Find Move 16!!
1.e4
e6
2.d3
White plays the Kings Indian Attack - a lazy player's opening repertoire!
2...d5
3.Nd2
Nc6
Nc6 in front of the c pawn followed by an early e5 is a standard antidote to the KIA - it makes the g2 bishop look silly
4.f4
f4 is something I made up at the board to counter the e5 idea
4...Nf6
5.e5
Nd7
6.Ngf3
d4
7.g3
f6
8.Bg2
Be7
[8...fxe5
if 9.fxe5
Ncxe5
10.Nxe5
Nxe5
11.Qh5+
Nf7
(11...Ng6
loses to 12.Be4
) 12.Bxb7
Bxb7
13.Qb5+
is good for white]
9.0-0
0-0
10.exf6
Nxf6
11.Nc4
Nd5
12.Bd2
Just played to connect rooks - but watch this bishop carefully!
12...b5
13.Nce5
Nxe5
14.Nxe5
Bb7
15.Qg4!?
15. Qg4 is tricky - if 15. /\ Rf6 then the Knight can't retreat to f6. But now Black threatens Nf6 making Qg4 look like a mistake but /\
15...Qd6!
Editors note: Can you find the next move! - Scroll down for answer ...
16.Bb4!!
My favourite move of the year!
16...c5!
The best defence which should probably lead to a forced draw [16...Nxb4
17.Bxb7
followed by Be4 gives a crushing king side attack.; 16...Qxb4
allows 17.Qxe6+
followed by taking on d5. It takes Fritz a while to agree that White has plenty for the piece here.]
17.Bxc5
Qxc5
18.Qxe6+
Kh8
19.Rae1
Rf6
20.Qd7?
Now White should bail out with [20.Nf7+
Kg8
21.Nh6+
Kh8
(Kf8 allows Qg8 mate!) this was the "banker line at move 16]
20...Rb8
21.Re2?
Nb6!
White missed this resource and now Black is better - what white can't stand is a normal position with white squared bishops off so /\
22.Bxb7!
Nxd7
23.Nxd7
Rxb7!
hanging on to the queen allows Rxe7 and white comes right back into it
24.Nxc5
Now a difficult ending for white to hold - two pawns for a piece down
24...Bxc5
25.Re8+
Rf8
26.Rfe1
Rb8
27.R8e5
Rbc8
28.R1e2
Kg8
29.b4
Bxb4
30.Rxb5
a5
31.Rd5
Bc3
32.Re7
Rf7
33.Ree5
Rb7
34.Kg2
Rcb8
35.Kf3
Rb2
36.Rd7
R2b7
37.Rdd5
Rc7
Black just can't let both white rooks get to the seventh and so struggles to make progress
38.h3
a4
39.Re6
a3
40.f5
Kf7
41.Ra6
Bb2
42.g4
Re8
43.g5
Rce7
44.h4
Re3+
45.Kg4
R8e5
46.Rd7+
Re7
47.Rd5
R7e5
48.Rd7+
Fritz thinks its close to drawn and time was a major factor *