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Michael J Basman of England
Flag and map source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ (2020-08-01) (All annotations below by Fritz) (Games' source: Marek's 1.b4 database) [Event "Exeter"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Lee, RA."] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] 1. b4 a5 2. b5 $11 e5 3. Bb2 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 g6 (5... Be7 6. Nf3 $11) 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. d3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nc5 10. Nd2 Nfd7 11. h4 h6 12. Qc2 Ne6 13. e3 Ndc5 14. Ne2 (14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 a4 $11) 14... f5 (14... e4 15. d4 Nd3+ 16. Kf1 $15) 15. a4 (15. d4 Nd7 $11) 15... Nd7 (15... e4 $142 $5 16. Nc1 exd3 $15) 16. d4 exd4 17. exd4 Nf6 18. O-O-O (18. O-O Re8 $14) 18... d5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Nc4 Re8 (20... Nb4 21. Qb3 $11) 21. Ne5 Nf8 (21... Nb4 22. Qb3 $11) 22. Bxd5+ $14 Qxd5 23. Nf4 Qd6 24. Rhe1 Bd7 (24... Be6 25. Re3 Bxe5 26. dxe5 $16) 25. Qb3+ {White prepares the advance d5} (25. Re3 $142 $5 c6 26. Ba3 $18) 25... Be6 $14 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. d5 Qb6 $2 (27... Qd6 $142 28. Ba3 Qf6 $14) 28. d6+ $18 Kh7 (28... Re6 29. Nxg6 $1 Bxb2+ 30. Kb1 Kg7 31. Rxe6 Nxe6 32. Qxe6 Qxf2 $18) 29. d7 (29. Qf7 $142 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Qxf2 31. Re2 $18) 29... Red8 30. h5 (30. Qf7 Qf6 (30... Qxf2 $4 31. Nd3 Rxd7 32. Qxd7 (32. Nxf2 Rxf7 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 $17) 32... Nxd7 33. Nxf2 Bxb2+ 34. Kxb2 $18) 31. Qxf6 Bxf6 $18) 30... g5 $2 (30... Qxf2 31. Bd4 Qg2 32. Qf7 Qxg3 33. Re3 $18) 31. f4 (31. Nc6 Rxd7 32. Rxd7 Qc5+ 33. Kb1 Nxd7 $18) 31... g4 (31... gxf4 $5 32. Qf7 Qf6 (32... fxg3 33. Ng4 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Qc5+ 35. Kb1 Qc2+ 36. Kxc2 Ne6 37. Qg6+ Kg8 38. Rxg7+ Nxg7 39. Qxg7#) 33. Qxf6 Bxf6 34. gxf4 c6 $16) 32. Qc2 (32. Qc2 Qf6 33. Bd4 $18 (33. Qxc7 $6 Nxd7 34. Rxd7 Rac8 $18)) 1-0 [Event "Birmingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "14"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Griffiths, Peter C"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2410"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "1972.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. d4 e6 4. Nf3 (4. a3 bxa3 (4... Nf6 5. Bd3 Qa5 6. Nf3 bxa3+ 7. Bd2 Qh5 8. Nxa3 Nc6 9. Nb5 Kd8 10. e5 Nd5 11. O-O a6 12. Be2 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qg4 14. Ng5 Qxd4 15. Nxf7+ Kc7 16. Nxh8 Qxe5 17. Nf7 Qf6 18. Ng5 Bd6 19. Bd3 {marre-oppo/internet 2010/1-0}) 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bd3 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Bxa3 Bxa3 9. Nxa3 a6 10. Nb5 O-O 11. Nh3 Qh4 12. O-O Nc6 13. f4 f6 14. Nc7 { pcmvr (2735)-diggitus (2325)/net-chess.com 2007}) 4... Nf6 $146 (4... Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. d5 exd5 7. exd5 Na5 8. Qe2+ Be7 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bd3 g6 11. Bf4 Re8 12. O-O Bc5 13. Nbd2 Qb6 14. Ne5 d6 15. Nxg6 fxg6 16. Bxg6 { marmite (2125)-paolog (2105)/net-chess.com 2008}) 5. e5 Nd5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe1 (8. Bd2 O-O $15) 8... d6 9. c4 bxc3 10. Nxc3 dxe5 11. dxe5 Bb4 ( 11... O-O 12. Qe4 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Qe2 $15) 12. Bd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 ( 13... Qxd3 14. Bxb4 Bd7 15. Bd6 $15) 14. Qxc3 $11 O-O (14... Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Rfc1 $11) 15. Rfd1 $14 Qe7 (15... Qc7 16. Be4 $14) 16. Be4 Rd8 17. Qc2 h6 18. Rxd8+ (18. Bxc6 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 bxc6 20. Qxc6 Bb7 $11) 18... Qxd8 (18... Nxd8 19. Rb1 $11) 19. Rd1 (19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qxc6 Rb8 $11) 19... Qe7 (19... Bd7 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Nd2 $11) 20. Qd2 Kf8 (20... Rb8 21. h4 $11) 21. g4 (21. Qd3 Kg8 $14) 21... Nb4 22. g5 hxg5 23. Nxg5 Nd5 24. h4 Bd7 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qxd5 Bf5 27. Qf3 g6 28. Rd6 Kg7 (28... Kg8 29. Qd5 $11) 29. Rf6 (29. Qg3 Rf8 $14) 29... Rf8 $11 30. Qd5 {f7 seems the pivot of the position} (30. Rxf5 $143 gxf5 31. Qxf5 Rh8 $15) 30... Qd7 31. Qb3 (31. Qxd7 Bxd7 32. a3 b6 $14) 31... Qe7 ( 31... b5 32. a3 $11) 32. Qg3 (32. h5 Qxe5 33. Rxf7+ Rxf7 34. Qxf7+ Kh6 $15) 32... Qd7 $11 33. Qb3 Qe7 (33... b6 34. h5 $11) 34. Qc3 (34. h5 $14) 34... a6 ( 34... Kg8 $5 $11) 35. h5 $16 Qd8 (35... Kg8 $142 $16) 36. h6+ $1 $18 Kxh6 37. Nxf7+ Rxf7 38. Rxf7 Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Qh5+ 40. Kg2 Be4+ (40... Be6 $142 41. Rf4 Qg5+ 42. Kf3 Qh5+ 43. Ke3 Bxa2 $18) 41. f3 Qg4+ 42. Kf2 Qh4+ 43. Ke2 (43. Ke3 Bf5 $18) 43... Qh2+ 44. Ke3 Bf5 $2 (44... Bc6 45. e6 Qg1+ 46. Kd3 Qd1+ 47. Qd2+ Qxd2+ 48. Kxd2 Bd5 $18) 45. Qc1 (45. Rxb7 $6 Qg1+ 46. Ke2 Qg2+ 47. Kd1 Qf1+ 48. Kd2 Qg2+ 49. Ke1 Qg1+ 50. Ke2 Qg2+ 51. Ke3 Qg1+ 52. Ke2 $11) 45... Bh3 (45... Bc2 46. e6 (46. Rxb7 $143 g5 47. Kd4 Bg6 $18) 46... Qg2 47. Qd2 (47. Rxb7 $6 Qg5+ 48. f4 Qc5+ 49. Ke2 Bd1+ 50. Kxd1 Qd5+ 51. Ke2 Qxb7 $18) 47... Qg5+ 48. Ke2 Qxd2+ 49. Kxd2 $18) 46. Ke4+ (46. Kd3+ $142 g5 47. Qc7 Bf5+ 48. Rxf5 $18) 46... g5 47. Qc4 (47. Qd1 $142 Kg6 48. Qd6+ Kxf7 49. e6+ Bxe6 50. Qxh2 $18) 47... Qd2 48. Rf6+ Kh5 49. e6 (49. Qf7+ Kh4 50. Qb3 Qe2+ 51. Kd5 Qd2+ 52. Kc5 Qa5+ 53. Kd4 Qd2+ 54. Qd3 Qb4+ 55. Qc4 Qb2+ 56. Ke4 Kg3 $18) 49... b5 (49... Qe1+ 50. Kd5 Qd2+ 51. Qd4 Qa5+ 52. Qc5 Qd2+ 53. Ke5 Qxa2 54. Kd6 $18) 50. Qc5 ( 50. Qd3 Qb2 51. e7 Qb4+ 52. Kd5 Qxe7 53. Qg6+ Kh4 54. Qh6+ Kg3 55. Qxg5+ Kh2 56. Qe5+ Qxe5+ 57. Kxe5 Kg3 58. Rxa6 Bf1 $18) 50... Qe2+ (50... Qxa2 51. e7 Bd7 52. Qc1 Qc4+ 53. Qxc4 bxc4 54. Rxa6 $18) 51. Kd5 Qd2+ $2 (51... Qxa2+ 52. Kc6 Bxe6 $18) 52. Kc6 Qd3 (52... Bxe6 53. Rxe6 Qd3 $18) 53. f4 Bg2+ (53... Qe4+ 54. Kc7 Kg4 $18) 54. Kc7 (54. Kc7 Qc4 55. Qxc4 bxc4 56. e7 $18) 1-0 [Event "Ch Great Britain, Torquay (England)"] [Site "?"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Smith, Andrew Philip"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "1998.??.??"] 1. b4 c6 2. e3 Qb6 3. a3 a5 4. b5 g6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. c4 d6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 (9... c5 10. O-O $14 (10. d3 Bf5 (10... e5 11. O-O Be6 12. Ng5 Nbd7 13. Bf3 Bf5 14. Nge4 $14 {0.56}) (10... Bg4 11. Rb1 (11. O-O Nbd7 12. h3 Bf5 13. Nh4 Be6 14. f4 $14 {0.44}) (11. Na4 Qc7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. h3 Bf5 14. e4 $14 {0.38}) (11. h3 Bf5 12. g4 Be6 13. g5 Nfd7 14. h4 $14 {0.38}) 11... Nbd7 12. O-O Bf5 13. Nh4 Be6 14. f4 $14 {0.56}) (10... Rd8 11. Rb1 (11. Qa4 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. e4 $14 {0.41}) (11. Qc2 Bf5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nh4 Be6 14. f4 $14 {0.56}) (11. Na4 Qc7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. Nxb6 $14 {0.28}) (11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bd7 13. Na4 Qc7 14. d4 $14 {0.47}) (11. Qd2) 11... Bf5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nh4 Be6 14. f4 $14 {0.63}) 11. Qc2 (11. Nh4 Be6 12. O-O d5 13. Nf3 dxc4 14. dxc4 $14 {0.34}) (11. Na4 Qc7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nc3 e5 14. Nd2 $14 {0.38}) (11. Qa4 Nbd7 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. e4 $14 { 0.34}) (11. O-O e5 12. Na4 Qd8 13. Nd2 Nbd7 14. e4 $14 {0.41}) (11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Na4 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 $14 {0.38}) (11. e4 Bg4 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Ng5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 $14 {0.34}) (11. Rb1 Nbd7 12. O-O e5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nge4 $14 {0.47}) (11. h3 e5 12. g4 Be6 13. g5 Nfd7 14. h4 $14 {0.47}) 11... Nbd7 12. O-O e5 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Bf3 $14 {0.50}) (10. d4 Nbd7 (10... cxd4 11. exd4 (11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. exd4 Bf5 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rfe1 $14 {0.41}) ( 11. Na4 Qc7 12. Bxd4 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Nc5 14. O-O $11 {-0.06}) 11... Qc7 12. O-O Bg4 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bd3 $14 {0.53}) (10... Bg4 11. Na4 (11. O-O) (11. Qd3) 11... Qa7 12. Bd3 Nfd7 13. O-O e5 14. dxe5 $14 {0.63}) (10... Qc7 11. O-O ( 11. Rc1 Bf5 12. O-O Rc8 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Qb3 $14 {0.38}) 11... Bg4 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. h3 Be6 14. Na4 $14 {0.44}) (10... Bd7 11. Na4 (11. O-O) 11... Qa7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Bd3 Be6 14. h3 $14 {0.69}) (10... Bf5 11. Na4 (11. O-O Rc8 12. Na4 Qa7 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 $14 {0.56}) (11. Bd3) (11. Nh4) 11... Qc7 12. dxc5 Rd8 13. cxd6 exd6 14. Nd4 $16 {1.34}) 11. O-O (11. Qd3 Qd8 12. O-O Nb6 13. e4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {0.34}) (11. Qc2 cxd4 12. exd4 Qc7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Na4 $11 {0.16}) (11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. e4 Rd8 14. Qd3 $14 {0.38 }) 11... cxd4 12. exd4 Qc7 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bd3 $14 {0.38}) 10... Re8 (10... Bf5 11. Rc1 (11. Nh4 Be6 12. f4 Bc8 13. d3 Qc7 14. Bf3 $14 {0.56}) (11. d3 Rd8 12. Re1 e5 13. Na4 Qa7 14. Nh4 $14 {0.50}) (11. Na4 Qc7 12. d4 Rd8 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Be5 $14 {0.53}) (11. Qa4 Nbd7 12. d3 Qc7 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. e4 $14 {0.28}) (11. Re1 Re8 12. Nh4 Bc8 13. d4 Nbd7 14. Nf3 $14 {0.41}) (11. d4 Qc7 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. exd4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 $14 {0.31}) 11... e5 12. d4 e4 13. Nd2 cxd4 14. Na4 $16 {0.88}) (10... Bg4 11. h3 (11. d3 Nbd7 12. Na4 Qc7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 $14 {0.47}) (11. d4 Nbd7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rac8 14. Qd3 $14 {0.47}) (11. Re1) (11. Na4) (11. Qa4) 11... Bf5 12. Na4 Qc7 13. d4 Rd8 14. dxc5 $16 {0.75}) (10... h6 11. Re1 (11. d3 Bf5 12. e4 Bg4 13. Ne1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 $14 {0.34}) (11. Qa4 e5 12. d3 Be6 13. Nd2 Nbd7 14. f4 $14 {0.47}) (11. d4 Nbd7 12. Qd3 Qc7 13. Rac1 Nb6 14. e4 $14 {0.44}) (11. Na4 Qc7 12. d3 Bf5 13. d4 Rd8 14. dxc5 $14 {0.56}) (11. Rb1 Bf5 12. d3 Rd8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 $14 {0.38}) (11. Ra2 Bg4 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qa1 e5 14. d4 $14 {0.34}) (11. h3 e5 12. Qc2 Be6 13. e4 Re8 14. Rfe1 $14 {0.34}) (11. Rc1 Bf5 12. d4 Qc7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 $14 {0.50}) 11... Bf5 12. d4 Rc8 13. Na4 Qa7 14. Bd3 $14 { 0.59}) (10... Be6 11. Rb1 (11. Na4 Qc7 12. d3 Nbd7 13. Ng5 d5 14. Nxe6 $14 { 0.53}) (11. d4 cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. Rc1 $14 {0.41}) (11. Qa4 Nbd7 12. d3 Qc7 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. Nd2 $14 {0.41}) (11. Re1 Nbd7 12. d4 h6 13. e4 cxd4 14. Nd5 $14 {0.31}) (11. d3 Bf5 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Nh4 Be6 14. d4 $14 { 0.53}) (11. Qc2 Bf5 12. e4 Bg4 13. Rfe1 Nbd7 14. Qd3 $14 {0.41}) 11... Bf5 12. d3 e5 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Na4 $14 {0.56}) (10... Qc7 11. Rc1 (11. Rb1 Bf5 12. d3 Nbd7 13. Re1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 $14 {0.47}) (11. Re1 e5 12. d4 e4 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Qb3 $14 {0.44}) (11. d4 Nbd7 12. Qd3 Nb6 13. Rfe1 cxd4 14. exd4 $11 { -0.03}) (11. d3 e5 12. Ng5 Nbd7 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 $14 {0.44}) (11. Qb3 Bg4 12. h3 Bf5 13. d3 Nbd7 14. e4 $14 {0.44}) (11. Ra2 Bg4 12. d3 Nbd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 $14 {0.34}) (11. Qa4 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. Ne4 Bf5 14. d3 $14 { 0.31}) (11. Qc2 Bf5 12. e4 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 $14 {0.50}) 11... e5 12. d4 Bf5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 $14 {0.50}) (10... Bd7 11. d4 (11. d3) (11. Na4) (11. Qa4) (11. Re1) (11. Ra2) (11. Rb1) (11. Rc1) 11... cxd4 12. Na4 Qc7 13. Bxd4 Bg4 14. Nb6 $16 {1.34}) (10... Nbd7 11. Re1 (11. d3 Re8 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. Nd2 $14 {0.47}) (11. d4 Qc7 12. Rc1 Nb6 13. Qd3 Be6 14. Ne4 $14 {0.28}) (11. Qc2 Ne5 12. d3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bf5 14. Rae1 $14 {0.50}) ( 11. Qa4 Qc7 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. Ne4 Bf5 14. d3 $14 {0.31}) (11. Ra2 e5 12. e4 h6 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. Qd3 $14 {0.28}) (11. Rb1 Re8 12. Na4 Qc7 13. d3 Nb6 14. Qc2 $14 {0.28}) (11. Rc1 Qc7 12. d4 Nb6 13. Qd3 Be6 14. Ne4 $14 {0.28}) (11. Qb3 e5 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. e4 Nb6 14. Rac1 $14 {0.28}) 11... e5 12. d4 Re8 13. Qc2 exd4 14. exd4 $14 {0.53}) (10... e5 11. Qb1 (11. d4 cxd4 12. exd4 e4 13. Ng5 Re8 14. c5 $14 {0.31}) (11. Qc2 Bg4 12. h3 Be6 13. d4 cxd4 14. exd4 $14 { 0.28}) (11. e4 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Qd3 Qc7 14. Rab1 $14 {0.34}) (11. d3 Be6 12. Ng5 Nbd7 13. Bf3 Bf5 14. e4 $14 {0.56}) 11... Be6 12. Qd3 Rd8 13. Ng5 d5 14. Nxe6 $14 {0.59}) 11. d3 (11. d4 cxd4 12. Na4 Qc7 13. exd4 Nbd7 14. Qb3 $14 {0.34}) (11. Na4 Qc7 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Qb3 b6 14. d5 $14 {0.38}) (11. Re1 Bf5 12. d3 Nbd7 13. d4 Bg4 14. h3 $14 {0.47}) (11. Qa4 Bf5 12. Nh4 Be6 13. f4 Bd7 14. d3 $14 {0.44}) (11. Rb1 Bg4 12. d3 Nbd7 13. Na4 Qc7 14. h3 $14 { 0.47}) (11. h3 e5 12. e4 h6 13. Qc2 Be6 14. Rfe1 $14 {0.34}) (11. Rc1 Bg4 12. d4 Nbd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 $14 {0.47}) (11. Ra2 e5 12. e4 h6 13. Qc2 Be6 14. Qd3 $11 {0.25}) 11... e5 12. Ne4 Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nh5 14. Nc3 $14 {0.50 }) (9... e5 10. d4 e4 (10... Nbd7 11. O-O (11. c5 dxc5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Na4 Qd8 14. bxc6 $14 {0.34}) 11... Re8 12. Rb1 c5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. e4 $14 {0.56}) (10... cxb5 11. Nxb5 (11. dxe5) 11... e4 12. Nd2 Bd7 13. Rb1 Na6 14. Bc3 $14 { 0.63}) (10... exd4 11. Qxd4 (11. Nxd4 Re8 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. Rb1 Nbd7 14. Qa4 $14 {0.28}) (11. exd4) 11... Qxd4 12. Nxd4 c5 13. Nf3 Rd8 14. Rd1 $14 {0.69 }) 11. Nd2 Re8 12. O-O c5 13. Na4 Qc7 14. Qb3 $14 {0.41}) (9... Bg4 10. Rb1 ( 10. d4 cxb5 (10... Rc8 11. Rc1 (11. O-O cxb5 12. cxb5 Nbd7 13. Na4 Qd8 14. h3 $11 {0.13}) (11. Na4 Qd8 12. O-O cxb5 13. cxb5 Nbd7 14. Bd3 $11 {0.22}) ( 11. Bd3 cxb5 12. Nxb5 d5 13. c5 Qe6 14. Rb1 $11 {0.22}) (11. bxc6 Qxc6 12. O-O a4 13. h3 Bd7 14. Rc1 $14 {0.41}) (11. Qb3 cxb5 12. Qxb5 Qxb5 13. Nxb5 Nbd7 14. Rc1 $11 {0.25}) (11. Rb1 Nbd7 12. Bd3 e5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 $14 { 0.31}) 11... c5 12. Na4 Qa7 13. Bd3 Nfd7 14. h3 $14 {0.47}) (10... Nbd7 11. h3 (11. O-O Rfc8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 cxb5 14. cxb5 $11 {0.09}) (11. Qd3 Bf5 12. Qd2 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Ne4 14. Qd1 $11 {0.25}) 11... Be6 12. d5 cxd5 13. cxd5 Bf5 14. Nd4 $14 {0.41}) (10... c5 11. Na4 (11. O-O) (11. Qd3) 11... Qa7 12. Bd3 Nfd7 13. O-O f5 14. h3 $14 {0.56}) (10... e6 11. h3 (11. O-O) (11. Na4) ( 11. c5) 11... Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Rd8 13. O-O Nbd7 14. bxc6 $14 {0.63}) (10... Re8 11. O-O (11. Na4 Qd8 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nc3 e5 14. Rc1 $11 {0.25}) (11. h3 Bf5 12. O-O cxb5 13. Nxb5 Rc8 14. Rc1 $14 {0.34}) 11... cxb5 12. Nxb5 Qc6 13. d5 Qc8 14. Nfd4 $14 {0.41}) 11. Nxb5 (11. cxb5 Rc8 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. O-O d5 14. Bd3 $11 {0.25}) 11... Rc8 12. Rc1 Bf5 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Bd3 $14 {0.41}) (10. h3 Bf5 (10... Bd7 11. d4 (11. O-O Rc8 12. d4 cxb5 13. Nxb5 d5 14. c5 $14 { 0.47}) (11. Na4) (11. Rb1) (11. bxc6) 11... Qc7 12. O-O Bf5 13. Nh4 Bd7 14. Qd3 $14 {0.53}) (10... Be6 11. Qa4 (11. d4 cxb5 12. Nxb5 Rc8 13. d5 Bf5 14. Bd4 $14 {0.34}) (11. d3 cxb5 12. Nxb5 d5 13. Bd4 Qd8 14. c5 $11 {0.25}) ( 11. O-O Nbd7 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. Rb1 Rab8 14. Nd4 $14 {0.47}) 11... Nbd7 12. d4 c5 13. d5 Bf5 14. Nh4 $14 {0.63}) (10... Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. d4 cxb5 13. Nxb5 d5 14. Rc1 $14 {0.47}) (10... Bc8 11. O-O (11. d4) (11. Na4) (11. d3) 11... c5 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Qd3 Re8 14. Rad1 $14 {0.56}) 11. d4 (11. O-O cxb5 12. Nxb5 Rc8 13. d3 d5 14. Bd4 $11 {0.25}) 11... cxb5 12. Nxb5 Rc8 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Rc1 $14 {0.31}) (10. O-O Nbd7 (10... d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 e6 13. Na4 Qd6 14. Qc2 $14 {0.47}) (10... e5 11. d4 (11. h3) (11. Rb1) 11... Nbd7 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 $16 {0.72}) (10... Rc8 11. bxc6 (11. d4 cxb5 12. cxb5 d5 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. Qb3 $14 {0.34}) (11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. d3 e5 13. d4 exd4 14. exd4 $14 {0.31}) (11. h3 Bf5 12. d3 cxb5 13. e4 Bd7 14. cxb5 $14 {0.34}) (11. d3 e5 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Rc1 exd4 14. exd4 $14 {0.31}) (11. Na4 Qd8 12. bxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rb1 $14 {0.44}) (11. Qa4 Nbd7 12. d4 c5 13. d5 Qc7 14. Qc2 $11 {0.25}) (11. Re1) 11... Nxc6 12. Rb1 Bf5 13. d3 Qc7 14. Nd5 $14 {0.69}) (10... c5 11. h3 (11. d3 Nbd7 12. Na4 Qc7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 $14 {0.47}) (11. d4 Nbd7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rac8 14. Qd3 $14 {0.47}) (11. Re1) (11. Qa4) (11. Na4) (11. Qc2) 11... Bf5 12. Na4 Qc7 13. d4 Rd8 14. dxc5 $16 {0.75}) (10... e6 11. d4 (11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 d5 13. d3 dxc4 14. dxc4 $14 {0.44}) (11. d3 d5 12. Na4 Qd8 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. bxc6 $14 {0.41}) ( 11. Na4 Qd8 12. d4 Nbd7 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. h3 $14 {0.44}) (11. Qa4 Nbd7 12. d4 c5 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. d5 $11 {-0.06}) 11... cxb5 12. Nxb5 Rc8 13. Qa4 Ne4 14. Rfc1 $14 {0.47}) (10... cxb5 11. Nxb5 Nbd7 12. Rb1 Rfc8 13. d3 e5 14. e4 $14 {0.56}) 11. h3 (11. d4 Rfc8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 cxb5 14. cxb5 $11 {0.09}) (11. bxc6 bxc6 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. h3 Bf5 14. d3 $11 {0.19}) 11... Bxf3 12. Bxf3 d5 13. cxd5 cxb5 14. Qe2 $14 {0.38}) (10. d3 d5 11. Qa4 (11. Na4 Qd8 12. O-O cxb5 13. cxb5 Nbd7 14. Ne5 $11 {0.13}) (11. Qb3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 Nbd7 13. d4 Rac8 14. Rc1 $11 {0.09}) (11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. d4 Nbd7 14. Qb3 $11 { 0.13}) 11... dxc4 12. Qxc4 Nbd7 13. d4 Rfc8 14. Rd1 $11 {0.19}) 10... e5 ( 10... Rc8 11. bxc6 (11. d3) (11. Na4) (11. d4) 11... Qxc6 12. O-O Na6 13. Nd4 Qd7 14. Na4 $16 {0.75}) (10... Bf5 11. d3 c5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nh4 Be6 14. f4 $14 {0.63}) (10... c5 11. d3 (11. h3) (11. O-O) (11. e4) (11. Na4) (11. Qc2) (11. Qa4) 11... Nbd7 12. O-O e6 13. Na4 Qc7 14. b6 $14 {0.56}) 11. O-O (11. bxc6 Qxc6 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 $15 {-0.37}) (11. d4 Bf5 12. Rc1 Qc7 13. O-O c5 14. Nd5 $14 {0.44}) (11. d3 Nbd7 12. bxc6 Qxc6 13. O-O Rfc8 14. h3 $14 {0.38}) (11. e4 cxb5 12. cxb5 Rc8 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Ng5 $11 {0.22 }) 11... Nbd7 12. d4 Rae8 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 $14 {0.47}) (9... cxb5 10. Nxb5 (10. cxb5) 10... Nc6 (10... Bf5 11. d3 (11. d4) 11... d5 12. Bd4 Qc6 13. Ne5 Qc8 14. Rc1 $16 {0.75}) (10... a4 11. Rb1 (11. O-O Bf5 12. d3 d5 13. Bd4 Qa5 14. Bc3 $14 {0.50}) (11. d4) 11... Qd8 12. O-O Bf5 13. d3 Nc6 14. Nc3 $14 {0.63}) (10... Bg4 11. O-O (11. d4) (11. Rb1) (11. Qa4) 11... Nbd7 12. Rb1 Rfc8 13. d3 e5 14. e4 $14 {0.53}) (10... e5 11. d4 (11. O-O) (11. Rb1) 11... e4 12. Nd2 Bd7 13. Rb1 Bxb5 14. Bc3 $16 {0.91}) (10... Qd8 11. O-O (11. d4) ( 11. d3) (11. Rb1) (11. Rc1) 11... Nc6 12. d4 Bf5 13. d5 Na7 14. Nxa7 $14 { 0.56}) 11. Rb1 (11. d4) 11... Qd8 12. d3 Bg4 13. O-O Rc8 14. h3 $14 {0.53}) (9... Bf5 10. d3 (10. d4 Rc8 (10... cxb5 11. Nxb5 Rc8 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rc1 a4 14. Bd3 $14 {0.34}) (10... c5 11. O-O (11. Na4) (11. Bd3) (11. Nh4) 11... Rc8 12. Na4 Qa7 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 $14 {0.59}) (10... Re8 11. O-O (11. Na4 Qd8 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nc3 e5 14. Qd2 $11 {0.22}) (11. c5) (11. Bd3) (11. Rc1) 11... cxb5 12. Nxb5 Qc6 13. Rc1 Ne4 14. Bd3 $14 {0.69}) (10... h6 11. O-O ( 11. Na4) (11. c5) (11. Nh4) 11... c5 12. Na4 Qa7 13. Nh4 Bd7 14. Qd3 $14 { 0.66}) 11. O-O (11. Qa4 cxb5 12. Nxb5 Qc6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Rac1 $14 {0.28}) 11... cxb5 12. Nxb5 Nbd7 13. Nh4 Be4 14. Rc1 $14 {0.28}) (10. O-O e5 (10... Rc8 11. Rc1 (11. d3 cxb5 12. e4 Bd7 13. cxb5 a4 14. d4 $14 {0.44}) (11. d4 cxb5 12. Nxb5 Nbd7 13. Nh4 Be4 14. Rc1 $11 {0.22}) (11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Rb1 cxb5 13. Ndxb5 h6 14. e4 $14 {0.44}) (11. Na4) 11... c5 12. d4 Qc7 13. Re1 Ne4 14. Nh4 $14 {0.53}) (10... c5 11. Na4 (11. d4) (11. Nh4) (11. d3) (11. Re1) (11. Qa4) 11... Qc7 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bc8 14. b6 $14 {0.53}) (10... h6 11. d3 (11. d4 cxb5 12. Nxb5 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. Nh4 $14 {0.41}) (11. Na4) (11. Nd4 ) (11. Nh4) 11... c5 12. Na4 Qd8 13. d4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {0.53}) (10... Re8 11. Re1 (11. d4 Qc7 12. Qb3 Nbd7 13. Nh4 Bg4 14. Bxg4 $11 {0.25}) (11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Na4 Qc7 13. Nb3 b6 14. d4 $14 {0.34}) (11. d3 e5 12. e4 Bd7 13. Rb1 c5 14. Na4 $14 {0.44}) (11. Nh4 Bd7 12. d4 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Na6 14. Nf3 $14 { 0.38}) (11. Na4 Qd8 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Nh4 Be6 14. bxc6 $14 {0.44}) 11... e5 12. d4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ng5 $14 {0.53}) (10... cxb5 11. cxb5 (11. Nxb5 Rc8 12. Nfd4 Bd7 13. Rb1 h6 14. Nf3 $14 {0.38}) 11... Rc8 12. Rc1 e5 13. Na4 Qd8 14. Rxc8 $14 {0.50}) 11. d4 Qc7 12. Qd2 e4 13. Ne1 Nbd7 14. Rd1 $14 { 0.28}) 10... d5 (10... cxb5 11. Nxb5 d5 12. Bd4 Qc6 13. Ne5 Qc8 14. Rc1 $16 { 0.75}) (10... Re8 11. bxc6 (11. O-O) (11. e4) (11. Rb1) 11... Nxc6 12. Rb1 Qd8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 $14 {0.53}) (10... e5 11. bxc6 (11. e4 Bg4 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Ng5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 $14 {0.38}) (11. O-O Nbd7 12. e4 Be6 13. Rb1 Rac8 14. Bc1 $14 {0.44}) 11... Nxc6 12. Rb1 Rac8 13. e4 Bg4 14. O-O $14 {0.50}) 11. cxd5 (11. Na4 Qd8 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. O-O $14 {0.44}) (11. Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O dxc4 13. dxc4 e5 14. Na4 $14 {0.41}) 11... cxd5 12. O-O Rc8 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. f4 $14 {0.47}) (9... Ne4 10. Na4 (10. O-O Nxc3 (10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 (11. dxc3 Nd7 12. Nd2 Nec5 13. a4 Nf6 14. Nb3 $11 {0.00}) 11... Nxc3 12. dxc3 Nd7 13. Qd4 c5 14. Qh4 $14 {0.38}) 11. Bxc3 Bxc3 12. dxc3 Nd7 13. Qd4 c5 14. Qh4 $14 {0.34}) (10. d4) (10. Rc1) 10... Qd8 (10... Qc7 11. Bxg7 (11. b6) 11... Kxg7 12. b6 Qd8 13. d4 Bg4 14. h3 $14 {0.66}) 11. Bxg7 (11. O-O) 11... Kxg7 12. d3 Nf6 13. Rb1 Nbd7 14. O-O $14 {0.59}) 10. d4 (10. O-O Qc7 (10... Re8 11. Qc2 (11. d4 e5 12. Rb1 c5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. e4 $14 {0.50}) (11. Rb1) (11. Re1) 11... cxb5 12. Nxb5 e5 13. d4 e4 14. Nd2 $16 {0.88}) ( 10... c5 11. Ra2 (11. d3 e5 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Bf3 h6 14. Na4 $14 {0.59}) (11. Re1 e5 12. d4 Re8 13. Qc2 cxd4 14. exd4 $14 {0.50}) (11. Qc2 Ne5 12. d3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bf5 14. Rfe1 $14 {0.47}) (11. Qa4 Qc7 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. e4 Bg4 14. d3 $11 {0.25}) (11. d4 cxd4 12. exd4 Qc7 13. Re1 Re8 14. Rc1 $14 {0.50}) (11. Rb1 e5 12. d3 Re8 13. Qd2 Nf8 14. Ne4 $14 {0.44}) (11. Rc1 Qc7 12. d4 Nb6 13. Qd3 Be6 14. Nd2 $14 {0.31}) (11. Qb3 e5 12. e4 Re8 13. Qc2 Bh6 14. Qd3 $14 { 0.38}) 11... e5 12. e4 Bh6 13. Ne1 Nb8 14. f4 $14 {0.69}) (10... e5 11. d4 (11. d3 Re8 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Re1 h6 14. d4 $14 {0.34}) (11. bxc6 bxc6 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. d4 Re8 14. dxe5 $14 {0.31}) 11... Re8 12. Rb1 c5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. e4 $14 {0.69}) (10... Rd8 11. d4 (11. Qc2) (11. Rc1) 11... c5 12. Qd3 Re8 13. Rfe1 cxd4 14. exd4 $14 {0.47}) (10... Ne4 11. Na4 (11. d4) (11. Rc1) (11. Qc2) 11... Qc7 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Qb1 cxb5 14. cxb5 $14 {0.59}) (10... Nc5 11. d4 (11. d3) (11. Rc1) 11... Nce4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qc2 d5 14. Bd3 $16 {0.72}) (10... h6 11. d4 (11. Rc1) (11. Qc2) (11. d3) 11... c5 12. Qd3 Qc7 13. Rac1 Nb6 14. e4 $14 {0.44}) (10... Ne5 11. d4 (11. Na4 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. b6 Qd8 14. Qc2 $14 {0.38}) 11... Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 cxb5 13. cxb5 Be6 14. Qe2 $14 { 0.41}) 11. Qc2 (11. Re1 Nb6 12. d4 c5 13. Rc1 Be6 14. d5 $11 {0.25}) (11. d4 c5 12. Rc1 Nb6 13. Qd3 Be6 14. Nd2 $14 {0.31}) 11... Nc5 12. d4 Bf5 13. Qd1 Nce4 14. Nxe4 $14 {0.34}) (10. d3 Rb8 (10... Re8 11. d4 (11. Rb1 e5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Re1 h6 14. d4 $14 {0.41}) (11. O-O e5 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Re1 h6 14. d4 $14 {0.50}) 11... e5 12. O-O c5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. e4 $14 {0.69}) (10... Ne5 11. O-O (11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Na4 Qc7 13. b6 Qd6 14. c5 $14 {0.47}) (11. d4 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 cxb5 13. cxb5 Be6 14. Qd3 $11 {0.16}) (11. Na4 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Qc7 13. O-O e5 14. Nc3 $11 {0.22}) 11... Bf5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Na4 Qc7 14. bxc6 $16 {0.72}) (10... h6 11. O-O (11. Rb1 c5 12. O-O Rd8 13. Na4 Qc7 14. b6 $14 {0.41}) (11. d4 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. exd4 Qc7 14. Re1 $11 {0.22}) 11... e5 12. d4 Re8 13. Qc2 exd4 14. exd4 $14 {0.44}) (10... d5 11. d4 (11. bxc6) (11. cxd5) (11. Na4) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Ne4 14. Rc1 $14 { 0.56}) (10... c5 11. Qa4 (11. Qc2 e5 12. O-O Qc7 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. f4 $14 { 0.53}) (11. Qb3 Ne5 12. O-O Bf5 13. Qc2 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 $14 {0.44}) (11. Qd2 h6 12. O-O Rd8 13. Rfe1 e5 14. Rad1 $14 {0.47}) (11. O-O Qc7 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Bf3 $11 {0.19}) (11. Rb1) 11... Ne5 12. Rd1 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 e6 14. O-O $14 {0.59}) (10... Rd8 11. Rb1 (11. d4 e5 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Rfe1 $14 {0.50}) (11. O-O e5 12. d4 Qc7 13. Re1 Nb6 14. bxc6 $14 {0.44}) 11... c5 12. g4 e6 13. g5 Ne8 14. h4 $16 {0.75}) (10... Nc5 11. Rb1 (11. O-O Bf5 12. Rb1 e5 13. bxc6 Qxc6 14. e4 $14 {0.44}) (11. d4) 11... Bg4 12. O-O Rfc8 13. bxc6 Qxc6 14. Nd4 $16 {0.72}) (10... e5 11. d4 (11. Rb1 d5 12. O-O dxc4 13. dxc4 e4 14. bxc6 $14 {0.41}) (11. O-O Re8 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. d4 exd4 14. Qxd4 $14 {0.38}) 11... Re8 12. O-O c5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. e4 $14 {0.69}) 11. Rb1 (11. O-O e5 12. d4 Re8 13. Qc2 exd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {0.34}) (11. d4 c5 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qd3 Nb6 14. dxc5 $14 {0.34}) (11. Na4 Qc7 12. O-O e5 13. Rb1 Re8 14. Qb3 $14 {0.34}) 11... e5 12. O-O Re8 13. Re1 h6 14. d4 $14 {0.41}) (10. Rb1 c5 (10... Ne5 11. bxc6 (11. O-O Bf5 12. d3 c5 13. Na4 Qc7 14. b6 $14 { 0.50}) (11. d4 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 cxb5 13. cxb5 Rd8 14. Qb3 $14 {0.31}) (11. Na4 Qc7 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. b6 Qd6 14. c5 $14 {0.34}) (11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. d4 exd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 14. Qh4 $14 {0.31}) (11. d3 c5 12. O-O Bf5 13. Na4 Qc7 14. b6 $14 {0.50}) (11. Qc2 Bd7 12. O-O Rac8 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Na4 $14 {0.53}) 11... Qxc6 12. d3 h6 13. O-O Qd7 14. Nxe5 $16 {0.75}) (10... e5 11. d4 (11. bxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Qc7 13. d4 Rb8 14. Qc2 $11 {0.19}) (11. d3 d5 12. O-O dxc4 13. dxc4 e4 14. Ng5 $14 {0.34}) (11. Qc2 cxb5 12. Nxb5 Nc5 13. d3 Qc6 14. O-O $14 {0.34}) (11. O-O Re8 12. d4 c5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. e4 $14 {0.50}) 11... exd4 12. exd4 Re8 13. O-O cxb5 14. Nxb5 $14 {0.56}) (10... h6 11. bxc6 (11. d4 c5 12. O-O Re8 13. Re1 e5 14. Qc2 $14 {0.41}) (11. O-O c5 12. Na4 Qc7 13. d3 b6 14. Nc3 $11 {0.25}) (11. d3 c5 12. O-O Rd8 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Nd2 $14 { 0.44}) (11. Qc2 c5 12. O-O Rd8 13. d3 Re8 14. Rfe1 $14 {0.50}) (11. Na4 Qc7 12. O-O e5 13. d4 Re8 14. b6 $14 {0.47}) 11... Qxc6 12. O-O Nb6 13. Nd4 Qc5 14. d3 $14 {0.53}) (10... Qc7 11. d4 (11. d3 e5 12. O-O Nc5 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {0.50}) (11. bxc6 bxc6 12. d4 e5 13. O-O Re8 14. dxe5 $14 { 0.31}) (11. O-O c5 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. d3 Bf5 14. e4 $14 {0.34}) 11... c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14. Qh4 $14 {0.53}) (10... Re8 11. O-O (11. d4) (11. d3) (11. Qc2) (11. bxc6) (11. a4) (11. Na4) 11... e5 12. d4 c5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qc2 $14 {0.66}) 11. d3 (11. e4 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. O-O Rd8 14. Qc2 $11 { 0.09}) (11. Qc2 e5 12. O-O Qc7 13. d3 Nb6 14. Nd2 $14 {0.41}) (11. d4 cxd4 12. exd4 Re8 13. O-O e5 14. Re1 $14 {0.44}) (11. O-O e5 12. d3 h6 13. Qd2 Rd8 14. Rfd1 $11 {0.19}) 11... Ne5 12. O-O Bf5 13. Na4 Qc7 14. b6 $14 { 0.50}) 10... Re8 (10... e5 11. O-O (11. c5 dxc5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Na4 Qd8 14. bxc6 $14 {0.34}) 11... Re8 12. Rb1 c5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. e4 $14 {0.56}) ( 10... c5 11. d5 (11. Qd3 cxd4 12. exd4 Qc7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Nd2 $11 {0.25}) ( 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. exd4 Qc7 13. O-O Nb6 14. Na4 $11 {0.19}) (11. O-O Qc7 12. Rc1 Nb6 13. Qd3 Be6 14. Nd2 $14 {0.31}) 11... Rb8 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qd3 Nb6 14. e4 $14 {0.50}) (10... Qc7 11. Qd3 (11. O-O c5 12. Qd3 Nb6 13. Rfe1 cxd4 14. exd4 $11 {-0.03}) 11... e5 12. O-O Re8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 $14 {0.31}) ( 10... Rd8 11. O-O (11. Qd3) (11. Qd2) 11... Re8 12. Rc1 Qc7 13. Qd2 Nb6 14. Rfd1 $14 {0.53}) (10... h6 11. O-O (11. Qd3 Re8 12. Rb1 e5 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. dxe5 $11 {0.22}) (11. Qa4 Re8 12. O-O e5 13. Rad1 exd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {0.31}) 11... Re8 12. Rc1 Qc7 13. Qd3 e5 14. dxe5 $14 {0.38}) (10... Rb8 11. O-O (11. Qd3) (11. Qd2) (11. Rc1) 11... Re8 12. Qc2 c5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 $14 {0.63 }) 11. O-O (11. Rc1 Qc7 12. O-O e5 13. Qc2 exd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {0.38}) (11. Qc2 Qc7 12. O-O Rb8 13. Rfd1 e5 14. dxe5 $14 {0.53}) (11. Qd2 e5 12. O-O e4 13. Ng5 c5 14. Rad1 $14 {0.31}) (11. Rb1 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. exd4 Qc7 14. Re1 $11 {0.25}) 11... Qc7 (11... e5 12. Rb1 exd4 13. exd4 Nf8 14. bxc6 $14 {0.50}) 12. Qb3 (12. Rb1 e5 $14 (12... c5 13. e4 e6 14. Re1 $14 {0.53}) 13. Qc2 exd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {0.41}) (12. Re1 c5 13. Qd3 cxd4 14. Qxd4 $14 {0.34}) 12... e5 13. Rfd1 (13. Rad1 exd4 14. exd4 $14 {0.34} (14. Nxd4 Nc5 $14)) 13... e4 ( 13... exd4 14. exd4 $11 {0.25} (14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Qc2 $11)) 14. Nd2 $14 Nf8 ( 14... c5 15. Qc2 $14) 15. Rac1 (15. Rab1 Bf5 $14) 15... Bf5 16. Na4 { White intends c5} (16. h3 h6 $14) 16... Rab8 (16... c5 17. Nf1 $14) 17. Bc3 h5 (17... b6 18. bxc6 Qxc6 19. Rb1 $14) 18. Qb2 (18. c5 Be6 19. Qc2 cxb5 20. Bxb5 Bd7 $16) 18... N8h7 (18... b6 19. d5 cxb5 20. cxb5 $18 (20. