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[Event "American Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.12.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hayes, David"]
[Black "family"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "A00"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]
{ Black is one of the gods on FICS. Caught sleeping, he goes down two pieces
in the opening, but still manages to put up a fight with plenty of drawing
and winning chances. } 1. g4 { A00: Irregular Openings } 1... d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 e6 $2 { By now, you should see the resulting combo in your
sleep. } 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qxg4 Nf6 8. Qa4 Nc6 9. d3 Bc5 10. Bg5 Ng4 $2 { This
bait manages to suck my queen from defense of the queenside. } 11. Qxg4 Nb4 12. O-O-O $2 { Asking for it. A simple 12. Rc1 is solid. } 12... d4 13. Ne4 Nxa2+ 14. Kb1 Qa4 15. Nf3 Nb4 16. Nxc5 Qc2+ 17. Ka1 Qxc5 18. Nxd4 Qa5+ 19. Kb1 Rc8 { White is two pieces up, but how does white defend? Can you find a winning
resource for white? } 20. Nc6 Qa2+ 21. Kc1 Nxc6 22. Bxc6+ Rxc6+ 23. Kd2 Qxb2+ 24. Ke1 { The king finally finds refuge on its original square. Black
resigns. } 1-0