kxc2 Qc5+ 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Valletta MLT"]
[Date "1980.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[Beauty "8247947832922"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. Bb3 h5 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. f4 Nc4 15. Qd3 b5 16. e5 Ng4 17. Ne4 Rc8 18. exd6 f6 19. Rhe1 exd6 20. Nxd6 Kh7 21. f5 Nxd6 22. fxg6+ Kh8 23. Bf4 Ne5 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Nf3 e4 26. Qxd6 exf3 27. Re7 Bg4 28. Qe5 Qxd1+ 29. Kxd1 fxg2+ 30. Kd2 Rfd8+ 31. Bd5 Rxd5+ 0-1

[Event "Lugano"]
[Site "Lugano SUI"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pisa Ferrer, Jose"]
[Black "Graf Gunther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8249558436420"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 c6 7. Nc3 cxb5 8. Nxe4 d5 9. exd6 Nf6 10. Qd4 Be7 11. Bg5 Bf5 12. O-O-O Bxe4 13. Rhe1 Qb6 14. Rxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O-O 16. Qg4+ Kb8 17. dxe7 Rc8 18. Rd8 Qc6 19. Bf4+ Ka8 20. Qxc8+ Qxc8 21. Bc7 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stanishevsky"]
[Black "Nikonov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182721997874"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. e5 Ne7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Ne4 d5 10. Nxc5 Nf5 11. d4 Rb8 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. b3 Rb6 14. Kh1 a5 15. Qd2 Ba6 16. Rg1 h6 17. Bf6 Bxf6 18. exf6 Kh7 19. g4 Nd6 20. Rae1 Bb5 21. Qf4 Qd8 22. Re3 Ne8 23. Nd7 Qxd7 24. Ne5 Qd8 25. Nd7 Qxd7 26. Rh3 h5 27. gxh5 g5 28. Qxg5 Qd8 29. h6 Qxf6 30. Qg7+ Nxg7 31. hxg7+ Qh6 32. gxf8=N+ Kh8 33. Rxh6# 1-0

[Event "Biel op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Czerniak, Moshe"]
[Black "Rueetschi, Urs"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182990408767"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O e5 6. d3 Nge7 7. Be3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. Nxe5 dxe4 12. Nc3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Nxe4 Be6 16. Qa3 Nc6 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Bg5 Rd4 19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. Qe3 Rb4 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxc6 Qb8 23. Bh6+ Kh8 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Nd7 Bd4 26. Qxe6 Qe8 27. Qd6 Qe4 28. Nf6 Qb7 29. a3 Rc4 30. b3 Qc6 31. Bg7+ Kxg7 32. Qe7+ Kh6 33. Ng4+ 1-0

[Event "Dobrovolsky Memorial"]
[Site "RUS"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kopylov, Igor"]
[Black "Sergey Ivanovich Korolev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976828082266"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Ne4 Nc6 $6 (5... f5 $1 6. exf6 (6. Nc3 Ne7 $5 {The engine is skeptical, but Black gets     interesting play by playing ...Ng6, ...Ne7, and harassing d5. Giri     vs. Minh Le)}) 6... Nxf6 {has held up quite well for Black.} 7. Nxf6+ Qxf6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Bg5 $2 {natural but tactically flawed.} Bb4+ 10. c3 dxc3 $1 11. Bxf6 c2+ $17 {Rapport vs. Minh Le.}) 6. c4 Ndb4 $6 (6... f5 {still Black's best option, even with mutually hanging   knights.}) 7. a3 Qa5 8. Qb3 d5 9. exd6 e5 $5 {Black wants to win d6 and have great control over d4.} (9... f5 {Probably still best, but White now has a large plus.} 10. Nxc5 $16) 10. Rb1 Na6 11. g4 $5 {The most audacious way to stop f5 :D} Qd8 $1 {Can Black simply win d6 and just be better $2} (11... Bxg4 $4 12. Qxb7 $18) 12. d4 $3 {Outstanding $1 White sacrifice the d4-pawn to defend d6 and develop the c1-bishop. As the position goes from closed to open, Black's king feels quite unsafe.} exd4 (12... cxd4 13. c5 $16) 13. Bf4 Qd7 $2 (13... Bxg4 14. Rg1 $16 {gives White more development. Maybe   13...h5 is best $2 The position is difficult in all cases.}) 14. Bg3 $6 {White's one timid move in the game.} (14. Bh3 $1 h5 15. O-O $3 $18 {I suspect White missed this. Had he   seen it, he would have selected this crushing path.} hxg4 16. Rfe1 Kd8 17. Bg5+ f6 18. Nxf6 $1) 14... h5 $1 {The best and most resourceful attempt. Black makes the best of a bad spot repeatedly in this game.} (14... Qxg4 $2 15. Nfg5 Qh5 16. Bh3 $1 Bxh3 17. Qxb7 $18) 15. Kd2 $1 {The top priority is getting a rook on the e-file $1} hxg4 16. Re1 Kd8 $1 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qc6 19. Ng5 Rh5 $1 {Another great defensive move. It is now not easy to find the best path for White.} 20. Bxg7 $3 {A winning move, but this bishop will be trapped and lost.} (20. Nxf7+ $2 Ke8 $1 {The knight is trapped, and White has no good   discoveries $1 The engine says White's best is a draw.}) 20... Bxd6 (20... Bxg7 $2 21. Nxf7+ Kd7 22. Re7# {A pretty mate $1 See Milman   vs. Fang from Foxwoods 2006 as an additional example.}) 21. Nxf7+ Kc7 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Bg2 Rg5 24. Bh8 Qh6 $1 {Korelov's idea $1 The bishop is trapped due to the discoveries. Kopylov now gives up this bishop but starts a king hunt.} 25. Qg3+ Kb6 26. Kd1 Qxh8 27. Qd6+ Ka5 28. Kd2 $3 {The right move order $1 b4+ is premature and pushes the king to safety. White clears the way for his rooks to get involved, readying a deadly b4+.} (28. b4+ $2 Ka4 29. Kd2 Bf5 30. Bxb7 Qh3 $3 {The difference $1 Black   now wins the game with huge threats like ...Qc3+ and ...Qd3+. White's   checks lead nowhere.}) 28... Bf5 29. Bxb7 {It's still too early for b4+, just as in the previous line.} Rg6 {defending a6 on the sixth rank.} 30. b4+ Ka4 31. Bc6+ Kb3 32. Qg3+ Kb2 33. Rb1+ $3 {Gorgeous. White will have almost no pieces left, but it will be enough.} Bxb1 34. Rxb1+ Kxb1 35. Qb3+ Ka1 36. Kc1 $1 {The right and only winning move. Now the mating threats are unstoppable. Korelov resigned this masterpiece.} (36. Kc2 d3+ $1 37. Qxd3 Qb2+ $1 $19 {It is this long diagonal   defense that must be avoided.}) (36. Kc1 $1 Qh6+ 37. Kc2 d3+ 38. Qxd3 $18 {Thanks to 36.Kc1 $1, the   black queen has lost access to the long diagonal.}) 1-0

[Event "Edward Lasker Memorial"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Jonathan David Tisdall"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8249155787786"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 c4 7. Bg2 Bb4 8. O-O Nge7 9. e4 O-O 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Be3 Qf7 14. d5 Rd8 15. dxc6 Rxd1 16. Rfxd1 Ba5 17. Nd4 a6 18. b4 Bxb4 19. Rab1 a5 20. a3 bxc6 21. axb4 axb4 22. Nxc6 Bg4 23. Nxb4 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1981.04.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8247276734986"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

{Error reading move: Kf8 It's interesting that Polugaevsky rejected this. The black king and   the rook are both tied down. Keeping the bishop was much better.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 {"This is essentially the initial position of the Botvinnik Variation. For roughly two weeks, at the risk of wasting precious time, I analyzed it when preparing for my match with Henrique Mecking. The risk justified itself. One sleepless night, totally engrossed in the work, suddenly my heart literally skipped a beat: I had seized on an absolutely new idea ... In the match it was not required, and the piece of paper with my analysis stayed with me for more than four years $1"} 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Nb6 $2 {Polugaevsky thoroughly refutes this move in this game.} (13... Qb6 {The most common move today.}) 14. dxe6 $3 {This is a brilliant rook sacrifice, BUT it had been played before. The innovation comes on move 17.} Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Bxh1 (15... fxe6 16. Rg1 $16) 16. e7 a6 {"What is White to do $2 My analysis, and also the game Beliavsky-Bagirov from the Match Tournament of Four USSR teams, Moscow, 1981, showed that after 17.exf8$12Q+ Kxf8 18.Rd6 Rb8 19. Be3 Rh5, White has good compensation for the exchange, but perhaps not more, since he has constantly to reckon with the possible advance of Black's queenside pawns."} (16... Bh6 $2 17. Nxb5 Rc8 18. Nc7+ $1 Rxc7 19. Rd8# {a pretty   checkmate.}) 17. h4 $3 {"Having given up a rook, White has no intention of regaining the lost material, but contents himself with the fact that the rook at h8 is not destined to come into play for some time." "This too is the result of that same home preparation (jumping ahead, I have to admit that the position was analyzed as far as move 30 of the present game). Had White retreated with 19.Nb1, Black would have been alright, whereas now the knight has available the d1-square, from where it can immediately aim for the centre." Otherwise, there is no way to free the position. Black now has some chances for defense. "A mistake, which could have cancelled out all White's achievements. He could have won by the simple 34.h6 followed by 35.h7, and the advance of the king into the centre. In addition, Black would be unable to keep his king at d5, since he would be threatened with 36.g6, and if 36...fxg6 37.Bb3+ and 38.Bg8. "In time trouble, Black fails to take the excellent chance granted him by White: 35...d3 $3 (With the bishop at c2, this move would not have been possible.). Now on 36.g6 fxg6 37.hxg6, he retreats his king to f6, while after 36.Kd2 Kd4 $1 37.g6 fxg6 38.hxg6 Rf2+ (or 36.h6 Kf4 37.Bxf7 Ke3 $1) he has powerful counterplay, and it is White who has to think in terms of saving the game."} 1-0

[Event "Lvov"]
[Site "Lvov URS"]
[Date "1981.06.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Flesch, Janos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8181417771540"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 c5 8. c3 (8. O-O {quite a bit more popular. Do we need the pawn to be on c3 $2}) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. O-O Bxd4 {Flesch gives up the bishop pair to saddle Tal with an isolated pawn. Committal and possibly questionable.} 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Bc2 $5 {Already intending to sacrifice the rook on a1 $2} (14. Qd2 {The direct idea to sacrifice on h6 "almost" wins.} Nfd5 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxh6 f5 {leaves White with no better than a   perpetual check.}) 14... Nbd5 15. Be5 Qb6 16. Qd3 $5 {The move of a beginner or a Riga Magician.} Nb4 17. Qd2 Nxc2 18. Bxf6 $3 {Of course, Tal is not going to just capture on c2 and be worse. He sacrifices the rook on a1 and has just enough firepower remaining with the queen and two minor pieces. Yes... he also has a rook, but it is bystanding for now.} Nxa1 (18... gxf6 $4 19. Qxh6 {intending Nh5 and checkmate.}) 19. Nh5 $1 (19. Rxa1 $2 Qb5 {defends.}) 19... e5 $1 {Flesch defends excellently. This was the only try. Now the queen and bishop can defend.} (19... gxf6 20. Qxh6 $18) (19... g5 20. Bxg5 $1 hxg5 21. Qxg5+ {mates.}) 20. dxe5 g5 (20... gxf6 21. Qxh6 {mates again :D}) 21. e6 $3 {Brilliant $1 Black sacrificed the e6-pawn to allow the queen AND bishop to defend. Tal gives it back to stuff the e6-square when only one of those pieces can defend.} (21. Bxg5 $2 hxg5 $2 (21... Qg6 $1 {The queen must return to the king's defense just     in time. White will no longer checkmate.}) 22. Nf6+ $18) (21. Rxa1 Bg4 $1 22. Ng3 {And Tal's attack lacks the steam to force   victory.}) 21... Qxe6 (21... Bxe6 {Maybe stronger $2} 22. Bxg5 Qc5 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Be3 Qc2 25. Qd4 {Tal still has a nice attack, but it is not clear if it is   decisive.}) (21... fxe6 $2 22. Qd3 $18) 22. h3 $3 {Tal stops any ...Qg4 defenses and prepares g4 to defend the knight. He STILL hasn't captured the knight on a1, and despite being down a rook, he takes time for a quite move that stabilizes his knight.} (22. Bc3 f6 23. Rxa1 {Was also promising.}) 22... Qf5 23. Rxa1 {After regaining the knight so that he is ONLY down a pawn, Tal's attack has slowed. However, he is still much better. White's unopposed bishop and powerful knight are simply better than the black rooks.} Be6 24. Re1 Qg6 25. g4 Rac8 26. Bc3 Rfd8 27. Qe3 Rd3 28. Qe5 Rcxc3 {The threat of mate on h8 forced Black to give back his last trump - the extra exchange.} 29. bxc3 Kh7 $2 {permitting a winning knight maneuver.} (29... Rd8 {There is still no forced win here although one suspects   that in the long term, there is an unforced one. Tal's pieces   dominate.}) 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Nd5+ Kh7 (31... Kf8 32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. Ne7 $18) 32. Ne7 {Flesch resigned here as...} Qg7 33. Qe4+ {wins the d3-rook.} 1-0

[Event "Interpolis 5th"]
[Site "Tilburg NED"]
[Date "1981.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8251705926218"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bf4 e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne5 a5 14. Rhe1 a4 15. Ng6 Nd5 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Bd6 Rg8 18. c4 Nb4 19. Qh3 fxg6 20. Rxe6+ Kf7 21. hxg6+ Kxe6 22. Re1+ Ne5 23. Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Interpolis 5th"]
[Site "Tilburg NED"]
[Date "1981.10.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D25"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7563840062032"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

{Garry Kasparov was the young prodigy. Tigran Petrosian was the seasoned champion. The young prodigy frequently senses weakness and wishes to punish the veteran. Sometimes they overstep and underestimate their opposition. In this game, Kasparov presses to the point of victory, but in time trouble, and in the face of excellent resistance, he falters against "Iron Tigran."} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {The Queen's Gambit Accepted.} 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 {Slightly less popular than ...e6 playing for ...c5.} (4... e6 {Perhaps Kasparov would have pursued an IQP $2 We've   previously seen Tal pressing such positions against Petrosian.}) 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nc3 a6 (7... c5 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4) 8. g4 Bg6 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 {What is White's best move now that the position has transformed with the advance g4 and the trade on g6 $2} 11. Bf1 $1 {"When I made the 'reverse' move with my bishop and stood up from the board, Spassky approvingly slapped me on the shoulder: a good manoeuvre $1"} c6 {accepting a passive but sturdy position.} (11... c5 12. Bg2) 12. Bg2 Qc7 13. O-O {The half-open h-file has optical value, but no real value. Black's structure is extremely unsuited to opening lines - a common flaw of doubled pawns.} Be7 14. f4 $5 {An ...e5 counter is denied Black, but Petrosian could now have played ambitiously.} Nb6 $2 {A missed chance.} (14... g5 $1 {Unmentioned by Kasparov, and not a move Petrosian   would be eager to play as the position becomes sharp and tactical, but   this was his path to a sound position.} 15. fxg5 (15. e4 gxf4 16. Bxf4 e5) 15... Nh7 16. h4 Qg3 17. Qe1 Qxe1 18. Rxe1 Nhf8) 15. g5 {Kasparov closes the position for the time being, gaining space. He will open it later.} Nfd7 (15... Nfd5 16. Ne2 $1 {Avoiding trades and readying e4.}) 16. Qg4 $6 {Why place the queen over here $2 The action will be on the queenside $2} (16. a4) 16... O-O-O $1 17. Rb1 Kb8 18. b4 Nd5 19. Na4 {Kasparov committed himself to this (promising) pawn sacrifice with b4 last move. What is Petrosian's brilliant response to Kasparov's sacrificial play..} (19. Nxd5 $2 exd5 {Now ...Nb6 and ...Nc4 will happen.}) 19... f5 $3 {Possibly my favorite move of the game. Petrosian combines tactical and positional ideas. Tactically, White's queen is pushed to g3, a poor square. Positionally, Petrosian gains control over e4.} (19... Nxb4 $2 20. Bd2 Nd5 21. e4 N5b6 22. Nxb6 Nxb6 23. Ba5 $18) (19... Bxb4 $2 20. Bxd5 $18) 20. Qg3 {forced. "I had to accept the appearance of an 'eternal' knight at d5."} (20. Qe2 $2 b5) (20. Qd1 $2 b5) (20. Qf3 Bxb4) (20. gxf6 $6 gxf6 21. Qxg6 (21. Qxe6 Rde8) 21... Rdg8 22. Qf7 e5) 20... Nxb4 $6 (20... N7b6) 21. Bd2 (21. Qe1 $1) 21... Nd5 22. Rfc1 Ka7 $1 23. Qe1 Ba3 24. Rc2 Qd6 25. Rb3 (25. Nb2 $5 Bxb2 26. Rcxb2) 25... Qe7 26. Qe2 Rb8 (26... Rc8) 27. Qd3 {pushing the bishop away.} Bd6 28. Nb2 Rhc8 29. Nc4 {PAUSE: What should Petrosian play now $2} Bc7 $2 {Petrosian delays a move too long with his idea. He should not have allowed a4.} (29... b5 $1 30. Nxd6 Qxd6) 30. a4 b5 $5 {"This move staggered me. It looks like a gesture of despair - otherwise White's threats snowball."} (30... Bd8 {Here is what can happen if Black fails to play   constructively.} 31. a5 Bc7 32. Rcb2 Bd8 33. Qb1 Bc7 34. Nb6 Bxb6 35. axb6+ N7xb6 36. Rxb6 Nxb6 37. Rxb6 $18) 31. axb5 cxb5 32. Ra2 {"A strong rejoinder. It appears that the collapse of Black's defences is now imminent. I remember that I was very proud of my position and thought that the game was already over."} Kb7 {But this move staggered me even more: can such play really go unpunished $6 Sensing that the win was somewhere near, I started growing nervous $1} 33. Bb4 $2 {"Strangely enough, this natural move, building up the pressure, is a serious mistake. I underestimated Black's defensive potential $1 ... To find the narrow path leading to a win for White, many years and lots of megahertz of computer power were required. But at the board, not suspecting any latent dangers, I continued simply building up the pressure. Such a general approach does not always prove correct, as I came to realize within literally a couple of moves.} (33. Na3 $1) 33... Qe8 34. Bd6 Ra8 $1 {forced.} 35. Qb1 $2 {How should Petrosian respond to the massive barrage pointed at his king $2} Kc6 $3 {"A fantastic defence $1 This move, which Petrosian made instantly, threw me into complete confusion: how is it possible to move the king forward with a board full of pieces $6 After Steinitz, who had done such a thing $6 The psychological effect of the 30...b5 $5 thrust and the king march was so strong, that I was unable to gather my thoughts and I quickly lost."} (35... N7b6 36. Na5+ Kb8 37. Bc5) 36. Rba3 $2 (36. Bxc7 $1 {Only this and the following move can save Kasparov.} Kxc7 (36... bxc4 37. Rb7 $1 (37. Ba5 cxb3 38. Qxb3 Rab8 39. Rc2+ Nc5) 37... Rxc7 38. Rxa6+ $1 Rxa6 39. Qb5+ Kd6 40. Qxa6+ Rc6 (40... N7b6 41. Bxd5) (40... Ke7 41. Bxd5 Rxb7 42. Bxb7 Qb8) 41. Qa3+ $18) 37. Nb2) 36... bxc4 37. Rxa6+ Rxa6 38. Rxa6+ Bb6 39. Bc5 Qd8 40. Qa1 Nxc5 41. dxc5 Kxc5 42. Ra4 0-1

[Event "Interpolis 5th"]
[Site "Tilburg NED"]
[Date "1981.10.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8250363767331"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {The Petrosian System which Kasparov invigorated.} Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 $6 {It's hard to understand this move as once you see Kasparov's response, it's clear White is better.} 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 $1 {This attack on the bishop gains time to sieze space.} Bg6 (7... Bb7 8. e4 $14 {Gives white a great spatial plus.}) 8. g3 {since the bishop left the long diagonal, it's time to grab that diagonal.} Nc6 9. e3 a6 $2 {This move SEEMS to be trying to prepare ...b5, but that idea achieves little.} (9... a5 {White is still better, but hindering b4 seems a stronger   idea.}) 10. b4 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Bb2 {forced} (12. Bxb5 Nxb4) 12... Na7 $5 {I really like this move, but it just doesn't work $1 If Black had time for ...d5 plus ...Nc8 and on to d6 and c4, this would be great. There's just no time though.} 13. h4 h6 14. d5 $1 {Freeing the bishop on b2 is well worth a pawn. Here White is also opening the e-file.} exd5 15. Bg2 c6 16. O-O f6 (16... Nc8 17. e4 {Black is again short on time.}) 17. Re1 {Use all the pieces $1} Be7 18. Qg4 Kf7 19. h5 Bh7 20. e4 {The e-file is opened and Black's king is in trouble while many pieces are sidelined.} dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nc8 23. Rad1 Ra7 (23... d5 {This loses in basically the same way.} 24. Qg6+ Kf8 25. Nxf6 $3 gxf6 26. Bc1 $18) 24. Nxf6 $3 {A beautiful denouement. Ksaparov always seemed to craft positions with slow-burning sacrifices that expose sidelined opposing pieces.} gxf6 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Bc1 $1 {The bishop shifts it's target to h6.} (26. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 (26... Nxe7 27. Qxf6+ $18) 27. Bxf6 Qh7 28. Bxh8 Qxh8 29. Re1 {wins.}) 26... d5 27. Rd4 $1 {including the rook with this lift proves more effective than immediately capturing on h6 which wins the exchange, but eases the pressure.} Nd6 28. Rg4 Nf7 29. Bxh6+ Ke8 (29... Rxh6 30. Qg8#) (29... Nxh6 30. Qg7+) 30. Bg7 {The advancing h-pawn is completely decisive.} 1-0

[Event "Karpov - Korchnoi World Championship Match"]
[Site "Merano ITA"]
[Date "1981.10.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7424522064393"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. e3 c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 {1. Control the square in front of the pawn. 2. Exchange as many minor pieces as possible. 3. Double your heavy pieces to pressure the pawn and tie down your opponent's forces. 4. If allowed, play a pawn break to pile up on the pinned piece and win a pawn. 5. If prevented, seize the newly opened lines.} Nc6 11. O-O {"A typical position with an isolated d-pawn has arisen. But there is one important nuance which is favorable for Black. In situations like this, White's dark-squared bishop does not usually hurry to get into the game, but waits for the best moment. The position of the bishop on h4 directed me towards an unusual idea, so I abandoned the standard idea of playing ...Nc6-b4-d5."} Nh5 $5 {1. Control the square in front of the pawn. 2. Exchange as many minor pieces as possible.} (11... b6 $5 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxh4 14. Bb5 Bb7 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Rxc6 exd5 17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Qxd5 Rad8) 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Bb3 $6 (13. Ne5 Nf6 14. Re1) (13. d5) 13... Nf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 {It is no problem to trade knight for bishop. We reduce the minor pieces, and our opponent has no bishop pair.} 15. Qe2 Rc8 (15... Bc6 $5 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Bxe6 Qxd4) 16. Ne4 $2 {Trading more minor pieces. "White cannot find a clear-cut plan, and fails to take account of the fact that every exchange of minor pieces reduces the dynamic potential of the d4-pawn."} Nxe4 17. Qxe4 $6 (17. Rxc8 $1) 17... Bc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rc3 $2 (19. Rxc6 bxc6 {a la Lasker vs. Capablanca.}) 19... Qd6 20. g3 Rd8 21. Rd1 {PAUSE: How can Black keep the best chances to press the pawn $2} Rb6 $3 {Keeping all the major pieces on the board. Excellent strategy. ...Rb4 is also strong. "An interesting positional idea. Since White has been deprived of the possibility of attacking on the kingside, it is important for Black to preserve his major pieces from exchange so that he can put pressure on the isolated pawn. Attempting to build up on the d-file does not yet work, and he did not want to make the move ...a7-a6, as it is not yet clear what formation the queenside pawns will need to take on. The text move chains the bishop to cov\ADering the b2-pawn and leaves the possibility for an attack by ...Rb4.} 22. Qe1 Qd7 (22... Rb4 23. d5 $1 (23. Rc4 {Karpov's suggestion.}) 23... Nxd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rcd3 {Sometimes it is better to be down   a pawn than to passively defend a pawn.}) 23. Rcd3 $2 (23. Rc5 $1 {Korchnoi's last shot.} Rd6 24. Qc3 $1 (24. Rdc1 Nc6 25. Ba4 $1 Nxd4) 24... Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Qxd4 26. Rc7) 23... Rd6 {3. Double your heavy pieces to pressure the pawn and tie down your opponent's forces} 24. Qe4 Qc6 $1 25. Qf4 (25. Qxc6 Nxc6 26. d5 Nb4 $19) 25... Nd5 26. Qd2 Qb6 {"The unpleasant threat of ...Nb4 has arisen. White stubbornly does not wish to play a2-a3, as he is afraid of weakening his bishop's position. Korchnoi's patience was by now exhausted, and furthermore he had very little time left, so he exchanged off minor pieces, depriving himself of any tactical chances whatsoever and condemning himself to passive defence."} 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 {2. Exchange as many minor pieces as possible. THREATENING: 4. If allowed, play a pawn break to pile up on the pinned piece and win a pawn.} 28. Rb3 Qc6 29. Qc3 Qd7 30. f4 {5. If prevented, seize the newly opened lines.} b6 31. Rb4 b5 {intending ...a5 $1} 32. a4 bxa4 33. Qa3 a5 34. Rxa4 Qb5 {5. If prevented, seize the newly opened lines.} 35. Rd2 {PAUSE: White's position is loose. How do you get in $2} e5 $1 36. fxe5 Rxe5 37. Qa1 Qe8 $3 38. dxe5 Rxd2 39. Rxa5 Qc6 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Qb1+ g6 (41... Rc2 $1 42. Qf1 Rc1 $1) 42. Qf1 Qc5+ 43. Kh1 Qd5+ {intending ...Rd1. Game over. "The idea of the knight thrust to h5 did not go unnoticed. This duel won the next lnformator competition for most important theoretical game."} 0-1

[Event "URS-ch49"]
[Site "Frunze KGZ"]
[Date "1981.11.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8181513991726"]
[EventDate "1981.11.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nc3 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2 a6 14. Rc1 Ba7 15. Nc4 Rb8 16. Nf4 b5 17. Nd6 Qxd6 18. Rxc6 Qd8 19. Qc2 Re8 20. Rc1 a5 21. Bd5 Bb6 22. Qb3 Re7 23. Bf3 Re5 24. Bh5 g6 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Rxg6+ Kf8 27. Rh6 Ke7 28. Rcc6 Rf5 29. Qf3 Bc7 30. Qe4+ Re5 31. Ng6+ fxg6 32. Rh7+ Kf8 33. Qxg6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch49"]
[Site "Frunze KGZ"]
[Date "1981.12.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B61"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7424119428693"]
[EventDate "1981.11.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 Rc8 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Qa5 10. f4 e6 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Bc6 13. Bb5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxb5 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Rhf1 Bb4 17. Ne4 Bd5 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 f6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qxf6 Kd7 22. Qe7+ Kc6 23. d7 Rcd8 24. c4 Bxc4 25. Qd6+ Kb5 26. Rfe1 Bd5 27. Rxd5+ exd5 28. Re5 Kc4 29. Re3 b6 30. Rc3+ Qxc3+ 31. bxc3 Kxc3 32. Qxd5 h5 33. Kd1 a5 34. Ke2 a4 35. Ke3 Kb4 36. Qd6+ Ka5 37. Qc7 h4 38. Ke4 Ka6 39. Ke5 Rh5+ 40. Ke6 Rh6+ 41. Kd5 Rh5+ 42. Kd4 Rhh8 43. Kc4 Rdg8 44. Kb4 1-0

[Event "Brighton"]
[Site "Brighton ENG"]
[Date "1981.12.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8248753177154"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bd3 Nxd2 7. Bxd2 O-O 8. h4 h6 9. c3 Nd7 10. Ng5 c5 11. Qh5 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qb6 13. Bc3 Bb4 14. Kf1 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qb2 16. Rd1 Qxa2 17. Rh3 b6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Rg3 Ba6+ 20. Kg1 Qe2 21. Nxf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Qxd1+ 23. Kh2 g5 24. Bg6 Nf8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Bf7+ Kh7 27. hxg5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch YM"]
[Site "Odessa URS"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8248350509608"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Qxc3 11. d5 Qa5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qc1 Bg4 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. e5 Nd7 16. Re1 Nb6 17. d6 exd6 18. exd6 Re8 19. h3 Bd7 20. Bh6 Bh8 21. Ng5 Bf5 22. Rxb6 axb6 23. Bc4 Be6 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Qf4 Qd7 26. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Kislovodsk tt"]
[Site "Kislovodsk"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Efimov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Middlegame"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8248086026785"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. e4 Nc6 {I think Nc6 may be a one-time occurence. I can find no other games with this move.} 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Na5 15. c4 b5 {a must play move} 16. Qc2 Nxc4 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Qf5 $1 {the definitive only move to hold the advantage.} Bc8 $1 {The only and a very nice defensive idea.} (18... g5 $2 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 (19... Nd6 20. Qg4 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Bxd5 22. Rad1 $18) 20. Nxg5 Nd6 21. Qf4 $18) 19. Qh5 Bg4 {I would award an e-clam but the concept was rewarded already and it really is quite forced.} 20. Qxg4 Kxh7 21. Re1 (21. a4 $1 Qxd5 22. axb5 $14) 21... Bf6 22. Bg5 Kg8 23. a4 $1 {a strong development of the rook.} Nd6 24. axb5 Nxb5 25. Ra6 Bxg5 26. Nxg5 Qxd5 27. Rh6 $1 {The Ra6-h6 manouvere may be a first in the annals of chess. It is also quite nice because it is by far the strongest plan.} Qd3 $8 (27... gxh6 $2 28. Ne6+) (27... Rfe8 28. Rh8+ $1) 28. Nh7 {another nice idea perhaps Black's last mistake was not now giving up his queen though it wouldn't have saved him in the long run.} f5 $6 (28... Qxh7 29. Rxh7 Kxh7 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Qxc5) 29. Qg6 {threatening Qe6 and Ng5} Qd2 (29... Qd6 30. Nxf8 Qxg6 31. Rxg6 $18) 30. Qe6+ {mate in three} Rf7 31. Qe8+ $1 Rf8 32. Nf6+ $1 1-0

[Event "Toluca Interzonal"]
[Site "Toluca"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8248891309104"]
[EventDate "1982.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Rc1 Ng4 13. Bf4 g5 14. Bd2 Nge5 15. Nb5 Ng6 16. c5 d5 17. e4 d4 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 f6 20. e5 Ngxe5 21. Nc5 Qxd6 22. f4 Nd7 23. fxg5 Nxc5 24. gxf6 e5 25. Qh5 Rf7 26. Bh6 Ne6 27. Be4 Nf8 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Martin, Andrew D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7561696514138"]
[EventDate "1982.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 e5 7. Bb2 c5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d3 h6 10. e3 Bf5 11. h3 Qd7 12. Kh2 Rab8 13. Qd2 g5 14. Rad1 a6 15. d4 cxd4 16. exd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Ng4+ 19. hxg4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Bg6 21. c5 Rbe8 22. Nd5 f6 23. Ne3 Qb5 24. cxd6 Qe2 25. Bc3 Qxa2 26. d7 Rd8 27. Rd6 Kh7 28. Nd5 Qa3 29. b4 Qa4 30. Ra1 Qb5 31. Rd1 Qe2 32. Nxf6+ Kh8 33. Re1 Qc4 34. Ba1 Qa2 35. Kg1 Qc4 36. Bf3 Qb3 37. Kg2 Qc4 38. Ne4+ Kh7 39. Nxg5+ hxg5 40. Rh1+ Kg8 41. Rxg6+ Kf7 42. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "Marbella Zonal Final Group"]
[Site "Marbella ESP"]
[Date "1982.02.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ligterink, Gert"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[Beauty "7839389064735"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. e4 a6 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Re1 Ng4 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. e5 Ndxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. f4 Ng4 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Ne2 Ne3 19. Qd2 Nc4 20. Qc2 b5 21. g4 Bxg4 22. Ng3 h6 23. Bh4 Bxb2 24. Rc1 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Ne3 26. Qd2 Nxg2 27. Qxg2 Re3 28. Rf1 Rae8 29. f5 g5 30. f6 Kh8 31. Bxg5 hxg5 32. Nf5 Bxf5 33. Rxf5 Re1+ 34. Rf1 Bxf6 35. Qh3+ Kg7 36. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 37. Kg2 c4 0-1

[Event "Elekes Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1982.06.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Glatt, Gabor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8250229535241"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]

1. c4 {Nots by Adorjan from Informant} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bd6 6. Bg2 Nxd5 7. cxd5 Ne7 8. e4 c6 9. O-O cxd5 10. d4 dxe4 11. Nxe5 Qc7 12. Bf4 f6 13. Rc1 Qb8 14. Bxe4 fxe5 15. dxe5 Bc7 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qh6 Bxe5 18. Rxc8+ {!!} Nxc8 {18...Qxc8 19 Bxe5 +-} 19. Bxg6+ hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kd8 {20...Kf8 21 Qf5+ +-; 20...Ke7 21 Re1! d6 22 Qg7+ Ke6 23 Qxh8 Ne7 (23...Nb6 24 Qh6+ Kf7 25 Qh7+ Kf6 26 h4!) 24 Qh6+ Kf7 (24...Kd7 25 Bxe5 dxe5 26 Rd1+ Ke8 27 Rd6! +-) 25 Qh7+ Ke6 (25...Kf6 26 h4 +-) 26 Bg5 with the idea of f4 +-} 21. Qg5+ Ne7 22. Bxe5 Rg8 23. Qf4 Qc8 24. Rc1 1-0

[Event "6th Lloyds Bank Masters Open"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1982.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Plaskett, H James"]
[Black "Anderson, James Allan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705980474"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Be7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Bb2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bf6 14. Rad1 Na5 15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. h4 Rc7 17. h5 Qc8 18. h6 g6 19. Ne5 Bg5 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Qh5 Kh7 24. Qxg5 f5 25. Bb5 Bc4 26. Bxc4 Nxc4 27. Re7+ Rf7 28. Rxf7+ Rxf7 29. Rd8 Qxd8 30. Qxd8 Nxb2 31. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Hamburg-TV (1 h)"]
[Site "Hamburg FRG"]
[Date "1982.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8249965072392"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Rd8 11. Qc1 Bd6 12. Nxd6+ Qxd6 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O a5 15. Qe3 Nfd7 16. Rad1 Qe6 17. Qa7 Bc2 18. Rd2 Qb3 19. Rc1 Bf5 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Qxa5 Re8 23. Nd1 Bg4 24. Bf1 f6 25. Qc7 Qb4 26. a5 Qe1 27. Rb1 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Qxf1+ 0-1

[Event "Interpolis 6th"]
[Site "Tilburg NED"]
[Date "1982.09.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7905692634176"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bf4 e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne5 (13. Kb1 {This is the most popular move in the position. They say you   have to be a grandmaster to know when to play Kb1. I guess I'll never   know ;)}) 13... O-O 14. c4 c5 {This was Huebner's novelty. Karpov chooses to react vigorously. "Logically played: Black wants to open the d-file and begin exchanging heavy pieces along it, and d4-d5 would appear to be impossible. However, within two moves Huebner's idea will be clear." - Karpov} 15. d5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Ng4 {The idea behind Huebner's novelty.The double attack on e5 and f2 is hard to meet and conceding the e5-bishop is not impressive.} 17. Bxg7 $5 {A stunning sacrifice $1 Decades later, analysis from Stockfish suggests this can be refuted, but at the board, it is extremely challenging and eventually pays off in style.} (17. Qe2 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Bf6 {Black is for choice.}) 17... Kxg7 (17... Nxf2 {This greedy move is a very serious and possibly   superior alternative.} 18. Qf3 {A long forcing line now arises.} (18. Qc3 Nxh1 (18... Re8 {This is also good.} 19. dxe6 Bg5+ 20. Kc2 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 Qe7 22. Re1 fxe6 23. Be5 {White has compensation, but       it is insufficient.}) 19. Ne4 exd5 20. Nf6+ (20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21. cxd5 f5 $1 {A classic spanner is thrown in       the works. Black's knight on h1 can escape so Black retains a       material advantage.} 22. d6 Bd8) 20... Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Qd6 22. Qf3 Qg3 23. Rxh1 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Rfe8) 18... Bg5+ 19. Kb1 Nxd1 20. Bxf8 Nxb2 21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Rf1 Qxf8 23. Qxf8+ Rxf8 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Kxb2 b6 26. Ne4 Bd8 {Black's extra pawn   cannot be effectively used here. It *should* be a draw.}) 18. Qe2 Bg5+ $2 {It seems so reasonably to throw in this check, but Huebner misses a power move.} (18... f5 $1 {What sane person would do this $4 $2} 19. dxe6 Qc7 {Black targets ...Qf4+} 20. Qf3 (20. Nxf5+ $2 Rxf5 21. Qxg4+ Bg5+ 22. Kb1 Qf4 {Black's bishop is     better than the three pawns. They are weak and plenty of pieces     are on the board, but White no longer has a real attack.}) (20. Rd7 $2 Qf4+) 20... Kg8 $1 {Once again, White's compensation is likely   insufficient.}) (18... Nf6 19. dxe6 Qc7 20. Nf5+ Kh7 {One could analyze this   position for a long time. Let's just say unclear ;)}) 19. Kb1 Nf6 (19... f5 $4 {Why was this great last move and bad this move $2} 20. dxe6 Qc7 21. Rd7+ {The lack of the Be7 is a fatal problem $1 Check   and wins $1}) 20. dxe6 Qc8 21. e7 (21. Nf5+ $5 Kh8 (21... Kh7 22. Qc2 Qxe6 23. Rhe1 Qb6 24. Re7 {White's threats     are too many to fully count (Rd6, Rxb7, many knight checks...).     Meanwhile Black's extra bishop is of minimal value.}) (21... Kg8 $4 22. Ne7+) 22. f4 $1 {Tempos are gained for White to accumulate threats.} Qxe6 (22... Bxf4 23. Qf3 Bg5 24. e7 {The tempo from f4 has allowed     White to support the knight on f5 and play e7.} Re8 25. Rd6) 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Ne7 $14 {The threats of Ng6+ and capturing the   bishop ensure White sufficient material and continuing activity after   winning said material.}) 21... Re8 22. Rd6 $5 {This brilliant prophylactic and very Karpovian move stops ...Qe6, but this could have been stopped by Qc2 or Rhe1 which were likely stronger.} (22. Rhe1 $1 {or Qc2}) 22... Qg4 (22... Bf4 $1 {Black attacks the rook on d6 and the knight on g3.   White is forced to sacrifice. Computer analysis shows the sac is   insufficient, but it is very dangerous for Black to go down this   route.} 23. Rxf6 Kxf6 24. Qf3 Qc7 25. Rh4 Kxe7 26. Rxf4 Kf8 {Black's   extra exchange will start to matter soon. Black should be for choice.}) 23. Qe5 (23. Qxg4 $5 {Trading queens while attacking is often a bad idea, but   here it likely secures White an advantage.} Nxg4 24. Nf5+ Kh7 25. Re1 Nxf2 26. Rd7 {Nd6 comes, and White will get some material back   and maintain a very strong pair of rooks and a passed pawn. White is   for choice.}) 23... Kg8 (23... Kh7 $3 {Brilliant $1 Why is this better than ...Kg8 $2   Because the knight needs the g8 square $1 The plan of Ng8 winning e7   is a major threat $1} 24. Rxf6 {White MUST play this vigorous move to   stop ...Ng8.} (24. Re1 $2 Ng8 $1 {Wins e7 and the game $1}) 24... Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Qe6 26. Qf5+ Kg8 27. Rd1 Rxe7 28. Qf3 {Black is   again for choice. There are too many open lines for Black's rooks.}) 24. Re1 Nd7 $2 (24... Nxh5 $1 {Black was forced into this. I will just give one   sample computer line out of the many unclear possibilities.} 25. Re4 Nf4 26. Nf5 f6 27. Qxc5 Qxg2 28. Qd4) 25. Rxd7 $3 {Really a brilliant conception $1 White gives up an exchange to forcibly transition to a (completely winning) endgame a rook down $1} Qxd7 26. Nf5 f6 {Essentially forced due to the threat of mate on g7.} 27. Qd5+ $1 {How many players would never consider trading queens here $2} Qxd5 28. cxd5 Bf4 29. g3 Bc7 30. Kc2 (30. d6 Bxd6 31. Nxd6 {Is easily winning as well, but Karpov doesn't   need or want to cash in his beautiful pawns just yet.}) (30. Nxh6+ $4 {Too greedy $1} Kh7 31. Nf5 Rad8 $1) 30... b5 31. Nxh6+ Kh7 32. Nf5 Rg8 33. d6 Ba5 34. Re6 Rg5 35. Rxf6 Rxh5 36. d7 Rh2 37. Ne3 {Karpov could have converted his pawns into extra material at almost any point, but instead he suppressed all of Black's counterplay as he shepherded them forward. Now Huebner resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Lucerne SUI"]
[Date "1982.11.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8250770390072"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qb8 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nd2 Rd8 14. a4 Qc7 15. Qe3 Rac8 16. Qe2 Ne5 17. h3 h5 18. f4 Ng6 19. Nf3 d5 20. cxd5 h4 21. Nxh4 Nxh4 22. gxh4 Qxf4 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. e5 Bc5+ 25. Kh1 Nh5 26. Qxh5 Qg3 27. Nd5 Rxd5 28. Rf1 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Lucerne SUI"]
[Date "1982.11.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Black "Walter Shawn Browne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8247679414303"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a6 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 d4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. c5 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Bd7 14. Bd3 Bc6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qc7 17. O-O Rad8 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Corr."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hansen"]
[Black "Fawbush"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8181803408469"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. g4 Nd7 12. Rhg1 Na5 13. g5 Nxb3+ 14. axb3 b5 15. f4 b4 16. Nf5 exf5 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. exf5 Re8 19. g6 fxg6 20. fxg6 Bf6 21. Qh5 hxg6 22. Rxg6 Bb7 23. Bb6 Qc8 24. Rh6 gxh6 25. Nxf6+ Kf8 26. Nh7+ Ke7 27. Re1+ Ne5 28. Rxe5+ dxe5 29. Qxe5+ Qe6 30. Qc7+ Qd7 31. Bc5+ Ke6 32. f5+ Kd5 33. Nf6# 1-0

[Event "URS-ch sf"]
[Site "Nikolaev (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251726957640"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Rhg1 Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. Nf5 b5 14. Bd5 Bb7 15. g5 exf5 16. g6 hxg6 17. Rxg6 Ne5 18. Rxg7+ Kxg7 19. Rg1+ Ng6 20. exf5 Rh8 21. Bd4+ Bf6 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Qg4 Rh6 24. Bxf6+ Kh7 25. Re1 Bxd5 26. Nxd5 Qc8 27. Re7+ Kg8 28. Rg7+ Kf8 29. Rg8+ Kxg8 30. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Weekend Tournament, Holland"]
[Site "*"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Christophe Van De Loo"]
[Black "Hesseling, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C57"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7152194361433"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 $6 {The "Wilkes-Barre" or "Traxler Conterattack".} 5. Nxf7 $2 {At first site, this looks winning, but actually it stirs up a maelstrom of complications.} (5. Bxf7+ $1 {Discretion is the better part of valor...} Ke7 6. Bb3 $16 {is just better for White, but he must defend d2 carefully.}) 5... Bxf2+ $1 {An incredible and at least mostly sound idea.} 6. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7. Ke3 Qe7 $2 {This is too slow. White can be greedy.} (7... Qh4 $1 8. g3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Qd4+ 10. Kf3 O-O $13 (10... d5 $2 11. Rh4 $1 $16)) 8. c3 $2 {Trying to cover d4 and sort of succeeding...} (8. Nxh8 $1 {White will surrender the queen but will collect plenty   more material.} Qg5+ 9. Kxe4 d5+ 10. Bxd5 Bf5+ 11. Kf3 Bg4+ 12. Kf2 Bxd1 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Rxd1 $18) 8... Nd4 $2 {This is hilarious. Black sticks the knight on the just protected square. Still, there was a better and winning move.} (8... d5 $1 {This spectacular line is a winner.} 9. Bxd5 Qc5+ $1 10. Kxe4 Bf5+ $3 {What won't Black give up for mate $2 $3} 11. Kxf5 Qxd5 12. Nxh8 Ne7+ 13. Kg5 Qxg2+ 14. Qg4 Qxh1 15. Na3 Qf1 $19 {Stockfish pronounces this winning for Black. Incredible.}) 9. Kxe4 $2 {In fact both knights were off limits.} (9. d3 $1 {The strongest and best move, White takes time to give the   king breathing room and leaves both black knight hanging.}) (9. cxd4 $2 exd4+ $19) 9... Qh4+ 10. Ke3 Qf4+ 11. Kd3 d5 $1 (11... Qf5+ {Black has a perpetual, but there is better.} 12. Ke3 Qf4+) 12. Bxd5 Bf5+ $1 13. Kc4 b5+ $1 14. Kc5 {How is Black to attack this king on c5 $2} Qh4 $3 {Gorgeous $1 The queen slides to the edge of the board to threaten coming back to the center via e7.} 15. Nxe5 (15. cxd4 $2 Qxd4+ 16. Kxb5 Rb8+ 17. Ka5 Qb4+ 18. Ka6 Qb6#) 15... O-O-O $3 {A brilliant castling move. Threatening ...Rxd5+ $1} 16. c4 $1 {Trying to stop the sacrifice on d5 but not succeeding.} (16. cxd4 $2 Rxd5+ $1 17. Kxd5 Rd8+ 18. Kc6 Qxd4 {mates.}) 16... Rxd5+ $1 {Anyway $1} 17. cxd5 (17. Kxd5 {makes it easy for Black.} Rd8+ 18. Kc5 Qe7#) 17... Rd8 {STILL threatening ...Rxd5 $1} 18. Nc3 (18. Re1 $2 Rxd5+ $1 19. Kxd5 Qd8+ 20. Kc5 Qd6#) 18... Nc6 $6 {missing the win. Find the mind-blowing move that makes this game famous and the similar (and even better move) that White did not play.} (18... a5 $1 {One of several decisive move. This intends ...Ne6+ $1} 19. a3 Ne6+ $1 20. dxe6 (20. Kxb5 Qd4 $1 $19) 20... Qd4+ 21. Kxb5 Qb6+ 22. Ka4 Rd4+ 23. b4 Rxb4+ $1 24. axb4 Qxb4#) 19. Qa4 $6 {"Probably the most stunning theoretical novelty on record." Soltis} (19. Qg4 $3 {It's insane, but this is even stronger.} Bxg4 20. Nxc6 Be2 21. d4 Qf6 22. Kb4 Qd6+ 23. Ka5 b4 24. Bf4 $3 (24. Nxb4 $2 {a mistake that allows an incredible finishing     sequence.} Qb6+ 25. Ka4 a5 26. Nc6 Rd6 $1 {intending to     sacrifice on c6 and mate on b4.} 27. a3 Rxc6 $1 28. dxc6 Bd3 $1 29. Rb1 Qxc6+ 30. Kxa5 Qb6+ 31. Ka4 Bc2+ 32. b3 Qxd4+ 33. Ka5 Qb6+ 34. Ka4 c5 $1 $19 {and mates $1}) 24... Qxf4 25. Nxe2 Rxd5+ 26. Ka4 Qe4 27. Nxb4 Qxe2 28. Nxd5 Qa6+ 29. Kb3 Qe6 30. Kc4 Qc6+ 31. Kd3 Qxd5) 19... Qe7+ (19... bxa4 $5 20. Nxc6 Bd3 $17) 20. Kxb5 Qxe5 $2 (20... Nxe5 $1 $19 {intending ...Bd3+ $1 and winning.}) 21. Qc4 $1 Nd4+ 22. Ka4 $6 (22. Ka5 $1) 22... Bd7+ 23. Ka5 Nc6+ 24. Ka6 Nb8+ 25. Kxa7 $2 {Going too far $1} (25. Ka5 $1 {admitting the mistake and retreating is still better for   White.}) 25... c6 $2 {intending Qc7 and almost winning on the spot. How can White defend ...Qc7 mating $2.} (25... Qd6 $1 $19 {The ideas of Qb6 and Qa6 cannot be stopped. Mate   in four.}) 26. Nb5 $1 Bf5 27. d4 Rd7+ 28. Ka8 Qe7 {not quite threatening ...Ra7 mating on b7 since Nxa7 will be check.} 29. dxc6 Be4 {pinning the pawn to the king on a8 :D} 30. d5 {cutting the diagonal.} Bxd5 31. Qxd5 $1 {The queen must be given up, but White is still winning $1} Rxd5 32. Na7+ Kd8 (32... Kc7 33. Bf4+ Kd8 34. c7+ $18) 33. Kxb8 $4 {Spoiling White's recent excellent work.} (33. Bf4 $1 $18) 33... Qc7+ $4 {The wrong check $1 Just as mate was there for the taking.} (33... Qb4+ $1 34. Ka8 Kc7 $1 $19) 34. Ka8 Ra5 35. Bg5+ $1 {This check distracts the black rook and allows White to develop both of his rooks.} Rxg5 (35... Ke8 36. Rae1+ $1 {Only this check works. The other rook   needs access to f1.} Kf8 (36... Kf7 37. Re7+ $18) 37. Rhf1+ Kg8 38. Re8#) 36. Rad1+ Ke8 37. Rhe1+ Kf8 38. Rd7 Qxh2 39. Ree7 {White's rooks dominate the seventh rank, and his king is completely safe on a8. It turns out White is just winning.} Qxg2 40. Rb7 Rc5 41. c7 Qg4 42. Rf7+ Ke8 43. b4 Rc2 44. a4 h5 45. a5 h4 46. b5 h3 47. Nc6 h2 48. Rxg7 {Black gave up this insane game here.} (48. Re7+ $1 Kf8 49. Rb8+ {is even forced mate.}) 1-0

[Event "Commonwealth-ch"]
[Site "Melbourne"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Broomes, Gordon"]
[Black "Khan, Narzana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8246760888867"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 Be7 6. Be2 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qe1 Qb6 9. Qg3 c4+ 10. Kh1 cxd3 11. Bxd3 h5 12. h3 O-O-O 13. a4 h4 14. Nxh4 Nh5 15. Qg4 f5 16. exf5 Ne5 17. fxe5 Bxh4 18. a5 Ng3+ 19. Qxg3 Bxg3 20. axb6 Rxh3+ 21. Kg1 Rdh8 22. gxh3 Rxh3 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund FRG"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B16"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8248908333138"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nxe4 Nf6 4. Nxf6+ gxf6 5. d4 c6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. c4 e6 9. O-O Nd7 10. d5 O-O-O 11. dxe6 Ne5 12. Nd2 Bxe6 13. Qa4 Rg8 14. Ne4 Bxc4 15. Bh5 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Nd3 17. Qxa7 Qe5 18. Be3 Qxe4 19. Qa8+ Kc7 20. Bb6+ Kxb6 21. Qxd8+ Kc5 22. b4+ Kxb4 23. Bf3 Qe5 24. Rb1+ Nb2 25. Qd2+ Ka3 26. Rxb2 b5 27. Rb3+ Ka4 28. Bd1 1-0

[Event "NED-ch"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Van der Vliet, Fredrik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8249692655662"]
[EventDate "1983.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 10. exf6 Qe5+ 11. Be2 Qxg5 12. Qd3 Qxf6 13. Rf1 Qe5 14. Rd1 Ra7 15. Nf3 Qc7 16. Ng5 Qb6 17. Qh3 h5 18. Bxh5 g6 19. Nd5 Qa5+ 20. c3 Be7 21. Rxf7 gxh5 22. Nxe7 Rxe7 23. Rxe7+ Kxe7 24. Qh4 Nd7 25. Ne4+ Kf8 26. Qf4+ Ke8 27. Nd6+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1983.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kuligowski, Adam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7770157635136"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8. Kf1 Ne6 9. b4 cxb4 10. Nd5 g6 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Nxb4 Nd7 14. d4 Nb6 15. Bb3 a5 16. Nd3 a4 17. Bc2 O-O 18. h3 Qc7 19. Rc1 Bd7 20. g3 Nc4 21. Kg2 Bb5 22. Nc5 Qb8 23. Rb1 Na3 24. Rb2 b6 25. Nxa4 Rc8 26. Bb3 Qa7 27. Qd2 Bxa4 28. Qh6 Bxb3 29. Ng5 f6 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Rxb3 fxg5 32. d5 Nc4 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Rf3+ Nf5 35. Qh7+ Kf6 36. exf5 Ne5 37. Re1 g4 38. hxg4 Qd7 39. g5+ 1-0

[Event "Niksic"]
[Site "Niksic YUG"]
[Date "1983.08.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8042330249808"]
[EventDate "1983.08.24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. c4 cxd4 16. exd4 Na5 17. d5 exd5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxd5 Kg8 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Ne5 Rfd8 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Qf5 f6 25. Nd7+ Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Qc5 27. Qh7 Rc7 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Rd3 Nc4 30. Rfd1 Ne5 31. Qh7+ Ke6 32. Qg8+ Kf5 33. g4+ Kf4 34. Rd4+ Kf3 35. Qb3+ 1-0

[Event "Niksic"]
[Site "Niksic YUG"]
[Date "1983.09.12"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B99"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "6323823482422"]
[EventDate "1983.08.24"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Qg3 Nc5 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. Rhe1 Nh5 14. Qg4 Bxh4 15. Qxh4 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 e5 17. Qh4 exd4 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Rf1 Bg4 21. Rf6 Kh7 22. Rdf1 Nxd3+ 23. cxd3 Rc8+ 24. Nxc8 Qc7+ 25. Kb1 Rxc8 26. R6f2 Be6 27. Qh5 b5 28. Qd1 Qa5 29. b3 Rc3 30. Rxf7 Bxf7 31. Rxf7 Qa3 32. Qf1 Rc5 33. Rf5 Rc7 34. Qe1 Rc3 35. Qf1 Rc7 36. e5 Qc5 37. exd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Semi-final"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1983.11.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7628419819604"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 Bf6 11. Qc2 h6 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Bc4 Rd8 14. Ne2 Bd7 15. Qe4 Nce7 16. Bd3 Ba4 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Re1 Bb5 19. Bxb5 Qxb5 20. Ng3 Ng6 21. Ne5 Nde7 22. Bxh6 Nxe5 23. Nh5 Nf3+ 24. gxf3 Nf5 25. Nxf6 Nxh6 26. d5 Qxb2 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Rxe6+ fxe6 29. Qxg7+ Nf7 30. d6+ Rxd6 31. Nd5+ Rxd5 32. Qxb2 b6 33. Qb4+ Kf6 34. Re1 Rh8 35. h4 Rhd8 36. Re4 Nd6 37. Qc3+ e5 38. Rxe5 Rxe5 39. f4 Nf7 40. fxe5+ Ke6 41. Qc4+ 1-0

[Event "Candidates Semi-final"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1983.12.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Beauty "7493644192346"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Ne5 g6 13. Bh6 Bg7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rc1 b6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Rc7 Bb7 19. Qg4 Rad8 20. Rd1 a5 21. h4 Rc8 22. Rd7 Qe4 23. Qg5 Bc6 24. f3 Qf5 25. Ra7 Ba4 26. Re1 Rc2 27. b4 Bb3 28. bxa5 bxa5 29. Re4 h6 30. Qe3 Rb2 31. Rg4 g5 32. hxg5 h5 33. Rg3 h4 34. Rg4 h3 35. g6 h2+ 36. Kxh2 Rh8+ 37. Kg3 Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Qc2+ 39. Qf2 Rh2+ 40. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42. Rg2 Qh1+ 1-0

[Event "India"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Srinivas"]
[Black "Ravikumar, Vaidyanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[Beauty "8248757116937"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qf3 Qg6 9. Ne2 Re8 10. Ng3 Nd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Qxb7 Rab8 13. Qxa7 Qxb1+ 14. Kd2 Bb4# 0-1

[Event "White Nights"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[Beauty "7838718018121"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Rf6 14. b4 Rh6 15. c5 a6 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. g4 fxg3 18. hxg3 Ng6 19. Ng2 Nf4 20. gxf4 gxf4 21. Bh4 Bf6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Kf2 Rh2 24. Kg1 Rh3 25. Kf2 Rg3 26. Nxf4 exf4 27. Qd4 Ng4+ 28. Ke1 Ne5 29. Kd2 Bh3 30. Rg1 Bg2 31. Na4 Bxf3 32. Nb6 Bxe2 33. Kxe2 Qg5 34. Nxa8 f3+ 35. Kf2 Rg2+ 36. Rxg2 Qxg2+ 37. Ke3 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "White Knights"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Belov"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[Beauty "7838718018121"]
[EventDate "1984.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 (13. b4) (13. a4) (13. Nb5 $5) 13... Rf6 $5 (13... Ng6 14. b4 Nf6 15. c5 Rf7 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. a4 h5 18. a5 $16) 14. b4 Rh6 15. c5 a6 (15... Nf6 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Nb5 $16) 16. cxd6 $6 (16. c6 $5 bxc6 17. dxc6 Nf8 18. a4 Qe8 19. Kh1 $13 {19...1/4h5 20.g1!/}) 16... cxd6 17. g4 $6 (17. a4 Qe8 18. Kh1 Qh5 19. Bg1 Nf6 20. a5 $13) 17... fxg3 18. hxg3 Ng6 (18... Qe8 $5 19. g4 Ng6 20. Nd3 Nf4 21. Nxf4 exf4 $17) 19. Ng2 Nf4 $3 $17 20. gxf4 gxf4 21. Bh4 (21. Qe1 Qe8 22. Bh4 Qh5) 21... Bf6 $1 (21... Rxh4 22. Nxh4 Qxh4 23. Rf2 $16) 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 $5 (22... Qxf6 23. Kf2 Rh2 24. Rg1 Qh4+ 25. Kf1 $16) 23. Kf2 (23. Rf2 Nh5 24. Kf1 Ng3+ 25. Ke1 Rh1+ 26. Bf1 Bh3 27. Ne2 Qg5 $1 28. Nxg3 fxg3 29. Rfc2 Bxg2 30. Rxg2 Qe3+ 31. Re2 Qxf3 32. Kd2 Qf4+ 33. Kd3 Rf8 34. Re3 g2 $19 {Uhlmann/}) 23... Rh2 24. Kg1 (24. Rg1 Qb6+ 25. Kf1 Bh3 26. Na4 Qa7 27. Nc5 Kh8 $17) 24... Rh3 25. Kf2 Rg3 $1 26. Nxf4 (26. Na4 Bd7 27. Nc5 dxc5 28. bxc5 Bh3 29. Rg1 Kh8 $19) 26... exf4 27. Qd4 Ng4+ $3 28. Ke1 (28. fxg4 Qh4 29. Bf3 Bxg4 30. Ke2 Qh2+ 31. Rf2 Bxf3+ $19) 28... Ne5 29. Kd2 Bh3 30. Rg1 $6 (30. Rf2 $5) 30... Bg2 $19 31. Na4 Bxf3 32. Nb6 Bxe2 33. Kxe2 Qg5 $1 34. Nxa8 (34. Rxg3 fxg3 35. Nxa8 Qxc1) 34... f3+ 35. Kf2 Rg2+ 36. Rxg2 Qxg2+ 37. Ke3 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 41th"]
[Site "Poznan"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Flis, Jacek"]
[Black "Ksieski, Zbigniew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (10s)"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249424280115"]
[EventDate "1984.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B89: Sicilian: Velimirovic Attack} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Rhg1 O-O 11. g4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 d5 13. Bd3 dxe4 14. Bxe4 e5 15. Nf5 Be6 16. Qf3 Rac8 17. Qh3 g6 18. Qh6 Bf6 19. Rg3 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 ({Instead of} 20... Rxd8 21. Rh3 $16) 21. Rh3 gxf5 22. gxf5 {Do you see the mate threat?} Bxa2 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Bb6 $1 {touché!. Threatening mate: Bxd8} Qe7 (24... Qxb6 {Theme: Deflection from f6} 25. Qxf6# {A beautiful mate combination}) 25. Bc5 $3 {lovely play, a forceful sacrifice. The mate threat is Bxe7} Qd8 (25... Qxc5 {A deflection} 26. Qxf6# {The nicest combinations are those leading to mate}) 26. Bf8 $3 {sacrificing for victory. Threatening mate... how?} (26. Bf8 Qd1+ 27. Kxd1 Rd8+ 28. Ke1 Rd1+ 29. Kxd1 Bd5 30. Qxf6#) 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1984.03.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8180570584601"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 {The Semi-Tarrasch $1} 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 (8... Bb4+ {is standard theory now.}) 9. Bc4 b5 $6 {an overextension.} 10. Be2 (10. Bxb5 $4 Qa5+ $1 {free stuff.}) 10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qa5 12. Bxb4 (12. a4 $1 {This surprising move secures a big advantage by   exploiting the ...b5 thrust $1}) 12... Qxb4+ 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. a3 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 a6 16. a4 b4 {PAUSE: How should Portisch meet the idea of ...a5 $2} 17. a5 $2 {A waste of a tempo at the worst possible moment.} (17. Rhc1 $1 {Activate $1 This is a great way to meet slow positional   threats in the opening. Just push forward with the core goals like   development $1} a5 $2 18. Bb5 $18) 17... Rd8 18. Ke3 f5 $1 {Even in an endgame, the king proves unsafe on e3.} 19. exf5 exf5 20. Bc4 Ke7 $3 (20... Rd6 $1 {may be even better, but ...Ke7 is the most   challenging and glorious.}) 21. d5 {Otherwise just ...Kf6 and ...Rhe8.} Kf6 $3 {Anyway $1} (21... Rhe8 $3 {just as spectacular and slightly more accurate.} 22. dxc6 Kf8+ $1 {this prevents White's later interference resource.} 23. Kf4 Re4+ 24. Kxf5 Bxc6 25. Bb3 $2 (25. Rhd1 $1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rxc4) 25... Rd6 $19) 22. dxc6 Rhe8+ 23. Kf4 Re4+ $2 {This natural move proves a mistake. Portisch now has an incredible winning line.} (23... g5+ $1 {unclear in the following line.} 24. Kg3 (24. Nxg5 $4 Rd4+ 25. Kg3 Rg4+ 26. Kh3 Bxc6 $19) 24... f4+ 25. Kh3 Bc8+ 26. g4 h5 27. Kg2 hxg4 28. Ne1 Bf5 $13) 24. Kg3 Bc8 25. Rac1 (25. c7 {transposes.}) 25... Rg4+ 26. Kh3 f4 27. Ne5 $2 (27. c7 $1 {Amazingly, this inclusion wins $1} Re8 {How to   save the game $2} 28. Be6 $3 {A mind-blowing interference move $1 The   Bc8's attack against the Kh3 is the key to everything, and it is   broken. Now White's rook on g4 is also in trouble.} Bxe6 29. Rc6 $3 {Rhe1 is also good. Now the bishop is eliminated. Note that c7   was needed to give the rook access to this square.} Rg3+ 30. Kh4 Rg4+ 31. Kh5 $18) 27... Kg5 $1 {The king attacks $1 A pleasing advance $1} (27... Rg3+ $1 {Another fine win with a very differerent idea,   opening the h-file to mate.} 28. Kh4 h5 $3 $19 (28... Rg6 $3 $19)) 28. Nf7+ (28. Nxg4 Bxg4#) 28... Kh5 29. Be2 {pinning the rook so that Pinter cannot discover checkmate.} (29. Nxd8 Rg3# (29... Rh4#)) 29... Rd3+ $1 30. g3 (30. f3 Rg3# (30... Rh4#)) (30. Bf3 Rxf3+ $1 31. gxf3 Rg3# {or almost any other rook move...} (31... Rg1#) (31... Rg5#) (31... Rg6#)) 30... f3 $1 {covering g2 and breaking the pin.} 31. Rc5+ {White initiates a series of "movie checks" in which each check is met with a counter check for four moves in a row. If any movie producers out there need a game to use in a scene. I recommend this game :)} (31. Bxf3 Rxf3 32. Kg2 Rxf7 $19) 31... Rg5+ 32. g4+ Bxg4+ {four checks in a row $1} 33. Kg3 fxe2+ 0-1

[Event "Phillips & Drew GLC Kings"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1984.04.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8246626647628"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. Qe4 Nb6 10. Nd2 O-O-O 11. c5 Bxf1 12. cxb6 Ba6 13. bxa7 Kb7 14. Nb3 f6 15. f4 fxe5 16. fxe5 Re8 17. Bf4 Qh4+ 18. g3 Qh5 19. Rc1 Ka8 20. h4 d5 21. Qe3 g5 22. Bxg5 Bb4+ 23. Kf2 Rhf8+ 24. Kg2 Rxe5 25. Qxe5 Qf3+ 26. Kh2 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Karpov - Kasparov World Championship Match 1984/85"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1984.10.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[Beauty "5843437227016"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Nf5 Rc8 15. Bd4 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Qa4 Rd8 20. Rd3 a6 21. Rfd1 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Qa5 Rc5 24. Qb6 Rd7 25. Rd4 Qc7 26. Qxc7 Rdxc7 27. h3 h5 28. a3 g6 29. e3 Kg7 30. Kh2 Rc4 31. Bf3 b5 32. Kg2 R7c5 33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34. Rd4 Kf8 35. Be2 Rxd4 36. exd4 Ke7 37. Na2 Bc8 38. Nb4 Kd6 39. f3 Ng8 40. h4 Nh6 41. Kf2 Nf5 42. Nc2 f6 43. Bd3 g5 44. Bxf5 Bxf5 45. Ne3 Bb1 46. b4 gxh4 47. Ng2 hxg3+ 48. Kxg3 Ke6 49. Nf4+ Kf5 50. Nxh5 Ke6 51. Nf4+ Kd6 52. Kg4 Bc2 53. Kh5 Bd1 54. Kg6 Ke7 55. Nxd5+ Ke6 56. Nc7+ Kd7 57. Nxa6 Bxf3 58. Kxf6 Kd6 59. Kf5 Kd5 60. Kf4 Bh1 61. Ke3 Kc4 62. Nc5 Bc6 63. Nd3 Bg2 64. Ne5+ Kc3 65. Ng6 Kc4 66. Ne7 Bb7 67. Nf5 Bg2 68. Nd6+ Kb3 69. Nxb5 Ka4 70. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki Olympiad"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "1984.12.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Suba, Mihai"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[Beauty "8249021597704"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Ndb5 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Qxd5 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qe7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. e3 Be6 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Nb4 19. Qe4 Nxa2 20. Qb4 Rd1+ 0-1

[Event "Bad Worishofen"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cordes, Hans Joerg"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8250229585450"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. d5 $6 {A sharp continuation; I believe the game may already be in original waters.} exd5 (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 exd5 9. Nh4 $13) 8. Nh4 Ne4 9. Bxe4 (9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Bxd5 (11. Rb1 $17) 11... Bxd5 12. Qxd5 Nc6 13. Rb1 $17) 9... Bxc3+ (9... dxe4 10. Qd6 Bxc3+ (10... f6 11. Nf5 {transposes}) (10... Bc6 11. Nf5 (11. Bh6 $5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. Nf5+ Ke6 15. Nxg7+ Kf6 16. g4 $13) 11... Qf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. Bh6 $15) 11. bxc3 Qf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. Nf5 Nc6 14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. Nxb7 Rab8 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. O-O-O $15) 10. bxc3 dxe4 11. Qd6 f6 {safer are both Qf6 and Bc6 which are seen in the above lines.} 12. Nf5 g6 $2 (12... Kf7 13. Qf4 Bc6 14. O-O $44) 13. Bg5 $1 {nice idea} Rf8 $8 (13... fxg5 14. Qe5+ Kf7 15. Nh6+ Kf8 16. Qxh8+ $18) 14. Qe5+ $1 Kf7 $8 (14... fxe5 $4 15. Nd6#) 15. Nd6+ Kg7 16. Nxb7 Nc6 $8 {In addition to admiring White's ability to keep the tactics coming, I also admire Black's consistency in finding the only moves to continue.} 17. Qd5 {the slip. better was Qe4 as in the following lines. Black no longer has serious difficulties.} (17. Qxe4 Qb8 (17... Qc7 18. Qf4 $1 $16) 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Rd1 {with a pleasant edge}) 17... Qc7 18. Nd6 {The tacticians choice. Nxc5 offered a small edge; but fewer attacking chances.} (18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Bf4 $14) 18... fxg5 19. h4 $5 {White refuses to regain his pawn instead seeking attacking compensation.} e3 20. f3 (20. fxe3 gxh4 21. Rxh4 {Is rather unclear that I would rather enjoy playing White against an imperfect human.}) 20... gxh4 $6 {I question opening the h-file; g4 seems safer though there to White has his chances.} (20... g4 21. fxg4 Qd8 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. Rd3 {is again very unclear.}) 21. Rxh4 Qd8 22. O-O-O Qe7 23. Rdh1 Rh8 {loses prettily but I can no longer recommend anything that offers a real defence.} (23... h5 24. g4 Rf6 (24... Qe5 25. Qd3 (25. Ne4 Qxd5 26. cxd5 Ne7 27. d6 Nc6 28. gxh5 gxh5 29. Rg1+ Kf7 $8 30. Ng5+ Ke8 31. Rxh5 Rc8 32. Nh7 Rh8 33. Rg7 Kd8 34. Nf6 $1 $18) 25... Nb4 $1 26. cxb4 Qa1+ 27. Kc2 Qxa2+ 28. Kc1 Qa1+ $11) 25. Nf5+ $1 gxf5 26. Rxh5 Qe6 27. Rh7+ Kf8 28. Rh8+ Kg7 29. Rxa8 $18) 24. Nf5+ $1 {impressive} gxf5 25. Qxf5 h5 26. Rxh5 Rxh5 27. Rxh5 Qe6 28. Rg5+ Kh8 29. Qf4 Qh6 30. Rg8+ $1 Kxg8 31. Qxh6 {This game is an excellent example of a master upsetting a strong gm. Cordes made excellent use of his attacking chances, summoning up every resource, and eventually Miles slipped.} 1-0

[Event "Tunis Interzonal"]
[Site "Tunis"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908112508471"]
[EventDate "1985.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "TUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 (15... Bxa8 16. e5 (16. Qe2 $5 $14) 16... dxe5 17. dxe5 Nfd5 18. e6 fxe6 19. Ne5 $13) 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nfd5 18. Ne4 c5 19. e6 fxe6 (19... f5 20. Ng3 Rf8 21. Ne5 c4 22. Nf7 cxb3 23. Nxf5 Bf6 24. Qg4 $16) 20. Ne5 Nc6 (20... c4 21. Qh5 Rf8 22. Bxh6 Qe8 23. Qg4 $18) 21. Bxd5 exd5 (21... Nxe5 $2 22. Bxe6+ Kh7 23. Qh5 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 $18) 22. Qxd5+ Kh7 23. Qd3 Kg8 24. Qd5+ Kh7 25. Qd3 Kg8 26. Nd7 Nb4 (26... Kh8 $1 27. Qg3 $40) 27. Nef6+ Kf7 (27... Bxf6 28. Nxf6+ Kf7 29. Qd7+) 28. Ne5+ Ke6 29. Neg4+ (29. Qg6 gxf6 30. Nc4+ Kd7 31. Nb6+ $18) 29... Kf7 30. Ne5+ Ke6 31. Neg4+ Kf7 32. Nxh6+ gxh6 33. Qh7+ Kxf6 34. Qxh6+ Kf7 35. Qh7+ Kf6 36. Bg5+ Kxg5 37. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Lugano op"]
[Site "Lugano"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel"]
[Black "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "6326663014490"]
[EventDate "1985.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 h5 (10... Ne5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. O-O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5) 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Bb3 Rc8 13. Bg5 $5 Rc5 14. g4 hxg4 15. f4 $5 Nc4 16. Qd3 b5 17. h5 Nxh5 18. Nd5 $1 Re8 19. f5 Rxd5 $5 (19... Ne5 $2 20. Qe3) 20. exd5 Bxd4 21. fxg6 $1 (21. Qxd4 Bxf5) 21... Bxb2+ 22. Kb1 f5 (22... Ne5 $2 23. gxf7+) 23. Rxh5 Qa5 $5 (23... Be5 24. Rdh1) (23... Bg7 24. Rdh1) 24. Bd2 $3 Nxd2+ $8 (24... Qa3 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. Qxc3 Ne5 27. Qe3 $1 { Rh8+!!}) 25. Kxb2 Nc4+ (25... Ne4 $2 26. Qe3) 26. Kb1 $1 (26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Qxc4 (27. Qe3 Qb6+) 27... Rb8+ 28. Ka1 Rc8) (26. Ka1 Rc8 $1 27. Rdh1 Ne5) 26... Na3+ $1 (26... Rc8 27. Qd4 Ne5 28. Qe3) 27. Kc1 Qb4 $1 28. Rf1 $1 (28. Rdh1 Qf4+ 29. Kb2 Nc4+) (28. Rxf5 $2 Nc4 $3 (28... Bxf5 29. Qxf5 Rf8 30. Qe6+ Kg7 31. Qxe7+ Kxg6 32. Qxf8) 29. Bxc4 bxc4) (28. Qg3 Qe4 29. Re1 Qd4) (28. Qe3 f4 $1 29. Qxa7 Qc3 $3 30. Qxa3 Qa1+ 31. Kd2 Qd4+ $10) 28... Qe4 $1 (28... Rf8 $2 29. Qe3 f4 30. Qxe7 $18) (28... f4 $2 29. g7 $1) 29. Qxe4 fxe4 30. Rf7 $1 b4 $1 (30... Rf8 $4 31. Rh8+ $3 Kxh8 32. g7+ $3) (30... a5 31. c3 $1) 31. Kd2 a5 32. Ke3 $1 (32. c3 $2 a4 $1 33. Bc2 (33. Bd1 Nb1+) 33... e3+ $1) 32... a4 33. Kf4 axb3 34. cxb3 (34. Kg5 bxc2 35. Rfh7 c1=Q+) 34... Nb5 35. Kxe4 (35. Kg5 Nd4 36. Rfh7 Nf3+ 37. Kh6 Ne5) 35... Nc3+ $1 36. Kd4 (36. Kf4 $2 Nxd5+ $1 37. Rxd5 Be6) 36... g3 37. Rhh7 (37. Ke3 Nxd5+ 38. Rxd5 Be6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Alburt, Lev O"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251709861931"]
[EventDate "1985.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. Ng5 e6 8. Qf3 Qe7 9. Ne4 dxe5 10. Bg5 Qb4+ 11. c3 Qa5 12. Bf6 Bxf6 13. Qxf6 O-O 14. Qxe5 Nc6 $5 (14... Qxe5 15. dxe5) 15. Qxc7 $1 Nxd4 16. O-O Nxb3 17. axb3 Qxa1 18. Nf6+ Kg7 $2 (18... Kh8 19. Qe5 (19. Qf4 $2 Nd5 20. Qh6 Nxf6 21. Qxf8+ Ng8 22. Nd2 Qa6 $8 23. Ne4 b6 24. Nf6 Qxf1+ $1 25. Kxf1 Ba6+ $19) 19... Qxb2 20. g4 $5 (20. Rd1 Bd7 $8 21. Nxd7+ f6 22. Nxf6 Rf7 $13) 20... Qxb3 (20... Qc2 21. c4 Qxb3 22. Nd2 Qa2 23. Nde4 Nxc4 24. Qg5 $18) 21. Nd2 Qa3 (21... Nc4 $2 22. Nxc4 Qxc4 23. Rd1 h6 24. Rd8 $1) 22. Nde4 Qe7 23. Rd1 Nc4 24. Qg5 Rg8 25. Qh6 Rg7 26. Ng5 Ne5 (26... Qxf6 27. Nxh7 $19) 27. Ngxh7 Nxg4 28. Qh4 $18) 19. Qe5 Rd8 20. Nd2 Qxb2 21. Nde4 Qe2 22. Nd7+ (22. Ne8+ $1 Kf8 23. Qc5+ Kg8 24. N4f6+ Kh8 25. Qf8#) 22... Kh6 (22... Kg8 23. Ndf6+ Kf8 24. Nxh7+) 23. Qg5+ Kg7 24. Qf6+ Kh6 25. Ne5 Rf8 26. f3 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Nd7 28. Ng4+ Kh5 29. Ng3# 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1985.01.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8250363757136"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 {the Saemisch Variation} O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Qd2 c5 8. d5 Ne5 9. h3 $2 {This error should perhaps not be fatal, but it immediately hands the edge to Nunn. TIP: Never place all of your pawns on one color. The other color will be permanently weakened.} Nh5 $1 {Spotting the flaw and intending ...Ng3 $1 which must be stopped.} 10. Bf2 f5 {The standard King's Indian thrust.} 11. exf5 Rxf5 $1 {Beliavsky had rejected this move thanks to his next move, but it turns out that Nunn can play sacrificially.} (11... gxf5 $2 12. f4 Ng6 13. g3 {is the positional edge Beliavsky   had hoped for.}) 12. g4 {Winning a piece...} Rxf3 $1 {A classy refutation.} 13. gxh5 {Beliavsky must accept the sacrificed knight, or he will have nothing for which to suffer.} (13. Nxf3 Nxf3+ $19 {is a royal fork.}) 13... Qf8 $1 {An excellent multi-purpose move that pressures the f-file and intends ...Bh6 gaining an active diagonal and a tempo on the queen on d2.} 14. Ne4 {The GM commentators claimed this was the most resilient.} (14. Bg2 $2 Rxf2 $1 15. Qxf2 Nd3+ $19 {is another royal fork.}) (14. Rh2 Bh6 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. Qd1 Rd3 $5 17. Bxd3 Bxd3 $19 {turns out   to be crushing. White has almost no moves in this position. The extra   rook proves helpless.}) 14... Bh6 15. Qc2 (15. Qe2 Nd3+ 16. Qxd3 Rxd3 17. Bxd3 Qf4 {should be winning for   Black, but a long fight is ahead.}) 15... Qf4 $2 {Nunn makes his lone misstep in this game. Beliavsky now had a clever defense, but he misses it and falls victim to a crushing attack.} (15... Bf5 $1 {This was the clean win.} 16. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 17. Kd1 Nd2 $19) 16. Ne2 $2 (16. Nxf3 $1 {Accepting the material is the right and only course of   action.} Nxf3+ 17. Kd1 Bf5 18. Bg3 {A brilliant hidden   resource. The black queen is short of squares. White will force a   queen trade and gain good winning chances, even at the cost of a   piece.} Qxe4 (18... Qe3 19. Qd3 $16) 19. Qxe4 Bxe4 20. Bg2 $16) 16... Rxf2 $3 {B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L $1 and more importantly, decisive.} 17. Nxf2 (17. Nxf4 Rxc2 $19) 17... Nf3+ 18. Kd1 Qh4 $1 {Another fine move. The queen takes aim at two soft spots on the h4-e1 diagonal, the undefended knight on f2, and the mating square on e1.} 19. Nd3 Bf5 20. Nec1 (20. Bg2 Ne5 $19) 20... Nd2 $3 {My favorite move in the game. The intends to capture on c4 and check on e3, AND it splits White's forces. The queen is no longer able to help defend the kingside.} 21. hxg6 (21. b3 {If c4 is defended, the loose rook on h1 decides.} Qe4 22. Rh2 (22. Rg1 Qe3 23. Rh1 Qf3+ $19) 22... Nxf1 $19) 21... hxg6 22. Bg2 Nxc4 23. Qf2 Ne3+ 24. Ke2 Qc4 25. Bf3 {The bishop defends d1 so that Qc2-d1 will not be mate.} Rf8 26. Rg1 Nc2 27. Kd1 Bxd3 {Nunn doesn't even capture the rook that is still on it's starting square. Instead, picking off the knight on d3 was enough to force resignation.} 0-1

[Event "Commonwealth-ch 3rd"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1985.02.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Murshed, Niaz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7770673580563"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Na5 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 Nd7 14. h4 b4 15. Na4 Nc5 16. h5 e5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Nxa4 19. bxa4 Qc6 20. Kb1 Qxa4 21. Rh4 Rb8 22. Rd5 Qd7 23. Qd3 b3 24. cxb3 O-O 25. f6 gxf6 26. gxf6 Bxf6 27. Rxd6 Qe7 28. Rg4+ Kh8 29. Bc5 Rfd8 30. Qd5 Rxd6 31. Bxd6 Qd7 32. Qxe5 Qd8 33. Qg3 Rb5 34. h6 Rd5 35. Bc7 Qe8 36. Ka2 Rd2 37. Be5 Rxf2 38. Re4 Bxe5 39. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "1985.07.23"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[Beauty "6396280051240"]
[EventDate "1985.07.01"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Qb3 a5 11. g3 Nb6 12. Be2 Bh5 13. f3 g5 14. Ng2 Bg6 15. e4 g4 16. Be3 gxf3 17. Bxf3 O-O 18. Nf4 c5 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Rad1 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Nfd7 22. e5 Qc7 23. Ne4 Nd5 24. Ng5 Ne7 25. Bg4 Nc6 26. Qc2 Ndxe5 27. Nxf7 Rxf7 28. Bxe6 Kh7 29. Bxf7 Nxf7 30. Rf6 Rg8 31. Rdf1 Nh6 32. Qc4 Rg7 33. Be3 Ne5 34. Qxc7 Rxc7 35. Re6 Re7 36. Rxe7+ Bxe7 37. Rc1 Nc6 38. Rd1 Nf5 39. Bf2 Kg7 40. Rd7 Kf7 41. Rxb7 Ke6 42. h4 g5 43. Rb6 Kd5 44. hxg5 Bxg5 45. Rb5+ Ke4 46. Rc5 Nfd4 47. Bxd4 Nxd4 48. Rxa5 Bc1 49. b4 Bd2 50. Rh5 Bxb4 51. a5 Nc6 52. a6 Bc3 53. Kg2 Bd4 54. Kh3 Be3 55. g4 Nb8 56. Ra5 Nc6 57. Rb5 Na7 58. Rb7 Nc6 59. Kh4 Ke5 60. Kh5 1-0

[Event "Mexico DF m1"]
[Site "Mexico"]
[Date "1985.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lopez, A."]
[Black "Velasco Gutierrez, Jose L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C59"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705930773"]
[EventDate "1985.08.??"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 exf3 12. Nxf3 O-O 13. d4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Nc3 Ng4 {[I played this move because I had read somewhere that it was a recommendation by Jan Timman. The apparently natural move 17...Nb4 had been tried without success in a game Timman-Bisguier, Sombor, 1974].} (17... Nb4 18. O-O-O Bf5 19. Ne1 Ng4 20. a3 Nc6 21. Nd3 Bb6 22. h3 $1 $16) 18. Ne4 Bb6 19. O-O-O $1 {[A strong move that took me by surprise. Apparently White is willing to allow the fork ...Nf2 at some point. A strong initiative and activity of the white pieces will be sufficient compensation for the exchange].} f5 20. Bb5 Ne7 21. Nc3 Nf2 22. Rde1 $1 {[The point of White's maneuvre. The white rook on the seventh is bound to exert a paralyzing effect on Black's game. In addition, Black's knight at h1 will be left out of the game for a long time, maybe for the whole game!]} Nxh1 23. Rxe7 $16 Bc5 24. Bc4+ Kh7 25. Rc7 Bd6 26. Rf7 Bd7 $2 {[Black's game is almost critical, but this inaccurate move will render Black's position untenable. White's rook ought to have been forced to withdraw from its dangerous position on the seventh rank. Hence 26...Rf8 was in order].} (26... Rf8 27. Rxf8 Bxf8 28. Bd5 Rb8 29. Be3 a5 30. Ba7 Rb4 (30... Bd6 31. Bxb8 Bxb8 32. Kd2 Kg6 (32... Nf2 33. h3 Kg6 34. Ke2 Bg3 35. Nd2 Ba6+ 36. Kf3 Nh1 $8 37. a4 Be1 38. Nb3 Ng3 39. Nb5 $1 $18) 33. Nd4 Bf4+ 34. Ke1 Bxh2 35. Nc6 Bd6 {( 36 Nxa5 Bb4).} 36. a3 a4 37. Nxa4 Bb7 38. Nc3 Bxc6 39. Bxc6 $16) 31. a3 Rg4 32. g3 {( 33 Ne5).} Bd6 33. Nb5 $1 $18) (26... Nf2 $5 27. Bd5 (27. Nd5 Ne4) 27... Rb8 28. Be3 Ng4 29. Bxa7 Rb4 30. a3 Rf4 31. Bd4 Rxd4 32. Nxd4 Bxh2 33. Be6 Ne3 34. Bxc8 Rxc8 35. g3 $1 Bxg3 36. Nxf5 Nxf5 37. Rxf5 Kg6 $16 {(This could probably have been Black's best practical chance. Analysis performed with the aid of computer program Genius 4 running in a 486/DX4 -100 MHz).}) 27. Nd5 $1 {[A crushing move against which Black finds himself unable to put up a defence]} Be8 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Ne5 $3 {[The point of White's attack. Naturally, after 29 ...Bxf7 30 Nxf7 mate!].} gxf6 30. Ng6+ Kg8 31. Re7+ {[A very fine game on the part of 13-year old Arturo López].} (31. Re7+ Bf7 32. Rxf7 {and checkmate follows.}) 1-0

[Event "Karpov - Kasparov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1985.10.15"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7631892416046"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

{"For many years, I regarded [this game] as my best creative achievement."} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 (5. Nc3 {played by Karpov in other match games.}) 5... d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 d5 $6 {Kasparov's trademark gambit idea in the match. As we'll see, the line has not stood the test of time, but in the moment, it worked marvelously.} 9. cxd5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Be2 (11. Bc4 Bg4 {was played in a prior game.}) 11... Bc5 $6 {"This move, which we thought was very good, was also made quickly and firmly, after which Karpov became anxious on realising that he had again not guessed the direction of our thorough home analysis, and that he would have to carry out the main work at the board against a well\AD-prepared opponent." Can you find the refutation that Geller, Karpov's second, found, but did NOT tell Karpov about $2} 12. O-O (12. Be3 $1 {"The sudden queen check and its consequences were   overlooked by me and my trainers $1 ... Fortunately for me, I brought   out my bishop without thinking and did not notice the reply 12 .Be3.   And yet if my opponent had played this or if I had avoided 11.Bc5, the   match could have turned out differ\ADently $1 But fate decreed   otherwise..."} Bxe3 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qxb4 $16) 12... O-O 13. Bf3 Bf5 14. Bg5 {"Karpov simply develops his pieces, hoping that subsequently his extra pawn will tell. Indeed, how can Black expect to create counterplay $2 He does not have any lead in development, and, apart from the knight on a3, all the opponent's pieces are quite reasonably placed. But Black's position contains colossal dynamic resources, which are not easy to foresee. The main point is the immediate prospect of the black pieces seizing all the dominant 'heights' in the position, and White, strangely enough, has to act very energetically. On the other hand, it is not easy to force yourself to hurry, when you have an extra pawn and, at first sight, a solid position. It is possible that, for the entire first half of the game, Karpov was quite unable to escape from this psychological impasse."} Re8 $1 15. Qd2 $2 {What is Black's best move $2 How best to restrict White $2} (15. Nc4 $1 {Stockfish approves of this. The knight on b4 proves to   be awkwardly placed.} Bd3 16. Ne3 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Bxe3 18. Bxe3 a5 19. a3 Na6 20. Qd4 $14) 15... b5 $1 16. Rad1 Nd3 $1 {"A cherished leap, which I first carried out earlier on my pocket set. The knight could not have dreamed of a better career $1 It is destined to play a brilliant role in the ultimate victory. With their excellent ad\ADvanced outpost at d3, the black pieces are now ready for a decisive invasion of the enemy position."} 17. Nab1 ({"The key point of the game. White must recognise the threatened   danger of com\ADplete suffocation, and urgently undertake something by   deciding on some action ..."} 17. d6 $5 Qxd6 $1 {A fascinating   exchange sacrifice $1} 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nc2 Nxb2 $15 {That which occurred in thegame was far worse for White. By   retreat\ADing his knight, Karpov was probably hop\ADing soon to evict   the knight from d3 by Be2. But he is not in fact able to do this."}) 17... h6 18. Bh4 b4 $1 {"Continuing his restriction strategy, Black not only dislodges the knight on c3 from its good position, but also deprives the knight on b1 of any future."} 19. Na4 Bd6 {"Now Black's achievements are clearly obvious. White's minor pieces are scattered about on either wing and are quite unable to coordinate, the placing of his knights being particularly depressing. But Black's main achievement is the wonderful Bf5 and Nd3 duo, which completely paralyses all three of White's major pieces."} 20. Bg3 Rc8 21. b3 {"At first sight it seems that Black cannot prevent the freeing manoeuvre Na4-b2, but now fresh forces join the battle."} g5 $3 {"The advance of this modest pawn finally tips the scales in Black's favour. In a normal situation such a pawn thrust, weakening the king's position, would be anti-\ADpositional, but here, on the contrary, it contains a profound positional point"} 22. Bxd6 (22. Nb2 $2 Nxb2 23. Qxb2 g4 24. Be2 Rc2 $19) 22... Qxd6 23. g3 Nd7 24. Bg2 ({"Missing the last opportunity to combat this outpost by 24.Nb2."} 24. Nb2 {"Because of the mass of tempting possibilities, it is not so   easy for Black to choose the correct course."} Qf6 $1 25. Nxd3 $2 (25. Nc4 $1 N7e5 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 $17) 25... Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Ne5 $19) 24... Qf6 $1 {"The b2-point is conclusively under Black's control. In contrast to the examined variation with 24.Nb2 Qf6 25.Nc4, the knight at a4 does not in fact come into play. The fate of the game is essentially decided as \ADthe white pieces are completely pinned down within their own territory."} 25. a3 a5 26. axb4 axb4 27. Qa2 Bg6 28. d6 g4 {"This position could be used as a striking example on the theme of 'domination' - with the board full of pieces, White is practically stalemated $1 It is not surprising that over his next six moves Karpov used up nearly all of his remaining time before the control."} 29. Qd2 Kg7 30. f3 Qxd6 31. fxg4 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Nf6 33. Rf4 Ne4 34. Qxd3 Nf2+ 35. Rxf2 Bxd3 36. Rfd2 {"For an instant, it may seem that White has managed to extricate himself, but the mirage promptly disappears ..."} Qe3 37. Rxd3 Rc1 38. Nb2 Qf2 $1 39. Nd2 Rxd1+ (39... Re2) 40. Nxd1 Re1+ {"Nikitin: 'It was painful to observe how the world champion, as White in a middle\ADgame with a 'sound' extra pawn and a solid pawn structure, was unable to find a useful move. His scattered pieces froze on the back ranks as though in a torpor. The effect of Kasparov's patent move 8...d5 $6 proved stunning, and it effectively turned the course of the match.'"} 0-1

[Event "Match Cornwall A-Gloucestershire A"]
[Site "Exeter ENG"]
[Date "1985.11.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Brown, Andrew"]
[Black "Kneebone, Robin FE"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8248622903864"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Rhg1 Qc7 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Bd3 b4 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Qa5 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Nd5 exd5 22. g6 Nf6 23. g7 Nh7 24. gxf8=Q# 1-0

[Event "corr 41/364"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shakarov, Alexander"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "Shakarov,A"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8248484702731"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Bg4 $5 $146 (10... f5 {\DC 29/218}) 11. c5 $5 (11. Bxe4 $2 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qh4 $15) (11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Nac5 13. f3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc5 $13) 11... Bc7 (11... Bxf3 $2 12. gxf3 $16) 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Naxc5 $6 (13... Nexc5 $1 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 $13) 14. f3 $1 (14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. f3 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 f5 $1 17. fxe4 fxe4 18. Rg1 Rae8 $44) 14... Qb6 (14... Nxd3 $2 15. Qxd3 Nc5 16. Qc2 $18) 15. Be3 d4 16. Bxd4 Rfd8 $1 (16... Rad8 $2 17. Bxe4 Rxd4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. fxg4 Nb3 (19... Rxg4 20. Kh1 g6 21. Bxg6 Rxg6 22. Nc3 $18) 20. Kh1 Nxa1 21. Qf5 c5 22. Bg6 $1 $18) 17. Bxe4 $1 (17. Be3 Rxd3 18. Qxd3 Nxd3 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. fxg4 (20. fxe4 Be2) 20... Nxb2 $13) 17... Rxd4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. fxg4 Nb3 20. Kh1 Nxa1 21. Qf5 c5 22. Qxf7 $1 (22. g5 $2 Qe6 $17) (22. Nc3 Qh6 $1 (22... Qxb2 23. Qh5) (22... Nb3 $2 23. Qxf7 Kxh7 24. Rf5) 23. Qxf7 Kxh7 24. e6 (24. Qxb7 Rf8 $5 $13 (24... Re8 $13)) 24... Qg6 (24... Nc2 25. e7 Qg6 $2 26. Qxg6+ Kxg6 27. Rf8) 25. Qxb7 Rf8 $1 26. Rxa1 (26. Rxf8 $2 Qb1+ $1) 26... Qxg4 {(/ Rd1 $1)} 27. h3 Qxe6 28. Qxa7 $13) 22... Kxh7 23. e6 Rd5 $2 (23... Qxb2 $6 24. e7 $3 Qb5 (24... Qe2 25. Nc3 Qb5 26. h3 $1 {/ Rf5$18}) 25. Qf5+ $1 Kh8 (25... Kg8 26. Nc3 Qe8 27. Qe6+ Kh7 28. Rf3 $18) 26. Nc3 Qd3 (26... Qe8 27. Qxc5 $1 $18) 27. Qh5+ Kg8 {Error reading move: Re8}) 1-0

[Event "USSR"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Black "Ulibin, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8249021587518"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O Qc7 12. g3 O-O 13. Bf4 Bd7 14. Rc1 Ng4 15. Bb5 Bxf4 16. Nxf4 Rxf4 17. gxf4 Qxf4 18. Rc3 Rf8 19. h3 Nce5 20. dxe5 Bxb5 21. Re1 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 d4 23. Rd3 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 Qg3 0-1

[Event "Elenite op"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Donev, Ivo Hristov"]
[Black "Kolev, Atanas Tonchev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2275"]
[Annotator "Donev"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8246609644589"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. e5 Nd7 9. Nb3 Be7 10. h4 f6 11. Ng5 $1 (11. Bxh7+ Kxh7 12. Ng5+ Kg8 13. Nxe6 Qb6 14. Nxf8 Nxf8 $13) 11... fxg5 12. Bxh7+ $1 (12. hxg5 g6 13. Rxh7 Ndxe5 $19) 12... Kxh7 13. hxg5+ Kg8 14. Rh8+ $3 Kxh8 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. g6 Bb4+ 17. c3 Rf5 $6 (17... Nf6 $142 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Qh7+ (19. Bg5 e5 20. Qh7+ (20. cxb4 Nxb4 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qxg7+ Ke6) 20... Kf8 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxg7+ Ke6 23. cxb4) 19... Kf8 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qxg7+ Kd6 (21... Ke8 22. Bg5 Bf8 (22... Be7 23. Bxf6 Kd7 24. Qf7 (24. O-O-O Kd6 25. Nd2)) 23. Qh8 $13) 22. Bg5 $44) 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ Ke7 20. Bg5+ $3 Rxg5 21. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch / Zonal"]
[Site "Estes Park, CO USA"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rohde, Michael A"]
[Black "Kogan, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C75"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8247545178706"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nf1 Bg4 11. d5 Nh4 12. Ne3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Na7 14. Kh1 Bg5 15. Rg1 Bf4 16. Ng2 Nxg2 17. Rxg2 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 Qh4 19. Qe3 f5 20. Rag1 Rf7 21. exf5 Nc8 22. f4 Ne7 23. Bd7 Nxd5 24. Be6 Nxe3 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 26. Bxf7 h5 27. fxe3 Qf2 28. Bd5 e4 29. Bxe4 Qxe3 30. Bxb7 Rf8 31. R7g5 Qh3 32. f6 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Solymosi, Istvan"]
[Black "Nemeth, Z."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Annotator "Nemeth,Z"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7976828016217"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Inf 41"]
[Source "Chess Informant"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{Inf 41/148} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 Qd7 {N} (8... Qd8 {— 38/188}) 9. Qe2 $6 (9. dxc5 Rd8 10. Ne5 Qd4 11. Qe2) 9... cxd4 10. Ne5 Qd8 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. f4 a5 {[ a6_c5]} 13. g4 $6 g6 14. Ndf3 Nc6 15. f5 exf5 16. gxf5 Nh5 17. Qg2 Bf6 18. fxg6 Bxe5 19. gxf7+ Kh8 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qe4 Rg8+ $3 (21... Ng6 $2 22. Qxd4+ Ng7 23. Bh6 $18) (21... Rxf7 $5 22. Qxe5+ (22. Rxf7 $2 Qg8+) 22... Rg7+ 23. Kh1 (23. Kf2 Qh4+) 23... Bc6+ 24. Be4 Qh4 25. Bxc6 (25. Bf4 Bxe4+ 26. Qxe4 Ng3+) 25... Ng3+ 26. Qxg3 Rxg3 27. Bf4 $1 $13) 22. fxg8=Q+ Qxg8+ 23. Kf2 (23. Qg2 Bh3 $19) 23... Ng4+ 24. Kg1 $8 Ne5+ (24... Nxh2+ $2 25. Qg2 (25. Kxh2 $2 Qg3+ 26. Kh1 Bc6 $19)) (24... Ne3+ 25. Kf2 Rf8+ 26. Ke1 $13) 25. Kf2 Re8 $1 26. Qxd4 Qg7 27. Qc3 (27. Be3 Nxd3+ 28. Qxd3 Qxb2+ 29. Bd2 (29. Kf3 Bc6+ 30. Kg4 Rg8+ 31. Bg5 Qg2+) (29. Qd2 Qf6+ 30. Ke2 Bg4+) 29... Qf6+ 30. Qf3 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Rg8+ { c6-+}) 27... Qf6+ 28. Ke2 $8 Nf3+ $5 (28... Nxc4+ $1 29. Kd1 Ba4+ 30. Bc2 Rd8+ 31. Ke2 Qxc3 32. bxc3 Bxc2 $17) 29. Be3 Nf4+ $1 30. Kxf3 Bc6+ 31. Kf2 (31. Kg3 Rg8+ 32. Kf2 Rg2+ 33. Ke1 Qxc3+ 34. bxc3 Nxd3+ 35. Kd1 Ba4#) 31... Re5 $1 (31... Nxd3+ $2 32. Ke2 $16) 32. Ke1 $2 (32. Kg1 $2 Rg5+ 33. Kf2 Rg2+ { c3, d3, a4#}) (32. Qxe5 Nxd3+ 33. Ke2 Qxe5 34. Kxd3 Be4+ 35. Ke2 Qxb2+ 36. Bd2 Qd4 $15) 32... Rxe3+ 33. Kd2 Rxd3+ $1 34. Qxd3 Qxb2+ 35. Qc2 Qd4+ (35... Qd4+ 36. Kc1 (36. Ke1 Qe3+ 37. Kd1 Ba4 38. Qxa4 Qe2+ { d3, b2#}) 36... Be4 37. Rd1 (37. Rxf4 Qxa1+ { c2}) 37... Ne2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Lugano op"]
[Site "Lugano"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Plaskett, Jim"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8251709874774"]
[EventDate "1986.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 e5 2. e3 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Ne7 6. d4 O-O 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. O-O f5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. b3 c6 11. Ba3 Qe8 12. f4 e4 13. Qd6 Rf7 14. Rad1 Nf8 15. Rd2 Ne6 16. Bh3 g5 17. fxg5 Ng6 18. Bxf5 Bf8 19. Nxe4 Bxd6 20. Nxd6 Qd8 21. Rd3 Rxf5 22. Nxf5 Qxg5 23. h4 Qh5 24. g4 Qxg4+ 25. Neg3 Qh3 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Nhf5+ Kf6 28. Nh5+ Ke5 29. Nfg3 Nef8 30. Bb2+ Ke6 31. Ng7+ Ke7 32. Ba3+ 1-0

[Event "JUG-ch"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Black "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8112408902740"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. Qe2 a6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 b5 13. Rg1 Nd7 14. g5 Nc5 15. Rg3 f5 16. Rh3 g6 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Rdh4 Rf7 19. Kb1 Nxb3 20. Qd3 Nc5 21. Qxg6+ Rg7 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rxh7+ Kg8 24. Rh8+ Kf7 25. R3h7+ Kg6 26. Rh6+ Kf5 27. R8h7 Bd8 28. Rxc7 Bxc7 29. Rf6+ Kg4 30. g6 Bb7 31. Rf7 Bb6 32. b4 Na4 33. Nxa4 Bxe3 34. fxe3 0-1

[Event "USSR Ch"]
[Site "USSR"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Podgaets, Mikhail"]
[Black "Zaichik, Gennadi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A77"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8250632197689"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Ne5 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Bxh5 gxh5 14. Nd1 b6 15. Ra3 Ba6 16. Re1 c4 17. Ne3 Nd3 18. Rf1 Rc8 19. Nf5 Be5 20. f4 c3 21. fxe5 cxb2 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Qxb2 Rxc1 24. Nf5+ Kg8 25. Rxd3 1-0

[Event "Haapsalu"]
[Site "Haapsalu"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vetemaa, Juri"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B03"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[Beauty "8247410993687"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nc3 exd5 9. cxd5 c4 10. a3 Bc5 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Be2 Bf5 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Qd2 h6 15. Bf4 Na6 16. O-O-O Rac8 17. h3 Na4 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 N6c5 20. Bxc4 Qb5 21. Rd2 Nxc3 0-1

[Event "14th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bonin, Jay R"]
[Black "Djuric, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[BlackElo "2277"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8247276781088"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[BlackTeam "RS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. O-O Qd6 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. Ng5 Bg4 18. Nxf7 $3 Kxf7 19. Qg5 $1 Ng8 20. Qxg4 Nf6 21. Re7+ $1 Qxe7 22. d6+ Ke8 23. Bb5+ 1-0

[Event "GLC Chess Challenge"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1986.03.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7905042516058"]
[EventDate "1986.03.11"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Nb5 Bc7 8. f4 Bd7 9. Nf3 Bxb5 10. Bxb5+ Nc6 11. O-O Nge7 12. Bd3 a6 13. Kh1 h6 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. Bb2 Bb6 16. Rae1 Rc8 17. g4 g6 18. Nh4 h5 19. f5 hxg4 20. fxg6 Rxh4 21. gxf7+ Kf8 22. Bc1 Nf5 23. Bxf5 d3 24. Bxd3 g3 25. Qg2 Rxh2+ 26. Qxh2 gxh2 27. Bh6+ Ke7 28. Bg5+ Kf8 29. Bh6+ Ke7 30. Bg6 Bc7 31. Bg5+ Kf8 32. Bh6+ Ke7 33. f8=Q+ Rxf8 34. Bxf8+ Kd8 35. Rf7 Qe8 36. Bg7 Nxe5 37. Bf6+ 1-0

[Event "Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Rematch"]
[Site "London ENG / Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1986.10.03"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7286948888585"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. h3 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Bf5 15. Re1 a5 16. a3 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 Nd7 19. Qf4 Bg6 20. h4 Qd8 21. Na4 h5 22. Re1 b5 23. Nc3 Qb8 24. Qe3 b4 25. Ne4 bxa3 26. Nxf6+ Nxf6 27. bxa3 Nd5 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Ne5 Qd8 30. Qf3 Ra6 31. Rc1 Kh7 32. Qh3 Rb6 33. Rc8 Qd6 34. Qg3 a4 35. Ra8 Qe6 36. Rxa4 Qf5 37. Ra7 Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Rc1 39. Rb7 Rc2 40. f3 Rd2 41. Nd7 Rxd4 42. Nf8+ Kh6 43. Rb4 Rc4 44. Rxc4 dxc4 45. Qd6 c3 46. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Interpolis 10th"]
[Site "Tilburg NED"]
[Date "1986.10.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8249692664358"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Qc2 d6 10. Bd3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 f5 12. d5 Nc5 13. h4 g4 14. Nd4 Qf6 15. O-O Nxd3 16. Qxd3 e5 17. Nxf5 Bc8 18. f4 Qxf5 19. e4 Qh5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. c5 Kd8 22. d6 Qe8 23. dxc7+ Kxc7 24. Qd5 Nc6 25. Rf7+ Bd7 26. Raf1 Rd8 27. R1f6 Kc8 28. cxb6 axb6 29. Qb5 1-0

[Event "Timisoara"]
[Site "Timisoara"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Foisor, Ovidiu Doru"]
[Black "Liang, Jinrong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251705924133"]
[EventDate "1987.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Ne4 11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 exd5 13. Rxd5 Qxa3 14. Ng5 g6 15. Bc4 Bf5 16. Rxf5 gxf5 17. O-O Ne7 18. Be5 Qa5 19. Qe2 Qb6 20. Be6 $3 Qxe6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qc4 b6 23. Qxe6+ Rf7 24. Ra1 a5 25. g3 a4 26. Bd4 a3 27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. Qb3 1-0

