[Event "44th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2004.11.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kernell, David"]
[Black "Sims, Carlos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "1786"]
[BlackElo "1772"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
{A49: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 g3: Anti-King's Indian systems} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6
3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 {last book move} 6. Bg5 Qc7 7. Nbd2 d6 {Secures
e5} 8. e4 h6 9. Bf4 g5 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Qe2 Na6 12. c3 {Prevents intrusion on b4
} Rb8 13. h4 (13. h3 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 f5 $11) 13... Nxe3 14. Qxe3 g4 15. Nh2 c5
16. d5 {White gets more space} b5 17. Qf4 b4 {Black gains space} (17... Qd7
$142 $5 $15 {is interesting}) 18. Nxg4 $14 Kh7 19. c4 (19. Nc4 bxc3 20. bxc3
Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Bxc3 $16) 19... Bxg4 (19... Qd7 20. Bf3 $14) 20. Qxg4 $14 Bxb2
21. e5 Rg8 $2 (21... e6 $142 {and Black can hope to live} 22. Be4+ Kh8 $14) 22.
Be4+ $18 Kh8 23. Qh5 Kg7 $4 {the position was bad, and this mistake simply
hastens the end} (23... Rg7 $142 24. e6 Kg8 $18) 24. Rae1 (24. e6 Rgf8 25. Qg4+
Kh8 26. Qf5 Kg7 27. Qh7+ Kf6 28. f4 Bd4+ 29. Kh1 Bxa1 30. Qxh6#) 24... Bxe5 $11
25. Re3 Rh8 (25... Rbe8 $142 $5 $11 {might be a viable alternative}) 26. Rf3
$16 f6 27. Bf5 Qd8 28. Qg4+ Kf8 29. Re1 Qe8 30. Re4 (30. Bd7 Qf7 $14) 30... Rg8
{Black threatens to win material: Rg8xg4} 31. Qh3 h5 (31... Qa4 32. Nb3 Qxa2
33. Qf1 $11) 32. Be6 {White threatens to win material: Be6xg8} Rg7 33. Rxe5 (
33. Nb3 Qg6 34. Re2 Bc3 $14) 33... dxe5 $11 {Black wins the exchange} 34. Qf5 {
White threatens to win material: Qf5xe5} Nc7 35. Ne4 Nxe6 36. dxe6 $2 (36. Qxe6
$142 {and White has air to breath} Qc8 37. Qxe5 $11) 36... Kg8 $19 37. Nxc5 $2
(37. Rd3 Qa4 38. Rd7 Rf8 $19 (38... Qxa2 $4 {That pawn is poisoned} 39. Rxe7
Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Qxe4 41. Rxg7+ (41. Qxe4 $6 Rxe7 42. Qg6+ Rg7 43. Qxf6 Rbb7 $11)
41... Kxg7 42. Qxe4 $18)) 37... Qc6 (37... Rc8 $142 {and Black has reached his
goal} 38. Ne4 Rxc4 $19) 38. Nd7 Rc8 39. c5 Qd5 40. Rd3 $2 (40. a3 b3 41. Qd3
Qxe6 42. Qxb3 Qxb3 43. Rxb3 $19) 40... Qxa2 41. c6 (41. Qe4 {praying for a
miracle} b3 42. Rd1 $19) 41... Qc4 42. Nxf6+ exf6 43. Rd7 Qxc6 (43... Qc1+ $142
{keeps an even firmer grip} 44. Kh2 Qxc6 45. Qxf6 Rxd7 46. exd7 Qxd7 (46...
Qxf6 $6 {is the less attractive alternative} 47. dxc8=Q+ Qf8 48. Qe6+ Qf7 49.
Qxe5 $17) 47. Qg6+ Kf8 48. Qf6+ Qf7 49. Qh8+ Ke7 50. Qxc8 Qxf2+ 51. Kh1 Qe1+
52. Kg2 Qd2+ 53. Kh1 Qd5+ 54. Kh2 a5 55. Qc7+ Kf6 $19) 44. e7 (44. Qxf6 {
does not solve anything} Rxd7 45. exd7 Qxd7 46. Qg6+ Kf8 47. Qf6+ Qf7 48. Qh8+
Qg8 49. Qf6+ Ke8 50. Qxe5+ Kd7 51. Qxh5 Rc1+ 52. Kh2 $19) 44... Qb6 {Black has
a decisive advantage} (44... Re8 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 45. Qd3
Rexe7 $19) 45. Qxh5 $4 (45. Rd6 $142 $1 {would bring relief} Re8 46. Rxb6 axb6
47. Qxf6 Rexe7 48. Qxb6 $11) 45... Rxg3+ 46. Kf1 Rc1+ 47. Ke2 (47. Rd1 {
cannot undo what has already been done} Qb5+ 48. Ke1 Rg1+ 49. Kd2 Rcxd1+ 50.
Qxd1 Qd7+ 51. Ke3 Rxd1 52. e8=Q+ Qxe8 53. f4 exf4+ 54. Kxf4 Rf1+ 55. Kg3 Qe3+
56. Kh2 Rf2+ 57. Kh1 Qc1#) 47... Qb5+ 48. Kd2 Qxd7+ 49. Kxc1 Rc3+ 50. Kb2 (50.
Kb1 {does not improve anything} Qd3+ 51. Kb2 Qc2+ 52. Ka1 Ra3#) 50... Qd2+ 51.
Kb1 (51. Ka1 {doesn't change anything anymore} Rc1#) 51... Rc1# 0-1