[Event "48th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2008.11.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Salzgeber, Michael"]
[Black "Smith, Aaron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1069"]
[BlackElo "1772"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
{B06: Modern Defence} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. f4 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 dxe5 6. fxe5
Nd5 {last book move} 7. Bc4 c6 {Black has a cramped position} (7... O-O 8. O-O
$14) 8. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} O-O 9. Ng5 (9. Bb3 Bf5 $14
) 9... b6 (9... f6 $142 10. exf6 exf6 $11) 10. Nxh7 $4 {a transit from better
to worse} (10. Nc3 $142 $14 {was much better}) 10... Kxh7 $19 11. Bxd5 (11. Nc3
b5 12. Bb3 Na6 $19) 11... Qxd5 (11... cxd5 {and Black can already relax} 12.
Be3 $19) 12. Rf4 (12. Nc3 Qe6 13. Qe1 $19) 12... Rh8 (12... c5 $142 {and the
rest is a matter of technique} 13. Nc3 Qd7 $19) 13. Nc3 $17 Qd8 14. Ne4 $2 (14.
Rxf7 $142 Be6 15. Rf2 $17) 14... Kg8 $19 15. Qf3 (15. Ng5 f6 16. exf6 exf6 17.
Nf3 $19) 15... Qxd4+ 16. Be3 Qxe5 17. Rxf7 (17. Rd1 {doesn't do any good} Nd7
18. h3 Bh6 $19) 17... Bf5 (17... Qxh2+ $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 18. Kf2
Nd7 19. Ng3 $19) 18. Ng5 (18. Rxg7+ {cannot change what is in store for ?} Kxg7
19. Ng3 Nd7 $19 (19... Qxb2 $143 20. Nxf5+ gxf5 21. Rd1 $19) (19... Bxc2 $143
20. Qf2 Rd8 21. Re1 Qxb2 22. Rc1 $19)) 18... Bf6 19. Rd1 (19. Bf4 {is not much
help} Qc5+ 20. Be3 Qxc2 $19) 19... Qxh2+ (19... Bxg5 {seems even better} 20.
Rg7+ Qxg7 21. Bxg5 $19) 20. Kf2 (20. Kf1 {the last chance for counterplay} Bxg5
21. Rxf5 gxf5 22. Bxg5 $19) 20... Qh4+ 21. Ke2 (21. Kf1 {is not the saving move
} Bxg5 22. Rxf5 gxf5 23. Qxf5 Qc4+ (23... Bxe3 $4 {will give the opponent a
chance to mate in 2} 24. Qg6+ Kf8 25. Rd8#) 24. Kf2 Bxe3+ 25. Kxe3 Na6 $19)
21... Qc4+ 22. Kf2 Nd7 (22... Bxg5 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 23.
Bxg5 Kxf7 $19) 23. Bd4 (23. Qf4 {is still a small chance} Rh4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25.
Rxf6 Rxc2+ 26. Rd2 Rxd2+ 27. Bxd2 exf6 28. Nf3 $19) 23... Bxd4+ 24. Rxd4 Qxd4+
25. Kg3 Qh4# 0-1