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    Wilhelm (Willi) Gross
    of Germany


    Flag and map source: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/

         
      Wilhelm Gross, also known as Willi Gross, is a German chess player born in 1956.

      He is notably recognized as the founder of the Orang-Utan magazine, which focuses on the 1.b4 chess opening (commonly called the Orangutan or Polish Opening). Gross is credited with initiating a "new orang-utan age" in the chess community, promoting and revitalizing interest in this unconventional opening through his editorial work and involvement in 1.b4-themed projects. He actively played games featuring 1.b4 in correspondence chess and tournaments during the 1980s, including matches against opponents like Rainer Merten, Hans Peter Dymek, and others in 1984–1985.
      It is fascinating to see such a deep dive into a niche corner of chess history. You are spot on—Wilhelm "Willi" Gross is indeed the key figure behind the modern revival of the 1.b4 opening.
      While mainstream theory often dismisses 1.b4 as a "sideline", Gross treated it with the depth and passion usually reserved for the Ruy Lopez or the Sicilian.

      The "New Orang-Utan Age"
      Gross didn't just play the opening; he created a subculture around it. His work in the 1980s was pivotal for several reasons:
      The Orang-Utan Magazine: This publication served as a clearinghouse for theory that didn't exist in standard textbooks. It allowed enthusiasts to share "refutations" and novelties in lines like the Birmingham Gambit.
      Correspondence Specialization: Because 1.b4 relies heavily on psychological pressure and unusual structures, it thrived in the world of correspondence chess where Gross and his contemporaries (like Rainer Merten) could explore deep engine-free analysis.
      Legacy of the Name: While Tartakower famously named it the "Orangutan" after a visit to the Bronx Zoo in 1924, Gross is largely responsible for keeping that quirky branding alive in the late 20th century.
      Key Games and Theoretical Contributions:
      In the mid-80s, Gross was highly active. His games against players like Hans Peter Dymek and Rainer Merten are often cited in specialized 1.b4 databases. He frequently explored the "Schiffler-Gross Variation," testing the limits of White's queenside expansion.
      Primary Goal: To take the opponent out of "book" preparation by move 1.
      Key Structure: Immediate pressure on and preparation for or setups.
      Gross's Impact: Shifted the perception of 1.b4 from a "joke" opening to a legitimate strategic weapon.

      Why 1.b4?
      The opening appeals to players who enjoy: 1. Avoiding Theory: Black cannot rely on 20 moves of memorized Main Line theory. 2. Space Advantages: White claims queenside space immediately. 3. Tactical Traps: Lines like the Sokolsky Gambit can lead to incredibly sharp, dangerous positions for an unprepared Black player.
      (AI) 
      

(2026-01-01)
(All annotations below by Fritz)
(Games' source: b2b4.eu, lichess.org, chess.com, The Week in Chess, chessworld.net, net-chess.com)




[Event "corr SOK-92-80"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Wartig, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 a5 2. b5 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 g6 (5... Nf6 6. Bb2 $11) 6. Bb2 $14
Bg7 7. d4 c5 (7... Nf6 $5 $11) 8. dxc5 $14 bxc5 9. Qd6 Ne7 (9... Qe7 10. Rd1
$16) 10. Qxc5 (10. Rb1 O-O $16) 10... O-O (10... d6 11. Qg5 $16) 11. Qd6 Nf5
12. Qd3 Nh4 13. e4 f5 14. Rb1 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Rf4 16. Nd6 (16. f3 $142 $5 $18)
16... Bxg2 $14 17. Qg3 Bxh1 (17... Rf3 18. Nb7 Qe7 $19 (18... Rxg3 19. Nxd8 Rb3
20. axb3 Bxh1 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. c5 $16)) 18. Qxf4 $16 {The mate threat is Qf7}
Nf5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nxf5+ (20. c5 Nxd6 21. Qe5+ Qf6 22. Qxf6+ Kxf6 23. cxd6
Ke5 $11) 20... gxf5 (20... exf5 21. Qd4+ Kg8 22. c5 $16) 21. Nf3 (21. Qg3+ Kh8
$16) 21... Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Ra7 23. b6 (23. b6 Ra6 24. c5 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-92-87"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Krueger, Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 a5 2. b5 e6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. c4
c5 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Be2 $11) 9. d3 Qc7 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. h3
(12. d4 a4 $11) 12... Rac8 (12... e5 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Nc4 $15) 13. a3 (13. d4
cxd4 14. cxd5 Nc5 15. exd4 Nxd5 16. dxc5 bxc5 $18) 13... h6 (13... e5 14. Qc2
$11) 14. Qb3 Rfe8 15. Qc2 Qb8 (15... e5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Nc4 $11) 16. Rfe1 Qa8
17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nh4 g6 (18... Ne5 19. Nf5 Bc7 20. d4 $14) 19. Nhf3 $14 Re6
20. Qc3 Rce8 21. Bf1 (21. Qc2 Qd8 $11) 21... Qd8 22. a4 Qe7 23. Red1 (23. Qc2
Ne5 $11) 23... Ne5 (23... d4 24. exd4 Bxf3 25. Nxf3 $11) 24. Nh2 (24. Be2 d4
25. exd4 Nd5 $15) 24... Ned7 (24... d4 25. Qc2 Bd5 26. exd4 cxd4 27. Bxd4 $11)
25. Nhf3 (25. Ng4 Kh7 $11) 25... Kh7 (25... d4 26. exd4 Nd5 $11) 26. Qc2 Nh5
27. g4 Ng7 28. Re1 f5 (28... d4 29. exd4 Bf4 30. Rxe6 Nxe6 31. Re1 $11) 29. Bg2
$11 Rf8 30. Nf1 (30. gxf5 Nxf5 31. Bc3 Nh4 32. Nxh4 Qxh4 $15) 30... fxg4 $15
31. hxg4 Ne5 32. Nxe5 Bxe5 33. Bxe5 Rxe5 34. d4 (34. Nd2 $142 $11) 34... Rg5 (
34... cxd4 $5 35. Qd3 dxe3 36. Rxe3 Rf4 $17) 35. Nh2 (35. dxc5 $142 bxc5 36.
Qxc5 Qxc5 37. Rxc5 Rxg4 38. Rc7 $14) 35... h5 $4 (35... Qf6 $142 $11) 36. f4
$18 (36. dxc5 $6 hxg4 37. cxb6 g3 $16) 36... Rxg4 37. Nxg4 hxg4 38. dxc5 Qh4 (
38... bxc5 39. Qxc5 Qf7 40. Qc7 $18) 39. c6 (39. cxb6 $6 g3 $18) 39... Bc8 40.
Bxd5 g3 41. Qg2 Nh5 (41... g5 42. fxg5 Qxg5 43. Qh1+ Kg6 44. Rc3 $18) 42. c7 (
42. c7 g5 43. Qe4+ Rf5 44. Qe7+ Ng7 45. Bg2 Qh2+ 46. Kf1 gxf4 47. Ke2 f3+ 48.
Kd3 Qxg2 49. Rh1+ Kg8 50. Qd8+ Kf7 51. Qxc8 Rd5+ 52. Ke4 f2+ 53. Kf4 Nh5+ 54.
Rxh5 f1=Q+ 55. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 56. Kxg3 Qe1+ 57. Kf4 Qf2+ 58. Ke4 Qg2+ 59. Kf4 Qf1+
60. Kg3 Qg1+ 61. Kf4 Qf2+ 62. Ke4 Qg2+ 63. Kf4 Qf1+ 64. Kg3 $11) (42. Red1 Nf6
$18) 1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM-19"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Manninen, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. c4 (2. Bb2 d5 $11) 2... d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. e3 (4. Nf3 Nf6 $11) 4...
Nf6 5. Bb2 e6 6. a3 g6 (6... Bd6 $5 $15) 7. Nf3 $11 Bg7 8. d4 O-O 9. Nbd2 Nc6
10. Bd3 a6 (10... Bd7 11. O-O $14) 11. O-O Bd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Nb3 Na7 (13...
Ne4 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. bxc5 $14) 14. Nc5 (14. Rxc8 Nxc8 15. Nc5 Nd6 $16) 14...
Bc6 (14... Qb6 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. Qb3 $14) 15. Ne5 (15. Qe2 Qe7 $16) 15... Qe7 16.
a4 Rc7 17. Qb3 {White intends b5} Rcc8 (17... Nh5 18. Rc3 $16) 18. Ba3 Qe8 (
18... b5 19. Nxa6 (19. Nxc6 $6 Rxc6 20. Rc2 Qd6 $14) 19... bxa4 20. Nxc6 Nxc6
21. Qxa4 $18) 19. Nxc6 $18 Qxc6 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 Qb6 22. Na4 Qd8 23. Bc5
Ra8 (23... Rxc5 24. Nxc5 b6 25. Na6 $18) 24. Nb6 Rb8 25. Qa3 (25. Ra1 Nc8 26.
Bxf8 Bxf8 27. Nxc8 Rxc8 $18) 25... Nc8 26. Nxc8 (26. Bxf8 $6 Bxf8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8
$11) 26... Rxc8 27. Bxf8 Bxf8 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 (28... Bxa3 $4 29. Rxd8+ Kg7 30.
Rb8 $18) 29. Rc1 Qb8 (29... Bxa3 $4 30. Rxc8+ Kg7 31. Rb8 $18) 30. Qc3 Bd6 31.
Qc8+ Qxc8 32. Rxc8+ Kg7 33. b6 (33. b6 e5 34. dxe5 Bxe5 35. h4 $16) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-97-120"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Hasler, Ulrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 c6 2. e4 e5 3. Qh5 Nf6 $146 4. Qxe5+ $14 Qe7 (4... Be7 5. Qd4 $14 (5. Nc3
d5 6. exd5 O-O 7. Qf4 Bd6 8. Qh4 Re8+) (5. a3 O-O 6. Bb2 d5 7. exd5 Bxb4 8. Qg5
Re8+) 5... d5 (5... a5 6. bxa5 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2 Bf6) (5... Ng4 6. Nc3 Bf6
7. Qd3 Qb6 8. Qe2 d6) (5... O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Nf3 Re8) 6. e5 Ne4 7.
d3 Ng5 8. Bxg5 Bxg5) 5. Qxe7+ Bxe7 6. e5 Nd5 7. a3 d6 8. c4 Nc7 9. Bb2 O-O 10.
f4 (10. Nf3 Re8 11. Be2 Ne6 $14) 10... f5 (10... a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Nf3 $14)
11. d4 Ne6 (11... d5 12. Nc3 $16) 12. g3 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 (13... Rd8 $5 14.
Nf3 a5 $16) 14. d5 $18 cxd5 (14... Nd8 15. Nf3 Re8 16. Kf2 $18) 15. cxd5 Nd8
16. Bc4 Kh8 (16... b5 17. Bb3 Kh8 18. Nf3 $18) 17. Nf3 Re8 (17... Nb6 18. Nbd2
Re8 19. O-O $18) 18. O-O Nb6 (18... a6 19. Bd4 $18) 19. Bb3 Nf7 (19... a5 20.
d6 Bf8 21. Ng5 $18) 20. d6 Nxd6 21. exd6 Bxd6 22. Ng5 (22. Ng5 Re3 23. Nf7+ Kg8
24. Bc3 $18 (24. Nxd6+ $6 Rxb3 25. Re1 Bd7 $18)) 1-0

[Event "DB-Bundesb."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Feiertag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 c6 3. c4 e6 4. a3 d5 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Qb6 (6... Bd6 7. c5 Bc7
8. Be2 $11) 7. Nc3 Qc7 (7... a5 8. Na4 Qc7 9. c5 $11) 8. cxd5 exd5 (8... cxd5
9. Nb5 Qb8 10. Rc1 $18) 9. Rc1 Qd8 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 Ne5 (12...
Re8 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nf3 $11) 13. Nxe5 $14 Bxe5 14. f4 Bc7 (14... Bd6 15. Ne2 $14
) 15. Rf3 (15. Ne2 Ne4 $14) 15... d4 (15... h6 16. Nb5 Bb6 17. Nd4 $14) 16. Ne4
Nxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 (17... Qh4 18. Bxd4 Bb6 $16) 18. Bd3 (18. Bxc6 dxe3 19. Qb3+
Kh8 20. Rg3 $14) 18... Bb6 $14 19. a4 a5 20. Rg3 (20. b5 Re8 21. Rg3 g6 $14)
20... Be6 21. Kh1 (21. Bc4 Qf6 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Qb3 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 $18 (24.
Qxc4+ $6 Kh8 $11)) 21... axb4 $17 22. Bc4 {
White terminates the opponent with strong threats} Bxc4 (22... Qd6 $5 $17) 23.
Qxc4+ $11 Qd5 (23... Rf7 24. Qxb4 Re7 25. exd4 $11) 24. Qxb4 Qa5 (24... Ra6 25.
Rc4 $11) 25. Qc4+ (25. Rc4 Rfd8 26. Qe7 g6 $18) 25... Qd5 26. Qb4 Qa5 (26...
Ra6 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. exd4 $11) 27. Qb3+ (27. Rc4 Rfd8 $14) 27... Kh8 (27...
Rf7 $142 $5 $11) 28. exd4 $14 (28. Bxd4 $143 Bxd4 29. exd4 Qxd2 $11) 28... Bd8
$2 (28... Rg8 $142 $14) 29. d5 $18 (29. Qxb7 $6 Bf6 30. Qxc6 Rfb8 $16) 29...
Bf6 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. Qxb7 {Threatening mate... how?} Rg8 32. Rxc6 (32. dxc6
Qxd2 33. Rb1 Rd6 $18) 32... Qxd2 $4 (32... Rxc6 $142 33. dxc6 Qxa4 $16) 33.
Qxg7+ $1 (33. Qxg7+ Rxg7 34. Rc8+ Rf8 35. Rxf8+ Rg8 36. Rgxg8#) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-90-56"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Frenzel, Lothar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 (1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 $14) 1... Nc6 (1... e5 2. Bb2 $11) 2. b5 $11 Nd4
3. e3 Nf5 4. e4 Nd6 (4... Nd4 5. Nf3 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 $11) 5. Nc3 $14 c6 6. Nf3 (
6. a4 Qa5 $14) 6... cxb5 $11 7. Bxb5 Nxb5 8. Nxb5 a6 (8... Nf6 9. e5 Ne4 10.
O-O $11) 9. Nc3 g6 (9... b5 10. a3 $14) 10. Bb2 $16 Bg7 11. d4 (11. Rb1 $5 $16)
11... d6 $11 12. O-O Bg4 13. Nd5 Rc8 14. Ne3 {White begins to deal mighty blows
} Bd7 15. c4 Nf6 16. e5 Ne4 (16... dxe5 17. Nxe5 b5 18. c5 $11) 17. Qc2 $14 f5
(17... Bf5 $142 $14) 18. e6 $1 $18 Bxe6 19. d5 {Discovered attack} Bxd5 20.
Nxd5 O-O (20... e5 21. Qa4+ Kf7 22. Rab1 $18) 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qb2+ Nf6 $6 (
22... Kh6 $18) 23. Ng5 Qd7 24. Nb6 (24. Nb6 Qc6 25. Ne6+ Kf7 26. Rae1 $18) 1-0

[Event "tt Bundesbank-Dt.Bank"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Cosmol"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 e6 3. e3 Bxb4 4. Bxg7 Qg5 5. Bxh8 f6 (5... Nd7 6. Nf3 Qe7 7. a3
$18) 6. Nf3 Qg6 7. Bd3 Qf7 8. c3 (8. e4 Nd7 $18) 8... Be7 9. Qc2 (9. e4 dxe4
10. Bxe4 Nh6 11. Qa4+ Nd7 $18) 9... Nc6 (9... e5 10. Qa4+ (10. Bxh7 $143 e4 11.
Bxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Nc6 $18) 10... Nd7 11. Bc2 $18) 10. a4 (10. h4 $142 f5 $18)
10... Nh6 11. Na3 (11. Nd4 Bd7 $18) 11... a6 (11... Bd7 12. Bxh7 O-O-O 13. Bxf6
Qxf6 14. Nb5 $18) 12. c4 (12. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 13. Bxh7 Ne7 $18) 12... Nb4 13. Qb1
Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 dxc4 (14... Qg8 15. O-O $18) 15. Nxc4 (15. Qxc4 $5 Qg6 16. Qxc7
Qxg2 $18) 15... Qg8 16. O-O (16. Rb1 Qxh8 17. Na5 Qg8 $18) 16... Qxh8 17. Nd4 (
17. Rab1 $5 e5 $18) 17... e5 18. Ne2 (18. Nf3 Qg8 $18) 18... Qg7 (18... Qg8 19.
Qc2 $18) 19. Ng3 (19. Qb3 Nf5 $18) 19... Be6 (19... Qg6 20. Qc3 $18) 20. Rac1 (
20. Na5 b6 21. Qc3 c5 $18) 20... Rd8 21. Qb1 (21. Qc3 Rd5 $18) 21... b6 $16 22.
f4 Ng4 (22... Qg8 23. Qc2 $16) 23. fxe5 $18 Qh6 (23... fxe5 $5 24. Nf5 Qg6 $18)
24. h3 Rxd2 $2 (24... Nxe5 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. Rxc7 Rxd2 $18) 25. hxg4 (25. Nxd2
Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 Qxd2 $18) 25... Bxc4 (25... Bc5 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. Qxf5 (27. Rxf5
$6 Bxe3+ 28. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 29. Kh1 Qe2 $18) (27. gxf5 $6 Bxe3+ 28. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 29.
Kh2 Qh6+ 30. Kg1 Qe3+ 31. Kh2 Qh6+ 32. Kg1 Qe3+ $11) 27... Bxe3+ 28. Nxe3 Qxe3+
29. Rf2 Qxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 fxe5 32. Rxc7 $18) 26. Nf5 Qg5 (26... Ba2
27. Qxa2 $3 Qxe3+ 28. Nxe3 Rxa2 $18) 27. Rxc4 Bc5 28. Rxc5 (28. Qe4 fxe5 29.
Qc6+ Kd8 30. Rxc5 bxc5 31. Rb1 Qxf5 32. gxf5 Rd6 33. Rb8+ Ke7 34. Qxc7+ Kf6 35.
Qxd6+ Kxf5 36. Re8 Kg4 37. Qf6 c4 38. Rg8+ Kh5 39. g4#) 28... bxc5 (28... Qxg4
29. Ng7+ Kd8 30. Ne6+ Qxe6 31. Rxf6 Qg8 $18) 29. Qb8+ (29. e6 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1
Qh4+ 31. Nxh4 Rxg4 32. Qb8+ Ke7 33. Qxc7+ Kxe6 34. Qc6+ Ke7 35. Nf5+ Kd8 36.
Rd1+ Rd4 37. exd4 c4 38. Re1 c3 39. Re8#) 29... Kd7 30. e6+ Kxe6 31. Qc8+ Kf7 {
If Black now only could play h5...} 32. Qxc7+ Kg8 (32... Ke6 33. Qe7+ Kd5 34.
Qd6+ Kc4 35. Rc1+ Rc2 36. Rxc2+ Kb3 37. Qd3+ Kxa4 38. Ra2+ Kb4 39. Rb2+ Ka5 40.
Qa3#) 33. Rb1 (33. Rb1 Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Qxg4+ 35. Ng3 Kh8 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Rb7+
Kh6 38. Qxf6+ Qg6 39. Qf8+ Kg5 40. Qf4#) 1-0

[Event "xxiv/17"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 Nbd7 6. d4 (6. Nf3 e6 7. a3
Bd6 $11) 6... e5 (6... e6 $5 7. a3 Bd6 $15) 7. Qb3 $11 Qe7 8. a3 (8. dxe5 Ng4
9. Nf3 Qxb4+ 10. Nbd2 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nb6 $11) 8... exd4 (8... e4 9. Nc3 $11) 9.
Bxd4 c5 (9... Nb6 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. Nf3 $11) 10. Bc3 (10. bxc5 Rc8 11. Qxb7 Rb8
$11) 10... Bg6 (10... a6 11. b5 $15) 11. b5 (11. Nd2 a6 $11) 11... Ne4 (11...
Ne5 12. Nf3 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 $11) 12. Nf3 Nb6 13. Nbd2 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 f6 (14...
Rd8 15. O-O $11) 15. b6 (15. O-O Bf7 16. Rac1 Qe6 $11) 15... Qe6 (15... Nxc3
16. Qxc3 axb6 17. Qb2 $11) 16. Qb5+ (16. Ba5 Be7 $11) 16... Kf7 17. Bb2 (17.
bxa7 Be7 18. Ba5 Rxa7 $11) 17... Be7 (17... axb6 18. Rd1 $15) 18. bxa7 Rxa7 19.
O-O (19. Nh4 Rd8 $11) 19... Nd6 (19... Rc8 20. Rac1 $15) 20. Nxd6+ (20. Qxc5
Nxc4 21. Qxa7 Nxb2 22. Qxb7 Nc4 $11) 20... Qxd6 (20... Bxd6 21. Nd2 $15) 21.
Rfd1 (21. Qc4+ Qe6 22. Qf4 Qf5 23. Qc4+ Qe6 $11) 21... Qa6 $15 22. Qb3+ c4 {
Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on a3} 23. Qc3 b5 24. h3 (24. Ng5+
Ke8 25. Nf3 Qa5 $15) 24... Rd8 (24... Rc8 $5 $17) 25. Rxd8 $11 Bxd8 26. Rd1 (
26. Qd4 $5 Be7 27. Qd5+ Kf8 28. Nd4 $15) 26... Be7 $15 27. Ra1 (27. Qd2 Qb7 $17
(27... Bxa3 $143 28. Bxa3 Qxa3 29. Qd5+ Kf8 30. Nd4 $14)) 27... Be4 28. Nd2 (
28. Nd4 Kg8 $17) 28... Bd3 29. Qd4 Qb7 30. Nf3 (30. Rc1 Kg8 $17) 30... Ra8 (
30... Be4 $142 $17) 31. Ng5+ $2 (31. Ne1 Bf5 $17) 31... Kg8 (31... fxg5 $142 $5
32. Qxg7+ Ke6 33. Qe5+ Kd7 34. Qd4+ Bd6 35. Qg7+ Kc6 36. Qxg5 b4 $19) 32. Ne6
Ra6 (32... Bf5 33. Nf4 $17) 33. Nc5 $15 Bxc5 34. Qxc5 Rc6 (34... Qc6 $142 35.
Qe7 Ra8 $15) 35. Qd5+ $16 Kf8 36. Bc3 Ke8 $2 (36... g6 37. Bxf6 $1 Rc7 38. Qd8+
Kf7 39. Bc3 $16) 37. Ba5 (37. Qg8+ $142 $5 Kd7 38. Qxg7+ Kc8 39. Qf8+ Kd7 40.
Qf7+ Kc8 41. Qe8+ Kc7 42. Bxf6 Kb6 $18) 37... Qa6 (37... Qc8 38. Qg8+ Kd7 39.
Qxg7+ Ke6 40. e4 $18) 38. Qg8+ $18 Kd7 39. Qd8+ (39. Qxg7+ $5 Kc8 40. Qf8+ Kb7
$18) 39... Ke6 $16 40. Qe8+ Kf5 $4 (40... Kd5 $142 41. Qf7+ Re6 $16) 41. g4+
Kg5 42. Qh5# 1-0

[Event "xxiv/19"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 Nbd7 6. d4 e5 (6... Nb6 7. Be2
$15) 7. Qb3 $11 Qe7 8. a3 exd4 9. Bxd4 Ne4 10. Nf3 c5 11. bxc5 Nexc5 12. Qb2
Nd3+ (12... Be6 13. Bb5 $14 (13. Bxg7 $4 Bxc4 14. Bxf8 Rxf8 $19 (14... Qxf8
$143 15. Qd4 Nd3+ 16. Kf1 N3e5+ 17. Ke1 $19))) 13. Bxd3 Bxd3 14. Bxg7 (14. Qxb7
$143 Rb8 15. Qxa7 Rxb1+ (15... Bxb1 $143 16. Ne5 Be4 17. f3 $16) 16. Rxb1 Bxb1
$15) 14... Rg8 15. Bxf8 (15. Qxb7 $2 Rb8 16. Qc7 Bxg7 $19 (16... Bxb1 $6 17.
Bxf8 Kxf8 18. O-O $19) (16... Rxb1+ $6 17. Rxb1 Bxb1 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Qb8+ Qd8
20. Qxe5+ Be7 21. O-O $17)) 15... Kxf8 16. g3 (16. Nc3 Rxg2 17. Qxb7 Rb8 $14)
16... Rg6 (16... Nc5 $5 17. Nd4 Rd8 $11) 17. Nbd2 $16 (17. Qxb7 $2 Be4 18. Qb4
Bxf3 $19) 17... Rb6 $4 (17... Nc5 $142 $16) 18. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "xix/18"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. a3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 Nb6 8.
Bb5+ (8. Be2 a5 9. bxa5 Rxa5 $15) 8... c6 9. Be2 Be7 (9... Bd6 10. O-O $15) 10.
d4 (10. O-O a5 $11) 10... Qd6 (10... O-O 11. O-O $15) 11. Nbd2 Ne4 (11... O-O
12. O-O $11) 12. Ne5 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Bf6 14. f4 (14. Rd1 O-O $11) 14... Bd8 (
14... O-O 15. O-O $11) 15. h3 (15. O-O O-O $11) 15... O-O (15... Bh4+ 16. Kf1
$15) 16. O-O $11 f6 17. Nf3 Na4 18. Bc1 a5 19. Bd1 Nb6 20. bxa5 Nc4 (20... Nd5
21. a6 Rxa6 22. Qb2 $15) 21. Qb4 $11 Bd3 (21... b5 $5 $11) 22. Rf2 (22. Bb3
$142 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Qxb4 24. axb4 $16) 22... Bxa5 $2 (22... Qd5 $142 $14) 23.
Qb3 $18 {White gets in control} (23. Qxb7 $4 Rfb8 24. Qxa8 Rxa8 $19) 23... Nxe3
24. Bxe3 Be4 25. Bc2 (25. Qxb7 Rfb8 26. Qxa8 Rxa8 $19) 25... Bd5 26. Qd3 (26.
Qxb7 Rfb8 27. Bxh7+ Kf8 28. Qxa8 Rxa8 $15) 26... f5 27. Ne5 Bd8 (27... Bb4 28.
a4 $18) 28. Bd2 (28. a4 Ba5 $18) 28... Bh4 (28... Be4 29. Qc3 $18) 29. Rff1 (
29. Bb4 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Qd8 31. Bxf8 Qxf8 $18) 29... Be4 30. Qc3 Bxc2 31. Qxc2
Qxd4+ 32. Kh1 (32. Kh1 Qe4 33. Qb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "xx/08"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. a3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
bxc5 Bxc5 9. d4 (9. Qb3 Qb6 $11) 9... Be7 (9... Bd6 10. O-O $15) 10. Nbd2 O-O
11. O-O Qb6 12. Qb3 Rfc8 13. Rac1 Ne4 14. Rfe1 Qd8 (14... Qxb3 $142 $5 15. Nxb3
Nb6 $11) 15. Nxe4 $16 (15. Qxb7 $2 Rcb8 16. Qc6 Nxd2 $19) 15... Bxe4 16. Bxe6
$1 Bg6 (16... fxe6 17. Qxe6+ {Theme: Double Attack}) 17. Bg4 (17. Ne5 Nxe5 18.
Bxc8 Rxc8 19. dxe5 Rc7 $18) 17... h5 $2 (17... Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nf6 19. Bh3 $16)
18. Bh3 (18. Bxd7 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Qxd7 $18) 18... b6 19. Rxc8 (19. e4 Rxc1 20.
Bxc1 Rc8 $18) 19... Rxc8 20. Ne5 (20. Qb5 $142 $5 Rc7 21. e4 $18) 20... Bc2 $4
(20... Nxe5 21. Bxc8 Nd3 $11) 21. Qxf7+ $18 (21. Qxf7+ Kh7 22. Qxh5+ Kg8 23.
Be6+ Kf8 24. Qh8#) 1-0

[Event "xxii/06"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. a3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
bxc5 Bxc5 9. d4 Bd6 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. O-O (11. Qb3 b6 $15) 11... O-O 12. Rc1 Qb6
13. Qb3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bxe6 $4 (15. Ng5 $142 Qxb3 16. Bxb3 $11) 15...
Rxc1 $19 16. Rxc1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 fxe6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 (19... axb6
$143 20. Kg2 $16) 20. Rc7 (20. Kg3 Rf7 $11) 20... Rf7 21. Rc5 Rxf3 22. Kg2 Rf8
23. Bc3 Na4 24. Rc7 Nxc3 25. Rxc3 Rb8 (25... h5 26. f3 $15) 26. Rc7 $11 Kf8 27.
Kf3 a5 28. Ke4 (28. Kg2 b5 29. Ra7 b4 30. axb4 axb4 $19) 28... b5 $15 29. Ke5 (
29. Ra7 b4 30. Rxa5 b3 $19) 29... b4 (29... Rb6 30. Rc8+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ Kg6 32.
Rc5 $15) 30. axb4 $17 axb4 31. Kxe6 b3 32. Rc1 b2 33. Rb1 h5 34. d5 h4 35. d6 (
35. e4 Rb6+ 36. d6 Ke8 $15) 35... h3 36. e4 h2 37. e5 g6 (37... Rb4 $5 $17) 38.
Kf6 $11 Kg8 $4 (38... Ke8 39. f4 Rb4 $15) 39. e6 (39. e6 h1=Q 40. Rxh1 $16) (
39. Kxg6 $6 Rb7 $11) 1-0

