[Event "Candidates 2007"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.01.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Maclin, Philip"] [Black "Gibson, Grahm"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A09"] [WhiteElo "1472"] [BlackElo "1536"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {A09: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 {last book move} dxe3 4. fxe3 Nf6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. O-O Bg4 7. d4 e6 8. Ne5 $4 {gives the opponent counterplay} (8. Nc3 $142 $5 $16) 8... Bxe2 (8... Nxe5 $5 9. dxe5 Qxd1 10. Bxd1 Bxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 $17) 9. Qxe2 $15 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Rd1 (11. Nc3 $5 $15 { has some apparent merit}) 11... Qg5 $17 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. e4 $15 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Qxe5 15. Nc3 (15. Bf4 $5 {should be considered} Qxb2 16. Nc3 $15) 15... Bd6 $17 16. g3 Nf6 $4 {with this move Black loses his initiative} (16... Qc5 $142 17. b3 a6 $17) 17. Nb5 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (17. Bf4 $142 Qh5 18. Qxh5 Nxh5 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Nb5 $14) 17... Qxe4 $19 18. Nxd6+ cxd6 19. Kg2 Qxc4 20. Rxd6 Ke7 21. Bf4 (21. Qa3 Qe2+ 22. Kg1 Qe1+ 23. Kg2 $17) 21... Qb5 $4 {Black threatens to win material: Qb5xb2. a transit from better to worse} ( 21... Rhd8 $142 {would have made live much easier for Black} 22. Rc1 Qxa2 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 (23... Qxb2+ $2 {doesn't lead to anything significant} 24. Rd2 Qxc1 25. Rd7+ Nxd7 26. Bxc1 $18) 24. Qxb7+ Kf8 $17) 22. Qa3 {White threatens to win material: Qa3xa7} Ke8 {Black king safety improved} 23. Rd2 (23. Rad1 Rc8 24. Kg1 h5 $11) 23... Qc6+ (23... Rc8 24. Rad1 $17) 24. Kh3 (24. Kg1 Rc8 25. Rad1 Qa6 26. Qxa6 bxa6 $15) 24... Ra8 (24... Rc8 25. Rad1 $17) 25. Rad1 Nd5 $4 { what a pity, victory was in sight} (25... h6 $142 $15 {is just about the only chance}) 26. Rxd5 $1 $18 {Eliminates the defender d5} exd5 (26... Qxd5 27. Rxd5 ) 27. Re1+ Kd7 (27... Qe6+ {what else?} 28. Rxe6+ fxe6 $18) 28. Qe7+ Kc8 29. Rc1 Qxc1 30. Bxc1 a6 31. Bf4 h6 (31... Re8 {doesn't improve anything} 32. Qxe8# ) 32. Qc7# 1-0