[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.25"] [Round "3"] [White "Cohen, Lawrence"] [Black "Qian, Jason"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "2000"] [BlackElo "1825"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A20: English Opening: 1...e5} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bc5 {last book move} 4. e3 Nc6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. c5 {White gains space} b6 10. cxb6 (10. Nbc3 Na5) 10... axb6 11. Nbc3 Bg4 12. Be3 Bb4 (12... Na5 13. h3 Bh5 14. Re1) 13. h3 Be6 (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Be6 15. Bg5) 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Qd2 (15. Nf4 Ra5) 15... Qd7 (15... Nh5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7) 16. Kh2 (16. Nf4 Ra5) 16... Qd8 (16... Na5) 17. Rfd1 (17. Kg1) 17... Ng4+ (17... Qd6 {and Black can hope to survive}) 18. hxg4 Bxg5 19. f4 Be7 20. f5 {White threatens to win material: f5xe6} Bg5 { Black threatens to win material: Bg5xd2. The bishop feels good on g5} 21. Nf4 { Pawn d5, live or die!. White threatens to win material: Nf4xd5} Bd7 22. Ncxd5 Ra4 {Attacking the isolated pawn on d4} 23. Qc3 Bf6 (23... Re8) 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Nd5 Qh6+ 26. Kg1 Qd6 27. b3 Ra7 (27... Ra5 28. Nf4 Ne7 29. d5 $16) 28. Nf4 (28. f6 gxf6 29. Rf1) 28... Rfa8 {cause more grief} ( 28... Re8 29. a4) 29. Rd2 (29. Rac1 {might be the shorter path} Nb4 30. Bxa8 Nxa2) 29... Ra3 (29... Re8) 30. Rc2 {releasing the pressure on the opponent} (30. Rc1 Rxa2 31. Rxa2 Rxa2 32. Bxc6 Bxc6 33. Qxc6 Qxd4+ 34. Kh1) 30... Nxd4 (30... Nb4 {and Black is still in the game} 31. Re2 c6) 31. Qxc7 Qxc7 (31... Qf6 32. Bxa8 Rxa8 $16) 32. Rxc7 R8a7 (32... Rd8 33. Rd1 Be8) 33. Rxa7 Rxa7 34. Rd1 g5 35. Nh5 (35. Rxd4 gxf4 36. gxf4 h5 37. gxh5 Bxf5) 35... Ne2+ 36. Kf1 1-0