[Event "45th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.11.27"] [Round "4"] [White "Stewart, Doug"] [Black "Turner, Greg"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "1958"] [BlackElo "1877"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {C43: Petroff Defence: 3 d4} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 { last book move.} Bf5 6. Qf3 Qf6 7. Nd2 Nc6 8. Nxc6 (8. Nxe4 $2 {may look interesting but causes some serious problems} dxe4 9. Qe3 exd3 10. Nxc6+ Qe6 11. Qxe6+ Bxe6 $19) 8... bxc6 9. O-O (9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bxe4 Qe6 $16) 9... Nd6 10. Re1+ Be7 11. c4 {White threatens to win material: c4xd5} Be6 12. c5 { This push gains space} Nf5 (12... Nb5 13. Bxb5 cxb5 14. Qb3 $14) 13. Bxf5 $16 Bxf5 14. Qc3 O-O 15. Nf3 h6 16. Bf4 Bd8 17. Ne5 Re8 18. Re3 h5 $4 {another step towards the grave} (18... Re7 $142 $16) 19. Ng4 $1 $18 {Theme: Clearance for e3-e8} hxg4 (19... Bxg4 20. Rxe8+) 20. Rxe8+ Kh7 21. Be5 (21. Bxc7 { might be the shorter path} Rc8 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 $18) 21... Qg6 (21... Qh6 { doesn't change anything anymore} 22. Qa5 $18) 22. Bxc7 $3 {right on the chin} Bxc7 {Exploits the pin} (22... Qf6 {does not improve anything} 23. Rae1 $18) 23. Rxa8 Qh5 (23... Bf4 {does not solve anything} 24. Rxa7 Qh6 25. g3 $18) 24. g3 Be4 25. Re1 f5 26. Rxe4 (26. Qb4 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qg5 27. Rc8 $18) 26... dxe4 (26... fxe4 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 27. b4 Qf5 28. a4 $18) 27. Qe3 (27. Qb3 $142 {nails it down} Qg6 28. Qg8+ Kh6 29. Rxa7 Ba5 $18) 27... Qf7 {Black prepares f4} 28. Qg5 f4 (28... Ba5 {otherwise it's curtains at once} 29. a4 e3 30. fxe3 Bd2 $18) 29. Qh4+ Kg6 30. Qxg4+ Kf6 31. Rxa7 g5 32. gxf4 (32. Qc8 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} Ba5 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. gxf4 g4 35. Qd7+ Kg6 36. Qxc6+ Kf5 $18) 32... gxf4 33. Qh4+ (33. h4 $142 {and the result of the game is clear: White will win} f3 34. h5 Qh7 $18 ) 33... Ke6 34. Qh3+ Kd5 35. Qb3+ (35. Qb3+ Kxd4 36. Qxf7 Kxc5 37. Qxc7 e3 38. Qe5+ Kc4 39. Qxf4+ Kb5 40. Qd4 exf2+ 41. Kf1 c5 42. Qa4+ Kb6 43. Qa6#) 1-0