[Event "2005 Kenilworth Chess Club Championship"]
[Site "Kenilworth, NJ USA"]
[Date "2005.01.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Goeller, Michael"]
[Black "Mazzillo, Pat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2053"]
[BlackElo "1350"]
[Annotator "Goeller,Michael"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. bxc3 ({a)} 6. O-O $5 {
leads to positions reminiscent of the Danish Gambit after} cxb2 $1 7. Bxb2 O-O
$1 {but I thought that sacrificing two pawns in the opening was a bit risky,
especially since my analysis is far from conclusive here:} 8. e5 Ne4 $1 {
and things are far from clear.}) ({b)} 6. Nxc3 $6 Nxe4 (6... O-O 7. e5 Ne4 8.
O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 (9... Bxc3 $6 10. Ng5 $40 {Muller and Voigt}) 10. Qc2 Nc6
11. Bf4 $44 {Nuenchert-Hobusch, Halle 1979}) 7. O-O (7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qd5+ Kf8
9. Qxe4 Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11. Nd5 Na6 $15) 7... Bxc3 $1 (7... Nxc3 $6 8. bxc3
Be7 9. Ng5 d5 10. Qxd5 Qxd5 11. Bxd5 O-O 12. Re1 $44 {Muller and Voigt}) 8.
bxc3 (8. Qd5 Qe7 $1 $15) 8... O-O 9. Re1 Nf6 $1 (9... Nxc3 10. Qc2 $44) 10. Bg5
d6 $15 {Muller and Voigt}) 6... Bc5 $1 {I started to suspect some home
preparation here, especially since I recommend this move on my website.} 7. e5
({And here I considered} 7. O-O $5 d5 $1 (7... Nxe4 $5 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qd5+
Kf8 10. Qxe4 $44 {and White has compensation for the pawn.}) (7... d6 8. Ng5 $1
({or} 8. e5 $5 dxe5 $1 (8... Ng4 $6 9. Bg5 $1) 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nxe5) 8... O-O
9. e5 {is pleasant for White}) 8. exd5 O-O 9. Bg5 {when it is probably about
equal, but White's results from this position are quite good.}) 7... d5 $1 ({
Not} 7... Ne4 $2 8. Qd5 $18) 8. exf6 dxc4 9. Qxd8+ {This is one of those cases
where I foolishly followed the book without doing some closer investigation on
my own. Soon after joining the Kenilworth club, I picked up a book by Eric
Schiller titled "White to Play 1. e4 and Win" from Mike Wojcio. Mike had
offered it as a prize in a tournament he organized and then won it himself, so
he was probably happy to sell it to me -- and I now know why! As is typical of
work by Eric Schiller, its analysis is quite flawed on close examination. I
had wanted the book because I saw that it covered the Urusov Gambit. And once
I got it home I played quickly through the first game he offers, in which this
position occurs and White chooses 9. Qxd8+?! I had planned on returning to the
game later for a closer analysis, but never got around to it. So I was
foolishly impressed by Schiller's suggestions and by the fact that White won
the game. I wish I had simply trusted my previous analysis, which leads to
some interesting play after one of two superior choices:} ({a)} 9. fxg7 $5
Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Rg8 11. Bh6 {gives White a better position than in the game}) ({
b)} 9. Qe2+ $1 Be6 10. fxg7 Rg8 11. Ng5 $1 ({Schiller recommends the foolish} 
11. Bg5 $6 {when Black then plays} Qd3 $1) 11... Qd5 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bh6 {
is complicated}) 9... Kxd8 10. fxg7 Re8+ $5 {
This move is standard, but possibly not best. Simply} (10... Rg8 11. Bh6 a5 $1
(11... Be7 12. Nbd2 (12. O-O $6 a5 13. Nbd2 Ra6 14. Bf4 Be6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 in Masternak-Vanroy, Denmark 1999}) 12... a5 13. O-O-O) 12. Nbd2 (12.
O-O Ra6 13. Bg5+ Ke8 14. Re1+ Re6 15. Nbd2 Rxg7 16. Nxc4 $11) 12... Ra6 13.
