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1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 d5 4. f4 exf4 5. Qh5+ g6 6. Qxd5 Qxd5 7. exd5 Bxb4

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[Event "85CB330"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Benner, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 a5 2. b5 c6 3. c4 d5 4. a4 (4. d3 cxb5 5. cxb5 e5 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. a4 Nf6 8.
Bb2 e4 9. dxe4 dxe4 10. Nfd2 e3 11. fxe3 O-O 12. g3 Qc7 13. Qc1 Bxg3+ 14. hxg3
Qxg3+ 15. Kd1 Ng4 16. Nf3 Nf2+ 17. Kc2 Bf5+ 18. Kb3 Be6+ {
vitorluiz (2350)-pcmvr (2795)/net-chess.com 2007/0-1}) (4. Bb2 dxc4 5. Qa4 Bd7
6. bxc6 Nxc6 7. Qxc4 Nf6 8. Nf3 e5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qb3 Bd6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e3
a4 13. Qc2 a3 14. Bc1 Bc6 15. d4 Neg4 16. h3 Nh2 17. Bd3 Bxg2 18. Rxh2 Bxh2 {
Ashley1-pcmvr (1980)/chesshere.com 2008/0-1}) 4... dxc4 5. e3 Nf6 $146 (5...
cxb5 6. axb5 Nf6 7. Bxc4 e6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Na3 Nb6 12.
Bb2 Nfd5 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Bd4 Nc8 15. Qb3 Nd6 16. Bf3 Nb4 17. Be2 Qe8 18. Nxd7
Qxd7 19. Qb2 f6 20. Bc5 {
Ehrlich,H (1910)-Witt,S (1820)/Muensterland Verbandsliga 2005/1-0 (32)}) 6.
Bxc4 Bf5 (6... cxb5 7. Bxb5+ Bd7 8. Bb2 e6 9. Qf3 Nc6 10. Ne2 e5 $11 )
(6... e5 7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O $11 ) 7. Nc3 (7.
d4 e6 8. Ba3 Bxa3 9. Rxa3 O-O 10. Nf3 Qd6 $11 ) (7. Bb2 e6 (7... Nbd7
8. Nf3 e6 9. O-O Nb6 10. Be2 Rc8 $11 ) 8. Nf3 Bd3 9. Bxd3 Qxd3 10. Bxf6
gxf6 $11 ) 7... e6 (7... Bd3 8. Bxd3 Qxd3 9. Nf3 e6 10. Ne5 Qf5 $11 
) 8. Nf3 (8. d3 Bb4 9. Nge2 O-O 10. O-O cxb5 $11 ) 8... c5 (
8... Bb4 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 Nbd7 $11 ) 9. Bb2 (9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bb2 Bd6
$11 ) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 (10... Bd6 $11 ) 11. Be2 Qc7 12.
d3 Rd8 13. Qc2 c4 14. e4 cxd3 15. Bxd3 Bg6 16. Rfd1 Bb4 17. Ne2 (17. Rac1 $142
$5 $14) 17... Qxc2 $15 18. Bxc2 O-O 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rdc1 Rd7 21. e5 (21. Nf4
Rfd8 $15) 21... Bxc2 22. Rxc2 Rfd8 23. Rcc1 Nxa4 $1 24. Nf4 (24. Rxa4 Rd1+)
24... Bc3 25. Nh5 Bxa1 26. Nxf6+ Kh8 (26... Kg7 27. Nxd7 Bb2 28. Rc7 $19) 27.
Nxd7 Bb2 (27... Rxd7 $6 28. Rxa1 b6 29. Kf1 $17) 28. Rc7 Nb6 29. Rxb7 Rxd7 30.
Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Ng5 (31. Ne1 Bxe5 32. Nc2 a4 $19) 31... Kg8 (31... a4 32. Nxf7+
Kg8 33. Nh6+ Kf8 34. Nf5 exf5 35. e6 $19) 32. f4 (32. Nf3 a4 33. Ne1 Nxe5 $19)
32... a4 33. Nf3 (33. Nf3 Bc3 34. f5 $19) 1-0

[Event "corr CCLA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Whiteside, Leo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 a5 2. b5 Nf6 3. Bb2 d6 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. c4 c5 8. Nc3 cxd4
9. exd4 Qc7 10. Be2 Be6 11. Nd2 Bh6 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. O-O Nb6 14. f4 Nxc4 (14...
a4 $142 $5 $11) 15. Nxc4 $16 Bxc4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 (16... Bxd5 17. Rxc7) 17. Bxc4 (
17. Rxc4 $143 Qb6 18. Bc1 Bg7 $17 (18... Qxb5 $143 19. Rc5 Qxe2 20. Qxe2 dxc5
21. dxc5 $14)) 17... Ne3 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 (18... Kxf7 19. Qb3+) 19. Rxc7 Nxd1 20.
Rxd1 Bxf4 21. Rxb7 (21. Re1 Raf8 22. g3 Bd2 $14) 21... Be3+ $15 22. Kh1 Raf8
23. h3 Rf1+ 24. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 25. Kh2 Bf4+ 26. g3 Rf2+ 27. Kg1 Bxg3 28. Bc3 Rxa2
29. Rxe7 Ra3 30. Rc7 d5 31. Rc8+ Kf7 32. Rc6 a4 33. Kg2 Bf4 34. b6 Rb3 35. h4
a3 36. Ba1 Rb1 37. Bc3 a2 (37... a2 38. b7 Rxb7 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael D"]
[Black "Wochnik, Manfred"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 a6 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 e5 5. d4 $146 exd4 $15 (5... Bd6 6. c4 dxc4
7. d5 Nce7 8. Bxc4 Nf6 9. Nf3 Nexd5 10. O-O Nb6 11. Nbd2) 6. exd4 (6. Bxd4 a5 (
6... Nf6 7. Nc3 (7. Nf3 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 a5 10. b5 Nxd4 11. Nxd4) 7... Be7
8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 a5 10. b5 Nxd4 11. Nxd4) (6... Nxd4 7. Qxd4 a5 8. Nc3 axb4 9.
Nxd5 Be6 10. O-O-O bxa3 11. Qe5) 7. bxa5 (7. b5 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Qf6 9. Nc3 Qxd4
10. exd4 Nf6 11. Nf3) 7... Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Rxa5 9. Nf3 Ne7 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Qb2)
6... Nf6 (6... Bd6 7. Bd3 (7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nc3 h6 11. Re1)
(7. Be2 Nf6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Re1) (7. Nd2 Nf6 8. Be2 O-O
9. Ngf3 Bf5 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1) 7... Nf6 8. Ne2 (8. Nf3 Qe7+ 9. Be2 O-O 10.
O-O Bf5 11. Nc3) 8... O-O 9. O-O (9. Nbc3 Be6 10. h3 a5 11. b5) 9... Re8 (9...
Ng4 10. g3 Qf6 11. Nbc3) 10. Nd2 Bg4 11. Re1) (6... Be6 7. Nc3 (7. Nf3 Nf6 8.
Bd3 Bd6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Ne5) (7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. O-O O-O 10.
Nc3 g6 11. Na4) (7. Nd2 Bd6 8. Ngf3 Nh6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Qf6 11. c4) (7. Be2
Bd6 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Qf6 11. b5) 7... Nf6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. Bd3 Bg4
10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3) 7. Nf3 (7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Ne2 (8. Nf3 Qe7+ 9. Be2 Bf5 10. Nc3
O-O 11. O-O) 8... O-O 9. O-O Re8 (9... Ng4 10. g3 Be6 11. Qd2) 10. Nd2 (10.
Nbc3 Be6 11. Qd2) 10... Be6 11. Ng3) (7. Nc3 Bd6 8. Bd3 a5 9. b5 Nxd4 10. Nxd5
Be5 11. c3) (7. Be2 Bd6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. Nc3 h6 11. Re1) (7. Nd2 Bd6
8. Be2 O-O 9. Ngf3 Re8 10. O-O Bf5 11. Re1) 7... Bg4 (7... Bd6 8. Bd3 (8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Re1) 8... Qe7+ 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O (10. Nc3 Bf5
11. O-O) 10... Bf5 11. Nc3) 8. Be2 (8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. h3)
8... Bd6 9. O-O (9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. h3) 9... O-O 10. Re1 (10. Nbd2 Re8
11. h3) 10... Re8 11. Nbd2 (11. h3 $15 ) 11... Qd7 12. h3 Bf5 13. c4
Bf4 14. b5 axb5 15. cxb5 Ne7 16. Nb3 (16. Ne5 Qd6 $15) 16... b6 (16... Qd6 $5
$17) 17. Ne5 $11 Qd6 18. g3 Bh6 19. g4 (19. h4 Qe6 $11) 19... Be6 $15 20. Bd3
Ng6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qd3 Bd7 (22... Ne4 23. f3 f6 24. fxe4 dxe4 25. Rxe4 fxe5
26. Rae1 $11 (26. Rxe5 $143 Bf4 27. Qc3 Rf8 $19)) 23. Bc1 (23. Kg2 Bf4 $15)
23... Bxc1 $15 24. Rexc1 Ra4 (24... Ne4 25. a4 $15) 25. Nd2 Rea8 26. Rc3 Ne4 (
26... g5 27. Rb3 $15) 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxb5 29. Rb1 Be8 30. Rbc1 c5 31.
Rc4 cxd4 32. Rxa4 Rxa4 33. Nxg6 Qe6 34. Qxe6 fxe6 35. Ne5 Rxa3 36. h4 Kf8 37.
f4 Ra2 (37... Bb5 38. Kf2 $15) 38. h5 b5 (38... Bb5 39. Rd1 $15) 39. Rc8 Ra7
40. Kf2 Ke7 41. Rb8 Ra1 42. Rb7+ Kf8 43. Ke2 Ra3 44. Rb8 Re3+ 45. Kd2 Ke7 46.
Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr CCLA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael D"]
[Black "Eldridge, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 b6 2. Bb2 Bb7 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Nf6 $15 (4... Bxb4 $2 5. Bxg7 b5 6. cxb5 $18
) 5. a3 c5 6. bxc5 bxc5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Rb1
Rb8 12. Na4 Bf8 13. Qc2 d6 14. Bc3 Ba8 (14... e5 15. Rb2 $11) 15. Rxb8 $14 Qxb8
16. Rb1 Qc7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. d4 cxd4 19. exd4 Na5 20. Qc3 (20. Qd3 Bg7 $14)
20... Rc8 (20... Be4 21. Rb4 $11) 21. Rb4 (21. Nd2 Bh6 22. Qg3+ Kh8 $17) 21...
f5 22. Ng5 (22. Nb2 Nc6 23. Rb3 Bg7 $14) 22... h6 23. Nh3 (23. Nf3 $142 $5 $11)
23... Bg7 24. c5 dxc5 25. Qxc5 (25. Nxc5 $142 Bd5 26. Ba6 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qxc5
28. Qd1 $17) 25... Qxc5 $4 (25... Qd8 $142 26. Qb5 Nc6 $17) 26. dxc5 $11 (26.
Nxc5 $143 Nc6 27. Ba6 Rd8 $17) 26... Bf8 (26... Nc6 27. Rb5 $11) 27. Nf4 Be4 (
27... Nc6 28. Rc4 $11) 28. Nh5 (28. Ba6 Rc7 29. Rb8 Bc2 $15) 28... Bc2 (28...
Bxc5 29. Rb5 Bb6 30. Nf6+ (30. Nxb6 $4 Rc1+ 31. Bf1 Bd3 (31... axb6 $6 32. Nf6+
(32. Rxb6 $2 Bd3 33. Rb8+ Kh7 $19) 32... Kg7 33. Nxe4 fxe4 34. Rxb6 $15) 32.
Nf6+ Kh8 $19) 30... Kg7 31. Nxe4 Rc1+ 32. Bf1 fxe4 33. Nxb6 axb6 34. Rxb6 $15)
29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Nd7 Be7 (30... Nc6 31. Rf4 $11) 31. Bb5 $15 Rc7 32. Nb8 Bxc5
33. Nxc5 Rxc5 34. f3 Rc3 35. a4 Bd3 36. Bxd3 Rxd3 37. Rb5 Rd5 38. Rxd5 exd5 39.
f4 Kf6 40. Kf2 Ke6 41. Ke3 Kd6 42. Na6 Kc6 43. Kd4 Nc4 $4 (43... Nb3+ $142 44.
Ke5 Nd2 $15) 44. Nb4+ $14 Kd6 45. Nxd5 Nb6 (45... Nd2 $5 $14) 46. Nxb6 $16
1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMM-06"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Armstrong, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 c5 2. bxc5 Nc6 3. d4 (3. e3 e5 4. d4 d5 5. Bb2 h6 6. dxe5 Bxc5 7. Bb5
Qa5+ 8. Qd2 Qxb5 9. c3 Be6 10. f4 Bxe3 11. Qc2 Bxf4 12. Ne2 Bxe5 13. Nd2 Bg4
14. Nf3 O-O-O 15. O-O Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Qe3 17. Bc1 Qe4 {
babai-jimmyjazz/chesshere.com 2007/0-1}) 3... g6 $146 (3... Nf6 4. Bb2 Ne4 5.
a3 e5 6. dxe5 Bxc5 7. e3 Qh4 8. g3 Nxg3 9. Nf3 Qe4 10. hxg3 d5 11. Nc3 Qg6 12.
Bd3 Qg4 13. Rh4 Qe6 14. Nb5 Nxe5 15. Nc7+ {1-0 mare-MyronsGambit/internet 2001}
) (3... e6 4. e4 d5 5. cxd6 Bxd6 6. c3 Nge7 7. e5 Bc7 8. Bd3 Ng6 9. Nf3 O-O 10.
Qc2 f6 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. Ba3 Rf7 13. Qxg6 fxe5 14. Ng5 Rf6 15. Qh7# {
1-0 orane (1725)-ElRey/Tour 2003}) 4. e4 Bg7 (4... e5 5. c3 (5. d5 Nb8 6. Nf3
Bxc5 7. Bd3 d6 8. Nc3 f5 $14 ) 5... exd4 (5... Nf6 6. d5 Na5 7. Qf3 b6
8. cxb6 axb6 $18 {1.41}) 6. cxd4 b6 7. cxb6 Qxb6 8. Be3 Qb2 $16 ) 5.
c3 e6 (5... d5 6. cxd6 exd6 7. d5 Ne5 8. Nf3 Nf6 $16 {1.09}) (5... d6 6. cxd6
exd6 7. d5 Ne5 8. Nf3 Bd7 $16 {1.16}) (5... Nh6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h4 d5 8. cxd6
exd6 $18 {1.53}) 6. Nf3 Nf6 (6... Nge7 7. Be2 O-O 8. Bf4 b6 $16 {1.37}) 7.
Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 (8... Ne8 $18 {1.81}) 9. cxd6 $1 Bd7 (9... Qxd6 10. e5) 10.
Bg5 h6 11. Bf4 g5 12. Bc1 e5 13. d5 (13. Nxe5 $143 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 $18) (13.
dxe5 $6 Ng4 $18) 13... Nb8 14. Nxe5 Re8 15. Nxd7 Nbxd7 16. Nd2 Rc8 17. Qc2 Nc5
18. Bb5 Rf8 19. Ba3 Qxd6 20. Rab1 Ng4 21. g3 b6 22. Nc4 Qf6 23. f3 Ne5 24. Nxe5
Qxe5 25. c4 Qd4+ 26. Kh1 h5 (26... Rfd8 27. Rbd1 Qf6 28. Bc6 $18) 27. Bb2 Qd3
28. Qg2 g4 (28... Bxb2 29. Qxb2 Qe3 30. Qf6 $18) 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Rbd1 (30.
Rbd1 Qe3 31. fxg4 hxg4 32. Rf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/4-06"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Hansen, Bjarne G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. c4 a5 3. b5 d5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. e3 e6 $146 (6... g6
7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bb2 cxb5 9. Bxb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. O-O e6 12. a4 Ne7 13.
Qb3 O-O 14. Ne4 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 Nd5 16. Nc5 Qe7 17. Qxb7 Qxb7 18. Nxb7 Na6 19.
Nxa5 Nc5 20. Nc4 Rxa4 21. Rxa4 {
Skopintseva,Y-Bragin,S (2175)/Tula-ch op 2001/1-0 (59)}) 7. Nf3 (7. d4 Bb4 8.
Bb2 (8. Qc2 Nf6 (8... cxb5 9. Bxb5+ Bd7 10. Bd3 Bc6 11. Nf3 Bxf3 $11 )
9. Nf3 Bd7 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 cxb5 $11 ) (8. Bd2 Nf6 9. Nf3 Bd7 10.
Ne5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 cxb5 $11 ) 8... Bd7 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Bxc3 Nf6 11. bxc6
Bxc6 $11 ) 7... Nf6 8. Bc4 (8. d4 Bb4 9. Bd2 Bd7 10. Ne5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3
cxb5 $11 ) (8. Bb2 Bd7 (8... Bd6 9. d4 O-O 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O Nd5 $14
) 9. Rc1 Bb4 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 cxb5 $11 ) 8... Be7 (8...
Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. dxc3 Qc7 $11 ) (8... Bd7 9. Rb1 Bb4 10.
Bb2 O-O 11. O-O cxb5 $14 ) 9. O-O O-O (9... Bd7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. d4 cxb5
$14 ) 10. Bb2 (10. d4 Bd7 11. Rb1 cxb5 $14 ) 10... Bd7 11. Rc1
Nd5 (11... Ne8 $14 ) 12. bxc6 Bxc6 13. Nd4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bf6 15. Nxc6
Nxc6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qb3 Qe7 18. d4 Rfd8 19. a4 Nb4 20. f4 g6 21. Kh1 Rd6 22.
Bb5 Rb8 23. Rc5 Rd5 24. Rc4 Rdd8 25. Rfc1 Qh4 26. Rc5 b6 27. Rc7 Nd5 28. R7c2
Nb4 29. Rc4 Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Bedbur, Heinz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. c4 a5 3. b5 Nf6 4. Bb2 Qb6 (4... d5 5. e3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7.
Nxe2 dxc4 8. bxc6 Nxc6 9. Qa4 e6 10. Nd4 Qd7 11. Qxc4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 b5 13.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. Nc3 Rb8 15. f4 Bd6 16. Ne2 Rhc8 17. Rc1 a4 18. O-O b4 19. d3 {
Reeves,A-Tsemekhman,V (2335)/Detroit Clippert op 1994/0-1 (57)}) (4... cxb5 5.
cxb5 b6 6. d3 e6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O d6 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. a4
Rc8 13. Rc1 d5 14. Nd4 Bd6 15. g3 Qe7 16. Bf3 Ba3 17. Bxa3 Nc5 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19.
bxc6 {Salvatore-PeterRs/ChessWorld.net 2006/1-0}) 5. Nc3 $146 cxb5 (5... d5 6.
cxd5 cxd5 7. Rc1 (7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. d4 Qd6 9. e3 Nb6 10. Rc1 $11 ) (7.
Qb3 e6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. e3 O-O 10. Rc1 $11 ) (7. e3 Nbd7 8. d4 Qd6 9. Nf3
Nb6 10. Bd3 $11 ) 7... Nbd7 8. Nf3 e6 9. d4 Ne4 10. e3 $14 )
6. Nxb5 d5 (6... d6 7. Bxf6 exf6 8. e3 Be7 9. d4 Qc6 10. Nf3 $14 ) 7.
e3 (7. Rb1 Nbd7 8. Qa4 Kd8 9. Nf3 Ng4 10. e3 $16 ) 7... Bd7 (7... Bg4
8. Qa4 Bd7 9. Bd4 Bxb5 10. cxb5 $14 ) 8. Bd4 (8. Rc1 Na6 9. Bd4 Qd8 10.
Bxf6 $16 ) 8... Qd8 9. Bxf6 (9. Rc1 Bxb5 10. cxb5 $14 ) 9...
exf6 (9... Bxb5 10. Bxe7 $14 ) 10. cxd5 Na6 11. Qf3 Bc5 12. Qe4+ Qe7
13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. a3 Rhc8 (14... Bxb5 15. Bxb5 Nc7 16. Bc4 $14) 15. d4 $16 Bd6
16. Nxd6 Kxd6 17. Bd3 Kxd5 18. Rb1 (18. Ne2 Kd6 $16) 18... Bc6 (18... Rc3 19.
e4+ Kd6 $11 (19... Kxd4 $2 20. Bxa6 bxa6 21. Ne2+ Kc4 22. Nxc3 Kxc3 23. Ke2 $18
)) 19. Nf3 $16 (19. Bxh7 $6 g6 20. Ne2 Rh8 21. Nf4+ Kd6 $14) 19... Kd6 20. Nd2
(20. Bxh7 $143 g6 $15) 20... Ke7 21. Nc4 Rg8 (21... Rc7 $142 $5 $18) 22. Nxa5 (
22. Bxh7 $6 Rh8 23. Bd3 Bxg2 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-23"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Piegeler, Wilhelm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. c4 e6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. b5 cxb5 5. cxb5 b6 $146 (5... a6 6. a4
axb5 7. axb5 Rxa1 8. Bxa1 Be7 9. e3 b6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be2 Qc7 12. O-O Bb7 13.
Nd4 Nd5 14. f4 d6 15. e4 Nf6 16. d3 Nbd7 17. Kh1 g6 18. f5 e5 19. fxg6 exd4 20.
gxh7+ {Zahn,R-Weis,N/Bad Wildbad op 1999/1/2-1/2 (38)}) (5... d5 6. e3 (6. Nf3
Nbd7 7. Nc3 Bd6 8. e3 O-O 9. d4 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 Qa5 12. Qc2 Bb4 13.
a3 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nb6 16. a4 Bd7 17. a5 Nd5 18. Bc4 Rfc8 19.
Rhc1 Nc7 20. b6 axb6 {Landgraf,M-Andersson,L/corr SOK-90-53 1991/0-1 (40)})
6... Bb4 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 Ne4 9. O-O {
Feldborg,B (2155)-Debbeler,A (1880)/remoteschach.de 2004}) 6. Nf3 (6. e3 d5 (
6... a6 7. Nf3 (7. Nc3 d5 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. Nb5 Be7 $11 ) (
7. Be2 d5 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Nbd7 $11 ) (7. Bd3 d5 (7...
Bb7 8. Nf3 Bc5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O d6 $11 ) (7... Bc5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Ng5
d5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 $14 ) 8. Nf3 axb5 9. Bxb5+ Bd7 10. Nc3 Bd6 $11 
) 7... d5 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. Nb5 Be7 $11 ) 7. Be2 (7.
Nf3 Bd6 (7... a6 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. Nb5 Be7 $11 ) 8. Ba3 O-O
9. d4 a6 10. Qa4 Bb7 $11 ) (7. Bd3 Bd6 (7... a6 8. Nf3 axb5 9. Bxb5+
Bd7 10. Nc3 Bd6 $11 ) (7... Nbd7 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 $11
) 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 $11 ) 7... Bd6 (7... a6
8. Nf3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Nbd7 $11 ) 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Nc3
Nbd7 $11 ) (6. Nc3 a6 (6... d5 7. e3 (7. Rc1 a6 (7... Bd6 8. e3 O-O 9.
d4 a6 10. Bd3 Qe7 $11 ) 8. e3 Be7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Qb3 Nbd7 $11 
) (7. Nf3 Bd6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. bxa6 Bxa6 $11 ) (7. Qc2 Bd6 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. e4 Nbd7 10. exd5 exd5 $11 ) 7... Bd6 (7... a6 8. Nf3 Bd6
9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. Nb5 Be7 $11 ) 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 e5 10. Qb3 Bb7 $11 
) 7. e4 Bb7 (7... d5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Qc2 Ra7 $11 ) (
7... axb5 8. e5 b4 9. exf6 bxc3 10. Bxc3 g6 $11 ) 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nf3 Be7
10. Bc4 Nxc3 $11 ) (6. Qc2 Bb7 (6... Bc5 7. d4 (7. e3 Bb7 (7... a6 8.
d4 Be7 9. Nc3 d5 10. Nf3 Bd7 $11 ) 8. f3 a6 9. d4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O $15
) 7... Bb4+ 8. Bc3 Qc7 9. a3 Be7 10. e4 a6 $11 ) (6... d5 7.
Bxf6 gxf6 8. e3 Bd6 9. d4 a6 10. Nf3 Bd7 $11 ) (6... Be7 7. Nf3 (7. Nc3
d5 8. Nf3 a6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Bd6 $11 ) (7. e4 Bb7 (7... a6 8. Nf3
Bb7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nh5 $11 ) 8. Nc3 a6 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3 e5 $11 {
-0.}) (7. e3 Bb7 (7... a6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. d4 Bxf3 $11 {-0.}
) 8. Nf3 a6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. d4 Bxf3 $11 ) 7... Bb7 (7... a6 8. e4 d6
9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rc1 Bb7 $11 ) 8. Nc3 O-O 9. e4 a6 10. Bd3 Nh5 $11 {
0.}) 7. Nc3 d5 (7... Bc5 8. Nf3 a6 9. e4 O-O 10. d4 Bb4 $11 ) (7...
a6 8. e4 Bb4 9. e5 Ng4 10. Ne4 f5 $11 ) 8. e3 d4 9. Na4 dxe3 10. dxe3
Nbd7 $11 ) (6. Na3 a6 (6... Bb7 7. Nf3 a6 (7... Bc5 8. e3 a6 9. Be2
O-O 10. O-O Bd5 $11 ) (7... Bd5 8. e3 a6 9. Nb1 Ne4 10. Nc3 Nxc3 $11 {
0.}) 8. e3 Bc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bd5 $11 ) 7. e3 (7. Nf3 Bc5 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Qe7 10. Nc2 axb5 $15 ) 7... Bb7 (7... Bc5 8. bxa6 Bxa6
9. Nb5 O-O 10. Qf3 Nd5 $11 ) 8. Nf3 Bc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bd5 $11 {
-0.}) 6... Bb7 (6... d5 7. Nc3 (7. e3 Bd6 (7... a6 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. bxa6 Nxa6
10. Nb5 Be7 $11 ) 8. Be5 O-O 9. Nc3 Bxe5 10. Nxe5 d4 $11 )
7... Bd6 (7... a6 8. e3 Bd6 9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. Nb5 Be7 $11 ) 8. e3 O-O
9. Be2 a6 10. O-O e5 $11 ) (6... a6 7. e3 d5 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. bxa6 Nxa6
10. Nb5 Be7 $11 ) 7. e3 (7. Nc3 d5 (7... a6 8. e3 Bb4 9. Be2 axb5 10.
O-O O-O $11 ) 8. e3 Bd6 9. d4 O-O 10. Bd3 Qe7 $11 ) 7... d5 (
7... a6 8. Be2 Bc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 axb5 $11 ) (7... Be7 8. Be2 O-O
9. Nc3 a6 10. O-O axb5 $11 ) 8. Nc3 (8. Be2 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be5
Bxe5 $11 ) 8... Bd6 9. d4 Qc7 (9... O-O 10. Bd3 Qe7 $11 ) 10.
Rc1 Qe7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qa4 h6 14. Ne2 (14. Rc2 a6 $14) 14... Nh7
(14... a6 15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. Bxa6 $11) 15. Nf4 Ng5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 (16... hxg5 $5
17. Ne2 a6 $11) 17. Ba3 $16 Bxa3 18. Qxa3 Rfc8 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Rc1 Qd8 21.
Qd6 Bb7 (21... Qf8 $142 $5 22. Qc6 Rb8 $16) 22. Rc7 $18 Bc8 23. e4 dxe4 (23...
Qf8 24. Qc6 (24. Rxd7 $6 Bxd7 25. Qxd7 dxe4 26. Bxe4 Rd8 $14) 24... Qd8 25.
exd5 $18 (25. Qxa8 $6 Qxc7 26. exd5 Qc1+ 27. Bf1 Qxf4 28. Qxc8+ Nf8 $18)) 24.
Bxe4 (24. Bxe4 Rb8 25. Bc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM1/2-1"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Schuehler, Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. a3 axb4 4. axb4 Rxa1 5. Bxa1 Qb6 6. c3 d5 7. Nf3 Bf5 8.
d3 Nf6 9. Nbd2 e6 (9... Nbd7 10. e3 e5 11. Be2 Bd6 12. e4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Be6 14.
Ng5 Bc7 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qb3 Ke7 17. Bc4 Ra8 18. O-O Nf8 19. Nf3 h6 20. Bb2
Nxe4 21. Bc1 Qa7 22. Qc2 Nf6 23. Be3 b6 24. Kh1 {MT-guest800/ICC 2004/1-0 (31)}
) 10. Nh4 Bg6 $146 (10... Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bg2 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15.
Nxg6 hxg6 16. Qa4 Nbd7 17. Rb1 Qc7 18. b5 Nb6 19. Qb3 Ra8 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. c4
Nbd7 22. Bc3 Bd6 23. Qc2 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Be5 25. d4 {
Woelfelschneider,P-Lindner,J/T16-05.47 TSC 2003/1/2-1/2 (31)}) 11. Nxg6 (11. e4
Bd6 (11... Nbd7 12. Be2 (12. exd5 cxd5 (12... Bh5 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 cxd5
15. O-O Bd6 $11 ) 13. Be2 d4 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. b5 Nd5 $15 ) (
12. Bb2 Bh5 (12... Bd6 13. Be2 Bf4 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Nxg6 hxg6 $11 )
13. Nhf3 Bd6 14. Be2 O-O 15. exd5 cxd5 $15 ) (12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Be2
Bd6 14. h3 Nh5 15. exd5 cxd5 $11 ) (12. h3 Bd6 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O
Bf4 15. Nxg6 fxg6 $11 ) 12... Bd6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. h3 Nh5 15. O-O Nf4
$11 ) 12. Be2 (12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. h3 Nbd7 14. Be2 Nh5 15. O-O Nf4 $11 {
0.}) 12... Nbd7 (12... Bf4 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Qa4+ Qc6 15. Qxc6+ Nxc6 $11 {
0.}) (12... O-O 13. Nxg6 fxg6 14. O-O Qc7 15. exd5 cxd5 $11 ) (
12... Na6 13. Bb2 Bf4 14. exd5 cxd5 15. g3 Bd6 $11 ) 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14.
h3 Nh5 15. O-O Nf4 $11 ) 11... fxg6 (11... hxg6 12. e3 Bd6 13. Be2 Nbd7
14. Nf3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11 ) 12. e4 (12. d4 Bd6 (12... Be7 13. e4
Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qb1 e5 $14 ) 13. e4 e5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. dxe5
Bxe5 $11 ) 12... Bd6 13. d4 (13. Qe2 e5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. c4 dxc4 $11
) 13... dxe4 (13... e5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 $11 ) 14.
Qb3 (14. Qc2 O-O 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 $11 ) 14... Kd7 (14... Ke7 15. Qc2 e5
$11 ) 15. Nc4 Qa7 (15... Qc7 $14 ) 16. Bb2 b5 17. Nxd6 Kxd6 18.
Be2 Nbd7 19. O-O (19. Qc2 e5 20. O-O exd4 $11) 19... Ra8 (19... Qa4 $5 20. Qd1
Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Ra8 $17) 20. Ra1 (20. c4 bxc4 21. Qg3+ Ke7 22. Bxc4 Nd5 $11)
20... Qb7 (20... Qxa1+ $5 21. Bxa1 Rxa1+ 22. Bf1 e5 $11) 21. Ra5 $14 Nb6 22.
Bc1 Nfd5 23. Qc2 Nf6 24. g4 h6 25. f3 exf3 26. Bf4+ Ke7 27. Bxf3 Kf7 28. Rxb5
Ra1+ (28... cxb5 29. Bxb7) 29. Bc1 $14 Nfd5 30. Ra5 Rxa5 31. bxa5 Nc4 32. Be4
g5 33. Bg6+ (33. Bg6+ Ke7 34. Qa2 $16) 1-0

[Event "corr USCF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Hansen, Myrl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 (1... e5 2. Bb2 $15) 2. Bb2 Qb6 3. a3 a5 4. c4 (4. Nf3 d6 $11) 4...
axb4 5. c5 Qc7 (5... Qxc5 {Decoy theme: c5} 6. axb4 {Discovered attack}) 6.
axb4 Rxa1 7. Bxa1 d5 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. e3 (9. d4 b6 $11) 9... Ngf6 (9... e5 10. Be2
$11) 10. d4 $14 b5 11. Bd3 e6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 Kh8 (14... Bb7
15. Bb2 $14) 15. Bb2 Ng4 16. Ne2 f5 (16... Ngf6 17. Nf4 $16) 17. Nf4 $16 Nb8
18. h3 Nh6 19. Ra1 g5 20. Nh5 Nd7 21. Qe2 Kg8 22. Qf1 (22. Ra8 Nf7 $14) 22...
Nf6 {Black intends g4} 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Ne5 g4 25. Kh1 (25. Qe2 gxh3 26. Qh5
Nf7 27. Nxf7 Rxf7 28. Qxh3 Rg7 $14) 25... Qg7 $2 (25... gxh3 $142 26. gxh3 Nf7
27. Nxf7 Qxf7 $11) 26. Nxc6 $18 (26. Nxc6 Nf7 27. Bxb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "USCF96P108 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Mongilutz, Jack"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 Qb6 3. a3 a5 4. c4 axb4 5. c5 Qc7 6. axb4 Rxa1 7. Bxa1 Na6 8.
Qb3 e5 (8... d6 9. d4 Nf6 10. Nf3 Be6 11. Qa4 g6 12. e4 Bg7 13. b5 cxb5 14.
Bxb5+ Bd7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. cxd6 exd6 19. Nc3 Qc7 20.
O-O Qc6 21. Qb3 Nc7 22. Rc1 Bh6 23. Rb1 {
Trokenheim,M (1800)-Lopez,V (1765)/FICGS 2008/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 9. e3 d6 10. d4
dxc5 $146 (10... exd4 11. exd4 Nf6 12. Bc4 d5 13. Bd3 Be7 14. b5 Nb8 15. Nf3
O-O 16. b6 Qf4 17. Nc3 Bg4 18. Be2 Qh6 19. Ne5 Bxe2 {
1/2-1/2 Luzuriaga,N (2240)-Aleshnya,V (2420)/Pappier Memorial C 1999}) 11. dxc5
(11. bxc5 exd4 12. exd4 Be6 (12... Qe7+ 13. Be2 Be6 14. Qg3 Nf6 15. Nf3 Nd5 $14
) 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 b5 15. cxb6 Qxb6 $11 ) 11... Be6 (
11... b6 12. Nf3 f6 13. Qa3 Qb7 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Qxa6 Bxa6 $11 ) 12.
Qa4 (12. Bc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 b5 14. Qb3 Nf6 15. Qa3 Qc8 $11 ) 12... Nb8
13. Nf3 (13. Nd2 Ne7 14. Ngf3 f6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 $14 ) 13... f6 14. Be2 (
14. Bc3 b6 15. cxb6 Qxb6 $11 ) 14... Nh6 (14... b6 15. cxb6 Qxb6 $11 {
0.}) 15. O-O (15. Qa7 Be7 $14 ) 15... Be7 (15... b6 $11 )
16. Bd3 Nf7 17. Nc3 O-O 18. Rd1 Nd7 19. Qc2 g6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22.
Nd4 Ng5 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Qf5 Ndxc5 25. bxc5 Nxc5 26. Bb2 Rd8 27. Qh5+ Kg7 28.
Qg4+ Kf7 29. Qh4 Rxd1+ 30. Nxd1 Ne6 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Qg6+ Ng7 33. Kf1 b5 34. h4
Qd7 35. Ke2 Qf5 36. Qxf5 Nxf5 37. h5 Kf7 38. g4 Nh6 39. e4 (39. Kf3 c5 $11)
39... Bc5 (39... Nxg4 $5 40. Bc1 Bf8 $17) 40. g5 fxg5 41. Bxe5 Bf8 42. Bc7 Ke6
43. f4 gxf4 44. Bxf4 Nf7 45. Kd3 Bg7 46. h6 (46. Kc2 $142 $11) 46... Nd6 $4 (
46... Nxh6 $142 47. Ne3 Nf7 $17) 47. Bxd6 (47. hxg7 $142 Kf7 48. Bxd6 Kxg7 49.
Kd4 $18) 47... Kxd6 $4 (47... Bxh6 48. Bc5 Bf4 $18) 48. h7 (48. hxg7 $142 Kc7
49. g8=Q $18) 48... b4 (48... Ke6 $142 $5 49. Ne3 Kf7 $11) 49. Kc4 Ke5 1-0

[Event "USCF89P45 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Mongilutz, Jack"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 Qb6 3. a3 a5 4. c4 axb4 5. c5 Qc7 6. axb4 Rxa1 7. Bxa1 Na6 8.
Bc3 Nf6 9. Nf3 (9. e3 Nd5 10. Qb3 b6 11. d4 Qb7 12. Bc4 bxc5 13. bxc5 Qxb3 14.
Bxb3 d6 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. cxd6 e6 17. Nf3 Bxd6 18. O-O Bd7 19. Nbd2 Ke7 20. Ra1
Rc8 21. Rxa6 Rxc3 22. g3 f6 23. Kg2 Rd3 {
Zarko,I (2050)-Fercec,N (2475)/Zadar op 2004/0-1 (63)}) 9... d6 $146 (9... Nd5
10. Qb3 b6 11. d4 d6 12. b5 Nb8 13. e4 Nxc3 14. Nxc3 dxc5 15. bxc6 e6 16. d5
Be7 17. e5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Qa7 19. Bb5 Qa5+ 20. Ke2 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Nxa6 22. c7 Kd7
23. e6+ fxe6 24. Ne5+ {Kuehn,P-Wiedenhoeft,L/corr DDR-Cup5 sf04 1977/1-0}) 10.
d4 (10. cxd6 Qxd6 11. b5 cxb5 (11... Nb4 12. Qb3 e6 13. e3 Nd7 14. d4 Nd5 $14 
) 12. e3 Bd7 13. Be5 Qb4 14. Be2 Bc6 $11 ) 10... g6 (10... b5
11. e3 Ne4 (11... Nd5 12. Qb3 Nxc3 13. Nxc3 e5 14. Nxb5 cxb5 $14 ) 12.
Qb3 e5 13. Bd3 exd4 14. exd4 Nxc3 $11 ) (10... Nd5 11. Qb3 e5 12. cxd6
Bxd6 13. dxe5 Bxb4 14. Bxb4 Qb6 $11 ) 11. e3 Bg7 (11... b5 12. d5 dxc5
13. bxc5 Nxc5 14. dxc6 Qxc6 $11 ) 12. b5 cxb5 13. Bxb5+ Bd7 14. cxd6
Qxd6 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. O-O O-O 17. Qb3 Ne4 18. Ba5 Nb8 19. Nbd2 Nxd2 20. Bxd2
Nc6 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Qb5 e6 23. Bc3 Qd6 24. Ng5 Qa3 25. Be1 Qa6 26. h3 Qxb5 27.
Rxb5 b6 28. Bc3 Na7 29. Rb3 b5 30. Bb4 Nc6 31. Bd6 Rb7 32. Rc3 Na7 33. Ra3 Bf8
34. Bxf8 Kxf8 35. Nxh7+ Ke7 36. Kf1 b4 37. Rb3 Nc6 38. Ke2 f6 39. g4 g5 40. f4
gxf4 41. g5 fxg5 42. Nxg5 Kd6 43. Rb1 Ra7 44. exf4 Kd5 45. Nf3 Ra2+ 46. Kd3
Ra3+ 47. Ke2 b3 48. Nd2 Nxd4+ 49. Ke3 b2+ 50. Kf2 Ra2 51. Ke3 Nc2+ 52. Kd3 Na3
0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-6"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tjornsted, Peter"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. g3 e5 3. Bb2 Bxb4 $146 (3... Nd7 4. Bg2 (4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. c5
Bc7 7. Bg2 f5 8. O-O Ngf6 9. d4 e4 10. Ng5 Qe7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Nh3 O-O 13. b5 g5
14. e3 Ng4 {0-1 amador (1935)-worldplayer (1680)/net-chess.com 2007}) 4... Ngf6
5. a3 Bd6 (5... c5 6. c3 c4 7. d3 cxd3 8. exd3 {line}) 6. d3 Nb6 7. Nf3 Qe7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a4 e4 10. Nd4 Bxb4 11. a5 Nbd7 12. Nf5 Qe6 13. Bh3 Kh8 14. Ra4 Bd6
15. dxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Be5 17. Ba3 c5 18. Nxe4 {
Zielinska,M (2365)-Madl,I (2410)/BL 1999/0-1}) 4. c4 (4. Bxe5 Nf6 $15 5. Bg2 (
5. Nf3 Nc6 (5... Nbd7 6. Bf4 Ne4 7. c3 Bc5 8. d4 Be7 $15 ) (5... O-O
6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg2 Bxe5 8. Nxe5 Re8 $15 ) (5... Bg4 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. c3
Be7 8. Qa4 Qd7 $15 ) 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Bg2 Re8 8. c3 Bd6 $15 ) (
5. a3 Bc5 (5... Nc6 6. axb4 Nxe5 7. d4 Ng6 8. e3 Qe7 $15 ) 6. d4 Nc6
7. Nf3 Nxe5 8. Nxe5 Bd6 $17 ) 5... Nc6 (5... O-O 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb2
Bc5 8. O-O Re8 $15 ) 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nf3 Bf5 8. O-O Re8 $15 )
4... Nf6 (4... d4 5. Bg2 Ne7 (5... Nc6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Qa4 Qd6 8. Nf3 f6 $17 
) 6. Qa4+ Nbc6 7. Nf3 Qd6 8. Na3 Qf6 $17 {-1.38}) 5. Qb3 (5. Nf3 Nc6
(5... O-O 6. Nxe5 Bd6 7. f4 dxc4 8. Nxc4 Bc5 $15 ) (5... Nbd7 6. cxd5
Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2 Nb6 $15 ) (5... Bd6 6. cxd5 O-O 7. Bg2 Re8 8.
Nc3 e4 $15 ) 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Bxe5 O-O 8. Qb3 Qe7 $17 ) 5...
Nc6 (5... Qd6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. a3 Bc5 $17 {-1.06}) 6. a3 (6. Bg2
Be6 (6... Bc5 7. cxd5 Nd4 $15 8. Qc4 Qd6 $15 ) 7. Bxe5 O-O 8. Bc3 dxc4
$17 {-1.09}) 6... Ba5 (6... dxc4 7. Qxc4 Be6 8. Qc1 $19 Bd6 $19 {-1.94}) 7.
Qa4 (7. Bg2 Bb6 8. cxd5 Nd4 9. Bxd4 Bxd4 $15) 7... Bb6 (7... d4 8. Bg2 e4 $19 
) 8. Nf3 Qd6 (8... O-O $142 9. cxd5 Qxd5 $19) 9. Bh3 $4 (9. Nxe5 $142
$5 Ne4 10. Nd3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 $15) 9... O-O (9... Bxh3 $142 10. Nxe5 Ne4 11. Nd3
$19) 10. e3 $4 (10. Bxc8 $142 Raxc8 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 $19) 10... Qe6 (10...
Bxh3 $142 $5 11. Ng5 Bf5 12. f3 $19) 11. Qd1 (11. Bxe6 $5 Bxe6 12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd7 Bxh1 16. Bxc7 Bc5 $18) 11... Re8 (11...
Qxh3 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 $19) 12. Qe2 (12. Bxe6 $142 Rxe6 13.
cxd5 Nxd5 14. Qb3 $18) 12... Ng4 (12... Qxh3 $142 13. cxd5 Nxd5 $19) 13. Bd4 $4
(13. Bxg4 $142 Qxg4 14. cxd5 $17) 13... Nxh2 (13... Nxh2 14. Bxe6 Nxf3+ 15.
Qxf3 Rxe6 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. cxd5 Rf6 $18) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-06"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tjoernsted, S."]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 Bxb4 $17 4. c4 Nf6 (4... e4 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. a3 $15) 5.
Qb3 Nc6 6. a3 $4 (6. cxd5 Nd4 7. Qc4 $19) 6... Ba5 (6... Bc5 7. cxd5 Nd4 8. Qc3
$17) 7. Bb2 $2 (7. cxd5 Nd4 8. Qa4+ b5 9. Qxa5 Nc2+ 10. Kf1 Nxa1 11. Qxb5+ c6
12. dxc6 $18) 7... d4 $17 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qa4 Bb6 10. Nf3 Qd6 (10... e4 $142
11. c5 exf3 12. cxb6 cxb6 13. Qxc6+ Bd7 14. Qxf3 Rc8 $15) 11. O-O $2 (11. Nxe5
$142 $5 Bb7 12. f4 $17) 11... Bh3 (11... Rb8 12. d3 $19) 12. Re1 O-O 13. e3
Rae8 14. exd4 exd4 15. d3 {Black gets strong play along the open e-file} (15.
Rxe8 Rxe8 16. c5 Bxc5 $19) 15... Rxe1+ 16. Nxe1 Qe6 (16... Re8 17. Nc2 $19) 17.
Qd1 (17. Nc2 Qe2 18. Nd2 Qxd2 19. Bxd4 Nd7 $19) 17... Bg4 (17... Re8 18. Nc2
$19) 18. Qc1 (18. f3 Qe3+ 19. Kg2 Bf5 $19) 18... Re8 19. Nd2 Qe2 20. Nb3 {
White intends c5} Bh3 {The mate threat is Qf1} 21. Ng2 (21. Nc2 Qf3 22. Ne1
Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qg2#) 21... Bxg2 (21... Qxd3 22. Nf4 Qxb3 23. Nxh3 $19) 22. c5 (
22. Kxg2 Qxd3 23. Qd1 Qxc4 $19) 22... Ng4 (22... Bd5 $142 $5 23. Nxd4 Qxd3 24.
cxb6 cxb6 25. Nxc6 $19) 23. Bxd4 Bd5 {Threatening mate: Qf3} 24. Nd2 Nxh2 $1 (
24... Nxh2 25. Bxg7 Qxd2 26. cxb6 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Kxg7 28. bxc7 Qxd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-6"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Confente, Giuseppe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. b5 Bd6 5. e3 c5 6. c4 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8.
O-O (8. Ne5 Qc7 9. f4 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. O-O dxc4 12. Na3 Rd8 13. Nxc4 Bb8
14. a4 O-O 15. Bf3 Ne4 16. d4 Qe7 17. Qc2 f5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20.
Bxe5 Ne4 21. Rfd1 Rc8 22. Qb2 Bd5 {
Bulcourf,C (2280)-Moccero,E (2205)/Buenos Aires PRO op 1993/1-0 (32)}) 8...
dxc4 (8... Nbd7 9. d3 e5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 N7f6 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. e4 Nf4
14. Bxe5 O-O 15. g3 Ng6 16. Bc3 f5 17. Qb3+ Kh8 18. e5 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nxe5 20.
Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rae1 Bd4 23. Re7 {pierre-ramlall/internet 2009/1-0}
) 9. Na3 O-O $146 (9... Nbd7 10. Nxc4 Bc7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. d3 Nd5
14. d4 f5 15. a4 Rac8 16. Nfe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qg5 18. Bf1 Rcd8 19. f4 Qe7 20. g3
Kh8 21. Bg2 Rd7 22. Qe2 Rfd8 23. Rd2 a6 24. h4 {
Bulcourf,C (2220)-Serrat,P/Buenos Aires Stentor 1977/1-0 (38)}) 10. Nxc4 Bc7 (
10... Be7 11. Qa4 (11. d4 a6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. bxa6 Rxa6 14. Qb1 Nbd7 $11 
) 11... a6 12. d4 Nfd7 13. Rfc1 Bd5 14. Qb3 axb5 $11 ) 11. d4
cxd4 (11... Nbd7 12. Qa4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Qb8 14. h3 e5 $11 ) 12. Bxd4 (
12. Qxd4 Qd5 13. Qh4 Nbd7 14. a4 Rfd8 $14 ) 12... Nbd7 13. Rc1 Qb8 14.
g3 (14. h3 e5 $11 ) 14... e5 15. Bc3 Rd8 16. Qc2 Be4 17. Qb2 Re8 18.
Rfd1 Nd5 (18... Bd5 19. a3 $14) 19. Ng5 Nxc3 20. Rxd7 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Bf5 (21...
Bg6 $5 22. Na5 bxa5 23. Rcxc7 Rc8 $16) 22. Rxf7 $18 Bg6 23. Rd7 Rd8 (23... Bd8
24. Nf3 e4 25. Nfe5 Rxe5 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Nxe5 $18) 24. Qg4 Rxd7 25. Qxd7 Be8
$2 (25... Qd8 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Qxe5 Qg8 $18) 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Qe7
Bh5 28. Ne6 Qg8 29. Nxc7 Rf8 30. Nxe5 Bf7 31. Ne8 $1 Bxa2 (31... Bxe8 32. Rc8)
(31... Rxe8 32. Qd7) 32. Nd6 Bd5 33. g4 Be6 34. g5 g6 35. Rc7 a5 36. bxa6 b5
37. a7 (37. a7 Bd5 38. Nxg6+ Qxg6 39. Qxf8+ Bg8 40. Nf7+ Qxf7 41. Rxf7 b4 42.
Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "corr or02-023"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karayel, Atagun"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Nf3 f6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 c6 6. Nc3 (6. d3 e5 7. Bd2 cxd3 8.
axb5 f5 $15) 6... Ba6 (6... Qd7 7. axb5 cxb5 8. d3 $15) 7. d4 e6 8. Ba3 Ne7 9.
h4 (9. Be2 Ng6 $11) 9... Qd7 $15 10. Qd2 (10. h5 Bb7 $15) 10... Bb7 11. Be2 Nc8
12. a5 Na6 13. Rb1 Nd6 14. e5 Nf7 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Ne4 Bg7 17. h5 Rg8 (17...
Rg8 18. Qc3 O-O-O $17) 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT-4-90"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pagni, Carlo Alberto"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. b5 a6 6. a4 axb5 7. axb5 Rxa1 8.
Bxa1 Bd6 9. Be2 O-O 10. d3 (10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 $11) 10... Bb4+ (10... c6
11. bxc6 bxc6 12. O-O $15) 11. c3 Bd6 12. Nbd2 Nbd7 13. O-O c6 (13... e5 14. c4
$11) 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. c4 Qa5 16. Qc2 Rb8 17. h3 Bh5 18. Bc3 Qc7 19. Rc1 e5 20.
cxd5 cxd5 21. Qd1 Qa7 22. Nf1 Ba3 23. Rc2 e4 24. dxe4 dxe4 25. Nd4 Bxe2 26.
Nxe2 Qb6 27. Nfg3 g6 28. Bd4 Bc5 (28... Qb1 $5 29. Qxb1 Rxb1+ 30. Kh2 Bd6 $14)
1/2-1/2

