[Event "Foster City"]
[Site "Foster City CA"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schiller, Eric"]
[Black "Arne, Mike"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Schiller Eric"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Remark ""]
[Source ""]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. e4 { As I was finishing this book I took part in one of the regular all-Master
training tournaments held monthly in the San Francisco area. I found myself
paired with a very strong opponent, Mike Arne (2400 FIDE). Since we were due to
meet a few weeks later in an IM norm tournament, I decided that I shouldn't
play my special preparation for him.  Naturally with so much Spielmann on my
mind I turned to one of his favorite lines, the Worral Attack in the Spanish
Game. My preparation consisted solely of annotating a few games for this book,
and the choice was made at the board.  So this game shows that it is not
necessary to study a lot of opening theory as White in the Spanish Game. All
that is needed is some basic concepts, and either courage or recklessness! } 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 { The sharpest continuation. } 7. c3 { I was in no mood for quiet play with 7.d3. } 7... O-O 8. O-O d6 ( 8... d5 9. d3 { is unclear, according to ECO. } ) 9. h3 { This is probably not necessary, as Black's bishop is headed to b7, but I
wanted to make sure it was kept off of g4, where the pin on the knight would weaken my control of d4. } 9... Bb7 10. Rd1 Re8 11. a4 { I believe this was a novelty. } 11... b4 12. a5 Qb8 { ?! In retrospect, this is an error. The simple 12...Qe7 would have given Black an equal game. } 13. d4 { !? 
This is a deliberate sacrifice. I saw the Black forces huddled on the queenside
and felt that a pawn could safely be invested for good attacking chances. } 13... exd4 14. cxd4 Ba7 ( 14... Rxe4 { was certainly playable, but I felt that I would then have sufficient compensation. } 15. Be3 { !? } ( 15. Bxf7+ { doesn't work: } 15... Kxf7 16. Ng5+ Kf8 17. Qc4 ( 17. Nxe4 { ?! } 17... Nxd4 $1 18. Rxd4 Bxd4 19. Nxf6 Bxf6 { and Black is better. } ) 17... Qe8 $1 ( 17... Nd8 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Be3 { and Black does not have compensation for the exchange. } ) 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 { and White is simply down a piece. } ) 15... Ba7 16. Nbd2 Re7 17. Qd3 { White has g ood play for the pawn. Whether it is enough is not entirely clear,
but as a practical matter I would have been satisfied with the position. } ) 15. e5 $1 d5 ( 15... Nd7 16. Ng5 { gives White a strong attack. } ) ( 15... dxe5 16. dxe5 Nd8 17. Ng5 { threatens Rxd8 followed by an assault at f7. } ) ( 15... Re7 16. Bg5 { Threatens to smash open the kingside. } ) 16. Qd3 $1 { Now Black must try for complications. } 16... Ne4 ( 16... Nd7 17. Bxd5 Ne7 18. Bc4 { is simple and strong. } ) 17. Bxd5 Nxf2 { The idea is that if White captures the knight the pin the d4 allows captures at