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 21. cxb5 Bxb2 22. Rxc7 Bxa3 $14)) 19. Nb3 (19. c5 d5 $16) 19... b6 (19... cxb5 20. Bxa5 b6 21. Nxb6 bxc4 22. Nxc4 $16) 20. c5 $18 bxc5 21. b6 Qd7 (21... Qe7 22. dxc5 dxc5 23. Nxa5 $18) 22. dxc5 (22. Bxa5 $6 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Nd5 $16) 22... d5 23. Nxa5 Bg4 (23... h4 $142 $18) 24. Nxc6 (24. Bxg4 hxg4 25. Nc4 Ra8 $18) 24... Bxe2 (24... Qxc6 $142 25. Bb5 Qc8 $16) 25. Nxb8 $18 (25. Qxe2 $143 Qxc6 26. Rd4 Rb7 $17) 25... Qxa4 26. Qxe2 Rxb8 27. Be5 Nd7 (27... Rd8 28. b7 Nd7 29. Bxg7 $18) 28. Bxb8 Nxb8 29. Rxd5 Qxa3 30. Rb1 Nf8 31. Qb5 (31. Qc4 Qa8 $18) 31... Qa2 (31... Qa8 32. Rbd1 Qb7 33. Qe8 $18) 32. Rdd1 Qe6 33. Rd8 Be5 34. Qe8 Qxe8 35. Rxe8 Nc6 (35... f6 36. Rc8 $18) 36. Rxe5 $1 Nxe5 37. b7 Nfd7 (37... Nc6 38. b8=Q Nxb8 39. Rxb8 $18) 38. b8=Q+ (38. Rd1 $142 Kh7 39. Rxd7 Nxd7 40. c6 $18) 38... Nxb8 39. Rxb8+ Kg7 40. Rb4 (40. Rc8 Nc4 $18) 40... Kf6 (40... f5 $18) 41. Rxe4 (41. c6 Nxc6 42. Rb6 h4 $18) 41... Kf5 42. Rd4 Ke6 (42... Nc6 43. Rd5+ Ke4 44. Rd6 $18) 43. f4 (43. f4 Nd7 44. c6 $18) 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Davies, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 d5 2. e3 Bf5 3. Nf3 Qd6 (3... e6 4. Bb2 $11) 4. a3 $11 e5 5. Bb2 f6 (5... Nd7 6. c4 $11) 6. c4 dxc4 (6... a5 7. b5 $11) 7. Bxc4 Nh6 (7... Bd3 8. Qb3 Bxc4 9. Qxc4 $14) 8. Nc3 (8. d4 a5 9. Nbd2 e4 $14) 8... c6 (8... Nc6 9. Qa4 Bg4 10. d4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 $16) 9. d4 Nd7 (9... b5 10. Be2 $14) 10. dxe5 (10. Qe2 Qe7 $14 ) 10... Nxe5 (10... fxe5 11. Qe2 $14) 11. Nxe5 fxe5 (11... Qxe5 12. Qh5+ Bg6 13. Qxe5+ fxe5 14. Rd1 $14) 12. Qf3 (12. e4 Bg6 $14) 12... O-O-O (12... Rd8 $5 13. O-O Qg6 $14) 13. Rd1 $16 Qc7 14. Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. O-O (15. Qg3 Qf6 $16) 15... Bd6 (15... Qd2 16. Ba1 $16) 16. e4 Bd7 (16... Bg4 17. Qe3 b5 18. Bb3 $18) 17. b5 (17. Qe3 a6 $16) 17... Rf8 (17... Qh4 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Na4 $16) 18. Qg3 Qe7 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Ba6+ (20. Bc1 Ng4 $16) 20... Kd8 $14 21. Na4 (21. Be2 Rf6 $14 ) 21... Rf6 (21... Ke8 22. Rd1 $14) 22. Qe3 $16 Be6 (22... Rg6 23. Rd1 $14) 23. Qc3 (23. f3 Ke8 $16) 23... Bd7 (23... Ke8 24. Rb1 $16) 24. Be2 (24. Rc1 Rf4 25. f3 g5 $16) 24... Be8 (24... Ke8 $5 $14) 25. Rd1 $18 Nf7 (25... Bd7 26. Qa5+ Ke8 27. Qxa7 $18) 26. Nc5 Bd7 27. Nxd7 Qxd7 28. Bc1 (28. Qg3 g6 $18) 28... Ke8 $16 29. Be3 Qb7 (29... Kf8 30. Qa5 $16) 30. a4 (30. Bc4 Kf8 $16) 30... Bb4 31. Qc4 (31. Qb3 Qe7 $16) 31... a5 32. Bc5 (32. Bh5 g6 33. Bg4 Rd6 $16) 32... Bxc5 $14 33. Qxc5 Qc7 (33... Qb4 34. Qc2 $14) 34. Bc4 Nd8 (34... Rg6 35. h3 $16) 35. Rd5 Nb7 (35... Rf7 36. Rxe5+ Re7 37. Rxe7+ Qxe7 38. Qxa5 Qxe4 39. Qc3 $18) 36. Rxe5+ $18 Kd8 37. Qd4+ Rd6 38. Qa1 (38. Qc3 $5 $18) 38... Qd7 39. Be2 Rd2 40. Kf1 Rd4 $2 (40... Qd4 $142 $5 41. Qxd4+ Rxd4 $16) 41. Bg4 $18 Qd6 42. Re6 Qb4 43. Rxc6 Nc5 44. Qc1 {Do you see the mate threat?} Nxe4 $4 (44... Qc4+ $142 45. Qxc4 Rxc4 46. Rc8+ Ke7 $18) 45. Rc8+ Ke7 46. Qc7+ Kf6 47. Qf4+ Kg6 48. Qf5+ ( 48. Qf5+ Kh6 49. Qh5#) 1-0 [Event "Eastbourne ch-GB"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Summerscale"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "1991.??.??"] 1. h3 d5 2. b4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Bb2 Nf6 (4... Bxb4 $4 5. Bxg7 Nf6 6. Bxh8 $18) 5. a3 Nbd7 (5... a5 6. g4 Bg6 7. g5 $15) 6. Nf3 h6 7. c4 (7. Be2 c5 $11) 7... c6 (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nb6 9. Be2 $11) 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 a5 11. b5 $11) 10. O-O (10. cxd5 cxd5 11. O-O a5 $11) 10... Ne4 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 a5 12. b5 $11) 11. d3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 dxc4 (12... Bf6 13. Qd2 $11) 13. dxc4 $14 Bf6 14. Qb3 Bxc3 (14... Qe7 15. Rfd1 $14) 15. Qxc3 $14 Qf6 16. Qxf6 Nxf6 17. Nd4 Bg6 18. c5 (18. Rfd1 Rfd8 $11) 18... Rfd8 19. Rfc1 (19. Rfd1 Be4 $11) 19... Rd7 20. a4 (20. b5 Rc8 $11) 20... a6 (20... Rad8 21. b5 Be4 22. Rd1 $11) 21. Bf3 Be4 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. f3 Ng3 (23... Nf6 24. b5 Rc8 25. Rab1 cxb5 26. axb5 $11) 24. Kf2 Nf5 (24... Nh5 25. b5 Rc8 26. Rab1 $14) 25. Nxf5 $14 exf5 26. Rd1 Rad8 27. Rxd7 (27. Ke2 h5 $16) 27... Rxd7 $14 28. Ke2 Kf8 (28... f4 29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 fxe3 31. Ke2 $14) 29. g4 (29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 a5 $16) 29... Rd5 (29... fxg4 30. hxg4 Ke7 31. e4 $14) 30. Rc1 fxg4 31. hxg4 h5 32. gxh5 Rxh5 33. Rc4 Rh2+ 34. Kd3 Ra2 (34... Rh3 35. Rf4 $14) 35. a5 Ra3+ 36. Ke4 Ke7 37. f4 Rb3 38. Rd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Eastbourne ch-GB"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Wells, Peter K"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "1991.??.??"] 1. h3 d5 2. b4 e5 $15 3. a3 Bd6 4. e3 Nd7 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a5 (6... Nb6 7. Ba2 $15) 7. b5 Ngf6 8. Nc3 O-O (8... Nb6 9. Bb3 $17) 9. Qc2 (9. d3 Nb6 $15) 9... Nc5 (9... Nb6 10. Bb3 $15) 10. Nge2 (10. d3 a4 $15) 10... e4 $11 11. Nd4 ( 11. O-O Be5 $15) 11... Be5 $15 12. Nce2 (12. Bb2 $15) 12... Nd3+ (12... Be6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Nc3 $15) 13. Bxd3 $11 exd3 14. Qxd3 c5 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 Ba6 (16... Qd5 17. Nxc6 Qxg2 18. Rg1 $16) 17. Bb2 (17. Nxc6 Rc8 18. d4 Bd6 $11) 17... Rb8 18. Bc3 Qd5 19. f3 (19. Nf3 Qc4 20. O-O Bd6 $16) 19... Rfe8 $11 20. e4 {White launches an attack} Qd7 21. Qa4 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn } Bd3 (21... Bxe2 22. Nxe2 (22. Kxe2 $143 Rbd8 $17) 22... Bxc3 23. Nxc3 $11) 22. Rc1 (22. Qxc6 Qd8 $16) 22... Nh5 (22... Bxe2 23. Nxe2 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 $14) 23. Qxc6 $16 (23. Nxc6 Bg3+ 24. Nxg3 Nxg3 $14) 23... Qa7 (23... Qe7 24. Bxa5 Qh4+ 25. Kd1 $16) 24. Nf5 (24. Qd5 Bxe2 25. Nxe2 Bxc3 26. dxc3 Nf4 $16) 24... Bxc3 (24... Bxe2 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Kxe2 Nf4+ 27. Kd1 $11) 25. Qxc3 $18 (25. Rxc3 $6 Bxe2 26. Kxe2 Nf4+ 27. Kd1 Qf2 $11) (25. Nxc3 Nf4 26. Qd6 Nxg2+ 27. Kd1 Bc4 $16) (25. dxc3 Bxe2 26. Kxe2 Rb2+ 27. Rc2 Ng3+ 28. Nxg3 Rxc2+ 29. Kd1 Rd8+ 30. Kxc2 Qf2+ 31. Kb3 Qxg3 $11) 25... Bxe2 26. Kxe2 Qa6+ (26... Nf6 27. Qe3 Qa6+ 28. Kf2 $18) 27. Kf2 Qg6 (27... a4 28. Qc4 Qa5 29. Rhd1 $18) 28. Qc7 (28. Rb1 Ra8 $18) 28... Qe6 (28... Qg5 29. Rc2 (29. Qxa5 Nf4 30. Rcg1 Nd3+ 31. Ke2 Nf4+ 32. Kd1 Rec8 $11) 29... g6 30. Ne3 $18) 29. Rhe1 (29. Qxa5 Nf6 $18) 29... g6 (29... a4 30. Kg1 $18) 30. Ne3 (30. Nd4 Qf6 31. Nc6 Ra8 $18) 30... Rbd8 ( 30... a4 31. Rc6 Qb3 32. Nc4 $18) 31. Nd5 (31. Qxa5 $6 Nf4 $16) 31... Rd6 ( 31... Nf6 32. Nxf6+ Qxf6 33. Qxa5 $18) 32. Qxa5 Qe5 33. Qb5 (33. Qa4 Qg3+ 34. Kg1 Red8 $18) 33... Qg3+ $2 (33... Rxd5 $142 34. Qxd5 Qg3+ 35. Ke3 Nf4 $16) 34. Kg1 Red8 35. Qb2 (35. d4 Nf4 36. Nxf4 Qxf4 $18) 35... Rxd5 36. exd5 Nf4 { Threatening mate... how?} 37. d3 Nxh3+ 38. Kf1 Qh2 39. Qb6 (39. Qb5 Nf4 40. Re8+ Kg7 $11) 0-1 [Event "Eastbourne ch-GB"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Thipsay, Praveen"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "1991.??.??"] 1. h3 d5 2. b4 Nf6 (2... e5 3. Bb2 $15) 3. Nf3 e6 4. a3 Nbd7 5. e3 Bd6 6. c4 c6 (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nb6 8. Be2 $15) 7. Nc3 (7. d4 O-O $15) 7... O-O (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 $15) 8. Bb2 (8. d4 Nb6 $15) 8... Re8 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Qc2 $11) 9. Qc2 (9. c5 Bc7 $11) 9... a5 10. b5 c5 (10... e5 11. Rc1 $15) 11. g4 (11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 $14) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Be2 Bf8 (13... a4 $142 $5 $15) 14. g5 $14 Nfd7 15. h4 Nd5 (15... Be7 16. Bd3 Nf8 17. Ne4 $11) 16. h5 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 (17. dxc3 $142 Bd6 18. O-O-O $16) 17... b6 $2 (17... e5 18. Bc4 Nb6 $16) 18. Bd3 $16 f5 $2 (18... e5 $142 $16) 19. gxf6 $18 Nxf6 20. Ng5 {Threatening mate: Bxh7} Ra7 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. h6 $1 (22. h6 gxh6 23. Bg6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Daventry ENG, 4NCL Indiv Rapid Ch rapid"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Duggan, C."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2340"] [BlackElo "2035"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Qd6 3. a3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 e4 6. Nd4 c6 7. c4 Bg4 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Qh5 11. Nc3 Be7 (11... Qg6 $5 12. h3 Ne5 13. hxg4 Nxc4 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 (14... Nxe4 $6 15. Qxc4 Qxg4 16. g3 $11) 15. Qxc4 Qxg2 $15) 12. Nxe4 $16 Ne5 13. Ng3 Qg6 14. Qxg6 hxg6 15. Be2 a5 16. f3 Bd7 17. bxa5 Rxa5 $2 (17... Bd6 $142 18. f4 Neg4 $16) 18. Nb3 $18 Rd5 19. d4 Be6 (19... Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Be6 $18) 20. dxe5 Nh5 21. Nxh5 Rxh5 22. e4 Rd8 23. Nd4 Bc8 24. f4 Rh6 25. O-O-O Bc5 26. h4 Ke7 27. g3 Rhh8 28. g4 {White prepares the advance f5} Ba7 29. f5 Bb8 30. f6+ $1 Kf8 (30... gxf6 31. exf6+ {Combination}) 31. fxg7+ (31. Ne6+ $142 $1 fxe6 32. Rxd8+ Kf7 33. Rxh8 gxf6 34. Rf1 $18) 31... Kxg7 32. e6 f6 33. g5 Bf4+ 34. Kc2 Be5 35. gxf6+ Bxf6 36. Nf5+ $1 gxf5 37. Rdg1+ (37. Rdg1+ Kh6 38. Bxf6 Bxe6 39. h5 $18) 1-0 [Event "Ramat Hasharon"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Kraidman, Yair"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [BlackElo "2445"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. bxc5 Bxc5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O b6 (8... Bd6 9. c4 $15) 9. d4 Bd6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Ne5 Ne4 12. Nxc6 (12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. f4 exf3 14. Nxf3 Rc8 $11) 12... Bxc6 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. c4 Qc7 (14... Rc8 15. Qb3 $11) 15. g3 (15. h3 Rac8 $11) 15... Rfd8 16. Qb1 Bb7 17. Rc1 Qe7 ( 17... e5 18. Rd1 $15) 18. a4 $11 Bb4 (18... e5 19. d5 f5 20. a5 $11) 19. Bc3 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Rac8 21. a5 bxa5 22. Rxa5 Bc6 23. Rca3 Rc7 24. Qa2 { Pawn a7, live or die!} Rdd7 25. Bd1 h6 26. Rb3 (26. Bg4 f5 27. Bh3 Qf7 $14) 26... Rd8 27. Bc2 f5 (27... Rdc8 28. Rb2 $14) 28. Rb1 Kh7 29. Re5 Be8 (29... Qf7 $5 $14) 30. c5 $16 Bf7 31. Bb3 Re8 32. Bc4 Qf6 33. Qa6 Ree7 34. Rb8 g5 ( 34... Kg6 35. Qd6 $16) 35. Ba2 (35. c6 f4 36. Rb7 fxe3 37. fxe3 Qf3 38. Rxe4 Kg7 $14 (38... Qxe4 39. Bd3 Bg6 40. Bxe4 Bxe4 41. Rxc7 Rxc7 42. d5 Bxd5 43. Qd3+ Kg7 44. e4 Bxc6 45. Qd6 $18)) 35... Kg7 $16 36. Rd8 (36. Kg2 Qg6 $16) 36... f4 (36... Qg6 $5 $16) 37. exf4 $18 (37. Rxe4 fxg3 38. fxg3 Bg6 $17) 37... Rb7 (37... gxf4 38. Rxe4 fxg3 39. fxg3 $18) 38. Qe2 (38. fxg5 hxg5 39. Qe2 Bg6 $18) 38... gxf4 39. Rxe4 f3 (39... fxg3 40. Rg4+ Bg6 41. fxg3 $18) 40. Rg4+ ( 40. Qd1 Qf5 41. Rf4 Qh5 42. Qxf3 Qxf3 43. Rxf3 Rbd7 44. Rxd7 Rxd7 $18) 40... Bg6 41. Qd1 Rf7 42. Rd6 Qf5 43. h3 (43. Bxe6 Rb1 44. h4 Rxd1+ 45. Kh2 Qb1 46. Rxg6+ Qxg6 47. Rc6 Qb1 48. Kh3 Rh1+ 49. Kg4 Qg6#) 43... h5 44. Rf4 (44. Bxe6 Rb1 45. Bxf5 Rxd1+ 46. Kh2 hxg4 47. Rxg6+ Kf8 $16) 44... Qxh3 { The mate threat is Qg2} 45. Qxf3 h4 (45... Rfe7 46. Rxe6 $3 Rb1+ 47. Bxb1 Qxe6 48. Bxg6 Qxg6 49. Rh4 $18) 46. Rxe6 (46. Rxh4 Rxf3 47. Rxh3 Ra3 $16) 46... hxg3 (46... Rb1+ 47. Bxb1 Qxe6 48. Bxg6 Rxf4 49. Qxf4 Kxg6 50. gxh4 a5 $18) 47. Rxg6+ $1 Kxg6 {Decoy to g6} 48. Bxf7+ Rxf7 49. Rg4+ (49. Rg4+ Qxg4 50. Qxg4+ Kf6 51. fxg3 $18) 1-0 [Event "BCF-ch"] [Site "?"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Ledger, Andrew"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2350"] [BlackElo "2460"] [PlyCount "150"] [EventDate "1998.??.??"] 1. b4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. Bb2 Nd7 4. a3 Ngf6 5. h3 (5. e3 e5 $11) 5... Bh5 (5... Bxf3 6. exf3 e5 7. c4 $15) 6. g4 (6. Nc3 Bxf3 7. exf3 e6 $11) 6... Bg6 7. d3 ( 7. Nh4 e5 $15) 7... e6 $15 8. Nbd2 (8. e3 a5 9. b5 Bd6 $11) 8... h6 (8... c5 9. bxc5 Bxc5 10. e3 $15) 9. Rg1 (9. c4 c5 $11) 9... Bd6 (9... c5 10. bxc5 Bxc5 11. Rb1 $15) 10. c4 c6 11. h4 (11. e4 e5 $11) 11... e5 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Ng8 14. cxd5 (14. Bg2 Ne7 $11) 14... cxd5 15. Qb3 (15. e4 a5 $11) 15... Ne7 $15 16. e4 d4 17. Nc4 Bc7 18. a4 (18. Qa4 Qb8 19. b5 Qd8 $15) 18... Bh5 (18... Rc8 19. Bg2 $15) 19. Nh4 (19. Be2 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Rc8 $11) 19... Bd1 (19... a5 20. f4 $15) 20. Rxd1 (20. Kxd1 Rxh4 21. Qc2 Rh2 $15) 20... Rxh4 21. Ba3 (21. Rg3 Ng6 $15) 21... Ng6 $15 22. Be2 Kf8 (22... Rh2 23. Bg4 $11) 23. Kd2 (23. Rc1 Nf4 $11) 23... Kg8 (23... Rh2 24. Rdf1 $15) 24. Kc2 (24. Ke1 a6 $11) 24... Ndf8 (24... Nf4 25. Kd2 $15) 25. Kb1 (25. Kd2 Nf4 $15) 25... Ne6 (25... Nf4 26. Qc2 $17) 26. Bg4 Nxg5 27. Bc1 Nf4 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. f3 (29. Nd2 Rh2 $17) 29... a6 (29... b5 30. axb5 Qe8 31. Kc2 $17) 30. Rd2 (30. Na3 Qe7 $17) 30... b5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Na3 Bd6 (32... Rh6 33. Nxb5 Rha6 34. Rc1 $17) 33. Nxb5 Bf8 (33... Be7 $142 34. Rc2 Rb8 $17) 34. Rc1 $2 (34. Rb2 $142 Rb8 35. Qc4 $15) 34... Rb8 $19 35. Qc4 Rh6 (35... Rxg4 $142 $5 36. fxg4 Qd7 $19) 36. Qc7 (36. Rb2 Rhb6 37. Na7 Rxb4 38. Qxb4 Rxb4 39. Rxb4 f5 $17) 36... Rhb6 (36... Nxf3 37. Bxf3 Qe8 38. Nxd4 Rxb4+ 39. Rb2 Rxd4 40. Rc3 $17) 37. Qxd8 Rxd8 38. Nc7 Rxb4+ 39. Rb2 Rxb2+ (39... g6 40. Rxb4 Bxb4 41. Nd5 Rxd5 42. exd5 $19) 40. Kxb2 $15 Rb8+ (40... Bd6 41. Rc6 $15) 41. Ka2 Bd6 42. Nd5 g6 43. Rc6 (43. Rc4 f5 44. exf5 gxf5 $15) 43... Be5 $17 44. Nb6 Rb7 (44... Kg7 45. Kb3 $17) 45. Nc4 $15 Bg7 46. Rc5 Nh7 47. Rc8+ Nf8 48. Rd8 Rb5 (48... Bh8 49. Nd6 Ra7+ 50. Kb3 $15) 49. Ra8 (49. Rc8 Rg5 $15) 49... Rc5 (49... Rg5 50. Nd6 $15) 50. Kb3 Bf6 (50... Rc7 51. Rd8 $15) 51. Ra7 (51. Ra6 Bh4 $15) 51... Ne6 (51... Rb5+ $5 52. Kc2 Be5 $15) 52. Kb4 ( 52. Ra6 Rb5+ 53. Kc2 Kf8 $11) 52... Rg5 (52... Rc7 53. Rxc7 Nxc7 54. Kc5 $11) 53. Nd6 {White gets strong initiative} Nd8 (53... Bg7 54. Nxf7 (54. Rxf7 $143 Nc5 55. Kc4 Be5 $17) 54... Bf8+ 55. Kb3 Rb5+ 56. Kc2 Rc5+ 57. Kd2 $14) 54. Kc4 Kf8 55. Ra8 Re5 (55... Ke7 $5 56. Rxd8 Rxg4 $11) 56. Nb7 $16 Ke8 57. Nxd8 Bxd8 58. Kxd4 {The passed pawn on d3 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} f6 59. Kc4 Ra5 60. Rb8 (60. Rxa5 Bxa5 61. d4 Ke7 $16) 60... Ra7 (60... f5 61. exf5 gxf5 62. Bh5+ Kd7 63. d4 $14) 61. d4 $16 Ke7 (61... Ra4+ 62. Kc5 $16) 62. d5 Bc7 (62... f5 63. exf5 gxf5 64. Bxf5 Ra4+ 65. Kb3 $16) 63. Rg8 (63. Rh8 $142 f5 64. exf5 gxf5 65. Bxf5 $16) 63... Ra1 (63... f5 $142 $5 64. exf5 gxf5 65. Bxf5 Ra4+ 66. Kb5 Ra5+ 67. Kc6 Be5 $16) 64. Rg7+ Ke8 65. Rxg6 Rc1+ 66. Kd3 (66. Kb5 Rb1+ 67. Kc6 Rc1+ 68. Kb7 Be5 $18) 66... Be5 67. Rg8+ (67. Kd2 Ra1 $18) 67... Ke7 68. Ra8 (68. Kd2 Ra1 $18) 68... Rd1+ (68... Rc3+ 69. Ke2 $16) 69. Ke2 $18 Rd4 (69... Ra1 70. Rxa1 Bxa1 71. Be6 $18) 70. Ra6 (70. Ra7+ Kd6 $18) 70... Kf7 (70... Rc4 71. Kd3 Rc3+ 72. Kd2 $18) 71. Ra7+ (71. Re6 Kf8 $18) 71... Ke8 72. Bf5 (72. Bd7+ Ke7 $18) 72... Kf8 (72... Rc4 73. Kd2 $18) 73. Bd7 (73. Ra6 Ke7 $18) 73... Ke7 (73... Rc4 74. Ra2 $18) 74. Be6+ (74. Bh3+ Kd6 $18) 74... Ke8 ( 74... Kd6 75. Ra6+ Ke7 76. Ra2 $18) 75. Ra2 (75. Rb7 Bd6 $18) 75... Rb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "St George"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Cullen"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 a5 3. b5 b6 4. Bb2 d6 5. c4 Ne7 (5... Nf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bxd4 $11 ) 6. Nf3 Bb7 (6... Nd7 7. Nc3 $11) 7. e3 $14 Ng6 (7... Nd7 8. d4 $14) 8. d4 Nd7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qc2 (10. Bd3 O-O $14) 10... Nh4 (10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 exd4 12. exd4 $11) 11. Nxh4 $14 Bxh4 12. d5 (12. Nd5 Rc8 $14) 12... Nc5 13. g3 Bf6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bc8 (15... g6 16. Bg2 $14) 16. f4 (16. Bg2 O-O $14) 16... Qe7 (16... O-O 17. Bg2 $14) 17. fxe5 (17. Bg2 O-O $14) 17... Bxe5 $11 (17... dxe5 $4 18. d6 Qxd6 19. Qxa8 $18) 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 (18... f5 19. Qd3 Qxe5 20. Qd4 $11) 19. Qxe5+ dxe5 20. Bg2 Rb8 21. O-O-O (21. O-O Ke7 $14) 21... Ke7 22. Kb2 (22. Rhf1 f6 $14) 22... Rd8 23. Rhf1 f6 24. Rd2 (24. Rf2 Kd6 $14) 24... Kd6 $11 25. Kc3 Kc5 26. Be4 h6 27. Bf5 (27. h4 Rd6 $14) 27... Bxf5 (27... Rd6 28. g4 $14) 28. Rxf5 Kd6 (28... Rd6 29. Rh5 $11) 29. g4 Rf8 (29... Ra8 30. h4 $14) 30. Rdf2 Rf7 31. h4 Ke7 (31... Re7 32. Kd3 $14) 32. a4 (32. Kd3 Rh8 $16) 32... Kd6 ( 32... g6 33. R5f3 $14) 33. e4 (33. g5 hxg5 34. hxg5 Rbf8 $16) 33... Ke7 (33... Re7 34. Rh5 $14) 34. R5f3 (34. Rg2 Rbf8 $14) 34... Rh8 $14 35. c5 (35. Kd3 $142 $14) 35... h5 $2 (35... bxc5 $142 36. h5 Rg8 $14) 36. g5 $18 Rff8 (36... bxc5 37. Kc4 $18) 37. Kc4 (37. cxb6 cxb6 38. Rf5 Rhg8 $18) 37... bxc5 (37... Rf7 38. Rf5 $18) 38. gxf6+ (38. Kxc5 $142 Rhg8 39. Kc6 $18) 38... gxf6 $16 39. Kxc5 Rh6 $2 (39... Rhg8 $142 $16) 40. Rg2 $18 Rh7 (40... Rf7 41. Rf5 $18) 41. Rg6 (41. Kc6 Kd8 $18) 41... Rhf7 42. Kc6 Kd8 43. Rf5 Kc8 44. Rh6 Kb8 45. Rfxh5 f5 (45... Rd8 46. Rh7 Rd6+ 47. Kc5 Rxh7 48. Rxh7 f5 49. exf5 Rf6 $18) 46. Rxf5 Rxf5 47. exf5 (47. exf5 e4 48. Re6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Ch Great Britain, Torquay (England)"] [Site "?"