[Event "Jack Smith Memorial"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.03.26"] [Round "4"] [White "Kernell, David"] [Black "Phillips, Hal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "1839"] [BlackElo "1433"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4)} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qb3 {last book move} Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 {White has the pair of bishops} h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5 } 9. Bh4 O-O 10. e3 Re8 11. Bd3 b6 (11... c6 $5 $16) 12. Qc6 $18 Rb8 13. Rc1 g5 (13... Bb7 $5 14. Qa4 c5 $16) 14. Bg3 Rb7 (14... Bb7 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Bxc7 Qe7 $18) 15. Bxc7 Nb8 (15... Qe7 16. O-O Nb8 $18) 16. Bxd8 Nxc6 17. Bxf6 Nb4 18. Bb1 Be6 (18... b5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 19. O-O $18) 19. Ne5 ( 19. a3 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Na6 20. Nxg5 Bg4 21. Bh7+ Kf8 $18) 19... a5 (19... Rbb8 20. g4 Rbc8 21. Rc3 Nxa2 22. Bxa2 Rxc3 23. bxc3 $18) 20. a4 (20. g4 $142 {secures the point} Bf5 21. Bxf5 Nxa2 $18) 20... Na6 (20... g4 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 21. f3 $18) 21. h4 (21. g4 Bd7 22. h4 Rxe5 23. dxe5 $18) 21... Rc8 (21... g4 {desperation} 22. Nc6 Rc7 $18 ) 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. hxg5 hxg5 (23... Rc7 {does not solve anything} 24. Rxh6 Rc1+ 25. Kd2 Rd1+ 26. Kxd1 Bg4+ 27. Nxg4 b5 28. Rh8#) 24. Rh8# 1-0