[Event "Jack Smith Memorial 5"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.03.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Turner, Kenneth"] [Black "Smith, Aaron"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1887"] [BlackElo "1812"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 c6 { last book move} 4. f4 e6 (4... e5 5. Nf3 $11 (5. dxe5 $143 dxe5 6. Nf3 exf4 $15 )) 5. Nf3 {Black is behind in developement} Nbd7 (5... e5 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. c3 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 $16) 6. O-O Be7 (6... e5 7. c3 $16 (7. dxe5 $6 dxe5 8. Kh1 Qc7 $11)) 7. Kh1 (7. e5 Nd5 $16) 7... h6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} (7... O-O 8. e5 Nd5 9. a3 $14) 8. c4 (8. e5 Ng4 $16) 8... Qc7 (8... e5 $142 $5 $14 { might be a viable alternative}) 9. e5 $18 dxe5 (9... Ng4 10. Nc3 $16) 10. fxe5 Nh7 11. Nc3 Ng5 12. Nh4 (12. Qe2 $142 $18) 12... Nf8 $2 (12... c5 $142 13. Nb5 Qb8 $18) 13. Qh5 $18 g6 (13... Qd7 {does not solve anything} 14. Bxg5 Bxg5 15. Ne4 $18) 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Nxg6 Nxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. Bxg5 (17. Qg7 $142 $5 { keeps an even firmer grip} Re8 18. Qxh6 Rg8 $18) 17... hxg5 18. Ne4 (18. Rad1 Rf8 19. Rf7 Rxf7 20. Qxf7 Bd7 $18) 18... Bd7 19. Rf7 (19. Qg7 Re8 $18) 19... Be8 20. Qg7 $4 {releasing the pressure on the opponent} (20. Nxg5 $142 $5 Qd7 21. Nxe6+ Kc8 22. Qg7 Bxf7 23. Qxh8+ Qe8 24. Qxe8+ Bxe8 25. d5 $16) 20... Bxf7 (20... Rh4 21. Nf6 Bxf7 22. Qxf7 Bxf6 23. Qg8+ Kd7 24. Qxa8 b6 $19) 21. Qxh8+ $14 Be8 22. Rf1 Qd7 23. c5 {White gains space} (23. Nf6 $5 {should not be overlooked} Bxf6 24. exf6 $14 (24. Qxf6+ $143 Kc7 $17)) 23... Kc7 24. Nd6 { The knight dominates} Rd8 (24... Bxd6 $4 {the knight mustn't be touched} 25. exd6+ (25. cxd6+ $6 Kb6 $16) 25... Kd8 26. Rf8 $18) 25. b4 {Black has a cramped position} Bg6 26. Qg7 {White threatens to win material: Qg7xg6} Bf5 ( 26... Bh5 $142 $11 {and Black has air to breath}) 27. g4 $1 $16 {White takes the lead} Be4+ (27... Bxg4 28. Rf7) 28. Kg1 Kb8 (28... Re8 29. Rf7 Kd8 30. a3 $16 (30. Nxe4 $143 Qxd4+ 31. Nf2 Qxb4 $15)) 29. Rf7 $18 (29. Nxe4 $6 Qxd4+ 30. Nf2 Rd7 $11) 29... Re8 30. Kf2 (30. Rf2 $142 $18) 30... Bg6 $4 {an oversight. But Black was lost anyway.} (30... Qd8 31. Ke3 Rg8 32. Qxg8 Qxg8 33. Rxe7 Bg6 34. Rxb7+ Ka8 $14) 31. Qxg6 $18 Rf8 (31... a5 {does not save the day} 32. Ke3 Rf8 33. Rh7 axb4 34. Qg7 $18) 32. Qg7 (32. Rxf8+ $142 {and White has it in the bag} Bxf8 33. Qxg5 a5 $18) 32... Qd8 33. Rxf8 (33. Kg2 $142 {secures victory} Rxf7 34. Qxf7 Kc7 $18) 33... Qxf8+ 34. Qxf8+ Bxf8 35. Kg3 b6 (35... Be7 $18 { hoping against hope}) 36. h4 gxh4+ 37. Kxh4 bxc5 38. dxc5 Kc7 (38... a5 { the last chance for counterplay} 39. bxa5 Ka7 $18) 39. Kg5 Kd7 40. Kg6 Ke7 ( 40... Be7 $18 {no good, but what else?}) 41. Nc8+ (41. Nc8+ Kd7 42. g5 Bxc5 43. bxc5 Kxc8 44. Kf7 Kb7 45. g6 Ka6 46. Kxe6 Kb5 47. Kd6 Kc4 48. e6 Kd3 49. e7 a5 50. Kxc6 Ke2 51. e8=Q+ Kf3 52. g7 Kf4 53. g8=Q Kf3 54. Qgf7+ Kg2 55. Qeg8+ Kh2 56. Qh5#) (41. g5 a6 42. a3 a5 43. bxa5 Kd7 44. Kf7 Be7 45. g6 Bxd6 46. exd6 Kc8 47. Kxe6 Kb7 48. g7 Ka6 49. d7 Kxa5 50. d8=Q+ Kb5 51. Qd3+ Kxc5 52. g8=Q Kb6 53. Qb8+ Ka5 54. Qa7#) 1-0