[Event "Short Swiss VI"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2006.05.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Bogle, Allan"] [Black "Horobetz, Graham"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1758"] [BlackElo "1365"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (30s)"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5} 1. e3 d5 2. f4 {last book move} Bf5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 f6 {Controls e5+g5} (4... Nf6 5. O-O $11) 5. b3 (5. c4 e6 $14) 5... e6 $11 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Bxc6+ (7. Nd4 Nge7 $14) 7... bxc6 8. d3 {Consolidates e4} Ne7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Qe1 Bxf3 (11... Bh5 12. Rc1 $15) 12. Nxf3 $11 Bc5 (12... Qd7 13. Rc1 $11) 13. g4 (13. d4 Bd6 $14) 13... Qd6 14. Kh1 Bb4 { Black threatens to win material: Bb4xe1} 15. Qg3 Qc5 $4 {gives the opponent counterplay} (15... Rab8 $142 $11 {is the best option Black has}) 16. c3 $1 $18 {Decoy: c3} Bxc3 $2 (16... Ba5 $142 17. b4 Qxe3 18. bxa5 Qxd3 $18) 17. Rac1 Qxe3 18. Rxc3 ({Less advisable is} 18. Bxc3 Qxd3 19. Nd4 Qxg3 20. hxg3 e5 $18) 18... Ng6 (18... Qb6 {cannot change destiny} 19. Qe1 $18) 19. Bc1 (19. f5 $5 { keeps an even firmer grip} exf5 20. gxf5 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Qxg3 22. hxg3 fxe5 23. Rxc6 Rae8 $18) 19... Qb6 20. Qf2 Rac8 21. Qc5 (21. Qc2 {seems even better} e5 $18) 21... Rfd8 (21... e5 22. f5 Qxc5 23. Rxc5 $18) 22. Qxc6 (22. Nd4 {might be the shorter path} e5 23. Nxc6 Qxc5 24. Rxc5 Rd7 $18) 22... Qxc6 (22... Rd6 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Kg2 $18) 23. Rxc6 Kf7 24. Be3 a5 (24... Rd6 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 25. Rc2 $18) 25. Rfc1 Rd7 26. Bb6 $1 {Deflection: c7} Nxf4 ( 26... cxb6 27. Rxc8 {Pinning} (27. Rxc8 {Deflection})) 27. Rxc7 (27. Ne1 $142 $18 {and White can already relax}) 27... Rcxc7 28. Rxc7 ({Worse is} 28. Bxc7 Nxd3 29. Rc3 Nf2+ 30. Kg1 d4 $16) 28... Rxc7 29. Bxc7 Nxd3 30. Bxa5 Ke7 31. a3 (31. a4 Kd6 $18) 31... Kd7 (31... Nf2+ 32. Kg1 Nxg4 33. Bb4+ Ke8 34. a4 $18) 32. Kg2 Nc5 (32... e5 33. a4 $18) 33. b4 Nb7 34. Bb6 Kc6 35. Be3 e5 36. g5 (36. a4 d4 37. Bxd4 exd4 38. Nxd4+ Kd7 $18) 36... d4 $2 (36... Kb5 $142 $5 $18) 37. gxf6 gxf6 38. Nxd4+ $1 {forces the win} exd4 39. Bxd4 f5 (39... Kb5 40. Bxf6 Ka4 41. Kf3 Kxa3 42. Be7 $18) 40. Bc5 Kb5 (40... Nd8 41. Kf3 Ne6 $18) 41. Kf3 Ka4 42. Kf4 Kxa3 43. Kxf5 Ka4 44. Kf6 (44. h4 $142 $18 {makes it even easier for White}) 44... Nxc5 (44... Kb5 45. Kg5 Kc4 $18 (45... Nxc5 $4 {a horrible slip} 46. bxc5 Kxc5 47. Kh6 $18)) 45. bxc5 Kb5 1/2-1/2