1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Qh4!?

This "two piece attack" is a little risky for Black and probably should backfire against best defense.

7. d3 Nf6 8. cxd4

a) 8. Qf3 O-O 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bf4 d5 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Bxd6 cxd6

b) 8. Nd2! (White has to get a good defender to the kingside.) 8... dxc3 9. Nf3 cxb2!? 10. Bxb2 Qh5

8... Bxd4 9. Nc3??

9. h3 O-O 10. Nd2! Qg5!? (10... Bb6 11. Nf3 Qh5) 11. Ba4 Qg6

9... Ng4 10. h3 Nxf2 11. Rxf2

11. Qf3 Nxh3+ 12. Kh2 Nf2+ 13. Kg1 Qh1#

11... Bxf2+ 12. Kh1 c6 13. Bc4?! d5! 14. exd5 Bxh3! 15. Qe2+? Be6#

White checkmated

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 c6 7. Bc4 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Re1+ Be6!?

9... Ne7 10. Bb5+ Bd7=

10. Bb3

10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. Qf3 Nf6 12. h3! Rc8 (12... Qb6!? 13. a4 a6) 13. Bf1 Kg8=

10... Qh4!?

10... Qf6! 11. Ba4+ (11. Bxd5? dxc3) 11... Kf8 12. d3 dxc3 13. Qc2 cxb2 14. Bxb2 Bd4

11. Bxd5 O-O-O

Black almost has enough for the pawn here.

11... dxc3 12. Qf3!

12. Bxe6+ fxe6 13. Rxe6?!

13. Qe2?! d3 14. Qxe6+ Kb8 15. g3?! (15. Qf5?! Bb6) 15... Bxf2+!! 16. Kg2 Qh5 17. Qe5+ Qxe5 18. Rxe5 Bb6

13. d3!

13... dxc3!?

13... d3! 14. g3 Bxf2+! 15. Kg2 Qc4

14. Qe2! Nf6! 15. h3?!

a) 15. dxc3?? Qxf2+! 16. Qxf2 Rd1+ 17. Re1 Rxe1#

15. g3 Qh3 16. Qc4 Rd5!

b) 15. Nxc3 Ng4 16. h3 Nxf2! 17. d4! Rxd4!?

15. bxc3 Ng4 16. h3 Bxf2+ 17. Kh1 h5!

15... Nd5?!

15... Rhe8! 16. Re3 (16. bxc3 Qxf2+) (16. Rxe8 Rxe8) 16... cxd2 17. Bxd2 Bxe3 18. Bxe3 Nd5 19. Nd2 Nxe3 20. Rc1+ Kb8 21. fxe3

16. dxc3?!

16. Re4! Nf4 17. Qf3 Qxf2+ (17... Rhf8 18. d4!) 18. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nd3+ 20. Ke3 cxb2 21. Bxb2 Nxb2 22. d4=

16... Rhf8! 17. Be3 Nxe3! 18. fxe3

18... Rf2!! 19. Qg4

19. Qb5 Rd1+

19... Qxg4 20. hxg4 Rxb2!

White forfeits on time.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 c6 7. Bc4 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bb5+ Kf8! 10. Nd2?

10. Re1! Nf6 (10... Be6) (10... Ne7) 11. Ba4!

10... Qa5!

This is a known trap. But as often happens to me on ICC when I catch a strong player in a trap, I am simply outplayed for the rest of the game.

11. a4 a6 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. b4!

14. Qe1 Nf6 15. b3 Kg8 16. Qa5 b6 17. Ba3 Qxa3 18. Qxb6 Qf8 19. Bc6 Qd6 20. a5 Rb8 21. Qa7 h5 22. Ra4 Ng4 23. g3 Ne5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 0-1 Kedyk,D-Najer,E, 2004 World Open (24)

14... Qd6?!

The alignment of King and Queen causes me trouble.

15. Bxa6! bxa6?!

15... Rxa6?? 16. b5!

15... Qxa6! 16. b5 Qf6 17. Ba3+ Ne7 18. Re1 Be6 would not have given him the passed pawn for counterplay.

16. Ba3! Ne7 17. b5 Qf6 18. Re1 Be6 19. Bd6! Kg8 20. b6 Nf5??

20... Nc6 21. b7 Re8 22. Rb1 Nb8 23. Qd2 h5

21. b7! Re8 22. b8=Q Rxb8 23. Bxb8 h5 24. Rb1 h4 25. Be5 Qg5 26. Rb8+ Kh7 27. Rxh8+ Kxh8 28. Qf3 Qd2 29. Rb1 Qxc2 30. Qh5+ Nh6?? 31. Qxh6+ 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. d3 Bc5 6. Nd2 c6 7. Bc4 d5 8. Bb3?! Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. c3 f5?! 11. cxd4 Bxd4 12. Nf3 Bb6 13. e5?!

