[Event "Get Ready Open 2"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2003.11.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Hellwig, Luke"] [Black "Knight, Kevin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C17"] [WhiteElo "1404"] [BlackElo "1332"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] {C17: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e5 c5 sidelines} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 {last book move} 6. Be3 c4 {Black wins space} (6... Nge7 7. a3 cxd4 8. Bxd4) 7. h3 (7. Be2 Nge7) 7... Nge7 8. a3 {White threatens to win material: a3xb4} Ba5 9. g4 b5 10. Bd2 Rb8 11. Ne2 Bb6 12. Bb4 (12. Bg2 O-O) 12... Nxb4 13. axb4 {Black has the pair of bishops} Qd7 (13... Nc6 14. c3) 14. Qd2 Nc6 15. Ng3 (15. Bg2 Qe7) 15... Qc7 16. Nh5 (16. Bg2 $142) 16... a5 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (16... Nxd4 {must definitely be considered} 17. Nxd4 Qxe5+ 18. Ne2 Qxb2) 17. bxa5 (17. Nxg7+ {and White gets the upper hand} Kd8 18. Be2) 17... Bxa5 18. c3 {Consolidates b4} b4 {The thematic attack } (18... Ra8 {would allow Black to play on} 19. Rc1 O-O) 19. Nxg7+ Kf8 (19... Kd8 20. Be2 Qb6) 20. Qh6 Ke7 21. Qf6+ Kf8 {the pressure is too much, Black crumbles} (21... Kd7 22. Qxf7+ Kd8 23. Nxe6+ Bxe6 24. Qxe6 Qd7 25. Qf6+ Kc7 26. Rxa5 Rhf8) 22. Ng5 Nd8 23. N7xe6+ {Demolishes the pawn shield} Bxe6 (23... Nxe6 24. Qxh8+) 24. Nxe6+ (24. Rxa5 {seems even better} Kg8 25. Ra1 h6 26. Nxe6 Nxe6) 24... Nxe6 25. Qxh8+ {White forks: f8+h7. gives the opponent new chances} (25. Rxa5 {White has the better game} Rg8 26. Ra1 (26. Rxd5 {is clearly weaker} bxc3 27. bxc3 Qb7 28. Bxc4 Qb1+ 29. Kd2 Qe4 30. Rd8+ Nxd8 31. Qd6+ Kg7 32. Qf6+ Kf8 33. Qd6+ Kg7 34. Qf6+ Kf8 $11)) 25... Ke7 {White has a decisive advantage} 26. Qf6+ Kf8 (26... Ke8 $142 27. Bxc4 dxc4) 27. Qf3 {stumbles just before the finish line} (27. Rc1 bxc3 28. bxc3 (28. Rxc3 Rxb2 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qf6+ Ke8)) 27... bxc3 28. bxc3 (28. Qxc3 {hardly improves anything} Bxc3+ 29. bxc3 Qb6) 1/2-1/2