[Event "Unofficial Game 90 seconds per move"] [Site "?"] [Date "2022.07.10"] [Round "?"] [White "Stockfish 15"] [Black "Millennium"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A03"] [Annotator "Monokroussos,Dennis"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2022.07.10"] {[%evp 0,107,24,-7,-9,-42,-48,-34,-29,-8,-16,-26,6,-20,-17,-26,-32,-32,-33,-45, -22,-32,-37,-37,24,29,6,-4,14,22,27,28,37,30,44,42,46,-5,19,0,14,25,57,41,96, 14,95,43,43,61,104,153,153,164,175,161,192,204,300,236,314,307,317,324,354,299, 331,360,392,377,447,326,345,301,507,606,815,535,846,510,848,490,490,900,900, 654,1122,1253,1253,1636,1636,1759,2300,1988,1661,29980,29987,1828,29989,29990, 29991,29992,29993,29994,29995,29996,29997,29998,29999,-30000]} 1. b3 d5 2. f4 Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Bb2 c5 6. Be2 O-O 7. Na3 Nc6 8. O-O Bf5 9. d3 Ng4 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Qc1 Nb4 12. h3 Nf6 13. Qb2 Kg8 14. Rad1 h6 15. c3 Nc6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Nd7 18. d4 Rc8 19. c4 e6 20. Bf3 Qg5 21. Qf2 Bxh3 22. cxd5 b6 23. Nb5 cxd4 24. exd4 exd5 25. Nxa7 Ra8 26. Nb5 Be6 27. Nc7 Ra7 28. Nxd5 f6 29. Ne7+ Kg7 30. Nc6 Ra3 31. d5 Bf5 32. e6 Nc5 33. e7 Re8 34. d6 Qf4 35. Nd4 Bd7 36. Bc6 Qe5 37. Rfe1 Qh5 38. b4 Ne4 39. Qc2 Rc3 40. Qxc3 {Queen sac #1.} Nxc3 41. Bxd7 Rg8 42. Ba4 Nxd1 43. d7 Qd5 44. Ne6+ Kh8 45. e8=Q Ne3 46. Rxe3 Qd2 47. Nf4 Qc1+ 48. Kh2 Qc7 49. Qxg8+ {Queen sac #2.} Kxg8 50. Bb3+ Kh8 51. Re8+ Kh7 52. Re7+ Kh8 53. d8=Q+ {Queen sac #3.} Qxd8 54. Nxg6# 1-0 [Event "US Amat. Team East (50/2)"] [Site "?"] [Date "1999.02.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Monokroussos, Dennis"] [Black "Barcarola, Lou"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C46"] [WhiteElo "2409"] [BlackElo "2170"] [Annotator "Monokroussos,Dennis"] [PlyCount "108"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. d5 Nd4 6. Nxd4 {This is a real sac, unlike the trivial sacs in the Stockfish game, where the offers were minor and there were many other completely winning moves. That's not to say that this is a *good* sac, only that it's a real one. And there are many more sacs to come - including another queen sac at the end. It was also rather self-indulgent of me to play like this in a team event. Fortunately, it all turned out well (enough) in the end. I should say that I had no intention of playing such berzerk chess before the game, and even when he played 4...Bg4 my initial intent was to play 6.Be3 here. Sometimes, you've gotta go nuts at the chessboard, but if such a mood strikes me again I'll make sure to act on it in an individual event, not a team competition.} Bxd1 7. Bb5+ Ke7 8. Nf5+ Kf6 9. h4 h6 10. Bg5+ {A sham sac, but a sac nevertheless.} hxg5 11. hxg5+ Kg6 12. Rxh8 Bg4 13. Rxg8 Kh7 14. Rxf8 Qxf8 15. f3 Bxf5 16. exf5 Qe7 17. Ne4 a6 18. Bd3 Rh8 19. Kf2 f6 20. g6+ Kg8 21. g4 c6 22. Bc4 {Implicitly sacrificing the b-pawn.} b5 23. Bb3 c5 24. c4 Rh2+ 25. Kg3 Rxb2 26. Rh1 Re2 {Unfortunately, my opponent can make sacs, too. This is a good one.} 27. g5 Rxe4 28. fxe4 fxg5 29. Kg4 Qd8 30. Rh7 Qa5 {Time for another sac.} 31. f6 {This is the first of several sacs, because I'm playing this, knowing that my bishop and/or rook will disappear for the sake of a passed d-pawn.} gxf6 32. Kf5 Qd2 33. Ke6 g4 34. Kxd6 g3 35. Rh1 g2 36. Rb1 Qd4 37. Ke7 Qxe4 38. Rg1 bxc4 39. d6 {Who needs the bishop?} cxb3 40. d7 Qb7 41. axb3 Kg7 42. Ke8 Qc6 43. Ke7 Qb7 44. Ke8 Kxg6 {Unfortunately, promoting allows ...Qf7#. Time for another sacrifice.} 45. Rxg2+ Qxg2 46. d8=Q Qc6+ 47. Kf8 Qb5 48. Qd5 Qb8+ 49. Ke7 Qc7+ 50. Ke8 Qc8+ 51. Ke7 Qc7+ 52. Ke8 f5 {It has been a while, so it's time to give up something else.} 53. b4 {Now if Black plays ...Kf6, the game will end in his favor. But hey, why not take another pawn?} cxb4 54. Qd6+ $1 {That's why. One final sac - my second queen sac of the game - allows White to save the game (and my team to eke out match victory).} Qxd6 1/2-1/2