[Event "xix/12"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. b5 Nbd7 7. Nf3 Nb6 8.
Be2 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. d3 Bg6 (10... a6 11. e4 Bg4 12. e5 axb5 13. exf6 gxf6
14. Qb3 $18) 11. e4 (11. Bd4 c5 12. bxc6 bxc6 $11) 11... Be7 (11... a6 12. e5
axb5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Re1 $18) 12. Nbd2 (12. Qc2 Bd6 $11) 12... a6 13. a4 axb5
14. axb5 Qd7 15. Qb3 Rfd8 {Attacking the backward pawn on d3} (15... Bc5 16.
Ne5 Qd6 17. Nxg6 Rxa1 18. Bxa1 fxg6 19. e5 $18) 16. Ne5 $14 Qe8 17. Ndf3 (17.
Rfc1 $5 $16) 17... Bh5 $11 18. h3 Nfd7 19. g4 Nxe5 (19... Nc5 20. Qc2 f6 21. d4
$14) 20. Nxe5 (20. Bxe5 Bg6 21. Bxc7 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Nxa8 $16) 20...
Bg6 21. f4 (21. Qc3 Bf8 22. Qxc7 Qxb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 $14) 21... Rxa1 22. Bxa1
Bc5+ 23. Kg2 f6 (23... Bd4 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Rc1 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 $11) 24. Nf3 (
24. Nxg6 $5 hxg6 25. f5 $14) 24... Bf7 25. Qc2 Nd7 (25... Bd6 26. e5 Nd5 27.
Qc1 $15) 26. Qc3 (26. g5 f5 $11) 26... Ra8 27. Bb2 Qe7 28. d4 Bb6 29. Bc4 {
White prepares d5} Ba5 30. Qb3 {White intends d5} (30. Qa3 Qe8 $11) 30... Nb6
31. Ba3 Qd7 32. Be2 e5 33. d5 (33. fxe5 Bxb3) 33... exf4 34. Rd1 h5 35. Nh4 (
35. Nd4 Re8 36. Bf3 Re5 $15) 35... Qe8 $17 36. Bf3 hxg4 37. hxg4 Nd7 (37... g6
$5 $15) 38. Nf5 $11 Ne5 $4 (38... g6 39. Nh6+ Kg7 40. Nxf7 Qxf7 41. g5 $15) 39.
Rh1 (39. Ne7+ Kf8 40. Rh1 $18) 39... Bb6 $4 (39... g6 $142 40. Nh6+ Kg7 $15)
40. Ne7+ $18 (40. Ne7+ Qxe7 41. Bxe7 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxiv/09"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e6 7. Qb3 Nb6 8.
Be2 h6 (8... Nbd5 9. a3 $11) 9. d4 (9. O-O Bd6 $11) 9... Bd6 (9... Qd5 10. b5
$15) 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. O-O c6 (11... Nbd5 12. a3 $11) 12. h3 (12. Rfc1 a5 13.
bxa5 Rxa5 $11) 12... Rc8 (12... Qe7 13. a3 $11) 13. Rac1 Bb8 (13... Ne4 14. a3
$11) 14. a4 (14. b5 cxb5 15. Ba3 Bd6 $11) 14... Ne4 (14... Bd6 15. b5 $11) 15.
a5 (15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. a5 Nd5 $11) 15... Nd5 (15... Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Nd5 17. a6 $11
) 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Nd2 (17. Ba3 Qc7 18. Ne5 f6 $17) 17... Bg6 (17... Qd6 18.
f4 Bf5 19. Ba3 $11) 18. f4 (18. Nc4 Qe7 $11) 18... Qe7 (18... Bd6 19. Ba3 $15)
19. b5 $11 cxb5 20. Bxb5 Bd6 21. Be2 Rfd8 22. Bf3 Nb4 (22... Bb4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8
24. Nc4 $11) 23. Be4 (23. Nc4 Nd3 24. Nxd6 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Qxd6 26. Ba3 $16 (26.
Qxb7 $6 Nxc1 27. Rxc1 Qa3 $11)) 23... Bxe4 (23... Bf5 24. Ba3 b6 25. axb6 axb6
26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. g4 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 $16) 24. Nxe4 Nc6 (24... Nd5 25. Nxd6 Qxd6
26. f5 $11 (26. Qxb7 $2 Rb8 27. Qxa7 Rxb2 $19)) 25. Nxd6 $14 Qxd6 26. Rc5 (26.
Qxb7 Rc7 27. Qa6 Qd5 $16) 26... Qd7 (26... Rc7 27. Qc3 Kf8 28. Rc1 $14) 27.
Rfc1 Ne7 28. e4 Rxc5 (28... Ng6 29. Qf3 $14) 29. Rxc5 Rc8 30. Rb5 {
White prepares the advance d5} (30. Qc3 Rxc5 31. Qxc5 Ng6 $14) 30... Rc7 $11
31. d5 (31. a6 bxa6 32. Rb8+ Kh7 $11) 31... exd5 32. Be5 a6 33. Rb6 (33. Bxc7
$143 axb5 34. Be5 dxe4 $19) 33... Rc1+ 34. Kh2 dxe4 35. Rxb7 (35. Bxg7 $142 Qd1
36. Qxd1 (36. Bxh6 $4 Qh1+ 37. Kg3 Rg1 $19) 36... Rxd1 37. Rxb7 $15) 35... Qd8
$4 (35... Qd3 $142 36. Rb8+ Rc8 37. Rxc8+ Nxc8 $15) 36. Qa3 $18 Rc2 37. Rxe7 (
37. Qxe7 $6 Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Qd2+ 39. Kf1 Qd1+ 40. Kf2 Qd2+ 41. Kg3 Qe3+ 42. Kg4
Qg1+ 43. Kh5 Qd1+ 44. Kh4 Qe1+ 45. Kh5 Qe2+ 46. Kh4 Qf2+ 47. Kh5 Qf3+ 48. Kh4
Qf2+ 49. Kh5 Qf3+ 50. Kh4 Qf2+ $11) 37... Rxg2+ (37... e3 38. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 39.
Qb3+ Ke7 40. Qxc2 Qxa5 $18) 38. Kxg2 Qd2+ 39. Kg3 Qe1+ 40. Kg4 Qe2+ 41. Kh4 (
41. Kf5 $142 Qg2 42. Qd6 Qxh3+ 43. Kxe4 Qh1+ 44. Kd3 Qd1+ 45. Kc3 Qf3+ 46. Kb4
Qe4+ 47. Kc5 Qa4 $18) 41... g6 (41... e3 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Rh8+ Kg6 44. Qd6+ f6
45. f5+ Kxf5 46. Qd7+ Kxe5 47. Re8+ Kf4 48. Qc7+ Kf5 49. Qxg7 Qf2+ 50. Kh5 Qf3+
51. Qg4+ Qxg4+ 52. hxg4+ Kf4 $18) 42. Re8+ (42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Rh8#) 1-0

[Event "xxiii/16"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e6 7. b5 Be7 (7...
Nb6 8. Be2 $15) 8. O-O $11 Nc5 9. d4 Nce4 10. Nh4 Bg4 11. Qb3 (11. f3 Nd6 12.
Nd2 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Bh5 $11) 11... Nd6 (11... O-O 12. f3 Nd7 13. Ng6 hxg6 14.
fxe4 $14) 12. Bd3 $11 Nd5 13. e4 (13. Nf3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O $11) 13... Nf4 (
13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxh4 15. Nc3 $15) 14. e5 (14. f3 $142 $5 $11) 14... Bxh4
15. exd6 Qxd6 16. f3 (16. Be4 O-O-O $17) 16... Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bf5 18. Qc4 Rd8
19. Nd2 (19. d5 Be7 20. Bxg7 Rg8 $19) 19... Be7 (19... Bf6 20. Rfd1 Bxd4+ 21.
Bxd4 Qxd4+ 22. Qxd4 Rxd4 23. Ne4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxe4 25. fxe4 $19) 20. a4 (20.
Ne4 Qf4 $19) 20... Qb4 21. Qxb4 Bxb4 22. Ne4 O-O (22... Rd5 23. Rfc1 Kd8 24.
Nc5 $17) 23. Rac1 Ba5 24. Nc5 Bb6 (24... Bd2 $142 25. Nxb7 Be3+ 26. Kh1 Bxc1
27. Rxc1 Rd7 $17) 25. Nxb7 $11 Bxd4+ 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Nc5 (27. Rxc7 Rxa4 28.
Nd6 Bg6 $11) 27... Rc8 (27... Rfd8 $5 $17) 28. g4 $11 Bg6 29. h4 h5 30. gxh5 (
30. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 c6 $17) 30... Bxh5 $17 31. Kg2 c6 32. Ne4 Rxa4 (32...
f5 $5 33. Ng5 Be8 $15) 33. bxc6 $11 f5 34. Ng5 Bf7 (34... e5 35. Rfe1 $11) 35.
c7 (35. Rfe1 Rxh4 36. Nxe6 Bxe6 37. Rxe6 Rh6 $15) 35... Rxh4 (35... e5 $5 36.
Rfd1 Rd4 $11) 36. Rfd1 $14 (36. Rfd1 e5 37. Rd8+ Be8 38. Rxc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxiv/07"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. c5 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 h6 (7... a5
8. a3 $15) 8. O-O $11 c6 (8... a5 9. a3 $11) 9. a3 Nbd7 (9... b6 10. d4 $11)
10. d4 (10. d3 Qc7 $11) 10... Qc7 11. Nbd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bh7 (13...
Bg6 14. Re1 $11) 14. Qb3 e5 (14... Bf5 15. Nf3 $11) 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nf3 (16.
Rfd1 Bf5 $11) 16... Bf6 (16... Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Rad8 18. Bd4 $14) 17. Nd4 (17.
Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 17... Rfe8 18. Rac1 a6 19. a4 {White prepares b5}
Qd7 20. h3 (20. Qc3 Be4 $11) 20... Be4 21. Rfd1 Rad8 (21... Qe7 22. Qc3 $11)
22. b5 (22. f3 Bf5 $11) 22... axb5 (22... Ra8 23. Ra1 $11) 23. axb5 Ra8 24. f3
(24. Ra1 Qe7 25. Qc3 b6 $11) 24... Bg6 (24... Bh7 25. Ra1 $11) 25. f4 $14 Nc4
26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Rxc4 Be4 28. Nxc6 (28. Rb4 $142 $14) 28... Qc7 $2 (28... Bd5
$142 $5 29. Rb4 bxc6 30. Bxf6 gxf6 $11) 29. Nb4 (29. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 30. Nb4 Qa5
$18) 29... Bxb2 30. Qxb2 f5 31. b6 (31. Qc3 Qf7 $18) 31... Qf7 (31... Qe7 32.
Qc3 $18) 32. Rcd4 Qg6 (32... Rac8 33. Rd7 Re7 34. Rd8+ Re8 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36.
Qe5 $18) 33. Kh2 Ra3 $4 (33... Qf7 $142 $18) 34. Rd6 (34. Rd6 Qxg2+ 35. Qxg2
Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Rexe3 37. c6 Rg3+ 38. Kf2 Rgf3+ 39. Ke2 Rfe3+ 40. Kd2 $18) (34.
Rxe4 $5 Rxe3 35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $18) 1-0

[Event "xx/10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 $15 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 $15 5. c5 Nc6 6. a3 Be7 $15 7. Nf3
O-O 8. Be2 a6 (8... a5 9. b5 Nb8 10. Bd4 $15) 9. d4 (9. O-O b6 $11) 9... Ne4
10. Nbd2 Bf6 (10... Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be4 12. O-O $11) 11. O-O Re8 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13.
dxe5 Nxd2 (13... Qg5 14. Nf3 Qg6 15. Nh4 $14) 14. Qxd2 $14 Qg5 15. f4 Qg6 16.
Rf3 f6 $4 (16... Red8 $142 $11) 17. Rg3 (17. exf6 gxf6 18. Rg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3
Rf8 $18) 17... Qf7 18. exf6 g6 19. h4 (19. Rd1 Rad8 $16) 19... Rad8 20. h5 e5
21. hxg6 hxg6 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Rf1 Kf8 $4 (23... Qxf6 $142 24. Rg4 Qe7 $14)
24. e4 $1 $18 dxe4 {Deflection from c4.} (24... Bxe4 25. Qh6+) 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26.
Rxf5 (26. Rxf5 Nf3+ 27. gxf3 Rd5 28. Rxg6+ Qxg6+ 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "xvii/19"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b5 e6 5. c4 Bd6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nf3 c5 (7...
O-O 8. Be2 $15) 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. d4 (10. a4 Re8 $15) 10... c4 11. Nc3
Rc8 12. Nd2 (12. Qa4 Bb8 $15) 12... Re8 13. Bf3 Be6 (13... Bd3 14. Be2 Bxe2 15.
Qxe2 $15) 14. e4 $15 dxe4 15. Ndxe4 {
The passed pawn on d4 quickly leads to threats} Bb8 (15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17.
Bxb7 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Qc7+ 19. f4 Qxb7 20. d5 $15) 16. Nxf6+ (16. Ng3 Bxg3 17.
fxg3 Qb6 $15) 16... Nxf6 $15 (16... Qxf6 $143 17. Bxb7 Rcd8 18. Bc6 $14) 17. g3
Nd5 18. Re1 Qd7 19. a4 b6 (19... a6 20. Qd2 $15) 20. Qd2 $11 Nxc3 21. Bc6 Rxc6
22. bxc6 Qxc6 23. Qxc3 Bd5 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Re1 {Threatening mate: Rxe8} Qxa4
(25... Qd7 $142 $11) 26. Qe3 $18 {Do you see the mate threat?} Bc6 (26... Be6
27. d5 $1 Qe8 $18) 27. d5 $1 Bd7 (27... Bxd5 {Theme: Deflection from e8} 28.
Qe8+ {A double attack}) 28. Qe7 (28. Qg5 Be5 29. Bxe5 f6 30. Bxf6 g6 31. Qh6
Qd1 32. Qg7#) 28... h6 29. Qd8+ Kh7 30. Qxb8 Qb4 {The mate threat is Qxe1} 31.
Qe5 f6 32. Qe7 Qb5 (32... Qxb2 33. Qxd7 Qc2 $18) 33. Bxf6 (33. Bxf6 Kg6 34.
Qxg7+ Kh5 35. Re5+ Bf5 36. Rxf5#) 1-0

[Event "xiv/19"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. e3 Nbd7 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. Nc3 e5 8.
Ng5 (8. Qb3 Bg6 $11) 8... Bg6 $15 (8... Bxb4 $4 9. Nxf7 (9. Bxf7+ $6 Ke7 10.
Qf3 g6 $14) 9... Qe7 10. Nxh8 $18) 9. Qb3 {Threatening mate... how?} Qe7 10.
O-O b5 11. Bd5 Rd8 (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qd6 13. a3 $17) 12. e4 (12. Bb7 Nb8 13.
f4 c5 14. fxe5 Ng4 $15) 12... h6 (12... Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxg5 14. Nxc7+ Ke7 15.
Nd5+ Kd6 16. Qc2 $11) 13. Nf3 Qxb4 14. Bc6 Qd6 (14... Qxb3 15. axb3 Bd6 16.
Rxa6 $11) 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Nd5 $4 (16. Nxb5 Qf4 17. g3 $18) 16... Qd6 $19 17.
e5 $2 (17. Bxf6 $142 gxf6 18. Rac1 $19) 17... Qxc6 18. exf6 gxf6 $4 (18... Nxf6
$142 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rfe1+ Be7 $19) 19. Rfe1+ $18 Ne5 20. Nxf6+ $1 Qxf6 {
Decoy to f6} 21. Bxe5 Qc6 (21... Qf5 22. Bxh8+ Kd7 23. Re5 $18) 22. Bf6+ (22.
Bf6+ Be7 23. Bxh8 $18 (23. Bxe7 $143 Rd3 24. Qb2 Rg8 $18) (23. Rxe7+ Kf8 24.
Qa3 Kg8 25. Bxh8 Kxh8 $18)) 1-0

[Event "xiv/21"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. Be2 Bf5 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. c4 (6. a3 e6 $11) 6...
dxc4 $15 7. Bxc4 e6 8. a3 Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Ne5 (10... b5 11. Be2 $15) 11.
Nxe5 $11 Bxe5 12. f4 Bc7 13. Qe2 $2 (13. b5 $142 $5 $11) 13... b5 $17 14. Ba2 (
14. Nxb5 cxb5 15. Bxb5 Bg4 $17) 14... Bd3 $19 15. Qf2 Bxf1 16. Rxf1 a5 17. Qg3
$2 (17. Bb1 axb4 18. axb4 Qe7 $19) 17... g6 (17... axb4 $142 $5 18. Ne4 Ne8 19.
Rc1 bxa3 20. Ba1 $19) 18. d4 Nd5 (18... axb4 $5 19. axb4 Qd6 20. Rb1 $19) 19.
Bxd5 (19. bxa5 f5 $17) 19... exd5 $19 (19... cxd5 $6 20. Nxb5 axb4 21. axb4 $17
) 20. Qe1 (20. e4 axb4 21. axb4 dxe4 22. Nxe4 Re8 $19) 20... Re8 21. Nd1 Qd7 (
21... axb4 22. Qxb4 Bd6 23. Qc3 $19) 22. Qc3 (22. Bc3 axb4 23. Bxb4 Qe6 $19)
22... Bd6 (22... axb4 23. Qxb4 Bd6 24. Qc3 $19) 23. h3 (23. bxa5 Bc7 $19) 23...
axb4 24. axb4 Ra4 25. Qe1 (25. f5 Bxb4 26. Qc2 Bd6 $19) 25... Bxb4 26. Qg3 Qf5
27. Nf2 (27. Bc3 Bf8 $19) 27... Ra2 28. Bc1 Ba3 (28... Ra1 29. Qg4 $19) 29. Ng4
$4 (29. e4 $142 Qf6 30. Bxa3 Qxd4 31. e5 $17) 29... Kg7 (29... Bf8 $142 $5 30.
Kh2 $19) 30. e4 Qxe4 (30... Rxe4 31. Bxa3) 31. Bxa3 Qxd4+ 32. Kh1 Ree2 $4 (
32... b4 $142 33. Bc1 Qc3 34. Qxc3+ bxc3 $19) 33. Qh4 $4 (33. f5 Qe4 34. fxg6
Qxg6 35. Qc3+ f6 36. Rxf6 Ra1+ 37. Qxa1 Re1+ 38. Qxe1 Qxf6 39. Nxf6 Kxf6 40.
Qe7+ Kg6 41. Qe6+ Kg7 42. Bc1 h5 43. Bh6+ Kh7 44. Qf6 c5 45. Qg7#) 33... Rxa3
$19 34. f5 (34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Qh4 $19) 34... h5 35. fxg6 fxg6 (35... Ra1 $142
36. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 37. Kh2 Kxg6 38. Nf2 Qe5+ 39. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 40. Kxg3 $19) 36. Qd8
$4 (36. Rf7+ Kxf7 37. Nh6+ Ke6 38. Qxd4 $19) 36... hxg4 (36... Rxh3+ $142 $1
37. Nh2 Rxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Qe5+ 39. Kg1 Re1 40. Qf8+ Kh7 $19) 37. Qf8+ (37. Qf8+
Kh7 38. Rf7+ Qg7 39. Qxg7#) 1-0

[Event "xix/06"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Be2 e6 6. a3 c5 7. bxc5 Bxc5 8.
Nh4 Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Nc3 a6 11. h3 d4 12. Na4 dxe3 13. fxe3 Qc7 14. Nxc5 (
14. O-O Bd6 $11) 14... Qg3+ $15 15. Kf1 Nxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. c3 Rd8 18. Rb1
Ne4 $4 (18... b5 $142 19. Bf3 Nd3 $17) 19. Qa4+ $18 b5 20. Qxe4 Rxd2 (20... Rd5
21. d4 $18) 21. Rd1 (21. Qa8+ Rd8 22. Qxa6 O-O 23. Qxb5 Rb8 $18) 21... Qd6 $2 (
21... Rxd1+ $142 22. Bxd1 O-O $18) 22. Rxd2 Qxd2 23. Kf2 (23. Qa8+ $142 Ke7 24.
Qxh8 Qc1+ 25. Kf2 Qxh1 26. Qa8 $18) 23... Rh5 (23... Kf8 24. Rd1 Qxc3 25. Qa8+
Kg7 26. Qxa6 $18) 24. Qa8+ (24. Rd1 $142 Rf5+ 25. Kg3 Rg5+ 26. Kh2 Qxd1 27.
Bxd1 $18) 24... Ke7 25. g4 Re5 26. Qa7+ Kf8 27. Rd1 Qxc3 28. Rd7 (28. Rd3 Qc8
29. Rd7 Qe8 $18) 28... Kg8 29. Rd3 Qa5 30. Qd4 (30. Qb8+ $142 Kg7 31. Rd8 Qxd8
32. Qxd8 $18) 30... Kg7 31. h4 (31. h4 Rd5 32. Qb2 $18) (31. Bf3 $5 Qc7 $18)
1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. b5 Nbd7 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nb6 8.
Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Bd3 11. Ne1 (11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 a6 $11) 11...
Bxe2 $15 12. Qxe2 Qd7 13. f4 (13. Nf3 a6 $11) 13... Rfd8 $15 {
Attacks the backward pawn on d2} 14. d4 c6 15. Nf3 cxb5 16. Ne5 Qe8 17. Nxb5
Rdc8 (17... Nbd5 18. Rfc1 $11) 18. Rac1 a6 $4 (18... Nbd5 $142 $11) 19. Nc7 $18
Qa4 (19... Rxc7 20. Rxc7 Nfd5 $18) 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. Rc7 Bd8 (21... Nfd5 22.
Rxb7 Qxa2 23. e4 $18) 22. Rxb7 (22. Rxf7 $6 Nbd7 23. Qf3 Qb4 $18) 22... Qxa2
23. Rxf7 (23. e4 Qb3 $18) 23... Nc4 (23... a5 24. Ra1 Qd5 25. Ba3 $18) 24. Rb7
(24. Rxf6 Nxb2 25. Rf7 Qb3 $18) 24... Nxb2 (24... Nd6 25. Ra1 Qd5 26. Rb4 $18)
25. Rxb2 Qd5 26. Rfb1 Ne4 (26... a5 27. Rb8 g6 28. Qc4 Rxb8 29. Rxb8 $18) 27.
Rb7 (27. Rb8 $142 h6 28. Qc4 Rxb8 29. Rxb8 Kh7 30. Qxd5 exd5 31. Rxd8 Nf6 $18)
27... Nc3 (27... Nd6 28. Rd7 Bf6 29. Qxa6 Qe4 $18 (29... Rxa6 $4 30. Rb8+ Nc8
31. Rxc8+ Bd8 32. Rcxd8#)) 28. Qh5 (28. Qh5 Bf6 29. Rb8+ Qd8 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31.
Qc7 Rxb8 32. Rxb8 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxi/14"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. c5 Be7 7. Be2 c6 8. O-O
$11 b6 (8... a5 9. a3 $11) 9. d4 (9. Nd4 $5 Qc7 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. cxb6 axb6 12.
b5 $14) 9... O-O $11 10. Nbd2 (10. Nh4 Be4 $11) 10... bxc5 (10... a5 11. a3 $11
) 11. dxc5 $11 Rb8 (11... a5 12. a3 $11) 12. Bc3 (12. Nd4 Qc7 13. Nxf5 exf5 $14
) 12... Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd4 Qc7 15. Qa4 Bf6 16. Rac1 Bxd4 (16... Ne5 17.
f3 Bg6 18. f4 $14) 17. Bxd4 a5 (17... e5 18. Bc3 $11) 18. bxa5 (18. Qxa5 Qxa5
19. bxa5 e5 $14) 18... Ra8 (18... e5 19. Bc3 $11) 19. a6 e5 20. Ba1 Bg6 (20...
Rfb8 21. f4 $11) 21. Rc3 (21. f4 f6 $14) 21... Rfb8 $11 22. Rfc1 Ra7 23. Rb3 f6
(23... Be4 24. f3 Bf5 25. e4 $14) 24. Qg4 $14 Qa5 $4 {
The isolani on c5 becomes a target} (24... Rxb3 25. axb3 Kh8 $16) 25. Rxb8+ $18
Nxb8 26. Qc8+ Kf7 27. Qxb8 (27. Qxb8 Qc7 28. Qxc7+ Rxc7 29. Rd1 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 $11 Bf5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 dxc4 $17 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. a3
$11 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Be2 (9. d3 c5 $11) 9... c5 $15 10. bxc5 Nxc5 11. Ne1 (11.
d4 Nce4 $15) 11... Qb6 (11... Rc8 $5 $17) 12. Bxf6 $11 gxf6 13. Nc3 Rfd8 (13...
Nb3 14. Na4 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 $18) 14. d4 $11 Ne4 (14... Nb3 15. Na4 Bc2 16. Nxc2
$16 (16. Qxc2 $6 Nxa1 17. Nxb6 Nxc2 18. Nxa8 Nxa3 $11)) 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bf3
Bg6 17. Be2 Rac8 18. f4 (18. Nf3 $142 $11) 18... Bc2 $4 (18... Rc3 $142 19. Nd3
Qb3 20. Qxb3 Rxb3 $17) 19. Nxc2 $18 Qb3 20. Bd3 Rc3 (20... f5 21. Rb1 Qd5 22.
Qh5 $18) 21. Qg4+ Kh8 (21... Kf8 22. Rfb1 Qa4 23. Bxh7 $18) 22. Qh4 Rxd3 (22...
Kg7 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Rfb1 Rxd3 25. Rxb3 Rxb3 26. Kf2 $18) 23. Qxf6+ (23. Qxf6+
Kg8 24. Qxd8+ Kg7 25. Ne1 Bxa3 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Nxd3 Qxd3 28. Qd8+ Kg7 29. Rf3
$18) 1-0

[Event "xxii/18"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Nd4 (7. a3
Nb6 8. Bb5+ c6 $11) 7... Be4 $15 8. Bxe6 $2 (8. f3 $142 $5 Bxb1 9. Rxb1 Bxb4
10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Bxf6 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qxf6 13. Qc2 $15) 8... fxe6 $19 9. Nxe6
Qc8 10. O-O Bd5 (10... Bd3 11. Nxf8 Rxf8 12. Re1 $19) 11. Nf4 Bf7 (11... Bxb4
12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qxd5 $18) 12. e4 (12. a3 Bd6 $17) 12... Nb6 (
12... Bd6 $142 $5 13. Nd3 Bc4 $19 (13... Nxe4 $6 14. Re1 $11)) 13. Bxf6 $17
gxf6 14. Nc3 (14. a3 Bd6 15. Qf3 Qd7 $19) 14... Qd7 (14... Bxb4 $5 15. a3 Bd6
16. Nh5 $19) 15. Nh5 O-O-O 16. Nxf6 Qxd2 (16... Qe6 17. Nfd5 $19) 17. Qg4+ Nd7
18. Rac1 (18. Nb5 Kb8 (18... Bxb4 19. Rfd1 $16) (18... Qxb4 $6 19. Nxa7+ Kb8
20. Nc6+ bxc6 21. Nxd7+ Ka8 22. Rfb1 $11) 19. Rad1 Nxf6 20. Rxd2 Rxd2 $18 (
20... Nxg4 $4 21. Rxd8#)) 18... Qd6 (18... h5 19. Qf5 Bxb4 20. Rfd1 Bxc3 21.
Rxd2 Bxd2 22. Rd1 $15) 19. Nb5 Qxf6 20. Rxc7+ Kb8 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Qxd7 {
Threatening mate: Qc7} Qc6 $4 (22... Bxb4 23. Nxa7 Be8 $19 (23... Kxa7 $6 24.
Qa4+ Kb8 25. Qxb4 $11)) 23. Qd8+ $18 (23. Qxf7 Qxb5 24. Qf6 Bg7 25. Qxg7 Rc8
$18) 23... Qc8 24. Qf6 (24. Qd4 $5 Bc5 25. Qe5+ Ka8 26. Nc7+ Kb8 27. Ne8+ Ka8
28. Qxh8 Bxb4 29. Nc7+ Kb8 30. Qxc8+ Kxc8 $18) 24... Bxb4 25. Qxf7 Ba5 (25...
Qg4 26. Qc7+ Ka8 27. f4 $18) 26. a4 (26. Nd6 Qc7 27. Qxc7+ Bxc7 $18) 26... a6 (
26... Qc6 27. Qf4+ Ka8 28. Rc1 $18) 27. Nd6 Qc6 28. Rb1 (28. Rb1 Ka8 29. Qxb7+
Qxb7 30. Rxb7 $18 (30. Nxb7 $6 Rb8 $14)) 1-0

[Event "xxv/02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. b5 Bb4 8.
O-O O-O 9. d4 (9. d3 Bg4 $11) 9... Nb6 (9... Bd6 10. Ba3 $11) 10. Be2 (10. Ba3
Bxa3 11. Nxa3 Nxc4 12. Nxc4 a6 $11) 10... h6 (10... Bd6 11. Nbd2 $11) 11. Nbd2
(11. Ba3 Bd6 $11) 11... Rc8 (11... Nbd5 12. Qb3 $11) 12. Qb3 (12. a3 Be7 $11)
12... Be7 (12... Qe7 13. Rfc1 $11) 13. Rac1 (13. Rfc1 Bd6 $11) 13... Qd5 $11
14. Bc4 (14. Ne5 Rfd8 $11) 14... Nxc4 15. Rxc4 Ne4 16. Rfc1 Bd6 (16... c5 17.
bxc6 Rxc6 18. Rxc6 bxc6 19. Qb7 Nxd2 20. Nxd2 $11) 17. a4 (17. Ra4 Ra8 $14)
17... Bg6 (17... a6 18. b6 Qa5 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Qc3 $11) 18. h3 (18. Ba3 Rfd8
$14) 18... Rfe8 (18... a6 19. Ba3 axb5 20. axb5 Bxa3 21. Qxa3 Qxb5 22. Rxc7
Rxc7 23. Rxc7 $11) 19. Ba3 $14 Red8 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qd1 (21. a5 e5 $14) 21...
Bh5 $4 (21... Bf5 $142 $14) 22. Nxe4 $18 (22. Nxe4 Qb6 23. Ng3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3
$18 (24. gxf3 $143 e5 $18)) 1-0

