1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3
NM Scott Massey saw this game on the monitor and said, "That must be Tomkovich as Black." Greg always moves his Rook to avoid exchanging his Dragon Bishop after Bh6 (when the Bishop is pinned to the Rook at f8 and cannot retreat to h8). Though this is sometimes useful, it is generally a wasted tempo (and tempi are very significant in such a sharp opening). A simpler way to discourage Bh6 in this position is to develop quickly and put pressure on the Knight at d4. For example:
8... Nc6 9. 
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(9. Nxc6?! bxc6 10. Bh6 Bxh6! 11. Qxh6 Qa5 and Black has excellent play, with ideas like Rb8, d5, e5, and Be6.)
9... Qa5 10. Kb1 Bd7 11. g4 (11. Nd5 Nxd5)
(11. Bh6? Nxd4 12. Bxg7 Nxf3)
11... Rfc8 and the Rook is more actively placed at c8 than at e8.
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9. Bc4!? targetting f7 is an idea.
White gets on with his attack, taking advantage of Black's wasted tempo.
White cannot win a pawn by 10. Nxc6?! bxc6 11. e5 Nd7 12. exd6 exd6 13. Bd4 (13. Bg5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5) 13... d5 and Black's pawns in the center more than compensate for the potential dark square weaknesses.
11... h5!?
White's attack has developed very naturally, but now he has to figure out how to proceed without allowing Black too much counterplay with ideas like Nc4, Qa5, and possibly Rxc3! in some lines. There is also the annoying pressure at f3 from the Knight at e5 which limits the mobility of the Knight at d4.
14. Qg2!?
This is an interesting idea, getting the Queen over to the kingside while overprotecting the base of the pawn chain at f3. Unfortunately, it has the flaw of allowing Black counterplay with Rxc3.
Perhaps White should take precautions against Rxc3 with something like 14. Kb1
or 14. Nd5!?
Similar to the game would be 14. Qh2 Rxc3! 15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Kb2 Qb6+ 17. Ka1 Nxf3! 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Qe2 Ne5 20. g5 Nh5
14... Nc4?!
Necessary may be 14... Rxc3! 15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Kb1 Rc8
with the typical Black counterplay in the Dragon.
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16. Nf5!!
A thematic move, and very inspired. Devin said that his main idea was to eliminate Greg's "Dragon Bishop," which would have a powerful psychological effect if nothing else! After all, Greg has already shown his extreme reluctance to part with that piece.
We also looked at 16. Nde2!? Qa5 17. Qh2 Be6 18. Nf4 Rxc3!? (the safe option is 18... Bf7)
19. Nxe6! Qxa2! 20. bxc3
(20. Nxg7? Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qxb2 22. Rc1 Rec8
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20... Qxe6
16... Bh8?
Greg retreats to preserve his Dragon Bishop at all costs!!
Black must accept the sacrifice, though White gets an attack along the g- and h-files: 16... gxf5 17. g5! (17. gxf5 Rf8! (17... Rxc3? 18. Rdg1
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(17... Kh8? 18. Qg6!!)
18. Bd4 (18. Rdg1 Rf7 19. Bh6 Qf8)
18... e5 19. fxe6 Bxe6 20. Qh2 Rf7 and Black seems to hold.)
17... Nxe4 (17... Ng4 18. fxg4 fxg4 19. Qh2 h6 20. Qh5!)
(17... Nh5 18. g6!!)
18. fxe4 Bxc3 19. Qh3 and it is very unclear.
17. Bh6?
The beginning of a crazy idea to exchange off the Dragon Bishop at all costs!! But White has a thematic win with
17. e5!! dxe5 (17... gxf5 18. gxf5+ Bg7 19. Rdg1! Ng4 20. e6)
18. g5! Nh5 19. Nh6+ Kf8 20. Qd2 Rc7 21. Rxh5! gxh5 22. Qd3 and the Queen invades with deadly threats. 22... Kg7 23. Qd5 Rf8 24. Qxe5+ Kg6 25. Qe4+
17... Qa5?
17... Rxc3!
18. Bg7?
White continues his mad quest to exchange off Greg's Dragon Bishop! Clearly the game was being played more in the realm of fantasy than of reality! Perhaps Devin sensed Greg's attachment to the Bishop and hoped he would at least gain a tremendous tactical victory by removing it from the board? Was it an attempt at symbolic castration perhaps? Sort of like Delilah cutting Samson's hair?
18. Bd2
VICTORY!!!
19... Kxg7
The Bishop is gone, but so is White's piece, and he has gained no new lines of attack. As Scott Massey said, "Which was the higher price, the piece or the three tempi?" Black must win now.
20. Qd2 Rh8 21. g5 Ne8 22. f4 Nc7 23. f5 gxf5 24. g6 h6 25. Qd3
25. Rh5 Rxc3! 26. Qd4+ Qe5 27. Qxe5+ dxe5 28. Rxd7 Kxg6 29. bxc3 (29. Rxf5 Rc4)
29... Kxh5 30. Rxc7 f4
25... Be6 26. Rdf1 fxe4 27. Nxe4 Qxa2 28. Ng5 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Qa5+ 30. Kd1 Qxg5 31. Rhg1 Bg4+ 32. Ke1 Qe5+ 33. Kf2 Rf4+ 0-1
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