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[Event "ICS rated blitz match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2004.02.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "dah"]
[Black "Chaos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Hayes, David"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Here is my best game played at blitz speed.|Enjoy! } 1. g4 { A00: Irregular
Openings } 1... d5 2. Bg2 { Now 2... Bxg4 3. c5! gives lively prospects for white. } 2... c6 3. h3 { Both camps have reinforced their positions leading to a game of
strategic maneuver. } 3... e5 4. d4 e4 5. c4 { Black has gained space in the center
that white hopes to undermine. } 5... Be6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qb3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qb6 9. Bf4 Ne7 10. Bd6 Nd7 11. c5 Qxb3 12. axb3 { White now has gained space on both
wings with a solid center. } 12... a6 13. e3 Nc8 14. Bc7 O-O 15. Ne2 f5 16. g5 Bf7 17. Nf4 { An outstanding outpost for the knight. } 17... g6 18. Kd2 Re8 19. h4 Nf8 20. h5 gxh5 21. Nxh5 Bxh5 22. Rxh5 Ne7 23. Rah1 Neg6 24. Bh3 Re7 25. Bd6 Rf7 26. Bxf8 Nxf8 27. f4 Ng6 { The blockade of the g-pawn is in the style of
Nimzovich. Another game within a game would have evolved in white's favor
after 27... exf3 28. Rf1 Kg7 29. Rxf3 Kg6 30. Rh4 Kxg5 31. Rhf4 Ng6 32. Rg3+
Kh5 33. Rxf5+ Rxf5 34. Bxf5 Rf8 35. e4 dxe4 36. Bxe4 Re8 37. Bxg6+ hxg6 38.
c4 g5 39. d5 g4 40. d6 Kh4 41. Re3 Rg8 42. Ke2 g3 43. Kf1 Rf8+ 44. Kg1 a5 45.
Re7 Rf2 46. Rxb7 Rd2 47. Rg7 Rd3 48. d7 Rd2 49. Kf1 g2+ 50. Rxg2 Rxd7 51. Rg6
Rd3 52. Rxc6 Rxb3 53. Ra6 Rc3 54. Rxa5 Rxc4 55. Ke2 Kg5 56. Kd3 Rc1 57. Kd4
Kf6 58. Kd5 Ke7 59. Ra7+ Kd8 60. Kc6 Rc2 61. Ra8+ Ke7 62. Rc8 Rc1 63. Kb7
Rb1+ 64. Kc7 Ra1 65. c6 Ra2 66. Rg8 Ra1 67. Rg3 Ke6 68. Rd3 Rc1 69. Kb7 Rc2
70. c7 Rb2+ 71. Kc8 Ke7 72. Rd4 Rb1 73. Re4+ Kf7 74. Kd7 Rd1+ 75. Kc6 Rc1+
76. Kd6 Rd1+ 77. Kc5 Rc1+ 78. Rc4. } 28. Bxf5 { A strategic sacrifice of a
piece for two pawns and an active position seems more dramatic than the
slower Rh6, Bf1, and c4 breakthrough. } 28... Rxf5 29. Rxh7 Rb8 30. R1h6 Nf8 31. Rc7 Rf7 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. Rf6+ Kg8 34. Rd6 Rc8 35. f5 { The two passed pawns
become a monster. After g6 next, black's knight will have no use in the
game. } 35... Rc7 36. g6 Rd7 37. c4 { Now the other wing makes its break. } 37... Rxd6 { Black lashes out in frustration giving white an important third passed pawn.
Black can still draw with 37... Kg7. } 38. cxd6 dxc4 39. bxc4 { The passed
pawn on a6 gives black threats for the first time in this game. } 39... Nd7 40. c5 Kg7 41. Kc3 Kf6 42. Kc4 { Now black cannot capture the pawn. 42... Kxf5? 43.
g7 Nf6 44. d7 Nxd7 45. g8=Q. } 42... Kg7 43. d5 a5 44. dxc6 bxc6 45. Kd4 a4 46. Kc4 { White must stop the passer. } 46... a3 47. Kb3 Nxc5+ 48. Kxa3 Nd7 49. Kb3 Kf8 { There is simply no good move for black who must wait for the inevitable. } 50. Kc4 Ke8 51. Kd4 Nf6 52. Ke5 Ng8 53. Kxe4 Kd7 54. Ke5 c5 55. f6 { 55. f6
Nxf6 56. Kxf6 Kxd6 57. g7 c4 58. g8=Q Kc5 59. Ke5 c3 60. Qb3 c2 61. Qxc2+ Kb6
62. d6 Ka6 63. Qb3 Ka5 64. Kc5 Ka6 65. Qb6# } 1-0