[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.10.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Dasari, Teja"] [Black "McNaughton, Ralph"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1208"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 {last book move} Nbd7 5. e3 c5 6. Qa4 (6. Bd3 Be7 $14) 6... c4 {Black gains space} (6... Nh5 7. Bg3 $11) 7. b3 $14 cxb3 8. axb3 Be7 9. Ne5 (9. Bd3 Nh5 $14) 9... O-O $11 {Black castles and improves king safety} 10. Nd2 (10. Bd3 Nh5 11. Bg3 a5 $11) 10... Nb6 {Black threatens to win material: Nb6xa4} (10... Nh5 $5 $15 {should be considered}) 11. Qa5 $14 Nfd7 ( 11... Ne4 12. Rd1 $14) 12. c4 (12. Bd3 Nf6 $16) 12... f6 {Secures g5} (12... Nb8 13. c5 f6 14. Nef3 $14) 13. Nef3 (13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. c5 Nc8 $16) 13... dxc4 (13... e5 $142 14. Bg3 dxc4 15. Bxc4+ Nxc4 16. Qd5+ Kh8 17. bxc4 Nb6 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 $14) 14. Nxc4 $4 {a transit from better to worse.} (14. bxc4 e5 15. Bg3 exd4 16. exd4 f5 $14) 14... Nd5 (14... Nxc4 $142 $5 15. Qxd8 Bb4+ (15... Rxd8 $143 16. Bxc4 (16. bxc4 $143 e5 17. Bg3 Bb4+ 18. Kd1 b6 $17) 16... Bb4+ 17. Ke2 $14) 16. Kd1 Nxe3+ (16... Rxd8 $6 17. Bxc4 Re8 18. e4 $14) 17. fxe3 Rxd8 $15) 15. Qxd8 (15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. Nxd6 Qe7 17. Nxc8 Rfxc8 $14) 15... Rxd8 (15... Bb4+ 16. Ncd2 Rxd8 $11) 16. Bd3 (16. Bd6 $142 $14 {would keep White alive}) 16... Bb4+ $15 17. Ke2 (17. Kf1 Nxf4 18. exf4 a5 $17) 17... Nxf4+ (17... e5 $142 $5 18. dxe5 Nc5 $17 (18... Nxf4+ $143 19. exf4 Nc5 20. Rhd1 $14)) 18. exf4 $11 { Black has the pair of bishops} a5 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 19. Ra4 $4 (19. Rhc1 $142 $11 {is just about the only chance}) 19... b5 $19 20. Rxb4 axb4 21. Nd6 (21. Ne3 Nb6 $19) 21... Ra2+ 22. Ke3 (22. Nd2 Nb6 23. Nxc8 Nxc8 $19) 22... Ba6 (22... Nb6 {seems even better} 23. Nxc8 Nd5+ 24. Ke4 Nc3+ 25. Ke3 Rxc8 26. Rf1 $19) 23. Bxb5 (23. Ne4 {doesn't improve anything} Nb6 24. Ne1 Nd5+ 25. Kf3 Nc3 $19) 23... Bxb5 24. Nxb5 Rc8 (24... Nb6 {keeps an even firmer grip} 25. Nc7 Rc8 26. Nxe6 Rc3+ 27. Ke4 Re2+ 28. Kf5 g6+ 29. Kxf6 Nd5+ 30. Kg5 Rxe6 31. Ra1 $19) 25. g4 (25. d5 exd5 26. Nfd4 Nc5 $19) 25... Nb6 26. Re1 (26. f5 {does not solve anything} Nd5+ 27. Kd3 Nf4+ 28. Ke3 Ng2+ 29. Kd3 exf5 30. gxf5 Rxf2 $19) 26... Nd5+ 27. Ke4 Nc3+ (27... Rc6 $5 { and Black can already relax} 28. f5 Ra5 29. Nh4 $19) 28. Nxc3 Rxc3 ({Inferior