B06: Modern Defence

1. Nf3 g6 1... Nf6!?= 2. e4+/= Bg7 3. d4 d6 Black has a cramped position 4. Bg5 a6 Consolidates b5 5. Bc4 b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 Black is behind in developement 7... Nd7 8. c3 c5 9. O-O c4 Black threatens to win material: c4xb3 10. Bc2 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 e5 13. Re1 Ne7 14. Nf1 Ng6 14... h5!? 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nxg5 h4+/= 15. Ne3+- Nh4 15... >= Ne7+- 16. Bxh4 gxh4 17. Nf5 Qf6 17... Bf8+- 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nxb7 Qb6 20... Ra7 cannot undo what has already been done 21. Na5 h3 22. Nh4 hxg2 23. Nf5+ Kf8 24. Re2+- 21. Nxh4 Qxb7 22. Nf5+ Kf8 23. Qd6+ Kg8 24. Rad1 Nf8 25. Ne7+ >= 25. Nxg7!? makes it even easier for White 25... Kxg7 26. Qxe5+ Kh7+- 25... Kh7 26. f4 26. Qd5 and White can already relax 26... Qxe7 27. Qxa8 Qe6+- 26... f6?? 26... >= Ne6 and Black has air to breath 27. Nd5 Rad8+/- 27. f5 27. Rf1 keeps an even firmer grip 27... Qa7+ 28. Kh1 Qb8 29. fxe5 fxe5+- 27... h5 27... a5 28. Qd5 Qb8 29. Qc6+- 28. Re2 Rb8 28... Kh6 29. Kh1+- 29. Kh1 Kh6 29... Qb6 doesn't get the cat off the tree 30. Qd5 Kh6 31. Qf7+- 30. h4 30. Re3!? might be the shorter path 30... Re8 31. Nc6 Rg8+- 30... Re8 31. Nd5 Nd7 32. Ne3 32. Re3!? seems even better 32... Bf8 33. Qc7 Qxc7 34. Nxc7 Bc5+- 32... Nb6 33. g4 hxg4 33... Kh7 34. g5 Rd8 35. Qxd8 Rxd8 36. Rxd8 Qe7+- 34. Nxg4+ Kh7 35. Nxf6+ Bxf6 36. Qxf6 Kg8 36... Reg8 what else? 37. Rd6 Qg7 38. Qxg7+ Kxg7 39. Rg2+ Kf7 40. Rxg8 Rxh4+ 41. Kg2 Kxg8 42. Rxb6 Rg4+ 43. Kf3 Rg1 44. Rxa6 Rc1 45. Rg6+ Kf7+- 37. Rg2+ Qg7 38. Qxg7# 38. Rxg7# 1-0 [Fritz 9 (10s)]