1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. f4 Bg7 4. Nf3 a6 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 Rb8 11. a4 Bd7? 12. Qd2 12. e5! Nh5 13. g4 Ng3 14. Rf2 and the entombed N will be collected by Kh2. 12... e6 13. g4 Qe7 14. Rae1 Rbd8 Funny - after setting up 14... b5 , Black doesn't play it! 15. f5 e5? 15... gxf5 16. exf5 exf5 is the lesser evil. 16. g5 Nxe4 17. dxe4 gxf5 18. Nd5 Qf8 19. Nf6+? This N is way too good to be traded off. 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nh4 keeps White winning comfortably. The Bf5 will be traded off, giving White the Bishop pair to go with all his other advantages. 19... Bxf6 20. gxf6 Oddly enough, White does better by not recapturing the piece. 20. exf5 Bg7 ( If 20... Bh8 21. Nh2 threatens Ng4-h6+ winning the Q, and Black no longer has the defensive resource 21... f6 22. Bd5+ because the K can't hide in the corner) 21. f6 entombs the Bishop for a long time. 20... f4 21. Bf2 Kh8 22. Kh2 Qh6 23. Rg1 Rg8 24. Nh4 Rg3! The tables have turned. 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. exf5 Nd4 27. Bxd4? The bP tsunami grows to frightening proportions. Time to bail out with 27. Qd1 Nf3+ 28. Qxf3 Rxf3 29. Bxf3 . 27... cxd4 28. Ref1 Rdg8 29. Qe2 29. Rf3 Qg5 30. Qe2 e4 31. Rxg3 Qxg3+ 32. Kh1 d5! and the pawns are unstoppable. 29... Qh4? A move with no threat! White gladly seizes the opportunity to trade off some hostile pieces. 29... Re3 30. Qc4 [else ...Rgg3] 30... Rxg2+! 31. Rxg2 Rxh3+ 32. Kg1 Rh1+ 33. Kf2 Qh4+ 34. Ke2 f3+! 35. Kd1 (35. Kxf3?? Qf4+ 36. Ke2 Qxf1+ is mate next) 35... Rxf1+ 36. Qxf1 fxg2 37. Qxg2 Qxf6 and Black emerges 2P up in the ending. 30. Rf3 Qxf6 31. Rxg3 Rxg3 32. Bxb7 Re3?? The tables have un-turned. 33. Qg4 Rg3 34. Rxg3 fxg3+ 35. Kxg3 a5 36. Kf3 36. b4 Qh6 37. bxa5 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 Qd2+ 39. Qg2 Qf4+ 40. Kh1 d3 41. cxd3 Qc1+ 42. Qg1 Qf4 36... Qe7 37. Bd5 Qf6 38. Ke4 Qe7 39. Qh5 Kg7 40. h4 h6 41. b4 axb4 42. Qxf7+! and the a-pawn promotes. 1-0 [Ryan/Fritz]

Once White's attack evaporates, he has nothing but weak pawns.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qd2 Qc7 10. f4 O-O 11. f5 Bd7 12. g4 b5 13. g5 b4 14. gxf6 bxc3 15. bxc3 Bxf6 16. Bg5 Be5 17. f6 g6 17... gxf6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Rxf6 Ne5= and Black can use the open g-file too. 18. Nf3 Kh8 r4r1k/2qb1p1p/p1nppPp1/4b1B1/4P3/2P2N2/P1PQB2P/R4RK1 w - - 0 19 19. Nxe5 White should be reluctant to bring the bN to e5, since it helps defend the Kside. 19. Rad1 19... Nxe5 20. Bf4 The immediate 20. Bh6 isn't good enough to win: 20... Rfc8 21. Bg7+ Kg8 22. Qh6 Qd8! (22... Qc5+?? 23. Kh1 d5 24. Rf4 g5 25. Rg1! and wins) 23. Rf4 g5 24. Qxg5 Rxc3 25. Qh6 Ng6 and wR can't join the fun. 20... Rad8? 20... Bc6 would keep Black in the game 21. Bh6 (21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qh6 Qb6+ and White can't get the Rooklift in) 21... Rg8= White can win the exchange for a pawn, but his weak pawns do not inspire confidence. 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qh6 Rg8 22... Qc5+ first, to put wK on the long diagonal. 23. Rf3 Qc5+ 24. Kg2 24. Kf1! wins. 24... Qf8 25. Qg5 Bc6 (25... h6 26. Rh3 Kh7 27. Rd1 and Black can't stop the threat of Rd6 and Qd2) 26. Rh3 Bxe4 (No longer a check, thanks to the astute 24th move!) 27. Qh4 and Black must drop the Bishop to stop mate. 24... Qf8 25. Rh3? Qxh6 Black naturally jumps at the chance to get rid of the menacing wQ. 26. Rxh6 Rc8 27. Rf1 27. c4 27... Rxc3 28. Bd3 g5 29. Rf3 White's attack is over, but he doesn't know it yet. 29. Rb1 29... Rg6 30. Rh5? 30. Rxg6 and White is still in it. 30... h6 31. Rf1 Bb5 32. Bxb5 Rxc2+ 33. Rf2? 33. Kg1 axb5 34. Rh3 Rxa2 35. Rc3 is the best White can do under the circumstances. 33... Rxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Rxf6+ 35. Ke2 axb5 36. Rh3 Rf4 37. Ke3 Kg7 38. Rg3 f5 39. exf5 exf5 0-1 [Ryan/Fritz]

