White Black 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 The Scotch Four Knights Game. 5. Nxd4 Bb4 Black's best chance for counterplay.
6. Nxc6 b7xc6 7. f3 a5 f3 is an innovation by the Homeostatic Chess Player 8. a3 Bc5 The point of black's a5: a place for the bishop to hide. 9. Na4 Ba7 10. Qd2 O-O The a5 pawn is safe because of the potential for a bishop check.
11. Be2 Re8 12. Qc3 d5 The c6 pawn is safe because Bd7 picks up the loose knight. 13. e5 d4 14. Qxa5 d3 15. Qd2 Rxe5
16. Qxd3 Ba6 17. Qxa6 Bf2+ 18. Kxf2 Rxa6 19. Bxa6 Qd4+ 20. Kg3 Qxa4 White came out of that a pawn up, but, as will be seen is effectively ...
21. Bd3 Nh5+ ... playing a rook down because of the exposed king and black's initiative. 22. Kf2 Qd4+ 23. Kf1 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Qxf4 25. Rd1 f5
26. Be2 Qe3 27. Bc4+ Kf8 28. Rg1 Ke7 29. Rh1 g5 30. a4 g4
31. Bd3 gxf3 32. g3 h5 White is checkmated if he takes the pawn. 33. Ba6 f4 34. gxf4 Qxf4 35. b3 h4 Black's pawn move prevents counterplay.
36. Bc8 Re2 37. c4 Qe3 White's move is useless but he has no good moves. 38. Rd7+ Ke8 White resigns.
White Black 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 b7xc6 7. f3 a5 8. a3 Bc5 9. Na4 Ba7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Kd1 Re8 12. Qxa5 d5 Black finally gets counterplay! 13. exd5 Nxd5 Black's best. Straightening out black's doubled pawn lets white off the hook. 14. Bd3 Bd7 Closing the trap. White has no good moves. 15. Qa6 Be3 16. Qc4 Qg5 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. h4 Qxg2 19. Qf1 Qxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Rxa4 21. c3 Bxc1 22. Kxc1 Rxh4
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