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-6"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Andersson, Lars H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Bb2 Nd7 4. e3 Ngf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nb6 (6...
h6 7. d3 e6 8. a3 Qe7 9. O-O O-O-O 10. Nd4 Bg4 11. f3 Bh3 12. gxh3 h5 13. f4 h4
14. Qa4 Kb8 15. Nf3 Nb6 16. Qc2 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Nd5 18. Bd4 f6 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20.
Bxc3 e5 21. fxe5 {MT-guest1957/ICC 2004/1-0 (35)}) 7. Be2 Qd6 $146 (7... e6 8.
a3 Bd3 (8... a5 9. b5 Bd3 10. Bd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nbd7 12. O-O Bd6 13. d3 Qe7 14.
a4 O-O 15. Nbd2 e5 16. Bb2 Nd5 17. Nc4 f6 18. Rfd1 Bb4 19. g3 Qf7 20. e4 N5b6
21. Nxb6 Nxb6 22. d4 Qc4 23. Qxc4+ {
Zilberman,Y (2505)-Kogan,A (2480)/ISR-chT Ramat Aviv 2000/1-0 (39)}) 9. O-O Nc4
10. Bd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nb6 12. Nc3 c6 13. e4 Nbd7 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16.
Qb5 b6 17. Rfc1 Be7 18. Rc2 O-O 19. Qa6 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Re1
{Mehlhorn,U-Bartelt,K/BFO-069 2000/1-0}) 8. b5 (8. a3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 (9. d4 e6 (
9... a5 10. Nc3 e6 11. Nh4 Be4 12. f3 Bg6 $14 ) 10. Nc3 Nd5 11. O-O Be7
12. Nd2 N7f6 $11 ) 9... e6 (9... a6 10. d4 Rd8 11. O-O e6 12. Rc1 Be7
$14 ) (9... c6 10. d4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 $14 ) 10.
Nb5 Qb6 11. Bd4 c5 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 $14 ) 8... Nfd7 (8... O-O-O 9. Be5 (9.
O-O Kb8 10. Qb3 e6 11. Rc1 Qb4 12. Be5 Ne8 $14 ) 9... Qd7 10. O-O e6
11. a4 Bd6 12. a5 Nbd5 $14 ) 9. O-O (9. d4 Rd8 (9... O-O-O 10. O-O Kb8
11. Nc3 e6 12. Rc1 Be7 $14 ) 10. O-O e6 11. Ba3 c5 12. bxc6 Qxc6 $14 
) 9... Bxb1 (9... e5 $5 $11 10. Nc3 Bd3 11. Ne1 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Rd8 $11 
) (9... Bd3 10. a4 a6 11. Bd4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 e5 $11 ) 10. Qxb1
$14 Na4 (10... e6 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Qc2 Rd8 $16 ) 11. Bd4 Nac5 (11...
Nab6 12. Rc1 e6 $16 ) 12. Rc1 f6 (12... e6 $16 {1.09}) 13. Nh4 g6 14.
Bxc5 Nxc5 15. d4 Nd7 16. Bf3 Rb8 17. Qc2 Kd8 18. Qa4 e6 19. Be4 a6 20. bxa6
Qxa6 21. Qb3 f5 22. Bd3 Qd6 23. Nf3 Ke7 24. Qc3 c6 25. d5 $1 exd5 $2 (25...
cxd5 26. Qxh8) (25... Qxd5 26. Qxh8) (25... exd5 26. Qxh8) 26. Qxh8 $18 Nf6 27.
Rab1 c5 (27... Bh6 28. Rxc6 $1 Rxh8 29. Rxd6 Kxd6 30. Rb6+ (30. Rxb7 $143 Ra8
$14) 30... Ke7 31. Rxb7+ Kd6 32. Rb6+ Ke7 33. Nd4 $16) 28. Nh4 Bh6 $2 (28...
Ke6 29. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 $18) 29. Nxg6+ $1 (29. Nxg6+ Ke6 30. Rb6 Qxb6 31. Qxb8
hxg6 32. Qc8+ Kd6 33. Qh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr 3AMMsemi-01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pommerel, Wim"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. Ne5 Bf5 $15 4. e3 (4. a3 Nd7 5. d4 Nxe5 6. dxe5 e6 $15)
4... Qd6 5. d4 Nc6 (5... Qxb4+ 6. Nd2 Qa5 7. Rb1 $11) 6. Nxc6 (6. g4 Be4 (6...
Qxb4+ $143 7. c3 Qd6 8. Ba3 $16) 7. f3 Nxe5 (7... Qxb4+ $2 8. c3 Qb6 9. fxe4
$18) 8. fxe4 Nd7 $11 (8... Qxb4+ $2 9. c3 Qa5 10. dxe5 $18)) 6... Qxc6 7. Bd3
Bxd3 8. Qxd3 e6 9. b5 Qd7 (9... Qb6 10. c4 a6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. bxa6 Qxa6 13.
Qb3 $11) 10. Ba3 Nf6 (10... Bxa3 11. Nxa3 a6 12. c4 $11) 11. Bxf8 Rxf8 12. Nd2
O-O-O (12... c6 $11) 13. O-O-O (13. O-O $5 $14) 13... Qd6 $15 14. c4 dxc4 15.
Nxc4 (15. Qxc4 Kb8 $11) 15... Qd5 16. f3 Ne8 (16... h5 17. Qb3 $11) 17. a4 (17.
Qb3 Nd6 18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 $11) 17... Nd6 (17... Nf6 18. e4 Qh5 19. Rd2 $11) 18.
Nxd6+ Rxd6 19. Rd2 (19. Qxh7 Qg5 20. Qe4 Qxg2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "USCF87CA183"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Weinholtz, Harold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 a6 3. e3 Nc6 4. b5 (4. a3 Bf5 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Be2 Qd6 7. O-O Bg4
8. Nc3 Nf5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6 11. e4 Nh4 12. exd5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Be7 14. b5
Ne5 15. d4 Neg6 16. Bxb7 Rd8 17. bxa6 Nf4 18. Qg4 Nfg6 {
b4_player-opponent/gamecolony.com 2007/1-0 (34)}) 4... axb5 5. Bxb5 Bd7 6. Nf3
Nh6 $146 (6... Nf6 7. O-O g6 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. g4 Bg7 10. g5 Nh5 11. Bxg7 Nxg7
12. d4 Nf5 13. Nc3 h6 14. Re1 hxg5 15. Nxg5 e5 16. f4 f6 17. Ne6 Qe7 18. Nc5
Qh7 19. Qe2 O-O-O 20. a4 exd4 21. exd4 {
wlittle (2120)-flgs (1980)/net-chess.com 2004/0-1 (59)}) (6... Nb4 7. Bxd7+
Qxd7 8. a3 Nc6 9. O-O Nf6 10. Qe2 Qd6 11. c4 e6 12. Nc3 dxc4 13. Nb5 Qd8 14.
Qxc4 Bd6 15. Rfc1 O-O 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. Nd4 d5 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qxc6 Ra7 20.
Bd4 Rd7 21. a4 {Kreuzer,U-Siegfried/Heidelberg 1989/1-0 (33)}) 7. O-O (7. Nc3
Na5 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 Bg4 9. Rb1 e6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc4 $11 ) (8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Ne5 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qb6 11. a4 c6 $15 ) 8... Bg4 9. h3 Bh5
10. e4 d4 11. Nb5 Bxf3 $11 ) 7... Nf5 (7... e6 8. Re1 (8. Nc3 Nf5 9.
Re1 Be7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 O-O $11 ) 8... Nf5 (8... Nb4 9. Nc3 Bxb5
10. Nxb5 Ra5 11. Nc3 Nc6 $11 ) (8... Ra5 9. Be2 f6 10. d4 Qa8 11. Nc3
Bd6 $11 ) 9. Nc3 Nd6 10. a4 Be7 11. e4 dxe4 $11 ) (7... Ne5 8.
Bxd7+ (8. Nxe5 Bxb5 9. d3 f6 10. Nf3 e5 11. Qe2 Bd6 $11 ) 8... Nxd7 9.
Nc3 e6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nf5 $11 ) (7... Na5 8. Bxd7+ (8. Be2 e6 (
8... f6 9. Nc3 e6 10. Rb1 Nc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 $11 ) (8... Bg4 9. d3 f6
10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc3 e5 $11 ) (8... Bf5 9. Nc3 e6 10. d3 Bg4 11. Rb1 Be7
$11 ) 9. Ne5 f6 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Re1 Bd6 $11 ) 8... Qxd7 9.
d3 f6 10. Nc3 e6 11. e4 d4 $11 ) (7... Nb4 8. Nc3 Bxb5 9. Nxb5 Ra5 10.
a4 c6 11. Nbd4 Qa8 $11 ) 8. d4 (8. d3 e6 9. a4 Be7 10. e4 dxe4 11.
dxe4 Nd6 $11 ) (8. Nc3 e6 9. Bd3 Nd6 10. a4 Be7 11. Nb5 O-O $11 
) 8... b6 (8... e6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. e4 Nd6 $11 ) 9.
c4 (9. Ba3 Ne5 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. c4 dxc4 $14 ) 9... Be6 $4 (9... Nd6
$142 10. Bxc6 (10. cxd5 Nxb5 11. dxc6 Bxc6 $14) 10... Bxc6 11. Ne5 Nxc4 $11 
) 10. Bxc6+ (10. Bxc6+ Bd7 11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Nc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Kellermann, Friedrich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. b5 c5 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. c4 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O
8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 (9... Nb6 10. Bb3 Qe7 11. a4 a5 12. Qc2 e5 13. d3 Bg4
14. Nfd2 Nfd5 15. Ne4 Nb4 16. Qd2 Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qc3 Rae8 19. Nxc5 Bxc5
20. Qxc5 Nxd3 21. Qc3 Nxb2 22. Qxb2 Nc4 23. Qc2 Rc8 24. Qe4 {
Richter,W-Jendrossek,P/corr 1974/0-1}) 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 cxd4 $146 (11... Rc8
12. Qb3 Bb8 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. a4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Be2 Rfd8 17. Bc3 cxd4 18.
Bxd4 Qd6 19. g3 e5 20. Ng5 Bd5 21. Qb1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qh6 23. Qf5 g6 24. Qg4 Nf6
25. Qh4 Qxh4 26. gxh4 {Grodecki,J (1775)-Naiditsch,I (2080)/BL2 South 2002/0-1}
) 12. Nxd4 Qc7 (12... a6 13. bxa6 (13. Qe2 Nc5 (13... axb5 14. Nxb5 Be5 15.
Rab1 Qe7 16. Rfc1 Rfd8 $11 ) 14. Rfc1 Na4 15. Nf1 Nxb2 16. Qxb2 Be5
$11 ) (13. f4 Nc5 (13... axb5 14. Bxb5 Qc7 15. Rc1 Nc5 16. a4 Rfd8 $11
) 14. bxa6 Nxa6 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. Bb5 Bc5 $11 ) 13... Bxa6 14.
Qe2 Nc5 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Nd5 $11 ) (12... Nc5 13. a3 (13. N2f3 Qc7
14. Rc1 Rad8 15. h3 Rd7 16. Qe2 Rc8 $11 ) (13. Be2 Qc7 14. f4 Rfd8 15.
Rc1 Nd5 16. Nc4 a6 $11 ) (13. Rc1 Qc7 (13... a6 14. Qe2 Qc8 15. bxa6
Bxa6 16. N4b3 Nfd7 $11 ) 14. f4 Rfd8 15. Qe2 Rac8 16. N2b3 Nd5 $11 
) (13. Qc2 Qc7 14. f4 Nd5 15. Rf3 Nb4 16. Qc3 Na4 $17 {-1.38}) 13...
Qc7 14. f4 Rfd8 15. Rc1 a6 16. bxa6 Bxa6 $14 ) (12... Rc8 13. Rc1 (13.
f4 Nc5 (13... Qe7 14. Rc1 Nc5 15. Be2 Rfd8 16. Nc4 Nfe4 $11 ) 14. Rc1
Qe7 15. Be2 Rfd8 16. Nc4 Nfe4 $11 ) 13... Nc5 14. N4b3 Re8 15. Nxc5
Rxc5 16. Qe2 Bd5 $11 ) 13. f4 Nc5 14. Rc1 Rfd8 15. Qe2 (15. N2b3 Rac8
16. Qe2 Qe7 $11 ) 15... Rac8 16. Rfd1 (16. N2b3 Bd5 $11 ) 16...
Qe7 (16... Qd7 $11 ) 17. N4f3 Na4 18. Ba1 Ba3 19. Rc2 Nc5 20. Bd4 Be4 (
20... Nd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 $11 (21... Rxd5 $143 22. Nc4 Ne4 23. Nxa3 Qxa3 24.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Qc2 $14)) 21. Bd3 $4 (21. Nxe4 Nfxe4 22. Ne5 Qh4 $14) 21... Nxd3
(21... Bxd3 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qf2 Bxc2 24. Re1 $19) 22. Be5 $4 (22. Nxe4 Nxe4
23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Qxd3 f5 $14) 22... Rc6 (22... Rxc2 $142 23. Nd4 Rxa2 24. Bxf6
gxf6 25. Qg4+ Bg6 $19) 23. bxc6 (23. Nxe4 $142 Rxc2 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qxc2 $15
) 23... a5 $4 (23... Nxf4 $142 24. Qc4 Bxc2 25. Qxc2 N4d5 $17) 24. h3 (24. Nxe4
$142 Nxe5 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. fxe5 $18) 24... Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMM-06"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Tjornsted, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 f5 3. e3 Nf6 4. f4 e6 (4... c6 5. Nf3 e6 6. a3 Nbd7 7. Nc3 Bd6
8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Qe2 e5 11. fxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxf5 Bxf5 14.
Rxf5 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Rf8 16. Raf1 Qe7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qg4+ Qg7 19. Qd4 {
pierre-nucky/internet 2008/1-0}) 5. Nf3 Bxb4 6. Nc3 c5 $146 (6... O-O 7. Ng5 h6
8. h4 Ng4 9. Bd3 hxg5 10. hxg5 c5 11. Nb5 a6 12. Rh7 Rf7 13. g6 Rf6 14. Ke2
Rxg6 15. Qh1 Nh6 16. Rxg7+ Rxg7 17. Qxh6 Qe7 18. Nd6 Bd7 19. Rh1 Kf8 20. Qh8+
Rg8 21. Qxg8+ {Hartlaub-Teichmann,R/Leipzig 1922/1-0}) 7. Bb5+ (7. a3 Ba5 8.
Be2 (8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Be2 O-O 10. Rb1 Bc6 11. O-O Ne4 $17 ) (8. Rb1 a6
(8... O-O 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne5 Nd7 $17 ) 9. Be2 O-O 10.
O-O b5 11. a4 b4 $17 ) 8... O-O 9. O-O Ne4 10. Na2 Nc6 11. Rb1 Qc7 $17
) (7. Be2 Nc6 (7... O-O 8. a3 (8. Rb1 a6 (8... c4 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. O-O
Qa5 11. a3 Be7 $17 ) (8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Qh4+
$17 ) 9. a3 Ba5 10. O-O b5 11. Qe1 Bb7 $17 {-1.00}) 8... Ba5 9. O-O
Ne4 10. Na2 Nc6 11. Rb1 Qe7 $17 ) (7... c4 8. a3 (8. O-O O-O 9. a3
Bc5 10. Qe1 Nc6 11. Na4 Be7 $17 {-1.00}) 8... Bc5 9. Nb5 O-O 10. Bd4 Na6 11.
O-O Qa5 $17 ) 8. a3 (8. O-O O-O (8... c4 9. a3 Be7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11.
fxe5 Nd7 $17 ) 9. a3 Ba5 10. Ne5 d4 11. Nb1 Nxe5 $17 {-1.16}) 8...
Ba5 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Rb1 Rb8 $17 ) 7... Bd7 8. Rb1 (8. Be2
c4 (8... Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe1 Ne4 $17 ) (8... O-O 9. a3
Ba5 10. Rb1 Bc6 11. O-O Ne4 $17 ) 9. Rb1 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 Bc5
$17 ) 8... a6 (8... Ne4 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Qe7 $15 
) 9. Be2 b5 (9... O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 b5 $15 ) 10. a3
Ba5 11. O-O d4 (11... O-O $17 ) 12. exd4 cxd4 13. Na2 (13. Nxd4 $2 Bb6
14. Na4 bxa4 $19) 13... Bc6 14. Nb4 (14. Nxd4 $2 Bb6 $19) 14... Bb6 15. Kh1 O-O
16. Ng5 Qd6 17. c4 dxc3 $1 18. dxc3 (18. Bxc3 h6) (18. dxc3 Qxd1) 18... Rd8 (
18... Qxd1 $5 19. Rbxd1 Bd5 $17) 19. c4 $11 Qe7 20. Qb3 Bd7 21. cxb5 axb5 22.
Bf3 Ra4 23. Rfe1 Re8 (23... Kh8 24. Nxe6 Re8 $18) 24. Nd5 $1 $18 Nxd5 (24...
exd5 25. Rxe7) (24... Nxd5 25. Bxd5) 25. Bxd5 h6 (25... Bd4 $142 26. Bxe6+ Kh8
27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Nd6+ Qxe6 30. Nxe8 Qxb3 31. Rxb3 Na6 $18) 26.
Bxe6+ Kh8 27. Qh3 Bd4 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Nf7+ (29. Nf7+ Kh7 30. Bxf5+ Kg8 31.
Rxe7 Rxe7 32. Ne5 $18) 1-0

[Event "USCF89RT5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Hart, Bert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Qd6 3. a3 e5 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e3 g6 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nxe5
$146 (8. Nc3 a6 9. Rc1 (9. d4 e4 10. Ne5 Ne7 11. Qa4 Bg7 12. Rc1 Rb8 13. Bb5
Qe6 14. Nxd5 Bxe5 15. Be2 Nxd5 16. dxe5 b5 17. Qc2 Bb7 18. Qxe4 Nc3 19. Qd4
Nxe2 20. Kxe2 Bxg2 21. Rhd1 Nb6 22. Qd6 Ra8 23. Rc7 Bh3 {
Lanca,I (2280)-Koci,T (2270)/Moravia-ch8 corr9800 1998/0-1}) 9... Bg7 10. Be2 (
10. e4 Ngf6 11. d4 dxe4 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Nb5 Qxb2 15. Nd6+ Kf8
16. Nc4 Qa2 17. Ra1 Qxa1 18. Qxa1 Ng4 19. Qc1 Bd4 20. Nd6 Kg7 21. h3 Bxf2+ 22.
Ke2 Bg3 23. Nxe4 Re8 24. Kf3 Rxe4 {
Mehlhorn,U-Kubaszek,H/H-2077-D 2000/1/2-1/2 (57)}) 10... Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12.
Ne1 f5 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. f3 Nf6 15. Nd3 b6 16. b5 Be6 17. Qb4 Qxb4 18. Nxb4 a5
19. Nd3 d4 20. Na4 Rab8 21. exd4 e4 22. Nf2 Bh6 {
Vandenburg,V-Puls,M/Detroit East op 1983/1-0 (67)}) 8... Nxe5 9. f4 (9. Bb5+
Kd8 10. f4 Bg7 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 12. fxe5 Qxe5 13. Ra2 $11 ) 9... f6 10.
fxe5 fxe5 11. Bb5+ Ke7 (11... Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. Nc3 $14 ) 12. O-O
Nf6 (12... Bg7 13. Be2 $14 ) 13. Qe1 (13. Be2 $14 ) 13... Bg7
14. Qh4 Be6 15. Nc3 Raf8 16. Be2 a6 17. Na4 h6 18. Qg3 Ne4 19. Qxg6 Bf6 20. Nc5
Bf7 (20... Nxc5 21. bxc5) 21. Qf5 Be6 (21... Nxc5 $5 22. bxc5 Qe6 $16) 22. Nxe4
$18 (22. Nxe6 $6 Qxe6 23. Rad1 Qxf5 24. Rxf5 Bg7 25. Rxf8 Rxf8 $16) (22. Qxe6+
$6 Qxe6 23. Nxe6 Kxe6 $16) 22... dxe4 23. Qxe4 Bd5 24. Qc2 Rc8 25. Bc3 Rhg8 26.
e4 Be6 27. Rac1 Bh3 28. Bf3 b5 29. Kh1 Be6 30. Be2 Bc4 31. Bxc4 Rxc4 32. d3 Rc6
$4 (32... Rc7 $18) 33. Bxe5 $1 (33. Bxe5 Bxe5 34. Qxc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Bussers, Jean_Marie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Qd6 3. a3 e5 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e3 Be7 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5
8. Nc3 a6 9. d4 Ngf6 $146 (9... e4 10. Nd2 Ngf6 11. Be2 b6 12. b5 a5 13. a4 Bb7
14. Ba3 Qe6 15. Qb3 O-O 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. O-O Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Rc7 {
1/2-1/2 Brinkmann,W-Meyer,U/corr 1995}) 10. Nb5 $16 Qb6 (10... axb5 11. dxe5
Nxe5 (11... Qa6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qd3 Bd7 14. Be2 O-O $16 {1.06}) 12. Nxe5
Qa6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Ne4 $16 ) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 (11... axb5 12. exf6
Nxf6 13. Qd4 Qa6 14. a4 Qd6 $16 {1.22}) 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. Qd3 (13. Qd4 Qxd4
14. Bxb5+ Bd7 $16 {1.09}) 13... O-O 14. Qxb5 (14. Be2 Qe6 $16 {1.00})
14... Qe6 15. Be2 b6 (15... Ne4 16. Rc1 $16) 16. Nc6 Ba6 (16... Bd8 $142 $5 $16
) 17. Nxe7+ $18 (17. Qxb6 $6 Bd8 18. Qc5 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 Ne4 $16) 17... Qxe7 18.
Qxb6 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 (19. Bxf6 Qe4 20. Kxe2 Qc2+ 21. Ke1 gxf6 22. Qxf6 Rxa3 23.
Rxa3 Qc1+ 24. Ke2 Qxa3 $18) 19... d4 (19... Ne4 $142 20. Qd4 Qg5 $16) 20. Qxd4
Rfd8 21. Qf4 Ra6 22. Rhd1 Rad6 (22... Re6 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Rd1 $18) 23. Rxd6
(23. Rxd6 Rxd6 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 Qd7+ 26. Ke2 Qb5+ 27. Ke1 $18) 1-0

[Event "USCF88N299"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Marlow Jr, Marvin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. b5 Nb8 4. e3 c5 $146 (4... Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c4 c6 7. a4
e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. d3 Bb4 13. cxd5 cxd5 14.
Qb3 Bd6 15. d4 e4 16. Be2 Qe7 17. Nc3 Qe6 18. f3 O-O 19. f4 {
Gimeno Higueras,R (1980)-Garcia Maezo,R/Cullera Autonomico U16 2003/1-0 (38)})
(4... Qd6 5. f4 f6 6. Nf3 Qb4 7. Ba3 Qa5 8. c4 e6 9. Bxf8 Kxf8 10. cxd5 exd5
11. Qb3 Be6 12. Nd4 Ne7 13. Nxe6+ Kf7 14. f5 g6 15. Nc3 c6 16. e4 gxf5 17. exd5
cxd5 18. Nxd5 Nd7 19. Ndc7 {pcmvr (2560)-dgall (1860)/net-chess.com 2006/1-0})
(4... c6 5. a4 a6 6. Nc3 Bd7 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd3 f6 9. Ne5 fxe5 10. Qh5+ Ke7 11.
Ba3+ Kf6 12. Qf3+ Kg5 13. g4 e4 14. Nxe4+ dxe4 15. h4+ Kg6 16. Bxe4+ Kh6 17.
Qf4+ {1-0 miec-buchoy/internet 2009}) (4... Bf5 5. Nf3 e6 6. c4 Nf6 {
Brinkmann-Michalakis/corr 3GMM-41 1995}) 5. Nf3 (5. Be2 a6 (5... Qd6 6. Nf3 Nd7
7. O-O e5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Ba3 Qb6 $11 ) (5... e6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6
8. c4 Bd6 9. d4 O-O $14 ) (5... Nf6 6. Nf3 Bg4 (6... e6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
c4 O-O 9. d4 dxc4 $14 ) (6... a6 7. O-O Bg4 8. bxa6 Nxa6 9. Nc3 Nc7 $14
) 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 e6 9. c4 a6 $11 ) (5... f6 6. f4 a6 (6...
Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 8. Nh4 Nh6 9. Nxf5 Nxf5 $14 ) (6... c4 7. Nf3 a6 8. bxa6
Nxa6 9. O-O e6 $14 ) (6... Qd6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. O-O e5 9. fxe5 fxe5 $14 
) 7. Nf3 axb5 8. Bxb5+ Bd7 9. a4 e6 $11 ) 6. Nf3 (6. a4 Nf6 (
6... f6 7. f4 Bf5 8. Nf3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 $14 ) (6... e6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. O-O
Bd6 9. c4 O-O $11 ) (6... axb5 7. axb5 Rxa1 8. Bxa1 Nf6 9. Nf3 e6 $11 
) 7. Nf3 e6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. O-O O-O $11 ) 6... axb5 7. Bxb5+ Bd7
8. Qe2 e6 9. Ne5 Nf6 $11 ) 5... e6 (5... Nf6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. c4 e6 8.
O-O Bd6 9. d4 O-O $14 ) (5... Bf5 6. Be2 f6 (6... e6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nh4
Bg6 9. f4 Ne4 $14 ) (6... Nf6 7. O-O e6 8. Nh4 Bg6 9. f4 Nfd7 $14 
) (6... a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. bxa6 Nxa6 9. Nc3 Nc7 $14 ) 7. O-O e5 8.
Nh4 Be6 9. f4 Qa5 $14 ) 6. c4 (6. Be2 Nf6 (6... Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. c4
Bd6 9. d4 O-O $14 ) 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4 O-O 9. d4 b6 $11 ) (6. Bd3
Nd7 (6... Nf6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. a3 Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O $15 ) (6... a6 7. Nc3
Nf6 8. O-O Bd6 9. bxa6 bxa6 $11 ) 7. Nc3 Ngf6 8. O-O Bd6 9. a4 O-O
$15 ) 6... Nf6 7. Be2 (7. d4 Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 a6 $14 {0.}
) 7... b6 (7... a6 8. Na3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O $11 ) 8. O-O (8. d4 a6 9. cxd5
exd5 $14 ) 8... Be7 (8... Bd6 9. d4 O-O $14 ) 9. Qc2 (9. d4 O-O
$14 ) 9... dxc4 (9... a6 $11 ) 10. Na3 a6 11. Qxc4 axb5 12.
Nxb5 O-O 13. d4 Ba6 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rad1 Nd5 $2 (15... Qa5 $142 16. a4 Bb7
$11) 16. e4 $18 Nb6 17. Qc3 N8d7 $4 (17... Bf6 18. Rxd8 Bxc3 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20.
Bxc3 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Rxa2 $18) 18. Qxg7# 1-0

[Event "CCLA L73019"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "LaBoda, Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 c5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. a4 Bb7 10. a5 dxc4 (10... a6 11. bxa6 Bxa6 12. axb6 Qxb6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6
14. Qc2 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Rxa8 Bxf1 17. Rxf8+ Kxf8 18. Kxf1 h6 {
1/2-1/2 Kirdin,G (2255)-Otto,N (2225)/corr ICCF WT-M-GT-295 1991}) 11. Na3 Qe7
$146 (11... Rc8 12. Nxc4 Bb8 13. d3 Qe7 14. e4 Rfd8 15. Qb3 Ne8 16. Nfd2 Bc7
17. f4 Kh8 18. axb6 axb6 19. Ra7 Rb8 20. e5 Nf8 21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Rd7 23.
Ne4 Ng6 24. g3 Qd8 25. Ra1 Ne7 26. g4 {
Sokolski,A-Andreyev,N/USSR ch-05 1960/1-0 (47)}) (11... Bd5 12. Nxc4 Bxc4 13.
Bxc4 Qc7 14. Qa4 Qb8 15. d3 bxa5 16. Qxa5 Ng4 17. h3 Nh2 18. Nxh2 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1
Be5 20. Bc3 Rd8 21. f4 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Nf6 {
1/2-1/2 Hofmeister,A-Marolt,T/IECG 2000}) (11... Rb8 12. Nxc4 Bc7 13. a6 Ba8
14. d3 Nd5 15. Qb3 N7f6 16. Nfe5 Ne7 17. e4 Nd7 18. f4 Ng6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20.
Qc3 Qf6 21. Qe1 Qe7 22. Qg3 Nf6 23. Qh4 Bd8 24. g4 Nd7 25. g5 f6 26. Bg4 {
Bendig,F-Kuhn/corr BdF 1988/1/2-1/2 (35)}) (11... bxa5 $5 12. Nxc4 Bc7 $15) 12.
Nxc4 $14 a6 13. Rc1 $4 (13. bxa6 Bxa6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. axb6 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Qb7
$16) 13... Rfd8 $4 (13... axb5 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. axb6 $17) 14. d3 $4 (14. Bxf6
Nxf6 15. bxa6 Rxa6 16. axb6 Bb8 $14) 14... Rac8 $4 (14... axb5 15. Nxd6 Qxd6
16. axb6 $17) 15. Qc2 (15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. axb6 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 Nxb6
19. Rg4+ Kh8 $14) 15... Ne8 (15... axb5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. axb6
$15) 16. Rfd1 (16. bxa6 Bxa6 17. Nxb6 Nxb6 18. axb6 $16) 16... f6 $4 (16...
axb5 17. Nxd6 Nxd6 18. Ra1 $17) 17. Ba3 $4 (17. bxa6 Bxa6 18. Nxb6 Rb8 $16)
17... Qf7 $4 (17... axb5 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19. axb6 $17) 18. h3 $4 (18. bxa6 Bxa6
19. Nxb6 Nxb6 20. axb6 Rc6 $16) 18... e5 $4 (18... axb5 19. Nxd6 Nxd6 20. axb6
b4 $17 (20... Nxb6 $6 21. Bxc5 Na4 22. d4 $11)) 19. Nfd2 (19. bxa6 $142 Bxa6
20. Nxb6 Nxb6 21. axb6 $16) 19... Bf3 $4 (19... axb5 20. Nxb6 Nxb6 21. axb6 c4
22. Bxd6 cxd3 (22... Rxd6 $143 23. dxc4 Rxb6 24. c5 $16) 23. Qxd3 Rxd6 $17 (
23... Nxd6 $4 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Ne4 $18)) 20. Ne4 (20. Bxf3 $142 axb5 21. Nxb6
Nxb6 22. axb6 b4 $18) 20... Nf8 $4 (20... Bxe2 $142 21. Qxe2 Bf8 22. Nxb6 Nxb6
23. axb6 axb5 24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Nxc5 Rb8 $16) 21. Bb2 (21. Bxf3
$142 $5 axb5 22. Nexd6 Nxd6 23. Nxb6 Rc7 $18) 21... Ne6 $4 (21... Bxe2 22. Qxe2
(22. Nexd6 $143 Nxd6 (22... Rxd6 $143 23. Qxe2 axb5 24. Nxd6 Nxd6 25. a6 $16) (
22... Bxd1 $6 23. Nxf7 Bxc2 24. Nxd8 $11) 23. Qxe2 Nxc4 24. dxc4 bxa5 $15)
22... axb5 23. Nxb6 $14 (23. Ncxd6 $143 Nxd6 24. axb6 Nxe4 25. dxe4 c4 $15))
22. Rd2 (22. Bxf3 axb5 23. Nxb6 Rb8 $18) 22... Kh8 $4 (22... Bxe2 23. Rxe2 (23.
Ncxd6 $143 Nxd6 24. bxa6 Nxe4 25. Rxe2 bxa5 $17) (23. Nexd6 $6 Nxd6 24. Nxb6
Bh5 $11) 23... axb5 24. Nxb6 $11 (24. Ncxd6 $143 Nxd6 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 $17) (24.
Nexd6 $6 Nxd6 (24... Rxd6 $143 25. Nxd6 Nxd6 26. axb6 $16) 25. Nxb6 Rc6 $11))
23. Rcd1 (23. Bxf3 axb5 24. Nxb6 Rc7 $18) 23... Qg6 $4 (23... Bxe2 $142 24.
Rxe2 axb5 25. Nxb6 Rb8 $11) 24. Rb1 (24. Bxf3 axb5 25. Nxb6 Rb8 $18) 24... Kg8
(24... Qxg2#) 25. Ra1 (25. Bxf3 axb5 26. Ncxd6 Nxd6 27. axb6 Qe8 $18) 25... Kf7
(25... Qxg2#) 26. Ra4 (26. Bxf3 $142 $5 axb5 27. Qd1 Qh6 28. Nxb6 Rb8 $18)
26... Rb8 (26... Qxg2#) 27. Ra2 (27. Bxf3 $142 axb5 28. Ncxd6+ Nxd6 29. Nxd6+
Rxd6 30. Rh4 $18) 27... Rb7 (27... Qxg2#) 28. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr CCLA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Wheatley, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 c5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. a4 Bb7 10. a5 bxa5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qa4 Bc7 13. Bc3 a6 $17 14. Bxa5 axb5
15. Qxb5 Ba6 (15... Bxa5 16. Qxb7 Qb6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. Ne5 $15) 16. Bxc7 $11
Bxb5 17. Bxd8 Rxa1 18. Bxf6 Rxb1 19. Rxb1 Bxe2 20. Be7 Re8 (20... Ra8 21. Ne1
$15) 21. Bd6 $11 Ra8 22. h3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 f6 24. Rb5 Ra1+ 25. Kg2 Rd1 26. Rb7
Ne5 27. Bxc5 Rxd2 28. Rb8+ Kf7 29. Rb7+ Kg8 30. e4 dxe4 (30... d4 31. f4 Nd3
32. Bxd4 Ne1+ 33. Kf1 Rxd4 34. Kxe1 Rxe4+ 35. Kf1 Rxf4 36. Kg2 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Fernandez Fornes, Juan Alberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 Nbd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. c4 Bd6 7. Nc3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. O-O (9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ne4 Bc7 $11) 9... O-O (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 O-O 11.
Qe2 $15) 10. cxd5 exd5 (10... Nxd5 11. Ne4 Bc7 12. Qc2 $11) 11. Qc2 (11. Qa4 a6
$11) 11... Qc7 (11... Re8 12. Rfc1 $11) 12. Rac1 (12. d4 Rfe8 $11) 12... Rfe8
13. h3 (13. d4 a6 $11) 13... Ne5 (13... a6 14. a4 $11) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bd6
16. Bd3 (16. Qf5 a6 $11) 16... Rad8 (16... Qd8 17. Qa4 $15) 17. Rfe1 (17. a3
Qe7 $15) 17... d4 (17... Qe7 18. Ne2 Ne4 19. Nc3 $15) 18. Nb1 (18. Ne2 Ba8 19.
Nxd4 cxd4 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Rxc7 Nd5 22. Rxa7 dxe3 23. dxe3 Nxf4 $16) 18... Nd5
19. Bxh7+ Kh8 {Black launches an attack} 20. Bf5 (20. exd4 Nxf4 (20... Bxf4
$143 21. dxc5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 $14) 21. dxc5 Nxh3+ 22. Kf1 Bxc5 $19) 20... dxe3
21. Qd1 (21. g3 Bc8 22. a3 exd2 23. Qxd2 Bxf5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qxd5 Qd7 $15)
21... Nxf4 (21... e2 $142 $5 22. Rxe2 Nxf4 $11 (22... Bxf4 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.
Qh5+ Kg8 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Bxg7+ Ke7 27. Re1+ Kd6 28. Rxe8 $18)) 22. dxe3 Ng6 (
22... Nxg2 $4 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qxg7+ Ke7 26. Bf6#) 23. Qh5+ Kg8
24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Qxg6 Be4 26. Qg4 Bd3 27. Bf6 Rd7 28. Rcd1 (28. Nc3 Bg3 29.
Red1 Rxe3 $11) 28... Bxb5 $15 29. Nc3 Bc6 30. Qc4+ Rf7 31. Bh4 (31. Bg5 Bh2+
32. Kh1 Be5 $15) 31... Bh2+ $15 32. Kh1 Be5 33. Nd5 Qc8 34. Rf1 (34. e4 Bxd5
35. exd5 Rf4 $17) 34... Rxf1+ 35. Rxf1 Qe6 36. Rd1 Kh8 37. Qe4 (37. Qe2 g6 38.
Qc4 Qf5 $17) 37... b5 38. Bg5 Kg8 39. a3 (39. a4 $5 $17) 39... c4 40. Bf4 (40.
Qf3 a6 $17) 40... Bxf4 (40... Bb2 41. Qc2 Bxa3 42. Nc7 $17) 41. Qxe6+ $17 Rxe6
42. exf4 a5 43. Rg1 $4 (43. Kg1 $142 $19) 43... b4 $1 (43... b4 44. axb4 Bxd5
45. bxa5 Re2 $19) 0-1