The eventual section winner Arellano had to fight his way out of a lost ending in Round 1.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c3 b6 9. Neg5 Bb7 10. Qc2 h6 11. Ne4 c5 12. Ned2 Rc8 13. Qb1 Nd5 14. Ne4 N7f6 15. Bd2 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf6 17. c4 Ba6 18. cxd5 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 exd5 20. Bf5 Rc7 21. dxc5 Rxc5 22. Bb4 Qd6 23. a3 g6 24. Bxg6 Rfc8 25. Bc2 Qf4 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Bd1 a5 28. g3 Qc4+ 29. Be2 Qb3 30. Nd2 Qc2 31. Qxc2 Rxc2 32. Nf3 Bxb2 33. Rb1 Bxa3 34. Rxb6 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Bc5 36. Rxh6 Rc2 37. Ng1 a4 38. Ra6 a3 39. Bd3 Rxf2+ 40. Kh3 Rb2 41. Ne2 d4 42. Nxd4 Bxd4 43. Rxa3 Bg1 1/2-1/2 [no annotate]

Black trades off his fianchettoed B and pays dearly.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qd2 Re8 Too slow. ...d5 is more to the point. 9. O-O-O d6 10. h4 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. h5 Nxd4? 13... g5 must be played to slow down White's attack. 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qb6? Ignoring the problem of the weak dark squares. Black's position is more desperate than he realizes. 15... e5 is mandatory to close down the long diagonal. 16. Qd2 e6 16... Qa5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Qf4! and the threat Rd5, keeping the Q from defending, wins. 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. e5 d5 r3r1k1/pp1b3p/1q2p1p1/3pP3/8/2N2P2/PPPQ2P1/2KR3R w - - 0 19 19. Rxh7! Kxh7 20. Rh1+ Kg8 21. Qh6 Qe3+ 22. Qxe3 Kf7 23. Rh7+ 1-0 [Ryan/Fritz]

Black resorted to winning the endgame after his promising attack stalled.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. dxe6 fxe6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e4 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O e5 10. a3 Nd4 11. Re1 Bd7 12. h3 Bc6 13. Bd3? Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 14. Qxf3 Nxe4 was the other unpleasant choice. 14... Nh5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Bg5 17. Qc2?? Underestimating Black's attack. 17. f4 Nxf4 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 19. Re4 is a sad but necessary defensive measure. 17... Bxc1 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Raxc1 r2q1r1k/pp4pB/3p4/2pPp2n/2P5/P4P1P/1PQ2P2/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 19 19... Qh4 Black wins convincingly with the zwischenzug 19... Qg5+! 20. Kh2 Qh4 threatening both ...Rxf3 and ...Nf4. The difference is that 21. Bf5? fails to 21... Rxf5 22. Qxf5 Qxf2+ and mate next. 20. Bf5 Qg5+ 20... Nf4 followed by stacking Rooks on the f-file. 21. Bg4 Rxf3 22. Kh2? White probably didn't like the pawn-down ending after 22. Qe4 Rxh3 23. Qf5 , but Black's attack is becoming too dangerous. 22... Qf4+ 23. Kg2 Rf8 24. Re2? 24. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 25. Kh2 Nf4 26. Qe4 Qxh3+ 27. Kg1 Qg4+ 28. Kf1 Nh3! 29. Rc2 Qg3 30. Qg2 Qd3+ 31. Ree2 Nxf2 isn't much fun for White either. 24... Qg5 24... Ng3! and White must lose material: 25. Rd2? (25. fxg3?? Qxg3+ 26. Kh1 Rf1+ mates) 25... Ne4 with too much pressure on f2 25. Kh1? Undefends f2. 25... Qf4? 25... Qh4! 26. Kg1 Nf4 27. Bxf3 (27. Re3 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Qg3+ 29. Kh1 Nd3! and White can't keep both R and N out of f2) 27... Nxh3+ 28. Kf1 Rxf3 (threat ...Nf4) 29. Ke1 Qg5 30. Rb1 Nxf2! and White's toast. 26. Rg1= White finally has things under control. 26... Rf6 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Rb3 29. Bxh5?! Rxh3+ 30. Kg2 Rxh5 31. Kf1 Rhf5 32. Rg2 Rf4 33. Rxf4 Rxf4 34. b3 Kg8 35. Ke2 Kf7 36. Ke3 a6 37. Rg3 b5 38. cxb5 axb5 39. Rf3?? A pity. After fighting off Black's attack, White "forces" a lost endgame. 39... Rxf3+ 40. Kxf3 Ke7 41. Ke4 Kd7 42. a4 bxa4 43. bxa4 Kc7 44. Kd3 Kb6 45. Kc4 Ka5 46. Kb3 g5 47. f3 c4+ 48. Kxc4 Kxa4 49. Kd3 Kb4 50. Ke4 Kc4 51. Kf5 Kxd5 52. Kxg5 Kd4 53. Kg4 Ke3 54. Kg3 d5 55. Kg2 d4 56. Kf1 Kxf3 57. Ke1 e4 58. Kf1 e3 0-1 [Ryan/Fritz]

