1.e4
c5
2.Nc3
d6
3.g3
Nc6
4.Bg2
e5
5.d3
g6
6.Be3
Bg7
7.h3
Nge7
8.Nge2
Nd4
9.0-0
0-0
10.Qd2?
Bxh3!
11.f4
[The White bishop is immune 11.Bxh3??
Nf3+
forks the queen.]
11...Bxg2
12.Kxg2
f5
13.fxe5
dxe5
14.Rh1
Rf7
15.Rh2
Rc8?!
[I spent 14 minutes on this "crap move". I was trying to make 15...Nxe2
work, but after 16.Nxe2!
(16.Qxe2?
f4!
17.gxf4
exf4
finishes things, as if 18.Bxc5?
f3+
) 16...fxe4
17.dxe4!
(17.Bxc5?
Qd5!-+
) 17...Qxd2
18.Bxd2
I don't achieve anything; But the computer shows 15...fxe4!
Threatening 16...Nf3 16.Bxd4
exd4
17.Nxe4
Nf5!
and the Knight heads for a nice post at e3]
16.Bh6
Nxe2
17.Qxe2
f4
This was the position I decided was "more". It's okay, but having seen the computer's plan, 15...fxe4! , I like it better.
18.Qg4
f3+
19.Kf2?
Kipp wants to leave his rank open for the queen's rook to swing over to the h-file, but there's a tactical problem with this move.
19...Bxh6
20.Rxh6
Qd4+
21.Kf1
Nf5!
I thought this should mop things up, but Kipp tenaciously fought on.
22.Re1
[I spent 7 minutes making my 21st move, mainly double checking things after 22.Rxg6+?!
hxg6
23.Qxg6+
Ng7
Leaves Black with an extra Rook; Even worse for Black is 22.Nb5?
Ne3+
23.Ke1
f2+
24.Ke2
Nxg4
25.Nxd4
cxd4!
]
22...Rcf8
23.Qg5
Nxh6
24.Qxh6
After some of my deliberations, now I only had 9 minutes left on my clock, but I thought the win should be "easy". Somehow though, I had a premonition that the knight could cause me trouble!
24...Qd7
25.Nd5
Qb5
26.Rb1
c4
27.Nc3
Qc5
28.Rd1
b5
29.Rd2
cxd3
30.Rxd3
b4
31.Nd5
Qxc2
32.Qd2
Qc4
33.Nxb4
Qxe4
[Now I only had 3 minutes. The computer says 33...f2!
is a crusher.]
34.Re3
Qc4+
[Now the computer says 34...Qg4!
coming around from the other side]
35.Kf2
a5
36.Nd5
Qc5
37.Kf1
Kh8
38.Rxe5
Rd7
39.Qh6!
Not the best move, says the computer. But I'll give it an exclamation mark as a good practical move that makes it possible for me to mess up in severe time pressure. I had about 1 minute on my clock.
39...Qc4+
40.Kf2
Qd4+?!
[Going after material, but I should have gone for the king with 40...Qc2+
41.Ke1
(41.Ke3
Qc1+
Bags White's queen) 41...f2+
42.Kf1
Qd1+
and the pawn queens with check]
41.Kf1
Rdf7
[Of course not 41...Qxe5??
42.Qxf8#
Mate !!]
42.Ne7!
Again not the best move, according to the computer. But Kipp wasn't playing a computer. In fact my time pressure was so severe that I actually played ...Kg8, then realized it wasn't a legal move, put my king back, and then a panic attack consumed me...
42...Qxe5??
[42...Qd3+
43.Kf2
Qc2+
and it's all over for White]
43.Nxg6+!
Ouch!!!! (Expletive deleted.) I hate losing. Kipp went on to win. Congratulations to him -- it's a classic "swindle". 1-0