[Event "James Mitchell Memorial"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2005.12.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Maclin, Philip"]
[Black "York, Johnny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1247"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
{D85: Exchange Grünfeld: Unusual White 7th moves and lines with 7 Nf3} 1. Nf3
Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Bc4 {
last book move} a6 9. O-O b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 {Black threatens to win material:
Bb7xe4} 11. Re1 e6 {Secures d5} (11... Nd7 12. Bf4 $14) 12. Bg5 $16 Bf6 13. Bh6
Re8 14. Qd2 Nc6 15. e5 Bh8 16. Qf4 Ne7 $4 {sad, but how else could Black save
the game?} (16... Qd7 $142 $18) 17. g4 (17. Qxf7+ $1 Kxf7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19.
Bxe6#) 17... Bxf3 (17... Nd5 $5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 $11) 18. Qxf3 $16 c6 19. Bg5 Qd7
20. h4 Nd5 21. h5 f6 $2 (21... c5 $142 $16) 22. exf6 $18 Kf7 $2 (22... Rf8 23.
hxg6 hxg6 $18) 23. hxg6+ hxg6 24. Bh6 (24. Bd2 $142 {seems even better} Bxf6
25. g5 Qd8 $18) 24... Rg8 (24... g5 {is still a small chance} 25. Bxg5 Rg8 $18)
25. g5 Rae8 (25... Rge8 {does not win a prize} 26. Re5 $18) 26. Re5 Nc7 27. Kg2
Qd6 28. Rae1 Qd7 (28... Nd5 {doesn't improve anything} 29. a4 $18) 29. Rh1 (29.
c4 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} bxc4 30. Bxc4 $18) 29... Qd6 (29... Nd5 {
does not save the day} 30. a4 $18) 30. Rh4 (30. Bc2 $142 {and White has it in
the bag} Qxe5 31. dxe5 Nd5 $18) 30... Qd7 (30... Nd5 $18 {there is nothing
else anyway}) 31. Bg7 $1 {Theme: Clearance for h4-h7} Qd6 (31... Rxg7 32. fxg7+
{Theme: Double Attack}) 32. Qh3 (32. Bc2 $142 {and White takes home the point}
Bxg7 33. Bxg6+ Kf8 34. fxg7+ Ke7 35. Bxe8 $18) 32... Bxg7 33. Rh7 Qd7 (33...
Nd5 {is not much help} 34. Bxd5 cxd5 35. Qh6 $18) 34. Qh6 (34. Bc2 $142 {
and White can celebrate victory} Re7 35. Bxg6+ Kf8 $18) 34... Kf8 35. fxg7+
Rxg7 (35... Ke7 {praying for a miracle} 36. Qxg6 Kd8 $18) 36. Rh8+ (36. Re4 {
might be the shorter path} Kg8 37. Rh8+ Kf7 38. Rf4+ Ke7 39. Qxg7+ Kd8 $18)
36... Kf7 37. Rxe8 (37. Rf5+ $142 $1 {secures victory} Ke7 38. Qxg7+ Kd8 39.
Rf7 Qxf7 40. Qxf7 Rxh8 41. Qf6+ Kd7 42. Qg7+ Kc8 43. Qxh8+ Kd7 44. Qg7+ Kd6 45.
Qf6 $18) 37... Qxe8 38. Re3 Qg8 (38... Nd5 39. Bxd5 cxd5 40. Qh2 $18) 39. Qh2
Qd8 40. Qf4+ Kg8 41. Bxe6+ $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure.}
(41. Qe5 $142 {and White has triumphed} Qd7 42. Bxe6+ Qxe6 43. Qxe6+ Nxe6 44.
Rxe6 $18) 41... Nxe6 $16 42. Rxe6 Qd5+ 43. Kg3 $4 {throws away the game} (43.
Qe4 Qxg5+ 44. Kf1 Qc1+ 45. Ke2 Qb2+ 46. Kd1 Qa1+ 47. Kd2 Qb2+ 48. Qc2 Qxc2+ 49.
Kxc2 $18) 43... Qxe6 $19 44. Qb8+ Kh7 45. Qe5 (45. Qf4 {doesn't do any good}
Rf7 46. Qd2 Kh8 $19) 45... Re7 (45... Re7 46. Qf4 Qxa2 $19) (45... Qxa2 $5 {
and Black can already relax} 46. Qe1 Qd5 47. Qe3 $19) 0-1