[Site "Soviet Union 1976"]  [White "Albert Kapengut"]  [Black "Yuri Anikaev"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B85"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "67"]  [EventDate "1976.??.??"]  [EventType "schev"]  [EventRounds "5"]  [EventCountry "URS"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4  a6 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Qe1 Bd7 12. Nb3 Nb4 (12... b5 $5) 13. Qd2 e5 (  13... d5 $5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. c3 Nd5 $11 {Beliavsky-Dieks, Teeside  1973}) (13... b5 $1 $11) 14. a5 Be6 $2 (14... Rfe8 $11) 15. Ra4 Bxb3 16. cxb3 (  16. Rxb4 $1 Be6 17. Bb6 $16) 16... Nc6 17. Bb6 (17. Nd5 $5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nd4  19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Rxd4 $14) 17... Qd7 18. Rc4 (18. f5 $1 $14) 18... Bd8 19. Nd5  (19. Bxd8 $5) 19... exf4 20. Bxd8 Qxd8 21. Nb6 (21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rxf4 Qg5 $11  ) 21... Rb8 (21... Ne5 $5) 22. b4 (22. Rxf4 $5) 22... g5 23. g3 Ne5 (23... Re8  24. gxf4 Nxe4 25. Qd3 f5 $11) 24. Rd4 Ng6 $2 (24... Nc6 25. Rxd6 Qe7 26. Rxf6  Qxf6 27. Nd7 Qg6 $11) 25. e5 $6 (25. gxf4 gxf4 26. e5 Nd7 (26... Nxe5 {  transposes to the game}) 27. Nxd7 (27. Rxd6 $2 Qg5+ $15) 27... Qxd7 28. exd6  $16) 25... Nxe5 (25... Nd7 $2 26. Rxd6 $16) 26. gxf4 gxf4 $2 (26... Nc6 $1 27.  Rxd6 Qe7 28. Rxf6 Qxf6 29. Nd7 Qe7 $11) 27. Qxf4 Ne8 $2 (27... Kg7 28. Nc4 $16)  28. Qh6 f5 $2 (28... Ng6 29. Nd5 $18) 29. Bc4+ Nxc4 $2 (29... Rf7 30. Rxf5 $18)  30. Rg4+ $1 Kf7 31. Nxc4 Nf6 $6 ({After} 31... Rg8 {it will take White twenty  moves to checkmate Black}) 32. Rg7+ Ke6 33. Re1+ Kd5 34. Nb6+ (34. Qd2+ {  mates in six, whereas the text allows Black to postpone mate by taking on b6}) 1-0  

  [Event "1973 Canadian Open"]  [Site "Ottawa"]  [White "Kevin Spraggett"]  [Black "Bruce Amos"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C05"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "67"]  [EventDate "1973.07.28"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "11"]  [EventCountry "CAN"]  [SourceTitle "Canbase"]  [SourceDate "2015.08.19"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2015.08.19"]  [SourceQuality "1"]   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 (5. Bd3 $14) 5... c5 6. c3 Nc6 7.  Ndf3 Qa5 $6 (7... Qb6 $1 8. g3 Be7 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Bh3 a5 $11) 8. Kf2 (8. dxc5  $1 Qxc5 9. Bd3 f6 10. Qe2 $14 {Michiels-Rasmussen, Hinnerup 1979}) 8... b5 9.  Bd3 $6 (9. a3 c4 $11) 9... b4 10. Ne2 Nb6 $6 (10... Be7 $1 $15) 11. Bd2 Na4 $2  (11... Nc4 $1 $11) 12. Rb1 (12. cxb4 $1 Nxb4 13. Bxb4 cxb4 14. Qd2 $16) 12...  Bd7 13. g4 $6 (13. f5 $1 exf5 14. Nf4 $16) 13... Rb8 14. cxb4 Nxb4 15. Bc2 (15.  