[Event "URS-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Black "Konopleva, Natalia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[BlackElo "2210"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8248488671817"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Bd2 Qc7 9. O-O-O e6 10. g4 Nbd7 11. g5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Kb1 Bd6 14. Rc1 Nb6 15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. Rhe1 Rac8 17. g6 hxg6 18. Rxe6+ Kf8 19. Rxg6 Rh4 20. Rxg7 Kxg7 21. Rg1+ Kf8 22. Qf6 Qxc2+ 23. Ka1 Nc4 24. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Baguio City"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Klinger, Josef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7770535395406"]
[EventDate "1987.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. Ne5 Nf6 9. Qf3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qd5 11. Qg3 O-O 12. f3 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. d5 Nh5 15. Qh4 Qxd5 16. Rd1 Qc5 17. Kf2 Rfe8 18. Be2 Nf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rd7 Bc8 21. Rxf7 $3 Kxf7 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. f4 Qf5 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qg7+ Kd6 26. Rd1+ Kc5 27. Qc7 Ba6 28. Qd6+ Kb6 29. a5+ Kxa5 30. Qxc6 Red8 31. Ra1+ Kb4 32. Qxa6 Kc5 33. b4+ cxb3 34. Qxb5+ Kd6 35. Qb7 a6 36. Rd1+ Kc5 37. Rc1+ Qc2 38. Rxc2+ bxc2 39. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "Correspondence"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mullner"]
[Black "Janosi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1k1r1/2q1bp2/p1n1b3/1p1pP3/5BPp/5N2/PPPQB3/1K1R2R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Rc1 (1. g5 h3 $11) 1... d4 (1... Qa5 2. Qxa5 Nxa5 3. g5 $15) 2. Ng5 (2. g5 $5 {is an interesting idea} h3 3. Rh1 $15) 2... Bxa2+ 3. Kxa2 Nb4+ 4. Kb3 Qc6 5. c3 (5. Qxd4 Nxc2 6. Qe4 Bxg5 7. Qxc6+ Rxc6 8. Rxc2 Rxc2 9. Kxc2 Bxf4 $19) 5... a5 $19 6. Nh7 $2 (6. e6 f6 7. Bd6 $19) 6... d3 $1 {the knockout punch. Threatening mate... how?} 7. Ka3 (7. Bxd3 a4+) 7... Qe6 (7... dxe2 $6 8. Nf6+ {Theme: Double Attack} Bxf6 9. exf6 $11) 8. b3 a4 {Threatening mate: Qxb3} 9. Nf6+ (9. Kb2 Qxb3+ (9... dxe2 10. cxb4 Qxb3+ 11. Ka1 Qa3+ 12. Kb1 $15) 10. Ka1 Nc2+ (10... dxe2 $6 {is clearly weaker} 11. cxb4 Qa3+ 12. Kb1 $15) 11. Rxc2 dxc2 (11... Qxc2 $6 12. Qxc2 dxc2 13. Bxb5+ Kd8 14. Kb2 $11) (11... dxe2 12. Nf6+ Bxf6 13. exf6 Qa3+ 14. Kb1 Qb3+ 15. Rb2 $18) 12. Nf6+ Bxf6 13. Bxb5+ Qxb5 14. exf6 Rg6 $11) 9... Bxf6 10. bxa4 Ra8 (10... Nc2+ $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 11. Rxc2 bxa4 12. Kb2 dxc2 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Qd7 c1=Q+ 15. Bxc1 Bxe5 16. Bh6+ Qxh6 17. Qxc8+ Kg7 18. g5 $19) 11. Bd1 Nc2+ $1 {Clearance to allow f6-e7} 12. Bxc2 (12. Qxc2 dxc2) 12... dxc2 {Threatening mate: Rxa4.} 13. Kb2 Rxa4 (13... Be7 $5 14. Rxc2 Rxa4 15. Ra1 Rxg4 16. Rxa4 bxa4 17. Ka1 $19) 14. Ra1 Be7 (14... Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Rgxg4 16. Rxg4 c1=Q+ 17. Qxc1 Qxg4 18. Rxa4 bxa4 19. Qe3 $16) 15. Rxa4 bxa4 {The mate threat is Qb3} 16. Qxc2 Qc4 17. Qd2 Rg6 18. Ka1 Rb6 19. Rb1 Rb3 {Do you see the mate threat?} 20. Rxb3 axb3 21. Kb2 Qa4 22. Kb1 Ba3 23. Qg2 (23. Qe2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Qc6 24. Bc1 Bxc1 $19) 23... Bc1 $3 {Theme: Clearance for a4-a1} (23... Qxf4 $6 {is a bad alternative} 24. Qa8+ Kd7 25. Qxa3 Qxe5 26. Qxb3 $17) 24. Bxc1 (24. Kxc1 {Deflection from a1} Qa1+) 24... h3 $1 {the final nail in the coffin} 25. Qe2 (25. Qxh3 {Theme: Deflection from a2} Qa2# {A beautiful mate combination}) 25... Qa2+ $1 {A double attack} (25... Qa2+ 26. Qxa2 bxa2+ 27. Kxa2 h2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "1987.02.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7492574410832"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 (8... d5 {The Marshall}) 9. h3 {preventing ...Bg4} Na5 {The Chigorin or Closed Variation. The variation is solid, but Black must be wary of getting his knight trapped offside.} (9... Nb8 {The Breyer Variation, covered in our video on Smirin vs.   Beliavsky.}) 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rac8 15. Ne3 Nc6 16. d5 Nb4 17. Bb1 {The bishop steps back, but it is the knight on b4 that is in danger of being trapped.} a5 {making room for the knight's retreat.} 18. a3 Na6 {How does Tal target the position of the knight on c6 $2} 19. b4 $1 {Tal's first star move $1 The knight is kept offside since the pawn on b4 can't be captured.} g6 (19... axb4 20. axb4 Nxb4 $2 21. Bd2 $18) 20. Bd2 axb4 21. axb4 Qb7 22. Bd3 Nc7 23. Nc2 Nh5 24. Be3 {Threatening Ra7.} Ra8 25. Qd2 Rxa1 26. Nxa1 $1 {It's tempting to recapture with the rook, but that just leads to trades on the open file. Now the knight is headed to c6 via a5.} f5 27. Bh6 $1 {Otherwise, this bishop ends up trapped or futureless after ...f4.} Ng7 28. Nb3 f4 (28... Ra8 $1) 29. Na5 Qb6 30. Rc1 Ra8 31. Qc2 {White has bet on the right file: the c-file is more valuable than the a-file.} Nce8 32. Qb3 Bf6 33. Nc6 Nh5 (33... Bxc6 $4 34. dxc6+ $18) 34. Qb2 $1 {Tal anticipates Hajartarson's exchanging operation and readies a tactical refutation. High-level attacking prophylaxis $1} Bg7 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 {How does Tal combine tactics and positional pressure to enter the position $2} (35... Nhxg7) 36. Rc5 $3 Qa6 (36... dxc5 37. Nfxe5 Qa6 38. Nxd7+ Nhf6 39. Nxc5 $18) 37. Rxb5 Nc7 38. Rb8 $1 {This move siezes the 8th rank at the cost of a bishop with the idea of sacing another piece to attack the black king $1 Ra5 $1 with similar ideas was also good.} Qxd3 39. Ncxe5 $1 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Ra1 (40... dxe5 {Here are the main mating ideas.} 41. Qxe5+ Kf7 (41... Kh6 42. Qg5+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kh6 44. Qf8+ Ng7 45. Qxf4+ Kh5 46. Qg5#) (41... Nf6 42. Qe7+ Kh6 43. Qf8+ Kh5 44. Qxf6 Kh6 45. Qxf4+ Kg7 46. Qf8#) 42. Ng5#) 41. Ng4+ Kf7 42. Nh6+ {Another knight on the rim $1} Ke7 43. Ng8+ {And Tal finishes with one final (and lethal) knight hop to the edge of the board $1} (43. Ng8+ Kf7 44. Ng5#) 1-0

[Event "SWIFT Blitz"]
[Site "Brussels BEL"]
[Date "1987.04.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C09"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8246874110518"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nb3 Bd6 9. O-O Nge7 10. h3 O-O 11. c3 a6 12. Bd3 Bc7 13. Bc2 Nf5 14. Qd3 Qd6 15. g4 g6 16. gxf5 Bxf5 17. Qd2 Bxh3 18. Qh6 Qd7 19. Qh4 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Ne5 21. Nfd4 Rfe8 22. Bf4 Nc4 23. Nc5 Qc8 24. Nd3 Bxf4 25. Nxf4 Nxb2 26. Nh5 Qc4+ 27. Kg2 Re6 28. Nf6+ Rxf6 29. Qxf6 Qxc3 30. Rh1 Rf8 31. Rh3 Qd2 32. Nf5 1-0

[Event "SWIFT Blitz"]
[Site "Brussels BEL"]
[Date "1987.04.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8248643840089"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 g6 8. d4 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Rxe6 $1 {I would imagine that Tal thought for about 1 second on this move.} fxe6 14. Bc4 Qd6 15. Qe2 Nd8 (15... Kh8 $1 {This is a very clever computer defense. Now taking   on e6 is bad, but Tal could still play moves like Re1.} 16. Bxe6 $2 Ne5 $3 {A nice interference tactic used in defense.}) 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Nd2 $2 (17. Bd2 $1 {This was more natural. Now the knight could go to g5 and   c3 would be secure.}) 17... Kh8 18. Ne4 Qc7 19. Bb3 e5 20. h4 $1 {The king on h8 cannot feel safe.} exd4 21. h5 (21. Nf6 $2 {Simply a loss of time in this position.} Rf8 $17) 21... gxh5 22. Qxh5 $2 {I assume Tal played this without really thinking. It is a strong recapture, and one cannot deliberate over every move in a blitz game, BUT he does miss a clear win.} (22. Nf6 $1 {Winning on the spot, since the h-file is now open.} Rf8 23. Nxh7 $1 $18) 22... Rf8 23. Bc2 Qe5 $1 {The central queen is a strong defender.} 24. Ng3 $3 {Tal sacrifices a rook WITH CHECK to attack h7. Karpov can defend, but there is only one way.} Qxe1+ 25. Kh2 h6 $2 {Now Tal wins quickly.} (25... Bh6 $3 {An incredible defense. Whichever way Tal takes,   Karpov will have the chance to defend h7 and hold the game.} 26. Bxh6 $1 (26. Qxh6 $4 Rf7 27. Bxh7 $4 Rxh7 {The queen is pinned to the     king on h2 so there is time to mate on f8 $1}) 26... Rf7 $1 {The bishop's sacrifice on h6 has cleared the rook's   path to defend h7.} 27. Bxh7 $1 Rc6 $1 {Another only move is needed.   It would have been remarkable for even Karpov to find all of these   moves in a blitz game.} (27... Rxh7 $4 28. Qe8#) 28. Be4 {Here is one long line that leads to a draw. The computer   anticipates perpetual in most lines after Black sacrifices on h6.} Rxh6 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Ke8 32. Qh8+ Kd7 33. Qxd4+ Kc8 34. Qc5+ Kd7 35. Qd4+ Kc8 36. Qc5+) 26. Bxh6 Kg8 27. Bxg7 Rxf2 28. Qh7+ Kf7 29. Qg6+ Kg8 30. Bh6+ {The queen can mate on either g7 or h7 next move.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1987.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gregory Zinovyevich Kaidanov"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8251709912606"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nc6 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Re1 b6 12. Bc2 Ba6 13. b4 Bc4 14. b5 Na5 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Re3 Rc7 17. Rg3 Re8 18. Bh6 Bf8 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Ne4 Bd5 24. Rh3 Kf8 25. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Szirak Interzonal"]
[Site "Szirak HUN"]
[Date "1987.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8249961123364"]
[EventDate "1987.07.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Rhe1 Nfd7 13. f4 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 exd5 16. exd5 Be7 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. dxc6 Nf6 19. Bb6 Qxb6 20. Rxe7+ Kf8 21. Qxd6 Kg8 22. g5 hxg5 23. fxg5 Rc8 24. c7 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Ng4 26. Rd8+ Kh7 27. Red7 1-0

[Event "Investbanka Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1987.10.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[Beauty "7285363180073"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 b6 10. b3 c5 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Nf3 Qc7 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Rad1 Rd6 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 f6 20. Bc2 Qe7 21. Rxd6 Bxd6 22. Re1 e5 23. h4 Rd8 24. h5 Bb4 25. Re2 Qd7 26. Bf5 Qd1+ 27. Kh2 Bd2 28. Be6+ Kh8 29. Bd5 Bf4+ 30. g3 f5 31. Qh4 Bxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Rxd5 33. cxd5 Qxd5 34. Qb4 Qf3+ 35. Kh4 h6 36. Re3 Qxf2+ 37. Rg3 Qh2+ 38. Rh3 Qf2+ 39. Rg3 Kh7 40. Kh3 Qf1+ 41. Kh4 Qh1+ 42. Rh3 Qg2 43. Rg3 Qh2+ 44. Rh3 Qxb2 45. Qc3 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Capablanca mem-A"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7495124552750"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd5 Bd7 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. a3 e6 16. Ba2 b6 17. Qd3 Ba4 18. d5 c4 19. Qd2 exd5 20. Rb4 b5 21. exd5 Rd8 22. d6 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Nc6 24. Ng3 Nxb4 25. axb4 Qc6 26. Bb1 f5 27. Re1 Re8 28. Nxf5 $5 gxf5 29. Bxf5 Rad8 30. d7 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Bc2 32. Bxc2 Qxd7 33. g4 Re8 34. Be4 Kh8 35. Kg2 a6 36. h4 Rd8 37. h5 Qd1 38. Qe3 Kg8 39. h6 Bf8 40. Bxh7+ $3 Kf7 (40... Kxh7 41. Qe4+ Kh8 42. Qe5+ Kh7 43. Qf5+ Kh8 44. Qf6+ Kh7 45. Qf7+ Kh8 46. Be5+) 41. Bg6+ Kxg6 42. Qe6+ Kh7 43. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Leningrad"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vasily Borisovich Malinin"]
[Black "Savinov, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976852978775"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 g6 8. g3 Bg7 9. h4 O-O 10. h5 Nbd7 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. Bh3 Re8 13. Qc2 Rb8 14. Be3 Nxd5 15. Qxg6 fxg6 16. Be6+ Kf8 17. Nxd5 Rxb2 18. Ng5 Nf6 19. Nf4 Qa5+ 20. Kf1 Bxe2+ 21. Kg1 Reb8 22. Bf7 Rb1+ 23. Kh2 Ng4+ 24. Kh3 Rxh1+ 25. Rxh1 Nxf2+ 26. Bxf2 Bg4+ 27. Kxg4 Rb4 28. Kf3 Qa3+ 29. Be3 Qa8+ 30. Bd5 Qa5 31. Nfe6+ Kg8 32. Nc7+ e6 33. Bxe6+ Kf8 34. Nh7+ Ke7 35. Bg5+ Bf6 36. Bxf6# 1-0

[Event "Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247008337967"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{Serper's attack in this game is a flawless example of attacking a king who has been deserted by his army. Not the least of Serper's ideas is his pawn sacrifice which offers White some intuitive attacking chances. This is nicely followed by his remarkable Bishop sack. All in all this is THE example of how to attack when Black bungles his French.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Ngf3 {atypical} (6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. g3 Bb4+ 10. Kf2 g5 {is a variation I quite enjoy playing.}) 6... Nc6 7. c3 a5 8. a4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 {Opting to trade off a pair of knights. A logical idea as the two knights stumble over each other and although it does trade off one of Black's cramped pieces it his only one that has a job to perform. Still cxd4 is also good and much more common.} Nxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4 11. Kf2 $5 {A very interesting move. The point is that White needs to unpin his knight to be able to hold d4. For this he takes a few extra moves to get his king to safety.} f6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Nf3 fxe5 14. fxe5 Qh4+ 15. g3 {A very interesting pawn sac which is the logical followup to Kf2. White now gets some chances to attack Black's king but he must be quick as if Black develops the d4 pawn will be killer.} Qxd4+ 16. Kg2 Qb6 17. Rf1 Be7 (17... h6 18. Bb1 Nc5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Qc2 g5 21. h4 g4 22. Nh2 (22. Bxh6 $5 gxf3+ 23. Rxf3 Rf5 $8 24. g4 Qxe5 25. gxf5 exf5 26. Bf4 $40) 22... Rxf1 23. Kxf1 h5 24. Qg6+ Qg7 25. Qxh5 Qf7+ 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Bc2 Bd7 28. Nxg4 $16) (17... Nc5 18. Bxh7+ $5 {Forces a draw but offers nothing else.} (18. Be3 Bd7 $2 (18... h6 19. Ng5 $5 (19. Qc2 Qc6 (19... Bd7 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Nh4 $18 (21. Qg6 Be8 {gives nothing})) 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Ng5 (21. Qg6 {Bxh6 is now a massive threat} Ne4 22. Bxh6 $1 Qc7 23. Be3 Qf7 24. Nh4 Qxg6 25. Nxg6+ Kxh7 26. Nxf8+ {should win}) 21... d4+ 22. Kg1 Rf5 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Nf7+ Kg8 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. Bxd4 $17) 19... Rxf1 (19... hxg5 20. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Rf1+ Ke7 (23... Kg8 24. Qe8+ Kh7 25. Rf8 g6 26. Qf7+ Kh6 27. Rh8#) 24. Qf7+ Kd8 25. Bxg5#) 20. Qh5 $1 Nxd3 $8 (20... Rf8 21. Qg6 $18) 21. Bxb6 Rf8 22. Qg6 hxg5 23. Qxd3 $14) 19. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 (20... Kg6 21. Nf7 $1 {Qg4 will mate now}) 21. Qh5 Rf5 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qg6 $18) 18... Kxh7 19. Ng5+ Kg8 20. Be3 (20. Qh5 Rxf1 21. Bf4 Rxf4 22. gxf4 Bd7 $11) (20. Rxf8+ $2 Kxf8 21. Qf3+ Ke8 22. Qf7+ Kd8 23. Nh7 Bd7 24. Bg5+ Kc7 $19) 20... Rxf1 21. Qh5 Rf5 22. Qe8+ Rf8 23. Qg6 Rf5 24. Rf1 Rxf1 25. Bf4 Rxf4 26. gxf4 $11) (17... g6 18. Bh6 Rf7 (18... Re8 19. Qc2 Kh8 (19... Qc6 20. Qf2 (20. Bxg6 $1 Qxc2+ 21. Bxc2 $14) 20... Qc5 21. Nd4 Qe7 $44) 20. Rac1 Qc5 21. Bb5 Qxc2+ 22. Rxc2 $22 {White is unbelievably winning here.}) 19. Qc2 (19. Ng5 Nxe5 20. Nxf7 Nxf7 21. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. Qf3+ Ke8 23. Qf6 $18) 19... Rxf3 $1 20. Rxf3 Nxe5 21. Raf1 Bd7 22. Qe2 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 $13) 18. Qc2 h6 (18... g6 $2 19. Bxg6 $1 $18 hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Ng5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5+ Kh7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Bh6 Rxf1 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qg7#) (18... h5 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Qg6 Rf5 $8 21. Bh6 $1 Bf8 22. Ng5 {and there is no defence, for example...} Qxb2+ 23. Kh3 Qd4 24. Rxf5 Qg4+ 25. Kg2 Qxf5 26. Qxh5 gxh6 27. Bxf5 $18) 19. Bxh6 $3 {Tal-style Serper breaks down Black's walls. Though it is hard to see and I suspect this was intuitve to a fair degree(which makes it even sexier) this sacrifice is winning.} gxh6 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Qg6 Qxb2+ (21... Nf6 $5 {A very interesting move based on exf6 Qxb2+ and and Qxf6 but White has a REMARKABLE refutation!} 22. Ng5 $3 hxg5 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Qh6 Bg7 25. Qh5 $18 Rf4 $8 26. gxf4 g4 27. Bc2+ Kg8 28. Qe8+ Bf8 29. Qg6+ Bg7 30. f5 exf5 31. Qxb6) 22. Kh1 Nf6 $8 {There is no other way to stop the winning Qxh6, but this will not save Black either. White is winning.} 23. Ng5 $1 hxg5 (23... Qxe5 24. Qxh6 $18 Qxg5 25. Qxg5 Kxh7 26. Rf4) (23... Bd7 24. Bg8 $1 Qxe5 25. Rxf6 $1 Qxa1+ 26. Kg2 Qb2+ 27. Kh3 e5+ 28. Ne6 $1 Bxe6+ 29. Rxe6 $18) 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Bg8 $1 {A simple finishing idea, but a very aesthetic one. It is a deserving finish to a deserving game.} 1-0

[Event "Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Madl, Ildiko"]
[Black "Summermatter, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8249428211740"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 Be7 8. g5 Nfd7 9. h4 Nc6 10. Qh5 O-O 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qh6+ Kh8 16. e5 Nf8 17. Ne4 Ng6 18. Nf6 Bxf6 19. gxf6 Rg8 20. h5 Qf8 21. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Simul"]
[Site "Chicago, IL USA"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Jack Miller"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8179094190682"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 d6 $6 {Not a terrible move, but this is definitely not the strongest move either.} (4... exd4 {This ancient theoretical move is a very reliable path   to equality.} 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 $1 {spectacular and fun   though not sufficient for an advantage $1} Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6) 5. dxe5 Nxe4 $2 {The sort of opportunity the simul-giver seeks.} (5... dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Nxd8 $14) 6. Bxf7+ $1 {Tal spots the flaw in ...Nxe4 while avoiding a false path.} (6. Qd5 $2 {This looks to win a full piece, but it actually let's   Black off the hook.} Be6 7. Qxe4 d5) 6... Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Be6 8. Qxe4 {Now Tal has a big plus with an extra pawn and a safer king, but the game is just beginning.} Be7 9. O-O d5 10. Qd3 {The queen keeps an eye on the h7-pawn, but she can be a target here as we will see.} (10. Qf4+ Kg8 11. Nc3 {Keeping the queen on the kingside is superior.}) 10... Qd7 (10... Nb4 $1 11. Qd2 c5 {gaining some space in the center is an   improvement for Black.}) 11. Re1 Raf8 12. Nc3 Ke8 13. Ng5 {Now the game gets sharp $1 Better was to develop the bishop on c1.} (13. Bg5 Rxf3 $2 14. Qxf3 Bxg5 15. Qh5+ {Justifies Bg5 $1 tactically.   White regains the piece and has an extra exchange.}) 13... Bc5 14. Nxe6 Bxf2+ 15. Kh1 Bxe1 16. Nxf8 $2 {What could be more natural than capturing the exchange $2 Surpringly, this move is a big mistake as Black's pieces spring to life and Tal's queenside is undeveloped.} (16. Nxd5 $1 {The knights are all over the black position} Qxd5 17. Nxc7+ {Safely pockets the queen.} (17. Qxd5 $4 Rf1#)) 16... Rxf8 17. Bg5 {The bishop sets up some great threats on g5, but it's also loose.} (17. Nxd5 $4 Qxd5 $1 18. Qxd5 Rf1#) (17. Bd2 {was safer though Black is still better as Black is better   developed, and the king on e8 is safe enough.}) 17... Nb4 $1 {Miller sees his chance to go after Tal's soft back rank $1} 18. Qe2 Nxc2 $1 {Another blow $1 e1 is defended and a1 is attacked.} 19. e6 (19. Rxe1 $5 Nxe1 20. Qxe1 d4 {Materially, Tal would be ok here, but   his minor pieces aren't coordinated, and Miller's majors would be very   powerful thanks to the soft back rank and strong d-pawn.}) 19... Qd6 $2 (19... Qc6 $3 {It's hard to think that this should be stronger than   the more central ...Qd6, but it's best to attack g2.} 20. Rd1 d4 {Threatening ...Rf2 and the knight although the knight can't be   captured right away due to Rd8#} 21. Ne4 Qxe4 $1 {and wins.}) 20. Nb5 $1 {Tal now strikes with a move that looks much like 17...Nb4 $1 from Miller.} Qe5 $1 {Miller plays a great shot $1 Now both queens are hanging, but neither can be captured due to ...Rf1# and Nxc7# Tal now needs (and finds) a great move to deal with the back rank and the hanging bishop on g5. I have to think Miller thought he had won here.} 21. h4 $3 {The most spectacular "luft" ever $2 Tal leaves the queen hanging and stops back-rank mate while defending the bishop.} Qg3 {The loose queen had to move.} 22. Rd1 $1 {The rook is now participating.} Rf2 {Once again, I think Miller might have been feeling pretty good...} 23. Qxf2 $3 {The end of Miller's brilliant counterplay.} Bxf2 24. Rxd5 {There is no good way to stop Rd8# Although Miller plays on, the game is over at this point as White's three fifth-rank pieces completely dominate the black queen.} Qxh4+ 25. Bxh4 Bxh4 26. Nxc7+ Kf8 27. Rf5+ Bf6 28. Rd5 a5 29. Rd7 Nb4 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Rxf6 $1 Nc6 32. Rf7 g6 33. e7 1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki ol (Men)"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Black "Machado, Hermes Amilcar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Rogers"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8249293990996"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 ({Black's copycat system has enjoyed a measure of popularity since it was discovered that the obvious} 9. Qc2 {can be met by} Na6 $1) (9. Nc3 {is currently considered to be the critical test of Black's plan.}) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bg4 ({This is more solid than} 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bg4 12. Qd3 $1 Nd7 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. h3 Bh5 15. f4 {when (at the time this game was played) the complications were believed to favour White, as in the game Short-Hubner, Tilburg 1988.}) 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. h3 Bh5 14. Rb5 $5 {Capturing the b-pawn is impossible due to ...Nb6 but the rook is destined for action on the kingside!} Nb6 15. c4 $1 Bxf3 ({The bishop is merely a liability on the fifth rank and so exchanging it is a sensible decision. On} 15... Nxc4 {White can try} 16. Rxd5 $1 Bh2+ 17. Nxh2 $1 Qxd5 18. Bxc4 {with advantage.}) 16. Qxf3 dxc4 17. Bc2 Rb8 18. a4 a6 19. Bg5 $1 {Black was probably expecting 18.Rh5 g6 when the sacrifice on h7 leads only to a draw. However the text move is very annoying since 19...f6 loses to 20.Qh5. When faced with this position against Belyavsky at the Reykjavik World Cup Tournament, Petursson chose to give up his queen with 19...axb5, although he failed to hold the game in the long run. Machado goes his own way but soon realises that he has underestimated White's attack.} Qc7 $6 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Bf6 $3 {The brilliant point. White's rook is still immune from capture (22....axb5 23.Qg5 mates) and taking the bishop allows mate in two. Since other obvious defences are also inadequate (22...Rfc8 23.Rg5 Bf8 24.Qh6 or 22...Nd7 23.Bxg7! etc) Black's desperate reply is probably the best chance.} Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Qd6 24. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 25. Rg5+ Kf6 26. Re1 $1 {With 27.Qh6 mate threatened and 26...Rh8 losing to 27. Rf5+ Kg7 28.Qxf7+ Kh6 29.Rh5 mate, Black could have been excused for resigning here.} Qe6 27. Rxe6+ fxe6 28. Rg6+ Ke7 29. Rg7+ {1-0} 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Adelaide"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Comas Fabrego, Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8250099299373"]
[EventDate "1988.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3 Bb7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Bd3 b4 12. Nce2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 {If White wants to attack the following is a sound option...} 14. Nf4 (14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Nf4 Ne5 {with a reasonable attack. White probably didn't try this because the game Solzhenkin-Wojtkiewicz just before this game went badly for White.}) 14... Qa5 15. Kb1 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qe5 17. Qc1 $2 {I like this move...but it loses. This move initiates Tal-like play. Brilliant, daring, a good practical choice.. .but unsound. After other moves Black is better anyway, so White may as well get an attack for his woes. Still the best option was Nxe6 earlier.} Qxd4 {other moves are good, but they are for chickens and they are not winning.} (17... Nc5 18. Rhe1 Qc7 $11 (18... Qxd4 $4 19. Bb5+ $18)) (17... b3 18. Nxb3 Bxf3 $2 19. Rde1 Qg5 20. Rhf1 Bb7 (20... Bxg4 21. h3 Bh5 22. h4 $1 Qxh4 23. Rh1 $18) 21. Bg6 $1 fxg6 22. Rxe6+ Kd8 23. Qe1 $18 {White's attack is easily worth the piece}) 18. Nxe6 $1 {the only follow-up} Qb6 (18... Qd6 19. Rhe1 fxe6 20. Bg6+ Kd8 21. Rxd6 Bxd6 22. Rxe6 Bc5 $36) (18... Qf2 $2 19. Nc7+ Kd8 20. Nxa8 Bxa8 21. Bf5 Bc6 22. Rd2 Qa7 23. Rhd1 $18) 19. Bg6 $3 {understand this is still losing, but it is the best practical chance by far.} fxg6 (19... Qxe6 $2 20. Bf5 Qf6 21. Bxd7+ Kd8 22. Bf5+ Bd6 (22... Ke8 $2 23. Rhe1+ Be7 24. Rd7 $18) (22... Kc7 23. Rd7+ Kb8 24. Qe3 g5 25. Qe8+ Bc8 (25... Ka7 26. Rxb7+ $1 {cute} Kxb7 27. Be4+ Kb6 28. Qxa8 $18) 26. Rd8 $18) 23. Rxd6+ Qxd6 24. Rd1 Bd5 25. Be4 $40 {Black's king is far to open for White's tiny investment.} Ke7 26. Rxd5 Qc7 27. Qe1 Rab8 28. Bd3+ Kf8 29. Bxa6 {White has good chances to make something of his better pieces.}) (19... Ne5 $1 {the best refutation} 20. Rhe1 (20. Bxf7+ $5 {an interesting effort} Kxf7 $1 {a boring refutation} (20... Nxf7 $2 21. Rhe1 Be7 (21... Bd6 22. Qd2 Rc8 (22... Kd7 23. Qf4 Ng5 24. Qf5 $18 Nxe6 (24... Rhc8 25. Nxg5+ (25. h4 $3 $18 {a very nice idea} g6 (25... Nxe6 26. Qf7+ Kc6 27. Rxd6+ Kxd6 28. Rxe6+ Kc5 29. Qf5+ Bd5 30. Rxb6 Kxb6 31. Qxd5) (25... b3 26. cxb3 Qb5 27. Nc5+ Kc7 (27... Kc6 28. Qd7+ Kxc5 (28... Kb6 29. Qxd6+ Rc6 30. Nd7+ Ka7 31. Qd4+) 29. Qxd6#) 28. Rxd6 Kxd6 29. Rd1+ Kc7 30. Rd7+ Kb8 31. Rxb7+ Qxb7 32. Nxb7 Kxb7 33. hxg5 $18) (25... Kc6 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Rxd6+ $1 Kxd6 28. Rd1+ Ke7 29. Qxg5+ Kxe6 30. Qf5+ Ke7 31. Rd7+ Ke8 32. Qf7#) (25... Qb5 26. Nc5+ (26. Qg6 {this is even stronger than Nc5+ though both are winning. one line runs...} Rg8 27. Rxd6+ Kxd6 28. Nd4+) 26... Kc7 27. Rxd6 Kxd6 28. Rd1+ Kc7 29. Rd7+ Kb8 30. Rxb7+ Qxb7 31. Nxb7 Kxb7 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Qxg5 $18) 26. Qxg6 Bxf3 27. Qg7+ Kc6 28. Nd4+ Kc5 29. Re5+ Bxe5 30. Qxe5+ Kc4 31. b3+ Kc3 32. Ne2#) 25... Kc7 26. Nf7 Bxh2 27. Re2 Qb5 28. Rxh2 Qxf5 29. gxf5 Bxf3 30. Rg1 Re8 31. c4 {with balanced complications}) 25. Rxe6 Rac8 (25... Rad8 $1 26. Rexd6+ (26. Rdxd6+ Qxd6 27. Rxd6+ Kxd6 $13 28. Qf4+ Ke6 29. Qf5+ Ke7 30. Qe5+ Kd7 31. Qxg7+ Kc8 {Black has trouble consolidating here}) 26... Kc7 $17) 26. Qf7+ {mates}) 23. Qd3 Kd7 24. Qf5 Nd8 25. Nxg7+ Kc7 26. Re8 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Qc6 28. Qd3 Nf7 29. Re6 Rhd8 30. Nf5 Rd7 31. Rf6 Ne5 32. Qe2 Qc4 33. Qe3 Kb8 34. Qb6+ Ka8 35. Ne3 Qe2 36. Rfxd6 Rc6 37. Qxb4 Rcxd6 38. Rxd6 Nc6 39. Qf4 Qe1+ 40. Nd1 Qxd1+ 41. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 42. Qc1 Rxc1+ 43. Kxc1 $13) 22. Qf4 b3 23. axb3 g5 24. Qc4 Nd6 (24... Qc6 25. Qd4 Rg8 26. Rd2 $1 Nd6 (26... Rg6 27. Rde2 Rc8 28. Nd8 (28. Qd3 Rf6 29. Nd4 Qd6 30. Rxe7+ Qxe7 31. Rxe7+ Kxe7 32. Nf5+ Ke6 33. b4 Rxf5 {otherwise White maintains his bind} 34. Qxf5+ Ke7 $16) 28... Rxd8 29. Rxe7+ Kf8 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Qxd8 Re6 32. Rxe6 Kxe6 $13) 27. Qe5 Rc8 28. Ng7+ Rxg7 29. Qxg7 Rc7 30. Qg8+ Kd7 31. Rxe7+ $3 Kxe7 32. Re2+ Ne4 (32... Kd7 33. Qe6+ Kd8 34. Qf6+ Kd7 35. Qe7+ Kc8 36. Qf8+ {and mates}) 33. Rxe4+ Kf6 34. Qf8+ Kg6 35. Qf5+ Kg7 36. Re6 $18) 25. Nc7+ Kf8 26. Qc3 $1 Kf7 (26... Rh7 27. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qxh6+ Kf7 31. Qh5+ Kf8 {White can take a draw or play on with Nxa8 and Qh8+ and Qxa8.}) (26... Rg8 27. Nxa8 (27. Re6 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Bxc6 29. Rdxd6 Bxd6 (29... Bxf3 30. Rd7 Bxg4 31. Rexe7 Bxd7 32. Rxd7 Rc8 33. Rh7 $11) 30. Rxd6 Bb7 31. Nxa8 Bxa8 32. Rxh6 Ke7 33. Rxa6 $13) 27... Bxa8 28. Rxe7 $1 Kxe7 29. Qe5+ Kd7 30. Qf5+ Ke7 31. Qe5+ Kd7 32. Qf5+ $11 {otherwise white can pick up g8}) 27. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 28. Qg7+ Nf7 29. Re1+ Kd8 30. Qxf7 Qd6 31. Re6 Qf4 32. Qe7+ Kc8 33. Ne8 Ra7 34. Rd6 $18) 21. Qf4+ Kg8 (21... Kxe6 22. Qf5+ Ke7 23. Rhe1 $40 Qd6 24. Rxe5+ Kd8 25. Rxd6+ Bxd6) 22. Qxe5 Re8 23. Rhe1 Bc8 24. Qc7 Qxc7 25. Nxc7 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Bd6 $19 27. Nxa6 Kf7 $1) 20... Qxe6 21. Qf4 (21. Bf5 Qf6 22. f4 Be7 23. Rxe5 O-O $1 24. Rd7 Bd6 25. Rxb7 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Qxe5 $19) 21... Be7 22. Rxe5 Qf6 $1 (22... Qxg6 23. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 24. Qxb4+ Ke8 25. Re1+ Be4 26. Rxe4+ Qe6 27. Rxe6+ fxe6 $18) 23. Bxf7+ $5 Qxf7 (23... Kxf7 24. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 25. Qxb4+ $18) 24. Qxb4 Bxf3 25. Qa4+ Kf8 26. Rf1 Kg8 27. Rf5 Qe6 28. R5xf3 {This is probably best play, but obviously Black 's only difficulty now is what is the best way to convert.}) 20. Rhe1 Nf6 $6 {it suddenly becomes very hard to refute White's play. Though it is still possible.} (20... Be7 {this is a capable refutation though things are trickier now} 21. Qf4 $1 (21. Nxg7+ Kd8 22. Qf4 Bc5 $1 23. Re6 Qc7 24. Qxh6 $5 Qxh2 25. Qxg6 Qh7 26. Qf7 Bd5 $1 27. Re8+ Kc7 28. Qxd5 Raxe8 29. Qxd7+ Kb8 30. Qd5 Rd8 $19) 21... Rf8 22. Nxg7+ Kd8 23. Qd2 Qc6 24. Ne6+ Kc8 25. Nxf8 Bxf8 26. Qf4 Nf6 27. Re3 Bc5 28. Red3 Be7 29. Rd6 Bxd6 30. Rxd6 Qb5 31. Rxf6 Qf1+ 32. Qc1 Qxc1+ 33. Kxc1 $17) 21. Qf4 Be7 (21... Kf7 22. Qc4 Bd5 23. Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 24. Qxd5 $18 {the discovered check is stronger than the rook}) (21... Bd5 22. Nc7+ Kf7 23. Rxd5 Kg8 (23... Qc6 24. Re6 Qxe6 25. Nxe6 Kxe6 26. Rd1 $18) (23... Qb7 24. Qc4 $1 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 $18) 24. Qc4 Qxc7 25. Qxc7 Nxd5 26. Qc4 Rd8 27. Re5 $18) (21... Be4 22. Nc7+ Kf7 23. Nxa8 $18) 22. Nxg7+ Kf8 (22... Kf7 23. Qc4+ $1 Nd5 24. Rxd5 $1 Bxd5 (24... Kxg7 25. Rxe7+ Kf8 26. Rf7+ $1 Kxf7 27. Rd6+ $18) (24... Rhc8 25. Rc5+ Kf8 26. Ne6+ Ke8 27. Rc7 Qd6 (27... Rxc7 28. Nxc7+ Kf8 29. Nxa8 Bxa8 30. Qf4+ Ke8 31. Qe5 Qd8 32. Qg7 $18 {Black's king is far to open}) (27... Qf2 28. Rd1 Qxf3 29. Ng7+ Kf8 30. Rf1) 28. Nc5 $1 Rxc7 29. Qg8#) 25. Qxd5+ Kxg7 $2 26. Rxe7+ Kf6 27. Rf7# {some very nice attacking lines here}) 23. Rd7 Rh7 $2 (23... Be4 $3 {this is the only way to save the game after Nf6; after missing this Black loses.} 24. fxe4 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ (25. Rc7 Rh7 26. e5 Rxg7 27. exf6 Bxf6 $19) 25... Bxd8 26. Nh5 gxh5 27. e5 Kg7 28. exf6+ Bxf6 29. gxh5 $19) 24. Rdxe7 Rxg7 $2 (24... Kg8 25. R7e6 (25. R1e6 Qg1+ 26. Re1 Qb6 27. R1e6 $11 {If White is interested this draw also presents itself}) 25... Qc5 26. Rxf6 Rxg7 27. Qxh6 {White's attack is strong now.}) 25. Qxh6 Ne8 $8 26. Qh8+ Rg8 27. Qe5 {there is no defence to both Rxe8+ and the cute Rf7+.} Ng7 28. Rf7+ $1 1-0

[Event "National Open"]
[Site "Chicago, IL USA"]
[Date "1988.03.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Robert Forbis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8247414943786"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nd7 10. h4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Na5 12. h5 Nbc4 13. Qe2 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Nxb3 15. axb3 Bd7 16. O-O-O e6 17. f4 Qb6 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Kh8 20. Rhf1 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 e5 22. Qh6 Qxd4 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Nd5 Rfe8 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. h6 e4 27. f6 Rg8 28. Qg7+ Rxg7 29. hxg7+ Kg8 30. Ne7# 1-0

[Event "Belfort World Cup"]
[Site "Belfort FRA"]
[Date "1988.06.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Nogueiras, Jesus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8250095327318"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Qxc3 Nf5 14. Rb1 O-O-O 15. Rg1 d4 16. Qd3 Na5 17. g4 Ba4 18. c3 Bc2 19. Qxc2 d3 20. Qa2 Qc5 21. Rg2 Ne3 22. Bxe3 Qxe3 23. Rg3 d2+ 24. Kd1 Qf2 25. Kc2 d1=Q+ 26. Rxd1 Rxd1 27. Kxd1 Qxf1+ 28. Kd2 b5 29. Ke3 Nc4+ 30. Ke4 Qf2 0-1

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "6460612344388"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8 15. Ra2 d4 16. b5 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 dxe3 18. bxc6 Qxd3 19. cxb7 exf2+ 20. Kh2 Qxf1 21. bxa8=Q Qg1+ 22. Kg3 f1=N+ 23. Kh4 Bd8+ 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. Rf2 f6 26. Rxf1 g5+ 27. Kh5 Qc5 28. Be3 Qc4 29. Kh6 Re8 30. Bd2 Qf7 31. Qd3 Re2 32. Qd8+ Re8 33. Qd3 Re2 34. Qd8+ Re8 35. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "55th USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1988.08.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8044876406350"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 dxe4 7. fxe4 e5 8. d5 Ng4 9. Nf3 Bc5 10. b4 Bf2+ 11. Ke2 c5 12. Nb5 a6 13. Qa4 axb5 14. Qxa8 Bd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qxb8 O-O 17. Ke1 Qh4+ 18. g3 Qf6 19. Bf4 g5 20. c5 exf4 21. Qd6 Qg7 22. Bd3 Ne5 23. Kd2 f3 24. Bxb5 g4 25. Qe7 Ng6 26. Qg5 h6 27. Qh5 d3 28. Bxd3 Re8 29. h3 Re5 30. hxg4 Rxh5 31. gxh5 Ne5 32. Rae1 Qg5+ 33. Kc2 f2 34. Rd1 Qe3 0-1

[Event "55th USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1988.08.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ilya Yulyevich Smirin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7631083186697"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 b6 13. f3 f4 14. Na4 axb4 15. axb4 g5 16. c5 Nf6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. b5 Bd7 19. Nc4 Nc8 20. Ba3 Ne8 21. g4 fxg3 22. hxg3 g4 23. Bc1 gxf3 24. Bxf3 Nf6 25. Bg5 Ra7 26. Rf2 Rb7 27. Rb3 Ra7 28. Rb1 Rb7 29. Rb3 Ra7 30. Rb4 Kh8 31. Qf1 Bxb5 32. Rxb5 Rxa4 33. Bg2 h6 34. Bh4 Qe8 35. Bxf6 Rxf6 36. Rxf6 Qxb5 37. Re6 Kg8 38. Bh3 Rxc4 39. Rxh6 Bxh6 40. Be6+ Kh8 41. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "1988.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hoi, Carsten"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8247146518567"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. d4 {Notes by Carsten Hoi} e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 b6 5. O-O Bb7 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. c3 d6 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Nf1 Nbd7 12. Ng3 Bf8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bd2 Qc7 15. Bc2 Bd5 16. b3 Qb7 17. Nh4 b5 18. Qd3 g5 19. Nf3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Bg7 21. h4 gxh4 22. Ne4 Qc6 23. Kh1 Nh5 24. Rg1 Kf8 25. Rxg7 {!} Kxg7 {25...Nxg7 26.Bxh6 f5 27.Rg1 Re7 28.Qe3!! +-} 26. Bxh6+ {26.Rg1 Kf8 Bxh6 Ke7 unclear} Kxh6 {forced} 27. Rg1 {27.Qe3+ 28.Kg7 Qg5 Kf8 unclear} f5 {27...Nf4 28.Ng5! +-} 28. Qe3+ f4 {28...Kh7 29.Qg5 +-} 29. Nxd6 {!} Qxd6 {forced} 30. Qd3 Nf8 {? 30...Ng3+ (forced) 31.Rxg3 Nf8 32.Rg6+ Kh5 33.Rf6 Qe7 34.Rxf8 Qg7 35.Rxe8  Qxb5+ +-} 31. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "1988.11.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251571737148"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Nb5 Nc5 11. Rd1 Nfe4 12. b4 Bf6 13. Qe3 Bxa1 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Ng5 Bd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Nc5 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Qf3+ Kg8 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qe4 Kf7 23. Ba3 Qf6 24. Bxd6 Rb1+ 25. Kg2 Re8 26. Be5 Qf5 27. Qe3 g5 28. h4 h6 29. g4 1-0

[Event "GMA World Cup Open"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1988.12.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Black "Gregory Zinovyevich Kaidanov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8249424270893"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Rb8 12. d3 Rb4 13. Nd2 Rh4 14. g3 Ng4 15. Bxg4 Bxg4 16. f3 Rxh2 17. fxg4 Rxe3 18. Bf6 Rh3 19. Rf3 Rxg3+ 20. Kh1 gxf6 21. Rxg3 Bxg3 22. Nf3 Qd7 0-1

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Ulibin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8109703597136"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. Qh5 h6 10. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 11. Qxh6 Nf5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Nh3 (13. O-O-O $1 {Dieser von Murray Chandler stammende Zug wurde zuerst von seinem Vereinska- meraden Söhnke Maus (beide HSV) erfolgreich gegen Robert Hübner in Lugano 1989 angewandt. Im CBM 13 folgen weitere Informationen.} f4 14. Nh3 Ne7 15. Ng5 Bf5 16. g4 Be4 17. Rhe1 Qb6 18. e6 Bg6 19. Rd3 {1-0; Maus,So-Huebner,R/ Lugano op/1989/}) 13... f6 14. Qg6+ Kh8 15. Qh6+ Kg8 16. Qg6+ Kh8 17. O-O-O $1 {17.Qh6 =; Oll,L-Dokhoian,Y/URS-FL Klaipeda/1988/} fxe5 (17... c4 18. Rde1 Qe7 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. Re3 $1) (17... Qe7 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Rd3 Rf7 20. Rg3+ Rg7 21. exf6) (17... f4 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Nxf4 Bf5 (19... fxe5 20. dxe5 Bf5 21. Rxd5 Qe7 22. Nh5 Nxe5 23. Re1 Nd3+ 24. Rxd3 Qxe1+ 25. Kb2 $18) 20. Nh5 Qe7 21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. exf6 Qh7 23. Qxh7+ Bxh7 24. dxc5) 18. Qh6+ Kg8 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Rd3 f4 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Rg3+ $1 fxg3 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. hxg3 Qh4 27. gxh4 Bf5 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Ng5 exd4 30. Rh3 Ne5 31. Rg3 Bg6 32. Ne6 Kf7 33. Nxf8 Rxf8 34. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "Edinburgh League"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chandler, Geoff T"]
[Black "Tauren, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8249696594516"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 c6 7. Nc3 cxb5 8. Nxe4 d5 9. exd6 Nf6 10. Qd4 Qd7 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Bf4 Qe6+ 13. Kd2 Kd8 14. Rhe1 Qf5 15. Re3 Qg6 16. Rd1 Bd7 17. Qc3 Bc6 18. d7 Kxd7 19. Kc1+ Kc8 20. Qa5 b6 21. Qa6+ Bb7 22. Rc3+ Bc5 23. Rxc5+ bxc5 24. Qe6# 1-0

[Event "Edinburgh"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Thomson, Craig SM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8250388706872"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{E17: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Be7} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. Rc1 (8. O-O O-O $11) 8... Bxd4 $15 9. Nxd4 Nxc3 10. Bxb7 Nxd1 11. Rxd1 e5 12. Nf5 g6 13. Ng7+ Kf8 $2 (13... Ke7 14. Bh6 c6 $17) 14. Bh6 $18 Ke7 15. f4 (15. Bxa8 Qc8 16. Bg2 Qa6 $16) 15... exf4 (15... Na6 16. Bxa6 exf4 17. O-O $16 (17. gxf4 $6 d6 $11) (17. Bxf4 $6 h6 $14)) 16. O-O (16. Bxa8 fxg3 17. Rd4 d6 $18) 16... Nc6 $14 17. Rxf4 f6 {Consolidates g5} 18. Re4+ $4 {White loses the upper hand} (18. Bxc6 $142 {and White can hope to live} dxc6 19. Rxd8 Raxd8 20. g4 $14) 18... Ne5 $17 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Rxe5+ {Demolishes the pawn shield} fxe5 {Deflection from g5} 21. Bg5+ Kf8 22. Rxd7 {The mate threat is Ne6} Qc6 23. Rxc7 Qd6 (23... Qxc7 {A deflection} 24. Ne6+ {Theme: Double Attack}) 24. Bh6 {Threatening mate: Nf5} Qd1+ 25. Kf2 Qd4+ 26. Kf3 (26. Ke1 $5 Qg1+ 27. Kd2 Qd4+ 28. Kc2 Qe4+ 29. Kc1 Qh1+ 30. Kd2 $11) 26... Qd1 27. Rxa7 Qf1+ (27... Kg8 $142 $5 $14 {would keep Black alive}) 28. Ke4 $16 Qxe2+ $4 {leading to a quick end} (28... Qg2+ $142 29. Kd3 Qc6 $18 (29... Qxh2 $4 {the pawn contains a lethal dose of poison} 30. Ne6+ Ke8 31. Bg5 Qxg3+ 32. Kd2 Qxg5+ 33. Nxg5 $18)) 29. Kd5 $18 Qxh2 (29... Kg8 {a last effort to resist the inevitable} 30. Ne6 Qf3+ 31. Kd6 Qd3+ 32. Kxe5 Qf5+ 33. Kd6 Qd3+ 34. Ke7 Qf3 $18) 30. Ne6+ Ke8 31. Kd6 Qxh6 (31... Qd2+ {does not win a prize} 32. Bxd2 Rf8 33. Re7#) 32. Re7# 1-0

[Event "Abonyi-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Isaev, Anatoly Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Timoshenko, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B99"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7633234623544"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorr3a"]
[Source "Chess Mail Ltd"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bd3 (10. g4 $1 $14 {This is the most popular option today.}) 10... h6 (10... b5 $1 $13) 11. Bh4 (11. Qh3 $1 Nb6 $14) 11... g5 $5 {This idea was once radical and is now standard. There's a metaphor for life in there somewhere ;)} 12. e5 (12. fxg5 $1 {Capturing is actually best, but it used to be   concerning to strong players to weaken the dark squares. Here is a   path to some advantage for White.} Ne5 13. Qe2 Nfg4 14. Nf3 Nxf3 15. Qxf3 hxg5 $14) 12... gxh4 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. f5 e5 15. Nde2 Bd7 16. Be4 Bc6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Rc8 19. Nc3 b5 20. Bb3 (20. Bb7 $5 O-O $3 {This is a fantastic exchange sacrifice that is   the engine's top choice.} (20... Rb8 $6 21. Bxa6 O-O $1 $14 (21... Qc5 $2 22. Bxb5+ $1 Rxb5 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Qa8+ Bd8 25. Rxd6 $18) (21... b4 $6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 $16)) 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. Qd3 d5 $15 {Black is better despite being down the   exchange. The central pawns are outstanding and each piece performs   excellently.}) 20... Qc6 21. Qe2 Rg8 22. Nd5 a5 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Bd5 Qb6 25. Rd3 Rg5 {$146} 26. Kb1 Kf8 (26... Rxf5 $4 {This juicy pawn is not capturable.} 27. Qg4 $18) 27. c3 $2 {A serious positional error. For no reason that I can see, White gives himself a *hook* that Black can use to open lines.} (27. Rhd1) 27... b4 28. c4 e4 $1 {A brilliant breakthrough $1 The bishop's diagonal is opened and threats against b2 immediately appear.} 29. Bxe4 Re8 $15 {threatening ...Rxe4 immediately.} (29... Rxc4 $15 {also good.}) 30. Rd5 (30. Qf3 Rxe4 $1 31. Qxe4 Qf2 $17) 30... h3 $3 {This is a great move in any case, but had Black anticipated the 37th move when playing this $2 If so, this is exceptionally brilliant $1} (30... Rxe4 $5 {This is possible still.} 31. Qxe4 Qf2 32. Qc2 {30.Rd5 created this defense.} Rxg2 $15) 31. g3 (31. gxh3 $4 Rg1+ 32. Rxg1 Qxg1+ 33. Rd1 Rxe4 $1 $19 {a nice puzzle   rush tactic.}) 31... b3 $1 32. axb3 (32. a3 $2 Rxe4 $1 33. Qxe4 Qf2 $19 {Qc2 is not a defense here   because the b3-pawn covers the square.}) 32... a4 $1 33. b4 a3 $1 34. bxa3 (34. b3 $2 Rg4 $3 35. Qxg4 Qf2 36. Bc2 a2+ 37. Kxa2 Qxc2+ 38. Ka3 Qb2+ 39. Ka4 Rb8 $1 {and mates.}) 34... Rg4 $3 {Black sacrifices the rook to invade on the second rank. The lines are dazzling.} 35. Qxg4 (35. c5 Qa7 $1 36. Qxg4 Qxa3 $19 37. Kc2 Qc3+ 38. Kd1 Qb3+ 39. Kd2 Bg5+) (35. Qd2 Rgxe4 36. Rxd6 Bg5 $1 $19) 35... Qf2 36. Bc2 Re3 $1 {threatening ...Rb3+ $1} 37. Ra5 $2 (37. Qf4 $1 {The ONLY defense. The following is a long computer line   that shows the exact path White must walk to hold the balance.} Rxa3 $1 38. Ra5 Rb3+ 39. Kc1 Bg5 40. Ra8+ (40. Qxg5 $6 hxg5 41. Bxb3 Qf3 42. Rd1 Qxb3 43. Rd2 $15) 40... Ke7 41. f6+ Kd7 42. Qxg5 hxg5 43. Bxb3 Qf3 44. Ra7+ Kc6 45. b5+ Kc5 46. Rd1 Qxb3 47. Rd2) (37. Rxd6 $2 Rb3+ $1 38. Kc1 Qe3+ 39. Rd2 (39. Kd1 Rxa3 $19) 39... Rxa3 $19) (37. Rhd1 $2 Rb3+ 38. Kc1 Bb2+ 39. Kb1 Bxa3+ $19) (37. Rd4 $2 Bxd4 38. Qxd4 Re1+ $1 39. Rxe1 Qxd4 $17) 37... Qg2 $3 $19 {This move forces the rook to block the king's path by occupying d1 or c1, then Black can force mate. A beatiful and subtle winning move.} (37... Rb3+ $2 {This is only good enough for a draw. Hence Black's   subtle 37th move.} 38. Kc1 Qe3+ 39. Kd1 Rd3+ 40. Bxd3 Qxd3+) 38. Rd1 Rb3+ $1 39. Kc1 Bb2+ 40. Kb1 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Icklicki Masters"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karolyi, Tibor Jr"]
[Black "Julian Michael Hodgson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8248216270401"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. Nbd2 Nf6 4. c4 Nbd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Bg2 e5 8. Nh4 c6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. e3 d5 11. O-O e4 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. f3 Bb4 14. g5 Nh7 15. h4 Nxg5 16. hxg5 Qxg5 17. Rf2 O-O-O 18. fxe4 Rh5 19. Qb3 Rdh8 20. Kf1 Bxd2 21. Rxd2 Rh1+ 22. Bxh1 Rxh1+ 23. Ke2 Nc5 24. dxc5 dxe4 25. Rd8+ Qxd8 0-1

[Event "Bled op"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Black "Jeraj, Zlatko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[Beauty "6671224805466"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be2 Na6 8. h3 Nc7 9. Bf4 a6 10. a4 b6 11. O-O Bd7 12. e5 Nfe8 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Bh6 dxe5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nxe5 Nd6 17. Bg4 f5 18. Be2 Nce8 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Bd3 Rbe8 22. Rab1 e6 23. Nxd7 exd5 24. Nxf8 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Kxf8 26. Re6 Nfe8 27. Nxd5 Qd7 28. Rbe1 Qxa4 29. Nxb6 Qb3 30. Nd7+ Kg7 31. Nxc5 Qxb2 32. Bf1 a5 33. Nd3 Qb8 34. Re7+ Kh6 35. c5 Ne4 36. Ne5 N8f6 37. Nf7+ Kg7 38. Nd6+ Kh6 39. Rb7 Qa8 40. Nf7+ Kg7 41. c6 a4 42. Rc1 a3 43. Nd8+ Kh6 44. c7 a2 45. Nf7+ Kh5 46. Be2+ Kh4 47. Rb4 Ng4 48. hxg4 a1=Q 49. g3+ Nxg3 50. gxf5+ Ne4 51. c8=Q Q1a7 52. Rxe4+ Qxe4 53. Qd8+ Qae7 54. Qxe7+ Qxe7 55. Rc4+ Kh3 56. Bf1# 1-0

[Event "GMA op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (20s)"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705973310"]
[EventDate "1989.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Qd2 h5 9. Nf4 hxg4 10. Nxg6 fxg6 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. O-O-O Rh4 13. Ne2 Nh6 14. c4 Nf5 15. Nf4 Kf7 16. Kb1 Nd7 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Ng2 Rh8 19. Qe2 Nh6 20. h3 gxh3 21. Bxg6+ Kxg6 22. Nf4+ Kf7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Nxe6 Qe8 25. Rdg1 Bf8 26. Qxh3 Nf7 27. Qf5 {White threatens Nc7} Rc8 (27... Rxh1 $142 28. Rxh1 Nh6 29. Bxh6 Qf7 $18 (29... gxh6 $4 30. Rg1+ Kh8 31. Nc7 $18)) 28. Rxh8+ Nxh8 (28... Kxh8 29. Rh1+ Nh6 30. Bxh6 gxh6 $18) 29. Nxg7 $3 {Demolition of pawn structure} Bxg7 {A pinning theme} 30. Bh6 Rc1+ (30... Qf7 {there is nothing else anyway} 31. Rxg7+ Qxg7 32. Bxg7 Rf8 33. Bxf8 Nxf8 $18) 31. Kxc1 (31. Kxc1 Qf7 32. Rxg7+ Qxg7 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Qxd7+ Kh6 35. Qxb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 8990"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8250363803225"]
[EventDate "1989.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Re1 Rc8 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. exd4 Re8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Be4 Qd7 16. Rxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 Qb7 18. Bxh7+ Kf8 19. Qh5 Bb4 20. Bd3 g6 21. Qh6+ Ke7 22. d5 Bxe1 23. Ba3+ Kd8 24. Qh4+ Kc7 25. dxc6 Qa8 26. Qf6 b5 27. Bc5 Rcd8 28. Qxf7+ Kc8 29. Bxb5 a6 30. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "Lugano Open"]
[Site "Lugano SUI"]
[Date "1989.03.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Hoffmann, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8249826918993"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. g3 b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O d6 9. Re1 Nd7 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Ngf6 12. Nd5 exd5 13. exd5+ Kd8 14. Nc6+ Bxc6 15. dxc6 Nb6 16. Rd4 d5 17. c4 Qxc6 18. cxd5 Qc5 19. d6 Rb8 20. Bf4 Nbd7 21. Qd2 h6 22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Qc3 Ne8 24. Qc7+ Nxc7 25. dxc7+ Ke8 26. Re4+ Be7 27. cxb8=Q+ Nxb8 28. Rc8+ Kd7 29. Bh3+ 1-0

[Event "Barcelona World Cup"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "1989.04.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251726908468"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. Qe2 Nbd7 8. g3 Rc8 9. Bg2 a6 10. O-O Qc7 11. b3 e6 12. Nd5 Qb8 13. Rd1 g6 14. Bg5 Bg7 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nxb6 Rd8 17. e5 Bxg2 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Be7 21. c5 Bb7 22. Re1 Qc7 23. c6 Bxc6 24. Rac1 Rd7 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. Qc4 Bb7 27. Qc7 Rf8 28. Qb8+ Kf7 29. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen HUN"]
[Date "1989.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908133454933"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 b6 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 e5 15. O-O f5 16. Bb2 Qd6 17. Qc3 Re8 18. Bd3 Re7 19. exf5 gxf5 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Qd2 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Be5 23. Qg5+ Qg6 24. Qxe7 Qh6+ 25. Kg1 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Qh6+ 27. Kg1 Qe3+ 28. Rf2 Bh2+ 29. Kxh2 Qxe7 30. Rf3 Qd6+ 31. Rg3+ Kf7 32. Rf1 h5 33. Bxf5 h4 34. Bg6+ Kg8 35. Bh7+ Kxh7 36. Rf7+ Kh6 37. Bc1+ 1-0

[Event "URS Army-chT"]
[Site "Leningrad URS"]
[Date "1989.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vasily Borisovich Malinin"]
[Black "Andreev, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8248488695898"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nf3 g6 8. g3 Bg7 9. h4 O-O 10. h5 Nxh5 11. Rxh5 gxh5 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Bg5 Nf6 14. Bg2 Rb8 15. O-O-O Qa5 16. Rh1 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Rxb2 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Qxh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxh5+ Bh6 21. Rxh6+ Kg7 22. Nf5+ Kg8 23. Bf6 Rc2+ 24. Kxc2 Qxa2+ 25. Bb2 Qc4+ 26. Bc3 f6 27. Ng5 Re8 28. Bd5+ Qxd5 29. Rh8+ Kxh8 30. Bxf6+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32. Nh7# 1-0

[Event "Interpolis 13th"]
[Site "Tilburg NED"]
[Date "1989.09.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8247142554641"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. b4 Nf6 14. c5 Ng6 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Rc1 Rf7 17. a4 Bf8 18. a5 Bd7 19. Nb5 g4 20. Nc7 g3 21. Nxa8 Nh5 22. Kh1 gxf2 23. Rxf2 Ng3+ 24. Kg1 Qxa8 25. Bc4 a6 26. Qd3 Qa7 27. b5 axb5 28. Bxb5 Nh1 0-1

[Event "URS-ch56"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "1989.10.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Ilya Yulyevich Smirin"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Beauty "7770669631057"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. Qc1 Kh7 18. h4 {How should Black respond to this wing aggression $2} d5 $1 {Chess Tip: Meet wing play with a strike in the center.} 19. exd5 exd4 20. Nxd4 $6 (20. h5 $1 {Smirin should stick to his guns and keep attacking. The   position would then be unclear.}) 20... Ne5 $1 (20... Nxd5 $2 {This natural move would play right into Smirin's   hands.} 21. Rxe8 Qxe8 22. Ndf5 $1 gxf5 23. Nxf5 Kg8 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Bxh6+ Kh8 26. Bg7+ $1 Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Bh7+ Kh8 30. Bf5+ Kg8 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Re1+ $18) 21. Ne6 $5 Qxd5 (21... fxe6 $2 22. Rxe5 $16) 22. Nf4 Qc6 23. h5 {How would you respond to the pressure on dg6 $2} Rad8 $1 {Chess Tip: Bring everyone to the party $1} 24. hxg6+ fxg6 25. Qb1 $2 (25. Rxe5 $5 Rxe5 26. Bxg6+ Kh8 27. Qc2 Nd5 28. Be4 Nb4 $5 29. Bxc6 Nxc2 30. Ng6+ Kh7 31. Nxe5 Nxa1 $15) 25... Rxd2 $1 26. Bxg6+ Kg8 27. Bxe8 Nxe8 28. Qc1 $2 {What is the solution $2} (28. Qf5 $1 Nd6 29. Qe6+ Ndf7 $15) 28... Rxf2 $3 29. Kxf2 Nd3+ $1 30. Nxd3 Qxg2+ 31. Ke3 {How do you take advantage of the exposed king $2} Nd6 $1 (31... Qxg3+ $2 32. Kd2 $18) 32. Rf1 (32. b3 Qxg3+ 33. Kd2 Qg2+ 34. Re2 Ne4+ 35. Kd1 Qf1+ 36. Ne1 Nxc3+ $19) (32. Qd1 Bf6 $1 $19) (32. Rg1 Nc4+ 33. Kf4 Qf3#) 32... Nc4+ 33. Kf4 Qd5 {intending ...Qg5#} 34. Kg4 (34. Nf5 $1 Qg2 35. Ng3 h5 $19) 34... Bc8+ 35. Kh4 Qd8+ $1 36. Kh5 Qe8+ 37. Kh4 Qe7+ 38. Kh5 Ne3 $1 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Long Beach, CA USA"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alburt, Lev O"]
[Black "Dimitri Borisovich Gurevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8246874110499"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. h3 Bd7 11. e4 Qc8 12. Bf4 Bxh3 13. Bxd6 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Re8 15. Re1 Qd7 16. e5 Ng4 17. Ne4 Rad8 18. Rc1 b6 19. e6 fxe6 20. dxe6 Rxe6 21. Nfg5 Nxf2 22. Qb3 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Qxd6 24. Rd1 Bd4 25. Nxe6 Kh8 1-0

[Event "GMA Baleares op"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "1989.12.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Velikov, Petar"]
[Black "Dorfman, Iossifd"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8248350519384"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. c3 b6 5. dxc5 bxc5 6. Qd5 Nc6 7. Qxc5 Nf6 8. Bg2 Ba6 9. Nd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. f3 e5 13. Qd1 e4 14. Kf2 Re8 15. Re1 Qc6 16. Na3 Qe6 17. Nc2 Qh3 18. Kg1 Re5 19. Bf4 Rd5 20. Nd4 Rh5 21. g4 Nd5 22. Qb3 Nxf4 23. Qb8+ Bc8 24. Qxc8+ Bf8 25. Kf2 Re5 26. Ke3 exf3+ 27. Kxf4 d6 28. e4 f2 29. Nf3 fxe1=Q 30. Rxe1 h5 31. Nxe5 dxe5+ 32. Kg5 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Stockholm"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Wedberg, Tom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (20s)"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249424278027"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{A70: Modern Benoni: 6 e4 g6 Nf3} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O c4 11. Bxc4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Rxe4 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bd3 (14. Qc2 Re8 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 $14) 14... Re8 $14 15. Qa4 Nd7 16. Qh4 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 17. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 b5 19. Re4 Bb7 (19... h5 20. Re3 $14) 20. Rf4 $16 Kg7 21. Nd4 h5 22. Bxf6+ Nxf6 23. Bxg6 $3 {Demolition of pawn structure} Nxd5 (23... fxg6 24. Rxf6) 24. Rxf7+ Kxg6 25. Rg7+ $3 {a sacrifice to finish the game} Kxg7 {Decoy theme: g7} 26. Ne6+ {Theme: Double Attack} (26. Ne6+ Kf7 27. Nxd8+ Rxd8 28. Qxd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca mem-A"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Black "Herrera, Irisberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (60s)"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249424256560"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B99: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Be7 8 Qf3 Qc7 9 0-0-0 Nbd7} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 Qc7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Be2 Rb8 12. Qg3 Rg8 13. Rhf1 Nc5 (13... b5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. f5 Bxd4 $14) 14. e5 $16 dxe5 (14... Nfe4 $142 $5 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. exd6 Bxd6 $14) 15. fxe5 $18 Nfe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qf4 (17. Nb5 $5 Qc5 18. Qf4 Rf8 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 $18) 17... Bxh4 18. Qxh4 Nc5 (18... Qxe5 $4 19. Bb5+ $1 {decapitation} Qxb5 20. Nxb5 $18 (20. Qxe4 Qd5 21. Nc6 bxc6 (21... Qxe4 $4 {[%emt 0:00:01] is refuted with the following mate in} 22. Rd8#) 22. Rxd5 cxd5 23. Qa4+ Rb5 $16)) 19. Nb5 $1 {the final nail in the coffin. The mate threat is Nxc7} axb5 20. Rxf7 {Demolition of pawn structure. Demolishes the pawn shield} Kxf7 {Decoy theme: f7} (20... Qxf7 {A deflection} 21. Rd8# {The nicest combinations are those leading to mate}) 21. Bh5+ g6 22. Qf6+ Ke8 23. Bxg6+ Rxg6 24. Qh8+ Kf7 (24... Ke7 {is still a small chance} 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Qxc7 Nd7 27. Rxd7 Bxd7 28. Qxb8+ Be8 29. Qxb7 Rg5 $18) 25. Rf1+ Ke7 26. Qf8+ (26. Qf8+ Kd7 27. Rd1+ Nd3+ 28. Rxd3+ Kc6 29. Rd6+ Kc5 30. Qf2+ Kb4 31. a3+ Ka4 32. Qd4+ Qc4 33. Qa7#) 1-0

[Event "Paris-ch op"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Hauchard, Arnaud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8251709901914"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. a4 Qxb6 8. a5 Qc7 9. e4 g6 10. f4 Bg7 11. Bc4 O-O 12. Nf3 Re8 13. O-O e5 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Ng5 Nf8 16. f5 h6 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxg6 hxg5 19. Bxg5 N8d7 20. Qf3 Ra7 21. Rad1 Qb7 22. Qh3 Qc6 23. Nd5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Kf8 25. Qh7 Re6 26. Bh6 Ke8 27. Qxg7 Nxd5 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. g7 Rxh6 30. Rf7+ Kxf7 31. g8=Q+ Ke7 32. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Vienna 05"]
[Site "12800"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7837916603482"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. Rb1 c6 11. a3 Qc7 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 cxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. Rb3 Bd7 16. Nf3 Nf5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qd2 Bg7 20. Ne4 b6 21. g4 Ne7 22. c5 Nc8 23. g5 hxg5 24. c6 Bf5 25. Nfxg5 Bh6 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Ng4 Rh8 28. Nxh6 Rxh6 29. Bd3 Bh3 30. Bxg6 Bxf1 31. Bxf7 Ra1 32. Ne6+ Kh7 33. Bg8+ Kxg8 34. Qg5+ Kh7 35. Nf8+ Kh8 36. Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Rg3+ Kf7 38. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Koln"]
[Site "Koln"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7700205276732"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Ne2 Qxe5 10. Bf4 Qf6 11. Bg5 Qe5 12. cxd4 h5 13. Qh4 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qd8 16. g4 e5 17. dxe5 Bxg4 18. Rg1 Qd7 19. f3 Be6 20. Nd4 Nbc6 21. Nxc6 Nxc6 22. Rxg7 Qc7 23. f4 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Qxe5+ 25. Kf2 Qxg7 26. Rg1 Qb2 27. Bb4 f6 28. Re1 O-O-O 29. Rxe6 Kb8 30. Qxf6 Qa2 31. Qd4 Rc8 32. Bd2 Ka8 33. Be3 Rxc2+ 34. Bxc2 Qxc2+ 35. Ke1 Qb1+ 36. Kd2 Qa2+ 37. Kd1 Qb1+ 38. Ke2 Qc2+ 39. Bd2 Rf8 40. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "USA Masters"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Brooks, Michael A"]
[Black "Friedman, Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8249155797029"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B92: Sicilian Najdorf: Be2} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 {Consolidates e5} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Covers b5} 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} 8. O-O Be7 {Black is behind in development.} 9. a4 O-O 10. b3 Qc7 11. Bb2 b6 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. Re1 (13. Nh4 Nbd7 $14) 13... Nbd7 $11 14. Nh4 Nc5 {e4 becomes the focus of attention} 15. Nf5 Ncxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 (16... Bxe4 $142 $5 {is an interesting idea} 17. Rxe4 Nxe4 $14) 17. Qg4 $16 {Threatening mate... how?} Bf6 (17... Bg5 $142 $5 18. Rxe4 b5 $16) 18. Rxe4 $18 h5 19. Nh6+ (19. Qxh5 {Theme: Deflection from e4} Bxe4) 19... Kh7 20. Qxh5 {Threatening mate: Nxf7} gxh6 (20... g6 21. Qh3 Kg7 22. Ng4 $18) 21. Qf5+ (21. Rg4 $142 {nails it down} Rg8 22. Qf5+ Rg6 23. Rxg6 fxg6 24. Qxf6 $18) 21... Kg7 22. Rg4+ Bg5 23. Rxg5+ $1 {Demolition of pawn structure} hxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kh8 (24... Kh7 25. Rd1 Qc6 26. Bd3+ f5 27. Bxf5+ Rxf5 28. Qxf5+ Kh8 29. Qh3+ Kg8 30. Rd3 Qxg2+ 31. Qxg2+ Bxg2 32. Kxg2 $18) 25. Qh6+ (25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Re1 Rfe8 27. Re3 Kf8 28. Rh3 Qxc4 29. Rh8#) 25... Kg8 26. Re1 Qc6 (26... Qxc4 {does not win a prize} 27. bxc4 Rfe8 $18) 27. Qg5+ (27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Rxe5 Qxg2+ 29. Qxg2 dxe5 30. Bxe5+ f6 31. Qg6 Bd5 32. Bxd5 Rf7 33. Bxf7 fxe5 34. Qh6#) 27... Kh8 (27... Kh7 $18) 28. Rxe5 $3 {giving up material to nicely decide the game. . . .} (28. Rxe5 Qxg2+ 29. Qxg2 dxe5 30. Bxe5+ f6 31. Qg6 Bd5 32. Bxd5 Rf7 33. Bxf7 fxe5 34. Qh6#) 1-0

[Event "Kusadasi op"]
[Site "Kusadasi"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Black "Groszpeter, Attila"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (120s)"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8248371508755"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B92: Sicilian Najdorf: Be2} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 b5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ra7 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qd1 Rd7 14. a4 b4 15. f4 Qc7 16. f5 Bc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. f6 Bxf6 19. Rxf6 gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 Qe6 22. Nd4 Qe7 (22... exd4 23. Bxd4) 23. Nf5 {Threatening mate: Nxe7} Qe6 24. Rf1 {The mate threat is Rf3} d5 25. Ng7 Qe7 $4 (25... Kxg7 {Decoy theme: g7} 26. Bh6+ {A double attack}) 26. Bc5 $18 Qxc5 {Theme: Deflection from e8} 27. Nh5 (27. Nh5 Qd6 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxf6+ (29. Rxf6 $6 dxe4 30. Kg1 b3 $18) 29... Kg8 30. Rf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Miskolc"]
[Site "Miskolc"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Black "West, Guy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8248106974756"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. f4 Rc8 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Qa5 14. Nf3 Rxc3 15. exf6 exf6 16. Rxd7 fxg5 17. bxc3 Qxc3 18. Rxb7 Qa1+ 19. Rb1 Bb2+ 20. Kd2 Rd8+ 21. Nd4 Rxd4+ 22. Ke3 Qxa2 23. Kf2 Rf4+ 24. Kg3 Qa3+ 25. Qd3 Bd4 26. Kh3 g4+ 27. Kh4 Qe7+ 28. Kg3 Bf2+ 29. Kxf4 Qf6+ 30. Kxg4 h5+ 0-1

[Event "Muenster op"]
[Site "Muenster"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8249155822602"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Be3 d6 8. Nd2 g6 9. f4 Bg7 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Qe1 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qh4 c5 14. f5 exf5 15. exf5 d5 16. Bg5 Qc6 17. Rae1 c4 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Bxc4+ Kh8 21. Rxf6 Bxf6 22. Re8 $3 {Kowaljow} 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9091"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E31"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8250095306762"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. d5 d6 7. e3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 e5 9. f3 g5 10. Bg3 e4 11. h4 g4 12. h5 exf3 13. gxf3 Qe7 14. Bh4 Qxe3+ 15. Qe2 Qxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Nxh5 17. O-O-O Nd7 18. fxg4 Ng7 19. Ng3 Kf8 20. Ne4 Ne5 21. Nxd6 Bxg4 22. Re1 Nf3 23. Be7+ Kg8 24. Re3 f5 25. Be2 Ng5 26. Bxg4 fxg4 27. Rg1 Kh7 28. Rxg4 Kg6 29. Reg3 Nh5 30. Rxg5+ 1-0

[Event "Goldberg Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kalegin, Evgenij"]
[Black "Yuferov, Sergey N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8181648243242"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. d5 Nb8 9. Re1 Nf6 10. Bg5 Qf5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nbd2 Qxd5 13. c4 Qc6 14. Ne4 Kd8 15. b4 cxb4 16. c5 d5 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. c6 bxc6 19. Nc5 Qe8 20. Re6 fxe6 21. Ndxe6+ Kc8 22. Qg4 a5 23. Nxf8+ f5 24. Qxf5+ e6 25. Nfxe6 Nd7 26. Rc1 Ra7 27. Ne4 dxe4 28. Rxc6+ Kb8 29. Qf4+ Ka8 30. Nc7+ Rxc7 31. Qxc7 Nb8 32. Qxa5+ Kb7 33. Rc7# 1-0

[Event "Lvov Zonal"]
[Site "Lvov URS"]
[Date "1990.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7838986418734"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. b3 d6 7. Bb2 c6 8. Nbd2 Na6 9. c4 e5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Ba3 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Nf3 Bxa1 14. Qxa1 Nc5 15. Rd1 Qf6 16. Qc1 Qe7 17. Bb2 Ne4 18. Qe3 Be6 19. Qd4 Kf7 20. h4 Rad8 21. Ng5+ Nxg5 22. hxg5 Rd7 23. f4 Qd8 24. Kf1 c5 25. Qc3 Re7 26. Bxb7 Qb6 27. Bf3 a5 28. Rd3 a4 29. bxa4 Qa6 30. Re3 Ke8 31. Qb3 Kf7 32. Bf6 Ree8 33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34. Bd5 Rfe8 35. a5 Kf8 36. Bxe6 Rxe6 37. Qb8+ Kf7 38. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmund-A"]
[Site "Dortmund FRG"]
[Date "1990.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7907172973107"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. b3 Ne4 7. d4 d5 8. Bb2 Nd7 9. Qc2 Ndf6 10. Ne5 Bf5 11. Qc1 Nd7 12. f3 Nd6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. e4 a5 15. Nd3 Re8 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Nc8 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. f4 Qc7 21. Rac1 dxe4 22. Nxe4 Na7 23. Ng5 Bf5 24. g4 Bxg4 25. Bd5 Rf8 26. f5 gxf5 27. Rc4 h5 28. Rxg4 hxg4 29. Rxf5 e6 30. Ne4 Rfd8 31. Rh5 e5 32. Rxe5 Nc6 33. Rg5+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Qf6+ Kd7 36. Qf5+ Ke7 37. Qxf7# 1-0

[Event "Manila Interzonal"]
[Site "Manila PHI"]
[Date "1990.07.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E38"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[Beauty "7839393030229"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Na6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nxc5 8. f3 d5 9. cxd5 b6 10. b4 Na4 11. Qb3 b5 12. e4 a6 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 exd5 16. e5 Re8 17. f4 g5 18. Bf2 Ne4 19. Bd4 Be6 20. Qf3 Rc8 21. f5 Bd7 22. Ng3 Rxe5 23. Be2 Qe8 24. Nh5 Rxf5 25. Qe3 Rc3 26. Bxc3 Naxc3 27. Bg4 d4 28. Qxd4 Nc5+ 29. Kd2 Nb3+ 30. Kxc3 Nxd4 31. Bxf5 Qe3+ 32. Bd3 Bf5 33. Rad1 Ne2+ 34. Kc2 Qe5 35. Kd2 Qb2+ 36. Ke3 Bg4 37. Rd2 Qd4# 0-1

[Event "Manila Interzonal"]
[Site "Manila PHI"]
[Date "1990.07.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8247008306258"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3 Bd7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Nd5 b5 12. Nxf6+ exf6 13. cxb5 Rxb5 14. Qd2 g5 15. d5 Ne7 16. Nd4 Rxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Qxd5 Bxh3 20. Rfd1 Re8 21. Rac1 f5 22. Rd2 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Qe7 24. Kf2 Be5 25. Rh1 Bxg3+ 26. Kxg3 Qxe3+ 27. Qf3 Qxd2 28. Qa8+ Kg7 29. Kxh3 Qxe2 30. Qd5 Kg6 31. Qd4 f4 32. Rg1 f5 0-1

[Event "Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1990.10.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7424027144260"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. Ra3 Ra6 18. Nh2 g6 19. f3 Qd7 20. Nc4 Qb5 21. Rc3 Bc8 22. Be3 Kh7 23. Qc1 c6 24. Ng4 Ng8 25. Bxh6 Bxh6 26. Nxh6 Nxh6 27. Nxd6 Qb6 28. Nxe8 Qxd4+ 29. Kh1 Qd8 30. Rd1 Qxe8 31. Qg5 Ra7 32. Rd8 Qe6 33. f4 Ba6 34. f5 Qe7 35. Qd2 Qe5 36. Qf2 Qe7 37. Qd4 Ng8 38. e5 Nd5 39. fxg6+ fxg6 40. Rxc6 Qxd8 41. Qxa7+ Nde7 42. Rxa6 Qd1+ 43. Qg1 Qd2 44. Qf1 1-0

[Event "Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Lyon FRA"]
[Date "1990.12.05"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7698863099400"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Ng5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Rb1 Rc8 14. Nf3 Na5 15. Bd3 Be6 16. O-O Bc4 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Bg5 a6 19. Rbc1 Bxd3 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Qxd3 Re8 22. Rc1 Qb7 23. d5 Nc4 24. Nd2 Nxd2 25. Bxd2 Rc8 26. Rc6 Be5 27. Bc3 Bb8 28. Qd4 f6 29. Ba5 Bd6 30. Qc3 Re8 31. a3 Kg7 32. g3 Be5 33. Qc5 h5 34. Bc7 Ba1 35. Bf4 Qd7 36. Rc7 Qd8 37. d6 g5 38. d7 Rf8 39. Bd2 Be5 40. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Lyon FRA"]
[Date "1990.12.15"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7631620081754"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. Rae3 Nf6 19. Nh2 Kh8 20. b3 bxa4 21. bxa4 c4 22. Bb2 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Nfxd5 24. Rg3 Re6 25. Ng4 Qe8 26. Nxh6 c3 27. Nf5 cxb2 28. Qg4 Bc8 29. Qh4+ Rh6 30. Nxh6 gxh6 31. Kh2 Qe5 32. Ng5 Qf6 33. Re8 Bf5 34. Qxh6+ Qxh6 35. Nf7+ Kh7 36. Bxf5+ Qg6 37. Bxg6+ Kg7 38. Rxa8 Be7 39. Rb8 a5 40. Be4+ Kxf7 41. Bxd5+ 1-0

[Event "KRO Match"]
[Site "Hilversum NED"]
[Date "1990.12.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249847851530"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 Ba5 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. O-O-O Bxc3 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 Be5 11. dxc6 Qe7 12. cxd7+ Bxd7 13. e3 Rd8 14. Rxd7 Rxd7 15. Bb5 Bd6 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Bf4 c4 19. Qc2 Ne8 20. Ng5 f5 21. Qxc4+ Kh8 22. Bxd6 Nxd6 23. Qd5 Rd8 24. Ne6 Qc8+ 25. Kb1 Rd7 26. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "USSR"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir"]
[Black "Stambuljan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8247545204756"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5} 1. c4 (1. e4 e5 $11) 1... Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 (8. dxc3 e5 $14) 8... c5 $11 9. Rb1 Nc6 10. Qa4 Na5 (10... Qc7 11. Ng5 $11) 11. Qh4 e6 12. Ng5 (12. Rb5 Bf6 13. Qf4 Be7 $14) 12... h6 $11 13. Ne4 g5 14. Qh5 Qc7 15. Rb5 (15. f4 $5 gxf4 16. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Nxc5 fxg3 18. hxg3 $16) 15... f5 $14 16. Rxc5 Nc6 17. Qg6 (17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Qxg5 f4 $14) 17... Bd7 (17... fxe4 18. Bxe4 Rf6 19. Qh7+ Kf7 $11) 18. Ba3 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Rf6 $4 (19... Rf5 $142 $14 {was necessary}) 20. Qh7+ $18 Kf7 21. Rxg5 $1 {the end.} (21. Rxg5 Ke8 22. Rxg7 Qxg3+ 23. hxg3 Kd8 24. Rxd7+ Kc8 25. Rc7+ Kb8 26. Rxb7+ Kc8 27. Qc7#) 1-0

[Event "Penang"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tu, Hoang Thai"]
[Black "Sitanggang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251709904419"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. e5 Qd8 7. d5 Qb6 8. Nc3 a6 9. Nd2 Qxb2 10. Nde4 Qb4 11. Rb1 Qa5 12. a4 Be7 13. Bc4 O-O 14. O-O b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxb5 Qa7 17. Rb3 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Nxa6 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. Nbd6 Qa5 21. Qg4 Bxd6 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Qe4 g6 24. Qf4 Kg7 25. Qxh6+ Kxh6 26. Rh3+ Kg5 27. f4+ Kf5 28. g4# 1-0

[Event "Melbourne Interclub"]
[Site "Melbourne"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Depasquale, Chris"]
[Black "Johansen, Darryl K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2280"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Rogers"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8251709866519"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 a6 7. Be3 Qc7 8. Bb3 Na5 9. O-O b5 10. f4 b4 $2 ({Up until now Black has handled the opening well but, instead of playing} 10... Nxb3 11. axb3 Bb7 {with a most satisfactory position, he mistakenly allows White's light squared bishop to come to life.}) 11. Ba4+ Bd7 12. f5 $3 {A superb concept which forces Black to severely compromise his pawn structure. If Black tries to take the sacrificed knight then after 12...bxc3 13.fxe6 Bxa4 (13...fxe6 14.Nxe6 wins.) 14.exf7+ Ke7 (14... Qxf7 15.Rxf7 Kxf7 16.Qh5+ is no better.) 15. fxg8(N)+ Black is getting blown away.} e5 13. Nd5 Qb7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Ne6 $3 Rb8 ({Johansen, Australia's 2, is probably still having knightmares about this game. The second sacrifice is justified by the following spectacular variation -} 15... fxe6 16. fxe6 Qb7 {(If} (16... Qxe6 17. Nc7+ {wins.)} (17. Qh5+ $1 g6 18. Rxf8+ $3 Kxf8 19. Rf1+ Kg7 20. Qf3 {and the threat of 21.Qf7+} Qf7 {22.Rxf7+ is unanswerable. Note that 15...Rc8 16.Nb6 would also be hopeless for Black.}))) 16. Ndc7+ Ke7 17. Bg5+ f6 18. Nd5+ {1-0 There is no need to wait to see} Kf7 19. Qh5+ g6 20. fxg6+ Kxe6 21. Qh3+ {and mate next move.} 1-0

[Event "URS-chT"]
[Site "Azov"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Odeev, Handszar"]
[Black "Nikolenko, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Knaak"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8251705944635"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5 Nc6 $1 (6... a6 $5 7. Bxd7+ Bxd7 8. Be3 Nc6 $2 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. f4 {/=}) 9. dxc5 $16) 7. O-O cxd4 { 7...Be7=} 8. Nxd4 Qc7 9. Bf4 a6 10. Ba4 Nb6 11. Bb3 g6 $6 (11... Bc5) 12. a4 Na5 13. Qf3 Bg7 $6 (13... Nxb3 $6 14. cxb3 $1 $16 {  c, 15.a5}) 14. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. e6 Qe7 (16... Qc4 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. b3 Qxd4 19. Be5+ Bf5 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd5+ $18) 17. Bd6 $1 Qf6 $6 (17... Qxd6 18. Qxf7+ Kd8 19. Qxg7 (19. e7+ Qxe7 20. Qxd5+ Kc7 21. Qxa5+ Kb8 $13) 19... Re8 20. Rfe1 $44 Nc6 21. Nxc6+ bxc6) 18. Qxd5 fxe6 (18... Qxd4 19. exf7+ Kd7 20. Qxa5 $18) 19. Rfe1 Qxd4 20. Rxe6+ Kd7 (20... Bxe6 21. Qxe6+ Kd8 22. Qe7+ Kc8 23. Qc7#) (20... Kf7 21. Re7+ Kf6 22. Rf7#) 21. Re7+ Kd8 22. Bc7+ $3 Kxe7 23. Re1+ (23. Re1+ Kf6 (23... Kf8 24. Bd6#) 24. Qxd4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Manhattan Chess Club"]
[Site "New York City, NY"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Passov, Alexander"]
[Black "Sammour Hasbun, Jorge E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C58"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8248086006834"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 $6 {This is at least a little bit inaccurate. Black can now press.} (6. Bb5+ {This is the "accepted" response. White wins a pawn in the   main line, but Black gets fully satisfactory activity. The trendy line   is...} c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 $5 {with very sharp play.}) 6... h6 $1 {The knight finds itself awkwardly placed.} 7. Nf3 e4 $1 8. Qe2 (8. dxe4 $6 {This famous (if dubious) piece sacrifice was played in   the game Bronstein vs. Rojahn.} Nxc4 9. Qd4 {A story for   another day...}) 8... Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 {For a pawn, Black has excellent development and the dark squares.} 10. Nfd2 {The knight doesn't HAVE to move yet, but it may as well. This is strongest.} Bg4 $2 {This is an error that encourages a pawn advance that White should make.} (10... O-O $1 11. Nxe4 $4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Re8 $19) 11. Qf1 $4 (11. f3 $1 {It's greedy, but White should play to win another pawn.} Bh5 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4+ Kf8 $16 {Black still has play, but   it should be insufficient.}) 11... O-O $2 (11... e3 $1 {Ripping open the dark squares is a devastating idea.} 12. fxe3 Bxe3 $19 {White's king should be mated long before the extra   pawn has any significance.}) 12. h3 $2 {Black is given a second chance to bang down ...e3 $1} (12. Nb3 $1 $13) 12... Bh5 $2 {Once again, the opportunity to play ...e3 is passed by.} (12... e3 $1 13. fxe3 Bh5 14. Nf3 Ne4 $19) 13. Nb3 Be7 (13... Bb4+ $1 {It is more accurate to induce c3 and then fall   back.} 14. c3 Be7 $13) 14. Be3 b5 $1 {Correctly trying to tear out the root that supports the d5-pawn.} 15. g4 $2 {One pawn move too many. Now White is in serous trouble.} (15. Nc3 $1 {Develop $1 Defend d5 $1}) 15... bxc4 16. Qxc4 {Moving the Nb3 was the computer-preferred defense.} Nxd5 $1 {Our young hero sacrifices a piece for a near-winning attack. White has only one spectacular defense available on move 20.} 17. gxh5 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bh4+ 19. Ke2 (19. Kf1 $4 Qd1+ 20. Kg2 Qf3+ 21. Kg1 Qf2#) 19... Qg5 {Threatening check on g2 and captures on h5.} 20. Qxe4 $2 (20. Kd1 $3 {Finding this engine defense would have been utterly   incredible. The king leaves the battleground ASAP, heading for safety   on c1.} Qxe3 $13 {Black has compensation (and maybe the better   practical chances), but not more than that.}) 20... Rae8 {This is slightly worse than bringing the other rook here, but the main idea is winning either way. Presumably, Sammour-Hasbun worried that the rook might be loose on a8.} (20... Rfe8 $1 21. Qf3 Rad8 $1 $19 {The threats of ...Rxe3+ $1 and   ...Qb5+ $1 end the game immediately.}) 21. Qf3 Rxe3+ $3 {BOOM $1 Sammour-Hasbun plays a spectacular shot. The white king is driven accross the board and will ultimately be checkmated in a beautiful king hunt.} 22. Qxe3 Qg2+ 23. Kd3 (23. Kd1 $2 {This loses both the rook on h1 AND the queen.} Qxh1+ 24. Kd2 Bg5 $1 $19) 23... Rd8+ 24. Kc4 (24. Nd4 Qxh1 $19 {Although White still has an extra piece, there is   no way to finish development, keep the king safe, and save the pinned   knight on d4.}) (24. Kc3 Qxh1 $19 {There is still no way to save the defend the king   and complete development.}) 24... Qd5+ $1 25. Kb4 Rb8+ 26. Ka3 {Black's king looks dead on a3, but where is the finishing blow $2 White seems to have all the key squares defended.} (26. Ka4 Qb5+ 27. Ka3 Qb4#) 26... Be7+ $3 {Sammour-Hasbun spots a beautiful checkmate that begins with a distraction of the queen.} (26... Rxb3+ $4 27. Qxb3 {The queen should be distracted to prevent   this defense.}) 27. Qxe7 Rxb3+ $3 {Mate in two is forced.} (27... Rxb3+ 28. axb3 Qa5# {A glorious finish $1}) 0-1

[Event "Ch URS (young masters)"]
[Site "Kherson (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mykhajlo Brodskyj"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251709865561"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Qh5 Rg8 13. O-O-O Rxg2 14. f4 Nd4 15. Ne3 Rf2 16. exf5 Bxa2 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nxb5 Bh6 19. Rhe1 axb5 20. Bxb5+ Ke7 21. Qh4+ f6 22. Qxf2 Bf7 23. Bd3 Qb6 24. Be4 Ra2 25. c4 Bxc4 26. Kb1 Qa5 27. Nd5+ Bxd5 28. Qxd4 Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Qa4+ 31. Kc3 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg NED"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251705938499"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Ne5 9. h3 Bc5 10. Kh1 d6 11. f4 Nc6 12. e5 Nxe5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bb5+ axb5 15. Ndxb5 Qb6 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Nd6+ Ke7 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. Nce4 Qd4 20. Qh5 Rf8 21. Rd1 Qe3 22. Qh4 Qf4 23. Qe1 Ra4 24. Qc3 Rd4 25. Rxd4 Qf1+ 26. Kh2 exd4 27. Qc5 Kd7 28. Nb5 Qf4+ 29. g3 1-0

[Event "It (cat.17)"]
[Site "Linares (Spain)"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7838453470241"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Ngf6 5. O-O cxd4 6. Qxd4 a6 7. Bxd7+ Bxd7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. c4 e6 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Kh1 h5 13. a4 h4 14. h3 Be7 15. b4 a5 16. b5 Qc7 17. Nd2 Qc5 18. Qd3 Rg8 19. Rae1 Qg5 20. Rg1 Qf4 21. Ref1 b6 22. Ne2 Qh6 23. c5 Rxc5 24. Nc4 Kf8 25. Nxb6 Be8 26. f4 f5 27. exf5 Rxf5 28. Rc1 Kg7 29. g4 Rc5 30. Rxc5 dxc5 31. Nc8 Bf8 32. Qd8 Qg6 33. f5 Qh6 34. g5 Qh5 35. Rg4 exf5 36. Nf4 Qh8 37. Qf6+ Kh7 38. Rxh4+ 1-0

[Event "It (cat.17)"]
[Site "Tilburg (Netherlands)"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8247276762707"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Qb6 9. Be3 Qxb2 10. Ndb5 axb5 11. Nxb5 Ra5 12. Rb1 Rxb5 13. Rxb2 Rxb2 14. Qa1 Rb6 15. Bxb6 Nxb6 16. Qc3 Be7 17. Rb1 Nfd7 18. Qxg7 Bf6 19. Qh6 Ke7 20. Bb5 Rg8 21. Rd1 e5 22. f5 Nc5 23. Rxd6 Bg5 24. Qxh7 Nxe4 25. Rxb6 Rd8 26. Bd3 Be3+ 27. Kf1 Bxb6 28. Bxe4 Rd4 29. c3 1-0

[Event "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Black "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Knaak"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[Beauty "6671158001754"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. f3 O-O 7. Bg5 Qa5 8. Qd2 a6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 $6 10. Qxh6 b5 11. h4 Nbd7 12. Nh3 bxc4 13. Ng5 Rb8 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. h5 { 16.Nh7+-} Bf5 $3 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Rh3 $2 (17. Nh3 $16) 17... Rxb2 $3 18. Kxb2 Rb8+ 19. Kc2 Qa3 20. Rc1 (20. Rb1 Rxb1 21. Nxb1 Qxa2+ 22. Kc1 Nd3+ 23. Bxd3 cxd3 $19) 20... Qb2+ 21. Kd1 Qf2 22. Be2 Nd3 23. Rh1 Qe3 24. Nxf7 f4 $1 25. Rc2 Nf2+ 26. Ke1 Nd3+ 27. Kd1 Nf2+ 28. Ke1 Nd3+ $2 29. Kd1 $2 Nf2+ $2 30. Ke1 $2 Kxf7 $1 31. Rf1 Nd3+ 32. Kd1 Nb4 $1 33. Qg5 (33. Rc1 Nxa2 $1 34. Nxa2 Rb2 35. Rc2 Rxc2 36. Kxc2 Qxe2+ $19) (33. g3 Qd4+ 34. Kc1 fxg3 $1 $19) (33. g4 Nbxd5 34. Bxc4 Qd4+ 35. Ke1 Qxc4 $19) 33... Nxc2 34. Kxc2 Rg8 35. Qf5 Rxg2 $19 36. Re1 Qxf3 37. h6 Qe3 38. Qe6+ Qxe6 39. dxe6+ Kxe6 40. Kc1 Kd7 41. Bxc4 a5 42. Be6+ Kc6 43. Rf1 Rg3 44. Ne2 Rg6 45. Rh1 f3 46. Nf4 Rg3 47. Rf1 d5 48. Kd2 Kd6 49. Bc8 e5 50. Nh3 e4 51. Rb1 d4 52. Rb7 e3+ 53. Ke1 d3 54. Rg7 d2+ 55. Kd1 Ne4 0-1

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7768790566485"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O h6 8. c4 Qe8 9. Qc2 Na6 10. Nbd2 c6 11. Rae1 Qf7 12. Bc3 g5 13. e4 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Bd7 15. Nxf6+ exf6 16. d5 c5 17. Re6 Nc7 18. Rxd6 Qe7 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. Rd1 Rad8 21. b4 b6 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. d6 Ne8 24. Qg6 Kh8 25. Nxg5 fxg5 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Bd5+ Rf7 28. Qxg5 Kf8 29. Bxf7 Kxf7 30. Bxg7 Nxg7 31. Qxc5 Ne8 32. Qh5+ Kf8 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qh5+ Kf8 35. c5 Qe6 36. Rd4 Rd7 37. Qh8+ Kf7 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Rf4+ 1-0

[Event "Bad Ragaz op"]
[Site "Bad Ragaz"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fleischmann, Albert"]
[Black "Huss, Andreas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C08"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7702013031505"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. dxc5 $6 {[Genauer ist 5.Sgf3 Sc6 6. Lb5 und erst nach 6...Ld6 auf c5 tausche.Weiss muss aber natürlich mit 5...c4 rechnen.]} Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O h6 9. c3 O-O 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. h3 Ne4 12. Nbd4 Qf6 13. Be3 Re8 14. Rc1 Qg6 15. Kh1 a6 {[Damit provoziert Schwarz die folgenden verwicklungen.]} 16. Nxc6 Bxe3 17. Nce5 Nxf2+ $1 18. Rxf2 Qg3 19. Rf1 Rxe5 $1 (19... Bxc1 20. Qxc1 Rxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 {[Könnte schwarz das Material zuruckerobern, aber er will mehr.]}) 20. Nxe5 Bxh3 21. Qxd5 Be6 22. Qe4 Bd5 $3 {[Ein schöner Gewinnzug! Weiss hat schon keine gute Verteidigung mehr.]} 23. Rf3 Qxf3 24. Bxf3 Bxe4 25. Re1 Bxf3 26. Rxe3 Bd5 27. c4 Be6 28. b3 Rd8 29. a4 a5 30. Kh2 g5 31. Rc3 f6 32. Nd3 Bf5 33. Nf2 Kf7 34. c5 Rd2 35. Kg3 Rc2 36. Nd1 h5 37. Rxc2 Bxc2 38. Nc3 Bxb3 39. Nb5 Bd5 0-1

[Event "Candidates qf1"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Rogers"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8247679411213"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 {Having had no success with a Sicilian main line opening in the first game, Short changes tack and employs the Vinken (or Grand Prix) Attack with which his countrymen have had so much success in the past decade.} Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Nge7 8. Qe1 (8. f5 $5 {is a promising pawn sacrifice but Gelfand scored a notable defensive victory against it at the last Olympiad. Short prefers to build up his position before launching an assault.}) 8... Nd4 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Bb3 Nc6 12. Bd2 d5 $1 13. e5 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Kh1 a5 16. a4 Qd6 17. Ng1 $1 Bd7 18. Nf3 Nb4 $6 ({Gelfand has overlooked a tactical point which forces the knight to retreat in two moves' time. After a more restrained move such as} 18... b6 {or}) (18... Rae8 {Black should have few problems.}) 19. Qf2 Qc5 20. Bc3 $1 Nc6 21. Rae1 b6 22. Bd2 Nb4 23. Qg3 b5 $2 24. f5 $3 exf5 25. Ne5 $1 {The point behind White's pawn sacrifice. If now 25...Bxe5 26.Rxe5 and the d pawn is fatally weak so Gelfand is forced to guard against a further sacrifice on g6 with a passive retreat.} Be8 26. axb5 Qxb5 27. Rxf5 Kh8 28. Rxf6 $3 {The coup de grace - Black's dark squares are now indefensible.} Rxf6 29. Ng4 Rf5 30. Nh6 $1 Rh5 31. Qf4 $1 {1-0 Perhaps the key game which led to Gelfand's elimination from the 1991-3 World Championship cycle.} 1-0

[Event "Gausdal Int"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Black "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Knaak"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[Beauty "8247679448126"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. Ne2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Ng3 $6 f6 12. Bd3 fxe5 13. fxe5 (13. dxe5 Nc5 { 13...Nde5!} 14. Bc2 a5 15. Be3 {Bologan-Danielian/Jurmala/1991/CBM24/VC}) 13... Ndxe5 $1 14. dxe5 Nxe5 $17 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Nxe5 $6 Qf2+ 17. Kd2 Rac8 18. Qb3 (18. Nxd7 Bg5+ 19. Kd3 Rf4 $3 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 { 21...Qe3#} 21. Nf1 Qe4#) (18. Rf1 Bg5+ 19. Kd3 Bb5+ $19) 18... Bg5+ 19. Kd3 (19. Kd1 Qd4+ 20. Ke1 (20. Qd3 Ba4+ 21. Ke1 Qf2#) (20. Nd3 Ba4 $19) 20... Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Qd2#) 19... Rf4 $3 20. Nf3 Be8 0-1

[Event "Euwe mem"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Rogers"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7491228327514"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O Ne7 $5 7. c3 Nec6 8. Be3 Nd7 9. a3 c4 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Ne1 $1 {Short has employed his favourite anti-Caro-Kann system and is now ready to gain space on the kingside with g4 and f4. Ljubojevic's next few moves seem unduly passive, creating weaknesses on Short's side of the board instead of proceeding with a queenside attack.} h5 $6 12. g3 Bh3 13. Ng2 g6 $6 14. Re1 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rb8 16. h3 a5 17. Nf3 Be7 18. Qd2 Nb6 $2 19. Ng5 $1 Kf8 20. g4 hxg4 21. hxg4 Kg7 22. Rh1 Qd7 23. Bf4 (23. Nh7 $3 {would have won in even more spectacular fashion, i.e.} Rxh7 24. Rxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rh1+ Kg8 26. Bg5 $1 {when Bxe7 and Qh6 will lead to mate.}) 23... Rbf8 24. Qe3 Qd8 {Black, who is ready to exchange all the rooks on the h file, may have been feeling rather satisfied with his position here, but he has underestimated the ensuing sacrifice by Short.} 25. Nh7 $3 Rxh7 26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. Rh1+ Kg8 28. Qh3 Bh4 $1 29. Bh6 $1 ({Black was probably expecting} 29. g5 Kg7 $1 (29... Re8 {30.g5! Bxg5 31.Bxg5 Qxg5+ 32.Bg4 and mates.}) 30. Qxh4 Rh8 {with a draw. Now, however, g5 is a real threat, e.g.}) 29... g5 30. f4 gxf4 31. Bd1 $3 ({The final finesse, avoiding} 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 32. Qxh4 Qxh4 33. Rxh4 Na4 $1 {when the advantage could swing back to Black. In time trouble and with g5 looming, 'Ljubo' launches a desperate counterattack which is given short shrift.}) 31... Nd7 32. Bc2 Ndxe5 33. dxe5 Nxe5 34. Bxf8 f3+ 35. Kf1 Qg5 36. Qxh4 Qc1+ 37. Qe1 Qxe1+ 38. Kxe1 Kxf8 39. g5 Kg7 40. Kf2 f5 41. Re1 Nd3+ 42. Bxd3 cxd3 43. Kxf3 {1-0 A convincing victory for Short, although the Englishman's hopes for the brilliancy prize were dashed when it was discovered after the game that} 1-0

