[Event "1988 US Junior Championship"]  [Site "Amherst, MA"]  [White "Daniel Edelman"]  [Black "Stuart Rachels"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "B56"]  [WhiteElo "2421"]  [BlackElo "2466"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "64"]  [EventDate "1988.??.??"]  [EventType "tourn"]  [EventRounds "9"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bb5 (7. Bg5  h6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bc1 Qb6 10. Qd2 e6 $11) 7... Nxe3 8. fxe3 Bd7 9. O-O e6 10.  Bxc6 bxc6 11. e5 Be7 (11... dxe5 $2 12. Qh5 Qe7 13. Nb3 $1 $18) 12. Qh5 O-O 13.  exd6 Bxd6 (13... Bg5 $2 14. Rae1 $16 {Edelman (!)-Balleisen, ICC INT 2015}) 14.  Ne4 $6 (14. Rad1 Qc7 (14... Qb6 $2 15. Nf3 $18) 15. Ne4 Be7 $11) 14... Be7 15.  Rad1 Qb6 16. Rf3 $6 (16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Qxb2 $15) 16... c5 17. Rh3 h6 18.  Rg3 Kh8 19. Qe5 $2 (19. Nb3 Be8 (19... Rad8 $5 $17) 20. Qg4 Rg8 $17 {  Schaefer-Heimbuch, Germany 1988}) 19... f6 20. Qh5 Be8 21. Qg4 Rf7 22. Nf3 $2 (  22. Nxe6 f5 23. Qg6 fxe4 24. Qxe4 Qc6 $19 {would prolong the game}) 22... f5  23. Qg6 (23. Qh3 fxe4 $19 {is a very small (and irrelevant) improvement for  White}) 23... fxe4 24. Ne5 ({So is} 24. Qxe4) 24... Rf1+ 25. Rxf1 Bxg6 26.  Nxg6+ Kh7 27. Nxe7 Qxb2 28. Ng6 Qxa2 29. h4 a5 30. Nf8+ (30. Rf7 {is the way  to prolong the game (but, given the hurt he's suffering, why would White want  to?)}) 30... Kg8 31. Nd7 a4 (31... Qxc2 {is stronger but just rubs it in}) 32.  Nxc5 Qd5 0-1  

  [Event "North Carolina 1991"]  [White "Alexander Ivanov"]  [Black "Roman Dzindzichashvili"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B01"]  [BlackElo "2555"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "79"]  [EventDate "1991.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Be2 Nxd5 5. d4 Bf5 (5... c5 $1 6. c4 Nf6 7.  d5 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 $11) 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. c4 Nb6 10. Nc3 Bg4 (  10... Nc6 11. Be3 Bf6 12. b4 Bg4 13. Ne4 Bxf3 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Bxf3 Rfd8 (  15... Nxc4 $2 16. Rc1 Nd6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rxc6 a5 19. Rxc7 $16) 16. Bxc6 bxc6  17. Qb3 $14) 11. Ne5 (11. h3 $1 $14 {Kosintseva-Mohota, Dresden 2008}) 11...  Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qxd4 13. Rd1 Qh4 14. Nb5 (14. g3 $5) 14... Nc6 $6 (14... Bd8 15.  Rd4 Qe7 $11) 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rd4 Qf6 17. Rf4 Qg6 $6 (17... Qh6 18. Rg4 $14)  18. Rg4 Qf5 $6 (18... Qxg4 19. Qxg4 cxb5 20. cxb5 $16) 19. Nd4 Qc5 20. Be3 Qd6  (20... g6 21. Nxe6 $18 {is a marginal improvement for Black}) 21. c5 Qd5 22.  Nf3 $2 (22. cxb6 $18) 22... Nc8 $2 (22... h5 $1 23. Rd4 Qxc5 24. Rd7 Nxd7 25.  Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Rc1 $14) 23. Rd1 Qh5 24. h3 Bf6 (24... f5 25. Ra4 $18 {is a bit  better than the game for Black}) 25. Bg5 Bxg5 $2 (25... Qg6 26. Nh4 Qxg5 27.  