[Event "Pawn Power Open 4"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.05.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Hamelrath, Ed"] [Black "Herbers, Charles"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D06"] [WhiteElo "1721"] [BlackElo "1983"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {D06: Queen's Gambit: Symmetrical and Baltic Defences} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nf6 {last book move} 5. f3 e6 6. Be3 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 { Consolidates b5} 8. Bc4 O-O 9. Nge2 Nbd7 {Black's piece can't move: c8} 10. O-O b5 (10... e5 11. Qc2 $14) 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Rc1 a6 13. Qd2 c5 14. Rfd1 Qb6 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Nf6 $2 (18... Rad8 $142 $14 {would keep Black in the game}) 19. Qe5 $18 Rfe8 20. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 21. Qxc5 Qe6 22. Qa3 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 (23... Qxc8 24. Qd6 $18) 24. Qd6 (24. Rd6 Qe7 $18) 24... Qe8 $2 (24... Qxd6 25. Rxd6 h6 26. Nd4 Rc1+ 27. Kf2 $18) 25. Nc3 (25. Qxa6 { might be the shorter path} Ra8 26. Qb6 b4 $18) 25... h6 (25... Rc6 26. Qd8 $18) 26. a3 (26. Qxa6 b4 27. Ne2 Ra8 $18) 26... a5 (26... Rc6 27. Qd8 $18) 27. Nd5 ( 27. Qb6 $142 $5 b4 28. axb4 axb4 29. Qxb4 $18) 27... Nxd5 $16 28. Qxd5 (28. exd5 $4 Qe3+ 29. Kh1 Rc1 $19) 28... Qe7 (28... Qc6 $5 $16) 29. Qxb5 $18 Qa7+ 30. Kf1 $4 {forfeits the clear win} (30. Kh1 $142 $18 {White clearly has the better chances}) 30... Rc2 $19 31. Rd8+ (31. Qe2 {is no salvation} Rxe2 32. Kxe2 a4 $19) 31... Kh7 32. Qf5+ (32. Qe2 {desperation} Rxe2 33. Kxe2 $19) 32... g6 (32... g6 33. Rh8+ Kxh8 34. Qe5+ Kh7 35. Qg3 Qa6+ 36. Kg1 Qb6+ 37. Kf1 Qb5+ 38. Kg1 Qc5+ 39. Kf1 Qc4+ 40. Kg1 Qd4+ 41. Kf1 Qd3+ 42. Kg1 Qd1+ 43. Qe1 Qxe1#) 0-1