Winning Without Castling

Last updated 2 May 2002

Gurtovoi,N - Maeer,K [A03]
X ICCF Cup, 1995
[Notes by Nickolai Gurtovoi]

1.f4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Be2 Bg7 5.d3 0-0 6.Nbd2 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Qc2 b6 9.Nf1 Bb7 10.Bd2 a5 11.a4 Qc7 12.Rg1 e6 13.g4 Ne7 14.h3 Nd7 15.Ng3 Bc6 16.Kf2! b5 17.axb5 Bxb5 18.c4 Bc6 19.Bc3 e5 20.f5 d4 21.Bd2 gxf5 22.gxf5 Kh8 23.e4 Qd6 24.Rxa5 Rxa5 25.Bxa5 Bh6 26.Bd2 Rg8 27.Qc1 Bxd2 28.Qxd2 Nf6 29.Ng5 Be8 30.h4 [And White won after adjudication.] 1-0