B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bc4 Nf6 last book move 4. d3 Bg7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 c5 7. Bh6 Nc6 8. Nf3 Ng4 8... Bg4 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. Ng5= 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. h3 Nge5 11. Bd5 11. Nxe5!? has some apparent merit 11... Nxe5 12. O-O-O 11... Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 e6 12... Nd4 13. O-O-O 13. Bc4 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. h4 e5= 13... Ne5 13... Nd4!? must definitely be considered 14. O-O-O Bd7 14. Qe3 b6 15. O-O-O Qe8 15... f5!?= 16. f4 16. h4 h5 16... Nxc4 17. dxc4 Qe7 18. Rd2 18. Nb5!? Rd8 19. e5 18... Ba6 19. b3 Secures c4 19... Rfd8 20. Rhd1 Rab8 20... Bb7 21. e5 21. a4 21. Qg3 f5 21... Rd7 22. e5 Rbd8 23. exd6 Rxd6?? another bit of territory lost. 23... Qf6 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Qe5+ Qf6 26. Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Bb7 27. Rd7 1-0 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4

1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e4 last book move 3... Nf6 4. Bd3 4. e5 Ng8 4... d5 5. e5 White gains space 5... Nd7 6. c3 Controls b4 6... Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Qc2 h6 Covers g5 9. Nf1 f6 Prevents intrusion on g5 10. Nh4 fxe5?? 10... Re8 saving the game 11. Bh7+ Kh8 12. Ng6+ Kxh7 13. Nxe7+ Kh8 14. exf6 Nxe7 15. fxe7 Qxe7= 11. Bh7+ Kf7 11... Kh8 there is nothing else anyway 12. Ng6+ Kxh7 13. Nxf8+ Kg8 14. Nxe6 Qe8 15. Nxc7 Qd8 16. Nxa8 exd4 17. cxd4 Nf8 12. Qg6# 1-0 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 last book move 5. Be2 a6 Secures b5 6. Be3 c5 Attacks the pawn chain 7. f4 cxd4 8. Bxd4 Nc6 9. Nf3 Be7 9... Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Nb3= 10. a3 Prevents intrusion on b4 10... Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Nb3 12. Qd2!?= is interesting 12... Be3 13. g3 Consolidates f4 13... b5 14. Qd3 Qb6 15. Nd1 Bc5 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Nc3 Bb7 18. O-O-O Nb6 19. Rhf1 White prepares f5 19... g6 Controls h5 20. g4 White plans f5 20... O-O-O That doesn't look like a safe castle 21. f5 21. Qd4 and White can hope to live 21... Qxd4 22. Rxd4 21... d4 22. Ne4 Bxe4 22... Qxe5 23. Ng5 Qf6 24. Ne4 23. Qxe4 exf5 23... Rd5!? deserves consideration 24. gxf5 Qd5 25. Qg4 25. Qxd5!? Rxd5 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Bg4+ Kb8 28. Rxf7 Rxe5 29. h3 25... h5 26. Qh3 26. Qg3 g5 27. Qxg5 Qxe5 28. Rfe1 (28. Bxh5? doesn't work because of 28... Rdg8 29. Rfe1 Rxg5 30. Rxe5 Rhxh5) 26... Kb8 26... g5 is a viable option 27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Qg3 Qa2?? 