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1.e4 c5 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.dxc5 Bxc5 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.0–0 Nge7 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.Re1 0–0 10.Bd3 f5 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4?–+ [12.Bg5²]  

12...fxg4 13.hxg4 Bxg4 14.Be2 [After a very long think. Now John realized that his intended 14.Bxh7+ is met by: 14...Kh8!–+]

14...Bxf2+!? [14...Qc7 15.Kh1 (15.Kg2 Bxf2 16.Kxf2 Qh2+ 17.Ke3 Nf5+ 18.Kd2 Qf4+ 19.Kd3 Nb4#) 15...Bxf2 A) 16.Ng1 Qg3 (16...Bxe1 17.Qxe1 Qe5–+) 17.Bxg4 Bxe1 18.Be6+ Kh8 19.Qd3 Qd6–+; B) 16.Rf1 16...Qg3 17.Nh2 Bh3 18.Rg1 Bxg1 19.Qxg1 Nf5 20.Bf3 (20.Nxd5 Rae8–+) 20...Qe5 21.Ne2 Nfd4 22.Nf4 Nxc2 23.Bxd5+ Kh8 24.Nf3 Qd6 25.Rb1 Rxf4 26.Bxf4 Qxd5 is pretty convincing; 14...Qd6! Fritz 6: 15.Ne4 (15.Kg2 Ne5 16.Nd4 Qg6 17.Kh1 Rxf2 18.Bxg4 Nxg4 19.Kg1 and Black mates in 6 with 19...Qd6 ) 15...Qg6 (Fritz 6: 15...dxe4 16.Qxd6 Bxd6 17.Bc4+ Kh8 18.Ng5 Ne5 19.Rxe4 Bf5 20.Rxe5; Fritz 6: 15...Bxf2+ 16.Kh1 Qb4 17.Nxf2 Bxf3+ 18.Bxf3 Rxf3 19.Qxf3 Qxe1+ 20.Kg2) 16.Neg5 h6 17.c3 hxg5 18.Nd4 Bxe2 19.Rxe2 Bxd4 20.cxd4]

 15.Kxf2 Ne5 16.Bg5 Qb6+ [16...Bxf3! 17.Bxf3 Nxf3 18.Bxe7 (18.Qxf3 Qb6+ 19.Re3 d4 20.Rxe7 dxc3+ 21.Re3 Rxf3+ 22.Kxf3 Rf8+ 23.Ke2 Qb5+ 24.Rd3 Qxg5 with mate coming soon) 18...Nxe1+–+ 19.Kxe1 Qxe7+–+]

17.Be3 Qf6! 18.Rh1 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Ng4+ 20.Ke1 [20.Kg3 Nf5+ My planned move! 21.Kg2 (21.Kxg4 Nxe3+) 21...Nfxe3+–+]

20...Nxe3 21.Nxd5 N7xd5 22.Bxd5+ Kh8 [22...Nxd5 23.Qxd5+ Rf7–+ Too bad White can't castle Queenside... :)]

23.Qd2 [23.Rxh7+ Kxh7 24.Qh5+ Qh6 25.Be4+ Kh8 26.Qxh6+ gxh6–+]

23...Nxd5 [23...Rae8] 24.Qxd5 Qf2+ 25.Kd1 Rad8 John resigned 0:1

[25...Rad8 The only move to prevent Mate in 6 is 26.Qd3 but it is mate anyway after (26.c4 Rxd5+ 27.cxd5 Qd4+ 28.Ke1 Rf2 29.Rxh7+ Kxh7 30.Rd1 Qe3#) 26...Rxd3+ 27.cxd3 Qd4 28.Rh3 Rf1+ 29.Kd2 Rf2+ 30.Ke1 Qxb2 31.Rxh7+ Kxh7 32.Rd1 Qe2#]  

Latzel,D (1950) - Heisman,D (2050) [E45]  

Germantown Chess Club, 1970 [Heisman/Fritz 6/7/8]

For posterity's sake analyzed anew each time I bought a newer and faster computer! :) 

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Nge2 Ba6 6.a3 Be7 7.b3 d5 8.Nf4 0–0 9.Bd3 dxc4 10.bxc4 Nbd7 11.0–0 e5 12.Nfd5 c5 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.d5 White gets more space [14.Bb2 Rfd8=]

14...e4 15.Be2 Ne5 16.Qb3 [16.Qa4 Bc8 17.Qc2 Bf5=]

16...Rad8 17.a4 Bc8 18.a5 Nfg4‚ [¹18...bxa5!? looks like a viable alternative 19.Rxa5 (Fritz 8: 19.h3 Bf5 20.Rxa5 Nfd7 21.Qc2 Nb6 22.Nb5 Rd7 23.Ba3) 19...Bg4²; Fritz 8: 18...Bg4 19.axb6 axb6 20.Bd1 Bxd1 21.Rxd1 Ra8 22.Bb2 Rxa1 23.Bxa1 Rd8 24.Nb5 Nfd7 25.Bxe5 Qxe5; Fritz 8: 18...Rfe8 19.axb6 axb6 20.Qxb6 Bg4 21.Qb2 Ra8 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.Qc2 Bxe2 24.Qxe2 Qd6 25.Nb5 Qd7 26.Bb2]

19.axb6!?± [19.h3! A) 19...Nf3+ A1) ‹20.Bxf3 exf3 21.hxg4 Qh4 Fritz 8: 22.Ne2 (22.Qd1 Bxg4 23.gxf3 Rd6 24.e4 and mate in 6 with 24...Bh3; 22.gxf3 Bxg4 23.Qd1 Other moves lead to mate in 6 or less 23...Rd6 and mate in 6 or less anyway.) 22...fxe2 (Fritz 8: 22...fxg2 23.Kxg2 Bxg4 24.Nf4 g5 25.axb6 axb6 26.e4 gxf4 27.Bxf4 Be2 28.Rg1 b5 29.Bc7; Fritz 8: 22...Rd6 23.g3 Qxg4 24.Nf4 g5 25.Bb2 gxf4 26.exf4 Qh3 27.Qxf3 Rh6 28.Rfe1) 23.Re1 Rd6 24.e4 Qxg4 25.f3 Qh4 26.Rxe2 Re8 27.axb6 axb6 28.Qb5 Bd7; A2) 20.gxf3+- 20...exf3 (20...Qh4 21.fxg4 Qxh3 22.Nxe4 f5 23.Ng3 Rd6 24.g5+-; Fritz 8: 20...Nf6 21.Kg2 Qe5 22.f4 Qf5 23.Rh1 Qg6+ 24.Kh2 Qh6 25.axb6 axb6 26.Bb2; Fritz 8: 20...Nh6 21.Nxe4 f5 22.Ng3 f4 23.Ne4 Bxh3 24.Re1 Qe8) 21.Bxf3 Qh4 (Fritz 8: 21...Ne5 22.Bg2 Bxh3 23.f4 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Ng4 25.axb6 axb6 26.Qxb6 Nxe3+ 27.Bxe3 Qxe3 28.Rf3) 22.hxg4 Bxg4 23.Bg2+-; B) 19...Nf6± 20.axb6 axb6 21.Qxb6 Nf3+ (Fritz 8: 21...Bf5 22.Rd1 Nfd7 23.Qc7 Qg5) 22.Kh1 Qe5 23.gxf3 Bxh3 24.Rg1 exf3 25.Bxf3+-; 19.Nxe4 As I said in my book, this is the easy saving line for White...} 19...Nxh2 20.Kxh2 Qh4+ 21.Kg1 Qxe4 22.axb6 axb6 23.Qxb6+- A) 23...f5 24.Qxc5 Rf6 25.Ra8+-; B) Fritz 8: 23...Qc2 24.Re1 (Fritz 8: 24.Qb2 Qf5 25.Qb1 Qf6 26.Ba3 Nd7 27.Qb5 Qe7 28.Rfd1 h6) 24...Bg4; C) Fritz 8: 23...Bf5 24.f3 Qc2 25.Qb2 Qxb2 26.Bxb2 Bd3 27.Bxe5 Bxe2 28.Rfc1 Rfe8 29.Bc7; D) 23...Nxc4 24.Qxc5 Ne5 25.Rd1+- /+-(Fritz 8: 25.Qd4 Qxd5 26.Bb2 Qxd4 27.exd4 Nc6 28.Rfd1 Be6 29.Bg4) ; Fritz 8: 19.Ra2 Nxh2]

