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[Event "BdF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bedbur, Heinz"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Ne2 Nge7
(5... d6 6. O-O Qe7 7. Nbc3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nh6 9. Rb1 Nf7 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Ba4 b6
12. f4 O-O 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. f5 Kh8 15. h3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qd7 17. Bd5 Nfd8 18. d3
Rb8 19. Bb2 Ne7 20. Bb3 {Fuzishawa,R-Goncalves/corr Brazil 1995/1/2-1/2 (33)})
6. a3 Ba5 7. Nbc3 Bb6 $146 (7... d6 8. O-O Bg4 9. f3 Bh5 10. Kh1 Qd7 11. d4
exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qe3 Ne5 {
Grund,K-Zverev/corr ICCF EU-M-GT-98 (year?) 0}) 8. O-O Na5 9. Ba2 c6 10. Kh1 (
10. Ng3 d5 $11) 10... Bxf2 11. Rxf2 Qb6 12. Rf1 Qxb2 13. Bb3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 d5
15. Ra2 Qxa2 16. Nxa2 dxe4 17. d4 (17. Ng3 $142 $5 $18) 17... exd3 $16 18. Qxd3
Be6 19. Qg3 O-O 20. Nac1 Rad8 21. Qc3 Rd7 22. h3 Rfd8 23. Ng3 Nd5 24. Qe1 Kh8 (
24... Nf4 25. Kh2 Rd4 26. Qa5 $14) 25. b4 (25. Ne4 b6 $16) 25... Nf4 $14 26.
Nce2 Nd3 (26... Bc4 $5 27. Rg1 Nxe2 28. Nxe2 Kg8 $14) 27. Qc3 $16 Bd5 28. Kg1
Bf7 29. Ne4 Rd5 30. a4 Bg6 31. Nf2 h6 32. Rd1 (32. Nxd3 Bxd3 33. Re1 Kh7 $16)
32... e4 (32... Nxf2 $142 $5 33. Rxd5 Nxh3+ 34. Kf1 Rxd5 35. Qxh3 Rd8 $14) 33.
Nxd3 $16 Rxd3 34. Rxd3 exd3 35. Nd4 Kh7 36. Kf2 Re8 37. g4 Re5 38. b5 (38. h4
h5 39. gxh5 Rxh5 $16) 38... c5 39. Nf5 Bxf5 40. gxf5 Rxf5+ 41. Ke3 Rd5 42. Qc4
Rd8 43. Kd2 b6 44. Qf7 c4 (44... Ra8 $18) 45. Qxc4 Kh8 (45... f5 $18) 46. Qc7
Rd5 (46... Re8 47. Qxa7 Re6 48. a5 bxa5 49. b6 $18) 47. Qxa7 f5 (47... Rh5 $18)
48. a5 (48. a5 Kh7 49. Qxb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "TKM/FINAL"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bendig, Frank"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. dxe5 fxe5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. c4
Ngf6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Qe7 12. O-O Kh8 13. a4 (13. Qc2 Nb4 (
13... Bf7 14. Ne4 (14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. e4 Be6 16. a4 Bg4 17. Rfd1 Bh5) 14... N7b6
15. Be2 Nb4 16. Qb1 Bg6 17. a3 N4d5) (13... Rad8 14. Ne4 (14. Rad1 N7b6 15.
Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Bg4 17. Bd4 Nb4) 14... N7b6 15. Bb3 Bf5 16. Rad1 Nb4 17. Qb1
Nd7) 14. Qb3 (14. Qc3 Nd5 15. Qc2 Nb4 16. Qb3 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 a6) 14... Bxc4 15.
Qxc4 c6 $11 (15... a6 16. a4 Qf7 17. Bc3 Nc2) 16. Rad1 Nb6 17. Qe2 Bc7) (13.
Qe2 Rad8 (13... Bb4 14. Rfd1 (14. Rac1 N7b6 15. Bxe5 Bg4 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Rc4
Qe6) 14... Rad8 15. Rac1 N7f6 16. Bxe5 Bg4 17. Bb2 Nb6) (13... N7f6 14. Nxe5 (
14. Bxe5 Rad8 15. Rac1 Bg4 16. Bb2 Ba3 17. Bxa3 Qxa3) 14... Rad8 15. f4 Bc5 16.
Bd4 Nd7 17. Nb3 Bxd4) 14. Rfd1 (14. Rad1 N5b6 15. e4 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bb3 Nc5
) 14... Ba3 15. Bxa3 Qxa3 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. e4 Be6) (13. Rc1 Rad8 (13... N5b6
14. Bxe6 (14. Bd3 Nc5 15. Rxc5 Bxc5 16. Nxe5 Bf5 17. e4 Be6) 14... Qxe6 15. Qc2
Qxa2 16. Ne4 Nf6 17. Nxf6 gxf6) (13... N7b6 14. Nxe5 (14. Bxe5 Rad8 15. Qe2 Bg4
16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. h3 Bh5) 14... a6 15. bxa6 Nxc4 16. Ndxc4 Rxa6 17. Nxd6 cxd6)
14. Qe2 (14. Ne4 N7b6 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Bb3 Rc8 17. Qd2 Nf6) 14... Nb4 15. Ne4
Nb6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. a3 N4d5) (13. Qb1 Rad8 (13... Bg8 14. Rc1 (14. Rd1 Rfd8
15. h3 Nc5 16. Nb3 e4 17. Bxd5 Bxd5) 14... N7b6 15. Bb3 a6 16. bxa6 Rxa6 17.
Qe4 Nd7) (13... N7b6 14. Bd3 Bg8 15. a4 Nb4 16. Be4 c5 17. Rc1 Rab8) 14. Bd3 (
14. Ne4 Nc3 15. Bxc3 Bxc4 16. Rc1 Bf7 17. Nxd6 cxd6) 14... h6 15. Ne4 Bg4 16.
Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Be4 Rfe8) 13... a5 (13... e4 $5 14. Nd4 Bg8 $15 (14... Ne5 15.
Qb3 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bg8 17. Nxd6 cxd6) 15. Qh5 Qe5 16. Be2 Qxh5 17. Bxh5 Nc5) (
13... N7b6 14. Bd3 (14. Bb3 a6 15. a5 Nd7 16. Ne4 N5f6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6) 14... Nb4
15. Be4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. Re1 Rad8) (13... Rad8 14. Qc2 (14. Qe2 Bf7 15.
Ne4 N7b6 16. Ba2 Nf6 17. Nxd6 cxd6) 14... Nb4 15. Qb3 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. a5 e4)
14. Rc1 (14. Qe2 Rad8 15. Rfc1 Nb4 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Ne4 Nb6) 14... Rad8 15. h3
(15. Ne4 N7b6 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. Bb3 Nb4) 15... Nb4 (15... Nc5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17.
Bxe5 Bxh3) 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Rc4 (17. Ne4 Qa2) 17... c6 (17... Nc5 $15 {
-0.57/10}) 18. bxc6 Nxc6 19. Qb3 Be7 20. Qb5 Rc8 21. Rfc1 Rb8 22. Bc3 Bd8 23.
Ne4 Bc7 (23... Kg8 $5 $11) 24. Neg5 Qe7 25. Qb1 Nf6 26. Rd1 Kg8 27. Rh4 h6 28.
Qb3+ Kh8 29. Ne6 Rfc8 30. Nfg5 Qe8 31. f4 (31. f4 Qe7 32. f5 $16) 1-0

[Event "corr TKM/A009"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Benussi, Alberto"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6.
Nd2 Bd6 7. c4 exd4 8. Bxd4 Ne7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Na5 Qc8 12. Nf3 c5
$146 (12... O-O 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. Qc2 Nf8 15. Bc4 c6 16. O-O Bg4 17. e4 Bxf3 18.
gxf3 Qh3 19. Qb3 b5 20. f4 Qh5 21. Bxd5+ cxd5 22. Nc6 Rd7 23. Nxe7+ Rxe7 24.
Qxd5+ Qxd5 25. exd5 Rd7 26. Rc5 a6 27. Be3 {
Rohde,F-Pommerel,W/corr 3GMM-F 2001/1/2-1/2}) (12... O-O 13. Bc4 N7b6 14. Bd3
$14) 13. bxc5 O-O (13... Nxc5 14. Rc1 $14) 14. Rc1 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Bxc5 16. Nxb7
Qxb7 (16... Nc3 17. Rxc3 Bb4 18. axb4 Qxc3+ 19. Qd2 Qa1+ 20. Qd1 Qc3+ 21. Qd2
Qa1+ 22. Qd1 Qc3+ $11) 17. Rxc5 Rfc8 18. Rb5 Qc6 19. Qa1 Qc1+ 20. Qxc1 Rxc1+
21. Kd2 Ra1 22. Rb2 Nb6 23. Nd4 Bc4 (23... Rd8 24. h4 $11) 24. Rxb6 Ra2+ 25.
Rb2 Rxb2+ 26. Kc3 Bxf1 27. Kxb2 Rb8+ (27... Bxg2 28. Rg1 Bd5 29. h4 $11) 28.
Kc3 Bxg2 (28... Rc8+ 29. Kd2 Bxg2 30. Rg1 $11) 29. Rg1 $14 Rc8+ (29... Bd5 30.
h4 $11) 30. Kd2 (30. Kd3 Bb7 $14) 30... Bb7 (30... Bd5 31. f3 $11) 31. h4 Kf7
32. Rb1 (32. f3 Rd8 33. Kc3 Rc8+ 34. Kd3 Ba6+ 35. Kd2 Rd8 $11) 32... Rc7 33. h5
(33. Ke1 Bd5 $11) 33... g6 (33... Rd7 34. Ke2 $11) 34. hxg6+ hxg6 (34... Kxg6
35. Rg1+ Kf7 36. f3 $11) 35. a4 (35. Rb4 Rd7 $11) 35... g5 36. a5 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "TKM/SF/02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blankenberg, Bruno"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. c4 dxc4 7. d5 Bf5 8. Bxc4 a5
9. bxa5 Rxa5 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Bb3 (11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. e4 {8...a5})
11... Nh6 12. e4 $146 (12. Nf3 Bd6 13. e4 Bd7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qd3 Qe7 16. Rfc1
Rfa8 17. Nd2 Nf7 18. Na2 Bc5 19. Rab1 Qf8 20. Nb4 Na4 21. Ba1 Bd6 22. Qe3 Nc5
23. Bb2 Nxb3 24. Nxb3 Rb5 25. Rc4 Ra4 26. Qc1 Be8 {
Steuer-Schirmer,M/email 4AMM-F 1998/^--^- (56)}) 12... Bg6 (12... Bd7 13. Nf3
$11) 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. Nh4 Bf7 15. Bc1 f5 16. Nf3 (16. Nxf5 Nxf5 17. exf5 O-O $14
) 16... fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf5 18. Qd2 (18. Qd3 Qd7 19. Bd2 Rb5 $11) 18... Qa8 (
18... Rxd5 19. Qg5 Qxg5 20. Nfxg5 $11) 19. Qg5 Bg6 20. O-O O-O (20... Nxd5 $143
21. Bd2 $16) 21. Re1 Re8 (21... Qa6 22. a4 (22. Nxd6 $143 cxd6 23. a4 Rc5 $11 (
23... Nxd5 $2 24. Rd1 $18)) 22... Kh8 23. Bd2 Rxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd6 cxd6
26. Qg4 $14) 22. a4 $14 Nd4 23. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 cxd6 25. Bd2 (25. Ba3 Qb8
$14) 25... Ra6 $11 (25... Rxd5 $4 26. a5 Nc4 27. Bxc4 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr KGP Z-04"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brinkmann, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 exf4 4. Bxg7 Nh6 5. Bxh8
Qh4+ 6. g3 fxg3 7. Bg2 gxh2+ 8. Kf1 Ng4 9. Nh3 f6 10. e3 $146 (10. c3 Bd6 11.
Qb3 Kf8 12. Na3 Nc6 13. Nc2 (13. Nb5 Bg3 14. c4 Ne7 15. a4 d5 16. Ra3 Nf5 17.
Nd4 Ngh6 18. Nf3 Qxh3 19. e4 Qg4 20. exf5 Qxf5 21. Qd3 Qxd3+ 22. Rxd3 dxc4 23.
Rd4 Ng4 24. Rxg4 Bxg4 25. Nxh2 Re8 26. Kg1 Re1+ 27. Nf1 h5 {
Everett,B-Schirmer,M/corr 1993/1/2-1/2 (39)}) 13... Bg3 14. Nd4 d6 15. Nf3 Qxh3
16. Qxb7 Bxb7 17. Bxh3 Nce5 18. Kg2 Bf4 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. Rhf1 Kf7 21. Kh3
h1=Q+ 22. Rxh1 Nf2+ 23. Kg2 Nxh1 24. Rxh1 Rxh8 {
Brinkmann,W-Hunstock,J/corr SOK-90-63 1990/0-1}) (10. a3 Bd6 11. Nc3 Nc6 12.
Ne4 Be5 13. Qe1 Qh6 14. Rb1 b6 15. Nef2 Nxf2 16. Qxf2 d5 17. Rb3 Ke7 18. Bxf6+
Qxf6 19. Rf3 Qh6 20. Nf4 Be6 21. Qg3 Rg8 22. Qxh2 Qxh2 23. Rxh2 Nd4 24. Rf2
Bxf4 {Trokenheim,M (2175)-Raap,C (2285)/remoteschach.de 2010/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (
10. c3 $142 Bc5 11. Qb3 $18) 10... b6 $14 11. Qf3 $4 (11. Ke2 Qg3 12. Bf3 (12.
Bxa8 Ba6+ 13. d3 Qxe3+ 14. Kf1 Qxh3+ 15. Bg2 Ne3+ 16. Ke2 Nxg2 $19) 12... Qxh3
13. Qf1 $11) 11... Ba6+ 12. Qe2 (12. c4 Bxc4+ 13. Qe2 Nxe3+ 14. dxe3 Qe1#)
12... Nxe3+ $1 13. dxe3 (13. dxe3 Qe1# {Mate attack}) 13... Qe1# 0-1

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Coltharp, Cameron"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. b5 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Qe7 6. Be2 (6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 Ng4
8. Be2 Qg5 9. Ba3 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Bxh2 11. Nf1 Bd6 12. Rh5 Qxg2 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14.
Nc3 g6 15. Rxd5 h5 16. Rxd6 h4 17. d5 Bf5 18. Qd4 O-O 19. Qe5 Rc8 20. Rd1 h3 {
Benassi,A (2150)-Krzyzanowski,P (2225)/IECG 2002/1-0}) (6. c4 c6 7. d4 e4 8.
Nfd2 O-O 9. Nc3 Be6 10. c5 Bc7 11. Be2 Ne8 12. Qb3 Nd7 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Rb1
Qg5 15. g3 Nef6 16. Ba6 Nxc5 17. dxc5 d4 18. Qa4 dxc3 19. Bxc3 Be5 20. h4 Qf5 {
Van Rooijen,P (1705)-Dorer,M (1850)/PCM-02-G12 TSC 2003/DRAW}) 6... O-O 7. O-O
e4 $146 (7... a6 8. a4 axb5 9. axb5 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 c6 11. c4 Qc7 12. cxd5 e4 13.
Ng5 cxd5 14. f4 Be7 15. Be5 Bd6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nh3 Bxh3 18. gxh3 d4 19. Bg4
Qc5 20. Qb3 f5 21. Be2 Nd7 22. Kh1 {Husslein-Lohr/corr 1989}) (7... c5 8. bxc6
bxc6 9. d4 e4 10. Nfd2 Re8 11. c4 Qc7 12. g3 Bh3 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. c5 Be7 15.
Bc3 a5 16. a3 Ra7 17. Nb3 Rea8 18. a4 Bd8 19. Na3 Nf8 20. Rb1 Qc8 21. f3 exf3
22. Bxf3 {Wozniak,A-Noskowicz,K/corr 1990/0-1 (46)}) 8. Nd4 Qe5 9. g3 Bh3 (9...
c5 10. bxc6 Nxc6 11. f4 exf3 12. Bxf3 Bc5 $15 {-0.59/9}) 10. f4 exf3 (10... Qe7
11. Rf2 Qd7 12. c4 Ng4 $17 {-0.72/9}) 11. Rxf3 Nbd7 12. Rf4 (12. Nc3 Qg5 $15 {
-0.47/9}) 12... Nc5 (12... Rae8 $15 {-0.41/8}) 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Nb3 Qg5 15. Nxc5
Bxc5 16. Qf1 c6 17. Na4 Be7 18. Bd4 (18. Nc3 Bd6 19. Rf2 Be5 $15) 18... Ne4 $17
19. d3 Nd6 20. bxc6 bxc6 (20... Bxc6 $143 21. Rg4 Bxa4 22. Rxg5 Bxg5 23. h4 $18
) 21. Nc5 Be6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qh3 Nf5 24. Raf1 g6 (24... Nxd4 $143 25. exd4
Rf5 26. Bg4 Rxf4 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Rxf4 $14) 25. Be5 Bf6 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 (26...
Rxf6 $2 27. e4 $18) 27. R4f2 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dopper, Johan"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. Nf3 e4 7. Nfd2 Bd6 8. c4 c6
9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Qb3 f5 11. Ba3 Bxa3 12. Qxa3 O-O 13. bxc6 bxc6 (13... Nxc6 $2
14. cxd5 (14. Nxd5 $6 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Ne7 $16) 14... Nxd4 15. exd4 $18) 14. Rb1 (
14. cxd5 Nxd5 (14... cxd5 15. Bb5 (15. Nb5 f4 16. Rc1 fxe3 17. fxe3 Rc8 18. Be2
$15 {-0.47/9}) (15. Ba6 Rb8 16. Nb5 f4 17. exf4 Nf5 18. Nb3 $11 {-0.25/8}) (15.
Rc1 f4 16. exf4 Rxf4 17. Nb5 Rc8 18. Rxc8 $11 {0.06/9}) (15. Qd6 Rf6 16. Rb1 f4
17. exf4 a5 18. Nb3 $15 {-0.31/8}) 15... f4 16. O-O fxe3 17. fxe3 Nf5 18. Bc6
$14 {0.28/8}) 15. Rc1 (15. Bc4 Rf6 16. O-O Rg6 17. Rfc1 Qg5 18. Bf1 $11 {0.09/9
}) 15... Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bd5 17. Ba6 Rb8 18. O-O $11 {0.09/9}) 14... f4 (14...
Nb6 15. c5 Nd7 16. Ba6 Rb8 17. Rxb8 Qxb8 18. O-O $11 {0.25/11}) (14... Rf7 15.
Qd6 (15. Rb7) (15. Be2) (15. Qa6) 15... Rf6 16. Rb7 a6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5
$14 {0.69/9}) (14... Nf6 15. Rb7 (15. cxd5) 15... Ng6 16. Qc5 Qc8 17. Rxa7 Rxa7
18. Qxa7 $14 {0.47/9}) (14... dxc4 15. Rb7 (15. Bxc4) (15. Qd6) 15... Rf6 16.
Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Qc8 18. Qb3 $14 {0.56/9}) 15. exf4 Rxf4 16. cxd5 (16. Rb7
Nf5 17. Ne2 Rh4 18. Rxa7 $11 {0.03/8}) 16... cxd5 17. Ba6 Rf7 (17... Nf5 18.
Ne2 $11 {0.00/8}) 18. O-O (18. Bb7 Rb8 19. Qxa7 Qc7 $11) 18... Rb8 19. Qd6 Rb6
20. Rxb6 Qxb6 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. a4 Nf5 23. a5 Na8 24. Nb3 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr TKM/A005"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dopper, Johan"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. dxe5 fxe5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Nbd2
Ngf6 9. c4 O-O 10. Be2 c6 11. O-O Qe7 12. Ng5 (12. Rc1 cxb5 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14.
Bxb5 e4 15. Nd4 Qe5 16. g3 Bc5 17. Bc4 Rf7 18. Qb3 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qh5 20. h4 Re8
21. Nb5 Re6 22. Rcd1 Bf8 23. Ncd6 Nc5 24. Qc2 Rfe7 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qc4 Kg7 {
Muri,H (2405)-Destruels Moreno,V (2405)/III. Danube Cup-Paul Darmogray
Memorial 2008/1-0 (34)}) 12... Nc5 $146 (12... Bf5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. e4 dxe4 (
14... Nxe4 15. Ndxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4+ Kh8 17. Nf7+ Rxf7 18. Bxf7 Nc5 19. Ba3 Nd3
20. Bxd6 Qxf7 21. f4 Qd5 22. fxe5 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Nf2+ 24. Rxf2 Qxf2 25. Qf1 e3
26. Qxf2 exf2 27. Bc5 Re8 {
1/2-1/2 Bendig,F-Feilmayr,E/corr ICCF TT-6-02-Final 2005}) 15. Ndxe4 Bxe4 16.
Qd5+ Bxd5 {0-1 Schwertel,G-Martello,J/corr 3GMM-38 1996}) 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. Qc2
Rac8 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Rac1 Qe7 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. axb3 Rb8 19. c5 Bc7 20. f3 e4
21. f4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr TKM/SF/02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dopper, Johan"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 Qb6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8.
O-O e6 9. d4 a5 10. Nc3 (10. bxa5 Qxa5 11. Nbd2 Be7 $11) 10... axb4 11. axb4
Rxa1 12. Qxa1 Bxf3 13. g3 $4 (13. gxf3 $142 Bd6 14. b5 $11) 13... Be7 (13...
Qxb4 $6 14. Qa8+ Nb8 15. Qxb8+ Ke7 16. Rb1 $11) (13... Bxb4 $6 14. Qa8+ Qd8 15.
Qxb7 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 $19) 14. Qa8+ Bd8 15. b5 O-O 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Qa7 (17. Rc1
Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 $19) 17... cxb5 18. Bxb5 Qc2 19. Qxb7 (19. Rc1 Qb3 20. Bxd7
Nxd7 21. Bc3 $19) 19... Bxb7 (19... Bxb7 20. d5 Bxd5 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Everett, Brian S"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $19 4. Bxg7 Nh6 $4 5. Bxh8 $15 Qh4+ 6. g3
fxg3 {The mate threat is g2} 7. Bg2 gxh2+ 8. Kf1 Ng4 $4 (8... hxg1=Q+ $142 9.
Kxg1 Qg5 $11) 9. Nh3 $18 f6 (9... d5 10. Bd4 $18) 10. c3 Bd6 (10... Bc5 11. Qe1
Qh6 12. c4 $18) 11. Qb3 Kf8 (11... Nc6 12. Qg8+ Ke7 13. Qg7+ Ke8 14. e4 $18)
12. Na3 (12. e3 Ke8 $18) 12... Nc6 (12... Bxa3 13. Qxa3+ d6 14. Qa5 $18) 13.
Nb5 (13. Nc4 Ke7 $18) 13... Bg3 14. c4 (14. e3 a6 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Ke8 $18
) 14... Ne7 (14... Ke8 15. d4 $18) 15. a4 (15. Nd4 Ke8 $18) 15... d5 (15... Be5
16. Qa3 c5 $18) 16. Ra3 Nf5 17. Nd4 (17. cxd5 Kg8 18. e4 Be5 19. exf5 Kxh8 $18)
17... Ngh6 (17... Nxd4 18. Qxg3 Qxg3 19. Rxg3 dxc4 20. Bf3 $18) 18. Nf3 (18.
Nxf5 $142 Nxf5 19. cxd5 $18) 18... Qxh3 19. e4 $1 (19. Bxh3 Ne3+ {
Discovered attack}) 19... Qg4 (19... dxe4 20. Bxh3) 20. exf5 Qxf5 (20... dxc4
$142 21. Qc3 Nxf5 22. Qxf6+ Ke8 $18) 21. Qd3 (21. Qc3 $142 $5 $18) 21... Qxd3+
(21... Bd6 22. cxd5 Kg8 23. Bxf6 Bxa3 24. Qxa3 Qxf6 25. Qb3 $19) 22. Rxd3 dxc4
23. Rd4 Ng4 24. Rxg4 (24. Rxc4 Kg8 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Nxh2 $15) 24... Bxg4 $11
25. Nxh2 (25. Bxf6 $143 Re8 $17) 25... Re8 {Threatening mate... how?} 26. Kg1 (
26. Bxb7 $4 Bh3+ 27. Kg1 Re1+ 28. Nf1 Rxf1#) 26... Re1+ 27. Nf1 h5 28. Bxf6 c6
29. Bh4 (29. Bd4 a5 $15) 29... Bxh4 $15 30. Rxh4 Ra1 (30... b5 31. Bxc6 b4 32.
Bd5 $15) 31. Bh3 Rxa4 (31... Bd1 32. Be6 $15) 32. Bxg4 hxg4 33. Rxg4 b5 (33...
a5 34. Ne3 b5 35. Kf2 $15) 34. Rg6 Ra6 35. Ne3 (35. Kf2 Kf7 36. Rg4 c5 $15)
35... Rb6 (35... Kf7 36. Rg2 $15) 36. Kf2 (36. Rh6 a5 $15) 36... Kf7 37. Rh6 a5
38. Nd5 Ra6 39. Nc7 Rb6 (39... Kg7 40. Re6 Rb6 41. Nd5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fischer, A."]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. c3 Ba5 6. Ne2 d6 7. O-O Bb6 8. a4
Na5 (8... Nge7 9. d4 Bg4 (9... Na5 10. Ba2 f5 11. dxe5 fxe4 12. c4 Nf5 $15 {
-0.56/8}) (9... f5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Ng3 Bxb1 12. Rxb1 d5 $15 {-0.63/9}) (9...
a6 10. Qb3 f5 11. Bf7+ Kf8 12. Nd2 Qd7 $15 {-0.59/8}) (9... Qd7 10. Bb5 a6 11.
a5 axb5 12. axb6 Rxa1 $15 {-0.69/9}) 10. f3 Bh5 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. f4 d5 $17 {
-0.97/8}) (8... f5 9. exf5 (9. Ng3 f4 (9... Qh4 10. Bxg8 Rxg8 11. exf5 Rf8 12.
d4 exd4 $17 {-0.72/8}) (9... fxe4 10. Bxg8 Rxg8 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qxh7 Be6 $17 {
-1.31/10}) 10. Qf3 Qg5 11. Qh5+ Qxh5 12. Nxh5 Kf8 $19 {-1.53/10}) (9. d3 Qf6 (
9... fxe4 10. dxe4 Nf6 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. Ng3 Be6 $17 {-1.16/10}) (9... Qh4 10.
Nd2 Na5 11. Ba2 Ne7 12. Bc1 fxe4 $17 {-0.88/9}) (9... Nf6 10. Nd2 fxe4 11. dxe4
Qe7 12. Ng3 Be6 $17 {-1.19/9}) 10. exf5 Nge7 11. Ng3 Bxf5 12. Qf3 Bg6 $19 {
-1.44/9}) 9... Bxf5 (9... Nge7 10. f6 gxf6 11. Ng3 d5 12. Qh5+ Kd7 $17 {-0.88/9
}) (9... Nf6 10. Ng3 h5 11. Be6 h4 12. Ne2 Bxe6 $17 {-0.78/9}) (9... Qh4 10.
Bb5 Nf6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 $15 {-0.41/8}) (9... Nh6 10. d4 Nxf5 11. Bb5
a6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 $15 {-0.59/9}) (9... Na5 10. Bxg8 Rxg8 11. Ng3 Qf6 12. d4
Bxf5 $17 {-0.88/8}) 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. d4 Nge7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 $17 {-0.88/9}) 9. Ba2
(9. Na3 Qe7 (9... Nxc4 10. Nxc4 d5 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. exd5 Qxd5 $17 {-0.72/10})
(9... Ne7 10. d4 c6 11. Ng3 d5 12. Ba2 Be6 $17 {-0.88/8}) (9... c6 10. d4 d5
11. Bd3 Bg4 12. exd5 cxd5 $15 {-0.38/8}) (9... Bg4 10. d4 Ne7 11. h3 Bd7 12.
Ng3 f5 $15 {-0.66/7}) (9... f5 10. d4 fxe4 11. dxe5 Nxc4 12. Nxc4 dxe5 $17 {
-0.78/9}) 10. d4 Nh6 11. Qc2 f5 12. Bd3 O-O $17 {-0.91/8}) 9... Qe7 (9... f5
10. d4 fxe4 11. dxe5 Qe7 12. exd6 cxd6 $15 {-0.53/9}) 10. d4 Bd7 (10... f5 11.
Nd2 Nf6 12. dxe5 dxe5 $15 {-0.53/9}) 11. d5 (11. Nd2 $5 $15 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5
$15 {-0.28/9}) 11... Nh6 (11... f5 12. exf5 Nh6 $17 {-1.19/10}) 12. Ng3 (12. c4
f5 13. Bc3 Qh4 $17 (13... fxe4 $6 14. Qe1 $11)) (12. Bc1 Nf7 $17 {-1.00/11})
12... Nf7 (12... f5 13. Nd2 $17) 13. Na3 O-O 14. Bb1 (14. Nc4 Ng5 $17) 14...
Qe8 $17 15. Bc2 a6 16. Rb1 Bc5 17. Kh1 Bxa3 (17... Nh6 18. Bc1 $17) 18. Bxa3
$15 Nc4 19. Bc1 b5 (19... Nb6 20. Ra1 $15) 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bd3 c6 22. Qe2 Ra4
23. Nh5 (23. dxc6 $5 Bxc6 24. Rb4 Rxb4 25. cxb4 $15) 23... Qc8 $17 24. f3 (24.
Ng3 Qa8 $17) 24... c5 (24... cxd5 25. exd5 f5 26. Rb4 Rxb4 27. cxb4 $17) 25.
Qf2 Qe8 26. Qg3 Ng5 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28. h4 Qh5 (28... h6 29. f4 $15) 29. Kg1 $11
h6 30. hxg5 (30. f4 $142 $5 $11) 30... hxg5 $17 31. f4 exf4 (31... Qh4 $5 32.
Qxh4 gxh4 $17) 32. Bxf4 $15 Rh8 33. Bxc4 (33. Bxd6 $4 Ra2 (33... Nxd6 $2 34.
Qxd6 Qf7 35. e5 $18 (35. Bxb5 $6 Bxb5 36. Rxb5 Rxe4 $18) (35. Qxc5 $6 Rc8 36.
Qe3 Qe7 $16)) 34. Qh2 Ne3 $19) 33... Rxc4 34. Bxd6 Rxe4 35. Rbe1 (35. Bxc5 $4
Re2 36. Qxg5+ Qxg5 $19) 35... Qh1+ (35... Rxe1 36. Rxe1 c4 37. Be7 Qh1+ 38. Kf2
$15) 36. Kf2 $11 Qh7 37. Rxe4 (37. Bxc5 Qf5+ 38. Kg1 Rxe1 39. Qxe1 Qxd5 $11)
37... Qxe4 $15 38. Re1 $2 (38. Qf3 $142 Qc4 39. Be7 $15) 38... Qxd5 $19 39.
Re7+ (39. Re5 fxe5 (39... Qxd6 40. Rxg5+ fxg5 41. Qxd6 Rf8+ 42. Ke3 Re8+ 43.
Kf3 Rf8+ 44. Ke4 $16) 40. Bxe5+ Kg6 41. Bxh8 Bc6 $19) 39... Kg6 40. Rxd7 (40.
Kg1 Re8 $19) 40... Qf5+ (40... Qf5+ 41. Qf3 Qxd7 42. Bxc5 Rh4 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-05"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fournier, Frederic"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 Nf6 4. Bxe5 d6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. c3 (6. a3 Bc5
$15) 6... Bc5 $17 7. d4 (7. Nf3 Re8 $17) 7... Bb6 8. g3 Nc6 9. Bg2 Re8 10. Qd3
g6 (10... d5 11. Nd2 $17) 11. Nd2 (11. e4 Bf5 $19) 11... Bf5 $17 12. Qf3 Qe7
13. O-O-O (13. Nc4 Be4 14. Qf1 Bxg2 15. Qxg2 Ne4 $17) 13... Be6 14. a3 (14. Kb1
Bd5 15. Qf2 Bxg2 16. Qxg2 d5 $17) 14... Bd5 15. Qf1 (15. Qf2 Bxg2 16. Qxg2 Qe3
$17) 15... Bxg2 (15... Qe3 16. Kb1 $19) 16. Qxg2 $17 Ng4 (16... Qe3 17. Qf3 $17
) 17. Nc4 Na5 (17... Na5 18. Nxa5 Qe3+ 19. Kc2 Bxa5 $17) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fritz, Harry"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 Qe7 6. f5 g6 7. Ne2 Na5 8. Bb3
Nxb3 9. axb3 d5 10. c3 Bc5 (10... Bd6 11. exd5 Bxf5 12. d3 $17) 11. fxg6 (11.
b4 Bb6 12. fxg6 dxe4 $17) 11... dxe4 12. b4 Bb6 13. c4 c6 (13... Qxb4 $4 14. g7
Qxb2 15. gxh8=Q $18) (13... hxg6 $6 14. c5 Bxc5 15. bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qa4+ Kd8 17.
Ba3 $15) 14. gxh7 (14. Nbc3 hxg6 (14... Qxb4 $4 15. g7 Qxb2 16. gxh8=Q $18 (16.
gxh8=N $6 f5 $18)) 15. c5 Bc7 16. Nxe4 Be6 $19) 14... Rxh7 (14... Qxh7 15. c5
Bc7 16. Qb3 $17) 15. c5 Bc7 16. d3 (16. Qc2 f5 $19) 16... f5 $19 17. g3 (17.
Nbc3 exd3 18. Qxd3 Nf6 $19) 17... e3 18. Qa4 Nf6 19. Nbc3 Be6 20. O-O-O (20.
Nd1 f4 $19) 20... Qf7 21. Kc2 Ng4 {Black intends f4} 22. d4 exd4 (22... Rxh2 $6
23. Rxh2 Nxh2 24. d5 $19) (22... Nxh2 $6 23. d5 Bd7 24. d6 $19) 23. Rxd4 Be5
24. h4 Nf2 25. Rhd1 (25. Rf1 f4 $1 26. b5 Bf5+ 27. Ne4 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Bxe4+ 29.
Kc3 Qe7 30. Nxf4 Rd8 $19) 25... f4 $1 (25... f4 26. gxf4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Qg6+ 28.
f5 Bxf5+ 29. Kc1 Qg2 $19) (25... Bxd4 $143 26. Rxd4 Rh6 27. Nf4 $19) 0-1

[Event "email 4AMM-01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Goudreau"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. a3 a5 3. Bb2 e4 4. b5 (4. e3 axb4 5. axb4 Rxa1 6. Bxa1 Nf6 7. Bc3
d5 8. Be2 Bd6 9. d3 O-O 10. Na3 Nc6 11. dxe4 Nxe4 12. Qd3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bxb4 {
0-1 tata (2000)-kode (2345)/net-chess.com 2008}) 4... d5 5. d3 Nf6 $146 (5...
e3 6. fxe3 Nf6 7. Nf3 Bc5 8. Bd4 Qe7 9. Nbd2 Ng4 10. e4 Bxd4 11. Nxd4 dxe4 12.
dxe4 c5 13. N4f3 O-O 14. Qc1 f5 15. h3 Ne3 16. Qb2 f4 17. Qc3 Be6 18. g4 Nd7
19. Kf2 Nb6 20. Rc1 {jada-marekt/ChessWorld.net 2003/0-1 (33)}) (5... f5 6.
dxe4 fxe4 7. c4 dxc4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. e3 Be6 10. Nd2 c6 11. Nxc4 cxb5 12. Rd1+
Ke7 13. Nb6 Ra6 14. Nd5+ Kf7 15. Nc7 Rb6 16. Rd8 Na6 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Bxb5 Nf6
19. Bc3 Rd6 20. Rc8 {COMP-COMP/1-0 (35)}) 6. dxe4 Nxe4 7. Nf3 Bc5 8. Bd4 Bxd4
9. Qxd4 (9. Nxd4 $2 Qf6 10. f3 Qh4+ 11. g3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qxh1 $19) 9... O-O 10.
Nbd2 c5 11. Qb2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Re8 {Black intends d4} 13. O-O-O d4 14. e4 Nd7
15. Bd3 Nb6 16. Rhe1 $2 (16. c4 $142 $5 $17) 16... Na4 $19 17. Qb3 Nc3 {
Black prepares the advance a4} 18. Kb2 $4 (18. Bc4 Be6 19. Nf3 $19) 18... Be6
19. Nc4 a4 (19... a4 20. Qxc3 dxc3+ 21. Kb1 Qd4 $19) 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gretencord, Ulrich"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]

1. b4 c5 2. bxc5 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bxc5 5. e3 d6 6. d4 Qb6 7. Bc3 Bb4 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Nf6 (9... Bg4 10. Nb5 Rd8 11. Rb1 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 $11)
10. Bd3 (10. d5 Qa5 11. Qd2 Ne7 $11) 10... O-O (10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12.
exd4 $11) 11. O-O exd4 (11... Qa5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Ne4 $11) 12. Nxd4 (12. exd4
Bg4 (12... Nxd4 $2 13. Nxd4 Be6 14. Bf5 $18) 13. Rb1 Qa5 $11) 12... Nxd4 13.
exd4 Qc6 (13... Re8 14. Qd2 $11) 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. Re3 Bc4 17. Bxc4
(17. Ne4 Ng4 18. Re2 d5 $11) 17... Qxc4 18. Rb1 Qc6 (18... b6 19. Nb5 $11) 19.
Rg3 (19. d5 Qc7 $11) 19... Ne4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Rc1 (21. Rb2 Rfe8 22. Re3 Qd5
$11) 21... Rfe8 (21... b5 22. Re3 Qf5 23. Re7 $11) 22. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grott, Peter"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2045"]
[BlackElo "2110"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. c3 Ba5 7. Nh4 g6 (7...
Bb6 8. Qh5+ (8. d4 Na5 (8... d6 9. O-O (9. Nf3 Bg4 10. O-O f5 11. Be6 h5 12.
exf5 $17 {-0.97/8}) (9. Bb3 Qd7 10. O-O Qg4 11. Qxg4 Bxg4 12. h3 $17 {-1.06/9})
9... Na5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Nd2 f5 12. exf5 $17 {-0.81/7}) 9. Bd3 (9. Nd2 Nxc4 10.
Nxc4 O-O 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. O-O $17 {-1.00/9}) (9. Na3 Nxc4 10. Nxc4 O-O 11.
Nxb6 axb6 12. O-O $17 {-1.00/9}) 9... O-O 10. O-O exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. exd5 $17
{-1.00/8}) 8... g6 9. Qh6 d5 10. exd5 Na5 11. d3 Kf7 12. Ba3 $15 {-0.62/9}) 8.
O-O (8. Nf3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O Bg4 11. Bb5 Nf4 12. Re1 $17 {-1.22/8}) (8.
Qb3 Bb6 (8... Rf8 9. d3 (9. Nf3 Bb6 10. Na3 d6 11. d3 Na5 12. Qa4+ $17 {-1.09/8
}) (9. O-O Bb6 10. Qa4 f5 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. Nxf5 $17 {-1.06/9}) (9. Na3 f5 10.
exf5 d5 11. Be2 Bb6 12. O-O $17 {-1.16/8}) (9. Ba3 Bb6 10. Qd1 d6 11. O-O f5
12. exf5 $17 {-1.16/9}) (9. Qc2 f5 10. exf5 Bb6 11. d3 d5 12. Bb5 $17 {-1.16/9}
) (9. Bd3 Bb6 10. O-O d5 11. Ba3 Na5 12. Qa4+ $17 {-1.19/8}) (9. Be2 d5 10.
exd5 Qxd5 11. Ba3 Qe4 12. Nf3 $17 {-1.03/9}) (9. Bb5 a6 10. Be2 d5 11. exd5
Qxd5 12. Ba3 $17 {-1.25/9}) (9. Qd1 f5 10. exf5 d5 11. Bb5 a6 12. Ba4 $17 {
-1.22/9}) 9... Bb6 10. Nd2 Na5 11. Qa4 c6 12. Ba3 $17 {-0.87/9}) 9. Na3 (9.
Bf7+ Kf8 10. a3 Na5 11. Qa2 c6 12. Bc4 $19 {-1.84/10}) 9... Na5 10. Qa4 c6 11.
d4 d5 12. exd5 $17 {-1.28/8}) (8. Qf3 Bb6 (8... f5 9. O-O (9. Ba3 d6 10. exf5
Nxf5 11. Bd5 Ncd4 12. cxd4 $15 {-0.69/9}) (9. exf5 d5 10. Bb5 O-O 11. g4 a6 12.
Ba4 $17 {-0.91/8}) (9. Bb3 Rf8 10. exf5 Nxf5 11. Nxf5 Rxf5 12. Qe2 $17 {
-1.06/10}) (9. d3 Nd4 10. Qd1 b5 11. Bb3 fxe4 12. dxe4 $17 {-0.91/10}) 9... Rf8
10. exf5 d5 11. Bb3 Qd6 12. Ba3 $15 {-0.56/8}) (8... Rf8 9. Nf5 (9. O-O f5 10.
exf5 d5 11. Bb3 e4 12. Qe2 $17 {-0.87/9}) (9. Bb3 Bb6 10. O-O d6 11. d3 f5 12.
exf5 $17 {-1.03/9}) (9. Ba3 d6 10. Qd3 Bb6 11. O-O f5 12. exf5 $17 {-1.37/10})
(9. Qd3 f5 10. exf5 d5 11. Bb5 g5 12. f6 $17 {-1.19/9}) 9... gxf5 10. Qh5+ Ng6
11. exf5 Nce7 12. Bd3 $17 {-0.78/9}) 9. d3 (9. O-O Rf8 10. d3 Na5 11. Nd2 f5
12. Qe2 $17 {-0.91/8}) (9. Ba3 Na5 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Bb4 $17 {-1.19/9}
) 9... Na5 10. Nd2 Rf8 11. O-O f5 12. Qe2 $17 {-0.91/8}) 8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5
10. Re1 (10. Qb3 Nf4 11. d4 Bb6 12. Nd2 $17 {-1.00/7}) 10... Be6 11. Qb3 (11.
Bb5 Qd7 (11... Nde7 $17 12. Nf3 $17 {-0.91/8}) 12. Nf3 $17 {-1.16/8}) 11... Qd7
12. Nf3 O-O-O 13. h3 g5 14. d3 Nf4 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Qxe6+ (16. d4 Qxb3 17.
axb3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. Rxa5 Nxa5 20. cxd4 Nxb3 $19) 16... Nxe6 17. Re3 Nc5
18. Ne1 Na4 19. Ba3 (19. Re2 Rd5 20. a3 Rhd8 $19) 19... Rd7 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-09"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hansen, Bjarne G"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. h3 Nc6 6. Bh2 d5 7. e3 O-O 8. Nf3
Bf5 9. Be2 Qd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. O-O Rac8 12. Ne5 (12. c4 Rfe8 $15) 12... Nxe5 13.
Bxe5 c5 14. g4 (14. f3 $5 Ng5 15. a4 $17) 14... Bg6 $19 15. f3 f6 16. Bh2 Ng5 (
16... Nd6 17. Bd3 $17) 17. Kg2 (17. h4 Ne6 $17) 17... Bd6 (17... cxd4 $142 $5
18. cxd4 Qe6 $17) 18. Bxd6 $15 Qxd6 19. Bd3 f5 20. Bxf5 (20. dxc5 $5 Rxc5 21.
f4 fxg4 22. fxg5 $19) 20... Bxf5 $19 21. gxf5 Rxf5 22. h4 Qg6 23. Kh2 (23. Kh1
cxd4 24. Qe2 dxe3 $19) 23... Re8 24. Qe2 (24. f4 Ne4 25. Rg1 $19) 24... Qh5 25.
Kg3 (25. Kg2 Nxf3 $1 26. Rxf3 Qg4+ 27. Kf2 Qxh4+ 28. Kf1 $19) 25... Re4 $3 26.
Nd2 (26. fxe4 Nxe4+) 26... Qxh4+ (26... Qxh4+ 27. Kg2 Nxf3 28. Qxf3 Rg4+ 29.
Qxg4 Qxg4+ 30. Kh2 Rh5#) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-05"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hind, Alan"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. a3 a5 3. b5 d5 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. Nf3 f6 6. d3 Ne7 7. e4 O-O 8. exd5
Nxd5 9. c4 Nf4 10. g3 Nh3 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Ne4 Nd7 (12... Be7 13. Bg2 $15) 13.
Be2 Nc5 14. Nh4 f5 15. Nxd6 Bxe2 (15... Qxd6 $143 16. f3 Bh5 17. d4 $11) (15...
cxd6 $143 16. f3 Bh5 17. d4 exd4 18. Qxd4 $11) 16. Qxe2 Qxd6 17. Rd1 Rad8 {
Black intends e4} 18. d4 e4 (18... exd4 $6 19. Rxd4 (19. Bxd4 $2 Rfe8 20. Be3
Nd3+ 21. Kf1 Qxa3 22. Rxd3 Qxd3 $19) 19... Rde8 20. Rxd6 cxd6 21. Bd4 Rxe2+ 22.
Kxe2 $11) 19. Rf1 (19. Kf1 Nd3 20. Rxd3 exd3 21. Qxd3 Qh6 $17) 19... Nd3+ 20.
Rxd3 Nf4 21. gxf4 exd3 {Annihilates a defender: d3} 22. Qxd3 Qe7+ 23. Kd2 Qxh4
24. Qg3 Qf6 25. Kc1 Rfe8 26. d5 Qh6 27. Rg1 Rd7 28. Kb1 Re4 29. Qc3 b6 (29...
Rxf4 $6 30. Bc1 Qd6 31. Bxf4 Qxf4 32. Re1 $11) 30. h3 a4 (30... Rxf4 $143 31.
f3 Re7 32. Bc1 $11) 31. Bc1 Rde7 32. Qd3 Re1 (32... Qh4 $5 33. Rg3 Qf6 $17) 33.
Rxe1 $15 Rxe1 34. Qxf5 g6 {Do you see the mate threat?} 35. Qc8+ Qf8 {
The mate threat is Qxc8} 36. Qxf8+ Kxf8 37. Kc2 Re2+ 38. Kc3 Rxf2 (38... Rxf2
39. Kb4 Rf3 $17) 0-1

[Event "corr SOK-89-32"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hirtreiter, Michael"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $19 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 $4
gxh2+ $19 7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg4 9. Bxh8 f6 10. c3 h6 11. Qc2 Bc5+ 12. d4
$2 (12. Kf1 Ne7 $15) 12... Bxd4+ $15 13. cxd4 Qxd4+ 14. e3 Qxe3+ $4 (14... Qxa1
15. Qg6+ Ke7 16. Qxg8 Qxb1+ 17. Kh2 Qb2 18. Qg7+ Ke8 19. Qg8+ Ke7 20. Qg7+ Ke8
21. Qg6+ Ke7 $18) 15. Kf1 $14 Qf4+ 16. Ke2 Ne7 (16... Qe5+ $142 $1 17. Qe4 d6
$14) 17. Qc3 $18 d5 18. Bxf6 Nbc6 {Black plans d4} 19. Ke1 (19. Rf1 Qg4+ 20.
Bf3 d4 $18) 19... d4 20. Qf3 Qc1+ (20... Qxf3 21. Bxf3 Nb4 22. Be4 $14) 21. Qd1
(21. Ke2 $142 $5 Qc2+ 22. Nd2 $18) 21... Qxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Bg4+ 23. Kc1 (23. Kd2
h5 $16) 23... Nf5 (23... h5 24. Re1 Kd7 25. Nd2 $16) 24. Nd2 (24. Be4 Kf7 25.
Bxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxh6 Re8 $16) 24... Kf7 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Be5 Re8 27. Bxc7 Re7
28. Bf4 (28. Bf4 h5 29. Nc4 $14) *

