Hack meets counter hack

Long time readers of this blog will know that when the French Defence features on these pages, it usually doesn't end well for Black. The French is like the Washington Generals of chess openings, usually turning up to make the other side look good.
But it sometimes turns out that the French can carry some bite. If White ignores Black's play on the queenside, then one false move can end in disaster. So for the sake of fairness, here is an example from the Australian juniors where White's kingside hack was more hope than science and Black was able to counter attack with remarkable speed.


Willathgamuwa,Kevin - Gooch,Heath [C02]
Australian Junior Under 16, 17.01.2016

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Bd7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Rc8 9. Bb2 Nge7 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. g3 Be7 12. h4 O-O 13. Ng5 h6 14. Qh5 Nxd4 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6 Bxg5 17. hxg5 Nf3+ 18. Ke2 Ng1+ 19. Kd1 Ba4+ 20. Kd2 Rxf2+ 21. Kd3 Bb5# 0-1