[Event "Brno Morava-B"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gipslis, Aivars"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[Beauty "6671157985838"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bb5 Nxe3 8. fxe3 (8. Nxc6 Nxd1 9. Nxd8+ Kxd8 10. Rxd1 e6 11. a4 a6 12. Bc4 Bd7 13. O-O Be7 14. f4 Kc7 15. Rf3 Rad8 16. Rfd3 Rhe8 {1/2 Polgar,Zso-Aseev Brno-B 1991}) 8... Bd7 9. O-O g6 $2 (9... e6 $10) 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qf3 f6 12. e5 $16 {-ECO B56/4 (22)} dxe5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 (13... Qc8 14. Nxe5 fxe5 15. Qf7+ Kd8 16. Rad1 $18) 14. Qxc6+ Kf7 15. Rad1 Qc8 16. Rxf6+ $1 exf6 17. Rd7+ Be7 18. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 19. Nd5+ Kd8 (19... Kf8 20. Qxf6+ Ke8 (20... Kg8 21. Ne7#) 21. Qe7#) 20. Qd6+ Qd7 21. Qxf6+ Kc8 22. Qxh8+ Kb7 23. Qxe5 Rc8 24. c3 Qa4 25. h3 Qxa2 26. Qe7+ Ka8 27. Qe4 Kb8 28. Qf4+ Kb7 29. Ne7 Rc7 30. Qe4+ Kb8 31. Qe5 Kb7 32. Qe4+ Kb8 33. Nc6+ Kc8 34. Qe8+ Kb7 35. Nd8+ Kb6 36. Ne6 Qxb2 (36... Rc6 37. Qb8+ Ka6 38. Nc7+ $18) (36... Rb7 37. Qd8+ Kc6 38. Nd4+ Kc5 39. b4+ Kc4 40. Qg8+ $18) 37. Nxc7 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Kxc7 39. Qe5+ Kc6 40. e4 a5 41. Qd5+ Kb6 42. Qd6+ Kb7 43. Qd5+ Kb6 44. Qd4+ Kb7 45. e5 Qe1 46. Qd7+ Kb6 47. Qd6+ Kb7 48. e6 g5 49. Qd7+ Kb6 50. Qd8+ Ka6 51. Qf6 a4 52. e7+ Kb7 53. Qxg5 Kc7 54. Qa5+ Kd6 55. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Candidates Match"]
[Site "Brussels BEL"]
[Date "1991.08.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7701975019098"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d4 Nd7 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nf3 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 c6 10. b3 Qe7 11. Ba3 (11. e4 {This was White's last chance to revert to a more typical KID   structure.}) 11... e4 $5 {Very committal. In Caeser's words, "the die is cast."} 12. Ng5 e3 13. f4 $6 {Objectively, this is weaker than f3 which keeps more central control.} (13. f3 $1 {Later, White will regret the loss of control over e4 and   g4.}) 13... Nf8 14. b4 Bf5 15. Qb3 h6 16. Nf3 Ng4 17. b5 g5 {Both players are breaking through on their respective wings, White on the queenside, and Black on the kingside.} 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne5 gxf4 20. Nxc6 Qg5 21. Bxd6 Ng6 22. Nd5 Qh5 23. h4 Nxh4 $2 (23... fxg3 $1 {Objectively, this was the best way to maintain the   balance. A draw by perpetual is likely.}) 24. gxh4 Qxh4 25. Nde7+ $2 {Wrong knight.} (25. Nce7+ $1 {It's better to leave the knight on d5 to attack f4.} Kh8 26. Nxf5 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Be5 $5 {A brilliant try. Dvoretsky   theorized that this move scared Ivanchuk and is why he kept the knight   on c6. The following line wins through.} 28. dxe5 Rg8 29. Ndxe3 fxe3 30. e6 $1 {A hard move to see, but with h2 controlled, Black is just   busted.}) 25... Kh8 26. Nxf5 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Re6 $1 {Onward to g6 $1} 28. Qb7 (28. Nce7 Rg8 $1 29. Nxg8 Rg6 $19) 28... Rg6 $3 {White can have the rook with check $1 The threat of ...Qh1+ $3 wins $1} 29. Qxa8+ Kh7 30. Qg8+ $5 {Only this move allows White to eliminate the deadly rook on g6 and stop the threat of ...Qh1+ $3} (30. Nce7 $2 Qh1+ $3 {The critical point in many, many variations.} 31. Bxh1 Nh2+ 32. Ke1 Rg1#) 30... Kxg8 31. Nce7+ Kh7 32. Nxg6 fxg6 33. Nxg7 Nf2 $3 {Another brilliant checkmating mechanism. Now the idea is simply ...Nh3 $1 and mate on f2 or g1.} 34. Bxf4 Qxf4 35. Ne6 Qh2 36. Rdb1 Nh3 37. Rb7+ Kh8 38. Rb8+ Qxb8 39. Bxh3 Qg3 $1 {It's mate next move.} 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "1991.09.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8250367691826"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Ke2 gxf6 13. Rc1 Qb4 14. Rc4 Qe7 15. Qc1 O-O 16. Rc7 a6 17. Ba4 Qd6 18. Rd1 Ne5 19. Nf5 Qb4 20. Rd4 Qb6 21. Ne7+ Kg7 22. Qc3 Ng6 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. e5 fxe5 25. Rd3 Kg8 26. Qxe5 Qb4 27. Rh3 f6 28. Qe3 Qb2+ 29. Kf3 g5 30. Rhh7 Rd8 31. Rcg7+ Kf8 32. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "Interpolis 15th"]
[Site "Tilburg NED"]
[Date "1991.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "N, N."]
[Black "N, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8112656366626"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 (4. c4 {Continuing to sieze space is perhaps a bit more ambitious AND   a bit riskier.}) 4... g6 $6 {The Alburt variation isn't too popular today. I think this game is part of the reason.} (4... dxe5 {These days, this move is considered much more reliable.}) 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 (6... N8d7 $2 {Don't forget about f7 tactics $1} 7. Ng5 $1 e6 8. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 9. Nxe6 Qe7 10. Nxc7+ $18) 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O (8... Bg4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:02] Don't forget about f7-tactics take $1} 9. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 10. Ng5+ $18) 9. h3 a5 10. a4 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Re1 e6 $6 {I HATE having an e6, f7, g6, and h7 structure when my opponent has a pawn on e5. This game is a good example of the issues.} (13... Bd7 {This makes more sense to me, avoiding conceding further   weaknesses on f6.}) 14. Nd2 Nd5 15. Nf3 Qc5 16. Qe4 $1 {A great move - heading to h4 to lead the kingside attack.} Qb4 {Trying to trade queens.} 17. Bc4 Nb6 18. b3 $1 Nxc4 19. bxc4 {White's pawn structure is awful, but it doesn't matter. White has closed off Black's counterplay long enough to start the attack.} Re8 (19... Rd8 {Of course, Black wants to try to challenge the open   file, but the rook is forced to a bad d7-square.} 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. Bf6 $16) 20. Rd1 $1 {Siezing the open file.} Qc5 (20... h6 $1 {This move was probably the last viable defense for   Timman. It's still dangerous, but White is denied some access to those   soft kingside squares.}) 21. Qh4 b6 22. Be3 $1 {Excellent inclusion. This move pushes the queen to a worse square before playing Bh6.} (22. Bh6 $6 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Qf8 $1 $14 {and Timman would defend and be   only a little bit worse.}) 22... Qc6 23. Bh6 Bh8 {Keeping the dark-square defender.} 24. Rd8 Bb7 25. Rad1 Bg7 {A clever move that threatens to trade on h6 and win d8.} 26. R8d7 {This threatens to capture on g7 and mate with Qf6+ OR Rxf7+ $1} Rf8 {Forced to defend f7.} (26... Qxa4 $2 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qf6+ $1 $18 (28. Rxf7+ $1 $18)) 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. R1d4 Rae8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. h4 h5 {How can White conclude the game $2 White's position is GORGEOUS, but where is the mate $2} 31. Kh2 $3 {Brilliant. One more piece is needed, and the king is it. Timman is completely helpless.} Rc8 (31... Bc8 {This is the last, best try, but since mate on g2 is no   longer an issue, the knight can simply hop in.} 32. Ng5 $1 Bxd7 33. Rf4 $1 Qxa4 34. Nxf7 Rxf7 35. Qxf7+ Kh8 36. Qxg6 $18) 32. Kg3 $3 Rce8 33. Kf4 $3 Bc8 34. Kg5 $3 {GG YO. What a concept.} (34. Kg5 Kh7 {to prevent the king's invasion.} 35. Qxg6+ $1 Kh8 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Kf6 {and mate next move.}) (34. Kg5 Bxd7 35. Kh6 Qc5 36. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade YUG"]
[Date "1991.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8045547519554"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bd3 Ba4 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. O-O c4 12. Be2 Ng6 13. Ng5 Nxe5 14. f4 Nd3 15. Bxd3 cxd3 16. f5 e5 17. Qh5 Qe7 18. Ne6 Kd7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Na6 21. cxd3 g6 22. Qg4 Bc6 23. Nd4 exd4 24. Bxd4 h5 25. Qh3 g5 26. Rfe1 Qf8 27. Re6 Rh6 28. Qe3 Re8 29. Re1 Nc7 30. Bc5 Qf7 31. Be7 Rh7 32. Qc5 Bb7 33. Qxa7 Kc8 34. Rb1 Rxe7 35. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "Schweiz"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Donev, Ivo Hristov"]
[Black "Orlowski, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2275"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Beauty "8251709909067"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{Inf 54/157} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 Rb8 7. Nf3 b5 (7... Bg4 {- 54/(157)}) 8. O-O a5 {N} (8... b4 {- 54/(157)}) 9. e5 $1 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nxe5 11. Bf4 Bg4 (11... Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 $1 Bb7 13. Ne4 $3 Rc8 14. Nd6+ $1 exd6 15. Qxb7 $16 {}) 12. Nxe5 $3 Qd4+ $1 (12... Bxd1 13. Bc6+ Kf8 14. Nd7+ Qxd7 $8 15. Bxd7 Rd8 $8 16. Be6 $5 { Bc7} (16. Bxb5 $14) 16... Nf6 17. Raxd1 fxe6 18. Nxb5 $16) 13. Kh1 Bxd1 $8 14. Bc6+ (14. Nc6 $5 $16) 14... Kd8 (14... Kf8 15. Nd7+ Qxd7 16. Bxd7 Rd8 $8 17. Bxb5 Bxc2 18. Bc7 Rd4 $8 19. Rf3 $1 $16) 15. Nxf7+ Kc8 16. Bxb8 (16. Raxd1 Rb6 17. Nxb5 $1 Rxb5 $8 18. c3 Qf6 19. Bxb5 Qxf7 20. Ba6+ Kd7 $8 21. Bb5+ Kc8 $8 (21... Kd8 $2 22. Bc7+ $16) 22. Ba6+ $11) 16... Bxc2 (16... Kxb8 $5 17. Nxb5 $1 { Rad1, Nh8}) 17. Nxb5 Qxb2 18. Be5 $3 Bxe5 19. Nfd6+ $1 { Rf8#} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Manila (Philippines)"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8251705985032"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. e4 e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. Qe2 c6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. h4 h6 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Rg1 h5 14. g5 Be7 15. d5 e5 16. Bh3 O-O-O 17. Nd2 Kb8 18. Nc4 Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. Rd3 Ka8 21. a3 Rdf8 22. Bf5 Bh7 23. Rgd1 g6 24. dxc6 bxc6 25. Bd7 Qc7 26. Bxc6+ Qxc6 27. Nd5 Bd8 28. Rc3 Qb7 29. Rb3 Qc6 30. Rdd3 Ba5 31. Rdc3 Bxc3 32. Qa6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Manila (Philippines)"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hsu, Li Yang"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E66"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8248350538249"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 e5 10. e4 Bd7 11. h3 a6 12. Qe2 Rb8 13. a4 Ne8 14. Ra3 Qb6 15. Kh2 f5 16. Na2 Nf6 17. Qe3 Qc7 18. Qc3 Rbc8 19. f3 Nh5 20. Re1 Rf7 21. Qc2 Qd8 22. Rc3 Nxg3 23. Kxg3 Qh4+ 24. Kh2 Qxe1 25. Nf1 fxe4 26. Ng3 exf3 27. Bxf3 Nxc4 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1992/93"]
[Site "GER"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B62"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "6117128179802"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. f3 d5 12. Qe1 Bb4 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bd2 Qe7 15. e5 Nd7 16. f4 b5 17. Ne2 Bxd2+ 18. Qxd2 O-O 19. Nd4 Rfc8 20. Bd3 Nc5 21. Kb1 Bd7 22. g4 Rab8 23. g5 b4 24. gxh6 bxa3 25. b3 g6 26. h4 Na4 27. Rdg1 a2+ 28. Ka1 Qa3 29. Qc1 Qb4 30. Ne2 Nc5 31. Rxg6+ Kh8 32. Rg7 Nxb3+ 33. cxb3 Rxc1+ 34. Rxc1 Qxb3 35. Rh7+ Kg8 36. Rg1+ Kf8 37. Rh8+ Ke7 38. Rxb8 Qxd3 39. Rc1 Qxe2 40. h7 Qd2 41. h8=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "It"]
[Site "Biel (Switzerland)"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E25"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7561734533696"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd3 b6 9. e4 Ba6 10. Qd2 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 Ne7 12. Ne2 Nbc6 13. dxc5 Qc8 14. Qe3 O-O 15. cxb6 Rd8 16. Kf2 axb6 17. Rb1 Ne5 18. Qxb6 Qc4 19. Be3 Nd3+ 20. Kg3 f5 21. Bg5 Rd7 22. Nd4 f4+ 23. Kh4 Ng6+ 24. Kh5 Nf8 25. Qc6 Qa2 26. Rhg1 e5 27. Qxa8 Qf7+ 28. Kh4 h6 29. g4 hxg5+ 30. Kh3 exd4 31. cxd4 Nf2+ 32. Kg2 Qa2 33. Qb8 Nd3+ 34. Kh1 Qe2 35. Rgf1 Rxd4 36. Qb3+ Kh7 37. Qb5 Rd6 38. h4 Ng6 39. Qxg5 Nxh4 40. Qxh4+ Rh6 41. Qxh6+ Kxh6 0-1

[Event "Match"]
[Site "Sveti-Stefan/Belgrade (Yugoslavia)"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bobby Fischer"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7835630975522"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 e5 7. b4 cxb4 8. a3 c5 9. axb4 cxb4 10. d4 exd4 11. Bb2 d6 12. Nxd4 Qd7 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Nc4 Nh6 15. Nf5 Bxb2 16. Ncxd6+ Kf8 17. Nxh6 f6 18. Ndf7 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Ke7 20. Nxh8 Rxh8 21. Nf5+ gxf5 22. exf5+ Be5 23. f4 Rc8 24. fxe5 Rxc2 25. e6 Bc6 26. Rc1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Kd6 28. Rd1+ Ke5 29. e7 a5 30. Rc1 Bd7 31. Rc5+ Kd4 32. Rxa5 b3 33. Ra7 Be8 34. Rb7 Kc3 35. Kf2 b2 36. Ke3 Bf7 37. g4 Kc2 38. Kd4 {Error reading move: Rb1} 1-0

[Event "Match"]
[Site "Sveti Stefan YUG"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bobby Fischer"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[Beauty "7012742099513"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. a4 c5 18. d5 c4 19. b4 Nh7 20. Be3 h5 21. Qd2 Rf8 22. Ra3 Ndf6 23. Rea1 Qd7 24. R1a2 Rfc8 25. Qc1 Bf8 26. Qa1 Qe8 27. Nf1 Be7 28. N1d2 Kg7 29. Nb1 Nxe4 30. Bxe4 f5 31. Bc2 Bxd5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ra7 Kf6 34. Nbd2 Rxa7 35. Rxa7 Ra8 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Rxa7 38. Qxa7 f4 39. Bxf4 exf4 40. Nh4 Bf7 41. Qd4+ Ke6 42. Nf5 Bf8 43. Qxf4 Kd7 44. Nd4 Qe1+ 45. Kg2 Bd5+ 46. Be4 Bxe4+ 47. Nxe4 Be7 48. Nxb5 Nf8 49. Nbxd6 Ne6 50. Qe5 1-0

[Event "JUG-chT"]
[Site "Cetinje"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kontic, Djordjije"]
[Black "Todorovic, Goran M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8250363772960"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be3 c5 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. f3 O-O 9. Bb3 Bd7 10. h4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h5 Nxh5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qd2 Rh8 15. g4 Nf6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. O-O-O Qe8 19. g5 Nh5 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21. Ne4 Qf8 22. Qxh5 Bf5 23. Nf6+ exf6 24. gxf6 Bg6 25. Rg1 Qg7 26. Qxe5 Qh6+ 27. Kb1 Rf8 28. f4 a5 29. a3 a4 30. Ba2 b4 31. axb4 a3 32. bxa3 1-0

[Event "Manila ol (Men)"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fancy, Stuart"]
[Black "Zabasajja, Willy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Pein"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[Beauty "8249428149257"]
[EventDate "1992.06.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ {The player of the white pieces was one of the most promising junior players in England about 15 years ago. Then he gave up chess and emigrated to Papua New Guinea and only surfacing agains at the Olympiad in 1984.} Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 {White heads for a positional game and places his pawns on the opposite colour to his bishop. Black, facing an unrated and unknown quantity decides to head for complications but he underestimates his opponent.} Qg4 6. O-O Qxe4 7. d4 {# White's initiative is going to gain momentum as he hits the Black queen with tempo.} Nd7 {Understandably Black wants to keep the position closed. 7..cxd4 8.Nxd4 and Nb5 and Nc3-d5 are in the air.} 8. Nc3 Qc6 9. Re1 O-O-O $2 {Black really should have waited before committing his king, 9..Ngf6 was quite playable. White would have continued 10. Bg5.} 10. dxc5 $1 {10.d5 must have been very tempting but now Black has now good recapture. 10.. Qxc5 11.Be3 Qf5 (12..Qc6 13.Nb5) 12.Qa4 is strong. 10.. Nxc5 11.b4 and the attack grows. The move played looks natural but it has a hidden flaw.} dxc5 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. Bf4 $3 $18 {#The point, White need not fear the attack on the d file. The threat is 13.Bc7 and 12..Nb8 13.Bc7 wins beautifully eg 13..Rxd1 14.Raxd1 Qxc7 15.Nxa7 mate! 12..Ngf6 13.Qa4 a6 14.Ne5 Nh6 (14..axb5 15.Qa8+) 15.Qa5! Qxa5 16.Na7 mate} e5 13. Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Rxd1 15. Raxd1 {Amusingly, the only move that prevents a mating combination is 15..Be7 but that loses a rook to 16.Bxg7 it was however Black's only chance.} a6 16. Bc7 Qxc7 17. Re8+ {# A fine miniature. (IM Malcolm Pein )} 1-0

[Event "Manila olm"]
[Site "Manila olm"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8251705929226"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 d4 5. Ne4 Qa5+ 6. Bd2 Qxe5 7. Ng3 Qd6 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Qc2 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. e3 dxe3 12. fxe3 Qc7 13. Bc3 Bg4 14. Bd3 Nbd7 15. Bf5 Bxf5 16. Nxf5 Rfe8 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. Qf5 Nf8 19. h4 h6 20. g4 Qc8 21. Qxc8 Raxc8 22. g5 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7629225068040"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. h3 b6 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. Bf4 Rad8 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qc7 18. Bf3 Ba8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Bxd1 Qd8 22. Bf3 Qd2 23. b3 Qxa2 24. b4 Qa1+ 25. Kh2 Qa6 26. Qd4 Qc8 27. c5 bxc5 28. Qxc5 a6 29. Qe7 g6 30. h4 h5 31. Kg3 Qb7 32. Qxb7 Bxb7 33. Kf4 Kf8 34. Kg5 Ke7 35. Be4 Ba8 36. f3 Bb7 37. g4 Ba8 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. f4 Bb7 40. Bf3 Ba8 41. Kxh5 1-0

[Event "Linares 55/227"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B62"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[Beauty "7285204060682"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. f3 (11. Kb1 {is recommended by Anand as an improvement. Given the course   of the game and the misguided nature of attacking play and the move g4   for White, it makes sense to omit f3.}) 11... Qa5 12. a3 e5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Kb1 Be7 15. g4 $2 {This move is an instructive mistake. The g4-pawn is overextended for reasons that become clear soon.} (15. Nd5 {"Playing Nd5 is an option which is available to White at   virtually every move. However, without any knights White can hardly   expect to do anything against Black's slightly weakened queenside, so   playing Nd5 is an admission that White can no longer hope to gain an   advantage. The problem with Ivanchuk's move is that he is soon FORCED   to play Nd5 in any case, when the move g4 not only fails to benefit   White but can even prove a weakening of his queenside." - Anand} Qxd2 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rxd2 {This position is roughly   balanced.}) (15. h4) 15... Rb8 (15... b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rb8 18. Bc4 $13 {is given as   unclear by Anand.}) 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxf6+ $2 {This move leads to disaster in the game, but the alternative is no longer good either.} (17. Rxd2 Nxd5 $1 (17... Bxd5 $6 {This line is instructive, but not advantageous     to Black.} 18. exd5 Bd8 {Black intends ...Bb6 when it is possible     to secure an advantage with a good knight versus a bad bishop     after the exchange, however...} 19. Rd1 $1 Bb6 20. Bc1 $1 $13 {is     an instructive series of retreats from Stockfish when White's     mangled pawn structure is balanced by the bishop pair.}) 18. exd5 Bd7 $15 {The ...f5 break should secure Black a slight plus.}) 17... gxf6 $3 {By Anand's own admission he very nearly missed this opportunity as the alternative ...Bxf6 is so natural and is by no means bad for Black.} 18. Rxd2 h5 $1 19. Rg1 (19. Be2 b4 $1 20. axb4 hxg4 21. fxg4 Rh3 22. Ba7 Rxb4 {leaves   White's pawns very weak while Black's rooks roam the ranks.}) (19. gxh5 Rxh5 {leaves White with similar issues. h2 is weak and   ...f5 will make the pawns healthier.}) (19. h3 hxg4 20. hxg4 $4 {is the pawn structure that White wants, but   of course, he is not in time to achieve it. The rook hangs on h1.} Rxh1) 19... hxg4 20. fxg4 Bc4 $3 {Another brilliant positional decision $1 Black exchanges his "good" bishop for White's "bad" one. Now White can't stabilize his pawns with Rg3 and h3 so they remain weak. Meanwhile, Black will eventually make pawn breaks to unleash the e7-bishop and dissolve his pawn weaknesses.} 21. b3 (21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Rg3 {is too slow because of...} c3) 21... Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Rh3 23. Re2 Kd7 $1 24. g5 Ke6 25. gxf6 Bxf6 26. Bd2 Be7 27. Be1 f6 28. Bg3 d5 $2 {Anand makes his pawn break and establishes two central passed pawns, but this is slightly premature due to the coming tactics. The move could have been prepared by simply moving the b8-rook to a better square.} (28... Rc8 {and ...b5 will come soon.}) 29. exd5+ Kxd5 30. Rf5 $1 {Very resourceful play from Ivanchuk. What natural move should Anand now NOT play.} Kc6 (30... Ke6 $4 {This obvious move would allow a draw.} 31. Bxe5 $1 Rc8 {moving the rook to safety is best. White's pieces hang awkwardly,   but ...} 32. Bxf6+ $1 Kxf5 33. Bxe7 {should draw with relative ease.}) 31. Ref2 $2 (31. Rf3 $1 {White threatens both Bxe5 and and Rc3+ followed by Bxe5.   Black must regroup. For example...} Rhh8 (31... Rd8 $2 32. Rc3+ Kd7 33. Bxe5 $1)) 31... Rh6 32. Kb2 Kd7 33. Re2 Bd6 34. Rf3 Rc8 35. Be1 Ke6 36. Rd3 Rh7 37. Rg3 Bc5 38. Ka2 Rd7 39. Rc3 Rcc7 40. h4 Rd1 41. Bf2 Bd6 42. Rg3 $2 {After a long wait, Black's pawns are ready to march forward, but how $2} e4 $1 {Anand uses a nice endgame tactic (a clearance sacrifice) to win the exchange and the game.} 43. Rxe4+ Be5 44. Rxe5+ fxe5 45. Kb2 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Biel op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Mantovani, Renzo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251709902388"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. O-O Bb7 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 exd5 13. exd5+ Kd8 14. Nc6+ Kc7 15. a5 Qb5 16. Nd4 Qc5 17. Be3 Bxd5 18. c4 bxc3 19. Rc1 Qxa5 20. Rxc3+ Nc5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Qf3 Nxc3 23. Qc6+ Kb8 24. bxc3 Ka7 25. Rb1 Rb8 26. Qxc5+ Qb6 27. Nc6+ Ka8 28. Rxb6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8247951758879"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2 Na6 9. Rd1 c5 10. dxc5 Qa5 11. cxd5 Nxc5 12. Nd4 exd5 13. a3 Ne6 14. Ndb5 a6 15. b4 Qd8 16. Rxd5 Bd7 17. Qd2 axb5 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Qxd7 Bxc3+ 20. Ke2 Rfd8 21. Qxb7 Ng5 22. e4 Rxa3 23. Qxb5 Ra2+ 24. Ke3 Bd2+ 0-1

[Event "Iraklion op"]
[Site "Iraklion"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8247947836506"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. exf6 gxh4 10. Ne5 Qxf6 11. a4 h3 12. g3 c5 13. Bxh3 cxd4 14. Ng4 Qg7 15. Qf3 dxc3 16. Qxa8 cxb2 17. Rd1 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 c3 19. Qxb8 O-O 20. Qxb5 c2 21. Qxb4 Ba6+ 22. Ke3 Rc8 23. Rc1 h5 24. Kd2 Qg5+ 25. Ne3 Qd8+ 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Plymouth"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8043668488279"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. h4 c5 4. d5 {[ According to Ali Mortazavi, another h4 practitioner, he and Julian had become tired of 4.dxc5 so this possibility was briefly considered ]} g6 5. Qd3 Qa5+ 6. Nd2 Nxg5 7. hxg5 Bg7 8. c3 d6 9. e4 Nd7 10. a4 $14 {[ The white knight's strong post on c4 assures him of some advantage ]} Rb8 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. f4 a6 (12... b6 13. Nf3 a6 14. Be2 b5 15. axb5 axb5 {[ Looks playable ]} 16. Ne3 c4 17. Qc2) 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Qc2 e6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Ne3 Bd7 18. Nf3 O-O 19. f5 Rfe8 20. f6 Bf8 21. O-O-O {[ Now if Black does not react he will be mated very quickly ]} d5 22. e5 $2 (22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Bc6 24. Bc4 $1 $16) 22... Rxe5 $1 $17 23. Qf2 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 d4 $2 (24... Bd6 $1 $17) 25. Qe1 $13 dxc3 26. Qxc3 Qf4+ (26... Na4 27. Qe5) 27. Rd2 Qa4 28. b3 $1 {[ The prelude to an incredible concept, the commentary room thought White had to play 28.Qa3 ]} Qa3+ 29. Qb2 Qa5 {# [ A remarkable position, White looks to be helpless against the threats of ..c4 ..Ba3 etc but a brilliant combination from Julian exploits the imprisoned black king. ]} 30. Rxd7 $1 c4 $5 {[ Brace yourselves ]} (30... Nxd7 $5 31. Bc4 {[ At first I thought this was good for white but maybe not, Black's 30th, while entertaining the crowd and giving the impression of winning on the spot, may have been the decisive mistake. ]} Bd6 $1 $13 (31... Nb6 $2 32. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 33. Ne5+ Kg8 (33... Ke6 34. Nc6 $18) 34. f7+ $18)) 31. Rxf7 $3 {#} Ba3 (31... Kxf7 32. Ne5+ $1 Ke6 (32... Kg8 33. f7+ $18) (32... Ke8 33. f7+ {[  Nc6+ +- ]}) 33. Bxc4+ $1 $18) 32. Rg7+ $1 {[ Essential, so that Rhh7 threatens mate ]} Kf8 33. Rhxh7 {# [ An incredible position. The queen is going with check but the white king can escape the attentions of queen rook and knight and make it to h2 g3, amazed ? you will be ]} Bxb2+ 34. Kd1 $4 {[ With 5 minutes on the clock to John's 1 Julian makes a losing blunder. It is reasonable to assume that recapturing the bishop loses but in fact it wins. ]} (34. Kxb2 Na4+ 35. Kc1 Qc3+ 36. Kd1 Nb2+ 37. Ke2 Qd3+ 38. Kf2 Nd1+ 39. Kg1 $1 Qe3+ 40. Kh2 $18) 34... Qd5+ $4 {[ Black lost on time but he is now lost. 35.Nd2 forces 35..Qg8 going into a lost ending, a bizarre end to a very entertaining game ]} (34... Bxf6 $3 35. gxf6 Qa1+ 36. Ke2 Qxf6 $19) 1-0

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Aruba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8249424221195"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NAU"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 g6 $6 {f6} (4... Be7 $142 5. O-O c5 $132) 5. Bg5 Qc8 (5... Ne7 $2 6. Bf6 $16) (5... f6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 Ne7 8. Bh6 {h4}) (5... Be7 6. Bxe7 (6. h4 $5) 6... Qxe7 7. Nbd2 {Qe2,h4-h5 / f6,g7,h6}) 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. O-O d6 8. Re1 Nd7 9. e5 d5 (9... Bxf3 $2 10. Qxf3 dxe5 11. Ba6 $1 Qb8 12. Bb7 $18) (9... dxe5 10. Nxe5 {Bb5,Ne4}) 10. a4 a6 11. Ne2 Ne7 12. Nf4 (12. Bxe7 $2 Kxe7 {c5}) 12... Nc6 (12... h6 13. Bxe7 $8 Kxe7 14. Bxg6 $5 fxg6 15. Nxg6+ Kf7 16. Nxh8+ Qxh8 17. Nh4 {Ra3-g3(f3), Qh5,f4-f5}) 13. c3 a5 (13... h6 14. Bf6 $1 {- game combination}) 14. h4 $1 h6 $6 (14... Ba6 $142 15. Bc2 (15. h5 $6 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qa6 {Nf8,Kd7}) 15... Nf8 16. h5 $40) 15. Bf6 Bxf6 (15... Nxf6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bxg6 $1 (17. Nxd5 $6 Bg7 {0-0  a8-h1}) 17... fxg6 18. Rxe6+ Kf7 (18... Be7 19. Qd3 Rg8 20. Rae1 $18) 19. Qd3 Ne7 20. Rae1 Qg8 21. Ne5+ Bxe5 22. R1xe5 Re8 23. Qf3 Nf5 24. Rxf5+ $1 gxf5 25. Qh5+ $18) 16. exf6 Nxf6 (16... Nf8 17. Bb5 Kd8 $8 18. Qd3 $18) (16... O-O 17. h5 g5 $8 18. Nxg5 $1 Nxf6 (18... hxg5 19. Qg4 $18) 19. Qd2 $1 $40 hxg5 $140 $2 20. Nxd5 $1 Nh7 21. Nf6+ $1 $18) 17. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 18. Rxe6+ Kf7 19. Qd3 Rg8 20. Rae1 {Rxc6,Ne5+ +-} Ne4 21. R1xe4 $1 dxe4 22. Qc4 $3 (22. Qc4 Kg7 (22... Ba6 23. Qxc6 exf3 (23... Bb7 24. Ne5+ Kf8 25. Re8+ $1) 24. Rf6+ Ke7 25. Nd5+ Kd8 26. Rf7 {Qf6#}) 23. Rxg6+ Kh8 24. Rxh6+ Kg7 25. Rg6+ Kh8 26. Ng5 Qf8 27. Nf7+ Kh7 28. Qe6 $18) 22... exf3 1-0

[Event "Reshevsky Memorial"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1992.07.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rohde, Michael A"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A27"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251709898842"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d4 e4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nh3 g5 7. Ng1 Bg7 8. e3 Nf6 9. h4 Kf7 10. Nh3 Kg6 11. f3 Qe7 12. fxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Bd3 Qxg2 15. Bxf5+ Kxf5 16. Rf1+ Ke6 17. Qh5 Ne5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Qf7+ Kd6 20. Rf6+ Kc5 21. b4+ Kxb4 22. Bd2+ Ka3 23. c5 d5 24. cxd6 Bg3+ 25. Rf2 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Bg4+ 27. Kd3 Bd1 28. Bc1+ Ka4 29. Qc4+ Ka5 30. Bd2+ 1-0

[Event "Tal memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "1992.08.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Evgeni Ellinovich Sveshnikov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8248082107913"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1 Nh6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nf5 13. O-O-O Nf6 14. Bd3 O-O 15. Rg2 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qf6 17. Ne5 Rd8 18. Ng4 Qe7 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Rxg7 Kxg7 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Qe2 1-0

[Event "Chalkidiki"]
[Site "Chalkidiki GRE"]
[Date "1992.09.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ulibin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[Beauty "7083474820104"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. Rc1 d6 10. d5 Nd8 11. dxe6 Nxe6 12. Bb4 Bd7 13. Ne5 N6c5 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O a5 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17. b3 b6 18. Bb2 Rad8 19. Qd4 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Ndxf6 21. Rfd1 h6 22. e3 Nd7 23. Kf1 Re7 24. Ke2 Rde8 25. g4 Re6 26. h4 R6e7 27. Bf3 Ndc5 28. Rd5 Na6 29. a3 Nac5 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Na6 32. b5 Nac5 33. Ra1 Nf6 34. Rdd1 Nfe4 35. Ra7 Kf8 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 Nxg5 38. Bc6 Rc8 39. Rh1 Kg8 40. Raa1 Nce6 41. Rh4 f6 42. Rg1 Kf7 43. Bd5 Ke8 44. Rh8+ Nf8 45. f4 Nge6 46. Kf3 f5 47. Rg6 Nc5 48. Bxg7 Rf7 49. Bxf8 1-0

[Event "EUR-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen HUN"]
[Date "1992.11.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Giorgadze, Giorgi"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8246739867716"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Be3 bxc3 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. e5 Qa5 14. Qc2 c5 15. Qe4 O-O 16. Bxf7+ Kh8 17. Nf4 Rxf7 18. Qxa8+ Rf8 19. Qd5 Qb5 20. Qb3 cxd4 21. Qxb5 Bxb5 22. Ne6 dxe3 23. Nxf8 Nxe5 0-1

[Event "Nice Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tasic, Branislav"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8249428176444"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8 7. Nc3 b5 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Bc6 a6 11. Qd4 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. a4 Bc5 15. Qg4 O-O 16. Bh6 g6 17. Rxd7 Qxd7 18. Rd1 Qc8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Bg5 Rd8 22. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 23. Kg2 c5 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Qh4 h6 26. Ng4 h5 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Nh6+ Kh7 29. Qxf7+ Kxh6 30. Bg5+ 1-0

[Event "ACT-ch"]
[Site "Canberra"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Telfer, Kenneth"]
[Black "Ramakrishna, Gogulapati"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "Rogers"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8250099292724"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. e5 Nxd4 $6 ({Strange as it may seem, winning White's queen is misguided whereas} 6... Nd7 $1 {is better than it looks, with the tactical justification} 7. e6 fxe6 8. Qxe6 $2 Nde5 $1 {and Black wins. As the game goes White's minor pieces will prove hard to control.}) 7. exf6 $1 Nxe2 8. fxg7 Rg8 9. Ngxe2 Rxg7 10. h4 $5 h5 11. Bh6 Rh7 12. Be3 c6 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Ne4 f6 15. Rxd6 $5 {At first sight obvious (15...exd6 16.Nxf6+) but with so many loose pieces White must calculate a long way ahead.} Bf5 $1 16. N2c3 b5 $1 17. Bb3 b4 18. Re1 $3 Kf8 $2 ({Since the text move loses by force in brilliant fashion Black should have tried} 18... exd6 19. Nxf6+ Kd8 20. Nxh7 bxc3 21. Bg5+ Kc8 22. Re8+ Kb7 23. Re7+ Kc8 24. Nf6 {or}) (18... Rf7 $5 19. Rxf6 $5 Rxf6 20. Nxf6+ exf6 {(On} (20... Kd8 21. Nce4 {is strong) 21.Nd5!, although in both cases White's attacking chances are excellent.})) 19. Nxf6 $1 exd6 ({On} 19... exf6 20. Rxf6+ {wins quickly.}) 20. Nxh7+ Kg7 21. Bd4+ $1 Kh6 ({Capturing the knight allows mate after} 21... Kxh7 22. Re7+ Kh6 23. Bg7+ $1 Kh7 24. Bf6+ Kh6 {25.Bg5.}) 22. Ng5 bxc3 23. Re7 cxb2+ 24. Kxb2 {1-0 Checkmate is inevitable.} 1-0

[Event "Ch World (team)"]
[Site "Lucerne (Switzerland)"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[Beauty "8250116286042"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Bh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Qd2 Qxf6 16. O-O-O Kf8 17. f4 Nb6 18. Bg2 exd5 19. Qf2 Rc8 20. Nxb5 Na4 21. Qc2 Qa6 22. Na3 c3 23. Bxd5 Nxb2 24. Qf5 Rf6 25. Qh7 Qxa3 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Rhe1+ Kd7 28. Qh3+ Kd6 29. Bxb7+ Nxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Qxa2 31. Qg2 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "It"]
[Site "Buenos Aires (Argentina)"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "8182986471980"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Nc6 7. e4 e5 8. d3 g6 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. f4 Nc6 11. e5 Ng8 12. f5 Nh6 13. Ne4 Nxf5 14. Nf6+ Ke7 15. Nd5+ Ke8 16. Nf6+ Ke7 17. g4 Nfd4 18. Qe1 Qb8 19. Nd5+ Kd8 20. Bg5+ Kc8 21. Rxf7 Ne6 22. Bf6 Ncd8 23. Re7 Rg8 24. Re8 Bc6 25. Bxd8 Nxd8 26. Nf6 Rh8 27. Bxc6 dxc6 28. Qe4 Qc7 29. e6 Bg7 30. e7 Rxe8 31. Nxe8 Bd4+ 32. Kh1 Qd7 33. Nd6+ Qxd6 {Error reading move: a5} 1-0

[Event "It (open)"]
[Site "Iraklion (Greece)"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251303268383"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. Qd2 e6 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bg5 Ba6 11. d5 Ne5 12. b3 h6 13. Be3 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 b5 16. cxb5 Bxb5 17. Nc1 Bc6 18. Qd2 f5 19. Qxd6 Qe8 20. Qxc5 fxe4 21. f4 Nd3+ 22. Nxd3 exd3 23. Kf2 Rc8 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Qxd3 g5 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. Qe2 gxf4 28. Bc5 f3 29. Qxe8 fxg2+ 30. Bxf8 0-1

[Event "AUT-chT"]
[Site "AUT"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[Beauty "6875995241043"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. Ng5 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 h6 16. Nh3 Kh7 17. Qc3 b6 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. h5 hxg5 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Rh8+ Kf7 22. Rh7+ Ke8 23. Qg7 Kd7 24. d6 Qe8 25. dxe7 Rg8 26. Qe5 Nc6 27. Rd1+ Nd4+ 28. Rxd4+ cxd4 29. Qd5+ Kc7 30. Qxa8 Qb5+ 31. Kf3 Re8 32. g3 Kd6 33. e5+ Ke6 34. Qe4 Qd5 35. Rg7 g4+ 36. Kf4 Qxe4+ 37. Kxe4 d3 38. Rxg6+ Kxe7 39. Kxd3 Rf8 40. Ke2 Rf5 41. Rxg4 Rxe5+ 42. Kf3 Kf6 43. Ra4 a5 44. g4 Rc5 45. Kg3 Rc3+ 46. f3 Kg6 47. Rd4 Ra3 48. Rd6+ Kf7 49. Rxb6 Rxa2 50. Ra6 a4 51. Kf4 a3 52. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Ch World (match) (PCA)"]
[Site "London (England)"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B86"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "6052682677331"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. f4 Nc5 9. e5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nfd7 11. Bf4 b5 12. Qg4 h5 13. Qg3 h4 14. Qg4 g5 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Nc6 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 Qc5 18. Ne4 Qxc6 19. Bxg5 Bb7 20. Rd6 Bxd6 21. Nxd6+ Kf8 22. Rf1 Nxe5 23. Qxe6 Qd5 24. Rxf7+ Nxf7 25. Be7+ Kg7 26. Qf6+ Kh7 27. Nxf7 Qh5 28. Ng5+ Kg8 29. Qe6+ Kg7 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kg7 32. Bf6+ Kh6 33. Nf7+ Kh7 34. Ng5+ Kh6 35. Bxh8+ Qg6 36. Nf7+ Kh7 37. Qe7 Qxg2 38. Be5 Qf1+ 39. Kd2 Qf2+ 40. Kd3 Qf3+ 41. Kd2 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "It"]
[Site "Linares (Spain)"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E86"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251571721751"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 a6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. b3 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Qxd6 Nfd7 14. f4 b4 15. Nb1 Ng4 16. Bd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Rxa2 18. h3 c5 19. Qg1 Ngf6 20. e5 Ne4 21. h4 c4 22. Nc1 c3 23. Nxa2 c2 24. Qd4 {Error reading move: Kd1} 0-1

[Event "It"]
[Site "Linares (Spain)"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7633230638640"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bf4 Qa5 7. e5 Ne4 8. Nge2 Na6 9. f3 Nb4 10. fxe4 Nd3+ 11. Kd2 g6 12. b3 Bg7 13. bxc4 Nxf4 14. Nxf4 Bxe5 15. Nfe2 b4 16. Qa4+ Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Bxa1 18. Nxc5 O-O 19. Nd3 a5 20. g3 Bg7 21. Bg2 Ba6 22. c5 Rac8 23. c6 Rfd8 24. Rc1 Bh6+ 25. Nef4 Bxd3 26. Kxd3 e5 27. Kc4 exf4 28. Re1 fxg3 29. e5 Bf4 30. hxg3 Bxg3 31. Re3 Bf4 32. Re4 Bh2 33. Bh3 Rc7 34. Re2 Bg3 35. Re3 Bf4 36. Re4 g5 37. Kc5 Re7 38. Kd4 f6 39. d6 Bxe5+ 40. Rxe5 Rxd6+ 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Shirov"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8249424244766"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. f4 e6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bd2 (11. Qf3 $5) 11... O-O 12. Be1 Ne4 $1 13. Qb1 Ndf6 $6 (13... f5 $1 14. a4 $1 b4 15. Nxe4 fxe4 (15... dxe4 16. Bc4 Bd5 17. Qa2 $14) 16. Be2 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Rxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Be7 19. Bg4 $10) 14. Bh4 $1 Rc8 (14... Nd2 15. Qc2 Nxf1 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 (16... Nxh7 17. Bxd8 Nxe3 18. Qd3 $1 $16) 17. Rxf1 $40) 15. Rc1 $5 (15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Ng4 Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Nxe4 Qg6 20. Ng3 Rc2 $1 (20... Qxb1 21. Raxb1 Rc2 22. Rf2 Rfc8 $44) 21. Rf2 Rfc8 22. f5 Rxf2 23. fxg6 Rxg2+ 24. Kf1 fxg6 $1 25. e4 Rcc2 26. Qe1 h5 $1 $13) 15... Qa5 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nd7 Qd2 $5 (18... Rfe8 19. Nc5 $10) 19. Nxf8 $1 (19. Bf2 $2 Bxf4 $1 20. Rd1 Qe2 $1 21. Re1 Bxh2+ $17) 19... Qxe3+ 20. Bf2 $1 Qxf4 21. g3 $2 (21. Rxc8 $1 Qxh2+ 22. Kf1 Bxc8 (22... e3 23. Qxh7+ $18) 23. Qxe4 $1 Bxf8 (23... Kxf8 24. Qa8 $18) 24. Rc1 Bd7 (24... Qb8 25. Bg3 Qxg3 26. Rxc8 { Qe5}) 25. Qb7 Qh1+ $1 (25... Qd6 26. Rc7 Be8 27. Rc8 Bd7 28. Rd8 $18) 26. Bg1 Qh6 $1 27. Rc7 Be8 $1 28. Rc8 Qd2 $1 29. Rxe8 Qd1+ 30. Kf2 Qxd4+ $10) (21. Bg3 Qe3+ 22. Bf2 Qh6) 21... Rxc1+ $1 (21... Qf3 $2 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Qd1 $16) 22. Qxc1 Qf5 $1 (22... Qf3 23. Qe3 Kxf8 24. Qxf3 exf3 25. Rc1 Ke7 26. Be3 Bd5 27. Bf4 $14) 23. Be3 (23. Nxe6 $2 e3 $3 24. Qxe3 Qd5 $19) 23... Bxf8 $15 24. Qc7 Qf3 $1 25. Qf4 (25. Rf1 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 f5 27. Qxb7 Qxd4 28. Qxa6 Qd5 $17) 25... Qe2 26. Qf2 Qd3 (26... Qc4 27. Rc1 Qd5 28. Rc7 f6 $15) 27. Qd2 $2 (27. Rc1 $1 Bd5 28. b3 { Qd2=}) 27... Qc4 28. b3 Qd5 29. Rc1 Bd6 30. Qa5 h6 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. Qd7 $4 (32. Qe8 $15) 32... Bf4 $1 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B88"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8251705921546"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Bb3 a6 9. f4 O-O 10. Qf3 Qa5 $2 $146 (10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a3 $146 (12. e5 $13) (12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e5 Bh4+ 14. g3 Qb6 15. gxh4 dxe5 16. fxe5 Bb7 17. Qf2 Qc7 18. Rf1 Qxe5+ 19. Qe2 Qd4 20. Qf2 Qe5+ 21. Qe2 Qd4 22. Qf2 {1/2 Michalek,J-Bagaturov,G Brno/Morava-C (02) 1991}) 12... Bb7 13. O-O-O a5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxb5 a4 16. Rxd6 Qc8 17. Ba2 Qc5 $44 {Istratescu,A-Buturin,V Bucharest 1992 -Inf.54/238}) (10... Na5 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. g4 b5 13. g5 Nxb3+ 14. axb3 Nd7 15. f5 b4 16. Na4 Ne5 17. Qg2 Re8 18. h4 Bf8 $13 {[%emt 0:00:33] Yakovich, Y-Ionov,S URS-ch58 (05) 1991 1/2}) 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Bd7 13. g4 e5 14. Nd5 $3 exd4 (14... Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Qc7 16. f5 $16) 15. Nxe7+ Kh8 16. Bxd4 Qd8 17. g5 $1 Ne8 (17... Qxe7 18. gxf6 gxf6 19. Qc3 $18) 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Qh5 Rc8 (19... Kg8 20. Nf6+ $18) 20. f5 Bxd5 21. g6 $3 (21. g6 fxg6 22. fxg6 Nf6 (22... h6 23. Qxh6+ Kg8 24. Qh7#) 23. Bxf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Geneve op"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Sher, Miron N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251705959464"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Neg5 h6 9. Nxe6 fxe6 10. Bg6+ Ke7 11. c4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nb6 13. Re1 Nxc4 14. Rxe6+ Kxe6 15. Qe2+ Ne3 16. Qxe3+ Kd6 17. Qg3+ Kc6 18. Qc3+ Kb6 19. Qb3+ Kc6 20. Bf4 b5 21. Rc1+ Kb6 22. a4 Qd5 23. Bxc7+ Kb7 24. Be4 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg NED"]
[Date "1993.11.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[Beauty "7356763085362"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. Nd4 e5 14. Nf5 g6 15. Nh6 Nh5 16. Qf3 Nf4 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. g3 g5 19. gxf4 gxf4 20. Qh5+ Ke7 21. Qh4+ Kf7 22. Bd1 Rg8+ 23. Kh1 Nf6 24. Bh5+ Rg6 25. Bxg6+ hxg6 26. Rg1 Be7 27. Qh6 Rg8 28. f3 b4 29. Ne2 Nxd5 30. exd5 Bxd5 31. Rf1 Bf6 32. Qh7+ Rg7 33. Qh3 Be6 34. Qg2 g5 35. a3 g4 36. axb4 Bd5 37. Nc3 gxf3 38. Qf2 Bb7 39. Ra5 Qd7 40. Nd5 Bxd5 41. Qd2 Bc6 42. Qxd7+ Bxd7 43. Rxa6 Bh3 44. Rf2 Bh4 0-1

[Event "PCA Qualifiers"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "1993.12.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Julian Michael Hodgson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B65"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7285900079628"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc6 14. Bd2 Nd7 15. Nd5 Qc5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 18. Qg4 Nf8 19. Bd3 Rxd3 20. cxd3 Qd7 21. Kb1 Qxd3+ 22. Ka1 h5 23. Qxh5 Ba4 24. Bc3 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Qe4 26. Qg5 a5 27. Qd2 Ng6 28. g3 Ne7 29. Qd7 Nd5 30. Bd4 Qe2 31. Rc1 b5 32. Bc5 Qd3 33. Qc6 Rd8 34. Bd6 Kh7 35. Qc5 Kg6 36. h4 Rh8 37. a3 Rh5 38. Qg1 Kh7 39. Rd1 Qb3 40. Rd2 Rf5 41. g4 Rf4 42. Qb1+ Kg8 43. g5 b4 44. Rd3 Nc3 45. Bxb4 Qa2+ 46. Qxa2 0-1

[Event "PCA Qualifiers"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "1993.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[Beauty "7839389106220"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Ng3 Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 c6 12. c4 Re8 13. Rfe1 Bf8 14. Rad1 Qa5 15. Bb1 g6 16. h4 Bg7 17. Bc3 Qc7 18. h5 b5 19. h6 Bxh6 20. d5 cxd5 21. Bxf6 bxc4 22. Bb2 cxb3 23. Nh5 f5 24. Rxd5 gxh5 25. Rxf5 Nf8 26. Rxh5 bxa2 27. Bxa2 Bg7 28. Qg4 Kh8 29. Bxg7+ Qxg7 30. Rg5 Ng6 31. Bb1 Qc3 32. Rd1 Qf6 33. Rd7 Re7 34. Rxe7 Qxe7 35. Bxg6 Rg8 36. Qd4+ Rg7 37. Rh5 e5 1-0

[Event "It (cat.19)"]
[Site "Novgorod (Russia)"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8248908336699"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. h4 Ne7 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Bd3 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. O-O-O e4 19. Be2 Qxa2 20. Qh6 Qe6 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Rh3 Kh8 23. Bg4 Rg8 24. Ne6 Rg6 25. Qf4 Re8 26. Rd6 Nd5 27. h5 Nxf4 28. hxg6 Qxd6 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. gxf7+ Kxh7 {Error reading move: Ne6} 1-0

[Event "Elista"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8248643837484"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 Nh5 10. g4 Nf6 11. Be3 h5 12. g5 Nh7 13. Qd2 Nxg5 14. Bxg5 Bxd4+ 15. Kh1 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Qh6 Be6 19. Rg1 Bxd5 20. Rxg6+ fxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 22. cxd5 Qh4 23. Bb5 c6 24. Rg1 Ke7 25. Qe6+ Kd8 26. Qxd6+ Kc8 27. dxc6 Nxc6 28. Bxc6 Rd8 1-0

[Event "Ljubljana op"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Mazi, Leon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Pavasovic"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7905696559190"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 (3... d4) (3... Ne4) 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 a6 $5 (7... Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Bd2 Bd6 13. h3 h6 14. Rae1 $14 {Balashov-Schmidt, Hale 1976}) 8. a4 Be7 (8... Qa5 $5 9. O-O b5 $13) 9. O-O Qc7 (9... Qa5 $6 10. d3 b5 11. f5 $16) 10. d3 g6 (10... b6 11. Ne2 Bb7 12. c3 O-O-O 13. Bd2 { Rb1, b4}) 11. Ne2 $5 b6 12. d4 $5 (12. c4 $1 d4 (12... dxc4 13. dxc4 Bb7 14. Bd2 O-O-O 15. Qc2 h5 16. Bc3 {+/ =/  Nd2,Ne4,Rfd1}) 13. g4 $1 h5 14. gxh5 gxh5 15. Ng3 $16) 12... cxd4 (12... c4 13. b3) (12... Bb7 13. Be3 O-O-O) 13. Nexd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 h5 15. Be3 Bb7 16. Qe2 Rc8 (16... Nc5 17. c4 $5) 17. c3 (17. Rfc1 Nc5 18. c4 dxc4 19. Qxc4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 h4 21. b4 $2 (21. g4 $1 {/}) 21... Qb7+ 22. Nf3 h3+ $17) 17... Nc5 18. Nc2 { Bd4,Ne3} a5 19. Nd4 Ba6 20. Nb5 O-O $2 (20... Kf8 $1) 21. g4 $1 (21. Kh1 $2 Nxa4 $1 22. Rxa4 Qd7 23. c4 Rxc4 (23... dxc4 $2 24. Nc3) 24. Rxc4 Qxb5 $17) 21... hxg4 22. Qxg4 Qd8 $6 (22... Qd7 23. h4) 23. f5 exf5 $8 24. Rxf5 Qd7 25. Raf1 Nxa4 $6 {#} (25... Ne6 26. Rf6 $1 Nc5 27. Qg5 $16 Bxf6 28. Rxf6) 26. e6 $3 Qxe6 $8 27. Bd4 $3 Rfd8 (27... Bxb5 28. Bxd5 $18) 28. Qh3 f6 $8 29. Rxf6 $1 Qxh3 $8 30. Rxg6+ Kh7 $8 31. Rg7+ Kh6 $8 32. Bxh3 Bc5 (32... Rg8 33. Bxc8 $18) 33. Rff7 Bxd4+ (33... Rg8 34. Bxc8 Rxg7+ 35. Rxg7 Bxd4+ 36. Nxd4 Kxg7 37. Bxa6 $18) 34. Nxd4 Bd3 35. Ne6 $3 $138 {+-} Rg8 36. Rf6+ Kh5 37. Bg4+ {1. 59/1.50} 1-0

[Event "NED-chT 9495"]
[Site "NED"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Van de Plassche, Bas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (20s)"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8040719645265"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{D91: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 Bg5} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 Bg4 7. Bxc4 Bxf3 8. gxf3 O-O 9. Qd2 Nfd7 10. Bd5 c6 11. Bb3 Nb6 (11... c5 12. d5 $11) 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. h4 h5 14. Rhg1 Kh7 15. f4 c5 16. f5 (16. dxc5 $5 Qxc5 17. f5 $16) 16... cxd4 $11 (16... Bxd4 17. Bxf7 {Demolishes the pawn shield} Rxf7 18. fxg6+ Kg8 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qe2 $18) 17. Bxf7 {Demolition of pawn structure} gxf5 (17... Rxf7 {Decoy to f7} 18. fxg6+ {A double attack}) 18. Bh6 {Threatening mate: Rxg7} Rxf7 (18... Bxh6 19. Bg6+) 19. Bxg7 Rxg7 $4 {sad, but how else could Black save the game?} (19... f4 $142 20. Bxd4 Nc6 $18) 20. Rxg7+ Kxg7 21. Qg5+ (21. Rg1+ $142 {it becomes clear that White will call all the shots} Kf7 22. Qg5 $18) 21... Kf8 $16 {Black threatens to counter with Qe5} 22. Qxf5+ Ke8 {If Black now only could play Qc4...} 23. Qxh5+ Kf8 24. Rd3 {Threatening mate: Rf3} ({Not} 24. Rxd4 Qf4+ 25. Kb1 Nc6 $15 (25... Qxf2 $4 {taking the pawn will cause Black grave problems} 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27. Qg5+ Kf7 28. Qg8+ Kf6 29. Qf8+ (29. Rxb8 $6 {is not possible} Rxb8 30. Qxb8 Qxh4 $16) 29... Kg6 30. Qxf2 $18)) 24... Qf4+ (24... dxc3 $4 {[%emt 0:00:04] is not to be advocated because of the following mate in} 25. Rf3+ Qf4+ 26. Rxf4+ Kg7 27. Rf7+ Kg8 28. Qh7#) 25. Kd1 Kg7 (25... e5 26. Nb5 N8d7 $18) 26. Ne2 (26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. exd5 Qxf2 28. Qg4+ Kh6 29. Rf3 Qxf3+ 30. Qxf3 $18) 26... Qxe4 $11 27. Rf3 (27. Rg3+ Kf6 28. Nf4 Qb1+ 29. Ke2 Qe4+ 30. Kf1 e6 31. Rg6+ Ke7 32. Qh7+ Kd6 33. Rxe6+ Qxe6 34. Nxe6 Kxe6 35. Qe4+ Kd6 36. Qxd4+ Nd5 $18) 27... N8d7 (27... Nc6 28. Rf7+ Kg8 $17) 28. Nf4 $2 (28. Rg3+ $142 $5 {and White could well hope to play on} Kf8 29. Qh6+ Ke8 30. Rg8+ Nf8 31. Rxf8+ (31. Qxf8+ $143 Kd7 32. Qf7 Qd3+ 33. Ke1 Qb1+ 34. Kd2 Qxb2+ 35. Kd1 Qb1+ 36. Nc1 Rxg8 37. Qxg8 Qf5 $19) 31... Kd7 32. Rxa8 Nxa8 33. Qf4 Qb1+ 34. Nc1 Qxb2 35. Qf5+ Kd6 36. Qf4+ Ke6 37. h5 $11) 28... Qb1+ $17 29. Ke2 {The mate threat is Ne6} d3+ 30. Nxd3 (30. Rxd3 Qxb2+ (30... Qxa2 {is impossible because of the following mating combination} 31. Rg3+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Rg7+ Kf6 34. Rg8+ Kf5 35. Rg5+ Ke4 36. Qh7+ Kxf4 37. Qf5#) 31. Kf1 Qc1+ (31... Qxa2 {is refuted by the following interesting mate} 32. Rg3+ Kf8 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Rg7+ Kf6 35. Rg8+ Kf5 36. Rg5+ Ke4 37. Qh7+ Kf3 38. Qd3+ Kxf4 39. Qe3#) 32. Ke2 Qxf4 33. Rg3+ Kf8 $17) 30... Qc2+ $19 (30... Qxa2 $4 {the pawn is something Black will choke on} 31. Rg3+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Rg7+ Ke6 34. Qh6+ Kd5 35. Rxe7 Qxb2+ 36. Nxb2 $18) 31. Kf1 {Threatening mate... how?} Nf6 32. Rg3+ Kf8 33. Qg5 Ke8 34. Ne5 {Do you see the mate threat?} Qe4 $4 {ruins a clearly superior position} (34... Qd1+ $142 {would have made live much easier for Black} 35. Kg2 Qd5+ 36. Kh2 Qe6 $19) 35. Qg8+ $3 {a sacrifice to finish the game} (35. Qg8+ Nxg8 36. Rxg8#) 1-0

[Event "Oslo m"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7698863110686"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Ne4 4. Qf3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 c6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. O-O-O e6 8. Qg3 h6 9. h4 Qa5 10. Kb1 b5 11. Nf3 c5 12. h5 Na6 13. Nh4 Bh7 14. Qg4 b4 15. Bd2 c4 16. Ng6 Rb8 17. Rh3 Be7 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Qxc4 Qc5 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxh8 Ne4 22. Be1 bxc3 23. b3 Bb4 24. Rf3 Nd2+ 25. Bxd2 Rd8 26. Nxf7 Rxd2 27. Rc1 Ba3 28. Nd6+ Kd7 29. Rxc3 Bxc1 30. Kxc1 Rxf2 31. g4 Rg2 32. Rc4 Re2 33. Rc5 Rg2 34. Nb5 Rxg4 35. Rc7+ Kd8 36. Rxa7 Rg5 37. Nd4 Kc8 38. Nxe6 Rxh5 39. Rxg7 Be4 40. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Pein"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8247008313364"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Blatny,P} Nc6 {Almasi is famed for his knowledge of standard openings but Tony Miles is the world's leading exponent of unusual ones. His main clim to fame is a defeat of Karpov with 1.e4 a6!?} 2. Nf3 (2. d4 {Blatny,P} d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5 5. Qd4 $14) 2... d6 (2... e5 {Blatny,P  C}) 3. d4 (3. Bb5 {Blatny,P} Bd7 4. d4 $13) 3... Nf6 (3... g6 $5 {Blatny,P}) 4. Nc3 Bg4 {The Wade Defence, Black often trys to play ..e6 and ..d5 reaching a kind of French Defence structure with the white squared bishop outside the pawn chain. White's seventh move is designed to avoid this and secure an advantage in space} 5. Be2 (5. Be3 {Blatny,P 6.h3 Bf3 7.Qf3, 8.0-0-0 }) 5... e6 (5... e5 {Blatny,P} 6. d5 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Nd4 $14) 6. h3 (6. O-O {Blatny,P} Be7 7. Be3 {}) 6... Bh5 (6... Bxf3 {Blatny,P} 7. Bxf3 {}) 7. d5 (7. Be3 {Blatny,P} Bg6 8. Nd2 d5 $5 $132) 7... exd5 8. exd5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 (9. dxc6 $4 {Blatny,P} Bxg2 $19) 9... Ne5 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 a6 (12... a5 {Blatny,P b5}) 13. Be3 Nfd7 14. a5 Ng6 15. Ra4 {This does not work out, simple development with 15. Qd2 seems reasonable} Nc5 16. Ra3 (16. Bxc5 {Blatny,P} dxc5 17. Re1 Re8 18. Bf3 Bf6 $10) 16... Bg5 17. Bxc5 {This proves costly, the dark squares matter 17.f4 is better although it weakens some squares along the e file} (17. f4 {Blatny,P >e}) 17... dxc5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Rc3 Re8 (19... b6 {Blatny,P} 20. axb6 cxb6 21. d6 Bf6 $13) 20. Bf3 (20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Qe7 {Wins a piece}) 20... Bd6 $1 {Black goes 'all in'} (20... b6 $2 {Blatny,P} 21. axb6 cxb6 22. d6 Bf8 23. Nxc5 $1 bxc5 24. d7 Re7 25. Bxa8 Rxd7 26. Qf3 $18) 21. Nxc5 Qh4 22. Nxb7 Be5 23. Rb3 Nf4 {Threat ..Nxh3+ gxh3 Qxh3 and ..Qh2+} 24. g3 (24. Re3 $2 {Blatny,P} Nxh3+ $1 25. gxh3 Qxh3 26. Rxe5 $8 Rxe5 27. Bg4 Rg5 28. f3 h5 $19) (24. Re1 {Blatny,P} Bd4 $1 25. Rxe8+ (25. Rf1 Re5 $40 {Kg1}) 25... Rxe8 26. Qd2 Bxf2+ $1 27. Qxf2 Re1+ $19) (24. Bg4 $142 $1 $16 {Blatny,P}) 24... Qxh3 25. d6 {A clever attempt to complicate but Black has it under control, not 25.gxf4 Bxf4 mating} (25. gxf4 $4 {Blatny,P} Bxf4 26. Re1 Bh2+ 27. Kh1 Bg3+ 28. Kg1 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Qxf2#) (25. Qd2 {Blatny,P} Qh6 (25... Ng6 $16) 26. Rd1 Nh3+ $13) (25. Nc5 $5 {Blatny,P d6} Rad8 26. Re1 Bd4 $5 (26... Rd6 $2 27. Rxe5 $1 {>8}) 27. Rxe8+ $8 Rxe8 28. Ne4 $1 (28. gxf4 Qg3+ 29. Kh1 (29. Bg2 Qxf2+ 30. Kh2 Qxf4+ $19) 29... Qh4+ (29... Qh3+ $10) 30. Kg2 $8 Qxf2+ 31. Kh3 Bxc5 $19) 28... f5 29. gxf4 (29. Qxd4 $2 fxe4 30. gxf4 exf3 $19) 29... fxe4 30. Bg2 $1 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qh4+ 32. Kg1 e3 33. Qe2 $18) 25... Re6 $3 26. dxc7 (26. d7 Rd8 $1 27. Re1 {Or 27.Nxd8 Rh6} (27. Nxd8 $2 Rh6 28. Re1 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Qh1+ 30. Bxh1 Rxh1#) 27... Rh6 (27... Bd4 28. Bc6 Rxd7 29. Rxe6 Qxe6 30. Bxd7 Qxd7 31. Nc5 $18) 28. gxf4 Rg6+ 29. Bg4 Rxg4+ 30. Rg3 (30. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 31. Rg3 Qxd7 32. Nxd8 Bxb2 (32... Bxf4 {Blatny,P} 33. Rd3 Bd6 34. Nb7 $13) 33. Rd3 Qa4 34. Re7 h5 {Is good for Black}) 30... Rxg3+ 31. fxg3 Qxg3+ 32. Kh1 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Rxd7 {Wins}) 26... Bxc7 27. Qd7 Rae8 $1 28. Re3 (28. Qxc7 Qxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Re1#) 28... Rxe3 29. Qxh3 Nxh3+ 30. Kg2 Rxf3 {This was Almasi's only loss , unfortunately for Miles he developed a sore throat and limped home after losing a couple ofgames.} (30... Rxf3 31. Kxf3 Ng5+ 32. Kg2 Re2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Pein"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8247008313364"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Blatny,P} Nc6 {Almasi is famed for his knowledge of standard openings but Tony Miles is the world's leading exponent of unusual ones. His main clim to fame is a defeat of Karpov with 1.e4 a6!?} 2. Nf3 (2. d4 {Blatny,P} d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Ne5 5. Qd4 $14) 2... d6 (2... e5 {Blatny,P  C}) 3. d4 (3. Bb5 {Blatny,P} Bd7 4. d4 $13) 3... Nf6 (3... g6 $5 {Blatny,P}) 4. Nc3 Bg4 {The Wade Defence, Black often trys to play ..e6 and ..d5 reaching a kind of French Defence structure with the white squared bishop outside the pawn chain. White's seventh move is designed to avoid this and secure an advantage in space} 5. Be2 (5. Be3 {Blatny,P 6.h3 Bf3 7.Qf3, 8.0-0-0 }) 5... e6 (5... e5 {Blatny,P} 6. d5 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Nd4 $14) 6. h3 (6. O-O {Blatny,P} Be7 7. Be3 {}) 6... Bh5 (6... Bxf3 {Blatny,P} 7. Bxf3 {}) 7. d5 (7. Be3 {Blatny,P} Bg6 8. Nd2 d5 $5 $132) 7... exd5 8. exd5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 (9. dxc6 $4 {Blatny,P} Bxg2 $19) 9... Ne5 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 a6 (12... a5 {Blatny,P b5}) 13. Be3 Nfd7 14. a5 Ng6 15. Ra4 {This does not work out, simple development with 15. Qd2 seems reasonable} Nc5 16. Ra3 (16. Bxc5 {Blatny,P} dxc5 17. Re1 Re8 18. Bf3 Bf6 $10) 16... Bg5 17. Bxc5 {This proves costly, the dark squares matter 17.f4 is better although it weakens some squares along the e file} (17. f4 {Blatny,P >e}) 17... dxc5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Rc3 Re8 (19... b6 {Blatny,P} 20. axb6 cxb6 21. d6 Bf6 $13) 20. Bf3 (20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Qe7 {Wins a piece}) 20... Bd6 $1 {Black goes 'all in'} (20... b6 $2 {Blatny,P} 21. axb6 cxb6 22. d6 Bf8 23. Nxc5 $1 bxc5 24. d7 Re7 25. Bxa8 Rxd7 26. Qf3 $18) 21. Nxc5 Qh4 22. Nxb7 Be5 23. Rb3 Nf4 {Threat ..Nxh3+ gxh3 Qxh3 and ..Qh2+} 24. g3 (24. Re3 $2 {Blatny,P} Nxh3+ $1 25. gxh3 Qxh3 26. Rxe5 $8 Rxe5 27. Bg4 Rg5 28. f3 h5 $19) (24. Re1 {Blatny,P} Bd4 $1 25. Rxe8+ (25. Rf1 Re5 $40 {Kg1}) 25... Rxe8 26. Qd2 Bxf2+ $1 27. Qxf2 Re1+ $19) (24. Bg4 $142 $1 $16 {Blatny,P}) 24... Qxh3 25. d6 {A clever attempt to complicate but Black has it under control, not 25.gxf4 Bxf4 mating} (25. gxf4 $4 {Blatny,P} Bxf4 26. Re1 Bh2+ 27. Kh1 Bg3+ 28. Kg1 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Qxf2#) (25. Qd2 {Blatny,P} Qh6 (25... Ng6 $16) 26. Rd1 Nh3+ $13) (25. Nc5 $5 {Blatny,P d6} Rad8 26. Re1 Bd4 $5 (26... Rd6 $2 27. Rxe5 $1 {>8}) 27. Rxe8+ $8 Rxe8 28. Ne4 $1 (28. gxf4 Qg3+ 29. Kh1 (29. Bg2 Qxf2+ 30. Kh2 Qxf4+ $19) 29... Qh4+ (29... Qh3+ $10) 30. Kg2 $8 Qxf2+ 31. Kh3 Bxc5 $19) 28... f5 29. gxf4 (29. Qxd4 $2 fxe4 30. gxf4 exf3 $19) 29... fxe4 30. Bg2 $1 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qh4+ 32. Kg1 e3 33. Qe2 $18) 25... Re6 $3 26. dxc7 (26. d7 Rd8 $1 27. Re1 {Or 27.Nxd8 Rh6} (27. Nxd8 $2 Rh6 28. Re1 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Qh1+ 30. Bxh1 Rxh1#) 27... Rh6 (27... Bd4 28. Bc6 Rxd7 29. Rxe6 Qxe6 30. Bxd7 Qxd7 31. Nc5 $18) 28. gxf4 Rg6+ 29. Bg4 Rxg4+ 30. Rg3 (30. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 31. Rg3 Qxd7 32. Nxd8 Bxb2 (32... Bxf4 {Blatny,P} 33. Rd3 Bd6 34. Nb7 $13) 33. Rd3 Qa4 34. Re7 h5 {Is good for Black}) 30... Rxg3+ 31. fxg3 Qxg3+ 32. Kh1 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Rxd7 {Wins}) 26... Bxc7 27. Qd7 Rae8 $1 28. Re3 (28. Qxc7 Qxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Re1#) 28... Rxe3 29. Qxh3 Nxh3+ 30. Kg2 Rxf3 {This was Almasi's only loss , unfortunately for Miles he developed a sore throat and limped home after losing a couple ofgames.} (30... Rxf3 31. Kxf3 Ng5+ 32. Kg2 Re2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Terrassa op"]
[Site "Terrassa"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Martin Gonzalez, Angel"]
[Black "Rodriguez Cespedes, Amador"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8247947829816"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Ng4 10. Re2 Kh8 11. Nf1 $6 {More logical is 11.h3 first, to drive the knight to the less favourable square h6.} f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Ng3 Bd7 (13... d5 $5 14. Nxf5 Rxf5 15. Be3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bc5 {Yudasin-Malanjuk, Minsk 1985}) 14. h3 $2 {Too late.} (14. Bg5 $1 { d4=} Nf6 15. Be3 $11) (14. d4 exd4 15. Bg5 $8 (15. cxd4 $2 Nxd4 $1 16. Nxd4 Qh4 17. Nf3 (17. h3 Nxf2) 17... Rxf3 $1 18. gxf3 Qxh2+ 19. Kf1 Bxf2 20. Re4 Bxg3 21. Qd2 Ne3+ {0-1/Fornari-Rieke/ Biel op (5)/1985/}) 15... Nf6 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 h6 18. Bc1 Ng4 $36 {Vujacic-Lukacs/Beograd/1984/}) 14... Rxf3 $3 15. gxf3 Qh4 $1 {It was not easy to play this move, 15...Nf2 was very interesting, in fact, many variations may transpose to the game.} 16. d4 $8 (16. Ne4 Nxf2 $1 (16... Qxh3 $2 17. fxg4 Bxg4 18. Ng5 (18. Qf1)) 17. Rxf2 $8 (17. Nxf2 Bxh3 $1 $19 { Qg3}) 17... Bxf2+ $1 18. Nxf2 Qg3+ 19. Kf1 e4 $3 20. Nxe4 (20. fxe4 Rf8 21. Qe2 Ne5 $19) (20. dxe4 Ne5 $19 { Nd3;  Bb5}) 20... Bxh3+ 21. Ke2 Qg2+ 22. Ke3 Ne7 $1 23. d4 d5 24. Nc5 b6 25. Na4 Nf5+ 26. Kd3 Qf2 $1 27. Bd2 Ne3 $1 28. Bxe3 Bf5#) 16... Nxd4 $3 17. cxd4 Bxd4 (17... Nxf2 $4 18. Kxf2 $1 Bxd4+ 19. Be3 $18) 18. Qxd4 $8 (18. Ne4 Nxf2 $1 19. Rxf2 (19. Nxf2 Bxh3 $19) 19... Bxf2+ $1 20. Nxf2 Qg3+ 21. Kh1 (21. Kf1 Bb5+ 22. Ke1 Qg1+ 23. Kd2 Qxf2+ 24. Kc3 Rf8 25. Bd5 Qc5+ 26. Kb3 c6 27. Be4 Bc4+ $1 $19) 21... Qxf2 $19) 18... exd4 19. hxg4 Bc6 $1 {White has aproximate compensation for his queen, but without development and coordination, his pieces are unable to save him.} 20. Nf5 (20. Ne4 $142 Re8 21. Bf4 d5 (21... Rxe4 22. Rxe4 (22. Bg3 $2 Rxg4 $1) 22... Bxe4 23. Bg3 Qh3 24. fxe4 Qxg4 $15) 22. Ng3 Rxe2 23. Nxe2 Qf6 $1 { d3} 24. Rd1 Bb5) 20... Qh3 21. Nxd4 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Qxg4+ $1 23. Kh2 (23. Kf1 Qxf3 24. Re1 d5 $1 { Rf8, d4}) 23... Qxf3 24. Bd1 { Re8+} Rf8 25. Bd2 {Hoping to bring his a-rook to the third file via c1} (25. Be3 $2 Rf5) 25... d5 $1 {Decisive.} 26. Rc1 d4 27. Rxc7 d3 28. Ree7 Qxf2+ 29. Kh3 Qxd2 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hamdouchi, Hichem"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251709914148"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 d6 11. Kh1 {I once heard it said that one of the real signs of a master of the Sicilian is his ability to tell when Kh1 is strong and when it is a waste of time. I would not say that Kh1 is necessary here, but it probably will be before White can seek to open the position so White patiently plays it and waits to see how Black sets up his forces before he determines exactly where his will be placed.} Rb8 (11... Na5 $11) 12. a4 Re8 13. e5 $5 (13. Qd3) (13. f5 {both of these moves offer White a perfectly acceptable position, but he seeks more. My compliments to his gutsy play against a player of Lautier's caliber.}) 13... Nxd4 (13... dxe5 {I am inclined to think that accepting the sacrifice is the best move here. Admittedly White's position is shockingly scary, but it seems that he can achieve nothing better than compensation or drawn endgames.} 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Bf4 Rd8 (15... Nfd7 16. Qe2 Qc4 (16... Bb4 17. Ne4 $44 b6 18. Nc6 Qxc6 19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 21. Rad1 e5 22. Qg4+ Kf8 23. Bh6+ Ke7 24. Bg7 Rg8 25. Rxd7+ Ke8 26. Rfd1 Rxg7 27. Qxg7 Bxd7 28. Qxf6 $13) 17. Qxc4 Nxc4 18. Bxb8 Nxb8 $13) 16. Qe2 (16. Re1 $2 Bd6 17. Ndb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Qb6 19. Nxd6 Neg4 $17) 16... Bd6 17. Rad1 $1 $44 (17. Ndb5 axb5 18. Rad1 Nc4 19. Nxb5 Qc5 20. Rd4 Nxb2 21. Bxd6 (21. c4 e5 (21... Qxd4 22. Nxd4 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Nxa4 $15) 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Bxe5 Nxc4 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rfd1 Bd7 26. Nxd6 Bxa4 27. Nxb7 $11) 21... Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Bd7 23. Rd2 Nxa4 24. Nd6 $13) 17... Nc4 (17... Bd7 18. Bg5 Rbc8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Rxf6 Bxa4 23. b3 Bc6 24. Nxc6 Nxc6 $11) 18. Ndb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qc5 20. Rd4 $1 Nd5 21. Rxc4 Nxf4 22. Rfxf4 Qb6 $14) 14. Bxd4 Nd7 15. Qg4 dxe5 16. fxe5 Bc5 $2 {This move is whithout doubt Black's losing mistake. The best move seems the passive Rf8 after this White can attain an initiative, but the game is still a powerful fight.} (16... Rf8 17. Rae1 {White can also play such moves as Qh5, Qf4, and Be4 all of which offer interesting play for both sides.} b6 18. Ne4 Qxc2 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. exf6 Qg6 21. Qh4 gxf6 $44 22. Bxf6 Bb7 23. Bxb7 Rxb7) 17. Nd5 $3 exd5 $8 18. Rxf7 $3 Bf8 (18... Kxf7 19. Bxd5+ Ke7 (19... Kf8 20. Qf4+ Ke7 21. Qg5+) 20. Qg5+ Nf6 21. exf6+ gxf6 22. Bxf6+ Kd7 23. b4 $1 {Black has several moves but he can only hope to give up his queen for a rook after which he will be losing.} Bxb4 (23... Be7 24. Rd1 Qxc2 25. Bb3+ Qxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Bxf6 27. Bg4+ Ke7 28. Qc5+ Kf7 29. Bh5+ Kg8 30. Bxe8 $18) 24. Qf5+ Kd6 25. Qf4+ Kd7 26. Qxb4 {and White is winning big nearly 4 pawns according to Fritz.}) 19. Bxd5 Kh8 $8 20. Raf1 {Black is nearing zugzwang} (20. Qh5 Qxc2 21. Rf4 Rd8 22. Be4 $18) 20... Qd8 21. Qf3 (21. Qf5) 21... Be7 (21... b5 22. e6) 22. Rxg7 $1 {Black is soon mated after this nice "sacrifice." Several times white might have mated slightly faster from here after, but he always chooses the simplest way. Certainly, his play is above reproach, but I present the alternative mates because I believe they are instructive.} Kxg7 23. Qf7+ Kh6 (23... Kh8 24. e6+ Nf6 25. Rxf6 $1 Qxd5+ 26. Rf3+ Qxd4 27. Qxe8+ Kg7 28. Qxe7+ Kg6 29. Qf7+ Kh6 30. Rf6+ Qxf6 31. Qxf6+ Kh5 32. h4 {and mates}) 24. h4 (24. Be3+ {the most effiecient and cutest} Bg5 25. Rf4 $1 Bxf4 26. Bxf4+) 24... Bg5 (24... Bc5 25. Rf5 Rxe5 26. Rh5+ $1 Rxh5 27. Bg7#) (24... Rg8 25. Be3+ Bg5 26. hxg5+ Rxg5 27. Rf4) 25. hxg5+ (25. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:06] mates in}) 25... Qxg5 26. Qxe8 Qxg3 (26... Qh5+ 27. Qxh5+ Kxh5 28. e6) 27. Qe6+ Qg6 28. Be3+ 1-0

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "1994.02.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7770669591124"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. e3 Nxf4 12. exf4 Bd7 13. Qd2 Qb8 14. Rfe1 g6 15. h4 a6 16. h5 b5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Nc5 dxc5 19. Qxd7 Rc8 20. Rxe6 Ra7 21. Rxg6+ fxg6 22. Qe6+ Kg7 23. Bxc6 Rd8 24. cxb5 Bf6 25. Ne4 Bd4 26. bxa6 Qb6 27. Rd1 Qxa6 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ Kg8 33. Nf6+ Kf7 34. Be8+ Kf8 35. Qxc5+ Qd6 36. Qxa7 Qxf6 37. Bh5 Rd2 38. b3 Rb2 39. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "1994.03.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8247411015765"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. c3 Nd7 8. Qc2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. f4 Ng6 11. g3 O-O 12. Bd3 Qd5 13. a3 Nxf4 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kg7 16. Qe4 Re8 17. Qxe8 Bf5 18. Qxa8 Qe4+ 19. Kf2 Qg2+ 20. Ke3 Nd5+ 21. Kd4 Qd2+ 22. Kc5 Qe3+ 23. Kc4 Nb6+ 0-1

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "1994.03.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7424140418645"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qc7 7. Bf4 Qc8 8. e3 Nf6 9. Qa4 Nbd7 10. b4 a6 11. h3 Be7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Be2 Be4 14. O-O Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Bd8 16. a4 Bc7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. b5 e5 20. b6 Bb8 21. a5 exd4 22. exd4 Bf4 23. Qc2 Qd7 24. g3 Qxh3 25. Bg2 Qh5 26. gxf4 Ng4 27. Rfd1 Rae8 28. Rd3 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 f5 30. Qd2 Rf6 31. f3 Re4 32. Nxd5 cxd5 33. c6 Rxf4 34. cxb7 Re4 35. Rc1 Kh7 36. b8=Q Qxb8 37. fxg4 Qh2 38. Rf3 Rxg4 39. b7 Rfg6 40. Rc2 Rxg2 41. Qxg2 Rxg2 42. Rxg2 Qh1+ 43. Kf2 Qb1 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg NED"]
[Date "1994.09.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8248082040865"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. c4 f6 6. Be2 Nh6 7. O-O e5 8. Nh4 Bd6 9. Bh5+ g6 10. Bxg6+ hxg6 11. Nxg6 Rg8 12. Qh5 Nf7 13. f4 exf4 14. Nc3 Be5 15. Rxf4 Bxf4 16. Nd5 Nce5 17. Ndxf4 d6 18. Rf1 Rg7 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Nd5 Kd7 21. Qf5+ Ke8 22. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "1994.12.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Nyamaa Tumurhuyag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251705947682"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. a4 O-O 9. Nc3 b4 10. Ne2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. a5 Kh8 13. c3 Be7 14. Bc4 Qd7 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. Bd2 Rab8 17. Ng3 f6 18. h4 Bf8 19. h5 Nce7 20. d4 Nf5 21. Nxf5 Qxf5 22. Nh4 Qd7 23. Ng6+ hxg6 24. hxg6 Bd6 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. dxe5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 fxe5 28. Bg5 Qe6 29. Be7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "1994.12.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8249692686368"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O Nbc6 8. c3 O-O 9. Qe2 Ng6 10. Nb3 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Bd6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Qc4 Bd7 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Ng5 Be7 17. Nc5 Ne5 18. Qh4 Bxc5 19. Bd4 Be8 20. Rfe1 Rd5 21. f4 Rad8 22. fxe5 R8d7 23. Kh1 Bxd4 24. cxd4 Qb6 25. Re4 Rc7 26. Rf1 Rcd7 27. Ref4 Rxd4 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Rxf7+ Kd8 31. Qxe8+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "1994.12.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8248753146888"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 O-O 13. Nc2 Rb8 14. h4 Ne7 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bd3 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Ne3 Qe6 19. Qh5 e4 20. Bc2 b4 21. c4 Kh8 22. O-O-O f5 23. Qg5 Rb6 24. h5 Rc6 25. Kb1 Rc5 26. h6 Qe5 27. Rh5 Rg8 28. Ng4 1-0

[Event "Ch World (match) (PCA)"]
[Site "New York (USA)"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7839389111873"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 dxc3 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. bxc3 Qd3 14. Bc2 Qxc3 15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. Bxb3 Nd4 17. Qg4 Qxa1 18. Bxe6 Rd8 19. Bh6 Qc3 20. Bxg7 Qd3 21. Bxh8 Qg6 22. Bf6 Be7 23. Bxe7 Qxg4 24. Bxg4 Kxe7 25. Rc1 c6 26. f4 a5 27. Kf2 a4 28. Ke3 b4 29. Bd1 a3 30. g4 Rd5 31. Rc4 c5 32. Ke4 Rd8 33. Rxc5 Ne6 34. Rd5 Rc8 35. f5 Rc4+ 36. Ke3 Nc5 37. g5 Rc1 38. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Ch World (match) (PCA)"]
[Site "New York (USA)"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8042728924698"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bd7 13. Nb3 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. Qd3 Rad8 16. Rfd1 Bc6 17. b4 Qc7 18. b5 Bd7 19. Rab1 axb5 20. Nxb5 Bxb5 21. Qxb5 Ra8 22. c4 e5 23. Bb6 Qc8 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. a5 Bf8 26. h3 Qe6 27. Rd5 Nxd5 28. exd5 Qg6 29. c5 e4 30. Be2 Re5 31. Qd7 Rg5 32. Rg1 e3 33. d6 Rg3 34. Qxb7 Qe6 35. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Canaries ol U16"]
[Site "ESP"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (15s)"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8250367731763"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with g3} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. h3 Rb8 13. Rab1 h6 14. Bh4 Re8 15. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1 g5 17. Bg3 Rxb2 18. Ne2 c5 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ng3 Qf4 (20... Bd7 $142 21. a3 $17) 21. Qxd5 $16 Be6 (21... Nxd5 {Deflection from e8} 22. Re8+ {Theme: Double Attack}) 22. Qd8+ Kg7 23. Qe7 Kg8 $4 (23... Rb6 $142 $16) 24. Bf5 $3 $18 {a beautiful sacrifice!} (24. Qxa7 $6 {is the weaker alternative} c4 25. Qa3 Rb8 $14) 24... Qd2 (24... Bxf5 {Theme: Interference} 25. Qxf6 {A double attack}) 25. Rxe6 $1 {Demolishes the pawn shield} Rb1+ (25... fxe6 26. Bxe6+ {A beautiful mate combination}) 26. Kh2 Qd1 27. Nf1 $1 {White has to consider giving back material} Qxf1 {Theme: Deflection from d8} (27... Rb6 {otherwise it's curtains at once} 28. Rxb6 axb6 29. Qxf6 Qxf1 30. Qxh6 Qxf2 31. Bh7+ Kh8 32. Bd3+ Kg8 33. Qxg5+ Kf8 34. Qh6+ Ke7 35. Qxb6 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qd4 39. Qc7+ Kf6 $18) 28. Qd8+ {A classical mating theme} (28. Qd8+ Kg7 29. Qxf6+ Kg8 30. Re8#) 1-0

[Event "It (open)"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands)"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7972537036851"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Qc7 12. Nc3 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 a6 15. Nh4 g6 16. Bh6 Rfe8 17. Qd2 Bd6 18. g3 b5 19. Bf3 b4 20. Ne2 Ne4 21. Qc2 Ndf6 22. Ng2 Qd7 23. Ne3 Rad8 24. Bg2 Nxf2 25. Kxf2 Rxe3 26. Bxe3 Ng4+ 27. Kf3 Nxh2+ 28. Kf2 Ng4+ 29. Kf3 Qe6 30. Bf4 Re8 31. Qc4 Qe3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3+ 33. Kxg4 Bc8+ 34. Kg5 h6+ 35. Kxh6 Re5 0-1

[Event "It"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C33"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8250116294708"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bb3 d5 6. exd5 cxd5 7. d4 Bb4 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Qe1 Nc6 12. Qh4 Ne7 13. Bxf4 Qxc3 14. Bd2 Qc7 15. Ne5 Nf5 16. Qf4 Be6 17. Bb4 Rfc8 18. g4 Nd6 19. Rae1 Nfe4 20. c4 dxc4 21. Bc2 Nf6 22. g5 Nh5 23. Qf3 g6 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Rxe6 Qf7 27. Qd5 Nf5 28. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "Ch World (match) (PCA)"]
[Site "New York (USA)"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7839389111873"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 dxc3 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. bxc3 Qd3 14. Bc2 Qxc3 15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. Bxb3 Nd4 17. Qg4 Qxa1 18. Bxe6 Rd8 19. Bh6 Qc3 20. Bxg7 Qd3 21. Bxh8 Qg6 22. Bf6 Be7 23. Bxe7 Qxg4 24. Bxg4 Kxe7 25. Rc1 c6 26. f4 a5 27. Kf2 a4 28. Ke3 b4 29. Bd1 a3 30. g4 Rd5 31. Rc4 c5 32. Ke4 Rd8 33. Rxc5 Ne6 34. Rd5 Rc8 35. f5 Rc4+ 36. Ke3 Nc5 37. g5 Rc1 38. Rd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "6597338216990"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5 dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. a6 $2 (13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. Bg3 Qxa5 15. O-O Qc5 16. Rfe1 $14 {Dolmatov,S-Lputian,S/Manila/1990/1:0/55/}) 13... O-O-O $1 {N/} (13... b6 14. Bg3 O-O-O 15. Bd3 Ng6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 $13 {Psakhis,L-Eingorn,V/URS/1987/0,5/50/}) 14. Bd3 (14. Bg3 Nf5 $40) 14... f5 $1 $40 15. exf6 $8 Qxf4 16. fxe7 Rde8 17. Bg6 Ne5 $6 (17... Rh8 $5 18. Qg7 Qg4 $1 19. axb7+ (19. Qf6 $2 Rh6 $19) 19... Kxb7 (19... Kb8 $2 20. Ne5) 20. h3 $8 Qxg2 21. Ke2 Rhg8 22. Rag1 Rxg7 (22... Qxg1 23. Rxg1 Rxg7 24. Bxe8 $132) 23. Rxg2 Reg8 24. Rhg1 Nxe7 25. Ne5 $15) 18. Bxe8 Rxg2 $1 (18... Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qd2+ 20. Kf1 Rxe8 21. axb7+ Kb8 22. Rg1 $18) 19. Bxd7+ Kc7 (19... Kxd7 $2 20. e8=Q+ Kxe8 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxe5 $18) 20. e8=N+ $3 (20. Bb5 $2 Nxf3+ 21. Kf1 Rxf2+ $1 (21... Nd2+ $2 22. Ke1 Qxf2+ 23. Kd1) 22. Kxf2 Nh4+ 23. Ke1 Qd2+ 24. Kf1 Qg2+ 25. Ke1 Nf3+ $19) (20. Kd1 $2 Rxf2 $1 $19) (20. Kf1 $2 Qxf3 21. Qh4 Ng4 $19) 20... Kb8 21. Kf1 Rxf2+ $8 (21... Qxf3 $2 22. Qh4) 22. Kxf2 Qxf3+ 23. Kg1 Qe3+ 24. Kf1 (24. Kg2 $2 Qe2+ $19) 24... Qf4+ 25. Kg2 $10 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Int"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Petursson"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7564511173715"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Qd2 e5 8. d5 Qe8 9. Bd1 Nc5 10. Bc2 a5 11. Nge2 Bd7 12. f3 h5 13. Be3 $1 (13. h3 Nh7 14. Be3 h4 15. g4 {Petursson-Nunn, London 1994} hxg3 16. Nxg3 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 $13) 13... Nh7 14. O-O-O (14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. d6 Qd8) 14... b6 (14... f5 $2 15. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 16. d6 c6 17. Na4) 15. h3 h4 (15... f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. g4 $16 (17. Bh6 $5)) 16. g3 $1 Qe7 $6 (16... hxg3 17. Nxg3 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Bh6 $1 $16 (19. Rhg1 f4 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Qd3 Ng5 $14)) 17. Rdg1 $1 $16 a4 (17... Kh8 {}) 18. f4 Kh8 19. gxh4 Qxh4 20. f5 $1 gxf5 21. exf5 Rg8 (21... Qxc4 22. Rg4 Qa6 23. Rxg7 Kxg7 24. f6+ Kxf6 25. Bxh7 $16) 22. Rg4 Qe7 23. Bg5 $1 Bf6 (23... Nxg5 24. Rh4+ Nh7 25. f6 $18) 24. h4 { Ng3-e4, Ng3-h5} e4 $8 25. Nxe4 (25. Ng3 $5) 25... Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Qf8 27. Ng3 a3 28. b3 Bb2+ 29. Kb1 f6 { Be5} 30. Re6 $3 Be5 31. Ne4 Bxe6 32. dxe6 c6 33. Bh6 Qe7 34. Ng5 $3 $18 fxg5 35. hxg5 Ra7 36. Qd3 Bf6 (36... Rxg5 37. Bxg5 Qxg5 38. f6 Kg8 39. f7+ Kf8 40. Qxh7 $18 Qg7 $18) 37. gxf6 Qxf6 38. Bc1 d5 39. cxd5 cxd5 40. Rh6 Qe5 41. f6 Rg1 1-0

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Black "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Rogers"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7769058978391"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 $5 {A pawn sacrifice favoured by Korchnoi but trusted by few other Grandmasters.} dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. O-O f6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 a5 12. e5 f5 13. h4 a4 14. Ng5 g6 15. Rb1 Ra5 {Strange, but White was threatening 15...Rxb5.} 16. Re1 h5 (16... O-O $142 {(Kortschnoj)}) 17. Nh3 Kf8 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Kg7 20. Qc1 Qe7 21. Qe3 Re8 22. Bf3 Bb7 $2 ({Had Polgar anticipated the following onslaught she would have tried} 22... Qc7 {when White has sufficient compensation for the pawn but no more.}) 23. d5 $3 cxd5 ({After} 23... exd5 {White can play} 24. e6 {and 25. Nf7.}) 24. Qb6 Ra6 (24... Nc6 $142 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Qxb7+ Re7 27. Qb6 Nxe5 28. Qxe6 Rxe6 29. Bxd5 Re7 30. f4 b4 31. Bg2 b3 32. a3 $14 {(Kortschnoj)}) 25. Nxe6+ $1 Kh8 26. Qxb5 Bc6 27. Qxb8 $3 {The point behind Korchnoi's play - Black's queen will be helpless against White's active pieces.} Rxb8 28. Rxb8+ Kh7 29. Nd4 $1 Qc7 30. Reb1 Qxe5 31. Rc8 $1 Bd7 ({Black also suffers decisive material losses after} 31... Ba8 {32.Rbb8.}) 32. Rb7 Rd6 33. Nb5 $1 Kh6 34. Rcc7 $1 f4 35. Nxd6 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 fxg3 37. Kxg3 g5 38. Nf7+ Kg6 39. Nxg5 (39. Nxg5 Qg1+ 40. Bg2 {Black is helpless.}) 1-0

[Event "Biel op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Black "Vehi Bach, Victor Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Gallagher"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249558444559"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 Nc6 7. g5 Nd7 8. h4 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qh5 a6 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 {#} 13. e5 $1 $146 (13. f4) 13... d5 $6 (13... dxe5 $5 14. Bxe5 Qe8) 14. Bd3 g6 15. Qg4 Bc5 {#} (15... Nc5 16. Bxc5 Bxc5 17. h5 Bxf2 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Rxh7 $1 Be3+ 20. Kb1 Qxg5 21. Qh3 $18) 16. h5 $1 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxg5+ 18. f4 Qe7 19. hxg6 fxg6 {#} 20. f5 $3 (20. Nxd5 $6 Qf7) 20... gxf5 21. Nxd5 $1 exd5 (21... Qf7 22. Nf4 (22. Bxf5 $1)) 22. Rdg1+ $1 Kh8 23. e6+ Nf6 (23... Rf6 24. Bxf5 Nf8 25. Rh6) (23... Qf6 24. Bxf5 $3) 24. Bxf5 {#} Ra7 (24... Bxe6 25. Bxh7 Qxh7 26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. Qh4+) (24... Rg8 25. Qxf6+ $1) 25. Bxh7 $1 Qxh7 26. Qxa7 $1 1-0

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Black "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8248757124112"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{This game is a good example of fighting chess. Gomez pushes hard when White fails to get castled early, and in truth White could have punished him for his recklessness, but with one slip he finds himself virtually lost and completely incapable of unravelling his pieces.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Qc2 c5 10. Nge2 Nc6 11. a3 $6 {It is unwise for White to allow Black a target on d4 and an open e-file. He should definitely take on c5 with good chances for an advantage. Now although White is ok the initiative is with Black which always makes for a little more trouble.} (11. dxc5 d4 $5 (11... Nb4 12. Qd2 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Bxc5 $14 {the safest option for both sides.}) 12. Rd1 (12. O-O-O dxc3 13. Bxf6 cxb2+ 14. Bxb2 Qc7 $44) 12... Bxc5 (12... g5 13. Bc4 $1 $18 {Bg3 was played in a game with Sveshnikov, in which Black drew a complicated game after Qa5. However, Bc4 instead seems absolutely lethal.}) 13. O-O dxc3 14. Bh7+ Nxh7 15. Bxd8 Nxd8 16. Nxc3 Nc6 $13 {Technically White is up a little material here but if Black manages to coordinate his pieces his greater quantity will probably win out.}) 11... cxd4 12. exd4 Ng4 {enterprising} (12... Qb6 13. O-O Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rad1 $11) 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. Rd1 (14. O-O Qd6 15. g3 Nf6 {and Black is mildly better.}) 14... Qd6 15. h3 Nh2 $2 {This interesting move is most uncompromising. Either Black will mate the King or lose the knight. In the game he successfully and beautifically mates, but we shall see that White could have refuted his zealous efforts.} (15... Nf6 16. O-O a6 $11) 16. Nb5 Qb8 (16... Qf4 $2 17. Qd2 $18 {White easily consolidates here.}) 17. Bf5 $2 {This is not the losing move but it does lose the win and create great difficulties for White.} (17. Qc5 $1 Bd7 (17... a6 18. Nbc3 Re8 (18... Bxh3 19. f4 $1 $18 (19. gxh3 $6 Nxd4 20. f4 Qf8 21. Qxd5 Nhf3+ 22. Kf2 Rd8 23. Qh5 $18)) 19. Nxd5 Bxh3 20. gxh3 Nxd4 21. f4 $1 Qd8 22. Rxh2 Nf3+ 23. Kf2 Nxh2 24. Kg3 $18) 18. Qxd5 {Ftacnik states that this is only a clear advantage for White, but in fact he seems to be winning. Black's pieces cannot uncoil quickly enough to prevent white from eliminating both the knight and the danger to his king. certainly Black has tricks and perhaps White was scared but in truth there is nothing to be afraid of.} a6 (18... Be6 19. Qd6 $18) 19. Nbc3 Qf4 (19... Be6 20. Qe4 f5 21. Qh4 Bb3 22. Rd2 f4 23. d5 f3 24. Be4 $18) 20. Qxd7 $1 $18) 17... Qf4 18. Bxc8 (18. Bd3 Bxh3 $1 {This sacrifice places White under immense pressure and in fact it seems to be winning. I can find no way for White to untangle here.} 19. gxh3 Rae8 20. Nbc3 (20. b4 Kh8 $1 $19 {Intending a6 and Nxd4, one of White's problems after Bxh3 is that he cannot hold d4.}) 20... Qg5 21. Rxh2 (21. h4 Qxh4 $19 22. Kd2 Nxd4 $1 23. Nxd4 Qf4#) (21. b4 Nxd4 $1 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Rxd4 Nf3+ 24. Kd1 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Qg2) 21... Qg1+ 22. Kd2 Qxh2 23. Nxd5 Rxe2+ $1 24. Bxe2 Qxf2 25. Qd3 Nxd4 26. Re1 Rd8 $19) 18... Rxc8 19. Qd2 $2 (19. Qd3 $5 {This move actually seems to hold for White though he must play extrememly accurately.} Rce8 20. Nbc3 {the big difference between Qd3 and Qd2 is that Qc7 is now met by Rd2.} b5 21. Rd2 (21. Qxb5 Nxd4 $19) (21. g3 Qf3 (21... Qxd4 $6 22. Qxd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Nf3+ 24. Kd1 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 a6 $14) 22. Rxh2 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Rxe2+ 24. Kf1 Rxb2 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Kh8 $13 {it is startlingly hard for White to unravel here.}) (21. b4 a5 22. bxa5 (22. g3 Qf3 23. Rxh2 Nxd4 24. Kf1 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Nxe2 $11) 22... Qd6 $1 (22... b4 {this is an interesting move which does seem to offer Black good chances and some interesting lines, but Qd6 is stronger and probably winning.} 23. axb4 Nxb4 24. Qd2 Qc7 25. Rb1 Qxa5 $3 26. Rxh2 Rxe2+ $1 27. Nxe2 Nd3+ 28. Kd1 Nxf2+ 29. Ke1 Nd3+ 30. Kd1 Qa4+ 31. Qc2 Nf2+ 32. Kc1 Qa3+ 33. Kd2 Qa5+ 34. Kc1 Qe1+ 35. Kb2 Rb8+ 36. Ka3 Qxb1 37. Qxb1 Rxb1 38. Nc3 Rb7 39. g4 Nd3 40. Nxd5 Rd7 $17) 23. Ra1 b4 $1 24. axb4 Nxb4 25. Qd1 Rc8 $1 26. a6 (26. Rc1 Qf4 $19 {intending Nd3+}) 26... Rxc3 27. a7 Rxa7 28. Rxa7 Nd3+ 29. Kd2 Nxf2 30. Ra8+ (30. Qb1 Ne4+ 31. Kd1 Rd3+ 32. Ke1 Re3 $19) 30... Kh7 31. Qb1+ Ne4+ 32. Kd1 Qf6 33. Ra2 (33. Nxc3 Qxd4+ 34. Kc1 Qxc3+ 35. Kd1 Qd2#) 33... Qf5 $19) 21... a5 22. Nxd5 (22. Qg3 {this move seems to draw by force and is a good alternative to Nxd5 although that seems to leave White with some chances.} Qf5 23. Rxh2 (23. Qxh2 $1 Rxe2+ $3 (23... b4 24. O-O $1 bxc3 25. Nxc3 Qg5 26. Rdd1 Re6 $14) 24. Rxe2 (24. Nxe2 Rxe2+ $1 25. Rxe2 (25. Kxe2 Qe4+ 26. Kd1 Qb1+ 27. Ke2 Qe4+ 28. Kf1 Qb1+ $11) 25... Qb1+ 26. Kd2 Qxb2+ $11) 24... Rxe2+ 25. Kxe2 Qc2+ 26. Ke3 Qxb2 27. Kd3 b4 28. Ne2 Qxa3+ 29. Kd2 Qb2+ 30. Ke3 Qa3+ 31. Kd2 $11) 23... b4 24. Qg4 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 bxc3 27. bxc3 Rxe2+ 28. Kd1 Rxf2 29. Rxd5 Rb8 $19) 22... Rxe2+ $1 23. Rxe2 Qc1+ 24. Qd1 Rxe2+ 25. Kxe2 Qc4+ 26. Ke1 Qxd5 27. Rxh2 Nxd4 $13) 19... Rce8 {A cute but simple trick.} 20. Nbc3 (20. Qxf4 Rxe2#) 20... Qc7 {Black can already force a draw with Nf3+ but he rightfully seeks more. White has many obstacles to overcome.} (20... Nf3+ $5 21. gxf3 Qxf3 22. Rg1 (22. O-O Rxe2 23. Nxe2 Rxe2 24. Qc3 Qf4 $15) (22. Rh2 Rxe2+ 23. Nxe2 Nxd4 24. Kf1 Nxe2 25. Qxd5 Ng3+ 26. Kg1 Re1+ 27. Rxe1 Ne2+ 28. Rxe2 Qxd5 $17) 22... Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Rxe2+ 24. Kf1 Qxh3+ 25. Rg2 Qh1+ 26. Rg1 Qh3+ $11) 21. Qd3 {This makes it easy for Black, but in truth it seems White is lost in any event so let us at least give him credit for creating an artistic finish.} (21. Rc1 {most resiliant but. ..} Nxd4 $1 22. Qxd4 Rxe2+ $1 23. Nxe2 (23. Kd1 Qe7 $1 24. Rxh2 Rxb2 25. Rh1 (25. Qe3 Qf8 26. Qd4 (26. Qxa7 Qd6 27. Rh1 d4 $19) 26... Qxa3 $19) 25... Qxa3 26. Qxd5 (26. Rc2 Qb3 27. Qa4 Rb1+ $19) 26... Rb6 $19) 23... Qxc1+ 24. Qd1 Qc4 $3 $19 (24... Qxb2 $2 25. Rxh2 Qxa3 $13 26. h4 (26. Qxd5 $2 Qa1+ 27. Qd1 Rxe2+ 28. Kxe2 Qe5+ $19) 26... Qc3+ 27. Kf1 Qc4 28. Rh3 b5 29. Rd3 Qxh4 30. Rxd5 a6 $13) 25. Rxh2 d4 {amazing but White cannot hold.} 26. b3 Qa6 27. f4 (27. Kf1 $2 d3 28. Nc3 d2+ 29. Ne2 Rxe2) 27... d3 28. g3 Qd6 $3 {The pin is utterly deadly and there is no way to escape it.} 29. Qd2 Qd5 $1 30. Rf2 Qxb3 31. Kf1 dxe2+ 32. Rxe2 Qf3+ 33. Ke1 Qxg3+ $19) 21... Nxd4 $1 22. Qxd4 (22. Rd2 {a slightly more methodical loss.} Nb3 23. Rc2 d4 24. Nb5 (24. Nd5 Qa5+ 25. Kd1 Qxd5 26. Rxh2 Qe4 $19) (24. Na2 Qa5+ 25. Kd1 Na1 26. Rd2 Qa4+ 27. Ke1 Nb3 28. Rc2 b6 $1 29. Rxh2 Nc5 $19) 24... Rxe2+ $1 25. Rxe2 Qc1+ 26. Qd1 Rc8 $1 {a beautiful quiet follow-up} 27. Nc3 $8 (27. Qxc1 Rxc1#) 27... dxc3 28. Qxc1 Nxc1 $19) 22... Qxc3+ $3 {There is nothing more satisfying than getting to finish a beautiful game with a sweet shot. It's like taking a nice amateur piece of art and upgrading it to a Mona Lisa.} 23. Rd2 (23. bxc3 Rxe2#) (23. Qxc3 Rxe2#) 23... Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Smirin"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247813621810"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Dolmatov} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Be7 (5... Nc5 {Dolmatov} 6. Nb3 Nxb3 7. axb3 Be7 8. Bf4 Bg4 9. Bd3 Nc6 $132) 6. Bb5+ (6. Nxe4 $5 {Dolmatov} dxe4 7. Qxd8+ Bxd8 8. Ng5 Nc6 9. Nxe4 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Ng6 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O-O $16 {Adorjan}) 6... c6 (6... Bd7 $5 {Dolmatov} 7. Qe2 Bxb5 8. Qxb5+ c6 9. Qe2 $10 (9. Qxb7 $2 Nc5 $19)) 7. Bd3 Nc5 8. Be2 Bg4 $6 (8... O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 $10) (8... Ne6 {Dolmatov} 9. Nf1 c5 10. Ng3 g6 11. O-O Nc6 $132) 9. Nd4 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne6 $6 (11... O-O $142 12. f4 $36 (12. f4 {Dolmatov} Ne6 13. c3 Nxd4 14. cxd4 f5 $132)) 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qg4 $1 Nxe5 (13... Kf7 14. f4 $16 (14. Nf3 {Dolmatov} Rf8 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17. Qf5+ Bf6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Qxh7 $16)) 14. Qxg7 Ng6 (14... Bf6 15. Qxb7 O-O 16. Qb3) 15. Nf3 Kd7 (15... Qd6 16. Ng5 (16. Ng5 $40 {Dolmatov} Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qd7 18. Qc3 O-O $132)) 16. c4 $1 Qg8 (16... Qf8 17. Qc3 (17. Qd4 {Dolmatov} Qf6 18. Qd3 Bd6 $13)) 17. Qd4 Rf8 18. Qxa7 $1 Rxf3 19. Qxb7+ Kd6 $8 (19... Kd8 20. Qb8+ Kd7 21. Qxg8 Rxg8 22. gxf3 $18) 20. Re1 $1 (20. c5+ $2 Ke5) 20... e5 (20... Rd3 21. c5+ Kxc5 22. Be3+ Kd6 23. Bc5+ $1 Kxc5 24. Rac1+ Kd4 25. Qxc6 { 26.Qb6; 26. Qa4} (25. Qa7+ {Dolmatov} c5 26. Rc4+ $3 dxc4 27. Qd7+) 25... Qb8 26. Rc4+ $1 dxc4 27. Re4#) (20... Nh4 $2 {Dolmatov} 21. c5+ Kxc5 22. Qxe7+ $18) 21. b3 $1 (21. c5+ $2 Ke6 22. Qxc6+ Kf5 23. Qd7+ Kf6 $13) 21... Rd3 $8 22. Ba3+ c5 $6 (22... Ke6 $142 23. cxd5+ (23. Bxe7 $5 {Dolmatov} Nxe7 24. Rxe5+ Kxe5 25. Qxe7+ Kf5 26. Re1) 23... Rxd5 (23... cxd5 $2 24. Qa6+) 24. Qxc6+ Bd6 25. Rad1 Ne7 (25... Qa8 $1) (25... Nf4 $2 26. g3 $16) 26. Rxe5+ $1 Rxe5 27. Qxd6+ Kf5 28. Bb2) 23. Bxc5+ $1 Kxc5 24. Rac1 $3 dxc4 (24... Kd6 25. c5+ Ke6 26. Qa6+ Kf7 27. Qxd3 $18) (24... Bg5 25. cxd5+ $1 Bxc1 26. Rxc1+ Kd4 27. Rc4#) (24... d4 25. Qc7+ Kb4 26. Qb6+ Ka3 27. Qa5+ Kb2 28. Rb1+ Kc2 29. Rec1#) (24... Kd4 25. cxd5 Qxd5 26. Rc4+ Qxc4 27. Qe4+) 25. Rxc4+ (25. Rxc4+ Qxc4 26. Qc7+ Kb5 27. Qxc4+ Kb6 28. Qxd3) 1-0

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Piskov, Yury"]
[Black "Kertesz, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8249579415094"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 f5 (4... Nf6) 5. Qc2 $5 (5. Bf4) 5... Bd6 6. Bg5 Ne7 (6... Nf6 $2 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nxd5 cxd5 (9... Qf7 $14 10. Nc3 Na6 11. e3 Nb4 12. Qd2 O-O 13. a3 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bd3 Qh5 16. Qa5 f4 17. e4 Bg4 18. Qxd5+ Qxd5 19. exd5 Bxf3 20. gxf3) 10. Qxc8+) 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Qe8 9. Bxe7 (9. h3 Ng6 10. g4 h6 11. gxf5 exf5 12. Bh4 Nxh4 13. Nxh4 Qh5) (9. c5 Bc7 10. O-O-O b6) 9... Qxe7 10. h3 Qf6 11. g4 $3 dxc4 (11... Na6 12. a3 {die Einschaltung von Sa6 entwickelt zwar eine Figur, andererseits gewinnt Weiß das wichtige Feld b4}) 12. Bxc4 fxg4 13. hxg4 (13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. hxg4 Bd6 15. Qxh7+ Kf7) 13... Qxf3 14. Qxh7+ Kf7 15. Be2 Qf6 16. Bd3 Bb4 (16... Ke7 17. f4 (17. O-O-O Kd7 18. f4 Bb4 19. Ne4 Qf7 20. Ng5 Qg8 21. Qe4) 17... Nd7 18. Bg6 Rd8 19. Ne4 Bb4+ 20. Ke2 Qf8) (16... Qg5 17. O-O-O Ke8 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Qg6+ Kd7 20. Rh7 $44) (16... Qf3 17. Be4 Qxg4 18. Kd2 Qg5 19. Rag1 Qf6 20. Rxg7+ Qxg7 21. Bg6+ Kf6 22. Ne4+) (16... e5 17. O-O-O exd4 18. Ne4 Qe5 19. Bc4+ Ke8 20. f4 Qe7 21. Rxd4) 17. O-O-O Bxc3 $22 18. g5 $3 Bxb2+ 19. Kb1 Qxg5 (19... Qe7 20. Bg6#) (19... Qf3 20. Be4 Qg2 21. Bg6+ Ke7 22. Qxg7+) 20. Rdg1 Qf6 21. Rg6 Bxd4 (21... Qf3 22. Rxg7+ Ke8 23. Bg6+ Kd8 24. Qh4+ Qf6 25. Qxf6+ Rxf6 26. Rh8+ Rf8 27. Rxf8#) (21... Qxf2 22. Rf1 Qxf1+ 23. Bxf1 $18) 22. Rxf6+ Bxf6 23. Qh5+ $1 $18 Ke7 24. Qc5+ (24. Qc5+ Kf7 25. Bg6+ $1 Kg8 (25... Kxg6 26. Qh5#) 26. Rh8+ Kxh8 27. Qxf8#) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens Knockout"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1995.01.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8248103024192"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bf4 a6 8. Rc1 Bb7 9. e3 Nc6 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. Qa4 Nd7 12. Nc7+ Rxc7 13. Bxa6 Bxa6 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. Rxc6 Qb7 16. Ne5 Be7 17. b4 f6 18. b5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5 fxe5 20. O-O exd4 21. Rfc1 Kd8 22. exd4 Rf8 23. a4 Bg5 24. R1c2 Rf4 25. a5 Rxd4 26. g3 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Ra1 28. axb6 Nb8 29. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens Open"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1995.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8249692686885"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Bc2 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Qb1 Kh8 15. Ng5 Ng4 16. Ngf3 Qd6 17. Re1 Rxf3 18. Nxf3 Nce5 19. Nd2 Nc4 20. Nf1 Rf8 21. Bd1 Ncxe3 22. fxe3 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Qxh2 24. Bf3 Ne5 25. Qd1 Bh4 26. Rc1 Bg4 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "1995.04.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8249696599600"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Qa5 12. exf6 Ba6 13. Qf3 Rc8 14. Be2 b4 15. Ne4 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. Qf5 dxe4 18. O-O-O Rc7 19. Bg4 Bb5 20. Qxe4+ Kd8 21. Bxd7 Bxd7 22. Rhe1 Bh6 23. Qa8+ Rc8 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "EUCup final"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1995.12.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Chekhov"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7633255595583"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 (11. Nd2 $5 Bf6 12. h4 h6 13. Bxg4 hxg5 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. h5 $14) 11... Nf6 (11... h6 $5 12. Bc1 Nf6 13. Be3) 12. Be3 b6 (12... Qe7 $5) 13. a3 (13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Nd5 $6 (14. a3 $5) 14... Nxd5 15. cxd5 c6 16. dxc6 Nb4 17. Qb3 Nxc6 $15 {Kumaran,D-Miles,A/London/1994/0|1/33/}) 13... Bb7 (13... Nc5 14. Qc2 Nfd7 15. Rad1 Ne6 16. Qd2 Ndc5 $10 {Shirov,A-Tkachiev,V/ Moscow(olm)/1994/0,5/16/}) 14. Qc2 Nh5 (14... Nc5 $5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Nd5 Qb8 17. Nd2 a5 18. Nb1 $2 Nxe4 $1 $17 {Oll,L-Tkachiev,V/London/1994/0|1/40/}) 15. b4 Nf4 $5 (15... c5 $5 16. Nd5 Rc8 17. Qd2 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Bh6 Nc7 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 $132 {Gurevich,M-Milov,V/Brussels/1995/1|0/32/}) 16. c5 Qe6 17. Rac1 (17. c6 $2 Qxc6 18. b5 Qxc3 $19) 17... bxc5 18. b5 (18. bxc5 $5) 18... Nb8 19. Rfd1 (19. Bxc5 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Nd7 21. Be3 a6 $132) 19... Nd7 20. Bf1 Rfd8 21. g3 Nxh3+ $1 22. Bxh3 (22. Kh2 Nf4 23. gxf4 exf4 24. Bh3 (24. Bxf4 Qg4 25. Bxc7 Qxf3 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 $146) 24... Qf6 (24... Qe7 25. Bxf4 $18) 25. Bd2 (25. Bxd7 fxe3 $36) 25... Ne5 26. Nxe5 Qxe5 27. f3 Rd4 $6 (27... Qh5 $36) (27... a6 $5) 28. Na4 $36) 22... Qxh3 23. Ng5 Qg4 24. Qa2 Rf8 25. Kg2 Nf6 26. f3 Qc8 27. Bxc5 Bh6 28. Be3 (28. Bxf8 Qxf8 $17) 28... Bg7 29. Bc5 Bh6 30. Be3 Kg7 31. Na4 $6 (31. Rh1 $5) 31... Bxg5 32. Bxg5 Nxe4 $1 33. fxe4 (33. Be3 Qf5 $19) 33... Bxe4+ 34. Kh2 Qg4 35. Qd2 (35. Bh4 g5 $19) 35... h6 $3 36. Bxh6+ (36. Be3 Qh5+ $19) 36... Kh7 37. Bxf8 Rxf8 38. Qe3 $6 (38. Nc3 $5 Qh5+ (38... Bf3 $5) 39. Kg1 Qh1+ 40. Kf2 Qg2+ 41. Ke1 Qg1+ 42. Ke2 Qg2+ $10) 38... Kg7 39. Nc5 $2 (39. Kg1 $5 Rh8 40. Nc3) 39... Qh3+ $3 40. Kxh3 Rh8+ (40... Rh8+ 41. Kg4 f5+ 42. Kg5 Rh5#) 0-1

