[Event "Slow Chess Special"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2006.07.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Rice, Keith"] [Black "McCarver, Dan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C61"] [WhiteElo "1517"] [BlackElo "925"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {C61: Ruy Lopez: Bird's Defence} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Ba4 { last book move} Bd6 5. c3 {Covers b4} Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5 $2 (7... O-O $142 $5 $14 {would keep Black alive}) 8. d4 $18 exd4 (8... Bd6 $18) 9. e5 Ng8 10. Bb3 f6 $4 {shortens the misery for Black} (10... Qe7 11. cxd4 Bxd4 $18) 11. cxd4 (11. Bxg8 $142 {seems even better} Rxg8 12. exf6 Kf8 $18) 11... Bxd4 12. Qd5 Qe7 13. Qxd4 fxe5 14. Qd1 Qc5 (14... c6 {the last chance for counterplay} 15. f4 Qc5+ 16. Kh1 e4 17. Bxg8 Rxg8 $18) 15. Be3 (15. Qh5+ $142 {might be the shorter path} g6 16. Qf3 $18) 15... Qc6 (15... Qe7 {there is nothing else anyway} 16. Nc3 Nf6 $18) 16. Qh5+ Qg6 17. Qxe5+ Ne7 18. Bg5 Qd6 19. Qxg7 Rf8 ( 19... Nd5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 20. Re1+ Qe6 21. Qxh8+ Kf7 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Bh6+ Ke8 24. Qg8+ Ke7 25. Qf8#) 20. Re1 Rf5 (20... Qe5 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 21. Qxe5 Rf7 22. Qh8+ Rf8 23. Rxe7+ Kd8 24. Qxf8#) 21. Bxe7 (21. Rxe7+ Kd8 22. Qh8+ Rf8 23. Qxf8#) 21... Qb6 (21... Qe5 {doesn't change anything anymore} 22. Rxe5 d5 23. Qg8+ Kd7 24. Qxd5+ Ke8 25. Qd8#) 22. Qg8+ 1-0