[Event "US Open 1994"]  [Site "Chicago, IL"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Alex Yermolinsky"]  [Black "Benjamin Finegold"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "D15"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "98"]  [EventDate "1994.08.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "12"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 $6 (5. a4) 5... b5 6. e5 $6 (6.  Be2) 6... Nd5 7. a4 h6 $6 (7... e6 $15 {Stockfish}) 8. axb5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxb5  10. Ba3 Be6 $6 {according to Yermolinsky in Informant 43} (10... e6 $1 11. Bxf8  Kxf8 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O $11) 11. Be2 Bd5 12. O-O (12. Nd2 $1 $11) 12... e6 ({  Deviating from the} 12... Nc6 {seen in Yermolinsky-Kupreichik, Kuibyshev 1986,  Informant 43/457}) 13. Bxf8 Kxf8 14. Nd2 Nc6 15. Bf3 Ne7 $6 (15... Bxf3 16.  Qxf3 Qd5 17. Rfb1 (17. Ra6 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Ne7 19. Rfa1 (19. Ne4 {is better})  19... Nd5 $17 {Zika-Vitoux, Mitropa Cup 2008}) 17... b4 $15) 16. Ra6 Nf5 (16...  Qc8 $5) 17. Qa1 g6 18. Rb1 (18. Rxa7 $2 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Kg7 $15) 18... Bxf3 19.  Nxf3 Qd5 20. Ra5 (20. Qb2 Kg7 21. Qxb5 Qxb5 (21... Rhb8 22. Qxb8 Rxb8 23. Rxb8  Qe4 $11) 22. Rxb5 Rab8 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. g4 Ne7 25. Rxa7 Nd5 26. Nd2 Nxc3 27.  Nxc4 Ne2+ 28. Kg2 $11) 20... a6 21. Rxa6 (21. Nd2 $1) 21... Kg7 22. Nd2 Nh4 $6  (22... Rhb8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qb2 Ra5 $15) 23. f3 Rxa6 24. Qxa6 Ra8 25. Qxb5  Qxb5 26. Rxb5 Ra2 27. g3 $6 (27. Nxc4 $1 Rxg2+ 28. Kf1 Rc2 29. Rb7 Nxf3 30. Nd6  Nxh2+ $11) 27... Rxd2 28. gxh4 Rd3 29. Kf2 Rxc3 30. Rc5 $6 (30. d5 exd5 31.  Rxd5 Rc1 32. Rc5 $11) 30... Rc2+ (30... Rc1 $1 31. h5 g5 $15) 31. Kg3 c3 32.  Rc8 $2 (32. d5 $1 exd5 33. Rxd5 Kf8 34. h5 gxh5 35. Rc5 Re2 36. Kf4 $11) 32...  Rc1 33. Kf4 c2 34. Rc7 $2 (34. Rc4 Kh7 35. Rc7 g5+ 36. hxg5 hxg5+ 37. Ke3 Kg6  $15) 34... g5+ 35. hxg5 hxg5+ 36. Ke3 Kg6 $2 (36... Re1+ 37. Kd2 Rd1+ 38. Kxc2  Rxd4 39. h3 Kg6 (39... Rh4 $2 40. Kd3 Rxh3 41. Ke4 $17) 40. Rc8 Rf4 41. Rc3 Rh4  $19) 37. Kd3 $2 {a time scramble?} (37. Rc4 $1 Re1+ 38. Kd2 Rf1 39. Rxc2 Rxf3  40. Ke2 Rh3 41. Kf1 $15) 37... Rd1+ 38. Kxc2 Rxd4 $19 39. Ra7 Rd5 40. Ra4 Rxe5  41. Kd2 f5 42. h4 gxh4 43. Rxh4 Kg5 44. Ra4 f4 $1 45. Ra1 Re3 46. Rg1+ Kf5 47.  Rf1 Ke5 48. Kc2 Kd4 49. Rd1+ Kc4 0-1  

  [Event "Chicago Open 1997"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Anna Hahn (2190)"]  [Black "Raset Ziatdinov (2535)"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "D09"]  [WhiteElo "2190"]  [BlackElo "2535"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "51"]  [EventDate "1997.05.