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Eales, Richard G"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "1998.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 a5 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Be6 (4... Nf6 5. Bb2 (5. Nf3 Nbd7 (5... e4 6. Nd4 (6. Ne5 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 Qe8 9. f4 $15 {-0.34}) 6... Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. bxc6 $15 {-0.34}) (5... Bd6 6. Bb2 $15 (6. Be2 e4 7. Nd4 Be5 8. Bb2 Qd6 9. d3 $15 {-0.28}) (6. Nc3 Bg4 7. Be2 O-O 8. Bb2 e4 9. Nd4 $15 { -0.37}) 6... e4 7. Nd4 O-O 8. Be2 a4 9. O-O $15 {-0.28}) 6. d3 (6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. d3 $15 {-0.44}) (6. Nc3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. d3 $15 {-0.41}) (6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 c5 9. d3 $15 {-0.41}) 6... Bd6 7. Be2 a4 8. O-O O-O 9. Bb2 $15 {-0.37}) (5. Be2 Nbd7 (5... e4 6. Bb2 (6. a4 Be6 7. Ba3 Bxa3 8. Rxa3 O-O 9. d4 $15 {-0.59}) (6. d3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. dxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 $15 {-0.34}) (6. f3 Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bb2 Nh5 9. g3 $15 { -0.56}) (6. Nc3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d3 Be6 9. dxe4 $15 {-0.66}) (6. Ra2 Bd6 7. Bb2 Be6 8. Bd4 O-O 9. Rb2 $17 {-0.87}) (6. f4 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3 Be6 9. d3 $17 {-0.87}) (6. d4 Be6 7. Nd2 Be7 8. c4 O-O 9. Qa4 $17 {-0.78}) (6. h3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d3 Be6 9. Nd2 $15 {-0.59}) 6... Bd6 7. d3 O-O 8. dxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 $15 {-0.28}) (5... Bd6 6. Nf3 (6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. d3 $15 {-0.44}) 6... e4 7. Nd4 Be5 8. Bb2 Qd6 9. d3 $15 {-0.28}) (5... a4) ( 5... Be6) (5... Bf5) 6. Bb2 (6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bb2 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 $15 { -0.50}) 6... Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. d3 $15 {-0.44}) (5. d4 Bd6 6. c4 (6. Nf3 e4 7. Nfd2 Ng4 8. Be2 Qh4 9. g3 $15 {-0.66}) 6... exd4 7. exd4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Ne2 $15 {-0.41}) 5... Bd6 6. d4 (6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.47}) (6. Nc3 a4 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 Bd7 9. O-O $15 {-0.37 }) (6. c4 O-O 7. d4 e4 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 $15 {-0.37}) (6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Qe8 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.50}) 6... e4 7. c4 O-O 8. Qc2 Re8 9. c5 $11 { -0.25}) (4... Bd6 5. Bb2 (5. Nf3 Be6 (5... Nf6 6. Be2 (6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. d3 $15 {-0.37}) (6. Nc3 Bg4 7. Be2 e4 8. Nd4 Bxe2 9. Ncxe2 $15 {-0.41}) 6... e4 7. Nd4 Be5 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bc3 $15 {-0.28}) (5... Nd7 6. d3 (6. Bb2 Ngf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. d3 $15 {-0.37}) (6. Nc3 Ngf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. bxc6 $15 {-0.53}) 6... Ne7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Nb6 9. Bb2 $11 { -0.22}) (5... Ne7 6. d3 (6. Be2 e4 7. Nd4 Nf5 8. d3 Qg5 9. O-O $15 {-0.37}) (6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bb2 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Rb1 $15 {-0.37}) (6. Bb2 Nd7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Nf5 9. d3 $15 {-0.31}) 6... Nd7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Nb6 9. Bb2 $11 { -0.22}) (5... Qe7 6. Nc3 (6. Be2 e4 7. Nd4 Qg5 8. g3 Nf6 9. Bb2 $15 {-0.47} ) (6. Bb2 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Bf5 9. d3 $15 {-0.44}) 6... Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O e4 9. Nd4 $11 {-0.25}) (5... e4 6. Nd4 Nf6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. bxc6 $15 {-0.34}) 6. Bb2 (6. Be2 Qf6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. b6 $15 {-0.62}) 6... Nd7 7. Be2 Ngf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.37}) (5. Be2 Be6 (5... e4 6. Bb2 (6. Nc3 Qg5 7. g3 Nf6 8. b6 c6 9. d3 $15 {-0.50}) (6. f4 Nf6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3 Be6 9. d3 $17 {-0.84}) 6... Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. dxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 $15 { -0.34}) (5... Nd7 6. Bb2 (6. Nf3 Ngf6 7. O-O c5 8. d3 Qb6 9. d4 $15 {-0.34} ) (6. Nc3 e4 7. Bb2 Qg5 8. g4 Ne7 9. h4 $15 {-0.37}) 6... Ne7 7. Nf3 e4 8. Nd4 c5 9. bxc6 $15 {-0.28}) (5... Ne7 6. Bb2 (6. Nf3) (6. Nc3) 6... c5 7. d3 Qb6 8. c4 dxc4 9. dxc4 $11 {-0.09}) (5... Nh6 6. Nc3 (6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Nf3 $15 {-0.50}) (6. d3 O-O 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Qf6 9. Qd3 $15 { -0.31}) 6... Be6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Qf6 9. d3 $11 {-0.25}) (5... Qe7 6. Nc3 (6. Bb2 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Bf5 9. d3 $15 {-0.41}) 6... Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bb2 e4 9. Nd4 $15 {-0.28}) (5... Nf6 6. Nf3 (6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.47}) 6... e4 7. Nd4 Be5 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bc3 $15 {-0.28}) (5... Bf5) 6. Bb2 (6. Nf3 Qf6 7. Bb2 Ne7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne1 $15 {-0.50}) 6... Nf6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.44}) 5... Nf6 6. Nf3 (6. Be2 e4 7. d3 O-O 8. dxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 $15 {-0.28}) (6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Be2 $15 {-0.47}) (6. c4 O-O 7. d4 exd4 8. Bxd4 c5 9. bxc6 $15 {-0.53}) (6. d4 e4 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 $15 {-0.37}) 6... e4 7. Nd4 Qe7 8. Be2 O-O 9. f4 $11 {-0.25}) (4... Nd7 5. c4 (5. d4 Bd6 (5... e4 6. c4 (6. Nd2) 6... Ndf6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Nge2 dxc4 9. Nf4 $11 {0.25}) (5... Ngf6 6. c4 (6. Bb2 ) 6... exd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. c5 Ne4 9. f3 $11 {-0.06}) 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Ngf6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.37}) (5. Nf3 Bd6 (5... Ngf6) 6. Bb2 Ngf6 7. Be2 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.47}) (5. Bb2 Ngf6 (5... Bd6 6. d4 (6. Be2 Ngf6 7. Nf3 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.50}) (6. Nf3 Ngf6 7. Be2 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.50}) (6. c4) 6... Ngf6 7. c4 dxc4 8. Nd2 c3 9. Bxc3 $11 { -0.06}) 6. c4 (6. Be2 Bd6 7. Nf3 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.47}) (6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be2 c5 8. bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.47}) 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nb6 8. Be2 Bd6 9. d3 $15 {-0.31}) (5. Be2 Bd6 (5... Qg5 6. Bf1 (6. Nc3 Ngf6 7. h4 Qf5 8. g4 Qe6 9. g5 $15 {-0.37}) (6. Bb2 Ngf6 7. g4 Qg6 8. Nf3 Nxg4 9. h3 $15 {-0.56}) (6. g3 Bd6 7. Bb2 Qd8 8. f4 Ngf6 9. fxe5 $15 {-0.44}) (6. d4 e4 7. Bf1 Ndf6 8. Nd2 Bg4 9. Ne2 $15 {-0.44}) (6. h4 Qxg2 7. Bf3 Qg6 8. Bxd5 Ngf6 9. h5 $15 {-0.69}) 6... Bd6 7. d4 Qg6 8. dxe5 Bxe5 9. Ra2 $15 {-0.34}) ( 5... Ngf6) 6. Bb2 (6. Nf3 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bb2 c5 9. d3 $15 {-0.47}) (6. Nc3 e4 7. Bb2 Qg5 8. Bf1 Ngf6 9. Nh3 $15 {-0.47}) 6... Ngf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. d3 $15 {-0.47}) 5... dxc4 (5... Nb6 6. cxd5 Nf6 7. d4 e4 8. Qc2 Bf5 9. Nf3 $11 {-0.12}) (5... Ngf6 6. d4 (6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bb2 Bd6 8. d4 O-O 9. Nd2 $15 {-0.31}) (6. Bb2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8. d4 O-O 9. Qc2 $15 {-0.41}) 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Bc5 9. Qc3 $11 {-0.19}) (5... Ne7 6. d4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nb6 8. Ba2 exd4 9. Nf3 $11 {0.09}) 6. Bxc4 (6. Bb2 e4 7. Bxc4 Nb6 8. Qc2 Nxc4 9. Qxc4 $15 {-0.34}) 6... Nb6 7. Be2 e4 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Qc2 $15 {-0.28}) 5. Bb2 (5. Nf3 Nd7 (5... Bd6 6. Bb2 (6. Be2 Qf6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. b6 $15 {-0.62}) 6... Qf6 7. d4 e4 8. Ne5 Ne7 9. c4 $11 {-0.22}) 6. d3 (6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Nc3 Ngf6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O $15 {-0.37}) (6. Nc3 Ngf6 7. Be2 Bd6 8. O-O Ne4 9. Na4 $15 {-0.44}) (6. Be2 Bd6 7. Bb2 Ngf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Ng5 $15 {-0.37}) 6... Ngf6 7. c4 Bd6 8. Ng5 Bg4 9. f3 $15 {-0.31}) 5... Nd7 (5... Bd6 6. d4 ( 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.41}) (6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Be2 $15 Ngf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.41}) 6... e4 7. c4 Nf6 8. c5 Be7 9. Ne2 $11 { -0.22}) 6. Nf3 (6. d4 e4 $15 7. c4 Ngf6 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Qc2 $15 {-0.28}) ( 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O $15 {-0.37}) (6. Nc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. Be2 O-O 9. Ng5 $15 {-0.37}) 6... Bd6 7. c4 (7. Be2 Ngf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 $15 {-0.41}) 7... dxc4 8. Qc2 Ngf6 9. Ng5 (9. Bxc4 $11 {-0.25}) 9... Bg4 (9... Bd5 10. Nc3 $11) 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. Bd3 (11. d4 exd4 12. Bxd4 Be5 $11) 11... h6 12. h3 Bh5 (12... hxg5 $143 13. hxg4 Re8 14. Nc3 $14) 13. g4 (13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nc5 $11) 13... hxg5 $15 14. gxh5 Nxh5 15. Be2 Nhf6 16. Rg1 Nh7 ( 16... Qe7 17. Rxg5 Nc5 18. Qf5 $14) 17. Nc3 (17. Bf3 Ra7 $11) 17... f5 (17... Kh8 18. Bf3 Ra7 19. Nd5 $11) 18. O-O-O (18. e4 f4 $11) 18... c6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. h4 (20. e4 Rb8 $15) 20... g4 (20... gxh4 $5 21. Bc4+ Kh8 $17) 21. f3 (21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Be6 e4 $11) 21... Rb8 (21... gxf3 22. Bxf3 Qe7 23. Bxc6 $15) 22. fxg4 $11 Qe7 23. Qa4 Nc5 (23... f4 24. Rgf1 $11) 24. Qc4+ (24. Qxc6 $5 Rfc8 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26. gxf5 $11) 24... Kh8 $15 25. gxf5 Nb3+ (25... Qb7 $142 $5 26. Qa2 Rxf5 $15) 26. Kc2 $14 Bxa3 27. Bxa3 Qxa3 28. Rb1 Na1+ 29. Kd3 $2 (29. Rxa1 Rb2+ 30. Kd3 Qd6+ 31. Ke4 Rb4 $19) 29... Qd6+ (29... Rfd8+ $142 $5 30. Ke4 Nb3 31. Rxb3 Nf6+ 32. Kf3 Rxb3 $19) 30. Ke4 $17 Nf6+ (30... Qd7 $142 $5 31. Qe6 Nf6+ 32. Kf3 Nb3 (32... Qxd2 $2 33. Qe7 (33. Qxe5 Rbe8 34. Rbd1 Rxe5 35. Rxd2 Rxf5+ 36. Kg2 Nb3 $17) 33... e4+ 34. Nxe4 Qxe3+ 35. Kxe3 Nd5+ 36. Kd3 Nxe7 37. Rxb8 ( 37. Rxa1 $6 Rbd8+ 38. Kc2 Nxf5 $16) 37... Rxb8 38. Rxa1 $18) 33. Qxd7 Nxd7 $15) 31. Kf3 $11 e4+ 32. Nxe4 Nxe4 33. Qxe4 Nb3 34. Rxb3 (34. Rgd1 Nxd2+ 35. Rxd2 Qxd2 36. Rxb8 Rxb8 37. Qxc6 Qe1 $17) 34... Rxb3 35. Rg5 g6 (35... Qxd2 36. Rh5+ Kg8 37. Bc4+ Qd5 38. Bxd5+ cxd5 39. Qxd5+ Rf7 40. Qxb3 a4 41. Qe6 a3 42. f6 gxf6 43. Qe8+ Kg7 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. Qh6#) 36. Kg2 (36. Qf4 Qxf4+ 37. Kxf4 Rxf5+ 38. Rxf5 Rb4+ 39. Kg5 gxf5 40. Bh5 $19) 36... Rxf5 $17 37. Rxf5 gxf5 38. Qe8+ ( 38. Qxf5 $5 Qd5+ 39. Qxd5 cxd5 40. Kf2 $19) 38... Kg7 $19 39. Bc4 $4 (39. d4 $142 a4 40. Bc4 Qg6+ 41. Qxg6+ Kxg6 42. Kf3 $19) 39... Qxd2+ 40. Kf3 Qd1+ 41. Be2 Qh1+ 42. Kg3 (42. Kf2 Qxh4+ 43. Kf3 Qh3+ 44. Kf2 Qh2+ 45. Kf3 Qd6 $19) 42... Qg1+ 43. Kf3 Qg4+ 44. Kf2 Qxh4+ 45. Kf3 Qe4+ $1 46. Qxe4 fxe4+ 47. Kxe4 ( 47. Kf4 a4 48. Bc4 Rb4 $19) 47... a4 (47... Rb4+ $142 $5 48. Kd3 a4 49. Kc3 $19 ) 48. Bc4 Rb2 0-1 [Event "Surrey"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Hall, A."] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 a5 3. b5 d6 4. c4 (4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 $11) 4... Nd7 (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 $15) 5. Nc3 Ngf6 6. g3 (6. e4 Be7 $11) 6... Be7 (6... Nb6 7. d3 $15) 7. Bg2 $11 O-O 8. d3 Re8 9. e3 (9. Nf3 c6 $11) 9... Bf8 (9... Nc5 10. Nf3 $15) 10. Nge2 $11 Nc5 (10... Nb6 11. O-O $11) 11. Na4 (11. O-O Qe7 $11) 11... Nxa4 ( 11... d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O $11) 12. Qxa4 $11 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. O-O Nb6 (14... Qd6 15. Bb2 $11) 15. Qc2 a4 (15... Qd7 16. Rb1 $11) 16. Bb2 (16. d4 Qd7 $11) 16... Bd6 (16... Bf5 17. Rad1 Ra5 18. f4 $11) 17. d4 $14 exd4 18. Bxd4 {White launches an attack.} (18. Nxd4 Qg5 $14) 18... Qe7 19. Nf4 g5 ( 19... Ra5 20. Rfb1 Ra8 21. Qc3 $14) 20. Nh5 $16 Nd7 (20... Be5 $5 21. Qc3 g4 $16) 21. Ng7 Rd8 22. Nf5 Qe6 23. f4 (23. Rfd1 Ne5 24. Be4 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qxf5 $18) 23... g4 (23... gxf4 24. Nxd6 cxd6 25. Rxf4 $16) 24. Nxd6 $18 cxd6 25. Rfd1 (25. f5 Qe7 $18) 25... Nf8 (25... Re8 26. Rac1 $16) 26. Bb6 (26. Qd3 Re8 $18) 26... Re8 27. Qc7 (27. Rd5 Nd7 28. Rg5+ Kf8 $18) 27... Qf6 (27... Qd7 28. Rxd6 Qxc7 29. Bxc7 $18) 28. Rac1 (28. Rab1 Qg6 $18) 28... Qb2 $16 29. Qxd6 { White threatens strongly Bd4.} Re6 $2 (29... Qxb5 $142 $5 30. Rb1 Qd7 $16) 30. Qd8 $18 Qxb5 31. Rc5 (31. Rxc8 $6 Rxc8 32. Qxc8 Qxb6 $15) 31... Qe8 32. Rg5+ Kh8 (32... Ng6 33. f5 Re7 $18) 33. Bd4+ (33. Bd4+ f6 34. Qxf6+ Rxf6 35. Bxf6#) 1-0 [Event "Aaronson Masters"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Kopec, Danny"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. e3 a5 4. Bb2 Nd7 5. c4 (5. b5 Ngf6 $15) 5... axb4 6. Nf3 ( 6. cxd5 $5 Ngf6 7. Qb3 $15) 6... e4 $17 7. Nd4 Ngf6 (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Ne5 9. Qc2 $17) 8. axb4 Rxa1 9. Bxa1 Bxb4 10. Qb3 Bd6 11. cxd5 O-O 12. Bc4 (12. Nb5 Be5 13. Bc3 Re8 $15) 12... Nc5 (12... Nb6 $17) 13. Qa2 (13. Qc2 Ng4 $15) 13... Ng4 (13... Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Nd3+ 15. Ke2 $17) 14. Nc3 (14. Nb5 $142 $5 $17) 14... Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Nce2 $4 (16. Bf1 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 exd3 18. Rg1 Qxh2 19. Rf1 $19 ) 16... Qg2 17. Rf1 (17. Rg1 Nd3+ 18. Kd1 Qxh2 $19) 17... Nd3+ (17... Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 exd3 $19) 0-1 [Event "Aaronson Masters"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Kouatly, Bachar"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [BlackElo "2335"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. e3 Ne7 5. Nf3 Bg4 (5... Nd7 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bb5 $11) 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 O-O (7... Nd7 8. e4 $11) 8. c4 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Bc7 (10... e4 11. Qh5 f5 12. Nb5 $11) 11. Nb5 (11. Rc1 Nbc6 $11) 11... Nbc6 (11... Nd7 12. Nxc7 Qxc7 13. Bb5 $11) 12. Nxc7 Qxc7 13. Qg3 (13. b5 Na5 $14) 13... Rac8 (13... Nf5 14. Qg5 Nh6 15. Rc1 $11) 14. Bd3 (14. b5 Nf5 15. Qh2 Ncd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 $11) 14... f6 $11 15. Rc1 e4 (15... a6 16. Bc2 $11) 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. Bb1 Rfc8 18. Ke2 Ne5 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. Bc3 (20. d3 exd3+ 21. Bxd3 Nxd3 22. Kxd3 Rc4 $11) 20... Nc4 21. a4 Nb6 (21... Na3 22. Ba2 $11) 22. Bc2 Kf7 (22... Kf8 23. Rc1 $11) 23. Rb1 (23. Rc1 Nc4 $11) 23... Ke6 24. f3 f5 (24... Nc4 25. fxe4 Na3 26. exd5+ Nxd5 27. Rc1 Nxc2 28. Rxc2 Nxb4 29. Rb2 $11) 25. Bb3 (25. Rc1 g5 $11) 25... Nc6 (25... g5 26. Rc1 $11) 26. b5 (26. f4 Nc4 $11) 26... Ne5 27. f4 (27. Bxe5 Kxe5 28. g4 exf3+ 29. Kxf3 Nc4 30. d4+ Kf6 $11) 27... Nd3 28. g4 fxg4 (28... Nc4 29. gxf5+ Kxf5 30. Rg1 $11) 29. hxg4 h6 (29... Nc4 30. f5+ Kf7 31. Bd4 $11) 30. Bc2 d4 (30... Nc5 31. Be5 Re7 32. Bb8 $14) 31. Bb3+ (31. f5+ Kd5 32. exd4 Nf4+ 33. Ke3 Nd3 34. Bxd3 exd3 35. Kxd3 Nxa4 $18) 31... Kd7 32. Bxd4 Rc1 33. Ba2 Nxa4 (33... g6 34. a5 Nc4 $11) 34. Bxg7 $16 Ke7 35. f5 (35. g5 $142 hxg5 36. fxg5 $16) 35... Nac5 $4 (35... Kd6 $142 $16) 36. f6+ $18 (36. Bxh6 $6 Kf6 $14) 36... Kd7 (36... Kd8 37. f7 (37. Bxh6 $6 Nd7 $18) 37... Nd7 38. f8=Q+ Nxf8 39. Bxf8 $18) 37. f7 (37. Bxh6 $6 Rxb1 38. Bxb1 Ke6 $18) 37... Ne6 (37... Rxb1 38. Bxb1 Ne6 39. Bxh6 Ke7 40. f8=Q+ Nxf8 41. Bxf8+ Kf6 42. Be7+ Kxe7 43. Bxd3 exd3+ 44. Kxd3 Kf7 $18) 38. Bxe6+ Kxe6 39. f8=Q Rxb1 40. Qf5+ (40. Qf5+ Kd6 41. Qxe4 Nc1+ 42. Kd1 Rxb5 43. Kxc1 $18) 1-0 [Event "Aaronson Masters"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Littlewood, Paul E"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [BlackElo "2405"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nf3 Qe7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. h3 (9. Nb5 Bb8 $15) 9... O-O $15 10. g4 (10. b5 Na5 $15) 10... Be6 $17 11. Ne2 (11. b5 Nd8 $15) 11... a6 (11... e4 12. Nfd4 $17) 12. Ng3 (12. d4 e4 13. Nd2 Rac8 $17) 12... e4 13. Nd4 (13. Nh4 Bxg3 14. fxg3 d4 $17) 13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Nd7 (14... a5 15. b5 $17) 15. Qb3 (15. d3 $5 $15) 15... Ne5 $17 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Bb2 (17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. bxc5 Qxc5 $17) 17... d4 $19 18. Qd1 Bxg3 19. fxg3 d3 20. Bf1 f5 21. Qc1 $2 (21. g5 Qxg5 22. Kf2 $19) 21... fxg4 (21... Qc7 22. Rg1 fxg4 23. Qc5 $19) 22. Qc5 (22. Qc3 Qf7 23. O-O-O Rac8 $19) 22... Qf7 23. O-O-O Ba2 24. hxg4 (24. Bg2 Rfc8 25. Rdf1 $19) 24... Na5 $1 25. bxa5 (25. Qxa5 Qb3) 25... Rac8 26. Rh5 (26. Qc3 Qb3 27. Bxd3 exd3 28. Rdf1 Rxc3+ 29. Bxc3 Qc2#) 26... Rxc5+ (26... Qb3 27. Bxd3 Qxd3 28. Qc4+ Rxc4+ 29. Bc3 Qb1#) 27. Rxc5 $19 Qxf1 (27... Qxf1 28. Bf6 Qxf6 $19) 0-1 [Event "Hastings Challengers"] [Site "?"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Cohen, A."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2350"] [BlackElo "2190"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "1994.??.??"] 1. h3 e5 2. a3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nf3 (7. d3 Nbd7 ( 7... a5 8. c5 Bc7 9. Nf3 Re8 10. Be2 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 $15 {-0.38}) (7... Re8 8. Nf3 (8. Be2 c5 9. bxc5 Bxc5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nf3 Nc6 $15 {-0.50}) 8... b6 (8... a5 9. c5 Bc7 10. Be2 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 $15 {-0.38}) (8... Nbd7 9. Be2 Qe7 10. c5 Bc7 11. O-O b6 $15 {-0.38}) (8... Bc7 9. Be2 dxc4 10. dxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 Bf5 $15 {-0.38}) 9. Be2 dxc4 10. dxc4 e4 11. Nd4 a5 $15 { -0.41}) (7... Qe7 8. Nd2 Nbd7 (8... b6 9. Ngf3 Nbd7 10. Be2 a5 11. b5 cxb5 $15 {-0.50}) 9. Ngf3 b6 10. Be2 a5 11. b5 cxb5 $15 {-0.50}) (7... Be6 8. Nf3 (8. c5) (8. Nd2) 8... Nbd7 9. Be2 b6 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. O-O dxc4 $15 {-0.34} ) (7... b6 8. Nf3 (8. Be2 dxc4 9. dxc4 Qe7 10. Nf3 a5 11. Qa4 Na6 $15 {-0.53} ) 8... Qe7 (8... Nbd7 9. Nc3 Qe7 10. Be2 dxc4 11. dxc4 Rd8 $15 {-0.47}) (8... Re8 9. Be2 dxc4 10. dxc4 e4 11. Nd4 a5 $15 {-0.41}) 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Be2 a5 11. b5 cxb5 $15 {-0.50}) 8. Nf3 Qe7 (8... b6 9. Nc3 Qe7 10. Be2 dxc4 11. dxc4 Rd8 $15 {-0.47}) (8... Re8 9. Be2 a5 10. c5 Bb8 11. Nc3 axb4 $15 {-0.47}) 9. c5 Bc7 10. Be2 b6 11. cxb6 axb6 $15 {-0.50}) (7. c5 Bc7 8. Nf3 (8. Be2 e4 9. d3 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Ne5 11. dxe4 dxe4 $15 {-0.38}) 8... Nbd7 (8... e4 9. Nd4 a5 10. d3 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 $11 {-0.25}) 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 11. d4 e4 $15 {-0.38}) (7. d4 e4 8. Nd2 (8. Nc3 Be6 (8... dxc4) (8... Bf5) (8... Re8) 9. c5 Bc7 10. b5 Ba5 11. Be2 Qc7 $15 {-0.59}) (8. c5 Bc7 9. Nd2 Be6 10. b5 Bd7 11. Qb3 cxb5 $15 {-0.47}) 8... Re8 (8... dxc4 9. Nxc4 Be7 10. Ne2 Nd5 11. Qc2 f5 $11 {-0.19}) (8... a6) 9. c5 Bc7 10. Qa4 a6 11. Rb1 Be6 $15 {-0.47}) 7... Re8 (7... e4 8. Nd4 (8. c5 exf3 9. cxd6 fxg2 10. Bxg2 Qxd6 11. Qf3 $17 Nbd7 $17 {-0.88}) 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 a5 11. bxa5 Qxa5 $15 {-0.53} ) 8. Be2 (8. c5 Bc7 $15 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. d4 e4 $15 {-0.41}) (8. d3 Nbd7 (8... a5 9. c5 Bc7 10. Be2 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 $15 {-0.38}) (8... b6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. dxc4 e4 11. Nd4 a5 $15 {-0.41}) 9. Be2 a5 10. c5 Bb8 11. Nc3 axb4 $15 {-0.47}) (8. d4 e4 9. Nfd2 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Bc7 11. Qc2 Bf5 $15 { -0.31}) 8... Nbd7 (8... e4 9. Nd4 $17 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. O-O a5 $17 { -0.84}) (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Ba2 a5 11. O-O Be6 $15 {-0.63}) 9. Nc3 ( 9. c5 Bb8 $15 10. d4 e4 11. Nfd2 b6 $15 {-0.31}) 9... Nf8 (9... e4 10. Nd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 $17 a5 $17 {-0.84}) 10. Qb3 (10. d4 e4 11. Nd2 Be6 $11 {-0.13 } (11... Ne6 $11)) 10... Bc7 (10... e4 11. Nd4 Be5 12. Nd1 $15) 11. cxd5 $11 ( 11. d3 d4 $15 {-0.38}) 11... cxd5 12. d4 e4 13. Ne5 Be6 (13... Bxe5 14. dxe5 Rxe5 15. O-O $15) 14. Qd1 Rc8 15. Na4 (15. Rc1 N8d7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 $15 (16... Qxd7 $143 17. Bb5 Qe7 18. Bxe8 Nxe8 19. Nb5 $16)) 15... N6d7 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. Nc3 (17. Nc5 Qg5 18. Kf1 Qf6 $11) 17... Be6 18. Rc1 Qg5 19. g3 Bxg3 (19... Nd7 $142 $15) 20. Rg1 $16 (20. fxg3 $143 Qxe3 21. g4 Qg3+ 22. Kd2 Qf4+ 23. Kc2 Ng6 $11) 20... Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Qh4+ 22. Rg3 Ng6 23. Nb5 (23. Bb5 f5 24. Ne2 $14 (24. Bxe8 $143 f4 25. exf4 Qxf4+ 26. Rf3 exf3 27. Bxg6 Qh2+ 28. Ke3 Qxb2 $17)) 23... Rcd8 $2 (23... f5 24. Rxc8 (24. Nxa7 f4 25. Qg1 fxg3+ 26. Ke1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 g2+ 28. Kd2 Qxh3 $19) 24... Rxc8 25. Bc1 $17) 24. Rc7 (24. Nc7 f5 25. Qe1 f4 26. exf4 Qxf4+ 27. Kg1 Re7 28. Nxe6 Rxe6 $16) 24... Ne7 25. Bg4 (25. Rxb7 $142 $5 Nf5 26. Qg1 $14) 25... f5 26. Bh5 f4 27. exf4 Qxf4+ 28. Kg2 Nf5 29. Rcxg7+ ( 29. Rgc3 $5 Rf8 30. Bg4 $11) 29... Nxg7 $17 30. Bc1 (30. Bxe8 $142 Rxe8 31. Nxa7 $17) 30... Qf5 $4 (30... e3 $142 31. Qe2 Qe4+ 32. Bf3 Qh4 33. Bxe3 Kh8 $17 ) 31. Bxe8 $16 Rxe8 $4 (31... Kh8 $142 32. Bg5 Rxe8 $16) 32. Nd6 $18 Qf7 (32... Qf8 33. Nxe8 Qxe8 $18) 33. Nxf7 (33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. Bh6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Hastings Challengers"] [Site "?"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Hinks_Edwards, T."] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2350"] [BlackElo "2205"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "1994.??.??"] 1. h3 d5 2. a3 e5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nf3 Re8 (7... e4 8. c5 exf3 9. cxd6 fxg2 10. Bxg2 Qxd6 11. Qf3 $17) 8. g4 (8. c5 Bc7 $15 9. Qc2 (9. d4 e4 10. Nfd2 Be6 11. Be2 Nfd7 12. O-O Qh4 $15 {-0.66}) (9. Be2 Bf5 ( 9... b6 10. d4 bxc5 11. dxc5 a5 12. Nbd2 Ba6 $15 {-0.38}) (9... b5 10. a4 bxa4 11. Qxa4 a5 12. d4 e4 $11 {-0.06}) (9... Nbd7 10. O-O a5 11. Qc2 e4 12. Nd4 Be5 $11 {-0.03}) (9... Qe7 10. d4 e4 11. Nfd2 Nfd7 12. O-O Qg5 $11 { -0.25}) (9... e4 10. Nd4 a5 11. O-O b6 12. f3 bxc5 $15 {-0.31}) (9... a5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qa4 Re6 12. Ng5 Re7 $11 {-0.06}) 10. O-O Nbd7 11. d4 e4 12. Nh4 Be6 $15 {-0.44}) 9... b6 (9... b5 10. a4 bxa4 11. Qxa4 Ne4 12. d4 exd4 $11 {-0.13}) 10. d4 e4 11. Nfd2 Be6 12. Be2 Nfd7 $15 {-0.38}) (8. d3 b6 ( 8... a5) (8... Nbd7) (8... Bc7) 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 (9... a5) 10. Be2 a5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. b5 a4 $15 {-0.50}) (8. d4 e4 9. Nfd2 Be6 (9... dxc4) 10. c5 Bc7 11. Be2 Nfd7 12. O-O Qh4 $15 {-0.66}) 8... h6 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 (9... e4 10. Qb3 Be6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6 12. Nd4 Re8 $15 {-0.66}) 10. Ba2 (10. Bb3 $17 a5 11. Qc2 axb4 12. Ng5 Re7 $17 {-0.88}) 10... a5 11. Qc2 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 $17 {-0.81 }) 9. Rg1 (9. g5 hxg5 10. Nxg5 Nbd7 11. Rg1 a5 12. c5 Bb8 $15 {-0.34}) 9... a5 (9... Nh7 10. d3 a5 11. c5 Bc7 12. h4 axb4 $15 {-0.34}) (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bb3 Nh7 12. h4 g6 $11 {0.03}) (9... b6 10. g5 hxg5 11. Rxg5 e4 12. cxd5 cxd5 $11 {-0.25}) 10. c5 Bc7 11. b5 (11. g5 hxg5 12. Rxg5 Nbd7 $15 { -0.38}) 11... Nbd7 12. d4 e4 13. g5 (13. Nfd2 cxb5 14. Bxb5 b6 $11) 13... hxg5 (13... exf3 $142 $5 14. gxf6 Qxf6 $17) 14. Nxg5 $11 Nf8 15. b6 Bb8 16. Nd2 Ng6 17. Qc2 Nh7 18. Nxh7 Kxh7 19. O-O-O Qf6 20. f3 (20. Nb1 $142 $5 $11) 20... exf3 $17 21. h4 Rxe3 $4 (21... Kg8 22. e4 f2 $19) 22. Bd3 $4 (22. h5 $142 Bf5 23. hxg6+ Qxg6 24. Rh1+ Kg8 25. Qa4 $11) 22... Kh8 (22... f2 23. Rh1 Kg8 24. Nf1 $19) 23. Rge1 $17 Bf4 24. Bc3 (24. Rxe3 Bxe3 25. Re1 Bxd2+ 26. Qxd2 Bf5 $19 ) 24... Bg4 (24... f2 25. Rh1 $19) 25. Rg1 (25. h5 Nh4 26. h6 gxh6 27. Rxe3 Bxe3 $19) 25... Bh3 (25... Bh5 26. Rgf1 $19) 26. h5 Ne7 27. h6 (27. Rh1 Bf5 28. Bxf5 Nxf5 $19 (28... Qxf5 $6 29. Rhf1 $19)) 27... g6 28. Rge1 (28. Rh1 Bf5 29. Bxf5 Nxf5 $19 (29... Qxf5 $143 30. Rdf1 $19) (29... gxf5 $6 30. h7 $11)) 28... f2 (28... Rxe1 $5 29. Rxe1 f2 30. Rh1 $19) 29. Rxe3 Bxe3 30. Kb2 Bxd4 (30... Bxd2 31. Qxd2 f1=Q 32. Bxf1 (32. Rxf1 $4 Bxf1 33. Bc2 Ng8 $19) 32... Bxf1 33. Qh2 $19) 31. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 32. Qc3 $2 (32. Ka2 $142 $19) 32... Qxc3+ 33. Kxc3 Bf5 (33... d4+ 34. Kxd4 Rd8+ 35. Ke3 Nd5+ 36. Kxf2 $19) 34. Rf1 Bxd3 (34... d4+ 35. Kc4 Rd8 36. Bxf5 Nxf5 37. Rxf2 $19) 35. Kxd3 Nf5 36. Rxf2 Re8 (36... Nxh6 37. Nb3 $19) 37. Rf4 (37. Nb3 Re3+ 38. Kc2 a4 $19) 37... Re3+ (37... Nxh6 $143 38. Ra4 $19) 38. Kc2 Rxa3 (38... Nxh6 $143 39. Nb3 g5 40. Rd4 $19) 39. Kb2 Re3 40. Ra4 Re2 41. Kc1 Re1+ 42. Kc2 Re7 43. Rxa5 Nd4+ 44. Kd3 (44. Kc3 Nb5+ 45. Kd3 Kh7 $19) 44... Ne6 45. Nb3 Kh7 46. Ra7 Kxh6 47. Na5 Rd7 48. Nb3 d4 49. Ra2 g5 50. Ra1 (50. Kc4 g4 $19) 50... Kg6 51. Ra2 (51. Re1 g4 $19) 51... f5 52. Ra8 g4 53. Kc4 (53. Re8 Kf6 $19) 53... g3 54. Nd2 (54. Ra2 f4 55. Rg2 d3 $19) 54... Ng5 55. Ra1 f4 56. Kd3 Kf5 57. Nc4 (57. Rg1 $19) 57... f3 58. Nd6+ Rxd6 $1 59. cxd6 Ke6 (59... g2 60. Ra5+ Kf4 61. Rxg5 $19) 60. Kxd4 g2 (60... g2 61. Ke3 Kxd6 62. Rd1+ Kc5 $19) 0-1 [Event "Hastings Challengers"] [Site "?"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Yakovich, Y."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2350"] [BlackElo "2525"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "1994.??.??"] 1. h3 e5 2. a3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nf3 (7. d3 Qe7 ( 7... Re8 8. Nf3 (8. Be2 c5 9. bxc5 Bxc5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Qc1 Bd6 $15 {-0.59} ) 8... Nbd7 (8... a5 9. c5 Bc7 10. Be2 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 $15 {-0.38}) (8... b6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. dxc4 e4 11. Nd4 a5 $15 {-0.41}) (8... Bc7 9. Nbd2 a5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Qe7 $11 {-0.25}) 9. Be2 Qe7 10. Nbd2 b6 11. cxd5 cxd5 $15 { -0.47}) (7... Bf5 8. c5 Bc7 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Ne8 $15 {-0.47}) (7... a5 8. c5 Bc7 9. Nf3 Re8 10. Be2 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 $15 {-0.38}) (7... Nbd7 8. Nf3 b6 (8... Qe7 9. c5 Bc7 10. Qc2 a5 11. Nbd2 d4 $15 {-0.31}) (8... Re8 9. Be2 Qe7 10. c5 Bc7 11. Qc2 a5 $15 {-0.31}) (8... Qc7 9. Nbd2 a5 10. c5 Be7 11. Be2 Rb8 $11 {-0.06}) 9. Nc3 Qe7 10. Be2 dxc4 11. dxc4 Rd8 $15 { -0.47}) (7... Be6 8. Nf3 (8. c5) (8. Nd2) 8... Nbd7 9. Be2 Qe7 10. c5 Bc7 11. O-O a5 $15 {-0.34}) (7... b6 8. Nf3 (8. Be2 dxc4 (8... Qe7 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. dxc4 Rd8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 $15 {-0.53}) 9. dxc4 Qe7 10. Nf3 a5 11. Qa4 Na6 $15 { -0.53}) 8... Nbd7 (8... Re8 9. Be2 dxc4 10. dxc4 e4 11. Nd4 a5 $15 {-0.41}) (8... Qe7 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Be2 a5 11. b5 cxb5 $15 {-0.50}) 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Be2 a5 11. b5 Qe7 $15 {-0.50}) 8. Nd2 Nbd7 (8... b6 9. Ngf3 Nbd7 10. Be2 a5 11. b5 cxb5 $15 {-0.50}) 9. Ngf3 b6 10. Be2 a5 11. b5 cxb5 $15 {-0.50}) (7. c5 Bc7 8. Nf3 (8. Be2 e4 9. d3 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Ne5 11. dxe4 dxe4 $15 {-0.38}) 8... Nbd7 (8... e4 9. Nd4 a5 10. d3 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 $15 {-0.28}) 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 11. d4 e4 $15 {-0.28}) (7. d4 e4 8. Nd2 (8. c5 Bc7 9. Nd2 Re8 10. b5 Bd7 11. Qb3 cxb5 $15 {-0.50}) (8. Nc3 Be6 (8... a6) (8... dxc4) (8... Bf5) (8... Bd7) (8... Re8) 9. c5 Bc7 10. b5 Ba5 11. Rb1 Qc7 $15 {-0.69}) 8... dxc4 9. Nxc4 Bc7 10. Qc2 Be6 11. Ne2 Bxc4 $15 {-0.38}) 7... Qe7 (7... e4 8. Nd4 (8. c5 exf3 9. cxd6 fxg2 10. Bxg2 Qxd6 11. Qf3 $17 Nbd7 $17 {-0.88}) 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 a5 11. bxa5 Qxa5 $15 {-0.53}) 8. Qc2 (8. c5 Bc7 9. Be2 b6 10. d4 bxc5 11. dxc5 a5 $15 {-0.38}) 8... Nbd7 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 e4 10. Ng5 b5 11. Bb3 Bf5 $15 {-0.50}) 9. cxd5 (9. c5 Bc7 10. Be2 e4 11. Nd4 Be5 $11 {-0.13}) 9... cxd5 10. Nc3 (10. Be2 Nb6 11. O-O Bd7 $15 {-0.47}) 10... a6 (10... e4 11. Nd4 Be5 $15 {-0.44}) 11. Na4 (11. Be2 b5 $15 {-0.38} ( 11... e4 12. Nd4 Be5 $15)) 11... d4 (11... b5 $17 {-0.78}) 12. Rc1 (12. Nh4 g6 13. b5 Nd5 $17) 12... b5 (12... d3 13. Qb3 b5 14. Nc3 $17) 13. Nc5 $15 Bxc5 14. bxc5 Bb7 15. c6 (15. exd4 $142 $5 exd4+ 16. Kd1 $17) 15... Rac8 $17 16. c7 Nd5 17. Qf5 Rxc7 18. Rxc7 Nxc7 19. Be2 dxe3 20. dxe3 f6 21. O-O Nc5 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Bc3 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Qd7 25. Qb1 (25. Qxd7 Nxd7 26. Bb4 Nb6 $17) 25... Be4 26. Qc1 N7e6 27. Nd2 Bg6 (27... Nd3 28. Qa1 Nec5 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 30. f3 $17) 28. Bg4 h5 (28... Nd3 29. Qd1 $17) 29. Be2 Qd5 (29... Qc7 30. Bb4 $17) 30. Bb4 Kh7 31. Nf3 Nd3 32. Qc8 Nxb4 33. axb4 Qa2 34. Bf1 Bf7 (34... Ng5 35. Nxg5+ fxg5 36. Qd8 $17) 35. Bd3+ $11 g6 36. Qd7 Kg7 37. Be4 Nf8 38. Qb7 Qc4 39. Bc6 Kg8 (39... Ne6 40. Qxa6 Qxb4 41. Qxb5 (41. Bxb5 $4 Nc7 42. Qa4 Qxb5 $19) 41... Qxb5 42. Bxb5 $15) 40. Qxa6 $11 e4 (40... Qxb4 41. Bxb5 Bd5 42. Nh2 $11) 41. Nd4 $14 Qxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Biel"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Schaeffer"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Qb3 (7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nbd7 $11) 7... Qe7 (7... Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 $15) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 (9. e4 Nf4 $15) 9... Nf6 (9... Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 $11) 10. Ng5 O-O 11. f3 (11. Nce4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bc7 $11) 11... Bc8 (11... Bf5 12. Rc1 $15) 12. h4 (12. Nce4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bc7 $11) 12... Nbd7 (12... a5 13. b5 $15) 13. Bc4 {f7 seems the pivot of the position} (13. Qc2 Nb6 $15) 13... Nb6 ( 13... b5 14. Bxf7+ Rxf7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Qxf7+ Qxf7 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. b5 cxb5 19. Nxb5 $19) 14. Bd3 $15 Nbd5 (14... Rd8 15. Qc2 h6 16. Nge4 $15) 15. Rc1 (15. Qc2 h6 $15) 15... Be6 (15... Nxc3 $5 16. dxc3 h6 $15) 16. Qc2 $11 { Pawn h7, live or die!