[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