[Event "47th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kernell, David"]
[Black "Baudendistel, Jeff"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "1898"]
[BlackElo "1556"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6
3. Nbd2 c5 4. c3 d5 {last book move} 5. Ne5 Nbd7 6. Ndf3 Ne4 7. e3 Bd6 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O Qc7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. b3 {Controls a4} Rf6 13. Ba3 b6 14.
Rac1 Raf8 15. Rfd1 (15. c4 Rh6 16. g3 Bc6 $15) 15... Rh6 16. g3 (16. h3 Rff6
$17) 16... Rff6 (16... f4 $5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. exf4 Bxf4 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Nd2
$19) 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. c4 Rfg6 19. Bf1 $4 {another step towards the grave} (19.
Bb2 $142 $17) 19... f4 (19... Rxh2 $142 $1 {and Black has prevailed} 20. Bg2
Bxg3 21. Nxh2 Bxf2+ (21... Bxh2+ $6 22. Kf1 $19) 22. Qxf2 Nxf2 $19) 20. exf4 (
20. cxd5 Nxf2 21. Qxf2 fxg3 $19) 20... Bxf4 21. cxd5 exd5 (21... Rxh2 22. Qxe4
Bxg3 $16) 22. Rxd5 (22. Bc4 dxc4 23. Qxe4 $18) 22... Bxc1 $4 (22... Nxg3 $142 {
this is the best bet to save the position} 23. Bg2 Bxc1 24. Bxc1 Rh5 $14) 23.
Bxc1 $18 Nf6 (23... Nd6 {is still a small chance} 24. Qxc5 Qxc5 25. Rxc5 Be6
$18) 24. Rxc5 Qb7 (24... Qd6 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 25. Ne5 Ne8
26. Rd5 Qxd5 27. Bc4 $18) 25. Bxh6 (25. Qc4+ $142 {makes it even easier for
White} Kh8 26. Ne5 Be8 $18) 25... Rxh6 (25... Qxf3 {desperation} 26. Be3 Kh8
$18) 26. Qc4+ Kf8 27. Ne5 (27. Ng5 $142 {might be the shorter path} Be8 28.
Ne6+ Ke7 29. Rg5 $18) 27... Bf5 28. Bg2 (28. Rc7 Qxc7 29. Qxc7 Bd7 30. Qd8+ Ne8
31. Nxd7+ Kf7 32. Bc4+ Re6 33. Ne5+ Kf8 34. Bxe6 g6 35. Qd7 Nd6 36. Nc6 h6 37.
Qe7#) 28... Qe7 $18 29. Rc7 Be6 30. Qc6 Qe8 (30... Qd8 {there is nothing else
anyway} 31. Qc5+ Kg8 32. Rxa7 Nd5 $18) 31. Qd6+ Kg8 32. Re7 (32. Re7 Qc8 33.
Rxe6 $18) 1-0