[Event "Candidates 2002"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.01.05"] [Round "3"] [White "Piekorz, Roland"] [Black "Gholson, Danny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "1860"] [BlackElo "1581"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5} 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. e4 d6 {last book move} 6. Nge2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 e5 (8... Qb6 9. f4 $11) 9. Bg5 (9. f4 Nd4 $11) 9... h6 (9... Nxe4 $5 {is worth consideration} 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qxe7 $17) 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 {Black has the pair of bishops} 11. Nd5 Be6 12. Ne3 Qd7 13. Rb1 Bh3 (13... Rae8 14. Nd5 $11) 14. Nc3 $14 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 {White king safety dropped} Bg5 (15... g6 16. f4 $14) 16. f4 $16 exf4 17. gxf4 Bf6 18. Ncd5 Be7 $2 (18... Qd8 $5 $16) 19. Nf5 $18 Kh7 (19... Kh8 20. Qh5 Rac8 21. Rf3 $18 (21. Ndxe7 $6 Nxe7 22. Nxh6 f6 $18)) 20. Qh5 (20. Kh1 Bd8 21. Qh5 Nd4 22. Nxg7 Rg8 $18) 20... Rae8 (20... Bd8 21. Kh1 Nd4 22. Nxg7 $18) 21. Rf3 (21. Ndxe7 $6 Nxe7 22. Nxe7 Qxe7 $14) 21... Nd4 22. Nxd4 (22. Nxg7 Nxf3 23. Nxe8 Nh4+ 24. Qxh4 Bxh4 25. Nef6+ Bxf6 26. Nxf6+ Kg6 27. Nxd7 Rd8 $18) 22... cxd4 (22... g6 23. Qh3 Qxh3+ 24. Kxh3 cxd4 $16) 23. b3 (23. f5 $142 $5 $18) 23... g6 {Black threatens to win material: g6xh5} 24. Qh3 f5 25. Re1 ({Inferior is} 25. Nxe7 Rxe7 26. Kg1 Qe8 27. exf5 Rxf5 $17) 25... Bd8 26. Rf2 Qf7 27. Rfe2 fxe4 (27... Re6 28. Kh1 Rfe8 29. Qf3 $16) 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 g5 30. f5 (30. Qe6 Qh5 31. Qd7+ Kg8 $18) 30... g4 (30... h5 31. Rxd4 Kg8 32. Ne3 $16) 31. Qg3 (31. Qxg4 $4 {capturing this pawn is a mistake} Rg8 32. Qg3 Qxf5 33. Rxd4 Rxg3+ 34. hxg3 Qe5 $19) 31... Bg5 (31... Qxf5 $4 { the pawn is something Black will choke on} 32. Rf4 Qe5 33. Rxf8 Qxg3+ 34. Kxg3 $18) 32. Qxg4 Rg8 33. Kh3 (33. Rxd4 $4 {a poisoned pawn} Bf6 34. Rf4 Be5 35. Qxg8+ Qxg8+ 36. Kf2 Qf7 $19) 33... Bd8 (33... Bf4 34. Re7 (34. Nxf4 $6 Rxg4 35. Kxg4 Qg7+ 36. Ng6 h5+ 37. Kg3 Qf6 $16) (34. Rxf4 $143 Rxg4 35. Kxg4 Qg7+ 36. Kh3 Qe5 $15) (34. Qxf4 $143 Qh5+ 35. Qh4 Qf3+ 36. Qg3 Rxg3+ 37. hxg3 Qxd3 $17) 34... Qxe7 35. Nxe7 Rxg4 36. Kxg4 $18) 34. Qf3 Rg5 35. f6 Qd7+ (35... Kg8 36. Kh4 $18) 36. Kh4 Qf7 37. Rg4 (37. Rxd4 $142 Qg6 38. Rf4 $18) 37... Qe6 $4 { terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (37... Qh5+ $142 38. Kg3 Qxg4+ 39. Qxg4 Kg6 $18) 38. Rxg5 hxg5+ 39. Kxg5 Qg8+ 40. Kh4 (40. Kf5 $142 {and White can already relax} Qf7 41. Qh3+ Kg8 42. Qg3+ Kh7 43. Qxd6 Qh5+ 44. Ke6 Qg4+ 45. Ke5 Qe2+ 46. Kxd4 Qf2+ 47. Ke4 Qe2+ 48. Ne3 Bxf6 49. Qxf6 Qxh2 50. Nf5 $18) 40... Qe6 (40... Qf7 $18 {what else?}) 41. Qh5+ Kg8 42. Qg4+ (42. Ne7+ Bxe7 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qxe7+ Qxe7 45. fxe7 Kg7 46. e8=Q Kh6 47. Qf8+ Kg6 48. Qxd6+ Kg7 49. Kg5 a6 50. Qe7+ Kh8 51. Kg6 b6 52. Qg7#) 42... Kf7 (42... Qxg4+ {is the last straw} 43. Kxg4 Kf7 $18) 43. Qxe6+ Kxe6 44. Kg5 b5 (44... Kf7 {does not help much} 45. h4 $18) 45. h4 a5 (45... bxc4 {the only chance to get some counterplay} 46. bxc4 Kf7 $18) 46. h5 (46. Kg6 Bxf6 47. Nxf6 Ke7 48. Nd5+ Kd8 49. h5 a4 50. h6 Kd7 51. h7 bxc4 52. bxc4 Kc6 53. h8=Q Kb7 54. Qh7+ Ka8 55. Qc7 a3 56. Nb6#) 46... a4 47. h6 (47. Kg6 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Bxf6 48. Nxf6 $18) 47... axb3 48. axb3 (48. h7 Bc7 49. h8=Q bxc4 50. dxc4 Kd7 51. Qh7+ Kd8 52. Qxc7+ Ke8 53. Qe7#) 48... b4 (48... bxc4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 49. h7 Kxd5 50. bxc4+ Kc6 51. h8=Q Bxf6+ 52. Kxf6 Kb7 53. Qg7+ Kb6 54. Qd7 Ka6 55. Qxd6+ Kb7 56. Qd7+ Kb6 57. Qb5+ Kc7 58. c5 Kc8 59. Qc6+ Kb8 60. Qd7 Ka8 61. c6 Kb8 62. Qb7#) 49. h7 Bxf6+ (49... Kf7 {does not solve anything} 50. h8=Q Bxf6+ 51. Qxf6+ Kg8 52. Ne7+ Kh7 53. Qh6#) 50. Nxf6 Ke5 (50... d5 { is not much help} 51. c5 Ke7 52. h8=Q Kf7 53. Qg8+ Ke7 54. Qe8#) 51. h8=Q (51. h8=Q d5 52. Ne4+ Ke6 53. Qe8#) 1-0