[Event "Memphis Candidates"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.01.03"] [Round "3"] [White "Kernell, David"] [Black "Senn, Randall"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "1548"] [BlackElo "1900"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {D10: Slav Defence: 3 cxd5 (without early Nf3) and 3 Nc3} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 e6 5. e3 {last book move} h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 6. Bh4 Bd6 (6... Qa5 7. Nf3 $14) 7. Nf3 $14 Nbd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qa5 10. O-O g5 (10... O-O $5 $16) 11. Bg3 $18 Bxg3 12. fxg3 (12. hxg3 $6 Nb6 13. Ne5 Qb4 $16) 12... O-O 13. Nd2 (13. Qe2 Kg7 $18) 13... Nd5 $16 14. Bxd5 (14. Qe2 $5 Qb4 15. Qd3 Qxb2 16. Nxd5 cxd5 $18) 14... exd5 15. Qh5 {White threatens to win material: Qh5xh6} (15. a3 Qd8 $14) 15... Kg7 $14 16. e4 {White has a king attack} (16. Qe2 Qb4 17. Nb3 a5 $14) 16... Qb4 $11 {Black threatens to win material: Qb4xb2} 17. Nb3 (17. exd5 $2 {is inferior since it leads to} Qxd4+ 18. Rf2 Ne5 $19 (18... cxd5 {is clearly worse} 19. Nb3 Qe5 20. Raf1 $14)) 17... dxe4 {Black has a new passed pawn: e4} 18. Nxe4 f5 19. Nec5 Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xh5} 20. Qe2 Re8 21. Qd2 (21. Qc2 $142 $11 { and White is still in the game}) 21... Qxd2 $17 22. Nxd2 b6 23. Ncb3 Nd5 (23... Be6 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. Nc4 $17) 24. Rae1 (24. Rac1 Bd7 $15) 24... Bd7 {The bishop aims for Bc8-d7-e6-d5} (24... Be6 $5 $17) 25. Nc4 $15 f4 (25... Nb4 26. a3 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 $15) 26. gxf4 Nxf4 27. Ne5 {White threatens to win material: Ne5xd7} Be6 28. Nxc6 $2 (28. h4 c5 29. dxc5 Bxb3 30. axb3 bxc5 31. hxg5 hxg5 $11) 28... Rac8 (28... Bc4 $142 $5 29. Ne5 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Rac8 $17) 29. Ne5 $11 ({Less advisable is} 29. Nxa7 Rc2 30. Rxf4 gxf4 $19) 29... Bd5 {Black threatens to win material: Bd5xg2. The bishop is not easily driven from d5} ( 29... Rc7 $142 $11) 30. Nf3 $4 {White is ruining his position} (30. Rf2 $142 $14 {would keep White alive}) 30... Rxe1 31. Nxe1 Re8 32. Nc1 (32. Nc2 $142 $5 $19) 32... Bc4 33. Nf3 (33. h4 gxh4 34. b3 Bxf1 35. Kxf1 a5 $19) 33... Bxf1 34. Kxf1 Rc8 35. Ne2 (35. Nb3 {doesn't change anything anymore} Rc2 36. g3 Nd5 $19) 35... Nxe2 36. Kxe2 Rc2+ 37. Kd3 (37. Nd2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Rxb2 38. a4 Ra2 $19) 37... Rxb2 (37... Rxg2 {makes it even easier for Black} 38. b4 g4 39. Ne5 $19) 38. d5 (38. g4 {is not the saving move} Rxa2 39. Kc4 a5 $19) 38... Kf6 39. d6 (39. Ne1 {is no salvation} Rxa2 40. h3 a5 $19) 39... Ke6 (39... Rxa2 $142 {might be the shorter path} 40. Ke3 $19) 40. Nd2 ( 40. Ne5 {cannot undo what has already been done} Rxg2 41. d7 Ke7 $19) 40... b5 (40... Rxa2 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 41. Nf3 Ra3+ 42. Ke4 Rxf3 43. Kxf3 Kxd6 44. Kg4 $19) 41. Ne4 (41. Nf3 {does not improve anything} Kxd6 42. h4 Rxg2 43. hxg5 hxg5 $19) 41... Rxa2 (41... Rxg2 $142 {seems even better} 42. Kd4 Rxh2 $19) 42. Kd4 (42. g3 {is still a small chance} Rxh2 43. Kc3 $19) 42... Ra4+ 43. Kd3 Rxe4 44. d7 Kxd7 45. Kxe4 Kc6 (45... Kd6 $142 {and Black can already relax} 46. Kf5 b4 47. Ke4 $19) 46. Kd4 (46. Kf5 $19 {hoping against hope}) 46... a5 47. Kc3 a4 (47... Kc5 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 48. Kd3 a4 $19) 48. g3 a3 (48... Kc5 49. Kc2 a3 $19) 49. h4 gxh4 50. gxh4 b4+ $1 { a brilliant end} 51. Kb3 (51. Kxb4 a2) 51... Kc5 52. h5 (52. Kc2 {doesn't improve anything} Kc4 53. Kd2 b3 54. Ke3 b2 55. Kf2 b1=Q 56. Kf3 Qf5+ 57. Ke3 a2 58. h5 a1=Q 59. Ke2 Qd3+ 60. Kf2 Qaf1#) 52... Kd4 53. Ka2 (53. Ka4 {does not save the day} Kc4 54. Ka5 a2 55. Kb6 b3 56. Kc6 b2 57. Kd6 b1=Q 58. Ke5 a1=Q+ 59. Ke6 Qd3 60. Kf7 Qd7+ 61. Kg6 Qag7#) 53... Kc3 54. Ka1 (54. Kb1 { does not win a prize} b3 55. Kc1 a2 56. Kd1 Kd3 57. Ke1 Ke3 58. Kf1 a1=Q+ 59. Kg2 Qg7+ 60. Kh2 Kf3 61. Kh1 Qg2#) 54... b3 55. Kb1 b2 56. Ka2 Kc2 57. Kxa3 b1=Q 58. Ka4 Qb6 59. Ka3 Qa5# (59... Qb3#) 0-1