[Event "John Hurt Memorial 5"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.07.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Horobetz, Graham"] [Black "Long, James"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B03"] [WhiteElo "1799"] [BlackElo "1965"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {B03: Alekhine's Defence: Four Pawns Attack} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 {last book move. Black has a cramped position} 8. Bf2 O-O 9. h4 (9. Bd3 $11) 9... f6 (9... dxe5 $142 $5 {and Black hangs on} 10. fxe5 h6 $15) 10. g4 $14 Bg6 11. h5 {White threatens to win material: h5xg6} Be8 12. Nf3 (12. exd6 Qxd6 13. h6 Qxf4 14. c5 $16) 12... fxe5 $15 13. fxe5 Nc6 (13... dxe5 $5 14. Nxe5 Nc6 $17) 14. exd6 $11 cxd6 ({Not} 14... Qxd6 15. c5 Qf4 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Rh3 $14) (14... Bxd6 $2 15. c5 $18) 15. Bd3 (15. h6 gxh6 16. Qe2 Bg6 17. Rxh6 Nxc4 $15) 15... Nb4 $15 16. Be2 Bc6 17. a3 (17. b3 Rf4 $15) 17... Na6 18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5 {White has a very active position. .} Bd7 {Black threatens to win material: Bd7xg4} 20. Nd4 {White has a very active position} Bg5 {The bishop likes it on g5} (20... Nc5 21. b4 Nba4 22. Nxa4 Nxa4 23. Qd3 $11) 21. Ne6 $11 Bxe6 22. dxe6 {White has the pair of bishops} Qe7 23. Ne4 {Attacking the isolated pawn on d6. White threatens to win material: Ne4xd6} (23. O-O $5 $11) 23... Bf4 24. Qb3 d5 {Black threatens to win material: d5xe4} 25. Bxb6 dxe4 26. Bf2 Rad8 (26... Bd2+ $142 27. Kxd2 Rxf2 $15) 27. Bxa6 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (27. O-O $142 $11) 27... bxa6 28. Bh4 $16 Rf6 29. Bxf6 $18 gxf6 30. O-O Be5 $4 (30... Rd3 $142 {was much better} 31. Qc4 Be3+ 32. Kg2 Rd2+ 33. Kh3 f5 34. Rxf5 Rh2+ 35. Kxh2 Qh4+ 36. Kg2 Qxg4+ 37. Kh2 Qh4+ 38. Kg2 Qg4+ 39. Kh2 Qh4+ 40. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) 31. Rad1 $18 Rb8 32. Qc4 Re8 33. Rd7 Qxe6 34. Qxe6+ Rxe6 35. h6 Bxb2 (35... Re8 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. Rxh7 Kg8 $18) 36. Rb1 Rb6 (36... Bxa3 $4 {is not to be advocated because of the following mate in 4} 37. Rb8+ Re8 38. Rxe8+ Bf8 39. Rg7+ Kh8 40. Rxf8#) 37. Rbd1 (37. Rg7+ {keeps an even firmer grip} Kf8 38. Rd1 Rb8 39. Rxh7 Kg8 $18 ) 37... Rb8 (37... f5 38. Rxa7 Rb8 (38... Bxa3 $4 {leads to instant demise in 3 } 39. Rg7+ Kh8 40. Rd8+ Bf8 41. Rxf8#) 39. gxf5 Rf8 $18) 38. Rg7+ (38. Rxa7 $6 {is the weaker alternative} Bxa3 39. Rg7+ Kh8 $18) 38... Kh8 (38... Kf8 { cannot undo what has already been done} 39. Rxh7 Kg8 40. Rdd7 $18) 39. Rdd7 ( 39. Rb7 $142 {seems even better} Kg8 40. Rxb8+ Kf7 41. Rxb2 $18) 39... Be5 ( 39... f5 {there is nothing else anyway} 40. Rxh7+ Kg8 41. gxf5 Bd4+ 42. Kg2 Rb2+ 43. Kh3 Be5 $18) 40. Rxh7+ Kg8 41. Rdg7+ Kf8 42. Rh8# 1-0