[Event "Mid-Summer Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.07.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Poss"] [Black "Denton"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C23"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C23: Bishop's Opening: 2...Bc5} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 { last book move} 5. a3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Qd7 7. h3 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Nc4 Nge7 10. b4 Bb6 (10... Bd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. b5 $11) 11. Nxb6 (11. c3 O-O $11) 11... axb6 { Black has new doubled pawns: b6+b7} 12. O-O (12. c3 $5 $11) 12... Nxb4 $17 { Theme: Clearance for d7-b5} 13. Nh4 (13. axb4 {Exploits the pin} Rxa1) 13... O-O 14. f4 Nbc6 15. Qg4 {White plans f5} Rad8 (15... Nd4 16. Rf2 Nec6 $17) 16. f5 $2 (16. Bb2 $142 $11 {is the best option White has}) 16... exf5 $19 17. Nxf5 (17. exf5 Ra8 $19) 17... Nxf5 18. Rxf5 Rxf5 19. Qxf5 Qxf5 20. exf5 Nd4 21. g4 ( 21. Bd2 Ra8 $19 (21... Nxc2 $6 22. Rc1 Nxa3 23. Rxc7 $17)) 21... Nxc2 22. Ra2 ( 22. Rb1 $19) 22... Ne1 23. Be3 (23. d4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Nf3+ 24. Kf1 Nxd4 $19) 23... Nxd3 24. g5 (24. Rc2 {is not much help} c5 25. Rc3 e4 $19) 24... Rf8 25. Rd2 (25. Rc2 {does not save the day} c5 26. Rc3 e4 $19) 25... Nc5 (25... e4 $5 {seems even better} 26. f6 gxf6 27. gxf6 Rxf6 28. h4 $19 ) 26. Bxc5 (26. Rf2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Ne4 27. Rc2 c5 $19 ) 26... bxc5 27. Rf2 {White prepares the advance f6} e4 (27... Ra8 $142 { might be the shorter path} 28. g6 h5 29. Rf3 $19) 28. f6 (28. a4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Ra8 29. g6 h5 $19) 28... gxf6 29. gxf6 d5 (29... Kf7 { and Black can already relax} 30. a4 b6 31. Kf1 $19) 30. Rg2+ (30. Rf5 {doesn't improve anything} c6 31. Rg5+ Kh8 $19) 30... Kf7 31. Rg7+ Kxf6 32. Rxc7 c4 ( 32... d4 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 33. Rxc5 e3 $19) 33. Kf2 (33. Rd7 $19 {what else?}) 33... Rf7 34. Rc5 Ke5+ 35. Ke3 Rf3+ (35... c3 $142 $19 { keeps an even firmer grip}) 36. Kd2 Kd4 37. Rb5 Rxa3 (37... Rb3 38. Ra5 e3+ 39. Ke2 Rb2+ 40. Kf3 Rf2+ 41. Kg3 Rf1 42. Kh4 e2 43. Kh5 e1=Q 44. Rxd5+ Kxd5 45. a4 Rf4 46. Kh6 Qe7 47. a5 Rh4#) 38. Rxb7 Rxh3 39. Rg7 Rh2+ 40. Ke1 Kd3 (40... c3 $142 $19 {seems even better}) 41. Rg3+ e3 42. Rf3 (42. Kf1 {is not the saving move} c3 43. Rg7 c2 44. Kg1 Rh6 45. Rc7 e2 46. Kf2 Rf6+ 47. Kg3 e1=Q+ 48. Kh3 Qh1+ 49. Kg4 Rg6+ 50. Kf4 Qe4#) 42... Rh1+ 43. Rf1 Rxf1+ 44. Kxf1 Kd2 45. Kg2 e2 46. Kf3 (46. Kg3 {doesn't change anything anymore} e1=Q+ 47. Kg4 Qe4+ 48. Kg5 c3 49. Kh5 c2 50. Kg5 Qg6+ 51. Kf4 c1=Q 52. Ke5 Qc3+ 53. Kxd5 Qgc6#) 46... e1=Q 47. Kf4 (47. Kg2 {does not help much} c3 48. Kh3 Qe3+ 49. Kg4 Qe4+ 50. Kg5 c2 51. Kf6 Qf4+ 52. Kg7 Qg5+ 53. Kf7 Qg6+ 54. Ke7 h5 55. Kd7 Qf6 56. Kc7 c1=Q+ 57. Kb8 Qb6+ 58. Ka8 Qcc6#) 47... Qe6 (47... c3 48. Kg4 Qe4+ 49. Kg3 c2 50. Kh3 Qf4 51. Kg2 c1=Q 52. Kh3 Qh1#) 48. Kf3 (48. Kg3 {cannot change destiny} Qe3+ 49. Kg4 Qe4+ 50. Kg5 c3 51. Kf6 c2 52. Kf7 c1=Q 53. Kf8 Qc7 54. Kg8 Qe8#) 48... Qf5+ 49. Kg3 (49. Kg2 {is no salvation} Ke2 50. Kg1 Qg4+ 51. Kh1 Kf2 52. Kh2 Qg2#) 49... Ke2 50. Kh4 h5 51. Kg3 Qg4+ 52. Kh2 Kf2 53. Kh1 Qh3# 0-1