[Event "44th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.11.27"] [Round "1"] [White "Davison, Edgar"] [Black "Perry, Steve"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "1678"] [BlackElo "1864"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O {last book move} 5. Bd3 d6 {Consolidates e5} 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. c3 {Covers b4} e5 {Black threatens to win material: e5xf4} 8. Bg5 (8. dxe5 $2 {fails to} dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Qxd3) 8... h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. d5 Nb8 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bc2 a5 13. a4 Nc5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bf5 (15... Bd7 $15) 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Qb3 b6 18. Qc4 Qd7 19. Qb5 Qe7 (19... Qxb5 20. axb5 f5 21. e4) 20. Qc4 (20. e4 Qe8) 20... f5 (20... Qd7 21. Rfe1) 21. Qh4 {White threatens to win material: Qh4xe7} (21. Rfe1 e4 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Rf7) 21... Qf7 (21... Qxh4 22. Nxh4 Kf7 23. f3) 22. Qc4 g5 23. h3 Rac8 24. Rad1 Qh5 {Black prepares the advance g4} 25. b4 Kh8 26. bxa5 bxa5 27. Rb1 e4 {Black threatens to win material: e4xf3} 28. Nd4 g4 29. hxg4 fxg4 ( 29... Qxg4 {is worth looking at} 30. Qe2 Bxd4 31. Qxg4 fxg4 32. cxd4 h5 $14) 30. Ne6 Be5 (30... g3 31. fxg3 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1) 31. g3 Rf3 32. Nf4 {stumbles just before the finish line} (32. Qxe4 {would have given White the upper hand} Qf5 33. Qxf5 Rxf5 34. c4) 32... Bxf4 33. exf4 e3 34. Qe2 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (34. Qd4+ Kg8 35. Qf6 $19) 34... exf2+ (34... Re8 {it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots}) 35. Rxf2 Rxg3+ 36. Rg2 Rxc3 (36... Rh3 {secures victory} 37. Qxg4 Rh1+ 38. Kf2 Qxg4 39. Rxg4 Rxb1) 37. Qb2 (37. Qxg4 Qxg4 38. Rxg4) 37... Qh3 {Black intends g3} 38. Re1 Kg8 {releasing the pressure on the opponent} (38... h5 {a pity that Black didn't try this} 39. Qf2 Qd3) 39. Qe2 g3 {White has to watch this pawn} (39... Rf8 40. Qe6+ Kh8 41. Qe7 (41. Qxg4 Qxg4 42. Rxg4 h5)) 40. Qd2 {White lets it slip away} (40. Qb2 {and White could well hope to play on} Rd3 41. Qf6) 40... Rc5 {makes life more difficult} (40... Rf3 41. Qd1 Qh5 $17 (41... Rxf4 42. Re3 Qf5 43. Rexg3+ Kh8 44. Rg6)) 1-0