[Event "?"]
[Site "Gothenburg Variation Match game #2"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dale Kirton"]
[Black "Kevin Gentes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[ECO "B98"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Goteborg (Argentine) variation"]
[Annotator "Kirton, D."]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8.
Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 { The so-called Gothenburg Variation, played in three 
games in round 14 of the 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal by three Argentinian 
players, each against a Soviet opponent, viz. Spassky-Pilnik, Geller-Panno,
and Keres-Najdorf. } 10. fxg5 Nfd7 11. Nxe6 { According to my analyses, 
White now wins by force! Relegating 11.Qh5 innocuous. } 11... fxe6 (11... 
Qb6 12. Nd5 Qa5+ 13. b4 Ne5 14. Qc3 $8 { Francisco Trois-F. Burgos, Brazil,
1969 }) 12. Qh5+ Kf8 13. Bb5 { Historically, Geller is given credit to be 
the first player to play this move. } 13... Rh7 (13... Kg7 14. O-O Ne5 15.
Bg3 Ng6 16. gxh6+ Rxh6 17. Rf7+ Kxf7 18. Qxh6 axb5 19. Rf1+ Ke8 20. Qxg6+ 
Kd7 21. Rf7 Nc6 22. Nd5 Rxa2 23. h3 (23. h4 Qh8 24. Nxe7 Nxe7 25. Qg5 { 
This was Paul Keres vs. Miguel Najdorf, Gothenburg izt 1955 }) 23... Qh8 
24. Nxe7 Nxe7 25. Qg5 Ra1+ 26. Kh2 Qd8 27. Qxb5+ Kc7 28. Qc5+ Kb8 29. Bxd6+
Ka8 30. Bxe7 Ra5 31. Qb4 { This nearly identical game was Boris Spassky vs.
Herman Pilnik, Gothenburg izt 1955. }) (13... Ne5 14. Bg3 Rh7 (14... Bxg5 
15. O-O+ Ke7 16. Bxe5 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 dxe5 18. Qf7+ Kd6 19. Rad1+ Qd4 20. 
Rxd4+ exd4 21. e5+ Kc5 22. Qc7+ Nc6 23. Bxc6 { This was the game that led 
the way for the Soviets and Argentinians, Efim Geller vs. Oscar Panno izt,
1955 }) 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Rd1 { Leads to two possibilities: } 16... Bd7 (
16... Nd7 17. Qg6 Rf7 18. Qxh6+ Kg8 19. g6 Rg7 20. Bc4 Qb6 21. Rd3 (21. Nd5
Qc5 22. Ne3 Qc6 23. Rd6 Bxd6 24. Bxe6+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Nd5+ $8 { 
Ninov-Spasov, cr BG CH, 1989 }) 21... Nf8 22. Rg3 Qd4 (22... Bd7 23. Rf1 
Be8 24. Rf7 $8) 23. Rf1 Qxc4 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (24... Bxf8 25. Rh3 $8) 25. 
Qh8+ Rg8 26. Rf3+ Ke8 27. Qxg8+ Kd7 28. g7 $8 { J. Adams; }) 17. Bxd7 (17.
g6 { Not best, but the only move considered by theory. } 17... Rg7 18. O-O+
Kg8 19. Bc4 Qc8 (19... Qe8 20. Nd5 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 exd5 22. Bxd5+ Be6 23. 
Bxe6+ Qxe6 24. Rd8+ $8) 20. Bb3 Be8 (20... Nc6 21. Rf7 Nd8 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 
23. Qxe5+ Kxg6 24. Qg3+ Kh7 { This is where theory left the 13...Ne5 
variation. So I had to find an improvement. }) 21. Nd5 Qc5+ (21... Bc5+ 22.
