[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.26"] [Round "4"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Burnett, Ron"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E19"] [WhiteElo "2518"] [BlackElo "2443"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {E19: Queen's Indian: Old Main Line with 7...Ne4 8 Qc2 Nxc3 8 Qxc3} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Bf6 10. Qc2 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 Na6 {last book move} 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. Be5 (14. Bxc7 {is worthless because of} Rac8) 14... Bxe5 15. Nxe5 ({ Weaker is} 15. dxe5 c5) 15... c5 16. b3 (16. e3 Nb4 17. Qb1 c4) 16... Rac8 17. Qb2 Nc7 18. dxc5 bxc5 {Black has new hanging pawns: c5+d5} 19. Rfd1 Ne6 (19... Rfe8 {is the best option Black has} 20. Nd3 Ne6 ( 20... Qxe2 {would be great except for} 21. Qxe2 Rxe2 22. Nxc5)) 20. Bxd5 $16 Bxd5 (20... Rcd8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nf3) 21. Rxd5 Nd4 (21... f6 22. Nf3 Qb7) 22. e3 Qe6 (22... Qb7 23. Rcxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 Ne6) 23. Rdxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 (24. exd4 {is clearly worse} Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Rc8) 24... Nf5 25. Qd2 h5 (25... Nd6 {does not win a prize} 26. Qd5 Qe7 27. Nc6) 26. Qd5 Qf6 (26... Qa6 {is the last straw}) 27. Nd7 Qa1+ 28. Kg2 Nxe3+ 29. fxe3 Qxa2+ (29... Re8 {cannot change destiny} 30. Qd2 Rd8 31. Rxh5) 30. Kf3 Re8 (30... Qxh2 {is not much help} 31. Nxf8 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 Qxd5 33. Rxd5 Kxf8 34. Rxh5) 31. Ne5 Rf8 32. h4 (32. Ng6 Qa6 33. Nxf8 Qf1+ 34. Ke4 Qg2+ 35. Kf4 Qf2+ 36. Ke5 Qf6+ 37. Ke4 Qe7+ 38. Ne6 fxe6 39. Rc8+ Kf7 40. Qxh5+ Kf6 41. Qh4+ Kf7 42. Qxe7+ Kxe7 43. Rc7+ Kd8 44. Rxg7 Ke8 45. h4 Kf8 46. Rxa7 Kg8 47. h5 Kf8 48. h6 Kg8 49. h7+ Kh8 50. b4 e5 51. Kf5 e4 52. Ra8+ Kxh7 53. Kf6 Kh6 54. Rh8#) 32... Qh2 (32... Qa6 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 33. Qd3 Qf6+ 34. Kg2) 33. Kf4 (33. Nd7 {seems even better} Re8 34. Qd3 Qh1+ 35. Kf4 Qg2 36. Rxh5 Qf2+ 37. Kg4 g6) 33... Qf2+ 34. Qf3 Qb2 (34... Qd2 { doesn't do any good} 35. Nc4 Qb4 36. Qxh5 Qxb3 37. Qf5) 35. Qxh5 (35. Qb7 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qf2+ 36. Nf3 Qb2 37. Rxh5 a6) 35... Qxb3 36. Nf3 Re8 37. Re5 Qb8 38. Kg4 g6 (38... a5 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 39. Rxa5 Rxe3 40. Qd5 Qc8+ 41. Kf4) 39. Rxe8+ Qxe8 40. Qe5 Qc8+ ( 40... Qa8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 41. Nd4) 41. Kg5 Qd8+ 42. Qf6 Qe8 (42... Qf8 {hoping against hope}) 43. Ne5 a5 44. g4 a4 (44... Kh7 {is still a small chance} 45. e4 Qf8 46. Nxf7 Qc5+ 47. Qe5 Qf8) 45. h5 gxh5 46. gxh5 Kh7 (46... Qe6 {doesn't improve anything} 47. Qxe6 fxe6 48. Kg6 Kf8 49. h6 Ke7 50. h7 Kd6 51. h8=Q Kc5 52. Qc8+ Kb5 53. Qc6+ Kb4 54. Qc4+ Ka5 55. Qc5+ Ka6 56. Nc4 Kb7 57. Nd6+ Ka6 58. Qc6+ Ka5 59. Qb5#) 47. h6 (47. Qxf7+ $4 {a poisoned pawn} Qxf7 48. Nxf7 a3) 47... Qf8 (47... Qg8+ {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 48. Kh5 Qf8 49. Nxf7 Qc5+ 50. Ng5+ Qxg5+ 51. Kxg5 a3 52. Qg7#) 48. Kh5 1-0