DATCC Weekender

Wong Jianwen-Kamaluddin Yusof

Dutch Defense-unusual white 2nd move

1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Nxe4 fxe4 6.Nd2 d5 7.e3 g6 8.h4 Bg7 9.Bf4 h6 10.f3 c5 11.c3 exf3 12.Nxf3 c4 13.Ne5 Bf5 14.Be2 Nc6 15.Qa4 Qb6 16.Bf3 Bxe5 17.Bxe5

to castle long or short?? Kamaluddin may have thought he may have lost the exchange if he castled long   .but the continuation well compensate his initial exchange loss

17… 0-0??

(17... O-O-O 18. Bxh8 Qxb2 19. O-O Bc2 winning the queen and White is force to play Rab1 to save the Queen 20. Rab1
Bxb1 21. Be5 Black a piece up and a winning game)

18. Bxd5+ e6 19. Bxc6 Qxb2
20. O-O Bd3 21. Bd7 Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Bxf1 23. Bxe6+ Kf8 24. Bd6+ Kg7 25. Qd7+ and a mate in 1