Kh1 Rxg6 23. Rf6 $6 { Blatny-Minic, Sombor 1966 }) 22. Kh1 Bxg6 23. Qxe5) {
Here is the antidote. } 17... Nxd7 18. Qg6 Rf7 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Qg6+ Kf8 
21. Rf1 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Bxg5 (22... Bc5 23. Rd3 Ke7 (23... Qc7 24. Qxe6 Nb6
25. Rf3+ Kg7 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ Qg7 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Rh3+ Qh7 30. Rxh7+
Kxh7 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. g6 Rf8 33. g7+ Kh7 34. gxf8=Q#) 24. Qg7+ Ke8 25. Rf3
Qc8 (25... Qe7 26. Qg8+ Nf8 27. g6 Qg5 28. Qf7+ Kd8 29. Rd3+ Kc8 30. g7 $8)
26. Qf7+ Kd8 27. g6 Kc7 28. Qxe6 Bf8 (28... Qh8 29. Nd5+ Kd8 30. Rf7 Nf8 
31. Qf5 $8) (28... Qe8 29. Nd5+ Kd8 30. Qxe8+ Kxe8 31. g7 $8) (28... Kb8 
29. Rf7 Nb6 30. Qxc8+ Nxc8 31. g7 $8) 29. Nd5+ Kb8 30. Qxd7 $8 { White now
liquidates nicely }) 23. Qh7 Qf6+ (23... Be7 24. Rd3 (24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. 
Qh8+ Kf7 26. Qxa8 Qd2 27. Qxb7 Qf4+ (27... Qc1+ 28. Kf2 Qxc2+ 29. Ne2 Kf6 
30. Qb3 $8) 28. Ke2 Qxh2 29. Qa7 Qh5+ 30. Kd3 $8) 24... Qe8 25. Rf3+ (25. 
Rxd7) 25... Nf6 (25... Bf6 26. g4 Qf7 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. g5 Rh8 29. h3 Kg6
30. gxf6 $6) 26. g4 Qf7 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. g5 Rh8 29. gxf6 Bxf6 30. h3 $6)
24. Ke2 Nc5 (24... Nb6 25. Qxb7 Qh6 26. Qxb6 $8) 25. b4 $8) { This move was
first discovered by Keres. Bobby Fischer utilized it to gain his 
Grandmaster title against Gligoric, Portoroz 1958. } 14. O-O+ (14. Qg6 Rf7
15. Qxh6+ Kg8 16. Qg6+ (16. Rf1 Rxf1+ 17. Bxf1 Ne5 18. Bc4 Nxc4 { Jan 
Timman-Michael Stean, London, 1973 }) 16... Rg7 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Bxd7 Nxd7
19. O-O-O Ne5 20. Qd5 Bg4 21. Rdf1 Bxg5+ (21... Rc8 { Gligoric }) 22. Bxg5
Qxg5+ 23. Kb1 Qe7 24. Qd2 Be6 25. g3 Rd8 26. Rf4 Qg5 27. Qf2 Kg8 28. Rd1 
Rf7 29. b3 Qe7 30. Qd4 Ng6 31. Rxf7 Qxf7 32. Qe3 { Gligoric offered Fischer
a draw here, mathematically ensuring Fishers GM title. }) { With the 
13...Ne5 variation in order, i.e. White winning, we can get on with the 
refutation of the main line. } 14... Kg8 15. g6 Rg7 16. Rf7 Bxh4 (16... 
Rxf7 17. gxf7+ Kg7 (17... Kh7 18. f8=Q Qxf8 19. Rf1 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. 
e5 dxe5 22. Ne4 axb5 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Qg6 $8 { A. Van der Tak-F. Hildama 