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "7"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 {When faced with a lower-rated opponent, one often takes  chances in the opening} 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 ({Stockfish thinks} 5. Nbd2  {is better, e.g.,} Nge7 (5... Bg4 {is the book move}) 6. Nb3 Nf5 7. a3 a5 $1 {  best according to Stockfish but not in my database} 8. e4 dxe3 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8  10. fxe3 $14) 5... Bg4 {The book move in this position but Stockfish much  prefers} (5... Nge7 {e.g.,} 6. Bg2 Ng6 7. O-O Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Qa4+ Bd7  10. Qb3 $14) 6. Bg2 Qd7 7. Nbd2 (7. O-O $1 O-O-O 8. Qb3 Bc5 $1 ({The usual}  8... Nge7 {is much worse, again according to Stockfish}) 9. h3 $1 Be6 (9...  Bxh3 $2 10. e6 Bxe6 11. Ne5 Qe8 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 $18) 10. Ng5 $16) 7...  O-O-O (7... Nge7 {is slightly better}) 8. O-O (8. a3 $1 Nge7 (8... d3 $5) 9. h3  Bf5 10. b4 $16) 8... Bh3 (8... h5 9. b4 $1 Bxb4 10. Qa4 d3 11. exd3 Bxd2 12. e6  Qxe6 13. Bxd2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nge7 15. Rfe1 $16) 9. a3 $6 (9. Qa4 $1 $16) 9... h5  $2 (9... Bxg2 10. Kxg2 h5 11. h3 h4 12. g4 $14) 10. e6 $1 Bxe6 11. b4 f6 ({  Better is} 11... h4 12. b5 $16) 12. Qa4 (12. b5 $1 $16) 12... Kb8 13. Bb2 (13.  b5 $1 $16) 13... d3 14. exd3 Qxd3 (14... Bh3 $1 15. d4 Nxd4 16. Qxd7 Nxf3+ 17.  Nxf3 Bxd7 18. Rad1 $16) 15. b5 $18 Nce7 (15... Ne5 {is much better but still  losing, e.g.,} 16. Nxe5 fxe5 17. Rad1 Qf5 18. Be4 Qg4 19. Bxb7 $1 Kxb7 20. Nf3  $1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Bd6 22. Nxe5 {etc. At least in this line, Black's king's  bishop sees the light of day.}) 16. Rfe1 (16. Rfd1 {is even more bone-crushing}  ) 16... Bf5 ({Black's position is so bad that Stockfish sees losing a piece  with} 16... Nc8 17. Rxe6 {as the better option. After all, it might allow  Black to do something with his kingside before he dies, e.g.,} Nb6 18. Qa5 Bc5  19. Qc3 Nh6) 17. Rac1 (17. Ne4 $1 Bxe4 18. Rad1 {is another even more  bone-crushing continuation but it doesn't matter. You can hear the bones  cracking.}) 17... Nc8 (17... h4 18. Ne4 $18) 18. Re3 Qd7 19. c5 Nge7 {He  finally gets out but it's far too late.} (19... Bxc5 {Stockfish suggests  giving up the exchange first with} 20. Rxc5 Nge7 {not that it would make any  difference (it wouldn't)}) 20. Nd4 Bg4 {It's amazing that White can be up  (according to Stockfish) the equivalent of over 15 pawns when material is  still equal (if White doesn't take the pawn on b7, it's still almost 10 pawns).  } 21. Bxb7 $1 Bh3 22. Qa6 c6 23. bxc6 Qxd4 {Since this move is tantamount to  resignation, why not just resign?} 24. Bxd4 $6 (24. Ba8 $1 {leads to mate in  ten}) 24... Rxd4 25. Nf3 Rd5 26. Rb3 1-0  

  [Event "Framingham (Mass.) 1992"]  [White "Ilya Gurevich (2566)"]  [Black "John Curdo (2441)"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C68"]  [WhiteElo "2566"]  [BlackElo "2441"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "35"]  [EventDate "1992.01.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "5"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 (5... f6 {and}) (5... Bg4  {are both more popular and better}) 6. d3 (6. Na3 $1 $14) 6... Ne7 7. Nbd2 Ng6  ({Stockfish prefers (but only slightly) the rarely played} 7... f6) 8. Nc4 Qf6  (8... Qe6 9. b3 (9. Re1 $5) 9... Be7 10. Ne3 O-O 11. Nf5 h6 $11 {Stockfish}) 9.  