[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2003.01.31"] [Round "?"] [White "Sansom"] [Black "Sathyan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A25"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] {A25: English Opening vs King's Indian with ...Nc6 but without early d3} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 {last book move} Be6 7. b3 $4 {White loses the upper hand} (7. d4 {and White can look forward to a comfortable game}) 7... d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 ({Worse is} 8... Bxd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O) 9. O-O Qd7 {White has a cramped position} 10. Na4 {White threatens to win material: Na4xc5} (10. f4 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 exf4 12. Rxf4 Bd6) 10... Be7 11. d4 exd4 12. exd4 (12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. exd4 b6) 12... O-O-O 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Qe7 {Black threatens to win material: Qe7xc5} (14... Bg4 15. Qc2) 15. Qc2 (15. Nd4 Qxc5 16. Bb2 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qa5) 15... g6 ( 15... h5 16. Bb2) 16. Nf4 Bf5 (16... Nxf4 {is an interesting idea} 17. Bxf4 Bd5) 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. Qc3 (18. Bxd5 Bxc2) 18... Re5 (18... Nd4 $142 {this is the best way to fight back} 19. Qc4 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Rd4 (20... Rxc5 {doesn't work} 21. Qb4 b6 22. Be3)) 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Bf4 f6 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. f4 (22. Rfe1 {seems even better} Re8) 22... Rd8 (22... Re8 23. Qa5 exf4 24. Rae1) 23. Qxe5 (23. fxe5 Rd3 24. Qc4 Re3) 23... Qf7 (23... Qxe5 {does not save the day} 24. fxe5 Rd5 25. Rae1) 24. Rfe1 ( 24. Rad1 {makes it even easier for White} Rd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5) 24... Bh3 ( 24... Qd5 {cannot change destiny} 25. b4) 25. Rad1 Qf8 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 ( 26... Qxd8 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 27. Qe8 Bd7 28. Qf7) 27. Qg5+ (27. b4 {might be the shorter path} Kc8 28. b5 Kb8 29. bxc6 Bc8) 27... Kd7 28. Rd1+ Kc8 29. g4 (29. Qe5 {secures victory}) 29... h6 30. Qxg6 (30. Qe5 {and White can already relax} Bxg4 31. Rd3 Kb7) 30... Qxf4 (30... Qxc5+ 31. Kh1 Kb7) 31. Qf5+ Qxf5 32. gxf5 Bxf5 33. Kg2 (33. Rf1 {makes it even easier for White} Be4) 33... h5 (33... Kb7 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 34. Rf1 Be4+ 35. Kg3) 34. Kg3 Bc2 (34... Kb7 { doesn't change the outcome of the game} 35. Kh4 Bg4 36. Rg1) 35. Re1 Kd7 36. Kh4 Bg6 37. Re5 a5 38. Rxh5 Bxh5 (38... Bb1 {the last chance for counterplay} 39. a3 Ke6) 39. Kxh5 Ke7 (39... Ke6 {is not much help} 40. Kg6 Kd5 41. Kf5) 40. Kg6 (40. Kg5 {seems even better} Ke6 41. h4) 40... Kf8 (40... Ke6 {is the last straw} 41. h4 Kd5) 41. Kf6 Ke8 42. h4 Kf8 43. h5 (43. a4 {keeps an even firmer grip} Kg8 44. Ke7) 43... Ke8 44. h6 a4 (44... Kd7 {cannot undo what has already been done} 45. h7 Kc8 46. Ke6 Kb7 47. Kd7 Ka7 48. Kxc7 Ka6 49. a4 Ka7 50. Kxc6 Ka6 51. h8=Q Ka7 52. Qg7+ Ka8 53. Qb7#) 45. h7 axb3 (45... Kd7 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 46. h8=Q a3 47. Qh3+ Kd8 48. b4 Ke8 49. Qc8#) 46. axb3 (46. Ke6 bxa2 47. h8=Q#) 46... Kd7 47. Kf7 Kc8 48. h8=Q+ Kb7 49. Ke7 Ka7 (49... Ka6 {does not solve anything} 50. Qb8 Ka5 51. Kd7 Ka6 52. Kxc6 Ka5 53. Qb5#) 50. Kd7 Kb7 ( 50... Ka6 {does not improve anything} 51. Kxc6 Ka7 52. Qd8 Ka6 53. Qa8#) 51. Qd8 Ka6 (51... Ka7 {is no salvation} 52. Kxc6 Ka6 53. Qa8#) 52. Qxc7 Kb5 53. Qb6# 1-0