28... Nd7 would hold out 29. Qxg6 Qxe5 29. e6+ Kc8 30. Rf7 Nd5 31. Rxd4 Rhf8 31... Qa1+ is still a small chance 32. Kd2 Qxb2 32. Rxf8 Rxf8 33. Qd6 Rd8 34. Qxa6+ Kc7 35. Bxb5 35. Qa5+ Kc8 36. Bxb5 Kb7 37. Qxd8 Qa1+ 38. Kd2 Qh1 39. Qd7+ Nc7 40. Ba6+ Kxa6 41. Ra4+ Kb6 42. Rb4+ Kc5 43. Qd4+ Kc6 44. Rb6# 35... Qa1+ 36. Kd2 Qxb2 37. Qc6+ 37. Qa5+ Kb7 38. Ba6+ Kc6 39. Rc4+ Kd6 40. Qxd8+ Kxe6 41. Rc6+ Kf7 42. Qd7+ Ne7 43. Bc4+ Kf8 44. Rxg6 Qd4+ 45. Qxd4 Ke8 46. Bb5+ Nc6 47. Bxc6+ Kf8 48. Qf6# 37... Kb8 38. Rxd5 Rxd5+ 39. Qxd5 Qxa3 39... Qg7 does not save the day 40. Qd6+ Qc7 41. Qxc7+ Kxc7 42. e7 Kd6 43. e8=Q g5 44. Qd7+ Ke5 45. Qe7+ Kf5 46. Bd3+ Kg4 47. Qe3 h4 48. Qe2+ Kh3 49. Bf5+ g4 50. Bxg4# 40. Qe5+ Kb7 41. e7 Qb4+ 42. Kd3 Qa3+ 42... Qh4 doesn't get the cat off the tree 43. Qd5+ Kb6 44. Qc6+ Ka5 45. Qc7+ Kb4 46. Qc3+ Kxb5 47. e8=Q+ Ka6 48. Qec8+ Ka7 49. Q3c5# 43. c3 Qb2 43... Qb3 doesn't do any good 44. Qe4+ Qd5+ 45. Qxd5+ Ka7 46. Qc6 Kb8 47. e8=Q+ Ka7 48. Qea8# 44. e8=Q 44. Qd5+ Ka7 45. Qc5+ Kb7 46. Qc6+ Kb8 47. e8=Q+ Ka7 48. Qea8# 44... Qb1+ 45. Kd4 45. Kc4 Qa2+ 46. Kb4 Qb1+ 47. Ka5 Qa1+ 48. Ba4 Qxa4+ 49. Kxa4 g5 50. Qg7+ Kb6 51. Qb5# 45... Qg1+ 46. Qe3 46. Qe3 Qg4+ 47. Q3e4+ Qxe4+ 48. Qxe4+ Ka7 49. Qe7+ Kb6 50. Qc5+ Kb7 51. Qc6+ Kb8 52. Ba6 Ka7 53. Qb7# 1-0 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

B00: Queen's Fianchetto Defence, Nimzowitsch Defence

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 last book move 2... g6 3. d4 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 h6 Secures g5 6. h3 Covers g4 6... a6 Consolidates b5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. a3 Controls b4 8... e5 9. Bc4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 10... Qe7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd3 11. O-O Qe7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Nxc6 13. exd5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 O-O 13... Bxc6 13... bxc6!? should be examined more closely 14. exd5 Qh4 (14... Bxb2? is no good 15. Rae1 O-O 16. Bd4 (16. Bxh6?! is the weaker alternative 16... Qh4 17. Bxf8 Qxc4) ) 15. dxc6 Bxc6= 14. exd5 Bd7 15. Rfe1 Kf8 16. Re2 16. Qb4!? 16... Qh4 17. Bd3 Re8 17... Kg8 18. c4 18. Bf4 18. Rae1!? 18... Rxe2= Less advisable is 18... Bxb2 19. Rxe8+ Bxe8 20. Rb1 19. Bxe2 Kg8 20. Bg3 Qd4 21. Qxd4 Bxd4 22. Rd1 Bf6 23. b3 23. c3 Kg7= 23... Kg7 24. c4 Re8 25. Kf1 Bb2 26. a4 Ba3 27. Bf4 Bb4 28. Be3 Bc3 29. Rc1 Be5 30. Bd3 h5 31. Bd2 Kf6 32. Ba5 b6 33. Bd2 Bf5 34. Bxf5 Kxf5 35. Re1 Rb8 36. Ke2 Ke4 Black activates its king 36... g5 37. g4+ Kg6 38. Rg1 37. Kd1+ 37. f3+ Kf5 38. g4+ Kf6 39. f4 37... Kd4? 