[Event "ICCF EU/III/1153"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Knox, Arthur"]
[Black "Spackova, Milena"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C62"]
[Annotator "A Knox"]
[PlyCount "116"]

{I am giving this game first as it was my only loss in the tournament. My
opponent played the Steinitz Defence to my Ruy Lopez. As it has a rather
passive reputation, I was immediately siezed with an insane confidence that I
was destined to win this game. It doesn't pay to be too cocky!!} 1. e4 e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. d5 {At this point I got the idea referred to in
my introductory remarks that my opponent was going to play a cautious and
defensive game. This made me feel pretty good, as I said.} 5... Nce7 6. Qe2 a6
7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. c4 c5 {Either locking the centre for the moment or giving
herself the choice (after dxc6) of a central break with d5 at some point.} 9.
O-O g6 10. Bd2 a5 11. Nc3 h6 12. Qd1 Nc8 {The start of some complicated (To
me!) and patient manoevring. The Knight has access to better squares from d7
than from a7.} 13. Qa4 {
I don't know why an exchange of Queens seemed good at this point.} 13... Nb6
14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. b3 Be7 {Unexpected after preparing to fianchetto on g7.
Still the Bishop can support K-side pawn advances better from e7.} 16. Rfb1 b6
17. Ne1 Ngf6 18. f3 {
Establishing a very aesthetic looking pawn chain din't you think?} 18... g5 19.
Nc2 Nf8 20. a3 {Preparing to push b4 andd try to seize an open file.} 20... Ng6
{She's not worried by the prospect of b4.} 21. b4 a4 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Rb7 O-O
24. Rab1 g4 $2 {Losing the h pawn.} 25. Bxh6 {I have won a pawn, am attacking
her Rook and have doubled my own Rooks. I'm feeling pretty good about now!}
25... Rfd8 26. R1b6 {
The start of an attempt to double Rooks on the seventh rank.} 26... Nd7 27. Rc6
gxf3 28. gxf3 Kh7 29. Bd2 {
Thinking there might be a use for the Bishop on the e1 - a5 diagonal.} 29...
Kg7 30. Rcc7 Nf6 31. Ne3 Ng8 {Defending the Bishop again.} 32. Nf5+ Kf6 {
Now the Bishop is adequately defended.} 33. Nxe7 N8xe7 34. Rd7 {
Hoping for a Rook exchange and the win of the d pawn.} 34... Rxd7 35. Rxd7 Ra6
36. Nb5 Nc8 {Defending the d pawn.} 37. Nc7 Nf8 38. Nxa6 Nxd7 {
Getting rid of the annoying Rook.} 39. Nc7 Ndb6 {Attacking the c pawn.} 40. Nb5
Ke7 41. Kg2 {Now I start trying to Queen the h pawn hoping the Knight will
keep the King tied to the d pawn and the Black Knights won't get across in
time. The Bishop might be able to help too.} 41... Nxc4 {
Now material is level and Black has  a passed pawn of her own.} 42. Bc1 Na5 43.
Kg3 Nb3 44. Be3 Nd4 45. Nxd4 exd4 {The Knight exchange was a very good idea.
Black now has two connected passed pawns against my one.} 46. Bd2 Nb6 47. Kf2
c4 {The pawn roller rolls!} 48. Ke2 {
The only chance now is to try to exchange the Bishop for the two passed pawns.}
48... Nd7 49. Bc1 Nc5 50. Bf4 Nd3 51. Bd2 Nb2 52. h4 c3 {If Bxc3 The King
can't approach to get the second pawn and will be tied down to guarding it
from Queening. This will leave the h pawn at the Black King's mercy.} 53. f4 f6
54. h5 cxd2 55. Kxd2 Nc4+ {Forking King and pawn.} 56. Kd3 Nxa3 57. Kxd4 Nb5+
58. Kc4 a3 {If 59.Kb3 a2 60.Kxa2 Nc3 and the pawns fall.} 0-1

[Event "ICCF EU/III/1153"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Knox, A."]
