One bad move nullifies forty good ones.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Kolty Chess Club, San Jose"]
[Date "2011.08.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Splane, Mike"]
[Black "Escoto, Joji"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ Mike Splane is a Life Master and five-time Kolty Club champion.|This short
game in 15 is one of his best. It contains his best move as reported by
USCF's July 2022 Chess Life magazine. } 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. d5 { A move designed to prevent Bc6 where black would enjoy a
comfortable game.|The move is unusual and almost a novelty, but had been
played before. } 5... exd5 6. Qxd5 c6 ( { Black can try: } 6... Bc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Ng5 Nh6 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. O-O-O Re8 11. Ne2 f6 12. Nf3 { White's superior
development and king safety wins. } ) 7. Qe5+ Be6 8. Bg5 Qd5 9. Rd1 { His best
move. } 9... f6 { This counter attack is forced. } ( { Black dare not try: } 9... Qxe5 10. Rd8# ) 10. Bxf6 { Both Nxf6+ and RxQ are also good. } 10... Qxe5 11. Rd8+ Kf7 12. Bxe5 Nf6 13. Ng5+ { Black resigned here.|There might continue... } 13... Ke7 14. Nxe6 Kxe6 15. Rxb8 Rxb8 16. Bxb8 1-0