[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  

  [Event "Chicago Open 1997"]  [White "Nick De Firmian"]  [Black "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B85"]  [BlackElo "2565"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "77"]  [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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Be3  Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Re8 11. Kh1 Qc7 (11... Nb4 $5) 12. Bf3 Na5 (12... Rb8 $11  ) 13. Bg1 (13. g4 $5) 13... Bf8 14. Qe1 Rb8 (14... h6 $11) 15. Rd1 (15. Bf2 $5)  15... b6 $2 (15... e5 $1 16. fxe5 (16. Nde2 b5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Ng3 Rd8 $11)  16... dxe5 17. Qg3 $1 Bb4 $11) 16. b4 $1 (16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nd7 18. h3 Bb7  19. Bxb7 Rxb7 $11) 16... Nc4 17. b5 Bb7 18. bxa6 (18. e5 $1 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5  20. Qh4 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Qh5 22. Qxh5 Nxh5 23. bxa6 $16) 18... Bxa6 19. e5 dxe5  20. Ncb5 Bxb5 (20... Qc8 $5) 21. Nxb5 Qc8 (21... Qe7 $5 22. fxe5 Nd7 23. Nd6  $16) 22. fxe5 Nd5 $6 (22... Nd7 23. Bd4 $16) 23. Rd4 Rd8 (23... Na3 24. Rxd5 $1  exd5 25. Bxd5 Nxb5 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Bxe8 Qxe8 28. axb5 Qxb5 29. e6 $18) 24.  Qe2 Na5 25. Be4 g6 26. Qf3 Rd7 27. Bxd5 (27. Nd6 $1 $18) 27... exd5 28. Rxd5 $6  (28. Nc3 $1 Bg7 29. Nxd5 $18) 28... Qc6 $2 (28... Bg7 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Nd6 $16  ) 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Nd6 Bg7 (30... Bxd6 31. exd6 Nc4 32. Bd4 $18 {offers more  (but futile) resistance}) 31. Qxf7+ $2 (31. Nxf7 Rf8 32. Qe3 $18) 31... Qxf7  32. Nxf7 Nc4 33. e6 Re8 34. Re1 Bf8 $2 (34... Kf8 35. Ng5 h6 36. Nf3 $16) 35.  g4 Nb2 (35... h6 {is irrelevantly better}) 36. Bxb6 (36. Re4 {is even stronger}  ) 36... Nxa4 37. Bd4 Rc8 $2 (37... Bc5 38. c3 $18 {is woefully inadequate but  best for Black}) 38. g5 Be7 $2 {It doesn't matter} 39. Rf1 1-0  

  [Event "Toronto 1984"]  [White "Michael Wilder"]  [Black "Igor Ivanov"]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "E12"]  [WhiteElo "2535"]  [BlackElo "2580"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "80"]  [EventDate "1984.07.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "10"]  [EventCountry "CAN"]  [SourceTitle "Inf 03"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 c5 5. d5 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. Nc3 (7. e4 a6 8.  Bd3 g6 (8... Nbd7 9. a4 $16 {De Firmian-Wilder, USA 1988}) 9. O-O $14) 7... Be7  (7... Ba6 $1 8. e4 $14) 8. g3 ({Somewhat better is} 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 $14) 8...  O-O (8... Nbd7 $5) 9. Bg2 Re8 (9... Nbd7 10. O-O $14 {is slightly better}) 10.  