(1) Charbonneas,P - Rogers,N [B12]
Philly Nat'l League Event, 2005
[Junior 8 (90s)]

If you think you are a good chessplayer, try playing on board 1 in the US Chess League. I'm 0-6 going into this game. Please Lord do not let me go 0-10.

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 g6 4.f4 h5 5.Nf3 Nh6
last book move

6.Be2 Na6
If 7.Bxa6 Qa5+ follwed by 8....Qxa6

7.0-0
[7.Bxa6 Qa5+! 8.c3 Qxa6 ]

7...Nc7 8.b3 Bg4


9.Be3 Nf5 10.Bf2 Ne6=/+ 11.Qd2 Bh6 12.g3 Qd7
Black cannot dream of a better position. [12...h4 This was also a good try 13.Nxh4 Bxf4 14.gxf4 Bxe2 15.Qxe2 Nxh4 16.a4-/+ ]

13.h4
[13.Nc3 Bh3-/+ ; 13.Kg2 Bh3+ 14.Kxh3 (14.Kxh3 Ne3 15.Bxe3 (15.f5 Nf4+ 16.gxf4 Qxf5+ 17.Kg3 Qg4# ) 15...Nxf4+ 16.Kh4 Qh3# ) ]

13...f6
Covers g5

14.c3 0-0-0 15.Na3
[>=15.Qd3!?-/+ ]

15...g5!-+
Blasting open the kingside, with all of black's peices ready to attack.

16.fxg5 fxg5 17.hxg5 Bxf3 18.gxh6 Be4


19.Bd3


19...Rdg8


20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Be1
[21.Kh1 Nxg3+ 22.Bxg3 Rxg3 23.Qh2-+ ; 21.Kg2 e3 22.Bxe3 Nxg3 ; 21.Kh2 Ng5 ] winning for Black

21...Nxg3 22.Bxg3
[22.Qh2 doesn't get the cat off the tree 22...h4 23.Nc2 Nxf1+ 24.Kxf1 Rxh6-+ ]

22...Rxg3+ 23.Kh2
[23.Kf2 is still a small chance 23...Rd3 24.Qxd3 exd3 25.Ke3-+ ]

23...Rh3+!
the final nail in the coffin (23...Rhg8 should also win immediately - IM Greg Shahade)

24.Kxh3
Decoy to h3 [24.Kg1 doesn't improve anything 24...Rg8+ 25.Qg2 Rxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Rxc3 27.Nc4 Nf4+ 28.Rxf4 Qh3+ 29.Kg1 Rc2 30.Nd2 Rxd2 31.Rf8+ Kc7 32.Rf2 Qg3+ 33.Kh1 Qxf2 34.a4 Qh2# ]

24...Nf4+
Discovered attack

25.Kg3 Qg4+ 26.Kf2 Qf3+
[26...Rg8 This should also be enough to win. 27.Ke1 Nd3+ 28.Qxd3 exd3 29.Rf2 Qg1+ 30.Kd2 Qxf2+ 31.Kxd3 a5 32.h7 Qf3+ 33.Kc4 Qe2+ 34.Kc5 Kc7 35.d5 b6+ 36.Kd4 Rg4# ]

27.Ke1 Nd3+ 28.Qxd3 Qxd3 29.Rc1 e3 30.Rc2
[30.Rd1 cannot change what is in store for White. 30...Qxc3+ 31.Ke2 Qb2+ 32.Kxe3 Qxa3-+ ]

30...Rxh6
[30...Rxh6 31.Rf8+ Kc7-+ Finally my first win for Philadelphia! If I go 1-9 then this is the way to go!] 0-1