[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Schlichter, Jeffrey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "1911"] [BlackElo "807"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4} 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 d5 3. exd6 {last book move} cxd6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Qe7 (5... Nc6 $5 $16) 6. Bg5 $18 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Nd5 Qxb2 (9... Qd8 10. Qd2 $18) 10. Rb1 (10. Nf3 {keeps an even firmer grip} Bg4 11. Rb1 Qa3 12. Rxb7 Rb8 13. Rxb8+ Nxb8 14. Bb5+ Nd7 $18) 10... Qe5 ( 10... Qa3 11. Ne2 Qa5+ 12. c3 Be7 $18) 11. Nc7+ (11. Qd3 $142 {and White can celebrate victory} Bf5 12. Nf3 Qxe4+ 13. Qxe4+ Bxe4 14. Nc7+ Kd8 15. Nxa8 $18) 11... Kd7 $16 12. Nxa8 Qxe4+ $4 {solves nothing.} (12... Qc3+ $142 13. Qd2 Qxc4 $16) 13. Be2 $18 Qxg2 (13... Nd4 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 14. Kf1 Nxe2 15. Nxe2 $18 (15. Qxe2 $6 Qxe2+ 16. Nxe2 b6 $18)) 14. Bf3 Qg5 15. Bxc6+ (15. Ne2 $142 $5 {and White can already relax} Be7 16. Bd5 Bf6 $18) 15... bxc6 16. Nf3 Qe7+ (16... Qf4 17. O-O d5 18. c4 $18) 17. Kd2 Bb7 (17... Qe4 { the last chance for counterplay} 18. Re1 Qd5+ 19. Kc1 Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 d5 21. Ne5+ Ke6 $18) 18. Rxb7+ Kc8 (18... Kd8 {does not solve anything} 19. Qb1 d5 20. Rxe7 Kxe7 21. Qb7+ Ke6 22. Re1+ Kf6 23. Qxc6+ Kf5 24. Nd4+ Kg4 25. Rg1+ Kh5 26. Qxd5+ g5 27. Qxf7+ Kh4 28. Nf5+ Kh3 29. Qh5#) 19. Rxe7 Bxe7 20. Qb1 (20. Qe2 Bg5+ 21. Nxg5 Kd7 22. Qg4+ f5 23. Qxf5+ Kd8 24. Nf7+ Ke7 25. Re1+ Kf8 26. Nxh6# ) 20... Bg5+ 21. Nxg5 hxg5 22. Re1 Kd7 (22... Rd8 {does not improve anything} 23. Qb3 c5 24. Rb1 Rf8 25. Qb7+ Kd8 26. Qc7+ Ke8 27. Re1#) 23. Qb7+ Kd8 24. Qc7# 1-0