Rxg5 Bxg5 28. Nf3 $18 {is a lot better than the game for Black (but still  quite miserable and lost)}) 26. Rxg5 $2 (26. Nxg5 Ne7 27. Nxe6 Ng6 28. Nxf8 $18  {is curtains}) 26... Qh6 27. Rd7 Qf6 $2 (27... Re8 28. h4 $16) 28. Qe5 Kh8 (  28... Qxe5 29. Nxe5 {puts up more (futile) resistance}) 29. Rxc7 (29. Rg4 $18 {  is quicker}) 29... a5 (29... Re8 {is a meaningless improvement}) 30. Rg4 a4 $2  (30... Ra7 {is a more meaningful but still insufficient improvement}) 31. Rf4  Qg6 $2 (31... Qxe5) 32. Qc3 $6 (32. Nh4 $18 {and it's over}) 32... Ra7 33.  Rfxf7 $1 Qxf7 34. Rxf7 Raxf7 35. Ng5 Rxf2 $6 (35... Rf6) 36. Nxe6 (36. Qd3 $1)  36... Rf1+ 37. Kh2 Rg8 (37... R8f7 38. Qe5 {and Black might get a few more  miserable breaths}) 38. Qd3 Rf6 $2 (38... Rff8) 39. Ng5 g6 40. Qd4 ({It  doesn't matter in the least but the quick mate is} 40. Qd7 Rg7 41. Qd8+ Rg8 42.  Qxf6+ Rg7 43. Qf8+ Rg8 44. Nf7#) 1-0  

  [Event "National Open 1985"]  [Site "Las Vegas"]  [White "John Donaldson"]  [Black "Viktors Pupols"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "D30"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "70"]  [EventDate "1985.03.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "6"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Bf4 (4. e3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 c5 $1 6. cxd5 exd5 7. b3  Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 Bd6 $11) 4... dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 $6 (6.  Be2 Be7 $11) 6... Nd7 (6... Bb4+ $1 7. Nc3 Nf6 $15) 7. Be2 Bb4+ 8. Kf1 $6 (8.  Nc3 Ngf6 $15) 8... Ngf6 (8... Bb7 $5 $17) 9. b3 c3 $6 (9... O-O 10. axb5 cxb5  11. bxc4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bb7 $17) 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Bxb5 Bb7 12. Na3 (12. Qc2 Rc8  $17 {puts up slightly more resistance}) 12... O-O (12... Qb6 $1 $17) 13. Nc2  Be7 (13... Qb6 $17) 14. Ke2 (14. Qe2 a5 $17 {is a small improvement for White})  14... Ne4 (14... Qb6 $1 $19) 15. Bg3 (15. Bd3 a5 $19) 15... h5 $6 (15... a5 $19  ) 16. Ne5 $2 (16. Ba6 Bxa6+ 17. Rxa6 h4 18. Be5 Qc8 $19 {puts up more  resistance}) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd2 18. f3 Nxb3 (18... h4 $19 {is the quick  method}) 19. Ra4 Na5 $2 (19... Nd2 $19) 20. Qa1 Nc6 21. Bg3 $2 (21. Qxc3 Rc8  $17) 21... a5 (21... h4 $1 {is a lot stronger}) 22. Qxc3 Nb4 (22... Qb6 $1) 23.  Nxb4 axb4 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. Qa1 Bc6 $2 (25... h4 26. Qxa8 Rxa8 27. Be1 Ra1 $19)  26. Bd3 $2 (26. Bc4 Bd5 27. Bd3 Qb7 $17) 26... Qb7 27. Qb2 (27. Qb1 Ra8 $19)  27... h4 28. Be1 $6 (28. Bf4 h3 $19) 28... Ra8 (28... h3 $1 $19 {is even  stronger}) 29. Bd2 $2 (29. Kf2 h3 $19 {is an irrelevant improvement.}) 29... h3  30. e4 $2 (30. Rb1 {is also irrelevantly better}) 30... hxg2 31. Ra1 $6 (31.  Rd1) 31... Rxa1 32. Qxa1 Bb5 33. Be3 $2 ({and Stockfish says White is only  down 20.4 pawn equivalences vs. 51.89 with the move played} 33. Kf2) 33...  Bxd3+ 34. Kxd3 Qb5+ 35. Kd2 b3 0-1  

