B01: Scandinavian Defence

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 White king safety dropped 3. Nc3 White threatens to win material: Nc3xd5 3... Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Black's piece can't move: f8 5... Bg4 White has an active position 6. Be2 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4= 6... c5 6... Nc6!? must definitely be considered 7. Bb5 O-O-O 8. Bxc6 e5= 7. dxc5 7. d5 Ne4 8. Qd3 Nd6+/- 7... Qxc5 7... e6 8. Nd4 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 (<= 9. Ndxe2 Nc6=/+) 9... Bxc5 10. Nb3+/= 8. O-O Nc6 9. Be3 Qh5 9... Qa5 10. Nd4 Rd8 11. Bxg4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4+- 10. Nb5 Rc8 11. Nxa7 Nxa7 11... Rd8 12. Qe1 Nxa7 13. Bxa7+- 12. Bxa7+- Rd8 13. Qe1 13. Bd4 Rd7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qf5+- 13... e5? 13... e6!? 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qb5+- 14. Bb5+ Nd7?? shortens the misery for Black 14... Bd7 15. Rd1 e4 16. Bxd7+ Rxd7 17. Rxd7 Kxd7 18. Qd2+ Qd5+- 15. Qxe5+ Qxe5 16. Nxe5 Bf5 16... Be6 does not save the day 17. Rad1 Ke7 18. Rfe1 Nxe5 19. Bc5+ Kf6 20. Rxd8 Bxc5 21. Rxh8+- 17. g4 >= 17. Rfe1!? keeps an even firmer grip 17... Be7 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Nxd7 Rfe8+- 17... Be6 17... Ke7 does not improve anything 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Rad1 Bxb5 20. Rfe1+ Kf6 21. Rxd8+- 18. Rad1 Be7 18... Ra8 is not the saving move 19. Bb6 f6 20. Nxd7+- 19. Bb6 19. Nxd7 seems even better 19... h5+- 19... f6 19... Ra8 does not solve anything 20. Nxd7 h5 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. Nxc5+ Ke7 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rd7+ Kf6 25. a4+- 20. Nxd7 Bxd7 20... Kf7 is no salvation 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd4+- 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Rd1 O-O 22... Kf7 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 23. Rxd7 Ke6 24. Rxb7+- 23. Rxd7 Re8 24. a3 >= 24. Rxb7 it becomes clear that White will call all the shots 24... Rc8 25. Rxe7 Rxc2+- 24... Kf7 25. Bc5 >= 25. Rxb7 and White can already relax 25... Rc8 26. c4 Kf8+- 25... g5 25... Kf8 is one last hope 26. Rc7 Bxc5 27. Bxe8 Bd6+- 26. Rxb7 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]