[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