is} 28... bxc3 29. f5 Kf7 30. fxe6+ Kxe6 31. d5+ Kd6 32. Rc1 Re2+ 33. Kd3 Rxf2 34. Ke3 $19) 29. Re3 Rxf2 30. f5 exf5+ 31. gxf5 Rxe3+ 32. Kxe3 Rc2 33. d5 (33. Nd2 {is not the saving move} Kf7 $19) 33... Kf8 (33... Rc3+ $142 {might be the shorter path} 34. Kf4 Rxb3 35. Nd4 $19) 34. Kd3 (34. Nd4 Rxh2 35. Ne6+ Ke7 36. Nxg7 Rh3+ 37. Kd2 Rxb3 38. Nh5 $19) 34... Rc3+ 35. Ke4 (35. Ke2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Rxb3 36. Nd4 Rb2+ 37. Kd1 Rxh2 $19) 35... Rxb3 36. h4 (36. Nd2 {the only chance to get some counterplay} Rh3 37. Kd4 $19) 36... Rxf3 $1 {Annihilates a defender: f3} 37. Kxf3 b3 38. d6 b2 39. d7 (39. Kg3 {does not save the day} b1=Q 40. h5 Qd3+ 41. Kg2 Qc2+ 42. Kg3 Qxf5 43. Kg2 Qd5+ 44. Kf2 Qxh5 45. Ke1 Qd5 46. Kf2 Qxd6 47. Ke2 Qd4 48. Kf3 Qd3+ 49. Kf2 g5 50. Kg2 Qe2+ 51. Kg1 h5 52. Kh1 g4 53. Kg1 g3 54. Kh1 Qf1#) 39... Ke7 40. Ke3 ( 40. d8=R {cannot change what is in store for ?} Kxd8 41. Kf2 b1=Q 42. Kf3 Qxf5+ 43. Ke3 Qe5+ 44. Kd3 Qg3+ 45. Kd4 Qxh4+ 46. Ke3 Qe1+ 47. Kd4 Qd2+ 48. Kc4 h5 49. Kb3 Qd3+ 50. Ka2 f5 51. Kb2 g6 52. Ka2 Qc3 53. Kb1 g5 54. Ka2 h4 55. Kb1 h3 56. Ka2 h2 57. Kb1 h1=Q+ 58. Ka2 Qha1#) 40... b1=Q 41. Kf4 (41. d8=N {doesn't change anything anymore} Kxd8 42. Kf2 Qxf5+ 43. Ke3 h5 44. Kd4 Qh3 45. Kc4 Qxh4+ 46. Kd3 Qg3+ 47. Kc4 Qf4+ 48. Kc3 Qe3+ 49. Kb4 g5 50. Kb5 Qe4 51. Ka5 f5 52. Kb6 Qb4+ 53. Kc6 h4 54. Kd5 Qe4+ 55. Kc5 h3 56. Kb6 Qd5 57. Ka6 h2 58. Kb6 Qb3+ 59. Kc5 h1=Q 60. Kd6 Qbd5#) 41... Kxd7 42. Kg4 Qd1+ 43. Kf4 (43. Kg3 { cannot undo what has already been done} Qd3+ 44. Kg2 Qe3 45. Kf1 h5 46. Kg2 Qe2+ 47. Kg3 Qg4+ 48. Kf2 Qxh4+ 49. Ke3 Qg4 50. Kd2 h4 51. Kd3 Qxf5+ 52. Kc3 h3 53. Kd2 h2 54. Ke2 Qe4+ 55. Kd2 h1=Q 56. Kc3 Qc1+ 57. Kb3 Qec4#) 43... Qd4+ 44. Kg3 (44. Kf3 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} h5 45. Kg3 Qg4+ 46. Kf2 Qxh4+ 47. Ke3 Qg4 48. Kd2 h4 49. Kc2 Qxf5+ 50. Kc3 h3 51. Kc4 Qe4+ 52. Kb3 h2 53. Kc3 Qf4 54. Kd3 h1=Q 55. Kc3 Qhc1+ 56. Kd3 Qfe3#) 44... Kd6 45. h5 (45. Kf3 {does not improve anything} Qd3+ 46. Kf2 Ke5 47. h5 Kf4 48. Kg2 Qg3+ 49. Kh1 Kf3 50. h6 Qg2#) 45... h6 46. Kf3 (46. Kh3 {hardly improves anything} Qd3+ 47. Kg2 Qe2+ 48. Kg3 Ke5 49. Kh3 Qf2 50. Kg4 Qg2+ 51. Kh4 g5+ 52. fxg6 f5 53. g7 Qg4#) 46... Ke5 47. Kg3 Qf4+ 48. Kg2 Kxf5 49. Kg1 (49. Kh3 {doesn't do any good } Qe3+ 50. Kg2 Kg4 51. Kh1 Qd2 52. Kg1 Kg3 53. Kf1 Qf2#) 49... Kg4 50. Kg2 Qd2+ 51. Kh1 (51. Kf1 {does not help much} Kf3 52. Kg1 Qg2#) 51... Kg3 52. Kg1 Qg2# 0-1