19...Nf3+± [19...Qd6 A) 20.Rxa7?? taking the pawn is naive 20...Nf3+ 21.Bxf3 Qxh2#; B) 20.bxa7?? capturing this pawn is a mistake 20...Nf3+ 21.Bxf3 Qxh2#; C) 20.Bxg4 Nxg4 21.g3 Qxb6 (21...axb6 22.Nxe4 Qe5 23.Ra7 Nxh2 24.Kxh2 Qxe4=) 22.Qxb6 axb6 23.Nxe4=; D) 20.g3± ; 19...Qh4! Found in 2001 on a Pentium III 600 MHz 20.Bxg4 (20.h3 Nf3+ 21.Bxf3™ exf3 22.Nb5 fxg2 23.Kxg2 Nxf2 24.Rxf2 Bxh3+ 25.Kh2 Qxf2+ 26.Kxh3 Rfe8 27.Ra2 Qf1+–+) A) 20...Bxg4 21.f3 exf3 22.g3 Qh3 23.Ra2 axb6 24.e4 (Fritz 8: 24.Ba3 Rfe8 25.Na4 Bf5) 24...Ra8µ; B) Fritz 8: 20...Qxg4 21.bxa7 Bd7 22.Qb6 Rc8 23.h3 Qf5 24.Qb7 Ra8 25.d6 Bc6 26.Qb6 Rfc8 27.Qxc5; C) 20...Nxg4 21.h3 Ne5 Fritz 8: 22.Ne2™ (22.bxa7 Bxh3 23.Nxe4 Qg4 24.Ng3 Nf3+ 25.Kh1 Nh4–+; 22.Rd1 Bxh3 23.Qc2 Nf3+ 24.Kf1 Nh2+ 25.Ke1 Bxg2 26.bxa7 Nf3+ 27.Ke2 Ne5–+) Fritz 8: 22...Rd6 (22...axb6 23.Qxb6 Nxc4 24.Qxc5 Ne5 25.Nf4 Nd7 26.Qc6 Rfe8; 22...Rd6!) 23.Nf4 (Fritz 8: 23.Rd1 Bxh3 24.Nf4 Bg4 25.f3 exf3 26.Qc2 fxg2 27.Nxg2 Bxd1 28.Qxd1 Qe4 29.bxa7 Ra8; Fritz 8: 23.Ng3 Rh6 24.f4 Nf3+ 25.Rxf3 exf3 26.Qc2 Qxg3 27.Qf2 Qxf2+ 28.Kxf2 axb6) 23...Nf3+ 24.Kh1 Bxh3 25.gxh3 g5 26.Qd1 gxf4 (Fritz 8: 26...gxf4 27.Rg1+ Kh8 28.Qf1 Nxg1 29.Kxg1 Rg8+ 30.Kh2 axb6 31.exf4 Qf6 32.Ra7 b5 33.cxb5 Rxd5; Fritz 8: 26...Kh8 27.Bb2+ f6 28.Ng6+ hxg6 29.Kg2 Rxb6 30.Qc2 Rfb8 31.Rfb1 g4; Fritz 8: 26...Rg6 27.Rg1 gxf4 28.Rxg6+) ; Fritz 8: 19...Nxh2 20.Rd1 Nhf3+ 21.gxf3 exf3 22.e4 fxe2 23.Nxe2 axb6 24.f4 Nd7]

20.Bxf3± [20.gxf3? exf3 21.b7 Otherwise mate in 7 (Fritz5) (21.Bxf3 Qh4 and mate in 6 more) 21...Qe5! Apparently the only winning move! 22.b8Q Rd6 23.Qxd6 Qxd6 24.Qb8 Qxb8 25.d6 Qxd6 26.Rd1 Qxh2+ 27.Kf1 Qxf2#]