Bg5+ Ke8 14. Nxc4 Be6 $1 15. Ne3 Rxg7 $11 {
and Black's two Bishops should give him the easier game.}) 11. Kf1 $6 {
This is an absolute lemon, though recommended by Schiller. In the game
Schiller gives, Reyes-Pergericht, Novi Sad Olympiad 1990, White played the
equally inferior} (11. Be3 $5 Bxe3 12. fxe3 {when Black should have tried}
Rxe3+ $1 ({Pergericht actually played} 12... Rg8 13. Nbd2 Rxg7 14. O-O $1 Be6
15. Nd4 Nd7 {which favored White slightly}) 13. Kf2 Re8 $8 14. Ng5 $5 (14. Na3)
14... Rg8 15. Nxf7+ Ke7 16. Ne5 Rxg7 17. Re1 {
suggesting that White is better here, but that's just not so after the simple}
Be6 18. Nxc4 Nd7 {and Black may have a slight long-term edge.}) ({
Best, as I indicate on my website, is} 11. Kd1 Rg8 12. Bh6 a5 $1 13. Ne5 $5 Ra6
14. Re1 Be6 15. Nd2 Bd5 {though I rather favor Black here. That's why I was
willing to believe that Schiller's suggestion of 11.Kf1?! might have been
worth a try. Another case of someone getting "Schillered," to coin a phrase!})
11... f6 $5 {with the idea perhaps of Ke7-f7 to win the g-pawn. But this does
have the disadvantage of blocking the typical ways of recovering the g-pawn
with Be7-f6 or 11....Rg8 12.Bh6 a5! and Ra6 attacking the Bishop.} ({
Schiller offers the dubious sample line (my notes are added):} 11... Bf5 $1 12.
g3 $6 (12. Bh6 Bd3+ 13. Kg1 Nc6 14. Nbd2 {
is similar to the game but Black has not wasted a tempo on f6}) 12... Be4 $5 (
12... Ke7 $142 $1 $15) 13. Nbd2 $6 (13. Bg5+ $142 {is roughly equal}) 13... Bc6
$6 14. Kg2 b5 $6 15. a4 $1 Nd7 $2 16. axb5 Bxb5 17. Ne4 $16 {
but this is pure fantasy}) 12. Bh6 $1 Bf5 13. Nbd2 Bd3+ 14. Kg1 Nc6 {I was seri
ously worried about getting blown off the board here, let alone not winning
this game. White has to be careful, especially about back-rank stuff. But he
always has that g-pawn on the 7th rank as a trump!} 15. Rd1 $5 {Probably this
move should rate a dubious "?!" since Black has a good response. But I wanted
most of all to offer Black a situation where he would have many options but
none very appealing at first glance. As Yermolinsky advises in my now-favorite
book "The Road to Chess Improvement": "What the defender...has to do is to
create a situation where his opponent is suddenly faced with a number of
equally promising options. The pressure shifts to the attacker.... This effect
is multiplied as he naturally senses the critical moment and realizes that he
has to do his best right now or the advantage may slip away." As Yermo adds,
"chances are he will make a mistake...."} Bc2 $2 {
now White wins the c-pawn with no problem and likely has a slight edge!} ({
Best was} 15... Ke7 $1 16. Re1+ Kf7 17. h4 Kg6 18. Be3 (18. g8=Q+ Rxg8 19. Be3
Ba3 $1 20. h5+ Kf7 21. Rh4 b5 $1 {looks pretty much won for Black}) 18... Bxe3
19. h5+ Kxg7 20. Rxe3 b5 21. Rh4 Rxe3 22. fxe3 Re8 $17) ({
I was hoping he might fall for} 15... Be2 $2 16. Re1 Kd7 17. g8=Q {
