[Event "James Wright Memorial"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.08.15"] [Round "1"] [White "O'Bar, Sam"] [Black "Turner, Greg"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C68"] [WhiteElo "1597"] [BlackElo "1706"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C68: Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, sidelines} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 {last book move} Qf6 9. Qe2 (9. Nd2 $5 $14) 9... g5 $11 10. Be3 Bd6 11. Nd2 Ne7 12. Rad1 Ng6 13. Nc4 Nf4 14. Bxf4 gxf4 (14... exf4 $142 15. d4 O-O-O $11) 15. f3 $4 {White lets it slip away} (15. d4 $142 {is the best option White has} O-O-O 16. dxe5 (16. Nxe5 $6 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 $11) 16... Bxe5 17. Rxd8+ (17. Nxe5 $6 Qxe5 18. Qf3 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Qxb2 $11) 17... Kxd8 18. c3 $14) 15... Bc5+ 16. Kh1 O-O-O 17. Qe1 (17. c3 Rhg8 $17) 17... b5 (17... Rhg8 18. c3 $19) 18. Qa5 $2 (18. b4 $142 $5 Ba7 19. Na5 $17) 18... Kb7 $19 (18... bxc4 {is no comparison} 19. Qxc5 cxd3 20. Qa7 $16 ) 19. Nd2 (19. b4 Ba7 20. Nb2 $19) 19... Bb6 20. Qc3 Rhg8 21. Nb3 $4 {the pressure is too much, White crumbles} (21. Rg1 Rg3 22. Nf1 Rxh3+ 23. gxh3 Bxg1 24. Nh2 $19) 21... Be3 (21... Rxg2 $142 $1 {ends the debate} 22. Kxg2 Qh4 $19) 22. Rfe1 (22. Na5+ Kb6 23. b4 Qd6 $17) 22... Rg3 $19 23. Re2 Qh4 (23... Rdg8 24. Qe1 $19) 24. Qe1 (24. Na5+ Kb8 25. Nxc6+ Kc8 26. Qe1 $15) 24... Rdg8 25. Qf1 Kb6 26. c3 (26. Kh2 Qf6 $17) 26... c5 (26... Rxg2 27. Rxg2 Qxh3+ 28. Rh2 Rg1+ 29. Qxg1 Qxf3+ 30. Rg2 Bxg1 31. Rdxg1 Qxd3 32. Nd2 $19) 27. d4 (27. Kh2 Ka7 $17) 27... c4 {Black threatens to win material: c4xb3} (27... Rxg2 28. Rxg2 Qxh3+ 29. Rh2 Rg1+ 30. Qxg1 Qxf3+ 31. Rg2 Bxg1 32. Rdxg1 cxd4 33. cxd4 $19) 28. Nc5 {Here comes the goal-getter} (28. Nd2 exd4 29. cxd4 Qf6 $15) 28... Rd8 ( 28... Ka7 $142 $5 $17) 29. b4 $11 exd4 30. cxd4 c3 (30... Bxd4 31. a4 a5 32. bxa5+ Kxc5 33. axb5 $14) 31. Nb3 (31. a4 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Bxd4 33. axb5 axb5 $14) 31... Rg6 (31... Rdg8 32. Kh2 $11) 32. Rc2 {White threatens to win material: Rc2xc3} (32. a4 $5 bxa4 33. Nc5 Rxd4 34. Nxa4+ Kb7 35. Nxc3 Rxb4 36. Rc2 $16) 32... Rdg8 $11 33. Rd3 $4 {simply marches past the door to victory} (33. Ra1 $142 Kb7 34. Re1 $11) 33... Qd8 (33... Rxg2 $1 34. Qxg2 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Bg1+ 36. Kh1 Bf2+ 37. Kh2 Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Qg1#) 34. Rdxc3 $18 c6 (34... Qc8 35. Kh2 $18 ( 35. Rxc7 $6 Qxc7 36. Rxc7 Kxc7 $18)) 35. Na5 (35. a4 $142 {might be the shorter path} Qe7 36. Rc5 $18) 35... Bxd4 (35... Qxd4 36. Nxc6 Rxc6 37. Rxc6+ Kb7 $18) 36. Nxc6 Qd7 37. Nxd4 Qxd4 38. Qf2 (38. Rd3 $142 {makes sure everything is clear} Qxb4 39. Qg1+ Ka5 40. Rcc3 Rxg2 41. Ra3+ Qxa3 42. Rxa3+ Kb4 43. Qb1+ Kc5 44. Rxa6 Rg1+ 45. Qxg1+ Rxg1+ 46. Kxg1 $18) 38... Rd8 (38... Qxf2 39. Rxf2 f5 40. Rc5 $16) 39. Qxd4+ (39. Rc5 Qxf2 40. Rxf2 Rc6 $18) 39... Rxd4 $16 40. a3 Rgd6 41. Rc7 Rd3 (41... f5 $142 $5 42. e5 Re6 $16) 42. Rxf7 $18 Rxa3 43. Rxf4 a5 44. bxa5+ Kxa5 (44... Rxa5 45. Rf8 $18) 45. e5 (45. Rc5 { keeps an even firmer grip} Rd1+ 46. Kh2 Ka4 $18) 45... Re6 (45... Rd1+ 46. Kh2 Re1 47. Rf5 $18) 46. Re4 b4 (46... Ra4 47. Rce2 Rxe4 48. Rxe4 b4 $18) 47. f4 b3 48. Rb2 Ra4 49. Rxa4+ (49. Re1 $142 {and White can celebrate victory} Rxf4 50. Rxb3 $18) 49... Kxa4 $11 50. Re2 (50. Rb1 $142 h4 51. Kh2 $11) 50... Ka3 $4 { spoils everything} (50... Rb6 $142 {would bring relief} 51. f5 b2 52. Rxb2 Rxb2 $11) 51. f5 $18 Rc6 (51... Re8 {praying for a miracle} 52. f6 Rf8 $18) 52. f6 Rc2 (52... Rc1+ {is no salvation} 53. Kh2 Rf1 54. e6 $18) 53. Re3 (53. Re1 Rc1 54. Rxc1 b2 55. Rf1 Ka2 56. e6 b1=R 57. Rxb1 Kxb1 58. f7 Kb2 59. e7 Ka2 60. e8=Q Kb2 61. Qe2+ Ka3 62. f8=Q+ Kb3 63. Qd3+ Ka4 64. Qfa3#) 53... Rf2 (53... Ka2 {desperation} 54. Rxb3 $1 {White should return some of the goodies he has collected} Kxb3 $18) 54. e6 Ka2 55. Rxb3 (55. e7 b2 56. Re1 b1=Q 57. Rxb1 Kxb1 $18) 55... Kxb3 (55... Rxf6 {does not solve anything} 56. Re3 Rf8 57. e7 $18) 56. e7 Rxf6 (56... Re2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 57. f7 Rxe7 58. f8=Q $18) 57. e8=Q Rh6 (57... Rf1+ {what else?} 58. Kh2 Rd1 59. Qxh5 Rd4 $18) 58. Qe3+ (58. Qe3+ Kc4 59. Qxh6 Kb3 60. h4 Kb2 61. Qxh5 Kc3 62. Qe5+ Kc2 63. Qd4 Kb3 64. h5 Ka3 65. h6 Kb3 66. h7 Ka3 67. h8=Q Kb3 68. Qc3+ Ka4 69. Qe8#) 1-0