[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.10.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Stepp, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "2007"] [BlackElo "1782"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {A41: 1 d4 d6: Tartakower System and Modern Defence} 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 f5 {last book move} 4. g3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. e4 (7. Nh3 $5 $11 {is an interesting alternative}) 7... fxe4 $17 8. Nxe4 Bf5 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 ({Inferior is } 9... gxf6 10. Bh6 Rf7 11. Ne2 $14) 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Be3 e4 (11... Bg5 $5 12. O-O Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qg5 $17) 12. Nd4 $11 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 {White has the pair of bishops} Qe7 14. O-O Ne5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Qe2 (16. Qb3 c6 $11) 16... Rae8 $15 17. Rfe1 c6 {Black threatens to win material: c6xd5} (17... Qd4 18. b3 $15) 18. Qd2 $11 Bg4 $4 {allows the opponent back into the game} (18... Qf6 $142 $11 { the rescuing straw}) 19. Rxe4 (19. Bxe4 $142 {seems even better} Qf6 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Bxc6 $18) 19... Qxe4 $4 {sad, but how else could Black save the game?} (19... Qh5 $142 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 $18) 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21. dxc6 Re2 (21... bxc6 { does not save the day} 22. Qxd6 Bf3 23. a3 $18) 22. Qd4 Bh3 (22... Bc8 { is one last hope} 23. c7 Rf7 $18) 23. cxb7 Rfe8 24. Qd1 (24. f3 {might be the shorter path} Rg2+ 25. Kh1 h6 $18) 24... Bg4 (24... R2e7 {doesn't do any good} 25. b3 Kh8 26. g4 $18) 25. Qd3 (25. Qb3 $142 {and White takes home the point} Rb8 26. c5+ Be6 $18) 25... Bh3 (25... R2e7 {what else?} 26. Qd5+ Be6 $18) 26. Qxe2 $1 {Eliminates the defender e2} 1-0