[Black "Rapp, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Annotator "A Knox"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 Nc6 {A Nimzovitch Defence.} 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e5 4. exd5 Nxd4 {
No pawn centres in this game. Who heens them?} 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nxf3+ 7. Bxf3
Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Bb4 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. O-O-O O-O {I quite fancy White's chances here.}
11. Ne4 Be7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bb4 {Intending d6.} 13... Re8 {
Intending e4 in return.} 14. d6 e4 15. Qb3 cxd6 16. Rxd6 Qc7 17. Rhd1 {
Doubling Rooks.} 17... Rad8 18. Qd5 Rxd6 19. Qxd6 Rc8 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21. Re1 Rc4
22. c3 Bg5+ 23. Kd1 f5 24. b3 Rc8 25. c4 Bf4 26. g3 Bg5 27. Ke2 Rd8 28. Rd1
Rxd1 29. Kxd1 Bf6 30. Kc2 Bd4 31. Be1 Kf7 {Now the endgame manoevring begins.}
32. b4 g5 33. Kb3 f4 34. c5 e3 35. fxe3 fxe3 {
Can anything be made of this passed pawn? That's the question.} 36. Kc4 Bb2 37.
Kd5 Bc1 38. Bc3 Bd2 39. Kd4 {The King's come back just in time. It was nearly
a square too far away if it had continued to attack the a and b pawns.} 39...
Bc1 40. Kd3 g4 41. Bd4 a6 42. a4 Bd2 43. b5 axb5 44. axb5 Ke6 {
Coming towards the potential passed pawn.} 45. Bxe3 Ba5 46. Ke4 {
Keeping his opposite number out of d5 and f5.} 46... Bb4 47. c6 bxc6 48. bxc6
Kd6 49. Kf5 Kxc6 50. Kxg4 Kd5 51. Kf5 Bd6 52. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Scottish Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ellis, DRR."]
[Black "Gillam, SR."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[Annotator "Notes by Dave Ellis"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. e4 {[This is my first attempt at annotating a game and I feel nervous about
my analysis especially with Simon being the new champion!]} 1... g6 2. d4 Bg7
3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. h3 Qc7 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Be3 e5 10.
Qd2 Nd7 11. a4 Re8 12. Rad1 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nhf6 14. f3 a6 15. Rf2 d5 16. exd5
Nxd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. a5 Ne5 19. Bf4 b5 20. axb6 Qxb6 21. b3 Bb7 22. Be3 Nc6 {
[Until here, I thought the position was equal, but after 22...Nc6 things
slowly go downhill for Black. Better was 22...Qc7 23.f4 Nc6 24.Nxc6 Qxc6 25.
Bf3 Qc7]} 23. Nf5 d4 24. Nh6+ Kf8 25. Bf4 Ne7 {
[If 25...d3 then 26.Bxd3 Bd4 27.Bd6+ Ne7 28.Bc4 Be3 29.Qc3 is good for White.]}
26. Ng4 Nd5 27. Bh6 Nc3 {
[Black might try 27...f5 28.Nh2 Nc3 29.Re1 Re3 30.Bxg7+]} 28. Re1 Nxe2+ {
[Better for Black is 28...Bxh6 29.Qxh6+ Kg8 30.Qd2]} 29. Rexe2 Rxe2 30. Rxe2
Rd8 31. Kh1 Bc8 {
[An improvement for Black is 31...d3 32.cxd3 Qd6 33.Qb2 Qd4 34.Qa3+]} 32. Qg5
Bxg4 33. Qe5 {[After this, Black's position is hard to defend with many
threatening checks against the exposed king.]} 33... Be6 34. Qxg7+ Ke8 35. Rd2
Rd5 36. Qxh7 Kd7 37. Qh8 Qb4 38. h4 Qd6 39. Bg5 Kc6 40. Bf6 Qf4 41. Qa8+ Kb6
42. Bd8+ Kc5 43. Rd1 Qd6 44. Ba5 Qc6 45. Qb8 1-0

[Event "SCCA Challenge"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lloyd, G."]