  [Event "New York"]  [Site "Marshall CC 1981"]  [White "Maxim Dlugy"]  [Black "Sunil Weeramantry"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "A42"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "61"]  [EventDate "1981.??.??"]  [EventRounds "15"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [EventCategory "4"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6 (4... e5 5. d5 a5 6. Bd3 Na6 7. a3 $14)  5. d5 Ne5 (5... Bxc3+ $1 6. bxc3 Na5 7. Bd3 $14) 6. f4 (6. Be2 e6 7. f4 Nd7 8.  dxe6 fxe6 9. Qc2 $14) 6... Nd7 7. Nf3 c6 (7... e5 $1 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. g3 $14) 8.  Be2 (8. Be3 $1 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Ngf6 10. Bd3 $16 {Luehrig-Fritsche, DESC email  2004}) 8... cxd5 (8... Nc5 $1 9. e5 $14) 9. cxd5 Qb6 10. Bd3 $6 (10. Nd2 Bxc3  11. bxc3 $14 {Kaczmarek-Vajas, ICCF email 2017}) 10... Nc5 11. Bb5+ $6 (11. Rb1  $14) 11... Kf8 (11... Bd7 $1 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 $11) 12. e5 (12. Bd3 $5 Nxd3+ 13.  Qxd3 Bg4 $11) 12... Bg4 (12... a6 $5 13. Be3 axb5 14. b4 Ra3 15. Rc1 Qd8 16.  Qd2 Na6 (16... Nd7 $6 17. Nxb5 $2 $16) 17. Qb2 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Bd7 $11) 13. Be3  dxe5 $2 (13... a6 14. Be2 (14. b4 axb5 $11) 14... Qxb2 $11) 14. fxe5 Bxe5 $2 (  14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Bxe5 16. O-O $16) 15. Nxe5 $1 Bxd1 16. Bxc5 Qc7 (16... Qa5  17. Rxd1 $18 {is a trivial improvement for Black. White has plenty of wood for  the queen.}) 17. Nd7+ Kg7 18. Rxd1 f6 19. O-O Qa5 $2 (19... Rd8 20. d6 $18 {  would prolong the game}) 20. Rf4 (20. d6 $1 {is the quick method}) 20... Rd8 $2  (20... h5 21. d6 $18 {is another way that Black could prolong his suffering})  21. Ra4 Qc7 ({Black's position is so bad that Stockfish recommends the  piece-down position after} 21... Qxb5 22. Nxb5 Rxd7 23. Rxa7 $18 {as  preferable to the game}) 22. d6 Qc8 $6 (22... exd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd7 (23... Qc8 24.  Rc4 {gets truly ugly}) 24. Bxd7 $18 (24. Bxc7 $18)) 23. dxe7 Rxd7 $2 (23... Re8  24. Rc4) 24. e8=N+ $1 Kh6 $2 (24... Qxe8 25. Rxd7+ $18 {prolongs the game but  why?}) 25. Be3+ $6 ({The quick method is} 25. Bf8+ Kg5 26. Rd5+ Rxd5 27. h4+  Kh5 (27... Kf5 28. Ng7+ Ke5 29. Re4#) 28. Ng7+ Kh6 29. Nf5+ Kh5 30. g4#) 25...  g5 26. Bxd7 Qb8 27. Nd6 (27. Re4 $1) 27... Kg6 (27... Kg7 {is better but who  cares?}) 28. Bf5+ (28. Bxa7 $1) 28... Kh5 (28... Kg7) 29. Nf7 Ne7 ({After}  29... Nh6 {, White needs twelve moves to checkmate Black}) 30. g4+ Kh4 31. Bf2+  1-0  

  [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  

  [Event "New York match 1931"]  [White "Reuben Fine"]  [Black "Arthur Dake"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "E43"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "34"]  [EventDate "1931.??.??"]  [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 b6 5. Bd3 (5. Nge2 Ba6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3  d5 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Qb4 Qc7 $11) 5... Bb7 6. Nge2 $2 (6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8.  Qxd2 d6 9. e4 Nd7 $11 {Clarke-Hampton, England 1997}) 6... Bxg2 7. Rg1 Be4 $6 (  7... Bf3 $1 8. Qc2 (8. Rxg7 $6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nh5 $17) 8... g6 9. a3 Bxe2 $15)  8. Bxe4 $6 (8. a3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 O-O $11) 8... Nxe4 9. Rxg7 $2 (9.  