Aigner, Michael vs Ho, Matthew
Carroll Capps Memorial · Round 3.3 · 2000.11.12 · 0-1 · A03 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation
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[Event "Carroll Capps Memorial"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "2000.11.12"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Aigner, Michael"]
[Black "Ho, Matthew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[WhiteElo "2110"]
[WhiteFideId "1616536"]
[BlackElo "2050"]
[BlackFideId "2018381"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Qc7 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. c4 c5 12. Rac1 Qa5 13. a3 cxd4 14. b4 Qa6 15.
Bxd4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Rfd8 17. Qb3 b6 18. f5 exf5 19. Nfe5 Rf8 20. Nc6 Rae8 21.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. b5 Qb7 23. Nd6 Qa8 24. Nxf5 Re6 25. Rf3 Ne5 26. Rg3 Ng6 27. Qb2
Qd5 28. Rf1 Rc8 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. Rxf6 Rxf6 31. Bxf6+ Kg8 32. Bd4 Qf5 33. Rf3
Qd3 34. h3 $4 { Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! } ( 34. Rf2
{ Fritz 6:1) } 34... Nf8 35. h3 Ne6 36. Qb4 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Qb1 38. Bb2 Rh1+ ) (
34. Bf6 { Fritz 6:2) } 34... Rc2 35. Qd4 Qxa3 36. Qd8+ Qf8 37. Qd3 Rc1+ 38.
Rf1 Qc5 ) ( 34. e4 { Fritz 6:3) } 34... Qxe4 35. Re3 Qg4 36. Bc3 Rd8 37. Be1 h6
38. Kh1 Rd1 ) 34... Rc2 ( 34... Rc2 { Fritz 6:1) } 35. Qa1 Qd2 36. Qf1 Rc1 37.
Rxf7 Rxf1+ 38. Rxf1 Nh4 39. Rf2 ) ( 34... Nh4 { Fritz 6:2) } 35. Rg3+ Ng6 36.
Kh2 Kf8 37. Qb4+ Ke8 38. e4 Qc4 39. Qb2 ) ( 34... Qd1+ { Fritz 6:3) } 35. Rf1
Qc2 36. g4 Qxb2 37. Bxb2 Rc5 38. Rf5 Rc2 39. Rf2 ) 35. Qb4 Qd1+ { Fritz 6:1) }
36. Qe1 ( 36. Rf1 { Fritz 6:2) } 36... Qe2 37. Qd2 Rxd2 38. Rf2 Qxf2+ 39. Kh2
Qxg2# ) ( 36. Kh2 { Fritz 6: 3) } 36... Qxf3 37. Qd2 Rxd2 38. Bxb6 Qxg2# )
36... Qxe1+ 37. Rf1 Qd2 0-1