[Event "47th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.11.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Baudendistel, Jeff"]
[Black "Smith, Aaron"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "1555"]
[BlackElo "1665"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4
d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O {last book move} c5 7. Nbd2 (7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 $11) 7... Nc6 (7... cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. c5 $11) 8. Nb3 (8. dxc5 $5
Bxc5 9. a3 $11) 8... b6 $15 {Secures a5} 9. a3 {Covers b4} Ba6 10. cxd5 Bxe2
11. Qxe2 Qxd5 12. Qd1 Rad8 13. Bd2 Ne4 (13... c4 14. Nc1 $17) 14. dxc5 Nxc5 (
14... bxc5 $5 {should not be overlooked} 15. Bc3 f5 $17) 15. Nxc5 $11 Bxc5 16.
Qc2 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bc3 Qg5 19. Rad1 h6 20. Qa4 {White threatens to win
material: Qa4xa7} (20. b4 Be7 $14) 20... Bd6 (20... a5 21. h3 $11) 21. Rd4 ({
Instead of} 21. Qxa7 Bxh2+ {Demolition of pawn structure} 22. Kxh2 Rxd1 23.
Rxd1 Qh5+ 24. Kg3 Qxd1 25. Qxb6 Rc8 $15) 21... Bb8 $4 (21... e5 $142 {saving
the game} 22. Rg4 Qe7 $14) 22. Rg4 $18 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Qe7 (23... Bb8 {there is
nothing else anyway} 24. Rxg5 hxg5 $18) 24. Rxg7+ (24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Qe4 f5 26.
Rxe7+ Rd4 27. Qxe6 Bf4 28. Bxd4+ Be5 29. Bxe5+ Rf6 30. Bxf6#) 1-0