1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Bg4 8. c3 Qd7 9. Nbd2 Nh7 10. Nf1 Ng5 11. Bxg5 hxg5 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bf6 14. e5 dxe5 15. d5 Ne7 16. Qb3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rb8 18. Rad1 Nc8 19. Qa3 a6 20. Bg2 Qd6 21. Qa4+ b5 22. Qc2 O-O 23. Ne3 g6 24. Rd3 Ne7 25. Rc3 Rfc8 26. Bh3 e4 27. Bxc8 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Rxc8 29. Qxe4 Kg7 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Kf1 f5 32. Qd4+ Kf7 33. f4 gxf4 34. gxf4 c6 35. dxc6 Qxd4 36. cxd4 Nxc6 37. Nc2 Ke6 38. Kf2 a5 39. a3 b4 40. axb4 Nxb4 41. Nxb4 axb4 42. Ke3 Kd5 43. Rg1 Rd6 44. Rc1 Rb6 45. Rc5+ Kd6 46. Rc1 Rb5 47. Kd3 Kd5 48. Rb1 b3 49. Kc3 b2 50. h4 Ke4 51. Kc4 Rb8 52. d5 Rc8+ 53. Kb3 Kxd5 54. Rd1+ Ke4 55. Kxb2 Kxf4 56. Rg1 Rc6 57. Rg5 Ke4 58. h5 gxh5 59. Rxh5 f4 60. Rh8 Ke3 61. Re8+ Kd2 62. Rd8+ Ke2 63. Re8+ Kf2 64. Re7 f3 65. Re8 Kf1 66. Re3 f2 67. Re4 Rg6 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. c4!? Nc7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f4 d6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be2 e6 9. O-O Qe7? 10. Ne4 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nd4 13. Qd1 O-O-O 14. Rb1 f6 15. Nd3 Qf7? 16. Ndxc5 Bxc5 16... Qg6! takes advantage of the 'doubled' White Knights - with the obnoxious threat of 17...f5 and suddenly, Black's 15th doesn't look so bad. -Ed. 17. Nxc5 Qg6 18. d3 b6 19. Ne4 Nf5 20. Qc2 Nd4 21. Qf2 Rhf8 22. b4 e5 23. a4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Nce6 25. Bg3 Rd7 26. c5 Qg4 27. Rb2 Kd8 28. a5 b5 29. h3 Qh5 30. a6 Qg6 31. Bh4 Rd5 32. g4 Rf5 33. Qg2 Rxf1+ 34. Qxf1 Qh6 35. Bf2 Nf3+ 36. Kh1 Kc7? 37. Bg3+ Ne5 38. d4 Qe3 Hanging on by a thread here - but what is White's best way to win? 39. Qg2! Protecting the N and anticipating the fall of d4 39... Qxd4 Whereupon follows... 40. Rd2! Qc4 41. Nc3!! Black is lost now. And not 41. Nd6 , seemingly stronger, attacking the Q, when could follow 41... Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Nf3+ 43. Qxf3 Qxd2+ 44. Kg1 (if 44. Bf2 Qf4+ 45. Qxf4 Nxf4 46. Bg3 g5) 44... Qc1+ 45. Kg2 Qd2+ 46. Bf2 Nf4+ 47. Kh2 Rb8 and the game goes on. 41... Nd8 Nothing suffices; 41... Rb8 allows disaster with 42. Nd5+ when any K move on the c-file is mate in two, and others lead to great material loss. 42. Qa8 Qf1+ The only try is 42... Qxc3 , but after 43. Qxa7+ Kc8 44. Qa8+ Kc7 45. Rxd8 Qc1+ 46. Kg2 Qc2+ 47. Bf2! ends any perpetual ideas. 43. Kh2 Qc4 44. Qxa7+ Kc8 45. Qa8+ Kc7 46. Rxd8! 1-0 [Don Mulcahy]

1. e4 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. f4 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e5 Ng4 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Be2? Ne3 11. Qd2 N7f5 11... Nxg2+ is good also of course - but I wanted to "pile on" the pressure! 12. g3 h5 13. Nf3 h4 14. Rg1 hxg3 15. hxg3 Bd7 16. d4 Qa5 17. dxc5 d4 18. Ne4 18. Nb5! gives White a fork of his own, should Black trade Queens. -Ed. 18... Nc2+ 19. Kf2 Qxd2 20. Nexd2 Nfe3! 21. Rac1 Bc6 22. g4 O-O-O 23. a3 d3 24. Bd1 a5 25. Bxc2 Nxc2 26. Rh1 a4 27. Rxh8 Rxh8 28. Rg1 Rh3 29. Rg3 Rh1 30. Rg1 Rh3 31. Kg2 Rxf3! 32. Nxf3 d2? Throwing it away: 32... Nd4 wins. 33. Kf2 Bxf3 34. Kxf3 Nd4+ 35. Ke4 Nb3 36. Kd5 Kd7 37. f5 Nc1 38. Rd1 Nb3 39. Kc4 Kc6 40. Kb4 Nxc5 41. Rxd2 Ne4 42. Rd4 1-0 [Don Mulcahy]