[Event "corr ICCF EU-I-1525"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Huber, Rick"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 {last book move} c6 (1... e5 2. Bb2 $15) 2. a4 (2. e4 e5 $11) 2... a5 (
2... e5 3. Bb2 f6 4. b5 $15) 3. c3 (3. b5 d5 $11) 3... e5 4. Ba3 (4. b5 d5 $15)
4... d5 (4... axb4 5. Bxb4 c5 6. Ba3 $17) 5. e3 (5. b5 Bxa3 6. Nxa3 Nf6 $15)
5... Nf6 (5... axb4 6. Bxb4 c5 7. Ba3 $17) 6. f3 (6. b5 Bxa3 7. Rxa3 O-O $15)
6... Bf5 (6... axb4 7. Bxb4 Bxb4 8. cxb4 $17) 7. d3 (7. b5 $5 $17) 7... axb4
$19 8. Bxb4 Qb6 9. Bxf8 (9. Qd2 c5 10. Ba3 Rxa4 $19) 9... Qxe3+ (9... Kxf8 $6
10. e4 Be6 11. Ne2 $15) (9... Rxf8 $6 10. e4 Be6 11. Ne2 $17) 10. Qe2 Qc1+ 11.
Kf2 Kxf8 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Nbd7 (13... b6 $19) 14. Nh3 $2 (14. a5 $142 $19
) 14... Nc5 (14... Bxh3 15. gxh3 b6 16. d4 $19) 15. Ke3 (15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4
Rxa4 17. Rxa4 Nxa4 $19) 15... Rxa4 16. Rxa4 Nxa4 17. c4 (17. d4 exd4+ 18. cxd4
Bxh3 19. gxh3 Ke7 $19) 17... d4+ 18. Kf2 Nc5 (18... Bxh3 19. gxh3 Nh5 20. Be2
$19) 19. Be2 (19. Ne4 Nfxe4+ 20. fxe4 Bxh3 21. gxh3 b5 22. cxb5 cxb5 $19) 19...
Nxd3+ 20. Bxd3 Bxd3 21. Ra1 Ke7 22. Ra7 Rb8 23. c5 Nd7 24. Ra3 (24. f4 f6 25.
Nf3 Bf5 (25... Nxc5 $143 26. fxe5 fxe5 27. Nxe5 Rf8+ 28. Nf3 $19) 26. fxe5 fxe5
$19) 24... Nxc5 25. f4 (25. Ke1 b5 $19) 25... e4 26. Ng5 (26. Ke1 b5 $19) 26...
e3+ 27. Ke1 exd2+ 28. Kxd2 Bf5 29. Nf3 (29. h3 Ne4+ 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 $19) 29...
Rd8 (29... Ne4+ $142 30. Kc1 c5 $19) 30. Ra5 (30. h3 $19) 30... Nb3+ 31. Ke2
Nxa5 32. Kd2 Be4 33. Ng5 Nb3+ 34. Ke2 Bxg2 35. Nxh7 d3+ 36. Kf2 (36. Ke1 d2+
37. Kd1 Bf3+ 38. Kc2 d1=Q+ 39. Kb2 Qd2+ 40. Kxb3 Bd5+ 41. Ka3 Ra8#) 36... d2
37. Kxg2 (37. Nf8 d1=Q 38. Ng6+ fxg6 39. Kxg2 Qg4+ 40. Kf2 Rd2+ 41. Ke3 Qe2#)
37... d1=Q 38. Kg3 (38. f5 Qe2+ 39. Kg3 Qe3+ 40. Kg4 Rd4+ 41. Kh5 Qh6#) 38...
f5 (38... f5 39. Nf6 Qg1+ 40. Kh4 Rh8+ 41. Nh7 Rxh7#) (38... Qg1+ 39. Kf3 Nd2+
40. Ke2 Qf1+ 41. Ke3 Qf3#) 0-1

[Event "corr KGP-Z-04"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hunstock, Joachim"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 Be6 8.
Qb3 (8. Bb5+ Nc6 $11) 8... Ne7 9. e4 Bc7 (9... O-O 10. exd5 Bf5 11. Nf3 $11)
10. exd5 Bxd5 11. Qa4+ (11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bc4 Nf4 $14) 11... Nd7 12. Nxd5 Nxd5
13. Qb3 N7b6 14. Bb5+ Kf7 15. Ne2 a6 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Rc5 (18. Be4
g6 $14) 18... Ke7 (18... Qa4 19. Qa2 Qd7 20. Be4 $18) 19. Be4 Rhd8 20. g3 (20.
Nc3 $5 Nxc3 21. Bxc3 $14 (21. Qxc3 $143 Na4 22. Qc2 Nxc5 23. bxc5 Ba5 $19) (21.
Rxc3 $2 Qxd2+ 22. Kf1 Qd1+ 23. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 24. Ke2 Rxh1 $19)) 20... f5 $11 21.
Bg2 Qe6 {Black plans e4} 22. O-O Nf4 23. Qxe6+ (23. Qf3 Nxg2 24. Rfc1 Nd5 25.
Kxg2 Kf8 $11) 23... Nxe6 $15 24. Rc2 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "TKM/SF/02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Johannes, Jan"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c4 dxc4 (6... c6 7. Nc3 Ne7
8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nb5 O-O 10. Be2 a5 11. bxa5 Nbc6 12. d4 e4 13. Nd2 Bb8 14. Nb3
f5 15. g3 g5 16. O-O f4 17. Bg4 Nf5 18. Bc3 f3 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. Qb3 Nfe7 21. Ne6
{Cirulis,I (1735)-Roe,P (1890)/FICGS 2015/0-1 (33)}) 7. Qc2 Ne7 $146 (7... b5
8. d3 Bf5 9. Nc3 (9. e4 cxd3 10. Bxd3 Bd7 11. a4 c6 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Nc3 Ne7
14. O-O O-O 15. Nxb5 Bxb4 16. Qc4+ Kh8 17. Qxb4 Nbc6 18. Qc5 a6 19. Nd6 Be6 20.
Bxa6 Rb8 21. Bc3 Bg4 22. Bc4 {1-0 Schellen,A-Cameron,G/FICGS 2006}) 9... c6 10.
Rd1 a5 11. Nh4 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 axb4 14. axb4 Qe7 15. Nf5 Qc7 16. Qg4
Bf8 17. dxc4 g6 18. cxb5 gxf5 19. Qh5+ Ke7 20. bxc6 Qxc6 21. Nd5+ Ke6 22. O-O {
gioco1b4 (2530)-Bahnfahrer0629 (2275)/ChessWorld.net 2013/1-0 (36)}) (7... a5
8. b5 $11) 8. Bxc4 Bf5 (8... Bxc4 9. Qxc4 Nd7 10. O-O $11) 9. Qb3 Nbc6 (9... a5
10. d4 a4 11. Qa2 $14) 10. Bf7+ (10. d3 Bg6 $11) 10... Kf8 11. Be6 (11. d4 exd4
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 $11) 11... e4 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qe8 (13... c6
14. Nc3 $11) 14. Nc3 Qg6 15. O-O Re8 16. f4 (16. Bxa7 $2 Qh5 17. g3 Bxe6 18.
Qxe6 Nc6 $19) 16... Bxe6 17. Qxe6 Nc6 18. Qh3 f5 19. Nb5 Kf7 20. Rac1 (20. Nxa7
$143 Nxa7 21. Bxa7 b6 $17) 20... a6 21. Nxd6+ cxd6 22. Rc3 Nxd4 23. exd4 Re7
24. Rfc1 d5 25. Kh1 (25. Qe3 Rd8 $11) 25... Qg4 26. Qe3 Rd8 27. h3 (27. Rc7
Rxc7 28. Rxc7+ Kg8 $11) 27... Qg6 (27... Qh5 28. Rc7 $11) 28. Rc5 (28. Rc7 Qd6
29. R7c2 Rdd7 $15) 28... Kg8 $15 29. Kh2 Qf6 30. g3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "DESC T0062 email"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kapfenstein, Armin"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1640"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. Bb2 Nf6 (4... e6 5. Bc4 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3
a5 8. c3 a4 9. Bc2 Bb7 10. Re1 Nf6 11. e5 Nh5 12. Be4 f5 13. cxb4 fxe4 14. Nd4
Nf4 15. Nxb5 Nd3 16. Bc3 Qb6 17. Re2 Qxb5 18. Na3 Qd5 19. Nc2 {
grahamtrue (2190)-pierred (2785)/net-chess.com 2011/0-1}) (4... d6 5. d4 Qa5 6.
d5 Nb8 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd7 10. Nc4 Qc5 11. Rd1 Ngf6 12. Bd4 Qc8
13. Bd3 g6 14. Nxd6+ exd6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qxf6 Rg8 17. Bb5+ Qd7 18. Bxd7+
Kxd7 19. Qxf7+ {cvtmtm-pl0009/kurnik 2012/1-0}) 5. Bxf6 $146 (5. d3 d5 (5... d6
6. Be2 e5 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. O-O a5 10. a4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Bxe5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Ne4 Qd4 16. Qd2 Nc3 17. Nxc3 bxc3 18. Qg5 Bd7
19. Bf3 Rab8 20. Qxa5 {
gstevenson (2235)-mberlin (2190)/net-chess.com 2009/1-0 (37)}) 6. exd5 Nxd5 7.
Be2 Nf4 8. O-O Bg4 9. Nbd2 e6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Ne4 Rc8 12. Ng3 Qd5 13. Kh1 Nxe2
14. Nxh5 Nc3 15. Bxc3 bxc3 16. Nf4 Qc5 17. Rb1 b6 18. Ne2 Bd6 19. Rb3 O-O {
Miraglia,J-Hjortstam,K/email 4AMM-F 1998/1/2-1/2 (42)}) (5. e5 Nd5 6. Bc4 e6 7.
O-O Nb6 8. Bb3 Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. axb4 Bxb4 11. c3 Be7 12. d4 d5 13. Na3 Bd7 14.
Bc2 f5 15. Qd3 Na5 16. Nd2 Qe8 17. f4 Nac4 18. Naxc4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 dxc4 {
Winter,M-Evtyugin,Y/OP-2011-0-01822 2011/1-0 (56)}) 5... gxf6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. d4
d6 8. c3 f5 9. Ng5 e6 10. Qh5 Qf6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Bb5+ (12. Nxh7 $2 Rxh7 13.
Bb5+ Bd7 14. Qxh7 Bxb5 15. Qg8+ Bf8 $19) 12... Ke7 13. Nxh7 (13. f4 Ng6 14. e5
dxe5 15. Nxh7 Qh4+ 16. Qxh4+ Nxh4 17. d6+ Kxd6 18. Ng5 $19) 13... Qh6 $19 14.
Qxh6 Bxh6 15. exf5 Rxh7 16. fxe6 Bc1 17. f4 Bb2 18. fxe5 fxe6 19. Bd3 Rg7 (
19... Bxa1 $6 20. Bxh7 Bxc3+ 21. Nxc3 bxc3 22. Ke2 $15) (19... bxc3 $6 20. Bxh7
Bxa1 21. Ke2 $15) 20. exd6+ Kxd6 21. dxe6 Bxa1 22. O-O (22. cxb4 Rxg2 (22...
Kxe6 $143 23. g3 $19) 23. a3 Be5 $19) 22... Bxe6 (22... bxc3 $143 23. Na3 Bb2
24. Nc4+ Kc5 25. Nxb2 cxb2 26. Rb1 $19) 23. cxb4 (23. c4 Bh3 24. Be4 Bd4+ 25.
Kh1 $19) 23... Bd4+ (23... Bd4+ 24. Rf2 Rf8 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-09"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kern, Guido"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. c3 Ba5 6. Nf3 Nh6 7. O-O d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. Na3 Na5 10. Qd3 Qe7 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. Bd5 c6 13. Bc4 O-O-O (13... f5 14.
dxe5 dxe5 15. exf5 $17) 14. h3 (14. d5 $5 $11) 14... f5 15. d5 Nxc4 16. Naxc4
Bc5 17. Rad1 cxd5 18. exd5 g5 (18... e4 19. Qe2 $17) 19. Nb3 $15 e4 20. Qe2 Ba4
21. Rb1 Nf7 22. Nxc5 (22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Kb8 $11) 22... dxc5 $15 23. Na5 Ne5
24. Ba1 (24. c4 b6 25. Nb3 Rhg8 $15) 24... Rd7 $17 (24... Rxd5 $143 25. Rxb7
Rd7 26. Rxd7 Kxd7 27. Qa6 $16) 25. c4 b6 (25... Re8 $142 $5 $15) 26. Qb2 $14
Re8 27. Qa3 Bc2 28. Bxe5 Qxe5 (28... Bxb1 $4 29. Nc6 Qxe5 30. Qa6+ Rb7 31. Nxe5
Rxe5 32. Rxb1 $18) 29. Nc6 Qc7 30. Qa6+ Qb7 31. Nxa7+ Kd8 32. Nc6+ Kc7 33.
Qxb7+ (33. Qb5 $142 $5 Bxb1 34. Rxb1 $11 (34. Qxb1 $143 Qa6 35. Qc2 h5 $15))
33... Kxb7 $15 34. Rb2 Bd3 35. Rc1 Kc7 36. Rb3 Bxc4 (36... h5 $142 $5 $15) 37.
Rxc4 $14 Rxd5 38. Nb4 (38. Na7 $142 $5 $11) 38... Rd1+ $17 39. Kh2 f4 40. Na6+
(40. Rcc3 Rd2 $15) 40... Kc6 41. Rc2 Ra8 42. Ra3 Rad8 43. Rac3 R8d2 44. a4 e3
45. fxe3 fxe3 46. Nb4+ Kd6 47. Rxe3 cxb4 48. Rc8 Rd5 49. Rf3 Ra1 50. Rf6+ Kd7
51. Rh8 Rd6 52. Rxh7+ Kc6 53. Rf5 (53. Rf2 $5 $17) 53... Rxa4 54. Rxg5 $4 (54.
Rf3 $142 $17) 54... b3 $19 55. Rg3 Rb4 56. Rc3+ Kb5 57. Rc1 b2 58. Rb1 0-1

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kondziela, Andreas"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2090"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. c4 bxc3 7. Nxc3 Qa5 8.
Bd2 e6 9. Qb3 (9. Nb5 Bb4 (9... Qb6 10. Rb1 Qd8 11. Bf4 e5 12. Nxe5 a6 13. Nxc6
bxc6 14. Nc7+ Ke7 15. Nxa8 f6 16. Bc4 Be6 17. Bxe6 Kxe6 18. Nc7+ Kf7 19. O-O
Nh6 20. Qb3+ Qd5 21. Nxd5 {1-0 foortosh39 (1610)-08ani/kurnik 2012}) 10. Nd6+
Ke7 11. Nc4 Bxd2+ 12. Nfxd2 Qd8 13. Qb3 Kf8 14. Nf3 Nf6 15. Be2 g6 16. O-O Kg7
17. Rfd1 b6 18. Qb2 Nd5 19. Nfe5 Nce7 20. Rac1 f6 21. Ng4 Qd7 22. Qa3 Rd8 23.
Bf3 Bb7 {Mouzon,H-Rind,B (2395)/Washington op 1990/0-1 (40)}) 9... Nf6 10. Bb5
Qc7 $146 (10... Bb4 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Qxb4 Bxg2 15. Nb5
Qc6 16. Nbd6+ {1-0 Winkler,D-Muensch,W/Ticino op 1992}) 11. Rc1 a6 12. Bd3 Be7
13. O-O O-O 14. Ne4 Rd8 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Bb1 Nd5 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. Bxh6 $2 (18.
Nc3 $142 $5 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 $15) 18... gxh6 $19 19. Qg3+ Kf8 20. Qh3 Bc8 21.
Qxh6+ Ke8 22. Qh8+ Bf8 23. Ng5 Qe7 24. Ngxf7 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Qg7 26. Qh5+ Ke7 27.
Rc7+ Nxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr SOK-92-89"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Leisebein, Peter"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. e3 Be7 7. Nc3 Nbd7
8. Bg3 Nb6 9. cxd5 Nfxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 (10... Qxd5 $143 11. Bxc7 Bg4 12. Be2
$14) 11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bf5 13. Ne5 Bd6 (13... Bb4 14. Rc1 c6 15. O-O $15) 14.
O-O $11 Bxe5 (14... Bd3 15. Nxd3 Bxg3 16. fxg3 Qxd3 17. Qf3 $14) 15. Bxe5 Nd7
16. Bg3 (16. Bd4 c5 17. Qf3 Bd3 $17 (17... cxd4 $6 18. Qxf5 Nf6 19. Rfc1 $14))
16... Bd3 17. Re1 Nf6 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Bc4 c5 20. Bxd3 Qxd3 21. Rc3 Qd5 22. d3
b6 (22... Qxa2 23. Bd6 Qa5 24. Qc1 $11) 23. Qc2 Rcd8 24. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "email 4AMM-01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malmstroem, Jan"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. b5 cxb5 4. e4 b4 5. Bc4 e6 6. a3 (6. Nf3 Nf6 7. e5 Ng4
$11) 6... Qb6 (6... Nf6 7. e5 Ne4 8. Nf3 $11) 7. Nf3 $11 Nc6 (7... Nf6 8. e5
Ne4 9. O-O $11) 8. O-O bxa3 (8... Nf6 9. Qe2 $14) 9. Bc3 (9. Bxa3 Nf6 10. Bxf8
Kxf8 $14) 9... f6 (9... Nf6 10. Qe2 $11 (10. Nxa3 $143 Nxe4 11. Nb5 d5 $17))
10. Be2 (10. d4 Bb4 $14) 10... Bb4 (10... d5 11. exd5 exd5 $11) 11. d3 (11.
Nxa3 $142 $5 Nge7 12. Nc4 $14) 11... Nge7 $15 12. Be1 (12. Bd2 Bxd2 13. Qxd2 a2
14. Rxa2 O-O $15) 12... d5 $17 13. exd5 (13. c3 Bc5 $15) 13... exd5 (13... Nxd5
14. Bd2 $17) 14. Nxa3 (14. c3 Bd6 $15) 14... O-O 15. c3 Bc5 (15... Bxa3 16.
Rxa3 d4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 $15) 16. d4 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Bg4 18. Bd2 Qc7 (18...
Rfe8 19. Re1 $11) 19. Qb3 Rab8 20. Rfa1 (20. Re1 Qd6 $11) 20... Rfd8 (20... Kh8
21. Qb5 $11) 21. h3 (21. Qb5 Bd7 22. Qb1 Bf5 $11) 21... Bxf3 $15 22. Bxf3 {
The isolani on d5 becomes a target} b5 23. Qb2 (23. g3 a4 24. Qa2 Qd7 $15)
23... Rb7 (23... a4 24. g3 Ng6 25. Re1 $17) 24. Be3 (24. Re1 a4 $15) 24... Qd6
{Black plans b4} (24... Nf5 25. Bd2 $17) 25. Qd2 Ng6 26. Bh5 (26. Rb3 Rdb8 27.
Qd3 a4 $15) 26... f5 (26... a4 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Bf4 $17) 27. Bg5 $15 Rdb8 28.
Qd3 b4 29. Rb3 Qe6 30. Qe3 (30. Qg3 f4 31. Bxf4 Nxf4 32. Qxf4 Qf6 33. Qxf6 gxf6
$15) 30... Qxe3 31. Bxe3 (31. fxe3 Kf7 $15) 31... bxc3 32. Rxc3 Rb1+ 33. Rxb1
Rxb1+ 34. Kh2 Nge7 35. Ra3 (35. Be8 Rb6 $15) 35... Rb4 (35... g6 36. Be2 $17)
36. Bd2 (36. g3 g6 37. Bd1 Kf7 $17) 36... Rxd4 37. Bxa5 Nxa5 38. Rxa5 g6 39.
Bf3 Kg7 40. Ra6 f4 (40... h5 41. g3 $17) 41. Rd6 Rd2 42. Kg1 Kf7 (42... h5 43.
h4 $17) 43. Kf1 Ke8 (43... Rd4 44. Ke2 $17) 44. Ke1 Rd3 45. Ke2 Rd4 46. h4 h5
1/2-1/2

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malmstroem, Jan"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6.
Nd2 Nh6 7. a3 Bd6 8. c4 exd4 9. Bxd4 O-O 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. Bc4 Bf7 12. Ngf3 Qe7
13. Qc2 Rfc8 14. O-O c6 15. Bxf7+ Nxf7 16. bxc6 {last book move} Rxc6 17. Qf5
Nde5 18. a4 Rd8 19. Rfd1 (19. Bxa7 $143 b6 20. Nd4 Qxa7 21. Nxc6 Nxc6 $15)
19... g6 20. Qb1 Qc7 21. h3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr SOK-92-89"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Merten, Rainer"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 f6 4. fxe5 $15 fxe5 5. Bxe5 $11 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7.
e3 (7. a3 Bc5 $15) 7... Nc6 8. Bb2 d5 9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O Qd7 11. c4 (11. a3 Bd6
$11) 11... Be6 (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4+ Be6 13. d3 $15) 12. a3 Be7 13. Qc2 (13.
Qb3 Na5 14. Qb5 Nxc4 15. Qxd7 Bxd7 16. Bxc4 dxc4 $19) 13... Bf5 (13... Rae8 14.
c5 $11) 14. Qc1 (14. Qb3 Na5 15. Qb5 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Qxc4+ Be6 $15)
14... a6 15. Nc3 (15. c5 Ne4 16. Nd4 Bxc5 17. Nxf5 Rxf5 $16) 15... d4 16. Nd5
dxe3 (16... d3 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bd1 $15) 17. Nxe3 Be4 18. Ng5 Bg6 19. d4 (19.
c5 Rae8 $11) 19... Nxd4 $11 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. Ne6 Qe5 (21... Qe5 22. Nxf8 Rxf8
$11) *

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Miraglia, Jorge"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6.
Nd2 Nh6 7. dxe5 fxe5 8. Ngf3 Bd6 9. c4 c6 10. bxc6 bxc6 11. Qa4 Rb8 12. Ba3 Qe7
13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Be2 {last book move} Rb7 17. O-O
Rc7 18. Rxc7 Qxc7 19. Qa3 Rc8 20. Ng5 Nf8 21. Nb3 Bf5 22. e4 Qd8 23. Qd6 $4 (
23. exf5 $142 Qxg5 24. Qd6 $11) 23... Qxd6 $19 (23... Qxd6 24. exf5 Rc2 $19) (
23... Qxg5 $6 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Qxd5+ Qe6 26. Rd1 $14) 0-1

[Event "corr SOK-89-32"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mothes, Rainer"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. f5 Nge7 7. c3 Ba5 8.
Qh5+ g6 9. fxg6 Nxg6 10. Nf3 Nce7 11. d4 c6 12. O-O Bb6 (12... f5 13. Bd3 Rf8
14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bxf5 Nxf5 17. Rxf5 Rxf5 18. Qxf5 exd4 19. Na3
$15) 13. Nh4 (13. Kh1 $5 $11) 13... d5 $15 14. Rxf6 exd4 (14... dxc4 $6 15.
Rxg6 Kd7 16. Rg7 exd4 17. cxd4 $14) 15. Rxg6 $4 (15. Nxg6 Nxg6 16. Rxg6 dxc3+
17. Kf1 hxg6 18. Qxh8+ Kd7 19. Qh7+ Qe7 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21. Ba3+ Kf6 22. exd5
Bd4 23. Nxc3 Bxc3 $11) 15... Kd7 $4 (15... dxc3+ 16. Kh1 Kd7 17. Rf6 cxb2 18.
Qg4+ Ke8 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Qg7 $19) 16. Rg7 (16. Qg4+ Ke8 17. Qh5 dxc3+ 18. Kh1
Nxg6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Qxh8+ Kd7 21. Qxc3 dxc4 22. Na3 $14) 16... dxc3+ $19 (
16... dxc4 $143 17. cxd4 Qe8 18. Qh6 $16) 17. Kh1 (17. Kf1 cxb2 (17... dxc4 18.
Nxc3 Rf8+ 19. Nf3 $16) 18. Qg4+ Ke8 19. Qh5+ Ng6 20. Rxg6 Qxh4 (20... hxg6 21.
Qxh8+ Kd7 22. Qxb2 Qxh4 23. Qg7+ Kd8 24. Qf8+ Kc7 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Nc3 $19)
21. Rg8+ Kd7 22. Rg7+ Kd6 23. Qxh4 Rf8+ 24. Ke2 Bg4+ 25. Kd2 Rf2+ 26. Ke1 Rf1+
27. Bxf1 Ba5+ 28. Kf2 Rf8+ 29. Ke3 Bb6+ 30. Kd2 Ba5+ 31. Kc2 Rf2+ 32. Qxf2
bxa1=Q 33. Qf8+ Ke5 34. Re7+ Be6 35. Qh8+ Kd6 36. Rxe6+ Kxe6 37. exd5+ cxd5 38.
Qxa1 Bc7 $18) 17... cxb2 (17... dxc4 18. Nxc3 (18. Bxc3 $6 Rg8 $16) 18... Bd4
19. Nf5 Bxg7 20. Rd1+ Kc7 21. Rxd8 Kxd8 22. Nxg7 $18) 18. Qf5+ Kd6 19. Qf6+ $4
(19. Qf4+ Kc5 20. Qe3+ Kxc4 21. Qc3+ Kb5 22. a4+ Ka6 23. Qd3+ Ka5 24. Qc3+ Ka6
25. Qd3+ Ka5 26. Qc3+ Ka6 $11) 19... Be6 20. Qxb2 Rg8 (20... dxc4 $142 $5 21.
Nc3 Kc7 $19) 21. exd5 $17 Rxg7 22. Qxg7 Nxd5 23. Qg3+ Kd7 24. Nc3 Qf6 25. Bxd5
cxd5 26. Rd1 Bd4 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28. Qg4+ Kc6 29. Qxd4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Bxa2 31. Nf5
Rf8 32. Ng3 (32. g4 b5 $19) 32... b5 33. h3 (33. Rh4 Rf7 $19) 33... a5 34. Rh4
Bb1 35. Ne2 Bg6 36. Nd4+ Kb6 37. Rh6 (37. Kg1 a4 $19) 37... a4 38. h4 Rf4 (
38... Rf4 39. h5 Rh4+ 40. Kg1 b4 $19 (40... Rxh5 $143 41. Rxh5 Bxh5 42. Kf2 $19
)) 0-1

[Event "email 3GMMsemi-05"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Myrberg, Johnny"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 Qe7 6. f5 g6 7. Ne2 Na5 8. Bxg8
Rxg8 9. c3 Bc5 10. d4 (10. fxg6 Rxg6 11. Ng3 Nc6 $17) 10... exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+
12. Bc3 gxf5 13. O-O d5 (13... Qxe4 $142 $5 14. Rf2 Nc4 $17) 14. exd5 (14. Bxb4
Qxb4 15. exd5 Bd7 $15) 14... Bd7 15. Nf4 (15. Qd3 O-O-O $15) 15... O-O-O (15...
Qe3+ $142 $5 16. Kh1 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Qxc3 $17) 16. Qd2 $11 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 b6 18.
Na3 (18. Nd2 Rde8 $11) 18... Rde8 19. Rae1 Qd6 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Nh5 Re4 (
21... Qxd5 $143 22. Nxf6 Qc6 23. Qxc6 Nxc6 24. Nxe8 Bxe8 25. Nc2 $14) 22. Ng3 {
Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} Rh4 23. Rc1 {
The backward pawn on c7 becomes a target} a6 24. h3 (24. Nb1 c6 25. Qd3 Kb7 26.
dxc6+ Nxc6 $17) 24... Kd8 25. Nc2 (25. Kh2 Re4 $15) 25... f4 $17 26. Ne4 Qxd5
27. Nxf6 Qc6 (27... Qxa2 28. Nb4 Qc4 29. Qxc4 Nxc4 30. Rxc4 $16) 28. Nb4 Qxc3 (
28... Qxf6 29. Qxc7+ Ke8 30. Re1+ Be6 31. d5 $18) 29. Rxc3 Bb5 30. Nfd5 (30. d5
h6 $15) 30... Bc4 $17 31. Nc6+ Nxc6 32. Rxc4 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Myrberg, Johnny"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. f5 g6 7. a3 Bc5 8. Nc3 Bd7
9. Nf3 Nge7 10. Rf1 a6 11. g4 Na5 12. Ba2 Rf8 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nac6 15. Ne6
Bxe6 16. Bxe6 Nd4 17. Ba2 Qd7 18. Rb1 (18. Nd5 $142 $5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 $11) 18...
g5 (18... gxf5 $143 19. gxf5 Nec6 20. Na4 $15) 19. h4 gxh4 20. Rh1 Nec6 21. Kf1
O-O-O 22. Ne2 Qe7 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Qd3 Qe5 25. Be6+ Kb8 (25... Qxe6 26. fxe6)
26. Kg2 Qg3+ (26... h3+ 27. Rxh3 Rg8 28. Bxg8 Rxg8 $14) 27. Qxg3 $14 hxg3 28.
Rxh7 Rh8 29. Rbh1 Rxh7 30. Rxh7 Re8 31. Kxg3 b5 32. Rf7 Nxe6 33. fxe6 Rxe6 34.
Kf4 (34. Bxf6 $6 Rxe4 (34... Bxa3 $143 35. g5 Bc1 36. g6 $16) 35. g5 d5 $15)
34... d5 35. exd5 Re2 36. Bxf6 Rxc2 37. g5 Bd6+ 38. Kf3 Ra2 39. g6 Rxa3+ 40.
Ke4 Rg3 41. g7 Kb7 42. Rd7 a5 43. Bd4 a4 44. Rd8 a3 45. g8=Q Rxg8 46. Rxg8 b4
47. Kd3 b3 48. Rg2 b2 49. Kc2 Ka6 50. Re2 Kb5 51. Be5 (51. Be5 Bc5 52. Kb1 $18)
1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM-05"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nilsson, Nils Roland"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 $11 Nf6 4. a3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bc4 d5 7. Bb3 (7.
Bb5 Bd7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 $15) 7... Nbd7 $17 8. Bb2 Nc5 9. Ba2 Na4 10.
Be5 Ng4 11. Bg3 Bd6 (11... Re8 12. Nf3 $17) 12. Nf3 $15 Bxg3 (12... Nb2 13. Qc1
Nc4 14. O-O $15) 13. hxg3 Nc5 14. d3 Qf6 15. Nbd2 c6 16. Rb1 (16. d4 Ne4 17.
Rf1 Ngxf2 18. Rxf2 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Re8 $15) 16... Re8 17. Rb4 (17. Nb3 Nxb3 18.
Bxb3 d4 $15) 17... Qc3 18. Rf4 (18. Bb3 $5 $15) 18... Qxa3 $17 19. Qa1 Nf6 20.
Rfh4 Bg4 21. Ng5 h5 (21... h6 22. e4 $17) 22. O-O (22. e4 b6 $17) 22... Ne6 23.
Nxe6 Rxe6 24. e4 Qa5 25. Nb3 Qc7 (25... Qb5 26. Nd4 Qc5 27. Nxe6 Bxe6 28. Qb1
$16) 26. Nd2 (26. Nc5 Re7 27. Re1 b6 $19) 26... Re7 27. f3 $2 (27. Re1 $142 $5
$17) 27... Qxg3 $19 28. Qe1 Qxe1 29. Rxe1 Bf5 (29... g5 30. Rh2 Bf5 31. Kf2
dxe4 32. Bc4 $19) 30. Kf2 (30. d4 g5 31. Rh2 h4 $19) 30... dxe4 (30... g5 31.
Rh2 dxe4 32. Bc4 $19) 31. dxe4 Rd8 32. Re2 (32. Rd1 Red7 33. Ke3 g5 $19) 32...
Bg6 (32... g5 33. Rh2 Red7 34. Ke3 $19) 33. Rh1 (33. g3 Red7 34. Ke3 b5 $19)
33... Kf8 (33... Red7 34. Ke3 $19) 34. Nc4 b6 35. e5 Nd5 (35... Nd7 36. g4 b5
37. gxh5 $19) 36. Rd2 (36. Nd6 Nf4 37. Re3 Bxc2 $19) 36... Rdd7 (36... Rdd7 37.
Rhd1 b5 $19) (36... b5 37. Na5 Rc7 38. g4 hxg4 39. Rh8+ Ke7 40. Rxd8 Kxd8 41.
fxg4 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr TKM/A009"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Papakosmas, Lambros"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. dxe5 fxe5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Nbd2
Ngf6 9. c4 c6 10. Ng5 Qe7 $146 (10... Bf5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 h6 13. exf5 hxg5
14. Nc4 Bc7 15. Ne3 d4 16. Nc4 Qe7 17. Rc1 Nb6 18. Qc2 Nbd5 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20.
Qb5 Rb8 21. Nd2 a6 22. Qc4 Rd8 23. Nf3 Qd7 24. Qc2 Rh5 25. h4 {
Boehnke,H-Fakler,U/DESC 2003/1-0 (71)}) 11. Nxe6 Qxe6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Be2 (
13. e4 a5 $11) 13... O-O 14. O-O Rac8 15. e4 d4 (15... Nxe4 $143 16. Nxe4 dxe4
17. Bg4 $16) 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxd4 Qe7 (17... Be5 18. Bc5 Bxa1 19. Bc4 Bd4+ 20.
Kh1 Qxc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc5 22. bxc5 Rxc5 23. Qb3 $18) 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Rae1 (19.
Rad1 a6 $14) 19... Be5 20. Nf3 (20. Bxa7 $143 b6 $17) 20... Bxd4+ 21. Nxd4 Qd6
22. Qb2 Nxe4 23. Bg4 Rce8 24. Nb5 (24. Nf5 Qg6 25. Qxg7+ Qxg7 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27.
Bxd7 Re5 $16) 24... Qb6+ (24... Qc6 25. Nd4 (25. Nxa7 $4 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+ (
26... Qxa7 $6 27. Bxd7 Nf2+ 28. Qxf2 Qxf2 29. Bxe8 $19 (29. Rxf2 $4 Rxe1+ 30.
Rf1 Rxf1#)) 27. Qxf2 Qxf2 $19) 25... Qc7 26. Bf5 $11) 25. Qd4 Qxb5 26. Bxd7 Qe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMM-29"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Plock, Joerg"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 Nf6 4. fxe5 Ng4 5. c3 Be7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d4 (7. c4
O-O $15) 7... Ne3 $17 8. Qd3 Nxf1 9. d5 (9. Rxf1 d6 $15) 9... Na5 (9... Nxh2
10. Rxh2 Na5 11. Rxh7 Rxh7 12. Qxh7 $11) 10. Rxf1 $11 d6 (10... O-O 11. d6 cxd6
12. exd6 $11) 11. exd6 cxd6 (11... Bxd6 12. Qe4+ Be7 13. Ba3 $11) 12. Nbd2 O-O
13. e4 (13. c4 Re8 $11) 13... Bf6 14. Rb1 Re8 15. c4 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 b6 (16...
Bd7 17. Kf2 $11) 17. Kf2 Ba6 18. Re1 Rc8 {
Increases the pressure on the backward pawn} 19. Rc2 b5 (19... Qc7 $5 $15) 20.
cxb5 $11 Qb6+ 21. Kg3 Bxb5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 (22... Bxd3 $4 23. Rxe8#) 23. Qe3 Qxe3
(23... Qc7 24. Nd4 Bc4 25. Qf4 $11) 24. Rxe3 $14 Nc4 25. Rc3 Nb6 (25... Kf8 26.
e5 $14) 26. Rxc8+ $16 Nxc8 27. Nd4 Ba6 (27... a6 28. Nc6 $14) 28. Kf4 $16 f6
29. h4 (29. a3 Kf7 $16) 29... h5 30. Ke3 Kf7 31. a4 g6 (31... Ne7 32. Nc6 Nc8
33. a5 $16) 32. Nc6 (32. a5 g5 $16) 32... Ke8 33. Nb4 Bb7 34. a5 Ne7 35. Nc4
Kd7 36. Kd4 Kc7 37. Na3 a6 38. Nc4 Bc8 (38... g5 39. hxg5 fxg5 40. e5 dxe5+ 41.
Kxe5 $16) 39. Nb6 $16 Bb7 40. Nc4 (40. Nd3 Bc8 $14) 40... Bc8 $14 41. Ne3 Bb7
42. g3 Kd7 (42... Bc8 43. Nc4 $16) 43. g4 $16 hxg4 44. Nxg4 Ng8 (44... f5 45.
Nf6+ Kd8 46. Nd3 $16) 45. Ne3 (45. Nd3 f5 46. exf5 gxf5 $16) 45... Ne7 $14 46.
Ng2 Bc8 (46... f5 47. Nf4 $14) 47. Nf4 Kc7 (47... g5 48. hxg5 fxg5 49. Ne6 $14)
48. Nfd3 (48. Nc6 Nxc6+ 49. dxc6 f5 $16) 48... Kb7 49. Nc2 Ng8 50. Nf4 (50. Ne3
Ne7 $16) 50... Ne7 $14 51. Ne3 Kc7 52. Nf1 (52. Nd3 Bh3 $16) 52... g5 $14 53.
hxg5 (53. Ng2 gxh4 54. Nxh4 f5 $14) 53... fxg5 $11 54. Nd3 Bd7 *

[Event "corr 3GMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pommerel, Wim"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. a3 a5 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. Bb2 Nd7 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. c4 dxc4 8.
Qc2 Qf6 9. Bxc4 Bxc4 10. Qxc4 Qg6 11. O-O e4 12. Nh4 Qg4 13. g3 Nb6 14. Qc2 Ne7
15. Nc3 f5 16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3 (17. Rxf3 g5 18. h3 Qxh3 19. Nxf5 Nxf5 20. Qxf5
Qxf5 21. Rxf5 Nc4 $11) 17... O-O 18. Rf2 Nc4 19. Raf1 Nxb2 (19... Bxa3 $2 20.
Bxa3 Nxa3 21. Qa2+ Qc4 22. Qxa3 $18) 20. Qxb2 Kh8 21. Nd4 c5 22. bxc6 bxc6 23.
Qb3 Rad8 24. Nce2 Qe4 25. Nf4 Rb8 26. Qc3 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn
} Qe5 27. Nd3 Qd5 28. g4 c5 29. Nxf5 Nxf5 30. Rxf5 (30. gxf5 $2 Rb3 31. Nf4
Bxf4 $19 (31... Rxc3 $6 32. Nxd5 Rxa3 33. Nb6 $11)) 30... Rxf5 31. Rxf5 (31.
gxf5 $2 Rb3 32. Qxa5 Rxd3 $19) 31... Rb1+ 32. Nc1 Qe6 33. h3 a4 34. Kg2 h6 35.
Kf2 c4 36. Qc2 Rb8 (36... Ra1 37. Ne2 Rxa3 38. Ra5 Qf7+ 39. Qf5 $11) 37. Ne2 (
37. Qxa4 $5 Kh7 38. Qa5 $14) 37... Bxa3 $11 38. Nf4 Qc6 39. g5 hxg5 40. Rxg5
Kg8 41. Rh5 Rf8 42. Qh7+ Kf7 43. Rf5+ Ke8 44. Qh5+ Kd7 45. Rg5 Bd6 (45... Be7
$142 $5 46. Rxg7 a3 $14) 46. Rxg7+ $16 Kc8 47. Qf3 (47. Qg6 a3 48. Ke2 Kb8 $14)
47... Qxf3+ $14 48. Kxf3 a3 49. Ke4 Re8+ 50. Kd5 Bb4 51. Kxc4 Bxd2 52. Nd5 Bxe3
53. Kb3 Rd8 54. Ne7+ Kd7 55. Ng8+ Kc6 56. Kxa3 Bc5+ 57. Ka2 Rd2+ 58. Kb1 Bd4
59. Rg4 Kc5 60. Ne7 Rh2 61. h4 Bf6 62. Ng6 Kd6 63. Kc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr KGP/Z"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pommerel, Wim"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Bb2 Re8
8. O-O Bg4 9. d3 Qe7 10. a3 Bd6 11. Nbd2 Bf5 (11... Be6 12. c4 $15) 12. c4 $11
dxc4 13. Nxc4 Rad8 14. Qb3 b6 15. Rac1 Be6 16. Qb5 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 (17. Qxc6 $143
Bd5 18. Qa4 c5 $15) 17... Na5 18. Qh4 Nd5 19. Qxe7 Rxe7 20. Rc2 c5 21. d4 Nb7
22. Rd1 Nc7 23. dxc5 (23. Bd3 a6 $16) 23... Bxc5 (23... bxc5 24. Rcd2 $14) 24.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Ne5 Ne8 26. Rd2 Nd6 27. Bf3 Ne6 28. Nc6 (28. Kf1 b5 $16) 28...
Rc7 29. Bd5 Nf5 (29... b5 30. Rc2 $14) 30. Bxe6 (30. Ne5 h5 $16) 30... fxe6 $14
31. Rd8+ (31. Nd8 Re7 $14) 31... Kf7 $11 32. Ne5+ Ke7 33. Rg8 g6 (33... Kd6 34.
g4 Nh4 35. Nd3 $14) 34. g4 $14 Nh6 35. Rh8 Kd6 36. h3 b5 37. Nd3 Kc6 38. e4 Bb6
39. Bf6 g5 (39... Nf7 40. Rxh7 Rd7 41. Nb4+ Kb7 42. Kf1 $16) 40. Kg2 (40. Ne5+
Kb7 41. Nf3 Bc5 $16) 40... Kb7 $18 41. f4 Rd7 42. fxg5 (42. Ne5 $142 Rd2+ 43.
Kg3 gxf4+ 44. Kxf4 Rf2+ 45. Nf3 $18) 42... Nxg4 $14 43. hxg4 Rxd3 44. Rxh7+ {
The passed pawn on g5 quickly leads to threats} Kc6 45. g6 Rd2+ 46. Kg3 (46.
Kg3 Rd3+ 47. Kf4 Be3+ 48. Ke5 Bd4+ 49. Kxe6 Bxf6 50. Kxf6 Rf3+ 51. Ke5 $18) 1-0

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Poschmann, Hans"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. Nd2 Nh6 (6... Bd6 7. c4 c6
8. a4 Ne7 9. c5 Bc7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Nc3 f5 12. Ne2 f4 13. exf4 exf4 14. Nf3 Ng6
15. Qd2 Ba5 16. Bc3 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Bg4 18. Be2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Re8+ 20. Ne2 Nh4
21. O-O {
Vysniauskas,V-Davidavicius,R (2205)/corr ICCF Baltic New ICCF Players 2005/0-1}
) 7. h3 $146 (7. c4 c6 (7... Nf7 8. c5 Be7 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Ng3 e4 11. Be2 c6 12.
a4 Qc7 13. O-O f5 14. f4 Bf6 15. Nh5 g6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Rf2 a6 18. b6 Qe7
19. Nf1 Rae8 20. Qe1 Ng4 21. Bxg4 fxg4 22. Ng3 {
Reimer,K-Lelle/Hauenstein Pfalz 1991/[Fritz 8 (No MMX) (3s)]/1/2-1/2}) 8. Qb3
Nf7 9. Ngf3 Bd6 10. c5 Bc7 11. bxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Nb8 13. dxe5 fxe5 14. Ba6 Bc8
15. Bxc8 Qxc8 16. O-O O-O 17. e4 Qe6 18. Ba3 Nd7 19. Qa6 Nf6 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21.
Rab1 dxe4 {Taulien,H-Mehlhorn,U/remoteschach.de 2003/1/2-1/2 (42)}) (7. dxe5
fxe5 8. e4 (8. Ngf3 Bd6 9. c4 c6 10. bxc6 bxc6 11. Qa4 Rb8 12. Ba3 Qe7 13. Bxd6
Qxd6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Be2 Rb7 17. O-O Rc7 18. Rxc7 Qxc7 19. Qa3
Rc8 20. Ng5 Nf8 21. Nb3 Bf5 22. e4 Qd8 {
Miraglia,J-Schirmer,M/email 4AMM-F 1998/[Fritz 8 (3s)]/0-1}) 8... c6 9. Ngf3
Bc5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Bd6 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Nxg4 15. hxg4 Bxg4
16. Kg2 Rf4 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Rh1 h6 19. Rag1 Qb6 20. Ba1 Raf8 21. Rh3 Nf6 {
Scholz,S (2040)-Mehlhorn,U (2315)/RSX9E - A00 - Sokolsky-2 2004/0-1 (36)}) 7...
Bd6 8. c4 exd4 9. exd4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qe7 11. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 12. Qe2 Qxe2+ (12...
Kf7 13. Nc4 $15) 13. Nxe2 $11 a6 14. a4 axb5 15. axb5 Rxa1+ 16. Bxa1 Nf5 17.
Kd1 Kf7 18. Kc2 Nb6 19. Kd3 Re8 20. Nc3 Bb4 21. Nde4 Rd8 {
Attacking the isolated pawn on d4} 22. Ne2 Nd5 23. Kc4 Be7 24. g3 g5 25. Bb2
Nb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMM-29"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ralphs, TH."]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Be2 Ne7 7. O-O c6 (7... O-O
8. Nc3 $11) 8. d3 (8. Nc3 O-O $11) 8... a5 9. c3 (9. b5 O-O 10. Nc3 Qe8 $15)
9... O-O $15 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. e4 (11. Nb3 a4 12. Nbd2 b6 $15) 11... Ng6 12. Re1
Qc7 (12... Nf4 13. d4 $15) 13. Nf1 (13. Nb3 b6 $15) 13... Nf4 (13... dxe4 14.
dxe4 b5 15. bxa5 $15) 14. Ne3 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 (15... d4 16. cxd4 Bxb4 17.
Rf1 $17) 16. Bxa1 (16. Qxa1 d4 17. cxd4 Bxb4 $15) 16... Ra8 17. Qb1 (17. Nf5
Bxf5 18. exf5 Ra2 $17) 17... Nf8 (17... Nxe2+ 18. Rxe2 dxe4 19. dxe4 $17) 18.
g3 (18. Bb2 d4 19. Nc4 dxc3 20. Bxc3 N8g6 $15) 18... Nxe2+ $17 19. Rxe2 Qd7 (
19... b6 20. Nf5 $17) 20. Rc2 (20. Bb2 Ng6 $17) 20... Bc7 (20... b6 21. exd5
cxd5 22. c4 $17) 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Qd1 (22. Qe1 Ng6 $17) 22... Bb6 23. Bb2 Ra2
24. d4 (24. Qb1 Ra4 $17) 24... Ng6 25. Ne1 (25. dxe5 fxe5 26. Bc1 Rxc2 27. Nxc2
Bg4 $19) 25... e4 (25... Qc7 26. Qf3 Qc6 27. Bc1 $19) 26. Qb1 Ra8 27. N3g2 (27.
f3 f5 $17) 27... Bc7 (27... Qc6 28. f3 $19) 28. Bc1 $17 Qa4 (28... Qc6 29. Ne3
$17) 29. Bd2 (29. f3 b5 $17) 29... Bd6 (29... b5 30. Ne3 $17) 30. Qd1 (30. Ne3
Qc6 $17) 30... Qc6 31. Rb2 (31. f3 Qc4 $17) 31... b5 $19 32. Qb3 Qa6 33. Nc2
Qa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rennert, Ralf"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1890"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. c4 bxc3 7. Nxc3 Qa5 8.
Bd2 e6 9. Nb5 Bb4 (9... Qd8 10. Bf4 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 Ba5 12. Nd6+ Kf8 13. Qh5 g6
14. Qc5 Bb4 15. Nxb7+ Bxc5 16. Nxd8 Bxd4 17. Nxc6 Bxa1 18. Bd6+ Kg7 19. Bb5 Bb7
20. Ke2 Bf6 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Nb3 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Bxc6 {
Tanti,J-Stadler,P/62. LSS No Engine Cup Preliminary 2012/0-1 (43)}) 10. Rb1
$146 (10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. Nc4 Bxd2+ 12. Nfxd2 Qd8 (12... Qd5 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. Qa4
Rd8 15. O-O-O b5 16. Qa3+ b4 17. Qa4 Bb7 18. Be2 Ne4 19. Nfe5 Rab8 20. Bf3 Nxd4
21. Rhe1 f5 22. g4 Qc5 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Qa5 Rbc8 25. Kb1 Qxa5 26. Nxa5 Ba8 27.
Rc1 {Alon,L-Dobierzin,O/IBCA-ol blind 1980/0-1}) 13. Qb3 Kf8 14. Nf3 Nf6 15.
Be2 g6 16. O-O Kg7 17. Rfd1 b6 18. Qb2 Nd5 19. Nfe5 Nce7 20. Rac1 f6 21. Ng4
Qd7 22. Qa3 Rd8 23. Bf3 Bb7 24. Nce3 Nxe3 {
Mouzon,H-Rind,B (2395)/Washington op 1990/0-1 (40)}) 10... Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+
12. Kxd2 Ke7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nc7 Rb8 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Nxd5+ Kd6 17. Ne3 Nf6 18.
Ng5 Ke7 19. Rhe1 Rhd8 20. Bd3 Kf8 21. f4 (21. Nxh7+ $4 Nxh7 22. Ke2 Nf6 $19)
21... h6 22. Nf3 Be6 23. a3 Ne4+ 24. Kc2 Nf2 25. Bf1 Nd4+ 26. Nxd4 Rbc8+ 27.
Kb2 Rxd4 28. Ka1 Rxf4 29. Rxb7 Re4 30. Rb2 (30. Rxa7 $143 Rc3 $19) 30... Nd1 $1
31. Rxd1 (31. Rxd1 Rxe3 {Deflection}) (31. Nxd1 Rxe1 {Double attack} (31...
Rxe1 {Pinning}) (31... Rxe1 {Deflection}) (31... Rxe1 {Decoy})) 31... Rxe3 32.
Bd3 Rc3 33. Rb8+ Ke7 (33... Ke7 34. Rb7+ Kf6 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr SOK-92-81"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rosner, Dirk"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. d4 e4 5. e3 $11 a5 6. bxa5 c5 (6... Rxa5 7.
Bc3 Ra7 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Be2 $15) 7. Bc3 (7. dxc5 Rxa5 8. Ne2 Bxc5 $11) 7... Nc6 (
7... c4 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qe2 $11) 8. Bb5 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nge7 10. Qb6 Qxb6 (10... Qd7
11. Ne2 $11) 11. axb6 $14 Bd7 12. a4 Ng6 13. a5 Bc5 14. Ne2 Nge5 15. O-O (15.
Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bb4+ 17. Bc3 Bd6 $14) 15... Ne7 16. Bxd7+ Nxd7 (16... Kxd7
17. Bxe5 fxe5 $14) 17. Na3 (17. Nd4 $142 $5 $16) 17... Bxa3 $11 18. Rxa3 Kf7 (
18... Nxb6 $142 $5 19. Rb3 Nc4 $11) 19. Rfa1 Rhc8 (19... Ra6 20. Nd4 $16) 20.
Nd4 (20. a6 bxa6 21. b7 Nc5 22. bxa8=R Rxa8 $18) 20... Rab8 (20... Nc6 21. Nxc6
Rxc6 22. Kf1 $14) 21. Bb4 Nc6 22. Bd6 Nxd4 (22... Ra8 23. R1a2 $16) 23. exd4 (
23. Bxb8 Nxc2 24. Bd6 Nxa3 25. Bxa3 Ne5 $15) 23... Ra8 24. Bc7 Ra6 25. Rb3 Ke6
26. Rb5 (26. Rg3 g6 $14) 26... f5 27. h4 g6 28. Kf1 Rca8 29. Ke2 h6 30. Ra3 Nf6
31. Bf4 h5 (31... Rc8 32. Kd2 Rc4 33. c3 $14) 32. Rg3 Kf7 (32... Ng4 33. Bd2
$16) 33. Rc5 Rd8 (33... Ke6 34. Rc7 Rxa5 35. Rxg6 $18) 34. Rb3 Ne8 (34... Ke6
35. Be5 $16) 35. Be5 Rd7 36. Rbb5 (36. Rbb5 Ke6 37. c4 dxc4 38. Rxc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-90-63"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rossbach"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c6 5. d4 exd4 (5...
e4 6. c4 Bb4+ 7. Bc3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 Be6 9. bxc6 bxc6 10. Nge2 Ne7 11. Nf4 Bf7
12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. O-O a6 15. Ba4 Nd7 16. f3 Nb6 17. fxe4 dxe4 18.
Nxe4 Ned5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Nc5 {
pcmvr (2870)-cczekaj (2385)/net-chess.com 2009/1-0}) 6. Qxd4 $146 (6. Bxd4 Bd6
7. c4 Ne7 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Bd3 Nf5 10. cxd5 Nxd4 11. dxe6 Nxe6 12. Qh5+ Kd7 13.
Bf5 g6 14. Bxe6+ Kxe6 15. Qg4+ Kf7 16. Nf3 Qa5 17. Qc4+ Kg7 18. O-O Bb4 19.
Rac1 cxb5 20. Nxb5 Nc6 {Richter,R (2220)-Sebestyen,A/Timisoara op 1995/1-0})
6... Bd6 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O c5 (10... c5 11. Qd2 Nd7 $11)
*

