[Event "Mid-Summer Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.07.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Bogle"] [Black "Fatigati"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A01"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening} 1. b3 c5 2. f4 b6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bb2 e6 {last book move} 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O a6 {Controls b5} 8. Qe1 O-O 9. h3 { Secures g4} (9. Qg3 d5 $11) 9... d6 {Covers e5} 10. g4 (10. Nc3 d5 $11) 10... Nbd7 11. g5 {White threatens to win material: g5xf6} Ne8 12. d3 {Consolidates e4} (12. Qh4 e5 13. Qh5 e4 $15) 12... Rc8 13. Nbd2 b5 14. Qg3 Nb6 (14... d5 15. a3 $15) 15. Nh2 f6 {Prevents intrusion on e5} (15... d5 16. Ng4 $15) 16. h4 ( 16. g6 f5 17. gxh7+ Kxh7 $11) 16... e5 (16... d5 17. Bg4 Qd7 18. Nhf3 $11) 17. Bh5 (17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. fxe5 dxe5 $14) 17... g6 {Black threatens to win material: g6xh5} (17... exf4 18. Rxf4 c4 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. dxc4 $14) 18. Bf3 { White threatens to win material: Bf3xb7} (18. fxe5 $142 fxe5 19. Bg4 $16) 18... Qc7 $2 (18... Bxf3 19. Ndxf3 exf4 20. Qxf4 fxg5 $16) 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Ng4 c4 21. Nf3 {White king safety improved} (21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. fxe5 Nxg4 23. Qxg4 $18) 21... c3 {Black threatens to win material: c3xb2} 22. Ba3 b4 (22... exf4 $142 23. Qxf4 Nd7 $11) 23. gxf6 (23. Bxb4 $142 {would allow White to play on} Nd5 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. a3 $14) 23... Nxf6 $17 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 ({Weaker is} 24... Bxf6 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. Nxe5 bxa3 27. Ng4 $14) 25. Bxb4 Nd5 (25... exf4 $142 26. exf4 Nd5 $17) 26. fxe5 $11 dxe5 $2 (26... Rf7 27. Nd4 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 Qxb4 $16) 27. Bxe7 $18 Qxe7 28. Nxe5 Rcf8 29. Rxf6 Rxf6 30. Rf1 (30. d4 Qd6 $18 ) 30... Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Qf6+ $2 (31... Nb4 $142 32. h5 Qd6 $18) 32. Ke2 Nb4 33. Ng4 Qe7 34. Nh6+ (34. h5 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Nxa2 35. Qf4 Qb4 36. Nf6+ Kf7 $18) 34... Kh8 35. Qe5+ (35. Qf4 Kg7 36. Ng4 Nxc2 $18) 35... Qxe5 36. Nf7+ Kg7 37. Nxe5 Nxc2 38. e4 $4 {ruins a clearly superior position} ( 38. d4 Nb4 $18) 38... Kf6 $4 {Black is ruining his position} (38... Nd4+ $5 39. Ke1 Kh6 $17) 39. Ng4+ $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (39. Nc6 $142 {would have given White the upper hand} Ke6 40. d4 $18) 39... Ke6 $11 40. Ne3 $4 {stumbles just before the finish line} (40. Kd1 h5 41. Nf2 Nd4 $11) 40... Nd4+ (40... Nxe3 $142 {and the result of the game is clear: Black will win} 41. d4 c2 $19) 41. Kd1 $14 Nf3 (41... h5 $142 $14) 42. h5 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (42. Kc2 Nxh4 43. Kxc3 Nf3 $16) 42... Nd4 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent. A comfortable square for the black knight} (42... Ke5 $142 $15 {saving the game}) 43. hxg6 $18 hxg6 44. Nc2 {White threatens to win material: Nc2xd4} (44. Nd5 $142 c2+ 45. Kc1 $18) 44... Ke5 $11 45. Ne3 (45. Nxd4 $5 {should be examined more closely} Kxd4 46. Kc2 $11) 45... g5 $15 46. Nd5 $2 (46. b4 $142 $15 {would keep White alive}) 46... c2+ $19 47. Kd2 g4 48. Ne3 g3 (48... Kf4 49. Ng2+ Kf3 50. Nh4+ Kf2 $19) 49. b4 $4 {leads to further unpleasantness} (49. Ng2 $142 $17) 49... Kf4 $19 50. a4 (50. Ng2+ {no good, but what else?} Kf3 51. Nh4+ Kf2 52. a4 $19) 50... Nf3+ 51. Kxc2 Kxe3 52. Kb3 ( 52. b5 {does not win a prize} Nd4+ 53. Kc3 axb5 54. Kb2 g2 55. Ka3 g1=Q 56. Kb4 bxa4 57. e5 Qe1+ 58. Kc5 Qa5+ 59. Kd6 Qd8+ 60. Kc5 Qc7+ 61. Kb4 Qb6+ 62. Kxa4 Qb3+ 63. Ka5 Qb5#) 52... g2 53. b5 axb5 54. axb5 (54. Kb4 {doesn't do any good} g1=Q 55. e5 Qb1+ 56. Kc5 bxa4 57. d4 Nxd4 58. Kd6 Qb7 59. e6 Qc6+ 60. Ke7 Qxe6+ 61. Kd8 a3 62. Kc7 Qe7+ 63. Kc8 Nb5 64. Kb8 Qc7+ 65. Ka8 Qc8#) 54... g1=Q 55. Kc4 (55. Kb4 {cannot undo what has already been done} Nd4 56. e5 Qb1+ 57. Kc5 Qxb5+ 58. Kd6 Qc6+ 59. Ke7 Qe6+ 60. Kd8 Kxd3 61. Kc7 Qe7+ 62. Kb6 Qd7 63. e6 Qc6+ 64. Ka7 Nb5+ 65. Kb8 Qc7+ 66. Ka8 Qa7#) 55... Qc1+ (55... Qc1+ 56. Kd5 Qc8 57. Kd6 Qd8+ 58. Kc6 Nd4+ 59. Kc5 Ne6+ 60. Kb4 Qd4+ 61. Ka5 Qa7+ 62. Kb4 Qc5+ 63. Ka5 Nd4 64. Ka6 Qxb5+ 65. Ka7 Nc6+ 66. Ka8 Qa6#) 0-1