13. Bg5!

13... f4! 14. d4?! Bg4 15. Qd3 Nf5! 16. Bxf4?

16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxd4 18. Qg4 Rxf4!

White resigns

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 c6 7. Bc4 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bb3 Ne7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nf3 a5

11... Bg4

12. a4 Ra6

This rook lift is my favorite Bird tactic.

13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bg3 f5!?

And I love trying to trap a Bishop over here.

14... Bg4! is probably stronger.

15. Be5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 f4! 17. Re1?!

17. Qf3! Be6 18. c4

17... Bb4! 18. Re2 f3! 19. Nxf3

19... Rxf3! 20. gxf3 Rg6+ 21. Kh1

21. Kf1?? Bh3#

21... Bh3 22. Qg1 Rxg1+ 23. Rxg1 Qf6?! 24. Bxd5+ Kf8 25. Rg3 Bc8 26. f4 Bd6 27. Re4 Bf5 28. Re2 Bxf4 29. Rf3 Qh6 30. h3 Bxh3 31. Rxf4+ Qxf4 32. Bxb7 Qh4 33. Kg1 Qg4+ 34. Kh2 Qxe2 35. Kxh3 Qxf2

White forfeits on time

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. d3 Bc5 6. O-O c6 7. Ba4 Ne7?!

7... d6

8. c3

8. f4

8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Bb3?! O-O 11. a3?! Qh4 12. Qf3? Bg4! 13. Qg3 Qxg3 14. hxg3 Be2 15. Re1 Bxd3

15... Rae8! 16. Bc4 Bxd3 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Bxd3 Re1+ 19. Kh2 Rxc1

16. Bxd5 cxd5

16... Rae8!

17. Bf4 Rfe8 18. Nd2 dxc3 19. bxc3 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bxa3 21. Re5 Rd8 22. Nb3 f6 23. Re7?? Bxe7 24. Bc7 Rc8 25. Ba5 b6 26. Bb4 Bxb4 27. cxb4 Rc4 28. b5 Rb4 29. Nd4 Rxd4

White resigns

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. c3 Qg5 6. Bf1 Qg6 7. d3 Bc5 8. cxd4 Bxd4 9. Nc3 c6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Ne7 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Be2 f5 14. O-O d6 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. e4 Be6 17. Qe3 b6 18. Rxf8+ Rxf8 19. Rf1 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Qf7+ 21. Qf3 Ng6

21... Bxa2!

22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 23. g3 Ke7 24. a3 Bb3 25. Ke1 Ne5 26. Kd2 c5 27. Nb5 a5 28. Kc3 Ba4 29. Nc7 Bc6 30. d4 Kd7! 31. dxe5?

31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. exd5 cxd4+ 33. Kxd4 h6=

31... Kxc7 32. exd6+ Kxd6 33. Bf3 Ke5 34. Kd3 b5! 35. Ke3 c4 36. g4 g5! 37. h3 h6 38. Bg2 b4 39. Bf1

Diagram #

39... c3! 40. bxc3 bxa3! 41. Bc4 Bxe4 42. Bf7

42. Ba2 a4 43. Kd2 Bg2

42... Bb1

42... Bd5!

43. Kd2 a2 44. Bxa2 Bxa2 45. Kc2 Bd5 46. Kd2 Bg2 47. Ke2 Bxh3 48. Kf2 Bxg4 49. Kg3 Kd5 50. Kxg4 Kc4 51. Kh5 Kxc3 52. Kxh6 a4 53. Kxg5 a3 54. Kf5 a2 55. Kf6 a1=Q 56. Ke5 Qa4 57. Ke6 Qd4 58. Ke7 Kc4

White forfeits on time

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bc4 Nf6

6... c6? 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ Kf8 9. Qxc5+

7. Nd2

7. e5 d5 8. exf6 dxc4 9. Qh5! Qd6 (9... Bb4+!? 10. c3 O-O 11. cxb4 Re8+ 12. Kf1 Qxf6) 10. fxg7 Rg8 11. Qxh7 (11. Nd2!?) 11... Qe5+ 12. Kd1 Qxg7 13. Re1+ Be6 14. Qh5 Qg4+ 15. Qxg4 Rxg4 16. g3 Kd7

7... d5 8. Bb3?!

8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Qh5 Be6 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne4 Be7! 12. Ng5 Bxg5 (12... Nf6 13. Nxe6 Nxh5 14. Nxd8 Raxd8=) 13. Bxg5 Qd6 14. Qh4 f6 15. Bd2 c5=

8... O-O 9. O-O dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. dxe4 Qh4 12. f4?! Bg4 13. Qd3?

13. Qe1 Qh5

13... Be2! 14. Qxe2 d3+

White resigns

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