[Event "James Wright Memorial"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.08.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Poss, Eric"] [Black "Van Doren, Jon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1488"] [BlackElo "1313"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 h6 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 {last book move} Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. Nd5 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 a6 { Consolidates b5} 9. O-O d6 10. h3 {Secures g4} Nh5 11. Nh2 (11. Rfe1 Nf6 $14) 11... Nd4 12. f4 $4 (12. c3 Ne6 $11) 12... exf4 $4 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (12... c6 $5 13. c3 cxd5 14. Bxd5 $19) 13. Nxf4 $2 (13. Qd1 Ng3 14. Rf2 $17) 13... Qg5 $19 14. Rf2 $2 (14. Rae1 $142 Bxh3 $1 {the decision} 15. Nf3 Qxf4 16. Qxf4 Nxf4 17. Nxd4 Nxg2 18. Re2 $17) 14... Ng3 (14... Nxf4 $142 { and the rest is a matter of technique} 15. Kh1 Nh5 16. Qxg5 hxg5 $19) 15. Rd1 ( 15. Nf1 $142 b5 16. Nxg3 bxc4 17. dxc4 $14) 15... Nh5 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (15... Be6 16. c3 Bxc4 17. cxd4 d5 $16) 16. c3 $4 {an unfortunate move that relinquishes the win} (16. h4 $142 {would have given White the upper hand} Qxf4 17. Rxf4 Nxf4 18. c3 $18) 16... Nxf4 $19 17. Qxf4 $4 {simply worsens the situation} (17. Rxf4 $142 Qxf4 $1 {an unexpected blow} 18. cxd4 ( 18. Qxf4 $4 Ne2+ 19. Kf2 Nxf4 $19) 18... Qxd2 19. Rxd2 $19) 17... Qxf4 (17... Ne2+ $142 $1 {seems even better} 18. Rxe2 Qxf4 19. Rf1 $19) 18. Rxf4 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 (19. Kf2 {does not solve anything} Nxf4 20. Kg3 g5 $19) 19... Nxf4 20. Rf1 Ne6 (20... b5 {and Black can already relax} 21. Rxf4 bxc4 22. dxc4 $19) 21. g4 (21. Nf3 {cannot change what is in store for ?} b5 22. Bd5 Rb8 $19) 21... Bd7 ( 21... Nc5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 22. b4 Na4 23. Bb3 Nxc3 24. Rc1 $19) 22. h4 (22. Kg2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Nc5 23. Rd1 Be6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 $19) 22... Bb5 (22... Nc5 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 23. b4 Na4 24. Bb3 $19) 23. b3 (23. Bxb5 {hardly improves anything} axb5 24. a3 Rfd8 $19) 23... Bxc4 24. bxc4 Nc5 25. Rf3 (25. Rd1 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} b5 26. cxb5 axb5 $19) 25... b5 26. g5 (26. cxb5 {does not help much} axb5 27. Re3 Ra3 $19) 26... hxg5 27. hxg5 (27. cxb5 {does not improve anything} axb5 28. hxg5 Rxa2 $19) 27... bxc4 28. dxc4 Nxe4 29. Ng4 Rab8 30. Rf4 (30. Nf2 {does not save the day} Rfe8 31. g6 fxg6 $19) 30... Nxg5 31. Kg2 Rb2+ 32. Kg3 Re8 33. Kh4 Ne6 (33... Ne4 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 34. Rf5 g6 35. Rf3 $19) 34. Rf5 Kf8 (34... Rxa2 $142 {might be the shorter path} 35. Rf3 Nc5 $19) 35. Ra5 Ra8 (35... Rg2 36. Rh5 Ke7 37. Ne3 g5+ 38. Rxg5 Rxg5 39. Ng4 Rh8+ 40. Kg3 f5 41. Kf3 fxg4+ 42. Kg3 Rh3+ 43. Kg2 Nf4+ 44. Kf2 Rf3+ 45. Kg1 g3 46. c5 Ne2+ 47. Kg2 Rf2+ 48. Kh3 Rh2#) 36. Rh5 Ke7 37. a4 Rc2 (37... Rg2 38. Ne3 g5+ 39. Rxg5 Rxg5 40. Nd5+ Kd7 41. Nf6+ Kc6 42. Ng4 Rh8+ 43. Kg3 f5 44. Kg2 Rxg4+ 45. Kf1 Nf4 46. Kf2 Rh2+ 47. Ke3 Rh3+ 48. Kf2 Rg2+ 49. Kf1 Rh1#) 38. Ne3 Rh2+ 39. Kg4 Rxh5 40. Kxh5 Rh8+ 41. Kg4 Nc5 42. a5 Nb3 43. Nd5+ Kd7 44. Nb4 Nxa5 ( 44... c5 {and Black can already relax} 45. Nd5 $19) 45. Nxa6 Nxc4 (45... c5 $142 $5 {seems even better} 46. Kf4 $19) 46. Nb4 Ra8 (46... Ne5+ {might be the shorter path} 47. Kg3 g5 48. Nd5 $19) 47. Kf4 Ne5 (47... Ra3 {seems even better } 48. Ke4 Rxc3 49. Nd5 Nd2+ 50. Kf4 Rf3+ 51. Kg4 $19) 48. Ke4 Ra4 49. Kd5 Rxb4 (49... c5 50. Ke4 cxb4 51. c4 b3 52. Ke3 b2 53. c5 b1=Q 54. c6+ Ke6 55. Kd2 Qb2+ 56. Ke3 Ng4+ 57. Kf3 Qf2#) 50. cxb4 Nd3 51. b5 f5 52. Kd4 Nb2 53. Ke3 Ke6 (53... d5 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 54. Ke2 Ke6 55. Ke3 $19) 54. Kf4 g6 (54... d5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 55. Kf3 $19) 55. Kg5 d5 56. Kxg6 f4 57. Kg7 (57. Kg5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} f3 58. Kg4 f2 59. b6 cxb6 60. Kf4 f1=Q+ 61. Kg3 Qg1+ 62. Kf3 d4 63. Ke2 Qe3+ 64. Kf1 Nd3 65. Kg2 Nf4+ 66. Kh1 Qf3+ 67. Kg1 Qg2#) 57... f3 58. Kg8 (58. Kh6 {doesn't do any good} f2 59. Kg6 f1=Q 60. Kg7 Qf7+ 61. Kh8 Kf6 62. b6 Qg7#) 58... d4 59. Kg7 (59. b6 {cannot change destiny} cxb6 60. Kf8 f2 61. Ke8 f1=Q 62. Kd8 Qf7 63. Kc8 Kd6 64. Kb8 Kc6 65. Ka8 Qb7#) 59... f2 60. b6 (60. Kg6 {is not the saving move} f1=Q 61. Kh5 Qh1+ 62. Kg4 Qg2+ 63. Kh5 Kf5 64. b6 Qg5#) 60... cxb6 61. Kg6 (61. Kh6 {is not much help} f1=Q 62. Kh5 Qh1+ 63. Kg6 Qg2+ 64. Kh7 Kf6 65. Kh6 Qg6#) 61... f1=Q 62. Kg5 (62. Kh5 {doesn't change anything anymore} Qg2 63. Kh4 Kf5 64. Kh5 Qg5#) 62... Ke5 (62... Qg2+ 63. Kh4 Kf5 64. Kh5 Qg5#) 63. Kg4 (63. Kg6 {doesn't improve anything} Qf6+ 64. Kh7 d3 65. Kg8 d2 66. Kh7 d1=Q 67. Kg8 Qg4+ 68. Kh7 Qgg6#) 63... Qf4+ 64. Kh5 (64. Kh3 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} d3 65. Kg2 d2 66. Kh3 d1=Q 67. Kg2 Qdf1#) 64... Qg3 65. Kh6 Kf5 (65... Kf6 66. Kh5 Qg5#) 66. Kh7 Kf6 67. Kh8 (67. Kh6 {cannot undo what has already been done} Qg6#) 0-1