[Event "Friday Night Fun #26"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.11.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Jaeger, Terry"] [Black "Jackson, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1395"] [BlackElo "937"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d6 {last book move} 3. Nf3 Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} 4. Bd3 {Black is behind in developement} Be7 5. e5 dxe5 6. dxe5 {White has a very active position.} Nd5 7. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} O-O 8. Be4 (8. Qe2 Nd7 $16) 8... Nc6 (8... f5 $5 9. exf6 Nxf6 $14) 9. c4 $16 Nb6 10. Bxc6 (10. Nbd2 h6 $16) 10... bxc6 (10... Qxd1 11. Rxd1 bxc6 12. b3 $14) 11. b3 (11. Qc2 f5 $16) 11... Bb7 12. Ba3 (12. Qe2 c5 $14) 12... Bxa3 (12... Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Rfd8 14. Nfd2 $11) 13. Nxa3 Qe7 14. Nc2 Rad8 {Black threatens to win material: Rd8xd1} 15. Qe2 c5 16. Ne3 (16. Rfd1 a5 $14) 16... Bxf3 (16... Nd7 17. Ng4 $11) 17. Qxf3 Rd4 18. Rfd1 (18. Qg3 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 $14 (19... Qxf6 $2 20. Qxc7 Nd7 21. Qxa7 $18)) 18... Rfd8 19. Rxd4 (19. Qg3 h6 $11) 19... cxd4 $11 {Black has a new passed pawn: d4} 20. Nf1 Qg5 21. Rd1 (21. Qe4 $142 $5 $11 {would allow White to play on}) 21... Qxe5 $17 22. a4 (22. Ng3 Nd7 $17) 22... a5 23. Qc6 g6 24. Nd2 (24. h3 Nd7 $17) 24... Qe2 25. Qf3 (25. Rf1 $142 Na8 26. Ne4 $19) 25... Qe5 $4 { Black loses the upper hand} (25... d3 $5 26. g3 $19) 26. g3 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (26. Qc6 $142 $11 {would keep White in the game}) 26... c5 27. Qe4 (27. Rf1 $142 $19) 27... Qh5 {Black threatens to win material: Qh5xd1} (27... Qxe4 28. Nxe4 Nd7 29. g4 $19) 28. Nf3 $2 (28. Re1 $142 $5 Qg5 29. Nf3 $17) 28... Nd7 $19 29. Rd3 (29. Kg2 Qf5 30. Qb7 e5 $19) 29... Nf6 ( 29... Qf5 {might be the shorter path} 30. Qe2 $19) 30. Qe5 (30. Qe1 $142 Qf5 31. Qe2 $19) 30... Kg7 $4 {Black is ruining his position} (30... Qxe5 31. Nxe5 Nd7 32. f4 $19) 31. Qxh5 $2 (31. Ng5 $142 {and White can hope to live} h6 32. h4 $15) 31... Nxh5 $19 32. Ne5 Nf6 (32... f6 33. Nc6 Ra8 34. Nxd4 cxd4 35. Rxd4 $19) 33. f4 (33. Rf3 Rc8 $19) 33... Nd7 34. Nc6 Re8 (34... Ra8 $5 {and Black can already relax} 35. Ne5 Nxe5 36. fxe5 $19) 35. Nxa5 e5 36. fxe5 Nxe5 37. Rd1 d3 $4 {with this move Black loses his initiative} (37... Re7 $142 {and Black can look forward to a comfortable game} 38. b4 cxb4 $19) 38. Nb7 $16 Nf3+ $2 ( 38... Rc8 $142 $5 39. a5 Rc6 $16) 39. Kf2 (39. Kg2 Nd4 40. Rxd3 Ne6 $18) 39... Nxh2 40. Rxd3 Ng4+ 41. Kg2 (41. Kf1 Rc8 42. a5 Ra8 $18) 41... Re2+ (41... Re5 42. Rd2 h5 43. a5 Ne3+ 44. Kg1 $18) 42. Kf3 (42. Kf1 $142 Ra2 43. Nxc5 $18) 42... Rf2+ $4 {solves nothing} (42... Re7 43. Nxc5 Ne5+ 44. Ke3 Nxc4+ 45. Kd4 Ne5 $18) 43. Kxg4 $18 h5+ 44. Kh3 g5 45. g4 (45. Nxc5 {misses a pretty mating combination} g4+ 46. Kh4 Kg6 47. Rd6+ f6 48. Rxf6+ Rxf6 49. Nd3 Rf1 50. Nf4+ Kf5 51. Nh3 Rh1 52. b4 Rxh3#) 45... hxg4+ (45... f5 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 46. Kg3 Rf1 47. Rd7+ Kf6 48. gxh5 $18) 46. Kxg4 Rg2+ 47. Kf3 Rh2 (47... Ra2 {is no salvation} 48. Nxc5 f5 49. b4 $18) 48. Kg3 (48. Nxc5 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Ra2 $18) 48... Rh4 (48... Ra2 {is not the saving move} 49. Nxc5 f5 50. b4 $18) 49. Nxc5 f5 50. Rd6 (50. a5 {seems even better} f4+ 51. Kf3 Kg6 $18) 50... Rg4+ (50... f4+ {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 51. Kf3 $18) 51. Kf3 Rf4+ 52. Ke3 (52. Ke2 $142 {makes it even easier for White} Rg4 53. a5 Rg2+ 54. Kf3 Rg1 $18) 52... Re4+ (52... Rf1 $18 {is the last straw}) 53. Nxe4 (53. Nxe4 fxe4 54. a5 g4 55. a6 g3 56. a7 g2 57. Rd1 Kf6 58. a8=Q Kg7 59. Rd7+ Kh6 60. Qc6+ Kg5 61. Rg7+ Kh5 62. Qe8+ Kh4 63. Qh8#) 1-0