[Event "It (cat.21)"]
[Site "Las Palmas (Spain)"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7286412041737"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 Be7 9. Rxe4 Ng6 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 d6 12. Nd5 Bh4 13. Qh5 c6 14. Rxh4 Qxh4 15. Qxh4 Nxh4 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Bf4 Nf5 18. d5 Re8 19. Kf1 h6 20. h3 Re4 21. Bh2 cxd5 22. g4 Rxc4 23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. Re1 Be6 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Bxd6 Bxh3+ 27. Kg1 Rd8 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Bxe8 Be6 30. a4 g5 31. a5 Kg7 32. Ba4 Kg6 33. Bd1 Bd5 34. Bc2+ Kf6 35. Bc7 Ke6 36. Bh7 Bf3 37. Kh2 Kd5 38. Bc2 Be4 39. Bd1 Kd4 40. Be2 Bd3 41. Bb6+ Kd5 42. Bd1 f5 43. Kg3 Ke5 44. Bc5 Kf6 45. Bh5 f4+ 46. Kh2 1-0

[Event "It (cat.21)"]
[Site "Las Palmas (Spain)"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D21"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976849029204"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 c6 6. axb5 cxb5 7. b3 Bb7 8. bxc4 Bxe4 9. cxb5 Nf6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Ne5 a6 14. Bf3 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rb1 Qb6 17. Be2 axb5 18. Rxb5 Qc7 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bd3 Ba6 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Rb3 Bxe5 24. Rh3 f6 25. dxe5 Qe7 26. Qh7+ Kf7 27. Rg3 Ke8 28. Rxg7 Qe6 29. exf6 Nc6 30. Ra1 Kd8 31. h4 Bb7 32. Rc1 Ba6 33. Ra1 Bb7 34. Rd1 Ba6 35. Qb1 Rxf6 36. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9596"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Shirov"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7699265765415"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "Duisburg"]
[BlackTeam "Empor Berlin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bc4 d6 5. Qf3 e6 6. Nge2 b5 7. Bb3 a5 8. a3 Ba6 {Despite my terrible loss against Judit Polgar in the Donner memorial (Amsterdam 1995) I still employ this setup. It's hard to believe that with such a bishop on b3 White should get the advantage.} 9. O-O {Judit played} (9. d5 {and after} cxd5 10. exd5 e5 11. Ne4 Qc7 12. c4 bxc4 13. Ba4+ Nd7 14. N2c3 Ke7 $2 15. Nxd6 $1 {I got crashed with the incredible speed. Of course, this time I hoped to improve somewhere but Nunn decided not to test my preparation.}) 9... Nd7 10. Bf4 Qe7 11. Rad1 (11. e5 $5 d5 12. Qe3 {was quite interesting as it would create some difficulties for Black to develop.}) 11... e5 12. Bg5 (12. dxe5 {would be answered by} Nxe5 $1 {with the unclear game.}) 12... Ngf6 13. d5 $6 {A very dubios plan but I don't know what to recommend White.} c5 14. a4 b4 15. Nb5 Nb6 $5 {As usual I am being quite ambitios. I saw that simple} (15... Bxb5 16. axb5 Nb6 {would be very good but I wasn't sure that I would establish a clear advantage after} 17. Qd3 $1 $15 {with the idea to answer} a4 {with} 18. Bc4 {. The text might objectively be even better but still it's not as strong as it seems. After White finds a few very good moves (most of which I of course hadn't seen) the game becomes rather sharp and complicated.}) 16. Qd3 $1 c4 $1 17. Bxc4 Nxa4 18. Ra1 $1 {This I overlooked.} (18. Rb1 Nc5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qf3 O-O 21. Ra1 Rfc8 $1 22. c3 Qd8 $1 $17 {would be more according to my plan.}) 18... Nxb2 19. Qb3 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Rc8 21. Qd3 Qd8 22. c4 $1 O-O $5 {I was not at all sure about the position arising after} (22... bxc3 23. Nexc3 Rxc3 (23... O-O 24. Rfb1 $44) 24. Qxc3 Bxb5 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Rfb1 Bd7 27. Rxa5 O-O 28. Ra7 $1 {#. Black has a clear material advantage but his pieces don't feel extremely comfortable. Meantime White's activity yields him very good drawing chances.}) 23. Ra2 $1 {Another surprise. Here I realised that if I choose now a 'normal' continuation, White would soon get full compensation for the pawn. But then I saw a rook sacrifise. It was difficult to convince myself to do it - just couple of moves ago I thought I had had a clear advantage and now I have to take such risks! Some minutes of doubts and I decided let it be. It's simply the best way.} Rxc4 $3 {Variations like} (23... Bxb5 24. cxb5 Ra8 25. Rfa1 {would just demonstrate White's positional power. But now Black's pawn are going to be really atrong.}) 24. Bxf6 (24. Qxc4 Qb6 {would finally lead to the same thing.}) 24... Bxf6 25. Qxc4 Qb6 26. Qc7 Qxb5 27. Qxd6 Kg7 (27... Bd8 $5 {would probably also keep Black's advantage and be less concrete. The text leads to positions where such a small thing as White's pawn on h2 and not on h3 will sometimes become a decisive factor.}) 28. Rc1 $1 {Unprotected first rank leads to White's loss in the line} (28. Rfa1 $6 b3 $1 29. Rxa5 $140 $2 b2 30. Qxa6 b1=Q+ $19) 28... Rd8 $1 29. Qc6 (29. Qc5 b3 30. Rb2 a4 {looks clearly in Black's favour since the queen's exchange -} 31. Qxb5 Bxb5 32. Ra1 Rc8 {is catastrophic for White.}) 29... b3 $1 {Not} (29... a4 $2 {since in the endgame arising after} 30. Rxa4 Qxc6 31. dxc6 Bxe2 32. c7 Rc8 33. Rxb4 {only White has chances to win.}) 30. Rb2 {# Here I got a feeling of horror as if something was completely misplayed. But it was definitely my day since I quickly found a move that justified all my previous play.} Qd3 $3 {But not} (30... a4 $2 {that would fail to} 31. Nc3 Qxc6 32. dxc6 $16 {.Now White's pieces are out of coordination, his back rank is still a shame on him and 31... Rc8 is threatening.}) 31. Rcb1 $2 {Being short of time Nunn loses immediately. He had to try} (31. Rxb3 $1 {and it's not sure that in the game I would respond correctly. My home analysis convinced me that 31...Qxe2 would give White good practical drawing chances while 31...Qxb3! should maintain Black's edge intact. Here are the variations:} Qxb3 $1 (31... Qxe2 32. Rf3 Be7 (32... Bg5 $2 33. Qc7 Rf8 34. Qxe5+ f6 35. Rc7+ Kh8 36. h4 Qd1+ 37. Kh2 Qxf3 38. Rxh7+ Kxh7 39. Qc7+ Kg8 40. gxf3 $16) 33. Qc7 Qb2 34. Re1 $1 (34. h4 Rf8 (34... Rd7 $2 35. Qxd7 Qxc1+ 36. Kh2 Qc5 37. Qe8 $44 (37. h5 $5 $44)) 35. Rcc3 (35. Rc6 Bd8 36. Qd6 Bb7 37. Rc4 Bxh4 38. Rc7 Bc8 $19) 35... Bxh4 36. Qxe5+ Kg8 $19) (34. h3 Rd7 35. Qxd7 Qxc1+ 36. Kh2 Qc5 37. Qe8 Bf6 $19) (34. Rd1 $2 Re8 $19) 34... Re8 35. Qxa5 Bb5 $15 36. Qa1 $140 Qd4 $1) 32. Qxa6 a4 (32... Bg5 33. Qc4 $1 $15) 33. Ng3 $1 Be7 $1 (33... a3 34. Rc7 (34. Nf1 $2 Be7 35. Rc7 Bd6 36. Rb7 Qc2 37. Qa7 Rf8 $19) 34... a2 35. Ra7 Qb1+ 36. Nf1 Qxe4 37. Qxa2 Qxd5 $15) 34. Rc7 (34. Qa7 Bd6 35. Qa5 Rb8 $17 36. Qa6 $140 Rb6) 34... Bd6 35. Rb7 Qd1+ $1 (35... Qc2 36. Qb6 $3 Bc5 37. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 38. Qe6+ Kf8 (38... Kg7 39. Qxe5+ $10) 39. Qf6+ Ke8 40. Qe6+ Be7 41. Qg8+ Kd7 (41... Bf8 42. Qe6+ $10) 42. Qe6+ Kc7 43. Qxe7+ $10) 36. Nf1 Qd4 $1 $17 {In this position Black should definitely win due to his a-pawn but it still requires a good technik.} (36... a3 37. Qb6 $1 Rb8 (37... a2 $2 38. Qa7 $1 $16) 38. Rxb8 Bxb8 39. Qxb8 a2 40. Qxe5+ Kh6 41. Qf4+ $10)) 31... Rc8 {The rest is easy to understand.} 32. Qa4 (32. Qd6 a4 $19) 32... Rc2 $19 33. Rxb3 Qxe2 34. Rf3 Bd3 35. Qd7 Bxe4 36. Rxf6 Kxf6 37. Qd6+ Kf5 38. Rf1 Bd3 39. Qd7+ Kf6 {White resigns. If my analysis is correct then it's one of my best games so far. The complications starting with 15...Nb6!? went in right direction.} 0-1

[Event "It (cat.17)"]
[Site "Amsterdam (Netherlands)"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B86"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[Beauty "6052682682928"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. f4 Nc5 9. O-O Ncxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. f5 e5 12. Qh5 Qe7 13. Qf3 Nc5 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Bd5 a5 16. Bg5 Ra6 17. Nd8 f6 18. Nf7 Rg8 19. Be3 g6 20. Ng5 Rg7 21. fxg6 Rxg6 22. Bf7+ Qxf7 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Rad1 Be7 26. Rd5 Bg4 27. Qe4 Kg7 28. Rfd1 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 Re6 30. Qf5 Kf7 31. Re1 b6 32. h4 Rg7 33. Kf1 Bd6 34. Kf2 Bc7 35. Kf3 Ke7 36. Re4 Kf7 37. Rg4 Re7 38. Ke4 Rxg4+ 39. Qxg4 Bd8 40. a4 Kf8 41. c3 Rg7 42. Qc8 Ke8 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. g4 Rf7 45. h5 Rg7 46. h6 Rg6 47. Qd5 Be7 48. Kf5 Rxh6 49. Qb7 e4 50. Qb8+ Kf7 51. Qxb6 e3 52. Qe6+ Ke8 53. Qxe3 Rg6 54. Qe4 Rg5+ 55. Kf4 Kd7 56. Qb7+ Ke6 57. Qc8+ Kf7 58. Qc7 h5 59. gxh5 Rxh5 60. Qxa5 Bd6+ 61. Ke4 f5+ 62. Kd5 Be7 63. Qc7 Rh6 64. a5 Rd6+ 65. Ke5 Rf6 66. Qc8 1-0

[Event "Ch Spain (team) (final)"]
[Site "Oropesa (Spain)"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7560350430226"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. Rac1 Ba7 13. Be1 Ke7 14. Na4 b6 15. Rxd7+ Kxd7 16. Nxb6+ Bxb6 17. Ba4 Kc8 18. Ne5 Kb8 19. Nxc6+ Kb7 20. Ne5 Rac8 21. Bc6+ Ka7 22. Nxf7 Rhf8 23. Ne5 Nd5 24. Rd1 Rfd8 25. Ba4 Nc7 26. Nd7 Nd5 27. Kf1 Bxe3 28. Rxd5 exd5 29. fxe3 Rc4 30. b4 Re4 31. Bc3 a5 32. a3 axb4 33. axb4 Re7 34. Ne5 Rf8+ 35. Ke2 Kb7 36. Bc6+ Kc7 37. b5 Rf5 38. Nf3 Re4 39. h3 Ra4 40. g4 Ra2+ 41. Nd2 d4 42. Bxd4 1-0

[Event "It (cat.19)"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas (Spain)"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8247297708100"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Qe3 Qc7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Ng4 15. Qf3 Nxe5 16. Qxa8 Nd7 17. g3 Nb6 18. Qf3 Bb7 19. Ne4 f5 20. Qh5+ Kf8 21. Nf2 Bf6 22. Bd3 Na4 23. Rhe1 Bxb2+ 24. Kb1 Bd5 25. Bxb5 Bxa2+ 26. Kxa2 axb5 27. Kb1 Qa5 28. Nd3 Ba3 29. Ka2 Nc3+ 30. Kb3 Nd5 31. Ka2 Bb4+ 32. Kb1 Bc3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Orel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zhelnin, Vladimir V"]
[Black "Dyachkov, Sergej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Zhelnin,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8250250516009"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 (4... dxe5) 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 $146 (6. e6) 6... Bg4 7. exd6 cxd6 8. Be3 e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. d5 $1 exd5 11. cxd5 Ne5 12. Bb5+ Nbd7 13. Nxe5 $3 Bxd1 14. Bxd7+ Ke7 15. Nc6+ $1 bxc6 16. dxc6 { Nd5#} Qa5 (16... Qxd7 17. cxd7 Bh5 18. Nd5+ Kxd7 19. Rc1 $16) 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. b4 $1 Qxb4 19. O-O Qxc3 20. Bd4 Qc4 21. Rfe1+ Qe6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rb1 $18 Kf7 24. Rb7+ Be7 25. Bxg7 Rhg8 26. Bd4 Rc8 27. Rc1 a6 28. f4 Rg3 $138 29. Bf2 Rg7 30. Ra7 1-0

[Event "NED-chT 9697"]
[Site "Holland"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kosashvili, Yona"]
[Black "Gelpke, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Rogers"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8041923670069"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 $5 e6 7. Bd3 Bd6 $6 ({Facing a line (6.Ng3) not often seen since the days of Rudolf Spielman, Gelpke immediately errs. Both} 7... Be7 {and}) (7... c5 {are more reliable.}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Bg5 b6 11. Ne4 Nxe4 ({Now White achieves an ideal attacking formation. Gelpke should have played humble} 11... Be7 {or even 11... Bb7!?.}) 12. Qxe4 g6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Qh4 Bb7 15. Ng5 Be7 16. Rad1 a6 17. Rfe1 Rad8 $2 ({Since this walks into an extraordinary combination, Black needed to try} 17... c5 {agreeing to meet} 18. dxc5 {with} bxc5 {(not} (18... Nxc5 19. Qd4 {).})) 18. Rxe6 $3 fxe6 19. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 ({Black must accept all the offered material since on} 19... Nf8 20. Bf7+ Kh8 21. Qh5 $1 Qd7 (21... Bxg5 22. Bxg5 {is also hopeless but Black is hoping for} (22. Bxf8 $2 {Bxg5)}) (22. Rd3 $1 {leaves Black with an extra rook but no defence against the entry of White's last piece into the attack.}))) 20. Bg7 $1 Bxg5 21. Qh8+ Kf7 22. Qh7 $1 {The remarkable point of White's combination. White has given up a rook and to minor pieces for one discovered check but that discovered check forces Black to lose his queen, at least. Now 22...Rg8 would provide the best resistance (e. g. 23.Be5+ Kf8 24.Bxc7 Nf6 [24...Rg7 may offer even better defensive chances] 25.Qh3 followed by 26.Bxb6 when White stands well but is not clearly winning) but, short of time, Gelpke collapses.} Nf8 $6 23. Bxf8+ Kxf8 24. Qxc7 Rb8 ({Black still has nominal material equality but the coordination of his pieces is awful and he cannot prevent the entry into the game of White's rook. For example, on} 24... Ba8 25. Rd3 {[threatening 26.Rf3+]} c5 26. Rh3 Bf6 {27.Rf7 forces mate.}) 25. Rd3 Be7 26. Rf3+ Kg8 27. Qd7 $1 Kg7 28. Qxe6 Bh4 29. Qf7+ Kh6 30. g3 Bg5 31. h4 Bc1 32. Rf6 Rg8 33. h5 $1 Kxh5 34. Qh7+ Bh6 35. Rf4 {Checkmate follows after} (35. Rf4 Rh8 36. Rh4+ Kg5 37. Qe7+ Kf5 38. g4+ Kf4 39. Qe3# {.}) 1-0

[Event "Cup European Club"]
[Site "Berlin (Germany)"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8247683388444"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Qa4 dxc4 13. Qxa6 cxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O 15. g5 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 17. O-O-O c5 18. Kb1 b5 19. Qxb5 Rab8 20. Qa5 Rb3 21. Ka2 Rfb8 22. Rb1 e5 23. Rhc1 Qe6 24. Ka1 exd4 25. Rxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 Nc3 27. Nxd4 Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Qa2+ 0-1

[Event "It (cat.17)"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands)"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Beauty "7080790480474"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Bg4 11. Be3 d5 12. Nbd2 h6 13. h3 d4 14. hxg4 dxe3 15. fxe3 Nxg4 16. Bd5 Qd7 17. Nc4 Bf6 18. Nfd2 h5 19. Rf1 Rad8 20. Rf5 g6 21. Qxg4 hxg4 22. Rxf6 Ne7 23. Bxf7+ Kg7 24. Raf1 Qb5 25. g3 Rd7 26. R1f2 Qc5 27. Nb3 Qa7 28. Nxe5 Qxe3 29. Nxd7 Rh8 30. Kg2 Rh3 31. Bxg6 Nxg6 32. Kf1 Rh1+ 33. Kg2 Rd1 34. Rxg6+ Kxg6 35. Ne5+ Kg7 36. Nxg4 Qe1 37. Kf3 Qh1+ 38. Kf4 Rf1 39. Ke3 Qg1 40. Kf3 Rxf2+ 41. Nxf2 Qb1 42. Nd4 Qxb2 43. Nf5+ Kf7 44. Ne3 Qa2 45. d4 Qxa5 46. e5 Qa1 47. Ke4 a5 48. d5 a4 0-1

[Event "Ch Yugoslavia (team) (1 liga)"]
[Site "Niksic (Yugoslavia)"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Sherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8248757078573"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Qb3 Qd7 9. Qxb7 Rb8 10. Qa6 Nf6 11. Nbd2 Bb4 12. Qd3 Bxd2 13. Bxd2 Rxb2 14. Rac1 O-O 15. Rc5 Ng4 16. Bc1 Nb4 17. Qc4 Rc2 18. Qxb4 Qd6 19. Rb5 c5 20. e5 Nxe5 21. Qa4 Rc4 22. Qxa7 Rxf3 23. Rb6 Qd5 24. gxf3 Nxf3+ 25. Kh1 Nh4+ 26. f3 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Stohl"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[Beauty "5846545249830"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Qd3 Qb8 12. b3 Qb4 13. Bb2 Bf8 14. Nde2 Rab8 15. Ng3 Bg4 16. f3 Bc8 17. Nce2 Nd7 18. Qe3 Qb6 19. Bd4 c5 20. Bc3 Ne5 21. Kh1 f6 22. Nf4 c6 23. Qd2 Qc7 24. Nf5 d5 25. Ng3 d4 26. Ba5 Qf7 27. c3 Rb5 28. cxd4 cxd4 29. a4 Rxb3 30. Qxd4 Nc4 31. Be1 Ne3 32. Rdc1 c5 33. Qd2 Ba6 34. Bf2 Nc4 35. Qe1 g6 36. Nd5 f5 37. Qf1 fxe4 38. Nxe4 Bg7 39. Nxc5 Rxf3 40. gxf3 Ne3 41. Qh3 Bc8 42. Qg3 Be5 43. Ne4 Nxd5 44. Rxc8 Rxc8 45. Qh3 Rc2 46. Rd1 Nf4 47. Qh6 Ne6 48. Ng5 Qb7 49. Ne4 Rxf2 50. Nxf2 Qxf3+ 51. Kg1 Bd4 52. Rxd4 Nxd4 53. Qd2 Qd5 54. Qd3 Nf3+ 55. Kh1 Qxd3 56. Nxd3 Kf7 57. Nb4 Nd4 58. Kg2 Ke6 59. Kg3 a5 60. Nd3 Kd5 61. Kf4 Kc4 62. Ke4 Nf5 63. Ne5+ Kb3 64. Kd5 Kxa4 65. Kc4 Ne3+ 66. Kd3 Nf1 67. Nf3 Kb3 68. Ke2 Nxh2 69. Nxh2 a4 70. Nf3 a3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Azov"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Makarichev"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251169087497"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. a3 b4 10. Ne4 a5 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. e4 Be7 13. Qe2 Qb6 $5 (13... c5 $6 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 $14 {Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Linares/1994/}) (13... bxa3 14. bxa3 O-O 15. e5 Nd5 16. Qe4 g6 17. Bh6 $40 {Dokhojan,Ju-Gurevich,M/BL9293/}) 14. O-O c5 15. axb4 $1 (15. Bb5+ $6 Bc6 16. Bxc6+ Qxc6 $132 17. d5 $2 (17. dxc5 $10) 17... exd5 18. exd5 Nxd5 $15 19. Ne5 (19. Rd1 O-O $1 20. Rxd5 $2 Qxd5 21. Qxe7 Rae8 $19) 19... Qb7 $17) 15... cxb4 (15... axb4 16. Bb5+ $16) 16. d5 exd5 17. Be3 $1 (17. Bb5+ Bc6 $1) 17... Bc5 (17... Qd6 $4 18. e5 $18) (17... Qe6 18. Nd4 Qc8 19. Rac1 $18 {xf5,b5}) (17... Qd8 18. Bb5+ Kf8 (18... Nd7 19. Ne5 $18) 19. e5 $16) 18. Bxc5 (18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Bxc5+ Qxc5 20. Rac1 Qb6 {-18. Bc5}) 18... Qxc5 19. Rac1 Qb6 20. Bb5+ $1 (20. exd5+ $2 Kf8 $13 {xd5, g6,Kg7}) 20... Kf8 21. e5 $1 (21. exd5 Bxd5 $132) 21... Ne8 (21... Ne4 $5 22. Rfd1 g6 23. Nd4 Kg7 24. f3 Nc5 25. Qe3 $1 Rhc8 26. e6 $1 $16 fxe6 $2 (26... Nxe6 $2 27. Nf5+ $18) 27. Rxc5 $1 $18) 22. Rfe1 $1 Nc7 23. e6 $3 (23. Bd3 $2 Ne6 $132) 23... Nxe6 $8 (23... fxe6 24. Ng5 Nxb5 25. Qf3+ Ke7 26. Qf7+ Kd8 (26... Kd6 27. Qxe6#) 27. Nxe6+ $18) (23... Nxb5 24. Ng5 $1 Nd4 (24... f6 25. Qh5 g6 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. e7 Nd6 28. Ne6 Nf5 29. Qf8+ Rxf8 30. exf8=Q#) (24... Ba6 25. Qh5 Ra7 26. e7+ Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Kxe7 28. Qxf7+ Kd8 29. Ne6+ $18) 25. Qh5 g6 26. Qh6+ $18) 24. Ne5 $1 Kg8 (24... Qd6 25. Bc6 $1 Bxc6 (25... Nd4 26. Qh5 $18 Qc7 27. Bxd5 $1) 26. Rxc6 Qe7 27. Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 28. Rxe6 $18) 25. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 26. Rc6 Qd8 (26... Bxc6 27. Qxe6+ Kf8 28. Bxc6 Rd8 29. Qe7+ Kg8 30. Bxd5+ Rxd5 31. Qe8#) 27. Qxe6+ Kf8 28. Rd6 (28. Rd6 Qf6 29. Qd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel-JTO"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rufener, Markus"]
[Black "Ali, Mahmoud"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A83"]
[WhiteElo "2080"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8247280725074"]
[EventDate "1996.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 (7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qh6) 7... O-O {A beter plan is b6, Bb7, Nc6, Qe7 and castling long.} 8. Bd3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. O-O-O {If you are 16 year old, I recomend you only to castling long in such a position.} (10. O-O) 10... Nc6 11. c3 Ne7 12. h4 {Do you remember a game of Emanuel Lasker which finished on a mate on the first rank? White here is simply copying the ex world champion plan.} Nd5 13. Bb1 {With the noble intention of Qc2 and (maybe) mate.} Rc8 {The oponent olso plays, you know.It was nessesary the ugly 13...Rb8.} 14. Qc2 $1 $36 Qe7 $8 {# An imaginative resource born out of nessesity, as 14...g6 15.h5 wins.} 15. Nc5 (15. Nd6 $2 Qxd6 16. Qxh7+ Kf7 17. Qg6+ Ke7) 15... g6 16. Nxb7 Rb8 17. Qe4 $1 (17. h5 g5 18. h6 Kh8 $1 19. Rh5 Rg8 $132) 17... Bg7 $8 (17... Rxb7 18. c4 $18) 18. Rdg1 {White plans to use the tempi black needs to capture the knight to atack, but in fact allows black the respite he needs to generate counterplay.} (18. h5 $6 Bh6+ 19. Kc2 g5 $132) (18. Rde1 $1 { Qxd5} c6 $2 (18... Nf6 $1 19. Qc2 Rxb7 20. h5 Bh6+ 21. Kd1 g5 $132) 19. h5 Bh6+ (19... Rxb7 20. hxg6 h6 $16) 20. Kd1 g5 21. Nd6 $1 Rf4 22. Qxh7+ Qxh7 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Ne4 $16) 18... Rf4 $1 19. Qd3 Rxb7 20. g4 {White launches a seemingly unstopable pawn storm, but black is already cooking an imaginative resource.For the moment being, he clasicaly counteratack in the center, as the wise old masters sugest against a flank atack.} (20. h5 Bh6 21. Kd1 g5 $17) 20... c5 21. h5 {#} Rxf3 $3 {Kasparov said that a move deserving two exclamations marks should change radicaly the course of the fight and be it is unexpected.This seems the case here.} 22. Qxf3 Qg5+ $17 23. Kc2 (23. Kd1 Bh6 (23... cxd4 $5 24. c4 Rc7) 24. Ke2 Qd2+ 25. Kf1 Nf4 26. Qe3 Qxb2 $40) 23... cxd4 24. c4 {Forced.} Rc7 25. Kb3 $8 Qd2 $1 26. Bd3 $8 (26. cxd5 $2 d3 $1 $19) 26... a5 $1 27. a3 (27. cxd5 $2 Qb4#) 27... Nc3 $3 {# Finaly white is forced to accept the troyan present, as a4 and mates is treathened.} 28. bxc3 a4+ $1 {The final touch.} 29. Kxa4 Ra7+ {And White resings, in view of 30.Kb3 Qxa3 31.Ka2 Rxa3 32.Kb1 Ra1 mate. Kommentar : GM G.Barbero} 0-1

[Event "Biel op MTO"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wohl, Aleksandar H"]
[Black "Gipslis, Aivars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8251705949756"]
[EventDate "1996.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb8 11. b3 Rd8 12. Bb2 d6 13. Rd2 a6 14. Rad1 b5 15. Ng5 bxc4 16. Nce4 $1 d5 (16... Ne5 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Ne4 $44) 17. Qh4 $1 dxe4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Rd7 $1 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Ke8 22. Rxf7 Ne7 23. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 (23... Qe5 24. Qxg7 Kd7 25. Bh3 $1 $40) 24. Qf7+ Kd8 25. Nxe6+ Kd7 26. Nc5+ Kd6 27. b4 $1 Qe8 28. Qxf6+ Kc7 29. Qe5+ Kb6 30. Nd7+ $1 Kc6 (30... Qxd7 31. Qc5#) 31. Qc5+ Kxd7 32. Bh3+ 1-0

[Event "Ashkhabad"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Batyrov, Sapar"]
[Black "Irzhanov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Petursson"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8249025523799"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TKM"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd3 Nbd7 8. O-O-O b5 9. f4 Bb7 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nxe5 12. Qg3 Ned7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Be2 b4 15. Rhe1 $3 {Probably the most remarkable attack on the CBM 53 disk! This combination appears to be correct.} bxc3 16. Nxe6 Bh6+ 17. Kb1 Qb6 (17... fxe6 18. Bh5+ Kf8 19. Rxe6 Bd2 20. Qd6+ Kg7 21. Re7+ Kh6 22. Rxd7 Qf8 23. Qd3 Kxh5 24. Qf5+ Kh6 25. g4 $18) 18. Bb5 $3 $18 (18. Nc7+ Kf8 (18... Kd8 19. Qxc3 $18) 19. Qxc3 $44) 18... axb5 $2 (18... fxe6 19. Bxd7+ Kf8 20. Qxc3 e5 21. Rxe5 $3 Bd2 $1 (21... fxe5 22. Qxe5 $18) 22. Qxd2 fxe5 23. Qg5 Bd5 24. Qxe5 $18) 19. Nc5+ Kd8 20. Rxd7+ Kc8 21. Ree7 Be4 22. Rc7+ Kd8 23. Nb7+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1996.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8042481507915"]
[EventDate "1996.01.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 {The Botvinnik Variation of the Semi-Slav $1 The GREATEST opening variation of all time :)} 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 {In some ways, the theory is just getting started here. There's an important fork in the road now...} 16. Na4 (16. Rb1 {An enterprising move that immediately offers the knight to   open the b-file. The game continuation is just as exciting though.}) 16... Qb5 17. a3 {Opening the a-file creates great attacking chances.} exd5 (17... Ne5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Qd4 Nc6 20. dxc6 $3 Rxd4 21. cxb7+ Kb8 22. Be3 {Is an enterprising line that is very similar to the game...}) 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Qg4+ Rd7 (20... Kb8 $2 21. Qd4 $1 $18) 21. Qg7 $3 {I-$146-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E $1 This move is so spectacular and unique that one can easily understand why the term "Planet Chucky" was coined. "A positional queen sacrifice, after which the attack of the white rooks and minor pieces becomes extremely strong. When the move appears on the board it looks so simple ... Vasily told me after the game he discovered 21.Qg7 $3 over the board. Impressive" - Shirov} Bxg7 22. fxg7 Rg8 23. Nxc5 d4 $2 (23... Rc7 $1 24. Nxb7 Rxb7 25. Rfd1 Rd7 26. Bd4 f5 $15) (23... Rxg7 {was used by Shirov against Ponomariov later, and   Shirov won that game.}) 24. Bxb7+ Rxb7 25. Nxb7 Qb6 (25... dxe3 $4 26. Nd6+ $18) 26. Bxd4 $3 {Another amazing move $1 Shirov missed this when selecting 23...d4.} Qxd4 (26... Qxb7 27. Rxa7 Qd5 28. Rfa1 $18) 27. Rfd1 Qxb2 (27... Qxg7 $1 {I believe this is the last defense.} 28. Rxa7 Kb8 29. Rda1 Re8 $3 {intending the next move...} 30. Nd6 Re1+ $3 31. Rxe1 Kxa7 32. Nxc4 Qd4 $1 {Black seems to hold the balance.}) 28. Nd6+ Kb8 29. Rdb1 Qxg7 (29... Qc3 30. Rxa7 $1 Kxa7 31. Nb5+ $18) 30. Rxb4+ Kc7 (30... Ka8 31. Rba4 $18) 31. Ra6 $1 {Another great move. There is no defense, and the rest of the game is just going through the motions.} Rb8 32. Rxa7+ Kxd6 33. Rxb8 Qg4 34. Rd8+ Kc6 35. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1996.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[Beauty "8249155810845"]
[EventDate "1996.01.13"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 a5 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. d3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. Be2 Rad8 14. O-O Rd6 15. Qc4 Qd7 16. Rac1 Nb6 17. Qc2 Rg6 18. Kh1 Rh6 19. Ng1 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Rd6 21. Nf3 Qf5 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nd5 25. b5 Nd4 26. exd4 Rh6 27. Rg1 Nf4 28. Rg4 Qh5 29. h4 Qxh4+ 30. Rxh4 Rxh4+ 31. Kg1 Rd6 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1996.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[Beauty "8249155810845"]
[EventDate "1996.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 (5... O-O) 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 a5 (7... d5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 c5 11. Qh4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. O-O Be6 14. b4 $13 {Cramling,D-Sammalvuo,T/Stockholm/1995/EXP49/}) 8. b3 (8. d3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qc2 a4 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nb6 13. Bd2 Rd8 14. Bc3 Bf5 $13 {Timman,J-Gulko,B/Horgen CS/1995/CBM50/}) 8... O-O $146 (8... d5 9. d4 (9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qb2 O-O 11. d3 Bg4 (11... f5 12. Be2 Kh8 13. O-O Bd7 14. Qc2 e4 15. dxe4 fxe4 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Bb2 Rf5 18. Rad1 Rg5 19. Qxe4 Qd8 20. Qc4 b5 21. Qc1 Bh3 22. g3 Bxf1 23. Nxf1 Qd6 24. Bxb5 {1-0 Rodriguez,Ru-Quinteros,M/ Moscow izt (07)/1982}) 12. Be2 f5 13. h3 Bh5 14. O-O f4 15. Nxe5 Bxe2 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qxe2 f3 18. Qb2 fxg2 19. Kxg2 Qg5+ 20. Kh2 Rf3 21. Rg1 Rxh3+ 22. Kxh3 Qxg1 23. f3 Nxe3 {0-1 Grooten,H-Timman,J/NLD-ch/1981/(29)}) 9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 (10... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Be2 (13. Bb2 Re8 14. Qe4 Nf6 15. Qc2 c5 16. Nf3 Ng6 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. a4 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. Qc3 Nf6 22. O-O b6 {1/2-1/2 Cerisier,P-Miralles,G/FRA-ch Epinal (03)/ 1986 (29)}) 13... Ng4 (13... Qg5 14. g3 Ng4 15. O-O Qh5 16. h4 Qe5 17. Bc4 c6 18. Nf3 $1 Qf6 19. Ng5 Bf5 20. e4 Bg6 21. h5 $1 Qxa1 22. Bb2 Nde3 23. fxe3 Nxe3 24. Qc3 Qxb2 25. Qxb2 Nxf1 26. hxg6 {1-0 King,D-Miralles,G/Geneve (08)/1990/}) 14. h3 (14. O-O $16 Qe5 15. Nf3 $1 Qxa1 16. Bb2 Qa2 17. Ng5 $18 {Nei}) 14... Ngf6 15. O-O Ne4 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Bb2 h6 18. Rad1 c6 19. Rfe1 Bd7 20. f3 Nc5 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. e4 Nf4 23. Bf5 {1-0 Nei,I-Tal,M/Tallinn/1977 (43)}) 11. Qxd4 c5 12. Qb2 (12. Qf4 g5 13. Qxg5 Rg8 14. Qf4 Nh5 15. Qh6 Qe5 16. Qxh7 Qc3+ 17. Kd1 Rg6 18. Rb1 Bf5 19. Rb2 O-O-O $19 {Titz,H-Wittmann,W/Osterreich/1981}) 12... O-O 13. cxd5 (13. Be2 dxc4 14. bxc4 Ra6 15. O-O Ng4 16. e4 Rg6 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. f3 Bh3 19. Rf2 f5 20. Bf4 fxe4 21. Bg3 h5 {1/2-1/2 King,D-Adams,M/BCF-ch Eastbourne/1990/ (31)}) 13... Nxd5 14. Be2 Bf5 $10 {Olafsson,H-Karpov,An/Malta olm/1980/INF30,42/} (14... Bf5 {Ftacnik} 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Re1 Nf6 17. f3 Bd3 18. Bd1 b5 19. e4 Nd5 20. Bd2 Nc7 21. Rc1 Ne6 22. Be3 Rac8 23. Be2 h6 24. Qd2 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 {0-1 Olafsson,H-Karpov,An/Malta olm/1980/ (37)})) (8... d6 {Ftacnik} 9. Bb2 O-O 10. d4 Ne4 11. Qc2 exd4 12. Nxd4 f5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd3 Rb8 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. O-O Nc5 17. Bc3 Ra8 18. Rfe1 Qg5 19. f4 Qg6 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Enigl,K-Pils,W/AUT-chT9495/1995/ (40)}) 9. Bb2 Re8 10. d3 (10. d4 {Ftacnik} Ne4 11. Qc2 exd4 12. Nxd4 $14) 10... d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. Be2 Rad8 14. O-O Rd6 $5 {Dieser Zug hat zwei Sinne: 1. Schwarz will den Druck auf der D-Linie verstaerken. 2. Dieser Turm koennte einfach bei einem Koenigsangriff ins Spiel kommen. Ftacnik: White has a B pair, but black pieces can hardly occupy better squares.} 15. Qc4 (15. Rfe1 $5) 15... Qd7 16. Rac1 Nb6 17. Qc2 (17. Qe4 $4 f5 $19) 17... Rg6 {Droht  Bh3} (17... Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rxd3 19. Bxc6 (19. Be4 Rd2 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Qe4 Rxb2 22. Qh4 Qe7 23. Qh3 Qe6 24. Bf5+ Qh6 $19) 19... bxc6 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qe6 $15) 18. Kh1 Rh6 { h2} 19. Ng1 {Ftacnik: Van Wely feels rather incoveniently even though black was not having direct threats.} (19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Qf5 21. b5 Qh5 $19) 19... Rd8 $5 { d3} 20. Rfd1 Rd6 $5 21. Nf3 (21. Bxg4 Qxg4 22. Nf3 Qd7 23. Ne1) 21... Qf5 22. b4 (22. Nh4 $5 Qh5 23. Bxg4 Qxg4 24. Nf3) 22... axb4 23. axb4 Bxf3 24. gxf3 (24. Bxf3 Nxb4 25. Qxc7 Nxd3 26. e4 (26. Rxd3 Qxd3 27. Bxe5 Qd1+ $1 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Rxd1#) 26... Qf4 $1 27. Rxd3 Rxd3 28. Qxb6 Qxc1+ $1 29. Bxc1 Rd1+ 30. Bxd1 Rxd1#) 24... Nd5 25. b5 {Der Partiezug ermoeglicht eine huebsche Kombination.} Nd4 $1 {#} 26. exd4 {Die Ablehnung des Opfers fuehrt auch zum deutlichen Vorteil fuer Schwarz. Ftacnik: After this move the final picture will be pleasing to the eyes, black would have more challeging task after the B capture.} (26. Bxd4 exd4 (26... Rh6 $1 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. f4 Nxf4 29. Qxc7 (29. exf4 {Ftacnik} Qxf4 30. Qxc7 Rxh2+ 31. Kg1 Qxf2#) 29... Qd5+ 30. e4 Qg5 $19) 27. e4 Qh5 (27... Qe5 28. exd5 Rh6 29. Qxc7 $18) 28. f4 Qh4 29. exd5 Rh6 30. Bh5 Qxh5 31. f3 Qxf3+ 32. Qg2 Qxf4 $19) 26... Rh6 27. Rg1 (27. Bf1 Nf4 {Droht  einfach Qh5 h2.}) 27... Nf4 $1 {Droht  28... Rxh3+ 29.Kxh2 Qh3#} 28. Rg4 (28. Qxc7 $2 Rxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Qh3#) 28... Qh5 29. h4 {# Wie spielt jetzt Schwarz weiter?} Qxh4+ $1 {Der letzte Verteidiger wird beseitigt, dem weissen Koinig ist nicht mehr zu helfen.} 30. Rxh4 Rxh4+ 31. Kg1 Rd6 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1996.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8249562400296"]
[EventDate "1996.01.13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. Nf5 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 O-O 15. Nxg7 Rd8 16. Qf3 Kxg7 17. Bh6+ Kg6 18. c3 Nd5 19. Rad1 f5 20. Bc1 Bd6 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Bd7 23. Qh3 Bf8 24. Re3 Kg7 25. Rg3+ Kh8 26. Qh4 Be6 27. Bf4 Be7 28. Bxc7 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas ESP"]
[Date "1996.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "N, N."]
[Black "N, N."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7976828029528"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. Nd4 {The novel line Kasparov had prepared.} Nc5 14. b4 {This move initiates very forcing and aggressive play. Kasparov is hoping to catch Kramnik's king in the center and win one of his many masterpieces. Kramnik remains determined to develop and keep his pieces pointed at Kasparov's king, even at the cost of a piece.} cxb3 15. axb3 b4 16. Na4 Ncxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. dxe6 Bd6 $1 19. exf7+ Qxf7 $1 {This commites Kramnik to the piece sacrifice because after Kasparov's next, the knight will not be able to retreat without the king on e8 coming under fire.} 20. f3 Qh5 (20... Nc5 $2 {retreating the knight is a disaster.} 21. Nf5 $1 $18) 21. g3 (21. fxe4 $4 Qxh2+ 22. Kf2 O-O+ {Castling with check. Always a   pleasure.} 23. Ke3 Qxg2 $19) 21... O-O $2 {Actually, this dramatic move is a mistake. The refutation is found on move 23.} (21... Nxg3 $1 {The correct way to sacrifice the piece.} 22. hxg3 O-O 23. Ra2 $13) 22. fxe4 Qh3 23. Nf3 $2 {This costs the advantage.} (23. Qe2 $1 Bxg3 $1 24. Nf5 $1 {This move was missed by bothe   players. Kasparov would have a clean extra piece. Here are a couple of   possible lines.} Rxf5 $5 (24... Be5 $5 25. Bb2 Bxb2 26. Nxb2 Qxb3 27. Nc4 $1 $18) 25. Rxf5 Bxh2+ 26. Qxh2 Qg4+ 27. Kf2 Qxe4 28. Qe5 $1 $18) 23... Bxg3 $1 24. Nc5 $2 {As it turns, returning the knight to the center with tempo is the losing move. Once again, the queen was desparately needed in the defense.} (24. Qe2 $1 Rxf3 25. Rxf3 Bxh2+ 26. Kf2 Qh4+ 27. Kf1 Be5 {Kramnik   has at least many perpetuals here while Kasparov still has problems to   solve.}) (24. hxg3 $4 Qxg3+ 25. Kh1 Bxe4 $19 {And f3 collapses.}) 24... Rxf3 $1 {Another striking blow, removing the defender of h2.} 25. Rxf3 (25. Qxf3 $4 Qxh2#) 25... Qxh2+ 26. Kf1 Bc6 $1 {Evidently missed or underestimated by Ksaparov according to Kramnik. He awards this move two exclamation marks. The move seems a bit natural for that, but the addition of the bishop on b5 is certainly striking, and more importantly, decisive.} 27. Bg5 (27. Ra5 {An interesting try.} Bc7 $1 $19) 27... Bb5+ 28. Nd3 Re8 $1 {Including the final piece.} 29. Ra2 {A resourceful try. Hoping to exchange a2 for g3 and ease the pressure.} Qh1+ (29... Bxd3+ $1 {Kramnik missed this mate in four, but he found   another convincing win. Intuitively, it made no sense to surrender the   bishop for the knight, but tactically, it just worked.} 30. Qxd3 (30. Rxd3 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Qg2+ 32. Ke3 Rxe4#) 30... Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Qe1#) (29... Qxa2 {It's also possible to capture the rook...} 30. Rxg3 Qh2 $1 $19 {But only if you immediately return the queen to h2 $1 I   find the idea of the queen dominating the rank and switching from   h2-a2-h2 again extremely appealling.}) 30. Ke2 Rxe4+ 31. Kd2 Qg2+ 32. Kc1 Qxa2 {Now Kramnik captures, but only after picking up e4 with check.} 33. Rxg3 Qa1+ 34. Kc2 Qc3+ 35. Kb1 Rd4 {d3 falls and Kasparov will be down material so he resigned here. A remarkable attacking defeat, perhaps the most spectacular Kasparov ever suffered.} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1996.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8250363768329"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Rc2 Rc8 12. O-O c5 13. a4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Ba1 dxc4 16. b4 c3 17. Bxc3 Nxa4 18. Ba1 Bxb4 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Qxa4 Bxd2 21. Nc6 Qe8 22. Rd1 Ba5 23. Qh4 e5 24. Bxe5 Bd7 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Be4 h6 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qxh6 f5 29. Bxf5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9798"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Black "Meins, Gerlef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Knaak"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8248753145376"]
[EventDate "1997.10.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[WhiteTeam "St Ingbert"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Qe2 cxd4 {Hier steht momentan 6. ... a6 in höherer Gunst - wohl zu Recht.} 7. exd4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Nd5 11. Bb3 Re8 12. Bd2 Bf6 13. Ne4 Bxd4 $2 {Weiß steht soundso etwas besser, aber das Schlagen auf d4 sollte eigentlich beim schwarzen Entwicklungsstand verboten sein.} 14. Bg5 f6 15. Nxd4 fxg5 16. Qh5 $1 Nxd4 (16... h6 17. Nf5 $1 {kann Schwarz auch nicht überleben.}) 17. Rxd4 h6 {#} 18. Nf6+ $3 {Mut gehört auch dazu, denn Weiß hat nicht wenigstens Dauerschach.} gxf6 (18... Nxf6 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Qe2 {ist im Nachhinein besser als die Partiefortsetzung, aber vielleicht nur eine Verlängerung der Qualen.}) 19. Qg6+ Kf8 20. Qxh6+ Ke7 {Gespielt mit der etwas verwegenen Absicht, dem Dauerschach auszuweichen.} ({Nach} 20... Kg8 {sollte Weiß bei genauer Zugreihenfolge aber auch gewinnen:} 21. Re1 Bd7 22. Qg6+ $1 (22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Bxd5+ Be6 $13) (22. h4 Re7 $1) 22... Kf8 23. h4 $1 Re7 (23... Bc6 24. hxg5 fxg5 25. Rxe6 $18) 24. hxg5 Rg7 (24... fxg5 25. Qh6+ Ke8 26. Re5 $18) 25. Qh6 fxg5 26. Rxd5 $1 exd5 27. Bxd5 $18) 21. Rad1 $18 Rf8 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 Qb6 24. Qh7+ Rf7 25. Qe4+ $1 Be6 {Nach} (25... Kf8 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27. Qe8 {muß Weiß nur auf gelegentliches Bg4 aufpassen, ansonsten ist Schwarz hilflos.}) 26. Rd6 Qxd6 {Eine erlaubte Abkürzung. Nach} (26... Qxb2 27. Rxe6+ Kf8 28. Qg6 {ist Schwarz wiederum hilflos.}) 27. Qxb7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1997/98"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[Beauty "8247951822395"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 Ne8 10. b4 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. Nc4 g5 14. a4 Ng6 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. b5 dxc5 17. Bxc5 h5 18. a5 g4 19. b6 g3 20. Kh1 Nh7 21. d6 Qh4 22. Bg1 Bh3 23. bxc7 Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Qh3+ 25. Kxh3 Ng5+ 26. Kg2 Nh4+ 0-1

[Event "Memorial G.Maroczy (cat.13)"]
[Site "Szeged (Hungary)"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8247142572611"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nc6 8. e3 e5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Qa5+ 11. b4 Nxb4 12. Qxe4 Nc2+ 13. Ke2 Qe1+ 14. Kf3 Nxa1 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Kg3 Kh8 17. dxe5 Be6 18. Nf3 Qxh1 19. Ng5 g6 20. Nxf7+ Rxf7 21. Bxe6 Rg7 22. Bf7 Rxf7 23. e6+ Kg8 24. Qd4 Kf8 25. exf7 Kxf7 26. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "It (cat.19)"]
[Site "Novgorod (Russia)"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8248082068500"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 Nf4 11. Bf1 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. Nd2 c5 14. a4 Ra6 15. Ra3 g5 16. g3 Nh3+ 17. Bxh3 Bxh3 18. Qh5 Qd7 19. Qxg5 h6 20. Qe3 f5 21. Qe2 f4 22. Nb5 Kh7 23. gxf4 exf4 24. Kh1 Bg4 25. Nf3 Ng6 26. Rg1 Bxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Ne5 28. Qh5 Qf7 29. Qh3 Nxc4 30. Rf3 Be5 31. Nc7 Rxa4 32. Bxf4 1-0

[Event "World Cities"]
[Site "Jakarta "]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pamungkas, Junaid Jaya"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B34"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Rogers"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8181510063667"]
[EventDate "1997.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Qd4 Nf6 $5 7. e5 Nh5 8. Nc3 (8. e6 Bg7 {is fine for Black.}) 8... Qb6 9. Qa4 f5 $5 10. Rb1 {By now it was becoming difficult to take my opponent seriously. Pamungkas, an unrated player from the Indonesian town of Bontang, was dressed in a silly sailor's hat and played all his moves with very little (or no) thought. Opening theory was clearly not Pamungkas' strong point and, after the insipid text move which prepares to develop the queen's bishop without losing the b pawn, I thought I would have no problems in this game.} e6 $6 11. Be2 Ng7 12. Bh6 Qc5 13. O-O $1 Qxe5 14. Rfe1 Kf7 15. Rbd1 Bc5 16. Bf4 Qf6 17. Bf3 Qe7 18. a3 $1 {This was the first time White had thought for any length of time over a move and it turns out to be a very good one. Black's pawn chain provides a barrier to White's better developed pieces so White must find a way to break through. The plan of 19.b4-b5 is coming soon so Black decides to react actively.} g5 19. Be5 g4 $5 20. Bxg4 $1 Qh4 ({From his reaction, White had overlooked this move, expecting only 20.fxg4 Qxg4 when White has a powerful attack. However White's next move is highly creative and very strong. (Note that} 20... Bxf2+ {was no improvement for Black in view of} 21. Kxf2 Qh4+ 22. Kg1 Qxg4 23. Qxg4 fxg4 {24. Rf1+.)}) 21. Ne4 $3 Be7 $2 ({Played after long thought. At first I tried to find a survival plan after} 21... fxe4 22. Rxe4 {but there probably is none.} Qxf2+ (22... Qh6 {(the best chance) allows} 23. Rf4+ {and if then} Ke8 24. Bxg7 Qxg7 25. Bxe6 $1 {should win. Perhaps Black should try the ugly endgame which arises after 21...Qxg4 22.Nxc5 Qxa4 23.Nxa4 but White holds all the trumps.}) 23. Kh1 {only opens the f file for White and}) 22. Bxf5 $3 Nxf5 $2 ({A desperate but weak attempt to counter-attack. However even after} 22... exf5 23. Nd6+ Kg6 24. Rd4 $1 {Black's king will not survive the attack.} (24. Qxh4 Bxh4 25. Bxg7 Rg8)) 23. Bxh8 d5 24. Qxc6 dxe4 25. Qxa8 Bc5 26. Qxc8 Bxf2+ 27. Kf1 Bb6 28. Rd7+ Ne7 29. Ke2 Qg4+ 30. Kd2 Bf2 31. Rxe7+ Kxe7 32. Qb7+ Ke8 33. Rxe4 {1-0 A late resignation, but I was still trying to come to terms with my defeat. The next day Pamungkas' name was splashed across all the Indonesian newspapers while the rating of his Grandmaster victim grew larger and larger with each report, reaching 2665 is the last newspaper I saw!} 1-0

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Beauty "7904371436622"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Petursson Khalifman} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 {13. - Bf5! (Nunn)} 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 {against 15. - Bg4.} Qd7 {15. - g5 doesn`t work now as the R at e4 is protected after 16.Bxg5 Qf5 (compare with the situation if White had played 16.d4). Possible is instead 15. - Bb7, 15. - Bd7, 15. - Nf6 or 15. - Qf5.} 16. Nd2 (16. Re1 Qh3 17. Re4 Qd7 18. Nd2 $1 Bb7 19. Re1 {Recommended by De Firmian and stronger than 19.Nf3 c5 as in De Firmian-Wahls, Biel 1990.} c5 20. Ne4 $14 Be7 21. Bg5 Rad8 (21... f5 22. Qh5 $1 h6 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Nd2) 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qh4 Ba8 26. Re2 Kh8 27. Rae1 Nb6 28. Qh6 Qb7 29. f3 c4 30. Ng5 $1 {1-0 Smagin, S-Nunn,J/Dortmund-A 1991}) 16... Bb7 (16... f5 $6 17. Re1 Kh8 18. f4 $1 g5 19. Nf3 gxf4 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Bxf4 $16) 17. Qf1 {Ivanchuk} (17. Nf3 c5 18. a4 b4 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 bxc3 21. Qf1 Be7 22. bxc3 Bf6 23. Bb2 Nxc3 24. Ree1 Bd4 25. Ne3 Qc6 26. Ng2 Rab8 27. Ra3 Rfe8 28. Bxc3 Bxc3 29. Rb1 Ba8 30. h3 Bb2 31. Ra2 Rxb3 32. Raxb2 Rxb2 33. Rxb2 Qxa4 34. Qc1 Qc6 35. f4 h6 36. Kh2 Rd8 37. Qc3 Qd5 38. Rc2 Rc8 39. Qc4 Qxc4 40. Rxc4 Bd5 41. Rc2 a5 {De Firmian,N-Wahls,M/Biel 1990/0-1 (57)}) (17. Re1 c5 (17... Kh8 18. Ne4 Rae8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Bf4 Qd7 22. d4 Re4 23. Qd2 Rfe8 24. f3 R4e6 25. Kf2 Kg8 26. g4 Bc6 27. g5 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Rxe1 29. Qxe1 Qe8 30. Be5 Qe6 31. Kg2 Bd7 32. Kf2 Qf5 33. Qd2 Qb1 34. a3 Qf5 35. h4 Qh3 36. Bg3 Qf5 37. h5 f6 38. gxf6 Qxf6 39. Qe3 Kf7 40. Kg2 Qf5 41. Bd6 Qe6 42. Qf4+ Qf5 43. Qh4 Qf6 44. Qg3 Qf5 45. Qh4 Qf6 46. Qxf6+ gxf6 47. Kg3 Bf5 48. Kf4 Bd3 49. Ke3 Bc4 50. Kf4 {1/2-1/2 Schlenker,J-Kempter,R/ Krumbach op 1991}) 18. Ne4 Be7 19. f3 $6 {N} (19. Bg5 f6 (19... Rad8 $6 {Khalifman} 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qh5 $16 {Smagin-Nunn/Dortmund/1991/}) 20. c4 (20. Be3 Rac8 21. Nd2 (21. Qh5 Kh8 22. Rad1 g6 23. Qh6 Qc6 24. f3 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 c4 26. dxc4 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Qxc4 28. Rd7 Rf7 {0-1 Agnos,D-Ulak,S/Pardubice Komercni Banka op (08)/1996 (33)}) 21... Kh8 22. d4 c4 23. Bc2 f5 24. Qh5 Qc6 25. f3 g6 26. Qh6 Bf6 27. a3 a5 28. Bg5 Bg7 29. Qh3 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Bh6 Rfe8 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Nf1 bxc3 34. bxc3 Nxc3 35. g4 Ne2+ 36. Kf2 Nxd4 37. Ba4 Qc5 38. Bxe8 Nxf3+ 39. Ne3 f4 40. g5 fxe3+ 41. Rxe3 Nxg5 42. Qd7+ Kh6 43. h4 Ne4+ 44. Ke2 Qh5+ 45. Kf1 Rxe8 {0-1 Anka,E-Von Buelow,G/Hamburg op 1992}) (20. Bd2 {Khalifman} Kh8 21. c4 Nb4 22. Bxb4 cxb4 23. cxb5 f5 $17 {Svidler,P-Sokolov,I/ Groningen/1996/} (23... f5 {Ftacnik} 24. Nd2 axb5 25. Re6 $2 Bf6 26. Nf3 f4 {0-1 Svidler,P-Sokolov,I/Groningen (07) 1996 (32)})) 20... Nb4 $1 {N Leko,P} 21. cxb5+ Kh8 22. Be3 Nxd3 $17) (19. Qh5 $5) (19. d4 c4 20. Bc2 h6 21. f3 f5 22. Nf2 Bd6 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qf1 Ne3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Qh3 g6 28. Qxh6 Qe6 29. Be4 {1-0 Kveinys,A-Wegner,H/Kuopio op 1992}) (19. Qh5 Kh8 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. Qh3 Qc6 22. f3 c4 23. dxc4 (23. Rxe7 {Khalifman} Qc5+ 24. Re3 cxb3 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. fxe4 f5 $44) 23... bxc4 24. Bc2 Bc5+ 25. Kf1 h6 26. Ne4 Ba7 27. g4 Rae8 28. g5 Nd5 29. gxh6 g6 30. Bg5 f5 31. Nd2 Ne3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Qg3 Rf6 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/London PCA 1994}) 19... Kh8 20. Bd2 f5 21. Nf2 f4 $1 (21... Rad8 $5) (21... Rad8 $5 {Ftacnik}) 22. Ne4 (22. Bxd5 fxg3 $1) 22... fxg3 23. hxg3 Qh3 24. Qe2 c4 $1 25. Bc2 (25. dxc4 Nxc3 $1 26. Qg2 $1 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rad8 $17) 25... cxd3 26. Bxd3 Rad8 $1 (26... Nf6 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Rad8 29. Nf2 Ng4 30. Rxe7 Bxf3+ 31. Kg1 Nxf2 32. Kxf2 Rxd3 33. Bf4 $10) 27. Qf1 Qh5 (27... Qxf1+ $6 28. Bxf1 Rxf3 29. Bg2 Rd3 30. Re2 $10) 28. g4 $8 (28. Kg2 Bc8 $1 $19) 28... Qh4 $1 (28... Qe5 $6 29. Qh3 Nf4 30. Bxf4 Qxf4 31. Nf2 Rxd3 32. Nxd3 Qc7 33. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 34. Re1 $14) (28... Qf7 29. Ng5 $1) 29. Rad1 (29. Re2 $5 Nxc3 $1 30. Rh2 Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Nxe4 32. Be3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Rxf3 $17) 29... Nf4 $1 (29... h5 $2 30. Re2 $1 Ne3 31. Rxe3 $1 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Bc5 33. Be1 Qh3 34. Ng5 $18) (29... Nf6 $4 30. Bg5 $18) 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. Qf2 Rdf8 $2 32. Qxh4 Bxh4 33. Rf1 Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Rf1 $1 $10 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Be7 37. Ke2 g6 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. a3 Bc8 40. Kf4 Bd8 41. c4 Bc7+ 42. Kf3 bxc4 43. Bxc4 Bb7 44. b4 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Sokolov,I/Groningen 1995}) 17... c5 18. Re1 Kh8 19. a4 (19. Bd1 f5 20. Nf3 (20. a4 b4 $44) 20... f4 $44) (19. Ne4 Be7 20. a4 f5 $44) 19... Nf4 $1 $146 (19... b4 20. Ne4 bxc3 (20... f5 $2 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Bf4 $16) 21. bxc3 Qc6 $1) (19... f5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Bd1 g5 $6 (22... f4 $142 $14 {Khalifman Ivanchuk}) 23. Nf3 $16 {Ivanchuk, V-Sokolov,I/Amsterdam /1996/} (23. Nf3 {Ftacnik} g4 24. Ne5 Qb7 25. f3 Kg7 26. Qf2 Qc7 27. Qd2 $1 Bxe5 28. Qh6+ Kf7 29. Qxh7+ {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Sokolov,I/ Amsterdam Donner (07)/1996 (37)})) 20. Ne4 (20. f3 Nxd3 (20... c4 21. gxf4 (21. dxc4 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Nd3 23. Re2 Rae8 $44) 21... cxb3 22. Nxb3 (22. axb5 {Khalifman} Bxf4 $44) 22... bxa4 $44) (20... Ng6 $5 $44 {Khalifman}) (20... Nh3+ {Petursson} 21. Kh1 Ng5 22. axb5 (22. Ne4 {Ftacnik} Nxf3 $1 23. Qxf3 f5 $13) (22. Qf2 f5 $44) 22... axb5 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Bd1) 21. Qxd3 c4 22. Bxc4 (22. Nxc4 $4 Bc5+ $19) 22... bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rac8 (23... f5 $5 {Khalifman}) 24. Qf1 Bc5+ $44) 20... Nh3+ 21. Kh1 (21. Kg2 $2 {Petursson} f5) 21... c4 (21... Nxf2+ 22. Qxf2 f5 23. Qe2 (23. Qg2 c4 (23... fxe4 {Ftacnik} 24. dxe4 Rae8 $13) 24. Bc2 Rae8 (24... cxd3 25. Bxd3 fxe4 (25... Bc5 26. Bc2 Rae8 27. Bf4 $13) 26. Bxe4 Rae8 27. Bd2 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Bc5 29. Bf4 Qd3 30. Rae1 bxa4 $15) 25. d4 (25. Bd2 cxd3 26. Bxd3 Bc5 $36) 25... fxe4 26. Be3 $13) 23... c4 24. dxc4 (24. Bc2 cxd3 25. Qxd3 fxe4) 24... Bxe4+ 25. Kg1 Bb7 $17) 22. dxc4 (22. Bd1 $142 Nxf2+ (22... cxd3 23. Bf3 Qf5 24. Kg2 $13) 23. Qxf2 f5 24. Bf3 fxe4 25. dxe4 Rae8 26. Qe2 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Qh3+ 28. Qh2 $11 (28. Qh2 $11 {Khalifman} Rxe4 $145 29. Be3 Qxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Rxf3 31. Bd4)) (22. Bc2 cxd3 23. Bxd3 Bxg3 (23... Nxf2+ {Petursson} 24. Qxf2 f5 25. Qd4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 Rae8 27. Bf4 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Bxf4 29. Qxd7 Bxe4+ 30. Kg1 Be3#) 24. hxg3 (24. fxg3 {Ftacnik} Qxd3 25. Qxd3 Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nxd3 27. Re3 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rae8 $15) 24... Qxd3 25. Qxd3 (25. Qxh3 Bxe4+ 26. Kg1 $17) 25... Nxf2+ $19) 22... Nxf2+ $1 (22... Bc5 {Petursson} 23. f3 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 $16 {Here Black doesn't have a good way to exploit the discovered check.} (25. Kg1 {Ftacnik} Nxe4+ 26. Kg2 Nf2 $13) (25. Kg2 Qh3+ 26. Kf3 Qg4+ 27. Kg2 Qh3+ $11)) 23. Qxf2 f5 24. Qd4 $2 (24. axb5 $2 fxe4 25. Qe3 Rf3 {e3} (25... Rf3 {Khalifman} 26. Qd4 e3 $19) (25... Bc5 {Petursson} 26. Qxc5 e3+ 27. Kg1 Qh3 28. Qd5 Rf2 {and mates})) (24. Bf4 fxe4 25. Qe3 Rxf4 26. gxf4 Bxf4 27. Rad1 (27. Qxf4 e3+ 28. Kg1 Qc6 $19) 27... Qxd1 28. Bxd1 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 bxc4) (24. Be3 $1 Qe6 (24... Bxe4+ 25. Kg1 Bb7 26. cxb5 axb5 27. Rad1 {Bd5} (27. Rad1 {Khalifman} Qc6 $140 $2 28. Bd5)) 25. Bc2 fxe4 26. Qe2 bxc4 $15) (24. cxb5 {Ftacnik} fxe4 25. Qe3 (25. Qg2 Rf2 26. Qxf2 e3+ 27. Qg2 Bxg3 28. Rxe3 Qf5 $1 $19) 25... Bc5 26. Qxc5 e3+ 27. Bd5 Bxd5+ 28. Kg1 Rf2 $1 29. Bxe3 Qh3 $19) 24... fxe4 (24... Bxe4+ {Petursson} 25. Rxe4 fxe4 26. Bf4 $13) 25. Be3 (25. c5 {Ftacnik} e3+ 26. Kg1 Qh3 27. Bd5 Rf2 $19) 25... Qh3 $3 {Bg3  26...B:g3; 26...Rf2!} (25... Rf2 $5 {Petursson This interesting move is 2nd best} 26. Rf1 $1 (26. Bxf2 e3+ 27. Kg1 Qh3 $19) (26. c5 Qg4 27. Bxf2 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 e3 $19) 26... Rxb2 27. Rfb1 $15) 26. Qxd6 (26. Kg1 Bxg3 27. Re2 (27. hxg3 {Ftacnik} Qxg3+ 28. Kh1 Rf2 $19) (27. Qd2 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Rad8 $19) 27... Rf3 { 28...Raf8-+} 28. Rg2 Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Bxh2+ 30. Kf2 Rf8+ $19) (26. Qd2 Bxg3 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Bxe1 29. Rxe1 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Rac8 31. b3 Rc6) 26... Rf2 27. Bxf2 e3+ 28. Qd5 Bxd5+ 29. cxd5 exf2 30. Rf1 Rf8 31. axb5 (31. d6 {Ftacnik} Qf5 32. Kg2 Qf3+ 33. Kh3 Rf6 $19) 31... Qg4 (31... h5 $1 {Khalifman} 32. Z0 h4 33. gxh4 Qf3#) 32. Kg2 (32. Bd1 {Ftacnik} Qe4+) 32... Qf3+ (32... Qe4+ {Khalifman} 33. Kh3) 33. Kh3 Rf5 34. Ra4 Rh5+ 35. Rh4 Rxh4+ 36. Kxh4 Qe2 (36... Qe2 {Ftacnik} 37. Rxf2 Qxf2 38. bxa6 Qxh2+ 39. Kg4 Qxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B88"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Stohl"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7975242301512"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bb3 Nc6 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. f5 Kh8 12. Kh1 Bd7 13. Bg5 Qa5 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Qd3 exf5 16. exf5 Bc6 17. Qd4 d5 18. Qh4 Rfe8 19. Rd3 Qc5 20. Rh3 Kg8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qh5 Rd7 25. Re1+ Kd8 26. Rxe8+ Kxe8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Nd1 d4 29. Qg8 Qe5 30. Qxf7+ Kd8 31. Rh8+ Kc7 32. Qe8 Qxf5 33. Qe1 Re7 34. Qg3+ Kb6 35. Bc4 Qxc2 36. Bb3 0-1

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7770669623377"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Horvath,T Petursson Baburin} c5 2. Nf3 e6 (2... d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2 {- game}) 3. b3 d6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 (5... Nbd7 6. e5 (6. Qe2 a6 7. Bd3 e5 8. O-O Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. d4 Qc7 12. dxe5 $1 dxe5 (12... Nxe5) 13. c4 Bf8 14. Nc3 $14 {/ Neverdnichy,V-Rogozenko,D/Chisinau op/1993/}) 6... dxe5 7. Nxe5 Be7 8. O-O (8. Nxd7 Bxd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O O-O 11. d3 Nd5 12. Nd2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11 {De la Villa Garcia,J-Magam Badals,J/Leon/1992/}) 8... O-O 9. f4 Qc7 10. Qf3 a6 11. Bxd7 Bxd7 12. d3 Rad8 13. Nd2 Bc8 14. a4 Nd5 15. Ne4 f6 16. Qg3 b5 $13 {Chandler,M-Zapata,A Palma GMA 1989}) 6. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 7. Qe2 Be7 ({Mir gefällt} 7... g6 {Horvath,T} 8. c4 Bg7 {besser.}) 8. O-O {so now we have reached a typical position from a quite well played opening 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5 Bd7 4. BxB NxB 5.00 Ngf6 6.Qe2 e6 7.b3 Be7 8.Bb2 and so on.....} O-O (8... Qc7 {Horvath,T} 9. c4 Ne5 $5) 9. c4 Qc7 (9... a6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 (11... Qa5 12. Nc3 Rfc8 13. Rad1 Rab8 14. Kh1 Bd8 15. f4 Qh5 16. Nf3 Bc7 $13 {Grosar, A-Tukmakov,V/Portoroz 1996/}) 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Rad1 Bf8 14. Kh1 g6 15. f4 Rc5 16. Nf3 $14 {Ulibin,M-Neverov,V/Voskresensk/1990/}) 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. Nc3 Rfe8 13. Rad1 (13. f4 Qc5 14. Na4 (14. Rad1 $4 e5 15. Na4 Qa7) 14... Qh5 15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. f5 Bf6 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Rad1 $14 {Tal,M-Miles,A/Riga izt/ 1979/}) (13. Kh1 {Ftacnik} d5 (13... Qc5 14. Rad1 Qh5 15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. Nf3 Rac8 17. Rd2 Nhf6 18. Re1 Nc5 19. g3 Bd8 20. Ba3 Be7 21. Bb2 Red8 22. Nd4 Kf8 {Brynell,S-Tiviakov,S/Haninge (03)/1992/1-0 (74)}) 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Ba3 17. Qd2 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Qe5 {1/2-1/2 Belkhodja,S-Ligterink,G/ Amsterdam OHRA-B (07)/1987}) (13. Rfe1 {Ftacnik} Ne5 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. f4 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Qxb5 Qxb5 19. Nxb5 Rxa2 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nxd6 Rb8 22. Re3 Rb2 23. Rdd3 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 R2xb3 {1/2-1/2 Ochoa de Echaguen,F-Rachels, S/New York op/1987}) (13. Rac1 {Ftacnik} Rad8 14. Rfd1 Ne5 15. f4 Ng6 16. f5 Nf8 17. Qf3 N6d7 18. Kh1 Ne5 19. Qg3 Bf6 20. Rf1 Qe7 21. Nce2 Bg5 22. Rcd1 h6 23. Nf4 {Bossuyt,K-Ballmann,M/Wch-stud Antwerpen (07)/1992/1/2-1/2 (56)}) 13... Qc5 (13... d5 $6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nf5 dxe4 16. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 17. Qg4 g6 18. Rxd5 Rad8 (18... Nf6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rd7) 19. Rc1 Nc5 20. Nh6+ Kf8 21. Rf5 $1 f6 22. Bxf6 {1-0 Ulibin,M-Knoppert,E/Leeuwarden op/1993/}) (13... Bf8 {Ftacnik} 14. f4 e5 15. Nf5 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Qxb5 g6 18. Ng3 exf4 19. Rxf4 d5 20. Qf1 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Bh6 22. Rf3 dxe4 23. Ncxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxd7 Nc3 25. Rfxf7 {1-0 Ulibin,M-Ruban,V/Santa Clara (09)/1991/}) (13... Rad8 14. f4 Bf8 15. Kh1 e5 16. Nf5 g6 17. Ne3 exf4 18. Ncd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Qc6 20. Rxf4 Bg7 21. Rdf1 f6 22. h3 b5 23. Qf2 bxc4 24. Rxf6 Ne5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Rf7 Rde8 27. Rc7 {1-0 Liiva,R-Kempinski,R/EUchJ Vejen 1993/EXT 93ch}) 14. Rd3 {the rook is taking a big part in the attack by putting pressure on the g7 square from g3} Ne5 (14... b5 $6 {Ftacnik} 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Ndxb5 Reb8 17. Rd4 $16) 15. Na4 Qa5 16. Rh3 Ng6 (16... Nc6 $5 {Ftacnik} 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5) 17. f4 e5 (17... Nxf4 $2 {Ftacnik} 18. Rxf4 e5 19. Rf5 g6 20. Rg3 $18) 18. Nf5 (18. fxe5 {Petursson} Nxe5 $5 (18... dxe5 {Ftacnik} 19. Nf5 Nf4 20. Rxf4 exf4) 19. Nf5 b5 20. Rg3 bxa4 21. Nxg7 (21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Rxf6 Qc5+ $13) 21... Kh8 22. Nxe8 Rxe8 $13) 18... Nxf4 (18... exf4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qh5 Kf8 $8 (20... h6 {Petursson} 21. Nxh6+ gxh6 22. Qxa5 $18) 21. Qxh7 Ne7 22. Nxd6) 19. Rxf4 {Baburin: #This is an example of the Exchange sacrifice in attack: White has accumulated a decisive advantage in force around the black monarch and conducts his attack energetically:} exf4 20. Bc3 $1 {it is important to move the queen from the fifth rank} (20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Qg5) (20. Bxf6 {Ftacnik} Bxf6 21. Qh5 $4 Qe1#) 20... Qd8 21. Nxg7 $1 (21. Bxf6 {Ftacnik} Bxf6 22. Qh5 h6 $19) 21... Kxg7 (21... Rf8 {Ftacnik} 22. Nh5 b5 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qh5 h6 25. Qxh6 $18) 22. Qg4+ Kh8 (22... Kf8 $2 23. Rxh7 $3 {with mate in a few moves} (23. Rxh7 $1 {Petursson} Nxg4 24. Rh8#)) 23. Qf5 Kg8 (23... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ng8 26. Bg7# (26. Qxg8+ Kxg8 27. Rh8#)) 24. Rh6 {there was another very strong idea for white the most simple move take a pawn 24.Qxf4 as we will see is probably winning for white} (24. Qxf4 $1 {simply freeing the g3 square for the rook black is hopeless it is very strange that Akopian had missed this move} d5 $8 25. Qh6 $1 Qb8 26. Rg3+ Qxg3 27. hxg3 $18) (24. Qg5+ $11) (24. Bd4 {Horvath,T} Rc8 $1 25. Nb6 Rc5 $8 26. Bxc5 (26. Nd5 Rxd5 27. exd5 Qa5 $13) 26... dxc5 27. Nd5 Qa5 $1) 24... Kf8 $8 (24... d5 {Baburin} 25. Rxf6 Bxf6 (25... dxc4 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Rg6+ $18) 26. Bxf6 $18 (26. Bxf6 {Ftacnik} Re7 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Qg7+ Ke8 29. Nc5 dxe4 30. Qg8#)) (24... Z0 25. Rxf6 Bxf6 26. Bxf6 Re5 27. Qg4+ $18) 25. Qg5 (25. Rxf6 $2 Bxf6 26. Bxf6 Re5 $8 27. Qxf4 Qa5 $13 (27... Qc7 {Horvath,T} 28. Qh6+ Ke8 29. Qxh7 Rc8 $13) (27... Qa5 $1 {Ftacnik} 28. Qg3 Rxe4 29. Nc3 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qe3 $19)) (25. Bxf6 $5 {Baburin} Bxf6 26. Rxf6 Kg8 27. Rh6) 25... d5 $8 {The only hope} (25... Qd7 {Ftacnik} 26. Rxh7 Bd8 27. Rh8+ Ke7 28. Qxf6#) 26. Rxh7 (26. Rxf6 $2 d4 $1) (26. exd5 $5 {Ftacnik} f3 27. gxf3 Rc8 28. Kg2 $18) 26... Bc5+ 27. Nxc5 Nxh7 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Qh4+ $3 (29. Bb4 $5 {Petursson This move would win the black queen by force!} a5 30. Nxb7+ axb4 31. Nxd8 Rexd8 32. Qh4+ Kf8 33. Qxh7 $16) 29... Kf8 (29... Kd6 $2 {Ftacnik} 30. Nxb7+ $18) (29... f6 {Ftacnik} 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Nd7+ $18) 30. Qh6+ {Just repeating moves to gain time on the clock} Ke7 31. Qh4+ Kf8 32. Qxh7 $18 Re6 (32... Qg5 33. h4 $1 (33. Nd7+ Ke7 34. Bf6+ Qxf6 35. Nxf6 Kxf6 36. Qf5+) (33. Bg7+ Ke7 (33... Qxg7 34. Nd7+ $18) 34. e5 $18) 33... Qg6 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Qe5+ Kd8 36. Nxb7+ Kd7 37. Nc5+) (32... Qb6 33. Bf6 $3 (33. Qg7+ Ke7 34. Qg5+ Kd6 35. Qxf4+ Ke7 36. Bf6+ Qxf6 37. Qc7+ Kf8 38. Nd7+ $18) 33... Qxf6 (33... Qxc5+ 34. Kf1 {with mate}) 34. Nd7+ Ke7 35. Nxf6 Kxf6 36. Qf5+) (32... d4 {Horvath,T} 33. Bb4 $1 $18 (33. Bb4 {Ftacnik} Ke7 34. Nxb7+ $18)) (32... dxe4 {Horvath,T} 33. Qh6+ Ke7 34. Bf6+ $18) (32... Qd6 {Ftacnik} 33. Qg7+ Ke7 34. Qg5+ f6 35. Qg7+ Kd8 36. Nxb7+ $18) 33. Nxe6+ fxe6 34. Qg7+ Ke8 35. Bf6 Qd6 (35... Qb6+ 36. Kf1 $18 (36. Kf1 {Ftacnik} Qb4 37. Qg8+ Kd7 38. Qxa8 $18)) (35... Qd7 {Ftacnik} 36. Qg8#) 36. Qg8+ Kd7 (36... Qf8 {Ftacnik} 37. Qxe6+) 37. Qxa8 Qb6+ 38. Kf1 dxe4 39. Qf8 (39. Qf8 {Ftacnik} Qe3 40. Qe7+ Kc6 41. Qxe6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Velicka, Petr"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8247012266556"]
[EventDate "1997.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Na4 Bb7 11. c4 c5 12. Re1 Nd7 13. b3 Be7 14. Bb2 O-O (14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. e5 Bxg2 17. exf6 Bb7 18. fxg7 Rg8 19. Qg4 O-O-O {an interesting plan for Black. He has castled on a seemingly open queenside and has sacrficed a strong pawn on g7 but his light square play gives him an excellent position.} 20. Nc3 $6 Qc6 21. Qe4 {was played in Klima-Luran 1/2-1/2}) 15. Qd2 Bc6 (15... Bf6 $6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. e5 $1 dxe5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nxc5 $16) 16. Rad1 $5 {White indicates a willingness to trade structural weakness for dynamism and the two Jans.} Rfd8 (16... Bxa4 17. e5 $1 Nxe5 (17... d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. bxa4 $13) (17... dxe5 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. bxa4 Rd8 $14) 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. bxa4 Rd8 $13) 17. Nc3 Nf8 (17... Nf6 18. f4 $14 {the N may just be a target for e5 here.}) 18. Ne2 $5 {an interesting regrouping. White intends possibly Qc3 batteries and the manouver Nf4-h5. Despite the creative aspects of this move Black had simple options later that could offer him a small plus; however isn't that one of the catches?! You have to risk something to win.} a5 19. h4 $1 (19. Nf4 Bg5 $1 $11 {one of White's reasons for playing h4. The other is to threaten g4-g5 after the ensuing moves.}) 19... a4 20. Nf4 {White is slightly worse now, but he must continue with his play on the kingside. This move creates one big threat which Jansa misses.} axb3 $2 {A depressing error for Jansa and an exciting one for the viewer. Jansa has played excellently so far and although his slight plus was earned in part through the enterprising play of his opponent, he deserved a better fate. The correct move is h6 which maintains all of Black's static pluses and prevents White's tactic.} (20... h6 $1 {the best way to nullify Bxg7} 21. Bc3 axb3 22. axb3 Nh7 $15) 21. Bxg7 $3 {This surprising move is an obvious consideration once you realize that Nh5 will force the king out, but still it seems that White lacks reserves to finish the open king. Of course, Velicka proves in the game that he does have resources which is a truly impressive evaluation from this early position.} Kxg7 (21... Rxa2 22. Qe3 Rb8 (22... Ng6 23. Nh5 Rda8 24. Qh6 Qd8 25. Rxd6 $1 Bxd6 26. Nf6+ Qxf6 27. Bxf6 Bf8 28. Qc1 $16) 23. Nh5 b2 24. Bxb2 f5 25. Qh6 Bxh4 26. Bg7 Be7 27. Be5 $18) (21... Ng6 22. Nh5 bxa2 23. Qh6 f6 24. Bh3 Qd7 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Bxf6 Re8 (26... Ra7 27. h5) 27. Rxd6 $1 {deadly decoy+-}) 22. Nh5+ Kg6 (22... Kg8 23. Qh6 {and mates}) 23. Qf4 $1 Kxh5 (23... h6 24. Qg4+ Bg5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. axb3 Nh7 27. f4 $18) (23... f5 24. exf5+ $1 exf5 (24... Kxh5 25. g4+ Kxh4 26. Qh6+ Kxg4 27. Bh3+ Kf3 28. Qe3#) 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 (25... Kxh5 26. Bxa8 $18) 26. Rxe7 $18) 24. Qxf7+ Kh6 (24... Ng6 25. Qxh7+ Kg4 26. Qxg6+ Bg5 27. Qxg5#) 25. g4 $1 Ra7 (25... Qd7 26. g5+ Bxg5 27. hxg5+ Kxg5 28. f4+ Kh6 (28... Kg4 29. Bh3+ $1) 29. Qf6+ Ng6 30. Re3 e5 31. Rdd3 {and mates}) (25... Rd7 26. g5+ Bxg5 27. hxg5+ Kxg5 28. f4+ Kg4 29. Bh3+ $1 {an essential idea. Without this decoy Bxg7 would not succeed.} Kxh3 30. Qh5+ Kg3 31. Qg5+ Kf3 32. Rd3#) (25... Bxh4 26. Qxc7 {nice to see one of those easy refutations.}) 26. g5+ Bxg5 27. hxg5+ Kxg5 28. f4+ Kg4 (28... Kh6 29. Qf6+ Ng6 30. Re3 {and mates}) 29. Bh3+ $1 {The requisite attractive finish. mate in 3.} 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 4th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Stohl"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8248350517844"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 {Khalifman,A (2650)-Leko,P (2600)/Ubeda (9) 1997/1-0 Khalifman has been having excellent results with the Volga gambit lately (see the games in this CBM!) As he has certainly done some deep analysis in the main lines and believes in Black's counterchances, with White he tends to play sidelines, also wth success.} a6 5. f3 e6 6. e4 exd5 7. e5 (7. exd5 Bd6 8. Qe2+ Kf8 9. Nc3 axb5 10. Be3 c4 $1 11. Kf2 Ra5 12. g3 {Bareev, E-Khalifman,A/RUS-ch/1995/} Bb7 $1 $36 {Bareev}) 7... Qe7 8. Qe2 Ng8 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Nh3 c4 $5 {Since 1991, when it first appeared in Hertneck's games, this move became Black's main alternative in this sharp line.} 11. Be3 (11. Qf2 $143 $6 axb5 12. Nf4 Qxe5+ 13. Kd1 Nf6 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Qb6 Bc6 17. Nfxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxe4 Be6 19. Qb7 Qa5 {0-1, Lobron,E-Hertneck,G/Munich/1991/ This game started the popularity of 10...c4!}) (11. Bg5 Qc5 12. O-O-O axb5 13. Be3 Qc6 14. Nf4 Ne7 15. a3 Na6 16. Nfxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Nc5 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Qd2 O-O 20. Be2 Rfe8 21. f4 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Be3+ 24. Kc2 Bxf4 25. Rxb5 c3 26. bxc3 Rxa3 $15 {1/2,Komljenovic,L-Wendt,R/2.BLO/1994/}) (11. b6 $5 Qc5 12. Be3 d4 13. Bf2 d3 14. Qe3 Qxe3+ (14... Qb4 $5) 15. Bxe3 Nc6 16. Nd5 O-O-O 17. f4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Bxd5 19. Nf4 Bc6 20. Rc1 Re8 21. Rxc4 Rxe5 22. Kd2 Nf6 23. Bxd3 Ne4+ 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26. Rc1+ Bc6 $13 {1/2,Del Rey, D-Renteria,J/La Coruna op/1995/}) (11. Nf4 Qc5 12. a4 d4 13. bxa6 Nxa6 14. Ne4 Qb4+ 15. Kf2 d3 16. Qe3 Bc5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Nh5 Ne7 19. Nxg7+ Kd8 20. Qe1 Qb6 21. Be3 Rg8 22. Nh5 Qxb2+ 23. Kg1 Qxe5 24. Ng3 f6 25. f4 Qd5 26. Qb4 Ne4 27. Bb6+ Ke8 28. Re1 f5 $17 {Adianto,U-Polgar,J/Jakarta m/1996/}) 11... axb5 $1 {Only this move can justify Black's idea. The alternatives are much weaker:} (11... Qb4 12. b6 $1 Bc5 (12... Qa5 13. Qd2 Bb4 14. Rd1 Ne7 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 17. bxc3 Nbc6 18. f4 Na5 19. Kf2 Bc6 20. Be2 Nb3 21. Bf3 O-O 22. g4 Rab8 23. Rhe1 Rfd8 24. f5 $16 {Soffer,R-Belotti,B/Biel op/1992/}) 13. O-O-O (13. Bxc5 $143 Qxc5 14. Qf2 d4 15. O-O-O Nc6 16. Ne4 Qxe5 17. Bxc4 Nge7 18. Rhe1 O-O 19. Kb1 Nf5 20. Nhg5 Ne3 21. Rxe3 dxe3 22. Qxe3 Na5 23. Qd3 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Rab8 25. f4 Qxf4 26. Bd5 Rxb6 27. Qc3 Nc6 28. Nd6 Nb4 {0-1,Neverov,V-Bukhman,E/St. Petersburg op/1994/}) 13... Qxb6 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nf4 $5 (15. Qf2 Qxf2 16. Nxf2 Ne7 17. Ng4 Ra7 18. Ne3 Nbc6 19. Nexd5 Nxe5 20. Nb6 N7g6 21. Nxc4 Kd8 22. Nd6 Bc6 23. Rd4 Kc7 24. Be2 Nf4 25. Rxf4 Kxd6 26. Rd1+ Ke6 27. Rfd4 $36 {Volke, K-Hertneck,G/BL/1991/}) 15... Ne7 16. Qd2 d4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Nbc6 19. Rxc4 Nxe5 20. Rb4 Bc6 21. Bxa6 O-O 22. Re1 f6 23. Bf1 Rfc8 24. Kb1 $16 {Zoler, D-Mencinger,V/Groningen op/1994/}) (11... Qd8 12. O-O-O (12. b6 $1 $16) 12... axb5 13. Nf4 Ne7 14. Qf2 Qa5 15. Bb6 Qa6 16. Bc5 Bc6 17. g4 Qb7 18. Qd4 Na6 19. Bd6 Nc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Nfxd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qa7 23. Qxa7 Rxa7 24. a3 b4 25. Bxc4 bxa3 26. bxa3 Bxa3+ 27. Kd2 O-O $11 {Zabala,A-Gomez Jurado,L/ESP-ch Linares/1993/}) (11... Qxe5 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. Qd2 Bb4 14. Bf4 Qf5 15. g4 Qg6 16. Qe3+ Be7 17. Qb6 Bc8 18. Bxb8 O-O 19. Bg3 axb5 20. Nf4 Qh6 21. h4 Nxg4 22. Ncxd5 Qxb6 23. Nxb6 $18 {Bernard,C-Parant,F/Le Touquet op/1993/}) 12. O-O-O (12. Nf4 Qxe5 $1 (12... Qb4 13. Kf2 Ne7 14. Rd1 Na6 15. g3 Qa5 16. Bh3 Bc6 17. Nfxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bc5 19. Kg2 O-O 20. a3 Rfe8 21. Bd2 Qd8 22. Bc3 Nc7 23. Nxc7 Qxc7 24. Qd2 Re7 25. Rhe1 Rae8 26. Bf5 $14 {Ivanov,S-Sivokho,S/St. Petersburg-ch/1996/}) 13. O-O-O Ne7 14. Qd2 b4 15. Ncxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 c3 $1 17. bxc3 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxe3+ 19. Kb1 Ra7 20. Bc4 Kd8 21. cxb4 Bxb4 22. Qb5 Na6 23. Rd5 Re8 $19 {Shipov,S-Ivanov,V/RUS-ch Elista/1994/}) (12. Nxb5 $143 $6 Qb4+ 13. Nc3 Ne7 $1 (13... Bc5 14. O-O-O Ne7 15. Nf4 O-O 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Qd2 Ra5 18. Nh5 Re8 19. Kb1 Qb6 20. g4 Ng6 $36 {Sakalauskas,V-Buchman,E/Siauliai/1995/}) 14. a3 Qa5 15. Qf2 Ra6 16. Qd2 Nf5 17. Bf2 Bc5 18. Rd1 Bxf2+ 19. Nxf2 O-O 20. Ne2 Qc7 21. Qf4 Ne7 22. Ng4 Ng6 23. Qg3 d6 24. exd6 Rxd6 25. Nd4 f5 26. Nf2 Nc6 27. Be2 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 f4 29. Qg5 Re8 30. Ng4 Rde6 31. Rd2 c3 32. bxc3 Qxc3 {0-1,Ivanov,S-Khalifman,A/St.Petersburg-ch/1997/}) 12... Qb4 {Again Black chooses the only playable move, as the practical examples show.} (12... Qxe5 $143 $2 13. f4 Qe7 14. Rxd5 $1 d6 15. Rxb5 Nf6 16. Qd2 d5 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Bc5 Qd7 19. Qe3+ Qe6 20. Rxb7 Qxe3+ 21. Bxe3 Nbd7 22. Kb1 O-O-O 23. Ra7 Ng4 24. Bd4 Nb8 25. Nb5 Rd7 26. Rc1 $18 {Dlugy,M-Alburt,L/USA-ch m/1991/}) (12... b4 13. Nb5 Qxe5 14. Re1 d6 15. Nc7+ Kd7 16. Nxa8 Bxa8 17. Qd1 Bc6 18. Bg5 Qf5 19. g4 Qg6 20. Qd4 f6 21. Be3 Nh6 22. Nf4 Qf7 23. g5 fxg5 24. Bh3+ g4 25. Ng6 {1-0, Lobron,E-Kuntz,P/Cannes op/1992/}) (12... Qd8 13. Nf4 Ne7 14. Nxb5 Ng6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Rxa2 17. Kb1 Ra8 18. Qf2 Na6 19. Bxc4 Be7 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Nb4 22. Bb6 Qg5 23. Re1 O-O 24. Qc5 Na6 25. Qe3 Qxg2 26. Rxd7 Qxh2 27. e6 $40 {Pecorelli Garcia,H-Matamoros,C/Capablanca mem-B/1994/}) 13. Nf4 ({The idea of the Q-sacrifice is not new, it appeared for the first time in the following game:} 13. Rxd5 Qxc3+ $1 14. bxc3 Bxd5 15. Nf4 Ba3+ 16. Kb1 Ne7 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Nh5 Rg8 19. Nf4 Nbc6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. f4 Kf7 22. Be2 Nd5 23. Bf3 Nce7 24. f5 Rgb8 25. fxe6+ dxe6 26. Rf1 Kg8 27. Ka1 b4 $40 {Klein,E-Waitzkin,J/USA-chJ New York+/1993/}) 13... Ne7 14. Bb6 $5 {Rd5} (14. g3 Qa5 15. Qd2 b4 16. Ncxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 c3 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Qxc3 Ba3+ 20. Kc2 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Qc8+ Ke7 23. Bg5+ f6 24. exf6+ gxf6 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 26. Qxh8+ Ke7 27. Qxh7+ Kd8 28. Qh8+ Kc7 29. Qc3+ Nc6 $17 {Wagner,C-Solozhenkin,E/St. Petersburg-Paris/1996/}) (14. Rxd5 Nxd5 (14... Qxc3+ $5 15. bxc3 Nxd5 $44) 15. Nfxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Qa5 17. Bb6 Qxa2 18. Nc7+ (18. Nf6+ Ke7 $11) 18... Ke7 19. Nd5+ $11) 14... h5 $5 $146 {Rh6 A new move, which practically forces White to act.} (14... g6 15. Rxd5 Qxc3+ (15... Nxd5 16. Nfxd5 Bh6+ 17. Kb1 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Qa4 19. Nc7+ Ke7 20. Bc5+ Kd8 21. Nxa8 Qxa8 22. g3 Qd5 23. Bb6+ Kc8 24. Bg2 Re8 25. f4 Qe6 26. Qf2 Bf8 27. Rc1 Nc6 28. a4 Qf5+ 29. Qc2 $16 {Mincsovics,M-Masat,A/HUN-chT2/1993/}) 16. bxc3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Kb1 Nc6 19. Qe3 Be7 20. Bc5 O-O 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Qc5 Rfe8 23. a3 Bc6 24. Kb2 Nd5 25. Qd4 Re6 26. h4 h5 27. f4 d6 28. Rg1 dxe5 29. fxe5 Rae8 30. g4 Rxe5 31. gxh5 Rxh5 32. Rg5 $1 $14 {Miniboeck,G-Danailov,S/Vienna op/1996/}) (14... Ra6 $2 15. Bc7 $40) 15. Rxd5 Qxc3+ $1 {Forced, but strong anyway.} 16. bxc3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qd2 {Black's 14-th move not only stops possible  expansion (g4), but enables in favorable circumstances a Rh6-a6 maneuver to strengthen the attack.} ({Anyway, analoguous to the Miniboeck-Danailov game, White probably should have tried} 18. Kb1 $5 Nc6 $142 (18... Rh6 19. Qe3 (19. Be3 Rha6 $40) 19... b4 20. cxb4 (20. Bc5 Rha6 $5 $40) 20... c3 21. Qxc3 $1 Rc6 22. Bc5 $14) 19. Qe3 b4 $44) 18... Be6 19. Be2 $2 {But this is definitely a mistake, after which Black starts a strong sacrificial attack.} ({Critical for the evaluation of Black's new idea was} 19. Bc7 $142 $5 Nc6 20. Bd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 O-O $44) 19... Nc6 20. f4 (20. Bc7 b4 21. Bd6 b3 $1 $19) 20... b4 $40 21. f5 (21. cxb4 Nxb4 $19 {Ra2,c3!}) 21... bxc3 22. Qxc3 Ra3 $1 (22... Bxf5 23. Bxc4 $13) 23. Qb2 (23. Qc2 Nb4 24. Qe4 Bd5 25. Qd4 Nxa2+ 26. Kb1 (26. Kb2 c3+ 27. Kb1 Nb4 $19) 26... Be4+ $1 27. Ka1 Nc3+ 28. Kb2 Ra2+ $1 29. Kxc3 Rc2#) (23. Qa1 Bxf5 (23... Bd5 24. Rd1 Nb4 $17) 24. Bxc4 Bb4 $1 {Qa1,Rc3,Bc3}) 23... c3 24. Qb5 {Now Black winds up his attack with a nice tactical finish.} (24. Qc2 Nb4 $19) (24. Qb1 Bxa2 25. Qe4 Bb3 $19) 24... Bxf5 25. Rf1 Rxa2 $1 26. Rxf5 Nb4 {Ra1#} 27. Qa5 (27. Bd3 $8 Ra1+ 28. Bb1 c2 (28... g6 $2 29. Be3 $1 $18) 29. Qxb4 Bxb4 30. Kxc2 Rh6 $19 {with a technically won endgame. Now White loses at once.}) 27... g6 $1 {Bh6} (27... Rxa5 28. Bxa5 g6 $19) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "1997.04.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8250095311881"]
[EventDate "1997.04.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Qc2 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 c6 12. d5 f5 13. Ng5 Ndf6 14. f3 Nh6 15. c5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bc4 f4 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 19. h4 dxc5 20. Rac1 Ng8 21. Qxc5 h6 22. Qxe7 Nxe7 23. Nf7+ Kg8 24. Bb3 Rxf7 25. Rc7 Bf6 26. Bb4 Kg7 27. Rfc1 a5 28. Ba3 b5 29. Bc5 Ba6 30. Bxf7 Kxf7 31. h5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Konstantin Nikolayevich Aseev"]
[Black "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[Beauty "6256559460434"]
[EventDate "1997.04.17"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 b4 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Na4 Qb5 17. a3 exd5 18. axb4 d4 19. Bxb7+ Kxb7 20. Nc3 dxc3 21. Qd5+ Kb6 22. Bf4 Rh5 23. Qxh5 cxb2 24. Rad1 cxb4 25. Bc7+ Kc6 26. Qxb5+ Kxb5 27. Bxd8 c3 28. Rxd7 a5 29. Rd5+ Kc4 30. Rxa5 c2 31. Be7 b1=Q 32. Bxf8 Qxf1+ 33. Kxf1 c1=Q+ 34. Kg2 Qb1 35. Ra4 Qe4+ 36. Kg1 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team's Ch"]
[Site "Pula CRO"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[Beauty "7082937996867"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qb3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 O-O 8. b4 Ne4 9. Qc2 Ng5 10. Bb2 Bd7 11. cxd5 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 exd5 13. Rg1 f6 14. Bd3 h6 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Rxg7 Kxg7 17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. Qxh6 Qe7 19. Bg6+ Kg8 20. Ke2 Qg7 21. Qh5 Rfd8 22. Rg1 Kf8 23. Rg3 Ke7 24. Bf5 Qf7 25. Bxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qh7+ Qf7 27. Rg7 Be8 28. Bg6 Qxg7 29. Qxg7+ Ke6 30. Bh7 Ne7 31. f4 Bb5+ 32. d3 Rf8 33. Qe5+ Kd7 34. f5 Rae8 35. f6 Nc8 36. Qxd5+ Nd6 37. Bg6 Re6 38. Bf5 Rfxf6 39. Bxe6+ Rxe6 40. h4 Ke7 41. Qc5 a6 42. Qxc7+ Kf6 43. Qd8+ Kf7 44. Kd2 Nf5 45. Qc7+ Re7 46. Qf4 Ke6 47. e4 Nd4 48. Qh6+ Kd7 49. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1997.07.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Petursson"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7563169004605"]
[EventDate "1997.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Lutz} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5 Qc7 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Bc2 c4 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Be3 (15. Qe2 Bd6 16. f4 e5 17. Nf5 O-O 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Rf5 Qc7 21. Bg5 Nfxe4 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Nxe4 Qe5 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Bxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Akopian,V/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2}) 15... e5 (15... O-O-O 16. Qe2 e5 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. Rad1 Rhe8 19. a4 b4 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 e4 22. Ng5 h6 23. Qg4+ Qd7 24. Qxd7+ Rxd7 25. Bxc5 {Schandorff, L-Hansen,C/Nordic Grand Prix 1997/EXP 56/1/2-1/2 (39)}) 16. Nf3 $146 {'N!' Lutz.} (16. Nf5 Ncxe4 (16... Rd8 17. Qf3 Bd6 18. Rad1 Bc8 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd6+ Rxd6 21. Qh5+ Rg6 22. exd5 Nd3 23. Bxd3 cxd3 24. Rc1 Qb8 25. Ba7 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Oll,L/Rubinstein mem 1996/CBM 55/[Tyomkin,D]}) 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. a4 Rd8 (18... Qc6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8+ Bxa8 21. Qg4 g6 22. Nh6 Nf6 23. Qg3 Bxh6 24. Bxh6 Kf7 25. f4 exf4 26. Bxf4 Re8 27. Bg5 Re6 28. h3 Kg7 29. Rf2 Qd6 30. Qc3 h6 31. Bh4 b4 32. Qxc4 Re1+ 33. Rf1 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 g5 35. Bf2 Qh2 {[%emt 0:00:52] 1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Kramnik,V/Monaco rapid 1996/EXP}) 19. Qe2 Qc6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra7 Rd7 22. Rfa1 g6 23. Qf3 gxf5 24. Rxb7 Qxb7 25. Qxf5 Nf6 26. Qxf6 Bg7 27. Qh4 Rd8 28. Ra7 Qxa7 29. Bxa7 Ra8 30. Qh5+ Ke7 31. Bc5+ Ke6 32. g3 Bf6 33. Be4 Ra2 34. Qf5+ Kf7 35. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:00:54] 1-0 Sadler,M-Wilson,J/BCF-ch Nottingham 1996/EXP}) 16... Rd8 {'!?' Lutz. Lutz: 'Wegen Alternativen betrachte man die Stammpartie von 16.Nf3!, B.Gelfand-E.Bareev (Novgorod 1997).'} (16... Ncxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Ng5 $13) 17. Qe2 Be7 {'=' Lutz.} (17... Nd3 {Lutz} 18. Rfd1 $5) 18. a4 {'!' Lutz.} Ncxe4 {'!?' Lutz. Lutz: 'Schwarz nimmt den Bauern und gerät in einen Angriffstrudel. 18...b4 war nicht besser :'} (18... b4 {Lutz} 19. Qxc4 bxc3 20. b4 {ist unerfreulich.}) 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 (19... Nxe4 {Lutz} 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra7 $36) 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra7 Qd6 23. Bd4 $1 {Lutz: 'Verhindert ...Qd3, was nach 23.Bh6 stark gewesen wäre :'} (23. Bh6 $6 {Lutz} Qd3 (23... gxh6 24. Qxe4 $16) (23... Qxh6 24. Qxe4 $16) 24. Qxd3 Rxd3 25. Nxe5 (25. Bxg7 Rg8 26. Bxe5 $2 Rxf3) 25... Rd6 (25... Rd5 26. Nc6 $16) (25... gxh6 26. Nxd3 cxd3 27. Ra8+ Bd8 28. Re1 $18) 26. Ra8+ Bd8 27. Bxg7 Rg8 28. Bh6 Rxh6 29. Rxd8+ Kxd8 30. Nf7+ Kc7 31. Nxh6 Rd8 $132) 23... Ng5 {'!?' Lutz.} (23... exd4 24. Qxe4 d3 {'!?' Lutz.} (24... Qc5 25. Qb7 Rf8 26. Re1 Rf7 27. Ne5 Qb4 28. Re4 (28. Kf1 $4 Qxe1+ 29. Kxe1 Bb4+ 30. Kd1 Rxb7 31. Rxb7 Ra8 $17) 28... Qxb2 29. Nd3 Qb1+ 30. Re1 Qxe1+ 31. Nxe1 d3 32. Qxb5+ Kf8 33. Rd7 $18) 25. Re1 Rd7 26. Qa8+ (26. Rxd7 {Lutz} Kxd7 (26... Qxd7 27. Ne5 $16) 27. Qb7+ $16) 26... Kf7 27. Ne5+ $1 Qxe5 28. Qf3+ Qf6 29. Rxd7 Re8 30. Qh5+ Qg6 31. Qxb5 $18) (23... Nd2 $5 {Lutz wurde von Gabriel als Verbesserungsversuch vorgeschlagen, taugt aber letzlich auch nicht viel :} 24. Qxd2 (24. Nxd2 $2 Qxd4) (24. Bxe5 $2 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Qd3) (24. Nxe5 $2 Nxf1 25. Nc6 Qxh2+ $1 26. Kxf1 Qh1#) 24... exd4 25. Re1 {Besser als 25.Qe2 Rd7.} Rd7 26. Ra8+ Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 (27... Kxd8 28. Nxd4 $16) 28. Qb4 $16) 24. Nxe5 $1 (24. Nxg5 $2 {Lutz} Qxd4 {ist nicht klar.}) 24... O-O $8 (24... Qxd4 {Lutz} 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Nc6+ $18) (24... Ne6 {Lutz} 25. Qh5+) 25. Nc6 $1 Nf3+ $2 {'?!' Lutz. Lutz: 'Auf diesen Gegenschlag hat Schwarz gehofft, Weiß findet jedoch eine überzeugende Widerlegung. Allerdings war es sowieso schon schwer.'} (25... Qxc6 26. Qxe7 Nf7 27. Bc3 {Lutz: 'und Schwarz kann sich nicht rühren'} Rde8 $2 {'!?' Lutz.} (27... h6 $16) 28. Qg5 $3 {'!' Lutz.} Qg6 (28... Nxg5 29. Rxg7+ Kh8 30. Rg6+ Qf6 31. Bxf6+ Rxf6 32. Rxf6 Re2 33. Rf5 $18) 29. Qxb5 $18) (25... Nh3+ $5 {Lutz} 26. Kh1 $1 $18 (26. gxh3 $2 Qxc6 27. Qxe7 Qg6+ 28. Kh1 Rxd4 29. Rg1 $2 Qc6+ $19)) 26. Qxf3 $1 $18 {'!' Lutz. Lutz: 'Gewinnt brilliant, allerdings war 26.gxf3 auch nicht von der Hand zu weisen :'} (26. gxf3 $5 {This is not as strong, but probably also good enough to win! The variations are quite beautiful!} Qg6+ $1 (26... Qxc6 27. Qxe7 Qg6+ 28. Kh1 Rxd4 29. Rg1 {'+-' Lutz.} Qf7 30. Qe6 $3 $18 Qxe6 31. Rgxg7+ Kh8 32. Rxh7+ Kg8 33. Rag7#) 27. Kh1 Qxc6 28. Rxe7 Rxd4 29. Rxg7+ {'!' Lutz.} Kxg7 (29... Kh8 30. Rxh7+) 30. Qe7+ Kg8 (30... Kg6 31. Rg1+ $18) 31. Rg1+ Qg6 32. Qe6+ $1 Rf7 (32... Kg7 33. Qe5+ $18) 33. Qe8+ Rf8 34. Rxg6+ hxg6 35. Qxg6+ Kh8 36. Qh5+ Kg8 (36... Kg7 {Lutz} 37. Qxb5 $16) 37. Qxb5 Rdf4 $16) 26... Rxf3 27. Nxe7+ Kf8 28. Bxg7+ {'!' Lutz.} Ke8 (28... Kxg7 29. Nf5+ Kf6 30. Nxd6 Rb3 31. Ra6 $18) 29. Nc6 $1 {Lutz: 'Die Pointe : Es droht Re1+.'} (29. Nd5 $1 {was also winning!}) 29... Qe6 (29... Rf6 {Lutz} 30. Bxf6 Qxf6 31. Re1+ Kf8 32. Nxd8 Qxd8 33. Rxh7 $18) (29... Qxc6 {Lutz} 30. Re1+ $18) (29... Re3 {Lutz} 30. fxe3 Qxc6 31. Rf8#) (29... Rd7 {Lutz} 30. Re1+ Kf7 31. Rxd7+ Qxd7 32. Ne5+ $18) 30. Nxd8 {'!' Lutz.} Kxd8 31. gxf3 Qg6+ 32. Kh1 Qd3 33. Rfa1 Qxf3+ 34. Kg1 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 Qh3+ 36. Ke1 (36. Ke2 $2 {Lutz} Qd3+ 37. Ke1 Qe4+ $11) 36... Qe6+ 37. Kd2 Qd5+ 38. Ke3 Qd3+ 39. Kf4 Qd2+ 40. Ke5 Qxb2+ 41. Kd6 Qd2+ 42. Kc6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.09.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "6052682698841"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{The tournament situation before this last round was the next: I was on the top with 8points alone. Banicas[Greece] was with 7,5 points playing against Belichev [Ukraine]. My opponent had only 5,5 points at all! To get GM-norm I had to reach clear 1st place according to Fide rules} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 {I desided to play this move not because I afreided some special preparion of Malakhov after11.d5,but because in current I have a lot of experience with both colours.5years ago I played this variation with black against Kasparov(!) in simultan and got big advantage,but...} (11. d5 {Tyomkin, D played Rabinovich against Malakhov in this position in earlier stage of this tournament and got winning position already in the opening:}) (11. d5 {Tyomkin, D} Nf6 12. bxc4 b4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nd4 e5 16. Nb3 Ke7 17. Be2 Qd6 18. Rd1 Rhc8 19. O-O Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. f4 Re8 22. Qc2 g6 23. Qe4 Kf8 24. f5 Bc8 25. Qh4 Kg8 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Rf6 (27. Rf7 $1 Kxf7 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Rf1+ Bf5 30. Bh5 $1 $18) 27... Qd8 28. Rdf1 Rc7 29. d6 Rf7 30. c5 Rxf6 31. Qxf6 Qxf6 32. Rxf6 Kg7 33. Rf1 Bd7 34. Bc4 Kh6 35. Rf7 Rd8 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Be6 Rd8 38. d7 {1-0 Rabinovich Alexander-Malakhov Vladimir/Ch Europe (juniors), Tallinn (Estonia) 1997}) 11... b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O 15. Re1 Re8 {this move has a future!} (15... Qc7 16. e4 e5 {was trying in this position many times,but white always got a good play}) 16. c5 (16. e4 {Tyomkin,D} e5 17. Nxe5 (17. dxe5 Nc5 $1 $132 {typical idea in this variation} (17... Ng4 18. e6 $1 Rxe6 (18... fxe6 $2 19. e5 $16) 19. e5 (19. Bc2) 19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Ngxe5 21. Qg3 $16 {})) 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. f4 Nc5 $15 {Aronov Yuri-Kobalija Mihail/Ch World (cadets) (under 1995/ 0-1(28)}) (16. h3 {Tyomkin,D} Qc7 17. e4 e5 18. dxe5 Nh5 19. Ng5 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Sorokin,M/Cheliabinsk 1989}) 16... Bc6 $146 (16... Qc7 {Tyomkin,D} 17. e4 h6 (17... e5 $5) 18. Qd2 $6 (18. Rc1 $5 Bc6 19. Nd2) 18... Bc6 19. Bc2 Reb8 20. Qd3 a4 21. d5 $2 (21. e5 Bb5 $17) 21... exd5 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Re7 Qxc5 24. Rxd7 Be4 $1 $19 {Pelletier,Y-Van der Werf,M/Cannes op18th 1997/0-1(30)}) 17. e4 a4 18. Bc2 a3 19. Bc1 Qc7 20. e5 $5 (20. Nd2 $14 {Nc4}) 20... Nd5 21. Ng5 Nf8 22. Qd3 f5 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Bd2 h6 25. Nf3 Reb8 26. Ne5 Bd5 27. Nc4 N8d7 28. Bb3 Qc6 29. Bxh6 $1 $138 {I spended a lot of time in the opening and left only ten minutes now. About the sacrifice I thought about 3 minutes at all-I didn't see something clear but saw a strong initiative} gxh6 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Qxh6+ Kf7 (31... Kg8 32. Nd6 $18) (31... Ke8 32. Qg6+ Ke7 (32... Kd8 33. Ne5) 33. Ne5 (33. Qg7+ Ke8 34. Ne5 Nxe5 35. dxe5 Ne4 (35... Nd7 36. Bxd5 Qxd5 37. Rad1 Qb7 38. c6 $18) 36. Qg6+ (36. Re3 $2 Qxc5 37. Rf3 (37. Rh3 Qxf2+ 38. Kh1 Qf7) 37... Qe7) 36... Kd7 37. Bxd5 exd5 38. Qf7+ Kd8 (38... Kc8 39. e6 $1 $18) 39. Rad1 Nc3 40. e6 Qe8 41. e7+ Kc7 42. Qf4+ Kc6 43. Qd6+ Kb5) 33... Qb5 (33... Nxe5 34. dxe5 Ne8 (34... Bxb3 35. exf6+ $18) 35. Bxd5 Qxd5 36. Rad1 $18)) (31... Ke7 32. Ne5 Qb5 $1 (32... Nxe5 33. dxe5 Bxb3 34. Qxf6+ Kd7) 33. Qg7+ $1 (33. Bxd5 Nxd5 34. Qg7+ Kd8 35. Qg8+ Kc7 36. Qxe6 N7f6 {and black somehow keeps defence here}) 33... Kd8 34. Nxd7 Nxd7 35. Bxd5 exd5 36. c6 $1 Qxc6 37. Qe7+ Kc7 38. Rac1 Ra6 39. Rxc6+ Rxc6 $13 {/}) 32. Ne5+ $1 {a "key"move} (32. Nd6+ $2 Ke7 {Kd8-c7}) 32... Nxe5 33. dxe5 Ne8 (33... Bxb3 34. Qxf6+ Ke8 35. Re3 $18) 34. Bxd5 Qxd5 35. Rad1 Qb7 (35... Qc6 {-the same}) 36. Re4 $3 $18 {I played it on the falling flag on my clock.In this moment Banikas already resigned-and the meaning of draw and win turned the same goal for me} Ng7 (36... Qxe4 37. Rd7+ Kg8 38. Qg5+ Kh8 39. Qh5+ Kg8 40. Qf7+ Kh8 41. Qf8#) 37. Rf4+ Kg8 38. Rh4 Qe7 39. Qh7+ Kf8 40. Rf4+ $2 {!! In another situation I was evoluating this move with"??".Well, this move destroys logical result of the beutiful game and brilliant attack.But this move fixed other two goals-championship and Gm-norm.And I liked to fix it!} (40. Rg4 $1 {Qh8} Qf7 41. Rd7 $3 {I saw it during the game,but I wasn't sure that I don't miss something.And with 5seconds on the clock I didn't want to take risk,because in this situation draw and win was the same.}) 40... Nf5 41. Qh8+ Kf7 (41... Kf7 42. Qh7+ Kf8 $11 (42... Ke8 $4 43. Qg8+ Qf8 44. Qxe6+)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "VAM Hoogeveen op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bronstein, David I"]
[Black "Vedder, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2255"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8251709861965"]
[EventDate "1997.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 (9... d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bc3 {was played in Dlugy-Seirawan, the only other game that reached 9.Nc3. This is naturally equal. Perhaps the game continuation is not bad; it offers both sides a more interesting game, but I would rather be White. His pressure on the d-file and his better development seem more attractive to me than Black's e4 post.}) 10. Qc2 f5 11. Rad1 Nxd2 {I don't much like the 2 Bishops for Black in this position. I might prefer Qf6 trying to hold the post.} 12. Rxd2 a6 13. a3 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Be7 15. Qb3 Rc8 $2 {allows the following combinational asswhup and therefore loses.} (15... Ra7 16. Na4 Bd8 17. e3 $14) 16. c5 $1 Bc6 {gets crushed but there is nothing particularly better. Black loses a pawn and is nearly positionally lost as well.} (16... Qxc5 17. Na4 {wins the exchange.}) (16... Bxc5 17. Rxd7 $1 Nxd7 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Rxd7 Qc6 20. Qf7 Qh6 21. Rxb7 $18) 17. cxb6 Qb7 18. Ne5 $3 {muy impressivo} Bxg2 19. Rxd7 $1 Bd5 (19... Nxd7 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Qg8+ Rxg8 24. Nf7#) 20. R1xd5 Rxc3 21. Rd8+ $1 {mate in five} Bf8 22. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 23. Qb4+ Ke8 24. Rd8+ $1 Kxd8 25. Qf8# 1-0

