[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kramer, Warren"]
[Black "Gray, Graham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "1279"]
[BlackElo "1536"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = E32_02 Nimzoindisch 4.Qc2 0-0 / Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 0-0} 2.
c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 $146 (7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
Nc6 9. dxc5 d4 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 dxe3 12. fxe3 Qe7 13. Qf2 Qxc5 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Be2 Kh7 16. O-O b6 17. Nd4 Bb7 18. Qxf6 Qg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. Bf3 Na5
21. Rad1 Bxf3 {Bauer,A-Neunhoeffer,H/BL2-S 1995/BL2/0-1 (40)}) 7... Qxf6 ({
Inferior is} 7... gxf6 8. Qd2 $16) 8. e3 Nd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 c6 {
Secures b5} 11. O-O Bd6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qg6 $14 (13... Qe7 14. Nxd6 Qxd6
15. Rfe1 $11) 14. Bd3 $11 (14. Nh4 $5 Qe6 15. Bc4 $14) 14... Bb8 15. Ng3 Qd6
16. Rfe1 Nf6 17. Re2 Bg4 18. Nf5 Qf4 19. Ne7+ $15 (19. g3 Qc7 20. Re7 Qb6 $15)
19... Kh8 20. Ne5 Qxd4 $11 (20... Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Rad8 22. Rae1 $15) 21. N5g6+
fxg6 {Consolidates f5} 22. Nxg6+ Kg8 23. Bc4+ Rf7 $2 $16 (23... Nd5 $142 $5 {
and Black hangs on} 24. Rd1 Bxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Qf6 26. Rxd5 cxd5 (26... Bxe2 $4 {
would be a gruesome error} 27. Rf5+ Bxc4 28. Qxc4+ (28. Rxf6 $6 Rxf6 29. Qxc4+
Kh7 $18) 28... Kh7 29. Nxf8+ (29. Rxf6 $6 Rxf6 30. Nf4 Raf8 $18) 29... Rxf8 30.
Rxf6 Rxf6 31. f3 $18) 27. Bxd5+ Rf7 28. Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Ng6+ Kg8
31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. Ng6+ Kg8 $11) 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Re7+ Kg8 26. Qb3+ Nd5 27.
Rxb7 $4 $17 {White lets it slip away} (27. Qxb7 $142 Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 $16) 27...
Bd6 28. Re1 (28. Ne7+ $1 Bxe7 29. Rxe7 $17) 28... Qd2 {Threatening mate... how?
} 29. Ra1 $4 {the final mistake, not that it matters anymore} (29. Rf1 $142 Qg5
30. Qc2 $19) 29... Qg5 (29... Re8 $142 {nails it down} 30. Ne7+ Bxe7 $19) 30.
Rxg7+ $4 {leading to a quick end} (30. Qc2 $142 $19) 30... Kxg7 31. Qb7+ Nc7
32. Qxc6 Qxg6 33. Qc3+ Qf6 (33... Qf6 34. Qxf6+ Kxf6 $19) (33... Kg8 $142 $5 {
keeps an even firmer grip} 34. Re1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Anderson-Smith, William"]
[Black "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "1465"]
[BlackElo "1101"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 d5 {
Opening = D35 - Damengambit-Abtauschvariante /Queen's Gambit-Exchange Variat}
2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 Bd6 8. Bd3 Qc7 $14
(8... h6 9. Bh4 $11) 9. Nge2 O-O ({Not} 9... Bxh2 10. g3 Ng4 11. Bf4 $16 (11.
Bxh7 $6 Nf8 12. Bd3 Qb6 $11)) 10. Bf4 Re8 11. O-O b6 $14 (11... a6 12. Bxd6
Qxd6 13. Rac1 $11) 12. Rac1 (12. Nb5 cxb5 13. Qxc7 Bxc7 14. Bxc7 b4 $14) 12...
Bb7 $2 $18 (12... Bxf4 $142 {and Black can hope to live} 13. Nxf4 Qd6 $11) 13.
Nb5 cxb5 {White gets strong play along the open c-file} 14. Qxc7 Bxc7 15. Rxc7
(15. Bxc7 $6 b4 $16) 15... Ba6 16. a4 Rac8 $18 (16... Rec8 17. Rfc1 $16) 17.
Rfc1 Rxc7 18. Rxc7 ({Worse is} 18. Bxc7 Rc8 $16) 18... Rc8 $4 {
shortens the misery for Black} (18... Ra8 $142 $18) 19. Rxa7 Bb7 20. Rxb7 bxa4
21. Bb5 (21. Bf5 $142 $5 {and White can already relax} Rd8 $18) 21... Nf8 (
21... Rc2 {does not win a prize} 22. Ng3 (22. Rxd7 $6 {is clearly worse} Nxd7
23. Bxa4 Rxb2 $16) 22... Nf8 23. Bd6 $18) 22. Bd6 Ne4 23. Bxf8 (23. Ba3 $5 {
seems even better} h5 $18) 23... Kxf8 24. Bxa4 {White gets kings attack} Ra8
25. b3 Nd2 (25... Rc8 {does not improve anything} 26. f3 Rc2 27. fxe4 Rxe2 28.
exd5 $18) 26. g3 Ra6 (26... Nf3+ {does not help much} 27. Kh1 $18) 27. Nc3 h5 (
27... g5 $18 {what else?}) 28. Rb8+ Ke7 29. Nxd5+ Ke6 30. Nc7+ Kf5 31. Nxa6 h4
32. Rxb6 h3 33. Bd7+ Ke4 34. Nc5+ Kf3 35. Bxh3 Ke2 36. Bg4+ Nf3+ 37. Kg2 (37.
Bxf3+ {seems even better} Kxf3 38. d5 f6 $18) 37... f5 38. Bxf3+ Ke1 39. Rc6 {
The mate threat is Nd3} g5 (39... Kd2 {cannot change what is in store for ?}
40. Na6 g5 41. Nb4 Ke1 42. Rc2 g4 43. Nd3#) 40. b4 (40. Nd3+ Kd2 41. Nb4 Ke1
42. Rc2 g4 43. Nd3#) 40... Kd2 41. Nb3+ $1 {a mean check} Kd3 42. Kf1 f4 (42...
g4 {does not save the day} 43. Be2+ Ke4 44. Rc5 f4 45. Nd2#) 43. Be2+ Ke4 44.
Rc5 fxe3 45. Re5# (45. f3#) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Giermann, Arno"]
[Black "Madsen, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "1556"]
[BlackElo "1195"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C30 - Abgelehntes Königsgambit /King's Gambit Declined} 2.
f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 exf4 4. Bc4 h6 (4... d6 5. d4 g5 6. O-O Bg7 7. h4 h6 8. c3 Bg4 9.
Qb3 Rb8 10. Bxf7+ Kd7 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5+ Bxe5 13. Nd2 gxh4 14. Nf3 Qf6 15.
Qa4+ {1/2-1/2 Menon,C-Krivec,P/Nova Gorica 1996/EXP 51 (15)}) 5. d4 Qe7 $146 (
5... Nf6 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Bxd5 Qxd5 9. Nc3 Qd8 10. Bxf4 Bg4 11. Nb5
Rc8 12. Re1+ Be7 13. c3 O-O 14. d5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Na5 16. Qg3 Bh4 17. Qg4 Bxe1
18. Bxh6 Bxc3 19. Nxc3 Qf6 20. Bg5 Qg6 21. Rf1 Rce8 22. b4 Nc4 23. Qxc4 Qxg5
24. Rf4 Re1+ 25. Kf2 Qe5 26. Rf3 Re8 27. d6 Rf1+ 28. Qxf1 {
1-0 Salomonsson,C-Tops,J/SVE-ch op Vaxjo 1992/EXT 92ch (28)}) 6. O-O b6 $14 (
6... g5 $5 $11 {might be a viable alternative}) 7. Bxf4 g5 {
Black is behind in development.} (7... Qxe4 $4 {taking the pawn is naive} 8.
Re1 (8. Bxc7 $6 {is much weaker} Qe3+ 9. Kh1 Bb4 $18) 8... Qxe1+ 9. Qxe1+ Nge7
10. Bxc7 $18) 8. Bxc7 d6 {White creates threats along the open f-file} 9. Bxf7+
$16 (9. Ne5 $142 $1 dxe5 10. Rxf7 (10. Bxf7+ $6 Kd7 11. Bxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxg8 Rxg8
13. dxe5+ Kc7 $14) 10... Qxf7 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. d5 (12. dxe5 $6 Bc5+ 13. Kh1
Be6 $16) (12. Bxe5 $6 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Be6 $16) 12... Bc5+ 13. Kh1
$18) 9... Qxf7 10. Nxg5 $11 (10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Rxf7 Nxf7 12. e5 $16) 10... Qxc7
$4 $18 {with this move Black loses his initiative} (10... Qg6 $142 {
had to be tried to avoid defeat} 11. Qf3 Bg7 $15) 11. Qh5+ Kd7 12. Rxf8 {
Threatening mate... how?} Ba6 (12... Nf6 {praying for a miracle} 13. Rxf6 $1 {
surprise!} Nd8 $18) 13. Qf7+ (13. Qg4+ $142 {secures victory} Ke7 14. Rf7+ Ke8
15. Rxc7 $18) 13... Nce7 14. Rxa8 {Threatening mate: Qe8} hxg5 15. d5 $4 $16 {
releasing the pressure on the opponent} (15. Nc3 $142 {
finishes off the opponent} Bc8 16. Nb5 $18) 15... Qc5+ $4 $18 {
another bit of territory lost} (15... Bc8 $142 $16) 16. Kh1 {
Do you see the mate threat?} Kc7 17. Qe8 $16 (17. Qf8 Nc8 18. Qg7+ Nge7 19.
Qxh8 Qxc2 20. Na3 Qxe4 21. Rc1+ Kd7 22. Raxc8 Bxc8 23. Nb5 Nxd5 24. Qxc8+ Ke7
25. Qb7+ Ke6 26. Rf1 $18) 17... Nc8 18. Nc3 $11 (18. b4 Qxb4 19. c3 $14) 18...
Bb7 $4 $18 {gives away a clear win} (18... Kb7 $142 {
this is the best bet to save the position} 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 $15) 19. Nb5+ Qxb5 $5
20. Rxc8+ $1 {the final nail in the coffin} Bxc8 21. Qxb5 Ne7 22. Rf1 Bd7 23.
Qa6 Kb8 (23... Kd8 {doesn't do any good} 24. Qxa7 Nc8 25. Qb7 $18) 24. Rf7 Re8
(24... Rc8 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 25. Rxe7 Rxc2 26. h3 $18)
25. Qa3 Kc7 26. Qc3+ $18 (26. Qxa7+ Kc8 27. e5 Rh8 28. exd6 Rxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Kd8
30. Rf8+ Be8 31. Qc7#) 26... Kd8 27. Qg3 (27. Qf6 {
makes it even easier for White} Kc7 28. e5 dxe5 29. d6+ Kb7 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31.
dxe7 g4 $18) 27... Nc8 28. Qxg5+ Kc7 29. Qg7 {The mate threat is Rxd7} Rd8 30.
h4 b5 31. h5 Nb6 32. b3 (32. h6 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} Nc4 $18)
32... Kb7 (32... Re8 {is no salvation} 33. h6 Rxe4 34. h7 Rh4+ 35. Kg1 $18) 33.
h6 Ka6 34. h7 (34. h7 b4 35. Rf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Black "Chilman, Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "1443"]
[BlackElo "1560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C25 - Wiener Partie /Vienna Game} 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4.
Qg4 g6 5. Qg3 (5. Qf3 Nf6 6. Nge2 d6 7. d3 Bg4 8. Qg3 Be6 9. Bg5 Nh5 10. Qh4
Qd7 11. Ng3 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Qxf4 Bxc4 14. dxc4 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Bd4 16.
Nge2 Bg7 17. c5 Qe6 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Kb1 Kb8 {
Watson,W-Murshed,N/London Lloyds 1992/EXP 31/1-0 (37)}) 5... d6 6. Nge2 Nge7
$14 (6... Nf6 7. O-O $11) (6... Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Na4 Bb6 9. c3 Qd7 10. O-O
Nf6 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. Qh4 Qg7 13. d4 h6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. f4 O-O-O 16. fxe5 Nd7
17. Nd4 Rde8 18. a4 g5 19. Qg4 Ndxe5 20. Qd1 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 {
Kiss,L-Szurovszky,E/HUN-chT 1994/TD 94\03/1-0 (74)}) 7. d3 $11 (7. Na4 Bb6 $14)
7... Bd4 $14 (7... Na5 $5 $11) 8. Bh6 Be6 $16 (8... Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Nd4 10. O-O-O
$14) 9. Bxe6 ({Weaker is} 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. O-O-O Bxc4 11. dxc4 Nec6 $14) 9...
fxe6 10. Qh3 Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 Nd4 12. O-O-O Qd7 (12... Nec6 13. f4 Qd7 14. Rhf1
$16) 13. Bg7 Rg8 14. Qxh7 O-O-O 15. Bf6 Ndc6 16. Qh4 Rdf8 17. Bxe7 (17. h3 Rf7
$16) 17... Nxe7 18. f3 Rh8 19. Qe1 Nc6 20. Qe3 Kb8 21. h4 Nd4 22. Ne2 $11 (22.
Rdf1 $5 $16) 22... Nc6 $16 (22... Qa4 $5 23. Nxd4 exd4 $11) 23. Qg5 Qf7 24.
Rdf1 Rh5 25. Qg4 Rg8 26. Ng3 Rh7 27. Kb1 a6 28. a3 (28. Ne2 Rf8 $16) 28... Nd4
29. f4 exf4 30. Rxf4 Qe8 31. Rhf1 $14 (31. Rf6 $5 $16) 31... e5 $16 (31... Rxh4
$1 32. Qxh4 g5 $14) 32. Rf6 Rhg7 $18 (32... Rgh8 $142 $5 $16) 33. Ne2 Nc6 34.
Re6 $11 (34. g3 $142 $18) 34... Qc8 35. Qh3 Nd8 $16 (35... g5 $5 36. hxg5 Rxg5
$11) 36. Ref6 Qxh3 37. gxh3 Rh7 38. Rf8 Rxf8 39. Rxf8 Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Maaz, John"]
[Black "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "1214"]
[BlackElo "1069"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 d5 {
Opening = D52 - Damengambit-Cambridge Springs/Queen's Gambit-Cambridge Springs}
2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. a3 Be7 (7... Ne4 8. Qa4
(8. Qc2 b5 9. cxb5 cxb5 10. Bxb5 Nxc3 11. Bxd7+ Bxd7 12. bxc3 Rc8 13. O-O Qxc3
14. Qxc3 Rxc3 15. a4 Bd6 16. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 O-O 18. a5 Rb8 19. h3 Rb5 20.
Bd8 Kf8 21. Bc7 Ke7 22. Bxd6+ Kxd6 {
Jankovic,M-Tompa,N/EU-chJW U16 Herculane 1994/TD 94\01/0-1 (35)}) 8... Qxa4 9.
Nxa4 Nxg5 10. Nxg5 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Nf3 b5 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15.
dxc5 Bf6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bd3 O-O-O 18. b4 Rhe8 19. O-O Kc7 20. Ra1 Kb7 21. Ra2
Ra8 22. a4 a6 {1/2-1/2 Berrabah,R-Vera,I/Novi Sad 1990/EXT 90 (22)}) 8. b4 $146
(8. Rc1 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. h3
a6 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. Rfd1 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc2 Rad8 19. Ne5 Ba8 20. Nf3 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. b4 Rxd1+ {
Bramme,E-Riznar,H/EU-chJW U14 Szombathely 1993/TD 93\05/0-1 (50)}) 8... Qd8 9.
cxd5 Nxd5 $14 (9... exd5 10. Bd3 $11) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Nf6
13. Bd3 Nd5 14. Qc2 g6 {Covers f5} 15. O-O O-O 16. e4 Nf6 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. e5 {
This push gains space} (18. Rfd1 Nh5 $16) 18... Nd5 {
A comfortable square for the black knight} 19. Qd2 f5 20. exf6 {
Black has to watch this pawn} Rxf6 21. Qg5 $11 (21. Be4 Raf8 $14) 21... Nf4 $14
(21... a5 22. Be4 $11) 22. Be4 $17 (22. Ne5 $142 {is the best option White has}
Raf8 23. Bc4 $14) 22... Raf8 $4 $16 {forfeits the advantage} (22... Ne2+ $142
23. Kh1 Nxc1 24. Rxc1 a6 $17) 23. Rfe1 Qd6 24. Qe5 Qb8 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Ne5
Bc8 27. Re3 Kh8 28. Rf3 $4 $17 {White lets it slip away} (28. Kf1 $142 $16)
28... b5 $4 $18 {Black is ruining his position} (28... Ne2+ $142 29. Kf1 Rxf3
30. Kxe2 Rxa3 $19) 29. Rxc6 $4 $14 {releasing the pressure on the opponent} (
29. Kf1 $142 $18 {with excellent chances for White}) 29... Ne2+ $4 $18 (29...
Bb7 $142 {the only rescuing move} 30. Nd7 Bxc6 31. Nxf6 Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Nxd4 33.
Bxc6 Nxc6 $16) 30. Kf1 Rxf3 31. gxf3 (31. Kxe2 $6 Rxa3 32. Rc7 a5 $11) 31...
Nxd4 (31... Nxd4 32. Rc7 Kg8 $18) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Gaviola, Cecil"]
[Black "Porlaje, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1498"]
[BlackElo "1270"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e6 {
Opening = C01 - Französische Vert-Abtauschvariante /French Def-Exchange Variat}
2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Ne7 $146 (4... h6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Nbd2 c6 7. Nb3 Qf6
8. Be2 Ne7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Bf5 11. g4 Bh7 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Qf5 14. Be3
Bf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Rg1 Nd7 17. Ng5 Bf5 {
1/2-1/2 Moldoev,N-Dempsey,P/WchJM-U10 Szeged 1994/TD 94\01 (17)}) (4... c6 5.
Bd3 (5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. c3 Bg4 8. Nbd2 Nd7 9. Bd3 Qe7+ 10. Qe2 Qxe2+
11. Bxe2 Ne7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Rae8 15. Rde1 Nc8 16. Kd1 Nd6
17. g3 f5 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Re1 Rd8 {
Werner,M-Uhlmann,W/BL9192 1992/BL 90/1-0 (63)}) 5... Bd6 6. O-O Ne7 (6... Bg4
7. Re1+ Ne7 8. Bg5 Nd7 9. Bh4 Nf8 10. c4 Nfg6 11. Bxe7 Bxe7 12. Nc3 dxc4 13.
Bxg6 hxg6 14. d5 Kf8 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Qxd8+ Bxd8 17. Ne5 Bf5 18. Nxc6 Bf6 19.
Rad1 Rh5 20. Nd5 Bxb2 21. Nc7 Rc8 22. Nxa7 Rb8 23. Nc6 Rc8 24. Na7 Rb8 25. Nc6
Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Engelbert,C-Sprotte,N/2.BLN9697 Kreuzberg-HSK II 1997/BL2-N (25)})
7. Bg5 O-O 8. Nbd2 f6 9. Bh4 Bf5 10. Nb3 Nd7 11. Bg3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 Re8 13. Re1
Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ng6 15. a4 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1 Qf8 17. a5 Re8 18. Rxe8 Qxe8 19. Qc3 {
Ivanchuk,V-Dreev,A/London PCA-Intel GP 1995/EXP 49/1/2-1/2 (47)}) (4... Qe7+ 5.
Be2 h6 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O Be6 8. Bf4 g5 9. Bxb8 Rxb8 10. Ne5 Bg7 11. Bg4 Bxe5 12.
dxe5 Qd7 13. Bh5 Ne7 14. Qe2 Ng6 15. g3 Qc7 16. Rad1 O-O 17. b3 Rbe8 18. Na4
Bf5 19. Bxg6 {Mueller,G-Saal,G/RLPF-chS Pirmasens 1992/GER 05/1-0 (49)}) 5. Be2
Bf5 $14 (5... Ng6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Nxe7 8. O-O $11) 6. Nc3 $11 (6. O-O Ng6
$11) 6... Nbc6 7. a3 {Consolidates b4} a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 8. O-O g6
9. Bg5 Bg7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Bh6 Be6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Bd3 Nf5 14. Ne2 Qf6 {
Will d4 fall?} 15. c3 {Secures b4} Na5 16. Qc2 b5 17. b3 {Controls c4} Nd6 18.
Ne5 Rfe8 19. Ng3 Nab7 $16 (19... c5 $5 $11 {must be considered}) 20. f4 Nf5 21.
Bxf5 $14 (21. Ng4 Qh4 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Nxf5+ Bxf5 24. Qxf5 Nd6 25. Qg5+ Qxg5
26. fxg5 Re2 $16) 21... Bxf5 22. Qd1 $11 (22. Nxf5+ gxf5 23. Rf3 Re7 $14) 22...
Nd6 23. Qf3 Ne4 24. Nxe4 $15 (24. Rfe1 Rac8 $14) 24... Bxe4 {
The black bishop on an outpost} 25. Qf2 Rac8 26. g4 c6 27. f5 {
White gets more space} gxf5 28. gxf5 $17 (28. Qg3 $5 $15 {is interesting})
28... Qg5+ $15 (28... Kh8 $5 29. Qf4 Qg7+ 30. Qg3 Rg8 $17) 29. Qg3 {
Threatening mate... how?} Qxg3+ 30. hxg3 f6 31. Nd7 Re7 32. Nc5 Ra8 33. Ne6+
$15 (33. a4 $5 $11) 33... Kf7 34. Rf4 Bxf5 35. Nc5 {The knight feels good on c5
} Kg6 $14 (35... Bc8 $5 $11) 36. Raf1 Be4 $16 (36... Bh3 37. Rxf6+ Kh5 38. R1f2
$14) 37. Rxf6+ Kg7 $2 $18 (37... Kh5 $142 $5 $16) 38. Ne6+ Kg8 $4 {
but even a better move would not have saved the game} (38... Rxe6 39. Rxe6 Bc2
$18) 39. Rf8+ (39. Rf8+ Rxf8 40. Rxf8#) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Gray, Graham"]
[Black "Porlaje, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "1536"]
[BlackElo "1270"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C24 - Läuferspiel /Bishop's Opening} 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 Qe7 (
3... Nxe4 4. dxe5 c6 5. Qe2 Nc5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Ne6 8. Bg3 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10.
O-O-O Qa5 11. Nb5 O-O 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. exd6 b5 14. Bd5 Bb7 15. Qe4 Rae8 16.
Rhe1 c4 17. Ng5 g6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Re3 Rf5 20. Ra3 {
1/2-1/2 Woeber,F-Grabher,H/AUT-chT 1996/EXP 52 (20)}) 4. Nf3 Nxe4 $146 (4... d6
5. Nc3 c6 6. Bg5 g6 7. Qd2 Bg7 8. O-O-O b5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxb5 O-O 11. Nc3
Qc5 12. Bb3 Na6 13. Qd6 Ng4 14. Be7 Qxd6 15. Bxd6 Nxf2 16. Rhf1 Ng4 17. Bxf8
Bxf8 18. Rd8 Ne3 19. Rf2 Ng4 20. Rfd2 Kg7 21. h3 Nf6 22. Nxe5 Nc5 23. Nxc6
Nfxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Re2 Bb7 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Nxa7 Bc5 28. Nb5 Bc6 29. a4
f5 30. Nc7 Bd6 31. Ne6+ Kf6 32. a5 Bb5 33. Re1 Bb4 34. Rd1 Nf2 35. Rd4 Be7 36.
Bc4 Bxc4 37. Rxc4 Kxe6 38. a6 Bg5+ 39. Kb1 {
Broome,T-Barrios,R/Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44/1-0 (51)}) (4... exd4 5. O-O $15) 5.
dxe5 {White gets strong initiative} Qc5 $16 (5... Nc6 $142 $5 {
might be a viable alternative} 6. Qe2 f5 $14) 6. Qe2 Qc6 7. Nd4 Qc5 8. Bxf7+ (
8. Qxe4 $6 Qxc4 9. Nd2 Qa6 $11) 8... Kxf7 9. Qxe4 Be7 10. O-O Rf8 $18 (10...
Nc6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Nc3 $16) 11. Nb3 Qb5 12. Nc3 ({Worse is} 12. Qxh7 Qxe5
13. Bd2 Nc6 $16 (13... Qxb2 $4 {
that pawn is deadly bait and will cause Black grave problems} 14. Bc3 Qxa1 15.
Qxg7+ Ke8 16. Qg6+ Kd8 17. Bxa1 $18)) 12... Qb6 $2 (12... Qc6 $142 $18) 13.
Qxh7 (13. Nd5 $142 {and White can already relax} Qc6 14. Nd4 Qc5 $18) 13... Qe6
14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Nd4 Qf7 16. Qxf7+ Rxf7 17. Nd5 Na6 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Nf3 Nb4
20. Bg5 Re6 21. a3 Nc6 22. Rfe1 b6 23. c3 Ba6 (23... a5 24. Rad1 $18) 24. b4 (
24. Rad1 Bc8 $18) 24... Bb7 (24... Rae8 25. Rad1 Bc8 26. b5 $18) 25. Rad1 Bc8
26. Bf4 (26. b5 Na5 $18) 26... b5 27. a4 (27. Rd5 a6 $18) 27... a6 (27... bxa4
28. Ra1 Ba6 29. Rxa4 Bb5 $18) 28. a5 Nb8 (28... Re7 29. Bg5 Re6 30. Nd4 Nxd4
31. Rxd4 $18) 29. Ng5 Rc6 (29... Re8 $18) 30. Rd3 (30. e6 $142 {
and the rest is a matter of technique} Rxe6 31. Nxe6 $18) 30... Rc4 31. Bg3 (
31. e6 $142 {and White wins} Nc6 (31... Rxf4 $4 {too greedy} 32. e7 d6 33.
e8=Q+ Rf8 34. Qh5 Bf5 35. Rh3 Bxh3 36. Qh7#) 32. e7 Nxe7 $18) 31... c5 (31...
Nc6 $18 {desperation}) 32. e6 {Threatening mate: e7} Nc6 33. e7 $1 {
surprise!. Do you see the mate threat?} Nxe7 34. Rxe7 {The mate threat is Re8}
g6 35. Re8+ $18 (35. Be5 Kf8 36. Rf7+ Ke8 37. Bd6 Rf4 38. Rxf4 cxb4 39. Rf8#)
35... Kg7 36. Be5+ Kh6 37. f4 (37. f4 Rxf4 38. Bxf4 Kg7 39. Rh3 Kf6 40. Rh7 Kf5
41. Rf8+ Kg4 42. h3#) (37. Nf7+ Kh5 38. Rg3 Bb7 39. Rg5+ Kh4 40. Bg3#) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Black "Gaviola, Cecil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "1069"]
[BlackElo "1498"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 c5 {
Opening = B50 - Sizilianisch-Verschiedenes mit 2...d6 /Sicilian-Various 2...d6}
2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d3 g6 $146 (4... Nf6 5. Be2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
h3 e5 9. Be3 Nh5 10. Nh2 Nf4 11. Qd2 Nxe2+ 12. Nxe2 f5 13. f4 Qf6 14. Rab1 a6
15. Nf3 b5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bf4 Qe7 19. exf5 {
Reiffenrath,C-Kuehnel,M/Giessen op 1994/GER 08/1/2-1/2 (42)}) (4... Bg4 5. Be2
Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. Rb1 a5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Nxe2
Nb6 13. Re1 d5 14. Qc2 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. dxc4 Qc7 17. Nf4 Rfd8 18. Nd3 Nd4
19. Qc3 {Chan Lok-Paulus,S/WchJM-U14 St.Lorenzo 1995/JUN 95/0-1 (29)}) 5. Nc3
Bg7 6. Qc2 Nf6 7. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} O-O 8. Be2 h6 {Secures g5} 9.
a3 {Covers b4} a6 {Consolidates b5} 10. Bd2 e5 11. Rb1 Be6 12. Be3 Nd4 {
An ideal square for the black knight.} 13. Qd1 Nh7 14. g4 Qd7 15. Bd2 b5 16.
Nd5 {A classical outpost} Bxd5 (16... Rae8 17. Be3 $11) 17. Nxd4 $17 (17. cxd5
$142 $5 {would keep White alive} Rac8 18. Rc1 $11) 17... Bb7 (17... cxd4 $6 18.
cxd5 Rac8 19. h4 $11) 18. Nf3 bxc4 19. Qc2 cxd3 20. Qxd3 $2 $19 (20. Bxd3 $142
d5 21. Bc3 $17) 20... Bc6 $17 (20... Nf6 $142 {
and Black is on the road to success} 21. Rc1 Nxe4 $19) 21. Qc2 $2 $19 (21. Be3
$142 $5 $17) 21... Nf6 (21... Qb7 22. Bd3 d5 23. Qxc5 dxe4 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25.
Bc2 $19) 22. Bd3 Qb7 23. Ng5 $2 (23. b4 Bxe4 24. bxc5 $19) 23... hxg5 24. f4 (
24. f3 {is the last straw} c4 25. Bxc4 Nxe4 26. Be3 $19) 24... Nh7 (24... Nxe4
$142 {finishes off the opponent} 25. Rf1 exf4 $19) 25. h4 (25. fxg5 {
does not help much} c4 26. Rc1 Rfc8 27. Qxc4 d5 $19) 25... gxh4 (25... gxf4
$142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 26. Rf1 $19) 26. Rxh4 Bf6 (26... Qe7 $142
$5 {makes it even easier for Black} 27. Rh3 exf4 28. Bxf4 $19) 27. Rh3 (27. g5
{doesn't get the cat off the tree} Bd8 28. b4 exf4 29. bxc5 Qd7 (29... Bxg5 30.
Rxh7 Qd7 31. Rh1 dxc5 32. Bc3 $11) 30. cxd6 Nxg5 (30... Qxd6 $6 31. Bb4 Qd4 32.
Rxh7 $19) (30... Bxg5 $143 31. Rh2 $19) 31. Rxf4 Ne6 $19) 27... g5 (27... exf4
$5 {might be the shorter path} 28. Bxf4 Rfe8 29. Bxd6 Bxe4 30. Kf1 Bxd3+ 31.
Qxd3 $19) 28. fxg5 Nxg5 29. Bxg5 {Do you see the mate threat?} Bxg5 30. Ke2 (
30. b4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Qe7 $19) 30... Kg7 31. Rbh1 Rh8
32. Bc4 (32. Rh5 {there is nothing else anyway} Rxh5 33. gxh5 $19) 32... Bb5 (
32... Bxe4 $142 {ends the debate} 33. Qb3 Bxh1 34. Qxb7 Bxb7 $19) 33. Bxb5
Qxb5+ 34. Kd1 (34. Kf2 $19 {is one last hope}) 34... Rxh3 (34... Rxh3 35. Rg1
Rg3 36. Qf2 Qd3+ 37. Ke1 Bd2+ 38. Kd1 Rxg1+ 39. Qxg1 Bc3+ 40. Kc1 Qd2+ 41. Kb1
Qxb2#) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Chilman, Alan"]
[Black "Maaz, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "1560"]
[BlackElo "1214"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {
Opening = C78 - Spanisch-Archangelsk u Miller /Ruy Lopez-Arkhangelsk a Miller}
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O a6 5. Ba4 Nf6 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 (7. d4 bxa4 8. dxc5
Nxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qd5 Bb7 11. Qxe5+ Qe7 12. Qxc7 Nxc5 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Bxc5
Rxc7 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Re1+ Kf6 17. Rd1 Re8 18. Na3 Re2 19. Rd6+ Ke7 20. Rb6
Be4 21. Rxa6 Rb7 22. Rxa4 Rbxb2 23. Nc4 Bb1 24. g4 Rxa2 25. R4xa2 Bxa2 26. Ne3
{1/2-1/2 Short,N-Ivanchuk,V/Novgorod 1996/TUR 96 (26)}) 7... d5 (7... d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 b4 14. Ng3 bxc3 15.
bxc3 Ba5 16. Bd2 h6 17. Bb3 Bb6 18. Bc1 a5 19. Rb1 Qc8 20. Bb2 Qa6 21. dxe5
Nxe5 22. Nxe5 {
Luther,T-Christiansen,L/BL9697 Porz-Empor Berlin 1997/BL9697/1/2-1/2 (33)}) 8.
exd5 Qxd5 9. h3 $146 {Controls g4} (9. Bb3 Qd6 10. h3 O-O 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. d4
Bb7 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Be3 Qc6 15. f3 Rad8 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. Nd2 Nd3 18. Ne4 Nxe4
19. fxe4 Rxe4 20. Rxf7 Kh8 21. Raf1 h6 22. Bc2 Rxe3 23. Rf8+ Rxf8 24. Rxf8+ Kh7
25. Bxd3+ g6 26. Qf2 Re1+ 27. Kh2 Qd6+ 28. g3 Rh1# {
0-1 Sohn,H-Gebauer,B/RH-op Wallertheim 1994/GER 09 (28)}) 9... e4 10. Nh2 $15 (
10. d4 exf3 11. dxc5 O-O 12. Qxd5 Nxd5 $11) 10... Bd6 11. d4 exd3 {
A strong pawn.} 12. Re1+ Ne5 13. Qxd3 O-O 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Be4 Be6 $2 $18 (
15... Bb7 $142 $11 {would keep Black in the game}) 16. Nf3 $11 (16. f4 $142 {
and the scales tip in favour of White} Nc4 17. f5 $18) 16... f5 $4 $18 (16...
