C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 White threatens to win material: Nf3xe5 2... Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 Black threatens to win material: d6xe5 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 White threatens to win material: d3xe4. 5. Nc3 Nf6+/= 5... Nf6= 6. d4 b6 White has an active position 6... Be7!?= 7. d5+/= Black has a cramped position 7... Be7 White has a very active position 8. Bb5+ Nbd7 8... Bd7!? 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7+/= 9. Nd4+/- Bb7 10. Bc6 Qb8 10... Ba6 11. Nf5 g6 12. Bxa8 gxf5 13. Bc6+- 11. O-O+- O-O 12. Nf5 Re8 13. Re1 Kf8 13... Bxc6 14. Nxe7+ Rxe7 15. Rxe7 Nxd5 16. Rxd7 b5+/= 14. Bh6?? White has let it slip away >= 14. Qd2 seems even better 14... Nxd5 15. Qxd5+- 14... Bxc6?? cause more grief >= 14... gxh6 15. Qd2 Ng4+/- 15. dxc6+- 15. Nxe7 is not possible 15... Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5-/+ 15. Rxe7?! is the weaker alternative 15... gxh6 16. dxc6 Rxe7 17. Nxe7 Ne5+/= 15... Ne5 16. Nxg7 >= 16. Bxg7+!? and White can already relax 16... Kg8 17. Nc3 h6+- 16... Kg8 16... Nfg4 17. Qd2 Kg8 18. Nxe8 Qxe8 19. Bf4 Nxc6 20. Nc3+- 17. Nxe8 17. Nc3!? keeps an even firmer grip 17... Nfg4 18. Rxe5 Nxh6+- 17... Qxe8 18. f4 Ng6 18... Neg4 19. Bg5 d5+- 19. Qf3 Qd8 19... d5 does not solve anything 20. f5 Ne5 21. Rxe5 Bc5+ 22. Re3+- 20. Nc3 20. f5 might be the shorter path 20... Bf8 21. fxg6 Bxh6 22. gxf7+ Kxf7+- 20... Bf8 21. Bg5 21. Bxf8 and White can already relax 21... Qxf8 22. Rad1 Qg7+- 21... h6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Re4 23. Nd5 seems even better 23... Qxb2 24. Qe4 Qb5+- 23... Bg7 23... Qf5 does not help much 24. Rae1+- 24. Rae1 Nh4 24... Kh7 does not improve anything 25. Qg4 d5 26. Nxd5 Qxc6 27. Qf5+- 25. Qd3 >= 25. Qg4 makes it even easier for White 25... Rf8 26. f5 Qxf5 27. Qxh4 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 d5+- 25... d5 25... Ng6 26. Nd5 Qxb2 27. Nxc7 Rc8 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Kh7+- 26. Nxd5 Qxb2 26... Qd8+- praying for a miracle 27. Nxc7 Rf8 28. Ne8 Bc3 28... f5 29. R4e2 Rf7 30. Nxg7 Qxg7 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. Qxh4 Qd4+ 33. Kh1+- 29. Rf1 29. c7 Ba5 30. c8=Q Bxe1 31. Rd4 Nf3+ 32. gxf3 Bh4 33. Qg4+ Bg5 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Qh7+ Kxf6 36. Qgf5+ Ke7 37. Qe5# 29... f5 29... Qa3 is not the saving move 30. Re3 Qc5 31. Qxc3 Qxc3 32. Rxc3 Rxe8 33. c7+- 30. Qg3+ Kh8 31. Re7 31. Re6 Nf3+ 32. Kh1 Bf6 33. Rxf6 Qxf6 34. Nxf6 Rxf6 35. gxf3 Rg6 36. Qxg6 b5 37. c7 b4 38. c8=Q# 31... Qb4 32. Qxh4 32. Re6 Kh7 33. Qxh4 Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Qg7 35. Nxg7 Bxg7 36. Qh5 Rf6 37. Rxf6 Bxf6 38. Qf7+ Bg7 39. c7 h5 40. c8=Q Kh6 41. Qce6+ Bf6 42. Qexf6# 32... Bd4+ 33. Kh1 1-0 [Fritz 9 (5s)]