[Event "Mitchell Memorial 2008"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.12.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Baudendistel, Jeff"] [Black "Langford, James"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B00"] [WhiteElo "1477"] [BlackElo "1135"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {B00: Queen's Fianchetto Defence, Nimzowitsch Defence} 1. e4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 Bb7 {last book move} 5. Nge2 Nf6 6. f3 (6. a3 Be7 $16) 6... h6 { Controls g5} (6... d5 7. O-O $14) 7. O-O Bxc3 (7... d5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Qe1 $16) 8. bxc3 d6 9. Be3 c5 10. Ng3 (10. Qe1 $5 $16) 10... Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qe7 12. Bb5 a6 {Black threatens to win material: a6xb5} 13. Be2 Bc6 (13... O-O 14. a4 $14) 14. a4 (14. Bf4 d5 $16) 14... Bb7 (14... O-O 15. a5 $14) 15. Rfb1 (15. a5 $16) 15... a5 (15... O-O 16. a5 $16) 16. Bb5 (16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Bf4 Bc6 $18) 16... Ba6 $2 (16... O-O 17. Bf4 Rfd8 18. Rb2 $16) 17. Bxd7+ (17. Bc6 O-O-O $18) 17... Qxd7 $2 (17... Nxd7 $142 $5 18. Bf4 h5 $16) 18. Rxb6 $18 Qc7 19. Rab1 (19. dxc5 $142 dxc5 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 $18) 19... Ke7 $2 (19... Nd7 20. R6b3 $18) 20. d5 (20. Bf4 $142 {seems even better} Rhb8 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Rxb8 Qxb8 23. dxc5 $18) 20... Rab8 21. Rxb8 (21. Rxa6 $6 Rxb1+ 22. Kf2 Rd8 $14) 21... Rxb8 22. Rd1 Bc4 23. e5 Nxd5 24. exd6+ Qxd6 $4 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case.} (24... Kxd6 25. Ne4+ Kd7 $18) 25. Ne4 Qc6 26. Nxc5 {White has a new passed pawn: c3} (26. Bxc5+ $142 {and White can celebrate victory} Ke8 27. Qd4 $18) 26... Rd8 (26... Nxe3 $5 27. Qxe3 Rc8 $11) 27. Qd4 Qd6 $4 {strolling merrily down the path to disaster} (27... Rd6 28. Bxh6 gxh6 29. Qxc4 Qb6 $14) 28. Bf2 ( 28. Qxg7 $142 {and White wins} Nxe3 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Ne4 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 $18) 28... Nxc3 $11 29. Qxd6+ (29. Qxc3 $4 {the knight is taboo} Qxd1+ 30. Be1 Qe2 $19) 29... Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Kxd6 {A minor pieces endgame occured} 31. Nb7+ { White forks: d6+a5} Kd5 32. Nxa5 (32. Bb6 Nxa4 33. Bxa5 e5 $11) 32... Nxa4 $15 33. Be1 f5 (33... Nc5 34. Bb4 $15) 34. Kf2 e5 35. Ke3 f4+ {Black gains space} 36. Kd2 g5 37. Nxc4 Kxc4 38. Bf2 Nc5 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (38... Kd5 $142 $15 {is just about the only chance}) 39. Bxc5 $18 Kxc5 40. Kd3 h5 ( 40... Kd5 41. c4+ Kd6 $18) 41. Ke4 Kd6 42. Kf5 Kd5 (42... h4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 43. Kxg5 h3 44. gxh3 $18) 43. Kxg5 Kd4 44. Kf5 h4 45. c3+ $1 {the final nail in the coffin} Ke3 (45... Kxc3 {Deflection from e5} 46. Kxe5) 46. c4 (46. Kg4 $142 $18 {and White has it in the bag}) 46... h3 $19 47. gxh3 Kxf3 (47... e4 $142 {secures the win} 48. fxe4 f3 $19) 48. c5 Ke3 49. c6 { He broke from his leash} f3 {Is this a dangerous pawn?} 50. c7 f2 51. c8=Q f1=Q+ 52. Kxe5 Qf4+ 53. Ke6 Qh6+ 54. Kd5 Qg5+ 55. Kc4 Qf4+ {Black forks: h2+c4} 56. Kb5 Qe5+ 57. Qc5+ Qxc5+ 58. Kxc5 {A pawn endgame occured} Kf4 59. Kd4 Kg5 60. Ke3 Kh4 1/2-1/2