[Event "Idaho Open"] [Site "Boise, ID"] [Date "1979.04.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Nelson, Fred M"] [Black "Harmon, Leland D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1812"] [BlackElo "1520"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Latvian Gambit: Strautins Variation"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bc4 {Probably the sharpest continuation.} b5 {A gambit of dubious value. Usual is ...PxP.} 4. Bb3 $1 {Encyclopedia of Chess Opening Vol. 1, P. 133 rates favorable for White.} fxe4 5. Nc3 $1 {This move was found in earlier analysis with Craig Madsen. It was nice to be ready! The point is that 5...P-Q4 can be answered by 6.BxQP and 7.BxKP.} exf3 6. Qxf3 {Threatening mate on B7 plus the R.} d5 7. Bxd5 Qf6 8. Bxa8 c6 9. a4 Qxf3 10. gxf3 b4 11. Ne4 Bd7 12. d4 {To answer 12...PxP with 13.B-B4.} Be6 13. dxe5 Kd7 14. Be3 a5 15. Bb6 Kc8 16. O-O-O Bd5 17. c4 bxc3 18. Nxc3 {18.PxP threatening 19.P-QB4 is better.} Ne7 19. Rd3 {Another inaccurate move. Black now has chances for counterplay.} Nd7 20. Ba7 Nxe5 21. Re3 Nxf3 $2 {An error! Better is 21...BxP.} 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxf3 Kc7 24. Re1 {Better is 24.R-N.} Be7 {Better is 24... B-N5.} 25. Rf7 Rxa8 26. Bc5 Rf8 27. Rexe7+ Nxe7 28. Rxf8 {#r} 1-0