[Event "BdF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Roth, Werner"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 Qe7 6. Ne2 exf4 7. O-O $4 (7. a3
Bd6 (7... Qxe4 8. Bxg8 Rxg8 9. axb4 Nxb4 10. Kf2 Qxc2 11. Qxc2 Nxc2 $17 {
-1.28/9}) 8. Bd5 (8. d3 f5 (8... Na5 9. Ba2 c5 10. Qd2 Be5 11. d4 Bc7 $15 {
-0.47/9}) (8... Nh6 9. Nec3 Qe5 10. Nd2 Qg5 11. Nf3 Qc5 $17 {-1.28/8}) 9. exf5
Qh4+ 10. Kd2 Qh6 11. Ke1 Nge7 $19 {-1.44/9}) 8... f5 9. O-O fxe4 10. Bxe4 Qxe4
11. Bxg7 Be5 $17 {-1.31/9}) 7... Qc5+ $19 8. d4 Qxc4 9. Nxf4 Nge7 10. c3 Bd6
11. Nd2 Qb5 12. Nb3 (12. Qh5+ Qxh5 13. Nxh5 Rg8 $19) 12... Bxf4 13. Rxf4 d6 14.
Qd2 Ng6 15. Rf2 Bd7 16. Rc1 O-O 17. c4 Qa4 18. Rf3 (18. Bc3 Rae8 19. Qd3 Be6
$19) 18... Rae8 (18... Qxa2 $6 19. Ra1 Qxa1+ 20. Nxa1 $17) 19. e5 (19. Re3 f5 (
19... Qxa2 $6 20. Ra1 Qxa1+ 21. Bxa1 $17) 20. d5 Nce5 $19) 19... fxe5 20. Rxf8+
Rxf8 21. dxe5 Ncxe5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. h3 (23. c5 Qg4 24. Qd5+ Kh8 $19) 23...
Kh8 (23... Bxh3 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Rc2 $19) 24. Re1 (24. c5 Bxh3 $1 25. Rc3 Be6
26. cxd6 Qa6 $19) 24... Nxc4 25. Qd4 (25. Qc2 Ne5 26. Re2 Qc6 $19) 25... c5 (
25... Qxa2 $142 26. Nc1 Qc2 27. Ne2 $19) 26. Qd5 (26. Qd3 Qxa2 27. Re2 Qa4 $19)
26... Bc6 (26... Qxa2 $142 27. Qd1 Qf2+ 28. Kh2 $19) 27. Qd3 Qxa2 28. Qg3 (28.
Re2 Qa4 $19) 28... Qb2 29. Rc1 (29. Re7 $19) 29... Ne3 30. Re1 Nf5 (30... Nxg2
31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Qb1+ 33. Ke2 Bb5+ 34. Kf3 Qf1+ 35. Qf2 Nh4+ 36. Kg3 Nf5+
37. Qxf5 Qxf5 38. Nxc5 dxc5 39. h4 Bc6 40. h5 Qf3+ 41. Kh4 Bd7 42. Kg5 Qf6#)
31. Rf1 Kg8 (31... Nxg3 $4 32. Rxf8#) 32. Rxf5 Rxf5 33. Na5 Qa1+ (33... Qd4+
34. Kh2 Rf1 35. h4 Qg1+ 36. Kh3 Bd7+ 37. Qg4 Rf2 38. h5 Qxg2+ 39. Kh4 Qxg4#)
34. Kh2 Qxa5 35. Qb3+ Bd5 36. Qxd5+ Rxd5 (36... Rxd5 37. Kg3 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 b5
39. h4 Qxh4+ 40. Kg1 Rd1#) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rudbeck, Joergen"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. c3 Ba5 6. Bxg8 Rxg8 7. Qh5+ Ke7 8.
Qxh7 d5 9. Nf3 Kf7 (9... Be6 10. Ba3+ (10. O-O $17 dxe4 (10... Kf7 11. exd5 (
11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qh7+ Ke8 13. Qh4 g5 14. Qh5+ $17 {-0.91/9} Bf7 $17 {-0.84/10})
(11. Nh4 Qd7 (11... Ne7 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qe2 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Qd5 $17 {-0.78/9}) (
11... dxe4 12. Qxe4 Rh8 13. Re1 Qd5 14. Qg6+ Kg8 $17 {-1.00/10}) (11... Ke8 12.
Nf5 Qd7 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Ne3 Be6 $15 {-0.50/9}) (11... Rh8 12. Qg6+ Kg8 13.
Nf5 Qd7 14. exd5 $17 {-0.84/9} Bxd5 $17 {-0.81/8}) 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Rh8
14. Qg6+ Kg8 $17 {-1.19/12}) 11... Qxd5 12. Qh5+ Ke7 13. d3 Bf7 14. Ba3+ Kd8
$15 {-0.63/9}) 11. Qxe4 (11. Ba3+ Kf7 (11... Kd7 12. Qxe4 Kc8 13. Bc5 Qd5 14.
Qe3 g5 $17 {-1.06/9}) 12. Nh4 (12. Qxe4 Qd5 13. Qe2 Rad8 (13... e4 14. Nd4 (14.
Ne1 $17 {-1.06/10} Rad8 $17 {-1.31/10}) 14... Nxd4 $17 {-1.09/9}) 14. h3 Rh8
$17 {-1.28/9}) 12... Rh8 13. Qxe4 Qd7 14. Qg6+ Kg8 15. Nf3 $17 {-1.16/9}) 11...
Qd5 12. Qh7 (12. Ba3+ Kf7 13. Qe2 e4 14. Ne1 Rh8 $17 {-0.88/9}) 12... Rad8 (
12... Kd7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 $17 {-0.72/9}) 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 $17 {
-0.75/9} Nxd4 $17 {-0.81/9}) 10... Kd7 11. exd5 (11. O-O dxe4 (11... Kc8 12. d3
dxe4 (12... g5 13. Bc5 dxe4 (13... g4 14. Nfd2 dxe4 $15 {-0.69/9}) 14. dxe4 (
14. Qxe4 $17 {-0.84/10} Qd7 $17 {-0.81/9}) 14... b6 $17 {-0.72/9}) 13. Qxe4 Qd7
14. Rd1 Rd8 $17 {-0.94/9}) (11... Bb6 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Kc8
$15 {-0.47/9}) 12. Qxe4 Kc8 13. Bc5 Qd5 14. Qe3 g5 $17 {-1.06/9}) (11. Bc5 Kc8
12. Qg6 dxe4 (12... Qd7 13. O-O dxe4 14. Qxe4 Bd5 $17 {-1.00/9}) 13. Ng5 Bc4
14. Nxe4 $17 {-1.19/9} Qd3 $17 {-1.28/9}) 11... Bxd5 12. Qf5+ Be6 13. Qg6 Kc8
14. Ng5 $17 {-0.81/9} (14. O-O Bb6 $17 {-0.97/9}) 14... Bd5 $17 {-0.78/9}) 10.
Nh4 $15 (10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qh7+ Rg7 12. Qh4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bf5 14. Qc4+ $17 {
-0.75/9}) 10... Ne7 (10... Rh8 11. Qg6+ Kg8 12. Nf5 Rh7 13. exd5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5
$15 {-0.66/11}) (10... dxe4 11. Ba3 (11. Qxe4 g6 12. O-O f5 13. Qa4 e4 14. g3
$17 {-1.19/10}) (11. Qg6+ Ke6 12. Qxe4 Qd5 13. Qg6 Ne7 14. Qg4+ $19 {-1.56/9})
11... Rh8 12. Qxe4 Be6 13. Nf5 Qd5 14. Qxd5 $17 {-1.12/10}) 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qe2
dxe4 (12... g5 13. Nf3 g4 14. Ng1 $17 {-0.94/9}) 13. Qxe4 Qd5 (13... g5 14. Nf3
$17 {-0.78/9}) 14. Qxd5+ (14. Qa4 $5 $17) (14. Qc2 $17 {-1.09/9}) 14... Nxd5
$19 15. g3 Bh3 16. Rg1 Nb6 17. Na3 Rh8 18. c4 (18. Ke2 Rad8 $19) 18... Na4 19.
Bc1 Nc5 20. Rb1 Rad8 21. Rb5 Bb6 22. Ke2 Nd3 23. c5 (23. Bb2 e4 $19) 23... Bxc5
24. Rxb7 Rd7 25. Rb3 (25. Bb2 Bg4+ 26. f3 Bxg1 27. fxg4 Bxh2 $19) 25... Bg4+
26. f3 e4 (26... e4 27. fxg4 Bxg1 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr ICCF WT-H-838"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Andersson, Ingvar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 e4 6. Be2 Bd6 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3
Ne7 9. cxd5 cxd5 (9... Bxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bc4 $11) 10. Bh5+ (10. Qb3 Qd7
$11) 10... g6 11. Bg4 f5 12. Be2 O-O 13. Nh3 Nec6 (13... Nbc6 14. Ng5 Qd7 15.
Nb5 $11) 14. O-O (14. Nb5 Be7 $14) 14... Nd7 $11 15. Nb5 Bb8 16. f4 exf3 17.
Bxf3 (17. gxf3 $2 Qh4 18. Kg2 f4 $19) 17... Nb6 18. Nc3 g5 (18... Nc4 19. Bc1
$11) 19. Be2 h6 20. b5 Na5 21. Nf2 (21. Qd3 Qd6 22. g3 Nac4 $11) 21... Nac4 (
21... Qc7 22. g3 $15) 22. Qc1 (22. Bc1 Qc7 23. g3 Nxe3 24. Bxe3 Qxc3 $15) 22...
Bd6 (22... Qc7 23. g3 $15) 23. Nfd1 Rc8 24. h3 (24. Qc2 Qc7 25. h3 Nxb2 26.
Qxb2 g4 $15) 24... g4 $17 25. e4 Qh4 (25... fxe4 26. Qxh6 Rxf1+ (26... Nxb2 27.
Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Nxe4 dxe4 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Qxg4+ Kh8
33. Qh5+ Kg7 34. Rxf8 Bxf8 35. Qe5+ Qf6 36. Qxe4 $11 (36. Nxb2 $143 Qxe5 37.
dxe5 Rc2 $17)) 27. Bxf1 Kf7 28. Qh7+ Ke8 29. Qh5+ Bf7 30. Qh8+ Kd7 31. Qxd8+
Kxd8 $17) 26. e5 $19 Be7 (26... Nxb2 27. Qxb2 Be7 28. Qd2 gxh3 29. Qf4 hxg2 30.
Kxg2 Qg5+ 31. Kh1 Qxf4 32. Rxf4 $19) 27. Qc2 (27. Bxc4 $5 Nxc4 28. Ne2 $19)
27... gxh3 $19 (27... gxh3 28. Bxc4 Qxd4+ (28... dxc4 $143 29. Ne3 $19) 29. Kh1
Nxc4 (29... dxc4 $6 30. gxh3 Qxe5 31. Qg2+ Kf7 32. Qxb7 $19) 30. gxh3 Qxe5 $19)
0-1

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Andersson, Lars H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 b5 3. a4 $14 bxa4 4. Rxa4 e6 (4... Nf6 5. Nf3 $14) 5. e3 (5. e4
d5 $14) 5... Nf6 6. Nf3 Nd5 7. c3 f6 (7... Be7 8. d4 $14) 8. d4 $14 Nb6 9. Ra5
d5 10. Nbd2 (10. Bd3 Bd6 $16) 10... Bd6 (10... N8d7 11. e4 $14) 11. Bd3 N8d7
12. O-O f5 (12... e5 13. e4 $14) 13. Qa1 Qc7 14. Qa2 (14. Qa3 O-O $16) 14...
Ke7 (14... O-O 15. Ra1 $16) 15. Ra1 $16 Bb7 (15... e5 16. dxe5 (16. Rxa7 Rxa7
17. Qxa7 e4 $17) 16... Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Nf3 $18) 16. Qb3 (16. Rxa7 $2
Rxa7 17. Qxa7 Ra8 $19) 16... Nc8 17. c4 Qd8 18. Qc3 Rg8 (18... Kf7 19. Nb3 $16)
19. Nb3 Bc7 (19... Rb8 20. Nc5 $18) 20. R5a2 dxc4 (20... Rb8 21. Nbd2 $18) 21.
Bxc4 {White fights for the Initiative} Nd6 (21... Ncb6 22. Nbd2 $18 (22. Rxa7
$143 Rxa7 23. Rxa7 Qb8 $16)) 22. Ng5 Nb5 (22... Nf8 23. Nc5 (23. Rxa7 $6 Rxa7
24. Rxa7 Qb8 $16) 23... Nxc4 24. Qxc4 $18 (24. Nxb7 $143 Qd5 $18)) 23. Qd3 (23.
Qe1 Nf8 $18) 23... Nf8 24. Nc5 (24. Bxb5 $6 cxb5 25. Nc5 Qb8 26. Nxb7 Qxb7 $16)
24... Bc8 25. e4 h6 (25... Nd6 26. Rxa7 Rxa7 27. Rxa7 $18) 26. Nf3 f4 (26...
Nd6 27. Ne5 Ke8 28. Nxc6 fxe4 29. Qb3 $18 (29. Nxd8 $6 exd3 30. Ndxe6 Nxe6 31.
Bxe6 Bxe6 32. Nxe6 Bb6 $18) (29. Nxe4 $143 Qh4 30. Nxd6+ Bxd6 $18)) 27. Bxb5
cxb5 28. Rxa7 Rxa7 29. Rxa7 Bd7 (29... Nd7 30. Qxb5 Bb6 31. Nxe6 Bxa7 32. Nxd8
Rxd8 33. Ne5 Nxe5 34. Qxe5+ (34. dxe5 $143 Rd1+ 35. Qf1 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Ba6+ 37.
Ke1 Ke6 $17) 34... Kf8 35. Qxf4+ Ke8 36. Qe5+ Kf8 37. Qc7 $18) 30. Nxd7 (30.
Ne5 $142 $5 Qc8 31. Qb3 Bxe5 32. Rxd7+ Qxd7 33. Nxd7 Nxd7 34. dxe5 Rc8 $18)
30... Nxd7 31. d5 (31. d5 Bb8 32. Nd4 Bxa7 33. Nc6+ Kd6 34. Nxd8 Rxd8 35. Qxb5
exd5 36. exd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Andrae, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $19 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 $4
gxh2+ $19 7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg4 9. Bxh8 b6 10. Nc3 (10. Rxh7 Bb7 11. Qf1
f6 $14) 10... Bb7 {Threatening mate: Qxg2} 11. e4 Qg6 (11... Qg5 12. Rxh7 Nf6
13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qf3 Qxf3 15. Bxf3 Bxc3 16. dxc3 $16) 12. Qh5 Nc6 (12... h6
13. Qxg6 fxg6 14. a3 $14) 13. Qxh7 (13. Qxg6 hxg6 14. Nd5 Bc5+ 15. Kf1 O-O-O
$14) 13... Bc5+ $11 14. Kf1 Ba6+ (14... Qg3 15. Qh4 Qg6 16. Nd5 $16) 15. d3 $14
(15. d3 Nd4 16. Qxg6 fxg6 17. Rd1 $16) 1-0

[Event "email 4AMM-01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Angus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 exf4 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+ 7. Kf1
hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg5 9. Bxh8 h6 10. Nc3 Nc6 (10... Na6 11. e3 $11) 11. Nd5 (11.
e3 Qg6 $11) 11... Bd6 (11... Ba5 12. e3 $11) 12. e3 {
White gets deadly initiative} Qg6 (12... Nb4 13. Nxb4 Bxb4 14. Rb1 $11) 13. Rh4
(13. Qh5 Qxc2 14. Rh4 Qh7 $18) 13... Nce7 14. Rg4 Qh7 (14... Qe6 15. Re4 Qg6
16. Rg4 $11) 15. Bc3 $14 c6 (15... Qf5 $142 $14) 16. Be4 f5 17. Rg7 Qxg7+ 18.
Bxg7 fxe4 19. Nxe7 (19. Nxe7 Kxe7 20. Qf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "GT corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Bauerndistel, Bruno E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. b4 (3. d4 $142 $5 $14) 3... cxb4 $15 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bg4
6. O-O g6 7. e5 (7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nc6 $11) 7... dxe5 $15 8. dxe5 Nd5 9. Bb5+
Nc6 10. Bb2 e6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bg7 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Qe4 O-O
16. Nd2 Rfd8 17. Nc4 a5 18. Rd3 Nb6 19. Nd6 (19. Nxb6 $5 Qxb6 20. Rad1 $17)
19... Na4 $19 20. Bd4 c5 21. Be3 Nc3 22. Qf3 $2 (22. Rxc3 $142 bxc3 23. Bg5
Bxe5 24. Bxd8 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Rxd8 26. Nb5 $19) 22... Bxe5 23. Bxc5 (23. Rxc3 Bxc3
(23... bxc3 $6 24. Ne4 $19) (23... Bxd6 $6 24. Rc4 $19) (23... Qxd6 $6 24. Rd3
Qxd3 25. cxd3 Bxa1 26. Bxc5 $19) 24. Nb5 Qe5 $19 (24... Bxa1 $6 25. Nxc7 Rac8
26. Na6 $11)) 23... Nd5 (23... Bxd6 $6 24. Bxd6 Qc4 25. Be5 $17) 24. c4 Nf4 (
24... Qxc5 $6 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Nb7 Qxc4 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. Rad1 $19) (24...
Bxd6 $6 25. Bxd6 Qxc4 26. Be5 $19) (24... Rxd6 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26. Rad1 $14) 25.
Rad1 (25. Rd2 Qxc5 26. Nb7 $19) 25... Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Rab8 (26... Qxc5 $142 27.
Nxf7 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 $19) 27. Ne4 Rxd3 (27... Rxd3 28. Qxd3 f5 $19) 0-1

[Event "BdF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Bedbur, Heinz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Ne7 5. Qh5+ g6 6. Qh4 Nec6 7. f4 d6 8. f5
gxf5 9. Qh5+ Kd7 10. a3 Ba5 11. Ne2 Qe8 12. Qxf5+ $11 Ke7 13. Qf3 Be6 $4 14.
Bxe6 $18 Kxe6 15. Qb3+ Kd7 16. Qxb7 Bb6 (16... Qg6 17. Ng3 (17. Qxa8 $6 Rg8 $18
) 17... Rc8 18. Qxa8 $18) 17. Qxa8 Qg6 18. Nbc3 Qxg2 19. O-O-O Rf8 (19... Ne7
20. Ng3 $18) 20. Ng3 Qf2 (20... Ne7 21. Nd5 $18) 21. Nd5 Qc5 (21... Qg2 22.
Rdf1 $18) 22. Rhf1 Ke6 23. Nb4 $1 Ne7 (23... Nxb4 24. axb4) 24. d4 exd4 25.
Bxd4 (25. Nf5 $5 Nd7 26. Qb7 Nxf5 27. exf5+ Kf7 28. Bxd4 Qa5 $18) 25... Qg5+
26. Kb1 c5 (26... Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Qc5 $18) 27. Bxf6 $1 Rxf6 28. Qxb8 Kd7 (28...
Kf7 29. e5 Qxe5 30. Nd3 $18) 29. Rxf6 (29. e5 Rxf1 30. Qxd6+ Kc8 31. Qd7+ Kb8
32. Rxf1 Qg8 33. Na6+ Ka8 34. Qxe7 Qc8 35. Rf7 Qd7 36. Qxd7 c4 37. Qd5#) 29...
Qxf6 30. Rf1 Qd4 (30... Qxf1+ 31. Nxf1 cxb4 32. axb4 h5 $18) 31. Qb7+ Ke6 32.
Nc6 (32. Nc6 Qg7 33. Nh5 Qg5 34. Nf4+ Kf7 35. Nh3+ Kg6 36. Nxe7+ Kh6 37. Nxg5
Kh5 38. Qd5 Kg4 39. Qf5+ Kh5 40. Nxh7+ Kh6 41. Qg6#) 1-0

[Event "BdF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Beilken, C."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Ne7 5. Qh5+ g6 6. Qh4 g5 7. Qh5+ Ng6 8. h4
g4 9. Ne2 d6 10. Nbc3 (10. Ng3 Qd7 (10... c6 11. Nf5 d5 12. Bd3 (12. exd5 cxd5
13. Bb5+ Nc6 14. Qxg4 Bc5 15. Ba3 $15 {-0.41/7}) 12... Qb6 13. exd5 Bc5 14. Ba3
Kd8 $11 {0.12/7} 15. Bxc5 $11 {0.00/7}) 11. c3 Bc5 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Qa4 14.
Nd2 Qc2 $11 {0.09/9} 15. dxc5 $11 {-0.09/8}) (10. f4 gxf3 11. Qxf3 Rf8 (11...
Nc6 12. c3 (12. h5 Nf8 13. c3 Ba5 (13... Bc5 14. d4 Na5 15. Bb5+ $11 {-0.25/9})
14. Rf1 Be6 $15 {-0.31/9} 15. Na3 $15 {-0.37/9}) 12... Bc5 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4
Bb4+ 15. Kd1 $15 {-0.28/8}) (11... Bc5 12. h5 (12. Nbc3 c6 13. h5 Nf8 14. Rf1
Nbd7 15. Ng3 $11 {-0.19/10}) 12... Nf8 13. Rf1 Nfd7 14. Ng3 Nb6 $11 {-0.13/10}
15. Bb3 $11 {0.00/10}) 12. c3 Ba5 13. Ng3 Qd7 (13... c6 14. Nf5 b5 $11 {-0.25/8
} 15. Bb3 $11 {0.00/9}) 14. d3 b5 15. Bb3 $15 {-0.53/9}) 10... Nc6 (10... c6
11. Ng3 $15 (11. f3 Bxc3 (11... b5 12. Bb3 gxf3 13. Qxf3 h5 14. Nxb5 Bg4 $15 {
-0.38/8}) 12. Bxc3 b5 13. Bb3 gxf3 14. Qxf3 h5 $15 {-0.47/9}) (11. f4 gxf3 12.
Qxf3 h5 13. Qg3 Bg4 14. Rf1 b5 $17 {-0.88/9}) (11. a4 Bc5 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Rxa3
Qe7 14. Ra1 Kd8 $15 {-0.56/9}) (11. Rb1 b5 12. Nxb5 d5 13. exd5 cxb5 14. Bxb5+
Kf7 $15 {-0.63/9}) 11... Bc5 (11... Qb6 12. O-O Ba5 13. Bb3 Kd8 14. Qh6 Nd7 $11
{0.22/9}) 12. Nf5 Qb6 13. O-O-O Qb4 14. Be2 Kd8 $11 {-0.16/8}) 11. O-O-O (11.
Nd5 Na5 12. Bd3 Bc5 $14 13. Nef4 Kf7 14. Nxc7 exf4 $14 {0.62/9}) 11... Bd7 (
11... Na5 $142 12. Bb3 Nxb3+ (12... c6 13. f4 gxf3 14. Qxf3 Nxb3+ $17 {-0.75/9}
) 13. cxb3 Be6 $17 (13... a5 14. d4 Bd7 $15 {-0.59/8}) 14. d4 c6 $17 {-0.78/8})
12. Nd5 $14 Bc5 $4 (12... Na5 13. Nef4 Kf7 $14 (13... Nxc4 $4 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15.
Qxh8+ Kf7 16. Qh7+ Ke6 17. d4 $18 (17. Nxb4 $143 Qg8 18. Qh6 c6 $18)) 14. Be2
Bc5 $14 {0.44/8}) 13. Rhf1 $4 (13. Nef4 $142 $1 exf4 14. Nxf6+ Ke7 15. Nd5+ Ke8
16. Bxh8 $18) 13... Nd4 $4 (13... Na5 $142 14. Bd3 c6 $17) 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15.
Bxd4 exd4 16. f4 c6 17. f5 cxd5 18. Bxd5 (18. fxg6 dxc4 19. g7+ Ke7 20. Rxf6
Be6 $18) 18... Qa5 $4 (18... Ke7 $142 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Qxg6 Qf8 $15) 19. fxg6
$18 Qa3+ 20. Kb1 Qb4+ 21. Ka1 O-O-O 22. g7 (22. Rxf6 $6 hxg6 23. Qg5 Rh5 $16) (
22. gxh7 $6 Qc5 $18) 22... d3 (22... Rhe8 23. Qxh7 d3 24. c3 $18) 23. Rb1 (23.
c3 $142 $5 Qa4 24. gxh8=R Rxh8 $18) 23... Qxd2 24. Qf7 (24. Bxb7+ $142 Kc7 25.
gxh8=Q (25. gxh8=B $143 dxc2 26. Rfc1 Rxh8 $18) (25. gxh8=N $143 dxc2 26. Rfc1
Rxh8 $18) (25. gxh8=R $143 dxc2 26. Rfc1 Rxh8 $18) 25... Qc3+ 26. Rb2 Rxh8 27.
cxd3 $18) 24... dxc2 (24... Qc3+ $142 25. Rb2 Rhg8 26. cxd3 f5 27. Bxb7+ Kc7
28. Qc4+ Qxc4 29. dxc4 Bc6 30. Bxc6 Kxc6 31. exf5 Rxg7 $16) 25. Bxb7+ (25.
Bxb7+ Kb8 26. Qc4 (26. gxh8=B $6 cxb1=R+ 27. Rxb1 Qc3+ 28. Rb2 Qc1+ 29. Rb1
Qc3+ 30. Rb2 Qc1+ 31. Rb1 Qc3+ $11) 26... cxb1=Q+ 27. Rxb1 $18) (25. gxh8=Q
Qc3+ (25... Rxh8 $4 26. Bxb7+ Kc7 27. Rfc1 $18) (25... cxb1=R+ $6 26. Kxb1 Qd3+
27. Kb2 Qb5+ 28. Kc2 Qc5+ 29. Kb2 Qb4+ 30. Ka1 Qd4+ 31. Kb1 Rxh8 32. Qxf6 $11)
26. Rb2 c1=Q+ (26... Rxh8 27. Rc1 Kd8 28. Rcxc2 $18) 27. Rxc1 Qxc1+ (27... Rxh8
28. Rxc3+ Kb8 29. Qxd7 Rc8 30. Rxc8#) 28. Rb1 Qc3+ (28... Rxh8 29. Rxc1+ Bc6
30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Rxc6+ Kb8 32. Qc7+ Ka8 33. Ra6 d5 34. Rxa7#) 29. Rb2 Rxh8 $15
) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Belligoi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 Be6 4. e3 $11 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 c5 7. b5 (7.
bxc5 e4 8. Nd4 Nxc5 $11) 7... Qc7 (7... a6 8. a4 $11) 8. d3 d5 (8... Be7 9. Ng5
$11) 9. Nbd2 (9. Ng5 Bf5 $11) 9... d4 10. exd4 (10. Ng5 Bf5 $11) 10... exd4 $15
11. O-O (11. a3 Bd6 $15) 11... Bd6 12. h3 (12. Re1 O-O $15) 12... O-O 13. Re1
Rfe8 14. Bf1 (14. Bc1 a6 $15) 14... h6 (14... a6 15. a4 $17) 15. Qc2 Bf5 (15...
Re7 16. Ne4 $17) 16. Rxe8+ (16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. dxe4 Be6 $15) 16... Rxe8 $17 17.
Re1 Rxe1 18. Nxe1 g5 (18... Qa5 19. g4 Bf4 20. Bc1 $15) 19. Ndf3 (19. Be2 $142
$15) 19... Nh5 $4 (19... Qa5 $142 $15) 20. g4 $18 Be6 (20... Bxg4 21. hxg4 Nf4
22. Qa4 $18) 21. gxh5 Nf6 22. Bc1 Qd7 (22... Nxh5 23. Qa4 Qb6 $18) 23. Qe2 (23.
h4 $142 $5 g4 24. Nd2 $18) 23... Bxh3 $16 24. Ne5 Qf5 25. Bxh3 Qxh3 26. f4 (26.
a3 Qf5 27. f4 gxf4 $14) 26... Nxh5 27. Qh2 (27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. N1xf3 Nxf4 29.
Bxf4 gxf4 $14) 27... Qg3+ (27... Qxh2+ $5 28. Kxh2 f6 $11) 28. Qxg3 $14 Nxg3
29. Kf2 gxf4 (29... Nh5 30. Nd7 f6 31. fxg5 fxg5 32. Nf3 $14) 30. Bxf4 Nh5 31.
Bh2 Nf6 (31... f6 32. N5f3 Bxh2 33. Nxh2 $16) 32. N5f3 (32. N1f3 a6 $16) 32...
Ng4+ $14 33. Kg1 Be7 (33... Nxh2 34. Nxh2 f5 35. a4 $14) 34. Bf4 $16 h5 (34...
Kg7 35. Ng2 $16) 35. Ng2 Kh7 36. Ngh4 f6 (36... Bxh4 $5 37. Nxh4 Nf6 $16) 37.
Nf5 $18 Bd8 (37... Bf8 38. Ng3 $18) 38. Kg2 (38. Bb8 a6 39. Nd6 axb5 40. cxb5
b6 $18) 38... Kg6 (38... Ba5 39. Ng3 $18) 39. N3h4+ Kh7 40. Bd6 (40. Ng3 a6 $18
) 40... Bb6 (40... b6 41. Ng3 $18) 41. a4 (41. Ng3 Ne3+ 42. Kf3 Kg7 $18) 41...
Ne5 (41... a6 42. a5 $1 Bxa5 43. Bxc5 $18) 42. a5 (42. Bxe5 fxe5 43. Ng3 Bd8
$18) 42... Bxa5 43. Bxc5 Bb6 44. Bxb6 axb6 45. Nxd4 Nxd3 46. Ndf5 Kg8 (46...
Nb2 47. Nd6 $18) 47. Nd6 Ne5 48. Kg3 (48. Nhf5 Kh7 $18) 48... Kf8 (48... Kg7
49. Nf3 $18) 49. Nhf5 Nd7 (49... Nd3 50. Kh4 $18) 50. Kh4 Ne5 51. Kxh5 Kg8 (
51... Nd7 52. Kg6 $18) 52. Ne7+ Kg7 53. Nd5 Kf8 (53... f5 54. Nxf5+ Kf7 55.
Nxb6 $18) 54. Nxb6 Ke7 (54... f5 55. Nd5 Nd3 56. Nxb7 $18) 55. Nxb7 Ke6 (55...
Nd7 56. Nxd7 Kxd7 57. c5 $18) 56. c5 f5 (56... Nd7 57. Nd8+ Ke7 58. Nc6+ Ke8
59. Nxd7 Kxd7 $18) 57. c6 (57. c6 Ke7 58. c7 $18) 1-0

[Event "TKM/FINAL"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Bendig, Frank"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Be2 Re8 7. O-O c5 8.
Bb5 Nc6 9. Bb2 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d3 Bg4 12. a3 Ba5 13. Nbd2 Qd6 14. h3 Bh5
15. Nb3 Bc7 16. Nbd2 Rab8 17. Rb1 Nd7 18. Ba1 f6 19. Qc1 Nf8 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21.
g3 Qd7 22. Kg2 Ne6 23. Ng1 Ba5 24. Nb3 Bb6 25. Qd2 Qd6 26. Re1 Bg6 27. e4 Nd4
28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. exd5 Qxd5+ (29... cxd5 $6 30. Ne2 $11) 30. Nf3 c5 31. Qf4 Rc8
32. Nbd2 Bc7 33. Qg4 f5 34. Qh4 Rf8 35. Nc4 Bf7 36. Nce5 Bd8 37. Qf4 Bh5 38.
Kh2 h6 39. h4 Ba5 40. Nd2 Qe6 41. Kg1 Qe7 42. Kf1 $2 (42. Kh2 $142 $17) 42...
Bg4 (42... Bg4 43. Nxg4 Qd8 44. Nxh6+ gxh6 $18) (42... g5 $142 43. hxg5 hxg5
$19 (43... Qxg5 $6 44. Qxg5+ hxg5 45. Nec4 $15)) *

[Event "TKM/SF/02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Bendig, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. dxe5 fxe5 (6... Nxe5 $143 7.
Bxe5 fxe5 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxe5 $14) 7. Nf3 e4 8. Nd4 Bf7 9. Nd2 Qg5 10. h4 Qg6
11. h5 Qg5 12. a4 (12. c4 Ngf6 $11) 12... Ngf6 13. h6 gxh6 14. a5 Rb8 (14... a6
15. Rb1 $11) 15. Qc1 Ne5 16. a6 c5 17. Ne2 Rg8 (17... Bd6 18. axb7 Rxb7 19. Ra6
$11) 18. axb7 Rxb7 19. Nf4 Nh5 20. Nxh5 Bxh5 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. c4 Rf7 (22... d4
23. Nxe4 Bg6 24. Ng3 $11) 23. b6 (23. cxd5 $5 Rxf2 24. Rxh5 (24. Kxf2 $4 Qg3+
25. Kg1 Qxe3+ 26. Kh2 Bd6+ 27. g3 Qxg3#) (24. Rxa7 $143 Rf6 25. Ra8+ Kf7 26.
Rxh5 Qxh5 $11) 24... Rxf1+ 25. Nxf1 Qxh5 26. Qc4 $11) 23... Qf5 $15 (23... axb6
$6 24. Ra8+ Ke7 25. Qb1 $14) 24. f4 exf3 25. gxf3 axb6 (25... Bxf3 $143 26.
bxa7 (26. Nxf3 $143 Qxf3 (26... axb6 $2 27. Ra8+ Ke7 28. Qa1 $18) 27. bxa7 Qf2+
28. Kd1 Rxa7 29. Rxa7 Qf3+ 30. Kd2 Qxh1 $15) 26... Rxa7 27. Rxa7 (27. Nxf3 $143
Rxa1 28. Qxa1 Qxf3 29. Qa8+ Kf7 30. Qxd5+ Qxd5 31. cxd5 Ke7 $11) 27... Bxh1 28.
Qb2 $16) 26. cxd5 Re7 (26... Bxf3 27. Bb5+ Kd8 28. Ra8+ Kc7 29. Rf1 (29. Nxf3
Qxf3 30. Rf1 Rg1 31. Ra7+ Kd6 32. Rxf7 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 Qxf7 $19) 29... Bxd5 30.
Ra7+ (30. Rxf5 $143 Rxf5 31. Ra7+ Kb8 $14) 30... Kb8 31. Rxf7 (31. Rxf5 $6 Rxf5
32. Ra4 Rg1+ 33. Bf1 Bd6 $14) 31... Qxf7 32. Rxf7 Bxf7 33. Qa1 Rg1+ 34. Nf1 $18
) 27. Ra3 Qg5 28. Qc3 (28. Ra8+ Kd7 29. Ne4 Rxe4 30. fxe4 Qg3+ 31. Kd2 Bf3 32.
Bh3+ Kd6 $18) 28... Rg6 (28... Qg3+ 29. Ke2 Rg5 30. Qf6 $16) 29. Ne4 $16 Rxe4 (
29... Qxd5 $2 30. Bc4 Bg7 31. Qb3 $18 (31. Bxd5 Bxc3+ 32. Nxc3 Rxe3+ 33. Kd2
Re5 $18)) 30. fxe4 Qg3+ 31. Kd2 Bg7 32. Qc4 Bf3 33. Qb5+ Ke7 34. Ra7+ Kf6 35.
Qd7 (35. Qxb6+ Kg5 36. Rxg7 Qf2+ 37. Kc3 Qe1+ 38. Kc4 Qc1+ (38... Bxh1 $6 39.
Rxg6+ hxg6 40. Bd3 Qc1+ 41. Kb5 Qxe3 42. Bc4 $15) 39. Kd3 Qd1+ 40. Kc3 Bxh1 41.
Rxg6+ hxg6 $19) 35... Qf2+ 36. Kd3 c4+ 37. Kxc4 Qc2+ 38. Kb5 Qb3+ 39. Ka6 Qa3+
40. Kb7 Qe7 41. Qxe7+ Kxe7 42. Rh4 Be5 43. Bd3 b5 44. Ra5 (44. Rh3 $5 Bg4 45.
Rh1 b4 $18) 44... b4 45. Rb5 Bg3 46. Rf4 (46. Rf4 Bxf4 47. exf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Bennett, Hilton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 a5 7. b5 Nbd7 8. d4 e4
9. Nfd2 d5 10. O-O c6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. c5 Nbd7 14. a4 Kh8 15. Rae1
Qe8 16. Qc2 Nh5 17. Qd1 Ndf6 18. f3 exf3 19. Nxf3 (19. gxf3 $6 f4 20. Bd3 Bh3
$15) 19... Ne4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Ne5 Nf6 22. Bc3 Bd8 23. Rf2 Bc7 24. Ref1 Bxe5
25. dxe5 Nd7 26. Bh5 Qd8 $2 (26... Qe7 27. Qg4 Rg8 $18) 27. e6 Rxf2 28. Rxf2 (
28. Kxf2 $143 Nxc5 29. Kg1 Nxe6 $17 (29... Bxe6 30. Qd4 Qg5 31. Qxc5 cxb5 32.
Rf8+ Rxf8 33. Qxf8+ Bg8 34. Kh1 Qe7 35. Qxe7 d4 36. Bxd4 Bf7 37. Qf8+ Bg8 38.
Bxg7#)) 28... Nf8 (28... Nf6 29. Qf1 Bxe6 30. Rxf6 Qe7 $18) 29. Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7
30. Rf7+ Kh6 31. e7 (31. e7 Qxe7 32. Rxe7 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr TKM/A005"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Bilsel, Sabahaddin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 (3. Bxe5 Nf6 $15) 3... d6 (3... exf4 $142 $5 4.
Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 $19) 4. fxe5 dxe5 5. Bxe5 Nf6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc3 O-O 8.
Bxb4 (8. e3 Ne4 $15) 8... Nxb4 $17 9. c3 Nc6 10. e3 Bg4 11. Be2 Qd6 12. O-O
Rad8 13. Qa4 Rfe8 14. Bb5 a6 (14... Re4 15. Qa3 $15) 15. Bxc6 $11 Qxc6 16. Qxc6
bxc6 17. h3 Bf5 18. c4 (18. Nd4 Be4 $11) 18... Bd3 19. Rc1 c5 20. Nc3 Bxc4 21.
Rab1 Bd3 22. Rb7 c6 23. Na4 (23. Rc7 Rd6 $15) 23... c4 (23... Be2 24. Nxc5 Bxf3
25. gxf3 Rxd2 26. a4 $17) 24. Nb2 Ne4 25. Rb6 (25. Nxd3 $5 Rxd3 26. Rxc4 Nxd2
27. Nxd2 Rxd2 28. a4 $15) 25... c5 26. Nxd3 Rxd3 27. Rxc4 Nxd2 28. Nxd2 Rxd2
29. Rxa6 h6 30. Ra3 Re5 31. h4 g5 32. Rac3 {The isolani on c5 becomes a target}
Rxa2 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Binder, Klaus"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "1850"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 {last book move} a5 (1... e5 2. Bb2 $15) 2. b5 $11 Nf6 3. Bb2 (3. Nf3 d5
$11) 3... d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e3 e6 6. c4 a4 7. a3 Bd6 (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nb6 9.
Be2 $11) 8. d4 c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nbd2 (11. Be2 O-O $11) 11...
O-O (11... Bf5 12. Rc1 $11) 12. Be2 Qe7 13. O-O Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nh4 Bxe2 16.
Qxe2 Qe6 17. Ndf3 Rfe8 (17... Nb3 18. Ng5 Qd7 19. Rad1 $11) 18. Nd4 (18. Ng5
Qc8 $11) 18... Qe4 19. Nhf5 Be5 20. Rfd1 Nb3 (20... Ne6 21. Qd3 $11) 21. Nxb3
Qxf5 22. Nd4 Qg6 23. Nf3 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 Rac8 25. Rac1 *