Bd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 O-O $17) 9... Nxf2 $1 10. Qc2 (10. Kxf2 $2 Qf6+ $19) 10...  Qh4 11. Kf1 $2 (11. Ng3 Bf8 $19 {would prolong the game}) 11... Ng4 12. Ng3 $2  (12. Nf4 Kf8 13. Rxg4 Qxg4 $19 {would also prolong the game}) 12... Qf6+ 13.  Kg1 $2 (13. Ke1 {is an irrelevant improvement}) 13... Qxg7 14. Nb5 Na6 15. Qa4  $2 (15. Qg2 c6 $19 {is another irrelevant improvement}) 15... c6 (15... Nxh2 $1  {is the quick method}) 16. Qxa6 $2 {It doesn't matter. White just wants a  quick death.} cxb5 $2 (16... Nxh2 {would give White what he wants}) 17. Qb7 Rd8  {White has had enough} 0-1  

  [Event "Philadelphia 1979"]  [White "Lawrence Day"]  [Black "Calvin Blocker"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C34"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "61"]  [EventDate "1979.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 {Bobby Fischer famously claimed  this move to  "bust" the King's Gambit.} 4. d4 g5 5. h4 (5. g3 $5 g4 6. Nh4 f3 7. Nc3 Be7 8.  Be3 Nc6 $15) 5... g4 6. Ng1 Bh6 7. Ne2 Qf6 8. Nbc3 Ne7 (8... f3 9. Ng3 Nc6 10.  Bxh6 Qxh6 $15) 9. Qd2 Nbc6 10. g3 (10. Nb5 O-O 11. Nxc7 Rb8 $15) 10... f3 $2 (  10... Bg7 11. Qxf4 Nxd4 12. Qxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Nb5 Bb6 $15 {  Ledford-Barclay, ICCF email 2018}) 11. Qxh6 Qxh6 12. Bxh6 fxe2 13. Nxe2 f5 14.  e5 dxe5 15. dxe5 Be6 $6 (15... Nxe5 16. O-O-O Kf7 17. Bg2 c6 18. Rhe1 $16) 16.  Nf4 Bd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. O-O-O (18. Bd3 $1 Nde7 (18... Nxe5 19. Bxf5 $18) 19.  O-O-O $18) 18... Nce7 (18... Rd8 $5) 19. Rh2 $6 (19. Bd3 Rd8 20. Rhf1 $18)  19... c6 $2 (19... f4 20. Bxf4 Nxf4 21. gxf4 h5 22. Rhd2 $16) 20. Rhd2 $2 (20.  c4 Nb6 21. Rhd2 $18) 20... b5 21. c4 (21. a4 $1 a6 22. Rd4 $16) 21... bxc4 22.  Bxc4 Rg8 (22... a5 $1 23. Rf1 $16 {is a small improvement for Black}) 23. h5 (  23. Rf1 $1 $16 {is a small improvement for White}) 23... Kf7 (23... a5 $5) 24.  e6+ $6 (24. a3 $16) 24... Ke8 $2 (24... Kf6 25. Re2 $14) 25. Bb3 (25. Ba6 $18 {  is just a wee bit stronger according to Stockfish}) 25... Rd8 $2 (25... Rb8 26.  Ba4 Nb6 27. Rd4 a5 28. Bc2 $18 {puts up more resistance}) 26. Ba4 Rd6 27. Rxd5  $1 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxe6 29. Bd2 Ke7 (29... Rg7 {is best but does it matter? It  does not.}) 30. Rxf5 Rd8 $6 {Because Black wants to shuffle off this mortal  coil as quickly as possible} (30... Re2 31. Ra5 $18) 31. Bg5+ 1-0  

  [Event "Boston 1973"]  [White "John Curdo"]  [Black "Jack Peters"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C49"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "83"]  [EventDate "1973.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qd6 (  7... Bg4 8. a3 Bd6 $11) 8. Ne2 (8. h3 $5) 8... Bg4 (8... Re8 9. Ng3 Qd8 $11) 9.  Ng3 (9. a3 $5) 9... Nh5 10. h3 (10. Nf5 $5) 10... Nxg3 11. fxg3 Bxf3 (11... Be6  $1 $11) 12. gxf3 f5 ({Slightly better is} 12... Bc5+ 13. Kg2 f6 $11) 13. exf5  Rxf5 14. Kg2 Raf8 15. Qe2 (15. Be3 $14) 15... Qd5 $6 (15... Bc5 $11) 16. a3 (  16. Be3 $1 $14 {is a bit stronger}) 16... Bc5 17. Bd2 (17. Be3 $14) 17... Bd4  18. c3 (18. a4 $14) 18... Bc5 (18... Bb6 19. Rae1 Rd8 $11) 19. b4 Be7 20. Qe4 (  20. Rae1 Rd8 21. d4 Bd6 $11) 20... R5f7 $6 (20... R5f6 21. c4 Qxe4 22. dxe4 Rd6  $11) 21. c4 Qd7 22. Bc3 Bf6 23. Rad1 Rd8 $6 (23... g6) 24. Rf2 (24. h4 $14)  24... Re7 (24... g6) 25. Rb2 (25. Re2) 25... Qe8 (25... g6) 26. Re2 Rd6 (26...  