Queen's Pawn GameA45

H. B. Daly
R. Collins

Maine Open
1963


A45: Trompowsky Attack

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. c4 3. e3 e6= 3... c6 3... dxc4 4. e3 Nd5 5. Bg3= 4. e3= Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Qxb6 axb6 Black has new doubled pawns: b6+b7 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. cxd5 exd5 White has the pair of bishops 12. Be2 Be7 13. Rc1 Nh5 14. Bxh5 Rxh5 15. e4 >= 15. a3!?= has some apparent merit 15... dxe4-/+ 16. a3 f5 17. d5? 17. Ke2!?-/+ 17... g5 17... Nc5!? makes it even easier for Black 18. Rd1-+ 18. dxc6 18. Be3 Ne5 19. Ke2 Bc5-+ 18... bxc6 18... gxf4?! 19. cxd7+ Kxd7 20. Nd5=/+ 19. Be3 Bc5 19... Ne5!? 20. Ke2-+ 20. g4-/+ Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rh3 22. gxf5 Rxe3+ 22... g4!?-/+ 23. Kd2= White threatens to win material: Kd2xe3 23... Rf3 An ideal square for the black rook. 24. Nxe4 c5 24... Ne5 25. Rcd1= 25. Rce1 25. Rcf1 Rxf1 26. Rxf1 g4+/= 25... Kf8 25... Ne5 26. Kc2 O-O-O 27. Nxc5 Rxf5 28. Ne4= 26. Nxg5 26. Rhf1 Rxf1 27. Rxf1 g4+/= 26... Rxf5= 27. Ref1 Rxf1 28. Rxf1+ Nf6 29. Kc3 Re8 30. Rf2 Re5 Black threatens to win material: Re5xg5 31. Nh7+ White forks: f6+f8 31... Ke7 32. Nxf6 gxf6 A rook endgame occured. 33. Kc4 Re6 34. Rg2 Kd7 35. Kb5 f5 36. Rg7+ 36. h4 Ke7= 36... Re7 36... >= Ke8!?=/+ must definitely be considered 37. Rxe7++/= Kxe7 A pawn endgame occured 38. Kc4 Kf6 39. Kd5 Kg5 40. Ke5 f4 41. h4+ Kg4 42. h5 f3 Don't underestimate that pawn 42... Kxh5 43. Kxf4 Kg6 44. Ke5+- 43. h6 He broke from his leash 43... f2 44. h7 f1=Q 45. h8=Q Qf5+ 46. Kd6 Qd3+ 46... Kf4 47. Qh6+ Ke4 48. Kc6+/- 47. Kc6 Qg6+ 48. Kb5 Qd3+ 49. Kxb6 Qd4 50. Qc8+ Kf3 50... Kg3 51. Qc7+ Kh3 52. Qh7+ Kg4 53. Qg6+ Kh4 54. Qc2 Qd8+ 55. Kb5 Qd7+ 56. Kc4 Qf7+ 57. Kc3 Qg7+ 58. Kb3 Qb7+ 59. Ka2 Qd5+ 60. b3+- 51. Qf5+ 51. Qh3+ Ke4 52. Qc3 Qd6+ 53. Kb5 Qd7+ 54. Kxc5 Qd5+ 55. Kb4 Qb7+ 56. Ka4 Qa6+ 57. Kb3 Kf5+- 51... Ke2? 51... >= Kg3!? 52. Qg6+ Kf4+/- 52. Qc2+ 52. Qxc5 seems even better 52... Qd8+ 53. Kb5 Ke1+- 52... Kf3 53. Qc3+ Kf4? 53... Kg2+- 54. Qxc5 Qd8+ 54... Qf6+ praying for a miracle 55. Kb7 Kg4+- 55. Qc7+ 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]