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Berry White Dunworth Black (Round 14, 2nd St. Peter's de Beauvoir International 1995) 1 e4 g6 2 d4 Bg7 3 Nf3 c6 And not the normal 3 … d6. With my next move I planned to answer the possible 4 … d5 by 5 Nbd2, but Chris Dunworth switches back to a normal Pirc set-up. 4 c3 d6 5 Bd3 Nf6 6 0-0 0-0 7 Nbd2 Nbd7 8 Re1 d5? 9 e5 Ne8 Dunworth continues mixing systems. 8 … e5 would have transposed to a well-known Pirc position. The advance of the white king's pawn leads to a weakening of the Black kingside. 10 e6 fe 11 Ng5 Ndf6 If Black had played 11 … Nc7, White replies 12 Ndf3 with a tremendous bind. But not 12 Nxe6? Nxe6 13 Rxe6 Nc5! 12 Nxe6 Bxe6 13 Rxe6 Nd6 14 Re1 The result of the tactical interlude is that White has the two bishops and Black has a backward e-pawn. Advantage therefore to White, but the game has still to be won. 14 … Rc8 15 Qe2 Rf7 16 Nf3 Nfe4 White's next few moves aim to kick the black knight away from e4. 17 Be3 e6 18 Ne5 Rf8 19 f3 Nf6 20 Bg5 Re8 21 Qd2 Nf7 22 Nxf7 Kxf7 23 Re2 a6 24 Rae1 c5? I have refrained from comment over the last few moves. White has gradually improved his position, but after 24 …Qd6 (to prevent the manoeuvre 25 Qf4 and then Qh4) there would still be work to do. 25 dc Rxc5 Here I was considering continuing calmly with 26 Be3 Rc8 27 Bd4 with a positional advantage when I had a bright idea. The game lurches into bizarre complications. 26 Rxe6! Rxe6 27 Rxe6 d4 After 27 … Kxe6 28 Qe3+ Kd6 (to guard the rook) 29 Bf4+ Kc6 30 Qe6+ and it's mate next move. 27 … d4 tries to muddy the waters. 28 Re2 dc? We witness here another case of dual chess blindness. Both Dunworth and I overlook 29 Bxg6+ which would have won without trouble. But we would then have missed White's move 33. 29 Bc4+? Nd5! I must have overlooked that this curious move was possible. 30 bc Qd6 31 Be7! Qb6 32 Bxc5+ Qxc5+ Has White blown it? After 33 Kh1 Qxc4 it is Black who is actually better. What would you play? 33 Qe3!! Perhaps my most spectacular move ever. White wins by walking into a pin. After 33 … Qxc4 34 Qe6+ Kf8 35 Qe8 is mate. There is now no defence to the white threats. 33 … Qc6 34 Qe7+ Kg8 35 Qd8+ Resigns White takes on d5 next move.