[Event "Summer Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.06.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Knight, Kevin"] [Black "Wilson, Terry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1337"] [BlackElo "1138"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 {last book move} Nc6 7. Nc3 (7. Bxb4 Nxb4 8. a3 Nc6 9. cxd5 Qe7+ 10. Be2 Nxd5 $11) 7... Be6 (7... O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Be2 $15) 8. cxd5 $11 Bxd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 {A comfortable square for the black knight} (9... Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qxd5 11. Bd3 $15) 10. Bc4 O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 11. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Re8 (11... Qd6 $5 $11 {deserves consideration}) 12. Bxb4 $16 Ncxb4 13. Qb3 c6 14. a3 Na6 $2 (14... b5 $142 $16) 15. Qxb7 $18 Qb6 $4 {Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (15... Nac7 16. Ne5 Qb8 17. Qxc6 Re6 $18) 16. Qxa6 Qxa6 17. Bxa6 Nf4 (17... Rad8 {is not much help} 18. Rfe1 Ne7 19. Re3 $18) 18. Bb7 ( 18. Rfe1 {makes it even easier for White} Ne6 $18) 18... Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Rab8 20. Bxc6 Red8 21. d5 g6 (21... Rxb2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 22. Rab1 Rc2 23. Rb7 $18) 22. Rab1 Nf4 (22... Rb3 {cannot undo what has already been done} 23. Ne5 $18) 23. Rfd1 Nh5 (23... Rb3 {cannot change destiny} 24. Nd2 Rb6 25. Nc4 $18) 24. g3 (24. b4 {and White can already relax} Nf6 $18) 24... Ng7 (24... Nf6 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 25. Ne5 $18) 25. Nd4 Nf5 (25... Ne8 {does not improve anything} 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. Nc6 $18) 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. f4 h6 (27... Rb3 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 28. Rd2 $18) 28. b4 h5 (28... Rb6 {does not solve anything} 29. a4 $18) 29. Re1 Kf8 30. Kg2 (30. Re5 $142 {might be the shorter path} Rd6 31. Rxf5 Rh6 $18) 30... f6 ( 30... Rb6 {doesn't change anything anymore} 31. Re5 h4 32. gxh4 $18) 31. Re6 Kg7 32. Rbe1 (32. Rbe1 Kg6 33. b5 $18) (32. Re7+ $142 {and White has prevailed} Kh6 33. Rxa7 h4 $18) 1-0