[Event "CIS 2012 quarta scacchiera"] [Site "Collecchio"] [Date "2012.04.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Volponi Claudio"] [Black "Guido"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1440"] [BlackElo "1431"] [ECO "D77"] [Opening "Neo-Grünfeld, 6.O-O e6"] [Time "14:45"] [Variation "Symmetrical, Two Knights, 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Termination "abandoned"] [PlyCount "90"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. b4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 g6 8. g3 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Bg2 h6 11. Bf4 Ng4 12. Qd2 Bxa1 13. Bxh6 Nxh6 14. Qxh6 Bg7 15. Qf4 d5 16. c5 Bd7 17. h4 Qf6 18. Qc7 Bc6 19. O-O Rfc8 20. Qa5 Qd8 21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. e3 a5 23. Nd2 axb4 24. axb4 Ra1 25. Nb3 Rxf1+ 26. Bxf1 d4 27. exd4 Bxd4 28. Na5 Bc3 29. Nxc6 bxc6 30. b5 cxb5 31. Bxb5 Rd5 32. Be2 Rxc5 33. Kg2 Bd4 34. f3 Rc2 35. Kf1 Be5 36. g4 Bg3 37. h5 gxh5 38. gxh5 Bf4 39. Bd3 Rd2 40. Be4 Kg7 41. Ke1 Kh6 42. Ba8 Kxh5 43. Bb7 Kh4 44. Be4 Kg3 45. Ba8 Rf2 0-1

[Event "ICC"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2012.04.24"] [Round "?"] [White "me"] [Black "him"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2159"] [BlackElo "1820"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] [TimeControl "900"] {Disconnection will count as a forfeit.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Qe7 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nc3 O-O-O 9. Nd5 Qc5 10. b3 Ngf6 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Rfd1 Nxd5 13. Rxd5 Qc3 14. Rad1 Bc5 15. R5d3 Qb4 16. Qxf7 Bd6 17. Bxa7 Rhf8 18. Qe6 Rde8 19. Qh3 Qa3 20. Be3 h6 21. Be6 Re7 22. c4 b6 23. Bxb6 Kb7 24. Bxd7 Kxb6 25. b4 Qxa2 26. c5+ Kb7 27. cxd6 Qxf2+ {{Game 220 (me vs. him) I resign} 0-1

[Event "Rosenwald Memorial"] [Site "Game of the Century"] [Date "1956.10.17"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "8"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Donald Byrne"] [Black "Robert James Fischer"] [ECO "D92"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "82"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bf4 d5 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 c6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. Bg5 {11. Be2 followed by 12 O-O would have been more prudent. The bishop move played allows a sudden crescendo of tactical points to be uncovered by Fischer. -- Wade} Na4 {!} 12. Qa3 {On 12. Nxa4 Nxe4 and White faces considerable difficulties.} Nxc3 {At first glance, one might think that this move only helps White create a stronger pawn center; however, Fischer's plan is quite the opposite. By eliminating the Knight on c3, it becomes possible to sacrifice the exchange via Nxe4 and smash White's center, while the King remains trapped in the center.} 13. bxc3 Nxe4 {The natural continuation of Black's plan.} 14. Bxe7 Qb6 15. Bc4 Nxc3 16. Bc5 Rfe8+ 17. Kf1 Be6 {!! If this is the game of the century, then 17...Be6!! must be the counter of the century. Fischer offers his queen in exchange for a fierce attack with his minor pieces. Declining this offer is not so easy: 18. Bxe6 leads to a 'Philidor Mate' (smothered mate) with ...Qb5+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Ng3+ 21. Kg1 Qf1+ 22. Rxf1 Ne2#. Other ways to decline the queen also run into trouble: e.g., 18. Qxc3 Qxc5} 18. Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Nxd4+ {This tactical scenario, where a king is repeatedly revealed to checks, is sometimes called a "windmill."} 21. Kg1 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3+ 23. Kg1 axb6 24. Qb4 Ra4 25. Qxb6 Nxd1 26. h3 Rxa2 27. Kh2 Nxf2 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Nxe1 Bd5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qb8 b5 {Every piece and pawn of the black camp is defended. The white queen has nothing to do.} 33. h4 h5 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+ {Now Byrne is hopelessly entangled in Fischer's mating net.} 37. Ke1 Bb4+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+ 39. Kc1 Ne2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kc1 Rc2# 0-1

