[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.10.15"] [Round "5"] [White "McNaughton, Ralph"] [Black "Childers, Scott"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A23"] [WhiteElo "1515"] [BlackElo "1202"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A23: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 g3 c6} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 Bf5 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 Nbd7 8. dxe5 dxe5 {last book move.} 9. Bg5 O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 10. Nd2 (10. Nh4 Be6 $15) 10... Re8 11. e4 Be6 12. b3 a6 13. Qc2 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Rac1 Ng4 {Black threatens to win material: Ng4xf2} 19. Nf3 Rf8 ( 19... Qa3 20. Rd2 $11) 20. Ng5 Ne3 $4 (20... Qe7 $142 {the rescuing straw} 21. Nxe6 fxe6 $14 (21... Qxe6 $143 22. Bh3 $18)) 21. Nxe6 $18 fxe6 22. fxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Kh1 Rf2 24. Qd3 (24. Rxd7 $4 {if White takes the knight he will lose} Rxc2 25. Rf1 Qxc3 $19) 24... Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Nf6 (25... Nc5 26. Rd6 b4 27. Kg1 $18 ( 27. Rxc6 $6 Nd3 28. Nd1 Rfxa2 29. Rc8+ Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ Kg6 $16)) 26. h3 Nh5 (26... Rb2 27. Rd6 b4 28. Na4 Rxa2 29. Rdxc6 $18) 27. b4 (27. a4 { seems even better} Nf6 $18) 27... Rf6 $4 {Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (27... Rb2 $18) 28. Rc2 Rg6 29. Kh2 h6 (29... Ra6 {cannot change destiny} 30. Rd6 Rxg3 31. Rf2 $18) 30. Nd1 ( 30. Rd6 {makes it even easier for White} Rxg3 31. Rxc6 Rb8 $18) 30... Rc8 ( 30... Ra4 {doesn't change anything anymore} 31. a3 Ra6 32. Rc5 $18) 31. Nf2 ( 31. Rc5 $142 {might be the shorter path} Ra8 32. Nc3 Ra6 $18) 31... Kh7 (31... Ra8 {does not improve anything} 32. Ng4 Rxg4 33. hxg4 $18) 32. Ng4 Rg5 33. Rd6 Rg6 (33... Ra8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 34. Rxe6 Ra4 35. Bf3 $18) 34. Rdxc6 Rxc6 (34... Rb8 {hardly improves anything} 35. R2c3 Ra8 36. a3 $18) 35. Rxc6 Kg8 36. Bf1 (36. Rb6 $142 {and White can already relax} Nxg3 37. Nxe5 Rg5 38. Rb8+ Kh7 $18) 36... Nf6 (36... Nxg3 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 37. Kxg3 h5 38. Bxb5 hxg4 39. hxg4 $18) 37. Rc8+ (37. Nxe5 { keeps an even firmer grip} Rg5 38. Rxe6 Nh5 $18) 37... Kf7 38. Nxe5+ (38. Nxe5+ Ke7 39. Nxg6+ Kd7 40. Rc1 Nxe4 41. Bxb5+ Kd8 42. Ba6 $18) 1-0