[Event "48th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.11.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Robbins, Russell"] [Black "Ford, Jay"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1701"] [BlackElo "1737"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {C10: French with 3 Nc3: Unusual Black 3rd moves and 3...dxe4} 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 {last book move} 6. d4 a6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Qb6 $2 {Black is behind in development.} (8... Bd6 $142 $14 {and Black could well hope to play on}) 9. Re1+ $18 Be6 10. Na4 (10. Ng5 O-O-O 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Rxe6 Nf6 $18) 10... Qb5 11. c3 (11. b3 Nf6 $18) 11... h6 $2 (11... Nf6 $5 $16) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Nd4 Kd7 (14... Nf6 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Qf3 $18) 15. Nxe6 (15. Qb3 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} Kc8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rxe6 Nf6 $18) 15... fxe6 16. Qg4 (16. Be3 Qd6 $18) 16... Qe7 $16 17. Be3 Nf6 18. Qa4 g5 (18... Ke8 $142 $5 $16) 19. c4 $18 Rhe8 (19... Rhb8 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Rac1 $18) 20. Bd4 h5 (20... Reb8 21. Bc3 a5 22. Rad1 $18) 21. Rad1 g4 (21... Rab8 $18 {hoping against hope} ) 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. cxd5 exd5 (23... e5 {what else?} 24. dxc6+ Ke6 $18) 24. Rxd5+ Kc7 (24... Qd6 {doesn't improve anything} 25. Rxd6+ Kxd6 26. Rc1 Rac8 27. Qf4+ Re5 28. Rd1+ Ke6 29. Qh6+ Kf7 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qxe5 Rc7 33. Qxc7+ Kg6 34. Qxc6+ Kf7 35. Rd7+ Kf8 36. Qc8#) 25. Qa5+ (25. Qa5+ Kc8 26. Rxe8+ Qd8 27. Qxd8+ Kb7 28. Re7#) 1-0