[Event "Pawn Power Open 5"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.05.31"] [Round "5"] [White "Turnbow, Christopher"] [Black "Hilliard, Christopher"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1875"] [BlackElo "1555"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 { last book move} 5. Be3 (5. c4 Nf6 $14) 5... Nf6 6. Bd3 Be6 7. c3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} c6 {Covers b5} 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. h3 {Controls g4} Nf8 (9... h6 10. O-O $11) 10. Nbd2 $14 Ng6 11. Bg5 Qe7 {White king safety dropped} 12. O-O-O h6 (12... O-O-O 13. Rde1 $14) 13. Be3 (13. Rde1 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Bxf4 $14) 13... Nf4 {Black threatens to win material: Nf4xg2} 14. Bf1 a5 15. g3 (15. Ne5 $5 Ng6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Bf7 18. Qc2 $16 (18. Qxg7 $2 {is nothing because of} O-O-O $19)) 15... Ng6 $11 16. Bd3 Nf8 (16... O-O $5 $11 {should be examined more closely}) 17. Rde1 (17. Ne5 N8d7 18. f4 O-O $16) 17... N8d7 $14 18. Bf4 b5 $2 (18... O-O 19. Nh4 Bxf4 20. gxf4 $14) 19. Bxd6 (19. Nh4 $142 {White had this great chance} Bxf4 20. gxf4 $18) 19... Qxd6 $14 20. Bf5 (20. Ne5 O-O $14) 20... O-O $11 21. Ne5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 b4 {This push gains space} 23. c4 (23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. Qf4 $15) 23... a4 (23... dxc4 $142 $5 24. Ndxc4 Qxd4 $17) 24. c5 $11 Nxc5 (24... Qc7 $142 $5 $11 {is noteworthy}) 25. dxc5 $16 Qxc5+ 26. Kb1 b3 27. Rc1 bxa2+ 28. Ka1 Qb4 29. Qc2 a3 30. Nxc6 Qd6 (30... axb2+ $5 31. Qxb2 Qd6 $16) 31. b3 $16 Rfc8 $2 (31... Kh8 $142 $16) 32. f4 $4 {makes life more difficult} ( 32. Qc5 $142 {might be the shorter path} Qxc5 33. Rxc5 $18) 32... Rc7 $2 (32... Nh5 $5 33. Nf3 Nxg3 $14) 33. Qc5 $16 Qd7 $4 {strolling merrily down the path to disaster} (33... Qe6 $142 34. Rhe1 Ne4 35. Nxe4 dxe4 $18) 34. Ne7+ $3 $18 { Discovered attack: c6, c5-c7} Qxe7 35. Qxc7 Qe2 36. Qc3 Rb8 37. Kxa2 (37. Rhe1 $142 {makes it even easier for White} Qg2 38. Re7 $18) 37... d4 $4 {the pressure is too much, Black crumbles} (37... Ne4 38. Qc2 Qxd2 (38... Nxd2 $4 39. Rhd1 $18) 39. Qxd2 Nxd2 $18) 38. Rhe1 {White threatens to win material: Re1xe2} (38. Qxd4 {and White can already relax} Rf8 $18) 38... Qa6 $4 {simply marches past the door to victory} (38... Qxe1 $142 $1 39. Rxe1 dxc3 $17) 39. Qc4 (39. Qxd4 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qa8 40. Ne4 Nd5 $18) 39... Qa5 (39... Qa8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 40. Re5 Qg2 41. Re7 $18) 40. Nf3 Nd5 41. Nxd4 (41. Ka1 $142 $5 {seems even better} Nb6 42. Qxd4 Qd5 43. Qxd5 Nxd5 $18) 41... Qd2+ 42. Nc2 Rb4 (42... g6 $18 {the last chance for counterplay}) 43. Qc8+ Kh7 44. Qf5+ (44. Qf5+ g6 45. Qxf7+ Kh8 46. Re8#) 1-0