[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.01.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Smith, Aaron"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A53"] [WhiteElo "1988"] [BlackElo "1848"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A53: Old Indian Defence without Nf3} 1. d4 d6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e4 { last book move} Qc7 5. f4 e5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. f5 {White wins space} (9. Rb1 $5 $11) 9... exd4 $15 10. Nxd4 {White has a new backward pawn: e4. Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} Ne5 { A valuable piece} 11. Kh1 b6 12. Qe1 {Black has a cramped position} Bb7 { White has an active position} 13. Qg3 Kh8 14. Bf4 Nfd7 {White has a very active position} 15. Rad1 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} (15... Rfe8 16. b4 $11) 16. h3 {Secures g4} (16. f6 Nxf6 17. Nf5 Rg8 $14) 16... c5 (16... Bf6 $142 $5 $15 {might be a viable alternative}) 17. Nf3 $14 Nxf3 18. Rxf3 (18. gxf3 Ne5 $16) 18... Ne5 $14 19. Bxe5 {White has a mate threat} dxe5 {Black has the pair of bishops.} 20. Rfd3 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ (22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qd6 $11) 22... Bxd8 23. Qd3 Bc6 24. Nd5 {The knight dominates} Qd7 25. Qc3 f6 26. b4 h6 (26... Be7 $5 27. Qa3 cxb4 28. Qxa6 Bc5 29. Nxb6 Qb7 30. Qxb7 Bxb7 $11) 27. bxc5 $14 bxc5 28. Qa3 {White threatens to win material: Qa3xc5} Qa7 29. Qd3 Qb7 30. Nb4 Qxb4 $4 (30... Be7 $142 {this is the best way to fight back} 31. Nxc6 Qxc6 $14) 31. Qxd8+ Kh7 32. Bh5 (32. Bh5 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Qg1+ 34. Kxg1 g6 35. fxg6+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38. Qf8#) 1-0