[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