[Event "Roberts Cup"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.03.31"] [Round "1"] [White "John Wilman"] [Black "Barry Moss"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B71"] [Annotator "Wilman, John"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] {No positional manoeuvring in this game!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 {The Levenfish variation to which the prescribed antidote is 6...Nc6. To borrow a phrase from the late Douglas Adams, this line is best described as "mostly harmless".} Bg7 $6 {Despite its dubious reputation this line is actually quite playable for black, although it does allow white to unleash some scary tactics.} 7. e5 Nh5 $1 {Most other moves tend to lose horribly.....} 8. Bb5+ Kf8 $2 ({The correct defence for black is} 8... Bd7 9. e6 fxe6 10. Nxe6 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qc8 $1 {when a position of dynamic equality has been reached, in which the better-prepared player is likely to prevail.}) 9. g4 Nxf4 10. Bxf4 Qb6 ({Black's problem is that he cannot play} 10... dxe5 { because} 11. Ne6+ {would win the queen!}) 11. Nd5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 {This may not be the most accurate move.} ({I also looked at} 12. b4 Qa3 $1 {with the follow-up ...Qh3, threatening ... Bg4. (Editor's note [IMG]: Fritz gives many forced wins for white after ...Qh3, the most forceful being 13. exd6)}) (12. Qd2 {cannot be bad either. But the quiet retreat of the bishop consolidates my extra piece, without weakening my king, and with such a strong attack, the last thing I want to do is swap queens. Go with the flow!}) 12... Qd8 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 exf6 15. O-O {Startling castling! A rook arrives at f1 with tempo.} h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rxf6+ Kg7 18. Qd3 1-0
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