1.d4
e6
2.Nf3
c5
3.d5
exd5
4.Qxd5
Nf6
5.Qe5+
Be7
6.c4
Nc6
7.Qc3
0-0
8.Nbd2
d5
9.e3
Bf5
10.Bd3
d4
11.exd4
cxd4
12.Qb3
Bxd3
13.Qxd3
Nb4
14.Qb3
Bc5
15.0-0
d3
16.Ne1
Re8
17.a3??
[Fritz 11 17.Qd1
and now if 17...Rxe1
18.Rxe1
Nc2
19.Nb3
Nxe1
20.Qxe1
]
17...Ng4
[Fritz 11 17...Bxf2+!!
18.Kh1
(18.Rxf2
Rxe1+
19.Nf1
Nc2
) 18...Bxe1
19.axb4
]
18.axb4??
[Fritz 11 18.Ndf3
Bxf2+
19.Kh1
Bxe1
20.Bg5
f6
21.axb4
fxg5
22.Nxe1
d2
23.Nf3
Ne3
24.Rfd1
Nxd1
25.Qxd1
]
18...Bxf2+
[Fritz 11 18...Rxe1!!
and if 19.bxc5
Qh4
20.h3
Qxf2+
]
19.Rxf2??
[19.Kh1
Rxe1
20.Rxe1
Bxe1
21.Nf3
d2
]
19...Qd4??
[Fritz 11 19...Rxe1+!!
Mark and Joe also found this at the postmortem 20.Nf1
Qd4
21.Be3
Qxe3
22.Rxe1
Qxf2+
]
20.Nxd3!!
and now White is perfectly safe, and has 3 pieces for a rook
20...Nxf2
[20...Re1+
21.Nf1
is something I considered during the game, and also thought about in the postmortem 21...Nxf2
22.Nxf2
Rae8
23.Qd3
]
21.Nxf2
Re3
[21...Re2
22.Qf3
]
22.Nf3?!
looked good at the time, but Fritz thinks [22.Qd1
Rae8
23.Nf3
is much better for White]
22...Rxb3?
[Fritz 11 22...Re2!
the Black queen is immune because of the back-rank threat 23.Be3
is the only reply 23...Qxe3
24.Qxe3
Rxe3
presenting White with a very tough challenge]
23.Nxd4
Re8
24.Kf1
[Fritz 11 24.Bd2
is so much more precise 24...Rxb2
25.Bc3
]
24...Rxb4
25.b3
Rb6
26.Rxa7
Rd6
27.Bb2
Rd7
28.c5
Rd5
29.b4
Rde5
30.g3
h6
31.Rxb7
Re1+
32.Kg2
Rb1
33.Bc3
Rc1
34.Bd2
Rc4
35.Rd7
Ra8
36.c6
Ra2
37.Bf4
Kh7
38.c7
Ra8
39.Rd8
1-0