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Boettger, Hellmuth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e5 4. Bxe5 Bxb4 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Bb2 Bg4 8.
O-O Re8 9. d3 a6 10. a3 Bd6 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Qc1 (12. c4 Qe7 (12... Rb8 13.
cxd5 (13. Ng5 Bf5 14. Ngf3 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Be7 16. Qc2 Be6 $11) (13. Rb1 Ng4 14.
Qc2 Qe7 15. Qc3 Nf6 16. Rfc1 dxc4 $11) 13... Nxd5 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Qc2 Qd7 16.
Rfc1 Rbd8 $11) (12... Ng4 13. Rc1 (13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Qb3 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Nce5 16.
Nfxe5 Nxe5 $11) (13. Qb3 b6 14. Qc3 Nf6 15. Rac1 Ne7 16. Nd4 Bd7 $11) 13...
dxc4 14. Nxc4 Be7 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxg4 Nb3 $11) (12... Be7 13. Rb1 (13. Qb3
Qd6 14. Rfc1 Qd7 15. Qc2 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Nd5 $11) (13. Qc2 Rb8 14. c5 b5 15. cxb6
Rxb6 16. Rab1 Qd6 $11) (13. Rc1 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Nd5 15. Qc2 Rb8 16. d4 b5 $14)
13... dxc4 14. dxc4 b6 15. Qc2 h6 16. Rfd1 Qc8 $14) (12... Ra7 13. cxd5 Nxd5
14. Ne4 Be7 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Nc5 Bc8 $14) (12... Rc8 13. Qc2 (13. Qb3 Na5 14.
Qc2 c5 15. Rab1 Rb8 16. Ng5 Bf5 $11) (13. Ng5 Bf5 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. cxd5 Qxg5
16. Nf3 Bxh2+ $11) (13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. Nfg5 f5 $11) (13.
Qa4 Nd7 14. Qb3 dxc4 15. Qc3 f6 16. Nxc4 Nb6 $11) (13. Rb1 dxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15.
Nxd6 cxd6 16. Ng5 Qe7 $11) 13... dxc4 14. dxc4 Qe7 15. c5 Bxc5 16. Ng5 Ba7 $14)
(12... Nd7 13. Qc2 (13. d4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Nf6 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Rc1 Rad8 $11) (
13. Qb3 Nb6 14. Qc3 f6 15. d4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Na4 $11) (13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 Be6
15. d4 Bg4 16. Rb1 Nb6 $14) 13... Qe7 14. d4 dxc4 15. e4 Bf5 16. Bxc4 Bg6 $14)
(12... h6 13. cxd5 (13. Rb1 Qe7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Bxa3 16. Bxa3 Qxa3 $11)
13... Nxd5 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. Rfc1 Rad8 $11) (12... dxc4 13. Nxc4 Be7
14. Qc2 Qd7 15. Rfc1 Nd5 16. Rab1 Rab8 $14) 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4 Rad8 15. Nxd6
Rxd6 16. Rc1 f6 $11) 12... Qe7 (12... b6 13. c4 (13. Rb1 Rb8 14. c4 Rc8 15. Qc2
dxc4 16. Ng5 Ne5 $11) 13... Na5 14. Bc3 dxc4 15. dxc4 Nc6 16. Qb2 Bf5 $11) (
12... Rb8 13. c4 (13. Bc3 Be7 14. Qb2 Qd6 15. Rfb1 b5 16. Bb4 Nxb4 $11) (13.
Rb1 b5 14. c4 dxc4 15. dxc4 Bf5 16. Ra1 Ne5 $11) (13. Re1 Qe7 14. c4 Rec8 15.
Qc3 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bd5 $11) (13. Rd1 Qe7 14. c4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Rbc8 16. e4 Bxc4
$11) 13... dxc4 14. Nxc4 Be7 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. Rfc1 Bf6 $11) (12... Ra7 13. c4 (
13. Rb1 Qe7 14. c4 Na5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. c5 Be7 $11) (13. Re1 Qe7 14. c4 Raa8
15. Rb1 Rab8 16. cxd5 Nxd5 $11) 13... Qe7 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 Rc8 16. Qc2 f5
$11) (12... b5 13. c4 Na7 14. c5 Be7 15. Nd4 Bg4 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 $11) (12... Nd7
13. Rb1 (13. c4 Qe7 14. Qc3 Nf6 15. Rac1 dxc4 16. dxc4 Bg4 $11) (13. Rd1 Qe7
14. c4 Nb6 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Ne4 Rac8 $11) 13... Qe7 14. c4 Nb6 15. Qc3 f6 16.
d4 dxc4 $11) (12... Ng4 13. Rb1 (13. c4 Qe7 14. Qc3 Nf6 15. Rac1 dxc4 16. dxc4
Bf5 $11) 13... b6 14. c4 Qd7 15. Qc3 Nf6 16. Rfc1 Rad8 $11) (12... Rc8 13. Rb1
(13. Bc3 b5 14. Qb2 Be7 15. Ng5 Bf5 16. Rfd1 Nd7 $15) 13... b6 14. c4 dxc4 15.
Nxc4 b5 16. Nxd6 cxd6 $11) (12... Be7 13. Rd1 (13. Nb3 Qd6 14. c4 b6 15. e4
dxe4 16. dxe4 Qd7 $11) (13. c4 dxc4 14. dxc4 Bd6 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11)
(13. Rb1 b5 14. c4 bxc4 15. dxc4 Bf5 16. cxd5 Bxb1 $11) (13. Ng5 Bf5 14. Re1
Qd6 15. e4 Qf4 16. exd5 Nxd5 $11) (13. Re1 Qd6 14. c4 Rad8 15. Rb1 b6 16. Qc2
dxc4 $11) (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. d4 b5 15. a4 b4 16. Bd3 Qd6 $11) (13. Qd1 b5 14.
c4 Qd6 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Qc2 Bd7 $11) (13. Qe1 Qd6 14. Rb1 Rab8 15. Nb3 b5 16.
Qc3 Nd8 $11) (13. Bc3 Qd6 14. Qb2 b5 15. Nb3 a5 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 $11) 13... Qd6
14. Rb1 b5 15. c4 bxc4 16. dxc4 Bf5 $14) (12... Bc5 13. c4 (13. Nb3 Be7 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. d4 Be7 16. c4 Qd7 $11) 13... dxc4 14. dxc4 b6 15. Qc2 h6 16. Bd3
Qe7 $11) 13. c4 (13. Bc3 b5 14. Qb2 Nh5 15. Ne1 Qg5 16. Nef3 Qg6 $15) (13. Rb1
b5 14. c4 dxc4 15. dxc4 Bf5 16. Ra1 bxc4 $11) 13... Rab8 (13... dxc4 14. Nxc4
Rac8 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Qd2 Bg4 $11) 14. Qc2 (14. Rb1 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16.
dxc4 Ne4 $11) 14... dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 (15... Rbc8 16. Nxd6 cxd6 $11) 16. Qxc4
Ne5 (16... Rbd8 $11) 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. d4 Qd6 20. Rfc1 c6 21. Bf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Breitenbaum, Josef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Bxe5 Nc6 4. Bb2 Bxb4 5. c4 O-O 6. e3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O h6 11. d4 Bf5 (11... Qd7 12. a3 Bd6 13. Nc3 $11) 12.
a3 Bf8 (12... Bd6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 $11) 13. Nbd2 (13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
Rb8 $11) 13... a6 14. Rc1 Bh7 (14... Qd7 15. Re1 $11) 15. Qb3 (15. Ne5 Nxe5 16.
dxe5 Qd7 $11) 15... Nb6 (15... Na5 16. Qa2 $11) 16. Nc4 $14 Bf5 (16... Nxc4 17.
Bxc4 (17. Rxc4 $143 Na5 18. Qa2 Qd5 $15) (17. Qxc4 $6 Be4 $11) 17... Qd7 18.
Qc3 $14 (18. Qxb7 $143 Reb8 19. Qxc6 Qxc6 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Rxc6 Rxb2 $15))
17. Rfd1 (17. Nxb6 cxb6 18. Bc4 Re7 $14) 17... Be6 18. Qc2 Bd5 (18... Nxc4 19.
Bxc4 Bg4 20. Be2 $14) 19. Nxb6 cxb6 {
The passed pawn on d4 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} 20. Ne5 (20. Nd2
Rc8 21. Qd3 Qh4 $16) 20... Rc8 (20... Qg5 21. e4 Nxe5 22. dxe5 $14 (22. exd5
$143 Ng6 $15)) 21. Bg4 $16 Nxe5 (21... Be6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qb3 $16) 22. Bxc8
(22. Qxc8 Qg5 23. dxe5 Rxc8 24. Rxc8 Bxg2 $19 (24... Qxg4 $143 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8
26. Rxd5 $19)) 22... Nf3+ (22... Nc4 23. Bf5 Nxb2 24. Qxb2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qg5+
26. Kh1 Qxf5 $14) 23. gxf3 $18 Bxf3 24. Bh3 Qg5+ 25. Kf1 g6 (25... Bd6 26. Rd3
Bxh2 27. Ke1 Qg1+ 28. Bf1 $18) 26. Qc3 (26. d5 Bd6 27. Qa4 b5 $14) 26... Bd6
27. Rd2 Bxh2 {Do you see the mate threat?} 28. Ke1 Qg1+ (28... b5 29. Bf1 $18)
29. Bf1 Bf4 30. Rd3 (30. d5 f6 31. Rd3 Bg3 $18) 30... h5 (30... Bg3 $142 31.
Qd2 Be4 $18) 31. d5 {Threatening mate... how?} Be5 32. Qc8 (32. Qxe5 $142 Rxe5
33. Bxe5 $18) 32... Rxc8 33. Rxc8+ Kh7 34. Bxe5 {The mate threat is Rh8} g5 (
34... f6 35. Bxf6 g5 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. Rg8+ Kxf6 38. Rf8+ Kg6 39. Rxf3 Qg4 $18)
35. Rc7 (35. d6 $5 Bg2 36. d7 Qxf1+ 37. Kd2 Qxf2+ 38. Kc3 Qe1+ 39. Kc4 Qa5 40.
Rh8+ Kg6 $18) 35... Kg6 $4 (35... Bg2 $142 36. Rxf7+ Kg8 $11) 36. d6 $18 (36.
Rxb7 Bg2 37. Rxb6+ Kf5 $17) 36... Bg2 37. d7 Qxf1+ 38. Kd2 Qxf2+ 39. Kc3 Qe1+
40. Kc4 Qc1+ (40... b5+ 41. Kc5 Qa5 $18) 41. Kd4 (41. Bc3 $142 $5 Qxa3 42. d8=Q
Qa2+ 43. Kd4 Bc6 44. Qg8+ Kh6 $18) 41... Qb2+ $4 (41... Bc6 $142 42. Rxc6+ bxc6
$11) 42. Rcc3 $18 Qb5 (42... f6 43. d8=Q fxe5+ 44. Kxe5 Qb5+ 45. Kd6 h4 $18)
43. d8=Q (43. d8=Q h4 44. Qf6+ Kh5 45. Qxf7+ Kg4 46. e4 Qa4+ 47. Rc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "EW match corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Breitenbaum, Josef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. b4 (3. d4 $142 $5 $14) 3... cxb4 $15 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 d5
6. Nbd2 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Nd7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Bd3 e6 11. Ne5 a6 12. Qf3
(12. Bg5 Be7 $11) 12... Be7 (12... Qxd4 $5 13. Bf4 Qd5 $17) 13. Qg3 Kf8 (13...
Qxd4 14. Be3 (14. Qxg7 $2 Rf8 15. Nc4 Qxa1 $19) 14... Qc3 15. Qxg7 $15) 14. Bb2
Nd5 15. Qh3 Bf6 16. f4 (16. Bxh7 $143 g6 $19) 16... Nc3 17. Qe3 Nd5 18. Qd2 Qc7
19. a3 b5 (19... Be7 $5 $11) 20. axb4 $14 Bb7 21. Rac1 Qd6 22. Be4 Rb8 23. c4
bxc4 (23... Nxb4 $2 24. c5 Qc7 25. Bxb7 (25. Qxb4 $6 Bxe4 26. c6+ Kg8 $11)
25... Rxb7 26. Qxb4 $18) (23... Qxb4 $6 24. Qe2 bxc4 25. Nd7+ Ke7 26. Nxb8 $14)
24. Rxc4 Nb6 (24... g6 $5 $11) 25. Bxb7 $14 Rxb7 26. Rc6 Qd5 27. Rfc1 g6 28.
R1c5 Qe4 $2 (28... Qd8 $142 $16) 29. Rxb6 $1 $18 (29. Rxb6 Rxb6 30. Nd7+ Ke7
31. Nxf6 $18 (31. Nxb6 $143 Rd8 $18)) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-90-63"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Brinkmann, Wilhelm"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. c4 dxc4 7. d5 Bf7 8.
Bxc4 f5 (8... c6 $5 9. Bb3 c5 $11) 9. Nf3 $14 Bd6 10. Nc3 (10. Qa4 Qe7 $14)
10... Ngf6 11. Ng5 O-O $2 (11... Bg8 $142 $5 $14) 12. Ne6 $18 (12. Nxf7 $6 Rxf7
13. O-O Nb6 $14) 12... Qe7 13. Nxf8 Rxf8 14. Bb3 e4 15. Qc2 Bh5 (15... Ne5 16.
O-O $16) 16. Nb5 $18 f4 (16... Bf7 17. Rd1 $18) 17. Nxd6 (17. Qxc7 Bxb4+ 18.
Kf1 Qc5 19. Qxb7 Bd2 $18) 17... cxd6 (17... Qxd6 18. Qxc7 $1 Qa6 19. d6+ Kh8
20. Bc4 $18) 18. exf4 Ng4 (18... Bf7 19. Rd1 $18) 19. h3 Nxf2 $4 (19... Ngf6
$18) 20. Qxf2 (20. Kxf2 $143 Rxf4+ 21. Kg3 Qh4+ 22. Kh2 Qf2 $18) 20... e3 21.
Qg3 Nf6 22. O-O (22. O-O Be2 23. Rfe1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Vereins-Thematurnier"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Brueckner, U."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 d5 3. Bxe5 Nc6 4. Bb2 Nf6 (4... Nxb4 $5 5. a3 Na6 $11) 5.
b5 $14 Na5 6. d3 (6. e3 Bf5 $14) 6... d4 (6... a6 7. bxa6 Rxa6 8. e3 $11) 7.
Nf3 $14 Bb4+ 8. c3 dxc3 9. Bxc3 Nd5 (9... Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 a6 11. bxa6 Rxa6 12.
d4 $14) 10. Bxb4 Nxb4 11. Qa4 Qf6 (11... c5 12. d4 Bf5 13. Na3 $16) 12. d4 (12.
Qxa5 $143 Nc2+ 13. Kd1 Nxa1 14. Qxc7 Be6 15. Qxb7 O-O $11) 12... Qd6 $2 (12...
Qe7 $5 13. e3 Bf5 $18) 13. Nc3 (13. a3 Nbc6 $18) 13... Nc4 $2 (13... b6 14. a3
Nd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Ne5 $18) 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Nc5 Na3 16. Rc1 Nac2+ 17. Rxc2
Nxc2+ 18. Qxc2 b6 (18... Rb8 19. e4 $18) 19. Nd3 (19. Na6 $142 O-O 20. Nxc7 $18
(20. Qxc7 Qa3 21. e4 Bxa6 $11)) 19... Bf5 (19... O-O $18) 20. Qc6+ Kd8 (20...
Kf8 21. Qxa8+ Qe8 22. Qxe8+ Kxe8 23. e3 $18) 21. Qxa8+ Kd7 (21... Bc8 $18) 22.
Qd5+ (22. Qd5+ Kc8 23. Qxf5+ Qd7 24. Qxd7+ Kxd7 25. Nde5+ Ke8 26. e4 $18) (22.
Nfe5+ $142 $5 Ke6 23. Qxh8 Kf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Brunner, Hermann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2145"]
[BlackElo "1670"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 Be6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Be2 h6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 (11. Nxe5 $6 Nxb4 12. Qc1 Nd7 $11) 11...
Bxd5 (11... Qxd5 $143 12. Bxe5 (12. Nxe5 $143 Bxb4 13. d4 Nd7 $14) 12... Rd8
13. d4 $16) 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bc3 Bd6 14. e4 Be6 15. Qb2 f6 16. Rfe1 Qc7 17. d4
Rae8 18. a4 Nb6 19. b5 Nc8 20. Rac1 cxb5 21. Bxb5 Bd7 22. Bd2 Qd8 23. Bc4+ Kh7
24. Bd3 Kg8 25. Qxb7 Re7 26. e5 fxe5 27. dxe5 Bg4 28. Qd5+ Be6 29. Qe4 (29.
exd6 $6 Bxd5 30. dxe7 Nxe7 $14) 29... Bf5 30. Qc4+ (30. exd6 $6 Rxe4 (30...
Bxe4 $2 31. dxe7 Nxe7 32. Rxe4 Qxd3 33. Rxe7 Rxf3 34. gxf3 Qxd2 35. Rcc7 $18)
31. Bxe4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Nxd6 $11) 30... Be6 31. exd6 Nxd6 (31... Bxc4 32. dxe7 (
32. Bxc4+ $6 Ref7 $18) 32... Nxe7 33. Bxc4+ (33. Rxc4 Qxd3 34. Rd4 Qg6 $16)
33... Kh7 34. Bb4 $18) 32. Qd4 (32. Rxe6 $6 Nxc4 33. Bxc4 Kh7 $18) 32... Bf5
1-0

[Event "DESC-Einladungsturnier"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Brunner, Hermann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "1880"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nf3 Be7 6.
d3 $146 (6. d4 exd4 7. Bxd4 Bf6 8. Nbd2 Nd7 9. e4 Bxd4 10. Nxd4 Ne7 11. Bd3 Ne5
12. N2f3 N7g6 13. Nf5 Qf6 14. O-O O-O 15. Re1 Ba6 16. b5 Bc8 17. Be2 Nxf3+ 18.
Bxf3 a5 19. e5 Bxf5 20. exf6 {1-0 Dopper,J-Verkerk,J}) (6. Be2 Nd7 7. d4 e4 8.
Nfd2 Ngf6 9. Nc3 a6 10. O-O d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Ndxe4 N7f6 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.
a3 Qd6 15. Bf3 c6 16. e4 Nd7 17. e5 Qh6 18. Re1 Nf8 19. d5 Bd8 20. Ne4 Bc7 {
pcmvr (2870)-capacuba (2305)/net-chess.com 2009/1-0}) (6. Nc3 Nf6 $14) 6... Qd7
(6... Nf6 7. Nc3 $11) 7. Be2 Bf6 (7... Nc6 $5 $11) 8. Nc3 $16 Ne7 9. Ne4 Bxe4
10. dxe4 O-O 11. O-O Ng6 12. a3 Nh4 (12... Nc6 13. Qc2 $16) 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14.
Bg4 Qc6 (14... Qe8 15. f4 $16) 15. Rc1 Qe8 (15... Qxe4 $4 16. Bf3 Qf5 17. Bxa8
$18) 16. Qd5 {White intends c5} Nc6 17. Rfd1 Ne7 18. Qd3 Ng6 19. c5 Be7 $2 (
19... bxc5 $142 20. bxc5 Rb8 $16) 20. cxb6 $18 (20. cxd6 $6 Bxd6 21. b5 Qe7 $16
) 20... cxb6 21. Rc7 Qb8 22. Rdc1 Rd8 $4 (22... a5 $18) 23. Qa6 d5 24. R1c6 Bf8
(24... h5 25. Bxh5 dxe4 26. Rb7 $18) 25. Rb7 d4 (25... dxe4 26. Rxb8 Raxb8 27.
Qxa7 $18) 26. Rxb8 Raxb8 27. Rc7 d3 28. Qxa7 d2 29. Bd1 f6 (29... Ra8 30. Qxb6
Bd6 31. Rc2 $18) 30. Rd7 b5 (30... Ra8 31. Qc7 Be7 32. Rxe7 Nxe7 33. Qxe7 $18)
31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Qb6 Be7 33. Qxb5 Kf8 (33... Nh8 34. Bb3+ Nf7 35. Qe2 $18) 34.
a4 Rc8 (34... Nh8 35. Bc3 $18) 35. Qb7 Rc1 36. Qa8+ (36. Qa8+ Kf7 37. Qd5+ Kf8
38. Qxd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Chatterjee"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 c5 6. c4 O-O 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. d4 dxc4 (9... Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Nc3 $11) 10. Bxc4
cxd4 11. Nxd4 (11. Qxd4 Bb7 $11) 11... Bb7 12. Nd2 (12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. bxc6 Nc5
$11) 12... Nc5 13. Qc2 (13. Rc1 Rc8 $11) 13... Rc8 14. N4f3 (14. Rac1 Bd6 $11)
14... a6 (14... Bd6 15. Rfd1 $15) 15. Rfd1 (15. a4 Qc7 $11) 15... axb5 $15 16.
Bxb5 Bd5 (16... Qd5 17. Nc4 Qh5 18. Qe2 $11 (18. Nxb6 Rb8 19. Nd2 Ba8 $19)) 17.
Nc4 Qc7 18. Rac1 Bxf3 (18... Nfe4 19. Qe2 $11) 19. gxf3 $14 Rfd8 20. a4 (20.
Be5 Qb7 $11) 20... Rxd1+ (20... Qb7 21. e4 $14) 21. Rxd1 $14 Nfd7 22. f4 Rd8 (
22... Nf6 23. f3 $14) 23. f5 (23. Bc3 Nf6 $14) 23... exf5 (23... Bf6 24. fxe6
fxe6 25. Bd4 $14) 24. Qxf5 Nf8 25. Rxd8 {(withdraw)} *

[Event "corr BdF GT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Daikeler, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 b6 2. Bb2 Bb7 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Nf6 5. b5 c5 6. Nf3 $11 d5 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Rc8 12. Qa4 Ra8 (12... Qc7 13. Bc3 $11
) 13. Rac1 Nc5 14. Bxc5 (14. Qc2 a6 $11) 14... Bxc5 (14... bxc5 15. cxd5 exd5
16. Rfd1 $11) 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Bc4 Rfd8 18. Ne5 Qc7 19. Bxd5 Nxd5
20. Nef3 (20. Ndc4 Rac8 $14) 20... Qe7 21. Ne4 Ba3 22. Rc6 Qb4 23. Rc4 Qxa4 24.
Rxa4 Be7 25. Nd4 Rdc8 26. Nc6 Rc7 27. Rc4 f5 (27... Kf8 28. Nc3 Nxc3 29. Rxc3
$11) 28. Nxe7+ Rxe7 29. Ng5 (29. Ng3 Rd8 $14) 29... h6 30. Nf3 Rc7 (30... a6
31. bxa6 g5 32. e4 fxe4 33. Rxe4 $19) 31. Rxc7 $14 Nxc7 32. Nd4 (32. a4 Nd5 $14
) 32... Rd8 (32... a6 33. Rc1 Nxb5 34. Nxe6 $11) 33. Rc1 $14 Rd7 34. Kf1 g6 (
34... e5 35. Nxf5 Nxb5 36. Ke2 $11) 35. a4 $14 g5 36. h3 Kf7 37. Nc6 a5 $2 (
37... Kf6 $142 $16) 38. Ne5+ $18 Ke7 39. Nxd7 Kxd7 40. Rc6 Na8 (40... Nd5 41.
g4 f4 42. e4 $18) 41. g4 fxg4 42. hxg4 (42. hxg4 h5 43. gxh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Gamb-Turn SP-19"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Everett, Brian S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $17 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+
7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 $15 Qg4 9. Bxh8 d5 10. Nc3 (10. Rxh7 $143 Bf5 11. Rh3
Be4 $17) 10... Ne7 (10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qg6 12. e3 $11) 11. Rxh7 (11. Rb1 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 Qg6 $11) 11... Bf5 $15 12. Rh1 (12. Rh6 Qg5 13. Rh1 Qg6 $15) 12... Qg6
$11 13. d3 (13. e3 Bxc2 14. Qh5 c6 $11) 13... Qc6 $15 {Black launches an attack
} 14. Nb1 Bc5+ 15. Kf1 Qd6 16. Nd2 (16. Qd2 Qg3 17. d4 Bd6 $11) 16... Nbc6 (
16... Qf4+ 17. Nf3 $15) 17. Bc3 (17. Rb1 Bg4 18. Bb2 Nf5 $19) 17... O-O-O 18.
e4 dxe4 (18... Be6 19. Ke2 $15) 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 f5 21. Bg2 Nd5 22. Bd2
Be3 23. Rh3 Qf4+ 24. Rf3 Qg5 25. Bxe3 Nxe3+ 26. Rxe3 Qxe3 27. Qe2 (27. Bxc6 Rg8
(27... bxc6 $6 28. Qe2 Qh3+ 29. Ke1 $17) 28. Bg2 Rg4 $19) 27... Qxe2+ 28. Kxe2
Nd4+ 29. Kd2 Re8 30. Bf1 (30. Kc3 c5 31. Bd5 Re2 $19) 30... Rh8 31. Rc1 f4 32.
c3 Rh2+ 33. Kd1 Rh1 34. Ke1 (34. Kd2 Nf5 35. Be2 Rh2 $19) 34... Nf5 35. a3 (35.
d4 Ne3 36. Kf2 b5 $19) 35... Kd7 36. Rb1 (36. Kf2 Ne3 $19) 36... Ng3 37. Kf2
Rxf1+ (37... Rxf1+ 38. Rxf1 Nxf1 39. Kxf1 Kc6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bezirkseinzelmeister"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Feldmann, HJ."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. b5 c5 6. c4 Be7 (6... Bd6 7. cxd5
exd5 8. Be2 $15) 7. d4 (7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 O-O $15) 7... O-O $15 8. Be2 dxc4
9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. Nbd2 Nb6 12. Be2 c4 13. Rc1 Bb4 (13... Qd5 $142
14. a4 Bb4 $15) 14. Nxc4 $16 {Black creates threats along the open c-file} Nxc4
15. Bxc4 Qa5 16. Qb3 Ne4 17. Bd3 Bd6 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. a4 Bg6 20. Rxc8 (20. Rc2
Bb4 $16) 20... Rxc8 21. Bc4 (21. Qa2 $142 $5 $16) 21... Qc7 22. Bxe6 (22. Ne5
$142 $11) 22... fxe6 (22... Qc2 23. Qxc2 Rxc2 24. Bd5 Rxb2 25. Bxb7 Nxf2 26.
Rd2 Rxd2 27. Nxd2 $19) 23. Qxe6+ $17 Kh8 24. h3 (24. Ba1 $5 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Fischer, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

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 Qe8 15. d4 Nf4 16. Qf3 Qh5 17. Qxh5 Nxh5 18. exd5 Rg8
$146 (18... Nf4 19. dxe5 fxe5 20. c4 b6 21. Bd2 Nd3+ 22. Ke2 Nb2 23. Bg5+ Ke8
24. Rhf1 Bg4+ 25. Ke1 Rf8 26. h3 Bd7 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Ke2 Nxc4 29. Rf1+ Kg8
30. Bh6 b5 31. Rf6 b4 32. Nf3 a5 33. Ng5 {
Roczniak,J-Nogal,J/corr Poland 1981/1-0 (38)}) (18... exd4 $6 19. O-O-O b6 20.
Bb4 $14) 19. O-O-O (19. g3 Bh3 $15) 19... Rg4 (19... Bg4 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Rde1
$17) 20. g3 $15 Bd7 (20... Rxd4 $143 21. Rxd4 exd4 22. Re1+ Kf7 23. Bb4 $11) (
20... exd4 $143 21. Rhe1+ Kf7 22. Bc7 $14) 21. dxe5 fxe5 22. Kb2 Rf8 23. Rhe1 (
23. Bd2 $5 $15) 23... Rf2 $17 24. Rd2 Rxd2 25. Bxd2 Nf6 26. Be3 Nxd5 27. Bxa7
Rb4+ 28. Ka1 Ra4 29. Bg1 Nc3 30. Kb2 Nxa2 31. c3 b5 32. Nf3 Nxc3 $1 33. Nxe5 (
33. Kxc3 Ra3+ {Double attack}) 33... dxe5 34. Rxe5+ $4 (34. Kxc3 $142 Ke6 35.
Be3 $19) 34... Kf6 35. Rc5 Ne4 36. Rh5 Kg6 37. Re5 Nf6 38. Re7 Re4 39. Rxe4
Nxe4 40. Be3 Kf5 41. Bf4 Kg4 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-05"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Fournier, Frederic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 b5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Bxb4 5. Bxb5 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Ba4 c5 (7...
O-O 8. a3 Bd6 9. Nc3 $11) 8. a3 $14 Ba5 9. d3 O-O 10. Nbd2 d5 (10... Nc6 11.
Nb3 Bb6 12. Rb1 $11) 11. c4 Nbd7 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. e4 Bb7 14. Nc4 Bc7 15. Rb1
Rb8 16. Bc3 Qe7 17. Qc1 Rfd8 (17... Nh5 18. Qg5 Qxg5 19. Nxg5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRG corr Germany"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Friedrich, Gerd"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. a3 c5 2. b4 Nc6 3. b5 Nd4 4. e3 Nxb5 $2 (4... Ne6 $142 $11) 5. Bxb5 $18 e5
6. Bb2 a6 7. Be2 e4 8. d3 Qb6 9. Bc3 d5 10. dxe4 dxe4 11. Qd5 Qe6 12. Qxe6+
Bxe6 (12... fxe6 $4 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Rd1 $18) 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Bh5 Nf6 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Ne2 Bg6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Nxe4 Rc8 (18... f5 19. Ng5 $18) 19. Nxf6+
Kf7 20. Ne4 Rg8 (20... Be7 21. c3 $18) 21. Ng5+ Kg7 22. Rd1 Kh6 23. Nf7+ Kg7
24. Rd7 Kf6 25. Nf4 (25. Rxb7 $143 Rg7 26. Rb6+ Kxf7 27. Rxa6 Rb8 $18) 25...
Rb8 26. e4 Rg7 27. e5+ Kf5 28. g3 g5 29. Nh5 Rxf7 30. Rxf7+ Kg6 31. Rxf8 $1
Rxf8 (31... Rxf8 32. Nf6 {Combination}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "BdF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Frohlich, Rainer"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 Re8 8.
a3 Ba5 9. Bc4 Bg4 (9... Nb6 10. Be2 (10. Bb3 c5 (10... Bg4 11. Bc3 Bxc3 12.
dxc3 N8d7 13. Bc2 Qf6 14. Qd3 Qh6 $15 {-0.53/9}) 11. Qc2 (11. Bc3 Nc6 12. O-O
Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. d3 Bxc3 $15 {-0.66/8}) (11. O-O Nc6 12. Bc3 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5
14. d3 Bxc3 $17 {-0.75/9}) (11. Qc1 Nc6 12. Qxc5 Nd7 13. Bxf7+ Kh8 14. Bxg7+
Kxg7 15. Qd5 $15 {-0.69/9}) 11... Bg4 12. Bxb8 Bxf3 13. Qxc5 Bxg2 14. Rg1 Qf6
$15 {-0.56/9}) (10. Ba2 Nc6 (10... Bg4 11. Bc3 Nc6 12. Bxa5 Nxa5 13. d4 Nac4
14. O-O Qf6 $11 {-0.25/9}) (10... Qe7 11. Bc3 (11. O-O Nc6 12. Bc3 Bg4 13. d4
Rad8 14. Bxa5 Nxa5 $11 {-0.19/9}) 11... Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Bg4 13. d4 c5 14. dxc5
Qxc5 $11 {-0.19/9}) 11. Bc3 Bg4 12. Bxa5 Nxa5 13. d4 Nac4 14. O-O Qf6 $11 {
-0.25/9}) (10. Bf1 Bf5 (10... Bg4 11. Bc3 Nc6 12. Bb5 Re6 13. Bxc6 Bxc3 14.
dxc3 Qxd1+ $15 {-0.53/8}) (10... N8d7 11. Bc3 (11. Bd4 c5 12. Bc3 Bxc3 13. dxc3
Qf6 14. Bb5 Rd8 $15 {-0.59/10}) 11... Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Nf6 13. d4 Qe7 14. Qc2 Bd7
$11 {-0.16/9}) (10... Nc6 11. Bc3 Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Bf5 13. d4 Qd6 14. Be2 Rad8 $11
{-0.16/9}) (10... Be6 11. Bc3 (11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Bb2 Bd5 13. Be2 Be4 14. Qb3 Qd6
$15 {-0.59/8}) 11... Bxc3 12. Nxc3 N8d7 13. d4 Nd5 14. Rc1 Rc8 $11 {-0.09/9})
11. Bc3 Bxc3 12. dxc3 Qe7 13. Nbd2 N8d7 14. Bb5 c6 $15 {-0.66/9}) 10... Bf5 (
10... Nc6 11. Bc3 Be6 12. O-O Nc4 13. Qc2 Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Nd6 $11 {0.09/8}) (
10... Be6 11. O-O (11. Bc3 Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Nc6 13. Bb5 Qd6 14. Qc2 Bd7 $11 {
-0.09/8}) (11. Qc2 Nc6 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Nd5 14. d4 c6 $11 {-0.03/9}) 11...
N8d7 12. Bc3 Bxc3 13. Nxc3 Bf5 14. Nd4 Bg6 $11 {0.00/10}) (10... Bg4 11. Bc3
Bxc3 12. Nxc3 N8d7 13. d4 c5 14. Nb5 Bxf3 $11 {0.00/8}) 11. Bc3 (11. O-O c5 12.
Bc3 Nc6 13. Bxa5 Nxa5 14. d4 c4 $15 {-0.28/9}) 11... Nc6 12. d4 Qf6 13. O-O
Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Rad8 $11 {0.00/10}) (9... Nd7 10. Bb2 (10. Bd4 c5 11. Bb2 (11.
Bxd5 cxd4 12. O-O Nc5 13. Bc4 d3 14. Nc3 Bg4 $15 {-0.53/9}) (11. Qb3 cxd4 12.
Bxd5 Qf6 13. Ra2 Bb6 14. O-O Nc5 $15 {-0.41/9}) (11. Bc3 Nxc3 12. dxc3 Nb6 13.
Bb5 Qxd1+ 14. Kxd1 Rd8+ $17 {-1.09/9}) 11... N7b6 12. Be2 Be6 13. O-O Rc8 14.
Qc2 c4 $11 {-0.22/9}) (10. Bc3 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 (11. dxc3 c6 12. O-O b5 13. Be2 a6
14. Qc2 Qf6 $15 {-0.44/10}) 11... Nb6 12. Be2 Qf6 13. O-O a6 14. Rc1 Qd6 $15 {
-0.41/9}) 10... N7b6 11. Be2 Bf5 12. O-O Qd6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Qc2 Rad8 $11 {
-0.19/8}) 10. Bc3 (10. Bb2 Nb6 (10... Re7 11. Qc2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 c6 13. Rg1 g6
14. Qd3 Qb6 $11 {0.03/9}) 11. Be2 N8d7 12. O-O c5 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Nc3 Nf6 $11 {
-0.06/8}) 10... Nc6 11. O-O (11. Bxa5 Nxa5 12. Be2 Qf6 13. Ra2 Rad8 14. Qc2 Nc6
$17 {-0.72/8}) (11. Bb2 Qd7 12. O-O Rad8 13. d4 Qd6 14. Be2 Bf5 $15 {-0.41/7})
(11. h3 Nxc3 12. dxc3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne5 14. Qe4 Qf6 $15 {-0.63/9}) 11... Nxc3
12. Nxc3 (12. dxc3 Qf6 13. Bd5 Ne5 14. Bxb7 c6 $17 {-0.75/9}) 12... Bxc3 (12...
Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Nxc4 $15 {-0.66/10}) 13. dxc3 Qf6 14. Be2 (14. Bd5
Ne5 $15 {-0.56/9}) 14... Qxc3 15. Nd4 (15. Qa4 Bf5 $15) 15... Bxe2 $17 16. Nxe2
Qe5 17. Qc2 Rad8 18. Rab1 Na5 19. a4 b6 20. Nd4 (20. Rfd1 c5 $17) 20... c5 21.
Nf5 Nc6 22. Ng3 Rd5 (22... Nb4 23. Qc4 $19) 23. Rbd1 Red8 24. Rb1 (24. Qe2 Qe6
$17) 24... Nb4 25. Rxb4 $2 (25. Qc4 $142 $19) 25... cxb4 26. e4 (26. Qb1 a5 $19
) 26... Rd2 27. Qc4 a5 28. f4 (28. Rc1 $19) 28... Qb2 29. Qc7 Rxg2+ (29...
Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Rxh2+ 31. Kg1 Qg2#) 0-1

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Ganesan, Arasu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. b5 Bd6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nh4
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. f4 c6 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Qe1 Qb6 13. a4 d4 14. a5 Qc7 15.
exd4 Bxf4 16. g3 Bd6 17. Qf2 cxb5 18. Bxb5 (18. Nxb5 Qxc2 19. Bc3 Be7) 18... a6
19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Ba3 Bxa3 22. Rxa3 Rfd8 23. Ra4 Nd5 24. Qf3 Nxc3
25. dxc3 Rd7 26. Re1 Rd5 27. Rea1 Rc8 28. R1a3 Rb5 29. Kg2 (29. c4 Rb1+ 30. Kg2
Qd7 31. Qf4 Rd1) (29. Rb3 Rxb3 30. cxb3 Qxc3 31. Qxc3 Rxc3 32. Rb4 Rc1+) 29...
Rb2 (29... Rf5 30. Qe4 e5 31. Kg1) 30. Qd3 Qc6+ 31. Kh3 Kf8 32. c4 Ke7 33. Kg4
(33. d5 exd5 34. Qxd5 Qxd5 35. cxd5 Rcxc2 $19) 33... f5+ 34. Kf4 e5+ 35. dxe5
Rd8 36. Qe3 {#} g5+ $1 0-1

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Gebauer, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 exf4 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+ 7. Kf1
hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg5 9. Bxh8 h6 10. Nc3 f6 11. Nd5 Bd6 12. e3 c6 13. Nc3 Be7 14.
Qh5+ Qxh5 15. Rxh5 Kf7 (15... d5 $5 $11) 16. Be4 $14 d5 (16... Bb4 17. Bh7 $14)
17. Bh7 (17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bxd5+ Kf8 $14) 17... Bg4 (17... Bf8 18. Bxg8+ Kxg8
19. Bxf6 $14) 18. Bxg8+ Kxg8 19. Rxh6 Kf7 20. Kf2 Nd7 21. Rb1 b6 22. Rbh1 (22.
Rg1 Rg8 23. Ne2 Ne5 $14) 22... b5 (22... Bb4 23. Nb1 $11) 23. Ne2 $14 a5 (23...
Bxe2 24. Kxe2 Rg8 25. Rh7+ Ke6 26. Rg7 Rxg7 27. Bxg7 $14) 24. Nf4 (24. Nd4 $142
Rc8 25. Rh7+ Ke8 26. Rg7 $18) 24... Bf5 $14 25. Rg1 (25. d3 Rg8 $14) 25... Bf8
(25... Rg8 26. d3 $11) 26. Rh5 Bxc2 27. Rc1 (27. d3 $5 b4 28. Rh7+ Ke8 29. Bg7
$14) 27... Bg6 $11 28. Nxg6 Kxg6 29. Rh3 c5 30. Rg1+ (30. Rch1 Bd6 $15) 30...
Kf7 (30... Kf5 31. Rh7 Ke6 32. Ke2 $15) 31. Rh7+ Ke6 32. Rg8 c4 (32... Rb8 33.
Bg7 $15) 33. Bg7 b4 34. Ke2 (34. Bxf8 $5 Nxf8 35. Rb7 $15) 34... b3 $17 35.
axb3 (35. Bxf8 Nxf8 (35... Rxf8 $143 36. Rxf8 Nxf8 37. Ra7 $14) 36. Rb7 bxa2
$17) 35... cxb3 $19 36. Bxf8 b2 (36... Nxf8 37. Rb7 a4 $15) 37. Re7+ $15 Kd6
38. Rgg7 (38. Re8+ Nxf8 39. Rxa8 $15) 38... Nxf8 (38... b1=Q 39. Rxd7+ Ke6 40.
Rge7+ Kf5 41. Rxd5+ Kg4 42. Rg7+ Kh4 $11) 39. Rb7 $14 Ne6 (39... a4 40. d4 Ke6
41. Rb6+ Kf5 42. Rxb2 $16) 40. Rg1 (40. Rb6+ $142 $5 Kc5 41. Rxe6 $16) 40... a4
$11 41. Rxb2 Nc5 $2 (41... a3 $142 42. Ra2 Nc7 $14) 42. Rb6+ $18 Kc7 43. Rxf6
a3 (43... Nd7 44. Rh6 a3 45. Rc1+ Kb7 46. Rh7 $18) 44. d4 (44. Rc1 $5 a2 45.
Rxc5+ Kd7 46. Rxd5+ Ke7 $18) 44... Nd7 $16 45. Rc1+ Kd8 46. Rh6 (46. Rf5 Ra5
47. e4 $16) 46... Ke8 (46... Ra4 47. Ra1 Kc7 48. Kd3 $18) 47. Rf1 (47. Rhc6
$142 $5 $18) 47... Ke7 $16 48. Rh7+ (48. Ra1 Nf6 $16) 48... Ke6 $14 49. Rh6+ (
49. Ra1 Nf6 50. Rh2 Ne4 $16) 49... Ke7 $16 50. Kd2 (50. Ra1 $142 Nf6 51. Ra2
$16) 50... Rb8 $2 (50... Ra5 $142 $16) 51. Ra6 $18 Rb2+ 52. Kc3 Re2 (52... Rb6
53. Rxa3 Nf6 54. Kd3 $18) 53. Rf3 (53. Kd3 $5 Rb2 54. Rxa3 Rb6 $18) 53... a2
54. Kb3 Nb6 55. Rxa2 Rxa2 56. Kxa2 Nc4 57. Rf2 Kd6 58. Re2 Ke6 59. Kb3 Kf5 (
59... Nd6 $18) 60. e4+ $1 Ke6 (60... dxe4 {A deflection} 61. Kxc4) 61. e5 Na5+
62. Kb4 Nc6+ 63. Kc5 Na5 64. Rb2 Nc4 65. Rb6+ Kf5 (65... Ke7 66. Rb4 Ne3 67.
Rb3 $18) 66. Rd6 $1 (66. Rd6 Kg5 67. Kxd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "desc-online.de"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Gohla, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e4 d4 (4... dxe4 5. Qe2 a5 (5... Ne7 6. Qxe4 (6.
Nc3 f5 7. d3 exd3 8. Qxd3 Qxd3 9. Bxd3 $15 {-0.66/8}) 6... Nbc6 7. Nf3 Bf5 8.
Qc4 Qd5 9. Qxd5 $15 {-0.31/9}) (5... Bf5 6. Qb5+ (6. Nc3 c5 7. bxc5 Bxc5 8. g4
Bg6 9. Bg2 $15 {-0.28/9}) 6... Nd7 7. Qxb7 a5 8. Nc3 axb4 9. Nd5 $11 {-0.25/9})
(5... Nc6 6. Qxe4 Nge7 7. Nf3 Bf5 8. Qc4 Qd5 9. Qxd5 $15 {-0.31/9}) 6. Qxe4
axb4 7. axb4 Rxa1 8. Bxa1 Ne7 9. Nf3 $15 {-0.34/9}) 5. Bb5+ (5. Bc4 a5 (5...
Qd7 6. c3 (6. f4 Bd6 7. Ne2 c5 8. bxc5 Bxc5 9. Nc1 $11 {0.16/7}) (6. Qh5+ g6 7.
Qe2 c6 8. Qf3 Be7 9. c3 $11 {0.19/9}) (6. Qe2 Qg4 7. Qxg4 Bxg4 8. c3 c5 9. h3
$11 {0.22/8}) 6... b5 7. Bb3 c5 8. bxc5 Bxc5 9. cxd4 $11 {0.22/8}) (5... Nc6 6.
Ne2 (6. Nf3 Nge7 7. c3 dxc3 8. Nxc3 Bg4 9. h3 $14 {0.31/9}) (6. Qe2 Nge7 7.
Qh5+ g6 8. Qf3 Qd6 9. Ne2 $11 {0.00/9}) 6... Nge7 7. c3 f5 8. Qb3 Qd6 9. b5 $14
{0.47/8}) (5... a6 6. c3 (6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qh4 Be7 8. c3 Nc6 9. Bd5 $11 {0.00/8})
(6. Nh3 Nh6 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qh4 f5 9. Qxd8+ $11 {0.06/8}) (6. Bxg8 Rxg8 7. Qh5+
g6 8. Qxh7 Be6 9. Nf3 $11 {-0.03/10}) (6. Nf3 b5 7. Nxe5 bxc4 8. Qh5+ g6 9.
Nxg6 $14 {0.28/10}) 6... Nc6 7. cxd4 Nxd4 8. Ne2 Bg4 9. f3 $14 {0.28/8}) (5...
Qd6 6. Ne2 (6. Nf3 Ne7 7. c3 d3 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 $14 {0.38/9}) (6. Qh5+ g6 7.
Qe2 a5 8. b5 Nd7 9. c3 $11 {0.25/10}) (6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be6 8. Bxe6 dxc3 9.
Nbxc3 $14 {0.50/9}) (6. Qe2 Ne7 7. c3 Ng6 8. Qh5 d3 9. Qf3 $11 {-0.19/9}) 6...
Ne7 7. c3 Qc6 8. d3 b5 9. Bb3 $16 {0.81/8}) 6. b5 Nd7 7. c3 dxc3 8. Nxc3 Nb6 9.
Bb3 $11 {0.16/9}) 5... Nc6 (5... c6 6. Bc4 Nh6 7. Nf3 a5 8. b5 Nf7 9. c3 $11 {
-0.09/8}) (5... Bd7 6. Bc4 (6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qe2 c5 9. bxc5 $11 {
0.00/11}) 6... Nh6 7. Nf3 b5 8. Bb3 Bd6 9. c3 $11 {0.16/9}) (5... Nd7 6. c3 (6.
Nf3 a6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 Bg4 9. O-O $11 {0.09/9}) (6. f4 a5 7. f5 g6 8. c3 c6
9. Bd3 $11 {-0.22/8}) 6... a6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bxg8 dxc3 9. Nxc3 $11 {0.09/10}) 6.
Bxc6+ (6. Nf3 Nge7 7. O-O Be6 8. Qe2 Qd7 9. c3 $11 {-0.06/9}) (6. c3 Nge7 7.
cxd4 exd4 8. Nf3 a6 9. Bc4 $11 {0.09/10}) 6... bxc6 7. f4 (7. Nf3 c5 8. c3 Rb8
9. Bc1 $11 {-0.03/7}) 7... g6 (7... a5 $5 $11 8. fxe5 axb4 9. axb4 $11 {0.09/9}
) 8. fxe5 (8. Nf3 c5 9. fxe5 $14 {0.56/9}) 8... fxe5 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. O-O Rb8 11.
d3 a5 12. b5 $4 (12. c3 c5 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qb3 $18 (14. Qxa5 Ra8 15. Qxa8 Qxa8
$15)) 12... Rxb5 13. Bc1 Nf6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Rxf3 Bg7 16. g4 (16. a4 $142 $5
Rb7 17. Nd2 $11) 16... h5 17. gxh5 Nxh5 (17... gxh5 $143 18. a4 Rb8 19. Na3 $15
) 18. Nd2 $2 (18. c4 $142 $5 Rb6 19. Kh2 $19) 18... Qh4 19. Nf1 g5 20. Bd2 Kd7
$4 (20... Nf4 21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Qd2 $19) 21. Qe1 $4 (21. Be1 $142 Ng3 22. Nxg3
$18 (22. Bxg3 $6 Qxh3 23. Nh2 Kd8 $16)) 21... Qxe1 22. Rxe1 Rf8 23. Rxf8 Bxf8
24. Kg2 (24. Ra1 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 $19) 24... Bh6 (24... Nf4+ 25. Kf3 $19) 25.
Ng3 (25. Kf3 $17) 25... Nxg3 (25... Nf4+ $142 26. Kf3 Rb2 $19 (26... Nxh3 $6
27. Kg4 $17)) 26. Kxg3 $15 Rb2 27. Rf1 Kc8 $4 (27... Rxc2 $142 28. Bxa5 Ke6 $11
) 28. Kg2 $4 (28. Rf6 $142 Rxc2 29. Bxa5 $16) 28... Kb7 (28... Rxc2 29. Rf2 Ra2
30. h4 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 gxh4 32. Rc2 $17) 29. h4 (29. Bxa5 Rxc2+ 30. Kg3 Rc5 $14)
29... gxh4 $4 (29... Rxc2 $142 30. Rf2 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 gxh4 32. Rb2+ Kc8 $15) 30.
Bxh6 $14 Kb6 $2 (30... Rxc2+ 31. Kh3 $14) 31. Rh1 (31. Rf2 a4 $18) 31... Rb5 $2
(31... Rxc2+ $5 32. Kh3 c5 33. Kxh4 Rc3 $14) 32. c3 (32. Rh2 $142 $18) 32...
dxc3 $16 33. Rxh4 c2 34. d4 $4 (34. Bc1 $142 Rb3 35. Rh3 $16) 34... exd4 $17
35. e5 Rxe5 36. Rxd4 c5 $4 (36... Re2+ 37. Kg3 Kb5 38. Rd3 $17) 37. Rg4 (37.
Rc4 Re2+ 38. Kf3 Rh2 $14) 37... c6 (37... Re1 $142 38. Rc4 Ra1 $15) 38. Bf4 $4
(38. Kf2 $142 $5 Rh5 39. Bc1 $14) 38... Kb5 (38... Re4 39. Rg3 Rxf4 40. Rc3 $19
) 39. Bxe5 $4 (39. Rg3 $142 Re1 40. Rc3 $15) 39... Kb6 (39... c1=Q 40. Rg3 $19)
40. Bg3 (40. Rc4 $142 Kb5 41. Rxc2 Ka4 $18) 40... Kb5 (40... c1=Q 41. a4 $19)
41. Rg5 (41. a4+ $142 Ka6 42. Rc4 Kb7 $18) 41... Kb6 (41... c1=Q $142 42. Re5
$19) 42. Bh4 (42. Bf4 $142 $18) 42... Kb5 (42... c1=Q $142 43. Rg3 Qb2+ 44. Kh3
c4 $19) 43. a4+ (43. Rxc5+ Kxc5 44. Bg5 $11) 43... Kb6 $17 44. Bf2 c1=Q 45.
Rxc5 Qxc5 46. Kh1 Qxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Gradowski, Guenther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 Nc6 5. Bb2 d6 6. a3 Ba5 7. e3 (7. Nf3
O-O (7... Bf5 8. e3 (8. Qb3 O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Be2 Ne4 $11 {-0.25/8}) (8. g3 Qe7
9. Qb3 O-O 10. Bg2 Bb6 $15 {-0.44/8}) 8... O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 $11 {
-0.09/9}) (7... Be6 8. Qc2 (8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. Be2 d5 $11 {-0.22/9}) (8.
e4) (8. Qb3) 8... Bb6 9. e3 Qe7 10. d4 d5 $11 {-0.03/8}) 8. e3 (8. Qc2 Qe7 9.
e3 Re8 10. Be2 Bg4 $15 {-0.31/9}) 8... Be6 9. Qc2 Bg4 10. Ng5 Ne5 $11 {-0.16/9}
) 7... O-O (7... Qe7 8. Nf3 (8. Be2) 8... O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Bf5 $11 {
-0.09/9}) 8. Qc2 (8. Nf3 d5 9. Qb3 a6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 $15 {-0.34/9}) 8... Be6 (
8... Re8 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Be2 Ne5 $15 {-0.34/9}) 9. Nf3 h6 (9... Bg4 10. Be2 $11
(10. Ng5 Ne5 $11 {-0.16/9}) 10... Re8 $11 {-0.13/9}) 10. Be2 Qe7 (10... Re8 $11
{0.00/9}) 11. O-O d5 12. c5 Ne4 13. d4 a6 14. Rd1 Rad8 15. h3 (15. Bc3 Bf5 16.
Qb2 Nxc3 17. Nxc3 Qe6 $11) 15... Qf6 16. Qb3 (16. Bc3 Bf5 17. Qb3 b6 18. cxb6
Bxb6 $11) 16... Qg6 (16... Rb8 17. Nc3 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 $15) 17. Nh4 (17. Qxb7 $2
Bxh3 18. Nh4 Qf6 $19) 17... Qf6 18. Nf3 Rb8 19. Bc3 (19. Nc3 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 b6
$11) 19... Nxc3 (19... Nxc5 $5 20. dxc5 d4 $17) 20. Nxc3 $11 Bxc3 (20... Rfd8
21. Qc2 $11) 21. Qxc3 Rfe8 22. Rab1 Bf5 23. Rb2 (23. Rb3 Be4 $11) 23... Kf8 (
23... Bg6 24. Nh2 $11) 24. Bf1 (24. Qb3 $5 Qe6 25. Re1 $11) 24... Bxh3 $15 25.
gxh3 Qxf3 26. Rdb1 Qf5 (26... Re6 $142 $5 $15) 27. Rxb7 $14 Qxb1 28. Rxb1 Rxb1
29. Qd3 Ra1 (29... Rb5 $5 $14) 30. Qxa6 $16 Ne7 31. Qb7 Rc8 32. Qb2 Re1 33. Kg2
Rd8 34. Qb7 c6 35. Bd3 (35. Ba6 Ke8 $18) 35... Rd1 36. Bb1 Rc1 (36... f5 $5 $16
) 37. a4 $18 Rc4 (37... Ke8 38. a5 Rd7 39. Qb2 $18) 38. a5 Ra4 39. a6 Rc4 $2 (
39... Ke8 $18) 40. a7 Ra4 41. Bd3 Ng6 (41... f5 42. Ba6 Kf7 43. Kf3 $18) 42.
Ba6 (42. Ba6 Nh4+ 43. Kh2 $18) 1-0

