[Event "Mid-South U1700"] [Site "IBEW"] [Date "2017.11.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Stevenson, Cole"] [Black "Lovewell, Dean"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "1395"] [Annotator "Rybka 4 x64 (87s)"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {A01: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening} 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 d6 { last book move} 5. d3 {Prevents intrusion on e4} Bd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 { Black has the pair of bishops} 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 Bd7 11. h3 { Controls g4} b5 12. Qe2 (12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 g6 $11) 12... c5 (12... Nh5 13. Qe3 $15) 13. Rfd1 (13. Nh2 Qc7 $15) 13... Rc8 14. Rf1 (14. Nb1 Nh5 $15) 14... Nh5 15. Nxe5 $2 (15. Qd1 $142 $5 {is an interesting alternative} Nf4 16. Re1 $15) 15... Nf4 $19 (15... dxe5 {is clearly worse} 16. Qxh5 f6 17. Rfd1 $14) 16. Qf3 (16. Qe3 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Ne6 $19) 16... dxe5 17. Bxe5 Ng6 18. Bb2 (18. Bg3 Bf6 $19) 18... Rc6 (18... Bd6 $142 $19) 19. e5 $2 (19. Qe3 f5 20. Kh1 f4 $19) 19... Qc7 (19... Nh4 {keeps an even firmer grip} 20. Qe2 Rg6 21. g4 $19) 20. Rfe1 $2 (20. Qg3 Rb8 $19) 20... Re8 (20... Nh4 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} 21. Qe2 Rg6 22. g3 $19) 21. Qg3 h6 22. Nf3 Be6 (22... c4 23. dxc4 bxc4 24. Bd4 $19) 23. c4 (23. Re2 Qd8 $19) 23... b4 (23... Rd8 $142 $5 24. Red1 $19) 24. Re3 Qc8 25. Rae1 Qd8 26. Re4 $2 (26. d4 $5 cxd4 27. Nxd4 $17) 26... Bf5 ( 26... Qxd3 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 27. h4 $19) 27. R4e3 Nh4 $4 {a transit from better to worse} (27... Re6 $142 $19 {would have given Black a clear advantage}) 28. e6 $14 Nxf3+ $2 (28... Ng6 $142 {and Black has air to breath} 29. exf7+ Kxf7 30. Ne5+ Nxe5 31. Qxe5 Rf6 $14) 29. Rxf3 $18 ({Inferior is} 29. Qxf3 Rxe6 30. Qxf5 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Bd6 $18) 29... g6 $4 {a blunder in a bad position} (29... Bf6 30. Rxf5 Rexe6 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Bxf6 Rxf6 33. Rxc5 Rg6 $18) 30. Rxf5 Rf8 31. exf7+ (31. Rxf7 Bg5 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. e7 Qe8 34. Rf7+ Kg8 35. Qe5 Bf6 36. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 37. Rxf8+ Kh7 38. Rf7+ Kg8 39. Qe8#) 31... Kh7 (31... Rxf7 {does not improve anything} 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. Qf3+ Rf6 34. Bxf6 Bxf6 35. Qd5+ Qxd5 36. cxd5 $18) 32. Rf3 (32. Qe5 $142 {makes sure everything is clear} Bf6 33. Rxf6 Rxf6 34. Qxf6 Qxf6 35. Bxf6 g5 $18) 32... Qd7 (32... Qc7 {is the last straw} 33. Qg4 h5 $18) 33. Qe5 (33. Qe5 Bf6 34. Rxf6 Rd6 35. Rxd6 Qxf7 36. Rc6 h5 37. Rc7 Kh6 38. Rxf7 Rxf7 39. Qh8+ Kg5 40. Bc1+ Kh4 41. Qd8+ g5 42. Bxg5#) 1-0