[Event "City Championship"]
[Site "Memphis,TN"]
[Date "2009.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Reddy, Nishit"]
[Black "Smith, Aaron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "1676"]
[BlackElo "1848"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
{A41: 1 d4 d6: Tartakower System and Modern Defence} 1. c4 d6 2. d4 c6 3. e4 {
last book move} Qc7 4. Nc3 {Black is behind in developement. Black's piece
can't move: f8} Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 {Black has a cramped position. Black's pieces
can't move: c8+f8} 6. Bd3 e5 {Black is behind in developement. Black's piece
can't move: c8} 7. O-O Be7 8. dxe5 (8. Bg5 O-O $11) 8... Nxe5 (8... dxe5 9. Be2
$15) 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. a3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} O-O {Black castles and
improves king safety} 11. Qc2 a5 (11... Rd8 12. h3 $15) 12. h3 {Controls g4} (
12. Na4 Be6 $11) 12... Be6 13. Be3 h6 {Covers g5} 14. c5 {White has an active
position} Nh7 (14... Nd7 15. Na4 $11) 15. Qe2 a4 16. Bc2 Bb3 17. Bxb3 axb3 {
Black has new doubled pawns: b3+b7} 18. Qc4 {White threatens to win material:
Qc4xb3} Qa5 19. Rac1 Bg5 20. Bxg5 ({Worse is} 20. Qxb3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Qxc5 $11)
20... Nxg5 21. Qxb3 Rfb8 22. Qb4 (22. Rfd1 Ne6 $14) 22... Qc7 (22... Ne6 $5 $11
) 23. Na4 Ra5 24. Nc3 (24. Rfd1 $5 Ne6 25. b3 $14) 24... Ne6 25. Na4 Rb5 (25...
Ng5 26. b3 $14) 26. Qc3 Nd4 {An ideal square for the black knight.} 27. Rfe1
Rb3 {Black threatens to win material: Rb3xc3} 28. Qc4 Qe7 29. Rc3 Rxc3 30. Nxc3
(30. bxc3 $6 Ne6 $15) 30... Qg5 31. Re3 Rd8 32. Ne2 Nb5 (32... Ne6 33. Qc2 $14)
33. Rf3 {White threatens to win material: Rf3xf7} (33. Rd3 Nc7 $16) 33... Rd7 (
33... Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Qe7 35. Qc2 $14) 34. a4 Nc7 35. Ng3 (35. Rd3 $142 $5 Rd8 36.
Rd6 $16) 35... Ne6 $14 36. Nf5 Rd1+ (36... Qd2 $142 $5 {is an interesting idea}
37. Nd6 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Nd4 39. Rxf7 Rxd6 40. Re7+ Kh7 $11) 37. Kh2 $16 Qd2 38.
Ne7+ Kh7 39. Rxf7 Qd7 40. h4 (40. Qc2 Rd4 41. Qb3 Rd3 $16) 40... Rd4 (40... Nd8
$142 $5 {should not be overlooked} 41. Qb3 Qg4 $14) 41. Qc3 $18 Nd8 42. Qg3
Nxf7 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qxf7 Qd8 45. Ng6+ $4 {weakening the position} (45. Nf5
$142 {White clearly has the better chances} Rd7 46. Qg6 $18) 45... Kh7 $11
1/2-1/2