[Event "45th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.11.26"] [Round "3"] [White "Johnson, Daniel"] [Black "Butler, Patrick"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A57"] [WhiteElo "1358"] [BlackElo "1620"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {A57: Benko/Volga Gambit} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 {last book move} 4. b3 d6 (4... bxc4 5. Nc3 $15) 5. Bb2 (5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 Nxa6 $11) 5... Nbd7 (5... bxc4 6. Nc3 $15) 6. a4 (6. cxb5 Bb7 $11) 6... b4 (6... bxc4 $142 $5 7. bxc4 Rb8 $17) 7. Nf3 g6 8. e3 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 Nf8 (11... e5 12. Nbd2 $11) 12. Nbd2 $14 e6 {Controls f5} 13. e4 (13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Be4 d5 $14) 13... e5 $11 14. Rae1 Nh5 15. Bc1 Nf4 16. Kh1 g5 17. Ng1 Qf6 18. Be2 Qh6 19. Ndf3 Qg6 20. g3 Nxe2 21. Rxe2 h6 22. h4 (22. Nd2 Nh7 $15) 22... Qh5 23. Kg2 (23. Nh2 $17 ) 23... gxh4 (23... Bf6 $142 $5 $17) 24. Nxh4 $11 Ng6 {Black threatens to win material: Ng6xh4} 25. Nf5 {White threatens to win material: Nf5xd6. Menacing} Bf8 $4 {weakening the position} (25... Bxf5 $142 {would keep Black alive} 26. exf5 Ne7 $15) 26. Nf3 (26. f3 $142 Nh8 27. Nh3 $18) 26... Kh7 $4 {further deteriorates the position} (26... Nf4+ $142 27. Bxf4 exf4 $16) 27. Rh1 $18 Qg4 28. Bxh6 (28. Ng5+ $142 $1 {ends the debate} Kg8 29. f3 Qxg5 30. Bxg5 hxg5 31. Kg1 $18) 28... Bxh6 29. Nxh6 $4 {White is ruining his position} (29. Rxh6+ $142 Kg8 30. Nxd6 Nf4+ 31. Kf1 Qxf3 32. gxf4 $18 (32. Nxe8 $2 {looks tempting, but} Bh3+ 33. Ke1 Qh1+ 34. Kd2 Nxe2 $19)) 29... Qd7 $4 (29... Nf4+ $142 {was a good chance to save the game} 30. Kg1 Qxf3 (30... Nxe2+ $4 {a first-class blunder} 31. Qxe2 Qg6 32. Qe3 $18) 31. Nf5+ Kg8 32. gxf4 Bxf5 33. exf5 Qxf4 $11 (33... exf4 $143 34. f6 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 Qxe2+ 36. Qxe2 Rxe2 37. Kxe2 $16)) 30. Nf5+ (30. Qc1 $142 {and White has reached his goal} f6 31. Nf5+ Kg8 $18) 30... Kg8 31. Qd2 Qc7 (31... Qd8 {is still a small chance} 32. Qh6 Qf6 $18) 32. Qh6 Bxf5 33. exf5 e4 34. Ng5 (34. fxg6 exf3+ 35. Kg1 fxg6 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Rh7#) 34... f6 $18 35. Qxg6+ Qg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Ne6+ Kg8 38. Nc7 (38. Rxe4 Re7 39. Rg4+ Kf7 40. Rh7+ Ke8 41. Rh8+ Kd7 42. Rxa8 Rxe6 43. Rxa7+ Kd8 44. fxe6 Ke8 45. Rg8# ) 38... Rac8 39. Nxe8 Rxe8 40. Rh4 Re5 41. Rexe4 (41. Rexe4 Rxe4 42. Rxe4 a6 43. Re6 Kf8 44. Rxd6 Ke8 45. Rxa6 Kf7 46. Ra7+ Kf8 47. d6 Ke8 48. Re7+ Kd8 49. a5 Kc8 50. Rc7+ Kb8 51. g4 Ka8 52. d7 Kb8 53. d8=Q#) 1-0