Game of the Week

   1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 {Unusual but still a good move} Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 {   Excellent, White senses that Black may have long term problems on the dark   squares} cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Ndb5 {Very nice, one idea is to stop Black   castling with Nd6+} Be5 8. f4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. Nd6+ {White achieves his   first goal} Kf8 11. Ba3 {Preparing a discovered check} Kg7 12. Bc5 Qa5 {   Black could have tried Nxe4 here} (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 d5 14. Bd4+ Nxd4 15.   Qxd4+ {White is still better}) 13. Bd4 a6 14. O-O {Nice play White gets his   King safe and brings the Rook to the half open f file} Qa3 15. Bb3 Qa5 16. Kh1   Rf8 {White's advantage is his safe King, domination of the dark squares and   the Black pieces stuck on a8 and c8} 17. Bxf6+ Kxf6 18. e5+ Ke7 19. Qd3 {   Black now gives up a piece to relieve his cramped position} Nxe5 20. fxe5 Qxe5   21. Rad1 {Brilliant, now all of White's pieces are involved in the attack} f5   22. Rfe1 {I passed the board here and thought that Nxc8 looked strong. Paul's   choice is even better} (22. Nxc8+ Raxc8 23. Qxd7+ Kf6 24. Rfe1) 22... Qc5 23.   Nxc8+ (23. Qg3 {very strong!}) 23... Qxc8 24. Qd6+ Kf6 25. h4 {White take a   moment to give his own King a square as well as closing the cage on the enemy   monarch} Rd8 26. Qe5+ Kf7 {White now finds a way to win in style} 27. Rd6 Re8   28. Red1 Re7 29. Rxd7 {Brilliant, both recaptures lose} Qc6 (29... Rxd7 30.   Bxe6+ Kf8 31. Qf6+ Ke8 32. Bxd7+) (29... Qxd7 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Qxe6+) 30.   Rxe7+ Kxe7 31. Qg7+ 1-0