Winning Without Castling

Last updated 2 May 2002

Gurtovoi,N - Dupak,N [A34]
X ICCF Cup, 1995
[Notes by Nickolai Gurtovoi]

1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nc7 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d3 e5 8.Bd2 Be7 9.Rc1 0-0? [Better is 9... Bd7]

10.h4 Rb8 11.Ne4 Ne6 12.Bc3 Ned4 13.e3 Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Kh8 15.a3 f5 16.Ng5! Bd7 17.Qb3 Qe8 18.Bd5! h6 19.Nf7+ Kh7 20.Nxe5 1-0