cr friendly, 1996 }) 18. f8=Q+ Nxf8 19. Be8 Nc6 20. Rf1 Ne5 21. Rf7+ Kg8 
22. Rxe7 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 $8 { Georgy Georgiev-Spasov, cr BG ch, 1993 }) (16...
Bg5 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Raf1 b5 (18... Kh8 19. Kh1 Rxf7 20. gxf7 Kg7 21. Bxg5
hxg5 22. f8=Q+ Nxf8 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Qxf8+ Qxf8 25. Rxf8+ Kg7 26. Rd8 Kf7 
27. Na4 Ke7 28. Rh8 Bd7 29. Rh7+ $8 { Nedeljkovic-Velimirovic Belgrade, 
1963 }) 19. e5 d5 (19... Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Qe3 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Qf3 $8) 20. Kh1
Ra7 (20... Rxf7 21. gxf7+ Kg7 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. h4 $8) 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. e6
Nf8 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Qxg5 Re7 25. Rxf8+ Qxf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Qf6+ $8 {
I. Romanov- A.Gulbrandsen cr EU/M/GT/7,1964 }) 17. Qxh6 { The main line now
splits in two. } 17... Qf6 (17... Rxf7 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rf1+ Bf6 20. Qh7+
Kf8 (20... Ke8 { This was refuted in Gheorghiu-Browne, Mar del Plata,1971 }
21. Qg6+ Kf8 (21... Ke7 22. Rxf6 Qb6+ 23. Rf2 axb5 24. Qf7+ Kd8 25. Qxe6 
Ne5 (25... Nf8 26. Qf6+ Kd7 27. Nd5 Qd8 28. Qg7+ Kc6 29. Qc3+ Kd7 30. Rf7+)
26. Qg8+ Kd7 27. Nd5 Qd8 (27... Qa5 28. b4 $8) 28. Rf8 $8) 22. e5 dxe5 23.
Ne4 Qb6+ (23... axb5 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Nxf6+ Nxf6 26. Rxf6 Qd4+ (26... Qd1+
27. Rf1 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Qd8 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Qh5+ (30. h3 { This was the old 
move, theoretically. }) { Some novelty? White mates in 8!! } 30... Kg8 31.
Qg4+ Kh7 32. Rf7+ Kh6 33. Qg7+ Kh5 34. Qh7+ Kg4 35. h3+ Kg5 36. h4+ Kg4 37.
Qe4+ Kg3 38. Rf3#) 27. Kf1 $8 { as there is no perpetual; }) 24. Kh1 axb5 (
24... Ke7 25. Rxf6 axb5 26. Rf7+ Kd8 27. Qg5+ Kc7 28. Qxe5+ Kd8 29. Qg5+ 
Kc7 30. Qg3+ Kd8 31. Rg7 e5 (31... Qd4 32. Rg8+ Ke7 33. Qg5+ $8) 32. Qg5+ 
Kc7 33. Qxe5+ Kd8 34. Rg8+ $8) 25. Nxf6 Ke7 26. Qe8+ Kd6 27. Qxc8 Nxf6 28.
Rxf6 Kd5 (28... Nd7 29. Qxa8 Nxf6 30. Qf8+ Kd5 31. Qxf6 { Here Gheorghiu 
and Browne agreed upon a draw, although White is much better. }) 29. Rf1 
Qc6 30. Rd1+ Kc4 (30... Kc5 31. Qf8+ $8) (30... Ke4 31. Qf8 $8) 31. b3+ Kc3
32. Qd8 Kb2 33. c4 bxc4 34. Qd2+ Ka3 35. Qc3 Ra6 36. bxc4+ Ka4 37. Qb3+ Ka5
38. Rb1 Qc5 39. Qc3+ Ka4 40. Qc2+ $8) { Theory now considered it too risky
to play on after 20...Kf8, and that White should take the draw immediately.
} 21. e5 { Preventing the knight from occupying e5. A draw is likely after
21.Be2 Nc6 22.Bh5 Nde5. This clearance sacrifice is a common theme 
throughout the Gothenburg. } 21... dxe5 22. Be2 (22. Ne4 Qb6+ (22... Qe7 
23. Qh8+ Kf7 24. Ng5+ Kg6 25. Bd3+ $8 { V. Nikolic-Z. Nikolic, Yugoslavia,
1972 }) 23. Rf2 axb5 24. g4 Ra4 25. g5 Rxe4 26. Qxe4 Qd4 27. Qg6 Qg4+ 28. 
Kf1 Nc6 29. Qh6+ Kf7 30. Qh7+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Ke7 32. gxf6+ Nxf6 33. Qxc8 Nd5
