[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  

  [Event "Russia 1990"]  [White "Vladimir Kramnik"]  [Black "Vladimir Belikov"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B85"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "81"]  [EventDate "1990.??.??"]  [EventCountry "URS"]  [SourceTitle "LF14_08"]  [SourceDate "2014.08.06"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2014.08.06"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.  O-O a6 9. f4 Qc7 10. a4 (10. Qe1) 10... O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 (11... Nxd4 $11) 12.  Bg1 (12. Qe1) 12... Bd7 (12... Nb4 $11) 13. Nb3 b6 14. Bf3 Rab8 (14... Rad8)  15. Qe2 Bc8 16. Qc4 (16. e5 $5) 16... Bd8 17. e5 d5 18. Qe2 (18. Qd3) 18... Nd7  19. Nd4 (19. Be3 $5) 19... Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Be7 21. Nd1 (21. Qd3 $5) 21... Bc5 (  21... Bb7 $11) 22. c3 b5 (22... Bf8 $5) 23. axb5 (23. Ne3) 23... Rxb5 24. Bxc5  Nxc5 (24... Rxc5 $11 {is somewhat better}) 25. b4 Nd7 $6 (25... Ne4 26. Bxe4  dxe4 27. Rb1 Rb8 28. Nf2 Bb7 $11) 26. Qd2 Nb6 $6 (26... Rf8 27. Nb2 Rb8 28.  Rfc1 $14) 27. Ne3 Bb7 (27... Nc4 28. Nxc4 dxc4 29. Rfd1 $16 {is a small  improvement for Black}) 28. Be2 Nc4 29. Bxc4 dxc4 30. Rfd1 (30. Qd6 $1 Qxd6 31.  exd6 Rd8 32. Nxc4 $16) 30... a5 31. bxa5 Rxa5 32. Rxa5 Qxa5 33. Nxc4 Qa4 (33...  Qa7 34. Nd6 $16 {is another small improvement for Black}) 34. Nd6 Rd8 35. c4 $6  (35. Rb1 h6 36. h3 Bd5 37. Kh2 $16) 35... Bc6 (35... Qb3 $1 $11) 36. Rb1 (36.  h3 $1 $14) 36... Ra8 $2 (36... Qa3 $11) 37. h3 h5 $6 (37... h6 38. Kh2 Qa7 39.  Rb2 $14) 38. Kh2 (38. Qf2 $1 $16) 38... g6 $2 (38... Qa7 39. Rb2 $16) 39. Rb6 (  39. f5 $1 $18 {is even stronger}) 39... Kg7 $2 (39... Be8 40. c5 $18 {would  only lead to prolonged suffering for Black}) 40. f5 $1 exf5 (40... Qa1 41. f6+  $18 {is a slightly slower death for Black}) 41. Qg5 1-0  

  [Event "Salonika 1983"]  [White "Georgios Ioakimidis"]  [Black "Victor Ciocaltea"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "B33"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "80"]  [EventDate "1983.??.??"]  [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 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 (7. Bg5  $14 {is the main line}) 7... Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 O-O  11. O-O Nd7 12. Be3 a6 13. Nc3 b6 $11) 10... O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Kh1 (12. a3 $5  ) 12... a6 13. Nc3 f5 14. f4 $6 (14. f3 f4 $11) 14... Bf6 15. Qc2 (15. Bd2 {  is somewhat better}) 15... exf4 (15... g6 $1) 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. b4 a5 18. Rab1 (  18. Nb5 $1 axb4 19. Rae1 Qb6 $11) 18... axb4 19. Rxb4 (19. Nb5 $5) 19... Ng6  20. Bd2 $6 (20. Bg3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Rxa2 22. Rb2 Rxb2 23. Qxb2 f4 24. Bf2 Re8 $11  ) 20... Be5 21. Be1 Qg5 22. Rb3 Qh6 (22... f4 $1 $17) 23. h3 f4 (23... Rf7 $5)  24. Nb5 Bf5 25. Qd2 f3 $5 (25... Rac8 $15) 26. Rbxf3 Qxd2 27. Bxd2 Rxa2 28. Bc3  Rxe2 29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Bf4 31. c5 dxc5 (31... Rc2 32. g3 $8 Bxg3 33. Rf3  Be5 $15) 32. d6 Rc2 33. g3 $6 (33. Kg1 Bxd6 34. Nxd6 Rxc3 35. Nxb7 Rc1+ 36. Kf2  Rc2+ 37. Kg3 (37. Ke3 Rxg2 38. Nxc5 Rh2 39. Rh5 Ne7 $19) 37... Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2  Nh4+ 39. Kg3 Nxf5+ 40. Kf4 Nd4 41. Nxc5 Kf7 $15) 33... Bxd6 34. Nxd6 Rxc3 35.  Nxb7 c4 (35... Rxg3 $1 $17) 36. Kg2 Rc1 $6 (36... Rd3 37. Rc5 c3 $15) 37. Rc5  c3 (37... Ne7 $5 $11) 38. Nd6 $6 (38. Rc8+ $11) 38... c2 $6 (38... Ne7 $15) 39.  Rc8+ Nf8 40. Ne4 $4 (40. Nf5 g6 41. Nd4 $11) 40... Re1 0-1  

