[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.26"] [Round "5"] [White "Cohen, Lawrence"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2000"] [BlackElo "2518"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5} 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d3 Be7 9. Be3 O-O {last book move} 10. Qd2 f6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} 11. Ne1 Bd7 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 {White has new hanging pawns: d3+e2} Ne6 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Nf3 Ncd4 16. Nd5 Bc6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {White has the pair of bishops} 18. Rae1 Rfe8 19. Kh1 (19. b4 Nxf3+ 20. exf3 cxb4 21. Bxa7 Ra8) 19... b6 20. Bf2 Qb7 21. e4 (21. Bxd4 $142 {is interesting} Nxd4 22. e4) 21... Nxf3 22. Bxf3 Rcd8 23. Qc2 Nd4 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 ({Inferior is} 24... cxd4 25. Rc1 Rd6 26. Kg1) 25. Kg1 Red8 26. Re3 Re8 (26... Qd7 27. e5 Ba4 28. b3) 27. g4 (27. Ree1 Qd7 28. Re3 $17) 27... Re5 28. b3 Qd7 29. Qe2 (29. h4 a5) 29... Bb5 30. Rd1 a5 31. a4 Bc6 32. h3 (32. Rc1 Qd6) 32... Qd6 (32... Rb4 33. Rc1) 33. Bg2 h6 (33... Rb4 34. d4 cxd4 (34... Rxd4 35. Qc4+ Kf8 36. Rxd4 Qxd4 37. Qxd4 cxd4 38. Rd3)) 34. Bf1 (34. Rc1 Bd7) 34... Bd7 (34... Bxe4 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 35. Ra1 Bxd3 36. Qf3 Rxe3 37. Qxe3 ) 35. Qg2 (35. Kh1 Rb4 36. Qc2 h5 37. gxh5 Rxh5) 35... Be6 36. Rb1 Rb4 37. Qc2 Qd4 38. Kf2 h5 39. Be2 h4 (39... Rg5 {and Black can already relax} 40. Qd1) 40. Bd1 Bd7 (40... b5 41. axb5 g6 42. Kf3) 41. Ke2 (41. Qe2 b5 ) 41... f5 (41... Bc6 42. Qc1) 42. gxf5 Bxf5 43. Rf3 (43. exf5 Qxe3+) 43... Bg6 (43... Rxe4+ {might be the shorter path} 44. dxe4 Bxe4) 44. Kf1 Rg5 45. Qf2 Qxf2+ 46. Kxf2 c4 47. Bc2 (47. dxc4 {White will choke on that pawn} Bxe4 48. Rb2 Bxf3 49. Kxf3 Rg3+ 50. Kf4 Rxh3) 47... cxd3 48. Bxd3 Bxe4 49. Bxe4 Rxe4 50. Rg1 (50. Rd1 Rge5) 50... Rxg1 51. Kxg1 Kh7 52. Kf2 Kh6 53. Rd3 Kh5 54. Rd5+ g5 55. Rb5 {causes even greater problems} (55. Rd3) 55... Rb4 56. Rxb4 (56. Rd5 {is the last straw} Rxb3 57. Kg2 $19) 56... axb4 57. Kf3 g4+ 58. hxg4+ Kg5 59. Kg2 Kxg4 60. Kf2 Kf4 (60... Kf4 61. Kg2 Ke5) (60... Kf5 {secures the win} 61. Kf3) 0-1