[Event "44th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.11.27"] [Round "1"] [White "Davison, Edgar"] [Black "Perry, Steve"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "1678"] [BlackElo "1864"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O {last book move} 5. Bd3 d6 {Consolidates e5} 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. c3 {Covers b4} e5 {Black threatens to win material: e5xf4} 8. Bg5 (8. dxe5 $2 {fails to} dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Qxd3 $19) 8... h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. d5 Nb8 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bc2 a5 13. a4 Nc5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bf5 (15... Bd7 $5 $15) 16. Bxf5 $11 Qxf5 17. Qb3 b6 18. Qc4 Qd7 19. Qb5 Qe7 (19... Qxb5 20. axb5 f5 21. e4 $11) 20. Qc4 (20. e4 Qe8 $14) 20... f5 (20... Qd7 21. Rfe1 $14) 21. Qh4 {White threatens to win material: Qh4xe7} (21. Rfe1 e4 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Rf7 $14) 21... Qf7 (21... Qxh4 22. Nxh4 Kf7 23. f3 $15) 22. Qc4 $11 g5 23. h3 Rac8 24. Rad1 Qh5 {Black prepares the advance g4} 25. b4 Kh8 26. bxa5 bxa5 27. Rb1 e4 {Black threatens to win material: e4xf3} 28. Nd4 g4 29. hxg4 fxg4 ( 29... Qxg4 $142 $5 {is worth looking at} 30. Qe2 Bxd4 31. Qxg4 fxg4 32. cxd4 h5 $14) 30. Ne6 $16 Be5 (30... g3 31. fxg3 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 $18) 31. g3 $18 Rf3 32. Nf4 $4 {stumbles just before the finish line} (32. Qxe4 $142 {would have given White the upper hand} Qf5 33. Qxf5 Rxf5 34. c4 $18) 32... Bxf4 $19 33. exf4 e3 34. Qe2 $4 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (34. Qd4+ Kg8 35. Qf6 $19) 34... exf2+ (34... Re8 $142 $19 {it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots}) 35. Rxf2 Rxg3+ 36. Rg2 Rxc3 (36... Rh3 $142 {secures victory} 37. Qxg4 Rh1+ 38. Kf2 Qxg4 39. Rxg4 Rxb1 $19) 37. Qb2 (37. Qxg4 $5 Qxg4 38. Rxg4 $17) 37... Qh3 $19 {Black intends g3} 38. Re1 Kg8 $4 {releasing the pressure on the opponent} (38... h5 $142 {a pity that Black didn't try this} 39. Qf2 Qd3 $19) 39. Qe2 $11 g3 {White has to watch this pawn} (39... Rf8 40. Qe6+ Kh8 41. Qe7 $11 (41. Qxg4 $143 Qxg4 42. Rxg4 h5 $17)) 40. Qd2 $4 {White lets it slip away} (40. Qb2 $142 {and White could well hope to play on} Rd3 41. Qf6 $14) 40... Rc5 $4 {makes life more difficult} (40... Rf3 $142 41. Qd1 Qh5 $17 (41... Rxf4 $6 42. Re3 Qf5 43. Rexg3+ Kh8 44. Rg6 $11)) 1-0