[Event "Ivory Pawn"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.02.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Bell, John"] [Black "Jackson, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "1569"] [BlackElo "1018"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {A20: English Opening: 1...e5} 1. c4 e5 2. e3 Nc6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 d6 {last book move} 5. Be2 b6 (5... d5 $5 $15 {should be examined more closely}) 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 d5 8. a3 {Consolidates b4} dxc4 9. bxc4 Be7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. d5 { White threatens to win material: d5xc6} Nb8 {White has a very active position} 12. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} c6 {Black threatens to win material: c6xd5} 13. Nc3 {White has an active position} Bg4 14. Qd3 Nbd7 $2 ( 14... Re8 $142 $16) 15. d6 $18 Nc5 16. dxe7 Nxd3 (16... Qxe7 17. Qc2 $18) 17. exd8=Q Raxd8 18. Bxd3 Rxd3 19. Ne5 Rd2 20. Nxg4 (20. Rab1 {and White can already relax} Re8 21. Nxc6 Bf5 $18) 20... Nxg4 21. Rab1 Ne5 22. c5 Nc4 23. Nd1 (23. cxb6 axb6 24. Ba1 Rfd8 $18) 23... bxc5 24. Bc1 Rd5 $2 (24... Rd3 $142 $18) 25. Ne3 Nxe3 26. Bxe3 (26. fxe3 $6 f6 $18) 26... a5 (26... Rfd8 {does not solve anything} 27. Rfc1 $18) 27. Rfc1 Rfd8 28. Bxc5 Re8 29. Be3 (29. Kf1 { might be the shorter path} h5 $18) 29... Rd3 30. Rxc6 (30. Ra1 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Rd6 $18) 30... Rxa3 31. Rbc1 (31. h3 {keeps an even firmer grip} Rd3 $18) 31... g6 (31... f6 32. Ra6 $18) 32. Bh6 (32. h3 $142 $18 {keeps an even firmer grip}) 32... f5 $4 {leading to a quick end} (32... Rd3 33. f3 $18) 33. g3 (33. Rc7 $142 {and White can already relax} Kh8 34. Re7 $18) 33... Rd3 (33... Kf7 34. Rc7+ Re7 35. Bg5 Rxc7 36. Rxc7+ Kg8 37. Bh6 $18) 34. Ra1 (34. Rc7 Rd1+ 35. Rxd1 Rc8 36. Rxc8+ Kf7 37. Rc7+ Ke8 38. Bg5 a4 39. Rd8#) 34... Rd5 (34... Ra8 35. Rc7 Rd6 36. Rg7+ Kh8 37. Rf7 $18) 35. Ra6 Red8 36. R6xa5 Rxa5 37. Rxa5 Kf7 (37... Rd7 {hardly improves anything} 38. Ra8+ Kf7 39. h4 $18) 38. Ra7+ Ke6 (38... Kg8 {is no salvation} 39. Rg7+ Kh8 40. Kg2 $18) 39. Rxh7 Rd7 (39... Rd1+ {cannot change destiny} 40. Kg2 $18) 40. Rh8 (40. Rxd7 $142 {finishes off the opponent} Kxd7 41. Kg2 $18) 40... Kd5 41. Bg5 Ke4 42. Re8+ (42. Kg2 $142 {seems even better} Ra7 $18) 42... Kd5 (42... Kf3 {does not improve anything} 43. Re3+ Kg4 44. h4 $18) 43. Rd8 Rxd8 44. Bxd8 Ke6 (44... f4 45. g4 f3 $18) 45. Kg2 Kd7 46. Bg5 Ke6 47. Kf3 (47. Bd2 $142 {might be the shorter path} Kd5 48. Kf3 $18) 47... f4 (47... Ke5 $18 {a last effort to resist the inevitable}) 48. Kxf4 Kf7 49. Bh6 (49. Ke5 Kg7 50. Ke6 Kg8 51. f4 Kg7 52. Ke7 Kg8 53. Kf6 Kf8 54. Kxg6 Ke8 55. f5 Kd7 56. f6 Ke8 57. f7+ Kf8 58. Bh6+ Ke7 59. f8=Q+ Ke6 60. Qf5+ Kd6 61. Qb5 Kc7 62. Bf4+ Kd8 63. Qd5+ Ke8 64. Bg5 Kf8 65. Qf7#) 49... g5+ 50. Kxg5 Ke6 (50... Ke8 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 51. Kg6 Kd7 52. f4 Kd6 53. f5 Kc6 54. f6 Kb7 55. f7 Kc6 56. f8=Q Kb5 57. Qe8+ Kc5 58. Be3+ Kb4 59. Qe4+ Kc3 60. Qd4+ Kb3 61. Qd3+ Kb2 62. h4 Ka1 63. Qc3+ Ka2 64. Qc2+ Ka3 65. Bc5#) 51. Kg6 Ke5 (51... Kd6 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 52. f4 Kc5 53. f5 Kb5 54. f6 Kc5 55. f7 Kb5 56. f8=Q Kc6 57. Be3 Kd5 58. Qb4 Kc6 59. Qc5+ Kd7 60. Qb5+ Kc7 61. Bf4+ Kd8 62. Qc6 Ke7 63. Bg5+ Kf8 64. Qc8#) 52. f4+ Ke4 (52... Kd5 {doesn't do any good} 53. f5 Ke4 54. f6 Kd3 55. f7 Kd4 56. Bg7+ Kc5 57. f8=Q+ Kd5 58. Qb4 Kc6 59. Qc4+ Kd6 60. Qc8 Kd5 61. Kf5 Kd6 62. Bf8+ Kd5 63. Qc5#) 53. f5 Kf3 (53... Kd4 {cannot undo what has already been done} 54. Bg7+ Ke3 55. f6 Ke4 56. f7 Kd5 57. f8=Q Kc6 58. Qc8+ Kb5 59. h4 Kb4 60. Bd4 Ka3 61. Qc3+ Ka4 62. Qc4+ Ka3 63. Qb5 Ka2 64. Qb2#) 54. f6 Kg2 (54... Ke4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 55. f7 Kd4 56. Bg7+ Kc5 57. f8=Q+ Kc4 58. Qd6 Kb3 59. Qc5 Ka4 60. Qc4+ Ka5 61. Bc3+ Kb6 62. Bd4+ Kb7 63. Qb5+ Kc7 64. Be5+ Kd8 65. Qd5+ Ke8 66. Bc7 Kf8 67. Qf7#) 55. f7 Kxh2 (55... Kg1 {does not save the day} 56. f8=Q Kg2 57. g4 Kg1 58. Be3+ Kxh2 59. Qf2+ Kh3 60. Bf4 Kxg4 61. Qg3#) 56. f8=Q Kxg3 (56... Kg2 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 57. g4 Kg3 58. Qf1 Kh4 59. Bg5+ Kg3 60. Kf5 Kh2 61. Bf4#) 57. Kg5 Kg2 58. Kg4 Kh2 (58... Kg1 {doesn't improve anything} 59. Be3+ Kh2 60. Qh8+ Kg2 61. Qh3#) 59. Qf3 Kg1 60. Be3+ 1-0