[Event "Slow Chess Special"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2006.07.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Bandy, Greg"] [Black "Craycroft, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "873"] [BlackElo "1448"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {C53: Giuoco Piano sidelines} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 exd4 {last book move} 6. cxd4 Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 $4 {White loses the upper hand} (7. Be3 $142 {and White is still in the game} Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 $14) 7... Qxe2+ $17 8. Bxe2 (8. Kxe2 Nxd4+ 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 $19) 8... Nxd4 $19 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. Nc3 Nf6 (10... c6 11. Bf4 d5 12. Rd1 $19) 11. Bf4 (11. Nb5 $5 Bb6 12. Be3 $19) 11... c6 12. Rd1 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 O-O 14. O-O d5 15. Bf3 (15. Bd3 Re8 $19) 15... Bg4 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. c4 (17. f3 Nf6 $19) 17... Nf6 (17... dxc4 $142 { and Black can already relax} 18. a4 $19) 18. Rfe1 $2 (18. Be5 dxc4 19. Bxf6 gxf6 $19) 18... Rfe8 (18... dxc4 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 19. Rd6 $19) 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Bd2 Re4 22. Re1 (22. Kf1 f6 $19) 22... Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 f6 (23... b5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 24. Kf1 $19) 24. Bd2 Kf7 25. f4 (25. Kf1 {hardly improves anything} c5 $19) 25... Ke6 26. Kf2 b5 27. Kf3 b4 28. Ke4 f5+ (28... Nc3+ {seems even better} 29. Bxc3 bxc3 30. f5+ Kd6 31. Kd3 $19) 29. Kd4 Kd6 30. Kc4 a5 31. a4 (31. h3 $19 {is the last straw}) 31... c5 (31... Nb6+ {might be the shorter path} 32. Kd3 c5 33. Be1 $19) 32. g3 (32. Kb5 {is not the saving move} Nc3+ 33. Kc4 Nxa4 34. Kb5 $19) 32... Ne7 ( 32... Kc6 $142 $19 {and Black wins}) 33. Be3 b3 $4 {a transit from better to worse} (33... Nc8 $142 {Black has the better game} 34. Bxc5+ Kc6 $19) 34. Bxc5+ $11 Kc6 35. Ba3 (35. Bxe7 $4 {White should leave the knight well alone} b2 36. Bf8 b1=Q $19) 35... Nd5 36. Kxb3 Ne3 37. h3 {Covers g4} h5 (37... Kd5 38. Bb2 Nf1 39. g4 fxg4 40. hxg4 $11) 38. h4 Nf1 39. Bb4 $4 (39. Kc4 $142 $11 {the only rescuing move}) 39... axb4 $19 40. Kxb4 Nxg3 41. Ka5 (41. Kc4 {is one last hope} Ne2 42. a5 $19) 41... g5 $1 {final destruction} 42. hxg5 (42. fxg5 f4) 42... h4 43. g6 Nh5 44. Ka6 h3 (44... Nxf4 $4 {Black will not be able to digest the pawn} 45. g7 $18) 45. g7 Nxg7 46. Ka7 h2 47. a5 h1=Q 48. a6 Kb5 49. Kb8 Kxa6 (49... Kxa6 50. Kc7 Qd5 51. Kc8 Ne6 52. Kb8 Qb7#) (49... Kb6 50. Kc8 Qc6+ 51. Kb8 Qe8#) 0-1