[Event "Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2002.12.01"] [Round "4"] [White "Turner, Greg"] [Black "Sims, Carlos"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "1667"] [BlackElo "1715"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {B06: Modern Defence} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. h3 Nd7 6. Bc4 { last book move} Ngf6 7. e5 {White wins space} Nd5 8. Bxd5 (8. Nxd5 $6 cxd5 9. Bb3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxd5 e6 $11) 8... cxd5 9. exd6 {Black has the pair of bishops} e6 {White has a new passed pawn: d6. Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf4 Nb6 (11... a6 12. Na4 $16) 12. b3 (12. Nb5 $5 $16) 12... Bd7 $14 13. Qc1 Rc8 ( 13... Nc8 14. a4 $14) 14. Ne2 (14. Qe3 $5 $16) 14... f6 $14 {Prevents intrusion on e5} 15. Re1 Re8 16. Qb2 Bf8 {Black has a cramped position} 17. Rac1 Rc6 18. Qa3 Nc8 19. c4 Bxd6 (19... Nxd6 $5 {is noteworthy} 20. c5 Ne4 $11) 20. Bxd6 $14 Rxd6 21. c5 {White threatens to win material: c5xd6} Ra6 {Black threatens to win material: Ra6xa3} 22. Qb4 {White threatens to win material: Qb4xb7} Qc7 23. Nc3 Ne7 24. a4 Nc6 25. Qa3 Qa5 26. Nb5 (26. Qb2 $142 $11 { and White could well hope to play on}) 26... Qxb5 $1 $17 {Eliminates the defender b5} 27. axb5 {A pinning theme} Rxa3 28. bxc6 Bxc6 29. Ra1 Rxb3 30. Rxa7 Rc3 31. Rea1 (31. Ra5 $5 $17) 31... e5 $19 32. Ra8 exd4 33. Nxd4 Rxc5 $4 { forfeits the advantage. .} (33... Rxa8 $142 34. Rxa8+ Kf7 $17) 34. Nxc6 $18 Rc1+ $2 (34... Rxa8 $142 35. Rxa8+ Kg7 $18) 35. Rxc1 Rxa8 36. Ne7+ Kf8 37. Nxd5 Kf7 38. Nb6 Rb8 (38... Re8 {is no salvation} 39. Nc4 Kg8 40. Rb1 $18) 39. Rc7+ Kg8 (39... Ke6 {is one last hope} 40. Rxh7 f5 $18) 40. Nd7 Ra8 41. Nxf6+ Kf8 42. Nxh7+ Kg8 (42... Ke8 {does not help much} 43. Rxb7 Ra1+ 44. Kh2 $18) 43. Rxb7 Ra1+ 44. Kh2 Ra2 45. Nf6+ Kf8 46. Ng4 Ra6 (46... Ra5 {is not much help} 47. h4 $18) 47. g3 (47. f4 $142 {might be the shorter path} g5 48. fxg5 Ke8 $18 ) 47... Re6 (47... g5 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 48. Rb5 Rg6 49. Ne5 $18) 48. h4 Ra6 (48... Re2 {does not save the day} 49. Rb5 $18) 49. Rb5 Ra4 50. Rg5 Rb4 51. Rxg6 Kf7 (51... Rb5 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 52. f4 $18) 52. Ne5+ Kf8 53. g4 Re4 54. Re6 Ra4 (54... Rd4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 55. h5 Rc4 56. h6 Rc7 57. f3 Ra7 58. Kg3 Ra8 59. g5 Ra7 60. g6 Rb7 61. h7 Rxh7 62. gxh7 Kg7 63. Rh6 Kxh6 64. h8=Q+ Kg5 65. f4+ Kf5 66. Qh7+ Ke6 67. Qd7+ Kf6 68. Qf7#) 55. h5 Ra2 (55... Kg7 {cannot change destiny} 56. h6+ Kg8 57. Re7 Ra6 58. g5 Rd6 59. h7+ Kh8 60. g6 Rd8 61. Nf7+ Kg7 62. Nxd8+ Kf6 63. Re6+ Kg5 64. g7 Kf5 65. g8=Q Kf4 66. Qg3+ Kf5 67. Re5+ Kf6 68. h8=Q#) 56. Kg3 Ra3+ 57. f3 Kg8 58. g5 Rb3 (58... Ra5 {doesn't change anything anymore} 59. h6 Rxe5 60. Rxe5 Kf7 61. f4 Kg6 62. Re6+ Kf7 63. Rf6+ Ke7 64. h7 Kd7 65. h8=Q Kc7 66. Qh7+ Kd8 67. Rf8#) 59. h6 Rb7 60. g6 Rb8 (60... Kf8 {doesn't improve anything} 61. Rf6+ Ke7 62. Rf7+ Kd6 63. Rxb7 Kd5 64. g7 Kc5 65. g8=Q Kd6 66. Qc4 Kxe5 67. Rb6 Kf5 68. Qf4#) 61. Ng4 Kh8 (61... Kf8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 62. Rf6+ Ke7 63. g7 Kd7 64. h7 Rb6 65. g8=Q Rd6 66. Ne5+ Kc7 67. Qc4+ Kb7 68. Rxd6 Kb8 69. h8=Q+ Ka7 70. Qc7#) 62. Nf6 Rg8 63. Re8 Rxe8 64. Nxe8 (64. g7#) 64... Kg8 65. Nf6+ (65. Nf6+ Kf8 66. g7+ Kf7 67. g8=Q+ Kxf6 68. h7 Ke7 69. Qd5 Kf6 70. h8=Q+ Kg6 71. Qdh5#) 1-0