34. Ke1 Qg5 $9 { Nunn }) { After this discovery White is winning by force.
} 22... Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Ke8 24. Qg8+ Ke7 25. Rd1 Nf8 (25... Nc6 26. Bh5 Nd4 
27. Ne4 Nf8 28. Qf7+ Kd8 29. Qxf6+ Kd7 30. Qxe5 $8) (25... Qd8 26. Qh7+ Kf8
27. Rf1) 26. Ne4 Nbd7 27. Nxf6 Kxf6 28. h4 Qe3 (28... Ng6 29. h5 Ndf8 (
29... Nf4 30. h6 Qf2 31. Qg7+ Kf5 32. Bg4+ Ke4 33. Bf3+ Ke3 34. Qg5 e4 (
34... Qxc2 35. Qg3 $8) 35. h7 exf3 36. Rd3+ Ke2 37. Rxf3 Qe1+ (37... Qxg2+
38. Qxg2+ Nxg2 39. Rg3 b5 40. Rxg2+ Kf1 41. h8=Q Bb7 42. Qh2 $8) 38. Kh2 e5
39. h8=Q Kd1 40. Qhh4 Qe2 41. Qgg4 Nb6 42. Rf1+ Kxc2 43. Qxe2+ Nxe2 { and 
White mates in 9 moves. } 44. Qe4+ Kd2 45. Qb4+ Kd3 46. Rf3+ Kc2 47. Qe4+ 
Kd2 48. Qd3+ Ke1 49. Qb1+ Nc1 50. Qxc1+ Ke2 51. Re3+ Kf2 52. Qg1#) (29... 
Ngf8 30. h6 Ng6 31. Qg7+ Kf5 (31... Kg5 32. h7 Qd8 33. Bd3 $8) 32. Bd3+ e4
33. Bxe4+ Kxe4 34. Qxg6+ Kf4 35. g3+ Ke5 36. Qg5+ Ke4 37. Qf4#) (29... Ne7
30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. h6 $8) 30. Rf1+ Ke7 31. hxg6 Nxg6 32. Qf7+ { 32.Qxg6 
should win here also. } 32... Kd6 33. Rd1+ Kc6 (33... Kc5 34. b4+ $8) 34. 
Bf3+ Kb5 35. Rd3 Qc5 (35... Qa5 36. Rd5+ exd5 37. Qxd5+ Kb6 38. Qd8+ Kb5 
39. c4+ Kb4 40. Qd6+ Qc5 41. Qd2+ Kxc4 42. Be2#) 36. Bxb7 Ra7 (36... Rb8 
37. Rb3+ Ka5 38. Ra3+ Kb5 39. Be4 Bb7 40. Qd7+ Kb6 41. Rb3+ Ka5 42. Qd2+ 
Ka4 43. Ra3+ Qxa3 44. Qd7+ Ka5 45. Qc7+ Ka4 46. bxa3 $8) 37. Qe8+ Kb6 38. 
Rb3+ Ka5 39. Qd8+ Ka4 40. Bc6+ Qxc6 41. Ra3+ Kb5 42. Qa5+ Kc4 43. Rc3+ Kd4
44. Qb4+ Kd5 45. Rd3#) 29. Bh5 Ke7 30. Qf7+ Kd8 31. Qxf8+ Kc7 32. Qd6+ Kd8
33. Rf1 { Of course White does not want the perpetual. } 33... Qh6 34. g4 
a5 (34... b5 35. g5 Qh8 36. g6 Bb7+ 37. Kg1 Qh6 (37... Rc8 38. Rf7 Qe8 39.
g7 Rc6 40. Rxd7+ Kc8 41. Bxe8 $8) 38. Rf7 Qc1+ 39. Bd1 Qe3+ 40. Kh2 $8) 35.
g5 Qh8 36. g6 Ra6 37. Rf8+ Qxf8 38. Qxf8+ Nxf8 39. g7 $8 { A nice way to 
end the Gothenburg! }) { Everything I could find on this move was wrong. }
18. Rxf6 (18. e5 { A move given a question mark by Mikhalchishin for the 
wrong reason. 18...Nxe5 The move Mikhalchishin gives in the 1981 Informant.
His annotation goes 18.e5? Nxe5 19.Ne4 Nf3!+ 20.Kh1 Qg6-+. But this can be
vastly improved by 19.Rxf6!N Bxf6 20.Ne4 Be7 21.Be8+- transposing to 
19.e5!!, thus 19.Ne4 is a (??). If Mikhalchishins 18...Nxe5 is to be 
believed then his assessment is wrong and White is probably winning with 
19.Rxf6! My question to the world is can White win against other Black 
responses to 18.e5? I will leave it to the reader to decide whether you 
will play 18.Rxf6 or 18.e5. } 18... Nxe5 (18... Bf2+ { Considering Whites 
crushing improvement on move 19, Black in turn bails out with yet another 
Novelty! } 19. Kh1 Qxg6 20. Rxg7+ Qxg7 21. Qxe6+ Qf7 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Bd3 
Nc6 24. Qh3+ Kg7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Qg7 27. Qxd6+ Qe7 28. Qh6+ Qg7) 19.
