[Event "Odessa 1948"]  [White "Isaak Boleslavsky"]  [Black "Oleg? Moiseev"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "D06"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "51"]  [EventDate "1948.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 $6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 (3... c6 $1 4. dxc6 Nxc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. e3 e5  7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 $14) 4. Nf3 e6 $6 (4... Bf5 5. Nbd2 Nb6 6. e4 Bg6 7. h4  h6 8. Bd3 N8d7 9. h5 Bh7 10. O-O $14) 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 $6 (6... c5 7. Bf4  a6 8. Rc1 $14) 7. Bd3 (7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Be2 $16) 7... c5 8. e5 (8. d5  $1 exd5 9. e5 Ng4 10. Nxd5 $1 $16) 8... Nd5 9. O-O (9. Nxd5 $1 $14) 9... Nc6 $6  (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. Re1 $14) 10. dxc5 Nxc3 (10... Bxc5 11. Bd2 $16) 11.  bxc3 Qa5 (11... Bxc5 12. Re1 $16) 12. Qc2 (12. Rb1 $1 $16) 12... h6 $6 (12...  Bxc5 13. Re1 $16) 13. Rb1 a6 (13... Qc7 14. Be3 $16 {is a small improvement  for Black}) 14. Bf4 (14. Be3 $1 $16) 14... Qxc5 (14... Bxc5 15. Nd2 O-O 16.  Bh7+ Kh8 17. Nb3 $16) 15. Rfe1 (15. Rfd1 $1) 15... O-O $6 (15... Qa5 16. Nd2 b5  17. Ne4 $16) 16. Be3 Qa3 (16... Qd5 17. Be4 $18) 17. Rb3 Qa4 18. Bxh6 f5 (18...  gxh6 19. Re4 Qa5 20. Rg4+ Bg5 (20... Kh8 $2 21. Qd2 $18) 21. Nxg5 Nxe5 22. Rg3  hxg5 23. Rxg5+ Kh8 24. Rb5 $1 Qxb5 (24... axb5 25. Qe2 Ng6 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27.  Rxg6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qh7#) 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. Rxe5 $18) (18... Qg4 {  is best (but insufficient), e.g.} 19. Bd2 Rd8 20. c4 Qh5 (20... Nd4 $2 21. Nxd4  Rxd4 22. Bh7+ Kf8 23. Rg3 $18) 21. Be4 Rd7 22. Qb2 $18) 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bc1  Ne7 (20... Qa5 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Be4 Kg8 23. g4 Be7 24. g5 $18) 21. Ba3 (21.  Bh7+ $1 Kh8 22. Ne5 $18 {is the quick method}) 21... Rd8 $2 (21... Qf4 22. Bh7+  Kh8 23. c4 $18 {would prolong the game}) 22. Bh7+ Kf8 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Bxe7+ $1  Kxe7 25. Rxb7+ Bxb7 26. Qxa4 1-0  

  [Event "US Chess League 1976"]  [Site "New York vs. Cleveland"]  [White "Andrew Soltis"]  [Black "Calvin Blocker"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C77"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "59"]  [EventDate "1976.??.??"]  [EventType "game"]  [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. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 Bb7 8. axb5  $6 (8. d3 d6 9. O-O O-O $11) 8... axb5 9. Rxa8 Qxa8 10. Nc3 (10. Qxb5 $2 Nxe4  $17 {Ivakina-Tukan, St. Petersburg 2006}) (10. O-O Na5 11. d3 Nxb3 12. cxb3 O-O  13. Nxe5 d5 $15) 10... O-O (10... Na5 $1 $15) 11. Nd5 $2 (11. Qxb5 Na5 12. d3  Nxb3 13. Qxb3 d5 $11) 11... Nxd5 12. Bxd5 (12. exd5 Na5 $17 {is slightly better  }) 12... Nb4 13. Bxb7 $2 (13. Bb3 Bxe4 14. O-O Nxc2 15. Bxc2 Bxc2 16. Qxe5 Bd6  17. Qxb5 Be4 $17) 13... Qxb7 $2 (13... Nxc2+ 14. Kd1 (14. Kf1 Qxb7 15. Nxe5 Nd4  $19) 14... Qa4 15. b3 Qxb3 16. Bd5 Ne3+ 17. Ke1 Nxd5 18. exd5 Qb1 $19) 14. d3  f6 (14... Nc6 15. O-O b4 $11) 15. O-O d5 $6 (15... Nc6 $11) 16. Nh4 g6 $6 (  16... dxe4 17. Nf5 Re8 18. dxe4 Bf8 $11) 17. c3 Na6 18. Bh6 (18. Qg4 $1 Qc8 19.  Qg3 $14) 18... Rd8 (18... Re8 $11) 19. b4 (19. f4 dxe4 20. Qg4 Qc8 21. f5 g5  22. dxe4 Kh8 $11) 19... dxe4 (19... c5 $11) 20. dxe4 (20. Qa2+ $1 Qd5 21. Qxa6  exd3 22. Qa1 e4 $11) 20... c5 21. Ra1 (21. g3 $5) 21... cxb4 $2 (21... Nc7 $11)  22. Qa2+ Kh8 (22... b3 23. Qxb3+ Kh8 24. Qf7 $18) 23. g3 $2 (23. Qf7 $18) 23...  bxc3 $2 (23... Nc5 24. Qf7 Rg8 25. cxb4 Nxe4 $17) 24. Qf7 Rg8 25. Rxa6 c2 (  25... Qxa6 $2 26. Qxe7 Qa1+ 27. Kg2 Qa6 28. Bg7+ Rxg7 29. Qf8+ Rg8 30. Nxg6+  hxg6 31. Qh6#) 26. Ra1 $2 (26. Kg2 g5 27. Rb6 Qxe4+ (27... Qxb6 28. Nf5 $18)  28. Nf3 Qg6 29. Qxe7 Re8 (29... c1=Q 30. Rxf6 $18) 30. Qc7 Qxh6 31. Qxc2 $18)  26... b4 27. Qb3 $2 (27. Kg2 g5 (27... b3 $2 28. Ra8 $1 $18) 28. Nf5 Qxe4+ 29.  Kg1 c1=Q+ (29... Qxf5 $2 30. Bg7+ Rxg7 31. Ra8+ $18) 30. Rxc1 Qxf5 31. Qxe7 b3  32. Qb4 $16) 27... Qxe4 28. Rc1 (28. Qf7 Qb7 29. Qb3 Qe4 $11) 28... Rc8 $2 (  28... g5 29. Nf3 Qg6 30. Bxg5 fxg5 31. Nxe5 Qf6 $11) 29. Qf7 Rg8 30. Qxe7 1-0  

  [Event "1971 British Columbia Open"]   [White "Duncan Suttles"]  [Black "Peter Biyiasas"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "A25"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "61"]  [EventDate "1971.03.27"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "6"]  [EventCountry "CAN"]  [SourceTitle "Canbase"]  [SourceDate "2015.08.19"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2015.08.19"]  [SourceQuality "1"]   1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 Nge7 6. b4 (6. h4 $5) 6... O-O (  6... a6 7. d3 d6 $11) 7. b5 (7. h4 $5) 7... Nd4 (7... Na5 8. d3 a6 $11) 8. e3  Ne6 9. Nge2 f5 $6 (9... a6 10. a4 axb5 11. axb5 c6 12. O-O d5 13. cxd5 cxd5 $11  {Gouret-Murey, Paris 1991}) 10. d4 (10. O-O $1 f4 11. gxf4 exf4 12. Nxf4 $14)  10... e4 $6 (10... f4 11. gxf4 exf4 12. exf4 Nf5 $11) 11. Qb3 (11. O-O $1 $14)  11... Kh8 (11... a6 12. b6 c6 13. Ba3 $16) 12. h4 d6 13. h5 (13. a4 Bd7 14. Ba3  $14) 13... g5 $2 (13... gxh5 14. Rxh5 a6 15. a4 $14) 14. g4 (14. h6 $1 Bf6 15.  g4 fxg4 {transposes to the game while avoiding the defense in the next note})  14... fxg4 $2 (14... h6 15. gxf5 Nxf5 16. Nxe4 Nh4 17. Rh2 Nxg2+ 18. Rxg2 Qe8  19. Qc2 $14) 15. h6 Bf6 16. Bxe4 Rg8 $2 (16... c5 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Ba3 $18)  17. Qc2 (17. Ng3 Nf8 18. Nh5 $18 {is even stronger}) 17... Nf8 18. Ng3 Nfg6 19.  