Saturday, April 30, 2022

PCG & PCG Reversed 4/29/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

markusrauth (Chess.com 1783) - JimWest (Chess.com 1857), Chess.com 4/29/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Bc4 Nc6 13.Bxf6+ Bxf6 14.Qg3+ Kxh8 15.O-O-O Bf5


16.d5 Ne5 17.Bb3 Qd6 18.Kb1 Rg8 19.Qe3 b6 20.h3 Rxg2 21.Rhg1 Rxg1 22.Rxg1 Nf3 23.Rh1 Qe5 24.c3 Bg5 25.Qe2 Nd2+ 26.Ka1 Nxb3+ 27.axb3 Qxd5 28.b4 Be6

29.Qa6 e3 30.Rf1 e2 31.Re1 Qd1+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2111) - ismayil1959 (lichess 2155), lichess 4/29/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Be7 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 O-O 6.Nf3 c6 7.Be2 h6 8.h3 d6 9.c3 c5 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.O-O Nh7 12.a4 f5 13.Bh2 fxe4 14.Nxe4 d5 15.Ned2 Ng5 16.Nxg5 Bxg5 17.Nf3 Be3+ 18.Kh1 d4


19.cxd4 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Bxd4 21.Qb3+ Kh8 22.Rxf8+ Qxf8 23.Rf1 Qe7 24.Bf3 a5 25.Be4 Ra6 26.Rf7 Qe8 27.Bg1 Bxg1 28.Kxg1 Rd6 29.Rf1 b6 30.Qf7 Qd8 31.Qf8+, Black resigns.

Friday, April 29, 2022

PCG with 8.Nxh8 Bc5 9.Qxd5

Philidor Counter Gambit

Babnik (lichess 2474) - ArnieChipmunk (lichess 2475), lichess 4/13/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Nc6 7.Nf7 Qf6 8.Nxh8 Bc5 9.Qxd5


9...Qxf2+ 10.Kd1 Nf6 11.Qg5 Bxe6 12.Be2 O-O-O+ 13.Nd2 Nd4 14.Re1 e3


15.Qxc5 exd2 16.Bxd2 Ne4 17.Qxa7 Nxd2 18.Qa8+ Kd7 19.Qxb7 Nc6


20.Kxd2 Ke7+ 21.Kc3 Qd4#.

Thursday, April 28, 2022

GM Molner Analyzes PCG from NJ Open 2008


Mackenzie Molner (USCF 2397) - Jim West (USCF 2200), New Jersey Open 8/30/2008

Philidor Counter Gambit

This game was played at the New Jersey Open in 2008. I eventually went on to win the tournament although the games were definitely not easy!  In particular I remember feeling that this game was "surprisingly difficult" (as I said to Jim after the game) considering it was played in an opening that is supposed to give White a large advantage.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 


This is the Philidor Counter Gambit. It was favored by some of the all time greats like Philidor and Morphy but doesn't see much action in today's games.  At the time, I knew that Jim was a big proponent of this variation and after spending a bit of time looking for an idea against it,  I decided to try out the line played in the game.

4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5


5... Nf6.   According to the computer this move is Black's best option here and gives the following line as a sample of how the game can continue: 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Bc4.

6.Nxe5 

6.Neg5!?  This is another interesting continuation.  The most important detail here is to know that the move 6...h6 puts Black in serious hot water.  6...e4 (6... h6? 7.Nf7! +- 8.Kxf7 8.Nxe5+.  Black loses too much material or gets mated here.) 7.Ne5,  This is also very strong for White.

6...dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 

The game starts with a bunch of fireworks in the opening,  However, the following sequence is almost entirely forced for both players, and I think we both had a sense of how this line is played.

8...Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Bc4+ Kg7 11.Bh6+ Kxh6 


It's not every day that the king makes it out to the 6th rank in the opening!  This is certainly a very provocative king walk.  Objectively, White should be doing well in this position.  White needs to make sure not to give Black any time to complete development or start centralizing with tempo. If the Black pieces get coordinated, they will be more powerful than White's rook and pawns

12.Nxh8 Bb4+ 13.c3 Qxh8 14.cxb4 Qf8 15.Qf4+ Kg6 16.Rc1!


A nice multi-purpose move.  The rook is ready to lift up to c3 and swing over to g3 if given enough time.  It helps to take the sting out of 16...Qxb4+ coming up.

