1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Qxd4...Paul's old favourite. If its good enough to account for a strong IM, its no wonder its proved rather too good for me - on more than one occasion!4....Nc65.Bb5Bd76.Bxc6bxc67.O-Oe58.Qd3Qc79.c4Ne710.Nc3Ng611.b3Be712.Ne2O-O13.Ng3Rfd814.Qc3...Keep your eye on the White queen - it doesn't seem to be doing much at the moment, but it will soon become the star of the show.14....f615.h4Qb716.h5Nh817.Nh4g618.f4Be819.Ngf5!!...Spectators should have showered the board with gold coins at this point. It requires tremendous nerve and confidence in your judgment to play a move like this when its not possible to calculate to a definite conclusion.19....gxf520.Qg3+Kf721.Nxf5Bf822.fxe5dxe523.Nh6+Bxh624.Bxh6Qe725.Bg7Rd3Complete desperation26.Qxd3?!...Paul allows himself to be distracted. He could have won here with26.Qg5!Rd627.Bxh8Bd728.Bxf6Rxf629.Rxf6+Qxf630.Rf1+−26....Kxg727.Qg3+Kf828.Qh4Rd829.Rxf6+Nf730.Raf1Rd631.h6Rxf632.Rxf6Qc5+33.Rf2Qe334.Qf6Qxe435.Qd6+Kg836.Qe71-0 White wins.Mate is unavoidable. A real tour de force.1-0