d4 ({Stockfish prefers} 9. Qe1 $5) 9... exd4 10. Bg5 $5 Qe6 11. Nxd4 $6 (11.  Qxd4 f6 12. Be3 c5 $11) 11... Qd7 $2 (11... Qxc4 12. Nb5 f6 13. Nxc7+ Kf7 14.  Nxa8 fxg5 $15) 12. Nf5 (12. Be3 c5 13. Nf5 Qxd1 14. Raxd1 $11) 12... f6 13. Be3  Qxd1 14. Raxd1 Bd7 15. Rd2 $6 (15. Bd4 O-O-O $11) 15... Ne7 $4 {"He doth not  dig a grave but build a tomb."--John Donne} (15... Be6 16. Na5 Bb4 17. Nxg7+  Kf7 18. Nxe6 Bxa5 $17) 16. Nfd6+ $1 cxd6 $1 {Better to die a quick death than  suffer through} (16... Kd8 17. Nf7+ Kc8 18. Rfd1 {etc.}) 17. Nxd6+ Kd8 18. Bb6#  1-0  

  [Event "Leningrad 1929"]  [White "Mikhail Botvinnik"]  [Black "Grigory Goldberg"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "D66"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "63"]  [EventDate "1929.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "chesuotaku.org/games/gam"]  [SourceDate "2012.01.01"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2012.01.01"]  [SourceQuality "1"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O  dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rc1 a6 12. a4 (12. Ne4 $1 g6 13. Rc2 Nxe4 14.  Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Bxe4 $14) 12... Rc8 $6 (12... h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne4 Be7 15.  Bb1 Rc8 $11) 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Rfd1 Qb6 $6 (14... h6 $14) 15. Ne5 $16 h6 (15...  Rc7 $5) 16. Bh4 $6 (16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. b4 $1 a5 (18... bxa4 19.  Qc2 Rb8 20. Qxa4 $16) 19. bxa5 Qxa5 20. axb5 cxb5 21. Nxb5 $16) 16... Nxe5 17.  dxe5 Nd7 ({Better is} 17... Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bg3 $14) 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. f4  Nc5 (19... f6 $1) 20. Bb1 (20. a5 $1 Qc7 (20... Qxa5 21. b4 $1 Qxb4 22. Na2 Qa3  23. Rc3 Nb3 24. Bb1 g6 25. Qd3 $16) 21. Bb1 $16) 20... b4 21. Qc2 (21. Ne4 $5)  21... g6 22. Ne2 Nd7 23. Rd4 (23. Kf2 $1 c5 24. Rd6 Rc6 25. Rcd1 Rxd6 26. Rxd6  $14) 23... c5 24. Rd6 Qc7 (24... Rc6 25. Rcd1 Nf8 26. Ng3 $14) 25. h4 (25. Ng3  c4 26. h4 $14) 25... f5 $2 (25... h5 26. Ng3 c4 27. Qe2 c3 28. bxc3 bxc3 29.  Qd1 Qc5 $11) 26. Ba2 (26. h5 $1 {is even stronger}) 26... Kf7 $2 (26... Nf8 {  is a lot better but still loses, e.g.,} 27. h5 Rg7 28. Rxe6 Nxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kf8  30. Bxc8 Qxc8 31. Qxc5+ $18 {etc.}) 27. Nd4 ({Stockfish says that} 27. h5 {  is almost two pawns stronger (not that it matters; it doesn't)}) 27... Nf8 28.  Qd2 Qa5 {Desperation} (28... Rce8 29. h5 Be4 30. Qe2 {etc.}) 29. Nxe6 Nxe6 (  29... Qxa4 30. Nxf8+ Kxf8 31. Rf6+ {etc.}) 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31. Qd7+ Kf8 32. Qxe6  1-0  

