One step forward...

In preparing yesterday's post, I noticed that I had not yet presented the following game.


perrypawnpusher - kinghh
blitz, FICS, 2010

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.0-0 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bc5

The Semi-Italian Four Knights Game.

6.Bxf7+

The Semi-Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.

6...Kxf7 7.Nxe5+ Nxe5 8.d4

8...Bxd4 9.Qxd4 Qe7 10.f4

Not as effective as the text is 10.Bf4, perrypawnpusher - philippemuurmans, blitz, FICS, 2010 (1-0, 28).

10...Nc6

Simple, safe, and preserving Black's advantage. Instead, 10...c5 led to mishaps in perrypawnpusher - jaymen, blitz, FICS, 2010 (1-0, 40) and perrypawnpusher - louarn, blitz, FICS, 2010 (1-0, 21). 

11.Qd3 Re8

Preparing to castle-by-hand.

12.e5 Ng8

After the game Rybka suggested that it was time for Black to give back the sacrificed piece: 12...b6 13.exf6 Qxf6 and White has an edge.

13.Bd2

Missing the shot 13.Nd5, winning the exchange, as 13...Qd8 would allow 14.Qf5+ winning a piece.

13...d6 14.Rae1 dxe5

Overlooking the fact that White's reply comes with check. After the game Rybka suggested 14...Kf8  leading to an equal game. 

15.fxe5+

This should be enough to win, but in the followup I choose a lot of second or third best moves, and prolong the game.

15...Nf6 16.exf6 Qc5+ 17.Be3 Rxe3 18.Rxe3 gxf6

White is ahead only the exhange, but his massive lead in development and Black's unsafe King are decisive. For example, there is now a mate-in-two, that I missed, because I wanted an advantageous endgame... 

19.Qd5+ Qxd5 20.Nxd5 f5 21.g4 Be6

22.Nxc7 Rg8 23.Nxe6 Rxg4+ 24.Kh1 Kf6 25.Nf4 Nd4 26.c3 Kg5 27.cxd4 Rxf4 28.Rxf4 Kxf4

29.Re1 h5 30.d5 Kf3 31.d6 Black resigned