16...Qxb4+ 

16...Qd6!?   Perhaps this is Black's best defense, but it leaves Black in a passive and unenviable position after 17.Qxd6 cxd6 18.Bf7+ Kxf7 19.Rxc8+-. The pin on the 8th rank is extremely uncomfortable and leaves Black without great prospects to create counterplay.

17.Rc3! Bg4 18.h4!

Bringing another piece into the attack.  The threat is of course to play 19.Qg5 mate, but there are also ideas of flicking in the move h4-h5 discombobulating the Black kingside defenders.

18,,,h6!

18...h5!?  According to the computer this is about equally strong as 18...h6, but I could never see a human playing this move,   After 19.Qg5+, Black will lose the knight on f6 with no chances.

19.h5+! Kg7 

19... Bxh5?.  This might look tempting, but Black's king is defending too many things right now and will soon be overloaded.  20. Rxh5! Kxh5 (20... Nxh5 21. Qf7+ Kg5 22. Be6!  The mating net around the Black king is too much to deal with.  Mate will happen within the next few moves: 21. Bf7#.

20.Rh4 Nc6 21.Qxc7+??


I made a big mistake with this move.  Looking back close to 15 years after the game was played, I can't really understand what I didn't like about the proper continuation 21.Rxg4+21.Rxg4+!  This move practically plays itself.  The defenders are removed in front of the Black king, and White's remaining pieces quickly rush the king.  21...Nxg4 22.Qxg4+ Kh8 23.Qg6 Qf8 24.Rg3.  Perhaps I missed the idea of Bf7 during the game.  It is extremely powerful here.  Once it's played, there is no stopping Qf6+ which will bring an end to the game.

21...Bd7 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23.Qg6 Nh7! 24.Bb3?


A few turns ago Black was nearly mated, but now they are back in the game!  24.Qxh6!  This was a better move.  From h6 White's queen is able to return to d2 to help hold together the queenside and center.  24...Qxb2 25.Qd2 Qxd2+ 26.Kxd2+-.

24...Rf8?? 

Black returns the favor.  24... Qf8! +/-.  This would have been a tough defense to crack.  As Black starts to coordinate and repel away the attackers,  White's initiative fades away.  The computer suggests to go for the prosaic 25.Qf7 to head towards an endgame.  That would have been a difficult decision.  It would have been easy to operate under the impression that White still has attacking chances here.

25. Rf4! 

Using the weakness of the g8-square to activate White's rook to a better square and bring another piece into the attack.

25...Nxd4 26.Rxf8+?? 

26.Rf7!  I missed this move during the game.  This would have ruined Black's defenses.  A sample continuation could be. 26...Rxf7 27.Qxf7 Nxb3 28.Qxd7 Nd4 29.a3!  Once White breaks the pin, Rc8 will be a winning blow along the 8th rank.

26...Qxf8 27.Qxe4 Nxb3 28.Rxb3 Bc6 29.Qe5+ Nf6 


29... Qf6!  This was the best way to establish a defensive setup.  The knight is more active on f6 once the queens are exchanged.  30.Qxf6+ Nxf6 31.Rb4+- Nxh5 32.Rh4 Nf6 33.Rxh6+ Kg7.  White should be able to win this with the connected kingside pawns, but there is still work to be done here.

30.Kf1 Kh7 31.Qf5+ Kh8 32.Re3 Nh7 33.Qxf8+ 

I'm going to keep the comments of the game pretty light from here on out because it enters a more technical phase of the game.

33...Nxf8 34.f3 Kg7 35.g4 Kf6 36.Kf2 Nd7 37.Kg3 Ne5 38.f4 Nc4 39.Re2 Nd6 40.Kh4 Kf7 41.g5 Nf5+ 42.Kg4 Bd7 43.Rd2 


43. Re5!  Breaking the blockade immediately was the best way to go.

43...Nd6+ 44.Kh4 Nf5+ 45.Kh3 Nd4+ 46.Kg3 Nf5+ 47.Kf2 Ke7 48.Rd5 Be6 49.Ra5 a6 50.Kf3 Kd6 51.gxh6 Nxh6 52.Ke4 Ng8 53.a3 Bb3 54.Kf5 Bc2+ 55.Kg5 Ke6 56.h6 Nf6 57.f5+ Kf7 58.Kf4 Bb3 59.Rc5 Ne8 60.Rc8 Ba4 61.Ke5 


61.h7!  This would have led to cute finish after 81...Kg7 62.f6+ Kxh7 63.f7 Kg7 64.fxe8=Q Bxe8 65.Rxe8.

