[Event "Friday Night Fun #25"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2007.11.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Brazell, Barry"] [Black "Smith, Agene"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1279"] [BlackElo "835"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (30s)"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {C02: French: Advance Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 { last book move} h6 {Secures g5} 6. Bd3 Nge7 7. O-O (7. dxc5 Ng6 8. Bxg6 fxg6 $14) 7... Nf5 $11 8. Bxf5 exf5 {Black has the pair of bishops} 9. Re1 Be7 10. Be3 Qb6 {Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb2} 11. Qb3 {White threatens to win material: Qb3xd5} (11. Re2 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Qc7 $11) 11... Be6 {The bishop blocks e5} (11... c4 12. Qc2 $15) 12. Qxb6 (12. dxc5 $142 $5 {is worth consideration} Bxc5 13. Na3 $14) 12... axb6 $15 13. Nbd2 $2 (13. Na3 Ra5 $15) 13... O-O (13... g5 $142 $5 14. dxc5 f4 15. Bxf4 gxf4 16. cxb6 Ra6 $19) 14. Nb3 c4 15. Nbd2 Ra7 16. g3 {Controls h4} Rfa8 17. a3 {Consolidates b4} Na5 (17... g5 $142 18. Kg2 Kh7 $17) 18. Nh4 $2 (18. Kg2 b5 $15) 18... b5 (18... f4 $5 19. Bxf4 g5 $19) 19. Ndf3 (19. f4 Nc6 20. Rac1 Kf8 $15) 19... Nc6 20. Ng2 b4 21. cxb4 Nxb4 22. Re2 Nd3 (22... g5 23. Nfe1 $17) 23. Nf4 (23. Nfe1 $142 $5 { is an interesting alternative} Nxe1 24. Raxe1 $15) 23... Nxf4 $17 24. Bxf4 b5 25. Rc1 b4 26. axb4 Bxb4 27. Rec2 Ra1 (27... Ra2 28. Bd2 Be7 29. Bc3 $17) 28. Rxa1 $17 Rxa1+ 29. Rc1 (29. Kg2 $17) 29... Rxc1+ (29... Ra2 $142 $5 $19) 30. Bxc1 $15 {A minor pieces endgame occured} Bd7 31. Bd2 Be7 32. Kg2 g5 33. Ne1 Kg7 34. Nc2 Kg6 (34... f6 35. f4 $15) 35. Ne3 {White threatens to win material: Ne3xd5} (35. Nb4 f6 36. f4 gxf4 37. gxf4 fxe5 38. fxe5 Bg5 39. Bxg5 hxg5 $11) 35... Bc6 (35... f4 36. gxf4 (36. Nxd5 $2 {fails to} Bc6 $19) 36... gxf4 37. Nd1 $15 (37. Nxd5 $2 {is a blank shot} Bc6 $19)) 36. Kf3 h5 37. h3 f6 38. e6 { White has a new passed pawn: e6} Bd6 {Black plans f4} 39. Ba5 f4 40. gxf4 Bxf4 41. e7 (41. Bb4 Bc7 $11) 41... Bxe3 (41... Bd6 $5 42. Bd8 Kf7 $17) 42. fxe3 { Opposite coloured bishops appeared} Kf7 {Black threatens to win material: Kf7xe7} 43. Bd8 f5 44. Kg3 Kg6 45. Kf3 g4+ 46. hxg4 hxg4+ 47. Kg3 Kg5 $4 { lets it slip away} (47... Kf7 $142 $11 {would be a reprieve}) 48. e8=Q+ (48. e8=Q+ Kh6 49. Qe6+ Kg7 50. Bf6+ Kh7 51. Qf7+ Kh6 52. Be5 c3 53. Bf4#) 1-0