[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Williams, Jordana"] [Black "Cohen, Lawrence"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1723"] [BlackElo "2000"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 {last book move} Bg4 9. Be3 (9. O-O Nc6 $11) 9... Nc6 10. Be2 Qd7 11. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Rfd8 12. Rb1 a6 {Secures b5} 13. a3 {Consolidates b4} Rab8 14. Re1 Bf8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qe6 17. Bd2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Ng4 19. h3 (19. Bf4 Bc5 20. Ne4 Bd4 $11) 19... Nxe5 $15 20. Bf4 f6 {Prevents intrusion on e5+g5} 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Rd2 24. Re2 (24. Ne4 Rc2 $11) 24... Rxe2 $15 25. Nxe2 Rd8 26. Nc3 Rd2 27. Kf1 Rc2 28. Ke1 Bc5 {Black threatens to win material: Bc5xf2} 29. Ne4 Bd4 30. b3 Rb2 (30... Ra2 $5 {is an interesting alternative} 31. Rd1 c5 $15) 31. Rxb2 $11 Bxb2 32. a4 b6 {Covers c5} 33. Kd2 Kf7 34. b4 c6 35. a5 bxa5 36. bxa5 {Black has a new passed pawn: c6.} Bd4 (36... Be5 $5 $11 {is interesting}) 37. Kd3 $16 Ba7 38. Kc4 h5 39. Nc5 g5 (39... Ke7 $142 $5 40. f3 Kd6 41. Nxa6 h4 $16) 40. Nxa6 $18 Ke6 41. Nb4 (41. Nc5+ Kd6 42. Ne4+ Ke5 43. Nxg5 Bxf2 $18) 41... Bxf2 42. Nxc6 Kd6 43. Nd4 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. a6 Kc7 46. a7 Kb7 47. Nb5 (47. Nc6 Be3 $18) 47... g3 48. Kb4 (48. Kd3 Ka8 $18) 48... Be1+ $2 (48... Bxa7 49. Kc4 (49. Nxa7 $143 Kxa7 50. Kc5 Ka6 $18) 49... Bf2 50. Kd5 $11) 49. Kc4 ( 49. Kc5 Bf2+ 50. Kd5 Ka8 $18) 49... Bf2 50. Kd3 Be1 51. Ke2 Bf2 52. Kf3 Be1 53. Ke2 $4 {Twofold repetition. there were better ways to keep up the pressure} ( 53. Ke4 Bf2 $18) 53... Bf2 54. Nd6+ (54. Kd2 Bb6 $18) 54... Kxa7 $16 55. Ne4 Bg1 56. Nxg3 Kb7 57. Ne4 Kc7 58. g4 Kd7 59. g5 (59. Kf3 $142 $5 $16) 59... Ke6 $11 60. Ng3 Kf7 61. Kf3 Kg6 {Black threatens to win material: Kg6xg5} 62. Ne4 Bc5 63. Kg4 Be3 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} 1/2-1/2