FrenchC10

Nicholas Scott (1195)
Henry Roach

Airline Fundraiser
2006


D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Bd7 3... Nf6 4. Bg5= 4. e4+/= dxe4 5. Nxe4 h6 Consolidates g5 5... Bc6 6. Bd3+/- 6. Be3 Black is behind in developement 6. Bd3 Nf6+/- 6... Nf6 7. Be2?? allows the opponent back into the game >= 7. Bd3+/= is just about the only chance 7... Nxe4-+ 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. c3 a6 11. Qb3 b6 11... Bc6 12. Ne5-+ 12. Ne5 Nc6 12... Ra7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. a4-+ 13. Rad1 >= 13. Bf3 Nxe5 14. dxe5-+ 13... Bf6?? Black threatens to win material: Bf6xe5. not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in thegame >= 13... Nxe5 with excellent chances for Black 14. dxe5 Qe8-+ 14. Bf3= Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ng5?? Black is ruining his position 15... f5 16. exf6 Nd6 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxe6+ Kh7 19. fxg7 Rf6-/+ 16. Bxc6+- Qe7 16... Bxc6 the only chance to get some counterplay 17. Rxd8 Rfxd8+- 17. Rxd7 Qe8 18. Rxc7 Qb8 18... Qd8 does not solve anything 19. Bxb6 Rb8 20. Rd1 Qxc7 21. Bxc7 Rxb3 22. axb3+- 19. Bxb6 Qxc7 19... Qd8 praying for a miracle 20. Ra7 Nh3+ 21. gxh3 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Rxa7 23. Bxa7 Qh4+- 20. Bxc7 Rac8 21. Bd6 Rfd8 22. Qb6 a5 23. Be7 23. Bb7 might be the shorter path 23... a4+- 23... Rb8 24. Bxd8 Rxb6 25. Bxb6 Nh7 26. Rd1 >= 26. Bxa5 keeps an even firmer grip 26... Nf8 27. b4 Ng6+- 26... a4 27. Bb7 27. Rd8+ Nf8 28. Bc5 Kh7 29. Rxf8 f5 30. Bxa4 Kg6 31. Be7 Kh7 32. f4 h5 33. h4 Kg6 34. Rh8 Kf7 35. Bg5 g6 36. Be8+ Kg7 37. Bf6# 27... g6 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Be3 >= 29. c4 and White can already relax 29... a3 30. b3 g5+- 29... Ng5 30. Bxg5 hxg5 31. Rd7 31. c4 g4 32. c5 Kh7 33. c6 Kh6 34. c7 Kh5 35. c8=Q Kg5 36. g3 Kf5 37. Qc4 Kg5 38. Qf4+ Kh5 39. Rh8# 31... g4 32. Bd5 32. c4 Kh6 33. Rxf7 Kh5 34. c5 Kh6 35. c6 g3 36. c7 gxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Kg5 38. c8=Q Kg4 39. Qc4+ Kg5 40. Qf4+ Kh5 41. Bf3# 32... g5 33. Bxe6 Kg6 33... g3 hardly improves anything 34. Rxf7+ Kg6 35. fxg3 a3 36. Rf6+ Kg7 37. b4 Kh7 38. Rf7+ Kg8 39. g4 Kh8 40. c4 Kg8 41. b5 Kh8 42. c5 Kg8 43. c6 Kh8 44. c7 Kg8 45. c8=Q# 34. Bxf7+ Kf5 34... Kh6 doesn't change anything anymore 35. g3 Kg7 36. Bd5+ Kf8 37. Rf7+ Ke8 38. e6 Kd8 39. e7+ Ke8 40. Bc6+ Kxf7 41. e8=Q+ Kf6 42. Qf8+ Ke6 43. a3 Ke5 44. Qe7+ Kf5 45. Be4# 35. Rd5 35. e6 Kf6 36. Bg8 g3 37. e7 a3 38. e8=Q gxh2+ 39. Kxh2 g4 40. Qe6+ Kg5 41. Rd5+ Kh4 42. Qh6# 35... Ke4 36. f3+! puts the final touch 36... gxf3 36... Kf5 is not much help 37. fxg4+ Ke4 38. e6 Kxd5 39. e7+ Kd6 40. e8=Q Kc7 41. Qe7+ Kc6 42. a3 Kb6 43. Bd5 Ka6 44. Qc7 Kb5 45. Bc4# 37. gxf3+ Kxf3 38. Rd4 Ke3 38... a3 doesn't get the bull off the ice 39. Bh5+ Ke3 40. b4 g4 41. e6 g3 42. e7 gxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Kf2 44. e8=Q Kf1 45. Qe2# 39. Kg2 39. e6 g4 40. e7 g3 41. e8=Q+ Kf3 42. Bd5# 39... g4 39... a3 does not save the day 40. e6 axb2 41. e7 b1=Q 42. e8=Q+ Qe4+ 43. Qxe4# 40. Kg3 40. e6 g3 41. e7 gxh2 42. e8=Q# 40... Ke2 40... a3 is no salvation 41. b4 Ke2 42. Bg6 Ke1 43. e6 Kf1 44. e7 Ke1 45. e8=Q+ Kf1 46. Rd1# 41. Bg6 41. Bc4+ Ke1 42. e6 a3 43. e7 axb2 44. e8=Q# 41... Ke1 41... a3 does not win a prize 42. b4 Kf1 43. e6 Ke1 44. e7 Kf1 45. e8=Q Kg1 46. Qe1# 42. Kxg4 42. e6 Ke2 43. e7 Kf1 44. e8=Q a3 45. Rd1# 42... Kf2 43. Rd3 Kg2 44. Rf3 Kxh2 45. Rf2+ Kh1 45... Kg1 is not the saving move 46. Kg3 a3 47. b4 Kh1 48. Rf1# 46. Kg3 Kg1 47. e6 47. Bd3 a3 48. Rf1# 47... Kh1 47... a3 cannot undo what has already been done 48. b4 Kh1 49. Rf1# 48. Rf1# 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]