[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.02.06"] [Round "5"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Knowles, Chase"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "1988"] [BlackElo "1622"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4} 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Qe7 3. Nf3 Nc6 {last book move} 4. e3 (4. Nc3 $5 Nxe5 5. Bf4 $16) 4... Nxe5 $14 5. Be2 b6 6. Nc3 c6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} (6... Bb7 $5 $16) 7. Nd4 $18 Qd8 8. f4 Ng6 9. O-O Bb4 10. Ne4 (10. e4 N8e7 11. h4 d5 $18) 10... Nf6 $16 11. Ng3 (11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. e4 Bc5 $16) 11... Bc5 12. Ndf5 {White threatens to win material: Nf5xg7} (12. a3 a5 $14) 12... Rg8 13. c3 d5 14. b4 Bf8 (14... Bxf5 15. Nxf5 Ne7 16. Ng3 $16) 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Bf3 (16. Bd2 c5 17. bxc5 Bxc5 $16) 16... Nh4 (16... Qc7 17. a4 $14) 17. Re1 (17. e4 $5 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 (18. gxf3 $6 dxe4 19. fxe4 Qc7 $11) 18... dxe4 19. Nxe4 $16) 17... Nxf3+ (17... Qc7 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 $11) 18. Qxf3 { Black has the pair of bishops} ({Less advisable is} 18. gxf3 Qc7 $15) 18... Bg4 {Black threatens to win material: Bg4xf3} 19. Qf2 c5 (19... Qc7 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 $16) 20. Nc6 $16 Qc8 (20... Qc7 21. e4 d4 22. b5 $16) 21. b5 Bd7 (21... Bf5 22. e4 dxe4 23. c4 $18) 22. e4 d4 23. e5 (23. Qc2 Bxc6 24. e5 Nd5 25. Qxh7 Bxb5 26. Qxg8 Qd7 $16) 23... Nd5 24. c4 (24. Qc2 $5 Rh8 25. cxd4 Bxc6 26. bxc6 Qxc6 27. Bd2 $16) 24... Bxc6 $11 25. bxc6 {White has a new passed pawn: c6} ({ Weaker is} 25. cxd5 Bxd5 26. Qc2 Rh8 $17) 25... Nb4 {Black threatens to win material: Nb4xc6} 26. Qd2 Nxc6 27. f5 g6 {Consolidates h5} (27... Qa6 $142 $5 { must definitely be considered} 28. Qf2 O-O-O $15) 28. Ne4 $16 Be7 $4 {causes further problems for ?} (28... Kd8 $142 29. Nf6 Rg7 $16) 29. f6 $18 Bf8 (29... Qe6 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 30. fxe7 Kd7 31. Qf2 $18) 30. e6 fxe6 (30... Kd8 {does not solve anything} 31. Ng5 Kc7 32. exf7 $18) 31. f7+ Kxf7 32. Qf4+ Ke7 (32... Ke8 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 33. Nf6+ Kd8 34. Nxg8 Bg7 35. Qd6+ Qd7 36. Bg5+ Kc8 37. Qxc6+ Qxc6 38. Ne7+ Kd7 39. Nxc6 h6 $18) 33. Qg5+ (33. Nd6 $142 {nails it down} Bg7 34. Nxc8+ Raxc8 35. Qe4 $18) 33... Kd7 $2 (33... Ke8 34. Nf6+ Kf7 $18) 34. Nf6+ $18 Kc7 35. Nxg8 Nb4 ( 35... e5 36. Nf6 $18) 36. Bf4+ (36. Ne7 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Qd7 37. Qg3+ Kb7 38. Qf3+ Nc6 39. Nxc6 Qxc6 40. Qf7+ Qc7 41. Qxe6 Bd6 $18) 36... Kb7 37. Qe5 Bd6 (37... Nc6 {what else?} 38. Qf6 Qd7 39. Rxe6 Rc8 $18) 38. Qxd6 Nc2 (38... g5 {the only chance to get some counterplay} 39. Ne7 Qd8 40. Qxe6 Ka6 $18) 39. Ne7 Qd8 40. Qc6+ Ka6 41. a4 Nxa1 42. Rxa1 d3 43. Qb5+ (43. Nd5 Qc8 44. Nc7+ Qxc7 45. Bxc7 d2 46. a5 d1=Q+ 47. Rxd1 Rf8 48. axb6 Rf1+ 49. Rxf1 axb6 50. Qxb6#) 43... Kb7 $18 44. Nc6 Qd7 45. Na5+ (45. a5 e5 46. axb6 axb6 47. Rxa8 Qxc6 48. Qa6+ Kc7 49. Rf8 Qe6 50. Bxe5+ Qxe5 51. Rf7+ Qe7 52. Rxe7+ Kd6 53. Qb7 d2 54. Qd7#) 45... Kc8 46. Qxd7+ (46. Qa6+ $142 {secures the win} Kd8 47. Nb7+ Ke8 $18) 46... Kxd7 47. Nb3 Kc6 48. Rd1 Rd8 49. Nc1 (49. Re1 {seems even better } Kd7 $18) 49... e5 (49... Rd4 {there is nothing else anyway} 50. Nxd3 Kb7 $18) 50. Bxe5 d2 51. Nb3 Re8 52. Bg3 Re3 53. Nxd2 Ra3 (53... Rd3 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 54. Kf2 $18) 54. Ne4 Rxa4 (54... h5 {is not the saving move} 55. Rd6+ Kb7 56. Rd7+ Ka6 57. Nd6 Ra1+ 58. Kf2 $18) 55. Rd6+ Kb7 56. Rd7+ Ka6 57. Nd2 (57. Nd6 $142 {and White can already relax} Ra1+ 58. Kf2 Rb1 $18) 57... Ra1+ (57... h6 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 58. Be5 $18) 58. Kf2 Ra2 ( 58... Rd1 {hardly improves anything} 59. Bf4 $18) 59. Ke2 (59. Bb8 $142 { and White has triumphed} Rxd2+ 60. Rxd2 Kb7 $18) 59... h5 (59... b5 { desperation} 60. cxb5+ Kxb5 61. Rxh7 Kc6 $18) 60. Bb8 (60. Bb8 b5 61. Rxa7+ Kb6 62. Rxa2 $18) 1-0