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LARKINS,L - ADKINS,J [C00]

2006 AFOCC

Notes by: Fritz 7 (3s)

C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 [2.d4 d5] 2...c5 3.c3 cxd4 4.cxd4 Ne7 5.Nf3 last book move 5...g6 6.Nc3 d5 7.e5 Bg7 8.Bg5 Nbc6 9.Nb5 0–0 10.Qd2 a6 11.Nc3 Bd7 12.Be2 b5 13.0–0 Qb6 14.Rfd1 Rac8 15.h4 [15.Bd3 f6 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Bxf6 Rxf6²] 15...h5 [15...f6 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Bxf6 Rxf6 18.Rac1²] 16.Bd3± Rc7 17.Ne2 Rfc8 18.Bf6 Be8 19.Qg5 Kf8? [¹19...Bf8!?±] 20.Nf4+- Nb4?? terrible, but the game is lost in any case [20...Ng8 21.Bxg7+ Kxg7 22.Nxh5+ Kf8+-] 21.Nxh5! finishing him off 21...Nxd3 [21...gxh5 A pinning theme 22.Qxg7# A beautiful mate combination] 22.Bxg7+ Kg8 23.Qh6 [23.Qh6 f6 24.Nxf6+ Kf7 25.Ng5#]  1–0