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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Be3 My beloved Alapin Diemer Gambit 3... dxe4 4.Nd2 Nf6 5.f3 exf3 6.Ngxf3 Nc6 7.c3 Bd6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qe2 I haven't even looked at what black has been doing. I just put the pieces where I put them most of the time 9... e5 10.O-O-O Qe7 11.Ne4 This method to keep the queens on the board is really bad. But it's difficult to let the queen quit when you play a gambit. 11... Nxe4 12.Bxe4 exd4 13.Bxd4 Nxd4 If he had played Re8 I was lost 14.Nxd4 Qg5+ 15.Kb1 Bg4 16.Nf3 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 This move took me some time. To start an attack I should open the g file. But I decided to head for an endgame with bishops of different color. So I wanted to keep the pawn structure intact. 17... Rab8 18.g3 This move took me 15 minutes. The b pawn is taboo. h4 would have dragged me in an unfounded attack again. I decided to imitate the style I had seen by Capablanca. With this move I restrict the activity of his pieces and I free my king-rook 18... Rfd8 19.Rhf1 Rd7 20.Rd5 This cuts off the black queen from 3/4 of the board. The queen as only two squares to go. 20... Qe7 21.Rf5 g6 That allows a simple tactic 22.Rxf7 Qe8 This loses immediately. That's what I meant in my previous post. A game must be long enough for your opponent to make a mistake. Otherwise you can't prove your tactical skill. 23.Bd5 Qxf7 24.Bxf7+ Kg7 Coaches forget to teach their pupils when to resign. 25.Qf6+ Kh6 26.g4 Be7 27.g5+ Kh5 28.Qf3+ Kxg5 29.Qg3+ Qe3 is mate in 6. Of course I felt there would be a mate. But since I had only 5 minutes left I opt for a more simple approach 29... Kh6 30.Qh3+ Bh4 31.Qxd7 Rd8 32.Qh3 g5 33.Qe6+ Kg7 34.Qf6+ Kf8 35.Qxd8+ Kg7 36.Qg8+ Kh6 37.Qf8# Mate 1-0