Nxf3+ $142 {saving the game} 17. Bxf3 Rfe8 $11) 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxe5 ({
Less advisable is} 18. Rxe5 Bxf3 19. Re1 Rae8 $15) 18... Rae8 19. f4 Bc5+ (
19... Re6 20. a4 $18) 20. Be3 Bd6 21. Bf2 Re7 22. Nd2 c5 $2 (22... Rfe8 $18)
23. Ndf3 (23. Nb3 {seems even better} Bxb3 24. axb3 Rfe8 $18) 23... Rfe8 (23...
Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 $18 (25. Bxe1 $143 Bxf4 26. Bf2 c4 $18)) 24. Rad1
Bxe5 25. Nxe5 (25. fxe5 $6 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28. Rd8+ Kf7 29.
Rd7+ Kf6 $18) (25. Rxe5 $6 Bxf3 26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. gxf3 Re2 $18) 25... Be4 (
25... Bxa2 {does not solve anything} 26. Bxc5 Re6 27. g4 $18) 26. Bxc5 Rc7 27.
Bb4 h6 28. Nf3 Rcc8 29. Kf2 Kf7 (29... Rcd8 {doesn't improve anything} 30. g4
$18) 30. Rd7+ Kg8 31. Rd6 Ra8 32. Red1 a5 33. Bc5 Rac8 (33... Rec8 {
hardly improves anything} 34. Bd4 Rd8 35. Be5 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 $18) 34. Bb6 a4 35.
Rd8 (35. Nd4 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} g5 $18) 35... Bc2 (35... Rexd8
{doesn't change anything anymore} 36. Rxd8+ Rxd8 37. Bxd8 $18) 36. Rxe8+ Rxe8
37. Rd8 (37. Rd5 {seems even better} Be4 38. Rxb5 Bd3 $18) 37... Rxd8 38. Bxd8
Bb1 39. a3 Bd3 40. g3 Kf7 41. Ne5+ (41. Ne5+ Ke8 42. Bf6 gxf6 43. Nxd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Madsen, John"]
[Black "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "1195"]
[BlackElo "1443"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e6 {
Opening = B40 - Sizilianisch-Klass Sys mit e7-e6 /Sicilian-Class S with e7-e6}
2. Nf3 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qb6 6. b3 e5 $11 (6... Nf6 7. Nc3 Qa5
8. Qd3 Nxe4 9. Ndb5 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 Nc6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 Qe5
14. Qh3 g6 15. Be2 d5 16. Rhe1 Qf4 {
0-1 Tagliagambe,S-Anakiev,D/Portoroz 1996/EXP 51 (16)}) (6... Nc6 7. c3 $15) 7.
Nf5 Bxe3 8. Nxe3 Nf6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Ned5 {
'the knight is the knight!'} Nxd5 12. exd5 (12. Nxd5 Qc5 $14) 12... Nd4 13. Na4
Qf6 14. Be4 $11 (14. c3 $5 {is an interesting idea} Nf5 15. O-O $14) 14... Qg5
$14 (14... b5 15. c3 bxa4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. O-O $11 (17. bxa4 $2 {
leads to nothing} Qe5 $19)) 15. d6 f5 16. h4 $15 (16. Bd5+ $142 $5 {
deserves consideration} Kh8 17. c4 $11) 16... Qf4 $11 (16... Qg6 $142 $5 {
must definitely be considered} 17. Bd5+ Kh8 $17) 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. g3 (18. c4
Rb8 $14) 18... Qg4 19. Qxg4 $15 (19. c4 $5 $11) 19... fxg4 20. Be4 {
The bishop likes it on e4} Nb5 (20... Rf6 21. Rd1 $11) 21. O-O-O Rb8 $16 (21...
Rf6 $5 $14 {should be considered}) 22. Rhf1 $14 (22. Rd5 $5 a6 23. c4 $16)
22... b6 {Consolidates c5} 23. c4 (23. Rd5 Nd4 24. Rxe5 Ba6 $16) 23... Nd4 {
Menacing} 24. Nc3 Bb7 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Rd3 Rbb8 27. Ne4 Rf7 28. Ng5 Rf5 29.
Kb2 Rbf8 30. f4 $2 $17 (30. Ne4 $142 $5 $11 {and White can hope to live}) 30...
gxf3 31. Rf2 h6 32. Ne4 Ne6 (32... Kh7 33. Re3 $17) 33. b4 {
White prepares the advance c5} R8f7 $11 (33... Rc8 $142 $5 34. Kc3 Nd4 $17) 34.
Rd5 $19 {White intends c5} (34. Ra3 $142 $11 {and White hangs on}) 34... Nd4
$17 (34... g5 $5 $19) 35. c5 {White gains space} bxc5 $15 (35... Rf8 36. cxb6
axb6 37. a4 $15) 36. Nxc5 $17 (36. Rxc5 g5 37. hxg5 $14) 36... Ne2 $15 (36...
h5 $5 $17) 37. Nd3 $2 $19 (37. Ne4 $142 {would allow White to play on} Rf8 38.
Rc5 $11) 37... e4 {Black gets in control} 38. Rxf5 (38. Ne5 e3 39. Rxf3 Rxe5
40. Rxf7 Rxd5 41. Rxd7 Rd2+ 42. Kb3 Nc1+ 43. Kc3 Nxa2+ (43... Rxa2 $6 44. Rc7
Rd2 45. Rxa7 $19) 44. Kc4 e2 $19) 38... Rxf5 39. g4 Rf6 (39... Nf4 $5 {
makes it even easier for Black} 40. Ne1 Rf6 41. Kc2 $19) 40. Ne5 Kg8 41. g5 (
41. Nxd7 Rxd6 42. Nc5 Rd2+ 43. Ka3 $19) 41... hxg5 42. hxg5 Rxd6 43. Nxf3 exf3
44. Rxf3 Rd2+ 45. Ka1 d5 (45... Nd4 $5 {and Black can already relax} 46. Rh3
$19) 46. g6 Rd4 47. Kb2 (47. Rf7 Rxb4 48. Re7 $19) 47... Rg4 (47... Rxb4+ $142
$5 {might be the shorter path} 48. Ka3 Rg4 49. Rf7 $19) 48. Re3 (48. Rf7 Rxb4+
49. Ka3 Rb8 $19) 48... Rxg6 $17 (48... Rxb4+ $142 {
it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots} 49. Ka3 Re4 $19) 49. Rxe2
Rd6 $15 (49... Kf7 50. Re5 $17) 50. Kc3 g5 $11 (50... Kf7 $5 $17) 51. Rg2 d4+
52. Kd3 Rd5 53. Ke4 Rb5 54. Kxd4 a5 55. Kc4 $17 (55. bxa5 $142 $5 {
should be examined more closely} Rxa5 56. Rf2 $11) 55... Rf5 $4 $16 {
gives the opponent counterplay} (55... Rxb4+ $142 56. Kc5 g4 $17) 56. bxa5 $11
(56. b5 $142 $5 Rf4+ 57. Kd5 $16) 56... Rxa5 (56... Rxa5 57. Kb4 Rd5 $14) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Black "Giermann, Arno"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "1101"]
[BlackElo "1556"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C42 - Russische Verteidigung-Petrow /Russian Defence-Petrov
} 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. Nc3 $146 (5. Bc4+ Ke8 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4
Bg4 8. f3 Bh5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Re1 Bf7 11. Qd3 Na5 12. Bb3 Nxb3 13. axb3 h6 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Qb5+ Kf8 17. dxe5 Bh4 18. g3 Qd4+ 19. Kg2 Be7 {
Hornetz,B-Eske,A/RL-op Polch 1993/GER 05/1/2-1/2 (34)}) 5... Be6 6. d4 c6 {
Covers b5} 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qf3 {White is in command} Nbd7 9. h3 {Controls g4} Qb6
$16 (9... Kg8 $142 $15 {and Black has air to breath}) 10. d5 cxd5 11. exd5 (11.
Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 12. exd5 Ne5 $19) 11... Ne5 $18 (11... Bxd5 $5 12. Nxd5 Qa5+ 13.
Nc3 d5 $16) 12. dxe6+ Kxe6 13. Qf5+ Kf7 14. O-O Rhf8 $18 (14... g6 15. Qf4 $16)
15. Re1 $16 (15. Nd5 $1 Qc5 16. Nxf6 Bxf6 17. Qh5+ Ke7 18. Bxh7 Rh8 $18) 15...
Rae8 $4 $18 {causes further problems for ?} (15... Rac8 $142 $16) 16. Bc4+ (16.
Rxe5 $142 {secures the point} g6 17. Qe6+ Kg7 18. Rb5 $18) 16... Nxc4 17. Qe6+
Kg6 18. Qxc4 d5 (18... Qc6 19. Qd3+ Kf7 $18) 19. Qd3+ Kf7 20. Nxd5 Qa5 21. Nc3
(21. Rxe7+ Rxe7 22. Nxe7 Qe1+ 23. Qf1 Qxe7 24. Qc4+ Kg6 $18) 21... Kg8 22. Bd2
Qh5 23. Ne2 Kh8 (23... Nd5 $142 24. c4 Nb6 $18) 24. Ng3 (24. Nf4 $142 $5 {
makes it even easier for White} Qf7 25. Ne6 Rg8 $18) 24... Qf7 25. Re2 Bc5 26.
Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Be3 Bxe3 28. fxe3 {The passed pawn on e3 quickly leads to threats
} Qe6 29. Kf2 $16 (29. Nf5 $5 b6 $18) 29... Nd5 30. Re1 Rf8+ $18 (30... Nb4
$142 $5 31. Qc3 a5 $16) 31. Kg1 Qe5 32. e4 Nf6 33. c3 g6 34. Qd4 $16 (34. Re3
$142 $5 $18) 34... Qxg3 35. Rf1 Qh4 36. e5 Qxd4+ 37. cxd4 {
The passed pawn on d4 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} Nd7 38. e6 $15 (
38. Rc1 $5 Nb6 39. Rc7 $11) 38... Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1 Nf6 40. Ke2 Kg7 41. Kd3 $19 (
41. Ke3 $5 g5 42. h4 $19) 41... Kf8 42. Kc4 Ke7 43. d5 (43. a4 Kxe6 44. a5 h5
$19) 43... Kd6 44. e7 Kxe7 45. Kd4 Kd6 46. g4 Nxd5 47. Ke4 Ke6 48. a3 b6 49. h4
h5 50. gxh5 gxh5 51. Kd4 Nf4 52. Kc4 a6 53. b4 Ng6 54. a4 Kd6 ({Not} 54... Nxh4
55. Kd4 $19) 55. Kd4 Nxh4 56. Ke4 Ng6 (56... Ng6 57. Kd4 Nf4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kramer, Warren"]
[Black "Anderson-Smith, William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "1279"]
[BlackElo "1465"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 d5 {
Opening = D35 - Damengambit-Abtauschvariante /Queen's Gambit-Exchange Variat}
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9.
O-O Re8 10. Bc2 $146 (10. a3 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Rxe7 12. Qc2 Ndf6 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14.
bxc3 h6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Be6 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Qb3 b6 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Rc2
c5 21. Rac1 Qe7 22. Nd3 Rec6 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. h3 Qc7 {
Hajek,L-Rodrigues,R/WchJM-U10 Bratislava 1993/TD 93\05/1/2-1/2 (66)}) (10. h3
Nf8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. b4 b6 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Na4 a6 15. Qb3 g6 16. Rfd1 Ne6 17.
Bb1 Rb8 18. a3 Ba8 19. Nc3 Qd6 20. Ba2 Red8 21. Rb1 Bg7 22. Qc2 Rdc8 23. Qd2
Rc7 24. a4 Rd8 25. a5 bxa5 26. bxa5 {
1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Nogueiras,J/Belfort WCup 1988/CBM 08 (26)}) (10. Rb1) 10...
Nf8 11. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} Ne4 $14 (11... Qb6 $5 $11) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7
13. Bxe4 (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Bf5 $11) 13... dxe4 14. Nd2 f5 15. Rc1 Kh8 16.
Re1 Be6 17. a3 Nd7 18. Nf1 Nf6 19. Ng3 g5 20. f3 {Secures g4} exf3 $11 (20...
Qd6 $5 21. Nf1 Bd5 $11) 21. Qxf3 Qd7 22. Nh5 Nxh5 23. Qxh5 Rg8 24. Qe2 Qg7 {
Black plans g4} 25. Rcd1 g4 {Black gains space} 26. hxg4 Qxg4 27. Qxg4 Rxg4 28.
e4 {White prepares d5} Rag8 29. Rd2 f4 $11 (29... fxe4 $5 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31.
Nxe4 b6 $15) 30. Rf1 h5 31. d5 {White wins space} cxd5 32. exd5 Bd7 33. Ne4 $4
$17 {allows the opponent back into the game} (33. Rf3 $142 $14 {
is a viable option}) 33... R8g6 $4 $16 {a transit from better to worse} (33...
f3 $142 $17) 34. Rf3 $14 (34. Nc5 Rg7 $16) 34... h4 35. Rdf2 {
Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} Kg7 36. Nc5 $14 (36. Rxf4 Rxf4 37. Rxf4
h3 $16) 36... Bc8 $16 (36... Rd6 37. Rxf4 Rxf4 38. Rxf4 Rxd5 39. Nxd7 Rxd7 40.
Rxh4 $16) 37. Rxf4 Rxf4 38. Rxf4 h3 39. Rf2 b6 40. Nd3 Bb7 41. Nf4 Rd6 42. gxh3
Kh6 $18 (42... Kf6 $142 $5 $16) 43. Re2 $16 (43. Kh2 $142 $5 $18) 43... Kg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Giermann, Arno"]
[Black "Kramer, Warren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "1556"]
[BlackElo "1279"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 c5 {
Opening = B90 - Sizilianisch-Najdorf Var, Abweich /Sicilian-Najdorf Var, devia}
2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Bc4 Qb6 $146 (7... Bd7
8. O-O Rc8 9. Kh1 g6 10. f4 Bg7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Ba2 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Qe1
Nb4 15. Bb3 Nxc2 16. Bxc2 b4 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Ng4 19. Bd2 bxc3 20. Bxc3 Bb5
21. Rg1 Bc6 22. Bd1 {Arnason,J-Kristensen,B/Kopavogur 1994/EXP 41/0-1 (47)}) (
7... e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. f3 Rc8 12. Nce2 Na5 13. Rc1 Nc4
14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Qd3 Qc7 16. c3 Rc8 17. f4 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. b3 Rc5 20. b4
Rc4 21. Bd2 b5 22. a5 Bf6 23. g3 {
1/2-1/2 Mares,H-Schimmelpfennig,K/PF-op Bellheim 1994/GER 09 (23)}) (7... Qc7
8. Bb3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Ba2 b6 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. b4 Nc6
15. Rab1 Rac8 16. Rfc1 Rfd8 17. Nd1 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. c4 Nd4
21. Nxd4 Rxd4 22. Ne3 {
Siefert,U-Omerbasic,A/PF-op Bellheim 1994/GER 09/0-1 (38)}) 8. Nxc6 bxc6 {
Covers b5} 9. O-O e6 {Prevents intrusion on d5} 10. Qd3 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12.
Bb3 Bc5 13. Qg3 Kf8 14. a5 Qb4 15. Ra4 Qb7 16. Ra1 Bd7 17. Bg5 $15 (17. Be3 Bb4
$11) 17... d4 18. Bxf6 $15 (18. Na4 Bxa4 19. Rxa4 Ne4 $11) 18... gxf6 19. Na4
Bxa4 {Black gets strong initiative} 20. Bxa4 Rg8 21. Qh3 Qe4 22. Rad1 d3 23.
Rxd3 $17 (23. Bb3 $142 $5 {and White can hope to survive} dxc2 24. Rde1 $11)
23... Qxa4 24. Qxh7 (24. c3 Qg4 $19) 24... Ke7 $1 {the logical end} (24... Qxc2
{is much worse} 25. Rd8+ $1 {White is still in the lead} Rxd8 26. Qxc2 $18) (
24... Qxa5 $6 {is clearly weaker} 25. Rfd1 $19) 25. Rfd1 (25. Qh5 Qc6 (25...
Qxc2 $6 26. Qf3 Rgc8 27. Rc3 Qxb2 28. Rxc5 $17) 26. Qf3 Qxf3 27. Rxf3 Rab8 $19)
25... Rad8 26. Qh5 {Threatening mate... how?} Bxf2+ (26... Qxc2 {
keeps an even firmer grip} 27. R1d2 $5 Qc4 28. Qd1 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 $19) 27. Kf1 (
27. Kxf2 Qxc2+ 28. R1d2 Qxd2+ 29. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 30. Ke3 Rc2 $17 (30... Rdxg2 $6
31. Qc5+ Kd7 32. Qa7+ Kd6 33. Qxa6+ Kc7 34. Qc4+ Kd7 35. Qd4+ Ke7 36. Qc5+ Kd7
37. Qh5 $11) (30... Rxb2 $4 {a poisoned pawn} 31. Qc5+ Ke8 32. Qc8+ Ke7 33.
Qxg8 $18) (30... Rgxg2 $6 {is clearly inferior} 31. Qc5+ Kd8 32. Qb6+ Ke8 33.
Qxa6 $15)) 27... Rxd3 (27... Qf4 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Bd4+ 30. Ke2 Kxd8 31.
Qxf7 Qe3+ 32. Kd1 Qg1+ 33. Ke2 Qf2+ 34. Kd1 Qf1+ 35. Kd2 Bxb2 36. Qf8+ Kd7 37.
Qf7+ Kd6 38. Qf8+ Kd5 39. Qa8+ Kc5 40. Qa7+ Kb4 41. Qb6+ Qb5 42. g4 $19) 28.
Rxd3 Ba7 (28... Rg4 {makes it even easier for Black} 29. g3 Ba7 30. Qh8 $19)
29. Qf3 (29. b3 Qa1+ 30. Rd1 Qa3 $19) 29... Qa1+ (29... Qxc2 $6 {is much weaker
} 30. Qb7+ Kf8 31. Qa8+ Kg7 32. Rg3+ Kh6 33. Rh3+ Kg7 34. Rg3+ Kh6 35. Rh3+ Kg7
36. Rg3+ $11) 30. Rd1 Qxb2 31. Qc6 {Threatening mate... how?} Qb5+ 32. Qxb5 {
The mate threat is Qb4} axb5 33. Rb1 Rb8 34. c3 Bc5 35. a6 Ba7 36. Ke2 Rb6 37.
h4 (37. Ra1 Kd6 $19) 37... Rxa6 38. Rxb5 Ra2+ 39. Kd3 Bg1 (39... f5 {
seems even better} 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. h5 $19) 40. g4 Rg2 41. Rb7+ Kf8 42. Rb4
Rg3+ 43. Kc2 Bc5 44. Rc4 Be3 45. Re4 Bg1 $11 (45... e5 $142 $19 {
and Black has reached his goal}) 46. c4 $4 $19 {
there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (46. Rb4 Rh3 47. h5 $19) 46...
Re3 (46... Rh3 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 47. h5 $19) 47. Rf4 (47. Rxe3
Bxe3 48. Kd3 Bf2 $19) 47... Re2+ 48. Kd3 Rf2 (48... Rh2 {seems even better} 49.
h5 Ke7 50. Rf1 $19) 49. Re4 (49. Rxf2 Bxf2 50. h5 Ba7 $19) 49... f5 50. Re1 (
50. gxf5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Rxf5 51. Kd2 Bb6 $19) 50... Rf3+
51. Kd2 Bf2 52. Rf1 Be3+ 53. Ke2 Rxf1 54. Kxf1 fxg4 55. Kg2 f5 56. Kg3 Ke7 57.
Kg2 Kd6 (57... f4 $5 {might be the shorter path} 58. c5 $19) 58. Kg3 Kc5 59.
Kg2 (59. h5 Kxc4 60. Kg2 f4 $19) 59... Kxc4 (59... f4 60. h5 f3+ 61. Kg3 Kxc4
62. h6 $19) 60. h5 (60. Kg3 $19 {what else?}) 60... Kd5 (60... f4 61. h6 f3+
62. Kg3 Bxh6 63. Kf2 Bf4 64. Kf1 g3 65. Ke1 Be3 66. Kd1 Kb3 67. Ke1 g2 68. Kd1
g1=Q#) 61. Kg3 Ke5 62. Kg2 Kf6 (62... f4 63. h6 f3+ 64. Kg3 Bxh6 65. Kf2 Bf4
66. Kf1 Ke4 67. Ke1 g3 68. Kd1 Kd3 69. Ke1 Be3 70. Kd1 g2 71. Ke1 g1=Q#) 63.
Kg3 Kg5 64. h6 Kxh6 65. Kg2 Kg5 66. Kg3 e5 (66... f4+ 67. Kg2 f3+ 68. Kf1 Bd2
69. Kf2 Kf4 70. Kg1 g3 71. Kh1 g2+ 72. Kh2 Kg4 73. Kg1 Be3+ 74. Kh2 g1=Q#) 67.
Kg2 Kh4 68. Kh2 Bc1 (68... f4 69. Kg2 f3+ 70. Kf1 Bd2 71. Kf2 e4 72. Kg1 e3 73.
Kh1 e2 74. Kh2 g3+ 75. Kg1 e1=Q#) 69. Kg2 e4 {Black gets deadly initiative} 70.
Kf2 e3+ 71. Ke2 Kg3 72. Kf1 f4 73. Ke2 Kg2 74. Ke1 f3 {Threatening mate: f2}
75. Kd1 Bd2 $19 (75... e2+ 76. Kc2 e1=Q 77. Kd3 Qb4 78. Kc2 f2 79. Kxc1 f1=Q+
80. Kc2 Qfb1#) 76. Kc2 f2 $1 {the death sentence} (76... f2 77. Kd3 f1=Q+ 78.
Kd4 e2 79. Kd5 e1=Q 80. Kd6 Qf6+ 81. Kc5 Qc1+ 82. Kd5 Qcc6#) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maaz, John"]
[Black "Madsen, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "1214"]
[BlackElo "1195"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 d6 {Opening = B07 - Pirc-Ufimzew Verteidigung /Pirc Defence} 2. e4 e6 3.
Nf3 Nc6 $146 (3... Nd7 4. Bd3 Be7 5. O-O a6 6. c4 c5 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ne5 9.
Be2 Nf6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Qd2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Rfd1
Bc6 16. f3 Kh8 17. b4 h6 18. a3 {
Gensbaur,V-Damm,G/Bad Woerishofen 1992/EXT 92ch/1-0 (62)}) (3... h6 4. Nc3 Nd7
5. Be3 a6 6. Bc4 Be7 7. Qd2 Ngf6 8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Nh7 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bb3 c5
12. a4 O-O 13. Ne4 c4 14. Ba2 Qc7 15. a5 b4 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qxd7
{Hegedus,G-Zagar,M/Zalakaros op 1996/EXP 52/0-1 (37)}) (3... Be7 4. Bd3 Nf6 5.
O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. Bf4 d5 8. e5 Ne8 9. c3 f6 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Be5 Ne7 12.
Nbd2 c6 13. Nf1 Nf5 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ne5 g6 17. Nd2 Neg7 18. Ndf3
{Takemoto,N-Salazar,Y/Dubai olw 1986/TD 86\02/1/2-1/2 (45)}) (3... Nf6 4. Bd3
b6 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Nfd7 9. Be4 c6 10. Nd4 Bb7 11. Qf3
Nxe5 12. Qd1 Nxc4 13. O-O Nd6 14. Bf3 Bf6 15. Nce2 O-O 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Qc1 Bxh6
18. Qxh6 {Folkhard,W-Groh,E/Lauda Damen 1986/GER 04/1-0 (34)}) 4. c4 Bd7 5. Nc3
Qe7 6. d5 $14 {White gets more space} (6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Nd8 $16) 6... Ne5 7.
Nxe5 $11 (7. Be2 $5 $14) 7... dxe5 8. dxe6 Qxe6 9. Be2 Bc5 $11 (9... O-O-O 10.
Be3 $11) 10. O-O $15 (10. Qd5 $5 Qxd5 11. cxd5 $11) 10... h5 $11 (10... O-O-O
$5 $15 {is noteworthy}) 11. Nd5 $15 (11. Qd5 $5 Qxd5 12. cxd5 $11) 11... O-O-O
12. b4 $15 (12. Qb3 Bc6 $11) 12... Bd4 {Here comes the goal-getter} 13. Rb1 Nf6
$11 (13... Qg6 $5 14. Bf3 Bg4 $17) 14. Qc2 {White intends c5} c6 $14 (14...
Nxd5 $5 {should not be overlooked} 15. exd5 Qf6 $11) 15. Bg5 $11 (15. b5 $5 $14
{should be investigated more closely}) 15... Kb8 16. Ne3 g6 {Controls f5} 17.
Qb3 $17 (17. Rfd1 $142 $14 {and White could well hope to play on}) 17... Rc8
$11 (17... Nxe4 $142 $5 18. Bxd8 Nd2 $17 (18... Rxd8 $143 19. Rbd1 $14)) 18. c5
$4 $19 {gives the opponent new chances} (18. Qd3 $142 {
is just about the only chance} Nh7 19. Bh4 $11) 18... Nxe4 $17 (18... Qxb3 $142
{a shame that Black overlooked this excellent chance} 19. Rxb3 Nxe4 $19) 19.
Bc4 Qe8 20. Bxf7 $2 $19 (20. Nc2 $142 Nxg5 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Qg3+ Ka8 23. Qxg5
$15) 20... Qf8 21. Nc4 (21. Bxg6 Nxg5 22. Qd3 Rg8 $19) 21... Qxf7 (21... Nxg5 {
and Black can already relax} 22. Nd6 $19) 22. Be3 (22. Nxe5 Bxf2+ $1 {
the final blow} 23. Kh1 $19) 22... Be6 23. Bxd4 (23. Rbc1 {doesn't do any good}
Rhf8 $19) 23... exd4 24. Rbc1 (24. Qc2 {is no salvation} Bxc4 25. Qxe4 Bxf1 26.
Rxf1 Rhd8 $19) 24... Nd2 $17 (24... Nc3 $142 {and Black wins} 25. Rxc3 dxc3 26.
Qxc3 Bxc4 $19) 25. Qg3+ Ka8 26. Nxd2 Bd5 $15 (26... h4 27. Qd3 h3 28. g3 $15)
27. Rfe1 h4 28. Qd3 Qf4 29. Ne4 $17 (29. Rcd1 $5 $15 {
is an interesting alternative}) 29... Rcf8 $15 (29... Rhf8 $5 $17) 30. Qxd4 $17
(30. Rc2 $5 $15 {has some apparent merit}) 30... Bxe4 $11 (30... h3 31. Qe3
Bxe4 32. Qxf4 Rxf4 $11) 31. Rcd1 $4 $19 {
hands over the advantage to the opponent} (31. Ra1 $142 $11 {was possible})
31... Bd5 $4 $16 {simply marches past the door to victory} (31... Bc2 $142 {
would have given Black the upper hand} 32. Qxf4 Rxf4 $19) 32. Qb2 $4 $19 {
ruins a very nice position} (32. Re8+ $142 $1 Rxe8 33. Qxf4 Bxa2 34. f3 $18)
32... a6 (32... h3 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} 33. Qd4 Qxd4 34. Rxd4
hxg2 35. a4 $19) 33. a4 (33. Rd3 Rh5 $19) 33... h3 {Do you see the mate threat?
} 34. b5 (34. Qd4 {there is nothing better in the position} Rh4 35. Qxf4 Rhxf4
36. gxh3 Rxb4 37. Ra1 $19) 34... hxg2 {The mate threat is Qxh2} 35. f3 (35.
Re8+ {cannot undo what has already been done} Rxe8 36. Qxh8 Rxh8 37. h3 Rxh3
38. f3 Rh1+ 39. Kxg2 Qxf3#) 35... Qxh2+ 36. Kf2 g1=Q# 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Porlaje, Benjamin"]
[Black "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "1270"]
[BlackElo "1069"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = E00 - Katalanisch /Catalan} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 d5 5.
Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 b6 $146 (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 a5
11. e4 b4 12. axb4 axb4 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. e5 bxc3 15. exf6 {
1/2-1/2 Panchenko,A-Filipenko,A/RUS-sf Kazan 1995/EXP 49 (15)}) 7. O-O Be7 (
7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bb7 9. Qe2 $11) 8. Qc2 $15 (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bb5 Bb7 $14) 8...
Bb7 $11 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. Be2 $11) 9. cxd5 exd5 10. h3 {Covers g4} c4
{Black wins space} 11. Be2 a6 {Secures b5} 12. b3 Rc8 13. bxc4 dxc4 14. Nd2 (
14. a4 Bb4 $11) 14... b5 15. a3 {Consolidates b4} Nb6 16. Rb1 Nbd5 17. Nxc4 $2
$19 (17. Nxd5 $142 {and White is still in the game} Qxd5 18. Bf3 $15) 17...
Nxc3 $1 {an unpleasant surprise} 18. Qxc3 Ne4 $4 $14 {
letting the wind out of his own sails} (18... Be4 $142 {
the advantage is on the side of Black} 19. Bb2 bxc4 $19 (19... Rxc4 $6 20. Bxc4
Bxb1 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Rxb1 $17)) 19. Qb2 Qd5 $4 $18 (19... O-O $142 $14 {
would hold out}) 20. Nb6 Qc6 21. Nxc8 Nc3 (21... Qxc8 22. Bf3 Qe6 $18) 22. Bf3
Qxc8 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qxc3 O-O 25. Qd3 Re8 26. a4 b4 27. a5 Bd6 28. Rb3 (28.
Rd1 {keeps an even firmer grip} Rb8 $18) 28... Rc8 (28... Qd5 {
doesn't change the outcome of the game} 29. Bd2 Qxa5 30. Rfb1 $18) 29. Bd2 Qc6
(29... Qd5 {does not save the day} 30. Bxb4 Bxb4 31. Rxb4 Qxa5 32. Qc4 $18) 30.
Rbb1 (30. Bxb4 $5 {might be the shorter path} Bb8 $18) 30... Bb8 (30... Rb8 {
is not much help} 31. Rfc1 Qa8 32. Rc4 $18) 31. Rfc1 Qd7 32. Rxc8+ (32. Rxc8+
Qxc8 33. Rc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gray, Graham"]
[Black "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "1536"]
[BlackElo "1069"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C24 - Läuferspiel /Bishop's Opening} 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4
(3... Nxe4 4. dxe5 c6 5. Qe2 Nc5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Ne6 8. Bg3 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10.
O-O-O Qa5 11. Nb5 O-O 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. exd6 b5 14. Bd5 Bb7 15. Qe4 Rae8 16.
Rhe1 c4 17. Ng5 g6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Re3 Rf5 20. Ra3 {
1/2-1/2 Woeber,F-Grabher,H/AUT-chT 1996/EXP 52 (20)}) 4. e5 d5 5. Qxd4 $146 {
White is in command} (5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Qxd4 Bb4+ {
0-1 Hejny,B-Jerabek,P/CZE-ch 1993/TD 93\10 (6)}) 5... Nc6 $11 (5... dxc4 $5 {
is worth consideration} 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. exf6 gxf6 $15) 6. Bb5 Qe7 7. Ne2 a6 $4
$18 {throwing away the advantage} (7... Nd7 $142 {would be a reprieve} 8. Bxc6
bxc6 $11) 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. exf6 gxf6 10. Qe3 Be6 11. Qc3 Bd7 12. Bg5 Bg7 13.
O-O Rg8 (13... Qxe2 $4 {Black's fate is sealed if he captures the knight} 14.
Re1 (14. Bxf6 $6 {is no comparison} Bxf6 15. Re1 Bxc3 16. Rxe2+ Kd8 17. Nxc3
Rb8 $14) 14... Qxe1+ 15. Qxe1+ Kf8 16. Qb4+ Kg8 17. Qb7 $18) 14. Bf4 f5 (14...
Qxe2 $4 {if Black takes the knight he will lose} 15. Re1 (15. Bxc7 $6 {
is the weaker alternative} Qb5 $14) 15... Qe6 16. Bxc7 $18) 15. Nd4 Kd8 (15...
c5 16. Re1 Be6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 $18) 16. Nxc6+ Bxc6 17. Qxc6 Rc8 (17... Rb8 {
is not the saving move} 18. Nc3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 $18) 18. Qxd5+ Ke8 19. Nc3 (19.
Nd2 $142 {seems even better} Rd8 20. Qa5 Rd6 21. Bxd6 cxd6 $18) 19... Rd8 (
19... Bxc3 {a last effort to resist the inevitable} 20. Qc6+ Kf8 21. Qxc3 Qe6
22. Bxc7 Rg6 $18) 20. Qxf5 (20. Qc6+ $142 {and White can celebrate victory} Kf8
21. Rfe1 Be5 22. Rxe5 Qd6 23. Bh6+ Rg7 24. Qxd6+ cxd6 $18) 20... Kf8 (20...
Bxc3 {hoping against hope} 21. bxc3 Rg6 $18) 21. Rfe1 {Threatening mate: Rxe7}
Qd7 22. Qc5+ (22. Qc5+ Qd6 $5 23. Rad1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chilman, Alan"]
[Black "Porlaje, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1560"]
[BlackElo "1270"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 c6 {Opening = B12_04 Caro-Kann Vert 3.e5 / Caro-Kann Def 3.e5} 2. d4 d5
3. e5 e6 (3... a6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ne2 Bg4 7. f3 Bh5 8. Nf4 Bg6 9. e6
Bxd3 10. Qxd3 c4 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. O-O fxe6 13. Nxe6 Qd7 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. Re1 Nd8
16. Nd2 Rc6 17. Nxc4 Rxc4 18. Re2 g6 19. Nc7+ Kf7 20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21. Nxd5 e6 22.
Ne3 Rc8 23. Rd1 Bg7 24. Ng4 Re8 25. Nf2 Kg8 26. Ne4 Nf7 27. Bg3 b6 28. Rde1 Nf8
29. d5 e5 30. b3 Nd7 31. c4 b5 32. Rc2 bxc4 33. bxc4 Nb6 34. Rec1 Red8 35. Bf2
Na4 36. Rb1 Bf8 37. c5 Kg7 38. Rc4 Nxc5 39. Nxc5 Bxc5 40. Rxc5 Rxc5 41. Bxc5
Rxd5 42. Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Ferreira,A-Fernandes,A/POR-chT 1993/TD 93\10 (42)}) 4. f4
(4. Bd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bd7 7. Bd3 c4 8. Bc2 b5 {
1-0 Jianu,V-Nelson,J/Menorca 1996 (8)}) 4... Nd7 5. Nf3 Ne7 $146 (5... f6 6.
