Glendale February Swiss

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nf6 6. e4 d6 7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nxe5 13. Bxa8 Qxa8

Threatening 14... Nf3+

14. f3 Nxc4 15. Qe2 Nd6 16. Rad1 a6 17. Bf4 Nfe8 18. Be5 f6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Ne4 d5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Nc7 24. Rd6 b5 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rxa6 1-0

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 b6!?

All the books I've seen say the Wing Gambit should be accepted with 4... cxb4 The first time I faced the Wing Gambit, I didn't know this and declined the gambit, and went on to defeat a 1700 player. Since it worked so well the first time, I decided to try it again.

5. bxc5 bxc5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. c4 Bxb5 8. cxb5 Qa5 9. a4 Nd7 10. O-O Ne7 11. d4 Nf5 12. g4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb4 15. Be3 Qxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Rfc1 Kd7?

Takes a square away from the knight which is rapidly losing good squares. 19... Ke7 is probably better.

20. Ra3 h6 21. f4 Rc7 22. a5 Rb8 23. Rb1 Ke7 24. b6 axb6 25. axb6 Rcb7 26. Ra7 Kd8 27. Rc1 Nd7 28. Rc7 Rxa7 29. bxa7 Kxc7 30. axb8=Q+ Kxb8

The game should be a draw from this point with best play on both sides.

31. h4 f6 32. Nf3 Kc7 33. Kf2 Kb6

Black offers a draw.

34. g5 Kc5 35. f5 Nxe5? 36. Nxe5 fxe5??

Even now, 36... hxg5! preserves the draw.

37. f6

37... gxf6 38. gxh6 and queens.

1-0

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 h6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bf4 Nf6 9. e3 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne4 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5 15. cxd5 Na5 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Qxc7 Qxc7 18. Bxc7 b6 19. Rac1 Nb3 20. Rc3 Na5 21. Rfc1 Rf7 22. Be5 b5 23. Rc7 Nc4 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. a4 a6 26. h3 g5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Rb1 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Rb8 30. f3 exf3 31. gxf3 b4 32. Kf2 Rb5 33. e4 h5 34. Kg3 g4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Kxg4 b3 37. Kf5 Ke7 38. e6 b2 39. Ke5 Rb6 40. Kd4 Rb4+ 41. Kc3 Rb6 42. Rxb2 Ra6 43. Kd4 Kd6 44. e5+ Ke7 45. Rb7+ Kf8 46. e7+ Ke8 47. d6 Ra4+ 48. Kc5 Ra5+ 49. Rb5 Ra8 50. Kd5 Kf7 51. e6+ Ke8 52. f4 Rd8 53. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 54. Rb8# 1-0

1. e4 e6 2. Bc4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bb3 Nf6 5. d4 Bd6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. Nf3 Qe7+ 9. Be3 Ng4 10. O-O Nxe3 11. fxe3 Qxe3+ 12. Kh1 Bg4 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Qd2 Qxd2 15. Nxd2 Nxd4 16. Rae1 Be6 17. Bd3 Bb4 18. a3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nc6 20. Ne4 Rad8 21. Bc2 h6 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. Bb3 b6 24. Ne4 Ba6 25. Rf3 Na5 26. Ba2 Nc4 27. Rg3 Kh8 28. Rh3 f6 29. Ng3 Rfe8 30. Rg1 Ne3 31. Nh5 Nd1

Threatening 32... Nf2#

32. Rf3 Rd2 33. Bf7 Ree2 34. Nf4 g5

34... Rf2? 35. Ng6+ Kh7 36. Nf8+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

35. Nxe2 Bxe2 36. Rxf6 Kg7 37. Rf5 Bd3 38. Rf3 Nf2+ 39. Rxf2 Rxf2 40. Bd5 Rc2 41. Re1 Kf6 42. h3 Rxc3 43. Re6+ Kf5 44. Rxh6 Rxa3 45. Kh2 c5 46. Bf3 c4 47. Rh5 c3 48. h4 Kg6 49. Rxg5+ Kf6 50. Rg8 c2 51. Rc8 Ra1 52. Rc6+ Ke5 53. h5 c1=Q 54. Rxc1 Rxc1 55. g4 Kf4 56. g5 Kxf3 57. g6 Bxg6 58. hxg6 Rc7 59. Kh3 Rg7 60. Kh4 Rxg6 61. Kh5 Rg1 62. Kh6 Kf4 63. Kh7 Kf5 64. Kh8 Kf6 65. Kh7 Rg2 66. Kh8 Kf7 67. Kh7 Rh2# 0-1