[Event "USCF85CC211"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Alvarado, Ralph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 (7. cxd5 exd5
8. Nc3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. Be2 Re8 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14.
Qxe4 Bf6 15. Qb1 Rb8 16. Rc1 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20.
Bf3 Rb2 21. d4 a5 {cgits (2560)-purplepeace (2170)/net-chess.com 2005/1-0 (36)}
) 7... dxc4 (7... cxb5 8. cxd5 a6 9. e4 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. d4 b4 12. Nxe4 dxe4
13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Qc4 Be6 17. d5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxd5 19.
Qc7 Qxc7 20. Bxc7 Rfe8 21. Be2 Bg5 22. Rc5 {
gtate (1930)-eweram (2040)/net-chess.com 2006 (33)}) 8. Bxc4 cxb5 9. Nxb5 $146
(9. Bxb5 Bd7 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qb1 Na5 13. d3 Qc7 14. Rc1 Qb8 15. Nd2
Bc6 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Rfd8 18. d4 a6 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Qd6 21. b4 Nd5
22. Rb3 b5 23. Ne4 Qe7 {Bartle,G-Lueders,G (1665)/GER-chA Seniors 2004/0-1 (60)
}) 9... a6 10. Nbd4 b5 (10... Bd6 11. Bd3 e5 12. Nf5 e4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nxd6
$15 ) (10... Qd6 11. Bd3 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. O-O $15 
) 11. Bb3 (11. Bd3 Bb7 12. a4 bxa4 13. Qxa4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 $15 
) 11... Bd7 (11... Qd6 12. Rc1 Ra7 13. Ng5 Rc7 14. Rxc7 $11 ) 12. Ne5
Qc7 (12... Bd6 13. f4 Ra7 14. O-O $11 ) 13. f4 a5 (13... Rc8 14. Rc1
$11 ) 14. Bc2 (14. Qf3 $11 ) 14... Na6 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bd3
Nc7 17. O-O Bc5 18. Qe2 Rfb8 19. Rac1 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Ncd5 21. f5 Nb4 22. Bb1
Nfd5 $2 (22... Nbd5 $142 $14) 23. Qh5 Nf4 $4 (23... e5 $142 24. Bxe5 Nf6 25.
Bxf6 gxf6 $18) 24. Rxf4 e5 (24... Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. fxe6 Qxe6 27. Bxh7+
Kf8 28. Bc5+ Rxc5 29. Qxc5+ Qe7 30. Qc8+ Qe8 31. Rxf7+ Kxf7 32. Bg6+ Kxg6 33.
Qxe8+ Kh6 34. Qxb5 Nxa2 35. Qxa5 Nc1 $18) 25. f6 h6 26. Rg4 Qe6 (26... Rc8 27.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 $18) 27. Rxg7+ (27. Rxg7+ Kf8 28. Bc5+ Ke8 29. Bf5 Ra7 30. Rg8+ Kd7
31. Qxf7+ Kc6 32. Qxe6+ Kb7 33. Rxb8+ Kxb8 34. Qc8#) (27. Qxh6 Qxf6 28. Qxf6 g5
29. Rxg5+ Kf8 30. Bc5+ Ke8 31. Qe7#) 1-0

[Event "corr USCF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Trapp, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 Nbd7 6. c5 c6 7. d4 Be7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Nc3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Qd2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Qxe4
15. Bd4 Bg6 16. f4 (16. Rfd1 Qe6 $14) 16... Qc2 17. Qxc2 Bxc2 18. f5 Bg5 19.
Rac1 Be4 20. a4 a6 21. a5 g6 22. f6 Rfe8 23. Ra1 Bf5 {
Exerts pressure on the backward pawn} 24. Ra3 Re6 25. g4 Be4 26. Raa1 Rae8 27.
Rac1 h5 28. h3 hxg4 29. hxg4 Bh4 30. Rc3 (30. Rcd1 $142 $5 $11) 30... Kh7 $17
31. Kh2 Rh8 32. Kg1 Kg8 (32... Kh6 33. Bf3 $17) 33. Bd3 Bg3 {
Threatening mate... how?} 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 (34... dxe4 35. Kg2 Bh4 36. Rc2 $14)
35. g5 (35. Rc2 $5 $17) 35... Rg4 $19 {Threatening mate: Be1} 36. Rc2 Bh2+ (
36... Rh5 $5 37. Kg2 Rgxg5 38. Kf3 Rf5+ 39. Kg2 Rh2+ 40. Kxg3 Rxc2 41. Re1 $19)
37. Kf2 $17 Rxg5 38. Rcc1 (38. Ke2 Be5 39. Rd2 Rh3 $17) 38... Bg3+ (38... Be5
39. Ke2 $19) 39. Kf3 (39. Ke2 $142 $5 $17) 39... Rh2 $19 40. Rcd1 Bc7 (40...
Bh4 41. Kf4 $19) 41. Rg1 Rf5+ 42. Kg4 Rhf2 43. Rde1 (43. Kh3 Be5 $19) 43... Be5
(43... Bh2 44. Rd1 $19) 44. Rd1 (44. Bxe5 Rxe5 45. e4 dxe4 $19) 44... Bxf6 45.
Bxf6 Rxf6 46. Rg3 (46. Rb1 R6f3 47. Rg3 f5+ 48. Kh3 Kg7 $19) 46... Rb2 47. Rd4
Rf1 48. Rf3 Rxf3 (48... Rfb1 49. Rff4 $19) 49. Kxf3 f5 50. Rh4 Kg7 51. Kg3 Kf6
52. Rf4 (52. Kf3 g5 53. Rh6+ Ke5 $19) 0-1

[Event "USCF84CC319"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Weimer, Dennis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 Nc6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd3 8. Qb3
Bxc4 9. Qxc4 Qd5 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Ke2 Be7 $146 (11... O-O-O 12. Rc1 Be7 13. d4
g5 14. b5 Na5 15. Nfd2 h5 16. Nc3 b6 17. Rc2 g4 18. Rac1 Bd6 19. g3 f5 20. Nxd5
exd5 21. Bc3 Nb7 22. a4 h4 23. Nb3 hxg3 24. hxg3 Rh2 25. Kd3 Rdh8 26. Rb1 {
Buss,M-Brekhus/corr USCF 1984/0-1 (36)}) (11... Nb6 12. b5 Na5 13. Bc3 Nac4 14.
Bd4 Na5 15. Ra2 f6 16. d3 Nb3 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Rb2 Nc5 19. d4 Ne4 20. Rc1 Bd6
21. h4 Kd7 22. Rb3 Ra4 23. Ne1 Rha8 24. Nc2 f5 25. f3 Ng3+ 26. Kf2 {
Gerold,G-Urban,J/corr ICCF EU/M82 1999/0-1 (38)}) 12. Rc1 (12. Nc3 Nf6 13.
Nb5 Kd7 (13... O-O-O 14. Nbd4 Nb8 15. Rhc1 a6 16. Ng5 Rdf8 $16 ) 14.
Nbd4 Nxd4+ 15. Bxd4 Rhd8 16. Rac1 Bd6 $14 ) 12... Bf6 (12... a6 13. Nc3
Nf6 14. b5 Na5 15. bxa6 bxa6 16. Rc2 Rb8 $14 ) (12... O-O 13. Nc3 Nb6
14. Ne4 Rfc8 15. d3 Nd5 16. Nc5 Nd8 $14 ) 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 (13... gxf6 $5
14. Nc3 (14. d4 Rg8 $14 15. g3 a6 16. Nbd2 f5 $14 ) 14... Nxc3+ 15.
Rxc3 a6 16. d4 Rg8 $14 ) 14. b5 $16 Na5 15. Rxc7 Nd5 16. Rc2 f6 (16...
Nb3 $16 {1.37}) 17. Nc3 Rc8 18. Nd4 Kd7 19. Rd1 Nc4 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. a4 Na3
22. Ra2 Nc4 23. d3 Nd6 24. f3 f5 25. e4 $1 Rhe8 (25... dxe4 26. dxe4) (25...
fxe4 26. dxe4) 26. Kf2 fxe4 27. dxe4 dxe4 28. Nf5 Re6 29. Rad2 e3+ 30. Nxe3 g6
31. Rd4 Ke7 32. Nd5+ Kd7 33. Ne3 Rd8 $4 (33... Ke7 34. h4 Rc5 $18) 34. g4 Ke8
35. Nd5 Rd7 (35... Rc8 $142 $18) 36. Nf4 Rf6 37. g5 Rf5 38. Nd5 (38. Nd5 Nf7
39. Nf6+ Rxf6 40. gxf6 $18) (38. Rxd6 $6 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 Rxf4 40. Re6+ Kd7 $18)
1-0

[Event "95NS18 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Pampel, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 Nc6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8. d4
O-O 9. O-O h6 $146 (9... a6 10. Nbd2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bd5 13. Bd3 f5
14. Qh5 Rf6 15. f4 Rh6 16. Qe2 g5 17. Nc4 gxf4 18. exf4 Qh4 19. g3 Rg6 20. Qf2
Kf7 21. Rae1 Rag8 22. Re3 h5 23. Nxd6+ cxd6 24. Rc1 {
Nicklich,W-Schwarzbach,W/corr DDR-ch M634 1981/1-0 (33)}) 10. Nbd2 (10. Nc3 a6
11. Qe2 (11. Re1 Bg4 (11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bg6 14. e4 Bf4 $14 
) 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. h3 Bh5 14. Rac1 Rfd8 $11 ) (11. d5 Ne5 12.
Nxe5 Bxe5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 $11 ) 11... Qd7 (11... Re8 12.
Rfd1 b5 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 $14 ) 12. Rfd1 b5 13. Ba2 Ne4 14. d5
exd5 $14 ) (10. Qe2 a6 (10... a5 11. b5 Na7 12. Nbd2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4
14. Rfc1 c6 $11 ) 11. Nc3 (11. Rc1 Ne7 12. Nc3 Ned5 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14.
Bxc3 Ne4 $11 ) (11. Nbd2 b5 (11... Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Bd3 Nd5 14. Ne4
Bg6 $14 ) 12. Bb3 Ne4 13. Rac1 Ne7 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11 ) 11...
Re8 (11... Qd7 12. Rfd1 b5 13. Ba2 Ne4 14. d5 exd5 $14 ) 12. Rfd1 Bg4
13. h3 Bh5 14. Rac1 Qe7 $11 ) 10... Qd7 (10... a6 11. Ne5 Ne7 (11...
Na7 12. Re1 b5 13. Bb3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 $14 ) 12. Qf3 b5 13. Bb3 Bxe5
14. dxe5 Bg4 $11 ) (10... a5 11. b5 Na7 12. Qe2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14.
Rfc1 c6 $11 ) 11. Ne5 (11. Nb3 Rfd8 (11... Qc8 12. Nc5 a6 13. Qe2 Re8
14. Ne5 Bxe5 $14 ) (11... Ne7 12. Nc5 Qc8 13. Re1 Ned5 14. e4 Bxc5 $16
) (11... Rfb8 12. Nc5 Qe7 13. Qe2 b6 14. Na6 Rd8 $14 ) 12. Nc5
Bxc5 13. dxc5 Qe7 14. Qe2 a6 $14 ) 11... Bxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 (12... Rfd8
13. exf6 Qxd2 14. Qxd2 Rxd2 $16 ) 13. Nf3 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 h5 (14... Bc2
$16 ) 15. b5 Na5 16. Ba2 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bh7 (17... Nxe5 18. Nxf5 Nec4 19.
Bxg7 exf5 20. Bd4 $16) 18. Rdc1 Rac8 19. Bc3 b6 20. Nxe6 $1 Re8 (20... fxe6 21.
Bxe6+) 21. Ng5 Bg6 22. e6 Nh6 23. Rd1 Nb7 24. exf7+ Nxf7 25. Rd7 Nbd6 26. Bb4
Red8 27. Re7 Kf8 (27... Rf8 28. Be6 Rcd8 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 $18) 28. Rxf7+ Bxf7 29.
Nxf7 1-0

[Event "USCF85CB309"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Fisher, Carl"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 h6 5. c4 Nf6 6. c5 (6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5
8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. d3 c6 11. Nc3 Re8 12. b5 c5 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Qc2 Bd6
15. d4 c4 16. Nd2 Qc7 17. h3 Rac8 18. Rfe1 Nf8 19. Bf3 Ng6 20. e4 dxe4 {
Lebel,P (2255)-Vasquez,G/Challes op 1990/<<-<<}) (6. cxd5 exd5 7. b5 a6 8. Nc3
axb5 9. Bxb5+ c6 10. Ba4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Bg6 13. d4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15.
Bb3 Bb6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Ra5 18. Bxb7 Qe7 19. Bd5 Rd8 20. Qb3 Rdxd5 {
gtate (1815)-redrook (2350)/net-chess.com 2008}) 6... Be7 $146 (6... Nbd7 7. a4
a6 8. d4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bd3 f5 12. Qe2 g5 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14.
Nd2 Bg7 15. Qh5+ Kd8 16. O-O Nf6 17. Qe2 h5 18. Nb3 c6 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5
Rxa1 21. Rxa1 {hal1958-adamant/playchess.de 2002/1-0 (45)}) (6... c6 7. d4 Nbd7
8. a4 a6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. Nc3 Qc7 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Qxe5 15. f4 Qe6 16. Ne2 Ng4 17. Nd4 Qxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Nxe3 19. Rfe1 Nc4 20. Bc3
Kd7 21. b5 {Meier,B (1720)-Nylund,K/Internet Section 2003/0-1 (61)}) 7. Nc3 (7.
Nd4 Bg6 8. Qa4+ (8. Bb5+ c6 9. Be2 b6 10. Qc1 O-O 11. O-O Qc8 $11) 8... c6 9.
Be2 a5 10. Nb3 Nbd7 11. b5 cxb5 $11) (7. a3 a5 8. Be2 O-O (8... axb4 9. axb4
Rxa1 10. Bxa1 Nc6 11. Bb5 O-O $11) 9. O-O b6 10. cxb6 axb4 11. bxc7 Qxc7 $11) (
7. Be2 a5 8. a3 axb4 9. axb4 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 Nc6 11. Bb5 O-O $11) (7. Bxf6 Bxf6
8. d4 Nd7 (8... a5 9. b5 Nd7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Be2 Qe7 $11) 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. Nc3
a5 11. Qb3 Bxf3 $11) 7... O-O 8. Nd4 (8. Qa4 a5 9. a3 Nbd7 10. Qb5 axb4 11.
axb4 Rxa1+ $15) (8. d4 b6 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. Ba6 c6 11. b5 bxc5 $11) (8. a3 a5 (
8... b6 9. d4 a5 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O axb4 $11) 9. Be2 axb4 10. axb4 Rxa1 11.
Qxa1 b6 $11) (8. Be2 b6 9. d4 a5 10. a3 c6 11. O-O Nbd7 $11) 8... Bg6 (8... Bh7
9. Qf3 a5 10. a3 Nbd7 11. Bb5 c6 $15) 9. Nb3 (9. Qf3 a5 10. a3 Nbd7 11. Bb5
axb4 $15) 9... Nbd7 (9... Nc6 10. b5 Nb4 11. d3 d4 $15) 10. d4 c6 (10... a6 11.
Bd3 Bxd3 $11) 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 *

[Event "corr USCF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Playfair"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 Nd7 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 Ngf6 (5... Bxb4 $4 6. Bxg7 Ngf6
7. Bxh8 $18) 6. b5 Nb6 7. Be2 c5 (7... Bc5 8. O-O $11) 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Nd4 c5 (
9... Na4 $5 10. Ba3 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 Nb6 $11) 10. Nxf5 $14 exf5 11. Bb5+ Nfd7 12.
O-O a6 (12... Qh4 13. a4 $16) 13. Bc6 Ra7 14. Qf3 Qb8 15. Be5 (15. Nc3 Be7 $16)
15... Qc8 16. Bxd5 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rd7 (18... Qe6 $5 19. e4 fxe4
20. Qxe4 c4 $16) 19. Qb3 (19. Qb3 Qc6 20. Rxf5 $16) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Velker, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bd3 7.
Qb3 Bxc4 8. Qxc4 Qd5 9. Qxd5 Nxd5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 f6 13. Ke2
$146 (13. O-O Nb6 14. d4 Be7 15. e4 Na4 16. Rac1 Nxc3 {
Brinkmann,W-Velker/corr ICCF 1997}) 13... Nb6 (13... Bd6 14. e4 (14. d4 Rd8 (
14... g5 15. Rad1 (15. e4 h5 16. Rad1 O-O-O 17. Nd2 h4 18. Nc4 $14) (15. Nd2
Ke7 16. e4 h5 17. Nc4 b5 18. Na5 $14) (15. Rac1 g4 16. Nd2 Ke7 17. Ne4 Rac8 18.
h3 $14) (15. h3 O-O-O 16. Rhd1 h5 17. d5 exd5 18. Rxd5 $14) 15... g4 16. Nd2
Nb6 17. e4 a5 18. bxa5 $14) (14... c6 15. Rac1 (15. e4 Rd8 16. Bd2 g5 17. e5
Bc7 18. g4 $14) 15... g5 16. Nd2 Ke7 17. Ne4 Rad8 18. Nxd6 $14) (14... Nb6 15.
Kd3 (15. e4 f5 16. Ng5 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd5 18. Bd2 $11) 15... Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 17.
Ng5 Kd7 18. e4 $11) 15. e4 g5 16. h3 c6 17. e5 Be7 18. Bd2 $11) (14. Rac1 Rd8 (
14... c6 15. d4 (15. d3 Nb6 16. e4 Rd8 17. Bd4 e5 18. Bxb6 $14) (15. e4 Rd8 16.
d4 f5 17. Ng5 Nf8 18. Ke3 $11) 15... g5 16. Nd2 Ke7 17. Ne4 Rad8 18. Nxd6 $14)
15. Nd4 Ke7 16. d3 c6 17. f4 g6 18. Nb3 $11) (14. Rhc1 c6 (14... Rd8 15. e4 c5
16. Ke3 e5 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. bxc5 $11) (14... a6 15. e4 (15. d3 Ke7 16. Bd4 a5
17. Bc5 axb4 18. Bxd6+ $11) 15... Rd8 16. d4 g5 17. e5 Be7 18. exf6 $11) 15. d3
(15. e4 Rd8 16. Bd4 a6 17. d3 g5 18. h3 $11) 15... Ke7 16. Bd4 a5 17. Bc5 axb4
18. Bxd6+ $11) (14. d3 Ke7 15. e4 (15. Nd4 Rac8 16. f4 c5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18.
Rhc1 $11) (15. Rhc1 Rhd8 16. Nd4 g6 17. Nb5 c6 18. Nxd6 $11) 15... c6 16. d4
Rad8 17. Bd2 Rhg8 18. h4 $11) 14... Rd8 (14... c5 15. bxc5 (15. Rab1 c4 16. d3
cxd3+ 17. Kxd3 Ke7 18. Rhd1 $11) (15. Rhc1 Rd8 16. Ke3 Ke7 17. bxc5 Bxc5+ 18.
d4 $14) 15... Nxc5 16. e5 Be7 17. Bb4 Rd8 18. d4 $14) (14... c6 15. d4 (15.
Rac1 Rd8 16. Rhe1 a6 17. d4 g5 18. h3 $11) (15. Rhe1 Rd8 16. Rac1 a6 17. d4 g5
18. h3 $11) (15. Rhd1 Rd8 16. Rac1 Bf4 17. Rc2 a6 18. d4 $14) (15. Rhc1 Rd8 16.
d4 g5 17. h4 g4 18. Nd2 $11) 15... g5 16. Nd2 Ke7 17. Nc4 Rad8 18. Nxd6 $14)
15. Rhd1 (15. Rhc1 c5 16. Ke3 b6 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Rc2 $11) (15. Nd4 Ke7 16.
Nb5 a6 17. Nxd6 Kxd6 18. Rhd1 $14) (15. d4 g5 16. h3 c6 17. Rad1 h5 18. Bd2 $11
) 15... c5 16. d4 c4 17. d5 exd5 18. Rxd5 $14) (13... e5 14. d4 e4 15. Nd2 f5
16. g4 fxg4 17. Nxe4 Rd8 18. Rhg1 $16) (13... Rd8 14. Rhc1 (14. e4 c5 15. Rhc1
(15. d4 c4 16. Rhd1 Nb6 17. Rac1 Bd6 18. Rc2 $11) (15. Ke3 e5 16. bxc5 Bxc5+
17. d4 exd4+ 18. Bxd4 $11) (15. Rab1 e5 16. Rhc1 g5 17. Ne1 b6 18. Nc2 $11) (
15. Rac1 e5 16. Rc2 g5 17. Rhc1 g4 18. Nh4 $14) 15... e5 16. Rc2 g5 17. Rac1 g4
18. Nh4 $14) (14. d4 Bd6 (14... c6 15. Rac1 (15. e4 f5 16. exf5 exf5 17. Kd3
Be7 18. Rae1 $11) (15. Kd3 Bd6 16. e4 g5 17. h3 h5 18. Rad1 $11) 15... Bd6 16.
e4 g5 17. Nd2 Bf4 18. g3 $14) (14... Nb6 15. e4 (15. Kd3 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 17. e4
fxe4+ 18. Kxe4 $14) 15... Bd6 16. Rhe1 c6 17. Kd3 Ke7 18. a4 $14) (14... g5 15.
Rad1 (15. Nd2 h5 16. h4 g4 17. Ne4 Rg8 18. Rac1 $14) (15. h3 c6 16. e4 h5 17.
Rad1 Bd6 18. Bd2 $11) (15. e4 Bd6 16. h3 c6 17. Rad1 h5 18. Bd2 $11) (15. Rac1
Bd6 16. h3 c6 17. e4 h5 18. e5 $14) 15... c6 16. e4 g4 17. Nd2 Rg8 18. Nb3 $14)
15. e4 (15. Kd3 g5 16. h3 c6 17. Rad1 h5 18. e4 $11) 15... c6 16. Bd2 Nb6 17.
Rac1 f5 18. Kd3 $14) (14. d3 e5 15. h4 (15. Rhc1 Bd6 16. Nh4 g6 17. Nf3 h6 18.
e4 $11) 15... Bd6 16. h5 Ke7 17. h6 Rhg8 18. g4 $11) 14... e5 15. d4 e4 16. Nd2
f5 17. b5 Rc8 18. g4 $14) (13... c6 14. e4 (14. Rac1 Bd6 (14... e5 15. d4 e4
16. Nd2 f5 17. g4 fxg4 18. Nxe4 $14) (14... Rd8 15. d3 (15. e4 Bd6 16. d4 f5
17. Ng5 Nf8 18. Ke3 $11) (15. Rhd1 Bd6 16. e4 Bf4 17. Rc2 Rf8 18. g3 $14) 15...
Bd6 16. Nd4 Ke7 17. f4 h6 18. f5 $14) 15. d3 (15. e4 Rd8 16. Rhd1 Bf4 17. Rc2
Rf8 18. g3 $11) 15... Ke7 16. Nd4 Rhd8 17. f4 Rac8 18. Rc2 $11) (14. Rhc1 Rd8 (
14... Bd6 15. d3 (15. e4 Rd8 16. Bd4 a6 17. Be3 g5 18. h3 $11) 15... Ke7 16. h4
g6 17. g4 e5 18. e4 $11) 15. Bd4 a6 16. d3 e5 17. Bc5 Be7 18. Nh4 $11) (14. d4
Rd8 (14... g5 15. Nd2 (15. e4 Bd6 16. h3 h5 17. Bd2 Rg8 18. Be3 $11) (15. h3
Bd6 16. Rac1 h5 17. e4 O-O-O 18. b5 $14) (15. Rac1 h5 16. e4 Bd6 17. h4 g4 18.
Nd2 $11) 15... Bd6 16. Ne4 Ke7 17. Rac1 Nb6 18. Bd2 $14) (14... Bd6 15. e4 (15.
Rac1 Rd8 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. Kd3 Nd5 18. Ne4 $11) 15... g5 16. Nd2 Rd8 17. Nb3 Rg8
18. Nc5 $14) 15. Rac1 (15. e4 g5 16. h3 Bd6 17. Rad1 h5 18. Bd2 $11) 15... Bd6
16. e4 g5 17. h3 h5 18. e5 $14) (14. d3 Bd6 (14... Rd8 15. Rac1 (15. Nd4 Kf7
16. Nb3 e5 17. Na5 Rb8 18. d4 $11) (15. Rhc1 e5 16. e4 c5 17. Bd2 a6 18. Rab1
$11) (15. e4 Bd6 16. Rhc1 Ke7 17. Rc2 g5 18. h3 $11) (15. h4 e5 16. h5 Nb6 17.
Rac1 Bd6 18. e4 $14) 15... e5 16. Rhd1 Kf7 17. Nd2 Bd6 18. d4 $14) (14... e5
15. Rad1 (15. Rac1 Rd8 16. Rhd1 Bd6 17. Nd2 Nb6 18. d4 $14) 15... Nb6 16. e4 c5
17. bxc5 Na4 18. Rc1 $14) (14... Rc8 15. Bb2 (15. Rac1 Bd6 16. Nd2 Ke7 17. Ne4
Rhd8 18. Rc2 $11) (15. Rhd1 Bd6 16. Rac1 Ke7 17. e4 g5 18. h3 $11) (15. Rhc1
Bd6 16. Bd4 b6 17. Rc2 e5 18. Bb2 $11) (15. d4 Rd8 16. e4 Bd6 17. Bd2 g6 18. h4
$14) 15... e5 16. Rac1 Bd6 17. d4 e4 18. Nd2 $14) 15. Rac1 (15. Nd4 Kf7 16.
Rac1 Rad8 17. Nb3 e5 18. Rhd1 $11) 15... Ke7 16. Nd4 g6 17. f4 e5 18. fxe5 $11)
14... Bd6 (14... Rd8 15. Rac1 (15. Rhd1 Bd6 16. Rac1 Bf4 17. Rc2 Ke7 18. d4 $14
) (15. Rhe1 Bd6 16. Rac1 a6 17. d4 g5 18. h3 $11) (15. Rhc1 Bd6 16. Bd4 a6 17.
h3 g6 18. Bc5 $11) (15. d4 f5 16. exf5 exf5 17. Kd3 Be7 18. Rae1 $11) 15... Bd6
16. Bd4 g5 17. Bxa7 Ra8 18. Bc5 $14) 15. Rac1 (15. Rhe1 Rd8 16. Rac1 a6 17. d4
g5 18. h3 $11) (15. d4 g5 16. Nd2 Rd8 17. Rac1 Bf4 18. g3 $14) (15. Rhc1 Rd8
16. Bd4 a6 17. h4 g6 18. Bc5 $11) (15. Rad1 Nb6 16. d4 f5 17. Ng5 fxe4 18. Nxe4
$11) 15... Rd8 16. Rhe1 Bf4 17. Rc2 O-O 18. d4 $14) 14. Rhc1 (14. e4 Bd6 (14...
c6 15. a4 (15. Rhc1 Bd6 16. a4 Ke7 17. d4 Nd7 18. Rab1 $14) (15. Bd4 Nd7 16.
Rab1 Bd6 17. Rhc1 g5 18. Bc5 $14) (15. Rhe1 Bd6 16. a4 Ke7 17. a5 Nd7 18. d4
$14) 15... Rd8 16. b5 Bd6 17. a5 Nc4 18. bxc6 $16) (14... Rd8 15. Rhc1 (15. Bd4
Nd7 16. Bxa7 b6 17. Nd4 Ra8 18. Nb5 $14) (15. Rac1 Bd6 16. Bd4 c6 17. Bxb6 axb6
18. d4 $14) 15... Bd6 16. b5 Kd7 17. a4 a6 18. a5 $14) (14... Rc8 15. Rhc1 Bd6
16. Bd4 Ke7 17. e5 fxe5 18. Nxe5 $14) (14... c5 15. bxc5 (15. Rhc1 Na4 16. e5
Nxc3+ 17. dxc3 a6 18. Rcb1 $14) 15... Bxc5 16. Rhc1 Bd6 17. Bd4 Ke7 18. Rab1
$14) 15. Rac1 c6 16. e5 Be7 17. d3 Nd5 18. Bd2 $11) (14. d3 Bd6 (14... Nd5 15.
Bd2 Bd6 16. e4 Nf4+ 17. Bxf4 Bxf4 18. d4 $14) (14... c6 15. Rhc1 (15. e4 Bd6
16. Rhe1 Ke7 17. Rac1 Rhd8 18. Bd2 $11) 15... Nd5 16. Bd2 Bd6 17. g3 O-O-O 18.
e4 $14) 15. e4 c6 16. Bd4 Nd7 17. Rab1 Ke7 18. Be3 $11) 14... Kd7 (14... Nd5
15. g3 (15. d3 Bd6 16. Rab1 c6 17. e4 Nf4+ 18. Kd2 $11) (15. d4 g5 16. h3 h5
17. Bd2 g4 18. Nh4 $11) 15... Bd6 16. e4 Nxc3+ 17. Rxc3 c6 18. d4 $14) 15. e4
Na4 (15... Be7 16. a4 Rhd8 17. d4 a6 18. Kd3 $14) 16. Rc2 (16. Bd4 Be7 17. Be3
Rhd8 18. d4 $14) 16... b6 (16... Bd6 17. Bd4 e5 18. Bc5 $14) 17. b5 (17. d4 a6
$16 (17... g5 18. d5 $16) 18. Bd2 $14) 17... a5 (17... a6 $5 18. bxa6 Rxa6 $11)
18. Nd4 (18. e5 $16) 18... Nc5 19. f3 e5 20. Rb1 $4 (20. Nc6 Nb3 21. Raa2 Bc5
$14) 20... Ne6 $4 (20... exd4 21. Bxd4 Ne6 22. Bb2 $19) 21. Kd3 $4 (21. Nxe6
Kxe6 22. Ra2 Bc5 $11) 21... Kd6 $4 (21... exd4 22. Bb2 $19) 22. h4 $4 (22. Nf5+
$142 Kd7 23. Bb2 $14) 22... f5 $4 (22... exd4 $142 23. Bxd4 Kd7 $19) 23. Nc6 (
23. Nxf5+ $142 $5 Kd7 24. Bxe5 Bxa3 25. Nxg7 $18 (25. Bxg7 $6 Rhg8 26. Be5 Rxg2
$18)) 23... fxe4+ 24. fxe4 Ra7 $4 (24... Nf4+ $142 25. Kc4 Re8 $16) 25. Nxa7 h5
(25... Nf4+ 26. Kc4 Nxg2 27. Nc6 Nxh4 28. Bxe5+ Kd7 29. Rb3 $18) 26. Nc6 g6 (
26... Nf4+ 27. Kc4 Ng6 $18) 27. Ne7 $1 Nd4 $4 (27... Kxe7 28. Bxe5) (27... Bxe7
28. g3) 28. g4 (28. Nxg6 $142 Rg8 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Rf1 Rxg6 31. Rc6+ Kd7 32.
Rxg6 $18) 28... g5 (28... Bxe7 29. Bxd4 exd4 $18) 29. Nc6 (29. Nc6 Nxc6 30.
bxc6 gxh4 31. Rb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ganesan, Arasu"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 Nbd7 6. c5 a5 7. a3 axb4
8. axb4 Rxa1 9. Bxa1 Be7 10. d4 (10. Be2 Qa8 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nd4 Bg6 13. d3 b6
14. cxb6 cxb6 15. f4 Rc8 16. O-O Qa2 17. Bd2 e5 18. Nb5 exf4 19. exf4 Rc2 20.
N1c3 Rxd2 21. Nxa2 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bf5 23. Nd4 Bg4 24. Bxg4 Nxg4 {
pierre-ambieri/internet 2009/1-0 (32)}) 10... O-O 11. Nc3 c6 12. Be2 Qa8 $146 (
12... Ne4 13. Na4 h6 14. O-O b6 15. Qb3 Bg4 16. Rd1 Ng5 17. Nc3 bxc5 18. dxc5
e5 19. Nd2 Bxe2 20. Nxe2 f5 21. Ng3 f4 22. exf4 Rxf4 23. Ne2 Rf5 24. Qc3 Bf6
25. Qb3 Nf7 26. h3 Qe7 27. Ng3 {NN-COMP/1-0 (46)}) 13. O-O Qa3 (13... h6 14. b5
(14. Bb2 Rb8 (14... b6 15. Qd2 Qb7 16. Ra1 Ra8 17. Rxa8+ Qxa8 $11) 15. Bd3 Bxd3
16. Qxd3 b6 17. Ra1 Qb7 $11) (14. Qd2 b6 15. Bb2 Qb7 16. Ra1 Ra8 17. Rxa8+ Qxa8
$11) (14. Ne5 Rd8 (14... b5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Bb2 Qb7 17. f3 Bf6 $11) (14...
Qc8 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Na4 Bd8 17. Nb2 Bc7 $11) (14... b6 15. b5 bxc5 16. Nxc6
Bd6 17. dxc5 Nxc5 $11) (14... Qd8 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Na4 Bd8 17. Nb2 Bc7 $11)
15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. b5 b6 17. bxc6 Qxc6 $15) 14... b6 15. Ne5 bxc5 16. Nxc6 Bd6
17. dxc5 Nxc5 $11) (13... Bg4 14. Bb2 (14. Qd2 b6 15. Bb2 Qb7 16. Ra1 Ra8 17.
Rxa8+ Qxa8 $11) 14... b6 15. Qd2 Qb7 16. Ra1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 e5 $11) (13... Ne4
14. Bd3 Qa3 (14... Ndf6 15. Qc2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qb8 $14) (14...
Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 b6 17. Ra1 Qb8 $14) 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Qxb4 17.
Qc2 Ra8 $11) 14. b5 (14. Nh4 Qxb4 (14... Ne4 15. Nxf5 exf5 16. Qd3 Qxb4 17. f3
Nef6 $14) 15. Nxf5 exf5 16. Qc2 f4 17. Rb1 Qa5 $11) 14... Ne4 15. bxc6 (15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Re1 Ra8 17. Qd2 Bf6 $15) 15... bxc6 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Qd2 Ra8 18.
Bb2 Qb3 19. Ra1 Rxa1+ 20. Bxa1 h6 21. Ne1 e5 22. Bg4 Nf6 23. Bd1 Qb1 24. Bb2
exd4 25. exd4 (25. Qxd4 $143 Bxc5 26. Qd2 Ne8 $17) 25... Bd8 26. Qc1 Qa2 27.
Qa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USCF84CC319"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Brekhaus, Edward"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 Nc6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd3 8. Qb3
Bxc4 9. Qxc4 Qd5 10. Qxd5 Nxd5 11. Ke2 O-O-O $146 (11... Be7 12. Rc1 Bf6 13.
Bxf6 Nxf6 14. b5 Na5 15. Rxc7 Nd5 16. Rc2 f6 17. Nc3 Rc8 18. Nd4 Kd7 19. Rd1
Nc4 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. a4 Na3 22. Ra2 Nc4 23. d3 Nd6 24. f3 f5 25. e4 Rhe8 26.
Kf2 {Buss,M-Weimer,H/corr USCF 1984/1-0 (38)}) (11... Nb6 12. b5 Na5 13. Bc3
Nac4 14. Bd4 Na5 15. Ra2 f6 16. d3 Nb3 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Rb2 Nc5 19. d4 Ne4 20.
Rc1 Bd6 21. h4 Kd7 22. Rb3 Ra4 23. Ne1 Rha8 24. Nc2 f5 25. f3 Ng3+ 26. Kf2 {
Gerold,G-Urban,J/corr ICCF EU/M82 1999/0-1 (38)}) (11... a6 12. d3 $11) 12.
Rc1 (12. b5 $142 $5 Na5 13. Ne5 $16 Nb3 (13... Rg8 14. Nxf7 Rd7 15. Ng5 Bd6 16.
Nxe6 Re7 $16 {1.37}) (13... f6 14. Nf7 Bd6 15. d3 Nb3 16. Ra2 a6 $18 
) 14. Ra2 Rg8 15. Nxf7 Re8 16. Be5 g5 $16 {1.37}) 12... Be7 (12... a6 13.
Rxc6 bxc6 14. Ne5 Re8 15. Nxf7 Rg8 16. Bd4 Bd6 $14 ) (12... f6 13. d3
(13. Nc3 Nxc3+ (13... Bd6 14. d3 Nxc3+ 15. Bxc3 a6 16. d4 Rhe8 $11 ) (
13... a6 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Nh4 Bd6 16. Nf5 Rhg8 $11 ) 14. Bxc3 a6 15.
e4 Bd6 16. d4 Bf4 $11 ) 13... a6 (13... e5 14. b5 Nce7 15. d4 e4 16.
Nfd2 f5 $11 ) 14. Nc3 Nxc3+ 15. Rxc3 Bd6 16. Rac1 Kd7 $11 )
13. d4 (13. d3 a6 14. Nc3 Bf6 15. Rab1 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 f6 $14 ) (13. Kf1
Rhg8 (13... Bf6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. b5 Na5 16. Ra2 Nd5 $14 ) 14. d4 a6
15. Kg1 g5 16. Rc2 g4 $11 ) (13. Nc3 Nf6 (13... Bf6 14. Rab1 Nb6 15.
Ne4 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 a6 $14 ) 14. Nb5 Rd5 15. Nbd4 Nd8 16. d3 Bd6 $14 
) 13... g5 (13... a6 14. Nc3 Rhe8 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rc2 Rd7 $11 
) (13... Bd6 14. b5 Nce7 15. Ng5 Rdf8 16. Ne4 Rd8 $14 ) 14. b5
Na5 15. Nfd2 (15. Nbd2 f6 16. Bc3 Nxc3+ $14 ) 15... h5 (15... f5 16.
Nc3 Nb6 $11 ) 16. Nc3 (16. Bc3 Nxc3+ $14 ) 16... b6 (16...
Nb6 $11 ) 17. Rc2 g4 18. Rac1 Bd6 19. g3 f5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Bc3 Nb7
22. a4 h4 23. Nb3 hxg3 24. hxg3 Rh2 25. Kd3 Rdh8 26. Rb1 f4 (26... Kd7 $142 $11
) 27. gxf4 $16 Bxf4 (27... R2h3 28. Rg1 R8h4 29. Rg3 $16) 28. Rg1 (28. exf4
R2h3+ 29. Kd2 Nd6 $16) 28... g3 29. exf4 gxf2 30. Rf1 R8h3+ 31. Ke2 Nd6 32. Nd2
Nf5 33. Rxf2 (33. Rcc1 $142 $17) 33... Re3+ $19 34. Kf1 Rh1+ 35. Kg2 Reh3 36.
Re2 R1h2+ (36... R1h2+ 37. Kg1 Rxe2 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bussers, Jean_Marie"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 Nf6 5. e3 e6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d4 a5 8.
a3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Bxa1 Bxb4+ $4 $146 (12...
b5 13. Be2 Nd5 14. e4 Nxb4 15. Bc3 Na6 16. h4 Nc7 17. Ba5 Bd6 18. Qc3 Qa8 19.
h5 Rg8 20. Qd2 e5 21. f4 exd4 22. e5 Bb4 23. Bxb4 c5 24. f3 cxb4 25. Qxd4 Qa4
26. Qe4 h6 27. Qh7 {Fritz 8-Fritz 5.32/2006}) (12... Nb6 13. Be2 Qa8 14. Bc3
Qa4 15. Qxa4 Nxa4 16. Bd2 Nd5 {
1/2-1/2 Rubinetti,J (2410)-Garcia,R (2455)/Buenos Aires 1973}) (12... Nb6 13.
e4 $15) 13. Ke2 $4 (13. Qxb4 $142 Qb6 (13... Nb6 14. Nd2 (14. Bd3 $18 Nfd5 15.
Qb3 O-O 16. Bb2 Qf6 17. Be2 Qd8 $18 {2.22}) 14... h6 15. e4 Qc7 16. h4 Nh5
17. Bf1 Nf4 $18 {2.37}) 14. Bc3 Nd5 (14... Qxb4 15. Bxb4 e5 16. Kd1 b5 17.
Bb3 Rg8 $18 {2.53}) 15. Qxb6 N7xb6 16. Bd3 Ke7 17. Rg1 Nxc3 $18 {2.19})
13... Qb6 14. Bxe6 $4 (14. Nc3 $142 $17) 14... fxe6 $19 15. Qxe6+ Kd8 16. Nd2 (
16. Qc4 $19) 16... Qa5 17. Ne4 (17. Qb3 Bxd2 18. Qxb7 $19) 17... Qa6+ (17...
Qa6+ 18. Kd1 Qxa1+ 19. Kc2 Qxh1 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM1/2-1"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pommerel, Wim"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. c4 e6 4. Qb3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. d4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nb6
8. Nc3 Nxc4 9. Qxc4 c6 10. a3 Bd6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nge2 O-O 13. e4 Bc7 14. f3 Qd7
15. a4 a5 16. b5 Rfc8 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Ba3 e5 19. Kf1 $146 (19. Rd1 exd4 20.
Nxd4 Bg3+ 21. Kf1 Rd8 22. Ke2 Qa7 23. Rhf1 Qc7 24. Nxc6 Re8 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26.
Rxd5 Bg6 27. Rfd1 Bh4 28. Ne5 Qb6 29. Bc5 Qb2+ 30. R1d2 Qa1 31. Nxg6 Qe1+ 32.
Kd3 Qf1+ 33. Re2 hxg6 {Kusmierek,J-Buss,M/corr 3GMM<<-01 1998/0-1 (41)}) 19...
Rd8 (19... Rab8 20. Rd1 Qe8 21. dxe5 (21. Kf2 exd4 22. Nxd4 Nd7 23. Nf5 Ne5 24.
Qe2 $11) 21... Bxe5 22. Kf2 c5 23. Nd5 Nd7 24. Rd2 $11) (19... Qe8 20. Rd1 (20.
Kf2 exd4 (20... Rab8 21. Rhb1 Nd7 22. Rxb8 Bxb8 23. Rd1 Bg6 24. Kg1 $11) 21.
Nxd4 Nd7 22. Rab1 Ne5 23. Qe2 Rab8 24. Rhd1 $11) 20... Rab8 21. dxe5 (21. Kf2
Nd7 22. Rhe1 exd4 23. Nxd4 Ne5 24. Qa6 $11) (21. Kg1 Nd7 22. Kf2 exd4 23. Nxd4
Ne5 24. Qc5 $15) (21. Bc5 Nd7 22. Ba3 exd4 23. Nxd4 Bg6 24. h4 $15) 21... Bxe5
22. Kf2 c5 23. Nd5 Qe6 24. Rd2 $11) 20. Nd5 $4 (20. Rd1 $142 Qe8 21. g4 $15 Bg6
22. h4 exd4 23. Nxd4 Bb6 24. Nxc6 $15) 20... Nxd5 (20... cxd5 $142 21. exd5
Nxd5 $19) 21. Bc5 $4 (21. exd5 cxd5 22. Qb5 Qe6 $19) 21... Rab8 (21... Ne3+
$142 22. Kf2 Nxc4 $19) 22. Qb5 $4 (22. exd5 cxd5 23. Qc3 $19) 22... f6 (22...
f6 23. Qc4 Qe6 24. exd5 cxd5 $19 (24... Rxd5 $6 25. Nc3 $17)) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kusmierek, Jozef"]
[Black "Buss, Michael D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. c4 e6 4. Qb3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. d4 dxc4 (6... Be7 7. Nd2
$15) 7. Bxc4 Nb6 8. Nc3 (8. f3 Bh5 $11) 8... Nxc4 (8... Nfd5 9. a3 $15) 9. Qxc4
c6 (9... Nd5 10. a3 c6 11. e4 $11) 10. a3 (10. f3 Bh5 11. b5 Qb6 $11) 10... Bd6
$15 11. h3 (11. e4 Nd7 $15) 11... Bh5 (11... Bf5 12. Nf3 $15) 12. Nge2 (12. e4
Nd7 $15) 12... O-O (12... Bg6 13. O-O $15) 13. e4 $11 Bc7 (13... Nd7 14. O-O
$15) 14. f3 (14. O-O Qd7 $11) 14... Qd7 (14... Nd7 15. O-O $11) 15. a4 {
White prepares the advance b5} (15. b5 cxb5 16. Qxb5 Qd8 $11) 15... a5 (15...
Rfd8 16. Rd1 $11) 16. b5 Rfc8 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Ba3 e5 (18... Rab8 19. O-O $11)
19. Rd1 exd4 20. Nxd4 {Attacks the pawn on c6} (20. Bc5 Rab8 $11) 20... Bg3+ (
20... Be5 21. O-O Qa7 22. Bc5 $14) 21. Kf1 $14 Rd8 (21... Kh8 22. Nf5 Qc7 23.
Nxg3 Qxg3 24. Bd6 $16) 22. Ke2 Qa7 23. Rhf1 (23. Qxc6 $143 Rac8 24. Ncb5 Qb8
$15) 23... Qc7 (23... Re8 24. Nxc6 (24. Qxc6 $6 Rac8 25. Ncb5 Qb8 $15) 24...
Qb7 25. Rb1 $16) 24. Nxc6 $16 Re8 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Bg6 27. Rfd1 Bh4 (27...
Kh8 28. Bd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 $16) 28. Ne5 (28. Bd6 Qb7 $18) 28... Qb6 $16 29. Bc5
(29. R1d4 Rec8 30. Rc5 Rxc5 31. Qxc5 Qb1 $16) 29... Qb2+ 30. R1d2 Qa1 31. Nxg6
(31. Bf2 Bxf2 32. Kxf2 Rxe5 $16) 31... Qe1+ 32. Kd3 Qf1+ 33. Re2 hxg6 34. Bd4 (
34. Qa2 $142 $5 $14) 34... Rec8 $15 35. Qb3 Rab8 36. Rb5 Rxb5 37. Qxb5 Rd8 38.
Qb6 (38. Qxa5 Rxd4+ $1 39. Kxd4 Qxe2 40. Qb5 Qxg2 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qxf7 Qd2+
43. Kc5 Qa5+ 44. Kc6 Qxa4+ 45. Kb7 Qb5+ 46. Kc8 Qa6+ 47. Qb7 $19) 38... Rd7 $19
39. Qc5 (39. Qxa5 Bf2 40. Qa8+ Kh7 $19) 39... Kh7 40. Ke3 (40. Qb5 Qd1+ 41. Rd2
Rxd4+ 42. Kxd4 Qxd2+ 43. Kc5 Qxg2 44. Qb3 $19) 40... f6 41. Qc2 Qg1+ (41...
Qg1+ 42. Rf2 Bxf2+ (42... Qxf2+ $143 43. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Rxd4 45. Ke3 Rxa4
46. Kd3 $19) 43. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Rxd4 $19) 0-1