winning a piece for White}) ({or} 15... b5 $6 16. Ne4 $1 {
and suddenly White has the initiative.}) 16. Re1 $1 Kd7 ({
White's pawn at g7 makes it impossible for Black to protect the c-pawn now:} 
16... Rxe1+ $2 17. Nxe1 {wins a piece}) ({or} 16... Bd3 $2 17. Rxe8+ {
queens the pawn}) 17. Nxc4 Rad8 $6 18. Ne3 $1 $14 {
Now White is consolidating his extra pawn and has a clear edge.} Bxe3 19. fxe3
$5 ({Probably better was} 19. Rxe3 $1 {
seeking to eliminate a defender of the 8th rank after} Rxe3 20. fxe3 $14 {
but I feared my own weak 8th rank in some lines and thought it safer to keep
the Rook onfornow!}) 19... Ne7 $6 ({Much better was} 19... Ke7 $1 20. Kf2 Kf7
21. Rc1 Be4 22. Rhd1 Kg6 $1 23. Bf4 Kxg7 24. Bxc7 $14 {and though White
remains up a pawn, at least Black eliminates the dangerous g-pawn.}) 20. g4 $5
({Fritz likes the idea of getting more piece activity with} 20. Nd4 $1 Be4 $1
21. Kf2 c5 22. Rd1 $1 Kc8 23. Nb5 $1 {
But I was obsessed with queening my g-pawn!}) 20... Ng8 21. g5 $1 Be4 22. Kf2
Nxh6 $2 {This just seems wrong: Black exchanges off the Bishop, which is
serving the function of a mere pawn, and replaces it with a pawn, so that
White now has a supported passed pawn on the seventh! That's a bad idea.} ({
Better} 22... f5 $5 {trying to lock my Bishop out of the game permanently.})
23. gxh6 Ke7 24. Rd1 Kf7 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rg1 Kg8 {and I'm not so sure that
the King makes such a good blockader of the pawn since a single check by the
knight will either force a Queen or even deliver checkmate if something is in
the way at f7.} 27. Nd4 c6 $5 ({
I saw that Black has to be careful about giving White the d-file:} 27... c5 $6
28. Ne6 $1 Rd2+ 29. Kg3 $1 Rxa2 $4 (29... b6 30. Nf4 $1 Rd6 31. Nh5 $1) 30. Rd1
$1 ({Fritz spots the less complicated} 30. Nf4 $1 Rd2 $8 31. Nh5 $1 $18) 30...
Rg2+ 31. Kf4 Bc6 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Nxc5 $18 {and Rf8+ can't be stopped.}) ({But
} 27... Rd5 $1 {with the idea of Rh5xh6} 28. Rg4 f5 $1 29. Rg5 (29. Rf4 Rd6)
29... c5 (29... Rd6 30. Rh5 Rf6 31. Kg3 c5 32. Nb3 b6 33. Kf4) 30. c4 $1 Re5
31. Ne2 $5 Re6 32. Rh5 Rg6 33. Ng3 {looked sort of complicated}) 28. Rg4 $5 ({
Fritz rightly prefers} 28. Kg3 Bd5 29. Rf1 Kf7 30. a3 $18) 28... Bd5 $2 (28...
f5 $1 29. Rg5 Rd6 30. Rh5 Rg6 31. Nf3 $5 {is much more complicated}) 29. Rf4 $6
({I missed it the first time: best is} 29. c4 $3 Bxc4 30. Nf5 Be6 31. Ne7+ Kf7
32. g8=Q+ Rxg8 33. Rxg8 Kxe7 34. Rg7+ $18 {
-- but fortunately I get another chance at it!}) 29... Rd6 $6 (29... c5 $1 30.
Nb3 Bxb3 31. axb3 Kf7 32. e4 Kg6 33. Rg4+ Kf7 34. Ke3 $16) 30. c4 $1 Bxc4 (
30... Bf7 31. Nf5 $1 Re6 32. Rd4 $1 Be8 33. Rd8 Kf7 34. Rxe8 $1 $18) 31. Nf5
Rd2+ 32. Ke1 Rd7 (32... Re2+ 33. Kd1 $18) 33. Rxc4 {and he kindly resigned,
with both of our flags close to falling. White will inevitably get his wish of
queening that g-pawn.} 1-0