[Event "44th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.11.27"] [Round "1"] [White "Reddy, Nishit"] [Black "Maneclang, Gil"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1405"] [BlackElo "660"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Bg4 {last book move} 4. Nbd2 e6 5. c3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} Nf6 6. Bd3 a6 {Covers b5} (6... e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Be2 Nxf3+ 9. Nxf3 $15 ) 7. O-O $14 Bd6 8. Re1 O-O 9. e4 e5 (9... dxe4 $142 10. Nxe4 e5 $14) 10. Qc2 $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (10. exd5 $142 Nxd5 11. Be4 (11. dxe5 $6 Nxe5 12. Be4 Nf6 $11) 11... exd4 12. Bxd5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Qxd5 14. Qb3 Qd6+ 15. Kg1 $16) 10... Re8 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (10... dxe4 $142 {would hold out} 11. Bxe4 exd4 12. cxd4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 h6 $15) 11. exd5 $18 Nxd5 12. Bxh7+ Kf8 13. Be4 Nf6 $4 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (13... Be6 $142 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 $18) 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. dxe5 Nh5 ( 15... Bc5 {is not the saving move} 16. b4 Bb6 17. exf6 Rxe1+ 18. Nxe1 Qxf6 19. Ndf3 $18) 16. exd6 (16. Qh7 {and White can already relax} f6 17. h3 fxe5 18. hxg4 Nf6 $18) 16... Qxd6 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Re6 (18... Rxe1+ {praying for a miracle} 19. Nxe1 Re8 $18) 19. Rxe6 Qxe6 (19... fxe6 {doesn't improve anything} 20. Bg5 Kg8 21. Rd1 $18) 20. Be3 (20. Qh7 $142 {might be the shorter path} Nf6 21. Qh8+ Ng8 $18) 20... Rd8 (20... Nf6 {does not save the day} 21. Ng5 Qe5 22. Nh7+ Kg8 23. Bd4 $18) 21. Rd1 (21. Qh7 $142 {seems even better} Nf6 22. Bc5+ Ke8 23. Qxg7 Kd7 $18) 21... Re8 (21... Rxd1+ {does not improve anything} 22. Qxd1 Qd5 23. Qa4 $18) 22. Re1 (22. Qh7 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} f6 23. Re1 Kf7 24. Qxh5+ Kg8 $18) 22... Ke7 (22... Kg8 {a last effort to resist the inevitable} 23. Bd4 Qd7 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $18) 23. Bc5+ Kd8 24. Rxe6 (24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Qf5 $18) 1-0