1986, Las Vegas, US National Open
(English Opening)
1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nge2 h5 7. h3 h4 8. g4 f5 9. gxf5 Bxf5 10. d4 Nf6 11. Qa4 0-0 12. d5 Ne7 13. e4 Bd7 14. QB3 Rb8 15. Bg5 Nh7 16. Bxh4 g5 17. Bg3 Ng6 18. Nd1!? (18. 0-0-0 is better, and White's king-side attack can come faster than Black's counter-attack.) Nf4 19. Ne3 b5 20. c5 (20. Qa3!) dxc5 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Ng4 c4 23. Qf3 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bg7 25. e5!? Bf5 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. d6! cxd6 28. exd6 Qd7 29. 0-0 Rbe8 30. Qd5? Rf7 31. Bf3 Re6 32. Rfe1 Bd3 33. Qa8? Rf8 34. Qd5 Kh8 35. Nxf4!? (The control is at move 50 and both of us are already in a terrible time trouble. The text move steers the game on tactical territory as a desperate attempt to escape from a bad position.) Rxd6? (Troubled by the lack of time, Black misses the winning chances with 35... Rxe1? 36. Rxe1 gxf4 37. Re7 Qf5!) 36. Ng6? Bxg6 37. Qxd6 Qxd6 38. Rxd6 Bf5 39. Re7 c3 40. Rc6 c2 41. Ne3 Bd4 42. Be4 (This move also wins, but I miss a pretty line in the time scramble: 42. Nxf5 Rxf5 43. Rxh7+ Kg8 /Kxh7 44. Be4/ 44. Rc8+, etc.) Bf6 43. Nxf5 Bxe7 44. Nxe7 Re8 45. Ng6? Kg7
46. Bxc2 Re2 47. Rc7 ?Kh6 48. Ne5 Nf8 (On 48... Nf6 49. Ng4? Nxg4 50. Rh7 checkmate.) 49. Ng4? Kh5 50. Bf5 - the time trouble is over, and Black resigns.
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