[Event "xxv/08"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. b5 Nbd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. d4 Rc8 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Rc1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bg6 14. a4 (14. d5
exd5 15. Bxd5 Qc7 $11) 14... Bf6 (14... cxd4 15. Bxd4 Ba3 16. Ra1 $15) 15. Nf3
(15. Nb3 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nb6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 $11) 15... Nb6 (15... cxd4 16. Bxd4
Bxd4 17. Nxd4 $11) 16. Be2 Re8 (16... cxd4 17. Rxc8 (17. Nxd4 $143 Rxc1 18.
Bxc1 e5 $17) 17... Qxc8 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 $11) 17. Qb3 (17. a5 Nd5 18. Qd2
cxd4 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Bxd4 Nc3 21. Bxa7 e5 $14) 17... Qd5 $11 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 (
18... exd5 19. Rxc5 Nxa4 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 $11) 19. Ba1 (19.
Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Red8 $11) 19... cxd4 20. Bxd4 (20. Nxd4 e5 21. Nf3 Bc2 $15)
20... Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Nc3 22. Bf3 Be4 $4 (22... Bd3 $142 23. Bxb7 Rc4 $11) 23.
Rxc3 $1 $18 Rxc3 24. Bxe4 Re7 25. Ra1 Rec7 (25... f5 26. Ne2 Rc5 27. Bd3 $18)
26. g3 (26. Kf1 e5 27. Nf3 f6 $18) 26... Rc1+ (26... g6 27. a5 $18) 27. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 28. Kg2 Rc7 (28... b6 29. f4 $18) 29. Kf3 (29. f4 h6 $18) 29... g6 30.
Kg2 (30. g4 $142 $18) 30... f5 $2 (30... e5 $142 31. Nb3 b6 $18) 31. Nxe6 Re7
32. Bd5 Kh8 (32... Rd7 33. Bc4 Re7 34. a5 $18) 33. Nd4 (33. Nd4 Kg7 34. Kf3 $18
) (33. f3 $5 b6 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxi/16"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 dxc4 $15 6. Bxc4 Be7 7. O-O O-O
8. b5 Nbd7 9. d4 Nb6 10. Be2 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rfd8 12. a4 c6 (12... Bb4 13. a5 Nbd5
14. Ne5 $14) 13. Ne5 $14 Qe8 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Bf3 Rac8 (15... Nbd5 16. e4 Rab8
17. Rb1 (17. exf5 $6 Rxb2 18. Qc1 Rb6 $14) (17. exd5 Rxb2 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19.
Nxc6 Rd6 $16) 17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 $18) 16. Rc1 {
Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on c6} (16. e4 $5 Bg6 17. Nxg6
hxg6 18. a5 $14) 16... c5 $11 17. dxc5 (17. a5 $5 Nbd5 18. g4 $11) 17... Nxa4
$17 (17... Rxc5 $6 18. Nc6 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 $11) 18. Bd4 Nxc5 19. Nb3 Nfe4 20.
Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Qg4 (22. Rxc5 Bxc5) 22... Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bf5 24. Qe2
(24. Qf3 a5 $17) 24... a5 25. Nc6 Ra8 (25... Ba3 26. Ra1 Qxc6 27. g4 $19) 26.
Qb5 (26. Nxe7+ $142 Qxe7 27. e4 $15) 26... Be4 $4 (26... a4 27. Nxe7+ Qxe7 28.
Qc6 $17) 27. Nxe7+ $4 (27. Qe5 $142 Bf6 28. Qxe4 Bxd4 29. exd4 $18) 27... Qxe7
$17 28. Qe5 {The mate threat is Qxg7} (28. Qe5 Qf8 29. Qxe4 $18) 1-0

[Event "xviii/18"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 h6 6. a3 (6. c5 a5 $11) 6... Nbd7
(6... a5 7. c5 $11) 7. Nc3 c6 (7... a5 8. b5 $11) 8. c5 Be7 9. d4 Ne4 10. Bd3
Ndf6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. O-O Bh7 (12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 $11) 13. Ne5
$14 Ng5 14. Bxh7+ Ngxh7 15. f4 Nd7 16. Rf3 Nhf6 17. Raf1 (17. a4 Qc7 $14) 17...
Qc7 $11 18. Rh3 Rfe8 19. Rff3 Nf8 (19... Red8 20. Rfg3 Nf8 21. Rxh6 $16) 20.
Rfg3 Ng6 $4 (20... h5 $142 $14) 21. Nxg6 $18 fxg6 22. Qxg6 Bf8 (22... Bd8 23.
Qxh6 Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ng8 $18) 23. Qxf6 (23. Qxf6 a5 24. Qxh6 axb4 25. axb4 $18)
1-0

[Event "xiii/15"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Nbd7 4. c4 e6 5. c5 Be7 6.
Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 Re8 $146 (7... a5 8. Qa4 $11) 8. d4 Nf8 (8... c6 9. O-O $11) 9.
Nbd2 (9. O-O N8d7 $14) 9... Bd7 $11 10. Ne5 Ng6 (10... a6 11. O-O $11) 11. Ndf3
(11. Nxg6 fxg6 12. O-O a6 $14) 11... Ne4 (11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 a5 13. b5 $14)
12. Nxg6 hxg6 (12... fxg6 13. Ne5 $14) 13. h4 (13. Ne5 a6 $16) 13... a5 14. b5
Bf6 (14... a4 15. Qc2 $11) 15. Qc2 b6 (15... a4 $5 $14) 16. c6 $16 Bc8 17. a4 (
17. Bd3 Be7 $16) 17... Be7 18. O-O-O $4 (18. Bd3 $142 $16) 18... Nxf2 $17 19.
Rdf1 (19. h5 Bg5 (19... Nxd1 $143 20. hxg6 f5 21. Qxd1 $11) 20. Qc3 Nxd1 21.
Bxd1 gxh5 22. Rxh5 Bf6 $17) 19... Nxh1 20. Rxh1 e5 $1 21. dxe5 (21. dxe5 Bc5 {
Decoy}) (21. Nxe5 Bxh4 {Deflection}) 21... Bf5 (21... Bc5 22. h5 Bxe3+ 23. Kb1
$17) 22. Bd3 Bxd3 (22... Be6 23. h5 gxh5 24. Rxh5 $17) 23. Qxd3 $15 Bc5 24. h5
Re6 (24... gxh5 25. Rxh5 g6 $16) 25. h6 (25. hxg6 $142 $5 fxg6 26. Kb1 $14)
25... gxh6 $17 26. Rxh6 1-0

[Event "xiv/03"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 Bg4 4. Nf3 a6 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. c4 (7. Ne5 Qd6
$11) 7... dxc4 $15 8. Bxc4 b5 (8... Nc6 9. a3 $15) 9. Bf1 (9. Be2 e6 $11) 9...
e6 $15 10. a3 c5 11. bxc5 Bxc5 12. d4 (12. g5 Nh5 $11) 12... Be7 (12... Bd6 13.
Nbd2 $15) 13. Bg2 Ra7 (13... O-O 14. Ne5 Be4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qf3 $11) 14.
Nbd2 (14. Nc3 Qa5 $11) 14... Ne4 (14... Rc7 15. Rc1 $11) 15. Ne5 Nxd2 16. Qxd2
Nd7 $4 (16... O-O $142 $11) 17. Nc6 $18 (17. Nxg6 $6 hxg6 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxg7
Rh7 $14) 17... Qb6 18. Nxa7 (18. Nxe7 $6 Kxe7 19. d5 f6 $16) 18... Qxa7 19. Rc1
(19. d5 O-O $18) 19... O-O (19... Nb6 20. Bc6+ Kf8 21. Qc3 $18) 20. O-O (20.
Qc3 Bd8 $18) 20... h5 (20... Nb6 21. Rc6 $18) 21. d5 (21. gxh5 Bxh5 22. Rc6 Nb8
$18) 21... exd5 22. gxh5 (22. Qxd5 Nb6 23. Qf3 hxg4 24. Qxg4 Nc4 $18) 22... Be4
23. h6 Bf6 (23... gxh6 24. Rc6 f6 25. Rfc1 $18) 24. hxg7 (24. Bxf6 $142 Nxf6
25. Rc6 $18) 24... Bxb2 $4 (24... Kxg7 $142 25. Kh1 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Kh7 $18) 25.
gxf8=Q+ Nxf8 26. Qxb2 Qe7 (26... Qb6 27. Qe2 Qg6 28. Qg4 $18) 27. f4 (27. Bxe4
dxe4 28. f3 Qe6 29. Qg2+ Ng6 30. fxe4 Kf8 $18) 27... Bxg2 (27... Kh7 28. Qe5
Qxe5 29. fxe5 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 $18) 28. Qxg2+ (28. Qxg2+ Kh7 29. Rc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "xix/16"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 $11 Nf6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. Be2 e6 7. a3 c5 8.
bxc5 Bxc5 9. d3 (9. Nc3 O-O $11) 9... Qb6 10. Qc1 Rc8 11. Nc3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 d4
13. Ne4 (13. Nd1 Ne5 $15) 13... Nxe4 (13... dxe3 14. fxe3 Bxe3 15. Qb1 Nxe4 16.
Bxe4 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 $19) 14. Bxe4 dxe3 15. Bxg7 exf2+ (15... Rg8 16. Qb2 f5 17.
Bf3 exf2+ 18. Kf1 $17) 16. Ke2 Rg8 17. Rb1 Qa5 (17... Qd8 18. Bb2 $17) 18. Qh6
$15 Bb6 (18... Bxa3 19. d4 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. Kxf2 $15) 19. c4 (19. d4 Qa4
20. Qxh7 Qc4+ 21. Bd3 Rxg7 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qh4+ f6 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Qe4 $18 (
25. Kxf2 $2 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 27. Kf3 Ne5+ 28. Ke4 Bb6 $19)) 19... Qc5 (19...
Nf8 $11) 20. Rxb6 $4 (20. Qxh7 $142 Ke7 21. Rbf1 $14) 20... Nxb6 $17 (20...
axb6 $6 21. Bxh7 Rxg7 22. Qxg7 $11) 21. Qxh7 {White gets deadly initiative}
Rxg7 (21... Ke7 $142 $5 $15) 22. Qxg7 $14 Rc7 23. Qf6 Na4 24. Rb1 (24. Rf1 $14)
24... b6 (24... Qxa3 $142 25. Qh8+ Kd7 26. Qd4+ Ke7 $11) 25. Rb4 $16 b5 $2 (
25... Qa5 $5 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Kxf2 Nc5 $14) 26. Rxb5 $18 Qe7 $2 (26... f1=Q+
27. Kxf1 Qe7 28. Rb8+ Kd7 29. Qd4+ Qd6 30. Rd8+ Kxd8 31. Qxd6+ Rd7 32. Qb8+ Ke7
33. Qb4+ Kd8 34. Qxa4 Rc7 $18) 27. Rb8+ Kd7 28. Qd4+ Qd6 29. Rd8+ $1 (29. Rd8+
Kxd8 30. Qxd6+ Rd7 31. Qb8+ Ke7 32. Qb4+ Kd8 33. Qxa4 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-89-46"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Wobick, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 c5 4. c4 d5 5. e3 b6 6. Be2
(6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bb7 8. d3 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. a4
Bd6 13. Qc3 Qc7 14. a5 bxa5 15. e4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 {
1-0 pcmvr (2225)-nstone (2195)/net-chess.com 2006}) (6. d4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bb7 8.
Nf3 Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Qb3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Nd5 14. Rac1
Nc5 15. Bxc5 Bxc5 16. Ne4 Nf6 17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. Rfd1 Qa8 19. Be2 Rh5 20. Nd4
Bd5 {Istvanny-ookii (1765)/chesshere.com 2007/0-1 (52)}) 6... Nbd7 $146 (6...
Bb7 7. Nc3 d4 8. exd4 cxd4 9. Na4 Bxg2 10. Bf3 Bxh1 11. Bxh1 Nbd7 12. Bxa8 Qxa8
13. Qf3 Qxf3 14. Nxf3 e5 15. Bc1 Bd6 16. Nb2 Nc5 17. d3 O-O 18. Nd2 Re8 19. f3
Nh5 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. fxe4 {
Moehring,N (1945)-Kohler,O (1835)/Troisdorf op 2005/0-1 (81)}) 7. Nf3 a6 8. Nc3
Ne4 (8... dxc4 $142 $5 9. Bxc4 axb5 10. Nxb5 Be7 $11) 9. cxd5 $16 Nxc3 10. dxc3
Nf6 11. dxe6 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 fxe6 13. Ng5 (13. Ne5 Bb7 $18) 13... Be7 14. bxa6
Bxa6 15. Bf3 (15. Nxe6 $6 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 Rxa2 $14) 15... Rc8 16. Nxe6 Kf7 17.
Nf4 (17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Ne4 Rcd8 $18) 17... Bc4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5+ Bxd5 20.
Rxd5 Ra8 21. a3 c4 22. Rd7 Rhd8 23. Rb7 Ra4 24. Ke2 h5 25. Rxb6 Bxa3 26. Ra1
Rda8 27. Bxa3 Rxa3 28. Rxa3 Rxa3 29. Rb4 Rxc3 30. Kd2 (30. Kd2 Rd3+ 31. Kc2 $18
) 1-0

[Event "xxvii/17"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 b6 8. Nbd2
Bb7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Qe7 (10... a6 11. bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O $15) 11. O-O Rfe8 (
11... a6 12. Qb3 $15) 12. Re1 (12. cxd5 exd5 (12... Bxd5 $2 13. e4 $18) (12...
Nxd5 $143 13. e4 $16) 13. a4 a6 $15) 12... Rad8 (12... a6 13. Qb3 $15) 13. Qc2
(13. e4 dxe4 14. dxe4 e5 $11) 13... Bb8 (13... e5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nc4 $11)
14. Rad1 (14. a4 e5 $11) 14... e5 15. cxd5 (15. Nh4 Qe6 $11) 15... Nxd5 16. e4
(16. Nc4 Qf6 $11) 16... Nc7 $15 17. a4 Ne6 (17... a6 18. Nc4 $11) 18. Nc4 Nd4 (
18... Qf6 19. a5 $11) 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Ba3 Qe6 (20... Qf6 21. Rc1 $11) 21. a5
(21. Rc1 Rc8 $11) 21... bxa5 (21... Rc8 22. Qb1 $11) 22. Nxa5 {
White gets the initiative} Rc8 23. Qd2 Rc7 (23... Ba8 24. Rc1 $11) 24. Rc1 Rec8
$4 (24... Bc8 $142 $11) 25. Nxb7 $18 Qb6 26. Na5 Rc3 (26... Qxb5 27. Nc4 Qa6
28. Bh3 $18) 27. Nc4 (27. Nc6 $142 Kh8 28. Ne7 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 $18 (29. Bxc1 $6
Re8 30. Nf5 Nc5 $18)) 27... Qxb5 $2 (27... R8xc4 $142 28. dxc4 Rxa3 $18) 28.
Rxc3 (28. Rxc3 dxc3 29. Qxc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxvii/11"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 Qe7 (7... e5
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nbd2 $11) 8. Nbd2 (8. Nc3 O-O $11) 8... O-O $15 9. g3 (9. Be2
a6 $11) 9... b6 (9... a6 10. bxa6 Rxa6 11. Bg2 $15) 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Rfe8 (
11... a6 12. Qb3 $15) 12. Qc2 (12. cxd5 exd5 (12... Bxd5 $2 13. e4 $18) (12...
Nxd5 $143 13. e4 $16) 13. a4 a6 $11) 12... h6 (12... a6 13. Qb3 $15) 13. Rfe1 (
13. cxd5 exd5 (13... Bxd5 $2 14. e4 $18) 14. d4 Qe6 $11) 13... Rac8 (13... a6
14. bxa6 Rxa6 15. e4 dxe4 16. dxe4 $11) 14. a4 $11 Bb8 (14... e5 15. a5 $11)
15. Rad1 (15. a5 e5 $14) 15... Ng4 (15... e5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Nc4 $11) 16. Re2
(16. Bc3 Nge5 $14) 16... Nge5 (16... Rcd8 17. Ra1 $11) 17. Rde1 (17. Ne1 Bd6
$11) 17... Red8 18. Kh1 (18. h3 Bd6 $11) 18... dxc4 19. dxc4 Nf6 $4 (19... g5
20. h3 $14) 20. Kg1 $4 (20. Nxe5 $142 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxg2+ 22. Kxg2 $18) 20...
Ng6 (20... Nd3 21. Rd1 $15) 21. Qc3 (21. e4 e5 $11) 21... Rd7 22. e4 (22. a5
$142 $11) 22... e5 (22... Rcd8 $142 $5 $11) 23. Bh3 $16 Rcd8 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 (
24... Nxd7 25. a5 $16) 25. Qc2 (25. a5 Qe6 $16) 25... Qe6 26. Kg2 (26. Re3 Qg4
$16) 26... Bc8 (26... Qg4 27. Re3 $16) 27. Ng1 (27. Re3 Qg4 $16) 27... Qg4 (
27... Rd8 28. Rd1 $16) 28. f3 (28. h3 Qh5 $16) 28... Qg5 29. Kh1 Rd8 (29... Qh5
30. Re3 $16) 30. Nf1 Be6 31. Bc1 Qh5 32. Rd2 (32. Ne3 Ne7 $16) 32... Rxd2 (
32... Rd4 33. Ne3 Nf8 34. Red1 $18) 33. Qxd2 Nd7 (33... Bc7 $142 $16) 34. Qf2 (
34. Ne3 Bc7 $16) 34... Ngf8 $2 (34... Bxc4 $142 $5 35. g4 Qh4 36. Qxh4 Nxh4 $14
) 35. Ne3 $18 Bd6 (35... Bc7 36. Nd5 Bd6 37. Rd1 $18) 36. Nd5 (36. Rd1 Be7 $18)
36... Qg6 (36... Nh7 37. Rd1 $18) 37. Rd1 Kh8 (37... f5 38. Ne3 Be7 39. exf5
Bxf5 40. Nxf5 Qxf5 41. Qe2 $18) 38. Qe2 (38. Qd2 f5 39. exf5 Bxf5 $18) 38...
Nh7 (38... Bb8 39. Qd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxv/34"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 O-O (7... e5
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nbd2 $11) 8. Nbd2 (8. Be2 dxc4 9. dxc4 Qe7 $15) 8... b6 (8...
a6 9. d4 $15) 9. g3 (9. Be2 a6 $11) 9... Bb7 (9... a6 10. bxa6 Bxa6 11. Bg2 $15
) 10. Bg2 Qe7 (10... a6 11. bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O $15) 11. O-O Rac8 (11... a6 $5
$15) 12. a4 $11 Bc7 (12... e5 13. a5 $11) 13. Re1 (13. a5 bxa5 14. Nb3 dxc4 15.
dxc4 a6 16. Nxa5 Bxa5 17. Rxa5 axb5 18. cxb5 Ra8 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 $11) 13... Rfd8
14. Qc2 Ba8 (14... e5 15. Rec1 $11) 15. Re2 (15. a5 bxa5 16. Bc3 dxc4 17. Nxc4
e5 $11) 15... Ne8 (15... e5 16. a5 $11) 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. e4 (17. Nc4 Nd6 $14)
17... Bb7 18. Nc4 f6 (18... Nd6 19. e5 Nf5 20. a5 $11) 19. Rae1 (19. a5 Nd6 20.
Nxd6 Qxd6 21. axb6 Qxb6 $11) 19... e5 $11 20. Nh4 Nd6 (20... Qf7 21. Nf5 $11)
21. Nxd6 Bxd6 (21... Qxd6 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Nf5 $11) 22. Nf5 $14 Qe6 (22... Qf8
23. Qc4+ Kh8 24. f4 $11) 23. Bh3 (23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. dxc4 Bf8 $14) 23... Bf8 $4 (
23... Kh8 $142 $14) 24. Nh6+ $1 $18 (24. Nh6+ gxh6 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Rf1 $18)
1-0

[Event "xxvi/26"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 O-O (7... e5
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nbd2 $11) 8. Nbd2 (8. Be2 dxc4 9. dxc4 Qe7 $15) 8... b6 (8...
a6 9. d4 $15) 9. g3 (9. Be2 a6 $11) 9... Bb7 (9... a6 10. bxa6 Bxa6 11. Bg2 $15
) 10. Bg2 Qe7 (10... a6 11. bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O $15) 11. O-O Rfd8 12. Qc2 (12.
cxd5 exd5 (12... Bxd5 $143 13. e4 $16) (12... Nxd5 $143 13. e4 $14) 13. a4 Qe6
$15) 12... Rac8 (12... a6 13. bxa6 Rxa6 14. Rfc1 $15) 13. Rfe1 (13. a4 Ra8 $11)
13... Ng4 (13... e5 14. a4 $11) 14. Re2 (14. a4 Nde5 $11) 14... Nge5 (14...
Nde5 15. h3 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 $11) 15. Rae1 (15. Ne1 Ra8 $11) 15... dxc4 (15...
Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 a6 17. bxa6 Bxa6 18. e4 dxc4 19. dxc4 $11) 16. dxc4 Nxf3+ 17.
Nxf3 Nf6 18. Ng5 e5 19. Nf3 (19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. f4 Qe7 $14) 19... Bb8 (19... Be4
20. Qd1 $15) 20. e4 $11 Ne8 (20... Bc7 $142 $11) 21. Bh3 $16 Nd6 (21... f6 22.
Bxc8 Bxc8 23. Rd2 $16) 22. Bxe5 $18 {White fights for the Initiative} Rc7 23.
Bf4 Bc8 $2 (23... h6 24. Nh4 Bc8 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. exf5 $18 (26. Bxf5 $143 a6
$18)) 24. Bg2 (24. e5 Nb7 25. Bg5 Qe8 26. Bxd8 Nxd8 $18) 24... Be6 25. Ne5 (25.
Bg5 $142 $5 Qf8 26. Bxd8 Qxd8 $18) 25... Qe8 (25... a6 26. a4 $18) 26. Nc6 Rxc6
27. bxc6 Nxc4 $2 (27... Qe7 $18) 28. c7 (28. c7 Bxc7 29. Bxc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxvi/24"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 O-O (7... a6
8. Nc3 $15) 8. Nbd2 (8. Be2 Qc7 $15) 8... Re8 (8... a6 9. d4 $15) 9. g3 (9. Be2
a6 $11) 9... b6 (9... e5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg2 $15) 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O e5 (
11... a6 12. bxa6 Rxa6 13. Qb3 $15) 12. cxd5 $11 Nxd5 13. e4 (13. Nc4 Bc7 $11)
13... Nc7 14. a4 (14. Nc4 Qf6 $11 (14... Nxb5 $2 15. a4 $18)) 14... Ne6 (14...
Qf6 15. Nc4 a6 16. Bh3 axb5 17. axb5 $14 (17. Nxd6 $143 Qxd6 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 $15)
) 15. Nc4 $11 Qc7 16. Qc2 (16. a5 bxa5 17. Rxa5 Nd4 $11) 16... Nd4 (16... a6
17. Rfc1 $11) 17. Qd1 (17. Nxd4 exd4 18. a5 Ne5 $14) 17... Rad8 (17... a6 18.
Nxd4 exd4 19. f4 $11) 18. Ng5 (18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. f4 exf4 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxf4
Ne5 $11) 18... Be7 19. Qh5 {Do you see the mate threat?} Bxg5 20. Qxg5 h6 21.
Qg4 (21. Qh4 Nf8 $11) 21... Nf6 $15 22. Qd1 Bc8 23. Ra3 (23. h3 a5 $15) 23...
Bg4 24. f3 (24. Qd2 Qd7 $15) 24... Be6 25. Ne3 (25. Qb1 Rd7 $15) 25... Re7 (
25... Qd7 26. Rc3 $15) 26. f4 exf4 27. gxf4 Bc8 28. e5 Bb7 $2 (28... Qd7 $142
$11) 29. Bxd4 (29. exf6 Rxe3 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31. Bxb7 Qxb7 32. fxg7 Qd7 $17)
29... Bxg2 (29... cxd4 30. Nf5 Nd5 $18) 30. Nxg2 (30. Nxg2 Rxd4 31. exf6 $18)
1-0

[Event "xxvii/09"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 O-O (7... e5
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 $11) 8. Nbd2 (8. Be2 Re8 $15) 8... b6 (8... a6 9. d4 $15)
9. g3 (9. Be2 a6 $11) 9... Bb7 (9... a6 10. bxa6 Rxa6 11. Bg2 $15) 10. Bg2 Rc8
(10... a6 11. bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O $15) 11. O-O $11 Qc7 (11... Ra8 12. cxd5 exd5
13. Nh4 $11) 12. Rc1 (12. a4 Ra8 $11) 12... Rfe8 (12... Ra8 13. cxd5 exd5 14.
Nd4 $11) 13. a3 (13. d4 a6 $11) 13... h6 (13... Ra8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qc2 $11)
14. Re1 Nf8 (14... e5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nc4 $11) 15. Qc2 (15. cxd5 exd5 16.
Bxf6 gxf6 $16) 15... Ng6 (15... e5 16. h3 $11) 16. Qb1 (16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bxf6
gxf6 $14) 16... Ng4 (16... e5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Nc4 $11) 17. Bh3 N4e5 18. cxd5
(18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. d4 Bd6 $14) 18... Bxd5 19. e4 (19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. e4 Bb7 $14)
19... Bb7 20. Qa1 (20. d4 $142 Nxf3+ 21. Nxf3 $11) 20... Bf8 $4 (20... Nxd3 21.
Bxg7 Kh7 22. Bf6 $17) 21. d4 $4 (21. Nxe5 $142 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 $18) 21... Nxf3+
$4 (21... Nd3 $142 $19) 22. Nxf3 $11 Qd7 23. d5 (23. dxc5 $5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 bxc5
25. Bf1 $11) 23... Qxb5 $15 24. dxe6 (24. a4 Qd7 $15) 24... fxe6 25. a4 (25.
Qa2 Qd7 $15) 25... Qd3 $17 26. Re3 Qd7 27. Rd1 (27. Bg4 Qe7 $15) 27... Qe7 (
27... Qf7 28. Bf1 $17) 28. Qa2 $15 {The isolani on e6 becomes a target} Kh7 (
28... Qf7 29. Qc4 $15) 29. Qc4 Rcd8 (29... a6 $5 $15) 30. Rxd8 $14 Qxd8 (30...
Rxd8 31. Bxe6 Kh8 32. Kg2 $14) 31. Bxe6 Qd1+ (31... Qc7 32. Bf5 Bc8 33. Nh4
Bxf5 34. exf5 Nxh4 35. Rxe8 $14 (35. gxh4 $143 Rd8 $17) (35. Qxh4 $143 Qf7 $15)
) 32. Kg2 Rd8 $2 (32... Ne7 $142 $14) 33. Bf5 $18 {White threatens strongly Qf7
} Qd6 $4 (33... Bc8 $142 34. g4 Bxf5 35. exf5 Ne7 36. Ng5+ Kh8 37. Nf7+ Kh7 $18
) 34. Nh4 (34. Ne5 $142 $1 Bd5 35. exd5 Qxd5+ 36. Qxd5 Rxd5 37. Bxg6+ Kh8 $18)
34... Be7 (34... Bc8 35. Bxg6+ Kh8 $18) 35. Nxg6 (35. Nxg6 Bc8 36. Nxe7+ Bxf5
37. exf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxv/24"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7
9. Nbd2 Rc8 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bf1 (12. Qc2 Ra8 $11) 12... Bb8 (12...
Qc7 13. Be2 $11) 13. Rc1 Qc7 14. g3 (14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qa4 Ne4 $11) 14... Rcd8
(14... e5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nc4 $11) 15. d4 Qd6 16. Ne5 (16. cxd5 exd5 (16...
Bxd5 $2 17. e4 $18) 17. Ne5 Qe6 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 $11) 16... Rc8 (16... cxd4 $142
$5 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bxd4 e5 $15) 17. Bg2 $11 Qe7 (17... a6 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19.
Qg4 cxd4 20. bxa6 $14 (20. exd4 $143 axb5 21. c5 Qf8 $17)) 18. Nef3 (18. Nxd7
Nxd7 (18... Qxd7 $143 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nb3 $16) 19. Nb3 Red8 $11
) 18... h6 (18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. e4 $15) 19.
Qb3 (19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 $11) 19... Red8 (19... cxd4 20. exd4 Bd6 21. Ne5
$11) 20. Red1 (20. Qa3 dxc4 21. e4 Qe8 22. Rxc4 cxd4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 $11) 20...
Kh8 (20... cxd4 21. Ba3 Nc5 22. Nxd4 $11) 21. a4 (21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Qc2 Kg8 $11
) 21... cxd4 22. exd4 dxc4 23. Nxc4 Nd5 24. Ba3 Qe8 (24... Qf6 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26.
Bxd6 $11) 25. Nfe5 N7f6 26. Ne3 (26. a5 Ba8 $11) 26... Rxc1 (26... Nxe3 27.
Qxe3 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Bxe5 29. dxe5 $11) 27. Rxc1 $14 Nxe3 28. Bxb7 Ned5 (28...
Nf5 29. Bb2 $14) 29. Nc6 (29. Bc6 Qg8 $14) 29... Rd7 $11 30. Ba6 Rc7 $4 (30...
Nc7 $142 $11) 31. Bd6 $18 Qd7 32. Bxc7 (32. Be5 Rxc6 33. bxc6 Qd8 $18) 32...
Qxc7 (32... Bxc7 33. Qc2 $18) 33. Qc2 (33. Qa3 Qd6 34. Qxd6 Bxd6 $18) 33... Nd7
(33... g6 34. Qe2 $18) 34. Nxb8 Qxb8 35. Qe4 (35. Qc8+ Qxc8 36. Rxc8+ Kh7 $18)
35... Qd6 (35... N7f6 36. Qe5 Qxe5 37. dxe5 $18) 36. Rc8+ Nf8 37. Qe5 (37. Bb7
Nf6 38. Qf4 Qa3 $18) 37... Qe7 (37... Qb4 38. Bb7 Nf6 39. Ra8 $18) 38. Qb8 (38.
Bb7 $142 Nf6 39. Qc7 Qxc7 40. Rxc7 $18) 38... Qb4 (38... Kg8 $18) 39. Rxf8+ Kh7
40. Kg2 (40. Kg2 Qxd4 41. Rxf7 $18) (40. Rxf7 Qxd4 41. Qxa7 Nc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Chess Game"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2
b6 (8... e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 N5f6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Nfxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Ba5+
14. Kd1 Bg4+ 15. Be2 Be6 16. Qc2 Qb6 17. Nc4 Qxb5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rb1 Bb4 20.
a3 Bxc4 21. axb4 Rfd8 22. bxc5 Qxc5 23. d4 {
matemastr (2580)-Fitter (2615)/ICC 1998/0-1 (35)}) (8... a6 9. a4 Qc7 10. Be2
b6 11. h3 Ne5 12. d4 Nxf3+ 13. Nxf3 axb5 14. axb5 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 cxd4 16. Bxd4
Bb7 17. Bxf6 Ra8 18. Qb2 gxf6 19. Qxf6 Bb4+ 20. Nd2 dxc4 21. Qg5+ Kf8 22. O-O
Bxd2 23. Qh6+ {GuestKHNH-GuestNCTL/freechess.org 2017/0-1}) 9. cxd5 $146 (9. g3
Bb7 10. Bg2 Rc8 (10... Qe7 11. O-O Rfd8 12. Re1 Rac8 13. Qe2 Bb8 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. e4 N5f6 16. Nc4 Ne8 17. Qc2 Nd6 18. Qc3 Qf8 19. a4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Qe7 21.
Re2 Nf6 22. Rae1 Rd7 23. Qc3 Rcd8 24. Rd2 Bc7 25. Kh1 {
Gross,W-Merten,R/Chess Game 2005/0-1 (34)}) 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rc1 Rfe8 13. a3 h6
14. Re1 Nf8 15. Qc2 Ng6 16. Qb1 Ng4 17. Bh3 N4e5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. e4 Bb7 20.
Qa1 Bf8 21. d4 Nxf3+ 22. Nxf3 Qd7 23. d5 Qxb5 {
Gross,W-Merten,R/xxvii/09 1995/1-0 (35)}) (9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qb3 Ng4
12. Rad1 Qc7 13. h3 Nge5 14. Rfe1 Ng6 15. d4 Rac8 16. Rc1 Qd8 17. Qd3 e5 18.
dxe5 Ndxe5 19. Qf5 Re6 20. Rcd1 Qe8 21. Qc2 d4 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Nf1 Rg6 {
Kreuzer-Jahn/tt Verb-Liga 1984/1-0}) (9. Be2 a6 $11) 9... exd5 10. Be2 Bb7 (
10... a6 11. Qa4 $15) 11. O-O Qe7 12. Re1 Rac8 (12... Rfe8 13. a4 $15) 13. Nh4
(13. a4 Ra8 $11) 13... Bb8 (13... Qe6 14. Nhf3 $15) 14. Bf1 (14. Nf5 Qe6 15.
Bg4 Qe8 $11 (15... Nxg4 $2 16. Qxg4 Be5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. Qxd7 $18
)) 14... Ne5 {Black prepares the advance c4} (14... a6 15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. Nhf3
$15) 15. g3 (15. Nhf3 Rfe8 $11) 15... Qd7 (15... c4 16. Nf5 Qd7 17. Bh3 $15)
16. Rc1 (16. f4 $142 Ng6 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18. a4 $11) 16... Qxb5 (16... Qe6 $142
$5 $11) 17. Bxe5 $16 Bxe5 18. d4 c4 $2 (18... Qe8 $142 19. dxe5 Qxe5 $16) 19.
dxe5 $18 Nd7 20. Nf5 Rc7 21. a4 (21. Qg4 g6 $18) 21... Qc5 (21... Qb4 22. Qg4
g6 23. Nf3 $18) 22. Nb3 $1 Qa3 (22... cxb3 23. Rxc5 {Pinning} (23. Rxc5 {
Deflection})) 23. Nbd4 Nxe5 (23... a6 24. Qg4 g6 25. e6 $18) 24. Nb5 Qc5 25.
Nxc7 (25. f4 Bc8 26. Nxc7 Bxf5 $18) 25... Qxc7 26. f4 Ng6 (26... g6 27. Nd4 Nc6
28. Nb5 $18) 27. Qd4 f6 28. Bg2 (28. e4 Rc8 $18) 28... Rd8 (28... Qd7 29. e4
$18) 29. Qc3 (29. e4 Qd7 $18) 29... Qd7 (29... a6 30. Red1 $18) 30. Nd4 (30. e4
Rc8 31. Red1 a6 $18) 30... Ne7 (30... Re8 31. e4 $1 dxe4 32. Qxc4+ Bd5 33. Qb5
$18) 31. Qc2 (31. a5 b5 $18) 31... Nc6 32. Qb2 (32. Qd2 Na5 $18) 32... Na5 33.
Qc2 (33. Qb5 Nc6 $18) 33... Nc6 34. Nb5 (34. Qd2 $142 $5 $18) 34... Nb4 35. Qc3
(35. Qb1 Nd3 36. Nxa7 Nxe1 37. Rxe1 d4 38. Qxb6 Bxg2 39. Kxg2 d3 $18) 35... Na2
(35... Nd3 36. Qd4 a6 37. Na3 $16) 36. Qa3 (36. Qd4 Nxc1 37. Rxc1 Bc6 $18)
36... Nxc1 $16 37. Rxc1 Bc6 (37... a6 38. Nd4 $16) 38. Ra1 (38. Nd4 Bb7 $18)
38... Bxb5 $16 39. axb5 Qxb5 40. Qxa7 (40. Rd1 $142 $16) 40... Qb3 $2 (40...
Qc5 $142 $5 $16) 41. Re1 (41. Qe7 $142 Rb8 42. Ra7 (42. Bxd5+ $143 Kh8 $18)
42... Qb1+ 43. Bf1 $18) 41... c3 $4 (41... Qb5 42. Qc7 Rd7 43. Qc8+ Kf7 $18)
42. Qc7 (42. Qe7 Ra8 43. Qe6+ Kh8 44. Bxd5 Qa4 45. Bxa8 Qxa8 46. Qxb6 h6 $18)
42... Rf8 (42... Ra8 43. Qb7 Rd8 $18) 43. Qd6 1-0

