[Event "Chicago Open"] [Site "Chicago, USA"] [Date "2001.05.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Parham, Bernard"] [Black "Dima, Vlad"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2040"] [BlackElo "2100"] [Annotator "daaim"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "26.??.??"] {[%evp 0,80,19,38,60,-24,-14,-17,-1,7,8,26,14,-20,25,39,61,46,41,11,12,12,20, -50,-30,-24,-33,-37,-27,-23,-16,-43,-9,-72,-25,-21,27,30,17,34,31,36,46,-23, -23,-24,-12,-8,-27,-27,-27,-32,10,-7,-16,0,84,100,111,130,211,189,208,186,235, 69,144,135,144,116,94,102,102,118,115,118,111,90,81,80,94,91,94] I was sitting on the board next to Parham and witnessed this game first hand.} 1. e4 c6 2. Qh5 {[#] I remember the befuddled look from Dima after Parham quickly played this move.} Nf6 3. Qh4 d6 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. O-O Qc7 9. c4 c5 10. d5 {It appears that the Matrix theory is predicated on finding routes to the king by minor pieces. Trading off pieces seems to be antithetical because the more trades the fewer opportunities to generate mating patterns.} h6 11. Ne1 Ne5 12. f3 $5 g5 (12... Nxd3 $6 13. Nxd3 {allows a bad bishop to be traded for a good knight.}) 13. Qf2 Bh5 14. Be2 Bg6 15. a4 Nh5 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Ra3 Nf4 $2 {Allowing an undeveloped bishop for a good knight.} 18. Bxf4 gxf4 19. Qh4 f5 {Black has allowed this game to get out of control.} 20. Qxf4 O-O 21. Qh4 fxe4 22. fxe4 Rxf1+ 23. Bxf1 Kh7 24. a5 Qc7 25. Nd2 Rf8 26. Be2 Bf6 27. Qh3 {With most of the material still on the board, this game has a potential to explode any moment.} Bg5 28. Ndf3 Nxf3+ 29. Nxf3 Bc1 $2 30. Rc3 Rxf3 (30... Bf4 31. g3 Be5 32. Ng5+ $18) 31. Rxf3 Bxb2 32. Rf8 ( {More direct is} 32. Qe6 $1) 32... Bd4+ 33. Kh1 Bg7 34. Rf1 Qxa5 35. Bh5 Bxh5 36. Qxh5 Qc3 37. Qf5+ Kh8 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qxb7 Qxc4 40. Qb1 Kh8 (40... Kg8 $142) 41. Rf7 Bf6 42. e5 {[#]} ({Also} 42. Qb8#) 1-0