Bd3 fxe5 7. fxe5 Be7 8. O-O Nf8 9. Ng5 Bxg5 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Bxg5 gxh5 12. Bxd8
Ng6 13. Bg5 Bd7 14. Nc3 N8e7 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Ne2 Rhf8 17. Rxf8 Rxf8 18. Rf1
Be8 19. Rxf8 Kxf8 20. Bxg6 {Grassi,E-Singh,A/Manila olm 1992/TD 92\02/1-0 (52)}
) 6. Bd3 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 7. c3 c5 {
Black undermines the pawn chain} 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. O-O $15 (9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bc2
Be7 $14) 9... Qb6 10. Qa4 Qa7 11. Kh1 {White gets in control} b5 12. Qc2 cxd4
13. Nb3 dxc3 14. Qxc3 (14. bxc3 Qc7 $17) 14... Qb6 15. Qe1 Bb7 $15 (15... Nc5
16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Qg3 $15) 16. Be3 Bc5 $14 {Black prepares d4} (16... Qc7 $142
$5 $15 {would keep Black alive}) 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Be2 Rd8 $16 (18... d4 19.
Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 $14) 19. b4 d4 20. bxc5 Qxc5 21. Bf2 Qd5 $2 $18 (21... Qc2
$142 $5 $16) 22. Bd3 O-O (22... Ne7 23. a4 $18) 23. Qe4 (23. Be4 Qd7 $18) 23...
Qxe4 24. Bxe4 d3 25. Rfd1 Ba8 (25... Na5 26. Bxd3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 $18) 26. Bc5
Rfe8 27. Bd6 $16 (27. Bxd3 $142 $5 Rd5 28. Rac1 $18) 27... f6 $2 $18 (27...
Nxe5 $142 $5 28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 29. fxe5 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Rc8 31. Rxd3 Rc2 $18) 28.
Bxd3 fxe5 29. fxe5 h6 (29... Bb7 30. Rac1 $18) 30. Bg6 Rc8 31. Bxe8 Rxe8 32.
Rac1 Na5 33. Rc7 Nc4 34. Kg1 Bd5 35. Nd4 Ne3 36. Rd2 Nc4 37. Rf2 Nxd6 (37...
Rd8 {does not win a prize} 38. Rff7 Nxd6 39. Rxg7+ Kf8 40. Rh7 $18) 38. exd6
Rd8 39. d7 Kh7 40. Re2 Bc4 41. Re1 (41. Re1 Bxa2 42. Nc6 Rxd7 43. Rxd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Madsen, John"]
[Black "Gaviola, Cecil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "1195"]
[BlackElo "1498"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 c5 {
Opening = B50 - Sizilianisch-Verschiedenes mit 2...d6 /Sicilian-Various 2...d6}
2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Ng5 $146 (4. c3 a6 (4... Nf6 5. Qe2 (5. d3 Bg4 6. Qb3
Na5 7. Bxf7+ Kd7 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Bd5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 e6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Be3 Be7
13. Nd2 Qc7 14. a3 a5 15. Ke2 Rhb8 16. Rab1 Nh5 17. Rhg1 g6 18. f4 Rf8 19. f5
exf5 {Kirschner,P-Schumacher,M/Kehl HT3 1989/GER 04/0-1 (52)}) 5... Bg4 6. h3
Bxf3 7. Qxf3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Bb3 O-O 10. Qe2 a6 11. d3 b5 12. f4 Qb6 13. Be3
Rac8 14. g4 Na5 15. Nd2 Qc6 16. Bc2 Nd7 17. Rac1 e5 18. f5 gxf5 19. Rxf5 {
Porubszky  Angyalosine,M-Gocheva,R/Hajduszoboszlo ztW 1991/TD 92\07/0-1 (63)})
5. Qb3 e6 6. Be2 b5 7. d4 c4 8. Qc2 Nge7 9. Bf4 h6 10. e5 Ng6 11. Qe4 d5 12.
Qe3 Nce7 13. Qc1 Nf5 14. Bg3 Be7 15. Qc2 a5 16. a3 a4 17. Nbd2 h5 18. h4 Bxh4 {
Niephaus,F-Moritz,C/Bruchkoebel DT 1993/GER 03/1-0 (72)}) (4. d3 e6 5. Bg5 Nf6
6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. h3 O-O 9. O-O Nd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Rb1 b6 12. Nb5
Bf6 13. c3 a6 14. Na3 Bb7 15. Nc2 Qc7 16. Ne3 Rad8 17. a3 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19.
Bb3 d4 20. cxd4 Bxd4 21. Nf5 Rfe8 22. Re1 Qc6 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Nxd4 Qxg2# {
0-1 Monteiro,S-Tompa,N/EU-chJW U12 Herculane 1994/TD 94\01 (24)}) 4... e6 {
Consolidates d5} 5. h4 h6 6. Nf3 a6 $11 {Controls b5} (6... d5 7. exd5 exd5 8.
Bb5 $15) 7. Nc3 b5 8. Be2 Nf6 9. d3 b4 {This push gains space} 10. Na4 Be7 11.
b3 (11. a3 bxa3 12. b3 Bb7 $11) 11... O-O 12. Bb2 e5 13. Bc1 Bb7 14. Bf1 Qc7
15. Ng5 $17 {White should quickly conclude development.} (15. c4 $5 $15) 15...
Bc8 ({Inferior is} 15... hxg5 16. hxg5 g6 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Qf3 $16) 16. Bd2
Bg4 (16... hxg5 $6 17. hxg5 Ng4 18. Be2 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 $11) 17. Be2 $19 (17. Nf3
$142 $5 $17) 17... Bxe2 $1 {Black has managed to stay ahead} (17... hxg5 $6 18.
Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 $11) 18. Qxe2 Nd4 (18... hxg5 19. hxg5 Nd4 20. Qd1 Nxe4 21.
Qh5 Nxc2+ 22. Kd1 Nxf2+ 23. Ke2 Nxh1 24. Rxh1 Nd4+ 25. Kd1 f5 26. g6 Nxb3 27.
Qh8#) 19. Qd1 Rab8 $15 (19... d5 $5 $17) 20. c3 Ne6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. cxb4 cxb4
23. Rc1 Qa7 24. Be3 Qb7 25. f3 {Secures g4} d5 26. Bc5 $15 (26. Nc5 Bxc5 27.
Bxc5 Rfc8 $11) 26... Nh5 27. Bf2 Qb5 {Black launches an attack} 28. Nb2 Nf4 $15
(28... Rbc8 29. O-O $17) 29. Rh2 dxe4 30. g3 $2 $19 (30. fxe4 $142 {
would allow White to play on} Rbd8 31. Rc4 $15) 30... Nxd3+ 31. Nxd3 exd3 32.
Be3 (32. Rc4 Qd5 33. Re4 Rf6 $19) 32... Qd5 33. Rf2 Rf7 34. Rc4 (34. Kd2 Rbf8
$19) 34... Rbf8 35. f4 exf4 {Threatening mate... how?} 36. Rd4 (36. Rcxf4 {
praying for a miracle} Rxf4 37. Rxf4 Rxf4 38. gxf4 Bxh4+ 39. Kd2 $19) 36...
Qh1+ (36... fxe3 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 37. Rxd5 exf2+ 38. Kf1
exd5 39. Qxd3 $19) 37. Rf1 Qg2 {Do you see the mate threat?} 38. Bxf4 e5 39.
Rxd3 (39. Qxd3 {otherwise it's curtains at once} exd4 40. Rf2 Qh1+ 41. Rf1 $19)
39... exf4 (39... Rxf4 $142 {nails it down} 40. Rxf4 Rxf4 $19) 40. Rdf3 (40.
Qe2 {no good, but what else?} Qxe2+ 41. Kxe2 $19) 40... fxg3 (40... Bxh4 $142 {
makes sure everything is clear} 41. Qe2 Re7 42. Qxe7 Bxe7 43. R1f2 Qg1+ 44. Rf1
$19) 41. Qd5 (41. Rxf7 {the last chance for counterplay} Qe4+ 42. Qe2 Qb1+ 43.
Qd1 Qxd1+ 44. Kxd1 Rxf7 45. Ke2 $19) 41... Bf6 (41... Qxf3 $6 {
is a bad alternative} 42. Rxf3 Bxh4 43. Kf1 $19) (41... Qxf1+ $6 {
is a weaker possibility} 42. Kxf1 Bxh4 43. Kg2 $17) 42. Rf5 (42. Kd1 {
is still a small chance} Rc8 43. Qd2 $19) 42... Re8+ $1 {an ugly check} 43. Kd1
(43. Re5 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Rxe5+ 44. Qxe5 Bxe5
45. Rf3 Rxf3 46. a3 Rf1#) 43... Qxf1+ $19 (43... Qe2+ 44. Kc1 Qb2+ 45. Kd1 Qb1+
46. Kd2 Bc3#) 44. Rxf1 Rd8 45. Qxd8+ Bxd8 46. h5 (46. Ke2 $19 {
the only chance to get some counterplay}) 46... Rxf1+ (46... Rxf1+ 47. Ke2 g2
48. Kd3 g1=Q 49. Kc4 Rd1 50. Kxb4 Qd4+ 51. Ka3 Be7+ 52. b4 Qxb4#) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Black "Maaz, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "1101"]
[BlackElo "1214"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C54_03 Italianische Partie 5.d4 / Italian Opening 5.d4} 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg5 (8. e5
Ne4 9. Qc2 d5 10. Bd3 f5 11. O-O Be7 12. Nxd5 Nb4 13. Nxb4 Bxb4 14. Qb3+ Kh8
15. Qxb4 {1-0 Bjornsson,T-Juni,B/Gausdal AC 1990/TD 90\05 (15)}) 8... d6 (8...
Re8 9. e5 d6 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. Rd1 dxe5 12. dxe5 Bxf3 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Qc4+ Bd5
15. Rxd5 Nxe5 16. Rd7+ Kf8 17. Qxb4+ c5 18. Qxc5+ Kg8 19. Rxd8 Nd3+ 20. Kd2
Nxc5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Re1 {
Fortin,M-Rivar,M/WchJM-U10 St.Lorenzo 1995/JUN 95/1-0 (44)}) 9. O-O h6 $16 (
9... Re8 10. Nd5 Rxe4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nxb4 Nxb4 13. Qb3 d5 14. Qxb4 dxc4 15.
Qxc4 Bg4 16. Qc3 Rf4 17. Nh4 Rxd4 18. Qg3 Qd6 19. f4 Qc5 20. Qxg4+ Kh8 21. Kh1
Qc2 22. Nf5 {1-0 Andrade,J-Carvalho,C/WchJM-U10 Bratislava 1993/TD 93\05 (22)})
(9... Bxc3 $5 {looks like a viable alternative} 10. bxc3 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11)
10. Bh4 $11 (10. Bxf6 $142 $5 Qxf6 11. Nd5 $16) 10... Na5 $16 (10... g5 $142 $5
{is worthy of consideration} 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Kg7 $11) 11.
Bd3 $14 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bd3 f5 $16) 11... Be6 $16 (11... g5 $5 12. Bg3 Re8
$14) 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 (13. Nxe5 $6 Nc6 (13... Qxd4 $4 {
Black will not be able to digest the pawn} 14. Bh7+ Nxh7 15. Qxd4 $18) 14. Nxc6
bxc6 $14) 13... g5 14. Nxg5 hxg5 15. Bxg5 (15. exf6 $5 Qxf6 (15... gxh4 $4 {
taking the bishop will lose the game} 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Qh5 Qd1 18. Rfxd1 Rfc8
19. Bf5+ Kg8 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qh8#) 16. Qh5 Bf5 $18) 15... Bc4 16. Bxc4 Qxd1
17. Raxd1 Nh7 18. Bh6 Rfe8 $2 $18 (18... Bxc3 $142 {and Black has air to breath
} 19. bxc3 Nxc4 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 $14) 19. Bd5 (19. Rd4 $5 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nxc4 21.
Rxc4 Re6 22. Rg4+ Kh8 23. Bg7+ Kg8 $18) 19... c6 20. Be4 Nc4 (20... Rxe5 $142
$5 21. Bd3 Rae8 $18) 21. a3 (21. Rd3 $5 Nf8 22. f4 Nxb2 23. Rg3+ Ng6 24. Bxg6
Bc5+ 25. Kh1 fxg6 $18) 21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxe5 23. Rfe1 Ng4 24. Bf4 Ngf6 25.
Bf3 Rad8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Bh6 Nd5 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Kf1 Nf6 30. f3 Kh7 31.
Bg5 Kg6 32. Bxf6 Kxf6 33. Rxd5 Ke6 (33... Rc8 34. Rd6+ Kg7 35. Rd3 $16) 34. Rd1
(34. Rd4 f5 $18) 34... Rc8 35. Rc1 b5 36. g4 Kf6 37. h4 Kg6 38. Ke2 Re8+ 39.
Kd3 f5 40. c4 Rd8+ 41. Ke3 fxg4 42. fxg4 Rc8 43. c5 {
The passed pawn on c5 quickly leads to threats} Kf6 (43... a5 44. c6 $18) 44.
Kd4 Ke6 (44... a5 {does not save the day} 45. c6 b4 46. axb4 axb4 47. Kc5 $18)
45. c6 Rd8+ (45... a6 {cannot undo what has already been done} 46. h5 $18) 46.
Ke4 (46. Kc5 $142 $5 {and White can already relax} Rc8 $18) 46... Re8 (46... a5
{is not much help} 47. c7 Rc8 48. h5 $18) 47. c7 Kd7+ 48. Kd5 (48. Kf5 {
makes it even easier for White} Rf8+ 49. Ke5 Kc8 $18) 48... Kc8 49. Kc6 Re5 (
49... Re4 {there is nothing better in the position} 50. h5 Rxg4 51. Kxb5 Rh4
$18) 50. Rd1 {Threatening mate... how?} Re6+ 51. Rd6 {Threatening mate: Rxe6}
Rxd6+ 52. Kxd6 {The mate threat is Kc6} a5 (52... b4 {cannot change destiny}
53. g5 bxa3 54. g6 Kb7 55. g7 Kb6 56. g8=Q Ka5 57. c8=Q a6 58. Qd5+ Kb4 59.
Qcc4#) 53. Kc5 $18 (53. Kc6 b4 54. g5 bxa3 55. g6 a2 56. g7 a1=Q 57. g8=Q#)
53... b4 54. axb4 {Threatening mate: Kc6} a4 (54... axb4 {
is still a small chance} 55. Kxb4 Kxc7 $18) 55. Kc4 $18 (55. Kc6 a3 56. b5 a2
57. b6 a1=Q 58. b7#) 55... Kxc7 56. h5 a3 57. Kb3 (57. Kb3 Kd6 58. h6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Black "Kramer, Warren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "1443"]
[BlackElo "1279"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 c5 {
Opening = B50 - Sizilianisch-Verschiedenes mit 2...d6 /Sicilian-Various 2...d6}
2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 $146 (5... e5 6. O-O (6. c3 Be7 7. O-O
Be6 8. Nbd2 Qc7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nf1 Ne8 11. Ne3 Bf6 12. Nf5 Ne7 13. g4 Ng6 14.
g5 Bd8 15. N3h4 Qd7 16. Be3 Nxh4 17. Nxh4 g6 18. d4 Bg4 19. f3 cxd4 20. cxd4
exd4 {Nagy,E-Derera,M/HUN-chW 1990/TD 92\07/1-0 (50)}) 6... Be7 7. Nc3 (7. Nbd2
Be6 8. Re1 Qd7 9. Nf1 O-O 10. h4 Rac8 11. N1h2 b5 12. Ng5 b4 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14.
Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Rf6 16. h5 Rcf8 17. h6 g6 18. Be3 Bd8 19. Kh2 Qf7 20. Qh3 Kh8
21. g4 Qd7 {Rutherford,E-Cmilyte,V/WchJW-U12 Szeged 1994/TD 94\01/0-1 (35)})
7... h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Qd2 Qd7 10. Rfb1 Bh3 11. Bh1 Nd4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5
Bd8 14. c3 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 h4 16. d4 hxg3 17. fxg3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Be6 19. dxe5
Bxd5 20. exd5 {Zahn,N-Gant,O/BLW 1992/BIG 90/0-1 (36)}) (5... Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7.
Bxf3 g6 (7... Rb8 8. Be3 g6 9. Qd2 Bg7 10. Nc3 b5 11. g4 Nd7 12. Bg2 Nd4 13. f4
h5 14. Nd1 e5 15. g5 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. O-O O-O 18. Ne3 Rb7 19. Nd5 Kh8 20.
c3 Ne6 21. Be3 a5 22. Nf6 {
Leroy,A-Ngo,N/WchJM-U12 Bratislava 1993/TD 93\05/1-0 (60)}) 8. O-O Bg7 9. Nc3
O-O 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. Be3 a6 12. Qd2 b5 13. Bh6 e6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 b4 16.
Ne2 Re8 17. Kh2 e5 18. f5 Nd4 19. g4 Nxe2 20. Qxe2 {
Gusejnova,S-Kiss,F/WchJW-U14 Duisburg 1992/TD 92\06/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 6. Bg5 Bg7
7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bd7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qd2 a6 {Secures b5} 11. a4 Qc8 12. Kh2 Rb8
13. Bh6 Nd4 14. Nxd4 $15 (14. Bxg7 $142 $5 {and White is still in the game}
Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Kxg7 16. Bg2 $14) 14... cxd4 $11 (14... Bxh6 $142 $5 {
is interesting} 15. Qxh6 cxd4 $17) 15. Ne2 $15 (15. Bxg7 $142 $5 {
is an interesting idea} dxc3 16. Qh6 cxb2 17. Bxf8 Ng4+ 18. hxg4 bxa1=Q 19.
Rxa1 Qxf8 20. g5 $15) 15... Qc5 $16 (15... Bxh6 $142 {and Black hangs on} 16.
Qxh6 Qxc2 17. Nxd4 Qxb2 $17) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. b4 {
White prepares the advance a5} Qa7 18. f4 b5 19. e5 {White wins space} dxe5 $16
(19... Ne8 $142 $5 {should be investigated more closely} 20. axb5 Bxb5 $14) 20.
fxe5 Ng8 {The knight aims for Nf6-g8-h6-f5-e3} 21. a5 {White gains space} Be6 {
In the style of Nimzovich} 22. Nf4 Qd7 23. Rae1 Nh6 $18 (23... Rbc8 $142 $5 $14
{is an interesting alternative}) 24. Qf2 $4 $11 {
not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (24.
Nh5+ $142 $1 gxh5 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qxh6 $16) 24... Nf5 25. g4 Ne3 {
Black can be proud of that piece. Black gets strong initiative} 26. Rxe3 dxe3 {
Don't underestimate that pawn} 27. Qxe3 Rfc8 28. Rc1 Rc3 29. Ne2 Rc7 30. d4
Rbc8 31. Be4 Bd5 32. Bxd5 Qxd5 33. Nf4 $4 $19 (33. c3 $142 $15 {
this is the best bet to save the position}) 33... Rxc2+ 34. Rxc2 (34. Kg3 Qc4
35. Rxc2 Qxc2 $19) 34... Rxc2+ 35. Kg3 Qc4 36. Kh4 Rc3 {The mate threat is Rxe3
} 37. Qe4 (37. Nh5+ {what else?} gxh5 38. Qg5+ Kf8 39. Qh6+ Ke8 40. Qxa6 $19)
37... Qf1 {Do you see the mate threat?} 38. g5 (38. Nd3 {is not the saving move
} Rxd3 39. Qxd3 Qxd3 40. d5 Qe3 41. e6 Qf2+ 42. Kg5 h6#) 38... Qf2+ 39. Kg4
Qg3# 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson-Smith, William"]
[Black "Giermann, Arno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "1465"]
[BlackElo "1556"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 e5 {Opening = A40 - Seltene Antworten auf 1.d4 /Unusual replies to 1.d4}
2. dxe5 (2. d5 Bc5 3. e4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bxf2+ 5. Ke2 d6 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Nc3 Bg4 8.
Qd3 a6 9. Kd2 Bb4 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. a3 Nc5 12. Bxc5 Bxc5 13. Be2 Nh5 14. g3 h6
15. Raf1 Bh3 16. Rd1 Bg2 {
Schroevers,R-Baete,G/Vlissingen op 1996/EXP 53/0-1 (56)}) 2... d6 $146 (2... f6
3. exf6 Nxf6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd4 Bd6 10.
Qh5+ Ke7 11. Nxc6+ bxc6 12. Bd3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Rb8 14. Bxd6+ Kxd6 15. f3 Qf6 16.
c3 Nc5 17. Bxf5 {Mueller,H-Stopka,D/NRW-I 1992/TD 92\01/1-0 (36)}) (2... Qh4 3.
Nf3 Qa4 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. e4 {1/2-1/2 Miles,A-Huebner,R/Tilburg 1985/MCL 01 (5)})
3. g3 $11 (3. Nf3 $5 $16) 3... Nc6 $16 (3... dxe5 4. Qxd8+ Kxd8 5. Nc3 $11) 4.
exd6 Bxd6 5. Bg2 Ne5 (5... Nf6 6. Bf4 $16) 6. Nf3 Nxf3+ 7. Bxf3 Ne7 8. O-O Bh3
9. Bg2 $14 (9. Bxb7 $5 Bxf1 10. Bxa8 (10. Qxf1 $143 Rb8 11. Bg2 O-O $14) (10.
Kxf1 $143 Bxg3 11. Nd2 Rb8 $15) 10... Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qxa8 12. Nc3 $16) 9... Bxg2
10. Kxg2 Qd7 11. Nd2 O-O-O 12. c4 $4 $19 {
with this move White loses his initiative} (12. e4 $142 $14 {the rescuing straw
}) 12... Qc6+ $4 $11 {weakening the position} (12... Bb4 $142 $19 {
Black clearly has the better chances}) 13. f3 Nf5 14. Qb3 Nd4 $14 (14... Bc5
15. Ne4 Nd4 16. Qc3 $15) 15. Qd3 Bc5 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Rhe8 18. e4 h5 19.
Bf4 (19. h4 f5 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 $16) 19... f6 {
Prevents intrusion on e5+g5} 20. Rad1 g5 21. Bc1 g4 {This push gains space} 22.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 $15 (23. Qb5 $5 {is worthy of consideration} Qd6 24. b4 Bxb4
25. Qxh5 gxf3+ 26. Qxf3 $14) 23... Re8 $11 (23... gxf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxd1 25. Qxd1
Qe6 $11) 24. Rd5 Re5 $14 (24... h4 $5 $11 {deserves consideration}) 25. Qd3 {
Threatening mate: Rd8. White gets kings attack} Rxd5 (25... gxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Qe6
27. Bf4 $16) 26. Qxd5 Qb6 $18 (26... Qxd5 $5 27. cxd5 Kd7 $16) 27. fxg4 Bg1 $2
(27... hxg4 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qxg4+ Ke7 $18) 28. Qf5+ (28. gxh5 $6 {
is clearly worse} Qf2+ 29. Kh3 Qf1+ 30. Kg4 Qxc1 31. Qe6+ Kd8 32. Qxf6+ Kd7 33.
Qf7+ Kd8 34. Qf8+ Kd7 $16) 28... Kd8 29. gxh5 {
The passed pawn on h5 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} Be3 (29... Ke7
30. h6 Bxh2 31. Kxh2 $18) 30. Bxe3 (30. h6 {might be the shorter path} Bxh6 31.
Bxh6 Qxb2+ 32. Kh3 Qd4 $18) 30... Qxe3 31. Qxf6+ Ke8 32. Kh3 Qxe4 33. Qg6+ Qxg6
34. hxg6 Kf8 35. Kg4 Kg7 36. Kg5 c5 37. h4 a6 38. a4 a5 39. h5 b6 40. h6+ Kh8 (
40... Kf8 {cannot change destiny} 41. Kf6 Ke8 42. g7 Kd7 43. g8=Q b5 44. h7
bxa4 45. h8=Q Kc7 46. Qb8+ Kd7 47. Qhe8#) 41. Kf6 (41. g7+ Kh7 42. Kf6 b5 43.
Kf7 Kxh6 44. g8=Q bxa4 45. Qg6#) 41... Kg8 42. g7 b5 (42... Kh7 {
does not help much} 43. Kf7 Kxh6 44. g8=Q b5 45. Qg6#) 43. Kg6 (43. Kg6 bxa4
44. h7#) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Giermann, Arno"]
[Black "Gray, Graham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C35"]
[WhiteElo "1556"]
[BlackElo "1536"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C35 - Cunningham-Gambit /Cunningham Gambit} 2. f4 exf4 3.
Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 $146 {Covers e4} (5. e5 Nh5 (5... Ne4 6. O-O d5 7.
exd6 Nxd6 8. Bb3 O-O 9. d4 g5 10. c4 Bg4 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Kh1 Nf5 13. d5 Ncd4
14. Qd3 Nxb3 15. axb3 h6 16. Ne5 h5 17. Nxg4 hxg4 18. Qxf5 Kg7 19. Bd2 Kh8 20.
Ne4 {1-0 Black,R-Castillo,O/Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44 (20)}) 6. d4 d5 7. exd6 Bxd6
8. Qe2+ Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Bxe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Be6 12. Be2 Nf6 13. Bf3 c6 14.
Bxf4 Rd8 15. c3 Nbd7 16. Nd2 Nd5 17. Bg3 Ne3 18. Rf2 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Ng4 {
Asanov,B-Malaniuk,V/Copenhagen Unibank 1991/TD 91\06/1/2-1/2 (56)}) (5. Nc3 O-O
6. e5 Ng4 7. Qe2 d6 8. d4 dxe5 9. dxe5 Ne3 10. Bxe3 fxe3 11. Rd1 Qe8 12. O-O
Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qxe3 Nc6 15. Qe4 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 Qe7 17. Qg4 Rad8 18. Ne4
Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 {Lendwai,R-Chiburdanidze,M/Graz 1991/EXP 22/1/2-1/2 (61)})
5... d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O O-O $11 (7... Ne3 8. Bxe3 fxe3 9. Re1 $15) 8. Bxd5
Qxd5 9. Bxf4 c6 10. Nc3 Qh5 11. Ne4 $11 (11. Ne5 Qh4 $11) 11... Be6 12. Qe1 Re8
13. Qg3 Qg4 (13... Nd7 14. a3 $11) 14. h3 (14. Nd4 Qxg3 15. Bxg3 Bd5 $11) 14...
Qxg3 15. Bxg3 h6 {Controls g5} 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Rae1 b5 19. Nd6
Bxd6 20. Bxd6 Re6 21. Rxe6 Bxe6 22. d4 a5 ({Instead of} 22... Bxa2 23. b3 $14)
23. Bc5 $15 (23. a3 Re8 $11) 23... a4 $11 (23... Bxa2 $5 24. g4 Be6 $15) 24. a3
Re8 25. Re1 f6 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. g4 h5 28. Kg3 Rh8 29. gxh5 Rxh5 30. h4 g5 31.
hxg5 Rxg5+ 32. Kf2 Bd5 33. Rg1 Rh5 34. Kg3 f5 35. Rf1 Ke6 36. Rf2 Rg5+ 37. Kf4
Rg4+ 38. Ke3 Re4+ 39. Kd2 f4 40. c3 Kf5 41. Re2 Bc4 42. Rxe4 Kxe4 {
Active king in the endgame} 43. Ke1 f3 44. Kf2 Be2 45. Ke1 Kd3 46. Kf2 Kc2 47.
Ke1 Kxb2 48. Bb4 Kc2 49. Kf2 Kd3 50. Bc5 $17 (50. Ba5 Ke4 $15) 50... Kc4 $15 (
50... Kxc3 51. Ke3 $17) 51. Bb4 Bd1 52. Ke3 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Black "Anderson-Smith, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "1443"]
[BlackElo "1465"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e6 {
Opening = C09 - Französische Vert-Tarrasch Varian /French Def-Tarrasch Variat}
2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Bb5+ Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. dxc5 $146 (6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Nfd4 (10. c4 dxc4 11. Qxd8+ Bxd8 12. Bxc4 O-O
13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bd6 Be7 15. Bxe7 {
1/2-1/2 Gipslis,A-Dolmatov,S/URS-chT 1988/TD 88\11 (15)}) (10. c3 Bg4 11. Bg5
f6 12. Bf4 O-O 13. h3 Bh5 14. Be2 Qd7 15. Re1 Rad8 16. Nfd4 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 Ng6
18. Bh2 Rfe8 19. Qd2 Re4 20. Rae1 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. cxd4 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Re8
24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 {Lampe,J-Schmidt,M/Schoeneck 1996/0-1 (47)}) (10. Bg5 O-O 11.
Qd2 f6 12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Rad1 Bg4 14. Be2 Re8 15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Bg3 Kh8 17. h3 Bf5
18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Nb4 21. Qd2 a5 22. c3 Na6 23. Qe2 a4 24.
Nbd4 Nc5 25. Nd2 f5 26. f3 a3 27. b3 Na6 28. Qd3 Nc7 29. Kh1 f4 30. Bf2 Re8 31.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Qe2 Nf6 33. Kg1 Qc8 34. Qe6 Qc7 35. Nb1 Nf8 36. Qf5 N8d7 37. Ne6
Bxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Qb6+ 39. Nd4 Qd6 40. Qe6 Qf8 41. Kg1 Nc5 42. Qf5 {
1/2-1/2 Schlaeger,U-Kordsachia,T/BL2-N 1990/BL2 (42)}) 10... O-O 11. Bg5 Qd6
12. Re1 Ng6 13. Bf1 a6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. c4 d4 16. c5 Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18.
Bd2 Be6 19. Qa4 Rfc8 20. Re4 Rd8 {
Vokac,M-Priehoda,V/CSR-chT 1992/TD 92\10/0-1 (55)}) 6... Bxc5 7. Nb3 Bb6 8. Nf3
Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 f6 {Consolidates e5. Black begins to deal mighty blows}
11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qd3 Nge5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 $17 (16.
Qf5 $5 Bg6 17. Qe6+ Bf7 18. Qf5 $11) 16... fxe5 17. Qg3 Qf6 {
f2 draws heavy fire} 18. Rfe1 $4 $19 (18. Rae1 $142 $15 {is the best chance})
18... Bxf2+ (18... Bxf2+ 19. Qxf2 $5 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Rf6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maaz, John"]
[Black "Kramer, Warren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "1214"]
[BlackElo "1279"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {
Opening = E90 - Königsindisch-Klassisches System /King's Indian-Classical Syst}
2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bf4 Nbd7 $146 (7... Re8 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. Bg3 exd5 12. cxd5 b5 13. Bxb5 Nxb5 14. Nxb5
Nh5 15. Nc4 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Ba6 17. Ncxd6 Be5 18. Qa4 Qb6 19. b4 Bxb5 20. Nxb5
Bxa1 21. bxc5 Qxc5 22. Rxa1 {
Kozul,Z-Cebalo,M/Cetinje 1990/EXT 90ch/1/2-1/2 (36)}) (7... e5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bd2
Nh7 10. Qc1 h5 11. g3 f5 12. Nh4 Qf6 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bg2 Bd3 15. Be3 Na6 16.
Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Ng5 18. Bg2 e4 19. O-O Nf3+ 20. Nxf3 exf3 21. Bh3 Rae8 22.
Qd2 Re4 23. b3 Kh7 24. Rac1 b6 25. Rfe1 Rfe8 26. Bf1 Qf5 27. Bf4 Nb4 28. Rxe4
Rxe4 29. a3 Rd4 30. Qe3 Nd3 31. Bxd3 Rxd3 32. Qe6 Qxe6 33. dxe6 Bf6 34. Re1 Kg8
35. h4 Kf8 36. Re3 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Ke7 38. Bg5 Bxg5 39. hxg5 d5 40. cxd5 Rxd5 41.
Rxf3 Rxg5 42. Rf7+ {
1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Hjartarson,J/Rotterdam WCup 1989/CBM 13 (42)}) (7... b5 8.
cxb5 a6 9. a4 Qa5 10. Bd2 e6 11. Bd3 axb5 12. Nxb5 Qd8 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. O-O
Nc6 15. Bc3 Nb4 16. Re1 Qb6 17. Bf1 Rfd8 18. Qd2 d5 19. Bxb4 dxe4 20. Qe3 exf3
21. Qxc5 Qb7 22. Bc3 {Sonntag,H-Hausrath,D/BL9596 1996/BL 90/1-0 (41)}) (7...
Nh5 8. Be3 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Bg4 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Nd5 Qd7 14.
h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxc5 Bxb2 18. Rad1 Be5 19. Bxd6 Bxd6
20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Ne5 22. Be2 {
Urday,H-Uhlmann,W/Novi Sad olm 1990/TD 90\06/1-0 (58)}) (7... Bg4 8. Be2 Nbd7
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nb6 11. Qe2 Nfd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Qd3 Nd7 15.
