[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Middleton"] [Black "Hurt, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2308"] [BlackElo "2150"] [Annotator "Shredder 9 (10s)"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "1972.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nf3 Qe7+ 6. Qe2 Nc6 (6... Qxe2+ 7. Kxe2 (7. Bxe2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O {1/2-1/2 Perez Wertheim,R-Fernandez Murga,R (2270)/Buenos Aires 2000/EXT 2001}) 7... Ne7 8. Re1 Bf5 9. c3 Bxd3+ 10. Kxd3 f6 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Palermo,C (2520)-Vaisser,A (2490)/Bayamo 1985/MCL}) 7. Be3 $146 (7. Nc3 Nb4 8. Be3 c6 9. h3 Nf6 10. Nd2 Be6 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Rde1 h6 13. Nb3 Nd7 14. Kb1 Qf6 15. g4 g5 16. Nc1 Rdg8 17. Qd1 Nxd3 18. Nxd3 h5 19. f3 Rh7 20. Ref1 Qg6 21. Rfg1 f6 {Maroczy, G-Bogoljubow,E/Gothenburg 1920/HCL/0-1 (49)}) (7. c3 Bg4 8. O-O Qxe2 9. Bxe2 Nge7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nbd2 Ng6 12. Nf1 Rae8 13. Bd2 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Bxf4 15. Bb5 Bxf3 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. gxf3 f5 18. Ne3 g6 19. Ng2 Bd6 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Re1 Rxe1+ {Germek,M-Puc,S/Sarajevo 1951/EXT 2002/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 7... Nf6 8. Nbd2 Nb4 9. Bb5+ (9. O-O $142 $5 $11 {is an interesting idea}) 9... c6 $17 {Black threatens to win material: c6xb5} 10. Ba4 (10. Bd3 O-O $17) 10... Bf5 11. Kd1 ( 11. Nb1 Ng4 12. Nc3 O-O $19) 11... a5 (11... O-O 12. a3 Na6 13. Bg5 $19) 12. Nh4 (12. a3 $5 Na6 13. Bg5 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 $17) 12... Bg4 $19 13. f3 Be6 14. h3 $4 {White crumbles in face of a dire situation} (14. a3 $142 Na6 15. c3 $19) 14... Na6 (14... Nh5 $5 {might be the shorter path} 15. Nf1 Qxh4 16. c3 $19) 15. Qd3 (15. c4 dxc4 16. Bg5 h6 $19) 15... O-O (15... Bg3 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 16. Bg5 h6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 hxg5 19. c3 $19) 16. c3 c5 (16... Nh5 {and Black can already relax} 17. Bf2 Bg3 18. Bc2 $19) 17. dxc5 $2 (17. g4 Rac8 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 Nh5 $19) 17... Nxc5 (17... Bg3 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 18. Qd4 Nh5 19. Bf2 $19) 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Nb3 (19. Nf5 Qc7 $19) 19... Ne4 (19... Rfd8 $5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 $19) 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Qg3 (21. Qb5 b6 (21... Qxh4 22. Qxc5 Rfd8+ 23. Kc1 Qf4+ 24. Kb1 $19) 22. g3 Qd6+ 23. Kc2 Qxg3 $19) 21... Bd6 (21... Qd8+ 22. Kc2 Be7 23. Rhd1 Bxh4 24. Rxd8 Bxg3 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Bb5 $19) 22. Qe1 $17 b5 (22... Rad8 $142 23. Kc2 Qg5 24. Qxe4 b5 25. Bxb5 Qxb5 $15) 23. Nd2 $4 (23. Bxb5 $142 {saving the game} Rab8 24. Bc6 $15) 23... e3 $19 24. Bc2 exd2 25. Qe4 f5 (25... g6 $5 {seems even better} 26. Nf3 b4 27. Nd4 bxc3 28. bxc3 $19) 26. Qe2 $2 (26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Bb3 Qxb3+ 28. axb3 Bf4 $17) 26... Rad8 $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (26... a4 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 27. Nf3 Bc5 28. Kxd2 b4 $19) 27. Rf1 $4 {strolling merrily down the path to disaster} (27. Qxe6+ $142 Qxe6 28. Bb3 $17) 27... Bc4 $19 28. Qxe7 Bxe7 29. Nxf5 Bxf1 30. Nxe7+ Kh8 31. Nc6 Rde8 32. Kxd2 Rf2+ 33. Kd1 (33. Kc1 {the only chance to get some counterplay} Bxg2 34. Nd4 Re1+ 35. Bd1 $19) 33... Bxg2 (33... Bxg2 34. Nd4 Bxh3 $19) 0-1