[Event "95NS18 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Granahan, Lee"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. h3 Bd7 4. e3 e6 (4... Nf6 5. d4 e6 6. b5 a6 7. bxa6 Nxa6
8. Bxa6 Rxa6 9. Nf3 Rb6 10. Bc1 Ne4 11. O-O Bb5 12. Re1 Bb4 13. Bd2 Nxd2 14.
Nbxd2 O-O 15. Rb1 Qd6 16. Ne5 Ba4 17. Nd3 Bc3 18. Re2 Ra8 19. Nf3 {
makaveli1982-eppacher (1805)/internet 2007/0-1 (40)}) 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. b5 c6 $146
(6... a6 7. a4 axb5 8. axb5 Rxa1 9. Bxa1 c6 10. Ne5 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bd3 Qc7
13. f4 cxb5 14. Nxd7 Nbxd7 15. Nxb5 Qb6 16. O-O Nc5 17. Bd4 Qc6 18. Na7 Qd7 19.
Bb5 Qc7 20. Be2 Qa5 21. Nb5 {
Schlapp12-NZ cricketer/ChessWorld.net 2005/1-0 (57)}) 7. c4 (7. a4 a6 8. Be2
Bd6 9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. Be5 Bxe5 11. Nxe5 Nc5 $11 ) 7... dxc4 (7... Bd6
8. Ba3 (8. Qb3 O-O (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 cxb5 10. Bxb5 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 $11 
) 9. Ba3 c5 10. d4 Ne4 11. Bd3 Qa5+ $15 ) (8. Nc3 O-O 9. cxd5
Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 c5 $11 ) 8... Bxa3 (8... Bc7 9. cxd5 Nxd5
10. e4 Nb6 11. Nc3 a6 $11 ) 9. Nxa3 a6 10. bxa6 Nxa6 11. Nc2 dxc4 $11 
) (7... Be7 8. Nc3 (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be2 a6 11. bxc6 Nxc6
$11 ) 8... dxc4 (8... O-O 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. bxc6 Nxc6
$11 ) 9. Bxc4 cxb5 10. Nxb5 a6 11. Nbd4 O-O $11 ) 8. bxc6
Nxc6 9. Bxc4 Be7 (9... Rc8 10. Nc3 a6 11. O-O Bd6 $15 ) 10. d4 (10.
O-O O-O 11. d3 Rc8 $11 ) 10... O-O (10... Rc8 11. O-O O-O $11 
) 11. Nbd2 (11. O-O a6 $11 ) 11... Rc8 (11... Nb4 $11 
) 12. O-O a6 13. a4 Qc7 14. Qe2 Bb4 15. Rfc1 Rfd8 16. Bb3 Na5 $4 (16... Qa5
$142 $11) 17. Rxc7 $18 (17. Rxc7 Rxc7 18. Bd1 $18) 1-0

[Event "email 4AMM-02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Malm, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. h3 Bh5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. a3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5
$146 (8. d3 a5 9. Qd2 (9. g4 Bg6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Nbd2 h6 12. gxh6 Rxh6 13. Bc3
Nf4 14. Bf1 Bf5 15. bxa5 Bxh3 16. Bxh3 Nxh3 17. Qb1 Qc7 18. Qb2 Ng5 19. Rxh6
gxh6 20. Ne5 Nc5 21. Bd4 h5 22. Rb1 Rxa5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 {
bambinik (2530)-cuzmerlin (2485)/internet 2003/0-1 (49)}) (9. c3 Bd6 10. Nbd2
O-O 11. O-O Qb6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 axb4 14. Nxg6 fxg6 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Qxa1
Qc7 17. g5 Nh5 18. e3 Ne5 19. Qb1 Qe7 20. Qc2 Qxg5 21. f4 Qg3 22. Nf3 Nxf3+ 23.
Rxf3 Qe1+ {EXchess 3.11-Fritz 6/2006/(35)}) 9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qb6 11. c4 axb4
12. O-O dxc4 13. dxc4 b3 14. Rd1 Bc5 15. e3 Be7 16. Qc1 O-O 17. Nd2 Rfd8 18.
Bd4 Qa5 19. Nxb3 Qf5 20. Bg2 e5 21. Bc3 Qe6 22. Bb4 Bf8 {
pcmvr (1895)-pierre (2045)/chesshere.com 2006/1/2-1/2 (33)}) 8... Nxe5 (8... a5
9. Nxd7 Nxd7 (9... Qxd7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nc3 Bg6 12. Na4 Qc7 13. c3 $15 
) 10. O-O axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Bxa1 Qb6 13. Bb2 $17 ) (8...
Be7 9. d3 (9. g4 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Bg6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bg3 $15 
) (9. O-O Nxe5 (9... O-O 10. f4 (10. Nd3 a5 11. bxa5 Qxa5 12. Re1 Bg6 13. Ne5
$17 ) (10. Bd4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. d4 $17 ) (
10. Bc3 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. d4 $17 ) (10. Nxd7 Qxd7
11. d3 a5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Qd2 $17 ) 10... a5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nxg6 fxg6
13. bxa5 $15 ) 10. Bxe5 O-O 11. c3 a5 12. Bd4 Nd7 13. f4 $17 
) (9. Nd3 O-O (9... Bg6 10. Nc3 (10. Nf4 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. d3 Qb6 13. Bc3
$15 ) 10... d4 11. Na4 e5 12. O-O Be4 13. f4 $15 ) (9... a5
10. bxa5 Qxa5 11. Nf4 O-O 12. Nc3 e5 13. Nxh5 $15 ) (9... Qb6 10. Nf4
(10. O-O Bg6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 a5 13. bxa5 $15 ) 10... O-O 11. Nc3
a5 12. Na4 Qd8 13. Bc3 $15 ) 10. Nf4 (10. O-O a5 11. bxa5 Qxa5 12. Re1
Bg6 13. Bc3 $17 ) 10... a5 11. Nxh5 Nxh5 12. e4 Nhf6 13. e5 $15 
) 9... Nxe5 (9... O-O 10. Nxd7 (10. O-O Nxe5 11. Bxe5 a5 12. Qd2 Nd7
13. Bc3 $15 ) 10... Qxd7 11. c4 a5 12. c5 axb4 13. axb4 $15 {-0.}
) 10. Bxe5 O-O 11. c4 a5 12. b5 cxb5 13. cxb5 $15 ) 9. Bxe5 Bd6 (9...
a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. Bc3 Ra6 12. O-O Bd6 13. a4 $17 ) (9... b5 10. d3
(10. O-O a5 11. bxa5 Qxa5 12. Bc3 Qd8 13. Bb2 $15 ) (10. Bc3 a5 11.
bxa5 Bd6 12. O-O e5 13. d4 $11 ) (10. c3 Nd7 11. d4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qg5
13. Qd4 $17 {-1.06}) 10... a5 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Bb2 axb4 13. axb4 $11 
) (9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd4 a5 12. c3 Bd6 13. f4 $15 )
10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. d3 (11. Nc3 O-O 12. O-O a5 13. Rb1 $17 ) 11... O-O
(11... a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. Qd2 $15 ) 12. Qd2 (12. c4 e5 13. Nc3 $15
) 12... Bg6 (12... e5 13. c4 $15 ) 13. O-O (13. c4 $15 
) 13... a5 14. bxa5 Qc7 15. Rc1 Rxa5 16. c4 Rfa8 17. Qb2 Qe7 18. Ra2
dxc4 19. Rxc4 Nd5 20. Qd2 c5 21. Rb2 Qc7 22. Rc1 Qc6 23. Rb3 b6 24. Qb2 R5a6
25. Nd2 Rd8 26. Nc4 Rb8 27. d4 Rd8 28. Nxb6 $1 Rxb6 (28... Rxb6 29. Bxd5) (
28... Nxb6 29. Bxc6) 29. Bxd5 Rxb3 30. Bxb3 (30. Bxc6 $4 Rxb2 31. dxc5 Rc8 $19)
30... Qb7 31. Rxc5 h6 32. f3 Rb8 33. Kg2 Qa6 34. Rc3 Qb6 35. e4 Qd6 36. a4 Qb4
37. Qd2 Rd8 38. Rd3 Qd6 39. d5 e5 40. Rc3 Qb4 41. Qe3 Rb8 42. Bc2 f6 (42... Qb2
$18) 43. Rb3 Qf8 44. Rxb8 Qxb8 45. Qc5 Qb7 (45... Kh7 $18) 46. d6 Be8 47. Qc4+
Kh7 48. Bb3 Bxa4 (48... Kg6 $18) 49. Bxa4 Kg6 (49... Qa8 $18) 50. Bb3 h5 51.
Qg8 h4 52. gxh4 Qd7 53. Be6 (53. Be6 Qxe6 54. Qxe6 Kh6 55. d7 Kg6 56. Qg4+ Kf7
57. d8=Q g5 58. Qh5+ Ke6 59. Qhe8#) 1-0

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cottarelli, Franco"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. h3 Bh5 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 e5 9. a3 Bd6 10. d3 Nb6 11. c3 e4 12. Bg2 O-O 13. Nd2 e3 14. fxe3 Bxg3 15.
c4 Nbd7 16. Rf5 Qe7 17. Nf1 (17. cxd5 cxd5 18. e4 Qe6 $11) 17... Be5 18. Bxe5
Nxe5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Rc1 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Qa1 Ng6 23. Qd4 Qe6 24. Ng3
a6 25. Kh2 Ne7 26. Rf2 b6 27. e4 dxe4 28. Nxe4 Nfd5 29. Bf3 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr or02-026"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Migliorini, Roberto"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. h3 Bh5 4. g4 Bg6 5. Nf3 e6 6. a3 Nd7 7. d3 Ngf6 8. Nh4
c5 9. c3 Bd6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. Nd2 b5 12. Ndf3 Nb6 13. bxc5 Bxc5 14. Qb3 a6 15.
Nxg6 fxg6 16. Rd1 Rc8 17. Nd4 Qe7 18. O-O Kh8 19. Nc2 Bd6 20. e3 Nfd7 21. Ba1
Qh4 22. Qa2 h5 23. g5 (23. gxh5 gxh5 24. Nb4 Nc5 $15) 23... Qxg5 $17 24. f4 Qg3
25. Rf3 Qh4 26. a4 bxa4 27. Nd4 e5 {(Black gets in control)} 28. fxe5 Nxe5 29.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Qe2 Qg3 31. Rf1 Rb8 32. Rd1 Nf7 (32... Nxd3 33. Rxd3 Nc4 34. Nf3
Nxe3 35. Rxe3 $19) 33. Nf3 $17 Ng5 34. Nxg5 Qxg5 35. Rf1 Qg3 36. e4 dxe4 (36...
Re8 37. Rf3 Qh2+ 38. Kf1 dxe4 39. dxe4 $19) 37. Qxe4 Nd7 38. d4 Nf6 39. Qf3
Qh2+ 40. Kf2 Re8 41. Re1 Qg3+ $1 (41... Qg3+ 42. Qxg3 Bxg3+ 43. Kxg3 Rxe1 $19)
0-1

[Event "corr or02-026"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Deneuville, Christian"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. h3 Bh5 4. g4 Bg6 5. Nf3 e6 6.
e3 $146 Nf6 (6... Bxb4 $4 7. Bxg7 Nf6 8. Bxh8 $18) 7. a3 Nbd7 (7... a5 8. bxa5
Rxa5 9. Ne5 $15) 8. d3 c5 9. bxc5 Bxc5 10. g5 (10. Nh4 O-O $15) 10... Qb6 (
10... Nh5 $5 $15) 11. Bc3 (11. gxf6 $143 Qxb2 12. fxg7 Rg8 $15) 11... Nh5 12.
Be2 h6 (12... Qd8 13. Rg1 h6 14. Nh4 hxg5 15. Nxg6 fxg6 16. d4 $14) 13. Nh4
hxg5 14. Nxg6 fxg6 15. d4 Be7 16. Bd3 Nf8 17. Nd2 Nf6 18. Qf3 Qc7 (18... Qc6
19. Ba5 $11) 19. Bb2 $14 Rc8 (19... g4 20. hxg4 Rxh1+ 21. Qxh1 Nxg4 22. c4 $14)
20. c4 Qa5 {The isolani on a3 becomes a target} 21. Rc1 Rh4 (21... Rc6 22. cxd5
Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 exd5 24. Qg3 $11) 22. Qg2 (22. Ke2 Kd8 $14 (22... Bxa3 $143 23.
Ra1 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Nxc4 $16)) 22... Ne4 $11 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. cxd5 (24.
Rc3 Rh4 $11) 24... Rxc1+ $11 25. Bxc1 exd5 26. O-O Rh4 27. Nf3 {
Attacks the isolani on g5} Rh5 28. Bd2 (28. Qg4 Nd7 $11 (28... Bxa3 $2 29. Qc8+
Kf7 30. Qxb7+ Kg8 31. Bxa3 Qxa3 32. Qxd5+ Kh8 33. Ne5 $18)) 28... Qxa3 $15 29.
Rc1 (29. Qg4 Nd7 $11) 29... Qd3 (29... Qa6 $5 $15) 30. Ne5 $11 Qe4 (30... Qxd2
31. Rc8+ Bd8 32. Qxd5 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qg1+ 34. Kxg1 Ke7 35. Qf7+ Kd6 36. Nc4#) 31.
Rc8+ Bd8 32. Qxe4 dxe4 33. Ba5 b6 34. Bb4 (34. Bc3 Ne6 $16) 34... Ne6 35. Bd6
g4 36. hxg4 Rxe5 37. Bxe5 Kd7 38. Ra8 a5 39. d5 Nc5 40. Ra7+ Kc8 41. Kg2 (41.
Rxg7 Nd3 42. Bf4 b5 $18) 41... b5 (41... Nd3 42. Bg3 $18) 42. Ra8+ (42. f3 b4
43. d6 exf3+ 44. Kxf3 b3 $18) 42... Kd7 43. f3 b4 (43... Nd3 44. Bg3 exf3+ 45.
Kxf3 $18) 44. Ra7+ Kc8 45. fxe4 (45. Rxg7 $6 Nd3 46. Bd6 b3 $11) (45. Rxg7 Nd3
46. f4 b3 $11) 45... b3 (45... Nxe4 46. Rxg7 g5 47. Kf3 Nd2+ 48. Ke2 $18) 46.
Ra8+ Kd7 47. Bxg7 (47. Kf3 Nd3 48. Bxg7 Bb6 $18) 47... Nxe4 48. Kf3 (48. Kf3
Nd6 49. Ke2 $18) (48. Kf3 Nd2+ 49. Ke2 $18) 1-0

[Event "email 4AMM-02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steuer, Detlef"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 e6 4. a3 $146 (4. h3 Bxf3 5. exf3 Nf6 6. b5 a6 7. a4
Bd6 8. Qe2 c5 9. Na3 c4 10. d3 Bxa3 11. Bxa3 axb5 12. axb5 Qa5+ 13. Qd2 c3 14.
Qg5 Qxb5 15. d4 Qb6 16. Be2 Nbd7 17. O-O Ra4 18. Bc5 Qa5 {
Walker,J (2075)-Koolsbergen,N (1960)/IECC 2004/1/2-1/2 (41)}) (4. Ne5 Bf5 5. a3
Nd7 6. e3 c6 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. Be2 Nf6 9. d3 a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. Nd2 Be7 12. g4
Bg6 13. g5 O-O 14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nb3 Qd6 17. Nxa5 b5 18. Qd2 c5 {
meru-Nimrod/ICS game 1997/1-0 (36)}) 4... Nf6 (4... Nd7 5. e3 Ngf6 6. h3 (6.
Be2 a5 7. b5 Bd6 8. O-O e5 9. h3 $15 ) (6. Nc3 a5 7. bxa5 Rxa5 8. h3
Bh5 9. Be2 $15 ) 6... Bxf3 7. Qxf3 a5 8. b5 Bd6 9. c4 $11 )
(4... a5 5. b5 Nf6 (5... Bxf3 6. exf3 Nf6 7. c4 Bd6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qe2+ $11 
) 6. Ne5 (6. e3 Bd6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O $15 ) 6...
Bf5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. Bxf6 $11 ) 5. b5 (5. Ne5 Bf5 6. e3 Bd6
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. Nc3 $15 ) 5... Bd6 (5... Nbd7 6. e3 Bd6 7.
Be2 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. Nc3 $15 ) 6. a4 (6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 a6 8. Nc3 Qd7
9. a4 $15 ) 6... O-O (6... Nbd7 7. a5 a6 8. bxa6 bxa6 9. e3 $17 
) 7. g3 (7. e3 Re8 8. Be2 e5 9. O-O $15 ) 7... a6 (7... Bxf3
8. exf3 Nbd7 9. Be2 $15 ) 8. c4 (8. Bg2 $5 $15 Nbd7 9. O-O $17 
) 8... axb5 (8... dxc4 9. Na3 $17 {-1.31}) 9. cxd5 (9. cxb5 $17 
) 9... Nxd5 10. Na3 $2 (10. axb5 $142 Rxa1 11. Bxa1 Bxf3 12. exf3 $17)
10... Be5 $4 (10... bxa4 11. Bg2 $19) 11. d4 $4 (11. Nxe5 $142 Rxa4 12. Nxb5
Rxa1 13. Qxa1 $18) 11... Bf6 (11... Bd6 12. Nxb5 Bxf3 13. exf3 Bb4+ 14. Ke2 $19
) 12. Nc2 $2 (12. axb5 Bxf3 13. exf3 Re8 $17) 12... Nc6 (12... bxa4 13. e4 c5
14. Be2 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 $19) 13. Ra3 $2 (13. axb5 Rxa1 14. Bxa1 Bxf3 15. exf3 Nce7
$17) 13... Qd6 (13... Be7 $142 14. axb5 Bxa3 15. Bxa3 Bxf3 16. exf3 Nce7 $19)
14. Rc3 $4 (14. e4 $142 Ndb4 15. Bxb5 Nxc2+ 16. Qxc2 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 Nxd4 18.
Bxd4 Bxd4 19. O-O $17) 14... Qa3 (14... Nxc3 $142 15. Bxc3 Bxf3 16. exf3 bxa4
17. Bd3 $19) 15. Rxc6 (15. Rxa3 $142 Be7 16. e4 Bxa3 17. Bxa3 Nc3 $18) 15...
bxc6 (15... Qxb2 $142 16. Rc5 Rxa4 $19) 16. a5 (16. Bxa3 $142 Bxf3 17. exf3 $18
) 16... Qe7 1-0

[Event "email 4AMM-02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perez Cortes, Norman Gunter"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 e6 4. a4 $146 (4. h3 Bxf3 5. exf3 Nf6 6. b5 a6 7. a4
Bd6 8. Qe2 c5 9. Na3 c4 10. d3 Bxa3 11. Bxa3 axb5 12. axb5 Qa5+ 13. Qd2 c3 14.
Qg5 Qxb5 15. d4 Qb6 16. Be2 Nbd7 17. O-O Ra4 18. Bc5 Qa5 {
Walker,J (2075)-Koolsbergen,N (1960)/IECC 2004/1/2-1/2 (41)}) (4. Ne5 Bf5 5. a3
Nd7 6. e3 c6 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. Be2 Nf6 9. d3 a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. Nd2 Be7 12. g4
Bg6 13. g5 O-O 14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nb3 Qd6 17. Nxa5 b5 18. Qd2 c5 {
meru-Nimrod/ICS game 1997/1-0 (36)}) 4... Qh4 $4 (4... Nf6 5. b5 $15 Bd6 6. e3
Nbd7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. h3 $15 ) 5. b5 (5. Nxh4 f6 $18) 5... Nd7
$4 (5... Bxf3 6. exf3 Nf6 7. g3 $15) 6. e3 (6. Nxh4 $142 e5 7. a5 $18) 6...
Ngf6 $4 (6... Qh5 7. Be2 $11) 7. d4 $4 (7. Nxh4 Bxd1 8. Kxd1 Ne4 $18) 7... Bd6
$4 (7... Qh5 8. Be2 $15) 8. Bd3 $4 (8. Nxh4 Bxd1 9. Kxd1 Ng4 $18) 8... c5 $4 (
8... Bxf3 $142 9. Qxf3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 $15) 9. bxc6 $18 bxc6 10.
O-O $4 (10. Nxh4 $142 Bxd1 11. Kxd1 $18) 10... e5 (10... Bxf3 $142 11. h3 Bxd1
12. Rxd1 g5 $19) 11. c4 (11. Nxh4 $142 Bxd1 12. Nf5 $18) 11... Bb4 $4 (11...
Bxf3 $142 12. Qxf3 e4 $19) 12. Qc2 0-1

[Event "email 4AMM-02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steuer"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. exf3 e6 5. a3 Nf6 6. Be2 c5 7. b5 (7. O-O
Nc6 $11) 7... Bd6 (7... Nbd7 8. Nc3 $15) 8. a4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 (10. g3
Qa5 $15) 10... Qc7 (10... Qa5 11. Nc3 $15) 11. g3 a6 (11... h5 12. a5 $11) 12.
c4 $11 axb5 (12... d4 13. Na3 $11) 13. cxd5 Nxd5 (13... exd5 14. Bxb5 Be5 15.
Nc3 $11) 14. Bxb5 Nb4 15. Na3 (15. Qb3 h5 $11) 15... Be5 (15... Be7 16. Qb3 Bf6
17. Rac1 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 $11) 16. d4 Bf6 17. Nc2 Nc6 (17... Rfd8 18. Nxb4 cxb4
19. Qb3 $11) 18. Ra3 (18. Qc1 Rfd8 $15) 18... Rfd8 19. Qa1 Qd6 (19... h5 20.
Bc3 $15) 20. dxc5 $11 Qxc5 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Rc3 Qh5 (22... Qd6 23. Bxc6 bxc6
24. a5 $11) 23. Kg2 Nd5 24. Rc4 Rd6 (24... Nce7 $5 $11) 25. Qa3 $14 Rad8 26.
Bxc6 Rxc6 (26... bxc6 27. a5 $16) 27. Rxc6 bxc6 28. Re4 Qg5 29. Rc4 (29. a5 Ra8
30. a6 Qe7 31. Qxe7 Nxe7 $14) 29... h6 (29... e5 30. Qc5 Qg6 31. Ne1 $14 (31.
Qxc6 $4 Nf4+ 32. Rxf4 Qxc6 $19 (32... exf4 $6 33. Qc7 Qd6 34. Qc4 $17))) 30. a5
(30. h4 Qe7 $14) 30... Ra8 31. a6 Qe7 32. Qxe7 Nxe7 33. Ra4 Nd5 (33... Kf8 34.
Nd4 $14) 34. Nd4 c5 (34... Ne7 $5 $14) 35. Nb5 $16 {
White prepares the advance a7} c4 36. a7 c3 37. Kf1 Kf8 38. Ke2 Ke7 39. Kd3 Kd7
40. Nxc3 (40. Rc4 g5 $16) 40... Nxc3 (40... Ne7 $5 $16) 41. Kxc3 $18 Kc6 42.
Kd4 f6 (42... Kb5 43. Ra1 $18) 43. f4 Kb6 44. Ke4 Kb5 (44... Kb7 45. f3 $16)
45. Ra2 Kc5 $4 (45... Kc6 $18) 46. f5 e5 47. Kf3 (47. f4 $5 exf4 48. Kxf4 h5
$18) 47... h5 (47... Kb6 48. Ke3 $18) 48. Kg2 Kd4 $2 (48... Kd5 49. Ra4 h4 $18)
49. Ra4+ Kd3 (49... Kc5 50. Kh3 Kd6 51. Kh4 $18) 50. Kf3 Kc3 51. Ra6 Kd4 (51...
Kd2 52. Rd6+ Kc3 53. Rd7 $18) 52. Rd6+ (52. Rd6+ Kc3 53. Rd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Velker, Wim"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. exf3 e6 5. g3 Nf6 6. b5 (6. Bg2 Bxb4
7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 c5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Rb8 11. Nf4 Re8 12. c3 Ba5 13. Qc2 Qd7
14. Nh3 b5 15. Nf4 Rec8 16. Rad1 b4 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Qe2 Bd8 19. Rc1 a5 20.
Rc2 Na7 {kehrsam-golly1/chessworld.net 2007/0-1 (33)}) 6... a6 7. a4 Bc5 8. d4
$146 (8. Bg2 axb5 9. axb5 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. f4 Qa8 13. Be5 Qa5
14. Qe2 Qa4 15. c4 Qxc4 16. Qxc4 dxc4 17. Bxc7 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nc3 Nf6
20. Be5 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Rc1 Rc8 {
Eldridge,M-Buss,M/corr CCLA 1994/0-1 (38)}) 8... Bb4+ 9. Nd2 axb5 (9... c6 10.
c3 (10. bxa6 Nxa6 11. c3 Bd6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O $17 ) 10... Bd6 11.
Bd3 O-O 12. O-O axb5 13. axb5 $15 ) (9... O-O 10. Bd3 c6 11. O-O axb5
12. c3 Be7 13. axb5 $15 ) 10. axb5 (10. c3 Bd6 11. axb5 Rxa1 12. Qxa1
O-O 13. Qa8 $15 ) 10... Rxa1 (10... Nbd7 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. c3 Bd6 13.
Bd3 $15 ) 11. Qxa1 Bxd2+ (11... O-O 12. Bd3 c6 13. Qa4 $15 {-0.}
) 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Qa7 (13. Qa8 $15 ) 13... Qc8 14. Bd3 c6 15. Ba3
Re8 16. Rb1 Nfd7 17. f4 g6 18. c3 cxb5 19. Bxb5 Rd8 20. Ba4 b6 (20... Qc4 $5
$11) 21. Be7 $16 Re8 22. Bd6 Nc6 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Bxc7 Rc8 25. Bxc6 Rxc7 26.
Bxd7 Rxd7 27. Rxb6 Ra7 28. Rb2 Kg7 29. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr CCLA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eldridge, Michael"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. exf3 e6 5. g3 Nf6 6. b5 (6. Bg2 Bxb4 7. O-O
O-O 8. Nc3 c5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Rb8 11. Nf4 Re8 12. c3 Ba5 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Nh3
b5 15. Nf4 Rec8 16. Rad1 b4 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Qe2 Bd8 19. Rc1 a5 20. Rc2 Na7 {
kehrsam-golly1/chessworld.net 2007/0-1 (33)}) 6... a6 7. a4 Bc5 8. Bg2 $146 (8.
d4 Bb4+ 9. Nd2 axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. Qa7 Qc8 14.
Bd3 c6 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Rb1 Nfd7 17. f4 g6 18. c3 cxb5 19. Bxb5 Rd8 20. Ba4 b6
21. Be7 Re8 22. Bd6 Nc6 {Velker,W-Buss,M/corr ICCF TT-4-90 1992/1/2-1/2}) 8...
axb5 9. axb5 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. f4 Qa8 13. Be5 Qa5 14. Qe2 Qa4
15. c4 Qxc4 (15... Nxe5 $143 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. cxd5 $14) 16. Qxc4 dxc4 17. Bxc7
(17. Bxb7 $143 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Ng4 $17) 17... Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nc3 Nf6 20.
Be5 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Kf1 Bb6 24. f3 (24. Ke2 f6 25. Bb2 Kf7
$15) 24... f6 25. Bb2 exf3 26. d3 Rd8 27. dxc4 Rd2 28. c5 Bxc5 (28... Rxb2 $6
29. cxb6 g5 30. Rc8+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ Ke6 32. fxg5 fxg5 33. Rxb7 Rb1+ 34. Kf2 $11)
29. Rxc5 Rxb2 30. Rc8+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ Kg6 32. Rxb7 Rxh2 33. b6 Rb2 34. g4 h6 35.
f5+ $2 (35. Kg1 $142 $17) 35... Kg5 $19 36. Rxg7+ Kf4 37. Rc7 (37. b7 $19)
37... Kg3 (37... Kxg4 $6 38. b7 $19) 38. Rc1 Rh2 (38... Rh2 39. Ke1 Rh1+ 40.
Kd2 Rxc1 41. Kxc1 f2 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bedbur, Heinz"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. exf3 e6 5. Be2 $146 (5. g3 Nf6 6. b5
(6. Bg2 Bxb4 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 c5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Rb8 11. Nf4 Re8 12. c3 Ba5
13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Nh3 b5 15. Nf4 Rec8 16. Rad1 b4 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Qe2 Bd8 19.
Rc1 a5 20. Rc2 Na7 {kehrsam-golly1/chessworld.net 2007/0-1 (33)}) 6... a6 7. a4
Bc5 8. Bg2 (8. d4 Bb4+ 9. Nd2 axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O
13. Qa7 Qc8 14. Bd3 c6 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Rb1 Nfd7 17. f4 g6 18. c3 cxb5 19. Bxb5
Rd8 20. Ba4 b6 21. Be7 Re8 22. Bd6 Nc6 {
Velker,W-Buss,M/corr ICCF TT-4-90 1992/1/2-1/2}) 8... axb5 9. axb5 Rxa1 10.
Bxa1 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. f4 Qa8 13. Be5 Qa5 14. Qe2 Qa4 15. c4 Qxc4 16. Qxc4
dxc4 17. Bxc7 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nc3 Nf6 {
Eldridge,M-Buss,M/corr CCLA 1994/0-1 (38)}) (5. f4 Nf6 6. g4 h6 7. g5 hxg5 8.
fxg5 Ne4 9. g6 f5 10. d3 Nf6 11. Qe2 Bxb4+ 12. c3 Bd6 13. Qxe6+ Qe7 14. Qxe7+
Kxe7 15. h3 Nbd7 16. c4 dxc4 17. Nd2 Bb4 18. Rc1 b5 19. a3 Ba5 {
Shirazi,K (2410)-Christiansen,L (2560)/Los Angeles 1985/0-1 (44)}) (5. Qe2 $5
$11) 5... Qg5 $15 (5... Bxb4 $2 6. Bxg7 Qg5 7. Bxh8 Qxg2 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Ke2 $18)
6. O-O Bxb4 7. c4 (7. f4 Qh6 8. Be5 Nc6 9. Bb5 f6 10. Bxc7 $17 ) 7...
Nf6 (7... Ne7 8. Qa4+ (8. a3 Bd6 9. Qb3 $17 Nd7 10. Re1 $17 {-1.28}) 8...
Nbc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Re1 $17 {-1.12}) (7... dxc4 8. f4 Qh6 9. Bxc4 Ne7 10.
Be5 $17 ) 8. Qa4+ (8. Qb3 Nh5 9. h4 Qe7 10. a3 $11 ) 8... Nc6
9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bb5 (10. Ba6 $5 Nf4 11. g3 $15) 10... O-O $17 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. a3 Bd6 13. Qg4 Qxg4 14. fxg4 Rab8 15. Bd4 c5 16. Be3 Rb3 17. Rc1 Be5 18.
Ra2 Rfb8 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. dxc3 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Bxc3 (21... Bxc3 22. Kf1 Bd4 $19)
0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Piegeler, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. gxf3 e6 5. a3 (5. e3 Nf6 6. a3 g6 7.
c4 Bg7 8. d4 O-O 9. Nd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 a5 11. b5 Ne7 12. c5 c6 13. bxc6 bxc6 14.
Bd3 a4 15. f4 Nd7 16. Bc3 Kh8 17. Bb4 f6 18. h4 h6 19. Nf3 e5 {
Juswanto,D (2465)-Ehlvest,J (2590)/INA-ROW m Bali 1999/1/2-1/2 (60)}) (5. Rg1
Ne7 6. e3 Qd6 7. f4 Qxb4 8. Bc3 Qa4 9. Qc1 a6 10. Qb2 Qc6 11. Bd3 f6 12. Be2
Ng6 13. d4 Nd7 14. Bd3 Nb6 15. Qb3 Nc4 16. Nd2 b5 17. Bb4 Bxb4 18. Qxb4 Qd6 19.
Qxd6 Nxd6 {Van Rooijen,P-Buss,M/corr or02-026 2003/0-1 (37)}) 5... Nd7 6. d4
$146 (6. e3 Qh4 7. f4 Ngf6 8. Qf3 Be7 9. Rg1 g6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be2 d4 12. Nb5
c5 13. bxc5 dxe3 14. dxe3 Rfd8 15. Rg3 Qh6 16. O-O-O Nxc5 17. f5 Nfe4 18. Kb1
Nxg3 19. Qxg3 Qg5 20. fxg6 hxg6 {Ciocaltea,V-Bellon Lopez,J/Malaga 1981/0-1})
6... Bd6 (6... a5 7. b5 Ngf6 8. c4 (8. Nc3 c5 9. bxc6 bxc6 10. e4 c5 11. Bb5
$15 ) 8... Bd6 9. c5 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rg1 $11 ) (6... Ngf6
7. Nd2 a5 8. bxa5 (8. Bc3 Bd6 9. bxa5 O-O 10. Rb1 Ra7 11. e4 $15 )
8... c5 9. c4 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Rxa5 11. cxd5 $15 ) 7. e3 (7. e4 Qh4 (7...
Nh6 8. e5 (8. Rg1 O-O 9. Bc1 Qh4 10. h3 Bf4 11. Bxf4 $11 ) 8... Be7
9. Rg1 Nf5 10. Bd3 Bf8 11. Nd2 $11 ) (7... Bf4 8. Nc3 Nb6 9. Rg1 g6
10. h3 Nf6 11. Ne2 $11 ) (7... a5 8. e5 (8. Rg1 Bxh2 9. Rxg7 axb4 10.
axb4 Rxa1 11. Bxa1 $15 ) 8... Bf8 9. b5 c5 10. bxc6 bxc6 11. c4 $11 
) 8. e5 (8. Bd3 O-O-O 9. e5 Be7 10. Nd2 Bg5 11. Qe2 $15 ) 8...
Be7 9. Bd3 Bg5 10. Qe2 Ne7 11. Rg1 $15 ) 7... Qh4 (7... a5 8. b5 Nb6
9. e4 Bf4 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Ne2 $15 ) (7... Ngf6 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O
10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Bd3 $11 ) 8. f4 (8. c4 Ngf6 9. Nc3 Bxh2 10. cxd5 Nxd5
11. Nxd5 $11 ) (8. Bd3 O-O-O 9. Nd2 Ngf6 10. c4 Qh3 11. c5 $11 
) (8. Nd2 a5 9. b5 Ngf6 10. Bd3 e5 11. Ra2 $15 ) 8... Ngf6 9. h3 (9.
c4 $5 $15 a5 10. b5 Ne4 11. Qf3 $11 ) 9... g5 $17 10. fxg5 $4 (10. Nd2
$142 gxf4 11. Nf3 $17) 10... Ne4 $19 (10... Qxg5 $6 11. Nd2 $11) 11. Qf3 Nxf2
$1 (11... Qxg5 $6 12. c4 $11) (11... Nxg5 $6 12. Qg4 $11) 12. Rg1 (12. Qxf2 Bg3
) 12... Nxh3+ (12... Nxh3+ 13. Kd1 Nxg1 $19) 0-1

