[Event "Reserve 2009"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.01.09"] [Round "1"] [White "McGee, Daniel"] [Black "Hamelrath, Ed"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "1384"] [BlackElo "1781"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A06: Réti Opening:1 Nf3 d5} 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Be2 {last book move} Bxf3 5. Bxf3 e5 6. Bb2 {White threatens to win material: Bb2xe5} Bd6 7. Nc3 c6 {Covers b5} 8. d4 (8. e4 $5 $11 {should be examined more closely}) 8... Nbd7 $17 9. g3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rac1 Re7 (12... e4 13. Bg2 $15) 13. Ne2 $15 exd4 14. Nxd4 Ne4 {Black threatens to win material: Ne4xd2} (14... Ree8 15. Rfd1 $11) 15. Qe2 $14 g6 {Secures f5+h5} (15... Nef6 $5 $14 {is an interesting alternative}) 16. c4 $16 dxc4 (16... Qb6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Rfd1 $16 ) 17. Rxc4 Rd8 $2 (17... f5 18. Nb5 Qb8 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Rd1 $16) 18. Nb5 (18. Bxe4 $142 {might be the shorter path} Nb6 19. Nf5 Nxc4 20. Nxe7+ (20. Qxc4 $6 gxf5 21. Bxf5 Be5 $11) 20... Qxe7 21. Qxc4 $18) 18... Qb8 (18... Qb6 19. Rxe4 ( 19. Bxe4 $6 cxb5 20. Rd4 Bc5 $11) (19. Nxd6 $6 Nxd6 20. Ra4 Ne5 $16) 19... Qxb5 20. Qxb5 cxb5 21. Rd4 $16) 19. Nxd6 (19. Rxe4 cxb5 20. Rxe7 Bxe7 21. Qxb5 a6 22. Qxb7 Qxb7 23. Bxb7 Nc5 $18) 19... Nxd6 20. Rd4 Nf5 21. Rd2 Ne5 22. Bg2 Qc8 (22... Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Qe8 24. Qa5 $18) 23. Rxd8+ (23. e4 Ng7 $18) 23... Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qa5 (24... Qb6 25. Bh3 Nh6 26. e4 $18) 25. f4 (25. Bh3 $5 Qc7 $18) 25... Nd7 26. e4 Qc5+ 27. Qf2 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Ng7 29. f5 (29. e5 Ne6 $18) 29... Nh5 $2 (29... Ne8 $142 $16) 30. g4 $18 Nhf6 31. g5 Ng4+ 32. Kg3 {White prepares the advance f6} gxf5 33. exf5 Re2 (33... h5 34. Bf3 f6 35. Bxg4 hxg4 $18) 34. Rxd7 (34. Kxg4 $6 {is impossible} Rxg2+ 35. Kf4 Rxb2 36. Rxd7 Rxh2 37. Rxb7 a5 $14) 34... Rxb2 35. f6 (35. Kxg4 $6 {is a useless try} Rxg2+ 36. Kf4 Rxh2 $14) 35... h6 (35... Rxg2+ {is one last hope} 36. Kxg2 h6 $18) 36. Rd8+ (36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Be4#) (36. Kxg4 $6 {is easily refuted} Rxg2+ 37. Kh3 Rxa2 38. gxh6 Rb2 $11) 1-0