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Does this mean that current theory frowns upon 7. e5 (instead of 0-0)? I’ve always played 7. e5 (7… Nxe5 8. NxN Bxe5 9. Bxf7ch KxB 10. Qd5ch).

Well, the following game shows that the compensation for the pawn is most likely not sufficient in this line:

Topalovic,Z (2355) – Cebalo,M (2570) [B21]
Ptuj Ptuj (8), 1995

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Nxc3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.e5 Nxe5
8.Nxe5 Bxe5 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.Qd5+ Kg7 11.Qxe5+ Nf6 12.0-0 d6 13.Qg5 Rf8
14.h3 Bd7 15.Re1 Rf7 16.Be3 Bc6 17.Rad1 Qd7 18.Ne2 Ne4 19.Qh4 e5
20.Nd4 exd4 21.Bh6+ Kg8 22.Rxe4 Bxe4 23.Qxe4 Qf5 24.Qxd4 Qf6 25.Qd2
Re8 26.Be3 a6 27.Bd4 Qf4 28.Qc3 d5 29.Qb3 Qf5 30.a4 h5 31.a5 Kh7
32.Bb6 Re5 33.Rd3 Re1+ 34.Kh2 Qf4+ 0-1

Topalovic-Cebalo.pgn

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Since Black can play Nh6 at any time, including at move 8, why not play it right away? Alternatively, why not block off the Bc4’s diagonal by playing 8… e6, which also has the benefit of reinforcing the f5-square?

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For sure Black can play 8. Nh6 right away. Whether this is better is rather questionable though because White has got other ideas than the pawn push f4 -f5.

I already gave an analysis line in my answer to Scott’s analysis, I’ll repeat it here for you:

[Event "Analysis"]
[Date "2006.02.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dc Gentle"]
[Black "Dc Gentle"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7
7. O-O d6 8. Ng5 Nh6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. h3 O-O 11. Qd2 Kh8 12. a3 Ne5
13. Bd5 Rc8 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Rac1 e6 16. Ba2 Nc4 17. Bf4 b5 18.
Rfd1 e5 19. Bg3 f5 20. a4 a6 21. b3 Na5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qd2 Qb6
24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Nf7 26. Nxf7+ Rxf7 27. b4 Nc4 28. Rd5 Nb2
29. Rc2 Na4 30. Rdd2 Rff8 31. Rxd7 f4 32. Bh4 Nxc3 33. Be7 Nxa2
34. Bxf8 Rxc2 35. Bxg7+ Kg8 36. Bxe5 Nxb4 37. Bxf4 Na6 38. Ra7
Nc5 39. Bh6 Ne6 40. Rb7 Rc5 41. Kh2 Rc2 42. Kg3 Rc5 43. f3 Rh5
44. Be3 Nc5 45. Rb8+ Kf7 46. Kh2 Nd7 47. Rb7 Ke8 48. g4 Re5 49.
Kg3 Kd8 50. Bd4 Re6 51. Rxb5 {and Black could have resigned earlier}
1-0

Analysis-DCGentle.pgn

As you see the black knight and black bishop on the kingside are rather useless during the whole game which is the reason Black loses. 8. Ng5 paralyzes the black game.

I also answered the question why Black may try 8… Ne5.
By attacking the bishop c4 by 8… Ne5 Black wins time to develop his bishop and provokes 10. f4 which is not the best option for White under all circumstances as you noticed yourself already, In the earlier game with 8… Ne5 Black could have tried 13… Na5 followed by 14. Be2 in order to prevent the pawn push f5.

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Does this mean that current theory frowns upon 7. e5 (instead of 0-0)? I’ve always played 7. e5 (7… Nxe5; 8. NxN Bxe5; 9. Bxf7ch KxB; 10. Qd5ch).

Also, I’ve taken a look at the analysis of the fianchetto line in the Morra gambit, and I have a question for any interested members of the group: why the time-wasting maneuver with 8… Ne5?

For those of you who haven’t read the original message, it gives a short game beginning: 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O d6 8. Ng5 Ne5, and from there he continues on with 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Bc4 Nh6. It’s that last move that raised my eyebrows.

Since Black can play Nh6 at any time, including at move 8, why not play it right away? Alternatively, why not block off the Bc4’s diagonal by playing 8… e6, which also has the benefit of reinforcing the f5-square?

