Sansom,M (1524) - Jackson,M (910) [C20]
Memphis Reserve 2006 (3), 03.03.2006
[Deep Shredder 9 (20s)]
384MB, Shredder9.ctg, HPC61: Ruy Lopez: Bird's Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.0–0 Nf6 6.c3 c6 7.Ba4 last book move 7...g6 8.cxd4 White has new doubled pawns: d2+d4 8...Bg7 [8...d5 9.d3 Bg7 10.e5 White is slightly better] 9.Nc3 [9.e5 Nd5 White is slightly better] 9...0–0 10.Bb3 d6 [10...d5 11.d3 White is better] 11.d5 [11.d3 Be6 White is better ] 11...c5 [11...cxd5!? 12.Bxd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Be6 with a small edge for White] 12.d4 cxd4 13.Qxd4 Ng4 14.Qd3 Nxh2?? Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position [Better is 14...Bd7  but White is better ] 15.Kxh2 White wins 15...Qh4+ [15...f5 hardly improves anything 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Qe3 White wins] 16.Kg1 Be5 [16...a5 doesn't change anything anymore 17.Qe3] 17.f4 Bg7 18.Be3 Bd7 [18...b6 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 19.Rac1] 19.Bd4 White prepares e5 19...Bxd4+ 20.Qxd4 Bh3 [20...a5 does not win a prize 21.Qf2 Qd8 22.e5] 21.Qf2 [21.gxh3?! is a bad alternative 21...Qg3+ 22.Kh1 Qxh3+ 23.Kg1 Qg3+ 24.Kh1 Qh3+ 25.Kg1 Qg3+ 26.Kh1 Qh3+=] 21...Qxf2+ 22.Rxf2 Bd7 23.e5 f5 [23...Bf5 doesn't get the cat off the tree 24.Nb5 dxe5 25.fxe5 White wins] 24.e6 Be8 25.Ba4 [25.Rc2 might be the shorter path 25...a5 and White takes home the point] 25...Rb8 [25...Bxa4 does not save the day 26.Nxa4 Rac8 27.a3] 26.Bxe8 Rfxe8 1–0