A45: Trompowsky Attack

1. d4 Nf6 2. d5 e6 last book move 3. dxe6 dxe6 3... >= fxe6!? looks like a viable alternative 4. Bg5 Nc6=/+ 4. Qxd8++/= Kxd8 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 6. Bd2 Bd7+/= 6... Bb4 6... >= Nb4!? might be a viable alternative 7. Rb1 Nxc2+ 8. Kd2 Nb4-/+ 7. Bd2+/= Bd7 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Less advisable is 9. bxc3 e5= 9... Nd5 9... >= Ke7!?+/- 10. Bxg7+- Rg8 11. Be5 11. Bh6 Rg6 12. Bd2 e5+- 11... Nxe5+/- 12. Nxe5 Be8 13. O-O-O f6 14. Nf3 >= 14. Nc4 Ke7 15. e4+- 14... Bf7?? the position is going down the drain >= 14... Ke7+/- 15. e4+- Ke8 15... c6 doesn't do any good 16. g3+- 16. exd5 exd5 17. g3 h5 17... Kf8 doesn't get the cat off the tree 18. Nh4+- 18. Re1+ Kd8 18... Kf8 cannot undo what has already been done 19. Nd4+- 19. Nd4 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Kxe8 21. b3 21. Bh3 seems even better 21... Kf8+- 21... b6 21... Kf8 does not win a prize 22. Bd3+- 22. Nb5 >= 22. Bb5+ keeps an even firmer grip 22... Kf8 23. Bc6+- 22... c6 22... Kd8+- what else? 23. Nc7+ Kd8 24. Nxa8 d4 25. Ba6 25. Bd3 might be the shorter path 25... c5 26. Re1 Kd7+- 25... Bd5 26. Rd1 >= 26. Re1 makes it even easier for White 26... Kd7+- 26... c5 27. Nxb6 axb6 28. Bc4 Bf3 29. Rd2 Kd7 29... Kc7 does not help much 30. Be2 Bc6 31. Bxh5+- 30. c3 Kc6 31. cxd4 cxd4 32. Rxd4 b5 33. Bd3 33. Rf4 and White can already relax 33... Bg2 34. Rxf6+ Kc7 35. Bxb5 Bh3+- 33... Bd5 34. Bxb5+! the logical end 34... Kxb5 Deflection from d5 35. Rxd5+ Kc6 36. Rxh5 Kd6 37. Kd2 Ke6 38. Ke3 f5 39. Kf4 39. Rh6+ Kf7 40. Kf4 Kg7 41. Kxf5 Kxh6 42. Kf6 Kh5 43. f3 Kh6 44. g4 Kh7 45. Kf7 Kh6 46. h4 Kh7 47. g5 Kh8 48. f4 Kh7 49. h5 Kh8 50. f5 Kh7 51. b4 Kh8 52. h6 Kh7 53. b5 Kh8 54. b6 Kh7 55. b7 Kh8 56. b8=Q+ Kh7 57. Qg8# 39... Kf6 40. Rh6+ Kg7 41. Ra6 Kf7 41... Kg8 hardly improves anything 42. Kxf5 Kf7 43. Rf6+ Ke8 44. Re6+ Kd8 45. g4 Kc7 46. g5 Kb7 47. g6 Kc8 48. g7 Kc7 49. g8=Q Kb7 50. Qg7+ Ka8 51. Re8# 42. Kxf5 Ke7 42... Kg7 is no salvation 43. Ra7+ Kf8 44. Rh7 Ke8 45. g4 Kd8 46. Ke6 Kc8 47. g5 Kb8 48. g6 Kc8 49. g7 Kc7 50. g8=Q+ Kb6 51. Qb8+ Kc5 52. Qd6+ Kb5 53. Rh5# 43. Rh6 43. Re6+ Kd7 44. g4 Kc7 45. g5 Kc8 46. g6 Kc7 47. g7 Kb7 48. g8=Q Ka7 49. Qg7+ Ka8 50. Re8# 43... Kf7 44. Rh7+ Ke8 44... Kf8 does not improve anything 45. Kf6 Ke8 46. f3 Kd8 47. Ke6 Kc8 48. f4 Kb8 49. f5 Kc8 50. f6 Kb8 51. f7 Kb7 52. f8=Q+ Ka6 53. Qd6+ Ka5 54. Rh5# 45. Kf6 Kd8 46. Ke6 Kc8 47. Kd6 Kd8 47... Kb8 is not much help 48. Kc6 Ka8 49. Kb6 Kb8 50. Rh8# 48. Rh8# 1-0 [Fritz 9 (10s)]