[Event "Friday Night Fun Returns!"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.06.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Hamelrath, Ed"] [Black "Horobetz, Graham"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "1746"] [BlackElo "1730"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {E44: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...b6 5 Ne2} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 b6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 Bb7 8. d5 {last book move} a5 (8... exd5 9. cxd5 c6 10. d6 $11) 9. e4 Na6 {Black has a cramped position} 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 (11. Be3 Nc5 12. f3 e5 $14) 11... Qxf6 12. Qc2 (12. Be2 Nc5 $11) 12... Rfe8 (12... Qg6 13. f3 $15) 13. f3 Nc5 14. Be2 exd5 15. cxd5 c6 {Controls b5} 16. Rd1 (16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. O-O Rac8 $11) 16... Qh4+ (16... cxd5 $142 $5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rac8 $17) 17. g3 $11 Qh3 {Black traps the enemy king in the center} 18. Kf2 a4 19. Bf1 {White threatens to win material: Bf1xh3} Qh5 { White king safety improved} 20. Kg2 (20. Bc4 $11) 20... b5 (20... cxd5 $142 $5 {and Black is still in the game} 21. Nxd5 Rac8 $15) 21. Nxb5 $16 cxb5 22. Qxc5 Rac8 23. Qxb5 $4 {White is ruining his position} (23. Qb4 $142 f5 24. Rd2 (24. Bxb5 $2 {doesn't work} fxe4 25. g4 exf3+ 26. Kg3 Qe5+ 27. Kh3 f2 $19 (27... Bxd5 $6 28. Qd4 Ba8 29. Bc4+ Kh8 30. Rhe1 Qxd4 31. Rxe8+ (31. Rxd4 $4 Rxe1 32. Kg3 Rg1+ 33. Kf2 Rg2+ 34. Ke3 Rxb2 $19) 31... Rxe8 32. Rxd4 $19)) 24... fxe4 25. fxe4 $14) 23... Rc2+ $19 24. Be2 Rxe4 25. Rhe1 (25. fxe4 Rxe2+ 26. Kg1 Qf3 27. Qxe2 Qxe2 $19) 25... Re3 26. Kg1 Qe5 27. Kf1 (27. Qxb7 {allows the opponent a nice mating combination} Rexe2 28. Qc8+ Rxc8 29. Rxe2 Qxe2 30. Re1 Qxe1+ 31. Kg2 Rc2+ 32. Kh3 Qe5 33. Kg4 Rxh2 34. b4 f5#) 27... Rb3 (27... d6 $142 {and Black wins} 28. Kf2 g5 $19) 28. Bd3 $18 Qb8 (28... Rxb5 $4 {Black cannot capture the queen} 29. Rxe5 f6 30. Re8+ (30. Bxc2 $6 {is a bad alternative} fxe5 31. Bxa4 Rxb2 $18) (30. Bxb5 $6 {is impossible} fxe5 31. Bxa4 Rxh2 $18) 30... Kf7 31. Rde1 $18 (31. Bxb5 $6 {is a weaker possibility} Kxe8 32. Bxa4 Rxb2 $11)) 29. Qxd7 (29. Qxa4 $142 {seems even better} Rxd3 30. Qxc2 ( 30. Rxd3 $6 Rxh2 31. Re2 Rxe2 32. Kxe2 Qe5+ 33. Kf1 Qxg3 $16) 30... Rxf3+ 31. Kg1 $18) 29... Rc8 30. Re7 {White threatens to win material: Re7xf7} (30. Kg1 $142 $18) 30... Rd8 $4 (30... Rxd3 $142 {was necessary} 31. Rxd3 Ba6 $14) 31. Qf5 Bxd5 (31... Qe5 {does not help much} 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Rxe5 f6 34. Rc1 Rc3 35. Rxc3 fxe5 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ Rd7 38. Qxg7+ Ke8 39. Qxd7+ Kf8 40. Qf7#) 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Rde1 Be6 (33... Qe5 {doesn't change anything anymore} 34. R1xe5 Be6 35. R5xe6 fxe6 36. Qxg7#) 34. R1xe6 (34. R1xe6 fxe6 35. Qxg7#) 1-0