Kg2 $5) 15... Qa6 $2 (15... cxd4 16. Nexd4 Qa6 17. Bxa4 Bxa4 18. Qe2 Be7 $11)  16. b3 Nb6 17. Bxb4 cxb4 18. Ra1 (18. f5 $1 $16) 18... Be7 (18... h5 $1 19. Bd3  Bb5 20. Bxb5+ Qxb5 21. g5 $16) 19. Qd2 (19. f5 $1 $16) 19... Rc8 (19... Bb5 20.  Ng3 $16) 20. f5 f6 $2 (20... Bb5 21. Nf4 $16) 21. Bd3 Bb5 (21... Nc4 $5 22.  bxc4 dxc4 23. Be4 c3 24. Qe3 $18) 22. Bxb5+ Qxb5 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Nf4 exf5 (  24... O-O 25. Nxe6 $18 {puts up more resistance}) 25. Rhe1+ (25. g5 $18 {  is even stronger}) 25... Kf7 26. g5 Bd8 27. Re5 $2 (27. Ne5+ Kg8 28. h4 $18)  27... g6 $2 (27... Rf8 28. Rxf5+ Kg8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Rc1 $16) 28. Rae1 Rf8  29. Ne6 (29. Re6 $1 Nd7 30. Rd6 $18 {is the quick method}) 29... Re8 $2 ({  Black can prolong the game by giving up the exchange with} 29... Be7 {but why?}  ) 30. Qe3 Qc6 (30... Qd7 {is a pointless improvement}) 31. Nxd8+ Rcxd8 32. Re7+  Kf8 (32... Kg8 {postpones checkmate but, again, why?}) 33. Qe5 Qc2+ 34. Kg1 1-0  

  [Event "Manchester 1979"]  [White "Keith Arkell"]  [Black "Murray Chandler"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "B07"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "95"]  [EventDate "1979.09.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "9"]  [EventCountry "ENG"]  [SourceTitle "www.newzealandchess.co.n"]  [SourceDate "2019.11.05"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2006.11.24"]  [SourceQuality "1"]   1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. e5 Nd7 $6 (6... Nxd4 $5  7. exf6 Nxe2 8. fxg7 Rg8 9. Ngxe2 Rxg7 (9... e6 10. h4 d5 11. Bb3 Rxg7 12. Bh6  Rg8 $11) 10. Bh6 Rg8 11. h4 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. O-O-O c6 $11) 7. Nf3 Nb6 (  7... dxe5 8. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 9. Ng5+ Ke8 10. Qc4 e6 11. Nxe6 (11. Qxe6+ $2 Qe7  12. Nd5 Qxe6 13. Nxc7+ Ke7 14. Ngxe6 Bf6 $15) 11... Nb6 12. Nxg7+ Kf8 13. Ne6+  Bxe6 14. Qxe6 Qh4 (14... Qe7 $2 15. Bh6+ $18 {McNab-Green, Cagnes sur Mer 1977}  ) 15. O-O $14) 8. Bb3 O-O 9. Bf4 (9. h3 $1 $14) 9... a5 (9... Bg4 10. O-O-O Qc8  $11 {Neerava-Reilly, Toowoomba 1985}) 10. a4 Bg4 (10... dxe5 11. dxe5 Bg4 $11 {  Biro-Barua, Rhodes 2019}) 11. O-O-O Qc8 12. Qe3 (12. h3 $5) 12... dxe5 13. dxe5  Be6 (13... Nb4 $1 $11) 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Bh6 (15. Nd4 Qd7 16. b3 $14) 15...  Rad8 16. Rxd8 $6 (16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. b3 $11) 16... Rxd8 17. Bxg7 (17. b3 Qg4 $15  ) 17... Kxg7 18. h4 $2 (18. b3 Qg4 $15) 18... Nc4 19. Qf4 N4xe5 20. h5 (20.  Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxe5+ Nxe5 $17) 20... Qf5 21. h6+ Kg8 22. Qxf5 gxf5 23. Nb5 $6 (  23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Nb5 Rd7 $17) 23... Rd7 $2 (23... Ng4 $1 $19) 24. Rd1 Rxd1+  25. Kxd1 Nxf3 26. gxf3 f6 27. Nxc7 Kf7 28. c3 Kg6 29. Ne6 Kxh6 30. Nc5 Kg5 31.  