[Event "The Tourn"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.08.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Hamelrath, Ed"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D01"] [WhiteElo "1990"] [BlackElo "1739"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {D01: Veresov Opening} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. Nf3 {last book move} e6 5. e3 h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 6. Bh4 c5 7. Ne5 (7. Bb5+ Nc6 $11) 7... Nc6 $11 8. Bb5 {White pins: Bb5xc6} Rc8 9. g4 {White threatens to win material: g4xf5} (9. dxc5 $5 Bxc5 10. e4 Bxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bxc6+ Ke7 16. Bxe4 $14) 9... Bh7 $11 10. a3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bd6 ({Worse is} 11... Bxc2 12. Rc1 Bh7 13. Qxa7 $16) 12. f4 { White plans g5} O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. g5 $2 {White wins space} (14. O-O-O $5 Qc7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nd3 $15) 14... c5 (14... Ne4 15. Nf3 hxg5 16. fxg5 $19) 15. Qd1 $2 (15. Qa4 $142 $5 Ne4 16. Rg1 $19) 15... Bxe5 16. fxe5 Ne4 (16... Nd7 17. Qg4 Nxe5 18. Qg3 $19) 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Qg4 $4 {White has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (18. Rg1 h5 $1 $19 {Deflection: h5}) 18... hxg5 (18... h5 $142 {secures the win} 19. Qxh5 Bxh1 $19) 19. Bxg5 Bf5 $4 {Black threatens to win material: Bf5xg4. with this move Black loses his initiative} (19... Qb6 $5 20. O-O $19) 20. Qg3 $2 (20. Bxd8 $142 {would keep White in the game} Bxg4 21. Be7 $15) 20... Qa5+ $19 21. c3 Qa4 (21... Qb5 $142 $5 $19) 22. Rg1 Qe4 {Loses material} (22... Bg6 $5 {is worth consideration } 23. h4 Rb8 $15) 23. Be7 $11 {White has a mate threat} Bg6 (23... g6 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Rd1 $11) 24. Bxf8 $14 Kxf8 25. h4 Ke7 (25... Rb8 26. Rg2 $14) 26. h5 $1 {Deflection: g6} Bf5 (26... Bxh5 27. Qg5+ {Double attack} (27. Qxg7 {Pinning }) (27. Qxg7 {Deflection}) (27. Qg5+ {Decoy})) 27. Rd1 (27. Qg5+ $142 Kd7 28. Qf4 $16 (28. Qxg7 Qxe3+ 29. Kd1 Qf3+ 30. Ke1 Bd3 $19)) 27... d4 $4 (27... Rh8 $142 $11 {and Black could well hope to play on}) 28. cxd4 (28. Qg5+ $5 { seems even better} Ke8 29. Qf4 dxc3 30. bxc3 Qxf4 31. exf4 Kf8 $18) 28... cxd4 29. Qf4 (29. Qg5+ $142 $5 Ke8 30. Rxd4 $18) 29... d3 $16 30. Qxe4 Bxe4 31. Rxg7 {White has a new passed pawn: h5. Black has a new backward pawn: f7.} (31. b4 Rc3 32. Kf2 Rc2+ 33. Kg3 f5 $16) 31... Rc2 $14 {Black threatens to win material: Rc2xb2} 32. Rd2 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 Rh1 34. Rg1 Rxh5 35. Kg3 Rg5+ 36. Kf4 { White threatens to win material: Kf4xg5} Rxg1 37. Kxe4 Rg4+ 38. Kxd3 Rg5 (38... a5 39. Rc2 f5 40. exf6+ Kxf6 41. b3 $16) 39. Kd4 (39. Rc2 Kd8 40. Rc5 Rg1 $16) 39... Rg4+ 40. e4 Ke8 41. Rc2 Kd7 42. Rc4 (42. b4 Rg3 43. Rc3 Rg8 $16) 42... Rg2 43. b3 Rb2 44. Rc3 Rh2 1-0