  [Event "Central New England Open 1983"]  [White "James Rizzitano"]  [Black "Dmitry Gurevich"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B07"]  [WhiteElo "2455"]  [BlackElo "2505"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "72"]  [EventDate "1983.05.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "6"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CH, Aug-Sept 1983"]  [SourceDate "2016.03.31"]  [SourceVersionDate "2016.03.31"]   1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 {more aggressive than effective} Bg7 5. Qe2  c6 (5... Nc6 $1 $11) 6. e5 (6. Bb3 $1) 6... dxe5 7. dxe5 Nd5 8. Bd2 Be6 ({  better is} 8... O-O 9. O-O-O b5 10. Nxd5 bxc4 11. Ne3 Nd7 $11 {Stockfish}) 9.  O-O-O Nd7 10. f4 N7b6 11. Bb3 a5 $6 (11... Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Nd5 13. Nf3 Qc8 $11 {  Stockfish}) 12. a4 $146 (12. Be3 $1 {Hoerr-Helbig, Germany 2011} O-O 13. Bxb6  Qxb6 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bxd5 Rad8 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Kb1 Qc4 $1 18. Rf1 $14 {  Stockfish}) 12... Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qc8 (13... Nd5 $11) 14. Nf3 $6 (14. Bxe6 Qxe6  15. Bd4 Nxa4 $1 16. b3 c5 17. Qb5+ Qc6 18. Qxc6+ bxc6 19. bxa4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 g5  $11) 14... Bxb3 15. cxb3 O-O 16. h4 $2 (16. e6 $1 Bxc3 (16... Qxe6 17. Qxe6  fxe6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ng5 Rf6 20. Rhe1 Nd5 21. Nxe6+ Kf7 22. Ng5+ Ke8 23. g3  $11) 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Ng5 Rxf4 20. c4 Qf5 21. Qe6+ Kh8 22. Rxd5  cxd5 23. Qxe7 Rf1+ 24. Rxf1 Qxf1+ $11) 16... Nd5 (16... Qg4 $1 17. g3 Nd5 $15)  17. Bd2 $6 (17. h5 Nxf4 18. Qe4 Nd5 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 21. Ng5+ Kg8  22. Qh4 Rf7 (22... Rf5 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qxg6 Nf4 25. Rd8+ Qxd8 26. Qxf5+ Ke8  27. Qxf4 Qd5 $11) 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Nxf7 Qf5 (24... Kxf7 25. Rf1+ Ke8 26. Qxg7  $14) 25. Nh6 Bxh6+ 26. Qxh6+ Kf7 $15) 17... h5 $1 18. g4 $2 (18. Nd4 c5 19. Nc2  Rd8 20. g3 b6 $15) 18... Qxg4 (18... hxg4 $1 19. Nh2 g3 20. Ng4 Qf5 21. Qf3  Rfd8 22. h5 c5 23. hxg6 Nb4 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 25. Bxb4 cxb4 $19) 19. Rhg1 Qf5 20.  Rg5 ({better is} 20. Qc4 b5 21. Qc2 (21. axb5 cxb5 22. Qxd5 Rac8+ 23. Bc3 b4  $19) 21... Qxc2+ 22. Kxc2 e6 $19) 20... Nxf4 21. Qe3 Nd5 22. Qe2 Qe6 (22... Qh3  $1 23. e6 Qxe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Rxg6 Rxf3 26. Rdg1 Rf7 27. Bh6 Raf8 28. Rxg7+  Rxg7 29. Rxg7+ Kh8 30. Rg1 Rf3 $19) 23. Nd4 Qh3 24. Rdg1 Rad8 $2 (24... Nb4 25.  Nf5 Qd3 26. Qxd3 (26. Nxe7+ Kh7 $4 27. Qxh5+ gxh5 28. Rxh5+ Bh6 29. Rxh6#)  26... Nxd3+ 27. Kc2 Nc5 28. Nxe7+ Kh7 29. Rxh5+ $1 gxh5 30. Rg5 Bxe5 $1 31.  Rxh5+ Kg7 32. Rxe5 Nd7 $17) 25. Nf5 Qxb3 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Qe4 (27. Rxh5 $4  Qxa4 28. Qg4 Qxg4 29. Rxg4 b6 $19) 27... Rh8 $4 (27... Kh8 $1 28. R1g3 Qa2 (  28... Qb6 29. Qf3 c5 30. Qxh5+ Kg7 31. e6 Qxe6 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Bc3+ Rd4 $16))  28. Rxg6+ $1 Kf8 29. e6 $1 fxe6 30. Qxe6 (30. R1g3 {is even stronger}) 30...  Qc4+ 31. Kb1 Qd3+ (31... Nc3+ 32. Bxc3 Qxe6 33. Rxe6 {puts up more resistance  but what's the point when resistance is futile?}) 32. Ka1 Nf6 (32... Qxg6 {  avoids immeidate mate but, again, why bother?}) 33. Rxf6+ (33. Rg7 {is the  quick method}) 33... Ke8 34. Rfg6 (34. Rg7 {is quicker. One imagines that the  end of this game was played in a time scramble.}) 34... Rf8 35. Rg8 Qf3 36.  Rxf8+ Qxf8 1-0  

