[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.02.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Horobetz, Graham"] [Black "Reddy, Nishit"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1905"] [BlackElo "1783"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "148"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5 {last book move} d4 7. a3 Bxa3 (7... Ba5 {would allow Black to play on} 8. b4 dxc3 9. bxa5 Nf6) 8. Rxa3 (8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Qxd4 Qe7+ 10. Nge2 Bxc5 11. Qxg7 Qf6) 8... dxc3 9. Rxc3 Be6 10. Bb5+ (10. Ne2 Nf6) 10... Nc6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qd6 (12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Ra3) 12... Qxd6 13. cxd6 {Black king safety improved} Bd5 14. Nf3 Kd7 (14... O-O-O 15. Ra3) 15. Bf4 f6 16. O-O g5 17. Bg3 h5 (17... Nh6 18. Nd4 Nf7 19. Ra3) 18. h3 (18. h4 gxh4 19. Nxh4 Nh6) 18... Nh6 19. Nd4 f5 (19... h4 20. Bh2 Nf7 21. Nf5) 20. Be5 Rh7 (20... Rhb8 21. Bg7 Nf7 22. Nxf5 Be4 $18) 21. Nb5 {makes life more difficult} (21. Nb3 {it becomes clear that White will call all the shots}) 21... Nf7 {Black threatens to win material: Nf7xe5} (21... Ke6 22. Nc7+ Rxc7 23. dxc7 Kxe5) 22. Nc7 { White threatens to win material: Nc7xa8} Rb8 {solves nothing} (22... Nxe5 $142 23. Nxa8 Kxd6) 23. Nxd5 cxd5 (23... Nxe5 {there is nothing better in the position} 24. Nf6+ Kxd6 25. Nxh7 g4 26. Rd1+ Kc7) 24. Rc7+ Ke8 25. d7+ (25. Bf6 {finishes off the opponent} Kf8 26. d7) 25... Kd8 26. Rxa7 {forfeits the advantage.} (26. Bh2 Rxb2 27. Rxa7) 26... Nxe5 $19 27. Rd1 Rxd7 28. Rxd7+ (28. Ra6 Rxb2 29. Rf6 d4 30. Rxf5 Nf7) 28... Kxd7 (28... Nxd7 29. Rxd5 Rxb2 30. Rxf5 Rxc2 31. Rxg5) 29. Rxd5+ Ke6 30. Ra5 Rxb2 31. Ra6+ Kd5 32. Ra5+ Kd6 33. Ra6+ Nc6 34. Ra8 Ne7 (34... Nd4 { keeps an even firmer grip} 35. Rd8+ Ke5 36. Re8+ Kf6 37. c4) 35. Ra6+ (35. Rh8 h4 (35... Rxc2 36. Rxh5 Rc1+ 37. Kh2)) 35... Ke5 36. Ra5+ Kf6 37. Ra6+ Kg7 38. Ra7 Kf7 39. Rc7 Rb6 40. Rd7 Rc6 41. Rd2 Ng6 42. g3 (42. Kh2 Rc5) 42... Ne5 43. Kg2 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. Kf1 Nf3 46. Re2 Nd4 47. Rd2 Nxc2 48. Rd3 Ke6 49. f3 Rd6 50. Rc3 Nd4 51. fxg4 (51. f4 {does not solve anything} Nf3) 51... fxg4 52. Kf2 Kd5 53. Ke3 (53. Ra3 {is no salvation} Rf6+ 54. Kg2 Ke4) 53... Rf6 54. Rc8 (54. Kd2 {does not win a prize} Rf1 ) 54... Rf3+ 55. Kd2 Rxg3 56. Rd8+ (56. Ke1 {is not much help} Rg2 57. Kf1 Ra2 $19) 56... Ke5 (56... Ke4 {might be the shorter path} 57. Re8+ Kf4 58. Rf8+ Nf5 59. Ra8 Rg2+ 60. Kd3) 57. Ke1 (57. Re8+ {does not save the day} Kf4 58. Rf8+ Nf5) 57... Rg2 58. Kf1 (58. Re8+ {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Kf4 59. Kd1 Ra2) 58... Ra2 (58... Rh2 {seems even better} 59. Rg8 Kf4 60. Rf8+ Nf5 61. Ke1) 59. Rd7 (59. Rg8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Kf4 60. Rf8+ Nf5) 59... Ne6 60. Rb7 (60. Rd3 Kf4 61. Rd6 Ng5 62. Rd4+ Ne4) 60... Kf4 (60... g3 61. Rb3 Kf4 62. Rxg3 Kxg3 63. Ke1 Nd4 64. Kd1 Ne2 65. Ke1 Nc3 66. Kf1 Ra1#) 61. Rb4+ (61. Rf7+ {doesn't change anything anymore} Ke3 62. Re7 Kf3) 61... Kg3 (61... Kg5 {makes it even easier for Black} 62. Rb5+ Kh4 63. Rb6) 62. Rb3+ (62. Ke1 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Kh3 63. Rb3+ g3) 62... Kh2 (62... Kh4 63. Rb4 Kh3 64. Rb3+ g3 65. Re3 Kh2 66. Re5 g2+ 67. Ke1 g1=Q#) 63. Rb8 Ng5 64. Rg8 (64. Rh8+ Nh3 65. Rb8 g3 66. Rb2+ Rxb2 67. Ke1 g2 68. Kd1 g1=Q#) 64... g3 65. Rh8+ Nh3 66. Ke1 (66. Rh6 { cannot undo what has already been done} g2+ 67. Ke1 g1=Q#) 66... g2 67. Rf8 (67. Rg8 g1=Q+ 68. Rxg1 Nxg1 69. Kd1 Ne2 70. Ke1 Kg1 71. Kd1 Kg2 72. Ke1 Nd4 73. Kd1 Nb3 74. Ke1 Kf3 75. Kd1 Ke3 76. Ke1 Ra1#) 67... g1=Q+ 68. Rf1 Ra1+ ( 68... Qe3+ 69. Kd1 Qd2#) 69. Kd2 (69. Ke2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Qg4+ 70. Rf3 Qc4+ 71. Rd3 Ra2+ 72. Ke1 Qe4+ 73. Re3 Qb1#) 69... Qxf1 (69... Qd4+ 70. Kc2 Ra2+ 71. Kb3 Rb2+ 72. Ka3 Qb4#) 70. Kc3 Qf4 71. Kb2 ( 71. Kd3 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Nf2+ 72. Kc3 Ra3+ 73. Kb2 Qb4+ 74. Kc1 Qc3+ 75. Kb1 Ra1#) 71... Qc1+ 72. Kb3 Rb1+ 73. Ka4 Qc4+ 74. Ka3 (74. Ka5 {cannot change destiny} Qb5#) 74... Qb3# 0-1