[Event "John Hurt Memorial 4"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.06.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Kernell, David"] [Black "Herbers, Charles"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D06"] [WhiteElo "1923"] [BlackElo "1983"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {D06: Queen's Gambit: Symmetrical and Baltic Defences} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O {last book move} 8. h4 c5 9. e5 {White gets more space} Nd5 $4 (9... Ng4 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. Bxh7+ Kh8 $16) 10. Bxh7+ $1 $18 {Demolishes the pawn shield} Kh8 (10... Kxh7 {Decoy theme: h7} 11. Ng5+) 11. Bb1 (11. Nxd5 $142 {and White can already relax} exd5 12. Bb1 $18 ) 11... cxd4 $4 {a blunder in a bad position.} (11... f5 $142 $18) 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 (12... exd5 {doesn't change anything anymore} 13. Qd3 g6 14. h5 $18) 13. Qd3 Bb4+ (13... g6 {does not improve anything} 14. h5 Kg8 15. hxg6 $18) 14. Kf1 f5 (14... g6 {is not the saving move} 15. h5 Kg7 16. hxg6 $18) 15. exf6 Qf5 16. fxg7+ Kxg7 17. Qxd4+ Qf6 (17... e5 {is no salvation} 18. Nxe5 Qxf2+ 19. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 20. Kxf2 $18) 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Qh5+ Kg8 (19... Qh6 {cannot change destiny } 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Qh7#) 20. Qh7# 1-0