O-O Bg4 (10... Nbd7 11. a4 $14) 11. Qc2 (11. Nd2 $1 $14) 11... Bf8 (11... Na6  12. e4 $14) 12. Nh4 (12. e4 $1 $14) 12... Na6 (12... b5 $1 $11) 13. e4 (13. Bg5  $14) 13... c4 (13... Bd7 $1 $11) 14. Nb5 (14. f4 b5 15. Be3 (15. Nxb5 $2 Qb6+  $19) 15... b4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Qd2 a5 $11) 14... Bd7 15. Nd4 $6 (15. a4 g6 16.  Be3 Ng4 17. Bd4 $14) 15... Rc8 (15... Nc5 $11) 16. Nc6 Bxc6 (16... Qc7 $5) 17.  dxc6 Nc5 18. Qxc4 Ncxe4 19. Be3 $2 (19. Bh3 d5 20. Qc2 Rc7 21. Nf5 $16) 19...  d5 20. Qa4 Bc5 21. Nf5 (21. Bh3 Rc7 22. Nf5 g6 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 (24. Bxd4  $6 Nd2 $15) 24... Rxc6 $11) 21... g6 (21... Qc7 $5 $11) 22. b4 $6 (22. Nd4 Ng4  $15) 22... Nc3 $2 (22... Bxe3 23. Nxe3 d4 $17) 23. Qxa7 $2 (23. Qc2 gxf5 24.  bxc5 $14) 23... Bxe3 24. Nxe3 Rxc6 25. Qa6 Rc8 26. Qd3 $6 (26. Nd1 Ne2+ 27. Kh1  d4 $17) 26... d4 27. Nd1 ({Marginally better is} 27. Nc4 b5 $19) 27... Ne2+ 28.  Kh1 Nc1 29. Qf3 $6 (29. Qb5 {puts up more resistance}) 29... Ne4 30. Qf4 Ne2  31. Qh6 ({According to Stockfish, dumping the queen with} 31. Qxe4 {is best})  31... Rc2 (31... d3 {is the quick method}) 32. a4 $2 (32. Bxe4 Rxe4 33. Qh3 Qd5  $19 {is a lot better (not that it matters)}) 32... Nd2 33. a5 $6 (33. Qh4)  33... bxa5 (33... Nxf1 {is better}) 34. bxa5 $6 (34. Qh3) 34... Nxf1 35. a6  Nfxg3+ 36. hxg3 Nxg3+ 37. Kh2 (37. fxg3 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Qa8 39. Qh3 Ree2 $19)  37... Nh5 38. Bh3 (38. Qxh5 {delays the inevitable checkmate}) 38... Qc7+ 39.  Kg1 Re1+ 40. Bf1 Rxf2 $1 0-1  

  [Event "1978 Paul Masson Open"]  [Site "Saratoga, CA"]  [White "Florin Gheorghiu"]  [Black "Paul Whitehead"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "E88"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "73"]  [EventDate "1978.??.??"]  [EventType "swiss"]  [EventRounds "4"]  [EventCountry "USA"]  [SourceTitle "CL, Oct 2007"]   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be3 d6 6. f3 e5 {The main line when  this game was played.} 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 (8. Qd2 $5) 8... cxd5 (8... b5 9. Nge2  b4 10. Na4 c5 11. O-O $14) 9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2 f5 11. Qd2 Nd7 (11... Na6 $5)  12. O-O-O $6 (12. exf5 $16) 12... a6 $2 (12... f4 13. Bf2 $14) 13. exf5 gxf5  14. Ng3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 b5 (15... e4 $5 16. Bh6 Bxh6 (16... exd3 $2 17. Bxg7 $18)  17. Qxh6 Rf7 18. fxe4 Ne5 19. Bc2 Ng4 20. Qh5 Ne3 (20... Nf2 21. exf5 Nxd1 22.  Rxd1 Bd7 23. g4 $16) 21. g4 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 fxe4 23. Nxe4 $16) 16. Bh6 (16. g4 $1  $18) 16... Qe7 $6 (16... Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Nf6 18. g4 Qc7 19. g5 Ne8 (19... Nxd5 $2  20. Bc4 $1 $18) 20. Kb1 $16) 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 (17... Qxg7 $5 18. Rh5 $18) 18. Rh5  $2 (18. g4 Nc5 19. Bc2 b4 20. Ne2 Rb8 21. Kb1 Kg8 22. Rh5 $18) 18... Nc5 $2 (  18... Nf6 19. Rh4 $16) 19. Rdh1 (19. Bc2 $1 $18) 19... Kh8 (19... Nxd3+ 20.  