[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.10.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Burnett, Ron"] [Black "Baudendistel, Jeff"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B02"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "1526"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B02: Alekhine's Defence: Chase Variation and lines with early Nc3} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 b6 7. Bxd5 exd5 8. cxb6 axb6 { last book move} 9. Nf3 Bb4+ (9... Ba6 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Bg5 $15) 10. Bd2 $11 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Ba6 {Black inhibits 0-0} 12. Nc3 Bc4 13. Rc1 Nc6 (13... Bxa2 $4 {would lead to destruction} 14. Ra1 $18) 14. b3 {White threatens to win material: b3xc4} Ba6 15. Nxd5 O-O 16. Qg5 (16. Qf4 Re8 $11) 16... Qxg5 $11 { Black has a mate threat} 17. Nxg5 Bb7 18. Nf3 Rxa2 19. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Rc8 20. h3 Kf8 21. Rfd1 Rb2 22. Rc3 Na5 {Black threatens to win material: Na5xb3} 23. Nxc7 Rxb3 {Black has a new passed pawn: b6.} 24. Rc2 (24. Rxb3 Nxb3 25. Rb1 Rxc7 26. Rxb3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Rc4 $11) 24... Bc6 ( 24... Rb4 25. Ne1 $11) 25. Nd5 Rb8 26. Ne3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Nc6 28. f4 Rb4 { Black threatens to win material: Rb4xd4} 29. Rcd2 Ra8 30. d5 Ne7 31. Rd4 { White threatens to win material: Rd4xb4} Rb2 32. f5 b5 33. Rf1 (33. R4d2 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 $14) 33... Ke8 (33... d6 $142 $5 {might be a viable alternative} 34. e6 Ra4 $11) 34. Rh4 $16 h6 $2 (34... Kf8 35. Rc1 f6 36. exf6 Ng8 37. Rxh7 Nxf6 38. Rh8+ Ng8 $18) 35. d6 $18 Nc6 $2 (35... Ng8 $142 36. Nd5 Rb8 $18) 36. f6 Kf8 37. Nf5 Nxe5 (37... g6 {doesn't do any good} 38. Rxh6 Kg8 39. Ne7+ Nxe7 40. dxe7 $18 (40. fxe7 $6 Re2 $18)) 38. fxg7+ Kg8 39. Rxh6 Ng6 40. h4 b4 41. Re1 f6 (41... Rb3 {there is nothing else anyway} 42. h5 Rh3 $18) 42. Rxg6 1-0