[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.10.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Tomlinson, Darryl"] [Black "Van Doren, Jonathan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "1091"] [BlackElo "1356"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A20: English Opening: 1...e5} 1. c4 e5 2. e3 Nf6 3. a3 {last book move} d6 4. Be2 (4. Nc3 Nc6 $11) 4... Be7 5. Nc3 a6 {Secures b5} (5... O-O 6. Nf3 $11) 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. d3 {Consolidates e4} Nc6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 {White has new doubled pawns: d3+d5} Na7 11. Nf3 e4 (11... c6 $5 $11 {should be investigated more closely}) 12. dxe4 $14 Bxe4 13. Ra2 (13. Bd3 $5 f5 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Nd4 $14) 13... Bf6 $11 14. Bxf6 (14. Bd3 $5 Bxb2 15. Bxe4 Bc3+ 16. Nd2 $11) 14... Qxf6 $15 15. O-O Qf5 (15... Nb5 $5 16. Bxb5 axb5 $17) 16. Rd2 $11 Nb5 {Black threatens to win material: Nb5xa3} 17. Nd4 Qg5 18. Bf3 {White threatens to win material: Bf3xe4} Nc3 $4 {a transit from better to worse} ( 18... Bxd5 $142 {and Black has air to breath} 19. a4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Rab8 $15) 19. Qa1 $16 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Qf6 21. Rc1 Ne4 22. Qxf6 gxf6 $2 ( 22... Nxf6 $142 23. Rxc7 Rac8 $16) 23. Rd4 $18 Nc5 24. b4 Nb3 (24... Na4 25. Rxc7 Rfc8 $18) 25. Rg4+ Kh8 26. Rxc7 (26. Rb1 {might be the shorter path} Nc5 27. bxc5 dxc5 28. Rxb7 Rfb8 29. Rxb8+ Rxb8 $18) 26... Rac8 (26... b5 27. h3 a5 28. Rc3 axb4 29. axb4 (29. Rxb3 $6 bxa3 30. Rb1 Rfc8 $18) 29... Ra1+ 30. Kh2 $18) 27. Rxc8 (27. Rgc4 $142 {ends the debate} Rxc7 28. Rxc7 $18) 27... Rxc8 28. h3 (28. g3 $142 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Rd1 $18) 28... Na1 $2 (28... Rc1+ $142 29. Kh2 Rd1 $18) 29. a4 (29. Rf4 {makes it even easier for White} Kg7 $18) 29... Nc2 30. b5 (30. Nh4 $142 {and White can already relax} b5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Nf5 $18 ) 30... axb5 31. axb5 Rc5 32. b6 Rb5 (32... Rxd5 33. Ra4 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rb1 $18) 33. Rc4 Nb4 $4 {the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end} (33... Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Nb4 $18) 34. Nd4 Rxb6 (34... Rxd5 {is no salvation} 35. Rxb4 Ra5 $18) 35. Nf5 (35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Nf5+ Kg6 37. Ne7+ Kh5 38. g4+ Kh4 39. Kg2 f5 40. Rg8 fxg4 41. Nf5+ Kh5 42. hxg4#) 35... Nxd5 $4 {an oversight. But Black was lost anyway.} (35... h5 36. Rc8+ Kh7 $18) 36. Rc8# 1-0