Examining those two ideas in turn:

1) 8… Nh6 9. f4 0-0 10. f5 Ne5 11. Bb3 Nhg4 when I think Black is pretty much OK due to the very strong defensive Ne5. (If White isn’t careful, eliminating the e5-Knight could be more trouble than it’s worth: 12. Bf4, for example, loses the exchange: 12… Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Nf2+ 14. Rxf2 Qxf2 -+.)

I should also point out that if White takes on g6, Black will just respond
hxg6; more on that shortly.

2) 8… e6, which at first glance was the move I would prefer, turns out to be markedly inferior to 8… Nh6 and really shouldn’t be played. Black’s castling is delayed AND his d6-pawn is vulnerable; which does look a little sharper than 8… Nh6 because the d6-pawn is vulnerable, plus the e6 pawn’s function of shielding White’s Bishop from hitting f7 is more illusory than real. For instance:, (8… e6) 9. f4 Nh6 10. f5 and if 10… 0-0, 11. fe should win for White.

Obviously, it’s likely that the line I gave for 8… Nh6 above isn’t best play for both sides, because I just wanted to show what happens if White goes for an immediate f4-f5 push. But I do think 8… Nh6 is a stronger challenge to White’s play than Gentle’s … Ne5.

If anyone wants to take a more in-depth look at the position after 8… Nh6 (or any of my analysis, obviously), they’re more than welcome to– heck, I’d be much obliged.

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For quite some time I have been analyzing the Fianchetto variant of the Morra gambit, because current theory offers no satisfying method for White.

But now I guess I found something, look at this sample analysis line:

[Event "Analysis"]
[Date "2006.07.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dc Gentle"]
[Black "Dc Gentle"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7
7. O-O d6 8. Ng5 Ne5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Bc4 Nh6 12. Be3
O-O 13. h3 a6 14. f5 gxf5 15. Qh5 Nd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 17. Kh1 Bg7
18. exf5 Rc8 19. Bd5 b5 20. Rad1 b4 21. Nce4 Bb5 22. Rf4 Bc4 23.
Nxh7 Bxd5 24. f6 Bxe4 25. fxg7 Bxh7 26. Qxh6 f6 27. Rh4 Bf5 28.
Rf1 Re8 29. Rxf5 Kf7 30. Qh5+ Ke6 31. Re4+ Kd7 32. Qf7 Rc1+ 33.
Kh2 Rg8 34. Rxf6 a5 35. Rxd6+ Kxd6 36. Rd4+ Kc6 37. Rxd8 1-0

The early knight sortie to g5 (8. Ng5) together with the bishop on c4 exerts enough pressure on f7 in order to paralyze the black game.

For a better understanding you might try to answer the questions:

a) Why doesn’t Black try to save the bishop, for example by
27… Bc2 ?
b) Why doesn’t Black take the pawn with 30… Kxg7 ?
c) Can Black prevent the fatal 14. f5 starting the White kingside attack?

Maybe I’ll answer these questions later.
Comments are welcome.

Have fun…

DCGentle-analysis.pgn
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As for the line you cite in the Smith-Morra Accepted vs Black’s fianchetto setup, in playing through the first few moves of the opening, I was struck by 8…Ne5?! as not being what I would have played “instinctively” to defend the attack on f7, because the Knight is not secure there and can be driven off by a subsequent f2-f4.

I would have preferred 8…Nh6 and after, say, 9.Be3 0-0, although this may simply transpose to a similar course as in the actual game after a few more moves.

My major observation is that Black could defend a bit better and should seek active counter play to “disturb” White’s intentions on the Kingside. The retort…b5!? on either move …14 or … 15 may very well thwart White’s attack. I include my analysis of the game as follows, which includes the answers to the questions you posed:

Dc Gentle – Dc Gentle
Analysis, 28.07.2006

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.0-0 d6 8.Ng5 Ne5 [8...Nh6 9.Be3 (9.h3 Bd7 10.Be3 Rc8) 9...0-0 10.h3]

9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.f4 Nc6 11.Bc4 Nh6 12.Be3 0-0 13.h3 a6

14.f5 gxf5 [14...b5 15.Bd5 Rc8 16.fxg6 hxg6 17.Nf3 b4 18.Ne2 e6 19.Bc4 Nb8 20.Bb3 d5 21.exd5 Nf5=/+]

15.Qh5 Nd4?! [15...b5 16.Bd5 b4 17.Ne2 e6 18.Bxc6 Bxc6 19.exf5 exf5 20.Nd4 Bd7-/+ Black intends ...Qf6 and/or ...Re8]

