1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. h3 Nh6 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O Nf7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bf1 e6 10. b3 Nd7 11. Bb2 f5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Ne2 Nf6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. f3 Ng5 17. Nf4 Ne6 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. f4 g5 20. Qf3 Rf7 21. Rad1 gxf4 22. Qxf4 Qf8

Now black has attacking chances based on ...Bh6 and ...f5-4-3

23. Kh1 Bh6 24. Qh4 Qg7 25. Be2 Bg5 26. Qf2 Qh6 27. Qf3 Rg7 28. Qh5 Qg6 29. Bf3 Rd8 30. Ba3 Rgd7 31. Bc1 Bxc1 32. Rxc1 Qxh5 33. Bxh5 d4 34. Bf3 d3 35. cxd3 Rxd3 36. Re2 Kf7 37. Kg1 Rd2 38. Kf2 Rxe2+ 39. Kxe2 Bd5 40. Ke3 Ke6 41. Kf4 Bxf3 42. gxf3 Rd4+ 43. Kg5 a5 44. Rc2 Rd3 45. Kf4 h6 46. Rg2 Rd4+ 47. Ke3 Kxe5 48. Rg7 f4+ 49. Ke2 Rb4 50. Rh7 a4 51. bxa4 Kd4 52. Rd7+ Kc4 53. Rf7 Kc3 54. h4 Rxa4 55. Rxb7 Rxa2+ 56. Ke1 c5 57. Rf7 c4 58. Rxf4 Rh2 59. Rf8 Kd3 60. f4 c3 61. Rd8+ Ke3 62. Kd1 Kxf4 63. Rc8 Rh3 64. Rc4+ Kg3 65. Rxc3+ Kxh4 66. Rc6 Kg3 67. Ke2 Rh5 68. Rg6+ Kh2 69. Kf3 Rh3+ 70. Kf2 Rh5 71. Kf3 Rh4 72. Rg2+ Kh3 73. Rg3+ Kh2 74. Rg2+ Kh3 75. Rg3+ Kh2 1/2-1/2

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O a6 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Ba7 8. Bb3 h6 9. h3 Qe7 10. Be3 g5!?

This can get ugly, given that black hasn't castled kingside

11. Nh2 Rg8 12. Nd2 g4 13. h4 g3 14. fxg3 Rxg3 15. Bxa7 Bh3!? 16. Re2

16. Be3 Rxg2+ 17. Kh1 Ng4 18. Nxg4 Rxg4 19. Bf2 is interesting ...

16... Nxa7 17. Ndf1 Rg7 18. Ne3 O-O-O 19. Rf2 Be6 20. Qf3 Nd7 21. Qh5 Rh8 22. Raf1 Nc6 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Rxf5 Nd8 25. Bxf7 Nc5 26. Bc4 b5 27. b4 Nxe4 28. dxe4 bxc4 29. Ng4 Rhg8 30. Ne3 Rg3 31. R5f3 Qg7 32. R1f2 Kb7 33. Qf5 Rg6 34. Kf1 h5 35. Qh3 Qh6 36. Kg1 Ne6 37. Nd5 Rg4 38. Rf7 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qe1 40. Ne3 Nf4 41. R2xf4 exf4 42. Nf5 Qd2 43. Kh1 Rxg2 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Bd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. Nc3 g6 8. b3 Bg7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Be2 Qa5 11. Rb1?! Rfc8 12. O-O a6 13. a3 Qd8 14. h3 Rab8 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Ba1 Nxe4?

This combo seems to be based on a miscalculation ... unless I'm missing something!

17. Nxe4 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Nxb3 19. Qh6! Qf8

19... Nxa1 20. Nfg5! so black is forced to swap off queens

20. Qxf8+ Kxf8 21. Rab1 Na5

This ending should be winning for white if he can hang on to the c-pawn

22. Rb4 Be6 23. Ned2 f6 24. Nd4 Bf7 25. Rdb1 e5 26. N4b3 Nc6 27. Rb6 f5 28. g3 Ke7 29. f4 Kd7 30. c5

It dawns on white that his Rb6 is vulnerable

30... Kc7 31. fxe5 dxe5 32. Bc4 Be8 33. Bd5 Ne7 34. Be6 Rd8 35. Nc4 Bc6 36. Nba5 Be4 37. R1b3 Rd1+ 38. Kf2 f4!

SUddenly the white king's vulnerable

39. gxf4 exf4 40. Nd6 Bh1 41. Ndxb7 Nf5 42. Bxf5 gxf5 43. Rh6 Rg8

Ouch!