Rab1 Bg7 16. Be2 Qa5 17. a3 a6 18. Qc2 Rab8 19. Rfc1 h5 20. b4 Qc7 21. Qb3 Rfc8
22. Rc2 {Capris,M-Heinze,W/OLWuert 1993/GER 03/0-1 (33)}) 8. Bd3 Qb6 9. Qc2 Nh5
10. Na4 Qc7 11. Bd2 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bc3 Bxc3+ (13... Rd8 14. O-O $11) 14.
Nxc3 ({Inferior is} 14. bxc3 Nf4 15. O-O e5 $15) 14... Bd7 15. Qd2 e6 $14 (
15... e5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. O-O $11) 16. O-O a6 $14 {Consolidates b5} (16... e5
17. Ne2 $11) 17. Be2 Ng7 18. a3 $11 (18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Rad1 Rad8 $14) 18... f5
19. dxe6 {White advances the passed pawn} Bxe6 20. Nd5 {Praise the knight!}
Bxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 22. Rad1 {The backward pawn on d6 becomes a target} fxe4 23.
Qxe4 {Black gets strong play along the open e-file} Rae8 24. Qc2 Nf5 {
Black launches an attack} 25. Qc3+ Nd4 {The black knight is well posted.} 26.
Bf3 $15 (26. Bd3 Qf7 $11) 26... Qg7 27. Rfe1 $17 (27. Bg4 Re4 28. Qh3 Qf7 $15)
27... Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 $17 (28. Qxe1 Rxf3 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. gxf3 Qf6 $11) 28...
Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 Qxc3 {The mate threat is Qxe1} 30. bxc3 Rxf3 31. Re3 (31. Re8+
$142 Kg7 32. Re7+ Kh6 33. Rxb7 Rxc3 34. Rb6 $19) 31... Rxe3 32. fxe3 Kg7 33.
Kf2 Kf6 34. Kf3 Kf5 35. h4 (35. h3 g5 $19) 35... h6 36. e4+ Ke5 37. Ke3 g5 38.
h5 g4 39. a4 b6 40. Kd3 Kf4 (40... Kf4 41. Kd2 Kxe4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gaviola, Cecil"]
[Black "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "1498"]
[BlackElo "1101"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C54_03 Italianische Partie 5.d4 / Italian Opening 5.d4} 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4
9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11. Qxb4 (11. Ne5+ Kf6 (11... Ke8 12. Qxb4 Rf8 13.
Nc3 Qh4 14. O-O c6 15. Rae1 Qe7 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. f3 Nxc3 18. Ng6+ Kf7 19.
Nxf8 Kxf8 20. bxc3 Bf5 21. Re5 Bd3 22. Rfe1 b6 23. Re7 c5 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. Rc7
Bc4 26. a3 a5 27. Ree7 Bb3 28. Rxg7 d4 29. cxd4 cxd4 30. Rxh7 Rd8 31. Rcd7 {
1-0 Oliva,J-Blackman,M/WchJM-U14 Szeged 1994/TD 94\01 (31)}) 12. f3 Ng5 13.
Qxb4 Qe7 14. Qd2 g6 15. Nc3 c6 16. O-O Be6 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. f4 Nf7 19. f5 gxf5
20. g4 Rhg8 21. Kh1 Qd6 22. gxf5 Bd7 23. Qf4 h6 24. Qh4+ Kg7 25. Rg1+ Ng5 {
Hmadi,S-Norri,J/Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44/1/2-1/2 (68)}) 11... Re8 12. O-O b6 13.
Ne5+ $15 {A beautiful square!} (13. Nc3 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 $11) 13... Kg8 14. f3
{Secures g4} c5 15. Qb3 cxd4 16. Nc6 Qd6 $11 (16... Nc5 $5 {
looks like a viable alternative} 17. Nxd8 Nxb3 18. axb3 Rxd8 $15) 17. Nxd4 $15
(17. fxe4 Qxc6 18. exd5 Qc5 $15) 17... Qc5 $11 (17... Nc5 18. Qc3 $15) 18. Qd1
Nf6 $11 (18... Ba6 19. Re1 (19. fxe4 $143 Rxe4 20. Rf2 Qxd4 $17) 19... Ng5 20.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Na3 $15) 19. Nc3 $15 (19. Qd2 Ba6 20. b4 Qe7 $11) 19... b5 $14 (
19... Ba6 $142 $5 {is worth consideration} 20. Rf2 Re3 $15) 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. b4
$11 (21. Ncxb5 $5 {is noteworthy} Ba6 22. a4 Bxb5 23. axb5 $16) 21... Bb7 $14 (
21... Bd7 $5 $11 {is worth looking at}) 22. Kh1 $11 (22. Ncxb5 $5 Re7 23. a4
$16) 22... a6 23. Nce2 Rac8 24. Qd2 Rc4 {The rook dominates} 25. Rxc4 $15 (25.
Rfe1 Qd6 26. a3 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qe5 $11) 25... bxc4 {Black gets more space} 26.
Qc3 Qd6 27. Ng3 Qe5 28. a3 Qe3 29. Qxe3 Rxe3 30. a4 (30. Ra1 Rd3 31. Nge2 Nh5
$15) 30... Ra3 31. a5 Rd3 32. Nge2 Bc8 33. Nc6 $17 (33. Kg1 $142 $5 $15 {
should not be overlooked}) 33... Re3 $15 (33... Bd7 $5 34. Ncd4 Rd2 $17) 34.
Ncd4 {A sound move} Kf7 35. Kg1 Re8 36. Kf2 Bd7 37. Nc3 Rb8 38. Rb1 Ne8 $16 (
38... Ke7 $142 $5 $15 {is a viable option}) 39. Nxd5 Nd6 $18 (39... Rb7 $142 $5
$16) 40. Re1 $16 (40. Nc7 $142 $5 $18) 40... Re8 $18 (40... Rd8 41. Nc7 Ne8 42.
Nxa6 $18) 41. Rc1 $16 (41. Rxe8 $5 Nxe8 42. Nb6 Ke7 $18) 41... Rc8 42. Nb6 Rc7
43. Rc3 Nb5 44. Nxb5 Bxb5 45. g4 $16 (45. Ke3 Rc6 $16) 45... g5 46. Kg3 Ke6 47.
f4 h6 48. Re3+ $14 (48. Kf3 Bc6+ 49. Ke3 gxf4+ 50. Kxf4 Bd5 $16) 48... Kd6 $2
$18 (48... Kf7 $142 $5 {would keep Black in the game} 49. Nd5 Rd7 $14) 49. Rc3
$4 $11 {White loses the upper hand} (49. f5 $142 {
White missed this excellent chance} Kc6 50. Kf3 $18) 49... Ke6 50. Kf3 Kd6 51.
f5 Ke5 {Black gets in control} 52. Re3+ Kd4 {Black plans c3} 53. Re4+ Kd3 54.
Re3+ $11 (54. Re5 $5 $16) 54... Kd2 $14 (54... Kd4 $5 $11 {must be considered})
55. Kf2 $4 $19 {White has let it slip away} (55. Re2+ $142 {would save the game
} Kd3 56. Re5 $16) 55... c3 56. f6 (56. Nd5 c2 57. Nxc7 c1=Q 58. Nxb5 axb5 $19)
56... c2 57. Re1 c1=Q {Threatening mate... how?} 58. Rxc1 Rxc1 59. Nd5 Bc4 (
59... Rf1+ {seems even better} 60. Kg3 Bc6 61. Ne7 $19) 60. Ne3 Bf7 61. Nf5 Rc6
62. Kf3 Kd3 63. Kg3 (63. Nxh6 {does not solve anything} Rxf6+ 64. Nf5 Bg6 $19)
63... Rxf6 64. h4 Be6 65. hxg5 hxg5 66. Ne7 Rf4 67. Ng6 Rxg4+ 68. Kf3 Rxb4 69.
Ne5+ Kd2 70. Kg3 (70. Ng6 {does not improve anything} Rb5 $19) 70... Rb3+ 71.
Kf2 g4 72. Nc6 g3+ (72... Bd5 73. Kf1 g3 74. Ne5 Rb1#) 73. Kg1 (73. Kg2 {
cannot change what is in store for ?} Bd5+ 74. Kh3 g2+ 75. Kh2 Rb1 76. Kg3
g1=Q+ 77. Kf4 Qg7 78. Ne5 Rf1+ 79. Nf3+ Rxf3#) 73... Bd5 (73... Bd5 74. Ne5
Rb1#) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Porlaje, Benjamin"]
[Black "Madsen, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A51"]
[WhiteElo "1270"]
[BlackElo "1195"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {
Opening = A51 - Budapester Gambit-Fajarowicz V /Budapest Defence-Fajarowicz V}
2. c4 e5 3. e3 c6 $14 (3... exd4 4. exd4 Be7 5. Nf3 $11) (3... Nc6 4. Nf3 (4.
d5 Ne7 5. Nf3 (5. Nc3 Ng6 6. a3 a6 7. Nf3 d6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. Qc2 Nf8 10. Bd2 N8d7
11. b4 a5 12. O-O O-O 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 f5 16. Ng3 e4 17. Be2
Bf6 18. Rab1 axb4 19. axb4 Ne5 {
Herzog,M-Szepessy,T/Bad Ragaz op 1992/TD 92\04/1-0 (35)}) 5... Ng6 6. Nc3 Be7
7. Bd3 d6 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bf5 Bxf5 10. Qxf5 Qd7 11. g4 Rae8 12. e4 Bd8 13. h4 Ne7
14. Qxd7 Nxd7 15. h5 h6 16. Ke2 Nc5 17. Be3 Nc8 18. Rag1 f6 {
Hauer,D-Hartleif,S/Schoeneck 1996/1-0 (33)}) 4... Bb4+ 5. Nc3 exd4 6. exd4 O-O
7. Be2 Ne4 8. Qc2 Re8 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Rxe2 12. d5 Nb8 13.
Be3 d6 14. Nd4 Rxe3 15. fxe3 Na6 16. e4 g6 17. Rf4 Bd7 18. Raf1 Be8 19. Ne6 {
1-0 Reis,L-Morais,V/Lisbon Masters-B 1996/EXP 51 (19)}) 4. Nc3 $11 (4. dxe5
Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qxe5 $14) 4... d6 5. Bd3 h5 6. Nge2 Ng4 7. h3 Nf6 8. O-O Qe7 {
Black is behind in development.} 9. Re1 Ng4 $2 $18 (9... e4 $142 {
is the best option Black has} 10. Bc2 d5 $11) 10. Ng3 $14 (10. hxg4 $142 $5
hxg4 11. Ng3 $18) 10... Nh6 11. d5 {White wins space} h4 12. Nf1 Bxh3 $4 $18 (
12... g5 $142 $14 {would bring relief}) 13. Qf3 $4 $19 {forfeits the clear win}
(13. gxh3 $142 {secures victory} g5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Qf3 $18) 13... Bg4 14.
Be4 (14. Nh2 {doesn't change anything anymore} Bxf3 15. Nxf3 g5 $19) 14... Bxf3
15. Bxf3 h3 16. gxh3 Nf5 (16... Qh4 {keeps an even firmer grip} 17. Bg2 $19)
17. Bg2 (17. Bg4 {doesn't improve anything} g6 $19) 17... Qf6 (17... Nh4 {
and Black can already relax} 18. e4 $19) 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. f4 Qg6 20. Kh2 Nd7 (
20... Nh4 {makes it even easier for Black} 21. Bh1 $19) 21. Bxc6 Rc8 22. Be4 (
22. Bg2 {does not win a prize} Rxc4 23. a3 Be7 $19) 22... Rxc4 (22... Nf6 {
keeps an even firmer grip} 23. Bg2 Nh4 24. Bh1 Ng4+ 25. Kg1 Nxe3+ 26. Kf2 Nxf1
27. Rxf1 Rxc4 28. Bd2 $19) 23. Ng3 (23. Bg2 $19 {there is nothing else anyway})
23... Qxg3+ (23... Qxg3+ 24. Kh1 Rxh3#) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Black "Chilman, Alan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "1069"]
[BlackElo "1560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {
Opening = A45 - Damenbauernspiele-Trompowski Var /Queen's Pawn-Trompowski Var}
2. e3 g6 3. Bd3 Bg7 4. Nd2 d5 (4... d6 5. f4 Nc6 6. Ngf3 e5 7. c3 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Bc4 Ng4 11. Qe2 exd4 12. exd4 Qe3+ 13. Qxe3 Nxe3 14. Rf2
Bf5 15. Bb3 Rae8 16. Nf1 Ng4 17. Rd2 Na5 18. h3 Nf6 19. Ng3 {
Sionneau,D-Boudre,J/Urcuit op 1989/TD 89\10/0-1 (35)}) 5. f4 e6 $146 {Covers f5
} (5... Bg4 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. a3 Qd7 8. h3 Bf5 9. Bb5 a6 10. Ne5 Qd6 11. Be2 Ne4
12. g4 Ng3 13. Rh2 Nxe2 14. Qxe2 Be6 15. Qf2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc6 17. Nb3 Qb6 18.
Bd2 O-O-O 19. O-O-O Bd7 20. Bc3 {
Ovezova,M-Aginian,N/WchJW-U16 Szeged 1994/TD 94\01/0-1 (49)}) 6. Nh3 Nc6 7. c3
{Controls b4} Qe7 8. Ng5 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 9. a4 Bd7 10. Qe2 h6 11.
Ngf3 Na7 12. Ne5 Rg8 13. b3 Bf8 (13... O-O-O 14. O-O $14) 14. Ba3 Qd8 15. Bxf8
Kxf8 16. O-O Qe7 17. Qf3 Nc6 18. b4 Nxe5 $16 (18... Nb8 19. Rfe1 $14) 19. fxe5
Nh7 20. Qh3 Kg7 21. Nf3 Ng5 22. Qg4 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 (23. gxf3 $6 Bc6 $11) 23...
a5 24. b5 {White gets more space} b6 25. Rf2 Rgf8 $16 (25... c6 26. c4 $14) 26.
Raf1 $14 (26. Qg3 Rad8 $16) 26... Rac8 $16 (26... c6 27. e4 $14) 27. Qg3 c6 $18
(27... Qg5 28. Qxg5 hxg5 $14) 28. Rxf7+ $4 $17 {White has let it slip away} (
28. Rf6 $142 {White had this great chance} Be8 29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Rxf8 cxb5 31.
axb5 Rxc3 32. R8f6 $18) 28... Qxf7 $4 $18 {gives away a clear win} (28... Rxf7
29. Qxg6+ Kf8 $19) 29. Rxf7+ Rxf7 30. Qxg6+ (30. Bxg6 $6 cxb5 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7
32. axb5 Bxb5 33. Qf4+ Ke8 34. Qxh6 Rc6 $18) 30... Kf8 31. Qxh6+ Rg7 (31... Kg8
{no good, but what else?} 32. bxc6 Rxc6 33. Qg5+ Kf8 $18) 32. Qh8+ (32. bxc6
$142 {and White has it in the bag} Be8 33. Qh8+ Rg8 34. Qf6+ Bf7 35. c7 $18)
32... Kf7 33. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson-Smith, William"]
[Black "Gray, Graham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D84"]
[WhiteElo "1465"]
[BlackElo "1536"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = D84 - Grünfeld Verteidigung-4.Bf4 /Gruenfeld Defence-4.Bf4
} 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 $11 (4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 $11) 4...
Bg7 5. e3 O-O (5... c6 6. Qb3 $11) 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Bxc7 b6 $16 {
Black creates threats along the open c-file} (8... Na6 9. Bg3 $14) 9. Be2 Na6
10. Bg3 Bd7 (10... Qxg2 $4 {That pawn is poisoned} 11. Bf3 Bh3 12. Kd2 $18 (12.
Bxg2 $6 {is the less attractive alternative} Bxg2 13. f3 Bxh1 $18)) 11. Qd2
Rae8 $18 (11... Rac8 12. Bh4 (12. Bxa6 $143 Qxg2 13. Bb7 Qxb7 $17) 12... Rfe8
13. Bf3 $16 (13. Bxa6 $143 Qxg2 14. Bxc8 Rxc8 $17)) 12. Bxa6 $4 $15 {
forfeits the advantage} (12. Nf3 $142 Nb8 13. Bd3 $16) 12... Qxg2 13. f3 $19 {
Controls g4} (13. Bb7 $1 {might be a viable alternative} Qxb7 14. d5 $15) 13...
Qxh1 {Black is in command} 14. Qf2 Bh3 15. Bf1 $2 $19 (15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Ke2 $11)
15... Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Rc8 17. Qd2 Rc6 18. Rc1 Rfc8 19. Rc3 g5 (19... Rxc3 20.
bxc3 b5 21. Be5 $19) 20. e4 g4 21. Kf2 Rc4 22. e5 gxf3 23. Nxf3 Qb1 24. Bh4 e6
25. Bf6 Qf5 (25... Rxc3 $142 $5 26. bxc3 Bxf6 27. exf6 $19) 26. Be7 f6 (26...
a5 27. a3 $19) 27. Kg2 $2 (27. exf6 $142 Bxf6 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. h3 $19) 27...
Kh8 (27... Rxc3 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} 28. bxc3 fxe5 29. dxe5 Bxe5
30. Nxe5 Qxe5 31. Bd6 Qxc3 32. Qg5+ Qg7 33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. Kf3 $19) 28. exf6
Bxf6 29. Bxf6+ Qxf6 30. Qe3 Rg8+ 31. Kh1 Qg6 $4 $11 {
hands over the advantage to the opponent} (31... Rcc8 $142 $19 {
would have given Black a clear advantage}) 32. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Madsen, John"]
[Black "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "1195"]
[BlackElo "1069"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C50 - Italienische Partie /Italian Opening} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. Ng5 (5. c3 Qe7 6. Nbd2 a6 7. Bb3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Be6
10. Re1 Ba7 11. Nf1 Rad8 12. Ng3 d5 13. Qe2 h6 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. d4 Bxb3 16.
axb3 Rfe8 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Ra4 Qe6 19. Rg4 Kh8 {
Bilic,M-Zupe,M/Werfen op 1991/TD 91\08/0-1 (29)}) 5... Nf6 $4 $18 (5... d5 6.
Bxd5 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Nxe6 Qf6 9. Nxc5 Nge7 10. Be3 b6 11. Nb3 O-O 12. c3
Rad8 13. Qe2 Ng6 14. O-O Nh4 15. f3 Rf7 16. N1d2 Rdf8 17. Rf2 Ne7 18. g3 Nhg6
19. d4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 {
Christ,M-Kloss,A/RLPF-chJW U15 Traben Trarbach 1993/GER 05/1-0 (37)}) (5... Nh6
$142 $11 {this is the best way to fight back} 6. h3 Qf6 7. O-O Qg6 (7... Nd8 8.
Nc3 c6 9. Na4 Qg6 10. Nxc5 dxc5 11. Kh2 f6 12. Nf3 Qh5 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Nd2
Qg5 15. Nf3 Qg7 16. Nh4 Nf7 17. Qh5 Rg8 18. Rae1 Ke7 19. Bxf7 Qxf7 20. Qxf7+
Kxf7 21. f4 Ke7 22. fxe5 {
Quintel,K-Spaeth,W/Waldshut Sen\Nes 1991/GER 04/1-0 (48)}) 8. Kh1 O-O 9. Nc3
Be6 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Rxf1+ 13. Qxf1 Rf8 14. Qe2 Kh8 15. Nb5
Nd8 16. Nxc7 a6 17. Na8 b5 18. Bb3 Nc6 19. Nc7 Nd8 20. Nxa6 Qg3 21. Rf1 Rxf1+
22. Qxf1 Kg8 23. Nc7 Qg6 24. Nxb5 {1-0 Jorgensen,C-Ancheyta,T/Menorca 1996 (24)
}) 6. Nxf7 (6. Bxf7+ $6 Ke7 7. Bc4 Rf8 $16) 6... Bxf2+ 7. Kf1 (7. Kxf2 $5 {
seems even better} Nxe4+ 8. Ke3 Nf2 9. Kxf2 Rf8 $18) 7... Qe7 (7... Bg4 {
doesn't do any good} 8. Qd2 $1 {the knockout punch} (8. Nxd8 $143 Bxd1 9. Kxf2
Rxd8 10. Rxd1 Rf8 $18) (8. Kxf2 Qe7 9. Nxh8 Bxd1 10. Rxd1 Nd8 $11) 8... Rf8 9.
Nxd8 (9. Kxf2 $6 {is clearly weaker} Qe7 $16) (9. Qxf2 $6 Qd7 $18) 9... Nxe4
10. dxe4 Be3+ 11. Bf7+ Rxf7+ 12. Nxf7 Bxd2 13. Nxd6+ (13. Nxd2 $143 Kxf7 14. h3
Be6 $18) (13. Bxd2 $143 Kxf7 14. Ke1 Ke6 $18) 13... Kd7 14. Bxd2 $18) 8. Nxh8 (
8. Kxf2 $6 {is much weaker} Rf8 9. Ke1 Na5 $18) 8... Qf8 (8... Bg4 {
hardly improves anything} 9. Qd2 (9. Kxf2 Bxd1 10. Rxd1 Nd8 $11) 9... Bb6 10.
Nf7 $18) 9. Nf7 (9. Bf7+ $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} Ke7 10.
Kxf2 Bg4 $18) 9... Bb6 (9... Na5 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 10.
Qf3 Bh4 11. Nxd6+ Qxd6 12. Na3 $18) 10. h3 (10. Ng5 $142 $18 {
and White has prevailed}) 10... Na5 11. Ng5 $16 (11. Nxd6+ $142 $5 Qxd6 12. Na3
$18) 11... Nxe4+ $4 $18 {the pressure is too much, Black crumbles} (11... Nxc4
$142 12. Nf3 Ne3+ 13. Bxe3 Bxe3 $16) 12. Bf7+ Kd8 13. dxe4 h6 14. Qf3 hxg5 (
14... Qe7 {is one last hope} 15. Nc3 c6 $18) 15. Bxg5+ Kd7 16. Qf5+ Kc6 17.
Bd5+ (17. Bd5+ Kb5 18. Qxf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Black "Porlaje, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "1101"]
[BlackElo "1270"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C54_03 Italianische Partie 5.d4 / Italian Opening 5.d4} 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9.
bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 d6 (10... d5 11. Bb5 Bxa1 12. Re1+ Be6 13. Qa4 Qd7 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Rxa1 Kd8 17. Qb4 Kc8 18. Qe7 b6 19. Re1 Rd8 20. Rxe6
fxe6 21. Qxe6 Kb7 22. Be7 Nf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Qxd5+ Ka6 25. Qd7 {
Schlesinger,O-Roeberg,F/Hessenliga 1994/GER 08/1/2-1/2 (37)}) 11. Rc1 Ba5 12.
Qa4 O-O $16 {Black should quickly conclude development.} (12... b6 13. d5 O-O
14. dxc6 Qf6 15. Bd3 Qe6 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Qh4 Qh6 18. Qxh6 gxh6 19. Bd3 Rg8
20. Bb2+ f6 21. Bxf6+ Rg7 22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Nh4 Be6 24. Nf5+ Kf6 25. Nd4 Bd5
26. Nb3 Rg8 27. g3 h5 28. Nxa5 h4 29. Rcd1 bxa5 30. Bh7 Rg5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32.
gxh4 Rd4 33. f4 Ra4 34. Bb1 d5 35. Rf2 d4 36. Rg2 Ra3 37. h5 Rh3 38. Rg6+ Kf7
39. h6 d3 40. Bxd3 Rxd3 41. h7 Rd1+ 42. Kf2 Rd2+ 43. Kg3 Rd3+ 44. Kg4 Rd2 45.
h8=Q Rg2+ 46. Kf5 Rxg6 47. Qh7+ {
Al Naimi,A-Buytaert,K/WchJM-U10 Duisburg 1992/TD 92\06/1-0 (64)}) (12... a6 13.
d5 b5 14. Bxb5 axb5 15. Qxb5 O-O 16. Qxc6 Ba6 $17) 13. d5 {
White fights for the Initiative} a6 (13... Bg4 14. dxc6 Bxf3 15. Qxa5 Bxc6 16.
Rfe1 $16) 14. dxc6 b5 (14... Bb6 $5 $18) 15. Qxa5 bxc4 16. Rxc4 Re8 17. Re1 Be6
(17... Rxe1+ 18. Nxe1 Rb8 19. Rb4 Rxb4 20. Bxb4 $18) 18. Rce4 Qc8 19. Qc3 f6 (
19... d5 {praying for a miracle} 20. R4e3 Rb8 $18) 20. Bb2 (20. Rxe6 $142 {
secures the win} Qxe6 21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Qc4 $18) 20... Rb8 (20... d5 {
is no salvation} 21. R4e3 Rb8 22. Nd4 $18) 21. Ng5 $1 {
better than holding on to the material} Bf7 (21... Rxb2 {
otherwise it's curtains at once} 22. Qxb2 fxg5 $18) 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Qc4+ Kh8
(23... d5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.
Nf7+ Kg8 27. Nd6+ Kf8 28. Nxe8 Rxb2 29. g4 Kxe8 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. Qxg7+ Ke8 32.
Qxc7 $18) 24. Nf7+ (24. Rxe8+ $142 {and White wins} Qxe8 25. Nf7+ Qxf7 26. Qxf7
$18) 24... Bxf7 25. Qxf7 Qg8 26. Qxc7 {
The passed pawn on c6 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} (26. Qxg8+ $5
Kxg8 27. Bd4 Rb4 $18) 26... Rxb2 27. Qxd6 Rxa2 $2 (27... Rb8 28. c7 Rc8 $18)
28. Rc1 Re2 29. c7 Re8 30. Rd1 (30. Qxa6 $6 {is clearly worse} Rc8 $18) 30...
h6 (30... Qc4 $18 {is the last straw}) 31. Qd8 $3 {
a sacrifice that ends the game} (31. Qd8 Kh7 32. c8=Q Rxd8 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34.
Qxd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gray, Graham"]
[Black "Chilman, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[WhiteElo "1536"]
[BlackElo "1560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C52 - Evans Gambit-Hauptvariante /Evans Gambit-main line}
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qe7 9.
e5 $2 $146 (9. Nxc3 $142 Nf6 10. e5 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 $17) 9... h6 $17 (9... Nxe5
$142 {might be the shorter path} 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Bxf7+ Kf8 $19) 10. Nxc3 Bb4
$11 (10... Bxc3 $142 11. Qxc3 Qb4 $19) 11. Nd5 Na5 12. Qc2 (12. Nxc7+ $2 {
fails to} Kd8 13. Nxa8 Nxb3 14. axb3 a6 $19) 12... Qc5 13. Nxc7+ $2 $19 (13.
Be3 $142 {and White can hope to survive} Qxc4 14. Nxc7+ Kd8 15. Qxc4 Nxc4 16.
Nxa8 $11) 13... Kd8 $4 $11 {with this move Black loses his initiative} (13...
Qxc7 $142 {and Black can look forward to a comfortable game} 14. Bxf7+ Kd8 $19)
14. Nxa8 Qxc4 15. Qxc4 Nxc4 16. Rb1 Ba5 (16... a5 17. Be3 $16) 17. Nd4 $14 (17.
Bf4 $142 $5 Ne7 18. Rfc1 $18) 17... b6 18. Nb5 Bb7 19. Nac7 a6 $16 (19... Nxe5
$142 $5 {and Black can hope to live} 20. Bf4 Ng6 $11) 20. Nd6 Nxd6 21. exd6 Nf6
22. Be3 b5 23. Nxb5 $1 {decapitation} Kc8 $6 {not the greatest defence} (23...
axb5 24. Rxb5 Bc7 25. dxc7+ Kc8 $18) 24. Rfc1+ Kb8 25. Nc7 Ne8 (25... Ne4 {
the last chance for counterplay} 26. Nxa6+ $1 {
the best thing is for White to hand back some material} Ka8 $18) 26. Nxa6+ $1 {
White should return some of the goodies he has collected} Ka8 27. Rc8+ $1 {
it's best to give back material} (27. Rc8+ Bxc8 28. Rb8#) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kramer, Warren"]
[Black "Gaviola, Cecil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B59"]
[WhiteElo "1279"]
[BlackElo "1498"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 c5 {
Opening = B54 - Sizilianisch-Rauser Anti-Drachen /Sicilian-Rauser Anti Dragon}
2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. Be3 Be6 9.
Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O a6 11. Nc1 $11 (11. Rfd1 $5 $14 a5 12. a3 a4 13. Nc1 Ra5 (13...
Qc8 14. Bb5 Na5 15. Nxa4 Nxe4 16. Qd3 Bf5 17. Nb6 Qe6 18. Nxa8 Nxf2 19. Qd2
Nxd1 20. Nc7 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. Nd5 Nxe3 23. Nxe7+ Kh8 24. Qxe3 Be6 25. Qf2
Qg4 26. c4 Qd1+ 27. Qf1 Qd4+ 28. Qf2 Qd1+ 29. Qf1 Qd4+ 30. Qf2 {
1/2-1/2 Aseev,K-Yermolinsky,A/Frunze 1988/TD 88\01 (30)}) 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. N1a2
Rc8 16. Rac1 Bc4 17. Nb4 Nxb4 18. axb4 Raa8 19. b3 axb3 20. cxb3 Bxb3 21. Nd5
Qd8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Bc2 {
Georgiev,K-Olafsson,H/Dubai olm 1986/TD 86\02/1/2-1/2 (42)}) (11. f3 d5 12.
exd5 Bxd5 13. Rfd1 Bxb3 14. axb3 Nd4 15. Bd3 Qc7 16. Qf2 Rad8 17. Kh1 Rd7 18.
Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bd3 Kh8 21. Bc4 b5 22. Bf1 Qc6 23. c3 f4 24. Bxd4 exd4
25. cxd4 Rd5 26. Bd3 Qh6 27. Be4 Rh5 28. h3 Qd6 29. Rac1 Qb4 30. Rd3 Rh6 31.
Qd2 Qxd2 32. Rxd2 Rd8 33. Rc7 Bb4 34. Rdc2 Rhd6 35. d5 Kg8 36. Kg1 Ba5 37. Rb7
Bb6+ 38. Kf1 Bd4 39. Ke2 R6d7 40. Rxd7 Rxd7 41. Rc8+ Kf7 42. Bxh7 Bxb2 43. Bg8+
Ke7 44. Ra8 Rc7 45. Rxa6 Rc2+ {
Galkin,A-Loginov,V/St.Petersburg op 1994/EXP 43/1-0 (60)}) (11. Bf3 Rc8 12. Nd5
Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb8 14. Rfc1 b6 15. c4 a5 16. Rab1 Na6 17. Na1 Nd7 18. Be2 f5 19.
f4 Nac5 20. Bf3 exf4 21. Bxf4 Ne5 22. Be2 Ne4 23. Qe1 Bg5 24. Qf1 Ng6 25. Bxg5
Qxg5 26. Nc2 Nf4 27. Kh1 Rce8 28. Bf3 Nd2 29. Qd1 Nd3 {
0-1 Tringov,G-Sokolov,I/Pancevo 1987/TD 87\06 (29)}) 11... b5 12. Nd5 $17 (12.
Bf3 $142 $5 $11 {should be considered}) 12... Nxe4 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Qe1 d5
15. f3 Nf6 16. a3 d4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Qc5 $15 (18... g5 19. Bf2 $17) 19. Nd3
Qa7 (19... Qxc2 $2 {is no good because of} 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rc1 $18) 20. Bxf6
gxf6 21. Qh4 Kg7 22. Kh1 Ne7 23. g4 $17 (23. Qg3+ Kh7 24. Qh4 Nd5 $15) 23...
Qc7 24. Rac1 Ng6 $15 (24... Nd5 25. Rfe1 $17) 25. Qh3 h5 (25... Bc4 26. Rfd1
$15) 26. Qg3 (26. Qxh5 $4 {the pawn must remain untouched} Rh8 27. c3 dxc3 (
27... Rxh5 $6 28. gxh5 Rh8 29. cxd4 $19) 28. Rxc3 Qd6 $19 (28... Rxh5 29. Rxc7
Rh4 30. Rf2 $15)) 26... hxg4 27. fxg4 Qb7+ 28. Kg1 Qe7 29. h4 Rh8 30. h5 {
This push gains space} Nf8 31. Bf3 $15 (31. Nb4 Qd6 $11) 31... Rc8 32. Be4 Nd7
33. Bb7 Rcg8 34. Bf3 $19 (34. Bxa6 Kf8 35. Nf2 Bxg4 36. Nxg4 $19) 34... Kf8 35.
Qh4 $2 (35. c3 Nc5 36. Nb4 $19) 35... Rh6 (35... e4 $142 $19 {secures the point
}) 36. Be2 $2 (36. Rfe1 $142 $19) 36... Rg5 (36... f5 {
makes it even easier for Black} 37. Qg3 e4 38. Nf2 Rxh5 39. Rcd1 $19) 37. Kf2
f5 38. Ke1 (38. Qg3 {does not help much} fxg4 39. Rh1 Nf6 $19) 38... fxg4 39.
Qh1 Rhxh5 40. Qa8+ Kg7 41. Qxa6 Rh2 42. Qxb5 g3 (42... Rf5 43. Rxf5 Bxf5 44.
Kd1 $19) 43. Qc6 g2 44. Rg1 Bf5 45. Nb4 $4 {
the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end} (45. Qd5 $19)
45... Nf6 {Black plans e4} (45... Rg6 46. Qf3 Qh4+ 47. Qf2 Rh1 48. Qxh4 Rxg1+ (
48... Rxh4 $6 49. c3 $17) 49. Kd2 Rxc1 50. Kxc1 g1=Q+ 51. Bd1 Rh6 52. Qxh6+
Kxh6 $19) 46. Nd5 Nxd5 47. Qxd5 Qf6 (47... Rg6 {keeps an even firmer grip} 48.