  [Event "Paul Masson Open 1978"]  [Site "Saratoga, CA"]  [White "John Grefe"]  [Black "Yasser Seirawan"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "E15"]  [Annotator "ATH & YS"]  [PlyCount "83"]  [EventDate "1978.??.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "4"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CL, Oct 2007"]   {"This game was played in the vineyards of the Paul Masson winery. While I was  too young to drink I hoped that my esteemed opponent would partake of the free  offerings. While he may have, his moves showed no ill-effects." YS} 1. d4 Nf6  2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 (5. b3 {is the main line}) 5... c6 6. Nc3  b5 $6 {"I had been experimenting with this move in blitz with good results.  Too bad! I should have looked at the line more deeply." YS  Back in the day,  this move probably merited a "!?" but it has not fared well over the years and  is now a pretty minor sideline (not mentioned in MCO-15) despite its use by  grandmasters like Bronstein, Gulko, and Seirawan. My database has 77 games  with this line: White has 35 wins, Black only 13, and 29 draws.} (6... d5 {  is best}) 7. cxb5 cxb5 8. Nxb5 Qb6 9. Nc3 (9. e3 $1 Be7 ({Kasparov and Keene  in BCO II give} 9... Bb7 $44 {citing Timman-Gulko, Niksic 1977. That game  continued:} 10. Be2 Bc6 11. Qc4 $1 Qb7 (11... Be7 {is better}) 12. O-O Bxf3 $2  (12... d6) 13. Bxf3 Qxf3 14. Qc8+ Ke7 {Here Timman took the draw with the  perpetual check:} 15. Qc5+ ({but Stockfish gives} 15. b3 Ne4 16. d5 $1 Kf6 (  16... exd5 $6 17. Nd4 $18) 17. dxe6 (17. Nd4 $18)) 15... Kd8 16. Qc7+ Ke7 17.  Qc5+) 10. Nc3 $14 {Stockfish}) 9... Bb4 10. Bg2 (10. a3 $1 $14) 10... O-O 11.  O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bxe2 13. Re1 Bb5 14. Qc2 (14. Qb3 d5 (14... Bc6 $6 15. c4 Na6  $6 {Skembris-Timman, Corfu 1993} 16. Qd1 $1 $16) 15. Ne5 Nbd7 16. Be3 $11 {  Leriche-Gervasio, France 2004}) 14... d5 15. a4 {"Up to now, we were following  my prep. But here I began having doubts about my position. I didn't want to  clog up the c-file with my Bishop but I was having an uncomfortable feeling  that my game was somehow turning lifeless." YS  Here a draw was agreed to in  Savon-Bronstein, Moscow 1970} Bc4 $6 (15... Ba6 16. Ne5 (16. a5) 16... Nfd7 $2  (16... Rc8) 17. Ba3 $6 (17. a5 $1 $16) 17... Rc8 $11 {Odendahl-Van der Sterren,  London 1978}) 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. h4 $6 (17. a5 $14) 17... Nbd7 $6 (17... Ba6 $1  18. a5 Qc7 19. Bf4 Nc6 20. Ng4 Nxd4 $1 $11) 18. Nxd7 $6 (18. a5 $14) 18... Nxd7  19. h5 $6 (19. g4) 19... h6 20. Bf4 Nf6 21. Qd1 $6 (21. Rab1 Qa6 $15) 21... Bb3  $6 {"At this point, I was feeling a bit better about the proceedings. I could  see that White wanted to play: Re1-e3 and g3-g4, building up a big KS attack  and wanted to disrupt him." YS} (21... Qb2 $1 $15) 22. Qf3 $6 (22. a5 $11)  22... Bc2 $6 {"My big idea! I thought I was being very clever by getting my  Bishop to the defense of my King. I thought the upcoming tactics were good for  me. But I had missed a key point." YS} (22... Qd8 $15) 23. Bxh6 Be4 24. Qf4  Nxh5 25. Qh4 Bg6 26. Bg5 Rxc3 27. g4 Nf6 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Qxf6 Rac8 {"This  was definitely not my intention! No one likes their King to be under attack. I  had, of course, intended to play: ...Qb6-d8, with what I thought to be a more  than decent position. Then I saw: Re1xe6, catching the shivers." YS} 30. a5 (  30. Rad1 R3c6 31. Re5 Qd8 $11) 30... Qd6 $6 (30... Qb2 $1 $15) 31. Re5 Rc1+ 32.  Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33. Kh2 Rd1 34. f4 $1 {The d-pawn can't be defended, at least  directly.} (34. Bxd5 $2 Rxd4 $17) (34. Qf4 $2 Qb4 $17) 34... Qf8 {"At this  point I thought I still had everything under control. Just a move away from: ..  .Qf8-g7, evicting White's Queen." YS} ({But if Black takes it, White has} 34...  Rxd4 35. Rxe6 $1 ({There's also} 35. f5 $5 Rxg4 36. fxg6 Rxg6 37. Qf4 {and  Black has three pawns for the piece in a position that Stockfish calls equal  but which I suspect most humans would call unclear}) 35... Qxe6 36. Qxd4 Qxg4  37. Bxd5 $11) 35. Re3 Qg7 36. Qd8+ Qf8 37. Qg5 Qd6 (37... Rxd4 38. Rf3 Qd6 39.  Kh3 Ra4 40. f5 exf5 41. gxf5 Qe5 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. fxg6 Qh5+ 44. Kg3 Qe5+ 45.  Kf2 Qd4+ {with perpetual check}) 38. Kh3 Kf8 $4 {"Time trouble rears its ugly  head and I began to see ghosts. I should have followed through on my intention  to capture the d4-pawn." YS} (38... Rxd4 39. f5 exf5 40. gxf5 Qd7 41. Re5 Rd3+  42. Kh2 Qd6 43. Qf4 (43. fxg6 $4 f6) 43... Qf6 44. Bf1 Ra3 45. Rxd5 $11) 39. f5  $18 Bh7 40. Qh6+ Kg8 41. Qg5+ {Perhaps White repeated the position because he  too was in time trouble?} Kf8 42. Rc3 1-0  

  [Event "1953 Soviet Championship Quarterfinal"]  [White "Lyudmila Rudenko"]  [Black "Aron Reshko"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "E59"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "81"]  [EventDate "1953.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3  Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Bb2 (11. Bd3 {is the main line nowadays})  11... b6 $6 ({Theory recommends} 11... e5 $11) 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Ba2 Ng4 $6 (  13... Na5 14. Ne5 Rac8 15. Rac1 (15. c4 $1) 15... Nd7 $11 {Shabalov-Safarli,  London 2016}) 14. Rfd1 (14. e4 $14) 14... Ne7 $6 (14... Na5 $11) 15. h3 (15. e4  $14) 15... Nf6 16. Rac1 Ng6 17. c4 $146 (17. Bb1 Qc6 {Salo-Sorsa, Finnland 2001  } 18. Qf1 $11) 17... Rfe8 ({Both} 17... cxd4 18. exd4 Qf4) ({and} 17... Rad8 {  are equal}) 18. Bb1 (18. d5 $5) 18... Qc6 (18... Rad8 $11) 19. Ne1 (19. dxc5  Qxc5 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Ne5 Qc7 $11) 19... Rac8 (19... cxd4 $5) 20. dxc5 Qxc5  21. Nd3 Qc6 22. f3 Nd7 23. Nf2 (23. Qf2 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Rd7 Re7 $11)  23... Nde5 $4 (23... Nc5 $11) 24. Be4 Qc7 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Ne4 Qc6 (26... Qc7  {is slightly better}) 27. Nd6 Red8 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. Rd4 $6 (29. Qd2 Qc5 30. a4  Nc6 31. Kh2 Nge7 32. Qc3 Qg5 33. f4 {is stronger}) 29... h6 30. f4 (30. Qd1 $1)  30... Nd7 31. Qf3 $6 (31. Rcd1 $18) 31... Qc7 32. Rcd1 Nc5 33. Qh5 $2 (33. Qg4  $18) 33... Kh7 $2 (33... Qe7 $1 $16) 34. f5 $1 exf5 35. Qxf5 Re8 36. h4 $2 (36.  