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Grimm, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 Be7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 a6 6.
a4 d5 7. Be2 axb5 8. axb5 Rxa1 9. Bxa1 Ne4 10. d3 d4 $4 $146 (10... Nd6 $142
11. c4 f6 $11) 11. dxe4 $18 e5 (11... dxe3 12. fxe3 Nd7 $18) 12. exd4 Nd7 (
12... exd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Bxd4 $18) 13. O-O (13. dxe5 Bb4+ 14. Nbd2 Re8 $18)
13... exd4 14. Qxd4 Nf6 15. Bc4 b6 (15... Qxd4 16. Bxd4 Rd8 17. Nc3 $18) 16. e5
Nh5 (16... Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Ne4 18. Nc6 $18) 17. Qe4 Be6 18. Nc3 g6 (18... Qc8 19.
Nd5 Bc5 20. Bd4 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 $18) 19. Rd1 Qc8 20. Nd5 Bc5 (20...
Re8 21. Nd4 $18) 21. Bd4 Re8 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Ng5 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF WT-H-838"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Grosso, R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 c5 4. c4 b6 5. Nf3 $11 Bb7 6. e3 d5 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. d4 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Ne4 11. Rc1 Bf6 12. a4 (12. Qc2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 a6 14.
dxc5 Nxc5 15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. cxd5 Ne4 $11) 12... Qe7 13. Qc2 Nxd2
14. Nxd2 cxd4 15. exd4 Rac8 16. Nb1 (16. Bf3 a6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr Gambit trn"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Grott, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $17 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+
7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg5 9. Bxh8 Nf6 10. e3 h6 (10... Be7 11. Nc3 $11) 11.
Qf3 $11 Ng4 12. Nc3 Bxc3 (12... c6 13. Ne4 Qg8 14. Rxh6 $14) 13. Bxc3 $14 Nc6
14. Qe4+ (14. Qf4 d6 $14) 14... Ne7 15. Qh7 d6 (15... d5 16. Qh8+ Kd7 17. Qg7
Qxg7 18. Bxg7 $11) 16. Qh8+ $14 Qg8 17. Qxg8+ Nxg8 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. Rh4 b6 20.
Bg7 Be6 21. Rb4 f5 22. Rf4 Ne5 (22... Ke7 23. e4 fxe4 24. Rhxg4 Bxg4 25. Rxg4
$16) 23. Ra4 (23. Bxh6 $6 Ng6 $15) 23... a5 24. Bxh6 Nc4 25. Raxc4 Bxc4 26.
Rxc4 Nxh6 27. Rxc7 Kd8 28. Rg7 Rc8 29. Rg6 Nf7 30. Bd5 (30. Rg8+ Kd7 31. Rxc8
Kxc8 $14) 30... Ke7 $14 31. Rg7 Rf8 32. c4 Kf6 33. Rxf7+ Rxf7 34. Bxf7 Kxf7 35.
Kf2 Ke6 36. Kf3 d5 37. cxd5+ Kxd5 38. Kf4 Ke6 39. d4 (39. e4 $142 $5 fxe4 40.
Kxe4 $14) 39... b5 $11 40. d5+ $4 (40. Kf3 $142 $11) 40... Kxd5 $19 41. Kxf5 b4
1/2-1/2

[Event "internet"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Gunschmann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 a5 2. b5 a4 3. Bb2 e6 4. a3 b6 $146 (4... d5 5. e3 Nd7 6. c4 Nb6 7. c5
Nc4 8. Bxc4 dxc4 9. Qc2 Qd3 10. Qxd3 cxd3 11. Nf3 f6 12. c6 bxc6 13. bxc6 Ne7
14. Nd4 e5 15. Nb5 Kd8 16. O-O Nxc6 17. Rc1 Bd7 18. f4 e4 19. N1c3 {
kaasparov-wiejan/kurnik 2014/1/2-1/2 (91)}) (4... d5 $5 $11) 5. c4 1-0

[Event "GT corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Hacker, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. b4 (3. d4 $142 $5 $14) 3... cxb4 $15 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 e6
6. O-O Be7 7. Nbd2 d5 8. Re1 dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Be4 Nc6 {
The pressure on d4 grows} 12. Qd3 g6 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15.
Rxe5 $11) 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Rad1 Qa5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qc4 Bb7 17. Ne5 Rac8 (
17... Qd5 $5 $17) 18. Nd7 $15 Bh8 19. Nc5 Qb6 (19... Ba8 20. Bd2 $11) 20. Nxe6
(20. c3 $142 $16) 20... Qb5 $15 (20... fxe6 $4 21. Rxe6 Kf7 22. Rd6+ Re6 23.
Qxe6#) 21. Qxb5 cxb5 22. Nc7 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 a6 (23... Bxd4 $142 $5 24. Nxb5 Bc5
$15) 24. d5 $11 Rd8 25. d6 f5 26. Re6 Bc8 27. Bg5 Bxe6 28. Bxd8 Bc8 29. Nd5 Kf8
30. Bg5 (30. Nxb4 Ke8 31. Be7 Bb7 $11) 30... Bd4 (30... Ke8 31. Be7 $11) 31.
Nxb4 $14 Ke8 32. Nd5 (32. Nc6 Bc5 33. Bf4 Kd7 34. Nb8+ Ke6 $11) 32... Be6 (
32... Kd7 $5 $15) 33. Nc7+ $11 Kd7 34. Bf4 (34. Nxe6 $143 Kxe6 35. Bf4 Bc5 $15)
34... Bxa2 35. Nxa6 Ba7 36. Nb4 (36. Kf1 $5 $14) 36... Bc4 $11 37. Na6 Bd5 38.
c3 Bb7 39. Nc7 Bc6 40. Na6 Bb7 41. Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr GPT/04 V"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Haeberlein, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $17 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+
7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 $15 Qg4 9. Bxh8 d5 10. Nc3 (10. Rxh7 $143 Bf5 11. Rh3
Be4 $17) 10... Ne7 11. Nb5 Ng6 $4 (11... Na6 $142 $15) 12. Nxc7+ $18 Kd8 13.
Nxa8 Nxh8 14. c3 Bd6 15. e3 Qg3 (15... Qf5 16. Qh5 Be6 17. Qxf5 Bxf5 18. Bxd5
$18) 16. Qf3 (16. Rxh7 Be5 17. Qf3 Qg8 $18) 16... Be6 (16... Qg6 17. Qxd5 Nc6
18. Qh5 $18) 17. Qf6+ (17. Qf6+ Kd7 18. Qxh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Heldwein, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 c6 4. a4 Be7 5. e3 a6 6. Nf3 axb5 (6... O-O 7. Be2 d6
8. O-O (8. Nc3 e5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Ng5 d5 11. f4 $15 {-0.41/7}) 8... e5 9. Nc3
Bf5 10. d3 Bd7 11. bxc6 $11 {-0.09/9}) (6... d5 7. Be2 Nbd7 (7... b6 8. O-O (8.
Ne5 Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Ne4 11. Nc3 $11 {-0.22/8}) (8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10.
bxc6 Nxc6 11. Ba3 $15 {-0.34/10}) 8... O-O 9. Ne5 Qd6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Nc3 $11 {
-0.06/8}) (7... O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 Ne4 11. f5 $11 {-0.12/8}) 8.
O-O O-O 9. Na3 axb5 10. axb5 e5 11. d4 $11 {-0.19/8}) (6... b6 7. Bd3 (7. Be2
d5 (7... O-O 8. O-O (8. Nc3 d5 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. f4 Ne4 11. O-O $11 {-0.19/8})
8... Bb7 9. Nc3 d6 10. e4 Qc7 11. bxa6 $11 {0.00/9}) (7... d6 8. Nc3 (8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. bxc6 Nxc6 11. Ba3 $11 {-0.25/10}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Bb7 10.
Re1 Qc7 11. bxc6 $11 {0.00/10}) (7... Bb7 8. Nc3 (8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Qc7 10. Nd4
d6 11. f4 $11 {-0.09/8}) 8... O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. f4 $11 {0.00/9}) (
7... Qc7 8. O-O (8. Bd4 c5 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nc3 d5 11. bxa6 $11 {-0.09/11}) (8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Nb1 Rd8 11. Be5 $11 {-0.25/10}) (8. c4 Bb7 9. Nc3 O-O 10.
O-O Bd6 11. d3 $11 {0.06/9}) (8. d3 O-O 9. O-O axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1 11. Bxa1 $15
{-0.28/9}) 8... O-O 9. c4 Bb7 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. d3 $11 {0.09/8}) 8. O-O (8. Ne5
Qd6 9. Nd3 Nbd7 10. f4 Qc7 11. O-O $11 {-0.09/8}) (8. Nc3 O-O 9. Ne5 Qd6 10. f4
Nfd7 11. bxc6 $11 {-0.12/9}) 8... O-O 9. Ne5 Qd6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Nc3 $11 {
-0.06/8}) (7. Nc3 O-O (7... d5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne5 Qd6 10. f4 Nfd7 11. Qh5 $11 {
-0.09/8}) (7... d6 8. Bd3 (8. e4 d5 9. Bd3 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Qe2 $11 {
-0.12/7}) (8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Bb3 Qd6 11. Ne2 $11 {0.00/8}) (8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O Bb7 10. e4 Qc7 11. d3 $11 {-0.19/9}) (8. d4 d5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7
11. e4 $11 {0.00/8}) 8... e5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bf5 $11 {0.16/9}) (7...
Bb7 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Nd4 d5 11. f4 $11 {0.00/9}) 8... d6 9.
O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 e5 11. Bf5 $11 {0.00/8}) 8. Bd3 d5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Ne2 c5 11. c4
$11 {-0.25/8}) 7... O-O (7... d6 8. O-O (8. Nc3 e5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Qc7 11.
e4 $11 {-0.06/9}) (8. Qe2 e5 9. Nc3 axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1+ 11. Bxa1 $11 {-0.06/10}
) 8... e5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. e4 $11 {0.00/8}) (7... Bb7 8. O-O (8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Ne5 c5 11. Be2 $11 {-0.12/9}) 8... O-O 9. Ng5 h6 10. Nf3 Qc7
11. Nc3 $11 {0.00/9}) 8. O-O (8. Nc3 d5 9. Ne5 Qd6 10. f4 Nfd7 11. Qh5 $11 {
-0.09/8}) 8... d6 9. Nc3 e5 10. e4 axb5 11. axb5 $11 {0.00/11}) (6... d6 7. Be2
(7. Bc4 O-O (7... e5 8. O-O (8. bxc6 Nxc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be2 Qb6 11. Ra2 $15 {
-0.44/10}) 8... O-O 9. d3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Na3 $15 {-0.41/7}) 8. O-O (8. Nc3
Qc7 9. Be2 e5 10. O-O d5 11. h3 $15 {-0.41/8}) 8... e5 9. d3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11.
Na3 $15 {-0.41/7}) (7. Nc3 O-O (7... b6 8. Be2 (8. e4 d5 9. Bd3 dxe4 10. Nxe4
Bb7 11. Qe2 $11 {-0.12/7}) (8. Bc4 Qc7 9. Qe2 d5 10. Bb3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 $11 {
-0.06/8}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Bb7 10. e4 Qc7 11. bxa6 $11 {0.00/10}) 8. Be2 e5 9.
O-O Bf5 10. d3 Bd7 11. Qd2 $11 {-0.09/9}) (7. d4 O-O 8. Bd3 axb5 9. axb5 Rxa1
10. Bxa1 cxb5 11. O-O $15 {-0.34/11}) 7... O-O (7... e5 8. Nc3 (8. O-O O-O 9.
Nc3 Qc7 10. bxc6 Nxc6 11. e4 $11 {-0.19/10}) 8... e4 9. Nd4 axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1
11. Qxa1 $11 {0.06/9}) 8. O-O (8. Nc3 e5 9. e4 Qc7 10. O-O d5 11. exd5 $11 {
-0.09/8}) 8... e5 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. d3 Bd7 11. Qd2 $11 {-0.09/9}) (6... cxb5 7.
axb5 Qc7 (7... d5 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nc3 $11 {
-0.03/8}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. c4 $11 {0.16/9}) (7... O-O 8. Be2
d5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. c4 $11 {0.16/9}) 8. Bd4 O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. e4 Nbd7
11. Bd3 $11 {-0.03/9}) 7. axb5 Rxa1 8. Bxa1 cxb5 (8... O-O 9. Be2 d5 10. O-O
cxb5 11. Bxb5 $11 {-0.09/11}) 9. Bxb5 Qa5 (9... Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bxf6 $11 {
0.13/10}) 10. Nc3 (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 Nc6 $11) 10... Bb4 (10... O-O 11. O-O
$11) 11. Qb1 O-O 12. Ne5 (12. O-O d5 $14) 12... Nd5 (12... d5 13. Nd3 Bd6 14.
O-O $11) 13. Nc4 $14 Qa7 (13... Nxc3 $5 14. Bxc3 Qxb5 15. Qxb4 Qd5 $11) 14.
Nxd5 $16 exd5 15. Bd4 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. d4 Qc7 18. Nd2 b6 19. O-O Ba6 20.
c4 (20. Bxa6 Nxa6 21. Qb3 Qc6 $16) 20... dxc4 $14 21. Nxc4 d5 (21... Rc8 22.
Bxa6 Nxa6 23. Ne5 $14 (23. Nxb6 $2 Rb8 $19)) 22. Ne5 $16 Rd8 (22... Qb7 23.
Bxa6 Qxa6 24. Qb3 $14) 23. Rc1 (23. Bxa6 Nxa6 24. Qb5 Qb7 $16) 23... Qb7 24.
Nc6 (24. Ba4 f6 25. Nf3 Be2 $16) 24... Nxc6 $14 25. Bxc6 Qb8 26. Bb5 (26. Qb2
Bc4 $14) 26... Bxb5 27. Qxb5 Rd6 (27... Rc8 28. Ra1 $14) 28. Rc7 g6 29. Re7 (
29. Rc1 Qd8 $14) 29... f6 $4 (29... Kf8 $142 30. Re5 Qd8 $11) 30. Re8+ $18 (30.
Re8+ Qxe8 31. Qxe8+ Kg7 32. Qe7+ Kh6 33. Qxd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bezirkseinzelmeister"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Heselmeyer, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 g6 4. d4 $11 f6 (4... Bg7 5. e3 $11) 5. d5 (5. Nf3
d5 $11) 5... Bd7 (5... Ne7 6. Nf3 $11) 6. e4 Bg7 7. Bd3 Ne7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O
Bg4 (9... a5 10. a3 $11) 10. h3 Bxf3 (10... Bd7 11. Nc3 $14) 11. Qxf3 (11. gxf3
$143 a5 $15) 11... Nd7 12. Nc3 f5 13. Qe2 f4 (13... a5 14. a3 $14) 14. Rac1 (
14. Qf3 c5 15. a3 a6 $16) 14... a6 (14... a5 15. a3 $14) 15. Na4 (15. Qf3 a5
16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 c5 18. dxc6 bxc6 $16) 15... b6 (15... f3 16. gxf3 Nc8 17.
c5 $11) 16. f3 (16. Qf3 c5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 $16) 16... Bf6 (16... c5
17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Qd2 $14) 17. Bc3 (17. c5 b5 18. c6 bxa4 19. cxd7 Qxd7 $14)
17... Bh4 (17... c6 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Rfd1 $14) 18. Be1 (18. c5 $5 $14) 18...
Bxe1 $11 19. Rfxe1 Nf6 (19... c5 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Nc3 $11) 20. Qf2 {
White intends c5} (20. c5 b5 21. Nc3 dxc5 22. bxc5 Nd7 $14) 20... Rf7 (20... a5
21. b5 $11) 21. c5 $14 Qe8 (21... b5 22. Nc3 $11) 22. cxd6 cxd6 (22... Nc8 $142
$5 23. Nc3 Nxd6 $14) 23. Nxb6 $18 Rb8 24. Bxa6 (24. a3 Qd8 25. Nc4 Qd7 $18)
24... Qd8 $16 25. Na4 (25. Nc4 Rxb4 26. a3 Ra4 $18) 25... Rxb4 26. Rc4 Rxc4 (
26... Qa5 27. Rxb4 Qxb4 28. Nb2 $16) 27. Bxc4 Nh5 (27... Qa5 28. Nb6 $16) 28.
Rb1 Qa5 (28... Nc8 29. Nc3 $16) 29. Nb6 (29. Bb5 Qc7 $16) 29... Ng3 30. Nd7 (
30. a4 h6 $16) 30... Kg7 (30... Qc7 31. Nb6 $16) 31. Nxe5 (31. Bb5 Qc7 32. Nb6
Qa7 $16) 31... dxe5 32. d6 Nc6 33. Bxf7 (33. Qb6 Qa4 34. Bxf7 Kxf7 35. Qc7+ Ke6
$18) 33... Kxf7 $14 34. Qc2 Qa7+ 35. Kh2 Qd7 36. Rc1 (36. Rb6 Nd4 37. Qc5 Nde2
$14) 36... Nd4 $14 37. Qc7 {Do you see the mate threat?} Ke6 38. Qc4+ (38. Rb1
Nde2 $14) 38... Kf6 39. Qd5 (39. Qc5 Nge2 40. Qc7 Ke6 $16) 39... Nde2 (39...
Qe6 40. a4 $11) 40. Ra1 Nd4 41. a4 Nge2 (41... Qa7 $142 42. Qa2 Nge2 $11) 42.
a5 Nc3 43. Qc5 (43. Qa8 Qxd6 44. Qh8+ Kg5 $18) 43... Ncb5 $11 44. a6 (44. Qb6
$142 $5 Nc2 45. Rc1 $14) 44... Nb3 $17 (44... Qxd6 $4 45. Qxd6+ Nxd6 46. a7 $18
) (44... Nxd6 $2 45. a7 Ne6 46. Qb6 $18) 45. Qg1 (45. a7 Nxc5 46. a8=Q Nxd6 47.
Qh8+ Qg7 $17) 45... Nxa1 46. Qxa1 Ke6 (46... Qa7 $142 $5 $17) 47. Qa2+ $11 Kf6
48. Qd5 (48. Qa1 Qa7 $17 (48... Nxd6 $4 49. a7 $18)) 48... Na7 (48... Nd4 49.
Qa5 Nc6 50. Qd5 $15) 49. Qa8 (49. g4 Nc6 $11) 49... Nc6 $15 50. h4 (50. Qg8
Qxd6 51. Qh8+ Ke6 52. Qe8+ Kf6 53. Qh8+ Ke6 54. Qe8+ Kf6 55. Qh8+ $11) 50...
Qxd6 (50... Ke6 $142 $19) 51. Qh8+ $11 Ke6 52. Qg8+ (52. Qe8+ $142 $5 Kf6 53.
Qh8+ Ke6 54. Qe8+ Kf6 55. Qh8+ $11) 52... Kd7 $17 53. Qxh7+ Kc8 $4 (53... Ne7
54. Qh8 Qxa6 55. Qxe5 Qd6 56. Qxd6+ Kxd6 $11) 54. Qb7+ $14 Kd8 55. a7 Nxa7 56.
Qxa7 Qf6 (56... Ke8 57. Qa8+ Ke7 58. Qb7+ Kf6 59. g4 fxg3+ 60. Kxg3 $16) 57.
Qb8+ Kd7 58. Qb7+ Ke8 59. Qc8+ Kf7 (59... Ke7 60. Qc5+ Ke8 61. Kh3 $16) 60. Qg4
(60. Qd7+ Kg8 61. Kh3 Kf8 $16) 60... Kg7 (60... Qd6 61. h5 $14) 61. g3 (61. Qg5
Qd6 $16) 61... fxg3+ 62. Kxg3 Kh6 $2 (62... Qb6 $142 $5 63. Kh3 Qb5 $16) 63. f4
$18 exf4+ (63... Qb6 64. Qg5+ Kh7 65. fxe5 Qg1+ 66. Kf3 Qf1+ 67. Ke3 Qh3+ 68.
Kd2 Qd7+ 69. Ke2 Qd4 $18) 64. Qxf4+ Qxf4+ (64... Kg7 65. Qxf6+ Kxf6 66. Kf4 $18
) 65. Kxf4 Kh5 (65... Kh7 66. Ke5 Kg7 $18) 66. e5 Kxh4 67. e6 g5+ 68. Kf5 g4
69. e7 g3 (69... Kg3 70. e8=Q Kf3 71. Qe4+ Kg3 72. Qxg4+ Kf2 73. Ke4 Kf1 74.
Qf3+ Kg1 75. Qe2 Kh1 76. Kf3 Kg1 77. Qg2#) 70. e8=Q g2 (70... Kh3 71. Qe1 Kg2
72. Kf4 Kh2 73. Qd2+ g2 74. Kf3 Kh1 75. Qxg2#) 71. Qe3 (71. Qe3 g1=Q 72. Qxg1
Kh3 73. Kf4 Kh4 74. Qg4#) (71. Kf4 g1=Q 72. Qh8#) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch corr ICCF corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Hess, Adolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. c4 Nf6 (4... d4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7.
Qxb4 Bf5 8. d3 Ne7 9. Ba3 Rb8 10. Qxe7+ Qxe7 11. Bxe7 Kxe7 12. Nd2 Rb2 13. Ngf3
f6 14. c5 Rhb8 15. O-O g5 16. Nb3 Ke6 17. Nfxd4+ exd4 18. Nxd4+ Ke5 19. Nxc6+ {
erceg (1720)-bratek55/kurnik 2011/1-0 (36)}) 5. Qb3 Bd6 (5... Nc6 6. Bb2 Be6 7.
Bxe5 O-O 8. Qb2 Nxe5 9. Qxb4 Nxc4 10. Qxb7 Ne4 11. Nf3 Qf6 12. d4 c5 13. e3
cxd4 14. exd4 Nc5 15. Qc6 Rac8 16. Qb5 Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Bg4 18. Qxd5 Rfe8 {
0-1 Eriksson,J (2000)-Mettler,H (2385)/remoteschach.de 2004}) 6. cxd5 O-O 7.
Bb2 $146 (7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 Nc5 9. Qc4 a6 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. d4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4
Ncd7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. d6 cxd6 18. Rab1
Nc4 19. Rb4 Ne5 20. Rd1 Rd8 21. Ne4 Kg7 {pierred-dimpusic/Yahoo 2005/1-0 (40)})
7... c5 8. Na3 a6 (8... Nbd7 $5 $15) 9. Nc4 $11 b5 10. Nxe5 c4 11. Qc2 Bb7 (
11... Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Nxd5 13. Rd1 $15) 12. e4 (12. Nc6 $5 Qc7 13. Bxf6 Nxc6 14.
Bxg7 $14) 12... Re8 $11 13. Ngf3 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5
17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. d4 cxd3 19. Qxd3 Rc8 20. Rfd1 Qd6 21. Rd2 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-89-32"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Hirtreiter, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 f5 2. Bb2 e6 3. e4 fxe4 $15 4. Qh5+ Ke7 5. Qh4+ Nf6 6. Bxf6+ gxf6 7. Qxe4
d5 8. Qh4 Bg7 (8... e5 9. Nf3 Kd7 10. Nc3 $11) 9. Nf3 Qd6 10. Nc3 Nc6 {
Black is in command} 11. a3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 13. Be2 c6 (13... Kd8 14. d4 Qd6
15. O-O $11) 14. O-O (14. d4 Qg5 15. Qxg5 fxg5 $15) 14... Qg5 $11 15. Qg4 (15.
Qd4 $5 $11) 15... e5 16. Qxg5 fxg5 17. Rab1 {White intends b5} (17. Rae1 Bf5
18. d3 Rhf8 $17) 17... e4 (17... Bf5 18. d3 $17) 18. Nd1 (18. b5 Bxc3 19. dxc3
cxb5 20. Rxb5 Rd8 $11) 18... Rf8 19. d3 Bf5 (19... Be6 20. dxe4 dxe4 21. Ne3
$17) 20. Ne3 Bg6 21. b5 Rab8 (21... Be5 22. dxe4 Bxe4 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. cxd3 $15
) 22. Rfd1 (22. dxe4 Bxe4 23. Bd3 Bd4 $15) 22... Bc3 (22... d4 23. Ng4 h5 24.
bxc6 bxc6 (24... hxg4 $6 25. Rxb7+ Rxb7 26. cxb7 $17) 25. dxe4 hxg4 $19) 23. d4
Kd6 (23... h5 24. Rb3 Ba5 25. c4 $11) 24. Rb3 $11 Ba5 25. c4 Bf7 26. c5+ Kc7
27. Rdb1 Bg6 28. R1b2 h5 29. h3 Be1 30. Bd1 h4 (30... Kd7 31. Re2 Ba5 32. Kf1
$11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 c5 2. bxc5 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bxc5 5. e3 d6
6. d4 Qb6 7. Bc3 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nce7 12. Qb1
Qc7 13. Nb5 Qc5 14. Qb4 Rd8 15. Qxc5 dxc5 {last book move} 16. Rd1 a6 (16...
Nxd5 $2 17. Rxd5 Rxd5 18. Nc7+ Kd7 19. Nxd5 $18) 17. Nc3 Nf6 {
d5 becomes the focus of attention} 18. Ne4 Nexd5 19. Nxc5 Rb8 20. Rb1 Rc8 21.
Rxb7 O-O 22. Nd7 Nxd7 23. Rxd7 Nf6 24. Rd2 Rc6 25. Rg1 h6 26. Bd3 Rc3 27. Bxa6
Ra8 28. Bb5 Rcxa3 29. Ke2 Rc3 30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Rb4 Kf8 32. Rc4 Rxc4 33. Bxc4 Ke7
34. Rd1 Rb4 35. Bb3 Rb7 36. Ra1 Nd7 37. Ra5 Rc7 38. f4 (38. f4 exf4 39. Rf5
fxe3 40. Rxf7+ Kd6 41. fxe3 $16) 1-0

[Event "BdF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Hoffmann, HG."]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 Nc6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. e3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nf3 Re8 9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O Qe7 11. d4 Rad8 12. a3 Ba5 13. Nbd2 $2 (13. Qb3 $142
$11 Qd7 (13... Nb6 14. Rd1 (14. Bc3 a6 (14... Qf6 15. Rc1 a6 16. d5 Bxc3 17.
Nxc3 Ne7 18. Qb4 $11 {0.03/8}) (14... Bxc3 15. Nxc3 a6 16. Rfd1 Qf6 17. Rac1
Bf5 18. d5 $14 {0.47/9}) (14... Rd5 15. Bxa5 Rxa5 16. Nc3 Qf6 17. Rfd1 Be6 18.
Qb2 $11 {0.09/10}) (14... Bf5 15. Bxa5 Nxa5 16. Qb4 Nc6 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. Nc3
$11 {0.06/10}) (14... Qe4 15. Bxa5 Nxa5 16. Qc3 Nc6 17. Bd3 Qd5 18. Nbd2 $11 {
0.22/10}) (14... Be6 15. Qc2 Bc4 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. Bxa5 N6xa5 18. Nbd2 $11 {
0.19/10}) 15. Bxa5 Nxa5 16. Qc2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nbc4 18. Nc3 $11 {-0.06/9}) (14.
Rc1 a6 (14... Bf5 15. Nc3 Be6 16. Qc2 Bc4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Rab1 $11 {0.09/9})
(14... Be6 15. Qc2 Bd5 16. Nbd2 Bxd2 17. Nxd2 Nd7 18. Bc3 $11 {0.16/9}) (14...
Rd7 15. Nc3 Qf6 16. Rd1 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Rd5 18. Bb4 $11 {0.13/9}) (14... Rd6 15.
Bc3 Qf6 16. d5 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 $11 {0.03/9}) (14... Qd7 15. Bc3
Bxc3 16. Nxc3 a6 17. d5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 $11 {0.13/10}) (14... h6 15. Bc3 Bxc3 16.
Nxc3 Qf6 17. d5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 $11 {0.16/10}) (14... Kh8 15. Rc5 Be6 16. Qc2 Rd5
17. Bb5 Red8 18. Nbd2 $14 {0.38/8}) 15. Bc3 Bxc3 16. Nxc3 Bf5 17. Na4 Nxa4 18.
Qxa4 $11 {0.03/9}) (14. Qc2 Qe6 (14... Bh5 15. Rc1 Bg6 16. Qb3 Bf5 17. Nc3 Qd6
18. d5 $11 {0.03/8}) (14... Qd7 15. Bc3 Bxc3 16. Nxc3 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3
$11 {0.03/9}) (14... a6) 15. Bd3 Bxf3 16. Bxh7+ Kf8 17. gxf3 g6 18. e4 $19 {
-1.44/9}) 14... Qe6 (14... Qd6 15. Nbd2 Qd5 16. Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. Nc4
$14 {0.31/9}) (14... Be6 15. Qc2 Bd5 16. Nbd2 Bxd2 17. Nxd2 Nd7 18. Bd3 $11 {
0.16/10}) (14... a6 15. Nc3 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Be6 17. Qc2 Bd5 18. Nd2 $11 {0.09/9})
15. Qxe6 Rxe6 16. Bc3 Nd5 17. Bxa5 Nxa5 18. Ra2 $11 {0.06/10}) (13... Qf6 14.
Nc3 (14. Rc1 Rd6 15. Rc5 Nf4 16. Bd1 Nh3+ 17. Kf1 Nxd4 18. Qa4 $17 {-0.72/7})
14... Nf4 15. exf4 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Rxe2 17. d5 Qxf4 18. dxc6 $11 {0.00/9}) (13...
Bb6 14. Nbd2 (14. Nc3 Nxc3 (14... Be6 15. Qc2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bd5 17. Rfc1 a6 18.
a4 $11 {0.09/9}) (14... Qe6 15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. Rfc1 Re7 17. Rab1 a6 18. Bc3 $11
{0.03/8}) (14... Nxe3 15. fxe3 Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 Be6 17. Qc2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 $11 {
0.19/9}) 15. Bxc3 Be6 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Qe4 18. Nd2 $11 {-0.03/10}) (14. h3
Bf5 (14... Be6 15. Bb5 Na5 16. Qc2 c6 17. Bd3 h6 18. Nbd2 $11 {0.00/9}) (14...
Bc8 15. Bd3 h6 16. Qc2 a6 17. Nbd2 Be6 18. Rac1 $11 {0.22/9}) 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16.
Bxc3 Be4 17. Rfd1 Bd5 18. Qc2 $11 {-0.06/10}) 14... Bf5 (14... Qe6 15. Bd3 Qh6
16. Qc2 Ba5 17. h3 Bh5 18. Rfc1 $11 {0.16/9}) (14... Qf6 15. Bd3 Qh6 16. Qc2
Ba5 17. h3 Bh5 18. Rfc1 $11 {0.16/9}) (14... Qd6 15. Bd3 Qh6 16. Rfc1 Nxe3 17.
fxe3 Rxe3 18. Rf1 $11 {0.06/7}) (14... a6 15. Bd3 h6 16. Rfc1 Qf6 17. Qc2 a5
18. Rab1 $14 {0.28/9}) (14... Be6 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Bd3 Bg4 18. h3
$14 {0.34/9}) (14... Nf6 15. Bb5 Be6 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. Bd3 Bg4 18. h3 $14 {0.34/9
}) 15. Rac1 Qf6 16. Nc4 Qe6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Rfe1 $11 {0.03/10}) 14. Rc1 (14.
Nc3 Bxc3 (14... Be6 15. Bc4 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 a6 17. a4 Nb6 18. Bxe6 $11 {0.03/10})
(14... Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be6 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Bb6 18. Rad1 $11 {0.13/10}) 15.
Bxc3 Nf4 16. Qb2 Qe6 17. Rfb1 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 $11 {-0.25/10}) 14... Rb8 (14...
Bb6 15. Nbd2 Na5 16. Qc2 Nf4 17. Bf1 Bf5 18. Qd1 $11 {-0.06/9}) 15. Bd3 Bxf3
16. gxf3 Red8 17. Kg2 Qe6 18. Qc2 $11 {-0.19/10}) (13. Qc2 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Qxe3+
15. Rf2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Be1 17. Bf1 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 $19 {-2.53/10}) 13... Nxe3 $1
$19 {Black gets the initiative} 14. fxe3 Qxe3+ 15. Rf2 Bxd2 16. Kf1 Ba5 17. Rc1
(17. Bb5 Re6 $19) 17... Bb6 18. Rc3 (18. Rc4 Qe6 $19) 18... Qe7 19. Rc4 (19.
Rd3 Qd6 $19) 19... Be6 (19... Bxf3 $5 20. Rxf3 Qd6 21. Bd3 $19) 20. Ra4 Na5 (
20... Bd5 21. Bc4 $19) 21. Qd2 Nb3 22. Qc3 Bd5 23. Bd1 Qe3 24. Qc2 (24. Re2
Qxc3 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Bxc3 $19) 24... Bxf3 25. gxf3 Nxd4 (25... Nxd4 26. Bxd4
Bxd4 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr AK'1064"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Hoffmann, H_G."]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bb2 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Ba5 12. d4 Rad8 13. Nbd2 $2 (13. Qb3 $142
$11) 13... Nxe3 $1 $19 14. fxe3 Qxe3+ 15. Rf2 Bxd2 16. Kf1 (16. Bc4 Nxd4 17.
Bxd4 Rxd4 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nxd4+ Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Be3+ 21. Kg3 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 g5
$19) 16... Ba5 (16... Bc3 17. Bxc3 Qxc3 18. Qc1 $19 (18. Bb5 Nxd4 $19 {-2.88/8}
) 18... Re3 $19 {-2.59/9}) 17. Rc1 (17. Bb5 Re6 $19 18. Re2 Qh6 $19 {-2.38/9})
17... Bb6 (17... Re7 18. h3 Bxf3 $19 {-2.53/8}) 18. Rc3 (18. Rc4 Qe6 $19) 18...
Qe7 (18... Qh6 19. Bc4 Re7 20. Rd3 $19) (18... Qxf2+ $19 {-2.84/7}) 19. Rc4 (
19. Rd3 Qd6 $19) 19... Be6 (19... Bxf3 $5 20. Rxf3 Qd6 21. Bd3 $19) 20. Ra4 Na5
(20... Bd5 21. Bc4 $19) 21. Qd2 Nb3 22. Qc3 Bd5 23. Bd1 Qe3 24. Qc2 (24. Re2
Qxc3 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Bxc3 $19) 24... Bxf3 25. gxf3 Nxd4 (25... Nxd4 26. Bxd4
Bxd4 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Hohlbein, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 g6 5. c4 (5. Nf3 a6 $11) 5... c6 (5... Bg7
6. Nf3 $11) 6. a4 (6. Nf3 Bg7 $11) 6... Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 cxb5 (8... a6 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. bxc6 Nxc6 11. O-O $11) 9. axb5 $14 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. d4 Nb6
(11... Qc7 12. Qe2 $14) 12. Bb3 (12. Bd3 a5 $14) 12... Bd7 13. Ba3 (13. Qe2
Nbd5 $14) 13... Re8 $11 14. Qd3 (14. Qe2 a6 15. bxa6 bxa6 $11) 14... Nfd5 (
14... Bc8 15. Bc2 $14) 15. Bc5 $14 Nc7 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} (
15... Qf6 16. Nbd2 $14) 16. Nc3 (16. Na3 $14) 16... Ncd5 (16... Nbd5 $5 17.
Bxd5 Nxd5 $14) 17. Ne4 $16 Bf8 (17... Nc8 18. O-O $16) 18. O-O Bxc5 $2 (18...
f5 $142 19. Ng3 Nb4 $16) 19. dxc5 $18 (19. Nxc5 $6 Qe7 $16) 19... Nb4 20. Qd4
N6d5 21. Bxd5 (21. Nd6 $5 a5 $18) 21... Nxd5 22. Nd6 Rf8 23. Nxb7 Qf6 $2 (23...
Qb8 $142 24. Nd6 Bxb5 $18) 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. c6 Bc8 (25... Rfb8 26. Ne5 Bc8 27.
Nd6 $18) 26. b6 $1 Nd5 (26... axb6 {A pinning theme} 27. Rxa8) 27. Rfb1 Rb8 (
27... Ne7 28. Rxa7 Bxb7 29. cxb7 Rab8 $18) 28. bxa7 Ra8 29. Nd6 f6 (29... Nc7
30. Rb7 $1 Rd8 31. Ne5 $18) 30. Rb8 (30. Rb8 Ba6 31. Rb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr KGP Z-04 SOK-90-63"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Hunstock, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 exf4 4. Bxg7 Nh6 5. Nf3
Rg8 6. Bxh6 Qf6 7. c3 Be7 8. Bxf4 Qxf4 9. Qc2 Qh6 10. Qe4 $146 (10. c4 Qg6 11.
Qxg6 fxg6 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Nd5 Bd8 14. e3 d6 15. Be2 Bg4 16. O-O Rg7 17. Rab1 b6
18. d3 Ne5 19. d4 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Rc8 22. Rbf1 c5 23. Rf8+ Kd7 24.
Rc1 Bg5 {Dziel,J-Bakkers,M/corr KMG-39 2000/1-0 (38)}) 10... d5 (10... c6 $5
$15) 11. Qxd5 $11 Nc6 12. Qb3 Be6 $2 (12... Rb8 $142 $5 $11) 13. Qxb7 $16 Kd7
14. Qa6 Rab8 15. Na3 Bd6 16. Nc4 Bd5 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Qd3 Qe6 (18... Qh5 19.
a3 $16) 19. Nd4 (19. Qxh7 $5 Bxa2 20. e3 Rh8 $18) 19... Nxd4 $16 20. Qxd4 Bxg2
(20... Rb7 $5 $16) 21. Rg1 $18 Bxf1 22. Qxa7+ (22. Kxf1 Qf5+ 23. Ke1 Rb1+ 24.
Rxb1 Qxb1+ 25. Kf2 Qxg1+ 26. Kf3 Qh1+ 27. Ke3 Re8+ 28. Kf4 Qxh2+ 29. Kf3 Qxe2+
30. Kf4 Qf1+ 31. Kg3 Rg8+ 32. Qg4+ Rxg4+ 33. Kxg4 Qg2+ 34. Kf5 h6 35. Kf4 Qxd2+
36. Kf3 Qxc3+ 37. Ke4 a5 38. a4 h5 39. Kf4 h4 40. Kg4 Ke6 41. Kg5 Qg3+ 42. Kh5
h3 43. Kh6 Qg6#) (22. Rxf1 $6 Rb7 23. Qd3 Re8 $16) 22... Kc6 23. Qa4+ (23. Kxf1
$4 Qf5+ 24. Qf2 Rb1+ 25. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 26. Qe1 Rxg1+ 27. Kxg1 Qxe1+ 28. Kg2 Qxe2+
29. Kg3 Qxd2 $19) (23. Rxf1 Rg2 24. Qa4+ Kc7 25. Qa5+ Kc8 26. Qa6+ Kd8 $16)
23... Kc7 24. Qa5+ Kc6 25. Rxf1 Rg2 26. Qh5 Qxa2 27. Qf3+ (27. Rd1 Rg7 $18)
27... Qd5 (27... Kd7 28. Qh3+ (28. Rxa2 $4 Rb1#) 28... Kd8 29. Qxg2 (29. Rxa2
Rb1#) 29... Qxa1+ 30. Kf2 Qa7+ 31. d4 $18) 28. Ra6+ (28. Qf4 Re8 29. Qa4+ Qb5
30. Qxb5+ Kxb5 31. Rf5+ Kc4 32. e3 $14) 28... Kd7 $14 29. Qh3+ (29. Qxd5 $4
Rb1#) (29. Qxf7+ $143 Qxf7 30. Rxf7+ Ke6 $15) 29... f5 30. Qxh7+ (30. Ra1 Qe4
31. Qxf5+ Qxf5 32. Rxf5 Rxh2 $11) 30... Ke6 $11 31. Qh6+ Kd7 32. Qh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Kaniak, Andrzej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Qd6 3. a3 e5 4. Nf3 f6 5. e3 a5 6. b5
Be6 7. d4 Nd7 8. dxe5 fxe5 9. c4 Ngf6 10. cxd5 Bg4 11. Be2 {last book move} e4
12. Nd4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxd5 14. Nc3 Qf7 15. f3 exf3 16. Qxf3 O-O-O (16... Rb8
17. Qf5 Qe7 18. Nd1 $14) 17. O-O Re8 (17... Bd6 18. Rac1 $16) 18. Ne4 (18. Rac1
$5 $16) 18... Qd5 $14 19. Nxf6 Nxf6 (19... Qxf3 20. Rxf3 gxf6 21. Nf5 $14) 20.
Rac1 Qxf3 21. Rxf3 Rg8 22. Nb3 Ng4 {The isolani on e3 becomes a target} 23.
Nxa5 (23. h3 a4 24. hxg4 axb3 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr ICCF WT-H-837"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Karlgren, Lars_Ake"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 Bd6 5. c4 c5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O
e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... e4 10. Nh4 $15) 10. Qb3 $11 N5b6 11. d3 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nf6
13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Be6 15. Qc2 f6 16. a4 Rac8 (16... Qf7 17. Nd2 $11) 17. a5
Na8 18. Bc4 Qf7 19. Nd2 Nc7 20. b6 Na6 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. Nc4 Rfe8 (22... Nb4 $5
23. Qc3 axb6 24. axb6 Rfd8 $14) 23. Nxd6 $16 Qxd6 24. bxa7 Qe6 25. Ba3 Ra8 26.
Rab1 (26. Bxc5 $2 Rec8 $19) 26... Rxa7 27. Rb6 Nb4 $4 (27... Qe7 $142 $16) 28.
Rxe6 (28. Rxe6 Nxc2 29. Rxe8+ Kf7 30. Bxc5 Rxa5 31. Rc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Klawitter, Bernd"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 $11 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O
axb5 9. cxb5 b6 (9... Nbd7 10. Qc2 $15) 10. d4 c4 11. Nc3 Bb7 (11... Nbd7 12.
Qc2 $11) 12. e4 (12. Qc1 $5 $11) 12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Bd5 15. Nxc4
(15. Qc2 Qd6 $15) 15... Nd7 16. a4 f5 (16... Qc7 17. Ne3 $15) 17. Ne3 $11 Rf6 (
17... Nf6 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qb3 $11) 18. f3 (18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Rc1 Rh6 $11)
18... Rh6 (18... Ra7 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 $11) 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. fxe4 fxe4 21.
Qb3 Nf6 22. Bc1 Rg6 23. Bd2 (23. Bf4 Bd6 $14) 23... Qc7 $4 (23... Bd6 $142 $11)
24. Rxf6 $1 $18 (24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Qxd5+ Kg7 26. Qxa8 $18) 1-0

[Event "GER-ch GT corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Klemann, Fritz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. b4 (3. d4 $142 $5 $14) 3... cxb4 $15 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 e6
6. O-O Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. a3 Nc6 9. Nb3 d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. a4 f5 12. Bf4 Kh8 13.
Qe2 Rg8 14. h4 (14. Rfc1 $142 $5 $11) 14... Bxh4 $17 15. Nxh4 Qxh4 16. Bg3 Qh6
17. f3 Nf8 18. Kf2 $2 (18. Rac1 $142 $17) 18... f4 $19 19. Rh1 fxg3+ 20. Kxg3
Qg5+ 21. Kf2 h6 22. Rh3 Bd7 23. Rah1 Be8 24. Rg3 Qf4 25. Rg4 Qf7 26. Qd2 Ne7
27. Rxh6+ $4 (27. Qxb4 b6 28. a5 $19) 27... gxh6 28. Qxh6+ Nh7 29. Bxh7 Qxh7
30. Qf6+ Rg7 31. Rh4 Bh5 32. g4 (32. Ke1 Ng8 33. Qxe6 Rxg2 $19) 32... Qg6 (
32... Qxc2+ $142 33. Kf1 Qxb3 34. Rxh5+ Kg8 35. Qxe6+ Rf7 36. Rh8+ Kxh8 37.
Qxf7 Rc8 $19) 33. Rxh5+ Kg8 34. Nc5 Rc8 35. Ke3 (35. Ke1 b6 36. Qxe6+ Qf7 37.
Qxf7+ Rxf7 38. Rg5+ Rg7 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Ne6+ Kf7 41. Ng5+ Kg6 $19) 35... b6
(35... Nf5+ $142 36. Rxf5 exf5 37. Qxg6 Rxg6 38. gxf5 Rg2 $19) 36. Nxe6 (36.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 37. Nxe6 Rc3+ 38. Kd2 Rg6 $19 (38... Rxf3 $6 39. Nxg7 Kxg7 40. Rg5+
Kh6 41. Rh5+ Kg6 42. Rh8 $19)) 36... Qxf6 (36... Rc3+ $142 37. Kf2 Rxc2+ 38.
Kg3 Qxf6 39. exf6 Rg6 $19) 37. exf6 Rg6 38. f4 $4 (38. g5 $142 Rxc2 39. Nf4
Nf5+ 40. Kd3 Rc3+ 41. Kd2 $19) 38... Rxf6 39. Rg5+ Rg6 40. f5 (40. Rxg6+ Nxg6
41. Kd2 Nf8 42. Nxf8 Kxf8 $19) 40... Rxg5 41. Nxg5 Rxc2 0-1

