[Event "Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Smith, Jack"]
[Black "Kogan, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]
{A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3
d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 {last book move} 6. d3 Bg4 7. a3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 {
White has the pair of bishops} N4c6 9. Be3 e6 {Secures d5} 10. f4 Be7 11. Qg4 (
11. Bg2 Nd4 $11) 11... g6 (11... Nd4 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Rg1 $15) 12. Rd1 (12. Bg2
$5 $11) 12... Nd4 $15 13. Bg2 Nc2+ 14. Ke2 (14. Kf1 Qb6 $15) 14... Nc6 $17 ({
Inferior is} 14... Nxe3 15. fxe3 h5 16. Qg3 $15) 15. h4 $2 (15. Kf1 $5 $17)
15... h5 16. Qg3 Qb6 17. Rb1 N2d4+ (17... Nxe3 $6 18. fxe3 O-O-O 19. b4 cxb4
20. axb4 $15) 18. Kf1 O-O-O 19. Bh3 (19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Bxb4 $19) 19... Rd7 (
19... Qb3 $5 20. Kg1 $19) 20. Nd5 exd5 (20... Qb3 21. Bxd4 Nxd4 (21... cxd4
$143 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Kg2 $17) 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $19) 21. exd5 $2 (21. Bxd7+
Kxd7 22. exd5 Nb8 23. Bxd4 cxd4 $17) 21... f5 (21... Nf5 $5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23.
dxc6 Qxc6 24. Qg2 $19) 22. dxc6 Qxc6 ({Less advisable is} 22... Nxc6 23. Qxg6
Kb8 24. b4 Rxd3 25. Qxf5 $11) 23. Bg2 Qb5 (23... Qa6 $5 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 $19 (
24... cxd4 $6 25. Rc1+ Kb8 26. Kg1 $15)) 24. Bxd4 $17 Rxd4 25. Ke2 $4 {the
position is going down the drain} (25. Rh3 $142 Rhd8 26. Qxg6 $17) 25... Re8
$19 26. Kd2 (26. Bxb7+ {is still a small chance} Kc7 27. Qf3 Bd6+ 28. Kf1 Rxd3
29. Qc6+ Qxc6 30. Bxc6 Kxc6 31. Rg1 $19) 26... Bd6 (26... c4 27. Bxb7+ Kxb7 28.
Qf3+ Kb8 29. Ke2 Rxd3 30. Rh3 Rxf3 31. Kxf3 Qd5+ 32. Kg3 Bc5 33. Ra1 Bxf2+ 34.
Kxf2 Qd4+ 35. Kf1 Qxf4+ 36. Kg1 Qg4+ 37. Rg3 Qxg3+ 38. Kf1 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 Re2 40.
Rf1 Qg2#) 27. Qxg6 (27. Qf3 {the only chance to get some counterplay} Re7 28.
Rhc1 Bxf4+ 29. Kc3 $19) 0-1