1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 Nbd7 5. Bd3 Be7 6. Ne2 b6 7. Nbc3 Bb7 8. O-O Nf8 9. f4

After an apparently quiet opening, Abrahams indicates with this move that the game will be played in his usual aggressive style.

9... exf4 10. Nxf4 Ne6 11. Ncd5 Nxf4 12. Nxf4 c5 13. Nh5 Rg8

If 13... O-O 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qf5 with checkmate on h7 to follow.

14. Rf2 Qc7 15. Bf5 Bc6 16. Bh3 Bd7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6

17... gxf6 had to be played.

18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Rxf6 gxf6 20. Nxf6+ Ke6 21. Qf3

Much stronger than 21. Nxg8 Black, with his king now caught in the centre, is unable to cope with the variety of threats from the White pieces.

21... Rac8 22. Rf1

Black resigned because after 22. Rf1 he was faced with severe material loss to avoid a variety of checkmates, the most immediate of which is 23.Qe4. For example: 22... Rg5 (22... Qc6 23. Nd5 Rg5 (to prevent 24.Qf5#) 24. Qf6+ Kd7 25. Qe7#) 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Qxf7+ Ke5 25. Qf4+ (25. d4+ also leads to a quick mate: 25... cxd4 26. exd4+ Kxd4 27. Qf4+ Kd3 28. Rd1+ Kc2 29. Qd2#) 25... Ke6 26. Qe4+ Kd7 (26... Re5 27. Qg4+ and mate next move) 27. Rf7+ Kc6 28. b5#

1-0 [McAlister]