  [Event "Chicago 1999"]  [White "Alexander Beliavsky"]  [Black "Alex Yermolinsky"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "D31"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "83"]  [EventDate "1999.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 (5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4 7. axb5 cxb5  $11) 5... Qc7 (5... Nf6 $1 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5  Nbd7 11. exf6 Qb6 12. g3 $14) 6. g3 (6. a4 $1 $14) 6... Nd7 7. Bg2 Ngf6 8. Nd2  (8. Bf4 $5) 8... Nb6 9. Bxf6 (9. O-O h6 $11) 9... gxf6 10. e3 (10. O-O h5 11.  h4 {Beliavsky-Khenkin, Germany 1999} e5 $1 $11) 10... e5 (10... h5 $5) 11. d5  cxd5 (11... Bd7 $11) 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Be6 (13... Bb4 $1 14. O-O Bh3 15.  Qa4+ Qd7 16. Qxd7+ (16. Qxb4 Qxd5 $11) 16... Kxd7 17. Rfd1 Bxd2 18. Bxb7 Rad8  $11) 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. O-O (15. Qh5+ Qf7 16. Qe2 c3 17. Ne4 O-O-O $11) 15...  O-O-O (15... h5 $5) 16. Rc1 Kb8 17. Qe2 f5 ({Somewhat better is} 17... b5 18.  a4 Bb4 19. Nb1 Rd3 20. axb5 Rc8 $11) 18. Nxc4 (18. Rfd1 Be7 $11) 18... e4 $6 (  18... h5 19. h4 Be7 $11) 19. Rc2 $6 (19. Nd2 Qe7 20. Nb3 Bg7 21. Nc5 Be5 22.  Qb5 Bd6 23. b4 $14) 19... h5 (19... Bg7 20. Rfc1 Rd5 $11) 20. Rd1 (20. h4 Be7  $11) 20... Rxd1+ (20... h4 $1 $11) 21. Qxd1 Be7 $2 (21... Bb4 22. Qd4 Rg8 $11)  22. h4 a6 (22... Bb4 23. Qd4 Rg8 24. Kg2 $16) 23. a4 $6 (23. Kg2 Bb4 24. Qd4  Rd8 25. Qf6 $16) 23... Bb4 24. Kg2 Qd8 25. Qc1 $2 (25. Qa1 Qe7 26. Ne5 $16)  25... Rg8 26. Kh2 (26. a5 $5 Bxa5 27. Nxa5 Qxa5 28. Qd1 Rd8 29. Qxh5 Qa1 30.  Qh7 Rd1 31. Qc7+ Ka7 32. Qc5+ $11) 26... Ka7 27. b3 Qd3 (27... Qf6 $5 $11) 28.  Qb2 Rc8 $6 (28... Be1 29. Ne5 Qd6 $11) 29. Rc1 Rd8 $6 (29... Rc5 30. Ne5 Qd5  31. Rxc5 Bxc5 32. Nf7 $14) 30. Kg2 Rd5 $2 (30... Rg8 31. a5 f4 32. exf4 Qf3+  33. Kh3 Bc5 34. Ne5 Qxf2 35. Qxf2 Bxf2 36. g4 Be3 37. Rf1 $16) 31. Qf6 Qe2 (  31... f4 $5 32. Qxe6 $18 (32. Qxf4 $2 Rf5 33. Qc7 $16)) 32. Qxe6 Qf3+ 33. Kg1  Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 35. Kh2 Qf3 36. Qb6+ Kb8 37. Qd8+ Ka7 38. Qd4+ Kb8 39. Qe5+  (39. Kg1 $1 Be1 40. Qb2 Qd1 41. Qe5+ Ka8 42. Qxf5 $18) 39... Ka7 40. Qd4+ (40.  Qb2 Bc3 41. Qc2 b5 42. axb5 axb5 43. Nd6 $18) 40... Kb8 41. Kg1 Be1 42. Qb2 $18  {White is winning but one has to wonder if Black resigned or lost on time (no  idea what the time control was)} 1-0  

  [Event "1988 Cambridge Open"]  [Site "Cambridge, MA"]  [White "Richard Bauer"]  [Black "Maxim Dlugy"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "D86"]  [BlackElo "2647"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "70"]  [EventDate "1988.02.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "5"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CL, June 1988"]  [SourceDate "2018.09.25"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2018.09.25"]  [SourceQuality "1"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.  Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 (10... Qc7 {and}) (10... Bg4 {are the complex  main lines}) 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 (12. Rc1 e5 13. dxc5 Be6 14. c4 bxc5 15. Bxc5  Bh6 $1 16. Rc3 Re8 $11) 12... Bb7 13. Rad1 (13. f3 $5) 13... e6 14. Bh6 Rc8 15.  Bxg7 (15. Rfe1 $5) 15... Kxg7 16. Qf4 Qe7 17. Rfe1 (17. h4 $5) 17... Rfd8 (  17... cxd4 18. cxd4 Nc4 $11) 18. Bb1 $6 (18. Qe5+ Kg8 19. d5 c4 20. Bc2 Rc5 21.  Ng3 Re8 (21... Qh4 22. Nh5 Qxh5 23. Qf6 Rf8 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Rd8 Qh6 26. Qxe6+  Kh8 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Qe6+ $11) 22. Qf4 exd5 23. e5 Qf8 24. Qg5 h6 25. Qg4 Nc6  26. Nh5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Nxe5 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Nh5+ $11) 18... Nc4 19. e5 $6 (19.  h4 e5 20. Qg3 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qa3 22. d5 Qxg3 23. Nxg3 Rc5 $11) 19... Na3 20. Rd3  $6 (20. Rd2 b5 $15) 20... Nxb1 (20... h6 $1 $17) 21. Rxb1 cxd4 22. Nxd4 (22.  cxd4 Rc2 $15 {is slightly better}) 22... Rd5 $1 23. Rh3 (23. h4 h5 $15 {  is another small improvement for White}) 23... h5 24. Qe3 $6 (24. a4 Rcc5 25.  Re1 a6 $15) 24... Ra5 25. g4 $6 (25. Qg3 Rac5 $17 26. Rxh5 $2 Rxc3 27. Qg4 Rc1+  $19) 25... Rcc5 $6 (25... h4 $1 $19) 26. f4 Rxa2 $2 (26... h4 $17) 27. gxh5 $2  (27. f5 Kh7 28. f6 Qf8 29. gxh5 Rg2+ 30. Kf1 g5 31. Rd1 Qa8 32. c4 Be4 $11)  27... Rg2+ (27... Rca5 $1 $17) 28. Kf1 Qd7 $2 (28... Ra5 29. hxg6 Rxg6 30. f5  Bg2+ 31. Ke1 Qg5 $15) 29. hxg6 Rxg6 30. f5 $2 (30. Rd1 Bg2+ 31. Ke1 Qb7 32. Rg3  Qe4 $11) 30... exf5 31. Rh5 $2 (31. Rg3 Be4 $19 {would prolong the game}) 31...  Be4 32. Rd1 $2 ({as would} 32. Qf4 Rxc3 $19) 32... Qa4 33. Nxf5+ $2 {One  imagines that White is in time trouble} (33. Re1 Rxe5 $19) 33... Bxf5 34. Rd8  $6 (34. Qd4 Qb5+ $19) 34... Qa1+ 35. Kf2 Qg1+ 0-1  

  [Event "Edinburgh 1981"]  [White "Michael Basman"]  [Black "Colin Crouch"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "A00"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "57"]  [EventDate "1981.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. g4 $6 d5 2. h3 (2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 (3... dxc4 $6 4. Bxb7 Nd7 5. Bxa8 Qxa8  6. f3 e5 7. Qa4 Be6 $15) 4. Qb3 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Qxb7 Nbd7 $17) 2... e5 (2...  h5 $5 3. g5 e5 $17) 3. Bg2 c6 (3... Nc6 4. Nc3 d4 5. Ne4 h5 $17) 4. d4 e4 (4...  h5 $15) 5. c4 Ne7 $6 (5... h5 6. Nc3 Be6 $15) 6. Nc3 f5 (6... h5 $11) 7. Qb3 (  7. Bg5 $5) 7... dxc4 (7... g6 $5) (7... Qb6 $5) 8. Qc2 $2 (8. Qxc4 Nd5 $11)  8... Qxd4 (8... g6 $1 $17) 9. Be3 $6 ({Better is} 9. gxf5 Nxf5 10. Nxe4 Nh4 $17  ) 9... Qe5 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. Bd4 Qf4+ $2 (11... Qe7 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bc3 Nc6  $17) 12. e3 Qg5 $6 (12... Qc7 13. a3 Na6 14. Nge2 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qf7 $11) 13. f4  $6 (13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bc3 $14) 13... Qe7 (13... Qg6 $5) 14. gxf5 (14. a3 $11)  14... Bxf5 15. Bxe4 $6 (15. a3 Rg8 16. Nge2 Nd7 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 O-O-O  $11) 15... Nb4 16. Bxc6+ N8xc6 17. Qxf5 Nd3+ 18. Kb1 $6 (18. Rxd3 cxd3 19. Nf3  d2+ 20. Kxd2 g6 21. Qg4 Rd8 22. Kc1 Bg7 $15) 18... Nf2 19. Nf3 Nxh1 (19... Qf7  20. Qc2) 20. Rxh1 Nxd4 $2 (20... Qd7 21. Qe4+ Ne7 22. Qc2 Nc6 23. Qe4+ $11 (23.  