[Event "Zonal tournament"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Veingold"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976043714138"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 O-O-O 14. O-O c5 15. d5 b4 16. Rb1 Qa6 17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. Re1 Ne5 19. Qxd8+ Kxd8 20. e7+ Bxe7 21. fxe7+ Ke8 22. Rxe5 f6 23. Rd1 fxe5 24. Rd8+ Kf7 25. Rxh8 Bc6 26. Ne4 Qxa2 27. Rh7+ Kg6 28. Rh6+ Kf7 29. Rh7+ Kg6 30. Rh6+ Kf7 31. Nd6+ Kg8 32. e8=Q+ Bxe8 33. Bf6 Qb1+ 34. Kg2 Bc6+ 35. Kh3 Bd7+ 36. Kh4 1-0

[Event "Memorial A.Rubinstein (cat.17)"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj (Poland)"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7769327462994"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 a5 15. Rxb7 g5 16. Bg3 a4 17. h4 a3 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Rc7 Na6 20. Rxe7 Qb2 21. Bc4 Qb4 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rd7 Bxd7 24. Nxg5 Qb6 25. Be6 Qxe6 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Be5 Rf7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qg6 Bd7 30. Bxg7 Rxg7 31. Qd6 Kh7 32. Qxa3 Nc7 33. Qe3 Ne6 34. d5 Ng5 35. f4 Nh3+ 36. Kh1 Ra2 37. f5 Ng5 38. f6 Rg6 39. f7 1-0

[Event "Memorial J.Capablanca (a)"]
[Site "Habana (Cuba)"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7701971138131"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Bb2 a6 9. d4 e5 10. O-O-O e4 11. Nd2 Re8 12. g4 Nf8 13. Rdg1 Be6 14. h4 b5 15. c5 Bc7 16. g5 N6d7 17. f3 exf3 18. Nxf3 f5 19. Kb1 b4 20. Nd1 Ng6 21. h5 Ne7 22. Bd3 a5 23. Nf2 Nf8 24. Nh3 Qb8 25. Ne5 a4 26. Nf4 axb3 27. axb3 Bxe5 28. dxe5 Bc8 29. e6 Nxe6 30. Nxe6 Bxe6 31. Bxg7 d4 32. Bxd4 Ra3 33. Bc4 Nd5 34. h6 Nc3+ 35. Bxc3 Bxc4 36. Bb2 Bxb3 37. Qxf5 Qa7 38. Qxh7+ Qxh7+ 39. g6 Ba2+ 40. Kc1 1-0

[Event "It (cat.3)"]
[Site "Olomouc (Czech Republic)"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Helbich Jan Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B99"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8250233519186"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Bd3 b5 11. Rhe1 Bb7 12. Qg3 b4 13. Nd5 exd5 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nh5 16. e6 Nxg3 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Rxe7+ Kg8 19. hxg3 Qxg3 20. Ne6 Qe5 21. Rf1 Nf8 22. Bf5 Bc8 23. Re8 Bb7 24. Bg6 Qf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rxf6 Rxe8 27. Bf7# 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Elista (Russia)"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zagorskis, Darius"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8249424248369"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. c4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bg5 Nf6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 f5 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Rfd1 Re8 12. Rac1 a6 13. b4 Nf6 14. Nd2 Ng4 15. h3 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Qh4+ 17. Kf1 Rxe3 18. Nf3 Qf4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Rae8 21. Bxa6 Rxf3+ 22. gxf3 Re3 23. Be2 Qh2 24. Qd2 Bh6 25. Qe1 Qh1+ 26. Kf2 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Qxh3+ 28. Kg1 Re4 29. Rc3 Rh4 30. f4 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Rh2+ 32. Ke3 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "CZE-chT 9899"]
[Site "Czechia"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Dydyshko, Viacheslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8250363776082"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Ba4 c6 6. Nxe5 d6 7. Nd3 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. O-O a5 10. a3 Bf5 11. Ne2 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Bc5 13. c3 Qh4 14. Bd1 O-O 15. Ne1 Bg4 16. Nf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 f6 18. e6 Bd6 19. g3 Qh3 20. c4 Ng5 21. Qd3 f5 22. Re1 f4 23. e7 fxg3 24. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 25. hxg3 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Qh2+ 27. Ke3 Qxg3+ 28. Kd4 Qxe1 29. Qe2 Ne6+ 30. Ke3 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Russian Club Cup"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8248887400538"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Rhg1 Nd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. Nf5 {choosing this line against Fedorov is a play with the fire. His excellent tactical abilities, faith in his pet lines and theoretical knowledge make him extremely dangerous in these types of positions.} b5 (13... Nxb3+ 14. axb3 b5 15. Nxe7+ Nxe7 16. Qd3 {and White switches back to positional plans exploiting the weakness on d6.} b4 17. Na4 d5 18. Bc5 dxe4 19. Qg3 e5 20. Bd6 Qa7 21. Qxe5 Be6 22. Nc5 $16 {Ulibin-Yermolinsky, Simferopol 1988}) 14. Bd5 Bb7 15. g5 Rfc8 ({On} 15... b4 {follows naturally} 16. Qh5) 16. Rg3 b4 {#} (16... Ne5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 (17... Qxb7 $5) 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bd4 b4 20. Na4 Nc4 21. b3 Na3 {(Sion-Shirov, Leon 1995)} 22. Rd2 $14) (16... Bf8 {deserves attention.}) 17. Nxg7 $1 {This beautiful sacrifice is not easy at all, White has to find some brilliant moves later in order to continue the .} (17. Rh3 g6 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Qf3 Be8 21. Ng4 bxc3 22. Nf6 Bxf6 23. gxf6+ Kg8 $19 {was an unsucsessful attempt for the black player in this game to decide the game with an , Kobalia-Prokopchuk, Kolontaevo 1997. He probably thought that if it doesn't work with White, it will be good for Black!}) 17... Kxg7 (17... bxc3 18. Qh5 $1) 18. Qh5 Rg8 {#} (18... Rh8 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. Bxe6 $1 Bf8 {#} (20... bxc3 21. g6 $1 $18) (20... Nxe6 21. Nd5 $18) 21. g6 $3 Bxh6 22. gxf7+ Kf8 23. Bxh6+ Ke7 24. Nd5+ Kxe6 25. Nxc7+ $18) 19. Bxe6 $3 {The second brilliant move!} bxc3 (19... fxe6 20. g6 $18) (19... Nxe6 $142 20. Nd5 Qa5 21. f4 {with a strong  on the .}) 20. Bxf7 $1 $18 Qa5 21. Rh3 $1 (21. g6 $4 Nb3+ $19) 21... Kf8 22. Rf3 $1 Ne5 23. Bd5+ Kg7 24. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Shirov - Kramnik WCC Candidates Match"]
[Site "Cazorla ESP"]
[Date "1998.06.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D70"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7148054512160"]
[EventDate "1998.05.24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 c6 10. h4 h5 11. Be2 cxd5 12. exd5 N8d7 13. d6 Nf6 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Rd1 Be6 16. Nh3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. b3 Ba6 19. Nd5 e4 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. d7 Qb6 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23. Qe3 Bxg5 24. Qxb6 Bxh4+ 25. Kd2 axb6 26. fxe4 Rxe4 27. Kc2 Rg4 28. Rd2 Be7 29. Rg1 Kg7 30. Nf2 Rf4 31. Nd3 Re4 32. Rgd1 Bb5 33. a4 Bc6 34. Re1 Rxe1 35. Nxe1 Bb4 36. Re2 Bxe1 37. Rxe1 Bxg2 38. Kd2 h4 39. Ke3 Bd5 40. b4 h3 41. Re2 f5 42. Rd2 Be4 43. Kf4 Bg2 44. Rd7+ Kf6 45. Rh7 g5+ 46. Kg3 f4+ 47. Kg4 Ke5 48. b5 0-1

[Event "Keres mem"]
[Site "Tallinn/ Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Seeman, Tarvo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7147765116506"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 {Petursson} Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Nbd7 (6... Ne4 $5) 7. e4 e5 8. Nc3 (8. c4 $5) 8... Re8 9. h3 (9. b3) (9. a4) 9... c6 10. a4 Qc7 (10... a5 $5) 11. Be3 b6 (11... exd4 12. Bxd4) 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Bh6 (13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bg5 a6) 13... a6 (13... Bh8 14. Rad1 Rad8 $13) 14. Rad1 (14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rad1) 14... b5 (14... Bh8 $5) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re3 $1 b4 (16... Rad8 17. Rde1) 17. Ne2 c5 (17... exd4 18. Qxd4 c5 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Rxe4 21. Rxe4 Bxe4 22. Nd2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Re8 24. Nf4 $16) 18. d5 (18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Qd6 Rac8 $15) 18... a5 (18... Nb6 19. b3 a5 20. Nh4 (20. g4 c4 21. Ng3 $13) 20... c4 $15) 19. g4 c4 20. Ng3 Nc5 (20... Nb6 21. b3 Rac8 $15 22. Rde1) 21. b3 h6 (21... Ba6 $13) 22. Bf1 c3 $2 (22... Ba6 {cb,Bf1,Rac8}) 23. Qc1 Rh8 24. Ree1 Bc8 {Bd7,B[N]a4,Rag8} 25. Bb5 Qd8 (25... Bd7 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Kg2 {Nh2,f4}) (25... Qe7 {h5}) 26. Qe3 {Ne5} Qe7 27. Kg2 h5 28. g5 Nh7 29. Rg1 Ra7 30. Rdf1 $1 {Kh2,Ne2,Nh4,f4} f6 $2 (30... Bd7 31. Bxd7 Rxd7 $13) 31. gxf6+ Qxf6 32. Kh2 Kf8 (32... Kf7 33. Nxe5+ Qxe5 34. f4) 33. Nxe5 $3 {Petursson: This sacrifice is logical, but still it is highly unusual to see the Super-Solid-Swede make a move of such speculative nature!} Qxe5 34. f4 Qe7 35. e5 $40 Nf6 (35... h4 36. Ne2 Bf5 37. Nd4) (35... Rg8 {Petursson} 36. f5 $140 g5 37. e6 Nf6 $17) 36. Qd4 h4 $8 (36... Nfd7 37. Bxd7 Qxd7 38. f5 $1 $18) 37. Ne2 Nfe4 38. Rxg6 Qh7 $1 (38... Bf5 39. Rxd6 Nxd6 40. exd6 Qg7 41. Qxc5) 39. f5 $1 $18 {e6,ed} Ng3 40. Nxg3 hxg3+ 41. Rxg3 Rg7 42. e6 $1 (42. exd6 {Petursson} Rxg3 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+ Kg8 46. Qe8+ Kg7 $11) 42... Rxg3 $8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+ Kg8 46. Qe8+ (46. Qxh7+ Rxh7 47. Kxg3 Ne4+) 46... Kg7 47. Qf7+ Kh6 48. Qf6+ {48...Kh5 49.Be2, 48...Rg6 49. fg Qg7 50.Qh4 Kg6 51.Rg1 Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1998.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Hua, Lefong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A74"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251705948195"]
[EventDate "1998.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bg5 O-O (8... h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Bb5+ Kf8 12. e5 $1 $36) 9. Nd2 {important move in this variation.White takes control over h5-square preventing black's 9...h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Nh5} (9. Be2 $6 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5) 9... Re8 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. O-O b6 13. f4 Qc7 14. Qc2 Rb8 $1 {# Black prepares c5-c4 typical break in this structure.So, how to prevent black's counterplay?} 15. Rac1 $1 {Stopping black's counterplay on the queenside by defending Qc2} (15. Qd3 $6 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 Qb6 {c4,Ba6}) (15. b3 c4 $1 16. bxc4 (16. Nxc4 $2 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nd2 b4) (16. Bxc4 $2 Ng4) 16... b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. cxb5 Nxd5 $1) (15. Bc4 $6 Ng4) (15. Nc4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Na5 b4 18. Nb5 Qb6 19. Nc4 Qxb5 20. Nxd6 b3 21. Qd1 Qb4 22. Nxe8 Nxe8 23. e5 f6) 15... h6 (15... c4 16. Bxc4 (16. Nxc4 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nd2 b4 $132) 16... Qc5+ 17. Kh1 Ng4 18. Nd1 $16) 16. Bh4 Nh7 {intending g6-g5} 17. Bg3 $1 g5 18. fxg5 hxg5 19. Nc4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 (20... dxe5 21. d6 $16) 21. Nxe5 dxe5 $2 (21... Rxe5 $142 22. Bh5 f6 $16 (22... Re7 23. e5 $1 dxe5 24. Bxf7+ (24. d6 $5 Qxd6 25. Bxf7+ Kg7 $13) 24... Kh8 (24... Rxf7 25. Qg6+ $18) 25. Qg6 Bb7 26. d6 Qc6 27. Bd5 Qe8 28. Qd3 $18) 23. Bg6 $140 $6 Qg7 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qf2 Kg6) 22. Bh5 Re7 (22... Rf8 23. Rf3 $16 {Rcf1}) 23. d6 $1 {Of course, by opening position.White gets d-file for his rook,and d5-square for the knight.} Qxd6 24. Rcd1 Qc6 (24... Qh6 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Bg4 Qc6 27. Nd5 $16 {and than like in the game}) (24... Qe6 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Nd5 Reb7 27. h3 $1 {Bg4}) 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Nd5 Reb7 27. Qc3 $1 {Last white piece decisively comes to the game!} Qe6 (27... f6 28. Nxf6 $1 Nxf6 29. Qxe5 $18 {and Qg5}) 28. Bg4 $3 Qxg4 29. Qxe5+ Kh6 (29... f6 30. Rxf6 $1) 30. Rf6+ $1 Kg7 (30... Kh5 31. Nf4+) 31. Rfd6+ $1 1-0

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1998.09.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lev, Ronen"]
[Black "Liss, Eran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8251768897055"]
[EventDate "1998.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 (6. Bh4 c5 7. e3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qxd5 11. Be2 Qa5 12. O-O e6 $11) 6... Nxg5 (6... Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qxd5 8. e3 c5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qa4 e5 12. Bc4 Qd6 13. Qa3 $14) 7. Nxg5 e6 8. Qa4+ (8. Qd2 h6 9. Nf3 exd5 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 c6 $11) 8... Bd7 $5 {c6 is a simple and relatively basic equality move} 9. Qb3 Qxg5 {This seems enterprising but the concept really originated with Bd7. If Black did not intend to up the ante with this move one would have to question Bd7.} 10. Qxb7 O-O 11. Qxa8 (11. e3 c5 12. Qxa8 cxd4 13. exd4 Bxd4 14. Rd1 {The sad Bb6 was played in the game Stojanovic-Ruck at Hania 1994. Based on this game Ftacnik considers e3 an improvement on Qxa8 but Black has much better than Bb6.} Qe5+ 15. Be2 (15. Ne2 Bb6 $1 16. Qb7 {A mistake but White is lost anyway; his rook is the only piece with anything resembling mobility.} Qxb2 {White loses his Queen to Bxf2+ an amusing Queen trap.}) 15... Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Bb5 17. Rd2 $2 (17. O-O $1 Qxe2 18. Qxa7 exd5 {And both sides have their chances.}) 17... Nc6 18. Qb7 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Qxc3+ 20. Kf1 Nd4 $19 21. Re3 Qc4+) 11... Bxd4 12. e3 (12. Qb7 Qf6 13. Nd1 Bb6 14. e3 $6 (14. Rc1 Ba4 15. e3 (15. b3 Qd4 16. Nc3 Bc6 $1 17. e3 Qxc3+ 18. Rxc3 Bxb7 $19) 15... exd5 16. Qxd5 Rd8 17. Qe4 Qd6 18. Be2 Qd2+ 19. Kf1 Bb5 $1 $17) 14... Ba5+ 15. Ke2 (15. b4 $8 Qxa1 16. bxa5 Ba4 17. Be2 Bxd1 18. O-O Qxa2 19. Bxd1 Qxa5 $11) 15... Bc8 $1 $19) 12... Qe5 13. Rc1 exd5 14. Qb7 Nc6 15. Qb3 (15. Ne2 $1 {This seems to be where White slips. the alternative Qb3 gives Black a funky old style initiative.} Rb8 16. exd4 Qxe2+ 17. Bxe2 Rxb7 $16) (15. Be2 Bb6 $1 {Threatening Nb4.} 16. Qa6 d4 17. exd4 Nxd4 18. O-O Bc6 {Black now has a powerful attack which is well illustrated in the following lines by Ftacnik.} 19. Rfd1 (19. Rfe1 Qg5 20. g3 Re8 21. Rcd1 (21. Qd3 Rxe2 $1 22. Nxe2 Nf3+ 23. Kf1 Nxh2+ 24. Kg1 Nf3+ 25. Kf1 Nd2+ 26. Kg1 Be4 {and the ever sexy Qh5 will win.}) 21... Qf5 22. Qd3 Rxe2 $1 $19) 19... Re8 20. Bf1 Qf4 {Threat is Nf3!} 21. Qd3 Qxf2+ $3 22. Kxf2 Nf5+ {0-1 in Lybin-Voina USSR 1990}) (15. Bb5 $6 Rb8 16. Bxc6 (16. Qa6 Nb4 17. Qa4 Bxe3 $1 18. fxe3 Qxe3+ 19. Kd1 Rxb5 $1 20. Nxb5 Bg4#) 16... Rxb7 17. Bxb7 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 (18. Rxc3 d4) 18... Bb5 $17) 15... Rb8 16. Qc2 Bb6 {I like this move. without the ensuing move d4 it is very diffficult for Black to develop his powerful initiative.} 17. Be2 (17. Qe2 {maybe this is a touch better than the game continuation but White is on the more difficult side.} d4 18. exd4 Qf6 (18... Qf4 $6 19. Qd2 $14) 19. Nd5 Ba5+ 20. b4 Qg5 21. Rc5 (21. Qd2 $2 Qxd5 22. bxa5 Re8+ 23. Kd1 Bg4+ 24. f3 Bxf3+ 25. gxf3 Qxf3+ 26. Kc2 Qxh1 $19) 21... Rxb4 22. Nxb4 Bxb4+ 23. Kd1 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Qxc5 $13) 17... d4 18. exd4 $6 (18. Nd1 Nb4 (18... dxe3 19. fxe3 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Qxe3 21. Qc3 Qxc3+ 22. bxc3 Rb2 $44) 19. Qb3 Nd5 20. Rc5 $1 Ba5+ 21. Rxa5 Rxb3 22. axb3 Be6 $13) 18... Nxd4 {Black's initiative has slipped out of White's control.} 19. Qd2 (19. Qe4 Qd6 20. Kf1 {Losing but a better move is difficult if not impossible to find.} Re8 21. Qd3 Qf4 22. Re1 Nxe2 23. Rxe2 Bb5 $3 $19 24. Rxe8+ Kg7) 19... Ba5 20. Kf1 $2 {An Innacuracy} (20. f4 $1 Qxe2+ {Other moves allow White to escape through castling.} 21. Nxe2 (21. Qxe2 Nxe2 22. Kxe2 Rxb2+ 23. Ke3 Bb6+ $17) 21... Bxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Rxb2+ 23. Kc3 Rxe2 24. Kxd4 Rxg2 25. Rxc7 Rxa2 $11) 20... Re8 21. Bd3 $2 (21. Bc4 Bc6 22. Rd1 Bb6 23. Qd3 Qc5 24. Rd2 Qg5 25. Rg1 Qh4 26. Bd5 Qxh2 27. Bxc6 Nxc6 $40) 21... Nf3 $3 {A remarkable idea which is Black's best move. Other moves offer Black compensation but no more.} 22. gxf3 (22. Qe3 $1 {The best defence when Black gets the bishop pair and 2 pawns for a rook and bishop. Chances are not in White's favor but at least his king will not forfeit his head yet.} Nxh2+ 23. Kg1 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Ng4 $15) (22. Qd1 Bxc3 23. bxc3 (23. Rxc3 Qe1+ $1) 23... Bg4 $1 $19 {A nice win. White cannot save his queen, avoid Qe1 and mates, and prevent the following mate all at the same time.} 24. gxf3 Bh3+ 25. Kg1 Qg5#) 22... Bh3+ 23. Kg1 Bxc3 24. Qe3 (24. bxc3 Qd5 25. a4 (25. Qf4 Qxd3 26. Qg3 Qxc3 27. Qxh3 Qxc1+ 28. Kg2 $19) 25... Re2 $1 {Without a doubt the most aesthetic win.} (25... Qxf3 26. Qg5 Qxd3 27. Qg3 Qd2 28. Qxh3 Qxc1+ 29. Kg2 $19) 26. Qf4 Qxd3 27. Qg3 Rc2 28. Qxh3 Rxc1+ 29. Kg2 Rxh1 30. Kxh1 Qxc3 $19) 24... Bd2 $3 {An excellent move. This prevents the trade of queens which would allow White to grovel though most likely in vain.} 25. Qxd2 Qd5 26. Qf4 (26. Ra1 Qxf3 27. Qg5 Qxd3 28. Qg3 Qf5 29. Rc1 Re4 30. f3 Re2 $19) (26. a3 Qxf3 27. Qg5 Qxd3 28. Qg3 Qd7 $19) (26. Qh6 Qxf3 27. Qg5 Qxd3 28. Qg3 Qd7 $19) 26... Qxd3 27. Qg3 Qd7 28. f4 Re2 29. a4 (29. Qf3 Qe6 30. Rf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Rxb2 $19) 29... Qe6 30. Qc3 (30. Rf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Re1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. f3 Qc2+ 34. Kh3 Rxh1 $19) 30... Rc2 $3 {Perhaps a not to complicated move but still remarkably beautiful. I believe this masterpiece is almost as impressive in its mating ideas as the immortal, though likely fictitious, Adams versus Torre.} 0-1

[Event "Elista ol (Men)"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Tisdall"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "5983023680030"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. e4 e5 11. Be2 Nf8 (11... O-O 12. Nf1 Re8 (12... Qe8 13. Ne3 Nh5 14. Nf5 Kh7 15. Qd2 Nf4 16. Bd1 Ba6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Bc2 Ne6 19. Bf6 Nxc4 20. Nxg7 Nxd2 21. Nxe8 Nc4 22. e5+ Kg8 23. exd6 cxd6 $19 {0-1 Schroer, J-Dauvergne,P/Philadelphia 1986/EXT 97 (36)}) 13. Ne3 Nf8 14. Nd5 g5 15. Bf2 Ng6 $132 {1-0 Hultin,J-Jansson,J/Oslo 1992/CBM 28 ext (48)}) 12. Bf2 Ne6 13. Qb3 (13. Rb1 $5) (13. g3 $5) 13... O-O 14. g3 (14. c5 Nf4 (14... exd4 15. cxd4 dxc5 16. dxc5 Nd4 17. Qc4) 15. Bf1 exd4 16. cxd4 dxc5 17. dxc5 Qe7 $36) 14... Nd7 15. Rb1 Kh8 (15... exd4 16. cxd4 c5 17. d5 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qb2 $1 f5 20. Qxd4 $14) (15... f5 $2 16. c5 Qe7 17. c6 $1 Bxc6 18. Bc4 Rae8 19. Bxe6+ {and d5 +-.}) 16. Qc2 Qf6 (16... Qg5 $5 {keeping the path of the f-pawn open looks tempting. Although the game continuation gains access to c5, black forfeits a great deal of potential counterplay by abandoning the option of ... f5, which seems to have been his idea up to here.}) 17. d5 Nec5 18. Nf1 {Preparing to complete the clamp down on black's position by taking firm control of f5. White seems to have nice long-term attacking chances, but black is very solid and the latent pressure against e4 makes it difficult for white to open lines on the kingside.} Qd8 19. Ne3 (19. h4 $5 {deserved attention, since white maintains different options by delaying the development of the knight - it may be better posted on g3, for example. White may also be able to use the c1-h6 diagonal by waiting to deploy the knight.}) 19... Nf6 20. g4 {Now black's position is very passive, and he must plan countermeasures to white's gradual expansion.} Ng8 21. Qd2 Bc8 22. Bd1 (22. Nf5 $5) 22... Bd7 23. h4 h5 $5 {A very spirited move that leads to amazing consequences on this flank. In any case, black does not wish to allow h4-h5 which would snuff out any hope of black organizing counterplay on this side of the board. Nevertheless, moves like this are always rather impressive since the taboo against disrupting one's own king cover is very strong.} 24. Nf5 (24. gxh5 {obviously grants black counterplay in several ways;} Nf6 (24... f5 $5) 25. h6 g6 $44 {though the game continuation gives black chances to mount pressure against e4.}) 24... hxg4 25. Bxc5 dxc5 (25... Bxf5 26. exf5 (26. Bf2 $2 Bh7) 26... dxc5 27. fxg4 {must favor white, whose bishop should become immensely powerful.}) 26. fxg4 g6 $5 {Another bit of voluntary kingside perforation from black, and again it spells the beginning of surprising counterplay.} 27. Ne3 $5 (27. Nh6 $5 {"feels" more natural, and looks quite promising.} Nf6 (27... f6 28. Nxg8 Kxg8 29. Qh6 Be8 30. g5 $36 {and with h4-h5 next white will take charge of line-opening on the kingside.}) 28. h5 Kg7 (28... Nxe4 $4 29. Nxf7+ $1 ({or} 29. Qe3 $1)) 29. Qe3 (29. Nxf7 $5 {is the romantic option. It leads to fascinating complications, but there is no reason to speculate like this...} Kxf7 30. hxg6+ Kxg6 31. Rh6+ (31. Qh6+ Kf7 32. g5 Rh8 $1 $17 33. Qxh8 (33. g6+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Kd6) 33... Qxh8 34. Rxh8 Rxh8 35. gxf6 Rh2) 31... Kf7 32. g5 Nxe4 (32... Ng8 $5 33. Rh7+ (33. Bh5+ Kg7 34. Rg6+ Kh7 {and it is hard (to put it mildly) to see how to transform the clumsy duo on g6 and h5 into an attacking force.}) (33. Rh1 $1 {is best, with continuing attacking chances.}) 33... Kg6 34. Qh2 Qxg5 35. Rxd7 Nf6 {and black's counterplay is overwhelming.}) 33. Bh5+ Kg7 $1 (33... Ke7 34. d6+ $1 Nxd6 35. Rh7+ Rf7 (35... Nf7 36. Qf2 $1 $18) 36. Bxf7 Nxf7 37. Qf2 $18) 34. Rg6+ Kh7 $11) 29... Rh8 30. hxg6 (30. g5 Nh7 $132) 30... fxg6 31. Rb2 $40 {and white's attacking potential is clear.}) 27... Qf6 28. Qg2 $1 {This prepares an extremely clever tactical manoeuvre based on trapping black's queen. However, this turns out to be only the beginning of the day's fun.} (28. h5 $5 Kg7) 28... Qf4 29. Kd2 $1 Nf6 30. Rf1 (30. Kd3 $5) 30... Nxe4+ $1 {As much as one has to admire what black is about to do, and as difficult as it is to assess what is about to happen, it is only safe to say that this is certainly black's best practical continuation. But it would be a miracle if the rest of this game is "sound".} (30... Qxe4 31. Bf3 (31. Rxf6 $5 Qxb1 32. Bc2 Qxa2 33. h5) 31... Qf4 32. Be2 Qe4 33. Qg1 $1 {also snares the black queen.}) 31. Kd3 f5 $3 32. Rxf4 (32. gxf5 $2 Qg3 $1 33. Qxe4 Bxf5 34. Rxf5 gxf5 $17) 32... exf4 {This must have been a delightful situation in time pressure.} 33. Nf1 (33. Nc2 fxg4) (33. gxf5 $5 fxe3 34. fxg6 Kg7 35. h5 {may provide enough of a counterattack to allow white to utilize his material advantage, but it looks far too dangerous with his own king wandering in the crossfire of black's well coordinated army.} Rae8) 33... fxg4 $1 34. Kxe4 f3 {Though it is impossible not to be thrilled by black's concept, the voice of reason suggests that somewhere around here white's vast material superiority must be convertible to some sort of clear advantage.} 35. Qb2 $6 (35. Qg3 $5 {offers to pitch back some of the surplus while keeping control of e1, black's pawn swarm and staying closer to black's king. This seems to me to offer better chances of regaining control.} Rae8+ 36. Kd3 Bf5+ 37. Kd2 Bxb1 38. Qxg4 f2 39. Be2 {and white is consolidating his advantage.} (39. h5 $5 Re1 $132)) 35... Rae8+ 36. Kd3 Re1 $3 {Black's priorities are clear, mobilize the passed pawns. The exclamation points are for resourcefulness, but there is little doubt that white should be able to capitalize on his extra material.} 37. Ng3 $2 (37. Qf2 $5 Bf5+ 38. Kd2 Rxf1 39. Qxf1 Bxb1 40. Qf2 $16 {and white should eventually reach some kind of favorable Q vs. R + B ending.} Bxa2 {would be desirable if it worked, but} (40... Rf7 $5) (40... g3 41. Qxg3 f2 42. Be2 f1=Q 43. Bxf1 Rxf1 44. Qxc7 $18) 41. Qe3 {is very dangerous for black;} Kg7 42. Qe5+ Rf6 43. Qxc7+ Rf7 (43... Kg8) 44. d6 f2 45. Be2 g3 46. d7 g2 47. Qe5+ $18) 37... f2 $44 38. Be2 Rg1 (38... Rf3+ $5 39. Kd2 $1 {and white neutralizes black's bag of tricks.} (39. Bxf3 $2 {would fall for} Bf5+ $1 40. Kd2 Rxb1 41. Qa3 gxf3 42. Qxa7 Rg1 43. Qb8+ Kh7 44. Qxc7+ Kg8 45. Nxf5 gxf5 46. Qd8+ Kh7 47. Qd7+ $11)) 39. Nf1 Bf5+ 40. Kd2 g3 {Time control reached and black is no longer in any danger.} 41. Bf3 (41. Nxg3 Rxb1 42. Qa3 Bh3 (42... a5 $5) (42... Re8 $5 $44 {is safest since it paralyzes whites forces - the Qa3 must guard against ...Rb2+.}) 43. Qxa7 $13 {Black is certain to reach a decent material balance here, but may shed too many pawns en route.}) 41... Bxb1 42. Qxb1 Rxf3 43. Qxg6 g2 (43... g2 44. Qh6+ (44. Qh5+ Kg7 45. Qg4+ Kf7 46. Qxf3+ Ke7 47. Qe4+ Kd8 48. d6 $1 {This motif, which strips the black king bare, always assures white perpetual check.})) (43... Rxf1 44. Qh5+ Kg7 45. Qxf3 Rg1 {offers no hope of the king escaping;} 46. Qg4+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "It (cat.19)"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas (Spain)"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8112924816427"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. Qf3 d4 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. Bd2 dxc3 14. Bxc3 Bg7 15. Rg1 O-O 16. gxf6 Qxf6 17. Qe3 Kh8 18. f4 Qb6 19. Qg3 Qh6 20. Rd6 f6 21. Bd2 e4 22. Bc4 b5 23. Be6 Ra7 24. Rc6 a5 25. Be3 Rb7 26. Bd5 Rb8 27. Rc7 b4 28. b3 Rb5 29. Bc6 Rxf5 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Bxd7 Rcc5 32. Bxf5 Rxf5 33. Rd1 Kg8 34. Qg2 1-0

[Event "It (cat.20)"]
[Site "Linares (Spain)"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8247813633063"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Ndb5 d5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. Qb3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 e5 13. Nd6 Be6 14. Qd3 e4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rad8 17. Qc2 Nd4 18. Qb2 Nxe2 19. Kxe2 Rfe8 20. Qb4 Qh5+ 21. f3 f5 22. g4 Qh3 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Re1 Rxe4+ 0-1

[Event "It (cat.20)"]
[Site "Linares (Spain)"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7424253662284"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Ne7 7. Nf4 c5 8. h4 cxd4 9. Nb5 Nec6 10. h5 Be4 11. f3 a6 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. exd6 g5 14. Nh3 h6 15. fxe4 dxe4 16. Bg2 f5 17. O-O O-O 18. c3 Qxd6 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Qe6 Nd7 24. Qxd7 Rd8 25. Qg4 e3 26. b3 Ne5 27. Qe4 Qf6 28. Kg2 e2 29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. cxd4 Qc6 31. d5 Qxd5 32. Qxd5 Rxd5 33. Re1 Rd2 34. Kf2 Rxa2 35. Rxe2 Nd3+ 36. Ke3 Rxe2+ 37. Kxe2 g4 38. Ng5 Nc1+ 39. Ke3 Nxb3 40. h6 a5 41. Kf4 Nd4 42. Kxg4 a4 43. Kh5 Nc6 0-1

[Event "Match"]
[Site "Bastia (France)"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[Beauty "6465020511808"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Re1 Re8 12. d5 Ne7 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. Bc2 Qd7 15. Bd3 Rec8 16. Rc1 Rc7 17. b4 g6 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. c4 Nexd5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Be4 f5 22. Bxd5+ Bxd5 23. Qd3 Be6 24. Ng5 bxc4 25. Qh3 Qe7 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. Qc3 b5 28. f4 e4 29. Nf3 Qf7 30. Nd4 d5 31. Rcd1 Re8 32. Kf2 Qg7 33. h4 Rce7 34. Re3 Rd7 35. h5 Qh6 36. Ne2 Qxh5 37. Qf6 Qh6 38. Qc6 Red8 39. Qe6+ Kh8 40. Rh3 Qg7 41. Nd4 Rd6 42. Qe5 Qxe5 43. fxe5 Rb6 44. Ke3 Kg7 45. Ne2 Re6 46. Nd4 Rxe5 47. Nc6 d4+ 48. Kf4 Red5 49. Nxd8 Rxd8 50. Ra3 d3 51. Rxa6 c3 52. Rc6 c2 53. Rc7+ Kf6 54. Rc6+ Kf7 55. Rc7+ Kf6 56. Rc6+ Kf7 57. Rc7+ Ke6 58. Rh1 d2 59. Rxc2 {Error reading move: Rd1} 0-1

[Event "It (cat.19)"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas (Spain)"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[Beauty "7289633243226"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 18. Qf3 Kh8 19. Bd1 f4 20. g4 h5 21. h3 Nf6 22. Qg2 hxg4 23. hxg4 Bxg4 24. Re6 Qh5 25. Bxg4 Nxg4 26. Rxd6 Rae8 27. Ne4 Ne5 28. f3 Nxf3+ 29. Kf2 Nh4 30. Qh1 g5 31. b4 g4 32. Bb2 g3+ 33. Kg1 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Nh2 35. c4+ Kg8 36. Qd1 f3+ 37. Kxg3 Qg4+ 38. Kf2 Qh4+ 39. Ke3 Qf4+ 40. Kd4 Qe5+ 41. Ke3 Ng4+ 42. Kd2 Qxb2+ 43. Qc2 Qxa1 44. Rg6+ Kh7 45. Rxg4 f2 0-1

[Event "It (cat.10)"]
[Site "Swidnica (Poland)"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pedzich, Dominik"]
[Black "Murdzia, Piotr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251709913127"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bd3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Ngf3 Bb4+ 13. c3 Bd6 14. Bf4 Qc7 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Nc4 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Be7 18. O-O-O Nc5 19. Bc2 b5 20. Nce5 a6 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Ne5+ Kg8 23. Qh5 Bf8 24. Bg6 Bd6 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Bh7+ Kxh7 27. Qg6+ Kg8 28. Qf7+ Kh7 29. Rxh6+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "N, N."]
[Black "N, N."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8249424256595"]
[EventDate "1999.02.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 {The Kalashnikov.} 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 (6. N1c3 {This would transpose to a Sveshnikov.}) 6... Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 f5 9. Bd3 {Inducing, perhaps unwisely, ...f4.} (9. exf5) 9... f4 10. g3 {The only way to hope to exploit the expansion with ...f4.} Nf6 $1 {Black sacrifices a pawn. It seems speculative, but analysis shows it is sound.} 11. gxf4 exf4 12. Bxf4 O-O 13. Bg3 {Pre-emptively pulling back the undefended bishop.} Ng4 14. Be2 $2 {By his own admission, Nunn did not consider that the knight could advance and sacrifice here. On the one hand, yes, the sacrifice is shocking. On the other hand, it is the only logical follow-up, and it is surprising that he missed it.} (14. f4 $1 {This is not a gambit that can be met with patience. Only   in this way can White hope to be better.} Bh4 {Threatening   ...Rxf4 $1 and possibly ...Ne3.} 15. Qd2 {responding to both threats.} Nce5 $5 {A spectacular piece sacrifice that gives a full piece   to keep the king under fire.} 16. fxe5 Bg5 17. Qe2 {The only good   square. Otherwise ...Ne3 and ...Bg4.} Nxe5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 {With   at least sufficient compensation in Stockfish' estimation. Here is one   amazing line.} 19. Rf1 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Bh3+ 21. Kg1 Bc1 $3 22. Rxc1 $2 Qg5+ $19) 14... Nxf2 $3 15. Qd5+ $1 {a critical inclusion.} (15. Bxf2 $2 {The check must be included first.} Rxf2 16. Kxf2 (16. Qd5+ $2 Rf7 {The difference between 15.Qd5+ $1 and 16.Qd5+     $2}) 16... Bh4+ 17. Ke3 Qg5+ 18. Kd3 Nb4+ $1 {Stopping the king's flight.} 19. Kd4 Bf2# {a beautiful mate $1} (19... Qc5# {also a beautiful mate.})) 15... Kh8 16. Bxf2 (16. Rf1 $1 {A superior defense. The engine suggests a perpetual.} Nb4 17. Qd4 Nc6 18. Qd5 Nb4) 16... Nb4 17. Qh5 $2 {Now Black wins by force.} (17. Qd4 $1 Rxf2 $1 18. Kxf2 $4 (18. Qxf2 $4 Bh4 $19) (18. Rg1 Rxe2+ 19. Kxe2 (19. Nxe2 Bf6) 19... Bf6) 18... Bh4+ 19. Kf3 Nc6 20. Qe3 Bh3 $1 $19) 17... Rxf2 $1 18. Kxf2 Bh4+ 19. Kg2 (19. Ke3 g6 20. Qf3 Qg5+ 21. Qf4 (21. Kd4 Qc5#) 21... Qc5+ 22. Kd2 (22. Kf3 Qf2#) 22... Bg5 $19) (19. Kf3 {This leads to the most spectacular mates $1} Qf6+ 20. Ke3 Qd4+ $3 21. Kf4 (21. Kxd4 Bf2#) 21... Qf2+ 22. Qf3 (22. Bf3 Nd3# (22... Qd2# {A-M-A-Z-I-$146-G $1})) 22... g5#) (19. Kg1 {This transposes to the game like so...} g6 20. Qf3 Qg5+ 21. Kf1 Bh3+ $3) 19... g6 20. Qf3 (20. Qh6 Bg5 $19) 20... Qg5+ 21. Kf1 Bh3+ $3 {A clearance sacrifice to introduce the rook on a8.} 22. Qxh3 Rf8+ 23. Bf3 Qe3 {f3 cannot be held, but it's not clearly over yet.} 24. Qxh4 Nd3 $1 {Only this quiet move concludes the game.} (24... Qxf3+ $4 25. Kg1 Qe3+ 26. Kg2 Qf3+ 27. Kg1 Qe3+) (24... Rxf3+ $4 25. Kg2 $18) 25. Nd5 Qxf3+ (25... Rxf3+ {A slightly more accurate mate in seven in which the   key line is...} 26. Kg2 Qe2+ 27. Kg1 g5 $1) 26. Kg1 Nf2 $1 {And not just one rook falls, but in fact, both rooks do.} 27. Kf1 Qxh1+ 28. Ke2 Qxa1 {Nunn resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1999.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7423892982870"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]

1. e4 {Kasparov has won many brilliant attacking games with both 1.e4 and 1.d4. Here he pursues an open game.} d6 $5 {Kasparov is probably THE greatest opening theoretician of all time so it makes sense to avoid main lines against him. Topalov selects the less common Pirc Defense, but now he runs the risk of getting in trouble not because he is outprepared, but because the opening may be slightly dubious at the highest level.} 2. d4 {It is of course correct to establish the "perfect pawn center" against almost any hypermodern opening.} Nf6 {Topalov attacks the e4-pawn. A difference between the King's Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6) and the Pirc Defense (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6) is that it is natural now to play Nc3 which block the c-pawn that has already advanced to c4 in the King's Indian.} 3. Nc3 {Kasparov develops and defends e4.} g6 {Topalov commits to the true "Pirc" defense with a kingside fianchetto. He could still have changed course and played ...e5 and played a "Philidor Defense" instead.} 4. Be3 {As is his way, Kasparov selects an aggressive setup, developing the bishop to pursue a quick queen and bishop battery and castle queenside.} Bg7 {completing the fianchetto.} 5. Qd2 {This move already prepares queenside castling and Bh6. Kasparov's attacking ideas are taking shape.} c6 $5 {An intriguing and flexible move $1 Rather than castling (which most beginners would play), Topalov adopts a very flexible expansion on the queenside which waits to see how Kasparov will deploy his forces without creating targets.} (5... Ng4 $6 {Exchanging the dark-square bishop would be a huge   strategic achievement, but Topalov would only overextend if he tried   this move.} 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 $16 {The dark-square bishop   survives, and Black's advanced kingside pawns may easily become   targets.}) (5... O-O {Naturally Topalov avoids castling into the attack   (though this is playable) when Kasparov would be able to fully commit   to the wing assault.}) 6. f3 {This is a very useful (often essential) move in such positions. Kasparov secures e4 and keeps a knight out of g4.} b5 {Topalov expands on the queenside, creating prospects for an attack on White's king after 0-0-0, thinking about inconveniencing the c3-knight after ...b4, and giving space to the Bc8 to develop.} 7. Nge2 {This move is slightly odd since the knight has nowhere good to go right away and blocks the Bf1. Topalov has benefited slightly from his wait-and-see approach that makes it hard for Kasparov to commit his forces.} (7. Bd3 $14 {Stockfish prefers developing the bishop and THE$146   playing Nge2.}) 7... Nbd7 {The knight develops to it's most natural square, controlling e5 and c5.} 8. Bh6 {A very committal decision from Kasparov. He elects to exchange the "dragon bishop," but he must sideline his queen to achieve this strategic goal.} Bxh6 {Topalov pulls Kasparov's queen to h6, where it is misplaced.} (8... O-O $2 {This would be very risky as Kasparov can immediately   launch a kingside attack.} 9. h4 $16) 9. Qxh6 {recapturing} Bb7 {The bishop develops and adds important control to the d5-square.} 10. a3 {Kasparov takes a moment to stop ...b4.} (10. Qg7 {Many beginners might play (or be worried about) this move.} Rg8 {White can only retreat and as Black was never castling   kingside anyway, nothing was accomplished.}) 10... e5 {Topalov finally makes a control commitment. He also shows his plan, ...Qe7 and 0-0-0.} (10... a5 $5 $14 {The engine preferred more queenside expansion.   It's move 10 and both players are still trying to figure out   development and castling.}) 11. O-O-O {Now that Topalov has committed, Kasparov does too. ...e5 weakens the d-file, and it is the perfect time to castle and put a rook on it.} Qe7 {Topalov places the queen in a perfect spot. It defends the dark-squares on all sides of the board and secures e5.} 12. Kb1 $1 {A grandmaster move $1 Kasparov is patient and places his king on the safer b1-square and frees c1 for his e2-knight.} a6 {Topalov secures b5 as d5 could have created problems.} 13. Nc1 $1 {The knight repositions and frees the f1-bishop.} O-O-O {Topalov finally castles. In a classical sense, it is only here that we have left the opening as both players are mostly developed and are castled.} 14. Nb3 {The knight finishes it's journey and has a possible new target, a5.} exd4 {Topalov can find no further improvements so he decides it's time to release the central tensions. Although his king is open, he is hoping his better centralized pieces (see the Bf1, Rh1, and Qh6) can benefit from central action.} 15. Rxd4 {Recapturing with the knight was of roughly equal value.} c5 {The b7-bishop is released with a gain of tempo on the rook.} 16. Rd1 {The rook retreats to the first rank.} Nb6 {This one move activates both the knight and the Rd8 in the fight for d5. Black hopes to advance ...d5 soon.} 17. g3 {Kasparov needs to active his f1-bishop and h1-rook so he prepares Bh3.} Kb8 {Topalov simply anticiaptes Bh3+} 18. Na5 $6 {This complex phase sees several inaccuracies from both players. Kasparov plays to trade off the b7-bishop, but Topalov can let him have it and use the time gained to break in the center.} (18. Qf4 $16) 18... Ba8 $6 {Topalov keeps the bishop, but he did not have to do so.} (18... d5 $1 {This was the perfect time to break in the center $1} 19. Nxb7 Kxb7 20. exd5 Nfxd5 {Black's king feels drafty, but his   central pieces offset this concern and give him equality.}) 19. Bh3 $2 {Kasparov develops the bishop, but it would not be so useful on h3 had Topalov responded accurately on move 24.} (19. Qf4 $16 {again, it was better to recentralize.}) 19... d5 $1 {Topalov finally strikes out $1 His king is opened up, but his pieces are activated. Black is even better.} 20. Qf4+ {The queen recentralizes with a check. She's been longing to do so.} Ka7 {Topalov's king appears to be fairly safe on a7...} 21. Rhe1 {Kasparov finally develops his lat piece. Don't wait until move 21 to develop your rooks, kids $1} d4 {Topalov keeps the e-file from opening and asks the knight to passively retreat.} 22. Nd5 {Kasparov strives to avoid passivity and advances so as to avoid the e-file. This is the move which commits Kasparov to a sacrificial path as (at a minimum) he will lose a pawn on d5.} Nbxd5 {This is the correct knight to capture with as the black king has access to b6 now.} 23. exd5 {opening the e-file.} Qd6 {The queen blockades the d-pawn which appears to be a goner.} 24. Rxd4 $3 {A thunderous move $3 $1 Kasparov sacrifices a rook in the hope of a mating attack. Topalov has a huge decision here. Should he accept the audacious sacrifice or decline $2} (24. Nc6+ $5 {This might be the "best" course of action, but only   Black can be better in the endgame, and Topalov will have little way   to go wrong.} Bxc6 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26. dxc6 $17) 24... cxd4 $2 {Topalov accepts, following one of my favorite maxims, "If you cannot see a reason not to take material, take it. You will either get material or a lesson." Here Topalov gets a lesson as Kasparov's sacrifice proves sound. We should all be grateful to Topalov for being willing to venture down this road, but declining the sacrifice could have gained a clear advantage.} (24... Kb6 $1 {This move was much cited after the match. Instead of   taking the rook, Black plays a daring king move and places the knight   on a5 and the rook under attack. This disrupts White's mating   patterns, and an endgame is now unavoidable.} 25. b4 Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Nxd5 27. Rxf7 cxb4 28. axb4 Nxb4 29. Nb3 Bd5 30. Rf6+ Nc6 $17 {Black   is better in this endgame due to good pieces and strong queenside   pawns. There are decent winning chances.}) (24... Rhe8 $2 {I quite like this move which activates the last   undeveloped piece. I think this give the most winning chances to   Black.} 25. Rxe8 Nxe8 26. Qxf7+ $16) 25. Re7+ $3 {A second rook sacrifice to justify the first $1 This one cannot be accepted though.} (25. Qxd4+ $4 Qb6 26. Re7+ Nd7 {And since White's queen is hanging,   the attack falters in this line.}) 25... Kb6 {Topalov has no choice but to run the monarch up the board and attack the knight.} (25... Qxe7 $2 {Kasparov now has a pretty mate in four.} 26. Qxd4+ Kb8 27. Qb6+ Bb7 (27... Qb7 28. Nc6#) 28. Nc6+ Ka8 29. Qa7#) (25... Kb8 $2 {The problem here is that the h8-rook hangs in the   end of the lines. The devil is in the details $1} 26. Qxd4 Nd7 (26... Rd7 27. Bxd7 $18) (26... Qxe7 27. Qb6+ {is the same as immediately capturing the     rook.}) 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Bxd7 Qxd7 29. Qxh8+ $18) 26. Qxd4+ $1 {The knight on a5 is sacrificed as well to force Topalov's king into a mating net.} Kxa5 {Topalov accepts the knight. His king is netted, but the final mate is difficult to force.} (26... Qc5 27. Qxf6+ Qd6 (27... Kxa5 $2 28. b4+ $18) 28. Be6 $3 {An amazing solution put forward by Kasparov $1 This stops   the queen trades and keeps White's pieces in a dominating position.   The threat is just b4 and Qd4+ mating.} Kxa5 (28... Rhe8 29. b4 Rxe7 30. Qd4+ Kc7 31. Qa7+ {Another     magnificent final position.}) 29. b4+ Ka4 30. Qc3 Bxd5 31. Kb2 Bxe6 32. Qb3+ Bxb3 33. cxb3#) 27. b4+ {Forcing the king to a4.} Ka4 {Can the king survive here $2} 28. Qc3 {Kasparov threatens mate with Qb3. He is combining ideas of Qb3# and Ra7-a6# to stretch Topalov's defenses to the maximum.} (28. Ra7 $1 {This is even stronger thanks to some great resources. We   will show just a few to appreciate the beauty of the ideas.} Nxd5 (28... Rc8 29. Qd3 Rxc2 30. Qxc2+ Kxa3 31. Qc3+ Ka4 32. Rxa6+ Qxa6 33. Kb2 Bxd5 34. Qa3# {Yet another mate to remember.}) (28... Bxd5 29. Qc3 Rhe8 30. Kb2 Re2 31. Qc7 Qxc7 32. Rxa6+ Qa5 33. Rxa5#) (28... Bb7 29. Rxb7 {Modern analysis has shown an advantage in     all lines, but we leave the position here.}) 29. Rxa6+ $3 Qxa6 30. Qb2 Nc3+ 31. Qxc3 Bd5 32. Kb2 Rc8 33. Qb3+ Bxb3 34. cxb3#) 28... Qxd5 (28... Bxd5 $2 {This loses immediately because the bishop   interferes with the black queen's defensive lines.} 29. Kb2 {Qb3# is   now unstoppable since Black's Qd6 can neither defend b3 again or reach   d4 to pin the white queen.} Qxe7 30. Qb3+ $1 Bxb3 31. cxb3# {What a stunning checkmate $3 $1}) 29. Ra7 (29. Kb2 $4 {This threatens Qb3#, but Black can save the day with a   pin.} Qd4 $19) (29. Qc7 {This is an important drawing resource. The mate threat on   a5 compels Black to take a draw. If Kasparov became concerned that he   risked too much in playing on, he had this out.} Qd1+ 30. Kb2 Qd4+) 29... Bb7 $1 {The only viable way to defend a6 is to give up this bishop.} (29... Rd6 $2 {This defends a6, but the rook's occupation means   that ...Qd4 is no longer available as a defense to Kb2 $1} 30. Kb2 Qd4 {This stops Qb3 mating, but it allows Rxa6#} 31. Qxd4 Rxd4 32. Rxa6#) (29... Qd1+ $2 {A bad check.} 30. Kb2 $18 {With Qb3# and Rxa6# both   threatened, Black must concede.}) 30. Rxb7 {Kasparov takes the bishop, but he gives Topalov a moment to organize a defense, and he is still down a rook.} Qc4 {Topalov offers a queen trade and resolves the threat of Qb3#, but he surrenders the knight on f6.} (30... Rhe8 {Activating the as-yet-undeveloped rook was a very   thematic defense.} 31. Rb6 Ra8 32. Bf1 $3 Re1+ 33. Qxe1 Nd7 34. Rb7 $3 Qxb7 35. Qd1 Kxa3 36. c3 Nb6 37. Qc1+ Ka4 38. Qc2+ Ka3 39. Qa2#) 31. Qxf6 {Of course, Kasparov would never trade queens, but he can win a knight while evading simplification He also threatens mate on a6.} (31. Ra7 $4 {This threat of mate doesn't allow Black to capture the   queen immediately, but an intermediate check wins the game.} Qxc3 $4 (31... Rd1+ $1 32. Kb2 Qxc3+ 33. Kxc3 Rd6 $19) 32. Rxa6#) 31... Kxa3 $2 {Topalov elects to take a pawn and gain some royal breathing room.} (31... Rd1+ $1 {This was the last viable defense. Topalov could   reach a very slightly worse endgame by trading queens in a moment.} 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxf7 $14) 32. Qxa6+ {The play is forced from here on.} Kxb4 {Topalov has eliminated the dangerous a3-b4 pawns. Has he found relief $2} 33. c3+ $1 {Kasparov shows that the attack is not over $1 Topalov has no good way to respond.} Kxc3 {This is the most logical try. Topalov eliminates the pawn and runs his king toward the open center.} (33... Qxc3 $2 {allows immediate mate.} 34. Qxb5+ Ka3 35. Qa6+ Qa5 36. Qxa5#) (33... Kc5 {drops the queen.} 34. Rc7+ $18) (33... Kb3 $2 {Now Kasparov can pick up the queen with a series of   checks.} 34. Qa2+ Kxc3 35. Qb2+ Kd3 36. Bf1+ $18) 34. Qa1+ $1 {There is something particularly beautiful about the queen falling back to the corner, utilizing the whole board. Both Qa3 and Qa5 allow Topalov to interpose with check and trade queens.} Kd2 {Perhaps the king will be safe on d1 $2} (34... Kb4 35. Qb2+ Qb3 36. Rxb5+ $18 {Picks up the queen with a   classic decoy.}) (34... Kd3 35. Bf1+ {skewered again.}) 35. Qb2+ {Kasparov continues the hunt. Can Black find a safe square $2} Kd1 {Topalov's king reaches the opposite rank, and it looks safe on d1 $1 Kasparov is out of checks and still down material, PLUS ...Rd2 and ...Qd3+ $1 are huge threats. Is Topalov just winning $2} (35... Ke1 36. Re7+ $18) (35... Ke3 36. Re7+ Kxf3 37. Qg2# {is a funny mate.}) 36. Bf1 $3 {A-M-A-Z-I-$146-G $1 Kasparov delivers a shot that wins the game. The bishop cannot be taken, and the attacked Black queen cannot defend checks on c1, c2, and e2.} Rd2 {A great try from Topalov $1 He leaves his queen hanging and counter-attacks Kasparov's queen. Once agains, it appears that Topalov has saved the game.} (36... Qxf1 37. Qc2+ Ke1 38. Re7+ $18) (36... Qe6 37. Qc1# {another picture-perfect mate.}) 37. Rd7 $3 {Kasparov has all the answers. He pins the d2-rook and renews his threat the the black queen, PLUS he now threatens mate on d2.} Rxd7 {Topalov has no choice. He must take the rook and surrender his queen.} 38. Bxc4 {cashing in.} bxc4 {recapturing. There is no time to save h8 as Rc1 mate was threatened.} 39. Qxh8 {The "sting in the tail" of this long battle. At the end of these tactics, the rook in the corner falls and Kasparov now wins with relative ease.} Rd3 {Threatening the f3-pawn.} 40. Qa8 {Defending f3 and threatening Qa4+ winning c4.} c3 {Threatening a winning c2+} 41. Qa4+ {Resolving the c2 threat and pushing Black's king away.} Ke1 {hoping to attack and eliminate the kingside pawns.} 42. f4 {securing the f-pawn.} f5 {also securing a loose f-pawn.} 43. Kc1 {The king firmly blockades the c-pawn and eliminates and hope of counterplay.} Rd2 {attacking h2.} 44. Qa7 {defending h2 (due to Qg1+) and threatening both Qe3+ and Qxa7. Topalov selected a good moment to resign here.} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "1999.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7425864301125"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. f4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 b5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qf2 Nc6 11. Be3 Be7 12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 Rb8 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Bd3 d6 16. Rad1 b3 17. cxb3 Bf6 18. Rc1 Bxb2 19. Rc2 Ba3 20. e5 d5 21. Nf3 Qd7 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh4+ Kg8 24. Ng5 Re8 25. Rf3 Ne7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ng8 28. f5 exf5 29. e6 fxe6 30. Rg3 g6 31. Nh7+ Kf7 32. Bh6 Ke7 33. Bg5+ Kf7 34. Bf6 Rf8 35. Rc7 Nxf6 36. Qxf6+ Ke8 37. Qxg6+ Kd8 38. Rxd7+ Bxd7 39. Nxf8 Bxf8 40. Qf6+ Be7 41. Rg8+ Kc7 42. Qc3+ Kb7 43. Rxb8+ Kxb8 44. h4 1-0

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "1999.03.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8247813633063"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Ndb5 d5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. Qb3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 e5 13. Nd6 Be6 14. Qd3 e4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rad8 17. Qc2 Nd4 18. Qb2 Nxe2 19. Kxe2 Rfe8 20. Qb4 Qh5+ 21. f3 f5 22. g4 Qh3 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Re1 Rxe4+ 0-1

[Event "Dieren op"]
[Site "Dieren"]
[Date "1999.07.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Odendahl, Reiner"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2332"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[Beauty "7357950082118"]
[EventDate "1999.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nge7 {Black develops his knight on e7 to support programme advance f7-f5.} 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O f5 10. Nxc6 {White has to be careful.} ({After inaccurate} 10. exf5 $2 {Black comes with unexpected} Bxd4 $1 11. Bxd4 Nxf5 {with advantage for Black.}) 10... Nxc6 11. Qd2 (11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Qd2 {leads only to transposition.}) 11... fxe4 12. Nxe4 Bf5 13. Nc3 Kh8 $146 ({Usually Black starts with} 13... Qf6 {See also Shulman-Rogers,New York,1998 CBM64[Ribli]} 14. Rfd1 Kh8 15. Rac1 Qf7 16. Nd5 Ne5 17. b3 b6 18. f4 Ng4 19. Bd4 Rae8 20. Bf3 h5 21. h3 Nf6 22. Re1 c5 23. Bc3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. g4 Bd7 27. Kg2 hxg4 28. hxg4 {Farago,I-Tolnai,T/Lillafured HUN 1999/1/2-1/2 (38)}) 14. Rac1 $6 {Unfortunate move.Rook belongs to the d1-square.} ({Better were} 14. Nd5 $5) ({or} 14. Rad1 $5) 14... Qf6 $1 {Because of last White's move 15.Nd5 is impossible.} 15. Rcd1 $1 {Correcting last move.It's important to recognize own mistakes.} Rae8 16. Nd5 {Now it's possible.} Qd8 (16... Qf7 $5) 17. b4 b6 $5 18. c5 (18. b5 $5) 18... dxc5 19. bxc5 Ne5 (19... Ne7 $5 {deserved serious attention}) 20. Qc1 $1 c6 $6 {It wasn't necessary to sacrifice a pawn.} (20... Qb8 $142) 21. Nxb6 Qh4 22. Nc4 Ng4 ({Worse is} 22... Bg4 23. Bxg4 Nxg4 24. Bf4 $16) 23. Bxg4 Bxg4 {Now White is a pawn up and can continue quiet, but I have suddenly noticed I can try to get even more. Here is the way where these thoughts can lead:} 24. Rd4 $3 $138 {Surprisingly White sacrifice an exchange. What for? The following events will explain everything:} (24. f3 $5 Be6 25. Nd6 Rb8 26. Rf2) 24... Bxd4 25. Bxd4+ Kg8 26. Nd6 $1 {Suddenly Black's king feel uncomfortable. White prepares a battery along the big diagonal by means of Ba1 and Qb2(c3)} (26. Ba1 Be2 27. Qc3 Qf6 28. Qxf6 Rxf6 29. Bxf6 Bxc4 $11) 26... Be2 {Almost forced and looks very strong. All white pieces are under fire, but...} 27. Qc3 $3 {Clouds around black king has been thickening.} Rf3 $3 {Fantastic defence. Black sacrifices a rook back in order to free the f8 square for his own king and also create threats to the White's king.} 28. gxf3 $2 {It's very strange, but this natural moves is a serious tactical blunder. White allows Black to develop attack which lead to the position where White's chance are only slightly higher. At the same time in White's disposal was brlliant opportunity to win the game by Zugzwang!!!} (28. Qb2 $3 {Would you believe it? White forces Black to take the rook on f1 and only then takes back on f3!} Bxf1 29. gxf3 $3 {Only this way.} ({After} 29. Nxe8 Bxg2 $1 {Black survives:} (29... Rf7 $2 30. Nf6+ Rxf6 31. Bxf6 Qg4 32. f3 $1 (32. Kxf1 $4 Qd1#) 32... Qc4 33. Bh8 $1 Kf7 34. Qf6+ Ke8 35. Qxc6+ $18) 30. Kxg2 (30. Be3 Rf7 (30... Qe7 $5 31. Kxg2 Rxe3 32. Nf6+ Kf7 33. fxe3 Qxf6 34. Qb7+ Qe7 $1) 31. Qb8 Bf3 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Ne8+ $11) 30... Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Qg4+ 32. Kh1 (32. Kf1 Rf7 $1 33. Nf6+ Rxf6 34. Bxf6 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) 32... Rf7 $1 $11 {and White can't prevent perpetual check:} 33. Nf6+ (33. Nd6 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) (33. f4 Qd1+ (33... Qxf4 34. Nd6 Qf3+ 35. Qg2 Qd1+ 36. Bg1 Rf1 {R:g1} 37. h3 $13) (33... Qf3+ 34. Kg1 (34. Qg2 Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rxf4 $15) 34... Qg4+ 35. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 34. Kg2 (34. Bg1 Qf3+ 35. Qg2 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Rxf4) 34... Qg4+ $11) 33... Rxf6 34. Bxf6 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) 29... Bh3 {The only defence from unnumerable threats. All Black pieces were in air, but White has no time to take even one of them as the threat of mate is created.} 30. Qb3+ Be6 31. Qe3 $1 {The first part of White's plan. White brings his queen to e5 with tempo.} Re7 (31... Qe7 {doesn't help} 32. Qe5 Kf8 $8 33. Qh8+ Bg8 34. Bf6 $5 (34. Be3 $5 g5 (34... Qg7 35. Bh6 $1) 35. Nxe8 Qxe8 36. Qf6+ Qf7 37. Qxc6 $18) 34... Qe1+ (34... Qd7 35. Nxe8 $18) 35. Kg2 Re7 36. Ne4 $1 Rd7 37. Be5 $1 {Bd6+-}) 32. Qe5 Kf8 $8 33. Qh8+ Bg8 {Put your attention that starting from 28.Qb2 all this line is forced.} 34. Bf6 Re1+ 35. Kg2 {/ \Qg7} Qh6 {It seems Black has managed to defend,but here comes} 36. h4 $1 {Creating the threat of mate by means of Bg5-h6!} Re6 $8 ({In case of} 36... g5 {White also wins in style:} 37. Nf5 $1 Qg6 38. h5 $3 Qxf5 ({or} 38... Qf7 39. Bg7+ Ke8 40. Nd6+ $18) 39. Qg7+ Ke8 40. Qxg8+ Kd7 41. Qd8+ Ke6 {What now?} 42. Bc3 $3 $18 {Fantastic. Black can't defend against two threats: 1) Qc8 winning a queen and 2) B:e1 winning a rook.}) 37. f4 $3 {Look at this picturesque position. Black has a lack of moves. Only two moves of the a-pawn has remained. So} a6 38. a3 $1 a5 39. a4 $22 $18 {Zugzwang! This is quite unique. White's domination is fantastic. By the way all these long variations are forced. It means that playing 28.Qb2!! White would win with the help of Zugzwang by force!} Re2 $140 40. Bg5 Qg7 41. Bh6 $1 Qxh6 42. Qf6+ Bf7 43. Qxf7#) 28... Qg5+ 29. Kh1 Qf4 $1 {Creating very strong threat.} (29... Bxf1 $2 {loses to} 30. Qb3+ Qd5 (30... Kf8 31. Qf7#) 31. Qxd5+ cxd5 32. Nxe8 $18) 30. Qb3+ Kf8 31. Bg7+ $3 {I was very lucky to find this idea as at this critical moment less than half a minute has left on my clock.} Kxg7 32. Nxe8+ Kf8 33. Rb1 $1 {Again only move. The Rook has to be defended in case of a check from the first rank.} Bxf3+ 34. Kg1 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 Qg2+ (35... Bg2+ $2 {loses to} 36. Ke1 Qe4+ (36... Bd5 37. Nf6 $1 Qe6+ (37... Qg1+ 38. Ke2 $18) 38. Qe3 Qxf6 39. Qh6+ Ke8 40. Rb8+ Ke7 41. Qxh7+ Bf7 42. Rb7+ Kf8 (42... Ke8 43. Qh8+ $1) 43. Qh6+ (43. Qxf7+ $5 $18) 43... Ke8 44. Qh8+ $1 Qxh8 45. Rb8+ $18) 37. Kd2 Qd4+ 38. Kc1 Qxc5+ 39. Kb2 Be4 (39... Qxf2+ 40. Ka3 Bd5 41. Rb2 {-35...Q:g2}) (39... Bd5 40. Qa3 Qxa3+ 41. Kxa3 Kxe8 42. Rb7 $18) 40. Rd1 $1 Bd5 (40... Qxf2+ 41. Ka1 $1 Bd5 42. Qa4 $1 Kxe8 $140 43. Rxd5) 41. Qe3 $1 Qb5+ (41... Qxe3 42. fxe3 Kxe8 43. Rd4 $1 {Ra4}) 42. Ka1 Qc4 43. Rxd5 $1 cxd5 44. Nd6 Qc6 45. Qa3 $1 $18 {and White wins.}) 36. Ke1 Qg1+ 37. Kd2 Qxf2+ 38. Kc3 {After this move perpetual check is inevitable.} ({The only chance to prolong fight for a win was} 38. Kd3 $1 Qe2+ $1 (38... Bd5 39. Qd1 $1 (39. Qb2 Qf3+ 40. Kd4 Qe4+ 41. Kc3 Qc4+ 42. Kd2 Qf4+ 43. Ke1 Qe4+ 44. Kd1 Qd3+ $11) 39... Qxc5 40. Qg4 $1 $14) (38... Be2+ $2 39. Kc3 Qxc5+ 40. Kb2 $1 (40. Kd2 Bb5 $132) 40... Qd4+ 41. Qc3 $18) 39. Kd4 $1 (39. Kc3 Bd5 $1) 39... Bd5 $1 (39... Qd2+ 40. Qd3 Qf4+ 41. Kc3 Qe5+ 42. Qd4 $18) (39... Qe4+ 40. Kc3 Qe5+ 41. Kb4 Qd4+ 42. Ka5 Qxc5+ 43. Ka6 $18) 40. Qd3 (40. Qe3 Qg4+ 41. Ke5 Qe6+ (41... Qf5+ $4 42. Kd6 Qxb1 43. Qe7+ Kg8 44. Qg7#) 42. Kd4 (42. Kf4 $4 g5+) 42... Qg4+ 43. Kc3 Qc4+ 44. Kd2 Qxa2+ 45. Kc1 Qc4+ 46. Kd1 Qf1+ 47. Kc2 Qc4+ 48. Kb2 Qa2+ $11) 40... Qf2+ 41. Kc3 (41. Qe3 Qh4+ 42. Ke5 Qe7+ 43. Kd4 Qh4+ 44. Kc3 Qc4+ $11 {-40.Qe3}) 41... Qxc5+ 42. Kd2 Qf2+ (42... Kxe8 $5 43. Rb7 $1 Qf2+ 44. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 45. Kxe2 Bxa2 46. Rxh7 $1 $14) 43. Qe2 Qd4+ 44. Ke1 Qc3+ 45. Qd2 (45. Kf2 Qc5+ $1 46. Kg3 Qc3+ 47. Kg4 Qd4+ 48. Kg5 $140 $2 (48. Kg3 Qc3+ $11) 48... h6+ 49. Kxg6 (49. Kxh6 Qf4+ 50. Kh7 Bg8+ 51. Kxg6 Bf7+ 52. Kh7 Qh4+) 49... Be4+ 50. Kxh6 Bxb1 $17) 45... Qe5+ 46. Kf1 $1 $14 {with slightly better position.Certainly nobody can calculate these variations over the board especially if your flag is going to fall down.}) (38. Kc1 $2 Be4 $1 $17) 38... Qxc5+ $2 {Decisive mistake. Black was also short of time and doesn't find the right way to a draw.} (38... Bd5 $1 $11 {was necessary with perpetual check in all lines.} 39. Qa3 (39. Qc2 $4 Qxc5+ 40. Kb2 Qxc2+ 41. Kxc2 Be4+) (39. Qb4 Qe3+ 40. Kb2 Qf2+ 41. Kc3 Qe3+ $11) (39. Qb2 Qxc5+ 40. Kd3 Qc4+ 41. Kd2 Qf4+ $11) (39. Qa4 $6 Qe3+ (39... Qxc5+ $6 40. Kd3) 40. Kb2 Qe5+ $1 41. Kc1 Qc3+ 42. Qc2 Qxc2+ 43. Kxc2 Be4+ $15) 39... Qe3+ 40. Kb2 (40. Kb4 $4 Qe4+) 40... Qe5+ $1 (40... Qd2+ $4 41. Ka1) 41. Kc1 (41. Qc3 Qxh2+ 42. Kc1 (42. Qc2 $4 Qxc2+ 43. Kxc2 Be4+) 42... Qg1+ $11) 41... Qe1+ $11) 39. Kb2 {Now White wins.} Qf2+ ({or} 39... Bd5 40. Qa3 Qxa3+ 41. Kxa3 Kxe8 42. Rb7 $18) 40. Ka3 $18 {Checks are over and White gives mate or wins an endgame with an extra exchange.} Kxe8 (40... Bd5 41. Rb2 $1 Qc5+ (41... Qf1 42. Qb4+ $1 Kxe8 $140 43. Qb8+ Kf7 44. Rb7+ Ke6 45. Qe8+ Kf5 46. Qf8+ $18) 42. Qb4 Qxb4+ 43. Rxb4 Kxe8 44. Ra4 $1 $18) (40... Qc5+ 41. Qb4 Qxb4+ 42. Rxb4 Kxe8 43. Ra4 $1 $18) 41. Qe6+ {with forced mate:} Kf8 (41... Kd8 42. Qd6+ Ke8 43. Rb8+ Kf7 44. Rb7+) 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. Rb8+ Kd7 44. Rd8+ Kc7 45. Qd6+ ({Black resigned in view of following variation.} 45. Qd6+ Kb7 46. Rb8+ Ka6 47. Qd3+ Ka5 48. Qc3+ Ka6 49. Qc4+ Ka5 50. Qa4#) 1-0

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1999.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Rabinovich, Arkady"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8045547510359"]
[EventDate "1999.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Nd7 7. a4 Bb7 8. Nc3 a6 (8... b4) 9. Ne5 Ne7 10. Nxf7 $3 $146 {I have found this beautiful idea only a weak before this game during my preparation to the same opponent.In that game he had chosen another opening,but this time novelty has worked.My idea is simple.I want to make use of unfortunate position of both black knights as well as big development advantage.} (10. axb5 {This continuation almost by force leads into a better for White endgame} Nxe5 $1 (10... axb5 $143 {Solozhenkin-Tregubov,Russian Club Cup 1998 CBM66 [Tsesarsky]}) 11. dxe5 axb5 12. Nxb5 cxb5 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Bxa8 Kc7 16. Rd1 Ng6 17. Be4 Bc5 18. Bd2 Kb6 19. Bg5 b4 $15 {0-1 Filippov,V-Burmakin,V/St. Petersburg 1998/ CBM 67 (46)}) 10... Kxf7 {My opponent was in shock.He has spend for his only move about 10 minutes.The reason is our game from Israel team championship where I had put into practice the similar idea even in the better situation.By the way that game with my comments can be found in CBM70.} 11. Ne4 {White is a full piece down,but can afford slow strengthening of his position.} Kg8 ({Other possibilities don't look better:} 11... Nf5 12. Ng5+ Ke7 13. e4 h6 (13... Nd6 14. Qg4 $40) 14. exf5 hxg5 15. Bxg5+ Nf6 16. Re1 $40) (11... Ng6 12. Ng5+ Ke7 13. Bh3 $44) (11... Nd5 $5 12. Ng5+ Ke7 13. e4 N5f6 (13... Nc7 14. Qh5 Qe8 15. Qh4 $40) 14. e5 (14. Bh3 $5) (14. d5 $5) 14... Nd5 15. Qg4 Nc7 $13) 12. Ng5 $1 {Black can't defend the e6-pawn as his pieces are lack of any coordination.} (12. Bh3 $143 {allows Black consolidating of his men.} Nf5 13. Ng5 {e4} Qf6 $1 14. e4 h6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Bxf5 Qf7 17. Qg4 $140 Nf6) (12. Nd6 {leads to unclear consequences:} Qb8 13. Nxb7 (13. Bf4 Ng6) 13... Qxb7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bh3 Kf7 $8 (15... g6 $2 16. Bxe6+ Kg7 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Bxd7) (15... Nf5 $2 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. e4) (15... Rxa1 $4 16. Bxe6#) 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. e4 $13 {Qf3}) 12... Nf6 (12... Nb6 $5) (12... Nf5 $2 13. e4 {Bh3}) (12... Nd5 $2 13. Bh3 $1 Nc7 $140 14. Nxe6 $18) 13. axb5 $1 {White destroyes Black's pawn structure on the queen side as the second can't take back .The reason is explained below.} (13. Bh3 $2 Bc8) 13... Bc8 $2 (13... axb5 $2 {loses in view of} 14. Bh3 $1 {This is the point of all preliminary play.Black is unable to protect the e6-pawn and worse of all his king.} Bc8 $140 15. Rxa8) (13... Qb6 $5 {was much tougher defence, but White's initiative is anyway very dangerous.} 14. Bh3 Bc8 15. Rxa6 Rxa6 16. bxa6 $36) 14. bxc6 {c7} Ra7 15. Ra4 $1 {Winning third pawn for a piece White secures clear positional advantage.} (15. d5 $6 exd5 (15... Nexd5 $2 16. e4) 16. e4 $1 (16. Be3 Ra8) 16... h6 17. Be3 Ra8 18. exd5 $13) 15... h6 16. Nh3 g5 17. Rxc4 $16 Rh7 18. e4 a5 19. Re1 Ba6 20. Rc3 Nc8 21. Qb3 $1 {I don't mind to sacrifice an exchange as White's strong pawn centre is going to smash all on his way.} Bb4 (21... Qe8 22. e5 Nd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Qxd5+ $16) 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 ({or} 22... Rhf7 23. e5 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rae7 25. c7 $1 Qxc7 26. Qxa6 Qxc3 27. Rf1 $18) 23. Nxg5 $3 $18 {Another and this time decisive sacrifice.} Bxc3 (23... hxg5 24. Bxg5 Be7 {is met by} 25. c7 $1 Qxd4 26. Bf1 $1 Qd6 (26... Bxf1 27. Bxf6+ Qxf6 28. Qxc8+ $18) (26... Bb7 27. Rd3 $1 Ra6 (27... Qb6 28. Rd8+ $1 Bxd8 29. cxd8=Q+ Qxd8 30. Bxf6+ $18) 28. Qxa6 $1 $18) 27. Bxf6+ Bxf6 28. Qe8+ Kg7 29. e5 Bxe5 (29... Rh8 30. Qxh8+ Kxh8 31. exd6 $18) 30. Rxe5 $18) 24. bxc3 $1 (24. Nxh7 Bxd4 (24... Bxe1 25. Qxf6+ Qxf6 26. Nxf6 $16) 25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxf6+ Bxf6 27. e5 $16) 24... Rhg7 (24... hxg5 25. Bxg5 {It's very interesting to look at the pawn structure in this position.Not every day you see seven(!!!) pass pawns.} Raf7 26. e5 $18) ({or} 24... Qe7 25. Ba3 $1 Qxe6 26. Nxe6 $18 {and white pawns are unstopable.}) 25. Qh3 $1 {White wins another pawn.} Rg6 (25... Ng4 {doesn't help} 26. Bf3 $1 (26. Ne6 Qf6 $1) 26... Rxg5 27. Bxg5 Qxg5 28. Bxg4 $18) 26. Ne6 Qe8 27. Nf4 Rgg7 28. Qxh6+ Nh7 29. e5 {Full domination of white pieces.} Ne7 30. Be4 Bc4 31. Nh5 Rg6 32. Qxh7+ $1 {Elegant way to finish the game.} Kxh7 33. Nf6+ Kh8 34. Nxe8 {Six pawns for an exchange can be enough for three exchanges!} Rg8 35. Nf6 1-0

[Event "ch-NED U20"]
[Site "Leiden"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van Ruitenburg, Joost"]
[Black "Castellani, Sandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8249424229465"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 c5 4. f3 g5 5. fxe4 gxh4 6. e3 Bh6 7. Kf2 Qb6 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 d6 10. e5 Nc6 11. Ne4 Bxe3+ 12. Kxe3 cxd4+ 13. Kf4 dxe5+ 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Kxe5 f5 16. Qh5+ Kd7 17. Qf7+ Kc6 18. a4 a6 19. Qe7 Rd8 20. b4 Rd5+ 21. Kf6 Bd7 22. b5+ axb5 23. axb5+ Kc7 24. Rxa8 e5+ 25. Kg7 Qg6+ 26. Kh8 fxe4 27. Bc4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908112530446"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 dxe4 4. dxe4 b6 5. Nd2 {last book move} Ba6 {Black gets in control} 6. Nc4 Nf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. c3 {Controls b4} Be7 9. e5 Nd7 10. Qe4 Bb7 11. Qg4 g6 12. Bh6 {White inhibits 0-0} b5 13. Ne3 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxb5+ (15. Qh3 Bf6 16. Rd1 Bd5 17. Bxb5+ c6 $14) 15... c6 {Consolidates d5} 16. Qe4 Qc7 17. Be2 f5 18. Qa4 (18. Qd4 $5 {is worthy of consideration} c5 19. Qa4+ Bc6 20. Bb5 $11) 18... Nf7 $15 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bg3 f4 {Black wins space} 21. Nd5 Qd6 22. O-O-O (22. Nxf4 $142 $5 exf4 23. Bxf4 $17) 22... fxg3 $19 23. Nf4 (23. hxg3 O-O 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $19) 23... Qf6 (23... Qb8 24. Ne6 gxf2 25. Ng7+ Kf8 26. Ne6+ Kg8 27. Rd7 $17) 24. Nd5 Qd6 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (24... Qxf2 25. Nc7+ Kf8 26. Rhf1 Qxe2 27. Qb3 Bg5+ 28. Kb1 Qxd1+ 29. Qxd1 $11) 25. Nf4 Qb8 (25... exf4 $6 26. Rxd6 Bxd6 27. hxg3 fxg3 28. fxg3 $17) 26. Ne6 Ng5 27. Bc4 (27. Nxg5 Bxg5+ 28. Kb1 gxh2 $19 (28... gxf2 $6 29. Qg4 $17)) 27... Nxe6 28. Bxe6 gxh2 (28... gxf2 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 29. Rhf1 Rf8 30. Bd7+ Kf7 31. Rxf2+ Kg7 32. Rxf8 Qxf8 (32... Bxf8 $6 33. Bxc6 Kh8 34. Rd7 Bxc6 35. Qxc6 $19) 33. Bxc6 Bxc6 34. Qxc6 Bg5+ 35. Kb1 Rd8 $19) 29. Rxh2 Bd6 (29... Kf8 30. Qe4 c5 31. Qe3 $19) 30. f4 $2 (30. Qb3 e4 31. Bf7+ Kf8 32. Bxg6 Bf4+ 33. Kb1 $11) 30... e4 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (30... Qc7 $142 $19 {Black missed this excellent chance}) 31. g3 $14 {With the idea Qd4} Qc7 32. Qd4 {Threatening mate: Qxh8} Rf8 33. Qxe4 Qe7 $2 (33... Rf6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Bb3+ Qe7 36. Qxe7+ Kxe7 37. Rxh7+ Kd6 38. Rxb7 Rh8 $11) 34. Rxh7 $3 $18 {a stinging blow.} Qxh7 {Deflection from d6} (34... Bxf4+ 35. gxf4 Qxh7 36. Bc4+ Qe7 37. Qxg6+ Rf7 38. Bxf7+ Qxf7 39. Re1+ Kf8 40. Qd6+ Kg8 41. Rg1+ Qg7 42. Qe6+ Kf8 43. Rxg7 Kxg7 $18) 35. Rxd6 Qc7 (35... Rf6 36. Bf7+ $3 {Discovered attack} Kxf7 37. Rd7+ Kg8 38. Rxh7 Kxh7 39. Qe7+ Kg8 40. Qxf6 Re8 41. Qxg6+ Kf8 42. Qf5+ Kg8 $18) 36. Bf7+ $3 {Discovered attack} Kxf7 {Decoy to f7} 37. Qxg6+ {Demolition of pawn structure} (37. Qxg6+ Ke7 38. Qe6#) 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 16th"]
[Site "Cappelle-la-Grande FRA"]
[Date "2000.02.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yacov Isaakovich Murey"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8251709866025"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 b5 11. h4 Bb7 12. Rh3 Qc7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Qxa4+ Bc6 16. Qc4 Qb6 17. f5 Bd7 18. Qa2 Bf8 19. Kb1 Bh6 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Bb5 Ke7 22. Bxd7 Kxd7 23. Na4 Qa7 24. e5 fxe5 25. Qa3 Bf8 26. Nc5+ Ke8 27. Nxe6 Qd7 28. Qf3 Rc8 29. Qf6 Rg8 30. Rf3 Qa4 31. Qf7# 1-0

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2000.04.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Ermenkov"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7427093199436"]
[EventDate "2000.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nb3 ({I played here} 7. Be3 {against GM F. Olafson in the Malta Olympiad in 1980 and won a beautiful game but lately the move in the game is much more fashionable.}) 7... Ne7 (7... d6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Be2 e5 11. Be3 Be6 12. O-O Nc6 13. f3 Rc8 14. Rc1 {and White was better in the game Ljuboevic - Raikovic, Yugoslavia, 1980.}) 8. Nc3 Nbc6 (8... d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxe7 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxe7 13. O-O dxe4 14. Bxe4 O-O 15. Re1 {and White was much better in the game Donchev - Prie, Toulon, 1988.}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Be2 $1 {This move is the point of White's set-up. After the retreat of the Bishop White is preventing d5 and intends simply Bf4 followed by Qd2, Rfd1, Rac1, Bh6, etc. with a strong positional bind.} f5 {I am very suspicious towards this type of "Dutch defense" in the Sicilian. Bologan with Black against Anand in Calcutta, 1992, tried here} (10... b6 {but after} 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 {still played} f5 $6 {but after} 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. f3 {Anand was dominant with White.}) 11. c5 {John Nunn recommends here 11.ef!? in his wonderful book "BTS-3".} fxe4 $146 (11... b6 {has been tried in practice but White was a little better after} 12. cxb6 Qxb6 13. Be3 Qd8 14. f4) 12. Nxe4 b6 {At first sight what Black is doing seems very logical. He wants to get rid of the pawns on e4 and c5 and then using the "d" and "e" pawn tandem to prevail in the fight for the center. This plan however is too ambitious to succeed against the excellent development of White.} 13. Nd6 $1 {This horse is coming here to stay and graze till retirement...} bxc5 14. Nxc5 Nd4 ({But not} 14... Nf5 15. Nxc8) 15. Bd3 Qc7 16. Nce4 Be5 17. Be3 $1 {Simple and strong. White is threatening Rc1.} Ndf5 (17... Bxd6 {is refuted by} 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Be4 {taking back the material with a decisive advantage.}) 18. Rc1 Nc6 19. Nxf5 exf5 (19... gxf5 {does not look attractive after} 20. Ng5 {with the threat Qh5, check or no check with B:h2+.}) ({while} 19... Rxf5 20. Ng3 {followed by 21.Qg4 and Black will not survive this attack. Playing his 19-th move Kotzur offered a draw but I did not consider this seriously...}) 20. f4 $1 {After this move Black does not have too many options, for example} Bg7 (20... Bxb2 21. Qb3+) (20... fxe4 21. Bc4+ {and after 22. fe White's two bishops will take care of Black's King in a flash.}) 21. Nd6 $1 {Much better immediately instead of 21.Bc4+ first. The Bishop should remain on the "b1-h7" diagonal. Now 22.Bc4+ is a threat though...} h6 (21... Kh8 {immediately was maybe better.}) 22. g4 $1 {Easy, since the position is just screaming for this "Keres attack".} Kh8 23. Bb1 a5 {Black's real problem is not so much that he is utterly defenseless against this attack but he is completely devoid of any counter-play. Accordingly I was not in a hurry.} 24. Rf2 {Defending the b2 pawn as well as defending and attacking on the "g" file.} Ba6 25. gxf5 Rf6 $8 26. Ne4 {The simplest and safest.} Rxf5 27. Ng3 Rf6 28. Qg4 {Now White is threatening simply to win material with 29.B:g6, or finish Black off with 29. Bd4 exchanging the defender Bg7.} ({I discarded the flashy} 28. Nh5 {because of} Re6 ({but not} 28... gxh5 29. Qc2)) (28. f5 Re8) 28... Re6 (28... Re8 29. Bd4) 29. f5 $3 {It is quite possible this position to be of the type "everything wins" but over the board one should prefer to make clear-cut decisions. I found a long combination which might look complicated but was in fact easy to calculate. My calculations here reached what happened in the game till move 37 and I was very proud of myself after the game. The idea of the combination is to get rid of the defender Bg7, win material in the process and most of all - attack!} Rxe3 30. f6 {Attacking not so much the Bishop but simply 31.Q:g6 with mate, so Black's reply is absolutely forced.} Ne5 $1 31. fxg7+ Kxg7 (31... Kh7 32. Bxg6+) (31... Kg8 32. Rf8+ Rxf8 33. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 34. Qf4+ {winning the Queen in both lines.}) 32. Nf5+ $1 (32. Rf7+ Kg8 $1 33. Rxc7 Nxg4) 32... Kh8 33. Qd1 $1 {This simple retreat wins the exchange.} Qb6 34. Nxe3 Qxe3 35. Rc3 $1 {And after this move Whites attack continues since the threat is 36.Qd5 attacking Ra8 and Ne5.} Qa7 36. Qd6 Ng4 37. Rc5 $3 {The point of the whole combination started with move 29 as I mentioned earlier. This beautiful move is unpinning and threatening 38.Rf8+ at the same time.} Re8 (37... Nxf2 {leads to a forced mate after} 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qxg6+ Kf8 40. Rf5+ Ke7 41. Qf6+ Ke8 42. Qf8# {I saw this mate before making my 29-th move...)}) (37... Rg8 {also loses immediately after} 38. Qd4+) 38. Rf8+ Rxf8 39. Qxf8+ Kh7 40. Qf7+ Kh8 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Qxg6+ Kf8 43. Qd6+ Kf7 44. Qc7 {After this game I had three out of three in the tournament which seemed too good to be true and finishing the tournament with a level of performance of 2753 it still seems to me an aria from an opera which is with a libretto of a fairy tale.} 1-0

[Event "Capablanca mem Elite"]
[Site "Varadero"]
[Date "2000.05.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dominguez, Lenier"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Wedberg"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "6597875113991"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Ne7 11. Ne4 Ng6 12. Re1 c5 13. a4 a5 (13... h6 14. a5 Bf5 15. h4 Be7 16. Nd6+ cxd6 17. exd6 Be6 18. dxe7 Nxe7 $16 {1-0 Adams, M-Almasi,Z/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72/[Wedberg] (44)}) 14. Nc3 (14. h4 $5) (14. Ra3 $5) 14... h6 15. Nb5 Kd7 16. e6+ $1 $146 {A drastic novelty. White enters a maze of complications.This stroke comes close to refuting Blacks egocentrical trip with the K from e8 to c6.} (16. Ra3 Be7 (16... Kc6 17. Rc3 Kb6 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Nc4+ Kc6 20. f4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,A-Marcelin,C/Yerevan 1999/CBM 72 ext (30)}) 17. Rc3 b6 18. Nd2 Kc6 19. Ne4 Kb7 $15 {0-1 Boudre,J-Markowski,T/Cannes 2000/CBM 75/[Wedberg] (41)}) 16... fxe6 17. Rxe6 Kxe6 {Black has to follow suite or White is clearly better.} 18. Nxc7+ Kd7 19. Nxa8 Kc6 {Given some time Black would net the N and be better.} 20. Bf4 $3 {The brilliant follow up.} (20. Ra3 $6 Be7 $1 (20... Bd6 $2 21. Rb3 Bf5 22. Rb6+ Kd5 23. c4+ $18) 21. Rb3 Bd8 22. Be3 b6 $17) 20... Nxf4 21. Ne5+ Kd5 22. Re1 $1 $40 {White has a very nasty attack.} Bf5 $1 23. Nc7+ Kd6 (23... Kd4 $2 24. c3#) 24. Nb5+ Ke6 (24... Kd5 25. c4+ Ke6 26. Ng6+ $16) 25. Ng6+ Kf6 26. Nxh8 {White is now riddled with a trapped N in the other corner. Truly a strange tactical sequence! The endgame looks promising for White even though the N might be lost.} (26. Nxf4 Bxc2 $13) 26... g5 27. Re8 Kg7 28. c3 Bd7 29. Rb8 Bc6 30. f3 Ne6 {There is still plenty of play in the position, but I guess both players were happy with their achievements. Dominguez Perez had presented his splendid novelty and Miles had managed to survive.} (30... Ne6 31. Na7 $5 $36) 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch 57th"]
[Site "Plock"]
[Date "2000.05.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Grabarczyk, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "Hazai"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8246743841321"]
[EventDate "2000.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. h3 c6 {Black wants to play d7-d5, which is not a real King's Indian idea.} ({The natural} 5... d6 {looks more logical.}) 6. e5 {White wants to make profit from the insertion of moves h3 and c6. Otherwise this early push doesn't yield any advantage for White. Black has to blow up the  by c5, but then 5...c6 is only a loss of a tempo.} ({On "normal" moves like} 6. Nf3 d5) ({or} 6. Bg5 d5) ({or} 6. Bd3 d5 {was probably Black's intention.}) 6... Ne8 7. f4 {White wants to create a wide .} ({The solid} 7. Nf3 {was also possible, when h3 defends against Bg4.} d6 8. Bf4 Nd7 9. exd6 {White gives up his stronghold on e5, but his advantage in the  is still annoying.} (9. Qe2 Nc7 10. O-O-O d5 $13) 9... Nxd6 (9... exd6 10. Bd3 $14 {and Black is rather passive.}) 10. Qd2 (10. Qe2) (10. Be2 {is the quiet approach connected with 11.0-0.} Re8 11. O-O e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Qd4 { Rad1 with pressure on the d .} Qe7 16. Rad1 Nf5 17. Qd8+ Kg7 18. Bg4 $14) 10... Nf5 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Re1 Rd8 13. g4 Nc5 14. gxf5 Bxf5 15. Kd1 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 17. Qxd4 Rd8 18. Qxd8+ Qxd8+ 19. Bd2 $14 {and White can consolidate his position holding his material advantage, Barbero-Christen, San Bernardino 1994.}) 7... d6 8. Nf3 f6 (8... dxe5 9. fxe5 f6 {is the other try to blow up the .} 10. Bf4 $1 {keeping the P structure in the .} (10. c5 { Bc4} Be6 11. Bf4 Nd7 12. exf6 exf6 (12... Ndxf6 { d5}) 13. Bd3 b6 14. b4 bxc5 15. bxc5 Nc7 16. Be4 Re8 17. O-O $14 {Partos-Gerber, SWZ-chT 1991}) 10... fxe5 (10... c5 11. dxc5 Qa5 (11... Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 fxe5 13. Bxe5 (13. Be3 Nc6 14. Bd3 Nd4 15. Ng5 $14 { e4}) 13... Rxf3 14. Bxg7 Rxf1+ 15. Rxf1 Kxg7 16. Rd8 $16 {and the black pieces are undeveloped on the eights rank.}) 12. Qd5+ {provoking} e6 {and then} 13. Qd2 $14) 11. Bxe5 Nf6 12. Be2 $14 {and Black has a backward P on e7 and problems with his development.}) 9. Be3 {White doesn't want to develop the black pieces by exchanges.} fxe5 10. fxe5 Nc7 {Black is lingering with blowing up White's strong .} (10... dxe5 $5 {was more to the point.} 11. Nxe5 (11. dxe5 Qa5) 11... Nd7 (11... c5 12. Nf3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Rxf3 14. Bxg7 Rxf1+ 15. Rxf1 Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Kxg7 17. Rd8 $14 {with the same pin on the eights rank.}) 12. Nf3 e5 13. d5 $14) 11. Qe2 { 0-0-0} Nd7 12. O-O-O b5 13. h4 $1 {This is the signal for the . While Black eliminates White's , the  on the h  becomes very dangerous.} (13. cxb5 $6 {opens up the position against his own K.} cxb5 14. exd6 exd6 15. Nxb5 $2 Ba6 $17) 13... bxc4 (13... b4 14. Ne4 d5 15. Neg5 $40 {and the N joins the .}) 14. h5 $1 Nd5 (14... Nb6 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Qe1 {White has to bring his Q into action.} Bg4 17. Qh4 Bh5 18. Ng5 $40) 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bh6 {eliminating the only defender.} Bxh6+ $6 (17... dxe5 18. Qe3 $40 {was rather dangerous for Black as well, but the game continuation allows White a beautiful combination.}) 18. Rxh6 Kg7 {#} 19. Rxg6+ $3 $18 {Now the black K is completely helpless against White's direct threats.} Kxg6 20. Nh4+ Kh6 (20... Kg5 21. Qe3+ $18) 21. Qe3+ Kh7 22. Bd3+ $1 {This is the continuation of the attack!} cxd3 23. Qxd3+ Kh8 24. Rh1 $1 {After this "quiet" move Black is lost completely.} Nf6 (24... Qc7+ 25. Kb1 Nf6 26. exf6 $18 {- 24...Nf6}) (24... Rf1+ 25. Qxf1 $18) 25. exf6 Qc7+ 26. Kb1 Rxf6 27. Nf3+ Kg8 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Ng5+ Kg6 31. Qh5+ {and mate in two.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Stohl"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8250233478688"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d5 Ne7 9. e4 Kh8 10. Ne1 Nd7 11. Nd3 c6 12. Kh1 cxd5 13. cxd5 f5 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxd5 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. Qe2 Rxf1+ 19. Rxf1 Ne5 20. Nxd6 Bg4 21. Nxe5 Bxe2 22. Nef7+ Kg8 23. Nh6+ Bxh6 24. Bxd5+ Kh8 25. Nf7+ Kg7 26. Bxh6+ Kg8 27. Nd8+ 1-0

[Event "Montecatini Terme"]
[Site "Montecatini Terme ITA"]
[Date "2000.07.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smbat Gariginovich Lputian"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8248753143827"]
[EventDate "2000.07.28"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. Qa4 d4 5. b4 Nd7 6. Bb2 e5 7. e3 Bg7 8. Bg2 Nh6 9. O-O O-O 10. Na3 a5 11. exd4 e4 12. Ne1 Nb6 13. Qb3 axb4 14. Qxb4 Na4 15. Bc3 e3 16. fxe3 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc3 18. dxc3 Qd2 19. Nb5 Ng4 20. Nf3 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1 Nf2+ 22. Rxf2 Qxf2 23. a4 Bd7 24. Nc7 Rxa4 0-1

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251705980441"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. a5 $5 Nxa5 (12... e5 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Ra4 Bd8 15. f5 Qc7 16. Bg5 Bd7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Ra3 Bc6 {1/ 2-1/2 Goloshchapov,A-Kempinski,R/Zagan/1997/ (89)}) 13. e5 dxe5 (13... Nd5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 (14... fxe6 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5+ Kh8 17. Qxa5 Qxc2 18. Bh5 Rf8 19. Rac1 Qd3 20. Qc7 Bd8 {1-0 Kasperek,R-Lopusiewicz,P/Polanica Zdroj/1999/ (20)}) 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Nc6 (16... b5 17. e6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Bh5 {1-0 Goloshchapov,A-Karner,C/Zagan/1997/ (19)}) 17. Bc4 (17. e6 Bf6 18. f5 fxe6 19. fxe6 Nb4 20. Qd2 Qxc2 21. Bh5 Rxe6 (21... Qxd2 22. Bxd2 Nd3 23. Bf7+ Kf8 24. Ra3 Ne5 25. Bxe8 Kxe8 26. Rh3 {1/2-1/2 Moroz,A-Mirovshchikov,S/Pardubice/2000/ (57)}) 22. Qxb4 Rxe3 23. Qxb7 Rf8 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Qxd6 Qc8 26. Qxa6 {1/2-1/2 Arzumanian,G-Vorobiov,E/Kharkov/2000/ (26)}) 17... Rf8 (17... dxe5 18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Bd3 Qd6 20. Bxh7 Qh6 (20... Kxh7 21. Rf3 Bh4 22. Rh3 Qf6 23. Qh5+ Qh6 24. Qg4 Kg8 25. Rxh4 Qf6 26. f5 {1-0 Reinderman,D-Arlandi,E/Mondariz/2000/ (29)}) 21. Bd3 Bh4 22. f5 Qxe3 23. f6 Bxf6 24. Rxf6 {1-0 Jakovenko,D-Voitsekhovsky, S/Moscow/2000/ (24)}) 18. e6 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Bd3 d5 21. Qh3 h6 22. Bd2 Rf6 23. Rae1 {1-0 Kuzmin,G-Dydyshko,V/Swidnica/1997/ (32)}) (13... Nd7 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Ndb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Qb8 17. Qxd6 b6 18. Bf3 Ra6 19. Qxb8 Nxb8 20. Nc7 {1-0 Kamm,G-Kick,J/Bad Wiessee 1999 (20)}) 14. fxe5 Nd7 $6 {This peaceful retreat is just too slow in this dangerous position. White has enough time to beenefit from the poor coordination of black pieces.} (14... Qxe5 $142 $5 15. Bf4 Qc5 16. Na4 Qa7 17. Bc7 b5 (17... Nc6 18. Nb6 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Bd7 20. Qf4 Bc6 21. Nxa8 Qxa8 22. Bf3 {1-0 Volokitin,A-Gashimov,V/Artek/2000/ (35)}) 18. Nb6 (18. Bxa5 bxa4 19. Bf3 Bb7 20. Nc6 Qe3 21. Rxa4 Bf8 22. Bc3 Qc5 23. Bd4 Qd6 {0-1 Klovans,J-Palac,M/Biel/1997/ (31)}) 18... Rb8 (18... Qxc7 19. Nxa8 Qd8 20. Rxa5 Bb7 21. Bf3 Nd5 22. Qa1 Bd6 23. Rxa6 {1-0 Moroz,A-Savchenko,S/ Ordzhonikidze/2000/ (75)}) 19. Bxb8 Qxb6 20. Be5 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Berndt,S-David,A/Germany/2000/ (43)}) 15. Bf4 (15. Bh5 g6 16. Qf3 Nxe5 17. Qg3 Nac4 18. Bf4 Qc5 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Rae1 Bf6 21. Nd4 Qd8 {0-1 Balashov,A-Sazonova, E/Moscow/1998/ (38)}) (15. Bd3 g6 16. Bf4 (16. Qf3 Rf8 17. Qg3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bf4 Nc5 20. b4 Nxd3 21. cxd3 c5 22. Ne4 Bb7 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. exf6 Qc6 {0-1 Varavin,V-Tunik,G/Samara/2000/ (40)}) 16... Nc6 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qg4 a5 21. Bg5 Qf8 22. Qf4 {1-0 Ricardi,P-Fiorito,F/Villa Martelli/1998/ (30)}) (15. Qe1 Nxe5 16. Qg3 Bd8 17. Bf4 f6 18. Nf3 Nac6 19. Bb5 Bd7 20. Rfd1 Qc8 21. Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Ne4 {1-0 Najer,E-Evelev,V/Moscow/1999/ (49)}) 15... b6 16. Nd5 $1 exd5 (16... Qb7 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Bf3 $18) (16... Qc5 17. b4 (17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Bf3 Nb7 (18... Bb7 19. Rxa5 $1 $16) 19. Nc6 $36) 17... Qxd5 18. Bf3 Qc4 19. bxa5 Bc5 20. Nxe6 $1 $16) 17. e6 Qb7 (17... Qxf4 18. Rxf4 Nf6 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Nc6 $18) 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Bxa6 $3 {Excellent tactical shot opening the diagonal d1-h5 for white queen. Najer will get the rook e8 and keep all attacking chances.} Rxa6 (19... Qxa6 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qxe8+ Bf8 22. Be5 Bb7 23. Rxf8+ Nxf8 24. Qe7 $18) 20. Qh5+ Kg8 (20... g6 21. Qxh7+ Kf6 22. Bg3+ Kg5 23. Qh4#) (20... Kf8 21. Ne6+ Kg8 22. Qxe8+ Nf8 23. Bd6 Bxe6 24. Rxf8+ Bxf8 25. Qxf8#) 21. Qxe8+ Nf8 (21... Bf8 22. Bd6 h6 23. Rxf8+ Nxf8 24. Rf1 $18) 22. Bg5 Bc5 (22... Bf6 23. Bxf6 Qd7 24. Rae1 gxf6 25. Rxf6 $18) 23. Rxf8+ $1 Bxf8 24. Rf1 1-0