} g6 (16... h6 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bg6 $11) 17. Nce4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 (18. fxe4 Nb6 $11) 18... Rad8 (18... Rfd8 19. Bc4 $11) 19. h5 (19. Bc4 $11) 19... f5 (19... Bxb4 $142 $5 20. Qa4 Bd6 $15) 20. Nxd6 $14 Qxd6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Ke2 (22. Bc4 Nb6 23. Be2 Bd5 $16) 22... Nf6 23. Rh6 (23. Bc4 Bxc4+ 24. Qxc4+ Kg7 $11) 23... e4 (23... Kg7 24. Rh4 $11) 24. Bxe4 fxe4 $4 (24... Nxe4 25. Rxg6+) 25. Rxg6+ $18 {Theme: Double Attack} Kh7 26. Rxf6 Rxf6 27. Bxf6 Bf5 28. fxe4 {The passed pawn on e4 quickly leads to threats} (28. Qc3 Qh2 29. Re1 (29. Bxd8 $4 Qxg2+ 30. Kd1 exf3 $19) 29... Qxg2+ 30. Kd1 $19) 28... Bg4+ $11 29. Ke1 Qxf6 30. e5+ Qg6 31. Qxg6+ Kxg6 32. Rc4 (32. d4 Kf7 $11) 32... Kg5 33. Rf4 (33. d4 Be6 34. Rc1 Bd5 $11) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Aaronson Masters"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Bulford, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. Nf3 Qe7 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 O-O (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bb3 $15) 8. cxd5 $11 e4 9. Nd4 cxd5 10. Qb3 Be6 (10... Rd8 11. Rc1 Be5 12. Nce2 $11) 11. Be2 (11. d3 Bd7 $11) 11... Nc6 (11... Be5 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. d4 exd3 14. Bxd3 $11) 12. Ncb5 Bb8 (12... Ne5 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. d3 $11) 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nd4 Qb7 (14... Rc8 15. Rc1 $11) 15. Qa4 (15. Qc2 Rc8 $14) 15... Bd7 (15... Be5 16. Rb1 Bd7 17. Qc2 $11) 16. Qa6 (16. Nb3 Bd6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 $14) 16... Qb6 17. Nb3 (17. Rc1 Be5 $14) 17... Bc8 (17... Ng4 18. Bd4 Qxa6 19. Bxa6 $14) 18. Qa4 Bb7 (18... Nd7 19. Bd4 Qc7 20. Rc1 $16) 19. Rc1 (19. Bd4 Qc7 $16) 19... a5 (19... Nd7 $5 $16) 20. Bd4 Qd8 (20... Qc7 21. Nxa5 Nd7 22. d3 $16) 21. Nxa5 $18 Ba7 $2 (21... Bd6 $142 $18) 22. Nxb7 Bxd4 23. Qxc6 ( 23. Nxd8 $6 Rxa4 24. Nxc6 Bb2 $18) (23. exd4 $6 Rxa4 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxc6 Rxa3 $11) 23... Qd7 (23... Qe7 24. exd4 Rxa3 25. Nc5 $18) 24. Qxd7 (24. exd4 $6 Rfc8 25. Qxc8+ Rxc8 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 $16) 24... Nxd7 1-0 [Event "Ribnica"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Ivic, Slobodan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 O-O 7. Ne2 c6 $146 { 'Prevents intrusion on b5+d5'} 8. Nbc3 (8. O-O a5 (8... Nbd7 9. Nbc3 (9. f4 a5 (9... exf4 10. Nxf4 a5 11. Nc3 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 Nb6 14. Bb3 Bxb4) ( 9... Qe7 10. Nbc3 Nb6 11. Ba2 g6 12. fxe5 Bxe5 13. Qe1 Bf5 14. Qh4 Rae8) (9... Nb6 10. Bb3 Qe7 11. fxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Qxe5 13. Nbc3 a5 14. Qe1 Be6) (9... e4 10. d3 Nb6 11. Nd2 Be7 12. dxe4 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qxd1 14. Raxd1 Nxe4) 10. Qc2 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Bxa1 Qc7 13. Nbc3 Bxb4 14. Ba2 Bd6) (9. d4 Qc7 (9... a5 10. Nbc3 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Be2 Qe7) 10. Nbc3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bxh2+ 12. Kh1 Nb6 13. Be2 Be5 14. f4 Bxd4) (9. Qc2 Nb6 10. Ba2 g6 11. Nbc3 a5 12. Bb3 Qe7 13. Ng3 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1) 9... a5 (9... Nb6 10. Bb3 a5 11. Qc2 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ne4 Nfd5 14. Nxd6 Qxd6) 10. b5 Nb6 11. Bd3 Be6 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. Rb1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc4) 9. d4 Nbd7 (9... exd4 10. Qxd4 axb4 11. Rd1 Be7 12. axb4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Rxa1 14. Bxa1 Bxb4) (9... e4 10. Nbc3 b5 11. Bb3 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 Na6 14. d5 Nxb4) 10. Nd2 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bxb4 14. Bc3 Bxc3) 8... Qe7 (8... b5 9. Bd3 $11 (9. Ba2 a5 10. bxa5 Nbd7 11. O-O Qxa5 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. f4 Re8 14. Ne4 Nxe4) (9. Bb3 a5 10. d4 axb4 11. Nxb5 cxb5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5 bxa3 14. Bxb8 Rxb8) 9... a5 10. bxa5 Be6 11. O-O Qxa5 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. f4 Nbd7 14. Ne4 Bd5) (8... Nbd7 9. O-O ( 9. Ba2 Nb6 (9... Qe7 10. O-O Nb6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qc2 exf4 13. Nxf4 a5 14. Rf3 axb4) (9... a5 10. O-O Nb6 11. b5 Qe8 12. bxc6 Qxc6 13. Rc1 Nc4 14. Ne4 Nxe4) ( 9... Re8 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. O-O g6 12. Ng3 Nbd5 13. Nce4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf5) (9... g6 10. O-O Nb6 11. f3 Qe7 12. Ng3 Be6 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. Nge4 Nxe4) 10. O-O Bf5 11. d4 Qc7 12. h3 e4 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Bb3 Bxg3) (9. Ng3 Nb6 (9... a5 10. Nce4 Nb6 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bd3 Qe7 13. O-O f5 14. e4 axb4) 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. O-O Nbd5 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Nce4 a5) 9... Nb6 (9... a5 10. b5 Nb6 11. Bd3 Be6 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. Rb1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc4) 10. Bb3 a5 11. d4 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bxb4) 9. O-O {'='} (9. Ng3 Be6 (9... a5 10. bxa5 Be6 11. Qb3 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 Rxa5 13. Nf5 Qd7 14. Ne4 Nxe4) (9... Bg4 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. O-O a5 12. b5 Nb6 13. Bd3 cxb5 14. h3 Bd7) 10. Qb3 Bxc4 11. Qxc4 g6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nge4 a5 14. Qd3 Bc7) (9. Qc2 Be6 (9... a5 10. O-O b5 11. Bd3 axb4 12. axb4 Na6 13. Qb1 Bd7 14. Ne4 Nxe4) 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Na4 Nd5 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. bxc5 f5) (9. d4 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Ba2 Be6 12. Qc2 Bxa2 13. Rxa2 Nc4 14. Na4 b5) 9... Bg4 (9... Be6 10. Qb3 a5 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Qxe6 fxe6 13. Ng3 axb4 14. Nce4 Nxe4) (9... a5 10. b5 Be6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Rb1 e4 14. Ng3 Rab8) (9... g6 10. Ng3 Be6 11. Qe2 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 Nbd7 13. Nge4 a5 14. Qd3 Bc7) 10. f3 {'White threatens to win material: f3xg4'} (10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Ng3 a5 12. b5 Nb6 13. Bb3 cxb5 14. Nxb5 a4) 10... Be6 11. Qb3 Bxc4 (11... a5 12. Ng3 axb4 13. axb4 Nbd7 14. Bxe6 Qxe6) 12. Qxc4 Nbd7 (12... g6 13. Ng3 Nbd7 14. Nge4 Nb6) 13. Ng3 Nb6 14. Qb3 (14. Qa2 Nbd5) 14... Rfe8 (14... Nbd5 $11 {0.06}) 15. Nce4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bc7 17. Rfc1 Rad8 18. Rc2 Nd5 19. Rac1 Bb6 20. Nc5 Rd6 21. Rc4 Nf6 22. R1c2 {'='} Red8 23. Qc3 Rd5 24. Kf1 (24. e4 Rd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 $14) 24... Bxc5 25. Rxc5 (25. bxc5 Nh5 $11) 25... e4 {'=/+'} 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. f4 Ne8 28. Qc4 Nd6 29. Qc3 f6 30. Qb3 Qf7 31. h3 Rd3 { 'A beautiful square!'} 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. g4 g6 34. a4 a6 (34... Rb3 35. Bc3 $17) 35. Ke2 (35. Bc3 Ne8 $15) 35... Rd5 (35... Rb3 $5 $17) 36. Bd4 Ke6 37. Rc1 Ne8 38. Rg1 a5 {'Black threatens to win material: a5xb4'} (38... h6 39. h4 $11) 39. Rb1 axb4 40. Rxb4 {'Black has new hanging pawns: b7+c6'} Rd7 (40... Nd6 41. Bc3 $11) 41. Bc5 (41. a5 Rf7 $11) 41... f5 42. Bd4 Nd6 43. g5 { 'White wins space'} (43. Rb1 Nc4 $11) 43... b5 {'=/+'} 44. axb5 cxb5 { 'Black has a new passed pawn: b5. . '} 45. Be5 (45. Rb3 Kd5 $11) 45... Rb7 { '=/+'} 46. h4 (46. d3 exd3+ 47. Kxd3 Nc4 $15) 46... Nc4 { 'Black threatens to win material: Nc4xe5'} 47. Bc3 Kd5 (47... Na5 48. d3 Nc6 49. Rb1 $17) 48. Rb1 Kc6 49. d3 exd3+ 50. Kxd3 Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Aaronson Masters"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Watson, John L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [BlackElo "2375"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 d5 2. e3 e5 3. a3 Bd6 4. c4 c6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O (9. Nc3 e4 10. Nd4 Be5 $11) 9... Qe7 (9... a5 10. Qb3 $15) 10. Nc3 $11 Rd8 (10... e4 11. Nd4 $11) 11. Qb1 (11. Nb5 Bb8 $11) 11... e4 12. Nd4 Ne5 ( 12... Be5 13. Na4 $11) 13. Ncb5 (13. f3 Nc6 14. Ncb5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Be5 $11) 13... Bb8 $15 14. f4 exf3 (14... Nc4 15. Qc2 $15) 15. Nxf3 $11 (15. gxf3 $143 Nc4 16. Qc1 Bh3 $17) 15... Ne4 16. Qe1 (16. Qc1 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qh4 $11) 16... Nc4 17. Bd4 (17. Bc1 Bg4 18. Nbd4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ng5 $11) 17... a6 (17... Bd7 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. Bxc3 $11) 18. Nc3 Nxc3 (18... b5 19. a4 Ncxd2 20. Nxd2 Nxc3 21. Bh5 $16 (21. Bxc3 $143 Qxe3+ 22. Qf2 Ba7 23. Qxe3 Bxe3+ 24. Rf2 Bd7 $15)) 19. Bxc3 Rd6 (19... Bg4 20. Nd4 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 $11) 20. Qh4 (20. Bd4 Ba7 $11) 20... Qxh4 21. Nxh4 Ba7 22. Nf3 Bg4 23. Bxc4 (23. Kf2 Re8 24. Nd4 Rf6+ 25. Nf3 Rc6 26. Bxc4 dxc4 $15) 23... dxc4 $15 24. Ng5 (24. Kf2 f6 $15) 24... f6 25. Ne4 (25. Rf4 Bc8 (25... fxg5 $143 26. Rxg4 Rc8 27. Rxg5 $16) 26. Ne4 Rd8 $15) 25... Rc6 26. h3 (26. a4 Be2 27. Rf4 Re8 $15) 26... Be2 27. Rf2 (27. Rf4 Rd8 $15) 27... Bd3 $17 28. Ng3 Rd8 29. Nf5 Bxf5 (29... Re6 30. g4 $17) 30. Rxf5 Rd3 31. Re1 b5 32. Kf2 (32. Kf1 Re6 $15) 32... Re6 33. a4 (33. Rf3 $5 $17) 33... bxa4 $19 34. Ra5 Bxe3+ 35. Rxe3 Rexe3 36. dxe3 Rxc3 37. Rxa4 Rb3 38. Rxa6 (38. Kf3 f5 $17) 38... Rxb4 39. Rc6 Kf7 40. Rc7+ (40. Kf3 h5 $17) 40... Kg6 41. Kf3 h5 42. g3 Kh6 43. Rc6 (43. Ke4 Ra4 $17) 43... Kg5 (43... h4 44. gxh4 Kg6 45. Rc7 $15) 44. Rc5+ (44. h4+ Kf5 45. Rc5+ Ke6 46. Rxh5 $17) 44... Kg6 (44... f5 45. h4+ Kf6 46. Kf4 $17) 45. Rc7 Ra4 46. Rc5 (46. Ke4 Kh6 $17) 46... Kh6 47. Rc6 Rb4 (47... Kg5 48. h4+ Kf5 49. Rc5+ Ke6 50. Rxh5 $17) 48. h4 $15 Ra4 49. Rc5 ( 49. Ke4 $17) 49... Rb4 (49... g5 50. Ke4 gxh4 51. gxh4 $17) 50. Rc6 Kh7 (50... Kg6 51. Rc7 $17) 51. Rc7 Ra4 52. Rc5 g6 53. Rc7+ Kg8 (53... Kh6 54. Ke4 $15) 54. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "St George"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Gillam, Simon Robert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qb3 e4 10. Nd4 Nb6 11. f4 (11. Rc1 Be5 $15) 11... exf3 $11 12. gxf3 (12. Nxf3 Be6 13. Nb5 Be7 $11) 12... a5 (12... Be5 13. Na4 $11) 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Bb5 (14. Ncb5 Be5 $11) 14... Nfd7 (14... Bd7 15. Be2 $11) 15. Nce2 (15. Rc1 Nc5 16. Qc2 Nc4 17. Nxd5 Rxb5 18. Nxb5 Nxb2 $11) 15... Nc5 (15... Na4 16. Rg1 Nxb2 17. Qxb2 Qh4+ 18. Kd1 $17) 16. Qc2 Nba4 17. Bc3 (17. Rg1 Qh4+ (17... Bxh2 18. Rxg7+ Kxg7 19. Ne6+ Kg8 20. Nxd8 Rxb5 21. Bf6 $11) 18. Kd1 Rxb5 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Nxb5+ Kg8 21. Nxd6 Nd3 $19) 17... Nxc3 $17 18. Qxc3 (18. dxc3 Qe7 19. Kd2 $17) 18... Ra8 $4 (18... Qh4+ $142 19. Kd1 Rxb5 20. Nxb5 Qa4+ 21. Qc2 Qxb5 $19) 19. h4 (19. Rg1 Qh4+ 20. Kd1 f6 $15 (20... Qxh2 $143 21. Rxg7+ Kh8 22. Rg5 $14) ) 19... Bd7 20. h5 h6 21. Rg1 f6 (21... Bxb5 $142 22. Nxb5 Ne6 $15) 22. Nf4 $2 (22. Ng3 $142 $5 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 Bxg3+ 24. Rxg3 $11) 22... Bxb5 $17 23. Nxb5 Bxf4 (23... Na4 24. Qd3 Bxf4 25. exf4 Qe8+ 26. Kf2 Qxh5 $15) 24. Qxc5 $11 Rc8 25. Qb4 Rc4 26. Qb3 Re8 27. Qd3 Bg5 (27... Qd7 28. Rb1 $11) 28. Kd1 $14 Qd7 29. Rb1 f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bristol op"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Lawton, Geoffrey W"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 d6 3. g3 Nf6 $15 4. Bg2 g6 (4... d5 5. Bb2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 $15) 5. d3 Bg7 6. Bb2 (6. Nf3 e4 7. Nd4 c5 $11) 6... O-O (6... Nbd7 7. Nf3 $11) 7. Nd2 (7. Nf3 a5 $11) 7... a5 (7... Nfd7 8. c3 $11) 8. c4 (8. Ngf3 axb4 9. axb4 Rxa1 10. Qxa1 Be6 $11) 8... Qe7 (8... Re8 9. b5 $11) 9. Ngf3 (9. b5 Nbd7 $11) 9... Nbd7 (9... axb4 10. axb4 Rxa1 11. Bxa1 $11) 10. O-O axb4 (10... Re8 11. Qc2 $11 ) 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 Re8 {Black prepares e4} 13. Ne1 (13. Qa5 c6 $11) 13... Bh6 (13... Nb6 14. Nc2 $11) 14. Nb3 (14. e3 Bg7 $11) 14... e4 (14... d5 15. cxd5 Qxb4 16. Na5 $11) 15. Nc2 (15. e3 exd3 16. Nxd3 Bg7 $11) 15... exd3 16. exd3 Qe2 17. Qd1 Ng4 (17... Bg7 18. Nbd4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 $11) 18. Nbd4 (18. Qxe2 Rxe2 19. Nbd4 Rd2 $14) 18... Qxd1 $11 19. Rxd1 Bg7 20. h3 Nh6 (20... Ngf6 21. Re1 c6 22. Kf1 $14) 21. Ba1 (21. Bc1 Nb8 $14) 21... c6 22. Ne3 Nb6 (22... Ne5 23. b5 $14) 23. b5 $16 c5 24. Nb3 Bxa1 25. Nxa1 (25. Rxa1 Nf5 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5 Ne7 $16) 25... Nf5 (25... Re7 26. Nac2 $14) 26. Nac2 Nxe3 (26... Re7 27. Ra1 $14) 27. Nxe3 (27. fxe3 Re7 $14) 27... Re7 (27... f6 28. Ra1 $14) 28. Ra1 ( 28. d4 Be6 29. dxc5 dxc5 $14) 28... Kf8 (28... Kg7 29. Re1 Kf8 30. Kf1 $14) 29. g4 (29. Kf1 h5 $14) 29... Ke8 (29... f5 30. g5 $14) 30. Be4 (30. g5 Kd7 $16) 30... Kd8 (30... Be6 31. Bf3 $14) 31. Kg2 Kc7 32. f4 (32. Kf3 h6 $14) 32... f6 (32... f5 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Nxf5 Bxf5 35. Bxf5 $14) 33. Kf3 Be6 34. h4 (34. Ra7 Kb8 35. Ra2 Rd7 $16) 34... Rd7 $14 35. f5 gxf5 36. gxf5 (36. Bxf5 Bxf5 37. Nxf5 d5 $14) 36... Bf7 37. Rc1 Re7 (37... Bh5+ 38. Kf4 $14) 38. Kf4 $16 Bh5 39. Rg1 Be2 40. Rg2 (40. Rg8 Bh5 $16) 40... Bh5 41. Rg8 Be8 (41... Rd7 $142 $5 $16) 42. Bf3 Kd8 (42... Bd7 43. Rf8 $18) 43. Nd5 Nxd5+ 44. Bxd5 (44. cxd5 $6 Kc7 45. Rf8 Bf7 $11) 44... Kc7 45. Rf8 Bd7 (45... Re5 $18) 46. Rxf6 Re1 47. Rf7 Kd8 (47... Rf1+ 48. Kg5 h6+ 49. Kg4 $18) 48. Bxb7 Ke8 (48... Rf1+ 49. Bf3 $18) 49. Rxh7 Rf1+ 50. Bf3 d5 (50... Bxf5 51. Kxf5 Rxf3+ 52. Ke6 $18) 51. f6 dxc4 52. dxc4 Bh3 53. Kg3 Bf5 (53... Kf8 54. Bd5 Be6 55. Bxe6 Rxf6 56. Rf7+ Rxf7 57. Bxf7 Kxf7 58. b6 $18) 54. Re7+ (54. Bh5+ $142 Kd8 55. Rh8+ Kd7 $18) 54... Kf8 55. b6 (55. b6 Bg6 56. b7 Rg1+ 57. Kf4 $18) 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Broome, W."] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 (3... d6 4. e4 $11) 4. c4 (4. Nf3 d6 $11) 4... d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. e3 (6. Nc3 Bf5 $11) 6... c6 (6... e4 7. Nd4 $11) 7. Be2 O-O (7... e4 8. Nd4 $11) 8. O-O (8. d4 e4 9. Nfd2 Re8 $14) 8... Nbd7 (8... e4 9. Nd4 $11) 9. Nc3 (9. d4 Qe7 $14) 9... d5 (9... e4 10. Nd4 $11) 10. cxd5 $14 cxd5 11. Nb5 (11. Rc1 a5 $14) 11... Ne8 (11... a6 12. Nc3 $11) 12. Qb3 $14 a6 13. Nc3 d4 ( 13... Nb6 14. Rac1 $11) 14. Ne4 (14. exd4 exd4 15. Ne4 Ndf6 $16) 14... Nb6 ( 14... Ndf6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. exd4 exd4 17. Rfe1 $14) 15. Nc5 (15. exd4 Be6 16. Qc2 Rc8 $14) 15... Nc7 (15... Nd5 16. exd4 Nf4 17. Bc4 exd4 18. Rfe1 $14) 16. Rfc1 (16. exd4 exd4 17. Rfe1 Re8 $14) 16... Ne6 (16... Nbd5 17. exd4 b6 18. Ne4 $11) 17. a4 (17. Bd3 a5 $14) 17... Nd5 (17... a5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. exd4 $14) 18. Bc4 {White fights for the Initiative} Nxc5 (18... Ndc7 19. a5 $16) 19. bxc5 $16 Be6 20. Rab1 (20. Qxb7 $143 Rb8 21. Qxa6 Rxb2 $17) 20... Rb8 21. exd4 e4 ( 21... b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bf1 $14 (23. Bxb5 $143 e4 $17)) 22. Ne5 $16 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bf1 (24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Qg3 f6 $14) 24... Qc7 25. f3 { White intends c6} (25. Bxb5 $143 Qa5 26. Ba1 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Nc7 $15) 25... f6 $2 (25... exf3 $142 26. Qxf3 f6 $14) 26. fxe4 $18 Nf4 27. d5 {White prepares c6} fxe5 28. dxe6 Qe7 (28... Kh8 29. g3 Nh5 30. Bxb5 $18) 29. c6 Qxe6 (29... b4 30. c7 Ra8 31. g3 $18) 30. Ba3 Qxb3 (30... Rfc8 31. g3 Qxb3 32. Rxb3 $18) 31. Rxb3 Rfc8 32. Bxb5 (32. Rxb5 $142 Rxb5 33. Bxb5 $18) 32... Ne2+ $4 (32... Rxb5 $142 33. Rxb5 Ne2+ 34. Kf2 Nxc1 35. Bxc1 Rxc6 $18) 33. Bxe2 $18 Rxb3 (33... Ra8 34. Bc4+ Kh8 35. Be6 $18) 34. Bc4+ (34. Bc4+ Kh8 35. Bxb3 $18) 1-0 [Event "London Classic Superrapid"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Shabalov, A."] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2310"] [BlackElo "2560"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. g4 $146 (5. c4 f5 (5... Nf6 6. Nf3 (6. d3 O-O 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 a5 9. b5 Nb8 10. Be2 Re8 11. a4 Nbd7 12. O-O Nc5 13. d4 exd4 14. exd4 Nh5 15. g3 Bg4 16. Re1 Ne6 17. Nf1 Nf6 18. Ra3 Ne4 19. Re3 Nf6 20. h4 h6 {Cirulis,I (1840)-Duttagupta,A (2000)/FICGS 2015/1-0 (36)}) 6... O-O 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Nc3 Re8 9. Be2 e4 10. Nd2 Nf8 11. g4 h6 12. Rg1 c6 13. d5 cxd5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bg7 17. Qc2 Be6 18. Nc7 Rc8 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Qa4 {Steffens,O (2315)-Machelett,H (2355)/Oberliga Nord N 1997/0-1}) (5... b6) 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. d4 e4 8. Nfd2 O-O 9. Nc3 Kh8 10. Be2 c6 11. Qc2 Na6 12. c5 d5 13. b5 Nc7 14. a4 Ne6 15. g3 g5 16. h4 f4 17. O-O-O fxe3 18. fxe3 Bh6 19. hxg5 Bxg5 {Steffens,O (2320)-Wilde,D (2120)/Schleswig Holstein-ch masters 1997/1-0}) (5. Nf3 Nf6 $11) 5... Bd7 (5... Nf6 6. g5 Nh5 7. h4 $15) 6. Bg2 Bc6 (6... Nc6 7. c4 $15) 7. Bxc6+ (7. Nf3 Qd7 8. h3 Ne7 $11) 7... Nxc6 $15 8. Qf3 (8. b5 Nce7 $15) 8... Nge7 (8... h5 9. gxh5 Rxh5 10. b5 $11) 9. Qg2 (9. Nc3 d5 $15) 9... Qd7 10. Ne2 h5 (10... O-O-O 11. f4 $15) 11. g5 h4 12. h3 d5 13. d3 a5 (13... O-O-O 14. O-O $15) 14. b5 $11 Nd8 15. a4 (15. c4 $5 $11) 15... Ne6 $15 16. Nd2 (16. Ra2 $5 $15) 16... Rh5 $17 17. f4 (17. Qg4 Rxg5 (17... Nxg5 $6 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. f4 $17) 18. Qxh4 Nf5 $19) 17... Nf5 18. Nf1 exf4 19. Bxg7 Rxg5 (19... Nexg7 20. Nxf4 (20. exf4 $143 Qd6 $17) 20... O-O-O 21. Nxh5 Nxh5 22. Qd2 $14) ( 19... Nfxg7 $6 20. exf4 Qe7 21. Kd1 $15) 20. Qf3 Nfxg7 21. exf4 Rh5 22. Ne3 Qd6 (22... O-O-O 23. O-O $19) 23. Ng4 (23. c4 $5 $17) 23... O-O-O $19 24. O-O (24. c3 d4 25. Nf6 Rf5 $19) 24... Nf5 25. Rf2 (25. Rae1 Qc5+ 26. Rf2 Qxc2 $19) 25... Ng3 $1 26. Re1 (26. Nxg3 hxg3 {Passed pawn}) 26... Nxe2+ 27. Rexe2 (27. Qxe2 Nxf4 28. Qf3 Ne6 $19) 27... Nd4 28. Qe3 Nxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Kb8 30. Qd4 Rf5 31. Rf2 (31. Re5 Qa3 32. Ne3 Qc1+ 33. Kg2 Rxe5 34. fxe5 Qd2+ 35. Kg1 Re8 $19) 31... g5 32. fxg5 (32. c4 Rxf4 33. Rxf4 gxf4 $19) 32... Qg3+ (32... Re8 $142 33. Ne3 Qg3+ 34. Rg2 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Rxe3 36. Qh8+ Re8 $19) 33. Rg2 Qe1+ (33... Qxh3 34. Nf2 Qf3 35. Qxh4 $19) 34. Kh2 Rf1 (34... Re8 35. b6 cxb6 36. Rg1 $19) 35. Nf2 b6 (35... Re8 36. Qf6 Re2 37. Qh8+ Ka7 38. Qxh4 Rfxf2 39. b6+ Ka6 40. Qxf2 Rxf2 41. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 42. Kh1 Kxb6 43. c4 Qe1+ 44. Kg2 Qd2+ 45. Kh1 Qxd3 46. cxd5 Qxd5+ 47. Kg1 Qxg5+ 48. Kf2 Qh4+ 49. Kg2 $19) 36. c4 (36. Qf6 Rd6 37. Qh8+ Kb7 38. Qxh4 Rh1+ 39. Kg3 Qe3+ 40. Kg4 Ra1 $19) 36... Qe6 (36... Re8 $5 37. Qf6 $19 ) 37. c5 bxc5 (37... Rg8 38. Qxh4 Qe5+ 39. Qg3 Qxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Rxg5+ 41. Kf3 Rxg2 42. Kxg2 $19) 38. Qxh4 c4 39. d4 (39. dxc4 dxc4 40. Qg4 Qd6+ 41. Qg3 Qc5 $19) 39... Qd6+ (39... Rg8 40. Qg3 $19) 40. Qg3 Qxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Re8 (41... Rg8 42. h4 f6 43. Kg4 $19) 42. Ng4 Re4 43. Ne5 (43. Rd2 Ra1 $19) 43... Kb7 44. Nc6 Rd1 (44... Kb6 $5 45. Kh2 $19) 45. Rf2 (45. Nxa5+ $142 Kb6 46. Nc6 $19) 45... Rd3+ (45... Rg1+ $142 46. Kh2 Rxg5 47. Rxf7 Re2+ 48. Kh1 Re3 $19) 46. Kg2 $15 c3 47. Nxa5+ (47. g6 Rd2 (47... fxg6 $6 48. Rf8 Rd2+ 49. Kf3 Rd3+ 50. Kg2 Rd2+ 51. Kf3 Rd3+ 52. Kg2 $11) 48. g7 Re8 49. Nxa5+ Kb6 $19) 47... Kb6 $19 48. Nb3 c2 $1 49. Nc1 (49. Rxc2 Rxb3 {Discovered attack}) 49... Rc3 (49... Rdxd4 50. Rxc2 Rxa4 51. Rc6+ Kxb5 52. Rxc7 $19) 50. Rxf7 Re1 (50... Rxd4 51. g6 Re3 52. g7 Rd2+ 53. Rf2 Rxf2+ 54. Kxf2 $19) 51. Rf1 Rxf1 (51... Rg3+ 52. Kf2 Rd1 53. Re1 Rxh3 54. a5+ Kxa5 55. Na2 $19) 52. Kxf1 Rxh3 53. Ke2 (53. Ke1 Ka5 54. Kd2 Rh2+ 55. Kc3 Kxa4 $19) 53... Ka5 54. Kd2 Rh2+ 55. Kc3 Kxa4 56. g6 Rg2 (56... Kxb5 $143 57. Nd3 Rg2 58. Kb3 $19) 57. g7 (57. Nd3 Kxb5 (57... Rxg6 $143 58. Kxc2 Kxb5 59. Nf4 $19) 58. Kb2 Kc4 $19) 57... Kxb5 58. Nd3 Rxg7 59. Kxc2 0-1 [Event "Cambridge St. George"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Hardy, Roger"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. c4 f5 6. e3 Nf6 7. Qc2 (7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 O-O $11) 7... Be6 (7... e4 8. Nd4 $11) 8. c5 (8. Be2 Nc6 $11) 8... Ng4 ( 8... Bd5 9. d4 e4 10. Nfd2 $11) 9. Bc4 Qe7 10. cxd6 cxd6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. Ng5 Qd7 13. Qb3 Bf6 14. f3 (14. Nh3 Nc6 $11) 14... Bxg5 (14... Nxe3 15. Qxe3 f4 16. Qe4 Bxg5 17. d4 $15) 15. fxg4 $15 Nc6 (15... fxg4 16. O-O $15) 16. Nc3 (16. gxf5 gxf5 17. O-O Rc8 $11) 16... Ne7 (16... fxg4 17. O-O $11) 17. O-O d5 (17... Rc8 18. gxf5 gxf5 19. Qd1 $11) 18. Na4 $14 Qd6 (18... Bf6 19. Nc5 Qc6 20. Rac1 $14) 19. Nc5 b6 (19... b5 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. a4 $16) 20. Qa4+ $16 Kf7 21. Nd7 d4 (21... Bf6 22. gxf5 Nxf5 23. Nxf6 Kxf6 24. g4 $18) 22. Qb3+ Ke8 $2 (22... Nd5 $142 23. Nxe5+ Qxe5 24. Bxd4 Qe4 25. Bxh8 Rxh8 $16) 23. Nxe5 $1 $18 (23. Nxe5 Qd5 24. Qxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd4 $18) 1-0 [Event "Bristol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Kinlay, Jonathan"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. e3 d6 (3... d5 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. Nc3 $15) 4. Nf3 (4. d4 Nc6 $15) 4... g6 (4... e4 5. Nd4 $15) 5. h3 (5. Bb2 e4 6. Ng5 Bg4 $16) 5... Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. c4 (7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 a5 $11) 7... Re8 (7... e4 8. Ng1 $15) 8. Nc3 (8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nbd7 $11) 8... Nbd7 9. Be2 (9. e4 Nb6 $11) 9... e4 10. Nh2 (10. Nd4 Ne5 $15) 10... Ne5 $15 11. Qb3 (11. g4 Be6 12. g5 Nfd7 13. Nxe4 Bxh3 14. Nf6+ Bxf6 15. gxf6 Be6 $11) 11... c6 12. f4 exf3 (12... Nd3+ $5 13. Bxd3 exd3 $15) 13. Nxf3 $11 Nh5 14. O-O Ng3 15. Rf2 Be6 16. Nxe5 (16. Rc1 b5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 $15) 16... dxe5 17. Qc2 Qh4 (17... Qg5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 $17) 18. c5 (18. e4 f5 19. d3 Bh6 $11) 18... Rad8 19. Bf1 Rd7 20. d3 Red8 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. dxe4 Qg5 23. Rf3 Rd2 24. Qc3 R8d3 (24... Qh4 $142 $17) 25. Qxd3 $11 Rxd3 26. Bxd3 Qd8 (26... Bb3 27. Raf1 $11) 27. Rd1 $14 Qh4 28. Bc3 Bb3 29. Rd2 Bh6 ( 29... b5 30. Kh2 $14) 30. Bf1 Qxe4 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Bd3 * [Event "Surrey"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Hallier, KH."] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. b5 d6 3. c4 (3. e4 f5 4. exf5 Bxf5 $11) 3... Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. g3 (5. e4 Be7 $15) 5... Be7 (5... Nb6 6. e4 $15) 6. Bg2 O-O 7. d3 Re8 8. e3 Bf8 ( 8... a6 9. bxa6 Rxa6 10. Nge2 $15) 9. Nge2 $11 Nc5 10. Na4 (10. O-O a6 $11) 10... Nxa4 11. Qxa4 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. O-O Nb6 (13... a6 14. Rd1 $15) 14. Qc2 $11 a5 (14... a6 15. bxa6 Rxa6 16. d4 $11) 15. Bb2 Bd6 (15... a4 16. d4 Ra5 17. dxe5 Rxb5 18. Bd4 $14) 16. d4 $14 exd4 17. Bxd4 Qe7 18. Nf4 g5 (18... a4 19. Rac1 $14) 19. Nh5 Nd7 (19... Be5 $5 20. Rfc1 Bg4 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Qxc7 Qe6 23. Bxb7 Bxh5 24. Bxa8 Nxa8 $16) 20. Ng7 (20. f4 gxf4 21. Bd5 Qf8 22. Nxf4 Ne5 $18) 20... Rd8 21. Nf5 Qe6 22. f4 g4 23. Nxd6 cxd6 24. Rfd1 (24. f5 Qe7 $18) 24... Nf8 (24... a4 25. f5 Qh6 26. Qe4 $18) 25. Bb6 Re8 26. Qc7 (26. Rd5 Qe7 27. Rad1 Be6 28. Rxd6 Rac8 $18) 26... Qf6 27. Rac1 Qb2 28. Qxd6 (28. Rb1 $142 Qa3 29. Bd5 $18 (29. Rxd6 $6 Ne6 30. Rxe6 Bxe6 $11) (29. Qxd6 $6 Qxa2 30. Bd5 Qc2 $18)) 28... Re6 $4 (28... Qxb5 $142 29. Rc5 Qb2 $16) 29. Qd8 $18 Qxb5 (29... Bd7 30. Qxa8 Rxb6 31. Rc7 $18 (31. Bxb7 $6 Qa3 $18)) 30. Rc5 (30. Rxc8 $6 Rxc8 31. Qxc8 Qxb6 $11) 30... Qe8 31. Rg5+ Kh8 (31... Ng6 32. f5 Re7 $18) 32. Bd4+ (32. Bd4+ f6 33. Qxf6+ Rxf6 34. Bxf6#) 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1978.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Gass, Ulrich"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "1978.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 Bxb4 4. Bxe5 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 (6... Nbd7 7. Bf4 (7. Bc3 Bd6 8. Be2 (8. Bb5 Re8 9. O-O Ne4 10. Bb2 c6 11. Be2 Nb6 $15 {-0.53}) (8. a4 Re8 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Bb2 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 $15 {-0.50}) (8. Bd3 Nc5 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Nce4 11. Bb2 Qe7 $15 {-0.50}) (8. a3 Re8 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Bb2 Nc5 $17 {-0.75}) 8... Re8 9. O-O c5 10. Bb2 Qb6 11. Qc1 Ne5 $15 { -0.50}) (7. a3 Be7 8. Bf4 (8. Bc3 Re8 9. Be2 c6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bb2 Nb6 $15 { -0.50}) (8. Bh2 Ne4 9. Be2 Nb6 10. O-O Re8 11. c3 Bf6 $15 {-0.31}) 8... Nh5 9. Bh2 Nb6 10. Be2 Nf6 11. O-O Be6 $15 {-0.28}) 7... Nh5 (7... Ne4 8. c3 (8. Be2 Qf6 9. c3 c6 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 Bd6 $15 {-0.28}) 8... Bd6 9. Bxd6 Nxd6 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Qe7 $11 {0.00}) (7... Re8 8. a3 (8. Be2 Nf8 9. O-O Ng6 10. Bh2 Bf5 11. Nd4 Bd7 $15 {-0.34}) (8. c3 Be7 9. Be2 Nf8 10. O-O Ng6 11. Bg5 Bd6 $15 {-0.44}) 8... Be7 9. d4 Nh5 10. Bh2 c5 11. dxc5 Nhf6 $11 { -0.25}) (7... c6 8. c3 (8. a3 Ba5 9. Be2 Ne4 10. O-O Re8 11. Ra2 Nf8 $15 { -0.28}) (8. Be2 Nh5 9. Bg5 Qa5 10. Nd4 Nhf6 11. Bf4 Re8 $11 {-0.22}) 8... Be7 9. Be2 Nb6 10. O-O Re8 11. d3 Bd6 $11 {-0.19}) 8. Bg5 (8. Bh2 Re8 9. c3 Ba5 10. Be2 Nhf6 11. O-O c5 $15 {-0.28}) 8... Qe8 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nc3 Nhf6 $15 {-0.28}) (6... Re8 7. Be2 (7. a3 Be7 8. d4 (8. Be2 Nc6 9. Bb2 Na5 10. d3 c5 11. O-O Qb6 $15 {-0.50}) (8. Bf4 c5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Bb5 Rc8 $15 {-0.63}) (8. Bc3 c5 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Bxd7 Nbxd7 11. O-O b5 $15 { -0.53}) 8... Nbd7 9. Bf4 c5 10. dxc5 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxc5 $15 {-0.38}) 7... Nbd7 (7... Nc6 8. Bf4 (8. Bb2 Be6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Ng5 Bf5 11. a3 Bd6 $15 { -0.56}) (8. Bc3 Bc5 9. O-O d4 10. Bb2 a6 11. Ne1 Ne4 $15 {-0.69}) (8. Bh2 Bf5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. d4 Re7 $15 {-0.31}) 8... d4 9. O-O Nd5 10. Bg3 Qf6 11. exd4 Nxd4 $11 {-0.13}) 8. Bf4 (8. Bb2 Nb6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nc3 a6 11. a4 Nc4 $15 {-0.31}) 8... Nb6 9. O-O Be6 10. d4 Ne4 11. Qd3 Bf5 $15 { -0.28}) (6... Nc6 7. c3 (7. Bb2 Re8 (7... Bd6 8. Bxf6 (8. Nc3 Re8 9. Nb5 Be7 10. Ne5 Na5 11. Be2 a6 $15 {-0.53}) (8. Be2 Re8 9. O-O Bf5 10. d3 Rb8 11. Nbd2 b5 $15 {-0.41}) (8. Bb5 Na5 9. O-O c6 10. Be2 Nc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 $15 { -0.47}) 8... Qxf6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Nb5 Bf5 11. Rb1 b6 $15 {-0.34}) (7... Na5 8. Bd4 (8. Be2 Nc4 9. Bc3 Bd6 10. O-O Re8 11. d3 Nb6 $15 {-0.53}) (8. Nd4 Re8 9. a3 Bc5 10. Qf3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nc4 $15 {-0.50}) (8. Bc3 Bxc3 9. Nxc3 Ne4 10. Ne2 c5 11. Nf4 Re8 $15 {-0.44}) (8. Nc3 a6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Be2 b5 11. O-O Re8 $15 {-0.66}) (8. Bd3 Nc4 9. Bxc4 dxc4 10. O-O Be6 11. d3 Qe7 $15 {-0.44}) ( 8. Be5 Re8 9. c3 Be7 10. Qc2 Nc4 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 $15 {-0.44}) (8. Ne5 Bd6 9. Qf3 Ne4 10. d3 Ng5 11. Qh5 f6 $15 {-0.56}) 8... Be6 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 $15 {-0.41}) (7... Be6 8. Bd3 (8. Be2 Re8 9. O-O Qe7 10. a3 Bd6 11. Nc3 a6 $15 {-0.50}) (8. a3 Bd6 9. Nc3 a6 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Qe7 $15 {-0.56 }) (8. Bb5 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Rb8 11. Nc3 c5 $15 {-0.41}) 8... Bd6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Ng5 Kh8 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 $14 {0.34}) (7... Bf5 8. a3 (8. Be2 Qe7 9. Nc3 a6 10. O-O Rae8 11. a3 Bd6 $15 {-0.53}) (8. Bb5 Na5 9. Bc3 Bxc3 10. Nxc3 a6 11. Be2 c5 $15 {-0.50}) 8... Bd6 9. Be2 Re8 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Nb5 Nc4 $15 { -0.44}) (7... Qe7 8. Be2 (8. Bb5 Re8 9. O-O Bd7 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. Ba4 a6 $15 { -0.44}) (8. a3 Bc5 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Bf5 11. Re1 a6 $15 {-0.44}) 8... Bf5 9. a3 Bd6 10. O-O a6 11. d3 Rfe8 $11 {-0.25}) (7... a6 8. Be2 (8. a3 Bd6 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 11. d3 d4 $15 {-0.50}) (8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O Re8 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Re1 Ne5 $15 {-0.56}) 8... Re8 9. O-O Be6 10. d3 Qe7 11. Nbd2 b6 $15 { -0.38}) 8. Bb5 (8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O a6 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Re1 Ne5 $15 {-0.56}) ( 8. Be2 Be6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. Nc3 a6 $15 {-0.53}) (8. a3 Bd6 9. Be2 Na5 10. d3 c5 11. Nbd2 Qe7 $15 {-0.44}) 8... a6 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O Bd6 11. d3 Qe7 $15 {-0.44}) (7. Bf4 Bd6 (7... Re8 8. a3 (8. Be2 d4 9. O-O Nd5 10. Bg3 Qf6 11. exd4 Nxd4 $11 {-0.13}) (8. Bd3 Ne4 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Nc3 Nxc3 $15 {-0.47}) 8... Be7 9. d4 Nh5 10. Bh2 a6 11. Bd3 Bd6 $11 {0.12}) ( 7... Nh5 8. Bg5 (8. Bh2 Re8 9. a3 Bd6 10. d4 Bxh2 11. Rxh2 Nf6 $15 {-0.44}) 8... f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. g4 Ng7 11. Bg3 f5 $15 {-0.34}) (7... d4 8. Bc4 (8. a3 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Bb5 Bf5 11. O-O d3 $15 {-0.38}) 8... Na5 9. Be2 dxe3 10. fxe3 Nd5 11. a3 Bc5 $15 {-0.38}) 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6 Qxc6 11. O-O Re8 $15 {-0.50}) (7. Bc3 Bd6 (7... Bxc3 8. Nxc3 Ne4 9. Rb1 Re8 10. Bb5 Nxc3 11. dxc3 Qf6 $11 {-0.25}) 8. Bxf6 (8. Be2 Re8 9. O-O Ne4 10. Bb2 Be6 11. d3 Nc5 $15 {-0.44}) (8. Bd3 Re8 9. O-O Ne4 10. Bb5 a6 11. Be2 Nxc3 $17 {-0.75} ) 8... Qxf6 9. Nc3 d4 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 $15 {-0.31}) 7... Bc5 8. Bh2 (8. Bf4 Bf5 9. Be2 Re8 10. d3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 $15 {-0.47}) 8... Rb8 9. d4 Bd6 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 $11 {-0.22}) 7. c3 Ba5 8. Bd3 (8. d4 c4 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Bf4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Ne7 $15 {-0.56}) (8. Bb5 a6 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Bf4 Bf5 11. O-O Re8 $15 {-0.50}) 8... Nc6 9. Bh2 (9. Bf4 Re8 10. Bb5 Qb6 11. Na3 a6 $15 {-0.50}) 9... Qe7 (9... Ne4 10. Bb5 (10. O-O $15 Re8 11. Bb5 Bd7 $17 { -0.72}) 10... Qb6 11. a4 Re8 $15 {-0.69}) 10. a4 (10. Bb5 Bd7 $15 11. O-O a6 $15 {-0.53}) 10... Ne4 $17 11. Na3 (11. Bf4 Bf5 12. Bb5 Rfe8 $17) (11. Bc2 Re8 $17 {-0.75}) 11... Bf5 12. Qb1 (12. Bb1 Rfe8 $17) 12... c4 (12... Nxc3 13. dxc3 Bxc3+ 14. Ke2 $17) 13. Bc2 a6 (13... Nxc3 $5 14. dxc3 Bxc3+ 15. Kd1 Be4 $17) 14. O-O $15 Rae8 15. Qb2 Bd8 (15... b6 16. Rab1 $17) 16. Rfe1 (16. d3 cxd3 17. Bxd3 Ba5 $15) 16... g5 (16... Bg6 $5 $15) 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 Qd7 (18... Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. d3 cxd3 21. Bxd3 $11) 19. a5 (19. f3 Nf6 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Qxb7 Qd3 $14) 19... Bxa5 (19... Bc7 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 $11) 20. f3 Nd6 $4 (20... Nf6 $142 $11) 21. Qc1 $4 (21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Bxf5 $18) 21... Bc7 22. Re5 Bxc2 23. Nxc2 (23. Qxc2 Rxe5 24. dxe5 Nf5 $17) 23... Rxe5 (23... Nf5 24. Rxe8 Bxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Rxe8 26. Ne3 $17) 24. dxe5 Nf5 25. d4 cxd3 (25... f6 26. Qb1 Qc8 27. Nb4 $17) 26. Qxg5+ Ng7 27. Nb4 f6 (27... Bb6+ $5 28. Kh1 Rc8 $15) 28. exf6 $11 {Attacks the isolani on d5} Bxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Qd6+ 30. Kg1 (30. f4 Qxf6 31. Qxd5+ Kh8 32. Nxd3 Qxc3 $16) 30... Rxf6 $11 31. Rd1 Qb6+ (31... Rf5 32. Qe3 a5 33. Nxd3 $11) 32. Kh1 Rf5 33. Qh4 (33. Nxd5 Rxg5 34. Nxb6 $11) 33... d2 (33... a5 $142 $5 34. Nxd3 Qc7 $11) 34. Rxd2 $16 Rh5 1-0 [Event "corr"] [Site "?"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kuehn, Peter"] [Black "Basman, Michael J"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "1981.