[Event "The Asheboro Open XXI"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.02.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Callis, Tracy"]
[Black "Holmes, Adam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "1942"]
[BlackElo "2023"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.11"]

{E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3} {***************This game might best be
described as a melee.  I remember watching the game closely as the tournament
director, down to the exciting conclusion.  While not perfectly played, it is
nonetheless riveting from start to finish.**********Tracy Callis passed away
on August 6th, 2009, at the young age of forty.  North Carolina mourns the
loss of this Class A player and gentleman.**********Tom Hales, Editor} 1. d4
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. Bg5 c5 (5... h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 c5 8. a3
cxd4 9. axb4 dxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Ne2 Rxe3 14. O-O
Nbd7 15. Qd2 Re5 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. Bg3 Re8 18. Nb5 Ne5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Nxa7 {
Kishnev,S (2375)-Kudriashov,A (2390)/Barnaul 1988/TD/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 6. e3 dxc4
$146 (6... cxd4 7. exd4 h6 8. Bh4 Qa5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Kf2 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Re1+ Kd8 17. Bxd7 Kxd7
18. Nh3 Rac8 19. Rc1 Rc4 20. Nf4 Kd6 21. Rhe1 {
Hajenius,W (2023)-Aerts,E (2150)/Westerlo 2004/EXT 2005/0-1 (46)}) 7. Bxc4 Qa5
8. Nge2 cxd4 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. exd4 {Black has the pair of bishops} Nd7 11. a3 {
White threatens to win material: a3xb4} Be7 12. f4 e5 $2 (12... Rg8 $142 $5 {
would allow Black to play on} 13. O-O Qb6 $14) 13. b4 (13. O-O O-O $18) 13...
Qc7 14. Qb3 O-O 15. Nd5 Qd6 16. Nec3 Bd8 (16... Nb6 17. Ne4 Qd8 18. dxe5 fxe5
19. O-O $16) 17. Ne4 Qb8 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. O-O exd4 (19... Kh8 20. Qh3 b5 $18)
20. Rf3 $4 {White has an active position. forfeits the advantage} (20. Rae1
$142 $5 $18) 20... Ne5 {Black threatens to win material: Ne5xf3} (20... Kh8 21.
Qd3 f5 22. Rff1 $14 (22. Qxd4+ $143 Qe5 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. Nexc3 Ne5 $15)) 21.
Rg3+ (21. Nef6+ Bxf6 22. Nxf6+ Kg7 $16) 21... Ng6 (21... Kh8 $142 $5 {
would keep Black in the game} 22. Ndf6 Qc7 $14 (22... Nxc4 $4 {
a terrible mistake} 23. Qxc4 Bxf6 24. Nxf6 $18)) 22. Ndf6+ $16 Kg7 23. Rf1 Qe5
$4 {another bit of territory lost} (23... Bxf6 $142 24. Nxf6 Qe5 $16) 24. Rg5
$18 Qe7 (24... Bxf6 25. Rxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxf7+ Rxf7 27. Bxf7 d3 $18) 25. Qd3 Bb6 (
25... Qxf6 {desperation} 26. Nxf6 Bxf6 $18) 26. Rh5 Rh8 (26... h6 {
does not win a prize} 27. Nd5 Qd8 28. Qd2 $18) 27. Nd5 Qd7 (27... Qd8 28. Nxb6
f5 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Rhxf5 Rg8 31. Ng5 Rc7 32. Ne6+ Kh8 33. Nxd8 Rxd8 34. Rd5
Re8 35. Qxd4+ Rg7 36. Rd8 h6 37. Qxg7+ Kxg7 38. Rf7+ Kh8 39. Rxe8+ Nf8 40.
Rexf8#) 28. Nxb6 axb6 (28... Rd8 {doesn't change anything anymore} 29. Nxd7
Rxd7 30. Qxd4+ Kf8 31. Qxd7 Bxd7 32. Rxf7+ Ke8 33. Nf6+ Kd8 34. Rxd7+ Kc8 35.
Rc5+ Kb8 36. Rd8#) 29. Rxf7+ Qxf7 30. Qxd4+ Kf8 (30... Kg8 {
cannot change what is in store for ?} 31. Bxf7+ Kf8 32. Bxg6 Kg8 33. Qd5+ Be6
34. Qxe6+ Kg7 35. Qf7#) 31. Bxf7 Kxf7 (31... Be6 {
a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 32. Bxe6 Ne5 33. Qd6+ Kg7 34.
Qe7+ Nf7 35. Qxf7#) 32. Qf6+ Kg8 (32... Ke8 {
doesn't change the outcome of the game} 33. Rd5 Ne7 34. Qxh8+ Kf7 35. Ng5+ Kg6
36. Qxh7+ Kf6 37. Qf7#) 33. Nd6 (33. Nd6 Be6 34. Qxe6+ Kg7 35. Qf7#) 1-0

