John-Paul Wallace simultaneous display

John-Paul kindly annotated his best game from the simul on May 24th.

White: John-Paul Wallace
Black: Theodore Dias
Simultaneous display, RJCC, 24/5/08

1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 c5
3. d5 b5

This is a very aggressive variation and I was impressed that Theodore was well prepared against 1.d4.

4. Bg5 d6
5. e4 Qa5+
6. Nfd2?

Correct was 6.Qd2 with a typical advantage to White.

6... Nxe4!

Well played - my young opponent saw this immediately! Now I am already in trouble and have to make it as complicated as possible.

7. b4! Qxb4
8. c3 Nxc3
9. Nxc3 Qxc3
10. Bxb5+ Bd7
11. Bxd7+ Nxd7
12. O-O h6!
13. Ne4

I took a chance on this because 13.Bh4 g5 is just too automatic for Black. As I mentioned in the simul: when you are losing on material you may as well sacrifice more if it keeps your attack going.

13... Qb4

13... Qe5 was correct and winning for Black because it not only attacks my knight but protects the d6 square.

14. Re1!

Thanks to this trick I now have some attacking possibilities.

14... Qb6
15. Rb1 Qc7?

16. Rb7!

I was lucky to have this one, now I am suddenly winning because 16...Qxb7 17.Nxd6+ wins the queen.

16... Qa5
17. Nxd6+ Kd8
18. Nc4?

I had lots of better moves here :)

18... Qa6!

Another great move, I have three pieces hanging and was starting to get confused! However an exchange sacrifice gives me a good position because the Black king remains in danger.

19. Rxd7+! Kxd7
20. Ne5+ Kc8

20...Kc7 was better, because now I have a deadly check.

21. Qg4+! e6
22. Nxf7 hxg5
23. Rxe6 Rh4
24. Qf5

The computer likes 24.Rc6+ which mates one move faster.

24... Rf4
25. Rc6+ Kb8
26. Qe5+

This was my best game in the simul and as you can see there is such a thing as luck in chess! My opponent played very well and is certainly a force for the future. We played a friendly before my lecture and when he blasted out 15 moves of theory I knew I was in for a tough game!

Black resigns