[Event "EUCup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mitkov, Nikola"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8249428194361"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{Mitkov's play in this game is audacious and most enterprising. He offers Black an exchange for what seems merely an open file. However after Black accepts his position is incredibly difficult and he didn't manage to walk this tightrope. Surprisingly the right way to play was for Black to decline the sacrifice and build on his already substantial positional edge. White's audacious play in this game is reminiscent of Kaidanov-Onischuk another beautiful game.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O Ne5 9. h3 Bc5 10. Kh1 d6 11. f4 Ng6 12. Qe1 O-O 13. f5 Ne5 14. Qh4 Bd7 15. Rf3 $5 {Regardless of whether or not Black maintain the advantage after this move, it is still a brilliant and audacious practical decision. Black seems a little better before this move and is working on improving his position, now he must switch modes and board up his windows. This task proves to difficult in the game.} (15. g4 Qb6 16. g5 Nh5 17. Qxh5 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. f6 {was Kasparov-Milos which eventually ended in a draw.}) 15... Nxf3 {Capturing is obviously the natural choice, but it also turns out to be the most dangerous one. At best Black will be at a clear disadvantage now, but one should not blame him. White's continuations are by no means obvious.} (15... exf5 $1 16. Raf1 Nxf3 17. Rxf3 Rfe8 (17... Qb6 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Na4 Qb4 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. Rxf5 $40) (17... fxe4 18. Rg3 $40 exd3 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Bh6+ {and mates.}) 18. Rg3 f4 19. Rxg7+ $3 Kxg7 20. Qg5+ Kf8 (20... Kh8 21. Qxf6+ Kg8 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Qh6 Re6 (23... fxe3 24. e5 $18) 24. Nxe6 Bxe6 (24... fxe6 25. e5 exd5 26. Bxh7+ Kf7 27. Qg6+ Kf8 28. Qg8+ Ke7 29. Qg7+ Ke6 30. Bg8+ $1 Qxg8 (30... Kf5 31. Qg4+ Kxe5 32. Qxf4#) 31. Qf6#) 25. Bxc5 Bxd5 26. exd5 dxc5 27. Bxh7+ Kh8 28. Bg6+ Kg8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qxf7#) 21. Qxf6 fxe3 (21... Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Be6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Re1+ 25. Kh2 $18) (21... Re5 22. Nf3 fxe3 23. Nxe5 Be6 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxa8 dxe5 26. Nd5+ Bxd5 27. exd5) 22. Nd5) (15... Qb6 $5 16. Rg3 Ne8 17. Nce2 {this line was played in Parligruas-Coasmas a game which I think has some people avoiding this line, but I think exf5 is much stronger for Black, I cannot find equality for White.} (17. f6 Ng6 $1) 17... Nxd3 18. f6 $1 $40 g6 19. cxd3 Qxb2 20. Rf1 e5 21. Bc1 Qa1 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Qxa2 24. Nc3 Qb3 25. Ne4 $18) 16. gxf3 Kh8 (16... Qb6 17. Rg1 Bxd4 (17... Kh8 {as good a try as any.} 18. Rxg7 $3 Bxd4 19. e5 $1 {a very aesthetic tactic.} Qc6 20. Qxf6 Bxe5 21. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 22. fxe6+ Kg8 23. Qf5 $18) (17... Ne8 18. Rxg7+ $3 {even the knight cannot prevent this move.} Nxg7 (18... Kxg7 19. f6+ Nxf6 20. Bh6+ Kh8 21. Qxf6+ Kg8 22. Qg7#) 19. f6 Bxd4 (19... Kh8 20. fxg7+ Kg8 21. e5 f5 22. exf6 Kf7 23. Qxh7 $18) 20. e5 $1 {and mates}) 18. e5 $1 Bxe3 (18... dxe5 19. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 (19... Kh8 20. Rxh7+ $1 Nxh7 21. f6) 20. Bh6+ Kh8 21. Qxf6+ {mating}) 19. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 20. exf6+ Kh8 21. fxe6 h6 22. Qe4 {and mates.}) (16... Ne8 17. Rg1 (17. e5 g6 18. Ne4 exf5 (18... Bxd4 19. Bxd4 exf5 20. exd6 Qc6 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. Qxf6 $11) (18... dxe5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. Bxc5 (21. Rg1 $1 Bxe3 (21... Rxf3 22. Rxg6+ Ng7 23. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Bxc5 $18 Rf7 {because of the following line the rook cannot retreat.} 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Qh7+ Kxf6 29. Qg6#) (21... Bc6 $1 22. Rxg6+ Ng7 23. Bxc5 $1 {as it turns out this move retains a winning attack while the attractive Bh6 only ends in perpetual.} (23. Bh6 Rf7 (23... Bxe4 24. Rxg7+ Qxg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qxe4 $18) 24. Bxg7 (24. Nf6+ Rxf6 25. Qxf6 Bf8 26. Rg3 Re8 27. Qg6 e4) 24... Rxg7 25. Nf6+ Kf7 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. Ne8+ Rxe8 28. Qh7+ Kf6 {and surprisingly the Queen cannot be captured.} 29. Qh4+ (29. Qxc7 Bxf3+ 30. Kh2 Rg8 $19) 29... Kf7 30. Qh7+ Kf6 31. Qh4+ $11) 23... Rxf3 24. Rg2 Rf5 25. Be7 $1 Re8 (25... Bb5 $2 26. Nf6+ $1 Rxf6 27. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 28. Qh7#) 26. Bf6 Rf4 27. Qh6 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Rxf6 29. Bh7+ Kf8 30. Qxf6+ Qf7 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Bg6+ $18) 22. Rxg6+ Ng7 (22... Kf7 23. Qh7+ Ng7 24. Rxg7+ Ke8 25. Nf6+ $1 Rxf6 26. Rg8+ Rf8 27. Bg6+ Kd8 28. Rxf8+ Be8 29. Rxe8#) 23. Qe7 Bh6 24. Nf6+ Rxf6 25. Rxf6 {Black is up two pieces now but surprisingly he is dead lost between the threat of Rxh6 and the other (much cuter) one which follows.} Bf4 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Qf8+ $1 Rxf8 28. Rxf8# {sweeeet}) 21... Rf7 22. Rg1 Rg7 23. Be3 {and White should win.}) 19. Ng5 h5 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ngxe6 Bxe6 22. Nxe6 Qc6 23. Qg5 Qxf3+ (23... Rf6 24. Nxc5 dxc5 25. Bc4+ Kf8 (25... Rf7 26. Rg1 Ng7 27. Qxg6 Qxg6 28. Rxg6 b5 29. Bd5 Rd8 30. c4 Rxd5 31. cxd5 Rd7 $14) 26. Re1 $1 Ke7 27. Bxc5+ Kd8 28. Bf7 Qxc5 29. Rxe8+ Kd7 30. Qxf6 Rxe8 31. Bxe8+ Kxe8 32. Qxg6+ $18) 24. Kh2 Bxe3 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Rf1 Rg8 (26... Rf6 27. Qxf6+ Nxf6 28. Rxf3 f4 29. Nxf4 $14) 27. Qxg8+ Kxg8 28. Rxf3 f4 29. Nxf4 Bxf4+ 30. Rxf4 $14) 17... Qd8 (17... g6 18. Qh6 Rb8 (18... Bc6 19. fxe6 Ng7 20. Bc4 fxe6 21. Rxg6 $1 hxg6 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23. Bxe6+ Rf7 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Qxf7 Qxf7 27. Bxf7 $16) 19. e5 $1 dxe5 (19... Bc8 20. Rg4 Qe7 21. Ne4 $1 Bxd4 22. f6 Qc7 23. Rh4 $18) 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. Bxg6 $18) 18. Rxg7+ $3 Kxg7 (18... Nxg7 19. f6 e5 20. Qg5 $18) 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. e5 $1 dxe5 21. f6 Nxf6 22. Bg5 e4 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxf6 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 exd3 26. Qxd7 Rfd8 27. Qe7 d2 28. Nd1 $16) (16... exf5 17. Rg1 Qd8 (17... Ne8 18. Rxg7+ $3 {it's astonishing how essential this sacrifice is to White's game plan.} Nxg7 (18... Kxg7 19. exf5 {White is now down 2 rooks for a piece and it is Black's mov, but White's coordination is so strong that he is actually winning.} f6 (19... Qd8 20. f6+ Nxf6 21. Bh6+ Kh8 22. Bg5 $18) 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Bc4+ Rf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Nd5 $18) 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nf6+ Qxf6 21. Qxf6 $18) 18. exf5 Kh8 (18... Ne8 19. Rxg7+ $3 Nxg7 (19... Kxg7 20. f6+ Nxf6 21. Bh6+ Kh8 22. Bg5 $18) 20. f6 Nf5 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Bxf5 $18) 19. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 20. Bh6+ Kh8 21. Bg5 $18) 17. Rg1 {if you're gonna sacrifice for and open g-file then you'd damn well better use it.} Qd8 (17... Rg8 $2 {the obvious defence.} 18. fxe6 fxe6 (18... Bxe6 19. e5 $1 dxe5 20. Bg5 Bc4 $5 (20... e4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bxe4 h6 (23... g6 24. Bf6+ Rg7 25. Rxg6) 24. Bxh6) 21. Bxf6 Bxd3 22. cxd3 Bxd4 23. Ne4 $1 Bxg1 24. Ng5 h6 25. Qxh6#) 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bg5 Bc8 21. Ne4 exd4 (21... Nd5 22. Nxc5 g6 23. c4 Qxc5 24. cxd5 Qxd4 (24... exd4 25. Bf6+ Rg7 26. Bxg6 Kg8 27. Bf7+ Kxf7 28. Rxg7+ Kf8 29. Be7+ Kxg7 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Qf8#) 25. Bf6+ Rg7 26. Qh6) (21... Bxd4 22. Nxf6 g6 23. Ne8) 22. Nxf6 g6 23. Ne8 Rxe8 24. Bf6+ Kg8 25. Rxg6+ hxg6 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Qg7#) (17... Qb6 18. Rxg7 $3 Bxd4 19. e5 $3 Bxe3 (19... Qc6 20. Qxf6 Bxe5 21. Rxh7+ Kxh7 22. fxe6+ Kg8 23. Qf5 Kg7 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Qh7#) 20. fxe6 h6 (20... Kxg7 21. exf6+ Kh8 22. Qxh7#) 21. Qxf6 {and mates.}) 18. e5 $1 dxe5 (18... Bxd4 19. Rxg7 $3 Kxg7 (19... Bc6 20. Bxd4 Bxf3+ 21. Kg1 Nh5 22. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 23. fxe6+ Kg8 24. e7 Qc8 25. Qg5+ Ng7 26. exd6 f6 27. Qh6 b5 28. Bh7+ Kf7 29. Qxf6+ Ke8 30. exf8=Q+ Kd7 31. Q8e7+ Kc6 32. Qxf3#) 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Bxd4 dxe5 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Bxe5 $18) (18... Ng8 19. Bg5 Qb6 20. fxe6 g6 (20... h6 21. Bxh6 $1 Nxh6 22. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25. Qh7#) (20... f5 21. exf6 g6 22. Bxg6 {and mates}) 21. Bf6+ Nxf6 22. Qxf6+ Kg8 23. Nf5 {mate in one...a cruel fate.}) 19. Rxg7 $3 {this devestating move occurs in nearly every variation in this game, and Mitkov lands this beauty in the game. White's attack is truly astonishing. He has only a few pieces left but he is winning.} Rg8 (19... Kxg7 20. Bh6+ Kh8 21. Bg5 Kg8 (21... Be7 22. fxe6 Nh5 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Qxe7 $18) 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Qxf6 Bxd4 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. f6 Rg8 26. Qh6 {and mates}) (19... exf5 20. Bg5 Kxg7 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. Nxf5 $18) 20. Rxg8+ (20. Rxf7 {an alternate win.} exd4 21. fxe6 Rg7 22. Rxg7 Kxg7 23. Bh6+ Kh8 24. Bg5 $18) 20... Kxg8 21. Bg5 (21. Bh6 {another alternate win. It is surprising how many aesthetic finishing lines White possesses.} Bf8 22. Bg5 Be7 23. Ne4 Nd5 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 (24... Nxe7 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Qxh7+ $1 Kxf6 27. Qh4+ Kg7 28. f6+ Kg8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Ng8 31. Qg7+ Ke8 32. Qxg8#) 25. f6 Qf8 26. Nc5 $18) 21... Be7 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. f6 Qb6 (23... exd4 24. Nd6 $1 {and mates.}) 24. Nc5 $1 {one of the many deadly and aesthetic moves at White's disposal.} (24. Nd6 $1 {and mates}) 24... Qxc5 (24... Nxf6 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Nxd7+ {White's point behind Nc5.}) 25. Qxh7+ {White mates in one more move. An excellent finish!} 1-0

[Event "EUCup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8114267026485"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. d3 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 b4 12. a5 Rb8 13. Qe2 bxc3 14. bxc3 d5 15. d4 exd4 16. Qxa6 dxc3 17. Qxc6 cxd2 18. Nxd2 Bd4 19. Ra4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Be2 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Bc2 Re8 24. Re1 Re6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Rxe2 e5 27. a6 Qd7 28. a7 Ra8 29. Rxe5 g6 30. Re4 c5 31. Ra6 Rxa7 32. Rxg6 Bg7 33. Bb2 Qb5 34. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Istanbul ol (Men)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ganbold, Odondoo"]
[Black "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[Beauty "8251705969715"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{This game is a masterpiece of audacity. Ganbold sacrifices an entire rook for what seems to be merely conceptual games! What is even more impressive is that the sacrifice is correct and nearly winning! The only other game that I remember like this is Maroczy-Tartakower where Black saced a rook for a dominance near White's king. If I may say so I think this game is even better!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qc2 {I do not know that this is bad but I think Qd3 is better with a small plus for White.} Bc5 11. Kh1 (11. Na4 Bd4 12. c5 $13 {Velicka-Movsesian}) 11... Bd4 {interesting... Black intends to cement an outpost on d4 without allowing White his on d5.} 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 $11) 13... g5 $6 {This is an interesting idea. Black accepts structural damage in return for an uncontested outpost without weakening f6. If White had failed to play as dynamically as he does then I think Black could have succeeded in spades, but now I must judge this move a little dubious.} 14. Bg3 e5 (14... d6 15. f4 $14 {Pg5 will be found weakening here.}) 15. Rad1 d6 {moving the queen is indicated but then White can attain an advantage through b4 or f4.} (15... c5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 d6 18. b4 $14) 16. Rxd4 $1 {This move is certainly impressive, but what is most impressive is it's follow-up.} exd4 17. c5 $3 {Monstrous!! White is willing to sacrifice an entire rook to keep Black's king in the center and attain a magnificent bishop on d6. This move also turns out to be best. White has compensation after say Na4, but it is not nearly so concrete.} dxc3 18. Bxd6 Qd8 (18... Qa5 {This active defence is quite dangerous...for both sides. Black is certainly loathe to leave his king out in the cold, but this move may be a good bet. White is better in all of the following lines but by giving back material Black might fight which he is at least hard pressed to do int the game.} 19. Be5 Ke7 (19... O-O 20. Bxf6 cxb2 21. Qxb2 Qxc5 22. Rc1 Qd6 23. e5 {and White is definitely better.}) 20. Bxc3 Qc7 21. f4 Rg8 (21... g4 $2 22. Bxf6+ Kxf6 23. Qc3+ $18) (21... Re8 22. fxg5 Nh7 (22... Nd7 23. Bf6+ Kf8 24. e5 Kg8 (24... Re6 25. Qh7 Ke8 26. Qh8+ Nf8 27. g6 $18) 25. Bc4 Nf8 26. gxh6 Be6 27. Bd3 $18) 23. Bf6+ $1 Kf8 (23... Nxf6 24. gxf6+ Kd8 (24... Kf8 25. Qd2 $18) 25. Rd1+ Bd7 26. Bg4 $18) 24. e5 Nxg5 25. h4 $18) 22. fxg5 Nh7 (22... Nd7 23. Bh5 Rf8 24. Bg7 Bb7 25. gxh6 $18 {the h-pawn is about to become quite transient.}) 23. gxh6 Be6 24. Bg7 Ng5 {There are a wealth of other alternatives, but after all of them White will force the concession of at least an exchange with e5 when he has plenty of pawns for the piece and retains an excellent position though he may not be totally winning.} 25. Bf6+ Ke8 (25... Kf8 26. e5 Bd5 $8 27. Qf5 Nh7 28. Bf3 Bxf3 29. Rxf3 Nxf6 (29... Rg6 30. Be7+ $1 Qxe7 31. Qxg6 $18) 30. Qxf6 $18) 26. e5 {Bd3 is a big threat now when White intends simply h7.} Bd5 27. Qf5 Be6 28. h7 $1 $18) 19. Qxc3 Rg8 {The best defence. Other lines might offer some resistance but they seem to be objectively losing, meanwhile after this Black could still resist if he had found the best 21st move.} (19... Be6 20. f4 Rg8 (20... Rh7 21. f5 Bxa2 (21... Nxe4 22. Qe5 Nxd6 23. cxd6 Kd7 (23... Qd7 24. Bg4 $18) 24. fxe6+ fxe6 25. Bd3 $18) 22. Rd1 Nd7 23. Qa3 {esta igual}) (20... Rf8 21. f5 Nxe4 22. Qg7 Nxd6 23. fxe6 $18) 21. f5 Bxa2 (21... Nxe4 22. fxe6 $3 {cute} Nxc3 23. exf7+ Kd7 24. Bg4#) 22. Rd1 Nd7 23. Qa3 {and White regains the piece with what should be a winning position.}) (19... Rh7 20. f4 gxf4 (20... g4 21. b3 $1 {and funnily enough Black is just plain out of good moves. The knight must be kept safe. Kd7 is no escape thanks to Rd1. Be6 meets f5 and the list goes on. White's intention is simply Qe5+ Be6 f5 and I can find no defence +-} Nd7 22. Bxg4 {threat Bf5} h5 23. Bf5 Rh6 24. Qg7 $18) 21. Qe5+ Be6 22. Rxf4 Ng8 {funnily enough the knight has no safe squares.} (22... Nd7 23. Qxe6+ $3 {a lovely and original queen sac} fxe6 24. Bh5+ Rf7 25. Bxf7#) 23. Rxf7 $3 {oh what a glorious refutation!} Kxf7 (23... Rxf7 24. Qxe6+ Ne7 25. Bh5) 24. Bh5#) 20. f4 gxf4 (20... g4 {a futile attempt to "close" the position} 21. Qe5+ Be6 22. f5 Nd7 (22... Rg5 23. Bc4 $18) 23. Qd4 Bxa2 24. Qa4 {and White's bind should win after he harvests the bishop.}) (20... Nd7 21. Bh5 g4 (21... Qf6 22. e5 Qf5 23. e6 $1 Qxe6 24. Re1 $18) 22. Qc4 Qf6 23. e5 Qf5 24. e6 $1 Qxh5 25. exf7+ Qxf7 26. Re1+ $18) (20... Be6 21. f5 Bxa2 22. Rd1 Nd7 $8 23. Qa3 {with that once again winning bind.}) 21. Rxf4 Rg6 {Black misses the strength of White's next killer. If he had seen it Ng4 would probably have been played.} (21... Ng4 $1 {Black's best line after Rxd4!} 22. Bxg4 Bxg4 23. Rxg4 Rxg4 24. Qe5+ Kd7 25. Qf5+ Ke8 26. Qxg4 Qg5 $16 {and with two pawns and a PHENOMENAL Bishop for the exchange White should win, but Black should consider that should is not the same as will.}) 22. Bh5 $1 {ouch...} Rg5 $8 (22... Nxh5 23. Qh8+ Kd7 24. Rxf7+ Ke6 25. Qxd8 Kxf7 26. Qf8+ Ke6 27. Qf5#) 23. Rxf6 Rxh5 24. Rg6 $3 {ouch #2... It makes Bh5! even more impressive to realize that White had to foresee this when playing it.} Rg5 (24... fxg6 25. Qh8+ Kd7 (25... Kf7 26. Qxd8) 26. Qg7+ Ke6 (26... Ke8 27. Qf8+ Kd7 28. Qf7+ {and mates.}) 27. Qxg6+ Qf6 28. Qe8+ {and mates.}) (24... Be6 25. Rg8+ Kd7 26. Rxd8+ $18) (24... Qh4 {the most interesting try, but...} 25. Qh8+ Kd7 26. Bg3 $1 {intending Rd6+. Strong refutation...} fxg6 27. Bxh4 Rxh4 28. Qf6 {hitting h4 and intending Qd6+ Qxc6+ and Qxa8.} Rxe4 29. Qd6+ Ke8 30. Qxc6+ Kf7 31. Qxe4 $18) 25. Qh8+ Kd7 26. Qh7 Qe8 (26... Bb7 27. Qxf7+ Kc8 28. Rxh6 {intending Rh8 and Qc7# There is no defence.} Rg8 29. Rh7 Ra7 30. Qf5+ Qd7 31. Qxd7#) 27. Rf6 Kd8 (27... Bb7 28. Rxf7+ Kc8 (28... Kd8 29. Rxb7 {mate in 5.}) 29. Rf8 $18 {mate in 2.}) 28. Rxf7 Bd7 (28... Be6 29. Rf8 $18) 29. Re7 Re5 {A small joke before resigning. Upon seeing that White would not play Bxe5 he flipped the king.} (29... Rg8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. e5) 1-0

[Event "34th Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8247142535734"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15. Na5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxa5 17. Bh3 Rc4 18. Bg4 Nf4 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. Qc6+ Kf8 21. Rxd6 g6 22. Qc5 Kg8 23. Qxe5 Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Rc4 25. Qb8+ Kg7 26. Qe5+ Kg8 27. Qf6 Qc7 28. Re1 Qc6 29. Be6 fxe6 30. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Las Vegas"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Al Modiahki"]
[Black "Ortiz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "6601654177860"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy"]
[BlackTeam "Mulhouse"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 Be7 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qh3 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. Ra5 Bd5 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Rxf6 Nxd3 21. Rf5 Qb8 22. Nxd5 Re8 23. Rh5 h6 24. Bxh6 Bg5 25. Qxd3 Bxh6 26. Rxh6 gxh6 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Nxe8+ Qxe8 29. Qg3+ Kh7 30. Qd3+ Kg7 31. Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Israel"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E98"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8045568514649"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 h5 13. c5 g5 14. a4 Ng6 15. a5 Rf7 16. cxd6 Nxd6 17. Nd3 Bf6 18. Nc5 Nf8 19. Nb5 Rg7 20. a6 bxa6 21. Nxa6 g4 22. Nxa7 g3 23. Bc5 Bh3 24. gxh3 Qd7 25. Bd3 Qxh3 26. Qe2 Ng6 27. Qg2 Qd7 28. Nxc7 Nh4 29. Qe2 Qh3 30. Ne6 Ng2 31. Rfc1 Qxh2+ 32. Kf1 Qh1+ 33. Bg1 Nh4 34. Nxg7 Nxf3 0-1

[Event "Cuba 82/58"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perez, J C"]
[Black "Fontes, Enzo Emanuel Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2237"]
[Annotator "Perez,J.C"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8249293999170"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 $1 {[#5Eg4]} (7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Ne8 {#C5 #CCg5=}) 7... Ne8 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. g4 g6 10. Bh6 Ng7 11. Qd2 $5 Nf6 12. Ke2 $1 Kh8 13. Rag1 Ng8 14. h4 $1 {[#C5 h5#EF#82]} f6 $8 15. Be3 Bd7 16. Nh2 $5 {[#C5 f4]} a6 (16... g5 $2 17. hxg5 fxg5 18. f3 $5 {#C5 #CDf1-g3-f5#A5} (18. Nf3 Qc8 19. Nxg5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Bxg4+ 21. Ke1 Bf3 22. Rh4 {#C5 #CCe2#A2})) 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 f5 (18... b5 19. b3 bxc4 20. Bxc4 {#C5 #CDf1-e3#A2}) 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. h5 $1 $146 (20. Nf3 {Ue 42/ 77}) 20... Nxh5 (20... fxe4 21. Bxe4 Nxh5 22. Nf3 $1 Ngf6 (22... Nxf4+ 23. Qxf4 $1 Nf6 24. Qxf6+ $1 {#C5 #CBh7#}) (22... Nhf6 23. Ng5 $1 $40) 23. Bh6 Rg8 24. Ng5 Qe8 25. Kd1 Bg4+ 26. Kc1 $44 {#EE}) 21. Ng4 $3 {[#7Eh]} Nxf4+ 22. Qxf4 fxg4 23. e5 $1 {[#C5 #CBh7#]} Bh4 $8 24. Qg3 $1 dxe5 25. Rxh4 Rf7 (25... Nf6 26. Rgh1 Rf7 (26... e4 27. Nxe4 Qe7 28. Kd1 $16) 27. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 (27... Bf5 28. Ng5) 28. Bxe4 Qf6 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. Qh2 $1 $18) 26. Ne4 $1 {[#C5 #CAe5]} Rg7 $6 (26... Re7 $2 27. d6 $1 Re8 28. Ng5 $18) (26... Qe7 $2 27. d6 $1 Qe8 28. Ng5 $18) (26... Qb6 $2 27. Qxe5+ Nf6 28. Rxh7+ $3 $18) (26... Nf6 $2 27. Ng5 Rg7 (27... Re7 28. Bxh7 $1 Nxh7 29. Nxh7 Rxh7 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 31. Rxh7 Kxh7 32. Rh1+ $18) 28. Nxh7 $1 Nxh7 29. Rxh7+ $1 Rxh7 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 31. Bxh7+ Kxh7 32. Rh1+ $18) (26... Bf5 $2 27. Qxe5+ Rg7 $8 28. Rgh1 Bxe4 (28... Bg6 29. Rxh7+ $3 Bxh7 30. Rxh7+ Kxh7 31. Nf6+ $18) 29. Bxe4 h6 (29... Nf6 30. Rxh7+ $1 $18) 30. Rxh6+ $1 Nxh6 31. Rxh6+ Kg8 32. Bf5 $1 $18) (26... Rf4 27. Ng5 h6 28. Qxf4 exf4 29. Nf7+ Kg7 30. Nxd8 Rxd8 31. Rhxg4+ Bxg4+ 32. Rxg4+ Kh8 33. Rxf4 $14) 27. Rxh7+ $3 $18 Rxh7 (27... Kxh7 28. Nf6+) 28. Qxe5+ Nf6 (28... Rg7 29. Rh1+ Nh6 30. Rxh6+ Kg8 31. Qh5 $1 Kf8 32. Rh8+ Rg8 33. Qh6+) 29. Nxf6 Re7 (29... Qe7 30. Nxd7+ Qxe5+ 31. Nxe5 Re8 (31... Rh2+ 32. Ke3 Re8 33. Kf4 Rf2+ 34. Kg3 Rd2 35. Ng6+ Kg7 36. Bf5) 32. Bxh7 Rxe5+ 33. Kd3 Kxh7 34. Rxg4) 30. Rh1+ Kg7 31. Ne8+ $1 1-0

[Event "Anibal Open"]
[Site "Anibal Open ESP"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8246605673042"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. O-O d6 8. e4 O-O 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Bf1 a6 11. h3 h6 12. Qc2 Nh7 13. d5 e5 14. g3 f5 15. Nh4 Qf6 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bd3 e4 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Ng5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Bh7+ Kf7 22. Re6 gxh4 23. Rxf6+ Bxf6 24. Re1 Ne5 25. Qf5 hxg3 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Rxe5 Bxe5 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Bg8 1-0

[Event "Elbow Beach Club GM-A"]
[Site "Paget Parish"]
[Date "2001.01.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Gershon"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[Beauty "6739877490768"]
[EventDate "2001.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{RR} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 b5 {This line considered to be not too dangerous for black. However, with despite the drawish tendencies of the arising position black should play carefully in order to equalize} 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 (14. Qxd5 Na5 $5 (14... Bb7 15. Qf5 Bf6 16. Bg5 Nd4 17. Bxf6 Nxf5 18. Bxd8 Raxd8 19. Bc2 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Ponomariov,R/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (19)}) 15. Ba2 Ra7 16. Qh5 Nc4 17. b3 Nxa3 18. Bb2 b4 19. Ne5 Qb6 20. Rad1 Rc7 21. Re2 Bf6 22. h3 Qb5 {1/2-1/2 Sasikiran, K-Prakash,G/Mumbai IND 2000/The Week in Chess 292 (22)}) 14... Bb7 15. Ne5 (15. Bf4 Bf6 16. Rc1 Qd7 (16... Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. b4 Bb2 19. Rc7 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Nd8 21. Rc2 Bf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Stefansson,H-Lesiege,A/Varadero CUB 2000/The Week in Chess 288 (31)}) (16... Rc8 17. b4 Qd7 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Qf5 20. Rc5 $1 Qg6 21. Be4 f5 22. Rxf5 Rxf5 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Qb3+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ $18 {1-0 Huzman,A-Zilberman,Y/Ramat Aviv ISR 2000/The Week in Chess 287 (31)}) 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 h6 19. Ne6 Rfe8 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxd7 Bxd7 22. Nc5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bc6 24. f3 $14 {1-0 Vladimirov,E-Sorokin,M/Hyderabad IND 2000/The Week in Chess 299 (46)}) 15... Rc8 $146 {This is actually a novelty. I suppose the reason nobody has played it before is 16.Nd7. However,Alex has prepared a nice tactical shot on white's next, obvious, move!} (15... Nxe5 $142 16. Bxb7 Ra7 17. Be4 Bf6 {Avrukh - Har Zvi, Tel Aviv 99, 1/2:1/2}) 16. Nd7 $1 Bb4 $1 {The only way to continue, and what a way! Black frees up the 7th rank , so he can now take the N. The only problem (for black, of course) is that white can sac half of his pieces, and still mate!} (16... Re8 $4 {Loses on the spot} 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qd5+ Kg6 19. Qe4+ Kf7 (19... Kh5 20. Qxh7+ Kg4 21. f3#) 20. Qe6#) (16... Qxd7 $4 17. Bxf7+ $18) 17. Qg4 $1 {Of course!} (17. axb4 Qxd7 $15) 17... h5 $8 (17... Bxe1 18. Bh6 Bxf2+ (18... g6 19. Rxe1 Ne5 20. Rxe5 $18) 19. Kxf2 $18 {Look at the white N, completely paralizing black's pieces}) 18. Qxh5 Bxe1 (18... Qxd7 19. axb4 {is lost for black due to his bad king}) 19. Bh6 $3 {The point of white's 16th move! White is threatenning Qg6 and it is much harder to prevent is than it looks.} Bxf2+ $8 {starting from now Alex defended fantastically making 10 only moves, only failing to make two more to achieve a draw.} (19... Qxd7 20. Qg6 $18) (19... Ne7 20. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 21. Qg4+ Ng6 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Qg7#) (19... Bd2 20. Nxf8 Qxf8 21. Bxd2 $18) (19... Nd4 20. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 21. Qg4+ Kh6 22. Bxb7 Rc2 23. Rxe1 $18) 20. Kxf2 (20. Kh1 $4 Qh4 $19 {white cannot let black taking over the 'h' file}) 20... Ne5 $3 {The only way to defend from Qg6, and Bg7} 21. Bxg7 $1 {After the game Alex told me that there were 9 successive sacrafises in this game, for both sides. (go back to move 16 and count - really amazing)} (21. Qxe5 $2 Qh4+ 22. Kg1 Qxh6 23. Bxb7 Rc1+ 24. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 25. Kf2 Qd2+ {is even losing for white}) 21... Nd3+ 22. Kg1 (22. Kf1 {to stay way from checks along the long diagonal}) 22... Kxg7 23. Qg4+ Kh6 $8 (23... Kh7 $4 24. Bxb7 Rc7 25. Be4+ $18) (23... Kh8 $2 24. Qd4+ f6 25. Qh4+ Kg7 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Qh3+ Kg7 28. Bxb7 $18) 24. Qh3+ Kg7 25. Qg3+ Kh8 $8 ({and now} 25... Kh6 {loses} 26. Qd6+ f6 27. Bxb7 Rc7 28. Qxf8+ Qxf8 29. Nxf8 Rxb7 30. b3 Re7 31. Rd1 $18) 26. Qh3+ Kg7 27. Bxb7 Rc7 28. Qg4+ Kh8 $4 {Finally my opponent made a mistake! The reason isdescribed in the annotation} (28... Kh6 $1 29. Qh3+ (29. Nxf8 $4 Rc1+ $1 30. Rxc1 Qb6+ $19) ({the reason black rejected 28... Kh6 was:} 29. Rf1 Rxd7 (29... Qxd7 30. Rf6+ Kh7 31. Qh5+ Kg7 32. Qg5+ Kh7 33. Rh6#) (29... Rxb7 30. Rf6+ $18) (29... f5 {this was the move that concerned me the most during the game}) 30. Rf3 {We both considered this position to be winning for white during the game, since after 30...Qb6 31.Kf1 black has no chekcs, and cannot defend from the mate threat. However, the refutation was spoted by fritz in less than half a second....} Nf2 $8 31. Kxf2 Rd2+ 32. Kf1 Rd1+ {and only black can win here.}) 29... Kg7 30. Qg4+ (30. Be4 Rxd7 31. Qh7+ Kf6 32. Rf1+ Ke7 33. Bxd3 Qb6+ 34. Kh1 Qd4 {and black is the one winning here}) 30... Kh6 $11) 29. Qd4+ $1 {Now the game is lost for black.} f6 (29... Kg8 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Ne8+ $18) 30. Qh4+ Kg7 31. Nxf8 {The point.f7-f6 is probably the worst move black can be forced to make in the position! 1.It gives white the fantastic place for the Q on h6, from where is controls both the 'd4' and 'f2' squares, to make sure there are no disasters on the diagonal. 2.the 'e6' square is weakenned, forcincg black to react on Nxf8} Qd6 $1 {Alexander is fighting greately. Once again he finds the strongest defence.} (31... Qxf8 32. Qg3+ Kh8 33. Qxc7 {protecting the 'c5' square}) (31... Kxf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qxd8+ Kxd8 34. Bxa6 $18) 32. Be4 $1 (32. Ne6+ Qxe6 33. Qg3+ Kh8 34. Qxd3 Rxb7 {is, of course, winning, but I wanted a ' cleaner' win}) 32... Rc1+ (32... Qd4+ 33. Kf1 Kxf8 34. Rd1 Rc1 (34... Rh7 $1 35. Qf4 $1 Nxf4 36. Rxd4 Rxh2 37. Rd6 $18) 35. Rxc1 Nxc1 36. Qh6+ Ke7 37. Qxc1 Qxe4 38. Qe1 $18) 33. Rxc1 Nxc1 34. Bf3 $1 {The difference between the light pieces is too big} ({of course not} 34. Nh7 Qd1+ 35. Kf2 Qe2+ 36. Kg3 Qe3+ 37. Bf3 Ne2+ 38. Kh3 Ng1+ $11) 34... Qxf8 (34... Kxf8 35. Qh6+) 35. Qg3+ {The next moves where made in serious time trouble} Kh8 36. Qh3+ Kg7 37. Qg4+ Kh8 38. Qh5+ Kg7 39. Qg4+ Kh8 40. Qh3+ Kg7 41. Qd7+ {The win is forced now} Kh8 42. Be4 Qh6 $8 43. Qe8+ Kg7 44. Qe7+ $1 {Taking the 'e3' square under control} Kh8 45. Bd5 { Qe8' Qg8#} Qf4 $8 46. Qf8+ Kh7 47. Bg8+ Kg6 (47... Kh8 48. Bf7+ Kh7 49. Qg8+ Kh6 50. Qg6#) 48. Bf7+ Kf5 (48... Kg5 49. Qc5+ Qe5 $8 (49... Kh6 50. Qh5+ Kg7 51. Qg6+ Kf8 52. Qg8+ Ke7 53. Qe8+ Kd6 54. Qb8+ $18) (49... f5 50. Qe7+ Kg4 (50... Kh6 51. Qf6+) 51. h3+ Kg3 52. Qe1+)) 49. Qc5+ Ke4 50. Bd5+ Kf5 51. Bf7+ Ke4 52. Bg6+ f5 53. Bxf5+ Qxf5 54. Qxc1 {The position is easily winning due to the bad placing of black K} 1-0

[Event "Goodricke 12th op"]
[Site "Calcutta"]
[Date "2001.02.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vladimirov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8249826903617"]
[EventDate "2001.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 e6 6. Nc3 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 exd5 8. Qxd5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Rb8 10. Bd2 (10. e4 Be7 11. Bc4 O-O 12. Bd2 {-leads to the same.} (12. O-O {is a main continuation here.})) 10... Be7 11. Bc3 O-O 12. e4 Rxb6 13. Bc4 Nb4 (13... d6 {is another way for black here.}) 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. a3 $146 {Previously played 15.0-0-0 led to whites advantage in two games, but probably black could play better there:} (15. O-O-O $5 Bxe4 (15... d6 16. Qf4 a5 17. Kb1 Qa8 18. Rhe1 $14 {1-0 Roos,M-Lazarev,V/Arco ITA 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (25)}) 16. Qxd7 Qxd7 $6 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 $14) (16... Bg5+ $142 17. Nxg5 Qxg5+ $132) 17. Rxd7 Bf6 18. Re1 Bg6 19. Ne5 $16 {1-0 Krush, I-Gunnarsson,J/Torshavn FAI 2000/The Week in Chess 310 (30)}) 15... d5 {In spirit of Benko gambit.} (15... Nc6 16. O-O-O $5 $14) 16. exd5 Nxd5 (16... Bxd5 $5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Be5 (18. O-O Nxc3 $15 {Bishop e7 gonna be very strong here.}) 18... f6 19. Bg3 Re6+ 20. Kf1 Qd7 {and black looks better.}) 17. Be5 Rg6 $6 {Strange idea. This is clear, that white is going to castle to the queenside here. By 17...f6 black could reach a good play.} (17... f6 18. Bg3 (18. O-O-O fxe5 19. Bxd5+ Qxd5 20. Qxd5+ Bxd5 21. Rxd5 e4) 18... Re6+ 19. Kf1 (19. Be2 f5 $1 20. h3 Re8 21. O-O Bg5 $3 $17) 19... Qd7 $15) 18. O-O-O Nb6 (18... Nf6 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Rd1 Be7 22. Bg3 {The ending is clearly better for white: Ne5 is a strong threat, also the black rook is trapped on g6.}) 19. Bxf7+ $3 Kxf7 $6 {Black accepts the sacrifice, but it leads to the killing attack of white.} (19... Rxf7 20. Qxd8+ Bxd8 21. Rxd8+ Rf8 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Nh4 $16 {Black can survive for a while in this ending.}) 20. Qf4+ Ke6 (20... Kg8 21. Rxd8 Bxd8 22. Qe3 Re8 $1 (22... Rxg2 23. Bd6 $1 $18) 23. Re1 Rxg2 {The material here is bishop+rook for queen of white, but black can create some complications here.}) 21. Bf6 $3 {White had to see this move, while playing 19.Bxf7.} gxf6 $2 {Out of all captures, black probably had chosen the worst one.} (21... Rfxf6 22. Qe3+ Kf7 23. Rxd8 Rxf3 24. gxf3 Bxd8 25. Re1 {Material here is:3light pieces for queen and pawn, and it gives white the advantage.}) (21... Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rfxf6 23. Qe3+ Kf7 24. Ne5+ Ke8 25. Nxg6 Rxg6 {The same as in the previous line the material balance is 3light pieces for queen and pawn, and white is better also here.}) 22. Rhe1+ $18 Kf7 23. Ne5+ (23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. Ne5+ {- as in the game.}) 23... Kg7 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Rd1 {After this move black can not hold his position.} Bd5 27. Qd6 Bb3 28. Qxf8+ $1 (28. Qxf8+ Kxf8 29. Rxd8+ Ke7 30. Rb8 {White wins a piece, staying with exchange and pawn up.}) 1-0

[Event "ICC bullet 1 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2001.03.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Black "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8248488689749"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nge2 d6 6. h3 Bb6 7. O-O O-O 8. Kh2 Re8 9. f4 exf4 10. gxf4 $6 {Keep in mind that these moves were happening in split-seconds (literally).} (10. Nxf4 $1 {hopping toward d5 was much better, but Schmaltz   presumably like KID style systems in bullet.}) 10... Ng4+ $1 {The first tactical shot $1} 11. Kg3 {Forward harch $1 Can the king survive here $2} (11. hxg4 $4 Qh4+ 12. Bh3 Bxg4 13. Ng1 Bxg1+ $19) (11. Kh1 $2 Nf2+ $19) 11... Nf2 $5 12. Rxf2 {forced.} (12. Qe1 $2 Nb4 $1 $17) 12... Qh4+ $3 {Amazing $1 This sacrifice is NOT sound, but I cannot bring myself to give it anything other than two exclamation marks. In a moment, Schmaltz will have a touch decision on his hands and mere seconds to make it.} (12... Bxf2+ $5 13. Kxf2 Qh4+ $14 {Black will win another pawn in a   messy position.}) 13. Kxh4 Bxf2+ 14. Ng3 Re6 $1 {A rook lift with mating threats.} 15. Kg4 $2 {This costs the win. Schmaltz tries to bring his king back to safety too quickly. Two winning options did exist.} (15. f5 $1 Rh6+ 16. Kg5 Bxg3 17. Kg4 $18 {and the king snakes it's   way back to safety.}) (15. Qh5 $1 Rh6 16. Qxh6 gxh6 $18) 15... Nd4 $1 {Sealing the f3 square. Now ...Rg6+ is a huge threat.} 16. f5 {closing the bishop on c8 is out is correct. Also f4 is available for the king now...} Rg6+ 17. Kf4 $2 {...but the king cannot run to f4 $1 The correct decision was to head to h5 when the king cannot be mated, and Black has just a perpetual $1} (17. Kh5 $1 Rh6+ (17... Rxg3 $4 18. Qf1 $18 {The bishop on f2 is trapped, and     the white king is oddly safe.}) 18. Kg4 Rg6+) 17... Rxg3 {Both ...Rxg2 and ...g5+ are threats.} 18. Qf1 {Schmaltz defends g2.} g5+ 19. fxg6 Ne6+ 20. Kf5 {From here on, Har-Zvi has many mates. I'll show some other options, but his solution is totally winning.} Ng7+ (20... Rf3+ $3 {The most dazzling option. This opens the bishop's   access to h4.} 21. Bxf3 (21. Kg4 Rf4+ 22. Kh5 Rh4#) 21... fxg6+ $1 22. Kf6 (22. Kg4 h5#) 22... Bh4#) 21. Kf6 (21. Kf4 Nh5#) 21... Rxg6+ (21... Kf8 $1 {Slightly faster.} 22. gxh7 Rg6#) 22. Ke7 Re6+ (22... Bh4+ 23. Qf6 Bxf6#) 23. Kd8 Bb6 (23... Bh4+ 24. Kxc7 Ne8#) 24. Nd5 Re8# {Yet another game for my collection in which kings are hunted all the way to the opposite rank $1 I hope you agree that despite the format and possible improvements, this is one of the most brilliant and enjoyable games of all time.} (24... c6+ $4 25. Nxb6) 0-1

[Event "Oakham GM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "2001.03.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Estrada Nieto, Julian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8247414905898"]
[EventDate "2001.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{The following is an excellent miniature. Krush introduces a novelty on move 15 which puts considerable pressure on Black. given the hairline defence that is required of Black. Estrado Nieto soon falters and allows a beautiful finish from Krush.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Bb7 9. d4 Bb6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 exd4 15. Bd5 {Strong TN according to Tyomkin and the best move according to Fritz} Kg7 (15... dxc3 {probably this is best but one can understand Black's desire to avoid developing more pieces for his opponent.} 16. Nxc3 b4 17. e5 $5 {possibly this is why Estrado rejected bxc3. Although Black has three pieces for the queen and there is no immediate refutation, Black's open king makes his defence long and arduous.} (17. Qf3 Kg7 18. e5 $5 (18. Qg3 {this move seems to force a draw} bxc3 19. Bd2+ Kh8 20. Bxc3 Rg8 21. Qh4+ Kg7 22. Qg5+ Kh7 23. Qh4+ Kg7 $11) 18... dxe5 19. Ne4 Nxd5 20. Qg4 f5 21. Bf6+ Kf7 22. Qg7+ Ke8 23. Bxd8 (23. Qg6+ Rf7 24. Qg8+ Rf8 25. Qg6+ $11) 23... Rxd8 24. Ng5 {and I suspect White is a fair bit better, but I would not relish proving it.}) 17... dxe5 18. Ne4 Nxd5 19. Bxd8 Rfxd8 20. Qh5 $14) 16. cxd4 Qd7 (16... Kg6 17. Bxf6 Kxf6 (17... Qxf6 $6 18. Ra3 $1 Bxd4 (18... Rg8 19. Qg4+ Qg5 20. Qd7 $1) 19. Rf3 Qd8 20. Rh3 Kf6 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Qxd4+ $18) 18. Qf3+ Kg7 (18... Ke7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxc6 Qxd4 22. Nc3 $18) 19. Qg4+ Kf6 20. e5+ dxe5 21. dxe5+ Ke7 22. Nc3 b4 23. e6 $1 {death to the king} Bxf2+ (23... f6 24. Qg7+ Kd6 25. e7) 24. Kxf2 bxc3 25. exf7+ Kd6 26. Bxc6 Kxc6 27. Re6+) 17. Ra3 Nh7 {this move is losing, but it is difficult to offer Black any better advice. It seems his best refuge lies in the variations after 15...bxc3.} (17... Kg6 18. Bc1 $1 Kg7 $8 (18... Ba5 19. Rg3+ Kh7 20. Qf3 $18) 19. Rg3+ Kh8 20. Rh3+ Nh7 (20... Kg8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Qh6 $18) 21. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Re3 Bxd4 24. Rg3+ Bg7 25. Qg6 {and mates}) 18. Rg3 (18. Qh5 {this move is most deadly, but it is cause to criticize Krush. Rg3 wins too in its own way.}) 18... Kh8 (18... Nxg5 $5 {The following lines are long but seem to demonstrate convincingly that White is still winning after Rg3.} 19. Rxg5+ Kf6 20. e5+ $1 Kxg5 21. Qd2+ Kg6 22. Be4+ Kh5 23. Qe2+ Kh6 24. Qe3+ Kh5 25. h4 $1 (25. Qe2+ $11) 25... Rg8 26. Bf3+ Kg6 27. Qg5+ Kh7 28. Be4+ Rg6 29. h5 Rag8 (29... dxe5 30. hxg6+ Kg7 31. gxf7+ Kxf7 32. Re3 Nxd4 (32... Qxd4 33. Rf3+ Ke8 34. Qg6+ Kd7 35. Bf5+ Ke7 36. Qe6+ Kd8 37. Bg4) 33. Qh5+ Ke7 34. Bxb7 $18) (29... Kg7 30. hxg6 Qd8 31. Qh5 Qh8 32. Qf5 Rf8 (32... Qg8 33. Bd5 Bxd4 34. exd6 cxd6 35. gxf7 Qh7 36. Qg5+ Qg6 37. Re8 $1 $18) 33. Qg5 Nxe5 34. gxf7+ Kxf7 35. dxe5 Bxe4 36. Rxe4 d5 37. Rh4 Qg8 38. Rf4+ Ke8 39. Qxg8 Rxg8 40. Nc3 $18) 30. Qh4 $1 Kg7 31. hxg6 dxe5 (31... fxg6 32. Qf6+ Kh7 33. Re3 Bxd4 34. Rg3 Nxe5 35. Bxb7 $18) (31... Bxd4 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ Ke8 34. exd6 Kd8 35. Qh7 Rf8 36. g7 Bxg7 37. Qxg7 Qxd6 38. axb5 axb5 39. Nc3 $18) 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Bxc6 Bxc6 34. Qh6+ Ke8 35. Rxe5+ Kd8 36. Qh7 Rxg6 37. Qh8+ Qe8 38. Rxe8+ Bxe8 $18) 19. Qh5 Bxd4 (19... f5 {Tyomkin mistakenly suggests that this would keep Black alive.} 20. Bh6 Rf6 (20... f4 21. Bg7+ Qxg7 22. Rxg7 Kxg7 $18) (20... Bxd4 21. Qg6 $18 {White threatens e5 and taking on f8 followed by mate on g8.} Rfd8 22. e5 $1 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 $1 {and mates}) 21. exf5 Bxd4 (21... Rxh6 22. Qxh6 {f6 followed by either Q or Rg7 has become a bigger threat than Black can handle.} Nxd4 (22... Rf8 23. f6 Rxf6 24. Rg8#) 23. Bxb7 Nxf5 24. Qh3 $18) (21... Nxd4 22. Bg7+ Qxg7 23. Rxg7 Kxg7 24. Re7+) 22. Re8+ $3 {muy bonita} Rxe8 23. Qxe8+ $1 Nf8 (23... Qxe8 24. Bg7#) 24. Rh3 $3 Qxe8 25. Bxf8+ $18) (19... f6 20. Bh6 Rg8 21. Ree3 Bxd4 22. Bxg8 Rxg8 23. Rxg8+ Kxg8 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Qg6 $18) 20. e5 $3 {this excellent combination demonstrated how ineptly Black's pieces coordinate compared to White's.} Bxe5 (20... f5 21. Bf6+ Rxf6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Qg6 Qd8 (23... Bg7 24. Bf7 $18) 24. Rh3 Qd7 (24... Bh4 25. Qh6 $18) 25. Bf7 $18) 21. Bf6+ $3 {such a nice move to finish such a nice game.} Bxf6 22. Be4 {and mates} 1-0

[Event "Korchnoi Birthday KO"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2001.04.29"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2827"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7973069977625"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bd3 c5 8. a4 b4 9. Ne4 Nbd7 10. Nxf6+ Nxf6 11. O-O Bb7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qe2 Qd5 14. Rd1 Qh5 15. h3 Rd8 16. Nd4 Qd5 17. Nf3 Ke7 18. e4 Nxe4 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Qc5 21. Qe1 Nf6 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Ne5 Rd4 24. Bxa6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bxa6 26. Qxb4+ Qxb4 27. Nc6+ Kf8 28. Rd8+ Ne8 29. Nxb4 Be2 30. f3 h5 31. b3 Rh6 32. Kf2 Rg6 33. Kxe2 Rxg2+ 34. Kd3 Rg3 35. a5 Rxf3+ 36. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Astana"]
[Site "Astana KAZ"]
[Date "2001.06.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2827"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7631083173896"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. b3 Ke8 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Rfe1 Ng6 15. Ne4 Nf4 16. e6 Nxe6 17. Nd4 c5 18. Nf5 Rh7 19. Bf6 Rc8 20. Bxg7 Bxg7 21. Nxg7+ Rxg7 22. Nf6+ Ke7 23. Nxd7 Rd8 24. Ne5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nf4 26. Kh1 Rg5 27. Ng4 Rd5 28. Re1+ Kf8 29. Nxh6 Rd2 30. Re5 Rxf2 31. Rf5 Kg7 32. Ng4 Rxg2 33. Rxf4 Rxc2 34. Rf2 Rc3 35. Kg2 b5 36. h4 c4 37. h5 cxb3 38. axb3 Rc5 39. h6+ Kf8 40. Nf6 Rg5+ 41. Kh1 1-0

[Event "7th Tan Chin Nam Cup"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2001.07.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Beauty "7767314138633"]
[EventDate "2001.07.09"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. cxd5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Nxd5 8. Ne5 Bf5 9. Na3 f6 10. Nd3 Nd7 11. f3 Bxd3 12. Bxd3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Be4 Bc5 15. Ke2 O-O-O 16. Bd2 Kb8 17. Rhd1 g6 18. Nc2 Nc7 19. Bc3 Rde8 20. h3 Nb5 21. Be1 f5 22. Bd3 Nc7 23. Bg3 Kc8 24. Ra5 b5 25. Bf2 Re6 26. Bc4 Re7 27. Bh4 Ree8 28. Bf6 Bb6 29. Bxh8 Rxh8 30. Ra3 bxc4 31. bxc4 Nxc4 32. Rc3 Nxb2 33. Rb1 Na4 34. Rxc6 Re8 35. Rc4 Nc5 36. Nd4 Nd5 37. Rb5 Rxe3+ 38. Kd2 Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "Heart of Finland Open"]
[Site "Jyvaskyla FIN"]
[Date "2001.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gamback, Bjorn"]
[Black "Nevanlinna, Risto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8246743800364"]
[EventDate "2001.07.18"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qf3 Nb4 10. Qe2 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 d5 12. c5 Nc4 13. Bc1 b6 14. b3 Na5 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Nge2 bxc5 17. dxc5 d4 18. Bxd4 Bxc5 19. Rd1 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Re8+ 21. Nce2 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Qe7 23. Rd2 Ba6 24. Qg4 h5 25. Qf3 Qb4 26. a3 Rxe2+ 27. Qxe2 Qxa3 28. Qe4 Qc1+ 29. Rd1 Qc3+ 30. Rd2 Rd8 31. Qc2 Qa1+ 32. Qd1 Re8+ 0-1

[Event "Continental Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2001.07.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yury Markovich Shulman"]
[Black "Ginsburg, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8250900681810"]
[EventDate "2001.07.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. O-O Qe7 9. Qc2 c6 10. Rfe1 Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 h5 13. h3 Nh6 14. Rad1 Nf7 15. Bg3 Kh7 16. Nh4 Bh6 17. f4 exf4 18. e5 f5 19. Nxg6 Kxg6 20. Qxf5+ Kg7 21. Bd3 Rh8 22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. e6 Rg8 24. Bh4 Rxg6 25. Bxe7+ Kxe7 26. exd7+ Re6 27. dxc8=Q 1-0

[Event "New Jersey Open"]
[Site "Somerset, NJ USA"]
[Date "2001.09.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Tate, Emory"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7633234574938"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd7 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Be2 Nbc6 12. Nb3 h5 13. f3 h4 14. Bf2 Ng6 15. O-O Be5 16. Qd2 Qc8 {!} 17. Be3 Bf4 18. Rfe1 Nce5 19. Nd4 Bxh3 {!} 20. gxh3 Qxh3 21. Bb5+ Kf8 22. Bxf4 Nxf4 23. Rf1 a6 24. Bd3 Qg3+ 25. Kh1 h3 {!} 26. Rg1 Qg2+ 27. Rxg2 hxg2+ 28. Kg1 Rh1+ 29. Kf2 Rxa1 30. Nd1 Kg7 31. Ne2 Rc8 32. b3 f6 33. Ng1 Rh8 34. Bc4 Rh1 35. Be2 Rxa2 36. Ne3 Ra1 37. Nd1 Neg6 38. Bc4 Nh4 39. Be2 Rxg1 40. Kxg1 Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "Western States Open"]
[Site "Reno, NV USA"]
[Date "2001.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alexey Vladislavovich Yermolinsky"]
[Black "Tate, Emory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[Beauty "8249696645125"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 e6 3. Nc3 exd5 4. Nxd5 Ne7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Qa5+ 7. c3 Nf5 8. Qa4 Qxa4 9. Nc7# 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.13"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7836323054168"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Nc6 15. d5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 {About this idea - see CBM79.} Nd4 17. Bd3 a5 $146 {There is a little-known positional rule discovered by Znosko-Borovsky, a Russian master of the first half of the last century: when you have a material advantage but your opponent is ahead in development, don't remove your advanced pieces, even if they don't look safe. They must prevent your opponent's manoeuvring. That's, by the way, why 12...Qe6 is hardly a good move in this system. However, in the present position White has rather space than development advantage while Black's extra pawn can be immediately captured. Besides, Black's queen prevents further advance of this pawn. Therefore only concrete analysis and not abstract considerations can deside whether the new move applied by the French GM, is better than the previously played} (17... Qa3 18. f4 Qd6 19. Rxb7 Rfb8 20. Qb1 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nh4+ $13 {1-0 Krasenkow, M-Svidler,P/Polanica Zdroj 2000/CBM79 (41)}) 18. f4 b5 19. Kh1 $5 {An interesting plan connected with the kingside attack.} (19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Bxb5 {is another option for White.}) 19... Rfc8 {Of course, Black has other possibilities like} (19... b4) ({or} 19... a4) 20. f5 Qa4 21. Qd2 Nf3 22. Qe2 Ne5 23. fxg6 Nxd3 ({After} 23... fxg6 24. Ra1 (24. Rxb5 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qc4) 24... Qb3 25. Bxb5 Rc2 26. Qd1 Rb2 {, exchanging the queens, Black has apparently no problems. But he certainly wanted more!}) 24. gxf7+ Kf8 $2 {So, the conclusion is: White didn't risk too much starting his attack. Black should not lose either but it is well-known that it is often more difficult to defend than attack. After the text move White is apparently winning.} (24... Kh7 {leads to a very unclear position:} 25. Qg4 Rf8 $1 (25... Ne5 $2 26. Qf5+ Kh8 27. Bxh6 Nxf7 (27... Bxh6 28. Qxe5+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ Kh8 30. Qg6 $18) 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rg1+ Kf8 30. Qh7 Ke8 31. Rg8+ Kd7 32. Qf5+ Kc7 33. Rc1+ $18) 26. Qf5+ Kh8 27. Rg1 (27. Bxh6 $2 Bxh6 28. Qg6 Rxf7) 27... Nxf2+ $3 (27... Ra6 $2 28. Rxg7 Kxg7 29. Rg1+ Kh8 30. Qg4 $18) 28. Bxf2 Rxf7 $1 29. Qg6 (29. Qxf7 Qxe4+ 30. Rg2 Qxb1+ 31. Bg1 Rg8 32. Qxe7 b4 {and Black's pawns are more dangerous.}) 29... Rg8 $1 (29... Ra6 $5 30. Qg4 $13) 30. Ra1 Qxa1 31. Rxa1 Rxf2 32. Qb6 $13) (24... Kh8 {was probably the safest line. This is a possible variation:} 25. Qxd3 (25. Qg4 $2 Ne5) 25... Rc3 26. Qxb5 Qxe4+ 27. f3 Qg6 28. Qb6 Qxb6 (28... Qxf7 29. Bxh6 Bf6 30. d6) 29. Bxb6 a4 30. Rfe1 Rcc8 (30... a3 31. d6 $1) 31. Rxe7 a3 32. Rbe1 a2 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. d6 Bf6 36. d7 Rf8 37. d8=Q Bxd8 38. Bxd8 Rxd8 39. Ra1 Kg7 $11) ({Even} 24... Kxf7 {was possible:} 25. Bxh6 $5 {This was probably White's idea.} (25. Qg4 $5 {is interesting but Black gains a tempo comparing to the game. In fact, I don't dare to assess or analyse this position.}) 25... Bxh6 26. Qh5+ Kf6 $8 27. Qxh6+ (27. Rbe1 $5 Rg8 $1 (27... Nxe1 $4 28. e5+) 28. Qxh6+ Rg6 29. e5+ $1 Nxe5 30. Qe3 Qg4 $1 31. Qxe5+ Kf7 32. Qxe7+ Kg8 33. Qe4 Qxe4+ 34. Rxe4 a4 {and now White must take care of the draw}) 27... Ke5 28. Qg5+ (28. Qe6+ Kd4 29. Qxe7 Qc2 $1 (29... Re8 30. Qf6+ Kxe4 31. Rg1 $40) 30. Qf6+ Kc4 {and the black king should survive}) 28... Kd6 {and White must force a draw by} 29. Qh6+ Kc7 30. Qc6+ Kd8 31. Qb6+ Rc7 32. d6 Nxf2+ $1 33. Qxf2 Qxe4+ 34. Qf3 Qxf3+ 35. Rxf3 Rcc8 36. Rxb5 exd6 37. Rb7 Rc7 38. Rf8+ Ke7 39. Rxa8 Rxb7 40. Rxa5 $11) 25. Qg4 $3 Ne5 (25... h5 {doesn't help either because of} 26. Qf5 $1 ({but not} 26. Qg6 Ra6 $3 {The other moves lose, e.g.} (26... Nc5 27. f3 Ra6 (27... Qa3 28. Rg1 Qc3 29. e5 $1 Qxe5 30. Bh6 $18) 28. Qh7 Kxf7 29. Qxh5+ Kg8 30. Rg1 $18) (26... Ne5 27. Qh7 Kxf7 (27... Nxf7 28. Rg1 Qc2 29. Qxg7+ Ke8 30. Qh7 $18) 28. Rg1 Rg8 29. Bh6 Ng4 30. Qf5+ Ke8 31. Qxh5+ $18) 27. Qxa6 Nxf2+ $3 28. Bxf2 Qxe4+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+ $11) 26... Qc2 (26... Ne5 27. Rg1 (27. Qh7 $18) 27... Ng4 28. Qh7 Kxf7 29. Qxh5+ $18) (26... Nc5 27. f3 $18) (26... Qc4 27. Rg1 Qc3 28. Bh6 e6 $8 29. Rxg7 exf5 30. Rh7+ Qg7 $8 31. Rxg7 Ke7 32. exf5 {with a winning endgame for White}) 27. Qh7 Kxf7 28. Bd4 Rg8 29. Rg1 e5 30. dxe6+ Kxe6 31. Qf5+ Ke7 32. Qg5+ $18 {with a mating attack}) 26. Qf5 Nxf7 {Black has no other useful move. Meanwhile, White threatens Rg1, then Qh7, or Bxh6, or doubling the rook along the g-file etc. By the way, the position of Black's c8 rook proves unfortunate as he can't defend with ...Ra8-a6} 27. Rg1 Bf6 (27... Rc2 28. Rxg7 Kxg7 29. Rg1+ Kh8 30. Qg6) 28. Rg6 Bg5 ({Or} 28... Ng5 29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. Rg1 $18 (30. Qe6 Bg7 31. d6 $5 $18)) 29. Bxg5 (29. Rg1 $1 {was winning immediately but the text move leads to a nice finale, too.}) 29... hxg5 30. Rxg5 Qd4 31. Rbg1 Qh8 32. e5 e6 33. dxe6 Rc7 34. Rh5 $1 Qxe5 35. Rg8+ $1 Ke7 36. Qxf7+ Kd6 37. Rxe5 Rxg8 38. Qxg8 {GM Evgeny Agrest was deservedly awarded the brilliancy prize for this game.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7976697741914"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Rhe1 O-O 11. Kb1 Qa5 12. Qd2 Qa6 13. Nd4 Rfc8 14. f4 h6 15. h4 Qc4 16. g4 Kf8 17. f5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Nd7 19. fxe6 Ne5 20. Rh1 $1 fxe6 (20... g6 21. Rh8+ Kg7 22. Rh7+ $1 Kxh7 23. Qh2+ Kg8 24. Rh1 Qf1+) (20... Ke8 21. Rh8+ Bf8 22. e7 Kxe7 23. Nf5+ Kd7 24. Nxd6) (20... Ng6 21. Rdf1 Be8 22. Nd5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 Qxd4 24. Qe7+ $1 Nxe7 25. Rh8+ Ng8 26. e7#) 21. b3 $1 Qb4 22. Rh8+ $1 Kf7 23. Qf4+ Bf6 (23... Kg6 24. Nxe6 $1) 24. Rh7 $3 Kg8 25. gxf6 $3 Kxh7 26. Qg5 $3 Rc7 (26... g6 27. Rh1+ Kg8 28. Rh8+ $1) 27. Nxe6 $1 Rac8 28. fxg7 Kg8 (28... Bxe4 29. g8=Q+ $1 Rxg8 30. Qh5#) 29. Rh1 Bxe4 30. Rh8+ Kf7 31. Nxc7 Qxc3 32. g8=Q+ Rxg8 33. Qxg8+ Kf6 34. Ne8+ Ke7 35. Qf8+ Ke6 36. Qxd6+ 1-0

[Event "Cannes NAO Masters"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2002.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Lutz"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "6600022563879"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Bb4 {Kramniks Zug gegen den Shabalov-Angriff 7.g4. Es wird in der letzten Zeit immer deutlicher, dass Schwarz in dieser Variante keineswegs ein einfaches Leben hat.} 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. Bd3 {Dieser Zug wurde bislang seltener gespielt als 9.g5 oder 9.Rg1. Allerdings erscheint es nicht unlogisch, das Feld e4 direkt unter Kontrolle zu nehmen und sich Rg1 zu sparen. Der polnische GM Robert Kempinski hat 9.Bd3 häufiger angewandt.} ({Ein Vergleich mit den Varianten nach 9.Rg1 erscheint sinnvoll:} 9. Rg1 b6 10. cxd5 $5 cxd5 $5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. g5 Ne4 $5 (12... Bxc3 $2 13. Qxc3 Ne4 14. Qc7 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Bc8 16. Rac1 O-O 17. a3 $16 Re8 18. Qf4 e5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. dxe5 Rxe5 22. Rc7 $18 {1-0 Barsov,A-Sandipan,C/Dhaka 2001/CBM 82/[Lutz] (52)}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Rc8 15. Qb3 Bxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 O-O 18. Nc3 $1 $146 (18. Ke2 $6 f5 $44 {0-1 Markovic,M-Sedlak,N/Subotica 2000/CBM 76 (44)}) 18... b5 $5 19. Qxb5 Rb8 20. Qe2 Rfc8 21. Kf1 Qb4 22. Rc1 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Rxb2 24. Kg2 $16 {1-0 Kobalija, M-Sandipan,C/Dubai 2001/CBM 83/[Lutz] (48)}) (9. g5) (9. a3) 9... b6 $6 $146 {Mit 7...Bb4 hat Schwarz angedeutet, dass er auf den weißen Feldern spielen will. Insofern ist der Textzug konsequent. Allerdings entstehen nun Stellungen, in denen Weiß sich den Zug Rg1 gespart hat, vielleicht sollte Schwarz daher die Alternativen bevorzugen.} (9... h6 10. Rg1 b6 11. cxd5 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Nxd5 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Bd2 c5 15. e4 Rc8 16. exd5 cxd4 17. Qxc8+ Bxc8 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Bg6+ Kf8 20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Nf6 22. Rxd4 Bb7 23. Rgd1 Qc7+ 24. Kb1 Bxf3 25. Rc1 Qe5 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Rd7 Be4+ 28. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 29. Ka1 Ke8 {0-1 Khechumyan,G-Zivanic,M/Budapest 2000/CBM 79 ext (29)}) (9... Nxg4 10. Rg1 f5 11. cxd5 exd5 (11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 cxd5 13. Qd2 Ndf6 14. Bb4 Qf7 15. h3 Ne4 16. Qc2 Ngxf2 17. Bb5+ Kd8 18. Rc1 g5 19. Rxg5 {1-0 Agrest,E-Tella,J/Skelleftea 2000/EXT 2001 (19)}) 12. Bxf5 Ndf6 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. Qf5 O-O 15. Rxg4 Nd7 16. Nxd5 Rxf5 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Ke2 $16 {1-0 Kempinski,R-San Segundo Carrillo,P/ Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext (71)}) (9... e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 (10... Nxg4 11. e6 fxe6 12. Bxh7 Qf6 13. Qg6+ Qxg6 14. Bxg6+ Kf8 15. Bd3 Nde5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Ke2 Nxd3 18. Kxd3 Be7 19. Rhg1 {1/2-1/2 Kempinski,R-Ramesh,R/Biel 2001/CBM 83 ext (19)}) 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. f4 Qe7 13. g5 Ng4 14. O-O-O dxc4 15. Bxh7 Nf2 16. g6 Nxd1 17. gxf7+ Kf8 18. Rxd1 Be6 19. a3 Ba5 20. Rg1 Qh4 21. Bg6 Rd8 22. Qe4 Qf6 23. Be1 Bxf7 24. Bxf7 Qxf7 25. f5 Re8 26. Qf3 Rh5 27. e4 Rd8 28. h4 Rd3 29. Qg4 Bb6 30. Rf1 Bd4 31. Ne2 c3 32. Nxd4 cxb2+ 33. Kb1 Rxd4 34. f6 g6 35. Bc3 Qd7 36. Qxd7 Rxd7 37. e5 Kf7 38. Re1 Ke6 39. Rg1 Rxh4 40. Rxg6 Rh2 41. Rg1 Rd3 42. Bb4 Rf3 43. Rd1 b6 44. Ka2 c5 {0-1 Kempinski,R-Rogozenko,D/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (44)}) (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 b6 11. Rg1 Bb7 12. g5 Nd5 13. e4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bd6 15. O-O-O c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 O-O-O 18. Rge1 Qf8 19. Qa4 a5 20. Bb5 Nb8 21. Qg4+ Kc7 22. Bf4 f5 23. Qg3 Bc8 24. Ne5 g6 25. Nc4 Bxf4+ 26. Qxf4+ Kb7 27. Nxb6 Qg7 28. Na4 Ka8 29. d6 Qb7 30. c4 Nd7 31. Re2 Qg2 32. Qe3 h6 33. Bxd7 Bxd7 34. Nb6+ {1-0 Johansson,V-Trabert,B/Warsaw 2001/CBM 82 ext (34)}) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 (10... cxd5 11. g5 $16) (10... exd5 11. g5 $36) 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 O-O 14. Qc7 $16 {Man vergleiche diese Stellung mit Barsov,A-Sandipan,C/ Dhaka 2001 (siehe oben). Weiß hat alle Vorteile (c-Linie, besserer Läufer, Raumvorteil am Königsflügel).} Qb4+ 15. Kc2 Nf6 16. Kb1 Ne4 ({Gemäß SCHACH 4/ 2002 hatte Gelfand folgende hübsche Variante vorbereitet:} 16... Bd7 17. g5 $1 Rfc8 18. gxf6 $1 Rxc7 19. Rxc7 Qd6 (19... Bb5 20. Bxb5 Qxb5 21. Ne5 {nebst Rg1 ist einfach schrecklich für Schwarz.}) 20. Rg1 $1 Qxc7 (20... g6 21. Rgc1 $18 {ist ebenfalls schrecklich für Schwarz.}) 21. Rxg7+ Kh8 (21... Kf8 22. Bxh7) 22. Ne5 Rf8 23. Rxh7+ Kg8 24. Ng4 $18) 17. Ne5 $6 {Gelfand sucht die direkte Entscheidung, aber mehr als Dauerschach scheint nicht drin zu sein.} (17. Rc2 $16 {(Gelfand) behält alle Vorteile der weißen Stellung.}) 17... Nxf2 18. Rhf1 Nxd3 19. Nxd3 Qb5 20. Ne5 f6 21. g5 fxe5 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Qd8+ Kf7 24. g6+ Kxg6 (24... hxg6 25. Rc7+) 25. Rg1+ Kf7 26. dxe5 Qd3+ {Schwarz tut am besten daran, das sofortige Dauerschach zu forcieren.} (26... Qc4 27. Ka1 h6 28. Qh8 {ist trotz der Mehrfigur kaum zu empfehlen, da der Ra8 nicht ins Spiel kommt.}) (26... Qc4) 27. Ka1 Qxe3 28. Qc7+ Ke8 29. Qc6+ Ke7 30. Qd6+ Kf7 31. Qc7+ Ke8 32. Qc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Beauty "8041676189226"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Nd7 9. e4 Be7 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qe2 c4 14. Bxc4 Bxe4 15. Ba6 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Rc7 17. Rad1 Bd6 18. Bd3 b5 19. Rfe1 a6 20. a4 bxa4 21. c4 Qb8 22. Ba1 Rd8 23. Re4 Nf6 24. Rh4 Be7 25. Rh3 h6 26. Rb1 Rxc4 27. Rxb8 Rc1+ 28. Bf1 Rxb8 29. Bc3 Rbb1 30. Qd3 a3 31. Qxa6 a2 32. g4 Rxf1+ 33. Qxf1 Ne4 34. Ba1 Nd2 0-1

[Event "11th Open"]
[Site "Chicago USA"]
[Date "2002.05.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gregory Zinovyevich Kaidanov"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E28"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7630009413185"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. Ne2 e5 8. Ng3 Re8 9. Bd3 e4 10. Bb1 b6 11. f3 Ba6 12. fxe4 Bxc4 13. Qf3 Nbd7 14. Ra2 Bxa2 15. Bxa2 Nf8 16. O-O Ng6 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. Nf5 Qd8 19. e5 dxe5 20. e4 exd4 21. Nxg7 Ne5 22. Qh3 dxc3 23. Bxc3 Kxg7 24. Qg3+ Ng6 25. Bxf6+ Qxf6 26. Rxf6 Kxf6 27. h4 Re5 28. Qf3+ Kg7 29. h5 f6 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Qd3 Rae8 32. Qc4 R5e7 33. Qc6 Rxe4 34. Qxc7+ R8e7 35. Qb8 Kh6 36. Qf8+ Kg5 37. Bf7 Rc7 38. Qg7 Rc1+ 39. Kf2 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 Rf4+ 41. Ke3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Petrov, Marijan"]
[Black "Erdogdu, Mert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8246874139192"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Bd3 Qb6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Bd2 $5 {In his few other games in this line, White tried plans with Rb1 and kingside castling. The real test for this line is the interesting pawn grab, but White has reasonable compensation there.} O-O (10... Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qa3 12. Rb3 Qa5 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Nb6 $44 Rb8 15. O-O (15. c4 $5) 15... d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Rbb1 O-O 19. c4 d4 20. Bf2 Nxd3 21. Qxd3) 11. e5 {a strong thrust. Black's position is still close to equal but practically White will maintain a strong attacking position.} dxe5 (11... Nd7 12. O-O-O d5 13. h4 $14 Nb4 $8 14. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 15. Ng5+ Kh6 (15... Kg8 16. Qh5 Bxg5 17. hxg5 f6 18. g6 {and mates.}) (15... Kg6 16. Qg4 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 (17... Nxf6 18. f5+ exf5 19. h5+ Kh6 (19... Nxh5 20. Qxh5+ Kf6 21. Nce4+ fxe4 22. Bc3+ $18) 20. Ne6+ Kh7 21. Qxg7#) 18. h5+ Kh6 19. Kb1 Nc5 20. f5 exf5 21. Nf7+ Kh7 22. Qg6+ Kg8 23. h6 Rxf7 24. hxg7 Bxg7 25. Qxb6 $18) 16. f5 $1 exf5 17. Qf3 (17. Nxf7+ Kg6 18. e6 Nf6 (18... d4 19. g4 $1 Nf6 (19... dxc3 20. gxf5+ Kxf5 21. Rdf1+ Kg6 22. Qe4+ Kh5 23. Qf5+ g5 24. hxg5#) (19... Qc5 20. Rdg1 $1 dxc3 (20... Ne5 21. gxf5+ Kxf5 (21... Kf6 22. Rg6+ $1 Nxg6 23. Bg5+ Kxf5 24. Qe4#) 22. Nxe5 dxc3 23. Rf1+ Kxe6 24. Nd3+ Kd5 25. Nxc5 cxd2+ 26. Kxd2 Rxf1 27. Qe4+ Kxc5 28. Qxe7+ $18) 21. gxf5+ Kh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Qh8#) (19... Rxf7 20. gxf5+ Rxf5 21. Rhg1+ Kh7 (21... Kf6 22. Bg5+ $18) 22. Qg4 Rg5 23. hxg5 dxc3 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Qf7+ Kh7 26. Rh1#) 20. gxf5+ Kh7 21. Rhg1 Rxf7 22. Ne4 Nxa2+ 23. Kb1 Rf8 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26. Nxf6 {and mates.}) 19. h5+ Kh7 20. Be3 Qc6 21. h6 g6 22. Ng5+ Kh8 23. a3 $18) 17... Nc5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 f4 20. Bxf4 Bg4 21. Ne6+ Kh7 22. Nxf8+ Rxf8 23. Rdf1 $16) 12. fxe5 Nd7 13. O-O-O Nc5 14. Bg5 f6 $2 15. exf6 gxf6 (15... Bxf6 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. Rhf1 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 $16) (15... Rxf6 $5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bc4 $18) 16. Bh6 Rf7 (16... Nxd3+ 17. Rxd3 Rd8 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Rg3+ Ng6 20. Nf5 Bd6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Ne4 $18) (16... Re8 17. Bc4 $16) 17. Bc4 Na5 $2 (17... Qc7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 f5 20. Qe2 Rf6 21. Bg5 Rg6 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Rhe1 $16) 18. Ne5 $3 {a devastating move. It's impressive how strong the attack is once you remove all of one sides defensive cover.} fxe5 (18... Nxc4 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Nxf7#) 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Rhf1 $1 Nxc4 (20... Bf8 21. Bxf8 $18) (20... Bf6 21. Rxf6 Nxc4 22. Rd8+ Qxd8 23. Rxf7 $18) 21. Rd8+ $3 {One has to love such a finishing move. It is like dessert after an arduous banquet.} Bxd8 (21... Qxd8 22. Rxf7 Bf6 23. Bg7+ Kg8 24. Bxf6+ Kxf7 25. Qg7+ Ke8 26. Bxd8 $18) 22. Bg7+ Kg8 (22... Rxg7 23. Rf8+ $18) 23. Bxe5+ {The "variation" 23...Kf8 24. Qg7+ is quite enough to force resignation.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7631485822476"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Nf3 e5 8. O-O h6 9. Be3 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. a3 Rd8 13. b4 c6 14. Rb1 Nc7 15. Qc1 Ne6 16. Nb3 h5 17. f3 h4 18. Rd1 Nh5 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Bf1 Nef4 21. Rb2 Bh6 22. Qe1 Qg5 23. Nd1 Ng3 24. Rd2 b6 25. Nc1 Be6 26. hxg3 hxg3 27. Ne2 Nxe2+ 28. Bxe2 Qh4 29. Bd3 Bf4 30. Rc2 Rd8 31. Rc3 g5 32. Kf1 g4 33. fxg4 Bxg4 34. Bg1 Qf6 35. Nf2 gxf2 36. Bxf2 Qh6 37. Bh4 Rd6 38. Rb3 Be3 39. Be2 Bxe2+ 40. Qxe2 Rf6+ 0-1

[Event "Sudak UKR"]
[Site "It"]
[Date "2002.08.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Vasily Borisovich Malinin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8246492432420"]
[EventDate "2002.08.02"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. Nf3 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Bxc3 8. Nf5 Qxe4 9. Bd3 Qg4 10. f3 Qa4 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Nxg7 Kxg7 13. Bh6+ Kxh6 14. Qd2+ Kh5 15. g4+ Nxg4 16. fxg4+ Qxg4+ 17. Kh1 d6 18. Rf6 Qg5 19. Be2+ Bg4 20. Bxg4+ 1-0

[Event "Russian Championship"]
[Site "Krasnodar RUS"]
[Date "2002.09.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Nevostrujev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8250099282001"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 c5 5. d5 b5 6. cxb5 a6 7. e3 Qa5 8. Qd2 O-O 9. bxa6 e6 10. dxe6 dxe6 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxa5 Bxb2 13. Ne2 Bxa1 14. Bh6 Bxa6 15. Bxf8 Nc6 16. Qc7 Nb4 17. Bh6 Be5 18. Qd7 Nd3+ 19. Kd1 Rb8 20. Nd4 Rb1+ 21. Ke2 Ne1+ 22. Nb5 Nc3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.09.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Nevostrujev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Hazai"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8250099282001"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 c5 5. d5 b5 $5 {If Black wants to make profit from White's move order omitting 4.Nf3, this is the way to do that. Now a Benko Gambit type of position will arise, where an early Bg5 is not so effective for White.} 6. cxb5 (6. Nxb5 {is strongly met by} Ne4 $1 {for example:} 7. d6 $2 Nxg5 8. Nc7+ Kf8 9. Qd5 Nc6 10. Nxa8 Qa5+ $17) 6... a6 7. e3 (7. b6 $143 Qxb6 {White has avoided the opening of the a , but he has no extra P.} 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 e6 $1 {Black has to blow up the  as soon as possible.} 10. e4 exd5 11. exd5 d6 { d5 may become a target.} 12. Be2 Bf5 13. Rd1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 $36 {Konev-Salinnikov, Tomsk 2002}) (7. bxa6 $143 Bxa6 {A58} 8. e4 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 d6 {This is a very good variation of the Benko Gambit for Black even without the silly B on g5.} 10. h3 O-O 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Qb6 14. Qd2 Rfb8 $44 {Burwick-Nataf, Stockholm 1998}) (7. e4 $5 axb5 (7... d6 $2 8. a4 $16) 8. e5 $1 (8. Bxb5 {is certainly met by the standard counterblow} Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxb5 $13) 8... b4 9. exf6 exf6 10. Bd2 (10. Qe2+ Kf8 (10... Qe7 $2 11. Nb5 $18) 11. Bd2 {- 10.Bd2}) 10... bxc3 11. Qe2+ Kf8 (11... Qe7 12. Bxc3 Bb7 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. Bc4 $14) 12. Bxc3 Ba6 $13 {with big complications.}) 7... Qa5 8. Qd2 O-O 9. bxa6 $6 {This only helps for Black to grab the .} (9. Nf3 d6 (9... axb5 {is too early, White has problems with the development of his B.} 10. Bxb5 h6 (10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxb5 12. Bxe7 $16) 11. Bh4 d6 12. O-O $14) 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 (11. Ra3 Qb4 $44) 11... h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nb6 $44 {with good counterchances on both flanks!}) 9... e6 (9... Bxa6 {was also thematic exchanging the light-squared B and fight against  c4 or even  d3.} 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 (10... Qxa6)) 10. dxe6 $6 {White again helps for Black with unnecessary exchanges.} (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Ne4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Bxb2 13. Rb1 exd5 14. Nxc5 Ba3 $13) (10. Bc4 $5) 10... dxe6 11. Ne4 $6 {# This was probably the "refutation"?!} (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Ba3 $13) 11... Nxe4 $3 {A blow from the blue! Black sacrifices his Q for a long-lasting . The consequences cannot be checked during a practical game, but it is very difficult to defend White's position.} (11... Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nxa6) 12. Qxa5 Bxb2 {#} 13. Ne2 $6 {Now White has even more serious problems with his development.} (13. Bf6 $5 {is a phantastic counterblow suggested by Fritz (whoelse?!), but Black has still good practical chances, for example:} Bxf6 14. Rc1 Bxa6 15. Bd3 (15. Qa4 Bc3+ 16. Rxc3 Nxc3 17. Qc2 Nd5 $44) (15. Nf3 Bd8 16. Qa3 Bb7 17. Qb2 Ba5+ $40) 15... Nc6 16. Qa3 Bc3+ 17. Rxc3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Rxa3 19. Rxa3 Nb4 $44) (13. Bd3 Bc3+ 14. Qxc3 Nxc3 $13 {is also rather messy.}) 13... Bxa1 14. Bh6 Bxa6 (14... Nc6 {looks even more precise :} 15. Qc7 Nb4 16. Bxf8 Bxa6 {- 14...Bxa6}) 15. Bxf8 (15. Qa4 $5) 15... Nc6 16. Qc7 (16. Qb6 Nb4 $40) 16... Nb4 17. Bh6 (17. Bd6 Nd3+ 18. Kd1 Ndxf2+ $40) 17... Be5 $1 $19 {and the white K is doomed in the middle.} 18. Qd7 (18. Qb6 Nd3+ 19. Kd1 Rb8 $19) 18... Nd3+ 19. Kd1 Rb8 20. Nd4 Rb1+ 21. Ke2 Ne1+ 22. Nb5 Nc3+ {A brilliant attacking game!} 0-1

[Event "Russia - The Rest of the World"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Beauty "7494046842886"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. h3 Be7 12. Ne2 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Be3 Bf5 15. Nd4 Bh7 16. g4 Be7 17. Kg2 h5 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Kf3 Bg6 20. Rd2 hxg4+ 21. hxg4 Rh3+ 22. Kg2 Rh7 23. Kg3 f6 24. Bf4 Bxf5 25. gxf5 fxe5 26. Re1 Bd6 27. Bxe5 Kd7 28. c4 c5 29. Bxd6 cxd6 30. Re6 Rah8 31. Rexd6+ Kc8 32. R2d5 Rh3+ 33. Kg2 Rh2+ 34. Kf3 R2h3+ 35. Ke4 b6 36. Rc6+ Kb8 37. Rd7 Rh2 38. Ke3 Rf8 39. Rcc7 Rxf5 40. Rb7+ Kc8 41. Rdc7+ Kd8 42. Rxg7 Kc8 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Halkidiki GRE"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8250900670016"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O-O d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bc3 Be6 14. Qf3 Rac8 15. Qg3 g6 16. h4 Rfd8 17. h5 d4 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Rxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd4 23. c3 Qc5 24. Kd2 Bg5+ 25. Kc2 Kg7 26. Bd3 Bf6 27. Rb1 Qxc3+ 28. Kd1 Bg5 29. Ke2 Bg4+ 30. Kf1 Bf4 0-1

[Event "Spanish Championship"]
[Site "Ayamonte ESP"]
[Date "2002.10.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8248371465306"]
[EventDate "2002.10.09"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Ngxe5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. b3 a5 11. Na4 Bf8 12. f4 Ng6 13. Qd2 b6 14. Bb2 Bb7 15. Bf3 Qb8 16. Rad1 Nh4 17. Bd5 Nf5 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qxd7+ Kg6 20. g4 Nxe3 21. f5+ Kg5 22. f6 Qc8 23. fxg7 Bd6 24. g8=Q+ Rxg8 25. h4+ Kxh4 26. Qxh7+ Kg3 27. Qh2+ Kxg4 28. Rd4+ 1-0

[Event "Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "8247679413289"]
[EventDate "2002.11.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8. O-O Bd6 9. a3 Ng4 10. h3 Nh2 11. Re1 Nf3+ 12. gxf3 Qg5+ 13. Kh1 Qh4 14. Nf4 Bxh3 15. Ncxd5 Re6 16. Nxe6 Bf5+ 17. Kg1 Qh2+ 18. Kf1 Bg3 {!!} 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8250141196328"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O e6 6. Re1 Ng4 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. e5 f6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 fxe5 12. Rxe5 Be7 13. Bg5 Bd6 14. Bf4 c5 15. Qe3 a6 16. Nd5 Qc6 17. Rg5 h6 18. Bxd6 hxg5 19. Rd1 Rh6 20. Ne7 Qa4 21. Qf3 Bb7 22. Qxb7 Rd8 23. Ng8 Rh8 24. Qf3 Rxg8 25. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Bled Olympiad"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2002.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8247683373644"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Bd5 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Qf3+ Ke6 14. Qg4+ Kf7 15. Qf5+ Ke7 16. e6 Bxe6 17. Re1 Qd6 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Ne4 Qe5 20. Bg5+ Kd7 21. Nc5+ Bxc5 22. Qf7+ Kd6 23. Be7+ Kd5 1-0

[Event "Israeli Championship"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.11.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Ilya Yulyevich Smirin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251705967119"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 {Sutovsky's attack is simple, but he will follow up with vigor and creativity.} exf4 9. Bxf4 h6 10. Nf3 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 (11... Nb4 {Stockfish likes this sharp option. It's not clear to me   that it's much better than the game line.}) 12. exd5 $5 {Many would reject the idea of exd5 as the bishop on c4 is entombed. However, Sutovsky doesn't mind if the bishop is a big pawn as this allows him to attack on the kingside while things are locked in the center.} (12. Bxd5 {Not entombing the bishop is definitely more natural.} Nxd5 13. exd5 $14) 12... Na5 (12... Nb4 13. Bd2 Nbxd5 14. Nh4 $13) 13. Nh4 b5 14. Nf5 {What a knight $1 Knights like this deserve to be worshipped.} bxc4 15. Bxh6 $3 {Boom $1 Sutovsky sacs both bishops in the span of two moves. The sheer material investment would daunt most, but the Nf5 gives excellent attacking chances.} gxh6 (15... Ne8 16. Qg4 Bf6 17. Rae1 cxd3 18. Rxe8 $1 Rxe8 19. Bxg7 $18) 16. Nxh6+ Kh7 (16... Kh8 {Sutovsky can get a draw by perpetual but not more. I   leave the many possibilities to the reader to investigate :D} 17. Rxf6 Bxf6 18. Qh5) 17. Nf5 cxd3 $2 {This does nothing to help the defense and even brings Sutovsky's queen into the attack. it's all over.} (17... Rg8 {Much more resilient and productive.} 18. Qe1 Nxd5 19. Qe4 Bf6 20. Qxd5 Qf8 21. d4 $1 $16) 18. Qxd3 Kh8 19. Rae1 Qb6 20. Qh3+ Nh7 21. Rxe7 c4+ 22. Kh1 Qxb2 23. Re4 Rg8 (23... Qf6 24. Rh4 Qg6 25. Rg4 Qf6 26. Rg7 $18) 24. Qxh7+ $3 {A fantastic queen sacrifice to finish things off $1 Smirin resigns due to forced mate.} (24. Qxh7+ $3 Kxh7 25. Rh4+ Kg6 26. Rh6+ Kg5 27. h4+ Kg4 28. Ne3+ Kg3 29. Rf3# {Lovely.}) 1-0

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2003.02.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7699286747733"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 Qb6 10. Ne2 c4 11. g4 h5 12. gxh5 Rxh5 13. Ng3 Rh8 14. f5 exf5 15. Nxf5 Nf6 16. Ng3 Ng4 17. Bf4 Be6 18. c3 Be7 19. Ng5 O-O-O 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Be2 Ngxe5 22. Qe3 Nd7 23. Qxe6 Bh4 24. Qg4 g5 25. Bd2 Rde8 26. O-O-O Na5 27. Rdf1 Nb3+ 28. Kd1 Bxg3 29. Rf7 Rd8 30. Bxg5 Qg6 31. Qf5 Qxf5 32. Rxf5 Rdf8 33. Rxf8+ Nxf8 34. Bf3 Bh4 35. Be3 Nd7 36. Bxd5 Re8 37. Bh6 Ndc5 38. Bf7 Re7 39. Bh5 Nd3 0-1

[Event "Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "2003.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7287620014167"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Ne7 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Be7 12. h4 O-O 13. Kb1 Rb8 14. h5 b4 15. Nd5 exd5 16. exd5 b3 17. cxb3 Nb4 18. d6 Qa5 19. a3 Qf5+ 20. Ka1 Nc2+ 21. Ka2 Bf6 22. Ba7 Ra8 23. Bd3 Qe5 24. Qxc2 Rxa7 25. Rhe1 Qg5 26. Bxh7+ Kh8 27. Be4 Bb7 28. g4 a5 29. Qf2 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Rb7 31. Qe2 Qb5 32. Rd3 Rbb8 33. f4 Kg8 34. g5 Bd8 35. Re5 Qa6 36. Qe4 Rb6 37. Red5 Rc6 38. h6 a4 39. hxg7 axb3+ 40. Kxb3 Kxg7 41. Rh3 Rg8 42. Rh7+ Kf8 43. Rxf7+ Kxf7 44. Qf5+ Kg7 45. Qxd7+ Kg6 46. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "2003.04.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8248484743710"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bd3 b6 11. Neg5 h6 12. Bh7+ Kh8 13. Be4 hxg5 14. g4 Rb8 15. h4 g6 16. hxg5+ Kg7 17. Qf4 Bb7 18. Rh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh2+ Kg8 20. Rh1 Bxg5+ 21. Nxg5 Qxg5+ 22. f4 Qxf4+ 23. Qxf4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 1-0

[Event "World Championship 18 Final"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2003.06.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van Oosterom, Joop"]
[Black "Nimtz, Manfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[Beauty "7083537771094"]
[EventDate "2003.06.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Rc8 14. Rg1 Nc5 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Nfd7 17. g6 f5 18. Kb1 Nxa4 19. bxa4 Qxa4 20. Nxe6 Ne5 21. Rg3 Nxf3 22. Rxf3 Bxe4 23. Bc5 Bxf3 24. Re1 Be4 25. Bd3 Qc6 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Qf4 Be7 28. Rd1 Bf6 29. Nxg7+ Bxg7 30. Qf7+ Kd8 31. Qxg7 Qxc5 32. Qxh8+ Kc7 33. g7 Kb7 34. Qh2 Rg8 35. Qh7 Qc4 36. Qg6 Rc8 37. Qg2 Qe6 38. Rf1 Qd5 39. Re1 Re8 40. Qg6 Rg8 41. Rxe4 a5 42. Qg2 Qc6 43. Rg4 Qxg2 44. Rxg2 Kc6 45. Kc1 Kd5 46. Kd2 Ke4 47. Rg1 d5 48. Rg2 Kf3 49. Rg6 1-0

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2003.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7701950141011"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. b3 f5 8. exf5 Bxf5 9. Bd3 e4 10. Be2 a6 11. N5c3 Bf6 12. O-O Nge7 13. a3 O-O 14. Ra2 Qa5 15. b4 Qe5 16. Re1 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Nd4 19. Bf1 d5 20. Rd2 Be6 21. f4 Qxf4 22. Rf2 Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nb5 24. Kg1 Nxc3 25. Nxc3 Bxc3 26. Bb5 Bxe1 27. Qxe1 Nf5 28. Bb2 Rac8 29. Ba4 Rf7 30. h3 h5 31. b5 h4 32. Be5 d4 33. b6 e3 34. Kh2 d3 35. Qb4 e2 36. Bc3 Rxc3 37. Qxc3 Ng3 38. b7 Rxb7 39. Qa5 Rb8 0-1

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2003.08.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7972688258137"]
[EventDate "2003.07.31"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 g5 13. Qh3 Rg8 14. Re1 Bf8 15. Qf5 Bg7 16. h4 Kf8 17. Qh3 Rh8 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Qg4 c5 20. Bxg5 cxd4 21. Rad1 Bb7 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Be7+ Kxe7 24. Qxg7+ Kd6 25. Nxd4 Qc5 26. Bf5 Qe5 27. Nf3+ Qd5 28. Qg3+ Ke7 29. Rxd5 Bxd5 30. Qg5+ Kd6 31. Qf4+ Ke7 32. Be4 Rh5 33. Nh4 Rg8 34. Ng6+ Kd8 35. Qf7 Re8 36. Bd3 1-0

[Event "North Ural Cup"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2003.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Matveeva, Svetlana"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[Beauty "5981547308115"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Nf3 c6 8. Bd3 a5 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Nc7 11. h3 Re8 12. O-O Ne6 13. Bh2 Nf8 14. Rab1 Be6 15. Rfc1 Rc8 16. Qb3 b5 17. Ne2 a4 18. Qc2 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ne5 c5 21. Nc3 b4 22. Nb5 Qb8 23. Qxa4 c4 24. Be2 b3 25. Qb4 Bf5 26. Ra1 Re6 27. a4 N6d7 28. Nxc4 dxc4 29. Bxc4 Rg6 30. Qxb3 Rxc4 $3 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Brilliant;path;null;size;100%25;persistent;true]} 31. Qxc4 Bxh3 32. Qc7 Qa8 33. Kf1 Qxg2+ 34. Ke2 Bg4+ 35. Kd3 Bf5+ 36. Ke2 Bg4+ 37. Kd3 Qxf2 38. Qf4 Qe2+ 39. Kc3 Be6 40. b3 Nb6 41. Nc7 Rg2 42. Kb4 Qd2+ 43. Kb5 Bd7+ 44. Kxb6 Qb4+ 45. Ka7 Rg6 46. a5 Bc6 47. a6 Bg2 48. e4 Qb6+ 49. Ka8 Rd6 50. Qxd6 Bxe4+ 51. Qd5 Bxd5+ 52. Nxd5 Qd8+ 53. Kb7 Qxd5+ 54. Rc6 Ne6 55. a7 Nd8+ 56. Kc7 Qxc6+ 57. Kxd8 Qa8+ 58. Kc7 h5 59. b4 h4 60. b5 h3 61. b6 h2 62. b7 h1=Q 63. b8=Q+ Kh7 64. Rxh1+ Qxh1 65. a8=Q Qh2+ 66. Kd7 Qh3+ 67. Ke7 Qe6+ 68. Kf8 {[%c_effect f8;square;f8;type;Winner] <br /br />Game may have continued...} (68. Kf8 Qg4 69. Qh1+ Kg6 70. Qc7 f6 71. Qxg7+ Kf5 72. Qf1+ Ke4 73. Qxg4+ Kd5 74. Qb5+ Kd6 75. Qc5# {[%eval 32754,0]}) 1-0

[Event "15th Vidmar mem"]
[Site "Terme Zrece SLO"]
[Date "2003.08.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Borisek, Jure"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8247435913786"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd7 15. Bh3 g6 16. Bg4 a5 17. Bxh5 a4 18. Na1 a3 19. b3 gxh5 20. Kb1 b5 21. Qd3 Nc5 22. Qf5 Na4 23. bxa4 Qc3 24. Bc1 bxa4 25. Qd3 Rab8+ 26. Nb3 axb3 27. cxb3 Rxb3+ 28. axb3 a2+ 29. Kxa2 Ra8+ 30. Ba3 Qb4 31. Kb1 Qxa3 32. Rhg1 Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sagalchik, Gennadij"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[Beauty "7839279805475"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 Bb4 5. Nge2 dxe4 6. a3 Be7 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nxe4 f5 9. N4c3 c6 10. g3 b6 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. Qd3 Nd7 13. Nd1 Qc7 14. c4 O-O-O 15. Ne3 Kb8 16. Qc2 Bd6 17. f4 h5 18. h4 Nf6 19. O-O-O c5 20. d5 Rhe8 21. Nc3 a6 22. Rhe1 Rg8 23. Nf1 Rxg3 24. Nxg3 Bxf4+ 25. Kb1 Bxg3 26. Re2 Bc8 27. Rd3 Be5 28. Na4 Ka7 29. Rb3 Nd7 30. Bf3 Rg8 31. Bxh5 exd5 32. cxd5 b5 33. Nc3 c4 34. Rxb5 Bxc3 35. d6 Qxd6 36. Rxf5 Rg1+ 37. Ka2 Qxa3+ 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rethymnon GRE"]
[Date "2003.10.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8248354429489"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1 Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. Bg2 Qh5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bg5 Bf8 14. Bxf6 Bxg7 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Nxe4 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Rxg7 18. Qc1 Qd8 19. Qf4 Kf8 20. Qe5 Rg6 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxh7 Qg8 23. Qh4+ f6 24. Bf3 e5 25. b3 exd4 26. Ng3 Bg4 27. Re1+ Kf7 28. Be4 Rg7 29. h3 Bd7 30. Qh5+ Kf8 31. Qc5+ Kf7 32. Bg6+ 1-0

[Event "ECC"]
[Site "Rethymnon GRE"]
[Date "2003.10.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jobava, Ba"]
[Black "Bareev, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (200s)"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8114266982976"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B19: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 main line} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Kb1 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Nf5 Re8 18. Nxh6+ Kf8 19. Ng5 Qb6 20. Qf3 Ne5 21. Qg3 Bd6 22. Nf5 Qxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Nc4+ 24. Kb3 Bxg3 25. h6 Na5+ 26. Ka4 b5+ 27. Kxa5 Bc7+ 28. Kxb5 Rab8+ 29. Ka4 Ne4 30. Rxd5 Nc3+ 31. Ka3 Nb5+ 32. Kb3 Nd4+ 33. Kc3 Nb5+ 34. Kd3 1-0

[Event "7th Essent"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2003.10.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8248887360008"]
[EventDate "2003.10.12"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. a3 Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qd6 14. Rb1 b6 15. Re1 Be6 16. Bd3 Rae8 17. Rb5 Na5 18. Rbe5 Nc6 19. R5e2 Bd7 20. d5 Na5 21. Ne5 Bf6 22. Bf4 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qxa3 24. Re3 Qc5 25. Bxh7+ Kxh7 26. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Essent"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Yury A"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7564511212601"]
[EventDate "2003.10.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. h4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd3 16. Rxd3 Nd7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bf4 Qb7 19. h5 Rac8 20. Rad1 Qa6 21. e5 f5 22. d5 exd5 23. Nd4 Rf8 24. Qf3 Nc5 25. h6 g5 26. Bxg5 Bxg5 27. Qh5 Bf4 28. Rf3 Bxe5 29. Nxf5 Qb7 30. Rxd5 Rce8 31. Qg5+ Kh8 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Ne7 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Qb8+ 35. Rg3 Rxe7 36. Qxe7 Ne6 37. Qxe6 Qf4 38. a4 a6 39. Qxb6 Rb8 40. Qe3 Qh4+ 41. Rh3 Qf6 42. Qc3 1-0

[Event "81st NY Masters"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2003.11.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shahade, Jennifer"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8249290024484"]
[EventDate "2003.11.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{B83: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 Be2, lines without ...a6} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O a6 8. Kh1 Qc7 9. a4 b6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qe1 O-O 14. b3 b5 15. Bb2 b4 16. Nd1 e5 17. Qxb4 exf4 18. Qc3 Qb7 19. Nf2 Rac8 20. Qd4 Rfd8 21. Rae1 Ne8 22. Ng4 h5 23. Nh6+ Kf8 24. Nxf7 Bf6 $2 (24... Kxf7 $142 {and Black has air to breath} 25. Bxh5+ Kg8 26. Rxf4 Nf6 $11) 25. e5 $18 dxe5 $2 (25... Qxf7 $142 26. exf6 Qxf6 27. Bxh5 Qxd4 28. Bxd4 g5 $18) 26. Nxd8 Bxd8 (26... Bxf3 {cannot change destiny} 27. Ba3+ (27. gxf3 $6 Rxd8 28. Qc5+ Qe7 29. Qxe7+ Bxe7 $18) 27... Kg8 28. Nxb7 (28. Rxf3 Qxf3 (28... exd4 $4 {Black is too greedy} 29. Nxb7 (29. Rxe8+ $6 {is clearly worse} Kh7 30. Nxb7 Rxe8 $18) 29... g5 30. Nc5 $18) 29. gxf3 exd4 30. Rxe8+ Kh7 $14) (28. gxf3 $6 Rxd8 (28... exd4 {again Black cannot control his thirst for material} 29. Nxb7 (29. Rxe8+ $6 {is the less attractive alternative} Kh7 30. Nxb7 Rxe8 $18) 29... Kf7 30. Re2 $18) 29. Qc4+ Kh8 $18) 28... Bxg2+ 29. Kxg2 exd4 30. Bc5 $18 (30. Rxf4 $143 Rxc2+ 31. Kg1 Nc7 $18)) 27. Qxe5 Bf6 (27... Nf6 {doesn't change anything anymore} 28. Qxf4 Bxf3 29. Rxf3 $18 (29. gxf3 $6 Rxc2 30. Bxf6 Bxf6 $18) (29. Qxf3 $6 Qxf3 30. Rxf3 Rxc2 $18)) 28. Ba3+ Kf7 (28... Kg8 {doesn't improve anything} 29. Qe6+ Kh7 30. Bxc6 Qxc6 31. Qxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxe8 Rxc2 33. Rxf4 $18) 29. Qe6+ (29. Qxh5+ g6 30. Qc5 g5 31. Rxe8 Bxf3 32. Qf8+ Kg6 33. Qg8+ Kf5 34. Qe6+ Kg6 35. Rxf3 Rxe8 36. Qxe8+ Qf7 37. Qe4+ Kg7 $18) 29... Kg6 30. Bxc6 (30. Bxc6 Qxc6 31. Qxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxe8 Rxc2 33. Re6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Man - Machine World Chess Championship"]
[Site "New York Athletic Club, Manhattan"]
[Date "2003.11.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "X3D Fritz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[Beauty "7357547417608"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 a5 8. b5 e5 9. Qa4 Qc7 10. Ba3 e4 11. Nd2 Be7 12. b6 Qd8 13. h3 O-O 14. Nb3 Bd6 15. Rb1 Be7 16. Nxa5 Nb8 17. Bb4 Qd7 18. Rb2 Qe6 19. Qd1 Nfd7 20. a3 Qh6 21. Nb3 Bh4 22. Qd2 Nf6 23. Kd1 Be6 24. Kc1 Rd8 25. Rc2 Nbd7 26. Kb2 Nf8 27. a4 Ng6 28. a5 Ne7 29. a6 bxa6 30. Na5 Rdb8 31. g3 Bg5 32. Bg2 Qg6 33. Ka1 Kh8 34. Na2 Bd7 35. Bc3 Ne8 36. Nb4 Kg8 37. Rb1 Bc8 38. Ra2 Bh6 39. Bf1 Qe6 40. Qd1 Nf6 41. Qa4 Bb7 42. Nxb7 Rxb7 43. Nxa6 Qd7 44. Qc2 Kh8 45. Rb3 1-0

[Event "Liberty Bell"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Charbonneau, Pascal"]
[Black "Bartell, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[Beauty "8247947841563"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 e5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Qd5 8. Qe2 Qxe5 9. f4 Qxf4 10. Nf6+ Kd8 11. Qe8+ Kc7 12. Qxf7+ Kd8 13. Qe8+ Kc7 14. Rf1 Qxh2 15. Ne4 Bd6 16. Qxh8 Qh4+ 17. Rf2 Qxe4+ 18. Kf1 Qg6 19. Qg8 Be6 20. Qxa8 Qxc2 21. Re2 Bg3 0-1

[Event "Skanska open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bakre, Tejas"]
[Black "Kadziolka, Beata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8248354440770"]
[EventDate "2004.07.29"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Bxa7 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Qa5 16. Bd4 Rxc2+ 17. Bxc2 Qxa2 18. Qf2 Rc8 19. Kd2 Rxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Qc4+ 21. Kd2 Bxd4 22. Qe2 Bc3+ 23. Ke3 Qc5+ 24. Ke4 Bf5+ 25. Kf4 Be5+ 26. Kg5 f6+ 27. Kh4 g5+ 0-1

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8248220231248"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 (13. Kb1 {Immediately this also makes sense. Kb1 will be needed   eventually.}) 13... Qa5 (13... Nxe4 {Strategically it makes sense to trade a pair of   knights for Black who has less space. Magnus intended this pawn sac.} 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qd3 Qd5 16. Kb1 Nxh5 17. Bc1 {with compensation.}) 14. Kb1 O-O (14... Nxh5 $2 {This would be too greedy $1 The knight is a target   on h5.} 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Bxd6 O-O-O 17. Ne5 {severing the defense of   the knight by the black queen.} Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nf4 19. Qf3 Nd5 20. Qxf7 $18) (14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O-O 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 $14) 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qe2 $1 (17. g4 {This is also possible, but it had been played in a super-GM   game between Polgar and Anand so Carlsen wanted to try something   different.}) 17... c5 $2 {Missing Carlsen's trick.} (17... Qb6 $1 {Preparing c5 while defending e6 is the right course.} 18. c3 {defending d4.} (18. Ng6 $2 Ba3 $1 $17 {The easiest refutation. The knight can be     captured next turn.}) 18... c5) 18. Ng6 $3 {Fantastic $1 The knight is offered to create a huge attack seemingly out of nowhere.} fxg6 (18... Rfe8 $1 {The sacrifice must be declined, but Black is now   worse.} 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. dxc5 {stealing a pawn.} Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qxc5 $2 22. Bd6 $18) 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 (19... Kh7 $2 20. hxg6+ Kxg6 21. Qxe7 $18 (21. Rd3 $18)) (19... Rf7 $2 20. hxg6 $18) 20. hxg6 $1 {Sacrifices on h6 are now inevitable.} (20. Qxe7 $4 {Capturing the bishop fails.} Nd5 {An equalizing   fork.}) 20... Ng8 {This is the most resilient defense. Black holds h6 and e7 with the knight's retreat.} (20... Rfe8 21. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 22. Qf7 $18) (20... Rde8 21. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 22. Qe3 $1 Ng8 23. Rxh6+ $18) (20... Rd7 21. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 22. Rxh6+ Kg7 23. Rdh1 $18) 21. Bxh6 $3 {Carlsen sacrifices anyway $1} gxh6 (21... Nxh6 {This loses more quickly.} 22. Rxh6+ gxh6 23. Qxe7 $18 {And mate on d7 cannot be stopped.}) 22. Rxh6+ $1 Nxh6 (22... Kg7 23. Rh7# {pretty :)}) 23. Qxe7 {Carlsen is down a rook and knight, but the mate threat on h7 is massive. The game is not over yet though.} Nf7 $1 24. gxf7 $1 {Carlsen finds the best move. He's down a rook, but his heavy pieces will run down the wide-open black king.} (24. Qf6+ $6 {A prior game that Carlsen said he didn't know (Almagro   Llanas vs. Gustafsson (Yes, that Gustaffson $1), Madrid 2003) finished   in a draw like this.} Kg8 25. Rh1 Nh6 $1 {Missed $2 Now the   knight cannot be taken because of mate on e1.} 26. Qe7 Nf7 27. Qf6 (27. Rh5 $1 $18) 27... Nh6 28. Qe7 Nf7 {and the game was drawn.}) 24... Kg7 (24... Qb6 25. Qe5+ Kh7 26. Rh1+ Kg6 27. Qg3+ Kf5 $18) 25. Rd3 Rd6 26. Rg3+ Rg6 (26... Kh7 27. Qe4+ $18) 27. Qe5+ Kxf7 (27... Kh6 28. Rh3#) (27... Kh7 28. Qh5+ Rh6 29. Qf5+ Kh8 30. Qe5+ $18 {mating on g7.}) 28. Qf5+ Rf6 (28... Ke7 29. Re3+ {covering the mate on e1 and winning both rooks   in short order.}) 29. Qd7# {"Quite a nice mate $1" - Magnus Carlsen} 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay ENG"]
[Date "2004.01.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Pogorelov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8045547549268"]
[EventDate "2004.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 b5 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Ne7 10. Kb1 Nc6 11. Be3 Ne5 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Bd4 f6 15. g4 Be7 16. g5 O-O 17. b3 Qc6 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. Rhg1 b4 20. Nd5 exd5 21. e5 Be7 22. e6 Rf6 23. f5 dxe6 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qg5+ Kf7 26. Rg1 Bf8 27. Qxf6+ Ke8 28. Rg8 Qd6 29. fxe6 Qe7 30. Qh6 Rb8 31. Bf6 Qxe6 32. Rxf8+ Kd7 33. Qg7+ Kc6 34. Be5 Rb7 35. Qh8 1-0

