[Event "47th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.11.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Smith, Aaron"] [Black "Kernell, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "1665"] [BlackElo "1898"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 g6 4. e3 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bd3 Bg7 {last book move} 7. Qc2 d6 { Consolidates e5} 8. h3 {Controls g4} (8. O-O Nbd7 $11) 8... O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Ne4 (10. a3 Rc8 $11) 10... Rc8 (10... Nxe4 $5 {is an interesting alternative} 11. Bxe4 d5 $15) 11. Nxf6+ $11 Bxf6 12. d5 {White threatens to win material: d5xc6} Na5 13. e4 a6 {Covers b5} (13... e6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Bb5 $11) 14. Bh6 $16 Re8 15. c4 Rb8 16. Rab1 Bc8 17. Rfe1 Qc7 {Black has a cramped position} 18. Re3 b5 {Attacks the pawn chain} (18... e5 19. a3 $14) 19. b3 (19. cxb5 $142 $5 Qb6 20. b4 cxb4 21. Rxb4 $16) 19... bxc4 $14 20. bxc4 Rxb1+ 21. Qxb1 Bd7 22. Qe1 e5 23. Nh2 Rb8 24. Ng4 Bxg4 25. hxg4 Rb4 26. Qc1 Qd7 (26... Bg7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Rh3 $14) 27. Rh3 Qa4 $2 (27... Nb7 $142 $5 28. Bd2 Rb6 $16) 28. Bd2 $18 Qxa2 ( 28... Rxc4 29. Qb2 Rb4 30. Bxb4 Qxb4 31. Qxb4 cxb4 32. Bxa6 $18) 29. Bxb4 cxb4 30. c5 Nb3 31. Qc4 (31. Qh6 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qd2 32. Qxh7+ (32. cxd6 $6 {is clearly inferior} Qxh6 33. Rxh6 Nc5 $11) 32... Kf8 33. Rf3 $18) 31... dxc5 $4 (31... Qa1+ $142 32. Kh2 Nxc5 33. Qxb4 Qd1 34. Bxa6 Bg5 $11 ( 34... Nxa6 $2 35. Qxd6 Bg5 36. Qxa6 $18) (34... Qxg4 $6 35. Kg1 $11)) 32. Bc2 ( 32. Bf1 $142 $18 {nails it down}) 32... Qa1+ $19 33. Kh2 (33. Qf1 {is no salvation} Qxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Nd4 $19) 33... Nd2 34. Qe2 (34. Qxc5 {cannot undo what has already been done} Qc1 35. Qc8+ Kg7 $19) 34... Nf1+ 35. Kg1 Ng3+ 36. Qd1 Qxd1+ 37. Bxd1 Nxe4 38. Rd3 (38. d6 {does not win a prize} c4 39. d7 Nc5 $19) 38... c4 39. Re3 Nc5 (39... Nd6 {might be the shorter path} 40. Ba4 $19) 40. Kf1 (40. g5 {doesn't change anything anymore} Bg7 $19 (40... Bxg5 $6 41. Rxe5 Bf6 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. d6 $19)) 40... a5 41. Ke1 (41. f4 a4 42. fxe5 Bg5 $19 ) 41... a4 42. Bxa4 Nxa4 43. Re4 Nb6 44. d6 Kf8 45. Kd2 Ke8 46. f4 Kd7 47. fxe5 (47. g5 {is one last hope} Bd8 48. Rxe5 Kxd6 49. g3 $19) 47... Bg5+ 48. Kc2 Ke6 (48... b3+ {and Black can already relax} 49. Kb2 Na4+ 50. Ka3 $19) 49. g3 (49. Kb2 {cannot change destiny} h6 50. g3 Na4+ 51. Ka1 Kd5 $19) 49... Bh6 (49... b3+ $142 {and Black has triumphed} 50. Kb2 Na4+ 51. Ka3 $19) 50. Re1 (50. Rd4 { does not save the day} Kd7 $19) 50... Bg7 51. Ra1 (51. g5 {doesn't do any good} Bxe5 52. Rb1 b3+ 53. Rxb3 cxb3+ 54. Kxb3 Bxg3 $19) 51... b3+ 52. Kc1 b2+ $1 { Theme: Double Attack} 53. Kxb2 {Decoy theme: b2. .} Bxe5+ {A double attack} 54. Ka2 Bxa1 55. Kxa1 Kxd6 (55... Kxd6 56. Kb2 g5 57. Kc2 Na4 58. Kc1 Kd5 59. Kb1 c3 60. Kc1 Kc4 61. Kc2 Nb6 62. Kc1 Kd3 63. Kb1 Kd2 64. Ka2 c2 65. Ka3 Kc3 66. Ka2 Nc4 67. Ka1 c1=Q+ 68. Ka2 Qb2#) 0-1