Andy Bryan (1084) Ralph Townsend (1856)
Airline Fundraiser 2006
D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Bd2 Nbd7 7. f3 Consolidates e4+g4 7. Nf3 Bb4= 7... c5=/+ 8. e4 8. Nh3 a6=/+ 8... cxd4-/+ 9. Qxd4 e5 Black threatens to win material: e5xd4 9... Bc5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. O-O-O-/+ 10. Qa4 10. Qd3 d4 11. Nd1 Be7=/+ 10... d4 This push gains space 11. Nd5 11. Nd1 Be7=/+ 11... Bc5 11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Bc5 13. c4-/+ 12. Nh3? 12. Bg5 O-O=/+ 12... O-O?? Black castles and improves king safety. letting the wind out of his own sails 12... Nxd5 13. exd5 O-O 14. Qc4-+ 13. Nf2? >= 13. Nxf6+ and White hangs on 13... Nxf6 14. Nf2= 13... Nxd5-+ 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Qb5 15. Qb3 Rc8-+ 15... Qxd5 16. Qd3 16. Qb3 Rac8-+ 16... f5 16... Nc4 and Black can already relax 17. Bc1-+ 17. b4 17. O-O Nc4 18. Rae1 Nxb2-+ 17... Bd6 18. a3 18. O-O there is nothing better in the position 18... Rac8 19. a3-+ 18... e4! a beautiful, forced end to the game 19. fxe4 19. Nxe4 fxe4 19... fxe4 20. Nxe4 20. Qb3 doesn't get the cat off the tree 20... Nc4 21. O-O e3-+ 20... Rfe8 20... Rae8 seems even better 21. O-O-O Rxe4 22. Rde1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1-+ 21. O-O-O 21. O-O is not the saving move 21... Qxe4 22. Rf5 Rac8-+ 21... Rxe4 22. c4 22. Rhe1 does not solve anything 22... Rae8-+ 22... Qxc4+ 22... >= Nxc4 and Black has triumphed 23. Kb1 a5 24. a4 axb4 25. Rhe1 Rxe1 26. Rxe1-+ 23. Qxc4+ Nxc4 24. Bg5 24. Rhe1 doesn't change the outcome of the game 24... Rae8 25. Rxe4 Rxe4-+ 24... h6 24... >= Rc8 makes it even easier for Black 25. Kc2 Rg4 26. Kb3 Rxg5 27. Rxd4-+ 25. Bh4 25. Kc2 praying for a miracle 25... Rc8 26. Bd2-+ 25... Rxh4 26. Rd3 Rc8 27. Kb1 Ne3 28. g3 Bxg3! leaving no more doubts. . 28... Bxg3 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. hxg3 Nc4-+ 0-1 [Fritz 9 (5s)]