[Event "John Hurt Memorial 4"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.06.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Coleman, Pat"]
[Black "Horobetz, Graham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "1390"]
[BlackElo "1436"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6
3. e3 {last book move} Nc6 4. c3 {Consolidates b4} g6 (4... d5 $5 $11) 5. Bd3
Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 d6 {Controls e5} 8. Rb1 Qe7 9. b4 a6 {Covers b5} 10. a4
b6 (10... e5 11. b5 axb5 12. axb5 $11) 11. Ba3 (11. e4 Bb7 $16) 11... Nd5 {
Black threatens to win material: Nd5xc3} 12. Qb3 a5 (12... f5 13. c4 Nf6 14. c5
$14) 13. b5 $16 Na7 (13... Nb8 14. Rfd1 $16) 14. c4 Nf6 (14... Nb4 15. Bxb4
axb4 16. Qxb4 $18) 15. Rfc1 Nd7 16. Ne4 f5 17. Ned2 (17. c5 $142 $5 bxc5 18.
Neg5 $18) 17... Bb7 $16 18. d5 (18. e4 g5 19. c5 dxc5 20. exf5 Bd5 $16) 18...
exd5 (18... e5 $5 $14) 19. cxd5 $16 Rac8 20. Nd4 (20. Re1 $5 $16) 20... Bxd4
$11 21. exd4 {White has the pair of bishops.} Qf7 22. Bc4 {Black has a cramped
position. Black's piece can't move: a7} Nf6 {The pressure on the isolated pawn
grows. Black threatens to win material: Nf6xd5} 23. Nf3 Bxd5 24. Ng5 Bxc4 25.
Rxc4 {Black's piece can't move: a7} (25. Nxf7 $4 {White goes after material,
which is his undoing} Bxb3 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Nxf5+ gxf5 28. Rxb3 Nd5 $19) (25.
Qxc4 {is the weaker alternative} Qxc4 26. Rxc4 Nd5 $15) 25... Qd5 26. Qc3 Ne4 (
26... c6 27. bxc6 h6 28. Rxb6 hxg5 29. c7 $17) 27. Nxe4 Qxe4 $4 {Black has let
it slip away} (27... fxe4 $142 {and Black has air to breath} 28. Rc1 Rf7 $11)
28. Re1 $18 Qb7 $4 {Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you
consider his position} (28... Qd5 $142 29. Bb2 Rfe8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rxc7
Qxd4 32. Qb3+ d5 $18) 29. Qb3 {White has a king attack} (29. d5 {makes it even
easier for White} Rce8 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 $18) 29... Kg7 $4 (29... Qd5 $142 $11 {
this is the best way to fight back}) 30. Bb2 (30. Re7+ $142 {keeps an even
firmer grip} Kf6 31. Re6+ Kg7 $18) 30... d5 (30... Rfe8 {does not improve
anything} 31. d5+ Kf8 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $18) 31. Rc3 (31. Re7+ $142 {and White
wins} Rf7 32. Qe3 $18) 31... Rfe8 $16 32. Rce3 Kf7 $2 (32... Rxe3 33. Qxe3 c6
$16) 33. Qa3 $4 {lets it slip away} (33. Ba3 {might be the shorter path} c6 34.
Kf1 Rxe3 35. Qxe3 Kg8 $18) 33... Rxe3 $4 (33... c6 34. Re5 cxb5 35. Qh3 Rxe5
36. Qxh7+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ (37. Qxb7 $4 {simply mating in 1} Rxe1#) 37... Kf7 38.
Qh7+ (38. Qxe5 $143 Qd7 $17) 38... Kf8 39. Qh8+ (39. Qxb7 {is refuted by the
following mate in 1} Rxe1#) 39... Kf7 40. Qh7+ $11 (40. Qxe5 $143 Qd7 $17)) 34.
Rxe3 $4 {ignoring the path to victory} (34. Qxe3 $142 {and White takes home
the point} c6 35. Qe6+ Kg7 36. Qd6 $18) 34... Re8 35. Rxe8 {White has a mate
threat} Kxe8 36. Qe3+ Kf7 37. Qh6 Qc8 $4 {leads to further unpleasantness} (
37... Kg8 $142 38. Qh4 c6 39. Qd8+ Kf7 $14) 38. Qxh7+ $18 Kf6 39. Ba3 Qe8 40.
Qh4+ (40. h4 $142 {makes sure everything is clear} Qf7 41. Qh8+ Ke6 42. Qa8 $18
) 1/2-1/2