37... Kf5 and Black has air to breath 38. Kc2 Kc5 38... g5 39. f3 Kc5 40. Re4 (40. Bxg5?! b5 41. Be3+ Kb4) 39. Kd3 39. Re4 and White has reached his goal 39... b5 40. Be3+ Kb4 41. cxb5+ Ka5 42. b6 39... b5 40. b4+ Kb6 41. Be3+ 41. axb5 axb5 42. c5+ Ka7 41... Kb7 42. cxb5 axb5 43. a5 Ka6 43... f5 44. Bh6 44. Bd4 44. Rc1 Rc8 44... f6 44... Bxd4 45. Kxd4 Rc8 46. Re3 45. h4 45. Be3 g5 45... Rf8 46. g3 Rf7 47. f4 Bxd4 48. Kxd4 Kb7 49. Re6 Kc8 49... Rf8!? 50. Re8+ Kb7 51. Rg8 g5 52. hxg5 fxg5 53. Rxg5 h4 54. Ke4 Rh7 54... Re7+ 55. Kf5 hxg3 56. Rxg3 55. gxh4 Rxh4 56. Kf3 56. Rg3!? might be the shorter path 56... Rh6 56... Rh7 56... Rh1 57. f5 57. f5 c6 57... Rh1 58. dxc6+ Kxc6 59. f6 Rf7 60. Rf5 d5 61. Ke3 Kd6 62. Kd4 Ke6 63. Rf1 Kd6 64. Rf5 64. a6 seems even better 64... Kc6 64... Ke6 65. Rxd5 Rxf6 66. Rxb5 Kd7 66... Rf4+ cannot undo what has already been done 67. Kc5 Kd7 68. Kb6 67. Rc5 Ra6 67... Ke7 is not much help 68. Kc4 Rf8 69. a6 68. Kc4 Ra8 69. Kb5 Rb8+ 70. Ka4 Kd6 71. Rc1 Rb7 71... Kd5 doesn't change the outcome of the game 72. b5 Ke4 73. b6 72. a6 Ra7 73. Ka5 73. Ka5 Rh7 74. b5 73. b5 secures the win 73... Ke7 1-0 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

A20: English Opening: 1...e5

1. g3 e5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nf6 last book move 5. a3 a5 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nh3 d6 8. O-O Be6 9. Bg5?? a transit from better to worse 9. Ng5 Bg4= 9... h6 9... Qc8 a pity that Black didn't try this 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Ne4 Qd8 11... Qg6 12. Nxc5 dxc5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Kg2 12. Nxc5= dxc5 13. Kh1 Qd7 14. Ng1 Rad8 15. Qa4 Nd4 16. Qxa5 16. Qxd7 Bxd7 17. Rad1 ( 17. Bxb7 c6) 16... b6 16... Nb3 17. Qc3 Nxa1 18. Rxa1 Qd4 17. Qc3 f6 18. Rae1 Nf5 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Nd6 21. b5 This push gains space 21... Nf7 21... e4 22. f3 (22. dxe4?! Bxc4 23. Rc1 Kh8=) 22... e3 23. f4 22. Ra1 Qd6 23. Ra7 Rc8 24. Rfa1 Nd8 25. R1a6 Qc5 26. e3 c6 27. bxc6 27. Qb3!? 27... Nxc6 28. Rb7 Rb8 28... Nb4 29. Raa7 (29. Raxb6?! Nd5 30. Qb2 Nxb6 31. Rxb6 Rfe8=) 29... Rf7 30. Rxf7 Bxf7 31. Ra4 29. Rc7 29. Raxb6 Qxb6 30. Rxb6 Rxb6 29... Qb4 29... Rfc8!? 30. