C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 and Max Lange Attack

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 White threatens to win material: Nf3xe5 2... Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 h6 Controls g5 4... Bc5 5. O-O= 5. O-O Bb4 6. a3 6. Nd5!? O-O 7. c3+/- 6... Bxc3+/= 7. bxc3 d6 8. d3 Consolidates e4 8... Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 9... >= Be6!? and Black could well hope to play on 10. Bxe6 fxe6+/= 10. Qxf3+/- Less advisable is 10. gxf3 Qd7 11. Kg2 O-O-O=/+ 10... Qe7 11. Qe2 11. Qg3 Rg8+/- 11... O-O-O 11... Nd8 12. Be3+/- 12. Rb1 d5 13. Bb5 Qd6 14. c4 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bd2 g5+/- 14... d4 Black wins space >= 14... Nd4!? would allow Black to play on 15. Qe3 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qc5=/+ (16... Nxc2?? a poisoned pawn 17. Qxa7 c6 18. Ba4+-) (16... Nxb5 is easily refuted 17. cxb5 Qd4 18. Rb4 Qxe3 19. Bxe3+/=) 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Rd1 16. f4 Rhe8+/- 16... a6 17. Bd2 Rhe8 18. c3 18. f4 Nd7 19. fxe5 Nxe5+/= 18... Qc5 18... Nd7 19. Qh5 dxc3 20. Bxc3= 19. a4 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Qf3 b6+/- 19... g5 19... dxc3 20. Bxc3 Qc6+/= 20. Rb2 >= 20. cxd4 exd4 21. Rb3+/- 20... Qa3= Black threatens to win material: Qa3xb2 21. Rbb1 dxc3 Black has a new passed pawn: c3 Instead of 21... Qxa4 22. cxd4 exd4 23. Rb4+/= 22. Bc1? >= 22. Be1= and White is still in the game 22... Qxa4-+ 23. Re1 Qd7 24. Be3?? a blunder in a bad position >= 24. Rd1-+ 24... Qxd3 25. Qxd3 25. Qa2 does not save the day 25... Qxe4 26. c5 Qd5-+ 25... Rxd3 26. Rec1 26. f3 hoping against hope 26... Red8 27. Rbc1-+ 26... Nxe4 27. f3 27. g4 cannot undo what has already been done 27... Red8-+ 27... Rxe3 28. fxe4 Rd8 29. Re1 29. c5 praying for a miracle 29... Rd1+ 30. Rxd1-+ 29... Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 c2 31. Rf1 Rd1 32. Rxd1 cxd1=Q+ 33. Kf2 g4 34. hxg4 Qxg4 35. g3 a5 36. c5 36. Ke1 does not solve anything 36... Qxg3+ 37. Ke2 a4 38. Kd2 a3 39. c5 a2 40. c6 Qf2+ 41. Kd3 a1=Q 42. cxb7+ Kxb7 43. Kc4 Qc2+ 44. Kb4 Qaa4# 36... a4 37. c6 37. Kg2 hardly improves anything 37... a3 38. Kh2 a2 39. c6 bxc6 40. Kg2 Qe2+ 41. Kh3 a1=Q 42. g4 Qaf1+ 43. Kh4 Qh2# 37... a3 38. cxb7+ 38. Ke3 does not help much 38... Qxg3+ 39. Kd2 a2 40. cxb7+ Kxb7 41. Kc2 a1=Q 42. Kd2 Qac3+ 43. Ke2 Qgf3# 38... Kxb7 39. Kg2 a2 40. Kf2 a1=R 40... a1=Q 41. Kg2 Qxe4+ 42. Kh3 Qah1# 41. Kg2 41. Ke3 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 41... Qxg3+ 42. Kd2 Ra2+ 43. Kc1 Qe1# 41... Qe2+ 42. Kh3 Rh1# 0-1 [Fritz 9 (5s)]