Bf3 Qh4+ 49. Ke2 $19) 48. Kd2 $6 {offers little resistance} (48. Qf3 $19) 48...
e4 49. Rce1 d3 50. Bd1 (50. Kc1 {cannot undo what has already been done} dxe2
51. Kb1 Bg6 $19) 50... Qxb2 (50... Bg6 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black}
51. Qd7 e3+ 52. Rxe3 $19) 51. Qd6 (51. Qb3 {
a last effort to resist the inevitable} Qxb3 52. cxb3 $19) 51... Rh6 (51...
dxc2 $142 {secures victory} 52. Bxc2 Rh3 $19) 52. Qf4 (52. Qb4 Qe5 53. Qc3 e3+
54. Rxe3 Qxc3+ 55. Kxc3 Rc6+ 56. Kb2 dxc2 57. Kc1 $19) 52... Rhg6 (52... Rgg6
53. Qxf5 dxc2 54. Qxg6+ Rxg6 55. Bxc2 Rd6+ 56. Ke2 Qxc2+ 57. Ke3 Qc3+ 58. Kf4
Qf6+ 59. Kxe4 Rd4+ 60. Ke3 Qf4+ 61. Ke2 Rd2#) 53. Qc7 (53. Re3 {
a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} dxc2 54. Bxc2 Rc6 55. Qxg5+
Bg6 $19) 53... dxc2 $1 {takes home the point. Do you see the mate threat?} 54.
Bxc2 Qd4+ (54... Rg3 55. Re3 Qd4+ 56. Rd3 exd3 57. Qc3 Qxc3+ 58. Kxc3 dxc2+ 59.
Kc4 Rc6+ 60. Kb5 c1=Q 61. Rxc1 Rxc1 62. a4 g1=Q 63. a5 Qc5+ 64. Ka6 Bc8#) 55.
Kc1 Rd6 (55... e3 56. Qb7 Rc6 57. Re2 Bxc2 58. Rxc2 Qd2+ 59. Kb1 Qxc2+ 60. Ka1
Qf2 61. Qxc6 Qxg1+ 62. Ka2 Qe1 63. Qc2 g1=Q 64. Qb2+ Kh7 65. Qc2+ Kg8 66. Qc8+
Kg7 67. Qc2 Rb5 68. Qb2+ Rxb2+ 69. Kxb2 Qc1+ 70. Kb3 Qg4 71. a4 Qgc4#) 56. Qa5
(56. Qb8 {the only chance to get some counterplay} Rb6 $1 {the end of the story
} 57. Qf4 $19) 56... Qa1+ 57. Bb1 e3 $19 (57... Rc6+ 58. Qc5 Rxc5+ 59. Kd2 Qd4+
60. Bd3 Qxd3#) 58. Qb5 Qc3+ (58... Qc3+ 59. Bc2 Qxc2#) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Giermann, Arno"]
[Black "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1556"]
[BlackElo "1443"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e6 {
Opening = C01 - Französische Vert-Abtauschvariante /French Def-Exchange Variat}
2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O Bg4 7. c4 (7. Bf4 O-O 8.
Nbd2 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. c3 Nc6 11. Qb3 Qd7 12. Rae1 Nh5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3
Nf4 15. Rfe1 d4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Nf3 Qd6 19. Be4 Rab8 20. Qa4
Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Ne6 {Teske,H-Dolmatov,S/BL9192 1992/BL 90/1/2-1/2 (32)}) 7... O-O
$146 (7... Nc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nc3 Qd7 10. h3 Bh5 11. a3 a6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Ne5
Bxd1 14. Nxd7 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Rfd8 16. Nb6 cxb6 17. Raxd1 b5 18. Ne4 Na5 19. Rc1
Rac8 20. Nd2 Bg5 21. Kf2 Re8 22. Ne4 {
Totsky,L-Rychagov,A/Moscow op2 1995/EXP 50/1-0 (55)}) 8. Bf4 $15 (8. Nc3 c6 $11
) 8... Nbd7 $11 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxd4 11. Bb3 $15) 9. Bc2 $15 (
9. b3 Re8 $11) 9... c6 10. Qd3 $17 (10. Nbd2 $5 $11 {should be considered})
10... Ne4 $14 (10... dxc4 $142 11. Qxc4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nb6 $17) 11. Ne5 $11 (11.
cxd5 $5 cxd5 12. Nc3 $14) 11... Bf5 {Black gets in control} 12. Qf3 Ndf6 13.
Bxe4 $17 (13. Be3 $142 $5 {has some apparent merit} Be6 14. Re1 $11) 13... Bxe4
14. Qg3 $17 (14. Qe3 $5 $15) 14... Nh5 $1 {retaining the advantage} 15. Qg4
Nxf4 16. Qxf4 f6 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. Qh4 $19 (18. Qe3 $5 $17) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 (
19. c5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Bc7 $19) 19... Qc7 $15 (19... dxc4 $142 {
Black would have gained the upper hand} 20. Rc1 b5 $19) 20. Nd2 $17 (20. cxd5
$5 {should be examined more closely} cxd5 21. Nc3 $15) 20... f5 21. Rae1 $2 $19
(21. c5 Bf4 22. Nb3 $19) 21... Rf6 22. Qh5 $2 (22. c5 Bf4 23. Kh1 Bxd2 24. Re5
$19) 22... Rg6+ 23. Kh1 Bxh2 (23... Qf7 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 24.
c5 Bf4 25. Qh4 $19) 24. Qxf5 (24. Qxh2 Rh6 25. Qxh6 gxh6 26. Rg1+ Kf8 27. cxd5
$19) 24... Rf8 25. Qh3 Rh6 (25... Rh6 26. Qxh6 gxh6 27. cxd5 cxd5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Black "Gray, Graham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "1443"]
[BlackElo "1536"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 c6 {
Opening = B13 - Caro-Kann-Abtausch Var 4.c4 /Caro-Kann-Exchange Var 4.c4} 2. d4
d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bf5 $14 (6... a6 7. Ne5 (7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. O-O e6 10. Be4 Be7 11. Qd3 Rc8 12. Re1 Ncb4 13. Qd2 Nxc3 14.
bxc3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd5 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Qd3 b5 18. a4 Bf6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Be4
{1/2-1/2 Nunn,J-Speelman,J/BL9697 Solingen-Duisburg 1996/BL9697 (20)}) (7. Bg5
Ne4 8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qxd5 10. Qb3 Qe4+ 11. Be3 e6 12. Be2 Be7 13. O-O O-O
14. c4 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Bxb5 Ra3 17. Qb1 Qxb1 18. Rfxb1 Nb4 19. Bc1 Ra7 20.
a4 Ba6 21. Ba3 Bxb5 {Donev,I-Casagrande,H/AUT-chT 1996/CBM 50/[Donev]/1-0 (51)}
) 7... e6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. c5 e5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. f4 Bxc5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Qc2 g6
14. Bd2 Re8 15. O-O-O Bf8 16. e6 fxe6 17. h4 e5 18. h5 e4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20.
Bc4+ Kg7 21. h6+ Kf6 22. Bc3+ Kf5 23. g4+ Kxg4 24. Qg2+ {
1-0 Wach,M-Casagrande,H/AUT-chT 1994/TD 94\03 (24)}) (6... h6 7. Ne5 e6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bc4 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14. Qe2 Qc7
15. h3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bb7 17. Be3 Qc6 18. d5 exd5 19. Bb5 Qc3 20. Qg4 Qf6 21.
Bd4 {Schumi,M-Casagrande,H/AUT-chT 1996/EXP 52/0-1 (36)}) (6... Bg4 7. Be3 $11)
7. cxd5 $11 (7. Bg5 Ne4 $14) 7... Nxd5 8. Bb5 Ndb4 $14 (8... e6 9. O-O $11) 9.
O-O $11 (9. d5 a6 10. Nd4 axb5 11. Nxf5 Qd7 $14) 9... a6 10. Ba4 Bg4 $16 (10...
e6 $142 $5 $11 {is noteworthy}) 11. a3 $14 (11. d5 b5 12. dxc6 bxa4 13. Qxa4
Bxf3 14. c7+ (14. Qxb4 $6 Bxc6 15. Rd1 Qc8 $11) 14... Qd7 15. Qxb4 $18 (15.
gxf3 $6 Qxa4 16. Nxa4 Rc8 $16)) 11... Nd5 {
The knight is not easily driven from d5} 12. Qd3 $11 (12. Qb3 $142 $5 {
must definitely be considered} Nxc3 13. Ne5 (13. bxc3 $143 b5 $17) 13... Ne2+
14. Kh1 $16) 12... b5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bb3 Qf5 15. Qxf5 {
Traps the king in the center} Bxf5 16. d5 $11 (16. Bd2 $5 $14) 16... Na5 17.
Ba2 {White gets the initiative} g6 (17... Nc4 18. Re1 $11) 18. d6 Bg7 $14 (
18... e6 19. Bf4 Rd8 20. Rad1 $11) 19. dxe7 Ra7 20. Be3 Rxe7 21. Bc5 Bxb2 22.
Bxe7 {White traps the enemy king in the center} Bxa1 $2 $18 (22... Kxe7 $142 {
and Black could well hope to play on} 23. Rae1+ Kf6 $11) 23. Bb4 Bb2 24. Re1+
Be6 25. Bxa5 Kd7 26. Bxe6+ fxe6 27. Bb4 Rc8 28. Ne5+ Ke8 (28... Bxe5 29. Rxe5
Rc1+ 30. Re1 Rxe1+ 31. Bxe1 h6 $18) 29. Nd3 Bxa3 (29... a5 {
does not improve anything} 30. Bxa5 (30. Rxe6+ $143 Kd7 31. Rd6+ Kc7 $18) 30...
Bxa3 31. Rxe6+ Kf7 32. Rb6 $18) 30. Bxa3 Rc3 31. Rxe6+ Kf7 (31... Kd8 {
a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 32. Rd6+ Kc7 33. Bb2 $18) 32.
Re7+ Kg8 33. Re8+ (33. Rg7+ {and White can already relax} Kxg7 34. Bb2 Kf7 35.
Bxc3 Ke6 $18) 33... Kf7 34. Rf8+ Ke6 35. Nf4+ (35. Rf3 $142 $5 {
seems even better} Rc7 36. Nc5+ Kd5 37. Nxa6 Ra7 $18) 35... Kd7 36. Rf7+ Kc6 (
36... Kc8 37. Rxh7 Rxa3 38. Kf1 $18) 37. Rf6+ Kb7 38. Rf7+ $11 (38. Bb2 $142 {
finishes off the opponent} Rb3 39. Bc1 $18) 38... Kc6 39. Rf6+ $11 (39. Rc7+
$142 $1 {and White wins} Kxc7 40. Nd5+ Kc6 41. Nxc3 $18) 39... Kb7 40. g3 (40.
Bb2 $142 {and White has it in the bag} Rb3 41. Bc1 $18) 40... Rxa3 {
Black terminates the opponent with strong threats} 41. Rf7+ Kb6 (41... Kc6 42.
h4 $18) 42. Rxh7 b4 43. Rd7 $16 (43. Nxg6 $5 b3 44. Ne5 Ra2 $18) 43... b3 44.
Rd1 $4 $11 {a transit from better to worse} (44. Rd8 $142 Ka7 45. Rd2 $16 (45.
Nxg6 $4 {the pawn is indigestible} b2 46. Rd1 Ra1 47. Rxa1 bxa1=Q+ 48. Kg2 Kb6
$19)) 44... b2 45. Nd5+ (45. Nxg6 $4 {the pawn contains a lethal dose of poison
} Ra1 46. Rxa1 bxa1=Q+ 47. Kg2 Kc5 $19) 45... Kc5 46. Rb1 $4 {
the final mistake, not that it matters anymore} (46. Nf4 Kc6 47. Kg2 $19 (47.
Nxg6 $4 {the pawn of course cannot be captured} Ra1 48. Ne5+ Kc7 $19)) 46...
Ra1 $1 {doomsday} (46... Kxd5 {succumbs to} 47. Rxb2 a5 48. Rb6 $14) 47. Nc3
Kc4 (47... Kc4 48. Kg2 Kxc3 49. Rxb2 Kxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maaz, John"]
[Black "Giermann, Arno"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "1214"]
[BlackElo "1556"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 d5 {
Opening = D32 - Damengambit-Tarrasch Verteid /Queen's Gambit-Tarrasch Defence}
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 (7. h3 Bf5 8. Bb5
Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Qf3 Qe7
15. Bf5 Bd6 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. Bd2 Qe5 18. g3 Qe6 19. Kg2 Ne5 20. Qe2 Qg6 21. b3
h5 {Apol,L-Jonasson,B/Reykjavik op 1988/TD 88\05/1-0 (40)}) 7... Bd6 $146 (7...
Bg4 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Nxd4 10. Qe1+ Ne6 11. Ne5 a6 12. Bg5 Bh5 13. Rc1 Be7
14. Bh4 Qd6 15. Bg3 Qb4 16. Rb1 O-O 17. Bf5 Rad8 18. Nd3 Qb6 19. Qd2 Nd4 20.
Qe3 Rfe8 21. Na4 Qa7 22. Be5 {
Djafarova,E-Martinkova,M/EU-chJW U12 Szombathely 1993/TD 93\05/0-1 (44)}) (7...
Be7 8. a3 a6 9. h3 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. Rc1 c4 13. Bb1 f5 14. Ne2
Kh8 15. Bc3 Bd6 16. Nf4 Bg8 17. h4 Bxf4 18. exf4 Rf6 19. g3 b5 20. Re1 Nb6 21.
Bc2 Nc8 22. Re3 {Husain,M-Chia Chee Seng/Luzern olm 1982/BIG 80/1/2-1/2 (80)})
8. e4 $15 (8. dxc5 $5 Bxc5 9. O-O $11) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd5 {Menacing.} (9. Nxd4
Nxd4 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Be6 $15) 9... Nxd5 10. exd5 Qa5+ 11.
Bd2 Qxd5 12. Qe2+ Qe6 13. O-O $17 (13. Be4 Bd7 $15) 13... Qxe2 14. Bxe2 Bg4 $15
(14... O-O $5 $17) 15. Rfe1 $17 (15. Nxd4 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Kd7 $11) 15... O-O 16.
h3 Bh5 17. a3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} a6 18. Rac1 Bg6 19. Bc4 Rfe8 $11 (
19... Rfd8 $5 $17) 20. Red1 $17 (20. Rxe8+ $142 $5 {is an interesting idea}
Rxe8 21. Bxa6 $11) 20... Rad8 $11 (20... Rac8 $142 $5 $17) 21. Bg5 $15 {
Attacking the isolated pawn on d4} (21. Bxa6 bxa6 22. Rxc6 Be4 23. Rxa6 Bxf3
24. gxf3 d3 $16) 21... Be7 {Black prepares the advance d3} 22. Re1 (22. Bxe7 $5
Rxe7 23. Bxa6 $15) 22... Bxg5 {Black gets strong initiative} 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.
Nxg5 d3 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Nf3 b5 27. Ba2 Bh5 28. g4 Bg6 29. h4 h5 30. g5 Nd4 $17
(30... Kf8 $5 $19) 31. Ne5 Kf8 32. Nxg6+ fxg6 33. Kg2 $17 (33. Bb1 Nf3+ 34. Kf1
Nxh4 35. Rxd3 Rxd3 36. Bxd3 Nf3 $17) 33... Ne2 $15 (33... Nf5 $5 $17) 34. Rd2
$17 (34. Kf3 $5 $15) 34... Rd4 35. Kf3 Nc1 36. Bb1 Rxh4 37. Bxd3 Nxd3 {
Black begins to deal mighty blows} 38. Rxd3 Rh3+ 39. Ke2 Rxd3 40. Kxd3 Ke7 41.
Ke3 Ke6 42. f4 $4 {shortens the misery for White} (42. Ke4 $142 $19) 42... Kd5
43. b3 a5 44. f5 gxf5 45. Kf4 g6 (45... g6 46. Ke3 Kc5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Porlaje, Benjamin"]
[Black "Kramer, Warren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "1270"]
[BlackElo "1279"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 {Opening = D24 - Angenommenes Damengambit /Queen's Gambit Accepted}
2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 e6 5. a4 (5. e3 Nc6 6. Bxc4 Bd7 7. Bd2 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qe7 13. Qc2 f5 14. Rfb1 Rab8
15. Qa4 a6 16. Rb2 Ne5 17. Qd1 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bc6 19. Qe2 Qg5 {
Koester,S-Schulz,S/Lingen 1995/0-1 (50)}) 5... Bb4 $146 (5... c5 6. e3 Nc6 7.
Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O Nb4 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Ne5 Qd8 13.
Be3 Nbd5 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Rac1 Qa5 16. Nc4 Qd8 17. Rfe1 Rc8 18. Ne5 a6 19. Bg5
Qa5 20. Nxd5 {Cawdery,D-Pizzato,C/WchJM-U12 Duisburg 1992/TD 92\06/0-1 (32)})
6. Ne5 $4 $19 (6. e3 $142 $15 {was much better}) 6... c5 $4 $15 {
Black is ruining his position} (6... Ne4 $142 $1 {
would have made live much easier for Black} 7. Ra3 Bxa3 8. Nxe4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Nc6
$19) 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Nxc4 cxd4 9. exd4 O-O 10. Be2 Nb6 11. O-O Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Qc7
13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ng4 $14 (14... b6 15. Bg5 $11) 15. g3 Qa5 16. f3 Nf6 17.
Ba3 Re8 18. Bb4 Qc7 19. Rae1 Bd7 20. Re5 $17 (20. a5 $142 $5 $11 {
must be considered}) 20... b6 $11 (20... Bxa4 $142 $5 21. Qa2 Qd7 $17) 21. Bd3
Bc6 22. Qa3 $15 (22. a5 $5 $11) 22... Qb7 $11 (22... a5 $5 23. Bd6 Qd7 $15) 23.
Bb5 $15 (23. a5 $5 $11) 23... Bxb5 24. axb5 ({Instead of} 24. Rxb5 Nd5 $17)
24... Nd5 $11 (24... a5 25. bxa6 Rxa6 26. Qb3 $15) 25. Qb3 Rac8 {
Attacking the backward pawn on c3} 26. c4 Nf6 27. Qd3 {White prepares c5} Nd7
28. Rh5 {Do you see the mate threat?} Nf6 29. Rh3 Qc7 30. c5 {White gains space
} bxc5 31. Bxc5 $15 {A classical outpost.} (31. dxc5 Rb8 $11) 31... h6 $11 (
31... Qd7 32. Rd1 $17) 32. f4 $17 (32. Ra1 $5 {should be examined more closely}
Ra8 33. Qe2 $11) 32... Red8 $15 (32... Qd7 33. Rd1 $17) 33. Rc1 $17 (33. Qe2
Nd5 $15) 33... Qb7 34. Rh4 Ne4 35. Qe3 (35. Rh5 Nxc5 36. Rhxc5 Rxc5 37. Rxc5
Qb6 $15) 35... Nxc5 36. dxc5 Qxb5 37. Rh5 Qd3 {The mate threat is Qxe3} 38.
Qxd3 Rxd3 39. Re5 Rd5 $11 (39... a5 $142 $5 $17) 40. Rxd5 exd5 41. Kf2 f6 42.
Ke3 Kf7 43. Kd4 Rd8 $16 (43... a5 $5 $14) 44. c6 {White gets deadly initiative}
Ke6 45. Kc5 {White activates its king} d4 (45... a5 46. Re1+ Kf5 47. c7 $18)
46. Re1+ Kf7 $18 (46... Kf5 47. c7 Rc8 48. Kc6 $16) 47. c7 {
Threatening mate: cxd8Q} Rc8 (47... Rf8 48. Rd1 (48. Kxd4 {is much worse} Rc8
$15) 48... Ke7 49. Rxd4 $18 (49. Kxd4 $143 Rc8 $15)) 48. Kc6 d3 49. Kd7 d2 50.
Rd1 Re8 51. c8=Q (51. Rxd2 $5 {makes it even easier for White} g5 52. f5 a5 $18
) 51... Re7+ (51... Rxc8 {desperation} 52. Kxc8 Ke6 $18) 52. Kd6 (52. Kd6 Re1
53. Rxd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Black "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1069"]
[BlackElo "1101"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 d5 {Opening = D04 - Damenbauernspiele /Queen Pawn's Opening} 2. Nf3 Nf6
3. e3 Nbd7 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. c3 (6. b3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5
Nd7 10. Bb2 g6 11. f4 Bg7 12. Qg4 Qe7 13. c4 f6 14. Nf3 O-O-O 15. a4 a5 16.
cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bc4 Kb7 18. Rad1 Nb8 19. Qh4 Rhf8 20. Qxh7 Nc6 {
Kovacevic,V-De Firmian,N/Thessaloniki olm 1988/TD 88\06/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (6. O-O
c4 7. Be2 b5 8. c3 Bb7 9. b3 Be7 10. a4 a6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Ba3 Bc6 13. Bxe7
Qxe7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Qb2 Rfb8 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Ra1 Qd8 18. Ne1 Rxa1 19. Qxa1
Qa8 20. Qxa8+ Bxa8 21. Nc2 Ne8 22. Kf1 Kf8 {
1/2-1/2 Muse,M-Farago,I/Vinkovci 1993/EXP 38 (22)}) 6... c4 $146 {
Black gets more space} (6... b6 7. Ne5 (7. O-O Bb7 8. Ne5 Bd6 9. f4 Qe7 10. Qf3
O-O-O 11. a4 Bc7 12. b3 Nb8 13. Ba3 Bd6 14. a5 Ne8 15. a6 Ba8 16. b4 cxd4 17.
cxd4 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Rd7 19. b5 Qd8 20. Rac1+ Nc7 21. Bd6 f5 22. exf6 gxf6 23.
Bxc7 Rxc7 24. Qxf6 Qxf6 25. Rxc7+ Kxc7 26. Rxf6 Re8 27. Rf7+ Kd6 28. Rxh7 Rc8
29. Rxa7 Nd7 30. Nf3 Ke7 31. Ne5 {
1-0 Onat,I-Tonsingh,O/Luzern olm 1982/BIG 80 (31)}) 7... Bb7 8. f4 Ne4 9. O-O
Be7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bb5 Bc8 12. Bc6 Rb8 13. Bxe4 O-O 14. Nc6 Qe8 15. Nxb8
Nxb8 16. a4 Nd7 17. Bc2 Nf6 18. a5 b5 19. e4 Qc6 20. e5 Bb7 21. Qe2 {
Hernandez,A-Khanam,A/Manila olw 1992/TD 92\07/1-0 (45)}) 7. Bc2 Bd6 8. Qe2 O-O
9. O-O b5 10. e4 {The thematic attack} e5 11. a3 $11 {Consolidates b4} (11. a4
$5 $14) 11... Re8 {Black launches an attack} 12. Re1 exd4 13. Nxd4 a6 {
Secures b5} 14. f3 $17 {Covers g4} (14. a4 bxa4 15. Bxa4 Qc7 $17) 14... Bb7 15.
Nf1 $19 (15. Nf5 $142 $5 $15 {should be investigated more closely}) 15... dxe4
16. fxe4 Nxe4 $17 (16... Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Nf5 $17) 17. Qf3 $19 (17. Be3
Ne5 $17) 17... Nec5 18. Qh3 {Threatening mate... how?} g6 (18... Rxe1 $4 {
Black will regret his greed} 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Bg5+ Nf6 22. Rxe1+
Kd7 23. Qxg7 $18) 19. Be3 Qf6 $17 (19... Ne5 20. Red1 $19) 20. Nd2 Ne6 $15 (
20... Ne5 21. Re2 Bc8 $19) 21. Rf1 $17 (21. Ne4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Rad8 $17) 21...
Qe5 22. Rae1 Ng5 $15 (22... Ndc5 $5 $17) 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. N4f3 $17 (24. Ne4
Qd5 $15) 24... Qc5+ 25. Nd4 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Nf6 27. Qh4 Qh5 28. Qxh5 Nxh5 29. g3
Bc5 30. Kf2 Ng7 31. N2f3 Bxf3 (31... Ne6 32. Kf1 $17) 32. Kxf3 f5 33. Ne6 $2
$19 (33. Re5 $142 $5 Bxd4 34. cxd4 $17) 33... Re8 {
Black terminates the opponent with strong threats} 34. g4 $4 {
a blunder in a bad position} (34. Nxc5 Rxe1 35. Nxa6 $19) 34... fxg4+ (34...
Nxe6 $5 {might be the shorter path} 35. Kg2 Nf4+ 36. Kf1 Rxe1+ 37. Kxe1 fxg4
38. Be4 $19) 35. Kxg4 Rxe6 36. Be4 Kf7 (36... h5+ $142 {
and Black has reached his goal} 37. Kf4 Kf8 38. h3 $19) 37. Rf1+ (37. Bd5 $19)
37... Ke7 38. Bd5 h5+ 39. Kh3 (39. Kh4 {cannot change destiny} Rf6 40. Re1+ Kf8
$19) 39... Re3+ 40. Kg2 Nf5 41. Bc6 (41. Bb7 {does not save the day} Re2+ 42.
Kf3 Rxh2 43. Bxa6 Rxb2 $19) 41... Re6 (41... Re6 42. Rxf5 gxf5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chilman, Alan"]
[Black "Madsen, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "1560"]
[BlackElo "1195"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C42 - Russische Verteidigung-Petrow /Russian Defence-Petrov
} 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 (5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Be2 h5 7. h3 Qe7 8.
d3 Bd7 9. Bg5 O-O-O 10. f4 Be3 11. e5 Rhg8 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Bh4 Rxg2 14. Ne4
Qf8 15. Bf3 Rg1+ 16. Rxg1 Bxg1 17. Qe2 Bxh3 18. O-O-O Bd4 19. Bxf6 Rd5 {
Barbascu,M-Jorgensen,C/EU-chJW U10 Herculane 1994/TD 94\01/1-0 (32)}) 5... Bc5
6. h3 $146 (6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. c3 Re6 9. Nd2 b5 10. Nf3 h6 11. Re1 Bb7
12. Bf1 Qe7 13. Be3 Rd8 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. d4 Qh5 16. e5 Nd5 17. g3 Rg6 18. Bg2
Bc8 19. Nh4 Bg4 20. f3 Bh3 21. Nxg6 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qxg6 23. Re4 Re8 24. Qe2 Re6
25. Kh1 Qh7 26. Re1 h5 27. f4 Ne7 28. c4 a6 29. b3 Nf5 30. d5 Rg6 31. e6 h4 32.
exf7+ Kxf7 33. Re7+ Kf8 34. Rf7+ Kxf7 35. Qe8+ {
1-0 Righi,E-Warlick,J/Manila olm 1992/TD 92\02 (35)}) 6... h5 $18 (6... O-O 7.
Qf3 $16) 7. c3 b6 8. Be2 {White is in command} Bd7 (8... Ba6 9. d4 Bxe2 10.
Qxe2 $18) 9. Bg5 (9. e5 Nd5 $18) 9... b5 $2 (9... Be7 $142 $18) 10. e5 Bxf2+
11. Kf1 Bg3 {Black intends h4} 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Be3 h4 14. Bf3 Bf5 (14... Qe7
15. Qe2 a6 $18) 15. Bxc6+ Kf8 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. Bc5+ Bd6 (17... Kg7 {
cannot change what is in store for ?} 18. Na3 $18) 18. Bxd6+ cxd6 19. Qf3 Qc8 (
19... Qxf3+ {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 20. gxf3 Bxd3+ 21. Kf2 $18) 20.
Nd2 Rg8 (20... Bg6 {does not win a prize} 21. Re1 Kg7 22. Kg1 $18) 21. Ne4 Bxe4
22. Qxe4 Rg5 23. Re1 {White gets kings attack} Re5 24. Qxh4 Rf5+ (24... Qf5+ {
doesn't change the outcome of the game} 25. Kg1 $18) 25. Kg1 {
Do you see the mate threat?} Kg7 26. Kh2 (26. Qg4+ $142 {
and White has triumphed} Kf8 27. d4 a6 $18) 26... Qb8 27. Rhf1 {
Threatening mate... how?} Rg5 28. Qf4 Qd8 (28... Rg6 {is not the saving move}
29. Re7 $18) 29. Re3 (29. Re8 $142 $1 {seems even better} Qxe8 30. Qxf6+ Kf8
31. Qxg5 Qe7 $18) 29... d5 (29... a5 {does not solve anything} 30. c4 $18) 30.
Rg3 (30. Re8 {and White can already relax} Qxe8 31. Qxf6+ Kf8 32. Qxg5 Qc6 $18)
30... Rxg3 (30... Rg6 {is not much help} 31. Re1 $18) 31. Qxg3+ Kf8 32. Qf4 Kg7
33. Rf3 {Threatening mate: Rg3} Qe7 (33... a5 $18 {hoping against hope}) 34.
Rg3+ (34. Rg3+ Kf8 35. Qb8+ Qe8 36. Rg8+ Kxg8 37. Qxe8+ Kg7 38. Qxb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gray, Graham"]
[Black "Madsen, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "1536"]
[BlackElo "1195"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {
Opening = A52 - Budapester Gambit-Hauptvariante /Budapest Defence-main line} 2.
c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Qe7 {Can e5 get defended?} 7.
a3 Bc5 (7... Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 (8. e3 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 a5 10. Qc3 d6 11. Be2 O-O 12.
O-O-O Nd7 13. Nd4 Nc5 14. f3 a4 15. g4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 {
0-1 Kirchhoff,H-Schmidt,M/Giessen op 1994/GER 08 (16)}) 8... Nxe5 9. Qc2 Bxd2+
10. Bxd2 d6 11. e3 b6 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rae1 a5 15. e4 a4 16. f4 Nd7
17. Bf3 Rfe8 18. Kh1 Nc5 19. e5 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 dxe5 21. fxe5 Qe6 22. Ref1 {
Meulders,R-Castro,O/Novi Sad olm 1990/TD 90\06/0-1 (47)}) 8. e3 d6 $16 (8...
Ngxe5 $5 {deserves consideration} 9. Bxe5 Nxe5 $14) 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Bxd6 cxd6
11. Be2 Bd7 12. b4 a6 13. O-O h5 14. h4 Nce5 15. Qc2 g6 16. Qc3 Qf6 $18 (16...
Bc6 17. Rfd1 $16) 17. Rac1 Rc8 $2 (17... Qe7 $142 $18) 18. Nxe5 (18. Ne4 $142 {
keeps an even firmer grip} Qe7 19. Qd4 $18) 18... dxe5 19. g3 (19. f3 Nh6 20.
f4 O-O $18) 19... Bc6 (19... Qe7 20. c5 O-O 21. Nc4 $18) 20. f3 Nh6 21. f4 O-O
22. e4 Qe6 23. fxe5 (23. Qxe5 $6 Qh3 24. Qc3 f5 $16) 23... Ng4 24. Bxg4 Qxg4
25. Qf3 $16 (25. Rf4 Qe2 $18) 25... Rcd8 26. Qxg4 hxg4 27. Rf2 Rd3 28. e6 $15 (
28. Kh2 $5 $14 {should not be overlooked}) 28... Rxg3+ $11 (28... fxe6 29. Rc2
$15) 29. Rg2 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 fxe6 31. Kg3 Rd8 32. Rc2 Rd3+ 33. Kxg4 Rxa3 34. Rb2
$15 (34. Kf4 a5 35. bxa5 Rxa5 $11) 34... b5 $11 (34... e5 $5 $15) 35. c5 $15 (
35. cxb5 Bxb5 36. Nf3 Kg7 $11) 35... Re3 $14 (35... e5 $5 $15 {is interesting})
36. Kf4 Re2 37. Ke5 $15 {The white king gets dangerous} (37. Kf3 Rh2 $14) 37...
Bxe4 38. Kxe6 $2 $19 (38. Kf6 $142 $15 {is a viable option}) 38... Bc2+ 39. Kd6
Rxd2+ 40. Kc7 Rg2 $17 (40... Rf2 41. c6 $19) 41. Kb6 Kh7 $4 $16 {
weakening the position} (41... Kf8 $142 42. c6 Rf2 $15) 42. Kxa6 $11 (42. c6
Be4 43. c7 Rxb2 44. c8=Q $18) 42... Kh6 $2 $18 (42... Be4 $142 $5 {
and Black is still in the game} 43. Rxg2 Bxg2 44. Kxb5 Kg8 $14) 43. c6 Re2 44.
Ka5 $14 (44. c7 $142 $5 Re6+ 45. Kxb5 Bd3+ 46. Kc5 $18) 44... Kh5 $4 $18 (44...
Bd3 $142 {was necessary} 45. c7 Re8 $14) 45. c7 Re8 46. Rxc2 Rc8 47. Kb6 Kxh4
48. Kb7 {The mate threat is Kxc8} Rxc7+ 49. Kxc7 g5 50. Kb6 (50. Kb6 g4 51. Rg2
$18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kramer, Warren"]
[Black "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "1279"]
[BlackElo "1069"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {
Opening = E61 - Königsindisch-Abweichungen der HV /King's Indian-deviations ML}
2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 e6 $146 {Covers d5} (3... d6 4. Bf4 (4. e4 Nbd7 5. Be3 a6 6. f3
c6 7. Qd2 b5 8. O-O-O Bb7 9. g4 bxc4 10. g5 Nh5 11. Bxc4 e6 12. Nge2 d5 13. Bd3
a5 14. Ng3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 a4 16. Kb1 Qa5 17. Rc1 Ba6 18. Bf4 Bg7 {
Evseev,D-Bosboom,M/Groningen op 1995/EXP 50/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 4... Nh5 5. Bd2 Bg7
6. e3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Be2 Nf6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 c6 12. Qc2 Qe7
13. b4 Ne8 14. c5 f5 15. Bc1 Nc7 16. Bb2 e4 17. Nd2 Ne5 18. Nc4 {
Landenberger,A-Ulms,S/Binz 1995/0-1 (45)}) 4. e4 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7.
