Making the opponent losing his mind with positional, tactical play

Verduyckt, Johan - Verbruggen, Peter 1-0

Zilveren Toren 2014 2014.03.03

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.Be3 ( 6.c4 ( 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.Nd5 Nf6 9.Bg5))

6... a6 (6... Nf6)

7.N5c3

Diagram #1

7... Nf6 8.h3 ( 8.Be2)

8... Be6 9.Nd2 Be7 ( d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 ( Qxd5))

10.Bc4 O-O 11.O-O ( 11.Bxe6 fxe6)

11... Rc8 12.Bd5 Qd7 ( Bxd5 13.exd5 ( 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Na5)13... Nd4)

13.Nc4 Rcd8 14.Nb6 Qc7 15.Bb3 Nd7 16.Ncd5 Qb8 17.Qd2 ( 17.Nxe7+ Nxe7 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Qg4 Rf6 20.Bg5 ( 20.Nxd7 Rxd7 21.c4 ( 21.h4))20... Rg6 21.Nxd7 Rxd7 22.h4 h6 23.h5 Rxg5 24.Qxe6+)

17... Nxb6 18.Bxb6 Rd7 19.Ba4 Bd8 20.Rad1 f5 21.Bb3 ( 21.exf5 Bxf5 22.Bb3)

21... Kh8 (21... fxe4)

22.Bxd8 Qxd8 23.exf5 Bxf5 24.Ne3 Nd4 25.Bd5 Be6 26.c3 Bxd5 27.cxd4 ( 27.Nxd5 Nf5 28.Qd3)

27... Bxa2 28.d5 Rc7 ( Bb3 29.Ra1 Qh4 ( Rf4))

29.Qb4 ( 29.Qd3)

29... Rf4 30.Qa5 Bc4 31.Rc1 Qd7 32.Qb6 Rc5 33.Rfd1 Rd4 34.Rxd4 exd4 35.Nxc4 Qc8 36.Kh2 ( 36.b4 Rc7 ( Rxd5 37.Re1) 37.Kh2)

36... h6 (36... Qf8 37.Rc2 ( 37.Kh1))

37.Nxd6 Rb5 38.Rxc8+