Ne4 (19. Rxf6 Bxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Be8 $8) 19... Nf3+ 20. Kh1 Qxg6 $9 { 
Mikhalchishin Informant 1981 }) (18. Rf1 { Not best as my analysis proves.
} 18... axb5 19. Nxb5 (19. e5 Bg5 { As with the 19.Nb5 line, this novelty 
gives Black sufficient resources. Remember all Black has to do is draw. 
This is why I recommend 18.Rxf6 Bxf6 with White on top. } 20. Qh7+ (20. 
Rxg7+ Qxg7 21. Qxg5 Nc6 22. Ne4 (22. Nxb5 Ndxe5 23. Nxd6 Qxg6 24. Qf4 Bd7 
25. Ne4 Kg7 $9) (22. Rf7 Qxe5 23. Qh6 Qh8 $9) 22... Qxe5 23. Qh4 Qh8 24. 
Rf8+ Nxf8 25. Nf6+ Qxf6 26. Qxf6 Ne5 27. g7 Nh7 28. Qd8+ Kxg7 29. Qxd6 Nf7
30. Qg3+ Kf6 31. Qh4+ Nhg5 32. Qf4+ Ke7 33. h4 Nh7 $9) { In this article, I
have endevored to be as complete with new ideas as possible. My article in
New In Chess YB48 gave all the refutations of known theory. Now it is my 
privilege to present the reader with as many secrets left unrevealed from 
that publication! } 20... Rxh7 21. gxh7+ Kh8 22. exf6 d5 23. Nxb5 Nc6 24. 
Nd6 Be3+ 25. Kh1 Bc5 26. Nxb7 (26. Nxc8 Nce5 $8) 26... Bf8 27. Re1 Rxa2 28.
g4 Rxb2 29. Rxe6 (29. Nd6 Bxd6 30. Rxe6 Nce5 31. Re8+ Bf8 32. Rexf8+ Nxf8 
33. Rxf8+ Kxh7 34. Rxc8 Kg6 35. Rc5 Nxg4 $9) (29. g5 Rxb7 30. Rxe6 Nd8 31.
Rxf8+ Nxf8 32. Re8 Bh3 33. Rxf8+ Kxh7 34. Kg1 Ne6 35. Re8 Kg6 $9) 29... 
Rxc2 30. g5 Nce5 31. Rxe5 Nxe5 32. Rxf8+ Kxh7 33. f7 Bxb7 { My fantasy 
line. } 34. Rh8+ Kg6 35. f8=Q d4+ 36. Kg1 Nf3+ 37. Kh1 Nxh2+ 38. Kg1 Rg2+ 
39. Kh1 Rf2+ 40. Kg1 Rxf8 41. Rxf8 Nf3+ 42. Kf2 Nxg5 $9) 19... Rxa2 (19...
Bg5 { An improvement over the 19...Rxa2 played in A. Mikhalchishin vs. V. 
Kupreichuk 1981. } 20. Rxg7+ Qxg7 21. Qxg5 Nc6 22. Nxd6 (22. Rf7 Qxb2 23. 
Qh6 Qa1+ 24. Kf2 Qh8 $9) 22... Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Qxd6 24. Qh6 Qe7 25. g7 Qxg7 
26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Qe8+ Qg8 28. Qh5+) (19... Nc6 20. Nc7 (20. R1xf6 Bxf6 21.
Nc7 $8) 20... Bg5 21. Qh3 Qxg6 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Nxa8 Qxe4 24. Kh1 Qe2 25.
Qc3+ Nde5 26. Re1 Qf2 27. Rd1 Be3 28. Nc7 Kg8 29. Nb5 Ng4 $9 { Yakir 
Kurass-Ruchkin Moscow tt,1961 }) 20. R7xf6 (20. Nxd6 Bg5 21. Rxg7+ Qxg7 22.