Nf3 $11 (7. e5 Qe7 $14) 7... Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3+ {
d4 seems the pivot of the position} 9. bxc3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} b6 10.
e5 {White gains space} Qe7 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Qc2 O-O-O 13. O-O d6 14. exd6 Qxd6
15. Nd2 $11 (15. Rfb1 e5 16. c5 Qf6 $14 (16... bxc5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5
19. Qb2 $14)) 15... g5 $14 (15... f5 16. Rfd1 $11) 16. Bf3 f5 17. Bxc6 $11 (17.
Rfb1 Qd7 $14) 17... Bxc6 18. d5 $15 {White wins space} (18. Rfe1 $142 $5 $14 {
has some apparent merit}) 18... Bd7 19. dxe6 {
Is this a dangerous pawn?. White gets kings attack} Bxe6 20. Rfd1 Qc6 {
Attacks the isolani on c4} 21. h3 $17 (21. a4 a5 $15) 21... h5 {
Black prepares the advance g4} (21... g4 22. h4 $17) 22. Nf3 g4 {
This push gains space} ({Less advisable is} 22... Bxc4 23. Ne5 Qe6 24. Nxc4
Qxc4 25. Qxf5+ Kb7 26. Qxg5 Qxc3 27. Rdc1 $14) 23. hxg4 hxg4 ({Weaker is} 23...
fxg4 24. Ne5 Qa8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Qg6 $14) 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Rd1+ Kc8 26.
Nd4 Qd6 27. g3 Bd7 $15 (27... Kb8 28. Qb3 $17) 28. Nxf5 Bc6 $4 $18 {
throws away the game} (28... Qe6 $142 {had to be tried to avoid defeat} 29. Ne3
Kb8 $15) 29. Nxd6+ cxd6 {Do you see the mate threat?} 30. Qf5+ Kb7 31. Rd5 Re8
(31... Bxd5 {hardly improves anything} 32. Qd7+ Kb8 33. Qxd6+ Kc8 34. cxd5 $18)
32. Qf7+ (32. Qxg4 {makes it even easier for White} Re1+ 33. Kh2 Bxd5 34. Qd7+
Ka6 35. cxd5 Re2 $18) 32... Ka6 33. Qf5 $11 (33. Kf1 $142 {
and White takes home the point} Rh8 34. Rg5 Rh1+ 35. Ke2 $18) 33... Kb7 34.
Qxg4 (34. Rxd6 $4 {Taking that pawn is naive} Re1+ 35. Kh2 Rh1#) 34... a6 (
34... Re1+ {doesn't improve anything} 35. Kh2 $18) 35. Qd1 (35. f4 $142 {
seems even better} Rd8 36. Rh5 Bd7 $18) 35... Bxd5 36. Qxd5+ Kc7 37. Qf7+ (37.
Qf7+ Kd8 38. Qb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson-Smith, William"]
[Black "Porlaje, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "1465"]
[BlackElo "1270"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {
Opening = E11 - Damenindisch-Bogoljubow Varian /Queen's Indian-Bogoljubov Var}
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Nc3 c6 (6... O-O 7. cxd5 (7. e3
c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Ne4 Qxd2+ 10. Nexd2 a5 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd4 Rc8
14. Rc3 a4 15. Rc2 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. f3 Ra5 18. Bd3 g6 19. Ke2 Nd7 20. Rhc1
Ne5 21. f4 Nxd3 {
Chetverik,M-Lepsenyi,L/Budapest Schneider op 1995/EXP 46/1-0 (38)}) 7... exd5
8. g3 c6 9. Bg2 Re8 10. O-O Ne4 11. Qc2 Bf5 12. Nh4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Be6 14. b4
Nd7 15. a4 a5 16. Rfb1 axb4 17. Rxb4 Qa5 18. Rc1 b6 19. Qb2 c5 20. dxc5 bxc5
21. Rf4 Reb8 22. Qa2 c4 23. Nf5 Qc5 24. Qd2 Nf6 25. Ne3 Rxa4 26. Rxf6 gxf6 27.
Bxd5 Qb4 28. Qc2 Qb2 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Qxa4 Qxc1+ 31. Kg2 Qb1 32. Qxc4 Qb7+ 33.
Kh3 Qf7 {1/2-1/2 Anastasian,A-Makarov,M/URS-chT Podolsk 1990/TD 90\02 (33)}) 7.
e3 O-O 8. b4 $146 (8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O (9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 g6 12.
Rfc1 Qe7 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. h3 Bd7 15. Nb3 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nc5 Be6 18. Qxe4
Nc4 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Ne4 Nxb2 22. Rab1 Nd3 23. Rc3 Nxf2 24. Kxf2
{1-0 Fraas,H-Roos,J/Baden Baden op 1987/TD 87\04 (24)}) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5
11. Rfd1 Nb6 12. dxc5 Qxd2 13. Nxd2 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 Bd7 15. b4 Rac8 16. Nd6 Rb8
17. b5 Rfd8 18. Rac1 Ne8 19. Nce4 f5 20. Nxe8 Bxe8 21. Nd6 Kf8 22. c6 Rxd6 {
Schulz,R-Junge,W/OLNO 1992/BIG 90/1-0 (38)}) 8... a6 {Secures b5} 9. a4 Nbd7
10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 h6 {Consolidates g5} 12. O-O Re8 13. b5 {
White gets more space} Nf8 (13... c5 14. bxa6 bxa6 15. Rab1 $11) 14. bxc6 bxc6
{Controls b5.} 15. a5 Bg4 16. Ne5 Qc8 $16 (16... c5 $142 $5 $11 {
should be examined more closely}) 17. Na4 Qe6 $18 (17... Qc7 18. Rac1 Rxe5 19.
dxe5 $18) 18. Nb6 Ra7 19. Rfc1 Rc7 20. Bxa6 N6d7 $2 (20... Qd6 $142 $18) 21.
Nxg4 Qxg4 22. Nxd5 $1 {White should return some of the goodies he has collected
} Ra7 23. Rxc6 Re6 24. Rxe6 Qxe6 25. Bc4 Qd6 (25... Nf6 {
doesn't change anything anymore} 26. Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. a6 $18) 26. Qa2 Nf6 27.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. Qb3 Nd7 29. Ra2 Ra8 30. Qb1 Qd6 31. g3 Qc7 32. Qe4 Rf8 33. Bd3 {
The mate threat is Qh7} Nf6 34. Qf5 Rd8 35. Rc2 Qb8 36. a6 Kh8 37. Rc6 Kg8 38.
Qb5 (38. Bc4 {might be the shorter path} Kf8 $18) 38... Qa8 39. Qb7 Kf8 (39...
Rb8 {praying for a miracle} 40. Qxa8 Rxa8 $18) 40. Rc7 (40. Bf5 {
makes it even easier for White} Kg8 41. Rc8 Qxc8 42. Bxc8 Ne8 $18) 40... Ne8 (
40... Kg8 {there is nothing better in the position} 41. Bf5 Nd5 $18) 41. Rxf7+
Kg8 42. Qe7 (42. Qe7 Qg2+ 43. Kxg2 Nf6 44. Rxg7+ Kh8 45. Rh7+ Nxh7 46. Qxh7#)
1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Giermann, Arno"]
[Black "Gaviola, Cecil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "1556"]
[BlackElo "1498"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 c5 {
Opening = B94 - Sizilianisch-Najdorf V mit 6.Bg5 /Sicilian-Najdorf with 6.Bg5}
2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 e5 7. Bxf6 (7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd2
Be6 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. f3 b5 11. a3 O-O 12. h4 Qc7 13. g4 Rac8 14. Be3 d5 15. g5
d4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bxa3 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. Rg1 Qxc3 20. Rxg7+ Kxg7 21.
Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qxf6+ Kg8 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qf6+ {
1/2-1/2 Ghate,S-Zozulia,A/Menorca 1996 (24)}) (7. Nde2 Be6 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 h6
10. Be3 b5 11. O-O Nb6 12. b3 Ng4 13. Bc1 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. c4
bxc3 17. Nxc3 Be7 18. h3 Nf6 19. Be3 O-O 20. Rc1 Qd7 21. Kh2 Rfc8 {
Donner,B-Hengelbrock,J/NRW-I 1996/GER 13/1/2-1/2 (74)}) 7... Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9.
Nf3 $146 (9. Ne2 Nc6 10. Ng3 Be6 11. Ne3 Be7 12. c3 O-O 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. O-O Na5
15. Qe2 Bg5 16. Rfd1 Qd7 17. Nef5 g6 18. Qg4 Qd8 19. h4 Bf4 20. Nh5 Kh8 21.
Nxf4 exf4 22. Qxf4 gxf5 23. exf5 Bc4 {
Jackson,R-Kagambi,W/Novi Sad olm 1990/TD 90\06/1-0 (37)}) 9... Nc6 10. h3 {
Secures g4} g6 11. Qd2 Bg7 12. Bc4 O-O 13. Rd1 Be6 14. a3 {Covers b4} Rc8 15.
Ba2 Nb8 16. Bb3 Nd7 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. O-O Re8 $14 (18... Nxb3 $5 19. Qxb3 b5 $11)
19. Ba2 Bf8 20. Qg5 $15 (20. Rd2 $142 $5 $14 {and White can hope to live})
20... Nxe4 21. Qxd8 Rexd8 22. c4 $17 (22. Rfe1 Nc5 $11) 22... Kg7 $15 (22...
Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Nf6 24. Rdd1 $17) 23. Rfe1 Bxd5 $11 (23... Nf6 24. Nxf6 Kxf6 25.
b3 $17) 24. Rxd5 Nf6 25. Rd2 h6 {Covers g5} 26. Red1 Ne4 27. Rd3 Nc5 28. Rd5
Be7 29. g3 {Prevents intrusion on h4} Na4 30. R1d2 $19 (30. R5d2 $142 $5 $17)
30... Nb6 31. Ra5 Nxc4 32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. Rad5 Rdc8 34. Kf1 f5 35. h4 f4 (35...
Kf7 36. Ke2 $19) 36. Kg2 e4 37. Nd4 f3+ 38. Kh3 h5 39. Ne6+ Kf6 (39... Kg8 40.
Kh2 $19) 40. Nf4 (40. Ng5 R8c5 $19) 40... Rc1 {Do you see the mate threat?} 41.
Kh2 Rf1 42. Nxh5+ (42. g4 hxg4 43. Ra5 Kf7 $19) 42... gxh5 43. Rxh5 Rcc1 {
Threatening mate... how?} 44. g4 (44. Kh3 {
a last effort to resist the inevitable} Rce1 45. Rc2 $19) 44... Kg6 (44... Rg1
45. Kh3 Rg2 46. Rxd6+ Bxd6 47. Rh6+ Kg7 48. Rg6+ Kxg6 49. h5+ Kg5 50. b3 Rh2#)
45. Kg3 Rcd1 46. Rc2 (46. Rhd5 {desperation} Rxd2 47. Rxd2 $19) 46... Bf6 (
46... d5 $142 {and Black wins} 47. Kf4 Bd6+ 48. Re5 $19) 47. Kf4 Rde1 48. Rf5 (
48. Rd2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Be5+ 49. Rxe5 dxe5+ 50. Kxe5
Re2 51. Rd6+ Kf7 52. Rf6+ Kg7 $19) 48... Be5+ ({Instead of} 48... Bxh4 49. Rd5
Rd1 50. Rxd1 Rxd1 51. Kxe4 $19) 49. Rxe5 dxe5+ 50. Kxe5 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Black "Maaz, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "1443"]
[BlackElo "1214"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C29 - Wiener Partie /Vienna Game} 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d6 4.
Nf3 Bg4 5. Bc4 (5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nbd7 7. Bc4 c6 8. O-O b5 9. Bb3 Nc5 10. d3
Nxb3 11. axb3 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Ra6 b4 14. Ne2 Qc7 15. Rfa1 c5 16. fxe5 dxe5
17. Ng3 Rfe8 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Rxf6 gxf6 20. Rf1 Kh8 21. Qg4 c4 22. Rf3 cxd3 23.
Rg3 Bh6 24. Bxh6 Qc5+ 25. Kh2 {
1-0 Morales,J-Berciano,E/Mesa op 1992/TD 92\09 (25)}) 5... Nc6 6. O-O Nd4 7.
fxe5 $146 (7. Kh1 c6 8. d3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 b5 10. Bb3 a5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 Nxb3
13. cxb3 c5 14. Be3 Be7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Rg1 g6 17. Rc2 Qd7 18. Qc1 {
1/2-1/2 Peterson,E-Lau,U/Dortmund op-A 1993/TD 93\06 (18)}) 7... dxe5 $16 (7...
Bxf3 $142 $5 {and Black can hope to survive} 8. gxf3 dxe5 $15) 8. Bxf7+ $1 {
securing the lead.} Ke7 9. Nd5+ Nxd5 10. Bxd5 ({Less advisable is} 10. exd5
Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Bh3 $17) 10... c6 11. d3 $17 (11. Bc4 $142 {and White hangs on}
Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 $14) 11... Nxf3+ $4 $16 {throwing away the advantage} (11... Qb6
$142 12. Bg5+ Kd6 $17) 12. gxf3 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 $15 (13. Kg2 $142 $5 Bd7 14. Bb3
$16) 13... Bh3 14. Bg5+ Kd7 15. Bc4 h6 16. Bh4 Bxf1 17. Qxf1 g5 (17... Qxb2 $2
{fails to} 18. Rb1 Qa3 19. Rxb7+ Kc8 20. Qb1 $18) 18. Bf2 Bc5 (18... Qxb2 19.
Rb1 Qa3 20. Rxb7+ Kc8 21. Qb1 $18) 19. Qh3+ (19. Bg3 Rae8 $17) 19... Kc7 20.
Bg3 Bd6 $17 (20... Qxb2 $5 21. Rf1 $19) 21. b3 Raf8 22. Rf1 Qd4 23. Bf2 Qb2 24.
Qg2 Qxa2 (24... Qxc2 $4 {a poisoned pawn} 25. Bb6+ $3 {
this sacrifice busts up the opponent's position} Kxb6 26. Qxc2 $18) 25. Be6 Rf6
(25... Qxc2 $2 {is no good because of} 26. Bb6+ $3 {a beautiful sacrifice!}
Kxb6 27. Qxc2 $18) 26. Bf5 b6 (26... Qxc2 $2 {is worthless because of} 27. Bb6+
$3 {worthy of applause} Kxb6 28. Qxc2 $18) 27. Be3 Rhf8 28. Bg4 Rh8 $4 $11 {
gives the opponent new chances} (28... Qb2 $142 $19 {
Black would have gained the upper hand}) 29. Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Black "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "1443"]
[BlackElo "1101"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C28 - Wiener Partie /Vienna Game} 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4.
f4 exf4 5. d4 Nxe4 $15 (5... Bb4 $5 6. Qd3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qe7 $17) 6. Bxf7+ $17
(6. Qe2 f5 7. Nxe4 fxe4 8. Bxf4 d5 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qxd5 Qxd5 11. Bxd5 Nxd4 $11)
6... Kxf7 {Black launches an attack} 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qd5+ Kg7 9. Qxe4 $19 (9.
Nxe4 $5 Nb4 10. Qe5+ Kg8 11. Kd1 $17) 9... Bb4 $15 (9... Bd6 $142 $5 10. Kd1
Re8 $17) 10. Bxf4 $17 (10. Qxf4 Re8+ 11. Nge2 $11) 10... Re8 11. Be5+ Nxe5 12.
dxe5 Qe7 13. Nf3 Qc5 14. O-O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qxc3 16. Kb1 $19 (16. Qd4 $5 Qxd4
17. Rxd4 $17 (17. Nxd4 $2 Rxe5 18. Nf3 Re2 $19)) 16... d6 17. Rd3 Qc5 18. Re1
$2 $19 (18. Qe3 $142 $17) 18... Bf5 19. Qe3 Bxd3 {Threatening mate: Qxc2} 20.
Qxc5 dxc5 21. cxd3 Rad8 22. Kc2 Rd5 23. Kc3 b5 24. a3 h6 25. h4 a5 {
Black plans b4} 26. Re3 b4+ 27. axb4 cxb4+ 28. Kc4 Red8 29. e6 c6 (29... R5d6
$142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 30. e7 Re8 31. g4 $19) 30. e7 Re8 31. Nd4
Rxd4+ (31... Rd6 $5 32. Nb3 $19) 32. Kxd4 Kf7 (32... Kf6 33. Re5 b3 34. Rc5
Rxe7 35. Kc3 $19) 33. Kc5 (33. Re5 a4 34. Kc5 Rxe7 35. Rxe7+ Kxe7 36. Kxb4 Kd6
$15) 33... Rxe7 34. Rf3+ Ke6 (34... Kg7 35. Kxc6 b3 36. Rf1 $19) 35. Kxc6 Re8
36. d4 Rc8+ 37. Kb5 Rc3 38. Rf2 Kd5 39. Kxa5 Rc4 $15 (39... Kc4 $142 $5 $17)
40. Rb2 Rxd4 41. Rxb4 $4 {the pressure is too much, White crumbles} (41. Rb3
Kc5 42. Ka4 Rxh4 43. Rg3 $19) 41... Rxb4 42. Kxb4 Ke4 43. Kc4 g5 44. g3 (44. h5
{hardly improves anything} g4 45. Kc5 g3 $19) 44... Kf3 45. Kd4 Kxg3 46. hxg5
hxg5 47. Ke4 g4 48. Kf5 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gaviola, Cecil"]
[Black "Anderson-Smith, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "1498"]
[BlackElo "1465"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e6 {
Opening = C14 - Französische Vert-Klass Hauptvar /French Def-Classical main l}
2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nb5 Nb6 8. Qg4 $11 (
8. a4 a6 9. a5 Nc4 (9... axb5 10. axb6 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 c6 12. Qa8 Qb4+ 13. c3
Qxb2 14. Ne2 b4 15. Qxb8 O-O 16. cxb4 Qxb4+ 17. Kd1 c5 18. Qc7 Qa4+ 19. Kd2 Bd7
20. Ke3 Rc8 21. Qxb7 cxd4+ 22. Nxd4 Rc3+ 23. Bd3 g5 24. Qb8+ Kg7 25. Qd8 Rxd3+
26. Kxd3 Qc4+ 27. Ke3 Qc3+ 28. Ke2 Qb2+ 29. Kd3 Bb5+ 30. Nxb5 Qxb5+ 31. Kd2 {
1/2-1/2 Ljubojevic,L-Kortschnoj,V/Belgrade 1987/CBM 04 (31)}) 10. Bxc4 dxc4 11.
Nc3 O-O 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. Ne4 b5 14. axb6 cxb6 15. Nd6 Rxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. O-O
Bb7 18. Nd2 Qd5 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Nxf3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nc6 22. c3 Kf8 23. Rfd1 Ne7
24. b3 cxb3 25. Rdb1 Nd5 26. c4 Nf4 27. Rxb3 Ne2+ 28. Kg2 Rc8 29. Ra4 Nf4+ 30.
Kg3 Ne2+ 31. Kh3 b5 32. cxb5 axb5 33. Rxb5 h5 34. Rb7 g5 35. Rb2 Nf4+ 36. Kg3
Kg7 37. h4 f6 38. Ra5 Kg6 39. Rbb5 Ne2+ 40. Kh3 Nf4+ 41. Kg3 Ne2+ 42. Kh3 gxh4
43. Rxh5 Nf4+ 44. Kg4 Nxh5 45. Rxh5 f5+ 46. Kxh4 Rd8 47. Rg5+ Kf6 48. Rh5 Rxd4+
49. Kg3 {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L-Lempert,I/Erevan op 1996/EXP 52 (49)}) (8. c3 $5 $14
{has some apparent merit}) 8... O-O $14 (8... Qb4+ 9. Kd1 O-O 10. b3 $11) 9. c3
$15 (9. Bd3 $5 $14 {should be investigated more closely}) 9... a6 {
Black gets in control} 10. Na3 c5 $14 {Attacks the pawn chain} (10... Na4 $5
$15 {looks like a viable alternative}) 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Bd3 f5 13. Qh5 $4 $17 {
White is ruining his position} (13. exf6 $142 {would allow White to play on}
Qxf6 14. dxc5 $11) 13... cxd4 14. Nc2 dxc3 15. bxc3 Nd7 16. O-O Ndxe5 17. Nxe5
Nxe5 18. Be2 Bd7 19. Nd4 Nc6 20. Nf3 Rf6 21. Qg5 e5 22. Rfe1 e4 23. Bd3 $4 {
sad, but how else could White save the game?} (23. Nd4 $142 $19) 23... Qf7 (
23... Re6 $5 {might be the shorter path} 24. Rab1 Re8 25. Qxe7 R6xe7 26. Bf1
exf3 27. Rxe7 Nxe7 28. Rxb7 $19) 24. Be2 exf3 25. Bxf3 Re8 26. Red1 d4 (26...
Re5 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} 27. Qf4 $19) 27. cxd4 Qe7 28. g3 Qd6
29. Rab1 (29. d5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Nb4 30. Qh4 f4 $19) 29...
b5 (29... Nxd4 $142 {seems even better} 30. Bxb7 Ba4 31. Rd2 $19) 30. Rbc1 (30.
d5 {is no salvation} Ne5 31. Bg2 f4 $19) 30... f4 (30... Nxd4 $142 $5 {
keeps an even firmer grip} 31. Bh5 $19) 31. Bd5+ (31. Qd5+ {is not much help}
Qxd5 32. Bxd5+ Kf8 $19) 31... Kh8 32. Bxc6 Bxc6 33. d5 Bd7 34. Rd4 (34. Re1 {
doesn't do any good} Ref8 $19) 34... fxg3 (34... Rf5 {
and Black can already relax} 35. Qg4 fxg3 36. hxg3 Rxf2 37. Qg5 $19) 35. hxg3
Rg6 (35... Re2 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 36. Rd2 Re5 37. Qh4
Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Qxd5 39. a4 $19) 36. Qh4 Qf6 (36... Qa3 {seems even better} 37.
Ra1 $19) 37. Qxf6 Rxf6 (37... gxf6 $6 38. Rc7 Rg7 39. d6 $19) 38. Rc7 (38. d6
Kg8 $19) 38... Rd6 39. f4 Rd8 40. Kf2 h5 41. Ke3 g6 (41... Be6 42. dxe6 Rxd4
43. e7 $17) 42. Rd2 (42. Rc5 {cannot change destiny} Kg7 $19) 42... Be6 43.
dxe6 (43. f5 {hoping against hope} Bxd5 44. Kf4 $19) 43... Rxe6+ $1 {surprise!}
(43... Rxd2 $6 {is easily refuted} 44. e7 $15) 44. Kf3 {Threatening mate: Rxd8}
Rxd2 45. f5 Rf6 (45... Rf6 46. a3 Rxf5+ 47. Ke4 Re2+ 48. Kd4 Rf8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Porlaje, Benjamin"]
[Black "Giermann, Arno"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "1270"]
[BlackElo "1556"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C42 - Russische Verteidigung-Petrow /Russian Defence-Petrov
} 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. d3 Bxc3+ $146 (4... d6 5. Be2 (5. Bd2 O-O 6. a3 Ba5
7. Be2 Nc6 8. b4 Bb6 9. O-O Nd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Rb1 a6 12. Nd5 Be6 13. c3 Ba7
14. Bg5 Bxd5 15. exd5 h6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nxd5 18. Qd2 Qg5 19. Rf3 Rae8
20. Rd1 c6 21. c4 Nc7 22. Rg3 Qe7 23. e4 Ne6 24. Qxh6 f6 25. Bh5 Ng5 26. Qg6
Qf7 27. h4 {1-0 Lowcki,A-Le Louz,R/Paris op-2 1989/TD 89\04 (27)}) (5. h3 Nbd7
6. Bg5 O-O 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Bb7 10. Nh2 Qe8 11. Ng4 Nxg4 12. Bxg4
f6 13. Be3 Nc5 14. f4 exf4 15. Rxf4 d5 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. Qe2 dxe4 18. dxe4 Qe5
19. Qc4+ Kh8 {Gjergji,R-O'Siochru,M/Novi Sad 1990/EXT 90/1-0 (55)}) 5... O-O 6.
O-O h6 7. Bd2 Be6 8. Qc1 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. b4 Bb6 11. Na4 Qe7 12. Nxb6 axb6 13.
c4 Bg4 14. h3 Bd7 15. b5 Nd8 16. Ne1 Ne6 17. Nc2 Nc5 18. Rb1 Nh7 19. Ne3 {
Poenisch,H-Schulz,N/OLNO 1992/BIG 90/0-1 (82)}) (4... O-O 5. Bg5 (5. g3 d5 6.
Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Nc6 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Re8 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Bg2 dxe4 12.
Bxe4 Bh3 13. Qh5 Rxe4+ 14. dxe4 Qxb2 15. Rd1 Qb4+ 16. Rd2 Qxe4+ 17. Re2 Qxh1+
18. Kd2 Rd8+ 19. Kc3 Qa1+ {
0-1 Lutzka,G-Eichner,S/GER-chJT Leipzig 1995/JUN 95 (19)}) 5... d6 6. Be2 h6 7.
Bd2 Nc6 8. O-O d5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Bxb4 Nxb4 12. Nd2 Qc5 13. a3
Nc6 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. Bf3 Be6 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Nd2 Bd5 18. f3 Qb6+ 19. Rf2 {
Thormann,W-Federau,J/BL2-N 1992/BL2/0-1 (56)}) 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. Ba3 d6 {
Consolidates c5} 7. Be2 O-O 8. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} a6 9. Rb1 Rb8 10.
O-O Ne7 11. Re1 Ng6 12. Bc1 h6 {Controls g5} 13. Be3 Be6 14. Rb2 Nh7 15. Qd2 (
15. d4 b5 $11) 15... b5 16. Reb1 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. c4 c6 19. Nh2 $14 (19. a4
d5 20. cxd5 Qxd5 $16) 19... d5 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. d4 e4 $16 {Black gains space}
(21... Rc8 22. a4 bxa4 23. Rb6 $14) 22. a4 Qf6 $2 $18 (22... Bd7 $142 $5 $16)
23. g4 (23. axb5 axb5 24. Bg4 Bd7 $18) 23... Rf4 24. Bxf4 $16 (24. h4 Rf8 25.
h5 Nh4 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Qxf4 Rxf4 28. axb5 Ng5 29. bxa6 Nh3+ 30. Kf1 Rxf2+ 31.
Ke1 Bd7 $18) 24... Nxf4 25. Bf1 (25. axb5 $6 Nxh3+ 26. Kh1 Qxf2 $11 (26...
Nxf2+ $143 27. Kg2 $14)) 25... Ng5 26. Qe3 $16 (26. Rb3 Bf7 $18) 26... Bd7 $18
(26... Rf8 $5 27. h4 Nfh3+ 28. Kg2 Nf4+ 29. Kg3 Nh7 $18) 27. axb5 axb5 28. Rb3
$16 (28. Ra1 $5 Rb7 $18) 28... Ng6 $18 (28... Rf8 $142 $5 $16) 29. Qg3 $16 (29.
c4 $142 $5 $18) 29... Nf4 30. Qe3 $11 (30. Kh1 $142 $16) 30... Ng6 31. Bxb5 $16
{White creates threats along the open b-file} (31. c4 $142 $5 $18) 31... Bxb5
32. Rxb5 Rd8 $2 $18 (32... Rxb5 $142 33. Rxb5 Nf4 $16) 33. Rb6 Rd6 34. Rxd6
Qxd6 35. Rb3 (35. Kh1 Qc7 $18) 35... Nh4 36. Qg3 Qxg3+ 37. Rxg3 Ngf3+ $2 (37...
Ne6 $142 $18) 38. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 39. Kg2 (39. Rxf3 $142 {seems even better} exf3
40. Kh2 $18) 39... Nxd4 (39... Ne1+ $142 40. Kf1 Nxc2 $18) 40. Rc3 (40. c4 $142
$5 Kf7 41. cxd5 $18) 40... Kf7 41. Rc7+ {White gets the initiative} Kf6 42. c3
Ne6 43. Rc6 Ke5 44. Kg3 g5 $18 (44... Nf4 45. Rc8 $16) 45. Rc8 Nf4 46. c4 d4 {
The passed pawn on c4 quickly leads to threats} 47. Rd8 d3 48. Kh2 Ne6 49. Rd7
Kf4 50. Kg2 Ke5 51. Kf1 Nf4 $2 (51... Kf6 $142 $18) 52. c5 Nd5 53. c6 Ke6 (
53... Nb6 {no good, but what else?} 54. c7 Ke6 $18) 54. Rxd5 (54. Rxd5 Kxd5 55.
c7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Black "Anderson-Smith, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "1069"]
[BlackElo "1465"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 {Opening = D03 - Damenbauernspiele /Queen Pawn's Opening} 2. d4 Nf6
3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3 a6 $146 {Consolidates b5} (6... h6 7. Bh4
cxd4 (7... Be7 8. Nbd2 a6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7
13. f4 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Nf3 Nd7 16. Bc2 b5 17. Qd3 Rf5 18. e4 c4 19. Qe3
Rf7 20. exd5 exd5 21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Rae1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Kf8 24. Bg6 Nf6 25. Nd4
Bd7 26. g3 a5 27. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 Abraham,I-Bilinsky,V/SWZ-chIW 1992/TD 92\07 (27)
}) 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Re1 Nf4 13. Bc2 Qf6
14. g3 Ng6 15. Qe2 Re8 16. Ne5 Ncxe5 17. dxe5 Qg5 18. Nf3 Qg4 19. Nd4 Qxe2 20.
Rxe2 Ne7 21. Nb5 {
Varela,G-Blanco,C/WchJM-U12 Bratislava 1993/TD 93\05/1/2-1/2 (46)}) (6... Bd6
7. O-O Qc7 8. Nbd2 Ng4 9. h3 Nh2 10. Re1 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 c4 12. Bc2 f5 13. Bf4
O-O 14. Qg3 Rd8 15. Nf3 b5 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qxd6 Rxd6 18. g3 a5 19. Kg2 Rb8
20. Rab1 Ba6 21. a3 {Felmy,B-Schlesinger,O/Wiesbaden op 1992/GER 03/0-1 (43)})
7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. Ne5 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O O-O $14 (10... h6 11. Bh4 $11) 11.
f4 b5 12. a3 {Covers b4} Rc8 13. b4 $11 (13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. a4 bxa4 15. Qxa4 a5
$14) 13... Rc7 $14 (13... Nb8 14. Qf3 $11) 14. h3 $11 {Secures g4} (14. Nb3 Be8
$14) 14... Qb8 $14 (14... h6 15. Bh4 $11) 15. Bxf6 $11 (15. a4 h6 16. axb5 axb5
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 $16) 15... Bxf6 16. Ndf3 $11 (16. Nb3 h6 $14) 16... Qa7 17. Kh1
Nxe5 18. fxe5 {This push gains space} Be7 19. h4 $17 (19. Rc1 $142 $5 $11 {
and White has air to breath}) 19... Rxc3 20. Bxh7+ $2 $19 (20. Ng5 $142 h6 21.
Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bb1 $17) 20... Kxh7 21. Ng5+ (21. Qd2 {is not the saving move} Rc4
$19) 21... Bxg5 22. hxg5 Rh8 23. g6+ (23. Qd2 {the last chance for counterplay}
Qc7 24. Kg1 $19) 23... fxg6 (23... Kxg6+ $142 {
it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots} 24. Kg1 Rh4 25. Qd2 Qxd4+
26. Qxd4 Rxd4 27. Rac1 $19) 24. Qg4 Rcc8 (24... Kg8+ $5 {
keeps an even firmer grip} 25. Kg1 Rh5 26. Rf4 $19) 25. Rf3 (25. Rf4 {
does not improve anything} a5 26. Raf1 axb4 27. axb4 Qa3 $19) 25... Rcf8 $18 (
25... Kg8+ $142 {nails it down} 26. Kg1 Rh5 $19) 26. Rxf8 $19 (26. Qh4+ Kg8 27.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Qxh8+ Ke7 29. Rf1 Be8 30. Qxg7+ Kd8 31. Qxa7 a5 32. Rc1 Bd7 33.
Qb8+ Ke7 34. Rf1 Bc8 35. Qd6+ Ke8 36. Rf8#) 26... Rxf8 27. Qh4+ Kg8 28. Rd1 Be8
29. Rd3 g5 (29... Rf1+ $5 {and Black can already relax} 30. Kh2 $19) 30. Qxg5
Rf5 31. Qd8 Qf7 32. Rd1 (32. Kg1 $19 {what else?}) 32... Qh5+ (32... Qh5+ 33.
Kg1 Qxd1+ 34. Kh2 Rh5+ 35. Kg3 Qd3+ 36. Kf4 Rh2 37. Qxe8+ Kh7 38. Qh5+ Rxh5 39.