Nxb7 Kf4 32. Ke2 Ke5 33. Nc5 $6 (33. b3 $11) 33... Kd5 34. Nb3 h5 (34... f4 {  is somewhat better}) 35. Nd2 f4 36. Kf1 f5 37. Kg2 (37. b3 e5 38. Kg1 e4 39.  fxe4+ fxe4 40. Kg2 $11) 37... e5 38. Kh3 $6 (38. b3 e4 39. Nf1 $11) 38... e4  39. fxe4+ fxe4 40. Kh4 $2 (40. Kg2 h4 41. b3 Ne5 42. b4 e3 43. fxe3 fxe3 44.  Nf1 e2 45. Kf2 exf1=Q+ 46. Kxf1 $11) 40... Ne5 41. b4 $2 (41. Nf1 Nd3 $19 {  would prolong the game}) 41... e3 42. fxe3 fxe3 43. Nf1 e2 44. Ne3+ Ke4 45. Ng2  Nd3 46. Kg3 h4+ 47. Kxh4 Kf3 48. Kh3 0-1  

  [Event "1986 World Open"]  [White "Viswanathan Anand"]  [Black "Leonid Bass"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B10"]  [WhiteElo "2405"]  [BlackElo "2460"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "101"]  [EventDate "1986.07.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "9"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CL, Oct 1986"]  [SourceDate "2019.05.21"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2019.05.21"]  [SourceQuality "1"]   1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 (3... Nf6 $5) 4. cxd5 Qxd5 (4... Nf6 $1 5. Bb5+  Nbd7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Nf3 Nxd5 9. O-O f6 10. d4 e6 $11) 5. Nc3 Qd6 6.  d4 e6 7. g3 (7. Bd3 $5) 7... Nc6 (7... Nf6 $1 $11) 8. Nge2 (8. Nf3 $1) 8... Nf6  9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O (10. Bf4 $5) 10... O-O 11. Bf4 Qd7 (11... Qd8 12. a3 $14)  12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Qd2 (13. Qa4 $1 Nb4 14. Qxd7 Rxd7 $11) 13... b6 (13... Nxd4 $2  14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Rxd4 16. Nb5 $16) (13... e5 $5 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Bxe5  Bh3 16. Nf4 Bxf1 17. Ncd5 Qd7 (17... Qe8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rxf1  $44) 18. Rc7 Nxd5 19. Rxd7 Rxd7 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. Kxf1 $11) 14. Rfd1 Bb7 (14...  Ba6 $5 $11) 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. Rxd5 Rxd5 19. Bxd5 Rc8  20. Kg2 (20. Nc3 Nd8 $11) 20... Nd8 (20... Ba6 $1 $11) 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Bb8 a6  23. Nc3 (23. Ba7 b5 $11) 23... Bf6 (23... b5 24. Kf3 Kf8 $11) 24. Bc7 (24. Kf3  $1 b5 25. Ke4 Be7 26. a3 Kf8 27. b4 Ke8 $11) 24... b5 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Kf3 Ne6  27. Be5 Nc5 $2 (27... f6 28. Bb8 Bd7 29. Ke3 Kf8 $11) 28. Bd6 Bxd6 (28... Nxe4  29. Bxe7 Nd2+ 30. Kf4 $16 {is slightly better}) 29. Nxd6 (29. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 30.  Nxd6+ Ke6 31. Nxc8 Nd3 $15) 29... Be6 30. Bxe6 fxe6 (30... Nxe6 $6 31. Ke4 Ng5+  32. Kd5 $18) 31. Ke3 Na4 (31... e5 32. b4 $18 {is a bit better}) 32. b3 Nc3 (  32... Nb6 {is too small an improvement to make any difference}) 33. a3 Nb1 $6 (  33... Kf8 34. Ne4 Nd5+ 35. Kd4 $18) 34. a4 bxa4 35. bxa4 Nc3 36. a5 Kf8 (36...  