[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.25"] [Round "3"] [White "O'Bar, Sam"] [Black "Baudendistel, Jeff"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1782"] [BlackElo "1529"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. d3 Nc6 {last book move} 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 (5... exd5 6. Ne2 $15) 6. Nf3 $11 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 (7. c3 Be7 $11) 7... O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 8. O-O Bxd2 9. Qxd2 Qf6 10. d4 Bd7 (10... Rd8 11. Re1 $11) 11. Nc3 $14 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qd8 ( 12... Qf5 13. Rad1 $14) 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Ne5 c6 15. Qb4 Rb8 16. c4 Be8 17. Qa3 f6 18. Bh3 (18. Nd3 $142 $16) 18... fxe5 $15 19. dxe5 {Black wins a piece.} Qb6 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (19... Qc7 $142 {would be a reprieve} 20. Bxe6+ Bf7 $17) 20. Qxe7 $18 Bf7 21. Bxe6 Bxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Qd6 Rbd8 (23... Rfe8 24. b3 Rbd8 25. c5 Rxd6 26. cxb6 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 axb6 28. Rd7 $18) 24. Qa3 Rxf2 (24... Rde8 $18) 25. Rxf2 (25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Rxf2 $18) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Kg2 h5 (26... h6 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 27. e6 c5 28. e7 $18) 27. Qf3 Qd8 (27... Qd4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 28. Qxh5+ Kg8 29. Qf7+ Kh7 30. Rf5 Rd2+ 31. Kh3 $18) 28. Qxh5+ Kg8 29. Qf7+ Kh7 30. Rf5 (30. e6 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Re1 31. Rf4 b5 $18) 30... Rd2+ 31. Kh3 1-0