[Event "Summer Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2004.07.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Croft, Jonathan"]
[Black "Stewart, Douglas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "1119"]
[BlackElo "1672"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
{A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6
3. Bg5 Be7 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 {last book move} Qb6 7. Qc2 h6 {Black
threatens to win material: h6xg5} 8. Bf4 d6 {Covers e5} 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Nc4 {
White threatens to win material: Nc4xb6} Qd8 11. O-O-O b5 $15 12. dxc5 $2 (12.
Ncd2 $142 {and White can hope to survive} cxd4 13. exd4 $15 (13. cxd4 $2 Nb4
14. Qb3 Qa5 $19)) 12... bxc4 $19 13. Bxc4 (13. cxd6 cxd3 14. Qxd3 Qa5 15. dxe7
Re8 $19) 13... d5 14. Bb3 (14. b4 a5 (14... dxc4 $6 {is clearly inferior} 15.
Rxd8 Nxd8 16. Ne5 $11) 15. b5 Na7 $19) 14... Bxc5 15. Qe2 (15. Rhg1 Ne4 $19)
15... Na5 16. Bc2 Nc4 (16... Bd6 {makes it even easier for Black} 17. Bd3 $19)
17. Ne5 (17. Bd3 Qa5 18. Bxc4 dxc4 $19) 17... Nxe5 (17... Ba6 $5 {and Black
can already relax} 18. Bb3 Nxe5 19. Qxa6 $19) 18. Bxe5 Bd6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 (19...
gxf6 $6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh5 $11) 20. Qd3 g6 21. f3 (21. f4 {doesn't do any
good} a5 $19) 21... a5 22. e4 (22. h4 {does not solve anything} a4 23. a3 Ba6
$19) 22... Ba6 23. Qe3 (23. Qd4 {there is nothing else anyway} Be5 24. Qc5 $19)
23... Bf4 24. Rhe1 Bxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Qf4 26. Rde1 dxe4 (26... Qxh2 $142 {makes it
even easier for Black} 27. exd5 exd5 28. Kb1 $19) 27. fxe4 Rad8 (27... Qf2 28.
b3 Rfd8 29. h3 Rd2 30. R3e2 Bxe2 31. Kxd2 Bf1+ 32. Re2 Qxe2+ 33. Kc1 a4 34. a3
axb3 35. Bxb3 Rxa3 36. Kb1 Rxb3+ 37. Kc1 Rb2 38. e5 Qd2#) 28. g3 Qe5 (28... Qf2
29. b3 Rd2 30. R1e2 Bxe2 31. Kxd2 Bd1+ 32. Kd3 Bxc2+ 33. Kd4 Qf6+ 34. Kc5 Qe5+
35. Kb6 Rb8+ 36. Kc6 Qb5+ 37. Kd6 Rb7 38. b4 Rd7#) 29. Kb1 Rd6 (29... Rd2 $142
{makes sure everything is clear} 30. c4 Bxc4 31. Rc3 $19) 30. Rc1 Rfd8 (30...
Rd2 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 31. Ree1 $19) 31. Ka1 Rd2 32. Ba4 R2d3 (
32... Rb8 33. Bb3 a4 34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Bxd1 Qd6 36. Rd3 Qxd3 37. b3 a3 38. Bc2
Qxc3+ 39. Kb1 Qb2#) 33. Rxd3 Rxd3 (33... Bxd3 $142 {might be the shorter path}
34. Bb3 Bxe4 $19) 34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Bxd1 Qxe4 36. b3 (36. a4 {doesn't improve
anything} Qe1 37. b3 Qxd1+ 38. Kb2 Bd3 39. b4 Qb1+ 40. Ka3 Bc4 41. bxa5 Qb3#)
36... Qe1 37. Kb2 (37. c4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Qxd1+ 38. Kb2
Qd2+ 39. Ka3 Bxc4 40. g4 Bb5 41. b4 Qxb4#) 37... Qxd1 38. Ka3 (38. c4 {doesn't
get the cat off the tree} Qd2+ 39. Kb1 Bb7 40. a4 Be4+ 41. Ka1 Qc2 42. b4 Qb1#)
38... e5 (38... Bb5 39. Kb2 Qd2+ 40. Kb1 Bd3+ 41. Ka1 Qxc3#) 39. Ka4 e4 40.
Kxa5 e3 41. a4 (41. h3 {hardly improves anything} Qd5+ 42. Kb4 e2 43. h4 Qb5+
44. Ka3 e1=Q 45. Kb2 Qf2+ 46. Kc1 Qbf1#) 41... e2 42. b4 (42. c4 {does not win
a prize} e1=Q+ 43. Kxa6 Qd6+ 44. Kb7 Qee7+ 45. Ka8 Qdd8#) 42... e1=Q 43. b5
Qxc3+ 44. Kb6 (44. Kxa6 {does not save the day} Qxa4+ 45. Kb7 Qxb5+ 46. Ka8
Qa1#) 44... Qxa4 (44... Qxa4 45. bxa6 Qcc6+ 46. Ka7 Qaxa6+ 47. Kb8 Qab7#) (
44... Qd6+ 45. Ka7 Qcc7+ 46. Ka8 Qd5#) 0-1