Game of the Week

   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 d6 {   This move is a little passive and allows White to exchange into a queenless   game if he wishes} 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {Black can recapture with the   Knight, to keep castling rights, but drops the e5 pawn} 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nb4 {   Looking at the c2 pawn but Black should probably be looking to develop his   Bishops, maybe Bb4 was better?} 8. Bb3 {Defending c2, Nxe5 was good but   complicated} (8. Nxe5 Nxc2+ 9. Kd1 Nxa1 10. Nxf7+) 8... Be6 9. Bg5 {A nice   move preparing to castle and pinning the Knight} Bxb3 10. O-O-O+ {Great play,   White gets his King safe before recapturing on b3} Ke7 11. cxb3 {We have equal   material but White's position is much easier to play} Rd8 {This only helps   White, better was Ke6, defending the pawn, stepping out of the pin and freeing   the Bishop} (11... Ke6) 12. Rxd8 Kxd8 13. Rd1+ {White is winning, he is   effectively a piece up unless the Rook on h8 gets into play} Ke7 14. Nxe5 Ke6 {   At last but the damage has been done} 15. Nc4 h6 16. Bf4 Bc5 17. f3 g5 18. Bxc7   h5 {Black had to get his Rook into the game with a move such as Rc8} 19. Bd6 {   Of course exchanges are normally good for the side up in material} Bxd6 20.   Nxd6 b6 21. Ndb5 {White moves his Knight to a better square and attacks pawns   at the same time} a6 22. Nd4+ Ke5 23. a3 Rd8 {With his Knight under attack   Black looks to counter attack but White has seen a cunning way to win more   material} 24. f4+ {Great play, this saves the Knight on d4 and wins the   opposite number on b4} gxf4 (24... Kxf4 25. Nde2+ Ke5 26. Rxd8) 25. Nf3+ {   A lovely attack, Black resigned here} 1-0