[Event "47th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.11.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Brazell, Barry"] [Black "Davison, Edgar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B02"] [WhiteElo "1350"] [BlackElo "1840"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B02: Alekhine's Defence: Chase Variation and lines with early Nc3} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O {last book move} Bd6 8. d3 {Consolidates c4} h6 {Covers g5} 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. Rfe1 O-O-O 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. a4 (13. d4 g5 $14) 13... Na5 (13... g5 $5 14. d4 Bf4 $11) 14. Ba2 $14 Bc6 15. Qe3 Qf6 16. d4 (16. Ne4 $142 $5 {should not be overlooked} Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qxb2 18. d4 $11) 16... Bxf3 $15 17. gxf3 $4 (17. Qxf3 $142 {was much better} Qxf3 18. gxf3 $15) 17... Qh4 (17... Bf4 {might be the shorter path} 18. Qe4 Rxd4 19. Bxe6+ fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Qxe6 21. Rxe6 $19) 18. Bxe6+ (18. f4 Bxf4 19. Qe4 Rxd4 $19 (19... Bxh2+ $143 20. Kg2 Bf4 21. Ne2 Qg5+ 22. Kf1 $19)) 18... fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kb8 20. Qg4 (20. h3 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Qxd4 21. Qg4 Qc5 $19) 20... Bxh2+ (20... Qxh2+ $142 { and Black takes home the point} 21. Kf1 Bb4 $19) 21. Kg2 Qxg4+ 22. fxg4 Bd6 23. Re2 (23. Ne4 c5 24. Rad1 cxd4 25. Rxd4 Bf4 $19) 23... Rhe8 24. Rae1 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Nc6 26. Nb5 Kc8 27. c3 Kd7 28. d5 $2 (28. Nxd6 cxd6 29. Re3 $19) 28... Ne5 29. Kh3 (29. f3 {does not solve anything} Nd3 30. Rd2 Nf4+ 31. Kf2 Re8 $19) 29... Ng6 30. Re4 Nf4+ 31. Kh4 (31. Kg3 {hardly improves anything} Nxd5+ 32. Nxd6 Kxd6 $19) 31... g5+ 32. Kg3 Nxd5+ 33. Nxd6 Kxd6 34. Rd4 c5 35. Rd1 c4 36. b4 (36. Rh1 {is one last hope} Rh8 37. Re1 $19) 36... cxb3 37. c4 Kc5 38. cxd5 Rxd5 39. Rc1+ (39. Rf1 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Rd3+ 40. Kg2 Kb4 $19) 39... Kb4 40. Kg2 (40. Kf3 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} b2 41. Rb1 Kc3 $19) 40... b2 (40... b2 41. Rb1 Kb3 $19) 0-1