(1) Vaska (2667) - Legbreaker (2471) [D20] G3 ICC, 07.02.1999 This game was played on the Internet Chess Club with a Game in 3 minutes (G3) time control. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 This line of the QGA has some similarities to the Tchigorin Defense (2...Nc6). 4.Nf3 [ 4.Be3 avoids the upcoming pin. With the text move White allows a some crippling of his pawn structure in order to gain the center and the two bishops.] 4...Bg4 5.Be3 Bxf3 6.gxf3 e6 7.Bxc4 Qf6!? The queen pressures the f-pawn and clears the way for O-O-O. 8.Bb5?! Black&aposs next zwissenzug turns this move into a waste of time by smoothly developing and protecting Black&aposs pawn structure. [ 8.Nc3 0-0-0 ] 8...Bb4+ 9.Nc3 Nge7 10.a3 [ 10.0-0 0-0-0 ] 10...Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 0-0 12.f4+/= Freeing the Q and preventing the ...e5 break. 12...Ng6 13.Qf3!? This self pin allows Black to break in the center before White can castle. [ 13.Qg4 seems to keep everything in order for White.] 13...e5!?<=> 14.f5? [ 14.dxe5 Ncxe5 15.Qg3 ] 14...exd4!-/+ Black wins a pawn 15.cxd4 [ 15.Bxc6 dxe3 16.Qxe3 Qxc6 17.fxg6 fxg6 ] 15...Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Qxd4 17.Rd1?! [ 17.0-0 Ne5 18.Qg2 ] 17...Ne5!-+ The overworked White Queen can no longer maintain control over both e4 and c3. 18.Qe2? [ 18.Rxd4 Nxf3+ 19.Kd1 Nxd4-+ ; 18.Qe3!? Qxe3+ 19.fxe3 Rad8 is won for Black due to the extra pawn and crippled pawns for White.] 18...Qc3+! 19.Kf1 [ 19.Rd2 Nf3+ 20.Kd1 Nxd2 21.Qxd2 Rad8 ] 19...Qh3+! White must play 20.Kg1 or 20.Ke1 when 20...Nf3+ wins the queen. 0-1