[Event "Uscf 95Rt23"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Incze, Lewis"] [Black "Donlan, Mark"] [Result "0-1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e3 c5 {Had White played 5.e4, I would have answered 5....d6. Now 5...d6, while sensible, has lost its appeal for me. The pawn thrust attacks white's center and strives to open the position. It's drawback is the ECO E61 deems 6.dxc5 Na6 7.Be2 Nxc5 8.0-0 b6 9. Nd4 Bb7 10. b4 Nce4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 as slightly better for white. } 6. Be2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 {What originated as ECO E61 now transposes to ECO B14, which gives 8. c5 b6 9. 0-0 Ne4 10.cxb6 Nxc3 11. bxc3 axb6 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Rb1 Ba6 14. Re1 Qd7 15. Bf4 Bxe2 as equal.} 8. O-O Nc6 9. a3 {In The game Keres-Minic, 1972, Keres played 9. Be3, with an analytical comment of 9. h3!?. Each protects the d4 pawn directly or indirectly. I thought to exploit this by removing the defender of the d-pawn with the following sequence.} 9...dxc4 10. Bxc4 {White should also have considered 10.d5 Na5, which I viewed acceptable for black.} 10...Bg4 11. Be2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nxd4 13. Bxb7 Rb8 {Trading my b-pawn for d-pawn, while my Rook develops with tempo and gaining the initiative, looked favorable for black. Although, Grandmaster Patrick Wolff stated that the proper plan was to play against White's isolated pawn, rather than trade it off. This is commonly done by blockading it, by occupying the d5 square. Then attacking it, thereby trying the enemy pieces to its defense.} 14. Ba6!? Nd7!? {My plan when playing 11....Bxf3. The point was to activate my dark squared Bishop and allow the Knight to go to c5 or e5. White's Bishop may well have better placed on square f3.} 15. Bc4 Qc7 16. Ba2 e6! 17. Rb1 Ne5 {This sets the trap 18. Qxd4? Nf3+ winning the Queen. Had my opponent played 17. Be3 I was contemplating 17....Nf5 18. Rc1 Nxe3 (18.....Rxb2 19. Na4) 19.fxe3 Qc5 ?! 20. Qxd7 Qxe3+ 21. Kd1 Rxb2.} 18. Kh1 Rfd8!


{I nearly retreated the e5 knight, so fearful was I of the triple pin after 19. Bf4, Yet, I judged there had to be some means of attack and after extensive analysis I found 19. Bf4 Qc6! My motivation to continue searching came from viewing Gm Wolff's vedio, "How to Play Winning Attacks", avaiable direct at 6 Second st, Cambridge, MA 02141. I give two variations to illustrate the scope of Black's attacking chances arising from this position is after 19. Bf4 Qc6. A: 20.Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qc1 Nf3 22. gxf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kg1 Rd4 25. Qg5 Bh2! 26. Kxh2 Qxh3+ 27 Kg1 Qh1 mate B: 20. Qc1 Nd3 21.Qd2 Nf3 22. Qe3 Nh4 23. Qg3? Nxf4!. Of course 23. f3 is correct, but "part of the fun in postal chess is indulging in such daydreams."--Stephen Gerzadowicz.} 19. Be3?! Ndf3 20. Qe2 {Greater resistance may have been garned from 20.Qc1 Nd3 21 Bf4 Nxf4 22. gxf3 Rd3 23.Ne2 Qxc1 24.Nxc1 Rxf3 or 20.Qa4 Nd2 [if 20....Nxh2 21.Rfd1 (not 21.Kxh2 Nf3+ 22. Kh3 Qh2+ 24.Kg4 Ne5+ 25.Kg5 h6 mate) 21... Nd3 22. Qxa7 Rb7 23. Qa4 Nxb2 the position is unclear.] 21. Bxd2 Rxd2. } 20...Ng4 21. g3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 {if 22. Rfc1 Qb7 23. Qxe3 (23.fxe3 Rd2) 23....Nh4+ 24. f3 Nxf3 wins for Black.} 22...Nd2 23. Nd5 Rxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxb1 25. Rxb1 {If 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Rxb1 Rxb2.} 25...exd5 26. b3 Qc3 27. a4 Rxb3 28. Rxb3 Qxb3 {And White Resigned} 0-1