[Event "Candidates 2009"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.01.03"] [Round "2"] [White "Quintrell, Oran"] [Black "Sytnytsky, Alex"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "1197"] [BlackElo "1426"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A04: Unusual lines after 1 Nf3 and King's Indian Attack} 1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 c6 5. Nbd2 d5 {last book move} 6. O-O f5 (6... Ne7 7. c4 $11) 7. c3 b6 8. e4 Ba6 {Black threatens to win material: Ba6xd3. Black should quickly conclude development.} 9. Qc2 (9. Re1 $5 Bxd3 10. exd5 $16) 9... dxe4 ( 9... fxe4 10. dxe4 Bxf1 11. Nxf1 $15) 10. dxe4 $11 Bxf1 11. Bxf1 f4 (11... Ne7 12. Ng5 Bf6 13. Ndf3 $11) 12. gxf4 $14 exf4 13. e5 (13. Qb3 $142 $14) 13... Bxe5 $4 (13... Nh6 14. Nb3 Qd7 15. Nbd4 $14) 14. Nxe5 $4 {weakening the position} (14. Qe4 $142 {White would have gained the upper hand} Nd7 15. Nc4 $18) 14... Qg5+ $11 {Black forks: e5+g1} 15. Kh1 Qxe5 16. Nf3 {White threatens to win material: Nf3xe5} Qd6 $4 {Black is ruining his position} (16... Qf6 17. Qe4+ Ne7 18. Bxf4 Rf8 $11) 17. Qe4+ $16 Ne7 18. Bxf4 Qd5 19. Qxd5 (19. Qe2 b5 20. Rd1 $18) 19... Nxd5 20. Re1+ Ne7 $4 (20... Kd8 $142 $5 {should be considered} 21. Bg3 Kc8 $14) 21. Bh6 (21. Bg5 $142 {secures the point} O-O 22. Rxe7 Rxf3 23. Bh6 $18) 21... a5 $16 22. Nd4 {Black has a cramped position} Ra7 23. Ne6 (23. Bc4 $5 $16) 23... Nf5 $11 {Black threatens to win material: Nf5xh6 } 24. Ng7+ {Black is in double check} Kd7 (24... Kd8 $142 $5 {might be a viable alternative} 25. Nxf5 gxf5 26. Bg5+ Kc8 $11) 25. Bh3 $16 Kc8 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. Bxf5+ Kb7 28. Be4 (28. Bg7 Rd8 $16) 28... Nd7 29. Be3 (29. Bg2 $5 $16) 29... Nc5 {Black threatens to win material: Nc5xe4} 30. Bg2 (30. Bc2 Raa8 $11) 30... Re8 31. Rd1 Ne4 (31... Raa8 32. Rd6 Rac8 33. b4 $11) 32. Kg1 (32. Rd4 Nf6 $16) 32... Re7 (32... Ka6 33. Rd4 Rae7 34. Rd3 $11) 33. Kf1 Ra8 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Rd7+ {White forks: b7+h7} Ka6 36. Rxh7 Rf8 37. h4 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (37. Ke2 $142 $11 {the rescuing straw}) 37... Rxe3 $19 38. Rh8 (38. Rd7 $19 {what else?}) 38... Rxh8 39. fxe3 Rxh4 40. Ke1 (40. Kg2 {cannot change destiny} Ra4 41. a3 Kb5 $19) 40... Rh2 41. e4 (41. b4 Rxa2 42. e4 a4 43. b5+ Kxb5 44. Kf1 a3 45. c4+ Kxc4 46. Ke1 Rb2 47. Kf1 a2 48. e5 a1=Q#) 41... Rxb2 42. e5 Rh2 (42... Rb5 {might be the shorter path} 43. e6 $19) 43. e6 (43. a4 b5 44. axb5+ Kxb5 $19) 43... Rh7 (43... a4 {keeps an even firmer grip} 44. e7 Rh8 45. Ke2 $19) 44. Ke2 Re7 45. Kd3 Rxe6 (45... a4 $142 $19 {makes it even easier for Black}) 46. a3 Kb5 47. Kd2 (47. Kc2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Ka4 48. Kb2 Re2+ 49. Kc1 Kxa3 50. Kd1 Re6 51. Kc2 c5 52. c4 Kb4 53. Kd3 a4 54. Kc2 a3 55. Kd2 a2 56. Kc2 a1=Q 57. Kd2 Qc3+ 58. Kd1 Re1#) 47... Ka4 48. Kd3 (48. Kc1 {does not help much} Kxa3 49. Kc2 c5 50. c4 Kb4 51. Kd3 a4 52. Kc2 a3 53. Kb1 Re2 54. Kc1 a2 55. Kd1 Rg2 56. Kc1 a1=Q#) 48... Kxa3 49. Kd2 (49. Kc2 {doesn't change anything anymore} c5 50. c4 Kb4 51. Kb2 Re2+ 52. Kc1 Kc3 53. Kb1 a4 54. Ka1 Kb3 55. Kb1 Re1#) 49... Kb3 50. Kd3 (50. c4 {does not save the day} c5 51. Kd1 a4 52. Kd2 a3 53. Kc1 a2 54. Kd1 Kc3 55. Kc1 a1=Q#) 50... a4 51. Kd2 Re3 $1 {finishing him off} 52. Kxe3 (52. c4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Kxc4 53. Kxe3 a3 54. Ke4 a2 55. Ke5 a1=Q+ 56. Ke4 Qf6 57. Ke3 Qf5 58. Ke2 Qf4 59. Kd1 Kd3 60. Ke1 b5 61. Kd1 Qd2#) 52... Kxc3 53. Ke4 (53. Kf3 {cannot change what is in store for ?} a3 54. Ke4 b5 55. Ke5 b4 56. Kd6 b3 57. Ke5 b2 58. Kf4 a2 59. Kg3 a1=Q 60. Kg4 Qg1+ 61. Kf5 b1=Q+ 62. Kf6 Qe4 63. Kf7 Qgg6+ 64. Kf8 Qb4#) 53... a3 54. Ke5 (54. Kf4 {does not win a prize} a2 55. Kg3 a1=Q 56. Kf4 b5 57. Ke3 Qf1 58. Ke4 b4 59. Ke5 b3 60. Kd6 Qf7 61. Kxc6 b2 62. Kd6 b1=Q 63. Kc5 Qb4+ 64. Kc6 Qfb7#) 54... a2 55. Kd6 (55. Ke6 {is not the saving move} a1=Q 56. Kd7 b5 57. Kc7 b4 58. Kxc6 Qa6+ 59. Kd7 b3 60. Ke7 b2 61. Kd7 b1=R 62. Kd8 Qa7 63. Ke8 Rb8#) 55... a1=Q (55... a1=Q 56. Ke7 b5 57. Kf7 b4 58. Ke7 b3 59. Kf7 Qa7+ 60. Kg6 b2 61. Kg5 Qg7+ 62. Kf5 b1=Q+ 63. Kf4 Qf1+ 64. Ke3 Qd4#) 0-1