[Event "Game in 90 #6"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.11.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Baudendistel, Jeff"] [Black "Horobetz, Graham"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A35"] [WhiteElo "1445"] [BlackElo "1894"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A35: Symmetrical English: 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 Nf3} 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O {last book move} e5 7. e4 (7. d4 cxd4 8. exd4 exd4 $11) 7... Nge7 8. d3 h6 {Consolidates g5} 9. a3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} O-O 10. Rb1 a5 11. Bd2 f5 12. Na4 Bd7 13. Qb3 {White threatens to win material: Qb3xb7} Kh7 14. Nb6 (14. Rfe1 g5 15. Nb6 g4 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 $15) 14... fxe4 (14... a4 $5 15. Qb5 Nd4 16. Qxd7 Nxe2+ 17. Kh1 Qxd7 18. Nxd7 Rf7 $17) 15. Nxd7 $11 (15. dxe4 $2 {would be great except for} Rxf3 {Deflection: f3} 16. Bxf3 Nd4 $19) 15... exf3 $2 (15... Rxf3 $142 {would keep Black alive} 16. Nb6 Nd4 $11) 16. Nxf8+ $18 Qxf8 17. Bxf3 Rb8 (17... Nd4 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qe4 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 $18) 18. Bc3 Nd4 (18... Qd8 19. Be4 $18) 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Qd1 (20. Rbe1 {might be the shorter path} Qd8 $18) 20... b5 21. cxb5 Rxb5 22. b3 (22. Qa4 {makes it even easier for White} Qb8 $18) 22... Qb8 (22... Be5 23. g3 $18) 23. Qe2 Be5 24. Qc2 Kg7 25. g3 h5 26. Bg2 Nf5 (26... Qc8 27. Qc4 Rb6 28. h4 $18 ) 27. Qc4 h4 (27... Qe8 28. Qa4 $18) 28. Be4 (28. Qe6 $5 {seems even better} Rb7 29. Bxb7 Qxb7 $18) 28... a4 (28... Rb7 29. g4 d5 30. Bxd5 Bxh2+ 31. Kh1 $18 ) 29. Bxf5 (29. Qxa4 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Bf6 $18) 29... gxf5 30. f4 Bf6 31. Qd5 (31. Qxa4 {seems even better} Rb7 32. Rfe1 Rc7 $18) 31... Rxb3 32. Rxb3 axb3 33. Rb1 (33. Qxf5 Qe8 34. gxh4 c4 35. dxc4 Qe3+ 36. Kg2 d3 $18) 33... b2 $2 (33... Qe8 34. Qxf5 (34. Rxb3 $143 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Kh3 Qg4+ 37. Kg2 Qe2+ 38. Kh3 Qg4+ 39. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) (34. Qxb3 $143 Qe3+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Kh3 Qg4+ 37. Kg2 Qe2+ 38. Kg1 Qe3+ 39. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 34... c4 35. Kf1 hxg3 36. hxg3 $11) 34. gxh4 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (34. Qxf5 {and White can already relax} Qb3 35. Qd7+ Kf8 36. Qxd6+ Kg7 37. Qd7+ Kh6 $18) 34... c4 $2 (34... Qe8 $142 $5 35. Kh1 Qe3 36. Qg2+ Kf7 37. Qxb2 Bxh4 38. Qb3+ Kf6 $18) 35. dxc4 (35. Qxc4 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} d5 36. Qxd5 Qxf4 37. Qb7+ Kh6 38. Rxb2 Qe3+ 39. Kg2 Qxd3 $18) 35... Qb3 36. Kh1 Qd3 37. Rg1+ $4 {a weak move, ruining a winning position} (37. Qg2+ $142 Kh6 38. Qxb2 Qe4+ 39. Kg1 Bxh4 40. Rf1 $18) 37... Kh6 $19 38. Qg2 (38. a4 b1=Q 39. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 40. Kg2 Qc2+ 41. Kf3 Qd1+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 43. Kg1 d3 44. Qxd6 Kg7 45. a5 d2 46. Qd7+ Be7 47. Qxe7+ Qxe7 48. Kg2 Qe2+ 49. Kg3 d1=N 50. a6 Qg4#) 38... Qe4 39. a4 (39. Qxe4 {there is nothing better in the position} fxe4 40. Kg2 $19) 39... b1=Q 40. Rxb1 (40. c5 {doesn't change anything anymore} Qbc2 41. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 42. Rg2 d3 43. cxd6 d2 44. h3 d1=Q+ 45. Kh2 Qxf4+ 46. Rg3 Bxh4 47. d7 Qxg3#) 40... Qxb1+ 41. Qg1 Qxg1+ (41... Qe4+ 42. Qg2 d3 43. Kg1 Bd4+ 44. Kf1 Qxf4+ 45. Qf3 Qxf3+ 46. Ke1 Qe2#) 42. Kxg1 d3 43. Kf2 d2 (43... Bd4+ $142 $5 { might be the shorter path} 44. Kf1 Bc3 45. a5 Bxa5 46. Kf2 $19) 44. Ke2 Bc3 0-1