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