[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.10.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Maclin, Philip"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B02"] [WhiteElo "1773"] [BlackElo "1405"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B02: Alekhine's Defence: Chase Variation and lines with early Nc3} 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 Nfd7 4. d4 c5 5. dxc5 {last book move} Nxe5 6. Qxd5 (6. Nxd5 $6 Nbc6 7. Be3 Bg4 $11) 6... Qxd5 (6... Ned7 $5 $16) 7. Nxd5 $18 Kd7 (7... Kd8 8. Bf4 Nbc6 9. O-O-O $18) 8. Bf4 Nbc6 (8... e6 9. Nc3 Nbc6 10. O-O-O+ Ke7 $18) 9. O-O-O (9. Rd1 {seems even better} Rb8 10. b4 e6 11. Nc3+ Ke7 $18) 9... e6 (9... Rb8 {doesn't do any good} 10. Bg3 e6 11. Bb5 exd5 12. Bxe5 $18) 10. Nb6+ Kc7 11. Nxa8+ Kb8 12. Nb6 axb6 13. Nf3 f6 14. cxb6 Ka8 (14... Bc5 {hardly improves anything} 15. Bb5 $18) 15. Bxe5 (15. Nxe5 $5 {and White can already relax} fxe5 16. Be3 Be7 $18) 15... fxe5 16. Bb5 Nd4 (16... Bc5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxe5 Bxf2 19. Rhf1 Be3+ 20. Kb1 Bxb6 21. Rf7 $18) 17. Nxd4 (17. c3 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Nxb5 18. Rd8 Nd6 $18) 17... exd4 18. Rxd4 Bc5 19. Rf4 Bxb6 20. Rf7 g5 21. Rd1 e5 (21... h5 {does not improve anything} 22. Bd7 $18) 22. Bd7 Rd8 (22... h6 {is no salvation} 23. Rd5 e4 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Re5 $18) 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Rd5 Re8 25. f3 (25. Rd6 { might be the shorter path} Ka7 26. Rh6 e4 $18) 25... h6 (25... h5 {cannot change destiny} 26. Kd2 $18) 26. Rf6 Be3+ 27. Kd1 h5 28. Rd3 (28. Rf5 $5 { makes it even easier for White} h4 29. Rfxe5 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Bf4 31. Ra5+ Kb8 $18 ) 28... Bg1 29. h3 Bd4 (29... Bh2 {is not much help} 30. Rd7 $18) 30. c3 e4 ( 30... Bf2 $18 {is one last hope}) 31. Rxd4 e3 32. Rfd6 e2+ 33. Ke1 (33. Ke1 Ka7 34. Re4 $18) 1-0