[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.01.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Davison, Edgar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "1988"] [BlackElo "1851"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A41: 1 d4 d6: Tartakower System and Modern Defence} 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. h3 Bxf3 {last book move} 4. exf3 e5 (4... e6 5. c4 $14) 5. dxe5 (5. Nc3 Nd7 $16) 5... dxe5 (5... Nc6 $142 $5 $14 {is worth consideration}) 6. Qxd8+ $18 Kxd8 7. Bc4 f6 8. O-O (8. Be3 c6 $18) 8... c6 $16 9. Rd1+ Kc7 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Be3 b6 ( 11... Nh6 12. Be6 Nb6 13. f4 $16) 12. a4 (12. Ne4 Be7 $16) 12... a5 $2 (12... Bc5 $142 $5 $16) 13. Be6 $18 Nb8 (13... Nc5 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. Rd7+ Kb6 16. Ne4 $18) 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Rd3 Nh6 16. Rad1 Rd8 $4 {Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (16... Re8 $18) 17. Rxd8 Bxd8 18. Bxb6+ $1 {Demolition of pawn structure} Kxb6 {Theme: Deflection from d8} 19. Rxd8 f5 20. Ng5 (20. Nd2 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Kc7 21. Re8 Ra6 $18) 20... Kc7 21. Rh8 Kd6 (21... Ra7 {doesn't change anything anymore} 22. Bc4 Rb7 23. Ne6+ Kd6 24. b3 $18) 22. Bb3 c5 (22... f4 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 23. Rxh7 Ke7 24. Ne6 $18) 23. Nxh7 (23. Ne6 { seems even better} Nf7 24. Rxh7 Kc6 25. Rxg7 Nd6 $18) 23... Kc7 (23... f4 { is not the saving move} 24. Rf8 g6 25. Ng5 $18) 24. Ng5 Ra6 25. Ne6+ Kb7 (25... Rxe6 {is no salvation} 26. Bxe6 Nc6 27. Rh7 $18) 26. Nxc5+ (26. Nxc5+ Kc6 27. Nxa6 Nxa6 28. Rh7 $18) 1-0