[Event "Amateur/Reserve"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.01.26"] [Round "3"] [White "McCarver, Dan"] [Black "Smith, Agene"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "948"] [BlackElo "620"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 {last book move} 5. Qe2+ Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. Bg5 Re8 8. Ne5 (8. O-O-O Nbd7 $15 ) 8... Nfd7 (8... c5 9. O-O-O cxd4 10. Rxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 $17) 9. Bxe7 $11 Rxe7 (9... Qxe7 $142 10. O-O-O c6 $11 (10... Nxe5 $143 11. Nxd5 (11. dxe5 $143 c6 $11) (11. Qxe5 $6 Qxe5 12. dxe5 c6 $11) 11... Nd3+ 12. Qxd3 $16)) 10. Qh5 $4 {gives the opponent new chances} (10. Nxd5 $142 $5 Re8 11. O-O-O $16) 10... Nxe5 (10... Nc6 $142 $5 11. f4 Nf6 $17) 11. dxe5 $11 Nc6 (11... g6 12. Qg5 f6 13. Qxf6 $11) 12. f4 $14 d4 {Black threatens to win material: d4xc3} 13. Rd1 Bd7 14. Nd5 {White threatens to win material: Nd5xe7} Re6 15. Bd3 {White has a mate threat} Rh6 16. Qf3 Be6 {Black threatens to win material: Be6xd5} 17. Be4 a5 (17... Qd7 18. Qb3 Re8 19. O-O $14) 18. c3 {Consolidates b4} (18. O-O Qh4 19. Qg3 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rd8 $16) 18... Qd7 $11 19. cxd4 (19. Rd2 $142 $5 {is noteworthy} Rd8 20. c4 $11) 19... Bg4 20. Qb3 Bxd1 21. Qxb7 $4 { another bit of territory lost} (21. Qxd1 $142 $5 f5 22. Bf3 $17) 21... Ra7 ( 21... Rb8 $142 $5 {and Black can already relax} 22. Qxc7 Qxc7 23. Nxc7 $19) 22. Qb5 Bg4 23. Ne3 $4 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (23. f5 Ra8 24. O-O $19) 23... Bh5 (23... Qxd4 $142 {it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots} 24. Qd3 Be6 $19) 24. Nf5 {White threatens to win material: Nf5xh6} ( 24. Bxc6 {makes it even easier for White} Qd8 25. g4 Rxc6 26. Qxc6 h6 27. gxh5 Qxd4 $18) 24... Rg6 $4 {Attacking the backward pawn on d4} (24... Bg4 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 $14) 25. d5 (25. Bxc6 $142 {seems even better} Qd8 26. Qc5 Kh8 $18) 25... h6 $4 (25... Qd8 $142 26. O-O Nb4 27. Ne7+ Qxe7 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. Qxa7 Nxd5 31. Qxa5 c6 $11) 26. dxc6 $4 {stumbles just before the finish line.} (26. O-O $142 {a pity that White didn't try this} Qd8 27. dxc6 $18) 26... Qd1+ $19 27. Kf2 Qxh1 (27... Qd2+ $142 {secures the point} 28. Kg1 Qe1+ 29. Qf1 Qxe4 30. Ne7+ Kh7 $19) 28. Ne7+ (28. Qb8+ Kh7 29. Ne7 Qxg2+ 30. Bxg2 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Bf3+ 32. Kxf3 Ra8 33. Qxa8 h5 34. Qg8+ Kh6 35. Qh8#) 28... Kh7 (28... Kf8 { does not improve anything} 29. Nxg6+ fxg6 30. Qc5+ Ke8 $18) 29. Bxg6+ (29. Qb8 Qxg2+ 30. Bxg2 Ra8 31. Qxa8 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Bf3+ 33. Kxf3 h5 34. Qg8+ Kh6 35. Qh8#) 29... Bxg6 $18 30. Nxg6 (30. Qb8 $142 {and White wins} h5 31. Qg8+ (31. Qxa7 $6 {is not