[Event "1st Winter Quad"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Craycroft, John"] [Black "Parvathareddy, Rohith"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D15"] [WhiteElo "1515"] [BlackElo "1373"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {D15: Slav Defence: 4 Nc3 a6 and gambit lines after 4 Nc3 dxc4} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 e6 {last book move} 7. Ne5 Be7 (7... Qb6 8. Qe2 $15) 8. Rc1 (8. Nxd7 $5 {must definitely be considered} Qxd7 9. Bd3 $11) 8... Nxe5 $17 9. dxe5 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qb3 O-O 14. f3 Bg6 15. Be2 (15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qh4+ 17. Kf1 Qh5 $19) 15... Qxe5 16. Qxb7 $4 {simply worsens the situation} (16. O-O $19) 16... Qxe3 17. Rc3 Qe5 18. Qxc6 (18. f4 {does not help much} Qe4 19. Qxc6 Rae8 $19) 18... Rfe8 (18... Rae8 $142 {might be the shorter path} 19. O-O Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Rxe2 $19) 19. Qa6 (19. O-O {the last chance for counterplay} d4 20. Ba6 dxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 $19) 19... d4 20. Rc7 (20. Kf2 {cannot change destiny} dxc3 21. bxc3 Re6 $19) 20... Qxc7 (20... Qe3 21. Rf1 d3 22. Rf2 d2+ 23. Kd1 Qxf2 24. Kxd2 Rxe2+ 25. Kc3 Qe3+ 26. Kc4 Qd3+ 27. Kc5 Rc2+ 28. Kb4 Rxb2+ 29. Kc5 Rc2+ 30. Kb4 Rb8+ 31. Qb7 Rxb7+ 32. Rxb7 Qc4+ 33. Ka5 Rxa2#) 21. O-O $19 Qb6 (21... Rab8 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 22. Bb5 Re6 23. Qa4 $19) 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Bc4 d3 (23... Bc2 $142 {and Black can already relax} 24. h4 $19) 24. f4 (24. Rd1 { a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Rac8 25. b3 Re2 $19) 24... d2 25. Bb3 Re1 26. Kf2 Rxf1+ (26... Rae8 27. Bd1 Bd3 28. Rh1 Rxh1 29. Bb3 Rf1+ 30. Kg3 Re3+ 31. Kg4 Be2+ 32. Kf5 Rxb3 33. Ke4 d1=Q 34. axb3 f6 35. Kf5 Qd5#) 27. Kxf1 Rd8 (27... Rxa2 $1 {seems even better} 28. h3 Bd3+ 29. Kf2 Rxb2 30. Bd1 $19) 28. Bd1 Re8 29. Be2 (29. Kf2 $19 {praying for a miracle}) 29... Bc2 (29... Bc2 30. Bh5 g6 $19) (29... Bd3 $1 30. Kf2 Rxe2+ 31. Kf3 d1=Q 32. Kg3 Qe1+ 33. Kh3 Bf5+ 34. g4 Re3+ 35. Kg2 Be4#) 0-1