20...exf3 21.h3?!  Probably the losing move. [21.b7!? Bxb7 (21...Bd7 22.g3) A) ‹22.Rxa7 fxg2 (22...Qh4 23.h3 fxg2 24.Kxg2 Bc8 25.Nd1 Nh2 26.e4 Nxf1–+) 23.Kxg2 Bxd5+ 24.cxd5 Qxa7–+; B) 22.g3 B1) 22...Qg5 B1a) 23.Qxb7 Nxh2 24.Rd1 (24.Kxh2 Qh5+ 25.Kg1 Qh3 26.Rxa7 Qg2#) 24...Qh5; B1b) 23.Rxa7 Nxh2 24.Rxb7 Qh5 and mate...; B1c) 23.h4! ; B2) 22...Bc8 23.h4 (Fritz 8: 23.Rd1 Nxh2 24.Qb8 Qf6 25.Qf4 Qxc3 26.Bd2 Qc2 27.Kxh2 a6 28.Rac1; Fritz 8: 23.Bb2 Nxh2 24.Rfe1 Qd7 25.Ne2 fxe2 26.Kxh2 Qh3+ 27.Kg1 Bg4 28.e4 Rd7 29.e5 Rfd8) B2a) Fritz 8: 23...Ne5 24.Qa4 Bd7 25.Qa6 Rb8 26.Ne4 Rb6 27.Qxa7 Rfb8; B2b) 23...Rd6 24.Nb5 Rb6³; B2c) Fritz 8: 23...Nh2 24.Qa4 (Fritz 8: 24.Re1 Qd7 25.Ne2 fxe2 26.Kxh2 Qh3+ 27.Kg1 Bf5 28.Rxe2 Be4 29.f4 Qg2+ 30.Rxg2; Fritz 8: 24.Qb8 Qd7 25.Qxc8 Rxc8 26.Kxh2 Rfd8 27.Rd1 Qg4 28.e4 Rd7 29.Nb5 Ra8) 24...Qf6 25.Qc2 Nxf1 26.Kxf1 Bf5 27.Qd2 Qg6–+ (27...a6 28.Bb2 Qg6 29.Kg1) ; B2d) 23...Nh2 ; B3) 22...Ne5 B3a) 23.h3 Qd7 24.g4 Qe7 25.Kh2 Qh4 26.Rg1 Qxf2+ 27.Kh1 Qh4 28.Kh2 Bc8–+; B3b) 23.Qa4 Qg5 24.Rd1 Qg4 25.Kf1 Qh3+ 26.Ke1 Qxh2 27.Ne4 Bxd5! 28.Rxd5 (28.cxd5 Qg1+ 29.Kd2 Rxd5+) 28...Qg1+ 29.Kd2 Qf1 B3b1) 30.Bb2 Rxd5+ 31.cxd5 Qe2+ 32.Kc3 (32.Kc1 Nd3+ 33.Kb1 Qxb2#) 32...Qd3#; B3b2) 30.Qa6 30...Nxc4+ 31.Kc3 Rxd5 32.Qxc4 Qe1+ 33.Kc2 (33.Nd2 Rxd2 34.Bxd2 Qxa1+–+) 33...Qd1+ 34.Kb2 Rb8+ 35.Ka2 Rb4 36.Qc3 Rd3–+; B3c) Fritz 8: 23.Qb5 Bc6 24.Rxa7 Qxa7 25.dxc6 Rb8 26.Qa4 Qxa4 27.Nxa4 Rfc8 28.e4 Rb4 29.Nxc5; B3d) Fritz 8: 23.Rd1 23...Qd7 24.Kf1™ Qh3+ 25.Ke1 Qxh2 26.Ne4 Fritz 8: 26...Bc8 27.Bb2 (Fritz 8: 27.g4 Bxg4 28.Rxa7 Rb8; Fritz 8: 27.Rxa7 Bf5) 27...Ng4 28.Kd2 Nxf2 29.Nxf2 Qxf2+ 30.Kc1 Qxg3 31.Qa3 Bf5 32.Qc3 f2 33.Rxa7; C) 22.h3 C1) 22...fxg2 This seems to win, although in some very tricky endgames, e.g. 23.Kxg2µ { ² This is Fritz' automatic evaluation, I believe. As the following line I generated shows, White's loose K means that Fritz overevaluates the position for White} (23.hxg4 Qh4 24.Kxg2 Qxg4+ 25.Kh2 Rd6–+) C1a) Also good seems to be 23...Nf6 Fritz 6: 24.Rd1 (24.Re1 Ne4 25.Rxa7 Rb8 26.Rg1 Qh4 27.Qc2 Ng5 28.Rh1 Bc8 29.Kf1 Bxh3+ 30.Ke1 Qg4–+) 24...Bc8 (Fritz 6: 24...Rfe8 25.Qc2 Bc8; Fritz 6: 24...a6 25.Ra5 Bc8 26.Qc2 Qc7 27.Ra2 Qd7 28.Rh1 Qd6 29.e4) 25.Qc2 Rfe8 26.e4 Nxe4 27.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 28.Qxe4 Rxe4 29.Rxa7; C1b) 23...Ne5 24.f4 Rb8÷; C1c) 23...Qg5 24.e4 (24.Kh1 Qh4 25.Kg2 Bc8 26.Ne2 Ne5 27.Nf4 Bxh3+ 28.Nxh3 Qg4+ 29.Kh2 Nf3+ 30.Kh1 Qxh3#; Fritz 7: 24.Rg1 Nxe3+ 25.Kh1 Qh4 26.Rg3 Nf5 27.Rd3 Qxf2 28.Bg5 Ng3+ 29.Rxg3; Fritz 7: 24.Qb2 ) 24...Ne3+ 25.Kf3 Qg2+ 26.Kxe3 Qxf1 27.Qxb7 C1c1) 27...Qxc4 C1c11) 28.Qb2 f5 29.Ra4 Qf1 30.e5 f4+ (30...Qxh3+ 31.Ke2) 31.Rxf4 Qxh3+ 32.Ke4 Qg2+ 33.Kd3 Qf1+ 34.Ke3 Qe1+ (34...Rxf4 35.Kxf4 Rf8+ 36.Ke3 Qc4 37.Ne4 Qxd5 38.Qc3 c4 39.Ba3 Rb8 40.Nd2 Rc8) 35.Kf3 Qxe5 36.Rxf8+ Rxf8+ 37.Kg2 Qd4 38.Be3 Qg4+ 39.Kf1 Qb4 40.Qc2 Qc4+ 41.Kg1 a5 42.d6 Rd8 43.Qd2 a4; C1c12) 28.Kd2 Qd4+ 29.Kc2 c4 30.Bd2 Rb8 31.Qxa7 Rb2+ 32.Kxb2 Qxd2+ 33.Kb1 Qxc3 34.Ra2 Qe1+ 35.Kb2 Qd2+ 36.Kb1 Qd1+ 37.Kb2 c3+ 38.Ka3 c2–+; C1c13) 28.Ra3 28...Qf1= (Fritz 7: 28...Qf1 29.Ne2 Qxh3+ 30.f3 Rc8 31.Rxa7 Rb8 32.Qe7) ; C1c2) Fritz 7: 27...Rb8 28.Qxa7 f5 29.e5 f4+ 30.Kd2 Qxf2+ 31.Kd3 Rb3 32.Qa5 Rb7; C1c3) 27...f5!? C1c31) Fritz 7: 28.Qb2 Fritz 7: 28...fxe4 (28...f4+ 29.Kf3 Rd6 30.Qd2) 29.Nxe4 Qxh3+ 30.Kd2 Rde8 31.Rxa7 Qg2 32.Qxg7+ Qxg7 33.Rxg7+ Kxg7 34.Kd3 h5 35.Be3 (35.Bg5 h4–+) 35...h4 36.Bxc5 Rf3+ 37.Ke2 Rb3 38.f3 Fritz 7: 38...h3–+ 39.Bd6 (Fritz 7: 39.Kf2 Rb2+ 40.Kg1 Rg2+ 41.Kh1 Rb8 42.Nc3 Rbb2 43.Bd4+ Kg8 44.Bg1 Rbc2 45.Ne4; Fritz 7: 39.Bg1 Rb2+ 40.Kd3 Rg2 41.Bd4+ Kg6 42.Nf6 h2 43.Nxe8 h1Q 44.Nd6 Qe1) 39...Rc3 40.Bf4 Rxc4 41.Kd3 Ra4 42.Nd6 Ra3+ 43.Kd4 Re2 44.Be5+ Kg6 45.f4; C1c32) 28.Ne2 28...Rb8 29.Qc7 Qe1 30.Qxg7+ Kxg7 31.Bb2+ Rxb2 32.Rxe1 Rb3+ 33.Kf4 fxe4+ 34.Ke5 e3 35.f4 Rb4–+ e.g. 36.Rg1+ Kf7 37.Ra1 (37.Rc1 a5) 37...Re8+ 38.Kd6 Rxc4 39.Rxa7+ Kf6 40.Rxh7 Rc2 41.Ng3 e2; C2) 22...Ne5!? Both this and fxg2 seem to win, but this wins easier C2a) 23.Rd1 Bc8 24.e4 transposes(24.Nb5 Qh4 25.Bb2 Qg5 26.g3 Qh5 27.h4 Qg4 28.Kf1 Nxc4 29.Ke1™ Rfe8 30.Bc1 Re4 31.Qd3 Bf5 32.Qf1 Re5 33.Nxa7 Rde8 34.Qg1 Bc2–+) ; C2b) 23.g3 Qd7! 24.g4™ Qe7! You don't see this maneuver very often! 25.Ne4 (25.Kh2 Qh4 26.Rg1 Qxf2+ 27.Kh1 Qh4 28.Kh2 f5 29.gxf5 f2 30.Rf1 Rxf5–+) 25...Qh4 26.Ng5 Qxg5–+; C2c) Fritz 7: 23.Bb2 Qg5 24.g3 Qh5 25.h4 Qf5 26.Ne2 fxe2 27.Rfb1; C2d) Fritz 7: 23.Re1 ; C2e) 23.e4 23...Bc8 C2e1) 24.g3 Qd7 (Fritz 7: 24...Bxh3 25.Rd1 Bc8 26.Qa4 a6 27.Bf4 Qd6) 25.g4 Qe7 26.Nd1 Qh4 27.Ne3 Rd6–+; C2e2) 24.Bf4 Bxh3 25.gxh3 Qh4 26.Nd1™ Qxh3 27.Ne3 Rd6 28.Ra6™ Rxa6 29.d6 Rxd6 starts a mate in 12 or so; C2e3) 24.Na4 Bxh3–+; C2e4) Fritz 8: 24.Re1 Qh4 (Fritz 8: 24...Rd6 25.Bf4 Bxh3 26.g3 Rb6 27.Qd1 f6 28.Na4 Ra6 29.Be3; Fritz 8: 24...Rfe8 25.Nb5 a6 26.Na3 Qh4 27.Bb2 fxg2 28.Kxg2 Ng6 29.Qg3 Bxh3+) 25.Nd1 Rd6 26.Re3 (26.Rxa7 Rg6–+) Fritz 8: 26...Rf6! 27.Kf1 (Fritz 8: 27.Qc3 Bxh3 28.g3 Qh5 29.Qxe5 Qxe5 30.Bb2 Qe7 31.Bxf6 gxf6 32.Rea3 Ra8 33.Ne3 Kf8; Fritz 8: 27.gxf3 Rb6 28.f4 Rxb3 29.Rxb3 Nxc4 30.Nb2 Nxb2 31.Bxb2 Qxf4) 27...Bg4 28.g3 Qxh3+ 29.Ke1 Qh1+ 30.Kd2 Qf1 31.Kc2 Nxc4 32.Rd3 Qe2+ 33.Bd2 Ne5 34.Re3 c4; C2e5) 24.Rd1 24...Qh4 25.Rxa7 (25.Bb2 Bxh3–+; 25.Qb8 f6–+) 25...Bxh3 26.g3 Qh5 27.Bg5 Bg2 28.Bh4 Qg4 and Black mates in 7 or less; 21.g3 A) or 21...Nxh2 22.b7 (22.Rxa7 Qg5–+) 22...Qg5! (22...Qd7 23.bxc8Q) 23.bxc8Q Qh5!–+ 24.Ne4 Rxc8 25.Ng5 Qxg5–+; B) 21...axb6 B1) 22.Qxb6 Nxh2 (Fritz 8: 22...Ne5 23.Ra7 Rd7 24.Ra4 Re8 25.Ba3 Nd3) 23.Re1 Qe5 24.Bb2 Qh5–+; B2) 22.Rd1 22...Nxh2 23.Qb5 (23.Qb2 Qd7 24.Ne2 fxe2 25.Qxe2 Qh3 26.Rf1 Bg4 27.f3 Qxg3+ 28.Qg2 Nxf3+ 29.Rxf3 Qxf3 30.Qxf3 Bxf3–+) 23...Qe5 24.Bb2 Qh5 ...and mate in 5 (Fritz); 21.e4 A) or 21...fxg2 22.Kxg2™ Qh4 23.Bf4 Nxh2 24.Bxh2 Bh3+ 25.Kf3 Bxf1 26.Rxf1 Qxh2 27.bxa7 f5 28.Ke2 fxe4–+; B) 21...Qh4 22.Bf4™ fxg2 23.bxa7 (23.Kxg2 Nxh2 24.Bxh2 Bh3+ 25.Kf3 Bxf1 26.Rxf1 Qxh2 27.bxa7 f5 28.e5 Rfe8 29.e6 Qh3+ 30.Ke2 Rxe6+–+) 23...gxf1Q+ 24.Rxf1 Nxh2 25.Bxh2 Bh3 26.Bg3 Qf6 27.Nb5 (27.Kh2 Bxf1) 27...Bxf1 28.Kxf1 Qh6 29.Kg2 Qg6 30.e5 Qe4+ 31.Kg1 Ra8 32.Qa3 h5 33.Nc7 h4–+; C) 21...Qe5 22.g3™ Nxh2 23.b7 Qh5–+; 21.bxa7 A) 21...Qh4 22.Qb8 fxg2 23.Kxg2 (23.Qg3 gxf1Q+ 24.Kxf1 Qxg3 25.hxg3 Ne5 26.Na4 Bh3+ 27.Ke2 Bg4+ 28.Kf1 Nxc4 29.Nxc5 Ra8–+) 23...Nxe3+ 24.Kg1 (24.Bxe3 Bh3+ 25.Kh1 Rxb8 26.axb8Q Rxb8–+) 24...Nxf1 25.Qf4 Fritz 7: 25...Bg4 26.Ne4 (Fritz 7: 26.f3 Nxh2 27.fxg4 Nxg4 28.Ne4 Qe1+ 29.Kg2 Qe2+ 30.Kg1 Rfe8 31.Nxc5 Qe1+; Fritz 7: 26.Ra3 Ra8 27.Nb5 Rfe8 28.h3) 26...Rde8 27.Rb1 Qh3 28.Rb8 Bf3 29.Qxf7+ Kxf7 30.Ng5+ Ke7 31.Nxh3 Rxb8 32.axb8Q Rxb8; B) 21...fxg2 22.Kxg2 Qg5 23.f3 Nxe3+ 24.Kf2 Qg2+ 25.Kxe3 Qxf1 26.Ne4 (26.a8Q Qe1+ 27.Kf4 g5+ 28.Kxg5 f6+ 29.Kh5 Qe5+ 30.Kh4 Qxh2#) 26...Qg1+ Fritz 7: 27.Ke2 Bf5 (Fritz 7: 27...Bh3 28.Qd1 Qxh2+ 29.Kd3 Bf5 30.Be3 Rfe8 31.Bxc5; Fritz 7: 27...Qxh2+ 28.Kd1 Bf5 29.Ra2 Qh1+ 30.Kc2 Ra8 31.Qe3 Qh2+ 32.Bd2 Qc7 33.Qf4 Qd7) 28.Qe3 Qxh2+ 29.Kd3 Rfe8 30.Qf4 Qg1 31.Kc2 Qd4]

