From Chaos to Harmony

Alexey Sergeyevich Dreev – Oleg Bairovich Badmatsyrenov
4th World Fischerandom Online Knockout Qualifier; Chess.com, August 25, 2019
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Position 402

1. b3 Nf6 2. Nf3 b5 3. d3 c5 4. e4 Ne6 5. Ne3 h5! 6. Be2 Rb6! Two typical “Fischerandom moves” already allow Black to claim the initiative, or, in any case, a much easier game to play. 7. 0-0. White’s “Rook-move-only” castling into the enemy’s fire is undoubtedly a “responsible” decision, if not a wrong one. 7. ... h4 8. h3 Nf4 9. Bd1 d5 10. Nf5? A disastrous mistake, which gives Black the opportunity of making the best use of his previous moves. White ought to have continued 10. exd5(!) with a playable game.

10. ... Nxg2!−+ 11. Kxg2 dxe4 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Qf4. If 13. N5xh4 then 13. ... Rg6+ 14. Kh2 Nd2! with mating attack. 13. ... Rh5 14. N5xh4. On 14. N3xh4 Nd2+ is sufficient to win. 14. ... Rg6+ 15. Kh2 Rgh6 16. Rg1 Nxf2 17. Rg3. Or 17. Qg3 Bxf3! 18. Bxg7 Rxh4! 19. Bxh6+ Ng4+ winning easily. 17. ... Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Rxh4 19. Qxf7+ Kh7 20. Kg2 Nxh3 21. Be5 Rg6+ 22. Rg3 Rxg3+ 23. Bxg3 Ng5 24. Qxf8 Qh3+ 25. Kf2 Ne4+ 26. Ke2 Qxg3 27. Qf5+ Kh6 0 : 1.