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Kondziela, Andreas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2150"]
[BlackElo "2090"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. c4 bxc3 7. Nxc3 Qa5 8.
Bd2 e6 9. Nb5 Bb4 (9... Qd8 10. Bf4 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 Ba5 12. Nd6+ Kf8 13. Qh5 g6
14. Qc5 Bb4 15. Nxb7+ Bxc5 16. Nxd8 Bxd4 17. Nxc6 Bxa1 18. Bd6+ Kg7 19. Bb5 Bb7
20. Ke2 Bf6 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Nb3 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Bxc6 {
Tanti,J-Stadler,P/62. LSS No Engine Cup Preliminary 2012/0-1 (43)}) 10. Rb1
$146 (10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. Nc4 Bxd2+ 12. Nfxd2 Qd8 (12... Qd5 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. Qa4
Rd8 15. O-O-O b5 16. Qa3+ b4 17. Qa4 Bb7 18. Be2 Ne4 19. Nfe5 Rab8 20. Bf3 Nxd4
21. Rhe1 f5 22. g4 Qc5 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Qa5 Rbc8 25. Kb1 Qxa5 26. Nxa5 Ba8 27.
Rc1 {Alon,L-Dobierzin,O/IBCA-ol blind 1980/0-1}) 13. Qb3 Kf8 14. Nf3 Nf6 15.
Be2 g6 16. O-O Kg7 17. Rfd1 b6 18. Qb2 Nd5 19. Nfe5 Nce7 20. Rac1 f6 21. Ng4
Qd7 22. Qa3 Rd8 23. Bf3 Bb7 24. Nce3 Nxe3 {
Mouzon,H-Rind,B (2395)/Washington op 1990/0-1 (40)}) 10... Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+
12. Kxd2 Ke7 13. Nc7 Rb8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nh6 16. Na6 Ra8 17. Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr ICCF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Koster, N."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Qd6 3. a3 e5 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e3 Be7 6. c4 c6 (6... Ngf6 7. Nc3
dxc4 8. Bxc4 $11) 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qe6 9. d4 Ngf6 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 O-O $14)
10... h6 (10... e4 11. Nd2 $14) 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 Bd6 13. Bd3 exd4 14. Nxd4
Qe5 {Do you see the mate threat?} 15. Nf3 Qh5 16. Ne2 Ne5 {
Threatening mate... how?} 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Nd4 Be6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6
21. Bc4 Qe5 22. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr FRG-Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Krueger, U."]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. d3 e5 7. Qc2 Nbd7 (7...
Na6 8. a3 $11) 8. Be2 Re8 (8... a5 9. b5 $11) 9. O-O c6 10. Nc3 a6 (10... Qb6
11. a3 $14) 11. a4 (11. Rfd1 Qe7 $14) 11... d5 (11... Qe7 12. a5 $11) 12. c5 (
12. cxd5 $5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rfc1 $14) 12... a5 $11 13. b5 (13. Ba3 Bf8
$11) 13... Nxc5 $15 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 {Decoy to e5} 15. d4 {A double attack} Rg5 (
15... Bf5 16. Qd1 Re8 17. dxc5 $17) 16. dxc5 Bh3 17. Bf3 Nd7 18. Ne2 (18. Kh1
Bf5 19. Qd1 Be4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. bxc6 bxc6 $17) 18... Bxb2 $17 19. Qxb2 Ne5 {
Threatening mate: Nxf3} (19... Nxc5 $6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Qc2 $11) 20. Kh1 Nxf3
{Do you see the mate threat?} 21. gxh3 Qe7 (21... cxb5 22. Qxb5 Qc7 23. Ng3 $17
) 22. Ng3 $15 d4 (22... Re8 $5 $15) 23. Qe2 $11 (23. exd4 $143 Qd7 24. Qa3 Qd5
$15) 23... Nh4 24. exd4 Qd7 (24... Qxe2 25. Nxe2 Rd5 26. Rfb1 $11) 25. Qe4 $14
Qxh3 26. bxc6 (26. Rg1 Rd8 $14) 26... bxc6 $11 27. Qxc6 Ra6 28. Qb7 $4 (28.
Qxa6 {A deflection} Qg2# {A beautiful mate combination}) 28... Rf6 $19 29. Ne2
$4 (29. f4 Rxg3 30. Rf2 $19) 29... Nf3 30. Qb8+ (30. Qc8+ Qxc8 31. Rab1 Rh5 32.
Kg2 Rxh2+ 33. Kg3 Qh3#) 30... Kg7 31. Rg1 (31. Qh8+ Kxh8 32. d5 Qxh2#) 31...
Nxg1 32. Rxg1 (32. Qb7 Rxf2 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Rxg1 Qxh2#) 32... Qf3+ (32...
Qf3+ 33. Rg2 Qxg2#) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund GER"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Krzyzanowski, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 d6 4. Nf3 e4 $4 5. Bxg7 $16 exf3 6. exf3 (6.
Bxh8 $6 fxg2 7. Bxg2 Qh4+ 8. Kf1 Qxf4+ 9. Bf3 Bh3+ 10. Kf2 Nd7 $11) 6... Qh4+
7. g3 Qe7+ 8. Qe2 Be6 9. Bxh8 Nc6 10. Nc3 O-O-O 11. f5 (11. Ne4 d5 12. Ng5 Nf6
13. Nxe6 Rxh8 $18) 11... Nf6 (11... Bxf5 $142 $5 12. O-O-O Be6 $16) 12. Bxf6
Qxf6 13. fxe6 Bxc3 14. Bh3 (14. dxc3 $6 Qxc3+ 15. Kf2 Qxa1 $14) 14... Kb8 $4 (
14... Bxa1 15. e7+ Kb8 16. e8=Q $16) 15. O-O-O (15. dxc3 $142 Re8 16. Rb1 fxe6
17. Rb3 $18) 15... Nd4 16. Qd3 Bb4 {Do you see the mate threat?} 17. f4 $4 (17.
c3 $142 Ba3+ 18. Kb1 Nxe6 19. Bf5 $18) 17... Nb5 (17... Nb3+ $1 18. Qxb3 Qa1+
19. Qb1 Ba3#) 18. c3 $18 Ba3+ 19. Kc2 c6 20. exf7 (20. Qf5 Qxf5+ 21. Bxf5 fxe6
22. Bxe6 d5 $18) 20... Qxf7 {Threatening mate... how?} 21. Kb1 Qc7 (21... d5
$18) 22. c4 Qg7 {The mate threat is Qb2} 23. Qb3 (23. Qb3 Nd4 24. Qxa3 Qg6+ 25.
d3 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Kurzynsky, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 Bb4 4. a3 (4. e4 d6 $11 (4... Nxe4 $143 5. Qg4 $16 (
5. Bxg7 $6 Rg8 6. Bd4 d5 $11))) 4... Ba5 (4... Be7 5. e4 $11) 5. c4 (5. Nf3 d6
$11) 5... O-O (5... d6 6. Qa4 Bb6 7. d4 $11) 6. Nf3 (6. Qa4 c5 $15) 6... c6 (
6... a6 7. e3 $15) 7. e3 $11 d5 (7... cxb5 8. cxb5 d6 9. Be2 $11) 8. Qc2 Re8 (
8... a6 9. Ng5 g6 10. bxc6 Nxc6 11. Nf3 $11) 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 cxb5
11. Bxb5 Nbd7 $11) 9... Nbd7 (9... Bd7 10. Ne5 $11) 10. O-O e5 (10... cxb5 11.
cxb5 e5 12. Rc1 $11) 11. Nc3 (11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 e4 $11) 11... Bc7 (11...
dxc4 12. bxc6 Nb6 13. cxb7 Bxb7 14. Rfd1 $11) 12. bxc6 (12. Rfc1 dxc4 13. Bxc4
Nb6 $14) 12... bxc6 13. cxd5 (13. Rfc1 a6 $11) 13... cxd5 14. Nb5 Bb6 (14...
Bb8 $5 $14) 15. Nd6 $16 Re6 16. Qc6 $4 (16. Nxf7 $142 Qe8 17. N3g5 $16) 16...
Rb8 $17 17. Rac1 Ne8 (17... Nc5 $5 18. Bxe5 Bd7 19. Nxf7 Qf8 (19... Bxc6 $143
20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. Nd4 Rxe5 22. Nxc6 $16) (19... Rxc6 $6 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. d4
$15) 20. Qxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxb8 Bxf7 $15) 18. Qxc8 $11 Rxc8 (18... Nxd6 19. Qc2 $11
) 19. Rxc8 $14 Rxd6 (19... Nxd6 $5 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $14) 20. Rxd8 $16 Bxd8 21.
Nxe5 Bf6 (21... Rb6 22. Ba1 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 $16) 22. d4 (22. f4 Re6 23. Bg4 Re7
$18) 22... Bxe5 (22... Be7 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. Rc1 $16) 23. dxe5 Rb6 24. Bd4 (24.
Bd4 Rb7 25. Rc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund GER"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Labsch"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nd7 3. Nf3 Ngf6 4. e3 e6 5. b5 c5 6.
c4 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 (8... Ne4 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Qb3 Nxc3 11. dxc3 Nb6
12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. a4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Qxc4 b6 16. e4 Bb7 17. Bc1 Rfd8 18.
Be3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rd2 Rd7 21. Kf1 Qc8 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Ke2 {
Bulcourf,C (2205)-Olivares,D (2280)/Acasusso op 1991/1-0 (35)}) 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10.
Be2 Nbd5 $146 (10... c4 11. a4 Nbd5 12. Bxc4 Nb4 13. Nc3 b6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. d3
Rc8 16. Rc1 Bd6 17. Ne4 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe4 19. dxe4 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Bxe4 21. f3
Bb7 22. Bd6 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 {1-0 solejuk-pietrek/rancho 2009}) 11. Ne5 Nd7 12.
Nc4 Bf6 13. d3 a6 14. Qb3 Rb8 (14... Bxb2 15. Qxb2 axb5 16. Qxb5 $15) 15. Bxf6
Qxf6 16. Nbd2 (16. Nba3 Rd8 $11) 16... Nc3 $15 17. Bf3 Nxb5 18. Ne4 Qd8 19. a4
Nc7 20. Ned6 (20. Nb6 Ne5 21. Be2 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 exd5 24. Nxc5 b6
$11) 20... Nd5 (20... b5 21. axb5 axb5 $19 (21... Nxb5 $6 22. Nxc8 Qxc8 23. Qa4
$11)) 21. Rab1 Nb4 (21... b6 22. Rfd1 $15) 22. Nxc8 (22. d4 b6 $11) 22... Qxc8
$15 23. d4 Nc6 24. Nd6 (24. dxc5 $5 Nxc5 25. Qc2 $15) 24... Qc7 $17 25. Nxb7
cxd4 (25... Na5 26. Nxa5 Rxb3 27. Nxb3 $15) 26. Rfc1 Nde5 27. exd4 (27. Bxc6 $5
Nxc6 28. exd4 $15) 27... Nxf3+ $17 28. Qxf3 Rxb7 (28... Rfc8 $142 $5 29. Qb3
Qd7 $17) 29. Rxb7 $11 Qxb7 30. Qxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "BdF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Landin, W."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. b5 Bd6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O (7...
e5 8. Ba3 $15) 8. Nh4 $11 c5 9. d3 Qc7 10. h3 Bh2+ 11. Kh1 Be5 12. Bxe5 (12. d4
cxd4 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. exd4 Bf4 $11) 12... Qxe5 13. Nd2 Rae8 14. c4 Nb6 15.
Ndf3 Qb2 16. Rb1 Qxa2 17. Ra1 Qb2 18. Rxa7 Re7 19. Qd2 Qxd2 20. Nxd2 Ra8 21.
Rfa1 Rxa7 22. Rxa7 dxc4 23. Nxf5 exf5 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. dxc4 g5 26. g3 (26. Bf3
$5 Ne4 27. Kg1 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr BDG"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Langheld, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $17 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+
7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 $15 Qg4 9. Bxh8 f6 10. Nc3 Bxc3 11. dxc3 {
White terminates the opponent with strong threats} h6 12. e3 Qg5 (12... Qe6 13.
Qh5+ Kd8 14. Kf2 $11) 13. Qh5+ Qxh5 14. Rxh5 c6 15. Rf1 {
Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} d5 (15... Kf7 $5 $11) 16. Bxf6 $16 Nd7 (
16... Bg4 17. Re5+ Kd7 18. Bh4 $18) 17. Bg7 (17. Bg7 b6 18. e4 $18) 1-0

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Lehmann, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "1610"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nd7 3. Nf3 Ngf6 4. e3 e6 5. a3 Bd6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. bxc5
Nxc5 9. c4 a6 10. d4 Nce4 11. c5 Bc7 12. Nbd2 Rb8 13. Rc1 Ba5 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Qc2 Bd7 16. Ne5 Bc7 17. Bd3 Bxe5 18. dxe5 (18. Bxe4 $143 Bxh2+ (18... dxe4 $6
19. dxe5 Bb5 20. Rfd1 $11) 19. Kxh2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 dxe4 $15) 18... Bc6 $2 (18...
Qa5 $142 $5 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Bc6 $16) 19. f3 $18 Ng5 20. h4 Nxf3+ 21.
Rxf3 Qxh4 $4 (21... h6 22. Qf2 Rc8 $18) 22. Rh3 (22. Rh3 Qxh3 23. gxh3 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-92-??"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Leisebein, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 d6 4. fxe5 dxe5 5. Bxe5 Nf6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. c3
Nxe5 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. cxb4 O-O 10. b5 Ne7 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Ne5 Bf5 13. g3 Qd6 14.
Nc4 Qe6 15. Ne3 (15. Bg2 Bd3 16. Ne3 Bf5 $16) 15... Bg6 (15... a6 $5 $15) 16.
Bg2 $11 c6 17. bxc6 Nxc6 18. Qb3 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr FRG-Cup"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Leppert, HJ."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. d4 e5 7. Be2 exd4 8. Qxd4
(8. Nxd4 Nc6 $15) 8... Nc6 (8... Bf5 9. Qc3 $17) 9. Qc3 b6 (9... Bf5 $5 $17)
10. O-O Bb7 (10... Bf5 11. b5 Ne5 12. Qa3 $11) 11. Rd1 (11. Nbd2 a6 $11) 11...
Nh5 (11... Qe7 $5 $15) 12. Qb3 $11 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 Qf6 14. Nc3 Rfe8 (14... a5 15.
b5 Ne7 16. Nd4 $14) 15. a3 (15. Rab1 Ne7 $14) 15... Ne5 (15... a5 16. Qd2 $14)
16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bxh5 Qxh5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 (19. cxd5 a5 $11) 19... Re5
$11 20. Rad1 Rae8 21. h3 Kf8 (21... Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Qh4 23. c5 dxc5 24. Rd7 $11)
22. Qd4 (22. R1d4 Qf5 $11) 22... Qe2 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Qd3 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Re4
26. Rd4 f5 (26... Rxd4 27. exd4 Ke7 28. Kf1 $11) 27. Rxe4 fxe4 28. f4 (28. f3
exf3 29. gxf3 a5 $11) 28... exf3 (28... Ke7 $142 $17) 29. gxf3 $11 a5 30. b5 (
30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Kf2 Ke7 $11) 30... Ke7 $11 31. e4 (31. Kf2 Kf6 $11) 31... g5
(31... Kf6 32. Kf2 $11) 32. Kf2 Kf6 33. a4 (33. Kg3 h6 $11) 33... Ke5 34. Ke3
h5 35. h4 g4 36. fxg4 hxg4 37. h5 Kf6 38. Kf4 g3 39. Kxg3 Kg5 40. Kf3 Kxh5 41.
Ke3 Kg5 42. Kd4 Kf6 43. Kd5 Ke7 44. e5 dxe5 45. Kxe5 Kd7 46. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr BdF-Jub J2-01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Loots, Friedhelm"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. d4 O-O 7. Be2 Nf5 8. O-O
Nd7 9. Nc3 b6 (9... Re8 10. a3 a5 (10... exd4 11. exd4 (11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. exd4
c6 13. d5 Nb6 14. Qd2 Qh4 15. Rae1 Bg4 16. Bd3 Bf5 17. dxc6 $15 {-0.28/7})
11... a5 12. Re1 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Bxa1 c6 15. b5 Qf6 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. d5
$11 {0.22/9}) 11. Qd3 (11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Qc2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Nh4 14. Bd5 Bf5 15.
e4 Bh3 16. e5 Bf5 17. Qd2 $17 {-0.87/8}) 11... exd4 12. exd4 c5 13. bxc5 dxc5
14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Rab1 $11 {-0.19/9}) (9... a5 10.
b5 (10. a3 Re8 (10... axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Bxa1 Re8 13. d5 Nf6 14. e4 Nd4 15.
Bb2 Nh5 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Nb5 $11 {0.25/10}) 11. Qd3 (11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Qc2
Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Nh4 14. Bd5 Bf5 15. e4 Bh3 16. e5 Bf5 17. Qd2 $17 {-0.87/8})
11... exd4 12. exd4 c5 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rfd1 Be6
17. Rab1 $11 {-0.19/9}) 10... Re8 11. Rb1 (11. a3) (11. Qd3) 11... exd4 12.
exd4 Nb6 13. Re1 Nh4 14. c5 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Nc4 17. c6 $11 {
0.06/8}) (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Re1 (11. Nd5) (11. Nb3) 11... Be6 12. Qb3
Qh4 13. Nd5 Nxd4 14. exd4 Nc6 15. g3 Qd8 16. Rad1 Bxd5 17. cxd5 $14 {0.28/10})
10. b5 (10. a3 Re8 11. Re1 (11. d5 e4 12. Nd2 a5 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Rfb1 Qe7 15.
bxa5 Rxa5 16. Nb3 Ra8 17. Nb5 $11 {0.25/9}) (11. Rc1 c5 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. e4
Nd4 14. Nd5 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bh5 $14 {0.47/9}) 11... a5 12.
b5 Ra7 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qd2 Nh4 15. Nxe5 Qg5 16. g3 dxe5 17. Red1 $14 {0.59/9}
) (10. Qd3 exd4 (10... Re8) 11. Nxd4 (11. exd4 c5 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. a3 Re8 14.
Rfe1 Bb7 15. Rad1 cxb4 16. axb4 Nf6 17. Qb1 $14 {0.34/8}) 11... Ne5 12. Qd2 Re8
13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. b5 a6 15. h3 axb5 16. cxb5 Bc8 17. Rdc1 $14 {0.53/8}) 10...
Bb7 (10... a6 11. Nd5 axb5 12. cxb5 Bb7 13. Bc4 Re8 14. Rc1 e4 15. Nd2 Nf6 16.
Qb3 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 $14 {0.34/9}) (10... Re8 11. Nd5 a6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qc2 Bb7
14. bxa6 Bxa6 15. Rfd1 Nd6 16. Rab1 Bc8 17. Ba1 $11 {-0.12/8}) 11. d5 (11. Qd2
e4 12. Ne1 a6 13. f3 Qg5 14. Bc1 Nf6 15. fxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Nf3 $11 {
-0.25/9}) 11... Nc5 (11... a6 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. Rfb1 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Qxh4 15. a4 Bc8
16. g3 Qf6 17. e4 $11 {0.06/9}) 12. Qc2 (12. Re1 a6 13. Qd2 e4 14. Nd4 Qg5 15.
Nxf5 Qxf5 16. Reb1 Bc8 17. bxa6 $11 {0.16/8}) 12... a6 13. a4 (13. Rfd1 Nh4 14.
Ne1 Qg5 15. Ba3 axb5 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. Nxb5 $14 {0.34/9}) 13... a5 (13... e4
14. Nd2 Qh4 15. Rfb1 Rfe8 16. bxa6 Rxa6 17. a5 $14 {0.31/8}) 14. Rfe1 (14. Ne4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bc8 $14 16. Rad1 Re8 17. Rfe1 $14 {0.41/11}) 14... Re8 (14... e4
15. Nd2 Re8 16. Ba3 (16. Reb1 $11 Qg5 17. Ra3 $11 {0.19/8}) 16... Qg5 17. Bf1
$14 {0.34/8}) 15. Nd2 (15. Ne4 Nxe4 (15... Bc8 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Nd2 $14 {
0.44/10}) 16. Qxe4 Bc8 $14 17. Rac1 $14 {0.44/10}) 15... Bc8 (15... e4 16. Reb1
(16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 $11 {0.09/9}) 16... Qg5 17. Bf1 $14 {0.38/7} (17. Ndxe4
$143 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Qxe3+ 20. Nf2 Qxe2 21. Qxe2 Rxe2 22. Bxg7 Kxg7
$15) (17. Ra3 $14)) 16. Nde4 (16. Rad1 e4 17. Ba3 $14 {0.41/9}) 16... Nxe4 17.
Nxe4 Ne7 18. Kh1 Bf5 19. g4 Bxe4+ 20. Qxe4 Rf8 21. f4 f5 22. gxf5 Nxf5 23. fxe5
Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Re8 25. Bg4 Rxe5 26. Qf3 (26. Qd3 Qe7 $11) 26... Qg5 27. e4 Nd4
28. Qg2 Kg7 29. Rad1 (29. Rf1 Rae8 30. Rae1 Qh4 $15) 29... Nb3 $17 30. Rd3 Nc5
31. Ra3 Rae8 32. Bf3 Qf4 33. Rf1 Nxe4 34. Bg4 Qg5 35. Raf3 R8e7 36. Rf4 Nc5 37.
Qf3 Re3 (37... Nxa4 38. Rf7+ Kh6 39. Qh3+ Qh5 40. Bxh5 Rxh5 41. Qg4 (41. Rxe7
$6 Rxh3 42. Rxc7 Kg5 $16) 41... Re8 42. Qf4+ Rg5 43. h4 Ree5 44. Rg1 Rxd5 45.
hxg5+ Rxg5 46. Qxg5#) 38. Qd1 Qe5 39. Qd2 Re1 (39... Re4 40. Kg1 $19) 40. Rf7+
$2 (40. Qf2 $142 $17) 40... Rxf7 $19 41. Rxe1 Qf6 (41... Ne4 42. Kg2 Nxd2 43.
Rxe5 dxe5 44. c5 bxc5 45. h3 $19) 42. Bd1 Ne4 43. Qe3 Nf2+ 44. Kg1 $2 (44. Kg2
$142 Nd3 $1 45. Rg1 $19) 44... Nh3+ (44... Nd3 $142 $1 $19) 45. Kh1 (45. Kg2
$142 Nf4+ 46. Kh1 $17) 45... Nf2+ 46. Kg1 Nxd1 $4 (46... Nd3 $142 $1 47. Kg2
Nxe1+ 48. Qxe1 Qg5+ 49. Kh1 Qf4 $19) 47. Rxd1 $17 Qf4 48. Qe2 Qg5+ 49. Kh1 Rf4
50. Rf1 (50. Re1 Qe5 $1 51. Qxe5+ dxe5 52. Rxe5 Rxc4 53. Re7+ Kh6 $17) 50...
Rxf1+ 51. Qxf1 Qf5 (51... Qd2 $5 $19) 52. Qe2 $17 Qe5 $4 (52... Kf6 53. Kg2 $17
) 53. Qg4 $4 (53. Qxe5+ $142 $5 dxe5 54. c5 $18) 53... Qf5 54. Qe2 Kf6 55. Kg2
Qg5+ 56. Kh3 (56. Kh1 Qe5 57. Qf3+ Kg5 $17) 56... Qh5+ 57. Qxh5 gxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-09"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Malmstroem, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 d6 4. fxe5 dxe5 5. Bxe5 $15 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e3
Nc6 8. Bb2 Nd5 9. c3 Be7 10. Be2 Bh4+ 11. Nxh4 Qxh4+ 12. g3 Qh3 13. Bf1 Qf5 14.
Be2 Ne5 15. Qb3 (15. Qa4 Nd3+ 16. Bxd3 Qxd3 $17) 15... Nb6 16. Rf1 (16. Na3
Nf3+ 17. Kd1 Qe4 $17) 16... Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 Qxd3 18. Na3 Bg4 (18... Bh3 19. Rf4
$17) 19. Qb5 Qg6 20. c4 Rfe8 21. c5 Nd5 22. Bd4 (22. Qb3 Rad8 $17) 22... Rad8
$17 23. Rf2 (23. Qb3 Bh3 24. Rf2 b6 $17) 23... Qe4 24. Qc4 Be6 25. Qb5 a6 (
25... a6 26. Qb2 Qh1+ 27. Rf1 Qxh2 $17) 0-1

[Event "corr TKM/A009"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Malmstroem, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. e3 e5 3. Bb2 Qc7 4. a3 d5 5. c4 Nf6 6. cxd5 cxd5 (6... Nxd5 7. d4
$11) 7. d4 (7. Nf3 e4 8. Bxf6 gxf6 $11) 7... e4 8. Nc3 a6 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. Be2
Be6 11. f3 Rd8 (11... Bd6 12. fxe4 Bxh2 13. e5 Bxg1 14. Rxg1 $14) 12. fxe4 dxe4
13. Qc2 Bf5 (13... h5 14. Nxe4 Ng4 15. Qd3 $11) 14. g4 $14 Bg6 (14... Nxg4 $2
15. Bxg4 Bxg4 16. Qxe4+ Qe7 17. Qxg4 Rxd4 18. Qe2 Qh4+ 19. Kf1 $18) 15. g5 Nd5
16. Nxd5 (16. Nxe4 $2 Nxe3 17. Qc3 Ng2+ (17... Bxe4 $6 18. Qxe3 Qe7 19. Bf3 $11
) 18. Kf2 Bxe4 $19) 16... Rxd5 17. Nh3 Qd7 18. Nf4 Rxg5 19. h4 Rg3 20. d5 Nxb4
(20... Ne7 $5 21. Kf2 Rg4 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. Qa4+ b5 $18) 21. axb4 $18 Rxe3 22.
Nxg6 hxg6 23. Kd2 Rxe2+ 24. Kxe2 Qg4+ 25. Ke3 Qg3+ 26. Kd4 (26. Kxe4 $6 f5+ 27.
Kd4 Qf4+ 28. Kc3 Qxb4+ 29. Kd3 Qe4+ 30. Kd2 Bb4+ 31. Bc3 Qg2+ 32. Kd3 Qe4+ 33.
Kd2 Qg2+ 34. Kd3 Qe4+ 35. Kd2 $11) 26... Be7 27. Qc8+ Bd8 28. Kc5 (28. Kxe4 $2
O-O 29. Qd7 Bb6 $19) 28... Qe3+ $2 (28... b6+ $142 $5 29. Kc6 O-O $18) 29. Bd4
$18 Qf4 (29... Qd2 30. Rhd1 Qe2 31. Qxb7 $18) 30. Qxb7 Rh5 (30... O-O $18) 31.
Bxg7 (31. Ra1 Be7+ 32. Kc4 Bd8 33. Qc6+ Kf8 34. Rxa6 Qc7 $18) 31... Be7+ 32.
Kc4 (32. Kc4 f6 33. Qc8+ Kf7 34. Qe6+ Kxg7 35. Qxe7+ Kh6 36. Qd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "TKM/SF/02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Malmstroem, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e3 Ngf6 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O b6 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. Rc1 a6 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. d3 Qe7 15. Na4
Bd6 16. d4 e4 17. Ne5 Rec8 (17... Bxe5 $143 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxb6 $16) (17...
Nxe5 $143 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Nxb6 $14) 18. Qd2 Rc7 (18... Bxe5
$143 19. dxe5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 $16 (20. Bxc1 $143 Qxe5 21. Bb2 Qe6 $15) (20. Qxc1
$143 Ne8 $14)) 19. Rxc7 Bxc7 20. Rc1 Rc8 (20... Bxe5 $143 21. dxe5 Ne8 22. Bd4
$16) 21. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch GT198 corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Markus, John Raymond"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1982.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Ne7 5. Qh5+ Ng6 (5... g6 6. Qh4 Nec6
7. Nf3 $15) 6. f4 (6. Nf3 $5 $11) 6... exf4 $17 7. a3 Bd6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Nh4
Nce7 (9... Qe7 $142 10. Bd5 Qf8 $15) 10. Nf5 $16 Kf8 $4 (10... Be5 11. d4 d5
12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. exd5 e4 $18) 11. Bxf6 $18 (11. Bxf6 Bc5 12.
Bxg7+ Ke8 13. Bxh8 $18) (11. Nxd6 $6 cxd6 12. Bd4 Nc6 $11) 1-0

[Event "corr TKM/A005"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Markus, Roland"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 Qb6 4. a3 a5 5. c4 axb4 6. c5 Qc7 7. axb4 Rxa1 8. Bxa1
e5 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. d4 e4 11. Nfd2 b6 12. Nc3 Bb7 (12... Be7 13. cxb6 Nxb6 14. b5
$11) 13. Qa4 Nh6 14. Qa7 Qc8 15. Bb2 b5 16. Nb3 Qb8 17. Qxb8+ Nxb8 18. Na5 Ba6
19. Be2 Be7 20. O-O Kd7 21. Ra1 Bg5 (21... Rd8 22. f3 exf3 23. gxf3 $14) 22.
Nb3 $14 Rc8 23. h3 f5 24. Nd2 f4 25. exf4 Bxf4 26. Bc1 Nf5 (26... Ke6 27. Nb3
Bxc1 28. Nxc1 $14) 27. Bg4 $14 g6 28. Ne2 Bc7 29. Nf1 Rf8 30. Nfg3 Rf7 31. Nxf5
gxf5 32. Bh5 Rf8 33. Bh6 Rg8 (33... Rf6 $5 34. Bf4 Bxf4 35. Nxf4 Bb7 $11) 34.
Bf7 $16 Rh8 35. Nf4 Ke7 36. Bxd5 cxd5 37. Nxd5+ Kd7 38. Nxc7 Kxc7 39. Bf4+ Kb7
40. d5 Rg8 41. f3 exf3 42. g3 Rg6 43. Re1 Nc6 44. dxc6+ Kxc6 45. Rd1 Bc8 46.
Kf2 Re6 47. Kxf3 Bd7 48. Rd3 Be8 49. Rd8 Bh5+ 50. Kf2 *

[Event "TKM/SF/02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Markus, Roland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Be2 Qb6 5. a3 Bf5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. O-O
e6 9. d3 a5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Nd2 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 O-O 14. Nxg6 hxg6
15. Nf3 Qc7 16. h3 e5 17. c4 e4 18. dxe4 dxe4 19. c5 Bxc5 20. bxc5 exf3 21.
Bxf3 Nxc5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qxf6 Nd7 24. Qe7 Rc8 25. Be2 Ne5 26. Qc5 b6 27. Qc2
c5 28. f4 Nd7 29. Bc4 Nf8 30. f5 g5 31. Qe4 Qd7 32. Qg4 Qe7 33. f6 Qxe3+ 34.
Kh1 Rc6 $4 (34... Rc7 35. Rf5 Ng6 $18) 35. Qh5 $18 (35. Qh5 Rxf6 36. Rxf6 Qc1+
37. Bf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF WT-H-834"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Marshall, Anthony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 f6 4. fxe5 $15 fxe5 5. Bxe5 Nf6 6. c3 Ba5 7.
e3 O-O 8. Nf3 d5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Nc5 11. O-O Bg4 12. Nd4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 c6
14. Nb3 Ne6 15. Be5 Bc7 16. Nd4 Bxe5 (16... Nxd4 17. exd4 Qe7 18. Re1 $17) 17.
Nxe6 $11 Qd6 18. Nf4 (18. Nxf8 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Ne4 $19 (19... Rxf8 $6 20. a3 $15)
) 18... g5 (18... Rae8 19. Qf3 $17) 19. g3 $15 Ne4 20. d4 (20. Qg4 Rae8 $15)
20... Bxf4 (20... Bg7 21. Nh5 $17) 21. exf4 $19 gxf4 22. g4 (22. Qg4+ Kh8 23.
Rxf4 Rxf4 24. Qxf4 Qxf4 25. gxf4 Rg8+ 26. Kf1 Rf8 $19) 22... f3 (22... f3 23.
Rxf3 Rxf3 24. Qxf3 Rf8 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr SOK-92-89 KGP-2-Z-02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. f4 e6 $15 5. b5 c5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. c4 (7. Nc3
Be7 $11) 7... Bd6 $15 8. Be2 (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 O-O $15) 8... Nb6 (8... dxc4
9. Na3 $15) 9. d3 (9. Na3 O-O $15) 9... Ng4 (9... dxc4 10. dxc4 O-O 11. O-O $15
) 10. Qd2 $11 O-O 11. h3 Nf6 12. O-O dxc4 13. dxc4 Ne4 14. Qd1 Ng3 15. Rf2 Bc7
16. Na3 Qxd1+ (16... Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Qd3 18. Qxd3 Bxd3 19. Be5 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 $11
) 17. Bxd1 (17. Rxd1 Rad8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 $17) 17... Rad8 18. Bb3 (18. Rd2 Ne4
19. Rxd8 Rxd8 $15) 18... Rd3 19. Re1 Ne4 20. Rfe2 Ng3 (20... Rfd8 $142 $5 $17)
21. Rf2 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund GER"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Meya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 a5 2. b5 d5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 (5... Bd6 6. Be5 $15) 6. d4 (
6. Ne5 Bd6 7. f4 O-O $15) 6... Nb6 (6... Bb4+ 7. c3 Bd6 8. Ba3 $11) 7. Nbd2 (7.
Bd3 Bd6 $11) 7... Bd6 (7... Na4 8. Bc1 $11) 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 O-O $11) 8... Na4
$15 9. Qc1 Nxb2 10. Qxb2 b6 (10... O-O 11. O-O $15) 11. O-O $11 Bb7 12. a4 (12.
c4 O-O $11) 12... Qe7 13. Rfc1 O-O 14. c4 Ne4 15. cxd5 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Bxd5 17.
Bf3 (17. e4 Bb7 $14) 17... Bxf3 (17... Qh4 18. g3 Qf6 19. e4 $16) 18. Nxf3 $14
(18. gxf3 $143 Qg5+ 19. Kh1 Rad8 $15) 18... Rfe8 19. Rc6 Rac8 (19... Rad8 20.
Rac1 $14) 20. Qc3 f6 (20... Rcd8 21. Rc1 $14) 21. e4 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr TKM/A005"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Moeller Nielsen, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 f5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6.
c4 c5 (6... Qe8 7. d4 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Nbd2 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nb3 Ne4 12.
Nbd2 Qg6 13. Nb3 Ndf6 14. h3 Nh5 15. Nh2 Nc3 {
0-1 Trkn-Charlemagne/itsyourturn.com 2000}) 7. Be2 (7. Nc3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O
Qe8 10. Ne5 d6 11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Qxe4 Nd7 15. Nc6 Bf6
16. d4 Qf7 17. f4 a5 18. Rad1 Rae8 19. Ba3 d5 20. Qd3 Be7 21. e4 dxe4 {
Pommerel,W-Moeller Nielsen,P/corr TKM/A001 (Pommerel) 1999/1-0}) 7... d6 $146 (
7... b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. d4 a5 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. a4 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Rc1 Nd7 14.
Bc4 Bf6 15. dxc5 Bxc3 16. Bxd5 Nxc5 17. Bxe6+ Nxe6 18. Rxc3 Nc5 19. Ba3 Rfd8
20. Qe2 Rd5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 {
Fritz,H-Moeller Nielsen,P/corr SOK-95-111 1995/1-0 (35)}) 8. O-O Qe8 9. Nc3
Nbd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Nd2 d5 13. Qb3 Nf6 (13... cxd4 $142 $5 14.
Bxd4 e5 $11) 14. dxc5 $16 Nd7 15. Bd4 Bxc5 16. cxd5 Bxd4 17. exd4 Nf6 18. d6
Bd7 19. a4 Qg6 20. Nc4 Rad8 21. Ne5 Qh6 22. Bc4 Rfe8 23. Rad1 Bc8 24. d5 Qf4 $6
(24... Rxd6 25. dxe6 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 g6 $18) 25. dxe6 (25. dxe6 Qxe5 26. e7+ Kh8
27. exd8=R Rxd8 28. Qe3 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-89-32"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Mothes, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 Re8 6. Bb2 d5 7. Qb3 Nc6
8. a3 Ba5 (8... Be7 9. Nf3 $15) 9. cxd5 $15 Nxd5 10. Be2 Qe7 $4 (10... Rb8 $142
$15) 11. Qxd5 $18 Be6 12. Qb5 a6 13. Qh5 (13. Qxb7 Bd5 14. Bf3 Reb8 15. Qxa8
Rxa8 16. Bxd5 Qd6 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 $18) 13... Rad8 14. Nf3 Rd5 15. Qh4 f6 (15...
Qxh4 16. Nxh4 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Nc3 $18) 16. O-O Bf7 (16... f5 17. Qxe7
Rxe7 18. Nc3 $18) 17. d4 Rh5 18. Qf4 g5 (18... Be6 19. e4 $18) 19. Qg3 f5 (
19... Qd6 20. Qxd6 cxd6 21. Rc1 $18) 20. Ne5 Nxe5 (20... Rh6 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22.
Bc4+ Kf8 23. d5 $18) 21. Bxh5 (21. Qxe5 $6 Qxe5 22. dxe5 Rh6 $18) (21. dxe5
$143 Rh6 $18) 21... Nd3 (21... Bxh5 22. dxe5 Be2 23. Rc1 $18) 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7
23. Qf3 (23. Qf3 Nxb2 24. Qxf5+ Kg7 25. Qxa5 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Myrberg, Johnny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. a3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Qc7 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 e5 9. O-O Bd6 10. d3 e4 (10... a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Nd2 $15) 11. Be2 $11
O-O 12. Nd2 exd3 (12... Rfd8 13. Bd4 $15) 13. cxd3 (13. Bxd3 Bh2+ 14. Kh1 Be5
$11) 13... a5 14. Qb3 axb4 (14... Rfe8 15. Rfc1 $11) 15. axb4 Qb6 (15... Rfe8
16. b5 $11) 16. Bc3 Rfe8 (16... Rxa1 17. Rxa1 (17. Bxa1 $143 Qxb4 18. Qc2 Ra8
$17) 17... Re8 18. Nf3 $11) 17. Ra5 Qc7 (17... Ra6 18. d4 Rxa5 19. bxa5 Qxb3
20. Nxb3 $11) 18. Rfa1 Rxa5 19. bxa5 Bc5 (19... c5 20. Bf3 $14) 20. d4 Ba7 (
20... Bd6 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Bd3 $14) 21. Rc1 Bb8 (21... b6 22. a6 $14) 22. Nf3 (
22. g3 Ba7 $14) 22... Ne4 23. Be1 (23. Rb1 Qd6 $14) 23... Ng5 $16 24. Kf1 (24.
g3 Ne4 $14) 24... Ne4 (24... Nxf3 25. Bxf3 (25. gxf3 $6 Qh2 26. Bd1 Nf8 27.
Qxb7 Ne6 $15) 25... Nf6 26. Rb1 $16) 25. a6 (25. Rb1 Nd6 $14) 25... Nd6 (25...
bxa6 26. Bxa6 Re6 27. Qb7 $16) 26. axb7 (26. Qc2 Re6 $16) 26... Nxb7 27. Bd3 g6
(27... Nd8 28. Bb4 $16) 28. Qa4 (28. Bb4 Re6 $16) 28... Nd8 (28... Rc8 29. Bb4
$16) 29. Bd2 (29. Kg1 f5 $16) 29... Ba7 (29... Qb7 30. Rb1 Qc7 31. Kg1 $16) 30.
Kg1 Bb6 31. Bb4 h6 (31... Qa7 32. Qxa7 Bxa7 33. Ba5 $18) 32. Qa2 (32. Qc2 Nf6
$16) 32... Re6 33. Qc2 Kg7 34. Nd2 (34. Rb1 Nb7 $16) 34... f5 $14 35. Nb3 Nf7
36. Nc5 (36. Kh1 Ng5 $16) 36... Bxc5 (36... Nxc5 37. dxc5 Ba7 38. Ra1 $14) 37.
dxc5 Ng5 38. Bc3+ Kf7 39. Bd4 Re8 40. Ra1 (40. h4 Ne6 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "TKM/SF/02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Myrberg, Johnny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Be2 e5 5. Bxe5 Bxb4 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 O-O 8.
O-O Re8 9. d3 Nc5 10. c3 Ba5 11. Qc2 Bf5 12. Nbd2 Bb6 13. c4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Bxd3
15. Bxd3 Qxd3 (15... Nxd3 $143 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rfd1 $18 (17. Nxb6 $6 axb6 18.
Rfd1 Nb4 $14)) 16. Qxd3 Nxd3 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rfb1 Re4 19. Nfd2 Re7 20. Nxb6
axb6 21. Rxb6 Rd7 22. Nc4 Ne5 23. Nb2 Ra3 24. Kf1 Rc3 25. Rd1 Nc4 26. Rxd7 Nxb6
27. Rd4 (27. Rxb7 $143 Rc1+ 28. Nd1 Rxd1+ 29. Ke2 Rb1 $17) 27... Nd5 28. a4 Ra3
29. Rd3 Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMM-05"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Nilsson, Nils Roland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. dxe5 fxe5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Nbd2
Ngf6 9. c4 c6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Ng4 (11... cxb5 12. cxb5 Qb6 13. Rc1 $15) 12.
h3 Nh6 (12... Ngf6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc4 $11) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc4 {
Can e5 get defended?} Qc7 (14... Qb8 $5 15. Ng5 dxc4 16. Nxe6 Rc8 $14) 15. Ng5
$16 (15. Nxd6 $6 Qxd6 16. Rc1 Nf5 $11) 15... Bf7 16. Nxf7 Nxf7 17. Qxd5 Nf6 18.
Qd3 e4 (18... Rad8 19. Nxd6 Rxd6 20. Qc4 $18) 19. Qb3 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Kh8 (20...
Bd6 $18) 21. Rac1 Qb8 (21... Rad8 22. Ba3 Be5 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25.
Qa3 $18) 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nd2 (23. Qc2 Ng5 $18) 23... f5 (23... Be5 24. Nxe4
f5 25. Nc5 $18) 24. Bc4 Kg7 25. g3 (25. g3 Bxg3 26. Rg1 $18) 1-0

[Event "desc-online.de"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Philippy, Marco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 4. Nf3 Nd7 (4... Bxb4 $4 5. Bxg7 Nf6 6. Bxh8 $18)
5. c4 Nb6 (5... Ngf6 6. a3 $11) 6. c5 $14 Nc4 (6... Nd7 7. d4 $14) 7. Bc3 $16
Ne7 $2 (7... a5 $142 $5 8. a3 Bd7 $16) 8. d3 $18 Nb6 (8... d4 9. Bxd4 (9. dxc4
$6 dxc3 10. Nxc3 Bd7 $16) (9. Nxd4 $6 Ne5 $16) 9... e5 10. Bc3 $18 (10. dxc4 $6
exd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. exd4 Bf5 $18) (10. Nxe5 $6 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Ng6 $18) (10.
Bxe5 $6 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 f6 $18)) 9. cxb6 Qxb6 10. Be2 Nf5 11. Nbd2 Bxb4 12. Rb1
c5 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Rxb6 axb6 15. O-O (15. Qb3 Bxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Ra6 $18) 15...
Rxa3 16. Nb1 Nxe3 $4 (16... Ra1 17. Qb3 Bb4 $18) 17. fxe3 Ra1 {
Black prepares d4} 18. Qb3 d4 (18... Bf6 19. Qxb6 O-O 20. Qxc5 $18) 19. Nxc3 (
19. Nxc3 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 dxc3 21. Qxb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF WT-H-834"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Picard, Serge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $19 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 $4
gxh2+ $19 7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg4 9. Bxh8 d6 (9... h5 10. Nc3 $15) 10. Nc3 (
10. c3 Ba5 11. Rxh7 Bf5 $18) 10... Ne7 (10... Qg6 11. Nd5 Na6 12. c3 Bc5+ 13.
d4 $11) 11. Rxh7 {White creates threats along the open h-file} Nbc6 (11... Bf5
12. Rh1 Nd7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 $11) 12. e4 (12. Ne4 Qg6 13. c3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3
$18) 12... Qg8 $11 13. Qh5 Bg4 14. Qh6 O-O-O (14... Bc5+ 15. Kh2 f5 16. Qg7 $16
) 15. Bf6 (15. Qg7 Kd7 $14) 15... Bc5+ (15... Bxc3 16. Bxc3 f5 17. Bf6 $16) 16.
Kf1 $14 Qe8 (16... Bf3 17. Rg7 (17. Bxf3 Qg1+ 18. Ke2 Qf2+ 19. Kd3 Qxf3+ 20.
Kc4 Ng8 21. Qh3+ Qxh3 22. Rxh3 Nxf6 $19) 17... Bxg2+ 18. Kxg2 $16) 17. Qg5 Qd7
(17... Bd7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 $18 (19. Qxd5 Be6 20. Qh5 Nd4 $18)) 18. Rxf7
Rg8 $4 (18... Qe6 19. Rxe7 Nxe7 20. Bxe7 Rg8 $18) 19. Qxg8+ $1 $18 (19. Qxg8+
Nxg8 20. Rxd7 Bxd7 21. Bg7 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM-29"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Plock, Joerg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 O-O (4... Nc6 5. a3 Nxe5 6. axb4 Nxf3+
7. gxf3 $17) 5. e3 (5. a3 Bc5 $11) 5... Re8 6. c4 (6. Nc3 Nc6 7. a3 Ba5 8. Bxf6
Qxf6 $15) 6... d5 (6... Nc6 7. Bc3 $17) 7. Bb2 (7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nc6 9. Bxf6
Qxf6 $11) 7... Bg4 $17 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. a3 Ba5 (10... Re4 11. Qb3
Na5 12. Bxf7+ (12. Qxb4 Nxc4 13. d3 Nxe3 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 (14... Nxg2+ $6 15. Kd2
Qxf6 16. Qxb7 $19) 15. Qxe4 Nxg2+ (15... Qxa1 16. Qxb7 Nxg2+ 17. Kf1 Bxf3 18.
Qxf3 Qxb1+ 19. Kxg2 $11) 16. Kd2 Bxf3 $19 (16... Qxf3 $6 17. Qxf3 Bxf3 18. Rc1
$17)) 12... Kf8 13. Qc2 $16) 11. O-O (11. Qb3 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 $14) 11... Bxf3
(11... Qe7 $142 $5 $15) 12. Qxf3 $16 a6 (12... h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6
15. Bd5 $16) 13. Rc1 (13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 $16) 13... Bb6 (13... Ra7 14.
Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. d4 $16) 14. d3 (14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 $16)
14... Qe7 (14... Ne5 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. d4 $16 (16. Qxb7 $6 Rxe3 17. Nc3 Re8 $11
)) 15. Bxf6 $16 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Nc3 Rad8 18. d4 (18. Nd5 Rd6 $16) 18...
Na5 (18... Nxd4 19. exd4 Bxd4 20. a4 $18) 19. Nd5 $18 Kg7 20. Ba2 Nc6 (20...
Rd7 21. Rab1 $18) 21. Rab1 (21. Nxb6 $143 cxb6 22. Rab1 b5 $16) 21... Rd7 22.
Nxb6 cxb6 23. Rxb6 Rde7 (23... Rc8 24. d5 Ne7 25. Rxc8 Nxc8 26. Rb4 $18) 24. g3
(24. d5 Nd4 25. Bc4 Nf5 $18) 24... Rd8 25. Bc4 (25. Bc4 Na7 26. Rcb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Grund mem corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Plock, Joerg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 Re8 6. c4 d5 7. Bb2 Bg4
8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. a3 (10. Qb3 Qe7 11. a3 Bd6 12. Qxb7 Na5 $11) 10...
Ba5 (10... Bd6 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Qxb7 Bxf3 13. gxf3 $11) 11. O-O Bxf3 (11... Qe7
$142 $11) 12. Qxf3 $16 a6 13. Rc1 Bb6 (13... h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16.
Nc3 $16) 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Nc3 Rad8 17. d4 Na5 18. Nd5 Kg7 19.
Ba2 Nc6 20. Rab1 Rd7 (20... Rd6 21. Kf1 $18) 21. Nxb6 cxb6 22. Rxb6 Rde7 (22...
Ne7 23. Kf1 $18) 23. g3 Rd8 24. Bc4 1-0

[Event "corr KGP/2.Z-02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Pommerel, Wim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. c4 e5 3. Bb2 Bxb4 4. Bxe5 Nf6 5. Nf3 d5 (5... d6 6. Bd4 $15) 6.
cxd5 $11 O-O (6... cxd5 $2 7. Bxb8 O-O 8. Be5 $18) 7. a3 Be7 8. dxc6 Nxc6 9.
Bb2 Qb6 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. d3 (11. Qxf5 $4 Qxb2 12. e3 Qc1+ 13. Ke2 Qb2 $19) 11...
Be6 12. e3 Rac8 13. Bc3 Nd5 (13... Rfd8 14. Be2 $11) 14. Qb2 $14 f6 (14... Qxb2
15. Bxb2 Rfd8 16. Nbd2 $14) 15. Qxb6 (15. e4 Qxb2 16. Bxb2 Nf4 $14) 15... Nxb6
16. Be2 Na4 17. O-O Rfd8 18. h3 Nc5 19. Ne1 (19. Rd1 a6 $11) 19... Nb3 20. Ra2
Nbd4 21. Rb2 Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 b6 23. Rd2 Bd6 (23... b5 24. f4 $11) 24. Nf3 $14
Bd5 (24... b5 25. Rc1 $14) 25. Nh4 (25. e4 Be6 26. d4 Bc4 $16) 25... Ne7 (25...
Be6 26. d4 Bd5 27. Nf5 $11) 26. Bb2 (26. Rc1 Bb7 $14) 26... g5 27. Nf3 Bxf3 28.
gxf3 Kf7 29. Rfd1 (29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Ng6 $14) 29... Ng6 (29... a6 30. Bd4
b5 31. Kf1 $11) 30. Kf1 $14 Rc6 31. d4 Rdc8 32. Rd3 Ne7 (32... a6 33. Ke2 $14)
33. d5 Rc2 34. Bc3 Ng6 35. Bb4 Ne5 36. R3d2 Ke7 37. Ke2 R2c4 38. Rd4 Rc2+ (
38... b5 39. Bxd6+ Kxd6 40. Rxc4 Rxc4 41. e4 $14) 39. Nd2 Nc4 40. Kf1 Bxb4 41.
axb4 Nd6 42. Ne4 h6 (42... a5 43. bxa5 bxa5 44. Ra4 $16) 43. Nxd6 $16 Kxd6 44.
Re4 Kd7 45. Ra1 (45. Re6 Rb2 46. Ra1 a5 47. Rxf6 Rcc2 $11) 45... Rb2 (45...
Rc1+ 46. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 47. Kg2 $14) 46. Re6 (46. Rxa7+ $5 Kd8 47. Kg2 $18) 46...
a5 $16 47. Kg2 (47. bxa5 Rcc2 48. Kg1 Rxf2 49. Rxb6 Rg2+ 50. Kf1 Rgf2+ 51. Ke1
Rfe2+ 52. Kd1 Red2+ 53. Kc1 Rdc2+ 54. Kd1 Rd2+ 55. Ke1 Re2+ 56. Kd1 Red2+ $11)
47... Rcc2 $11 48. Rf1 Rxb4 {
The passed pawn on a5 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} 49. Rxf6 a4 50.
Rxh6 a3 51. Ra1 (51. e4 $142 $11) 51... a2 $17 52. Rh7+ Kd6 53. Ra7 Rbb2 54.
Kg3 Rxf2 {The mate threat is Rg2} 55. Kg4 Kxd5 (55... Rg2+ 56. Kf5 Kxd5 57. Rc1
$17) 56. Kxg5 $15 b5 (56... b5 57. f4 Ke4 $17) 0-1

