[Event "Candidates 2007"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.01.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Hall, Kenneth"] [Black "Quintrell, Oran"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1208"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Bd3 O-O 5. O-O d5 {last book move} 6. c4 e6 {Consolidates f5} ( 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 Ne4 8. Bd3 $11) 7. Nbd2 b6 8. b3 Ba6 9. Qc2 c5 10. Ba3 Re8 ( 10... Nbd7 11. Rac1 $14) 11. dxc5 $16 bxc5 12. Bxc5 Ne4 $2 (12... Nbd7 13. Ba3 $16) 13. Bd4 $4 {gives the opponent new chances} (13. Nxe4 $142 {makes it even easier for White} Bxa1 14. Rxa1 dxe4 15. Bxe4 $18) 13... f6 $4 {further deteriorates the position} (13... Nxd2 $142 14. Nxd2 Bxd4 15. exd4 Nc6 $16) 14. Nxe4 $18 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nd7 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. Rfd1 Qc6 (17... Bb7 {does not win a prize} 18. Bb2 Nc5 19. Ba3 $18) 18. Bxa7 Nc5 (18... Bb7 {does not improve anything} 19. Bd4 e5 20. Bc3 $18) 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Rac1 Bb7 21. Nd4 (21. Qd3 { seems even better} Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Qh5 $18) 21... Qg5 (21... Bf8 { is not much help} 22. Qd2 Qg5 23. f4 $18) 22. g3 (22. f4 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qc5 23. Qd2 Qc8 $18) 22... e5 (22... Qc5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 23. b4 Qxb4 24. c5 $18) 23. f4 (23. Nb5 $142 $5 {seems even better} Bc6 24. Nd6 Ra8 $18) 23... Qg4 24. Qe2 Qxe2 (24... Qh3 {no good, but what else?} 25. fxe5 fxe5 $18) 25. Nxe2 Bf3 (25... exf4 {doesn't improve anything} 26. Nxf4 f5 27. c5 $18) 26. Kf2 e4 (26... Bc6 {cannot undo what has already been done} 27. b4 exf4 28. gxf4 $18) 27. Rc2 (27. c5 $142 {and White can already relax} g5 28. a4 Ra8 $18) 27... f5 (27... g5 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 28. b4 Bf8 29. c5 $18) 28. b4 Bf6 29. a4 Be7 (29... Ra8 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 30. a5 h5 31. c5 $18) 30. Rb1 (30. c5 {makes it even easier for White} h5 $18) 30... Rd8 (30... Ra8 {does not solve anything} 31. Ra2 Rc8 32. a5 Rxc4 33. a6 $18) 31. b5 (31. a5 {might be the shorter path} g5 32. a6 h6 $18) 31... Kf8 (31... Bc5 {is no salvation} 32. b6 Bxe2 33. Kxe2 Bxb6 34. Rxb6 $18) 32. b6 Bc5 33. b7 Ba7 34. c5 (34. c5 Rd7 35. Nd4 $18) 1-0