B01: Scandinavian Defence

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 White threatens to win material: Nc3xd5 3... Qe5+ 4. Be2 b6 4... >= Qa5!?+/= is an interesting idea 5. Nf3+- Qd6 6. d4 Nc6?? the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end >= 6... c6+- 7. Nb5 Qf6 7... Qd8 otherwise it's curtains at once 8. Bf4 e5 9. Nxe5 Bd6 10. Nxc6 Qd7 11. Nxd6+ cxd6+- 8. Nxc7+ Kd8 9. Nxa8 Bb7 9... h6 cannot undo what has already been done 10. d5 Nb8 11. Nd4+- 10. Bg5 Qf5 11. Nxb6 >= 11. Ne5!? keeps an even firmer grip 11... Nh6 12. Bxh6 gxh6+- 11... axb6 11... Nb4 doesn't get the bull off the ice 12. O-O axb6 13. Ne5+- 12. Qd3 >= 12. d5 and White can celebrate victory 12... Nb4 13. O-O Kc7+- 12... Qxd3 13. Bxd3 Nb4 14. a3 >= 14. Ke2 and White can already relax 14... f6 15. Bd2 Nxd3 16. Kxd3 e6+- 14... Nc6 14... Nxd3+ hoping against hope 15. cxd3 Nf6+- 15. O-O f6 16. Be3 e5 16... e6 doesn't get the cat off the tree 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxb6+ Ke7 19. b4+- 17. dxe5 Nxe5 17... Kc7 does not solve anything 18. Bf4 fxe5 19. Nxe5+- 18. Bxb6+ Kc8 19. Nxe5 fxe5 19... fxe5 20. Rfe1 Nf6 21. Rxe5 Bd6+- 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]