[Event "45th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.11.27"] [Round "5"] [White "Turner, Greg"] [Black "Huff, Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1877"] [BlackElo "2027"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bd3 Bg4 {last book move} 6. h3 {White threatens to win material: h3xg4} Bh5 7. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Nc6 8. c3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} Qd6 9. Nbd2 {Black has an active position} O-O-O (9... Nf6 10. Re1 $14) 10. b4 g5 (10... Bg6 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. b5 $16) 11. a4 g4 (11... Re8 12. a5 $16) 12. Bf5+ Kb8 13. hxg4 Nh6 14. gxh5 Nxf5 15. a5 (15. Nb3 Rdg8 16. b5 Nd8 $16) 15... Rdg8 16. b5 {White threatens to win material: b5xc6} (16. Nb3 Qf6 $14) 16... Nd8 $2 (16... Qf4 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Qg4 $19) 17. Ba3 $16 Qf6 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Qe2 Rg7 (19... Qf5 $5 20. g3 Re8 $16) 20. Qe5 Qxe5 21. Nxe5 Kc8 22. f3 (22. h6 Rg5 $18) 22... Rhg8 23. g4 f6 24. Nd3 (24. h6 $5 Rg5 25. Nd3 $18) 24... f5 $16 25. Nf2 Ne6 (25... Nf7 26. a6 b6 27. Rae1 $14) 26. Rae1 Nf4 27. Kh2 Kd7 ( 27... fxg4 28. fxg4 (28. Nxg4 $143 Nxh5 29. Re5 Nf4 $15) 28... Nf5 29. Nf3 $16) 28. Nb3 b6 29. Re3 (29. Re5 h6 $16) 29... Nc8 30. Nh3 (30. Nc1 Nd6 31. Ncd3 Nxd3 32. Nxd3 (32. Rxd3 $143 Nxb5 33. Ra1 Re7 $15 (33... fxg4 $143 34. Nxg4 Kd6 35. Kh3 $11)) 32... fxg4 33. Ne5+ Kc8 34. fxg4 Nxb5 35. Ref3 $14) 30... Nxh5 $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (30... Nxh3 $142 {this is the best bet to save the position} 31. Kxh3 Nd6 $15) 31. gxh5 $18 Rg2+ 32. Kh1 Rb2 33. Nf4 (33. Nc1 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} Rxb5 34. axb6 cxb6 $18) 33... Rxb3 34. Nxd5 Rf8 (34... Rh8 35. Rg1 Kd8 $18) 35. axb6 (35. Rg1 $142 $5 f4 36. Re4 Rxb5 37. Rg7+ Kd6 38. Nxf4 $18) 35... Nxb6 $16 36. Nxb6+ (36. Nf4 Re8 37. Rxe8 Kxe8 38. Re1+ Kd7 $16) 36... axb6 $14 {A double rook endgame occured.} 37. Rfe1 Rf7 38. c4 Rxe3 (38... Rb4 39. Rc1 $14) 39. Rxe3 $16 Rg7 40. Kh2 Rg5 41. Re5 Rxh5+ 42. Kg3 Kd6 43. Kf4 Rh1 (43... Rh4+ 44. Ke3 $16) 44. Rxf5 Rc1 45. Rf6+ Kd7 46. Rc6 h5 47. Kg5 Rc3 (47... Rh1 $142 $18) 48. f4 Rf3 49. Kxh5 (49. f5 $142 $5 $18) 1/2-1/2