1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 Most of Black's opponents do not push e5 here, and that is the only challenging move. 2...d5 3.exd5 Nxd5 4.Nxd5 Qxd5 5.Nf3 e5 6.b3 b5 Bg4 developing a piece is better. Black is worried about white playing Bc4. White can attack the b5 pawn, and he often takes over the c4 square anyway. 7.a4 c6 8.d4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 e4 11.Ng5 h6 12.Nh3 0-0 12...Bxh3 13.gxh3 (13.c4 holds for white though. ) 13...e3 14.Qxe3+ Kd8 wins with Re8 or Q:h1. This is the same tactic Black used in the game with French, from Orlando ! 13.axb5 cxb5 14.c4 Qf5 15.cxb5 Nd7 16.Bc4 Nb6 17.0-0 Qh5 18.Nf4 Qg5 19.Ra2 Re8 20.h3 Bb7 21.Qc1 Nxc4 22.bxc4 a6

White has done well up to this point, but Black keeps applying pressure and this elicits mistakes. White could try 23.b6, or simply 23.bxa6 Bxa6 24.Nd5. 23.d5 axb5 24.Ra1? Loses piece. 24...Rxa1 25.Qd2 Q:a1 Q:f4 is better. 25...Rxf1+ 26.Kxf1 bxc4 27.d6 Rd8 28.d7 Bc6 Black wisely corrals the passed d pawn. 29.g3 Rxd7 30.Qc1 Qb5 31.Kg1 Qb3 32.Kg2 e3+ 33.Kh2 Rd1! This will mate in all lines. 34.Qxe3 Rh1#