[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2009.01.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Smith, Aaron"] [Black "Beatty, Jonathan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "1848"] [BlackElo "1715"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bf4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 {last book move} d6 6. Bg3 a6 {Consolidates b5} 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 {Black's piece can't move: c8} 11. N4b3 b6 {Controls a5+c5} 12. f3 {Prevents intrusion on e4+g4} Nh5 13. Bf2 Bb7 14. Qc2 h6 15. Be2 f5 (15... d5 $142 $15 {and Black is still in the game}) 16. Nd4 $16 Kf7 17. f4 (17. e4 $142 $5 Nf4 18. exf5 Nxe2+ 19. Nxe2 $16) 17... Nhf6 $11 18. Bh4 Rg8 (18... Nc5 19. a4 $11) 19. Bf3 d5 (19... Bxf3 20. Rxf3 (20. gxf3 $143 g5 21. fxg5 hxg5 $15) 20... Nc5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. b4 $14) 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Be2 (21. c4 Qd6 $14) 21... Nc5 22. N2f3 (22. c4 Rgd8 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. cxd5 Rxd5 25. N2f3 $16) 22... Ng4 $4 {with this move Black loses his initiative } (22... Bd6 $142 $11 {was a good chance to save the game}) 23. Nxf5 $1 $18 { Demolishes the pawn shield} Bxh4 (23... exf5 24. Qxf5+ {Theme: Double Attack}) 24. N3xh4 $4 {White loses the upper hand} (24. N5xh4 $142 {would have made live much easier for White} Nxe3 25. Qg6+ Ke7 26. Nd4 Nxf1 27. Rxf1 $18) 24... exf5 $11 25. Qxf5+ {White forks: g4+f7} Nf6 26. Bh5+ Ke7 27. Ng6+ (27. c4 Qd7 28. cxd5 Qxf5 29. Nxf5+ Kd7 $15) 27... Kd8 $17 28. Bf3 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} (28. Ne5 Qe7 $17) 28... Qd7 29. Qc2 Nce4 (29... Kc7 30. Ne5 Qe7 31. Qe2 $17) 30. Rfd1 Qe8 31. Ne5 Kc7 32. Rd4 Kb8 33. Qb3 b5 (33... Ka7 34. Rcd1 $19) 34. a4 Rc5 (34... bxa4 $5 35. Qxa4 Qxa4 36. Rxa4 Nd6 $17) 35. Qd1 ( 35. axb5 Rxb5 (35... Qxb5 $2 36. Rb4 Nd2 37. Rxb5 Nxb3 38. Rxb3 $18) 36. Qa3 Qf8 $11) 35... g5 36. Nd3 $2 (36. axb5 $142 $5 {is noteworthy} Rxb5 37. c4 dxc4 38. Rdxc4 gxf4 39. exf4 Rxb2 40. Nc6+ Bxc6 41. Rxc6 $11) 36... Rc4 37. axb5 axb5 (37... Qxb5 38. Qc2 gxf4 39. Nxf4 Qe8 $17) 38. g3 $2 (38. Ne5 $5 $15 { should be investigated more closely}) 38... Rxd4 (38... Nxg3 39. hxg3 Qxe3+ 40. Kh2 gxf4 41. gxf4 Rxd4 42. cxd4 Qxd4 43. Qe2 $19) 39. cxd4 Nd6 (39... Nxg3 $142 $5 40. hxg3 Qxe3+ 41. Kh2 gxf4 42. gxf4 Qxd4 $19) 40. Ne5 $15 {The white knight on an outpost} Nc4 {Black threatens to win material: Nc4xe3} (40... Rg7 41. Qb3 Rc7 42. Ra1 $15) 41. Qc2 (41. Qe1 Nxb2 42. Qb4 Nc4 43. Rxc4 bxc4 44. Qd6+ Ka8 45. Qa3+ Kb8 46. Qd6+ Ka8 47. Qa3+ Kb8 48. Qd6+ $11) 41... Rg7 { Black has an active position} (41... Qe7 42. Be2 $17) 42. Kf2 (42. b3 $142 Nxe3 43. Qc5 $11) 42... Rc7 $4 {weakening the position} (42... gxf4 $142 43. exf4 Ne4+ 44. Kg1 Qf8 $17) 43. b3 $18 Qe7 $2 (43... gxf4 $142 44. exf4 Qd8 45. bxc4 dxc4 $18) 44. bxc4 dxc4 (44... g4 45. Bg2 Rxc4 46. Nxc4 dxc4 $18) 45. Bxb7 Rxb7 (45... Kxb7 {praying for a miracle} 46. Rb1 Kb6 47. Nxc4+ Rxc4 48. Qxc4 Ne4+ 49. Kg1 Qd7 $18) 1-0