1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 e6?! Andris insists on playing this formation even though I have tried to tell him it is bad. The weakened black square may take a long time to be felt but making two diagonals for the king bishop (f8-a3) (f8-h6) before making one for the Bc8 seems unfair! 3... d6 4. Be2 Ne7 5. Be3 d6 6. Qd2 White goes right after the dark squares on the kside. 6... O-O?! Black should delay castling in this position. 6... h6!? 7. Nc3 Nbc6 8. h4 8. Bh6 8... f5!? 8... h5 would seem safer, but Black sets up an interesting counter to the dangerous looking opening of the h-file. 9. h5 f4! 10. Bxf4 Rxf4? The wrong move order! 10... Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Rxf4 may be survivable though Black would still be in for a very rough ride. 11. Qxf4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. hxg6 Nxg6 14. Qh6 Qe7 15. O-O-O Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bd7 17. Bd3 Qf7 18. g3 e5? 19. Rdf1? 19. Bc4 19... Rf8? 19... Be6 20. Bc4!! Black resigns Better late than never is the norm, but with the entombment of Black's king Bc4 was even better late. On 20... Qxc4 21. Qxh7# 1-0

In this game, Tortora gets tortured but Madej has no majic left at the end.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Rxe4+?! Dennis says that he played this move on purpose because his opponent was well prepared the last time they played for the normal 9.Nxe4. That game reaps an extra dividend since the text move is just bad. 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Neg5 9... Be6 10. Ne2 O-O-O 11. Bg5? 11. Nexd4 Bd5 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Rd4 gives Black the 2 bishops and a very good game. 11. Nfxd4 Bc5 12. c3 seems best. 11... Bd5! 12. Bxd8 Bxe4 13. Bh4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Black has shatt ered White's kside pawns and can secure the strong d-pawn in the center. 14... Qh5 This is a natural and strong move, but Fritz found the even more impressive 14... g5! 15. Bg3 Bg7 with the advance of the h-pawn looming. 15. Bg3 Bc5 16. Qd3 16. Nf4 16... Ne5 17. Qb5? Diagram # 17. Bxe5 is required, but White wants to complicate things. 17... a6 Black recognizes that the Bc5 is poison, but does not find a way to force open the line to White's queen. 17... d3!? occured to me quickly, but working out the details took much longer. Without Fritz it would be tough to be sure. 18. Bxe5 (18. Nc3 dxc2) (18. cxd3 Bxf2+ 19. Kf1 (19. Kg2 Qxf3+) (19. Kh1 Qxf3#) 19... Bxg3) (18. Nf4 Bxf2+ 19. Kf1 Qxf3 20. Bxf2 Qxf4) 18... Qxe5 19. Qxd3 Rd8 17... c6 18. Qa5 Re8 18. Qa5 18. Qxc5 Nxf3+ 18... Re8 Black's play is solid and effective here but the flashy 18... d3! is even better now! 19. cxd3 (19. Nf4 Bxf2+ 20. Kf1 Qxf3) 19... Bxf2+ 20. Kf1 Bxg3 19. Nf4 Qf5 19... Qxf3?? 20. Qxc5 20. Nd5 Bd6 21. c4 Qxf3? This lines up the Q and N in the wrong order, better is 21... Nxf3+! 22. Kg2 Qe4 but not 21... Nxc4?? 22. Nb6+ Nxb6 23. Qxf5+ 22. Qa4 Nc6 22... Rd8 23. Rd1 23. Bxd6 cxd6 would leave White's king more exposed than Black's. 23... Bxg3 24. hxg3 Re2 25. Rf1 d3 26. b4!? d2! 26... Nd4? 27. Qa5 27. Ne3 27. b5 Re1 28. Ne3 would transpose back to the game(28. bxc6 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 d1=Q+) 27... Re1 27... Rxe3 28. fxe3 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Qxe3+ also wins 28. b5 Nd4 29. bxa6 Ne2+ 29... Rxf1+ (M Garcia) 30. Nxf1 (30. Kxf1 Qh1#) 30... Ne2+ 31. Kh2 Qxf2+ 32. Kh3 Qxf1+ 30. Kh2 Rxf1?? 30... bxa6 would win easily since there is no repetition. 31. Qxa6+ (31. Qe8+ Kb7) 31... Qb7 31. Qe8# Black was in time pressure for the last part of the game, but he had 5 minutes left to make move 40. A very tough loss, but very intense and interesting game. 1-0 [Bauer,R]