[Event "email 4AMM-02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perez Cortes"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. gxf3 e6 5. a4 (5. a3 a5 $11) 5... Qh4 (5...
Nf6 6. b5 $15) 6. b5 Nd7 (6... Nf6 7. e3 $15) 7. e3 Ngf6 8. d4 (8. a5 Bd6 $15)
8... Bd6 9. Bd3 (9. a5 c5 $15) 9... c5 (9... Bxh2 $2 10. Nd2 $18) 10. bxc6 bxc6
11. Nd2 O-O (11... Bxh2 $2 12. Nf1 $18) 12. e4 (12. c4 Rab8 (12... Bxh2 $2 13.
Nf1 $18) 13. Qc2 Bb4 $15 (13... Bxh2 $2 14. Nf1 Ne5 15. dxe5 Rxb2 16. Rxh2 (16.
Qxb2 $6 Bxe5 17. Rxh4 Bxb2 $18) 16... Rxc2 17. Rxh4 $18)) 12... e5 $17 (12...
Bxh2 $2 13. Nf1 Qg5 14. Rxh2 $18 (14. Nxh2 $6 Qg2 15. Kd2 Rfb8 $16)) 13. c4 (
13. Rb1 exd4 14. Bxd4 Nc5 $17 (14... Bxh2 $2 15. Nf1 $18)) 13... Bb4 14. Qc2 (
14. Ke2 Rae8 $17) 14... dxe4 $19 15. fxe4 $2 (15. Bxe4 $142 exd4 16. Bxd4 $19)
15... Ng4 (15... Ng4 16. Rf1 Ne3 $19 (16... Qxh2 $6 17. Be2 Ndf6 18. Bxg4 Nxg4
19. Bc3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 $19)) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-06"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grehl, Siegfried"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. gxf3 e6 5. e4 (5. e3 Nf6 6. a3 g6 7. c4 Bg7
8. d4 O-O 9. Nd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 a5 11. b5 Ne7 12. c5 c6 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Bd3 a4
15. f4 Nd7 16. Bc3 Kh8 17. Bb4 f6 18. h4 h6 19. Nf3 e5 {
Juswanto,D (2465)-Ehlvest,J (2590)/INA-ROW m Bali 1999/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 5... Nf6
6. e5 (6. a3 dxe4 7. fxe4 Nxe4 8. Bg2 Nd6 9. Qg4 Nd7 10. d3 c6 11. Nd2 Nf5 12.
Nc4 h5 13. Qf4 Be7 14. Bh3 g5 15. Qd2 Rh6 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. f4 Re6+ 18. Kd1 g4
19. h3 Qc7 20. hxg4 hxg4 {Waibel,U (1650)-Sisow,G (1730)/remoteschach.de 2004})
6... Nh5 7. a3 $146 (7. b5 d4 8. c4 c5 9. d3 Nf4 10. Qd2 Qg5 11. Rg1 Qxg1 12.
Qxf4 Nd7 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Ne4 O-O 15. O-O-O g5 16. Qd2 Nxe5 17. f4 Nf3 18. Qe2
g4 19. h3 h5 20. hxg4 hxg4 21. Bh3 Qh2 22. Bxg4 Qxf4+ 23. Nd2 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 Bg5
25. Kc2 Qxd2+ {0-1 Schwab-Merkl/corr SOK-87-11 1987}) 7... Qg5 (7... a5 8. b5 (
8. bxa5 d4 9. a6 Nxa6 10. Rg1 Nf4 11. Rg4 g5 12. c3 $17 {-1.34}) 8... Nd7 (
8... Nf4 9. d4 (9. Nc3 Nd7 10. d4 f6 11. Qd2 fxe5 12. dxe5 $17 ) 9...
f6 10. Qd2 g5 11. h4 fxe5 12. dxe5 $15 ) (8... Be7 9. Rg1 Nd7 10. d4
c5 11. bxc6 bxc6 12. Bc1 $11 ) 9. d4 f6 10. c4 Nf4 11. cxd5 exd5 12.
Qc1 $15 ) (7... Nd7 8. d4 Nf4 (8... Qh4 9. Nd2 Nf4 10. c4 c6 11. cxd5
Nxd5 12. Rc1 $15 ) (8... Qe7 9. c4 (9. Nd2 f6 10. c4 Nf4 11. Rc1 c6
12. Qb3 $15 ) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 O-O-O 11. Nd2 Nb6 12. Rc1 $15 
) 9. Bc1 Qh4 10. Qd2 g5 11. Nc3 f6 12. exf6 $17 ) (7... Nf4
8. d4 Nd7 (8... f6 9. c4 (9. Nc3 Be7 10. Ne2 fxe5 11. dxe5 O-O 12. Nxf4 $15 
) 9... fxe5 10. dxe5 Be7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 $15 ) 9. Bc1
Qh4 10. Qd2 g5 11. Nc3 f6 12. exf6 $17 ) 8. h4 (8. d4 Nf4 (8... Nd7 9.
h4 (9. Bc1 Qh4 10. Be3 O-O-O 11. c4 dxc4 12. Qa4 $15 ) 9... Qe7 10.
Qd2 O-O-O 11. Be2 g6 12. f4 $15 ) 9. Bc1 f6 10. h4 Qf5 11. Rg1 Nd7
12. exf6 $17 ) 8... Qg6 (8... Qd8 9. Qe2 (9. c4 dxc4 10. Qc2 a5 11. b5
Nd7 12. Qxc4 $15 ) 9... Nc6 10. Qe3 a6 11. d4 Be7 12. f4 $15 
) 9. c4 (9. d4 Be7 10. Bc1 Nd7 11. Nc3 a5 12. f4 $11 ) 9... dxc4 10.
Nc3 (10. Bxc4 Qg2 11. Rf1 Qh2 12. d4 $17 ) 10... Nc6 11. Qa4 (11. Ne4
O-O-O 12. Bxc4 $19 {-1.50}) 11... O-O-O (11... Qf5 12. Nd1 $19 {-1.56}) 12.
Ne4 $2 (12. Nd1 $142 $17) 12... Qf5 $19 13. Be2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Rc1 Kb8
16. Ng5 (16. Kd1 $19) 16... Nf4 (16... Nf4 17. Qd1 Nd3+ (17... Nxe2 $6 18. Qxe2
Qb2 19. Rxc4 $19) (17... Qxe2+ $6 18. Qxe2 Nxe2 19. Kxe2 $19) 18. Kf1 Nxc1 19.
Qxc1 Rd7 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr or02-026"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van Rooijen, Peter"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. gxf3 e6 5. Rg1 Ne7 (5... Nf6 6. e4 $15) 6.
e3 (6. a3 Ng6 $11) 6... Qd6 $15 7. f4 (7. Bxg7 $2 Bxg7 8. c3 Ng6 $19) 7... Qxb4
8. Bc3 Qa4 9. Qc1 (9. Bxg7 $2 Rg8 10. Bxf8 Rxg1 (10... Rxf8 $143 11. Nc3 Qd7
12. Qh5 $14) (10... Kxf8 $6 11. Nc3 Qd7 12. Rxg8+ Kxg8 13. Qg4+ Kh8 14. Qh5 $14
) 11. Bxe7 Qa6 $19) 9... a6 10. Qb2 {Pawn g7, live or die!} (10. Bxg7 $143 Rg8
11. Qb2 d4 $19) 10... Qc6 11. Bd3 f6 12. Be2 (12. a4 b6 $17) 12... Ng6 (12...
Nd7 13. d3 $17) 13. d4 (13. h4 Nd7 14. h5 Ne7 $17) 13... Nd7 14. Bd3 Nb6 (14...
f5 15. Nd2 $17) 15. Qb3 Nc4 (15... f5 16. Nd2 $17) 16. Nd2 b5 (16... Nxd2 17.
Bxd2 Nh4 18. Rg3 $17) 17. Bb4 (17. Kd1 Nh4 $17) 17... Bxb4 (17... Nh4 18. Rg3
$17) 18. Qxb4 Qd6 (18... a5 19. Qb3 a4 20. Qb4 $17) 19. Qxd6 $15 Nxd6 20. Nb3 (
20. a4 Kf7 $17) 20... Kf7 21. Nc5 Nh4 (21... f5 22. Ke2 $15) 22. Ke2 $15 h6 23.
a4 g5 24. axb5 axb5 25. fxg5 hxg5 26. Rxa8 (26. Ra6 Nhf5 $17) 26... Rxa8 27.
Rb1 c6 28. Rg1 Nc4 29. f4 gxf4 30. exf4 Nb2 (30... Rh8 31. h3 $17) 31. Rb1 (31.
h3 Nxd3 32. Kxd3 Nf5 $19) 31... Nxd3 $19 32. Kxd3 Nf5 33. c3 Rh8 34. Rh1 Rh4
35. Re1 Rh3+ 36. Kd2 Rxh2+ (36... b4 37. cxb4 Rxh2+ 38. Kc3 Rh3+ 39. Nd3 $19)
37. Re2 Rxe2+ (37... Rxe2+ 38. Kxe2 b4 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr ICCFTT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Velker, W."]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. e3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d4 $146 (
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nb6 10. Be2 Qe7 11. d3 Bg4 12. Ng5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2
Rad8 14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bb8 16. Rad1 Nd5 17. Nc3 Rc8 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Rc1
Bd6 20. Rc2 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 Qe6 {
Campos Calvo,S (1970)-Raznikov,D (2160)/Calvia op 4th 2007/1/2-1/2 (49)}) (7.
h3 O-O 8. Nc3 Qe7 9. Qc2 d4 10. exd4 exd4+ 11. Ne2 c5 12. bxc5 Bxc5 13. Nfxd4
Ne5 14. Nb3 g6 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. d4 Bxd4 17. Nbxd4 Bf5 18. Qb2 Rac8 19. f4 Qe4
20. Nxf5 Qxf5 21. Qe5 Rxc4 {
Steffens,O-Knuth,H (2350)/GER-ch Binz 1994/1/2-1/2 (50)}) (7. Be2 O-O 8. c5 Bc7
9. O-O b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. d4 e4 12. Ne1 h6 13. Nd2 c5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. dxc5
Nxc5 16. Rc1 Bd6 17. Bb5 Be6 18. a4 Ng4 19. g3 Nf6 20. Ng2 Rb8 21. Bd4 Rc8 {
CHED-chessotka (1665)/chesshere.com 2006/0-1 (48)}) (7. Qb3 e4 8. Nd4 Ne5 9.
cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qc2 f5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qb3 Bd7 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qxd5+ {
1-0 Plock,J (1905)-Steingraeber,B (2075)/remoteschach.de 2003}) 7... e4 8. Nfd2
O-O 9. Nc3 (9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O a5 11. b5 cxb5 12. cxd5 $11 ) (9. c5
Bb8 10. Nc3 b6 11. b5 Bb7 12. Nb3 $11 ) 9... Re8 10. b5 (10. Be2 a6
11. c5 Bb8 12. Rc1 $11 ) 10... Bc7 (10... cxb5 11. c5 Be7 12. Qb3 $11
) 11. Qb3 (11. Be2 dxc4 12. bxc6 $11 ) 11... a6 12. a4 Nf8 13.
Be2 Be6 14. h3 axb5 15. axb5 Rxa1+ 16. Bxa1 N6d7 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Qb7 Nb8 19.
Na4 Bc8 20. Qa7 Ne6 21. Bc3 Re7 22. Qa8 Bd6 23. Ba5 Qf8 24. Bb6 Rb7 25. c5 Nd7
(25... Bc7 26. O-O $11) 26. O-O (26. cxd6 $143 Nxb6 27. Nxb6 Rxb6 $11) 26...
Be7 27. Rb1 Bg5 28. Nb3 h6 (28... Nxb6 29. cxb6 Re7 30. Nac5 (30. Qxc6 $6 Bd7
31. Qxd5 Bxa4 $14) 30... Nxc5 31. Nxc5 $18 (31. dxc5 $6 Bb7 32. Qxf8+ Kxf8 $16)
) 29. Rb2 Rb8 (29... Nc7 30. Bxc7 Rxc7 $16) 30. Qxc6 $16 Nf6 31. Qb5 Ra8 32.
Qb4 Ba6 33. Bd1 Rb8 34. Nc3 Qc8 35. Na5 Nd8 36. Ba4 Qe6 37. Nb5 Ne8 38. Qa3
Bxb5 39. Rxb5 Ra8 40. Rb3 Qe7 41. Qb4 Nc7 42. Nc6 Qd7 43. Na7 Qf5 44. Bxc7 Rxa7
45. Bb6 Ra8 46. Ra3 Bh4 47. g3 Qg6 48. Kg2 Be7 49. Ra2 (49. Qb5 $5 Qf6 $18)
49... Nc6 50. Qb5 Rc8 51. Qa6 Rf8 52. Rb2 Qf6 53. Bc7 Qf3+ 54. Kg1 Nxd4 55.
exd4 Bf6 56. Qe2 Qc3 57. Qd2 (57. Qd2 Qxd4 58. Qxd4 Bxd4 59. Rb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ganesan, Arasu"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. Nf3 Nf6 (4... Bg4 5. Nxe5 Bxe5 6. Bxe5
f6 7. Bb2 Ne7 8. f3 Bh5 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 c6 11. O-O Bf7 12. d4 Ng6 13. Qd2 Nd7
14. Nc3 Re8 15. Rae1 b6 16. b5 c5 17. Bd3 c4 18. Bxg6 Bxg6 19. Nxd5 {
pierre (2130)-milanista/internet 2007/1-0}) 5. c4 $146 (5. Nxe5 O-O 6. e3 (6.
d4 Re8 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Nxd7 Bxd7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Ng4 11. Qf3 Qe7 12. h3 Nf6
13. Nc3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Bxf7+ Kh8 16. Bxe8 Qxf3 17. gxf3 Rxe8 18. d5 Be5
19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rc1 c6 {
plynth (1950)-konijn (1735)/ChessWorld.net 2003/1-0 (48)}) 6... Nc6 7. Nxc6
bxc6 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe8 10. O-O Ng4 11. f4 c5 12. f5 Bxf5 13. Rxf5 Bxh2+
14. Kh1 Qe4 15. Rf4 Bxf4 16. Qxg4 g6 17. Qxf4 Qc2 18. Qf6 Qd1+ 19. Bf1 cxb4 {
Trkn-Doug/itsyourturn.com 2001/1-0}) (5. Bxe5 O-O 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. d4 Nc6 8. b5
Ne7 9. e3 Bg4 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Rad8 12. Nbd2 c5 13. bxc6 Nxc6 14. O-O Ne7
15. Qb1 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 b6 17. Qd3 Ng6 18. Rfd1 Ng4 19. Qf5 Nf6 {
cgits (2560)-ghorn (2090)/net-chess.com 2005/1-0}) (5. Bxe5 Bxe5 6. Nxe5 a5 $14
) 5... c6 (5... e4 6. c5 exf3 7. cxd6 fxg2 8. Bxg2 Qxd6 9. Qb3 $15 Nbd7 10. Qg3
$15 ) 6. cxd5 (6. Nxe5 Bxe5 7. Bxe5 dxc4 8. Qc2 b5 9. Qc3 Nbd7 10. Bd6
$11 ) (6. c5 e4 7. cxd6 exf3 8. exf3 O-O 9. Be2 Qxd6 10. O-O $15 
) 6... cxd5 (6... e4 7. Nd4 Nxd5 8. Qc2 $11 Nf6 9. e3 a5 10. bxa5 $11
) 7. Nc3 (7. Bxe5 Bxe5 8. Nxe5 a5 (8... Nbd7 $14 9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. e3
$14 ) 9. b5 Nbd7 10. d4 $14 ) (7. Nxe5 O-O 8. e3 a5 9. bxa5
Re8 10. f4 $14 ) 7... O-O (7... e4 8. Nd4 $15 Be5 9. e3 Bxd4 10. exd4
$15 ) 8. e4 (8. Nb5 d4 $11 9. e3 Bg4 10. h3 $11 ) 8... Bg4 (
8... dxe4 9. Ng5 Bf5 10. Qe2 $17 {-1.03}) 9. h3 (9. exd5 $2 e4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4
$19) 9... dxe4 (9... Bh5 $5 10. Qe2 Nc6 $15) 10. Nxe4 (10. hxg4 $14 )
10... a6 $4 (10... Nxe4 11. hxg4 Re8 $11) 11. Qc2 (11. Nxf6+ $142 Qxf6 12. hxg4
$18) 11... b5 $4 (11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nc6 13. Qd3 $15) 12. Nd4 (12. hxg4 $142
g6 $18) 12... Qb6 $4 (12... exd4 $142 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. hxg4 Re8+ 15. Kd1 g6
$15) 13. Qc5 (13. Nxf6+ $142 gxf6 14. hxg4 $18) 13... Qxc5 (13... Bxc5 $142 14.
bxc5 Qd8 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. hxg4 Qc6 $19) 14. Nxc5 $17 exd4 15.
Nxa6 $4 (15. hxg4 Re8+ 16. Kd1 Bxc5 17. bxc5 Nxg4 18. Bxd4 Nc6 $17) 15... Rd8 (
15... Re8+ $142 16. Be2 Rxe2+ 17. Kd1 Bf4 18. Nxb8 Rxd2+ 19. Ke1 Rxb2 20. hxg4
Rxb8 $19) 16. Nc7 $4 (16. hxg4 $142 Rxa6 17. Bxb5 $17) 16... Bxb4 $4 (16... Bh5
$142 17. g4 Bxc7 18. gxh5 $19) 17. g3 $4 (17. hxg4 $142 Ra7 18. axb4 Rxc7 19.
Bxb5 $11) 17... h5 (17... Bf3 $142 18. Be2 Bxh1 19. Nxa8 Ba5 $19) 18. h4 (18.
h4 Ba5 19. Bg2 $19) (18. axb4 $2 Rxa1+ 19. Bxa1 Bf3 $19) *

[Event "95NS18 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Decker, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. d4 (6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Qb3 Be6 8.
a4 h6 9. Be2 O-O 10. d4 e4 11. Nd2 c6 12. b5 Nbd7 13. a5 a6 14. b6 d5 15. c5
Qe7 16. Qc2 f4 17. O-O-O fxe3 18. fxe3 Ng4 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Rdf1 Qg5 {
Bennett,H (2200)-Reilly,T (2255)/Sydney Challenge op 1999/0-1 (50)}) 6... e4 7.
Nfd2 c6 $146 (7... d5 8. Qb3 Be6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. a3 Ne7 11. cxd5 Nexd5 12. Bc4
Bg7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. b5 c6 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. O-O Rb8 17. Qc2 Kh8 18. Na4 Ng4 19.
Rfe1 Qh4 20. Nf1 f4 21. exf4 Nxf4 22. Bxe6 {
Hingst,T (2015)-Kerpe,A (2060)/remoteschach.de 2004/0-1 (47)}) 8. Nc3 (8. Be2
d5 (8... Bg7 9. a3 (9. O-O O-O (9... Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. a3 Nbd7 12. Rb1 d5 $11
) 10. Nc3 Be6 11. b5 Nbd7 12. Rb1 Qc7 $11 ) (9. Nc3 Be6 (9...
O-O 10. a3 Be6 11. O-O d5 12. Qb3 Qd6 $11 ) (9... c5 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11.
Qb3 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O $14 ) 10. a3 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. Qb3 Rf7 $11 
) 9... O-O (9... Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. Qb3 Rf7 $14 )
10. Nc3 Be6 11. O-O d5 12. Qb3 Rf7 $11 ) (8... Be6 9. a3 (9. O-O Bg7 (
9... d5 10. a3 Bg7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rc1 a5 $14 ) 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b5 Nbd7
12. Rb1 Qc7 $11 ) (9. Nc3 Bg7 (9... d5 10. a3 Bh6 11. O-O f4 12. cxd5
cxd5 $11 ) 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 d5 12. f3 f4 $11 ) 9... Bg7 (
9... d5 10. O-O Bg7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rc1 dxc4 $11 ) 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc3
d5 12. Rc1 dxc4 $11 ) 9. a3 Bh6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. b5 Ne7
$11 ) (8. a3 d5 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Be2 Bh6 11. O-O f4 12. cxd5 cxd5 $11 
) 8... d5 (8... Bg7 9. Be2 Be6 (9... O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Rb1 d5 12. Qb3
Qd6 $14 ) 10. O-O O-O 11. b5 Nbd7 12. Rb1 Qc7 $11 ) 9. b5 (9.
cxd5 cxd5 10. a3 a5 11. b5 Bd6 12. Be2 Be6 $11 ) 9... Bh6 (9... cxb5
10. Nxb5 Nc6 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Be2 a6 $11 ) 10. bxc6 (10. Qb3 a6 11. bxc6
bxc6 12. cxd5 cxd5 $14 ) 10... bxc6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Ba3 (12. Nb5 O-O
$11 ) 12... Kf7 (12... f4 $11 ) 13. Nb5 Nc6 14. Rc1 Bd7 15.
Nd6+ Kg7 16. Nb3 f4 17. Qd2 fxe3 18. fxe3 Ng4 19. Rc3 Rf8 20. Nb7 Qc7 21. Bxf8+
Rxf8 22. N7c5 Nxh2 23. Be2 Bc8 24. Kd1 Ng4 25. Kc2 Qg3 26. Bxg4 Bxg4 27. Kb1
Rf2 28. Qe1 Nb4 29. Rg1 Bg5 (29... Nxa2 $143 30. Rc2 Bxe3 31. Rxa2 $16) 30. Nc1
h5 31. a3 Nc6 32. Na6 Ne7 33. Nc7 Kg8 (33... h4 $5 34. Ne8+ Kh6 $17) 34. Rb3
$15 Bh4 35. Rh1 Qxc7 (35... Rxg2 36. Qa5 Bf3 37. Nxd5 $16) 36. Rxh4 Qc2+ (36...
Rxg2 $6 37. Rh1 $17) 37. Ka1 Rd2 (37... Rd2 38. Rxg4 hxg4 $19) (37... Rxg2 $6
38. Rh1 $15) 0-1

[Event "email 4AMM-02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Windfridsson, Hakan"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 O-O 8. Nc3
Be6 9. Be2 c6 (9... Nbd7 10. d5 Bf7 11. O-O Ne5 12. Nb3 Kh8 13. Nd4 g6 14. Qd2
Rg8 15. f3 exf3 16. gxf3 Bf8 17. f4 Neg4 18. h3 Nh6 19. Bf3 Bg7 20. Ne6 Bxe6
21. dxe6 Re8 22. Nd5 Rxe6 23. Nxf6 Bxf6 24. Bxb7 {Fritz 10-NN/1-0 (54)}) 10.
O-O Nbd7 $146 (10... d5 11. a3 Qc7 (11... Nbd7 12. Nb3 Bd6 (12... dxc4 13. Na5
Qb8 14. Bxc4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Nd5 16. Rc1 N7b6 17. Nxb6 Nxb6 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. b5
Bd6 20. g3 a5 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb1 a4 23. Qc2 Qc8 24. Rfc1 Qe6 25. Ne2 Rfc8
26. Rd1 Nc4 27. Qc3 {Bonetti,S-Dolphin2 (1915)/ICC 2002/1-0}) 13. c5 Bb8 14. a4
f4 15. exf4 Bxf4 16. g3 Bc7 17. Re1 Qe8 18. b5 Qg6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Rb1 Ng4
21. Bxg4 Bxg4 22. Qd2 Qh5 23. Nd1 Bf3 24. Ne3 Rf6 25. h4 Qxh4 26. gxh4 {
Machete99 (2300)-jdc (2265)/ICC 2002/0-1 (34)}) 12. Qb3 Nbd7 13. f4 Rad8 14. c5
Bf7 15. Qd1 a6 16. a4 g6 17. Qe1 Ng4 18. Qg3 Rb8 19. Bxg4 fxg4 20. Qxg4 Nf6 21.
Qe2 Be6 22. a5 Qd7 23. Qf2 Ng4 24. Qg3 Qd8 25. Qe1 {
Registration (2350)-tarikatsky (1860)/ICC 2003/1-0 (37)}) 11. b5 (11. d5 cxd5 (
11... Bf7 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Rb1 Ne5 14. Qa4 Qc7 15. Rfd1 Rfb8 $11 ) 12.
cxd5 Bf7 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Qd4 Nfd7 15. Na5 Bf6 $11 ) (11. Qb3 d5 (11...
a5 12. b5 Qe8 (12... Nb6 13. a4 Qc7 14. f3 f4 15. exf4 e3 $14 ) (12...
Qc7 13. f3 exf3 14. Rxf3 d5 15. c5 Ng4 $14 ) 13. f3 Qg6 14. bxc6 bxc6
15. Qa4 Rfc8 $11 ) 12. f3 (12. Rac1 Qe8 (12... dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14.
Nxc4 Kh8 15. Rfd1 Rc8 $14 ) (12... Qb8 13. b5 a6 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5
cxd5 $11 ) (12... a6 13. f3 exf3 14. Nxf3 Ne4 15. a3 Ndf6 $11 
) 13. b5 Qg6 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. cxd5 Nxd5 $11 ) 12... exf3 (12... f4
13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Ndxe4 fxe3 15. Bc1 Nxe4 $14 ) (12... Qe8 13. cxd5
Nxd5 14. fxe4 fxe4 15. Rxf8+ Bxf8 $11 ) 13. Nxf3 Ne4 14. b5 Ndf6 15.
c5 Rb8 $11 ) 11... d5 (11... a6 12. a4 Qe8 (12... Qc7 13. f3 axb5 14.
axb5 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 d5 $11 ) 13. d5 cxd5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ndxe4 Nxe3
$11 ) (11... Qe8 12. d5 cxd5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ndxe4 Nxe3 15. fxe3 fxe4
$11 ) (11... Rc8 12. Qa4 (12. Rc1 Qb6 (12... a6 13. a4 Qe8 14. Qc2 Qg6
15. d5 Bf7 $11 ) (12... Qe8 13. Qa4 Ra8 14. f3 Nb6 15. Qc2 exf3 $11 
) 13. Nb3 d5 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. c5 Qc7 $11 ) (12. bxc6 bxc6 13.
Rb1 Rb8 14. f3 Nb6 15. Qc2 exf3 $11 ) (12. f3 d5 13. c5 Nxc5 14. bxc6
bxc6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 $15 ) (12. Qb3 Qe8 (12... cxb5 13. Qxb5 a6 14. Qa4
Re8 15. Rab1 d5 $11 ) (12... Qa5 13. f3 exf3 14. Bxf3 Ng4 15. d5 Nc5
$11 ) (12... Qc7 13. f3 exf3 14. Bxf3 Ng4 15. d5 Nc5 $14 ) 13.
Rab1 Qg6 14. f3 Nb6 15. bxc6 bxc6 $11 ) 12... cxb5 13. Qxb5 a6 14. Qa4
Re8 15. Rab1 Qc7 $14 ) 12. Qb3 (12. c5 cxb5 (12... Qc7 13. Qb3 Bf7 14.
Rab1 Nxc5 15. dxc5 d4 $11 ) (12... f4 13. exf4 Qc7 14. bxc6 bxc6 15.
Bc1 Rab8 $14 ) 13. Nxb5 a6 14. Nc3 b6 15. cxb6 Qxb6 $15 )
12... Rc8 (12... Qb8 13. Ba3 Bxa3 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Qxa3 f4 $14 ) (
12... Qc7 13. c5 Bf7 14. Rab1 Nxc5 15. dxc5 d4 $11 ) (12... a6 13.
bxc6 bxc6 14. Ba3 Kh8 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 $14 ) 13. Ba3 (13. bxc6 bxc6 14.
Ba3 Rb8 15. Qa4 c5 $11 ) 13... Kh8 (13... Bxa3 14. Qxa3 cxb5 15. Nxb5
dxc4 $11 ) 14. bxc6 (14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. bxc6 bxc6 $14 ) 14...
bxc6 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. c5 g5 (16... Qd8 $5 $14) 17. Qb7 $16 f4 18. Qxa7 Bg4 19.
Bxg4 Nxg4 20. Rae1 f3 21. gxf3 exf3 22. h3 Qe6 23. Rb1 (23. hxg4 $4 Qxg4+ 24.
Kh2 Qg2#) 23... Nge5 24. Kh2 (24. dxe5 $4 Qxh3 25. Nxf3 Rxf3 26. Ne2 Nxe5 27.
Qb7 Rf6 28. f3 Rh6 29. Qxc8+ Qxc8 30. Nd4 Qh3 31. Kf2 Qh2+ 32. Ke1 Qg2 33. Rb8+
Kg7 34. Nf5+ Kg6 35. Nxh6 Nd3+ 36. Kd1 Qxf1+ 37. Kd2 Kxh6 38. e4 Qf2+ 39. Kxd3
Qxf3+ 40. Kd2 Qf4+ 41. Kc3 Qxb8 42. exd5 Qe5+ 43. Kc2 Qxd5 44. a4 g4 45. a5 g3
46. Kc3 g2 47. a6 Qxc5+ 48. Kb3 Qe3+ 49. Ka2 Qe2+ 50. Kb3 Qd3+ 51. Kb4 g1=Q 52.
Ka4 Qgd4+ 53. Ka5 Q3c3#) 24... Ng4+ 25. Kg1 (25. hxg4 $4 Qxg4 26. Nxf3 Rxf3 27.
Qxd7 Rh3#) 25... Nxe3 (25... Nge5 26. Kh2 Ng4+ 27. Kg3 Nde5 $14) 26. fxe3 $16
Qxh3 27. Rf2 *

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Velker, Wim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 d5 8.
b5 c6 9. a4 O-O 10. Qb3 Kh8 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. O-O g5 $146 (13... Qe8
14. Rfc1 Qg6 15. g3 Ng4 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Qd1 Qh6 18. Bxg4 fxg4 19. Nf1 Qf6 20.
Qe2 Nb6 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. d5 Qf5 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. a5 Nd7 25. Bd4 Bd6 26. Nd2
Rf7 27. a6 b6 28. Rc4 {
Agrest,R (2105)-Tetenkina,I (2255)/Rilton Cup 2004/1-0 (42)}) (13... dxc4 $5
14. Bxc4 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Nb6 $11) 14. c5 $16 f4 (14... Qc7 15. a5 cxb5 16. f4 g4
17. Nxb5 Qc6 18. Nd6 Bxd6 $14 ) (14... Qc8 15. f4 g4 16. bxc6 bxc6 17.
Qc2 Rb8 18. a5 g3 $11 ) (14... Rc8 15. a5 (15. f3 exf3 16. Rxf3 b6 17.
cxb6 Qxb6 18. a5 Qd8 $14 ) 15... cxb5 (15... Rb8 16. b6 Ra8 17. f3 exf3
18. Bxf3 Kg8 $16 ) 16. Nxb5 a6 17. Nc3 Bf7 18. Qb4 f4 $14 ) (
14... Kg7 15. f3 (15. a5 a6 16. b6 Qe8 17. f4 g4 18. Rad1 Qg6 $14 )
15... exf3 16. Rxf3 Rb8 17. Rb1 Qc7 18. a5 Qxa5 $16 ) (14... Rb8 15. a5
a6 (15... Kg8 16. f3 a6 17. b6 exf3 18. Rxf3 Qe8 $16 ) (15... cxb5 16.
Nxb5 a6 17. Nc3 Qc7 18. f3 Qc6 $14 ) (15... Kg7 16. b6 Ra8 17. f3 exf3
18. Bxf3 Qe8 $16 ) 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Qc2 Qc8 18. f3 g4 $14 )
15. exf4 gxf4 16. Ndxe4 f3 17. gxf3 (17. Bd1 fxg2 (17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 fxg2 19.
Kxg2 Qc7 $14) 18. Kxg2 Qc8 $14 ) 17... Bh3 $11 18. Nxf6 Bxf6 (18...
Rxf6 $11 ) 19. Kh1 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 Qe7 21. Qd1 Rg8 22. f4 (22. Bd3 $5
$17) 22... Qg7 $19 (22... Qg7 23. Rg1 Qxg1+ 24. Qxg1 Rxg1+ 25. Kxg1 Bxd4 $19)
0-1

[Event "USCF84CC319"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Kinnaman Jr., John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 Bd7 $146 (
7... O-O 8. Nc3 a5 (8... c6 9. Be2 d5 10. Qb3 Kh8 11. O-O Be6 12. f3 Nbd7 13.
cxd5 cxd5 14. fxe4 fxe4 15. Ndxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe6 Bxb4 18. Rxf8+
Bxf8 19. Qxe4 Nf6 20. Qe6 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Bf3 Re8 23. Bc1 {
orane (2000)-giovanny (1695)/Live Game Caissa's Web 2004/1-0}) (8... c5 9. bxc5
dxc5 10. d5 Bd6 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Nb5 Nbd7 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc3 Re8 15. O-O-O {
Sokolski-Kuznetsov/Minsk 1953}) 9. b5 Nbd7 10. Be2 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Qe8
13. Qb3 Kh8 14. a4 b6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bb7 17. f3 Bg5 18. f4 Bh6 19. Rae1
Nf6 20. Ba3 Bxd5 21. Bc4 Qe6 22. Bxd5 {Eisert-Klugert/corr 1973/0-1 (41)}) 8.
Nc3 (8. Be2 d5 (8... O-O 9. Nc3 (9. d5 a5 10. b5 Qe8 11. O-O Qg6 12. f3 exf3
$11 ) 9... c5 10. a3 a5 11. bxc5 dxc5 12. d5 Bd6 $11 ) 9. a3 (
9. c5 O-O (9... b6 10. O-O a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 $11 ) 10. O-O
Qe8 11. Nc3 Qg6 12. Qb3 Be6 $11 ) 9... O-O (9... Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11.
O-O Nbd7 12. Qb3 c6 $11 ) (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Ba2 a5 12. bxa5
Rxa5 $11 ) 10. Nc3 Be6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qb3 c6 $11 ) 8... O-O
(8... c5 9. bxc5 dxc5 10. d5 O-O 11. Qb3 b6 12. Rd1 Rf7 $14 ) 9. b5 (
9. Be2 c5 10. bxc5 dxc5 11. d5 Qc7 12. Qb3 Bd6 $11 ) 9... c6 (9... a6
10. bxa6 Nxa6 11. Be2 Qe8 12. O-O Qg6 $15 ) 10. a4 (10. Be2 cxb5 11.
cxb5 d5 12. O-O Be6 $11 ) 10... cxb5 (10... Be6 11. Qb3 Nbd7 12. Be2
Qe8 $11 ) 11. axb5 Be8 (11... Qe8 12. Na4 Bd8 $11 ) 12. Be2 d5
(12... a6 $14 ) 13. c5 Bf7 14. O-O Qe8 15. Qb3 Bxc5 16. Na4 Bd6 17. Nb6
$1 Nbd7 (17... axb6 18. Rxa8) 18. Nxa8 $18 Qxa8 19. Ra2 (19. Ba3 Ne8 $18) 19...
Nb6 (19... Rc8 20. Rfa1 $16) 20. Rfa1 Bb8 21. Ba3 Re8 22. Bc5 Nfd7 23. Bxb6
Nxb6 24. Nb1 Re6 25. Nc3 Rh6 26. g3 Be6 27. Na4 Bf7 (27... Nxa4 28. Qxa4 Bd7
29. Qa5 $16) 28. Qb4 (28. Rc1 Nc4 $18) 28... Re6 (28... Nc8 $5 $16) 29. Nxb6
$18 Rxb6 30. Qc5 Bd6 $4 (30... Re6 31. Qxd5 Re8 $18) 31. Qxb6 $3 (31. Qxb6 axb6
32. Rxa8+ Bf8 33. Rb8 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr USA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael D"]
[Black "Barton"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qc3
O-O 9. Be2 Re8 (9... Bf5 10. Nbd2 $15) 10. O-O $15 Bf5 (10... Bg4 11. h3 Bf5
12. Nbd2 $15) 11. Nbd2 Nh5 12. Qb3 Nf4 (12... Bxb2 $142 $5 13. Qxb2 Qf6 14.
Qxf6 Nxf6 $15) 13. exf4 $14 Bxb2 (13... Rxe2 $143 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. b5 $16) 14.
Qxb2 Rxe2 15. b5 Nb8 16. Rae1 (16. Qc3 Nd7 17. Nd4 Re8 $11) 16... Rxe1 $11 17.
Rxe1 Nd7 18. Nb3 a6 (18... Qf6 19. Qe2 $11) 19. Nfd4 (19. bxa6 bxa6 20. Nbd4
Rb8 $14) 19... Qf6 20. Qe2 (20. bxa6 c5 21. axb7 Rb8 $15) 20... Nc5 $11 21.
Nxf5 (21. bxa6 Rxa6 22. Nxc5 dxc5 23. Nxf5 Qxf5 $11) 21... Qxf5 $15 22. bxa6
Rxa6 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Rb1 (24. Qb2 Ra8 $15) 24... Rb6 (24... Qc6 25. h3 $15)
25. Rxb6 Qxb6 26. g3 Qd4 (26... Kf8 27. Qd3 $15) 27. f5 Kg7 28. fxg6 hxg6 29.
Kg2 (29. Qc2 Kf6 $11) 29... d5 30. cxd5 Qxd5+ 31. Qf3 Qxa2 (31... Qxf3+ 32.
Kxf3 f5 33. Kf4 $14) 32. Qc3+ (32. Qxb7 c5 $11) 32... Kh7 33. Qxc7 Qd5+ 34. Kf1
b5 35. Qf4 Kg7 36. Ke2 Qc5 37. Kd3 Qa3+ 38. Kc2 Qa2+ 39. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USCF87CA183 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Jefferson, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. O-O
e4 (8... Nc6 9. b5 Nb8 10. d4 e4 11. Nd2 a6 12. a4 axb5 13. axb5 Nbd7 14. Qc2
d5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. f3 exf3 17. Bxf3 dxc4 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. Ra1 Qb7 20. Nxc4
Nd5 21. Qf5 N7f6 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 {
Trkn-The Chess Machine/itsyourturn.com 2000/0-1 (31)}) 9. Ne1 c5 $146 (9... d5
10. a3 c6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. d3 Nbd7 13. Rc1 a5 14. b5 Nc5) 10. a3 (10. Nc2 Nc6
(10... Nbd7 11. d4 (11. d3 d5 (11... exd3 12. Bxd3 Ne5 13. a3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 d5
$11 ) 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. dxe4 Bxe4 $11 ) (11. b5
a6 12. d3 axb5 13. Nxb5 d5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 $11 ) 11... cxb4 12. Nxb4 Rc8
13. Qb3 a5 14. Nbd5 Nxd5 $14 ) (10... Na6 11. b5 Nc7 12. d3 d5 13.
cxd5 Nfxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11 ) (10... d5 11. bxc5 Bxc5 12. cxd5 Nxd5
13. Nxe4 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Bxe4 $14 ) 11. b5 Ne5 12. d3 exd3 13. Bxd3 a6
14. Be2 axb5 $11 ) (10. bxc5 dxc5 11. f3 exf3 (11... Qd6 12. fxe4 Nxe4
13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bf3 Bxf3 $11 ) 12. Bxf3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Nc6 14. Qa4 Nb4
$11 ) 10... Nbd7 (10... cxb4 11. axb4 d5 12. b5 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qc7 14.
d3 Bd6 $11 ) 11. d3 (11. Qb3 Re8 (11... a5 12. f3 d5 13. bxa5 exf3 14.
Nxf3 dxc4 $11 ) 12. d3 Ne5 13. bxc5 exd3 14. Nxd3 Nxd3 $11 )
11... a5 (11... d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. dxe4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bxe4 $11 ) 12.
bxc5 (12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Bxe4 14. bxa5 Rxa5 $11 ) 12... dxc5 (
12... Nxc5 13. dxe4 Ncxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 $11 ) 13. Nb5 (13. Qc2 Re8 14.
dxe4 Bd6 $16 ) 13... Qb8 (13... Re8 14. dxe4 Nxe4 $14 ) 14. f4
(14. f3 exd3 $11 ) 14... Rd8 (14... Qc8 $11 ) 15. Qa4 Qc8 16.
d4 cxd4 17. exd4 Re8 18. Nc2 Bc6 19. Ne3 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Qb7 21. Bc4 Bd6 22. Qb3
Nf8 23. Nf5 Rad8 (23... Bb8 $142 $5 24. d5 Qc8 25. Nh6+ gxh6 26. Bxf6 Ng6 $16)
24. Qg3 $18 (24. Nxd6 $6 Rxd6 25. Qg3 Qd7 $11) 24... g6 25. Nh6+ Kg7 26. Nxf7
Rd7 27. Nxd6 Rxd6 28. f5 Qd7 (28... Qe7 29. Rae1 Rc8 30. Bb3 $18) 29. fxg6 Nxg6
30. Rac1 Qd8 31. Rf5 Nd5 (31... e3 $18) 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 (33. Rc7+ Rd7
34. d5+ Kg8 35. Rc6 $18) 33... Qxd5 34. Qc7+ Re7 35. Qxb6 Qa2 36. Bc3 Qxa3 37.
d5+ Kg8 38. Bd2 Qd3 39. Qf6 Rf7 40. Rc8+ Nf8 41. Qg5+ Rg7 42. Qf4 Qd4+ 43. Qf2
Qa1+ 44. Be1 Rf7 45. Qg3+ Rg7 46. Qe3 Qb1 47. b6 a4 48. Ra8 Rf7 49. h3 Qb3 $4 (
49... Rb7 50. Rxa4 Qxb6 51. Rxe4 Qxe3+ 52. Rxe3 Rb1 $18) 50. Bc3 Rf6 51. Qg3+
Rg6 52. Qf2 (52. Qf2 Qd1+ 53. Kh2 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Tew, Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6.
Be2 e4 7. Nd4 c5 8. Nc2 b6 $146 (8... Nc6 9. b5 (9. bxc5 dxc5 10. O-O Be6 11.
Nba3 a6 12. f3 Qa5 13. fxe4 Nxe4 14. Nb1 Rad8 15. Qc1 b5 16. d3 Nf6 17. Nd2
bxc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. dxc4 Ne4 20. Bf3 f5 21. a4 Bd6 22. Qe1 Qb6 23. Rb1 Qc7 {
pierre-johannes10/chesshere.com 2006/^--^- (58)}) 9... Ne5 10. d4 (10. Bxe5
dxe5 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. g4 Be6 13. h4 Nd7 14. d3 Qa5 15. Qd2 exd3 16. Bxd3 Nb6 17.
Ne4 Qxd2+ 18. Nxd2 Bxg4 19. a4 a5 20. f3 Be6 21. Ke2 Rad8 22. e4 Rd7 23. Ne3
Rfd8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 {
Holzschuh,G (2150)-Isserman,R (2265)/Frankfurt-ch 2009/0-1 (41)}) 10... exd3
11. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 12. Qxd3 d5 13. O-O dxc4 14. Qxc4 Be6 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Rd1 Bf6
17. Ne1 Qe7 18. e4 Nf4 19. Qc2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Rfd8 21. Nc3 Qf6 22. a4 Qxc3 {
0-1 Valles Calvo,L (2010)-Cabo Calatayud,V (2180)/SEGUNDA AUTONOMICA NORTE 2009
}) (8... cxb4 9. Nxb4 a5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bf6 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Qa4 Bd7 14.
Qb3 a4 15. Qxb7 Ra5 16. O-O Na6 17. Ba3 Nb4 18. Qxb4 {
1-0 beciab70 (1640)-bosgeus/kurnik 2014}) (8... Nc6 9. bxc5 dxc5 10. Nc3 $17)
9. b5 (9. Nc3 Nc6 $15) 9... Bb7 (9... a6 10. Nc3 $15) 10. O-O Nbd7 (10... a6
11. bxa6 Nxa6 12. Nc3 $15) 11. Nc3 (11. f4 exf3 12. Bxf3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne5 $11)
11... Ne5 (11... a6 12. f4 $11) 12. Ne1 $15 Qc7 (12... a6 13. f4 Ng6 14. bxa6
Rxa6 15. d3 $11) 13. Qb3 (13. f4 Ng6 $11) 13... Rad8 (13... a6 14. f4 Ng6 15.
bxa6 Rxa6 16. Qc2 $11) 14. d4 (14. f4 Ng6 $11) 14... cxd4 15. exd4 Ng6 16. d5 (
16. g3 $5 $15) 16... Nf4 $17 17. g3 Nxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Rc8 (18... Nd7 19. Qc2 Nc5
20. Nd4 $17) 19. Rc1 (19. Nd4 Nd7 $15 (19... Qxc4 $2 20. Nc6 Qxb3 21. Nxe7+ (
21. axb3 $143 Nxd5 22. Nxe7+ Nxe7 $17) 21... Kh8 22. axb3 $18)) 19... Nd7 20.
f3 (20. Qe3 Nc5 21. f3 $17) 20... exf3 (20... Bg5 $142 $5 21. Rc2 Rfe8 $17) 21.
Nxf3 $15 Bf6 (21... Rfe8 22. Nf4 $11) 22. Bxf6 $11 Nxf6 23. Qd3 (23. Qa3 a5 $11
) 23... Rfe8 $15 24. Ng5 (24. Ned4 Qc5 $11) 24... Re5 (24... Qc5+ 25. Nd4 Re5
26. Rxf6 Rxg5 27. Rf2 Rxd5 28. Qf3 $15) 25. Nf3 (25. Rxf6 Rxg5 26. Rff1 Re5 $15
) 25... Re4 {Attacks the backward pawn on c4} 26. Nfd4 (26. Ned4 Qc5 $15) 26...
Rce8 27. Rf4 (27. Nc3 Re3 28. Qd2 Qxc4 $15) 27... Rxf4 $17 28. Nxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Tew, Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e4 7. Nd4 c5 8. Nc2 b6
$146 (8... Nc6 9. b5 (9. bxc5 dxc5 10. O-O Be6 11. Nba3 a6 12. f3 Qa5 13. fxe4
Nxe4 14. Nb1 Rad8 15. Qc1 b5 16. d3 Nf6 17. Nd2 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. dxc4 Ne4
20. Bf3 f5 21. a4 Bd6 22. Qe1 Qb6 23. Rb1 Qc7 {
pierre-johannes10/chesshere.com 2006/^--^- (58)}) 9... Ne5 10. d4 (10. Bxe5
dxe5 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. g4 Be6 13. h4 Nd7 14. d3 Qa5 15. Qd2 exd3 16. Bxd3 Nb6 17.
Ne4 Qxd2+ 18. Nxd2 Bxg4 19. a4 a5 20. f3 Be6 21. Ke2 Rad8 22. e4 Rd7 23. Ne3
Rfd8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 {
Holzschuh,G (2150)-Isserman,R (2265)/Frankfurt-ch 2009/0-1 (41)}) 10... exd3
11. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 12. Qxd3 d5 13. O-O dxc4 14. Qxc4 Be6 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Rd1 Bf6
17. Ne1 Qe7 18. e4 Nf4 19. Qc2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Rfd8 21. Nc3 Qf6 22. a4 Qxc3 {
0-1 Valles Calvo,L (2010)-Cabo Calatayud,V (2180)/SEGUNDA AUTONOMICA NORTE 2009
}) (8... cxb4 9. Nxb4 a5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bf6 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Qa4 Bd7 14.
Qb3 a4 15. Qxb7 Ra5 16. O-O Na6 17. Ba3 Nb4 18. Qxb4 {
1-0 beciab70 (1640)-bosgeus/kurnik 2014}) (8... Nc6 9. bxc5 dxc5 10. Nc3 $17)
9. b5 (9. Nc3 Nc6 $15) 9... Bb7 (9... a6 10. Nc3 $15) 10. O-O Nbd7 (10... a6
11. bxa6 Nxa6 12. Nc3 $15) 11. Nc3 (11. f4 exf3 12. Bxf3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne5 $11)
11... Ne5 (11... a6 12. f4 $11) 12. Ne1 $15 Qc7 (12... a6 13. f4 Ng6 14. bxa6
Rxa6 15. d3 $11) 13. Qb3 (13. f4 Ng6 $11) 13... Rad8 (13... a6 14. f4 Ng6 15.
bxa6 Rxa6 16. Qc2 $11) 14. d4 (14. f4 Ng6 $11) 14... cxd4 15. exd4 Ng6 16. d5 (
16. g3 $5 $15) 16... Nf4 $17 17. g3 Nxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Rc8 (18... Nd7 19. Qc2 Nc5
20. Nd4 $17) 19. Rc1 (19. Nd4 Nd7 $15 (19... Qxc4 $2 20. Nc6 Qxb3 21. Nxe7+ (
21. axb3 $143 Nxd5 22. Nxe7+ Nxe7 $17) 21... Kh8 22. axb3 $18)) 19... Nd7 20.
f3 (20. Qe3 Nc5 21. f3 $17) 20... exf3 (20... Bg5 $142 $5 21. Rc2 Rfe8 $17) 21.
Nxf3 $15 Bf6 (21... Rfe8 22. Nf4 $11) 22. Bxf6 $11 Nxf6 23. Qd3 (23. Qa3 a5 $11
) 23... Rfe8 $15 24. Ng5 (24. Ned4 Qc5 $11) 24... Re5 (24... Qc5+ 25. Nd4 Re5
26. Rxf6 Rxg5 27. Rf2 Rxd5 28. Qf3 $15) 25. Nf3 (25. Rxf6 Rxg5 26. Rff1 Re5 $15
) 25... Re4 {Attacks the backward pawn on c4} 26. Nfd4 (26. Ned4 Qc5 $15) 26...
Rce8 27. Rf4 (27. Nc3 Re3 28. Qd2 Qxc4 $15) 27... Rxf4 $17 28. Nxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USCF86CB37"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "McNeill, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 e4 3. e3 d5 4. c4 Bxb4 5. Bxg7 Be7 $146 (5... Nf6 6. Bxh8 Ng4 (
6... Bg4 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Qc2 Qxa1 10. Be2 Qg7 11. Bxg4 Qxg4 12. g3
O-O-O 13. Qd1 Qxd1+ 14. Kxd1 dxc4 15. Nh3 c3 16. Kc2 cxd2 17. Rd1 Ne5 18. Nxd2
f5 19. Nf4 Rxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Bxd2 21. Kxd2 {
Trkn-Derek/itsyourturn.com 2000/1/2-1/2 (52)}) 7. h3 Nxf2 8. Kxf2 Qh4+ 9. Ke2
Bg4+ 10. Nf3 exf3+ 11. Kd3 Bf5+ 12. e4 Qxe4# {
0-1 lidl4-Replevin/Live Game Caissa's Web 2004}) (5... d4 6. exd4 Nf6 7. Qa4+ (
7. Bxh8 $6 Qxd4 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 $18) 7... Nc6 8. d5 $18 (8. Bxh8 $6 Qxd4 9. Bxf6
Qxf6 $14)) 6. Bxh8 f6 (6... Be6 $18 7. Qb3 Na6 (7... Nc6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. cxd5
Bxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 $18 {5.41}) 8. Bd4 c5 9. Bc3 Qd7 10. cxd5 Bxd5 $18 
) (6... c6 7. Nc3 Nf6 (7... dxc4 8. Qh5 Be6 9. Qxh7 Nf6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6
$18 {5.41}) 8. f3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bb3 Bf5 $18 {4.81}) (6... Nf6 7. Nc3
c6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. Bb5 Kf8 $18 {5.06}) 7. Qh5+ Kd7 (7... Kf8 8.
Qxh7 Be6 9. Nc3 $18 c6 10. cxd5 cxd5 $18 {6.72}) 8. Qxd5+ Bd6 9. Qf5+ Ke8 10.
Qxh7 Be6 11. Qxe4 Kd7 12. Qxb7 Nc6 13. Nc3 (13. d4 $142 $5 Rb8 14. Qa6 Bb4+ 15.
Nd2 Nh6 $18) 13... Rb8 14. Qa6 Nb4 (14... Rb6 15. Qa4 Nh6 16. c5 Bxc5 17. Bc4
$18) 15. Qa4+ (15. Qa4+ Nc6 16. Nb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "USCF88CC211"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Hoehn, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 e4 3. e3 Nf6 4. b5 d5 5. c4 Be7 6. cxd5 Qxd5 (6... O-O 7. Nc3
Bf5 {pcmvr (2535)-pallen (2155)/net-chess.com 2006}) 7. Nc3 Qf5 $146 (7... Qg5
8. d3 Bg4 9. h4 Qh5 10. f3 exf3 11. gxf3 Bf5 12. e4 Be6 13. f4 Bg4 14. Be2 Bxe2
15. Qxe2 Qh6 16. f5 O-O 17. e5 Nfd7 18. f6 Bc5 19. Nd5 Rc8 20. d4 c6 21. bxc6
bxc6 22. dxc5 {Crafty 19.01-EXchess 3.11/2004/1-0 (48)}) 8. Nge2 (8. d3 O-O 9.
Nge2 (9. Qc2 exd3 10. Bxd3 Qg5 11. g3 Rd8 12. Nge2 c6 $11 ) (9. dxe4
Nxe4 10. Qc2 Nc5 11. Qxf5 Bxf5 12. Rd1 Nbd7 $11 ) 9... exd3 10. Nf4 Rd8
11. Bxd3 Qg5 12. Qa4 Nbd7 $11 ) 8... Bd6 (8... Ng4 9. Nf4 Bd6 10. g3
O-O 11. d3 Bb4 12. Qb3 c5 $14 ) 9. Nd4 (9. d3 exd3 (9... O-O 10. Ng3
Qg5 11. dxe4 Rd8 12. Qc2 Be6 $14 ) 10. Nd4 Qg5 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8
$11 ) 9... Qg5 (9... Qg6 10. d3 a6 11. dxe4 Nxe4 12. Qd3 Bb4 $11 
) 10. Qa4 (10. Qc2 Qg6 (10... Qg4 $11 11. h3 Qg6 12. d3 exd3 $14 
) 11. d3 exd3 12. Qxd3 a6 $14 ) 10... Bd7 (10... Nbd7 11. b6 O-O 12.
bxc7 Nc5 $11 ) 11. Nb3 (11. Qc2 Qg4 12. h3 Qg6 $14 ) 11... b6
$4 (11... Qg6 $142 $11 12. Na5 Bc8 $11 ) 12. Nxe4 $18 Qg6 13. Nxf6+ (
13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qe4+ Be6 16. Qxa8 Bxb3 $18) 13... gxf6 14. g3
Be5 $2 (14... a6 $142 $18) 15. Bxe5 fxe5 16. Rc1 (16. Bg2 $142 c6 17. Rc1 cxb5
$18) 16... Qd6 $4 (16... a6 $142 $18) 17. Bg2 c6 18. bxc6 Nxc6 19. Bxc6 Bxc6
20. Qxc6+ Qxc6 21. Rxc6 Kd7 22. Rc1 f5 23. d4 e4 24. Ke2 Rhc8 25. Nd2 h5 26. f3
Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Re8 28. fxe4 fxe4 29. Rf1 Kc6 30. Rf5 b5 (30... h4 31. gxh4 Kd7
32. Rf7+ Ke6 33. Nxe4 Kxf7 34. Nd6+ Ke7 35. Nxe8 $18) 31. Rxh5 b4 32. Rc5+ Kb6
(32... Kd7 33. Rb5 a5 34. h4 $18) 33. Nc4+ Ka6 34. Ra5+ (34. Nd6 Rg8 $18) 34...
Kb7 35. Nd6+ Kb6 36. Nxe8 Kxa5 37. h4 Ka4 38. h5 Ka3 39. h6 Kxa2 40. h7 b3 41.
Nd6 b2 42. Nxe4 Kb3 43. h8=Q a5 44. Nd2+ Ka2 (44... Kb4 45. Qb8+ Kc3 46. Qb3#)
45. Qg8+ (45. Qg8+ Ka1 46. Qb3 b1=Q 47. Qxb1#) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Brinkmann, Wilhelm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e4 7. c4 Bb4+ 8.
Bc3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Be6 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. Qg4 g6 12. Qf4 Qa5 $146 (12... Ne7 13.
Qxf6 Rf8 14. Qg5 Nd7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Nge2 Nf6 17. Qd2 Ng4 18. Nd1 Rxc1 19. Qxc1
Nf5 20. h3 Nf6 21. Ndc3 Bc4 22. h4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Qxd4 24. Qd2 Qxd2+ 25. Kxd2
e3+ 26. Kc2 Be6 27. f3 {Woelfelschneider,P-Kitt,M/PCM-2003-G2 TSC 2003/1/2-1/2}
) 13. Nge2 Nd7 14. Qd2 (14. Qd2 Nb6 15. Nxe4 Qxd2+ 16. Nxd2 $16 Kd7 17. Nf4
Re8+ $16 ) 1-0

