Teresa Needham - Susan Polgar Westergate, 1981 I was twelve years old when I played this game.The tournament was World Championship for Girls Under-16 (which I won) and this was my favorite game from there. 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 This is the so-called Sveshnikov variation. 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 11.Bd3 Be6 12.c3 Bg7 13.Qe2 This is too passive.White should play more agressive (with 13.Qh5). 13...0-0 14.0-0 Rb8 I couldn't get the initiative with 14...fxe4 15.Bxe4 and 15...f5, because White has the tricky 16.Nf4!. 15.Rad1 Qd7 16.Rfe1 More natural was 16.Nc2. 16...f4 After this Black gets free hand on the King side. 17.Nc2 Kh8! An important accuracy. 17...f3 18. Qxf3 Bg4 wasn't good,because of 19.Qg3 and the Rook cannot be taken due to 20 Nf6+!. 18.h3 Rg8 19.Kh2 Ne7 20.Nxe7? Much better was 20.Ncb4. 20...Qxe7 21.Nb4 Qh4! 22.Nxa6 22...Bh6! Opening the g file and allowing the Bishop to participate in the attack. 23.Rh1? This makes things easier. The following analyses show what would have happened otherwise. 23.Nxb8 Rxg2+! 24.Kxg2 Qxh3+! 25.Kg1 f3 26.Qxf3 (If 26.Qf1 then 26...Qg4+ 27.Kh1 Bf4 and White is helpless against Qh4+ and Qh2 checkmate.) 26...Qxf3 27.Bf1 Qg4+ 28.Bg2 (28.Kh1 Bf4) 28...Qg8! and White can not save the Knight, because of the threat of Bh3. 23.Qf1 f3! 24.g3 Bf4 (threatening to capture on g3.) 25.gxf4 Bxh3 26.Qxh3 Rg2+. 23...Bxh3! and White resigned. If 24.gxh3 f3! clears the f4 square for the Bishop and White is completely lost (0-1).