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Pommerel, Wim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6.
c5 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. d4 Nbd7 9. O-O b6 10. Nh4 Be4 $146 11. Nd2 bxc5 12. bxc5
Qc7 (12... Rb8 13. Bc3 $11 (13. Nxe4 $2 Nxe4 (13... Rxb2 $6 14. Ng3 $15) (13...
dxe4 $6 14. Rb1 $17) 14. Rb1 Bxh4 $19)) 13. Nxe4 (13. f3 Bg6 $14) 13... Nxe4 (
13... dxe4 14. g3 $11) 14. Nf3 Rab8 15. Qc2 f5 (15... e5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5
Nxc5 18. Rfc1 $11) 16. Rab1 $14 Rf6 (16... Qa5 17. a3 $14) 17. Bc3 (17. a3 Rff8
$11) 17... Rh6 (17... Rff8 18. Bd3 $11) 18. Rxb8+ $14 Qxb8 (18... Nxb8 19. Rb1
Nd7 20. h3 $14) 19. Rb1 (19. Ba5 e5 $14) 19... Qc7 $11 20. h3 Bf6 21. Be1 e5
22. Ba6 exd4 (22... Qd8 23. dxe5 Be7 24. Nd4 Nxe5 25. Nxf5 $16) 23. exd4 Qf4
24. Rb7 Nf8 (24... Rg6 25. Qe2 (25. Rxd7 $143 Qxf3 26. Bf1 Bxd4 $17) 25... Nf8
26. Qe3 $16) 25. Qd3 (25. Rxa7 Rg6 26. Kf1 Ng5 $14) 25... Ng5 (25... Qc1 26.
Qe3 Qa1 27. Rb8 $14) 26. Nxg5 $16 Bxg5 27. Rxa7 Qc1 28. Qc3 Qd1 29. Bc8 Rf6 (
29... Ne6 30. Qb4 Nxd4 31. Bxf5 $18) 30. Qb4 Qe2 31. a4 Bf4 32. Qb1 (32. a5 Qd1
$16) 32... Ne6 33. Bxe6+ (33. Bc3 Ng5 34. Bxf5 Rxf5 35. Ra8+ Rf8 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8
37. Qf5+ Nf7 38. Qxf4 Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Qxa4 $16) 33... Rxe6 34. Ra8+ Re8 35. Rxe8+
Qxe8 36. a5 Qc8 (36... Qe2 37. Bb4 Qc4 38. g3 $18) 37. Qb3 (37. Qd3 Bc7 $18)
37... g6 (37... Qe6 38. Bc3 Qc8 39. Qd1 $18) 38. Qd3 $18 Kf7 (38... Bb8 39. Bd2
$18) 39. a6 (39. Bd2 Bc7 $18) 39... Qb8 (39... Bc7 40. Bd2 $18) 40. g3 (40. g4
fxg4 41. hxg4 Qc8 $18) 40... Bc7 (40... Bg5 41. h4 Bf6 42. h5 $18) 41. Qa3 (41.
Bd2 Bd8 $18) 41... Ke6 (41... Qa7 42. Bd2 $18) 42. a7 Qa8 43. Qa6 Bd8 (43...
Kd7 44. Ba5 $18) 44. Ba5 Kd7 45. Bxd8 Kxd8 46. f4 h5 47. Qb6+ Kc8 48. Kf2 Qb7
49. Ke3 Qe7+ 50. Kd2 (50. Kd2 Qb7 51. Kc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Preuss, Guenter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. b5 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 c6
9. d3 a6 10. c4 axb5 11. axb5 Rxa1 12. Bxa1 cxb5 13. cxb5 Nbd7 14. Nc3 Qc7 15.
Qd2 Rc8 16. Rc1 Bb4 17. Bb2 Qa5 18. Nd4 Bg6 19. Nb3 (19. Qe1 Kh7 $11) 19... Qd8
(19... Qb6 20. d4 $15) 20. Qd1 $11 Bd6 21. Nd4 Nb6 (21... e5 22. Nb3 $11) 22.
Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMM-29"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Ralphs"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 d6 4. fxe5 dxe5 5. Bxe5 $15 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e3
Ng4 (7... Nc6 8. Bc3 $15) 8. Bf4 (8. Bc3 c5 $15) 8... Re8 (8... Qf6 9. c3 Bd6
10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Be2 $11) 9. c3 Bd6 10. Bg5 (10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Bc4 Qc6 $11)
10... Be7 (10... Qd7 11. Qb3 $17) 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 (11... Rxe7 12. Bc4 $15) 12.
Bc4 Nc6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Be6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Qf3 c6 18. Nc3
b5 (18... Nf6 19. Rab1 Re7 20. a3 $11) 19. Rac1 Nf6 20. Rc2 (20. Rb1 Rab8 21.
e4 b4 $15 (21... Nxe4 $6 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Qxa7 $11)) 20... b4 (
20... Rad8 21. Ne2 Nd5 22. Nc3 $11) 21. Ne2 {
Exerts pressure on the backward pawn} Rac8 22. Nf4 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 24. Nd3 a5
25. Rfc1 (25. Rf5 Ra8 $14) 25... h6 (25... Re6 26. Nf4 Rd6 27. d3 $11) 26. Ne5
$14 {Increases the pressure on the backward pawn} c5 27. Nd7 c4 28. Nb6 Rc6 (
28... Rcd8 29. Nxc4 a4 30. Rb1 $16) 29. Nxc4 $16 Rec8 30. d3 (30. d5 Rc5 31. d3
Nc3 $16) 30... Nd6 31. Kf2 Nb5 (31... a4 32. d5 Rc5 33. e4 $16) 32. g3 Nc3 (
32... a4 33. Kf3 $16) 33. e4 Rf6+ 34. Ke3 Ra8 (34... Re6 35. h3 $18) 35. a3 (
35. d5 $5 Kf8 $18) 35... Rfa6 $16 36. Ra1 Na4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Rca2 (38. Rca2
Kf8 39. Rb1 $16) 1-0

[Event "corr TKM/A009"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Rau, Johann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bb2 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Bd6 12. Re1 Nd8 $146 (12... Rad8 13. d4 (
13. Qb3 Nb6 14. d4 Be6 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. Nbd2 Nb8 17. Bd3 h6 18. h3 Be6 19. e4 c6
20. e5 Bc7 21. a4 Nd5 22. Ba3 Qd7 23. Ne4 Nf4 24. Nc5 Qc8 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. Bf5
Qd5 27. Rab1 b6 28. Bh7+ Kh8 29. Be4 Qd7 30. Rbc1 a6 31. d5 Bxe5 32. dxc6 Qc7
33. a5 {Pleschke,H-Bergner,T/SEV 2001 (33)}) 13... Nxe3 14. fxe3 Qxe3+ 15. Kf1
Qh6 16. Nbd2 Bf4 17. Kg1 Nxd4 18. Nf1 Nf5 19. Qc2 Ne3 20. Nxe3 Bxf3 21. Nf1
Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Be4 23. Qc3 Be5 24. Qxe5 Rxe5 25. Bxe5 Qf2 26. Ne3 Re8 27. Bd4
Bxg2+ 28. Nxg2 Qxd4 29. Bf3 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 g6 {
1/2-1/2 Sitnikov,A-Krivoborodov,E/It (open) Moscow (Russia) 2006 (30)}) (12...
Rad8 13. d4 $15) 13. Qa4 (13. d3 Ne6 $11) 13... Bf5 (13... Be6 14. Qd4 f5 15.
Nc3 $11) 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 c6 (15... a6 16. e4 Bd7 17. Qc2 $11) 16. d3 h6 (
16... b5 17. Qc2 $11) 17. e4 Bg6 18. Qb3 Ne6 19. g3 (19. Qb2 Rad8 $11) 19...
Nc5 (19... Rad8 20. Rab1 b5 21. Bb2 $11) 20. Qc2 Rad8 21. a4 (21. Rab1 Qe6 $11)
21... Qc7 (21... Bh5 22. Nd4 Bxe2 23. Nf5 $11) 22. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Rauscher, Josef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. b5 $14 Nd4 4. e3 Ne6 5. Bxe5 d6 6. Bb2 Be7 7. Nf3 Nf6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. c4 (9. O-O Re8 $16) 9... d5 (9... a6 10. O-O $16) 10. O-O $16 b6 (
10... a6 11. bxa6 b6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Qa4 $16) 11. d3 (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. d4
dxc4 $16) 11... dxc4 12. dxc4 Qxd1 (12... Bb7 13. Nc3 $16) 13. Rxd1 Bb7 14.
Nbd2 Ne4 (14... a6 15. Nd4 $16) 15. Nb3 (15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ne5 Rfd8 $18) 15...
N4c5 (15... Rfd8 $5 $16) 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Ba3 (17. Nd4 Rfe8 $18) 17... Rad8
18. Bxc5 Rxd1+ (18... Bxc5 $5 19. Bd3 a6 $16) 19. Rxd1 $18 (19. Bxd1 $143 Bxc5
20. Be2 Rd8 $16) 19... Bxc5 20. Rd7 Rc8 $4 (20... Bd6 $142 $11) 21. Ne5 (21.
Ng5 f5 $18) 21... Bd6 (21... f5 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 $18) 22. Nxf7 Rf8 (22...
Bb4 $18) 23. Nxd6 (23. Nxd6 cxd6 24. Rxb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Reichert, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $17 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+
7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 $15 Qg5 9. Bxh8 Ne7 10. Rxh7 $11 d5 11. Bc3 Bc5+ 12. e3
Bg4 (12... Bf5 $142 13. Rh8+ Kd7 $11) 13. Qf1 $16 Nf5 (13... c6 14. Qxf7+ Kd7
15. Bf6 $18) 14. Qb5+ Nd7 15. Rh8+ Ke7 16. Rxa8 Bxe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr FRG-ch I2370"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Reimer, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 d6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. a3 Ba5 (7...
Bc5 8. d4 (8. Be2 Nbd7 (8... Nc6 9. d4 Bb6 10. O-O Re8 11. c4 Ba5 12. d5 $11 {
0.06/9}) (8... Re8 9. d4 Bb6 10. O-O Nc6 11. c4 Ba5 12. d5 $11 {0.06/9}) (8...
d5 9. O-O Re8 10. c4 Nc6 11. d4 Be7 12. Nc3 $11 {0.00/9}) (8... Qe7 9. d4 Bb6
10. O-O c6 11. c4 Re8 12. Nc3 $11 {0.09/10}) 9. O-O d5 10. d3 Re8 11. Nbd2 Qe7
12. Re1 $11 {-0.19/8}) 8... Bb6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ba5+ 11. Bc3 Bxc3+ 12.
Nxc3 $11 {0.13/11}) 8. Be2 Nbd7 (8... c5 9. O-O d5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nbd7
12. d3 $11 {0.00/8}) (8... Nc6 9. O-O Re8 10. Nc3 a6 11. d3 Qe7 12. e4 $11 {
-0.19/10}) 9. O-O c6 (9... c5 10. d4 Qb6 11. Ra2 Rfe8 12. c4 $11 {0.06/8}) 10.
c4 (10. Nd4 Qb6 11. Ra2 Qc5 12. Nxf5 $11 {0.09/9}) 10... Nc5 (10... Re8 11. d3
Ne5 12. Nd4 $11 {0.00/9}) 11. d3 Re8 12. Qc2 (12. Nc3 $11 {0.06/9}) 12... Qe7
13. h3 h6 14. Nc3 d5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bf3 {
Attacking the isolated pawn on d5} Bxc3 (17... Rac8 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 $14)
18. Bxc3 $14 Ba4 (18... Rac8 19. Qd2 $14) 19. Qd2 Bd7 20. Rac1 b6 21. Be2 (21.
Rc2 Ba4 22. Rb2 Rac8 $14) 21... a5 22. Qb2 Qd6 23. Nf3 Na4 24. Be5 Nxb2 25.
Bxd6 Bf5 26. Rb1 Nxd3 27. Rxb6 Nd7 (27... Rad8 28. Nd4 Bg6 29. Bg3 $16) 28. Rc6
Be4 29. Rc7 Nb6 30. Nd4 (30. Bxd3 Bxd3 31. Rd1 Be4 $14) 30... Nc4 $11 31. Bxd3
Bxd3 32. Rd1 Nxd6 (32... Be4 33. Be7 $11) 33. Rxd3 $14 Nc4 (33... Rac8 $5 34.
Rdc3 Nc4 $14) 34. Nc6 $16 Kh8 (34... Kf8 35. Rxd5 Rec8 36. Rxc8+ Rxc8 37. Ne5
Nxa3 38. Rxa5 $16) 35. Rxd5 Rec8 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37. Nxd8 Nd6 $2 (37... Nxa3 $142
$5 38. Nxf7+ Kg8 $16) 38. Nxf7+ $18 Nxf7 39. Rxf7 Kg8 40. Rb7 Rc8 41. Ra7 (41.
Rb5 a4 42. Rb4 Ra8 $18) 41... Rc5 42. e4 g5 43. a4 h5 44. f3 h4 45. Kh2 Kf8 46.
g4 Ke8 (46... hxg3+ 47. Kxg3 Ke8 48. Kg4 $18) 47. Kg2 Kd8 48. Kf2 Kc8 49. Ke3
Rc3+ 50. Ke2 Rc5 (50... Rc2+ 51. Kd3 Rf2 52. Ke3 $18) 51. Kd3 (51. Kd3 Kd8 52.
Rg7 $18) 1-0

[Event "DESC T0062 email"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Rennert, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2150"]
[BlackElo "1890"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. c4 bxc3 7. Nxc3 Qa5 8.
Bd2 Bg4 $146 (8... e6 9. Bc4 (9. Nb5 Qb6 (9... Qd8 10. Bf4 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 e5 12.
dxe5 a6 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 Nf6 15. Bc4 O-O 16. O-O Na5 17. Re1 Nxc4 18.
Nxc4 Be6 19. Qd4 Nh5 20. Bd2 Rc8 21. Rac1 f5 {
1-0 Thiyagarajah,P-Nolan,K/AUS-ch U18 Adelaide 2003}) 10. Rb1 Qd8 11. Bf4 e5
12. Nxe5 a6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nc7+ Ke7 15. Nxa8 f6 16. Bc4 Be6 17. Bxe6 Kxe6
18. Nc7+ Kf7 19. O-O Nh6 20. Qb3+ Qd5 21. Nxd5 {
1-0 foortosh39 (1610)-08ani/kurnik 2012}) (9. Bb5 Bb4 10. Qb3 Bd7 11. a3 Nf6
12. Bxc6 Nd5 13. Bxd5 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 {
1-0 Wilm,G-Forscht,M/Marianske Lazne op 2005}) 9... Bb4 10. Qb3 Nf6 11. O-O O-O
12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qh5 14. Rae1 Na5 15. Bxa5 Qxa5 16. Re5 Qc7 17. Rc1 Bd7 18.
Rc5 Qf4 19. Qe3 Qxe3 20. fxe3 Rfc8 21. Bd3 b6 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ {
Littlewood,P (2345)-Bennett,G (2350)/BCF-ch Portsmouth 1976/0-1 (49)}) 9. Nb5
Qd8 10. d5 Ne5 11. Rc1 Rc8 $2 (11... Bxf3 12. Qa4 e6 13. Nc7+ Ke7 14. Qa3+ Kf6
$16) 12. Nxe5 $18 (12. Nxa7 $143 Rxc1 13. Bxc1 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Bf5 15. Qa4+ Bd7
$11) 12... Bxd1 13. Nxa7 Bg4 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Bxd7+ (15. Rxc8 $6 Qxc8 16. Nxd7
Qxd7 $16) 15... Qxd7 16. Rxc8+ (16. Nxd7 $6 Rxc1+ 17. Bxc1 Kxd7 $14) 16... Qxc8
17. Nxc8 Nf6 18. Nb6 Ne4 19. Ke2 f6 20. Ned7 g6 21. Rc1 Nxd2 22. Nxf8 Nb3 23.
axb3 Rxf8 24. Rc7 Kf7 25. Kd3 Rd8 26. Rxb7 f5 27. Kd4 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Richter, Stephan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 a5 2. b5 d5 3. Bb2 Bd7 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. a4
Be8 (8... Ne4 9. Nc3 $11) 9. d4 (9. Be5 Ne4 $14) 9... c6 10. c4 b6 11. Nbd2 Qc7
12. h3 (12. Ba3 c5 $14) 12... Nbd7 13. Rc1 c5 (13... Qb7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rc6
$16) 14. Nb3 (14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. cxd5 Qxd5 $18) 14... Qb7 (14... Rb8 15. dxc5
bxc5 16. Qd2 $16) 15. Qc2 (15. dxc5 $5 bxc5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Bc4
$18) 15... Rc8 16. Nfd2 (16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. cxd5 Qxd5 $18) 16...
Bb8 (16... cxd4 17. Bxd4 e5 18. Bc3 $11) 17. Bf3 (17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6
19. cxd5 Qxd5 $16) 17... Qc7 {Threatening mate... how?} 18. g3 Kh8 (18... cxd4
19. Bxd4 e5 20. Bb2 $11) 19. Rfd1 (19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 $18) 19... Rg8 (
19... cxd4 20. Nxd4 e5 21. Nc6 $18) 20. e4 (20. dxc5 $5 Nxc5 21. Bxf6 Nxb3 22.
Bxg7+ Rxg7 23. Qxb3 $18) 20... dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 (21... cxd4 22. Bxd4 e5 23.
Be3 $16) 22. Bxe4 (22. Qxe4 cxd4 23. Bxd4 e5 $16) 22... f5 23. Bg2 f4 24. gxf4
(24. Re1 Bg6 25. Qc3 Bf5 $11) 24... Qxf4 $11 25. dxc5 (25. Qe4 Qh2+ 26. Kf1
cxd4 27. Qxe6 Bf4 $14) 25... Nxc5 26. Rd4 (26. Nxc5 $142 $5 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Rxc5
28. Qe4 $11) 26... Qh2+ $17 27. Kf1 Bg6 28. Qxg6 $5 Nxb3 (28... hxg6 29. Rh4# {
A beautiful mate combination}) 29. Rh4 {Threatening mate: Rxh7} Nd2+ (29...
Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 h6 31. Rxh6#) 30. Ke2 (30. Ke2 Qe5+ 31. Bxe5 (31. Kxd2 Rgd8+ 32.
Kc2 Rxc4+ 33. Rxc4 Qe2+ (33... hxg6 $4 34. Bxe5 Bxe5 35. Re1 $18) 34. Kb1 hxg6
$17) 31... Bxe5 32. Rxh7#) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund GER"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Rogner"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 (2... f6 $142 $15) 3. f4 $2 (3. Bxe5 Nf6 $11) 3... d6 (
3... exf4 $142 $5 4. Nh3 Qh4+ 5. Nf2 Bc5 $19) 4. fxe5 $15 dxe5 5. Bxe5 Nf6 6.
Nf3 (6. e4 Nxe4 7. Qe2 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qg4 $15) 6... Nc6 7. Bb2 (7. a3 Bc5 8. Bf4
Nh5 $17) 7... O-O $17 8. e3 Nd5 9. c3 (9. e4 Ne3 10. Qc1 f5 $17) 9... Bd6 (9...
Be7 10. Bb5 $17) 10. Bc4 (10. Be2 Be6 $15) 10... Be6 $17 11. Be2 Bg4 (11... Re8
12. O-O $17) 12. O-O $15 Nf6 13. Ng5 (13. Qb3 Rb8 $15) 13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 h6
15. Nf3 Re8 (15... Qd7 16. d3 $15) 16. c4 $11 Ne5 (16... Be5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18.
Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Qf3 $11) 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Nc3 c6 (19... c5 20.
Rab1 Qd7 21. d3 $11) 20. Rad1 (20. d4 Re6 $14) 20... Qc7 (20... Qe7 21. Qf3 $11
) 21. d4 $14 Re7 22. e4 a6 (22... Rae8 23. e5 $11) 23. e5 c5 (23... Rae8 24.
Qf3 Nd7 25. c5 $16) 24. Rxf6 (24. Qf3 Nd7 25. Nd5 $18) 24... Qa5 $4 (24... gxf6
25. Nd5 Qd8 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. exf6 Re1+ 28. Rxe1 Qf8 $18) 25. Nd5 $18 Rd7 (25...
Ree8 26. Rd6 $18) 26. Qg4 Rad8 27. Rxh6 Rxd5 28. cxd5 cxd4 (28... c4 29. d6 $18
) 29. Rd6 (29. d6 Qxe5 30. Rh8+ Kxh8 31. Qh4+ Kg8 32. Qxd8+ Kh7 33. Qh4+ Kg6
$18) 29... Re8 (29... Rxd6 30. exd6 Qxa2 31. d7 $18) 30. Qxd4 Qxa2 31. Rb6 (31.
Qh4 Qe2 32. Re1 Qd3 $18) 31... Qe2 32. d6 Rxe5 (32... Qxe5 33. Qxe5 Rxe5 $18)
33. d7 (33. d7 Qxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Re1+ 35. Qxe1 g6 36. d8=Q+ Kg7 37. Qeh4 f5 38.
Rxb7#) 1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Rohde, Friedhelm"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. b5 a6 5. a4 Bd6 $15 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 Re8 8. d4
c6 (8... axb5 9. axb5 Bb4+ 10. Nbd2 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 $11) 9. O-O $11 axb5 10. axb5
Rxa1 11. Bxa1 cxb5 12. Bxb5 Bd7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. c4 Nb4 (14... dxc4 15. Bxc4 Qc7
16. Nc3 $11) 15. c5 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bc7 17. Rc1 Qe7 18. Na3 Ra8 19. Nb5 Bb8 20.
Bb2 Ne4 21. Qb3 Bc6 22. Nc3 Qe8 23. Rb1 Bc7 24. Qc2 f6 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Nd2
Bd5 (26... Qh5 27. h3 $11) 27. Qd1 (27. Nxe4 $5 Qc6 28. f3 $16) 27... b6 28.
cxb6 Bxb6 29. Rc1 Qb8 30. Bc3 Bc7 31. h3 Bh2+ 32. Kh1 Bd6 33. Rb1 Qf8 34. Rc1
f5 35. Qf1 Ba3 36. Rc2 Qb8 37. Qe2 Qc7 38. Qb5 Rc8 39. Kg1 Qc6 40. Qb1 (40.
Qxc6 Rxc6 (40... Bxc6 $143 41. Ba5 $11) 41. Nb1 Bd6 $15) 40... f4 (40... Bd6
41. Qd1 $15) 41. Qe1 (41. exf4 Bd6 42. g3 Qd7 $11) 41... f3 (41... Bb4 42. Nb1
$15) 42. Nb1 (42. Qf1 Qa4 43. Qb1 fxg2 44. Kxg2 Bd6 $17) 42... Bd6 $17 43. Rb2
fxg2 44. Qd1 (44. Kxg2 Rf8 $17) 44... Bb8 (44... Ba3 45. Nxa3 Qxc3 46. Rc2 Qxc2
47. Nxc2 $18) 45. Kxg2 Qc7 46. Qg1 Rf8 47. Kf1 Qc6 48. h4 Bd6 49. Ke1 Bc7 50.
h5 e5 (50... e5 51. Kd1 Rd8 $17) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-05"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Rosner, Dirk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e5 3. a3 a5 4. b5 (4. Bxe5 axb4 5. axb4 Rxa1 6. Bxa1 Bxb4 $11)
4... d6 $15 5. e3 Be7 6. c4 (6. Be2 O-O $11) 6... O-O 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Be2 Nc5 (
8... Nb6 9. d3 $11) 9. d4 $11 exd4 10. exd4 (10. Qxd4 $2 Nb3 11. Qd3 Nxa1 12.
Bxa1 Be6 $19) 10... d5 $4 (10... Ne6 $142 $11) 11. dxc5 $18 (11. dxc5 dxc4 12.
Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Na4 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-92-81"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Rosner, Dirk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 a5 5. b5 Bd6 6. c4 Ne7 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qf3 Bf5
9. d3 (9. cxd5 e4 10. Qe2 Nxd5 $11) 9... e4 10. Qd1 exd3 11. Bxd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3
Be5 13. Nc3 c6 14. Nf3 O-O 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Rd1 d4 (16... cxb5 17. cxd5 b4 18.
axb4 axb4 19. Nb5 $16) 17. Ne4 Nf5 18. exd4 exd4 19. O-O (19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20.
Qxd4 Qe8 $16) 19... Qe7 20. Bxd4 (20. Rfe1 $142 $5 $16) 20... Rd8 $11 21. Nf6+
Kf7 (21... Kf8 22. Nxh7+ Qxh7 23. Bc5+ Nd6 24. Bxd6+ Kg8 25. Rfe1 $18) 22. Rfe1
Rxd4 $4 (22... Qd6 23. Re4 Nxd4 $19) 23. Rxe7+ $18 Kxe7 24. Ng8+ Kf8 25. Qe2
Kxg8 $4 (25... Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Kxg8 27. Qd8+ Kf7 28. Qc7+ Nd7 29. Qxd7+ Ne7 30.
Qxb7 Rd8 $18) 26. Qe6+ $18 (26. Qe6+ Kg7 27. Rxd4 Nxd4 28. Qe5+ Kh6 29. Qxd4
$18) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-90-63"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Rossbach"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 Nh6 (1... e5 2. Bb2 $11) 2. Bb2 (2. d4 d5 $11) 2... Rg8 (2... f6 3. e4
$11) 3. e4 $14 e6 4. a3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Nf3 c5 (6... Bg4 7. Be2 $14) 7. Qe2+
$14 Qe7 8. bxc5 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 Bxc5 10. Nc3 (10. Nc3 Be6 11. O-O $14) *

[Event "BdF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Roth, Werner"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6.
c3 Ba5 7. Nf3 Qe7 8. Qb3 $146 (8. f5 Bb6 9. Nh4 Nh6 10. Qh5+ Kd8 11. Na3 Qe8
12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Nc2 g5 14. Nf3 Nf7 15. Ne3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 g4 17. Nh4 Ng5 18. Be2
h5 19. Ng6 Rh7 20. h3 gxh3 21. gxh3 Ne7 22. h4 Nxe4 {
Kleinke,U-Glanville,C/corr ICCF W-ch M 1986/0-1}) (8. Bxg8 Rxg8 9. O-O exf4 10.
d4 Bg4 11. Nbd2 O-O-O 12. Qc2 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 g5 14. Nc4 d5 15. Nxa5 Nxa5 16.
exd5 Rxd5 17. c4 Rd7 18. Ba3 Qf7 19. d5 f5 20. Rb1 b6 21. Bb4 Nb7 22. Qa4 a5 {
Hoszowski,P-Mostowik,D/corr 1991/1-0 (35)}) (8. O-O Be6 9. Bd5 Bb6+ 10. d4 Nh6
11. Kh1 Nd8 12. fxe5 c6 {1/2-1/2 Goncharenko,G-Zumbado,M/corr. 1990}) 8... Nh6
9. f5 (9. fxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 $15) 9... Bb6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Qd1 a6 12. Ba4
Ng4 13. Nd4 (13. Rf1 O-O $17) 13... exd4 14. Qxg4 O-O-O 15. d3 (15. cxd4 $142
Nxd4 16. Bxd7+ Rxd7 17. Nc3 Nc2+ 18. Kd1 Nxa1 19. Nd5 $19) 15... dxc3 $4 (15...
Ne5 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 $19 (16... Nxd7 $6 17. cxd4 d5 18. Ba3 $15) (16... Rxd7 $6
17. Qe2 $19)) 16. Nxc3 $15 Ba5 17. O-O Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Ne5 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Qe2
(20. Qg3 d5 $15) 20... Qb5 $17 21. Rfd1 Qc5+ 22. d4 Qxc3 23. Rac1 Qa5 24. dxe5
dxe5 25. Rxd8+ (25. Qc2 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8 $19) 25... Rxd8 26. Qc4 Qb6+ 27. Kh1
Qc6 $1 28. Qxc6 bxc6 29. Kg1 Rd6 30. h4 h5 31. Rc3 c5 $1 32. a3 (32. Rxc5 Rd4 {
Combination}) 32... Kb7 33. Kf2 Kc6 34. Kf3 (34. Ke2 Rd4 35. Re3 c4 $19) 34...
Rd4 35. Ke3 (35. Re3 c4 36. g4 Rd3 37. gxh5 Kb5 $19) 35... c4 36. Kf3 Rd3+ 37.
Rxd3 cxd3 38. Ke3 Kb5 39. g4 (39. Kxd3 Ka4 40. Kc4 $19) 39... hxg4 40. Kxd3 c5
(40... c5 41. Kd2 a5 $19) 0-1

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Rubin, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 d6 4. e3 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 a5 7. b5 Nbd7 8. Nf3
Nc5 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Be2 Nfd7 (11... Nfe4 12. Bf3 Ng5 13. Bd5 $11)
12. Nd5 Bf6 (12... Nb6 13. Qc2 $11) 13. Qc2 (13. O-O Nb6 $11) 13... Be5 (13...
Nb6 14. O-O $11) 14. O-O (14. f4 Bxd4 15. exd4 Nb6 16. dxc5 Nxd5 $11) 14... Nf6
15. Bf3 (15. Rae1 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bf6 $11) 15... Ng4 (15... Bd7 16. Rad1 $11) 16.
g3 Nf6 17. Bg2 (17. Bc3 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Qe7 $11) 17... Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Qe7 19. Bg2
(19. Rad1 g6 $11) 19... Bd7 (19... g6 20. Ra2 $11) 20. Rfe1 Rab8 (20... g6 21.
Rab1 $11) 21. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "VS040 DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Rueschenbeck, Thorsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "1730"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 b6 4. e3 c5 (4... Be7 5. Nf3
c5 6. bxc5 bxc5 7. Nc3 a6 8. Be2 Nf6 9. O-O Bd7 10. d4 O-O 11. dxe5 dxe5 12.
Nxe5 Nc6 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Rad8 17. e4 Ne5 18.
Be2 {1-0 inspector (2330)-tata (2000)/net-chess.com 2008}) (4... Nd7 5. Nf3 Bb7
6. Be2 Ne7 7. d4 e4 8. Nfd2 f5 9. O-O Nf6 10. Nc3 g6 11. d5 Bg7 12. Nb3 a6 13.
Nd4 Bc8 14. a4 c5 15. dxc6 {1-0 guest-guest/internet 2009}) 5. Qf3 $146 (5. b5
a6 (5... Bb7 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. d4 Qc7 10. d5 h6 11. a4 Nh7
12. Nbd2 Ndf6 13. a5 O-O 14. a6 Bc8 15. Bd3 Bg4 16. Qc2 Rae8 17. e4 Nh5 18. h3
Bd7 19. Rfe1 Qc8 20. Bf1 {Costin,T-Germer,M (1800)/Baden-ch U20 2003/0-1}) 6.
a4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. d3 Nf6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Ng4 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. e4 Nd7 13.
h3 Ndf6 14. Nh2 Nxh2 15. Kxh2 Bb7 16. Bf3 d5 17. exd5 Re7 18. Ne4 Rd7 19. Bxe5
axb5 {valpa-Excessive_Force/playchess.de 2002/1-0 (31)}) 5... d5 6. cxd5 Bb7 (
6... Bd6 $5 $16) 7. Bb5+ $18 Nd7 8. bxc5 Bxc5 9. Bxe5 Ngf6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11.
Qxf6 gxf6 12. Nc3 O-O-O (12... Rc8 13. Nf3 $18) 13. Rb1 a6 14. Bxd7+ Rxd7 15.
d4 Be7 16. Rxb6 Bd8 17. Rb3 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Nf3 Ba5+ 20. Ke2 h6 (20...
Rb5 21. Rxb5 axb5 22. Rc1+ Kd7 23. Rc5 $18) 21. Rc1+ Bc7 22. Rb6 Kd8 23. Rxf6
Ke7 24. Rxa6 (24. Rxa6 Bb8 25. e4 $18) (24. Rxc7+ $6 Kxf6 25. Rc6+ Ke7 26. Rxa6
Rdd8 27. Ra7+ Rd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr BdG-SP"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Schwenteck, C."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $19 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+
7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 $15 Qg5 9. Bxh8 h5 10. Nc3 d6 (10... Nf6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. Nd5 $18 (12. Rxh5 Bxc3 13. dxc3 Qxc3 $11)) 11. e3 (11. Nd5 Ba5 $15) 11...
Bg4 12. Qf1 Nc6 (12... c6 13. Qf4 Qxf4 14. exf4 $11) 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Rb8 (
14... Qg6 15. Kh2 $11) 15. Qf2 (15. Rb1 Nge7 $14) 15... f5 (15... Qg6 16. d3
$11) 16. Rb1 Nge7 17. Qg3 (17. Qh4 Qg8 $11) 17... Kd7 (17... Qg6 18. Kh2 $11)
18. Kf2 b6 (18... Qg8 19. Rb3 $11) 19. Qh4 (19. Ke1 $5 $14) 19... Qxh4+ $11 20.
Rxh4 d5 (20... Ng6 21. Rh2 $11) 21. Rf1 (21. Rh2 Rg8 $11) 21... Ng6 22. Rhh1 (
22. Rh2 Nce7 $11) 22... Ke6 23. Bf3 (23. d3 Rg8 $15) 23... h4 (23... Bxf3 24.
Kxf3 h4 25. Rfg1 $15) 24. Be2 (24. Rfg1 $5 $11) 24... Nce7 (24... Bxe2 25. Kxe2
Rg8 26. Rfg1 $15) 25. Ke1 (25. Ba6 Rg8 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Seifert, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $19 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 $4
gxh2+ 7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg4 9. Bxh8 h5 10. Nc3 $11 c6 11. e3 d5 12. Rxh5 (
12. Bd4 Qg6 13. Qxh5 Qxc2 $14) 12... Qg6 13. Rh1 Bf5 (13... Nf6 14. Ne2 $11)
14. d3 (14. Qh5 Qxh5 15. Rxh5 Bxc2 $11) 14... f6 (14... Nf6 15. Ne2 $11) 15.
Ne2 $11 Bc5 16. Nd4 Bg4 17. Qd2 Nd7 18. Rb1 (18. Rf1 O-O-O 19. Qf2 Nh6 20. Bxf6
Rf8 $11 (20... Nxf6 $143 21. Qxf6 Rd6 22. Qxg6 Rxg6 23. c3 $16)) 18... O-O-O
19. Nb3 Nh6 (19... Bb6 $142 20. a4 Nh6 $19) 20. Nxc5 $11 Nxc5 21. Qb4 b6 $4 (
21... Bf3 22. Rh2 Rxh8 23. Qxc5 Rg8 24. Qxa7 b5 $14 (24... Bxg2 $2 25. Rxh6 Qg3
26. Qxb7+ Kd8 27. Qb8+ Kd7 28. Qxg3 Rxg3 29. Rb7+ Ke6 30. Kf2 $18)) 22. Rxh6
$14 Qxh6 {A deflection} 23. Qxg4+ Kb8 $2 (23... Nd7 $142 24. Bg7 Qxe3+ 25. Kf1
Rg8 $14) 24. Qg3+ $18 Ka8 25. Bg7 (25. Bg7 Rg8 26. Bxh6 Rxg3 27. Kf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr ICCF WT-H-838"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Shishkin, VA."]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Qe7 5. Ne2 Nh6 6. Ng3 d6 7. c3 Bc5 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 (9. Qh5+ Nf7 $15) 9... a5 (9... Bg4 10. f3 d5 11. Bxd5 $14) 10. O-O
Be6 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. Qb3 Bf7 13. Rfe1 (13. Bxf7+ Nxf7 14. Nf5 Qf8 $11) 13... O-O
$15 14. Qc2 (14. Qc2 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 $15) *

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Shterenberg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 (2... f6 3. a3 $15) 3. c4 (3. e4 Nf6 $15) 3... g6 (3... Nc6
4. a3 $15) 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Ne7 (5... Nc6 6. b5 Nce7 7. d4 $11) 6. Be2 (6. d4
Nbc6 $11) 6... O-O (6... Nbc6 7. b5 Nb4 8. a3 $18) 7. O-O b6 (7... Na6 8. a3
$11) 8. d3 (8. d4 e4 9. Nfd2 Na6 $14) 8... Bb7 (8... Bf5 9. d4 $11) 9. Nbd2 (9.
d4 Nbc6 10. b5 Nb4 $18) 9... a6 10. a4 (10. d4 Nbc6 11. b5 axb5 12. cxb5 Nb4
$16) 10... h6 (10... Nbc6 11. b5 axb5 12. axb5 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 $14) 11. Qc2 (11.
a5 Nbc6 12. axb6 cxb6 $14) 11... c5 (11... Nbc6 12. b5 Nb4 13. Qb3 $11) 12. b5
(12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Rfb1 Nbc6 $11) 12... a5 (12... f5 13. d4 cxd4 14. exd4 $11)
13. Ne1 (13. Ne4 f5 14. Ng3 Nd7 $11) 13... f5 (13... d5 14. f4 Nd7 15. fxe5 $14
) 14. Bf3 (14. f4 Nd7 $14) 14... Bxf3 (14... d5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 fxe4 17.
dxe4 $14) 15. Nexf3 $14 (15. gxf3 $143 d5 $15) 15... Nd7 16. e4 f4 (16... Qc7
17. Rae1 $14) 17. Nb1 (17. Rad1 Qc7 $14) 17... g5 (17... Qc7 18. Nbd2 $14) 18.
h3 Nf6 19. Nfd2 (19. Nbd2 g4 20. hxg4 Nxg4 $14) 19... Nh5 (19... g4 20. hxg4
Nxg4 21. Nf3 $14) 20. Nc3 Ra7 (20... Nf6 21. Nf3 $14) 21. Qd1 Nf6 22. Nd5 (22.
Qf3 Rd7 $16) 22... Nfxd5 $14 23. cxd5 Qe8 (23... Rc7 24. Qf3 $14) 24. Nc4 $16
Nc8 25. Qg4 (25. Qf3 Qg6 $16) 25... Qd7 (25... f3 26. Rac1 $14) 26. Qxd7 (26.
Qf3 $142 $5 $16) 26... Rxd7 $11 27. f3 h5 28. Kf2 Bf6 29. Rh1 Rg7 30. Bc3 Kf7
31. Rag1 Rfg8 32. g3 Rg6 33. g4 h4 34. Rb1 Bd8 (34... Re8 35. Rhc1 $14) 35. Rb2
(35. Bxe5 dxe5 36. Nxe5+ Ke7 37. Nxg6+ Rxg6 $16) 35... Ke8 36. Rhb1 R8g7 37.
Ke2 Rb7 38. Be1 (38. Rc2 Bf6 $14) 38... Rgg7 39. Bd2 Rh7 40. Bc3 Rhe7 41. Rg1
Kf7 42. Be1 (42. Rc1 Kf6 $14) 42... Kg6 43. Bf2 Kf7 44. Rc1 Kf6 45. Na3 (45.
Rbc2 Rbc7 $14) 45... Rec7 (45... Rbc7 46. Nc4 $14) 46. Rc4 (46. Rbc2 Be7 $14)
46... Ne7 47. Nc2 Ng6 48. Rb1 Kf7 49. Rc1 Ke8 50. Na3 Ne7 (50... Bf6 51. Kd2
$14) 51. Kd2 Nc8 (51... Ng6 52. Nc2 $14) 52. R4c2 Kd7 53. Nc4 Ke7 (53... Bf6
54. Ke2 $14) 54. Ke2 Ke8 55. Rg1 (55. Be1 Bf6 $14) 55... Kf7 (55... Bf6 56. Re1
$14) 56. Rb2 (56. Rgc1 Ke8 $11) 56... Rd7 (56... Re7 57. Rc2 $14) 57. Be1 (57.
Rc1 Bf6 $14) 57... Kf6 58. Kd2 Kf7 59. Kc2 Re7 60. Kb3 Kg6 61. Bc3 Kf6 62. Rbg2
Kg6 63. Be1 (63. Rc2 Rbc7 $14) 63... Rh7 64. Bc3 Kf6 (64... Rhe7 65. Rc2 $14)
65. Bb2 (65. Rc2 Be7 $14) 65... Rhe7 (65... Rbe7 66. Rc2 $14) 66. Bc1 (66. Rc2
Rbc7 $14) 66... Kg6 (66... Re8 67. Rc2 $14) 67. Bd2 Kf6 68. Be1 (68. Rc1 Bc7
$14) 68... Rh7 69. Ra2 Rhe7 70. Bc3 Red7 71. Be1 (71. Rc2 Be7 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Steinmann, Joachim"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Bb2 Re8 9. a3 Ba5 10. d3 Bf5 11. Nbd2 Bc7 12. c4 (12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Re1 (13. a4
d4 (13... Qd6 14. Re1 Nd7 15. e4 dxe4 16. dxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 $15 {-0.44/9}) (
13... Qe7 14. Re1 Be6 15. Nb3 b6 16. Qd2 Nb4 17. a5 $15 {-0.37/9}) (13... b6
14. Re1 Qd6 15. c4 Nb4 16. Qb3 Rbd8 17. a5 $15 {-0.44/8}) (13... Be6 14. c4
dxc4 15. Nxc4 a6 16. Qc1 b6 17. Rd1 $15 {-0.34/8}) (13... a6 14. Re1 d4 15. Nb3
dxe3 16. fxe3 Rxe3 17. Nxc5 $15 {-0.44/8}) (13... Nb4 14. Bc3 Qd6 15. Re1 b6
16. Nb3 Nc6 17. h3 $15 {-0.47/9}) 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Nc4 b6 17. Ne3
$15 {-0.50/8}) (13. Nb3 Bd6 14. Re1 b5 15. Qd2 a6 16. Rbd1 Bg4 17. Rb1 $15 {
-0.62/8}) 13... Be6 (13... Qd6 14. c4 d4 15. exd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Nb3
$11 {-0.12/9}) (13... Bd7 14. c4 dxc4 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. Qxc4 b6 17. Qa4 $11 {
-0.03/8}) (13... Qe7 14. Nb3 Bd6 15. Nbd2 Be6 16. c4 a6 17. Qa4 $11 {-0.06/8})
14. Nb3 Bd6 15. Ng5 Bf5 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. h3 $15 {-0.41/8}) (12. Re1 Qd6 (12...
Rb8 13. Nb3 (13. a4 d4 (13... Qd6) (13... Qe7) (13... b6) (13... Be6) 14. exd4
Nxd4 15. Nc4 Be6 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Bf3 $15 {-0.50/10}) (13. Rb1 Be6 (13... Qd6
14. c4 d4 15. exd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Nb3 $11 {-0.12/9}) (13... Bd7) 14.
Ng5 Qd6 15. Nf1 Bc8 16. c4 Ba5 17. Nd2 $15 {-0.41/8}) (13. c4 dxc4 (13... d4
14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Nb3 Be5 17. Qd2 $11 {0.13/9}) 14. dxc4 Qe7 15.
Qb3 Ne4 16. Red1 Rbd8 17. Nxe4 $11 {-0.22/8}) (13. Ra2 Qd6 (13... d4) 14. Qa1
Ng4 15. Bxg7 d4 16. Nc4 Qd7 17. exd4 $15 {-0.47/8}) 13... Bd6 14. Rc1 Qe7 15.
c4 dxc4 16. Rxc4 Be6 17. Rc1 $11 {-0.06/8}) (12... a6) 13. Nb3 (13. Rb1 Rab8 (
13... b6) (13... Ng4) (13... Re7) (13... Nd7) 14. Nb3 Re6 15. d4 c4 16. Nc5
Ree8 17. Ne5 $17 {-0.75/8}) (13. h3 Re7 (13... Rab8 14. Nb3 Re6 15. Rb1 b6 16.
Nbd2 a6 17. c4 $11 {-0.19/8}) (13... a6) (13... Rad8) (13... b6) 14. Rb1 Rae8
15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Nh4 Bd7 17. Nf3 $15 {-0.56/10}) 13... Nd7 (13... Ng4 14. g3 Bd7
15. Nfd2 f5 16. c4 dxc4 17. Nxc4 $11 {0.06/9}) (13... b6 14. Rb1 Rad8 15. h3 a6
16. Qd2 Qe7 17. Qc3 $15 {-0.50/8}) 14. Rb1 b5 15. e4 Be6 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Nbd2
$15 {-0.56/9}) (12. Qb1 d4 (12... Rb8 13. Re1 (13. Nb3 b6 (13... Bd6 14. Re1 b5
15. Bc3 a6 16. Qb2 Be7 17. Ne5 $15 {-0.34/8}) (13... Nd7 14. Re1 a5 15. a4 Qe7
16. Nbd2 Qd6 17. c4 $15 {-0.41/8}) 14. Re1 a5 15. a4 Qd6 16. Nbd2 Ng4 17. h3
$15 {-0.47/8}) (13. Qd1 Qe7 (13... b5) (13... Qd6) (13... d4) 14. Re1 b5 15. a4
b4 16. e4 Be6 17. exd5 $15 {-0.59/9}) (13. c3 b5 (13... Qe7) (13... Bd6) (13...
c4) (13... Qd6) (13... Qd7) (13... a5) 14. Qc2 Qd6 15. Rfb1 c4 16. Nf1 Qe6 17.
Qd2 $17 {-0.94/8}) (13. Rc1 Qe7 (13... Bd6) (13... Qd6) (13... b5) (13... d4) (
13... b6) 14. Re1 b5 15. Nb3 Bd6 16. Bc3 Ng4 17. Qb2 $15 {-0.62/8}) (13. Rd1 d4
(13... Qe7) (13... Bd6) (13... Qd6) (13... b5) (13... b6) 14. e4 Be6 15. c3 Bf4
16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Qc2 $15 {-0.56/9}) (13. Qc1 Qd6 (13... b5) (13... Qe7) (13...
Bd6) (13... d4) 14. Rb1 b5 15. Re1 a6 16. Nb3 Ng4 17. h3 $15 {-0.66/8}) (13.
Nh4 Be6 (13... Qd6) (13... Bd7) (13... Bc8) 14. Nhf3 b5 15. Nb3 Bd6 16. Re1 a5
17. Ng5 $17 {-0.91/9}) (13. c4 d4 14. e4 Bg4 15. h3 Be6 16. Bc1 a6 17. a4 $15 {
-0.69/9}) 13... b5 (13... Qe7 14. Qa2 Be6 15. Rab1 b5 16. Qa1 Bd8 17. c4 $11 {
-0.19/8}) (13... Qd6 14. c4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Qe7 16. Qc2 b5 17. e4 $15 {-0.34/8})
14. Nb3 Bd6 15. Bc3 a6 16. Qb2 Be7 17. Ne5 $15 {-0.37/8}) (12... b6) 13. Re1
Ba5 (13... Rc8) (13... Nd5) (13... dxe3) (13... Ng4) 14. Qc1 dxe3 15. fxe3 c4
16. dxc4 Rxe3 17. Nb3 $17 {-0.75/8}) 12... dxc4 (12... d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 (13...
cxd4 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. c5 Be6 16. cxb6 Bxb3 17. Qxb3 $14 {0.31/10}) 14. Nxd4 cxd4
15. Nf3 Bb6 16. Nh4 Be6 17. Rb1 $15 {-0.56/10}) (12... Qd6 13. Bxf6 dxc4 14.
Nxc4 Qxf6 15. Rb1 Rab8 16. Qa4 b6 17. Rfc1 $15 {-0.56/9}) (12... Ng4 13. h3 (
13. cxd5) 13... Nge5 14. cxd5 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Qd6 16. g3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 $14 {
0.38/9}) 13. Nxc4 (13. dxc4 Ng4 (13... Qd6 14. Qb3 Na5 15. Qa4 Rad8 16. Rad1
Ng4 17. h3 $11 {0.00/8}) (13... Qe7 14. Qb3 Na5 15. Qc3 Rad8 16. Rfd1 Nc6 17.
Nh4 $11 {-0.22/9}) (13... b6 14. Qa4 Qd6 15. Rfd1 Nd4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Nf1 $11
{0.16/8}) (13... Rb8) 14. h3 Nge5 15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qc3 Qf6 17. Rad1 $15 {-0.31/8
}) 13... b5 14. Ncd2 Bxd3 15. Bxf6 (15. Bxd3 Qxd3 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. a4 $15 {
-0.47/8} (17. Qc1 c4 18. Rd1 a6 $17 {-0.75/9})) 15... Qxf6 $4 (15... gxf6 16.
a4 b4 $11 17. Rc1 Bb6 18. Nb3 Bxe2 $11 {-0.16/9}) 16. a4 $4 (16. Bxd3 c4 17.
Be4 Qh6 $18) 16... b4 $4 (16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2 b4 18. Rac1 $17) 17. Rc1 $4 (17.
Bxd3 $142 Ne5 18. Bc4 $18) 17... Bxe2 $17 18. Qxe2 Bd6 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Nc4 Bc7
21. Nh4 $4 (21. Qc2 Rad8 $17) 21... Qe4 (21... Qxh4 $142 22. g3 Qe7 $19) 22.
Qh5 (22. Nf3 $17) 22... Ne7 (22... Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. f3 $19) 23. h3 (23.
Nf3 Rac8 $15) 23... Red8 (23... Rac8 24. g3 $17) 24. Rxd8+ (24. Qxc5 Qxh4 25.
Qxc7 Nd5 $15) 24... Rxd8 $17 25. Qxc5 Qc2 (25... Rc8 26. Qg5 Be5 27. f3 $19)
26. Rf1 (26. Rxc2 $4 Rd1#) 26... Rd1 (26... Nd5 27. Qc6 $17) 27. g3 $15 (27.
Qxc7 $2 Rxf1+ 28. Kh2 h6 $19) 27... Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Qd5+ 30. Qxd5
Nxd5 31. Nf5 Nb6 32. Nb2 Be5 33. Nd4 a5 34. f4 Bxd4 35. exd4 f5 36. Kf3 Kf8 37.
Ke3 Ke7 38. Kd3 Ke6 39. Kc2 Kd5 40. Kd3 *

