[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.10.13"] [Round "1"] [White "O'Bar, Sam"] [Black "Craycroft, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C68"] [WhiteElo "1771"] [BlackElo "1352"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {C68: Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, sidelines} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 {last book move} Qe7 7. c4 c5 (7... exd4 $5 { must definitely be considered} 8. e5 Bc5 $14 (8... Bxe5 $2 9. Nxe5 c5 10. Nd3 $18)) 8. dxe5 $16 Bxe5 9. Qd5 Bd4 (9... f6 10. Nc3 $14) 10. Nxd4 $16 cxd4 ( 10... Nf6 $5 11. Qg5 h6 $18) 11. Qxd4 $18 Qf6 12. e5 (12. Be3 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 Nf6 $18) 12... Qe6 (12... Qg6 13. Nc3 Ne7 14. Bf4 $18) 13. Bg5 Ne7 14. Qc5 (14. Nc3 Nc6 15. Qc5 b6 $18) 14... Nc6 $2 (14... h6 $5 15. Be3 Nc6 $16) 15. Nc3 (15. Rd1 $142 {seems even better} f6 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Nc3 $18) 15... Bd7 $4 {sad, but how else could Black save the game?} (15... b6 16. Qa3 Qxc4 17. Rfd1 $18) 16. f4 (16. Nd5 $142 {and the result of the game is clear: White will win} Rc8 17. Rad1 $18) 16... b6 17. Qd5 O-O 18. Rad1 Be8 $2 (18... Bc8 $18) 19. f5 Qxe5 20. Qxe5 (20. f6 $142 {secures the point} Qxd5 21. Nxd5 $18 (21. cxd5 $6 Na7 $18) ( 21. Rxd5 $6 h6 22. Bf4 Ra7 $18)) 20... Nxe5 21. Be7 Nxc4 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rf2 Ne3 24. Rd4 Bc6 25. Nd1 Nd5 26. Rfd2 Nf6 27. Rd8+ (27. Nc3 Bb7 $16) 27... Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Ke7 29. Rd4 Bd5 {Black threatens to win material: Bd5xa2} 30. Nc3 { White threatens to win material: Nc3xd5} Bb7 31. Kf2 c5 32. Rd1 Bc6 33. h3 { Covers g4} b5 34. g4 b4 {Black threatens to win material: b4xc3} 35. Ne2 Ne4+ ( 35... g5 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. Ng3 $16) 36. Ke3 $16 Nd6 (36... Nf6 37. Nf4 $16) 37. b3 (37. Rc1 Nb7 $18) 37... h6 (37... Ne4 $5 $16) 38. Nf4 c4 $2 (38... Nb5 $142 $18) 39. Nd5+ Bxd5 40. Rxd5 c3 (40... cxb3 41. axb3 Nb5 42. Kd3 $18) 41. Ra5 Nb5 42. Rxa6 Na3 (42... Nc7 {the last chance for counterplay} 43. Ra5 g6 $18) 43. Kd3 (43. Rxa3 $142 {makes it even easier for White} bxa3 44. b4 Kd6 $18) 43... Kd7 (43... c2 {there is nothing better in the position} 44. Kd2 Nb5 45. Kxc2 Nd4+ 46. Kd3 Nf3 $18) 44. Rxa3 $1 {finishing the game} bxa3 {Theme: Deflection from c3.} 45. Kxc3 (45. Kxc3 Ke7 46. b4 $18) (45. b4 $142 {and White can already relax} Kd6 46. Kxc3 Ke5 $18) 1-0