Manthe,Barry (2119) - Willis,Wesley (1615) [C41]
15.07.1995




1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Be7 5.c3 dxc3 6.Qb3 Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6 8.Qxb7 Nd7 9.Nxc3 Ngf6 10.Ng5 Nc5 11.Qc6+ Nfd7 12.h4 0-0
for king safety and to free the pinned knight.
13.b4 Nd3+ 14.Ke2 Rxf2+ 15.Kd1
[If 15.Kxd3 Ne5+ winning the queen.]
15...Bxg5 16.Bxg5 Qc8 17.Qb5 N7e5 18.Rg1 Rb8 19.Qa4 Qf8??
[Winning is 19...Nb2+ forking the King and Queen.]
20.Qxa7 Nb2+ 21.Kc1 Ned3+ 22.Kb1 Rxb4
missing a mate [22...Nc4 23.Bc1 Rxb4+ 24.Bb2 Rbxb2# ]
23.a3 Rc4??
[23...Na4+ 24.axb4 Nxc3# ]
24.Be3 Rf1+
time to trade in time pressure.
25.Kc2 Rxa1 26.Rxa1 d5 27.Rb1 c5 28.exd5 exd5 29.Qd7 d4 30.Qd5+ Kh8 31.Bd2 dxc3 32.Bxc3 h6 33.Rxb2 Nxb2 34.Kxb2 Rxh4
Both players in time trouble.
35.Qc6 c4 36.a4 Rf4 37.Qxh6+ Kg8 38.Qe6+ Qf7 39.Qc8+ Qf8 40.Qe6+ Kh7 41.Qh3+ Kg6 42.Bd4 Qb8+ 43.Kc1 Rf1+ 44.Kd2 Qf4+ 45.Be3 Rf2+ 46.Kc3 Qe5+ 47.Kxc4 Rc2+ 48.Kd3 Qc3+ 49.Ke4 Qc6+ 50.Kd3 Qc4# 0-1