21...Qh4 Not best, but probably good enough to win. [21...fxg2 22.Kxg2 Qg5 23.Rg1 (23.hxg4?? is most certainly to be avoided 23...Qxg4+ 24.Kh1 Rd6 25.e4 Qh3+ 26.Kg1 Rg6+ 27.Bg5 Rxg5#; 23.bxa7?? A poison bait which should not be taken 23...Nxe3+ 24.Kf3 Bxh3–+; 23.Rxa7?? the pawn of course cannot be captured 23...Nxe3+ 24.Kf3 Bxh3–+; 23.Ne4 Nxe3+ 24.Kf3 Qg2+ 25.Kxe3 Qxf1 26.bxa7 Qxh3+ 27.Ng3 Rfe8+ 28.Kd2 Qg2 29.Kc2 Qxf2+ 30.Bd2 Bg4–+) A) 23...Nxe3+ 24.Kh1–+ Qh5 25.Rg3 Nf1 26.Rg5 (26.Rd3 Bxh3–+) 26...Qxh3+ 27.Kg1 Nh2–+; B) 23...Ne5+ 24.Kh1 Qh5 25.Rg3 Bxh3 26.Qb2 Rd6 27.f4 Nf3–+]

22.Ne4–+ {Not the strongest resistance, But Fritz5 shows that after 22.bxa7 Black is winning anyway, so a ? is not correct} [22.bxa7 fxg2 23.Kxg2 Nxe3+ 24.fxe3 (24.Bxe3?? Bxh3+ 25.Kh1 Bg4+ 26.Kg2 Qh3+ 27.Kg1 Bf3 28.a8Q Qg2#) 24...Bxh3+ 25.Kf3 Bxf1 26.Bb2 (26.Ba3 Qh1+ 27.Kf2 Rd6 28.Qd1 Qg2+ 29.Ke1 Bxc4–+) 26...Bxc4–+; 22.Nb5 Ne5 23.b7 (23.Rd1 Bxh3–+) 23...Bxh3 and mate in 7 or less; 22.e4 fxg2 23.Kxg2 Ne3+ 24.fxe3 Bxh3+ 25.Kf3 (25.Kh2 Bxf1+ 26.Kg1 Bh3–+) 25...Bxf1–+]

22...fxg2 Threatening mate: Qxh3 23.Kxg2 Ne5 24.f4 [24.Nf6+ otherwise it's curtains at once 24...Qxf6 25.e4 Qg6+ 26.Qg3 Qxg3+ 27.Kxg3 axb6 28.Bf4 Nxc4 29.Rfc1–+]

24...Bxh3+ 25.Kg1 White threatens to counter with Qc2 25...Qg4+ 0–1

[25...Qg4+ 26.Kf2 Qf3+ 27.Ke1 Qxf1+ 28.Kd2 Qg2+ 29.Kc3 Qxe4–+; 25...Rd6 26.f5 Qxe4 27.Ra2 Qg4+ 28.Kf2 Qxf5+ 29.Ke2 Qxf1+ 30.Kd2 Nxc4+ 31.Kc3 Qxc1+ 32.Qc2 Qe1+ 33.Qd2 Nxd2 34.Rxd2 Rxb6 35.e4 Qe3+ 36.Kc2 Qb3+ 37.Kc1 Qb1#] 

The following is not one of my best games, but it may be my most historic. This is the first time GM Andrew Soltis played the "Soltis" variation of the Dragon Sicilian in a tournament game. I am not happy I blundered and lost a better endgame, but here it is:

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 d6 8.f3 0–0 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.0–0–0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.h4 h5 TN "First time I ever played this in a tournament game" - Soltis 

13.Bh6 Bxh6 14.Qxh6 Rxc3 15.bxc3 Qa5 16.Kb2 Rc8 17.Qd2 Qb6 18.Ka1 Qc5 19.Kb2 a5 20.a3 a4 21.Ba2 Bb5 22.Nxb5 Qxb5+ 23.Ka1 Qa5 [¹23...Qc5] 

24.c4 [24.Rhe1] 

24...Qc5 25.Qb4 Qxb4 26.axb4 Nxc4 27.Bxc4 [27.Kb1] 

27...Rxc4 28.Rd2 [28.Kb2 Rxb4+ 29.Ka3 Rc4 30.Rb1 Rxc2 31.Rxb7 Rxg2³] 

28...Nd7 [28...Rxb4 29.Rb1 (29.Ka2 Nd7 30.Ka3 Rc4 31.Rb1 Nc5³) 29...Rxb1+ 30.Kxb1 Nd7 31.Kb2 f6 32.Ka3 Nc5 33.Kb4 Kf7³] 

29.Rb1 Ne5 30.Rb2 f5 31.exf5 [31.f4 Nc6³] 

31...gxf5 32.Rd5 Rxh4 33.c3 Kf7 34.Re2 Rc4 35.Kb2 Rc6 36.Kc2 b6 37.f4 e6 38.b5 [38.Rd1³] 

38...exd5 39.bxc6 Nxc6 40.Kd3 b5 41.Rb2 a3 42.Rb1 [¹42.Ra2] 

42...Ke6 [¹42...d4] 

43.Re1+ Kd7 44.Ra1 d4 45.cxd4!? [45.Rxa3=] 

45...b4 [45...a2 46.g3 Kc7 47.Kd2 Nxd4 48.Rxa2 Kc6 49.Kd3=] 

46.Kc4 d5+ 47.Kxd5?? [47.Kc5™ h4 48.Ra2 Kc7 49.Ra1 Kb7 (Fritz 7: 49...Kd7 50.Ra2 Kc7 51.Ra1 Kd7 52.Ra2 Kc7 53.Ra1 Kd7 54.Ra2) 50.Ra2 Kc7=; Fritz 7: 47.Kd3 Na5 48.Kc2 Kc6 49.g3 Kb5 50.Rc1 b3+ 51.Kc3 b2 52.Rd1 Nc4 53.Kb3 b1Q+ 54.Rxb1] 

47...Na5–+ 48.Ke5 b3 0–1

(155) Dowling,J (2050) - Heisman,D (2100) [A47]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.Nbd2 c5 6.0–0 Be7 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.Re1 Nc6 9.c3 0–0 10.e4 d5 11.e5 Nd7 12.Nf1 Re8 13.h3 f6 14.Qc2 Nf8 15.N1h2 c4 16.Bf1 fxe5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Rxe5 Bd6 19.Re1 Ng6 20.Nf3 Qd7 One of my all-time favorite moves. 

21.h4 probably the losing move 

21...e5! 22.h5 e4 [Fritz 7: 22...Nh8 23.h6 Nf7 24.hxg7 Qg4 25.Qd1 Bc5 26.b4 Bb6 27.a4; Fritz 7: 22...Nf8 23.h6 Qg4 24.hxg7 Kxg7 25.Qd2 Qh5 26.Bxc4 e4 27.Qd4+ Kg8 28.Rxe4 Rxe4] 

23.hxg6 exf3 24.gxh7+ Kh8 25.Rxe8+ [Fritz 6: 25.Rd1 d4 26.Qg6 (26.g3 d3 27.Qd2 Bxg3 28.Qg5 Bc7 29.Bf4 Bxf4 30.Qxf4 Re4 31.Qh2 Qg4+ 32.Kh1 Qg5–+) 26...d3 A) 27.Bd2 Re6 28.Qh5 fxg2 29.Bxg2 Bxg2 30.Kxg2 Qc6+ 31.Kg1 (31.Kf1 Rf8 32.b4 Bg3–+) 31...Bc5 32.Bg5 Rf8 33.Rd2 Rf5–+; B) 27.b3 27...Bc5 28.g3 Re2 29.Be3 Bxe3 30.fxe3 f2+ 31.Kh2 Qd5 32.e4 Rxe4 33.bxc4 Rh4+ 34.gxh4 Qh1+ 35.Kg3 Rf8 and Black mates in 6 at most; Fritz 6: 25.Bg5 Qg4 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Qg6 Rd8! 28.Qf7 Qxg5 29.Qxb7 Qh4 starts mate in 8; Fritz 6: 25.Bd2 Qg4 (Fritz 6: 25...Rxe1 26.Bxe1 Qg4 27.Qd1 Qh5 28.g3 Kxh7 29.b3 cxb3 30.Qd3+; Fritz 6: 25...Qf7 26.b3 Qh5 27.g3 Ba6 28.bxc4 Bxc4 29.Bxc4 dxc4 30.Rxe8+) 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Re1 Rf8 28.a3 Qh4 29.g3 Bxg3 30.fxg3 f2+ 31.Kg2 fxe1N+ 32.Bxe1 d4+ 33.Kg1 Qh1#; 25.Re3 Qg4 26.Rxf3 (26.g3 Rf8! 27.Qd2 Bxg3 28.fxg3 Qxg3+ 29.Kh1 d4–+) 26...d4 27.Qf5 Bxf3 28.Qxf3 Qxf3 29.gxf3 Re1 30.cxd4 Rae8 31.b3 Ba3–+; 25.Qg6 Rxe1–+; 25.Be3 d4 (Fritz 7: 25...Qg4 26.Rad1 Qh5 27.g3 Be5) 26.cxd4™ Qg4 27.g3 Bxg3 28.fxg3 Qxg3+ 29.Bg2 fxg2 30.Qf2 Qh3 31.Qf4 Rf8 32.Qh2 Rf1+ 33.Rxf1 gxf1Q+ 34.Rxf1 Qxe3+ 35.Qf2 Qh3 36.Qh2 Qg4+ 37.Kf2 Rf8+ 38.Ke1 Qe4+ 39.Qe2 Qb1+ 40.Qd1 Rxf1+–+; Fritz 8: 25.Qd2 Rxe1 26.Qxe1 Re8 27.Qd1] 