Nd1+ {is an irrelevant improvement}) 37. Kd4 Nd5 38. Kc5 Ke7 ({So is} 38... g6)  39. Nc8+ $6 (39. Nf5+ $18 {is the quick method}) 39... Kd8 40. Nb6 Nc3 $2 (  40... Nf6 41. Kc6 Ng4 {offers more resistance}) 41. Kc6 g5 (41... Nb5 {is a  small, but futile improvement}) 42. Nc4 $6 (42. Nd7 {is better}) 42... g4 43.  Ne5 h5 44. Nd3 Ne4 (44... Kc8 {is another irrelevant improvement. Black is  burnt toast (and has been for some time)}) 45. Kb6 $2 (45. Nb4 $1 {'s  evaluation by Stockfish is double that of the text (not that it matters--it  doesn't)}) 45... Kd7 46. Kxa6 $6 ({Again} 46. Nb4 {is a lot better than the  text but, again, it doesn't matter}) 46... Kc6 47. Ka7 Kc7 48. Nf4 e5 49. Ne6+  Kd6 $2 (49... Kc6 50. a6 Nf6 51. Kb8 Nd7+ 52. Kc8 Nb6+ 53. Kd8 Nc4 54. Ng7 $18  {would prolong the game without changing the result}) 50. a6 Nc3 51. Kb6 1-0  

  [Event "Druskininkai 1987"]  [White "Boris Alterman"]  [Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "A32"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "70"]  [EventDate "1987.??.??"]  [EventCountry "URS"]  [SourceTitle "LF14_08"]  [SourceDate "2014.08.06"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2014.08.06"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 Qc7 7. Qd3 (7. Be3  $142 Qxc4 8. Rc1 $44) 7... Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. Bg2 Be7 (9... e5 $5) 10. O-O O-O  11. h3 (11. Qc2 e5 $11) 11... e5 12. Be3 $6 (12. Qe3 Nd7 $11) 12... Be6 13. b3  Nd7 $6 (13... Rad8 $15) 14. Ne4 (14. Nd5 $5 cxd5 15. cxd5 e4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17.  Qc4 Qxc4 18. bxc4 Bf5 19. c5 $44) 14... h6 15. g4 (15. Rad1 f5 $15) 15... Rad8  $6 (15... f5 $15) 16. Qc3 $6 (16. Ng3 $11) 16... Rfe8 (16... f5 $15) 17. Rad1  Nf8 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. Na4 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Ng6 (20... Bh4 $11) 21. Bb6 Qb8 22. e3 (  22. Qa5 Be6 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Qxc5 h5 $1 $11) 22... Be6 (22... f5 $11) 23. Qd3  Qc8 $6 (23... Nh4 24. Be4 g6 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. Bxc5 h5 $11) 24. Nc5 (24. Be4 $14  ) 24... Bxc5 25. Bxc5 Nh4 $6 (25... f5 $11) 26. Be4 h5 27. f3 g6 28. Kf2 $6 (  28. Qc2 $14) 28... f5 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Rg1+ $6 (30. Qd6 $5 fxe4 31. Qxe5 Bf5  32. Qg3+ Ng6 33. Qg5 b6 34. Rd6 bxc5 35. Rxg6+ $11) 30... Kf7 (30... Kh7 $1 31.  Qc3 fxe4 32. Qxe5 Nf5 33. fxe4 Qd8 34. exf5 Qd2+ 35. Kg3 Rg8+ 36. Kh4 Rxg1 37.  fxe6 Qf2+ 38. Kxh5 Qf3+ 39. Kh4 Rg6 40. Qc7+ Kh6 41. Qf4+ Qxf4+ 42. exf4 Rxe6  $15) 31. Qc3 Ng6 (31... fxe4 32. Qxe5 Nf5 33. fxe4 Qd8 $11) (31... Qd8 $1 $15)  32. Bc2 Qd8 33. Qe1 $6 (33. Qb4 Qh4+ $11) 33... Qh4+ 34. Rg3 Rg8 35. Kg2 $4 (  35. Kf1 f4 36. Bxg6+ Rxg6 37. Rxg6 Bxh3+ 38. Ke2 Qxe1+ 39. Kxe1 Kxg6 40. e4 b5  $11) 35... f4 0-1  