Qxd3 $18 {puts up more resistance}) 20. g4 ({Again} 20. Bc2 $1 $18) 20... b4 ({  Again} 20... Nxd3+ {puts up more resistance}) 21. Ne2 (21. Nd1 $18 {is even  better}) 21... e4 $6 ({Last chance for} 21... Nxd3+) 22. Bc2 Ra7 23. Nf4 Qg7 (  23... Kg8 {is better but not by enough to matter}) 24. Rxh7+ Qxh7 25. Ng6+ Kg8  26. Rxh7 Rxh7 27. Nxf8 Rh1+ 28. Bd1 Kxf8 29. Qg5 Bd7 ({The best try (and it's  not very good) is} 29... e3 30. Qf6+ Ke8 31. Qxd6 e2 32. Qe5+ $18) 30. Kd2 $6 (  {The quick way is} 30. Qf6+ Ke8 31. Qg6+ Ke7 32. gxf5 $18) 30... fxg4 31. Qf6+  (31. fxg4 $1 $18) 31... Ke8 32. Qxd6 (32. Qg6+ $1 Ke7 33. fxe4 $18) 32... exf3  (32... e3+ 33. Kxe3 Rxd1 34. Qxc5 $18 {might hold out a move or two longer})  33. gxf3 Nd3 (33... g3 {is a "better" way to lose (according to Stockfish)})  34. Be2 (34. Qg6+) 34... Nc1 35. Qxb4 $6 (35. Qg6+ Kf8 (35... Kd8 36. d6) 36.  Qf6+ Kg8 37. Qd8+ $18) 35... Nxa2 $2 (35... Nxe2 36. fxg4 $18) 36. Qe4+ Kf7 37.  fxg4 1-0  

  [Event "Alicante 1975"]  [White "Heikki Westerinen"]  [Black "Raymond Keene"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C05"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "91"]  [EventDate "1975.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 f5 $6 (6... Nc6 {  is the main line}) 7. Ndf3 (7. Ngf3 $14) 7... Be7 (7... Nc6 8. Be3 $14) 8. h4  $6 (8. Ng5 $14) 8... h5 $2 (8... h6 $11) 9. Ng5 Nf8 (9... Qb6 10. a4 $16) 10.  Be3 (10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Be7 12. Be3 $16 {is a bit stronger}) 10... b6 (10...  cxd4 11. Qxd4 $16) 11. Be2 (11. N1f3 $5) 11... g6 12. c4 (12. N1f3 $16) 12...  Bb7 $6 (12... cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qd1 dxc4 15. Bxc4 $16) 13. Bf3 $6 (13. N1f3  $16) 13... Qd7 $6 (13... cxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxg5 15. hxg5 $14) 14. Rc1 $6 (14. cxd5  exd5 15. N1h3 $16) 14... Na6 (14... cxd4 $1 15. Bxd4 $14) 15. Ne2 (15. cxd5  exd5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b4 $1 c4 (17... Nxb4 18. Bxc5 $16) (17... cxb4 18. Ne2  Nc7 19. Nd4 $16) (17... Rc8 18. bxc5 $14) 18. Rxc4 $1 dxc4 19. Qxd7+ Nxd7 20.  Bxb7 Bxb4+ 21. Kf2 Nc7 22. Bxa8 Nxa8 23. Bxa7 $14) 15... dxc4 16. Rxc4 (16. O-O  $14) 16... Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Rd8 $6 (17... b5 18. Rc1 c4 $11) 18. O-O Nh7 $6 {  Note how this knight sits on h7 for the rest of the game} (18... Qc6 19. a4 $14  ) 19. Rc1 (19. Qa4 $1 $16) 19... Kf7 (19... O-O 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. a3 $14) 20.  Qb3 (20. a3 $5) 20... Qd5 (20... Rhe8 21. Nc3 $16) 21. dxc5 $6 (21. Rc4 $1 $16)  21... Qxb3 22. axb3 Nxc5 23. b4 Nd3 24. Rc7 Nxb4 25. Rxa7 Nd5 26. Bd4 (26. Bd2  $16) 26... Ra8 27. Rfa1 Rxa7 28. Rxa7 Rc8 $6 (28... Rd8 29. g3 Nf8 30. Nc3 $14)  29. Kf2 $6 (29. g3 $16) 29... b5 (29... Nf8 30. Nc3 Ke8 (30... Nxf4 31. Ng5+  Ke8 32. Nb5 $16) 31. g3 Nxc3 32. Bxc3 $16) 30. g3 (30. Nc3 Nxf4 31. Nxb5 $16)  30... Rc7 $6 (30... b4 31. Be3 Rc2 (31... Nxe3 32. Kxe3 Ke8 33. Ned4 Nf8 34.  