16.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 17.Kh1 Bg7 18.exf5 Rc8 19.Bd5 b5 20.Rad1 b4
21.Nce4 Bb5 22.Rf4 Bc4 23.Nxh7 Bxd5 24.f6 Bxe4 25.fxg7 Bxh7 26.Qxh6 f6

27.Rh4 Bf5 [27...Bc2 28.Rc1(White wants to simply capture,followed by gxf8+ and Qh7#) Bf5 29.gxf8Q+ Qxf8 30.Rxc8 Qxc8 (30...Bxc8 31.Qh7#) 31.Qh8+ Kf7 32.Rh7+!( a lovely deflection) Bxh7 33.Qxc8+-]

28.Rf1 Re8 29.Rxf5 Kf7

30.Qh5+ Ke6 [30...Kxg7 31.Rg5+ fxg5 (31...Kf8 32.Rg8+ Kxg8 33.Qg6+ Kf8 34.Rh8#) 32.Qxg5+ Kf7 33.Rf4+ Ke6 34.Qf5#]

31.Re4+ Kd7 32.Qf7 Rc1+ 33.Kh2 Rg8 34.Rxf6 a5 35.Rxd6+ Kxd6
36.Rd4+ Kc6 37.Rxd8 1-0

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Considering the Fianchetto line you wrote:

Well, generally I agree with your analysis (after 28. Rc1 White could even win a surplus rook) but I don’t think that 14… b5 can thwart 14. f5 and I don’t think that 15.. b5 is better either (16. Bb3 Sa5 17.exf5 Sxb3 18.axb3 +/-)

After the moves

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4
Bg7 7. O-O d6 8. Ng5 Ne5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Bc4
Nh6 12. Be3 O-O 13. h3 a6 14. f5 {and now}

14… b5 {would be countered by}
15. Bb3 Na5 16. Nd5 Nxb3
(16…Nc4 {blocking this bishop doesn’t help:}
17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Bb6 Qe8 19. f6 {+/-})

17. Qxb3 Rc8 18. Bb6
{Main reason: Not to attack the black queen but to clear e3 with a tempo.}

18…Qe8 19. Qe3 e6
20. f6 exd5 21. fxg7 Kxg7
22. Bd4+ f6
23. Qf4 Kg8
{24. Qxd6 would be not so good.}
24. Bxf6
{threatening a devastating 25. Qh4.}
24…Nf5
{forced.}
25. exf5 Rxf6 26. Qh4 h5 27. Nh7 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Rxf5
29. Nf6+ Rxf6 30. Qxf6
{winning.}

A good way to avoid 14. f4 would be 13… Na5 followed by 14. Be2 and the pawn push f5 is not on the schedule anymore. This shows that 13… a6 might be not so accurate, which brings us back to the start of the game. Why does Black play 8. Ng5 just delaying the more natural looking 8. Nh6? Well, two things:

First, bishop c4 is attacked and has to react which gains time to develop the black bishop to d7.

Second, on the one hand the provoked 10. f4 looks dangerous for Black but is also weakening the white kingside (For example by Qb6 Black has the chance to attack b2 with a check afterwards.) Furthermore Black has chances to prevent f5.

By the way, the idea of 14. f4 is not the only one at White’s disposal if Black chooses the fianchetto variant.

Look what could happen if Black plays 8. Nh6:

DCGentle-re-analysis.pgn

[Event "Analysis"]
[Date "2006.02.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dc Gentle"]
[Black "Dc Gentle"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7
7. O-O d6 8. Ng5 Nh6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. h3 O-O 11. Qd2 Kh8 12. a3 Ne5
13. Bd5 Rc8 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Rac1 e6 16. Ba2 Nc4 17. Bf4 b5 18.
Rfd1 e5 19. Bg3 f5 20. a4 a6 21. b3 Na5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qd2 Qb6
24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Nf7 26. Nxf7+ Rxf7 27. b4 Nc4 28. Rd5 Nb2
29. Rc2 Na4 30. Rdd2 Rff8 31. Rxd7 f4 32. Bh4 Nxc3 33. Be7 Nxa2
34. Bxf8 Rxc2 35. Bxg7+ Kg8 36. Bxe5 Nxb4 37. Bxf4 Na6 38. Ra7
Nc5 39. Bh6 Ne6 40. Rb7 Rc5 41. Kh2 Rc2 42. Kg3 Rc5 43. f3 Rh5
44. Be3 Nc5 45. Rb8+ Kf7 46. Kh2 Nd7 47. Rb7 Ke8 48. g4 Re5 49.
Kg3 Kd8 50. Bd4 Re6 51. Rxb5 {and Black could have resigned earlier}
1-0

As you can see the character of this line is more positional where Black gets more and more contained and has to resign finally. Black’s kingside bishop and knight haven’t got any influence on the game before they are eliminated in the end. This is the real reason why 8. Ng5 is so strong.