  [Event "1986 World Open"]  [White "Lev Alburt"]  [Black "Leonid Bass"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "D90"]  [WhiteElo "2515"]  [BlackElo "2460"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "59"]  [EventDate "1986.07.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "9"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CL, Oct 1986"]  [SourceDate "2019.05.21"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2019.05.21"]  [SourceQuality "1"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bd2 {mostly harmless}  O-O 7. e4 (7. Rc1 {is the main alternative here, e.g.,} Nxc3 8. Bxc3 c5 9. dxc5  (9. d5 $5) 9... Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Be6 $11) 7... Nb6 8. Be3 Bg4 9. Qd2 (9. e5 $1  Nd5 $11) 9... Bxf3 (9... Nc6 $1 10. d5 Na5 $15) 10. gxf3 Nc6 11. e5 (11. O-O-O  Qe8 $11) 11... Qd7 (11... Qc8 $1) 12. f4 $6 (12. O-O-O e6 $11) 12... Rfd8 13.  O-O-O Nb4 (13... e6 $5) 14. Rg1 Qe6 (14... N4d5 $11) 15. a3 Na2+ (15... N4d5  $11) 16. Nxa2 (16. Kb1 $1 Nxc3+ 17. Qxc3 $14) 16... Qxa2 17. Bd3 Qd5 $2 (17...  e6 18. Qc3 Rac8 $11) 18. Qc2 (18. Kb1 $1 $16) 18... e6 $6 (18... Qa2) 19. Kb1  c6 $6 (19... Rab8 20. Rc1 c5 21. Be4 $16) 20. h4 Nc8 (20... Rac8 21. h5 $18 {  puts up a tad more resistance}) 21. f5 exf5 22. Bxf5 (22. Bg5 $1 $18 {is even  stronger}) 22... Ne7 23. Be4 Qe6 24. h5 Rd7 (24... Kf8 $5 25. Bg5 $18) 25. f4  Kf8 ({According to Stockfish,} 25... Kh8 {is irrelevantly better}) 26. Rg3 $6 (  26. Rg5 $1 $18 {with the threat of f5 trapping the queen and it's curtains})  26... Rad8 27. f5 $2 (27. Rf1 $18) 27... gxf5 $2 (27... Nxf5 28. Bxf5 Qxf5 29.  Qxf5 gxf5 30. Rf1 $16) 28. Rdg1 Bh6 (28... Rxd4 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30. Bxf5 Nxf5 31.  Rxg7 Qxe5 (31... Nxg7 32. Qc5+) 32. Rxh7 $18 {prolongs the game without  affecting the outcome}) 29. Qc5 Rd6 30. Bxh6+ 1-0  

  [Event "2002 Memorial Day Classic"]  [Site "Los Angeles, CA"]  [White "Jack Peters"]  [Black "Varuzhan Akobian"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C12"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "77"]  [EventDate "2002.05.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "6"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "Unknown"]  [SourceDate "2009.03.03"]  [SourceVersionDate "2009.03.03"]   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4  g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 Qe7 (10... c5 {is the main line here}) 11. h4 c5 (11...  h5 12. Qf4 b6 13. Nf3 Ba6 $11) 12. Rh3 $6 (12. h5 g5 13. f4 gxf4 $11) 12... Bd7  (12... Nc6 $15) 13. Rf3 $2 (13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Qf4 Nc6 $11) 13... Nc6 14. Rb1  O-O-O 15. Rf6 ({Somewhat better is} 15. Bb5 Na5 $15) 15... c4 (15... Rdf8 $1  $15) 16. Bf1 $6 (16. Be2 Na5 17. a4 Rdg8 18. Ra1 Nc6 $15) 16... Qa3 $6 (16...  