[BrianWall-ChessList] ould someone clear the dead hippo from the road?

[Brian Wall]

[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.06.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "brianwall"]
[Black "serabaldur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2283"]
[BlackElo "2025"]
[Opening "Hippopotamus defense"]
[ECO "A40"]
[NIC "QO.17"]
[Time "13:46:57"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]

1. d4 f6 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Nh6 4. f4 Nf7

Hippo


5. Nf3 Bg7 6. e5 f5 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. h4 h5 10. Ng5 Nxg5
11. hxg5 Nc6 12. d5 Nb4 13. Be2 exd5 14. cxd5 d6 15. a3 Na6
16. e6 Qe7

It's hard to play something like the Hippo
against a sac, sac mate guy.


17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Qxh5 Bxc3+ 19. bxc3 Qg7 20. Rh3 Nc5
21. Ke2

Strong but  21  Be3!!! can be played right
away because 21  Be3  Q:c3+  is not dangerous


21 ... c6 22. Be3 Nxe6 23. dxe6 c5 24. Rah1

Strong but  24  e7!!  is a killer


24 ... Bxe6!  25. g6 Rfe8 26. Qg5!!!

Mark Sherbing calls a Queen, rook, rook battery
"leading with your face".

26 ...  Bc4+  27. Kf2 Rac8 28. Rh8+

Mating


28 ... Qxh8 29. Rxh8+ Kxh8 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Qh7+ Kf8
32. g7+  Ke7 33. g8=Q+ Kd8 34. Qxc4

Torture time -
35  Qg5+  mates  quicker


34 ... a6 35. Qcf7

{Black resigns} 1-0

Mate next if I want to  - :)
I was planning to activate my bishop
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[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.06.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "brianwall"]
[Black "serabaldur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2283"]
[BlackElo "2025"]
[Opening "Hippopotamus defense"]
[ECO "A40"]
[NIC "QO.17"]
[Time "13:46:57"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]

1. d4 f6 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Nh6 4. f4 Nf7 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. e5 f5 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. h4 h5 10. Ng5 Nxg5 11. hxg5 Nc6 12. d5 Nb4 13. Be2 exd5 14. cxd5 d6
15. a3 Na6 16. e6 Qe7 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Qxh5 Bxc3+ 19. bxc3 Qg7 20. Rh3 Nc5
21. Ke2 c6 22. Be3 Nxe6 23. dxe6 c5 24. Rah1 Bxe6 25. g6 Rfe8 26. Qg5 Bc4+
27. Kf2 Rac8 28. Rh8+ Qxh8 29. Rxh8+ Kxh8 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. g7+
Ke7 33. g8=Q+ Kd8 34. Qxc4 a6 35. Qcf7 {Black resigns} 1-0