[Event "Pawn Power Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.04.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Parvahareddy, Rohith"] [Black "Baudendistel, Jeff"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "1186"] [BlackElo "1496"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves} 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 d6 {last book move} 4. h3 Be7 5. Bc4 O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 6. O-O c6 {Controls b5} 7. d3 Nbd7 8. d4 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} b5 {Black threatens to win material: b5xc4} 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qf3 Nd7 (12... Qc7 13. Bg5 $11) 13. Qg3 $14 f6 {Secures g5} (13... Bc5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 $14) 14. Bh6 { White has a mate threat} Rf7 15. Be2 g6 {Consolidates h5} 16. a4 a6 17. axb5 ( 17. Rfd1 Qe8 $16) 17... cxb5 (17... axb5 18. Bg4 Bf8 19. Be3 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 $14) 18. Rad1 Bf8 19. Bxf8 (19. Be3 Rc8 $16) 19... Qxf8 $14 20. Bg4 {White threatens to win material: Bg4xd7} Nc5 21. b4 Nxe4 (21... h5 22. bxc5 hxg4 23. Qxg4 $14) 22. Nxe4 f5 $2 (22... Bxe4 $142 23. Be6 Re8 $16) 23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24. Nd6 Bc8 (24... Rb8 25. Nxf5 Qxf5 26. Rfe1 $18) 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 26. Qxe5 Rc8 ( 26... Re8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 27. Qd5+ Qf7 28. Qc6 $18) 27. c3 (27. Rfe1 {makes it even easier for White} Qxb4 28. g4 Qf8 $18) 27... Qg7 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rd6 (29. g4 $142 $5 {seems even better} Be6 30. Rd6 Bf7 $18) 29... Rxc3 30. Rxa6 Bd3 $2 (30... Rb3 $18) 31. Rd1 Rb3 32. Ra7+ Kh6 (32... Kf6 {does not solve anything} 33. Rxh7 Ke6 34. Re1+ Kf6 35. Re3 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 $18) 33. Rd7 (33. f4 $142 {might be the shorter path} g5 34. Rd7 Bc2 35. R7d6+ Bg6 36. fxg5+ Kxg5 37. R6d5+ Kf4 38. Rf1+ Ke4 39. Rxb5 Rb2 $18) 33... Bc4 34. Re7 Rxb4 35. Rdd7 Rb1+ (35... Kg5 36. Rxh7 Rb1+ 37. Kh2 $18) 36. Kh2 Rb3 $4 { the final mistake, not that it matters anymore} (36... Kg5 37. h4+ $1 {the end, the rest is history} Kf6 38. Rxh7 $18) 37. Rxh7+ (37. f4 Bg8 38. g4 Rb2+ 39. Kg3 Rb3+ 40. Kh4 Rxh3+ 41. Kxh3 b4 42. g5+ Kh5 43. Rxh7+ Bxh7 44. Rxh7#) 37... Kg5 $18 38. h4+ Kf5 39. h5 (39. Rd8 $142 $18 {might be the shorter path}) 39... Be6 $4 {terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game?} (39... gxh5 40. Rxh5+ Ke4 41. Re7+ Kd4 42. g4 $18) 40. Rd8 (40. Rd6 $142 $18 {makes it even easier for White}) 40... b4 (40... gxh5 41. Rxh5+ Kg6 42. Rc5 $18) 41. hxg6 (41. h6 $142 {secures victory} Rc3 42. Re7 $18) 41... Kxg6 42. Rh4 Rb2 43. f3 (43. Rd6 {and White can already relax} Kg5 44. Kg3 Rb3+ 45. f3 Bf5 $18) 43... b3 44. Rb8 (44. Rd6 {seems even better} Re2 $18) 44... Re2 45. Re4 Rxe4 46. fxe4 Kg5 (46... Kf6 47. Rb5 Bc4 $18) 47. Kg3 Bf7 (47... Bc4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 48. Rb4 Bg8 49. Rb6 $18) 48. Rb5+ Kf6 49. Kf4 1-0