Nb8 $1 17. h5 g5 18. f4 Rdg8 $15) 17. Rxf7 Qxa2 18. Qd1 Rdf8 $1 (18... Rhf8 $1  {avoids the immediate draw, e.g.,} 19. Ra1 Qxa1 20. Qxa1 Rxf7 $15) 19. Rxf8+ ({  Stockfish recommends taking the immediate draw with} 19. Ra1 Qb2 (19... Qxa1 $4  20. Rxf8+ {note it's with check}) 20. Rb1 Qa3 21. Ra1 Qb2) 19... Rxf8 20. Nh3  Na5 (20... b5 $1 21. Qc1 (21. Rxb5 $2 Nxd4 $17) 21... Qa5 $11) 21. Ke3 (21. Be2  $5) 21... Qa3 22. Qd2 $2 (22. Kd2 $11) 22... Nc6 23. Nf4 $2 (23. f3 a5 $15)  23... Ne7 $6 (23... g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Nh5 a5 $17) 24. g3 g5 25. hxg5 $6 (25.  Nh5 $1 Ng8 26. Bh3 gxh4 27. f4 $11) 25... hxg5 26. Nh5 $6 (26. Nh3 Rg8 $15)  26... Nf5+ 27. Ke2 Rh8 28. g4 (28. Nf6 $2 Nxg3+ $1) 28... Nh4 $6 (28... Be8 $1  $17) 29. Nf6 $2 (29. Kd1 Ba4 $15) 29... Be8 (29... Ba4 $1 $17) 30. Qe3 $6 (30.  Ke3 Ng6 $17) 30... Bg6 31. Kd2 $6 (31. Qd2 a5 $19) 31... Qa2 (31... b5 $1 $19  32. Rxb5 $2 Qa2) 32. Rc1 a5 $2 (32... b5 $1 $19) 33. Be2 a4 $2 (33... b5 34.  Qxg5 b4 35. Nxd5 $1 exd5 36. Qe7 bxc3+ 37. Kxc3 Ng2 38. Qc5+ Kb8 39. Qb6+ $11)  34. Qxg5 a3 (34... b5 {is still the move although it's too late to make any  difference} 35. Nh5 $18) 35. Nh5 Bxh5 (35... Qb2 {is a tiny (irrelevant) bit  better for Black} 36. Qxh4 $18) 36. Qxh4 Qb2 37. gxh5 a2 38. Qh1 (38. Qf6 Re8  39. Bg4 Qxc1+ 40. Kxc1 a1=Q+ 41. Kd2 Kb8 42. Qf7 $18 {is even stronger}) 38...  Kc7 $6 (38... b5 {puts up more (pointless) resistance}) 39. h6 $2 (39. Ra1 $18  {and it's all over for Black}) (39. h6 $2 b5 40. Bxc4 bxc4 41. Rg1 $16 {  Black either lost on time or resigned where he could still fight on}) 1-0  

  [Event "Collins Kids Scholastic 1985-86"]  [Site "New York, NY"]  [White "Ilya Gurevich"]  [Black "Michael Adams"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B12"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "67"]  [EventDate "1985.12.??"]  [EventType "match"]  [EventRounds "6"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CL, Apr 1986"]  [SourceDate "2020.06.17"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2020.06.17"]  [SourceQuality "1"]   1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 (4. Nf3 {is more popular (and stronger  according to Stockfish)}) 4... h5 $5 (4... e6 {is the main line (and best move)  here}) 5. Be2 ({The most popular move here is} 5. Bd3 {, e.g.,} Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6  7. Nf3 Nh6 8. Bxh6 Rxh6 9. Ne2 $14) ({while the best move (as always,  accordiing to Stockfish) is} 5. Bg5 {, e.g.,} f6 6. Bc1 $1 $14 (6. Bf4 g5 $11 {  Sulskis-Akesson, Barcelona 2007})) 5... e6 6. Bxh5 $6 (6. Nf3 Be7 $11) 6... c5  7. Be2 $6 (7. Bg4 $1 cxd4 8. Bxf5 dxc3 $11) 7... Nc6 (7... cxd4 8. Nb5 Be4 9.  