[Event "Pawn Power Open 4"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.05.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Nathani, Ashish"] [Black "Van Doren, Jonathan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "916"] [BlackElo "1424"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 {last book move} Be7 8. O-O O-O (8... Nh5 9. dxc5 Nxf4 10. exf4 Bxc5 11. Ne5 $11) 9. Re1 (9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Nd7 $14) 9... h6 {Secures g5} (9... Nh5 10. Ne5 Nxf4 11. exf4 $11 ) 10. Qc2 (10. Ne5 $5 $16) 10... c4 {Black threatens to win material: c4xd3} 11. Bf1 Bd6 (11... Nh5 $5 $11 {is an interesting alternative}) 12. Bxd6 $16 Qxd6 13. g3 (13. e4 $5 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 $16) 13... b5 $14 14. Bg2 Re8 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Bb7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rad8 21. Rae1 Qe7 22. Qd2 Qf6 23. d5 (23. Qe2 Rd7 $11) 23... Qe7 {White king safety improved} (23... Rf8 24. Qd4 $15) 24. Qd1 Rd6 25. Qf3 Qd7 26. dxe6 Rexe6 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxe6 {A queen endgame occured} 29. Qa8+ Kh7 30. Kf3 f5 31. Kg2 Qe4+ $4 {a transit from better to worse} (31... g5 $142 $15 {saving the game}) 32. Qxe4 $18 fxe4 33. f3 exf3+ 34. Kxf3 Kg6 35. Ke4 Kg5 36. Kd5 $4 { weakening the position} (36. h3 $142 $18 {and White could have gained the advantage}) 36... Kg4 $11 37. Kc6 $4 {stumbles just before the finish line} ( 37. b3 $142 {is just about the only chance} Kh3 38. bxc4 bxc4 39. Kxc4 Kxh2 40. g4 $11) 37... Kh3 $19 38. Kb6 (38. a4 {does not help much} bxa4 39. g4 Kxh2 $19 ) 38... Kxh2 (38... h5 {makes it even easier for Black} 39. Kxa6 Kxh2 40. b4 Kxg3 41. Kxb5 $19) 39. Kxa6 (39. g4 {cannot undo what has already been done} Kh3 $19) 39... Kxg3 40. Kxb5 h5 41. a4 (41. Kxc4 {is not much help} h4 $19) 41... h4 42. a5 (42. Kxc4 {doesn't improve anything} h3 $19) 42... h3 43. a6 ( 43. Kxc4 {is not the saving move} h2 $19) 43... h2 44. a7 (44. Kxc4 {hardly improves anything} h1=Q 45. Kc5 Qa1 $19) 44... h1=Q 45. Kb6 (45. Kxc4 { desperation} Qc6+ 46. Kd3 Qa6+ 47. Kc2 $19) 45... Qa8 46. Ka6 Kf3 47. b4 (47. Kb5 {cannot change destiny} g5 48. Kc5 Qxa7+ 49. Kd5 g4 50. Ke5 g3 51. Kf6 g2 52. b3 Qb7 53. Kg6 g1=Q+ 54. Kf6 Qgg7+ 55. Ke6 Qbd7#) 47... cxb3 48. c4 (48. Kb6 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} b2 49. Kc7 b1=Q 50. c4 Qbb7+ 51. Kd6 Qd8+ 52. Kc5 Qdb6#) 48... b2 49. c5 (49. Kb6 {does not solve anything} b1=Q+ 50. Kc5 Qc8+ 51. Kd6 Qd3+ 52. Ke5 Qcf5#) 49... b1=Q (49... b1=Q 50. c6 Qxc6+ 51. Ka5 Qe1#) 0-1