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52) Steer G. - Neilsen J. H. [A45]

Major (4) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bxf6 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 3...exf6 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Ba6 6.Nd2 d5 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 Bd6 9.0-0 Nd7 10.c4 f5 11.cxd5 Nf6 12.Qb3 0-0 13.Rfe1 a5 14.a3

+-----------------+
|r+.1.4k+|
|+b0.+p0.|
|.0.g.h.0|
|0.+P+p+.|
|.+.).+.+|
|)Q+.).).|
|.).HN)B)|
|$.+.$.I.|
+-----------------+

14...b5 A slightly random move.

[1.81 Fritz 5.00: 14...a4 15.Qc4 Re8 16.Nc3 Qd7 17.Rac1]

15.Qxb5 Ba6 16.Qb3 Re8 17.Nc3 Rb8 18.Qc2 Qd7 19.Bh3 g6 20.e4 Bf8 21.exf5

+-----------------+
|.4.+rgk+|
|+.0q+p+.|
|b+.+.hp0|
|0.+P+P+.|
|.+.).+.+|
|).H.+.)B|
|.)QH.).)|
|$.+.$.I.|
+-----------------+

21...Nxd5

[3.22 Fritz 5.00: 21...g5 at least shelters the Queen. 22.Bg2 Bb7 23.Nb3 Nxd5 24.Nxa5]

22.fxg6 Qxh3 23.gxf7+ Kxf7 24.Nxd5 c6 25.Nf4 Qd7 Suicide.

[#1 Fritz 5.00: 25...Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Qg4 27.h3 Qg5 28.Nf3 Qf6]

26.Qg6# 1-0

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