Larry Harding - Don Trimble World Open 2004 Class D [Fritz 8 (15s)] A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 Consolidates f4 5...Nc6 6.Bg2 Nc7 7.O-O e5 8.e3 Covers d4 [8.d3!? should be considered] 8...Be7 9.d3 O-O 10.Re1 [10.Qc2 Nb4 11.Qb1 Qxd3 (11...Nxd3 12.Rd1 e4 13.Nxe4) 12.Nxe5 Qxb1 13.Rxb1 Bf6] 10...Bg4 11.h3 Be6 12.a3 Consolidates b4 [12.d4 exd4 13.exd4 cxd4] 12...Qc8 13.Kh2 f5 14.Nh4 [14.Qc2!?] 14...Bxh4 15.Bxc6 [15.gxh4 Qd8] 15...Bxg3+! Demolition of pawn structure 16.fxg3 [16.Kxg3 bxc6] 16...bxc6 17.Qe2 Nd5 Black prepares the advance f4 18.Na4 f4 [18...c4 19.dxc4 Nf6 20.b4] 19.gxf4 [19.exf4 is the best option White has 19...Bxh3 20.Qxe5] 19...exf4 20.exf4 Nxf4 [20...Bxh3!? 21.Nxc5 Rf6] 21.Bxf4 Bxh3?? [21...Rxf4 22.Qxe6+ Qxe6 23.Rxe6 Rxa4 24.Rg1] 22.Qe3?? ruins a very nice position [22.Qe4 Rf5 23.Re3 Rh5] 22...Bg4?? there were better ways to keep up the pressure [22...Qg4 23.Rg1 Qxf4+ 24.Qxf4 Rxf4 25.Nxc5] 23.Rg1?? gives the opponent counterplay [23.Nxc5 and White is on the road to success 23...Qf5 24.Rf1] 23...Qf5 24.Raf1?? [24.Rgf1 would bring relief 24...Rae8 25.Qxc5 Qxd3 26.Qc3] 24...Rae8 [24...Qh5+ keeps an even firmer grip 25.Kg3 Rfe8] 25.Qg3 [25.Qxc5 Qxd3 26.Rxg4 Qxf1 27.Rxg7+ Kxg7 28.Qg5+ Kh8 29.Be5+ Rxe5 30.Qxe5+ Qf6 31.Qxf6+ Rxf6 32.Kg3] 25...Qh5+ 26.Kg2 Re2+ 27.Rf2 Bh3+!! a sacrifice to finish the game 28.Kh1 [28.Qxh3 Theme: Deflection from f2 28...Rxf2+ Theme: Double Attack] 28...Bf1+ 29.Rh2 Rxh2+ 30.Qxh2 Qf3+ 31.Qg2 Bxg2+ 32.Rxg2 Rxf4 33.Nxc5 [33.Kh2 cannot undo what has already been done 33...Rh4+ 34.Kg1 Qe3+ 35.Rf2 Qe1+ 36.Kg2 Qh1+ 37.Kg3 Qh3#] 33...Rh4+ [33...Rg4 34.d4 Qxg2#] 34.Kg1 Qe3+ [34...Qe3+ 35.Rf2 Qe1+ 36.Kg2 Qh1+ 37.Kg3 Qh3#] 0-1