[Event "Candidates 2009"] [Site "Memphis,TN"] [Date "2009.01.04"] [Round "4"] [White "Reddy, Nishit"] [Black "Maneclang, Tony"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1685"] [BlackElo "1600"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 { last book move} 5. Bg5 Nbd7 (5... h6 6. Bh4 $11) 6. Nf3 c6 {Covers b5} 7. c3 { Consolidates b4} Bd6 8. O-O O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 9. Qc2 Qc7 10. Nbd2 b6 11. c4 {White has an active position} Ba6 $2 (11... h6 12. Bh4 $11) 12. c5 {White threatens to win material: c5xd6. Clearance to allow d3-a6} Bxd3 (12... Bxc5 13. Bxa6) 13. cxd6 Bxc2 14. dxc7 {White has a new passed pawn: c7} Rac8 $2 (14... c5 $142 {would keep Black alive} 15. Rac1 Ba4 16. dxc5 bxc5 $14) 15. Rfc1 $18 Ba4 16. b3 Bb5 17. a4 Be2 18. Rxc6 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Re1 ( 20. Nh4 $142 {White clearly has the better chances} Bg4 21. Nf1 $18) 20... Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Ne4 $2 (21... Rfe8 $5 22. Re5 Kf8 $16) 22. Ne5 (22. Nh4 $142 Rfe8 23. Nf5 $18) 22... Kh7 $2 (22... Rfe8 23. Nd3 Kf8 24. Nb4 $18) 23. Nd7 (23. f3 { makes it even easier for White} Nf6 24. Ng4 Ng8 $18) 23... Rg8 $2 (23... Rfe8 24. Nb8 $18) 24. Re2 (24. f3 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Ng5 25. Re7 Ra8 $18 ) 24... Ng5 (24... Rge8 25. Nb8 Kg8 $18) 25. f3 (25. Re7 $142 {secures the point} Ne6 26. Nf6+ gxf6 27. Rcxe6 $18) 25... Ne6 $16 {Black threatens to win material: Ne6xc7} 26. Rd2 (26. Rexe6 fxe6 27. a5 bxa5 $14) 26... Rxc7 (26... Nxc7 $4 27. Rdc2 $18) 27. Rxc7 Nxc7 28. Ne5 {White threatens to win material: Ne5xf7} f6 {Black threatens to win material: f6xe5} (28... Re8 29. Nxf7 Re3 30. Nd6 $11) 29. Nc6 $14 a5 30. Re2 Re8 31. Rxe8 Nxe8 {A knight endgame occured} 32. Ne7 Nc7 33. Kf2 g6 {Secures f5} 34. Nc8 b5 (34... Na8 $14) 35. Nd6 (35. axb5 $142 $5 Nxb5 36. Ke3 $16) 35... bxa4 $11 36. bxa4 Kg7 37. Nb7 {White threatens to win material: Nb7xa5} Kf7 $2 (37... Na8 $142 $11 {would allow Black to play on}) 38. Nxa5 $18 Ke7 39. Nb3 h5 (39... Kd7 40. Nc5+ Kc6 41. Ke3 $18) 40. Nc5 h4 41. Ke3 g5 42. f4 Kd6 $6 {doesn't do very much to defend the position} (42... Kf7 $18) 43. Kf3 Ne8 (43... Kc6 {is not the saving move} 44. fxg5 fxg5 45. Kg4 $18) 44. fxg5 fxg5 45. Kg4 Nf6+ (45... Kc7 {doesn't improve anything} 46. Kxg5 Nd6 47. Nb3 $18) 46. Kxg5 Ne4+ (46... Ng8 {there is nothing else anyway} 47. Kxh4 Ne7 $18) 47. Nxe4+ dxe4 48. Kf4 Kd5 49. Ke3 (49. Ke3 Kc4 50. h3 $18) 1-0