[Event "40-11"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Qe7 9. g3 b6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Rfd8 12. Qc2 Rac8 (12... Bc7 13. Rfe1 a6 14.
a4 a5 15. Nh4 Ne5 16. Qc3 Rab8 17. d4 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Qxc4 Bd5 20. Qc2
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Rbc8 23. Qc6 Nd5 24. Qb7 Rb8 25. Qa7 e5 26. e4 Nf4+
27. gxf4 {Gross,W-Merten,R/Chess Game 2007/0-1 (33)}) 13. Rfe1 Ng4 14. Re2 Nge5
15. cxd5 $146 (15. Rae1 dxc4 16. dxc4 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 Nf6 18. Ng5 e5 19. Nf3 Bb8
20. e4 Ne8 21. Bh3 Nd6 22. Bxe5 Rc7 23. Bf4 Bc8 24. Bg2 Be6 25. Ne5 Qe8 26. Nc6
Rxc6 27. bxc6 Nxc4 28. c7 {1-0 Gross,W-Merten,R/xxvi/26 1995}) 15... exd5 (
15... Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 exd5 17. a4 $11) 16. Nh4 $14 Qe6 17. f4 Ng4 18. Rae1 Be7
19. Qa4 (19. Nhf3 h6 $14) 19... Bxh4 (19... c4 $5 20. dxc4 Nc5 $15) 20. gxh4
$11 Qh6 (20... Ndf6 $142 $11) 21. f5 (21. Bf3 Ngf6 $11 (21... Qxh4 $2 22. Bxg4
(22. Qxa7 Rc7 $17) 22... Qxg4+ 23. Rg2 $18)) 21... Ngf6 (21... c4 $5 22. dxc4
Nc5 $17) 22. Qxa7 (22. h3 Ra8 23. Nc4 a6 $15) 22... Rc7 $11 23. Qa3 (23. Qa4 c4
24. dxc4 Qxh4 $11) 23... Ra8 24. Qc3 (24. Qb3 Qxh4 25. e4 d4 $11) 24... Qxh4
$15 25. Nf3 (25. e4 d4 26. Qc2 Ng4 $15) 25... Qh5 $17 26. e4 Rcc8 27. e5 (27.
Nd2 $5 d4 28. Qb3 $15) 27... d4 $17 28. Qd2 (28. Nxd4 $142 Nd5 29. Qc4 cxd4 30.
Qxd4 $17) 28... Bxf3 $19 (28... Rxa2 $2 29. exf6 Nxf6 30. Qf4 $18) 29. Bxf3 (
29. exf6 Nxf6 30. Bxf3 Qxf3 $19) 29... Qxf3 30. exf6 (30. Rf2 Qg4+ 31. Rg2 Qxf5
32. exf6 Qxf6 $19 (32... Nxf6 $6 33. Rg5 Qd7 34. Rxg7+ Kh8 35. Re5 $19)) 30...
Nxf6 31. Rf1 Qd5 (31... Qh3 32. Bc1 Re8 33. a3 $19) 32. Qg5 (32. Bc1 c4 33. Rg2
Ne8 $19 (33... Qxb5 34. Qh6 Nh5 35. Qxh5 $18)) 32... Kh8 33. Rg2 (33. a3 Qb3
34. Qg3 Nd5 $19) 33... Rg8 34. a3 Rae8 (34... Qb3 35. Qg3 $19) 35. Bc1 Qb3 36.
Qh4 $6 (36. Rg3 $19) 36... Re3 (36... Qxd3 $142 37. a4 c4 $19) 37. Bxe3 $14
dxe3 38. Re2 $4 (38. Qc4 $142 Qxa3 39. Re1 $14) 38... Qxd3 $19 39. Rfe1 Re8 (
39... Nd5 $142 $19) 40. Rxe3 $4 (40. Qg3 $142 Nd5 41. f6 $19) 40... Qd4 (40...
Rxe3 $142 41. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 42. Qf2 Qxa3 $19) 41. Qf2 (41. Qxd4 $142 Rg8 42. Qd6
$18) 41... Ng4 $4 (41... Rf8 $142 42. Rg3 Qa4 $11) 42. Rxe8# 1-0

[Event "41-04"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Qe7 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Re1 (11. a3 Rad8 12. Qc2 Rfe8 13. Rac1 Bb8 14.
Rfd1 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Nf8 16. Nfe5 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Be5 Rd7 19. Bxb8 Rxb8 20.
Ne5 Rdd8 21. Bf3 Nd5 22. d4 Rbc8 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Qb2 Rdc8 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 {
ejdrzej-profix/kurnik 2014/0-1 (49)}) 11... Rad8 (11... Rfe8 12. Qa4 a6 13. Qc2
axb5 14. cxb5 e5 15. Nh4 Qe6 16. h3 e4 17. dxe4 dxe4 18. Bc4 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5
20. Nc4 Bc7 21. g3 Qg5 22. Ng2 Nh5 23. h4 Qg4 24. Qe2 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Ra4 26. Rd2
{Gross,W-Merten,R/Chess Game 2007/0-1 (33)}) 12. cxd5 $146 (12. Qa4 Bb8 13.
Rac1 Rfe8 14. Ba3 e5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 Bxa2 17. g3 Be6 18. d4 exd4 19. Nxd4
Qd6 20. N2f3 Ne5 21. Rcd1 Qc7 22. Nxe6 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 fxe6 24. Bb2 Qf7 25. Be2
Kh8 26. Bc4 Qh5 {Miralles,G (2365)-Danailov,S (2440)/BUL-FRA 1985/1-0 (58)}) (
12. Qa4 Ra8 $11) 12... exd5 (12... Bxd5 $2 13. e4 $18) 13. Qa4 Bb8 (13... Ra8
14. e4 $11) 14. Nh4 (14. Rac1 h6 $11) 14... Qe6 15. Rac1 (15. h3 h6 $11) 15...
Rfe8 16. h3 (16. g3 h6 $11) 16... Ne5 (16... Rc8 17. Nhf3 $11) 17. Ndf3 (17. d4
$5 Ned7 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qa3 $11) 17... Nxf3+ $15 18. Nxf3 (18. Bxf3 $2 g5 $19
) 18... Qd6 (18... d4 19. e4 $15 (19. exd4 $4 Bxf3 20. Bf1 Qd6 $19)) 19. g3 (
19. Rc2 h6 20. Qb3 d4 $17) 19... Bc8 (19... Qd7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qh4 $11) 20.
Qh4 (20. Bf1 Qe7 $11) 20... h6 (20... Bd7 21. a4 $11) 21. Bxf6 (21. Kg2 Bd7 22.
a4 Re6 $11) 21... Qxf6 $15 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. g4 (23. Kg2 Bd7 $15) 23... Kh8 (
23... f5 24. Nd2 $17) 24. Nh4 (24. d4 c4 25. Nh4 $15) 24... f5 (24... d4 $142
$5 25. exd4 Rxd4 $15) 25. Nxf5 $14 Bxf5 (25... Kh7 26. Kg2 $14) 26. gxf5 Rg8+ (
26... d4 27. e4 $14) 27. Kh1 (27. Kf1 Kg7 $14) 27... Rg5 (27... Kg7 28. d4 c4
29. Bg4 $14) 28. e4 (28. Bg4 $5 $14) 28... dxe4 $11 29. dxe4 Bf4 (29... Rd2 30.
h4 Rg8 31. a4 $11) 30. Rcd1 Rgg8 (30... Bd2 $5 $11) 31. Bc4 $14 Kg7 32. Rg1+
Kf6 33. Rxg8 Rxd1+ (33... Rxg8 $143 34. Rd7 Rg7 35. Bd5 $16) 34. Kg2 Rd7 35.
Kf3 Bc1 (35... Bg5 36. Kg4 Ke5 37. f4+ Bxf4 38. Bxf7 $16) 36. Bd5 $16 Re7 (
36... Ke5 $5 $16) 37. h4 (37. Kg4 Rd7 $18) 37... Ke5 38. Rg1 (38. Kg4 $5 Rc7
39. Re8+ Kd6 40. Rd8+ Ke7 41. Rh8 $18) 38... Bb2 $14 39. Rg7 (39. Rd1 $142 $14)
39... Kf6 (39... Rc7 $5 $14) 40. Rh7 $16 Bc1 41. Kg4 c4 $4 (41... Ke5 $142 $16)
42. f4 $18 (42. f4 h5+ 43. Rxh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxvi/06"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. a4 O-O 8. Nc3 (
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Na3 Be7 $11) 8... b6 (8... Re8 9. Qb3 $15) 9. Be2 (9. cxd5 exd5
10. Be2 Re8 $11) 9... Bb7 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bb7 11. d4 $15) 10. O-O (10. cxd5
exd5 11. O-O Rc8 $11) 10... Re8 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qc7 12. Be2 $15) 11. h3 (
11. cxd5 exd5 12. d4 c4 $11) 11... Ne5 (11... Qe7 12. d3 $15) 12. Nxe5 $11 Bxe5
13. f4 (13. a5 dxc4 14. Bxc4 bxa5 $11) 13... Bc7 (13... Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne4 15.
a5 Nxc3 16. dxc3 bxa5 17. Qa4 $15) 14. Bf3 $11 Rb8 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Qc2 (16.
Ne2 Qe7 $11) 16... d4 $15 17. Nd1 dxe3 (17... Ne4 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. d3 $15) 18.
dxe3 (18. Nxe3 a6 $11) 18... Nd5 (18... Be4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Rf3 $15) 19. Qf2
(19. Ra3 Qe7 $11) 19... Bd6 (19... Qe7 20. Qg3 f5 21. Rc1 $11) 20. Qg3 {
Threatening mate: Qxg7} Bf8 (20... f6 21. Rf2 $11) 21. e4 $14 Nb4 (21... Nf6
22. Nf2 $14) 22. Nf2 (22. Be5 Rc8 23. Bg4 Ra8 $14) 22... Qe7 {Now all is on e4}
23. Ng4 Red8 $4 (23... Kh8 24. f5 Qg5 $16) 24. Nh6+ $18 Kh8 25. Nf5 Qc7 (25...
f6 26. Nxe7 Bxe7 $18) 26. Bxg7+ (26. Bxg7+ Bxg7 27. Qxg7#) 1-0

[Event "xxx/20"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Nbd2
b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 11. h3 (11. a4 a6 $11) 11... Rfe8 (11... a6 12. bxa6
Rxa6 13. d4 $15) 12. Re1 (12. d4 Rec8 $15) 12... Rad8 (12... a6 13. bxa6 Rxa6
14. d4 $15) 13. Qc2 (13. Qa4 a6 $11) 13... Bb8 (13... a6 14. a4 $11) 14. a4 e5
15. cxd5 (15. e4 dxe4 16. dxe4 Bc7 $11) 15... Nxd5 16. e4 (16. a5 Nb4 17. Qc3
Nf6 $11) 16... Nf4 17. Bf1 (17. a5 Qd6 $11) 17... Nf8 (17... a6 18. g3 Ne6 19.
Rec1 $15) 18. Nc4 {White prepares a5} f6 (18... N8g6 19. g3 Ne6 20. a5 $11 (20.
Bxe5 $4 Nxe5 21. Ncxe5 Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Nd4 $19) (20. Ncxe5 $143 Nxe5 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Ng5 $15) (20. Nfxe5 $143 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Ng5 $15))
19. a5 bxa5 (19... Qe6 20. Be2 $11) 20. Nxa5 $14 Rc8 (20... N8e6 21. g3 Ng6 22.
Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Qc4 $14) 21. Qc4+ $16 Kh8 22. Nh4 Nd7 $2 (22... Rc7 $142 $16) 23.
Nf5 $18 (23. Nxb7 $6 Nb6 24. Qc3 Qxb7 $14) 23... Nb6 24. Nxe7 Nxc4 25. Nxc8 (
25. Nxb7 $6 Rxe7 26. dxc4 Rxb7 $16) (25. Nxc4 $6 Rxe7 26. Rec1 Ne6 $14) (25.
dxc4 $6 Rxe7 26. Nxb7 Rxb7 $16) 25... Nxb2 26. Nxb7 (26. Nxa7 Ba8 27. N7c6
Nbxd3 $18) 26... Rxc8 27. Ra3 Rc7 (27... c4 28. dxc4 Nxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxc4 30. b6
axb6 31. Nd6 $18) 28. Na5 Rd7 29. Nc6 Rb7 30. Nxb8 (30. Rb1 Rxb5 31. Ra2 a6 32.
Raxb2 Rxb2 33. Rxb2 Bd6 $18) 30... Rxb8 31. Rxa7 (31. Rb1 $5 Rxb5 32. Rxa7 Kg8
33. Ra8+ Kf7 $18) 31... Nfxd3 32. Rea1 h6 (32... c4 33. b6 $1 Nc5 $18) 33. Ra8
Rxa8 (33... Rg8 34. b6 Nb4 35. Bb5 $18) 34. Rxa8+ Kh7 35. b6 c4 {
White now must not overlook the idea Nc5} 36. b7 (36. b7 Nxf2 37. Kxf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxvi/10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2
b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 11. d4 e5 12. Nh4 (12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Qc2 Nxc4 14.
Nxc4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 a6 $11) 12... Qe6 13. cxd5 (13. e4 exd4 14. exd5 Qe7 $11)
13... Bxd5 $15 (13... Qxd5 $4 14. Bc4 exd4 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Nf5 $18) (13...
Nxd5 14. Bg4 Qe8 15. Nf5 $14) 14. a4 (14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 $11) 14...
Rfe8 {Black prepares e4} (14... e4 15. f3 exf3 16. Bxf3 Qxe3+ 17. Kh1 $17) 15.
Re1 (15. dxe5 $142 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Qc2 $11) 15... Rac8 (15... e4 16.
dxc5 bxc5 17. f4 $17) 16. Rc1 (16. e4 $142 $5 Nxe4 17. Bg4 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 $16)
16... e4 (16... cxd4 17. exd4 e4 18. Bf1 $17) 17. g3 (17. Nc4 Be7 18. f4 exf3
19. Nxf3 Ne4 $15) 17... cxd4 (17... Red8 18. f3 $17) 18. Bxd4 Bb4 (18... Rxc1
19. Qxc1 Be5 20. Ng2 $15) 19. Rf1 (19. Ng2 $5 $15) 19... Nc5 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 (
20... bxc5 21. Qc2 $17) 21. Ng2 Bd6 22. Ne1 (22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. f3 Rd8 $17)
22... Bb4 (22... Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Rc8 24. Nc2 $17) 23. Nc2 Bxd2 (23... Bc5 $5 $17)
24. Qxd2 $15 Bb3 (24... Rc5 $142 $5 $15) 25. Nd4 $16 Rcd8 (25... Qd5 $142 26.
Qb2 Bc4 $16) 26. Rc6 $4 (26. Qb4 $142 Rxd4 27. exd4 $18) 26... Qd5 $2 (26...
Qe7 $142 $11) 27. Qb4 (27. Qb4 Bxa4 28. Qxa4 $18) (27. Nxb3 $6 Qxd2 28. Nxd2
Rxd2 $11) 1-0

[Event "xxvi/16"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. d3 O-O 8. Be2 b6
9. O-O Bb7 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. a4 Bc7 12. g3 (12. cxd5 exd5 13. d4 Rfc8 $11) 12...
Rfe8 (12... dxc4 13. Nxc4 a6 14. Qb3 $15) 13. Re1 (13. Qc2 a6 $15) 13... Rad8 (
13... a6 14. bxa6 Rxa6 15. d4 $15) 14. Qc2 (14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qc2 Be5 $11)
14... e5 15. Bf1 (15. e4 dxe4 16. dxe4 a6 $11) 15... Qe6 (15... e4 16. Nh4 Ne5
17. d4 cxd4 18. exd4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 $15) 16. Ng5 (16. Bg2 Qg4 $15)
16... Qf5 $17 17. Ngf3 (17. f4 d4 18. e4 Qg6 19. fxe5 Ng4 $17) 17... dxc4 18.
e4 (18. Qxc4 Bxf3 19. e4 Bxe4 20. dxe4 Qh5 $15) 18... cxd3 19. Bxd3 (19. exf5
$2 dxc2 20. Rac1 e4 $19) 19... Qh5 20. Be2 Ng4 21. Nh4 g5 (21... Qg5 22. Bc1
Nh6 23. Ndf3 $11) 22. Bxg4 (22. h3 gxh4 23. Bxg4 Qh6 $15) 22... Qxg4 23. Nf5
Qh3 (23... Qh5 24. a5 $15) 24. Nf3 (24. f3 a6 $15) 24... Qh5 $17 25. Nd2 Nf6 (
25... g4 $142 $17) 26. Nf1 (26. f3 Rd7 $17) 26... Qh3 (26... g4 $142 $5 27. Nh4
Rd7 $19) 27. f3 $17 g4 (27... Qh5 28. Ra3 $17) 28. Qc1 (28. fxg4 $142 Kf8 29.
a5 $17) 28... gxf3 $4 (28... Qh5 $142 29. Qh6 Qg6 30. Qxg6+ hxg6 31. Nh6+ Kg7
32. Nxg4 Nxg4 33. fxg4 f6 $17) 29. Qg5+ Kf8 (29... Kh8 30. Qg7#) 30. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "1 Min/Zug"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Psion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. c4 Bd7 7. Nc3 c6 8. a4 e5
9. cxd5 (9. c5 Bxc5 10. Nxe5 Bd6 $11) 9... cxd5 10. Be2 e4 11. Nd4 Qc7 (11...
Be5 12. O-O $11) 12. h3 (12. Rc1 Qb6 $11) 12... Rc8 $15 13. O-O Bh2+ 14. Kh1
Be5 15. Nb3 Bd6 (15... Qd6 16. f4 exf3 17. Bxf3 $11) 16. f3 exf3 (16... a6 $5
$11) 17. Bxf3 $14 Be6 18. Nd4 (18. Rc1 Qd7 $14) 18... Nbd7 (18... Be5 19. Nxe6
fxe6 20. Rc1 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 $16 (21. dxc3 $6 Qc4 $11)) 19. Qb3 {
The pressure on the isolated pawn grows} (19. Rc1 Nc5 $11) 19... Nb6 (19... Nc5
20. Qc2 $11) 20. Rac1 (20. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 21. e4 $11) 20... Nc4 $11 21. Nce2 Qa5
22. Bc3 Qb6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Nd4 e5 (24... Be5 25. Qc2 $11) 25. Nf5 (25. a5
Qc7 26. Nf5 $11) 25... a6 (25... e4 26. Bxf6 exf3 27. Bxg7 fxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Rc7
$18) 26. d3 $16 Ba3 27. dxc4 Bxc1 28. cxd5 (28. Ne7+ $5 Kh8 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30.
Rxc1 Qxe3 $18) 28... Bxe3 29. d6+ (29. Ne7+ $142 $5 Kh8 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. Bxe5
$18) 29... Kf8 $16 30. Bxe5 Bc5 $4 (30... Bg5 31. Bd4 Qd8 32. Bxb7 $18) 31. Bd5
(31. Bxf6 $142 gxf6 32. Bh5 $18) 31... Bf2 (31... Re8 32. Bg8 $1 Re7 33. dxe7+
Ke8 34. Qf7+ Kd7 35. e8=Q#) 32. d7 $1 Nxd7 {Blocks the square `8.} 33. Bxg7+
Ke8 34. Bc6 {Do you see the mate threat?} Kd8 $4 (34... Qxc6 35. Qg8+ {
A beautiful mate combination}) 35. Bxd7 $18 Rcb8 (35... Rc5 36. Qf7 (36. Rxf2
$6 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Qxf2 38. Bf6+ Kc7 $18) 36... Kc7 37. Qe7 axb5 38. a5 Rxa5 39.
Be6+ Kb8 40. Kh2 $18) 36. Qg8+ (36. Qg8+ Kxd7 37. Rd1+ Bd4 38. Qd5+ Ke8 39.
Rxd4 Qxd4 40. Bxd4 b6 41. Qe6+ Kd8 42. Bf6+ Kc7 43. Qc6#) 1-0

[Event "1 Min/Zug"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Psion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. c4 O-O 6. Nf3 Bd7 7. Nc3 (7. Qc2 dxc4
8. e4 Be7 9. Bxc4 a6 $11) 7... c6 (7... a6 8. Qb3 $15) 8. a4 e5 (8... a6 9. d4
$11) 9. cxd5 (9. bxc6 bxc6 10. cxd5 cxd5 $11) 9... cxd5 $15 10. Be2 e4 11. Nd4
Qc7 (11... Be5 12. d3 $11) 12. h3 (12. Rc1 Qa5 $14) 12... Rc8 13. Rc1 Bc5 (
13... Qb6 14. Qb3 Be6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qa2 $11) 14. Na2 (14. Nb3 $142 b6 15.
Nxc5 bxc5 16. d3 $14) 14... Qe5 $17 15. Qb3 Qg5 16. Bf1 (16. g3 a6 $15) 16...
Bd6 (16... a6 17. b6 $11) 17. f4 (17. d3 Be5 $15) 17... Qg3+ (17... Qh4+ 18.
Ke2 $17) 18. Kd1 Rxc1+ 19. Nxc1 Qh4 20. Nde2 Be6 21. g3 Qh6 22. Nd4 (22. f5
Bxf5 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 (23... gxf6 $4 24. Qxd5 Nd7 25. Qxd6 $18) 24. Qxd5 Nd7 25.
Qxb7 Rb8 26. Qxa7 Bc5 $11) 22... Bg4+ 23. Nce2 (23. Ke1 Nbd7 $17) 23... Bxe2+ (
23... Nbd7 $142 $5 $17) 24. Bxe2 $11 Qg6 25. g4 h6 $4 (25... Nbd7 $142 $11) 26.
Nf5 $18 Bc5 (26... Nbd7 27. Nxd6 Nxg4 28. Bxg4 Qxd6 29. Bxd7 Qxd7 $18) 27. Ba3
(27. Nh4 $142 Qh7 28. Bxf6 $18) 27... Bxa3 28. Qxa3 Qh7 29. Ne7+ (29. Qd6 Nbd7
30. Ne7+ Kh8 $18) 29... Kh8 30. g5 (30. Qd6 d4 31. Qd8+ Ng8 $18) 30... hxg5 31.
fxg5 Nfd7 (31... Ne8 32. Qc5 (32. Nxd5 $6 Nd7 33. Qe7 Qf5 $18) 32... g6 33. Qc8
$18) 32. Nxd5 (32. g6 Qh6 33. gxf7 Qg5 34. Nxd5 Na6 $18) 32... a5 (32... a6 33.
Qe7 axb5 34. Qxf7 $18) 33. Nc7 (33. Qc3 Qg8 34. Qc7 Qe8 $18) 33... Ra7 34. Qe7
Qg6 (34... b6 35. Nd5 Qg8 36. Qxe4 $18) 35. b6 $1 Qxb6 (35... Nxb6 {
A deflection} 36. Qf8+ {A double attack}) 36. Qe8+ (36. Nb5 $142 $5 Ra6 37. Bc4
Nf6 $18) 36... Kh7 {The mate threat is Qb1} 37. Qxe4+ (37. Nb5 Ra6 38. Bc4 Qc5
39. Bxf7 Nf8 40. Qxb8 Rc6 $18) 37... Kg8 $2 (37... Qg6 38. Bd3 Qxe4 39. Bxe4+
Kg8 $18) 38. Qe8+ (38. Nb5 Qc6 39. Qxc6 Nxc6 (39... bxc6 $4 40. Nxa7 Kf8 41.
Rf1 $18) 40. Nxa7 Nxa7 $18) 38... Nf8 {Threatening mate... how?} 39. Nb5 Qc6
40. Qxc6 Nxc6 41. Nxa7 Nxa7 42. Rf1 Nc6 (42... Nc8 43. Rf5 b6 44. Rd5 $18) 43.
Bc4 Nd8 44. g6 (44. Rf5 $142 $5 b6 $18) 44... Nxg6 45. Rf5 b6 46. Rb5 Kf8 47.
Rxb6 Ne5 48. Bb5 Nf3 49. Ra6 Ke7 (49... Ng1 50. Bf1 $18) 50. Rxa5 Ne6 (50...
Kf6 51. Ra6+ Ne6 52. a5 $18) 51. Ra7+ Kf6 52. Be8 Neg5 (52... Ke5 53. d4+ Nexd4
54. exd4+ Nxd4 55. Rxf7 $18) 53. a5 (53. a5 Ne5 54. a6 $18) 1-0

