[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.10.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Cummings, Dennis"] [Black "Craycroft, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A30"] [WhiteElo "2003"] [BlackElo "1515"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A30: Symmetrical English: Double Fianchetto and Hedgehog} 1. c4 c5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. d3 O-O {last book move} 8. e4 dxe4 ( 8... d4 9. Ne2 $15) 9. dxe4 $11 Qxd1 (9... Nd7 10. Re1 $11) 10. Rxd1 e5 11. h3 {Secures g4} Be6 12. b3 {Prevents intrusion on c4} Nd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 $2 (13... Bd8 $142 $5 $11 {would keep Black in the game}) 14. exd5 $16 (14. Rxd5 $6 Nb6 15. Rd1 a5 $11) 14... Na5 (14... Nd4 $5 15. Nxd4 exd4 $16) 15. Bd2 $18 b6 16. Bc3 (16. Bxa5 $5 bxa5 17. d6 Bf6 $18) 16... Bd6 $16 17. Re1 f6 18. Nd2 Nb7 19. Ne4 Rae8 20. h4 (20. f4 exf4 21. Nxd6 Nxd6 22. gxf4 Kf7 $16) 20... h6 { Controls g5} (20... f5 $5 21. Bh3 a6 $16) 21. g4 ({Not} 21. Nxd6 Nxd6 22. f4 e4 $16) 21... Kh8 22. Bh3 g5 23. Ng3 (23. h5 Bc7 $18) 23... Kh7 (23... gxh4 $5 24. Nf5 $16) 24. Bg2 Bc7 (24... gxh4 25. Be4+ Kg7 26. Nf5+ Kf7 27. Nxh6+ Ke7 28. Bd2 $18) 25. Be4+ Kg8 (25... Kh8 26. hxg5 fxg5 27. Bf5 $18) 26. Nf5 Nd6 27. Nxh6+ Kg7 28. hxg5 (28. Nf5+ $5 {seems even better} Nxf5 29. Bxf5 Rd8 $18) 28... Nxe4 29. Rxe4 fxg5 30. Nf5+ Kg6 31. f3 Nf6 (31... Rxf5 32. gxf5+ Kxf5 33. Kf2 $18) 32. Re2 Rh8 $6 {hardly fazing for the opponent} (32... Nd7 $18) 33. d6 Bd8 34. Rae1 e4 (34... Nd7 {doesn't do any good} 35. Bxe5 Rh7 36. Bb2 Rxe2 37. Rxe2 $18) 35. Bxf6 (35. d7 $142 {might be the shorter path} Re6 36. fxe4 Bc7 $18) 35... Bxf6 36. Rxe4 ({Instead of} 36. fxe4 Be5 $18) 36... Rxe4 37. Rxe4 Rd8 38. Kf2 Bd4+ (38... Kf7 $18) 39. Nxd4 cxd4 40. Rxd4 Kf6 (40... Rd7 $18 { desperation}) 41. d7 Ke6 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Ke4 Ke6 44. Rd2 (44. b4 {and White can already relax} Ke7 $18) 44... Kf6 45. Rd6+ Ke7 46. Ke5 Kf7 47. Kd5 Ke7 48. Kc6 Rf8 49. Kc7 Rd8 50. Re6+ $1 {White should return material} Kxe6 {A deflection} 51. Kxd8 Kd6 52. Kc8 (52. Kc8 Ke5 53. d8=Q $18) 1-0