Rd7 $1 Nxd7 37. Rxd7 Qg3 38. Bd4 Rxe3 (38... Rf8 39. Rxa7 $18) 39. Bxe3 Qxe3+  40. Kh2 Qxa3 41. Qxf7 $18) 36... Kh8 $2 (36... Qe7 37. Re1 Qe5 38. Qxe5 Nxe5  39. Red1 $16) 37. h5 (37. Rf1 {is even stronger but the text suffices}) 37...  Nf8 38. Rg4 $6 (38. Qf4 $1 Qxf4 39. exf4 Nfe6 40. Rd5 Kh7 (40... Nxf4 41. Rd8  Rxd8 42. Rxd8+ Kh7 43. Rf8 Ncd3 44. Ba1 f6 45. Rf7 $18) 41. f5 Nf4 42. Re5 $18)  38... Nfe6 39. Bd4 $6 (39. a4 $1 a5 (39... Nxa4 $2 40. Rd7 $1 Qxd7 $2 41. Bxg7+  ) 40. Bxg7+ $1 Nxg7 41. Qf6 Qe5 42. Qxh6+ Kg8 43. Rd5 $18) 39... Qc6 $2 (39...  Qe7 $1 40. Rf1 $16) 40. Qf1 (40. Qxf7 {leads to mate}) 40... Qc7 {My source  gives} 41. Qf6 {1-0, which obviously isn't what happened.} ({Presumably} 41.  Bf6 {was the move played, whereupon upon Stockfish gives as one possibility}  Rc8 42. Bh4 Nf8 43. Qf4 $18 {and presumably White did in fact win.}) (41. Bxg7+  $1 Nxg7 42. Qf6 Qe5 43. Qxh6+ {is even quicker}) 1-0  

  [Site "New Delhi 1991"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Judit Polgar"]  [Black "Viswanathan Anand"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B86"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "61"]  [EventDate "1991.??.??"]  [EventType "game"]  [EventCountry "IND"]  [SourceTitle "Unknown"]  [SourceDate "2009.03.03"]  [SourceVersionDate "2009.03.03"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3  Nbd7 8. Bg5 (8. f4 {is the main line}) 8... Nc5 9. Qe2 Be7 10. O-O-O $6 (10.  Rd1 Nfxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxg5 12. Nxc5 Qa5+ 13. c3 dxc5 14. Nxe6 $1 Bxe6 15. Bxe6 O-O  $1 16. Bd7 Qxa2 17. O-O $11 {Dely-Ciric, Hamburg 1965}) 10... Nfxe4 (10... h6  $5) 11. Bxe7 (11. Nxe4 $2 Bxg5+ 12. Kb1 Nxb3 13. Nxb3 $17) 11... Nxc3 12. Bxd8  Nxe2+ 13. Nxe2 Kxd8 14. Rxd6+ Ke7 (14... Kc7 15. Rhd1 b5 16. f3 Bb7 $11 {  Maze-Maslak, Moscow 2009}) 15. Rd2 (15. Rhd1 Bd7 16. f3 g5 $5 (16... Bc6) 17.  Bc4 Bc6 $11 {Ilczuk-Pisulinski, Lubniewice 1995}) 15... Nxb3+ $146 (15... Bd7  16. Nd4 Rhc8 $5 17. c3 b5 $11 {Thiel-Ftacnik, Dortmund 1992}) (15... b5 {  is best according to Stockfish, e.g.} 16. Rhd1 g6 17. Rd6 a5 18. Rc6 Na6 19. c3  Bd7 $11) 16. axb3 Bd7 17. Nd4 Rhd8 18. Re1 Be8 (18... Kf6 $1 $11) 19. f4 Rd5 $2  (19... Kf8 $1 $11) 20. Nxe6 $1 Rxd2 (20... fxe6 $2 21. Rxd5) 21. Nd4+ Kf6 22.  Kxd2 $16 Rd8 23. c3 Bc6 24. g4 h6 25. Re5 Bg2 (25... Bf3 $1 26. h3 Bg2 27. h4  Bf3 28. Rf5+ Ke7 29. g5 $16) 26. Ke3 g5 $6 (26... g6 $16) 27. Kf2 Bd5 28. h4 $1  $18 gxf4 29. Rh5 $1 Be4 (29... Kg6 30. Nf5 Kf6 (30... Rh8 $4 31. Ne7+) 31.  Rxh6+ Ke5 32. Nd4 $18) 30. Rxh6+ Bg6 $2 (30... Ke5 {puts up a long(er) but  ultimately futile defense}) 31. h5 1-0  