61...Bd7 62.Rb8 Bc6 63.h7 Kg7 64.f6+ Kxh7 65.f7, Black resigns.


I'm grateful to be able to look back on a game like this and relive some of these interesting moments.  It's nice to play an opponent like Jim who plays lively openings and heads the game into a hard fought struggle. 

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

2 PCG Games 4/26/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

JD-ex (Chess.com 1871) - JimWest (Chess.com 1909), Chess.com 4/26/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.O-O f4 7.a4 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nbd7 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.b4 O-O-O 12.Bb2 Kb8 13.Ne2 g5 14.d4 h5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Qd3 Bxb4


17.Qb3 Bc5 18.Bd3 g4 19.h4 g3 20.Ba3 gxf2+ 21.Kh1 Ng4 22.Rab1 Ne3 23.Ba6 Nxd1 24.Rad1 Bxa3 25.Qxa3 bxa6 26.Rf1 Nf6 27.Nc3 Ng4, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

jackw2007 (lichess 1960) - JimWest (lichess 2110), lichess 4/26/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Nfd2 Bxf5 6.Nc3 d5 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qd1 Nf6 9.Ne2 c6 10.Ng3 Be6 11.c4 Bb4 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.a3 Bd6 14.Bb5+ Bd7 15.Bxd7+ Qxd7 16.O-O Nc6 17.Nb1 O-O 18.Nc3 Rf7 19.Be3 Bf8


20.Nge2 Ng4 21.h3 Nxe3 22.fxe3 Bh6 23.Qd2 Raf8 24.Nf4 Bxf4 25.Rxf4 Rxf4 26.exf4 h5 27.Rf1 Ne7 28.Qe3 Nf5 29.Qd2 h4 30.Ne2 Rc8 31.Rc1 e3 32.Rxc8+ Qxc8 33.Qc3 Qxc3 34.bxc3 Kf7 35.Kh2 Ke6


36.g4 hxg3+ 37.Nxg3 Nxg3 38.Kxg3 Kf5 39.Kf3 e2 40.Kxe2 Kxf4 41.Kd3 b5 42.Ke2 g5 43.Kf2 a6 44.Kg2 g4 45.h4 a5 46.a4 bxa4 47.c4 a3 48.c5 a2 49.c6 a1=Q 50.c7 Qb2+, White resigns.

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

PCG & PCG Reversed 4/25/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

rigiuse71 (Chess.com 1841) - JimWest (Chess.com 1911), Chess.com 4/25/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Ng5 Nf6 6.f3 d5 7.exf4 h6 8.Ne6 Bxe6 9.fxe6 dxe4 10.c3 Qd5 11.Qb3 Qxb3 12.axb3 Nc6 13.Bb5 Bd6 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.O-O Ke7 16.Nd2 Kxe6 17.Nc4 Rhe8 18.h3 Kd7


19.Bf4 Nd5 20.Ne5+ Bxe5 21.Bxe5 Re7 22.Rfe1 Nf6 23.Kf2 Kc8 24.b4 Kb7 25.Kg3 Rf8 26.Rf1 Ref7 27.Kh2 Ng4+ 28.hxg4 Rxf1 29.Rxf1 Rxf1 30.Bxg7 e3 31.Bxh6 e2 32.Bd2 e1=Q 33.Bxe1 Rxe1


34.Kg3 Kc8 35.g5 Kd7 36.Kg4 Ke6 37.g3 Kf7 38.Kh5 Kg7 39.Kg4 Rb1 40.Kf5 Rxb2 41.Ke6 Rc2 42.Kd7 Rxc3 43.Kxc7 Rc4 44.Kb7 Rxb4+ 45.Kxc6 Rxd4 46.Kb7 a5, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2109) - SHarmain (lichess 2239), lichess 4/25/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 dex4 5.fxe5 Ng4 6.d4 e3 7.Bc4 Nf2 8.Qf3 Bb4+ 9.c3 O-O 10.Bxe3 Nxh1 11.cxb4 Nc6 12.Ne2 Be6 13.Nd2 Nxb4 14.O-O-O b5 15.a3 bxc4 16.axb4 Rb8 17.Rxh1 Rxb4


18.Nc3 c6 19.Nde4 Qa5 20.Kc2 Rfb8 21.Rb1 Bd5 22.Qg4 Bxe4+ 23.Qxe4 Rb3 24.Bd2 Qb4 25.Nd1 Qa4 26.Kc1 Rd3 27.e6, Black forfeits.