e5 with counterplay. Instead, I sacrifice a bishop and a rook to go after the undefended Black king. } 18. Bxf7+ { !! } ( 18. Kxf2 Nxe5 19. Qb3 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxf3 ( 20... c6 21. Qe4 Nxf3 22. Qxf3 Qd6 23. Be3 Re6 { also provides a little counterplay. } ) 21. gxf3 c5 { leaves the White king vulnerable to attack. } ) 18... Kxf7 19. Qf5+ Kg8 20. Ng5 Nxd1 ( 20... Nxh3+ { would have put up more resistance. } 21. Qxh3 Bxd4+ ( 21... h6 22. Qb3+ Kh8 23. Nf7+ Kh7 24. Qd3+ Kg8 ( 24... g6 25. Be3 { and the Black king is more exposed than White's. } ) 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Rd3 Bxd4+ 30. Kh1 Bc8 { To stop the mate at h3. } 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Rg3+ Kf7 33. Qf6# ) 22. Rxd4 Nxd4 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxg7+ Kd8 26. Be3 Nf5 ( 26... c5 27. Bxd4 cxd4 28. Qf6+ Kd7 29. Qf5+ Kc6 ( 29... Kd8 30. Ne6+ Rxe6 31. Qxe6 { and White should win, for example: } 31... Qc8 ( 31... Qc7 32. Nd2 Rc8 ( 32... Qg7 33. g4 ) ( 32... Qc6 33. Qg8+ Kc7 34. Qg7+ Kb8 35. Re1 ) 33. Rf1 ) 32. Qg8+ Kc7 33. Qc4+ Kb8 34. Qxd4 ) 30. Na3 $1 { and the knight cannot be captured because of 31.Rc1+ and mate follows quickly. } ) 27. Qf6+ Ne7 28. Qe6 { wins for White. } ) 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qxg7+ Kd8 24. Nf7+ Kd7 { This position looks great for White, but it is not so simple. } 25. e6+ $1 ( 25. Nd6+ Re7 26. Qg4+ Re6 { and unfortunately the d-pawn, being pinned, cannot advance to d5. } ) ( 25. Ng5+ Kc8 ) ( 25. Bg5 Bxd4+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+ 27. Kh2 Ne7 ) 25... Kxe6 { Now there is a long series of forced moves. } 26. Ng5+ Kd5 ( 26... Kd6 27. Bf4+ ( 27. Nf7+ { ? } 27... Ke6 28. Ne5 Bxd4+ $1 ) 27... Ne5 28. Bxe5+ ( 28. Nf7+ { ? } 28... Kd5 ) 28... Kc6 29. Qg6+ $1 ( 29. Nd2 { is too slow. } 29... Qd8 30. Qg6+ ( 30. Kh2 Ne3 31. Rc1+ Kb5 32. Rxc7 { is still enormously complex. And it gets messier after } 32... Bxg2 $1 { ? } 33. Rxa7 Rxa7 34. Qxa7 Rxe5 $1 { Then if I take the rook I lose my knight at d2 and my king is in trouble. But I do have a fork! } 35. Nf7 $1 Ng4+ $1 36. Kxg2 Qd5+ 37. Kg3 Re3+ 38. Kh4 $1 ( 38. Kxg4 Qg2+ 39. Kf5 Qxd2 ) 38... Nf2 39. Qb6+ Ka4 40. b3+ Ka3 41. Nc4+ Kxb3 42. Nxe3 Qxf7 { with a probable draw. } ) 30... Kb5 31. Qd3+ Kc6 32. Rc1+ Nc3 33. Qg6+ $1 Kb5 34. bxc3 bxc3 35. Rb1+ Ka4 36. Qc2+ Ka3 37. Qb3# ) 29... Kd7 $1 ( 29... Kb5 { ? } 30. Na3+ bxa3 31. Qd3+ Kc6 32. Rc1+ Kd7 33. Qf5+ Ke7 34. Bf6+ Kd6 35. Nf7# ) 30. Qf5+ Kc6 31. Nd2 $1 { Black's knight at d1 is doomed, and the rest of his army is useless. } 31... Qc8 32. Rc1+ Nc3 33. Qf6+ $1 { Keep queens on the board! } 33... Kd7 34. bxc3 b3 35. Qf5+ Kc6 36. Qg6+ Kd7 37. Nh7 $1 { Black has to lose material. The d-pawn is pinned, but the bishop at e5 cannot be killed cleanly. } 37... Rxe5 38. Qg7+ Kc6 39. Qxe5 b2 40. Rf1 { and Black can resign. } ) 27. Qd7+ { If the Black king is allowed to capture the d-pawn, then the next time it moves
it will expose the White king to check from the bishop at a7, and that may, in
some circumstances, give Black enough time to regroup. } 27... Kc4 28. Nd2+ Kd3 29. Qf5+ $1 Kxd4 { Surely there is a mating net here! There is, but it involves a problem-like move. } 30. Ngf3+ $1 ( 30. Ndf3+ Kc4+ { would have prolonged the game. } ) 30... Ke3 31. Kf1 { !! A quiet king move ends the spectacular combination. %30^000 } 1-0