1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 e4!

A surprise for White, unaware of this attacking line.

10. dxc6 exf3 11. Qxf3??

White falls for it, hook line and sinker! The correct response is 11. d4.

11... Bg4 12. Qe3

A better continuation is 12. Qf4 Bd6 13. Qg5 Re8.

12... Re8 13. d3

To stop the Knight coming to e4. Equally bad is the line 13. d4 Bd6 14. Qd2 Bf4.

13... Bd6 14. Qd2 Bf4 15. Re3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Qd6 17. Qf2 Qxc6?

Black declines maintaining pressure or developing by 17... Rad8 18. d4.

18. Nd2 Re7 19. Bc2

White is beginning to feel a bit more secure

19... Rae8 20. Nf3 Bxf3? 21. gxf3 Qd6 22. e4 Qb6? 23. Be3 Qb7

Black seems to have lost the initiative by a series of ineffectual Queen moves.

24. Re1

White now has a solid pawn centre.

24... c6?

Better is 24... Nd7 25. Bg5.

25. Bg5 Kh8 26. e5 c5 27. Qh4

White ignores Black's Qxf3 threat in anticipation of his own strong attack!

27... Rg8 28. Kf2 Re6 29. Bxf6 h6?? 30. Qxh6#

1-0

Source(s): David McAlister.

Event information: Match scorecard, UCU web site.

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