1.d4
d5
2.c4
e5
The Albin Counter-Gambit. Black offers a pawn to weaken the white pawn structure.
3.dxe5
d4
4.Nf3
Nc6
5.g3
Be6
6.Nbd2
Aiming for Nb3xd4
6...Qd7
7.a3
Nge7
A similar plan with Ng6
8.Nb3
Ng6
Obvious moves, but consuming considerable time
9.Nbxd4
0-0-0
After a 33 minute think. White has used 42 minutes. Black 58.
10.Be3
Ngxe5
11.Nxe5
Nxe5
12.Bg2
[12.b3
Ng4
]
12...Bxc4
13.Qc2
Bc5
14.Nf5
Bxe2
Both sides have used 1:45. Just 45 minutes left to get to move 40
15.Bxc5
[15.Qxe2
Nd3+
16.Kf1
Qxf5
; 15.Kxe2
Qb5+
16.Ke1
Nd3+-/+
]
15...Ba6
[15...Nd3+
16.Kxe2
Qxf5
17.Rhc1
Nxc1+
18.Rxc1
Rhe8+
19.Be3
Qxc2+
20.Rxc2+/-
]
16.Nd6+
Kb8
17.0-0-0
cxd6
18.Bxd6+
Diagram
18...Qxd6
19.Rxd6
Rxd6
Black has a rook and knight for the quuen but the most active pieces by far.
20.Qa4
Avoiding Rc8
20...Rhd8
Doubling the rooks on the key file, preventing Rd1
21.Kb1
Avoiding Nd3 check and preparing Rc1, the other open file.
21...Nc4
White has 7 minutes left until time control at move 40. Black 25.
22.Rc1
Rd4
threatening Ne2+ winning the Qa4
23.Ka1
f6
[23...Nxb2
24.Qc2
Nc4
25.Bf1
f6
; 23...Nd2!
24.b4
Rd3
25.Re1
Nb3+
26.Kb1
Bc4
27.Bxb7
Rd1+
28.Rxd1
Rxd1+
]
24.Qc2
Rd2
25.Qf5
[25.Qe4
]
25...Ne5
26.Bh3
White has 3 minutes left. 17 for black
26...b6
27.Qxh7
Bc4
White is fine, perhaps even winning, after Bf5 or f4, but time pressure has intruded [27...Nd3
28.Rb1
]
28.b3?!
Bxb3
29.Qxg7
Nc4
The threat is Ra2+ and Nxa3
30.Rxc4
Bxc4
31.Bg4
Re8
Re1 is next 0-1