[Event "Candidates 2008"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.01.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Smith, Aaron"] [Black "Sims, Carlos"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "1678"] [BlackElo "1987"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (30s)"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A80: Dutch Defence: Unusual White second moves} 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 { last book move} d5 4. Nbd2 (4. c4 e6 $14) 4... e6 $11 5. c3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} Bd6 6. Qc2 Nbd7 (6... O-O 7. b4 $15) 7. c4 $11 c6 8. c5 { White threatens to win material: c5xd6} Bc7 9. b4 Ne4 10. Bb2 g5 (10... O-O 11. Bd3 $11) 11. h3 $14 Qf6 12. Be2 h5 13. Nxe4 (13. h4 gxh4 14. b5 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Qg7 $11) 13... fxe4 $11 {Black has new doubled pawns: e4+e6} 14. Nd2 e5 { The thematic attack} (14... g4 15. Qb3 $11) 15. f3 (15. Nb3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Ne5 $11) 15... exf3 $11 16. Nxf3 e4 {Black gains space.} 17. Ne5 (17. Nd2 $5 $15 { might be a viable alternative}) 17... Nxe5 $17 ({Not} 17... Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qe6 19. Qc3 $16) 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 (19. Rf1 Qg7 20. O-O-O Bd7 $17) 19... Qxe5 20. O-O-O Qa1+ (20... a5 $142 21. b5 O-O $17) 21. Qb1 $2 (21. Kd2 $142 Qg7 22. Rhf1 $17) 21... Qc3+ $19 22. Qc2 Qxb4 (22... Qxe3+ 23. Qd2 Qxd2+ 24. Kxd2 $19) 23. Rd4 Qa3+ 24. Kd2 Qa5+ 25. Kd1 Be6 (25... O-O $5 26. Bxh5 b6 27. h4 $19) 26. Rf1 Ke7 $4 {Black loses the right to castle. hands over the advantage to the opponent} (26... Qc7 $142 $19) 27. Ra4 $11 {White threatens to win material: Ra4xa5} Qc7 {White king safety improved} (27... Qd8 28. Qb2 Kd7 29. Qxb7+ Qc7 30. Qb2 $11) 28. Qb2 d4 $2 (28... Rhg8 29. Bxh5 Kd8 $16) 29. Rxd4 $16 Rad8 $2 ( 29... Raf8 $142 30. Rxe4 Rxf1+ 31. Bxf1 Qd8+ 32. Rd4 Qc7 $18) 30. Kc2 $4 { throwing away the advantage} (30. Kc1 $142 Rhf8 31. Rxe4 Rxf1+ 32. Bxf1 $18) 30... Rxd4 $4 (30... Rhf8 31. Rb4 Rxf1 32. Bxf1 Rb8 33. Qg7+ Kd8 34. Rd4+ Bd5 35. Qf8+ Kd7 36. Qf5+ Kd8 $18) 31. Qxd4 $18 Qd8 (31... Rf8 {is the last straw} 32. Qg7+ Rf7 33. Rxf7+ Bxf7 34. Bxh5 Ke6 $18) 32. Qg7+ (32. Qg7+ Ke8 33. Bxh5+ Rxh5 34. Rf8#) 1-0