Chapter 31: Drasius vs Kashdan

[White “Drasius”]
[Black “Kashdan”]
[Result “1-0”]

1.b3 e5 2.c3 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.Bb2 Be7 5.Qc2 O-O 6.Nd2 d4 7.c4 Nc6 8.a3 a5 9.O-O-O Bc5 10.h3 Qe7 11.a4 b6 12.Ngf3 Bb7 13.Qb1 Rfe8
14.g4 e4 15.dxe4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Qxe4 17.Qxe4 Rxe4 18.Nh4 Ree8 19.Rg1 d3 20.e3 Rxe3 21.fxe3 Bxe3+ 22.Kb1 Bxg1 23.Bg2 Bc5 24.Nf5 g6
25.Nh6+ Kf8 26.Rf1 d2 27.Nxf7 Ke7 28.Bd5 Rb8 29.Bf6+ Ke8 30.Ng5 Nd4 31.Bxd4 Bxd4 32.Bxb7 Rxb7 33.Kc2 c5 34.Kxd2 Re7 35.Nf3 Be3+
36.Kd3 Bf4 37.Re1 Rxe1 38.Nxe1 Bg3 39.Ng2 Kd7 40.Ne3 Kc6 41.Ke4 Bh4 42.Nd5 Kb7 43.Ke5 h6 44.Ke6 h5 45.Nf4 hxg4 46.hxg4 g5 47.Nh3
Kc6 48.Kf5 Kd7 49.Nxg5 Ke8 50.Ne4 Kf7 51.Nd6+ Ke7 52.Nc8+ Kf7 53.Nxb6 Bg3 54.Nd5 Bf2 55.Nf4 Ke7 56.Ne6 Bg1 57.g5 Bf2 58.g6 Be3
59.Nd8 Kf8 60.Nb7 Bd2 61.Nxc5 Bc3 62.Nd7+ Ke7 63.Ne5 Kf8 64.c5 Bb4 65.Kf6 Be1 66.g7+ Kg8 67.c6 Bc3 68.c7 Bxe5+ 69.Kxe5 Kxg7
70.c8=Q Kf7 71.Qh8 Ke7 72.Qg7+ Kd8 73.Kd6 Ke8 74.Qe7# 1-0

Chapter 30: Drasius vs Keres

[White “Drasius”]
[Black “Keres”]
[Result “1-0”]

1.b3 e5 2.c3 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.Qc2 Bd6 5.Bb2 e4 6.e3 O-O 7.d4 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.c4 d4 10.exd4 Bxd4 11.Nc3 Qb6 12.Na4 Qb4+ 13.Nc3 Nc6
14.O-O-O Qa5 15.Qd2 Qc5 16.Nd5 Bxb2+ 17.Kxb2 Nxd5 18.cxd5 Rd8 19.Ne2 Bg4 20.Qf4 Nb4 21.Qxe4 Rac8 22.Rc1 Qa5 23.a3 Nxd5 24.b4 Qa4
25.Nd4 Rxc1 26.Bb5 Qxb5 27.Nxb5 Rxh1 28.Qxg4 a5 29.bxa5 Rxh2 30.Nd6 Nf6 31.Qc4 Rxg2 32.Qxf7+ Kh8 33.Qe6 Rxf2+ 34.Kb3 Rf3+ 35.Kb2
Rd7 36.Nf7+ Rxf7 37.Qxf7 Rf2+ 38.Kb3 Rf3+ 39.Kc2 Rf2+ 40.Kd3 Rb2 41.a4 Ng8 42.Qc4 Rb1 43.Kd2 h6 44.Qc3 Rh1 45.Qe5 Rg1 46.Qc7 Rg5
47.Kc3 Nf6 48.Qxb7 Rxa5 49.Kb4 Re5 50.a5 Re7 51.Qb8+ Re8 52.Qd6 Re1 53.a6 Ra1 54.Qb8+ Kh7 55.a7 Nd7 56.Qc7 Ne5 57.Kc5 Rc1+
58.Kb6 Nc4+ 59.Kb7 Rb1+ 60.Kc6 Ra1 61.Qb8 Ne5+ 62.Kd6 Nf7+ 63.Ke7 Ng5 64.a8=Q Rxa8 65.Qxa8 Kg6 66.Qa6+ Kf5 67.Qc8+ Ke5 68.Qg4 g6
69.Qg3+ Kf5 70.Qf2+ Kg4 71.Qd4+ Kg3 72.Qd6+ Kf3 73.Qxg6 Nh3 74.Qc6+ Kg3 75.Qxh6 Nf2 76.Qe3+ Kg2 77.Kd6 Ng4 78.Qf4 Nf2 79.Kd5 Nh3
80.Qg4+ Kh2 81.Kd4 Nf2 82.Qf3 Nh3 83.Ke3 Ng1 84.Qg4 Nh3 85.Ke2 Ng1+ 86.Kf1 Nh3 87.Qg2# 1-0

