[Event "Mid-Summer Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.07.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Kernell, David"] [Black "Turner, Greg"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D11"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 {last book move} e6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Be2 Nh5 ( 8... O-O 9. O-O $16) 9. Bd6 $18 dxc4 10. Bxc4 $4 {with this move White loses his initiative} (10. O-O $142 $18) 10... Nb6 $19 11. Ne4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 f5 13. Nc5 $2 (13. Nfd2 $142 $19) 13... Qxd6 14. Ng5 (14. O-O O-O $19) 14... Ke7 ( 14... Qd5 {and Black can already relax} 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. O-O $19) 15. g4 $2 ( 15. O-O $142 $19) 15... fxg4 16. Nce4 (16. O-O-O {does not help much} Qd5 17. Qb4 Qxg5 18. Ne4+ c5 19. dxc5 a5 $19) 16... Qd5 17. Qb4+ c5 (17... Ke8 $142 { seems even better} 18. h3 Bf6 19. Qd6 Bxg5 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. Nxg5 $19) 18. dxc5 a5 19. Qa3 Be5 (19... Qc4 $142 {and Black has prevailed} 20. h3 gxh3 21. Rxh3 Rf8 $19) 20. c6+ Bd6 (20... Ke8 21. Rc1 bxc6 22. Rc5 $19) 21. Nxd6 (21. Qxd6+ Qxd6 22. Nxd6 Kxd6 23. Nf7+ Ke7 24. Nxh8 bxc6 $19) 21... Qxd6 (21... Qxh1+ 22. Ke2 Qxc6 23. Nde4+ Ke8 24. Nd6+ Kd7 25. Ndf7 Qc4+ 26. Ke1 Qb4+ 27. Qxb4 axb4 28. Nxh8 $17) 22. Qxd6+ Kxd6 23. Nf7+ Ke7 24. Nxh8 bxc6 25. Rc1 Bb7 26. Nxg6+ hxg6 27. Rg1 (27. h3 c5 28. Rh2 gxh3 29. Rxh3 Kd6 $19) 27... Nf6 28. Rc5 Ra6 29. f3 (29. Rc4 $19) 29... gxf3 30. Rxg6 f2+ $1 {a beautiful, forced end to the game.} 31. Ke2 (31. Kxf2 {Decoy theme: f2} Ne4+ {A double attack}) 31... Ne4 (31... Rb6 $142 {and Black has triumphed} 32. b3 Ba6+ 33. Kxf2 Ne4+ 34. Kg2 Nxc5 $19) 32. Rc4 c5 (32... f1=Q+ {makes it even easier for Black} 33. Kxf1 Nd2+ 34. Ke2 Nxc4 35. Rg7+ Kf6 36. Rxb7 $19) 33. Rg7+ Kf6 34. Rxb7 f1=Q+ $1 { Theme: Double Attack.} 35. Kxf1 {A deflection} Nd2+ {A double attack} 36. Ke2 Nxc4 37. h4 $2 (37. Rc7 Nxb2 38. Rxc5 $19) 37... Rb6 38. Rxb6 Nxb6 39. Kd3 (39. b3 {does not improve anything} Kf5 40. Kf3 c4 $19) 39... a4 (39... Kf5 { keeps an even firmer grip} 40. h5 e5 41. Kc3 $19) 40. b3 (40. Ke4 $19 {doesn't improve anything}) 40... Kf5 (40... axb3 {might be the shorter path} 41. axb3 Kf5 42. Ke2 $19) 41. h5 $4 {an oversight. But White was lost anyway.} (41. bxa4 e5 42. e4+ Kg4 43. a5 $11) 41... Nd7 (41... axb3 $142 {secures the win} 42. axb3 e5 43. e4+ Kg5 $19) 42. Kc4 $4 (42. bxa4 Ke5 $11) 42... Kg5 $4 {gives the opponent new chances} (42... a3 43. b4 cxb4 44. Kxb4 $19) 43. Kb5 $4 (43. bxa4 Nb6+ 44. Kxc5 Nxa4+ 45. Kb4 Nb6 $11) 43... Kxh5 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game.} (43... a3 44. Kc6 Nf6 45. Kxc5 $19) 44. Kc6 $4 {gives the opponent counterplay} (44. bxa4 $142 $5 { would allow White to play on} Kg4 45. a5 $11) 44... Nb8+ (44... Ne5+ $142 45. Kxc5 a3 $19) 45. Kd6 $4 {causes even greater problems} (45. Kb7 c4 46. bxc4 $11 ) 45... Kg4 (45... Na6 46. Kc6 Kg4 47. Kb5 axb3 48. axb3 $19) 46. Kxe6 Kf3 { Black threatens to win material: Kf3xe3} (46... Na6 $142 {and Black can celebrate victory} 47. e4 a3 $19) 47. Kd5 $11 {White threatens to win material: Kd5xc5} Na6 48. Kc4 $4 (48. e4 $142 $11 {this is the best way to fight back}) 48... Kxe3 (48... a3 $142 {ends the debate} 49. Kb5 Nb4 $19) 49. Kb5 $11 1/2-1/2