Kg4 Qe2+ 40. Kg3 Rg5+ 41. Kf4 Rg4#) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chilman, Alan"]
[Black "Kramer, Warren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "1560"]
[BlackElo "1279"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {
Opening = A56 - Altindisch-sehe auch A43, A44 /Old Indian-see also A43,A44} 2.
c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 (7. Qa4+ Nfd7 8. Nd2 O-O
9. h3 Nb6 10. Qc2 Bd7 11. Bd3 Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. O-O a6 14. f4 Nc8 15. b3 b5
16. Bb2 Rb8 17. Rae1 bxc4 18. bxc4 e5 19. f5 Nb6 20. Bc1 Bh6 21. Nf3 Bxc1 {
Petursson,M-Ivanov,I/New York op 1989/CBM 12/1/2-1/2 (85)}) 7... Bxf3 $146 (
7... b5 8. cxb5 a6 9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd2 h5 12. Nc4 Rb8 13. Bf4 Rb4
14. f3 Bc8 15. Qd2 h4 16. Bh6 h3 17. g3 Nc7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. b3 Ba6 20. Rad1
Bxc4 21. Bxc4 Nd7 22. a3 Rb8 23. f4 f6 24. Rfe1 Na8 25. Qc2 Qa5 26. Nb1 Nab6
27. Bf1 Rh8 28. Re3 c4 29. b4 Qa7 30. Qf2 Na4 31. Bxc4 Nb2 32. Rc1 Nb6 33. Rec3
Rbc8 34. Be2 Qb7 35. Rc6 Nd7 36. Bf1 Na4 37. Bxh3 f5 38. exf5 Rxh3 39. Qd4+ Nf6
40. Rxc8 Qa6 41. R8c2 Nb6 42. Nc3 {
Fahnenschmidt,G-Schlick,V/BL9293 1993/BL 90/1-0 (55)}) (7... Nfd7 8. h3 Bxf3 9.
Bxf3 Ne5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Bd2 a6 12. f4 e6 13. O-O exd5 14. fxe5 d4 15. Nd5
Bxe5 16. Qe1 O-O 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qg3 Ne5 20. Nf6 h6 21. Rf2 Rc8
22. Raf1 Rc7 23. Rf4 g5 24. h4 Ng6 25. hxg5 {
1-0 Tabarini,I-Raaid,J/Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44 (25)}) 8. Bxf3 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O
10. Qb3 b6 11. Qc2 Ne5 12. Be2 Qd7 $16 (12... Ned7 13. Bg5 $14) 13. h3 $14 (13.
f4 Neg4 $16) 13... Qb7 14. Rb1 Rab8 15. Re1 Ned7 16. f4 Ne8 17. Bf3 Qa6 18. b3
Qa5 19. Bd2 Bd4+ {The black bishop on an outpost} 20. Kh1 Qa6 21. g4 e6 22.
dxe6 (22. Nb5 Bg7 $16) 22... fxe6 {Controls d5} 23. Ne2 Bg7 24. Ng3 b5 25. Be2
b4 {Black gets more space} 26. Bd3 Qc6 27. Kh2 Bh6 28. Rf1 Nc7 29. h4 {
White prepares g5} Bg7 30. g5 {White wins space} Rbe8 31. h5 d5 $2 $18 (31...
a6 $142 $14 {and Black is still in the game}) 32. hxg6 {
White fights for the Initiative.} dxc4 33. gxh7+ Kh8 (33... Kxh7 34. Bxc4 Nb6
35. Be2 $18) 34. Bxc4 Nb6 (34... Kxh7 35. e5+ Kg8 36. Qg6 $18) 35. g6 Nxc4 36.
Qxc4 Qd6 (36... Rd8 {does not help much} 37. Rbd1 $18) 37. Be3 Qd8 38. Qxc5
Qh4+ 39. Kg2 Rc8 40. Qh5 Qe7 (40... Qd8 {does not win a prize} 41. Rbd1 Qe8 42.
Bd4 Bxd4 43. Rxd4 $18) 41. Rbc1 (41. Bc5 $142 {makes it even easier for White}
Qd7 42. Bxf8 Rxf8 $18) 41... Nb5 (41... Na6 $18 {is one last hope}) 42. Qxb5 (
42. Qxb5 Rxc1 43. Rxc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Madsen, John"]
[Black "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "1195"]
[BlackElo "1101"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {
Opening = C54 - Italienische Partie-Hauptvariante /Italian Opening-main line}
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. h4 $17 (5. Qe2 d6 (5... O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3
a6 8. Rd1 Be6 9. Bb3 Bb6 10. d3 Nh5 11. d4 Bxb3 12. axb3 exd4 13. cxd4 h6 14.
Nc3 Nf6 15. d5 Ne7 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Nd7 18. Nd4 a5 19. Ra3 Nc5 20. Rda1
Ra6 21. Rxa5 Rxa5 22. Rxa5 b6 23. Ra1 f5 24. b4 f4 25. Qd2 {
1-0 Hvenekilde,J-Petermann,H/Copenhagen op 1995/EXP 47 (25)}) 6. a4 (6. d3 Be6
(6... a6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. Bb3 h6 10. O-O-O Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. h3 b5
13. g4 Nh7 14. Rdg1 Kh8 15. h4 Be6 16. Bb1 Nc6 17. Ne1 b4 18. c4 Bb6 19. g5 Ne7
20. gxh6 g6 21. f4 {Kaulfuss,H-Heidl,G/OLO-B 1993/GER 03/1-0 (31)}) 7. Bxe6
fxe6 8. a4 a5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4 Qe8 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Qg6 13. Qg5 Qxg5
14. Nxg5 Rae8 15. Nf3 b6 16. O-O Nh5 17. Rfe1 Rf6 18. Rad1 Ref8 19. Rd2 Nf4 20.
Re3 Ne7 21. Ne1 g5 22. Nc2 Neg6 23. Kf1 Kg7 24. d4 exd4 25. cxd4 d5 26. exd5
Nxd5 27. Re4 Kf7 {1/2-1/2 Petras,M-Dolezal,R/Decin op 1996/EXP 53 (27)}) 6...
a6 7. d3 h6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. O-O Ba7 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Rfe1 Bg4 13.
h3 Bd7 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 d5 16. Bd3 Nxd4 17. cxd4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nd5 19. Qf3
Bc6 20. Bc4 Ra8 21. Nc3 Nf6 22. d5 Bd7 23. Red1 Rc8 24. Bb3 Qe7 25. Rd4 Qd6 26.
Rad1 Re5 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Qxe4 Re8 30. Qd3 Re5 31. Qc3 Re2 32.
Re1 Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 Qc5 34. Qd2 Kf8 35. a5 f6 36. h4 Be8 37. Bd1 Qd6 38. Bf3 g5
39. Qd4 b6 {Kovacs,L-Almasi,Z/HUN-chT 1992/TD 92\10/1-0 (57)}) (5. Ng5 d5 6.
exd5 Nxd5 7. Qf3 Qxg5 8. Bxd5 Qg6 9. Bxc6+ Qxc6 10. Qxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O O-O 12.
Re1 Bd6 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Be6 15. Nc3 Rfe8 16. Bd2 Rad8 17. Rac1 Bd5 18.
Nxd5 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 cxd5 {
Rusev,K-Brandstetter,D/EU-chJM U10 Szombathely 1993/TD 93\05/1-0 (58)}) (5. d3
$142 $11 {would keep White alive}) 5... Nxe4 {Black is in command} 6. d4 exd4
7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 $4 $19 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (8.
Nbd2 $142 $17) 8... Nxc3 9. Qc2 (9. bxc3 {
cannot undo what has already been done} Bxc3+ 10. Bd2 Bxa1 11. Qxa1 d5 $19)
9... Ne4+ 10. Nd2 (10. Kf1 {cannot change what is in store for ?} d5 $19) 10...
Nxd2 (10... d5 {and Black can already relax} 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. a3
$19) 11. Bxd2 Qe7+ 12. Be2 (12. Kf1 {does not save the day} Nxd4 13. Bxf7+ Qxf7
(13... Kxf7 $143 14. Qc4+ Qe6 15. Qxd4 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 $19) 14. Qe4+ Be7 15. Qxd4
O-O $19) 12... Nxd4 {The mate threat is Qxe2} 13. Qd3 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxe2+ (
14... c5 {might be the shorter path} 15. Kf1 $19) 15. Qxe2+ Nxe2 16. Kxe2 O-O
17. Rac1 c6 18. f4 d5 19. g3 Bg4+ 20. Kf2 Rfe8 21. Rc2 Rad8 22. h5 (22. Re1 {
doesn't improve anything} f5 $19) 22... h6 23. Rh4 f5 24. a4 a5 25. Rc5 (25.
Rh1 {does not solve anything} Kf7 $19) 25... d4 26. Re5 (26. Rc2 {
a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} d3 27. Rd2 Re2+ 28. Rxe2 Bxe2
$19) 26... d3 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rh1 (28. Rxg4 {
doesn't get the cat off the tree} fxg4 29. f5 d2 30. f6 d1=Q 31. f7+ Kxf7 32.
b4 Re2#) 28... d2 $19 (28... d2 29. Rb1 Bxh5 $19) (28... Re2+ 29. Kf1 d2 30. b4
d1=Q#) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gray, Graham"]
[Black "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "1536"]
[BlackElo "1101"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C54_03 Italianische Partie 5.d4 / Italian Opening 5.d4} 2.
Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9.
d5 Bf6 10. dxc6 dxc6 $146 (10... bxc6 11. Qb3 (11. Re1 O-O 12. Rxe4 d5 13. Rf4
dxc4 14. Qa4 c3 15. bxc3 Bxc3 16. Rb1 Qd3 17. Rbb4 Ba6 18. Rbc4 Bxc4 19. Rxc4
Rab8 {0-1 Treiber,T-Kurz,R/Baden Baden op 1990/GER 04 (19)}) 11... d5 12. Re1
Bf5 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Qxc6 Rb8 16. Rb1 Bg6 17. b3 Nc3 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8
19. Qxe8+ Rxe8 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Rb2 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Bxb2 23. Bxb2 Nf4 24. Ne5 f6
25. Nc6 {Duran,L-Natasina,A/WchJW-U10 Duisburg 1992/TD 92\06/0-1 (76)}) 11.
Bxf7+ $4 $19 {another step towards the grave} (11. Qe2 $142 Qe7 12. Re1 $17)
11... Kxf7 12. Qc2 Nd6 13. Bf4 Bf5 14. Qb3+ Be6 15. Qc2 h6 16. Rad1 Re8 (16...
Bxa2 $6 {is the less attractive alternative} 17. b3 $19) 17. Bxh6 (17. Rfe1 $19
{otherwise it's curtains at once}) 17... gxh6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qxh6+ Bg7 20.
Qh5 (20. Qf4+ {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Kg8 $19) 20... Bxa2 21. Ng5
Bg8 22. Rd3 Re5 23. Re3 (23. Rf3+ {the only chance to get some counterplay} Rf5
24. Rxf5+ Nxf5 25. Ne4 $19) 23... Qxg5 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 (24... Bxe5 $6 25. Qxg5
Bxb2 26. Re1 $17) 25. Qf3+ Qf6 26. Qh5 Bd5 27. h3 Re8 28. b4 Qh6 (28... Ne4
$142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 29. Qg4 Bc4 30. f3 Bxf1 31. fxe4 $19)
29. Qg4 Re6 30. f3 Rg6 31. Qd7 Be6 (31... Bd4+ 32. Kh1 Qd2 33. Qg4 Rxg4 34.
fxg4+ Kg8 35. Rf3 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Bg1+ 37. Kh1 Bf2+ 38. Kh2 Qg1#) 32. Qd8+ Ne8 33.
g4 Qxh3 34. Rf2 Qg3+ (34... Qg3+ 35. Kf1 Bc4+ 36. Ke1 Re6+ 37. Kd1 Qxf2 38. Qd2
Bb3+ 39. Kc1 Re1+ 40. Qxe1 Qxe1#) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kramer, Warren"]
[Black "Madsen, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "1279"]
[BlackElo "1195"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C42 - Russische Verteidigung-Petrow /Russian Defence-Petrov
} 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 (3... Bb4 4. Bd3 Bxc3 5. dxc3 d6 6. h3 b6 7. Nh2 Bb7 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qf3 Nd7 11. b4 a5 12. a4 Qxf3 13. Nxf3 Nf6 14. Nd2 Ke7
15. O-O axb4 16. cxb4 Ra7 17. Ra3 Rha8 18. Rfa1 {
Masiyazi,R-Vera,I/Novi Sad 1990/EXT 90/1-0 (83)}) (3... d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Nxd5
Qxd5 6. d3 Nc6 7. Be2 Be6 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Ng5 f5 10. Bf3 Qd7 11. Qe2 h6 12.
Nxe6 Qxe6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qe3 Kb8 15. b3 f4 16. Qe2 g5 17. Bb2 Bd6 18. Rfe1 {
Toth,M-Gegeny,C/Balatonbereny opB 1996/EXP 53/0-1 (53)}) 4. Bc4 h6 $18 {
Covers g5} (4... d5 $142 {would keep Black in the game} 5. Bb3 Bg4 6. exd5 e4
$11 (6... cxd5 $143 7. h3 Be6 8. Nxe5 $16)) 5. d3 $14 (5. Nxe5 $142 $5 d5 6.
exd5 cxd5 7. Qe2 $18) 5... d6 {Secures e5} 6. Bd2 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5}
7. Qe2 Bg4 {Black is behind in development.} 8. h3 {
White gets strong initiative} b5 $2 $18 (8... Bh5 $142 $14 {
and Black could well hope to play on}) 9. Bxf7+ $1 {doomsday} (9. hxg4 $6 bxc4
10. g5 cxd3 11. cxd3 Ng8 $16) 9... Kxf7 10. hxg4 Be7 11. g5 hxg5 12. Nxg5+ Kg8
$4 {Black crumbles in face of a dire situation} (12... Kg6 $142 13. O-O-O Qc8
$18) 13. Rxh8+ Kxh8 14. Nf7+ Kg8 15. Nxd8 Bxd8 16. O-O-O a5 17. Qf3 a4 (17...
Nbd7 {doesn't change anything anymore} 18. Rh1 $18) 18. a3 (18. Qf5 $142 {
and White takes home the point} a3 19. Qe6+ Kf8 $18) 18... Be7 (18... b4 {
doesn't change the outcome of the game} 19. axb4 Nbd7 20. Qh3 $18) 19. Bg5 (19.
Qf5 {makes it even easier for White} Kf7 20. Qc8 Nfd7 $18) 19... Nbd7 20. Bxf6
Nxf6 21. Ne2 Rf8 22. Qh3 Kf7 23. f3 (23. f4 {might be the shorter path} c5 $18)
23... d5 (23... g5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 24. Qf5 $18) 24. Ng3
(24. f4 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Bd6 25. fxe5 Bxe5 $18) 24... g6 25.
Rh1 d4 26. Ne2 b4 (26... Bd6 {does not solve anything} 27. f4 $18) 27. axb4
Bxb4 28. f4 (28. Qg3 {seems even better} c5 $18) 28... a3 29. bxa3 (29. Kb1 $5
{and White can already relax} Bd6 30. bxa3 Ra8 $18) 29... Bxa3+ 30. Kd2 Rb8 (
30... Bb4+ {does not save the day} 31. Kd1 Bd6 32. Rf1 $18) 31. Ke1 (31. fxe5
Bb4+ 32. c3 Bxc3+ 33. Nxc3 dxc3+ 34. Kxc3 Rb5 35. exf6 Rc5+ 36. Kd2 Rh5 37.
Qd7+ Kxf6 38. Rf1+ Rf5 39. exf5 c5 40. fxg6+ Kg5 41. Qf5+ Kh6 42. Rh1+ Kg7 43.
Qf7#) 31... exf4 (31... Rb1+ {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game}
32. Kf2 Rxh1 33. Qxh1 $18) 32. Nxd4 Rb1+ 33. Ke2 Rxh1 34. Qxh1 c5 35. Nb5 Bb2 (
35... Bb4 {cannot change destiny} 36. Qh6 Nh5 37. Qh7+ Kf6 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. c3
$18) 36. Qb1 (36. c3 $142 $5 {seems even better} c4 $18) 36... Be5 37. Qb3+ Kg7
38. Qa4 g5 (38... Nh5 {is no salvation} 39. Qa7+ Kg8 40. Qxc5 $18) 39. Qa7+ Kh6
40. Qxc5 Ng4 41. Qf8+ (41. Qc6+ $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Kh5 42. Qd7
f3+ 43. gxf3 Nf6 44. Qh3+ Kg6 45. Qf5+ Kf7 46. Qxe5 Ne8 47. Qd5+ Kf8 $18) 41...
Bg7 42. Qf5 Kh5 43. Qh7+ $18 (43. Qf7+ Kh4 44. Nd4 Kg3 45. Qh5 f3+ 46. Nxf3 Nf2
47. Qxg5+ Ng4 48. Qh4+ Kxg2 49. Qxg4+ Kh1 50. Qg1#) 43... Bh6 44. Nd4 {
Threatening mate... how?} Kh4 (44... Ne3 {does not win a prize} 45. g4+ fxg3
46. Kxe3 g4+ 47. Ke2 Kg5 48. Nf5 Bf8 49. Qg8+ Kf4 50. Qxf8 g2 51. Qd6+ Kg5 52.
Qh6#) 45. Nf5+ (45. Nf5+ Kh5 46. Qf7#) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson-Smith, William"]
[Black "Chilman, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "1465"]
[BlackElo "1560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 d5 {Opening = D60 - Damengambit-Hauptvariante /Queen's Gambit-main line}
2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bxe7 Qxe7
9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Qc2 $146 (10. Be2 c6 (10... Nf6 11. O-O Bf5 12. Rc1 c6 13. Ne5
Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bd3 Rfe8 16. Qc2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 f5 18. f4 Re7 19. Rf3 Rae8
20. Re1 g6 21. a3 Qc7 22. b4 Qb6 23. Rg3 Re4 24. Rc1 a6 25. Rc5 Qc7 26. Qc3 Rc8
27. Qc2 Qe7 28. Rxd5 Rxe3 29. Re5 Rxe5 30. dxe5 Rd8 {
1/2-1/2 Mameri,M-Hodzic,N/WchJM-U14 Szeged 1994/TD 94\01 (30)}) (10... Qb4+ 11.
Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nb6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Rac1 c6 15. b3 a5 16. a3 Rfc8 17. Nf3
Nd7 18. Nh4 Be6 19. Rc3 Nf6 20. Bd3 Ne4 21. Rc2 g5 22. Nf3 f6 23. Rd1 Bg4 24.
Be2 Bf5 25. Bd3 {
Bramme,E-Plavniece,A/EU-chJW U14 Szombathely 1993/TD 93\05/1-0 (65)}) 11. O-O
Nf6 12. Ne5 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Yurtaev,L-Kharitonov,A/Frunze 1988/TD 88\01 (12)}) (
10. Rc1 c6 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. Qc2 g6 13. O-O Ne8 14. Rfe1 Nd6 15. Qc5 Qd8 16. Nd2
Bf5 17. Bf1 h5 18. b4 a6 19. a4 Qf6 20. Qc3 Rac8 21. Qb3 b5 22. Qa2 Nc4 23. Nb3
Rcd8 24. Nc5 Bc8 {Rivera,A-Amura,C/Capablanca mem-A 1992/EXP 29/0-1 (74)})
10... c6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 11. Bd3 h6 {Controls g5} 12. O-O Nf6 13.
Rab1 Be6 14. b4 Rfc8 15. a4 {White intends b5} a6 {Consolidates b5} 16. Rfc1
Nd7 17. Qb2 {White prepares the advance b5} b6 18. b5 {White wins space} (18.
a5 bxa5 19. bxa5 c5 $14) 18... axb5 19. axb5 c5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Bc2 Ne4 22.
Nd4 {The knight likes it on d4} Qf6 23. Bd1 Bd7 24. Bf3 $11 (24. Bb3 Qe5 $14)
24... Kh8 $14 (24... Rc5 25. Rc2 $11) 25. Ra1 Qd6 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27. Rc1 $11 (
27. Qb3 Qe5 $14) 27... Nc5 28. Qa3 Kg8 29. Rc2 g5 30. Qa2 {
Attacks the isolani on d5} Ne4 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. Qc2 Bb7 34. h3
Qe5 35. Qc4 Qc5 $14 (35... Kg7 36. Nc6 Qb2 37. Kh2 $11) 36. Qc2 $15 (36. Qxc5
$5 {must be considered} bxc5 37. Nf5 $16) 36... Bd5 $14 (36... Qxc2 $142 $5 {
is an interesting alternative} 37. Nxc2 Kg7 $11) 37. Qb2 $11 (37. Qxc5 $5 bxc5
38. Nf5 $14) 37... Bc4 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} 38. g4 Qe5 39.
Qb4 Bd3 40. Qa4 Qc5 41. Qa8+ Kh7 42. Qc6 $11 (42. Qe8 Qc1+ 43. Kh2 Qc7+ 44. Kg2
Qc4 $16) 42... h5 $18 (42... Qb4 $142 {is a viable option} 43. Qf6 Bc4 $11) 43.
Qxc5 $16 (43. Qf6 $5 hxg4 (43... Bxb5 $4 {would be gruesome error} 44. Qxf7+ (
44. Nxb5 $6 Qxb5 45. Qxf7+ Kh8 $16) 44... Kh8 45. Qf6+ Kg8 46. Ne6 (46. gxh5 $6
{is impossible} Qc1+ 47. Kg2 Bf1+ 48. Kg3 Bd3 49. Qxg5+ Kf8 $18) (46. Nxb5 $6 {
is a bad alternative} Qxb5 47. gxh5 Qd5 $16) 46... Qc1+ 47. Kh2 $18) 44. hxg4
Bc4 $18 (44... Bxb5 {is a horrible blunder} 45. Qxf7+ Kh8 46. Qf6+ Kg8 47. Ne6
(47. Nxb5 $6 {is not possible} Qxb5 48. Qg6+ Kf8 $16) 47... Qc1+ 48. Kh2 $18))
43... bxc5 44. b6 {The passed pawn on b6 will quickly become a dangerous weapon
} Ba6 (44... cxd4 $4 {would lead to instant doom} 45. b7 $1 $18 {the decision})
45. Nb5 c4 $16 (45... hxg4 46. Nd6 gxh3 47. Nxf7 $14) 46. Nc3 $14 (46. Kf1 $5
$16) 46... Bb7 47. Kf1 hxg4 (47... Kg6 48. Ke1 $14) 48. hxg4 Kg6 49. Ke1 Kf6
50. Na4 Ke5 51. Nc5 Bc8 52. b7 {Do you see the mate threat?} Bxb7 {
Black has to return some of his gains} 53. Nxb7 Kd5 54. Nd8 f5 55. gxf5 Ke5 56.
Kd2 Kxf5 57. Kc3 Kg4 58. Kxc4 Kf3 59. Kd4 g4 60. Ne6 Kxf2 61. Kxe4 g3 62. Nf4 (
62. Nf4 Ke1 63. Kf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Giermann, Arno"]
[Black "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "1556"]
[BlackElo "1069"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Opening = A53 - Altindisch /Old Indian Defence} 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e6
4. e4 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 (6. Be2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 a6 10.
Qd2 Qc7 11. Rac1 b6 12. f3 Rd8 13. Nd5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Rxc6
Qd7 17. Bxb6 Rdc8 18. Rfc1 Qb7 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8 {
Salanki,E-Mohammed,A/HUN-chT 1993/TD 93\08/1-0 (42)}) 6... Nbd7 7. h3 $146 {
Prevents intrusion on g4} (7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Nc5 9. Bc2 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Rd8+
11. Ke2 Ne8 12. b4 Nd7 13. Rb1 Nb6 14. Bd3 a5 15. b5 Bb4 16. Rb3 Nd7 17. Rd1
Nc5 18. Bxh7+ Kf8 19. Rxd8 Nxb3 20. Bg5 Bxc3 21. axb3 Bb4 {
Toefferl,H-Stantic,S/Portoroz op 1995/EXP 46/1/2-1/2 (62)}) (7. O-O e5 8. h3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. Be2 Ne8 11. f4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Be3 f5 14. Bf3 Rb8
15. b3 c5 16. Qd3 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Ng5 Qe8 19. Rae1 h6 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21.
Ne6 Bxe6 {Merriman,J-Sugaya,S/Thessaloniki olm 1984/BIG 80/1/2-1/2 (37)}) 7...
c5 8. e5 {This push gains space. White gets the initiative} dxe5 $16 (8... Ne8
9. Bc2 $14) 9. dxe5 Ne8 10. Be4 $11 (10. Bc2 $5 $14) 10... Rb8 $14 (10... f6 $5
$11) 11. Qc2 g6 $16 {Secures f5} (11... f5 12. exf6 Ndxf6 13. Bf4 $14) 12. Bh6
Ng7 13. Rd1 a6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Bf4 f5 $16 (15... b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rd2 $14)
16. exf6 Qxf4 17. fxe7 Re8 18. Ne2 Qf7 19. Ng5 Qxe7 20. Nxh7 $11 (20. f4 $5 $14
{deserves consideration}) 20... Nf5 21. Bxf5 $19 (21. g4 $142 $11 {
is the best option White has}) 21... exf5 22. Rfe1 Qxh7 23. Nf4 Nf6 $11 (23...
Qf7 $142 $5 $17) 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Rd8 $17 (25. Qd3 $142 $5 {
is an interesting idea} Qc7 26. Qg3 $14) 25... Qe7 26. Qd2 $19 (26. Qd3 $5 Kg7
27. Nxg6 Kxg6 28. Qg3+ Kf7 29. Rxe8 Kxe8 30. Qxb8 $17) 26... Qe4 $4 $18 {
spoils everything} (26... Kh7 $142 $19) 27. Nxg6 (27. Qd6 $142 $1 $18 {
and the rest is a matter of technique}) 27... b6 $2 (27... f4 $142 28. Nxf4 Kh7
$18) 28. Qg5 {Threatening mate: Ne5} Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Kf7 30. Nh8+ Kf8 31. Qf6+ Kg8
32. Qf7+ (32. Ng6 Bb7 33. Rxb8 $18) 32... Kxh8 33. Rxe8+ Qxe8 {
Black cannot hang on to his material} 34. Qxe8+ Kg7 35. Qe7+ Kg8 36. Qc7 (36.
Qd8+ {seems even better} Kg7 37. Qc7+ Bd7 38. Qxb8 Be6 39. Qb7+ Kg8 $18) 36...
Ra8 37. Qxb6 Kf7 (37... Bd7 {doesn't do any good} 38. Qd6 Rd8 39. Qc7 $18) 38.
Qxc5 {The passed pawn on c4 quickly leads to threats} (38. Qc6 $142 {
and White wins} Ra7 39. Qxc8 f4 $18) 38... Be6 39. b3 Rc8 (39... a5 {
cannot undo what has already been done} 40. Qc7+ Kf6 41. a4 $18) 40. Qa7+ Kf6
41. Qxa6 Rd8 42. Qa5 Rd3 43. c5 f4 44. c6 f3 45. g4 Rd5 46. Qc3+ Ke7 47. c7 Bc8
48. Qxf3 (48. Qg7+ {and White can already relax} Kd6 49. Qg8 Bd7 $18) 48... Rd7
(48... Rc5 {is not the saving move} 49. Qe4+ Kd6 50. Qd4+ Rd5 51. Qf4+ Kc6 52.
b4 $18) 49. Qc6 (49. Qe3+ {might be the shorter path} Kd6 50. Qb6+ Ke7 $18)
49... Rd6 50. Qb5 Rd7 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Black "Porlaje, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "1443"]
[BlackElo "1270"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 c6 {Opening = B14_11 Caro-Kann Panow 5... e6 / Caro-Kann Panov 5... e6}
2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nf3 Qb6 $146
(8... h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. a3 b5 13. Ba2 Bb7 14. Rc1 Rc8
15. Bb1 b4 16. Qd3 g6 17. Ne2 Nd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. h4 f5 20. Ba2 Nb8 21. Ne5
Kh7 22. Qg3 Qf6 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Nf4 g5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. axb4
Kg7 28. f4 g4 29. Rfd1 Qb6 30. Rc5 Qxb4 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Nxg4 {
1-0 Eberth,Z-Richter,G/Zalakaros op 1994/TD 94\02 (32)}) 9. O-O Qxb2 10. Nb5
Bd8 $16 (10... O-O $142 $11 {would keep Black in the game}) 11. Bxf6 $11 (11.
Bd2 $142 $5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 $16) 11... gxf6 {Consolidates e5+g5} 12. Nd6+ $4 $11
{not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (12.
cxd5 $142 {with excellent chances for White} exd5 13. Re1+ Be6 14. a3 $18)
12... Ke7 13. c5 $2 $17 {White gains space} (13. Nxc8+ Rxc8 14. cxd5 Nxd4 15.
Rb1 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxa2 17. Rxb7+ Rc7 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. Bf5 $16) 13... Nxd4 14.
Re1 Nxf3+ (14... Nc6 15. Rb1 Qxa2 16. Nh4 $19) 15. Qxf3 {
White gets decisive kings attack} Kf8 $4 $18 {
stumbles just before the finish line} (15... Bc7 $142 $17) 16. Qh5 {
Threatening mate: Qxf7} Kg7 17. Qxf7+ $16 (17. Re3 Qxa1+ 18. Bf1 Qxf1+ 19. Kxf1
Rf8 20. Rg3+ Kh8 21. Qxf7 Rxf7 22. Nxf7#) 17... Kh6 18. Rab1 Qd4 (18... Qxa2 $4
{Taking that pawn is naive} 19. Rb4 (19. Nxc8 Qd2 (19... Rxc8 20. Rxb7 (20.
Qxe6 $6 {is a weaker possibility} Rc7 $16) 20... Qd2 21. Qg7+ Kh5 22. Be2+ Qxe2
23. Rxe2 Rxc5 24. Rb1 Rc4 25. Qxh8 Bc7 26. Qxh7+ Kg5 27. h4+ Rxh4 28. Qxc7 Kf5
29. Qc2+ Re4 30. f3 Kg5 31. fxe4 d4 32. Qc7 Kh5 33. Qg7 d3 34. Kf2 dxe2 35.
Rh1#) 20. Re3 Qxe3 (20... Rxc8 {capturing the knight is still not a good idea}
21. Rh3+ Kg5 22. Qh5+ Kf4 23. Rf3#) 21. fxe3 Rxc8 22. Rxb7 Rc7 23. Rxc7 Be7 24.
Rxe7 Kg5 25. Qg7+ Kh4 26. Qxf6+ Kg4 27. Be2#) 19... d4 20. Rxd4 $18) 19. Re3 {
Threatening mate... how?} f5 (19... Qg4 20. Rg3 e5 21. Rxg4 Bxg4 22. Rxb7 $18)
20. Nxc8 {The mate threat is Rxe6} Rxc8 21. Qxe6+ $18 (21. Rxe6+ Bf6 22. Rxf6+
Kg5 23. Rxf5+ Kh6 24. Rh5#) 21... Bf6 (21... Qf6 {there is nothing else anyway}
22. Qxc8 Ba5 $18) 22. Rh3+ Kg7 (22... Kg6 {does not help much} 23. Qxf5+ Kf7
24. Rxb7+ Rc7 25. Rxc7+ Ke8 26. Qd7+ Kf8 27. Qf7#) 23. Rxb7+ (23. Rxb7+ Rc7 24.
Rxc7+ Be7 25. Rxe7+ Kf8 26. Qf7#) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gaviola, Cecil"]
[Black "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1498"]
[BlackElo "1443"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e6 {
Opening = C02 - Französische Vert-Vorstoßvariante /French Def-Advance Variat}
2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. f4 (6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. O-O
Bc5 9. Nc3 a6 10. Be3 Ba7 11. Qg4 g6 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Nf3 h6 14. Qh4 Bc8 15. Ne2
Rh7 16. Nf4 f5 17. exf6 hxg5 18. Qxg5 Qf7 19. Qxg6 Qxg6 20. Nxg6 Nxf6 21. Nfe5
Bd7 22. Rae1 Ne4 23. Re2 O-O-O 24. h4 Rg8 25. h5 Rxh5 26. g4 Rxe5 27. Rxe4 Rxe4
28. Ne7+ Kd8 29. Nxg8 Rxg4+ {0-1 Masszi,A-Csikar,B/HUN-chT 1992/TD 92\10 (29)})
6... Bc5 7. Be3 $15 (7. Nb3 Bb6 8. Nc3 Nh6 9. Na4 Bc7 10. Be3 Nxe5 11. Bb5+ Bd7
12. Qe2 Nc6 13. O-O-O Nf5 14. g4 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 O-O 16. Nac5 a6 17. Be2 Qc8 18.
Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Kb1 b5 20. Qf3 b4 21. h4 Qd6 {
Milicevic,S-Munoz,M/Novi Sad olm 1990/TD 90\06/1-0 (50)}) (7. Nxc6 $5 {
should be investigated more closely} bxc6 8. Qg4 $11) 7... Qb6 {
Black gets strong initiative} 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O $4 $19 (9. Bxc6 $142 {
the rescuing straw} Bxc6 10. b3 $15 (10. Nxc6 Bxe3 (10... Qxc6 $6 11. Bxc5 Qxc5
12. Qd2 $15) (10... bxc6 $6 11. Bxc5 Qxc5 12. Qd2 $15) 11. Qg4 Qxb2 (11... Qxc6
12. Qxg7 Qxc2 13. Qxh8 Qxg2 14. Rf1 $19) (11... bxc6 12. Qxg7 Qxb2 13. Qxh8 $19
) 12. Qxg7 Qxa1 $19)) 9... Bxd4 ({Not} 9... Nxd4 10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 11. Nc3 Ne2+
12. Qxe2 Bxe3+ 13. Kh1 $19) 10. Bxd4 Qxb5 (10... Nxd4 $142 $5 {
and Black can already relax} 11. Bxd7+ Kxd7 12. Kh1 Qxb2 13. Na3 $19) 11. Nc3
Qc4 (11... Qxb2 $6 12. Rb1 Qa3 13. Nb5 $19) 12. Ne2 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne7 14. b3
Qc5 15. Kh1 Nc6 16. Nf3 O-O 17. Ng5 g6 18. Rf3 h6 19. Nh3 Nd4 20. Rg3 Nf5 (
20... Nxc2 $6 21. Rc1 Rac8 22. Rd3 $19) 21. Rd3 Bb5 22. Rf3 (22. c4 {
doesn't change the outcome of the game} dxc4 23. Rc1 Rac8 24. bxc4 Bxc4 $19)
22... Bc6 23. Ng1 d4 24. Rf2 Ne3 25. Qd2 Qc3 (25... f6 {
keeps an even firmer grip} 26. b4 Qc3 27. Qxc3 dxc3 28. Re1 $19) 26. Qc1 (26.
