[Event "Fall Classics 5"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.09.15"] [Round "2"] [White "McCarver, Dan"] [Black "Smith, Agene"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C44"] [WhiteElo "928"] [BlackElo "553"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch Gambit} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 d6 { last book move} 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 (5. d5 Nd4 $14) 5... Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} (5... Bxf3 6. Bxf3 Nxd4 7. Be3 $11) 6. Bb5 (6. d5 Ne7 $14 ) 6... Be7 {White has an active position} (6... exd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8. Qa4 $11) 7. d5 {White threatens to win material: d5xc6} Bd7 $2 (7... a6 $142 {and Black hangs on} 8. Be2 Na7 $11) 8. dxc6 $18 Bxc6 (8... bxc6 9. Bd3 $18) 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bg5 (11. Qd3 {makes it even easier for White} Rb8 $18) 11... Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O Nf6 14. g3 (14. Ne1 {might be the shorter path} d5 15. Qf3 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd5 $18) 14... Qe6 15. Ng5 Qd7 (15... Qe7 16. f4 $18) 16. f4 Rfe8 17. fxe5 Rxe5 18. Rf5 (18. Nf3 $142 {and White is on the road to success} Ree8 19. Qd3 $18) 18... Rxf5 $16 19. exf5 h6 (19... Qxf5 20. Nf3 $16) 20. Nge4 $18 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Qxf5 22. Qd3 Re8 23. Re1 d5 $4 {further deteriorates the position} (23... Re6 $142 24. Re2 Qa5 $16) 24. Rf1 (24. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 25. Rxe8+ Kg7 26. Qxf5 h5 27. Qxh5 d4 28. Rh8 d3 29. Qh6#) 24... Qxe4 $19 (24... dxe4 $6 25. Rxf5 exd3 26. cxd3 Re1+ 27. Kf2 $17) 25. Qc3 d4 26. Qc4 Qe3+ 27. Rf2 Re6 28. Qa6 (28. Qb3 $19) 28... Rf6 29. Qf1 Rxf2 30. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2 f5 32. Ke2 Kf7 33. Kd3 c5 34. Kc4 (34. c3 {desperation} dxc3 35. bxc3 $19) 34... Ke6 35. Kxc5 (35. b3 $19 {praying for a miracle}) 35... Ke5 36. Kc4 (36. h4 {is not much help} Ke4 37. h5 $19) 36... g5 (36... Ke4 {and Black can already relax} 37. h4 Kf3 38. Kxd4 Kxg3 39. Kd5 Kxh4 40. Kc6 $19) 37. c3 (37. Kd3 $19 {is one last hope}) 37... dxc3 (37... Ke4 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 38. cxd4 f4 39. gxf4 gxf4 40. Kb5 $19) 38. bxc3 h5 (38... Ke4 $142 {seems even better} 39. Kb5 f4 40. gxf4 gxf4 $19) 39. h3 (39. Kd3 $19 {the only chance to get some counterplay}) 39... h4 40. gxh4 gxh4 41. Kd3 f4 42. Ke2 Ke4 43. Kf2 (43. a4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} f3+ 44. Kf2 a5 45. c4 c5 46. Kf1 Kf5 47. Ke1 Ke5 48. Kf1 Ke4 49. Kf2 Kf4 50. Kf1 Kg3 51. Ke1 Kxh3 52. Kf2 Kg4 53. Kf1 Kg3 54. Ke1 f2+ 55. Kd2 h3 56. Ke3 h2 57. Ke2 h1=Q 58. Kd2 Qe1+ 59. Kc2 f1=Q 60. Kb3 Qd3+ 61. Ka2 Qeb1#) 43... f3 44. c4 (44. a3 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Kf4 45. a4 a5 46. c4 c5 47. Ke1 Ke3 48. Kd1 f2 49. Kc2 Kd4 50. Kb3 f1=Q 51. Kc2 Qe2+ 52. Kb3 Qxc4+ 53. Kb2 Qxa4 54. Kc1 Kc3 55. Kb1 Qb3+ 56. Ka1 Qb2#) 44... c5 45. a4 (45. a3 {cannot undo what has already been done} Kf4 46. a4 a5 47. Ke1 Ke3 48. Kf1 f2 49. Kg2 Ke2 50. Kh1 f1=Q+ 51. Kh2 Qf3 52. Kg1 Qg3+ 53. Kh1 Qxh3+ 54. Kg1 Qg4+ 55. Kh1 Kf2 56. Kh2 Qg2#) 45... a5 46. Kf1 Ke3 47. Ke1 (47. Kg1 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} f2+ 48. Kf1 Kd3 49. Kxf2 Kxc4 50. Kf3 Kd3 51. Kf2 c4 52. Kf3 c3 53. Kf4 c2 54. Ke5 c1=Q 55. Kf5 Qc8+ 56. Kf6 Qxh3 57. Ke7 Qg4 58. Kf7 Qf5+ 59. Ke7 h3 60. Kd6 Qf6+ 61. Kd7 h2 62. Kc8 Qf7 63. Kd8 h1=Q 64. Kc8 Qh8#) 47... f2+ 48. Kf1 Kf3 ( 48... Kd3 49. Kxf2 Kxc4 50. Ke3 Kb4 51. Ke2 c4 52. Kd2 c3+ 53. Kc2 Kc4 54. Kc1 Kb3 55. Kd1 Kxa4 56. Ke2 c2 57. Ke3 c1=Q+ 58. Kd3 Qf1+ 59. Kd2 Qxh3 60. Ke2 Qg3 61. Kd2 h3 62. Kc2 h2 63. Kd2 Qf4+ 64. Kc2 Qf3 65. Kd2 Kb3 66. Kc1 h1=Q+ 67. Kd2 Qhd1#) 1/2-1/2