Palatnik - Mayall
Summer Simul#2,
[Chess Tiger 14.0 (60s)]
C10: French with 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...dxe4 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ Qxf6 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bd3 Bd6 last book move 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.Qe4 Do you see the mate threat? 10...Qg6 [10...Qf5 11.Qh4 Be7 12.Qg3 White is slightly better] 11.Qxg6± fxg6 12.Bxg6 Rxf3 [12...e5!? 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5±] 13.gxf3 Nxd4 14.Kg2 [14.Be4!? Ne2+ 15.Kh1 Nxc1 16.Rfxc1 g5 White wins] 14...Nf5± 15.Bxf5 exf5 16.Re1 Bd7 17.Bd2 Kf7 18.Bc3 g5 19.Be5 Be7 20.Rad1 Bc6 21.h3 [21.Bxc7 Re8 White wins ] 21...g4 22.Kg3 [22.hxg4 fxg4 23.Kh2 gxf3 24.Bxc7 Rg8±] 22...gxf3 23.Kh2 [23.Kf4 Be4 24.Rxe4 fxe4 25.Kxe4 Ke6±] 23...Rg8 24.Rg1 Rg2+ 25.Rxg2 fxg2 26.Bxc7 Bg5 [26...Bc5!? 27.Rd2 Ke6±] 27.Kg3 h5? [27...Be4 28.c4 White wins ] 28.h4 [28.f3 keeps an even firmer grip 28...Bf6 29.b3 g1B 30.Rxg1 Bg5 and White wins ] 28...Be7 29.f3 Bf6 30.c3 [30.Kxg2?! Bxb2 31.Kg3 Bf6 White wins ] 30...Kg6 31.Bf4 Be7 32.Kxg2 [32.Rg1 makes it even easier for White 32...Bd5 33.b3 Bf6 White wins ] 32...Bxh4 33.Rd6+ Kg7 34.Be5+ Kh7 [34...Kf7 35.Rh6 Bg5 36.Rxh5 White wins ] 35.Bf6 Be1 [35...Bxf6 is one last hope 36.Rxf6 f4 White wins ] 36.Rd1 1:0