[Event "Jim Mitchell Memorial 9"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.12.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Bell, John"] [Black "Beatty, Jonathan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "1547"] [BlackElo "1285"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A34: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3, lines with ...d5} 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 { last book move} 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. Nf3 g6 6. a3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} Bg7 7. Qc2 Nh6 8. b3 (8. d3 O-O $11) 8... Nf5 (8... Nd4 $5 {is noteworthy} 9. Qd1 Bc6 $15) 9. e3 $14 {Controls d4} O-O 10. Bb2 Na5 11. e4 (11. O-O $142 $5 $14 {would allow White to play on}) 11... Nd4 $15 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Nd1 (13. Nd5 b5 $15) 13... Qb6 {Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb3} (13... b5 14. f4 $17) 14. b4 $15 {White threatens to win material: b4xa5} Nc6 15. O-O Rac8 ( 15... g5 16. d3 $15) 16. d3 Be6 (16... g5 17. f4 $11) 17. f4 $11 a6 18. Qf2 f5 19. Kh1 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bh3 21. Re1 e5 22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Qd2 Ne7 24. Be4 exf4 25. Bg2 (25. gxf4 $142 $5 {would keep White alive} Rf7 26. Qf2 $15) 25... Bxg2+ $19 26. Qxg2 f3 27. Qf2 Be5 (27... Rce8 28. Nc3 $19) 28. Re4 {The pressure on the isolated pawn grows} (28. c5 Qb5 (28... dxc5 $2 29. Rxe5 Qf6 30. Rxc5 $18) 29. Bxd4 Nc6 30. Bxe5+ Nxe5 $11 (30... dxe5 $143 31. Re3 Nd4 32. Nc3 $16)) 28... Nf5 (28... Nc6 $5 $17) 29. g4 $15 Ne3 (29... Ng7 $142 $5 {and Black can hope to live} 30. Bxd4 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Rce8 $11) 30. Nxe3 $16 dxe3 31. Bxe5+ (31. Rxe3 Qc6 32. Bxe5+ dxe5 33. Rxe5 Rce8 34. Rxe8 Qxe8 $16) 31... dxe5 $14 32. Rxe3 Qd4 {Black threatens to win material: Qd4xa1} 33. Rf1 Qxg4 (33... e4 34. Rxe4 Qxd3 35. Qd4+ Qxd4 36. Rxd4 $14) 34. Rxf3 (34. Rxe5 $5 Rc7 35. c5 $14) 34... Rxf3 $11 35. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 36. Rxf3 {A rook endgame occured} Rd8 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Kf2 Rd6 39. Ke3 b6 $4 (39... Rd4 $142 $11 {was necessary}) 40. Ke4 $18 Re6 (40... g5 {is not much help} 41. Kxe5 Rh6 42. h3 $18) 41. Kd5 Re8 42. Kd6 (42. c5 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} bxc5 43. bxc5 Rb8 $18) 42... e4 43. dxe4 Rxe4 44. c5 bxc5 45. bxc5 Re2 46. c6 Rxh2 47. c7 (47. c7 Rd2+ 48. Kc6 Rc2+ 49. Kb7 $18) 1-0