[Event "Memphis Candidates"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.01.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Inoue"] [Black "Senn"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B08"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Bf4 {last book move} c5 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 8. Qd2 $4 {White loses the upper hand} (8. d5 $142 $14 {would be a reprieve}) 8... cxd4 $19 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Bg5 $6 { offers little resistance} (10. Ndb5 exf4 11. Qxf4 $19) 10... exd4 11. Qxd4 h6 ( 11... Nxe4 {seems even better} 12. Bxd8 Bxd4 13. Nxe4 $19) 12. Bh4 Qb6 (12... Re8 {keeps an even firmer grip} 13. Qe3 d5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Rad1 $19) 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. Rad1 g5 15. Bg3 Ne8 16. Bxd6 (16. f4 Be6 $19) 16... Nxd6 17. Rxd6 Be6 18. Nd5 (18. h3 Rac8 $19) 18... Rfd8 (18... Nxd5 {might be the shorter path} 19. exd5 Be5 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21. dxe6 Bxb2 22. g3 $19) 19. Nxb6 axb6 (19... Rxd6 $6 20. Nxa8 Rc6 21. c3 $19) 20. Rxb6 Bxa2 (20... Rd2 $142 {it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots} 21. Bd3 Rxa2 $19) 21. b3 Ra7 (21... Rd2 22. Bd3 $19) 22. Rb4 (22. Bd3 $5 $15 {is worth consideration}) 22... Rd2 $17 23. Bd3 Bc3 24. Rb5 (24. Rc4 $5 Be5 25. Rb4 $17) 24... Bd4 $19 25. Rb4 (25. e5 $142 Kf8 26. g3 $19) 25... Bc5 26. Rc4 Bf8 (26... b6 {and Black can already relax} 27. Rc3 $19) 27. Rc3 $2 (27. Rd4 b6 28. h4 Rc7 $19) 27... Ra8 (27... Ra5 { makes it even easier for Black} 28. e5 $19) 28. f4 (28. e5 Re8 $19) 28... Bg7 29. e5 gxf4 30. Rxf4 $2 (30. Re1 $19) 30... Bxe5 31. Rg4+ Kf8 32. Rc5 Bg7 ( 32... Re8 {keeps an even firmer grip} 33. Kf1 Bxb3 34. Bb5 $19) 33. Rb5 Bb1 34. Rxb7 (34. h4 $19 {the last chance for counterplay}) 34... Bxc2 35. Rf4 (35. Bf1 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Be5 36. Rb5 Bd4+ 37. Rxd4 Rxd4 38. Rb6 $19) 35... f6 (35... Bd4+ $142 $1 {and Black wins} 36. Rxd4 Ra1+ 37. Bf1 Rxd4 38. Kf2 Rf4+ 39. Ke3 Raxf1 40. b4 $19) 36. Bf1 $4 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (36. Bxc2 Rxc2 37. h4 $19) 36... f5 37. Rbb4 Be5 38. Rh4 (38. Rf3 {doesn't change anything anymore} Ra1 39. g3 Bd6 $19) 38... Kg7 (38... Ra1 $5 {might be the shorter path} 39. Ra4 Re1 40. Rhf4 Bxf4 41. Rxf4 $19) 39. Rb7+ (39. Ra4 {does not win a prize} Rxa4 40. Rxa4 Bxb3 41. Ra7+ Bf7 $19) 39... Kg6 40. Rb6+ Bf6 (40... Kg5 41. Rc4 Ra1 42. Re6 Bd4+ 43. Rxd4 Rxd4 44. Kf2 Rf4+ 45. Ke3 Raxf1 46. Rc6 Bxb3 47. h4+ Rxh4 48. Rb6 $19) 41. Rc4 (41. Ra4 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Rxa4 42. bxa4 Bxa4 $19) 41... Be4 42. g4 Ra1 (42... Bd5 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 43. Rf4 Kg7 44. Rd6 Bd4+ 45. Rxd4 Rxd4 46. Kf2 Ra2+ 47. Ke3 Re4+ 48. Kd3 $19) 43. gxf5+ Bxf5 44. Rcc6 Rdd1 45. Rxf6+ Kg5 46. h4+ (46. Kf2 {cannot change destiny} Rxf1+ 47. Ke3 Rae1+ 48. Kd2 Re4 $19) 46... Kf4 47. Rb4+ (47. Kg2 {does not solve anything } Rxf1 48. Ra6 Rab1 $19) 47... Ke5 48. Rxh6 Rxf1+ 49. Kg2 Be4+ (49... Rfc1 $142 {seems even better} 50. Rc4 Be4+ 51. Rxe4+ Kxe4 $19) 50. Kg3 (50. Rxe4+ { is still a small chance} Kxe4 51. Re6+ Kf5 52. Rb6 $19) 50... Rf3+ 51. Kh2 Rf2+ (51... Ra2+ 52. Kg1 Rg3+ 53. Kf1 Bd3+ 54. Ke1 Rg1#) 52. Kh3 Rh1+ (52... Rh1+ 53. Kg4 Rg1+ 54. Kh3 Bf5+ 55. Rg4 Bxg4#) 0-1