Rd1 $5 O-O-O $8 $11)) 21. exd4 Kd8 (21... Qf6 $5 22. Qd5 $18 {is probably an  insufficent improvement}) 22. Ng5 (22. Re1 $1 $18 {is even stronger}) 22... Qf6  $2 (22... g6 23. Ne6+ Kc8 24. Qe5 $18 {would prolong the game without altering  the result}) 23. Qd5+ Kc8 24. Nf7 (24. Re1 $1 $18 {is the quick method}) 24...  Rg8 $2 ({But Black wants a quick end to his misery and doesn't want to suffer  after} 24... a6 25. Ne4 $18) 25. Ne4 ({Again} 25. Re1 {is the quick way}) 25...  Qb6 $2 (25... Qe7 {would only prolong Black's suffering}) 26. Ne5 $6 ({But  White apparently doesn't mind prolonging Black's suffering.} 26. Rc1 {is the  quick way here.}) 26... Rh8 $2 (26... Qd8 27. Qxg8 $18 {would be the  continuation if Black wanted to continue his pain}) 27. Rc1 Ba3 (27... a6 {  and White has to take eleven moves to checkmate. Black wants to quick this  very miserable world as soon as possible.}) 28. Rxc4+ Kb8 29. Nd7# 1-0  

  [Event "1983 India Championship"]  [White "Rentala Nagendra"]  [Black "Dibyendu Barua"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "C42"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "62"]  [EventDate "1983.02.??"]  [EventType "tourn"]  [EventRounds "18"]  [EventCountry "IND"]  [SourceTitle "CH, June-July 1983"]  [SourceDate "2017.05.29"]  [SourceVersionDate "2017.05.29"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. c4 Bg4 8.  Nc3 (8. h3 $14) 8... Nc6 9. Be3 O-O (9... d5 $1 $11) 10. h3 Bh5 ({Better is}  10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 d5 $11) 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 $6 (12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. d5 Ne5 14.  Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qb3 $14) 12... d5 (12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3 d5 $11 {is a bit better})  13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Qd2 (14. a3 $5) 14... Nb4 15. O-O-O (15. Bf1 $5) 15... c5 (  15... Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Qd7 $11) 16. Kb1 (16. Be2) 16... Rc8 17. a3  (17. Be2) 17... dxc4 18. Bxc4 (18. Be2 $5 Nbd5 19. dxc5 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Qc7 $11)  18... cxd4 19. Qe2 $6 (19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Bc5 $11) 19... Nc6 20. Nb5 $2 (  20. h4 Qd7 21. h5 g5 22. Bxg5 (22. h6 g6 $11) 22... Qxg4 23. Qxg4 Nxg4 24. Bxe7  Nxe7 25. Rxd4 Nxf2 $11) 20... Bc5 21. b4 $2 (21. g5 Nh5 22. Qd3 dxe3 23. Qxg6  Nf4 $17) 21... a6 22. bxc5 (22. Nc3 b5 $19 {is slightly better}) 22... axb5 23.  Bxb5 Nd5 (23... Qa5 $1 $19 {is even stronger}) 24. Bd2 (24. Qc4 $5) 24... b6  25. Rc1 (25. h4 {is a bit better}) 25... Na5 $2 {Throwing away most (but not  all) of his advantage} (25... bxc5 26. Rxc5 Na7 $19) 26. Bxa5 bxa5 27. Qc4 $2 (  27. Rhd1 Qf6 28. g5 Qf4 $17) 27... Nc3+ 28. Rxc3 dxc3 29. Qxc3 $2 (29. Rc1 {  would prolong the game}) 29... Qd5 (29... Qg5 $1) 30. Rc1 Rfd8 31. a4 $2 {  White decides on hari-kiri and a quick death.} (31. Ka1 Qg5 $19 {and White  dies slowly}) 31... Rxc5 $1 (31... Rxc5 $1 32. Bc4 (32. Qxc5 Qb3+ 33. Ka1 Rd2  $19) 32... Rb8+ 33. Ka2 Qb7 34. Rc2 Qb1+ 35. Ka3 Rb4 $19) 0-1