[Event "James Wright Memorial 4"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kernell, David"]
[Black "Kovalic, Jeff"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "1893"]
[BlackElo "1726"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4} 1. d4 d5
2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. a4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9.
Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 {last book move} Qc7 {Black threatens to win material: Qc7xc4}
11. Qe2 {White has a very active position} Bb4 (11... Bd7 $5 $14) 12. Bg5 $16
Nbd7 13. Rac1 h6 14. Bh4 Qa5 15. Ne5 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Qxa4 $4 {further
deteriorates the position} (16... Nd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 $18) 17. Rg3 (17. Nxf7 $5 {
and White can already relax} Qb4 18. Bg3 Rxf7 19. Qxe6 Ne5 20. Qxe5 Bd7 $18)
17... b5 $2 (17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 (18. Qxe5 $143 Ne8 19. Bf6 g6 $18) 18... Nh7
19. Qh5 $18) 18. Qf3 (18. Nxd7 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Nxd7 19. Qg4
$18) 18... Nxe5 $4 {Black crumbles in face of a dire situation} (18... Bb7 19.
Qxb7 bxc4 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nxf7 Qd7 22. Nxh6+ Kh7 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 $14) 19. dxe5
(19. Rxg7+ $142 {seems even better} Kxg7 20. Bxf6+ Kh7 21. Rxe5 (21. Bxe5 $6 f5
$16) (21. dxe5 $6 Qxc4 22. Qxa8 Qd5 $16) 21... Qa1+ 22. Bf1 $18) 19... Qxc4 (
19... Nh7 20. Rxg7+ $1 {Demolishes the pawn shield} Kxg7 21. Bf6+ Nxf6 22.
exf6+ Kh8 $18) 20. Bxf6 (20. Qxa8 $6 {is not possible} Qxh4 21. exf6 Qxf6 $16)
20... g6 21. Qxa8 (21. Qh5 $1 Qe4 22. Rxe4 Rd8 23. Rxg6+ Kf8 24. Rxh6 Ke8 25.
Rh8+ Kd7 26. Rxd8+ Kc7 27. Qxf7+ Bd7 28. Rxd7+ Kb6 29. Rd6+ Ka5 30. Qc7#) 21...
Qb4 (21... Kh7 {is not much help} 22. Rc3 Qd5 23. Qxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8 $18) 22.
Qe4 (22. Rd1 Re8 23. Qc6 Bd7 24. Qc1 Qe1+ 25. Rxe1 g5 26. Rxg5+ hxg5 27. Qxg5+
Kf8 28. Qg7#) 22... Qxe4 23. Rxe4 Bb7 (23... h5 {cannot change destiny} 24. Rh4
Kh7 25. Rc3 $18) 24. Rh4 Rc8 25. h3 (25. Kf1 $142 {and White wins} Kf8 26. Rxh6
Rc1+ 27. Ke2 Ke8 28. Rh8+ Kd7 $18) 25... Kh7 26. Rgg4 (26. Bg5 {might be the
shorter path} h5 $18) 26... Rc2 (26... h5 {the last chance for counterplay} 27.
b4 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Rf1 $18) 27. Rxh6+ $1 {Demolition of pawn structure. . . . . .}
(27. Rxh6+ Kxh6 28. Rh4#) 1-0