[Event "Pawn Power Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.04.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Larson, Gerald"] [Black "Howell, Ken"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C05"] [WhiteElo "2132"] [BlackElo "1578"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C05: French Tarrasch: 3...Nf6 4 e5 Nfd7, 5 f4 and 5 Bd3 sidelines} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. Ne2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. g3 O-O 11. Bh3 {last book move} Nd8 12. O-O f6 {Controls g5} (12... Nc6 13. g4 $11) 13. Kh1 f5 14. b3 Nf7 15. Nc3 {Black's piece can't move: c8} Qd8 16. Be3 b6 17. Rf2 {Black has a cramped position} Ba6 18. g4 {White threatens to win material: g4xf5} Nh6 19. g5 {White wins space} Ng4 20. Bxg4 fxg4 { Black has the pair of bishops} 21. Ng1 Rc8 {Black threatens to win material: Rc8xc3} 22. Nce2 h5 (22... Qe8 $142 {and Black can hope to live} 23. Ng3 Rc3 $11) 23. gxh6 $16 gxh6 $2 (23... Qe8 $142 24. hxg7 Kxg7 $16) 24. Ng3 $18 { White prepares f5} Kh7 (24... Rc3 25. Qxg4+ Kh7 26. Re1 $18) 25. Qxg4 (25. Qb1+ $142 {makes it even easier for White} Kh8 26. Qg6 Nf6 27. Qxh6+ Nh7 28. Qxe6 Rc3 $18) 25... Rg8 (25... Rc3 26. Re1 Rc6 $18) 26. Qxe6 Rg6 (26... Bb7 { is no salvation} 27. Rc1 $18) 27. Qh3 Bd3 (27... Bf8 {doesn't improve anything} 28. f5 Rg8 29. f6 $18) 28. f5 Rg5 (28... Rgc6 {doesn't change anything anymore} 29. e6 Bf8 30. Nf3 $18) 29. f6 (29. Nf3 $142 {seems even better} Kg8 30. Nxg5 hxg5 31. f6 $18) 29... Rxg3 (29... Rg6 {is one last hope} 30. fxe7 Qxe7 $18) 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. fxe7 (31. f7#) 1-0