[Event "Spring Swiss 3"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.04.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Craycroft, John"] [Black "Gazulappi, Anoop"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "1406"] [BlackElo "917"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 e3 and 3 e4} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bxc4 Bb4 6. Bg5 {last book move} h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Black has the pair of bishops} (7... gxf6 $2 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Qe7+ 11. Kf1 $18) 8. Nge2 Bxc3+ (8... O-O 9. O-O $14) 9. Nxc3 (9. bxc3 $5 Nd7 10. O-O $16) 9... O-O $11 {Black has a cramped position} 10. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Qg6 (10... Nc6 11. Nb5 Qe7 12. d5 $14) 11. Qf3 {Black has a cramped position} (11. Nb5 Na6 12. Qf3 Bd7 $16) 11... Nc6 $14 {Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4} 12. Nb5 {White threatens to win material: Nb5xc7} a6 { Black threatens to win material: a6xb5.} (12... Bd7 13. Qf4 a6 14. Nxc7 $11) 13. Nxc7 $14 Nxd4 $4 (13... Ra7 $142 {saving the game} 14. Bd3 Qg5 $11) 14. Qd3 $18 e5 15. Nxa8 Be6 $4 {shortens the misery for Black} (15... Bg4 16. f3 Bh3 $18) 16. Nb6 Bg4 17. f3 (17. Nd5 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qd6 18. f3 Bh5 $18) 17... Bh3 (17... Qxb6 {cannot undo what has already been done} 18. fxg4 Nc2+ 19. Kh1 Nxa1 20. g5 hxg5 21. Qd7 $18 (21. Rxa1 $143 Qxb2 22. Rf1 Qb4 $18)) 18. Rf2 Rd8 (18... Bxg2 {is one last hope} 19. Rxg2 Qxb6 $18) 19. Nd5 h5 (19... Kh7 {what else?} 20. f4 Bg4 21. fxe5 Ne6 $18) 20. Ne7+ Kh7 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22. gxh3 Nc6 23. Bd5 (23. Qa3 Re8 24. Rg2 Nd4 25. Qd6 g5 26. Bf7 Re6 27. Qd8 Nxf3+ 28. Kf2 g4 29. Qg8+ Kh6 30. Qh8+ Kg5 31. Qxg7+ Kh4 32. Rxg4+ Kxh3 33. Rh4+ Kxh4 34. Qg3#) 23... Nb4 24. Qb3 Nxd5 25. exd5 b5 26. Rd1 Rf8 27. d6 Rd8 28. d7 g5 ( 28... Kh8 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 29. Rc2 Kh7 30. Rc8 e4 31. Rxd8 exf3 32. Rh8+ Kxh8 33. d8=Q+ Kh7 34. Qbg8+ Kh6 35. Qh8#) 29. Qf7 b4 (29... e4 { does not save the day} 30. Qxh5+ Kg8 31. Qxg5 Rf8 32. Rg2 Kf7 33. Qxg7+ Ke6 34. d8=N+ Rxd8 35. Rg6+ Kf5 36. Qf6#) 30. Qxh5+ Kg8 31. Qe8+ $1 {A double attack} Rxe8 (31... Kh7 {is not much help} 32. Qxd8 b3 33. Qxg5 g6 34. d8=Q e4 35. Rd7# ) 32. dxe8=Q+ {A classical mating theme. . . . . . .} (32. dxe8=Q+ Kh7 33. Qh5+ Kg8 34. Rd8#) 1-0