[Event "Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2003.11.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McNaughton, Ralph"]
[Black "Stewart, Doug"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "1374"]
[BlackElo "1858"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]
{E13: Queen's Indian/Nimzo-Indian hybrid: 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 Bg5 h6 6 Bh4 Bb4} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. e3 O-O {last book
move} 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 d6 {Controls e5} 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qc2 Re8
13. Nd2 c5 14. e4 e5 15. d5 {White gains space} g5 {Black threatens to win
material: g5xh4} 16. Bg3 Nf8 17. h4 (17. a4 Ng6) 17... Ng6 18. hxg5
hxg5 19. Nf3 {White threatens to win material: Nf3xg5} Nh7 (19... Qg4 20. Be2
Nf4 21. Bd1) 20. Qd2 Qd8 21. Rab1 (21. a4 Nf4 22. Rfe1 Rb8) 21... Kg7
22. a4 Rh8 23. a5 Bc8 24. axb6 axb6 {Black has a new backward pawn: b6.} 25.
Rb2 g4 {Black threatens to win material: g4xf3} 26. Nh2 Nf6 27. Rfb1 Rb8 28.
Qe3 Ng8 29. Be2 {White threatens to win material: Be2xg4} Nh6 30. f4 (30. Ra2
$5 {is interesting}) 30... gxf3 31. Bxf3 (31. Nxf3 Ng4 32. Qg5 f6)
31... Nf8 (31... f5 32. exf5 Nxf5) 32. Rf1 Qe7 33. Qe2 (33. Bh5 Ng6
$14) 33... Qg5 {Black threatens to win material: Qg5xg3} (33... Ng6 34. Qe1
) 34. Qf2 Rb7 (34... Ng6 35. Bd1) 35. Rfb1 Nd7 (35... f5 36. Rxb6 Rxb6 37.
Rxb6 f4) 36. Bh4 {White threatens to win material: Bh4xg5} Qg6 37. g4 (
37. Nf1 Kf8) 37... f6 {Secures g5} 38. Rf1 (38. Qg3 Ra7) 38... Rf8 (
38... Nf7 39. Ra1) 39. Qe1 (39. Qg3 Rg8) 39... Nf7 40. Rg2 Ng5 41.
Bxg5 fxg5 (41... Qxg5 42. Bd1 Rg8 43. Nf3) 42. Qe3 (42. Rff2 {
might be a viable alternative}) 42... Rf4 43. Re1 Nf6 44. Nf1 (44. Qd3 Bd7
$17) 44... Rf7 (44... Bxg4 45. Bxg4 Rxe4 46. Bf5 Rxe3 47. Nxe3) 45. Ng3 (
45. Nh2 Qh7) 45... Nxg4 (45... Bxg4 46. Bxg4 Nxg4 47. Qe2) 46.
Bxg4 Bxg4 (46... Rxg4 47. Rb1) 47. Nf5+ {terrible, but what else
could White do to save the game?} (47. Ra1) 47... Bxf5 48. exf5 Qxf5 49.
Qg3 (49. Qe2 {is one last hope} g4 50. Ra1) 49... Kg6 50. Rh2 Rg4 51. Qxg4
Qxg4+ 52. Rg2 (52. Kh1 {is not the saving move} Rf4 53. Rg1 Qf3+ 54. Rgg2 Rg4
55. Kg1 Qd1+ 56. Kf2 Rf4+ 57. Ke3 Rf3+ 58. Ke4 Qd3#) 52... Qxc4 (52... Qf4 53.
Rge2 Qg3+ 54. Rg2 Qxe1+ 55. Kh2 Rh7#) 53. Rf2 Rxf2 54. Kxf2 Qxc3 55. Re3 (55.
Ra1 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Qxa1 56. Ke3 Qb2 57. Kf3
e4+ 58. Kg3 c4 59. Kh3 Qf2 60. Kg4 Qf3#) 55... Qd2+ 56. Re2 Qxd5 (56...
Qxd5 57. Ke1 Qd4) 0-1