[Event "Pillsbury Incentive 4"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.05.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Hellwig, Luke"] [Black "Stratton, Kent"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "1594"] [BlackElo "1401"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 {last book move} 8. Be2 b5 9. a3 { Secures b4} Qb6 10. dxc5 (10. O-O $5 $14 {looks like a viable alternative}) 10... Bxc5 $15 11. Bxc5 Qxc5 12. Qd2 Nb6 (12... Bb7 $5 $11 {has some apparent merit}) 13. b4 $14 {White threatens to win material: b4xc5} Qe7 14. Bd3 Qc7 15. Ne2 Bd7 {White has an active position} 16. O-O Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qb6+ (17... bxc4 18. c3 $14) 18. Kh1 $16 bxc4 19. Nfd4 h5 (19... Nxd4 $5 20. Nxd4 a5 $14) 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Qd4 (21. f5 $142 $5 exf5 22. Rxf5 $18) 21... Qxd4 $14 22. Nxd4 { A comfortable square for the white knight} Kd7 (22... Bd7 23. Rf3 $14) 23. c3 g6 {Prevents intrusion on f5} 24. h4 (24. a4 h4 $14) 24... Rhb8 (24... Ba4 $5 $14) 25. a4 $16 Rb6 26. Rfb1 a5 27. b5 Bb7 28. Kg1 Ke7 29. Rf1 Rf8 30. Rf3 Ba8 31. Raf1 Bb7 32. Kf2 Rh8 33. Ke3 Ba8 34. R3f2 Kd7 35. g3 Kc7 36. Rd2 Rbb8 37. Rfd1 Kb6 38. Kf2 Rbc8 39. Nf3 Rc7 40. Ke3 Bb7 41. Kd4 Bc8 42. Rg2 Bb7 43. Rdg1 Ba8 44. g4 (44. Rb2 Bb7 $16) 44... Bb7 (44... hxg4 45. Rxg4 Rcc8 46. Rg5 $14) 45. gxh5 Rxh5 46. Rg5 Rh8 47. Rh1 (47. h5 $142 gxh5 48. Rh1 $16) 47... Re7 $2 ( 47... Rcc8 $142 $14 {would keep Black alive}) 48. h5 $18 gxh5 49. Rhxh5 (49. Rgxh5 Rg8 50. Ng5 Ree8 $18) 49... Rxh5 $2 (49... Ree8 $142 $16) 50. Rxh5 $18 Bc8 51. Rh8 Bd7 52. Ra8 Be8 (52... Bxb5 53. axb5 Kxb5 54. f5 $18) 53. Ra6+ (53. Ra6+ Kb7 54. Rxa5 $18) 1-0