[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.02.08"] [Round "?"] [White "Senn"] [Black "Marella"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {C02: French: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. e5 Qb6 6. Be2 {last book move} Be7 (6... Nh6 $5 $15) 7. O-O $14 Bd7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. b4 {White threatens to win material: b4xc5} Bf8 (9... Be7 10. Be3 Qc7 11. c4 Bxb4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qxd5 $14) 10. Bf4 (10. Na3 $5 $16) 10... Nge7 $14 11. Bd3 Ng6 {Black threatens to win material: Ng6xf4} 12. Bg3 Be7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. h4 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Rc1 Nge5 $2 (16... Rac8 17. a4 $14) 17. Nxe5 (17. Bxe5 Nxe5 (17... Bxe5 $2 18. b5 Bf4 19. bxc6 Qxc6 20. c4 $18) 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 $16) 17... Nxe5 (17... Bxe5 $5 {has some apparent merit} 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qxe5 Rf5 $16) 18. Bxe5 $16 Bxe5 19. Qh5 Rf5 (19... Bf4 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bg6+ Bh6 22. Nf3 $18) 20. Bxf5 $18 exf5 21. Nb3 g6 (21... Bc7 22. Nc5 Qd6 23. g3 $18) 22. Qd1 (22. Qf3 Bf6 $18) 22... Bc6 (22... Qd6 23. Re1 Rd8 24. Na5 $18) 23. Nd4 $18 Qd8 (23... Bf6 24. h5 $18) 24. Nf3 (24. Re1 Qd6 $18) 24... Bf6 25. Re1 a5 26. a3 axb4 27. axb4 Qd6 28. Qd3 Ra3 (28... Rc8 29. Rcd1 Ba4 30. Qxd5+ Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxc3 32. Rd6 $18) 29. b5 Bd7 30. Red1 Be6 31. Qe3 (31. Ng5 d4 32. Qe2 Bd5 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. cxd4 Qd8 35. Ne6+ Bxe6 36. Qxe6 Kh6 $18) 31... f4 (31... Bd7 $5 $16) 32. Qd3 $18 Kg7 (32... Bf7 33. Ng5 Bxg5 34. hxg5 $18) 33. Ng5 Bf5 34. Qxd5 Qxd5 35. Rxd5 Rxc3 (35... h6 36. Nf3 $18) 36. Rxc3 Bxc3 37. Rc5 Ba5 38. b6 $1 {Decoy: b6} Bxb6 39. Rb5 h6 (39... Bd4 40. Rxb7+ Kf6 41. Rxh7 Bg4 $18) 40. Nf3 (40. Rxb6 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} hxg5 41. hxg5 $18) 40... Bd8 41. Rxb7+ Kf6 42. Rh7 h5 (42... Bg4 43. Rh8 (43. Rxh6 $6 Kg7 44. Ne5 Kxh6 45. Nxg4+ Kh5 $11) 43... Be7 44. Ra8 $16 (44. Rxh6 $143 Bxf3 45. Rh7 Bg4 $15)) 43. Rh8 Be7 44. Ng5 (44. Ra8 Bg4 45. Ng5 Bd1 $18) 44... Bc5 (44... Ke5 45. Ra8 $16) 45. Ra8 $18 Ke7 46. Ra5 Kd6 (46... Bd6 47. Ra7+ Ke8 48. Rb7 $18) 47. Nf7+ (47. Ra4 Ke5 $18) 47... Kc6 48. Ra6+ ( 48. Ra4 $5 $18) 48... Bb6 $16 49. Ne5+ Kb7 (49... Kb5 $5 50. Ra1 Bd8 $16) 50. Ra4 $18 Bc7 51. Rb4+ Kc8 52. Rc4 Kd8 53. Rd4+ Ke7 54. Nf3 (54. Nd3 Bxd3 55. Rxd3 Be5 $18) 54... Ke6 (54... Bd6 55. Kf1 $16) 55. Rc4 $18 Kd6 (55... Bd6 56. Nd4+ Ke5 57. Nxf5 Kxf5 58. Kh2 $18) 56. Rxf4 1-0