(1) Pezet,S - MacLeod,M [C32]
SF British Open Postal, 31.10.1987
[,third]



1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5
A recent try to enhance the Falkbeer Counter Gambit is to offer a further pawn

3...e4
[ 3...c6!? although Hellers v Klaric, Amsterdam 1985 highlights Black' continuing problems 4.Nc3 exf4 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.d4 cxd5!? 7.Bxf4 Bd6 8.Bg5!? Be6 9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.0-0 h6 11.Bh4 0-0?! 12.Qd2 Qb8 13.Rae1 Bf4 14.Qe2 Re8 15.Ne5 g5? 16.Rxf4! gxf4 17.Qf3 Kg7 18.Qxf4 Ng4 19.Rf1 Ndxe5 20.dxe5 Qc7 21.h3 Qb6+ 22.Kh1 Qe3 23.Bf6+ Kf8 24.hxg4 Qxf4 25.Rxf4 a6 26.Rd4 and Black resigned]

4.d3 Nf6 5.dxe4 Nxe4 6.Nf3 Bc5 7.Qe2 Bf5
[ 7...Bf2+ 8.Kd1 Qxd5+ 9.Nfd2 f5 10.Nc3 and Black loses material]

8.Nc3 Qe7 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.Qxe3 Nxc3 11.Qxe7+ Kxe7 12.bxc3 Be4 13.Ng5!? Bxd5 14.0-0-0!? Bxa2 15.Kb2! Be6 16.f5! Bxf5 17.Bc4 Nc6
This is now a little late. Instaed of the bishops's tour, which admittedly garnered pawns, Black would have been better advised to develop his pieces. As it is they now stand around impotently while the Black king heads back to his box!

18.Nxf7 Rhe8 19.Rhe1+ Kf6
[ 19...Kf8 is also met by 20.Rf1 ]

20.Rf1 Kg6 21.g4! Bxg4 22.Rd5
Black is mated afetr h5, and loses material after h6 1-0