Nimzo-Indian Defense (by transposition)
NC Open, Round 2, 10-29-00, Burlington, NC
Patrick McCartney (1887)  Ben Stewart (1727)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 Nc6 3 Nf3 e6 4 Nc3 Bb4 5 Qc2 d6(This variation is considered quite dubious and normally arises via the move order 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 Nc6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 Qc2 Nc6 5 Nf3 d6) 6 a3 Bc3 7 Qc3 Qe7 8 e3 a5 9 Be2 0-0 10 0-0 e5
11 d5 Nb8 12 b4 Ne4 13 Qc2 f5= (13...Bf5?? loses to 14.Bd3) 14 Bb2 g5?! (This appears to be a little premature, and causing Black's king to be a bit too airy.) 15 Nd2 g4 16 f3 +/- (16.Nxe4 fxe4 leads to a slight advantage for White (+/= by Fritz), but I couldn't find a follow up as going
for the pawn with 17.Qxe4?? gets the Queen trapped after 17...Bf5 -+) 16...Nxd2 17 Qxd2 Rf6? (A waste of time)18 fxg4 Rh6? (Black should admit that his last move wasn't good, and just play 18...fxg4 19 Rxf6 Qxf6 20.Rf1 allowing White to gain the tempo.) 19 gxf5 +- Qh4 20 h3 Qg5 21 Rf3 axb4 22 Qe1 Kh8 23 axb4 Rxa1 24 Bxa1 Na6 25 Bc5 Bxf5 (White is winning to begin with, but taking here just opens up the f-file and makes White's attack quicker.)26 Qf2 Bg6 (Only move. 26...Rf6 27.e4 wins a piece) 27 e4 Bh5 28 Rf8+ Kg7 29 Bxh5 Qxh5 30 Bd2 Nxb4 31 Rf5 Qe8 32 Bxh6+ Kxh6 33 Qh4+ Kg7 34 Qf6+ Kg8 35 Rg5+ 1-0 (Notes by McCartney)