[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.25"] [Round "3"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Turner, Greg"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A31"] [WhiteElo "2518"] [BlackElo "1847"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A31: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3 a6 9. O-O O-O 10. f3 Bd7 11. Qd2 Rc8 {last book move} 12. Rfc1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 ({Instead of} 13. Qxd4 Ng4 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 e6 $15) 13... Bc6 14. b4 b6 {Prevents intrusion on c5} (14... Nh5 15. Be3 $14) 15. Rab1 Bb7 16. Nd5 Nd7 17. Be3 (17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rd1 Kg8 $16) 17... e6 $14 {Black threatens to win material: e6xd5} 18. Nc3 Qc7 19. Na4 Rfd8 20. Bf1 Ba8 21. Rd1 Bf8 22. Qf2 Rb8 23. Rbc1 Qb7 (23... Bg7 24. c5 dxc5 25. bxc5 $14) 24. a3 Rdc8 25. Bf4 e5 $2 (25... Rc6 $142 $5 $16) 26. Be3 $18 Qc6 27. Nc3 a5 (27... Qc7 28. Qh4 $18) 28. Qh4 Re8 29. Nb5 Re6 30. Qe1 axb4 31. axb4 Bb7 32. Bd3 Ba6 (32... Ra8 33. Nc3 $18) 33. Ra1 Bxb5 34. cxb5 Qc7 35. Rdc1 Qd8 36. Bc4 Re8 37. Bd5 Kg7 (37... Nf6 38. Bc6 Re6 39. Rd1 $18) 38. Bc6 Re7 (38... Re6 39. Ra7 Nf6 40. Rca1 $18) 39. Rd1 Nf6 40. Ra6 Re6 41. Qf2 Nd7 42. Ra7 (42. Rda1 {makes it even easier for White} Rc8 $18) 42... Nf6 43. Qa2 Re7 44. Ra6 Re6 45. Qf2 $4 {Twofold repetition. simply marches past the door to victory} (45. Qd2 { seems even better} Nd7 $18) 45... Nd7 46. Rda1 Re7 47. Ra7 Nf6 (47... Rc8 { is not the saving move} 48. R1a6 $18) 48. Qh4 (48. Ra8 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} Nd7 49. Qd2 $18) 48... Rxa7 49. Rxa7 Be7 (49... d5 50. exd5 Qd6 51. Bg5 $18) 50. Bh6+ Kg8 51. Bg5 Kg7 52. Qh6+ (52. f4 $142 $5 { keeps an even firmer grip} exf4 53. Qh6+ Kg8 $18) 52... Kg8 53. Bxf6 (53. g3 d5 54. Bxf6 Bxf6 55. Bxd5 Be7 $18) 53... Bxf6 54. Bd5 (54. Qe3 Bg5 55. Qb3 Be7 $18 ) 54... Be7 (54... Bg5 $142 55. Qh3 Qc8 56. Qxc8+ Rxc8 57. Rxf7 Kh8 $16) 55. Bxf7+ (55. Qe3 $142 $18) 55... Kxf7 $11 56. Qxh7+ Kf6 57. g4 {White has a new backward pawn: f3} Qe8 {Black threatens to win material: Qe8xb5} 58. g5+ { Clearance to allow h7-h3} Ke6 (58... Kxg5 {Deflection from e7} 59. Rxe7) 59. Qh3+ Kf7 60. Qh7+ Ke6 1/2-1/2