[Event "Pawn Power Open 4"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.05.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhou, Albert"]
[Black "Murphy, Matthew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "1205"]
[BlackElo "1248"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4)} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4 {last book move} 5. Bd2 Bxc3 (5... O-O 6. e3 $11) 6. Bxc3
$14 dxc4 7. e3 b5 (7... Qd5 8. Qc2 $14) 8. a4 $16 c6 9. Qc2 (9. axb5 cxb5 10.
b3 O-O $14) 9... O-O (9... a5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. b3 $11) 10. e4 (10. axb5 $142
$5 {should not be overlooked} cxb5 11. b3 $14) 10... Nbd7 $15 11. e5 {White
gains space} Nd5 {The knight is not easily driven from d5} 12. Bd2 f6 13. Be2
Qc7 (13... fxe5 14. dxe5 Rf5 15. g4 Rxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxe5 17. Be2 $17) 14. exf6
Rxf6 (14... N7xf6 $5 15. O-O Ng4 $15) 15. O-O $11 e5 16. dxe5 (16. axb5 $5 {
is worth looking at} cxb5 17. Ng5 $11) 16... Nxe5 $15 17. Nxe5 (17. axb5 cxb5
18. Qe4 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bb7 $17) 17... Qxe5 $17 18. Bf3 $2 (18. Rfe1 $142 Bf5
19. Qc1 $17) 18... Rg6 $4 {gives away a clear win} (18... Rxf3 $142 {and Black
is on the road to success} 19. gxf3 Bf5 $19) 19. Be4 {White threatens to win
material: Be4xg6} (19. axb5 $142 {the advantage is on the side of White} Bg4
20. Be4 cxb5 21. Rfe1 $18) 19... Rf6 $14 20. Bxh7+ Kf8 (20... Kh8 21. Rfe1 Qh5
22. Be4 $11) 21. Be4 (21. Rfe1 Qh5 22. axb5 cxb5 23. Qe4 $18) 21... Bf5 $11 {
Black threatens to win material: Bf5xe4} 22. Bxd5 $4 {weakening the position} (
22. Rfe1 $142 $11 {had to be tried to avoid defeat}) 22... Bxc2 $19 (22... cxd5
$6 {is the weaker alternative} 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. Bxc3 $11) 23. Bb4+ Rd6 24. Bxc6
Rc8 (24... Rad8 {might be the shorter path} 25. axb5 Bd3 26. Rfd1 $19) 25.
Bxd6+ (25. axb5 {does not win a prize} Qd4 (25... Rcxc6 $6 {is clearly weaker}
26. bxc6 Kf7 27. Rxa7+ Kg6 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. c7 $17) 26. Rfc1 Bd3 $19) 25...
Qxd6 26. Bxb5 (26. axb5 {is still a small chance} Qd4 27. Rfe1 $19) 26... Bd3 (
26... a6 {keeps an even firmer grip} 27. Rfc1 Bd3 28. Ra2 $19) 27. Rfd1 (27.
Rfe1 {hardly improves anything} a6 28. Bxc4 Rxc4 $19) 27... a6 28. Bxc4 (28.
Bxa6 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Qxa6 29. Rd2 Qa5 $19) 28... Rxc4
29. Ra3 (29. Kh1 {cannot undo what has already been done} Rh4 30. h3 Qd5 $19)
29... Be2 (29... Rc2 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 30. Raa1 $19) 30.
Re1 (30. Rda1 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Bd1 31. h3 Rc2 $19) 30... Qd2
31. Raa1 Rxa4 $1 {better than holding on to the material} 32. h3 (32. Rxa4 {
Theme: Deflection from e1} Qxe1# {The nicest combinations are those leading to
mate}) 32... Rxa1 33. Rxa1 Qxb2 34. Re1 (34. Ra4 $19 {there is nothing better
in the position}) 34... a5 35. f3 a4 (35... Qd4+ 36. Kh1 Qf2 37. Rc1 Bf1 38.
Rxf1 Qxf1+ 39. Kh2 Qf2 40. f4 Qxf4+ 41. Kg1 a4 42. h4 a3 43. g3 Qxg3+ 44. Kf1
a2 45. Ke2 a1=Q 46. Kd2 Qac3+ 47. Ke2 Qgf3#) 36. Kf2 Bc4+ 37. Kg3 a3 38. Re4 a2
39. Rf4+ (39. Rxc4 {is not much help} Qe5+ 40. f4 Qe3+ 41. Kh4 Qe1+ 42. Kg5
Qe7+ 43. Kg4 Qe2+ 44. Kh4 Qxc4 45. Kg4 a1=Q 46. Kg3 Qa3+ 47. Kg4 Qe2+ 48. Kg5
Qxg2+ 49. Kf5 Qd3+ 50. Ke5 Qge2#) 39... Kg8 40. Rxc4 (40. Re4 {cannot change
destiny} a1=Q 41. Re8+ Kf7 42. Re4 Qf1 43. Rf4+ Kg8 44. Kg4 Qfxg2+ 45. Kh4
Qbf2+ 46. Kh5 Qc5+ 47. Rf5 Qxf5+ 48. Kh4 Qgxh3#) 40... a1=Q 41. Rc8+ (41. Rc3 {
does not improve anything} Qe1+ 42. Kf4 Qb8+ 43. Rc7 Qxc7+ 44. Kg4 Qeg3+ 45.
Kh5 Qa5#) 41... Kh7 42. Rc4 (42. Re8 {doesn't change the outcome of the game}
Qf1 43. Rh8+ Kxh8 44. Kf4 Qf6+ 45. Ke4 Qc4+ 46. Ke3 Qfd4#) 42... Qe5+ 43. f4 (
43. Kg4 {is no salvation} Qe6+ 44. Kg3 Qae1+ 45. Kh2 Qxc4 46. f4 Qxf4+ 47. g3
Qfxg3#) 43... Qe3+ 44. Kg4 Qd1+ 45. Kg5 (45. Kh4 {does not save the day} Qee1+
46. Kg5 Qg3+ 47. Kf5 Qd5#) 45... Qd5+ (45... Qg3+ 46. Kf5 Qd5#) 46. Kg4 (46.
Kh4 {doesn't improve anything} g5+ 47. Kh5 gxf4+ 48. Kh4 Qg3#) 46... Qxc4 (
46... Qxg2+ 47. Kh5 Qexh3#) 47. h4 (47. g3 {does not solve anything} Qc8+ 48.
f5 Qc4+ 49. Kh5 Qh6#) 47... Qcxf4+ 48. Kh5 Qee5# (48... Qe8#) 0-1