possible} Be4 32. Ke2 Bxg2 $11) 31... Kh6 32. Qh8+ Bh7 33. Ng8+ Kg6 34. Nf6 $18) 30... Kxg6 $4 {forfeits the clear win} (30... fxg6 $142 { keeps an even firmer grip} 31. Qb7 Rxb7 32. cxb7 Qxh2 $19) 31. h3 $4 {makes life more difficult} (31. Qd3+ $142 {nails it down} f5 32. exf6+ Kxf6 33. Qd4+ Kg6 34. Qxa7 $18) 31... Ra8 (31... Qb1 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 32. Qe2 $19) 32. Qd3+ f5 33. Kg3 (33. exf6+ Kxf6 34. Qc3+ Kf7 35. Qe5 $19) 33... Qe1+ 34. Kh2 (34. Kf3 h5 35. Qc4 Rd8 36. Qe6+ Kh7 37. Qxf5+ g6 38. Qf7+ Kh6 $19 ) 34... Qe4 (34... Qf2 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 35. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 36. Kxg3 $19) 35. Qg3+ Kh7 36. h4 Rb8 37. Qc3 (37. h5 $19 {the only chance to get some counterplay}) 37... Qxf4+ 38. Kh3 (38. Qg3 {does not save the day} Qxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Rxb2 $19) 38... Qg4+ (38... Rb4 $142 {and Black can celebrate victory} 39. Qg3 Qf1 40. Kh2 $19) 39. Kh2 Qxh4+ 40. Kg1 Qb4 (40... Rb4 $142 { and Black has reached his goal} 41. b3 $19) 41. Qf3 (41. Qxb4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Rxb4 42. b3 Rb5 $19) 41... Rf8 (41... Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qxe5+ 43. Qg3 Qxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Rxb2 45. Kf4 Rxg2 46. a3 g6 47. Ke5 h5 48. Kd4 h4 49. Ke3 h3 50. Kf3 g5 51. a4 f4 52. Ke4 h2 53. Kf5 h1=Q 54. Ke6 Qh6+ 55. Kd7 Rd2+ 56. Kc8 Qxc6 57. Kb8 Rd8+ 58. Ka7 Qb6#) 42. Qf2 g6 43. a3 (43. e6 { doesn't get the cat off the tree} Re8 44. a3 Qd6 $19) 43... Qe4 44. Qc5 (44. Qd2 Qxe5 45. b4 axb4 46. Qxb4 Qe3+ 47. Kh2 Rd8 48. Qb2 f4 49. Qc2 Rd5 50. g4 Qg3+ 51. Kh1 Qh3+ 52. Kg1 Qxg4+ 53. Kf2 Qg3+ 54. Ke2 Qg2+ 55. Ke1 Qxc2 56. Kf1 Rd1#) 44... Qe1+ 45. Kh2 Rf7 (45... Qh4+ $142 {and Black has prevailed} 46. Kg1 Rd8 47. Qc1 $19) 46. Qd5 (46. b3 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} f4 47. Qd5 Kg7 $19) 46... Qh4+ (46... Re7 $142 {seems even better} 47. Qd4 $19) 47. Kg1 Qe7 (47... Re7 $5 {might be the shorter path} 48. Qxa5 Qd4+ 49. Kh2 $19) 48. Kf2 (48. b4 {cannot undo what has already been done} axb4 49. axb4 f4 $19) 48... f4 49. Kf3 (49. b4 {does not win a prize} axb4 50. axb4 Rf5 $19) 49... Rf5 50. Qxa5 (50. Qd7 {is still a small chance} Rxe5 51. b4 axb4 52. axb4 $19) 50... Rxe5 51. Qd2 g5 (51... Re3+ $142 {and Black can already relax} 52. Kf2 Qh4+ 53. Kf1 g5 $19) 52. a4 (52. Qd7 $19 {hoping against hope}) 52... Re3+ ( 52... g4+ 53. Kf2 Qh4+ 54. Kf1 Qh1+ 55. Kf2 g3+ 56. Kf3 Qf1+ 57. Qf2 Qxf2+ 58. Kg4 Rg5+ 59. Kh3 Qe2 60. b4 Rh5#) 53. Kg4 Rg3+ (53... Qe6+ 54. Kh5 Rh3+ 55. gxh3 Qxh3#) 54. Kh5 (54. Kf5 {doesn't change anything anymore} Qf8+ 55. Ke4 Qe8+ 56. Kf5 Qg6+ 57. Ke5 Re3+ 58. Qxe3 fxe3 59. Kd4 e2 60. Kc5 Qd6+ 61. Kc4 e1=Q 62. Kb3 Qd3+ 63. Ka2 Qeb1#) 54... Qf7# (54... Qe8#) 0-1