[Event "45th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.11.26"] [Round "2"] [White "Kernell, David"] [Black "Huff, Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A10"] [WhiteElo "1825"] [BlackElo "2027"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "155"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {A10: English Opening: Unusual Replies for Black} 1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O c6 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d3 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Qe7 {last book move } 10. Re1 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 {White threatens to win material: e4xf5.} Nc5 {Black threatens to win material: Nc5xd3} (12... fxe4 $5 {should not be overlooked} 13. dxe4 d4 $15) 13. d4 $11 {White threatens to win material: d4xc5 } Nd3 (13... Ncxe4 $2 {leads to nothing} 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 $18) 14. dxe5 Bxe5 ({Worse is} 14... Nxe1 15. exd6 Qd7 16. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 (17. Bxf3 $6 gxf6 (17... Rxf6 $2 18. e5 $18) 18. exd5 f4 $14) 17... gxf6 18. Qxd5+ Qf7 19. Qxf7+ Kxf7 20. Nh4 $16) (14... fxe4 $6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bd4 $14) 15. Bxe5 fxe4 16. Bd4 {A comfortable square for the white bishop} Nxe1 17. Nxe1 Bf5 18. Nf1 Qe6 19. Ne3 Ng4 (19... Rac8 $142 $5 $16) 20. Nxf5 $18 Qxf5 21. Bh3 h5 22. Qd2 ( 22. Ng2 b6 $18) 22... Rae8 (22... Rfe8 23. Ng2 $18) 23. Ng2 (23. Bxa7 Rf7 $18) 23... Qf7 (23... b6 $142 $5 $16) 24. Bxg4 $18 hxg4 25. Qg5 Rc8 (25... Re6 26. Qxd5 b6 27. Nh4 $18) 26. Nf4 e3 $6 {puts up no strong fight} (26... Rc6 $18) 27. Bxe3 Qf5 28. Ng6 Qxg5 29. Bxg5 Rc2 (29... Rf7 {doesn't do any good} 30. Ne7+ Rxe7 31. Bxe7 $18) 30. Nxf8 Kxf8 31. Be3 a6 32. Kf1 Kf7 33. Ke1 Ke6 34. Kd1 Rc8 35. Rc1 (35. Kd2 $142 {seems even better} Kd6 $18) 35... Rh8 $2 (35... Rxc1+ 36. Bxc1 Kf5 $18) 36. Rc7 b5 (36... d4 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 37. Bd2 Rf8 38. Ke2 $18) 37. Rc6+ (37. Rxg7 $142 $5 { might be the shorter path} Rxh2 38. Rxg4 Kf6 $18) 37... Ke5 38. Rxa6 Rxh2 ( 38... d4 {does not win a prize} 39. Bf4+ Kd5 40. Ke2 Rxh2 41. Rd6+ Ke4 42. Re6+ Kd5 43. Re7 $18) 39. Ke2 (39. Ra5 {makes it even easier for White} Rh1+ 40. Kc2 Ra1 $18) 39... d4 (39... Rh1 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 40. Rg6 Ra1 41. Rxg7 Rxa2+ 42. Kd3 $18) 40. Bf4+ Kd5 41. Rg6 d3+ (41... Ke4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 42. Re6+ Kd5 43. Re7 $18) 42. Ke3 Kc5 (42... Rh8 {doesn't change anything anymore} 43. Rxg4 Ra8 44. Kxd3 Rxa2 45. Be3 $18) 43. Rd6 (43. Kxd3 $142 {secures the win} Rh1 $18) 43... Kb4 (43... g5 {cannot undo what has already been done} 44. Be5 Rh1 45. Ke4 Re1+ 46. Kf5 $18) 44. Rxd3 Ka3 45. Rd2 g5 46. Bd6+ b4 47. Rc2 (47. Ke4 {and