A52: Budapest Gambit

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Nc6 Black threatens to win material: Nc6xe5 4... Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Ngxe5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. f4= 5. Bf4 Bc5 5... f6 6. exf6 Qxf6 7. Qd2= 6. e3+/= Covers d4 6... Qe7 Pawn e5, live or die! 6... Bb4+!? is worthy of consideration 7. Nc3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qe7+/- 7. a3+/- Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. b4 Bd4?? causes even greater problems >= 9... Bd6 10. Nc3 c6+/- 10. Qxd4+- d6 11. Qd1 >= 11. Nc3!? keeps an even firmer grip 11... f6+- 11... O-O 12. Nc3 Qf6 12... Be6 is no salvation 13. c5+- 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Be2 c6 14... Re8 is not much help 15. O-O+- 15. Nc3 Qf6 16. O-O Bf5 17. Bxe5 17. Qd4 makes it even easier for White 17... Rfe8+- 17... Qxe5 17... dxe5 cannot change destiny 18. Bg4+- 18. Qd4 Qe6 18... Qe7 hardly improves anything 19. Qf4 Be6 20. Rad1+- 19. Bd3 19. Rfd1 seems even better 19... Rfd8+- 19... Rfd8 19... Bxd3 does not help much 20. Qxd3 f5 21. Ne2+- 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Rad1 b6 21... h6 does not solve anything 22. f4+- 22. Qf4 22. Rd3 might be the shorter path 22... Qe6+- 22... Qe6 22... Qxf4 cannot change what is in store for ? 23. exf4 Kf8 24. Rd3+- 23. Ne4 23. b5!? and White can already relax 23... Rac8 24. Rd4 h6+- 23... d5 24. Ng5 24. cxd5 and White can already relax 24... Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5+- 24... Qg6 24... Qf6 doesn't get the bull off the ice 25. cxd5 Qxf4 26. exf4 cxd5 27. Rfe1+- 25. cxd5 Rxd5 26. Nf3 Qc2 26... Rxd1 does not improve anything 27. Rxd1 Qc2 28. Rf1+- 27. Rxd5 cxd5 28. h3 28. Qe5 seems even better 28... Qe4 29. Qc7 Qe8+- 28... h6 28... Qb3 does not win a prize 29. Ne5 Rf8 30. Qd4+- 29. e4 >= 29. Nd4!? might be the shorter path 29... Qc3+- 29... dxe4 29... Qxe4 cannot undo what has already been done 30. Qc7+- 30. Rc1 >= 30. Nd4 keeps an even firmer grip 30... Qd3 31. Nf5 Re8+- 30... Qd3 30... Qb2 doesn't improve anything 31. Ne5 e3 32. Rc7 (32. Qxe3?! Re8+-) 32... exf2+ 33. Kf1+- 31. Rc7 31. Ne5 makes it even easier for White 31... Qd5 32. Rc7 Rf8+- 31... Qd5 31... Rf8 doesn't change the outcome of the game 32. Ne5 Qb3 33. Rxa7+- 32. Ne5 f6 32... Rf8 the only chance to get some counterplay 33. Rd7 Qb3 34. Rxa7 Qd5+- 33. Qg4 g5 33... Qd1+ does not save the day 34. Qxd1 Kh8 35. Qd7 Rg8 36. Nf7+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ g6 38. Ng5+ Kh8 39. Rh7# 34. Qh5 1-0 [Fritz 9 (60s)]