[Event "Summer Rating Tourn"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "1975.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smith, Jack"] [Black "Hurt, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C19"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "1975.??.??"] {C19: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Main line: 7 Nf3 and 7 a4} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Nbc6 8. Be2 Qa5 9. O-O {last book move. White castles and improves king safety} Nf5 10. Re1 h5 (10... c4 11. Bd2 $14) 11. h4 (11. Bd2 c4 $16) 11... Qa4 (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Ncxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bd3 $11 (14. Bxh5 $143 Nxc2 15. Bd2 Qa4 $17)) 12. Rb1 cxd4 (12... c4 13. Ng5 g6 14. g3 $14) 13. cxd4 (13. Bb5 $142 $5 Qa5 14. Nxd4 $16) 13... Nfxd4 $11 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. c4 Qxh4 ({Weaker is} 15... Qxe5 16. Bf3 Qf5 17. Bg5 $16) 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bb5 (17. Rb5 Nd4 (17... Nxe5 $4 {That pawn is poisoned} 18. Rxd5 O-O 19. Rxe5 $18) 18. Rxd5 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 O-O $11) 17... Be6 18. Rb4 {White threatens to win material: Rb4xh4} (18. Be3 $5 $11) 18... Qe7 $15 {White king safety improved} 19. Qa4 Qc7 20. Bg5 O-O 21. Rh4 {White threatens to win material: Rh4xh5} g6 {White has an active position} (21... Nxe5 $142 {is a viable option} 22. Rxh5 f6 $17) 22. Bf6 $16 {A classical outpost} a6 $4 { another step towards the grave} (22... Rfc8 $142 23. Qf4 Kf8 $16) 23. Qf4 Ne7 ( 23... Nxe5 {does not improve anything} 24. Qh6 Nf3+ 25. gxf3 Qh2+ 26. Kxh2 axb5 27. Qg7#) 24. Qh6 Nf5 (24... axb5 {does not save the day} 25. Qg7#) 25. Qh8# 1-0