[Event "Friday Night Fun Returns!"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.06.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Harris, Rachel"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1300"] [BlackElo "1813"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {C45: Scotch Game} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Be3 {last book move} Qxe4 (5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 $11 (6... Nxe4 $2 {doesn't work because of } 7. Nd5 $18)) 6. c3 {Consolidates b4} (6. Nb5 $142 $5 {should be considered} Qe5 7. Nd2 $11) 6... Nxd4 $15 7. cxd4 {Black's piece can't move: c8} Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nd5 {Black threatens to win material: Nd5xc3} 11. Qd2 O-O 12. c4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Re8 14. Qf2 $4 {another bit of territory lost} ( 14. Bd3 Qxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Rxe3+ 16. Kd2 Re6 $17) 14... Qxe3+ (14... Qxd4 $142 $1 { nails it down} 15. Rc1 Rxe3+ 16. Be2 Qb6 $19) 15. Qxe3 Rxe3+ 16. Kf2 Re4 17. Re1 Rxe1 18. Kxe1 d6 19. h3 Bd7 20. Kf2 Re8 21. Kg1 $2 (21. Be2 $19) 21... Re3 22. Kh2 (22. Kf2 {cannot undo what has already been done} Rxa3 23. Be2 Bc6 $19) 22... Rxa3 (22... b6 $142 $19 {keeps an even firmer grip}) 23. c5 (23. Be2 $19 {there is nothing better in the position}) 23... dxc5 24. dxc5 Rc3 (24... Ra1 $142 {seems even better} 25. Bd3 Rxh1+ 26. Kxh1 $19) 25. Be2 Kf8 (25... Bc6 $142 $19 {and Black can already relax}) 26. Bg4 (26. Ra1 {desperation} a6 27. Bf3 $19) 26... Bxg4 27. hxg4 Rxc5 28. Rf1 (28. Kg3 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} h6 $19) 28... a5 29. Rf3 (29. Ra1 {is not the saving move} b6 $19) 29... b5 30. Kg3 (30. Rd3 $19 {hoping against hope}) 30... b4 31. Rf5 Rxf5 32. gxf5 b3 33. Kg4 b2 34. g3 (34. f6 {does not improve anything} a4 35. Kf4 a3 36. Ke5 b1=Q 37. fxg7+ Kxg7 38. Kd5 a2 39. Kc6 Qe4+ 40. Kc5 a1=Q 41. Kb5 Qad4 42. g3 Qb6#) 34... b1=Q 35. Kg5 (35. Kf3 {doesn't do any good} a4 36. Kf4 a3 37. Kg4 Qe4+ 38. Kh3 a2 39. f6 a1=Q 40. fxg7+ Kxg7 41. g4 Qg1 42. Kh4 Qgxg4#) 35... h6+ (35... Qe4 36. g4 Qe5 37. Kh4 Qh2+ 38. Kg5 f6#) 36. Kf4 Qc1+ (36... Qd3 37. Kg4 Qf1 38. Kh4 Qxf5 39. g4 Qf3 40. g5 f5 41. gxh6 Qg4#) 37. Kg4 (37. Ke4 {cannot change destiny} a4 38. f6 Qc4+ 39. Kf3 Qc3+ 40. Kf2 Qxf6+ 41. Ke2 a3 42. g4 a2 43. g5 Qe5+ 44. Kf2 a1=Q 45. gxh6 Qf4+ 46. Kg2 Qaf1#) 37... Qg5+ (37... Qf1 38. Kh4 Qxf5 39. g4 Qf3 40. g5 f5 41. gxh6 Qg4#) 38. Kh3 Qxf5+ 39. Kg2 Qg4 40. Kf2 (40. Kf1 {does not help much} a4 41. Ke1 a3 42. Kf2 a2 43. Kg2 a1=Q 44. Kf2 Qe4 45. g4 Qae1#) 40... Ke7 41. Kg2 (41. Ke3 {is no salvation} Qxg3+ 42. Kd2 a4 43. Kc2 a3 44. Kd2 a2 45. Kc2 a1=Q 46. Kd2 h5 47. Ke2 Qae1#) 41... Ke6 (41... a4 42. Kg1 a3 43. Kg2 a2 44. Kf2 a1=Q 45. Kg2 Qe1 46. Kh2 Qgxg3#) 42. Kf2 (42. Kf1 {doesn't improve anything} a4 43. Ke1 Qxg3+ 44. Kd2 a3 45. Kc2 Ke5 46. Kd2 a2 47. Kc2 a1=Q 48. Kd2 f5 49. Kc2 Qgc3#) 42... Ke5 43. Kg2 (43. Ke3 {does not win a prize} Qxg3+ 44. Kd2 a4 45. Kc2 a3 46. Kd1 Qf2 47. Kc1 a2 48. Kd1 a1=Q#) 43... f5 (43... Qe2+ 44. Kh3 Qf1+ 45. Kh2 Ke4 46. g4 Kf3 47. g5 Qg2#) 44. Kf2 (44. Kf1 {cannot change what is in store for ?} a4 45. Kf2 a3 46. Ke3 a2 47. Kd2 Qd4+ 48. Kc2 a1=Q 49. Kb3 Qaa4#) 44... Ke4 45. Ke1 (45. Kg2 {does not solve anything} Qe2+ 46. Kh3 Kf3 47. g4 fxg4+ 48. Kh4 Qh2#) 45... Qxg3+ (45... Ke3 46. Kf1 Qe2+ 47. Kg1 Kf3 48. g4 Qg2#) 46. Kd2 Qd3+ 47. Kc1 Qe2 48. Kb1 Kd3 49. Kc1 (49. Ka1 {does not save the day} Kc3 50. Kb1 Qb2#) 49... Qc2# 0-1