(1) Wilson,G - Twum-Danso,E [C44]
HCC Friday G/30 3.14.2003 Houston (3), 14.03.2003
[Deep Fritz (30s)]

C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 Nf6 4.Nbd2 d5 5.c3 dxe4 6.dxe4 Bc5
[6...g6 7.Bb5 Qe7 8.0-0 Bg7 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.b3 c5 12.Qa5 Bc6 13.Ba3 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.Bxc5 1-0 Le Borgne,P-Delorme,A/Sautron 2001/CBM 85 ext (15)]

7.h3N
Prevents intrusion on g4 [7.Be2 a5 (7...0-0 8.0-0 Bg4 (8...a6 9.Qc2 Bg4 10.Nb3 Bb6 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Qe7 13.Nbd2 Rad8 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Nxf3 Rd6 16.Rad1 Rfd8 17.Rxd6 Rxd6 18.Nd2 g5 19.Bg3 Rd8 20.Nc4 Ba7 21.Ne3 Bxe3 22.fxe3 Rd6 23.a4 Boucek,V-Kubik,J/Klatovy 1998/EXT 2000/1/2-1/2 (35)) 9.Qc2 h6 10.b4 Bb6 11.Nc4 Re8 12.a4 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 a6 14.Rd1 Qc8 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Nxe3 Ne7 17.Be2 Ng6 18.Nf5 Qe6 19.Rd2 Red8 20.Rad1 Qe8 21.a5 Rxd2 22.Rxd2 Monostori,L-Estonllo,M/Buenos Aires 1958/MCD/1-0 (45)) 8.a4 0-0 9.0-0 Bg4 10.Qc2 Qe7 (10...Nh5 11.Nc4 Nf4 12.Bxf4 exf4 13.Rad1 Qe7 14.Nd4 Qg5 15.Bxg4 Qxg4 16.Nf3 Rfd8 17.Rd5 Rxd5 18.exd5 Ne7 19.Nce5 Qh5 20.Qe4 Rd8 21.c4 Bd6 22.Nd3 Qg6 23.Qe2 b6 24.Re1 Nf5 25.Qe4 Qf6 26.Nxf4 Nh4 27.Nxh4 Qxh4 28.g3 Qf6 29.Nd3 g6 30.Kg2 Kg7 31.Re3 Rd7 32.Qg4 Re7 33.Qe2 Rxe3 34.Qxe3 Qf5 35.Qd4+ Kg8 36.b3 Bf8 37.h4 Bd6 38.c5 bxc5 39.Nxc5 h6 40.Ne4 Be5 41.Qe3 Bg7 42.Qf3 Qe5 43.Nd2 Qd4 44.Nc4 Qc5 45.Qd3 Zakharov,A-Danilovic,A/Moscow 1997/EXT 99/1-0 (61)) 11.Nc4 Nd7 12.Ne3 Bxe3 13.Bxe3 Kh8 14.h3 Bh5 15.Bg5 f6 16.Be3 Bf7 17.Rfd1 Nc5 18.Nd2 Rfd8 19.Nc4 b6 20.Kh2 Be6 21.Rd2 Rxd2 22.Bxd2 Qf7 23.b3 Nxa4 24.Rxa4 b5 25.Ra1 bxc4 26.b4 f5 27.Be3 fxe4 28.b5 Ne7 29.Qxe4 Bd5 30.Qxe5 Nf5 31.Bh5 Qe6 32.Qxe6 Bxe6 33.Bf3 Rd8 34.Bg5 Rb8 35.Rxa5 Bd7 36.Bc6 Bxc6 37.bxc6 Nd6 38.Ra7 Rc8 39.Bf4 Kg8 40.Be5 g6 41.Kg3 h6 Plane,B-Gendre,K/Cannes 2000/EXT 2001/1-0 (65); 7.Bb5 Qe7 8.Bxc6+ bxc6+/= ]

7...0-0= 8.Bc4 a6
Controls b5

9.0-0 b5 10.Bb3
[10.Be2 Bd6= ]

10...h6
Secures g5

11.a4 b4 12.Qe2 a5?
[12...Qe7 13.Bd5 Bb7 14.Rd1= ]

13.Nc4
[>=13.Qb5!? Qe7 14.Qxc6+/- ]

13...Ba6 14.Rd1 Qe7 15.Qc2 Rad8 16.Bd2
[>=16.Rxd8 Rxd8 17.Rb1=/+ ]

16...Nh5??
Black lets it slip away [>=16...Bxf2+ 17.Kh1 Bc5-/+ ]

17.Rac1
[17.cxb4 axb4 18.Ne3 Bd3+/- ]

17...Rfe8 18.cxb4 Nxb4??
[>=18...Bxb4 and Black can hope to survive 19.Be3 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Bb7= ]

19.Bxb4+- Bxb4?
[19...Rxd1+ 20.Qxd1 Bxf2+ 21.Kxf2 Qxb4+- ]

20.Ncxe5
[20.Nfxe5?! Nf4+/= ]

20...Rf8
[20...Nf4 doesn't do any good 21.Bxf7+ Kh7 22.Bxe8 Rxe8 23.Rd7+- ]

21.Rxd8
[21.Qxc7?! is the less attractive alternative 21...Qxc7 22.Rxc7 Rxd1+ 23.Bxd1 Rc8 24.Rxc8+ Bxc8+- ]

21...Qxd8 22.Nxf7
[Worse is 22.Qxc7 Nf4 23.Nxf7 Qxc7 24.Rxc7 Kh7+- ]

22...Rxf7
[22...Qe7 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 23.N7e5+ Kh7 24.Ng6 Kxg6 25.e5+ Rf5 26.g4+- ]

23.Ne5 Nf4 24.Nxf7 Ne2+
[24...Qf8 is still a small chance 25.Rd1 Qc5 26.Rd8+ Kh7 27.e5+ Qxc2 28.Bxc2+ g6+- ]

25.Qxe2!
here's the full point

25...Bxe2 26.Nxd8+
Discovered attack

26...Kh7
[26...Kh8 cannot change destiny 27.Rxc7 Bd3 28.f3+- ]

27.Rxc7
[27.Rxc7 Bd3 28.e5+- ] 1-0