[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