Chapter 29: Drasius vs Korchnoi

[White “Drasius”]
[Black “Korchnoi”]
[Result “1-0”]

1.b3 Nf6 2.c3 d5 3.d3 e5 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Nd2 Bd6 6.Qc2 O-O 7.h3 e4 8.e3 Bf5 9.d4 Re8 10.g4 Be6 11.Ne2 a5 12.a3 a4 13.b4 b5 14.O-O-O
Rb8 15.Kb1 Qc8 16.Ka1 Qa6 17.Bg2 Ne7 18.Ng3 c6 19.Rdg1 Bc7 20.Qd1 Ng6 21.Nh5 Nd7 22.h4 Bd8 23.g5 Bc7 24.Nf1 Nb6 25.Bh3 Bxh3
26.Rxh3 Qc8 27.Rhh1 Qf5 28.Qe2 Qe6 29.Bc1 Rbd8 30.Nf4 Nxf4 31.exf4 Rf8 32.Qe3 Kh8 33.Ng3 Nc4 34.Qe2 Qd7 35.h5 Rde8 36.Nf1 Nb6
37.Nh2 Qe6 38.Ng4 Nc4 39.Qf1 Bb8 40.Qg2 Re7 41.Rh3 Bd6 42.Rg3 Rb7 43.f3 e3 44.h6 g6 45.Ne5 Re8 46.Re1 Qf5 47.Bxe3 Nxa3 48.Ka2
Bxe5 49.fxe5 Qd3 50.Qd2 Qc4+ 51.Ka1 Qb3 52.Rg2 Ra7 53.Qd3 Rea8 54.Bf4 Re7 55.Ra2 Kg8 56.Bg3 Kf8 57.Bf4 Rd7 58.e6 fxe6 59.Rg2 Kf7
60.Rge2 Kg8 61.Bc1 Nc4 62.Rxe6 Rf8 63.Rxc6 Rdf7 64.Re2 a3 65.Ra6 Rb7 66.f4 Rc7 67.Qc2 Qxc2 68.Rxc2 Re8 69.Ka2 Rf7 70.Rc6 Rfe7
71.Kb3 Rd8 72.Rc5 Rb7 73.Bxa3 Kf7 74.Bc1 Ke6 75.Re2+ Kf5 76.Kc2 Kg4 77.Kd3 Kf5 78.Re1 Kg4 79.Re6 Rdd7 80.Re8 Ra7 81.Re2 Rab7
82.Re6 Rd8 83.Rf6 Rdd7 84.f5 gxf5 85.g6 hxg6 86.Rxg6+ Kh4 87.Rg1 Rb8 88.Rc6 Rd6 89.Rc7 Nb2+ 90.Bxb2 Rg8 91.Rxg8 Rxh6 92.Bc1 f4
93.Rg1 Kh5 94.Rcg7 Rg6 95.R7xg6 f3 96.Rh6# 1-0

Chapter 28: Drasius vs Kramnik

[White “Drasius”]
[Black “Kramnik”]
[Result “1-0”]

