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 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. d3 O-O-O 7. O-O e5 7... e6 8. Be3= 8. Bd2 f5 White has a cramped position 8... Bf5 9. a3 Qb6 10. Be3+/- 9. Ng5 9. Nh4 Qb4 10. Bxg4 Qxg4 11. Qxg4 fxg4+/= 9... Bxe2= 10. Nxe2 Black has an active position 10. Qxe2!? Nd4 11. Qd1= 10... Qd5=/+ 11. Nc3 White threatens to win material: Nc3xd5 11... Qd7 Black has an active position 12. Nf3 Nf6 13. Re1 Bc5 14. Be3 Bb4 14... Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Rhe8 16. Qf1-/+ 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 h6 Controls g5 16... Rhe8 17. Qc1= 17. d4 >= 17. Qc1!?= might be a viable alternative 17... e4-/+ Black gets more space 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 White has a new passed pawn: e5. 19... Qe6 Black threatens to win material: Qe6xe5 20. Qe2 Qxe5 21. Rab1 >= 21. Bd4!? Qf4 22. Rab1=/+ 21... Ng4-+ 22. f3?? White has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position >= 22. g3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3-+ 22... Nxe3 22... >= Qxh2+ secures the point 23. Kf1 Qh1+ 24. Bg1 exf3 25. gxf3 Rhe8 26. fxg4 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Qf3+ 28. Ke1 fxg4-+ 23. Qxe3-/+ b6 24. a4 24. fxe4 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Rd2=/+ 24... Rd5 24... Rhe8 25. fxe4 Qxe4 26. Qf2-/+ 25. c4 Rc5 26. Rb5 Rd8 26... >= Re8-/+ 27. Reb1?? >= 27. Rxc5 is a viable option 27... bxc5 28. fxe4 fxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxe4 30. Rxe4 Rd1+ 31. Kf2=/+ 27... Rd4-+ 28. Qb3? 28. fxe4 Rdxc4 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Re1 fxe4 31. Qxe4 Qxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxc2 33. Rg4-+ 28... Qd6 29. a5 29. Re1 does not solve anything 29... Rd1 (29... Rdxc4?! 30. fxe4 fxe4 31. a5-+) 30. Kf2 Rxe1 31. Kxe1 Qxh2-+ 29... Rdxc4 29... >= Rd1+ secures victory 30. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 31. Kf2 Qd2+ 32. Kf1 e3 33. Qxe3 Qxe3 34. Rxc5 Qxc5 35. axb6 cxb6-+ 30. axb6 30. Kh1 Rxc2 31. Qg8+ Qd8 32. Qe6+ Qd7 33. Qg8+ Kb7 34. Rxc5 Rxc5 35. fxe4 Rxa5 36. exf5-+ 30... axb6 31. Ra1 31. Kh1 cannot undo what has already been done 31... Rxc2 32. Rxc5 Qxc5-+ 31... Qd5 31... Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Qxa1+ 33. Qb1 Rxc2 34. h4 Rc1+ 35. Qxc1 Qxc1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 Rc1+ 38. Kf2 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Qg3 40. Rxb6 Qxg2# 32. Rb4 32. Rb1 doesn't get the cat off the tree 32... Rxb5 33. Qxb5 Qxb5 34. Rxb5 Rxc2 35. Rxf5 exf3 36. Rf8+ Kd7 37. Rf7+ Ke6 38. Rxf3 b5 39. Re3+ Kd5 40. Rd3+ Ke5 41. Re3+ Kd4-+ 32... Rxc2 32... >= Qd4+ keeps an even firmer grip 33. Kf1 Qxa1+ 34. Qb1 Ra5 35. Qxa1 Rxa1+ (35... Rxb4?! is easily refuted 36. Qxg7 Kb7 37. Qxh6-+) 36. Ke2 Rxb4-+ 33. Qa3 33. Qxd5 doesn't change the outcome of the game 33... Rxd5 34. fxe4 Rdd2-+ 33... Qc6 33... Ra5 34. Qc3 Qc5+ 35. Rd4 Rxc3 36. Rf1 Qxd4+ 37. Kh1 Qf2 38. Rg1 exf3 39. h3 fxg2+ 40. Rxg2 Rxh3+ 41. Rh2 Rxh2# 34. Rd1 34. Qa6+ doesn't do any good 34... Kd7 35. Qf1 exf3 36. gxf3 Qg6+ 37. Kh1 f4 38. Rxf4 Rxh2+ 39. Kxh2 Rh5+ 40. Qh3+ Rxh3+ 41. Kxh3 Qh5+ 42. Kg2 Qg5+ 43. Rg4 Qd2+ 44. Kh3 g5-+ 34... Rc1 34... Ra5 35. Qb3 Raa2 36. Qg8+ Kb7 37. Qxa2 Rxa2-+ 35. Rb1 35. Rbd4 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 35... Kb7 36. fxe4 R5c3-+ 35... Rxb1 36. Rxb1 Kb7 37. Qb3 37. fxe4 a last effort to resist the inevitable 37... Qxe4 38. Rf1-+ 37... Rc1+ 38. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 39. Kf2 Qc6 39... >= Qd2+ and Black has it in the bag 40. Kg3 e3-+ 40. Kf1 40. fxe4 doesn't get the bull off the ice 40... Qxe4 41. Qb2 Qh4+ 42. Kf1 Qc4+ 43. Kf2 g5-+ 40... g5 40... g5 41. fxe4 Qxe4-+ 0-1 [Fritz 9 (5s)]