44. Rxh7+ Kb8 45. Nd8+ Kc8 46. Rb8+!?

An interesting exchanging combo

46... Kxb8 47. Ndc6+ Kc8

47... Ka8 48. Ra7#

48. Ne7+ Kd8 49. Nxg8 f3 50. Nb7+ Kc8 51. Nd6+ Kb8 52. Ne7 Rd2+ 53. Kg3 f2 54. c6 f1=Q 55. c7+

55. Rh8+ Ka7 56. Ndc8+ Kb8 57. Nd6+ Kc7 58. Ne8+ Kb6 doesn't work

55... Kxc7 56. Nexf5+ Kc6 57. Kg4 Rxd6 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qh4 Qc4 14. Qg3 h5 15. Na3 h4 16. Qg5 Qc6 17. Be3 Rd5 18. Qg4 h3 19. Rfd1 e6 20. gxh3 Bxa3 21. bxa3 g6 22. Bg5 Rh5 23. h4! Qc5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Re1 Qc6 26. c4 Ne7 27. Qf4 Qd7 28. Rb1 Nc6 29. Qf3 Qc7 30. Rd1 Kf8 31. Qg3 Qxg3+ 32. hxg3 Ke8 33. g4 Rh7 34. Bf6 g5!

Otherwise the Rh7 is out of the game

35. hxg5 Rh3 36. Kg2 Rxa3 37. Rh1 e5 38. Rh8+ Kd7 39. Rf8 Ke6 40. Re8+ Kd7 41. Rf8 Ke6 42. Bh8

Preparing g6! and Rf6+

42... Ne7 43. Re8 Kd7 44. Rb8 Ng6 45. Rxb7+! Ke6

45... Kc6 46. Rxf7!! Nxh8 47. Rf8 Ng6 48. Rf6+

46. Bf6 Rxa2 47. c5 Rc2 48. Rc7 a5 49. Rc6+ Kd7 50. Rd6+ Kc7 51. Bd8+ Kc8 52. Bb6 Nf4+ 53. Kg3 Rc3+ 54. f3 Rc2 55. g6 Rg2+ 56. Kh4 Nxg6+ 57. Kg5 Rh2 58. c6 Rh8 59. c7

Nicely done

1-0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Nh3 Bxh3 9. gxh3 Bg7 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. Qf3 Nc6 12. Rb1 Na5 1/2-1/2

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. e3 a6 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bc4 Qd6 10. O-O Bxd2 11. Bxd2 h6 12. Rfc1 Rd8 13. Rab1 Nd5 14. Be1 Nb6 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Ne5 Be8 17. Bf3 Nd5 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. b4 Qd7 20. Qc5 Rac8 21. Rb2 Bb5 22. Ra1 Nb6 23. Qc2

23. Bxb7 Na4 24. Qc2 Rb8

23... Ba4 24. Qc1 c6 25. Qc5 Nd5 26. Bd1

Probably better is leaving the Ba4 where it is, and trying to hold back ...c5 to keep the Ba4 out of the game

26... Bxd1 27. Rxd1 b5!?

Black can cover the backward c-pawn with ...Nd5-b6-c4, and white now has a bad bishop

28. a4?!

Now the b4 pawn is a liability. Maybe e4, f3 and Bg3 is better.

28... Qb7 29. a5 Nf6 30. Rc1 Ne8 31. Qb6 Qa8 32. Rbc2 Nd6 33. Rxc6 Nc4 34. R1xc4

34. Rxc8 Rxc8 And the queen is trapped

34... bxc4 35. b5 axb5 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Bc3 b4!! 38. Bxb4

38. Qxb4 Rb8 and ...Rb1 mate

38... c3! 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2 e5 9. Re1 Ne8 10. Nf1 Be6 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Qxd4 Bf6 15. Qa4 a6 16. Ne3 b5 17. Qd1 Rc8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Rc2 20. Rb1 Qc7 21. Qd1 g6 22. Re2 Rxe2 23. Qxe2 Ng7 24. Bh3 Re8 25. Qd3 Ne6 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Be3 Qc4 28. Qxc4 bxc4 29. b4 Rxe4 30. a4 c3 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Bd4 33. b6 c2 34. Rc1 Bxe3 35. fxe3 Rb4 36. Rxc2 Rxb6 37. h4 Kg7 38. Kf2 h5 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. Ra2 Ke6 41. Ra5 Rb4 42. Ra7 Rb3 1/2-1/2

1. d4

A nice reminder of the need to castle!

1... Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 b5 5. Bg5!? b4 6. Ne4 Bb7 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. c4 f5 9. Ng3 d6 10. e4 Qf6 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. Bd3 f4 13. Ne2 Rg8 14. Rg1 Bg7 15. Rb1 Nb6 16. dxe6 O-O-O! 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxh7 e4! 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Rge8! 21. Qxf4 Qxe6 22. Qe3 Qf5 23. Qc1 Qd3 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5

The game has morphed into a standard Pelikan

8... a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd8 12. c4 Nxe4 13. cxb5 Be6!? 14. Bc4 Ne7 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Nb6 d5! 17. Nxc8 Nxc8! 18. Bd3 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Bxa3 20. bxa3 O-O 21. bxa6 f5 22. f3 d4! 23. Bg1 Ned6 24. Be2 Nc4 25. g3 N8d6 26. Kg2 Nb5 27. Bxc4 Bxc4 28. Rc1 Nxa3 29. Bf2 Qd5 30. Qd2 Bxa2 0-1