[Event "48th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.11.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Gray, Donny"] [Black "Turner, Greg"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C68"] [WhiteElo "2139"] [BlackElo "1858"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "141"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {C68: Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, sidelines} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Bxe5 9. Rd1 {last book move} Qf6 10. Qxf6 Nxf6 11. f3 {Prevents intrusion on e4+g4} O-O 12. Nc3 Rfd8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 b6 {Secures c5} 15. g3 {Controls f4} c5 16. Kf1 Kf8 17. Na4 Ke8 18. c3 {Prevents intrusion on d4} Bd6 19. Rd2 Nd7 20. c4 (20. b3 $142 $14 { would keep White alive}) 20... Ne5 $17 21. Ke2 Nxc4 22. Rc2 Nxe3 23. Kxe3 Be5 24. Nc3 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Rd4 26. Rac1 Rad8 27. R1c2 a5 28. Rc1 Rd2 29. R1c2 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Rd1 31. f4 Ke7 32. Ke2 Rh1 33. Kf3 Rd1 34. Ke2 Rd4 35. Ke3 Kd6 36. Rf2 c6 37. h4 b5 38. g4 (38. Rf1 $5 $17) 38... Rd1 $19 39. g5 Rh1 (39... c4 40. e5+ Kd5 41. g6 fxg6 42. Rg2 Rd3+ 43. Ke2 $19) 40. gxh6 (40. e5+ Ke6 41. gxh6 gxh6 $17) 40... gxh6 (40... Rh3+ $5 41. Rf3 Rxf3+ 42. Kxf3 gxh6 $19) 41. e5+ $17 Ke7 42. Rd2 Rxh4 43. Rd6 Rh2 {Black threatens to win material: Rh2xb2} (43... Rh3+ 44. Ke4 Rh2 45. Rxc6 $15) 44. Rxc6 c4 (44... Rxb2 45. Rxc5 Ke6 46. Rc6+ Kd7 47. Rxh6 Rxa2 48. Rf6 $11) 45. a4 {White threatens to win material: a4xb5} (45. f5 Kd7 46. Rd6+ Ke7 $11) 45... Rxb2 (45... bxa4 46. Rxc4 Rxb2 47. Rxa4 Rb3+ 48. Kd2 $15) 46. axb5 $11 Rxb5 47. Rxc4 {Black has a new passed pawn: a5. .} Rb3+ 48. Ke2 Rb4 {Black threatens to win material: Rb4xc4} (48... Rb7 49. Kf3 $17) 49. Rc5 {White threatens to win material: Rc5xa5} Ra4 (49... a4 $142 50. Kf3 f5 51. exf6+ Kxf6 52. Rc6+ Kg7 $11) 50. Rc6 $4 (50. Kf3 Ra1 $11) 50... Ra2+ (50... Rxf4 $142 {finishes off the opponent} 51. Rxh6 Re4+ 52. Kf3 Rxe5 $19) 51. Kf1 ( 51. Kf3 h5 $11) 51... h5 $15 52. f5 a4 (52... Rd2 $142 53. Rc5 Rd4 $11) 53. Kg1 (53. Rc7+ Ke8 54. Rc8+ Kd7 55. e6+ Ke7 (55... Kxc8 56. exf7 Kd7 57. f8=Q $18) 56. Rc7+ Ke8 57. Rc8+ Ke7 58. Rc7+ Ke8 59. Rc8+ Ke7 $11) 53... a3 (53... Re2 54. f6+ Ke8 $15) 54. Kh1 $4 (54. Rc7+ Kd8 55. Ra7 Re2 $11) 54... h4 (54... Rb2 $142 {and Black has prevailed} 55. Rc7+ Ke8 56. Rc8+ Kd7 $19) 55. Ra6 $11 h3 { Don't underestimate that pawn} 56. Ra7+ Ke8 57. Ra8+ Ke7 58. Ra7+ {Twofold repetition} Kf8 59. f6 {White has a mate threat} Kg8 $4 {forfeits the clear win } (59... Ke8 $142 $11 {was necessary}) 60. Ra8+ $18 Kh7 61. e6 $1 {an unexpected blow} fxe6 (61... Kg6 {what else?} 62. e7 Re2 $18) 62. f7 Rf2 63. f8=Q Rxf8 64. Rxf8 Kg6 (64... Kh6 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 65. Ra8 e5 66. Rxa3 Kg5 67. Kh2 Kh5 68. Kxh3 Kh6 69. Kg4 Kg6 70. Rf3 Kg7 71. Kf5 Kh7 72. Kf6 Kg8 73. Re3 Kh7 74. Rxe5 Kg8 75. Rh5 Kf8 76. Rh8#) 65. Kh2 a2 (65... Kh6 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 66. Ra8 e5 67. Kxh3 Kg6 68. Kg4 a2 69. Rxa2 Kg7 70. Kf5 Kf7 71. Ra7+ Kf8 72. Ke4 Kg8 73. Kxe5 Kf8 74. Ke6 Kg8 75. Kf6 Kh8 76. Kg6 Kg8 77. Ra8#) 66. Ra8 Kf5 (66... Kg5 {is not the saving move} 67. Rxa2 Kg4 68. Ra4+ Kh5 69. Kxh3 Kg5 70. Rg4+ Kf5 71. Kg3 Ke5 72. Ra4 Kf6 73. Kf4 e5+ 74. Kg4 Ke6 75. Ra7 Kd5 76. Rd7+ Kc6 77. Rg7 Kd5 78. Kf5 Kd6 79. Rg6+ Kd5 80. Rg3 Kd4 81. Rg4+ Kd5 82. Ra4 Kd6 83. Ke4 Kc6 84. Ra3 Kd6 85. Ra2 Ke6 86. Ra6+ Ke7 87. Ra4 Kf6 88. Ra5 Kg6 89. Rd5 Kf6 90. Rd2 Kg6 91. Rd3 Kg5 92. Rd8 Kg6 93. Rc8 Kg5 94. Kd5 Kg4 95. Rc4+ Kg5 96. Rb4 Kf5 97. Rb8 Kf4 98. Rf8+ Kg3 99. Ke4 Kh4 100. Rd8 Kh3 101. Rd1 Kh2 102. Rd3 Kg2 103. Rd6 Kg3 104. Rd7 Kf2 105. Rh7 Kg3 106. Rg7+ Kh4 107. Kf5 e4 108. Ra7 Kg3 109. Ra3+ Kg2 110. Kf4 Kf1 111. Ke3 Kg1 112. Ra7 Kg2 113. Ke2 Kg3 114. Rf7 Kh3 115. Rf4 e3 116. Rc4 Kh2 117. Re4 Kg2 118. Re8 Kh3 119. Re5 Kg3 120. Rg5+ Kf4 121. Rg8 Kf5 122. Rf8+ Kg4 123. Rf1 Kg5 124. Kf3 Kf6 125. Kf4 Kg6 126. Rg1+ Kf7 127. Re1 Kg7 128. Kf5 Kf7 129. Ke4 Kg7 130. Rb1 Kh7 131. Kd3 Kg6 132. Rf1 Kg5 133. Rf8 Kg4 134. Re8 Kf3 135. Ra8 e2 136. Kd2 Ke4 137. Ra4+ Kf3 138. Ra3+ Kf4 139. Kxe2 Kg4 140. Ra5 Kf4 141. Kd2 Ke4 142. Ra4+ Ke5 143. Kd3 Kf5 144. Ke3 Kf6 145. Ke4 Kg6 