[Event "Mid-South Warmup"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.11.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Bogle, Allan"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1796"] [BlackElo "1854"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (120s)"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5} 1. e3 d5 2. f4 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. b3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Bb5 {last book move} O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 {Black has the pair of bishops} 9. O-O Bf5 10. Ne5 (10. Nc3 Ng4 $11) 10... Qd6 (10... Ng4 11. Nxc6 Qd6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. h3 Nxe3 14. dxe3 Qxc6 15. Nd2 $15) 11. Nf3 a5 (11... d4 12. Na3 d3 13. cxd3 Bxd3 14. Nc4 $11) 12. a4 (12. Be5 Qd7 $11) 12... Rfd8 13. Be5 { White threatens to win material: Be5xd6} Qd7 14. d3 {Consolidates e4} Ng4 ( 14... Bh6 15. h3 $15) 15. Qe1 (15. Bxg7 $5 {should be considered} Kxg7 16. Qd2 $11) 15... Nxe5 $17 16. Nxe5 Qd6 17. Qg3 (17. Qc3 f6 18. Nf3 Bg4 $17) 17... f6 (17... c4 18. bxc4 f6 19. Nf3 dxc4 20. e4 $17) 18. Nf3 e5 19. fxe5 (19. Nbd2 exf4 20. Qxf4 Qxf4 21. exf4 Re8 $15) 19... fxe5 20. Nh4 (20. Ra2 e4 21. Qxd6 Rxd6 22. dxe4 Bxe4 $19) 20... Bc8 $19 21. Nd2 e4 22. Qxd6 Rxd6 23. Rac1 (23. dxe4 Ba6 24. exd5 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 cxd5 $19) 23... exd3 (23... Bh6 $5 24. Rce1 exd3 25. cxd3 $19) 24. cxd3 Ba6 25. Rxc5 Bxd3 26. Rfc1 Ra6 (26... Bh6 27. Re1 Re6 28. Nhf3 $19) 27. Nhf3 Bb2 28. Rd1 Ba3 29. Rc3 Bf5 (29... Be2 $142 $5 30. Re1 Bb4 $19) 30. Nd4 $15 {Exerts pressure on the backward pawn} Bg4 31. N2f3 Bb4 {A valuable piece} 32. Rc2 Rf6 (32... Kg7 33. Rf1 Bxf3 34. gxf3 $15) 33. h3 Bxf3 34. Nxf3 Ra7 35. Rdc1 (35. Ne5 Ra6 $11) 35... Ba3 {Black threatens to win material: Ba3xc1} (35... c5 36. Rxc5 Bxc5 37. Rxc5 $11) 36. Ra1 Bb4 {The black bishop on an outpost} 37. Kf2 (37. Rac1 c5 $15) 37... Raf7 38. Rac1 c5 39. Rd1 {White threatens to win material: Rd1xd5} Rd7 40. Kg3 Re6 {Black threatens to win material: Re6xe3} 41. Kf2 Rf6 {Twofold repetition} 42. Rd3 (42. Kg3 Rdd6 $15) 42... d4 (42... h6 $5 $15 {must be considered}) 43. exd4 $11 cxd4 { Black has a new passed pawn: d4. .} 44. Rc4 (44. Rc8+ $142 Kf7 45. Ke2 Re7+ 46. Kd1 $14) 44... Bc3 $4 {gives the opponent counterplay. An ideal square for the black bishop.} (44... Rd5 45. Rc8+ (45. Rcxd4 $143 Rxd4 46. Rxd4 Bc5 $17) (45. Rdxd4 $143 Rxd4 46. Rxd4 Bc5 $17) 45... Kg7 46. Rc7+ Kg8 47. Rc8+ Kf7 48. Rc7+ Kg8 49. Rc8+ $11) 45. Kg3 (45. Rcxc3 $142 {might be the shorter path} dxc3 46. Rxd7 Rc6 $18) 45... Re6 $4 (45... Rfd6 $142 $11 {the only rescuing move}) 46. Rc8+ $18 Kg7 47. Rc4 (47. Rcxc3 $142 {nails it down} dxc3 48. Rxd7+ Kf8 49. Rc7 $18) 47... Red6 48. Ne5 {White threatens to win material: Ne5xd7} Be1+ 49. Kh2 Re7 {Black threatens to win material: Re7xe5} (49... Rb7 $142 $11) 50. Nc6 $4 { there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (50. Nf3 $142 $14 {is the best chance}) 50... Re3 $19 51. Rxe3 (51. Rdxd4 $4 {has the one big disadvantage in 2} Bg3+ 52. Kg1 Re1#) 51... dxe3 52. Nd4 Bd2 (52... Bf2 $142 $5 53. Nf3 Rd3 $19 ) 53. Ne2 Bb4 54. Re4 Rd3 55. Nd4 $4 {cause more grief} (55. Kg3 Rxb3 56. Kf3 Ra3 $17) 55... Bc3 (55... Rxd4 $142 {and Black wins} 56. Rxd4 e2 $19) 56. Ne2 $17 Bb4 {Twofold repetition} 57. Nd4 Bd2 (57... Rxd4 $142 {finishes off the opponent} 58. Rxe3 Bd6+ 59. Kg1 Bc5 $19) 58. Ne2 Rxb3 1/2-1/2