Another Arellano attack that didn't quite find the mark, but he got the duke in time pressure.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. Qe3+ Kf8 10. Qf4 f5 The book line 10... Bf6 11. h4 h6 12. Nf3 Kg7 seems like the right way to handle the position. 11. h4 c6 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. f3 13. g4 keeps f3 open for the N. 13... h6 14. Nh3 g5 15. Qd2 f4 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. g3 fxg3 18. Bg2 Bh6 19. Kb1 Be6? 19... Qh7+ 20. e4 Bxh3 21. Rxh3 g4 22. Rxh6 Qxh6 at least gives Black some material compensation for his lagging development and vulnerable K. 20. e4 20. Qe1 picks up one of the g-pawns. 20... Nd7 21. f4 g4? 21... Bxh3 22. Rxh3 gxf4 23. exd5 Kg7 22. Ng5 Kg7 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Rde1 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Bxg5 26. fxg5 and White can combine the advance of the passed pawn with threats against the King. 24... Bxg5 25. Rxh8 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 26. Rh7+! Kxh7 27. Qxf4 Re8 28. Bxd5 Qf6 29. Qxf6 Nxf6 30. Rxe6 g2 31. Ne2 26... Rxh8 27. Bxd5 Bf5+ 28. Ne4?? 7r/pp1nq1k1/8/3B1b2/3PNQp1/6p1/PP6/1K2R3 b - - 0 28 28... Kg6?? Still thinking defensively, Black misses his chance. 28... Rh5 (intending ...Nf6) 29. Rc1 (29. Ka1 Nf6 30. Bxb7 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Qxe4! exploits the weak back rank) 29... Bg6 30. Bxb7 g2 and wins. 29. Bf7+! A nice solid punch after some shaky footwork! 29... Kxf7 29... Qxf7?? 30. Qg5+ and Rh1 mates. 30. Qxf5+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ 31. Nf6+! Qxf6 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Qxd7+ Kh6 34. Re6 and bye-bye Q. 31... Qg7 32. Qe8+? 32. Qe6+ Qf7 33. Qxg4+ Qg7 34. Ng5 picks off both of the annoying g-pawns while staying in the middlegame, where bK remains a liability. 32... Nf8 33. Nxg3 Qg6+ 34. Qe4 Qxe4+ 35. Rxe4 Rh4 36. Nf5 Rh1+ 37. Kc2 Rh2+ 38. Kc3 Rh3+ 39. Kb4 g3 40. Rg4+ Kf7 41. Nxg3 Ne6 42. d5 Nc7 43. Kc5 Rh2 44. Rf4+ Ke8 45. Re4+ Kd7 46. Ne2? b6+ 47. Kd4 Kd6 No more extra pawn for you. 48. Nc3 Rxb2 Notation stops here. White got the full point in time pressure.. . 1-0 [Ryan/Fritz]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Rac8 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Re3 Ne7 14. Rh3 Ng6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Nf3 Rce8 19. Re1 Rf5 20. b3 Qd6 21. Nh4 Rf7 22. Re3 Rfe7 23. Nf3 h6 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 a6 26. h4 Qc6 27. Qd3 b5 28. Qxg6 Qxc3 29. Rxe6 Qxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Kh2 R1e2 32. Qxa6 Rxf2 33. Qxb5 Rd8 34. Qb6 Rff8 35. Qc5 Kh8 36. b4 Rc8 37. Qxd5 Rfd8 38. Qe5 Rc4 39. d5 Rxh4+ 40. Kg3 Rxb4 41. Qe7 Rdb8 42. d6 Rd4 43. d7 Kh7 44. a4 Rb3+ 45. Kh2 Rbd3 46. a5 Rxd7 47. Qe4+ Kg8 48. a6 Rd8 49. a7 Ra3 50. Qb7 Kh7 51. Qb1+ Kh8 52. Qb7 Kh7 53. Qe7 Rd5 54. Qe4+ ( 54. Qe4+ ) 54... Kh8 55. Qxd5 Rxa7 and see if White can make any progress against the fortress of Kh7, Rg7, Pg6 and h6. 1-0 [Ryan/Fritz]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Ng4 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd4 Nf6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Rfd1 Qa5 13. Nb1 The well-known trick 13. Nd5! Qd8 (13... Qxd2 14. Nxe7+ wins a P) 14. Nxf6+ exf6 15. Bc3 wins a P. 13... Qxd2 14. Nxd2 c5 15. Bc3 Bb7 16. Bf3 Rab8 17. Re1 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Re3 Ne5 20. c4 Nc6 21. Bd1 e5 22. Rb1 a5 23. Ba4 Nd4 24. a3 Ba8 25. Nb3?! Nxb3 26. Bxb3 Bxe4 27. Rd1 Rfd8 28. Rd2 f5 29. f3 f4 29... Bc6 30. Red3 Kf8 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Be8 33. Rd3 a4 gets the extra P back. 30. Rxe4 Rxb3 31. Rxe5 dxe5 32. Rxd8 Rxb2 33. Rd7+ Kf6 34. Rxh7 Rb1+ 35. Kf2 Rb2+ 36. Kf1 Rb1+ 1/2-1/2 [Ryan/Fritz]

