[Event "2005 Kenilworth Chess Club Championship"] [Site "Kenilworth, NJ USA"] [Date "2005.02.03"] [Round "3"] [White "Stoyko, Steve"] [Black "Cavaliere, Pete"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "47"] [TimeControl "180"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qe7+ $6 {This may have been the losing move! Black will have a difficult time developing his kingside and castling, while his Queen will make a potential target on the open files.} (6... Be7 $142 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. O-O O-O) 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Bd3 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qf3 c6 11. O-O-O Be6 12. a3 Qh4 $5 (12... O-O-O $2 13. Bxa7) 13. Be4 Rc8 (13... Bg4 $4 14. Bxc6+ $1 { leads to mate}) 14. Bf5 (14. Bxa7 $2 Bg4) 14... Qf6 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 (15... Qxf3 $4 16. Bd7+ $1 $18) 16. Qg3 f6 17. Kb1 $1 Qc4 $6 (17... c5 18. f4 e4 19. Rd2 g6 20. h4 f5 21. h5 $16 {with pressure on the d-file and the kingside.}) 18. f4 $1 ({White does not get distracted from his plan to open the center. But an alternate invasion route was} 18. Qh3 $1 Rc7 $8 19. Bxa7 Re7 20. Bb6 Qe6 21. Rd8+ $40) ({Also possible was} 18. Bxa7 Ra8 19. Qh3 $1) 18... Be7 $6 (18... Qe6 19. fxe5 f5 { may be the only way, at the cost of a pawn, to keep the e-file closed.}) 19. fxe5 Kf7 $6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Rd7+ Ke8 22. Rxg7 $3 { Blowing apart the last refuge for Black's King.} Bxg7 23. Qxg7 Qg8 $6 (23... Rf8 24. Qe5+ Kf7 (24... Kd7 25. Rd1+) 25. Bd4 $1 { is an unstoppable mating attack.}) 24. Qe5+ {White's attack leads to mate or the win of the Queen whichever way the King goes.} 1-0