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Raa7 Rf7 30... Qxc3?? is not to be advocated because of the following mate in 3 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Rh7+ Kg8 33. Rag7# 31. Qxb4 Nxb4 32. Rxf7 32. Bh3!? f5 33. Rxf7 Bxf7 34. Bxf5 32... Bxf7 33. Be4 Rd8 34. Ra3 Rb8 34... Nc2 35. Rc3 Ne1 35. Rb3 35. Ra4 White clearly has the better chances 35... Nc2 36. d4 35... Na6 36. Bd5 Nc5 37. Ra3 Bxd5+ 38. cxd5 e4 38... b5!? and Black can hope to live 39. Rc3 Na4= 39. dxe4 Nxe4 40. f3 Nd6 41. Ne2 Nc4 41... f5 42. Nd4 42. Rc3 Ne5 43. Nd4 b5 44. Rb3 b4 45. f4 45. Kg2!? Kf7 45... Nc4 46. Nc6 Rb5 47. e4 Inferior is 47. Rxb4 Rxb4 48. Nxb4 Nxe3 47. Nxb4?! Kf7 47... Nd2?? terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game? 47... Kf8 48. Rxb4 Rxb4 49. Nxb4 Ke8 48. d6 Rb7 49. Rxb4 Rd7 50. Rd4 50. e5!? and White can already relax 50... fxe5 51. fxe5 Nf3 50... Nb3 50... Nxe4 is not much help 51. Rxe4 Rxd6 52. Nd4 51. Rd5 Kf7 52. Nb8 Rd8 53. d7 53. Na6!? keeps an even firmer grip 53... Ke6 54. Nc7+ Kd7 53... Rxb8 53... Na5 54. Kg2 54. d8=Q Rxd8 55. Rxd8 Nc5 56. Rd4 g5 57. Kg2 Ke7 57... gxf4 is not the saving move 58. gxf4 Ne6 59. Rd7+ Ke8 60. Rh7 Nxf4+ 61. Kf3 58. Rc4 58. Kf3 might be the shorter path 58... h5 58... Nd3 58... Nb3 does not solve anything 59. Kf2 59. Rc7+ 59. Kf3 makes it even easier for White 59... gxf4 60. gxf4 h5 59... Ke6 59... Kd6 cannot undo what has already been done 60. Rc8 Kd7 61. Rc3 60. f5+ Ke5 61. Re7+ Kd4 62. Kf3 Ne5+ 62... h5 is still a small chance 63. Rd7+ Kc4 63. Rxe5! a devastating blow 63... Kxe5 63... fxe5 64. f6 64. Ke3 h5 64... g4 cannot change what is in store for ? 65. Kd3 Kd6 66. Kd4 65. h3 h4 66. g4 Kd6 67. Kd4 Ke7 68. Kd5 Kd7 69. e5 fxe5 70. Kxe5 Ke7 71. f6+ Kf7 72. Kf5 72. Kf5 Kf8 73. Kxg5 1-0 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. h3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. Na4 Bb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 last book move 10. a3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Be3 d5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Re1 Re8 15. c3 Covers b4+d4 15... Nh5 15... Qd7 16. Qb3= 16. g3 Controls f4 16. d4!? might be a viable alternative 16... e4 17. Nd2 16... Nf6 17. Nh2 Qd7 18. Kg2 Qf5 19. Qf3 19. Ng4!?= should be examined more closely 19... Qxd3 20. Rad1 Qc4 20... Qb5 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 21. Bxh6 Demolition of pawn structure 21... Rf8 21... gxh6 A deflection 22. Qxf6 22. Rf1?? 22. Be3 was much better 22... gxh6 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Qxg4+ Qxg4 25. hxg4 Rad8 26. Rh1 Kg7 27. Rh5 Rf6 28. Rdh1 Rdd6 29. g5 Rg6 30. f4 exf4 31. gxf4 Na5 32. Kg3 Nc4 33. R1h2 c5 34. Kg4 Ne3+ 35. Kf3 d4 36. Rd2 36. cxd4 cxd4 37. Ke4 Rge6+ 38. Kd3 hxg5 39. Rxg5+ Rg6 40. Rxg6+ Kxg6 41. Ke4 36... hxg5 37. cxd4 37. fxg5 doesn't change the outcome of the game 37... Nc4 