[Event "James Wright Memorial 4"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.08.11"] [Round "2"] [White "Boldt, Ed"] [Black "Barnes, Ronnie"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1818"] [BlackElo "1600"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {C45: Scotch Game} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Ne4 7. Qf3 Nc5 8. Bc4 Ne6 {last book move} 9. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Be7 (9... Qh4 10. Nd2 Bc5 11. Ne4 $16) 10. Nc3 (10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nd2 Rb8 $16) 10... O-O 11. Be3 a5 (11... Bg5 12. Rad1 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 $16) 12. Rad1 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Ne4 (14. Qe2 Ra8 $16) 14... f5 (14... d5 $5 15. Ng3 Qb8 $16) 15. exf6 $18 Bxf6 16. Nxf6+ Rxf6 17. Qe2 (17. Qg4 $5 Qe8 18. f4 c5 $18) 17... Ra8 $16 18. Qc4 (18. f4 g6 $16) 18... Qe8 (18... Rf7 19. Rfe1 $14) 19. Rfe1 (19. f4 Qf7 $14) 19... d5 {Black threatens to win material: d5xc4 } 20. Qc3 Qd7 21. Bd4 {White threatens to win material: Bd4xf6} Rg6 (21... Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Raf8 23. f3 $11) 22. Qh3 (22. Be5 $5 $14 {should be considered}) 22... Qf7 $15 23. Kh1 $4 (23. Qc3 $142 $15 {saving the game}) 23... Nxd4 $19 24. Rxd4 Qxf2 25. Red1 (25. Rdd1 Qxc2 26. b3 Qxa2 $19) 25... Rf8 (25... Re8 $142 { and the rest is a matter of technique} 26. g3 Rge6 $19) 26. g3 Rgf6 27. R4d2 ( 27. Qg2 {hardly improves anything} Qe3 28. Rf4 Rxf4 29. gxf4 Rxf4 $19) 27... Qf3+ (27... Qe3 $142 $19 {and Black wins}) 1/2-1/2