[Event "Spring Swiss"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.04.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Maclin, Philip"] [Black "Kernell, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A17"] [WhiteElo "1433"] [BlackElo "1842"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {A17: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...Bb4} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 {last book move} 5. e4 Bxc3 (5... c5 $5 $11) 6. bxc3 $14 e5 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Rb1 Nbd7 10. Re1 Nc5 11. d3 b6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Nd2 Ne6 15. g3 {Prevents intrusion on f4} h5 16. Nf3 Ng4 17. Bd2 f5 18. exf5 Qf6 { Black threatens to win material: Qf6xf5} 19. Rf1 (19. Nh4 g5 20. Rf1 gxh4 21. fxe6 hxg3 22. fxg3 Qxe6 23. c5 $11) 19... Qxf5 $15 20. Nh4 Ng5 21. f3 { Controls e4} (21. Nxf5 $4 {will allow the opponent to give mate in 1} Nh3#) 21... Nh3+ 22. Kg2 {White threatens to win material: Kg2xh3} Qe6 23. Rb5 $2 ( 23. Rfe1 g5 24. d4 exd4 25. Bd3 Ne3+ 26. Bxe3 dxe3 27. Bh7+ Kh8 28. Bf5 $19) 23... g5 $19 24. Ng6 Kg7 (24... Qxg6 $6 25. Kxh3 Nf6 26. Qc1 g4+ 27. Kg2 $19) 25. Rbb1 (25. Qb1 $142 $19) 25... Kxg6 $4 {makes life more difficult} (25... Qf5 $142 $19 {and Black wins}) 26. d4+ $14 Kg7 (26... Qf5 $142 $5 {should be investigated more closely} 27. Qxf5+ Kxf5 28. Kxh3 Kg6 $14) 27. d5 $16 Qd7 ( 27... Qh6 28. fxg4 hxg4 29. Bxg4 Rh8 $14) 28. Qd1 $4 {overlooking an easy win} (28. fxg4 $142 {and the scales tip in favour of White} Nf4+ 29. gxf4 (29. Bxf4 $6 gxf4 30. gxh5 Qf7 $16) 29... exf4 30. Qd1 $18) 28... Nf6 $19 29. g4 (29. Qc1 Ba6 30. Rb3 Nxd5 31. Ra3 Ndf4+ 32. gxf4 exf4 33. Bd1 Bxc4 34. Qb1 $19) 29... Nf4+ (29... hxg4 $5 {seems even better} 30. fxg4 Nf4+ 31. Bxf4 gxf4 32. Bf3 $19 ) 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. h3 (31. gxh5 {does not save the day} c6 $19) 31... Re3 32. Bd3 (32. Rb5 {hardly improves anything} Rh8 33. Rb2 hxg4 34. hxg4 c6 $19) 32... hxg4 33. hxg4 Nxg4 34. fxg4 (34. Rh1 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Nf6 35. Rh2 g4 36. fxg4 Qxg4+ 37. Qxg4+ Nxg4 $19) 34... Rg3+ 35. Kf2 Rh8 36. Be2 ( 36. Rh1 {is not the saving move} Rxh1 37. Qxh1 Rxd3 $19) 36... Rh2+ 37. Ke1 Re3 (37... Qe7 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 38. Qd4+ Kg8 39. Rf2 Rg1+ 40. Kd2 Rxf2 41. Qxf2 Rxb1 42. Qf3 Rb2+ 43. Kd1 Rxa2 44. Qd3 $19) 38. Qd4+ (38. Rf2 {hoping against hope} Rh1+ 39. Rf1 $19) 38... Kg8 39. Rd1 (39. Rf2 Qh7 40. Rxh2 Qxh2 41. Qd3 Rxd3 42. Bxd3 $19) 39... Rhxe2# (39... Rexe2# $6 $11) 0-1