Poison pawn opens key file

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2 Velinirovich attack 8... Qc7 9. O-O-O 9. Bb3!? Na5 10. g4!? 9... Na5 10. Bb3 10. Bd3!? another possible line 10... b5 11. Kb1 Nxb3 I think this is too ambitious 11... Be7!? Finishing development was better with good position for black; and counter play on queenside 12. f3 O-O 13. g4 Nxb3 14. cxb3 Nd7= 12. cxb3! opening c file for attack! 12... b4 13. Na4 Nxe4 14. Rc1 Nc5 DIAGRAM 14... Qb7 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Nc6 Nc3+ 17. Rxc3! bxc3 18. Nxb8 Qxb8 19. Qc4 this is simply bad for black 15. Nf5! 15. Bf4 Qb7 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. Nxc5 Qxg2 15... Qb7? Novelty 15... e5!? 16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Bxc5 (17. Nxc5 Qe7=) 17... O-O 18. Bxb4 Qe7 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ka1 Bf5 21. Rhd1 Zhang Zhong-Wu Shaobin/Beijing 1993, white is better due to extra pawn 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Rhd1 Bringing last piece into the attack 17... Bd7 17... Qxg2 18. Nb6 Qg6 19. Nxa8 Qxf5+ 20. Rc2 Be7 21. Nc7+ Kf8 22. Nxa6 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Qxg2 DIAGRAM 19... O-O 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Rh5! I think simplest forced win for white I calculated during the game(21. Qd3 h6 22. Qxd7 Qxg2 23. Nc6 Qxf2 Objectively white is winning here but some technik is needed here) 21... h6 22. Qe3 Kh7 23. Qd3+ g6 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. Qxd7+ Rf7 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27. Re5 Re7 28. Rd6 19... Kf8!? This was best possible resistance for black 20. Qe5 exf5 21. Rc7 Qxg2 22. Rdxd7 Kg8 23. Qxf5 Rf8 24. Rxf7 Qf1+ 25. Rc1 Qxc1+ 26. Kxc1 Rxf7 27. Qc8+ Rf8 28. Qxa6 h6 29. Qc4+ Kh7 30. Qe4+ g6 31. Qb7+ Kg8 32. Qxb4 Rxf2 33. a4 Technically winning position for white, white simply advances queen side pawns 20. Qd3! wins the game on the spot 20... Bc6 21. Qd6 Be4+ 22. Ka1 1-0

I won this game vs US CHAMPION Alex Shabalov in just 18 moves, and he could of resigned on move 10!Opening knockouts, Attack of the KING is the theme

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7. Ke3! DIAGRAM; Best move forcing the action and attacking Knight e4!!l whites next move is Ke4 believe it or not!! 7... Qh4 7... Qe7!? 8. g3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Qxc4? 9... Qd4+ Theoretical move; I guess Alex didnt know the theory in this position. This is a very forced line and now knowing the exact moves maybe very costly 10. Kf3 d5 11. Rh4 e4+ 12. Kg2 O-O 13. Bb3 Rxf7 9... Qxg3+ 10. Qf3 white wins due to two extra pieces 10. Nxh8! Qc5+ 11. d4!! DIAGRAM ; Opening Bc1!!! 11... Nxd4 12. Qh5+! This is whites idea is to counter attack!! 12... g6 13. Nxg6! DIAGRAM, Blac k has lots of discovered checks but none of them produce anything, whites discovered check would result in mate! 13... Nf5+ 14. Kf3 Qd5+ 15. Kg4 Qe4+ 16. Nf4+ Kd8 17. Nc3! Bringing another piece into the game with tempo! 17... Nh6+ 18. Kg5 DIAGRAM 18. Qxh6 This wins as well, but Kg5 is simpler 18... d6+ 19. Kh4 (19. Kg5?? Qf5+ 20. Kh4 Qg4#) 19... Qxh1+ 20. Kg5 Qxh6+ 21. Kxh6 exf4 22. Bxf4 1-0

