Scottish Annotated Games

Last updated 11 July 2001

Thomson, T (2235) - Fritz, M (2200) [B77]
ICCF EM/M/A007, 1998
[Notes by Tom Thomson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Ne5 10.Bb3 Bd7 11.h4 Rc8 12.h5 Nxh5 13.g4 Ng3 [TN]

14.0-0-0 [14.Rg1 is another option - 14... Rxc3 15.bc (15.Qxc3?? Nxf3 16.Nxf3 Bxc3 17.bc Nxe4-+) 15... Nxf3 16.Nxf3 Nxe4 17.Qd3 Bxc3 18.Ke2 Bxa1 19.Rxa1=]

14...Nxh1 15.Rxh1 Re8 16.Qh2 h6 17.Bxh6 Bf6 18.Kb1 [White threatens Bg5.]

18...e6 19.g5 Ng4 [19... Nxf3 20.Nxf3 Rc6 21.e5 de 22.e4 Rxc2 23.Nxf6 Qxf6 24.gf Rxh2 25.Rxh2 Rc8 26.Bg7 mates.]

20.gxf6!! [20.Qd2 Bxd4 21.Qxd4 Nxh6 22.Rxh6+=]

20...Nxh2 21.Bg7! Rc5 22.Bd5 Rxd5 23.Nxd5! [The end of the story. 23... Qa5 24.b4 ed 25.Rxh2 and mate is unavoidable.] 1-0