[Event "Summer Knight Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2002.06.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Gaskey, Rex"] [Black "Marella, Diva"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1210"] [BlackElo "1718"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {C02: French: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. Nc3 Nf5 {The pressure on d4 grows} 9. Bb5 { last book move} a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 {Black has the pair of bishops} 11. O-O Be7 12. b3 h5 (12... a5 13. Na4 Qb5 14. g4 $14) 13. Be3 g5 (13... h4 14. h3 $14) 14. Bxg5 (14. Na4 Qd8 $16) 14... Bxg5 $14 15. Nxg5 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Nxd4 17. Rad1 {White threatens to win material: Rd1xd4} Nf5 18. Nf3 a5 19. Nd4 (19. Rfe1 $5 $14 {is interesting}) 19... Nxd4 $11 20. Rxd4 c5 21. Rdd1 (21. Rd2 Ba6 22. Rc1 Rc8 $11) 21... Ba6 {Black intends c4. Black threatens to win material: Ba6xf1} 22. Rfe1 Ke7 23. Na4 {White threatens to win material: Na4xc5} Rac8 {Black plans c4} 24. Rc1 c4 25. bxc4 Rxc4 26. Rxc4 dxc4 (26... Bxc4 27. Rb1 $15) 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. f4 Kf8 (28... f6 29. g3 $11) 29. h3 (29. Nc3 Bb7 $14) 29... Rc6 ( 29... h4 $5 $11 {is an interesting alternative}) 30. g4 $14 hxg4 31. hxg4 Kg7 32. Kf2 f6 33. Ke3 fxe5 34. fxe5 {White has a new passed pawn: g4.} Kg6 35. Kd4 {The isolani on c4 becomes a target} Kg5 {Black threatens to win material: Kg5xg4} 36. Nb2 {Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on c4. White threatens to win material: Nb2xc4} (36. Rh1 c3 37. Nc5 Kxg4 $14) 36... Kxg4 ( 36... Kf4 37. Rf1+ Kg5 38. Rc1 $11) 37. Nxc4 (37. Na4 Bb7 $14) 37... Rxc4+ 38. Rxc4 Bxc4 39. Kxc4 {A pawn endgame occured} Kf4 {Black threatens to win material: Kf4xe5} 40. Kd4 $4 {lets it slip away} (40. Kb5 $142 $11 {had to be tried to avoid defeat}) 40... a4 (40... Kf5 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 41. Ke3 $19) 41. a3 (41. Kc3 Kxe5 42. Kb4 Kf4 43. Kb5 e5 44. a3 e4 45. Kb4 e3 46. Kc3 Ke4 47. Kc2 Kd4 48. Kc1 Kc3 49. Kd1 Kd3 50. Ke1 e2 51. Kf2 Kd2 52. Kg3 e1=Q+ 53. Kf4 Qe7 54. Kf3 Qh4 55. Kg2 Qh5 56. Kg3 Ke3 57. Kg2 Qg4+ 58. Kh2 Kf3 59. Kh1 Qg2#) 41... Kf5 (41... Kf5 42. Kc4 Kxe5 $19) 0-1