f3 Bg6 $11 {Nunn-Seirawan, Toluca 1982}) 8. Nf3 Nge7 (8... Bg4 $1 $15) 9. Bg5  $6 (9. dxc5 a6 10. O-O Ng6 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. cxd3 Nh4 13. Bf4 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3  Bxc5 15. Ne2 $14) 9... Qb6 $2 (9... a6 10. dxc5 d4 $11) 10. dxc5 Qxb2 $6 (10...  Qa5 11. Bd2 Qxc5 12. Nb5 $16) 11. Nb5 Kd7 $6 (11... Bxc2 12. Qc1 Qxc1+ 13. Rxc1  $16) 12. O-O $6 (12. Rc1 Be4 13. c4 $18) 12... Nxe5 $2 (12... Qxc2 13. Nd6 $16)  13. Nbd4 (13. Nfd4 $1 $18 {is even stronger}) 13... Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Nc6 15. Nxf5  Qe5 16. h4 Qxf5 (16... Bxc5 17. Rb1 $18 {is somewhat better (but still pretty  hopeless) for Black}) 17. Bg4 $2 {Throws away most of White's advantage} (17.  c4 Bxc5 18. cxd5 Nd4 19. dxe6+ fxe6 20. Rc1 $18 {and Black is not long for  this world}) 17... Qe4 18. Re1 Qd4 19. Qe2 $2 {Throws away most of his  remaining advantage} (19. Qf3 Ne5 20. Qb3 $18) 19... Kc7 $2 (19... Qe4 20. Qxe4  dxe4 21. Rad1+ Ke8 22. Rxe4 Bxc5 23. Bf3 $14) 20. Qf3 (20. c4 $1 $18) 20... f5  21. Bh3 $2 (21. Qg3+ $18) 21... Re8 (21... Qxc5 22. Bf4+ $16) 22. Rad1 $6 (22.  Bf4+ e5 23. Rad1 Qc4 (23... Qxc5 24. Rxd5 $18) 24. Rxd5 Bxc5 25. Rdxe5 Rxe5 26.  Bxe5+ Nxe5 27. Rxe5 $18) 22... Qxc5 23. Rxd5 Qxc2 $2 (23... Qxd5 24. Qxd5 exd5  25. Rxe8 $18) 24. Bxf5 exd5 25. Rxe8 Qxa2 26. Qc3 $6 {The slow method} (26. Bd3  $1 $18 {is the quick method}) 26... d4 $2 {But Black prefers to go quickly  into that good night} (26... Bc5 27. Qg3+ {would prolong the game}) 27. Rc8+ (  27. Bd8+ {is even quicker}) 27... Kb6 28. Bd8+ Kb5 29. Bd3+ Ka4 30. Qc1 (30.  Bc2+ $1) 30... Bd6 $2 (30... Ba3 31. Bc2+ $18 {is irrelevantly better}) 31.  Rxc6 Rxd8 ({as is} 31... bxc6 32. Qxc6+ Kb4 33. Qxd6+ $18) 32. Rc4+ (32. Rc2 $1  ) 32... Bb4 33. Rc2 Qa3 (33... Qb3 34. Bc4) 34. Qd1 1-0  

  [Event "1990 Massachusetts Open"]  [White "Mark Ginsburg"]  [Black "Jack Young"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "A80"]  [WhiteElo "2573"]  [BlackElo "2258"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "51"]  [EventDate "1990.05.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "6"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. e4 $6 fxe4 4. Ng5 $6 (4. Ne5 Nf6 5. c4 Bb4+ $17 {is best  for White}) 4... Nf6 $6 (4... d5 $1 5. f3 h6 6. Nh3 exf3 $17) 5. f3 exf3 6.  Qxf3 Nc6 7. Bd3 $2 (7. c3 h6 8. Nh3 Bd6 $15) 7... Nxd4 8. Qh3 $6 (8. Qf2 Nf5 9.  Nc3 (9. Bxf5 $2 exf5 10. Qxf5 $6 Qe7+ 11. Kd1 d5 $19) 9... h6 $17) 8... d5 9.  Nxh7 $6 (9. c3 e5 10. Qg3 e4 11. cxd4 Bd6 $19) 9... Nxh7 10. Bxh7 (10. Qh5+ Kd7  11. Be3 c5 $19) 10... Nxc2+ $6 (10... Qf6 $1 $19) 11. Ke2 $2 (11. Kd1 Rxh7 12.  Qxh7 Nxa1 $17) 11... Kd7 (11... Qf6 $1 $19 {is even better}) 12. Rf1 Nxa1 $2 {  It would not surprise me if Black were already in severe time trouble.} (12...  