[Event "Jim Mitchell Memorial 9"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.12.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Jennings, John"] [Black "Smith, Agene"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1010"] [BlackElo "672"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {C02: French: Advance Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 {last book move} 4. Be3 {Black is behind in developement} Be7 (4... cxd4 $5 5. Bxd4 Ne7 $11) 5. dxc5 $14 Bxc5 $4 (5... Nd7 $142 {the only rescuing move} 6. Bb5 Qc7 $14) 6. Bxc5 $18 h6 (6... Ne7 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 7. Nf3 $18) 7. Bd4 (7. Qg4 $142 $5 {and White can already relax} Qg5 8. Qxg5 hxg5 $18) 7... Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Nf3 Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Ng6 13. b4 (13. Bc5 {makes it even easier for White} Re8 $18) 13... b5 (13... Qc7 {does not improve anything} 14. Qd3 $18) 14. Qd3 (14. Bc5 {and White can already relax} Re8 $18) 14... a6 ( 14... Qd7 {cannot undo what has already been done} 15. a4 Rfb8 16. axb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Rxb5 18. Bc5 $18) 15. a4 (15. Bc5 $142 {seems even better} Re8 $18) 15... Rb8 (15... Qd7 {does not help much} 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bc5 $18) 16. Bc5 Re8 17. a5 (17. Nd4 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Bd7 18. axb5 axb5 $18) 17... Nf4 (17... d4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 18. Nxd4 (18. Qxd4 $143 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 Qh5 $18) (18. Bxd4 $6 Bxf3 19. Bb6 Qxd3 20. cxd3 Rbc8 $16) 18... Bxg2 19. Rfd1 $18) 18. Qe3 Ng6 19. Nd4 Ba8 (19... Bd7 { is no salvation} 20. Qg3 $18) 20. Rad1 Qc7 (20... Bb7 {is not the saving move} 21. f4 $18) 21. Nf3 (21. Bd6 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qc4 22. Nb1 Qc8 23. Bxb8 Qxb8 $18) 21... Qd8 (21... Rbc8 {doesn't change anything anymore} 22. Rfe1 $18) 22. Bd6 (22. Ne4 $1 {might be the shorter path} dxe4 23. Rxd8 Rbxd8 $18) 22... Rc8 23. Qb6 (23. Nd4 $142 $18 {it becomes clear that White will call all the shots}) 23... Qxb6 (23... Rxc3 $5 {has some apparent merit} 24. Nd4 Qc8 $14 ) 24. axb6 $16 Rxc3 25. Ra1 Bb7 26. Ne1 {The knight intends Nf3-e1-d3-c5} (26. Nd4 $142 $5 f6 27. f4 $16) 26... Rc6 27. Nd3 Rxb6 (27... Rxc2 $2 {doesn't work} 28. Nc5 Bc6 29. Rxa6 $18) 28. g3 {Controls f4+h4} Rc6 {Black threatens to win material: Rc6xc2} 29. Nc5 {White threatens to win material: Nc5xb7. White can be proud of that piece} Bc8 30. h4 (30. f4 f6 31. Rfd1 Nh8 $17) 30... Ne7 $15 31. h5 {Black's piece can't move: c8} (31. g4 h5 32. f3 f6 $11) 31... Nf5 $17 32. g4 $2 (32. Bb8 $142 $17) 32... Nxd6 $19 33. exd6 Rxd6 34. g5 (34. Rfd1 e5 35. f3 Kh7 $19) 34... e5 35. f3 (35. gxh6 Rxh6 36. Rfe1 Rxh5 $19) 35... e4 ( 35... hxg5 {might be the shorter path} 36. Ra3 $19) 36. Rae1 (36. gxh6 e3 37. hxg7 $19) 36... e3 37. Re2 d4 38. Ne4 Rc6 (38... Rd5 $142 {and Black can already relax} 39. gxh6 Rxh5 $19) 39. Rd1 (39. gxh6 {does not solve anything} Bh3 40. Rfe1 $19) 39... Rd8 (39... Rxe4 $142 {secures the point} 40. fxe4 Bg4 41. Kf1 Bxe2+ 42. Kxe2 Rxc2+ 43. Ke1 hxg5 44. Rxd4 $19) 40. Nc5 $4 {the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end} (40. c3 $142 $17) 40... a5 (40... Rd5 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 41. Ne4 hxg5 42. Rxe3 Rxc2 $19 (42... dxe3 $6 43. Rxd5 f6 44. Rd8+ Kh7 45. Re8 $19)) 41. bxa5 $4 {the final mistake, not that it matters anymore} (41. c3 Rd5 42. Ne4 dxc3 43. Rxd5 $19) 41... Rxc5 42. f4 (42. gxh6 {is not much help} Rg5+ 43. Rg2 Rxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Bf5 45. hxg7 Bxc2 $19) 42... Rc3 (42... Bg4 {makes it even easier for Black} 43. Kf1 hxg5 44. a6 gxf4 45. h6 $19) 43. g6 (43. Ra1 {doesn't do any good} Bf5 44. gxh6 gxh6 $19) 43... f6 (43... Bg4 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} 44. Rxe3 Bxd1 45. Re5 $19) 44. Ra1 Rd6 (44... Bg4 $142 $5 {seems even better} 45. Rg2 Bf3 46. Rh2 $19) 45. Kg2 (45. Rb1 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Rd5 46. Rh2 Bg4 $19) 45... Bb7+ 46. Kg3 b4 47. Rb1 (47. Ra2 {otherwise it's curtains at once} Rc5 48. Ra4 Rxh5 49. f5 Rg5+ 50. Kh2 $19) 47... Ba6 48. Rxb4 Bxe2 (48... Rd8 49. Re1 e2+ 50. Kf2 Rxc2 51. Rh1 d3 52. Ra1 d2 53. Rba4 d1=Q 54. Kf3 e1=N+ 55. Kg3 Qf3+ 56. Kh4 Rh2#) 49. Rb8+ (49. Rb8+ Rc8 50. Rxc8+ Rd8 51. Rxd8#) 1-0