[Event "Candidates 2009"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.01.04"] [Round "4"] [White "Craig, Aaron"] [Black "Quintrell, Oran"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1470"] [BlackElo "1197"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {B01: Scandinavian Defence} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Bf5 5. Nf3 c6 {last book move} 6. Be3 {Black is behind in developement. Black's piece can't move: f8} Nf6 7. Nd2 e6 {Covers d5} 8. Nb3 {White threatens to win material: Nb3xa5} Qc7 9. Be2 {White has an active position} Bd6 {Black threatens to win material: Bd6xh2} 10. Qd2 (10. Bd3 O-O $11 (10... Bxh2 $2 { fails to} 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. g3 $18)) 10... O-O $15 {Black castles and improves king safety} 11. O-O-O Nbd7 12. h3 {Controls g4} Bb4 13. f3 $2 {Consolidates e4 } (13. Bf4 $142 $5 {and White can hope to live} Qb6 14. Qe3 $15) 13... Nd5 $17 14. g4 Nxe3 (14... Bg6 15. h4 a5 $19) 15. Qxe3 $11 {Black has the pair of bishops} Bg6 16. h4 h6 17. h5 {White threatens to win material: h5xg6} (17. Kb1 Bd6 $11) 17... Bh7 (17... Bd6 18. Kb1 Bf4 $11) 18. Rdg1 (18. g5 Bd6 19. Rh4 hxg5 20. Qxg5 Qd8 21. Qxd8 Rfxd8 $14) 18... f6 (18... Bd6 $142 $5 19. Kb1 Bf4 $15) 19. Qxe6+ (19. f4 $5 $14) 19... Kh8 $11 20. Qe3 Bd6 21. Kb1 Bf4 22. Qf2 a5 23. Nc1 b5 (23... Rfe8 24. Ne4 $11) 24. Nd3 b4 {Black gets more space} 25. Nxf4 (25. Ne4 Rfe8 $14) 25... Qxf4 (25... bxc3 26. Ng6+ Bxg6 27. hxg6 $11) 26. Na4 $14 Rfe8 27. Bc4 (27. Rd1 $5 $14 {is noteworthy}) 27... Re3 $15 {Black threatens to win material: Re3xf3} 28. Rf1 (28. Rd1 Rxf3 29. Qd2 Re8 $15 (29... Qxg4 $143 30. Be2 $16)) 28... Rae8 (28... Qxd4 29. Rd1 Qxc4 30. Qxe3 Bxc2+ 31. Ka1 Bxd1 32. Rxd1 $17) 29. b3 (29. Bb3 $5 $15) 29... Qxd4 $17 30. Rd1 $4 { leads to further unpleasantness} (30. f4 $142 $17) 30... Qe5 (30... Rxb3+ $142 $1 {finishes off the opponent} 31. Bxb3 Qxf2 32. Rxd7 Qxf3 $19) 31. Rxd7 $18 Bg8 32. Nb2 (32. Bxg8 $142 {and White can already relax} Kxg8 33. Rhd1 Qg5 $18) 32... Re1+ (32... Bd5 {a last effort to resist the inevitable} 33. Nd3 Qe6 $18) 33. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 34. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 35. Rd1 Rxd1+ 36. Nxd1 Bxc4 37. bxc4 Kg8 (37... g6 {doesn't improve anything} 38. c3 bxc3 39. Nxc3 $18) 38. Ne3 Kf7 39. f4 g6 ( 39... c5 {does not win a prize} 40. Nf5 $18) 40. f5 g5 (40... gxh5 {is one last hope} 41. gxh5 Kf8 $18) 41. c5 Ke7 42. Kb2 a4 43. c3 bxc3+ (43... b3 { is the last straw} 44. axb3 axb3 45. Kxb3 Kf7 $18) 44. Kxc3 Kd7 (44... Ke8 { does not save the day} 45. Nc4 Kf7 46. Kb4 a3 47. Nd6+ Kg8 48. Kxa3 Kf8 49. Kb4 Ke7 50. Ka5 Kd7 51. Kb6 Ke7 52. a4 Kf8 53. a5 Ke7 54. a6 Kf8 55. a7 Kg8 56. a8=Q+ Kh7 57. Qe8 Kg7 58. Qg6+ Kh8 59. Nf7#) 45. a3 Kc7 (45... Ke8 {hardly improves anything} 46. Kb4 Ke7 47. Nc4 Kf7 48. Nd6+ Kg8 49. Kxa4 Kf8 50. Ka5 Kg8 51. Kb6 Kh7 52. a4 Kg7 53. a5 Kf8 54. a6 Kg7 55. a7 Kh8 56. a8=Q+ Kh7 57. Qe8 Kg7 58. Qg6+ Kh8 59. Nf7#) 46. Kb4 (46. Kb4 Kb7 47. Nc4 Kb8 48. Nd6 Ka7 49. Kxa4 Kb8 50. Ka5 Kc7 51. a4 Kd7 52. Kb6 Ke7 53. a5 Kf8 54. a6 Kg8 55. a7 Kg7 56. a8=Q Kh7 57. Qe8 Kg7 58. Qg6+ Kh8 59. Nf7#) 1-0