0185 LONDON SYSTEM
Wendy's XXVI, Rd:2, 6-20-01, Charlotte, NC
NM D Liu (2022) NM L Fuerstman (2034)
1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Bf4 e6 4 c3 c5 5 h3 Nc6 6 e3 cd 7 ed Bd6 8 Bd6 Qd6 9 Bd3 Ne4 10 Nbd f5 11 Qe2 0-0 12 0-0 Bd7 13 Bb5= Qf4 14 Qe3 Qe3 15 fe Nd2! 16 Nd2 Ne5! (Avoiding the exchange on "c6" which would lead to an easy Draw) 17 Bd7 (17 Be2 is a consideration) 17...Nd7 18 c4 dc 19 Nc4 Rac 20 Rac Nf6 21 Nd6 Rc1 22 Rc1 Nd5 23 Nb7 Ne3! (Creating a Kingside majority for the final conclusion) 24 Nd6 Rd 25 Rc1 Rc1 26 Nc1 a6= 27 Ne7 Kf7 28 Nc6 Nd1 29 b4 Nc6 30 a3 Ke8 31 Kf2 Nb5 32 a4 Nc7! (Now Black has a Kingside majority, the Queenside minority has been equalized and the King is free to roam!) 33 Ne5 Ke7 34 Nc4 Kd7 35 Kf3 Kc6 36 Ne3 g5=/+ 37 g3 Nd5 38 b5 ab 39 ab Kb5 40 Nf1 Kc4 41 h4 g4 42 Ke2 Kd4 43 Nd2 Nc6 44 Kf1 Ne4 45 Nb3 Kc3 0-1 (Notes by Fuerstman)