Qxg5 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Qf6 24. Qc1 Qxb2 25. Qh6 Qg7 26. Qc1 Nc6 27. Nxc8 Nf6 28.
Nd6 Ng4 29. Qe1 Qd4 30. h3 Qxd6 31. hxg4 Qe7 32. Qd2 Qg7 33. e5 Ra5 34. Qd6
Rxe5 35. Ra1 Rh5+ 36. gxh5 Qxa1+ 37. Kh2 Qe5+ 38. Qxe5 Nxe5 39. Kg3 Kg7 40.
Kf4 Nd7 41. Kg5 Kg8 { Adrian Mikhalchishin-Victor Kupreichik Frunze 
ch-SU,1981 }) { This is A. Mikhalchishins improvement on his game with 
Kupreichik. } 20... Bxf6 21. Nxd6 Nc6 22. Nf7 Rxf7 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qh7+
Ke8 25. Qg8+ Ke7 26. Qxc8 Rxb2 27. Qg8 $4 { Adrian Mikhalchishin, Lev 
Polugaevsky }) { This is much stronger than the theoretically recommended 
18.Rf1. } 18... Bxf6 19. e5 (19. Be2 { Black must find an improvement in 
the following moves. } 19... Ne5 20. Bh5 Bd7 21. Rf1 Be7 22. Rf7 Nxf7 23. 
gxf7+ Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qh7+ { Gaspariants-Eidlin,Moscow 1971. In the
final position I believe White is winning; } 25... Ke8 (25... Kf8 26. h4 
Bf6 27. e5 Bxe5 28. Ne4 d5 29. Ng5 Ke8 30. c3 Bd6 31. h5 Kd8 32. h6 Be7 33.
Qg7 $8) 26. h4 Nc6 27. h5 Bf8 28. h6 Ne7 (28... Ne5 29. Qg8 Nf7 30. h7 $8)
29. Qh8 Kf7 30. e5 d5 31. h7 $8) { Midnight by the Morphy watch! Another 
novelty of mine not given in New In Chess YB48. The clearance sacrifice 
gives White e4 for the Knight, and d3 for the Bishop. In the Gaspariants 
game the Bishop goes to h5 to protect the pawn at g6. The Bishop at d3 
allows the h pawn to skate to h5. It now becomes evident that the White 
Queen is a most powerful piece against Blacks disorganized and undeveloped
minors. } 19... Bxe5 (19... Nxe5 { Here is the position Mikhalchishin 
allowed by transposition with his 18.e5 Nxe5 note. I have provided some 
fantasy variations to give the reader an idea of the possibilities after 
19...Nxe5. } 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Be8 Bd7 (21... Nbc6 22. Rf1 Bd7 { and Blacks 
army is all puffed up. } 23. Rf8+ $8 { Mate in 4. }) 22. Qh3 { and now } 
22... d5 (22... Bxe8 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Qh3+ Kg8 25. Qc8 Nxg6 26. Qxe8+ Kh7
27. Rf1 Rg8 28. Rf7+ Kh8 29. Nf6 { I tried very hard not to use to many 
exclams in this article. Difficult indeed, as the Gothenburg is full of 
tremendous tactics. } 29... Bxf6 30. Qe3 Rg7 31. Rxf6 (31. Qh3+ Kg8 32. 
Rxf6 Nc6 33. Qe6+ Kh7 34. Rf3 Re7 35. Rf7+ Rxf7 36. Qxf7+ Kh6 37. Qxb7 $8)
31... Nd7 32. Qh6+ Rh7 33. Qxg6 Rg8 34. Qf5 Nxf6 35. Qxf6+ Rhg7 36. Qh6+ 
Rh7 37. Qxd6 $8) (22... Bc8 23. Rf1 Nxg6 (23... Nbc6 24. Rf8+ Kxf8 25. Qh8+
Rg8 26. g7+ Kxe8 27. Qxg8+ Kd7 28. Qh7 d5 29. Nf2 b6 30. g8=Q Bb7 31. Qgg7
$8) 24. Rf6 Bxf6 25. Nxf6+ Kf8 26. Bxg6 Rxg6 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. Qxc8 $8) 23.
