A complicated game with quite a few errors!

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 Aggressive - most black players play Nge7 not giving white the option of an e5 with tempo and if white takes on c6 with the KB then retaking with the Knight to avoid doubled pawns. 5. Bb5 Qb6 6. d3 6. O-O Nxe4 6... d6 7. O-O Bd7 8. a4!? Maybe a !. This both discourages queen side castling and gives the option of a5 later kicking the queen from the a7-g1 diagonal where it can give some nasty checks. 8... Nd4?! 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. f5 White has a big initiative and is setting some concrete problems now down the f-file. 10... Be7 11. a5 Qc6 12. fxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5?! We thought this was good during the game and its not actually bad but Nxe4 is better. Blacks defence in the game is practically difficult but with best play he is not much worse now. 13... Ne5 14. Bf4? Ng6?! 0-0 leaves Black much better with good pieces and central control. White should definitely not have blocked the f-file and given a castling opportunity. 15. Qh5 Kd7? and now Bxg5 still leaves Black a bit better. 16. Be3!? After the game we thought Nf7 or Nxh7 was better but Fritz disagrees. Black takes on f4 challenges the f-file and takes on c2 with the Knight with a definite advantage. Be3 is based on some heavy calculation using the king position and potential weakness of e6. 16... Nxc2 17. Nxe6!! Kc8! Fritz gives Nxa1 initially but then finds that White has lots of resources e.g. 17... Nxa1 18. Rxa1 Bf6 19. Qh3 Ke8 20. Nd5 Kf7 21. Nec7 with a big plus for white. If 17... Nxe3 then 18. Qh3 wins back the piece with advantage. 18. Nd5 Qd7 White was threatening Qxg6. Lots of complex lines after 18. Nxa1 but White is looking good now. 19. Nxg7 Bd8 20. Nf5 Nxa1 21. Rxa1 Ne7 22. Nfxe7+ Bxe7 23. b4 Bf8 24. bxc5 dxc5 25. Qe5 Bg7 25... Rg8 26. Nf6 Qg7 (26... Bg7 27. Nxd7 Bxe5 28. Nxe5) 27. Qe8+ Kc7 28. Bf4+ Bd6 29. Nd5# 26. Ne7+ Kd8 27. Qxg7 Re8 28. Nf5 Rc8 29. Qf6+ 1-0 [D Dicks]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. dxe6 Bxe6 The Icelandic Gambit. Not totally sound perhaps but Black has a lot of fairly easy to find piece play and will usually push White into time trouble. Very often Black makes no more pawn moves in the game. White can either keep the pawn or give it back but must get castled as soon as possible. 5. Nf3! Clearing the way to castle. Now White has the option to give the pawn back or hang onto it and at least his King is safer than in the 5. d4 lines. 5. d4?! is a little dangerous since Black checks on b4 and then puts the queen on e7 and castles long and can even consider a piece sacrifice if the White king stays in the centre. 5... Nc6 6. Be2 Qd7 7. O-O O-O-O 8. a3 Bc5 9. Nc3 Rhe8 This is a typical Icelandic Gambit setup. All the black pieces are working and there are tactics down the middle and possible Kingside attacks. 10. d3 This backward d pawn is one reason Black can get away with giving up the e pawn. 10... Bf5 Even pawn hungy Fritz thinks Black is now equal. 11. Bg5 This is one type of plan I don't like playing against as Black. 11... Qe6 12. Rc1 Rd7 Maybe better is 12... Nd4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Re1 Ng4 14. Bh4 Qh6 15. Bg3 Nge5 16. Nd5 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Nd4 19. Be4? This loses but White is still in the game and perhaps slightly better. The computer plays on withideaslike 19. Bxc7 Qe6 20. Be5 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Bxd3 22. b4 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Qe3 Be2 25. Qc5+ Rc6 26. Qf8+ (26. Nf4 Rxc5 27. Nxe6 Rxc4 28. Rxc4+ Bxc4) 26... Kd7 19... Bxe4 20. dxe4 Ne2+ 21. Qxe2 Qxc1+ 22. Qf1 Qxb2 23. a4 Qb3 24. a5 c6 The 3rd pawn move by Black in the game. 0-1 [G Brown]