38. Rdh2 d3 39. Rh7+ Kf8 40. Rh8+ Rg8 37... cxd4 38. fxg5 Rd5 38... Nc4 makes it even easier for Black 39. Rd1 39. Ke4 Rgxg5 39... Re6+!? and Black can already relax 40. Kd3 40. Rxg5+ Rxg5 41. Rxd4 Nf5 42. Rd7+ Kf6 43. Rxb7 43. Kd3 is the last straw 43... Nd6+ 43... Nd6+ 44. Kd3 Nxb7 0-1 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. h3 Secures g4 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 c5 8. Qd3 Be7 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Nxe5 Bf5 12. Be3 Be7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Nc6 Rfe8 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 16. Bxc5 Re6 17. Rhe1 Rxe1 18. Rxe1 Be6 19. Nb5 Ne8 20. Nd4 Bd5 Rosito,J-Cristobal,R/Mar del Plata 2000/CBM 79 ext/1-0 (38) 6. d3 h6 7. O-O Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. Ng3 Rb8 11. b3 Be6 12. c4 Qc8 13. Nh2 Nh7 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Bf6 16. Rb1 Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Qd8 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Kh8 20. Nf3 Bf6 Makantani,E-Pagkali,M/Athens 2002/CBM 86 ext/0-1 (32) 6. O-O Bg4 7. d3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 d5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Nxd5 O-O 13. Rfe1 Qd6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Re4 Rab8 17. Rb1 Rb7 18. b3 Rd8 19. Rg4+ Kh8 20. f4 exf4 Xaniotis-Papazaxariou,B/Heraklio 2001/CBM 85 ext/1-0 (53) 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 6... Be7 6... c5 7. a3= 7. O-O 7. d4 Nd7 7... O-O 7... c5 8. d3= 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Re1 Re8 11. e5 dxe5 12. Rxe5 Bd6 13. Rxe8+ Qxe8 14. Bg5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Nf3 16. Qd2 Qe5 17. f4 Qe8 16... Qe4 17. c3 Consolidates b4 17... Rb8 18. Rb1 18. b4!? is the best option White has 18... Bf5 19. Nd2 Qe6 20. Ra1 Rxb2 21. Qa4 21. Be3 c5 21... Bc5 22. Qf4 22. Bf4 c6 23. Qd1 Qg6 22... Bb6 22... h6!? seems even better 23. Qxc7 Bb6 24. Qb8+ Kh7 25. Qg3 23. Qf3 23. Bh4 doesn't do any good 23... f6 23... h6 23... h6 24. Bf4 g5 0-1 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

B00: Queen's Fianchetto Defence, Nimzowitsch Defence

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. d5 Nce7 4. f4 4. g3 Ng6 5. h4 Bc5 6. Nd2 h6 7. Nb3 Bb6 8. a4 a6 9. Nf3 d6 10. Nfd2 Nf6 11. Be2 O-O 12. c4 Bd7 13. Bf3 c6 14. Nf1 cxd5 15. cxd5 Rc8 16. a5 Ba7 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Bb5 Kapengut,A-Nikolaevsky,Y/Leningrad 1971/URS-ch/0-1 (73) 4... Ng6 4... exf4 5. Bxf4 Ng6 6. Bg3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Bc5 8. Nh3 d6 9. Nf2 