[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.02.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Horobetz, Graham"] [Black "Reddy, Nishit"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1905"] [BlackElo "1783"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "148"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5 {last book move} d4 7. a3 Bxa3 $2 (7... Ba5 $142 {would allow Black to play on} 8. b4 dxc3 9. bxa5 Nf6 $14) 8. Rxa3 (8. Bb5+ $5 Bd7 9. Qxd4 Qe7+ 10. Nge2 Bxc5 11. Qxg7 Qf6 $18) 8... dxc3 9. Rxc3 Be6 10. Bb5+ (10. Ne2 Nf6 $18) 10... Nc6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qd6 (12. Qxd8+ $5 Rxd8 13. Ra3 $16) 12... Qxd6 $14 13. cxd6 {Black king safety improved} Bd5 14. Nf3 Kd7 (14... O-O-O 15. Ra3 $16) 15. Bf4 f6 16. O-O g5 17. Bg3 h5 (17... Nh6 18. Nd4 Nf7 19. Ra3 $16) 18. h3 (18. h4 $5 gxh4 19. Nxh4 Nh6 $18) 18... Nh6 $16 19. Nd4 f5 (19... h4 20. Bh2 Nf7 21. Nf5 $16) 20. Be5 Rh7 $2 (20... Rhb8 $142 21. Bg7 Nf7 22. Nxf5 Be4 $18) 21. Nb5 $4 {makes life more difficult} (21. Nb3 $142 $18 {it becomes clear that White will call all the shots}) 21... Nf7 {Black threatens to win material: Nf7xe5} (21... Ke6 22. Nc7+ Rxc7 23. dxc7 Kxe5 $16) 22. Nc7 $16 { White threatens to win material: Nc7xa8} Rb8 $4 {solves nothing} (22... Nxe5 $142 23. Nxa8 Kxd6 $16) 23. Nxd5 $18 cxd5 (23... Nxe5 {there is nothing better in the position} 24. Nf6+ Kxd6 25. Nxh7 g4 26. Rd1+ Kc7 $18) 24. Rc7+ Ke8 25. d7+ (25. Bf6 $142 {finishes off the opponent} Kf8 26. d7 $18) 25... Kd8 $16 26. Rxa7 $4 {forfeits the advantage.} (26. Bh2 $142 Rxb2 27. Rxa7 $16) 26... Nxe5 $19 27. Rd1 Rxd7 28. Rxd7+ (28. Ra6 Rxb2 29. Rf6 d4 30. Rxf5 Nf7 $19) 28... Kxd7 (28... Nxd7 $6 29. Rxd5 Rxb2 30. Rxf5 Rxc2 31. Rxg5 $11) 29. Rxd5+ Ke6 30. Ra5 Rxb2 31. Ra6+ Kd5 32. Ra5+ Kd6 33. Ra6+ Nc6 34. Ra8 Ne7 (34... Nd4 { keeps an even firmer grip} 35. Rd8+ Ke5 36. Re8+ Kf6 37. c4 $19) 35. Ra6+ (35. Rh8 h4 $19 (35... Rxc2 $6 36. Rxh5 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 $19)) 35... Ke5 36. Ra5+ Kf6 37. Ra6+ Kg7 38. Ra7 Kf7 39. Rc7 Rb6 40. Rd7 Rc6 41. Rd2 Ng6 42. g3 (42. Kh2 Rc5 $19) 42... Ne5 43. Kg2 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. Kf1 Nf3 46. Re2 Nd4 47. Rd2 Nxc2 48. Rd3 Ke6 49. f3 Rd6 50. Rc3 Nd4 51. fxg4 (51. f4 {does not solve anything} Nf3 $19) 51... fxg4 52. Kf2 Kd5 53. Ke3 (53. Ra3 {is no salvation} Rf6+ 54. Kg2 Ke4 $19) 53... Rf6 54. Rc8 (54. Kd2 {does not win a prize} Rf1 $19 ) 54... Rf3+ 55. Kd2 Rxg3 56. Rd8+ (56. Ke1 {is not much help} Rg2 57. Kf1 Ra2 $19) 56... Ke5 (56... Ke4 $142 {might be the shorter path} 57. Re8+ Kf4 58. Rf8+ Nf5 59. Ra8 Rg2+ 60. Kd3 $19) 57. Ke1 (57. Re8+ {does not save the day} Kf4 58. Rf8+ Nf5 $19) 57... Rg2 58. Kf1 (58. Re8+ {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Kf4 59. Kd1 Ra2 $19) 58... Ra2 (58... Rh2 {seems even better} 59. Rg8 Kf4 60. Rf8+ Nf5 61. Ke1 $19) 59. Rd7 (59. Rg8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Kf4 60. Rf8+ Nf5 $19) 59... Ne6 60. Rb7 (60. Rd3 Kf4 61. Rd6 Ng5 62. Rd4+ Ne4 $19) 60... Kf4 (60... g3 61. Rb3 Kf4 62. Rxg3 Kxg3 63. Ke1 Nd4 64. Kd1 Ne2 65. Ke1 Nc3 66. Kf1 Ra1#) 61. Rb4+ (61. Rf7+ {doesn't change anything anymore} Ke3 62. Re7 Kf3 $19) 61... Kg3 (61... Kg5 {makes it even easier for Black} 62. Rb5+ Kh4 63. Rb6 $19) 62. Rb3+ (62. Ke1 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Kh3 63. Rb3+ g3 $19) 62... Kh2 (62... Kh4 63. Rb4 Kh3 64. Rb3+ g3 65. Re3 Kh2 66. Re5 g2+ 67. Ke1 g1=Q#) 63. Rb8 Ng5 64. Rg8 (64. Rh8+ Nh3 65. Rb8 g3 66. Rb2+ Rxb2 67. Ke1 g2 68. Kd1 g1=Q#) 64... g3 65. Rh8+ Nh3 66. Ke1 (66. Rh6 { cannot undo what has already been done} g2+ 67. Ke1 g1=Q#) 66... g2 $19 67. Rf8 (67. Rg8 g1=Q+ 68. Rxg1 Nxg1 69. Kd1 Ne2 70. Ke1 Kg1 71. Kd1 Kg2 72. Ke1 Nd4 73. Kd1 Nb3 74. Ke1 Kf3 75. Kd1 Ke3 76. Ke1 Ra1#) 67... g1=Q+ 68. Rf1 Ra1+ ( 68... Qe3+ 69. Kd1 Qd2#) 69. Kd2 (69. Ke2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Qg4+ 70. Rf3 Qc4+ 71. Rd3 Ra2+ 72. Ke1 Qe4+ 73. Re3 Qb1#) 69... Qxf1 (69... Qd4+ 70. Kc2 Ra2+ 71. Kb3 Rb2+ 72. Ka3 Qb4#) 70. Kc3 Qf4 71. Kb2 ( 71. Kd3 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Nf2+ 72. Kc3 Ra3+ 73. Kb2 Qb4+ 74. Kc1 Qc3+ 75. Kb1 Ra1#) 71... Qc1+ 72. Kb3 Rb1+ 73. Ka4 Qc4+ 74. Ka3 (74. Ka5 {cannot change destiny} Qb5#) 74... Qb3# 0-1