Nh5 Rf8 20. Bb2 Kg8 (20... Nh4 21. Bxh7 Bxd4 (21... Nef5 22. Rxh4 $1 Nxh4 23.  Nd5 $18) 22. exd4 Nef5 23. d5 Kxh7 24. Ne4 Qe8 25. Nhf6+ Rxf6 26. Qe2 $18) 21.  Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. Be4 Qe8 $2 (23... Qe7 24. Bxg6 (24. a4 $5 $18) 24...  hxg6 25. Nxf6 Rxf6 26. d5 $18) 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Nxf6 Rxf6 26. d5 Kh7 27. Bxf6  Bf5 28. Qb2 Qe4 29. O-O {on move 29!} Qf3 $2 ({Stockfish says that} 29... Rf8 {  is much better but it would only prolong the game to no good purpose}) 30. Bxg5  (30. Bd8 $1 {forces mate}) 30... Rg8 31. Qf6 1-0  

  [Event "Salem, NH 1969"]  [White "Pal Benko"]  [Black "John Curdo"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "A88"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "81"]  [EventDate "1969.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. d4 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O Qc7  (8... Na6 $11) 9. d5 ({Stockfish recommends} 9. Nbd2 c5 10. Nb1 cxd4 11. Nxd4  Nc6 12. Nc3 $14 {which I don't pretend to understand}) 9... a5 (9... Na6 $11)  10. Nc3 Na6 11. Nd4 (11. e3 $5) 11... Bd7 (11... e5 $5) 12. a3 Nc5 13. b4 (13.  Rb1 Rac8 $11) 13... axb4 (13... Nce4 $1 $11) 14. axb4 Nce4 15. Nxe4 (15. Ne6 $5  Nxc3 16. Nxc7 Nxd1 17. Rfxd1 Rac8 18. dxc6 Rxc7 19. cxd7 Nxd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11  ) 15... fxe4 $6 (15... Nxe4 $11) 16. Qb3 (16. Ne6 $1) 16... cxd5 (16... Rxa1 $5  ) 17. cxd5 (17. Rxa8 Rxa8 $11) 17... Rfc8 $2 (17... Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Ng4 $11) 18.  Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ne6 (19. Rc1 $1 $16) 19... Bxe6 20. dxe6 Qb6 (20... Qc6 21. Bxf6  Bxf6 22. b5 Qc5 23. Bxe4 $14) 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Bxe4 Qb5 23. e3 (23. Bf3 $5 $14  ) 23... Kg7 24. Rc1 Ra4 25. Rb1 Ra1 $6 (25... b6 26. Bd3 $14) 26. Rxa1 Bxa1 27.  h4 (27. Bd3 $5 Qe5 28. b5 $16) 27... b6 28. Kg2 Bf6 (28... Qe5 $5) 29. Bd5 Kh6  30. Kg1 Kg7 31. Bc4 (31. Bb7 $5) 31... Qe5 32. Bf1 $6 (32. b5 $16) 32... Qa1 $6  (32... d5 $1 33. b5 $14) 33. Qc4 Qe5 34. Qc6 $1 b5 $2 (34... Qxe6 $2 35. b5 $18  ) (34... d5 35. Qxb6 d4 36. exd4 $16) 35. Bxb5 Qb2 $2 (35... d5 36. Bf1 $18)  36. Qe8 Qxb4 37. Qf7+ (37. Bd3 $1 {leads to mate in 20}) 37... Kh6 38. Qf8+ Bg7  39. Qxe7 Qxb5 40. Qg5+ Qxg5 41. hxg5+ 1-0  

  [Event "1979 Continental Open"]  [Site "New York"]  [White "Ariel Mengarini"]  [Black "Joel Benjamin"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "B12"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "64"]  [EventDate "1979.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bd7 (4... Be4 5. Nf3 (5. f3 Bg6 6. Ne2 e6 7.  h4 h5 8. Nf4 Ne7 $11) 5... e6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 $11) 5. c3 (5. Be3 Qb6 6.  