[Event "Summer Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.06.12"] [Round "4"] [White "Turner, Greg"] [Black "Stratton, Kent"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1595"] [BlackElo "1355"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {C01: French: Exchange Variation} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O O-O {last book move} 7. Bf4 b6 (7... Bg4 8. Nbd2 $11) 8. Re1 c5 9. c3 Nc6 (9... Bg4 10. h3 Bd7 11. Ne5 $14) 10. Nbd2 c4 {Black wins space} ( 10... Bg4 11. h3 Bd7 12. Ne5 $14) 11. Bc2 $16 b5 (11... Bg4 12. Qb1 $16) 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 (13. Rxe5 $6 Bg4 14. Qe1 Bd6 $11) 13... Nd7 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qh6 Nc5 16. Nf3 Ne6 17. Bd2 Re8 18. h4 (18. Rad1 $5 $16) 18... Bf8 $14 { Black threatens to win material: Bf8xh6} 19. Qe3 h5 (19... Bb7 20. Ng5 $14) 20. g3 (20. Ng5 Ng7 $16) 20... a5 21. Kg2 (21. Rad1 $5 $14) 21... Bb7 $11 22. Nd4 Qb6 {Black prepares b4} 23. Rad1 Nxd4 24. cxd4 b4 {Black gains space} 25. f4 ( 25. g4 Bg7 26. Qf4 b3 27. axb3 cxb3 $16) 25... a4 (25... f5 $142 $5 $15 { is an interesting idea}) 26. f5 $14 b3 27. axb3 axb3 28. Bb1 Bc8 $2 (28... gxf5 29. Rf1 f6 30. Rxf5 Bg7 $18) 29. fxg6 $16 fxg6 30. Qg5 Re6 31. Bf5 $4 {White threatens to win material: Bf5xe6. gives the opponent counterplay} (31. Rf1 $142 Bg7 32. Rf4 $18) 31... Rc6 $4 {instead of simply winning the game} (31... Be7 $142 {this is the best bet to save the position} 32. Bxe6+ Qxe6 $11) 32. e6 $1 $18 {Clearance to allow e1-e6} Rxe6 (32... Bxe6 {Theme: Interference} 33. Qxg6+ {Theme: Double Attack}) 33. Bxe6+ (33. Rxe6 Ra7 34. Rxb6 Bxf5 35. Rxg6+ Bxg6 36. Qxg6+ Rg7 37. Qe6+ Kh8 38. Rf1 Rxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Bg7 40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. Qxh5+ Kg8 42. Bh6 Bf6 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qxf6+ Kh7 45. Qg7#) 33... Bxe6 34. Qxg6+ (34. Qxg6+ Bg7 35. Rxe6 Qd8 36. Bh6 Ra7 37. Rde1 Qf8 38. Re8 Rf7 39. Rxf8+ Kxf8 40. Bxg7+ Kg8 41. Re8+ Rf8 42. Rxf8#) 1-0