[Event "Pawn Power Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.04.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Larson, Gerald"] [Black "Turner, Kenneth"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C68"] [WhiteElo "2132"] [BlackElo "1759"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C68: Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, sidelines} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 {last book move} Nf6 8. d3 Qd6 9. Nd2 O-O-O (9... Qe6 10. Nc4 $14) 10. Nc4 {White threatens to win material: Nc4xd6} (10. Qf5+ $142 Qe6 11. Qxe6+ fxe6 12. Nc4 $16) 10... Qd4 $2 (10... Qe6 $142 $5 $14 {is the best option Black has}) 11. Bd2 (11. Qf5+ Qd7 12. Nxe5 Qxf5 13. exf5 Rd5 14. Nxf7 Rg8 $18) 11... Qd7 (11... Be7 12. a4 $18) 12. Nxe5 Qe7 13. Bc3 Rg8 14. Rfe1 Qe8 15. b4 (15. a4 c5 $18) 15... c5 (15... Bxb4 16. Qf5+ Nd7 17. Bxb4 Qxe5 18. Qxf7 $18) 16. Qe3 (16. a3 $5 {might be the shorter path} Kb8 $18) 16... cxb4 17. Qa7 c5 $4 {an oversight. But Black was lost anyway.} ( 17... Nd7 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Bxb4 Bxb4 20. Qd4+ Kc8 21. Qxb4 $18) 18. Bb2 (18. Nc4 $142 $5 {seems even better} Qb5 19. Be5 Kd7 $18) 18... Bd6 $4 {another step towards the grave} (18... Kc7 $142 19. Nc4 Nd7 $16) 19. Nc4 $18 Be7 (19... Qc6 {is still a small chance} 20. Nxd6+ Qxd6 $18) 20. Be5 Kd7 21. Qxb7+ Ke6 22. Qxa6+ (22. f4 $142 {makes it even easier for White} g6 23. Qxa6+ Rd6 24. f5+ gxf5 25. exf5+ Kxf5 26. Nxd6+ Bxd6 27. Qxd6 $18) 22... Kd7 23. Qb7+ (23. f4 Nxe4 24. dxe4 g6 25. Red1+ Bd6 26. Qxd6+ Kc8 27. Qb8#) 23... Ke6 $18 24. f4 Nxe4 25. f5+ $1 {Theme: Clearance for e5-f4} Kxf5 {Decoy theme: f5.} 26. Qxe4+ Ke6 (26... Kg5 {is no salvation} 27. Bf4+ Kf6 28. Rf1 g5 29. Be5+ Ke6 30. Bg3+ Kd7 31. Nb6#) 27. Bb2+ Kd7 28. Qb7# 1-0