[Event "Wilbert Paige Memorial"]
[Site "Harlem, USA"]
[Date "2001 July 16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "FM Kenny Solomon"]
[Black "IM Michael Schleifer"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Annotator "Schleifer,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 {This line appears to be popular these
days. I chose a line where black fives up the two bishops hoping to get good
piece play and harmonious development.} 4... c5 5. dxc5 Na6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3
Nxc5 8. Nf3 a5 {Staking claim on the queenside.} 9. Bg5 {A typical move in
this line. If white wants to get something here, he must try to keep things
fluid to make the most of his two bishops.} 9... h6 $6 {I spent some time
examining the consequences of white capturing on f6. The resulting positions
seemed to be at least equal for black, but more importantly, I thought his
weakened queenside might allow me to eventually take over the initiative.
Palns like placing my bishop on d7 and then opening the b-file (to attack b2)
seemed promising.} 10. Bh4 a4 11. Nd2 d6 12. e3 e5 13. f3 O-O 14. Be2 Be6 15.
Bxf6 {This seems premature. Without this pin to worry about, I get even more
freedom of movement.} 15... Qxf6 16. O-O Qe7 {
Avoiding the complication of 17.f4.} 17. f4 $2 {#} {If my queen were on f6, then
this would be unclear, but now it is a position blunder. Black gets the e-file
now and with it, serious intitiative.} 17... exf4 18. exf4 Bf5 19. Bf3 Rfe8 {
Now white has some problems. He cannot challenge the file because I just give
up my queen for both rooks with a good game.} 20. g4 $6 {
Kenny decided to play for complications.} 20... Bd3 21. Rf2 Qe3 22. f5 Re5 {
This takes the sting out of f6 and keeps the option of tripling on the e-file.}
23. Rd1 Ra6 $5 {
Changing course. This guy defends d6 and puts pressure on the b-file.} 24. Kg2
Rb6 25. Bd5 Re8 26. Nf3 Rb3 27. Qd4 {#} Be2 {Forcing favorable complications.} 28.
Rd2 Bxf3+ 29. Bxf3 Nd3 {The knight enters with decisive effect. It should also
be said that both sides were in time pressure now.} 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31. Rf1 Ne1+
32. Rxe1 Rxe1 33. Rxd6 Rxb2+ 34. Kg3 Rb3 35. Kf2 Re7 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Bd5 Rxa3
38. Rf8 Rb3 39. c5 Rb2+ 40. Kf3 a3 41. Ra8 Rd7 42. Ke4 {#} Re7+ 43. Kd4 Rd7 44. Ke4
Re2+ 45. Kf3 Rxh2 46. c6 bxc6 47. Bc4 Rc2 0-1

