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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	Black to move
1 [Next]	Qxb4 is by far the best because it keeps the backward pawn at b3 on an open file.
2 [Next]	Black to move
3 [Next]	Qh4 is slightly better than trading the queens because it puts pressure on the kingside.
4 [Next]	Black to move
5 [Next]	Ng4 is the start of a strong attack
6 [Next]	Black to move
7 [Next]	Bf6 wins material. Black to move
8 [Next]	Black to move
9 [Next]	Black to move
10 [Next]	Forks the king and the rook.
11 [Next]	Black won easily with Rc3, but Fritz likes another move a little better Black to move
12 [Next]	Black to move
13 [Next]	Black to move
14 [Next]	Wins a pawn.
15 [Next]	Black to move
16 [Next]	White resigned after Qxd6, but Black can play g5 followed by h5 forcing White to give up his queen to prevent mate.

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