[Event "13th Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2004.03.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8251038792274"]
[EventDate "2004.03.20"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. Kb1 a5 15. Nbc1 a4 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Nc5 18. Bg2 b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. a3 d5 21. Nd4 Nd6 22. exd5 Bg4 23. Rde1 Qd7 24. Qb4 Bf5+ 25. Ka1 Rfb8 26. Qxc5 Nc4 27. d6 Rxa3+ 28. Qxa3 Nxa3 29. dxe7 Nc2+ 30. Nxc2 Qa4+ 0-1

[Event "Karpov Poikovsky"]
[Site "Poikovsky RUS"]
[Date "2004.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7423985234506"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O e5 7. d4 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Bd7 11. b3 c6 12. Bb2 Qb6 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 Qc7 15. c5 d5 16. Nb6 Rad8 17. Bc3 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxa5 Nf5 20. Nc4 Qb8 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. b4 Be6 23. Qe1 Nd4 24. Na5 Qc8 25. Rd1 Bh6 26. Kh1 Bf4 27. a4 Bd5 28. Bc4 Nf3 29. Qe2 Nxh2 30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. f3 Nxf1 32. Rxf1 e3 33. c6 d4 34. Rd1 Bg3 35. f4 e4 36. Nb3 d3 37. Qxe3 Qg4 38. Rb1 Qh4+ 39. Kg1 Qh2+ 40. Kf1 Qh1+ 41. Qg1 e3 42. Qxh1 e2+ 43. Kg1 d2 0-1

[Event "Russia Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2004.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8246764833324"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bf4 Ne7 6. Qd3 b6 7. Nge2 Ba6 8. Qe3 O-O 9. O-O-O c5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Bxe2 12. Bxe2 c4 13. h4 b5 14. Qe1 Nbc6 15. h5 Qd7 16. g4 f6 17. Bf1 Rad8 18. Bh3 dxe4 19. fxe4 Nxd4 20. g5 f5 21. Kb1 Qc6 22. h6 fxe4 23. Qc3 e3 24. Rxd4 Qxh1+ 25. Ka2 Qxh3 26. Rxd8 gxh6 27. gxh6 Qg4 28. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.05.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Miroschnichenko"]
[Black "Krasenkow"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251726907435"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d3 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. a3 e5 8. b4 e4 9. dxe4 Nxe4 10. Qd5 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 Bxc3 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Qxc5 Bxa1 14. Rxa1 Qe6 15. Rd1 Re8 16. Rd6 Qxe2 17. Bf6 Re6 18. b5 Rxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxb5 20. Ng5 Qb1+ 21. Bf1 Qe1 22. Nxh7 Qe8 23. Qf4 Ne7 24. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial (Elite)"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "2004.05.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8182986448474"]
[EventDate "2004.05.06"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. f3 Bh5 7. Qb3 b5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. g4 Bg6 10. g5 Nfd7 11. h4 h6 12. h5 hxg5 13. hxg6 Rxh1 14. Qxd5 Qc7 15. gxf7+ Kd8 16. Nh3 Ra7 17. f4 Qc6 18. Nxg5 Qh6 19. Bd2 Qh4+ 20. Ke2 Kc8 21. Nxb5 Rh2+ 22. Kd3 axb5 23. Ne6 Rxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Qf2+ 25. Be2 Nb6 26. Rc1+ Nc4+ 27. Rxc4+ bxc4 28. Qc5+ Kb7 29. Nd8+ Ka8 30. Qd5+ Nc6 31. Qxc6+ Kb8 32. Qb6+ Ka8 33. Nc6 1-0

[Event "NYM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.05.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Beauty "8249424267319"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2 dxc4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 b6 11. Bxc4 Bb7 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. e4 Ng4 14. h3 h5 15. Ba2 Qg3 16. Nd1 Nde5 17. Kh1 Bxf2 18. Rxf2 Rd8 19. Be3 (19. Bd2 Rd3 20. Bb1 (20. Rf1 Nxf3 21. gxf3 Rxf3 22. Rxf3 Bxe4) 20... Rxf3 21. gxf3 Nxf2+ 22. Nxf2 Nxf3) 19... Bxe4 20. Kg1 Nxf3+ 21. Rxf3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qe1+ 23. Qf1 Qxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rxd1+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[Beauty "6807925824587"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. a4 O-O 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. Nc3 Nc5 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 a5 11. Bf4 Ng4 12. Be2 Nf6 13. Bf3 Re8 14. Qd2 g6 15. h3 Nfd7 16. Rad1 Bf8 17. g4 Qb6 18. Bg2 Ne5 19. b3 Qb4 20. Nde2 f6 21. Be3 h5 22. f4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Bxg4 24. Qc1 f5 25. Rd4 Qb6 26. Qd2 Qc7 27. Bf2 Re6 28. Rc4 Rae8 29. Nd4 Rxe4 30. Nxe4 Nxe4 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Rc3 d5 33. Rg3 Bd6 34. Be3 Qd7 35. c3 Rf8 36. Rf1 b6 37. Rf2 c5 38. Nb5 Bb8 39. Rfg2 g5 40. Rf2 Kg7 41. Qc1 Kg6 42. Qf1 Rf5 43. Rgg2 Qf7 44. fxg5 Bf3 45. Rh2 Bxh2+ 46. Rxh2 Rf4 47. Bxf4 Qxf4 48. Rg2 h4 49. Qe1 e3 50. Rh2 Qxg5+ 51. Kf1 h3 52. Qb1+ Be4 53. Qb2 Bd3+ 0-1

[Event "Pune"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Kunte"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249558489177"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qe2 b5 8. e5 b4 $6 {I do not desire to play Black's position in any case but after this move White's Nb5 and h2-b8 diagonal make his case very hard. Bb4 seems better and would give Black a playable position with counterplay though I would much prefer White.} (8... Bb4 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd5 $16) 9. Ncb5 axb5 10. Nxb5 Qb7 {Awkward but otherwise White might be able to play Qf3 to hit both a8 and f6.} 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bf4 {The best move; White develops the piece to its optimal square while creating a threat of Nc7+.} Ra5 13. Bc4 $5 {This tactical move protects a2 so that White can castle queenside and also allows the bishop to pressure d5 and e6 and opens the d-file for a future rook. Despite all this, there were other good options which offer White a safer though less tactical advantage.} (13. c4 bxc3 14. bxc3 Ra4 (14... Qxg2 $2 15. Be4 Qh3 16. Bxb8 $18) 15. Nd4 Qxg2 (15... Nc6 $5 16. Qc2 Rxd4 17. cxd4 Nb4 18. Qe2 Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 Qxg2 20. Rf1 Bb4+ $132) 16. Be4 Qh3 17. Qc2 e5 (17... Na6 $2 18. Qxa4 Qxc3+ 19. Ke2 Nc5 20. Qa8 Qc4+ 21. Kf3 Qxd4 22. Qxc8+ $18) 18. Rb1 Rc4 19. Rxb8 exf4 20. Bb7 $16) (13. O-O Rg8 14. g3 Nc6 (14... d5 $5 15. Bxh7 Rh8 16. Bd3 Nc6 $16) 15. c4 Rxb5 16. cxb5 Nd4 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. Bxe4 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 f5 20. Ba8 Nxf4 21. gxf4 d5 22. a4 $18) (13. Nd4 {This simple move would have assured White a pleasant advantage, but Sutovsky is not one to pull back a tactically placed N on b5.} Nc6 14. Nb3 Ra8 15. O-O d5 $16) 13... Nc6 {the alternatives will not solve Black's problems either. White's pieces are already so well-placed that it is hard to offer Black good advice.} (13... Na6 14. O-O-O Qxg2 15. Rhg1 Qa8 16. Qd3 $16) (13... Be7 14. O-O-O b3 15. a3 bxc2 16. Kxc2 Qc6 17. Kb1 e5 18. Bd2 Ra6 19. Bd5 Qb6 20. Be3 $18) 14. O-O-O (14. Rd1 {is not as good as Fritz thinks, witness the sample line.} Na7 $1 15. Nc7+ Kd8 16. Bxe6 $6 d6 $1 17. Bxc8 Nxc8 18. Ne8 Qxg2 19. Rf1 Qc6 20. Nxf6 Bg7 $17) 14... b3 $5 {The text move is Fritz's suggestion and it does offer Black some play, but I am not sure that Black is not lost after this.} (14... Be7 {This may be best, but White maintains a nice plus through simple play.} 15. Rd5 $2 (15. Bd6 Rg8 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Nd6 Qa8 18. Qe4 $16) 15... Rxb5 16. Rxb5 Nd4 17. Rxb7 Nxe2+ 18. Bxe2 Bxb7) 15. cxb3 (15. axb3 $5 d5 (15... e5 16. Kb1 Be7 17. Rd5 $16) 16. Nc7+ Kd8 17. Rxd5+ $1 Rxd5 18. Bxd5 e5 (18... Bd7 19. Rd1 $1 exd5 20. Nxd5 $18 Be7 (20... Qa7 21. Bc7+ Kc8 22. Nb6+ Kxc7 23. Rxd7+) 21. Bc7+ Kc8 22. Nb6+ Kxc7 23. Rxd7+ Kxb6 24. Rxb7+ Kxb7) 19. Nb5 $18 Nd4 (19... exf4 20. Rd1) 20. Nxd4 Qxd5 21. Nf3) (15. a3 $6 bxc2 16. Kxc2 Na7 17. Nc7+ Kd8 18. Rhe1 Qc6 19. Qxe6 (19. Nd5 Rxd5 20. Rxd5 Ba6 21. Rd4 Nb5 22. Rd2 Nxa3+ 23. bxa3 Bxc4 $40) 19... fxe6 20. Nxe6+ Qxe6 (20... Ke7 21. Nc7+ Qe6 22. Nxe6 dxe6 23. b4 $14) 21. Bxe6 $15) 15... Rxa2 16. Kb1 (16. Bxe6 dxe6 (16... fxe6 17. Qh5+ Kd8 18. Bc7+ Ke7 19. Bd6+ Kd8 $11 20. Qf7 Qxb5 21. Qxf6+ Ne7 22. Bxe7+ Ke8 23. Qxh8 Kxe7 $15) (16... Ra1+ 17. Kc2 Nb4+ 18. Kc3 Na2+ $11) 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Nd5+ Ke8 19. Nc7+ $11) 16... Ra5 (16... Nb4 $2 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qh5+ Kd8 (18... Ke7 19. Nd6 $18) 19. Bc7+ Qxc7 $18 (19... Ke7 20. Nd6 $18)) 17. Rd5 $1 Be7 (17... Rg8 18. Rhd1 e5 19. Qh5 exf4 20. Re1+ Kd8 21. Qxf7 $18) (17... Ne5 18. Bxe5 fxe5 19. Qxe5 Rxb5 20. Rxb5 Qxg2 21. Bd5 Qg6+ 22. Be4 $18) 18. Rhd1 Rg8 (18... exd5 19. Nd6+) (18... e5 $5 19. Bd2 Ra8 20. Qh5 $40 {White's attack is probably winning as Black is so short on counterplay and king safety.}) (18... h6 {This seems to be Black's best defence, but as the following relatively forced line suggests it will not save him.} 19. Nc7+ Kf8 20. Rxa5 Nxa5 21. Ba6 Qb4 22. Qe3 Bxa6 23. Bxh6+ Rxh6 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25. Nxa6 Qe4+ 26. Ka2 Qe2 27. Rd4 Bf8 28. Qd2 Qxa6 29. Rg4+ Bg7 30. Ra4 Nxb3 31. Kxb3 Qb7+ 32. Rb4 $18) 19. Nc7+ Kd8 20. Rxd7+ $3 {Most aesthetic. This is an excellent example of ripping apart a King's defences through sacrifice.} Bxd7 21. Rxd7+ $1 Kc8 (21... Kxd7 $2 22. Bxe6+ $1 fxe6 (22... Kd8 23. Qd3+ Nd4 24. Qxd4+ Rd5 25. Bxd5 $18) 23. Qxe6+ Kd8 24. Qxg8+ Kd7 25. Qe8#) 22. Bxe6 $1 Ne5 $2 {This is definitely a blunder, but I do not think that Re5 would have saved Black either.} (22... Re5 $1 23. Rxe7+ fxe6 24. Bxe5 Nxe7 25. Bd6 Qc6 (25... e5 26. Qc4 $18) 26. Qxe6+ Qd7 27. Qc4 $1 Rg4 (27... Qf5+ 28. Kc1 Kd7 (28... Rg4 29. f4 Kd7 30. g3 {is the main variation}) 29. g3 $1 {Black can also play such moves as Rd8 and h5 but his problems remain the same, his King is open and White has plenty of material for the exchange.} Rc8 (29... Kxd6 30. Nb5+ Kd7 (30... Ke5 31. f4+) 31. Qc7+ Ke6 32. Nd4+) 30. g4 $1 Qg5+ 31. Bf4 Qg8 32. Qb5+ Kd8 33. Qb6 Qxg4 34. Kb1 $1 $18 {Black is now forced to give up the exchange.}) (27... Qxd6 $2 28. Nb5+ Qc6 29. Na7+) 28. f4 Qf5+ 29. Kc1 Kd7 30. g3 $1 $18 Rg8 (30... Kxd6 31. Nb5+ Kd7 32. Qc7+ Ke6 33. Nd4+) 31. Bc5 Rg7 32. Bb6 {and White should win.}) 23. Nb5 $1 $18 Qxb5 (23... Nxd7 24. Qc4+ Bc5 (24... Kd8 25. Bc7+ Ke8 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27. Bxg8) 25. Nd6+) 24. Rd5+ {And white is clearly winning, the rest needs no explanation.} fxe6 25. Rxb5 Rxb5 26. Qxb5 1-0

[Event "SCG-chT"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2004.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8248622898774"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4 O-O 9. a4 Qc7 10. Kh1 b6 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Bd3 Nc5 15. Qg4 Nc6 16. Nd5 exd5 17. e6 Qc8 18. Bh6 g6 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. exf7+ Kh8 21. Bf5 Qc7 22. Bxg6 Ne5 23. Qg3 Bg7 24. Bxh7 Kxh7 25. Qh3+ Bh6 26. Rf6 Nxf7 27. Raf1 Rf8 28. Qh5 Kg8 29. Qg6+ Bg7 30. Nf5 Ne6 31. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Kramnik - Leko Classical World Championship Match"]
[Site "Brissago SUI"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7629208030726"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]

1. e4 {(Notes by GM Ray Keene.) Kramnik, the defending world champion, scored a brilliant victory in the 14th and final game; Peter Leko resigned after 41 moves when faced with checkmate. This is only the third time in the entire history of the World Championship that the defending champion has saved his title by winning in the final game. The game itself was a jewel of controlled aggression. Despite consistent exchanges throughout the game, Kramnik maintained an iron grip on the position and ultimately blasted his way into the black camp via the dark squares. Taking no account of material sacrifices it was Kramnik\C6s king that dealt the fatal blow when it marched right into the heart of the opposing position. This outstanding game, the best of the match, recalled the classic fifth game won by Petrosian against Botvinnik in 1963 when a similarly epic king march in an endgame brought White a classic victory. "I had to give everything, especially at the end, to win against such an opponent. Peter Leko is an incredible defender. For me it was more difficult than my match against Kasparov in the year 2000", said Kramnik after the game. Leko said in conclusion: "It was a very hard fight. In the end, it was not enough for me to win the title. I'm disappointed, but I'm looking forward to the future. I'm 25 years old, and I hope to get a new chance to become world champion."} c6 {Leko is not averse to repeating the main lines of the Caro-Kann.} 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {By contrast, Kramnik must seek sharper paths. This move, favoured by Nimzowitsch, Tal and Short, is ideal for a must-win situation, since it locks pawn formations and avoids premature exchanges.} Bf5 4. h4 {Nimzowitsch liked this 3 e5 variation and would play here 4 Bd3. His most famous game with this line is sadly a loss, a magnificent manoeuvring game against Capablanca from New York 1927. The most common alternative these days is 4 Nc3, as played for example by Kasparov in a drastic win over Karpov at Linares 2001, which continued 4...e6 5 g4 Bg6 6 Nge2 Ne7 7 Nf4 c5 8 dxc5 Nd7 9 h4 Nxe5 10 Bg2 h5 11 Qe2 N7c6 12 Nxg6 Nxg6 13 Bg5 Be7 14 gxh5 Nf8 15 Nb5 Nd7 16 h6. The latest try for Black is 4 Nc3 a5!? as in Sebag-Chiburdanidze, FIDE WCh Women KO, Elista 2004. Black won in 33 moves after 5 Be3 a4 6 a3 Qb6 7 Rb1 Qa5 8 g4 Bd7 9 Bg2 e6 10 Nge2 c5 11 0\FB0 Nc6 12 f4 h5. This 4 h4 line was tested repeatedly in the Tal-Botvinnik WCC match, Moscow 1961, with generally favourable results for Black. The paths they followed are retraced below.} h6 {4...h5 may be preferable, after which Tal tried 5 Ne2 e6 6 Ng3 g6 7 Nxf5 gxf5 8 c4 c5 9 cxd5 Qxd5 but only drew their 14th game from 1961.} 5. g4 {Instead 5 Ne2 is possible and in their 20 th game 5 e6 6 Ng3 Ne7 7 Nc3 Nd7 8 Be3 Bh7 9 Bd3 Bxd3 10 cxd3 h5 led to a marathon struggle and another draw.} Bd7 {It looks more natural to retreat the bishop along the b1-h7 diagonal, but, in that case, Black has to reckon with the dangerous pawn sac e5-e6.} 6. Nd2 {This looks like a new move. In the 10th Tal-Botvinnik game from 1961, we saw 6 h5 c5 7 c3 Nc6 8 Bh3 e6 9 Be3 Qb6 10 Qb3 cxd4 11 Qxb6 axb6 12 cxd4 Na5 and Black won in 42; while the 18 th game followed the course 6 c3 c5 7 Bg2 e6 8 Ne2 Bb5 9 Na3 Bxe2 10 Qxe2 cxd4 11 cxd4 Bxa3 12 bxa3 Nc6 and Black won again. However, Tal persisted with this line, and in Tal-Pachman, Bled 1961, he finally won after launching an attack following 7... e6 8 f4 Qb6 9 Nf3 Nc6 10 Na3 cxd4 11 cxd4 O-O-O 12 Nc2 Kb8 13 Bd3 Nge7 14 Rb1 Na5 15 Bd2 Rc8 16 b4.} c5 {Black has one way to free himself before White's pawns begin to exert a fatal grip.} 7. dxc5 e6 8. Nb3 Bxc5 {A small combination that regains his pawn, but at the cost of trading his dark squared bishop. 9...Qc7 would doubtless transpose, but this is more forcing.} 9. Nxc5 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxc5 11. Nf3 Ne7 12. Bd3 Nbc6 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Qd2 {The tone of play for the middlegame is set -- Black's position is resilient, but White has a promising future on the central dark squares. Fritz now wanted to try the line-opening gambit 14...d4!?, but no human player would yet regard such drastic measures as necessary. (It's a mark of how far computer programs have advanced that Fritz makes this dynamic choice.)} Ng6 15. Bd4 {Accepting some exchanges, but White's dark square grip persists. In contrast, 15 Bxg6 gives black too much counterplay along the half-open f-file.} Nxd4 16. cxd4 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Nf4 18. Rac1 {From now on, White's play is direct and brutal. I would have played Bf1 and followed it with Ke3. Kramnik has no truck with such sophisticated nuances and goes directly for the jugular.} h5 {And here I would have left Black's king's-side pawns severely alone and traded on d3. After 18...Nxd3 19 Kxd3 Ke7 20 Rc7 Rab8 followed by ...Rhc8, I believe Black could withstand the onslaught from White, though it must be admitted that White's knight will always be superior to Black's bishop.} 19. Rhg1 {19 g5 is possible instead, but Kramnik is all for open lines.} Bc6 20. gxh5 Nxh5 21. b4 a6 22. a4 {An admirable display of energy, but, after 22...Bxa4 23 Rc7 Bb5 24 Rxb7 O-O, Black reduces the tension and gains counterplay. Taking the pawn could even be dangerous for White after 25 Bxb5 axb5 26 Rxb5 Ra2+. For this reason, I prefer 22 Ke3 restricting Black's knight, and if 22...O-O then 23 Rg5 g6 24 Rcg1 Ng7 25 h5! or if 24...Kh8 25 Bxg6! fxg6 26 Rxg6 Rf7 27 Ng5 and wins.} Kd8 {? Leko exhibits an alarming tendency towards a bunker mentality. After this passive move, Black is strangled in the style of his hero Petrosian or of Nimzowitsch, the arch-blockader and early prophet of 3 e5 against the Caro-Kann.} 23. Ng5 Be8 24. b5 Nf4 {Clearing the a-file merely offers White a further avenue of attack after 24...axb5 25 axb5 Ra3 26 Ra1!} 25. b6 {Creating a terrible outpost on c7 for his rook. Black must prevent such an invasion at all costs.} Nxd3 26. Kxd3 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Kxc8 28. Rc1+ Bc6 {Black has plugged one path for White's forces but more soon open. Black, we soon see, is fatally debilitated on the central dark square complex.} 29. Nxf7 Rxh4 30. Nd6+ Kd8 31. Rg1 Rh3+ {Passive defence is hopeless, so Black tries to clear off as many white pawns as he can.} 32. Ke2 Ra3 33. Rxg7 Rxa4 34. f4 {!! The decisive coup. White's small but highly efficient army is ready to concentrate its powers and deal the death blow. If now 34...Rxd4, then 35 f5 exf5 36 e6 Re4+ 37 Nxe4 fxe4 38 Rc7, threatening Rxc6, and if 37...Bb5+, 38 Ke3 when Black's b-pawn is doomed and White's king penetrates.} Ra2+ 35. Kf3 Ra3+ 36. Kg4 Rd3 37. f5 {The same theme. The way White's king now takes the Black fortress by storm with just rook and knight against rook and bishop reminds me strongly of the epic king march and superlative conclusion of game 5 from the Petrosian-Botvinnik WCC match, Moscow 1963.} Rxd4+ 38. Kg5 exf5 39. Kf6 Rg4 40. Rc7 Rh4 41. Nf7+ {Black resigns since 41...Ke8 42 Rc8+ Kd7 43 Rd8 is mate. A jewel of a game and a sublime atonement for the sins of omission in some previous games of this match. Now compare the celebrated king march by Petrosian that doubtless provided inspiration for Kramnik as he conducted his final onslaught.} 1-0

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[Beauty "7150738883670"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Bf5 14. d4 Qd7 15. Be3 Rae8 16. Nd2 Bg4 17. Qb1 Bf5 18. Qc1 Re6 19. Nf3 Bg4 20. Ng5 Rg6 21. f3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Rxg3+ 24. Kf2 Qh3 25. Ke2 Qg2+ 26. Kd3 Qxf3 27. Bxd5 cxd5 28. Kc2 Re8 29. Bd2 Qd3+ 30. Kb3 Rb8 31. a3 Rg2 32. Rd1 Re8 33. Qb1 Qc4+ 34. Kc2 Ree2 35. b3 Qc8 36. Qb2 h5 37. a4 h4 38. axb5 axb5 39. Qa3 Qf5+ 40. Kc1 h3 41. Qa8+ Kh7 42. Qd8 h2 43. Ra8 Rg1 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. Ra6+ f6 46. Ra7 Rxd1+ 47. Kxd1 h1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Calvia ol (Men)"]
[Site "Mallorca (Spain)"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12.23"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Isaev, Jamshed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[Annotator "Fritz 6 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8250095360054"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{D17: Slav Defence: 5 a4 Bf5: Lines with 6 Nh4 and Ne5} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2 Nc5 15. O-O Ne6 16. Qe4 fxg3 17. hxg3 a5 18. Rfc1 Bc5 19. Nb5 cxb5 20. axb5 b6 $2 (20... Kd7 $142 $5 {and Black can hope to live} 21. b6 Qxb6 22. Qxe5 Bxf2+ 23. Kh2 Bc5 $16) 21. b4 $18 axb4 $4 {simply worsens the situation} (21... Bxb4 {A pinning theme} 22. Rxc7+ {Eliminates the defender c7}) 22. Ra8+ Kd7 23. Rd1+ Ke8 (23... Bd4 24. Rxd4+ Nxd4 25. Qd5+ Ke8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qxe5+ Kd7 28. Nxd4 Kc8 29. Bh3+ f5 30. Bxf5+ Qd7 31. Qxh8+ Kc7 32. Nc6 Qxc6 33. Qc8+ Kd6 34. Qe6+ Kc5 35. Qxc6+ Kd4 36. e3+ Ke5 37. Qe6#) 24. Rdxd8+ Nxd8 25. Qxe5+ $3 {Annihilates a defender: e5} (25. Qxe5+ Kd7 26. Bc6+ Qxc6 27. bxc6+ Nxc6 28. Qxh8 Nd8 29. Rxd8+ Ke6 30. Ng7+ Ke5 31. Nh5+ Ke4 32. g4 Bd6 33. Rxd6 b3 34. Qd4#) 1-0

[Event "Chessmaster US Championship 2005"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov"]
[Black "Zilberstein, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[Beauty "6943083137071"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Ra4 Re8 15. Bc2 Qd7 16. Nc3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qh3 18. Be3 Re5 19. Re1 Rh5 20. Bf4 Rh4 21. Bg3 Nh5 22. Re2 Ne5 23. Rd2 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Nxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qxf3 26. Bg3 Rh6 27. Nd5 Re6 28. Ra3 Qh5 29. Kg2 Ree8 30. Bf4 c6 31. Rh3 Qg4+ 32. Rg3 Qh4 33. Bg5 Qxg3+ 34. hxg3 cxd5 35. exd5 Ba5 36. Rd3 Rxb2 37. Bd1 Be1 38. Be3 Ra8 39. Kf1 Bb4 40. Bg4 Rb1+ 41. Kg2 Ra2 42. Bf4 Ra3 43. Rxa3 Bxa3 44. Be2 Kf8 45. g4 Ke7 46. Kf3 Bc1 47. Bd3 Ra1 48. Bg3 Ra4 49. Bxh7 g6 50. Bh4+ Kf8 51. Bf6 Bh6 0-1

[Event "Schweiz"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908108560444"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. f3 Re8 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Bd2 Nf8 15. Nf4 Ng6 16. Nh5 Qc7 17. Qc2 Rf8 18. Rae1 Na5 19. Bg5 Nc4 20. Bf6 gxf6 21. Qc1 f5 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Qg5 Qc6 25. Nh5+ Kh8 26. Qh6 Rg8 27. Re8 Qxe8 28. Nf6 Qe3+ 29. Qxe3 f4 30. Qe4 Rd8 31. d5 Kg7 32. Qd4 Kh6 33. g4 a5 34. h4 Nxh4 35. Kf2 Ra6 36. Rh1 Kg6 37. Rxh4 1-0

[Event "Schweiz"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908108560444"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. f3 Re8 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Bd2 Nf8 15. Nf4 Ng6 16. Nh5 Qc7 17. Qc2 Rf8 18. Rae1 Na5 19. Bg5 Nc4 20. Bf6 gxf6 21. Qc1 f5 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Qg5 Qc6 25. Nh5+ Kh8 26. Qh6 Rg8 27. Re8 Qxe8 28. Nf6 Qe3+ 29. Qxe3 f4 30. Qe4 Rd8 31. d5 Kg7 32. Qd4 Kh6 33. g4 a5 34. h4 Nxh4 35. Kf2 Ra6 36. Rh1 Kg6 37. Rxh4 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2005.02.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7906632183897"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Qb3 a5 8. Ne5 Bg7 9. Nxb5 cxb5 10. Bxb5+ Kf8 11. O-O Ba6 12. a4 Ne4 13. Nd3 Bb7 14. f3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Bd2 h5 17. c6 Bc8 18. e4 Qb6 19. Be3 Be6 20. Rac1 Na6 21. f4 Nc7 22. f5 gxf5 23. exf5 Bc8 24. Rc5 Ba6 25. Bg5 Bc8 26. Kh1 Ne4 27. Bxe7+ Kxe7 28. Rxd5 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Ng5 30. Ng6+ fxg6 31. Re1+ Be6 32. Rxe6+ Kf8 33. Qd6+ Kg8 34. Bc4 Kh7 35. Re7 gxf5 36. Qf6 Rhg8 37. Qxg5 1-0

[Event "Karpov Tournament"]
[Site "Poikovsky, Russia"]
[Date "2005.03.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Aleksey"]
[Black "Dominguez, Lenier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908108579920"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Be2 Nexg4 13. Rhg1 Nxf2 14. Rdf1 Nh3 15. Rg2 Be5 16. Nf3 Qe7 17. Bd3 g6 18. Bc4 Ng4 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Ne4 Kh8 21. Nf6 b5 22. Be2 Nd7 23. Bc3 Qxe3+ 24. Kb1 Nxf6 25. Rxf6 Kg8 26. Rgxg6+ fxg6 27. Rxg6+ Kf7 28. Rg7+ Ke6 29. Bg4+ Kd5 30. Qd1+ Ke4 31. Re7+ Kf4 32. Rxe3 Bxg4 33. Qd4+ Kg5 34. Qg7+ Kh5 35. Qxh7+ Kg5 36. Re5+ Rf5 37. Bd2+ {White wins} 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Champs"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Landa"]
[Black "Shaposhnikov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8247679451658"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qa6 15. O-O Rd8 $6 {this move makes little sense to me at the time. There is no real pressure on d4 and playing c5 or e5 is suicide. Ngf6 and castling with a mild disadvantage seems the way to play this position.} (15... Ngf6 16. Rfe1 O-O 17. Nf5 Rfe8 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $14 {was played in Topalov-Leko with a slight plus to White.}) 16. b4 $1 {This seems to be an excellent idea here. Black's two problems in this line are his misplaced Q on a6 this move takes advantage of both weakness and I fear that White's advantage is already large.} Ngf6 (16... Nb6 17. Rfc1 $16 {Black lacks counterplay.}) 17. a4 {the logical follow-up} b6 (17... O-O 18. a5 $1 {simply killing all retreats for Black's queen. The only way out is now b6 which will saddle Black with two weak isolated pawns.} Rfe8 19. Qe2 $1 $16 {preventing both c5 and e5 and just making the statement. "Hey, I've got space what now my homey."} b6 20. axb6 Qxb6 {and with space, no weakness, and targets on a7 and c6 White has an excellent position.}) 18. Rfe1 O-O 19. Nf5 $1 {seemingly obtaining a solid positional advantage...} Rfe8 20. Nxg7 $1 {...and busting through with a tactical one!!! This absolutely stunning sacrifice when coupled with its even more devastating follow-up places Black on the very brink of defeat.} Kxg7 $8 {The only way to refute a sacrifice is to accept it.} 21. Rxe6 $3 {This devastating move grabs a second pawn for the piece and threatens to grab number three. Black is not yet lost but he is at least at a clear disadvantage and will be hard-pressed to navigate to a playable position.} fxe6 $2 {Throughout all of these lines White has good winning chances proving Rxe6!! correct, but of course, winning chances is not the mate that occurs in the game so Black should have chosen one of the above lines. I likely overanalysed the above lines, but I found them very instructive and beautiful and would encourage the reader to play through them at his leisure.} (21... c5 22. Rae1 $1 {Black still cannot capture on e6 and now capturing the bishop would give White a winning position.} Bf8 $1 (22... Ng8 23. Nh4 $3 fxe6 {the alternatives will not help either.} (23... Bxh4 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxe8 Qxa4 26. dxc5 Ndf6 27. Re1 bxc5 28. b5 $18 {Threat g3 f4 bye bye birdie. Black's pieces are in to much of a bind to resist.}) (23... Ndf6 24. Nf5+ Kh8 (24... Kf8 25. Qg3 Nxh5 26. Bxh6+ Nxh6 27. Rxh6 $18) 25. Bxh6 $3 Rxd4 $8 (25... fxe6 26. Bg7+ Kh7 27. Nd6+ $1 Kxg7 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Nf7#) (25... Nxh6 26. Nxh6 fxe6 27. Nf7+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Kf8 29. Nh8 {and mates so sweetly.}) 26. Bg7+ Kh7 27. Nxd4+ Kxg7 28. Nf5+ Kf8 29. Rxe7 $1 Nxe7 30. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 31. Qd8+ Re8 32. Qd6+ $1 {and mates}) (23... Kh8 24. Bxh6 $1 Bxh4 (24... fxe6 25. Ng6+ Kh7 26. Ne5+ Kh8 27. Nf7#) 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Rxe8 Qxa4 27. bxc5 bxc5 28. Bd2 Qd1+ 29. Re1 Qxh5 30. Qh3 $18) 24. Bxh6+ Nxh6 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Ng6+ Kg7 29. Nxe7 $18) 23. Bxh6+ $1 Kxh6 24. Ne5 $1 {the threat is Nxf7 and mates there is only one defence.} Nxe5 $8 (24... Kg7 25. Nxf7 $1 $18) 25. Rxf6+ Kg7 26. Rxe5 Qb7 27. Qf5 {This line and h6+ are among White's winning tries after the accurate Bf8. White is very close to winning in these lines but he will have to work for it.} (27. h6+ Kh8 28. Qf5 Qc8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Qxc8 Rxc8 31. bxc5 bxc5 32. d5 $16) 27... Rxe5 28. Qxe5 Kg8 29. bxc5 bxc5 30. Qg5+ Kh7 31. Rxf7+ Qxf7 32. Qxd8 $16) (21... Ng8 22. Bxh6+ $1 (22. Rae1 fxe6 (22... Qxa4 23. Nh4 (23. Rg6+ $5 {fun but only good enough for a draw.} fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Bxh6 Bf8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. h6 Nxh6 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. Ng5 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Nf6 $11) 23... fxe6 (23... Kh8 24. Bxh6 Nf8 25. Ng6+ $3 fxg6 (25... Nxg6 26. hxg6 Nxh6 27. gxf7 Nxf7 28. Qg6 Ng5 29. Qh6+ Nh7 30. Rxe7 {and mates}) 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 (26... Qxb4 27. Bg7+ $1 Kxg7 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 (28... Kf8 29. R1e3 c5 30. Rf3+ Bf6 31. Rfxf6+ Nxf6 32. Rxf6+ Ke7 33. Qf7#) 29. h6 Bf8 30. Rxe8 $18) 27. hxg6 Bg5 28. g7+ $1 Kxg7 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Qh5+ Bh6 31. Rxh6+ $1 Nxh6 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Re7 {and mates}) (23... Bxh4 $1 {this is the problem with Nh4. Black can now pick up the h5 pawn when the position is unclear. Better choices than Nh4 exist for White.} 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxe8 Qd1+ 26. Re1 Qxh5 $13) 24. Bxh6+ $3 Nxh6 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Ng6+ Kg7 29. h6+ Kh7 30. Qf7+ Kxh6 31. Nf4 $18) 23. Bxh6+ $3 Kh8 (23... Nxh6 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Re4 {and mates} Nf6 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Ng5 Rf8 29. h6 $18) 24. Qg6 Bf8 (24... Bf6 25. Bg7+ $3 Bxg7 26. Ng5 $18) 25. Bg7+ $3 Bxg7 26. Ng5 Ngf6 27. Nf7+ Kg8 28. h6 Kf8 (28... Nh5 29. h7+ Kf8 30. Nh8 Re7 31. Qf7+ $3 {very, VERY nice} Rxf7 32. Ng6+ Ke8 33. Rxe6+ Re7 34. Rxe7#) 29. Nxd8 Re7 30. Nxe6+ Kg8 31. Nc5 $1 Rxe1+ 32. Kh2 Re7 33. Nxa6 $18) 22... Nxh6 (22... Kh8 23. Rd6 $1 c5 (23... Qb7 $1 24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. Bxg5 f6 $16) (23... Bxd6 $4 24. Ng5 {and mates.}) 24. bxc5 Nxc5 25. dxc5 Bxd6 26. cxd6 Nxh6 27. Ng5 f5 28. Qd4+ Kg8 29. Qf6 Qb7 30. Qxh6 $18) 23. Rg6+ fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+ Kf8 27. h6 Bf6 28. b5 Qa5 29. bxc6 Re6 30. cxd7 Ke7 31. d5 Qc3 32. Rd1 Rxd7 33. h7 Re2 34. Kf1 $1 $16 Qxc4 (34... Qb2 35. d6+ Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Rxf2+ 37. Kg1 $18) 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. h8=Q+ Rg7 $16 {Again White is very close to winning but a solid line is hard to find.}) (21... Rc8 22. Rae1 (22. Nh4 fxe6 (22... Kh8 $1 23. Rae1 (23. Bxh6 fxe6 24. Ng6+ Kg8 25. Nf4 $11) 23... fxe6 24. Ng6+ Kg8 25. Bxh6 Bxb4 26. Nf4 Kf7 27. Qg6+ Ke7 28. Rxe6+ Kd8) 23. Bxh6+ Kh8 24. Bg7+ $3 {one of the most thrilling variations yet.} Kxg7 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qf7 $3 Rg8 (26... Nf8 27. Ng6+ Nxg6 28. hxg6 {and Ra3 will mate.}) 27. Ng6+ Rxg6 28. hxg6 Bf8 29. Ra3 {and mates}) 22... Bxb4 (22... Bf8 $2 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rxe8 Nxe8 25. Bxh6+ $2 Kxh6 26. Qe3+ Kg7 27. Qxe8 $18) (22... Ng8 23. Bxh6+ $1 Nxh6 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Rxe7 Nf8 26. Ne5 Qxa4 27. Qg3+ Kh7 28. Qg5 Qa1+ 29. Kh2 Qxd4 30. Nxf7 Nxf7 31. Rxf7+ Kh8 32. h6 $18) 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rxe8 Nxe8 25. Bxb4 Qxa4 26. Bc3 $16) (21... Kh8 22. Bxh6 fxe6 (22... Bxb4 23. Ng5 Kg8 24. Qg3 Nxh5 (24... fxe6 25. Ne4+ Kf7 26. Qg7#) (24... Rxe6 25. Nxe6+ Kh8 26. Qg7#) 25. Qf3 Re7 (25... Nhf6 26. Rxf6) 26. Rxe7 $18) (22... Ng8 23. Rd6 {see earlier line}) (22... Nh7 23. Rxc6 Qb7 24. d5 Bf6 25. Rd1 $18 {4 pawns and a killer positional advantage for the piece are plenty to win this game.}) 23. Bg7+ $1 {and mates as in the game.}) (21... Kg8 22. Bxh6 (22. Rxc6 {White now has three pawns for the piece and his raging attack gives him excellent chances of victory.} Qb7 (22... Rc8 23. b5 Qb7 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Bxh6 Nxh5 26. Qf5 Ng7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Re1 $16) 23. d5 Nb8 24. Re6 $1 fxe6 (24... Nbd7 25. Bc3 fxe6 $4 (25... Kf8 26. Qe3 Ng8 27. Qf4 $18) 26. Qg6+ Kf8 (26... Kh8 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Ng5 Rf8 30. Qh7#) 27. Ng5 hxg5 28. h6 Nh5 29. Bg7+ Kg8 30. h7#) 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Ng5 $18 {the threats of Nf7, Bc3, Qh7 and h6 are just a bit overwhelming.} Bxb4 29. Qxf6+ Qg7 30. Nf7+ Kh7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Nxd8 Bxd2 33. Nxe6+ $18) 22... Bf8 (22... Nxh5 23. Rg6+ $3 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Qxh5 Bf6 26. Bg5+ Kg8 27. Bxf6 Nxf6 28. Qg6+ $18) 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. h6 $16 {the three pawns, space, and unsafe Black king offer white good winning chances for his piece.}) 22. Bxh6+ $1 Kh8 (22... Kxh6 23. Qg6#) 23. Bg7+ $1 Kxg7 (23... Kg8 24. Qg6 Nf8 (24... Nxh5 25. Bf6+ Kf8 26. Ng5 {and mates.}) 25. Bxf8+ Kxf8 26. Ne5 {and mate in one}) 24. Qg6+ {After 24... Kh8 25. Ng5 Rf8 26. h6 the threats of mate on g7 f7 and h7 cannot all be avoided.} 1-0

[Event "4NCL"]
[Site "Nottingham ENG"]
[Date "2005.05.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Copeland,Sam"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7563441407578"]
[EventDate "2005.01.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{Emil Sutovsky is probably THE most dynamic player in chess today. His inexorable ability to continually create attacking positions is truly impressive and well-demonstrated in this game. He willingly sacrifices both material and structure in his pursuit of dynamism. These decisions can be proven sound through analysis.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 {The open Ruy Lopez is certainly dynamic if nothing else.} b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Bg4 11. Bc2 Ne6 12. Re1 Bc5 13. Nf1 Bh5 (13... Ne7 {was played in Adams-Sokolov also without success. In general, this line has proven very dangerous for Black with better than 50% of the games being won by White.}) 14. b4 {The insertion of this move is a matter of taste. It creates structural weaknesses but it also creates tactical positions where the Black bishop will be ill-placed for defence. I personally like it, but I suspect a positional player would reject it.} Bb6 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. h4 $5 (16. Bxg6 hxg6 {is an easy += but it offers less winning chances in addition to the reduced losing chances.}) 16... d4 (16... Bxc2 17. Qxc2 O-O (17... d4 18. Qe4 Qd7 19. Nh5 dxc3 20. Bh6 $1 O-O-O 21. Bxg7 $14) 18. Bg5 Qe8 {and White has some initiative.} (18... Nxg5 19. Nxg5 g6 $14)) 17. Bg5 (17. h5 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 $13 {This is an interesting line, but Sutovsky desires to place something other than a pawn on h5.}) 17... Bxc2 (17... Nxg5 $5 18. Nxg5 d3 19. Bb3 O-O 20. e6 Kh8 21. exf7 $1 (21. Nxf7+ $2 Bxf7 22. exf7 d2 23. Re2 Qxh4 $15) (21. e7 Nxe7 22. h5 d2 23. Re2 Nf5 $15) 21... h6 22. Ne6 Qf6 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Qxf2+ 25. Kh2 Rxf7 26. Qxd3 $14) 18. Qxc2 Qd5 (18... d3 19. Qd2 $13) 19. Nh5 $5 (19. a4 {is still relatively balanced. Nh5 is far more interesting.}) 19... Qc4 $6 {It is hard to question this move, but it may very well be the losing mistake. This situation reminds me of something Soltis once said about such positions. You must beware of initiating tactical warfare unless you are certain you will be the victor. Here White has all the tactical pluses most notably a safe king; thus Black would be wise to consider safer moves such as h6 after which his position is fine.} (19... h6 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21. Bxf4 $11) (19... dxc3 20. Bf6 $5 {A creative move. White is now forced to sac but he will rip apart Black's kingside cover in the process. Despite this Black retains a strong position through his excellent central control.} (20. Qxc3 {this move is also interesting but it offers White somewhat less winning chances. Probably it is best but I am attracted by Bf6 and I feel that Sutovsky would have been too.} Ncd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Qd2 Nxg5 23. Qxg5 Bxa1 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. exf6+ Qe6 26. Rxe6+ fxe6 27. Qh5+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Ke8 29. Qg7 Bxf6 30. Qxf6 Kd7 $14) 20... Kf8 (20... Nxb4 $6 21. Qxc3 Qc5 22. Qxc5 Bxc5 23. Bxg7 Nxg7 24. Nxg7+ Kf8 25. Nf5 $14) 21. Nxg7 $3 {the only logical follow-up} Nxg7 22. e6 $5 {this thrust offers White a bit more play, though not necessarily a better position than the alternative Qxc3.} (22. Qxc3 {this move is interesting tambien but I think that these positions require greater accuracy of White, wheras after e6 both sides walk the line.} Rg8 23. Ng5 Nh5 (23... Ke8 $2 24. e6 Nxe6 25. Rad1 Ncd4 26. Bxd4 $18) 24. e6 Nf4 $8 25. Qg3 Rxg5 $1 (25... Qxg2+ $5 26. Qxg2 Nxg2 27. Kxg2 Rg6 28. Rad1 Rxf6 29. Nxh7+ Kg7 30. Nxf6 Kxf6 31. exf7 Kxf7 $13) 26. e7+ Ke8 27. Bxg5 Ne6 28. Rad1 Qf5 29. Qc3 $5 {tricky. White does not need f2.} (29. Rd2 {an interesting way to keep play in the position.} Nxe7 30. Qc3 Qg6 31. Qh8+ Ng8 32. Rd5 h5 $13) 29... Qxf2+ 30. Kh2 Ncd4 $8 31. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 32. Rxd4 Bxd4 (32... Qxd4 33. Qc6+ Kf7 34. Qf3+ Kg6 35. Qxa8 Qg1+ 36. Kh3 Qh1+ 37. Kg3 Qe1+ 38. Kh3 $11) 33. Qc6+ Kf7 34. e8=Q+ $1 (34. Qxa8 $4 Be5+ 35. Kh1 Qf1#) 34... Rxe8 35. Qd7+ Kg6 36. Qxe8+ {and White will achieve a perpetual.} Kf5 37. Qf7+ Ke5 38. Qxc7+ Kd5 39. Qd7+ Ke5 40. Qc7+ $11) 22... fxe6 23. Qxc3 Rg8 24. Ng5 Nf5 (24... Re8 25. Nxh7+ Kf7 26. Ng5+ Kg6 (26... Kf8 27. Rad1 Qf5 (27... Qxa2 28. Rd2 Qc4 29. Rd7 $1 $18) 28. Kh1 {intending rd7} Nb8 29. Rd3 {intending rf3} Qg6 30. Rf3 Nf5 31. g4 $18) 27. Bxg7 e5 $1 {only moves can be good too.} (27... Rxg7 $2 28. h5+ $18) 28. Rad1 $1 {the strongest continuation. I believe White is winning now.} (28. Qc2+ {an interesting line to look at but evidently not best.} Kxg7 29. Qh7+ Kf6 (29... Kf8 30. Qf5+ Kg7 31. Qh7+ $11) 30. Rac1 Nd4 31. Re3 Rxg5 (31... Rh8 {just to demonstrate White's threats.} 32. Rc6+ $3 Nxc6 33. Rf3+ Qxf3 34. Qf7#) 32. hxg5+ Ke6 $13) 28... Nd4 (28... Bd4 29. Qc2+ Kxg7 30. Rc1 $1 $18 {grabbing the tempo and improving the rook before Qh7+}) 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Qd3+ Kf6 31. Qh7 {and I cannot find a defence to this attack of White's!} Rexg5 (31... Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Rxg5 33. hxg5+ Qxg5 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Qe8+ Kf6 36. Re3 Qh6 37. Qg8 Qg5 38. Qf8+ Kg6 39. Kf1 $18) 32. hxg5+ Qxg5 33. Qe4 $18) (24... e5 $1 {a devilish move which forces White to play with the utmost accuracy.} 25. Bxe5 Nf5 26. Rad1 (26. Nxh7+ Kf7 27. Ng5+ Kg6 28. Rac1 Ncd4 29. Bxd4 (29. Qh3 Rae8 30. Qg4 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Qxe5 32. Nf3+ Kh6) 29... Qxd4 30. Re6+ Kh5 (30... Kg7 31. Qxc7+ $3 {a nice trick} Bxc7 32. Rxc7+ Kh8 33. Rh7#) 31. Qf3+ Qg4 32. Rce1 Qxf3 33. Nxf3 $44 {materially Black is obviously better but White's strong placement and potential threats against the Black king offer him some compensation.}) 26... Nfd4 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Qh3 (28. Rxd4 Nxd4 29. Qxd4 Qxd4 30. Ne6+ Kf7 31. Nxd4 $17) 28... Rg7 29. Ne6+ Kg8 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Re6 Bxf2+ $1 32. Kxf2 Qxd1 33. Rxc6 Qd4+ 34. Kg3 Qe5+ 35. Kf2 Rf8+ 36. Kg1 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Qxb4 38. Rxc7+ Kh8 39. Qg3 Qd4 40. Re7 $11) 25. Rad1 $1 (25. Nxe6+ Kf7 26. Ng5+ Rxg5 27. hxg5 $13) 25... Bd4 26. Bxd4 Nfxd4 27. Rxd4 $1 {is White to accept a far inferior exchange down position?!} Nxd4 28. Nxe6+ Kf7 29. Qxc7+ $1 {NO!!! Despite his rook deificit White is prepared to chase down Black's king.} Kf6 30. Nf4 Qd8 31. Qe5+ Kf7 32. Qh5+ Kg7 33. Re4 $1 {intending Rxd4! also the knight sadly cannot move because of Ne6+.} Re8 34. Rxe8 Qxe8 35. Qg5+ Kh8 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Qxd4 $16) 20. Nd2 d3 (20... Qxc3 21. Nxg7+ $3 {this temporary sac gives White a winning attack.} Nxg7 22. Qe4 {the knight c6 is in big trouble.} O-O (22... Kf8 23. Rac1 Qxb4 24. Rxc6 Re8 25. Bh6 Qe7 26. Qf4 $18 {after this White is just winning the bind is devastating.} d3 (26... Ba5 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Ne4 $1 $18) 27. Rf6 {intending e6} Kg8 28. Qg5 Qf8 29. e6 $18) (22... Rb8 23. Rac1 Qxb4 24. Qxc6+ Kf8 25. Qf6 $18) 23. Rac1 Qxb4 24. Rxc6 Rfe8 (24... Ne6 25. Bf6 Rfe8 (25... h5 26. Nf3 $18 {and Rxe6! is rearing its head again.}) 26. Rxe6 $3 {known idea slightly trickier setting.} fxe6 27. Qg4+ Kf8 28. Qg7#) 25. Nf3 Ne6 (25... Rac8 26. Bd2 Qe7 (26... Qb2 27. Rh6 f5 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Ng5 {and White is mating.}) 27. Ng5 f5 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Bb4 $1) 26. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 27. Bf6 Red8 28. Ng5 Rd7 29. Qxa8+ $18) (20... Qd5 21. Ne4 Qc4 22. Nxg7+ Nxg7 23. Nf6+ Kf8 24. Bh6 d3 25. Qd2 Qxh4 26. Nd7+ Kg8 27. Re4 Qxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 f5 30. exf6 Nf5 31. Bg7 Nxg7 (31... Rd8 32. Rf4 $3 Rxd7 (32... Nxg7 33. f7#) 33. Rxf5 $18) 32. Rg4 $18) 21. Qd1 $1 {Sutovsky realizeses how potent is his attack and rejects the trade of queens which offers him a slight advantage.} Qd5 (21... Qxc3 22. Rc1 Qd4 23. Nxg7+ $1 {otherwise Nxg5 is a problem after Qxf2+} Nxg7 24. Rxc6 Qxf2+ (24... Ne6 {An interesting line which is not totally losing for Black. White now has several tempting options including Qf3, Rxe6+, and Rxb6+ which it turns out is the deadliest of the three.} 25. Rxb6 $3 Nxg5 (25... Qxb6 26. Qf3 Rb8 27. Qf6 Kd7 28. Qxf7+ Kc8 29. Ne4 Nxg5 30. hxg5 $16) (25... cxb6 26. Qf3 Ra7 (26... O-O 27. Be7 $1 {intending Qg3 and Bf6#} Ng7 $2 (27... Qf4 28. Re3 h6 29. Qg3+ Kh8 30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. Rxd3 Qxb4 32. a3 $16) (27... h6 28. Re4 Qa1+ 29. Kh2 $18) 28. Bf6 {after this White is winning. Black is bound up by Kh8 - Rg8 and mating themes abound for White.} Kh8 29. Re4 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Rg8 31. Rg4 Rac8 32. Ne4 Qxa2 33. Rxg7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:07] mate in} Rxg7 34. Bxg7+ Kxg7 35. Qg4+ Kf8 36. Qxc8+) 27. Bf6 Rg8 28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Ne4 Rc7 30. Rd1 Qc6 31. Rxd3 Kf8 32. Rd6 Qa8 33. Rxb6 $18 {the bind is winning.}) 26. Rf6 Ne6 (26... Qxh4 27. Nf3 $18) 27. Qh5 Qd7 28. Ne4 Rf8 29. Ng5 Nxg5 (29... d2 30. Rd1 Nxg5 31. Qxg5 Rd8 32. Rxa6 $18) 30. e6 $1 {this intermezzo is deadly} Nxe6 31. Rexe6+ Kd8 32. Rxa6 Rb8 33. Rf5 $1 $18) 25. Kh2 Qd4 (25... Ne6 26. Ne4 Qxa2 27. Qxd3 {and White should win.}) 26. Ne4 Ne6 (26... Qxb4 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Rxb6 $3 {Excellent! Black is so bound that White is not so much sacrificing an exchange as trading one of his many active pieces for one of Black's very few active pieces.} cxb6 29. Qxd3 h6 30. Re4 $18 {this is the trick. Black cannot hold the diagonal.}) (26... Kf8 27. e6 $1 Nxe6 (27... fxe6 28. Qf3+ $18) 28. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 29. Qf3+ Ke8 30. Nc5 $1 Qd6+ (30... Bxc5 31. Qc6+ Kf8 32. Rf1+ Kg7 33. Qxc7+ {and mates.}) 31. Kh3 Rf8 32. Qg4 $1 {even stronger than grabbing the rook! Black cannot hold e6.} e5 33. Rxe5+ $1 {and mates.}) 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Rxe6 $3 fxe6 29. Qf3 {and White is winning.} Rc8 30. Ng4+ Ke8 31. Qc6+ $18) 22. Ne4 Kf8 (22... Qc4 23. Nhf6+ $1 gxf6 24. Nxf6+ Ke7 25. Re4 Bd4 26. cxd4 Nxg5 (26... Ncxd4 27. Rc1 Qxa2 28. Rxd4 $1 Nxd4 29. Rxc7+ Ke6 (29... Kd8 30. Nd5+ Ke8 31. Re7+ Kd8 (31... Kf8 32. Bh6+ Kg8 33. Nf6#) 32. Rxf7+ Kc8 33. Qg4+ {mating}) 30. Qg4+ Nf5 31. Rc6+ Ke7 32. Qxf5 {mating}) 27. hxg5 Nxd4 (27... Nxb4 {the Queen can never go to b4 because of Nd5+} 28. d5 Qc3 29. Rc1 Nc2 30. d6+ $18) 28. Kh2 {simply avoiding checks. Black's king will not be so lucky. He now faces the insolvable problem of defending both c7 and d4 against Rc1.} c5 29. Rc1 Qxa2 30. Rxd4 $3 cxd4 31. Rc7+ Kf8 (31... Kd8 32. Rd7+ Kc8 33. Qf3 {and mates.}) 32. Qh5 h6 33. gxh6 Qe6 34. Qg5 {and mates.}) 23. Nef6 $1 {Interesting. This sacrifice is based on both Black's vulnerable queen position and the fact that Bh6+ will force Black's king into the open.} gxf6 (23... Qc4 {an unsuccesful attempt to ignore the piece.} 24. Re4 Qxc3 25. Nd7+ Ke8 (25... Kg8 26. Nhf6+ gxf6 27. Bh6 {and mates} f5 28. Nf6# (28. Qg4+ $5 {just for cuteseys} fxg4 29. Rxg4+)) 26. Nxb6 cxb6 27. Rc1 $18) 24. Nxf6 Qc4 (24... Qd8 25. Bh6+ Ke7 (25... Ng7 26. Qg4) 26. Qf3 d2 27. Qxc6 $3 dxe1=R+ 28. Rxe1 {and White's threat of Nd5+ is more than enough return for the investment of a rook.}) 25. Re4 Ncd4 (25... Qxc3 $2 26. Bh6+ Ng7 (26... Ke7 27. Nd5+ $18) 27. Rg4 $18) (25... Bd4 26. Bh6+ Ke7 27. cxd4 Ncxd4 28. Rc1 Qxa2 {nothing better exists.} 29. Rxd4 $1 Nxd4 30. Rxc7+ Kd8 (30... Ke6 31. Qg4+ Kxe5 32. f4+ Kxf6 33. Bg7#) 31. Rd7+ Kc8 32. Rxd4 $18) 26. Bh6+ Ke7 27. cxd4 Nxd4 (27... Bxd4 28. Rc1 $18) 28. Rc1 Qxa2 29. Rxd4 $1 {An important move! Black cannot recapture or Rxc7+ is deadly.} Rhd8 $1 {Black is of course still losing after this move, but it is creative and offers White the most chances to err.} (29... Bxd4 $2 30. Rxc7+ Kd8 31. Rd7+ Kc8 32. Rxd4 $18) 30. Rf4 (30. Rxd8 $4 Qxf2+ 31. Kh2 Qxh4#) (30. Qf3 Rxd4 31. Bg5 $18 {and the threat of discovered checks and Qxa8 are deadly. This is the strongest winning line, but it is hard to pick up on a further sacrificial line like this after seeming to possess such an easy game. That is why I like Rhd8.}) 30... d2 31. Rc3 Qa4 $1 {And suddenly it seems as though White is in enormous trouble. How is he to stop the d-pawn?} 32. Ng8+ $6 {not a mistake, but if Black had seen White's better line he could have caused White some irritation by taking this knight.} Ke8 (32... Rxg8 33. Qxd2 Rad8 34. Rd3 Rxd3 35. Qxd3 Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Qxe5 37. g3 f5 38. Rxf5 Qd4 39. Qf3 $18) 33. Nf6+ Ke7 34. Nd5+ $3 {After repeating once(probably in time pressure) White comes back with a beast move!!! Black must accept that much is obvious, but isn't he just winning then!?} Rxd5 (34... Ke8 35. Qxd2 $18) (34... Ke6 35. Rf6+ Kxd5 (35... Kxe5 36. Qh5+ Kd4 37. Rf4#) (35... Kd7 36. Qg4+ Ke8 37. Re6+ $1 {pretty} fxe6 38. Qxe6#) 36. Qxd2+ Kxe5 37. Qf4+ Kd5 38. Rd3+ Bd4 39. Rxd4#) 35. Rxf7+ $3 {Refutation. Part Deux!!!} Kd8 {The most resilient move but after Rxf7+!! White is mating in ten regardless of reilience.} (35... Kxf7 36. Qf3+ Ke8 37. Qf8+ Kd7 38. Qf5+ Kd8 39. Bg5+ Ke8 40. Qe6+ Kf8 41. Bh6#) 36. Rf8+ Ke7 37. Bg5+ $1 {Black resigned after this final beast move, but I demonstrate some mates for instruction.} Kxf8 38. Qf3+ Ke8 (38... Kg8 39. Qxd5+ Kg7 40. Bh6+ $1 {another nice one.} Kxh6 41. Qe6+ Kg7 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. Rg3#) 39. Qh5+ Kf8 40. Rf3+ Kg8 41. Qf7+ Kh8 42. Bf6# 1-0

[Event "Nottingham"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.05.02"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7907034859098"]
[EventDate "2005.04.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Bg4 11. Bc2 Ne6 12. Re1 Bc5 13. Nf1 Bh5 14. b4 Bb6 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. h4 d4 17. Bg5 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 Qd5 19. Nh5 Qc4 20. Nd2 d3 21. Qd1 Qd5 22. Ne4 Kf8 23. Nef6 gxf6 24. Nxf6 Qc4 25. Re4 Ncd4 26. Bh6+ Ke7 27. cxd4 Nxd4 28. Rc1 Qxa2 29. Rxd4 Rhd8 30. Rf4 d2 31. Rc3 Qa4 32. Ng8+ Ke8 33. Nf6+ Ke7 34. Nd5+ Rxd5 35. Rxf7+ Kd8 36. Rf8+ Ke7 37. Bg5+ 1-0

[Event "XXXV Bosnia GM International"]
[Site "Sarajevo BIH"]
[Date "2005.05.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7632848950350"]
[EventDate "2005.05.19"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. exf6 gxh4 10. Ne5 Qxf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Bxc4 a6 14. Nxb5 axb5 15. Bxb5+ Kd8 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Qa4 Bd6 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Qxa8 Qg5 20. Qb7 Qc1+ 21. Ke2 Qxh1 22. Ne5 Qc1 23. Nxf7+ Ke7 24. Nxh8 Qxb2+ 25. Kf3 Qc3+ 26. Kg4 Qxd4+ 27. Kh3 Qb6 28. Qc8 Qxb5 29. Qxc7+ Nd7 30. Ng6+ Kf6 31. Nxh4 Qd3+ 32. f3 Ne5 33. Qc1 Nf7 34. Qb2+ e5 35. Qb6+ Kg7 36. Kg3 Qc4 37. Qg6+ Kf8 38. Qf6 Kg8 39. Ng6 e4 40. Nf4 exf3 41. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Norwegian Championship"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2005.07.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Geir Sune Tallaksen Ostmoe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2349"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7908112485968"]
[EventDate "2005.07.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Re1 Bd6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 Bb7 15. Rh4 Be7 16. Rh3 Nf6 17. Qe2 Bd5 18. Re1 Qb8 19. Ne5 Qb7 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qc2 c5 22. Ng4 h6 23. Re5 Qf3 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Rxh6 Kg7 26. Rg5+ Kxh6 27. Bc1 cxd4 28. Rg4+ Qe3 29. Rh4+ Nh5 30. Rxh5+ Kxh5 31. Qh7+ Kg4 32. fxe3 Rac8 33. Kg2 Rxc1 34. h3+ Kg5 35. Qg7+ Kf5 36. g4+ Ke4 37. Qxd4# 1-0

[Event "Norwegian Championship"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2005.07.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Groenn, Atle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251709861954"]
[EventDate "2005.07.??"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Qb6 7. Qc2 Ne4 8. e3 Bb4 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3 12. Rab1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bb4 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. f4 Qc7 16. Qe4 b6 17. Nxf7 Qxf7 18. f5 Qh5 19. Bxe6 Nd7 20. f6 Nxf6 21. Rxf6 Qxh4 22. Qxc6+ Ke7 23. Rf7+ Kxe6 24. Qc4# 1-0

[Event "ICC 52 30 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2005.09.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Milman"]
[Black "Simutowe Dal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8247410971155"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qe2 Ne7 9. Kh1 (9. Bxb5 e5 10. Nf3 axb5 11. Nxb5 Qc6 12. Nxe5) 9... d6 10. Bd2 g6 11. e5 Nd5 12. f4 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. Rae1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Nc5 16. Nxb5 $1 axb5 17. Bxb5+ Bc6 18. Qf3 $1 Ra6 19. Ba5 $3 Qd7 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Rd1 Bd6 22. Rxd6 $1 {Black resigns} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "San Luis ARG"]
[Date "2005.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7562766350421"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. Qf3 d4 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Rxd4 Bg7 15. Rg1 Kf8 16. Qe3 Qe7 17. Qd2 h6 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. Rd8+ Ne8 20. Bb5 axb5 21. Re1 b4 22. Nb5 Bxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Qf6+ 24. Qd4 Kg7 25. Rexe8 Rxe8 26. Rxe8 Qxd4+ 27. Nxd4 Kf6 28. f4 b6 29. Rd8 Bb7 30. Rxa8 Bxa8 31. Kb3 Bd5+ 32. Kxb4 Bxa2 33. Kb5 Bb1 34. c3 Ke7 35. Kxb6 Kd6 36. c4 Bd3 37. c5+ Kd5 38. Nc6 Ke4 39. Ne7 Bc2 40. c6 Ba4 41. c7 Bd7 42. Kc5 1-0

[Event "WCh-FIDE"]
[Site "San Luis ARG"]
[Date "2005.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[Annotator "Malcolm Pein"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8250095310420"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 {A return to the KvK battleground, this is the Zaitsev Variation} Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 (17... f5 {Also played by Karpov leads to completely different positions although he did lose games to Kasparov and Ivanchuk with it} 18. Rae3 (18. Nh2)) 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Rg3 g6 22. Nf3 Ned3 23. Qd2 $3 {TN} (23. Be3 Qd8 24. Bxh6 (24. Bd4 {has been played}) 24... Nxe1 25. Qxe1 Ra1 26. Qxb4 Rxb1+ 27. Kh2 Rxe4 28. Bxf8 Qxf8 29. Qxb5 Rf4 $1) 23... Bxd5 {After long thought} (23... Nxe1 {Is also critical, forgive me but this is the flash bulletin but 24.Nxe1 might have been the idea} 24. Nxe1 (24. N3h4 Nbd3 25. Bxd3 Nxd3 26. Nxh6+ Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Qxf2+ 28. Kh2 Qxg3+ 29. Kxg3 Nxc1 30. Nxg6 $11) (24. Nxh6+ Bxh6 25. Qxh6 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 (26. Rxf3 Qd4 27. e5 Qxe5) 26... Qd4 27. e5 $1 Nd3 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ $11 Kh8 (29... Kf8 30. Bh6+ Ke7 31. Qxd6+ Kf7 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qg7#)) 24... Ra1 (24... Nxd5 $5) 25. Nxh6+ $3 Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Rxb1 27. Rxg6+ $1 fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 (28... Kh8 29. Qxe8+ Kg7 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kh8 34. Bg5 Rxe1+ 35. Kh2 $18) 29. Bh6+ Ke7 30. Bg5+ Kf8 (30... Kd7 31. Qf7+ Kc8 32. Qxe8+ Kc7 33. Qd8# {Fabulous !}) 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Bf6 Rxe1+ 33. Kh2 $18) 24. Nxh6+ (24. exd5 Nxe1 25. Nxe1 Ra1 $17 26. Qxb4 Rxb1 27. Qd2 Kh7 $17 28. Nxh6 $2 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Bxh6 $19) 24... Bxh6 25. Qxh6 Qxf2+ 26. Kh2 Nxe1 (26... Re5 27. Be3 Qxg3+ 28. Kxg3 Rh5 29. Qxh5 gxh5 30. Bxd3 Nxd3 31. exd5 Nxe1 32. Nxe1 Ra2 33. Bd4 b4 34. Kf4 c3 35. Nd3 (35. bxc3 b3 $1 $17)) 27. Nh4 {With a huge attack I am not sure this is survivable. Kasparov probably analysed this in the 90s} (27. exd5 Re2 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qxd6+ Re7 31. Bh6+ Kg8 32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Qf6+ $11 (33. Nxe1 Rg8 $19)) (27. Rxg6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6+ $11 Kf8 29. Bh6+ Ke7) 27... Ned3 (27... Ra7 28. Nxg6 (28. Nf5 Qxg3+ 29. Kxg3 gxf5 30. Qh5 (30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qf6 $1 Re6 {forced} 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Bg5+ Kd7 34. exd5 $16)) 28... Qxg3+ $1 29. Kxg3 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Rg7) (27... Nf3+ 28. Rxf3 Qd4 29. exd5 Qg7 30. Nf5 $1 $16) (27... Re7 28. Nf5 Qxg3+ 29. Kxg3 gxf5) (27... Re6 28. exd5 $18 Rf6 29. Bg5 $18) 28. Nxg6 Qxg3+ 29. Kxg3 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Bh6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Championship"]
[Site "San Luis, Argentina"]
[Date "2005.10.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gm Svidler"]
[Black "GM_Kasim_1/2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Beauty "6255351480402"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. Ng3 a5 15. Kb1 a4 16. Nc1 Qb8 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 b3 19. cxb3 axb3 20. a3 Qb7 21. Nce2 Bd8 22. Nd4 Ba5 23. Qe2 Nc5 24. Bg2 Bc3 $3 25. e5 (25. bxc3 Rxa3 26. Bc1 Ra2 27. Rd2 Na4 28. Qe3 b2 29. Bxb2 Rxb2+ 30. Kc1 Rb1+ 31. Kc2 Ba2) 25... d5 26. Qb5 (26. bxc3 Rxa3 27. Nb5 Bg4 28. Qxg4 Qxb5 29. Qe2 Qa4) 26... Qc7 (26... Qa7 27. Nc6 (27. Bc1 Nc7 28. Qe2 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Ne4 30. Rb4 Nxg3 31. hxg3 Bf5+ 32. Ka1) 27... Qxa3 28. bxa3 Rxa3 29. Qxb3 Rxb3+ 30. Kc2 Nc7) 27. Nge2 (27. bxc3 Rxa3 28. Bc1 Ra2 29. Nxb3 Na4 30. Rd3 Nxc3+ 31. Rxc3 Qxc3 32. Kxa2 Qc2+ 33. Bb2 Nc7) 27... Bd7 (27... Bxb2 28. Kxb2 Na4+ 29. Kb1 Bf5+ 30. Ka1 b2+ (30... Nc3 31. Qxb3 Nxe2 32. Nxe2 Bc2 33. Qc3 Qe7 34. Bc1 Bxd1 35. Rxd1 Nc7) 31. Ka2) (27... Rb8 28. Qc6 Bxd4 29. Nxd4 Qa7 30. Nxe6 Nxe6 31. Bd2) 28. e6 (28. Nc6 Ra5) 28... Bxb5 29. Bxc7 Bxd4 (29... Bd3+ 30. Rxd3 Nxd3 31. Bg3) 30. Nxd4 fxe6 $3 (30... Nxc7 31. exf7+ Rxf7 32. Nxb5 Nxb5 33. Bxd5) (30... Nxe6 31. Nxb5 N8xc7 32. Nxc7 Nxc7 33. Rhe1) 31. Nxb5 Nxc7 32. Nxc7 Rf2 33. Nxa8 (33. Rhf1 Rxg2 34. Nxa8 Na4 35. Rde1 $4 Rxb2+ 36. Kc1 Rc2+ 37. Kd1 Nc3#) 33... Na4 34. Rd3 {Game drawn} (34. Be4 dxe4 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rc8 Rxb2+ 37. Kc1 Ra2 38. Re1 Nb2 39. g6+ Kxg6 40. Rg1+ Kh6) 34... Rxb2+ 35. Kc1 Rc2+ 36. Kd1 $4 Nb2+ 37. Ke1 Nxd3+ 38. Kf1 b2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Beauty "8247142549030"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]

{Error reading move: Bd4} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 {The English Attack: Both players will pawn-storm on the opposite-side of the board. White with the g-pawn. Black with the b-pawn.} e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 {Forward, harch $1} b5 {Also, forward, harch $1} 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 {Both knights retreat. There's an amusing symmetry so far :D} 14. f4 a5 15. f5 a4 16. Nbd4 $1 {This amusing move is based on trapping the bishop on e6.} (16. fxe6 axb3 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Kb1 bxa2+ {leaves Black with an   umbrella pawn on a2 that actually gets in Black's path.}) 16... exd4 17. Nxd4 b3 (17... Bxa2 18. Nc6 {is the refutation to the bishop's attempted   escape.}) 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Nxc2 Bb3 $1 {Black surrenders the bishop in the best way possible, by opening the a-file.} 20. axb3 axb3 21. Na3 Ne5 22. h4 Ra5 $1 {The rook prepares for ...Qa8, hitting e4 and threatening on the a-file.} 23. Qc3 {Maybe the losing move $2} Qa8 24. Bg2 Nc7 $3 {Brilliant $1 Anand says he found this OTB. Without this, Black's pieces are stuck, but now the introduction of the Rf8 is enough to decide the game.} (24... d5 $2 25. Qxe5 Bxa3 26. bxa3 Rxa3 27. Bc5 $1 {refutes this   natural attempt to push through with ...d5.}) 25. Qxc7 Rc8 $1 26. Qxe7 Nc4 {Now the a-file is torn open and Anand wins.} 27. g6 hxg6 {Black must capture to avoid back-rank issues.} 28. fxg6 Nxa3+ 29. bxa3 Rxa3 30. gxf7+ Kh7 {Karjakin does distract the rook, but this is not enough. The king hunt commences. Now ...Ra2+ and a either Qc2 or Qe2 mate so Karjakin resigned.} 0-1

[Event "4th Parsvnath Intl Tmt ,"]
[Site "New Delhi, 2006"]
[Date "2006.01.21"]
[Round "9.6"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Himanshu, Sharma"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8250095336996"]
[EventDate "2006.01.21"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. h3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Re1 Qc7 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. dxc3 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qd5 Bd6 12. Bh6 a6 13. Ba4 Rb8 14. Rxe7+ Bxe7 15. Re1 Kd8 16. Rxe7 Kxe7 17. Qe4+ Kf6 18. g4 g5 19. Qf5+ Ke7 20. Bxg5+ Kf8 21. Bh6+ 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7422374591065"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. exd5 (14. e5 {The Ba6 can easily open up.} Nd7 15. c5 b4 $1 $13) 14... exd5 15. Re1 Rb8 16. c5 Bc8 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Rxe4 $3 {A massive novelty and dynamic exchange sacrifice.} ({Bologan, Viktor -- Sadvakasov, Darmen 0-1 (75 moves) TCh-RUS, 2005} 18. Ne5 Nxc3 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Qxc3 Bf6 21. Re3 b4 22. Qd2 Re8 23. Rae1 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 f6 $14) 18... dxe4 19. Ne5 Qd5 20. Qe1 Bf5 (20... f5 21. f3 {is worse and now Black's light squares are   softer.}) 21. g4 $5 (21. f3 {Also possible. It's hard to say which is best.}) 21... Bg6 22. f3 b4 (22... Bxc5 $5 {A possible bailout to a worse but maybe tenable   position.} 23. dxc5 Qxc5+ 24. Kh1 exf3 25. Bxf3 $14) 23. fxe4 Qe6 24. Bb2 Bf6 {Possible missing White's next, but more likely Aronian didn't see anything better.} 25. Nxc6 $1 {Now the white pawns are truly dangerous.} Qxc6 26. e5 Qa6 27. exf6 Rfe8 (27... Rbe8 {The computer prefers this move which avoids later   attacks on the rook on b8.}) 28. Qf1 $1 Qe2 (28... Qxf1+ 29. Bxf1 $16) 29. Qf2 $1 (29. Qxe2 $2 Rxe2 30. Bc1 Be4 $13 {Black has too much activity here.}) 29... Qxg4 30. h3 Qg5 $2 {This may be the losing mistake. It will now be hard to save the game.} (30... Qh5 $5 {This move intends ...Re2 and ...Rxg2+ and looks to   give drawing counerplay.} 31. c6 (31. d5 Re2 32. Qf4 Rxg2+ $1 33. Kxg2 Qxd5+) (31. Re1 {This move is interesting. At least it stops ...Re2. The     problem is that NOW the queen goes to g5. This is better than the     game when Bc1 doesn't allow an exchange of rooks. Ironically, it     is better to have the rook undeveloped on a1 than developed on e1     in this line.} Qg5 32. Bc1 Qxf6 $15) 31... Re2 32. Qf4 Rxg2+ $1 33. Kxg2 Qe2+) 31. Bc1 $1 {The bishop reroutes with great effect.} Qh5 32. Bf4 Rbd8 (32... Re2 33. Qg3 $16) 33. c6 Be4 (33... Re2 34. c7 $1 $16) 34. c7 Rc8 35. Re1 Qg6 $2 {This is certainly losing, but even better moves may not save the game now.} (35... Bxg2 36. Rxe8+ Rxe8 37. Qxg2 g6 (37... Qd1+ 38. Kh2 g6 39. Qe4 $3 $18 {A fine move that wins     almost immediately after ...Rc8 d5 $1}) 38. Qg4 $18 {No queens means the pawns promote.}) 36. Rxe4 $3 {A pretty second exchange sacrifice. Now the pawns roll, and there's nothing Aronian can do, but include some spite checks.} Rxe4 37. d5 Rce8 38. d6 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Qf5 40. Qg3 g6 41. Qg5 Qxg5 42. Bxg5 Rd1 43. Bc6 Re2+ 44. Kg3 1-0

[Event "66th Armenian Championship"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2006.03.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tigran Levonovich Petrosian"]
[Black "Minasian, Ara"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8248086035032"]
[EventDate "2006.03.16"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Qe2 Ng5 6. Nxg5 Qxg5 7. d4 Qe7 8. dxe5 Nd4 9. Qd3 Qxe5 10. Bd2 Ne6 11. Re1 Qd6 12. Qh3 Be7 13. Bd3 c6 14. Nc3 Qc7 15. f4 g6 16. g4 O-O 17. f5 Ng5 18. Qe3 Bf6 19. Rf1 d5 20. fxg6 d4 21. gxh7+ Kg7 22. Qe1 dxc3 23. Bxc3 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Bd4 25. Qh4 Ne6 26. Qf6+ Bxf6 27. Bxf6+ Kh6 28. Rf5 Ng7 29. Rh5+ Nxh5 30. g5# 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[Beauty "6462583640588"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. a4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qg6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Bxg5 Qg6 23. Qc1 Bd3 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Kf2 Bc4 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. g4 Re8 29. Bf4 Qd3 30. Kg3 Qe2 31. Qb1 Qe1+ 32. Qxe1 Rxe1 33. Bd6 Rg1+ 34. Kf2 Rb1 35. Ba3 Kg7 36. Kg3 Kg6 37. h3 h5 38. Kh4 Rg1 39. Bc5 Rg2 40. Ba3 f6 41. gxh5+ Kf5 42. f4 Rg8 43. Bd6 Ke6 44. h6 Kxd6 45. Kh5 f5 46. h7 Rh8 47. Kg6 Ke7 48. Kg7 Ke8 49. Kg6 Kf8 50. h4 Ke7 51. Kg7 Ke8 52. Kg6 Kf8 53. h5 Ke7 54. Kg7 Ke8 55. Kg6 Kf8 56. h6 Ke8 57. Kf6 Rxh7 58. Kg6 Rf7 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[Beauty "7147765115482"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nh5 15. g3 Bf6 16. c5 f4 17. Kg2 Nc6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nd5 Nd4 20. Bb2 Nxe6 21. g4 Nhg7 22. Nxf6 Rxf6 23. Qd5 Qe7 24. Red1 Rd8 25. Qa5 b6 26. Qd5 Rff8 27. Rac1 h5 28. gxh5 Qh4 29. Rc6 g5 30. Rxd6 g4 31. Rxe6 Rxd5 32. Rh6+ Kg8 33. Bc4 gxf3+ 34. Kh1 Nxh5 35. Rg1+ Ng3+ 36. Rxg3+ fxg3 37. Rxh4 g2+ 38. Kg1 f2+ 39. Kxg2 f1=Q+ 40. Bxf1 Rd2+ 41. Kg3 Rxb2 42. Bc4+ Kg7 43. Bb3 Rb1 44. Kg2 Rc8 45. Kf3 Rc3+ 46. Kg4 Rf1 47. Kh5 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2007.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7148343922728"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nh4 Bxh4 13. gxh4 Nef6 14. e4 Bg6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Bf4 Rfe8 17. Rad1 b5 18. Bd6 e5 19. d5 Nh5 20. Bf1 f6 21. b3 Nf4 22. a4 bxa4 23. bxa4 Bf7 24. Rb1 Ra7 25. Red1 Rc8 26. Ne2 Nxe2+ 27. Bxe2 cxd5 28. exd5 Nf8 29. Bb5 Raa8 30. Be7 Ng6 31. d6 Nxe7 32. Bd7 Nc6 33. Rxb7 Nd4 34. Bxc8 Rxc8 35. Rdb1 Rf8 36. Rb8 Be8 37. a5 Nf3+ 38. Kf1 Nd2+ 39. Ke1 Nxb1 40. a6 Bc6 41. a7 Kf7 42. d7 Ke7 43. Rxf8 Kxd7 44. a8=Q Bxa8 45. Rxa8 h5 46. Ra7+ Ke6 47. Rxg7 Kf5 48. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2007.03.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7837912679970"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. d5 Nb6 13. Nbd2 g6 14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4 Nac4 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bb3 Nb6 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. Qc2 Bd7 22. Rc1 Na8 23. Qd2 Qb8 24. Bg5 Bxg5 25. Nxg5 Rc8 26. Rf1 h6 27. Ne6 Kh7 28. f4 Qa7+ 29. Kh2 Be8 30. f5 gxf5 31. exf5 f6 32. Re1 Nc7 33. Rc1 Bd7 34. Rc3 e4 35. Rg3 Nxe6 36. dxe6 Be8 37. e7 Bh5 38. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande FRA"]
[Date "2007.03.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8248354478100"]
[EventDate "2007.03.03"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. h3 h6 11. Re1 Bd6 12. Ne5 Qh4 13. Rb1 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bc5 15. Qf3 b6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Be6 18. Rb4 Qe7 19. Rf4 c5 20. Rf6 Rfd8 21. Qh5 Kf8 22. Rg3 c4 23. Rxg7 cxd3 24. Rg8+ Kxg8 25. Rxh6 1-0

[Event "Candidates Match: Grischuk - Rublevsky"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Beauty "5707898311204"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bd7 13. Nb3 b6 14. g4 Bc8 15. g5 Nd7 16. Bg2 Bb7 17. Rf3 Nb4 18. Rh3 g6 19. Qd2 Bf8 20. Qf2 Bg7 21. Rf1 Re7 22. Bd4 e5 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Be3 Rd8 25. a5 bxa5 26. Nc5 Nf8 27. Nxb7 Qxb7 28. Bb6 Rb8 29. Bxa5 Nc6 30. b4 Ne6 31. Qh4 Nxa5 32. bxa5 Nf4 33. Qxh7+ Kf8 34. Nd5 Re6 35. Rhf3 Rd8 36. Rxf4 exf4 37. Nxf4 Qc6 38. e5 Qc4 39. Qh3 Kg8 40. Nxe6 fxe6 41. Qb3 Qxb3 42. cxb3 Bxe5 43. Bb7 Rd2 44. Bxa6 Rxh2+ 45. Kg1 Rh5 46. b4 Rxg5+ 47. Kh1 Rg4 48. b5 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup"]
[Site "Odessa UKR"]
[Date "2007.07.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[Beauty "6738556288597"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Bg5 b6 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. d6 Nc6 18. Bb5 Nxe7 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qe6 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. dxe7 Rxe7 23. Rfe1 Bd4 24. Rbd1 Qe5 25. Rd3 a5 26. Qd1 Bc5 27. Re2 Re6 28. g3 Rd6 29. Kg2 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 a4 31. Rd2 a3 32. Qc4 Kg7 33. Rd7 Qf6 34. f4 Qb2+ 35. Kf3 Qf2+ 36. Kg4 h5+ 37. Kh4 g5+ 38. fxg5 Kg6 39. Qc3 f6 40. Rd5 a2 41. Rf5 Qf4+ 42. gxf4 Bf2+ 43. Qg3 Bxg3+ 44. Kxg3 a1=Q 45. Rxf6+ Kg7 46. e5 b5 47. Kh4 b4 48. Kxh5 Qd1+ 49. Kh4 b3 50. e6 b2 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. Rb7 b1=Q 53. Rxb1 Qxb1 54. Kg4 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Canadian Open"]
[Site "Ottawa CAN"]
[Date "2007.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8251709880869"]
[EventDate "2007.07.07"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. e4 d5 12. Nc3 Bf6 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Bf4 Nba6 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Bh3 Ne6 17. Ne4 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bc8 19. Ng5 Bf6 20. Qh5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Re8 22. Bf6 gxf6 23. Qh6 Nac5 24. Rbd1 Qb7 25. Rd4 Ne4 26. Rexe4 dxe4 27. Qxf6 Qc7 28. Nh6+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Nf5# 1-0

[Event "French Championship"]
[Site "Aix-les-Bains FRA"]
[Date "2007.08.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8247008337954"]
[EventDate "2007.08.13"]

{Simply intending a full blockade with Bg2. mate in eight according   to the engine. pretty :)} 1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. b3 e5 9. dxe5 (9. d5 {Stockfish likes space, but humans have preferred open lines   here.} Ne7 $14) 9... dxe5 10. Ba3 e4 $5 {A very interesting and complex exchange sac $1 Black has won 3 of 5 games in this line and lost only one game.} (10... Re8 $14) 11. Bxf8 Qxf8 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Be6 14. Qd2 h5 $6 {Perhaps a bit slow $2} (14... Rd8 $14) (14... c6 $14) 15. Rad1 h4 16. Qg5 $6 {An over-finesse.} (16. Nb5 $1 Qf7 17. Qf4 $16) 16... Kf7 {The king actively defends g6.} 17. Qf4 (17. Qxh4 $5 Bh6 18. g4 $16) 17... Qc5 18. Nb5 (18. Qxh4 $5 Rh8 19. Qf4 Bh6 {The queen is trapped, but the line is   not over.} 20. Na4 $1 Qa5 21. b4 $1 $16) 18... hxg3 19. hxg3 (19. Qxc7+ $2 {One might want to trade queens, but this gives up too   much play.} Qxc7 20. Nxc7 gxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Rh8 $15) (19. Qxg3 $1 {An interesting and aggressive try to open lines for the   rooks.} Rc8 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. f3 $16) 19... Rc8 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. g4 $2 {Sitting was correct. Fontaine thinks there is opportunity here, but he must have miscalculated. Now the game trends to Vachier-Lagrave.} Nxg4 22. Nxf5 $2 (22. Bxe4 $1 {Probably not the original intention, but this would   have mitigated White's problems.} Be5 (22... Bxd4 $4 23. Rxd4) 23. Qf3 Bxd4 $13) 22... Bxf5 23. Rd5 Qxd5 $5 {Fantastic $1 Vachier-Lagrave has a draw in hand, but can he get more $2} (23... Qf8 $1 {Objectively this move (defending c8) is better as   White can draw after the queen sacrifice.} 24. Rxf5+ gxf5 25. Qxf5+ Nf6 26. Bxe4 $17) 24. cxd5 Be5 25. Qc1 Bh2+ 26. Kh1 Rh8 {Black has a perpetual check now - that much is clear, but White also can't sit still. Given time, moves like ...e3 are very dangerous. Fontaine seeks counterplay and a potential perpetual now himself.} 27. Qc4 Bd6+ {Always repeat once ;)} 28. Kg1 Bh2+ 29. Kh1 b5 $5 {A last-ditch attempt to win the game. How should White respond $2} (29... e3 30. d6+ Kf6 31. Bf3) 30. Qxb5 $2 {The losing mistake $1 The pawn is of course irrelevant. What IS important is that c7 is no longer under attack so White cannot get a perpetual in the main line. A critical idea $1 Now ...Rh2+ $1 is a surprise threat along with ...Bh3+. A dream scenario, underpromoting and forcing mate. The rook is not needed. The minor pieces force the mate.} (30. Qc6 $1 {"Stay on target." - Gold Five} e3 31. Bf3 Nxf2+ 32. Rxf2 exf2 33. Kg2 Bg3 (33... Bg1 $2 {This move (winning in the game) does not work     here.} 34. Kf1 Rh2 35. d6 Bh3+ 36. Bg2 Bxg2+ 37. Qxg2 Rxg2 38. dxc7 $1 $16) 34. Kxg3 {Error reading move: Qc7 achieving the much-sought-after   perpetual.}) 0-1

[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "2007.10.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8251705975365"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 a5 7. Nc3 c6 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Qc2 b6 10. e4 Ba6 {A critical moment.} 11. Nd2 $6 (11. e5 $1 $16 {Krasenkow could look forward to a safe advantage here   thanks to his space.}) 11... c5 12. exd5 cxd4 13. Nb5 exd5 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Re1 b5 16. Bb2 Re8 17. Qd1 bxc4 18. bxc4 Qb6 $1 {Already, I think Nakamura was angling for his spectacular 21st move $1} 19. Rb1 (19. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 20. Nf5 Ree8 21. Bd4 $13 {Krasenkow would have good   compensation here.}) 19... dxc4 20. Nc6 Rxc6 21. Bxf6 {Everything is hanging for Nakamura. How can he get any compensation $2} Qxf2+ $3 {Amazing $1 White's king looked completely safe, but suddenly Nakamura sacrifices a queen for a simple pawn and Krasenkow is already losing, but it takes strong moves to show that.} 22. Kxf2 Bc5+ 23. Kf3 (23. Kf1 c3+ 24. Re2 c2 $1 $19) 23... Rxf6+ 24. Kg4 Ne5+ $1 {The only move. The knight is irrelevant, but Ba6-c8 is critical.} 25. Kg5 (25. Rxe5 {Giving back material is a great idea, but it doesn't work   here.} Bc8+ $1 {An excellent in-between move.} 26. Kh4 Rxe5 $19) 25... Rg6+ 26. Kh5 (26. Kf4 {The king cannot escape to the f-file either.} Nd3+ 27. Kf3 Rf6+ 28. Kg4 Bc8+ 29. Kg5 Rxe1 30. Qxe1 Rg6+ 31. Kh5 Rh6+ 32. Kg5 f6#) 26... f6 {Nakamura picks the quiet move, but forcing matter withe check also worked.} 27. Rxe5 Rxe5+ 28. Kh4 Bc8 {With no reasonable defense to ...Rh6+, Krasenkow resigned.} 0-1

[Event "ICC 120 0 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.01.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gm Smeets"]
[Black "Gm Bacrot"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Beauty "7767049692728"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]
[TimeControl "7200"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qg2 Qh5 19. Be3 Bh3 20. Qh1 f5 21. Bb6 Rd7 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Nd2 Bxg3 24. Qxd7 Bf4 25. Qb7 Bxd2 26. Bd4 Rg8 27. Re7 Bc1 28. Re1 Bf4 29. Re3 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 Re8 31. Bd4 Qg4+ 32. Kh1 h6 33. f4 Re7 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Be5 Qe2 36. Rg1 Bg4 37. Rxg4 fxg4 38. d4 Qf1# {Black wins} 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[Beauty "7357010560596"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Ke7 15. Nd6 Qb6 16. Bg4 Raf8 17. Qc2 Qxd4 18. Qg6 Qxg4 19. Qxg7+ Kd8 20. Nxb7+ Kc8 21. a4 b4 22. Rac1 c3 23. bxc3 b3 24. c4 Rfg8 25. Nd6+ Kc7 26. Qf7 Rf8 27. cxd5 Rxf7 28. Rxc6+ Kb8 29. Nxf7 Re8 30. Nd6 Rh8 31. Rc4 Qe2 32. dxe6 Nb6 33. Rb4 Ka8 34. e7 Nd5 35. Rxb3 Nxe7 36. Rfb1 Nd5 37. h3 h5 38. Nf7 Rc8 39. e6 a6 40. Nxg5 h4 41. Bd6 Rg8 42. R3b2 Qd3 43. e7 Nf6 44. Be5 Nd7 45. Ne6 1-0

[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.03.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nielsen"]
[Black "Tapuax"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "3543"]
[BlackElo "3412"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[Beauty "8251709911642"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. f3 Nf6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 c5 8. g4 Bg6 9. g5 Nh5 10. Bxb8 Rxb8 11. cxd5 Qxg5 12. Qa4+ Kd8 13. Qxa7 Qxe3+ 14. Nge2 Bd6 15. Nb5 Bf4 16. Rd1 Ng3 17. d6 Kd7 18. dxc5 Nxh1 19. c6+ Kxc6 20. Rc1+ Kxb5 21. Rc5+ Qxc5 22. Nd4+ Kb4 23. a3# {Black checkmated} 1-0

[Event "ICC blitz 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.03.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Comp Rybka"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "441"]
[Beauty "1515855047751"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. g4 {The Grob $1 Rybka is programmed to begin the game with the worst possible opening move.} d5 (1... e5 2. Bg2 h5 {I highly recommend this anti-Grob approach.   ...Qh4 is a big problem in many lines now.}) 2. h3 h5 3. g5 {Throughout this game, the computer will sieze space when faced with pawn tension. A better strategy for an engine playing a human is to open lines and play tactically.} g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Nh4 e6 8. Nxf5 exf5 {The bishop pair is of little value as the position closes further. Nakamura has a nice grip on e4.} 9. Bf4 Ne7 10. e3 O-O 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Re8 13. Bg2 Nf8 14. Be5 Ne6 15. f4 Nc8 16. Kb1 Nd6 {The two horseman of the apocalypse. These steeds are fine pieces indeed, well-placed next to each other here.} 17. Bf1 Qd7 18. a4 b6 19. Ba6 Nc7 20. Be2 a6 21. Bd3 b5 22. h4 Ne6 23. Ne2 Re7 24. Ka1 Ree8 25. Qa5 Nb7 26. Qd2 Nd6 27. Rh2 Bf8 28. Rf2 Ng7 29. a5 {Rybka finally fully closes the position. It has no pawn breaks and no prospects. In fact, Nakamura COULD play this position for a win immediately, but he will execute a very-specific anti-computer strategy instead.} Nb7 (29... Nc4 $17 {Nakamura could press this way. Against a human,   this would be correct.} 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. b4 c5 $1 {...Qa4+ is coming   with a strong attack. Still, could Nakamura beat the engine here in   3|0 $2}) 30. Ng1 Qd8 31. b4 Qd7 32. Nf3 Nd6 33. Bxd6 Bxd6 34. Ne5 Qb7 35. Kb2 Rac8 36. c3 Re7 37. Be2 Ree8 38. Bf3 Re7 39. Qc2 Rd8 40. Rfd2 Bb8 41. Be2 Re6 42. Bd3 Re7 43. Rf2 Re6 44. Qd2 Re7 45. Rg1 Re6 46. Rff1 Re7 47. Qd1 Re6 48. Rg2 Re7 49. Qc2 Re6 50. Rfg1 Re7 51. Rf2 Re6 52. Qe2 Re7 53. Qf3 Re6 54. Rd2 Re7 55. Rgd1 Re6 56. Qg3 Re7 57. Kb1 Re6 58. Bc2 Re7 59. Nd3 Re6 $3 {A brilliant idea $1 Nakamura "sacrifices" an exchange on e6. Nakamura's deep plan starts to reveal itself. He will gift material (both rooks) to the greedy engine. Once Rybka is convinced of it's massively winning advantage, it will do anything to avoid a draw, ultimately risking loss.} 60. Nc5 Qc8 61. Nxe6 {[%eval 153,0] according to my Stockfish. Rubbish of course.} Qxe6 62. Kb2 Re8 63. Re1 Qd7 64. Qf3 Re7 65. Bd3 Re8 66. Rg2 Re7 67. Kb3 Re8 68. Ra2 Re7 69. Rc1 Re8 70. Rca1 Re7 71. Rg1 Re8 72. Rh2 Re7 73. Qg3 Re8 74. Ka3 Re7 75. Rb1 Re8 76. Rd2 Re7 77. Kb3 Re8 78. Ra1 Re7 79. Kb2 Re8 80. Re2 Re7 81. Ree1 Re6 82. Qf3 Qe7 83. Qf2 Qe8 84. Be2 Qe7 85. Bd1 Qe8 86. Bf3 Qe7 87. Qd2 Qe8 88. Kb3 Qe7 89. Kc2 Qe8 90. Kb2 Qe7 91. Rab1 Kf8 92. Qf2 Ke8 93. Be2 Kd8 94. Bd3 Qe8 95. Qf3 Ke7 96. Kb3 Kf8 97. Ra1 Qe7 98. Bc2 Kg8 99. Kb2 Qe8 100. Qf2 Qe7 101. Qd2 Qe8 102. Bd3 Qe7 103. Be2 Qe8 104. Rad1 Qe7 105. Rc1 Qe8 106. Bf3 Qe7 107. Qf2 Qe8 108. Rcd1 Qe7 109. Be2 Re4 110. Bd3 Qe6 $3 {A second exchange sacrifice is offered $1 My Stockfish was ready to concede the draw by the 50-move rule and showed 0.00, seeing no way to make progress. Now the greedy engine once again thinks it's winning: +3.64 - rubbish again.} 111. Bxe4 fxe4 112. Ra1 Nf5 113. Kb3 Kf8 114. Rh1 Ke8 115. Rh2 Kd7 116. Qe1 Kd8 117. Rd1 Kd7 118. Rc2 Kd8 119. Qf2 Nd6 120. Ka2 Qf5 121. Rh1 Kd7 122. Qg3 Ke6 123. Qh3 Ke7 124. Qxf5 {The trade of queens starts the 50-move rule counter. What will Rybka do to try to win $2 For reference, the engine now shows +4.99.} Nxf5 125. Rh3 Ke6 126. Kb3 Bc7 127. Re2 Bb8 128. Re1 Bc7 129. Ra1 Bb8 130. Rd1 Bc7 131. Re1 Bb8 132. Re2 Bc7 133. Rg2 Bb8 134. Rg1 Bc7 135. Rb1 Bb8 136. Rbh1 Bc7 137. Rg1 Bb8 138. Kb2 Bc7 139. Kc2 Bb8 140. Kd2 Bc7 141. Rh2 Bb8 142. Rc1 Bc7 143. Ra1 Bb8 144. Ke2 Bc7 145. Rg1 Bb8 146. Rhh1 Bc7 147. Kd2 Bb8 148. Rc1 Bc7 149. Rh3 Bb8 150. Ra1 Bc7 151. Rhh1 Bb8 152. Rae1 Bc7 153. Rh2 Bb8 154. Rh3 Bc7 155. Ra1 Bb8 156. Kc2 Bc7 157. Rf1 Bb8 158. Kb3 Bc7 159. Rf2 Bb8 160. Kc2 Bc7 161. Rg2 Bb8 162. Kd2 Bc7 163. Rh1 Bb8 164. Rf2 Bc7 165. Rfh2 Bb8 166. Rd1 Bc7 167. Rf1 Bb8 168. Re1 Bc7 169. Ke2 Bb8 170. Rh3 Bc7 171. Kd2 Bb8 172. Kc2 Bc7 173. Rb1 Bb8 174. c4 $2 {A first error, but not yet a losing one. The computer cannot bear the thought of a draw by the 50-move rule - it thinks it is winning. Therefore it plays a pawn move to reset the 50-move count, but now Black's c4-pawn is passed while e3, h4, and b4 are weak. White must hold tight.} dxc4 175. Kb2 Bd6 176. Ka3 Ne7 177. Rb2 Nd5 {What a knight $1} 178. Rg3 Kf5 179. Rb1 Be7 180. Rh3 $2 (180. Rb2 $1 Bf8 (180... c3 $6 181. Rb1 c2 182. Rc1 Nxb4 183. Kb3 $14 {overpresses.}) 181. Rb1 Be7 182. Rb2 {Rybka must accept the draw by repetition.}) 180... Bd6 (180... Kg4 $1 $19 {already winning.}) 181. Kb2 $2 (181. Rg3 $1 {Still a draw by Rb2 and Rb1. Sitting tight.}) 181... Be7 $19 182. Re1 Bxb4 183. Re2 Bxa5 {Three connected passed pawns and the amazing minor pieces win the game easily. It's all over but for the playing with one's food.} 184. Kc1 Bb6 185. Kc2 a5 186. Rh1 a4 187. Kc1 a3 188. Rc2 Ba5 189. Rh3 Bb4 190. Re2 Bd6 191. Re1 b4 192. Kb1 b3 193. Rh2 c3 194. Rc2 Bb4 195. Ka1 bxc2 196. Ka2 Nxe3 197. Kb3 Kxf4 198. Rc1 c5 199. dxc5 Bxc5 200. Rh1 Kg3 201. Ra1 Kxh4 202. Rc1 Kxg5 203. Rg1+ Kf4 204. Rh1 g5 205. Ra1 h4 206. Rc1 h3 207. Kxc3 g4 208. Kb3 g3 209. Ka4 g2 210. Kb5 Bd4 211. Ka6 Bb2 212. Ka7 Bxc1 213. Kb7 Bb2 214. Kb8 h2 215. Kb7 f5 216. Kb6 Ke5 217. Kc6 f4 218. Kb5 f3 219. Kb6 a2 220. Kb7 f2 221. Kc8 {Error reading move: Kb7 Nakamura decides to conclude entirely with bishops. A unique mate and unique game in the annals of chess. Another astonishing aspect of the game is that Nakamura completed 271 moves in a three-minute game without increment $1 Even with a prepared strategy and incessant premoves that's amazing.} 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[Beauty "7079448332357"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. e5 Bb7 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Qe3 Bc5 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Qxe6+ fxe6 15. Nxe6 Qe5 16. Nxg7+ Kf8 17. Ne6+ Kf7 18. Rhe1 Qxe1 19. Nxc5+ Kg6 20. Rxe1 Kxg5 21. Nxb7 Nd4 22. Nd6 Rhf8 23. f3 b4 24. Nce4+ Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Nxb3+ 26. axb3 a5 27. Rg4+ Kf6 28. Ne4+ Ke5 29. Rh4 a4 30. bxa4 Rxa4 31. Nc5 Ra1+ 32. Kd2 Rg8 33. g3 Rf1 34. Ke2 Rb1 35. Rxb4 Kd5 36. Ne4 Kc6 37. h4 Rh1 38. Rc4+ Kb6 39. b4 Rd8 40. Rc5 Ra8 41. c3 Ra2+ 42. Ke3 Re1+ 43. Kf4 Rf1 44. Rh5 Ra8 45. Rh6+ Kb5 46. Nd6+ Ka4 47. Rxh7 Kb3 48. Rc7 Rd8 49. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2007/08"]
[Site "GER"]
[Date "2008.04.05"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7836842915406"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15. O-O-O Ngf6 16. Rhe1 b5 17. c5 O-O 18. Kb1 Rfd8 19. Qc2 Nf8 20. Ne2 N8h7 21. Bf4 Qb7 22. Ne5 a5 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Nxf7 Nf8 25. Nxh6+ Kg7 26. Nf4 Kxh6 27. Nxe6 N6h7 28. Re5 Bg5 29. f4 Bxf4 30. Nxf4 Ng5 31. Qc1 Nfh7 32. Nh3 Rg8 33. Re6+ Kxh5 34. Nxg5 Nxg5 35. Rh1+ Kg4 36. Rh4+ Kxh4 37. Qf4+ Kh5 38. g4+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7904618885206"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Kb1 b5 13. h4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Ka1 h5 16. Rb1 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Rb6 19. g4 hxg4 20. Qe3 Rfb8 21. h5 g5 22. fxg4 Nxg4 23. Qd2 f6 24. Nf3 Ra6 25. Rhg1 Rb4 26. a3 Be6 27. e5 dxe5 28. Nxg5 Bf5 29. Nge4 Kh7 30. Qe2 Nh6 31. Rg3 Be6 32. Rg6 Nf5 33. Qg4 Nh4 34. Ng5+ fxg5 35. Qxg5 Nxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Beauty "7906229496355"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. a3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 bxa3 12. O-O Nf6 13. Bd3 axb2 14. Bxb2 a5 15. d5 Nxd5 16. Ne5 Nf6 17. Qa4 Bb4 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6+ Ke7 20. Rfd1 Rc8 21. Qf3 Qb6 22. Bd4 Qb8 23. Ba6 Rcd8 24. Bb7 h5 25. h3 h4 26. Rab1 e5 27. Rxb4 axb4 28. Bc5+ Ke6 29. Ra1 Rd6 30. Bxd6 Kxd6 31. Qc6+ Ke7 32. Ra8 Qd6 33. Qxd6+ Kxd6 34. Rxh8 b3 35. Ba6 Nd7 36. Rxh4 Nc5 1-0

[Event "Serbian Chess league"]
[Site "Stara Pazova"]
[Date "2008.09.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nestorovic, Nikola"]
[Black "Popchev, Milko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[Beauty "8247142565921"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Be3 d5 5. Nf3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nh6 7. d5 Nb4 8. Qd2 a5 9. a3 Qxd5 10. axb4 Qxe4 11. Bd3 Qe6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Bxh6 axb4 14. Qe3 Bc3 15. bxc3 bxc3 16. Ba6 Qxe3+ 17. Bxe3 Rxa6 18. Kb1 Bh3 19. Nd4 Rb6+ 20. Nb3 Rxb3+ 21. cxb3 Bf5+ 22. Kc1 Ra8 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Kallithea GRE"]
[Date "2008.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8247280729685"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 Be6 8. Ng5 Bf5 9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qc2 e6 12. g4 h6 13. Nf3 fxg4 14. hxg4 Nxg4 15. e4 dxc4 16. e5 Nd7 17. Be3 f5 18. O-O-O c5 19. d5 f4 20. Ng5 hxg5 21. Qh7+ Kf7 22. Ne4 exd5 23. e6+ Kxe6 24. Qxg7 Ngf6 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Nxc5+ Qxc5 27. Rde1+ Kf5 28. Rh5 Nxh5 29. Re5+ Kg4 30. Qxg5+ Kf3 31. Qxh5+ Kxf2 32. Qe2+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8251169090107"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Ne5 Rfd8 14. Kh1 Be7 15. Rde1 h6 16. Bh4 Nd5 17. Bg3 Bd6 18. Qe4 Nf6 19. Qh4 Nd7 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Rxe6 Nc5 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Qf4+ Ke7 24. Re1+ Kd7 25. Bb5+ Bc6 26. Qf5+ Ne6 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247813623830"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. f4 Rb8 7. Nf3 b5 8. a3 e6 9. Be3 Nge7 10. d4 b4 11. axb4 Rxb4 12. dxc5 d5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. fxe5 d4 16. Bg5 dxc3 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. bxc3 Rg4 19. O-O-O+ Ke8 20. Bf6 Bxf6 21. exf6 Ra4 22. c6 Bg4 23. Rd2 h5 24. c7 Bd7 25. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[Beauty "5430851929096"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1 Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. h3 Qf5 12. Qxf5 exf5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nb5 Bb4+ 15. Bd2 Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Ke7 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Nc7 Rag8 19. Nxe6 Kxe6 20. Rxg8 Nxg8 21. Ke2 Ne7 22. Kf3 Rc8 23. a4 Rc7 24. a5 h6 25. h4 Kf6 26. h5 Nc8 27. Kf4 Nd6 28. Rg1 Rc8 29. f3 Ke6 30. Rg7 Rh8 31. Bc2 Rc8 32. Bb3 Rh8 33. Rg1 Rc8 34. Rg7 Rh8 35. Rg2 Rc8 36. Rg1 Ne8 37. e4 fxe4 38. fxe4 Nf6 39. e5 Ne4 40. Ke3 b6 41. axb6 axb6 42. Kd3 Nf2+ 43. Ke2 Ne4 44. Ke3 f6 45. Rg6 Rc1 46. Rxh6 Rh1 47. Bc2 Rh3+ 48. Kf4 Rh4+ 49. Kf3 Nd2+ 50. Ke2 Rh2+ 51. Kd1 Nc4 52. Rxf6+ Ke7 53. Bg6 Rd2+ 54. Kc1 Rxd4 55. b3 Nxe5 56. Rxb6 Rh4 57. Bf5 Nf3 58. h6 Nd4 59. h7 Nxf5 60. Rb8 Nd4 61. Kb2 Kd6 62. h8=Q Rxh8 63. Rxh8 Kc5 64. Rh5 Nc6 65. Rh4 Nb4 66. Ka3 d4 67. Rh5+ Nd5 68. Kb2 Kc6 69. Ka3 Kc5 70. Rh4 Nb4 71. Rh8 Nc6 72. Rh5+ Kd6 73. b4 d3 74. Rh3 Ne5 75. Kb3 d2 76. Kc2 Nc6 77. Rh4 Kd5 1-0