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 (6... Qxd5 $143 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nc3 $14) 7. Nf3 Re8 8. Bb2 Nf4 9. a3 Bd6 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Nc3 a6 12. O-O-O Ng6 13. d4 b5 14. h4 (14. Nxb5 $5 axb5 15. Qxc6 $11) 14... b4 $17 15. axb4 Nxb4 (15... Bxb4 $6 16. Na2 Qd5 17. Bc4 $14) 16. Qb1 Bg4 17. Bc4 a5 (17... Rb8 $5 $17) 18. Ng5 $15 (18. Ng5 Re7 19. f3 $11) 1-0 [Event "Ev Standard op"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Wells, Peter K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 c6 (5... Nf6 6. Ne2 c6 (6... Qe7 7. a3 (7. O-O d5 8. a3 O-O 9. Nbc3 c6 10. e4 $11 {-0.22}) (7. Nbc3 O-O 8. a3 Rd8 9. e4 c6 10. O-O $11 {-0.19}) (7. c4) 7... O-O 8. Nbc3 c6 9. e4 b6 10. O-O $11 {0.09}) (6... O-O 7. O-O Qe7 8. d4 e4 9. c4 Be6 10. d5 $11 {0.03}) (6... Nbd7 7. c4 (7. O-O d5 8. a3 O-O 9. f4 e4 10. d3 $15 {-0.28}) (7. Nbc3) 7... a5 8. b5 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Nbc3 $11 {0.06}) (6... h5 7. h3 (7. c4) (7. d4) 7... h4 8. g4 Na6 9. b5 Nc5 10. Nbc3 $11 {0.06}) (6... Na6 7. a3 (7. b5 Nc5 8. Nbc3 a6 9. d4 exd4 10. exd4 $11 {-0.09}) 7... O-O 8. O-O c5 9. bxc5 Nxc5 10. Nbc3 $11 {0.00}) (6... a5 7. b5 (7. a3) 7... c6 8. Nbc3 a4 9. a3 d5 10. O-O $11 {0.00}) (6... Nc6 7. a3 (7. b5) 7... O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. d3 Qd7 10. c4 $11 {0.13}) 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 e4 9. c4 d5 10. Nd2 $11 {-0.06}) (5... Na6 6. b5 (6. a3 Nf6 (6... c5 7. bxc5 (7. Qe2) (7. c4) 7... Nxc5 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. d4 exd4 10. exd4 $11 {0.00}) (6... Qe7 7. f4 (7. Ne2) (7. Nc3) (7. c4) 7... Nf6 8. Ne2 e4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nbc3 $11 {-0.03}) 7. d4 (7. c4 O-O 8. Ne2 c5 9. bxc5 Nxc5 10. d4 $15 {-0.28}) (7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nge2 d5 9. b5 Nb8 10. O-O $11 { -0.22}) 7... exd4 8. Bxd4 c5 9. Bc3 O-O 10. Ne2 $11 {-0.12}) 6... Nc5 7. Nc3 a6 8. d4 exd4 9. exd4 Ne6 10. d5 $11 {0.00}) (5... Ne7 6. Ne2 (6. f4 Na6 (6... a5 7. b5 O-O 8. Ne2 c6 9. bxc6 Nbxc6 10. Nbc3 $11 {0.00}) (6... Nbc6 7. a3 (7. b5 Na5 8. Bc3 c6 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nf3 $11 {-0.06}) 7... Be6 8. Nf3 f6 9. O-O Qd7 10. d3 $11 {0.03}) (6... O-O 7. Ne2 c6 8. O-O Be6 9. Nbc3 f5 10. a3 $11 {-0.06}) (6... Nec6 7. b5 Na5 8. Bc3 c6 9. Nf3 f6 10. a4 $11 {0.09}) (6... c6 7. Nf3 (7. a3) 7... Nd7 8. O-O O-O 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. a3 $11 {0.03}) ( 6... f6 7. Ne2 (7. Nf3) (7. Nc3) 7... d5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nbc3 Be6 10. a4 $11 { 0.00}) (6... Nd7 7. Nf3 Nd5 8. a3 N7b6 9. e4 Nc4 10. exd5 $11 {-0.09}) 7. a3 (7. Bc3 c6 8. a3 Nd5 9. Bb2 Nb6 10. Nf3 $11 {-0.25}) 7... O-O 8. Ne2 c5 9. bxc5 Nxc5 10. O-O $11 {-0.12}) 6... c6 7. Nbc3 (7. f4 h5 8. h3 Be6 9. Nbc3 Qd7 10. a4 $11 {-0.06}) (7. O-O Qb6 8. a3 a5 9. Nbc3 axb4 10. axb4 $11 { -0.03}) (7. a3 a5 8. Nbc3 d5 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 $11 {-0.19}) 7... h5 8. d4 h4 9. dxe5 Bxe5 10. Rb1 $11 {-0.03}) (5... Qe7 6. Ne2 (6. Nc3) (6. a3) (6. Nf3) (6. d3) 6... Nd7 (6... Nf6 7. Nbc3 (7. O-O) (7. c4) 7... O-O 8. a3 c6 9. e4 b6 10. O-O $11 {0.09}) 7. c4 (7. Nbc3) (7. O-O) (7. a4) 7... Ngf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nbc3 a5 10. b5 $11 {0.06}) (5... a5 6. b5 c6 (6... Nf6 7. Ne2 (7. Nc3) 7... Qd7 8. c4 O-O 9. O-O Qe6 10. d3 $11 {0.09}) 7. Nc3 (7. c4) (7. bxc6) 7... Nf6 8. Nge2 a4 9. a3 O-O 10. Rb1 $11 {0.00}) 6. a4 (6. f4 Qb6 (6... a5 7. bxa5 Qxa5 8. Nf3 Qb5 9. Qc1 Nd7 10. Nc3 $11 {0.13}) 7. a3 a5 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nf3 $11 {0.00}) (6. d4 Nd7 (6... Qe7) 7. Ne2 (7. c4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Ngf6 9. Na3 O-O 10. Ne2 $11 {-0.09}) 7... a5 8. a3 Nb6 9. O-O Na4 10. Bc3 $11 {-0.06}) (6. Ne2 Qb6 (6... a5) (6... Ne7) (6... Nf6) (6... Nd7) (6... Bg4) 7. a3 (7. Bc3 Nf6 8. d4 O-O 9. O-O Rd8 10. a3 $15 {-0.31}) (7. c3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 Be6 10. d3 $15 {-0.41}) (7. a4 Qxb4 8. Ba3 Qc4 9. Bxd6 Qe6 10. Ba3 $11 {-0.09}) 7... a5 8. Nbc3 Nf6 9. bxa5 Qxa5 10. f4 $11 {-0.09}) (6. Nc3 d5 ( 6... Be6 7. a3 (7. Nge2 Nf6 8. f4 h5 9. b5 h4 10. Rb1 $11 {-0.19}) 7... Nf6 8. Nf3 h6 9. e4 Nbd7 10. d4 $11 {0.00}) (6... Nf6 7. Nge2 (7. a3 Na6 8. Nge2 d5 9. O-O O-O 10. b5 $11 {-0.19}) 7... O-O 8. f4 exf4 9. Nxf4 Qb6 10. b5 $11 {0.03}) 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 Bf5 10. f4 $11 {-0.19}) (6. a3 Nd7 ( 6... Nf6 7. Ne2 Nbd7 8. c4 d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. O-O $11 {0.00}) (6... a5) 7. Ne2 Nb6 8. O-O Na4 9. Bc3 d5 10. Ra2 $11 {-0.25}) (6. d3 Nf6 7. Ne2 (7. a3 Be6 8. Nf3 a5 9. c4 axb4 10. axb4 $15 {-0.28}) (7. Nf3 a5 8. a3 axb4 9. axb4 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 $11 {-0.25}) 7... a5 8. bxa5 Qxa5+ 9. Nd2 O-O 10. O-O $11 { -0.25}) 6... Ne7 (6... Nf6 7. Ne2 (7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nge2 d5 9. O-O Qd6 10. b5 $11 {-0.22}) (7. b5 O-O 8. Nc3 d5 9. Nge2 a6 10. O-O $15 {-0.34}) 7... Qb6 8. Nbc3 Qxb4 9. Ba3 Qg4 10. Bxd6 $11 {-0.06}) 7. Ne2 (7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nge2 d5 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 $11 {0.00}) (7. b5 O-O 8. f4 Bd7 9. Ne2 Qb6 10. c4 $11 { -0.06}) 7... Be6 (7... Qd7 8. O-O Na6 9. c3 O-O 10. d4 $11 {-0.19}) 8. d3 ( 8. O-O h5 9. a5 g5 10. d4 $11 {-0.19}) 8... O-O (8... Qb6 9. Bc3 Nd5 10. a5 $15 {-0.37}) 9. Nd2 (9. O-O Qb6 10. c4 $15 {-0.31}) 9... Qd7 10. O-O Bh3 11. Bxh3 Qxh3 12. c4 h6 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. Ba1 f5 15. d4 g5 (15... Qh5 16. Nc1 $11 ) 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rb3 Ng4 18. Nf3 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 Ng6 20. Ned4 N6e5 21. c5 dxc5 22. bxc5 Rad8 23. Re1 (23. Qa2 Rf7 24. Rfb1 $11) 23... Rfe8 $4 (23... Rxd4 $142 24. exd4 Nxf3+ 25. Rxf3 Qxh2+ 26. Kf1 Qh1+ 27. Ke2 Re8+ 28. Re3 Rxe3+ 29. fxe3 Qg2+ 30. Kd3 Nf2+ (30... Qxg3 31. Qa2+ Kf8 32. Re2 $15) 31. Kc4 b6 $17) 24. Qa2 $16 Kh8 25. Qb2 Kg8 (25... Re7 26. Rb1 (26. Rxb7 $4 Rxb7 27. Qxb7 Rxd4 28. Qb8+ Kg7 29. Qxe5+ Nxe5 30. Nxd4 g4 $19) 26... f4 27. a5 $11) 26. Qa2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Manchester"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Perkins, Alan"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. e3 Be6 4. Bb2 Nd7 5. Nf3 f6 (5... Qf6 6. Be2 $15) 6. c4 ( 6. Be2 a5 $11) 6... dxc4 $15 7. Qc2 Nb6 8. d3 (8. d4 cxd3 9. Bxd3 a5 $15) 8... Bf5 (8... c5 9. bxc5 Bxc5 10. dxc4 $15) 9. e4 cxd3 10. Bxd3 Be6 (10... Bd7 11. Nbd2 $15) 11. O-O Bd6 (11... c5 $15) 12. a4 (12. Nc3 $5 $15) 12... Bxb4 $17 13. a5 Nd7 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Bd6 16. Rd1 Nh6 (16... Ne7 17. Ba3 $17) 17. Nc3 Nf7 (17... a6 18. Rd2 $17) 18. Nb5 O-O (18... Nc5 19. Ba3 Qe7 20. Rac1 $15) 19. Ba3 (19. Rac1 Rc8 20. Nxa7 $15) 19... Kh8 (19... Bxa3 $142 $5 20. Rxa3 Qe7 $15) 20. Bxd6 $14 {White gets in control} cxd6 21. Nxd6 Nxd6 22. Rxd6 Rc8 (22... Qe7 23. Qc7 Rf7 24. Qxb7 Qxd6 25. Qxa8+ Nf8 26. h3 $14) 23. Qd5 Rc5 { Attacks the isolani on a5} 24. Qe6 Qxa5 $2 (24... Rc7 $142 $11) 25. Rdd1 $18 Qb4 (25... Qc7 26. Qxd7 Qxd7 27. Rxd7 $18) 26. Rxd7 Rfc8 (26... Rc2 27. Qg4 Rg8 28. Nh4 $18) 27. Rad1 (27. g3 a5 $18) 27... Rc1 28. Qg4 { Threatening mate... how?} Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 {Do you see the mate threat?} Qc4 30. h3 a5 (30... Rb8 31. Rd7 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ 33. Qxf4 exf4 34. Nd4 $18) 31. Rd7 { Threatening mate: Qxg7} Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ 33. Qxf4 exf4 34. Rxb7 g5 (34... Ra8 35. Nd4 $18) 35. Ra7 (35. e5 fxe5 36. Nxg5 Ra8 37. Nxh7 Ra6 $18) 35... Rc2 ( 35... h6 36. e5 fxe5 37. Nxe5 $18) 36. e5 fxe5 37. Nxg5 (37. Nxe5 $143 Rc5 38. Nf7+ Kg8 39. Nh6+ Kh8 $18) 37... Rxf2 (37... Kg8 38. Nxh7 Rxf2 39. Nf6+ Kf8 40. Rxa5 Rd2 41. Rxe5 f3 $18) 38. Ne4 Ra2 (38... Kg8 39. Nxf2 a4 $18) 39. Nf6 (39. Nf6 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 f3+ 41. Kf1 e4 42. Rxh7#) 1-0 [Event "Ramat Hasharon"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Gelfer, Israel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [BlackElo "2300"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g4 d5 (4... h6 5. d4 (5. Nf3 d6 (5... d5 6. Rg1 Rh7 7. h3 Qd6 8. a3 $11 {-0.12}) (5... a5 6. b5 d6 7. h3 e5 8. Bg2 $11 { -0.19}) (5... a6 6. h3 d5 7. Bg2 Qd6 8. a3 $11 {0.00}) 6. h3 e5 7. Nc3 Be6 8. e4 $15 {-0.34}) (5. h3 d5 (5... a5 6. b5 a4 7. f4 d6 8. Nf3 $11 {0.03}) (5... d6 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nge2 $11 {-0.25}) (5... O-O 6. h4 Nd5 7. Bxg7 Kxg7 8. a3 $11 {-0.03}) (5... Nc6 6. b5 Nb8 7. Nc3 d5 8. Nf3 $11 { -0.19}) (5... a6 6. Bg2 d5 7. f4 Qd6 8. a3 $11 {0.00}) 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 $15 {-0.28}) (5. Be2 d6 (5... d5 6. f4 Qd6 7. a3 c6 8. Bd4 $11 { -0.19}) (5... a5 6. b5 d6 7. h3 e5 8. d4 $15 {-0.31}) 6. f4 e5 7. h3 exf4 8. exf4 $17 {-1.03}) (5. Nc3 e5 (5... a5 6. b5 d5 7. h3 e5 8. Nf3 $15 { -0.41}) (5... d5 6. h3 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Rb1 $15 {-0.47}) (5... d6 6. h3 e5 7. Bg2 c6 8. Nge2 $15 {-0.31}) 6. Nf3 Qe7 7. Rg1 e4 8. Nd4 $15 {-0.56}) (5. Bg2 c6 (5... d5 6. h3 Qd6 7. a3 e5 8. Ne2 $15 {-0.34}) 6. h4 d5 7. g5 Nh5 8. Bxg7 $15 {-0.44}) (5. Ne2 d5 (5... O-O 6. h3 a5 7. b5 d5 8. f4 $15 {-0.31}) (5... a5 6. b5 d6 7. h3 O-O 8. Bg2 $11 {-0.19}) (5... d6 6. h3 Nc6 7. b5 Ne5 8. Nf4 $15 {-0.34}) 6. f3 Nbd7 7. a3 e5 8. Rg1 $15 {-0.47}) (5. f3 a6 (5... d6 6. d4 O-O 7. h4 Nd5 8. Qd2 $15 {-0.34}) (5... a5 6. b5 a4 7. f4 d5 8. g5 $11 {-0.19}) (5... d5 6. d4 Qd6 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. c4 $15 {-0.37}) 6. d4 d5 7. Nd2 Nc6 8. a3 $15 {-0.47}) (5. f4 $11 d5 (5... d6 6. g5 Nh5 7. Bxg7 Nxg7 8. Nc3 $11 {-0.22}) (5... Rh7 6. g5 hxg5 7. fxg5 Nh5 8. Bxg7 $11 {0.00}) ( 5... Nc6 6. b5 Nb8 7. g5 Nh5 8. Bxg7 $11 {-0.06}) (5... Rg8 6. g5 hxg5 7. fxg5 Nh7 8. Bxg7 $11 {0.03}) 6. g5 Nh5 7. Bxg7 Nxg7 8. gxh6 $15 {-0.47}) ( 5. a3 d5 (5... O-O 6. h4 Ne8 7. Bxg7 Nxg7 8. f4 $11 {0.09}) (5... d6 6. h3 e5 7. Bg2 c6 8. d4 $15 {-0.28}) (5... a5 6. Nf3 d6 7. h3 e5 8. Nc3 $11 {-0.25 }) (5... a6 6. f4 d5 7. g5 hxg5 8. fxg5 $11 {-0.25}) 6. h3 a5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. d4 $15 {-0.34}) 5... d5 (5... a5 6. b5 d5 7. h3 g5 8. Be2 $11 {-0.19}) ( 5... d6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 $11 {-0.12}) 6. h3 a5 7. b5 a4 8. c4 $11 {-0.25}) 5. h3 (5. g5 Nh5 6. Bxg7 Nxg7 $11 7. d4 h6 8. gxh6 $11 {-0.19}) 5... O-O (5... h6 6. Nf3 $15 Nbd7 7. Bd4 a5 8. bxa5 $15 {-0.37}) 6. f4 (6. Nf3 Qd6 (6... a5 7. b5 c6 $11 8. g5 $11 {0.00}) 7. a3 a5 8. g5 $11 {-0.09} ) 6... a5 (6... Qd6 7. a3 $15 a5 8. b5 $15 {-0.31}) 7. b5 c5 (7... a4 8. Nf3 $15) 8. Nf3 d4 (8... Bd7 9. c4 $15) 9. Na3 (9. exd4 Nd5 10. f5 gxf5 11. gxf5 Bxf5 $11) 9... Nd5 (9... Ne4 10. Rg1 $11) 10. Nc4 Nd7 11. Rb1 (11. Qe2 N7b6 12. O-O-O Nxc4 13. Qxc4 Be6 $15) 11... N7b6 $15 12. Nfe5 (12. exd4 cxd4 13. Nce5 Nxf4 14. Bxd4 Qd6 $15) 12... Nxc4 (12... Be6 13. exd4 Nxf4 14. Qf3 (14. dxc5 $2 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxb2 16. Nxb2 Bxa2 $19) 14... Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxa2 16. Ra1 $17) 13. Bxc4 Bxe5 14. fxe5 dxe3 15. O-O (15. dxe3 Nxe3 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Bd3 $15) 15... e6 (15... Nb6 16. Bd3 exd2 17. Qe2 $17) 16. Qf3 (16. d4 $11) 16... b6 (16... exd2 $142 17. Rbd1 Qg5 $17) 17. dxe3 $16 Qg5 (17... Bb7 18. e4 Ne7 19. Rbd1 $16 ) 18. e4 Qe3+ 19. Rf2 Qxf3 20. Rxf3 Ne7 (20... Nc7 21. Rd1 $16) 21. Bc1 Bb7 22. Bg5 Bxe4 (22... Rfe8 23. Rbf1 Bxe4 24. Rxf7 $16) 23. Rf4 Nd5 (23... Bxc2 24. Rc1 Nd5 25. Bxd5 (25. Rxc2 $6 Nxf4 26. Bxf4 Rfd8 $14) 25... exd5 26. Rxc2 $16) 24. Rxe4 $18 Nc3 25. Rbe1 (25. Ree1 Nxb1 26. Rxb1 a4 $18) 25... Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Ra7 27. Kf2 Rd7 28. Ke2 (28. Ke3 Ra8 $18) 28... Kg7 (28... Rc8 29. Rf4 $18) 29. c3 (29. Bf6+ Kg8 $18) 29... Re8 (29... Kg8 30. Bf6 $18) 30. Re3 (30. Bf6+ Kg8 $18) 30... h6 (30... Kf8 31. Bf6 $18) 31. Bf6+ Kg8 (31... Kh7 32. Bd3 $18) 32. Bd3 Red8 (32... Rc8 33. Be4 $18) 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34. Be4 Kg7 35. Rf3 Rd7 (35... c4 36. Bc6 $18) 36. Rf6 (36. h4 Rd8 $18) 36... Re7 (36... g5 37. Bc6 Rd8 38. a3 $18) 37. Bc6 Rc7 38. Rf1 Rc8 (38... Kf8 39. Rd1 Ke7 40. Rd6 $18) 39. Rd1 Rb8 ( 39... Rf8 40. Rd6 Rb8 41. a3 $18) 40. Rd7 Kf8 41. Rc7 Kg8 42. a4 Kf8 43. Kd3 ( 43. h4 Kg7 $18) 43... Rd8+ 44. Kc4 Rb8 45. Be4 (45. h4 Kg7 $18) 45... Kg7 46. Rc6 (46. h4 g5 47. h5 Kf8 $18) 46... g5 (46... Kf8 47. h4 $18) 47. Rxb6 $1 Rxb6 48. Kxc5 Rb8 49. b6 f5 (49... f6 50. b7 f5 $18) 50. gxf5 exf5 (50... Rc8+ 51. Kd6 exf5 52. Bxf5 Rxc3 53. b7 $18) 51. Bxf5 h5 (51... Kg8 52. Kc6 Kf7 53. b7 $18) 52. Kc6 Kh6 (52... g4 53. hxg4 h4 54. g5 $18) 53. b7 g4 54. hxg4 hxg4 55. Kc7 (55. Kc7 Rxb7+ 56. Kxb7 $18) 1-0 [Event "Ilford"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "McNab, Colin"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] 1. b4 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 e5 6. d3 Nbd7 7. a4 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nd5 9. c3 a5 10. Qb3 N7f6 11. b5 Be6 12. c4 Nb4 13. O-O c5 14. Ng5 Bg4 15. f3 Bh6 16. h4 Bc8 17. f4 Bg4 18. Bf3 (18. fxe5 $143 Bxe2 19. exf6 Nxd3 $17 (19... Bxd3 $143 20. Rf3 $15) (19... Bxf1 $143 20. Rxf1 Re8 21. Re1 $15)) 18... Bxf3 19. Rxf3 exf4 20. Raf1 d5 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. cxd5 { The passed pawn on d5 quickly leads to threats} Qe5 23. Nde4 (23. e4 Bxg5 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. Rxf4 f6 $14) 23... f5 (23... Bxg5 $142 $5 24. hxg5 fxe3 $11 ( 24... Nxd5 $2 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Nxd5 $18)) 24. d6+ $16 Kh8 25. Rxf4 (25. Qf7 $1 Bg7 26. Nxc5 $14) 25... Nd5 $11 (25... fxe4 $4 26. Rxf8+ Bxf8 27. Nf7+ Kg7 28. Nxe5 $18) 26. R4f3 Nxe3 (26... fxe4 27. Rxf8+ Bxf8 28. Nf7+ Kg7 29. Nxe5 Nxe3 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. Qxf8+ Rxf8 32. Rxf8+ Kg7 33. Rf7+ Kh6 34. d7 Nd5 35. d8=Q Nf6 36. Qxf6 exd3 37. Qg5#) 27. Rxe3 {Decoy to e3} fxe4 (27... Bxg5 $142 $5 28. hxg5 fxe4 $11) 28. Rxf8+ $16 (28. dxe4 $6 Qxd6 29. Rd1 Qe7 $11 ) 28... Rxf8 29. Rxe4 (29. dxe4 $6 Qxd6 30. Qd5 Bxg5 31. hxg5 Rd8 $11) 29... Qf5 30. Qe6 Qf2+ $4 (30... Bxg5 31. hxg5 Qxe6 32. Rxe6 Rd8 $18) 31. Kh2 $18 Bg7 (31... Bxg5 32. hxg5 Qf5 $18) 32. d7 Bd4 (32... h6 33. Nf7+ $3 Kh7 34. d8=Q Rxd8 35. Nxd8 $18) 33. Nf3 $3 Rxf3 {A deflection. Do you see the mate threat?} (33... Qxf3 34. gxf3) 34. d8=Q+ Kg7 (34... Rf8 35. Rxd4 cxd4 $18) 35. Qee7+ ( 35. Qeg8+ Kh6 36. Qg5#) 35... Kh6 $18 {The mate threat is Qg1} 36. Qg5+ (36. Qg5+ Kg7 37. Rxd4 Qxd4 38. Qge7+ Kh6 39. Qxd4 Rh3+ 40. Kxh3 cxd4 41. Qf8+ Kh5 42. g4#) 1-0 [Event "Ramat Hasharon"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Lipnowski, Irvin"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [BlackElo "2390"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. a3 b6 4. f4 Bb7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 c5 7. b5 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. c4 Rfe8 12. Qc2 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 { Black fights for the Initiative} 14. Nc3 e4 15. Ng5 (15. Nh4 Bd6 16. h3 g6 $17) 15... Bd6 $17 16. h4 Bg3 17. h5 Re5 18. Nh3 Nxh5 19. Bxh5 Rxh5 20. Ne2 (20. Nxe4 $142 $5 a6 21. Rad1 $15) 20... Bh2+ $19 21. Kh1 Be5 22. a5 Re8 (22... Bxb2 23. Qxb2 a6 24. axb6 Nxb6 25. Nef4 $19) 23. axb6 axb6 24. Nef4 Rh6 25. Kg1 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Ne5 27. Ra7 $2 (27. Qc3 $142 $17) 27... Nxc4 $19 28. Qa2 Na5 29. Ng5 Rf6 30. Ra1 h6 31. Ngh3 Qb8 32. Rxa5 bxa5 33. Qxa5 Qe5 34. Nf2 (34. Rb1 Ra8 35. Qc3 Qf5 $19) 34... h5 (34... Rxf4 35. exf4 Qd5 36. Qa2 $19) 35. Rc1 (35. Nd1 h4 $19) 35... Ra8 (35... Rxf4 $142 36. exf4 Qd5 (36... Qxf4 $6 37. Rxc5 Ra8 38. Nh3 $19) 37. Rxc5 Qxc5 $19) 36. Qc3 Qxc3 37. Rxc3 (37. dxc3 h4 $19) 37... Rf5 38. d3 (38. Rc4 g5 39. g4 Ra1+ (39... gxf4 $6 40. gxf5 Ra1+ 41. Kg2 $19) 40. Kh2 hxg4 (40... gxf4 $6 41. gxf5 Ra2 42. Kg1 $19) 41. Nxg4 Kh8 $19 (41... gxf4 $6 42. Nh6+ Kh7 43. Nxf5 $17)) 38... exd3 (38... Ra1+ $142 39. Kh2 Rxf4 40. exf4 $19) 39. N2xd3 Rc8 40. Nb2 (40. Rc4 Bd5 41. Rxc5 Rxc5 42. Nxc5 Bc4 $19) 40... c4 41. Rxc4 Rxc4 42. Nxc4 Rxb5 (42... Rxb5 43. Nd6 Rb1+ 44. Kf2 Rb2+ 45. Kg3 Bc6 $19) 0-1 [Event "St George"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basman, Michael J"] [Black "Broome, T."] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. a3 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 Ne8 12. Qb3 a6 13. Nc3 d4 (13... Nb6 14. Rac1 $11) 14. Ne4 Nb6 15. Nc5 Nc7 16. Rfc1 (16. exd4 exd4 17. Rfe1 Be6 $14) 16... Ne6 17. a4 Nd5 18. Bc4 Nxc5 19. bxc5 Be6 20. Rab1 (20. exd4 e4 21. Ne5 Nf4 $16) 20... Rb8 $14 21. exd4 e4 22. Ne5 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bf1 (24. Bxb5 Nc7 25. Qg3 Rxb5 $19 (25... Nxb5 26. Nc6 Qe8 27. Nxb8 Qxb8 28. Qxb8 Rxb8 29. d5 Bxd5 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. c6 $16)) 24... Qc7 25. f3 {White prepares the advance c6 } (25. Bxb5 $143 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Qa5 $15) 25... f6 $2 (25... exf3 $142 26. Qxf3 Rfd8 $14) 26. fxe4 $18 Nf4 27. d5 {White plans c6} fxe5 28. dxe6 Qe7 (28... Rfe8 29. e7+ Kh8 30. g3 $18) 29. c6 Qxe6 30. Ba3 Qxb3 31. Rxb3 Rfc8 32. Bxb5 ( 32. c7 $142 Rb7 33. Bd6 $18) 32... Ne2+ $4 (32... Rxb5 $142 33. Rxb5 Ne2+ 34. Kf2 Nxc1 35. Bxc1 Rxc6 $18) 33. Bxe2 Rxb3 34. Bc4+ (34. Bc4+ Kh8 35. Bxb3 $18) 1-0
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