[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.02.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Hortillosa, Andy"] [Black "Sims, Carlos"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D12"] [WhiteElo "1958"] [BlackElo "1988"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qb3 Qb6 {last book move} 7. c5 {White threatens to win material: c5xb6} Qc7 8. Nh4 Bg6 9. f4 (9. Bd2 Be7 $11) 9... Be4 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 {White has the pair of bishops} 12. Bd3 f5 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. Bxe4 (14. O-O $142 $5 $15 {and White could well hope to play on}) 14... fxe4 $17 (14... dxe4 $6 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. fxg5 $11) 15. h4 $4 {sad, but how else could White save the game?} (15. Ng1 $142 $17) 15... exf3 $19 16. gxf3 b6 17. cxb6 axb6 18. a3 O-O 19. Rc1 c5 20. Ke2 (20. h5 {does not help much} Bf6 $19) 20... Rac8 21. h5 Qa7 22. Rcg1 (22. Qd3 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} cxd4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. exd4 Qa4 $19) 22... Qa6+ (22... Bf6 {seems even better} 23. Qd3 $19) 23. Kf2 (23. Qd3 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} c4 24. Qc3 Bf6 $19) 23... cxd4 (23... Bf6 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 24. f5 cxd4 25. fxe6 $19) 24. exd4 Qc4 (24... Rf5 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 25. h6 g6 26. Rc1 $19) 25. Qe3 Nc5 (25... Bf6 $142 {and Black can already relax} 26. Bc3 Rfe8 27. h6 $19) 26. Rg4 $2 (26. Rc1 Qb5 27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. Rxc5 bxc5 29. b4 $19) 26... Nd3+ 27. Kg3 (27. Kg1 {does not save the day} Rc6 $19) 27... Rc6 (27... Rf6 { seems even better} 28. Bb4 Nxb4 29. axb4 $19) 28. h6 (28. b3 {is no salvation} Qxb3 29. Bb4 Bxb4 30. axb4 Kh8 $19) 28... g6 29. Bc3 Rf6 30. Rd1 (30. a4 { cannot change destiny} Nxf4 $1 {leaving no more doubts} 31. Kf2 Rf5 $19) 30... Nxf4 $1 {it's all over} 31. Qe5 (31. Qxf4 Rxf4) 31... Bd6 (31... Ne2+ $142 { might be the shorter path} 32. Kg2 Nxc3 33. bxc3 Qxc3 $19) 32. Qg5 (32. Qe3 $19 {there is nothing else anyway}) 32... Qe2 33. Rd2 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Nh3+ {Theme: Clearance for d6-e5} (34... Nh3+ 35. Qe5 Bxe5+ 36. dxe5 Rxc3 37. bxc3 Qxd2+ 38. Rg2 Qf4+ 39. Rg3 Rf5 40. Kxh3 Qxh6+ 41. Kg2 Qd2+ 42. Kg1 Rxe5 43. Kh1 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Re2+ 45. Kh3 Qh1+ 46. Kg4 Qh5+ 47. Kf4 e5#) 0-1