[Event "Friday Night Tornado!"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.03.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Horobetz, Graham"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1846"] [BlackElo "1707"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. c3 Ne7 6. Nf3 Nbc6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Re1 Qd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 O-O-O {last book move. Black castles and improves king safety} 11. Qa4 (11. b4 Ng6 12. Qc2 Nf4 $14) 11... f6 {Controls e5+g5} (11... Kb8 $142 $5 $11 {must be considered}) 12. b4 $16 Kb8 $2 (12... Bg6 $142 13. Be2 a6 $16) 13. Qb3 $4 {Loses material. throws away a nice position} (13. b5 $142 $18 {and White wins}) 13... Rde8 $11 14. Bb2 (14. Kh1 Ng6 $15) 14... g5 15. b5 Nd8 (15... Na5 $5 {is worthy of consideration} 16. Qa4 b6 $15) 16. c4 $14 g4 17. hxg4 Qxg4 18. c5 {White threatens to win material: c5xd6} Rhg8 {Black has a mate threat} 19. Bf1 Bf4 20. c6 (20. b6 Ndc6 $11) 20... Bxd2 (20... Ne6 $142 21. Rxe6 Qxe6 $17) 21. Nxd2 $14 {White has the pair of bishops} Qg5 (21... Ne6 22. cxb7 Nxd4 23. Qd3 $11) 22. Nf3 $16 Bxf3 (22... Qf5 $5 23. Nh2 Ne6 $14) 23. Qxf3 h5 24. cxb7 h4 (24... Nxb7 $5 25. Re6 Nf5 26. Qxd5 h4 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $16) 25. Bc1 $18 Qg7 (25... Qf5 26. Bf4 Kxb7 27. Rac1 $18) 26. Bf4 Ng6 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. a4 $4 {gives the opponent counterplay} (28. Bh2 {seems even better} Nxb7 29. Qxd5 Rd8 $18) 28... Re4 $4 {strolling merrily down the path to disaster} (28... Nxf4 $142 29. Qxf4 Nxb7 $16) 29. Bh2 $18 Rxd4 (29... h3 30. Rc1 hxg2 $18) 30. Rc1 {White threatens to win material: Rc1xc7} (30. b6 {might be the shorter path} axb6 31. a5 bxa5 $18 (31... Kxb7 32. axb6 Nc6 33. Qa3 $18)) 30... Ne6 $4 (30... Ne5 $142 {saving the game} 31. Qc3 Rxa4 $14) 31. a5 $18 Ngf4 (31... Ne5 {what else?} 32. Bxe5 fxe5 $18) 32. b6 $1 {Decoy: b6} axb6 (32... axb6 33. Bxf4 {Decoy}) (32... cxb6 33. a6 {Combination}) 33. axb6 cxb6 (33... c5 34. Bxf4+ Rxf4 35. Qxd5 Rd4 36. Qxe6 Qd7 37. Qxf6 Kxb7 $18) 34. Qc3 (34. Bxf4+ $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} Rxf4 35. Qa3 Qxb7 36. Qd6+ Qc7 37. Rxc7 Nxc7 38. Qxf4 $18) 34... Qxb7 (34... Rc4 35. Qa3 Kxb7 36. Rxc4 dxc4 37. Qf3+ Ka7 38. Bxf4 (38. Bxc4 $6 Qg5 $11) 38... Nxf4 39. Qxf4 $18) 35. Qe3 Re4 36. Qa3 Nc5 37. Qb2 (37. f3 $142 Ra4 38. Qe3 $18) 37... d4 $4 {another step towards the grave} (37... Qc7 38. Qxf6 Kb7 39. Ra1 $18) 38. Qa2 (38. f3 {and White can already relax} Kc8 39. fxe4 Nfe6 $18) 38... Qg7 $4 {leads to further unpleasantness} (38... d3 $142 39. Qg8+ Ka7 40. Ra1+ Na4 41. Bxf4 Rxf4 42. Bxd3 h3 $18) 39. Qb1 {White pins: Qb1xb6} (39. f3 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Re5 40. Bxf4 $18) 39... Kc7 $4 (39... Ka7 $142 $11 {was a good chance to save the game}) 40. Rxc5+ $1 { Decoy: e5} bxc5 (40... Kd7 {is not the saving move} 41. Bxf4 Re5 42. Qxb6 Ke8 43. Bxe5 Qd7 44. Bb5 Kf7 45. Qxf6+ Kg8 46. Bxd7 h3 47. Qg7#) 41. Qxe4 1-0