[Event "44th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Warren, Randall"]
[Black "Childers, Scott"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "1326"]
[BlackElo "1093"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
{C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bg5 {last book move} Be7 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5 (8. a4 $142
$11 {and White is still in the game}) 8... Nxd5 $17 9. Bxe7 $4 {causes even
greater problems} (9. exd5 $142 Bxg5 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. d4 $17) 9... Ndxe7 $19 (
9... Qxe7 $6 10. exd5 Na5 11. Qd2 Nxc4 12. dxc4 $15) 10. c3 a6 11. d4 Kh8 (
11... Ng6 {makes it even easier for Black} 12. dxe5 Bg4 13. exd6 Bxf3 14. gxf3
$19) 12. Qe2 $4 {sad, but how else could White save the game?} (12. Ng5 $142
$17) 12... Ng6 13. Rad1 (13. Qe3 {doesn't change anything anymore} Qf6 $19)
13... exd4 14. cxd4 Nce7 (14... Qf6 {might be the shorter path} 15. d5 Nce5 16.
Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qc2 $19) 15. Qc2 (15. Ng5 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Nf4
16. Qd2 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 $19) 15... b5 (15... Bg4 $5 {seems even better} 16.
Be2 $19) 16. Bb3 Bb7 (16... a5 {makes it even easier for Black} 17. Qc3 $19)
17. Rfe1 c6 (17... Nf4 $5 {and Black can already relax} 18. Qd2 Neg6 19. d5 $19
) 18. Ng5 d5 19. Qe2 (19. Qc3 Qd7 20. Qg3 f6 $19) 19... Nc8 (19... Nf4 $142 {
keeps an even firmer grip} 20. Qg4 Neg6 $19) 20. Nxh7 $4 {but even a better
move would not have saved the game} (20. Qh5 $142 h6 21. Nxf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxg6
$19) 20... Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Re3 (22. exd5 {is not much help} Nf4 23. Qg4
Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 $19) 22... Qh4 23. Qf5 (23. Qxh4 {is the last straw} Nxh4
24. g3 $19) 23... Nd6 24. Qf3 dxe4 25. Qh3 (25. Qg3 {a fruitless try to alter
the course of the game} Qxg3 26. Rxg3 Nf4 $19) 25... Qxh3 26. gxh3 (26. Rxh3 {
is no salvation} Rfe8 27. Rc3 Nf4 $19) 26... Bc8 (26... Nh4 {seems even better}
27. Bc2 Rfe8 28. Kf1 $19) 27. Kh1 (27. f3 {hardly improves anything} exf3 28.
Rxf3 Be6 $19) 27... Nf4 28. h4 (28. f3 {is no salvation} Bf5 29. Bc2 Nc4 30.
Rxe4 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Rad8 32. Bxc6 Nxb2 $19) 28... Nh3 (28... Bg4 $142 {and
Black has prevailed} 29. Rc1 Nf5 30. h3 Bf3+ 31. Rxf3 exf3 32. d5 cxd5 33. Rc3
Nxh4 34. Rc1 $19) 29. Kg2 Bg4 (29... Re8 {might be the shorter path} 30. Rxh3
Bxh3+ 31. Kxh3 $19) 30. Rde1 Rae8 31. Rxh3 (31. Bc2 {cannot change what is in
store for ?} Re6 32. Rxh3 Bxh3+ 33. Kxh3 Rfe8 $19) 31... Bxh3+ 32. Kxh3 Kh7 (
32... Nf5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 33. d5 c5 34. Kg4 $19) 33. Bc2 (33. Kg4 {
cannot undo what has already been done} Kg6 $19) 33... f5 34. Kg3 Kh6 35. Kf4 (
35. a4 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Nc4 36. b3 Nd2 37. axb5 Nf3 $19
) 35... Kh5 (35... Nc4 {and Black can already relax} 36. b3 Nb6 37. Kg3 $19)
36. Rg1 g6 (36... Re7 {might be the shorter path} 37. Bb3 $19) 37. Bd1+ Kh6 38.
Rg3 Rg8 (38... Nf7 {makes it even easier for Black} 39. Ra3 Rd8 40. h5 Rxd4 41.
hxg6 $19) 39. Bb3 (39. Rc3 {cannot change destiny} Rc8 40. Bb3 Rgd8 $19) 39...
Nc4 (39... Rh8 $142 {seems even better} 40. Bd1 $19) 40. a4 (40. Bxc4 {hardly
improves anything} bxc4 41. Ra3 Rb8 $19) 40... Rg7 41. axb5 axb5 42. Bxc4 (42.
Rc3 {is not the saving move} Nxb2 43. h5 c5 44. dxc5 Nd3+ 45. Ke3 f4+ 46. Kd2
gxh5 47. Rxd3 exd3 48. Kxd3 Rg2 $19) 42... bxc4 43. Rc3 (43. b3 {doesn't
improve anything} e3 $1 {Theme: Clearance for e8-e3} 44. bxc4 e2 $19) 43... Kh5
(43... Rb7 $142 {and Black has it in the bag} 44. Rxc4 Rxb2 45. f3 $19) 44.
Rxc4 Re6 45. d5 (45. Rb4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Kxh4 46. Rb8 Kh3
$19) 45... cxd5 46. Rc8 Ree7 47. b4 (47. Ke3 {does not solve anything} Rb7 48.
Rc2 Rgd7 $19) 47... d4 48. b5 (48. Ra8 {is not much help} Kxh4 49. Rh8+ Rh7 $19
) 48... d3 49. Rd8 Rd7 (49... Rd7 50. Rh8+ Rh7 51. Rf8 d2 52. Rh8 Rxh8 53. h3
d1=Q 54. Kg3 Qf3+ 55. Kh2 Qxf2+ 56. Kh1 Rd1#) 0-1