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-05"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Sternik, Ryszard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 (1... e5 2. Bb2 $15) 2. e3 (2. Nf3 d5 $11) 2... d5 (2... e5 3. Bb2 d6
4. Nf3 $11) 3. Bb2 Qb6 4. a3 Nf6 5. c4 (5. Nf3 c5 $11) 5... a5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7.
Bxc4 axb4 8. Bd4 c5 9. Bxc5 (9. axb4 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 Qxb4 $15) 9... Qxc5 10. axb4
Qxc4 11. Rxa8 Nfd7 (11... Qc7 $15) 12. Na3 $17 Qc6 (12... Qxb4 $2 13. Qc2 Qc5
14. Qxc5 Nxc5 15. Rxb8 $18) 13. O-O (13. b5 $142 Qg6 14. Qc1 $11) 13... b6 $16
14. Qc1 Bb7 $2 (14... Kd8 $142 15. Qxc6 Nxc6 $16) 15. Qxc6 $15 Bxc6 16. Rc1 Bb7
(16... e6 17. Rxc6 Kd8 18. d4 Bxb4 19. Rxb6 Nxb6 20. Rxb8+ Ke7 21. Rxh8 (21.
Rxb6 $6 Rc8 22. Rb7+ Ke8 $18) 21... Bxa3 22. Rxh7 $18) 17. Rc7 (17. Rc7 e6 18.
Rxb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Stork"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. b5 Nd4 4. e3 Ne6 5. Bxe5 d6 6.
Bb2 Bd7 7. c4 (7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. d4 d5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c6 12. a4 c5
13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf4 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 N6h5 17. Be4 Rb8 18. Be5 Rc8
19. Bd6 Re8 20. Bxb7 Re6 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 {
lhs1701 (2015)-chessnut/ChessWorld.net 2003/1-0 (31)}) 7... a6 8. Nf3 $146 (8.
a4 c6 (8... axb5 9. axb5 c6 10. Qb3 Nc5 11. Qc2 g6 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. d3 Nf6 14.
Nbd2 Bg7 15. Be2 O-O 16. O-O Ng4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. e4 Bd7 19. d4 Ne6 20. h3 Nf6
21. Qb2 cxb5 22. cxb5 b6 23. Rfd1 {
carocan (1800)-barracuda01/kurnik 2011/1-0 (40)}) 9. Be2 d5 10. bxc6 Bxc6 11.
cxd5 Qxd5 12. Bf3 Qg5 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. g3 Qd5 15. Qf3 Rb8 16. Qxd5 cxd5 17.
Be5 Rb7 18. Nf3 Nc5 19. Nc3 f6 20. Bd4 Nd3+ 21. Ke2 Nb4 22. Rhc1 Bd6 {
valpa-sigma40/playchess.de 2003/1-0 (35)}) 8... axb5 9. cxb5 Be7 10. Bc4 Bf6
11. d4 Ne7 12. O-O O-O 13. Nbd2 d5 14. Bd3 c5 15. bxc6 $1 bxc6 (15... bxc6 16.
Nb3 {Combination}) (15... Bxc6 16. Nb3 {Combination}) (15... Nxc6 16. Qb3 {
Combination}) 16. Qc2 Ng6 17. Nb3 Qb6 18. a4 Rfb8 19. Nfd2 Be7 20. Rfc1 Bd6 21.
a5 Qc7 22. g3 Ng5 23. Ba3 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Bxa3 25. Rxa3 Qd6 26. Rca1 Qf6 27. Rf1 (
27. f3 $5 $18) 27... Ng5 $16 28. Rc1 Bh3+ 29. Kg1 Nf3+ 30. Nxf3 Qxf3 31. Bf1
Bf5 $2 (31... Bxf1 $142 32. Kxf1 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qxh2 34. Qxc6 Qh5+ 35. Kd2 Qf3
$16) 32. Qe2 $18 (32. Qxc6 $4 Be4 33. Qc8+ Rxc8 34. Rxc8+ Rxc8 35. a6 Qh1#)
32... Qxe2 33. Bxe2 Ne7 34. Nc5 {White prepares the advance a6} Rb2 35. Bf1 h5
36. h4 Bg4 37. a6 Nc8 38. Nd3 Rb6 39. Ne5 Na7 40. Rac3 Rc8 41. Nxg4 hxg4 42. e4
$1 Rb4 $2 (42... dxe4 43. d5 {Combination}) 43. exd5 $18 Rxd4 44. dxc6 Rc7 45.
Rc4 Rxc4 46. Rxc4 (46. Bxc4 $6 Rxc6 47. Kg2 Kf8 $18) 46... f5 47. Bg2 Kf7 48.
Rb4 (48. Kf1 Ke7 $18) 48... Ke7 49. Rb7 (49. Rb6 Kd6 $18) 49... Kd6 50. f4 Rxb7
$2 (50... gxf3 51. Bxf3 g6 $18) 51. axb7 Kc7 52. Kf2 Nb5 53. Ke3 Nc3 54. Kd4
Nb5+ 55. Ke5 g6 (55... Nc3 56. Kxf5 Kb8 57. Kxg4 $18) 56. Kf6 (56. Kf6 Nd4 57.
Kxg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr BdF"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Suerig, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c6 7. Nf3 Bd7 8. a4
Qc7 (8... a6 9. bxc6 Nxc6 10. O-O $15) 9. Qb3 Bc8 (9... O-O 10. Bxf6 cxb5 11.
axb5 $14) 10. Nc3 e5 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. bxc6 bxc6 (13... Nxc6 $2 14.
Ndb5 Qe7 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Ba3 $18) 14. h3 Nbd7 15. Qc2 Ne5 16. Be2 Ng6 (16...
Rd8 17. f4 Ng6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Bf3 $17) 17. O-O (17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Bf3 Qb6
19. Bxa8 Bf5 $16) 17... Bb7 18. Nf3 (18. Rfd1 Rfd8 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "desc-online.de"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Suermann, Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Be2 Qb6 (4... Nbd7 5. Nf3 $11) 5. a3 Bf5 6. Nf3
Nbd7 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. O-O (8. Bd4 Qd8 $11) 8... e5 (8... e6 9. f4 $11) 9. c4 Be7
10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. d3 (13. e4 Nf4 14. Bc4 f5 $11)
13... N7f6 (13... Bd6 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 $11) 14. Nd2 e4 (14... Bd6 15. Ne4
$11) 15. h3 $14 exd3 16. Bxd3 g5 17. Nf3 Nh5 (17... g4 18. hxg4 Bd6 19. Rfd1
$16) 18. b5 Qd6 (18... Rc8 $5 $16) 19. Rfc1 Qh6 $2 (19... O-O $142 $18) 20.
bxc6 Ndf4 (20... bxc6 21. Rxc6 $3 Nhf6 $18) 21. cxb7 Nxh3+ (21... O-O 22.
bxa8=R Rxa8 23. exf4 Nxf4 24. Ne5 $18) 22. gxh3 Rb8 23. Qb5+ (23. Qb5+ Kf8 24.
Rc8+ Bd8 25. Qb4+ Qd6 26. Qxd6+ Ke8 27. Qxd8#) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Tare"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 $11 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O (5... Nc6 6. b5 Nb4 7.
a3 $18) 6. O-O a5 7. b5 c5 8. d3 b6 (8... a4 9. c4 $11) 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. h3 (
10. c4 a4 $11) 10... Qc7 11. c4 e6 (11... Bb7 12. Qa4 $11) 12. a4 (12. cxd5
exd5 13. Rc1 a4 $11) 12... Bb7 13. Qc2 Rad8 14. Rad1 Nh5 (14... Qd6 15. d4 $11)
15. Bxg7 $14 Nxg7 16. Rfe1 (16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. d4 Rc8 $14) 16... Ne5 17. Nxe5 (
17. cxd5 Nxf3+ 18. Nxf3 Bxd5 $16) 17... Qxe5 18. Nf3 Qc7 (18... Qf5 19. Qc3 $11
) 19. Qc3 (19. cxd5 Rxd5 20. d4 Rc8 $14) 19... dxc4 (19... d4 20. exd4 Bxf3 21.
Bxf3 Rxd4 22. Re4 $11) 20. dxc4 $14 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 (21. gxf3 $6 e5 $15) 21...
Rxd1 (21... e5 22. Be4 $14) 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qe5 Ne8 25. g4 (25.
Qg3 Qf6 $14) 25... Qd6 26. Qe4 Nf6 27. Qa8+ Kg7 28. Be2 (28. g5 $142 $5 Nd7 29.
Qc6 $14) 28... Qd2 $11 29. Qf3 Nd7 30. g5 Qd6 (30... Qc2 $5 $15) 31. Kg2 f5 32.
Qb7 (32. Qc6 Qe7 33. Kh2 e5 $14) 32... e5 33. f4 (33. Qd5 Qe7 34. Kh2 e4 $11)
33... e4 (33... Qd2 34. Qf3 $11) 34. Qd5 Qxd5 (34... Qe7 35. Qc6 $11) 35. cxd5
$14 Kf8 (35... Kf7 36. Bc4 $14) 36. Bc4 (36. d6 Ke8 $14) 36... Ke7 $11 37. Kf2
Kf7 (37... Kd6 38. Ke2 $14) 38. Ke2 (38. d6+ Ke8 $14) 38... Kg7 (38... Ke7 39.
Kd2 $14) 39. Kd2 h6 40. h4 hxg5 41. hxg5 Kf7 42. Kc3 (42. d6+ $5 Ke8 43. Bd5
$14) 42... Ke7 $14 43. Kb3 Kd6 44. Kc3 (44. Kc2 Nf8 $14) 44... Nf8 (44... Ke7
45. Kc2 $14) 45. Kd2 (45. Kc2 Nd7 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Theml"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 $11 O-O 6. c4 c6 7. a4 Nbd7 8. d3
(8. d4 c5 $11) 8... a6 9. Nbd2 axb5 (9... cxb5 10. axb5 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Bb4+ 12.
Nfd2 $11) 10. axb5 $11 Nb6 (10... Rxa1 11. Qxa1 cxb5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Be2 $11)
11. Be2 Bd7 (11... Rxa1 12. Qxa1 cxb5 13. cxb5 $11) 12. bxc6 bxc6 (12... Bxc6
13. Rxa8 Nxa8 14. O-O $11) 13. Qb3 (13. O-O c5 $11) 13... Rxa1+ 14. Bxa1 Nc8 (
14... dxc4 $5 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Qa5+ 17. Bc3 Qb5 $11) 15. O-O $14 h6 (
15... Nd6 16. Rb1 $14) 16. Rb1 $16 Nd6 17. Ne5 (17. Be5 Ng4 $16) 17... Qc7 $14
18. Nxd7 (18. Bf3 Ra8 $14) 18... Nxd7 19. d4 (19. Qc2 Rb8 $14) 19... Rb8 20.
Qa2 (20. Qc2 Rxb1+ 21. Qxb1 Qa5 $14) 20... Rxb1+ $11 21. Qxb1 Bf6 (21... dxc4
22. Nxc4 c5 23. dxc5 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxc5 25. Qb2 $11) 22. c5 $14 Nf5 (22... Nc8
23. Bd3 $14) 23. g3 (23. Bd3 Ne7 $14) 23... Ne7 (23... g6 24. Bd3 $11) 24. Qa2
Ng6 25. Bc3 e5 (25... Kh7 26. Qc2 $11) 26. Qa8+ $14 Bd8 $2 (26... Nb8 $5 $14)
27. Nb3 $16 Ne7 $4 (27... Qb8 $142 28. Qxc6 Qxb3 29. Qxd7 Bg5 $16) 28. Ba5 $18
Qc8 29. Qxc8 Nxc8 30. Bxd8 (30. Bxd8 Na7 31. Bg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "desc-online.de"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Thieme, Joerg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 c6 8. O-O
cxb5 (8... Nbd7 9. Ba3 c5 10. d4 $15) 9. axb5 $11 a5 (9... Nbd7 10. d4 $11) 10.
c4 Nbd7 11. d4 (11. Ba3 Qe7 $11) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nb6 (12... Qe7 13. Ba3 $11
) 13. Bd3 $14 Nfd5 (13... a4 14. Ba3 $14) 14. Nbd2 (14. Ba3 Nb4 $14) 14... f5 (
14... Nb4 15. Ne4 $14) 15. Ba3 $14 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qd6 17. Qa1 Nb4 18. Ne5 Bd7 (
18... Nxd3 19. Nxd3 a4 20. Nc5 $14) 19. Rb1 (19. Qb1 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 a4 $14)
19... Nxd3 (19... Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Nc2 21. Ndc4 Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Qxa3 23. Qxa3 Nxa3
24. Nxa3 $16) 20. Nxd3 $16 a4 21. Nc5 Rfb8 (21... Ra7 22. Nf3 $16 (22. Nxa4
$143 Rfa8 $17)) 22. Nxa4 Ra5 23. Nc5 Rxb5 24. Ra7 Qd5 25. Nf3 Rxb1+ 26. Qxb1
Nc4 27. Rxb7 (27. Nxb7 $2 Bc8 $19) 27... Rxb7 28. Nxb7 Bc6 29. Nc5 h6 30. Qc2
Kh7 31. h4 (31. Nd3 Qb5 $16) 31... Bb5 (31... Kg8 32. Nd3 $16) 32. h5 Bc6 33.
Nd3 Qb5 (33... Bb7 34. Nf4 Qc6 35. d5 exd5 36. Qxf5+ Kg8 37. Ne6 $18) 34. Nc5 (
34. Nfe5 Nxe5 35. Nxe5 Be4 $18) 34... Bd5 $16 35. Nh4 (35. Nd2 Nxd2 36. Qxd2
Qb1+ 37. Kh2 Qb8+ 38. f4 Qe8 $16) 35... Qa5 36. Ng6 (36. Qc1 $142 $16) 36...
Qe1+ $15 37. Kh2 Qf1 $4 (37... Nd2 38. Ne4 Nf1+ 39. Kh3 Bxe4 (39... fxe4 $4 40.
Qc8 Qxe3+ 41. fxe3 Nxe3 42. Qh8#) 40. Nf8+ Kg8 $16) 38. e4 (38. Nf4 $5 Na3 39.
Qb2 Nb5 $18) 38... fxe4 39. Nxe4 Bb7 $4 (39... Qe1 $142 40. Nc5 Qb4 $18) 40.
Ne7 Kh8 (40... g6 41. f3 Kg7 $18) 41. Qb3 Qe2 42. Qb5 Nd6 43. Qxe2 Nxe4 44. Qb5
Nf6 45. Qxb7 Kh7 46. Qc8 Ng4+ 47. Kh1 (47. Kh1 Nf6 48. Qxe6 Kh8 49. Qc8+ Ne8
50. Qxe8+ Kh7 51. Qg8#) (47. Kg3 Nf6 48. Kh4 g5+ 49. hxg6+ Kg7 50. Qxe6 Ne8 51.
Nf5+ Kf8 52. Qf7#) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-92-81"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Trigance, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 a6 4. a4 axb5 5. axb5 $11 Rxa1 6. Bxa1 c6 7. c4 cxb5
8. cxb5 d5 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. e3 Bd6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nb6 (12... e5 13. d4 e4
14. Nfd2 $15) 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Bd3 h6 (14... Qc8 15. Bxf6 Qxc2 16. Bxc2 gxf6 17.
Nc3 $11) 15. Bd4 Be8 16. Rc1 Nbd7 17. Bb2 (17. Nc3 e5 18. Ba7 Qa5 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Van der Hof, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 Nbd7 (
7... d5 8. a3 $15) 8. b5 (8. Be2 a5 $11) 8... O-O 9. Nc3 b6 (9... a6 $5 $15)
10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Qe8 12. a4 Qg6 13. a5 (13. Qb3 c5 14. d5 $11) 13... h5 (
13... bxa5 $142 $5 14. d5 a6 $11) 14. a6 $16 Bc8 15. Qb3 Kh8 16. Kh1 (16. f3
Qg5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Nf6 $16) 16... Ng4 (16... h4 $5 $16) 17. Nd5 $18 Bd8
18. f3 Ngf6 19. Nxf6 Nxf6 20. fxe4 fxe4 (20... Be7 $142 $18) 21. Nxe4 $17 Bf5
$4 (21... Nxe4 {Exploits the pin} 22. Rxf8+ {Theme: Double Attack}) 22. Ng3 $18
Ng4 $4 (22... Bc2 23. Qc3 Be7 $18) 23. e4 $1 (23. Nxf5 $6 Rxf5 24. Bd3 Nxe3 $18
) (23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. Nxf5 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 Nh3+ 26. Kf1 Qxf5+ 27. Bf3 Ng5 $18)
23... Bg5 (23... Bxe4 {A pinning theme} 24. Rxf8+) 24. exf5 Qf7 25. Nxh5 $1 (
25. Nxh5 Qxh5 26. Qg3 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr Germany"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Van der Hof, H."]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 d6 2. Bb2 e5 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Bg6 10. a3 a6 (10... Re8 11. Nc3 $11) 11. Nd2 (11. Nc3 a5 $14)
11... c5 12. N4f3 (12. Nc2 Rc8 $11) 12... Qc7 (12... d5 13. bxc5 Nxc5 14. Ne5
$11) 13. Nh4 $14 Rad8 (13... d5 14. Nxg6 fxg6 15. cxd5 cxb4 16. Bg4 $14) 14.
Nxg6 $16 fxg6 15. Rc1 (15. Qb3 Rde8 $16) 15... Ne5 16. Nf3 Kh8 17. Qc2 Nfd7 18.
Rfd1 Rf5 (18... Bf6 19. Nd2 $14) 19. bxc5 (19. Nd2 cxb4 20. axb4 Bh4 $16) 19...
dxc5 (19... Nxc5 20. Rd5 $16) 20. Nxe5 {White is in command} Nxe5 21. Rd5 (21.
Rxd8+ $5 Bxd8 22. Qe4 $16) 21... Rxd5 22. cxd5 {
The passed pawn on d5 quickly leads to threats} Bd6 (22... Nd7 $5 $14) 23. f4
$16 Nd7 24. g3 b5 (24... Rf8 25. e4 g5 26. e5 gxf4 27. exd6 Qxd6 28. Qc3 $18)
25. e4 $18 Rf8 26. e5 Be7 (26... c4 27. exd6 Qc5+ 28. Kg2 Qxd5+ 29. Bf3 Qxd6
30. Qc3 $18) 27. d6 Bxd6 28. exd6 Qxd6 29. Qc3 (29. Bg4 Nf6 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31.
Qxc5 Rd8 32. Qxd6 Rxd6 $18) 29... Qe7 (29... Rf7 30. Rd1 Qe7 31. Bf3 $18) 30.
Bf3 g5 (30... b4 31. Qd2 g5 32. Re1 $18) 31. Re1 *

[Event "desc-online.de"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Vetterlein, Dave"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. d4 g6 5. c4 $146 (5. d5 Bg7 6. c3 Ne5 7. Nd4
d6 8. Qa4+ Nd7 9. Qxb4 Ngf6 10. f3 O-O 11. Be2 Nc5 12. O-O Nfd7 13. Be3 Nb6 14.
Nd2 Bd7 15. Rab1 Nba4 16. Bd1 b5 17. Be2 a6 18. Rfc1 e6 19. dxe6 fxe6 {
Yilmaz,G (1895)-Kurajica,B (2535)/Kavala zt 1985/0-1 (37)}) (5. a3 bxa3 6. d5 (
6. Nxa3 Bg7 7. Bf4 a6 8. Nb5 d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Kf8 12. Bh3 Rb8
13. Na3 Qa5 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Ke2 Bh6 16. Bg3 Nf6 17. Rhb1 Kg7 18. Rb6 Nh5 19.
Nc2 Nxg3+ 20. fxg3 Nc6 {Kondziela,A-Bartkowiak,C/St Ingbert op 1989/1-0 (36)})
6... Bg7 7. Rxa3 Ne5 8. Nd4 (8. Nxe5 Bxe5 9. f4 Bd6 10. Rb3 a5 11. Be3 a4 12.
Bb6 Bc7 13. Bxc7 Qxc7 14. Rc3 Qa5 15. Qd4 Nf6 16. Bd3 a3 17. Nxa3 O-O 18. O-O
d6 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. e5 Ng4 21. Ne3 Qd8 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 {
anman (1795)-waranex (1695)/playok.com 2012/1-0 (46)}) 8... d6 9. f4 Nd7 10.
Bb5 Ngf6 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nxd5 13. e6 O-O 14. exd7 Bxd7 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16.
O-O a5 17. Nf3 b5 18. Kh1 Rfc8 19. Ng5 Nf6 {
Sznapik,K (2215)-Bojczuk,Z (2325)/Warsaw op 1993/0-1 (41)}) 5... bxc3 6. Nxc3
Bg7 7. Bb2 Qb6 {Can d4 get defended?} 8. Qd2 d6 (8... Nxd4 $143 9. Na4 Qc6 10.
Nxd4 Qxe4+ 11. Ne2 $16) 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Rb1 Nf6 (10... Nxd4 $2 11. Nd5 Qd8 12.
Bxd4 $18) 11. Ba1 a6 12. Be2 Qa7 13. d5 (13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. O-O $11)
1-0

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "von Rosenberg, Clemens"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2140"]
[BlackElo "1630"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nh6 5. Qh5+ Kf8
6. f4 exf4 7. Ne2 Qe7 $146 (7... Nc6 8. O-O Ne5 9. Bxe5 fxe5 10. Nxf4 Bc5+ 11.
Kh1 exf4 12. Rxf4+ Ke7 13. Qe5# {1-0 ante-1game/internet 2011}) 8. O-O d6 9.
Nxf4 Bg4 10. Qh4 Qxe4 (10... Nd7 $142 $5 11. h3 d5 $16) 11. Bd5 (11. Bd5 Bc5+
12. Kh1 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Weiz, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $19 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 $4
gxh2+ $19 7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg4 9. Bxh8 h5 10. Nc3 $11 c6 11. e4 $14 d6
12. Bd4 c5 (12... Qg3 $142 $11) 13. Nb5 $4 (13. Nd5 Ba5 14. Qxg4 Bxg4 $14)
13... Qxd1+ $4 (13... Qd7 $142 $19) 14. Rxd1 $14 {
White fights for the Initiative} Bg4 15. Rf1 (15. Nxd6+ $2 Kd7 16. Nxb7 cxd4
$19) 15... Na6 (15... cxd4 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17. Nxa8 Bxd2 18. Bh3 $11) 16. Nxd6+
Ke7 17. Be5 f6 18. Bf4 Rd8 (18... Bxd2 19. Nf5+ Bxf5 20. exf5 Bxf4 21. Rxf4 $18
) 19. c3 Ba3 $4 (19... Rxd6 $142 20. Bxd6+ Kxd6 21. cxb4 Nxb4 $16) 20. Nb5 $18
Be2 (20... Bb4 21. cxb4 Nxb4 22. Be3 $18) 21. Nxa3 (21. Nxa3 Bxf1 22. Bxf1 $18)
1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM-29"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "White, MJ."]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

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. d4 Bb7 10. cxd5 Bxd5 (10... Nxd5 11. e4 N5f6 12. e5 $18) 11. dxc5 (11.
Nc3 Bb7 $11) 11... Nxc5 12. Nbd2 Qe7 13. Nc4 Bc7 14. Nce5 Rad8 15. Qc2 Bxf3 (
15... Be4 $5 16. Qc3 Rd6 $11) 16. Bxf3 $14 (16. gxf3 $143 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd5 $15
) 16... Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qd7 (17... Nfd7 18. Bc3 $14) 18. Bxf6 $16 gxf6 19. Qb2 e5
20. Rfd1 Qe6 *

[Event "corr 3GMM-05"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Wilk, Bronislawa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. c4 d6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. a4 a6 10. Nc3 Re8 11. d4 Bf8 (11... c6 12. bxa6 Rxa6 13. e4 $11) 12.
Qc2 (12. Qd3 c5 $14) 12... g6 (12... c5 13. bxa6 Rxa6 14. Nb5 $11) 13. Rfd1 Qc8
(13... c5 14. bxa6 Rxa6 15. Nb5 $14) 14. d5 (14. e4 Bg7 $16) 14... exd5 (14...
Bg7 15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. a5 $14) 15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. cxd5 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Qb7 18. Qc4
(18. Nf4 Ne5 $14) 18... Bg7 19. Nc3 Nc5 20. Nd4 Qa6 21. Qxa6 (21. Qb5 Ng4 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bezirkseinzelmeister"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Ziemek, G."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 c6 4. e3 $11 cxb5 5. Bxb5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. O-O (7.
Nc3 O-O $11) 7... O-O 8. c4 (8. a3 d5 $11) 8... a6 9. Ba4 (9. Bxc6 bxc6 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 $15) 9... Qc7 (9... d5 10. Qe2 $15) 10. d4 (10. d3 d5 $11) 10... Rb8
(10... d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ba3 $11) 11. Nc3 (11. Na3 d5 $11)
11... Na5 12. c5 d6 (12... b6 13. cxb6 Rxb6 14. Qc2 $15) 13. cxd6 $11 Qxd6 (
13... Bxd6 14. Bc2 $11) 14. Qd3 (14. e4 Nc4 15. Bc1 Nd7 $11) 14... b5 $15 15.
Bc2 Nc4 16. Bc1 g6 (16... Rd8 17. a4 Qc7 18. axb5 axb5 19. e4 $15) 17. a4 (17.
e4 e5 $11) 17... Qc6 (17... Qc7 $5 $11) 18. Bb3 $14 Bb7 (18... Nd6 $142 $14)
19. Ne2 (19. axb5 $142 axb5 20. Nxb5 $16) 19... Bd6 20. Ra2 (20. axb5 axb5 21.
Ng3 Rfc8 $15) 20... Ng4 (20... Qe4 21. Qxe4 Bxe4 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ng5 $17) 21.
Ng3 $15 h5 (21... Rfc8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rd1 $15) 22. h3 (22. axb5 axb5 23. Bd2
Rfc8 $11) 22... Nf6 23. Rc2 Rbc8 (23... Rfc8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qe2 $11) 24. Bd2
(24. axb5 axb5 25. Ba3 Bxa3 26. Bxc4 Bd6 $11) 24... Ne4 $15 25. axb5 axb5 26.
Nxe4 Qxe4 27. Qxe4 (27. Qe2 Qf5 28. Ra1 Bxf3 29. Qxf3 Qxf3 30. gxf3 Nxd2 31.
Rxd2 Rc3 $15) 27... Bxe4 $17 28. Ra2 Bxf3 (28... Bd5 29. Rb1 $17) 29. gxf3 Rc7
(29... Ra8 30. Rc2 Rfc8 31. Rfc1 $17) 30. Rfa1 (30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Ra6 Rc2 $15)
30... Rfc8 31. Kg2 (31. Bxc4 Rxc4 32. Rb1 b4 $17) 31... Nxd2 $17 32. Rxd2 Bb4
33. Rda2 Bc3 34. Rb1 b4 35. f4 Kg7 36. Kf3 Kf6 37. Ke4 Rb8 38. Rg1 Rbb7 39. Rg5
Ra7 40. Rb5 (40. Rga5 Rxa5 41. Rxa5 Be1 $15) 40... Rxa2 $17 41. Bxa2 Be1 42.
Kd3 (42. d5 Rc2 43. Bb3 Rc3 (43... Rxf2 $6 44. dxe6 fxe6 45. Rb6 $14) 44. Rxb4
Bxf2 $17) 42... Rc1 (42... Rc3+ 43. Ke2 Rc1 44. d5 $15) 43. Ke2 (43. d5 $5 $15)
43... Bc3 $17 44. Kf3 Rc2 (44... Rh1 45. d5 $17) 45. Bb3 Rb2 46. Bc4 Be1 47.
Be2 Ra2 48. e4 (48. Rb7 h4 $15) 48... Ra3+ $17 49. Kg2 b3 (49... h4 $5 $17) 50.
Bc4 $15 Ra2 51. Kf1 Bc3 52. Rxb3 (52. Bxb3 Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Bxd4 54. e5+ Kg7 $11)
52... Bxd4 $17 53. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr SOK-92-81"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Black "Ziese, Gerhard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 Nd7 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 $11 Bg7 6. Be2 Nh6 7. d4 e4 8.
Nfd2 f5 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Nb3 {White prepares d5} (12. f3
f4 $14) 12... Qe7 13. a4 Rae8 (13... d5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nc5 $11
) 14. d5 $14 Bc8 15. Qd2 Nhg4 16. h3 Ne5 17. Rfd1 a6 18. c5 g5 (18... Nfd7 19.
Nb1 $11) 19. cxd6 cxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "TKM/SF/02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schwertel, Gottfried"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. c4 (5. Nf3 Bd6 $15) 5... dxc4 6. Qc2
Nd7 (6... Qd5 7. Nc3 Qc5 8. d3 $15) 7. Bxc4 $11 Bxc4 8. Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qe2 Qd7 10.
Nc3 a6 11. a4 Bb4 12. Nf3 Ne7 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Bxc3 axb5 (14... Nbd5 15. Bb2
$11) 15. axb5 O-O 16. d4 Ned5 17. Ba5 e4 18. Nd2 f5 19. f3 Qe6 20. fxe4 fxe4
21. Bxb6 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Nxb6 23. Rf1 Re8 24. Qf2 Nd5 25. Nxe4 Nxe3 (25... Qxe4
$4 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Qf8+ Rxf8 28. Rxf8#) 26. Qxe3 Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr Kuhlmann mem"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Simmelink, Joop"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 Qe7 6. f5 g6 7. Ne2 Na5 8. Bb3
Nxb3 9. axb3 d5 10. fxg6 dxe4 11. Ng3 hxg6 12. Nxe4 f5 13. Nf2 Nf6 14. Qe2 e4
15. Nc3 Bd7 16. Qe3 (16. O-O Bd6 17. g3 Be5 $17) 16... Bc5 $19 17. Qg3 O-O-O
18. b4 (18. Ne2 Be8 $19) 18... Nh5 19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 {
Black terminates the opponent with strong threats} 20. Nd5+ Kb8 21. Nxe7 Bxe7
22. Be5+ Ka8 23. Bxh8 Rxh8 24. c3 Bb5 (24... Be6 25. g3 $19) 25. Ra6 $4 (25. g3
$19) 25... Bxa6 (25... Bxa6 26. Nh3 g5 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr TKM/A005"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steinmann, Joachim"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. dxe5 fxe5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Nbd2
Ngf6 9. c4 c6 10. Be2 O-O 11. Ng5 Qe7 12. Nxe6 Qxe6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Rc1 Qe7
$146 (14... Rac8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. e4 Ncxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qa4 Qe7 19. Rxc8
Rxc8 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Bc5 22. Bg5 b6 23. Qc4+ Kf8 24. h3 h6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6
26. Qxe4 Qxf2+ 27. Kh2 Qf4+ 28. Qxf4+ {
1/2-1/2 Brisson,P (2100)-Blondel,F (1960)/FRA/Cup11/3T/11 2011/Inf 11}) 15.
cxd5 cxd5 16. e4 Nfxe4 (16... Ncxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Qe2 $11) 17.
Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qd5+ Kh8 19. Ba3 b6 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Qxe4 Rad8 22. Bd3 g6
1/2-1/2

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steuer"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. c4 dxc4 7. d5 Bf5 8. Bxc4 a5
9. bxa5 Rxa5 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Bb3 (11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. e4 {8...a5})
11... Nh6 12. Nf3 $146 (12. e4 Bg6 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. Nh4 Bf7 15. Bc1 f5 16. Nf3
fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nf5 18. Qd2 Qa8 19. Qg5 Bg6 20. O-O O-O 21. Re1 Re8 22. a4 Nd4
23. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 cxd6 25. Bd2 Ra6 {
^--^- Blankenberg,B-Schirmer,M/TKM/SF/02 2001}) 12... Bd6 13. e4 Bd7 14. O-O
O-O 15. Qd3 Qe7 16. Rfc1 Rfa8 (16... Bxa3 $4 17. d6+ Qf7 18. Bxf7+ (18. Bxa3 $6
Qxb3 19. Nd2 Qe6 20. dxc7 Rc8 $16) (18. Rxa3 Be6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Rxa5 cxd6
$18) 18... Nxf7 19. Bxa3 $18) 17. Nd2 (17. Qc2 Nf7 $15 (17... Bxa3 18. d6+ Qf7
19. Bxf7+ Nxf7 20. dxc7 $18)) 17... Nf7 (17... Bxa3 $4 18. d6+ Qf7 19. Bxf7+
Nxf7 20. Rxa3 Nxd6 21. Rxa5 Rxa5 22. Na2 $18) 18. Na2 (18. a4 Bxa4 19. Nxa4
Nxa4 20. Bxa4 Rxa4 $15) 18... Bc5 19. Rab1 Qf8 (19... Nd6 20. Nb4 $17) 20. Nb4
$15 Na4 21. Ba1 Bd6 22. Qe3 Nc5 (22... Bxb4 $143 23. axb4 Rb5 24. Rxc7 $16) 23.
Bb2 Nxb3 (23... Rxa3 $143 24. Bxa3 Rxa3 25. Nc2 Nxb3 26. Nxb3 $14) 24. Nxb3 Rb5
(24... Bxb4 $143 25. axb4 (25. Rxc7 $6 Qd8 26. Rxb7 Bd6 (26... Bxa3 $2 27. Nxa5
Bxb2 28. Nc6 (28. R1xb2 $6 Rxa5 29. Rb1 Bc8 $11) (28. R7xb2 $6 Qxa5 29. Rb8+
Be8 30. Rxa8 Qxa8 $11) 28... Bxc6 29. dxc6 $18 (29. R7xb2 $6 Be8 $11)) 27. Nxa5
Rxa5 $11) 25... Rb5 26. Rxc7 Qxb4 27. Nd2 $14) 25. Rc4 Ra4 26. Qc1 Be8 27. Bc3
f5 (27... c5 28. dxc6 Bxc6 29. Bd2 $15) 28. exf5 Bd7 29. f6 (29. g4 Rxd5 30.
Nd2 Rb5 $15) 29... gxf6 30. Bd2 Bf5 (30... Bxb4 $143 31. Bxb4 Raxb4 32. Rxb4
Rxb4 33. axb4 $18) 31. Ra1 Ra8 (31... Bxb4 $143 32. Bxb4 (32. axb4 $143 Rxa1
33. Nxa1 Rxd5 $15) 32... Qe8 33. Qd1 $16) 32. Qf1 (32. Rxc7 $4 Bxc7 33. Qc4 Nd6
$19) 32... Bd7 33. f4 exf4 34. Bxf4 Ne5 35. Rd4 (35. Rc3 Kh8 $15) 35... Ra4 $17
36. Bd2 Qg7 (36... Bxb4 37. Bxb4 Qf7 38. Nc5 Rxc5 39. Bxc5 Rxd4 40. Bxd4 Qxd5
41. Qf2 $16) 37. Bf4 Qg6 (37... Bxb4 $6 38. Rxb4 Raxb4 39. axb4 Rxd5 40. Ra8+
Kf7 41. Bxe5 $11) 38. Bg3 Kg7 (38... Ra8 39. Rf4 $17) 39. Rf4 Nf7 (39... h6 $5
$17) 40. Rc4 $11 Bxg3 41. hxg3 Qxg3 42. Nc5 Qe3+ 43. Qf2 Qxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Nd6 45.
Nxa4 Nxc4 46. Rc1 Nxa3 47. Rxc7 Rxb4 48. Nc5 Kg6 49. Rxd7 b6 50. Ne6 Nc4 51. g4
Ne5 52. Rg7+ Kh6 53. d6 (53. g5+ fxg5 54. Rxg5 Re4 $11) 53... Nxg4+ $15 (53...
Rxg4 $4 54. d7 Nxd7 55. Rxg4 $18 (55. Rxd7 $6 b5 $11)) 54. Ke1 $4 (54. Kg3 Ne5
$15) 54... Rb1+ (54... Re4+ $142 55. Kd2 Rxe6 56. Rxg4 Rxd6+ 57. Ke3 b5 $19)
55. Ke2 Rb2+ 56. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Suess, Stefan"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Bb2 c5 8. c4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. O-O Bg4 11. d3 Ne5 (11... Be5 12. Nc3 $15) 12. Nbd2 Nxc4
13. Nxc4 b5 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Be5 (15. a4 b4 $15) 15... Qe6 16. Qb3 (16. Bxf6
Qxf6 17. Rb1 a6 $15) 16... Bxf3 $17 17. Qxe6 fxe6 18. gxf3 Nd7 19. f4 Nxe5 20.
fxe5 Rad8 21. Rfd1 Rd5 22. d4 Rfd8 23. Rab1 (23. Rdb1 cxd4 24. exd4 a5 $17 (
24... Rxd4 $6 25. Rxb5 Rg4+ 26. Kh1 $11)) 23... a6 24. Rbc1 cxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4
26. exd4 Rxd4 27. Rc6 Ra4 28. Rxe6 Kf7 29. Rb6 Rxa2 30. Kg2 (30. f4 g6 $17)
30... Re2 31. Rxa6 Rxe5 32. Rb6 g5 (32... Rg5+ 33. Kf3 $17) 33. Kg3 h5 34. f4 (
34. Rh6 b4 35. Rxh5 Kg7 $19) 34... Re3+ $19 35. Kf2 gxf4 36. Rxb5 Kg6 37. Rd5
h4 38. Rb5 h3 (38... Ra3 39. Rb2 $19) 39. Ra5 Kf6 40. Rb5 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr 3GMMsemi-09"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thystrup, Preben"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 Qe7 6. f5 g6 7. Nc3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3
Qc5 9. Bb3 Nge7 10. h3 d5 11. fxg6 hxg6 (11... dxe4 12. g7 Rg8 13. Qh5+ (13.
Bxg8 Nxg8 14. Qh5+ Kd8 15. Qxh7 Qc4 16. Ne2 $18 {1.47/10}) 13... Kd8 14. Qf7
$18 Re8 15. Qf8 Qd6 16. Bf7 $18 {2.41/9}) 12. exd5 (12. Qf3 d4 13. Bb2 f5 $17
14. exf5 gxf5 15. Ne2 Bd7 16. c3 $17 {-1.03/8}) 12... Nxd5 $19 13. Bxd5 (13.
Qf3 Nxc3 14. dxc3 Bd7 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Qe3 $19 {-1.91/9}) 13... Qxd5 14. Qf3
Qxf3 15. Nxf3 Be6 16. Kf2 (16. a3 $19 {-1.47/9}) 16... O-O-O 17. Rhe1 Bf5 (
17... Bd5 18. d3 $19) 18. d3 $17 g5 19. Rab1 g4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Nd2 Nd4 (
21... Be6 22. a3 $19) 22. Rb2 (22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Rh1 Rxh1 24. Rxh1 b6 $17)
22... Rh5 23. Ne4 b6 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Kg3 f5 26. Nd2 Rg5 27. Kf2 Rd5 28. Nc4 (
28. Nf3 Bxf3 29. Kxf3 f4 $17) 28... f4 29. a3 Kb7 30. Nd2 Rh5 31. Nf3 Rc5 32.
Re4 Bxf3 33. Kxf3 Rg5 34. Re2 Ra5 35. Rb3 Ra4 36. Re1 (36. c4 Kc6 $17) 36... c5
37. Kf2 Rd4 38. Rh1 Rd7 39. Rbb1 c4 $1 40. Rbd1 (40. dxc4 Rd2+) 40... Rdg7 41.
Rh2 Kc6 42. dxc4 Kc5 43. Kf3 Rg3+ 44. Ke4 Re3+ 45. Kf5 Kxc4 46. Rd8 Re2 47.
Rc8+ Kb5 48. Kf6 Rgxg2 49. Rxg2 Rxg2 50. Kxe5 f3 51. Rf8 f2 52. Kd5 Ka4 53. Rf3
f1=Q $1 54. Rxf1 (54. Rxf1 Rd2+ (54... Rxc2) (54... Kxa3)) 54... Rxc2 (54...
Kxa3 $143 55. c4 a5 56. Rf6 $19) 55. Rb1 Rc3 56. Kd4 (56. Rb4+ Kxa3 57. Rb1 Ka2
$19) 56... Rb3 57. Rc1 a5 0-1

[Event "corr SOK-92-81"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Trigance, Eric"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 a5 (5... Bb4+ $142 $5 6. Bc3 Bd6
$15) 6. dxe5 $14 Nd7 7. Nf3 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 Nh6 (8... Bg4 9. exf6 Ngxf6 10. a3
Bxf3 11. gxf3 $14) 9. a3 $16 Be7 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Nd4 Qe7 12. Nxe6 Qxe6 13.
Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Be2 (14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qd1 O-O $11) 14... O-O {
Do you see the mate threat?} 15. O-O Qc3 (15... Rae8 16. Nb3 Nb6 17. Nxa5 $18)
16. Nc4 Nf6 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Nf5 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. Bd3 Nd6 21. c4 c6 (
21... Rad8 22. c5 Nde4 23. b6 Nxc5 24. bxc7 $11) 22. bxc6 (22. b6 Rad8 $18)
22... bxc6 $16 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Rc1 (24. Rc1 Nb5 25. Bxb5 cxb5 26. Rc5 $18)
1-0

[Event "DESC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vetterlein, David"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. a3 e6 5. axb4 Bxb4 6. c3 (6. Bb2 Nf6 7. e5
Nd5 8. Bb5 O-O 9. O-O Be7 10. d4 Nc7 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Be2 b5 13. Nc3 a6 14. Ne4
Nbd5 15. Nfd2 Bb7 16. Bf3 Bc6 17. Nb3 Nb6 18. Na5 Bd5 19. Qd2 Nc4 20. Nxc4 Bxc4
{Rogulj,B (2460)-Bellin,R (2440)/Makarczyk Memorial 1980/1-0 (35)}) 6... Be7 7.
d4 d5 (7... Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. e5 Nd5 10. h4 Kh8 11. Bxh7 Kxh7 12. Ng5+ Kg6 13.
h5+ Kf5 14. Qf3+ Nf4 15. Qxf4# {1-0 zenegblues (1850)-supciogaba/kurnik 2012})
8. Nbd2 $146 (8. e5 Nh6 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. h4 Qc7 12. Qd2 Bf8 13. Na3
a6 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Qxh6 O-O-O 18. O-O Rdg8 19. Ng5
Qf4 20. g3 Qd2 21. Rfd1 Qxc3 22. Nxf7 Qxd4 {
Kindler,J-Runte,M/Darmstadt Heinerfestpokal op 1993/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 8... dxe4 9.
Nxe4 Nf6 10. Bd3 Nd5 11. O-O f5 12. c4 $2 (12. Neg5 $142 h6 13. Nh3 $17) 12...
fxe4 $19 13. cxd5 $2 (13. Bxe4 $142 Nf6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Ne5 $19) 13... Qxd5
(13... Qxd5 14. Be2 exf3 15. Bxf3 Qf5 $19) (13... exd3 $6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15.
Qxd3 $11) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-29"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "White"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. e4 Nc6 $17 4. Bc4 (4. Nf3 d6 $17) 4... Nf6 5. a3 Bc5 6.
d3 d5 (6... d6 7. Nf3 $17) 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nf3 Nf4 9. O-O Qf6 10. Nbd2 (10. Bb5
Bg4 11. Nbd2 Bd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Qe1+ Be6 $11) 10... Qg6 {
Do you see the mate threat?} 11. g3 Nh3+ (11... Bg4 12. Ne4 Bd4 13. c3 $17) 12.
Kg2 f6 13. Ne4 Bb6 14. Qd2 (14. Nh4 Qg4 $17) 14... Nf4+ 15. Kh1 Bh3 16. Rg1 Qh5
{Threatening mate: Qxf3} 17. Qd1 $2 (17. Nh4 $142 Ng6 18. Ng2 $17) 17... Bg4
18. Ned2 Nh3 19. Rf1 Nxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Bxf2 21. Qe2 (21. Kg2 Bc5 $19) 21... Bxg3
22. Qg2 Bf4 23. Rg1 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 O-O-O 25. Qg4+ (25. Rf1 g6 $19) 25... Qxg4
26. Rxg4 g5 27. Be6+ Kb8 28. h4 (28. Rg2 Rhe8 29. Bf5 h6 $19) 28... h5 (28...
h5 29. Rg2 g4 $19) 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-05"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wilk, Bronislawa"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 $11 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb2 Bg4
8. h3 Bh5 (8... Be6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Qb3 $17) 9. cxd5 (9. Qc2 Bxf3 10. gxf3 dxc4
11. Bxc4 Na5 $15) 9... Nxd5 $17 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Qd6 12. Nd4 (12. Nc3 Rad8
$15) 12... Bxe2 $17 13. Nxe2 Rad8 14. Nbc3 (14. d3 Qe6 $15) 14... Nxc3 15. Bxc3
Bxc3 16. dxc3 Qc5 17. Rc1 $4 (17. Qc2 $142 $17) 17... Rxd1 $19 (17... Rxd1 18.
Rcxd1 Qc4 $19) 0-1

[Event "email 4AMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Woelfelschneider, Peter"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. Nd2 Bd6 7. c4 exd4 (7... c6
8. cxd5 cxd5 9. dxe5 fxe5 10. Ngf3 Ngf6 11. Bb5 O-O 12. O-O a6 13. Be2 h6 14.
Nb3 b6 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qd2 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Kh8 18. Bxa6 Bg4 19. Be2 e4 20. Nfd4
Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Ne5 22. Ne6 {mihai740609-chiefwhip/kurnik 2013/1-0 (41)}) 8. cxd5
(8. Bxd4 Ne7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Na5 Qc8 12. Nf3 c5 13. bxc5 O-O 14.
Rc1 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Bxc5 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. Rxc5 Rfc8 18. Rb5 Qc6 19. Qa1 Qc1+ 20.
Qxc1 Rxc1+ 21. Kd2 Ra1 22. Rb2 Nb6 {
Benussi,A-Schirmer,M/corr TKM/A009 1999/^--^- (36)}) 8... Bxd5 9. Bxd4 c5 $146
(9... Ne7 10. Ngf3 O-O 11. Nc4 Nb6 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Qc2 Qc6 14. Bd3 Qxc2 15.
Bxc2 Nc6 16. Bc5 Rfe8 17. O-O-O Be6 18. b5 Nb8 19. Nd4 Bc4 20. Bxb6 axb6 21.
Kb2 Nd7 22. Rc1 Nc5 23. Rhd1 Bd5 24. Bb3 {
woschkat (2470)-goldbachconjecture (2465)/net-chess.com 2003/^--^-}) 10. bxc5
Bxc5 11. Qh5+ Bf7 12. Qf3 Bxd4 13. exd4 Qe7+ 14. Ne2 Nb6 15. Rc1 Nh6 16. Qe4 f5
17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. Nf3 (18. h4 Rac8 $11) 18... Rac8 19. Ne5 Rxc1+ 20. Nxc1 Rc8
21. Kd2 Ng4 22. Nxg4 (22. Nxf7 $143 Nxf2 23. Rg1 Kxf7 $19) 22... fxg4 23. h3
Rd8 24. Ke3 Nd5+ 25. Kd2 Nf6 26. Ne2 h6 27. hxg4 Nxg4 28. Rh4 h5 29. Ke1 g5 30.
Rh3 Nh6 31. Rc3 (31. f4 g4 32. Rc3 Nf5 $15) 31... Nf5 $15 {
Attacks the isolani on d4} 32. Rc7+ Rd7 33. Rxd7+ Kxd7 34. Kd2 (34. g3 Bc4 $17)
34... Bc4 35. g3 (35. g4 hxg4 36. Ng3 Nxg3 37. Bxc4 Nf5 $17) 35... Nxd4 $1 $17
36. Bh3+ (36. Nxd4 Bxf1 {Pinning} (36... Bxf1 {Deflection})) 36... Ne6 37. Nc3
Ke7 38. Ke3 b5 39. Ne4 Bd5 40. Nc3 Bc6 41. f4 (41. Bxe6 $5 Kxe6 42. Ne2 $17)
41... gxf4+ $19 42. gxf4 a5 43. Na2 h4 44. Nc1 b4 45. axb4 axb4 46. Nb3 Bd5 47.
Nc1 Nc5 48. f5 (48. Kd4 Kd6 $19) 48... Kf6 (48... b3 $142 49. Nxb3 Nxb3 $19 (
49... Bxb3 $6 50. Kf4 $17)) 49. Kd4 Nb3+ 50. Nxb3 Bxb3 51. Kc5 Bc2 52. Kxb4
Bxf5 53. Bf1 Ke5 0-1

[Event "corr 3GMM-F"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zbroja, Ted"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. d4 e4 5. e3 c6 (5... Be6 6. c4 $11) 6. c4 f5 7.
Nc3 Nf6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Rc1 Nc6 (9... a5 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. b5 $11) 10. Nh3 Bd6
11. Nf4 Bxf4 12. exf4 O-O 13. Be2 Qd6 (13... Ne7 14. Qd2 $11) 14. Qd2 Bd7 15.
O-O Nd8 16. g3 (16. Rc2 Ne6 17. g3 Rac8 $15) 16... Nf7 17. Rc2 Qb6 (17... Rfc8
18. Rfc1 $11) 18. Rfc1 (18. b5 Rfc8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr SOK-92-81"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ziese, Gerhard"]
[Black "Schirmer, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. a3 a5 3. Bb2 $11 e4 4. b5 d5 5. e3 Be6 6. c4 (6. Bd4 Nf6 $11) 6...
Nf6 (6... dxc4 $5 7. Qc2 Qd5 $17) 7. cxd5 $15 Nxd5 8. d3 Nf6 9. Nc3 exd3 10.
Bxd3 Nbd7 11. Qe2 (11. Nf3 Nc5 12. Bc2 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Rd8 $14) 11... Ne5 12.
Rd1 Nxd3+ 13. Rxd3 Qc8 (13... Bd6 14. Qf3 Bc4 15. Rd4 $16) 14. Qd1 Be7 15. Nge2
O-O 16. Nf4 Bc4 17. Rd4 (17. Ncd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bd8 $15) 17... Rd8 18. Ncd5
Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Qe6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qc1 Qb3 1/2-1/2

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