Rb7 $18) 32. b3 $16) 31. Rxc7 Nxc7 32. Nc3 Bb4 33. Ke3 $2 (33. Bb6 $18) 33...  Ke8 $6 (33... Nf8 34. Nd2 Nd7 35. Nb3 $14) 34. Kd3 Kd7 (34... Nf8 35. Bf2 Ba5  36. Bc5 Nd7 37. Bd6 $16) 35. Bb6 Bxc3 36. Bxc7 $2 (36. bxc3 Na6 37. Nd4 $18)  36... Bxb2 37. Bd6 Bc1 $2 (37... Nf6 $1 $11) 38. Nd4 (38. Bb4 $1 $18) 38... Bb2  (38... g5 $5 {is a swindle attempt that doesn't work but is still better than  the game} 39. Ne2 (39. fxg5 Nxg5 40. hxg5 Bxg5 41. Ke2 h4 42. gxh4 Bxh4 43.  Nxb5 Bg3 $18 {and eventually White may be forced to demonstrate that he can  checkmate with bishop and knight (since he's a grandmaster, prresumably he can)  }) 39... gxh4 40. gxh4 Bb2 41. Kc2 $18) 39. Ne2 $2 (39. Nxb5 $18) 39... Kc6 $2  (39... Nf6 $1 40. Kc2 Ba1 41. Kb1 Ne4 42. Bb4 (42. Kxa1 Nxd6 43. exd6 Kxd6 44.  Nd4 e5 45. Nxb5+ Kc5 46. Nc3 e4 $11) 42... Bxe5 43. fxe5 g5 44. Kc2 $16) 40.  Kc2 Ba1 (40... Nf6 {no longer works but is still an improvement, e.g.,} 41.  Kxb2 Ng4 42. Nd4+ $18) 41. Kb1 Bxe5 (41... Nf6 {is still a (slight) fruitless  improvement}) 42. fxe5 g5 43. Be7 $1 {The knight does not get out of its prison  } f4 (43... Kd7 44. Bxg5 Nf8 45. Nf4 $18 {at least frees the knight}) 44. hxg5  Kd7 (44... f3 45. Nd4+) 45. g6 f3 46. Bc5 1-0  

  [Event "Boston 1972"]  [White "John Curdo"]  [Black "Norman Weinstein"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "A02"]  [Annotator "ATH"]  [PlyCount "59"]  [EventDate "1972.??.??"]  [SourceTitle "StarBase 4.56"]  [SourceDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceVersion "1"]  [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.04"]  [SourceQuality "2"]   1. f4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 (3... Nf6 $5 4. Bg2 d5 $11) 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O d6 (  5... d5 $11) 6. d3 (6. e4 e5 $5 7. f5 $5 (7. d3 Nge7 $11) 7... gxf5 8. d3 Nge7  $11) 6... e6 7. e4 Nge7 8. Qe1 $5 (8. c3 O-O $11) 8... O-O (8... Rb8 $5 $11) 9.  Nc3 (9. c3 $5) 9... Qd7 (9... Rb8 $11) 10. Be3 (10. e5 Nd5 $11) 10... b6 (10...  Nd4 $5 $11) 11. Rd1 (11. Bf2 Bb7 $11) 11... Ba6 (11... Nd4 $1 12. Qf2 Nxf3+ 13.  Bxf3 Ba6 $11) 12. Qf2 $6 (12. Rf2 Nd4 $11) 12... d5 13. Bc1 d4 $6 (13... Rad8  $15) 14. Nb1 Rac8 (14... Rad8 $11) 15. Rfe1 (15. a3 $5) 15... b5 $6 (15... e5  $5 $11) 16. g4 $6 (16. Nbd2 $14) 16... f6 17. Kh1 $6 (17. c3 Qc7 18. a3 Bb7 $11  ) 17... e5 $5 (17... Bb7) 18. f5 c4 $6 (18... Bb7 $11) 19. Qh4 $2 (19. c3 $1  cxd3 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Rxd3 $14) 19... Nb4 20. Bh3 $2 (20. dxc4 Nxc2 21. Re2  Rxc4 $17) 20... cxd3 (20... Nxc2 $19) 21. cxd3 Rxc1 $1 22. Rxc1 g5 $2 (22...  Nxd3 $19) 23. Qg3 Nxd3 $6 (23... Nxa2 $11) 24. Nxg5 $1 Nxc1 25. Ne6 Rc8 $6 (  25... Qc6 26. g5 fxg5 27. Qxg5 Rf7 28. Qxc1 $14) 26. g5 Kh8 $2 (26... Nd5 27.  exd5 Bb7 28. Bg2 $16) 27. Nxg7 Ng8 $6 (27... Nd5 28. Nh5 $18 {puts up more  (fruitless) resistance}) 28. Ne6 Qe7 29. g6 hxg6 $2 (29... Nh6 {prolongs the  game for no good reason}) 30. fxg6 1-0