[Event "44th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.11.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Wade, Jonathan"] [Black "Sims, Carlos"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A52"] [WhiteElo "1592"] [BlackElo "1772"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {A52: Budapest Gambit} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Be2 Ngxe5 {last book move} 8. b3 Qe7 (8... Qf6 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 $15) 9. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} (9. O-O Ng4 10. Bb2 d6 $11) 9... d6 10. Bb2 Bf5 11. O-O Rad8 (11... Nd3 12. Qb1 Nxf2 13. Qxf5 Qxe3 14. Kh2 Qxe2 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qg5+ Kh8 17. Qf6+ Kg8 18. Qg5+ Kh8 19. Qf6+ Kg8 20. Qg5+ Kh8 $11) 12. Nd4 $15 {White threatens to win material: Nd4xf5} Bg6 13. N2f3 Rfe8 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Re1 (15. Bd3 f5 $11) 15... Nb4 16. Nd4 f6 (16... Qf6 $142 $17) 17. e4 $2 (17. Bf1 $142 $15 {is a viable option}) 17... Qxe4 $19 18. Bf3 (18. Bg4 Qxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 $19) 18... Qxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bxd4 (20... Nd3 $142 {would have given Black the upper hand} 21. Re7 Nxb2 $19) 21. Bxd4 $17 Nc2 22. Rd1 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 c6 24. Be4 (24. b4 Bf7 $17) 24... Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Kf7 26. f3 Re8 27. Rd4 Ke6 28. Re4+ Kd7 29. Rg4 Re7 30. Kf2 d5 31. c5 b6 32. b4 Ke6 33. Rd4 (33. Ke3 Kf5+ 34. Kd2 Rb7 $19) 33... bxc5 (33... Rb7 $5 34. cxb6 axb6 35. Rd2 $19) 34. bxc5 $17 Ke5 35. Ke3 Rb7 36. f4+ Ke6 37. a4 $4 {solves nothing} (37. Ra4 $142 $17) 37... Rb3+ $19 38. Kf2 a5 39. Ke2 ( 39. g3 {doesn't improve anything} Ra3 $19) 39... Rc3 40. Ke1 (40. Rd1 {does not solve anything} Rxc5 41. Rb1 Rc4 $19) 40... Rxc5 41. Kd2 (41. Rd3 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Rc4 42. Rb3 Rxf4 $19) 41... h5 ( 41... Rc4 {seems even better} 42. Rd3 Rxf4 43. Re3+ Kd6 44. Re8 $19) 42. g4 ( 42. Rd3 {does not improve anything} Kf5 $19) 42... hxg4 43. hxg4 g5 (43... Rc4 $5 {might be the shorter path} 44. Rd3 Rxf4 45. Re3+ Kd6 46. g5 fxg5 47. Re8 $19) 44. fxg5 fxg5 45. Kd3 (45. Rd3 {desperation} Rc4 46. Rh3 Rd4+ 47. Ke1 Rxg4 48. Rh6+ Kd7 49. Rh5 Re4+ 50. Kf2 $19) 45... Ke5 46. Ke3 (46. Ke2 {does not win a prize} Kxd4 47. Kf2 Rc2+ 48. Kf3 c5 49. Kg3 c4 50. Kf3 c3 51. Kg3 Ra2 52. Kf3 c2 53. Kg3 c1=Q 54. Kh3 Qc3#) 46... Rc3+ 47. Rd3 d4+ 48. Kd2 (48. Ke2 { is no salvation} Rxd3 49. Ke1 c5 50. Kf2 Rd2+ 51. Ke1 c4 52. Kxd2 Ke4 53. Kc1 Kd3 54. Kd1 c3 55. Ke1 c2 56. Kf1 Ke3 57. Kg2 d3 58. Kg3 d2 59. Kg2 Kf4 60. Kf2 d1=Q 61. Kg2 c1=Q 62. Kh2 Qh1#) 48... Rxd3+ 49. Kxd3 (49. Kc1 {cannot change destiny} Rd2 $1 {puts the final touch} 50. Kxd2 c5 51. Kd3 Kd5 52. Kc2 c4 53. Kd2 Ke4 54. Ke1 c3 55. Kf2 c2 56. Kg3 d3 57. Kf2 d2 58. Kg2 Kf4 59. Kf1 d1=Q+ 60. Kg2 c1=Q 61. Kh2 Qh1#) 49... Kd5 (49... Kd5 50. Ke2 c5 51. Kd2 Ke4 52. Kd1 c4 53. Kd2 c3+ 54. Ke2 d3+ 55. Ke1 Kf3 56. Kd1 Ke3 57. Kc1 Ke2 58. Kb1 Kd2 59. Ka1 Kc2 60. Ka2 d2 61. Ka3 d1=Q 62. Ka2 Qb1+ 63. Ka3 Qb2#) 0-1