[Event "James Mitchell Memorial"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2005.12.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Robinson, Malcolm"]
[Black "Merrill, Sanford"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "1610"]
[BlackElo "1217"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
{B00: Queen's Fianchetto Defence, Nimzowitsch Defence} 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5
Bf5 4. Nf3 {last book move} Nb4 5. Na3 e6 6. c3 c6 $2 {Covers b5} (6... Nc6
$142 $14 {and Black can hope to live}) 7. cxb4 $18 Bxb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxa3 9. bxa3
Bg4 (9... Ne7 10. Be2 $18) 10. Bd3 Bxf3 (10... Qd7 11. Rb1 $18) 11. Qxf3 (11.
gxf3 $6 Qh4 12. Qb3 Qxd4 $18) 11... Qb6 (11... Ne7 {is no salvation} 12. O-O
$18) 12. Qg4 g6 13. O-O Qb2 (13... h5 {the only chance to get some counterplay}
14. Qh4 Ne7 $18) 14. Bb4 a5 15. Rfb1 Nh6 (15... Qxa1 {there is nothing better
in the position} 16. Rxa1 axb4 17. axb4 Ra3 $18) 16. Qg5 (16. Qh4 $142 $5 {
makes it even easier for White} Qxb1+ 17. Rxb1 axb4 18. Qxh6 Rxa3 19. Rxb4 Rxd3
$18) 16... Qxd4 (16... Qxb1+ {is the last straw} 17. Rxb1 axb4 18. Qxh6 Rxa3
19. Rxb4 Rxd3 $18) 17. Qe7# (17. Qxh6 $6 {is a bad alternative} axb4 18. Bf1
Rxa3 $18) 1-0