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The True Believer
versus
Atheistic Materialism

[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2006.06.06"]
[Round "-"]
[White "brianwall"]
[Black "carborundum"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2244"]
[BlackElo "1952"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Smith-Morra gambit"]
[ECO "B21"]
[NIC "SI.48"]
[Time "09:25:26"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]

White – Sheer attack
Black – Sheer Greed

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 e6 4. cxd4 a6 5. d5 b5 6. Nf3 Bb7
7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Re1 Bxd5 10. a4 bxa4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3

Sheer Greed is winning -
I don’t have enough for 3 pawns.
I do have some development.

12 … Bc6 13. Ne5 Be7 14. Bd3 O-O 15. Qh5 g6?

Now Faith and Skepticism balance each other out perfectly.

16. Nxg6! fxg6 17. Bxg6! hxg6! 18. Qxg6+! Kh8! 19. Re3

Unfortunately on 19 R:a4 the only move
to draw is the obvious 19 … B:a4!

19 … Rf5! is the only way to draw after 19 Re5

After my 19 Re3 only 19 … Bh4! draws.

Looks like Mr. Materialism is having a rough time.

19 … Rf4? 20. Rg3! ( mating ) Bf6 21. Bxf4

I could end the game here but Mister Greed needs a lesson.

21 … Bd5 22. Re1

I could end the game here but Mister Greed needs a lesson.

22 … Nc6 23. Re5

Here, Mister Greed, have some more material.
The closest life experience I had to this game was
when my son was 2 years old and I would put pennies
in his hand and take them out and put them in again
and he did not want me to stop because he thought he
was getting richer and richer.

{Black resigns} 1-0
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[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2006.06.06"]
[Round "-"]
[White "brianwall"]
[Black "carborundum"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2244"]
[BlackElo "1952"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Smith-Morra gambit"]
[ECO "B21"]
[NIC "SI.48"]
[Time "09:25:26"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 e6 4. cxd4 a6 5. d5 b5 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O Nxe4 9. Re1 Bxd5 10. a4 bxa4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bc6 13. Ne5 Be7 14.
Bd3 O-O 15. Qh5 g6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qxg6+ Kh8 19. Re3 Rf4 20.
Rg3 Bf6 21. Bxf4 Bd5 22. Re1 Nc6 23. Re5 {Black resigns} 1-0
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brianwall-carborundum.pgn

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I sat next to this game Tuesday Night.

J.C. MacNeil only knows two Chess strategies. Forget pins, forks, skewers, pawn promotion. Forget isolated d-pawns, Queenside majorities, switchbacks, Benoni Hop, sealer sweepers, dark square weaknesses.

What J.C CAN do is sac a d-pawn or push a b-pawn. Therefore J.C. is only allowed to play a Danish Gambit, a Smith-Morra Gambit, the Polish or the Birmingham.

1 e4 e5 2 d4 ed 3 c3

1 e4 c5 2 d4 cd 3 c3

1 b4

1 e4 a6 2 d4 b5

1 d4 b5

That’s it. End of repertoire.

J.C. has blind faith in his two rock solid strategies.

Louie Berman believes in cold, harsh reality.
White pawns, those he can see.
Development, activity, faith, that is so much rubbish and poppycock.
A pawn in the bank can become a Queen. Wild talk of good squares is just hot air that will soon blow over.

What happens when these two philosophies collide?

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[Event: DCC G/85 5 second delay]
[Site: Denver Chess Club]
[Date: 2009.04.07]
[Round 1]
[White: J.C. MacNeil]
[Black: Louie Berman]
[Result: 1-0]
[ICCResult Black resigns]
[WhiteElo 1700]
[BlackElo 1400]
[Opening Sicilian: Smith-Morra gambit]
[ECO B21]
[NIC SI.48]
[Time 22:00:32]
[TimeControl G/85 5 second delay]

Denver Chess Club
First Presbyterian Church
1st and Acoma, Denver, CO
Round 1
Game/85 minutes
5 second delay
Weather – windy
7 PM
April 7, 2009
White – J. C. MacNeil 1700
Black – Louie Berman 1400

1. e4 c5 2. d4

MacNeil Strategy #1

2 … cxd4 3. c3 Qa5

Played 74 times by Skembris and others.

