[Event "John Hurt Memorial 4"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Robbins, Russell"]
[Black "Herbers, Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C46"]
[WhiteElo "1654"]
[BlackElo "1983"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{C46: 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves} 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Bc4 d6
{last book move} 5. h3 h6 {Consolidates g5} (5... Nf6 6. d3 $11) 6. a3 {
Prevents intrusion on b4} (6. Na4 Bb6 $14) 6... Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. Be3 Bxe3 (
8... Nd4 9. O-O $11) 9. fxe3 $14 Kh8 10. g4 Ng6 11. Qe2 Nce7 12. O-O-O c6 13.
Rdg1 (13. Bb3 b5 14. g5 b4 15. axb4 a5 $16) 13... d5 (13... b5 $5 14. Ba2 b4
15. axb4 a5 16. bxa5 d5 17. exd5 cxd5 $14) 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Ba2 (15. Bb3 Be6
16. d4 e4 $14) 15... Be6 16. d4 {White threatens to win material: d4xe5} Rc8
17. h4 e4 {Black threatens to win material: e4xf3} 18. Ne1 (18. Nd2 $5 {
is worth looking at} Ng8 19. Qb5 $14) 18... Rxc3 $15 19. bxc3 {White wins the
exchange} Qa5 {Black threatens to win material: Qa5xc3} 20. Kb2 (20. h5 $5 {
should be considered} Qxa3+ 21. Kb1 $15) 20... Rc8 $17 21. Qd2 Rc6 22. Bb3 Ra6
23. Kc1 (23. a4 $5 Nc8 24. Kc1 $17) 23... Qxa3+ $19 24. Kd1 Bd7 (24... Rc6 $142
$19) 25. Ke2 $2 (25. h5 $5 Nf8 26. g5 hxg5 27. Rxg5 Qa1+ 28. Ke2 $19) 25... Rf6
(25... Bb5+ $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 26. Kf2 Rf6+ 27. Kg2 $19) 26.
g5 Bb5+ 27. Kd1 Ra6 28. Qc1 Qa5 29. Qb2 Nf5 (29... h5 30. Ng2 $19) 30. Ng2 $2 (
30. Kd2 $142 h5 31. Bxd5 $19) 30... Ng3 $19 31. Rh3 (31. Kd2 Nxh1 32. Rxh1 $19)
31... Qa1+ 32. Qxa1 Rxa1+ 33. Kd2 Rxg1 34. Rxg3 Nxh4 $3 {sacrificing for
victory} 35. gxh6 (35. Nxh4 {A pinning theme} Rxg3) 35... Nf3+ (35... Nxg2 $4 {
taking the knight will lose the game} 36. hxg7+ Kg8 37. Bxd5 $18) 36. Rxf3
Rxg2+ (36... Rxg2+ 37. Rf2 Rxf2+ 38. Ke1 Rf1+ 39. Kd2 Bc4 40. Bxc4 dxc4 $19) (
36... exf3 $142 {and Black wins} 37. hxg7+ Kxg7 38. Nf4 $19) 0-1