(1) Tofte,S (1300) - Løvik,L (1267) [C07]
Randaberg Høst 2004 (4), 01.11.2004

C07: French Tarrasch: 3...c5, 4 Ngf3 and 4 exd5 Qxd5

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Ngf3 Nf6 6.e5 Nd7 7.Bb5 Qb6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 cxd4 10.cxd4 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Nb3 Ba6
[ 12...Bb4 13.a3 Be7 14.Nbd4 0-0 15.b4 Ba6 16.Re1 Rac8 17.Be3 Qc7 18.Rc1 Qb7 19.Nb3 Rxc1 20.Qxc1 Rc8 21.Qd2 Nb6 22.Na5 Qb8 23.Rc1 Rxc1+ 24.Qxc1 Nc4 25.Nc6 Qc7 26.Nxa7 Qb7 27.Qc3 Alonso,A-Barovero,G/San Francisco 2003/CBM 95 ext/0-1 (59)]

13.Nxc5 Nxc5 14.Re1 Nd3N
[ 14...Rc8 15.b3 Nd3 16.Re3 Qc5 17.Bd2 Qc2 18.Be1 Qxd1 19.Rxd1 Nxe1 20.Rexe1 Ke7 21.Rc1 Bd3 22.Nd4 Kd7 23.f3 Rhd8 24.Kf2 h6 25.Ke3 Bg6 26.h4 Re8 27.g4 h5 28.Red1 hxg4 29.fxg4 Baensch,H-Crispi,C/ICCF Email 1999/MegaCorr3/0-1 (42)]

15.Re3 Nf4
[ 15...Nxb2 16.Bxb2 Qxb2 17.Nd4= ]

16.Nd4 0-0 17.Rb3??
allows the opponent back into the game [ >=17.Kh1 this is the best bet to save the position 17...Bf1 18.g3+/= ( ‹18.Qxf1 Qxd4 19.g3 Ng6=/+ ) ]

17...Qxd4!!-+
Annihilates a defender: d4

18.Bxf4
[ 18.Qxd4 A deflection 18...Ne2+ Theme: Double Attack]

18...Qxf4 19.Re3 Rac8 20.g3 Qg5
[ 20...Qf5!? keeps an even firmer grip 21.Ra3 Rc2 22.Rf3-+ ]

21.Qa4 Bb7 22.Qxa7 Rc7 23.Rb3 Rc1+ 24.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 25.Kg2 Bc6 26.Qd4
[ 26.f3 does not solve anything 26...f6 27.exf6 gxf6-+ ]

26...Qc4 27.Qd3
[ 27.Rb4 does not save the day 27...Qxa2 28.h3 Qb1-+ ]

27...d4+ 28.f3 Qxd3
[ >=28...Qc5 and Black wins 29.Qe2-+ ]

29.Rxd3 Rd8 30.b3 Rd5
[ 30...f6 might be the shorter path 31.exf6 e5 32.Kf2 gxf6 33.Rd1-+ ]

31.Kf2 Bb5
[ 31...f6!? and Black can already relax 32.exf6 gxf6 33.Rd2-+ ]

32.Rd2 Rxe5 33.Rxd4
[ 33.a4 Be8 34.Rxd4-+ ]

33...Re2+ 34.Kg1 Kf8 35.a4 Bc6 36.Rd3 Bd5 37.a5 Rb2 38.f4
[ 38.Rc3 cannot undo what has already been done 38...Ke8-+ ( 38...Bxb3?! 39.Rc8+ Ke7 40.Rc7+ Ke8 41.Rb7-+ ) ]

38...Rxb3 39.Rxb3 Bxb3 40.Kf2 Ke7 41.Ke3 Kd6 42.Kd4 Bd5 43.h4 h5 44.a6 f6 45.a7 e5+ 46.Kc3
[ 46.Ke3 is still a small chance 46...Kc5 47.Kd2-+ ]

46...Kc5 47.f5 e4 48.Kd2 Kd4 49.Ke2
[ 49.Kc2 is not much help 49...e3 50.g4 Be4+ 51.Kb3 e2 52.a8Q Bxa8 53.Kb2 e1Q 54.Ka2 Qe2+ 55.Kb3 Bd5+ 56.Kb4 Qe1+ 57.Kb5 Qb1+ 58.Ka6 Kc5 59.Ka5 Qa1# ]

49...e3 50.g4
[ 50.a8R cannot change destiny 50...Bxa8 51.Ke1 Kd3 52.g4 hxg4 53.h5 g3 54.Kd1 g2 55.Kc1 Kc3 56.Kb1 Bd5 57.h6 g1Q# ]

50...hxg4 51.h5
[ 51.a8B doesn't improve anything 51...Bxa8 52.Ke1 Kd3 53.Kd1 e2+ 54.Ke1 g3 55.h5 g2 56.Kf2 e1Q+ 57.Kxe1 g1Q# ]

51...g3 52.h6
[ 52.Ke1 doesn't get the cat off the tree 52...g2 53.Ke2 g1Q 54.h6 Qf2+ 55.Kd1 Qd2# ]

52...gxh6
[ 52...g2 53.a8Q Bxa8 54.Kd1 g1Q+ 55.Kc2 gxh6 56.Kb2 e2 57.Kc2 e1Q 58.Kb3 Qc3+ 59.Ka4 Bc6# ]

53.a8Q
[ 53.a8R doesn't change anything anymore 53...Bxa8 54.Kf1 g2+ 55.Kg1 h5 56.Kh2 e2 57.Kg3 g1Q+ 58.Kh3 Qg2+ 59.Kh4 Qg4# ]

53...Bxa8 54.Kf1
[ 54.Kd1 does not help much 54...g2 55.Kc2 e2 56.Kb3 e1Q 57.Ka2 Bd5+ 58.Ka3 Qc3+ 59.Ka4 Bc6# ]

54...g2+ 55.Ke2
[ 55.Kg1 doesn't do any good 55...h5 56.Kh2 e2 57.Kg3 g1Q+ 58.Kh3 Qg2+ 59.Kh4 Qg4# ]

55...Bf3+
[ 55...Bf3+ 56.Kxf3 g1Q 57.Kf4 h5 58.Kf3 Qf2# ] 0-1