Nd2 e6 $11) 5... e6 6. Be3 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bd3 (8. dxc5 Qc7 9. Bd4 Nge7 10.  Na3 a6 11. Nc2 Ng6 $11) 8... Qb6 9. Qb3 $6 (9. Qd2 f6 10. O-O fxe5 11. Nxe5  Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nh6 $11) 9... c4 (9... cxd4 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Bxd4 Bc5 $15) 10.  Qxb6 axb6 11. Be2 b5 (11... h5 $5) 12. O-O b4 13. Nh4 $6 (13. cxb4 Bxb4 14. Nc3  Nge7 $15) 13... b5 (13... h5 $5) 14. f4 $2 (14. a3 bxc3 15. Nxc3 Rb8 $15) 14...  Be7 15. Ng2 h5 (15... bxc3 $1 16. Nxc3 b4 $17) 16. h3 (16. gxh5 bxc3 17. Nxc3  b4 $17) 16... hxg4 17. hxg4 Rh3 $6 (17... bxc3 18. bxc3 Nh6 $17) 18. Bd2 $2 (  18. Rf3 Rxf3 19. Bxf3 b3 20. a3 b4 $17) 18... bxc3 19. bxc3 b4 20. f5 bxc3 21.  Bxc3 Rxc3 $1 22. Nxc3 Nxd4 23. Nf4 (23. fxe6 fxe6 24. g5 Bc5 $19 {puts up  slightly more resistance} ({of course not} 24... Bxg5 $2 25. Bh5+ $18)) 23...  Ra3 (23... Nxe2+ $1 24. Nfxe2 Nh6 $19 {is even stronger}) 24. Rac1 (24. fxe6  Bxe6 (24... fxe6 25. Rab1 $1 Rxc3 26. Rb8+ Bd8 27. Ng6 Nxe2+ 28. Kg2 Rg3+ 29.  Kh2 Nf6 30. exf6 gxf6 31. Rxf6 Bc8 $1 $19 {also wins but isn't nearly as clean}  ) 25. Rac1 Bb4 26. Bxc4 Bxc3 27. Nxd5 Ne2+ 28. Bxe2 Bd4+ 29. Kg2 Bxd5+ $19)  24... Nh6 25. fxe6 (25. Bd1 Bg5 $19) 25... fxe6 26. Bd1 (26. Kg2 Nxe2 27. Nfxe2  Nxg4 $19) 26... Nf7 (26... Bg5 $1 $19) 27. Ng6 $2 (27. Ncxd5 exd5 28. Nxd5 Nxe5  29. Re1 Bd6 30. Nb6 Kd8 31. Nxd7 Kxd7 $19) 27... Bg5 28. Rb1 (28. Ne2 Bxc1 29.  Nxc1 Nc6 $19 {is an irrelevant improvement}) 28... Rxc3 29. Rb8+ Bd8 30. Rxd8+  $2 (30. Rb7) 30... Kxd8 ({Perhaps Black was in time pressure and White hoped  that he'd fall for} 30... Nxd8 $4 31. Rf8#) 31. Rxf7 Be8 32. Rf4 Rd3 0-1  

  [Event "1992 New Haven Open"]  [White "Maxim Dlugy"]  [Black "Richard Bauer"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "E18"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "47"]  [EventDate "1992.02.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "5"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. Qc2  Nxd2 9. Qxd2 d6 10. O-O Nd7 11. e4 O-O 12. Rfe1 g6 13. Rad1 Bg7 14. h4 (14. a3  $5) 14... h6 (14... a6 15. b3 Qe7 $11) 15. d5 (15. b3 a6 $11) 15... Kh7 (15...  e5 $1 $11) 16. h5 $5 (16. Qc2 e5 $11) 16... g5 $2 ({The last chance to play}  16... e5 $11) 17. e5 $1 {If Black won't play it, White will} Nxe5 (17... exd5  18. exd6 cxd6 19. Nxd5 $16) 18. Nxe5 ({The immediate} 18. Qc2+ $18 {is more  accurate because Black doesn't have g7 for his king}) 18... Bxe5 19. Qc2+ Kh8  $6 (19... Kg7 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. dxe6 $18 {puts up more (but fruitless)  resistance}) 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. dxe6 Qc8 $6 (21... Qf6 22. Bxb7 $18 {Dumping  the bishop is better than allowing the e-pawn to advance}) 22. e7 (22. Bxb7 {  is even stronger, e.g.,} Qxe6 (22... Qxb7 $2 23. Qf5 fxe6 24. Qxe5+ Kg8 25.  Qxe6+ Rf7 26. Nd5 $18) 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Nd5 Rc8 25. Ne3 $18) 22... Re8 ({  Black can prolong his agony with} 22... Bxg2 23. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 24. Kxg2 $18) 23.  Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qf5 1-0  