a6 27. Rde1 $14) 27. Ree1 (27. h4 $5) 27... Qd8 (27... b6 28. h4 a6 29. Re3 $14  ) 28. b5 (28. a4 $5) 28... c5 $6 (28... Ree6 29. a4 $14) 29. h4 c6 $6 (29...  Qe8 $5) (29... b6 $5) 30. a4 $6 (30. bxc6 bxc6 (30... Rxc6 31. f4 $16) 31. a4  $16) 30... cxb5 31. axb5 h6 $6 (31... Qd7 32. Rd2 b6 33. Ra1 $14) 32. Re2 Rd4  33. Qf5 (33. Bxd4 $2 exd4 $19) (33. Qe3 $1 $14) 33... Rxc4 $2 (33... Rd6 34.  Rc2 $14) 34. dxc4 Qxd1 35. Rd2 Qb3 $2 (35... Qc1 36. Rd8+ Kf7 37. Qd3 $18 {  puts up more (futile) resistance}) 36. Rd8+ Kf7 37. Qd3 e4 $2 (37... h5 38. g4  $18 {would prolong the game but wouldn't change the result}) 38. Qd5+ Re6 39.  Rd7+ Be7 40. Qf5+ Rf6 41. Bxf6 (41. Qe5 $1 {leads to mate}) 41... exf3+ $2 (  41... Qxf3+ 42. Qxf3 exf3+ 43. Kxf3 Kxf6 44. Rxb7 {allows Black to escape into  a hopeless ending}) 42. Kh3 1-0  

  [Event "Framingham Saturday Swiss"]  [Date "1983.12.17"]  [White "John Curdo"]  [Black "Mark Samuelian"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "B52"]  [WhiteElo "2452"]  [BlackElo "2143"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "84"]  [EventDate "1983.12.17"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "4"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "FCC Bulletin?"]  [SourceDate "2009.01.01"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"]  [SourceQuality "1"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 (6. O-O e5 7. d3  g6 $11) 6... cxd4 (6... Qg4 $1 7. O-O Nxd4 (7... Qxe4 $2 8. Nc3 Qf5 9. Nb5 $16)  8. Nxd4 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 cxd4 10. Rxd4 g6 11. Be3 Bg7 12. Rd2 Nf6 13. f3 O-O (13...  Rc8 $11 {Schlemermeyer-Muse, Germany 2008}) 14. Na3 Rfc8 $11 {Quillan-Ward,  England 1996}) 7. Nxd4 g6 (7... a6 8. Nc3 e6 9. Be3 Be7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qe2 O-O  $11) 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Be3 Nf6 (9... a6 $5) 10. f3 O-O 11. O-O Rac8 (11... a6 $11)  12. b3 Rfd8 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 a6 14. a4 $14) 13. Rc1 (13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rad1  $14) 13... e6 14. Qd2 $6 (14. Re1 $14) 14... d5 $1 15. exd5 exd5 16. c5 $6 (16.  Nxc6 bxc6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Bd4 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 a5 $11 {draw  agreed, Delavekouras-Millstone, ICCF email2014}) 16... Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Ne4 $1 18.  fxe4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 f5 (21... b6 $1 22. cxb6 Rxc1  23. Rxc1 Bxb6 $15) 22. Nd6 Rxc5 ({Somewhat better is} 22... Rc7 23. b4 Rcd7 $11  ) 23. Nxb7 $6 (23. Rxc5 Bxc5 24. Nxb7 Rd5 $11) 23... Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Be3 $6 (  24... Re8 25. g3 Re2 $15) 25. Re1 $2 (25. Nxd8 Bxc1 $11) 25... Rd2 26. a3 (26.  a4 $5 Kf7 $17) 26... Rb2 (26... f4 $1 $17) 27. b4 (27. Na5 Bb6 28. b4 Bxa5 29.  