0052 FRENCH DEFENSE
World Open, Rd:2, Jul 1999
Kaz Saegusa (1969)  Patrick McCartney (1891)
1 e4 e6 2 b3 d5 3 Bb2 de 4 Nc3 Nf6 5 g4 h6 6 Bg2 Be7 7 Ne4 0-0 8 Qe2 Ne4 9 Qe4 Bf6 10 Bf6 Qf6 11 c3 Nd7 12 Nf3 Rd 13 d4 Rb8 14 h4 b6 (An important quiet move that will be more obvious come move 20.  Black is not worried about g5, and is about to give up a Pawn for an attack) 15 g5 hg 16 hg (16 Ng5 would have been an interesting idea) 16...Qf5 17 Qh4 Kf8 (This is better than 17...f6) 18 Qh8 Ke7 19 Qg7 Bb7 20 Nh4?! (20 d5 was probably best, which leads to an unclear position) 20...Qd3! (Now the purpose for 14...be is revealed.  Black has mutual threats on 21...Qc3+ 22 Ke2 Ba6+! winning the rook, and winning the Knight due to a Queen trap that Black can get with his 2 Rooks on the back rank) 21 Rc1?? (White's only chance here was to play 21 Bb7 and the position is unclear.  Black can at least get his pawn back with 21...Qc3 and then: a. 22. Ke2 Qc2 {The Queen must guard g6} 23 Ke3 Rb7 is unclear. b. 22 Kf1 Qd3 {22...Qa1? 23 Kg2 and Black has no way to counter the threat of the Knight check on g6} 23 Kg2 Rg8 24 Qh6 {24 Ng6 loses a pawn after 24...Qg6 25 Qg6 Rg6 26 Be4 Rg5} Rb7 25 Nf3 is unclear) 21...Rg8 (The Queen has no escape other than giving up the Knight to get a Queen trade or Qg8 and Bb7, which gets Black a Queen for a Bishop and Rook) 22 Qh6 Rh8 23 Ng6 (23 Qg7??is even worse after 23...Bg2!-+) 23...Qg6 24 Qg6 Rh1 (Not 24...fg6? 25 Rh8 Rh8 26 Bb7 where White gets his piece back) 25 Bh1 fg 26 Bb7 Rb7 27 Ke2 Kf7 28 Ke3 Rb8 29 Rh1 Kg7 30 Rh4 Rh8 (Black not takes over the h-file) 31 Re4 Kf7 32 Rf4 Ke7 33 c4 Rh5 34 Rg4 Rh3 35 Ke4 Rh2 36 Ke3 c6 37 b4 Rh1 38 Kd3 c5 39 bc5 bc5 0-1 (Notes by McCartney)