[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "1978.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Wright, Jim"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B05"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "1978.??.??"] {B05: Alekhine's Defence: 4 Nf3 Bg4} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 cxd6 {last book move} 8. b3 g6 9. Bb2 (9. Nc3 Bg7 $14 ) 9... Bg7 $11 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. Re1 e6 13. h3 Bxf3 (13... Bf5 14. Nf1 $11) 14. Nxf3 $14 dxc4 15. bxc4 {White has the pair of bishops} Qd7 { Pawn d4, live or die!} (15... Na5 16. Rc1 $14) 16. Ne5 (16. Qb3 $5 $14 { is worth looking at}) 16... Nxe5 $11 17. dxe5 Qc7 18. Bf1 (18. a4 Nd7 (18... Nxc4 $143 19. Qc2 $16) 19. f4 Nc5 $11) 18... Nxc4 $15 {e5 seems the pivot of the position} 19. Qc2 Rac8 20. Rac1 b5 21. a4 a6 22. Ba3 {White threatens to win material: Ba3xf8} Rfd8 23. Bd6 (23. axb5 $5 {must be considered} axb5 24. Bd6 $15) 23... Qb7 $17 24. Qa2 (24. Qb3 $142 $5 Nxd6 25. exd6 Rxd6 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. axb5 axb5 28. Qxb5 $17) 24... Nxd6 $19 25. exd6 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rxd6 27. axb5 axb5 28. Qa5 b4 29. Rc7 Qb8 30. Qc5 Rd8 (30... Qb6 $142 {the advantage is on the side of Black} 31. Qxb6 Rxb6 $19) 31. Qe7 $17 Rf8 32. Rb7 Qf4 33. Rxb4 $4 {the position is going down the drain.} (33. g3 Qf3 34. Rxb4 Qd1 $17) 33... Qd2 (33... Bd4 $142 {and Black can already relax} 34. Rxd4 Qxd4 35. Qb7 $19) 34. Rb7 $2 (34. Qh4 $142 $5 $17) 34... Bd4 $19 35. Qh4 Kg7 (35... Rc8 $5 36. Rb1 $19) 36. Rb3 Rd8 37. Rd3 $2 (37. Rf3 $142 $17) 37... Bxf2+ $1 $19 { Demolishes the pawn shield} 38. Qxf2 Rxd3 39. Bxd3 Qxd3 40. Qb2+ f6 41. Qb7+ ( 41. Qb4 Qf5 $19) 41... Kh6 42. Qf7 (42. Kh2 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Qd6+ 43. Kh1 Qf4 $19) 42... Qe3+ 43. Kh2 Qf4+ 44. Kg1 e5 45. Qf8+ (45. Qb3 { cannot change destiny} f5 $19) 45... Kg5 46. Qg7 (46. Qb8 e4 47. Qa7 e3 48. Qa5+ Kh4 49. Qe1+ Qg3 50. Qb4+ Kh5 51. Qb5+ f5 $19) 46... h5 (46... e4 47. Qa7 e3 48. Qa5+ Kh4 49. Qe1+ Qg3 50. Qb4+ Kh5 51. Qd4 $19) 47. Qb7 (47. Qg8 { the last chance for counterplay} e4 48. h4+ Qxh4 49. Qd5+ Kh6 50. Qd2+ Qg5 51. Qb4 $19) 47... e4 48. Qb5+ Qe5 (48... Kh4 $142 {and Black has prevailed} 49. Qe2 f5 50. Qe1+ Qg3 51. Qe2 $19) 49. Qa4 (49. Qb4 $19 {is not the saving move}) 49... Qf4 {Black has a decisive advantage} (49... Qc5+ $142 {and Black can celebrate victory} 50. Kf1 Qc1+ 51. Ke2 $19) 50. Qa5+ $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (50. Qb5+ Kh4 51. Qe2 $19) 50... Qf5 (50... Kh6 $142 {finishes off the opponent} 51. Qb4 Qe3+ 52. Kh2 Kg5 $19) 51. Qd2+ $17 Qf4 { Black threatens to win material: Qf4xd2} (51... e3 $142 52. Qxe3+ Qf4 53. h4+ Kf5 54. Qd3+ Qe4 55. Qd7+ Kf4 $17) 52. Qa5+ $19 Kh6 53. Qb4 Qc1+ (53... Qe3+ $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 54. Kh2 Kg5 55. Qb2 $19) 54. Kh2 Qc7+ 55. Kg1 (55. Kh1 {doesn't change anything anymore} f5 56. h4 $19) 55... e3 (55... Qf4 56. Qf8+ Kg5 57. Qb4 Qe3+ 58. Kh1 $19) 56. Qf8+ $4 {shortens the misery for White} (56. h4 $142 $19) 56... Kh7 (56... Kg5 $142 {secures the point} 57. h4+ Kf5 $19 ) 57. Qxf6 $17 Qc5 58. Qf7+ $2 (58. Kh2 $142 $5 $17) 58... Kh6 $19 59. Qe8 e2+ $4 {forfeits the advantage} (59... Qd4 $142 {would have given Black the upper hand} 60. Kh2 h4 $19) 60. Kh2 $11 Qd6+ 61. g3 Qd2 {Black has a mate threat} 62. Qh8+ Kg5 63. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2