[Event "Amateur/Reserve 2007"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.02.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Mitchell, Marlon"] [Black "Baudendistel, Jeff"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1189"] [BlackElo "1519"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nc3 { last book move} Bb4 5. Qc2 (5. Nge2 $5 $15) 5... Qxd4 $17 6. Be3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qd8 (7... Qf6 8. Ne2 $17) 8. Rd1 {White threatens to win material: Rd1xd8} Nd7 {White king safety improved} 9. Qxe4 Ngf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} 10. Qh4 Qe7 {Black's piece can't move: c8} 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Bc2 { Black king safety dropped} (12. Qg5 Nxd3+ 13. Rxd3 b6 $17) 12... Bd7 13. Bf4 ( 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. O-O Qa3 $17) 13... Ng6 (13... Nxc4 $142 $5 14. Nf3 Bc6 $19) 14. Bxg6 $15 fxg6 15. Bxc7 {Opposite coloured bishops appeared. Traps the king in the center} Ba4 {Black threatens to win material: Ba4xd1} (15... Qa3 $142 16. Ne2 Qxa2 $15) 16. c5 $4 {weakening the position} (16. Bd6 $142 {is the best chance} Qf7 17. Rd3 $11) 16... Bxd1 $19 (16... Qxc7 $6 {is the weaker alternative} 17. Qxa4+ Kf7 18. Nf3 Qxc5 19. O-O $11) 17. Bd6 Qd7 18. Kxd1 Kf7 { Black loses the right to castle} (18... Qb5 $142 {and Black has reached his goal} 19. Nf3 Qb1+ 20. Ke2 Qxa2+ (20... Qxh1 $6 {is much worse} 21. Qa4+ Nd7 22. Qh4 $11) 21. Nd2 b6 $19) 19. Nf3 $17 Qb5 20. Ne5+ {The knight feels good on e5} Kg8 21. Re1 {Black has a decisive advantage} Qb1+ {Black forks: a2+d1} 22. Kd2 $2 (22. Ke2 $142 {and White has air to breath} Qxa2+ 23. Kf1 $15) 22... Qxa2+ $19 23. Kd3 (23. Ke3 b5 $19) 23... Qd5+ (23... h5 {seems even better} 24. c4 b6 25. Nxg6 $19) 24. Ke3 $2 (24. Ke2 Qxg2 25. Nf3 h6 $19) 24... Qb3 (24... Qxg2 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 25. Ke2 g5 $19) 25. Qb4 $4 {White crumbles in face of a dire situation} (25. Qc4 $142 Nd5+ 26. Kd3 $17) 25... Nd5+ (25... Nd5+ 26. Ke2 Nxb4 27. cxb4 Qxb4 $19) 0-1