[Event "Summer Open 2"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.06.25"] [Round "2"] [White "Bunch, John"] [Black "Turner, Greg"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C68"] [WhiteElo "1878"] [BlackElo "1809"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {C68: Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, sidelines} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 {last book move} Nf6 8. d3 g6 9. Bg5 {White threatens to win material: Bg5xf6} Bg7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nc4 h6 12. Bh4 g5 (12... Re8 $5 $16) 13. Bg3 $18 Nd7 14. Ne3 Qf6 15. Nf5 Nb6 16. h4 (16. c3 Rfe8 $18) 16... Nc8 $16 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Nxg7 (18. d4 exd4 19. Bxc7 Re8 $16) 18... Qxg7 19. Rfe1 c5 20. Rad1 Ne7 21. c3 Rad8 22. Re2 (22. Qe3 $5 b6 23. d4 exd4 24. cxd4 cxd4 25. Qa3 $14) 22... Nc6 23. Qf5 f6 24. f3 Rd7 (24... Kf7 $142 $5 $11 {is an interesting idea}) 25. Bf2 $16 b6 $4 {another step towards the grave } (25... Rfd8 $142 26. Red2 c4 $16) 26. Qe6+ $18 Qf7 (26... Kh8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 27. Qxc6 g4 28. fxg4 Qxg4 29. Rdd2 $18) 27. Qxc6 Rd6 28. Qa4 a5 29. Red2 Kg7 30. d4 cxd4 (30... Rfd8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 31. Be3 exd4 32. cxd4 cxd4 33. Rxd4 $18) 31. cxd4 Rfd8 32. Be3 (32. Qc2 $142 {might be the shorter path} exd4 33. Bxd4 $18) 32... Qh5 (32... exd4 { there is nothing else anyway} 33. Rxd4 Qe6 $18) 33. dxe5 fxe5 34. Rxd6 cxd6 35. Bxb6 Rf8 (35... Qe8 {is not the saving move} 36. Qxe8 Rxe8 37. Rxd6 $18) 36. Rxd6 Qh4 (36... g4 {is no salvation} 37. Be3 Qe8 38. Qxa5 $18) 37. Bf2 (37. Qxa5 $142 {and White has triumphed} Qf4 38. Qc3 Rf7 $18) 37... Qf4 38. Rd1 (38. Qc6 {and White can already relax} Rf6 39. Rxf6 Qxf6 40. Qc7+ Kf8 $18) 38... Rf7 (38... g4 39. Rd7+ Rf7 40. Rxf7+ Kxf7 41. Qd7+ Kg6 42. Qe6+ Kg7 43. Qxg4+ Qxg4 44. fxg4 $18) 39. Qxa5 g4 (39... Kh7 {does not save the day} 40. Qb6 Kg7 41. Rd6 $18) 40. Qd2 (40. g3 $142 {secures victory} Qf6 41. f4 Qe7 $18) 40... g3 ( 40... gxf3 {is not much help} 41. gxf3 Qxd2 42. Rxd2 Rxf3 43. a4 $18) 41. Qxf4 gxf2+ (41... Rxf4 $4 {a fat bite, but...} 42. Bxg3 Rf7 43. Bxe5+ Kf8 44. Kf2 $18) 42. Kxf2 exf4 (42... Rxf4 $4 43. b4 $18) 43. g3 (43. b4 $142 {might be the shorter path} Kf6 44. b5 Ra7 $18) 43... Rb7 44. Rd2 (44. Rd2 fxg3+ 45. Kxg3 $18) 1-0