25...Rxe8 26.gxf3 [26.Be3 Qg4 A) 27.Qd2 fxg2 28.Bxg2 d4 29.f3 Bxf3 30.Bxd4 Re2–+; B) 27.Bxa7 Re2 28.Qb1 Qh5–+; C) 27.Bd4 Re2 another win is... (27...Qh5 28.g3 Re6 29.Be3 d4 30.Bxd4 Rh6–+) 28.Qb1 Qh4 29.g3 Bxg3 30.Bxg7+ Kxg7 31.h8Q+ Kxh8–+; D) 27.Rd1 27...Rxe3 28.fxe3 Qg3 29.Bd3 Qh2+ 30.Kf1 Qh1+ 31.Kf2 Qxg2+ 32.Ke1 Bg3+ 33.Qf2 Qxf2#; 26.Qd1 A) 26...d4 27.g3 (27.Qxd4 fxg2–+; 27.cxd4 Qg4 28.Bd2 Qh4 starts mate in 6 or less) 27...d3 is also winning; B) 26...Re4 B1) 27.gxf3 Rh4 28.Bg2 d4 29.Bg5 (29.cxd4 Rxd4 30.Qc2 Rd1+ 31.Qxd1 Bh2+ 32.Kxh2 Qxd1 33.Kg3 g5–+) 29...Rh5 30.Bc1 (30.Bd2 Rh2 31.Qf1 Qf7 32.Re1 Bxf3 33.Bxf3 Qxf3 34.Re8+ Kxh7 35.Qb1+ d3–+) 30...dxc3 31.Qc2 cxb2 32.Bxb2 Bh2+ 33.Kf1 (33.Kh1 Qf7! 34.Qe2 Qg6 35.Qxc4 Qxh7 36.Bd4 Rg5 37.Be3 Bf4+ 38.Kg1 Qh3 39.Kf1 Rxg2 40.Ke2 Qxf3+ 41.Kd3 Bxe3 42.Qh4+ Bh6+ 43.Kc4 Rg4+–+) 33...c3! 34.Bxc3 Rh6!! 35.Bd2 (35.Re1 Ba6+ 36.Re2 Re6 37.Bh3 Rxe2 38.Bxd7 Rxc2+ 39.Kg2 Rxc3–+) 35...Qb5+ 36.Ke1 Qe5+–+; B2) 27.b3 Rh4 B2a) 28.gxf3 Bh2+ 29.Kg2 (29.Kh1 Qf5 30.Bg2 Qxh7 31.Bg5 Rh5 32.Be3 d4 33.cxd4 Bc7+ 34.Kg1 c3! 35.Rc1 Rh1+ 36.Bxh1 Qh2+ 37.Kf1 Ba6+ 38.Qd3 Bxd3+ 39.Ke1 Qg1#) 29...d4! 30.Kh1 Bc7+ 31.Kg1 Rh1+ 32.Kxh1 Qd6 33.Bf4 Qxf4 34.Qxd4 Qh2#; B2b) 28.g3 28...Qf5 B2b1) 29.gxh4 Qg4+ 30.Kh1 Qxh4+; B2b2) 29.Bf4 Rxf4 30.bxc4 (30.gxf4 Qg4+ 31.Kh1 Qxf4) 30...Bc5!! 31.Qe1 Qg6 32.Kh2 Rf5 33.Bh3 Rh5–+; B2b3) 29.Qd2 29...Qh5 30.Bg2 Rh2–+; B3) 27.Bg5 Rg4 B3a) 28.Bd2 fxg2 29.Be2 (29.Bxg2 Rxg2+ 30.Kxg2 d4+ 31.f3 Qg4+ 32.Kf2 Qg3+ 33.Kf1 Qh3+ 34.Kg1 Bh2+ 35.Kf2 Bg3+ 36.Kg1 Qh2+ 37.Kf1 Qf2#) 29...Bh2+ 30.Kxh2 g1Q+ 31.Qxg1 Rh4+ 32.Kg3 Qh3#; B3b) 28.Qd2 28...Rxg2+ 29.Bxg2 Qg4 30.Kf1 Qxg2+ 31.Ke1 Qg1#; B4) 27.Be3 Qe7 28.Qxf3 d4 29.cxd4 Rh4+- e.g. 30.Bg5 Qxg5 31.Qxb7 Rh1+ 32.Kxh1 Qh4+ 33.Kg1 Qh2#; B5) 27.Qxf3 27...Rh4 28.Bg5 (28.g3 d4 29.Qxb7 Qxb7 30.gxh4 Bc5 31.Bg2 Qb6 32.cxd4 Bxd4 33.Be3 Bxe3 34.fxe3 Qxe3+ 35.Kh1 Kxh7 36.Rf1 Qd2 37.Rf7 Qxb2 38.Be4+ Kh6 39.Rxa7 Qc1+ 40.Kg2 Qd2+ 41.Kf3 Qd1+ 42.Kf4 Qc1+ 43.Kf5 g6+ 44.Ke5 Qb2+ 45.Kd5 Qb5+ 46.Kd4 Qb6+–+) 28...d4 29.Bxh4 Bxf3 30.gxf3 Kxh7 31.cxd4 g5 32.Bg3 Bxg3 33.fxg3 Qxd4+ 34.Kh1 Qxb2; 26.Qg6 Re1 27.b3 fxg2 A) 28.Kxg2 d4+ 29.f3 d3 30.bxc4 Bxf3+ 31.Kxf3 Rxf1+ 32.Kg2 Rh1 33.Kxh1 (33.Qxd3 Rh2+ 34.Kf3 Qf7+ 35.Ke4 Rh4+ 36.Ke3 Qf4+ 37.Ke2 Rh2+ 38.Kd1 Qg4+ 39.Ke1 Qg1+ 40.Qf1 Bg3+ 41.Kd1 Qxf1#) 33...Qh3+ 34.Kg1 Bc5+; B) 28.Qxg2 28...d4 29.f3 d3 30.b4 d2 31.Bxd2 Rxa1–+; 26.g3 Re1 27.Qg6 Bc8 28.b3 (28.g4 Qe7 29.Bg5 Qe5 30.Bf4 Qxf4µ) 28...Qh3 29.Qe8+ Rxe8 30.Bxh3 Bxh3; Fritz 8: 26.Qd1 ] 

26...Re1 So my claim in my book that Black wins by force after 25...Rxe8 is true!!! 

27.Qg6 [27.Kg2 Bc8 mates quickly; 27.Bf4 Rxa1–+] 

27...Qh3 28.Qe8+ Kxh7 0–1

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Qb6 6.Qe2 Nf6 [6...dxe4 7.Nxe4 (7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.Qxe4 Nf6 9.Qe5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Ba6) 7...cxd4 8.0–0 Bd7 9.Bf4 a6 10.Ba4 Nf6³ (10...Rd8) 11.Nxf6+ gxf6 12.Rfd1 Qxb2 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Bxd7+ Kxd7 15.Be3 Bc5 16.Bxd4 Bxd4 17.Rab1 Qc3 18.Rd3 Qc5 19.c3 b5 20.Qf3 Rhd8 21.Qxf6 Ke8 22.Rxd4=] 

7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Nc4 Qc7 9.Nce5 Bd6 [9...cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bb4+ 11.Kf1² (11.c3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxc3+ 13.Kf1) ] 

10.c4 Nde7 11.dxc5 [Fritz 7: 11.d5 a6 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.dxe6 Bxe6 14.b3 0–0 15.0–0 Rfe8 16.Re1 Rad8; Fritz 7: 11.Bxc6+ Nxc6 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.dxc5 Qxc5 14.0–0 0–0 15.Rd1 Qc7 16.Qe4 f5 17.Qh4 e5] 

11...Bxc5 12.0–0 [Fritz 7: 12.Bf4 Qb6 13.0–0 a6 14.Ba4 f6 15.Nd3 0–0 16.Nxc5 Qxc5] 

12...a6 13.Ba4 0–0 14.Bf4 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Bd6 16.Rfd1 Bxe5 [16...Rd8 17.Bxd6! Rxd6 18.Rxd6 Qxd6 19.Rd1 Qb6 (19...Qc7 20.Qe5 Qb6 21.Qc5+-) 20.Qe3 Qc7 Dan saw this line and was planning on playing 21.Qe5 and Qc5 based on his move 16 analysis. Shades of Adams-Torre! 21.Qe5 Qb6 22.Qc5+-] 

17.Nxe5 Qa5 18.Bc2 [18.Bd7 Fritz 7: 18...Bxd7 (18...Bxd7) 19.b4 (Fritz 7: 19.Rxd7 Nc6 20.f4 Rac8 21.Rxb7 Qc5+ 22.Qf2 Qxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Nxe5 24.fxe5 Rxc4 25.Rd1 f6; Fritz 7: 19.Nxd7 Rfd8 20.Rd3 b5 21.cxb5 Qxb5 22.Rad1 Nc6 23.Qf3 Rac8 24.b3 Qg5) 19...Qxb4 20.Rab1 Qa5 21.Nxd7 Rfd8 22.Rxb7 Qg5 23.c5 Rac8 24.Ra7 a5 25.Rxa5] 

