[Event "Nor'Easter op"]  [Site "Watertown, MA"]  [Date "1992.04.05"]  [White "Patrick Wolff"]  [Black "Charles Hertan"]  [Result "1-0"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [ECO "C42"]  [WhiteElo "2646"]  [BlackElo "2475"]  [PlyCount "85"]  [GameId "2178554133533577"]  [EventDate "1992.04.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "4"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CH May-June 1992"]  [SourceDate "2009.07.13"]  [SourceVersionDate "2009.07.13"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. h3 d5 {This is actually a position from the Exchange Variation of the French Defense (according to ChessBase's classification system--I suspect it's reached more often via the Petroff move order)} 8. O-O O-O 9. c3 (9. Re1 $1 Nc6 10. c3 Re8 11. Bf4 $14 {Stockfish}) 9... c5 (9... Re8 $1 $11 {Stockfish}) 10. Bf4 (10. Nbd2 $1 $14 {Stockfish}) 10... Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nbd2 Be6 (12... Nh5 13. Bh2 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 $11 {Stockfish}) 13. Nb3 (13. Qc2 $5) 13... Bb6 14. Re1 Qd7 $6 (14... h6 15. Nbd4 $14) 15. Ne5 (15. a4 $1 $14) 15... Qc8 16. Bg5 $6 (16. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 17. Nd4 $14) 16... Nxe5 (16... Ne4 $1 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nxc6 (18. Rxe4 $2 f6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Rxe6 Bxf2+ $1 21. Kxf2 fxg5+ 22. Kg1 Qxe6 $19) 18... Qxc6 $11) 17. Rxe5 Nd7 $2 (17... Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Be3 (19. Rxe4 $2 Bxb3 20. axb3 Qf5 $19) 19... Bxe3 20. fxe3 $11) 18. Re1 (18. Qh5 $1 g6 19. Qh6 Re8 20. Re2 $16) 18... Nc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 (19... Qxc5 20. Qf3 $14 {is somewhat better for Black}) 20. Qh5 (20. Bc2 Bf5 21. Bb3 $16) 20... Bf5 21. Rad1 (21. Qf3 $1 $14 {is a bit better}) 21... Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Qf5 23. Rf3 Qg6 24. Qxg6 fxg6 25. Re5 (25. Rd1 $1 $14) 25... Rxf3 (25... Rae8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Rxd5 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Bxf2 29. Rd8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. g4 $16) 26. gxf3 h6 (26... Kf8) 27. Rxd5 Bxf2+ (27... b6 28. Be3 $18 {is an insufficient improvement for Black}) 28. Kxf2 hxg5 29. c4 (29. a4 $1 $18 {is somewhat more accurate}) 29... Rc8 30. b3 Rc7 (30... b6 {puts up slightly more resistance}) 31. Rxg5 (31. c5 $5) 31... Kf7 32. f4 (32. Rd5 $5) 32... b6 (32... Kf6 $5) 33. Ke3 Rc8 34. Kd4 (34. Rd5 $1 $18 {is quicker}) 34... Rh8 (34... Rc6 $5) 35. Rg3 Rd8+ 36. Ke5 Rd2 $6 (36... a5) 37. a3 Re2+ (37... a5 $5) 38. Kd5 $2 {Throws away the lion's share of White's winning edge.} (38. Kd6 $18 {is the quick method, e.g.,} Re7 39. b4 $18 {etc.}) 38... Kf6 $2 (38... Re6 {and White may still be winning but it's game and there's hope for salvation.}) 39. b4 Rd2+ (39... Ke7 {is a tiny and irrelevant improvement}) 40. Kc6 Rd4 41. c5 bxc5 42. bxc5 Rxf4 43. Kb7 1-0