Buffalo Summer Rating Tournament, 1975.
White: C. Bradshaw
Caro-Kann Defense
Black: Col. Sicherman
1. e4 c6; 2. d4.
Hoping to avoid a repeat of our previous game.
2...d5; 3. Nc3 de; 4. N:e4 Nf6; 5. N:f6+ gf.
Nimzovich's idea. Many of my opponents have gone into trances at this point!
6. Ne2.
To avoid the pin after 6. Nf3.
6...Bg4.
Anyway!
7. f3 Bf5; 8. Ng3 e6!?
A bit of impudence that White pounces on.
9. N:f5 Qa5+; 10. Bd2 Q:f5; 11. Bd3 Qd5; 12. c3.
Black has reached a comfortable position.
12...Bd6; 13. Qc2 Nd7; 14. O-O-O?!
In preparing to snatch a pawn, White pitches one.
14...Q:a2; 15. B:h7 c5!
The hardest move for a Caro-Kann player.
16. g3?
To play 17. Bd3 without losing the h2 pawn, but now fate strikes without warning.
16...cd; 17. cd R:h7!! 18. Q:h7 Rc8+; 19. Bc3 R:c3+!
The tail of the combination. White resigns, as 20. bc Ba3 is mate, 20. Kd2 Q:b2+; 21. Ke1 Re3+ leads to mate, and 20. Qc2 loses too much material.
0:1.