[Event "Pillsbury Incentive IV"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.05.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Kernell, David"] [Black "Hellwig, Luke"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "1640"] [BlackElo "1594"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {D31: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav without ...Nf6 (+ Marshall Gambit and Noteboom) and Exchange Variation lines without ...Nf6} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 Bb4 5. cxd5 {last book move} cxd5 6. Qa4+ {White forks: e8+b4} (6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxe4 $11) 6... Nc6 $11 {White has an active position} 7. Bb5 Bxc3+ (7... Bd7 $5 8. Nge2 a6 9. Bxc6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Bxc6 $15) 8. bxc3 $14 { White has the pair of bishops} Nge7 9. Ba3 (9. exd5 exd5 10. Nf3 O-O $14) 9... Bd7 $11 10. e5 {White wins space} (10. exd5 $5 {might be a viable alternative} Nxd5 11. Qb3 $11) 10... a6 $15 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 {Opposite coloured bishops appeared} ({Not} 11... bxc6 12. Qc2 $16) 12. Qb4 Rc8 13. Qxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Rb1 Rc7 16. Ne2 Bb5 17. Kd2 Bc4 (17... Rhc8 18. Rhc1 $15) 18. a4 $11 b5 19. axb5 Bxb5 {Black has a new passed pawn: a6.} 20. Nf4 g6 {Covers h5} ( 20... Rhc8 21. Rhc1 $11) 21. Nd3 Bxd3 22. Kxd3 {A double rook endgame occured} Ra8 23. Ra1 a5 24. Rhb1 a4 25. Ra3 f6 26. exf6+ Kxf6 {Black has a new backward pawn: e6} 27. Rb4 {Attacks the isolani on a4. White threatens to win material: Rb4xa4} Rca7 28. Ke3 Kf5 29. h3 h5 30. Kf3 Kg5 31. g4 (31. c4 $5 $11 {is worth consideration}) 31... hxg4+ $15 32. hxg4 Rc7 (32... Rf7+ 33. Kg2 $15) 33. Kg3 $11 Rca7 (33... Kf6 34. Kf4 (34. Raxa4 $143 Rxc3+ 35. f3 Rf8 $17) 34... g5+ 35. Ke3 $11) 34. f4+ Kf6 35. c4 dxc4 36. g5+ {White gains space} Ke7 37. Rxc4 Kd6 38. Kf3 Kd5 {Black threatens to win material: Kd5xc4} 39. Rb4 Ra5 40. Ke3 R8a7 41. Kd3 Kc6 (41... Ra8 42. Rc4 $11) 42. Ke4 $14 Rb7 $4 (42... Kd6 $142 $14 { had to be tried to avoid defeat}) 43. Rc3+ $18 Kd6 44. Rxb7 a3 45. Rb6+ Kd7 46. Rb1 (46. Rh3 Rd5 47. Rxa3 Kc7 48. Rxe6 Rd8 49. Ra7+ Kb8 50. Ree7 Rd6 51. Rab7+ Kc8 52. Rec7+ Kd8 53. Rg7 Kc8 54. Ke5 Rc6 55. Rbe7 Kb8 56. Kd5 Rc1 57. Rg8+ Rc8 58. Rxc8+ Kxc8 59. Kc6 Kb8 60. Re8+ Ka7 61. d5 Ka6 62. Ra8#) 46... a2 47. Ra1 Kd6 1-0