[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.26"] [Round "4"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Burnett, Ron"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E19"] [WhiteElo "2518"] [BlackElo "2443"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {E19: Queen's Indian: Old Main Line with 7...Ne4 8 Qc2 Nxc3 8 Qxc3} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Bf6 10. Qc2 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 Na6 {last book move} 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. Be5 (14. Bxc7 $2 {is worthless because of} Rac8 $19) 14... Bxe5 15. Nxe5 ({ Weaker is} 15. dxe5 c5 $15) 15... c5 16. b3 (16. e3 Nb4 17. Qb1 c4 $14) 16... Rac8 $11 17. Qb2 Nc7 18. dxc5 bxc5 {Black has new hanging pawns: c5+d5} 19. Rfd1 Ne6 (19... Rfe8 $142 $5 {is the best option Black has} 20. Nd3 Ne6 $11 ( 20... Qxe2 $2 {would be great except for} 21. Qxe2 Rxe2 22. Nxc5 $18)) 20. Bxd5 $16 Bxd5 (20... Rcd8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nf3 $16) 21. Rxd5 Nd4 (21... f6 $5 22. Nf3 Qb7 $16) 22. e3 $18 Qe6 $2 (22... Qb7 $142 23. Rcxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 Ne6 $18) 23. Rdxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 (24. exd4 {is clearly worse} Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Rc8 $15) 24... Nf5 25. Qd2 h5 (25... Nd6 {does not win a prize} 26. Qd5 Qe7 27. Nc6 $18) 26. Qd5 Qf6 (26... Qa6 $18 {is the last straw}) 27. Nd7 Qa1+ 28. Kg2 Nxe3+ 29. fxe3 Qxa2+ (29... Re8 {cannot change destiny} 30. Qd2 Rd8 31. Rxh5 $18) 30. Kf3 Re8 (30... Qxh2 {is not much help} 31. Nxf8 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 Qxd5 33. Rxd5 Kxf8 34. Rxh5 $18) 31. Ne5 Rf8 32. h4 (32. Ng6 Qa6 33. Nxf8 Qf1+ 34. Ke4 Qg2+ 35. Kf4 Qf2+ 36. Ke5 Qf6+ 37. Ke4 Qe7+ 38. Ne6 fxe6 39. Rc8+ Kf7 40. Qxh5+ Kf6 41. Qh4+ Kf7 42. Qxe7+ Kxe7 43. Rc7+ Kd8 44. Rxg7 Ke8 45. h4 Kf8 46. Rxa7 Kg8 47. h5 Kf8 48. h6 Kg8 49. h7+ Kh8 50. b4 e5 51. Kf5 e4 52. Ra8+ Kxh7 53. Kf6 Kh6 54. Rh8#) 32... Qh2 (32... Qa6 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 33. Qd3 Qf6+ 34. Kg2 $18) 33. Kf4 (33. Nd7 $5 {seems even better} Re8 34. Qd3 Qh1+ 35. Kf4 Qg2 36. Rxh5 Qf2+ 37. Kg4 g6 $18) 33... Qf2+ 34. Qf3 Qb2 (34... Qd2 { doesn't do any good} 35. Nc4 Qb4 36. Qxh5 Qxb3 37. Qf5 $18) 35. Qxh5 (35. Qb7 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qf2+ 36. Nf3 Qb2 37. Rxh5 a6 $18) 35... Qxb3 36. Nf3 Re8 37. Re5 Qb8 38. Kg4 g6 (38... a5 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 39. Rxa5 Rxe3 40. Qd5 Qc8+ 41. Kf4 $18) 39. Rxe8+ Qxe8 40. Qe5 Qc8+ ( 40... Qa8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 41. Nd4 $18) 41. Kg5 Qd8+ 42. Qf6 Qe8 (42... Qf8 $18 {hoping against hope}) 43. Ne5 a5 44. g4 a4 (44... Kh7 {is still a small chance} 45. e4 Qf8 46. Nxf7 Qc5+ 47. Qe5 Qf8 $18) 45. h5 gxh5 46. gxh5 Kh7 (46... Qe6 {doesn't improve anything} 47. Qxe6 fxe6 48. Kg6 Kf8 49. h6 Ke7 50. h7 Kd6 51. h8=Q Kc5 52. Qc8+ Kb5 53. Qc6+ Kb4 54. Qc4+ Ka5 55. Qc5+ Ka6 56. Nc4 Kb7 57. Nd6+ Ka6 58. Qc6+ Ka5 59. Qb5#) 47. h6 (47. Qxf7+ $4 {a poisoned pawn} Qxf7 48. Nxf7 a3 $19) 47... Qf8 (47... Qg8+ {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 48. Kh5 Qf8 49. Nxf7 Qc5+ 50. Ng5+ Qxg5+ 51. Kxg5 a3 52. Qg7#) 48. Kh5 1-0