[Event "Reserve 2009"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.01.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Cherukuri, Kasyap"] [Black "Sansom, Mike"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1047"] [BlackElo "1491"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 { last book move.} 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 O-O {White's piece can't move: c1 } 7. Nc3 Bg4 {Black has an active position} 8. h3 {White threatens to win material: h3xg4} Bh5 9. Be2 c6 {Controls b5} 10. Nd4 (10. Nh4 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Re8 $11) 10... Bxe2 11. Qxe2 (11. Ncxe2 Re8 $11) 11... Bc5 12. Qd3 (12. Nf5 Re8 13. Qd1 d4 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $15) 12... Nbd7 13. Na4 (13. b3 Qc7 14. Bb2 Rfe8 $15) 13... Bxd4 $17 14. Qxd4 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Qe3 Qxe3 (16... Qf8 $5 17. d4 Re8 $17) 17. dxe3 Ne4 18. Nc3 (18. b3 $142 $5 $15 {is worthy of consideration}) 18... Nxc3 $17 19. bxc3 Nc5 (19... Ne5 20. Rb1 b6 21. f3 $17) 20. Bd2 Ne4 21. Be1 Re8 (21... Nd6 22. f3 $17) 22. Rb1 b6 23. f3 (23. c4 dxc4 24. f3 Nd6 $15) 23... Nf6 (23... Nd6 $142 $5 24. e4 dxe4 $17) 24. Kf2 $15 Kf8 25. Rb4 (25. c4 dxc4 26. Rd1 c5 $11) 25... c5 {Black threatens to win material: c5xb4} (25... b5 26. Rb3 $15) 26. Rh4 (26. Ra4 $142 $5 $11 {and White hangs on}) 26... b5 $17 27. a4 $4 {the position is going down the drain} (27. Rf4 $142 $17) 27... g5 $19 28. Rh6 Kg7 29. Rxf6 Kxf6 30. axb5 Rb8 31. e4 dxe4 (31... Rxb5 {makes it even easier for Black} 32. Ke3 Ke6 33. Kd3 c4+ 34. Kd4 dxe4 35. fxe4 $19) 32. fxe4 $2 (32. c4 $19) 32... Rxb5 33. Ke3 Rb1 34. h4 (34. Bf2 {the last chance for counterplay} Rf1 35. Bg3 $19) 34... Rxe1+ 35. Kf3 a5 36. hxg5+ Kxg5 37. g4 (37. Kg3 {does not help much} a4 38. Kf3 a3 39. Kf2 Rxe4 40. Kf3 f5 41. g4 a2 42. gxf5 Rf4+ 43. Ke3 a1=Q 44. Kd2 Rf2+ 45. Kd3 Qf1+ 46. Ke4 Rd2 47. Ke5 Qxf5#) 37... a4 38. e5 a3 39. e6 (39. Kf2 {is not much help} Rxe5 40. Kg1 a2 41. Kf1 a1=Q+ 42. Kg2 Kxg4 43. Kf2 Qe1+ 44. Kg2 Re2#) 39... fxe6 40. c4 (40. Kf2 { does not win a prize} a2 41. Kxe1 a1=Q+ 42. Ke2 Qxc3 43. Kf2 Qxc2+ 44. Ke3 e5 45. Kf3 c4 46. Ke3 c3 47. Kf3 Qd3+ 48. Kg2 c2 49. Kf2 c1=Q 50. Kg2 Qcf1+ 51. Kh2 Qdh3#) 40... a2 41. c3 (41. Kg3 {does not improve anything} a1=Q 42. Kf2 Rf1+ 43. Kg2 Rg1+ 44. Kf3 Qe1 45. c3 Rg3#) 41... a1=Q 42. Kf2 Kxg4 (42... Kxg4 43. Kg2 Qb2#) 0-1