1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bh4 c5 9. Ne5!

Now Bb5+ is a worry

9... Qa5+ 10. c3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qf4 Bd6 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Be2 Nd7 15. Nc4 Bxf4 16. Nxa5 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nc5 18. O-O-O b6 19. Bf3! Ba6!?

19... Rb8 20. Nc6 Rb7 is very uncomfortable for black 21. b4!? Na4 22. Kc2

20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Nc6 Nd3+

Now black regains the exchange because of the threat of ...Nxf2

22. Rxd3 Bxd3 23. f3 Bb5 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. g4 e5 26. Nf5 Be6 27. b3 Rd8 28. c4 f6 29. Ng3 Kf7 30. Ne4 f5 31. gxf5 Bxf5 32. Re1 g5 33. Nc3 Ke6 34. Rh1 Rh8 35. g4 Bg6 36. Kd2 h5 37. gxh5 Rxh5 38. Rxh5 Bxh5 39. Ne4 Bg6 40. Ke3 Kd7

40... Kf5 is very passive, eg 41. b4 Bf7 42. Nd6+ Ke6 43. Nxf7 Kxf7 44. Ke4 Ke6 45. c5!

41. Nxg5 Kc6 42. Ne4 b5 43. cxb5+ Kxb5 44. a3 Bh5 45. Nc3+ Kc5 46. Ne4+ Kb5 47. Ng5 Bg6 48. Kd2 a5 49. Kc3 Bh5 50. Kd3 Bg6+ 51. Ne4 Bh5 52. Nd2 Bg6+ 53. Kc3 Bh5 54. a4+ Kc5 55. Nc4! Bxf3 56. Nxe5

The a-pawn will fall too

1-0

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 h5 12. O-O Bg7 13. Qc2!? Qxd4 14. Rad1 Qc5 15. Ng6!? fxg6 16. Bd6! Qb6 17. e5! Kf7!

17... Nd5? 18. Qxg6+

18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Nd7 20. Qc1!? c5 21. Nxf6 Nxf6 22. Qf4 Bd5 23. Be5 Qd8 24. b3 Qe7 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. f3 g3!

Black must keep the f-file closed. In view of this, white might have done better to play g3!? first and then f3, forcing the file open

27. Qxg3 Rad8 28. Rc1 Kg7 29. Bd1 Rhg8 30. Qf4 Rdf8!?

Offering the exchange, but this seems black's best bet

31. Bd6 Nd7 32. Qxf8+! Kxf8 33. Bxe7+ Kxe7 34. Re1

34. Be2 Ne5 35. f4 Ng4 (35... Nd3!? 36. Bxd3 cxd3 37. Rxc5 Kd6 38. Rc3 Be4 may be OK for black) 36. Bxc4?! (36. Rc3 Rb8) 36... Bxc4 37. Rxc4 Ne3

34... Kd6 35. Re3 Ne5 36. Be2 Rb8 37. Rc2 Rb4 38. Ra3 Nc6

Black has co-ordinated his forces very nicely and seems to be getting on top.

39. Bf1 Rb1 40. Rd2?! Rc1! 41. Kf2 c3 42. Rd3 c2 43. Rac3 Nb4! 44. Rd2 Ra1 45. Rcxc2 Nxc2 46. Rxc2 Bxa2 47. Rd2+ Kc6 48. Bd3 Bb1! 49. Bc4 Bf5 50. Re2 Kd6 51. Rd2+ Ke7 52. Be2 Ra4 53. g3 a5 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Rc5 Qa3 16. Rd1 e5 17. d5

17. dxe5 Qxa2!

17... cxd5 18. exd5 e4 19. Qc4! Re8

19... exf3 20. Qxg4

20. Bc1 Bb2 21. Bxb2 Qxb2 22. d6 Qf6 23. Rc6

23. d7 Bxd7 24. Rxd7 exf3

23... Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qxf3 25. Qd5 Re5!! 26. Qxe5 Qxd1+ 27. Kg2 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 e3!

Ouch! There's no defence to both the mate threat and ...Qxc6

28... e3 29. Rc7 Qxf2+ 30. Kh1 Qf1#

0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Qe2 b5?!

