Every Pawn is a potential Queen.
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[Event "Casual Christmas Eve Game"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.12.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ebert, Hilmar"]
[Black "Fritz Blitz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "B62"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]
{ Dr. Ebert asks, "What is the fewest number of moves required to beat a 2700
blitz-rated computer?"|He leads the way with this complex game. } 1. e4 { B62:
Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: 6...e6: Unusual White 7th moves } 1... c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Be2 Qa5 { Either 7... Be7 8. 0-0 or
7... a6 8. Qd3 are respectable alternatives. } 8. Bxf6 gxf6 { From this
position the game Savon - Filipenko, Cheliabinsk 1991 continued 9. Nb3 Qc7
10. f4 a6 11. Qd3 h5 12. h4 b5 ... (11. Bh5!?) } 9. O-O { A new move? } 9... Rg8 10. Kh1 Qb6 { Also playable is 10... Qg5 11. g3! } 11. Ndb5 { Initiative! } 11... a6 { 11...
Qd8! e.g. 12. Qd2 a6 13. Nd4 Nd4 14.Qd4 ... } 12. Nxd6+ Bxd6 13. Qxd6 { The
point of no return. } 13... Qxb2 { The old theme: Qxb2. } 14. Na4 Qd4 { 14... Qc2? 15.
Nb6 Rb8 16. Rfe1! Qb2 (Qe4? 17. Bf3 Qh4 18. Bc6+ bc6 19. Rad1 +-) 17. Nd5 ed5
18. ed5 Be6 19. Be6 fe6 20. Bh5+ Rg6 21. Qe6+ Kf8 22. Bg6 hg6 23. Rab1 } 15. Qa3 Qxe4 { Threatens mate. White has the advantage after 15... b5! 16. Nc5 Rg5
17. Nb3 Qb6 18. c4 += } 16. Bf3 Qg6 { A blunder. The computer maintains only a
slight advantage after 16... Qf4! 17. Nb6! Rb8 18. Rfd1 or 18. g3! } 17. Nb6 { A clear winning position after 17 moves! } 17... Rb8 { White prevails after 17...
Ne5 18. Na8 Nf3 19. Qf3! } 18. Qd6 Bd7 { Black can do little to extricate
himself from this position. } 19. Rfe1 { Black is helpless to prevent major
material loss. White looks for more. } ( { White can try: } 19. Qxd7+ Kf8 20. Rfe1 Ne5 21. Qc7 Nxf3 22. Nd7+ Kg7 23. gxf3 Rbc8 24. Qxb7 Kh6 25. Rg1 Qf5 26. Rg3 Rcd8 27. Rag1 Rg5 28. c4 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 19... f5 20. Rab1 { Black resigns.|There might have followed. } 20... Qg5 21. Nd5 Kd8 22. Nf6 Qxf6 23. Bxc6 Qe7 24. Qxb8+ Bc8 25. Rbd1+ Qd6 26. Qxd6+ Bd7 27. Qxd7# 1-0