1.d4
d6
2.e4
g6
3.Nf3
Bg7
4.Be3
Nd7
5.Bd3
Ngf6
6.Qd2
e5
7.dxe5
dxe5
8.Bh6
0-0
9.Nc3
Qe7
10.h3
Nc5
11.0-0
Rd8
12.Qg5
Re8
13.Qh4
c6
14.Bg5
Ne6
15.Bc4
b5
16.Bxe6
Qxe6
17.Rad1
h5
18.Rd2
Nh7
19.Rfd1
Nxg5
20.Qxg5
Bf6
21.Qh6
Be7
22.h4
Qf6
23.Rd3
Bg4
24.Ne2
Rad8
25.Rxd8
Bxd8
26.Qg5
Bxf3
27.gxf3
Qxg5+
28.hxg5
Bxg5
29.Rd6
Rc8
30.Rd7
Rd8
31.Rxd8+
Bxd8
32.Nc1
Bc7
33.Nd3
Bd6
34.b3
Kf8
35.c4
bxc4
36.bxc4
Ke7
37.Kg2
f6
38.a4
Kd7
39.Nc1
Bb4
40.Nd3
Ba3
41.f4
exf4
42.Nxf4
Kd6
43.Nxg6
Kc5
44.e5
fxe5
45.Nxe5
Kb6
46.f4
Bd6
47.Nd3
c5
48.Kf3
Ka5
49.Ke4
h4
50.Kd5
Bf8
51.Nf2
Kxa4
52.f5
Ka5
53.f6
Kb6
54.Ke6
Kc7
Sometimes study-like motifs occur in practical games:
55.Nh3?
Now Black's rook's pawns, the most dangerous enemies of the knight, can not be stopped. [After the direct switchback of White's king 55.Kf7
Bd6
56.Ke6
Black's bishop can not escape the hunt, e.g. 56...a5
(56...h3?!
is only dangerous for Black now: 57.Nxh3
a5
58.Nf2
a4
59.Ne4
a3
60.Nxd6
a2
61.f7
a1Q
62.Ne8+
Kc6
63.f8Q
Qe1+
64.Kf7
Qf1+
65.Nf6
Qxc4+=
) 57.Ne4
Bf4
58.Kf5
Bh6
(58...Be3
59.Kg6
Kd7
60.f7
Ke7
61.Nf6
h3
62.Nd5+
Kf8
63.Nb6
Ke7=
(63...Bh6??
runs into 64.Kf6+-
) ) 59.Kg6
Bf8
60.Kf7=
and it could go on in circles like this for ever.]
55...a5
56.Kf7
Bd6
57.Ng5
h3!?
This deflection of the knight is good technique. [57...a4?!
wins as well, but is much more complicated, e.g. 58.Ne4
h3
59.Nxd6
h2
60.Ke7
h1Q
61.Nb5+
Kb6
62.f7
Qh4+
63.Ke8
Qxc4
64.f8Q
Kxb5-+
]
58.Nxh3
a4
59.Ke6
a3
60.Nf2
a2
61.Ne4
a1Q
and White resigned as he loses the knight directly:
62.Nxd6
Qa6
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