[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.10.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Smith, Aaron"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1902"] [BlackElo "1585"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4} 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 Bf5 {last book move} 4. Bd2 h6 {Secures g5} 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Qc1 (7. c4 dxc4 8. Nc3 Nf6 $11) 7... Qf6 8. e3 {Prevents intrusion on f4 } (8. c4 $5 $11 {should be considered}) 8... Nge7 9. a3 {Controls b4} (9. c4 Be4 10. Nh4 Ng6 11. Bxe4 dxe4 $15) 9... a6 (9... Bg4 10. Qd1 $17) 10. Re1 (10. c4 Be4 11. Ne1 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 dxc4 13. Qxc4 h5 $15) 10... O-O (10... Be4 11. Qd1 $17) 11. c4 (11. Bc3 $142 $15) 11... dxc4 $4 {Black is ruining his position} ( 11... Bg4 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Qd1 $15) 12. Qxc4 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (12. e4 $16) 12... Rab8 $4 {with this move Black loses his initiative} (12... Bg4 $142 {would save the game} 13. Qe2 e5 $15) 13. e4 $18 b5 14. Qc1 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 (15. exf5 Nb3 16. Bc3 e5 $16) 15... Qxd4 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Bc3 Qb6 18. Be4 (18. Nd2 c5 $18) 18... Ne7 19. Qd1 f5 $2 (19... Rbd8 $142 $18) 20. Bg2 (20. Bc2 { and White can already relax} e5 21. Bxe5 Rbd8 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 $18) 20... Bc5 ( 20... f4 21. Rxe6 fxg3 22. Bd4 $18) 21. Qe2 Rf7 (21... e5 22. b4 Bd6 23. Bxe5 $18) 22. b4 Bd4 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. Nd2 Rd8 (24... Qb2 {does not help much} 25. Nf3 Qxe2 26. Rxe2 $18) 25. Nb3 (25. Rad1 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Nd5 26. Nb3 $18) 25... Qd3 (25... Qc3 {doesn't improve anything} 26. Qxe6 Rd6 27. Re3 $18) 26. Qxd3 (26. Rad1 $142 {and White has triumphed} Qxb3 27. Rxd8+ Kh7 28. Qxe6 Qxe6 29. Rxe6 $18) 26... Rxd3 27. Nc5 Rd6 28. Nxe6 Nc8 (28... c6 { doesn't change the outcome of the game} 29. Rad1 Nd5 30. Nc5 $18) 29. Nc5 (29. Rac1 {seems even better} Re7 $18) 29... Nb6 (29... Kh7 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 30. Re8 Ne7 31. Rc1 $18) 30. Nxa6 Nc4 (30... g6 {is no salvation} 31. Rad1 $18) 31. Nc5 Rf8 32. Re6 Rf6 (32... Rd2 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 33. Bc6 Nd6 34. Re7 $18) 33. Rxf6 Rxf6 (33... gxf6 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 34. Bf1 Rd4 35. Ne6 $18) 34. Bd5+ (34. Bd5+ Kh7 35. Bxc4 bxc4 36. Rc1 $18) (34. a4 {might be the shorter path} Rd6 35. a5 Nb6 $18) 1-0