[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