[Event "World Opem 1988"]  [White "Nick De Firmian"]  [Black "Lev Alburt"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B04"]  [WhiteElo "2515"]  [BlackElo "2535"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "71"]  [EventDate "1988.06.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "11"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CH, Sept-Oct 1988"]  [SourceDate "2017.06.10"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2017.06.10"]  [SourceQuality "1"]   1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. a4 (7. Qe2 O-O  8. a4 dxe5 9. dxe5 Bg4 10. e6 f5 11. a5 $14) 7... a5 (7... dxe5 $1 8. a5 N6d7  9. Bxf7+ (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxf7 e6 13. Bg5+ Kd7  14. Ra3 Nc6 15. Rd3+ Bd6 16. Rh3 Ne5 17. Bf6 Rf8 18. Bxe5 Rxf7 19. Bxd6 cxd6  20. O-O Ke7 $11 {Osipov-Bendig, LSS email 2013}) 9... Kxf7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 11. Ne6  Qe8 12. Nxc7 Qd8 13. Nxa8 (13. Ne6 $11) 13... exd4 14. c3 h6 15. O-O Kh7 16.  Bf4 (16. cxd4 Nf6 17. Nc3 Bf5 18. Re1 Na6 19. Bf4 Re8 20. Qb3 Qxa8 $11 {  Kloster-Bonifissuto, ICCF email 2011}) 16... e5 17. Bg3 Nc6 18. Re1 h5 $11 {  Osipov-Gesicki, LSS email 2016}) 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 (9. Nc3 $1 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3  11. Qxf3 Nc6 $14 {Jimenez Molina-Ramos Verdu, ICCF email 2013}) 9... Nc6 (9...  dxe5 $1 10. Nxe5 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. c3 Re8 $11) 10. Qe2 dxe5 (10... Bf5 11.  Re1 (11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Bg5 $14 {Bellin-Solozhenkin, Montecatini Terme 1997})  11... Qd7 (11... Qc8 12. Nc3 (12. Na3 $1 $14) 12... dxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 $6 (13...  Be6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Nb5 $14) 14. e6 $16 {Fedorowicz-Alburt, USA-ch 1989}) (  11... dxe5 $5) 12. Nbd2 (12. Na3 $1 $14) 12... Rad8 (12... dxe5 $1 13. dxe5 Be6  14. Bxe6 $11) 13. Ne4 $14 {De Firmian-Alburt, USA-ch 1989}) 11. dxe5 Nd4 (11...  e6 12. Rd1 $14 {is a small improvement for Black. Garcia Fernandez-Hernandez,  Benidorm 2004}) 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Re1 Bd7 14. c3 Qc5 $6 (14... Qh4 15. Nd2 Bc6  16. Nf3 Qh5 17. e6 (17. Bd1 $5) 17... f5 18. Ne5 Qxe2 19. Rxe2 $14 {  Vanttaja-Aho, ICCF email 2007}) 15. Nd2 (15. e6 $1 Bxe6 $6 (15... Be8 16. Bf4  $14) 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ $16 {Wahls-Timmer, Bern 1994}) 15... Bc6 16. Nf3  Bd5 $6 (16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $14 {Almasi-Rizvi, Rimavska Sobota 1992}) 17. Be3  Qc6 $6 (17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 $16) 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. c4 Bc6 $6 (19... Be6 20. Rad1  $16) 20. Red1 (20. e6 $1 $18) 20... Rad8 (20... Qc8 21. Rd2 Rd8 22. Bg5 $16)  21. f4 (21. e6 $1 $18) 21... Qe8 $6 (21... e6 22. Bc2 $16) 22. Nb5 Rxd1+ (22...  Na8 23. e6 $18 {is only a tiny improvement for Black}) 23. Rxd1 Qc8 (23... Na8  24. e6 $18 {is a bigger improvement for Black this move}) 24. c5 Nd7 $2 (24...  Nd5 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 c6 27. Na7 Qb8 28. Rd7 Qxa7 29. Rxe7 $18 {puts up a  better fight}) 25. Na7 $6 (25. e6 $18 {is stronger. Funny how White keeps  missing this move.}) 25... Qb8 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. Bc4 (27. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 28. e6  $18) 27... Rd8 $2 (27... Qc8 28. Qd2 Nb8 29. Qxa5 $18 {would prolong the game  (and Black's pain)}) 28. Qd2 e6 29. Qxa5 (29. Bf2 $1 {is the quick method})  29... g5 (29... Bf8 {is better but who cares?}) 30. Qd2 Bf8 31. f5 Be7 32. Bxg5  (32. fxe6 Nxe5 33. exf7+ Kf8 34. Bd4 Nxc4 35. Qd3 Rxd4 36. Qxd4 $18 {mops  Black up even faster}) 32... Nf6 ({If Black were a glutton for punishment and  wanted to prolong his agony, he would play} 32... Nxe5 33. Qxd8+ Bxd8 34. Rxd8+  Qxd8 35. Bxd8 Nxc4 36. fxe6 fxe6 37. b4 $18) 33. Qxd8+ Bxd8 34. exf6 exf5 35.  Bxf7+ $2 (35. Rd7 $18 {ends the game}) 35... Kh8 $2 (35... Kxf7 36. Rd7+ Ke6  37. Rxh7 {and all of the sudden White has to put in a little work (but not  much) to secure the win}) 36. Bg6 1-0