[Event "email 4AMM-02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Kuhlmann, AEJ."]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qc2 Qd5 7. Nc3 Qc5 (7...
Qd7 8. Qe4 c6 9. Bxc4 Bf5 10. Qf3 Bb4 11. Nge2 Nh6 12. O-O Nf7 13. d4 Bg4 14.
Qg3 exd4 15. exd4 O-O 16. Rfe1 Kh8 17. Nf4 Nd6 18. Bb3 Nxb5 19. Nxb5 cxb5 20.
Re4 Bd6 21. Ng6+ hxg6 22. Qxg4 {Crapov-Jose Luis/ChessWorld.net 2006/1-0}) 8.
Nf3 $146 (8. a4 Nd7 9. Nf3 Qb4 10. d4 cxd3 11. Bxd3 Bb3 12. Qb1 Nc5 13. Bxh7
Ne7 14. O-O Bc4 15. Bg6+ Nxg6 16. Qxg6+ Bf7 17. Qc2 Qg4 18. Rfe1 O-O-O 19. e4
Bb3 20. Qe2 Nd3 21. h3 Qg6 22. Kh2 Bc5 {
Sicker,R-Krasny,H/corr TKM/A007 2000/0-1}) 8... a6 9. d4 cxd3 10. Bxd3 axb5 11.
Bxb5+ Nd7 (11... Nc6 12. a4 Nge7 13. Ba3 $15 ) 12. O-O Ne7 13. Rfc1
Qb6 14. Rab1 c6 (14... Bxa2 $143 15. Ra1 Nc6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxa8+ Kf7 18. Bc4
$16) 15. Bd3 Bg8 (15... Bxa2 $143 16. Nxa2 e4 17. Bxe4 Rxa2 18. Bd3 $16) 16.
Nd2 Qa7 (16... Bxa2 $2 17. Ra1 $18) 17. Nde4 Nc8 18. a3 g6 19. Be2 Be7 20. a4
Be6 21. Ra1 Qa5 22. Nd5 $4 (22. Nd2 $142 $15) 22... Qc3 (22... Qxd5 $142 23.
Bd3 Qb3 $19) 23. Qxc3 (23. Nc7+ $142 Kf7 24. Bxc3 Ncb6 25. Nxa8 Rxa8 $18) 23...
Bb4 (23... cxd5 24. Qb3 Kf7 25. Nc3 $18) 24. Rc2 (24. Nc7+ $142 Kf7 25. Qxb4
Rb8 26. Nd6+ Nxd6 27. Qxd6 Bf5 28. Bc4+ Kg7 29. Ne6+ Bxe6 30. Bxe6 Kh6 31. Bxd7
Rbf8 $18) 24... Bxd5 (24... Bxc3 25. Nc7+ Kf7 26. Nxa8 Ba5 $18) 25. Ba6 (25.
Qxb4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Ncb6 $18) 25... Ke7 $4 (25... Bxc3 26. Bxb7 Bxb2 27. Rxb2
$19) 26. f3 (26. Qxb4+ $142 Kf7 27. Bxb7 Rb8 $18) 26... Ba2 (26... Bxc3 $142
27. Bxb7 Bxb2 28. Rxb2 Ra7 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 $19) 27. Bxb7 (27. Qxb4+ $142 c5 28.
Rxc5 Kf7 29. Bxb7 Nxc5 30. Nxc5 Rb8 $18) 27... c5 (27... Bxc3 28. Bxa8 (28.
Bxc3 $6 Bb3 29. Rb2 Rxa4 30. Rxb3 Rxa1+ 31. Bxa1 c5 $18) (28. Rxa2 $143 Rb8 29.
Bxc8 Rhxc8 30. Rxc3 Ke6 $18) (28. Nxc3 $6 Rb8 29. Bxc6 Be6 $18) (28. Rxc3 $6
Rxa4 29. Bxc6 Ra5 $18) 28... Bxb2 29. Rxa2 $18 (29. Rxb2 $6 Bd5 $18)) 28. Nxc5
(28. Qd3 $142 Ra7 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. Rxa2 $18) 28... g5 (28... Bxc3 29. Bxa8 Bd5
30. Bxd5 Bxb2 $18) 29. h3 *

[Event "USCF87CA162"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Brown, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 e4 6. Nd2 Bd6 7. Ne2 Ne7 (7... c6
8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Rb1 Ne7 10. c4 O-O 11. Qc1 f5 12. Qc3 Ng6 13. Ba3 f4 14. Nxf4
Nxf4 15. exf4 Bxa3 16. Qxa3 Rxf4 17. Qe3 Rf6 18. a3 Nd7 19. Be2 Qc7 20. h3 Nf8
21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Rb5 {
Cetwinski,O (2210)-Marcinkiewicz,J (2360)/corr POL-ch13T 1999/0-1 (32)}) 8. c4
c6 9. bxc6 $146 (9. a4 Nd7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Qb3 f5 12. g3 Nf6 13. Ba3 Bxa3 14.
Qxa3 Ng6 15. Be2 Kh8 16. a5 dxc4 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nd5 20.
O-O Qg5 21. Rfc1 h5 22. Ne5 Rf6 23. Nxd5 cxd5 {
Melich,J (2160)-Verner,P/CZE-chT2 Czechia 1999/1/2-1/2 (38)}) 9... bxc6 10. Nc3
(10. Rb1 Nd7 (10... O-O 11. c5 (11. Nc3 f5 12. c5 Bc7 13. f4 Nd7 14. Be2 $11 
) 11... Bc7 12. Nc3 f5 13. f4 exf3 14. Nxf3 $11 ) (10... Qd7
11. Qa4 (11. c5 Bc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qb3 a5 14. Na4 $11 ) 11... O-O 12.
Ba3 Bxa3 13. Qxa3 Ng6 14. Nc3 $14 ) (10... a5 11. Qa4 (11. c5 Bc7 12.
Ng3 O-O 13. Be2 f5 14. Nh5 $11 ) (11. Nc3 O-O 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nb5
Nbc6 14. Be2 $11 ) 11... Nd7 12. Ba3 Nb6 13. Rxb6 Bxa3 14. c5 $11 
) (10... a6 11. Qa4 (11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qb3 Bc7 13. Nc3 Nbc6 14. Qa4 $11
) 11... O-O 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Qxa3 Ng6 14. h4 $14 ) 11. Nc3 (11.
c5 Bc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be2 f5 14. g3 $11 ) 11... O-O 12. c5 Bc7 13.
Be2 f5 14. f4 $11 ) (10. c5 Bc7 11. Rb1 (11. Nc3 O-O 12. Be2 Nd7 13.
Rb1 f5 14. O-O $11 ) 11... O-O 12. Nc3 Nd7 13. Ba6 f5 14. f4 $11 
) 10... Nd7 (10... O-O 11. Be2 (11. c5 Bc7 12. Be2 Nd7 13. Rb1 f5 14.
f4 $11 ) (11. Rb1 f5 12. Be2 f4 13. Nf1 Nf5 14. exf4 $15 )
11... Nd7 12. c5 Bc7 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. O-O $11 ) 11. Be2 (11. c5 Bc7 12.
Rb1 O-O 13. Be2 f5 14. f4 $11 ) (11. Rb1 O-O 12. c5 Bc7 13. Ba6 f5 14.
f4 $11 ) 11... O-O 12. c5 Bc7 13. Rb1 Ba5 (13... f5 14. f4 $11 
) 14. O-O Rb8 15. Nb3 Bc7 16. f3 exf3 17. Bxf3 f5 18. Qe2 Rf6 19. Qa6
Rh6 20. g3 (20. Qxa7 $143 Bxh2+ 21. Kf2 f4 22. exf4 Nf5 $17 (22... Bxf4 $6 23.
Bc1 Bxc1 24. Rbxc1 $17)) 20... Nf6 21. Qxa7 Ne4 22. Qa6 Nxg3 $2 (22... Ra8 $142
23. Qe2 Bc8 $14) 23. hxg3 $18 Bxg3 24. Bg2 Qc7 25. Ne2 Ng6 26. Rf3 Bh2+ 27. Kf2
Nh4 28. Rh3 (28. Rh3 f4 29. exf4 (29. Rxh2 fxe3+ 30. Kxe3 Qxh2 $19) (29. Nxf4
$143 Bxh3 30. Bxh3 Bxf4 $19) 29... Bxh3 30. Bxh3 Bxf4 31. Rh1 $14) 1-0

[Event "corr or02-026"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Simelis, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 a5 4. b5 $11 b6 5. Bxe5 fxe5 $4 (5... d5 $142 6. Bb2
dxe4 $14) 6. Qh5+ $18 1-0

[Event "USCF89CM362"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Maxfield, Jack"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. f5 Nge7 7. Qh5+ g6 8. fxg6
Nxg6 9. Nf3 Na5 10. Nh4 Ke7 11. Bd5 c6 12. Nc3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 cxd5 14. Bxa5 Qg8
$146 (14... Qxa5 15. Nxg6+ hxg6 16. Qxh8 dxe4 17. Qg7+ Ke6 18. Rf1 $16) 15. g3
(15. O-O dxe4 16. Nf5+ Kd7 17. Ng3 Qc4 18. Kh1 Ke7 19. Qh6 b6 $17 {-1.13}) (15.
Nxg6+ hxg6 16. Qf3 Be6 17. O-O f5 18. Qa3 Kd7 19. Qa4+ Kc8 $11) 15... dxe4 16.
Rf1 (16. Nf5+ Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qd5 18. Bc3 Raf8 19. O-O Kd8 $19 {-1.84}) 16...
Nxh4 (16... Be6 17. Nf5+ Kd7 18. Bb4 d5 19. Nd6 a5 $17 {-1.06}) (16... b6 17.
Bb4 Ba6 18. Rf2 Nxh4 19. Qxh4 Rf8 $17 {-1.03}) 17. Qxh4 Qg6 18. Bb4 (18. Rb1 b6
19. Bc3 Bf5 $19 {-1.88}) 18... Be6 19. Rb1 Rhf8 20. Ba3 b6 21. Rb5 Kd7 22. d3
Kc6 (22... Rac8 23. dxe4 Bc4 24. Rd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qxc2 26. Qg4+ f5 27. Qb4
Qc3+ 28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. Bb4 Rc1+ 30. Ke2 Rc2+ 31. Bd2 Rxa2 32. Kd3 $19) 23. Rb2
exd3 24. Qb4 Rad8 25. Qb5+ Kb7 26. cxd3 Rc8 27. Bxd6 $4 (27. Re2 $19) 27...
Rc1+ (27... Rc1+ 28. Kd2 Qh6+ 29. Rf4 Rfc8 $19 (29... exf4 $6 30. Bxf8 fxg3+
31. Bxh6 gxh2 32. Ke2 $15)) 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Macchiagodena, Maurizio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Qe7 3. c4 (3. c3 f6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qf7 6. d4 exd4 7.
Nxd4 Nge7 8. Bd3 Nxd4 9. cxd4 Ng6 10. d5 Bxb4+ 11. Bc3 Bd6 12. O-O Nf4 13. Qf3
Be5 14. a4 O-O 15. Bb4 Nxd3 16. Bxf8 Bxa1 17. Bxg7 Ne5 {
Jan van Dijk-Klaus Behrmann (2265)/ChessWorld.net 2003/0-1}) (3. Nc3 Qxb4 4.
Rb1 Qe7 5. e3 Qd8 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Nf6 8. Bd3 {
juancabeta-nachodynamite/chesshere.com 2007}) 3... Qxb4 4. Bxe5 d6 $146 (4...
Qxc4 5. e3 Qd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nc3 Qe6 8. d4 Bb4 9. Bxg7 Bxc3+ 10. Nd2 Bxa1 11.
Qxa1 Nge7 12. Bxh8 Ng6 13. Bc4 Qg4 14. O-O Nxh8 15. d5 Ng6 16. dxc6 dxc6 17.
Qf6 Be6 18. h3 Qf5 19. Qd4 {
gtate (1955)-bvboucher (2050)/net-chess.com 2005/0-1 (32)}) 5. Bf4 (5. Bc3 Qxc4
6. Nf3 (6. e3 Qg4 (6... Qe6 7. Ne2 Qg4 8. Qb3 Be7 9. Nf4 Nf6 $15 ) 7.
Nf3 Be7 8. h3 Qg6 9. Nd4 Nf6 $17 {-1.09}) 6... Qg4 (6... Qe6 7. e3 Nf6 8. Nd4
Qe7 9. Bd3 d5 $15 ) (6... Nc6 7. e3 Qg4 8. Qb3 Nge7 9. Be2 Rb8 $17 
) 7. e3 Be7 8. h3 Qg6 9. Na3 Nf6 $17 ) (5. Bd4 c5 (5... Nc6 6.
e3 Nxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Bd6 9. Nc3 Qxd4 $15 ) 6. Bc3 Qxc4 7. e3 Qg4
8. Ne2 d5 9. Na3 Qd7 $17 ) 5... Qxc4 6. e3 Qe6 7. Nc3 (7. Nf3 Nf6 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. Nd4 Qd7 $15 ) 7... Nf6 (7... Be7 8. d4 Qd7 9. Nf3 Nf6 $15
) 8. Nf3 (8. Rc1 c6 9. Nf3 d5 $15 ) 8... Be7 9. Rc1 (9. Nd4
Qd7 $15 ) 9... c6 (9... a6 $15 ) 10. d4 O-O 11. Ng5 Qd7 12.
Qc2 h6 13. Nf3 Nh5 14. Bg3 1-0

[Event "USCF89CA156"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Godfrey, Joaquim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 d6 4. c4 Be7 5. Nf3 c6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 $146 (6... Bg4 7.
Be2 Qd7 8. O-O e4 9. Nd4 d5 10. a3 a6 11. Bxg4 Nxg4 12. cxd5 Nf6 13. dxc6 bxc6
14. Qc2 Qg4 15. f3 exf3 16. Rxf3 c5 17. Nf5 Nc6 18. Rg3 Qc4 19. d3 {
1-0 Merten,R-Fiedler/corr SOK-90-60 1990}) (6... O-O 7. Be2 a5 8. b5 c5 (8...
h6 9. Qc2 Bg4 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 Bh5 12. d4 Bg6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 a4 15.
Ba3 Nb6 16. dxe5 Ne8 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Rab1 Nc8 19. Rb7 dxe5 20. Qxd8 Bxd8 21.
Bxf8 Kxf8 22. c5 Bf6 23. Rd1 {pierre-palbowl/internet 2009/1-0}) 9. d4 e4 10.
Nd2 cxd4 11. exd4 d5 12. c5 Qc7 13. Nf1 Be6 14. Ne3 Nbd7 15. Qb3 Nxc5 16. dxc5
d4 17. Ncd5 Qxc5 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nc4 d3 20. Bd1 Rfc8 21. Qa3 {
Amor Alcaide,M (2115)-Chamorro Perea,A (2065)/La Lira op Barcelona 1995/1-0 (7}
) 7. d4 (7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O (8. a3 e4 (8... a5 9. O-O axb4 10. axb4 Rxa1 11.
Qxa1 Qc7 $11 ) 9. Nd4 Ne5 10. d3 c5 11. Nc2 exd3 $15 ) 8... e4
9. Nd4 Ne5 10. d3 c5 11. Nc2 exd3 $11 ) 7... Qb6 (7... e4 8. Nd2 d5 9.
Qb3 Nb6 10. c5 Nbd7 11. Be2 O-O $11 ) 8. a3 e4 (8... a5 9. b5 O-O 10.
Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Qc7 $14 ) 9. Nd2 d5 10. f3 (10. Qb3 a5 11. cxd5 axb4
$14 ) 10... exf3 11. Qxf3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nf8 13. O-O Be6 14. Qg3 Bxc4 (
14... Nh5 $5 15. Qf2 Nf6 $14) 15. Nxc4 $16 Qa6 $2 (15... Qd8 $142 $16) 16. Qxg7
$18 Rg8 (16... Qxc4 17. Qxh8 Ng4 $18) 17. Nd6+ $3 Kd8 (17... Bxd6 18. Rxf6) 18.
Qxf7 (18. Nxf7+ $6 Kc7 19. Qh6 Ng6 $18) 18... N8d7 19. Rxf6 $1 Nxf6 (19... Nxf6
20. Nf5) (19... Bxf6 20. Qxg8+) 20. Nf5 Re8 21. Nxe7 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-6"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andersson, Lars H"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 d6 4. fxe5 dxe5 5. Bxe5 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bb2
$146 (7. e3 Ng4 (7... Re8 8. Bd3 Ng4 9. Bc3 Bd6 10. O-O Nc6 11. h3 Nge5 12.
Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 Qe7 15. a4 Bd7 16. Bb2 f5 17. Na3 Nxd3 18. cxd3 c5
19. Nc4 Bc7 20. e4 Rf8 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. g4 {
Hecimovic,I (2205)-Feletar,D (2410)/Pula op 2000/0-1 (38)}) 8. Bf4 Re8 9. c3
Bd6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bc4 Nc6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Be6
16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Qf3 c6 18. Nc3 b5 19. Rac1 Nf6 20. Rc2 b4 21. Ne2 Rac8 {
Schirmer,M-Ralphs/corr 3GMM-29 1995/1-0 (38)}) (7. Bc3 Bd6 8. e3 Nc6 9. Be2 Re8
10. O-O Bg4 11. Na3 Bxa3 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Rb1 Rab8 14. Qe1 Qh6 15. Qh4 Qxh4
16. Nxh4 Bxe2 {0-1 valpa-Pat_Baker/playchess.de 2002}) 7... Ng4 (7... Re8 8. a3
(8. Nc3 Bg4 (8... Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Bd4 Bg4 11. Bf2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 $17 
}) 9. e3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Rb1 Nxc3 12. dxc3 $17 {-1.28}) 8...
Be7 (8... Ba5 9. Bc3 (9. Nc3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Be5 Bg4 12. h4 $17 
) 9... c5 10. e3 Nd5 11. Bxa5 Qxa5 12. c3 $15 ) 9. e3 Ne4 10. Bc4 Bh4+
11. g3 Bf6 12. Ra2 $15 ) (7... Nc6 8. a3 Ba5 (8... Be7 9. e3 Ne4 10.
Bd3 Bh4+ 11. g3 Bf6 12. Bxe4 $11 ) 9. e3 Nd5 10. Kf2 Nf6 11. Bd3 Be6
12. Rf1 $11 ) (7... Be6 8. a3 Bd6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Be2 a6 11. Nc3 c5 12.
a4 $15 ) (7... Nd5 8. a3 Be7 9. e3 Bh4+ 10. g3 Bf6 11. Qc1 c5 12. Bg2
$11 ) 8. Nc3 Bd6 (8... Nxh2 9. Rxh2 Bd6 10. g3 Bxg3+ 11. Rf2 Bg4 12.
Bg2 $15 ) (8... Re8 9. Qb1 Nc6 10. a3 Bd6 11. g3 Nce5 12. Nxe5 $17 
) 9. Qb1 (9. g3 Re8 10. e3 Qf6 11. Bc4 Nxe3 12. dxe3 $17 )
9... Nxh2 $1 (9... Bxh2 10. Ne4 Re8 11. Nf6+ Nxf6 12. Rxh2 $17 ) 10.
Nxh2 (10. Nxh2 Qh4+ 11. Kd1 Bxh2 12. Nd5 $15 ) (10. Rxh2 Bxh2 (10...
Bg3+ 11. Kd1 Bxh2 12. Nxh2 $19 {-2.09}) 11. Ne4 f5 12. Nf2 $19 {-2.78})
10... Qh4+ 11. Kd1 Bxh2 12. Nd5 Rd8 13. c4 Nc6 14. a4 Be6 15. Ra3 Na5 16. g4 (
16. g3 Qh5 17. Nf4 $15) 16... Nxc4 $19 17. Rh3 Nxb2+ 18. Qxb2 Qxg4 19. Nc3 $6 (
19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. R3xh2 Qxa4+ 21. Ke1 $19) 19... Bf4 20. Rxh7 (20. Ne4 Bxd2 21.
Nxd2 Qxa4+ 22. Ke1 Bxh3 23. Rxh3 $19) 20... Rxd2+ (20... Rxd2+ 21. Qxd2 Bb3+
22. Kc1 Bxd2+ 23. Kxd2 Qd4+ 24. Ke1 Qxc3+ 25. Kf2 Qf6+ 26. Ke1 g5 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Macchiagodena, Maurizio"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 (5. Nf3 Qe7 6. e3 Nf6 7.
a3 Ba5 8. fxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bg2 Bg4 11. Qc1 c6 12. O-O O-O 13. h3 Bh5
14. d3 Nd5 15. Rf5 Bg6 16. Rxe5 Qd6 17. Nd2 f6 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Rxd5 cxd5 {
Fritz 8-NN/Blitz 2005/1-0 (36)}) 5... Nge7 6. fxe5 $146 (6. Nf3 f6 7. O-O exf4
8. gxf4 Rg8 9. c3 Ba5 10. Kh1 Be6 11. d4 Qd7 12. e4 Bh3 13. Qe2 Bxg2+ 14. Qxg2
d5 15. Nbd2 O-O-O 16. Nb3 dxe4 17. Nfd2 Qf5 18. Nxe4 Nd5 19. Nec5 Ne3 20. Qe2
Nxf1 {Meybohm,D-Ratajczyk,A/Magdeburg 1988/0-1}) (6. e3 O-O 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. c3
Ba5 9. e4 exf4 10. gxf4 Ng6 11. Kf2 Nxf4 12. Bf3 Nd3+ 13. Kg3 Bxf3 14. Kxf3
Nce5+ 15. Kg2 Qg5+ 16. Ng3 Nxb2 {0-1 Meybohm,D-De Smet,K/corr 1989}) 6... Nxe5
(6... dxe5 7. Nf3 f6 (7... Ng6 8. O-O (8. e3 h5 9. h3 f5 10. O-O h4 11. Nxh4
$19 ) 8... Bc5+ 9. Kh1 h5 10. h4 f5 11. Ng5 $17 ) 8. Nc3 (8.
O-O Be6 9. Nc3 Qd7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 $17 ) 8... Be6 9. O-O O-O 10.
a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 $17 ) 7. Nf3 Nxf3+ (7... Nc4 8. Bd4 O-O 9. c3 Bc5 10.
Bxc5 dxc5 11. Na3 $17 ) 8. Bxf3 O-O 9. O-O (9. a3 Bc5 10. d4 Bb6 11.
O-O $17 ) 9... c6 10. e4 (10. e3 d5 11. Nc3 $17 ) 10... Qb6+
(10... f5 11. Bd4 $17 ) 11. d4 (11. Kg2 $17 ) 11... Bh3 12.
Rf2 f5 13. exf5 Nxf5 0-1

[Event "USCF88VA14"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Hitselberger, Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 exf4 4. Nh3 Qh4+ 5. Nf2 Nf6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. c3 O-O
8. e4 $2 $146 (8. g3 fxg3 9. hxg3 d5 10. e4 Bd6 11. Qh5 h6 12. Rg1 Re8 13. Qxd5
Nc6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Be2 Re5 16. Qb3 Rg5 17. a4 Bc5 18. Rf1 Na5 19. Qd1 Bxf2+
20. Rxf2 Qg6 {0-1 Buss,M-Hitselberger,J/corr USCF 1988}) 8... Bd6 (8... fxe3
$142 9. Nd3 (9. dxe3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 Qxc3+ 11. Ke2 Nc6 $19 12. Nd3 d6 13. Qc1
$19 ) 9... Qh4+ 10. g3 Qe4 11. Rg1 Re8 12. dxe3 Qxe3+ 13. Qe2 $19 
) 9. Qh5 (9. d4 c5 10. e5 Qe7 11. Qe2 Bc7 12. Qe4 cxd4 13. cxd4 $19 
) 9... h6 (9... Be7 10. Bc4 Qb6 11. Nd3 d6 12. Qf3 Be6 13. Bb3 $19 
) (9... Re8 10. Bc4 a6 11. O-O b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 13. d4 $17 ) (
9... Nc6 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O a6 12. a4 Qe5 13. d4 $17 ) 10. Rg1 (10.
d4 Be7 11. Bc4 c5 12. dxc5 Qc6 13. Bd5 $17 ) (10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Re8
12. Bc4 Ne5 13. Be2 $19 ) (10. Bc4 Be7 11. O-O d6 12. Nd3 Qg5 13.
Nxf4 $17 ) 10... Re8 (10... Nc6 11. Bc4 Be7 12. Bd5 a5 13. a3 $19 
) 11. Qd5 (11. Bc4 a6 12. d4 Be7 13. e5 $17 ) 11... Nc6 (11...
Re5 12. Qb3 Re7 13. d4 $19 ) 12. Bb5 (12. d4 $19 Qh4 13. Rh1 $19 
) 12... Re5 13. Qb3 (13. Qc4 $19 ) 13... Rg5 (13... Bc5 14.
Rf1 Bxf2+ 15. Rxf2 Rxe4+ 16. Kf1 $19) 14. a4 Bc5 15. Rf1 $6 (15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16.
d4 Be7 $19) 15... Na5 16. Qd1 Bxf2+ (16... a6 $5 17. Be2 Rxg2 18. d4 $19) 17.
Rxf2 Qg6 0-1

[Event "corr USCF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Hitselberger, Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 exf4 4. Nh3 Qh4+ 5. Nf2 Nf6 6. Bxf6 (6. g3 fxg3 7.
hxg3 Qxg3 8. Bxf6 gxf6 $19) 6... Qxf6 (6... gxf6 $6 7. c3 Bc5 8. d4 $17) 7. c3
O-O (7... Nc6 8. g3 fxg3 9. hxg3 $19) 8. g3 fxg3 (8... Bd6 9. Qc2 $19) 9. hxg3
d5 10. e4 (10. Qc2 h6 $19) 10... Bd6 11. Qh5 {Do you see the mate threat?} h6
12. Rg1 Re8 (12... dxe4 $5 13. Nxe4 Re8 14. d3 $19) 13. Qxd5 Nc6 14. Bb5 Bd7 (
14... Be6 15. Qh5 $19) 15. Be2 Re5 (15... Be6 16. Qb5 $19) 16. Qb3 Rg5 (16...
Bc5 $142 17. Rf1 Na5 $19) 17. a4 $4 (17. g4 Na5 18. Qc2 c5 $19) 17... Bc5 (
17... Bxg3 $142 18. Rxg3 Rxg3 $19) 18. Rf1 Na5 19. Qd1 (19. Qc2 Qe6 20. d4 Bf8
$19) 19... Bxf2+ (19... Rxg3 $6 20. d4 Be7 21. Nh1 $17) 20. Rxf2 Qg6 (20... Qg6
21. d3 Rxg3 $19) (20... Qe7 21. Qc2 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-6"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Confente, Giuseppe"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. a3 Be7 5. Nc3 d5 $146 (5... Nc6 6.
Bf4 (6. Nf3 Nxe5 7. Nxe5 d6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. g3 Bd7 10. Bg2 Bc6 11. O-O Re8 12. d3
Nd7 13. d4 Bf6 14. e3 Nb6 15. Re1 a5 16. Ne2 a4 17. Nf4 Be4 18. c3 d5 19. Nd2
Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qd7 {
coloplayah (2145)-materialkiller (2000)/net-chess.com 2006/0-1}) 6... O-O 7. e3
Re8 8. d4 d6 9. Bb5 Bg4 10. Nge2 Nh5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. h3 Nxf4 13. hxg4 Nxg2+
14. Kf1 Nh4 15. Rb1 Qc8 16. Nf4 Qa6+ 17. Nd3 Qxa3 18. Ne4 Qa2 19. Ra1 Qd5 20.
f3 {Delfi 1.40-AnMon514/computer chess game (LAPTOP) 2001/0-1 (35)}) (5... O-O
6. Bg3 d5 7. e3 c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Bd3 c4 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5 Nxe5
13. Bxe5 Qd5 14. Bd4 f5 15. d3 cxd3 16. cxd3 exd3 17. Bf3 Qc4 18. Rc1 Qa6 19.
Bd5+ Kh8 20. O-O {Karl Gill-PatzerBernie2/ChessWorld.net 2009/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 6.
Nb5 (6. e3 Nbd7 (6... a6 7. Nf3 Nc6 (7... Nbd7 8. Bf4 Nc5 9. Be2 Nfe4 10. Nxe4
dxe4 $11 ) (7... O-O 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 c5 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 $15 )
8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. Qb1 b5 $15 ) 7. Bf4 (7. Bg3 c6 (7... Nc5 8.
Be2 O-O 9. Be5 Ncd7 10. Bg3 c6 $15 ) 8. Nf3 Nh5 9. Be2 Nxg3 10. hxg3
O-O $15 ) 7... c6 (7... Nc5 8. d4 Ne6 9. Be5 c6 10. Bd3 Qa5 $15 
) 8. Qf3 O-O 9. Nge2 Nb6 10. Nd4 Re8 $15 ) 6... Na6 7. e3 (
7. Nf3 c6 (7... O-O 8. e3 Ng4 9. Bf4 c6 10. Nbd4 Nc5 $11 ) (7... Bg4
8. e3 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd4 Nc5 $11 ) 8. Nc3 O-O 9. e3 Nc5 10. Be2
Ncd7 $15 ) 7... O-O 8. Nf3 Ng4 (8... c6 9. Nbd4 Nb8 10. Be2 c5 $15 
) 9. Bc3 (9. Bf4 c6 10. Nbd4 Nc7 $11 ) 9... c6 10. Nbd4 Nc5
11. h3 Nf6 12. d3 Na4 13. Bd2 c5 14. Nb5 a6 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 b5 17. g3 b4
18. Be5 Nd7 19. Bb2 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Qb6 21. Rb3 Qa5+ 22. Qd2 Qa4 23. Bg2 c4 24.
Qc3 $4 (24. dxc4 $142 dxc4 25. Nd4 $14) 24... Bf6 $19 25. Qb4 Qa2 26. dxc4 dxc4
27. Qxc4 Bxb2 28. Qc7 a5 29. O-O a4 30. Rb5 Nf6 31. Rd1 Be6 32. Ne1 Rac8 33.
Qd6 Bc3 34. Rbb1 Bxe1 35. Rxe1 Qxc2 36. e4 Rfd8 37. Qa3 Rd3 38. Qa1 a3 39. e5
Nd5 40. Be4 (40. Rec1 Qa4 41. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $19) 40... Nc3 (40... Bxh3 41. e6 Rf8
42. exf7+ Rxf7 43. Rb8+ Rf8 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8 45. Qe5 $17) 41. Bxd3 Qxd3 42. Rb4
Ne2+ (42... Bxh3 $143 43. Kh2 Bf5 44. Re3 $19) 43. Kh2 Bd5 44. Rg4 (44. Rc1
Nxc1 45. Qxc1 $19) 44... Qf3 45. Rxg7+ Kxg7 46. e6+ f6 47. Qxf6+ Kxf6 48. Rg1
Qxf2+ 49. Rg2 Qxg2# 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-6"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hansen, Bjarne G"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. a3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bb2
d5 8. Be2 Bf5 9. O-O Na5 10. d3 Bd6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. N2f3 $146 (13.
c4 c5 14. Nb5 Bb8 15. Nc3 dxc4 16. dxc4 Bc6 17. Nf3 a6 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Rad1
Bc7 20. Nh4 g6 21. Nf3 Ne4 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 c4 24. Nd2 Nxd2 25. Rxd2 Bd6
26. Bf6 Re8 27. a4 b5 {Wolf-Tiemann/Privatpartie 1999/1/2-1/2 (43)}) 13... c5
14. Nb3 Nc6 15. c4 (15. Nbd2 Qe7 16. Re1 Rab8 17. c4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 $11 
) (15. Re1 Rb8 16. c4 dxc4 17. dxc4 Bf5 18. Ra2 $15 ) 15...
dxc4 16. dxc4 Bg4 (16... Ne4 17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Rfd1 $11 ) 17. Qc2 (17.
Nbd2 Qe7 18. Qb1 $15 ) 17... Qe7 18. Rfe1 (18. Nbd2 $15 )
18... Rad8 19. Nbd2 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe2 21. Rxe2 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Rb1 b6
24. Nf3 Qe4 25. h3 Qxc2 26. Rxc2 Ne4 27. Ne1 Re6 28. Rbc1 h5 29. f3 Ng3 30. Kf2
h4 0-1

[Event "ICCFTT/40Final (year?)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Pagni, Carlo Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Ba5 5. Na3 d5 $146 (5... Nc6 6.
Bg3 (6. Nf3 O-O (6... d5 7. Qa4 O-O 8. e3 Ne4 9. Bb5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qf6 11. Nf3
Nxc3 12. Qxa5 Nxb5 13. Rc1 Qb2 14. Rb1 Qxa3 15. Qxb5 Qxa2 16. O-O c6 17. Qc5
Qa6 18. Qe7 Qd3 19. Ne5 Qxd2 20. Qd6 f6 21. Rfd1 {
Comet B25-Crafty 19.01/0-1 (40)}) 7. Nc4 d6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. g3 Be6 10. Nxa5
Nxa5 11. Bg2 c6 12. O-O Rfc8 13. Qa4 Nc4 14. Qb4 Qe7 15. d4 a5 16. Qa4 b5 17.
Qc2 Rab8 18. a3 Re8 19. e3 f5 20. Nh4 Qd7 {
bonaparte (2155)-inspector (2330)/net-chess.com 2008/1-0 (35)}) 6... Ne4 (6...
d5 7. e3 Ne4 8. Nf3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Qe7 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Bb5 Qc5 12. Nd4 Bb6 13.
Bxc6 bxc6 14. Rb1 O-O 15. Nac2 Qd6 16. Qa6 Qg6 17. Rb2 Rab8 18. Nb4 c5 19. Nxd5
Qd6 20. Qd3 h6 21. Nf3 {Fritz 6-EXchess 3.11/1-0 (55)}) 7. Nc4 d5 8. Nxa5 Nxa5
9. Qa4+ c6 10. e3 b5 11. Qc2 Bf5 12. d3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qf6 14. Be2 Rb8 15. g4
Bg6 16. Nf3 O-O 17. g5 Qe7 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. Rc1 Nb7 20. Rb1 {
Fritz 8-Fritz 6/1-0 (82)}) 6. e3 (6. Nf3 O-O (6... Nbd7 7. Bf4 (7. Bg3 O-O (
7... Ne4 8. e3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nf6 10. Rb1 Bb6 $15 ) 8. e3 Ne4 9. Be2 Qe7
10. Nc2 Nxg3 $15 ) 7... Ne4 (7... Nc5 8. e3 Nfe4 9. Be2 Nxc3 10. dxc3
Bxc3+ $15 ) 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Ndf6 10. O-O Nh5 $15 ) 7. e3
Qe7 (7... Nc6 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Bf5 $11 ) (7... Nbd7 8. Bf4
Bb6 9. Be2 h6 10. h3 Re8 $11 ) 8. Qa4 Bb6 9. d4 Ne4 10. Qb3 Bf5 $15 
) 6... O-O (6... Nbd7 7. Bf4 (7. Bg3 Ne4 (7... O-O 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Be2
Qe7 10. Nb5 a6 $15 ) (7... Bb6 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Be2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Nf6 $15
) 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Rb1 Ndf6 10. Be2 Nxg3 $15 ) 7... Ne4 (7...
O-O 8. Nf3 Re8 9. Be2 Nc5 10. O-O Bf5 $11 ) (7... Nc5 8. Nf3 Nfe4 9.
Be2 Nxc3 10. dxc3 Bxc3+ $15 ) (7... c5 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Rb1 g5 10. Bg3 g4
$11 ) 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Rb1 Ndf6 10. Bd3 Qe7 $15 ) 7. Rb1 (7. Nf3
Nc6 (7... Nbd7 8. Bf4 Bb6 9. Be2 Nh5 10. Bg5 f6 $11 ) 8. Bf4 Nh5 9.
Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Bb6 $11 ) 7... Nbd7 (7... Qe7 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bd3 c6
10. Nc2 Nd7 $15 ) (7... Bb6 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. Bf4 Re8 10. Be2 Nf8 $15 
) (7... Re8 8. Nf3 Bb6 9. d4 Ne4 10. Qc2 Ba5 $15 ) 8. Bg3 (8.
Bf4 Nc5 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Nc2 Rb8 $15 ) 8... Nc5 9. Nf3 Bf5 (9... Nce4
10. Be2 Nxg3 $15 ) 10. Nc2 Nfe4 (10... Rb8 $15 ) 11. Be2 c6
12. O-O Nxg3 13. fxg3 Be4 14. Nfd4 Bb6 15. d3 Bg6 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Rf2 f6 18.
Nf5 Qc7 19. Nh4 Bf7 20. Bg4 Ba5 21. Nd4 Na4 22. Rc1 c5 23. Ne2 Rad8 24. Nf5 Be6
25. Qc2 Bd7 26. Rcf1 (26. Rf4 $5 Nb6 27. Qd2 $15) 26... g6 $17 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28.
Rxf6 Kxh6 29. Rf7 Rxe3 (29... Bxg4 30. Rxc7 Bxc7 31. Qxa4 Bxe2 32. Rf7 $16) 30.
Qc1 d4 31. R1f3 Bxg4 32. cxd4 (32. Rxc7 Bxf3 (32... Bxc7 $4 33. cxd4 Kg7 34.
Rxe3 $18) 33. cxd4 Rde8 $11) 32... Rde8 (32... cxd4 $2 33. Rxc7 Bxf3 34. Nxd4
$18) 33. Rxe3 Qxf7 34. Re7+ Kg7 35. Rxf7+ Kxf7 36. Qc4+ Kf8 37. Qxa4 Bd2 38.
Nf4 (38. dxc5 Bxe2 39. h3 Be3+ 40. Kh2 a6 $11 (40... Bxc5 41. Qf4+ Kg7 42. Qc7+
Kh6 43. Qxc5 Bxd3 44. Qc1+ g5 45. h4 $18)) 38... g5 39. Nd5 (39. Nd5 Re1+ 40.
Kf2 Re2+ 41. Kf1 Re1+ 42. Kf2 Re2+ 43. Kf1 Re1+ 44. Kf2 $11) 1-0

