(1) Pratten,Wilfred Henry - Bogoljubow,Efim [C34]
Offhand Southsea, 1950
[Shredder 8 (20s)]

C34: King's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3: 3...Nf6 and 3...d6

1.e4
This game was played without clocks during the tournament.

1...e5 2.f4
When you get the chance to play one of the all-time greats you've got to have a go!

2...exf4 3.Nf3 h6 4.d4 g5 5.h4 Bg7 6.hxg5 hxg5 7.Rxh8 Bxh8 8.Nc3
[8.Qd3 g4 9.Ne5 Qh4+ 10.Kd1 d6 11.Nc4 Qf2 12.Nc3 Ne7 13.Bd2 a6 14.a4 Nbc6 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Ne7 17.Be2 Bf5 18.Qb3 Qg1+ 19.Be1 Qxd4+ 20.Kc1 Qxd5 21.Bh4 Qxg2 22.Kd2 Qd5+ Basman,M-Rantanen,Y/London 1978/MCD/0-1 (25); 8.g3 g4 9.Nh2 fxg3 10.Qxg4 Ne7 11.Nf3 d5 12.Qh5 Ng6 13.Bg5 Bf6 14.Nc3 Bxg5 15.Nxg5 Qf6 16.Nf3 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Qf4 18.Qb5+ c6 19.Qe2 Kf8 20.Bg2 Bg4 21.Ned2 Nd7 22.0-0-0 Re8 Lachaux,J-Bernard,J/Val Thorens 2002/EXT 2003/0-1 (34)]

8...d6 9.Bc4 Nc6 10.e5N
[10.Nd5 Bg4 11.c3 Bh5 12.Kf2 Bg7 13.Bd2 Nf6 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Bb5 Kf8 16.e5 Qf5 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Qa4 g4 19.Qxc6 Re8 20.Qxc7 gxf3 21.Qxd6+ Kg8 22.Qc6 Rb8 23.b3 Qc2 0-1 Madsen,P-Jacobsen,B/Vejle 1974/MCD (23); 10.Qd2-/+ ]

10...g4
[10...Bf5 11.Nh4 gxh4 12.Qh5 Qd7 13.e6 Bxe6 14.Qxh8 Nce7 15.d5 Bg4 16.Bxf4 0-0-0 17.Qxh4 Ng6 18.Qf2 Re8+ 19.Kd2= ]

11.Bxf4 gxf3 12.Qxf3 Qh4+ 13.Bg3 Qh1+
[13...Qh7 was stronger 14.0-0-0 Nb4= ]

14.Kf2 Qh7 15.Rh1 Qxc2+
[15...Qxh1 Theme: Deflection from f7 16.Qxf7+ Demolition of pawn structure]

16.Kf1 Be6
[16...Bf5 17.Rxh8 0-0-0 18.exd6 cxd6 19.Bxf7+- ]

17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.Rxh8 0-0-0 19.exd6 cxd6 20.Qg4 Qc1+ 21.Be1 Rf8+ 22.Ke2 Qc2+
[22...Qxb2+?? capturing this pawn is a mistake 23.Bd2 Rd8 24.Rxg8 Nxd4+ 25.Ke3 (25.Qxd4?! Rxg8 26.Qxd6 Rxg2+ 27.Ke3 a6+/= ) 25...Nf5+ 26.Kd3+- ]

23.Bd2 Qf5 24.Rxg8 Nxd4+
Demolishes the pawn shield

25.Qxd4
Deflection from g8

25...Rxg8 26.Ne4
[26.Qe4 Qh5+ 27.Kd3 Rg6 28.Qc4+ Kd7= ]

26...Rxg2+ 27.Kd1 Qd5
[27...Qh5+ 28.Kc2+/- ]

28.Nxd6+ Kc7 29.Qxd5 exd5 30.Nb5+ Kb6 31.Nd4 Kc5 32.Ne6+ Kd6 33.Nd4
[33.Nf4 Rg4+/- ]

33...Kc5
[33...Ke5!? is worthy of consideration 34.Bc3 b6= Settling for the draw.]

34.Ne6+ Kd6 35.Nd4
[35.Nf4!? 35...Rg4 36.Ke2+/= The likelihood of either side winning this is minimal.]

35...Kc5 1/2-1/2