Qxc3 {doesn't change anything anymore} dxc3 27. Re1 Nxg2 28. Rxg2 Rad8 $19)
26... Rfd8 27. Ne2 Qxc2 28. Qg1 (28. Qxc2 {the last chance for counterplay}
Nxc2 29. Rd1 $19) 28... Nxg2 $1 {takes home the point} 29. Rxg2 Qxe2 30. h3 d3
31. Kh2 Qxg2+ (31... Bxg2 $142 {secures the point} 32. Qxg2 Qc2 33. a3 $19) 32.
Qxg2 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 d2 34. Rd1 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gaviola, Cecil"]
[Black "Chilman, Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "1498"]
[BlackElo "1560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {
Opening = C70 - Spanisch-Abweichung im 4. Züge/Ruy Lopez-deviations in 4. move}
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. d3 h6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. c3
d6 10. Nbd2 Nh7 $146 (10... Re8 11. a4 Bb7 12. Nf1 (12. Nh4 Bf8 13. Nf1 Ne7 14.
Qf3 d5 15. Bxh6 c5 16. Bg5 Nh7 17. Bxe7 Bxe7 18. Nf5 c4 19. Bc2 Bf6 20. dxc4
bxc4 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Qg3 Be6 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. N1e3 Rab8 25. Ng4 g6 26. Nd6
Red8 {Zude,E-Lang,S/BL2-O 1994/BL2/1-0 (37)}) 12... Bf8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8
Bxa8 15. Ng3 Na5 16. Ba2 d5 17. b4 dxe4 18. Nd2 exd3 19. bxa5 c5 20. Qb3 Nd5
21. c4 Nb4 22. cxb5 Bd5 23. Nc4 Qd7 24. Bd2 Nxa2 25. Qxd3 {
Kharlov,A-Emms,J/Gausdal AC 1992/TD 92\08/1-0 (68)}) (10... Re8) 11. Nf1 Ng5
12. Bxg5 Bxg5 13. h3 {Controls g4} Kh8 14. Ng3 Rb8 15. a3 {Covers b4} Bh4 16.
d4 Bxg3 17. fxg3 Qe8 18. d5 {This push gains space} Ne7 19. g4 f6 {
Prevents intrusion on g5} 20. Bc2 Qg6 (20... c6 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. Qd2 $11) 21.
b4 h5 22. gxh5 Qxh5 23. Kh2 Kg8 24. Ng1 $11 (24. a4 bxa4 25. Rxa4 f5 $14) 24...
Qh6 25. Qd3 Kf7 26. Re3 Ng6 27. Ne2 Rh8 28. Rf1 Bg4 29. Rg3 Bd7 30. Qf3 Ra8 31.
Qe3 Qxe3 32. Rxe3 a5 33. Bd3 axb4 34. axb4 Ra3 35. Rg3 Rh4 36. Bb1 Rb3 37. Kg1
Rb2 38. Re3 Nf4 $11 (38... Rh8 39. Kf2 $15) 39. Nxf4 Rxf4 40. Ref3 $2 $17 (40.
Bd3 $142 $5 $11 {and White has air to breath}) 40... Rxf3 41. gxf3 Bxh3 42. Rc1
Ke7 $17 (42... Bg2 43. Rc2 Rxc2 44. Bxc2 Bxf3 45. Kf2 $19) 43. Bd3 Bd7 (43...
Rg2+ 44. Kh1 Rd2 45. Bxb5 Bg2+ 46. Kg1 Bxf3 47. Ra1 $17) 44. Ra1 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Black "Chilman, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "1101"]
[BlackElo "1560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C54_03 Italianische Partie 5.d4 / Italian Opening 5.d4} 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O (8. Qb3
O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Na5 11. Bxf7+ Rxf7 12. Qd5 Nxc3 13. Qxa5 Ne2+ 14. Kh1
d6 15. Be3 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Rxf4 17. Rae1 Bg4 18. Qd5+ Kh8 19. Qxb7 Bxf3 20. gxf3
Rxd4 21. Re7 Rb4 22. Qxc7 Qxc7 {
Letay,G-Pesztericz,L/HUN-chT 1993/TD 93\08/0-1 (56)}) (8. d5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3+
10. Bd2 Qe7+ 11. Be2 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 Nb8 13. Qxg7 Rf8 14. Qxh7 d6 15. Qd3 c6 16.
dxc6 Nxc6 17. O-O Rg8 18. Re1 Be6 19. Qb1 O-O-O 20. Qc1 Qc7 21. Bc4 d5 22. Bb5
d4 {Echeveste,N-Santos Cabana,C/Menorca 1996/1/2-1/2 (36)}) 8... O-O 9. Bxf7+
$146 (9. Nxe4 d5 10. Bd3 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Qd7 12. Be3 Bd6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Bd3 Nb4
15. Bc4 b5 16. Be2 Bb7 17. a3 Nd5 18. Rac1 a6 19. Bd3 Nf6 20. Ne5 Qe6 21. f4
Ne4 22. Qc2 Qd5 23. Rf3 Rad8 {
Wuertz,M-Detzel,M/PF-op Eisenberg 1993/GER 05/0-1 (40)}) 9... Rxf7 10. Nxe4 h6
$14 {Secures g5} (10... d5 $142 $5 {should be considered} 11. Neg5 Rf6 $15) 11.
a3 $15 (11. d5 $5 {is noteworthy} Qe7 12. Ng3 $14 (12. dxc6 $143 Qxe4 13. a3
Bd6 $11)) 11... Be7 $14 (11... d5 $142 $5 {is an interesting idea} 12. Neg5
hxg5 13. Nxg5 Be7 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 $15) 12. d5 Nb8 13. Ne5 Rf5 14.
Ng6 d6 {Consolidates c5+e5} 15. Re1 Nd7 16. Nxe7+ $11 (16. Bf4 Rf7 $14) 16...
Qxe7 17. Qg4 $17 (17. Ng3 $142 $5 {is an interesting alternative} Re5 18. Bf4
Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 20. Rxe1 $11) 17... Ne5 $14 (17... Nc5 $142 18. Bxh6 Re5
19. Qxg7+ Qxg7 20. Bxg7 Rxe4 (20... Kxg7 $6 21. Nxc5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 dxc5 23.
Re7+ Kf6 24. Rxc7 $11) 21. Rxe4 Nxe4 $17) 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. f4 Nf7 20. Bd2 $14 (
20. Ng5 $1 Qd7 21. Ne6 $16) 20... h5 $2 $18 (20... Qf8 $142 {is a viable option
} 21. Rac1 Rxd5 22. Rxc7 Bf5 $14) 21. Qg6 $1 {an unpleasant surprise} Qf8 (
21... Rxd5 $4 {the pawn must remain untouched} 22. Nf6 $3 {
the crowning sacrifice} Bf5 23. Qxh5+ (23. Nxd5 Qxe1+ (23... Bxg6 $4 {
a tasty morsel with a slight problem...} 24. Rxe7 c6 25. Nc7 $18) 24. Rxe1 Bxg6
$11) 23... Nh6 24. Rxe7 $18) 22. Ng5 {Do you see the mate threat?} Nxg5 $2 (
22... Rxg5 23. fxg5 Bg4 $18) 23. Re8 $1 {surprise!. The mate threat is Bc3} (
23. fxg5 $6 {is clearly weaker} Bd7 (23... Rxd5 $4 {That pawn is poisoned} 24.
Re8 (24. Qxh5+ Kg8 25. Re8 Bd7 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $18) 24... Bf5 25. Rxf8+ (25.
Qxh5+ $143 Bh7 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $18) 25... Rxf8 26. Qxh5+ Bh7 27. Bc3 $18) 24.
Bc3 Rd8 $16 (24... Rxd5 $2 {is worthless because of} 25. Rf1 (25. Qxh5+ $6 {
is no comparison} Kg8 $14) 25... Rf5 26. Rxf5 (26. Qxh5+ $6 Kg8 $14) 26... Bxf5
27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28. g6 Bxg6 29. Qxg6 $18)) 23... Nh7 (23... Nh3+ {
the only chance to get some counterplay} 24. gxh3 Bd7 25. Rxf8+ Raxf8 $18) 24.
Rxf8+ (24. Bc3 $142 {secures the win} Rf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rae1 $18) 24...
Nxf8 25. Qg3 (25. Qe8 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Kh7 26. Rc1 c5 27.
dxc6 Ng6 $18) 25... Kh7 26. Qd3 g6 $2 (26... Bd7 $142 $18) 27. Re1 (27. Bc3
$142 $5 {might be the shorter path} Rxf4 28. Qe3 Ne6 $18) 27... Rf7 28. Re8 b6
$4 {Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position}
(28... Bf5 29. Qe3 Rxe8 30. Qxe8 Kg8 $18) 29. Qe3 (29. Qd4 $142 {
it becomes clear that White will call all the shots} Bb7 30. Bc3 Kh6 31. Qh8+
Nh7 32. Rxa8 Bxa8 33. Qxa8 Rf8 $18) 29... Bb7 30. Re7 (30. f5 Kg8 31. fxg6 Rxe8
32. gxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qf4+ Kg6 34. Qg5+ Kf7 35. Qf5+ Kg8 $18) 30... Kg8 31. Rxf7 (
31. Bc3 $142 {and White can already relax} Rd8 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. f5 gxf5 34.
Qg5 $18) 31... Kxf7 32. Qd4 Nd7 33. Bc3 Rg8 34. b4 Ba6 35. Bb2 Ke8 (35... Bb7
36. f5 Ne5 37. fxg6+ Nxg6 38. Qf6+ Ke8 39. Qe6+ Kf8 40. Bf6 $18) 36. Qe4+ {
White gets in control} Kd8 37. Qe6 Re8 38. Qxg6 {
The passed pawn on f4 quickly leads to threats} Rf8 (38... Be2 39. Bd4 $18) 39.
Qg5+ Kc8 40. g3 (40. Kf2 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Bc4 $18) 40... Be2 41.
Kf2 Bd1 42. Qe7 Bb3 43. Bg7 Rd8 44. Qf7 Bd1 (44... c6 {
doesn't get the cat off the tree} 45. Qxh5 Bxd5 46. h4 $18) 45. f5 Bg4 (45...
a5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 46. b5 $18) 46. f6 (46. h3 $142 $5 {
makes it even easier for White} Bd1 $18) 46... Ne5 47. Qe7 Rd7 48. Qe8+ Kb7 49.
Qh8 Bf3 50. h3 Bd1 51. Ke3 Bf3 52. Qe8 (52. b5 {might be the shorter path} Rf7
$18) 52... Rf7 53. Kd4 Be2 54. Qe6 Bf3 (54... a6 $18) 55. Bh6 Rh7 56. Bf4 (56.
Bg7 h4 57. g4 Bxg4 58. hxg4 h3 $18) 56... c5+ (56... Nf7 $18 {desperation}) 57.
dxc6+ Nxc6+ 58. Kc3 (58. Ke3 $5 {seems even better} Bg2 59. f7 Bxh3 $18) 58...
Nd8 (58... Rc7 {does not help much} 59. Qxd6 Rf7 60. b5 $18) 59. Qxd6 Nf7 (
59... Kc8 60. Qb8+ Kd7 61. Qc7+ Ke6 62. Qe5+ Kf7 63. Qe7+ Kg6 64. Qxd8 Rb7 65.
Qd3+ Kxf6 66. Qxf3 Re7 67. Bd6+ Ke6 68. Bxe7 Kxe7 69. Qb7+ Ke6 70. Qxa7 b5 $18)
60. Qc7+ Ka6 61. a4 $18 (61. Qc8+ Bb7 62. Qc4+ b5 63. Qe6+ Nd6 64. Qxd6+ Bc6
65. Qxc6#) 61... b5 62. Qc8+ Kb6 (62... Bb7 {doesn't do any good} 63. Qe6+ Nd6
64. Qxd6+ Bc6 65. Qxc6#) 63. Be3# (63. a5#) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wellnitz, Gerhard"]
[Black "Van der Schoot, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "1069"]
[BlackElo "1443"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e6 {
Opening = C16 - Französische Vert-Nimzowitsch Var /French Def-Nimzowitsch Var}
2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. Qg4 (5. a3 Ba5 6. Nf3 Bd7 7. Bd3 a6 8. b4 Bb6
9. O-O Nbc6 10. Ne2 Nf5 11. c3 Nh4 12. Nf4 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 g6 14. a4 Ne7 15. Nh3
h6 16. Qf6 Rh7 17. Bxh6 Ng8 18. Qxd8+ Kxd8 19. Bg5+ Kc8 {
Tischbierek,R-Weidemann,J/BL9596 1996/BL 90/1-0 (41)}) 5... O-O 6. Bd3 c5 $146
{Trying to unravel the pawn chain} (6... Ng6 7. h4 f5 8. Qg3 c5 9. h5 Nh8 10.
a3 cxd4 11. axb4 dxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Ra3 Nc6 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Kf1 a6 16. Bg5
Kf7 17. Be3 Ne7 18. Bc5 Rfe8 19. h6 Nhg6 20. Bd6 Qd8 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. hxg7 Nc6
23. Qh3 {1-0 Norris,D-Jekerian,S/Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44 (23)}) 7. Nf3 cxd4 8.
Bxh7+ $1 {keeping ahead of the opponent} (8. Nxd4 $6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qc7 $15) ({
Inferior is} 8. Qxd4 Nec6 9. Qg4 f5 10. exf6 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxf6 $15) 8... Kxh7
9. Qh5+ Kg8 10. Ng5 $1 {
securing the advantage in this game. Threatening mate... how?} Re8 (10... Bxc3+
$4 {a first-class blunder} 11. bxc3 Re8 12. Qh7+ (12. Qxf7+ Kh8 13. Qh5+ Kg8
14. Qh7+ Kf8 15. Ba3 Qd6 16. Bxd6 dxc3 17. Qh8#) 12... Kf8 13. Ba3 Qd6 14. Bxd6
dxc3 15. Qh8#) 11. Qxf7+ Kh8 12. Qf3 Qd7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chilman, Alan"]
[Black "Giermann, Arno"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "1560"]
[BlackElo "1556"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {
Opening = C78 - Spanisch-Archangelsk u Miller /Ruy Lopez-Arkhangelsk a Miller}
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 Nxe4 $146 (7... Bb6
8. d3 d6 9. h3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Bc2 h6 13. b4 a5 14. a4 axb4
15. axb5 Na7 16. c4 c6 17. bxc6 Nxc6 18. Bb2 Qc7 19. Ba4 Ra8 20. Qe2 Nd7 21.
Reb1 Rfe8 22. Bxc6 {Cooper,D-Lindri,J/Manila olw 1992/TD 92\07/0-1 (35)}) (7...
Qe7 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8+ Bxa8 12. Re1 d6 13. Qd3 O-O 14.
Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 b4 16. d5 Na5 17. Ba4 c5 18. Nbd2 bxc3 19. bxc3 c4 20. Nxc4 Nxc4
21. Qxc4 g5 22. Bg3 {
Kuzmin,A-Neverov,V/URS-OT56 Blagoveshchensk 1988/TD 88\01/1/2-1/2 (60)}) (7...
O-O 8. d4 Bb6 (8... Be7 9. Nbd2 d6 10. a4 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. d5 Na5 13. Bc2 c5
14. b3 Nd7 15. Qe2 b4 16. c4 Nb7 17. g4 Bg6 18. Kh2 h5 19. Rh1 h4 20. Nf1 Kh7
21. Ne3 Rh8 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Kg8 24. Rg1 Nf8 25. Kg2 g5 26. fxg6 Nxg6 27.
Bd2 Qf8 28. g5 Qg7 29. Qe4 Rd8 {
1-0 Tan Cheng Xuan-Sy,A/Thessaloniki olm 1988/TD 88\06 (29)}) 9. Nxe5 Nxe4 10.
Bd5 Nf6 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Bxc6 Rb8 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. Bf3 Bf5 15. Nd2 Rfe8 16.
Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nb3 a5 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Bd7 20. Ra1 Bb5 21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22.
Qxe1 {Hasan,K-Nirav Y,R/Calcutta op 1996/EXP 50/0-1 (43)}) 8. d4 exd4 9. Re1 d5
10. cxd4 Be7 11. Bc2 $17 (11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 O-O $15) 11... Bf5 12. Nbd2
Nxd2 13. Bxf5 $17 (13. Qxd2 $5 {looks like a viable alternative} Be6 14. a3 $15
) 13... Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 $2 $19 (14. gxf3 $142 $5 Qd6 15. Be3 $17) 14... Nxd4 15.
Qd3 Nxf5 16. Qxf5 O-O 17. Re5 (17. Bf4 c6 $19) 17... c6 {Black is in command}
18. Qg4 Bf6 19. Re2 Re8 {Black prepares the advance d4} 20. Be3 Re4 {
Black plans d4} 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. Rc2 d4 23. Bd2 Re8 {Threatening mate: Re1} 24.
g3 (24. Rf1 c5 25. b3 d3 $19) 24... c5 25. Rd1 (25. Rcc1 {
doesn't improve anything} c4 $19) 25... b4 (25... Re2 $142 $5 {
and Black can already relax} 26. Rcc1 d3 27. b3 $19) 26. Qd3 Qd6 27. Rdc1 Qe6
$17 (27... R4e5 $142 $19 {Black had this great chance}) 28. b3 $2 $19 (28. Rxc5
$142 Re2 29. Bxb4 $15) 28... Be7 29. Rd1 Re5 30. Bf4 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 32.
Kg2 Bf8 33. f3 Qe6 34. g4 Bd6 35. Bxd6 Qxd6 36. Qf5 d3 (36... d3 37. Rd2 Rd8
$19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Madsen, John"]
[Black "Anderson-Smith, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "1195"]
[BlackElo "1465"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e6 {
Opening = C00 - Französische Verteidigung, seltene Z /French Defence, rare m}
2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 (3. exd5 exd5 4. Be2 Bd6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bg5 Be6 8. Nd4
Bd7 9. c3 c6 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bh4 c5 12. Nc2 Bc6 13. d4 Nbd7 14. Bg4 Qc7 15. Bg3
Nxg4 16. Qxg4 Nf6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 {Spillecke,T-Belz,C/Fredeburg 1994/1/2-1/2 (34)
}) 3... Nf6 $146 {Black fights for the Initiative} (3... dxe4 4. Ne5 (4. dxe4
Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Bc5 6. Nc3 (6. Be3 Bxe3 7. fxe3 Nf6 8. Bd3 Ng4 9. Ke2 Nc6 10. Bb5
Bd7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. h3 Nf6 14. e5 Nd7 15. e4 Ke7 16. Rhd1 Nc5 17.
Rd4 f6 18. b4 Nd7 19. exf6+ gxf6 20. g4 e5 21. Nd5+ Kf7 22. Rd3 Bb5 23. Nxc7
Bxd3+ 24. Kxd3 Rad8 25. Nd5 Nf8 26. Rf1 Kg7 27. g5 fxg5 28. Nxe5 Ng6 29. Nf7
Rdf8 30. Nxh8 Rxf1 31. Nxg6 Kxg6 32. c4 Rf3+ 33. Kd4 Rxh3 34. a4 Rf3 35. b5
axb5 36. axb5 g4 37. Ne3 h5 38. c5 Kf6 39. b6 Ke6 40. c6 bxc6 {
Mestre,C-Rachedi,F/WchJW-U14 Duisburg 1992/TD 92\06/0-1 (51)}) 6... Bxf2 7. Bf4
Bb6 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Kd2 Bd7 10. Rad1 O-O-O 11. Kc1 Nge7 12. Rhe1 Ng6 13. g3 Na5
14. b3 Nxc4 15. bxc4 Bc6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 {
0-1 Heinrich,S-Ebbecke,S/RLPF-chJW U17 1988/GER 05 (17)}) 4... exd3 5. Bxd3 Nd7
6. Nf3 Ngf6 7. O-O h6 8. Be3 Bd6 9. a3 c5 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. h3 b6 12. Bb5 Bb7 13.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Nc3 a6 16. Nh4 Rae8 17. Rad1 f5 18. f4 {
Spiriakova,K-Cechalova,E/CSR-chW 1992/TD 93\02/0-1 (30)}) 4. Ng5 $15 (4. e5 $5
Nfd7 5. Bg5 $11) 4... Be7 $11 (4... Nc6 5. Nd2 $11) 5. h4 $17 (5. e5 $142 $5 {
might be a viable alternative} Nfd7 6. Nf3 $11) 5... h6 6. Nf3 dxe4 7. Ne5 exd3
8. Bxd3 Nbd7 9. Bf4 Nxe5 $17 (9... O-O 10. Nd2 $17) 10. Bxe5 Bd7 11. Nc3 Bc6
12. f3 $19 (12. Bb5 Bd6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 $17) 12... Qd7 $17 (12... Bd6 13. f4 $17
) 13. Qe2 O-O-O $15 (13... Bd6 14. O-O-O $17) 14. O-O-O Qe8 15. Qe3 Kb8 16.
Rhf1 Rg8 17. g4 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. a3 $19 (19. Bh7 $5 Rh8 20. Be4 $17) 19...
Bd6 $17 (19... Bxh4 $5 20. f4 f6 $19) 20. Bd4 b6 21. Ba6 (21. Bh7 Rh8 22. Be4
f6 $17) 21... g5 22. h5 $4 $19 {the final mistake, not that it matters anymore}
(22. hxg5 $142 hxg5 23. Qe2 $17) 22... Bf4 (22... Bf4 23. Qxf4 $5 gxf4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vuglar, Shanon"]
[Black "Kramer, Warren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "1101"]
[BlackElo "1279"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 c5 {
Opening = B52 - Sizilianisch-Rossolimo Variante /Sicilian-Rossolimo Variation}
2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. c3 $146 (5. d4 g6 6. d5 (6. O-O Bg7 7.
Nc3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Ngf6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Nb6 11. Kh1 Nc4 12. Bg1 e5 13. Nf3 exf4
14. Qd3 Nxb2 15. Qb5 Qc8 16. e5 Qxc3 17. Bd4 Qc4 18. Qxb2 Nd5 19. Qxb7 Ne3 20.
Rfe1 Nxc2 {Sosna,J-Oral,T/CZE-ch 1993/TD 93\10/0-1 (31)}) 6... Bg7 7. O-O Ngf6
8. Nbd2 b5 9. Qe2 a6 10. Rb1 Nb6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Rfe1 Rc8 14. c4 b4
15. e5 Nh5 16. e6 f6 17. g3 a5 18. h4 a4 19. Qe3 f5 {
Weston,A-Watson,A/SCO-chT2 1994/TD 94\03/1-0 (34)}) (5. b3 Ngf6 6. Qe2 g6 7.
Bb2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 (9. d4 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Qa5 11. Nbd2 Rfc8 12. c4 a6 13.
e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 b5 16. Rfd1 Rc6 17. h3 Re6 18. Qf3 Rd8 19. Bc3
Qb6 20. b4 Qc6 21. c5 Rd5 22. Nb3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qc8 {
Volkmann,F-Danner,G/Oberwart op 1996/EXP 53/1-0 (34)}) 9... a6 10. d4 cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Nc5 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Rad1 e5 14. Nf3 Nf4 15. Qc2 Qc8 16. Nd5 Qg4 17. Nxf4
Qxf4 18. Rfe1 f5 19. Bc1 Qg4 {
Nikitin,A-Golubev,M/Moscow op 1995/EXP 46/1-0 (41)}) (5. Nc3 Ngf6 6. d3 g6 7.
O-O Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Rb8 10. Ne2 b5 11. a3 Qc7 12. Rab1 c4 13. Rfc1 Rfc8
14. Bd4 e5 15. Bc3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Rd1 N7b6 18. Rbc1 Re8 19. dxc4 Qxc4 20.
Qd3 Qc6 21. Nd2 f5 22. f3 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 a6 24. Nf1 Rbd8 25. Ba5 Qf2 26. Bxb6
Qxb6 27. Qb3 Qe6 28. Nc3 Nc7 29. Qxe6+ {
1/2-1/2 Trtanj,T-De la Ferraz Ramos,M/WchJW-U12 Duisburg 1992/TD 92\06 (29)})
5... Ngf6 6. d3 {Consolidates e4} g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4
Rc8 11. Nc3 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 12. Bg5 Ne8 13. Qb3 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15.
Nxg5 $15 (15. Bg3 g4 16. Nd2 Bxd4 17. Qxb7 Nc5 $15) 15... hxg5 16. Bxg5 Bxd4
17. Nd5 Nef6 18. Bh6 $2 $19 (18. Rad1 Be5 19. f4 Nxd5 20. Qg3 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Nxf4
22. Bxf4+ Kh7 23. Qh3+ Kg8 24. Qg4+ Kh7 25. Re3 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 Qxe3 27. Qxe3 $16
) 18... Bxf2+ $1 {the best thing is for Black to hand back some material} 19.
Kxf2 {Do you see the mate threat?} Ng4+ 20. Kg1 Nxh6 21. Qxb7 e6 $15 (21... Rb8
$142 $5 22. Qxa6 Ne5 $17) 22. Qxc8 exd5 $14 (22... Qxc8 $5 {is worth looking at
} 23. Ne7+ Kh7 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 $15) 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. exd5 Rb8 25. b3 Rb5 $14 (
25... Ne5 26. Rf1 Kg7 27. Rad1 $11) 26. Re8+ Nf8 27. Rd1 Nf5 28. Kf2 Rc5 29.
Rd2 Kg7 30. g4 Nh6 31. h3 Rc3 32. Kg2 $14 (32. Re3 $5 Rc1 33. b4 $16) 32... f5
33. gxf5 Nxf5 34. Rd8 (34. Rf2 Ng6 $11) 34... Nh4+ $16 (34... Ng6 $142 $5 $11 {
must be considered}) 35. Kf2 $14 (35. Kf1 Rc1+ 36. Kf2 Rh1 $16) 35... Rf3+ $16
(35... Nf5 $5 $14 {is worth consideration}) 36. Ke2 Rf6 $18 (36... Nfg6 37.
Rxd6 Nf4+ 38. Kd1 $18) 37. Ra8 Nf3 38. Rd3 (38. Rxa6 $6 Nxd2 39. Kxd2 Kg6 $14)
38... Ng1+ 39. Kd1 Rf1+ 40. Kc2 Rf2+ 41. Rd2 Rxd2+ 42. Kxd2 Kf6 $4 {
shortens the misery for Black} (42... Kf7 $142 $18) 43. Rxf8+ (43. Rxf8+ Kg7
44. Rd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Modbury Championship"]
[Site "Modbury"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gaviola, Cecil"]
[Black "Gray, Graham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "1498"]
[BlackElo "1536"]
[Annotator "Fritz 5.32"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]

1. e4 e5 {Opening = C44_01 Schottische Partie 3.d3 / Scotch Opening 3.d3} 2.
Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Bg5 h6 (4... Be7 5. Be2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. a3 Rae8 11. Re1 f5 12. Bf1 Qf6 13. c3 Kh8 14. Kh1 g5
15. g3 e4 16. dxe4 fxe4 17. Qb3 Nb6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 {
Siry,M-Drtina,M/SVK-chT 1994/TD 94\03/0-1 (33)}) 5. Bh4 Be7 6. Nc3 $146 (6. c3
d5 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Be2 Be6 9. O-O Qd7 10. Qc2 Rfd8 11. Rfd1 Qe8 12. a3 Rd7 13.
Bg3 Bd6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 f5 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. d4 Nf6 18. dxe5 Nh5 19. Rxd6
f4 20. Bh4 Rxd6 {Skreno,V-Rohacek,M/Ruzomberok 1996/1/2-1/2 (67)}) 6... O-O 7.
Be2 d6 8. O-O a6 {Consolidates b5} 9. h3 {Secures g4} Be6 10. Re1 b5 11. a3 {
Controls b4} Qd7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 ({Less advisable is} 12... gxf6 13. d4 exd4 14.
Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 $16) 13. Bf1 Ne7 14. Ne2 c5 15. Ng3 Ng6 16. Nh5 Be7 17. c3
Rac8 $11 (17... d5 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. c4 $11) 18. d4 f5 $14 (18... exd4 $5 {
must definitely be considered} 19. cxd4 d5 $15) 19. d5 $11 {White gains space}
(19. exf5 Bxf5 20. dxe5 Rcd8 $14) 19... Bf7 20. exf5 Qxf5 21. Ng3 Qd7 22. Bd3
Qb7 23. Be4 {The bishop likes it on e4} c4 {Black gets more space} 24. Nf5 Nf4
$2 $18 {d5 seems the pivot of the position} (24... Qd7 $142 $11 {
and Black can hope to survive}) 25. Nxe5 $1 {a forceful and devastating end.} (
25. Nxe7+ {is the less attractive alternative} Qxe7 26. Qd2 Qf6 $17) 25... Bh5
(25... dxe5 $4 {the knight is invulnerable} 26. d6 Qb8 27. Nxe7+ (27. dxe7 $6
Rfe8 $18) 27... Kh8 28. Nxc8 Qxc8 29. Qd2 $18) 26. Ng4 (26. Nxe7+ $6 Qxe7 27.
Nf3 Qf7 $11) 26... Rce8 27. Qd4 (27. Qf3 Bg5 28. Nxd6 Qd7 29. Nxe8 Nxh3+ 30.
Qxh3 Bxg4 $18) 27... Bf6 28. Nxf6+ $14 (28. Qe3 $142 {
a pity that White didn't try this} Bxg4 29. Nxd6 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 $18 (30. Nxb7
Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Bc8 $15)) 28... Rxf6 29. f3 {Covers g4} Qd7 30. Ng3 Re5 31. Nxh5
$14 (31. Qb6 Bf7 32. Qxa6 Bxd5 33. Bxd5+ Nxd5 $16) 31... Rxh5 32. Rad1 $15 (32.
Kf2 $5 $11) 32... Rg5 33. Rd2 $2 $19 (33. g4 $142 $11 {
is the best option White has}) 33... Qxh3 {The mate threat is Rxg2} 34. Ree2
Nxe2+ 35. Rxe2 Rf4 $15 (35... Qc8 $142 $5 $19) 36. Bh7+ Kxh7 37. Qxf4 Qd7 $14 (
37... Qf5 $142 $5 {is worthy of consideration} 38. Qe4 Qxe4 39. fxe4 Kg6 $15)
38. Re6 Qa7+ 39. Kf1 Qc5 $4 {the pressure is too much, Black crumbles} (39...
Re5 $142 $16) 40. Qxd6 $11 (40. Qe4+ g6 41. Re7+ Kh8 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Qe7#)
40... Qxd5 41. Qxd5 {Threatening mate: Qe4} ({Weaker is} 41. Qxa6 Qd3+ 42. Kf2
Qd2+ 43. Re2 Rxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Qxe2+ 45. Kg3 Qxb2 $17) 41... Rxd5 42. Rxa6 Rd1+
43. Ke2 Rb1 44. g4 (44. g3 Rxb2+ 45. Ke3 h5 $14) 44... Rxb2+ 45. Ke3 Rb1 $16 (
45... Rc2 $142 $5 {is interesting} 46. Kd4 Rf2 $11) 46. Kd4 $11 (46. a4 $142 $5
$16) 46... Rf1 47. Kc5 {The white king gets dangerous} Rxf3 48. Kxb5 Rxc3 49.
a4 Rg3 50. Kxc4 Rxg4+ 51. Kd3 h5 52. a5 $2 $19 (52. Ke2 $142 $5 $17) 52... Ra4
$17 (52... Rg5 $142 $5 53. Ra8 h4 54. Rb8 Rxa5 55. Ke4 $19) 53. Ke3 h4 54. Kf2
g6 $17 (54... Ra2+ 55. Kg1 $19) 55. Ra8 $19 (55. Kg2 g5 $17) 55... Kh6 $17 (
55... Ra2+ 56. Kg1 $19) 56. a6 Kg5 57. a7 Ra6 58. Kg2 Ra3 59. Kh2 Kg4 {
Black intends h3} 60. Kg2 $4 {White crumbles in face of a dire situation} (60.
Rg8 $142 Ra2+ 61. Kg1 Rxa7 62. Rxg6+ Kh3 63. Rc6 $19) 60... g5 (60... h3+ 61.
Kf2 h2 62. Rh8 Rxa7 63. Rxh2 Ra2+ 64. Kg1 Rxh2 65. Kxh2 $19) 61. Kh1 (61. Kf2
$19 {hoping against hope}) 61... h3 $19 (61... Kg3 62. Rd8 Ra1+ 63. Rd1 Rxd1#)
62. Kg1 (62. Rd8 {what else?} Rxa7 63. Kg1 $19) 62... Kg3 {
Threatening mate... how?} 63. Kh1 (63. Kf1 {
there is nothing better in the position} h2 64. Rh8 $19) 63... Ra1# 0-1

