[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.10.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Smith, Aaron"] [Black "Neglia, Salvatore"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "1585"] [BlackElo "1610"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. a3 Nf6 4. Nc3 {last book move} c6 5. Nf3 Be7 (5... Nbd7 6. e3 $11) 6. cxd5 cxd5 (6... exd5 7. Bg5 $11) 7. Qc2 Nc6 8. Bg5 O-O 9. e3 h6 10. Bh4 Bd7 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Re8 13. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} a6 {Controls b5} 14. O-O Na7 (14... Bd6 15. Qd2 $14) 15. Qb1 Qb6 16. b4 (16. Ne5 Red8 $16) 16... Nb5 17. Nxb5 (17. Na4 Qd8 18. Nc5 Nd6 $14) 17... Bxb5 $11 18. Ne5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qd6 20. f3 {Covers e4+g4} Nd7 {Black threatens to win material: Nd7xe5} 21. Nxd7 Bxh4 22. Nc5 { White threatens to win material: Nc5xb7} Qb8 23. Rc3 Be7 24. Rfc1 Rc6 25. b5 ( 25. Qd2 $5 {is noteworthy} Qa7 26. Qe1 $11) 25... axb5 $15 26. Qxb5 Rec8 27. a4 Bxc5 (27... e5 28. a5 exd4 29. exd4 Qf4 $19) 28. Rxc5 $11 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 ({ Less advisable is} 29. dxc5 Qe5 30. Kf2 d4 $15) 29... Kf8 30. a5 Qa8 $4 (30... Ke7 $142 $14 {had to be tried to avoid defeat}) 31. Rxc8+ $18 Qxc8 32. Qc5+ Qxc5 33. dxc5 Ke8 34. c6 $1 {the death sentence} Kd8 (34... bxc6 {Deflection from a6} 35. a6) 35. cxb7 Kc7 36. a6 e5 (36... h5 {does not improve anything} 37. Kf2 $18) 37. Kf1 f5 {Black plans e4} (37... h5 $18 {a last effort to resist the inevitable}) 38. g4 g6 39. Kf2 (39. gxf5 gxf5 40. f4 $18) 39... h5 40. gxh5 gxh5 41. f4 e4 42. Ke2 h4 (42... d4 {hardly improves anything} 43. exd4 Kb8 44. d5 Kc7 45. d6+ Kb8 46. d7 Kc7 47. d8=Q+ Kxd8 48. b8=Q+ Ke7 49. Qe5+ Kf7 50. a7 h4 51. a8=Q Kg6 52. Qae8+ Kh6 53. Q5h8#) 43. Kd2 Kb8 (43... d4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 44. exd4 Kd6 45. b8=Q+ Ke6 46. Qe5+ Kf7 47. Qxf5+ Ke7 48. Qe5+ Kf8 49. a7 e3+ 50. Kxe3 Kf7 51. a8=Q Kg6 52. Qg2+ Kf7 53. Qgg7#) 44. Kc3 Ka7 (44... Kc7 {cannot undo what has already been done} 45. Kd4 Kb8 46. Kc5 Ka7 47. Kxd5 Kb8 48. Kc6 Ka7 49. Kc7 Kxa6 50. b8=Q Ka5 51. Kc6 Ka4 52. Kc5 Ka3 53. Qb1 Ka4 54. Qb4#) 45. Kd4 (45. Kd4 Kb8 46. Kc5 Kc7 47. Kxd5 Kb8 48. Kc6 Ka7 49. Kc7 Kxa6 50. b8=Q Ka5 51. Kc6 Ka4 52. Kc5 Ka3 53. Qb1 Ka4 54. Qb4#) 1-0