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.03.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[Beauty "7906632181272"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Qf2 e5 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Nb3 Nb4 17. Ba7 Ra8 18. Bb6 Qe7 19. Rad1 Be6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 e4 22. d6 Qe6 23. Nc5 Qf5 24. Be2 Qxf2 25. Rxf2 Nbd5 26. a5 Nxb6 27. axb6 Rab8 28. Rxf6 gxf6 29. Nd7 f5 30. c4 a5 31. c5 Bg7 32. Nxb8 Rxb8 33. Ba6 Bf6 34. Bxb7 Rxb7 35. c6 Rxb6 36. Rc1 Bxb2 37. d7 1-0

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2009.07.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7975217421347"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nh5 13. O-O Nxf4 14. exf4 g6 15. g3 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Rd1 Bd7 18. f5 gxf5 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Qh6 Be8 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5+ Kf8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Rd6 Qc7 26. Qh6+ Ke7 27. Qh4+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Nb5 Qa5 30. b4 Nxb4 31. Rxe6+ fxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kd8 33. Qf6+ Kc8 34. Qxf5+ Kd8 35. Qf6+ Kc8 36. axb4 1-0

[Event "Biel International Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2009.07.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Beauty "7427093236825"]
[EventDate "2009.07.19"]

{The one opportunity for an easy win. The rook and bishop are   hanging, but White can't take both and stop the running "h" (soon to   be "g") pawn. This would complete the fortress. Black could make no progress her   as the king and rook are trapped. The king could have tried hiding on the kingside, but still Black   can introduce the rook at just the right moment. This line is from   MVL. The winning idea. Whenever the bishop leaves g6, this is possible.   Now the bishop can blockade the pawns, and the rook is fully freed. a mating net.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 (6... e5 {Now MVL is famous for his Najdorf.}) 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nce2 Qc7 12. h4 d5 13. Nf4 $5 $146 {An innovation from Morozevich. It works spectularly in this game, but it has not stood the test of time.} (13. Bf4 e5 14. Bh2 dxe4 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Rxh2 17. Rxh2 exd4 18. Rh4 $13) 13... e5 14. Nfe6 $1 {The strongest follow-up.} fxe6 15. Nxe6 Qa5 16. exd5 Qxa2 17. Qd3 Kf7 $2 {This seems to get MVL into hot water. Later Sandipan improved.} ({Caspi, Israel -- Sandipan, Chanda 0-1 (36 moves) Arctic Chess   Challenge, 2010} 17... e4 $1 18. Qd4 (18. fxe4 $2 Ne5 $19) 18... Bd6 19. Bc4 b3 20. f4 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qa5+ 22. c3 Qa2 23. Rb1 Bb7 24. Ke2 Rc8 25. Nxg7+ Kd8 26. Nf5 Rxc4 27. Qxc4 Bxd5 28. Bb6+ Nxb6 29. Qd4 Kc7 30. Nxd6 Rd8) 18. g5 Nxd5 (18... hxg5 $5 {Possibly better, but still good for Morozevich.} 19. Nxg5+ Kg8 20. d6 Rh5 21. Bh3 $16) 19. Bh3 Nxe3 20. Nd8+ Ke7 {Wherever the king goes, there are similar problems.} (20... Kg8 $4 21. Be6+ $18) (20... Ke8 21. Bxd7+ Kxd8 22. Bxc8+ Kxc8 23. Qd7+ Kb8 24. Qd8+ Kb7 25. Rd7+ Kc6 26. Rc7+ Kb6 27. Rc8+ Kb5 28. Rxa8 $18) 21. Nc6+ (21. Bxd7 $5 $18 Nxd1 (21... Kxd8 22. Bxc8+ Kxc8 23. Qd8+ Kb7 24. Rd7+ Kc6 25. Rc7+ Kb6 26. Rc8+ Kb5 27. Rxa8 $18) 22. Nc6+ Kf7 23. g6+ Kg8 24. Rxd1 h5 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Qd7 Rxc6 27. Qxc6 Rh6 28. Rd8 $18) 21... Kf7 22. g6+ (22. Be6+ $3 $18 {This is a difficult win, but it's also quite   forcing so maybe we should be a bit critical of Morozevish for missing   this and the simpler Rxf8+ $3 in a moment $2 Accurate calculation is   important to finishing off attacks like this. It's where I always   falter...} Kxe6 (22... Qxe6 $2 23. Nd8+ $18) 23. Qg6+ Nf6 24. Nd8+ {more forcing than the also good capture on f6.} Ke7 25. gxf6+ gxf6 26. Nc6+ Ke6 27. Qe8+ Kf5 28. Nd4+ $1 {Appreciating that the knight cannot be captured is easy. Appreciating   that this is the only forced mate is very hard.} exd4 $2 (28... Kf4 29. Ne2+ Kf5 (29... Kxf3 {a faster descent.} 30. Qc6+ Kxe2 31. Rd2#) 30. Ng3+ Kf4 31. Nh5+ $1 {The knight has made an impressive     circuit, but how has White's position improved $2} Kxf3 (31... Kf5 32. Rd4 $3 {Amazing $1 Both Rf4+ $3 and Ng3 are       mating threats.} Qa1+ 33. Kd2 Qxh1 $1 {slower but       cooler.} 34. Rf4+ (34. Ng3#) 34... exf4 35. Qe4#) 32. Qc6+ {This leads soon to mate. I leave it to the viewer to     sort the details ;)}) 29. Qe4#) 22... Kg8 23. Qxe3 Bc5 24. Qe4 (24. Be6+ $1 {Another cool finish.} Kf8 (24... Qxe6 25. Qxc5 $1 a5 26. Rd6 $18) 25. Qxc5+ $1 Nxc5 26. Rd8#) 24... Nf8 25. Rd8 Bb7 26. Rxa8 {Still winning, but Morozevich misses his last chance at a clean finish.} (26. Rxf8+ $3 {Another fine win that Morozevich was criticized for   missing. His idea involved minimal calculation: play 27.h5, entomb the   rook on h8, win at leisure. Unfortunately, MVL's brilliant 27th proves   that was not so easy.} Rxf8 (26... Kxf8 27. Qxe5 Bxc6 (27... Qc4 28. Nb8 $18) 28. Qxc5+ Kg8 29. Qxc6 $18) (26... Bxf8 27. Qxe5) 27. Qxe5 $18 {hitting c5 and e6 is a finisher.}) 26... Bxa8 27. h5 $5 {Morozevich announces domination. How can Vachier-Lagrave ever unwind and deal with simple ideas to include the rooks and deliver mate $2} Rh7 $3 {AMAZING. This is THE move of the game. Vachier-Lagrave offers his "extra rook" just for a little breathing space for his king. Accepting is not good currently, but how can the rook ever escape. "A strong defensive move, played because of the necessity of giving up the h8-square for the king; otherwise I'm just going to be mated one way or another." - Vachier-Lagrave} 28. Re1 (28. gxh7+ $2 Kh8 $16 {Amazingly, this is not easily winning at all.   White is up an exchange, but Black has counterplay, and no clear win   exists.} (28... Nxh7 $4 29. Rd1 $18)) 28... Bxc6 29. Qxc6 Bd4 30. Kd2 Qxb2 31. Qc4+ Kh8 32. Kd3 a5 33. Qc8 $2 (33. f4 $1 {The last win for White according to MVL.}) 33... Qa3+ 34. Ke4 b3 35. cxb3 a4 36. Rb1 Qb4 37. Qc4 Qb7+ 38. Qd5 Qb4 39. Qc4 Qd2 40. Bg4 $2 {Defending f3, but now MVL can min material with his a-pawn AND defend f8.} (40. Qc8 $1 {This was the only move. Morozevich can allow MVL to win   f3.} Qe3+ $2 {an immediate perpetual is better.} 41. Kd5 Qxf3+ 42. Kc4 {Everything is defended and the threats to f8 (including Rf1)   are too great so MVL should give a perpetual while he can.}) 40... a3 $19 41. Qf7 Qc2+ 42. Kd5 Qc5+ 43. Ke4 a2 44. Rc1 {Error reading move: Rc5 ...Nxg6 is no longer possible so it becomes very difficult to extricate the black pieces. The knight is given up in the only way that will allow the black king out. Still, how bous Black win here $2 He has freed the king and the rook, but the rook is only partly free. It can't leave the eighth rank. In fact, to win, Black must activate the rook at just the right moment to make mating nets, and frequently he must allow White a new queen in the process. The bishop can now control the queening square so the rook can leave the eighth rank. ...Ke7 and ...Rb8 are about to be mate so Morozevich resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Blitz (5-Minute)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.09.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Black "Dolgoruki34"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2252"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8250233489489"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Bc4 Qc5 13. Bxe6 Qxe5+ 14. Kd1 fxe6 15. Re1 Qa5 16. Nxe6 Kf7 17. Nd8+ Kg6 18. Rb5 axb5 19. Re6+ Nf6 20. Qd3+ Kh5 21. g4+ Nxg4 22. Qh3+ Kxg5 23. Ne4+ Kf5 24. Qf3# 1-0

[Event "Russian Championship Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.12.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[Beauty "6254143491153"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nf6 9. f3 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O Rac8 12. b3 a6 13. a4 Qd8 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Nd7 17. h3 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 19. Qxd4 Qc5 20. Kf1 (20. Qxc5 {I believe this is premature and Stockfish overestimates   the position.} Nxc5 21. b4 Nd7 22. Nd5 Kf8 {Black is passive,   but probably ok.}) 20... Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Nc5 22. Rb1 a5 23. Ke2 f6 24. Kd2 Kf7 25. Kc2 g5 26. Nd5 h5 27. Ne3 h4 28. Rd5 Rc6 29. Rbd1 Rdc8 30. Rf1 Rb6 31. Rb1 Rbc6 32. Rd2 Ne6 33. Kc3 Nc5 34. Nd5 Ne6 35. Rf1 Rg8 36. Ne3 Rb8 37. Nf5 Rb6 38. Rfd1 Ra8 39. Rd5 Nc7 {Should the rook simply fall back $2} 40. Rb5 $3 {Right on the 40th move, Timofeev presents a difficult decision $1 Should Khismatullin accept the proffered rook $2 In all cases, this is an excellent positional move $1} Nxb5+ $6 (40... Rxb5 $1 {This is not easy, but it may not be losing.} 41. cxb5 Ne6 42. b4 {White has a plus and winning chances, but Black can   certainly resist $1}) 41. axb5 Ke8 42. Ra1 (42. Kb2 $1 {even more direct.} Kd7 43. Ka3 Ra7 44. Ka4 Ra8 (44... Ke8 {avoiding c5 $1} 45. Ne3 e6 46. c5 $1 {still $1} dxc5 47. Nc4 $18) 45. c5 $18) 42... e6 43. Ne3 d5 $5 {The rook must break out.} 44. exd5 Rd6 45. c5 Rdd8 46. Kd4 {White had many good choices here.} (46. dxe6 Ke7 47. Re1 Kxe6 48. Nc4+ $16) (46. d6 Rac8 47. b4 $16) 46... Rac8 {Khismatullin tries to resolve his problems with tactics.} (46... exd5 {maybe better.} 47. Nxd5 $16) 47. Rxa5 {Black's last sacrificed this pawn, but with an idea...} e5+ 48. Kc4 b6 {How is White to deal with the attack on c5 and a5 $2} 49. b4 $3 {Incredible $1 Timofeev sacrifices his rook for just one pawn, but in accepting, Khismatullin must grant him four connected passed pawns $1} (49. c6 {lso a good rook sac.} bxa5 50. b6 $18) 49... bxa5 50. bxa5 {This position is totally winning. Ignore the evals and just try to hold back the pawns...} Ra8 51. a6 e4 52. fxe4 Kd7 53. Nf5 Re8 54. c6+ Kd8 (54... Kc7 55. Kc5 Rxe4 56. b6+ Kd8 57. b7 $18) 55. Nd6 Re7 56. Kc5 f5 57. exf5 (57. e5 $18 {five connected passers anyone $2} Rxe5 58. Nf7+) 57... Re2 58. Nb7+ Ke8 59. d6 Rxg2 60. d7+ Ke7 61. f6+ Kxf6 62. c7 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Urcan, Olimpiu"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A83"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8250254489636"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]

{date of play unknown} 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. Qd4 Nf7 7. h4 g6 8. O-O-O Nd6 9. h5 Bg7 10. h6 Bf8 11. Re1 a6 12. Nf3 exf3 13. Qxf6 Nf7 14. d6 cxd6 15. Nd5 Nxg5 16. Rh4 Rg8 17. Qf7+ Kxf7 18. Rf4+ Ke8 19. Nf6+ Kf7 20. Ne4+ Ke6 21. Nc3+ Ne4 22. Rexe4# 1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7564532131926"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd3 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Be7 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Be2 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. g4 h6 15. Qh3 Rh7 16. Rf1 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bd3 e4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qh5+ Kd7 22. Rd1 Rh8 23. Bf4 Bb4+ 24. c3 Nxc3 25. Bd2 Qd5 26. Rf7+ Kc6 27. Rc1 Kb6 28. Be3+ Ka5 29. a3 Ka4 30. axb4 Qxd3 31. Qa5+ Kb3 32. Rxc3+ Qxc3+ 33. Bd2 b6 34. Qxb6 Qe5+ 35. Kd1 Bb7 36. Qxb7 Rhd8 37. Rf3+ Ka2 38. Rf2 Kb1 39. Qf3 Rac8 40. Qb3+ Qb2 41. Qxb2+ Kxb2 0-1

[Event "DEN-chT 48th"]
[Site "Denmark"]
[Date "2010.03.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Antonsen, Mikkel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8251705980433"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nbd2 Nh6 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Ba3 c6 12. O-O-O b5 13. Nf3 Qb7 14. Rd5 f6 15. Rxb5 Bb6 16. Nxe5 Qc7 17. Nxc6 Bd7 18. Ne7 Qf4+ 19. Kb1 Bd8 20. Nf5 Qxe4+ 21. Ka1 Bxf5 22. Bd5 Qe2 23. Bxa8 Be6 24. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Anand - Topalov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2010.04.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8249290034253"]
[EventDate "2010.04.23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bh6 cxd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Rac1 Qd6 17. f4 f6 18. f5 Qe5 19. Nf4 g5 20. Nh5+ Kg8 21. h4 h6 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Rf3 Kf7 24. Nxf6 Kxf6 25. Rh3 Rg8 26. Rh6+ Kf7 27. Rh7+ Ke8 28. Rcc7 Kd8 29. Bb5 Qxe4 30. Rxc8+ 1-0

[Event "Anand - Topalov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2010.04.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8251726893146"]
[EventDate "2010.04.23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. Na3 Bd7 11. Ne5 Nd5 12. e4 Nb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1 Be8 15. d5 Qd6 16. Ng4 Qc5 17. Ne3 N8a6 18. dxc6 bxa4 19. Naxc4 Bxc6 20. Rac1 h6 21. Nd6 Qa7 22. Ng4 Rad8 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Qxh6 f6 25. e5 Bxg2 26. exf6 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Be4 28. Rxe6 Nd3 29. Rc2 Qh7 30. f7+ Qxf7 31. Rxe4 Qf5 32. Re7 1-0

[Event "Anand - Topalov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2010.05.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[Beauty "6597896057940"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O b6 14. Bd3 c5 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. dxc5 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 bxc5 19. Qc2 Bb7 20. Nd2 Rfd8 21. f3 Ba6 22. Rf2 Rd7 23. g3 Rbd8 24. Kg2 Bd3 25. Qc1 Ba6 26. Ra3 Bb7 27. Nb3 Rc7 28. Na5 Ba8 29. Nc4 e5 30. e4 f5 31. exf5 e4 32. fxe4 Qxe4+ 33. Kh3 Rd4 34. Ne3 Qe8 35. g4 h5 36. Kh4 g5+ 37. fxg6 Qxg6 38. Qf1 Rxg4+ 39. Kh3 Re7 40. Rf8+ Kg7 41. Nf5+ Kh7 42. Rg3 Rxg3+ 43. hxg3 Qg4+ 44. Kh2 Re2+ 45. Kg1 Rg2+ 46. Qxg2 Bxg2 47. Kxg2 Qe2+ 48. Kh3 c4 49. a4 a5 50. Rf6 Kg8 51. Nh6+ Kg7 52. Rb6 Qe4 53. Kh2 Kh7 54. Rd6 Qe5 55. Nf7 Qxb2+ 56. Kh3 Qg7 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup Men"]
[Site "Chur SUI"]
[Date "2010.06.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Huschenbeth, Niclas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "8250116344864"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 Bb7 8. e6 fxe6 9. Be2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qd5 11. Ng5 Qxg2 12. Rf1 Nd7 13. Nxe6 Rc8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ra7 Qc6 16. Bg4 Qb6 17. Nc5 Qxa7 18. Bxd7+ Kd8 19. Qh5 g6 20. Bxb5 c6 21. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.02.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[Beauty "6669278930464"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Be7 9. e4 Na5 10. Be3 c5 11. dxc5 Nd7 12. Qe2 Bxc5 13. Rad1 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb6 15. Qe2 Nc5 16. Ne5 Qa6 17. Qh5 f6 18. Rd8 fxe5 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. f4 Ke7 21. fxe5 Kd8 22. Qg5+ Kc7 23. Qe7+ Nd7 24. Kh1 Kb8 25. Bh3 Qc6 26. Bxe6 a6 27. Rf7 Nb6 28. Bd5 Nxd5 29. exd5 Qb6 30. e6 Ka7 31. Qb4 Qxb4 32. axb4 Nb3 33. Rxg7 Nd4 34. Rxh7 Nxe6 35. dxe6 Bxe6 36. Kg1 Rd8 37. Re7 Bh3 38. Kf2 Rd6 39. Re4 Rd2+ 40. Re2 Rd6 41. Ke3 Re6+ 42. Kf4 Rf6+ 43. Ke5 Re6+ 44. Kd4 Rd6+ 45. Nd5 Be6 46. Re5 b6 47. h4 Kb7 48. Ke4 Kc6 49. Nf4 Bg4 50. Rd5 Rf6 51. h5 b5 52. Rg5 Bd1 53. Rg6 Bc2+ 54. Ke5 Rxg6 55. hxg6 1-0

[Event "Chinese Championship"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu CHN"]
[Date "2011.04.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jun, Zhao"]
[Black "Xiu, Deshun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E26"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "8250120270896"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2 Ba6 9. e4 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 d6 13. f4 Na5 14. fxg5 hxg5 15. O-O Nh5 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. e5 Qe7 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. Rf6 Kg7 20. Qg4 Rg8 21. hxg3 Nb7 22. Raf1 Nd8 23. Qe4 Qb7 24. d5 Rh8 25. Qg6+ fxg6 26. Rxg6+ Kh7 27. Rxg5+ Kh6 28. Rg6+ Kh7 29. Rg4+ Kh6 30. Rf6+ Kh5 31. Rh4+ 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "2011.05.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B87"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7700205276210"]
[EventDate "2011.05.03"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. O-O Be7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. Qg3 O-O 11. Bh6 Ne8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. f4 Nc6 14. f5 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Kh8 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Qh3 d5 18. e5 Qxe5 19. Rh4 Rfc8 20. Kh1 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Qxc3 22. Rd4 a5 23. Rd3 Qc6 24. c3 a4 25. Bc2 e5 26. Bg5 b4 27. Qh4 bxc3 28. Rh3 Kg8 29. Re1 e4 30. g4 Kf8 31. Be3 Qc4 32. g5 Bxf5 33. gxf6 Bxf6 34. Qh5 Bg6 35. Qg4 Qxa2 36. Bb1 Qc4 37. Qg2 a3 38. Ba2 Qc6 39. Rg3 Rb8 0-1

[Event "112th US Open"]
[Site "Orlando USA"]
[Date "2011.08.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Esserman, Marc"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8248082078288"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 Ng6 10. Bb3 b5 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5 Nce5 13. d6 Bb7 14. Nxe5 fxe5 15. f4 Qf6 16. fxe5 Qxe5 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bf7+ Kd8 19. dxe7+ Nxe7 20. Qd2 Kc8 21. Rac1+ Nc6 22. Rfd1 Qf5 23. Bf4 Qxf7 24. Qd6 Kd8 25. Rxc6 Bxc6 26. Qxc6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2011.09.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8246760864307"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nbd2 h6 13. h3 Re8 14. Qc2 exd4 15. cxd4 Na5 16. Ba2 Bb7 17. e5 Nd5 18. Bb1 g6 19. Bxh6 Nc6 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Ne4 Qb4 22. Ba2 Nxd4 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Nxd4 Nxf6 25. Nc6 Qh4 26. Nxb8 Re2 27. Qc3 Rxf2 28. Nc6 Rxf1+ 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina SLO"]
[Date "2011.09.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251705947178"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bf4 d6 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qb3 b5 10. Bxd6 Qb6 11. Be5 O-O 12. e3 c4 13. Qd1 Na6 14. a4 Nb4 15. axb5 Bf5 16. Bxc4 Rfc8 17. b3 Ng4 18. Bxg7 Nc2+ 19. Qxc2 Bxc2 20. Bd4 Qd8 21. O-O Qe7 22. Rfc1 Bf5 23. e4 Bd7 24. h3 Nf6 25. d6 Qd8 26. e5 Nh5 27. Nd5 Kf8 28. Be3 Ng7 29. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "7424924766294"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O Nb6 9. Qc2 Nh5 10. Be5 f6 11. Ng5 fxg5 12. Bxh5 Bd7 13. Bf3 Rxf3 14. gxf3 Bd6 15. Qe4 Bc6 16. Qg4 Qe7 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Ne4 h6 19. Qg3 d5 20. Nc3 Rf8 21. Ne2 Rf5 22. Kg2 Nd7 23. Rh1 Nf8 24. h4 Ng6 25. f4 Nxh4+ 26. Kf1 Qb4 27. Rb1 Be8 28. Nc3 Qe7 29. b4 Rf8 30. Rb2 Bg6 31. Ke1 Bd3 32. fxg5 Nf3+ 33. Kd1 hxg5 34. Qh3 Qf6 35. Kc1 Bg6 36. a4 Rd8 37. Ne2 e5 38. Qg4 exd4 39. exd4 Re8 40. Qd7 c3 41. Ra2 Ne1 42. Rxe1 Qf4+ 43. Kd1 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[Beauty "6460167684104"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Qg3 d6 8. Nc3 Qg6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Na4 Bd4 11. c3 Bb6 12. O-O Qxg3 13. hxg3 Ng4 14. Bf4 f6 15. Rad1 h5 16. Be2 Be6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. a3 Ke7 19. f3 Ne5 20. Kf2 b5 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Ke3 h4 23. gxh4 Rxh4 24. Rh1 Rah8 25. Rxh4 Rxh4 26. Rc1 Rh2 27. Kf2 Rh8 28. Ke3 g5 29. Bd3 Kd7 30. Ra1 Bb3 31. Rc1 Kc8 32. Kf2 Kb7 33. Kg3 Be6 34. Ra1 Kb6 35. Rc1 c5 36. Ra1 c4 37. Bc2 Kc5 38. Re1 c6 39. Bb1 Kb6 40. Bc2 Kc7 41. Kf2 Kd7 42. a4 bxa4 43. Ra1 Rb8 44. Ra2 d5 45. exd5 cxd5 46. Bxa4+ Kd6 47. Bc2 d4 48. Be4 Rb6 49. Ke2 g4 50. fxg4 Bxg4+ 51. Kd2 Be6 52. Kc2 Bd5 53. Bxd5 d3+ 54. Kd2 Kxd5 55. Ke3 Rg6 56. Ra5+ Ke6 57. Ke4 Rg4+ 58. Kf3 Rf4+ 59. Ke3 Rf1 0-1

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2012.07.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8247545187850"]
[EventDate "2012.07.12"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 c6 8. O-O exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. f3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Rc1 a5 14. Qb3 a4 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. exd5 a3 17. b3 Nc6 18. Nc2 Rxe3 19. Nxe3 Nb4 20. Rc4 Nxa2 21. Ra4 Rxa4 22. bxa4 Bd4 23. Kf2 Nb4 24. Rc1 a2 25. Rxc8+ Kg7 26. Rc1 Nxd5 27. Rd1 Nxe3 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.09.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Beauty "7905289965621"]
[EventDate "2012.09.23"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Re1 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Qe2 c5 14. a3 Nc6 15. d5 Ne7 16. h3 Re8 17. Bc2 Ng6 18. b3 Ba5 19. Rab1 Bc3 20. Rec1 b4 21. a4 a5 22. Bd3 h6 23. Qd1 Ba6 24. Bc2 Ra7 25. Kh2 Rae7 26. g4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. Qc2 Qe7 30. Rg1 Rxe3 31. fxe3 Qxe3 32. Rbf1 Be2 33. Qf5 Bd3 34. Qd7 Be5+ 35. Kh1 Be4 36. Qe8+ Nf8 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8111314203738"]
[EventDate "2012.10.10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Qe2 e6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. f4 b5 12. f5 b4 13. fxe6 bxc3 14. exd7+ Nxd7 15. Qc4 cxb2+ 16. Kb1 Nc5 17. e5 Rb8 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Re1+ Kf8 20. Bd3 h6 21. Bd8 Qxd8 22. Rhf1 Rb7 23. Bg6 f6 24. Qd5 Re7 25. Nc6 Bb7 26. Qxc5 Bxc5 27. Nxd8 Bd5 28. Rd1 Be4 29. Nf7 Rxf7 30. Rfe1 Bxc2+ 31. Kxc2 Kg8 32. Rd8+ Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Bxf8 34. g4 1-0

[Event "CCOL20 sf05"]
[Site "corr ICCF"]
[Date "2012.12.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Graudins, Ilmars"]
[Black "Sandstrom, Ludvig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[Beauty "6396301033562"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[SourceTitle "UltraCorrX"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4 Kh8 12. h4 Nf6 13. Nd3 c6 14. Be3 b5 15. c5 cxd5 16. cxd6 Qxd6 17. Bc5 Qd7 18. exf5 gxf5 19. g5 Qe6 20. Nxb5 Rb8 21. Rf2 Nh5 22. Qa4 Rb7 23. Bxa7 f4 24. Nc5 Qh3 25. Nxb7 Qxh4 26. N7d6 Bh3 27. Bf1 Qxg5+ 28. Bg2 Ng6 29. Kf1 Ng3+ 30. Ke1 Bxg2 31. Rxg2 e4 32. Kd1 Nh4 33. Rc2 Qh5 34. Rc3 Nxf3 35. Kc2 e3 36. Kb3 d4 37. Rc7 e2 38. Bc5 Qd5+ 39. Ka3 h5 40. Bb4 Ne5 41. Rxg7 Kxg7 42. Nc7 Qc6 43. Qa5 Kf6 44. Nd5+ Kg5 45. Nb6 Rf5 46. Nxf5 Kxf5 47. b3 Ke4 48. Na4 Nd3 49. Nb2 Nxb4 50. Qxb4 Qa6+ 51. Na4 Ke3 52. Qc5 h4 53. Kb4 Qd3 54. Ka3 f3 55. Nb2 Qa6+ 56. Kb4 f2 57. Nd1+ exd1=Q 58. Rxd1 Qf6 59. Qc1+ Kf3 60. a4 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8251705971771"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8 12. Ng5 $6 {In retrospect, this opening line is put to the test by Anand's response.} c5 $1 {Black ALWAYS wants to play this in the Semi-Slav. Excellet tactics and analysis are needed to justify it here.} (12... Bxh2+ {This tactic does win a pawn, but it leaves White with   the better pieces and the center.} 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. f3 Ngf6 16. e4 $14) 13. Nxh7 (13. Nxb5 $2 Bxh2+ {now this works.} 14. Kxh2 Ng4+ 15. Kg1 Qxg5 $17) (13. Bxb5 $2 cxd4 14. exd4 h6 15. Nh3 Qc7 $17 {Black's pieces are   humming.}) (13. Bxh7+ $5 Kh8 14. Be4 (14. f4 cxd4 15. exd4 g6 {Anand gives a LOT of analysis here.     I'll just say unclear.}) 14... Nxe4 15. Ncxe4 Be7 $13) 13... Ng4 14. f4 $2 (14. h3 $1 Bh2+ 15. Kh1 Qh4 {Anand also gives lots of analysis here.   Both Be4 and d5 are interesting here.} 16. Be4 (16. d5)) 14... cxd4 15. exd4 Bc5 $3 {BOOM $1 Anand refutes White's setup in style. Suddenly, White finds himself overextended and beset by ideas of smothered mate.} 16. Be2 (16. dxc5 $2 Nxc5 17. Be2 (17. h3 Nxd3 18. hxg4 Qd4+ 19. Kh2 Kxh7 $17) 17... Qd4+ 18. Kh1 Nf2+ 19. Rxf2 Qxf2 {Mates are threatened on g2   and e1, and there is no defense.}) 16... Nde5 $3 {BOOMX2 $3 Anand's second minor-piece sacrifice forces the win. Anand's pieces breathe fire through the center of the board.} 17. Bxg4 (17. dxc5 $2 Qd4+ 18. Kh1 Nf2+ 19. Rxf2 Qxf2 $19) (17. fxe5 $2 Qxd4+ 18. Kh1 Qg1+ 19. Rxg1 Nf2#) 17... Bxd4+ 18. Kh1 Nxg4 19. Nxf8 (19. Ng5 f5 {...Rf6 and ...Rh6 is a winning idea.} 20. Nxe6 Qh4 $19) 19... f5 $1 (19... Kxf8 20. Qh7 {is trickier.}) 20. Ng6 Qf6 21. h3 (21. Ne5 Nxh2 $1 {The only winning move, but a completely decisive   one.}) 21... Qxg6 22. Qe2 (22. hxg4 Qh6#) 22... Qh5 23. Qd3 Be3 $1 {This interference move destroys the the defense of ...Qxh3+ and is completely decisive. A fine finish to an incredibly brilliant game.} 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[Beauty "4881632987143"]
[EventDate "2013.03.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 e5 8. O-O c6 9. Rd1 Re8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qe7 13. b4 Nb6 14. Be3 Ng4 15. Nd2 f5 16. h3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 e4 18. Rac1 Be6 19. Qc3 Rad8 20. Bf1 c5 21. bxc5 Na4 22. Qb4 Nxc5 23. Nb3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Na6 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. e3 Kf7 27. Be2 b6 28. Rd8 Nc5 29. Nd4 Kf6 30. Kf1 Rd7 31. Rf8+ Bf7 32. Ke1 g6 33. h4 h6 34. Rc8 Be6 35. Rf8+ Rf7 36. Rh8 Rc7 37. Nb5 Rd7 38. Nd4 h5 39. Rf8+ Bf7 40. Rc8 Ke5 41. Ra8 a6 42. Rc8 Rd6 43. Nc6+ Kf6 44. Nd4 Be6 45. Rf8+ Ke7 46. Ra8 Rd7 47. Rb8 Rb7 48. Rxb7+ Nxb7 49. Kd2 Kd6 50. Kc3 Bf7 51. Nb3 Ke5 52. Bf1 a5 53. Be2 Be6 54. Bf1 Bd7 55. Be2 Ba4 56. Nd4 Nc5 57. Kb2 Be8 58. Kc3 Bf7 59. Nc6+ Kd6 60. Nd4 Nd7 61. Nb5+ Kc5 62. Nd4 Ne5 63. Nb3+ Kc6 64. a4 Kd7 65. Nd4 Kd6 66. Nb5+ Kc5 67. Nd4 Be8 68. Nb3+ Kd6 69. c5+ Kc7 70. Kd4 Nc6+ 71. Kc3 Ne7 72. cxb6+ Kxb6 73. Nd2 Bxa4 74. Nc4+ Ka6 75. Na3+ Kb7 76. Nc4 Ka6 77. Na3+ Ka7 78. Kd4 Nc6+ 79. Kc5 Ne5 80. Nc4 Nd3+ 81. Kd4 Nc1 82. Bf1 Bb5 83. Nxa5 Bxf1 84. Nc6+ Kb6 85. Ne7 Nd3 86. Nxg6 Kc7 87. Ne7 Bh3 88. Nd5+ Kd6 89. Nf6 Bg4 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7288156870188"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 b6 8. Bb2 a5 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Ba6 12. Ne1 Bc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qe2 Rb8 15. Ra2 b5 16. e4 Rb7 17. Nc2 Nb8 18. Raa1 Qc8 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Bc1 Na6 21. Bf4 Rbd7 22. h3 Ne8 23. Qe3 Bf6 24. e5 Be7 25. Ne4 Nac7 26. Nd6 Qa8 27. Qg3 Nd5 28. Ne3 Nc3 29. Rde1 Bxd6 30. exd6 Ne4 31. Qh4 Nd2 32. Nd5 Nxf1 33. Nb6 Qa7 34. Rxf1 Nf6 35. Be5 Nd5 36. Nxd5 exd5 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. Qg5+ Kf8 39. Qf6 Kg8 40. Qg5+ Kf8 41. Qf6 Kg8 42. Re1 axb4 43. Re5 h6 44. Rh5 Qxa3 45. Qxh6 f6 46. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Sibenik"]
[Site "Sibenik"]
[Date "2014.04.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Black "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[Beauty "8248086028297"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. e3 Nh6 4. h4 Nf7 5. Bf4 d6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bc4 Bg7 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Ng5+ Kf6 10. Nc3 c6 11. Qf3 e5 12. Qd5 Qe7 13. Nxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Italian Team Championship"]
[Site "Condino ITA"]
[Date "2014.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "David, Alberto"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8248082054686"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 c6 6. Na3 Qb6 7. Nc2 d6 8. Rb1 e5 9. Bg2 e4 10. Nfd4 a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 Nbd7 13. O-O Re8 14. Bc3 Ne5 15. Ne3 h5 16. Ra1 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 h4 18. b5 hxg3 19. hxg3 Neg4 20. Ndc2 Qc5 21. Nxg4 Nxg4 22. Bxg7 Qh5 23. Rb1 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 Ne5 25. g4 Nf3 26. exf3 exf3 27. Bxf3 Bxg4 0-1

[Event "TCEC Season 7 stage 2"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.10.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "Jouy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[Beauty "6396322002521"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Be6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nbd2 b5 6. a4 Nf6 7. axb5 cxb5 8. b3 c3 9. Bxb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 11. Nb1 Rc8 12. Qc2 Nd5 13. Ba3 e5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. O-O Nb4 16. Qe4 c2 17. Na3 Nf6 18. Qb7 Nfd5 19. Nxe5 Qc7 20. Qb5 a6 21. Qa4 a5 22. Nb5 c1=Q 23. Raxc1 Qxc1 24. h3 Qc2 25. Nd6 Rb8 26. e4 Nb6 27. Qb5 Qc7 28. Ndxf7 Rg8 29. Qxa5 N6d5 30. Qa1 Nf4 31. d5 Nbd3 32. Qa3+ Qe7 33. d6 Qf6 34. d7+ Qe7 35. Qa5 Nxe5 36. Nxe5 Qd6 37. Kh2 Ng6 38. f4 Ke7 39. Nc4 Qd4 40. f5 Nf8 41. Rf2 Qxf2 42. Qe5+ Kxd7 43. Qxb8 Ke7 44. Qe5+ Kd8 45. Qd5+ Ke7 46. Qxg8 Qf4+ 47. Kg1 Qc1+ 48. Kf2 Qf4+ 49. Ke2 Qxe4+ 50. Ne3 Qe5 51. Kf3 h6 52. b4 Ke8 53. Qd5 Qf6 54. Qe4+ Kf7 55. b5 Nd7 56. Qc4+ Ke8 57. Qc8+ Qd8 58. Qxd8+ Kxd8 59. Ke4 Nf8 60. Kd5 Kc8 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Beauty "7700742162969"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 a5 11. Ng3 Rb8 12. b3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Ra8 14. c3 Bc5 15. d4 Bb6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. c4 Nh7 18. Qe2 Nf8 19. Be3 c5 20. Rad1 Qf6 21. Nh5 Qe7 22. Nh2 Kh7 23. Qf3 f6 24. Ng4 Bxg4 25. Qxg4 Red8 26. Qf5+ Kh8 27. f4 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 exf4 29. Bxf4 Qe6 30. Rd3 Re8 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Qh5 Nh7 33. Bxh6+ Kh8 34. Qg6 Qg8 35. Bg7+ Qxg7 36. Qxe8+ Qf8 37. Qe6 Qh6 38. e5 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Challengers"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Haast, Anne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2352"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8249830850084"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 Ne5 8. Qg3 h5 9. O-O-O h4 10. Qh3 b5 11. f4 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. f5 Bb7 14. Rhf1 e5 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. f6 Nxf6 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. Bb6 Qc6 20. Na5 Qe6 21. Nxb7 Rb8 22. Nd5 Rxb7 23. Qc3 Qc6 24. Nxf6+ Ke7 25. Bd8+ Ke6 26. Qh3# 1-0

[Event "Hainan Danzhou GM"]
[Site "Danzhou CHN"]
[Date "2015.07.03"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7630571230283"]
[EventDate "2015.07.02"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qc7 {Black initially adopts a Taimanov structure.} 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 {Now Black has switched to a Schevinengen structure.} 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Qe1 Nxd4 (11... b5 $2 {This would be premature without trading on d4.} 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. e5 $1 $16) 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8 15. Rae1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Qd8 $6 {Black is in danger after this move.} (16... Re8 $1 {This subtle move is very important in Schevinengen   structures. It seems best here and has performed well in practice.}) 17. Qh3 g6 $2 (17... Re8 $1 {A necessity now. f8 is a critical escape square.} 18. e5 $2 dxe5 19. fxe5 Rxd4 20. exf6 Bxf6 $15 {Black's king can be   safe on e7.}) 18. f5 e5 {Necessary due to the pressure on e6.} 19. Be3 Re8 20. fxg6 hxg6 (20... fxg6 $1 {White's attack is still very strong here, but Wei   Yi could not play his knockout blow due to the h-pawn defending g6 in   the following line.} 21. Nd5 $2 Nxd5 22. Rf7 Nf6 23. Qe6 Kh8 24. Bg5 $2 Nh5 $1 {Because Qxg6 is not possible (like in the game), Black wins   here.}) 21. Nd5 $1 {The next move must be foreseen to play this commital move.} (21. Rf2 $5 $16 {Patient play was also very strong.}) 21... Nxd5 22. Rxf7 $3 {Boom $1 The king hunt is on $1} Kxf7 (22... Nf6 {The only alternative, defending h7.} 23. Qe6 Kh8 24. Bg5 Rf8 25. Bxf6+ Bxf6 26. Rxd7 $18) 23. Qh7+ Ke6 (23... Kf8 24. Bh6#) (23... Kf6 24. exd5 $18 {Threatens mate on g6 and covers e6.}) 24. exd5+ (24. Qh3+ Kf7 25. Qh7+ {This is just a perpetual.}) 24... Kxd5 (24... Bxd5 25. Bxg6 {Threatening mate on f7.} Rf8 26. Qh3+ Kf6 27. Rf1+ Kxg6 28. Qh6#) 25. Be4+ $3 {Another great sacrifice $1 At the cost of a bishop, Bruzon's king is kept in the center.} Kxe4 (25... Ke6 26. Qxg6+ Bf6 27. Qf5+ Ke7 28. Qh7+ Ke6 (28... Kf8 29. Bh6+ Rg7 30. Rf1 Qe7 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qxg7+ $18) 29. Bf5+ $18) 26. Qf7 $1 {Wei Yi threatens both Qf3# and ...Bg1# Bruzon has a single defense.} (26. c4 $3 {This was a slightly faster way. White covers d5 and in   the following critical line, the queen gains access to c4.} bxc4 27. Qxg6+ Kd5 28. Qf7+ Kc6 (28... Ke4 29. Qxc4+ Kf5 30. Rf1+ Kg6 31. Qf7#) 29. Qxc4#) 26... Bf6 $1 (26... Rf8 27. Bg1#) 27. Bd2+ Kd4 28. Be3+ Ke4 29. Qb3 $1 {Wei Yi threatens Qd3# Again, there is one defense.} Kf5 30. Rf1+ Kg4 (30... Ke4 31. Qd3#) 31. Qd3 $1 {White's queen threatens to check on d1 or e2 or take on g6, and e4 is defended so Black's queen cannot get there.} (31. c4 $2 {Threatening Qd1+ looks as good, but there is a flaw.} Bxg2+ $1 32. Kxg2 Qa8+ 33. Kg1 Qe4 $1 {Black's central queen   is good for at least equality.}) 31... Bxg2+ {A clever defensive try.} (31... Rg7 {defending g6.} 32. Qe2+ Kh4 33. h3 {Threatening mate on   g4.} Qd7 34. Kh2 {Threatening g3#} Bxg2 35. Qxg2 Rf8 36. Qg3+ Kh5 37. Qf3+ Kh4 38. Rg1 {Bf2# cannot be stopped.}) 32. Kxg2 Qa8+ 33. Kg1 Bg5 {Another good try. g6 can no longer be captured with check and Bruzon hopes for a bishop exchange.} (33... Rg7 34. Rxf6 Rh8 35. Qe2+ Kh4 36. Qf2+ Kh5 37. Qg3 {Qg5# and   Qh3# are too big to stop.}) 34. Qe2+ $1 Kh4 35. Bf2+ Kh3 36. Be1 $3 {Bruzon resigns here. Qd3 and Rf3 are both mating threats, and they cannot both be stopped.} Qa7+ (36... Bf4 37. Qd3+ Kg4 38. Qxg6+ Bg5 39. h3+ $1 Kxh3 40. Qf5#) (36... e4 37. Qg2#) 37. Kh1 Qb7+ 38. Rf3+ {The rooks walks into a pin...} Kg4 39. Qg2+ {...and is immediately unpinned.} Kh5 40. Rh3+ Bh4 41. Rxh4# 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2015.07.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[Beauty "7150046814800"]
[EventDate "2015.07.20"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. h3 Be7 9. g4 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bg2 Nxe3 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8 13. fxe3 Bh4+ 14. Kf1 Nc6 15. Nc5 Bc4+ 16. Kg1 O-O-O 17. b3 Bg5 18. Re1 Bh4 19. Rb1 Bg5 20. Kf2 Bh4+ 21. Kf3 e4+ 22. Kf4 g5+ 23. Kf5 Rhe8 24. Rhd1 Re5+ 25. Kf6 Rg8 26. bxc4 Rg6+ 27. Kxf7 Re7+ 28. Kf8 Rf6+ 29. Kg8 Rg6+ 30. Kh8 Rf6 31. Rf1 Bf2 32. Rxf2 Rxf2 33. Rf1 Rxg2 34. Rf8+ Kc7 35. Nd5+ Kd6 36. Nxe7 Kxc5 37. Rf5+ Kxc4 38. Nxc6 bxc6 39. Rxg5 Rg3 40. h4 h6 41. Rg6 Rxe3 42. Kg7 Rg3 43. Kxh6 e3 44. Kg5 Kd5 45. Kf4 Rh3 46. h5 c5 47. Rg5+ Kd4 48. Re5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.29"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[Beauty "7701954105946"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. Be3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Nd3 Ng6 14. c5 Nf6 15. Rc1 Rf7 16. Kh1 h5 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nb5 a6 19. Na3 b5 20. Rc6 g4 21. Qc2 Qf8 22. Rc1 Bd7 23. Rc7 Bh6 24. Be1 h4 25. fxg4 f3 26. gxf3 Nxe4 27. Rd1 Rxf3 28. Rxd7 Rf1+ 29. Kg2 Be3 30. Bg3 hxg3 31. Rxf1 Nh4+ 32. Kh3 Qh6 33. g5 Nxg5+ 34. Kg4 Nhf3 35. Nf2 Qh4+ 36. Kf5 Rf8+ 37. Kg6 Rf6+ 38. Kxf6 Ne4+ 39. Kg6 Qg5# 0-1

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.08"]
[Round "8.20"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8178020385809"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. e3 e6 10. g4 Bg6 11. h4 Bd6 12. h5 Be4 13. f3 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qxd1+ 15. Nxd1 Bxf3 16. exf6 Bxh1 17. fxg7 Rg8 18. h6 Be4 19. Nf2 Bg6 20. e4 Nd7 21. Be3 f6 22. O-O-O Ne5 23. Bd4 Rd8 24. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 fxe5 26. g5 Kf7 27. Be2 Rd8+ 28. Kc1 b5 29. Bf3 bxa4 30. Ng4 c5 31. Nf6 c4 32. Kc2 Rb8 33. Kc3 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.17"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Beauty "8247029282850"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Bf8 11. c3 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Rxe4 Nb3 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Ng5 Nxc1 21. Qh5 h6 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Rg4 Qa5 24. h4 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B67"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7560887280178"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f5 Qb6 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Bd3 h5 16. Kb1 b4 17. Ne2 Qc5 18. Rhf1 Bh6 19. Qe1 a5 20. b3 Rg8 21. g3 Ke7 22. Bc4 Be3 23. Rf3 Rg4 24. Qf1 Rf8 25. Nf4 Bxf4 26. Rxf4 a4 27. bxa4 Bxa4 28. Qd3 Bc6 29. Bb3 Rg5 30. e5 Rxe5 31. Rc4 Rd5 32. Qe2 Qb6 33. Rh4 Re5 34. Qd3 Bg2 35. Rd4 d5 36. Qd2 Re4 37. Rxd5 exd5 38. Qxd5 Qc7 39. Qf5 Rf7 40. Bxf7 Qe5 41. Rd7+ Kf8 42. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8250363772943"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Nbd2 e5 7. d5 Nce7 8. h3 Bd7 9. c5 dxc5 10. Nc4 f6 11. d6 Nc8 12. Be3 b6 13. O-O Bc6 14. dxc7 Qxc7 15. b4 cxb4 16. Rc1 Nge7 17. Qb3 h6 18. Rfd1 b5 19. Ncxe5 fxe5 20. Bxb5 Rb8 21. Ba4 Qb7 22. Rxc6 Nxc6 23. Qe6+ N8e7 24. Bc5 Rc8 25. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.05.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lexysexy"]
[Black "Nikolova, Adriana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[Annotator "Komodo 9.01 64-bit"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8247280705574"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Ne2 Bg4 5. f3 Bh5 6. Nbc3 Nc6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Bg6 11. Nf4 a5 12. h4 Nb4 13. Nxg6 fxg6 14. Kb1 Kh8 15. g4 c6 16. h5 gxh5 17. d5 $1 {I'll take one open long diagonal please and thank you.} Nfxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxh5 Bf6 20. Bd3 (20. Qh2 {This is already a finisher.}) 20... Bxb2 21. Rxh7+ Kg8 22. Rdh1 {Jobava rightly and brilliantly rejects any notion of recapturing on b2.} Qf6 23. g5 $3 {The two exclamation marks are because everything has to be seen at this point.} Nc3+ 24. Qxc3 $3 (24. Kxb2 $4 Na4+ 25. Ka3 (25. Kc1 Qa1#) 25... Qb2+ 26. Kxa4 Qxa2#) 24... Bxc3 25. g6 {LexySexy won by resignation Close the gates. It's mate in two.} 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8112945786907"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7. d3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Rc1 Qd7 11. a3 Bh3 12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. b4 Bd6 14. Qb3 Ne7 15. d4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Nc6 17. Ne4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Be5 20. Nc6 Qe8 21. Na5 Rb8 22. Nc5 Qc8 23. Qf3 c6 24. b5 Bb2 25. bxc6 Bxc1 26. Rxc1 Qc7 27. cxb7 Na4 28. Ncb3 Qe7 29. Nd4 Qg5 30. Qf4 Qxa5 31. Qxb8 Rxb8 32. Rc8+ Qd8 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. Nc6 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.08"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Beauty "7563169010716"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. dxe5 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Ba5 9. e3 O-O 10. Qa4 Bb6 11. Qf4 Qe7 12. h4 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Qc4+ Kh8 15. Bd3 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Ng5 Ne5 18. Qe4 Qd7 19. O-O Re8 20. Qc2 h6 21. Ne4 Rh5 22. Ng3 Rxh4 23. Rad1 Rf8 24. Bc1 Qg4 25. Rd5 Qg5 26. Qe2 c6 27. Rd4 Rh1+ 28. Kxh1 Bxd4 29. f3 Bb6 30. Ne4 Qh5+ 31. Kg1 Bc7 32. Kf2 Qh2 33. Ke1 Rd8 34. Bd2 Nd3+ 35. Kd1 Qe5 36. g4 Qb5 37. Qg2 Nb2+ 38. Kc2 Nc4 39. Bc1 Rd5 40. g5 Na5 41. Bd2 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8250363791907"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O b5 13. g4 g5 14. h4 gxf4 15. Be2 b4 16. axb4 Ne5 17. Qxf4 Nexg4 18. Bxg4 e5 19. Qxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Nf5 Rb8 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Rxd6 Be6 24. Rhd1 O-O 25. h5 Qg5+ 26. Be3 Qf6 27. Nxh6+ Kh8 28. Bf5 Qe7 29. b5 Qe8 30. Nxf7+ Rxf7 31. Rxe6 Qxb5 32. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "9.10"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251709911584"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 Bf5 7. c4 Qc8 8. h3 c5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Rc1 Bh6 11. d5 Bxc1 12. Qxc1 Nd4 13. g4 Bd7 14. Qh6 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Ne8 16. Ne4 f6 17. h4 Bxg4 18. h5 gxh5 19. Ng5 fxg5 20. Qxg5+ Kf7 21. Qxh5+ Bxh5 22. Bxh5+ Kg8 23. Rg1+ Ng7 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Rxe7+ Rf6 26. Bxf6+ Kg8 27. Rg7+ Kf8 28. Rxh7 Qf5 29. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.04.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[Beauty "8248216321623"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bg5 Rb8 14. e3 c5 15. dxc5 Qe8 16. Rd4 Nd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. c6 Ne5 19. Qe4 Qc5 20. Nd5 Nd3 21. Nxc7 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Rxb2+ 23. Kf1 Qh5 24. Qg4 Qxh2 25. Qf3 c3 26. Rc1 e5 27. Rh4 Qd2 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Nd5 Rxd5 30. Rd4 Rxd4 31. exd4 Qxd1+ 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2017.04.24"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "7563726849100"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Nb8 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. c3 Bb7 12. Ng3 c5 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Nf5 c4 15. dxc4 Bxe4 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bg5 Nc5 19. Ba2 h6 20. Bh4 g5 21. Bg3 Bh7 22. Qe2 Kg7 23. Rad1 Nfe4 24. Rd5 f5 25. Rxe5 dxe5 26. Bxe5+ Nf6 27. Qxb5 Nce4 28. Bd4 Rfd8 29. h3 Rb8 30. Qe2 Bg8 31. Bb1 Qb7 32. b4 Re8 33. c4 Qc6 34. Qb2 Rbd8 35. c5 Qe6 36. b5 Kf8 37. c6 g4 38. hxg4 fxg4 39. Bxe4 gxf3 40. Bxf6 Rd6 41. Bg7+ Kf7 42. Be5 1-0

[Event "10th KiiT International Chess Festival -"]
[Site "KiiT University, Patia, Bhuban"]
[Date "2017.05.29"]
[Round "6.17"]
[White "Aditya, Mittal"]
[Black "Murshed, Niaz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2211"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "8249155792426"]
[EventDate "2017.05.26"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]

{Let's check this game right from the first move because it is quite interesting.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {A mixture of the QGD and the Ragozin.} 4. Nf3 Nf6 {Now we have a proper Ragozin.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 {Aditya goes for the main line.} Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Be2 Qa5 9. O-O {White has just developed normally. No real complications, got his king safely castled.} Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne4 {Because Black has not played c5-c4, White does it now.} (10... c4 {is the main move here. The line might go something like} 11. Qc2 (11. Nd2 {is an interesting gambit worth looking into.}) 11... Ne4 12. Rac1 Nb6 13. Bf4 O-O {with a complex position.}) 11. c4 Nc3 12. Qc2 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 dxc4 14. Qxc4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 O-O {This is a normal position and has been reached in five games before. It should be slighly better for White already.} 16. Rac1 $14 Nb6 $4 {Not so easy to see at first, what exactly is wrong with this move, but 10-year-old Aditya Mittal had his brain switched on. He looked at the black king on g8, the lonely king on g8 and it was enough for him to make his next move!} (16... f6 {is usgly but seems like a move that keeps Black in the   game.}) 17. Bf6 $3 {A beautiful concept! A gift that cannot be declined.} gxf6 (17... g6 18. Bg7 $1 Re8 19. Bh6 $18) 18. Rc5 $1 Qa3 (18... Qxa2 {might have been more staunch, but it doesn't change   the evaluation of the position.}) 19. Rh5 {Qxf6 is the big threat now.} Re8 (19... Qe7 20. Qh4 $18) 20. Qxf6 Re6 21. Rg5+ Kf8 22. Qg7+ (22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Rg8 {would have been the cleanest. But it's never   easy to finish off such attacks with precision.}) 22... Ke8 23. Nd4 Rg6 24. Re5+ Be6 25. Qxh7 Qd6 $6 (25... Rc8 {And it is still everything to play for.}) 26. f4 $1 {A strong move cementing the central clump of white pieces.} Rf6 {This turns out to be a huge blunder.} 27. Qh8+ {Game over.} (27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qh4 $18 {And now Nf5+ is unstoppable and the f6   rook cannot be saved!}) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.10"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8042728945697"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 (9... Bd6 $14) 10. Bc2 $5 Rd8 11. a3 $1 Bxa3 (11... Ba5 $2 12. Nxd5 $1 $18) (11... Bd6 12. e4 $14) 12. Rxa3 $3 {A great idea from Aronian that gives up an exchange and a pawn, but disorganizes Black's entire army.} Qxa3 13. c5 {The queen can very possibly be trapped, but also the black pieces cannot develop.} b6 14. b4 $1 Ne4 {Surrendering material to TRY to free the position.} (14... Qxb4 15. Nxd5 $1) 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Rb8 17. Bxh7+ $1 {Brilliant $1 Aronian sacrifice again for a powerful attack. He said he saw through Qc7 $1} Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 (18... Kg6 19. Qg4 f5 20. Qg3 Kf6 21. d5 $3 {A beautiful move that   Aronian did see.} exd5 (21... cxd5 22. c6 $1 $18) 22. Qd6+ Kxg5 23. e4+ Kh5 24. Qf4 $18) 19. Qh5 Nf6 (19... Nf8 $2 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Qe7 $18 {Just wins the rook.}) 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Qc7 {The attack on both rooks with Nf7 coming looks winning, but Carlsen is resourceful.} Bd7 $1 22. Nf7+ Kh7 23. Nxd8 Rc8 $1 {The knight on d8 is in trouble so Carlsen is not yet knocked out.} 24. Qxb6 Nd5 25. Qa7 Rxd8 26. e4 {Material is "equal", but Aronian's pawns are strong, his king is safer, and Black's pieces are disorganized.} Qd3 $1 {Not retreating the knight, but counter-attacking.} 27. exd5 (27. Bg5 $2 {Attacking the rook and still attacking d5 is winning a   piece no $2} Qxe4 $1 28. Bxd8 Nf4 {mates $1 A great trick $1}) 27... Qxd2 28. Qc7 Qg5 29. dxc6 Bc8 30. h3 $1 {With the back rank safe, the rook can develop.} Qd5 31. Rd1 e5 32. Rd3 exd4 33. Qe7 Bf5 $2 (33... Rg8 $3 34. Qh4+ Kg6 {An inhuman defense that buries the rook   and exposes the king, but still it is not easy for Aronian to win   here.}) 34. Rg3 Bg6 35. Qh4+ {The bishop on g6 and the rook on d8 cannot both be defended (...Bh5 Rg5 $1) so Carlsen resigned.} 1-0

[Event "World Youth Open U14 2017"]
[Site "Montevideo URU"]
[Date "2017.09.20"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Black "Talukdar, Rohan Shyam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2328"]
[BlackElo "2132"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8247142549529"]
[EventDate "2017.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URU"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1194"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 Nc6 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. b3 Bd5 10. Bb2 a5 11. Rc1 a4 12. bxa4 Ra6 13. a3 Qa8 14. Ne3 Rd8 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qb3 Rxa4 17. Rfd1 Nb6 18. Ng5 e6 19. Nxe6 $3 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. d5 Bxb2 22. dxc6 $1 Re8 23. Qf7 Qb8 24. cxb7 Bxc1 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Rd7 $3 1-0

[Event "Chinese Chess League"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.11.04"]
[Round "18.1"]
[White "Bai, Jinshi"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "8249428215386"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:58"]
[BlackClock "0:22:44"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qd3 $146 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. Rd1 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Qc2 d4 14. Nf3 e5 15. Nxe5 (15. Bxe5 $5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qf6 17. exd4 Bf5 {Ding still has lots of   compensation, but maybe this was a better path for Bai Jinshi $2 Hard   to say. He is faced with tough decisions no matter what.}) 15... dxc3 $5 {A very tempting queen sacrifice $1} 16. Rxd8 cxb2+ 17. Ke2 $2 (17. Rd2 $1 {It is hard to walk into a pin and leave b2 alive just a   bit longer, but this was the critical move.} Rd8 18. Nf3 Bg4 19. Qxb2 Bxf3 (19... Ne4 20. Qxb4 $1 Nxb4 21. Rb2 Nc3 $1 22. Be2 Nd3+ 23. Bxd3 Rxd3 24. O-O $14) 20. gxf3 Rxd2 21. Qxd2 Bxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Rd8+ $14) 17... Rxd8 18. Qxb2 Na4 $1 19. Qc2 Nc3+ 20. Kf3 (20. Ke1 $2 Nb5+ 21. Ke2 Nbd4+ {Forks and wins the queen.}) 20... Rd4 $3 {What a "visual" quiet move. The rook cannot be captured due to the royal fork, but now ...g4 mate is threatened, and the white king is sealed in.} (20... h5 21. h3 Rd4 $3 {transposes.}) 21. h3 h5 22. Bh2 {A most unhappy cleric.} g4+ 23. Kg3 (23. hxg4 hxg4+ 24. Kg3 Rd2 $3 $19) 23... Rd2 $3 {Yet again, the fork appears. The point here is to attack f2 in critical lines.} (23... Ne4+ $2 24. Kf4 Rd2 25. Qxe4 $1 $14 {This line is why   23...Rd2 $3 was the right move order.}) 24. Qb3 Ne4+ 25. Kh4 {The king is soon hunted down now, but Ding consistently finds the strongest paths.} (25. Kf4 Rxf2+ 26. Kxe4 Bf5+ 27. Kd5 Rd8+ 28. Nd7 Rxd7+ 29. Bd6 Rxd6#) 25... Be7+ 26. Kxh5 Kg7 $1 27. Bf4 Bf5 28. Bh6+ Kh7 29. Qxb7 Rxf2 30. Bg5 Rh8 $1 31. Nxf7 Bg6+ 32. Kxg4 Ne5+ $1 (32... Ne5+ 33. Nxe5 Bf5+ 34. Kh5 Kg7+ 35. Bh6+ Rxh6#) 0-1

[Event "AlphaZero - Stockfish"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "AlphaZero"]
[Black "Stockfish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[Beauty "6667844458018"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. e4 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qg4 g6 15. Nh6+ Kg7 16. bxc3 Bc8 17. Qf4 Qd6 18. Qa4 g5 19. Re1 Kxh6 20. h4 f6 21. Be3 Bf5 22. Rad1 Qa3 23. Qc4 b5 24. hxg5+ fxg5 25. Qh4+ Kg6 26. Qh1 Kg7 27. Be4 Bg6 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. Qh3 Bf6 30. Kg2 Qxa2 31. Rh1 Qg8 32. c4 Re8 33. Bd4 Bxd4 34. Rxd4 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Qxd8 36. Qe6 Nd7 37. Rd1 Nc5 38. Rxd8 Nxe6 39. Rxa8 Kf6 40. cxb5 cxb5 41. Kf3 Nd4+ 42. Ke4 Nc6 43. Rc8 Ne7 44. Rb8 Nf5 45. g4 Nh6 46. f3 Nf7 47. Ra8 Nd6+ 48. Kd5 Nc4 49. Rxa7 Ne3+ 50. Ke4 Nc4 51. Ra6+ Kg7 52. Rc6 Kf7 53. Rc5 Ke6 54. Rxg5 Kf6 55. Rc5 g5 56. Kd4 1-0

[Event "AlphaZero - Stockfish"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "AlphaZero"]
[Black "Stockfish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[Beauty "6875168908863"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nb5 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bc5 9. b4 Be7 10. Nbxd4 Nc6 11. c3 a5 12. b5 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 14. a4 Nc4 15. Bd3 Nxd2 16. Kxd2 Bd7 17. Ke3 b6 18. g4 h5 19. Qg1 hxg4 20. Qxg4 Bf8 21. h4 Qe7 22. Rhc1 g6 23. Rc2 Kd8 24. Rac1 Qe8 25. Rc7 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Rc6 Bb7 28. Rc2 Kd7 29. Ng5 Be7 30. Bxg6 Bxg5 31. Qxg5 fxg6 32. f5 Rg8 33. Qh6 Qf7 34. f6 Kd8 35. Kd2 Kd7 36. Rc1 Kd8 37. Qe3 Qf8 38. Qc3 Qb4 39. Qxb4 axb4 40. Rg1 b3 41. Kc3 Bc8 42. Kxb3 Bd7 43. Kb4 Be8 44. Ra1 Kc7 45. a5 Bd7 46. axb6+ Kxb6 47. Ra6+ Kb7 48. Kc5 Rd8 49. Ra2 Rc8+ 50. Kd6 Be8 51. Ke7 g5 52. hxg5 1-0

[Event "AlphaZero - Stockfish"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "AlphaZero"]
[Black "Stockfish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[Beauty "6396301026346"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 {Alphazero played this pawn sac enthusiastically.} exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5 {This pawn is a powerhouse until the end.} Nh5 15. Qg4 Re8 $146 16. Nc3 Qb8 17. Nd5 Bf8 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. h3 Ne7 20. Ne3 Bc6 21. Rd6 $1 {Love this rook maneuver.} Ng7 22. Rf6 $1 Qb7 23. Bh6 Nd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Rd1 Ne6 $6 {It seems Stockfish will miss this dark-square bishop.} 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Qh4 Bc6 28. Qh6 Rae8 29. Rd6 Bxf3 30. Bxf3 Qa6 31. h4 $1 {AlphaZero has basically reinvented Bent Larsen's strategy of jamming rook pawns at your opponent.} (31. Rxd7 $2 Qb5 32. Rd2 Qc4 {Black's queen gets active.}) 31... Qa5 32. Rd1 c4 33. Rd5 Qe1+ 34. Kg2 c3 35. bxc3 Qxc3 36. h5 $1 Re7 37. Bd1 $1 {An excellent repositioning. Now f7 is a big target.} Qe1 38. Bb3 Rd8 39. Rf3 Qe4 (39... a5 {Just to see what White is threatening.} 40. hxg6 hxg6 (40... fxg6 41. Rxd7 $3 {beautiful.} Rexd7 42. Bxe6+) 41. Re3 Qb4 42. Rd1 $18) 40. Qd2 Qg4 41. Bd1 Qe4 42. h6 $1 Nc7 43. Rd6 Ne6 44. Bb3 $3 {A brilliant sac $1 The e5-pawn has been the basis for White's advantage, but now it is sacrificed to perfect White's piece placement.} Qxe5 45. Rd5 Qh8 $4 {For a computer, this counts as a blunder. Stockfish totally misses the strategic threat to bury the queen.} (45... Qc7 $1 46. Rfd3 $16 {It's not clear if White could win here.}) 46. Qb4 $1 Nc5 (46... Ree8 47. Qa4 $18) 47. Rxc5 $3 bxc5 48. Qh4 $1 {Now Rf6 and burying the queen wins. Stockfish' evaluation of equality is just wrong..} Rde8 49. Rf6 $1 Rf8 50. Qf4 a5 51. g4 d5 52. Bxd5 Rd7 53. Bc4 a4 (53... Rd4 54. Rxf7 $1 Rxf4 55. Rg7# {A pretty finish.}) 54. g5 a3 55. Qf3 Rc7 56. Qxa3 Qxf6 {Surrender.} 57. gxf6 Rfc8 58. Qd3 Rf8 59. Qd6 Rfc8 60. a4 1-0

[Event "Korchnoi Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg Russia"]
[Date "2018.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Paravyan, David"]
[Black "Golubov, Saveliy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "8247817607243"]
[EventDate "2018.08.15"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Qb3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. Re1 Ndf6 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Qb6 14. Qd3 Qxb2 15. Rab1 Qa3 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. Rb3 Qa4 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Ng5 g6 20. Nxh7 Bf5 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Bh6+ Kxf6 23. g4 Bf4 24. Qc7 Bxh6 25. Qe5+ Kg5 26. h4+ Kxh4 27. Rh3+ Kg5 28. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "AlphaZero - Stockfish Match"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.01.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stockfish"]
[Black "AlphaZero"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8250229577225"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]

1. e4 {book} e6 {book} 2. d4 {book} d5 {book} 3. Nc3 {book} Nf6 {book} 4. Bg5 {book} Be7 {book} 5. e5 {book} Nfd7 {book} 6. h4 {book} Bxg5 {book} 7. hxg5 {book} Qxg5 {book} 8. Nh3 {book} Qe7 {book} 9. Qg4 g6 10. Ng5 h6 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Nb5 Nb6 13. Rd3 h5 14. Rf3 a6 15. Qg3 Nd8 16. Nc3 Nd7 17. Bd3 Nf8 18. Rh4 Rg8 19. Bc4 Qd7 20. Nce4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nh7 22. Rxh5 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[Beauty "5567754023434"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qxb1 Bb4+ 7. Kd1 Bd6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e4 Be7 12. Bb5+ c6 13. e5 Qf4 14. Bd3 c5 15. dxc5 Nc6 16. Qc1 Qb4 17. a3 Qxc5 18. Ke2 Nd4+ 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. f4 O-O 21. Qd2 Qb6 22. Rhe1 f6 23. e6 Qxe6+ 24. Kf3 Qd7 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. Qe3 Bd6 27. Bg6 f5 28. Qe6+ Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Bc5 30. Re5 Rf6 31. Bxf5 Bd6 32. Rdxd5 Kf7 33. Re4 g6 34. Bg4 h5 35. Bh3 Re8 36. Red4 Be5 37. Rb4 g5 38. g3 b6 39. Rd7+ Kf8 40. Rh7 g4+ 41. Bxg4 hxg4+ 42. Kxg4 Bd6 43. Rc4 a5 44. Rc6 Kg8 45. Rb7 Be5 46. Rcxb6 Rxb6 47. Rxb6 Bd4 48. Rb5 Re2 49. b3 Rxh2 50. Rxa5 Re2 51. Rd5 Bb2 52. a4 Bc3 53. Kf5 Re8 54. g4 Rf8+ 55. Ke4 Rb8 56. Rb5 Re8+ 57. Kd3 Be1 58. a5 Bf2 59. b4 Re3+ 60. Kc4 Re4+ 61. Kb3 Kf7 62. Re5 Rd4 63. b5 Rd3+ 64. Kc2 Rg3 65. g5 Bd4 66. Rd5 Be3 67. Rd3 Rg2+ 68. Kb3 Bc1 69. b6 Ke6 70. Rd4 Rb2+ 71. Ka4 Kf5 72. Rb4 Ra2+ 73. Kb5 Bxf4 74. Rxf4+ Kxf4 75. b7 1-0

[Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Bojkov,Dejan"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8250229554216"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Qe7 7. h3 {Kramnik: "The thing is, Black wants ... Bg4 after Nbd2. I always considered 7.h3 as a very serious move and I actually spent a lot of time analyzing it, and it was not so easy. But then, a couple of years ago, I found this very strong resource:} Rg8 $3 8. Kh1 (8. c3 {Still too slow.} g5 $1 9. Bxg5 Bxh3 $1 $19) 8... Nh5 9. c3 g5 10. Nxe5 g4 (10... Qxe5 $2 11. d4 Qe7 12. Qxh5 $16) 11. d4 (11. Nxg4 $4 Bxg4 12. hxg4 Qh4+ 13. Kg1 Ng3 {mates}) 11... Bd6 (11... gxh3 $4 12. g3 $1 {The h2-pawn will only help make White's   king safe.}) 12. g3 (12. Nxg4 $4 Bxg4 13. hxg4 Qh4+ 14. Kg1 Qh2#) 12... Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Qd4 {Queen trade $2} Qe7 {No thank you $1} 15. h4 c5 16. Qc4 {"A terrible blunder; I forgot that Black is threatening ...f5." (Aronian)} Be6 17. Qb5+ c6 18. Qa4 f5 $1 19. Bg5 {Trying to develop with tempo, but Kramnik now plays a crushing sacrifice.} ({"The main point was"} 19. exf5 Nxg3+ $1 {which lead to mate after} 20. fxg3 Bd5+ 21. Kg1 Qe2 22. Rf2 Qe1+ 23. Rf1 Qxg3# {(Kramnik)}) 19... Rxg5 $1 20. hxg5 f4 {...Qxg5 with a crushing attack is the main threat.} 21. Qd1 Rd8 {No castling for Kramnik. The king was safe on e8 all game.} 22. Qc1 fxg3 23. Na3 Rd3 24. Rd1 Bd5 $3 {Not the only win, but the most decisive and beautiful. This clears the way for the queen to come to e4.} 25. f3 gxf3 26. exd5 ({"The main idea was to win with"} 26. Rxd3 Qxe4 27. Re3 f2+ 28. Rxe4+ Bxe4# {(Kramnik)}) 26... Qe2 27. Re1 g2+ {Black will get ...f2+ before or after sacing a promoted queen on g1, and that will force checkmate.} 0-1

[Event "Blitz (3-minute)"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2018.04.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Black "Andreikka34"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rk1r1/3q1p1R/6p1/1Np1b3/Q7/1P2P3/P3K3/5R2 w - - 0 32"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]

32. Nc7+ $1 {Okay...} Bxc7 (32... Kf8 33. Rhxf7+ Qxf7 34. Ne6+ {is hopeless.}) 33. Rfxf7 $3 {The point $1 My intention is of course far more bloody than a queen trade...} Qxa4 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Rhf7# 1-0

[Event "CCCC 1: Rapid Rumble (15|5) Stage 1"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2018.09.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Senpai"]
[Black "Stockfish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "3112"]
[BlackElo "3144"]
[Annotator "Usuario"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[Beauty "6119388924472"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. h3 c4 7. c3 Bd6 8. b3 b5 9. a4 b4 10. Bb2 O-O 11. bxc4 Qe7+ 12. Be2 Re8 13. c5 Ba6 14. Ng1 bxc3 15. Bxc3 Bg3 16. fxg3 Qe3 17. Rc1 Nc6 18. Nf1 Qe6 19. g4 Ne4 20. Rh2 Nxc5 21. dxc5 d4 22. Kf2 Qf6+ 23. Kg3 Bxe2 24. Nxe2 dxc3 25. Qd6 Re6 26. Qf4 Qe7 27. Rxc3 Rf6 28. Re3 Qd8 29. Qc4 Qc7+ 30. Nf4 g5 31. Re4 Rd8 32. Rh1 Ne5 33. Qc2 gxf4+ 34. Kh2 Rd5 35. Rg1 Rxc5 36. Qd1 Rc3 37. Rd4 h6 38. Rd8+ Kg7 39. Kh1 Rc1 40. Ng3 Rxd1 41. Nh5+ Kh7 42. Nxf6+ Kg6 43. Rdxd1 Kxf6 44. Rc1 Qa5 45. Rgf1 Kg5 46. Rc2 Qxa4 47. Re2 Qd4 48. Kh2 Qc3 49. Kh1 f3 50. gxf3 Nxf3 51. Ra2 Kh4 52. g5 hxg5 53. Kg2 Ne1+ 54. Rxe1 Qxe1 55. Ra4+ Kh5 56. Ra2 f5 57. Kf3 Kh4 58. Ra4+ f4 59. Rxf4+ gxf4 60. Kxf4 Qe6 61. Kf3 Qe5 62. Kf2 Qe4 63. Kg1 Qe2 64. Kh1 Kxh3 65. Kg1 Qg2# 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.01"]
[Round "7.15"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Laurusas, Tomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Beauty "8044880371271"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 c6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Na4 Bxb2 10. Nxb2 Nd7 11. d3 Nef6 12. d4 b6 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Nd3 Rc8 15. Nfe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Qd2 dxc4 18. Rxc4 Nxe5 19. Rh4 h5 20. Rd1 Nxd3 21. Qh6 Qd6 22. Rxd3 Qf6 23. Be4 Ba6 24. Re3 Qg7 25. Qg5 Rcd8 26. Qxe7 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Qa1 28. Bxc6 Rg1+ 29. Kf3 Qf1 30. Kf4 Qxf2+ 31. Kg5 Kg7 32. Rf4 Qxh2 33. Qf6+ Kh7 34. Qxg6+ Kh8 35. Kh6 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "7839389084757"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nxb5 Nb6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Qf4 Rb8 12. Nc3 f5 13. Qg3 Kh8 14. Rd1 Nb4 15. b3 cxb3 16. axb3 a6 17. Bc4 Nc2 18. Ra2 Nb4 19. Ra1 Nc2 20. Ra2 Nb4 21. Re2 a5 22. d5 exd5 23. e6 Bd6 24. Qh3 Qf6 25. Nb5 dxc4 26. Nxd6 cxd6 27. e7 Re8 28. Ng5 Qg6 29. Rxd6 f4 30. Qh4 Qb1 31. Re1 Bf5 32. Rd8 Bg6 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Qxf4 Rg8 35. Nf7+ Bxf7 36. Qxf7 Nd7 37. e8=Q Nf6 38. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "2.15"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "8111716833344"]
[EventDate "2019.02.19"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. c4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Be3 Qd8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Bb7 16. Rd1 Rc8 17. Rg1 c5 18. g4 Rc6 19. Qe5 O-O 20. g5 Nh5 21. Bh3 d6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Rgf1 Rb6 24. b3 Ra6 25. Rd2 d5 26. Qe5 Re8 27. cxd5 Rxe5 28. fxe5 Bxd5 29. Bg2 c4 30. Bxd5 c3 31. Bb7 cxd2 32. Bxa6 Qe8 33. Bc4 g6 34. e6 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "3.49"]
[White "Aditya, Mittal"]
[Black "Semyon Lomasov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E41"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8248618914379"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Nce7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Nf4 Qd6 15. a3 Ba5 16. Nh5 O-O 17. Qd1 f5 18. Bc4 Kh7 19. Bf4 Qe7 20. d5 exd5 21. Qxd5 Rfe8 22. b4 Bb6 23. Rae1 Qxe1 24. Qxd7 Bxf2+ 25. Kh1 Re7 26. Qxf5+ g6 27. Qh3 Bh4 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. g3 Qxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Bxf6 31. Qxh6+ Kf7 32. Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "3.49"]
[White "Aditya, Mittal"]
[Black "Semyon Lomasov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E41"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Beauty "8248618914379"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Nce7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Nf4 Qd6 15. a3 Ba5 16. Nh5 O-O 17. Qd1 f5 18. Bc4 Kh7 19. Bf4 Qe7 20. d5 exd5 21. Qxd5 Rfe8 22. b4 Bb6 23. Rae1 Qxe1 24. Qxd7 Bxf2+ 25. Kh1 Re7 26. Qxf5+ g6 27. Qh3 Bh4 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. g3 Qxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Bxf6 31. Qxh6+ Kf7 32. Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "Sharjah Masters"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2019.03.22"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Zarkovic, Mila"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2187"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Beauty "8251705951289"]
[EventDate "2019.03.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Nfd7 (9... Be7 $2 10. e5 $1 Bxg2 11. exf6 $18) (9... Nbd7 $16) 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Be7 12. Rb4 (12. e5 $1 {Another strong and beautiful idea.} d5 13. Bh6 $3 gxh6 14. Nxe6 $1 $18) 12... Nc5 13. Rxb7 $3 {A tactical version of Kasparov's great Rxb7 $3 against Shirov.} Nxb7 14. e5 d5 (14... Qc7 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rxe6+ Kd7 18. Bh3 $18) 15. Nxd5 $3 {Brilliant $1 It turns out that black could NOT close the position with ...d5 $1} exd5 (15... O-O {More resilient, but also losing.} 16. Nf4 $18) 16. Nf5 O-O (16... g6 17. Ng7+ Kf8 18. Bh6 Kg8 19. Bxd5 $18) 17. Bxd5 Bc5 (17... Qc7 18. e6 f6 19. Bf4 $18 {The queen cannot defend both e7   and b7.}) 18. b4 $1 {A precise move that disrupts the bishop's good placement and prepares possible Bb2 moves.} Bb6 (18... Bxb4 19. Qg4 {Hitting the bishop on b4, but it's not even   worth capturing.} g6 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. Bg5 Qxd5 22. Bf6+ Kxh6 23. Qh4#) 19. Qg4 g6 20. e6 {Threatening both e7 and exf7+ $1} Qf6 (20... fxe6 21. Rxe6 Kh8 (21... Qxd5 22. Rxg6+ Kh8 23. Bb2+) 22. Bb2+ $18) (20... Nc6 21. exf7+ Rxf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qc4+ Kf8 24. Bh6#) 21. e7 Re8 22. Bxf7+ $1 {Now both ...Qxf7 Nh6+ $1 and ...Kxf7 Qc4+ $1 mating win so Zarkovic resigned. A beautiful end to a beautiful game.} 1-0

[Event "IMSA Masters Blitz Women"]
[Site "Hengshui CHN"]
[Date "2019.05.17"]
[Round "10.5"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7285069840392"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "blitz"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e5 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. h3 O-O 7. Be2 f6 8. O-O Nf7 9. Bf4 e6 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Rae1 e5 13. dxe5 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bg5 Qf5 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Ne4 Be6 19. Be7 Rfe8 20. Bh4 Qd5 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Re6 24. Rxe6 Bxe6 25. Rd1 Kf7 26. Be5 Bd5 27. g4 Re8 28. Rf1 Be4 29. c3 Rd8 30. Bd4 a5 31. Re1 Re8 32. Kf2 a4 33. Be5 Bd5 34. a3 Rd8 35. Rd1 Re8 36. h4 h6 37. Re1 Rd8 38. Kg3 Be6 39. Bd4 Re8 40. Rf1 Bd7 41. Be5 Be6 42. f5 gxf5 43. gxf5 Rg8+ 44. Kf4 Bd5 45. Bd4 Rg4+ 46. Kxg4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Beauty "7908112485969"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. a4 c6 7. Nc3 b4 8. Nb1 Ba6 9. e5 h6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. exf6 c5 $5 (11... Qxf6 {Eliminating the f6-pawn seems quite rational.} 12. Nbd2 $14) 12. Nbd2 c3 $6 (12... Qxf6 $14) 13. bxc3 bxc3 14. Ne4 cxd4 15. Bb5+ (15. Nxd4 $14 {This may be the best objective way to keep a solid   plus.}) 15... Bxb5 16. axb5 Qd5 $5 {The most active option. The computer doesn't like it, but deeper analysis suggests it is fine.} (16... d3 {Another line that eliminates f6.} 17. Nxc3 Nd7 18. O-O Nxf6 19. Ne5) 17. Qxd4 Qxb5 18. Nxc3 Bb4 19. O-O-O $3 {Amazing $1 What a move to even consider $1 Objectively, this is not the strongest move, but it IS the most challenging, and practically, it is probably the only move likely to lead to a win.} (19. Nd2 $1 {An exclamation mark for objectively being the strongest   move.} Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nc6 21. Nc4 Qb4 {The exchange of queens   seems to lead to a drawish endgame.}) 19... Qa5 $2 (19... Qb6 $1 {It is hard to trade queens when the opponent's king   is nude, but this was objectively best.} 20. Nb5 $4 (20. Kc2 $1 $15) 20... Qc6+ $1 21. Kb1 Na6 {traps the knight.}) 20. Nb5 $1 {The knight cannot be captured AND Qxb4 is threatened. Also, a1, a3, and c3 are covered. Stunningly, Black has no checks.} Na6 {forced.} (20... Qxb5 $2 21. Qd8#) (20... Rg8 $2 21. Qxb4 $1 Qxb4 22. Nc7+ Kf8 23. Rd8#) 21. Qd7+ Kf8 22. Kb1 $1 {Calmly stopping ...Qa1+ $1 Why WOULD$146'T the king be safe on b1 $2} Ba3 $2 {This is the losing move shockingly enough. White's king just runs.} (22... Bc5 $1 $16) (22... Rh7 $1 $16) 23. Rd3 $1 Qb4+ 24. Kc2 Qa4+ 25. Kd2 Bb4+ 26. Ke2 Kg8 27. Ne5 Qc2+ 28. Kf3 Rf8 29. Rhd1 h5 $1 30. Qd4 $1 {...Rh6 and ...Rxf6 had to be stopped.} Rh7 31. Qf4 Bc5 32. Nd4 Qa2 33. R1d2 Qd5+ 34. Ke2 Bb4 35. Ndc6 Qc5 36. Ne7+ Kh8 {Giri resigned before Nxf7+ $1 which forces checkmate by invading on either the back rank or h-file, whichever rook recaptures.} 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup Tiebreaks"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2882"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Beauty "7628801473571"]
[EventDate "2019.08.29"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. h3 Re8 13. d5 Bd7 14. Nc3 Qb8 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Ne2 Nb7 17. g4 Nc5 18. Ng3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 b4 20. Re1 Qb5 21. Qd1 Rc7 22. Be3 Rac8 23. Nd2 g6 24. b3 Qb7 25. Nc4 Bb5 26. Na5 Qb8 27. Qd2 Rc3 28. a3 bxa3 29. Nc6 Bxc6 30. Qxc3 Bxd5 31. Qa5 Bxe4 32. g5 Ba8 33. Qxa6 Nd5 34. Ba7 Qc7 35. Rec1 Qxc1+ 36. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 37. Kh2 Bc6 38. Qxa3 Bxg5 39. Qxd6 Bf4 40. Bc5 Ne7 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.10.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bjerre, Jonas"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8247142526481"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 d5 9. exd5 Na5 10. Nxe5 Nxb3 11. cxb3 Bb7 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. dxc6 Bc5 14. d3 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Qd4+ 16. Be3 Ng4+ 17. Kf3 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Rae8 19. Re2 Qf6+ 20. Kg3 g5 21. Rf2 Qd6+ 22. Kh3 Qh6+ 23. Kg4 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.10.31"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Svane, Rasmus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Beauty "7770694519893"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Qc2 Ba6 8. O-O-O dxc4 9. Ng5 Nc6 10. a3 g6 11. h4 Bd6 12. g3 Qe7 13. h5 e5 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Bg2 exf4 16. Bxc6 fxg3 17. Kb1 Rad8 18. f4 Bc8 19. Rde1 Kg7 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Rh7+ Kg8 22. Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Rg7 25. Bxd5 Ke8 26. Qh5+ Kd7 27. Qh3+ Ke8 28. Qh5+ Kd7 29. Be6+ Kc6 30. Qf3+ Kb5 31. Bxc4+ Ka5 32. Qd5+ Bc5 33. b4+ Ka4 34. Qg2 Bxb4 35. Qc6+ Kxa3 36. Bb3 Bd7 37. Qc1+ Kxb3 38. Qc2+ Ka3 39. Qa2# 1-0

[Event "Lorca Open"]
[Site "chess24.com"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[Board "1"]
[White "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Black "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Beauty "8251705942597"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nc3 c6 6. Be3 d6 7. Nge2 a6 8. c5 Nbd7 9. cxd6 exd6 10. Ng3 b5 11. Be2 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Bxd4 Bb7 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Bf1 Re8 16. Rc1 Ne5 17. Qb3 h5 18. Nh1 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Bxd4+ 21. Nf2 Qh4 22. Rc2 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Qg5+ 24. Bg2 Rxe4 25. Kf1 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rxe1+ 27. Ne4 Bxe4+ 28. Kg3 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ozsvath"]
[Black "Smejkal"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C73"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[Beauty "6051093034578"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8. Nc3 g6 9. Bf4 Bg7 10. O-O-O Bg4 11. e5 Bxf3 12. exd6 Bxd1 13. Re1+ Kf8 14. Qc5 Qd7 15. dxc7+ Ne7 16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. Bd6 Kf7 18. Bxe7 Bg4 19. Ne4 Rae8 20. c8=Q Bxc8 21. Nd6+ Kxe7 22. Nxc8+ Kd7 23. Nb6+ Kc7 24. Nd5+ Kd7 25. Nb4 Bh6+ 26. Kd1 Re6 27. Qa7+ Kd6 28. Qb6 Rc8 29. Nxa6 Re5 30. Nb4 Bf8 31. Qa6 Rc7 32. Nd3 Re8 33. b4 Kd7 34. a4 Bd6 35. b5 Rb8 36. b6 Rcc8 37. Qa7+ Ke6 38. b7 Rd8 39. a5 c5 40. a6 c4 41. Qb6 cxd3 42. a7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Espig"]
[Black "Messing"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "6597338206238"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Ng5 e5 4. d3 e3 5. Bxe3 Nc6 6. c3 d5 7. d4 Nf6 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. h3 Bd6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Ndf3 Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 Re8 13. Be2 Rxe3 14. fxe3 Bg3+ (14... Ne4) 15. Kf1 Ne4 16. Qa4 Be6 17. Bd3 Nf2 18. Ke2 Nxh1 19. Rxh1 Qe7 20. Qc2 h6 21. Rf1 c5 22. Qd2 Bf7 23. Bc2 Re8 24. Qd3 Bg6 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. e4 Rd8 27. Qc4 b5 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Meo"]
[Black "Tatai"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Beauty "6600714620452"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 (2... c6) 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc3 Qb6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxa8 Nfg4 13. Qe1 h5 14. h4 Qb8 15. Bg2 Nd3 16. Bf4 Nxf4 17. e3 Nd3 18. Qc3 Ndxf2 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ottevaere"]
[Black "Falleyn"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B79"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Beauty "6530229380657"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. f3 O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. Bb3 Qa5 (10... Na5) (10... Ne5) 11. O-O-O Rfc8 12. h4 Ne5 13. Kb1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3 Qd8 16. g4 b5 17. e5 Ne8 18. h5 Bxe5 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Nxb5 Be6 21. N5d4 Bf7 22. f4 Bg7 23. f5 Nf6 24. Rh4 a5 25. Qh2 a4 26. Nd2 Rb4 27. Nc6 Bxa2+ 28. Kxa2 a3 29. b3 Qc7 30. Qg2 d5 31. Nxb4 Qc3 32. Nc4 Ne4 33. Nxd5 Qb2+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kotkov"]
[Black "Krasnov"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B79"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "6599619952660"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4 O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 Rfc8 12. Bb3 Rab8 13. h4 b5 14. h5 Nxh5 15. g4 Nf6 16. Nf5 Be6 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. Bh6+ Kg8 19. Bg5 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Nd7 21. Rxh7 Nf8 22. Rh3 f6 23. Be3 e6 24. Qh2 b4 25. Rh8+ Kf7 26. Rh1 e5 27. Nd5 Qb5 28. Rxf8+ *

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.09.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hansontwitch"]
[Black "Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2896"]
[BlackElo "3212"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8247410981918"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. e3 O-O 14. Nc3 a6 15. a3 Bc6 16. Qc2 Qb7 17. Qe2 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. f3 Bh3 20. Nd3 Bb6 21. Nf4 Bf5 22. Kg2 g5 23. e4 Rxc3 $3 {A sacrifice setting up another sacrifice, all with no obvious forced win in sight.} 24. bxc3 Nxe4 $3 25. Nh5 f6 $3 26. fxe4 {The positional pressure quickly becomes too much for White. This capture ends the resistance.} Bxe4+ 27. Kf1 Bd3 $3 {Hikaru won by resignation Another sac and now it's just tactical devastation. 28.Qxd3 Qh1+ 29.Kf2 Qg2+ 30. Ke1 Qf2# is game over.} 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kubarev"]
[Black "ANDREA"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Beauty "6598680385063"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. h3 c6 7. a4 a5 8. e3 Na6 9. Bd3 Bf5 10. Be2 Ne4 11. g4 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Bc8 13. Nf3 Re8 14. Qc2 f6 15. e4 e5 16. dxe5 fxe5 17. Be3 Kh8 18. Ng5 Qe7 19. Rd1 d4 20. cxd4 exd4 21. Rxd4 h6 22. e5 hxg5 23. Qxg6 Nb4 24. h4 Be6 25. hxg5+ Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rf4+ Bf7 28. g6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brondum"]
[Black "Brinck Claussen"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C80"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "6598948850776"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Qxg5 12. Qf3 Kd7 13. Bd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5+ Bd6 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nc4 Ne2+ 17. Kh1 Qf5 18. Nxd6 Qd3 19. Qxf7+ Kc6 20. Be3 Raf8 21. Qe7 Qd5 22. Rad1 Nd3 23. e6 Qxd6 24. Qxd6+ cxd6 25. Rxd3 d5 26. Re1 Nf4 27. Rc3+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bednarski"]
[Black "Doroshkevich"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "6601096365651"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Ngf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Qc7 9. e5 Nd7 10. Qe2 b5 11. h4 a5 12. Nf1 Ba6 13. Bf4 Rfc8 14. Ne3 Qd8 15. Rac1 b4 16. c4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Rab8 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. e6 Nf8 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21. Ne5+ Nxe5 22. Qxe5 Bb7 23. Rb1 Ng6 24. Qe6+ Ke8 25. Qg8+ Nf8 (25... Kd7 26. Bh3+ Kc6 27. Qe6+ Bd6 28. Qxd5+ Kxd5 29. Bg2#) 26. Qxg7 Rc7 27. Bxc7 Qxc7 28. Bxd5 Ng6 29. h5 Nf8 30. Bc6+ Kd8 31. Qxf8+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spagnol"]
[Black "Smrl"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "A69"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "6602438515226"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f4 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Ng4 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Bf4 Nbd7 14. d6 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bd4+ 16. Kh1 a6 17. Nd5 Be5 18. Qd2 Re6 19. Rae1 Rb8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bg4 Rxd6 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Rxe5 fxe5 24. Bh6 Qd8 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Ne8 Qxe8 27. Qxd6 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Joksic"]
[Black "Corgnati"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Beauty "6602438538787"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. d4 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5 e6 9. Nf3 Bd7 10. O-O Be7 11. a3 O-O 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bf6 14. Ne4 Bxd4 15. Nd6 Rb8 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Qd3+ f5 19. h4 Nc8 20. h5+ Kf6 21. Qxf5+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kuroda"]
[Black "Pollowitz"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B05"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Beauty "5979286536742"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. b3 Bf6 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. c5 Nc8 13. Qd2 N8e7 14. h3 Be6 15. g4 g6 16. Nh2 Bg7 17. f4 b6 18. Na4 Qd7 19. Rac1 Rae8 20. Kg2 h5 21. Kg3 Bf5 22. Bb5 Qe6 23. cxb6 axb6 24. Qc3 hxg4 25. Bxc6 Nxc6 26. hxg4 Bd3 27. Qxd3 Qxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rxe3+ 29. Rf3 Re6 30. Rd3 Nxd4 31. Rxc7 Ne2+ 32. Kf3 Nxf4 33. Rd2 g5 34. Rb7 Rfe8 35. Nf1 Re1 36. Ng3 R8e3+ 37. Kf2 Nh3+ 38. Kg2 Rg1+ 39. Kxh3 Rexg3+ 40. Kh2 Be5 41. Re7 Bf4 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Rde2 Rxg4+ *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Skulener"]
[Black "Taborov"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Beauty "6600425248852"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Ngf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. Bxd7 Bxd7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd2 b5 12. f4 Qc7 13. Kb1 Rfc8 14. Rc1 a5 15. g4 Ra6 16. Nd1 b4 17. f5 Rc6 18. Ne3 Rc5 19. Nb3 Rb5 20. g5 a4 21. gxf6 Bf8 22. Rhg1+ Kh8 23. Nd2 Rc5 24. e5 b3 25. c4 bxa2+ 26. Ka1 Bh6 27. Qh4 Bxe3 28. Qg4 Bh6 29. Qh5 Bxd2 30. Rg7 h6 31. Qxf7 *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.10.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikhalchishin"]
[Black "Chekhov"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[Beauty "6601364753959"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. Qa4 Qd7 8. O-O g6 9. Qc4 b6 10. b4 Bg7 11. bxc5 b5 12. Qe4 b4 13. Ng5 Bb7 14. Rb1 h6 15. Rxb4 Nxb4 16. Qxb7 hxg5 17. Qxb4 Rc8 18. c6 Qe6 19. d4 Qg4 20. Rd1 f5 21. h3 Qh5 22. Qc4 g4 23. h4 Qh7 24. Bf4 Qg8 25. Nd5 Ne6 26. c7 Kf7 27. Nb6 *

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perez"]
[Black "Napolitano"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "6602438496316"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 Re8 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. Rab1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 f5 15. b4 Be6 16. b5 Rac8 17. Qb2 Ng6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Nb3 Bc4 20. Rfe1 Qg5 21. Kh1 Nh4 22. Rg1 Bd3 23. Rbe1 Re6 24. Nc5 Rh6 25. Qb3+ Kh8 26. Ne6 Nf3 27. gxf3 Qh4 28. Rg2 exf3 29. Reg1 fxg2+ 30. Rxg2 Bf1 31. Qb7 Bxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qh3+ *

[Event "USSR 1/2 Championship"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kots"]
[Black "Riskin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Beauty "8250384767042"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 c6 5. e4 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nf6 10. Bc2 O-O 11. Bd2 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Bc3 Rc8 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Ne5 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Rd7 Nxd7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qxf7+ Kh7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Qxd7 Re7 24. Qd3+ Kg8 25. b4 1-0

[Event "New York"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mednis"]
[Black "Westbrook"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[Beauty "7972805465142"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. Kh2 c4 14. Rg1 Nb7 15. g4 Kh8 16. Nbd2 Ng8 17. Nf1 Rfb8 18. Ne3 g6 19. Bd2 Nc5 20. Rae1 Nf6 21. Ng5 Be8 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Rg2 a5 24. f4 b4 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Qf2 gxf5 27. gxf5 Bg7 28. Nxh7 Nxh7 29. Rxg7 Kxg7 30. f6+ Nxf6 31. Rg1+ Kf8 32. Qxf6 Bb5 33. Bh6+ Ke8 34. Rg8+ Kd7 35. Qxf7+ Kd6 36. Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "Argentina N"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Casas"]
[Black "Garcia"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "A69"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Beauty "6464999555660"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nbd7 12. O-O Nxe5 13. fxe5 Rxe5 14. Bf4 Rxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qb3 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Nb6 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qg3 Nd5 20. Bh6 Ne7 21. Bg4 Qd7 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qe5 Qd5 24. Qc7 Nf5 25. Bg7 Rd8 26. Bf6 Rd7 27. Qc8+ Kf7 28. Qh8 h5 29. Be5 Re7 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Rxd4 Qc6 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Rd8+ Re8 34. Rd7 *

[Event "Russian Team Championship Premier League 2021"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.05.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Truskavetsky, Alexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Beauty "8251034874914"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Ng6 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Na4 Qc7 12. c5 e5 13. Be3 Nf4 14. Bc4 Rd8 15. Qf3 Ne6 16. Rfd1 Rb8 17. b3 Bf6 18. Qg3 Nf4 19. Rd6 Be7 20. Rad1 Bxd6 21. cxd6 Qb7 22. Qg5 Re8 23. Qe7 Rf8 24. Qxe5 Ne6 25. f4 Kh8 26. f5 f6 27. fxe6 fxe5 28. e7 Re8 29. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Online Cup 2021"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.05.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zelcic, Robert"]
[Black "Travadon, Loic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Beauty "8247951820890"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Bc5 10. f3 Ng5 11. Be3 O-O 12. f4 f6 13. exf6 Nh3+ 14. gxh3 Bxh3 15. fxg7 Re8 16. Qf3 Qf6 17. Rd1 Qg6+ 18. Kf2 Bg4 19. Qg3 Rxe3 20. Qxe3 Re8 21. Qc3 Re2+ 22. Kf1 Qe4 23. Qg3 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qh1+ 25. Qg1 Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX 2021"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qnrbbnkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNRBBNKR w HChc - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1200+10"]

1. b4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qb2 Ne6 6. Ne3 Bg5 7. Nd5 Bxc1 8. Qxc1 O-O 9. b5 Ncd8 10. Nf6+ gxf6 11. Qh6 f5 12. Qf6 Ng7 13. Bc3 Nde6 14. h4 Bxb5 15. h5 Rce8 16. h6 Qd8 17. hxg7 Qxf6 18. gxf8=Q+ Nxf8 19. Bxf6 Bxc4 20. Nc3 b5 21. Rh4 Re6 22. Bd8 c5 23. Bb3 Bxb3 24. axb3 b4 25. Nd5 Ng6 26. Rh3 Rxe2 27. Re3 Rd2 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Bf6+ Kh6 30. Ne3 f4 31. Nc4 Rd3 32. Ra8 f3 33. g4 Nf4 34. Rg8 Ne6 35. Ne3 1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.10.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brandonjacobson"]
[Black "Danielnaroditsky"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "3032"]
[BlackElo "3069"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8251709899314"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "180"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qc2 e5 $6 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc3 $6 Bb7 $6 14. Bf4 Qe6 15. Rfd1 $6 Rfe8 $2 16. f3 $2 Qb6+ $6 17. Kg2 h6 18. h4 $6 Re6 19. e4 Rae8 $2 20. Rd2 $4 Nxe4 21. fxe4 $2 Rxe4 22. Kh2 Rxf4 23. gxf4 Qf6 24. Rg2 Qxh4+ 25. Kg1 Re3 26. Qf2 Qh3 27. Nd1 $2 Re1+ {DanielNaroditsky won by resignation} 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Chess Championship 2021"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.12.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "271"]
[Beauty "3232336214580"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. c4 dxc4 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Nxc4 b5 12. Nce5 Nb4 13. Qb2 Bb7 14. a3 Nc6 15. Nd3 Bb6 16. Bg5 Rfd8 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rac1 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Qa2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qb7+ 22. Kg1 Qe4 23. Qc2 a5 24. Rfd1 Kg7 25. Rd2 Rac8 26. Qxc8 Rxc8 27. Rxc8 Qd5 28. b4 a4 29. e3 Be5 30. h4 h5 31. Kh2 Bb2 32. Rc5 Qd6 33. Rd1 Bxa3 34. Rxb5 Qd7 35. Rc5 e5 36. Rc2 Qd5 37. Rdd2 Qb3 38. Ra2 e4 39. Nc5 Qxb4 40. Nxe4 Qb3 41. Rac2 Bf8 42. Nc5 Qb5 43. Nd3 a3 44. Nf4 Qa5 45. Ra2 Bb4 46. Rd3 Kh6 47. Rd1 Qa4 48. Rda1 Bd6 49. Kg1 Qb3 50. Ne2 Qd3 51. Nd4 Kh7 52. Kh2 Qe4 53. Rxa3 Qxh4+ 54. Kg1 Qe4 55. Ra4 Be5 56. Ne2 Qc2 57. R1a2 Qb3 58. Kg2 Qd5+ 59. f3 Qd1 60. f4 Bc7 61. Kf2 Bb6 62. Ra1 Qb3 63. Re4 Kg7 64. Re8 f5 65. Raa8 Qb4 66. Rac8 Ba5 67. Rc1 Bb6 68. Re5 Qb3 69. Re8 Qd5 70. Rcc8 Qh1 71. Rc1 Qd5 72. Rb1 Ba7 73. Re7 Bc5 74. Re5 Qd3 75. Rb7 Qc2 76. Rb5 Ba7 77. Ra5 Bb6 78. Rab5 Ba7 79. Rxf5 Qd3 80. Rxf7+ Kxf7 81. Rb7+ Kg6 82. Rxa7 Qd5 83. Ra6+ Kh7 84. Ra1 Kg6 85. Nd4 Qb7 86. Ra2 Qh1 87. Ra6+ Kf7 88. Nf3 Qb1 89. Rd6 Kg7 90. Rd5 Qa2+ 91. Rd2 Qb1 92. Re2 Qb6 93. Rc2 Qb1 94. Nd4 Qh1 95. Rc7+ Kf6 96. Rc6+ Kf7 97. Nf3 Qb1 98. Ng5+ Kg7 99. Ne6+ Kf7 100. Nd4 Qh1 101. Rc7+ Kf6 102. Nf3 Qb1 103. Rd7 Qb2+ 104. Rd2 Qb1 105. Ng1 Qb4 106. Rd1 Qb3 107. Rd6+ Kg7 108. Rd4 Qb2+ 109. Ne2 Qb1 110. e4 Qh1 111. Rd7+ Kg8 112. Rd4 Qh2+ 113. Ke3 h4 114. gxh4 Qh3+ 115. Kd2 Qxh4 116. Rd3 Kf8 117. Rf3 Qd8+ 118. Ke3 Qa5 119. Kf2 Qa7+ 120. Re3 Qd7 121. Ng3 Qd2+ 122. Kf3 Qd1+ 123. Re2 Qb3+ 124. Kg2 Qb7 125. Rd2 Qb3 126. Rd5 Ke7 127. Re5+ Kf7 128. Rf5+ Ke8 129. e5 Qa2+ 130. Kh3 Qe6 131. Kh4 Qh6+ 132. Nh5 Qh7 133. e6 Qg6 134. Rf7 Kd8 135. f5 Qg1 136. Ng7 1-0

[Event "U.S. Junior Chess Championship 2022"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2022.07.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jacobson, Brandon"]
[Black "Hong, Andrew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[Beauty "8247545202753"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8. Bd2 Nbd7 9. Qc2 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Ne5 12. Rfd1 Nfg4 13. Be1 Qh4 14. h3 Nf3+ 15. gxf3 Nxe3 16. Qa4 Qg5+ 17. Ng3 Bxh3 18. Bd2 Qf6 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Bf5 Nxf5 21. Nxd5 Qg6 0-1

[Event "1st Serbian Women's League"]
[Site "chess24.com"]
[Date "2022.11.01"]
[Round "11"]
[Board "2"]
[White "Lu, Miaoyi"]
[Black "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2273"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Beauty "8250363769404"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Qg4 c5 6. Nb5 Nc6 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 8. Qxg7 Rf8 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Nf3 Nxc2+ 11. Kd1 Nxa1 12. Bb5 Qb6 13. Re1 Qxd6 14. Bg5 b6 15. Ne5 f6 16. Bxf6 a6 17. Nf7 Rxf7 18. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Romanian Chess Championship 2023"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Szabo, Gergely Andras"]
[Black "Stepanencu, Nicodim Cosmin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2283"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Beauty "7493513974362"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%timestamp -200]} c6 {[%timestamp -260]} 2. d4 {[%timestamp 180]} d5 {[%timestamp 90]} 3. e5 {[%timestamp 50]} Bf5 {[%timestamp 40]} 4. h4 {[%timestamp 120]} h5 {[%timestamp 40]} 5. Bd3 {[%timestamp 140]} Bxd3 {[%timestamp 80]} 6. Qxd3 {[%timestamp 40]} Qa5+ {[%timestamp 50]} 7. Nd2 {[%timestamp 500]} e6 {[%timestamp 50]} 8. Ngf3 {[%timestamp 310]} Nh6 {[%timestamp 750]} 9. O-O {[%timestamp 6350]} Nf5 {[%timestamp 90]} 10. c4 {[%timestamp 6060]} Be7 {[%timestamp 210]} 11. g3 {[%timestamp 110]} O-O {[%timestamp 70]} 12. b3 {[%timestamp 4760]} Rd8 {[%timestamp 230]} 13. Rd1 {[%timestamp 6950]} c5 {[%timestamp 2180]} 14. dxc5 {[%timestamp 8360]} Qxc5 {[%timestamp 10960]} 15. Nf1 {[%timestamp 1180]} dxc4 {[%timestamp 15150]} 16. Qxd8+ {[%timestamp 170]} Bxd8 {[%timestamp 30]} 17. Rxd8+ {[%timestamp 50]} Kh7 {[%timestamp 30]} 18. Ne3 {[%timestamp 3100]} Qa5 {[%timestamp 3600]} 19. Ng5+ {[%timestamp 5000]} Kg6 {[%timestamp 200]} 20. Ng2 {[%timestamp 900]} Nxg3 {[%timestamp 1640]} 21. Nf4+ {[%timestamp 1250]} Kf5 {[%timestamp 40]} 22. Nxf7 {[%timestamp 1020]} Qc3 {[%timestamp 7050]} 23. Kg2 {[%timestamp 2300]} Ne4 {[%timestamp 14480]} 24. Rf8 {[%timestamp 3440]} Kg4 {[%timestamp 260]} 25. Be3 {[%timestamp 2120]} Nxf2 {[%timestamp 80]} 26. Nd5 {[%timestamp 940]} Qxa1 {[%timestamp 4180]} 27. Nh6+ {[%timestamp 2350]} Kxh4 {[%timestamp 60]} 28. Bxf2+ {[%timestamp 410]} Kg5 {[%timestamp 10]} 29. Be3+ {[%timestamp 260]} Kg6 {[%timestamp 10]} 30. Ne7+ {[%timestamp 130]} Kh7 {[%timestamp 20]} 31. Nf7 {[%timestamp 110]} Nc6 {[%timestamp 1490]} 32. Ng5+ {[%timestamp 560]} Kh6 {[%timestamp 10]} 33. Nf7+ {[%timestamp 170]} Kh7 {[%timestamp 30]} 34. Ng5+ {[%timestamp 40]} Kh6 {[%timestamp 30]} 35. Nxe6+ {[%timestamp 100]} Kh7 {[%timestamp 180]} 36. Ng5+ {[%timestamp 1050]} Kh6 {[%timestamp 60]} 37. Nf5+ {[%timestamp 550]} Kg6 {[%timestamp 40]} 38. Nh4+ {[%timestamp 230]} Kh6 {[%timestamp 40]} 39. Nf7+ {[%timestamp 220]} Kh7 {[%timestamp 120]} 40. Ng5+ {[%timestamp -8530]} Kh6 {[%timestamp -8950]} 41. Rxa8 {[%timestamp 1400]} g6 {[%timestamp 840]} 42. Rg8 {[%timestamp 260]} Nxe5 {[%timestamp 440]} 43. Rxg6+ {[%timestamp 30][%c_effect g2;square;g2;type;Winner]} 1-0

[Event "German Chess Bundesliga 2023-2024"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.10.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "Beerdsen, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "N,N"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "8181111391781"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:0"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 8. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 9. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:09]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 11. Qg4 {[%emt 0:02:45]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 13. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:15:47]} 14. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:13:13]} 15. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:02:02]} f6 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:14:17]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:35]} 17. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 18. Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:14:32]} 19. h4 {[%emt 0:03:03]} b5 {[%emt 0:05:32]} 20. h5 {[%emt 0:05:23]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 21. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Qxg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 22. Rxf8+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kxf8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Qb3+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 25. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:04:16]} 26. Qd6+ {[%emt 0:01:34]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 27. f4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} exf4 {[%emt 0:03:33]} 28. Qc7+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29. Qc6+ {[%emt 0:01:06]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 31. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. g3+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Qg2# {[%emt 0:00:42] [%c_effect g1;square;g1;type;Winner,h3;square;h3;type;CheckmateBlack]} 1-0

