Scottish Annotated Games

Last updated 11 July 2001

Nisbet, A - Hislop, A T [C34]
SCCA Championship, 1997-98
[Notes by Iain Mackintosh]

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6 [Fischer's defence.]

4.d4 g5 5.Nc3 [Unusual, and favoured by the Dutch player Bosboom.]

5...g4 6.Bxf4 [Now the fun starts!] 6...gxf3 7.Qxf3 Qh4+ 8.Bg3 Qg4 9.Qf2 c6 10.Be2 Qg6 11.0-0 Bh3?? [Black is ok until here, but had set up the position with no Wp on g2!]

12.gxh3 Nd7 13.Bc4 f6 14.Kh1 0-0-0 15.Be6 Be7 16.d5 c5 17.Bf5 Qg7 18.Nb5 Qf8 19.Qxc5+! [19... dxc5 Nxa7# or 19... Kb8 20.Qxa7+ Kc8 21.Qa8#] 1-0