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[Event "Cable Match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Whitaker"]
[Black "Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 ( { Black can try: } 4... Nxb4 5. c3 Nc6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. O-O d6 9. Nc3 { White has superior development
and lively chances in exchange for his pawn. } ) ( { Black can also try: } 4... Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 { White has sharp play against black's
uncastled king. } ) 5. b5 Na5 ( { Black can try: } 5... Nd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. d3 Nf6 9. Bg5 { White is better. } ) 6. Nxe5 Nh6 ( { A dubious alternative
is: } 6... Qg5 7. Bxf7+ Ke7 8. Qh5 Qxh5 9. Bxh5 ) 7. d4 d6 8. Bxh6 dxe5 9. Bxg7 Rg8 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Bxe5 { White has 4 pawns for the piece, but black
has the intiative in a very sharp position. } 11... Bg4 12. Qd3 c5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14. Nd5 Qe8 15. Qg3 Nc4 16. Qf4+ Ke6 ( { Not: } 16... Kg6 17. Qf6+ Kh5 18. Nf4# ) 17. h3 Ba5+ ( { Of course the bishop cannot save itself. } 17... Bh5 18. Qf5# ) 18. c3 { A move probably made in haste. White may have hoped that black
would not capture this pawn with his bishop fearing Nxc3. } 18... Bxc3+ 19. Kf1 ( { No
good is: } 19. Nxc3 Nxe5 20. Qh6+ Rg6 21. Qxh7 Nd3+ 22. Kf1 Bf3 23. gxf3 dxc3 24. Qxb7 Rd8 { Black has a decisive advantage. } ) 19... Nd2+ 20. Qxd2 ( { White must
not play: } 20. Kg1 Nf3+ 21. gxf3 Bxf3+ 22. Kf1 Qxb5# ) 20... Qxb5+ 21. Kg1 Bxd2 22. Nc7+ Kxe5 23. Nxb5 Bf3 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ( { A
better line is: } 23... Be2 24. Na3 ( 24. g3 Bxb5 25. a4 Bc6 26. Kh2 Bxe4 27. Rhf1 Rac8 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 24... Rxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rg8+ 26. Kh2 Bf4# ) 24. Rh2 d3 25. Kh1 Bxe4 26. f3 Bc6 27. a4 Bf4 28. Na3 Kd4 29. Rf1 Rae8 30. g4 Bxh2 31. Kxh2 Bxa4 { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } 0-1