Ng3 Nxg6 (23... Bxe8 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Qc8 Bc5+ 27. Kh1 Nxg6 
28. Qxe8+ Nf8 29. Rf1 $8) 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Qxe6+ Kh7 26. Nf5 Bc5+ 27. Kh1
Ndf8 28. Qf6 Rd7 29. h4 Re8 30. h5 Ne5 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Re1 Ba7 33. Qf6 Rh7
34. g4 Bb8 35. Nh6+ Rxh6 36. Qxh6 Nf7 37. Qg6+ Nxg6 38. Rxe8+ Nf8 39. Rxb8
Nd6 40. Rd8 $8) 20. Bd3 Nf8 (20... Nc6 21. Rf1 Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Nde5 (22... 
Bxc3 23. bxc3 Nde5 24. h4 Bd7 25. h5 Ne7 26. Qg5 Nf5 27. Be4 (27. Kg1 Re8 
28. g4 Ne7 29. Rf6 Bc6 30. Kf1 Nxd3 31. cxd3 Nd5 32. h6 Nxf6 33. Qxf6 Rge7
34. g5 Bb5 35. Ke2 e5 36. h7+ Rxh7 37. gxh7+ Kxh7 38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. g6 $8) 
27... d5 28. Rxf5 Nxg6 29. h6 exf5 30. Qf6 Re7 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. h7 $8) 23.
Ne4 Nxd3 24. cxd3 Be5 (24... Bd7 25. Rf7 Nd8 26. Rxg7+ Bxg7 27. Qh7+ Kf8 
28. Nxd6 a5 29. h4 a4 30. h5 Ra5 31. Kg1 Bd4+ 32. Kf1 Bc6 33. g4 Rc5 34. h6
Rg5 35. g7+ Bxg7 36. hxg7+ Rxg7 37. Qh8+ $8) 25. h4 Ne7 26. h5 Nf5 27. Qg5
Bd7 28. g4 Ne7 29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. Rxf6 Rf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. 
g5 Bc6+ 34. Kh2 Bd5 35. b3 b5 36. Kh3 a5 37. Kg4 Nc6 38. d4 Ne7 39. h6 Rxg6
40. Qxe7 Be4 41. Qxd6 $8) (20... Nc5 21. Rf1 Nc6 22. h4 Bd7 23. h5 Bd4+ 24.
Kh1 Ne5 25. Qg5 Ncxd3 26. cxd3 Bc6 27. Ne2 Bxb2 28. Nf4 Rf8 29. Rb1 Rf5 30.
Qd8+ Rf8 31. Qh4 Nf3 32. Qg4 Rxf4 33. Qxf4 Be5 34. Qg4 Nd4 35. h6 Rd7 36. 
Rb4 Nf5 37. Qg5 b5 38. Kg1 a5 39. Qc1 Bd4+ 40. Kh2 Rc7 41. Rxd4 Nxd4 42. 
Qg5 $8) (20... Nf6 21. Rf1 Nbd7 22. Qg5 b5 23. Ne4 Ne8 24. h4 Bb7 (24... d5
25. Ng3 Bf6 26. Qe3 Re7 27. Nh5 e5 28. Bf5 Bg7 29. Nxg7 Nxg7 30. Qg5 $8) 
25. h5 d5 26. Ng3 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Bf6 28. Qg4 Re7 29. h6 Ne5 30. Qg5 Nd7 (
30... Nxd3 31. Rxf6 Nxf6 32. Qxf6 Nf2+ 33. Kg1 Rae8 34. Nh5 $8) 31. Rxf6 
Ndxf6 32. Nh5 Nxh5 33. Qxe7 Neg7 34. g4 Re8 35. Qf7+ Kh8 $8 { and mate in 5
}) { There are several options, although none promise Black relief: } 21. 
Rf1 Nbd7 22. Qh4 Nxg6 23. Bxg6 Rxg6 24. Qd8+ Kh7 25. Ne4 b5 26. Rf3 Bg7 27.
Ng5+ Rxg5 28. Qxg5 Ne5 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Qe8+ Kh7 31. Rh3+ Bh6 32. Qh5 { It
has been my pleasure to share with all of you the demise of the Gothenburg
variation. Dale Kirton } 1-0