0296 Dutch Defense
Wendy's XLIV, 4-2-03, Rd:2, Charlotte
Jackie Ryan (1849) Patrick McCartney (1967)
1 d4 e6 2 Nf3 f5 3 c4 Nf6 4 e3 Be7 5 d5 (Probably not to be recommended. White surrenders the control of important squares that often become the entry points of Black's pieces, particularly the c5-square) 5...0-0 6 Be2 d6 7 0-0 e5 8 Nc3 Qe8 9 b3 Na6 10 Bb2 Qg6 11 Qb1 Nc5 12 Ne1 Nce4 13 Ne4 Ne4 14 Qd1 Qh6 15 Nd3 f4 16 ef4 ef4 17 Bf3 Ng5 18 Re1 Qh4 (Better is 18...Bf6 19 Bf6 Qf6 20 Bg4 with equality) 19 Rc1 Nf3 20 Qf3 Bg4? (20...Bg5 21 h3 +/=) 21 Qe4?? (White misses his chance at getting a won position with 21 Re7!! as Black is then forced to give up both his bishops for the rook since 21...Bf3 loses to 22 Rg7 Kh8 23 Rg6 and Black's queen and rook both drop.) 21...Rae8 22 g3 fg3 23 fg3 Qg5 24 Qe3 Qe3 25 Re3 Bg5 26 Re8 Re8 27 Nf4 (Better was 27 Re1 Re1 28 Ne1 Be3 29 Kf1 with a roughly equal position.) 27...Bf4 (Black now has a clear advantage, if not a won position) 28 gf4 Re2 29 Bc3 Ra2 30 Rb1 Rc2 31 Bd4 b6 32 Rb2 Bd1 33 Rc2 Bc2 (The resulting opposite-colored bishop ending is won for Black as he will win a second pawn and maintain control of a number of dark squares on the queenside, hence Black's pawns won't get stopped in their tracks on the light squares.) 34 b4 Bb3 35 c5 dc5 36 bc5 Bd5 37 cb6 ab6 38 Bb2 Kf7 39 Kf2 c5 40 Ke3 g6 41 h4 Ke6 42 Kf2 Kf5 43 Kg3 h5 (Preventing the king from coming through and creating counterplay on the kingside. Now Black cuts the White King off from getting to the passed pawns.  White can safely resign here.) 44 Be5 Ke4 45 Kf2 Kd3 46 Ke1 Bf3 47 Kf2 Bg4 48 Bb2 c4 49 Ke1 b5 50 Ba3 Kc3 51.Bd6 b4 52.Be5 Kd3 0-1 (White has no way to prevent promotion on b1 as Black intends to play ...c3, ...b3, and ...b2 and White has no way to stop it.) (Notes by McCartney)