[Event "Game in 90 #4"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.09.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Hamelrath, Ed"] [Black "Sims, Carlos"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E40"] [WhiteElo "1792"] [BlackElo "2001"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {E41: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...c5 5 Bd3, including Hübner Variation} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. Bd3 {last book move} Qa5 { Black pins: Qa5xc3} 7. Qc2 Nc6 8. Bd2 d6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. f4 b6 12. e4 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. dxe5 (14. d5 $142 Na5 15. Nc1 $16) 14... Nxe5 15. Bf4 ( 15. Nf4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Ng4 $11) 15... Re8 (15... Nh5 16. a4 $17) 16. Nd4 $15 Qd7 (16... Bg4 $142 $5 $15 {and Black can hope to live}) 17. Bxe5 $14 Rxe5 { Attacks the isolani on e4} 18. Nf3 Rh5 19. e5 {White threatens to win material: e5xf6} Ng4 {Black threatens to win material: Ng4xe5} 20. Rae1 Bb7 21. Be4 Re8 { Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on e5} 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qd3 Qc7 { The pressure on the isolated pawn grows} (23... Nxe5 $4 {the pawn contains a lethal dose of poison} 24. Nxe5 Qc7 25. Qd5 $18 (25. Rxf7 $143 Qxf7 26. Nxf7 Rxe1+ 27. Kf2 Re7 $18)) 24. Qd6 {White threatens to win material: Qd6xc7} Qe7 25. Qd5 h6 {Secures g5} (25... Qe6 26. Qb7 $11) 26. h3 (26. Re2 Qe6 27. Qxe6 Rxe6 $11 (27... fxe6 $2 28. h3 Rf5 29. Re4 $18)) 26... Nxe5 $11 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Rxe5 Qxe5 29. Qxf7+ {White forks: g8+a7.} Kh8 30. Qxa7 Qxc3 31. Qf7 { White threatens to win material: Qf7xe8} Re5 32. Qf4 Qe3+ 33. Qxe3 {White has a mate threat} Rxe3 {A rook endgame occured} 34. Rb1 {White threatens to win material: Rb1xb6} Re6 35. Kf2 Kg8 36. Rd1 Re4 {Black threatens to win material: Re4xc4} 37. Rd6 {White threatens to win material: Rd6xb6} Rxc4 38. Rxb6 { White has a new passed pawn: a2. Black has a new passed pawn: c5.} Rc2+ { Black forks: a2+f2} 39. Kf3 Rxa2 40. Rc6 {White threatens to win material: Rc6xc5} Rc2 41. Rc7 Kf8 42. Rc8+ Ke7 43. Rc7+ Kf6 44. Rc6+ Kg5 45. Rc7 g6 46. g3 h5 47. h4+ Kf5 48. Rf7+ Ke6 {Black threatens to win material: Ke6xf7} 49. Rg7 {White threatens to win material: Rg7xg6} Rc3+ 50. Kf4 (50. Kg2 Kf5 $15) 50... Kf6 {Black threatens to win material: Kf6xg7} (50... Rc4+ 51. Kf3 Rg4 52. Ra7 $17) 51. Rc7 $15 c4 (51... Rc4+ $5 52. Kf3 Kf5 $15) 52. Rc6+ $11 Kg7 53. Rc7+ Kh6 54. Rc6 Rc1 55. Kf3 c3 {Black advances the passed pawn} 56. Ke2 (56. Rc7 Rf1+ 57. Kg2 Rc1 $11) 56... Rc2+ (56... Kg7 $5 $17) 57. Kf3 Kg7 58. Rc7+ Kf6 59. Rc6+ $4 {allows the opponent back into the game} (59. Kf4 $142 $11 { and White is still in the game}) 59... Ke5 $19 60. Rxg6 Rc1 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (60... Rh2 $142 $5 61. Ke3 Kd5 $19) 61. Ke2 (61. Ke3 Rd1 62. Rc6 Rg1 63. Rxc3 Rxg3+ 64. Kd2 Rg2+ 65. Ke3 Rg3+ 66. Kd2 Rxc3 67. Kxc3 Kd5 $11) 61... Rg1 (61... Kd4 $142 62. Rc6 Rb1 $15) 62. Kf2 $4 {lets it slip away} (62. Kd3 $142 $11 {had to be tried to avoid defeat}) 62... c2 63. Rc6 (63. Rg8 {does not improve anything} c1=Q 64. Re8+ Kf6 65. Re6+ Kxe6 66. Kf3 Ke5 67. Ke2 Kd4 68. g4 Qe3#) 63... c1=Q (63... c1=Q 64. Rxc1 Rxc1 65. Ke2 Rc6 66. Kd3 Rc5 67. g4 hxg4 68. h5 g3 69. h6 Rc8 70. Kd2 g2 71. h7 g1=Q 72. h8=Q+ Rxh8 73. Kc3 Rh3+ 74. Kb4 Qb1+ 75. Ka4 Qb7 76. Ka5 Ra3#) 0-1