[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.02.03"] [Round "1"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Swami, Gurukumar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C89"] [WhiteElo "1738"] [BlackElo "1802"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C89: Closed Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re1 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Qf3 {last book move } Ra7 17. Qg2 (17. Bf4 $142 $5 Be7 18. Nd2 $16 (18. Qxd5 $4 {the pawn is safe and cannot be captured without dire consequences} Bb7 19. Qxb7 Rxb7 $19)) 17... Qh5 $15 18. f3 {Covers g4} Bh3 {Black threatens to win material: Bh3xg2} 19. Qf2 f5 20. f4 (20. Bd2 Rb7 $11) 20... Re8 (20... Re7 $5 21. Be3 Bxf4 $17) 21. Be3 $15 {White has a cramped position} Rae7 22. Nd2 g5 23. fxg5 f4 {Black threatens to win material: f4xe3} 24. gxf4 $4 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (24. Qxf4 Bxf4) 24... Qg4+ $19 25. Kh1 (25. Qg3 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Rxe3 27. Qxg4 Bxg4 28. Rf1 $19) 25... Rxe3 $1 {a beautiful, forced end to the game} 26. Rxe3 (26. Qxe3 {Deflection from g2} Qg2# {The nicest combinations are those leading to mate}) 26... Rxe3 27. Rg1 Re2 (27... Qxf4 $142 {nails it down} 28. Qxf4 Bxf4 $19) 28. Rxg4 Rxf2 29. Rg3 Bxf4 30. Rxh3 Bxd2 31. Rh6 Bxg5 32. Rxa6 Rxb2 33. Rb6 (33. a4 {cannot undo what has already been done} b4 34. cxb4 Rxb4 $19) 33... Bd2 34. a4 (34. Rc6 {does not save the day} Rxa2 35. Rc5 Rb2 $19) 34... Bxc3 35. axb5 Bxd4 36. Rb7 Bc5 37. Rd7 d4 38. Rd5 Rxb5 39. Kg2 Rb2+ 40. Kf3 Bb6 41. Rd6 d3 (41... Kf7 $142 $5 {and Black can already relax} 42. h4 $19) 42. Rxd3 Rxh2 43. Rd7 Rf2+ 44. Kg3 Rf6 45. Rb7 Bf2+ 46. Kg2 Be3 47. Rd7 Rg6+ 48. Kh1 Rh6+ 49. Kg2 Bf4 50. Kg1 Rh4 51. Kg2 Be5 52. Re7 Bg7 53. Rd7 h5 54. Re7 Kh7 55. Re6 Rf4 56. Rc6 Bf6 57. Rc7+ Kg6 58. Rc6 Kg5 59. Rc8 (59. Rc1 $19 { is the last straw}) 59... Kg4 60. Rg8+ Bg5 61. Rg7 h4 62. Rg8 h3+ 63. Kh2 (63. Kg1 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Rd4 64. Rg6 Rd1+ 65. Kh2 Rd2+ 66. Kh1 Kh4 67. Kg1 Rd1+ 68. Kf2 h2 69. Rxg5 Kxg5 70. Kf3 h1=Q+ 71. Kg3 Qf1 72. Kh2 Qf2+ 73. Kh3 Rd3#) 63... Rf2+ 64. Kg1 Rd2 65. Rg7 Kh4 66. Rf7 (66. Kf1 { cannot change destiny} h2 67. Rh7+ Kg3 68. Rh5 Bh4 69. Ke1 Rb2 70. Rf5 h1=Q+ 71. Rf1 Qe4+ 72. Kd1 Qb1#) 66... Kg3 67. Rf1 (67. Kf1 {hardly improves anything } h2 68. Rh7 Bh4 69. Ke1 Ra2 70. Rg7+ Kf3+ 71. Kd1 h1=Q+ 72. Rg1 Qxg1#) 67... Be3+ 68. Kh1 Rh2# 0-1