[pgn] 1.g4 e5 2.Bg2 d5 3.c4 Bxg4 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.Qb3 b6 6.d6 Qxd6 7.Bxa8 Nc6 8.Qa4 Bd7 9.Qc2 Qd5 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.f3 Bc5 12.Nc3 Qd8 13.b3 Nh5 14.Ne4 Qh4+ 15.Kd1 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 Nf4 17.Qxe5+ Kd8 18.d4 Bb4 19.Bd2 Bd6 20.Qxg7 Re8 21.Qg3 Qf6 22.e3 Nd3 23.Qg2 c5 24.Ne2 cxd4 25.Nxd4 Nb2+ 26.Kc2 Ba3 27.Rhg1 Qd6 28.Qg5+ Kc8 29.Qf5+ Re6 30.Rg8+ Kb7 31.Qxf7+ Re7 32.Qf5 Rc7+ 33.Bc3 Qxh2+ 34.Kc1 Rxc3+ 35.Nc2 Nd3+ 36.Kd1 Qxc2# [/pgn]

[White "Guidance"] [Black "ewgen"] [Date "2012.04.25"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. Bd3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. h3 e6 9. f4 c5 10. g4 Bc6 11. g5 Nh5 12. e4 Bxd4 13. Kh2 Bh8 14. f5 exf5 15. Kg1 Ng3 16. Rf2 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Na3 Bxb2 19. Bxb2 Qxg5 20. Ng2 Qg3 21. Qd2 d5 22. Kf1 Qxh3 23. Ke1 Re8

[White "Guidance"] [Black "ewgen"] [Date "2012.04.25"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. Bd3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. h3 e6 9. f4 c5 10. g4 Bc6 11. g5 Nh5 12. e4 Bxd4 13. Kh2 Bh8 14. f5 exf5 15. Kg1 Ng3 16. Rf2 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Na3 Bxb2 19. Bxb2 Qxg5 20. Ng2 Qg3 21. Qd2 d5 22. Kf1 Qxh3 23. Ke1 Re8

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2012.04.24"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2820"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2012.04.21"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Qd2 O-O 8. O-O-O Re8 9. f3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bg5 Nxc3 12. Bxd8 Nxd1 13. Bxc7 Bxc7 14. Nxc6 Ne3 15. Bb5 bxc6 16. Bxc6 Nc4 17. Qd4 Be6 18. Bxa8 Bb6 19. Qd3 Rxa8 20. Re1 Rd8 21. Qe4 g5 22. c3 Bc5 23. Re2 h6 24. g3 a5 25. f4 a4 26. f5 Bd5 27. Qd3 Bb6 28. b3 axb3 29. axb3 Na5 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Qxd5 Rd8 32. Qb5 Rd6 33. Kc2 Kg7 34. b4 Nb7 35. c4 Rf6 36. g4 Nd8 37. c5 Bc7 38. Qd7 Nc6 39. b5 Na7 40. Qxc7 Nxb5 41. Qe5 Na7 42. Kd3 1-0

[White "nbstout"] [Black "GuestYBJJ"] [Date "2012.04.25"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4

[White "(null)"] [Black "(null)"] [Date "2012.04.25"] [Site "fics.org"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Qf3 f6 4. Bxg8 Bb4 5. Nc3 d6 6. a3 Rxg8 7. axb4 Nxb4 8. Qd1 b6 9. Nd5 Ba6 10. Nxb4 c5 11. Nxa6 b5 12. b3 b4 13. c4 h5 14. Nc7+ Qxc7 15. Bb2 g5 16. f3 g4 17. fxg4 hxg4 18. h3 g3 19. Nf3 O-O-O 20. Nh4 Qh7 21. Nf5 Rg5 22. Bc1 Rxf5 23. exf5 Qxf5 24. d3 Qf2# 0-1