[Event "Mid-Summer Open 2"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.07.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Van Doren, Jon"] [Black "Samsom, Mike"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1314"] [BlackElo "1517"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {C02: French: Advance Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 {last book move} 8. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Nf5 {The pressure on d4 grows. Black threatens to win material: Nf5xd4} 9. Nc3 Be7 (9... Nfxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Qxd4 Nxd4 12. Bd3 $15) 10. Bb5 {White has an active position} (10. Na4 Qd8 $14) 10... O-O (10... Bd7 $5 11. g4 Nh6 $11 (11... Nfxd4 $143 12. Nxd4 Nxe5 13. Be3 $16)) 11. Bxc6 $14 bxc6 {Black has the pair of bishops} 12. Rb1 (12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. g5 $18) 12... c5 {Black threatens to win material: c5xd4} (12... Qb4 13. g4 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. g5 $11) 13. Na4 $11 {White threatens to win material: Na4xb6} Qb5 14. Be3 (14. Nxc5 $5 {is an interesting idea} Bxc5 15. a4 $11) 14... cxd4 $15 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 {Black has a new protected passed pawn: d5. A sound move} Qb7 17. Rc1 (17. b4 f6 (17... Bxb4 $2 18. a3 $18) 18. f4 a5 (18... Bxb4 $2 {doesn't work} 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. a3 $18) 19. exf6 Bxf6 $11) 17... Bd7 $15 18. b3 {Consolidates a4} (18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Qxb2 $15) 18... Bxa4 19. bxa4 Rac8 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Bc5 22. Nb5 a6 {Black threatens to win material: a6xb5} (22... a5 $142 $15) 23. Nc3 $2 (23. Nd6 $142 {and White could well hope to play on} Bxd6 24. exd6 $11) 23... Bd4 24. Ne2 Bxe5 25. f4 (25. b4 Rb8 26. Rc6 Rxb4 27. Rxa6 Rc8 $19) 25... Bd6 26. Nd4 $2 (26. Kf2 Rc5 $19) 26... Bc5 ( 26... Rxc1 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 27. Rxc1 Bxf4 $19) 27. Rfd1 (27. Rcd1 $19) 27... Bxd4+ 28. Kf1 Bf6 (28... Be3 {might be the shorter path} 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. f5 $19) 29. Rxc8 (29. b4 {does not solve anything} Bb2 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 $19) 29... Rxc8 30. g4 (30. Rd3 {does not win a prize} a5 $19) 30... Kf8 ( 30... Rc3 $5 {and Black can already relax} 31. Rb1 $19) 31. f5 (31. Rd3 { doesn't improve anything} Rc1+ 32. Ke2 Rc2+ 33. Rd2 Rxd2+ 34. Kxd2 Be7 $19) 31... Ke7 (31... Ke7 32. fxe6 fxe6 $19) 0-1