[Event "Candidates 2009"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2009.01.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Beatty, Jonathan"]
[Black "Horobetz, Graham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "1715"]
[BlackElo "1941"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
{E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2): 4...0-0} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Qc2 Qe7 5. Bd2 O-O 6. e3 Nc6 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 d6 9. Bd3 a5 10. Nf3 e5 11.
dxe5 dxe5 {last book move.} 12. Nd2 {Black has an active position} Nd4 {
Black threatens to win material: Nd4xc2} 13. Qd1 {Black has an active position}
(13. Qb1 a4 $11) 13... Nf5 (13... Bg4 14. Qb1 $11) 14. Qf3 (14. O-O Rd8 15. Qc2
Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 $14) 14... Nd6 (14... Nd4 15. Qd1 $11 (15. exd4 $143 exd4+
16. Qe2 Qxe2+ 17. Bxe2 dxc3 18. bxc3 Re8 $17)) 15. Bc2 (15. c5 $142 $5 Nde8 16.
O-O $16) 15... Re8 $11 16. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} b6 (16... Bd7 17. O-O
$11) 17. Qxa8 {White wins a rook} (17. c5 $142 $5 Nb7 18. cxb6 cxb6 19. Ne4 $14
) 17... Bb7 $11 18. Qxe8+ Qxe8 19. f3 {Secures e4} (19. O-O Ba6 $11) 19... Qe7
20. O-O-O Ba6 21. f4 Nxc4 (21... e4 22. Be5 $15) 22. Nxc4 $11 Bxc4 23. Bxe5 Kf8
(23... Nd5 $5 {is worth consideration} 24. Rhe1 f6 $11) 24. Rd4 {White
threatens to win material: Rd4xc4} Qc5 25. Kb1 (25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. g4 Bb3 $11)
25... Nd5 $11 26. Rhd1 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (26. b3 $142 {would
bring relief} Nxe3 27. Rxc4 Nxc4 28. bxc4 Qxa3 29. Bxc7 (29. Bxh7 $2 {is
inferior since it leads to} Qb4+ 30. Ka1 Qxc4 $19) 29... Qb4+ 30. Kc1 Qxc4 31.
Bd6+ Ke8 32. Rd1 $11) 26... f6 $19 27. b3 (27. Rxd5 Bxd5 28. Bxc7 Ba2+ (28...
Qxc7 $6 29. Rxd5 Qc4 30. Rd3 $17) 29. Kxa2 Qxc2 (29... Qxc7 $6 30. Kb1 $17) 30.
Rd8+ Ke7 31. Bxb6 a4 $19) 27... Nc3+ 28. Kb2 $2 (28. Kc1 Nxd1 29. Bxc7 Qxc7 30.
Rxc4 $19) 28... Nxd1+ (28... fxe5 {succumbs to} 29. Rd8+ Ke7 30. R1d7+ Kf6 31.
bxc4 exf4 32. exf4 $14) 29. Bxd1 (29. Rxd1 {doesn't improve anything} fxe5 30.
bxc4 Qxc4 31. fxe5 Qb5+ 32. Ka2 Qe2 $19) 29... fxe5 (29... Bf7 $142 $5 {
might be the shorter path} 30. Rd8+ Ke7 31. Bxc7 Qxc7 32. Rd2 $19) 30. Rxc4
Qxe3 31. Bf3 Qd2+ 32. Kb1 Qd3+ 33. Kb2 b5 34. Rxc7 e4 35. Bg4 e3 (35... Qd4+ {
makes it even easier for Black} 36. Kb1 Qe3 37. Kb2 $19) 36. Rc2 $4 {there
were better ways to keep up the pressure} (36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ Kf6 38. Rc6+
Kf7 39. Rc7+ Kg6 40. Rc6+ Kf7 41. Rc7+ Kg8 42. Rc8+ Kf7 43. Rc7+ $11) 36... a4
{Black threatens to win material: a4xb3} (36... Qd4+ {keeps an even firmer grip
} 37. Ka2 Qxf4 38. Be2 $19) 37. Rc3 $4 {an unfortunate move that relinquishes
the win} (37. Rc8+ $142 {was a good chance to save the game} Ke7 38. Rc7+ Kf6
39. Rc6+ Kf7 40. Rc7+ Kg6 41. Rc6+ Kf7 42. Rc7+ Kg8 43. Rc8+ Kf7 44. Rc7+ $11)
37... Qd2+ $19 38. Rc2 Qd4+ 39. Ka2 (39. Kb1 {does not save the day} Qxf4 40.
b4 Qf1+ 41. Kb2 Qd3 42. Rc8+ Kf7 43. Rc7+ Kf6 44. Rc6+ Kg5 $19) 39... h5 $1 {
the punch} 40. Bxh5 (40. Be2 {desperation} Qd5 41. Rb2 $19) 40... axb3+ {
Demolishes the pawn shield} (40... Qd5 41. Rc8+ Ke7 42. Re8+ Kd7 43. Rxe3 Qd2+
44. Kb1 Qxe3 45. bxa4 Qb3+ 46. Kc1 bxa4 47. Kd2 Qa2+ 48. Ke1 Qxa3 49. Bg4+ Ke7
50. Be6 Qe3+ 51. Kd1 Qxe6 52. f5 Qxf5 53. Kd2 a3 54. Kc3 a2 55. Kb2 Qb1+ 56.
Kc3 a1=Q+ 57. Kd2 Qd4+ 58. Ke2 Qbd1#) 41. Kxb3 Qd5+ 42. Kc3 (42. Kb4 {doesn't
get the cat off the tree} Qxh5 43. Rc8+ Ke7 $19) 42... Qxh5 43. Kd3 (43. g4 Qd5
44. f5 Qc4+ 45. Kb2 Qd4+ 46. Kb1 e2 47. Rxe2 Qd1+ 48. Kb2 Qxe2+ 49. Kb3 Qd3+
50. Kb2 Qxh3 $19) 43... Qd1+ (43... Qd1+ 44. Kc3 Qd5 $19) (43... Qf5+ $142 $5 {
seems even better} 44. Kc3 Qd5 45. f5 Qc4+ 46. Kb2 Qd4+ 47. Kb1 $19) 0-1