Monday, April 25, 2022

2 PCG Reversed Games 4/24/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1898) - dragansplit (Chess.com 1830), Chess.com 4/24/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 dxe4 5.fxe5 Ng4 6.d4 c5 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.d5 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.e6 h5 11.exf7+ Kxf7 12.Nc3 cxd5 13.Qxd5+ Qxd5 14.Nxd5 Be6 15.Nc7 Ra7 16.Nxe6 Kxe6 17.Ne2 Rf7 18.Nf4+ Kd6 19.O-O Ne5


20.b3 g5 21.Rd1+ Kc6 22.Bb2 Bg7 23.Ne6 Nf3+ 24.gxf3 Bxb2 25.Rab1 Bd4+ 26.Nxd4 cxd4 27.fxe4 Kc5 28.Rf1 Rhf8 29.Rxf7 Rxf7 30.Rf1 Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Kb4 32.Ke2 g4


33.Kd3 Kc5 34.e5 Kd5 35.e6 Kxe6 36.Kxd4 h4 37.Ke3 Ke5 38.c4 a5 39.a3 h3 40.Kf2 Kd4 41.Kg3 Kc3 42.c5 Kxb3 43.c6, Black resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2110) - M7SEN (lichess 2055), lichess 4/24/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 d6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Be2 Bg4 8.O-O Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Ne5 10.c3 h6 11.d4 Nxf3+ 12.Qxf3 Qd7 13.Nd2 Qg4 14.Qxg4 Nxg4 15.h3 Nf6 16.Rae1 O-O-O


17.Nf3 g5 18.Bh2 g4 19.hxg4 Nxg4 20.e5 Nxh2 21.Kxh2 dxe5 22.Nxe5 Bd6 23.Kh1 Bxe5 24.Rxe5 Rdf8 25.Rf6 h5 26.Kh2 Rh7 27.Kh3 Rg8 28.Re7 Rhg7


29.Rfxf7 Rg3+ 30.Kh4 Rxg2 31.Rxc7+ Kd8 32.Rfd7+ Ke8 33.Re7+ Kd8 34.Rcd7+ Kc8 35.Rc7+ Kd8 36.Red7+ Ke8 37.Re7+ Kd8, draw.

Sunday, April 24, 2022

2 PCG Games 4/23/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

Ruukooh (Chess.com 1727) - JimWest (Chess.com 1891), Chess.com 4/23/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Ng1 exd4 6.cxd4 d5 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.a3 c6 9.Bg5 Be7 10.h4 O-O 11.Be2 h6 12.Be3 Bf5 13.g4 Bh7 14.g5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Nfd7 16.Nh3 Bf5 17.Qd2 b5 18.O-O-O a5


19.Rh2 b4 20.Rdh1 bxc3 21.Qxc3 Bxh3 22.Rxh3 Bxg5 23.Rh8+ Kf7 24.Bh5+ Ke6 25.Bg4+ Kd6 26.R8h5 Bxe3+ 27.Qxe3 Kc7 28.Qg3+ Kb7 29.Be2 Qf6 30.R1h2 Qf4+ 31.Qxf4 Rxf4 32.Rh7 Rf7 33.Rg2 Nf6 34.Rgxg7 Rxg7 35.Rxg7+ Nbd7


36.Kd2 Kc7 37.Kc3 Rb8 38.f4 exf3 39.Bxf3 Kd6 40.Rg6 Rg8 41.Rxg8 Nxg8 42.Kb3 Nb6 43.Kc3 Nf6 44.b4 axb4 45.Kxb4 Ne4 46.a4 Nd2 47.Be2 Nbc4 48.a5 Nxa5 49.Kxa5 Nb3+ 50.Kb4 Nxd4, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

CHECKMATE31 (lichess 2033) - JimWest (lichess 2100), lichess 4/23/2022

1.d4 d6 2.e4 e5 3.dxe5 dxe5 4.Qxd8+ Kxd8 5.Bc4 f5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bg5+ Nf6 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.O-O-O Ke8 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Rhe1 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Ke7 13.h3 Be6 14.Bxe6 Kxe6 15.Nxd6 cxd6 16.Nd4+ Nxd4 17.Rxd4 Rac8 18.f4 Rhg8


19.g4 Rc6 20.f5+ Kf7 21.Rd5 Rgc8 22.c3 Ke7 23.Red1 h5 24.Rg1 Rg8 25.Rd3 hxg4 26.Rxg4 Rxg4 27.hxg4 Rc4 28.Rg3 Rf4 29.Kd2 d5 30.Rg2 Kd6 31.Ke3 b5, White forfeits.

