[Event "45th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kernell, David"]
[Black "Herbers, Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "1825"]
[BlackElo "1976"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
{C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...g6} 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. e4 e5 3. Bb5
Nge7 4. O-O g6 5. d4 exd4 {last book move} 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. Bg5 {White
threatens to win material: Bg5xd8} f6 {Black threatens to win material: f6xg5}
8. Bh4 Bg7 (8... h5 $5 9. Bg3 g5 $11) 9. Nxd4 $14 d6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. f4 Nxd4
12. Qxd4 Be6 (12... c6 $5 $14 {looks like a viable alternative}) 13. f5 $16 Bf7
(13... Bd7 14. Rad1 $16) 14. Nd5 (14. fxg6 $5 Bxg6 15. Nd5 $18) 14... g5 $16
15. Bxg5 {Sacrifices material} (15. Bg3 $5 $16) 15... fxg5 $14 {Black wins a
piece} 16. f6 {White threatens to win material: f6xg7} Bh6 $2 (16... c5 $142 {
and Black has air to breath} 17. Qd3 c4 $14) 17. Ne7+ $18 Kh8 18. Nf5 c5 (18...
Qe8 19. Nxh6 Qe5 20. Qxe5 dxe5 21. Rad1 $18) 19. Qc3 Qe8 20. Rae1 (20. Nxd6
$142 $5 Qa4 21. Nf5 Qxe4 22. Rad1 $18 (22. Nxh6 $143 Qd4+ 23. Qxd4 cxd4 $18))
20... Qe5 $16 21. Nxh6 (21. Qxe5 dxe5 22. Nxh6 Bxa2 23. b3 $18) 21... Qxc3 $14
22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 23. bxc3 {A double rook endgame occured} Re8 24. Rd1 h6 25. Rxd6
Rxe4 26. Rf5 b6 27. Kf2 Kh7 28. Kf3 {White threatens to win material: Kf3xe4}
Rc4 {Black threatens to win material: Rc4xc3} 29. Rd3 (29. Ke3 $5 $15 {is
worthy of consideration}) 29... Kg6 $17 30. g4 Rxg4 31. Kxg4 {Decoy to g4} h5+
32. Kf3 (32. Kg3 $5 Kxf5 33. Rd5+ Kxf6 34. h4 gxh4+ 35. Kxh4 $17) 32... Kxf5
$19 33. Rd5+ Kg6 (33... Kg6 34. Ke4 Rxf6 $19) 0-1