C33: King's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nc3 and 3 Bc4
1.e4
Before this game, which was the last of the season, I was beginning to feel that, but for the social element, now would would be a good time to call time on my chess playing career...
1...e5
2.f4
exf4
3.Bc4
Qh4+
4.Kf1
d6
5.Nf3
Qh5
6.Nc3
[6.d4
g5
7.h4
h6
(7...Bg4
8.Nbd2
Bg7
9.c3
h6
10.Qb3
b6
11.Kg1
Qg6
12.hxg5
hxg5
13.Rxh8
Bxh8
14.Qb5+
Nd7
15.Qxg5
Ne7
16.Qxf4
Be6
17.Bxe6
fxe6
18.Nc4
0-0-0
19.Qg5
Qh7
20.Qh4
Qg6
21.Qxe7
Bf6
22.Nxd6+
Ziabari,M (2003)-Kisielius,R/Panevezys 2007/CBM 119 ext/1-0) 8.Nc3
Ne7
9.Kg1
g4
10.Ne1
f3
11.gxf3
gxf3
12.Qxf3
Bg4
13.Qf2
Nbc6
14.Ng2
Bf3
15.Rh3
Bxg2
16.Kxg2
Rh7
17.Bf4
Bg7
18.Be3
0-0-0
19.Bxf7
Qa5
20.Rf1
Kb8
Kostin,A (2420)-Citak,S (2258)/Voronezh 2006/CBM 112 ext/0-1 (59)]
6...Nf6N
[6...c6
7.d4
g5
8.h4
Bh6
9.Nxg5
Qxd1+
10.Nxd1
Bxg5
11.hxg5
Be6
12.Bd3
Ne7
13.Bxf4
Kd7
14.Ne3
Na6
15.c4
Ng6
16.g3
Nb4
17.Ke2
Nxd3
18.Kxd3
Ke7
19.Rh6
Rad8
20.Rah1
Nf8
21.Nf5+
Zindel,E-Jagstaidt,P/Geneve 1992/TD/1-0]
7.d4
g5
[7...Nc6!?+/=
must definitely be considered]
8.e5+/-
Ng4
[8...dxe5
9.dxe5
g4
10.exf6
(10.Bxf4?
is no good 10...gxf3
11.Qxf3
Qxf3+
12.gxf3
Nh5-+
) 10...gxf3
11.Qxf3
(11.gxf3?!
Bh3+
12.Ke1
Qh4+
13.Kd2
Qxf6
14.Qe2+
Be6=/+
; 11.Bxf4
again the pawn contains a lethal dose of poison 11...fxg2+
12.Kxg2
Rg8+
13.Bg3
Bh3+
14.Kf2
Qc5+
15.Ke1
Qxc4-+
) 11...Qxf3+
12.gxf3+/-
]
9.Nd5
[9.Qe1
Kd8
10.Ne4+/-
]
9...Kd8+/-
Black loses the right to castle
10.Qe1
Nc6
11.Qc3
[>=11.h3+/-
]
11...dxe5-/+
12.dxe5
Ngxe5??
overlooking an easy win. . [12...Bg7!?
looks like a viable alternative 13.Nf6
Bxf6
14.exf6
Re8=/+
]
13.Nf6
[>=13.Nxe5
and White has prevailed 13...Qd1+
14.Kf2
Bc5+
15.Be3
fxe3+
16.Nxe3
Bxe3+
17.Kxe3
Qd4+
18.Qxd4+
Nxd4
19.Nxf7+
Kd7
20.Kxd4+-
]
13...Bb4=
Black threatens to win material: Bb4xc3
14.Qb3?
[>=14.Nxh5
and White could well hope to play on 14...Bxc3
15.bxc3
Nxc4
16.Nxg5=
]
14...Qg6-+
15.Nxe5
Nxe5
16.Nd5?
[>=16.Qxb4
Qxf6
17.Bd2-+
]
16...Qe4
Black has a mate threat [>=16...Bd6
and Black takes home the point 17.Bd2
c6-+
]
17.Qxb4-/+
Nxc4
[>=17...Qxc4+
18.Qxc4
Nxc4=/+
]
18.b3??
forfeits the advantage [18.Qc5
c6
19.Nc3
Qxc2
20.Qd4+
Kc7
21.Qxc4=
(21.Qxh8??
avaricious play 21...f3
22.Qxc8+
Rxc8
23.gxf3
Re8-+
) ]
18...Re8-+
[18...Qxd5?!
19.Qxc4
Qxc4+
20.bxc4-+
]
19.h4
[19.h3
what else? 19...c5
20.Qc3
Qxd5
21.Qxc4
Qxc4+
22.bxc4-+
]
19...Qxd5
20.bxc4
[20.Qxc4
hoping against hope 20...Qd1+
21.Kf2
Qxh1
22.Qd5+
Bd7
23.Qxg5+
Kc8
24.Bb2-+
]
20...Qd1+
21.Kf2
Re2+
22.Kf3
Re1+
23.Kf2
Qe2#
Despite all the blunders that Fritz has since found - I heard my opponent walking around afterwards saying "I should have won with ...." - mate is a nice way to end the season. The sun was shining outside. 0-1