[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.10.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Baudendistel, Jeff"] [Black "Brazell, Barry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A23"] [WhiteElo "1552"] [BlackElo "1314"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A23: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 g3 c6} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Nbd7 {last book move} 8. Bd2 h6 { Controls g5} 9. Rc1 Nh7 (9... Re8 10. b4 $11) 10. b4 Ng5 (10... Nhf6 11. Qc2 $14) 11. Nh4 (11. Nxg5 $5 Bxg5 12. b5 Bxd2 13. Qxd2 $16) 11... Nf6 $11 12. Bxg5 (12. b5 $5 Bd7 13. Kh1 $11) 12... hxg5 $15 {Black has the pair of bishops} 13. Nf3 Nh7 (13... g4 14. Nd2 $15) 14. Nd2 f5 15. e3 Rf6 16. b5 {White threatens to win material: b5xc6} Bd7 17. Qa4 Qc8 (17... Qe8 18. c5 $11) 18. Qb3 Rh6 ( 18... Kh8 19. h3 $11) 19. Rb1 (19. bxc6 bxc6 20. c5+ Be6 21. Nc4 $11) 19... f4 (19... Nf6 $142 $5 $11 {is an interesting alternative}) 20. bxc6 (20. c5+ Kh8 $16) 20... bxc6 (20... Bxc6 21. Nd5 Bf8 22. d4 $14) 21. Qb7 (21. c5+ $5 Kh8 22. cxd6 Bxd6 23. Nce4 $16) 21... Qe8 $14 22. Be4 (22. Nd5 Bf8 23. Rfe1 $11) 22... Nf6 (22... Rd8 23. Rfd1 Nf6 $17) 23. exf4 (23. Bg2 $142 $15) 23... exf4 $4 { Black has let it slip away.} (23... Nxe4 $142 24. Ndxe4 gxf4 $17) 24. Rfe1 (24. Bg2 $142 $14) 24... Ng4 $4 (24... Nxe4 $5 {should not be overlooked} 25. Ncxe4 Rd8 $15) 25. Nf3 (25. Nd5 $142 {and White has it in the bag} cxd5 26. Bxd5+ Kf8 27. Qxa8 Qxa8 28. Bxa8 Nxf2 29. Rb8+ Kf7 30. Bd5+ Kf6 31. d4 $18) 25... Nf6 $2 (25... Rd8 $142 $5 {and Black hangs on} 26. Qc7 fxg3 27. fxg3 Qf8 $14) 26. Bf5 $1 {Theme: Clearance for e1-e7} ({Not} 26. Nxg5 Rc8 27. Bf5 Bxf5 28. Rxe7 Qg6 $16) 26... g4 $4 {the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end } (26... Bxf5 27. Rxe7) 27. Nh4 (27. Nh4 Rd8 28. Bxd7 Rxd7 29. Qxc6 $18) (27. Rxe7 $142 {and White has triumphed} Bxf5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Ne1 $18) 1-0