  [Event "Salzburg 1955"]  [White "Aleksandar Matanovic"]  [Black "Alfred Beni"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C65"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "89"]  [EventDate "1955.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 (5. Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 6. d4 c6 7.  dxe5 Nxe4 8. Bd3 d5 9. exd6 Nf6 10. Re1+ Be6 11. Bf5 O-O 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Nc3  (13. Rxe6 $2 Nd5 $1 $17) 13... h5 14. Be3 Qxd6 15. h3 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Bb4 17. a3  $14) 5... O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Re1 d6 8. h3 Qe7 $6 (8... h6 $11) 9. Qd3 (9. d5 $1  $14) 9... Nd8 $6 (9... Bd7 10. Bg5 h6 $11) 10. Nbd2 (10. Na3 $5) 10... c6 (  10... exd4 11. cxd4 Ne6 12. Bc4 c6 13. Nb1 Nh5 14. Nc3 Nhf4 15. Qd1 $14) 11.  Ba4 Bc7 $6 (11... Ne6 12. Nc4 d5 $11) 12. Nf1 h6 $6 (12... Nh5 13. g4 $14) 13.  Ng3 Nh7 (13... Ne6 14. Nh4 $16 {is a slight improvement for Black}) 14. Bb3 $6  (14. b4 $1 $16) 14... Kh8 $6 (14... Ne6 15. Bc2 $14) 15. Nh2 (15. Be3 $1 Ne6  16. Rad1 $16) 15... Be6 $2 (15... Qf6 16. Be3 Ne6 17. Qd2 $14) 16. Bc2 f6 $6 (  16... Nf6 17. f4 $16) 17. f4 (17. Nf3 $1 $16) 17... Re8 18. Bd2 (18. d5 Bb6+  19. Kh1 Bd7 20. Rf1 $16) 18... Nf8 (18... Bg8 $5 19. Rad1 $16) 19. Nf5 $6 (19.  Rad1 $16) 19... Bxf5 (19... Qd7 $1 20. Rad1 $14) 20. exf5 Nf7 21. Ng4 $6 (21.  Nf3 Qd7 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Rad1 exf4 25. Bxf4 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Bb6+  27. Kf1 Nfe5 28. a4 $16) 21... Qd7 (21... Bb6 $1 22. Kh1 $14) 22. fxe5 (22. d5  $1 $14) 22... dxe5 23. Bb3 b5 (23... a5 $5 $11) 24. Bxf7 Qxf7 25. dxe5 Bxe5 $6  (25... Rad8 26. e6 (26. Qc2 fxe5 $11) 26... Bb6+ 27. Kh1 Rxd3 28. exf7 Rxe1+  29. Bxe1 h5 $11) 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 $6 (26... fxe5 27. Be3 a6 28. Qe4 $14) 27. Rxe5  fxe5 28. Be3 (28. a4 $5) 28... Nd7 ({Somewhat better for Black is} 28... Nh7  29. Qd6 Qd5 30. Rd1 Qe4 31. Re1 $16) 29. Qd6 (29. a4 $1) 29... Nf6 $2 (29...  Rc8 30. Bxa7 $16) 30. Qxc6 Qd5 $6 (30... Rb8 31. Rd1 $18) 31. Qxd5 Nxd5 32. Bf2  (32. Kf2 $1 $18) 32... a6 (32... Nf4 {puts up more resistance}) 33. Rd1 Ne7 ({  Again,} 33... Nf4 {is (irrelevantly) better}) 34. g4 Nc6 35. Rd6 (35. Bg3 $1)  35... Rc8 36. Bg3 a5 37. Rd5 (37. Kf2 $1) 37... b4 38. Rc5 bxc3 39. Rxc3 ({  Stockfish prefers} 39. bxc3 {but it doesn't matter much at this point}) 39...  e4 (39... Kg8 {3.48 according to Stockfish after 29 ply vs. 3.58 for the move  played}) 40. Kf2 a4 $6 (40... g6 {at least trades off a pair of pawns}) 41. Rc4  (41. Ke3 $1) 41... e3+ (41... h5 {would prolong the game but if Black really  wants a quick end to his misery, he could resign}) 42. Kxe3 Re8+ 43. Kf3 (43.  Kd3 {is irrelevantly better. The game is over.}) 43... Ne5+ 44. Bxe5 Rxe5 45.  Rxa4 1-0  

