1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. e5 Nxd4 {I have a tremendous record with this line OTB. The kill joys prefer 6...Ng4.} 7. exf6 Nxe2 8. fxg7 Rg8 9. Ngxe2 Rxg7 10. Bh6 Rg8 11. O-O-O g5 {Trying to the trap the Bishop with Rg6 etc...} 12. h4 gxh4 13. Rxh4 Rxg2 {Nobody has taken that pawn before. Usually I've seen Rg4.} 14. Nf4 {Rg4 would now be a mistake due to Rxg4, Bxg4 Rg1 and f3.} 14... Rg8 15. Nfd5 {Tempting forward the e-pawn so I can play....} 15... e6 16. Nxc7+ {...this!} 16... Qxc7 17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Nxd6+ Ke7 {I must what out for him saccing back the Queen so this move.} 19. Bf4 {Which now also threats Rxh7.} 19... Rg7 20. Rh6 {Very quickly played. I think I am treating Nf5+ not sure.} 20... f6 21. Bb5 Qf3 {I thought about Be3 here but he's going to play Qxd1+ and Kxd6. But he has...or so I thought, Fallen into a trap.} 22. Nxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rd7+ Kf8 24. Rxf6+ {Around about here I realised it was doomed...but I carried on.} 24... Kg8 25. Rxg7+ Kxg7 {And bishop+ wins the Queen.} 26. Bh6+ Kxf6 {0-1.}
I was convinced 6. e5 was a blunder, and only after 9. Ngxe2 I looked into chess base and found out it was genuine variation!
Even more, Short defeated Miles on tournament in London 1976 with that!
On chessgames.com one of kibitzers suggested 11...g5, and I took it, it looked I trapped the Bishop.
But no.
Originally posted by vandervelde I was convinced 6. e5 was a blunder, and only after 9. Ngxe2 I looked into chess base and found out it was genuine variation!
Even more, Short defeated Miles on tournament in London 1976 with that!
On chessgames.com one of kibitzers suggested 11...g5, and I took it, it looked I trapped the Bishop.
But no.
Instead of Nxc7+, Re4 gave more fight.
Very entertaining game.
Nigel Short commented on chessgames.com that his game in this line was not against Tony MIles.
Next time we play it's your turn to sac both Queens.
This is our other game. I tried to set up a fortress
on the dark squares covering the while board.
vandervelde slipped up trying to get in. (move 28)