[Event "Friday Night Fun Returns!"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.05.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Dasari, Vijaya"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C58"] [WhiteElo "1025"] [BlackElo "1802"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {C58: Two Knights: 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 Na5 sidelines} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 Nxc4 {last book move} 7. dxc4 {Black has the pair of bishops} Bc5 (7... h6 8. Nf3 e4 9. Nd4 $11) 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. Qe2 {White threatens to win material: Qe2xe5} Re8 (10... Bd4 $142 $14) 11. b3 ( 11. Nge4 $142 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 $16) 11... e4 $15 12. Bb2 (12. Na4 Bd4 13. c3 Be5 $15) 12... Qd7 (12... Bg4 $142 13. Qe1 e3 $19) 13. h3 $4 { White has let it slip away} (13. Na4 $142 {was much better} Be7 14. f3 exf3 15. Nxf3 (15. Rxf3 $143 Bg4 $15) 15... Qxa4 16. Qxe7 Rxe7 17. bxa4 Bxc2 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. a5 $11) 13... h6 $19 14. g4 (14. Na4 Bd6 15. f4 b5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxf7 Qxf7 (17... bxa4 $6 18. Nxh6+ Kg7 19. Nxf5+ Qxf5 20. Qe3 $15) 18. cxb5 Qxd5 $19) 14... hxg5 (14... Bg6 $5 15. Nxf7 Qxf7 16. Nb5 $19) 15. gxf5 (15. Na4 Be7 16. gxf5 Qxf5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 $19 (17... Qxf6 $6 18. Qxe4 Bd6 19. Qg4 $15)) 15... Qxf5 (15... e3 16. f4 Qxf5 17. Na4 $19) 16. Kg2 (16. Na4 Bd6 17. Kg2 g4 $19) 16... g6 (16... g4 17. Rh1 Nh5 18. hxg4 Nf4+ 19. Kf1 Qg6 $19 (19... Nxe2 $2 {may look interesting but has some grave disadvantages} 20. gxf5 Nxc3 21. Bxc3 $18)) 17. Nb5 $17 Nh5 (17... Rac8 $142 $17) 18. Bc1 $2 (18. Qg4 $142 $5 { is worthy of consideration} Qf4 19. Qxf4 Nxf4+ 20. Kg3 Ne2+ 21. Kg2 $15) 18... Bb6 (18... Qe5 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 19. c3 e3 20. Qf3 Nf4+ 21. Kh1 $19) 19. c5 (19. Qg4 Qe5 20. c3 c6 $19) 19... Ba5 20. b4 a6 21. bxa5 axb5 22. Qe3 $2 (22. d6 $19) 22... Nf4+ 23. Kh2 Qe5 (23... b4 $142 {and Black can already relax} 24. Qg3 Rxa5 $19) 24. Qd2 (24. Bd2 $19) 24... Qxa1 25. Rg1 (25. c3 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Rxa5 26. d6 Qxa2 27. dxc7 Qe6 $19) 25... Qe5 26. Kh1 Rad8 27. Qe1 (27. Qe3 {does not win a prize} Rxd5 28. c6 bxc6 $19) 27... Rxd5 28. Bxf4 Qxf4 (28... gxf4 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qf1 e3 31. fxe3 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Qxe3+ 33. Kh1 Rd2 34. c6 Qxh3+ 35. Qxh3 Re1+ 36. Qf1 Rxf1#) 29. Qe2 Qf3+ (29... e3 30. Rf1 Qh4 31. Qf3 Rf5 32. Qg4 e2 33. Rg1 Qxf2 34. Qg2 e1=Q 35. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Qg3 Re2+ 38. Kh1 Qf1+ 39. Qg1 Qxh3+ 40. Qh2 Qxh2#) 30. Qxf3 exf3 31. Rg4 Re2 32. h4 gxh4 (32... Rxf2 33. Rg1 Rdd2 34. Rg4 Rh2+ 35. Kg1 f2+ 36. Kf1 Rd1+ 37. Ke2 f1=Q+ 38. Ke3 Qe2#) 33. Rxh4 Rxf2 34. Rg4 Rd1+ 35. Rg1 Rxg1+ (35... Rdd2 36. Rg4 Rh2+ 37. Kg1 f2+ 38. Kxh2 f1=Q+ 39. Kg3 Qf2+ 40. Kh3 Qh2#) 36. Kxg1 Rxc2 37. c6 (37. Kf1 { doesn't change the outcome of the game} Rxa2 38. Kg1 g5 39. Kf1 g4 40. c6 g3 41. Ke1 g2 42. cxb7 g1=Q#) 37... bxc6 38. a6 Rxa2 39. a7 (39. Kf1 {doesn't change anything anymore} Kg7 40. a7 Rxa7 41. Kf2 Ra3 42. Kf1 Ra2 43. Ke1 Re2+ 44. Kf1 b4 45. Kg1 b3 46. Kh1 b2 47. Kg1 b1=Q#) 39... Rxa7 (39... Kg7 40. Kf1 Rxa7 41. Kf2 Ra3 42. Ke1 Kf6 43. Kf2 Kf5 44. Kf1 Ke4 45. Kg1 Ra1+ 46. Kf2 Ra2+ 47. Kg3 Rg2+ 48. Kh4 f2 49. Kh3 f1=Q 50. Kh4 Qh1#) 40. Kf2 (40. Kf1 {cannot undo what has already been done} Ra3 41. Kf2 Kh8 42. Kf1 Kg7 43. Ke1 Kf6 44. Kf2 Kf5 45. Kf1 Ke4 46. Kg1 Ra1+ 47. Kf2 Ra2+ 48. Kg3 Rg2+ 49. Kh4 f2 50. Kh3 f1=Q 51. Kh4 Qh1#) 40... Ra3 41. Kf1 Kg7 42. Ke1 (42. Kg1 {does not help much} Kf6 43. Kf2 Kf5 44. Kf1 Ke4 45. Kg1 Ra1+ 46. Kf2 Ra2+ 47. Kg3 Rg2+ 48. Kh4 f2 49. Kh3 f1=Q 50. Kh4 Qh1#) 42... Kf6 43. Kf1 (43. Kf2 {is no salvation} Ke5 44. Kg1 b4 45. Kf1 Ra2 46. Ke1 b3 47. Kf1 b2 48. Kf2 Kf4 49. Ke1 b1=Q#) 43... Kf5 44. Ke1 (44. Kg1 {doesn't improve anything} Ra2 45. Kf1 Kf4 46. Ke1 Ke3 47. Kd1 f2 48. Kc1 f1=Q#) 44... Ke4 (44... Ra2 45. Kf1 Kf4 46. Kg1 Kg3 47. Kf1 Ra1#) 45. Kf1 (45. Kd2 {does not save the day} Rd3+ 46. Kc2 f2 47. Kb2 f1=Q 48. Kc2 Qe2+ 49. Kb1 Rd1#) 45... Ra2 46. Ke1 (46. Kg1 {cannot change destiny} Ke3 47. Kh1 Ra1+ 48. Kh2 Kf4 49. Kh3 Rh1#) 46... Ke3 47. Kf1 (47. Kd1 {is not the saving move} f2 48. Kc1 f1=Q#) 47... Ra1# 0-1