[Event "45th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.11.26"] [Round "2"] [White "Merrill, Sanford"] [Black "Maneclang, Tony"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1225"] [BlackElo "1631"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {A00: Irregular Openings} 1. Nc3 d5 2. e3 {last book move} c5 3. d4 e6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ (5. Be2 $5 $11) 5... Nxd7 $15 6. Nf3 Ngf6 7. Ne5 (7. O-O Bd6 $15) 7... Bd6 $17 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. a4 O-O 10. a5 Rac8 11. f3 Bb8 (11... Rfe8 12. Qd3 $17) 12. Ne2 Qc6 13. c3 e5 14. Qa4 {White is behind in development.} (14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. O-O Rfd8 $17) 14... Qc7 (14... Qa6 15. Qd1 $17) 15. Qb5 (15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. O-O Rfd8 $15) 15... Rfe8 {Black prepares the advance e4} (15... exd4 16. exd4 Rfe8 17. Kf2 $17) 16. Kf2 (16. Qxc5 Qxc5 17. dxc5 Rxc5 $15) 16... e4 ( 16... Qe7 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Rd1 $17) 17. Qxc5 Qd7 18. Qb4 Bd6 {Black threatens to win material: Bd6xb4} 19. Qa4 Qe7 20. b4 (20. Qb3 Qe6 $15) 20... Rc4 21. Bd2 Rec8 22. Rab1 a6 23. Qb3 Qc7 24. f4 Ng4+ 25. Kg3 f5 26. h4 $2 (26. h3 $142 Nf6 27. Kh2 $17) 26... Qf7 $19 27. Ng1 (27. Qd1 $19) 27... Nxe3 $1 {doomsday} 28. Nh3 (28. Bxe3 {A deflection} Rxc3 {A pinning theme}) 28... Qg6+ 29. Ng5 Qh5 ( 29... Bxf4+ $142 {nails it down} 30. Kf2 Nxg2 31. Kxg2 Bxd2 $19) 30. Bxe3 Rxc3 $4 {gives away a clear win} (30... Bxf4+ 31. Bxf4 Rxc3+ 32. Kh2 Rxb3 33. Rxb3 Qxh4+ 34. Nh3 h6 $19) 31. Qxd5+ $18 Kf8 (31... Kh8 {there is nothing else anyway} 32. Nf7+ Qxf7 33. Qxf7 Rxe3+ 34. Kf2 Rd3 $18) 32. Qxd6+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ Kf8 34. Qxf5+ Kg8 35. Qd5+ Kf8 36. Ne6+ Ke7 37. Qxh5 Rxe3+ 38. Kh2 g6 39. Qxh7+ Kxe6 40. Rbe1 Rec3 41. Rxe4+ Kf5 (41... Kd5 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 42. Qxb7+ R3c6 43. Re5+ Kxd4 44. Qd7+ Kc3 45. Re3+ Kb2 46. Qd3 Rc3 47. Qb1+ Ka3 48. Qa1+ Kb3 49. Rb1+ Kc4 50. Qxc3+ Kb5 51. Re5+ Rc5 52. Rxc5+ Ka4 53. Ra1#) 42. Rhe1 (42. Re5+ Kxf4 43. Qh6+ Kg4 44. Qg5#) 42... Rc2 ( 42... Rh3+ {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 43. gxh3 Rc2+ 44. Kg1 Rg2+ 45. Kxg2 Kf6 46. Qe7+ Kf5 47. Qe6#) 43. Re5+ (43. Re5+ Kg4 44. Qxg6+ Kxf4 45. Qg3#) 1-0