[Event "USCF96P108 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Mongilutz, Jack"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Ba5 5. Na3 d5 $146 (5... Nc6 6. Bg3 (6.
Nf3 O-O (6... d5 7. Qa4 O-O 8. e3 Ne4 9. Bb5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qf6 11. Nf3 Nxc3 12.
Qxa5 Nxb5 13. Rc1 Qb2 14. Rb1 Qxa3 15. Qxb5 Qxa2 16. O-O c6 17. Qc5 Qa6 18. Qe7
Qd3 19. Ne5 Qxd2 20. Qd6 f6 21. Rfd1 {Comet B25-Crafty 19.01/0-1 (40)}) 7. Nc4
d6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. g3 Be6 10. Nxa5 Nxa5 11. Bg2 c6 12. O-O Rfc8 13. Qa4 Nc4 14.
Qb4 Qe7 15. d4 a5 16. Qa4 b5 17. Qc2 Rab8 18. a3 Re8 19. e3 f5 20. Nh4 Qd7 {
bonaparte (2155)-inspector (2330)/net-chess.com 2008/1-0 (35)}) 6... Ne4 (6...
d5 7. e3 Ne4 8. Nf3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Qe7 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Bb5 Qc5 12. Nd4 Bb6 13.
Bxc6 bxc6 14. Rb1 O-O 15. Nac2 Qd6 16. Qa6 Qg6 17. Rb2 Rab8 18. Nb4 c5 19. Nxd5
Qd6 20. Qd3 h6 21. Nf3 {Fritz 6-EXchess 3.11/1-0 (55)}) 7. Nc4 d5 8. Nxa5 Nxa5
9. Qa4+ c6 10. e3 b5 11. Qc2 Bf5 12. d3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qf6 14. Be2 Rb8 15. g4
Bg6 16. Nf3 O-O 17. g5 Qe7 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. Rc1 Nb7 20. Rb1 {
Fritz 8-Fritz 6/1-0 (82)}) 6. e3 (6. Nf3 Nc6 (6... Nbd7 7. Bf4 (7. Bg3 Bb6 (
7... O-O 8. e3 Ne4 9. Be2 Qe7 10. Nc2 Nxg3 $15 ) (7... Ne4 8. e3 O-O
9. Be2 Qe7 10. Nc2 Nxg3 $15 ) (7... Nc5 8. e3 Nce4 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O
Nxg3 $15 ) 8. e3 Ne4 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 h5 $15 ) 7... Nc5 (
7... Ne4 8. e3 O-O 9. Rb1 c5 10. Be2 Ndf6 $15 ) 8. e3 Nfe4 9. Be2 Nxc3
10. dxc3 Bxc3+ $15 ) (6... O-O 7. e3 Qe7 (7... Nc6 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Bg5
f6 10. Bh4 Bf5 $11 ) (7... Nbd7 8. Bf4 Bb6 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 $11
) 8. Qa4 Bb6 9. d4 Ne4 10. Qb3 Nc6 $15 ) (6... c6 7. e3 Nbd7
8. Bf4 Ne4 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 $15 ) 7. Bf4 Ne4 (7... O-O 8. e3 Nh5
9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Bf5 $11 ) 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 g4 10. Nh4 d4 $17 
) 6... O-O (6... Nbd7 7. Bf4 (7. Bg3 O-O (7... Ne4 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Qe7 10.
Nc2 Ndf6 $15 ) (7... Bb6 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Be2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Nf6 $15 
) 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Rb1 Ndf6 10. Be2 Nxg3 $15 ) 7... Ne4 (7...
O-O 8. Nf3 Bb6 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 $11 ) (7... Nc5 8. Nf3 Nfe4 9.
Be2 Nxc3 10. dxc3 Bxc3+ $15 ) 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Rb1 Ndf6 10. Bd3 Qe7 $15 
) 7. Rb1 (7. Nf3 Ne4 (7... Bb6 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bg5 f6 $11 
) (7... Nc6 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Bf5 $11 ) (7... Nbd7
8. Bf4 Bb6 9. Be2 h6 10. d4 Ba5 $11 ) 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bf4 Re8
$15 ) 7... Nbd7 (7... Qe7 8. Qa4 Bb6 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Nc2 Nbd7 $15 
) (7... Bb6 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Be2 Ndf6 $15 ) (7...
Re8 8. Nf3 Bb6 9. d4 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nxe5 $15 ) 8. Bg3 (8. Bf4 Nc5 9. Nf3
Bf5 10. Nc2 Rb8 $15 ) 8... a6 (8... Nc5 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Nc2 Rb8 $15 
) 9. Nf3 b5 (9... Ne4 10. Bf4 c5 $15 ) 10. Nd4 Bb6 (10... Bb7
$15 ) 11. Nac2 Ne4 12. Ne2 Qf6 13. f3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nc5 15. Nf4 Bb7
16. Nb4 Rad8 17. Qc2 g6 18. Be2 Ne6 19. Nbd3 Ng7 20. Nf2 Nf5 21. Ng4 Qg5 22.
Nh5 Rd6 (22... gxh5 $142 $5 23. Rxh5 $1 Qg6 24. Qxf5 Qxf5 25. Nh6+ Kh8 26. Nxf5
Rfe8 $16) 23. Nhf6+ $1 $18 Rxf6 24. f4 Qxg4 25. Bxg4 Nxg3 26. Rh3 Ne4 27. d3
Nc5 28. Kd2 h5 29. Bxh5 (29. Bf3 $5 Bc8 30. Rh4 Re8 $18) 29... gxh5 $16 30. Qd1
Bc8 (30... Re8 $5 31. Qxh5 Kf8 $16) 31. Rxh5 Kg7 32. Rg5+ (32. Rxd5 $6 Rg6 33.
Qe2 Bb7 $14) 32... Rg6 33. Qh5 Na4 34. Rh1 Re8 35. e4 dxe4 36. f5 Bxf5 37. Rxf5
(37. Rxf5 Rxg2+ 38. Ke1 exd3+ 39. Kf1 Rf2+ 40. Rxf2 Re1+ 41. Kg2 Rxh1 42. Rxf7+
Kg8 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "corr or02-023"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Hasler, Ulrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. d4 d6 (5... d5 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3
$15) 6. Bg3 O-O 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Be6 9. Nd2 d5 10. Ne2 Qc7 $4 (10... c4 $142 11.
Bc2 Nc6 $11) 11. Bxc7 $18 (11. Bxc7 c4 12. Bc2 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr or02-026"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Pagano, Nunzio"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bg3 (6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. d4
d6 $11) 6... d5 $15 7. Qc2 Ne4 8. d3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bf5 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Rb1 Rb8
12. Be2 Qd6 13. Nh3 Ne5 14. Nf4 c6 15. e4 dxe4 16. dxe4 Bd7 17. Nf3 g6 (17...
Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Qe5 19. Bd3 $15) 18. Rd1 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qc7 20. Qd2 Rfd8 21. Bc4
Bg4 22. Bxf7+ (22. Qe2 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Qd6+ 24. Ke1 Bc8 $15) 22... Kxf7 23. Qe2
Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Qe5 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. cxd4 Bb4+ 27. Ke2 Be6 28. Rxh7+ Kg8 29. Rc7
(29. Rh1 Bf7 $17) 29... Bc4+ $19 30. Ke3 Ba3 31. d5 Bc5+ 32. Kd2 Bd6 33. Rd7
Bxf4+ 34. gxf4 cxd5 35. a4 (35. a3 a5 $19) 35... b5 (35... b5 36. exd5 bxa4 $19
) 0-1

[Event "USCF89RT5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Wright, Allen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
Be2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bb2 Bf6 11. Bxf6 (11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxc3 13. dxc3 Qf6
14. Qd5 b6 15. Rfc1 Rd8 16. Qg5 Qxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Nf3 Be6 19. a3 Bb3 20.
Rab1 Na5 21. Kf1 Rd6 22. Ke1 Rad8 23. c4 Ba4 24. Rb2 Kf8 25. Rd2 Ke7 {
Dopper,J (2175)-Etmans,M (2245)/NBC Email 2000/0-1 (32)}) 11... Qxf6 12. Na3 (
12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. dxc3 b6 14. Bd3 Qxc3 15. Ng5 g6 16. Be4 Qf6 17. Bd5 Qxg5 18.
Bxc6 Bg4 19. h4 Bxd1 20. hxg5 Rac8 21. Rfxd1 Rxc6 22. Kf1 c4 23. Rac1 b5 24.
Rd7 Ra6 25. Rc2 Kg7 26. Rb7 Ra5 {
Boehnke,H (2095)-Henrich,G (2250)/BdF Pyramide 2005 (44)}) 12... Rd8 13. Rc1
$146 (13. Qa4 Be6 14. Qb5 Qe7 15. Nc2 a6 16. Qb2 b5 17. d4 c4 18. a4 c3 19. Qc1
b4 20. Rb1 b3 21. Nce1 b2 22. Qc2 Ncb4 23. Qb3 Bf5 {
0-1 Sternik,R-Kwolek,D/corr ch POL 1991}) (13. Qc2 b6 14. Nc4 Bf5 15. Qb2 Qe7
16. Nce5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rac8 18. Bc4 Be6 19. Rac1 Nb4 20. f4 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Qe6
22. f5 Qd5 23. d4 f6 24. e4 Qxe4 25. dxc5 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 bxc5 27. a3 Nd5 {
Kuhlmann,A-Cotoman,V/corr ICCF EU-GT-H-56 1975/0-1 (42)}) 13... b6 14. Qa4 (14.
Nc4 Rb8 (14... Be6 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. Qb3 Rab8 17. d3 Be6 18. Qb2 $15 ) (
14... Bg4 15. Qa4 (15. Qb3 Rab8 16. d3 Be6 17. Qb2 Ndb4 18. Qxf6 $17 )
15... Rab8 16. Qa3 b5 17. Na5 b4 18. Qa4 $15 ) (14... Bf5 15. Qb3 Rab8
16. Qb2 h6 17. Nce5 Be4 18. d4 $11 ) 15. Re1 (15. Qc2 Ndb4 16. Qb1 Bf5
17. Qa1 Qxa1 18. Rxa1 $17 ) (15. a4 a6 16. Na3 Ndb4 17. Qb3 Bg4 18.
Nb1 $17 {-1.12}) (15. e4 Nf4 16. Re1 Bg4 17. Rb1 Nxe2+ 18. Rxe2 $19 
) 15... b5 16. e4 Nf4 17. Ne3 c4 18. Rb1 $17 ) 14... Bd7 (14... Ncb4
15. Nc4 a6 16. Nce5 Qe7 17. a3 f6 18. axb4 $14 ) 15. Nb5 (15. Qb3 $142
$5 Bf5 16. Nc4 $15 (16. Rfe1 Na5 17. Qa4 Nb4 18. Nb1 $17 ) 16... Ndb4
17. a3 Bd3 18. Bxd3 $15 ) 15... a6 $17 16. Nc3 (16. Na3 $142 $5 $17
Ndb4 17. Ra1 Be6 18. Rfc1 $19 ) 16... Nxc3 $19 17. dxc3 (17. Rxc3 Nd4
18. Qd1 $19 ) 17... Nd4 18. Qd1 Nxe2+ (18... Ba4 $142 $1 19. Qe1 Nc2
20. Rxc2 Bxc2 $19) 19. Qxe2 $17 Bg4 20. Rfe1 b5 21. c4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 b4 23.
Rcd1 a5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Kh1 a4 28. Qc2 Qc6 29. Qd1
g6 30. Kg2 a3 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40-13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Pagni, Carlo Alberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3
Re8 8. Bb2 Nf4 9. a3 Bd6 10. Qc2 (10. g3 Nh3 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. d4 Qe7 13. Qd3 Bg4
14. Nbd2 Nd8 15. Nc4 f6 16. Nh4 Qf7 17. Rc1 Bf8 18. e4 g5 19. Nf3 Ne6 20. Nfd2
Rad8 21. Ne3 f5 22. e5 Nxd4 23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. Rxc4 Nc6 {
Teichmann,E (2365)-Zhao,Z (2175)/Australian Masters 2000/1/2-1/2 (45)}) (10. d4
Bf5 11. Nc3 a6 12. g3 Ng6 13. Bg2 Nc6 14. O-O Qd7 15. Re1 Na5 16. Qe2 Rac8 17.
e4 c5 18. d5 Bg4 19. Qf1 Nb3 20. Rad1 c4 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Ne5 23. Be2 Bc5
24. Kh2 Nd4 {Schiefelbusch,D (2130)-Wagner,M (1935)/It (open) Dortmund
(Germany) 2005/1/2-1/2 (}) 10... Be6 $146 11. Nc3 (11. Be5 Ng6 12. Bxd6 cxd6
13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nc3 Rc8 15. Rb1 b6 $11 ) (11. Qc3 Nh5 12. Bc4 Bxc4 13.
Qxc4 a6 14. O-O b5 15. Qc2 Nf6 $11 ) 11... Nd7 (11... Nc6 12. Rc1 Qe7
(12... Rc8 13. Nb5 Bd5 14. Qf5 f6 15. Bc4 Be6 $11 ) (12... Ne5 13. Nb5
Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Nd5 15. Bd3 h6 $11 ) 13. Nb5 Bd5 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Ng5
Ng6 $15 ) 12. O-O-O (12. Ne4 Ng6 $11 (12... Nd5 13. Bc4 N7b6 14. Neg5
g6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 $11 ) 13. Nfg5 Bd5 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Qf5 Nde5 $11 
) (12. Nb5 Nc5 (12... Nd5 13. Bd3 h6 14. O-O a6 15. Nbd4 Bg4 $14 
) (12... f6 13. d4 Re7 14. Rc1 Nb6 15. Ne5 Nfd5 $11 ) (12... Bg4 13.
Nxd6 cxd6 14. Qa4 Bxf3 15. Qxf4 Bc6 $14 ) (12... a6 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14.
Rc1 Nc5 15. Qc3 Nh5 $11 ) 13. Qc3 Nh5 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Bb5 Bd7 $11 
) 12... Nd5 $15 13. Nd4 (13. Bd3 g6 14. Nd4 c6 15. Nxe6 Rxe6 $15 
) 13... Nxc3 14. Nxe6 (14. Qxc3 Bg4 15. f3 Be5 $15 ) 14...
Rxe6 15. dxc3 Qe7 16. a4 Ne5 17. Be2 Ba3 18. Bxa3 Qxa3+ 19. Qb2 Qxa4 20. Qxb7
Rae8 21. Qb5 Qa1+ 22. Kc2 Qa2+ 23. Kc1 Rc6 24. Qb2 Qa5 25. Kc2 Qa4+ 26. Qb3
Qe4+ (26... Qe4+ 27. Kd2 Qxg2 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-06"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Grehl, Siegfried"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 Re8 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bb2 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Be2 Rxe3 11. fxe3 Nxe3 12. Qb3 Nxg2+ 13. Kd1 $146 (13.
Kf2 Nf4 (13... Bh3 14. Kg3 Qd6+ 15. Kxh3 Nf4+ 16. Kg3 Nxe2+ 17. Kf2 Nf4 18. d4
Qg6 19. Nbd2 Qg2+ 20. Ke3 Bxd2+ 21. Nxd2 g5 {
0-1 Harding,T-Wedemeyer/corr EU/M81 1989}) 14. d4 Bg4 15. Bc4 Qe7 16. Nbd2
Bxd2 17. Nxd2 Na5 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Rae1 Qf6 20. Ne4 Qf5 21. Rhf1 Nxb3 22. Bxb3
Ne2+ 23. Ke3 Qb5 24. Bd1 Re8 25. Bxe2 Bxe2 {0-1 Klaus,I-Gorgs,A/corr 1988})
13... Bb6 (13... Be6 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qxc6 Rxb2 16. Kc1 Bd5 17. Qa6 Qb8 18.
Qxa5 $18 {1.72}) 14. Kc1 (14. Qc3 Ne3+ 15. Kc1 Nf5 16. Bc4 Nfd4 17. Re1 Bf5
18. Nxd4 $16 {1.09}) 14... Be6 (14... Nf4 15. Bc4 (15. Bb5 Be6 16. Qc3 f6 17.
Bc4 Kh8 18. Qc2 $14 ) 15... Be6 16. Qc3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 $16
) 15. Bc4 Nf4 16. Qc3 (16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Kd1 Qd7 18. Ng5 $16 )
16... Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxc4 20. Nc3 b5 21. Rg1 g6 22.
Kc2 Bd3+ 23. Kd1 f5 24. Re1 Kf7 25. Re3 (25. Re3 Rd8 26. Bxa7 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brinkmann, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 Re8 6. Nf3 d5 7. Be2 c5
(7... Nbd7 8. Bb2 dxc4 9. a3 Bd6 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Bf5 12. O-O Bd3 13. Re1
Nc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc4 15. d4 c6 16. Qc2 Bd5 17. Nbd2 Ne4 18. Nc4 Be7 19. Rac1 Qc7
20. Rf1 Rad8 21. Qe2 Be6 22. Rfe1 {
Registration (2395)-Patator (2795)/ICC 2003/0-1 (38)}) (7... c6 8. Bb2 Bg4 9.
cxd5 cxd5 10. a3 Ba5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. d4 Bc7 15. Rac1 a6
16. h3 Bh5 17. Na4 Ne4 18. Nc5 Qd6 19. Nxb7 Qd7 20. Nc5 Qd6 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22.
Ne5 {pierre-ntsik71/internet 2009/1-0}) 8. O-O Nc6 9. d4 $146 (9. Bg3 d4 10.
Ne1 Ne4 11. a3 Bxd2 12. Bf3 dxe3 13. Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Qf3 Qd4 15. Ra2 Bg4 16.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 17. fxe3+ Qf6 18. Rxf6+ gxf6 19. Rxd2 Rxe3 20. Bf2 Rb3 21. h3 Bf5 {
0-1 Vargha,G-Kovacs,A/corr 1988}) 9... Ne4 (9... cxd4 10. Bxd4 Bg4 (10... Nxd4
11. Qxd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qe7 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Rc1 $15 ) 11. a3 (11. cxd5
Nxd5 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qd3 Nb6 14. a3 $15 ) 11... Bd6 12. c5 Nxd4 13.
exd4 Bf4 14. g3 $15 ) (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 cxd4 (10... Be6 11. Bxe6
Rxe6 12. a3 Ba5 13. Qb3 Qd5 14. Qxd5 $11 ) 11. Bxd4 Bg4 12. Qb3 Qe7 13.
a3 Bd6 14. Nbd2 $15 ) 10. Qb3 (10. a3 Bc3 (10... Ba5 11. Qb3 Ng5 12.
cxd5 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 $11 ) 11. Nxc3 Nxc3 12. Qd3 Nxe2+
13. Qxe2 Bg4 14. Rfd1 $17 ) 10... Na5 (10... f6 11. cxd5 Na5 12. Qb2
Qxd5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nc3 $14 ) 11. Qc2 (11. Qb2 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 dxc4
13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxg7 $15 ) (11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. a3 Ng3 14.
Qd1 $11 ) 11... Bf5 12. a3 Ng3 13. Qb2 (13. Qd1 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 $11 
) *

[Event "CCLA E92031 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Mayo, Clark III"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Re8 8.
Be2 Rxe5 9. Nxe5 Qf6 10. O-O Qxe5 11. d4 Qd6 12. Qc2 $146 Qc6 13. Qb3 a5 14.
Bf3 Be6 15. e4 a4 16. Qb2 (16. exd5 $4 axb3 17. dxc6 b2 (17... Nxc6 $6 18. axb3
Rxa1 19. d5 $19) (17... Rxa2 $6 18. Nd2 Bxd2 19. d5 $19) 18. cxb7 Ra5 $19)
16... Bc3 17. Nxc3 Qxc3 18. Qb5 Bd7 $2 (18... Nf6 $142 19. Qxb7 Qc6 20. Qxc6
Nxc6 $16) 19. Qxd5 $18 c6 20. Qd6 1-0

[Event "USA corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Columbo"]
[Black "Buss, Michael D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 d6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. e3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bf5 8.
Be2 Re8 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. dxc3 Bc5 13. Qb3 Be4 $146 (
13... Qd7 14. Rad1 Qe6 15. Bc4 Qh6 16. Bxf7+ Kh8 17. Bxe8 Rxe8 18. Qd5 Be4 19.
Qxc5 Bxf3 20. gxf3 g6 21. c4+ Kg8 22. Qd5+ Kf8 23. Ba3+ Ne7 24. Rd4 Kg7 25. Qd7
Rf8 26. Qxe7+ Rf7 27. Qe5+ Kg8 28. Rd8+ {wiking-honor_me/internet 2009/1-0 (31)
}) 14. Qb5 (14. Qxb7 $2 Rb8 15. Qa6 Rxb2 $19) 14... Bd6 15. c4 (15. Qxb7 $4 Rb8
16. Qa6 Rxb2 $19) 15... Re6 16. Ng5 (16. Qxb7 $4 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxb7 18. Nxe6
fxe6 $19) 16... a6 $4 (16... Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 a6 $17) 17. Nxe6 $16 Qh4 (17...
axb5 $2 18. Nxd8 Rxd8 19. cxb5 $18) 18. Qh5 Qxh5 19. Bxh5 fxe6 20. Bg4 Rf8 $2 (
20... Kf7 $142 $18) 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Bd5 (22. Bd5 Re8 23. Rad1 $18) 1-0

[Event "USCF85CB330"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Columbo, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 d6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. e3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bf5 8.
Be2 Re8 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. dxc3 Bc5 $146 (12... Bd6 13.
c4 b6 14. Qd5 Qd7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Qb5 Be4 17. c5 bxc5 18. Qc4 Rb8 19. Bc3 Qg4
20. h3 Qg6 21. Nh4 Qg5 22. Nf3 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Ne5 24. Qe2 Nxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Be5 26.
Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Rd7 {Fritz 8-Fritz 5.32/2004/1-0 (38)}) 13. Qb3 (13. c4 Qe7 14.
Qb3 b6 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Rxd3 $11 ) 13... Be4 (
13... b6 14. Rad1 (14. Rfd1 Qf6 (14... Qe7 15. Qa4 Ne5 16. Qf4 Bg4 17. c4 Bxf3
$11 ) 15. Nd4 Be4 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Ne5 $11 ) 14... Qe7
15. Qa4 Ne5 16. Qf4 Bg4 17. c4 Bxf3 $11 ) (13... Rb8 14. Qb5 (14. c4
Be4 (14... Qe7 15. Rfd1 Be4 16. Nd2 Bg6 17. Qc3 Qf8 $11 ) (14... Bd6
15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. Qc3 Bf8 17. Rd2 Rd8 $14 ) 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Nd2 Bf5
17. Qc3 f6 $11 ) (14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Rd2 Be6 16. c4 Bb4 17. Bc3 Bxc3 $11
) (14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Rd2 Be6 16. c4 Bb4 17. Bc3 Bxc3 $11 )
14... Qe7 15. Ba3 Bxa3 16. Qxf5 Bb2 17. Rad1 Bxc3 $11 ) 14. Qb5 (14.
Rad1 Bd6 15. c4 (15. Qxb7 $4 Rb8 16. Qa6 Rxb2 $19) (15. Nd2 $11 Na5 16. Qa4 Bc6
17. Qg4 Qf6 $11 ) 15... Qe7 16. Nd2 Bg6 17. a3 Rab8 $11 ) (
14. Rfd1 Qf6 15. Nd2 Bf5 16. Bf3 Rab8 17. Bd5 Qg6 $11 ) 14... Bd6 $15
(14... Qe7 15. Nd2 a6 16. Qb3 Na5 17. Qa4 Bc6 $15 ) (14... b6 15. Rfd1
Qf6 16. Nd2 Bc2 17. Bf3 Re6 $15 ) 15. c4 (15. Qxb7 $4 Rb8 16. Qa6 Rxb2
$19) 15... Re6 (15... a6 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. Rad1 Rab8 $11 ) 16. Ng5 (16.
Qxb7 $4 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxb7 18. Nxe6 fxe6 $19) 16... a6 $4 (16... Bxh2+ $142 17.
Kxh2 a6 $15) 17. Nxe6 $16 Qh4 (17... axb5 $2 18. Nxd8 Rxd8 19. cxb5 $18) 18.
Qh5 Qxh5 19. Bxh5 fxe6 20. Bg4 Rf8 $2 (20... Kf7 $142 $16) 21. Bxe6+ $18 Kh8
22. Bd5 (22. Bd5 Re8 23. Rad1 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kellermann, Friedrich"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Re8 7. O-O
c5 8. c3 Ba5 9. d4 (9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qb3 Qd6 11. Na3 Nc6 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. Na3 c4
14. Qa4 a6 15. Nc2 Bc7 16. Nb4 Nxb4 17. Qxb4 Bd6 18. Qa4 b5 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Ng5
g6 21. f4 Bf5 22. Qb2 h6 23. Nh3 Qd7 {
WaterDragon-HELTERSKELTER/ChessWorld.net 2008/0-1 (46)}) 9... c4 10. Qc2 Ne4
11. Nfd2 $146 (11. a3 Nc6) 11... Bf5 12. Nxe4 (12. Qb2 Nc6 (12... Nd7 13. Nxe4
Bxe4 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. Qa3 Bf5 16. Nd2 $11 ) 13. Bf4 (13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14.
Bf4 Qf6 15. Rc1 Qg6 16. Bf1 $15 ) 13... Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Qf6 15. Bf3 Rad8
16. Rfc1 $15 ) 12... Bxe4 13. Qb2 Nd7 (13... Nc6 14. Bf4 Qf6 15. Nd2
Bf5 16. Bf3 $15 ) 14. Bg3 (14. Bf4 Bc7 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. Nd2 $11 
) 14... Qb6 15. Qa3 Bd3 (15... Bf5 16. Nd2 $11 ) 16. Bxd3
cxd3 17. Rd1 Nf6 18. Nd2 Rac8 19. Rab1 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Bxc3 21. Rxb6 axb6 22. Nf1
d2 23. Nxd2 Ra8 24. Nb1 Bb2 25. a3 Bxa3 26. Nxa3 Rxa3 27. h3 Ne4 28. Kh2 b5 29.
Bh4 (29. Rc1 $5 g5 30. Rc7 $15) 29... f6 30. g4 b4 31. Bg3 b3 32. Kg2 $4 (32.
Rc1 Ra2 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Rc7+ Ke6 35. Rxb7 b2 36. Rb6+ Kd7 $19) 32... g5 (32...
Nc3 $142 $5 33. Bd6 Ra2 34. Rf1 $19) 33. h4 $2 (33. Rc1 b2 34. Rc8+ Kf7 35.
Rc7+ Kg6 36. Rxb7 Ra2 $19 (36... Nxg3 $6 37. Kxg3 Ra2 38. f4 $11)) 33... Kf7 (
33... Nc3 $142 34. Bd6 Ra2 35. Rh1 $19) 34. Rc1 Kg6 (34... gxh4 $142 $5 35.
Bxh4 b2 36. Rc7+ Kg6 37. Rxb7 $19) 35. f4 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF TT/40 Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pagni, Carlo Alberto"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Re8 7. O-O
Nc6 8. Bb2 Qe7 9. d3 Bf5 10. Nbd2 Rad8 11. a3 Ba5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Rb1 $146 (13.
a4 Ng4 (13... Na5 14. Ba3 Qd7 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Nc6 17. h3 b6 18. Ba3 Na5
19. Qd2 Bxh3 20. gxh3 Qxh3 21. Nh2 Re6 22. Rfd1 Nd7 23. Bf1 Rg6+ 24. Kh1 Qh4
25. f4 Re8 26. Bb2 c6 27. f5 Rg5 28. Bg2 {
Woelfelschneider,P (2110)-Bonetti,S (2105)/TT-16, ETC 2005/1/2-1/2 (36)}) 14.
d4 Na5 15. Nxa5 (15. Ba3 Qf6 16. Nbd2 Qh6 17. Bd3 Be4 18. h3 Nf6 19. Ne5 c5 20.
Bb5 Re6 21. c3 c4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Qg4 Nb3 24. Ra2 Nxc3 25. Rc2 Nxb5 26. axb5
Bc7 27. Nf3 Qg6 28. Qxg6 Rxg6 29. Rb1 Bd6 {
Reussner,H-Zillich,R/DESC 2004/0-1 (53)}) 15... Bxa5 16. Ba3 Qf6 17. c4 dxc4
18. h3 Nh6 19. Bxc4 c6 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Bc7 22. Rab1 Rd7 23. Rfc1 Nf5 24.
Rb3 h6 25. Qb1 Bd6 26. a5 a6 27. Bc5 Bxc5 {
Bonetti,S (2125)-Herrchen,R (1890)/PCM ETC 2006/1-0 (53)}) 13... a6 (13... a5
14. a4 (14. Nbd4 Bxd4 (14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 b6 17. Qc1 c5 18. Ba1
$11 ) 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 b6 17. Qc1 Rd6 18. c4 $11 ) (
14. Nfd4 Nxd4 (14... Bxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 b6 17. Qc1 c5 18. Ba1 $11 
) 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 b6 17. Qc1 c5 18. Ba1 $11 ) (14.
Re1 a4 15. Nbd2 (15. Nbd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17. Qd2 Bc5 18. Bf3 $11 )
15... Bc5 16. Qc1 Ng4 17. Bf1 Bb6 18. c4 $11 ) 14... Nb4 (14... Bd7
15. Re1 Qd6 16. Nbd2 Nb4 17. c4 Qe7 18. cxd5 $11 ) 15. Nbd4 (15. Re1 c5
16. Be5 Bg4 17. Nbd2 Ne4 18. Bb2 $11 ) (15. Be5 Bg4 16. Bb2 Bd7 17.
Ba3 Ng4 18. d4 $11 ) 15... Bd7 16. c3 Na6 17. Re1 Bg4 18. Qc2 $11 
) (13... Bg4 14. Qd2 (14. Re1 Na5 (14... Rd6 15. Bc3 (15. Nfd2 Bxe2 16.
Qxe2 Re6 17. c4 d4 18. e4 $11 ) (15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qe6 17. Qe2 Ne5
18. a4 $11 ) (15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17. Nf3 Ba5 18. c3 $11 
) (15. Nbd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17. Nb3 c5 18. Bf3 $11 ) 15...
a6 16. a4 Qe6 17. a5 Ba7 18. Nbd4 $11 ) 15. Ne5 (15. h3 Be6 16. Nbd4
Bd7 17. Qd2 c5 18. Nb3 $11 ) 15... Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qe6 17. Qd2 Nxb3 18.
cxb3 $11 ) (14. Qe1 a5 (14... a6 15. Qd1 (15. Qd2 d4 16. Nfxd4 Nxd4
17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Bxg4 $11 ) 15... a5 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bd7 18.
Bf3 $11 ) (14... Rd7 15. Qd2 (15. a4 a6 16. a5 Ba7 17. Qd2 Qd6 18. h3
$11 ) (15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. d4 $11 )
15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ne5 17. Be2 Neg4 18. Qb4 $11 ) 15. Nfd4 (15. Nbd4
Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17. Qd2 Qd6 18. Rfc1 $11 ) (15. Qd1 Bd7 16. Qd2 a4
17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 $11 ) 15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17. Qd2 Qd6 18.
Rfe1 $11 ) (14. h3 Bxf3 (14... Bc8 15. Re1 a5 16. Qd2 a4 17. Nbd4
Nxd4 18. Nxd4 $11 ) 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. a4 c6 17. Re1 Bc7 18. Be2 $11 
) 14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. d4 Qd6 18. Qb4 $11 
) 14. h3 (14. Re1 Ng4 15. Qd2 (15. h3 Nge5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 Bc8 18. Qd2
$11 ) 15... Bd7 16. Qc3 f6 17. d4 Na7 18. Bd3 $14 ) 14... Nd7
(14... a5 15. Re1 (15. Nbd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 b6 18. Qc1 $11 
) (15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 b6 18. Qc1 $11 ) (15. a4 Bd7
16. Qd2 Ra8 17. Bc3 Ra7 18. Rfe1 $11 ) 15... Bc8 16. Qd2 a4 17. Nbd4
Na7 18. Bc3 $11 ) (14... Bc8 15. Re1 Na5 16. Qd2 Nxb3 17. cxb3 c6 18.
b4 $11 ) (14... Bd7 15. Qd2 (15. Re1 Na5 16. Qd2 Nxb3 17. cxb3 c6 18.
Rbc1 $11 ) 15... Bc8 16. Rfe1 a5 17. a4 Nb4 18. Ba3 $11 ) 15.
Nbd4 (15. Re1 Nc5 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Ba5 18. c3 $11 ) (15. a4 Nde5
16. Bc3 Qf6 17. Kh1 Qd6 18. a5 $11 ) 15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4
c5 (17... b5 18. Bf3 $15 ) 18. Bc3 d4 19. Ba5 Rb8 20. e4 b6 21. Bd2 b5
22. f4 Nb6 23. Bh5 Bc8 24. Qf3 Bb7 25. f5 Qh4 26. Bf4 Ra8 27. g3 Qf6 (27...
Qxh3 $4 28. Bg4 Qxf1+ 29. Qxf1 $18) 28. g4 Qh4 29. g5 Na4 30. Rbe1 Nc3 31. Qg4
Qxg4+ 32. Bxg4 (32. hxg4 $2 g6 $19) 32... b4 33. axb4 cxb4 34. e5 a5 35. e6
fxe6 36. Bd6 $4 (36. Bh5 $142 g6 37. fxg6 hxg6 38. Bxg6 $11) 36... Nb5 $17 37.
Bf3 $4 (37. Bg3 exf5 38. Rxe8+ Rxe8 39. Rxf5 Na3 $17) 37... Ra6 (37... Nxd6
$142 38. Rxe6 Bxf3 39. Rxd6 Be2 $19) 38. Bc5 (38. Bxb7 $5 Rxd6 39. Re5 $15)
38... Bd5 (38... Bd5 39. Bxd5 Nc3 40. Bxe6+ Kh8 $18) 0-1

[Event "USCF90NS39 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Lambrecht, James"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nf3 d5 $146 (
7... Re8 8. Be2 Nd5 (8... Bf5 9. O-O d5 10. Ne5 Bd7 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Be6
13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. a3 Ba5 16. Qc2 Rd6 17. Rf2 Rb8 18. Be5 Re6 19.
Rf3 Ng4 20. Rh3 h6 21. a4 Nxe5 22. fxe5 Rxe5 23. Nc3 {
Kucharkowski,J-Viveros,F/CiF 2004/1-0 (31)}) 9. O-O Bf5 10. c4 Nf6 11. Nh4 Bd7
12. f5 Qe7 13. Nc3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne4 15. f6 Nxc3 16. fxe7 Nxd1 17. Raxd1 Rxe7
18. Rb1 b6 19. g4 g6 20. h3 Rae8 21. Ng2 Nd8 22. Nf4 {Schiffler-Jahr/corr 1951}
) 8. Be2 (8. Bb5 Bg4 (8... a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ne5 Qe8 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nf3 Ne4
$15 ) (8... Na5 9. Ne5 (9. a3 Bc5 (9... Be7 10. O-O a6 11. Be2 Re8
12. Ne5 c5 $15 ) (9... Bd6 10. O-O c6 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Ne5 Be6 $15 
) 10. O-O c6 11. Be2 Re8 12. Bc3 Ne4 $15 ) (9. O-O a6 (9...
c6 10. Be2 Nc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Ne5 Qd5 $11 ) 10. Be2 Re8 11. Ne5 Bf5
12. a3 Bd6 $15 ) 9... Be6 10. O-O c6 11. Be2 Re8 12. Bd4 Bd6 $15 
) (8... Bf5 9. O-O (9. a3 Be7 (9... Bd6 10. O-O Na5 11. Be5 a6 12. Be2
Nc6 $15 ) (9... Bc5 10. O-O Rb8 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 $15 
) 10. O-O Qd6 11. Ne5 Rab8 12. Bd3 Ne4 $15 ) 9... a6 (9...
Rb8 10. Ne5 Na5 11. Bd4 a6 12. Bd3 Bxd3 $11 ) (9... Be7 10. Nc3 d4
11. Ne2 dxe3 12. Bxc6 bxc6 $11 ) 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Ne5 Qe8 12. Nf3 Be7
$15 ) (8... Re8 9. a3 (9. Ne5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxe5 11. fxe5 c6 12. Bd3
Qg5 $15 ) (9. O-O Bd7 (9... Bg4 10. a3 Bc5 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nc3 a6 $15 
) (9... a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Ne5 Qd6 12. Bc3 Bc5 $15 ) (9...
Bf5 10. a3 Bc5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Be5 Qe7 $15 ) (9... Bc5 10. Nc3 Bd7
11. Na4 Be7 12. Be2 Ne4 $15 ) 10. Nc3 d4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5
$15 ) 9... Be7 10. O-O a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3 Bf5 $15 ) 9.
O-O (9. a3 Bc5 (9... Bd6 10. O-O Na5 11. h3 Be6 12. Ne5 c6 $15 ) 10.
h3 Bd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Nc3 a6 $15 ) 9... a6 (9... Ne4 10. d3 Nd6 11.
Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qc1 f6 $11 ) (9... Qe7 10. a3 Bd6 11. Qe1 Ne4 12. d3 Nf6
$11 ) (9... Na5 10. h3 Bf5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Bxd7 Qxd7 $15 )
10. Be2 Re8 11. Nc3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 d4 $15 ) 8... Bf5 (8... Re8 9. O-O
Ne4 (9... Bf5 10. Ne5 Qd6 11. a3 Bc5 12. Nc3 a6 $15 ) 10. Bb5 Bd7 11.
a3 Be7 12. d3 Nf6 $15 ) (8... Be7 9. Ne5 (9. O-O Bf5 (9... Be6 10. Na3
Ne4 11. Nb5 a6 12. Nbd4 Nxd4 $11 ) (9... Re8 10. Ne5 Qd6 11. Bb5 Bf5
12. c4 Reb8 $11 ) (9... Rb8 10. Ne5 Bf5 11. Na3 Re8 12. Rb1 Bc5 $15 
) 10. Na3 Re8 11. Ne5 Bc5 12. Nb5 Nb4 $15 ) 9... Rb8 (9...
Nxe5 10. fxe5 Ne4 11. O-O Bc5 12. d4 Bb4 $11 ) (9... Ne4 10. O-O Nxe5
11. fxe5 Bc5 12. d4 Bb4 $11 ) (9... Re8 10. O-O Qd6 11. Bb5 Bf5 12. c4
Reb8 $11 ) 10. O-O Bf5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Be5 Qd7 $15 ) 9. O-O
Qe7 (9... Re8 10. a3 Bc5 11. Nc3 Qe7 12. Bb5 d4 $15 ) (9... Bc5 10.
Nc3 Re8 11. Ne5 Nb4 12. Rc1 d4 $17 {-1.19}) 10. Nd4 (10. Nc3 Rfe8 11. a3 Bc5
12. Bb5 d4 $15 ) 10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 c5 (11... Rfd8 12. g4 Bd7 $15 
) 12. Be5 Nd7 (12... Qe6 $15 ) 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Nb5 Nxe5 15.
fxe5 Qg5 (15... a6 $5 16. a3 Ba5 $17 (16... axb5 $6 17. axb4 c4 18. Rxa8 Rxa8
19. Qb1 $15)) 16. c3 $11 Ba5 17. Qa4 Bb6 18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. exf4 Bd7 20. Nd6 Bc6
21. f5 (21. Rab1 Rfd8 $14) 21... f6 (21... c4+ $5 22. Kh1 Bc7 $15) 22. e6 $11
c4+ 23. Kh1 Bc5 24. Nf7 b5 25. Bf3 Rab8 26. d3 cxd3 (26... Rxf7 $5 27. exf7+
Kxf7 28. dxc4 bxc4 $14) 27. Rfd1 $16 b4 28. cxb4 Rxb4 29. Rac1 Ba4 30. Rxd3 (
30. Rxc5 $2 Bxd1 31. Bxd1 Rb1 $19) 30... d4 31. h3 (31. Rxc5 $4 Rb1+ 32. Bd1
Bxd1 $19) 31... Rc8 32. Nd6 Bxd6 $4 (32... Rc7 $142 33. Ne4 Bd6 34. Rxc7 Bxc7
$14) 33. Rc7 (33. Rxc8+ Bf8 34. e7 Rb1+ 35. Rd1 Rxd1+ 36. Bxd1 h6 37. exf8=Q+
Kh7 38. Qg8#) 33... Bxc7 (33... Rb1+ 34. Bd1 Bxc7 35. g4 $19) 34. g4 Rb1+ 35.
Kg2 Rb2+ 36. Rd2 Rxd2+ 37. Kf1 Kf8 (37... Bb5+ 38. Ke1 Ba5 39. Bc6 Rxc6 40. g5
Rc1#) 38. Be4 Bb5+ 39. Ke1 g6 (39... Ba5 40. Bc6 Rxc6 41. e7+ Kxe7 42. g5 Rc1#)
40. Bd5 Ke7 41. Be4 (41. Kxd2 Bf4+ 42. Ke1 Be3 43. Bf3 Rc1+ 44. Bd1 d3 45. Kf1
Bc6 46. Ke1 Bf3 47. fxg6 Rxd1#) 41... Be2 (41... Ba5 42. Bc6 Rxc6 43. fxg6
Rxe6#) 42. h4 (42. Kxd2 Bf1 43. fxg6 Ba5+ 44. Kd1 Bxh3 $19) 42... Kf8 (42...
Bf4 43. Bc6 Rxa2 44. Kf2 Bxg4+ 45. Kf1 Rxc6 46. fxg6 Rc1#) 43. Bg2 (43. Kxd2
Bxg4 44. fxg6 Bf4+ 45. Ke1 Rc1+ 46. Kf2 hxg6 47. e7+ Kxe7 48. a4 $19) 43... a5
(43... Bf4 44. e7+ Kxe7 45. Kf2 Bxg4+ 46. Kg1 Rc1+ 47. Bf1 Be3+ 48. Kh1 Rxf1#)
44. Be4 (44. Be4 Rxa2 45. e7+ Kxe7 46. Kf2 Bxg4+ 47. Bc2 Rxc2+ 48. Kf1 Rb8 49.
fxg6 Rb1#) *

