1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Nbd7

7... Bb4 is the main move here as demonstrated by a young Nakamura 8. e4 Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14. Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O-O 16. Qe5 f6 17. Qe3 Nb4+ 18. Kb3 c5 19. Rc1 Nc6 20. Ka3 Nd4 21. Bd3 Kb8 22. Be4 Qd7 23. Rhd1 Qc7 24. g4 g6 25. Rd2 f5 26. Bg2 e5 27. Rf2 e4 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Ka2 a6 30. a5 Qc6 31. Qa3 f4 32. Rxf4 Ne2 33. Rcf1 Nxf4 34. Rxf4 Rd4 35. Qg3 Ka7 36. Nb6 Rb4 37. Rf7 Qe6+ 0-1 Krush,I (2411)-Nakamura,H (2452)/ New York 2001

8. e4 Bg6 9. Nxc4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nb6 12. Ne5

White has a small edge with a lead in development and a big center but black's position should be playable.

12... a5 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. Nd3 Qb8 15. Kh1

Played to prevent 15...e5 but

15... e5?

just loses a piece with little compensation.

16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4

The bishop gets trapped.

18... Qe6

18... Qc7 19. e5 Rad8 20. Qc1 protecting the e3 bishop to avoid any tactics 20... Nd5 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. f5

19. f5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Nxe4 21. Rf3!

Black does have two pawns for the piece but they are not sufficient compensation in this particular position. The remainder of the game was simply technique from Krush.

21... Nxc3 22. bxc3 Bf6 23. Qc2 b5 24. axb5 cxb5 25. Bxb5 Rfc8 26. Bd2 Rc5 27. Bd3 Rh5 28. Rf5 Rh4 29. Rfxa5

All black's "extra" pawns have disappeared and she could easily resign here.

29... Rd8 30. Be1 Rh6 31. Bf1 Qc6 32. Ra6 Qb7 33. Qe2 Qc7 34. h3 g5 35. Qf3 Kg7 36. Rb1 Qe5 37. Rbb6 Rg6 38. Bg3 Qe7 39. Qf5 Rd1 40. Kh2 Bxc3

Both players reach the time control, which was black's only hope of getting something out of this game.

41. Rxg6+ fxg6 42. Qf3 Rc1 43. Rc6 g4 44. Qd3 Qb4 45. Rc7+ Kf6 46. Qd8+ Ke6 47. Qd7+ Kf6 48. Qf7+

48. Qf7+ Kg5 49. h4+ Kh5 50. Qxh7#

1-0 [Bird C.]