[Event "MCC Reserve"] [Site "Memphis,TN"] [Date "2007.02.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Reddy, Nishit"] [Black "Bunch, Dr. John E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "1481"] [BlackElo "1840"] [Annotator "Shredder 9 (10s)"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 c6 6. a3 (6. Qc2 Be7 (6... Na6 7. a3 Nc7 8. e3 Ne6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd3 g6 12. b4 a6 13. O-O Ng7 14. Rfe1 Bf5 15. Rab1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nf5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. a4 Nd6 19. Nd2 Be7 20. Rec1 b5 21. Nb3 {Stysiak, S (2221)-Warakomski,T (2420)/Koszalin POL 2006/The Week in Chess 616/1/ 2-1/2 (35)}) 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 a5 13. a3 Nb6 14. Ne5 f6 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 fxe5 17. Qc5 Qd8 18. Nd2 Nd7 19. Qc3 Qf6 20. b4 axb4 {Slavina,I (2385)-Erdos,V (2522)/Budapest HUN 2005/The Week in Chess 576/1/2-1/2 (37)}) 6... a5 $146 (6... Be7 7. Nc3 Bf5 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 Rfe8 12. O-O Bd6 13. Rfc1 Qc7 14. g3 a6 15. Bf3 Be6 16. a4 h6 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. exf4 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. a5 Nc4 21. Nxc4 { Bruehl,H-Freise,F/Germany 1994/EXT 2000/1/2-1/2 (42)}) (6... Bd6 $5 $15) 7. e3 $14 Bf5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Be7 (9... Nbd7 10. O-O $14) 10. Nbd2 (10. Qb3 O-O $14) 10... Nbd7 $11 11. O-O (11. Bf4 O-O $11) 11... h6 (11... O-O 12. Qf5 $11) 12. Bh4 g5 {Black threatens to win material: g5xh4} (12... O-O 13. Rfc1 $11) 13. Bg3 $14 Nh5 (13... O-O 14. h3 $14) 14. Be5 (14. e4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O $16) 14... O-O $14 15. h3 Qe8 16. Bh2 f5 17. Qb3 Ra7 (17... g4 18. Ne5 gxh3 19. gxh3 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 $15) 18. e4 {White threatens to win material: e4xd5} a4 {Black threatens to win material: a4xb3} (18... fxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf4 20. Ned2 $11) 19. Qa2 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Qf7 (20... Qg6 $142 21. Rae1 Rf7 $15) 21. Ng3 $4 {gives the opponent counterplay} (21. Nc3 $142 $14 {and White can hope to survive}) 21... Nf4 $19 22. Rae1 Nxg2 {Demolishes the pawn shield} 23. Nxg5 (23. Kxg2 {Decoy theme: g2} Qxf3+) 23... Bxg5 (23... hxg5 24. Kxg2 Raa8 25. b4 $17) 24. Kxg2 $17 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Kg7 26. Qb1 Rf7 (26... Raa8 27. Re6 Qf7 28. Re2 $17) 27. Qd1 (27. Rd1 Rf8 $17) 27... Qxd1 (27... Ra8 28. Re6 $17) 28. Rxd1 {White king safety improved} Rf3 29. Rfe1 (29. Kg2 Rb3 30. h4 $17) 29... Nb6 (29... Ra8 $142 $19 { and the scales tip in favour of Black}) 30. Kg2 $15 {White threatens to win material: Kg2xf3} Rb3 {Black threatens to win material: Rb3xb2} 31. Rb1 (31. h4 $142 $5 {should be examined more closely} Bf6 32. Re6 $15) 31... Nc4 $19 32. Re2 $2 (32. Nf5+ $5 Kf6 33. Nd6 $19) 32... Nxa3 (32... Kg6 33. f4 Bf6 34. Bg1 $19) 33. Rbe1 Nc4 34. h4 Bd8 $4 {Black has let it slip away} (34... Bf6 $5 35. Nh5+ Kg6 36. Nxf6 Kxf6 37. Re6+ Kf5 38. Rxh6 $19) 35. Re8 (35. Re6 Kf7 36. Nf5 $11) 35... Ra8 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (35... Bf6 36. Nh5+ Kf7 37. Nxf6 Kxf6 38. R1e6+ Kf5 $11) 36. R1e6 (36. Nf5+ Kg6 37. Rf8 Bf6 (37... Rxb2 {succumbs to an attractive mate} 38. Re6+ Kh5 39. Kh3 Bf6 40. Rexf6 Rb3+ 41. Bg3 Ra3 42. Rxh6#) 38. Rxa8 Kxf5 $18) 1/2-1/2