[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.01.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Beatty, Jonathan"] [Black "Hortillosa, Andres"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1715"] [BlackElo "1958"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A00: Irregular Openings} 1. a3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nf6 {last book move} 4. e3 d5 5. c4 e6 (5... c6 6. Qb3 $11) 6. Nc3 O-O 7. b4 c6 {Secures b5} (7... Nc6 8. Bb2 $11) 8. Bb2 $14 Nbd7 9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. c5 bxc5 12. bxc5 Qc7 13. h3 {Controls g4} (13. Rb1 Rfb8 $14) 13... a5 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15. Kh1 Nh5 16. g4 { White threatens to win material: g4xh5} Nhf6 17. Ne5 $4 {forfeits the advantage } (17. g5 $142 {and White could well hope to play on} Nh5 18. Na4 $14) 17... Nxe5 $17 18. dxe5 Nd7 (18... Qxe5 {is much weaker} 19. Ne4 {Clearance to allow b2-d4} d4 20. Bxd4 $18) 19. Na4 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Rab1 Rab8 22. Rb6 Rbd8 { Black plans d4} (22... Qe7 23. Rfb1 $17) 23. Rfb1 Bc8 24. f4 (24. Qd2 $5 $17) 24... Bg7 $19 25. Ba6 d4 $4 {overlooking an easy win} (25... Bxa6 $142 { and Black can look forward to a comfortable game} 26. Rxa6 Rb8 $19) 26. Rb7 $1 $18 {finishing him off} Bxb7 (26... Qxb7 27. Bxb7) 27. Rxb7 d3 28. Qd2 (28. Rxc7 $2 {looks very tantalising, but} dxe2 29. Bxe2 Rd2 $19) 28... Qc8 29. Nb6 Bc3 (29... Qxb7 30. Bxb7 Re7 31. Ba6 $18) 30. Qd1 (30. Qxc3 $4 {White must leave the bishop standing} Qxb7 $5 31. Bxb7 d2 $19) 30... Qxb7 31. Bxb7 Re7 { Black prepares the advance d2} 32. Ba6 d2 33. Kg2 (33. Nc8 {seems even better} Rxc8 34. Bxc8 e5 $18) 33... Bb2 34. Nc4 Bc1 35. Nd6 $4 {releasing the pressure on the opponent} (35. Ne5 {might be the shorter path} Rc7 36. a4 Bb2 $18) 35... Bxa3 $4 {solves nothing.} (35... Ra7 $142 36. Bd3 a4 $14) 36. Qxd2 $18 Bxc5 ( 36... Bb4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 37. Qd4 $18) 37. Qxa5 Rxd6 38. Qxc5 Red7 39. Kf3 Rd8 40. h4 f5 (40... h6 $18 {no good, but what else?}) 41. Bc4 Kg7 (41... fxg4+ {there is nothing else anyway} 42. Kg3 Kf7 $18) 42. Qe5+ Kf7 (42... Kf8 {does not improve anything} 43. Qf6+ Ke8 44. gxf5 gxf5 45. Bxe6 $18) 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. Qxf5+ Kg7 45. Qg5+ (45. Qg5+ Kf7 46. Qh5+ Kg8 47. Qe5 $18) (45. Qe5+ $142 {ends the debate} Kf7 46. f5 R8d7 47. fxe6+ Ke7 48. exd7+ Kxd7 $18) 1-0