[Event "Koelle 'A'"]
[Site "BCC"]
[Date "2016-11-03"]
[White "Michael Tausz"]
[Black "Rodney Jacobs"]
[WhiteElo "1491"]
[BlackElo "1659"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 4.c4 Nb6 5.Nc3 e5 {(RJ) The idea of this gambit is to gain a lead in development and active minor piece play for the pawn. Interestingly, both my engines put Black a bit ahead after White takes the e pawn.} 6.dxe5 {MT: We discussed just before the game that both of us seem to like to sacrifice pawns and play actively, so why did I take it? I guess it makes the game interesting and is also the honorable thing to do :-)} Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Be6 8.b3 {(RJ) The engines prefer Kc2.} Nc6 9.f4 O-O-O+? {(RJ) The gambit obliges Black to play actively; the immediate Bf5!, keeping the White king out of c2, is much sharper.} 10.Kc2 Bf5+ {(RJ) Both engines immediately pick the aggressive a5. MT: I did not even look at a5, as it seems to burn all bridges for Black, too. But anything to get at the white king!} 11.Kb2 Bc5 12.Nf3 Nb4 {(RJ) Doesn't really achieve anything.Maybe h5 or a5 are better.} 13.a3 {(RJ) Best.} Nc2 {(RJ) Black is laboring under the delusion he has an attack. I did think about Nd3, which would have been much better.} 14.Ra2? {(RJ) Throwns away White's significant advantage. Nh4! wins. But White still has the edge now. MT: I had this already in mind with a3, as I thought I need to get the rook out of the way. Did not see that Nh4 would win two pieces for the rook, because the knight would not get out of a1 anymore.} Be7? {(RJ) Losing the thread of the game. Ne3 was necessary.} 15.Be2 h5 {(RJ) To preserve the knight, which is itself in danger although it looks threatening. MT: White threatened16. g4 Bxg4 17.KxN} 16.Rd1 c5? {(RJ) Again misconceived. MT: After the game we thought c6 was better.} 17.Nd5! {(RJ) Black is now in real trouble.} Rhe8 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.Rxd8+ Kxd8 20.Kc3! {(RJ) Now threatening the over-ambitious knight.} Rd7?? {(RJ) Which Black overlooks. But he is lost now anyway.} (20...Nd4 21.Nxd4 cxd4+ 22.Kxd4 Rd7+ 23.Kc3 {MT: and Black is two healthy pawns down...}) 21.Rxc2 {(RJ) Apart from the oversight on move 14, a really solid game by Michael, who seems to like playing against gambits as much as playing them. A pretty flat game by Black.} {#r}