This already looks dodgy to me, inv view of the obvious

8. e5! b4 9. Ncb5! axb5 10. Nxb5 Qb7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bf4

White is way ahead in development and has significant threats

12... Ra5

12... Na6 13. Nd6+!? Bxd6 14. Bxd6 looks good for white, eg 14... Qb6 15. Bg3

13. Bc4 Nc6 14. O-O-O b3!? 15. cxb3 Rxa2 16. Kb1 Ra5 17. Rd5!

A nice multi-purpose move. White prepares to double rooks, keeps an eye on a5 for a possible discovered knight check - hence restricting the Nc6's movement - and stops ...f5 or ...h5

17... Be7 18. Rhd1 Rg8 19. Nc7+ Kd8

Not ...Kf8 because of Bh6+

20. Rxd7+!! Bxd7 21. Rxd7+!! Kc8

21... Kxd7 22. Bxe6+!! fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kd8 24. Qxg8+ Kd7 25. Qe8#

22. Bxe6!! Ne5

22... fxe6 23. Qxe6

23. Nb5 Qxb5 24. Rd5+ fxe6 25. Rxb5 Rxb5 26. Qxb5 Rg6? 27. Qe8+

27. Qe8+ Bd8 28. Qxe6+

1-0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 a5

Preventing white's expansion on the queenside, and preparing some of his own

8. e3 Bf5 9. Ne5 Qc8

Aiming for h3

10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 Bh3 12. Rc1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qe6 14. a4 Nb4 15. Qe2 Ne4!

Now black threatens to take on e5 and then plant a knight on d3

16. Ndf3 Rac8 17. Nd3 c5 18. Nf4 Qa6 19. dxc5 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Nxc5 21. Qb1 dxc4 22. Rxc4 b6

Black's knights are well placed

23. h4 Qb7 24. e4?! f5!

Suddenly white's kingside looks weak

25. Ng5 e5 26. Nfe6 Nxe6 27. Nxe6 Rxc4 28. bxc4 Re8 29. Ng5 h6 30. Nf3 fxe4 31. Nh2 Kg7 32. Kg1 Qc6 33. Ng4 h5 34. Ne3 Rd8 35. Qa1 Qc5 36. Qb1 Rd3! 37. Re1 Qd4! 38. Nf1 Rf3 39. Re2 Nd3 40. Qc2 Nxf2!!

40... Nxf2 41. Rxf2 e3!! 42. Rxf3 (42. Re2 Qa1!) 42... e2+

0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. Be3 Be7 11. O-O Ne5!?

Targets c4 and allows for repositioning the Ne5 to d7 and maybe c5

12. f3 O-O 13. Qb3 Ned7 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Kh1 Rfe8 17. Nab1 h5!

Typical in these sorts of positions

18. a3 Qb8 19. Bf2 h4!? 20. Bxh4 Nc5 21. Qa2 Nfxe4! 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe7 Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Nxd1 25. Bg5 d5! 26. Bxd1 Qe5! 27. Bd2 dxc4

White's pieces are badly co-ordinated and black threatens ..Qd4+

28. Rxc4 Bd5 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. b3 Rc1!! 31. Nc3 Qd4+ 32. Kf1 Bxb3!! 33. Qxb3 Qxd2 34. Qxb6 Rxc3 0-1

1. g3 d5 2. f4 h5 3. h3 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qd6 6. c3 h4 7. g4 e5 8. fxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Qf4 Qe6 12. Qe3 Bd6 13. Qxe6+ fxe6 14. Bg2 Bg3+ 15. Kd1 O-O-O 16. Bg5 c5 17. Nd2 Bc6 18. Rf1 Rdf8 19. Kc2 e5 20. c4 dxc4 21. Bxc6 cxd3+ 22. exd3 bxc6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Ne4 Bf4 25. Nxc5 Re8 26. Rae1 Rhf8 27. Ne6!?

Wow!

