[Event "Jack Smith Memorial"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.03.26"] [Round "2"] [White "Maclin, Philip"] [Black "Bussom, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A09"] [WhiteElo "1492"] [BlackElo "1249"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {A09: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Be2 {last book move} Nbd7 6. O-O e5 7. d4 {White threatens to win material: d4xe5} e4 {Black threatens to win material: e4xf3} 8. Ne5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Bd6 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 ({Not} 10... Nxd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qb5 $16) 11. cxd5 cxd5 {Black king safety improved.} 12. Qb5 a6 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 {Black loses the right to castle} 14. Na4 Bc7 {White has a cramped position} 15. Bd2 b5 {Black threatens to win material: b5xa4} (15... b6 $5 $15 {is an interesting alternative}) 16. Nc5+ $11 Ke8 (16... Ke7 17. Rfc1 $11) 17. Rfc1 $14 Bd6 (17... Bb6 18. Rc2 $14) 18. Nb7 {White threatens to win material: Nb7xd6} (18. Nxa6 Ke7 19. Nc5 Rhc8 $16) 18... Be7 (18... Kd7 $5 $11 {looks like a viable alternative}) 19. Ba5 Nd7 20. Rc2 (20. Rc6 f5 $16) 20... f5 $14 21. Rac1 Kf7 $2 (21... Rf8 $142 $14 { and Black is still in the game}) 22. Rc7 $18 Nf6 (22... Nf8 23. Bb4 Ng6 24. Nd6+ Kf6 25. R1c6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6+ Kg5 27. Rxg7 $18) 23. Bb4 Rhe8 (23... Ng8 24. R1c6 Kf8 25. Rxe7 Nxe7 $18) 24. Nd6+ Kg6 25. Nxe8 Bxb4 26. Nxf6 (26. Nxg7 $142 {might be the shorter path} Ba5 27. Rb7 $18) 26... Kxf6 (26... gxf6 {there is nothing else anyway} 27. g3 Bf8 $18) 27. R1c6+ Kg5 (27... Bd6 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 28. Rxd6+ Kg5 29. Rxg7+ Kh5 30. Rxh7+ Kg5 31. h4+ Kg4 32. Rg6#) 28. Rxg7+ Kh5 29. Rxh7+ Kg5 30. h4+ (30. h4+ Kg4 31. Rg6#) 1-0