[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2003.02.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Sansom"] [Black "Pillai"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D53"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] {D53: Queen's Gambit Declined: 4 Bg5 Be7: Early deviations} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 {last book move} 7. Nxd5 exd5 8. Nf3 {White's piece can't move: f1} O-O 9. e3 Bg4 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O c5 (11... c6 {should be investigated more closely}) 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Nd4 { The knight is not easily driven from d4} Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nf6 15. Rfc1 {White threatens to win material: Rc1xc5} Qb6 16. Rc2 Rac8 17. Rac1 Rxc2 18. Rxc2 Re8 (18... a6 19. a3) 19. Qb5 Qxb5 20. Nxb5 a6 (20... h6 21. Rc7) 21. Nd6 Rb8 22. Rc8+ (22. Nxb7 Kf8 23. Nc5) 22... Rxc8 {Black has a mate threat} 23. Nxc8 b5 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Ke2 Ke8 26. Nd6+ Ke7 {Black threatens to win material: Ke7xd6} 27. Nf5+ {White forks: e7+g7} Kf8 28. f3 { Consolidates e4+g4} g6 {Black threatens to win material: g6xf5} 29. Nd4 Ke7 30. Kd3 Kd6 31. Nb3 (31. b4 Nd7) 31... Ne8 32. Kd4 Nc7 (32... Ng7 33. g4 h5 $11) 33. Nc5 h5 (33... Ne6+ 34. Nxe6 fxe6) 34. Nb7+ Ke6 (34... Kd7 35. Kc5) 35. Kc5 Kd7 36. Kb6 Ne6 (36... h4 37. Nc5+ Kc8 38. Nxa6 $18) 37. Kxa6 (37. Nc5+ Kd6 38. b4 Ng7 39. Kxa6 Nf5 40. Kxb5 Nxe3) 37... Kc6 (37... d4 38. exd4 Nxd4 39. b4) 38. Na5+ (38. b4 Nc7+ 39. Ka7 d4 40. exd4 Nd5) 38... Kc5 39. Nb3+ (39. a3 b4 40. Nb7+ Kc6 41. axb4 Nc7+ 42. Ka7 Nb5+ 43. Kb8) 39... Kc4 40. Nc1 (40. Kb6 h4) 40... b4 ( 40... Nc5+ 41. Ka5 Nd3 42. Nxd3 Kxd3 43. Kxb5 Kxe3 44. a4) 41. Ka5 (41. Kb6 $142) 41... Nc5 (41... h4 {the rescuing straw}) 42. b3+ Kc3 43. Ne2+ Kd2 44. Nf4 Kxe3 45. Nxd5+ Kf2 46. Kxb4 Ne6 {the pressure is too much, Black crumbles} (46... Nd7 47. a4 Kxg2) 47. a4 Kxg2 (47... Nd4 { doesn't get the bull off the ice} 48. Ne7 Ne6 49. a5) 48. a5 Kxh2 (48... Nd4 {is not the saving move} 49. a6) 49. a6 Nd4 50. Kc5 (50. Kc4 {and White can already relax} Nxf3 51. a7 Kh3) 50... Nxb3+ 51. Kd6 Nd4 52. Nc3 Nxf3 (52... Nf5+ {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 53. Kd7) 53. a7 g5 ( 53... f6 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 54. a8=Q Kg3 55. Ne4+ Kg4 56. Nxf6+ Kg3 57. Qe4) 54. a8=Q g4 (54... Kg3 {there is nothing else anyway} 55. Qd5 f6) 55. Qa2+ Kg3 56. Ne2+ Kh3 57. Qxf7 h4 58. Qf4 Nh2 (58... Kg2 {does not improve anything} 59. Qxg4+ Kf2 60. Nf4 Ng1 61. Qxh4+ Ke3 62. Nd5+ Ke2 63. Qh2+ Kf1 64. Qf4+ Ke1 65. Qe3+ Kd1 66. Qxg1+ Ke2 67. Qe3+ Kf1 68. Qf3+ Ke1 69. Nc3 Kd2 70. Ne4+ Kc1 71. Qc3+ Kb1 72. Nd2+ Ka2 73. Qb3+ Ka1 74. Qa3#) 59. Qf2 Nf3 (59... g3 {does not win a prize} 60. Ng1+ Kg4 61. Qe2+ Kg5 62. Nh3+ Kh6 63. Qe3+ Kh7 64. Ng5+ Kg6 65. Ne6 Nf3 66. Qxf3 g2 67. Qg4+ Kf6 68. Qg5+ Kf7 69. Qg7+ Ke8 70. Qd7#) 60. Nf4# 1-0