[Event "corr 3GMM-06"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Armstrong, Alan"]
[Black "Buss, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 O-O 5. c3 Be7 6. e3 (6. d4 d5 7. Nbd2
Nbd7 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Bg3 c5 10. e4 Nxg3 11. hxg3 cxd4 12. cxd4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb4+
14. Nfd2 Re8 15. Bd3 Nc5 16. Qf3 Qxd4 17. Rh4 Nxd3+ 18. Kf1 Qxa1+ 19. Ke2 Nc1+
{0-1 C_D_B7-pierre/ChessHere.com 2006}) 6... d5 (6... Nc6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. d4 d5
9. Bd3 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. O-O a6 12. Qc2 h6 13. a4 Qd7 14. Rfc1 Re7 15. Rab1
Na5 16. h3 Be6 17. Nb3 Nxb3 {algernon (2320)-jmazaira (2385)/net-chess.com 2004
}) 7. Be2 $146 (7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd6 10. f4 c5 11. Na3 c4 12.
Be2 Bxa3 13. d3 Bf5 14. Qd2 cxd3 15. Bxd3 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nd3 Re8 18. Nf2
Bc5 19. Rae1 Qa5 20. Re2 Rad8 21. Nd3 Be7 {
Austin-marekt/1.b4 SchemingMind.com 2005/0-1}) 7... Nc6 (7... Nbd7 8. Bxf6 (8.
Bg3 Re8 9. Qc2 Nc5 10. c4 Bg4 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. O-O $15 ) 8... Nxf6 9.
O-O (9. d4 Re8 10. O-O Be6 11. Nbd2 c6 12. c4 $15 ) 9... Qd6 10. d4
Bf5 11. Bd3 Be4 12. Bxe4 $11 ) 8. O-O (8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. d4 (9. O-O Re8
10. d4 Bf5 11. Bd3 Be4 12. Bxe4 $11 ) 9... Bf5 10. Bd3 Qc8 11. Bxf5
Qxf5 12. Nbd2 $11 ) 8... Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd6 10. Nf3 (10. d4 Re8 11. Nf3
c6 12. c4 $15 ) 10... c6 (10... c5 11. c4 Be6 12. Qb3 $15 )
11. d4 Bg4 (11... Ne4 12. c4 $15 ) 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. h3 Bf5 14. Nh4 Bd7
15. Bd3 c5 16. Nf5 c4 17. Bc2 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Qa5 19. e4 Qxc3 20. e5 g6 21. exf6
Bb4 (21... gxf5 22. Nf3 Rac8 23. Qb1 $11) 22. Qg4 (22. Nf3 $142 $5 gxf5 23. Qb1
$14) 22... Qxd2 23. Rfd1 Qb2 24. Qg5 Rfd8 25. Bg4 Qa3 26. Bf3 Qa5 27. h4 c3 28.
h5 (28. Rdc1 $5 Ba3 29. Qh6 $17) 28... c2 $19 29. Rd3 Rac8 30. hxg6 hxg6 (30...
fxg6 $6 31. Rc1 a6 32. Bh5 $17) 31. Be2 $2 (31. Rc1 Ba3 (31... Qxa2 $143 32.
Bg4 Qb1 33. Bxc8 $17) 32. Qh6 Bf8 $19) 31... Re8 (31... Ba3 32. Qh6 c1=Q+ 33.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Bd1 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Bd6+ 36. Rg3 $11) 32. Bf1 Re4 33. g4 $2 (33.
Rc1 b6 $17) 33... Qc7 (33... Ba3 34. Rh3 c1=Q 35. Rxc1 Rxc1 36. Rh8+ Kxh8 37.
Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qg7#) 34. Rg3 $4 (34. Rc1 Qf4 35. Qxf4 Rxf4 36. Bh3 $19) 34...
Rxd4 (34... Rxd4 35. Qh6 Bf8 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr CCLA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Eldridge, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. bxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. c4 Nc6 8. d4
Bb6 (8... Be7 9. c5 $15) 9. Nbd2 Ba5 10. Bd3 Ne4 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qd6 12.
O-O $11) 11. O-O $14 Bxd2 (11... Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Qg5 13. Qc2 $14) 12. Nxd2 f5 13.
f3 (13. Rc1 Qf6 $14) 13... Nf6 (13... Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Na5 15. Qc3 $14) 14. Qb3
Kh8 15. Rac1 Na5 16. Qc3 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Nd5 19. Qb3 Qg5 20. Bxd5 (
20. Rf2 b5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Qxd5 Rb8 $16) 20... exd5 $14 21. Rc7 b6 22. f4 Qd8
23. Rfc1 Ba6 24. R1c6 (24. Qa4 Bd3 $14) 24... Bc4 $11 25. Qb4 Re8 26. Bc1 b5
27. Bd2 Qh4 28. Ra6 Qg4 29. h3 (29. Rcxa7 $143 Qd1+ 30. Be1 Qd3 $19) (29. Raxa7
Qd1+ 30. Kf2 Bf1 $11) 29... Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Bf1 31. Bc1 (31. Raxa7 Qe2 32. Kg3
Qxg2+ 33. Kh4 Qxh3+ 34. Kg5 Qg4#) 31... Qe2 {Threatening mate: Qxg2} 32. Qd2
Rxe3 (32... Qh5 33. Qe1 Be2 34. Qg3 $14) 33. Raxa7 $14 Rg8 34. Kg1 Re6 (34...
Re4 $5 $11) 35. Qxe2 $14 Bxe2 36. Bb2 (36. Kf2 h5 $14) 36... Bd3 37. Re7 (37.
Bc3 Re2 $11) 37... Rxe7 $11 38. Rxe7 g5 39. fxg5 Rxg5 40. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USCF89CM379 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Cathers, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Be2 a6 (7... a5
8. O-O d6 9. d4 Ne4 10. Nc3 f5 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qa4 Qe8 14. Nd2
Bb7 15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Qh5 17. Rad1 Rf6 18. Kh1 Rh6 19. Qc2 g5 20. h3 g4 21.
Ng1 Kf7 22. e4 {Machete (2235)-IvoWantola (2050)/ICC 2003/1-0 (57)}) (7... Ne4
8. Nc3 Bf6 9. d4 c5 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. O-O cxd4 12. Bxd4 d5 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. h3
Nd7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. e4 Bxe4 19. Qxd7 Rd8 20. Qxa7
Qb2 21. Ng5 Bg6 22. Qxb6 {pierre-wymadas/internet 2009/1-0 (31)}) 8. a4 axb5 9.
cxb5 $146 (9. axb5 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. d4 Qa8 13. Nbd2 Ne4 14.
Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qb3 Bf6 16. Bb2 Qb7 17. Ra1 Ra8 18. Rxa8+ Qxa8 19. Qa3 Qa5 20.
Qxa5 bxa5 21. Bd1 Nb6 22. Nd2 Bd3 23. Bb3 Kf8 {
Schmeding,H-Kleemaier,W/Bahn-chS Bernkastel-Kues 1995/1-0 (48)}) 9... c5 (9...
c6 10. O-O (10. Nc3 Qc7 (10... Bb4 11. O-O (11. Qb3 Qe7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Ne5 d5
14. d4 $11 ) 11... Qe7 12. Na2 Ba5 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Rc1 $11 ) (
10... Ra5 11. O-O (11. Rc1 d5 12. d4 Bb4 13. O-O Qe7 14. Ne5 $11 )
11... Qc7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. d4 d5 14. bxc6 $11 ) 11. O-O (11. Rc1 Qd6
12. d4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bc3 $11 ) (11. Qb3 c5 12. Rc1 d5 13. O-O
Nbd7 14. Qc2 $15 ) 11... Rc8 12. d4 d5 13. bxc6 Nxc6 14. Nb5 $11 
) 10... Qc7 11. Nc3 (11. Qb3 Rc8 12. Rc1 c5 13. d4 Ne4 14. dxc5 $11 
) (11. d4 Rc8 12. Nc3 d5 13. Bd3 Ra5 14. bxc6 $11 ) (11. d3 Rc8
12. Nc3 e5 13. Rc1 d5 14. bxc6 $11 ) (11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rc1 Qd8 13. Nc3
Ra5 14. d4 $11 ) 11... Rc8 12. d4 Bb4 13. Rc1 Qd6 14. Ne5 $11 )
(9... d5 10. Bxf6 (10. O-O c5 11. bxc6 (11. d4 c4 12. Qc2 Ne4 13. Rc1 Nd7 14.
Ba3 $11 ) 11... Nxc6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. d4 e5 14. Nc3 $11 ) (
10. d4 Bb4+ (10... Nbd7 11. O-O (11. Nc3 c5 12. bxc6 Bxc6 13. O-O Ra5 14. Nb5
$11 ) (11. Ba3 c5 12. bxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qb3 $11 ) (
11. Bd3 c5 12. bxc6 Bxc6 13. O-O Ra5 14. Nc3 $11 ) 11... Ne4 12. Nc3
c5 13. bxc6 Bxc6 14. Qc2 $11 ) (10... Bd6 11. Nc3 (11. Ba3 c5 12. bxc6
Nxc6 13. O-O Ba6 14. Nc3 $11 ) (11. O-O c6 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. bxc6 Nxc6
14. Nb5 $11 ) 11... Ne4 12. O-O c6 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Rfc1 $11 )
(10... c6 11. O-O (11. Nc3 Qc7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc5 $11 )
11... Ne4 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qc7 14. Qd2 $11 ) (10... c5 11. dxc5
Bxc5 12. Nbd2 Nbd7 13. O-O Bd6 14. Nc4 $11 ) 11. Nc3 Qe7 12. O-O Rc8
13. Qd3 c5 14. dxc5 $11 ) (10. Nc3 c5 11. bxc6 (11. d4 Nbd7 12. Rc1
Qc7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. O-O $15 ) 11... Nxc6 12. Nb5 Qd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5
14. Bxe5 $11 ) 10... Bxf6 11. d4 c5 12. bxc6 Nxc6 13. O-O e5 14. Nc3
$11 ) 10. d4 d5 (10... d6 11. dxc5 (11. O-O Nbd7 12. Nc3 Qc7 13. Rc1
Rfc8 14. Re1 $15 ) (11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. O-O Qc7 13. Rc1 Rfc8 14. dxc5 $15
) 11... dxc5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Rd1 $11 ) 11. dxc5
Bxc5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nbd2 Qe7 (13... Bd6 14. Nb3 $11 ) 14. Nb3 Bb4
15. Qd4 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 Bd6 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rxc1+ 19. Nxc1 e5 20. Qc3 e4
21. Nd4 Ne5 $4 (21... Qe5 $142 22. g3 Nc5 $11) 22. Nf5 $18 Qc7 23. Nxd6 Qxd6
24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Bxe5 Nd7 26. Bc7 f5 27. Nb3 Kf7 28. a5 bxa5 29. Nxa5 Ba8 30.
b6 Nc5 31. Bb5 g6 32. Kf1 Ke6 33. Ke2 h6 34. Kd2 g5 35. Kc3 f4 (35... Kf6 36.
Kb4 Nd3+ 37. Bxd3 exd3 38. Kc3 d4+ 39. exd4 Bxg2 40. b7 Bxb7 41. Nxb7 $18) 36.
exf4 Kf5 37. Kb4 Nd3+ 38. Bxd3 exd3 39. Kc3 Ke4 40. b7 d4+ 41. Kd2 Bxb7 42.
Nxb7 gxf4 43. f3+ (43. f3+ Kf5 44. Kxd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-chT corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cathers, George"]
[Black "Buss, Michael D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 (2... Bxb4 $4 3. Bxg7 Nf6 4. Bxh8 $18) 3. b5 b6 4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Be2 a6 8. a4 axb5 9. cxb5 c5 10. d4 d5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nbd2 Qe7 14. Nb3 Bb4 15. Qd4 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 Bd6 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8
18. Rc1 Rxc1+ 19. Nxc1 e5 20. Qc3 e4 21. Nd4 Ne5 $4 (21... Qe5 $142 22. g3 Nc5
$15) 22. Nf5 $18 Qc7 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Bxe5 Nd7 26. Bc7 f5 27.
Nb3 Kf7 28. a5 bxa5 29. Nxa5 Ba8 30. b6 Nc5 31. Bb5 g6 (31... g5 32. Nc6 $18)
32. Kf1 (32. Bd6 Nb7 33. Bc6 Nxd6 34. Bxa8 Ke6 $18) 32... Ke6 33. Ke2 h6 34.
Kd2 g5 35. Kc3 f4 (35... Kf6 36. Kb4 Nd3+ 37. Bxd3 exd3 38. Kc3 $18) 36. exf4
Kf5 37. Kb4 Nd3+ 38. Bxd3 exd3 39. Kc3 Ke4 (39... gxf4 40. b7 Bxb7 41. Nxb7 $18
) 40. b7 d4+ 41. Kd2 Bxb7 42. Nxb7 gxf4 43. f3+ (43. f3+ Kf5 44. Kxd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr CCLA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Eldridge, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 c5 4. c4 d5 5. e3 d4 6. Nf3 $11 dxe3 7. fxe3 Be7 (
7... a6 8. bxa6 Nxa6 9. Be5 $11) 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Ne4 (9... a6 10. Qa4 $14)
10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bf6 (11... a6 12. Qa4 $14) 12. Bxf6 $16 Qxf6 13. d4 cxd4
14. exd4 Qh6 15. Qc2 (15. Qc1 Qg6 $16) 15... a6 $14 16. a4 axb5 17. axb5 Rxa1
18. Rxa1 Qe3+ 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. Qd3 Qxd3 (20... Qf4 21. Rf1 $16) 21. Bxd3 f6 22.
Ra7 e5 23. Bf5 (23. Be4 exd4 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Bxb7 Bxb7 26. Rxb7 Nc5 $18) 23...
exd4 (23... Rd8 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 25. Ra8 $14) 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. Bxd7 Bxd7 26. Rxb7
{The passed pawn on b5 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} Bc8 (26... Rd8
$142 $5 $16) 27. Rb8 $18 Re8 (27... Kg8 28. Nxd4 Bd7 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. b6 $18)
28. b6 (28. b6 d3 29. b7 $18) 1-0

[Event "USCF89CA156"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Esposito, Carmine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 c6 4. a4 Be7 5. e3 cxb5 (5... c5 6. f4 a5 7. Nf3 d5
8. Be2 b6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 h6 11. Na3 Ne4 12. d3 Nd6 13. e4 dxe4 14. dxe4
Nxe4 15. Rd1 Nd7 16. Ne5 Ra7 17. Bf3 Nef6 18. Nc6 {
1-0 pcmvr (2795)-nay (2215)/net-chess.com 2007}) 6. axb5 b6 $146 (6... Qb6 7.
Bd4 Bc5 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Qg4 f5 10. Qg7 Rf8 11. Qxh7 Be7 12. Nc3 Bf6 13. Qh6
Bxc3 14. dxc3 Qc5 15. Qf6 e5 16. c4 Rg8 17. Nf3 Qb4+ 18. Kd1 d6 19. Ng5 Rf8 20.
Be2 Nd7 21. Qxf5 {marus1-phophos/internet 2001/1-0}) 7. Nf3 (7. e4 d5 8. e5
Nfd7 9. d4 O-O 10. Bd3 a5 11. Qh5 f5 $14 ) (7. Nc3 O-O (7... Bb7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O d6 11. Re1 Qc7 $11 ) 8. Nf3 Bb7 (8... Qc7 9. e4
d5 10. Bd3 a5 11. bxa6 Bxa6 $11 ) (8... d5 9. Be2 Bd6 10. O-O e5 11.
Ba3 Re8 $11 ) (8... a6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Ra4 d5 $11 )
(8... a5 9. bxa6 Nxa6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Nc5 $11 ) 9. Be2 a5 10. O-O
Qc7 11. Nd4 d5 $11 ) (7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Nf3 O-O (8... a6 9. Qe2 axb5 10.
Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Bxb5 Be4 $14 ) 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. O-O Nc5 11. e4 d5 $11 
) 7... O-O (7... Bb7 8. Nc3 (8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Nc3 a5 11. bxa6
Nxa6 $11 ) (8. Bc4 a5 (8... O-O 9. Qe2 d5 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. O-O Bf6 $11
) (8... d5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qe2 Ne4 11. O-O Bf6 $11 ) 9. bxa6
Nxa6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Nb4 $11 ) (8. Bd3 a5 (8... a6 9. Qe2 axb5 10.
Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Bxb5 O-O $14 ) (8... O-O 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. Nc3 Nc5 11. e4
f5 $11 ) 9. O-O O-O 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nf3 Qc7 $11 ) 8... O-O 9.
Bd3 a5 10. O-O Qc7 11. e4 Rc8 $11 ) 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 Bb7 (8... d6 9. Qe2
e5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. e4 Nh5 $14 ) (8... a5 9. bxa6 Bxa6 10. O-O d5 11.
Bb5 Qc8 $11 ) 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. O-O Nc5 11. Nc3 Nxd3 $11 ) 8...
Bb7 (8... Qc7 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. Ra4 a5 $11 ) 9. O-O d5 (9...
Qc7 10. Ra4 a6 11. Nc3 Qc8 $11 ) 10. d4 (10. Bd4 Nfd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 $11
) 10... Ne4 (10... a6 11. Ba3 Ne4 $11 ) 11. Nbd2 (11. Ba3 a6
$11 ) 11... Nxd2 (11... a6 $11 ) 12. Qxd2 a6 13. bxa6 Nxa6 14.
Rfc1 Bb4 15. c3 Bd6 16. Bd3 g6 17. Qe2 Nc7 18. Rxa8 Nxa8 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4
Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Bc7 (21... b5 $5 $11) 22. c4 $16 Qb8 23. Ra1 Re8 (23... b5 $5 24.
Rb1 bxc4 $16) 24. d5 e5 25. Qh4 b5 (25... Bd8 $5 26. Qg3 Bc7 $16) 26. c5 $18 h5
(26... Qb7 $142 27. Rd1 Bd8 $18) 27. d6 Bd8 28. Qe4 Bf6 29. Nxe5 Bg7 (29...
Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Qc8 $18) 30. d7 (30. d7 Nc7 31. dxe8=R+ Qxe8 32. Ra7 $18) 1-0

[Event "USCF85CC211"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Dyer, Darryl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nf3 a6 6. a4 axb5 7. axb5 Rxa1 8.
Bxa1 Nbd7 9. c4 dxc4 (9... c6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. bxc6 bxc6 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. Be2 Bb8
14. cxd5 cxd5 15. f4 e5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. O-O Ne4 18. Qe1 Qd6 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20.
Qh4 Ng6 21. Qh5 Ne7 22. Bc3 Ba6 23. Bxa6 Qxa6 24. Nf5 {Welling,G (2390)
-Slobodjan,R (2520)/Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th 2002/1/2-1/2 (43)}) 10. Bxc4
Nb6 11. d3 $146 (11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nfd5 (12... Bd7 13. Nc3 Qe7 14. e4 e5 15.
d3 Ra8 16. Qc2 Ra5 17. Rb1 Bc5 18. Nd1 Bd6 19. Ne3 Rxb5 20. Rxb5 Bxb5 21. Nf5
Qe8 22. Qb2 Na4 23. Qc2 Bd7 24. Ne3 b5 25. h3 c5 26. Bd1 g6 27. Qb1 {
Bulcourf,C (2165)-Ayala,G/LNA Copa Puma 2007/1-0 (35)}) 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
Nd5 15. Bd4 Qe7 16. Qb3 Rd8 17. Rd1 Bd7 18. Ra1 c5 19. bxc6) 11... Nxc4 (11...
Qe7 12. O-O (12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. O-O (13. Nbd2 e5 14. O-O Bf5 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Ne4
$11 ) (13. Qc2 e5 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. O-O Bg4 16. Bb3 $15 )
13... Nxc4 14. dxc4 b6 15. Nbd2 Bb7 16. Qa1 $11 ) (12. Nbd2 e5 13.
Bc3 (13. Qc2 O-O 14. O-O Bf5 15. e4 Bg4 16. h3 $11 ) (13. Bb3 O-O 14.
O-O Bf5 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 $11 ) (13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 Bf5 15. e4
Bg4 16. Bb3 $11 ) (13. Qe2 O-O 14. O-O Bg4 15. h3 Bd7 16. e4 $15 
) 13... Nfd5 14. Bb2 Nxc4 15. dxc4 Nb4 16. Qb1 $11 ) (12. Qc2
e5 13. O-O (13. Nbd2 O-O 14. O-O Bf5 15. e4 Bg4 16. h3 $11 ) (13. Bb3
O-O 14. O-O Bf5 15. Nc3 Ra8 16. Ng5 $15 ) (13. Bc3 O-O 14. Nbd2 Bg4
15. O-O Ra8 16. d4 $15 ) 13... O-O 14. Nbd2 Bf5 15. e4 Bg4 16. h3 $11
) (12. Be5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc5 14. d4 Qb4+ 15. Nd2 Nxc4 16. Nexc4 $15 
) 12... e5 13. Qc2 (13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Bb3 Bf5 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 $11
) (13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. Ng5 $11 ) 13...
Bg4 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Bb3 Nbd5 16. Qb2 $11 ) (11... Bb4+ 12. Nc3 (12.
Nfd2 Nxc4 (12... O-O 13. O-O (13. Qb3 Bd6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Ne4 Qg6 16. O-O $11
) 13... Qe7 14. Qb3 Nfd5 15. Be5 Rd8 16. e4 $11 ) 13. dxc4
Qd3 14. b6 c6 15. Qc1 Ne4 16. g3 $17 {-1.25}) 12... Nxc4 13. dxc4 Qe7 14. O-O
O-O 15. Qc2 Rd8 16. Rd1 $11 ) 12. dxc4 b6 (12... Bb4+ 13. Nbd2 Ne4 14.
Qc2 f5 15. Bd4 O-O 16. O-O $15 ) (12... O-O 13. O-O b6 14. Nbd2 Bb7
15. e4 Nd7 16. Qe2 $11 ) (12... Qe7 13. Be5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Qb4+ 15.
Nd2 Ne4 16. Nef3 $11 ) 13. O-O (13. Qe2 Bb7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rd1 Qe7
16. Nc3 $11 ) 13... Bb7 14. Be5 $4 (14. Nbd2 $142 $11 Qe7 15. Be5 O-O
16. Qa1 $11 ) 14... Bxf3 $19 15. Bxf6 Bxh2+ $1 (15... Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2
Qxd1 (16... Bxd1 $2 17. Bxd8 Be2 18. Re1 $18) 17. Rxd1 Bxd1 18. Bxg7 Rg8 $17) (
15... Bxd1 $6 16. Bxd8 Be2 17. Re1 $17) (15... Qxf6 $6 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3
$15) 0-1

[Event "USCF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Mongilutz, Jack"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 Nc6 2. b5 Nd4 3. e3 Nf5 4. e4 Nd6 5. Nc3 b6 (5... e5 $5 $11) 6. e5 Nb7 (
6... Nf5 7. Bd3 d5 8. Qf3 $16) 7. Nf3 (7. Bc4 Nc5 $16) 7... a6 8. Ng5 (8. Bb2
Nc5 $14) 8... axb5 9. e6 {Do you see the mate threat?} Nh6 (9... fxe6 10. Bxb5)
10. Qf3 $14 {The mate threat is Qxf7} f6 11. Bd3 $4 (11. Nxh7 dxe6 12. Bxb5+
Kf7 13. Nxf8 Kxf8 $16) 11... dxe6 $4 (11... fxg5 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Bxg6+ hxg6 14.
Qxg6+ Nf7 15. Qxf7#) 12. Bxb5+ $16 Bd7 13. Nxe6 (13. Qxb7 $6 fxg5 14. Bxd7+
Kxd7 $16) 13... Qc8 14. Nd5 Na5 $4 (14... Kf7 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Ndxc7 Ra7 $18)
15. Ndxc7+ Kf7 16. Ng5+ (16. Bxd7 $142 Qxd7 17. Qxa8 Qa4 $18) 16... Kg6 17. h4
(17. Bd3+ Nf5 18. Nxa8 Kxg5 19. h4+ Kh6 20. Nxb6 Qc7 21. Nxd7 e6 22. Bxf5 exf5
23. Qxf5 Ba3 24. Nxf6 Qe7+ 25. Ne4 Bxc1 26. Qf4+ g5 27. Qxg5+ Qxg5 28. hxg5+
Kg7 29. Rxc1 Re8 $18) 17... f5 (17... Nb3 18. Qf4 (18. axb3 $2 Rxa1 19. Bxd7
Rxc1+ (19... Qxd7 20. Nd5 Rxc1+ 21. Ke2 Rxh1 22. Qd3+ Kh5 23. Nf4+ Kg4 24.
Qxd7+ Nf5 25. Nf7 $18) 20. Ke2 Qxd7 21. Rxc1 Qxc7 $17) (18. cxb3 $143 Qxc7 19.
h5+ Kxg5 20. d4+ Qxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Bxb5 22. Qxa8 e5 $18) 18... Kh5 19. Bxd7 (19.
axb3 Rxa1 20. Be2+ Ng4 21. Bxg4+ Bxg4 $19) (19. cxb3 Ra5 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qf3+
Ng4 $18) 19... Qxd7 20. cxb3 $18 (20. Nxa8 Nxa1 21. Qf3+ Qg4 $14)) 18. Nd5 Qb8
$4 19. h5+ Kxg5 20. d4+ f4 21. Bxf4+ Kf5 22. Bxd7+ e6 23. Bxh6+ Qf4 24. Qxf4#
1-0

[Event "USCF84CC451"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Prellwitz, Steve"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nf3 Be7 6.
c4 d5 7. a4 a5 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. d4 $146 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Ba3 (12.
Rc1 Rac8 $11) 12... Bd6 13. dxc5 (13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Qc2 e5 $14) 13... Nxc5 14.
g3 (14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxc5 Bxc5 $15) 14... Rfd8 $15 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Rc1 Qb7 (
16... Rac8 17. Bc4 $15) 17. Bb2 (17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Bc4 Be4 $15) 17... Nfe4 18.
Bd4 (18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Nd4 Be7 $15) 18... Rac8 (18... e5 19. Bb2 $15) 19. Nc4 (
19. Bc4 Nxd2 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Nxd2 e5 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 $15 (22... bxc5 $143 23.
Nc4 Qe6 24. Nxa5 $14)) 19... f6 (19... Bc7 20. Qc2 $15) 20. Nfd2 e5 21. Bc3 (
21. Bxc5 Bxc5 (21... Rxc5 $143 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Nxa5 $14 (23. Nxd6 $6 Rxc1 24.
Qb3+ Bd5 25. Nxb7 Rxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Bxb3 27. Nxd8 Kf8 $18)) (21... Nxc5 $6 22. Bg4
Rc7 23. Nxd6 Rxd6 24. Qc2 $15) 22. Bf3 Nxd2 23. Nxd2 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25.
Nxf3 e4 $15) 21... Nxc3 (21... Be7 22. f3 Nxd2 23. Bxd2 $17) 22. Rxc3 $15 Kf8 (
22... Bg2 23. Bg4 Rc7 24. Re1 $11) 23. f3 (23. Bg4 Ne6 $11) 23... Be6 (23...
Be7 24. Qc2 $15) 24. Qc2 (24. Nxd6 Rxd6 25. Qc2 Qd7 $15) 24... g6 (24... Be7
25. Qxh7 Nxa4 26. Rc2 $11) 25. Rc1 (25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8
28. Qxe4 Rd2 $17) 25... Bf5 (25... Be7 26. Nb2 $11) 26. e4 (26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27.
Nc4 Bxc2 28. Nxd6 Nb3 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Nxc8 Nxc1 $14) 26... Be6 $11 27. Nxd6
Rxd6 28. Bc4 (28. Nc4 Bxc4 29. Bxc4 Kg7 $11) 28... Rcd8 29. Bd5 (29. Nb3 $5
Nxa4 30. Nxa5 bxa5 31. Qxa4 Qb6+ 32. Kh1 $15) 29... Bxd5 $17 30. exd5 Qxd5 (
30... Rxd5 31. Nb3 Nd3 32. Rc7 $17) 31. Nc4 $15 Qd4+ (31... Nd3 $5 32. Rd1 Qc5+
33. Kf1 Nb4 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 (34... Rxd6 $143 35. Nxd6 Nxc2 36. Rxc5 bxc5 37. b6
$16) 35. Nxd6 Nxc2 $14) 32. Kf1 $11 Re6 (32... Qd5 33. Nxd6 Rxd6 34. Ke2 $14)
33. Nxb6 $14 Rxb6 (33... e4 34. Rxc5 exf3 35. Rc8 Rxb6 36. Rxd8+ Qxd8 37. Rd1
$14) 34. Rxc5 Qd3+ (34... Rbd6 $142 $5 $14) 35. Qxd3 $16 Rxd3 36. Rc7 Rxf3+ 37.
Ke2 (37. Kg2 Ra3 38. Rxh7 $18) 37... e4 (37... Ra3 $142 $5 38. Rxh7 Ra2+ 39.
Kf3 Kg8 $18) 38. Rxh7 $18 Kg8 39. Rd7 (39. Ra7 $5 Rb8 $18) 39... Rb8 40. Rb1 (
40. Rc4 $5 $18) 40... Ra3 $16 41. Rb2 (41. b6 $142 Ra2+ 42. Ke3 Ra3+ 43. Kxe4
Rxa4+ 44. Kd3 Ra3+ 45. Kc4 $18) 41... Rxa4 $15 42. b6 (42. Rc2 $142 $5 $15)
42... Rb4 $19 43. Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr USCF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Paterson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 c5 4. c4 d5 5. e3 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. a4 a5 (7... O-O
8. d4 $15) 8. Be2 $11 e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 N5b6 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. Qc2 Qc7 13.
O-O O-O 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nge4 Be7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4
c4 {The passed pawn on d4 will become decisive later} 20. Nc5 Bd6 21. g3 Bh3
22. Rfc1 {Increases the pressure on c4} Rfc8 23. Qc3 (23. Bxc4 $143 Nxc4 24.
Qxc4 b6 $11) 23... Qe7 24. Re1 (24. Bxc4 $143 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 b6 $17) 24... Qf8
$2 (24... Qg5 $142 $14) 25. g4 $18 (25. Nxb7 Bb4 26. Qc2 Bxe1 27. Rxe1 Qb4 $17)
25... Bxg4 26. Bxg4 Rc7 (26... Bxc5 27. dxc5 (27. Bxc8 $6 Bb4 28. Qf3 Rxc8 $14)
27... Rxc5 28. Ba3 $18) 27. Bf3 Ra7 28. Kh1 Re7 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Rg1 Qh4 {
Threatening mate... how?} 31. Rg2 Ra8 (31... Qe7 32. Rg4 $18) 32. Nxb7 Bb4 33.
Qe3 Rc8 34. Qe5 {White plans d5} Bf8 (34... g5 35. Bg4 Ra8 36. Nc5 $18) 35. d5
(35. Nxa5 $143 c3 36. Bc1 Nxa4 $18) 35... Nd7 (35... c3 36. Bxc3 f6 $18) 36.
Rxg7+ (36. Rxg7+ Kh8 37. Rg8+ Kxg8 38. Qh8#) 1-0

[Event "USCF89CA156"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Paterson, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 c5 4. c4 d5 5. e3 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. a4 a5 8. Be2 e5
9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 N5b6 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. O-O O-O 14. Ng5 h6 15.
Nge4 Be7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 c4 20. Nc5 Bd6 21. g3
Bh3 22. Rfc1 Qe7 $146 (22... Rfc8 23. Qc3 Qe7 24. Re1 Qf8 25. g4 Bxg4 26. Bxg4
Rc7 27. Bf3 Ra7 28. Kh1 Re7 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Rg1 Qh4 31. Rg2 Ra8 32. Nxb7 Bb4
33. Qe3 Rc8 34. Qe5 Bf8 35. d5 Nd7 36. Rxg7+ {
1-0 Buss,M-Paterson/corr USCF 1989 (36)}) (22... Bxc5 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24. Qc3 $11
) 23. Re1 (23. Bf3 Ra7 24. Re1 (24. Qc3 f5 25. Re1 Qf7 26. Ba3 Rc8 27. Rac1 Bg4
$14 ) 24... Qc7 25. Re3 Qc8 26. Rae1 Bf5 27. Qc3 Qd8 $16 ) (23.
Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Qxc4 Rfe8 25. Qc3 Qf6 26. Re1 Rac8 27. Qb3 Qf5 $11 )
23... Bg4 $4 (23... Rfe8 $142 24. Qd2 (24. Qc3 Qf6 (24... Qf8 $14 25. g4 Rxe2
26. Rxe2 Bxg4 27. Ree1 Qc8 $11 ) 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1
Bxc5 $15 ) 24... Qg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Bc3 Bc8 27. f3 Be7 $14 {0.
}) (23... Rae8 24. Ba3 Qc7 25. Qc3 Re7 26. Bf3 Rfe8 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 $14 )
24. Bxg4 $18 Ra7 (24... Qc7 25. Qc3 $18) 25. Kh1 (25. Rxe7 $142 Bxe7 26. Bf3
$18) 25... Qh4 (25... Qg5 26. Bf3 $18) 26. Nxb7 (26. gxh4 $142 Kh8 $18) 26...
Bb4 (26... Bxg3 27. fxg3 Qxg4 $18) 27. d5 (27. gxh4 $142 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Rxb7 29.
Ba3 $18) 27... Nd7 1-0

[Event "USCF86VB9"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Levine, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. a4 Bb7 10. a5 Qc7 (10... a6 11. bxa6 Bxa6 12. axb6 Qxb6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14.
Qc2 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Rxa8 Bxf1 17. Rxf8+ Kxf8 18. Kxf1 h6 {
1/2-1/2 Kirdin,G (2255)-Otto,N (2225)/corr ICCF WT-M-GT-295 1991}) 11. a6 Bc8
12. h3 $146 (12. Nc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Ng4 14. h3 Nge5 15. Be2 Nf6 16. d4 cxd4 17.
Nxd4 Bd7 18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Nc6 Qxd1 23.
Rfxd1 Bxc6 24. bxc6 Bc5 25. Rd7 e5 26. c7 Kg7 {
Luzuriaga,N-Nozar,J/Argentina 2000/1-0 (61)}) 12... e5 13. cxd5 (13. d4 cxd4
14. exd4 e4 15. Nfd2 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Re8 17. Qb3 $14 ) 13... Nxd5 (13...
e4 14. Ne1 Nxd5 15. Nc3 N7f6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. d3 $11 ) 14. e4 (14. Bc4
N7f6 15. Qb3 Nb4 16. d4 exd4 17. exd4 $14 ) (14. Qb3 N7f6 15. Bc4 Nb4
16. d4 exd4 17. exd4 $14 ) 14... Nf4 15. Na3 (15. Bc4 Nf6 16. Qc2 Be6
17. Bxe6 $11 ) 15... f5 (15... Qd8 $5 $11 16. Nc4 Qf6 17. Rc1 $11 
) 16. Bc4+ $14 (16. Re1 fxe4 17. Bc4+ $11 ) 16... Kh8 17. Qc2 (
17. Ng5 $14 ) 17... fxe4 (17... Nf6 $5 $11) 18. Qxe4 $16 Rb8 19. Qe3
Ng6 20. Rae1 Nf6 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Bd7 23. d4 Rbe8 24. Qg3 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 (
25. dxe5 $5 Nh5 26. Qe3 $16) 25... cxd4 $14 26. Rxe8 Nxe8 27. Qxc7 Nxc7 28. Rd1
Be6 (28... Rf4 $142 $5 $16) 29. Rxd4 $18 Bxc4 30. Rxc4 (30. Nxc4 $6 Nxb5 31.
Rd5 Nc7 $16) 30... Rf7 31. f4 g6 32. Kf2 Kg7 33. Ke3 Kf8 34. g3 Ke7 $4 (34...
Re7+ 35. Kd3 $18) 35. Kf3 (35. Rxc7+ $142 Kf8 36. Rxf7+ Kxf7 37. Nc4 $18) 35...
Kd7 36. Rd4+ Ke6 37. g4 h5 38. Re4+ Kd6 39. Rd4+ Kc5 (39... Ke6 40. Ke4 hxg4
41. hxg4 Re7 $18) 40. Rc4+ $18 Kd5 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. Re4 1-0

[Event "USCF87CA111"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Johnson, Bryan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. f4 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 $146 (6... a6 7. a4
axb5 8. axb5 Rxa1 9. Bxa1 Nbd7 10. Nf3 Ne4 (10... Qe8 11. Be2 Qd8 12. O-O c5
13. Qe1 Qb6 14. Nc3 Qd6 15. Bb2 {(10...Qe8 and other lines)}) 11. O-O f5 12.
Be2 Nd6 13. Qc1 Bf6 14. Na3 c6 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Nf7 18. d4
Ng5 19. c4 Ba6 20. Re1 Qa8 21. Bc3 {
Tartakower,S-Maroczy,G/New York 1924/1/2-1/2 (57)}) 7. Nf3 (7. bxc6 bxc6 8. Nf3
(8. Nc3 Ba6 (8... c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bb5 Rb8 11. Rb1 Nb4 $15 ) 9. Bxa6
Nxa6 10. Nf3 Rb8 11. Rb1 Qc7 $15 ) 8... Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O Qb6
11. Be5 Nd7 $15 ) 7... c4 (7... a6 8. a4 Bd7 (8... c4 9. Be2 axb5 10.
axb5 Rxa1 11. Bxa1 Bd7 $11 ) (8... Qe8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Be2 c4 11. Qb1
axb5 $11 ) (8... Qb6 9. a5 Qd6 10. Be5 Qd7 11. b6 Nc6 $11 )
9. Nc3 c4 10. Be2 axb5 11. axb5 Ra5 $15 ) 8. Be2 a6 9. a4 axb5 10.
axb5 Rxa1 11. Bxa1 Qa5 (11... Qb6 $11 ) 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Qb1 1-0

[Event "USCF90NS39 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Parker, Dave"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. e3 Be7 4. c4 $146 (4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bc4 d5 6. Bb3 h6 7. O-O
Bxb4 8. Nc3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Bb2 c5 11. c4 b6 12. d4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Ba6 14.
Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Qd3 Nxf2 16. Rxf2 Nb4 17. Qe4 Nd5 18. dxc5 bxc5 {
kehrsam-Steve20/ChessWorld.net 2006/0-1}) (4. a3 d6 $11) 4... O-O (4... Bxb4 5.
a3 (5. Nf3 O-O 6. a3 Be7 7. d4 c5 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 $17 ) (5. Qf3
Nc6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qxf6 gxf6 8. a3 Ba5 9. Ne2 $17 {-1.00}) 5... Be7 6. Be2
(6. d4 O-O 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d5 Nb8 9. Bd3 $17 ) (6. Nf3 $17 O-O 7. Be2
Nc6 8. d4 d5 9. O-O $17 ) 6... Nc6 7. Nf3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O $17
) 5. Be2 (5. a3 a5 (5... d5 $15 6. Nf3 (6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a5 8. b5
Nbd7 9. Nf3 $11 ) 6... Nbd7 7. c5 Re8 8. Be2 a5 9. O-O $11 )
6. Qa4 (6. b5 d5 7. Nf3 c6 8. Nc3 Bd7 9. Rc1 $11 ) 6... d5 7. Nf3 dxc4
8. b5 Nfd7 9. Qxc4 $11 ) 5... a6 (5... Bxb4 $5 6. a3 Be7 $17 7. Nf3 d5
8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 $17 ) 6. Qb3 (6. a3 d5 7. c5 b6 8. cxb6 cxb6 9.
Nf3 $11 ) 6... Ne4 (6... d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Bd7 9. d3 $15 
) 7. a4 (7. Nf3 a5 8. Nc3 d5 9. cxd5 $11 ) 7... f6 (7... Nc6 8.
b5 Nb4 9. Nf3 $11 ) 8. Bd3 (8. d3 Ng5 9. f4 $11 ) 8... Ng5 (
8... f5 9. Nc3 $11 ) 9. Qc2 (9. f4 $11 ) 9... c6 (9... Nc6
$142 10. Bc3 Bxb4 $15) 10. Bxh7+ $4 (10. f4 $142 Nf7 11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. Bc3 $16)
10... Kh8 $4 (10... Nxh7 $142 11. c5 d6 $19) 11. Bg6 $14 1-0

[Event "USCF89CM363 Indianapolis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Lo Presto, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. c4 d6 4. e3 e5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. d4 O-O 7. Be2 e4 8. Nfd2
Qe7 (8... Re8 9. a3 Nbd7 10. g4 g5 11. h4 h6 12. Qc2 c6 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Nc3
Qe7 15. b5 Nf8 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Qa5 N8h7 19. Rb1 Reb8 20. Bd1 c5
21. dxc5 dxc5 22. Qc7 Nf8 23. Qh2 {Ruhle,E-Fekete,A/corr ICCF TT 2007/1-0 (34)}
) 9. O-O d5 10. b5 c6 $2 $146 (10... Rd8 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5
Rxd5 14. Qb3 Qd7 15. Bc4 Rd6 16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3 Be6 18. Ng5 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Rf6
20. Rxf6 Bxf6 21. Ne4 Bg7 22. Rf1 Qe7 23. Rf4 a6 24. Qd5 c6 25. bxc6 {
Fritz 8-Fritz 5.32/1-0 (54)}) (10... Rd8 $142 $14) 11. Ba3 $18 Qc7 (11... Qe6
12. Bxf8 Kxf8 (12... Bxf8 13. Nc3 Bb4 14. Qc2 Nbd7 15. Rab1 Bxc3 $18 {2.09})
13. Nc3 Kg8 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Rb1 Nbd7 $18 {2.06}) 12. Bxf8 Bxf8 13. cxd5 (
13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Nc3 Nbd7 15. Rc1 Qa5 $18 {2.00}) 13... cxd5 14. Qc1 Qd8 15.
Qc3 (15. Nc3 Bf5 $18 {1.62}) 15... Bf5 (15... Bd6 $18 {1.66}) 16. Rc1 Bd6
17. Nb3 b6 18. N1d2 Nbd7 19. Qc6 Nf8 20. Qb7 Rb8 21. Qxa7 $4 (21. Qa6 $142 Ra8
22. Rc3 $18) 21... Ra8 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael D"]
[Black "Leali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. Nf3 c5 (1... Nf6 2. d4 $11) 2. e4 $14 d6 3. b4 (3. d4 $142 $5 $14) 3... cxb4
$15 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. c4 Qa5 7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. Nb3 Qc7 9. Bd3 (9. Ne5 Nf6
$11) 9... e6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Re1 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. d5 h6 (13... Re8 $5 $11)
14. Nbd4 $14 Qb6 15. Qe2 Re8 (15... Bc5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 $14) 16. dxe6
fxe6 17. Bg6 Rf8 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Qxe6+ Qxe6 20. Rxe6 Nc6 (20... Bc5 21. Nd4
$16) 21. Nd4 Bc5 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26.
Rd1 Kg7 27. Bf5 Rc7 28. Rd5 Bb6 29. Bd3 Bc5 30. g3 a5 31. Kg2 a4 32. Bc2 a3 33.
f4 Re7 34. Kf3 (34. Rxc5 $6 Re2+ 35. Kf3 Rxc2 $11) 34... Re3+ 35. Kg4 Rc3 36.
Rd7+ (36. Rxc5 $6 Rxc2 37. Rb5 Rxc4 $14) 36... Kf8 37. Bb3 Bb6 38. Rd1 Kg7 39.
Kf5 Re3 40. Rd7+ Kf8 41. Bd1 (41. Rd6 Rxb3 42. Rxf6+ Kg7 43. Rxb6 Rb2 $18)
41... b3 42. Bxb3 Rxb3 43. axb3 a2 44. Rd1 Bd4 45. Kg6 (45. Rxd4 a1=Q 46. Rd5
Ke7 $19) 45... a1=Q (45... h5 46. Kxh5 (46. Rxd4 a1=Q 47. Rd5 h4 $15) 46... Ke7
47. Kg6 $18 (47. Rxd4 a1=Q 48. Re4+ Kf7 $17)) 46. Rxa1 Bxa1 47. Kxh6 Kf7 48.
Kh5 Bd4 49. b4 (49. g4 Be3 50. f5 Bf4 $18) 49... Bg1 50. h4 Bf2 (50... Bh2 51.
Kg4 Ke6 52. f5+ Kd7 53. c5 $18) 51. g4 Be3 (51... Be1 52. b5 $18) 52. f5 Kg7
53. g5 (53. c5 Kf7 $18) 53... Bd2 54. b5 Be3 55. g6 (55. Kg4 $142 $5 Kf7 $18)
55... Kf8 56. b6 $1 Bxb6 (56... Kg8 57. b7 Bf4 $18) 57. Kh6 Kg8 58. g7 1-0

[Event "corr USCF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael"]
[Black "Hendrix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b4 e6 3. a3 Nf6 4. e3 a5 5. b5 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Qe7 9. d4 e5 (9... Nb6 10. Nbd2 $11) 10. c4 c6 (10... e4 11. Nfd2 c5 12. cxd5
Nxd5 13. Nc4 $11) 11. c5 Bb8 12. a4 exd4 13. exd4 Bf4 14. Re1 Ne4 15. Bd3 Ndf6
16. g3 Bh6 17. Nfd2 (17. Ne5 $142 $14) 17... Bh3 $2 (17... Qd7 $142 $14) 18. f3
$18 cxb5 (18... Bf5 19. fxe4 dxe4 20. Nc3 $18) 19. Bxb5 (19. fxe4 Bg4 20. Qc2
b4 $18) 19... Bf5 20. Nf1 (20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Nc4 Rfd8 $18) 20... Qc7 21. fxe4
dxe4 22. Ne3 Bh3 (22... Bxe3+ 23. Rxe3 b6 24. Qf1 $18) 23. Nd2 Rfd8 24. Qc2
Bxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Nd5 26. Ree1 f5 27. Nf1 Kh8 28. Ne3 Nxe3 29. Rxe3 Rac8 30. Qc4
Bg4 31. Rf1 Bf3 (31... b6 32. Ba6 Ra8 33. Rb3 bxc5 34. Rb7 $18) 32. Bc1 (32.
Rfxf3 exf3 33. Rxf3 b6 34. Rxf5 Qe7 $18) 32... b6 33. c6 Qd6 (33... Rd6 34. Rc3
Rg6 35. Kf2 $18) 34. Bb2 (34. Rc3 $142 $5 Qf6 35. Be3 f4 $18) 34... f4 35.
Rexf3 exf3 36. Rxf3 fxg3 37. hxg3 Qe7 38. Qf7 Qe4 (38... Qe1+ 39. Kg2 Qb1 40.
Rf2 Qe4+ 41. Kh2 $18) 39. Kg2 (39. Kh2 Qe1 $18) 39... Qb1 $2 (39... Rf8 40. Qb3
Rce8 $18) 40. Rf2 Qe4+ 41. Kh2 Rg8 42. d5 Qe3 43. Qf5 Rce8 44. Kg2 Qh6 45. Be5
Qe3 (45... Rxe5 46. Qxe5 Qg6 47. c7 $18) 46. Bd3 Qh6 47. Rf4 Rxe5 48. Qxe5 Ra8
49. c7 Rg8 50. d6 b5 51. d7 Qc6+ (51... Qa6 52. Qe4 Qa8 53. Qxa8 g6 54. d8=Q
Rxd8 55. cxd8=Q+ Kg7 56. Qf8#) 52. Qe4 Qxe4+ (52... Qc2+ 53. Bxc2 g6 54. Qe5+
Rg7 55. d8=Q#) 53. Bxe4 h6 (53... g6 54. d8=Q h5 55. Rf7 bxa4 56. Qf6+ Rg7 57.
Qxg7#) 54. Rf7 (54. d8=Q g6 55. Rf7 bxa4 56. Qf6+ Rg7 57. Qxg7#) 54... bxa4 (
54... h5 55. d8=Q bxa4 56. c8=Q Rxd8 57. Qxd8#) 55. c8=Q h5 (55... a3 56. d8=Q
Rxd8 57. Qxd8#) 56. d8=Q Rxd8 57. Qxd8# 1-0

[Event "CCLA corr Canada"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buss, Michael D"]
[Black "Eldridge, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. Nf3 f6 (1... Nf6 2. d4 $11) 2. b4 (2. e4 $142 $5 $14) 2... e5 $11 3. b5 d5
4. Bb2 c5 5. e3 d4 (5... Bd6 6. c4 $15) 6. Bc4 $11 Nh6 7. exd4 cxd4 8. O-O Bg4
9. Re1 Bc5 (9... Qc7 10. d3 $11) 10. h3 $14 Bh5 (10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 (11. gxf3
$143 Qd7 $15) 11... Qd7 12. c3 $16) 11. Nxe5 $16 Bxd1 (11... fxe5 $4 12. Qxh5+
Kd7 13. Rxe5 $18) 12. Nc6+ Kd7 13. Nxd8 Rxd8 14. Rxd1 Re8 15. c3 dxc3 (15...
Nf5 16. Bd3 Nd6 17. cxd4 $18) 16. Nxc3 a6 17. Na4 axb5 $4 (17... Kd6 $18) 18.
Bxb5+ (18. Nxc5+ $6 Kc6 19. Bd3 Kxc5 20. Bxh7 Kd6 $18) 18... Kd6 (18... Nc6 19.
Nxc5+ Kc7 20. d4 $18) 19. Bxe8 1-0

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• 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bb4 3.f4 ef4 4.Bg7 Qh4 5.g3 fg3 6.Bg2 gh2 7.Kf1 hg1Q 8.Kg1 (Kucharkowski-Meybohm gambit, 6 players, 10 days move)
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• 1.c4 Nf6 2.b4 (English orangutan, 4 players, 3 days/move)
• 1.e4 c5 2.b4 (Sicilian: Wing gambit, 4 players, 10 days/move)
• 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5 4.b4 (French: Wing gambit, 4 players, 3 days/move)

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