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12) Whelan G. - Knight S. [C02]

Major (1) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Bb5 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 5...cxd4 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.cxd4 c5 8.Be3 Qb6 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.Bxd4 Bc5 11.Bxc5 Qxc5 12.b4 Qc4 13.Nf3 Qe4+ 14.Kf1 Ba6+ 15.Kg1 Rc8 16.Na3 Ne7 17.b5 Qa4 18.Qd3 Bb7 19.h4 Nf5 20.Rd1 0-0 21.h5 Rfd8 22.Nb1 Qxa2 23.g4 Ne7 24.Ng5 Qc2 25.Qf3 Rf8 26.Kg2 Rc7 27.Rd4 h6 28.Nh3 f6 29.Qe3 fxe5 30.Qxe5 Rf6 31.Rf1

+-----------------+
|.+.+.+k+|
|0b4.h.0.|
|.+.+p4.0|
|+P+p!.+P|
|.+.$.+P+|
|+.+.+.+N|
|.+q+.)K+|
|+N+.+R+.|
+-----------------+

The materialistic Fritz wants to grab the b-Pawn. 31...Rc4

[0.53 Fritz 5.00: 31...Rc5 32.Nf4 Rf7 33.Nxe6 Rxb5 34.Nd2]

32.Rd2

[-2.34 Fritz 5.00: 32.Na3 Qb3 33.Nxc4 dxc4+ 34.Kh2 Qf3 35.Qb8+ Rf8 36.Qxa7]

32...Rxg4+ 33.Kh2 Qc4 34.Re1 d4 35.Qb8+ Qc8

+-----------------+
|.!q+.+k+|
|0b+.h.0.|
|.+.+p4.0|
|+P+.+.+P|
|.+.0.+r+|
|+.+.+.+N|
|.+.$.).I|
|+N+.$.+.|
+-----------------+

36.Qxa7 Greedy: now White should get mated.

[-#6 Fritz 5.00: 36.Qxc8+ Nxc8 37.f4 Rf5 38.Rxe6 Rxb5 39.Re8+ Kh7 40.Re1 Rxh5]

36...Rg2+

[-1.38 Fritz 5.00: 36...Qc7+ mates 37.f4 Rfxf4 38.Re5 Rf1 39.Qxb7 Qxe5+ 40.Nf4 Qxf4+ 41.Kh3]

37.Kh1 Rgxf2+

[-#7 Fritz 5.00: 37...Qc7 38.Qb8+ Qxb8 39.f4 Rxd2+ 40.Kg1 Rg2+ 41.Kh1 Re2+ 42.Kg1]

38.Kg1 R2f3

[-7.91 Fritz 5.00: 38...Qc7 39.Qa8+ Bxa8 40.Rxf2 Qg3+ 41.Kf1 Qxh3+ 42.Ke2 Rxf2+ 43.Kd1]

39.Kh2

[-#5 Fritz 5.00: 39.Rg2 Rxh3 40.Nd2 e5 41.Qa2+ Bd5 42.Nc4 Qxc4 43.Qxc4 Bxc4]

39...e5

[-10.66 Fritz 5.00: 39...Qc7+ 40.Nf4 Qxf4+ 41.Kg1 Qg3+ 42.Rg2 Rf1+ 43.Rxf1 Qxg2#]

40.Ng1

[-#6 Fritz 5.00: 40.Qa2+ Bd5 41.Ng1 Qg4 42.Qxd5+ Nxd5 43.Nxf3 Rxf3 44.Kh1 Qh4+]

40...R3f5

[-11.47 Fritz 5.00: 40...Rf2+ 41.Kg3 R6f3+ 42.Nxf3 Rxf3+ 43.Kh2 Qh3+ 44.Kg1 Rg3+ 45.Kf2]

41.Qa3

[-#6 Fritz 5.00: 41.Qa2+ Bd5 42.Nh3 Rxh5 43.Qa3 Rf3 44.Qxf3 Bxf3 45.b6 Qxh3+]

41...Rxh5+

[-22.19 Fritz 5.00: 41...Rf2+ ]

42.Nh3 Rf3 43.Qxe7 Qxh3+ 0-1

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