[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.01.25"] [Round "2"] [White "Denton, Bradley"] [Black "Marella, Diva"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1807"] [BlackElo "1698"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {C02: French: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. f4 Qb6 {last book move} 6. Nf3 Nge7 (6... cxd4 $142 $5 {would allow Black to play on} 7. cxd4 Nh6 $15) 7. dxc5 $14 Qxc5 8. Nbd2 Nf5 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. Qe2 h6 {Consolidates g5} (12... O-O 13. Be3 Qc7 14. O-O $16) 13. Be3 Qc7 14. O-O b6 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Rac1 O-O 17. Nfd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 (18. cxd4 $6 Qd7 $15) 18... Bc5 19. Nc2 (19. Rd3 Qd7 $16) 19... g6 (19... Qe7 20. Qf3 $14) 20. Bxc5 (20. Qf3 Rfd8 $16) 20... bxc5 $14 21. Ne3 {Attacks the pawn on d5. White threatens to win material: Ne3xd5} Rad8 22. Rd2 Rd7 23. Rcd1 Rfd8 24. Nc2 Qb6 {Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb2} 25. Na3 (25. Qf2 Qxb2 26. Qxc5 Qxa2 $11) 25... a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 26. Qf2 Qa5 27. h3 Rb8 28. Qh4 { White threatens to win material: Qh4xh6} Kh7 29. Nc4 Qd8 (29... Qxa2 30. Nd6 $15) 30. Qxd8 $11 Rbxd8 (30... Rdxd8 31. Kf1 $11) 31. Nd6 {An ideal square for the white knight.} (31. Nb6 $5 {might be a viable alternative} Rb7 32. Nxd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Bxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxb2 35. Rxc5 Rxa2 36. Rc7 $14) 31... Rb8 (31... f6 32. Rxd5 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 $15) 32. a3 $11 Kg7 33. b4 cxb4 (33... Rc7 34. Rd3 $11) 34. cxb4 $14 {Black has a new passed pawn: d5.} Rc7 35. Rd4 (35. Kf2 $5 $14 { has some apparent merit}) 35... Rc2 36. R1d2 1/2-1/2