[Event "Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Hurt, John"] [Black "Sulcer, Mike"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C44"] [Annotator "Shredder 9 (10s)"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "1972.??.??"] {C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch Gambit} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. Nxc3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} (8. e5 Bxc3 (8... Ng4 9. Re1 Re8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Qd5 Rf8 12. Re4 Bxg5 13. Rxg4 Bh6 14. Qe4 d5 15. Nxd5 Bxg4 16. Qxg4 Kh8 17. Re1 Ne7 18. Nxe7 Qxe7 19. b3 Rad8 20. a4 Qb4 21. g3 a6 22. Kg2 b5 23. axb5 {Gichuru Wanjiru,E (1606)-Lin,E/Turin ITA 2006/The Week in Chess 603/1/ 2-1/2 (48)}) 9. bxc3 d5 10. exf6 (10. Bd3 Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Ba3 Re8 14. c4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. cxd5 Qc3 17. Bxe4 Qxa3 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Bg6 Qf8 20. Qc4 Qf6 21. Bxe8 Bf5 22. Rfe1 Kh7 23. Rac1 Qg5 24. Re5 b5 {Topot,I (800)-Caffaratti,P (935)/IECG 2001/Corr 2002/1-0}) 10... dxc4 11. fxg7 Re8 12. Qc2 Qf6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Qb2 b6 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qg6 17. Rfe1 c5 18. Be5 h5 19. f3 h4 20. Qf2 Qh6 21. Qe3 Qg6 22. Qf4 f6 {Kiviaho,A-Molarius,R/FIN theme7 corr 1968/Corr Nr. 1/1/2-1/2 (42)}) (8. Bg5 Bxc3 9. bxc3 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nxe4 12. Qd3 Nxg3 13. Qg6+ Kh8 14. Qxh6+ Kg8 15. Nxg5 {1-0 Napier,W-Mieses,J/ Hastings 1905/EXT 99}) (8. e5 Ng4 9. Qe2 d6) 8... d6 {White has a very active position} 9. Qb3 Bc5 10. Bg5 (10. Na4 Na5 11. Qc3 Nxc4 12. Nxc5 b5) 10... Na5 11. Qa4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 Be6 13. Nd5 (13. Qd3 c6 14. Red1 ) 13... c6 14. Bxf6 (14. Qc2 cxd5 15. e5 dxe5 16. Qxc5 e4) 14... gxf6 ( 14... cxd5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxf6 17. Rab1 (17. Qxb7 {is nothing because of} Rab8 18. Qc6 Rb6)) 15. Nh4 (15. Nd2) 15... f5 ( 15... cxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. b4) 16. Nxf5 cxd5 17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. exd5 Qf6 19. dxe6 Bxf2+ (19... Qxh6 {is clearly inferior} 20. e7 Rfe8 21. Qg4+ Qg6 22. Qd7) ({Worse is} 19... Kxh6 20. e7 Rg8 21. Qc1+ Kg7 22. Qd2) 20. Kh1 Bxe1 (20... Qxh6 21. Qc3+ Qf6 22. Qxf6+ Kxf6 23. Rf1 fxe6 24. Rxf2+ Ke7 25. Rd2) (20... Kxh6 21. Re4 b5 22. Qe2) 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. exf7 Qxf7 { Sacrifices material.} (22... Bf2 {and Black wins}) 23. Qg4+ Qg6 { Black threatens to win material: Qg6xg4} 24. Qd7+ {White forks: b7+g7} Kh6 ( 24... Qf7 {and Black hangs on} 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Rxe1 Rf8 (26... Qxa2 27. Qd4+ Kg8 28. h3) 27. Qd4+ Qf6 28. Qxa7 Qxb2) 25. Rxe1 Rf8 26. Kg1 (26. Qxb7 Qf7 27. Qa6) 26... Rf7 {Black threatens to win material: Rf7xd7} 27. Qh3+ (27. Qa4 b6) 27... Kg7 28. Qc3+ (28. Qe3 Qf6 ) 28... Qf6 29. Rf1 (29. Qe3 d5 (29... Qxb2 30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Qg7 32. Qxd6+ Kg8 33. Qb8+ Rf8 34. Qxa7)) 29... Qxc3 30. Rxf7+ (30. bxc3 Rc7 31. Rf3 b5) 30... Kxf7 {Black has a mate threat} 31. bxc3 {A pawn endgame occured} Ke6 32. Kf2 Kd5 33. Ke3 Kc4 {Black threatens to win material: Kc4xc3} 34. Ke4 (34. Kd2 {was a good chance to save the game}) 34... b5 35. g4 (35. a3 {is not the saving move} a5 36. g4) 35... a5 ( 35... d5+ {and the rest is a matter of technique} 36. Ke5 b4 37. cxb4 d4 $19) 36. h4 Kxc3 {throwing away the advantage.} (36... d5+ {was necessary} 37. Ke5 b4 38. cxb4 axb4) 37. g5 (37. h5 {seems even better } b4 38. g5) 37... Kb2 (37... b4 {is still a small chance} 38. h5 a4) 38. h5 Kxa2 39. g6 (39. g6 a4 40. gxh7 Kb3 41. h8=Q Kc2 42. Qd4 a3 43. h6 a2 44. Qd3+ Kb2 45. h7 d5+ 46. Qxd5 a1=B 47. h8=Q+ Ka3 48. Qxa1+ Kb4 49. Qb2+ Ka4 50. Qdxb5#) 1-0