18...Ng6 19.Nxg6 [19.Bxg6 hxg6± 20.Qe3 A) Fritz 7: 20...Rd8 21.c5 (Fritz 7: 21.Qf4 Rf8 22.Qe3 Qc7 23.c5 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8 25.a3 a5 26.b3 a4 27.b4 Rb8 28.Rc1; Fritz 7: 21.b4 Qc7 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.c5 a5 24.b5 a4 25.Rb1 Ra5 26.h3 Qf6) 21...Qc7 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.a3 a5 24.b3 a4 25.b4 Rb8 26.Rc1; B) 20...b6 21.Nxf7 B1) 21...Rxf7 22.Rd8+ Kh7 23.g4 g5 24.Qd3+ g6 (24...Kh6 25.Rh8#) 25.Qh3+; B2) 21...Kxf7 22.Qf3+; 19.f4 Nxf4 20.Qe3 f6 21.Qxf4 Qc5+ 22.Qd4 Qxd4+ 23.Rxd4 fxe5 A) Fritz 7: 24.Rd6 Rf4 (Fritz 7: 24...b5 25.c5 Ra7 26.Be4 Raf7 27.b4 Rf2 28.a3 g5 29.Bf3 Rc2; Fritz 7: 24...a5 ) 25.c5 g6 26.b3 Kf7 27.Re1 Rd4 28.Be4 Ke7 29.Rb6 Rd7; B) 24.Rd6² ]

 19...hxg6 20.Rd4 [¹20.Rd2; Fritz 7: 20.Qe3 Qc7 21.c5 Bd7 22.Rd2 Bc6 23.Rad1 Rad8 24.Bd3 Bd5; Fritz 7: 20.Qf3 Qc7 21.Rac1 Qxc4 22.Bxg6 Qb4 23.a3 Qb6 24.Be4 f5 25.Bd3 Qxb2; Fritz 7: 20.Be4 Rb8 21.a3 Qe5 22.Qf3 b5 23.cxb5 Qxb5 24.b4 Bb7 25.Bxb7 Rxb7] 

20...Rd8 [20...Qb6² 21.Rad1 Qxb2 22.Rd8 Qf6 23.Rxf8+ Fritz 7: 23...Kxf8 24.Be4 (Fritz 7: 24.c5 e5 25.Be4 Rb8 26.Rd6 Qg5 27.Qb2 Bf5 28.Bxf5 Qxf5 29.Rxa6 Rc8 30.Ra5) 24...e5 25.Qe3 Kg8 26.h3 Qe7 27.Qb6 Rb8 28.Qd8+ Qxd8 29.Rxd8+ Kh7 30.c5] 

21.Rxd8+ Qxd8 22.Rd1 Qc7 23.Qd2 [Fritz 7: 23.Qd3 f5 24.Ba4 (Fritz 7: 24.Bb3 b6 25.Qe3 Rb8 26.Re1 Qf7 27.f4 Qf6 28.Re2 Qh4) 24...Kf7 25.a3 Rb8 26.b4 b6 27.c5 bxc5 28.Rc1 Qf4 29.Rxc5; Fritz 7: 23.h4 e5 24.h5 Be6 25.b3 g5 26.Qe3 (Fritz 7: 26.Qd2 f6 27.Qd6 Qxd6) 26...f6 27.Qd3 f5] 

23...f5 [23...b6 24.Qd8+ Qxd8 25.Rxd8+ Kh7 26.Be4 Rb8 27.Bc6+-; 23...Qxc4 24.Qd8+ Kh7 25.Rd4+-] 

24.Qd8+ [Fritz 7: 24.Qg5 Kf7 25.Qh4 (Fritz 7: 25.Bb3 b6 26.Qh4 Bb7) 25...Qe5 26.Bb3 Qxb2 27.c5 Qe5] 

24...Qxd8 25.Rxd8+ Kf7 26.Ba4 Ke7 27.Re8+ [Fritz 7: 27.Rg8 b6 28.Bc6 Rb8] 

27...Kd6 28.c5+ [28.f4 b6 29.Rg8] 

28...Kxc5 [28...Kc7 29.Re7+ Kd8 30.Rxg7+-] 

29.Bd7 Bxd7 30.Rxa8 e5 31.Rg8 Be6 32.Rxg7 Bxa2 33.Rxg6 a5 34.h4 f4 35.h5 Bb1 36.Rg7 b5 37.h6 a4 [37...Kb4 38.h7 Bxh7 39.Rxh7 Kb3 40.Rb7 b4 41.Rb5 a4 42.g4+-] 

38.h7 Bxh7 39.Rxh7 b4 [39...Kb4 40.Re7 (40.g4 fxg3 41.fxg3 Kb3 42.Rb7) 40...Kb3 41.Rxe5 b4 42.Re2 a3 43.bxa3 bxa3 44.g4 fxg3 45.fxg3 a2 46.Rxa2 Kxa2 47.g4] 

40.g4 fxg3 41.fxg3 a3 42.bxa3 1–0

Heisman,D (2200) - Lunenfeld,R (2200) [C04] Franklin-Mercantile Masters-Experts (6), 28.02.1981

 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.c3 f6 7.Bb5 a6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0–0 fxe5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Qh4 12.Nf3 Qg4 13.h3 Qh5 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Qa5 Kd8 What should White do now against the obvious Black plan to get in ...g4?

16.c4!! [16.Bg5+ Kc8 17.Rfd1² (17.b4 c5 18.bxc5 Bb5 19.Rfb1 Bd3 20.Rb3 Bc4 21.Qa4) 17...h6 18.Be3 g5 19.c4 g4 20.hxg4 Qxg4 21.Rac1 Rg8 22.Ne1²; Fritz 7: 16.Be3 g5 17.Nh2 Qe2 18.b4 Kc8 19.Ng4 c5 (Fritz 8: 19...Qb5 20.Qa3 c5 21.Bxc5 Bxc5) 20.bxc5 Qb5 21.Qb4 Qxb4; Fritz 7: 16.b3 Kc8 (Fritz 8: 16...Be7 17.Ba3 Bxa3 18.Qxa3 Ke8 19.Qa5 Ra7 20.Nd4 Kf7 21.Qc5 Raa8) 17.c4 c5 18.Ba3 Bc6 19.Bxc5 dxc4 20.Bxf8 Rxf8 21.Nd4 Bd5 22.bxc4] 

16...Be7 [ 16...c5 A) 17.cxd5 exd5 18.Bf4 (Fritz 8: 18.Re1 Bxh3 19.Ng5 Bf5 20.Bf4 Be7 21.e6 Ke8 22.Qxc7) 18...Qf5 19.Bg3 Ra7 20.Rfd1 Be6 21.b3 Kc8; B) 17.Bg5+ Kc8 18.b4 Bc6 19.bxc5 dxc4 20.Nd4 Bd5 21.Bf4 g5 22.Bg3; C) 17.b4 C1) 17...dxc4 18.bxc5 Bc6 19.Nd4 Bd5 20.Bf4 Ke8 21.Rad1 Qg6 (Fritz 7: 21...c6 22.Qb6 Qg6) ; C2) 17...Kc8 18.bxc5 dxc4 19.Bf4 (19.Be3 Be7 20.Rab1 Bc6 21.Nd4 Be4) 19...Qg6 20.Nd4 Qe4 21.Rfd1 Bxc5 22.Qxc5 Qxf4; C3) 17...Be7 18.bxc5 Rf8 ( 18...dxc4 19.Rb1 Kc8 20.Bf4 Qg6 21.Rfd1 Bc6 22.Ne1) 19.cxd5 exd5 20.e6 Bxe6 21.Nd4 Rf6] 

17.cxd5 exd5 [17...cxd5 18.Be3 Rf8 19.Rfc1 Rc8 20.Rxc7 Rxc7 21.Rc1± Rxf3 22.Qxc7+ Ke8 23.gxf3 Bb5 24.Kh2 Qxf3 25.Rg1 g6 26.Qb8+ Kf7 27.Qh8+-] 

18.e6 It took a Pentium III 600 MHz with Fritz 6 20 seconds to find this move - and it is what I planned on move 16! One of the rare triumphs for my human mind over the computer...Further note: Mar 24, 2004: I just put this position on my 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 with Fritz 8 and it found 18.e6 immediately! :) 

18...Bxe6 19.Bf4 Rc8 20.Rfe1 Bxh3 21.Rxe7 [clearer is 21.Bxc7+ Rxc7 22.Rxe7 Kxe7 23.Qxc7+ Kf6 24.Qxc6+ Kf7 25.Qc7+ Kf6 (Fritz 8: 25...Kg8 26.Qb8+ Kf7 27.Ne5+ Kf6 28.Qxh8 Qxe5 29.gxh3 Qxb2 30.Re1 Qd4 31.Qd8+ Kf5 32.Qc8+ Kg5 33.Qxa6; Fritz 8: 25...Kg6 26.Qd6+ Kf7) 26.Qf4+ (26.Re1 Re8 27.Qf4+ Bf5 28.Rxe8 Qxe8 29.Qg5+ Ke6 30.Nd4+ Kd7) 26...Bf5 (Fritz 8: 26...Qf5 27.Qd4+ Kf7 28.Ne5+ Kf6 29.Re1 Re8 30.Nc4+ Kg6 31.Rxe8 dxc4 32.gxh3 Qb1+) 27.Qe5+ Kf7 28.Rc1+-; Fritz 8: 21.Qc3 Dan Heisman 21...Bf6 22.Be5 Qg6 23.Bxf6+ Qxf6 24.gxh3 Qxc3 25.bxc3 Rf8 26.Ne5 c5; Fritz 8: 21.Re5 Dan Heisman] Dan Heisman: Fritz 8: 21...Qg4 [21...Kxe7 22.Qc5+ Kd7 23.Ne5+ Ke6™ 24.gxh3 (or 24.Qxc6+ Kf5 25.Bg3 Rhd8 26.gxh3 Qxh3 27.Nf7+-) 24...Kf5 (24...Qxh3 25.Qxc6+ Kf5 26.Qd7+) 25.Nxc6 Qxh3 (25...Kxf4 26.Qe3+ Kf5 27.Nd4+ Kg6 28.Qe6+ Kg5 29.f4+ Kh4 30.Nf5+ Kxh3 31.Kf2 Kh2 32.Ng3) 26.Qxd5+ (26.Bg3 Dan Heisman) 26...Kxf4 27.Qe5+ Kg4 28.Rd1+-; 21...Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Qg4+ (22...Kxe7 Dan Heisman 23.Qc5+ Kf7 24.Ne5+ Kg8 25.Qxc6 Rd8) 23.Bg3 Kxe7 24.Qc5+ Kd8 25.Re1 Re8 26.Ne5+-] 