[Black "Dowell, C."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Annotator "G Lloyd"]
[PlyCount "55"]

{TROUBLE DOWNT MILL} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. d4
O-O 7. Na3 a6 {Prevents any ideas White may have about b5.} 8. c4 bxc4 9. Nxc4
Bb4 10. Bb2 d5 11. a3 dxc4 12. axb4 cxb3 {Don't underestimate that pawn.} 13.
Qxb3 Qd6 14. Rfc1 Nc6 {Attacks the isolani on b4.} 15. Qc4 {
White is in command.} 15... Nd5 {
Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on b4.} 16. Ba3 Rfd8 17. Ng5 f5
$16 (17... Qd7 $14) 18. e4 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Qf8 20. Re1 Nb6 $18 (20... Qf5 $5 $16)
21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Ng5 Re8 23. Qa2 (23. Bxc6 {is clearly weaker.} 23... Rxe6 24.
Nxe6 Qc8 $11) 23... Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 g6 25. Qe6 Nd8 (25... Qf5 {
Doesn't make things any easier.} 26. Bxc6 Qxe6 27. Rxe6 (27. Nxe6 $6 Bxc6 28.
Rc1 Bb5 $18) 27... Bxc6 28. Rxc6 $18) 26. Qe5+ {
Theres TROUBLE DOWN AT MILL Mr ARKWRIGHT.} 26... Qg7 27. Qe8+ Qg8 28. Bxb7 (28.
Bxb7 Rb8 29. Bf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "SCCA Championship 1999-2000"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lennox, C J."]
[Black "Milligan, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "1965"]
[Annotator "Jonathan Lennox"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. a3 e6 {[A reversed Benko. Personally
I wouldn't dream of letting my opponent play such a critical variation with an
extra tempo, but Bernard's play is nothing if not optimistic!]} 6. Bg2 Nc6 7.
O-O Nf6 8. Bb2 bxa3 9. Nxa3 Bc5 10. Ne1 $1 e5 11. Nd3 Bd6 {[Black makes the
critical decision to allow the capture of the black-squared bishop. 11...Be7
would of course permit White to regain his pawn by 12.Bxc6+, but it would by
no means clearly good to do so.]} 12. Nb5 e4 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Ba3 Qe6 15. Nf4
Qe5 {[15...Qxc4 16.d3 is awkward for Black. Now, my original intention was
also 16.d3, but after rejecting that and 16.Rb1, I fortunately settled on a
strong move.]} 16. Qb1 $1 h5 {[Watch this pawn!]} 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Qxd5
19. Bxe4 Qe6 20. e3 dxe3 21. fxe3 h4 {[Now I had nned 22.Bf5 Qh6 23.Bxc8 hxg3
24.Bd7+! bt when I noticed that Black could play 22...Qd5 instead, I looked
for something better.]} 22. Rf4 $1 hxg3 23. Bxc6+ Qxc6 24. Qb4 gxh2+ 25. Kf2
Qc7 26. Rc1 a5 {[A better chance than either 26... h1Q 27.Rxh1 Rxh1 28.Qf8+ or
26...Qd8 27.Rxc8!]} 27. Qe4+ Be6 28. Rxc7 h1=Q {
[The h-pawn has done all that could be expected of it, but...]} 29. Re7+ Kd8
30. Qxh1 {[I don't recall ever capturing two queens in three moves before!]}
30... Rxh1 31. Rd4+ Kc8 32. Re8+ Kc7 33. Rxa8 Rh5 34. Re8 {[34...b5 35.Re7+
Kc6 36.Rd6# would be a fitting finish to the attack on the black squares!]} 1-0

[Event "SCCA Candidates"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bird, Graham"]
[Black "Cumming, David R"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D89"]
[Annotator "D R Cumming"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Ne2 c5 9. Be3 Nc6 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. Qa4 a6
15. Nf4 $6 {My own opinion, not theory's!} 15... b5 $1 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qa3
Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 19. Kh1 Nc6 {
With a slight advantage to Black, as in Ji Y vs Deng k, China 1989.} 20. Rad1
Qb6 21. Qb3 Nd4 22. Qb2 Rfd8 23. e5 Rac8 24. Rd2 Qc5 {Planning to pressurise
the pawn on e5, hoping that White will feel oblidged to open the kingside up
with f4 & untimately g3.} 25. Rfd1 Nc6 26. f4 Qe3 27. g3 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Nd4 29.
