1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nd2 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Ne2 b6 9. h3 Bb7 10. g4

White's opening turns out to be incredibly ambitious. It is amusing to watch his attack unfold.

 

10... Qc7 11. Ng3 Rfe8 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 g6

13... Bd6

 

14. Qg4!? Nb4 15. O-O-O?! Nxa2+?

Black wastes time and misses his last chance for counterplay.

15... c4!!

 

16. Kb1 Nb4 17. h5 Ne5?

18. hxg6! Nxg6 19. Qh5 Nf8 20. Qh6 f6 21. Rdg1 Bd8 22. gxf6 Qf7 23. Nf5 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. f4!? Nc6!? 3. Nf3 f5! 4. d3 Bc5?!

Probably loses already, but you can hardly blame him for trying.

4... d6 is safest, but hardly in the spirit of the position.

 

5. fxe5 fxe4 6. dxe4 Nxe5?

7. Nxe5!

White even has the safe 7. Nc3!? Ng4 8. Bg5 Ne7 9. Nd4!? -- but White has seen a few moves further than Black.

 

7... Qh4+ 8. g3 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxh1 10. Ng6+! Ne7 11. Nxh8 Kf8

Who's zoomin' who? Fritz thinks Black is busted, but computers arenotoriously bad at dealing with Knights trapped in the corner. But it is hard to imagine that Black's King will survive long enough to pick up his prize on h8.

 

12. Nc3! d5 13. Be3

Too safe! White has to be brave and attack, not try to defend his material edge.

13. Bg5! Bd7 14. O-O-O

 

13... Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qxh2 15. Qf3+?

15. O-O-O c6 16. Bd3

 

15... Bf5! 16. Nxd5

16. g4 Qh4+ 17. Kd2 Qxg4

 

16... Qxc2 17. Rd1 Re8 18. Bb5 c6 19. Nc7 cxb5 20. Nxe8 Kxe8 21. Qxb7 Qe4+ 22. Qxe4 Bxe

4

A fasciating and complicated ending! If Black manages to snag the Knight, he can win. If White saves it, he wins.

 

23. Rd4 Bd5 24. Rh4 Bg8! 25. Rf4 g6 26. a3 Nd5 27. Rf3 Ke7 28. g4 Be6 29. g5? Bf5! 30. Rf2 Kf8 31. Rd2 Nc7 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Rb8 Ne6 34. Nxg6 Kxg6 35. Rxb5 Kxg5 36. Ra5 h5 37. Rxa7 h4 38. Kf2 Nc5 39. Ra8 Nd3+ 40. Kg2 0-1

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! Bxd5!?

A good practical choice. Black accepts a clearly worse position rather than risk White's dangerous attack that follows:

13... exd5 14. exd5 '!' Tyomkin,D. 14... Kd8 15. Nc6+!?

 

15.Rxe7 has been played more often and also makes life diffcult for Black: 15. Rxe7 Kxe7 16. Nf5+ Kd8 17. Bh4 Qa5!? (17... Rg8 18. Nh6!) (17... Qc5 18. Qxg7 Kc7 19. Bxf6 Rhg8 20. Bd4 Rxg7 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Nxg7 Rg8 23. Nh5 Rxg2 0-1 Jens,J-Dvoirys,S/Dieren NED 2001/The Week in Chess 350 (56). (56) ) 18. Nxd6 Bxd5 19. Qxg7 Kc7 20. Bxf6 Rhg8 21. Qh6 Qxa2 with a big mess on the board;) (15. Qe3 Re8 16. Nf5 Nxd5 17. Qg3 N5f6? (17... g6) 18. Nxg7 Rg8 19. Nf5 Re8 20. Qh4 1-0 Soloviov,S-Rogovoi,M/St.Petersburg 1996/CBM 56 ext (25).

 

15... Bxc6 16. dxc6 Nc5 (16... Qxc6 Ftacnik 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 (17... Bxf6 Ftacnik 18. Be4 Qc8 (18... Qa4 Ftacnik 19. Bxa8 Qxa2 20. Rxd6 Qxb2+ 21. Kd1 Qb1+ 22. Ke2 Re8+ 23. Kf1) 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Rxd6) 18. Qxg7 Rg8 19. Qxf7 Qc7 20. g3) 17. Bh4 Bf8? (17... Rg8 18. Qe3! and white keeps strong pressure;) (17... g6 Ftacnik 18. f5 Qxc6 19. Bb5!! Tyomkin) 18. Bc4 Ra7 19. Bd5 a5 (19... Qa5 Ftacnik 20. Re2) 20. Re3! (20. Bf3!? Ftacnik 20... a4 (20... Qc8 Ftacnik 21. Bxf6+ gxf6 22. Qh4 Be7 (22... Qf5? Ftacnik 23. Re5 Qg6 24. Rxc5) 23. Qf2) 21. Re3 (21. f5 Ftacnik 21... b3 22. Qe5 Qa5 23. Bxf6+ Kc7! (23... gxf6 Ftacnik 24. Qxf6+ Kc7 25. a3) 24. axb3 axb3 25. Qd5 gxf6 26. Qxf7+ Kb6 27. Qxf6 Bg7 28. Qxd6 Bxb2+) 21... b3 22. Rde1 Ne6 23. a3 Ra5) 20... Qc8 21. Rde1 Qf5 22. Bxf6+ gxf6 23. Re8+ Kc7 24. Qf3 h5 25. Kb1 Bg7 26. Rxh8 Bxh8 27. Bxf7 Kb6 28. Bxh5 a4 29. Bg4 Qh7 30. c7 Rxc7 31. Qd5 f5 32. Qxd6+ Rc6 33. Qd8+ Qc7 34. Qxh8 fxg4 35. Qd4 Kb5 36. b3 axb3 37. axb3 Qd6 38. Qc4+ Ka5 39. Re5 Qd1+ 40. Ka2 Qd6 41. Rd5 Qc7 42. f5 Kb6 43. Qxb4+ Ka7 44. Qd4 wins

 

14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qxg7 Rg8 17. Qxh7 Nf6 18. Qh4 Nfd5

All practically forced. Now Black is a pawn down with the worse position. But if White is not careful, she has some interesting open lines to White's King.

 

19. Qf2?!

The Knight at d5 is dangerous, as we shall see. Best 19. Be4! O-O-O 20. f5 e5 21. f6 exd4 22. Rxd4 Fritz

 

19... Qa5 20. Bc4!?

20. Kb1! Nc3+ 21. bxc3 Nd5 22. cxb4 Nc3+ 23. Kb2 Qxb4+ 24. Nb3 Nxd1+ 25. Rxd1 a5 26. a4 Qxa4 27. Qb6

 

20... Nc3! 21. Rd3!

21. bxc3? Qa3+ 22. Kd2 Qxc3+ 23. Kc1 Qxc4 would turn the tables

 

21... d5! 22. Bb3 Ne4 23. Qf3 Qc5

23... Nc5! 24. Rde3 Nxb3+ 25. Nxb3 Qxa2 26. f5

 

24. g3?! a5 25. Ba4+!?

25. Nxe6!! fxe6 26. Qh5+ Kf8 27. Rxe4 Fritz

 

25... Kd8??

Black is in trouble but there is no knockout yet after 25... Kf8 26. f5

 

26. Nxe6+

26. Qxe4!! wins

 

26... fxe6 27. Qxe4 Ra6 28. Qd4 Qc7 29. Qe5 Rd6 30. Kb1 Kc8 31. c3 Kb8 32. Rc1 Rc8 33. Rdd1 b3 34. axb3 Ka8 35. Qe2 Rb6 36. c4 1-0