bxa5 Rb5 $17 {is a small improvement for White}) 27... f4 (27... Ra2 $1 $17)  28. Na5 $6 (28. g3 Ra2 $17) 28... Rc2 29. h3 (29. Rd1 Kf7 30. b5 Ke6 $19 {  puts up stiffer resistance}) 29... Kf7 30. g3 $6 (30. Nb7 h5 $19) 30... Bf2 31.  Re4 $6 (31. Rf1 fxg3 $19) 31... fxg3 $2 (31... Bxg3 {with the threat of} 32. Z0  f3 {and} 33. Z0 Rc1+ {would end the game immediately}) 32. Nc4 g5 $2 (32... Kf6  {is quicker}) 33. Kg2 $2 (33. Nd6+ Kf6 $19 {still leaves Black with some work  to do}) 33... Be1+ $2 (33... Bd4+ 34. Kxg3 Rxc4 $19 {wins a piece and ends the  game}) 34. Kf3 Rc3+ 35. Kg2 Rc2+ $6 (35... Rc1 36. Nd6+ Kf6 $15) 36. Kg1 $2 (  36. Kf3 Kf6 37. Rxe1 Rxc4 38. Re3 Kf5 $11) 36... Bf2+ 37. Kf1 (37. Kg2 {  repeats the position for the second time. Maybe White could get lucky  (especially if Black is in time trouble)}) 37... h5 (37... Kg6 $1 $19) 38. Kg2  (38. Nd6+ {would prolong the game to no good end}) 38... Kg6 $6 (38... Bd4+ 39.  Kxg3 Rxc4 $19 {again wins a piece}) 39. a4 ({Dumping a piece with} 39. Kf3 g2  40. Kxg2 Bd4+ {is irrelevantly better}) 39... Kf5 $2 (39... Bd4+ {once again  wins a piece}) 40. Nd6+ Kf6 41. Nc4 ({After} 41. Rc4 Rxc4 42. Nxc4 Ke6 $19 {  White still has a little (very little) fight left}) 41... h4 ({Black simply  refuses to win a piece with} 41... Bd4+) 42. b5 $2 (42. Kf3 {is best when  Black should still take the piece with} g2 43. Kxg2 Bd4+) 42... Bc5+ 0-1  

  [Event "Gjovik 1983"]  [White "Pia Cramling"]  [Black "Jim Plaskett"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B46"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "59"]  [EventDate "1983.??.??"]  [EventCountry "NOR"]  [SourceTitle "CH, Aug-Sept 1984"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 (  7... dxc6 {is better, e.g.,} 8. O-O Nf6 9. f4 Bc5+ 10. Kh1 e5 $11) 8. O-O (8.  Qg4 $1 Nf6 9. Qg3 $14) 8... Nf6 9. Qe2 d5 10. Bg5 dxe4 $2 (10... Be7 11. Rae1  Rb8 12. e5 h6 $1 13. Bd2 Nd7 $11 {Fajs-Gefenas, ICCF Email 2015}) 11. Nxe4 Nxe4  12. Bxe4 Bd6 13. Qh5 Rb8 14. Rad1 Rb5 15. h4 (15. a4 $1 Rb4 16. Rfe1 Rxa4 17.  Bd2 h6 18. Qh4 Bb7 19. b3 $16) 15... h6 16. c4 Re5 $6 (16... Rc5 17. Rxd6 Qxd6  18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Bd8 Rxh5 20. Bxc7 O-O 21. g3 $16) 17. Rxd6 Qxd6 18. Rd1 Rxg5 $6  (18... Qc7 19. Bxc6+ Kf8 20. Bd8 Rxh5 21. Bxc7 $18) 19. hxg5 Qc5 $6 (19... Qc7  20. gxh6 Rxh6 21. Qg5 Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Qh1+ 23. Ke2 Qh5+ 24. Qxh5 Rxh5 25. Bxc6+  $18 {puts up more resistance}) 20. Qh4 Bd7 (20... O-O 21. gxh6 g5 22. Qg3 $18 {  is an irrelevant improvement}) 21. Qg3 (21. Qf4 {is quicker}) 21... Ke7 $2 (  21... e5 22. b4 Qe7 23. Qf3 $18 {would prolong the game without changing the  outcome}) 22. b4 Qxb4 23. Qc7 (23. gxh6 Rxh6 (23... gxh6 24. Qh4+ Ke8 25. Bxc6  $18) 24. Qc7 $18 {is even more brutal}) 23... Rd8 24. Bxc6 hxg5 25. Rxd7+ (25.  Bxd7 $1) 25... Rxd7 26. Qxd7+ Kf6 27. Qd4+ e5 28. Qd8+ Kg6 $2 {Black hopes for  a quick death} (28... Qe7) 29. Qd3+ $2 (29. Be4+ f5 30. Qe8+ Kf6 (30... Kh6 31.  Bxf5) 31. Bd5 g4 32. Qf7+ Kg5 33. Qxg7+ {leads to checkmate}) 29... f5 $2 (  29... Kf6) 30. g4 {This time White gives Black the quick death he longs for}  1-0