22.Rd7+ [¹22.Bxc7+ Kxe7 23.Qc5+ Kf6 24.Qxc6+ Qe6 25.Qc3+ A) 25...Kg6 26.Re1 Qf6 (26...Qxe1+ 27.Nxe1 Bf5 28.Qg3+ Kf7 29.Be5) 27.Ne5+ Kg5 (27...Kh6 28.Qxh3++-) 28.Qg3++-; B) 25...d4 26.Qxd4+ Kg6 (26...Kf5 27.Qxg7 Qf6 28.Nd4++-) 27.Re1 B1) 27...Rxc7 28.Rxe6+ Bxe6 29.Qe4+ Bf5 (29...Kf6 30.Qe5++-; 29...Kf7 30.Qf4++-) 30.Nh4++-; B2) 27...Qf6 28.Ne5+ (Fritz 8: 28.Be5 Qd8) 28...Kh5 (28...Kg5 29.Qe3++-) 29.g4+ (also winning easily is 29.Qd1+ Kh4 30.Re4+ Kg5 31.Qd2+ Kh5 32.Qe2+ Kh6 33.Qe3+ g5 34.Qxh3+ Kg7 35.Qd7+ Kh6 and mate in 7 with 36.Re3 g4 37.Nxg4+ Kg6 38.Rg3 h5 39.Ne3+ Qg5 40.Qf5+ Kg7 41.Rxg5+ Kh6 42.Qg6#) 29...Kh4 and White mates with (29...Kh6 30.Re3 Bg2 31.Kxg2 g6 and White mates with 32.Rh3+ Kg7 33.Qd7+ Kg8 34.Qxc8+ Qf8 35.Qe6+ Kg7 36.Qd7+ Kf6 37.Rf3+ Kg5 38.Qd2+ Qf4 39.Qxf4+ Kh4 40.Rh3#; 29...Kg5 and White mates with 30.Nf7+ Kg6 31.Qe4+ Kxf7 32.Qd5+ Kf8 33.Bd6+ Qxd6 34.Qxd6+ Kf7 35.Re7+ Kf8 36.Rc7+ Kg8 37.Qe6+ Kf8 38.Qf7#) 30.Nf3+ Qxf3 31.Bg3+ Qxg3+ (31...Kg5 32.Qxg7#) 32.fxg3+ Kxg3 33.Qe5+ Kh4 34.Qh5+ Kg3 35.Re3+ Kf4 36.Qe5+ Kxg4 37.Rg3+ Kh4 38.Qg5#; Fritz 8: 22.Bg3 Kxe7 23.Qc5+ Kf6 24.Qxc6+ Qe6 25.Qc3+ Kg6 26.gxh3+-] 22...Ke8 [¹22...Qxd7 A) Fritz 8: 23.Ne5 Qe6 24.gxh3 Ke8 25.Rc1 c5 26.Qxc5 (Fritz 8: 26.Rxc5 c6 27.Qxa6 Rf8 28.Be3) 26...Rf8 27.Bg3 Rb8 28.b3 Qxh3 (Fritz 8: 28...Rd8 ) 29.Qc6+; B) Fritz 8: 23.gxh3 Qxh3 24.Qc3 (Fritz 8: 24.Bg5+ Kd7 25.Ne5+ Kd6 26.Re1 Rhe8 27.Qb4+ c5 28.Nf7+ Kd7 29.Qa4+ c6; Fritz 8: 24.Ne5 Ke7 25.Rc1 Qf5 26.Nxc6+ Kf6 27.Be5+ Kf7 28.Qxd5+ Qe6) 24...Qg4+ 25.Bg3 Ke7 26.Qc5+ Kf6 27.Qxc6+ Qe6 28.Qc3+ Kg6 29.Ne5+ Kf6 30.Qf3+ Ke7 31.Re1 c5; C) 23.Re1! It took almost 20 years to find this forced win C1) 23...Ra8 24.Ne5 Qe6 (Fritz 8: 24...Qe8 25.Rc1 Qh5 26.gxh3 Rf8 27.Nxc6+) 25.Qc3 (25.gxh3 Qf6 26.Qa4+-) C1a) 25...d4 26.Nxc6+ Kc8 27.Qc1 (Fritz 8: 27.Nxd4 ) 27...Qd7 28.Re7+-; C1b) 25...c5 26.Qxc5 Kc8 27.Ng6 Qxe1+ 28.Kh2 Ra7 29.Qxa7 Qa5 30.Qa8+ Kd7 31.Ne5+ Ke6 32.Qxh8+-; C2) 23...Rb8 24.Ne5 Qe6 25.Qxa6 Ke8 26.Nf3+-; C3) Fritz 8: 23...Rf8 24.Bg5+ Rf6 25.Ne5 Qe6 26.Qa4 Ke8 27.Bxf6 gxf6 28.Nf3 Qxe1+ 29.Nxe1 Bd7; C4) 23...h6 24.Ne5 C4a) 24...Qe8 25.gxh3 Ra8 26.Qc3 c5 (26...Kc8 27.Nxc6 Qd7 28.Re7 d4 29.Qa5+-) 27.Qxc5 Kc8 28.Rc1 Qd8 29.Nf7 Qd7 30.Qb6 Ra7 31.Qxa7 Qxf7 32.Rxc7+ Kd8 33.Qb8#; C4b) 24...Qe6 Dan Heisman 25.gxh3 Re8 C4b1) Fritz 8: 26.Qxa6 c5 (Fritz 8: 26...g5 27.Bg3 c5 28.Qb7) 27.Qb5 g5 28.Bd2 Qxe5; C4b2) 26.Bg3 26...Re7 (Fritz 8: 26...Qf6 27.Qxa6 Re6) 27.Qxa6 Ke8 28.Kg2 Rb8] 

23.Qe1+ Qe6 24.Rxg7 Kf8 25.Qxe6 [25.Bh6] 

25...Bxe6 26.Bh6 Ke8 27.Re1 1-0 [27.Re1 Rb8 28.Nd4 Rg8 29.Rxe6+ Kd8 30.Rxg8+ Kd7 31.Rg7+ Kc8 32.Ree7 Rb6]

With computer postal help, this is one of the best games I've ever seen - postal computer games can be like that! 

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Kh1 0–0 9.f4 Bd7 10.Nb3 Qc7 11.Bf3 Rfd8 12.Nb5 Qb8 13.c4 a6 14.Nc3 b5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Qxe5 17.Bf4 Qxf4 18.Bxc6 At this point the two games were split and the other went 18...Qxf1+ and I won that one, too. 

18...Qe5 19.Bxa8 [19.Re1 may save the game. Now I think I win by force!] 

19...Bd6 20.g3 Rxa8 21.cxb5 [21.Qf3 Rc8 22.cxb5 axb5 23.Kg1 A) 23...Bc6 24.Qe2 Qg5 25.Qf2™ Ng4 26.Qxf7+ Kh8 27.Rf4™ Bc5+ 28.Kf1 (28.Nxc5 Qxc5+ 29.Kf1 Nxh2+ 30.Ke1 e5 31.Rf5™ Bg2 32.Ne2™ Bd5 33.Qd7™ Qb4+ 34.Kf2™ Ng4+ 35.Kf1 Rg8! 36.Rc1 Qd2! 37.Rf7™ h5! 38.Rf5 Bg2+™ 39.Kxg2 Qxd7–+) 28...Nxh2+ 29.Ke2 Qe5+ 30.Kd1 b4 A1) 31.Ne2 Rd8+ 32.Ke1 (32.Ned4 h6–+) 32...Bb5; A2) 31.Nxc5 31...Qxc5 32.Ne2 Bf3 A2a) 33.Ke1 Bxe2 34.Kxe2 Qe5+ 35.Kf2 (35.Kd3 Rd8+ 36.Kc4 Qd5+ 37.Kxb4 Rb8+ 38.Kc3 Rc8+ 39.Kb4 Qc5+ 40.Ka4 Ra8+ 41.Kb3 Rb8+ 42.Ka4 Qb5+ 43.Ka3 Qxb2+ 44.Ka4 Ra8+ 45.Qa7 Rxa7#) 35...g5 36.Qf6+ Qxf6 37.Rxf6 Ng4+–+; A2b) 33.Rxf3 33...Qd5+–+; B) 23...b4 24.Rfe1 (24.Ne2 Bc6–+) 24...Bc6! 25.Rxe5 Bxf3 26.Re3 bxc3 27.Rxf3 cxb2 28.Rb1 Be5 29.Re3 Bc3] 

21...axb5 22.Qd4 [22.Nd4 was the last try 22...Bc5 23.Ncxb5 (23.Nf3 Bc6 24.Qd2 b4 25.Nd1 Ne4–+) A) 23...Qe4+ 24.Qf3 transposes; B) 23...Qd5+ 24.Qf3 (24.Rf3 Ng4 25.Qb3™ Qh5 26.h4 Rb8–+) 24...Qxf3+ 25.Rxf3 e5 26.Nb3 Bc6=; C) 23...Ne4 24.Qf3 (24.a4 Ng5 25.Qd2 Qe4+ 26.Qg2 Qxg2+ 27.Kxg2 e5 28.Rf5 Bxf5 29.Nxf5 Rd8) 24...f5 25.Rad1 Bxb5 26.Nxb5 Qxb2 27.Rb1 Qxa2 28.Nc3 Nxc3 29.Qxc3 Qd5+ 30.Qf3³] 

22...Bc6+ [22...b4! forces the winning game continuation 23.Qxe5 Bxe5 24.Nd1] 

23.Kg1

23...b4!! One of the nicest moves I have ever seen. It took me weeks to find this move - I needed to find it soon after 17...Qxf4 or this line would not be playable.