1. c4 e6 2. a3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. h3 c6 5. d4 dxc4 6. Nc3 Nd5 7. e4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 b5 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Qc2 Be7 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O h6 13. a4 Nf6 14. Nd2 a6 15. Rfb1 Qd7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Bh2 O-O 18. Ne4 Rfc8 19. Kh1 c5 20. Nd6? Bxd6 21. exd6 cxd4 22. cxd4 Nf6 23. f3 Bd5 24. Rb4 Rab8 24... Ne8 and White can't hold the d6 pawn. 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rab1 Rb7 27. Bf4 27. Qb2 Rcb8 28. Be5 27... Bc6 28. Bd2 Nd5 29. R4b2 Rcb8 30. Bb4 Nxb4 31. Rxb4 Qxd6 32. Qb2 Qd5 33. Qa1 Qd8 34. Qa6 Rb6 35. Qa1 Ra8 36. Qc3 Rba6 37. Qc1 Qxd4 38. Qc2 Ra2 39. R1b2 Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Ra1+ 41. Kh2 Qf4+ 42. g3 Qd4 43. Bxc4 Qg1# 0-1 [Ryan/Fritz]

Black creates too many weaknesses in his position.

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. O-O g6 8. d3 Bg7 9. Qe1 e6 10. Bd2 Qc7 10... Ne7 intending to jump into f5 if White plays e5. 11. e5 d5 12. Qf2 Qa7 The Queen has had to move twice just to guard this pawn, thanks to the inaccurate 10th move. 13. Na4 d4? 13... Bxf3 - this piece becomes an embarrassment later. 14. b3 14. b4! and if 14... cxb4 15. Bxb4 with the idea of Bc5, honing in on the d-pawn. 14... Ne7 15. Nb2 O-O 16. Nh4 h5? Weakens the Kside. 16... Bh5 17. h3 g5 18. fxg5 Bxe5 17. h3 Bf5 18. Nc4 18. Qf3! (threat g4) 18... g5 19. fxg5 Bxe5 20. Nc4 18... Nd5 19. Kh1 Qe7 20. Rg1 r4rk1/4qpb1/p1p1p1p1/2pnPb1p/2Np1P1N/1P1P3P/P1PB1QP1/R5RK b - - 0 20 20... g5 21. fxg5 Bg6 22. Raf1 Qc7? The Q should have stayed put, to discourage Ba5. 23. Qe1 Ne7 24. Ba5 Qb7 25. Bb6 Nf5 26. Bxc5 Rfd8 27. Nxf5 Bxf5 28. Nd6 Qd7 29. Bxd4 Bg6 30. Rf2 Rdb8 31. Rgf1 1-0 [Ryan/Fritz]

In time pressure, White missed his chance to win the endgame.

