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Elmiminator - Goldsby

Elmiminator (2535) - A_J_Goldsby (2235)
Online game/Chess.Net, July, 29th, 2002.

[A.J.G.]

A game with an inspired attack. I sacrifice several pawns in the opening.
Then I sacrifice a Rook to get a nice attack. I wind up with a cute mate - right in the middle
of the chess-board.

***

1.d4 Nf6; 2.Nc3!?, {Diagram?}
This is OK, of course. (White develops a piece and controls the center.)

[ More usual is 2. c4. ]

2...g6!?; {Diagram?}
This will lead to a Pirc.

[ The 'book' line here is: 2...d5!; "=" {Diagram?} with a good game for Black. ].

3.e4 Bg7; 4.f4 d6; {Diagram?}
I started off trying to play a ... "King's Indian Defense," but now I have been forced
into a "Pirc Defense."

5.Nf3 0-0; {Diagram?}
This is both natural and good ...

(There is NEVER anything wrong with castling. It gets the King to safety and mobilizes a Rook
that had been sitting idly by in the corner of the board.

     [ GM Lev Alburt, and also another well-known theoretician, GM Alexander Chernin in
        their book,   "The Pirc Alert;" says that the move: 5...c5; ('!') {Diagram?} is far superior
        to castles, but that is NOT a totally proven solution. ].

6.Bd3 Bg4!?; {Diagram?}
This is the move that was supposedly "refuted" by GM Robert J. Fischer.

Theory has always ragged this move, yet I have always felt it was perfectly reasonable.

     [ The 'book' line here is: 6...Nc6!?; 7.e5! dxe5; 8.fxe5, {Diagram?}
        Releasing White's QB and also capturing towards the center. This is interesting,
        but it is not the only idea here. ( White can also play: 8.dxe5, Nd5; 9.Bd2, Bg4!?;
           One of the more aggressive continuations for Black.   { Black can also play:
             9...Ncb4!?; "~" 10.Be4, c6; 11.Nxd5, cxd5; 12.Bxb4, dxe4; "="
             Zude - Bernard, Val, 1988. [See MCO-14; page # 362, column # 3, and also note # (i.).] }
           10.Be4, e6; 11.h3, Bxf3; 12.Qxf3, Nd4; 13.Qf2, c5; The end of the column.
           14.0-0!?, {Diagram?} This looks good, but ...    {Is 14.0-0-0!?, "+/=" any better?}
           14...f6; 15.exf6, Nxf6; 16.Bd3, Nh5!?; "~" MCO says that this position is just
           a little better here for Black. ("=/+") Grigorian - Spilker; U.S.S.R; 1978. [ See MCO-14;
           page # 362, column # 3, and also note # (j.). ] )   8...Nh5!?; {Diagram?} A seemingly risky
        move. (But interesting.) ( Or 9.Nd5!?) 9.Be3 Bg4; 10.Be2 f6; 11.exf6 exf6; 12.Qd2 f5;
        13.0-0-0 f4; 14.Bf2 Qd7; 15.Rhe1 Rad8; 16.d5, "+/=" {Diagram?} with the better game
        for White. (Only the dark-green moves are re-playable.)

GM Lazlo Barczay - Nagy; Hungary, 1973. (The game was eventually drawn.) ].

***

7.h3 Bxf3; 8.Qxf3 Nc6; 9.Be3, {Diagram?}
This looks like White's best move here.

[ 9.d5!? Nb4; "=" ].

9...e5; 10.d5, {Diagram?} (Maybe - '!?')
This looks good, but it is not the best according to theory.

     [ Better was 10. dxe5!, dxe5; 11. f5!, "+/=" with a slight advantage for White here,
        according to MCO-14. (Click here to see a game in this line.)
        [See MCO-14; pg.'s 362 - 363, columns # 1-4 (mainly # 4); and also note # (k.),
        Part (C.).]  (NOTE: This line is NOT re-playable.) ].

10...Nd4!!; {Diagram?}
Offering to sacrifice a Pawn, but I get very good play here.

11.Bxd4!? exd4; 12.Ne2 c5; 13.dxc6!? bxc6; 14.Nxd4 Qb6;
15.Nb3 a5!; {Diagram?} (Black has definite compensation for the sacrificed material.)
We could stop here - as far as the opening is concerned, - and conclude Black has a great deal
of play for the pawn sacrificed.

16.a4!?, {Diagram?}
Played to prevent ...a5-a4; but this may be an inferior defense to Qf2.

[ 16.Qf2!? Qxf2+; 17.Kxf2 Nh5; "=" ].

16...Rfe8!?; {Diagram?}
This is good, but I miss my best move here.

[ The best move was: 16...Qb4+!; "=/+" {Diagram?} when the computer says Black is
actually a little better here. ].

17.0-0-0!? d5!?; {Diagram?}
Blowing the game wide open, but it may not be necessary.

[ Probably best was: 17...Rab8!?; {Diagram?} with good play for Black. ].

18.e5 Ne4; {Diagram?}
Sacking yet another Pawn.

19.Bxe4 dxe4; 20.Qxe4 Bf8; 21.Rd7, {Diagram?}
Maybe a little too adventurous?

[ 21.Rhf1, "+/-" ].

21...Rab8; 22.Rhd1 Qb4; 23.R7d4 Qb6; 24.Rd7 c5!?; 25.Qc4 Qe6;

26.R1d5!?, {Diagram?}
White avoids the exchange of Queens in this position, but I cannot see a good reason why not.

[ Better was: >= 26.Qxe6 Rxe6; 27.Rd8 Reb6; 28.g3, "+/-" {Diagram?} but maybe
White was scared of the doubled Rooks and the coming c5-c4. ].

26...Rb4; 27.Qe2 Reb8; {Diagram?}
Now I have good compensation ... the doubled Rooks are quite dangerous.

28.Nxa5 Rxb2; 29.Nb3?, {Diagram?}
White "traps" the Rook, but both players were desperate short of time here. (Really - '??')

[ >= 29.Qd3!? ].

29...R2xb3!?; {Diagram?}
This is OK, but it was much simpler to take with the other Rook.

[ Much better was: >= 29...R8xb3; "-/+" {Diagram?} winning, White cannot take the Rook,
for if 30.cxb3?? Rxe2; "-/+" and its a cake-walk for Black. ].

30.cxb3 Rxb3; 31.a5?, {Diagram?}
This is mistake, but I only had a few seconds on the clock ... maybe White wanted to flag me.
(He only had less than 10 seconds himself.)

[ 31.g4 Qb6; "Comp." ].

31...Qf5!; 32.Qc2?, {Diagram?}
One last mistake, but White was about to lose on time.

[ >= 32.Rd3[] ].

32...Qxf4+; 33.Kd1?!, {Diagram?}
This is also an inaccuracy, but White was lost, no matter what.

[ Forced was: 33.Rd2 Qf1+; 34.Qd1 Qc4+; 35.Qc2 Rc3; "-/+" winning for Black. ].

33...Qf1+!; 34.Kd2 Bh6#; {Diagram?}
The other amazing thing about this game, is ...

I DID IT ALL IN ONE MINUTE!!!!!!

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Posted: Aug 02, 2002
This game is pretty much the full-fledged version, the way I developed it in ChessBase.
(I really did not shorten it for publication.)

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