[Event "Jack Smith Memorial"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2005.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stewart, Douglas"]
[Black "Herbers, Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "1880"]
[BlackElo "1962"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
{C53: Giuoco Piano sidelines} 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 {last
book move} 5. b4 Bb6 6. a4 a5 7. b5 {This push gains space} Nce7 8. Qb3 Nh6 9.
d4 {White threatens to win material: d4xe5} O-O 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. dxe5 {
Black has the pair of bishops} Ng6 12. exd6 Nf4 13. dxc7 (13. O-O $142 Qxd6 14.
g3 Nh3+ 15. Kg2 $11) 13... Bxc7 $4 {Black lets it slip away.} (13... Nxg2+ $142
{and Black could well hope to play on} 14. Kf1 Qf6 $15) 14. O-O $18 Qf6 15.
Nbd2 Bg4 (15... Bh3 16. g3 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 $18 (17. Bxf1 $143 Ne6 $14) (17. Nxf1
$143 Ne6 18. N1d2 Nc5 $16) (17. gxf4 {is much weaker} Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Bxf4 $17))
16. Rae1 Qg6 (16... Bh3 $142 17. e5 Qg7 $16) 17. Nh4 $4 {gives the opponent
new chances} (17. g3 $142 $5 $18) 17... Qh5 (17... Qg5 $5 {is noteworthy} 18.
b6 Nh3+ 19. Kh1 Nxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qxh4 $11) 18. g3 {White threatens to win
material: g3xf4} Rad8 {Black threatens to win material: Rd8xd2} 19. Qc2 {
Black has an active position} (19. Bd5 $5 {deserves consideration} Nxd5 20.
exd5 Qxd5 21. Qc4 Qxc4 22. Nxc4 $16) 19... Nh3+ 20. Kg2 Ng5 $4 {gives the
opponent counterplay} (20... Nf4+ $142 {was much better} 21. Kg1 Nh3+ 22. Kg2
Nf4+ 23. Kg1 $11) 21. f4 $18 Bh3+ 22. Kh1 Bxf1 23. Bxf1 Bxf4 (23... Ne6 24. Nf5
Kh8 $18) 24. Be2 $4 {forfeits the clear win} (24. Nc4 $142 {and White has
triumphed} Bxg3 25. hxg3 $18) 24... Rxd2 $19 25. Bxh5 Rxc2 26. gxf4 Ne6 27.
Rg1+ Kh8 28. f5 $2 (28. Rf1 $142 $5 Ng7 29. Bd1 Rxc3 30. e5 $19) 28... Ng5 $19
29. e5 $6 {not the bravest move.} (29. Re1 Rxc3 30. Ng2 Re8 $19) 29... Rxc3 (
29... Nh3 {might be the shorter path} 30. e6 Nxg1 31. Bxf7 $19) 30. Rd1 $2 (30.
f6 Rh3 31. Rg4 Rc8 $19) 30... Rc4 (30... Ne4 {seems even better} 31. Re1 Rg8
32. Ng2 Nf2+ 33. Kg1 $19) 31. Nf3 $2 (31. Ng2 Rxa4 32. h4 Ra3 $19) 31... Rf4 (
31... Nh3 $142 {and Black can celebrate victory} 32. Kg2 Nf4+ 33. Kf1 Nxh5 $19)
32. Nxg5 hxg5 33. e6 $2 (33. Bxf7 Rxf7 34. f6 $19) 33... fxe6 34. fxe6 Rf1+ 35.
Rxf1 (35. Kg2 {doesn't do any good} Rxd1 36. Bxd1 Kg7 $19) 35... Rxf1+ 36. Kg2
Re1 37. Bg4 (37. Bf3 {does not help much} b6 38. Bd5 Kg7 $19) 37... Kg7 38. Bf3
(38. Bf5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} h6 39. e7 Rxe7 $19) 38... b6
39. Bd5 Kf6 40. Kf2 (40. h4 {doesn't change anything anymore} gxh4 41. Kh2 Rb1
$19) 40... Ra1 41. Bb3 Ra3 (41... Ra3 42. e7 Kxe7 $19) 0-1