[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