C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 White threatens to win material: Nf3xe5 2... Nc6 3. c3 Consolidates b4 3... d5 4. exd5 4. Qa4 Bd7 5. exd5 Nd4+/= 4... Qxd5=/+ 5. d4 e4 Black threatens to win material: e4xf3 5... Be6 6. Be2 exd4 7. cxd4= 6. Nfd2= Nf6 7. Qc2 7. f3 exf3 8. Bc4 f2+ 9. Kxf2 Qf5+ 10. Nf3 Ne4+ 11. Kg1 Be7= 7... Bf5 White is behind in developement. White's piece can't move: c1 8. Bc4 White threatens to win material: Bc4xd5 8... Qd7 9. Nb3 Be7 White has a cramped position 10. Be3 Black has an active position 10... O-O Black castles and improves king safety 11. O-O White castles and improves king safety 11... Rfe8 Black has a very active position 12. N1d2 Bd6 White has a cramped position 13. Bb5 a6 14. Bxc6 14. Be2!?=/+ deserves consideration 14... Qxc6-/+ 15. c4 15. Rfe1-/+ 15... Bb4?? Black has a very active position. gives the opponent new chances >= 15... Bxh2+ and Black can look forward to a comfortable game 16. Kxh2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Qd6-+ 16. d5=/+ White threatens to win material: d5xc6 16... Qd6 17. a3 17. Rfc1=/+ 17... Bxd2 17... >= Ng4!? 18. g3 Bxd2 (18... Nxe3?! 19. fxe3 Bxd2 20. Qxd2=/+) 19. Nxd2 c6-/+ (19... <= Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bh3 21. Rf4=/+ (<= 21. Nxe4 Qg6 22. Rf4 Re5-/+) ) 18. Qxd2= Opposite coloured bishops appeared 18... b5 Black threatens to win material: b5xc4 18... Ng4 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Na5= 19. Bf4+/= White threatens to win material: Bf4xd6 19... Qd7 20. Bg5?? a transit from better to worse 20. Nc5!? is interesting 20... Qe7 21. Qd4+/= 20... Ng4 20... bxc4 21. Bxf6 cxb3 22. Bg5-+ 21. h3 21. Na5!?= 21... Ne5-/+ 22. c5? 22. cxb5 Bxh3 Demolition of pawn structure 23. f3 exf3 24. gxh3 Qxh3 25. Nd4 Qg4+ 26. Kh1 Qh5+ 27. Qh2 Qxg5 28. Nxf3 Nxf3 29. Rxf3 Qxd5 30. Qg2-+ 22... Nf3+?? throws away the game >= 22... Bxh3 would have given Black a clear advantage 23. f3 exf3 24. gxh3 Qxh3-+ 23. gxf3+/- Bxh3 24. Kh2?? hands over the advantage to the opponent >= 24. Rfd1!? Bg4 25. c6+/- 24... exf3 Black has new doubled pawns: f3+f7. >= 24... Bxf1!? 25. Rxf1 Re5 26. fxe4 f6-/+ 25. Rg1= Bg2 26. Rxg2 fxg2 Black has a new passed pawn: g2 27. Rg1 White threatens to win material: Rg1xg2 >= 27. d6 cxd6 28. cxd6= 27... Qg4 White king safety dropped 27... Re5!? might be a viable alternative 28. d6 f6=/+ 28. Rxg2 28. Qf4 Qh5+ 29. Qh4= (29. Kxg2 h6 30. Bh4 g5 (30... Qxd5+?! 31. Qf3 Qxf3+ 32. Kxf3=) 31. Bxg5 hxg5-/+ (31... Qxg5+?? 32. Kh2 Qxg1+ 33. Kxg1 Re1+ 34. Kh2+-) ) 28... Qh5+= 29. Kg1 Re5? 29... Re2 30. Qc3 Rae8 31. Be3= 30. d6 30. Bf6! Rae8 31. Bxe5 Rxe5+- 30... Rae8 31. Be3?? White loses the upper hand 31. Be7 cxd6 32. cxd6 h6+/- 31... Rd5 Black threatens to win material: Rd5xd2 >= 31... cxd6 and Black can hope to survive 32. cxd6 Rd5=/+ 32. Bd4+/- cxd6 32... >= f6!? 33. dxc7 Qf7+/= 33. Rxg7++- Kf8 34. cxd6?? throws away a nice position >= 34. Rg3!? f6 35. cxd6+- 34... Rxd6?? letting the wind out of his own sails. . >= 34... Rxd4 Black would have gained the upper hand 35. Qxd4 Re1+ 36. Kg2 Qh1+ 37. Kg3 Rg1+ 38. Kf4 Qh6+ (38... Rxg7?? materialistic play, which will be punished 39. d7 Qh4+ 40. Ke3 Qxd4+ 41. Nxd4+- (41. Kxd4?? Ke7-+) ) 39. Ke4 Qxg7 40. Qxg7+ Rxg7-+ 35. Qb4+/- Qd1+? 35... >= Ree6 36. Rg3 f5+/- 36. Kg2+- Ree6 37. Qc3?? ruins a clearly superior position >= 37. Rg5+- White had this great chance 37... Rg6+-+ 38. Rxg6 Rxg6+ 38... Rxg6+ 39. Qg3 Qxb3-+ 0-1 [Fritz 9 (30s)]