[Event "Short Swiss VI"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2007.05.19"] [Round "2"] [White "McCarver, Dan"] [Black "Duggan, Jenny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C20"] [WhiteElo "1031"] [BlackElo "950"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (30s)"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch Gambit} 1. e4 e5 2. c3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 {last book move. Black threatens to win material: d5xe4} 5. Qd3 $4 {ruins a very nice position} (5. Nxe5 $142 {is the best chance} Nxe5 6. dxe5 Nxe4 7. Nd2 $11) 5... dxe4 $19 6. Qe3 exf3 7. gxf3 Bd6 8. dxe5 (8. f4 {does not improve anything} e4 9. Nd2 O-O $19) 8... Bxe5 (8... Nxe5 {might be the shorter path} 9. f4 Nfg4 10. Qe2 $19) 9. f4 Qe7 (9... Ng4 $142 {and Black has prevailed} 10. Qf3 O-O $19) 10. fxe5 Nxe5 11. Na3 $4 {White falls apart} (11. Be2 Nd5 12. Qg3 Bg4 $19) 11... O-O (11... Nd5 $142 {and Black can already relax} 12. Bb5+ c6 $19) 12. f4 (12. Be2 Nd5 13. Qe4 $19) 12... Nfg4 13. Qe2 (13. fxe5 {does not save the day} Nxe3 14. Bxe3 Qh4+ 15. Ke2 Bg4+ 16. Kd2 Rad8+ 17. Kc2 Bf3 $19) 13... Qh4+ (13... Rd8 14. Bd2 Nf3+ 15. Kd1 Rxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Nxd2 17. Bd3 $19) 14. Kd2 Rd8+ 15. Kc2 Bf5+ 16. Kb3 Qf6 (16... a5 $142 {and Black has triumphed} 17. Nc2 Be6+ 18. Ka4 Qe7 19. fxe5 Bd7+ 20. Qb5 Bxb5+ 21. Bxb5 Qc5 $19) 17. fxe5 Qb6+ 18. Qb5 (18. Nb5 {doesn't improve anything} Rd3 19. Qxd3 Bxd3 20. Bxd3 Nxe5 $19) 18... Be6+ 19. Bc4 (19. c4 {is not the saving move} Qf2 20. Qa5 (20. Qxb7 Rdb8 21. Qxb8+ Rxb8+ 22. Ka4 Bd7+ 23. Nb5 a6 24. Kb4 axb5 25. h4 c5+ 26. Kb3 bxc4+ 27. Kc3 Qd4+ 28. Kc2 Bf5+ 29. Bd3 Qxd3#) 20... Qf3+ 21. Qc3 Qxh1 22. Bg5 Nxh2 23. Qc1 Nxf1 24. Qxf1 $19) 19... c6 (19... Bxc4+ $142 {finishes off the opponent} 20. Kxc4 Qe6+ 21. Kb4 Nxe5 $19) 20. Qxb6 $18 axb6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Bf4 Nf2 23. Rhf1 Nd3 24. Bg3 (24. Nc4 {seems even better} b5 25. Nd6 Rf8 $18) 24... Nc5+ 25. Kc2 Rd7 (25... b5 26. Rad1 $18) 26. Rad1 (26. Nc4 {makes it even easier for White} Ra6 $18) 26... Rad8 (26... Rd5 27. c4 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 $18) 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 (27... Rxd7 {does not solve anything} 28. Nc4 $18) 28. Rd1 Kf7 (28... g5 {doesn't change anything anymore} 29. Nc4 Kf8 30. Nxb6 $18) 29. Nc4 (29. Bh4 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Ke8 30. Nc4 Rb8 $18) 29... Ra8 ( 29... g5 $18 {hoping against hope}) 30. Rxd7+ Kg6 31. Rxb7 Rxa2 (31... b5 { is no salvation} 32. Nd6 $18) 32. Rxb6 Ra1 33. Rxc6 Kf7 34. Rc7+ Kg6 35. Nd6 Rg1 36. Ne4 (36. Ne8 $142 {and White can celebrate victory} Kf5 37. Nxg7+ Ke4 38. Nxe6 Ra1 $18) 36... Rg2+ 37. Nd2 (37. Nd2 h5 38. b4 $18) 1-0