Qe8 $19 {is curtains for White}) 13. Rf7+ Kc6 (13... Be7 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Rxg7  Kd6 16. Qg3+ e5 $19 {is still winning for Black}) 14. Qc3+ Kb6 $2 (14... Bc5  15. b4 b6 16. bxc5 Ba6+ $17) 15. Be3+ c5 16. b4 d4 $2 (16... Nb3 $1 17. Nd2 (  17. Qxb3 $2 Bd7 $17) 17... Nxd2 18. Rxf8 $1 Nc4 $8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Qxg7 $16)  17. bxc5+ Bxc5 18. Qb2+ Kc6 19. Nc3 $2 (19. Be4+ $18) 19... Qb6 $2 (19... a6  20. Be4+ Kd6 21. Na4 Qe8 22. Bxd4 Qxf7 23. Bxc5+ Kd7 $17) 20. Be4+ Kd6 21. Nb5+  Ke5 (21... Qxb5+ {and Black gets mated in 29 moves (instead of 12), according  to Stockfish}) 22. Bf3 Rh4 23. g4 (23. Bf2 {mates three moves faster}) 23... g5  (23... Rxg4 {postpones mate by six moves}) 24. Bxg5 Rxh2+ (24... Qxb5+ {  postpones mate by three moves}) 25. Kd1 Rxb2 {Black dies rich} 26. Bf4# 1-0  

  [Event "1987 World Open"]  [Site "Philadelphia"]  [White "Patrick Wolff"]  [Black "Larry Christiansen"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B14"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "81"]  [EventDate "1987.07.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.  Qc2 Nc6 9. Be2 O-O ({The new (2020) edition of ECO gives} 9... Nce7 $11 {  as the main line}) 10. O-O Be7 11. Rd1 Bf6 (11... Ncb4 $1 12. Qb3 b6 13. a3  Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. c4 Ba6 $1 $11) 12. Bd3 (12. a3 $5) 12... g6 (12... h6 $11  ) 13. Be4 (13. Bh6 {is slightly better}) 13... Bd7 $6 (13... Nce7 $1 $11) 14.  Bxd5 Nb4 15. Qb3 Nxd5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qxb7 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qc8 $6 (18... Ba4 19.  Re1 $14) 19. Qe4 Bh8 20. Rac1 (20. Qe3 $1 $16) 20... Bc6 21. Qf4 Bxf3 22. Qxf3  Qc4 23. Rb1 Rab8 24. g3 a5 ({Better is} 24... a6 25. Qf4 $14) 25. Qf4 (25. Bf4  $1 $16) 25... Rbd8 26. Rdc1 $6 (26. Bg5 e5 27. dxe5 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qxa2 29. Bf6  $14) 26... e5 $2 (26... Qxa2 $11) 27. dxe5 Qxa2 (27... Qc6 $5 28. Re1 Qxc3 29.  Rbc1 $16) 28. Rb5 a4 $2 (28... Qe6 29. Rxa5 $16) 29. c4 Re6 $2 (29... Qa3 30.  Rb7 $18) 30. Rb7 f6 31. exf6 $6 {Far from the best move but it doesn't matter;  Black is toast} (31. Qe3 $18 {is best although}) (31. Rb8 $5 Rxb8 32. exf6 $18  {is cuter}) 31... Bxf6 $2 {Black chooses a quick death} (31... Rxf6 32. Qe3 {  prolongs his suffering}) 32. Rb8 Qa3 33. Rd1 $6 ({So White decides to prolong  Black's suffering.} 33. Rxd8+ Bxd8 34. c5 $18 {is the quick method}) 33... Rxb8  (33... Rde8 {is irrelevantly better}) 34. Qxb8+ Kf7 35. Rd7+ Re7 36. Qf8+ Ke6  37. Rd5 Be5 38. Bg5 Qa1+ ({After} 38... h6 {it will take White 21 moves to  checkmate Black}) 39. Kg2 Rc7 ({After} 39... Bd6 {it will take ten moves}) 40.  Qe8+ (40. g4 {Threatening 41. Qg1++ ends the game one move quicker}) 40... Kf5  41. Bf4 1-0