[Event "30 sec/Zug"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Psion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 Bd7 7. Be2 c6 8. a4 a6
9. c4 (9. O-O axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1 11. Bxa1 cxb5 $11) 9... axb5 (9... dxc4 10.
Be5 Bxe5 11. fxe5 $17) 10. axb5 (10. cxb5 Ne4 $15) 10... Rxa1 11. Bxa1 Bb4 (
11... dxc4 12. Be5 Be7 13. Bxc4 cxb5 14. Be2 $17) 12. Nc3 Qa5 13. O-O (13. Ne5
Rc8 $11) 13... cxb5 (13... dxc4 14. bxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc4 $11) 14. cxb5 $11 Ne4
15. Qb3 Bc5 (15... Rc8 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qb2 $15) 16. Nxe4 $11 dxe4 17. Qb2 f6
18. Ng5 (18. Nd4 Rd8 $11) 18... Qa4 19. Bd1 Qxb5 20. Bb3 Qc6 21. Rc1 (21. f5
Rc8 $11) 21... Rc8 22. Rc2 Na6 (22... h6 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 24. Rxc5 Qxc5 25. Bxe6+
Kh7 26. Bxc8 Qxc8 27. Qb1 $11) 23. f5 Nc7 (23... Kh8 24. fxe6 (24. Nxe6 $143
Bxe6 25. fxe6 Nb4 $15) (24. Bxe6 $2 Bxe6 25. Nxe6 Bxe3+ 26. dxe3 Qxc2 27. Qxc2
Rxc2 $19) 24... Be8 25. Qxf6 $18) 24. fxe6 $14 Be8 (24... Bxe6 $143 25. Nxe6
Nxe6 26. Rxc5 Qxc5 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Bxc8 Qxc8 29. Qb1 $18) 25. e7+ Kh8 26. Rc4
Qb6 (26... b5 27. Rc2 $14) 27. Rxe4 $16 Qc6 $4 (27... Ra8 $142 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29.
Nd6+ Kh8 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 $16) 28. Rh4 $18 h5 (28... Nd5 29. Nxh7 Kg8 30. Bxd5+
Bf7 31. Bxc6 Bxe3+ 32. dxe3 bxc6 33. Nxf6+ gxf6 34. Qxf6 Rf8 35. Qg7#) 29. Nf7+
Bxf7 30. Bxf7 g6 31. Qxf6+ Qxf6 32. Bxf6+ Kh7 33. g4 (33. Rc4 Ne8 34. Rxc5 Rxc5
35. Bxe8 Rc1+ 36. Kf2 Rc8 $18) 33... Ne8 34. g5 Bd6 (34... b5 35. d4 Bd6 36. e4
$18) 35. Kg2 (35. Rd4 Ba3 $18) 35... b5 (35... Bc5 $18) 36. Rd4 Bxh2 (36...
Bxe7 37. Bxe7 Kg7 $18) 37. Rd8 (37. Kxh2 $143 Nxf6 38. gxf6 Rh8 $18) 37... Rc2
(37... Bd6 38. Bxe8 Bxe7 39. Rxc8 Bxf6 40. gxf6 b4 $18) 38. Rxe8 Rxd2+ 39. Kh3
Bd6 40. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "30 sec/Zug"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Psion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c6 7. a4 Nbd7 8. c4 (8.
Be2 cxb5 9. axb5 a5 $11) 8... Nb6 9. Na3 Bd7 10. Qc2 cxb5 11. Ng5 (11. axb5
dxc4 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 Qe7 $11) 11... g6 (11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. axb5
$11) 12. Nxb5 Bb4 13. c5 Nc8 (13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Bd4 $11) 14. Be2 (14.
Rb1 Ne4 15. Bc1 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Nxg5 17. Rxb4 Ne4 $11) 14... h6 $11 15. h4 (15.
Nf3 $142 $11) 15... hxg5 $17 16. hxg5 Nh7 17. Rxh7 Kxh7 18. Bf6 Qa5 $4 (18...
Bxb5 $142 19. Bxd8 Bxe2 $15) 19. Kf2 e5 20. Rh1+ Bh3 21. Rxh3+ Kg8 22. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 Be7 5. Nf3 c6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 cxb5 8.
Bxb5+ Bd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Be2 Nc6 11. a3 O-O 12. O-O h6 (12... Rc8 13. d4 $11)
13. d4 b5 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. d5 (15. Bd3 Bd6 $11) 15... exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17.
Qxd5 Qe8 (17... Be6 18. Qe4 Qd5 19. Qb1 $11) 18. Rfd1 (18. Bd3 Rd8 $14) 18...
Be6 19. Qe4 Bd8 (19... Bb3 20. Qg4 f6 21. Rd7 $11) 20. Bd3 (20. Rd6 $142 $5 Nb8
21. Bd3 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 $18) 20... f5 $11 21. Qf4 Bc7 22. Qh4 Bd8 23. Qf4 (23.
Qg3 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 $14) 23... Bc7 24. Qh4 Bd8 25. Qg3 {
Threatening mate... how?} g5 (25... Qf7 $11) 26. h4 (26. Rc5 $142 $14) 26...
Bc7 $15 {Black plans f4} 27. Ne5 f4 $4 (27... Bxe5 $142 28. Bxe5 Bb3 $15) 28.
exf4 $16 Nxe5 29. fxe5 Rf4 (29... Qh5 $142 $5 30. hxg5 hxg5 $16) 30. hxg5 $18
Rg4 31. Qh2 (31. Qh3 Rxg5 32. Qxh6 Rg7 $18) 31... h5 32. Bb1 (32. g6 h4 $18)
32... Bb6 (32... Rxg5 $5 33. Qf4 Rg7 $18) 33. Rxc8 Bxc8 $2 (33... Qxc8 34. Qxh5
Bxf2+ 35. Kf1 Rf4 36. Qh7+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ Bg8 38. Qh6+ Ke8 39. Bg6+ Ke7 $15) 34.
Rd6 Bc7 (34... Bxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Be6 $18) 35. Rg6+ Kf8 (35... Qxg6 36. Bxg6 Rxg5
37. Be4 $18) 36. Rf6+ (36. Qxh5 Qf7 37. Rf6 Qxf6 38. exf6 Rxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Bb7+
40. Kg1 Bh2+ 41. Qxh2 Kf7 42. Qc7+ Ke6 43. Qe7+ Kd5 44. Be4+ Kc4 45. Qb4#)
36... Ke7 37. Ba2 (37. Ba2 Qd8 38. Rf7+ (38. Qxh5 Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2
Qxh5 41. Rf7+ Ke8 42. Rxc7 Bh3+ 43. Kh2 Bf5+ 44. Kg1 Qg4+ 45. Kh2 Qh3+ 46. Kg1
Be4 47. Rc8+ Kd7 48. e6+ Kxc8 49. f3 Qg3+ 50. Kf1 Bd3#) 38... Ke8 39. Bb3 $16 (
39. Qxh5 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Rxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Qxh5 42. Rxc7 Bh3+ 43. Kh2 Bf5+ 44. Kg1
Qg4+ 45. Kh2 Qh3+ 46. Kg1 Be4 47. Re7+ Kxe7 48. f3 Qg3+ 49. Kf1 Bd3#)) (37. Bg6
$142 Qg8 38. Qxh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "xiv/11"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. b5 a6 4. a4 e6 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3 Nbd7
9. d4 dxc4 (9... Qa5 10. Nd2 $11) 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bd3 Nbd5 (11... axb5 12.
axb5 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 cxb5 14. Nxb5 $11) 12. O-O Bd7 (12... axb5 13. axb5 Rxa1 14.
Qxa1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 $11) 13. Qe2 (13. bxa6 $5 bxa6 14. Ne5 $14) 13... Nxc3 $11
14. Bxc3 Nd5 15. Bb2 axb5 (15... cxb5 16. axb5 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8
19. Ra1 $11) 16. axb5 $14 Qb6 (16... Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Nb4 18. bxc6 Bxc6 19. Bc4
$14) 17. Ne5 $16 Qc7 18. Rxa8 (18. Qh5 g6 19. Qf3 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 cxb5 $14) 18...
Rxa8 19. Qh5 {Do you see the mate threat?} g6 20. Qf3 Be8 (20... f6 21. Nxd7
Qxd7 22. bxc6 Qxc6 23. e4 $14) 21. e4 (21. bxc6 bxc6 22. e4 f6 $16) 21... Nb4
$14 22. Bb1 (22. Be2 Ra2 23. Bc3 Rc2 $16) 22... cxb5 23. Rc1 Qd8 (23... Qd6 24.
Rd1 $11) 24. h3 (24. Ng4 f6 $14) 24... Bd6 (24... f6 $5 25. Ng4 Kg7 $11) 25.
Ng4 $14 f5 (25... Qg5 26. d5 e5 27. Qf6 Qxf6 28. Nxf6+ Kf8 29. Nxh7+ Kg7 30.
Ng5 $16) 26. exf5 exf5 $2 (26... h5 27. Ne5 exf5 28. Qxb7 Rb8 $16) 27. Qb3+ $4
(27. d5 Rc8 28. Nh6+ Kf8 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Bxf5 gxf5 31. Nxf5 $18) 27... Kf8
$11 28. Nh6 (28. Ne5 $142 $11) 28... Qd7 $4 (28... Nd5 $142 $1 $17) 29. Qg8+
$18 Ke7 30. d5 (30. Bxf5 gxf5 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Qf6+ Qf7 33. Qh8+ (33. Qxf7+ $2
Bxf7 34. Nxf5 Bf4 $19) 33... Ke7 34. Nxf7 Bxf7 35. Qxa8 $18) 30... Kd8 $4 (
30... Nxd5 $142 31. Rd1 Qe6 32. Qxh7+ Kd8 33. Qxb7 Nc7 34. Bxf5 gxf5 35. Nxf5
Qxf5 36. Rxd6+ Bd7 37. Bf6+ Ke8 38. Qxc7 Rc8 $18) 31. Bf6+ (31. Bf6+ Qe7 32.
Qe6 Bc6 33. Qxd6+ Kc8 34. Bxe7 b6 35. dxc6 Nxc6 36. Qxc6+ Kb8 37. Qxb6#) 1-0

[Event "xxi/10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. c4 dxc4 $15 4. Qc2 b5 $4 (4... Nf6 $142 $15) 5. Qe4 $18
Na6 6. Qxg4 (6. Qc6+ Bd7 7. Qxa6 e6 $18) 6... Nf6 (6... Nxb4 7. Bxg7 Nh6 8.
Bxh6 Bxh6 9. Kd1 $18) 7. Qf3 (7. Bxf6 $142 $5 gxf6 8. Qh5 $18) 7... Nxb4 8. Na3
a6 9. Bc3 (9. g3 c5 $18) 9... Nbd5 $16 10. Nc2 e6 11. e4 {
White launches an attack} Nxc3 12. dxc3 (12. Qxc3 $6 Nxe4 13. Qe3 f5 $15) 12...
Bc5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. e5 {The mate threat is Qxa8} Nd5 {
Black prepares the advance b4} 15. Nd4 (15. Ne2 $142 $16) 15... b4 $2 (15...
Bxd4 $142 16. Rxd4 Qg5 $14) 16. Bxc4 O-O (16... bxc3 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qxd5 $18
) 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nc6 Qh4 19. cxb4 (19. Rxd5 Bxf2+ 20. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2
bxc3 22. Nf3 $18) 19... Bxb4+ 20. Nxb4 Qxb4+ 21. Rd2 Rfe8 22. Qd1 (22. Qe2 $5
$18) 22... Qe4+ 23. Kf1 Rxe5 (23... Rab8 24. Rd4 (24. Rxd5 $2 Rb1 $19) 24...
Rb1 25. Rxe4 Rxd1+ 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1 $16) 24. Nf3 Qc4+ 25. Kg1 Rf5 26. h3
(26. Rc2 Qf4 $16) 26... c6 (26... Rb8 27. g4 Qe4 28. gxf5 $14) 27. Rc2 Qb5 $4 (
27... Qa4 $142 $16) 28. Nd4 $18 (28. Nd4 Rxf2 29. Nxb5 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 cxb5 31.
Qc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "xx/20"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. h3 Bh5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 e6 $15 6. c4 (6. a3 a5 $15) 6...
Bxf3 (6... Bxb4 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Ne5 $15) 7. Qxf3 $11 Bxb4 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Qf4 (
9. Qxd5 exd5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 $11) 9... Bd6 (9... Ne4 10. Bxg7 Bxd2+ 11. Ke2 $17)
10. Qa4+ Nbd7 11. Nc3 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nc3 Qf5 $11) 11... Qg5 12. h4 (12. Qb5
Qxb5 13. Nxb5 Ke7 $15) 12... Qg6 $17 13. Nb5 O-O 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Rh3 (15. h5
Qh6 $17) 15... Rfc8 $17 16. Bc3 (16. h5 Qh6 $17) 16... Nc5 17. Qd4 b6 (17...
Nce4 $142 $19) 18. Rg3 $11 Qe4 $4 (18... e5 $142 19. Qxd6 Qh6 20. Qxe5 Nce4 $11
) 19. Qxf6 $18 (19. Qxf6 Kf8 20. Rxg7 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM-08"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Fengsrud, Roy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. a3 a5 3. b5 d5 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. Nf3 f6 6. e3 Ne7 7. c4 {
White gets in control} Be6 (7... c5 $5 $15) 8. d4 $14 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bf7 10. Qg4
O-O 11. Ne6 {Threatening mate... how?} Bxe6 12. Qxe6+ Rf7 (12... Kh8 13. Nc3
$16) 13. Nc3 Be5 14. cxd5 Qd6 (14... Nd7 $142 $5 $16) 15. Bc4 $18 Nd7 $2 (15...
Bxc3+ $142 16. Bxc3 Nd7 $18) 16. Ne4 Qxe6 17. dxe6 Bxb2 18. exf7+ Kf8 19. Ra2
Be5 20. O-O Nb6 21. Be6 Rd8 22. f4 Bd6 23. Rd2 (23. Nxd6 $6 Rxd6 24. f5 g6 $18)
23... Nec8 24. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 {Exploits the pin} (24... Na7 25. Nxb7 Rb8 26. Nxd6
cxd6 $18) 25. Rxd8+ {A double attack} (25. Rxd8+ Ke7 26. Re8+ Kd6 27. f8=Q+ Ne7
28. Qxe7#) 1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM-08"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Daconto, Ricardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. a3 c5 3. bxc5 Bxc5 4. e3 Nc6 (4... d5 5. d4 Bd6 6. Nc3 $15) 5. c4 (
5. Nf3 e4 6. d4 Be7 $11) 5... Nf6 $15 6. Bb2 (6. Nf3 O-O $15) 6... O-O 7. Nc3 (
7. Nf3 Re8 $15) 7... d5 (7... d6 8. Nf3 $15) 8. cxd5 $15 Nxd5 9. Nf3 (9. Rc1
$15) 9... a6 (9... Nxc3 $5 10. Qc2 Bg4 $17) 10. Ne4 $11 Bd6 11. Nxd6 (11. d4
exd4 12. Nxd4 Bc7 $11) 11... Qxd6 $15 12. d4 exd4 (12... e4 13. Nd2 f5 14. Qh5
$15) 13. Nxd4 $11 Ne5 14. Be2 b5 15. Nf3 Nc4 (15... Nxf3+ $5 16. Bxf3 Bb7 $11)
16. Bxc4 $16 bxc4 17. Rc1 (17. Qd4 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 $14) 17...
c3 (17... Rd8 18. Rxc4 Be6 19. Qd4 $16) 18. Rxc3 Bb7 (18... Rd8 19. Rb3 $14)
19. O-O (19. Rb3 Qe7 $16) 19... Rfd8 (19... Rfe8 20. Rc4 Rad8 21. e4 $16) 20.
Rd3 (20. Rb3 Qe7 $16) 20... Qe7 21. Qb3 Rd6 (21... Rab8 22. Be5 Nc7 23. Rxd8+
Qxd8 24. Rd1 $18) 22. Bd4 (22. Be5 Rb6 23. Qd1 Nf6 $16) 22... Rg6 (22... Nf6
$142 $5 $16) 23. Bc5 $1 $18 Qe4 $4 (23... Qxc5 {Deflection from b7} 24. Qxb7 {
A double attack}) 24. Qxb7 (24. Qxb7 Rxg2+ 25. Kh1 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr 3GMM-19"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Domenche Redondo, Francesco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e3 Ngf6 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 c6 (7...
O-O 8. c4 $15) 8. c4 Qe7 (8... O-O 9. Be2 $15) 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 (10... a5
11. c5 Bb8 12. b5 $11) 11. O-O a6 12. c5 Bc7 13. f3 (13. Qa4 Nf8 $11) 13...
exf3 14. Rxf3 Ng4 (14... Re8 15. h3 $11) 15. Nf1 Ndf6 (15... Re8 16. Bd3 $11)
16. h3 Nh6 17. Qc2 Ne4 (17... Qe6 18. Bd3 $11) 18. Nxe4 dxe4 (18... Qxe4 $143
19. Bd3 Qh4 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bd3 $16) 19. Rf2 f5 20. Rd1 (20. Nd2 Be6 $11)
20... Be6 21. g3 (21. a4 Qg5 $11) 21... Nf7 (21... Qg5 22. Kg2 $11) 22. Bc4 (
22. Kg2 Qg5 $11) 22... Ng5 (22... Bxc4 $5 23. Qxc4 Rd5 $15) 23. Rxf5 $11 Bd5 (
23... Rd5 24. Rxg5 (24. Bxd5 $143 cxd5 25. Rxg5 Qxg5 $15) 24... Qxg5 25. Qxe4 (
25. Bxd5 $143 cxd5 26. Qg2 Rf8 $15) 25... Bxh3 26. Qh4 Qxh4 27. gxh4 $11) 24.
Kg2 Nf3 25. Bxd5+ (25. Nd2 Qe6 26. Rh5 Qf7 27. Bxd5 cxd5 $19) 25... cxd5 26.
Qf2 Qe6 27. Rxf3 exf3+ 28. Qxf3 Rf8 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. hxg4 Rae8 31. Rc1 (31. Re1
Re4 $15) 31... Re4 (31... Re7 32. c6 $17) 32. c6 $15 b6 (32... bxc6 33. Rxc6
Re7 34. Bc3 $15 (34. Rxa6 $2 Ref7 35. Nh2 Rf2+ 36. Kh3 Rxb2 $19)) 33. a4 $11
Rxg4 (33... Kf7 34. b5 $11) 34. b5 axb5 35. axb5 Ra8 36. Ra1 (36. Bc3 h5 37.
Be1 Kf7 $15) 36... Rxa1 $15 37. Bxa1 Kf7 38. Kf3 h5 39. Bc3 g5 {
Black intends h4} (39... Ke6 40. Be1 $15) 40. Be1 $11 Ke6 (40... Re4 41. Nd2
Re8 42. Ke2 $15) 41. Nd2 {White gets the initiative} Kf5 (41... Bb8 $5 $11) 42.
Nb1 $14 h4 (42... Bb8 43. Nc3 Ke6 44. Bf2 $14) 43. Nc3 $16 hxg3 44. Nxd5 g2 45.
Bf2 Rg3+ 46. Ke2 Bd6 $2 (46... g1=Q 47. Bxg1 Rxg1 48. Nxc7 Ke4 $16) 47. Bg1 $18
(47. Nxb6 $6 g1=Q 48. Bxg1 Rxg1 $14) (47. Bxg3 $2 g1=Q 48. Bxd6 Qg2+ 49. Ke1
Qxd5 $19) 47... g4 (47... Rh3 48. Nxb6 Ke4 49. Nd7 $18) 48. Nxb6 Rf3 49. Nc4
Ke6 50. Nd2 Rf5 (50... Rh3 51. e4 Bg3 52. d5+ Kf7 53. b6 $16) 51. b6 Ra5 52.
Nc4 Ra4 (52... Ra2+ $142 53. Kd3 Ra1 $16) 53. Nxd6 Kxd6 54. b7 Rb4 55. d5 Rb2+
56. Kd3 Rb1 57. Kc2 Rb4 (57... Rb5 58. e4 Rxb7 59. Bh2+ g3 60. Bxg3+ Kc5 61.
Bf2+ Kd6 62. cxb7 $18) 58. e4 $1 g3 (58... Rxe4 {Deflection from b8} 59. b8=Q+)
59. e5+ $1 Kc7 (59... Kxe5 {Theme: Deflection from c7} 60. c7) 60. e6 Kd6 61.
e7 $1 Kxe7 {A deflection} 62. c7 Rc4+ 63. Kd2 (63. Kd2 Rxc7 64. b8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Grehl, Siegfried"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. Nf3 Qe7 5. e3 a6 (5... Nf6 6. Nc3 $15) 6.
c4 $11 c6 (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nf6 8. d3 $11) 7. Qc2 (7. c5 Bc7 $11) 7... Bg4 8.
Be2 (8. cxd5 cxd5 9. d4 e4 $11) 8... Nf6 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd7 10. Nc3 $11) 9.
cxd5 (9. c5 Bc7 $11) 9... Nxd5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. O-O (11. Ne4 Bc7 $11) 11... Nd7
(11... a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd5 Rxd5 15. Bxd4 $11) 12. Ne4 Bc7 (
12... f5 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. d3 $11) 13. h3 (13. d4 f5 14. Nc3 Rac8 15. dxe5 Nxe5
$11) 13... Bh5 (13... Bf5 14. Rfd1 $11) 14. Nc3 (14. d4 exd4 15. Bxd4 Bg6 $11)
14... N5f6 (14... N7f6 15. d3 $11) 15. Nh4 (15. d3 Rfd8 $11) 15... Bxe2 16. Nf5
Qe6 17. Nxe2 Rad8 (17... Rfd8 18. f4 $11) 18. f4 g6 (18... e4 19. Ned4 Qe8 20.
Rad1 $11) 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. d4 (20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nfd4 Rfe8 $11) 20... Bb8 21.
Nh6+ (21. d5 cxd5 22. Nh6+ Kg7 $18) 21... Kg7 22. Ng4 Nxg4 $4 (22... Nd5 $142
23. e4 Rfe8 $15) 23. d5+ $18 (23. d5+ Qe5 24. hxg4 (24. Bxe5+ $143 Ngxe5 25.
dxc6 Nxc6 $18) 24... cxd5 25. Bxe5+ Bxe5 26. Rad1 $18) 1-0

[Event "VDO-DB"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Ludwig, x"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 c6 6. c4 (6. Bb2 Bd6 $15) 6... g6
(6... a5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. bxa5 Qxa5 9. Nc3 $15) 7. Be2 (7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Be2 Bg7
$11) 7... Bg7 (7... a5 8. bxa5 Rxa5 9. Bb2 $11) 8. O-O (8. d3 dxc4 9. dxc4 O-O
$11) 8... O-O (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Ng4 10. Qc2 $11) 9. Nc3 (9. d3 dxc4 10. dxe4
b5 $11) 9... Re8 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5 12. Bb2 $11) 10. Bb2 (10.
d3 dxc4 11. dxc4 Qe7 $11) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 (11... Ng4 12. f3 Ne5 13. Be2
exf3 14. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 15. Rxf3 $11) 12. Nde2 (12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bb3 Qg5 $14)
12... Qg5 (12... Nb6 13. d3 $15) 13. f4 (13. Qb3 a5 $14) 13... exf3 (13... Qg4
14. Ng3 Qxd1 15. Nxd1 $11) 14. Rxf3 Bg4 15. Rf2 Nd7 16. Qc2 N7f6 (16... Rac8
17. Ng3 $11) 17. Raf1 (17. Nd4 $14) 17... Bh3 (17... Nb6 $142 $5 18. Bd3 Rad8
$16) 18. Ng3 $16 Be6 19. Nce4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qd8 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Bxd5 (22.
Qb2+ $142 Kh6 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Nf6 $18) 22... Bxd5 $2 (22... cxd5 $142 $5 23.
Qb2+ d4 $18) 23. Qb2+ (23. Qc3+ Kh6 24. Nf6 Rh8 25. Ng4+ Kh5 $18) 23... Kg8 (
23... Kf8 24. Nf6 $18) 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Nxh7+ Kg8 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Nxd5 Qxd5
28. Rxf7+ (28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qh4+ g5 30. Rxf7+ Kd8 $18) 28... Qxf7 29. Rxf7+ (
29. Qh8+ $142 $5 Ke7 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Qh7+ Ke6 32. Qxg6+ Kd7 33. Qf5+ Kd6 $18
) 29... Kxf7 30. Qb3+ (30. b5 Rad8 $18) 30... Re6 31. Qc4 (31. b5 Rd8 32. bxc6
bxc6 $18) 31... Rf8 (31... Rae8 32. Kf2 $18) 32. h3 (32. b5 cxb5 33. Qxb5 b6
$18) 32... b5 (32... a6 33. d4 $18) 33. Qf4+ (33. Qd4 a6 $18) 33... Rf6 (33...
Kg8 34. Qc7 $18) 34. Qc7+ Kg8 35. Qxa7 R8f7 (35... Rd8 36. Qe7 Rdd6 37. Qe5 $18
) 36. Qc5 Kg7 (36... Re6 37. e4 $18) 37. Kh2 (37. d4 Re6 $18) 37... Kh6 (37...
Re6 38. e4 $18) 38. Qd4 (38. d4 Re6 $18) 38... g5 (38... Kg7 39. e4 $18) 39.
Kg3 Kh5 (39... Re6 40. Qc3 $18) 40. Qd8 (40. Qe5 $142 Rf8 $18) 40... Rh6 (40...
Re6 41. Qh8+ Kg6 42. Qc3 $18) 41. Qg8 (41. Qe8 $5 Rhf6 42. e4 Kh6 $18) 41...
Rff6 (41... Re7 $18) 42. Kh2 g4 (42... Rd6 43. d4 Rdf6 $18) 43. Qe8+ (43. Qxg4#
) 43... Rhg6 (43... Rfg6 44. d4 $18) 44. Qe5+ Kh6 45. h4 Rf2 (45... Rf8 $18)
46. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Vogt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. b5 Bc5 (3... e4 4. c4 $15) 4. e3 d6 5. c4 (5. d4 exd4 6.
exd4 Bb4+ 7. c3 Ba5 $11) 5... O-O 6. Qc2 (6. d4 exd4 7. Bxd4 Bxd4 8. Qxd4 Re8
$15) 6... Bg4 (6... a6 7. Nf3 $17) 7. Be2 $15 Bxe2 (7... Qd7 8. Nf3 $15) 8.
Nxe2 $11 Nbd7 (8... Re8 9. O-O $11) 9. O-O c6 (9... a6 10. d4 exd4 11. exd4 $11
) 10. a4 (10. d4 exd4 11. exd4 Bb6 $11) 10... Rc8 (10... Bb4 11. d4 $11) 11. d4
Bb4 12. dxe5 (12. Bc3 Bxc3 13. Nbxc3 Qe7 $11) 12... Nxe5 (12... dxe5 13. Rd1
Qe7 14. Bc3 $11) 13. Rd1 Qc7 (13... Qe7 14. Qb3 Bc5 15. Bd4 $11) 14. Qb3 Ba5
15. Na3 Rfe8 16. Rac1 (16. Rab1 Ne4 17. bxc6 Nxc6 $14) 16... Ne4 17. Nf4 (17.
Bd4 Qe7 $11) 17... Bd2 (17... Ng4 18. Rc2 $15) 18. Rc2 (18. Rb1 Qa5 19. Bd4 Bc3
$11) 18... Qa5 (18... Nc5 19. Qa2 Bb4 20. Nb1 $15) 19. Nd3 (19. bxc6 bxc6 20.
Rcxd2 Nxd2 $11) 19... Nxd3 $15 20. Qxd3 Bb4 21. Ra1 Nd2 (21... Rcd8 22. Nb1 $15
) 22. Rxd2 (22. Nb1 $5 Nxb1 23. Rxb1 $11) 22... Bxd2 $17 23. Qd4 {
Threatening mate: Qxg7} f6 24. c5 $2 (24. bxc6 $142 $5 bxc6 25. Nc2 $19) 24...
dxc5 $19 25. Qg4 (25. Qxc5 Qxa4 26. Nc4 $19) 25... Be1 (25... Qb4 $142 26. Qc4+
Qxc4 27. Nxc4 Rcd8 28. bxc6 bxc6 $19) 26. Nc4 Qb4 27. Bxf6 (27. Rd1 Rc7 $17 (
27... cxb5 28. Rd7 g6 29. Qh4 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Qxb2+ 31. Nxb2 Rb8 32. Qxh7+ Kf8
33. Qf7#)) 27... Rc7 $19 28. bxc6 Rxc6 $4 (28... Rf7 $142 29. Bh4 Bc3 $19) 29.
Qxg7# 1-0

[Event "xv/11"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 Nf6 8.
d5 (8. Qc2 d5 $17) 8... Ne5 (8... Nxd5 $5 9. Bb5 O-O $17) 9. Qa4+ c6 10. dxc6
bxc6 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Qb6 (12... Rb8 $142 $5 13. Qc2 Qf6 $17) 13. Ba3 $11
Be6 14. Be2 (14. Bxd6 Qb2 15. Bxe5 Bd5 $11) 14... f5 15. Qh4 Ng6 (15... O-O 16.
O-O (16. Bxd6 $143 Qb2 17. Bxe5 Qxa1 $17) 16... c5 17. Rd1 $15) 16. Bh5 $11 Kd7
(16... O-O 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. O-O $11 (18. Bxd6 $2 Qb2 $19)) 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18.
Qg3 c5 19. O-O Rh6 20. e4 (20. Rd1 $5 Rah8 21. h3 $11) 20... fxe4 21. Bc1 Rah8
(21... Rh7 $142 $15) 22. Bxh6 $16 Rxh6 23. Nd2 Bf5 $2 (23... Qc7 $142 24. Nb3
Bb6 $16) 24. Nc4 (24. Rad1 Qa6 $18) 24... Qa6 25. Nxa5 Qxa5 26. Rfd1 Qb6 (26...
Qc7 27. Qe5 Rh7 28. Rd2 $18) 27. Rab1 {Do you see the mate threat?} Qc6 28. Rb2
d5 (28... Ke6 29. Rbd2 d5 30. h3 $18) 29. Qb8 (29. Qe5 $5 Be6 30. Qxg7+ Kd6 31.
Qxh6 Qe8 $18) 29... Ke6 (29... Qd6 30. Qxa7+ Kd8 $18) 30. Qxa7 Ke5 (30... Rh8
31. Rb6 Rc8 32. Rxc6+ Rxc6 33. Qxg7 $18) 31. Qxg7+ (31. Qxg7+ Ke6 32. Qxh6 $18)
1-0

