(1) Harris,Mark - Cook,Chris [A80]
Letchworth 1 v LH1 Potters Bar, 20.02.2007
[Hiarcs 9 (30s)]

896MB, Hiarcs9.ctg, MAINPC A80: Dutch Defence: Unusual White second moves

1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.e4 fxe4 7.Nxe4 0-0 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.c3 d5 10.Ng3
[10.Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.Bb5 (11.0-0 e5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Qxe5 14.Qb3 1/2-1/2 Winants,H-Thirion,M/BEL 2001/CBM 81 ext (14)) 11...Ne7 12.0-0 Ng6 13.Bd3 Nf4 14.Ne5 b6 15.g3 Nh3+ 16.Kg2 Ng5 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qg4 Nf7 19.Rae1 Nxe5 20.Rxe5 Bd7 21.h4 Rf7 22.h5 Rg7 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.Rg5 Kf7 Svidler,P-Hassabis,D/Oakham 1992/CBM 30/1-0 (40)]

10...Qe8N
[10...e5 11.dxe5 (11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Bc2 Bg4 14.Qd4 Qd6 15.0-0 c5 16.Qd2 Rad8 17.Rae1 Bd7 18.Ne4 Nc4 19.Qd3 Qc6 20.Ng3 g6 21.Re7 Rf7 22.Rxf7 Kxf7 23.f4 Nd6 24.f5 gxf5 25.Qe2 Kg8 Kuehl,K-Gerschau,C/Germany 1995/EXT 99/1-0 (64)) 11...Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Qc2 Qh4 (13...h6 14.0-0-0 Qg5+ 15.Kb1 c6 16.Rhe1 Bxg3 17.hxg3 Bf5 18.Bxf5 Qxf5 19.Qxf5 Rxf5 20.f3 Kf7 21.c4 Re8 22.Rxe8 Kxe8 23.g4 Rg5 24.cxd5 cxd5 25.Rd2 Ke7 26.Kc2 Kd6 27.Kd3 Re5 28.Rc2 Juergens,P-Holstein,E/Copenhagen 1994/EXT 99/1-0 (51)) 14.0-0-0 c6 15.Rde1 Bd6 16.Kb1 Bd7 17.f3 Rae8 18.Ne2 Re3 19.g3 Qe7 20.Rd1 Rexf3 21.Bxh7+ Kh8 22.Nd4 Rf2 23.Qd3 Qg5 24.h4 Qh6 25.Bg6 Lasker,E-Gibbons/Great Britain 1900/EXT 99/0-1 (27); 10...e5!? must definitely be considered 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5=/+ ]

11.0-0+/= e5 12.dxe5
[12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Re1 Qf7 14.dxe5 Qxf2+ 15.Kh1 g6+/- (15...Qxb2 16.Qh5 h6 17.Rf1 Qxa1 18.Rxa1+- ) ]

12...Nxe5=
[Less advisable is 12...Bxe5 13.Re1 Bg4 14.Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.Ng5+ Kh8 16.Qxg4+- ]

13.Nxe5 Qxe5
[Not 13...Bxe5 14.Re1 Bd7 15.f4 Rxf4 16.Qh5 Qxh5 17.Nxh5+/= ]

14.Qc2 g6
Controls f5

15.Rae1 Qf4 16.Re3 Bg4
[16...c6 17.c4= ]

17.h3
[17.Qb3 Rad8+/= ]

17...Bd7
[17...Bc8 18.Rfe1 Qd6 19.Qb3= ]

18.Ne2
[18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Qxg6+ Bg7 20.Re7= ]

18...Qd6= 19.c4 Bc6 20.c5
[20.cxd5!? Bxd5 21.Nc3= ]

20...Qd7=/+ 21.Rg3 d4
[21...Rae8 22.b4=/+ ]

22.Rg4= Rae8
[22...Kh8 23.Nf4 Be5 24.Qd2 Bxf4 25.Rxf4 Rxf4 26.Qxf4= ]

23.Nf4
[>=23.Nxd4 Bd5 24.Rd1+/= ]

23...Re5??
there were better ways to keep up the pressure [23...Be5 24.Nxg6 hxg6 25.Bxg6 Bg7 26.Bxe8 Rxe8= ]

24.Bxg6??
throwing away the advantage [>=24.Bc4+ Kh8 25.Qxg6+- ]

24...hxg6=/+ 25.Nxg6 Rg5 26.Rxg5 Bxg5 27.Nxf8 d3
[27...Kxf8!? 28.Rd1 Qe6=/+ ]

28.Qd2=
[28.Nxd7? looks very tantalising, but 28...dxc2 29.Ne5 Bb5-/+ ]

28...Bxd2
[>=28...Qf5!? should be considered 29.f4 Bf6= (‹29...Qxc5+ 30.Qf2 Qxf2+ 31.Kxf2 (‹31.Rxf2 Bh4 32.Ng6 Bxf2+ 33.Kxf2 Bxg2+/- ) 31...Bxf4 32.Ne6+- ) ]

29.Nxd7+/- Bxd7 30.Rd1 Bb4 31.Rxd3 Be6 32.c6 bxc6 33.a3 Bd6 34.g4 Kf7 35.Kg2
[35.f4 Bd5 (35...Bxf4?? 36.Rf3+- ) 36.Rd1 Kg6 (36...Bxf4 again the pawn is safe and cannot be captured without dire consequences 37.Rf1+- ) 37.f5+ Kg5= ]

35...Kg6
[35...Kg6 36.b4 Kg5+/= ] 1/2-1/2