[Event "The Tourn 2"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.08.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Smith, Agene"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A43"] [WhiteElo "870"] [BlackElo "1818"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A43: Schmid Benoni} 1. d4 c5 2. Nf3 cxd4 3. Nxd4 Nf6 {last book move} 4. e3 ( 4. g3 e5 5. Nb3 a5 $11) 4... g6 {Controls f5} 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nd2 (7. b3 d5 $11) 7... d6 8. f4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 (9. c3 Bd7 $15) 9... bxc6 $17 10. Bd3 Rb8 11. f5 d5 12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Qf3 e5 (13... Ng4 14. h3 Ne5 15. Qg3 $17) 14. e4 ( 14. Qg3 Re8 $17) 14... Qb6+ (14... Ng4 15. h3 f5 16. Qe2 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 $19) 15. Kh1 Bg4 16. Qg3 Qc7 $4 {Black is ruining his position} (16... Be6 17. exd5 Nh5 18. Qg5 cxd5 19. Nb3 $17) 17. exd5 $4 {weakening the position} (17. Rxf6 $142 { White has a promising position} Bxf6 18. Qxg4 $18) 17... cxd5 $17 18. Nf3 (18. c4 Be6 19. Qh4 Rfc8 20. Rxf6 Qd8 $17) 18... Rfe8 19. Ng5 Qd7 (19... Qc8 20. h3 e4 21. hxg4 exd3 22. cxd3 Qxg4 23. Qc7 $19) 20. a4 $15 Re7 (20... Bf5 21. Bb5 Rxb5 22. axb5 Qxb5 $15) 21. h3 (21. Qh4 Bf5 22. b3 e4 $11) 21... Be6 (21... Bf5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. b3 $17) 22. Nxe6 (22. Qxe5 $142 {is the best option White has } Rb7 23. Rxf6 $14) 22... Qxe6 23. b3 $2 (23. Bg5 $142 Nh5 24. Qh4 $15) 23... Nh5 $19 24. Qg4 (24. Qg5 e4 25. Be2 Bxa1 26. Bxh5 $19) 24... e4 25. Qxe6 (25. Bg5 {does not improve anything} Bxa1 26. Rxa1 f6 $19) 25... fxe6 (25... Rxe6 $142 {seems even better} 26. Bb5 Ng3+ 27. Kg1 Nxf1 28. Ra2 $19) 26. Rb1 (26. Ba3 {hoping against hope} Ng3+ 27. Kh2 $19) 26... exd3 27. cxd3 (27. Ba3 { doesn't get the cat off the tree} Ng3+ 28. Kh2 Nxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Be5+ 30. Kg1 Bd4+ 31. Kh2 Rf7 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. cxd3 Rxb3 $19) 27... Ng3+ 28. Kh2 Nf5 (28... Nxf1+ $142 {secures victory} 29. Kh1 Rf7 $19) 29. Bg5 (29. b4 {doesn't change anything anymore} Rc8 $19) 29... Be5+ 30. Bf4 Bxf4+ 31. Rxf4 Reb7 32. b4 Kg7 ( 32... e5 $5 {and Black can already relax} 33. Rg4 Kf7 34. b5 $19) 33. b5 a6 $1 {Deflection: b5} 34. Rfb4 (34. bxa6 Rb6 {Double attack} (34... Rxb1 {Pinning}) (34... Rxb1 {Deflection}) (34... Rb6 {Decoy})) 34... axb5 35. Rxb5 Rxb5 36. axb5 (36. Rxb5 {cannot undo what has already been done} Ra8 37. Rb4 Ne3 $19) 36... Rb6 37. g4 (37. Kg1 {hardly improves anything} Nd4 $19) 37... Nd6 (37... Nd4 $5 {might be the shorter path} 38. Rb4 e5 39. Kg3 $19) 38. Kg3 Rxb5 39. Rxb5 (39. Re1 {praying for a miracle} Kf6 40. Rf1+ Ke7 41. Rd1 $19) 39... Nxb5 40. g5 (40. Kf4 {cannot change destiny} Kf6 41. h4 Nd4 $19) 40... e5 41. Kg4 Nd6 42. h4 Nf7 43. h5 0-1