Winning Without Castling

Last updated 2 May 2002

Gurtovoi,N - Dupak,N [C55]
Friendly Match, 1995
[Notes by Nickolai Gurtovoi]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nxe4 5.Bxf7+ [Another possibility is 5.Nxe4 d5 unclear.]

5...Kxf7 6.Nxe4 d5 7.Neg5+ Kg8 8.d4! h6 9.Nh3 Bxh3 10.gxh3 e4 11.Ne5 Qh4?! [A questionable attack. Better was 11... Nxe5 12.dxe5 Qd7 13.Qg4 unclear.]

12.Ng6 Qxh3 13.Nxh8 Kxh8 [Or 13... Qg2 14.Rf1 Kxh8 15.Bf4 +-]

14.Be3 Qg2 15.Kd2 Na5 16.b3 Qh3 17.Rg1 Be7 18.Qe2 Rf8 19.Rg3 Qxh2 20.Rag1 Bf6 21.Qg4 1-0