[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