[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.10.09"] [Round "4"] [White "O'Bar, Sam"] [Black "Turner, Greg"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C20"] [WhiteElo "1702"] [BlackElo "1891"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "176"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {C20: 1 e4 e5: Unusual White second moves} 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bg7 6. Nbc3 d6 7. d3 {last book move} O-O 8. Bg5 Be6 (8... h6 9. Bh4 $11) 9. O-O h6 10. Bxf6 (10. Be3 Bd7) 10... Qxf6 {Black has the pair of bishops} ({Less advisable is} 10... Bxf6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qh3) 11. Qg3 a6 {Covers b5} 12. a3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} g5 (12... Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Nd5) 13. f3 {Consolidates g4} (13. Nd5 Qd8) 13... Ne7 14. Qf2 Ng6 15. Kh1 Rfc8 (15... Nf4 16. Nxf4 exf4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5) 16. Rad1 b5 17. Bd5 c6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. d4 Qe7 (19... Qf7 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. g3) 20. d5 exd5 (20... a5 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. Ng3) 21. exd5 c5 22. Ne4 {The knight feels good on e4} Nf4 23. N2g3 (23. N2c3 Qd7) 23... Qf8 24. Qd2 a5 { Black prepares the advance b4} 25. Nc3 b4 (25... Rab8 26. Nge4) 26. Na4 ( 26. Nb5) 26... Rab8 27. axb4 (27. Ne4 Qd8) 27... axb4 (27... Rxb4 28. c3 Rxa4 29. b3) 28. b3 (28. Ne4 b3 29. c4 Rb4) 28... c4 29. Rfe1 (29. Qe3 cxb3 30. Qxb3 Qe7) 29... c3 {Black threatens to win material: c3xd2} (29... cxb3 30. cxb3 Rb5) 30. Qe3 Qd8 31. Qe4 Qf6 32. Nf5 Rf8 33. Ne3 Qg6 (33... Qe7 34. Nc4) 34. Nc4 Qxe4 35. Rxe4 (35. fxe4 Rf6 36. Nab6) 35... Rfd8 (35... g4 {is worth looking at} 36. fxg4 Nxd5) 36. Ncb6 Bf8 (36... Rb7) 37. Rxb4 Rb7 38. Rc4 (38. Re4 $18) 38... Rdb8 39. Rxc3 (39. Nc8 Ra8 40. Kg1 (40. Rxc3 Nxd5 41. Rxd5 Rxa4)) 39... Rxb6 40. Nxb6 Rxb6 41. Rc6 {White threatens to win material: Rc6xb6} (41. g3 Nh5 42. Rdd3) 41... Nxd5 42. Rc8 (42. Rxd5 Rxc6) 42... Ne7 43. Rd8 Nc6 {Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd8} ( 43... d5) 44. R1xd6 Nxd8 (44... Ra6 {is worthy of consideration} 45. g3 Ra1+ 46. Rd1 Ra2) 45. Rxb6 {White has a new passed pawn: c2} Kg7 46. c4 Kf7 47. b4 Ne6 (47... Ke7) 48. c5 Ke7 (48... Nd4 49. c6 Bd6 50. b5) 49. Kg1 {White has let it slip away} (49. c6 {and White has reached his goal}) 49... Kd7 50. Kf2 (50. Rb7+ $142 Kc6 51. Rf7) 50... Nxc5 51. b5 (51. bxc5 Bxc5+ {Theme: Double Attack}) 51... Nd3+ (51... Bd6 52. g3) 52. Ke2 {White threatens to win material: Ke2xd3} (52. Kf1) 52... Nf4+ {Black forks: e2+g2} 53. Kf1 h5 54. g3 {White threatens to win material: g3xf4} Nd5 {Black threatens to win material: Nd5xb6} 55. Rg6 {White threatens to win material: Rg6xg5} g4 { Black threatens to win material: g4xf3} (55... Be7 56. Rh6) 56. Rg5 gxf3 ( 56... Kd6 57. Ke2 gxf3+ 58. Kxf3 Nf6) 57. Rxh5 {forfeits the advantage} (57. Rxe5 {this is the best bet to save the position} Nf6 58. Rf5) 57... Ke6 58. b6 (58. Rh8 Bc5 59. Re8+ Ne7 60. Rh8) 58... Nxb6 59. Kf2 (59. Rh4 {is not much help} Bc5 60. Ke1 Kd5) 59... e4 60. Ke3 Nd5+ 61. Kxe4 Nf6+ 62. Kxf3 Nxh5 63. h4 (63. Kg4 {there is nothing better in the position} Nf6+ 64. Kf4 Bh6+ 65. Kf3) 63... Ng7 64. g4 Ke5 65. Kg3 Ne6 66. Kh3 (66. Kf3 {doesn't change anything anymore} Be7) 66... Kf4 67. g5 ( 67. Kg2 {does not save the day} Kxg4 68. Kf2 Bh6) 67... Kf5 (67... Kf3 68. Kh2 Ng7 69. h5 Bd6+ 70. Kg1 Bc5+ 71. Kh1 Nxh5 72. g6 Bd4 73. Kh2 Nf4 74. g7 Bxg7 75. Kg1 Be5 76. Kh1 Kg3 77. Kg1 Nd3 78. Kh1 Nf2+ 79. Kg1 Bd4 80. Kf1 Nd3 81. Ke2 Nc5 82. Kd2 Kf3 83. Kd1 Kf2 84. Kd2 Be5 85. Kd1 Ke3 86. Ke1 Bd4 87. Kf1 Kf3 88. Ke1 Bf2+ 89. Kd2 Ne4+ 90. Kd3 Nd6 91. Kc3 Ke4 92. Kb4 Bb6 93. Kb3 Ba5 94. Kc2 Nb7 95. Kc1 Kd3 96. Kb2 Bc3+ 97. Kc1 Na5 98. Kd1 Nc4 99. Kc1 Bd2+ 100. Kb1 Kc3 101. Ka2 Kc2 102. Ka1 Kb3 103. Kb1 Na3+ 104. Ka1 Bc3#) 68. g6 (68. Kg3 {doesn't do any good} Bb4) 68... Bg7 69. h5 (69. Kg3 {is one last hope} ) 69... Kg5 70. Kg3 Kxh5 71. Kf3 Kxg6 (71... Nc5 72. Ke3 Kxg6 73. Kf4 Ba1 74. Kf3 Kg5 75. Kg3 Be5+ 76. Kf3 Kh4 77. Kf2 Kg4 78. Kg1 Kf3 79. Kf1 Bg3 80. Kg1 Ne4 81. Kf1 Bh4 82. Kg1 Bf2+ 83. Kh2 Ng5 84. Kh1 Bc5 85. Kh2 Bd4 86. Kh1 Ne4 87. Kh2 Nf2 88. Kg1 Kg3 89. Kf1 Nd3 90. Ke2 Nc5 91. Ke1 Kf3 92. Kf1 Be3 93. Ke1 Bf2+ 94. Kd1 Bd4 95. Ke1 Nb3 96. Kd1 Ke3 97. Ke1 Nd2 98. Kd1 Be5 99. Kc2 Ke2 100. Kc1 Nb3+ 101. Kc2 Nc5 102. Kc1 Kd3 103. Kd1 Bc3 104. Kc1 Be1 105. Kb2 Ba5 106. Kc1 Bc3 107. Kd1 Bb4 108. Kc1 Na4 109. Kb1 Kd2 110. Ka1 Kc2 111. Ka2 Nc5 112. Ka1 Nb3+ 113. Ka2 Nc1+ 114. Ka1 Bc3#) 72. Ke3 (72. Ke4 {no good, but what else?}) 72... Nc5 73. Kf3 (73. Kf4 {cannot change destiny} Bd4 74. Kf3 Kg5 75. Kg3 Nd3 76. Kf3 Kf5 77. Kg3 Ne1 78. Kh4 Be3 79. Kh5 Nd3 80. Kh4 Bf2+ 81. Kh3 Nf4+ 82. Kh2 Ke4 83. Kh1 Bd4 84. Kh2 Kf3 85. Kh1 Nd3 86. Kh2 Nf2 87. Kg1 Be5 88. Kf1 Bh2 89. Ke1 Ne4 90. Kd1 Be5 91. Ke1 Bd4 92. Kd1 Kf2 93. Kc2 Nc5 94. Kd2 Be5 95. Kd1 Bc3 96. Kc2 Ba5 97. Kd1 Ke3 98. Kc2 Bb4 99. Kc1 Kd3 100. Kb1 Kd2 101. Kb2 