1. h3 d5 2. a3 e5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Be6 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. Nf3 Be7

"Basman mentions the murky line 6... Na5 7. Nxe5 Nb3 8. Ra2 c3 9. Nxc3 Nxc1 10. Qxc1 Bxa2 11. Nxa2 as giving him compensation, the vicious point being 11... Qd5 12. d4 Qxa2? 13. Bc4."

7. Bxc4 Bxc4 8. Qxc4 f5 9. d4! e4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 c6 12. Nc3 Qa5 13. Qe6 Nh6 14. b4 Qc7 15. Bb2 Rd8 16. O-O Rd2 17. Rab1 Qd7 18. Qb3 Qd3 19. Rbd1 Qc2 20. Qe6! Qxb2 21. Rxd2 Qxd2 22. Rd1 Qxc3 23. Rd7 Ng8 24. Rxb7 Qc1+ 25. Kh2 Qd2 26. Rb8+ Qd8 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. Qf7

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Source(s): BritBase (see Event information), citing Basman's book 'The Creepy Crawly Opening' (via Andy Ansel).

Event information: 17th Lloyds Bank Masters, BritBase (John Saunders, ed.).