  [Event "1984 Bermuda Open"]  [White "Andrew Soltis"]  [Black "Leonid Bass (or possibly Balmazi)"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B23"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "45"]  [EventDate "1984.01.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "5"]  [EventCountry "BER"]  [SourceTitle "CH, April-May 1984"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 {Grandmaster Soltis wrote a pamphlet on "The  Chameleon Sicilian." White keeps his options open and, depending on what Black  does, can play either an Open Sicilian or a Closed Sicilian.} Nc6 4. g3 g6 $6 (  4... Nf6 $11 {or}) (4... d5 $11) 5. d4 cxd4 (5... Nf6 $1 6. Bg2 $14) 6. Nxd4 h5  $6 (6... d6 7. Be3 $14 {Soltis-Sheppard, Bermuda 2002}) 7. Bf4 Bh6 $6 (7... d6  8. Ndb5 $16) 8. Ndb5 (8. Bd6 $1 $18) 8... Bxf4 9. gxf4 a6 $6 (9... d5 10. exd5  exd5 11. Qxd5 $16) 10. Nd6+ Kf8 11. Qd2 Nge7 $6 (11... Nf6 12. O-O-O Ne8 13.  Nxe8 Kxe8 14. f5 $18) 12. O-O-O b5 13. Rg1 b4 (13... Qa5 14. Qe3 $18 {might  lead to a slightly slower death for Black}) 14. Na4 Qa5 (14... Rh7 {is  insufficiently better}) 15. b3 Rb8 (15... Rg8 {would prolong Black's wretched  existence}) 16. Be2 $6 (16. Kb1 $1 $18 {is even stronger. What can Black do  except stare forlornly at his miserably weak dark squares, his pathetic bishop,  and his useless rook on h8? At least he hasn't lost any material. Yet.}) 16...  f6 $2 ({Stockfish says} 16... Nd8 {is better but computers don't feel any pain}  ) 17. Nxc8 $6 (17. Kb1 $1 {is again better. Let Black simmer in his own juices.  }) 17... Rxc8 18. Qxd7 {White cashes in} Nd8 $2 {Oops. Black defends one pawn  but falls for a combination that wins a different pawn and rips Black's  position open} (18... Qc7 19. Nc5 $18) 19. Rxg6 (19. e5 $1 {simply disembowels  Black}) 19... Nxg6 20. Qxc8 Kg7 21. Rg1 (21. f5 $1 {is the quick way}) 21...  Kh6 22. Qd7 f5 23. Rg5 1-0  

  [Event "Harvard Opem 1991"]  [Site "Cambridge, MA"]  [White "Boris Gulko"]  [Black "Boris Baczynskyj"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "D30"]  [WhiteElo "2618"]  [BlackElo "2333"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "55"]  [EventDate "1991.05.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "4"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CH, July-Aug 1991"]   1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 d5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Nb3 Bb6 (7...  