[Event "Tennessee Open"] [Site "Nashville,TN"] [Date "1973.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smith, Jack"] [Black "Ralston, Doug"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C44"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "1973.??.??"] {A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems, the following game is taken from Peter Lahde's "A History of Tennessee Chess".} 1. e4 Nc6 2. d3 e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Nbd2 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Re1 Re8 9. c3 {last book move. White's piece can't move: c1} Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 {White has the pair of bishops} Qd7 {Black threatens to win material: Qd7xh3} (11... d4 12. Qc2 $11) 12. Kh2 (12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Ne4 b6 $14 (13... Qxh3 $4 {that pawn is deadly bait and will cause Black grave problems} 14. Bg4 Qxg4 15. Qxg4 $18)) 12... Rad8 13. Qb3 {White threatens to win material: Qb3xb7} Na5 {Black threatens to win material: Na5xb3} 14. Qd1 c5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Ne4 b6 { Secures c5} 17. c4 (17. Bg5 $142 $5 {is an interesting idea} Rb8 18. c4 $11) 17... Nb4 $17 18. Bg5 Nxd3 19. Bxd8 (19. Re2 Nxc4 20. b3 Ncb2 $17) 19... Rxd8 { White wins the exchange} (19... Qxd8 $6 20. Re2 Nxc4 21. Qb3 $14) 20. Re2 f5 ( 20... Nxc4 21. b3 Ncb2 22. Qc2 $17) 21. Nf6+ (21. Nxc5 $142 $5 {has some apparent merit} Nxc5 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Bd5+ Rxd5 24. cxd5 $11) 21... Bxf6 $17 22. Bd5+ Kg7 23. Qxd3 Nxc4 24. Rd1 Nd6 25. Bc4 Qc7 26. Red2 Bg5 {Black threatens to win material: Bg5xd2} (26... e4 $142 27. Qb3 Bd4 $17) 27. Qd5 $4 { a transit from better to worse} (27. Qxd6 $142 {is the best chance} Rxd6 28. Rxd6 $11) 27... Nxc4 $19 28. Qd7+ Rxd7 29. Rxd7+ Qxd7 $1 {Mate threat} 30. Rxd7+ (30. Rxd7+ Kh6 {Combination}) 30... Kh6 31. b3 Nb2 32. Rxa7 b5 $4 { weakening the position} (32... Nd3 $142 {and Black is on the road to success} 33. Kg2 Bd2 $19) 33. a4 $15 bxa4 (33... c4 34. axb5 Bd8 35. bxc4 Nxc4 36. Rd7 $11) 34. bxa4 $11 c4 35. a5 c3 {He broke from his leash} 36. a6 {Is this a dangerous pawn?} Bd8 37. Ra8 {White threatens to win material: Ra8xd8} (37. Rd7 $5 {looks like a viable alternative} Bb6 38. a7 Bxa7 39. Rxa7 $11) 37... Bb6 $15 {Black threatens to win material: Bb6xf2} 38. Rc8 {White threatens to win material: Rc8xc3} Nd1 39. f3 $4 {causes even greater problems} (39. Kg2 $142 $17) 39... e4 $19 40. Kg2 (40. fxe4 {no good, but what else?} fxe4 41. Rc6 $19) 40... Bd4 41. fxe4 c2 42. e5 (42. a7 {a last effort to resist the inevitable} Bxa7 43. Kf3 fxe4+ 44. Ke2 $19) 42... Nc3 43. a7 (43. Rxc3 {what else?} Bxc3 44. a7 $19) 43... c1=Q (43... c1=Q 44. a8=Q Qg1+ 45. Kf3 Qf1#) 0-1