[Event "19th Queen City Open"] [Site "Manchester"] [Date "1995.02.26"] [Round "5"] [White "Kopec, Danny"] [Black "Curdo, John"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2395"] [Annotator "Rizzitano, James"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A80"] [Opening "Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/ZB1RNURR/or9U5Pe2"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 f5 { Curdo loved the Dutch Defense as it enabled him to play for a win with Black in asymmetric positions. } 2. Bg5 g6 3. Nd2 Bg7 4. e4 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Ng3 Nc6 7. Nf3 d5 8. Bb5 (8. Be2! { was Kopec's subsequent improvement - after } 8... O-O 9. c3 Qd6 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Be3 (13. h4!?) 13... c6 14. Qd2 { White has an edge and went on to win a fine game, Kopec-Curdo, Manchester 2000. }) 8... O-O 9. h3?! (9. Qd3 { looks better to control the e4-square. }) 9... Ne4! 10. Nxe4 dxe4 { [#] } 11. Bxc6? (11. Bc4+! Kh8 12. Ne5 Qxd4 (12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. c3 { is fine for White as Black's extra pawn is doubled and isolated. }) 13. Nf7+ Kg8 14. Nh6+ Kh8 15. Nf7+ Rxf7!? (15... Kg8 { repeats the position. }) 16. Bxf7 Qxb2 17. Rb1 Qc3+ 18. Qd2 b6 { with roughly level chances. }) 11... bxc6 12. Ne5 Qd6 13. Qd2 c5! 14. c3 cxd4 15. cxd4 c5! { Curdo's energetic play undermines the support of the knight on e5 and unleashes his bishop pair. } 16. Nc4 Qd5 17. Rc1 e3! { 0-1 Black wins. } (18. Bxe3 Qxg2 19. Rf1 Bxh3 { wins material. }) 0-1