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Be3 Bb4 8. Qb3 O-O 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Nxc3 11... Nce7 12. bxc3 Bd6 13. Qd1 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. h4 15. Ng5 Qc7 16. Qf3 gets the Kside attack going. 15... e5 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. Bb5 e4 17... a6 18. Bxc6 b5 is at least equal, but the text is interesting. 18. Bxc6 exf3 18... Bxc6!? 19. Qxc6 Rc8 (19... exf3 20. g3) 19. Bg5 19. Bxd7?? Qxh4 20. Bh3 (20. g3 Bxg3 mates) 20... fxg2 21. Kxg2 Re2 and ...Qg3+ is unstoppable. 19... Bxc6 20. Qxc6 f6 21. Bh6 fxg2 22. Rfe1 Bf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Kxg2 Rc8 25. Qe6+ Kg7 26. Rac1 Re8 27. Qxe8 Qxe8 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Rc2 Kf7 30. Kf3 h6 31. c4 Re6 32. d5 Re5 33. Re2 Rxe2 34. Kxe2 Ke7 35. Ke3 Kd6 36. Kd4 a6 37. a4 Kd7 38. Ke4 Kd6 39. Kf4 h5 40. Ke4 8/8/pp1k1pp1/3P3p/P1P1K2P/8/5P2/8 b - - 0 40 40... Kc5?? Going for ...b5, but White is too fast on the Kside. It was necessary to first clarify things with 40... g5 obtaining an outside passed pawn of his own. 41. f4 b5 41... Kd6 loses to 42. f5 g5 43. hxg5 fxg5 44. f6 (threat Kf5) 44... g4 45. a5! bxa5 46. c5+ . 42. cxb5 axb5 43. axb5 Kxb5 44. f5 gxf5+ 45. Kxf5 Kc5 46. Kxf6? 46. Ke6 and White promotes the d-pawn and wins. 46... Kxd5= 1/2-1/2 [Ryan/Fritz]

After a good battle, Black missed a threat.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bg5 a5 12. O-O h6 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Bc2 Nh5 15. Qd2 Kh7 15... Rd8 just leads to a bunch of trades after 16. Bxc5 Rxd2 17. Bxe7 Rxc2 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 16. g4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Ne6 19. Qe3 Qb4 20. e5 Qxc4 21. Nd2 21. Rad1!?= should be examined more closely 21... Qf4 22. Nf3 r1b2r2/1p3pbk/2p1n1pp/p3P3/5qP1/2N1QN1P/PPB2P2/R4RK1 b - - 0 22 22... f6 22... Ng5! 23. Nxg5+ (23. Qxf4 Nxh3+) 23... hxg5 keeps White's Pe5 weak. 23. Qd3 f5 24. Ne2 Qb4 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. a3 Qe7 26... Qxb2?? 27. Rfb1 traps the Q. 27. Rad1?! Qe8 27... Ng5 wins a pawn. 28. Nh4 Ng5 29. f4 Qh5 30. fxg5 30. Qg3 stops the enemy Q's incursion. 30... Qxe2 31. Rf2 30... Qxh4 31. g6+ Kh8 31... Kxg6?? 32. e6! Bxe6 33. Nf4+ inviting the K to e6 if he wants to hold the B. 32. Rf4 Qe7 33. Rf3 Bxe5 34. Qe3 Qf6?? A pity. After all the hard work, Black misses a one-mover. 34... f4 35. Qf2 Bf5 and Black has finally finished development. 35. Qxh6+ 1-0 [Ryan/Fritz]

White gets punked after his over-eager pawn moves in the opening.

1. e4 e5 2. d4 Nc6 3. d5 Nce7 4. h4!? f5 5. d6 White is trying too hard. Without any edge in development, these sort of blows are easily deflected. 5... cxd6 6. Qxd6? Black now takes over the center. 6. Nc3 and White can hope to survive. 6... Nc6 7. Qd1 7. Qd3 fxe4 8. Qxe4 d5 is not fun, either. 7... fxe4 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. Bb5 Qa5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. Qe2? Ba6 13. Qe3 d5 14. Qg5 d4 15. Qxg7 Rf8 16. Nb1 r3kr2/p5Qp/b1p2n2/q3p3/1b1pp2P/8/PPPB1PP1/RN2K1NR b KQq - 0 16 16... Qb5! 17. Bxb4 Qf1+ 18. Kd2 e3+ 19. fxe3 Ne4# 0-1 [Ryan/Fritz]