[Event "45th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.11.27"] [Round "4"] [White "Childers, Scott"] [Black "Smith, Jordan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1080"] [BlackElo "911"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 {last book move} d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. c3 (7. Re1 $5 Be7 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 $16) 7... Be6 {White has a cramped position} 8. Re1 Bd6 9. Qb3 Qd7 $4 (9... Na5 $142 {would bring relief} 10. Qa4+ Nc6 $14) 10. Bxd5 $18 Na5 ( 10... Bxd5 {does not save the day} 11. Qxd5 O-O-O 12. b4 $18) 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. b4 a6 14. Ba3 (14. Nbd2 {and White can already relax} O-O $18) 14... b5 (14... O-O {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 15. Bc1 $18) 15. d4 (15. Bb2 {seems even better} O-O $18) 15... exd4 (15... O-O {cannot undo what has already been done} 16. dxe5 Rxf3 17. gxf3 Nxe5 18. Qe4 $18) 16. Nxd4 ( 16. Qg6+ $142 {might be the shorter path} Kf8 17. cxd4 $18) 16... e5 (16... O-O $18 {is one last hope}) 17. Qg6+ (17. Qe4 $142 {and White takes home the point} O-O 18. Nxc6 Qf7 $18) 17... Kd8 (17... Kf8 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Nd2 $18) 18. Nxc6+ Qxc6 19. Qe4 (19. Nd2 $142 {and White has triumphed} Kc8 $18) 19... Qxe4 20. Rxe4 a5 21. bxa5 (21. Bb2 $142 {might be the shorter path} Kd7 $18) 21... Bxa3 (21... Rxa5 {there is nothing else anyway} 22. Bb4 Ra4 $18) 22. Nxa3 Rxa5 23. Nc2 Re8 24. Ne3 c5 ( 24... Ra6 {cannot change destiny} 25. Ng4 $18) 25. h3 (25. Nf5 {seems even better} Ra3 26. c4 b4 $18) 25... Ra3 (25... Kc7 {is not the saving move} 26. Nf5 g6 27. Nxh6 $18) 26. c4 b4 27. Nc2 (27. Nf5 {and White can already relax} Kc7 28. Nxg7 Re7 $18) 27... Rc3 (27... Ra5 {does not save the day} 28. f4 $18) 28. Rc1 (28. Rd1+ $5 {makes it even easier for White} Kc8 29. Ne3 Ra3 $18) 28... Re6 (28... Kc7 29. Re2 Rxc4 $18) 29. f4 (29. Rd1+ {keeps an even firmer grip} Ke7 30. Ne3 Ra3 $18) 29... Kd7 $4 {strolling merrily down the path to disaster} (29... Rd6 $142 30. Rxe5 Rd2 31. Rxc5 Rdxc2 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 $16) 30. fxe5 (30. Rd1+ $142 {makes it even easier for White} Rd6 31. Rxd6+ Kxd6 32. fxe5+ Ke6 $18) 30... Ra6 (30... Ke8 $18) 31. Rd1+ Ke8 (31... Ke6 {does not win a prize} 32. Ne3 Rca3 33. Nd5 Rxa2 34. Nc7+ Ke7 35. Nxa6 Rxa6 36. e6 Rxe6 37. Rxe6+ Kxe6 38. Rd5 $18) 32. Ne3 Rxa2 (32... Raa3 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 33. Nd5 Rd3 $18) 33. Nd5 (33. e6 Rca3 34. Rd5 g6 35. Rxc5 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Rxe3 37. Rc8+ Ke7 38. Rxe3 Ra7 $18) 33... Rca3 (33... Rg3 34. Nf4 g5 $18) 34. e6 (34. Nc7+ {seems even better} Ke7 35. e6 Ra1 $18) 34... Ra1 ( 34... Ra7 {is no salvation} 35. e7 Ra1 36. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 37. Kf2 Ra2+ 38. Ke3 $18) 35. Rxa1 (35. Nc7+ $142 {secures the point} Ke7 36. Ree1 Rxd1 37. Rxd1 Kf6 38. Rf1+ Ke7 39. Rf7+ Kd6 $18) 35... Rxa1+ 36. Kh2 b3 (36... Ra7 $18 {is not much help}) 37. Nc3 (37. Re3 $142 {it becomes clear that White will call all the shots} b2 38. e7 $18) 37... b2 $16 38. Re5 {White threatens to win material: Re5xc5} (38. e7 $5 b1=Q 39. Nxb1 Rxb1 40. Kg3 $16) 38... Rc1 $11 {Black threatens to win material: Rc1xc3} 39. Rxc5 Rxc3 {A rook endgame occured} 40. Rb5 b1=Q (40... Rxc4 $5 41. Rxb2 Re4 $11) 41. Rxb1 $14 Rxc4 42. Re1 (42. Rb8+ Ke7 $14) 42... Rc7 43. Kg3 Ke7 44. Kg4 g6 45. h4 Rc4+ 46. Kh3 Rf4 47. g3 Rf6 1/2-1/2