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Nf3 Qa5!?= 8... Qc7!?= 9. Bd2 Qa4 10. Be2!? b6 10... Qxc2 11. dxc5 Nd7 (11... Qf5 12. Qh4 (12. Qxf5 Nxf5 13. c4!?) 12... Nd7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Nd4 Qg6 15. Bf4) 12. O-O Nxc5 13. Qb4 b6 14. Rfc1 Qa4 15. Nd4! Bb7 16. Bb5!? 11. O-O 11. Ng5!? h6 12. Qh5 Qe8 13. f4 Kg8 14. Nf3 Ba6 15. Bd1 (15. Bd3!?) 15... Nbc6 16. g3 f5 Velimirovic-Eingorn,Bor 40/369 1985 11... Nbc6 11... Ba6!? 12. c4!? (12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Ra2=) 12... cxd4 (12... dxc4 13. dxc5) (12... Bxc4 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Qxc4 dxc4 16. Be3) 13. Bb4 Nbc6 14. Nxd4 11... Qxc2 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Bd1 Qg6 (13... Qe4 14. Qxe4 dxe4 15. Ng5 Bb7 16. Rb1 Bd5 17. Bc2) 14. Qa4 12. c4 Qxc2 12... dxc4 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Qxc4 12... Ba6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bd3 (14. Be3 d4) 14... dxc4 (14... Bxc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Qxc4 dxc4 17. Be3) 15. Be3!? 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bd1 Qb2? 14... Qe4!? 15. Qxe4 dxe4 16. Ng5 Nxe5 17. Nxe4 (17. Be3 f5 18. Bxc5 h6 19. Nh3 g5) 17... Nxc4 18. Bc1 f6 19. Nxc5 Kf7 20. Re1 14... Qxc4?! 15. Qxc4 dxc4 16. Be3 14... Qf5!? 15. Qxf5 Nxf5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Rc1 c4 18. Ba4 14... Qg6 15. Qf4 15. Ba4! Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxd2 16... Qxe5 17. Bf4 Qf5 18. Qg3 17. cxd5 exd5 17... Nxd5 18. Bc6 Rb8 19. Rad1 Qc3 20. Rfe1 h5 21. Qh4 18. Nd7+! Bxd7 18... Kg8 19. Rae1 Bxd7 20. Qxd7 Ng6 21. Bc6 19. Qxd7 Qa5 19... Ng6 20. Rae1 19... g6 20. Rfe1 Qg5 21. Rab1 20. Qb7 Rc8 20... Qd8 21. Rab1 Qc8 22. Rfe1 (22. Qb2) 22... Qxb7 23. Rxb7 Nf5 24. Rxa7 Rb8 25. Rb7 Ra8 26. Bc6 d4 27. Bd5 21. Rae1 Qc7 22. Rxe7!! start of a beautiful combinaton 22... Kxe7 23. Re1+ Kf6 23... Kd6 24. Qa6+ Qb6 25. Qd3 Kc7 (25... c4? 26. Qg3+ Kc5 27. Qe3+ Kd6 (27... d4 28. Qe5#) 28. Qe7#) 26. Qg3+! Kd8 (26... Qd6 27. Re7+!) (26... Kb7) 27. Qxg7 Kc7 28. Qg3+ Kd8 29. Qe5! 23... Kd8 24. Qxd5+ Qd6 25. Qxd6# 24. Qa6+! Qb6 24... Kg5!? 25. h4+!! (25. Re3 Qb6 26. Qe2 g6!) (25. g3 g6 26. Re5+ f5) (25. Qd3 g6! 26. Qxd5+ Kf6) 25... Kxh4 (25... Kh5 26. Bd1+ Kxh4 27. g3+ Kg5 28. f4+!) 26. g3+!! (26. Qd3? Kg5 (26... g5 27. Qh3#) (26... g6 27. Qe3! with idea f4 27... d4 28. Qh6+ Kg4 29. f3+ Kf5 30. g4+ Kf6 31. g5+ Kf5 32. Bc2+!) 27. Qxd5+ (27. Qe3+ Qf4 28. Qe7+ Kh6) (27. Qd2+ Kf6 (27... Qf4? 28. Re3!) 28. Qc3+ d4) 27... Kh6 28. Re3 g6) 26... Kh3 (26... Kg5 27. f4+ Kf5 (27... Kg4 28. Qe2+ Kxg3 29. Qh2+ Kg4 30. Bd1+ Kf5 31. Qh5+ Kxf4 32. Qg4#) 28. Bc2+ Kg4 29. Qe2+!) 27. Bd1! with idea Qf1#(27. Qf1+ Kg4 28. Bd1+ Kg5 29. f4+ Kf6 30. Qh3 g6) (27. Qe2) 27... c4 28. Re6! with idea Rh6 28... h6 (28... h5 29. Be2 Rce8 30. Bf1+ Kg4 31. Rg6+ Kf5) 29. Rg6 Qd7 (29... fxg6 30. Qe6#) 30. Qd6 Qf5 (30... Qxd6 31. Bg4#) 31. Qxd5! 25. Qe2! Qd6 26. Qf3+ Kg6 27. Qg4+ Kf6 28. Qh4+ Kg6 29. Bc2+ f5 30. Qg4+ Kh6 31. Qh3+ Kg5 32. Qxf5+ Kh6 33. Re6+ Qxe6 34. Qxe6+ g6 35. g4 Rhe8 36. Qf6 Re1+ 37. Kg2 Rce8 38. Kg3 1-0

DIAGRAM BLACK TO MOVE

31... Rd7? 31... b5! ####Technical position, Heavy pieces#### 32. Rb4 Rxb4 33. Rxb4 Rd7 34. h3 Ra7 with idea Ra4-c4 and black is winning 32. Rb6! now the pass pawn is blocked 32... g6!? 33. g3 Ra6 34. R1b3 Qa7 35. Qb2 Rxb6 36. Rxb6 h5!? Now I was considering bringing the king to the queen side but after qb4 black king gets under attack 37. h4? allows black f6 g5 plan; creating a weakness for no reason, Simple waiting would probably result in a draw since black pieces must defend queen side pawn 37. Qb4 Kg7 38. Kg2 37... Qa8 now I am improving my queen position 38. Kg2 Qc8 39. Qb4 f6 40. Qb1 Kg7 41. Qa1 Rf7!? there is no hurry with g5, first I can improve position of all my pieces 42. Rb2 g5! now white must allow black another pass pawn or weakness on King side 43. Qd1 Kh6 44. Qf3 Kg6 45. Rb1 Qf5 46. Qxf5+ Kxf5 47. hxg5 fxg5 48. Rh1 48. Ra1 Rf8! 48... Kg4 49. Ra1 h4 50. gxh4 gxh4 51. Ra8 h3+ 52. Kf1 52. Kg1 h2+ 53. Kxh2 Rxf2+ 54. Kg1 Re2 55. Rb8 Kf3 56. Rxb7 Kxe3 52... Rh7 53. Kg1 53. Rg8+!? puts up more resistance 53... Kf5 54. Rf8+ Ke6 55. Kg1 h2+ 56. Kh1 b5 57. Rc8 Kd7 58. Ra8 Rh6 53... h2+ 54. Kh1 Kf3 55. Rf8+ Ke2 56. Rf6 Kf1! 57. f4 Kf2 58. Re6 Rf7 59. Re8 b5 60. Re6 Rc7 61. f5 b4 62. Rh6 0-1 [TECHNIK]