[Event "GER theme m Germany"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 d6 4. e3 Be6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Ng5 Bf5 7. Bc4 (7. Qf3
Bg6 $11) 7... d5 $15 8. Bb3 Bg4 (8... a5 9. Qf3 Bg4 10. Qg3 $15) 9. f3 $11 Bh5
10. Nh3 Bd6 11. g4 Bg6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Bxd5 c6 14. Bb3 (14. Be4 O-O $14) 14...
h6 15. f4 (15. Rg1 $5 $14) 15... exf4 $15 16. exf4 Nxf4 (16... Qe7+ $5 17. Kf2
Nxf4 18. Nxf4 Bxf4 19. Bxg7 O-O-O 20. Bxh8 Rxh8 $11) 17. Nxf4 $16 Bxf4 18. Qe2+
(18. Bxg7 Be4 19. Rf1 $18 (19. Bxh8 $6 Bxh1 20. Qe2+ Qe7 $16)) 18... Kf8 $15
19. Nc3 (19. gxh6 Rxh6 20. d3 Qh4+ 21. Kf1 Bf5 $19) 19... Qe8 20. O-O-O hxg5 (
20... Qxe2 21. Nxe2 Bxg5 22. Rhe1 $17) 21. Qf2 Nf6 22. Rde1 Qd7 23. h4 (23. Bc4
$142 $15) 23... Re8 $4 (23... Ng4 $142 24. Qg2 Rd8 $17) 24. hxg5 $14 Rxe1+ 25.
Rxe1 Bxg5 $4 (25... Nh5 $142 $14) 26. Qc5+ $18 Kg8 27. Qxg5 Rh2 (27... Rh6 28.
d3 $18) 28. Ne2 (28. Nd1 $142 $5 Qf5 29. Qg3 Rh3 30. Qb8+ Kh7 $18) 28... Qd6 (
28... Qf5 29. Qg3 Qf2 $18) 29. Qxg6 (29. Qxg6 Qf8 30. Bxf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "xv/15"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. a3 Ba5 5. e3 c5 6. Qf3 Nc6 7. Bxf6 gxf6
8. Bc4 Ne5 9. Qe4 Qe7 10. Bb3 Bc7 11. Ne2 d6 12. Nbc3 f5 13. Ba4+ (13. Qf4 Ng6
14. Qh6 Be6 $16) 13... Kf8 (13... Kd8 $5 14. Qd5 Rb8 $11) 14. Qf4 $16 Be6 15.
Qh6+ (15. d4 cxd4 16. exd4 Ng4 $16) 15... Kg8 16. Nf4 Ng4 17. Qh3 Nf6 (17...
Ba5 18. Nce2 $16 (18. Nxe6 $6 Bxc3 19. dxc3 fxe6 $11)) 18. Qf3 Rb8 19. h4 (19.
Rb1 Ba5 $16) 19... h5 (19... Ba5 20. Rb1 $14) 20. Rh3 (20. Rb1 Ba5 $16) 20...
Ba5 21. Rg3+ Kf8 22. O-O-O (22. Rg5 $142 $5 $14) 22... Bxc3 $15 23. dxc3 Ne4
24. Rg6 b5 $4 (24... Bd7 $142 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 $17) 25. Rxe6 $16 fxe6 $2 (25...
Qxh4 $142 26. Bb3 Qg4 27. Qxg4 hxg4 (27... fxg4 $4 28. Rxe4 c4 29. Rxd6 $18)
28. Rxe4 fxe4 $16) 26. Ng6+ $18 Kf7 27. Nxe7 Kxe7 28. Bb3 Nxc3 29. Rd3 Ne4 30.
c4 (30. Ba2 c4 31. Rd4 d5 $18) 30... bxc4 (30... d5 31. cxd5 c4 32. Bxc4 bxc4
33. Rd4 $18) 31. Bxc4 Rb7 32. Rb3 Rc7 33. Ba6 (33. Qf4 Rd7 $18) 33... c4 34.
Rb7 (34. Rb7 Rxb7 35. Bxb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-92-80"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Andersson, Lars H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Ba5 6. Qf3 $11 d5 7. Bxf6 Qxf6
8. Qxf6 gxf6 9. Bd3 c5 10. c3 c4 11. Bc2 Nc6 12. Ne2 (12. Nf3 Re8 $14) 12...
Bc7 $11 13. a4 (13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Re8 $11) 13... Kg7 14. Na3 a6 (14... Re8
15. d3 $11) 15. Ng3 f5 (15... Rg8 $5 $11) 16. Nxf5+ $14 (16. Bxf5 $143 Bxg3 17.
Bxc8 Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Raxc8 $11) 16... Kf6 {Black fights for the Initiative} 17.
Ng3 b5 (17... h6 $5 $14) 18. axb5 $16 axb5 19. O-O (19. Bxh7 Bd6 20. Nc2 Rxa1+
21. Nxa1 b4 22. cxb4 Nxb4 $16) 19... Ra5 (19... b4 20. cxb4 Nxb4 21. Bxh7 $11)
20. Rfb1 Ba6 21. Bxh7 Rh8 22. Bc2 Bd6 23. Nxc4 $1 (23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Rxa5 Nxa5
25. Rb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "xviii/12"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Bxe5 Bxb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. Nf3 d5 7. c4 Bg4 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Bb2 Bf6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. O-O (12. d4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Bh4
$17) 12... Qd7 (12... Nf4 $1 13. Bd1 Nd3 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 $17 (14... gxf6 $143 15.
Nc3 $14)) 13. d4 a6 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qg4 18. Qc4
Rad8 19. Rab1 Rc8 $2 (19... Rb8 20. Bb4 $11) 20. Rfe1 $4 (20. Rxb7 Qd7 $18)
20... h5 $2 (20... Nd8 $142 $5 $14) 21. h3 (21. Rxb7 $142 $5 Qd7 22. a4 $18)
21... Qe4 $16 22. Nd2 (22. Rxb7 $6 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Qxb7 24. Bxf6 gxf6 $11) 22...
Qh4 23. e4 (23. Rxb7 $142 $5 Nd8 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Qxc7 $18) 23... Qf4 24. g3
Qg5 25. Nf3 {White intends d5} Qg6 26. e5 Bd8 27. d5 Ne7 28. e6 (28. Rxb7 Qf5
29. Kg2 Qd7 $18) 28... f6 $2 (28... fxe6 $5 29. dxe6 b5 $16) 29. Nh4 (29. Rxb7
Qf5 30. Qa4 Rf8 $18) 29... Qg5 $16 30. Rbd1 Nf5 $4 (30... Qh6 $142 $18) 31.
Nxf5 Qxf5 32. d6 cxd6 (32... Ra8 33. e7+ Kh7 34. Qf7 $18) 33. e7+ (33. e7+ Rxc4
34. exd8=N Rxd8 35. Bb4 $19) (33. Qxc8 $142 Qxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Bb6+ 35. Bd4 Bxd4+
36. Rxd4 Rxc8 37. Rxd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "xxvii/13"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. e3 e5 3. Bb2 Bxb4 4. Bxe5 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. c4 Nc6 7. Bb2 Bg4 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Ba5 12. Qb3 Nf4 13. Bd1 {
White gets in control} Ng6 (13... Be6 14. Qxb7 Qd6 15. Qa6 $11) 14. d4 (14.
Qxb7 Bd7 15. Bc3 (15. Qb3 Bf5 $14 (15... Rab8 16. Qc2 Nce5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. d4
Ng6 19. Be2 $16 {0.94/9}) 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bb6 18. Bb2 Nh4 19. f4 $14 {
0.53/7}) (15. Qa6 Rab8 (15... Reb8 16. Bc3 Rb6 17. Qd3 Rab8 18. Bc2 Be6 19. Rc1
$14 {0.66/9}) (15... Qd6 16. Be2 Rab8 17. Bc3 Rb6 18. Qd3 Reb8 19. Bxa5 $16 {
0.75/9}) 16. Bc3 Rb6 17. Qd3 Reb8 18. Bc2 Be6 19. Rc1 $14 {0.66/8}) (15. Nd4
Nge5 (15... Rab8) (15... Qd6) (15... Nxd4) 16. Qa6 Rab8 17. Nxc6 Nxc6 18. Bc3
Rb6 19. Qd3 $14 {0.56/9}) 15... Rab8 (15... Reb8 16. Qa6 Rb6 17. Qc4 Be6 18.
Qa4 Bxc3 19. Nxc3 $16 {0.81/9}) 16. Qa6 Rb6 17. Qd3 Reb8 18. Bc2 Be6 19. Rc1
$14 {0.66/8}) 14... Qd6 (14... Qd7 15. Ng5 (15. Qxb7 $2 Rab8 16. Qa6 Rxb2 $19)
(15. Nc3) (15. d5) (15. Bc3) 15... Bxd1 (15... Bf5 16. Bf3 Bb6 17. Nc3 Qe7 18.
Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nf3 $11 {0.09/10}) 16. Rxd1 $11 Nh4 17. Rc1 Rab8 18. Qc2 Ng6 19.
Bc3 $11 {0.09/10}) (14... Rab8 15. d5 Bxf3 (15... Nce5 16. Nxe5 Bxd1 17. Rxd1
Nxe5 18. Nd2 Bxd2 19. Rxd2 $14 {0.38/9}) 16. Bxf3 Nce5 17. Be4 Qh4 18. Bxg6
Nxg6 19. Bd4 $11 {0.19/10}) (14... Bb6 15. d5 (15. Nc3) (15. Nbd2) 15... Nce5
16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Qxe5 19. Nd2 $14 {0.38/11}) 15. Ng5 $14 (
15. Qxb7 $2 Rab8 16. Qa6 Rxb2 $19) 15... Be6 (15... Qe7 16. Qxb7 (16. Bxg4 Qxg5
17. Qxb7 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxg4 19. h3 $11) 16... Bd7 17. Qb5 Rab8 $17 18. Qd5 Rxb2
19. Ba4 $17 {-1.00/9}) 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 $4 (16... fxe6 $142 17. Nc3 (17. Bf3 Nge7
(17... Rab8 $14 18. Nc3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 $16 {0.75/8}) 18. Be4 Nd5 19. Rc1 $14 {
0.59/9}) 17... Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Rab8 19. Bh5 $14 {0.63/10}) 17. d5 $18 (17. Qxb7
$2 Rab8 18. Qa6 Rxb2 $19) 17... Qe4 (17... Qf5 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Qa4 $18) 18.
Bf3 (18. dxc6 Nh4 19. f3 Qxc6 $14) 18... Qe7 (18... Qf5 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Bxc6
$18) 19. dxc6 bxc6 (19... Nh4 20. Bd5 (20. Qxb7 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Reb8 $15) 20...
bxc6 21. Bxc6 $18) 20. Qa4 Qg5 (20... Rab8 21. Bxc6 Red8 22. Bd4 $18) 21. Qd4 (
21. Bxc6 $5 Rab8 22. Bxe8 Rxb2 $18) 21... Re5 (21... Ne5 22. Be2 Bb6 23. Qc3
$18) 22. Bxc6 Rd8 23. f4 (23. Qxa7 Re6 24. Bf3 Nh4 $14) 23... Qh6 (23... Qe7
24. Qa4 Rh5 $18) 24. Qxd8+ (24. Qxd8+ Nf8 25. fxe5 Qxc6 26. e6 Qxe6 27. Qg5 $18
) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Grehl, Siegfried"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 Nc6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. e3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nf3 Re8 9. Be2 Rxe3 10. fxe3 Nxe3 11. Qb3 Nxg2+ 12. Kd1 Be6 13. Qd3 Qe7 14. Rg1
(14. Bxg7 Nf4 15. Rg1 Nxd3 16. Bf6+ Kf8 17. Bxe7+ Bxe7 18. Bxd3 Bf6 $18) 14...
Rd8 15. Rxg2 Rxd3 16. Rxg7+ (16. Bxd3 $6 f6 $11) 16... Kf8 17. Bxd3 Bd5 (17...
Bxa2 18. Rxh7 Bb3+ 19. Kc1 Qc5+ 20. Bc3 $16) 18. Ne1 Be4 (18... h6 19. Rh7 Qe6
20. Nc3 Bxc3 21. Bxc3 Bxa2 22. Nc2 $14) 19. Bxe4 (19. Rg3 Bxd3 20. Bg7+ Ke8 21.
Nxd3 Qh4 22. Re3+ Kd7 $16) 19... Qxe4 20. Nc3 (20. Rg2 Nd4 $16) 20... Bxc3 21.
Bxc3 Nd4 (21... Qa4+ 22. Kc1 Qe4 23. Kb2 $16) 22. Rg2 Ne6 (22... c5 23. d3 Qe5
24. Rb1 $16) 23. Rc1 (23. d3 Qd5 $16) 23... c5 (23... Nf4 24. Rf2 $16) 24. d3 (
24. Re2 Qg4 25. Ng2 Qa4+ 26. Ke1 b5 $16) 24... Qa4+ (24... Qd5 $142 $16) 25.
Rgc2 (25. Rcc2 Ke7 $16) 25... b5 (25... Qg4+ $142 $5 26. Kd2 Qh4 $11) 26. Be5 (
26. Ng2 Qg4+ 27. Re2 Qh3 $14) 26... Ke7 27. Ng2 f6 28. Bb2 (28. Ba1 f5 $16)
28... f5 (28... a6 29. Kd2 $16) 29. Ne3 (29. Ke1 Kd6 $16) 29... f4 30. Nd5+ Kd6
(30... Kf7 31. Be5 f3 $11) 31. Nc3 $18 Qa6 (31... Qa5 32. Ne4+ Ke7 33. Nxc5
Nxc5 34. Rxc5 Qxa2 35. Rc7+ Kd6 36. R1c6+ Kd5 37. Rc5+ Ke6 38. Kc1 $18) 32.
Ne4+ Ke7 33. Nxc5 Nxc5 34. Rxc5 Qxa2 35. Rc7+ (35. Rc7+ Kd6 36. R1c6+ Kd5 37.
Kc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Grehl, Siegfried"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 Re8
8. Bb2 Nc6 9. Be2 Rxe3 $4 10. fxe3 $18 Nxe3 {
White creates threats along the open e-file} 11. Qb3 Nxg2+ 12. Kf2 Bh3 13. Kg3
(13. Bc4 Bc5+ 14. Kg3 Qd7 15. Bxf7+ Kh8 $16) 13... Qd7 14. Qc4 (14. Ne5 Bd6 15.
d4 Re8 $11) 14... b5 (14... Re8 $142 15. Bf1 Bd6+ 16. Kf2 Nf4 $16) 15. Qxb5 $4
(15. Ne5 $5 Bd6 16. Qe4 $16 (16. Qxb5 $2 Rb8 17. Qxb8+ Nxb8 $19)) 15... Bd6+
16. Kf2 Rb8 17. Rc1 Rxb5 18. Bxb5 Qf5 19. Bxc6 Nh4 (19... Nf4 20. Rc3 Nd3+ 21.
Rxd3 Qxd3 $19) 20. Re1 $16 Qc5+ (20... Nxf3 21. Bxf3 Kf8 22. Ba3 $14) 21. Bd4
$14 Qxc6 (21... Qc4 22. d3 Qxc6 23. Nxh4 $14) 22. Nxh4 $16 g5 23. Re3 Bc5 24.
Bxc5 (24. Rxh3 $4 Bxd4+ 25. Re3 Qf6+ 26. Nf3 g4 $19) 24... Qxc5 25. Nf3 g4 26.
Ng1 Qf5+ 27. Kg3 Bf1 (27... Qf6 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Nxh3 Qf3+ 30. Kh4 Qxh3+ 31.
Kg5 f6+ 32. Kf5 Qf3+ 33. Ke6 Qc6+ 34. Kf5 Qxe8 35. Kxg4 Qe4+ 36. Kg3 Qe5+ 37.
Kf2 Qxa1 $19) 28. Nc3 $18 h5 29. Nge2 (29. d4 $142 $16) 29... Bh3 30. Kh4 f6 $4
(30... Kh7 31. Ne4 g3 32. Ng5+ Kg6 33. Rxg3 Bg4 $19) 31. Rg1 (31. Rb1 Kf7 $16)
31... Qg5+ (31... Qf2+ 32. Kxh5 Kf7 33. a3 Qf5+ 34. Kh4 Qf2+ 35. Reg3 Qxh2 36.
Nf4 (36. Rxg4 $4 Bg2#) 36... Bg2+ 37. Kxg4 Qxg1 38. Rxg2 $16 (38. Nxg2 $6 Qf2
$11)) 32. Kg3 h4+ (32... c5 33. Kf2 Kf7 34. Ke1 $18) 33. Kf2 $18 Qc5 (33... Kf7
$18) 34. Ke1 (34. Ke1 Kf7 35. Nf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Psion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 d6 4. fxe5 dxe5 5. Bxe5 Nf6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb2 O-O
8. e3 Re8 9. Be2 Qd6 (9... Rxe3 10. c3 Rxe2+ 11. Qxe2 $11) 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nc3
a6 12. Ne1 (12. a3 $142 Ba5 13. Rb1 $11) 12... Be6 $4 (12... Bxc3 $5 13. Bxc3
Ne4 $17) 13. Nd3 (13. Rxf6 Bxc3 14. Rxe6 Qxd2 15. Qxd2 Bxd2 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $18)
13... Rad8 $4 (13... Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne4 15. Bb2 $11) 14. a3 $4 (14. Rxf6 Bxc3
15. Rxe6 Qxe6 16. Bxc3 b6 $18) 14... Ba5 $4 (14... Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Ne4 16. Bb2
$11) 15. Bf3 $4 (15. Rxf6 $142 Bxc3 16. Rxe6 (16. Bxc3 $6 gxf6 17. Bxf6 Ne7 $11
) 16... fxe6 17. Bxc3 $18 (17. dxc3 $6 Ne5 $14)) 15... Bc4 $15 16. Be2 Bb6 17.
Na2 (17. Na4 Nd7 $11) 17... Bxd3 (17... Ne4 $5 18. Rf3 Ba5 $17) 18. Bxd3 Re6
19. Qf3 Rde8 20. Kh1 Bc5 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} 21. Nc3 (21.
Bf5 $142 Qxd2 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Qh3 $11) 21... Re5 $4 (21... Ne5
$142 $5 22. Qxb7 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Qxd3 $15) 22. Ne2 (22. Ne4 $142 $1 Rxe4 23. Bxe4
Rxe4 24. Bxf6 $18) 22... Rh5 $14 {Threatening mate... how?} 23. Ng3 Rh6 24. h3
Qe6 $2 (24... Ne5 25. Qxb7 Neg4 $18) 25. Nf5 $18 Rg6 26. Nxg7 $1 Rxg7 {
Theme: Deflection from f6} (26... Kxg7 27. Bxg6 {Annihilates a defender: g6})
27. Bxf6 (27. Qxf6 $6 Qxf6 28. Bxf6 Rg3 $18) 27... Rg6 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Bc3 (
29. d4 $5 Be7 30. Bxe7 Qxe7 $18) 29... Rf8 30. Qe2 Bd6 31. Rab1 Nd8 (31...
Rxf1+ 32. Qxf1 b5 33. a4 $18) 32. Qd3 Rxf1+ 33. Rxf1 Nf7 34. Qd4 {
Threatening mate: Qg7} Qe5 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-89-46"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Maurer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $19 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+ 7.
Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg4 9. Bxh8 f6 10. Rxh7 $4 Qd4+ $19 11. e3 Qxa1 12. c3 Qxa2
13. cxb4 c6 14. Nc3 Qe6 15. Qh5+ Kd8 16. Rf7 {
Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} Qe8 17. Bg7 {With the decisive threat Rf8
} Qe6 18. Bh3 Qb3 (18... Qd6 $142 19. Rf8+ Kc7 $16) 19. Bxf6+ Nxf6 20. Rf8+ Ke7
21. Qh8 Ng8 (21... Qg8+ 22. Rxg8 Nxg8 23. Qxg8 Na6 $18) 22. Qg7+ Kd6 23. Ne4+
Kc7 24. Qe5+ (24. Qe5+ d6 25. Rxc8+ Kb6 26. Qa5#) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-88-23"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Maurer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 exf4 $19 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 $4 gxh2+
$19 7. Kf1 hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg5 9. Bxh8 f6 10. Rxh7 $14 Ne7 (10... Qg4 $5 11. c3
Nc6 $14) 11. e3 $16 d5 12. Qf3 (12. Qh5+ $142 $5 Qxh5 13. Rxh5 $16) 12... Bf5
$11 13. Rg7 Qh6 14. Rxe7+ Bxe7 15. Qxf5 Qxh8 $4 (15... Nd7 $142 16. Qh3 Qg6 $16
) 16. Bxd5 (16. Qc8+ $142 Bd8 17. Qxb7 $18 (17. Bxd5 $6 Qg7+ 18. Kf2 c6 $14))
16... Nc6 $11 17. Qe4 O-O-O $4 (17... Rb8 18. Nc3 $11) 18. Qe6+ $4 (18. Bxc6
Rg8+ 19. Kf1 Qh3+ 20. Ke2 Qh5+ 21. Ke1 Rg1+ 22. Kf2 Qh2+ 23. Qg2 Rxg2+ 24. Bxg2
Qh4+ 25. Kf3 $19) 18... Rd7 (18... Kb8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qxe7 Rg8+ 21. Kf1 Qh2
22. Qb4+ Kc8 23. Qf8+ Rxf8 24. Nc3 Rg8 25. Ne2 Rg2 26. Rb1 Qh1+ 27. Ng1 Qxg1#)
19. Bxc6 $16 bxc6 20. Qxc6 {Threatening mate: Qa8} Rd8 21. Qe6+ (21. Qa8+ Kd7
22. Qxa7 Rg8+ 23. Kf2 Qh2+ 24. Kf3 Qg2+ 25. Kf4 Qg4#) 21... Rd7 (21... Kb8 22.
Qxe7 Rg8+ 23. Kf1 $19) 22. Nc3 (22. Qa6+ Kb8 23. Qb5+ Kc8 24. Qf5 $14) 22...
Bd6 $14 23. Ne2 (23. Qe4 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 Re7 25. Qf5+ Rd7 $16) 23... Qh7 24. d3 (
24. Qxf6 Rg7+ 25. Kf2 Rf7 26. Qxf7 Qxf7+ 27. Ke1 Qf3 $19) 24... c6 (24... f5
25. Rb1 Qh2+ 26. Kf1 Qh3+ 27. Kf2 Qh2+ 28. Kf3 Qh5+ 29. Kf2 Qh2+ 30. Kf1 Qh3+
31. Kg1 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 $11) 25. Nf4 $14 (25. Qxf6 $2 Rg7+ 26. Kf1 Rf7 27. Qxf7
Qxf7+ 28. Ke1 Qb7 $19) 25... Kc7 26. Qxf6 Rg7+ 27. Kf2 Qh2+ 28. Kf3 Qg3+ 29.
Ke2 Qh2+ 30. Kf3 Rg3+ (30... Qg3+ $142 $5 31. Ke2 Qh2+ 32. Kf3 $11) 31. Ke4 $16
Qxc2 32. Qf7+ Kc8 33. Qb3 (33. Rh1 Qa4+ 34. Qc4 Qxc4+ 35. dxc4 Bc5 $16) 33...
Qc5 $2 (33... Qd2 $142 $5 34. Qe6+ Kc7 35. Qf7+ Kb6 36. Qb3+ Kc7 $14) 34. d4
$18 {White gets kings attack} Qg5 35. Rc1 Bxf4 36. Qe6+ Kd8 {
Threatening mate... how?} 37. exf4 {
The passed pawn on f4 will quickly become a dangerous weapon} Qg6+ 38. Qxg6
Rxg6 39. f5 Rh6 40. Ke5 Rh2 41. Rxc6 {
The passed pawn on d4 will become decisive later} Rxa2 42. d5 Re2+ 43. Kd6 Rf2
44. Ra6 Rxf5 45. Rxa7 {Do you see the mate threat?} Rf6+ 46. Ke5 Rf2 47. Ke6
Re2+ 48. Kd6 {The mate threat is Ra8} Kc8 (48... Ke8 49. Rb7 $18) 49. Ra8+ Kb7
50. Rd8 Rh2 51. Rf8 Rh7 52. Ke6 Rh6+ 53. Rf6 Rh8 54. Ke7 Rh2 55. d6 Rd2 56. Re6
Kc8 (56... Rd3 $18) 57. Re3 Rd1 58. Rc3+ Kb7 59. d7 Re1+ 60. Kd8 Re2 61. Rb3+
Ka7 62. Rb4 Re1 63. Kc7 Rc1+ 64. Kd6 Rd1+ 65. Kc6 Rc1+ (65... Rd2 $18) 66. Kd5
Rd1+ 67. Rd4 (67. Rd4 Rg1 68. d8=Q Rc1 69. Ra4+ Kb7 70. Rb4+ Ka6 71. Qb6#) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Bendig, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 Nf6 4. Bxe5 $17 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7.
Nf3 Nxe5 8. fxe5 Ng4 9. c3 Ba5 (9... Be7 10. O-O $15) 10. h3 Nh6 11. O-O c5 12.
Bd3 c4 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Na3 Bc7 15. Nb5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. Nd4 Rg5 18. Kh1
Qe7 (18... Qd6 19. Qb1 $15) 19. Rf4 (19. g4 Re5 $17) 19... f5 (19... b6 20. Qb1
$15) 20. Qf3 $11 {White gets deadly initiative} Qe5 21. e4 dxe4 (21... Qxe4 22.
Bxe4) 22. Bxe4 Qd6 (22... fxe4 23. Rf8#) 23. Bd5+ $16 Kh8 24. Bxc4 Qb6 (24...
Ng8 25. Re1 Nf6 26. d3 $16) 25. Qd5 (25. Bd5 Qd6 $16) 25... Qc7 26. Nb5 Qc6 $4
(26... Qd7 $142 $16) 27. Qd8+ (27. Qd8+ Qe8 28. Qxe8+ Ng8 29. Qxg8#) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Bendig, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 Nf6 4. Bxe5 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be2 Nxe5 8.
fxe5 Ng4 9. c3 Ba5 (9... Be7 10. O-O $15 f6 (10... c5 11. h3 Nh6 12. c4 Nf5 13.
cxd5 Qxd5 14. Nc3 $11 {-0.22/10}) 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Qb3 Qd6 13. c4 Ng4 14. Rd1
$17 {-1.00/8}) 10. h3 $11 (10. Qa4 c5 (10... Bb6) (10... c6) 11. h3 Nh6 12. O-O
c4 13. Na3 Nf5 14. Rab1 $15 {-0.66/9}) 10... Nh6 11. O-O (11. Qc2 Nf5 12. Bd3
g6 13. O-O Ng3 14. Rf2 $11 {-0.25/10}) 11... c5 12. Bd3 (12. Na3 Nf5 13. Rf2
Qe7 14. Qb1 $15 {-0.47/9}) 12... c4 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Na3 Bc7 (14... a6 15. Bb1
$15) 15. Nb5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. Nd4 Rg5 18. Kh1 Qe7 19. Rf4 f5 (19... Re5
20. Qb1 $15) 20. Qf3 $11 Qe5 (20... Qd6 21. Rb1 a6 22. d3 $11) 21. e4 $14 dxe4
(21... fxe4 22. Rf8#) 22. Bxe4 Qd6 (22... fxe4 23. Rf8#) 23. Bd5+ $16 Kh8 24.
Bxc4 Qb6 (24... Bd7 $142 $5 $16) 25. Qd5 Qc7 26. Nb5 Qc6 (26... Qd7 27. Nd6 Qe7
$18) 27. Qd8+ (27. Qd8+ Qe8 28. Qxe8+ Ng8 29. Qxg8#) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Bendig, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 Nf6 4. fxe5 Ng4 5. c3 Be7 6. c4 Nxh2 $1 7. Qb3 (7.
Rxh2 Bh4+ 8. g3 Bxg3+ 9. Rf2 Qh4 10. Nh3 d5 11. Qb3 Bxh3 $19 {-3.66/7}) (7. e4
Bh4+ (7... Nxf1 8. Kxf1 Nc6 9. Qg4 Bf8 10. Qh4 Qxh4 11. Rxh4 Rb8 $17 {-1.13/9})
8. Ke2 Ng4 9. Qc1 Bg3 10. e6 dxe6 11. Bxg7 Rg8 $19 {-1.72/9}) 7... Nxf1 8. Kxf1
O-O (8... Nc6 9. Nf3 b6 10. e4 Bb7 11. d4 h6 $17 {-0.94/9}) 9. Qg3 (9. Qd3 h6
10. Qg3 f6 11. Rxh6 fxe5+ $17 {-1.00/9}) 9... Nc6 10. Nf3 Na5 (10... f6 11.
exf6 Bxf6 $17 {-1.13/10}) 11. Qh3 (11. d3 Nc6 $17) (11. Qg4 f5 $17 {-1.03/8})
11... h6 $19 12. Qg3 (12. Na3 $5 d5 13. Qg3 Kh7 (13... dxc4 $6 14. Rxh6 Be6 15.
Kf2 Bc5+ 16. e3 $15) 14. cxd5 Qxd5 $17) 12... Nxc4 13. Bc3 Bg5 (13... f6 14.
Rxh6 fxe5 15. Qg6 $19) 14. Rh5 g6 $4 (14... f6 $5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Ke1 $19)
15. Rxg5 hxg5 (15... Qxg5 16. Nxg5) 16. Nxg5 Qe7 $4 (16... Kg7 $142 17. e6+ f6
$15) 17. Qh4 $18 Nxd2+ 18. Nxd2 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6+ 20. Ndf3 (20. Ke1 d5 21. Qd4
Kg7 22. Qxd5 Bf5 $18) 20... d5 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qh7+ (22. Rd1 c6 $18) 22...
Kf8 23. Rb1 Qf5 24. Qh8+ (24. Rb3 d4 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qg7+ Ke8 27. Qxd4 Be6 28.
Nxe6 Qxe6 $18) 24... Ke7 25. Rb3 (25. e4 $142 Qf6 26. Qh7+ Kd8 27. Rd1 $18)
25... b6 $4 (25... c5 $18) 26. Re3+ (26. Qg7+ $142 Kd6 27. Nf7+ Qxf7 28. Qxf7
Be6 $18) 26... Kd6 27. Qd8+ Kc6 28. Rc3+ Kb5 29. Qxc7 Qd7 (29... Qb1+ 30. Kf2
Qxa2 31. Qc6+ Kb4 $18) 30. Rb3+ Ka4 31. Qf4+ (31. Qc2 Qb5 32. Rd3+ Qb3 33.
Qxb3+ Ka5 34. Qa3+ Kb5 35. Nd4+ Kc4 36. Qc3#) 31... Ka5 32. Ra3+ Kb5 33. Qa4+
Kc5 34. Rc3+ Kd6 35. Qb4# 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-89-46"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Grehl, Siegfried"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 d5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. fxe5 Bg4 6. e3 a6 7. Be2 Nge7 (
7... f6 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. O-O $11) 8. a3 Ba5 9. O-O Ng6 10. d4 O-O 11. Nbd2 f6
12. exf6 Rxf6 13. e4 (13. h3 Bf5 14. c4 Qe7 15. cxd5 Qxe3+ 16. Rf2 Bxd2 17.
dxc6 Ba5 18. cxb7 Rb8 $16) 13... Bxd2 (13... Nf4 14. e5 Re6 15. Rb1 $11) 14.
Nxd2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Rxf1+ (15... dxe4 16. Qc4+ Kh8 17. Nxe4 $14) 16. Rxf1 $14 (
16. Kxf1 $143 Qd6 17. Kg1 Re8 $11) 16... dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qe7 18. Qf3 Kh8 19. Qb3
Rb8 20. Rf7 Na5 21. Qf3 Rf8 $2 (21... Qe1+ $142 22. Nf1 Nc4 $14) 22. Rxe7 $18
Rxf3 23. Rxc7 (23. Nxf3 $6 Nxe7 24. Ne5 Nac6 $14) (23. gxf3 $6 Nxe7 24. c4 b5
$11) 23... Rf8 (23... Rf5 24. d5 $1 $18) 24. d5 Rg8 25. Ne4 (25. Ne4 b5 26. Nd6
$18) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-88-23"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Granzeuer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 $2 d5 4. Nf3 Ne7 5. fxe5 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Be2 Bf5 8.
O-O (8. a3 Ba5 9. Nc3 (9. O-O Nbc6 (9... a6 10. Nc3 d4 11. exd4 cxd4 12. Na2
Nbc6 13. Nb4 Qb6 14. Bd3 Bxb4) (9... Ng6 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Rb1 a6 12. Na4 Qe7 13.
Ne1 Be6 14. Nf3 b5) 10. Nc3 d4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. a4 Rae8 14. Bb5
Nec6) 9... a6 (9... Nbc6 10. Nb5 Nc8 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 Nb6 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. h3
Bh5) (9... Qb6 10. Rb1 d4 11. exd4 cxd4 12. Ba1 Qg6 13. Nxd4 Nbc6 14. Nxf5 Qxf5
) (9... Be6 10. O-O Nbc6 11. Rb1 Ng6 12. Nb5 Qe7 13. Qe1 a6 14. Nd6 f6) 10. Bd3
Nbc6 11. O-O c4 12. Bxf5 Nxf5 13. Rb1 h6 14. Ne2 Re8) 8... Nbc6 9. Nh4 (9. a3
Ba5 10. Nc3 d4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Rc1 Ng6 13. Kh1 Nf4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4) (9. Na3 a6
10. c3 Ba5 11. Nc2 h6 12. Nh4 Be4 13. d4 Qd7 14. Bd3 b5) (9. Bd3 c4 (9... d4
10. Na3 Bxa3 11. Bxa3 Qa5 12. Qc1 dxe3 13. dxe3 Rad8 14. e4 Be6) (9... Bxd3 10.
cxd3 Ng6 11. Qb3 b5 12. Qc2 c4 13. d4 Be7 14. a3 f5) (9... Qd7 10. a3 Bxd3 11.
cxd3 Ba5 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 d4) (9... h6 10. a3 Ba5 11. Nc3 Bg4
12. Nb5 c4 13. Be2 Qb6 14. a4 a6) 10. Bxf5 Nxf5 11. Nc3 d4 12. exd4 Nfxd4 13.
Ne4 Qd5 14. Re1 Nxf3+) 9... Be6 (9... Bd7 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. c4 Ng6 12. cxd5 Qxd5
13. a3 Ba5 14. Nc3 Qd7) 10. c3 (10. Nf3 Nf5 11. Na3 c4 12. Nb5 Qb6 13. Nfd4 c3
14. Bxc3 Bxc3) 10... Ba5 11. d4 (11. Nf3 Bc7 12. Na3 Nxe5 13. Nb5 f6 14. Nxe5
Bxe5) 11... Qb6 (11... g5 12. Nf3 Nf5 13. Qd3 g4 14. Ne1 Qg5) 12. Ba3 (12. Qb3
cxd4 13. cxd4 Rac8 14. Na3 a6) 12... c4 (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Rfc8 14. Nd2 Bc3)
13. Qc2 (13. Qc1 f6 14. exf6 Rxf6) 13... h6 (13... Rae8 14. Bxe7 (14. Nd2 Qa6)
14... Nxe7 $15 {-0.38/11} (14... Rxe7 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Rxf5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Rxe5
18. dxe5 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 $15)) (13... g5 14. Nf5 Bxf5) 14. Nd2 Rfe8 (14... g5 $16
{0.84/11}) 15. Rf2 Qc7 16. Bd6 Qd7 17. e4 Rad8 18. Raf1 b5 19. Bh5 g6 20. exd5
(20. Be2 $142 $14) 20... Nxd5 $17 21. Rf3 $2 (21. Bxg6 Bxc3 22. Rxf7 Bxd4+ 23.
Kh1 Bxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Ng6+ Kh7 26. Nf8+ Kg7 27. Qh7#) 21... gxh5 $19 22.
Ne4 b4 23. Rf6 (23. Nc5 Qc8 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 (24... Qxe6 $4 25. Rxf7 Qf5 26. Qxf5
Nf6 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Qg7#) 25. Rxf7 Nf6 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qg7#) 23... Nce7 (
23... bxc3 $142 $5 24. Nf3 Bb6 $19) 24. Rxh6 $17 Nf5 (24... b3 25. axb3 cxb3
26. Qxb3 Qc6 $14) 25. Nxf5 $14 b3 26. Qd2 Bxf5 27. Nf6+ Nxf6 28. exf6 (28. exf6
Qxd6 29. Rh8+ Kxh8 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "tt Stadtwerke-DtBk"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Riebel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 d5 3. Bxe5 Nc6 4. Bb2 Nxb4 5. a3 Nc6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Nf3 Bg4
8. Be2 Bd6 9. h3 Bh5 10. O-O O-O 11. d3 Re8 12. Nbd2 Ne5 (12... Qe7 13. c4 $11)
13. Nd4 (13. Nxe5 Bxe5 (13... Rxe5 $4 14. Bxh5 Re6 15. Rb1 $18) 14. Bxe5 Rxe5
15. Bxh5 Rxh5 $11 (15... Nxh5 $2 16. f4 Rf5 17. g4 Nxf4 18. exf4 $18 (18. gxf5
$6 Qg5+ 19. Kf2 Qg2+ 20. Ke1 Qg3+ 21. Rf2 Qxe3+ 22. Kf1 Qxh3+ 23. Kg1 Qg3+ 24.
Kf1 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Qh3+ $11) (18. Rxf4 $6 Rxf4 19. exf4 Qd6 $16)))
13... Bxe2 $15 14. Qxe2 c6 15. f4 Ng6 16. Qf2 (16. Qf3 Qe7 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. Nh6+
gxh6 $16) 16... Rc8 (16... c5 17. Nf5 $11) 17. Nf5 (17. c4 Qd7 $11) 17... Bb8 (
17... b5 18. Qg3 $15) 18. Nf3 Qc7 (18... b5 $142 $5 $11) 19. Nh6+ (19. Bxf6
gxf6 20. Qg3 Qd7 $16) 19... gxh6 20. Bxf6 Nxf4 $2 (20... Qd7 $142 $16) 21. exf4
$18 Qxf4 22. Bb2 Re6 23. Qd4 {Threatening mate... how?} Qxd4+ 24. Nxd4 Rg6 25.
Nf5 Re8 26. Rae1 {Do you see the mate threat?} Ree6 $2 (26... Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Re6
$18) 27. Ne7+ (27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Nxg6+ Rxg6 29. Rf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr SOK-90-56"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Lohr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]