  [Event "Governor's Cup 2nd 1997"]  [Site "Sioux Falls, SD"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Patric Wolff"]  [Black "Nathaniel Graham"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B85"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "58"]  [EventDate "1997.09.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "5"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CL, Nov 1997"]  [SourceDate "2016.10.30"]  [SourceVersionDate "2016.10.30"]   {7/14} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O  Nc6 8. Kh1 O-O 9. f4 a6 10. a4 Qc7 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. g4 Nxd4 (13...  Nd7 14. g5 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 b6 16. Bg2 Bb7 17. f5 Ne5 18. Rad1 Bc6 19. f6 Bf8 20.  fxg7 Bxg7 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Rbc8 $11 {D. Gurevich-Wolff, US Championship  1995 (Black won in 60 moves)}) 14. Bxd4 e5 (14... Nd7 $11 {is better according  to Stockfish}) 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Ba7 Ra8 17. g5 Rd8 (17... Nd7 {again better,  again according to Stockfish}) 18. Qe2 $14 Ne8 19. Be3 Be6 (19... Bh3 $5) 20.  Bg4 $6 (20. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nd6 22. b3 $14) 20... Nd6 $6 (20... Bc4 21.  Qf3 Bb4 (21... Bxf1 $2 22. Rxf1 $16) 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Nd6 $11 {  Barua-Pogorelov, Andorra 1997 (White won in 55)}) 21. Bxe6 $6 (21. g6 $1 $14)  21... fxe6 22. Qg4 Qc4 $1 $11 23. Rg1 $6 (23. g6 $1 h6 24. Bxh6 gxh6 25. Nd5  exd5 26. Qe6+ $11) 23... Rf8 24. Rad1 Rf7 $6 (24... g6 $1 25. h4 Rad8 $15) 25.  g6 hxg6 26. Qxg6 Rd8 $2 ({Believe it or not, this position was reached five  years later (by a different move order) in the game Hitzgerova-Krejci, Olomouc  2002 where Black played the correct} 26... Raf8 {That game continued} 27. Rd3  Ne8 28. Bg5 Bxg5 29. Qxg5 Qc5 $11 {They agreed to a draw a dozen moves later.})  27. Bb6 Re8 $2 (27... Rdf8 28. Rd3 $14) 28. Qh5 $2 (28. Rd3 $1 $18) 28... Rff8  $4 (28... Qc6 $1 29. a5 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 31. Rg2 Ref8 $17)  1-0

  [Event "Netherlands 1953"]  [White "Jan Donner"]  [Black "Eduard Spanjaard"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B71"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "43"]  [EventDate "1953.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 (7. Bb5 {  is the line preferred by Stockfish}) 7... bxc6 8. e5 dxe5 $6 (8... Nd7) 9.  Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. fxe5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 h6 (12... Ke8 $14 {is better})  13. Bh4 (13. Be3 $5) 13... g5 14. Bf2 Bg7 (14... Bf5 $5) 15. O-O-O (15. Bd4 $1  $16 {Stockfish}) 15... Bb7 $2 (15... Bxe5 $1 16. Rxd5+ Bd6 17. Bg3 Bb7 18. Rd2  Kc7 19. Bxd6+ exd6 20. Bd3 $14) 16. Bd4 e6 $6 (16... Kc7 17. Bd3 $16) 17. Be2  Re8 $6 (17... Rc8 $16) 18. Rhf1 $6 (18. h4 $1 $18) 18... Re7 19. Bh5 (19. h4 $1  ) 19... Ke8 $2 (19... Rc8 $1 20. Rxf7 Rxf7 21. Bxf7 Ke7 {and Black can grovel  for a while}) 20. Rxf7 $1 Kd7 (20... Rxf7 21. Rf1) 21. Rxe7+ Kxe7 22. Rf1 1-0