[Event "Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2002.11.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Niggel, Chris"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A90"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2107"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {A90: Dutch Defence: Miscellaneous and Modern Stonewall (with ...Bd6)} 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bf4 {last book move} Ne4 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Rad1 b6 13. Nxe4 dxe4 { Black has new doubled pawns: e4+e6} 14. Ng5 Qe7 15. h4 Nf6 16. Qc3 Bb7 17. f3 { White threatens to win material: f3xe4} h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 18. Nh3 c5 19. Nf4 (19. dxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Qd4 Qa5 $15) 19... Kh7 (19... Rfd8 20. e3 $17) 20. dxc5 e5 ({Inferior is} 20... bxc5 21. Qe5 Rae8 22. h5 $16) 21. Nd5 Qxc5+ 22. Qe3 Nxd5 ({Not} 22... Bxd5 23. Qxc5 bxc5 24. cxd5 $14) 23. Qxc5 bxc5 24. cxd5 exf3 (24... e3 $142 $5 {is worthy of consideration} 25. Rc1 Rfd8 $11 (25... Bxd5 $143 26. Rxc5 Rad8 27. Rd1 $16)) 25. Rxf3 $16 (25. exf3 $6 Kg6 $11) (25. Bxf3 $6 e4 26. Bg2 h5 $11) 25... e4 26. Rc3 Rac8 27. g4 g6 (27... Rfd8 28. gxf5 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Bxd5 30. h5 $16) 28. h5 Rfd8 (28... Kg7 $5 29. hxg6 fxg4 30. Bxe4 h5 $18) 29. hxg6+ $18 Kxg6 (29... Kg7 30. gxf5 Rxd5 31. f6+ Kxf6 32. Rf1+ Ke5 33. g7 $18) 30. gxf5+ Kf6 31. Bxe4 Ke5 (31... Re8 32. Bf3 Kxf5 $18 ) 32. Bg2 Rg8 33. Kf2 (33. Re3+ {keeps an even firmer grip} Kxf5 34. Rf1+ Kg6 $18) 33... Rcf8 (33... Rxg2+ {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 34. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 35. Kg3 $18) 34. Bh3 (34. e4 $142 {and White can already relax} Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Kxe4 $18) 34... Kd6 $4 {Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (34... Bc8 35. Re3+ Kf6 $18) 35. e4 Rf6 (35... Rc8 { doesn't change anything anymore} 36. Kf3 $18) 36. Kf3 1-0