27... Rxe6 28. Rxf4 exf4 29. Rxe6 f5!? 30. g5 Rg8 31. g6 f3 32. Kd2 Kd7 33. Rf6 Ke7 34. Rxc6 f4 35. b4 Rb8 36. g7 Kf7 37. Rc4 f2 38. Rxf4+ Kxg7 39. Ke2 a5 40. a3 axb4 41. axb4 Kg6 42. Kxf2 Kg5 43. Rg4+ Kh5 44. Ke3 Rb7 45. Re4 Rg7 46. Re5+ Kh6 47. Kd4 Rg8 48. b5 Rg3 49. Re3 Rg8 50. Re6+ Kg7 51. b6 Rb8 52. Kc4 Rd8 53. Kc5 Rc8+ 54. Kd6 Rc3 55. Re3 Kf6 56. b7 Rb3 57. Rf3+ Kg5 58. Kc7 Rc3+ 59. Kb8 Rb3 60. Kc8 Rc3+ 61. Kd7 Rb3 62. Kc6 Rc3+ 63. Kd5 Rb3 64. Rf7 Rxd3+ 65. Kc4 Rd8 66. Kc5 Kg6 67. Rf4 1-0

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. c4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 c6 8. Nc3 Qe8 9. Nd4 Bd7 10. Rb1 Na6 11. b3 Nc5 12. f3 cxd5 13. cxd5 a5 14. a4 Rc8 15. Bb2 g5 16. e3 Qg6 17. Nde2 Qf7 18. Ba1 Na6 19. Qd2 Nb4 20. e4 fxe4 21. fxe4 Qh5 22. Bf3 Ng4 23. Bxg4 Bxg4 24. Nd4 Bxd4+ 25. Qxd4 Nc2 26. Qd2 Nxa1 27. Rxa1 Bh3 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Qe2 Qxe2 30. Nxe2 Rf3 31. Rb1 Re3 32. Kf2 Rxe4 33. Rc1 Bg4 34. Nc3 Re5 35. Rb1 Rf5+ 36. Ke3 Rf3+ 37. Kd4 Bf5 38. Rc1 Rf2 39. Rh1 Rd2+ 40. Kc4 Bd3+ 41. Kd4 Bf1+ 42. Ke3 Rd3+ 43. Ke4 Rxc3 44. Rxf1 Rxb3 45. Kf5 Re3 46. Kxg5 Kg7 47. Rb1 Re5+ 48. Kf4 Rxd5 49. Rxb7 Kf6 50. Ke4 Rc5 51. Rb5 Rc4+ 0-1

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. d5 a5 9. Nd4 Na6 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Rb1 c6 12. a3 Nc7 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. e4 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qf7! 17. Nxc6 Ra6 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bd5+ Nxd5 20. Rxe7 Nxe7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Bf5 23. Rb3 Ra1 24. b5 Be4 25. f4 Nf5 26. Ra3 Bd4+ 27. Qxd4 Rxc1+ 0-1

1. f4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 a6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. a4 Rb8 9. Ne5 d6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na3 a5 12. Qe1 Ne8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. d3 Nf6 15. Nc4 Rb4 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. Kh1 Be6 18. Qg3 Bxc4 19. dxc4 d5 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Rfd1 e6 22. Rdc1 c4 23. Qe1 Rc8 24. g4 d4 25. Qd2 c3 26. Qd3 dxe3 27. g5 Nd5 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Rf1 Rxf4 30. Qxe3 Re4 31. Qh3 Rce8 32. Rf2 Re1+ 33. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 34. Kg2 Qe5 35. Qg3 Qxg3+ 36. Kxg3 d4 37. Kf3 Re3+ 38. Kg4 Re4+ 39. Kf3 Re5 40. Rg2 f5 41. gxf6+ Kxf6 42. Rg4 Re3+ 43. Kf2 Rh3 44. Kg2 Re3 45. Kf2 Ke5 46. Rg5+ Kd6 47. Rg4 Kd5 48. Rg5+ Re5 49. Rg3 g5 50. h3 h5 51. Kf1 Ke4 52. Kf2 Kf5 53. Rf3+ Kg6 54. Rd3 Re4 55. Rd1 g4 56. hxg4 hxg4 57. Rb1 Kf5 58. b4 axb4 59. a5 d3 60. cxd3 Rf4+ 61. Ke3 c2 62. Rh1 b3 63. Kd2 g3 64. a6 g2 65. Rh5+ Kg6 66. Rh8 Rf2+ 0-1