[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.25"] [Round "2"] [White "Baudendistel, Jeff"] [Black "Sytnytskyy, Oleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1529"] [BlackElo "1360"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 Nc6 5. Nf3 {last book move} Bb4+ 6. Nc3 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} 7. Bd3 h6 { Secures g5} (7... d5 8. e5 Ne4) 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 ( 10... O-O) 11. Qb3 (11. d5 Ne7 12. Re1) 11... O-O 12. a4 Rb8 {Black has a cramped position} 13. Rac1 Na5 {Black threatens to win material: Na5xb3} 14. Qc2 Nc6 15. b4 {Black has a cramped position} (15. Ne5 Qe7 16. Nxc6 Bxc6) 15... Rc8 16. Qb1 d5 17. e5 {White wins space} Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 {Opposite coloured bishops appeared} Na5 20. Qg4 (20. Qe3 $142 {would allow White to play on} Nb3 21. Rcd1) 20... Nb3 21. Rc2 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nxd4 {White king safety dropped} 23. Rd2 {White threatens to win material: Rd2xd4} (23. Qxd4 Qxd4) 23... Rxc3 24. Rxd4 Qa8 {Black threatens to win material: Qa8xf3} 25. Kg2 {White king safety dropped} Ra3 26. b5 {White gains space} Kh8 (26... a6 27. Rd6) 27. Rfd1 g5 (27... Rc3 { was a good chance to save the game}) 28. Rd7 (28. Qh5 {might be the shorter path} Kg7 29. h4 Qxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Rxf3 31. Kxf3 Kg6) 28... Kg7 (28... a6 29. bxa6 Qc6) 29. R1d6 (29. h4 Kh8 30. Qh5 Qxf3+ 31. Qxf3 Rxf3 32. Kxf3 gxh4 33. Rxa7) 29... Re8 (29... Qe8 {is still a small chance} 30. Rxa7 Ra2) 30. Qh5 Rf8 (30... Rxf3 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 31. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 32. Kxf3) 31. Rxe6 Qxf3+ 32. Qxf3 Rxf3 33. Kxf3 Rc8 34. Rxa7 ( 34. Rf6 {keeps an even firmer grip} Kg8 35. Rdxf7 Re8 36. Rxa7 h5 37. Rxb6 Rf8+ 38. Rf6 Rb8) 34... Rc3+ 35. Kg4 (35. Kg2 {makes it even easier for White} Rc5 36. Rf6 Rxe5 37. Raxf7+ Kg8 38. Ra7) 35... Kg8 (35... Rc4+ { there is nothing better in the position} 36. Kg3 Rxa4) 36. Rxh6 Rc4+ 37. Kxg5 Rc2 38. f4 Rg2+ 39. Kf6 Rg6+ 40. Rxg6+ Kh8 (40... Kh8 41. Rh6+ Kg8 42. Ra8#) (40... fxg6 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 41. e6 g5 42. e7 Kh7 43. e8=Q+ Kh6 44. fxg5#) 1-0