4. Bd2

Played 5 times

A silly question deserves a silly reply.

4 … dxc3 TN

Theoretical Novelty by Louie Berman

5. Nxc3!!

5 B:c3! is fun too

5 … Qe5 6. Nf3

I wondered why J.C. didn’t just keep developing with 4 Nf3! but he was waiting to do it with tempo.

6 … Qc7! 7. Rc1!! Qd8

A memorable position, a living monument to materialism.
If you stumbled onto this position fresh, you would have to wonder how Black spent his time.

8. Nd5

White could develop first with Bc4 and 0-0
but J.C. launches his attack right away.

8 … Nc6!

Second piece developed.

9. b4

MacNeil’s Other Strategy.

Having saced his d-pawn J.C. has no choice but to launch a b-pawn.
His quiver is empty now, he has no ballast to cast.

9 … e6!!

Driving that horrible Smith-Morra knight away.

10. Qe2!?

J.C. can’t retreat, he’s Scotch-Irish.

10 … exd5!

Louie could insist that knight retreat with
10 … a6!! but he adds another log to the fire.

11. exd5+! Qe7

On 11 … Nce7 12 d6! wins back the piece but
12 Nd4!! is even stronger, inducing 12 … a6
to prevent Nb5 and then d6 is even more crushing

12. dxc6! Qxe2+

Louie insists on moving Her Majesty every other move
but a little patience with 12 … dc!! is better with a decent game.

13. Bxe2! dxc6! 14. b5!!

MacNeil’s Other Strategy.

14 … c5

trying to keep lines closed.

15. O-O b6

I saw Louie play this instantly, showing his deep fear of leaving the nest on the 8th rank. The family is home watching television, don’t answer the doorbell.

16. Bc4!!

I once had a litter of German Shepherds and one puppy was fearless, always leading the pack to new adventures outside.

16 … Nf6

Fly, little bird, fly!

17. Rfe1+ Be6!

17 … Be7 18 Ng5 Rf8 19 Bf4 is very awkward for Louie.

18. Ng5! Ke7??

No price is too high to cling to a pawn.

19. Bxe6

I liked maintaining the tension with
19 Bf4 but Fritz 9 likes J.C.’s move better.
Fritz does prefer the waiting move
19 Rcd1!!! best of all with 19 N:e6!! coming second.

19 … fxe6! 20. Rxe6+!

Check-captures are the first moves you should examine.

20 … Kd7!

No need to wind up the Kingside.

21. Bf4!! Re8 22. Rd1+!! Kc8 23. Rc6+!

When I asked J.C. why he didn’t play
23 Nf7!! gaining a tempo since he was headed for d8 anyway,
MacNeil replied, “Oh, that’s Master stuff.”

23 … Kb7! 24. Ne6

24 Nf7!!! is three times as forceful

24 … Rc8?? 25. Nd8+!!!

Now I see J.C.’s wisdom, he was saving up his best move for Checkmate.

1-0 Louie resigns

Mate in 2<
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[Event DCC G/85 5 second delay]
[Site Denver Chess Club]
[Date 2009.04.07]
[Round 1]
[White J.C. MacNeil]
[Black Louie Berman]
[Result 1-0]
[ICCResult Black resigns]
[WhiteElo 1700]
[BlackElo 1400]
[Opening Sicilian: Smith-Morra gambit]
[ECO B21]
[NIC SI.48]
[Time 22:00:32]
[TimeControl G/85 5 second delay]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Qa5 4. Bd2 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Qe5 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. Rc1 Qd8
8. Nd5 Nc6 9. b4 e6 10. Qe2 exd5 11. exd5+ Qe7 12. dxc6 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 dxc6
14. b5 c5 15. O-O b6 16. Bc4 Nf6 17. Rfe1+ Be6 18. Ng5 Ke7 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20.Rxe6+ Kd7
21. Bf4 Re8 22. Rd1+ Kc8 23. Rc6+ Kb7 24. Ne6 Rc8 25. Nd8+

1-0 Louie resigns

MacNeil-Berman.pgn
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