1.b3 d5 2.c3 Nf6 3.d3 e5 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Nd2 Bd6 6.Qc2 O-O 7.h3 e4 8.e3 Re8 9.d4 b6 10.g3 Bb7 11.Be2 Qd7 12.O-O-O Rad8 13.Kb1 Qf5
14.Rf1 a6 15.Ka1 Ne7 16.Qd1 c5 17.Bg4 Qg5 18.Be2 cxd4 19.h4 Qf5 20.g4 Qd7 21.cxd4 h5 22.gxh5 Nf5 23.Nh3 Rc8 24.Rfg1 Rc7 25.Rg5
Nh7 26.Rgg1 Rec8 27.Bg4 Nf6 28.h6 Nxg4 29.Qxg4 Bb4 30.hxg7 Rc6 31.Qd1 a5 32.Nf4 Rh6 33.h5 b5 34.Rg2 a4 35.Nb1 Be7 36.bxa4 bxa4
37.Ba3 Bf6 38.Qd2 Bxg7 39.Nc3 Kh8 40.Qb2 Ba8 41.Bc5 Rf6 42.Qc2 Bc6 43.Qe2 Bh6 44.Qg4 Ba8 45.Rb1 Bg7 46.f3 exf3 47.Qxf3 Rh6
48.Rc1 Re8 49.Qg4 Rf6 50.Rf1 Bh6 51.Rgg1 Rb8 52.Rf2 Bc6 53.Qf3 Re6 54.Nxe6 fxe6 55.Rg6 Kh7 56.Qg2 Qf7 57.e4 dxe4 58.Nxe4 Rb1+
59.Kxb1 Qb7+ 60.Ka1 Bxe4 61.Qf1 Be3 62.Rb2 Qd7 63.Qe1 Qd5 64.Qc3 Bf4 65.Rf6 e5 66.Qh3 Bc1 67.Re2 a3 68.Qg4 Bb2+ 69.Rxb2 axb2+
70.Kxb2 Ng7 71.h6 Ne8 72.Re6 Qb7+ 73.Bb6 Qd5 74.Re7+ Kxh6 75.Re6+ Qxe6 76.Qxe6+ Bg6 77.dxe5 Ng7 78.Be3+ Kh7 79.Qe7 Bf5 80.e6
Bxe6 81.Bd4 Kg6 82.Qf6+ Kh5 83.Qxg7 Bf5 84.Be3 Bg6 85.Qh6+ Kg4 86.Qf4+ Kh3 87.Qf3+ Kh2 88.Bf2 Bh7 89.Qg3+ Kh1 90.Qg1# 1-0

 

Chapter 27: Drasius vs Larsen

[White “Drasius”]
[Black “Larsen”]
[Result “1-0”]

1.b3 e5 2.c3 d5 3.d3 Nf6 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Qc2 e4 6.e3 Be7 7.d4 O-O 8.Nd2 a5 9.a3 Be6 10.h3 a4 11.b4 Qd6 12.g3 Na7 13.Ne2 b5 14.O-O-O
Nd7 15.Kb1 f5 16.Nf4 Bf7 17.Ka1 Nf6 18.h4 Ng4 19.Nb1 Nc8 20.Bh3 Nb6 21.Rdf1 Qc6 22.h5 Bg5 23.Qe2 Qe8 24.Bxg4 fxg4 25.Qxg4 Bh6
26.Qe2 Nc4 27.Bc1 Kh8 28.g4 Qe7 29.Nd2 Nxd2 30.Bxd2 Qd7 31.Rfg1 Bg5 32.Nh3 Be7 33.g5 Be6 34.Nf4 Kg8 35.Nxe6 Qxe6 36.Qxb5 Rxf2
37.Bc1 c6 38.Qb7 Raf8 39.Qa6 Qd7 40.Qxa4 Qb7 41.Rg4 Ra8 42.Qb3 Bd6 43.g6 h6 44.Rxe4 Qd7 45.Reh4 Qe6 46.Qd1 Qf5 47.Re1 Bg3
48.Rhh1 Rf8 49.Re2 Rf3 50.Kb2 Qe4 51.Qc2 Qg4 52.a4 Rf2 53.Rd2 Rxd2 54.Bxd2 Rf2 55.c4 Qf3 56.Rd1 Qxh5 57.a5 Kh8 58.cxd5 Qxd5
59.a6 Bb8 60.Ra1 Ba7 61.Ra5 c5 62.bxc5 Qc6 63.Kc3 Bb6 64.Ra2 Ba7 65.Qb1 Bxc5 66.Qb7 Bxd4+ 67.Kxd4 Qf6+ 68.Kc4 Qe6+ 69.Qd5 Qc8+
70.Kd3 Rf5 71.Qb7 Qc5 72.Bc3 Qd6+ 73.Bd4 Qxg6 74.Kc3 Qf7 75.Rg2 Qxb7 76.axb7 Rb5 77.Rxg7 Rxb7 78.Rxb7+ Kg8 79.Kc4 h5 80.Kd5 h4
81.Ke6 h3 82.Rb8+ Kh7 83.Kf5 h2 84.Rh8# 1-0