Bf1 $6 {29.Bxb5 was much better.} 29... Qxd1 30. Rxd1 Nf3+ 31. Kf2 Rxd1 32.
Kxf3 {Otherwise I was threatening the Rook fork from d2.} 32... Rxf1+ 33. Kg2
Rd1 34. Kh3 {Apparent safety for the White King.} 34... Kf7 {
Because White was now threatening 35.Qb3.} 35. Qe2 Rcd8 36. Qb2 R8d2 37. Qa3 h5
$5 {Instead of defending my queenside pawns, I decided to create mating
threats to White's "safe" King.} 38. Qf3 Ra1 39. Qe4 Raxa2 40. Kh4 {Otherwise 4
0...Rxh2 is +mate! But now if I play 40...Rxh2, White plays 41.Kg5 and the
position now looks extremely promising for White, so...} 40... Re2 $1 41. Qd3
Rad2 $1 42. Qb1 Rxh2+ 43. Kg5 Rc2 $1 {
Blocking the White Queen's attack on the g6 pawn.} 44. Kh6 h4 $1 45. g4 {
45.gxh4?? Rcg2 and very soon White gets mated!} 45... h3 {
Now it's an advanced passed pawn with a strong threat of promotion.} 46. f5 {
White's last card, he opens up the position around the Black King in order to
be able to do some damage with his Queen, winning a few pawns, hoping for a
blunder with a route to mate or failing that a perpetual check.} 46... gxf5 47.
gxf5 exf5 48. Qb3+ e6 49. Qe3 Rhd2 {I considered c2 & d2 the best squares for
my 2 Rooks, preventing the White Queen from having access to the c-file and
planning to block a future check with my d2 Rook.} 50. Qg5 {
Of course not 50.Qxh3??...Rh2 and it's a simple win for Black.} 50... h2 51.
Qf6+ Ke8 52. Qxe6+ Kd8 53. Qb6+ Kd7 54. e6+ Ke7 55. Qb7+ Kxe6 56. Qxa6+ Rd6 57.
Qa1 b4 58. Qb1 Rg2 59. Kh5 $4 {A blunder in a lost position.} 59... Rd8 60.
Qe1+ Kf7 {It's mate in 3. White cannot prevent both ...Rh8+ and h1=R+. He can
only stop one of those moves from mating (if for example he plays 61.Qa1)
thereafter the other move will give mate. 61.Qg3 Rxg3 62.Kh4 Rdg8 63.Kh5 and I
have a choice between  h1=R+mate and Rh3+mate and Rh8+mate. Alternatively he
could play 61.Qe6 7 or 8 check, but this only prolongs the game for one more
move and it's still mate on the next move, hence Graham's resignation.} 0-1

[Event "SCCA Candidates Sec B 98/99"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cumming, David R"]
[Black "Mackenzie, Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[Annotator "David Cumming"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 {
7.0-0 was the main line, but the text immediately creates a strong pawn centre
and steers the game away from better known lines.} 7... Bb4+ {
7...Bb6 was the alternative.} 8. Bd2 {"This move is relatively unanalysed but
has given good results so far," - Tim Harding.} 8... Nf6 {I was expecting 8...
Bxd2+. The text takes me out of theory altogether so I was now playing chess.}
9. e5 Qe7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Bxb4 Qxb4 12. Qe2 h6 13. a3 Qa4 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15.