White can already relax} Rg2 $18) 47... Rh8 (47... Rh6 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 48. Bc5 $18) 48. Bxb4+ (48. Ke4 $142 {might be the shorter path} Rf8 $18) 48... Kxb4 49. Ke4 Rf8 50. Ke3 (50. Rc4+ $5 {seems even better} Ka3 51. Ra4+ Kb2 $18) 50... Ka3 $4 { gives the opponent counterplay} (50... Rh8 51. Rc4+ Ka3 52. Rxg4 Kxa2 $18) 51. Rc4 $18 Rf3+ (51... Kxa2 {is not the saving move} 52. Rxg4 Kxb3 53. Rxg5 Re8+ 54. Kd4 Rd8+ 55. Ke5 Re8+ 56. Kd6 Rd8+ 57. Ke7 $18) 52. Ke2 Kxa2 53. Rxg4 Rf5 ( 53... Rc3 {hardly improves anything} 54. Rxg5 Kxb3 55. Re5 $18) 54. b4 Kb3 55. f4 gxf4 (55... Kxb4 {does not solve anything} 56. Rxg5 Rf7 57. Re5 $18) 56. Rxf4 Rg5 57. Kf3 Ka4 58. Re4 Rf5+ 59. Kg4 Rf1 (59... Rf8 {does not save the day } 60. Kg5 Rg8+ 61. Kf4 $18) 60. Kg5 (60. Kh4 {and White can already relax} Kb5 $18) 60... Kb5 61. g4 Rg1 (61... Kc6 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 62. Rd4 $18) 62. Kg6 (62. Kf5 {makes it even easier for White} Rf1+ 63. Rf4 Rd1 $18 ) 62... Rg2 63. g5 Rg1 (63... Kc6 {does not help much} 64. Kf5 $18) 64. Kf6 ( 64. Kf5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Ka4 65. g6 Ka3 $18) 64... Rf1+ 65. Kg7 Rc1 66. g6 Rc7+ (66... Kc6 {doesn't improve anything} 67. Rh4 $18) 67. Kh8 (67. Kh6 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Rc8 68. g7 Ka6 $18) 67... Rc1 68. g7 (68. Rh4 $142 {and White can celebrate victory} Rc8+ 69. Kh7 Rb8 $18) 68... Rh1+ 69. Kg8 Rc1 70. Rf4 Re1 (70... Kb6 $18 {does not improve anything}) 71. Kh8 { White has a decisive advantage} (71. Kf7 Rb1 72. g8=Q Rc1 73. Qg5+ Ka4 74. b5+ Kb3 75. Qd5+ Kb2 76. Rb4+ Kc2 77. Qe4+ Kd2 78. Rd4+ Kc3 79. Qd3+ Kb2 80. Rb4+ Ka2 81. Qd5+ Ka1 82. Qa8#) 71... Rg1 $4 {a weak move, ruining a winning position} (71... Rh1+ 72. Kg8 Re1 73. Kf7 Kb6 74. g8=Q Rh1 75. Qb8+ Kc6 76. Rc4+ Kd5 77. Qb5+ Kd6 78. Qc5+ Kd7 79. Rd4#) 72. g8=Q Rxg8+ (72... Rh1+ { cannot change what is in store for ?} 73. Kg7 Rg1+ 74. Kf7 Rxg8 75. Kxg8 Ka6 76. b5+ Kb6 77. Kf7 Ka7 78. b6+ Kxb6 79. Ke6 Kc5 80. Rh4 Kc6 81. Rc4+ Kb5 82. Kd5 Kb6 83. Kd6 Kb5 84. Re4 Kb6 85. Rb4+ Ka5 86. Kc5 Ka6 87. Rb3 Ka7 88. Kc6 Ka8 89. Kc7 Ka7 90. Ra3#) 73. Kxg8 Ka4 (73... Kb6 {is no salvation} 74. Kf7 Kc6 75. Rf5 Kd6 76. Rc5 Kd7 77. b5 Kd6 78. Rc8 Kd7 79. Rc4 Kd6 80. b6 Kd5 81. Rc8 Ke4 82. b7 Kf3 83. Rc3+ Ke4 84. b8=Q Kf5 85. Qb5+ Ke4 86. Kf6 Kd4 87. Qe5#) 74. Kf7 Kb5 75. Ke6 Kc6 (75... Kb6 {does not solve anything} 76. Rc4 Kb5 77. Kd5 Ka4 78. Kc5 Kb3 79. b5 Kb2 80. b6 Kb3 81. b7 Kb2 82. b8=Q+ Ka3 83. Qb5 Ka2 84. Ra4#) 76. Rc4+ Kb5 77. Kd5 Kb6 (77... Ka4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 78. Kc5 Ka3 79. b5 Kb2 80. b6 Kb3 81. b7 Ka2 82. b8=Q Ka3 83. Ra4+ Kxa4 84. Qb4#) 78. Rc5 (78. Rc5 Kb7 79. Kd6 Kb6 80. Rh5 Kb7 81. Rb5+ Ka6 82. Kc6 Ka7 83. Kc7 Ka6 84. Ra5#) 1-0