A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O d4 5... e6 6. Nh4= 6. Ne5+/= dxe3 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bf3 Qd7 8... exd2 9. Nxd2 Qd6 10. Qe2+/- 9. dxe3+/- g6 Secures h5 9... Qxd1 10. Rxd1 (<= 10. Bxd1 e6=) 10... Be4 11. Nd2+/- 10. Nd2 10. Nc3 Bg4+/- 10... Qe6 10... Rd8 11. Qe1+/= 11. Nb3 11. e4!? Bg4 12. e5 Bxf3 13. Nxf3+- (<= 13. Rxf3 Nd7+/-) (13. gxf3?! Nd5=) 11... Be4+/- 12. Nc5 White threatens to win material: Nc5xe6 12... Qc4?? 12... >= Bxf3 this is the best bet to save the position 13. Qxf3 Qd5+/= 13. Nxe4+- Rd8 14. Nxf6+ exf6 15. Qe2 15. b3 and White can already relax 15... Qc5 16. Qe2 Qb6+- 15... Qc5 15... Qxe2 is not the saving move 16. Bxe2 f5 17. Bf3+- 16. Bd2 16. b4 keeps an even firmer grip 16... Qb6 17. Qc4 Rd6+- 16... Bd6 16... Qxc2 cannot undo what has already been done 17. Rad1 Bd6 18. Qa6+- 17. Bc3 O-O 18. Bd4 Qa5 19. Bxf6 Rde8 20. Bxc6 Re6 21. Bd4 Rb8 21... Bc5 hardly improves anything 22. Qb5 Qxb5 23. Bxb5 Bxd4 24. exd4+- 22. Bd7 >= 22. f5 and White has prevailed 22... Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Rxc6+- 22... Re7 23. Bc6 White has a decisive advantage >= 23. Bh3 seems even better 23... Bc5 24. Qf2 Bxd4 25. exd4 Rxb2+- 23... Bc5?? what a pity, victory was in sight 23... Re6 24. f5 Re5 25. fxg6 hxg6+- 24. Qc4 >= 24. c3 might be the shorter path 24... Bxd4 25. cxd4 Rb6+- 24... Bd6 24... Bxd4 is not much help 25. Qxd4 Qb6 26. Bd5 Rxe3 27. Qxb6 Rxb6 28. Bb3+- 25. f5 >= 25. e4 makes it even easier for White 25... Qb4 26. Qd5 Rd8+- 25... Rb4 25... gxf5 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 26. Qd3 f4 27. exf4+- 26. Qd5 >= 26. Qc3 and White can already relax 26... Rb5 27. Bxb5 Qxb5 28. Bxa7 Re5+- 26... Qxd5 27. Bxd5 c5 27... Kf8 cannot change what is in store for ? 28. Rad1 g5 29. Rd3+- 28. Bc3 Rh4 29. Bf6 Bxh2+ 30. Kf2 Rd7 31. Bxf7+! Demolition of pawn structure 31... Kxf7 31... Rxf7 32. Bxh4 32. Bxh4 Rd2+ 33. Kf3 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]