0045 KING'S GAMBIT
Midtown XVII, 5-1-99
Fred Schulz (1553) David Roman (1303)
1 e4 e5 2 f4 Nc6 3 Nf3 d6 4 Bc4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Ne4 6 Ne4?! (Better is 6 Bf7 Kf7 7 Ne4=) 6...d5 7 Ne5 (7Bb5 is better) 7...Ne5 8 fe Qh4 9 Ng3 Qc4 10 d3 Bb4!!? (Black is playing aggressively; sacking a Piece for three Pawns is O.K.) 11 c3 Bc3 12 bc Qc3 13 Bd2 Qe4 14 Kf2 Qf6 15 Qf3 Qf3 16 Kf3 0-0 17 Rhe Be6 18 Bf4 c6 19 Rab b5 20 Be3 a5 21 Bd4 g6 22 h4 h5 23 Re5 Bg4 24 Kf2 b4 25 Rc Ra6 (This is, generally, a poor square on which to place the rook.  Now, White should strive to avoid Black's "c5 thrust") 26 Re7 Rc8 27 Ke3 a4 28 Rf1 Be6 29 Ne2? (29 Bc5! was screamed for; followed by Rb1) c5 30 Be5 d4 31 Kd2 b3 32 Nf4 b2 33 Kc2   a3 34 Ne6 Re6 35 Re6 fe 36 Rf6? (In view of Black's insuing attack, White would do best to keep his Rook on the first rank as a defender.  The winning method is 36 Kb3! Ra8 37 Bd6! Ra7 38 Bc5 Rb7 39 Bb4!+/- Rc7 40 Ba3! Rc1 41 Rc1!) 36...c4!! (A killer move creating the second passed pawn!-/+) 37 Rg6 Kf7 38 Rg7 Kf8 39 Rc7 Rc7 40 Bc7 cd 41 Kb1 0-1 (A marvelous 250 point upset by Black; a great game to be proud of!) (Notes by Fuerstman)