Be7 $5) 8. c4 Nf6 (8... dxc4 $6 9. Qxd8+ Bxd8 10. N3d2 $16) (8... Nge7 $1 $11)  9. cxd5 (9. Nc3 $1 $14) 9... exd5 (9... Nxd5 $1 $11) 10. Nc3 (10. Bg5 $5 $14)  10... Be6 $6 (10... d4 11. Na4 $14) 11. Na4 (11. Bg5 $1 $16) 11... O-O 12. Nxb6  (12. Bg5 $5 $14) 12... axb6 (12... Qxb6 13. Be3 $14 {is a bit better for Black}  ) 13. Be3 (13. Nd4 $5) 13... Ng4 (13... Re8 $5) 14. Bd4 Ra4 $6 (14... Re8 15.  a3 $14) 15. e3 Re8 $6 (15... h5 16. Nc1 b5 17. b3 $16) 16. h3 $6 (16. a3 $16)  16... Nh6 $6 (16... Nf6 17. a3 $14) 17. Bc3 Qd7 (17... b5 $5 18. a3 $16) 18.  Kh2 (18. Qh5 $5) 18... Rea8 19. a3 Nf5 20. Qh5 f6 (20... d4 21. Nxd4 Ncxd4 22.  exd4 Bd5 23. Rfd1 $16) 21. Rad1 (21. Rfd1) 21... g6 (21... Rd8 22. Qe2 $16 {  is a small improvement for Black}) 22. Qe2 (22. Qf3 $5 $16) 22... d4 (22... Qf7  $5 {is another (very) small improvement for Black}) 23. Nxd4 Ncxd4 24. Bxd4 Bc4  $2 (24... Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. exd4 Re8 27. Qd2 $16) 25. Bxf6 (25. Bc3 $1 {  is even stronger, e.g.,} Bxe2 26. Rxd7 Bxf1 27. Bxf1 $18 {and the two bishops  are going to do terrible things to Black}) 25... Bxe2 $2 (25... Qe6 26. Qxc4  Rxc4 27. Bd5 $18) 26. Rxd7 Bxf1 (26... Bc4 {would prolong the game but why not  choose a quick death?}) 27. Bd5+ Kf8 28. Rxh7 1-0  

  [Event "Windy City Invitational"]  [Site "Chicago 1985"]  [White "Raymond Keene"]  [Black "Eugene Martinovsky"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "D91"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "57"]  [EventDate "1985.03.??"]  [EventType "tourn"]  [EventRounds "12"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [EventCategory "3"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 {The main line but  Stockfish prefers} (6. Bf4) (6. h4 $5) 6... Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. Qe3+  Kf8 10. Qf4 (10. h4 $5) 10... Bf6 11. h4 h6 12. Nf3 c6 $6 (12... Be6 13. e3 Kg7  14. Bd3 c5 15. dxc5 Nd7 16. O-O Nxc5 $13 {Kuzmin-Holmsten, Kozalin 1999}) 13.  e4 dxe4 (13... Kg7 $5) 14. Nxe4 Bf5 $2 (14... Nd7 15. Bc4 Nb6 $11) 15. Nxf6  Qxf6 16. g4 Qe6+ $2 (16... Qe7+ 17. Ne5 Bc8 18. Bc4 $18 {may still be losing  but it's a lot better than the move played}) 17. Ne5 f6 $2 (17... Bxg4 18. Bc4  {is another improvement that sill loses}) 18. gxf5 $6 (18. Bc4 $1 $18 {is the  quick way}) 18... fxe5 19. dxe5 Qxf5 20. Qb4+ Kg7 21. O-O-O b5 22. Bd3 Qxe5 (  22... Na6 23. Qd6 Rhd8 24. Bxf5 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 gxf5 26. Rg1+ $18 {would prolong  the game pointlessly}) 23. Rhe1 ({According to Stockfish, the move played  leads to mate in 26 whereas} 23. Bxg6 $1 {leads to mate in 21}) 23... Na6 24.  Qg4 Qf6 25. Bxg6 Rhd8 26. Re6 ({missing the mate in 23 after} 26. Rd7+) 26...  Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 Qxb2 (27... Qxe6 {only leads to getting mated in 19}) 28. Bc2+  Kf8 29. Qf5+ 1-0