Qxe4 {
White thusly regains his pawn and possibly emerges with a slight advantage.}
15... Re8 16. Qd5+ Kf8 17. Nc3 Ne7 18. Qb5 Qxb5 19. Nxb5 Nd5 20. Rac1 c6 {
An unavoidable positional concession, leaving White a nice knight outpost ond6.
} 21. Nd6 $1 Re6 22. Rfe1 b6 23. Nd2 Ba6 24. N2c4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 b5 26. Rc5 Rb8
27. f3 {To make space for the White King to enter the frey.} 27... g5 28. Kf2
Rg6 29. Re4 Ke7 30. h4 Nf4 {Threatening 31...Nd3+ forking King and Rook so ...}
31. Rc2 Ke6 32. g3 Nd5 33. h5 Rg7 34. f4 $6 {Perhaps this was mistaken,
opening the g-file where Black's Rooks could quickly take advantage.} 34...
gxf4 35. gxf4 Ne7 {Guarding against 36.f5+.} 36. Kf3 Rbg8 37. Ree2 Rg3+ 38. Kf2
Rxa3 $2 {Greedy. This was opening the a-file to White's advantage! Preferable
was ...Rh3 intending 39... Rxh5.} 39. Ra2 Rh3 40. Rxa7 Rxh5 41. Ne4 Rh2+ 42.
Ke1 Rxe2+ 43. Kxe2 Rd8 44. Nc5+ Kf5 45. Kf3 Nd5 46. Nb7 $1 Rb8 47. Nd6+ Ke6 48.
f5+ $1 {At last this long awaited  move can be played with gain of tempo too!}
48... Ke7 49. Ne4 b4 {
Black vainly seeks counterplay by pushing his protected passed pawn, but ...}
50. f6+ Kf8 51. Nc5 $1 Nb6 52. e6 $1 b3 53. exd7 ({One possible finish could be
} 53. exd7 b2 54. d8=R+ Rxd8 55. Ne6+ Kg8 56. f7+ Kh8 57. Nxd8 Kg7 58. Ne6+ Kf6
59. f8=Q+ Kxe6 60. Qe7+ Kf5 61. Qe5+ Kg6 62. Rg7# {
Thus proving that Black's b pawn had become irrelivent.}) 1-0

[Event "SCCA Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Teunisse, Dr A"]
[Black "Macmillen, A N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Notes by Frank Teunisse"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. d3 c5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 {[A Slav Exchange variation with
colours reversed. According to BCO2, this takes the fun out of playing the
Slav. Does it....?!]} 5. e4 $1 {[Thanks to Black having played Nc6 before Nf6,
it is possible to play this gambit].} 5... dxe4 6. d5 Ne5 $5 {[Although at the
time of the game I thought 6... Qa5+ would lose to 7.b4! I am not so sure now,
and think this may win for Black].} 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Nc3 Ngf6 9. Bf4 g6 10. Nb5
$1 Nxd5 {[I looked here at 11.Qxe4. Now 11... Nxf4 and 11... N5f6 both lose to
12.Nd6#. If 11... e6 then 12.0-0-0 seems fine for White. But 11... N7f6 solves
all Black's problems! So...]} 11. Be5 $1 {
[The bishop cannot be taken because of Nc7#]} 11... f6 12. Rd1 fxe5 13. Rxd5
Bg7 $2 {[Better was 13... e6]} 14. Qc4 $1 e6 15. Nc7+ Ke7 16. Rd2 Rb8 17. Qxe6+
Kf8 18. Bb5 $1 Qxc7 {[Whate else? If 18... Qf6 19.Qe8#, or 18... Qe7 19.Bxd7]}
19. Bc4 {[The clue to 18.Bb5!]} 19... Qxc4 20. Qxc4 b5 21. Qc7 Ke7 22. Nh3 Rd8
$2 23. Qd6+ {[Black resigns in view of 23... Kf7 24.Ng5+ Kg8 25.Qe6+ Kh8 26.
