[Event "Get Ready 3"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.11.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Van Doren, Jon"] [Black "Kernell, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1364"] [BlackElo "1806"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {C45: Scotch Game} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 dxc6 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {last book move} 7. Bd3 Be6 8. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Bc5 9. Bg5 h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 10. Bh4 (10. Bd2 Kc8 $14) 10... g5 $11 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nd2 (12. Be5 Re8 13. Rd1 $11) 12... Ke7 ( 12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Ke7 14. Rad1 $15) 13. Kh1 $4 {gives the opponent counterplay} (13. Bxc7 $142 {and White could well hope to play on} Rhc8 14. Be5 $14) 13... Nxg3+ $17 14. fxg3 h5 (14... Bd4 15. Nc4 $17) 15. Nf3 f6 (15... Rag8 $5 $15 {must be considered}) 16. e5 $11 h4 $4 {Black gets more space} (16... fxe5 17. Rae1 Bd4 $16) 17. exf6+ $18 Kd7 (17... Kxf6 18. Rae1 hxg3 19. Nd4+ Ke7 20. Rxe6+ Kd8 21. c3 Rxh2+ 22. Kg1 Bxd4+ 23. cxd4 $18) 18. Nxg5 (18. gxh4 { and White can already relax} gxh4 19. Rae1 h3 $18) 18... hxg3 19. h3 Bf2 $2 ( 19... Rh5 20. Nxe6 Kxe6 21. Rae1+ Kf7 22. Bc4+ Kg6 $18) 20. Rxf2 (20. Rad1 $142 {and White has prevailed} Bd5 21. c4 $18) 20... gxf2 $14 {Black wins the exchange} 21. Rf1 {White threatens to win material: Rf1xf2} Bd5 (21... Rh5 $142 $5 {is a viable option} 22. Nxe6 Kxe6 23. Rxf2 b5 $14) 22. Rxf2 $18 Rh5 23. Ne4 (23. Rf5 b5 24. Be2 Rhh8 $18) 23... Rh4 $2 (23... Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Ke6 25. Bd3 $14 ) 24. Ng5 $4 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (24. Nc5+ $142 Kd6 25. Nxb7+ Ke5 26. Rf5+ Ke6 27. Kh2 $18) 24... Re8 $4 {allows the opponent back into the game} (24... Rh5 25. Rf5 Rg8 $18) 25. f7 (25. c4 $142 {seems even better} Rxc4 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27. b3 $18) 25... Rf8 26. Kh2 (26. c4 Be6 $18) 26... Rh5 (26... Ke7 $142 $5 27. Re2+ Kf6 28. Nh7+ Rxh7 29. Bxh7 Bxf7 $18) 27. Nh7 $18 Rxh7 28. Bxh7 Rxf7 29. Rxf7+ Bxf7 30. a3 c5 31. Kg3 Bd5 32. Bf5+ (32. h4 Ke7 $18) 32... Ke7 (32... Kd6 33. Kf4 Bxg2 34. h4 $18) 33. Bg4 b5 (33... c6 34. Bf3 Bf7 35. Kf4 $18) 34. Bf3 Bf7 35. Kf4 a5 {Black prepares the advance b4} ( 35... Kf6 36. h4 $18) 36. c3 Kf6 (36... Kf8 {hardly improves anything} 37. g4 c4 38. h4 $18) 37. g4 Be8 (37... b4 {the last chance for counterplay} 38. g5+ Kg7 $18) 38. h4 {White intends g5} (38. g5+ {makes it even easier for White} Ke6 39. h4 Bg6 $18) 38... b4 (38... Kg7 {doesn't improve anything} 39. g5 Kg8 40. Ke5 $18) 39. g5+ Kg6 (39... Ke6 {does not win a prize} 40. h5 Bxh5 41. Bxh5 $18) 40. h5+ Kh7 41. Be4+ Kh8 42. h6 a4 (42... Bh5 $18 {hoping against hope}) 43. cxb4 cxb4 (43... cxb4 44. axb4 Kg8 45. Ke5 Bh5 46. Kf6 c5 47. bxc5 a3 48. c6 Bg6 49. Bxg6 a2 50. c7 Kf8 51. c8=Q#) 1-0