1. b4 d5 2. e3 e5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nf3 f6 7. a3 Ne7 8. Nc3
e4 (8... a5 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. b5 $11) 9. Nd4 Be5 10. d3 Bxd4 11. exd4 exd3 12.
Bxd3 Be6 (12... Nbc6 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qf3 $14) 13. Qe2 (13. O-O O-O $16) 13...
Bf7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Qc2 Ng6 (16... Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qd3 $16)
17. Rxe8+ Bxe8 (17... Qxe8 $5 18. Bxg6 Bxg6 $16) 18. Nxd5 $1 $18 Nc6 (18...
Qxd5 {Decoy theme: d5} 19. Bc4 {A pinning theme}) 19. b5 Na5 20. Nc7 Rc8 21.
Rc1 Nf8 22. Qc3 b6 23. Be2 (23. d5 Bg6 24. Bxg6 Nxg6 $18) 23... Bd7 (23... Bf7
24. Bg4 Nb3 25. Bxc8 Nxc1 26. Qxc1 Qxc8 27. d5 $16) 24. Qg3 (24. d5 Ng6 25. d6
Ne5 $18) 24... Ne6 25. Nxe6 Bxe6 26. Rxc8 Qxc8 27. d5 Bxd5 28. Bxf6 {
Do you see the mate threat?} Qf8 29. Bc3 Qe7 (29... Nc4 30. Qg4 Nd6 31. Qd7 $18
) 30. Qb8+ Kf7 31. Bh5+ g6 32. Bb4 Qe8 33. Qf4+ (33. Qxa7+ Nb7 34. Bf3 Qxb5 $16
) 33... Kg8 34. Qf6 Bf7 35. Bc3 {Threatening mate: Qg7} Kf8 36. Qg7+ Ke7 37.
Bb4+ (37. Bb4+ Kd7 38. Bf3 $18) (37. Bf3 Nc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Zuch"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. f4 exf4 $17 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 fxg3 6. hxg3 Bg4 7. Bg2 c6
8. d3 (8. a3 Ne4 $17) 8... Be7 9. Nbd2 Qc7 10. a3 Nbd7 11. Nf1 h6 (11... d5 12.
Bd4 $19) 12. Qd2 d5 13. O-O-O (13. Qe3 a5 $17) 13... O-O-O (13... a5 $142 $5
14. bxa5 Qxa5 15. Qxa5 Rxa5 16. e4 $19) 14. Qe3 $17 Nb6 15. Ne5 {
White is in command} Be6 16. Ng6 Rhg8 (16... Rhe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bd4 $17)
17. Bh3 Bd6 {Attacks the isolani on g3} (17... Qd7 $142 $1 $17) 18. Bxe6+ $11
fxe6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qxe6+ Kb8 21. Qxf6 Bxg3 22. Nxg3 Qxg3 23. Rdg1 Qe3+ 24.
Kd1 Rge8 (24... Rde8 $5 25. Qf3 Qd4 $11) 25. Qf4+ $14 Qxf4 26. Nxf4 Rh8 (26...
Rd6 27. Rg6 Rxg6 28. Nxg6 $14) 27. Rg6 $16 Rdf8 (27... h5 $5 $16) 28. Ne6 Rfg8
29. Rhxh6 a6 30. Nc5 Rc8 (30... Nc8 $18) 31. Rxh8 Rxh8 32. Rg7 Kc8 33. Rxb7 Na4
34. Ra7 (34. Nxa4 $6 Kxb7 35. e4 dxe4 36. Nc5+ Kb6 37. dxe4 Kb5 $14) 34... Rh1+
35. Kd2 Nxc5 36. bxc5 Ra1 37. Rxa6 Kb7 38. Ra4 Rb1 (38... Kc8 39. e4 $18) 39.
e4 (39. Rb4+ $142 Rxb4 40. axb4 Kc7 $18) 39... dxe4 (39... Kc7 40. e5 $18) 40.
dxe4 (40. Rb4+ $5 Rxb4 41. axb4 exd3 42. cxd3 Kc8 $18) 40... Rh1 41. e5 Rh5 (
41... Rh2+ 42. Kd3 $18) 42. Re4 Kc7 43. Kc3 Rh8 44. e6 Re8 45. a4 Kb7 (45...
Kd8 46. Rd4+ Ke7 47. Rd6 $18) 46. Kb4 (46. e7 Ka6 $18) 46... Ka6 47. e7 (47.
Kc4 Kb7 $18) 47... Rb8+ $4 (47... Rxe7 $142 48. Rd4 Rb7+ 49. Ka3 Re7 $18) 48.
Kc4 Re8 49. Kb4 (49. Re6 Ka7 50. Kd4 Ka6 51. Rxc6+ Kb7 $18) 49... Rb8+ 50. Ka3
Re8 51. Re6 Kb7 52. a5 Kc7 (52... Kb8 53. Kb4 $18) 53. Ka4 (53. a6 Kd7 54. Re5
Kc7 $18) 53... Kd7 54. Re4 (54. Re4 Kc7 55. a6 $18) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Psion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 e4 3. c4 Nf6 4. a3 a5 5. b5 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Bf5 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. Bc4 c6 10. bxc6 Nxc6 11. Na4 Bd6 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Qb5 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6
15. Bxf6 (15. Nb6 Rd8 $11) 15... gxf6 16. Ne2 Bxa3 17. Nb6 Rd8 18. Nd4 (18.
Qh5+ $142 $5 Kf8 19. Nf4 $15) 18... Qb4 $19 19. Qh5+ Ke7 20. Qh6 $2 (20. Qg4
Nxd4 21. Qg7+ Kd6 22. exd4 $19) 20... Nxd4 21. Qg7+ Kd6 22. exd4 Kc6 (22... Bb2
$5 23. Ra4 Qxb6 24. Qxf6 $19) 23. Nd7 Bb2 (23... Rdg8 24. Qf7 Qe7 25. Qxe7 Bxe7
26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. dxc5 $19) 24. Rb1 (24. d5+ Kxd5 25. Rb1 $19) 24... Qxd4 25.
O-O (25. Rxb2 Qxb2 26. O-O $19) 25... Rdg8 (25... Qxd7 $142 26. Qxd7+ Rxd7 27.
Rxb2 b5 $19) 26. Qe7 $17 Re8 27. Rfc1+ Bxc1 28. Ne5+ {Exerts pressure on b7}
Qxe5 $4 {Theme: Blockade} (28... fxe5 {Blocks the square `8} 29. Qxb7+) 29.
Qxb7+ $18 (29. Qxb7+ Kd6 30. Rb6+ Kc5 31. Rc6+ Kd4 32. Qa7+ Qc5 33. Qxc5+ Kd3
34. Qe3#) 1-0

[Event "xvi/02"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 e4 3. a3 Nf6 4. c4 c6 5. c5 d5 6. cxd6 (6. Be5 $5 $15) 6...
Bxd6 $17 7. e3 Bg4 8. Qc2 Bf5 9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O Ne5 12. f3 (12.
Nd4 Nxc4 13. Nxf5 Nxb2 14. Qxb2 Re8 $15) 12... Nxc4 13. Qxc4 exf3 14. Rxf3 Bd3
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rxf6 Bxc4 17. Rxd6 Bxe2 18. Nc3 Bg4 19. h3 Be6 20. Ne4 b6 (
20... a5 21. Rb1 $11) 21. Ng5 (21. Rxc6 Bd5 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Rxf6 $17) 21...
Rad8 (21... Bd5 22. e4 Bc4 23. Rxc6 $16) 22. Rxc6 $14 Rxd2 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24.
Rxe6 Kf7 (24... Rff2 25. g4 $11) 25. Re4 Rd7 (25... Rfd8 $5 $14) 26. Rf1+ $16
Kg8 27. Rd4 Re7 28. e4 Rc8 29. a4 Rc3 $4 (29... a6 $142 $16) 30. Rd8+ (30. Rd8+
Re8 31. Rxe8#) 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Psion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 e4 4. e3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 $11 cxd5 7. Bxf6 (7. d3
Nbd7 $11) 7... Qxf6 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Nb5 (9. Rc1 Nc6 $11) 9... Na6 (9... Qe7 10.
Nd4 $11) 10. Rc1 Be7 11. Nc7+ (11. d3 O-O $11) 11... Nxc7 $15 12. Rxc7 O-O 13.
Rxb7 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. a4 Rfa8 16. Bb5 Bd6 (16... Bd8 $5 17. Be8 Kf8 $19)
17. Ne2 $15 Bc8 (17... Be5 18. Rb6 $15) 18. Rb6 $11 Qd8 (18... Bg4 19. h3 Bxe2
20. Qxe2 $11) 19. Rc6 Bb7 (19... Ba6 20. Bxa6 R8xa6 21. Rxa6 Rxa6 22. O-O $11)
20. Rc1 Ba3 (20... Qg5 21. O-O $11) 21. Rc2 (21. Rb1 Bd6 $11) 21... Bd6 (21...
Ba6 22. Nd4 $11) 22. O-O (22. Nd4 Qf6 $11) 22... Qh4 (22... Qb8 23. h3 $11) 23.
Ng3 $14 Bc8 (23... Ba6 24. Rc6 Bxg3 25. fxg3 $14) 24. d3 Bg4 (24... Ba6 25.
dxe4 Bxg3 26. hxg3 Qxe4 27. Rc5 $16) 25. Qd2 $16 Bxg3 (25... Bf5 26. dxe4 Bxe4
27. Rc6 Bxg3 28. hxg3 $18) 26. hxg3 Qe7 27. dxe4 (27. Bc6 Rxa4 28. Rb2 Ra1 29.
Bxa8 Rxa8 $18) 27... dxe4 28. Rfc1 (28. Bc6 Rxa4 29. Bxa4 Rxa4 $18) 28... R5a7
29. Qc3 (29. Qd5 Rd8 30. Qc5 Qxc5 31. Rxc5 Kf8 $16) 29... Rd8 (29... Bd7 30.
Qd4 Bxb5 31. axb5 $16) 30. a5 (30. Qc5 $5 $16) 30... Qg5 31. Qb4 Rb7 (31... Be6
32. Rc5 Qe7 33. Bc6 $16) 32. Rc5 Qe7 (32... Qg6 33. Qd4 Rbb8 34. Qe5 $18) 33.
a6 (33. Qc3 Bd7 34. Bc4 Re8 $16) 33... Rbb8 (33... Rc7 34. Qc3 Ra7 35. Qe5 $18)
34. Qa5 (34. Qc4 $142 Rd2 35. Qc3 $18) 34... Rd1+ $4 (34... Rd6 35. Bc6 Qa7 36.
Rd5 (36. Bxe4 $6 Qxa6 37. Qxa6 Rxa6 $16) 36... Rxd5 37. Bxd5 $18 (37. Qxd5 $6
Qxa6 38. Qxe4 Rc8 $16)) 35. Kh2 (35. Rxd1 $142 Bxd1 36. Bc6 $18) 35... Rxc1 $16
36. Rxc1 h6 $2 (36... Qg5 37. a7 Ra8 38. Qb6 $18) 37. a7 (37. Bc6 $142 Qf8 $18)
37... Ra8 38. Rc7 Qe5 39. Rb7 (39. Qb6 Qh5+ 40. Kg1 Qe5 $18) 39... Qh5+ (39...
Kh7 40. Qb4 Rc8 $18) 40. Kg1 Qe5 41. Qb6 (41. Qc7 $142 Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Bc8 $18)
41... Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Qa2 (42... Kh7 43. Bc6 f5 44. Rxg7+ Qxg7 45. Bxa8 h5 $18)
43. Rb8+ Kh7 44. Rxa8 Bf3 45. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 {Decoy to h8} 46. Qd8+ Kh7 47. a8=Q
Qxf2 {Threatening mate: Qxg2} 48. Qg8+ Kg6 49. Qa6+ f6 50. Be8+ Kf5 (50... Kg5
51. Qxg7+ Kf5 52. Qaxf6#) 51. Qd5+ Kg4 52. Bh5# (52. Qh5#) 1-0

[Event "1Min/Zug"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Psion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 $15 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 e4 4. e3 Nf6 $15 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 $11 cxd5 7. Bxf6
(7. d3 Bd6 $11) 7... Qxf6 $15 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Qa4 (10. Nge2 Bd6 $15)
10... Bd7 $11 11. Nge2 Qd6 (11... Qf5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. exd4 $11) 12. O-O (12.
Nf4 Rc8 $11) 12... a6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. b5 Bd7 15. Nf4 Be7 (15... Qe5 $5 $11)
16. Nfxd5 $14 f5 17. f3 exf3 18. Rxf3 (18. Nxe7 Qxd2 19. Rxf3 Qxc3 $19) 18...
O-O 19. Nxe7+ (19. Qd4 Be6 $16) 19... Qxe7 20. Qc4+ (20. Qd4 axb5 21. Nxb5 Bc6
$16) 20... Be6 21. Qe2 Rfd8 22. bxa6 bxa6 23. Rf4 (23. e4 Qa7+ 24. Kh1 fxe4 25.
Qxe4 Re8 $16) 23... Qc5 (23... Rab8 24. Rb4 Qd6 25. Rab1 Rxb4 26. axb4 $16 (26.
Rxb4 $143 Qxd2 27. Qxd2 Rxd2 $15)) 24. a4 Qc6 (24... Qd6 25. Rd1 $14) 25. Qe1 (
25. Rb1 Rac8 $16) 25... Rab8 $14 26. e4 (26. Rf2 Rb2 $14) 26... g6 (26... Qd6
27. Rf2 $14) 27. exf5 $16 Bxf5 (27... Qb6+ 28. d4 Rxd4 29. a5 $11) 28. g4 (28.
d4 Qc4 $16) 28... Be6 (28... Bd3 29. Qe3 $14) 29. Ne4 (29. Qe5 Qd7 $14) 29...
Rd3 (29... Qc7 30. Qe3 Rb3 31. Nc3 $14) 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Qe5 {
The mate threat is Nd5} Qd6 32. Qxd6 Rxd6 33. Re4 (33. Re1 g5 34. Rf2 Rb2 $16)
33... Bb3 (33... Bf7 34. g5 Rxd2 35. Re7 $14) 34. g5 Rxd2 35. Re7 {
Do you see the mate threat?} Bg8 36. Ra7 (36. Ne4 Re2 37. Kf1 Bc4 $19) 36...
Rd6 (36... Rbb2 37. Ra8 Rg2+ 38. Kf1 Rbf2+ 39. Ke1 Rxf6 40. gxf6 Rg1+ 41. Kd2
Rxa1 42. f7 Ra2+ 43. Kc3 Ra3+ 44. Kb4 Rb3+ 45. Ka5 Rb8 46. Rxb8 Kg7 47. f8=Q+
Kh8 48. Qxg8#) 37. Rc1 $16 h5 38. Kf1 Rbd8 (38... Rd2 39. a5 $14 (39. Rxa6 $4
Bc4+ 40. Kg1 Bxa6 $19) (39. Nxg8 Rbb2 $11)) 39. Rcc7 {The mate threat is Rh7}
Rd1+ 40. Kf2 $4 (40. Ke2 $142 R8d2+ 41. Ke3 Rd3+ 42. Kf4 Rd4+ 43. Ke5 Rd5+ 44.
Nxd5 Rxd5+ 45. Kf6 Rd6+ 46. Ke7 Re6+ 47. Kf8 $18) 40... R8d2+ $14 41. Ke3 {
Do you see the mate threat?} Rd3+ 42. Kf4 Rd4+ 43. Ke5 Rd8 (43... Rd5+ 44. Nxd5
Rxd5+ 45. Kf6 Rd6+ 46. Ke7 Re6+ 47. Kf8 Re5 $18) 44. Rh7+ $1 Bxh7 45. Rxh7# 1-0

