Kaz Saegusa (1969) - Patrick McCartney (1891)
World Open
Round 2

1.e4 e6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 dxe4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.g4 h6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.Nxe4 O-O 8.Qe2 Nxe4 9.Qxe4 Bf6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.c3 Nd7 12.Nf3 Rd8 13.d4 Rb8 14.h4 b6 An important quiet move that will be more obvious come move 20. Black is not worried about g5, and is about to give up a Pawn for an attack 15.g5 hxg5 16.hxg5 16 Ng5 would have been an interesting idea 16...Qf5 17.Qh4 Kf8 This is better than 17...f6 18.Qh8 Ke7 19.Qxg7 Bb7 20.Nh4 ?! 20 d5 was probably best, which leads to an unclear position 20...Qd3 ! Now the purpose for 14...be is revealed. Black has mutual threats on 21...Qc3+ 22 Ke2 Ba6+! winning the rook, and winning the Knight due to a Queen trap that Black can get with his 2 Rooks on the back rank 21.Rc1 ?? White's only chance here was to play 21 Bb7 and the position is unclear. Black can at least get his pawn back with 21...Qc3 and then: a. 22. Ke2 Qc2 The Queen must guard g6 23 Ke3 Rb7 is unclear. b. 22 Kf1 Qd3 22...Qa1? 23 Kg2 and Black has no way to counter the threat of the Knight check on g6 23 Kg2 Rg8 24 Qh6 24 Ng6 loses a pawn after 24...Qg6 25 Qg6 Rg6 26 Be4 Rg5 Rb7 25 Nf3 is unclear 21...Rg8 The Queen has no escape other than giving up the Knight to get a Queen trade or Qg8 and Bb7, which gets Black a Queen for a Bishop and Rook 22.Qh6 Rh8 23.Ng6 23 Qg7??is even worse after 23...Bg2!-+ 23...Qxg6 24.Qxg6 Rxh1 Not 24...fg6? 25 Rh8 Rh8 26 Bb7 where White gets his piece back 25.Bxh1 fxg6 26.Bxb7 Rxb7 27.Ke2 Kf7 28.Ke3 Rb8 29.Rh1 Kg7 30.Rh4 Rh8 Black not takes over the h-file 31.Re4 Kf7 32.Rf4 Ke7 33.c4 Rh5 34.Rg4 Rh3 35.Ke4 Rh2 36.Ke3 c6 37.b4 Rh1 38.Kd3 c5 39.bxc5 bxc5 Notes by McCartney 0-1