[Event "Amateur/Reserve 2007"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.02.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Hamelrath, Ed"] [Black "Parvathareaddy, Rohith"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D14"] [WhiteElo "1711"] [BlackElo "1373"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {D14: Slav Defence: Exchange variation with ...Bf5} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. e3 a6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. O-O Bd6 {last book move} 11. Rfe1 Qc7 12. g3 {Prevents intrusion on f4} (12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Rxe4 Ne7 $11) 12... Bxf4 13. exf4 O-O 14. a3 {Covers b4} Rab8 (14... Ne7 15. Rac1 Qd6 16. Nh4 $15) 15. f5 $11 {White threatens to win material: f5xe6} Rfe8 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Rac1 Qd6 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. Nxc6 (19. f4 Ndxe5 20. dxe5 Qc5+ 21. Kg2 Rbc8 $11) 19... Qxc6 (19... bxc6 $5 {might be a viable alternative} 20. b4 a5 21. bxa5 e5 $11) 20. Ne2 $14 Qd6 21. f4 (21. Nf4 Re7 $14) 21... g6 22. Rc3 Rbc8 23. Rec1 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Nb6 25. Qc7 Nc4 $4 (25... Rd8 $142 $14 {had to be tried to avoid defeat}) 26. Rxc4 $1 $18 {Annihilates a defender: c4} (26. Qxb7 {is a useless try} Rb8 27. Qa7 Rxb2 $15) 26... Qf8 (26... dxc4 27. Qxd6) 27. Rc5 Qf5 (27... Re7 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 28. Qe5 $18) 28. Qxb7 Qe4 (28... g5 {does not save the day} 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. Qxc8+ Kf7 31. fxg5 Qxg5 32. Qb7+ Ke8 33. Qxa6 Qe3+ 34. Kf1 Qf3+ 35. Ke1 $18) 29. Qxa6 (29. Qd7 Rb8 30. Rc7 Qe3+ 31. Kf1 Qf3+ 32. Ke1 Qh1+ 33. Kf2 Qxh2+ 34. Ke3 Qh6 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Nc3 Qxf4+ 37. gxf4 Rf8 38. Qe5+ Rf6 39. Qxf6+ Kg8 40. Rc8#) 29... Qe3+ (29... e5 {is not much help} 30. Rc8 exf4 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. gxf4 Qe3+ 33. Kg2 $18) 30. Kf1 Qf3+ (30... Rf8 { doesn't do any good} 31. Rc7 g5 32. Qb7 Qf3+ 33. Ke1 Qh1+ 34. Kd2 Qxh2 35. Rg7+ Kh8 36. Qe7 $18) 31. Ke1 Qh1+ (31... Qe4 {cannot undo what has already been done} 32. Rc8 Rf8 33. b4 $18) 32. Kd2 Qxh2 (32... Qb1 {is still a small chance} 33. Qb5 Rd8 $18) 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Qxc8+ Kf7 35. a4 Kf6 36. Qf8# 1-0