[Event "Pawn Power Open 5"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.05.31"] [Round "3"] [White "Horobetz, Graham"] [Black "Smith, Aaron"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "1716"] [BlackElo "1661"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A00: Irregular Openings} 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be6 { last book move} 6. Ne2 {White's piece can't move: c1} (6. Ngf3 Nbd7 $11) 6... Bc5 (6... Bb4 7. O-O $15) 7. O-O Ng4 (7... dxe4 8. Bxe4 h5 9. Bf3 $15) 8. h3 $4 {White threatens to win material: h3xg4. weakening the position} (8. d4 Bxd4 ( 8... exd4 $2 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. exd5 Bxd5 11. Nf4 $16 (11. Nbxd4 $6 O-O $11)) 9. Nxd4 exd4 $16) 8... Nf6 (8... Bxf2+ 9. Rxf2 Ne3 10. Qe1 Nxc2 11. Qd1 Nxa1 12. b3 $15) 9. Kh2 {White's piece can't move: c1} (9. d4 $5 exd4 10. e5 $16) 9... O-O 10. c3 {Covers b4+d4} (10. f4 exf4 11. Nxf4 Nbd7 $11) 10... dxe4 $15 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 ({Not} 12. dxe4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxf2 $19) 12... f5 {Black threatens to win material: f5xe4} 13. Bg2 Qf6 (13... f4 14. d4 f3 15. dxc5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 fxe2 17. Re1 $15) 14. f4 Nd7 $4 (14... exf4 $142 {would bring relief} 15. Nxf4 Bf7 $11) 15. fxe5 $18 Qf7 (15... Qxe5 $4 {the pawn is indigestible} 16. d4 Qc7 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bf4 $18) 16. d4 Be7 17. Nf4 Bxa2 $2 (17... Nb6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Qb3 $18) 18. Re1 (18. d5 {makes it even easier for White} Nxe5 19. Rxa2 Rfe8 $18) 18... Bb3 $2 (18... Qb3 19. d5 Nb6 $18) 19. Qd2 {Loses material} (19. e6 $142 {and White has it in the bag} Bxd1 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21. Rxd1 $18) 19... Qe8 $2 (19... Bg5 20. Qe2 Bxf4 21. Bxf4 $14) 20. Bf1 (20. d5 $142 $5 Nc5 21. d6 $18) 20... Nb6 $14 21. c4 (21. Be2 $5 $14 {is an interesting alternative}) 21... Bxc4 $11 (21... Nxc4 $4 22. Qc3 Ba2 23. Rxa2 $18) 22. Bxc4+ Nxc4 23. Qc3 {White threatens to win material: Qc3xc4} Nb6 24. Ne6 (24. Qb3+ $142 {and White can hope to survive} Qf7 25. e6 $11) 24... Nd5 $19 25. Qb3 Qf7 $4 {allows the opponent back into the game} (25... Bb4 $142 { and Black gets the upper hand} 26. Nc7 Qf7 27. Nxa8 Bxe1 $19 (27... Rxa8 $143 28. Rf1 $16)) 26. Nxf8 $16 Bxf8 27. Bd2 Kh8 (27... g6 28. Ra4 $16) 28. h4 Qh5 $2 (28... g6 $142 $16) 29. Qxb7 $18 Re8 (29... Qe8 {is no salvation} 30. Rxa7 Rxa7 31. Qxa7 $18) 30. Qxc6 Nb4 (30... Ne7 {doesn't improve anything} 31. Qg2 $18) 31. Bxb4 (31. Qc4 $142 $5 {and White can already relax} f4 32. Bxf4 Qf3 $18) 31... Bxb4 32. Red1 (32. Rf1 {might be the shorter path} Qe2+ 33. Qg2 Qc4 34. Rxa7 Qxd4 $18) 32... f4 (32... a5 {doesn't change anything anymore} 33. Rf1 Qe2+ 34. Qg2 $18) 33. Qe4 (33. Rxa7 Rf8 34. Qd7 Rg8 $16) 33... fxg3+ 34. Kxg3 a5 35. Rf1 Qh6 (35... g5 {does not help much} 36. Kh3 $18) 36. d5 (36. Rf7 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qd2 37. Rf2 Qh6 $18) 36... Qd2 (36... g5 {hardly improves anything} 37. h5 $1 {Decoy: h5} Bd6 38. Rf5 $18) 37. Rf2 Qh6 38. Raf1 Kg8 (38... g6 39. Rf7 g5 40. e6 Qxh4+ 41. Qxh4 Bd6+ 42. Kh3 gxh4 43. Rd7 $18) 39. e6 (39. d6 {seems even better} Qe6 40. Qf5 Qxf5 41. Rxf5 Rd8 $18) 39... Bd6+ (39... g5 {does not improve anything} 40. Rg2 Rb8 41. Kh3 $18) 40. Kh3 Be7 (40... Qg6 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 41. Qf3 Qf6 42. Qe3 $18) 41. Qf4 (41. Rf7 a4 42. Qc4 Qe3+ 43. R1f3 Qg1 44. Rxe7 Ra8 45. Rxg7+ Kxg7 46. Rg3+ Qxg3+ 47. Kxg3 h6 48. Qc7+ Kh8 49. Qe5+ Kh7 50. Qf5+ Kh8 51. Qf6+ Kh7 52. Qf7+ Kh8 53. e7 Rg8+ 54. Qxg8+ Kxg8 55. e8=Q+ Kg7 56. d6 a3 57. d7 h5 58. d8=Q Kh7 59. Qxh5+ Kg7 60. Qdh8#) 41... Qxf4 42. Rxf4 Rb8 (42... Bf6 {cannot change destiny} 43. Rxf6 gxf6 44. Rd1 $18) 43. Rf7 Bd6 (43... Re8 {hoping against hope } 44. Rxe7 $1 {Mate threat} Rxe7 $18) 44. e7 Rb3+ 45. Kg4 Rg3+ 46. Kh5 g6+ ( 46... Bxe7 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 47. Rxe7 h6 48. Rd1 Rb3 49. d6 Rb4 50. d7 Rb5+ 51. Kg4 h5+ 52. Kf3 Rf5+ 53. Ke4 Rf6 54. d8=Q+ Rf8 55. Re8 Kh7 56. Rxf8 a4 57. Qg5 a3 58. Qxh5#) 47. Kh6 Bxe7 48. Rg7+ Kh8 49. Rxe7 (49. Rxe7 Rf3 50. Rxf3 Kg8 51. Re8#) 1-0