[Event "Jack Smith Memorial 3"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.03.31"] [Round "4"] [White "Craycroft, John"] [Black "Nathani, Ashish"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A53"] [WhiteElo "1515"] [BlackElo "891"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {A53: Old Indian Defence without Nf3} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 {last book move} 5. Bg5 e5 6. e3 Be7 7. Be2 h6 8. Bh4 e4 (8... c6 $5 $11) 9. Nd2 $16 O-O 10. O-O c6 {Prevents intrusion on b5+d5} 11. f3 exf3 12. Rxf3 Bg4 { Black threatens to win material: Bg4xf3} 13. Rg3 (13. Rf1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 d5 $14) 13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 ({Less advisable is} 14. Nxe2 g5 15. Bxg5 hxg5 16. Rxg5+ Kh8 $15) 14... d5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rf1 Rc8 (16... Ne4 17. Ndxe4 (17. Ncxe4 $143 Bxh4 18. Rh3 dxe4 $17) (17. Nxd5 $6 Nxg3 18. Bxg3 Nb6 $11) 17... Bxh4 18. Nxd5 $11) 17. Bxf6 (17. e4 $5 dxe4 18. Re3 $14) 17... Nxf6 $11 18. Qb5 { Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn. White threatens to win material: Qb5xb7} Bd6 (18... Qb6 $142 19. Qxb6 axb6 $11) 19. Rxf6 $4 {with this move White loses his initiative} (19. Rgf3 $142 $14 {and White has air to breath}) 19... Qxf6 $17 20. Nxd5 (20. Rf3 Qe6 $17) 20... Qd8 (20... Qh4 $142 21. Rh3 Qe1+ 22. Nf1 Rc2 $19) 21. Rg4 $2 (21. Rf3 Rc2 22. Rf2 Qe8 $19) 21... b6 (21... f5 $142 { might be the shorter path} 22. Rf4 Bxf4 23. Nxf4 Rc1+ 24. Nf1 Qe7 25. Qb3+ Kh7 $19) 22. Ne4 $4 {causes even greater problems} (22. Nc3 f5 23. Rg6 Kh8 $17) 22... Be7 (22... Rc1+ $142 {and the result of the game is clear: Black will win } 23. Kf2 f5 $19) 23. Nxe7+ $2 (23. Nec3 $5 f5 24. Rf4 $17) 23... Qxe7 $19 24. Qh5 $4 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (24. Qf5 $142 Kh8 25. d5 $19) 24... f5 (24... Rc1+ $142 {and Black can already relax} 25. Kf2 f5 $19) 25. Qh4 (25. Rf4 {is the last straw} Rc1+ 26. Kf2 fxe4 27. Kg3 $19) 25... Rc1+ 26. Kf2 fxg4+ 27. Nf6+ (27. Kg3 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Qxe4 28. Qxg4 Qxe3+ 29. Kh4 Rh1 30. h3 Qf2+ 31. Kh5 Rf5+ 32. Kg6 Rg5+ 33. Qxg5 Qf7#) 27... Qxf6+ (27... Rxf6+ 28. Qxf6 Qxf6+ 29. Kg3 h5 30. h3 Rc2 31. Kh2 Qf3 32. hxg4 Qxg2#) 28. Qxf6 $19 Rxf6+ 29. Kg3 0-1