Ivanov,I - Caire,F Quebec City, 2002 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 Nh5 6. Nh3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qh4+ 8. Nf2 Qxc4 9. e4 Qxc3+ I was astonished seeing myself two Pawns down so early in the game. This was not a gambit, but rather a robbery10. Bd2 Qe5 Much more often Black chooses ( 10. ... Qd4 11. Qc1 exd5 ( 11. ... h6 I haven't seen this before but there is some sense to it. It prevents the White Queen from going to g512. a4 Qe5 13. g4 Nf6 14. f4 Qc7 15. d6 with a difficult position for Black) 12. Bc3 Qa4 13. Qg5 0-0 14. Qxh5 d4 15. Bd2 d6 with three Pawns for a Bishop and Black is doing okay) 11. Rc1 ( 11. g3 Nf6 12. f4 Qd4 13. Qc1 exd5 14. Bc3 Qa4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qxc5 looks entertaining although it may not be so great for White after 16. ... Nc6 ) 11. ... b6 12. Bc3 this move is a big mistake the loss of two tempos at least 1. (12. g3 was again possible, but the correct move was ) 2. (12. g4 and after 12. ... Nf6 13. f4 Qc7 14. g5 Ng8 15. Bc3 Kf8 16. Qd2 for instance Black is under serious pressure) 12. ... Qg5 13. g3 a terrible mistake better was 12. Bd2 with a complicated struggle where the advantage is on the the Black sie. Now White should have lost this game13. ... e5 Well,( 13. ... Qe3+ 14. Be2 Ba6 would force an endgame with two extra Pawns) 14. f4 exf4 15. g4 f3 After( 15. ... Nf6 16. h4 the position strongly reminds me of the Evergreen game, one of the most famous played by Andersen16. ... Qg6 17. Bd3 Ba6 18. Bb1 and Black will lose something) 16. Bd2 wins a piece and the game, although some accuracy is still required16. ... Qe5 17. gxh5 Qxh5 18. Bh3 ( 18. Rc3 wasn't bad either) 18. ... 0-0 19. Bg4 Qh4 20. Bf4 ( 20. Qxf3 was of course a normal move but I wanted to prevent d7-d6a totally unnecessary measure that only prolongs Black hopeless resistance) 20. ... f5 an interesting try, it doesn't save the game, but naurally Black wants to do something rather than just go away quietly21. Bg3 Qg5 22. Bxf5 g6 23. Bh3 Qe3+ 24. Kf1 Ba6+ 25. Kg1 Be2 26. Qc2 h5 27. Re1 Qg5 28. Qc1 Qf6 29. Bxb8 really, what a greedy fellow29. ... Raxb8 30. Bxd7 Qe5 the White King is wide open, but all the key squares are protected by the loyal royal troops31. Qh6 Kf7 32. Qh7+ pathetic how not to remember old Bobby and his famous quotation about a patzer and a check32. ... Kf6 White was hoping for ( 32. ... Qg7 ) 33. Qh6 luckily the loss of a couple of tempos this time is not so heavy 33. ... Rh8 34. Qe3 g5 35. Bh3 ( 35. Rxe2 should win of course, but White after losing his Pawns in the opening does not want to give away anything) 35. ... Qd4 ( 35. ... g4 36. Bf1 was his best chance but not good enough to save the game36. ... g3 37. Bxe2 gxf2+ 38. Qxf2 Rhg8+ 39. Kf1 Ke7 40. Bxf3 Rbf8 41. Rg1 Rg4 42. Rg3 Rgf4 43. Kg2 h4 and after 44. Rh3 White should succeed) 36. Qxd4+ cxd4 37. Bf1 d3 38. Nxd3 1-0