[Event "48th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2008.11.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Craig, Aaron"]
[Black "Maneclang, Tony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "1467"]
[BlackElo "1608"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
{C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3
Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 {last book move. Black is behind in developement.
Black's piece can't move: c8} 6. Be3 a6 {Consolidates b5} 7. Bd3 Nc6 (7... cxd4
8. Bxd4 Nc6 9. Be2 $15) 8. O-O cxd4 $17 9. Nxd4 {A comfortable square for the
white knight} Ncxe5 10. f4 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 {Black has the pair of bishops} Nf6
12. Nf3 Be7 {Black has a cramped position. Black is behind in development.} 13.
Ne5 O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 14. Rf3 g6 15. g4 (15. Bd4 $5
$15) 15... Nd7 $17 16. Raf1 (16. Bd4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Bd7 $17) 16... Bc5 (16...
Nc5 17. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 18. Kh1 $17) 17. Nxd7 (17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Qd4 Nd7 $15) 17...
Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Bxd7 19. g5 (19. Qd4 Qh4 20. Rg3 Rac8 $17) 19... Bc6 (19... Rc8
20. a3 $17) 20. Qe5 (20. Rd1 $142 $5 $17) 20... Qb6+ $19 21. Kh1 $2 (21. R3f2
$142 $19) 21... Qxb2 22. Rh3 (22. R1f2 d4 $1 {Discovered attack: d5, c6-f3} 23.
Ne4 Qb5 24. Qxd4 Rad8 $19) 22... Qxc2 (22... d4+ $142 {secures victory} 23. Kg1
dxc3 24. Qxc3 Qxa2 $19) 23. Qd4 (23. Kg1 {is not much help} Rac8 24. Rf2 Qf5
25. Qxf5 gxf5 $19) 23... Rac8 24. Rf2 Qf5 25. Rff3 (25. Kg2 {doesn't get the
cat off the tree} Bd7 26. Qe5 d4 27. Qxf5 exf5 $19) 25... b5 26. Rh6 (26. Kg1
$19 {what else?}) 26... e5 $1 {Deflection: f4} 27. Qxe5 (27. Qxe5 Qxe5 {
Combination}) (27. fxe5 Qxf3+ {Pinning} (27... Qxf3+ {Deflection})) 27... Qxe5
28. Rfh3 (28. fxe5 $4 d4 29. Kg1 Bxf3 $19) 28... Qe1+ (28... d4+ 29. Ne4 Qxe4+
30. Rf3 Qxf3+ 31. Kg1 Qg2#) 29. Kg2 d4+ (29... d4+ 30. Rf3 Bxf3+ 31. Kh3 Qf1+
32. Kh4 Qf2+ 33. Kh3 Qg2+ 34. Kh4 Qxh2#) 0-1