146. Ra5 Kh7 147. Kf5 Kg7 148. Ra4 Kf7 149. Ra7+ Ke8 150. Ke5 Kd8 151. Rb7 Ke8 152. Ke6 Kd8 153. Rf7 Kc8 154. Kd6 Kb8 155. Kc6 Ka8 156. Kb6 Kb8 157. Rf8#) 67. Kxh3 e5 68. Kg2 Kf4 (68... a1=R 69. Rxa1 Kf4 70. Kf2 Kg5 71. Rb1 Kf4 72. Rg1 Ke4 73. Rg5 Kd4 74. Kf3 Kd5 75. Rg8 Ke6 76. Ke4 Kf7 77. Rd8 Ke7 78. Rb8 Kf7 79. Rb6 Ke7 80. Kd5 Kf7 81. Rd6 Kg7 82. Ke4 Kf7 83. Rd7+ Kf6 84. Rb7 Kg5 85. Rb8 Kf6 86. Rc8 Kg5 87. Rf8 Kg6 88. Rf5 Kg7 89. Rxe5 Kf6 90. Kf4 Kg6 91. Ra5 Kf6 92. Ra6+ Ke7 93. Ke4 Kf8 94. Ra7 Ke8 95. Ke5 Kd8 96. Rg7 Ke8 97. Ke6 Kd8 98. Rd7+ Kc8 99. Kd6 Kb8 100. Rc7 Ka8 101. Kc6 Kb8 102. Kb6 Ka8 103. Rc8#) 69. Kf1 e4 (69... a1=B {doesn't do any good} 70. Rxa1 Kg5 71. Ke2 Kf6 72. Rf1+ Kg5 73. Ke3 Kg6 74. Ke4 Kg5 75. Rb1 Kg6 76. Rb6+ Kg5 77. Ra6 Kg4 78. Rg6+ Kh4 79. Kf5 Kh5 80. Rd6 e4 81. Rc6 e3 82. Re6 e2 83. Rxe2 Kh6 84. Re7 Kh5 85. Rh7#) 70. Rxa2 (70. Ke2 a1=N 71. Rxa1 Ke5 72. Ke3 Kf5 73. Ra5+ Kg4 74. Ra3 Kh3 75. Kf4+ Kh2 76. Kxe4 Kg2 77. Kf4 Kf2 78. Re3 Kg2 79. Rf3 Kh2 80. Rf2+ Kh1 81. Kg4 Kg1 82. Kg3 Kh1 83. Rf1#) 70... Kf3 71. Ke1 (71. Ke1 e3 72. Ra1 Kg3 73. Ke2 Kf4 74. Ra4+ Kg5 75. Re4 Kh6 76. Rc4 Kh5 77. Kd3 e2 78. Kd2 e1=Q+ 79. Kxe1 Kg5 80. Kd1 Kh5 81. Kd2 Kh6 82. Rc1 Kg6 83. Kc2 Kf5 84. Kb1 Ke4 85. Kb2 Kf3 86. Kb3 Ke2 87. Ra1 Ke3 88. Kc3 Kf4 89. Ra5 Kg4 90. Ra8 Kh4 91. Ra7 Kg4 92. Rf7 Kg5 93. Rf8 Kh6 94. Rf2 Kg7 95. Rh2 Kg6 96. Ra2 Kg5 97. Rd2 Kf6 98. Rd4 Kg7 99. Rd8 Kh6 100. Re8 Kg7 101. Kc2 Kf6 102. Rf8+ Kg7 103. Rf5 Kh6 104. Ra5 Kh7 105. Ra2 Kg8 106. Kd3 Kh8 107. Re2 Kg7 108. Rd2 Kf8 109. Rb2 Kf7 110. Kc2 Kg7 111. Kc3 Kf7 112. Rb3 Kg8 113. Kc4 Kh8 114. Rb2 Kg7 115. Kb3 Kh6 116. Kc3 Kg7 117. Rg2+ Kf7 118. Ra2 Kg6 119. Rc2 Kf6 120. Kc4 Kf5 121. Kd4 Kf6 122. Rc7 Kf5 123. Rf7+ Kg6 124. Rf1 Kg5 125. Rf2 Kg4 126. Rf1 Kg5 127. Rf7 Kg6 128. Rc7 Kf5 129. Rc1) (71. Ra1 e3 72. Ke1 e2 73. Kd2 Kf2 74. Re1 Kf3 75. Rxe2 Kf4 76. Re8 Kg3 77. Kd1 Kf3 78. Rb8 Ke3 79. Rc8 Kd3 80. Kc1 Ke3 81. Rc3+ Ke2 82. Kc2 Kf1 83. Kb3 Ke1 84. Rg3 Ke2 85. Kb4 Kf2 86. Ra3 Kg2 87. Rc3 Kf2 88. Kc4 Kg1 89. Kd3 Kf2 90. Kd2 Kf1 91. Ra3 Kf2 92. Rb3 Kf1 93. Ke3 Kg2 94. Ke2 Kh1 95. Kf1 Kh2 96. Rc3 Kh1 97. Rh3#) 1-0