Saturday, April 23, 2022

2 PCG Games 4/22/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

JD-ex (Chess.com 1919) - JimWest (Chess.com 1880), Chess.com 4/22/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.O-O f4 7.d4 Qc7 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Ng5 h6 10.Nf7 Rh7 11.Bxf4 Nbd7 12.Bg3 g5 13.f4 gxf4 14.Bxf4 Rxf7 15.Bxf7+ Kxf7


16.Be3 Bc5 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.Qh5+ Kg7 19.Rxf6 Kxf6 20.Rf1+ Kg7 21.Rf3 Ne6 22.Rg3+ Ng5 23.h4 Qf7 24.Qxf7+ Kxf7 25.hxg5 hxg5 26.Rxg5 Kf6 27.Rg8 b6 28.Kf2 Bb7 29.Rxa8 Bxa8


30.a4 a5 31.Kf3 Bb7 32.Nd1 Bc8 33.Ne3 Be6 34.b3 Kg5 35.Nc4 Bxc4 36.bxc4 c5 37.c3 Kh5 38.Kg3 Kg5 39.Kh3 Kf4 40.Kh4 Kxe4 41.g4 Kf3 42.Kh5 e4 43.g5 e3 44.g6 e2 45.g7 e1=Q 46.g8=Q Qh1+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

estlau (lichess 2026) - JimWest (lichess 2095), lichess 4/22/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Ng5 d5 6.exd5 cxd5 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.Nf3 Bd6 9.Qe2 Qe7 10.O-O Nf6 11.Re1 e4 12.dxe4 fxe4 13.Nd4 O-O


14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Bxc6 Bxh2+ 16.Kf1 Qd6 17.Bxa8 Ba6 18.Bxd5+ Nxd5 19.c4 e3 20.f3 Nf4 21.Qc2 Nd3 22.Rxe3 Nxc1 23.Qxc1 Bf4 24.Qd2 Bxc4+ 25.Kf2 Bxe3+ 26.Qxe3 Qd1


27.Qe1 Qd4+ 28.Qe3 Qxb2+ 29.Nd2 Qxa1 30.Nxc4 Qxa2+ 31.Nd2 Rd8 32.Qb3+ Qxb3 33.Nxb3 Rb8 34.Nc5 Rb2+ 35.Kg3 Kf7 36.f4 g6 37.Kf3 h5 38.g3 a5 39.Nd3 Rb3 40.Ke4 Rxd3 41.Kxd3 Kf6


42.Kc4 Kf5 43.Kb5 Kg4 44.Kxa5 Kxg3, White resigns.

Friday, April 22, 2022

PCG Reversed & PCG 4/21/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1880) - swiecsd (Chess.com 1840), Chess.com 4/21/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Nc6 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Nc6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Bb5 Bb4+ 10.c3 Ba5 11.O-O O-O 12.Nbd2 Ne7 13.Qe1 c6 14.Bd3 h6


15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Bxe4 f6 17.Qg3 Be6 18.Bxh6 Rf7 19.exf6 Nf5 20.Bxf5 Bxf5 21.Ne5 Bc7 22.Rxf5 Bxe5 23.dxe5 Qb6+ 24.Rf2, Black resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

GalahaD_7 (lichess 2032) - JimWest (lichess 2083), lichess 4/21/2022

1.d4 d6 2.e4 e5 3.dxe5 dxe5 4.Qxd8+ Kxd8 5.Bc4 f5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bg5+ Nf6 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.Nd5 Rf8 10.O-O-O Ke8 11.Rhe1 Nxe4 12.Bh4 h6 13.g4 g5 14.Bg3 Nxg3 15.fxg3 fxg4 16.Nd2 Bf5 17.Ne4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Kd7 19.Rxg4 Rae8


20.h4 gxh4 21.Rxh4 Rh8 22.Nf6+ Ke7 23.Nxe8 Kxe8 24.Rf1 Be7 25.Rg4 Bg5+ 26.Kb1 Rf8 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.Bd5 Nd8 29.Ra4 c6 30.Be4 a6 31.Ra3 Ke7 32.Rf3 Nf7 33.Rb3 Nd6 34.Bg2 e4


35.Bxe4 Nxe4 36.Rxb7+ Kd6 37.g4 Nc5 38.Rb8 Kd5 39.c3 a5, White forfeits.