O-O 10. O-O Ng4 11. Qd2 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Be2 Qf6 14. Nc3 Ne3 15. Kh1 Nxf1 16. Rxf1 Qd4 17. Qc1 a6 18. Bf3 Rae8 19. h3 Kvisvik,B-Kovachev,D/Lysaker 2002/CBM 87 ext/0-1 (42) 5. f5 White wins space 5. Ne2 Bc5 6. Nbc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 exf4 8. Nxf4 Ne5 9. Qg3 Ng6 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. O-O d6 12. h3 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Bd7 14. Bd2 Qe7 15. Rae1 Bd4 16. Re2 Be5 17. Qf2 a6 18. Nd1 Nxf4 19. Bxf4 Bxf4 Bevilacqua,M-Cavatorta,F/Milan 2000/CBM 79 ext/1-0 (80) 5. Nh3 exf4 6. Nxf4 Bc5= 5... Qh4+ 6. g3?? Secures f4 6. Kd2 was a good chance to save the game 6... Nf6 7. Qf3 6... Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Qxh1 8. Be3 8. Nf3 doesn't get the bull off the ice 8... N6e7 9. Nc3 Nf6 8... N6e7 9. Nc3 Nxd5 10. O-O-O 10. Nf3 cannot undo what has already been done 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 e4 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qc6 12. Nf3 12. Bd4 doesn't improve anything 12... f6 13. c4 Ba3+ 14. Kb1 Ne7 15. Qh5+ Kf8 12... Qxc3 12... d6!? and Black can already relax 13. Bd2 Be7 14. g4 13. Bd4 Ba3+ 14. Kb1 Qb4+ 15. Ka1 f6 16. Nxe5 Ne7 16... fxe5 17. Qxe5+ 17. Qh5+ Ng6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Qxh8+ Qf8 20. Re1+ 20. Qh7 gxf5 21. Qxf5 Qf7 22. Re1+ Be7 20... Be7 20... Kd8 21. Qh7 gxf5 22. Qxf5 21. Qh7 gxf5 22. Bd3 d6 Consolidates c5+e5 23. h4 Bd7 24. h5 O-O-O?? releasing the pressure on the opponent 24... Kd8= and Black hangs on 25. h6 Qg8 25... Qf7 26. hxg7 d5 26. Qxg8 Rxg8 27. Rxe7 27. Bc4 might be the shorter path 27... d5 28. Bxd5 (28. Rxe7?! gxh6 29. Bxd5 Rxg3) 28... gxh6 29. Bxg8 (29. Rxe7?! Rxg3 30. Rh7 c6 31. Rh8+ Kc7 32. Bxa7 Rh3) 27... gxh6 28. Bxf6 28. Rh7!? 28... Rxg3 29. Rf7 29. Rh7 Be6 29... Be6 30. Re7 Bd7 31. Rh7 Rg8 31... b5 32. Rxh6 a6 33. Kb2 32. Rxh6 f4 32... a6 33. Bd4 33. Bd4 33. Rh4!? 33... Rf8 34. Bg7 Rg8 35. Bd4 35. Kb2 Bc6 36. Bd4 Rf8 35... c5 35... Rf8!?= 36. Bf6 36. Bc3!? 36... f3 37. Be7 37. Kb2 d5 38. Bh4 c4 37... b5= 38. Bxd6 38. c4 and White can hope to live 38... Rg1+ 39. Kb2 Rg2+ 40. Kc3 b4+ 41. Kb3= 38... c4 39. Be4?? sad, but how else could White save the game? 39. Rf6 cxd3 40. cxd3 39... f2 40. Rf6 c3 41. Bb7+ 41. Bg6 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 41... Rxg6! Eliminates the defender g6 42. Rf8+ Kb7 43. a4 Be6 44. Rb8+ Ka6 45. Rb6+ axb6 46. axb5+ Kxb5 47. Bf4 f1=Q+ 48. Bc1 Qxc1# 41... Kxb7 41... Kxb7 42. Bg3 Rxg3 43. a4 Be6 44. Rxe6 f1=Q+ 45. Re1 Qxe1+ 46. Ka2 Qc1 47. axb5 Qb2# 0-1 [Fritz 8 (30s)]