0013 Queen’s Gambit Declined (D34)
Midtown XII, 10-3-98
McCartney (1682) NM Noble (2267)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5 4 cd5 ed5 5
Nf3 Nc6 6 g3 Nf6 7 Bg2 Be7 8 0-0 0-0
9 Bg5 c4 (9…cd is the main line) 10 b3
Qa5 11 Rc1?! (This leads to the loss of
an exchange, but White will get a little
compensation, as Black’s pawn shield on
his King will be destroyed. White could
probably have considered moving the
Knight instead) 11…Ba3 12 Bf6 gf6 13
e4 Bc1 14 Qc1 Bg4?! (This move seems
like a complete waste of time for Black)
15 Nd5 Bf3?? (It seems to me that 15…
Kg7 is practically necessary, mainly to
avoid White’s next move) 16 Qh6 Kh8
(16…Qd5 is better, but White should
still win) 17 Nf6 Qh5 18 Nh5 Bh5 19
Qh5 f6 20 e5 Nd4 21 ef6 Rad 22 Re Rf6
23 Re8 Rf8 24 Rf8 (After 24…Rf8 25
Qe5 White will win the Knight and the
rest of the game is just a matter of mating
the Black King). 1-0