(145) Holmes,S - Moran [A00]
The Case of the Baker Street Irregular Internet Chess Club



1.Nc3 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nc6 4.d5 Nce7 5.e4 f5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Nxe5 dxe5
[ 8...gxh4 9.Qh5+ Ng6 10.Qxg6+ Ke7 11.Qf7# ]

9.Qh5+ Kd7 10.Bxg5 Bg7 11.Bb5+ Kd6 12.Be3 f4 13.Bxf4 exf4 14.e5+ Kc5
[ 14...Bxe5 15.Ne4+ Kxd5 16.Qf7+ Be6 ( 16...Kxe4 17.f3+ Ke3 18.Qb3+ Kd4 19.Qc4+ Ke3 20.Qe4# ) 17.0-0-0+ Bd4 18.Rxd4+ Ke5 ( 18...Kxd4 19.Qxe6 mate next.) 19.Qg7+ Kf5 there are no less than three different mates-in-two in this position. 20.Ng3+ This is the prettiest. 20...fxg3 21.Bd3# ]

15.Na4+ Kxb5 16.Qe2+ Kxa4 17.Qc4+ Ka5 18.b4+ Ka4 19.Qb3+ Kb5 20.a4+ Kb6 21.a5+ Kb5 22.c4+ Ka6 23.b5# *