24.Qxe5 [24.Qb6 Rc8 25.Rae1 (25.Rfe1 Qh5 26.Qa6 Bc5+ 27.Nxc5 Qxc5+ 28.Kf1 Rb8 29.Re5 Qxe5 30.Qxc6 bxc3 31.Qxc3 Qd5–+) 25...Qh5–+ 26.Nd1 Bxg3–+] 

24...Bxe5 25.Nd1 [Fritz 7: 25.Rfe1 Ng4 (Fritz 7: 25...Bc7 26.Ne2 Bb6+ 27.Kf1 Ng4 28.Rec1 Nxh2+ 29.Ke1 Nf3+ 30.Kf1 Bb5 31.a4 bxa3 32.Rxa3; Fritz 7: 25...Bb8 26.Ne2 Ba7+ 27.Kf1 Ng4 28.Rec1 Nxh2+ 29.Ke1 Nf3+ 30.Kf1 Bd5 31.Nf4 Bxb3) 26.Ne2 Bxb2 27.Rab1 Rxa2 28.Red1 Bf6 29.Nbc1 Ra4 30.Nc3 Ra8 31.Rxb4 Ne3 32.Rd3 Bxc3 33.Rxc3 Nd5 34.Rbc4 Nxc3 35.Rxc3 Bd5–+] 

25...Bd5 26.Re1 [26.Ne3 Fritz 7: 26...Bxb2 27.Rad1 (Fritz 7: 27.Rae1 Bc6 28.Rf2 Bc3 29.Rd1 Ne4 30.Rc2 f5 31.Nd4 Ba4 32.Nb3; Fritz 7: 27.Rab1 Be5 28.Rf2 Ne4 29.Rc2 Nc3 30.Nxd5 exd5 31.Rbb2 Kf8) 

27...Bc6 28.Rd6 Bd5 (Shredder 6: 28...Be8 29.Rfd1 Kf8 30.Rb6 Bc3 31.Nc1 Ne4 32.Kg2 Ba4 33.Nb3; Shredder 6: 28...Be4 29.Nc5 Bg6 30.Rfd1 Kf8 31.Ra6 Rxa6 32.Nxa6 Bh5 33.Rd8+ Ke7 34.Rb8 Bd4 35.Rb7+) 29.Nxd5 exd5 30.Rb1 (Shredder 6: 30.Rb6 Bc3 31.Rd1 Kf8 32.Nc1 Ke7 33.Kf2 Bb2 34.Rb7+) 30...Be5 31.Rb6 Rxa2 32.Rxb4] 26...Ng4 27.Nf2 [27.h3 Bxg3–+] 

27...Bxb2 [27...h5 28.Nxg4] 

28.Rad1 [28.Nxg4 Bxb3 29.Rab1 Bd4+ 30.Ne3 Bxa2 31.Rxb4 Bc3] 

28...Ne5 29.Re3 Nc4 30.Red3 Rxa2 31.Nd4 Ne5 32.Re3 f6 33.Ne2 Nf3+ 34.Kg2 Nd4+ 35.Kh3 e5 36.Ne4 Be6+ [Fritz 7: 36...Ra3 37.Rxa3 bxa3 38.N2c3 Be6+ 39.g4 h5 40.Kg2 Bxg4 41.Rb1 Bf3+; Fritz 7: 36...h5 37.Nxd4 Bxd4 38.g4 hxg4+ 39.Kxg4 Be6+ 40.Kf3 f5 41.Nd2 Ra3 42.Rxa3 bxa3 43.h4 a2] 

37.Kg2 Bc3 [Fritz 7: 37...Bc4 38.Rd2 b3 39.g4 Nxe2 40.Rexe2 Bd4 41.Kf3 Bxe2+ 42.Rxe2] 

38.N4xc3 bxc3 39.Rxd4 exd4 40.Rxe6 Kf7 0-1 [Fritz 8: 40...Kf7 41.Re4 (Fritz 8: 41.Rc6 Rxe2+ 42.Kf3; Fritz 8: 41.Kf3 Kxe6 42.Nxd4+ Kd5 43.Ne2 Kc4 44.Nxc3 Kxc3 45.h3 Kd4 46.Kf4 Rh2 47.Kg4 Re2) 41...d3 42.Rd4 dxe2 43.Kf2 c2 44.Rc4 Ke6 45.h3 Kd5 46.Rc8]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.a3 Be6 9.b4 Nd4 10.Rb1 Nxf3+ 11.Bxf3 c6 12.d3 [12.b5 A) 12...Nd5 13.bxc6 Nxc3 (13...bxc6 14.Qa4) 14.cxb7+-; B) 12...Qd7 13.bxc6 bxc6 14.Na4 (14.Qc2 0–0 15.Na4 Nc4 16.Qc3) 14...Nc4 (14...Nxa4 15.Qxa4 Bd5 16.e4²) 15.d3 Nxa3 16.Ra1 Nb5 17.Nb6±]

 12...g5 13.Ne4 g4 [13...h5 14.Nc5 A) 14...Bxc5 15.bxc5+-; B) 14...Qc8 15.Bb2 Fritz 6: 15...f6 16.Qc2 (Fritz 6: 16.d4 Bxc5 17.bxc5 Nc4 18.Qc2 Rh6 19.Rfd1 h4 20.gxh4 Nxb2; Fritz 6: 16.Be4 ) 16...Rb8 17.Rfd1 h4 18.Nxe6 Qxe6 19.g4 f5 20.h3 Rf8; C) 14...Bc8 15.Bb2 Qc7 16.Qc2 h4 17.g4²]

14.Bg2 Bd5 15.Bb2 Qc7 16.a4 Rd8 17.Qc2 0–0 18.Ba1!² A clever waiting move, with some modest side benefits. 

18...Nd7 [18...f5 19.Nc5 Nd7 20.e4 fxe4 21.dxe4 Bf7 22.Qe2²]

19.Qc1 [¹19.Nd2 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qd6 21.f3²] 19...Bxe4? [19...f5 20.Nc5 (20.Ng5?! Qd6 21.f4³) 20...Nxc5 21.bxc5=]

20.Bxe4+- f5 This allows one of my best combinations - it took me a while to find it - but nothing else is better, e.g. [20...a6 21.Qh6 f5 (21...Nf6 22.Qg5+ Kh8 23.Bxe5+-) 22.Qe6+ Kh8 23.Bxf5 Rf6 24.Qxe7 Rxf5 25.d4+-]

21.Qc4+! with the intention of the temporary piece sacrifice. 

21...Kh8 [21...Kg7 22.Qe6 Bd6 23.Bxf5 Rf6 24.Qc4 Rxf5 25.Qxg4+ Kf6 26.f4!!+-]

22.Bxf5 Rxf5 23.Qe6 Rdf8 24.Qxe7 R5f6 25.d4 Qc8 26.dxe5 Re8 27.Qxe8+ [27.exf6 Rxe7 28.fxe7+ Kg8 29.Rfd1+-]

27...Qxe8 28.exf6 Kg8 [28...Qf7 29.Rbd1 Kg8 30.f3+-]

29.Rbd1 Qe6 30.e3 I now have 5 minutes left in the G/90 game. 30...Nxf6 31.Bxf6 Qxf6 32.Rd4 h5 33.Rfd1 Qf5 34.Rd7 Qf3 35.R1d2 Qe4 36.R2d4 Qb1+ 37.Kg2 a5 38.Rxb7 1–0

Main Line CC Unr Dbl RR, 08.02.1999

This and my Lunenfeld game were by far the best two slow games I played in the past few years.  This is a very rare game in that after the game the computer verified all of my tough decisions! 

1.c4 e6 2.b3 d5 3.Nf3 d4 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.0–0 Bd6 7.e3 Nge7 8.exd4 cxd4 9.d3 e5 10.Nbd2 Bf5 11.Qe2 0–0 12.a3 a5 13.Ne4 Bc7 14.Bd2 Bxe4? [14...Ng6] 

15.Qxe4 f5 16.Qe2 Qd6 17.b4! Ng6 [17...axb4 18.axb4 Ng6 (18...Nxb4 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.c5 Qxc5 21.Rc1 Nc2 22.Ne1 Ra2 23.Qd1±) ] 

18.Ng5!± /+- 18...Nge7 [18...Kh8 19.Bd5 Nge7 20.Nf7++-] 

19.b5! Nd8 20.f4! e4 21.dxe4 d3 22.Qf2 h6 [22...Bb6 23.Be3 Bxe3 24.Qxe3 h6 25.e5+-] 

23.e5+- Qd7 24.Nf3 [24.Nh3] 

24...Ne6 25.Kh1 [25.Rad1] 25...b6 26.Be3 Rab8 27.Rfd1 Rfc8 28.a4 Bd8 29.Rac1 Nc5 30.Bxc5 Rxc5 31.Qe3+- Time 1–0