[Event "15 sec/Zug"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Psion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 d4 4. Nf3 f6 5. e3 dxe3 6. fxe3 Nc6 (6... a5 7. b5 $11
) 7. Bc4 $14 Bg4 8. O-O (8. h3 Bh5 9. Nc3 f5 $14) 8... e4 $11 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4
Bg6 11. Nh4 Bd6 (11... Qd6 $5 12. Rf4 O-O-O $14) 12. Nf5 $16 (12. Nxg6 $143
hxg6 13. Kg2 Qe7 $11) 12... Bxf5 13. Rxf5 (13. gxf5 Qe7 14. Qh5+ Kd8 $16) 13...
Qe7 (13... Nge7 14. Rf1 $11) 14. Nc3 (14. Bd5 $142 Nh6 15. Rf2 $11) 14... Nh6 (
14... O-O-O $142 $11) 15. Nd5 $16 Qf8 (15... Nxf5 $142 16. Nxe7 Nfxe7 $16) 16.
Rxf6 $4 (16. Nxf6+ $142 Kd8 17. Rf2 $18) 16... gxf6 $17 17. Nxf6+ Kd8 18. Nxe4
Be5 (18... Ne5 19. Nc5 Ke8 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. d4 $15) 19. d4 $15 Bd6 (19... Bg7
20. Nc5 Qe7 $15) 20. Qe1 (20. Nc5 Qe7 21. Nxb7+ Kc8 $11) 20... a6 (20... Qe7 $5
21. Bd5 Kc8 $17) 21. Be6 (21. Nc5 Ke8 22. Nxb7 Ra7 $11) 21... Ng8 (21... Qg7
$142 $15) 22. d5 $14 Ne5 23. Ng5 (23. Qh4+ Ne7 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Rf1 $18) 23...
Nh6 $4 (23... Ke7 $142 24. Qh4 Qh6 25. Qxh6 Nxh6 $17) 24. Qh4 $18 Ke8 25. Rf1 (
25. Qh5+ $142 $5 Ke7 26. Ne4 $18) 25... Qg7 $16 26. Qh5+ Kd8 $2 (26... Qg6 27.
Qxg6+ hxg6 28. c4 $16) 27. Bf5 $4 (27. Nf7+ $142 $5 Nhxf7 28. Rxf7 Nf3+ 29. Kf2
Qxb2 30. Rd7+ Kc8 31. Rxh7+ Kb8 32. Rxh8+ Ka7 33. Rxa8+ Kxa8 34. Kxf3 Qa1 $18)
27... Ke7 $2 (27... Re8 $142 $16) 28. Ne6 $18 Nf3+ (28... Qf6 29. Be4 Nf3+ 30.
Rxf3 Qxb2 31. Qxh6 Rag8 $18) 29. Rxf3 Qxb2 30. Qxh6 c6 (30... Qf6 31. Qxf6+
Kxf6 32. Bxh7+ Ke7 $18) 31. Nd4 Qa1+ 32. Kg2 Rad8 (32... Qg1+ 33. Kxg1 Rac8 34.
Qg7+ Ke8 35. Bd7+ Kd8 36. Ne6#) 33. Qe6+ (33. Qe6+ Kf8 34. Bg6+ Kg7 35. Nf5+
Kf8 36. Qf7#) (33. Qg7+ Ke8 34. Bg6+ hxg6 35. Qf7#) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Dymek, Hans Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 b5 5. Bb3 Bb7 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qh4 Nc6 8. Ne2
Be7 9. Nbc3 (9. Bxg8 Rxg8 10. Qxh7 Kf8 $11 11. Nbc3 Rg7 12. Qh6 Kg8 13. O-O $11
{0.19/8}) 9... f5 (9... b4 10. Nd5 Bc5 11. Qg3 a5 12. a4 bxa3 13. Bxa3 $15 {
-0.44/9}) 10. Qh3 (10. Qg3 Bh4 11. Qf3 Nce7 12. O-O a6 13. Rae1 $15 {-0.41/7})
10... Bc5 (10... b4 $142 11. Bxg8 Rxg8 12. Qxh7 Kf8 $11 13. Nd5 $11 {-0.09/8})
11. exf5 $16 Nf6 (11... Qe7 $5 12. fxg6 O-O-O 13. Nxb5 Nf6 $16) 12. fxg6 $18 (
12. Nxb5 $6 g5 $16 13. d4 $16 {1.00/8}) 12... Qe7 (12... b4 13. g7 Rg8 14. Bxg8
bxc3 15. Qxc3 Bxf2+ 16. Kd1 Nxg8 17. Qb3 $18) (12... Nd4 13. f4 $16 {1.16/6})
13. Bf7+ (13. Nxb5 $6 O-O-O 14. Qf5 hxg6 15. Qxg6 Na5 $16) 13... Kd8 14. g7 (
14. Nxb5 $6 Rf8 $16) 14... Rg8 (14... Re8 15. Bxe8 Qxg7 16. Bh5 $18) 15. Bxg8
Qxg7 (15... Nxg8 16. Ne4 Bb6 17. Qxh7 $18) 16. Bb3 Ne7 (16... Nd4 17. f3 $18)
17. Ng3 Ng4 (17... a6 18. Nce2 $18) 18. Nce4 Bb6 19. O-O (19. f3 Nh6 $18) 19...
d5 (19... Qg6 20. Kh1 d5 21. f3 $18) 20. Nc3 (20. Ba3 Nxh2 21. Bxe7+ Qxe7 $18)
20... Bd4 (20... c6 21. Qh4 $18) 21. Qh4 (21. Nge2 $142 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 a5 $18)
21... Kd7 (21... Nf6 $18) 22. Nh5 Qg6 23. Qxg4+ $1 Qxg4 24. Nf6+ Ke6 25. Nxg4
1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Suess, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. f5 g6 7. a3 Bc5 8. c3 Nge7
(8... gxf5 $6 9. d4 Bb6 (9... exd4 10. cxd4 (10. Qh5+ Kd7 11. cxd4 Bb6 12.
Qxf5+ Ke7 13. Qh5 $11) 10... Bb6 11. Qh5+ Kd7 12. Qxf5+ Ke7 13. Qh5 $11) 10.
Qh5+ Kd7 11. Qxf5+ Ke7 12. Qf2 $15 Ke8 13. Nf3 $15) (8... Qe7 9. Bd5 (9. d3
gxf5 (9... Bd7 10. Nd2 (10. g4 O-O-O 11. Nd2 h5 12. Ne2 hxg4 13. d4 $19) (10.
Bd5 Qg7 11. d4 Bb6 12. g4 Nge7 13. Be6 $19) (10. Qf3 O-O-O 11. Ne2 gxf5 12.
exf5 e4 13. Qxe4 $19) (10. Bc1 O-O-O 11. Qf3 gxf5 12. exf5 e4 13. Qxe4 $19) (
10. fxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3 f5 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Nbd2 $19) 10... O-O-O 11. fxg6 hxg6
12. Ngf3 f5 13. Rb1 $17) 10. Qh5+ Kd8 11. exf5 Qg7 12. g4 Nh6 13. h3 $19) 9...
gxf5 (9... Bb6 10. Qg4 (10. d3 Qg7 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. fxg6 Qxg6 13. Qe2 $19) (
10. Qf3 Qg7 11. Ne2 Nge7 12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Bxc6+ $19) (10. Nh3 Qg7 11. Qf3 Nge7
12. Bxc6+ Nxc6 13. Rf1 $19) 10... Nh6 11. Qe2 Nd8 12. g4 c6 13. Bb3 $17) 10.
Qh5+ Kd8 11. exf5 Qg7 12. Qf3 Nge7 13. Be4 $19) (8... Na5 9. Ba2 (9. Be6 Bxe6
10. fxe6 Bxg1 11. Rxg1 f5 12. Qe2 Qh4+ 13. Kd1 $19) (9. Bf1 Qe7 (9... d5 10. d4
(10. fxg6 hxg6 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bd6 13. Qa4+ $17) (10. Qa4+ c6 11. d4 Bb6
12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Nd2 $19) 10... exd4 11. cxd4 Bb6 12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Bd3 $17) (
9... Bb6 10. fxg6 hxg6 11. d4 f5 12. Nd2 fxe4 13. Nxe4 $17) (9... Bxg1 10. Rxg1
d5 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. g4 c5 13. Rf1 $17) 10. Nf3 (10. Qc2 gxf5 11. d4 exd4 12.
cxd4 Bb6 13. Nc3 $19) (10. Nh3 Bd7 11. Qf3 gxf5 12. exf5 O-O-O 13. Be2 $19)
10... gxf5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Bb5 Kd8 13. d4 $19) 9... Qe7 (9... Bb6 10. d4 (10.
Qf3 Qd7 11. fxg6 hxg6 12. d4 Nc6 13. Ne2 $17) (10. d3 Nc6 11. Qf3 Nce7 12. Ne2
c6 13. Ng3 $17) (10. Nh3 Nc6 11. Qf3 Nce7 12. d3 d5 13. Nd2 $17) (10. g4 c6 11.
d4 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. exd5 $17) (10. Bc1 Ne7 11. Qf3 Qd7 12. fxg6 hxg6 13.
Ne2 $17) (10. fxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Qe2 $17) 10... Nc6 11.
fxg6 hxg6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Nbd2 $17) (9... Ne7 10. fxg6 (10. d4 Bb6 11. Nd2 c6
12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Ne2 $17) 10... hxg6 11. d4 Bb6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Nbd2 $17) 10.
Qa4+ (10. d3 gxf5 11. Qh5+ Kd8 12. exf5 Qe8 13. Qf3 $17) (10. Bd5 c6 11. Ba2
gxf5 12. Qh5+ Kd8 13. exf5 $19) 10... Nc6 11. Bd5 Bd7 12. Qc4 Qg7 13. d4 $17) (
8... Bb6 9. Qf3 (9. Nh3 Nge7 (9... Nce7 10. d4 (10. Be6 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12.
Qf3 c6 13. Bxc8 $19) (10. Qf3 d5 11. exd5 Bxf5 12. d4 e4 13. Qe2 $19) 10...
exd4 11. Nf4 dxc3 12. Nxc3 c6 13. Rb1 $17) 10. Qf3 d5 11. Bxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5
Na5 13. fxg6 $19) 9... Nce7 10. fxg6 (10. Qg3 c6 11. fxg6 hxg6 12. d4 exd4 13.
cxd4 $17) (10. Ne2 c6 11. d3 d5 12. Bb3 gxf5 13. Qh5+ $17) 10... hxg6 11. d4 c6
12. Qe2 d5 13. exd5 $17) 9. d4 (9. fxg6 hxg6 10. d4 (10. Ne2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5
12. Bb5 Qd6 13. c4 $19) 10... Bb6 11. Nf3 f5 12. exf5 Nxf5 13. Bd5 $17) 9...
Bb6 (9... exd4 10. fxg6 (10. cxd4 Bb6 11. fxg6 hxg6 12. Nf3 d5 13. exd5 $17)
10... hxg6 11. cxd4 Bb6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Qd3 $17) 10. Nh3 (10. fxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3
f5 (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 $17 13. Bb5 $17) 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bb5 $17) 10... d5
(10... exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qe2+ $17) 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Qf3 Nde7
(12... Nce7 13. dxe5 Ne3 $17 (13... fxe5 $6 14. f6 Ne3 15. fxe7 Qxe7 16. Bb3
$15) (13... Bxf5 $143 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Nd2 $17)) 13. Ng5 $2 (13. fxg6 Nxg6 14.
d5 $17) 13... Na5 $4 (13... fxg5 14. fxg6 Qd6 $17) 14. Ba2 (14. Bf7+ $142 Kf8
15. fxg6 Nxg6 16. Be6 $15) 14... Nxf5 $4 (14... fxg5 15. fxg6 Rf8 16. Bf7+ Rxf7
17. Qxf7+ Kd7 18. gxh7 Qh8 $11) 15. Nf7 $16 Qe7 16. Nxh8 exd4+ 17. Kd1 (17. Kd2
Nd6 $14) 17... Be6 (17... Ne3+ 18. Kc1 Bg4 $17) 18. Re1 (18. cxd4 $142 Bxa2 19.
Rxa2 $15) 18... Ne3+ $17 19. Kc1 $4 (19. Rxe3 dxe3 20. c4 O-O-O+ 21. Ke1 $19)
19... Bxa2 $19 20. Nd2 O-O-O (20... dxc3 $142 21. Rxe3 cxb2+ 22. Kxb2 Bxe3 23.
Rxa2 Bxd2 $19) 21. Rxa2 $17 dxc3 (21... c5 $5 22. Qh3+ f5 $17) 22. Bxc3 $11
Rxh8 23. Rxe3 (23. Bxa5 Qc5+ 24. Kb1 Qxa5 25. Rxe3 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 f5 $11) 23...
Qxe3 24. Qxe3 Bxe3 25. Bxa5 b6 (25... Re8 26. Bc3 $11) 26. Bc3 Bg5 (26... Rf8
27. Kc2 $11) 27. g3 (27. Kb1 Bf4 $14) 27... Rd8 28. h4 Bxd2+ 29. Bxd2 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Suess, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. f5 g6 7. a3 Bc5 8. Nc3
Nge7 9. Nh3 Na5 $146 (9... Bd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Ne7 12. Bb3 Bc6 13. fxg6
hxg6 14. Qf3 f5 15. Ng5 Qb8 16. Bf7+ Kd8 17. Ne6+ Kc8 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Bxe5
Bxe4 20. Qb3 c4 21. Qxc4 Rh7 22. Qe6+ Kd8 23. Bf6 Rxf7 24. Qxf7 {
Machete (2350)-NECP (2140)/ICC 2003/1-0}) (9... h5 10. Na4 $17) 10. Ba2 b6 (
10... h5 11. fxg6 Nxg6 12. Nf2 $17) 11. Qf3 (11. Na4 h5 12. d4 exd4 13. Bxd4
Bxd4 14. Qxd4 gxf5 $14) 11... Bb7 (11... gxf5 $5 12. O-O-O h5 $15) 12. Ng5 d5
$4 (12... fxg5 $142 13. fxg6 Rf8 14. Bf7+ Rxf7 15. gxf7+ Kf8 $11) 13. Ne6 $18
Qd7 14. d3 $4 (14. exd5 Nxf5 15. Ne4 Qe7 $18) 14... d4 $2 (14... Bd4 $142 $14)
15. Nb5 $1 Bd6 (15... Qxb5 16. Nxc7+ {Double attack} (16. Nxc7+ {Decoy})) 16.
Ng7+ (16. Nxd6+ cxd6 17. Ng7+ Kd8 18. Ne6+ Ke8 $18) 16... Kd8 $16 17. fxg6 $4 (
17. Nxd6 $142 Qxd6 18. O-O $16) 17... f5 $4 (17... Qxb5 $142 18. Rb1 Nxg6 (
18... hxg6 19. Qxf6 Kc8 20. O-O $17) 19. Qxf6+ Kc8 $19) 18. Ne6+ $18 Kc8 19. g7
Rg8 20. Nexd4 (20. Nxd6+ $142 Qxd6 21. Qh3 Bc6 22. exf5 Nd5 $18) 20... exd4 21.
Nxd4 Kb8 $2 (21... Be5 22. Be6 Qxe6 23. Nxe6 Bxb2 $18) 22. Bxg8 Nxg8 23. Nxf5
Qf7 (23... Bc5 24. d4 Bd6 25. O-O $18) 24. O-O a6 (24... h5 $18) 25. Nxd6 Qxf3
26. Rxf3 cxd6 27. Rf8+ Ka7 (27... Kc7 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 $18) 28. Raf1 Nc6 29. R1f7
Nce7 30. Bf6 b5 31. Bd4# 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Suess, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. f5 g6 7. c3 Ba5 8. Nh3
Nge7 9. O-O (9. Qf3 Bb6 (9... gxf5 10. Qh5+ Kd7 11. exf5 d5 12. Be2 Qe8 13. Qh6
Kd8 $17) (9... Rf8 $17 10. Rf1 Bb6 11. fxg6 hxg6 12. Ng5 Na5 13. Bf7+ Rxf7 $11)
10. fxg6 Nxg6 11. d3 Na5 12. Nd2 Rf8 13. Qh5 Bxh3 $17) 9... Rf8 (9... d5 10.
exd5 Bb6+ (10... Nxd5 11. Qf3 $17 Nce7 12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Nf2 c6 $17) 11. d4
Nxd5 12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Qf3 Nxc3 $19) (9... Bb6+ 10. d4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12.
fxg6 hxg6 13. Qf3 Nxc3 $19) 10. a3 (10. d4 exd4 (10... Bb6 $17 11. Nf2 exd4 12.
cxd4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 $15) (10... a6 11. Nf2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qf3 Nb6 $17)
11. cxd4 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qe2+ Qe7 $17) (10. Nf2 d5 (10... Bb6 11. d4 Bd7
12. Bc1 d5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 $15) 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Ba3 Nde7 13. fxg6 hxg6 $17)
10... d5 (10... Bb6+ 11. Nf2 d5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 $17) (10... Bd7 11.
Nf2 Bb6 12. d4 Qc8 13. fxg6 hxg6 $17) (10... a6 11. d4 b5 12. Bb3 Bb6 13. Nf2
Bd7 $15) 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Qf3 Nce7 (12... Nb6 13. Bd3 Na4 14. Ra2 $17) 13.
fxg6 hxg6 14. d4 Bb6 15. Kh1 (15. Nd2 Bf5 $17) 15... exd4 16. Re1 (16. cxd4 c6
17. Nf4 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 $17) 16... dxc3 (16... Ne3 $142 17. Bb5+ c6 18. cxd4 Bxd4
(18... cxb5 $6 19. Qxe3 g5 20. Bc3 $17) 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Qxe3 Qxe3 (20... Qxa1
$4 21. Qxe7#) 21. Rxe3 Bxh3 $17) 17. Nxc3 $11 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Bc5 (18... Bxh3
$142 19. Qxh3 Bc5 $14) 19. Rad1 Bd6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 (20... Bxh3 21. Bxe7 Rxf3 22.
Bxd6+ Kd7 23. Be7+ Kc6 24. Bxd8 Rc3 25. Bd5+ Kb6 $18) 21. Qxf6 a6 (21... Bxh3
22. Bb5+ Qd7 23. Bxd7+ Kxd7 24. Rxe7+ Kc6 25. Rxc7+ Kb5 26. Qb2+ Ka6 27. Rxd6+
b6 28. Rxa7+ Rxa7 29. Qxb6#) 22. Qh8+ (22. Re6 c5 23. Qh8+ Kd7 24. Rdxd6+ Kc7
25. Qe5 Bxe6 26. Rxa6+ Kd7 27. Bxe6+ Ke8 28. Qh8+ Ng8 29. Qxg8+ Ke7 30. Qf7#)
22... Kd7 23. Be6+ Kc6 24. Qxd8 (24. Qxd8 Bxe6 25. Qxa8 (25. Rxe6 $6 Rxd8 26.
Rdxd6+ Rxd6 27. Rxe7 Rd3 $16) 25... Bxh3 26. gxh3 $18) 1-0

[Event "corr T50E"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Fischer, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Qe7 5. Ne2 Nh6 6. Ng3 g6 7. c3 Ba5 (7...
Qc5 8. Bd5 Ba5 9. Ba3 $11) 8. O-O Bb6 9. d4 d6 10. Bc1 Nf7 11. a4 a6 12. a5 Ba7
13. Qb3 (13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. d5 $16) 13... exd4 $17 14. f4 (14. Bd5 c6 15. Qa4
dxc3 16. Nxc3 Nd7 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $17) 14... Nd7 15. Kh1 Nc5 16. Qd1 (16. Bxf7+
Qxf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. cxd4 Nb3 $19) 16... dxc3 (16... Nxe4 $5 17. cxd4 Nxg3+
18. hxg3 $19) 17. Nxc3 c6 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. e5 (19. Rb1 Kg7 $17) 19... d5 (
19... dxe5 $5 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Qf3 $19) 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. f5 $4 (21. Be3 Nd7
22. Bxa7 Rxa7 $11 (22... Qxc3 $4 23. Bd4 Qb4 24. Bxh8 $18)) 21... Bxf5 (21...
Qxc3 $142 22. fxg6+ Ke8 23. Re1+ Be6 $19) 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Qh5+ Ke6 24. Bb2
Qg6 25. Rae1+ Kd7 26. Qh3 Rhf8 27. Ba3 Rae8 (27... Rad8 $142 $19) 28. Ne2 $2 (
28. Rxe8 $142 Qxe8 29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. Qxf5+ Kd8 31. Qf2 $19) 28... Ne4 (28...
Qg4 29. Bxc5 Qxh3 (29... Bxc5 $143 30. Qd3 $19) 30. Bxf8 Qg4 $19 (30... Rxf8 $6
31. gxh3 b5 32. Kg2 $15)) 29. Bxf8 $15 Nf2+ 30. Rxf2 Bxf2 31. Qb3 $2 (31. Rb1
Rxe2 32. Rxb7+ Kc8 33. Rb1 $19) 31... Kc8 (31... Bxe1 32. Qxb7+ Kd8 33. Qb8+
Kd7 34. Qb7+ Kd8 35. Qb8+ Kd7 36. Qb7+ $11) 32. Rb1 $14 {
Do you see the mate threat?} Qf7 33. Qf3 Ba7 34. Bb4 Qe6 35. Ng3 c5 36. Re1 (
36. Rc1 Qe3 37. Qxe3 Rxe3 38. Nxf5 c4 39. Nxe3 Bxe3 $18) 36... Qd7 $2 (36...
Qxe1+ 37. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 38. Nf1 Re5 $16) 37. Rxe8+ $18 Qxe8 38. Qxf5+ Qd7 39. Qf8+
Qd8 40. Bxc5 (40. Bxc5 Qxf8 41. Bxf8 $16) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Bedbur, Heinz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. e4 Bxb4 4. Bc4 Ne7 5. Qh5+ Ng6 6. Ne2 Qe7 7. a3 Bc5 $146
8. d3 (8. O-O d6 (8... a6 9. Ng3 (9. Nbc3 Qd6 (9... b5 10. Bb3 Qd6 11. Nd5 c6
12. Ne3 Qc7 $11 {-0.09/8}) 10. d3 b5 11. Bb3 Nc6 12. Ng3 Qf8 $15 {-0.31/9}) (9.
Bb3 Nc6 (9... d6 10. Nbc3 Qd7 11. Rfd1 Qg4 12. Qxg4 Bxg4 $15 {-0.56/8}) (9...
b5 10. Ng3 Qf8 11. Nf5 Bb7 12. Nc3 Kd8 $15 {-0.28/10}) (9... b6 10. Ng3 Nc6 11.
Nf5 Qf8 12. c3 b5 $11 {-0.19/9}) 10. Ng3 Kd8 11. Nf5 Qf8 12. Nc3 Nf4 $15 {
-0.63/9}) 9... Qf8 (9... b5 10. Nf5 Qf8 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Nc3 Kd8 $15 {-0.28/10})
(9... Nc6 10. Nf5 Qf8 11. Nc3 b5 12. Bb3 Nce7 $15 {-0.28/8}) 10. Nf5 d6 11. Nh4
b5 12. Nxg6 hxg6 $15 {-0.31/9}) (8... c6 $15 9. Ng3 Qf8 (9... b5 10. Nf5 Qf8
11. Bb3 d6 12. Rd1 Kd8 $11 {0.00/8}) (9... d6 10. Nf5 Qf8 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4
a6 $11 {-0.25/8}) (9... Qd8 10. Nc3 Bd4 11. Rad1 b5 12. Bb3 d5 $11 {0.06/8})
10. Nf5 b5 11. Bb3 d6 12. Re1 a6 $15 {-0.31/9}) (8... Nc6 9. Ng3 (9. Nbc3 d6 (
9... Na5 10. Ba2 d6 11. d4 Bb6 12. Nd5 Qd7 $15 {-0.31/8}) 10. Nd5 Qd7 11. Bc3
a6 12. Bb4 Ba7 $15 {-0.56/8}) 9... Kd8 (9... d6 10. Nf5 Qf8 11. Nc3 Kd8 12. Nd5
Nge7 $15 {-0.50/8}) (9... Qf8 10. Nc3 Nd4 11. Na4 c6 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 $15 {-0.34/9
}) (9... Na5 10. Ba2 Qf8 11. Nf5 d6 12. c3 Nc6 $15 {-0.34/9}) 10. Nf5 Qf8 11.
Qd1 Nf4 12. Nc3 d6 $15 {-0.53/8}) 9. Ng3 Kd8 (9... Nc6 10. Nf5 Qf8 11. Nc3 Kd8
12. Nd5 Nge7 $15 {-0.50/8}) (9... Qf8 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bb3 Nd7 12. Nf5 Kd8 $11 {
-0.25/9}) 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. Qxf5 Nc6 12. Qg4 Nf4 $15 {-0.53/9}) (8. Qf3 d6 (8...
c6 9. O-O (9. Bb3 a5 (9... b5 10. O-O d6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Qe5 $15 {-0.66/9}
) (9... d6 10. O-O b5 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 $15 {-0.53/9}) (9... b6 10. c3
b5 11. d4 Bb6 12. a4 bxa4 $15 {-0.38/8}) 10. O-O d6 11. d4 exd4 12. Bxd4 a4 $17
{-0.72/9}) (9. Ba2 b5 (9... d6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Rd1 Rb8 12. Ng3 Qf8 $15 {-0.59/9
}) (9... b6 10. c3 b5 11. d4 Bb6 12. h4 d6 $15 {-0.56/8}) (9... Na6 10. O-O d6
11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Qe5 $17 {-0.75/8}) 10. O-O d6 11. d4 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 $17
{-0.75/9}) (9. Ng3 d6 (9... Qf8 10. O-O b5 11. Bb3 d6 12. Rd1 Nd7 $15 {-0.53/9}
) (9... Qd8 10. Nc3 b5 11. Bb3 Nf4 12. O-O d6 $15 {-0.53/9}) (9... b5 10. Nf5
Qf8 11. Bb3 d6 12. O-O Ne7 $15 {-0.56/9}) 10. Nf5 Qc7 11. Nc3 b5 12. Bb3 Nf4
$17 {-0.84/9}) 9... d6 10. Bb3 b5 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 $15 {-0.53/9}) (8...
Nc6 9. Nbc3 (9. O-O Nd4 (9... d6 10. Nbc3 Na5 11. Ba2 Qd7 12. Nd5 Nc6 $15 {
-0.50/8}) (9... a6 10. Nbc3 Qd6 11. Rfd1 Rb8 12. Bb3 b5 $15 {-0.53/9}) (9...
Qd6 10. Qb3 Qf8 11. Qf3 a6 12. Nbc3 Qd6 $15 {-0.69/9}) 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qh5 d6
12. Re1 Be6 $17 {-0.88/9}) 9... Nd4 (9... d6 10. O-O Na5 11. Ba2 Qd7 12. Nd5
Nc6 $15 {-0.50/8}) (9... a6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. O-O b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 $15 {-0.47/8})
10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Nd5 Qc5 12. Bxd4 Qxc4 $15 {-0.59/7}) 9. c3 (9. Nbc3 c6 (9...
Nc6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Bc3 Nce7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 $15 {-0.53/7}) (9... Nd7 10. Nd5 Qd8
11. Qb3 c6 12. Nb4 Qe7 $17 {-0.88/9}) 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bb3 a5 12. d4 exd4 $17 {
-1.03/9}) (9. O-O Nd7 (9... c6 10. Bb3 Nd7 11. Ng3 Nb6 12. Rd1 d5 $15 {-0.59/8}
) (9... a6 10. Nbc3 b5 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Bb3 c6 $15 {-0.47/9}) (9... Qd7 10. Nbc3
c6 11. Rfd1 b5 12. Bb3 a5 $15 {-0.56/9}) 10. Rd1 Nb6 11. Bb3 h5 12. h3 Nh4 $17
{-0.88/9}) (9. h4 Nf8 (9... Nc6 10. h5 Nf8 11. h6 Ne6 12. Nbc3 Ncd4 $15 {
-0.63/8}) 10. h5 Be6 11. Qb3 Nbd7 12. h6 g6 $17 {-0.88/8}) 9... Be6 (9... f5
10. exf5 Rf8 11. d4 Rxf5 12. Qh3 exd4 $15 {-0.69/8}) (9... Nc6 10. d4 Bb6 11.
O-O Na5 12. Ba2 Qd7 $15 {-0.56/9}) (9... Bb6 10. d4 Nc6 11. O-O Na5 12. Ba2 Qd7
$15 {-0.56/9}) 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. d4 Qb3 12. Bc1 exd4 $17 {-0.75/9}) 8... d6 (
8... c6 9. f4 (9. Nd2 $15 a5 (9... b5 10. Bb3 d6 11. Nf3 Nd7 12. Ng3 Kd8 $15 {
-0.47/8}) (9... d6 10. f4 b5 11. Bb3 Kd8 12. f5 Nf8 $15 {-0.44/10}) (9... d5
10. exd5 cxd5 11. Bxd5 Nc6 12. Ne4 Bb6 $14 {0.34/8}) 10. Nf3 b5 11. Ba2 Kd8 12.
a4 Bb4+ $15 {-0.69/8}) 9... Kd8 (9... b5 10. Bb3 Kd8 11. fxe5 fxe5 12. Rf1 Qh4+
$15 {-0.31/9}) (9... d5 10. Bb3 Kd8 11. fxe5 fxe5 12. exd5 Nf4 $15 {-0.34/8})
10. f5 b5 11. Bb3 Nf8 12. c3 Bb7 $15 {-0.38/9}) 9. f4 (9. Ng3 Kd8 (9... Qd7 10.
Nf5 Kd8 11. Qf3 c6 12. Bb3 d5 $15 {-0.69/9}) (9... Qf8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Nf5 b5
12. Bb3 Kd8 $15 {-0.50/9}) (9... Nc6 10. Nf5 Qf8 11. Nc3 Nd4 12. Rc1 Kd8 $15 {
-0.63/8}) 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. Qxf5 Nf4 12. g3 g6 $17 {-0.78/10}) 9... Kd8 (9...
exf4 $143 10. Nxf4 Qf8 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qxg6+ Kd8 13. d4 $14) 10. Nbc3 (10. f5
Nf8 $15 11. Nd2 c6 12. Nb3 b5 $15 {-0.53/9}) 10... c6 (10... exf4 11. Nd5 Qe8
12. Nxf6 gxf6 13. Bxf6+ Ne7 14. Bf7 $15) 11. f5 $15 Nf8 12. Bb3 (12. Bf7 b5 $15
{-0.66/9}) 12... g6 (12... b5 $17 {-0.72/9}) 13. fxg6 Nxg6 (13... Qg7 14. Na4
hxg6 15. Qf3 $15) 14. Rf1 Be6 15. O-O-O (15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Qf3 Nd7 $15) 15...
Kc7 (15... Bxb3 16. cxb3 d5 17. d4 Bxa3 18. exd5 $15) 16. d4 (16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17.
Qf3 Nd7 $15) 16... exd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Nd7 19. Rfd1 Bxb3 (19... Nge5
20. Bxe6 (20. Rxd6 $143 Bg4 21. Rxd7+ Bxd7 $19) 20... Qxe6 21. Rxd6 Qxd6 22.
Rxd6 Kxd6 23. Ne2 $11) 20. cxb3 $11 Nc5 (20... Nge5 21. Rxd6 Rad8 22. Ne2 $15)
21. Rxd6 Qxd6 $2 (21... Ne5 $142 $11) 22. Rxd6 $18 Kxd6 23. Nb5+ $1 cxb5 24.
Qd5+ Ke7 (24... Kc7 25. Qxc5+ Kb8 26. Qxb5 (26. Bxf6 $4 Rc8 27. Qc2 Rxc2+ 28.
Kxc2 Kc7 $19) 26... Rc8+ 27. Kd2 $18) 25. Qxc5+ Kf7 (25... Kd7 26. Qxb5+ Kc7
27. Qc5+ Kd7 28. Qd5+ (28. Bxf6 $2 Rhc8 29. Qxc8+ Rxc8+ 30. Kd2 Rc6 $19) 28...
Kc7 29. Qf7+ Kc8 30. g4 $18) 26. Qd5+ Kg7 (26... Ke7 27. Qxb7+ Kd6 28. Bxf6
Rhc8+ 29. Kd2 Ke6 $18) 27. Qd7+ Kh6 (27... Kf8 28. Bxf6 Rg8 29. Bg5 $18) 28.
Bxf6 (28. Bxf6 Rac8+ 29. Kd1 $18) 1-0

[Event "40-01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Merten, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. e3 Bxb4 4. c4 Be7 5. Nf3 (5. d4 O-O 6. c5 d6 7. cxd6
Bxd6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Nd5 12. Nc4 Be7 13. Nce5 Nxe5
14. dxe5 Nb4 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. a3 Nd3 17. Bc3 Rd7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Bxd3 Rxd3
{hen4daleko-profmsbruno/kurnik 2014/0-1 (50)}) 5... O-O 6. Qc2 $146 (6. d4 c5 (
6... d5 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 Re8 10. g4 Nf8 11. g5 Ne4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13.
Qxe4 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 Qxg5 15. h4 Qf5 16. Qxf5 exf5 17. Nd2 f4 18. e4 f5 19. e5
Be6 20. Nf3 Bd5 21. Rh3 {typ48-vasileneagu/kurnik 2012/0-1 (41)}) 7. Nbd2 cxd4
8. exd4 b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O d5 11. Qc2 dxc4 12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Qc2 Bxd3 14.
Qxd3 Nc6 15. a3 Qd5 16. Nc4 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Qe2 Qe8 20. Rfe1
Rd7 {Scheidacker,M-Schaltinat,B/Spree op 1997/1/2-1/2 (36)}) (6. Nc3 Nc6 $15)
6... h6 (6... Nc6 7. Nc3 $17) 7. d4 (7. Nc3 d5 $15) 7... c5 $17 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9.
a3 b6 (9... cxd4 10. exd4 b6 11. Bd3 $17) 10. g3 (10. Bd3 cxd4 11. exd4 Bb7 $17
) 10... Bb7 (10... cxd4 11. exd4 Bb7 12. Be2 $17) 11. Bg2 (11. dxc5 Bxc5 12.
Bd3 Rc8 $17) 11... Rc8 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 13. O-O $19) 12. O-O (12. dxc5
Bxc5 13. O-O Na5 $17) 12... d5 (12... cxd4 13. exd4 Na5 14. Rfc1 $19) 13. dxc5
bxc5 (13... Bxc5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bh3 $17) 14. Rab1 $15 Ba6 (14... Qc7 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bh3 $11) 15. Rfd1 dxc4 (15... Qc7 $142 $5 $15) 16.
Nxc4 $14 Qc7 (16... Nd5 17. Nfe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 $14) 17. Nfe5 Nb8 $2 (17... Nd5
$142 $14) 18. Nxf7 $18 Bxc4 $2 (18... Nbd7 19. Nfd6 Rb8 $18) 19. Be5 (19. Qxc4
Kxf7 (19... Rxf7 $143 20. Bh3 $14) 20. Bh3 Qc6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 $15 (21... Bxf6
$143 22. Rb7+ Be7 23. Bg4 $11 (23. Rxa7 $143 Rfd8 24. Qf4+ Ke8 $17))) 19... Qa5
(19... Be2 20. Nxh6+ $1 (20. Qxe2 $6 Qa5 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Rfe8 $18) 20...
Kh8 21. Bxc7 (21. Qxe2 Qxe5 22. Ng4 Qh5 $17) 21... Bxd1 22. Qxd1 (22. Rxd1 $143
Rxc7 23. Qg6 gxh6 $18) 22... Rxc7 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Rxb8+ Kh7 25. Bh3 $18) 20.
Nxh6+ $1 (20. Qxc4 $6 Kxf7 21. Rb5 Qxa3 $18) 20... gxh6 (20... Kh8 21. Qxc4
Nbd7 $18) 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. Be4 Rf7 23. Qxf7 (23. Qxf7 Qe1+ 24. Rxe1 Nc6 25.
Qh7#) 1-0

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gross, Wilhelm"]
[Black "Matz, Burkhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 d5 (7... O-O
8. Be2 $11) 8. cxd5 $14 Nxd5 9. Bc4 (9. Nxe4 Nxb4 10. Qb3 a5 $14) 9... f5 $11
10. Qb3 Be6 11. O-O (11. b5 Qd7 $14) 11... Nc6 12. Nc3 Nce7 13. f3 Nxe3 (13...
exf3 14. Nxf3 Qd7 15. b5 $14) 14. Bxe6 Nxf1 15. Kxf1 (15. Rxf1 $143 Qxd4+ 16.
Kh1 Qxd2 17. Bf7+ Kf8 18. fxe4 Be5 $19) 15... e3 (15... Rf8 16. Ne2 $16) 16.
Bf7+ (16. Nc4 Nc6 17. Ne2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Nxe3 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Qd3+ 21.
Kf2 $18) 16... Kf8 $14 17. Nc4 Kxf7 $4 (17... Nc6 18. Ne2 f4 (18... Kxf7 19.
Ne5+ Kf6 20. Qf7+ Kg5 21. Qxg7 f4 22. h4+ Kf5 23. Qf7+ Qf6 24. g4+ fxg3 25.
Nxg3+ Kf4 26. Kg2 Qxf7 27. Nd3#) 19. Nxf4 Qh4 20. Ne6+ Kxf7 21. Nxe3 Raf8 $18)
18. Nd6+ Kf6 19. Nde4+ $1 fxe4 20. Nxe4+ {A beautiful mate combination} Kf5 21.
Qf7+ Bf6 22. Qxf6# 1-0

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