[Event "Spring Swiss"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.04.29"] [Round "3"] [White "O'Bar, Sam"] [Black "Maneclang, Tony"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "1578"] [BlackElo "1631"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bc4 O-O {last book move} 5. Nxe5 Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 (6... Qe8 7. Qd4 $11) 7. Nxf7 Rxf7 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Nc6 10. f4 (10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qh5+ Qg6 13. Qxg6+ Kxg6 $11) 10... Qe7 $15 {Black threatens to win material: Qe7xe4} 11. Re1 (11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Qxe5 $11) 11... Kg8 (11... Bg4 12. Qd3 $15) 12. e5 (12. f5 b6 $11) 12... dxe5 $15 13. fxe5 Ng4 (13... Nxe5 $6 14. Bf4 Qc5+ 15. Qd4 Qxd4+ 16. cxd4 $11) 14. b4 Be6 {In the style of Nimzovich} (14... Ncxe5 $2 {is inferior since it leads to} 15. Bf4 Qd6 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Qh5 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 $18) ({Inferior is} 14... Ngxe5 15. Bf4 Bg4 16. Qd2 $11) 15. a4 $4 {strolling merrily down the path to disaster } (15. Bf4 Rf8 16. Rf1 Ngxe5 17. Bxe5 Rxf1+ 18. Qxf1 Nxe5 $15) 15... Rd8 (15... Qh4 $142 {secures the point} 16. h3 Nf2 $19) 16. Qe2 $15 Nb8 (16... Re8 $142 $15 {is the best option Black has}) 17. h3 $16 Nh6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qe3 Qg5 20. Qxa7 Bxh3 $2 {Attacks the backward pawn on g2} (20... Nc6 $142 21. Qe3 Rd5 $16) 21. Qxb7 $18 Kh8 (21... c6 22. Re2 Bg4 $18) 22. Rad1 (22. Qf3 $142 { and the result of the game is clear: White will win} Bg4 23. Qg3 $18) 22... Rg8 $11 23. Qf3 {White threatens to win material: Qf3xh3} Bxg2 24. Qf6+ Qxf6 25. exf6 Bf3+ 26. Kh2 Bxd1 27. f7 (27. Rxd1 Nc6 28. Re1 $16) 27... Rf8 $17 28. Rxd1 Kg7 29. b5 Rxf7 (29... Kxf7 30. a5 Ke6 31. a6 $17) 30. Rd8 Rf8 31. Rxf8 $2 (31. Rd4 $142 $15 {would keep White alive}) 31... Kxf8 $19 32. a5 (32. Kg3 Nd7 $19) 32... Ke7 33. a6 Nd7 34. b6 (34. a7 Nb6 35. Kh3 Kd6 $19) 34... Nxb6 35. c4 (35. Kg3 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Kd7 $19) 35... Nxc4 (35... Nxc4 36. Kg3 Kd6 $19) (35... Kd6 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} 36. Kh3 $19) 0-1