Bc3+ 102. Kb1 Bd4 103. Ka2 Kc2 104. Ka3 Bc3 105. Ka2 Bb4 106. Ka1 Nb3+ 107. Ka2 Nc1+ 108. Ka1 Bc3#) 73... Be5 74. Ke3 (74. Kg4 {does not win a prize} Nd3 75. Kh4 Kf5 76. Kh3 Kg5 77. Kg2 Kg4 78. Kf1 Kf3 79. Kg1 Bf4 80. Kf1 Bd6 81. Kg1 Nf2 82. Kf1 Bc5 83. Kg1 Ba7 84. Kh2 Bd4 85. Kg1 Be5 86. Kf1 Bh2 87. Ke1 Ne4 88. Kd1 Be5 89. Kc2 Nc5 90. Kd2 Kf2 91. Kd1 Bd4 92. Kd2 Ba1 93. Kd1 Bc3 94. Kc2 Ba5 95. Kb1 Ke3 96. Kc2 Bb4 97. Kc1 Kd3 98. Kd1 Na4 99. Kc1 Bd2+ 100. Kb1 Kc3 101. Ka2 Kc2 102. Ka3 Nc5 103. Ka2 Bb4 104. Ka1 Nb3+ 105. Ka2 Nc1+ 106. Ka1 Bc3#) 74... Kf5 75. Ke2 (75. Kf3 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Kg5 76. Ke3 Kg4 77. Kf2 Bd4+ 78. Kg2 Nd3 79. Kh2 Nf4 80. Kh1 Kf3 81. Kh2 Bc5 82. Kh1 Nh3 83. Kh2 Nf2 84. Kg1 Bd6 85. Kf1 Bh2 86. Ke1 Ne4 87. Kd1 Be5 88. Kc2 Nc5 89. Kd1 Bc3 90. Kc2 Bb4 91. Kb2 Ke4 92. Kc2 Kd4 93. Kc1 Kc3 94. Kd1 Kd3 95. Kc1 Na4 96. Kd1 Nb2+ 97. Kc1 Kc3 98. Kb1 Nd3 99. Ka2 Kc2 100. Ka1 Bc5 101. Ka2 Nc1+ 102. Ka1 Bd4#) 75... Kf4 76. Kd2 (76. Kf2 {is not the saving move} Nd3+ 77. Kg2 Kg4 78. Kg1 Kf3 79. Kf1 Bd6 80. Kg1 Nf2 81. Kf1 Bh2 82. Ke1 Ne4 83. Kd1 Be5 84. Kc2 Nc5 85. Kd2 Bd4 86. Ke1 Ne4 87. Kd1 Ke3 88. Kc2 Nc5 89. Kd1 Bc3 90. Kc2 Kd4 91. Kd1 Kd3 92. Kc1 Na4 93. Kd1 Ba5 94. Kc1 Bb4 95. Kd1 Nb2+ 96. Kc1 Kc3 97. Kb1 Nd3 98. Ka2 Kc2 99. Ka1 Bc5 100. Ka2 Nc1+ 101. Ka1 Bd4#) 76... Kf3 77. Kc2 (77. Ke1 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Bc3+ 78. Kd1 Bb4 79. Kc1 Ke3 80. Kc2 Ba5 81. Kd1 Kd3 82. Kc1 Bc3 83. Kd1 Bb4 84. Kc1 Na4 85. Kd1 Nb2+ 86. Kc1 Kc3 87. Kb1 Nd3 88. Ka2 Kc2 89. Ka1 Bc5 90. Ka2 Nc1+ 91. Ka1 Bd4#) 77... Ke3 (77... Ke2 78. Kc1 Kd3 79. Kd1 Bg3 80. Kc1 Na4 81. Kb1 Kc3 82. Kc1 Nb2 83. Kb1 Bd6 84. Kc1 Bf4+ 85. Kb1 Kb3 86. Ka1 Nc4 87. Kb1 Na3+ 88. Ka1 Be5#) 78. Kc1 (78. Kd1 {cannot undo what has already been done} Bc3 79. Kc2 Kd4 80. Kc1 Kd3 81. Kd1 Bb4 82. Kc1 Na4 83. Kd1 Nb2+ 84. Kc1 Kc3 85. Kb1 Nd3 86. Ka2 Kc2 87. Ka1 Bc5 88. Ka2 Nc1+ 89. Ka1 Bd4#) 78... Kd3 79. Kd1 Bg3 80. Kc1 Kc3 (80... Na4 81. Kb1 Kc3 82. Kc1 Nb2 83. Kb1 Bd6 84. Kc1 Bf4+ 85. Kb1 Kb3 86. Ka1 Nc4 87. Kb1 Na3+ 88. Ka1 Be5#) 81. Kd1 Kd3 {Twofold repetition} (81... Kd4 {might be the shorter path}) 82. Kc1 Na4 83. Kd1 (83. Kb1 { is no salvation} Kc3 84. Ka2 Nb2 85. Kb1 Kb3 86. Ka1 Nc4 87. Kb1 Bf4 88. Ka1 Be3 89. Kb1 Na3+ 90. Ka1 Bd4#) 83... Nb2+ 84. Kc1 Kc3 85. Kb1 Kb3 86. Kc1 (86. Ka1 {does not improve anything} Nc4 87. Kb1 Bf4 88. Ka1 Be3 89. Kb1 Na3+ 90. Ka1 Bd4#) 86... Bf4+ 87. Kb1 Nc4 88. Ka1 Bg5 (88... Bg5 89. Kb1 Na3+ 90. Ka1 Bf6#) 0-1