(2) jcb (1821) - flowers (1780)
15.01.2008



1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.Ngf3 c5 5.exd5 Qxd5?!
The queen will now be harassed constantly. It will make 5 of the next 7 moves.

6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.c4 Qh5 8.Ne4 Bxb5 9.Ng3
An attempt to trap the black queen.

9...Qg6 10.Ne5 Qf6 11.Nh5!?
Perhaps better would have been h4, with the threat of Bg5. Or, recovering the material would have been OK.

11...Qh4 12.cxb5 Qe4+ 13.Kf1 cxd4??
...g6 or ... Bf6 would have kept the game going. ...Qxd4 leads to game continuation

14.Nxg7+ Kf8 15.Qh5
Black resigned. The only way to stop mate is to trade queen for knight. 1-0