A Remarkably Creative Game From The Corsica Masters
Reader "lwh" was kind enough to email the following delightful game, played yesterday (Monday) at the Corsica Masters. The creative play begins on move 1 and continues throughout:
Cheparinov,Ivan (2650) - Pesotskyi,Vitalii (2268) [B12] Corsica Masters 2011 Corsica/France (3), 24.10.2011
1.d4 b5 2.e4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.a4 b4 5.d5 Bc5 6.dxe6 fxe6 7.e5 Qb6 8.Bd3 Bxf2+ 9.Ke2 Bc5 10.a5 Qc7 11.Nbd2 d5 12.exd6 Bxd6 13.Nc4 Nf6 14.Bxh7 Bxh2 15.Rxh2 Rxh7 16.Rxh7 Nxh7 17.Nd6+ Kf8 18.Ne5 Ba6+ 19.Kf2 Nd7 20.Ng6+ Kg8 21.Bf4 Ndf6 22.Nc8 e5 23.Nce7+ Kf7 24.Nxe5+ Ke8 25.Qf3 Ng5 26.Bxg5 Qxe5 27.Bxf6 gxf6 28.Qxc6+ Kf7 29.Qd5+ Qxd5 30.Nxd5 Rb8 31.Re1 Rb5 32.Re7+ Kg6 33.Nf4+ Kf5 34.Ne2 Rxa5 35.Rxa7 Ra2 36.Ke3 Ke5 37.Nf4 Bc4 38.Rxa2 Bxa2 39.Nd3+ Kd6 40.b3 Bb1 41.Kd2 1-0
(If you prefer, you can replay it here.)