Miniature of the Month for May(!)

While I draw my material for my Open & Shut column from a number of sources, I normally use the Chess Today archives to select my miniature of the month. As their monthly database is released in the following month, there can be quite a gap between when a game is played, and when it appears here (especially if I dawdle over my choice of game). So here is a game from May 2011. I don't know anything about the players involved, except that White seems to have a keen eye for an attack.


Mayorga, Nicolas (2293) v Kropff, Ricardo (2298)
Asuncion, Paraguay, 20.5.2011

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nh3 Nf6 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. O-O e6 11. Re1 Nxf4 12. Bxf4 Bd6 13. Qg4 Bxf4 14. Rxe6+ fxe6 15. Qxe6+ Qe7 16. Qc8+ 1-0