[Event "48th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.11.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Jaeger, Terry"] [Black "Jones, Thomas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "1443"] [BlackElo "1037"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O Nbd7 {last book move} 7. Be3 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} Ng4 8. h3 (8. Bf4 $142 $5 O-O 9. h3 $16) 8... Nxe3 $11 9. fxe3 {Black has the pair of bishops} Qb6 {Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb2} 10. Na4 {White threatens to win material: Na4xb6} Qc7 11. c4 a6 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Rb1 O-O 14. Qe1 Bh6 15. Bd3 b5 16. b3 (16. Kh1 b4 17. Qh4 Bg7 $15 (17... bxc3 $143 18. Qxh6 f6 19. c5 $18 (19. bxc3 $6 Rxb1 20. Rxb1 Qa5 $14))) 16... b4 $15 {Black threatens to win material: b4xc3} 17. Nd1 e5 18. Qh4 {White threatens to win material: Qh4xh6} Kg7 (18... Bg7 19. Nf2 $17) 19. g4 f6 {Secures g5} 20. Rb2 Qd8 21. Rg2 g5 {Black threatens to win material: g5xh4} ( 21... Qe7 $5 $15) 22. Qg3 $11 c5 23. d5 {White gains space} Nb6 24. h4 Bd7 25. Nf2 Nc8 (25... Kh8 26. hxg5 Bxg5 27. Nh4 $11) 26. Nh3 (26. hxg5 Bxg5 27. Nh4 $16) 26... Ne7 (26... Kg8 $142 $5 $11 {deserves consideration}) 27. hxg5 (27. Rgf2 gxh4 28. Nxh4 Kh8 29. Rxf6 Rxf6 30. Rxf6 Bxe3+ 31. Qxe3 Nxd5 32. exd5 Qxf6 $16) 27... fxg5 $14 28. Nhxg5 {Black king safety dropped.} Ng6 (28... Bxg5 $142 29. Nxg5 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Nxd5 31. Nxh7 Nf6 32. Nxf6 Qxf6 $16) 29. Nh3 $4 { a transit from better to worse} (29. Ne6+ $142 Bxe6 30. g5 (30. dxe6 $143 Bxe3+ 31. Kh1 Qe7 $17) 30... Bxg5 31. Nxg5 (31. dxe6 {is much weaker} Bxe3+ 32. Kh1 Rf4 $15) (31. Qxg5 $143 Bh3 $17) 31... Rxf1+ 32. Bxf1 $16) 29... Bxe3+ $17 30. Kh1 Nf4 (30... Bf4 $5 31. Qe1 a5 $17) 31. Nxf4 $15 Bxf4 ({Instead of} 31... Rxf4 32. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 $14) ({Weaker is} 31... exf4 32. Qh3 Rh8 33. e5 dxe5 34. Nxe5 $16) 32. Qh3 $4 (32. Qh4 $142 $15 {the only rescuing move}) 32... Rf6 $19 33. Rh2 (33. Nh2 {there is nothing else anyway} Rh6 34. Qf3 $19) 33... Bxh2 34. Nxh2 Rxf1+ 35. Nxf1 (35. Bxf1 {cannot change destiny} Qg5 $19) 35... Qg5 (35... h5 {makes it even easier for Black} 36. Qg3 hxg4 37. Kg1 $19) 36. Ne3 (36. Qg3 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Qxg4 37. Qxg4+ Bxg4 $19) 36... Rf8 37. Nf5+ Bxf5 38. exf5 Rf6 39. Kg2 Rh6 40. Qf3 Kf6 41. Qg3 (41. Be2 {is one last hope} Qh4 42. Kf1 $19) 41... Qd2+ 42. Kg1 Kg5 43. Bf1 Rh4 44. Bh3 Qd4+ 45. Kg2 Qd2+ (45... e4 46. f6 Qxf6 47. Kg1 Qc3 48. Kh2 e3 49. Qf3 Qe5+ 50. Qg3 Qb2+ 51. Qg2 e2 52. Qf2 Qe5+ 53. Qg3 Qxg3+ 54. Kxg3 e1=Q+ 55. Kg2 Kf4 56. g5 Ke3 57. g6 Qf2+ 58. Kh1 Rxh3#) 46. Kg1 Qc1+ (46... Qc3 47. Kg2 e4 48. f6 Qxf6 49. Qe3+ Qf4 50. Qg3 Qf3+ 51. Kh2 Qe2+ 52. Kh1 e3 53. a3 bxa3 54. Qg2 Qxg2+ 55. Kxg2 a2 56. b4 a1=Q 57. Kf3 Rxh3+ 58. Ke2 Qb2+ 59. Kd3 e2+ 60. Ke4 e1=Q#) 47. Kg2 Qd2+ {Twofold repetition} (47... e4 48. f6 Qb2+ 49. Kg1 Qa1+ 50. Kf2 Qxf6+ 51. Kg1 Qd4+ 52. Kf1 Qd1+ 53. Kf2 Qd2+ 54. Kg1 $19) 48. Kg1 Qc1+ 49. Kg2 1/2-1/2