[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.02.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Swami, Gurukumar"] [Black "Keita, Falilou"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1802"] [BlackElo "1603"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C02: French: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 e6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Bd7 9. Be2 Nge7 {last book move} 10. Nc3 { White has an active position} Nf5 {Will d4 fall?. Black threatens to win material: Nf5xd4} 11. Na4 Qa5 12. Bd2 {White threatens to win material: Bd2xa5} Qd8 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Nc3 {White has an active position} Bb4 15. Qb3 Bxc3 (15... f6 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Bd3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 $14) 16. bxc3 $16 Rb8 17. Bd2 Qd8 18. Bd3 Nh4 19. Nxh4 Qxh4 20. f4 g6 21. Rf3 Qd8 22. Qc2 Qb6 (22... Rc8 23. Qb2 $16) 23. Rb1 $18 Qd8 24. Rh3 Qe7 25. Be1 Qf8 (25... f5 $142 $18) 26. Bh4 h6 27. Bf6 Rg8 (27... Rh7 {cannot undo what has already been done} 28. g4 $18) 28. Bb5 a6 29. Bd3 b5 (29... h5 {doesn't change anything anymore} 30. Rb6 Qa3 31. Qd2 $18) 30. a4 b4 (30... Ne7 $18 {what else?}) 31. Bxa6 Na5 (31... g5 {is not much help } 32. cxb4 g4 $18) 32. Bb5 (32. cxb4 $142 {and White wins} Nc4 33. Rc3 $18) 32... b3 33. Rxb3 Nxb3 34. Qxb3 Bxb5 35. axb5 Kd7 36. b6 (36. Rd3 $5 Ra8 37. b6 Ra1+ 38. Kf2 Qa8 $18) 36... Qc8 37. Rxh6 (37. Qb4 Qb7 38. Rxh6 Qxb6 39. Qe7+ Kc6 40. h4 $16) 37... Qa6 $14 {Black threatens to win material: Qa6xb6} 38. Rh7 $4 {White lets it slip away} (38. h4 Rxb6 39. Qd1 Rgb8 $19) 38... Rgf8 (38... Rxb6 $142 {nails it down} 39. Qd1 Qa2 40. Rxf7+ Kc6 $19) 39. Qb4 {White has a mate threat} (39. h3 $142 Rxb6 40. Qc2 $16) 39... Qxb6 $2 (39... Rxb6 $142 { would allow Black to play on} 40. Qe7+ Kc6 41. Qxf8 Rb1+ 42. Kf2 Rb2+ 43. Kg3 Rxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Qe2+ 45. Kg3 Qe1+ 46. Kg4 Qg1+ 47. Kh4 g5+ 48. fxg5 Qxh2+ 49. Kg4 Qg2+ 50. Kf4 Qf2+ 51. Kg4 Qg2+ 52. Kh4 Qh2+ 53. Kg4 Qg2+ $11) 40. Be7 (40. Qe7+ $5 Kc6 41. h3 Qc7 42. Qc5+ Kb7 $18) 40... Qxb4 41. Bxb4 Rfe8 $2 (41... Rxb4 $142 42. cxb4 Kc6 $18) 42. Rxf7+ Kc6 43. Rf6 Kb5 (43... Kd7 44. Rxg6 Rg8 45. Rh6 $18) 44. Rxg6 Kc4 (44... Ra8 {cannot change destiny} 45. h4 Rg8 46. Rg5 (46. Rxe6 $6 {is much weaker} Ra2 47. Kh1 Rgxg2 $11) 46... Rxg5 47. fxg5 $18 ( 47. hxg5 $6 Rg8 $18)) 45. Rg7 (45. Kf2 $142 $18 {secures victory}) 45... Kd3 46. Kf2 (46. Kf2 Ke4 47. Kg3 $18) 1-0