Nf7+ Kg8 27.Nh6++ Kh8 28.Qg8+ Rxg8 29.Nf7#. A nice 19th century knockabout!]]}
1-0

[Event "British CC Championships 1999"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Borwell, AP."]
[Black "Doye, PC."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "Notes by Alan Borwell"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 {[I decided to emply a rather unusual line against the French, which is
designed to take the Black player into an open and tactical position, in which
he might not be entirely comfortable. It also has the considerable advantage
of gambiting an early pawn, which, in the days of computers, is quite a good
way of avoiding positions where piece valuation is an important factor. Of
course, I have no idea whether my opponent might have access to a computer
program, but I rather like the idea of an early departure into uncharted and
unbalanced positions.]} 1... e6 2. b3 {[This move is much better than its
reputation, for the reasons I have already given above.]} 2... d5 3. Bb2 dxe4 {
[Black is better to take the pawn because 3. ...Nf6 4.exd5 exd5 5.Qe2+!? Be6 6.
Nf3 Be7 7.Ng5 is promising for White.]} 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bb4 {[If 5. ... Be7
6.Nxe4 Nxe4 7.Qxe4 Bf6 8.d4 Qd5 9.Qe3 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nc6 11.Nf3 is good for
White. Totsky-Rapport, Minsk, 1996, saw White winning in 16 moves!]} 6. O-O-O
Bxc3 {[Here 6. ... Qe7 is playable but 7.Nxe4 or 7.Kb1 both give White
excellent chances.]} 7. dxc3 $1 Qe7 8. g4 {[White has two bishops, an
advantage in development, and a tactical initiative!]} 8... Qc5 {[This was unex
pected, but 8. ... h6 9.Bg2 e5 10.h3 Bd7 11.Qe3! Bc6 12.c4 Nbd7 13.Ne2 0-0 14.
Ng3 is promising for White. I think that 8. ... Qc5 is better and requires
White to play strongly for advantage.]} 9. h4 h6 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. Bxe4 {
[I was a little reluctant to exchange one of my bishops for a knight, but
White must open up lines quickly.]} 11... h5 12. g5 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qxf2 {
[Here a computer would probably give a favourable assessment to Black, but the
position is clearly better for White.]} 14. Nh3 Qc5 {[If 14. ... Qf5, then 15.
Qxf5 exf5 16.Rhe1+ Be6 17.Nf4 Rd8 18.Rxd8+ Kxd8 19.c4 Rg8 20.Nxh5 g6 21.Nf6
Rh8 22.h5 gxh5 23.g6 fxg6 24.Rxe6 h4 25.Nd5 Rg8 26.Kd2 and White's extra piece
and greater activity will decide.]} 15. c4 e5 16. Nf4 Bg4 17. Ng6 $3 {
[Much better than 17.Rd2 0-0! 18.Nd5 Qe7 when, if White captures on e5, the
pin after Re8 is a real nuisance. If 17.Rd5 Qe7 18.Bxe5 0-0 19.Re1, then Black
has several plausible moves. White's position may look menacing, but there is
a lack of piece cohesion for attacking purposes. The move played is much more
dynamic and forcing.]} 17... Bxd1 18. Rxd1 fxg6 $2 {[Better is 18. .. . Rd8 19.
Rxd8 Nxd8 20.Nxh8 Qg1+ 21.Kd2 Qf2+ 22.Kd1 when Black may even escape with a
draw. However, White could have a better continuation! The finish now is
rather elegant.]} 19. Qxg6+ Kf8 20. Rf1+ Kg8 21. Qe6+ Kh7 22. g6+ Kh6 23. Kb1
Qe3 {[The only move to stop mate.]} 24. Bc1 Qxc1+ 25. Kxc1 Rhf8 {[It looks as
though Black may have escaped from immediate disaster and could still have
some chances despite the material, but...]} 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Qf7 $3 {
[If the Black rook moves to another file, White mates the trapped king via f5/
g5. Capture of the queen simply allows White to convert the pawn into another
one - so it's allover!]} 1-0

