1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 d4 12.Ne4



12...d3 13.Nxc5 dxc2 14.Qxd8+ Rxd8 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Be3 Rd5 17.c4!?

The general idea is to maim Black's queenside structure and then clean out the c-file. Black will have to try and counter this with active piece play.

17...bxc4 18.Rac1



18...Bc5?

There can be no doubt about who's in charge after 18...Nxe5 19.Nxe5 Rxe5 20.Rxc2, as c4 will drop without Black getting any form of counterplay. However, the situation would be far from clear after 18...Nb4 19.a3 Nd3 20.Rxc2 Kd7 21.Bd4 Rb8.

19.Rxc2 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Rc5

20...Nxe5 21.Nxe5 Rxe5 22.Rxc4 c5 23.Ra4 Rxe3 24.Rxa6 was pretty miserable for Black. In addition to obvious targets on c5 and e6, White has a passed pawn to work with.

21.Ng5 Nd8



22.Rd2

Threatening Rxd8+.

22...Rd5 23.Rfd1 Rxd2

If 23...c6 then simply 24.e4.

24.Rxd2 c3 25.bxc3 Ke7 26.Rd4 Nc6

26...h6 27.Ne4 Nf7 28.Rc4 Rc8 29.Rc5 was also extremely pleasant for White, but this may have been the lesser evil, all the same.

27.Rf4 Nxe5 28.Re4 Kf6?

Black had to try 28...h6 29.Rxe5 hxg5 30.Rxg5 Kf6, followed by a silent prayer.



29.Rxe5!

The pawn ending is easily winning for White, since Black has to send her king into the corner to round up the knight.

29...Kxe5 30.Nf7+ Kf6 31.Nxh8 g5 32.Kf2 Kg7 33.e4 Kxh8 34.Ke3 Kg7 35.g4 Kf6 36.Kd4 Ke7



37.e5! Kd7 38.Kc5 a5

38...h6 39.c4 Kd8 40.Kc6 Kc8 41.c5 and White's king penetrates either on b7 or d7.

39.Kb5 a4 40.a3 h6 41.h3 resigns.

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