[Event "Bronx/Yonkers Sunday game/90"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.08.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gershenov, Ben"]
[Black "Khodarkovsky, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "1770"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[Annotator "Comments:Ed Eusebi. Analysed with Fritz"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.08.26"]
[SourceDate "2003.08.26"]

{Young Ben defeats an experienced master in classical style, sacrificing two
pieces to draw the Black king from h7 to a2, where it is mated!} 1. d4 Nf6 2.
c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Rb1 O-O
10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Nf3 Rfb8 13. b3 Nb6 14. Rd1 (14. e4) 14... Bb7 15.
e4 Ba6 16. Ne2 Qa7 17. a4 Nc8 18. O-O Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rxb3 20. e5 Ne8 21. Ra1 h6
22. e6 f5 23. Bd2 Qa6 (23... Bxa1 24. Rxa1 Qb7 $15) 24. Qd1 (24. Qxa6 Rxa6 25.
Rab1 $14) 24... Rab8 (24... Qc4) 25. Nh4 Kh7 26. Bh3 $5 (26. Ra2 $11) 26...
Bxa1 (26... Nf6 $15) 27. Nxg6 $3 {An inspired sacrifice.} (27. Qxa1 Nf6 $19)
27... Kxg6 $2 {Which Black should not accept!

} (27... Bg7 28. Bxf5 Nf6 (
28... Kg8 29. Bxh6 $1 Nf6 (29... Bxh6 30. Qh5 Bg7 31. Nf4 $18) 30. Qd2 Nh7 31.
Nh4 $18 {Threat: Bxh7+}) 29. Qc1 Rf3 30. Nxe7+ Rxf5 31. Nxf5 Qd3 32. Nxg7 Kxg7
33. Bxh6+ Kh7 34. Bf8 $16) ({
} 27... Ng7 28. Nf8+ Kg8 29. Qxa1 $14) ({
} 
27... Nf6 {Best.} 28. Bxf5 Bd4 29. Nf8+ Kh8 30. Bxh6 Rb2 31. Nd7 Qxf1+ 32. Qxf1
Rxf2 33. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 $13 Rb2+ 35. Ke1 Nxd5 36. Bd2 Ra2 37. Be4 Nb4 38.
Bb7 Na7 $15) 28. Bxf5+ $1 {The king hunt begins.} 28... Kxf5 (28... Kf6 29. Qg4
$18) {White now forces mate.} 29. Qh5+ Ke4 (29... Kf6 30. Bxh6 $18) 30. Re1+
Kd3 (30... Kd4 31. Qg4+ Kd3 32. Qe2+) 31. Qe2+ Kc2 32. Rc1+ Kb2 33. Bc3+ $1
Kxc1 34. Qd2+ Kb1 35. Qd1+ Ka2 36. Qxa1# {
A beauty of a game!} 1-0