[Event "Mid-Summer Open 2"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.07.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Newcomb, Maria"] [Black "Stuart, Emillia"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "1100"] [BlackElo "1172"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {C41: Philidor Defence} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 {last book move} 4. d3 Nc6 5. b3 (5. d4 $5 $14 {is an interesting alternative}) 5... Be7 6. Bb2 (6. d4 d5 7. Bb5 O-O 8. dxe5 dxe4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 $11) 6... O-O 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 {Black has a cramped position} Be6 10. O-O-O c6 {Controls b5} 11. Be2 d5 (11... Qa5 $142 $15) 12. f3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} (12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bf3 Qa5 $14) 12... dxe4 (12... c5 $5 13. Qd3 d4 $17) 13. fxe4 (13. Nxe4 $5 Qa5 14. Qe5 Qxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe4 16. fxe4 $11) 13... Qxd4 14. Rxd4 Rad8 { Black threatens to win material: Rd8xd4} 15. Na4 (15. Rd3 $142 $5 $15 {should not be overlooked}) 15... Rxd4 $17 16. Bxd4 Nxe4 17. Bd3 Bd5 $4 {weakening the position} (17... Ba3+ 18. Kb1 Bd5 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxa7 Bxg2 21. Rg1 $19) 18. Re1 $4 {White has let it slip away} (18. c4 $142 Ba3+ 19. Nb2 $16) 18... Bg5+ $17 19. Be3 Bxe3+ 20. Rxe3 Re8 $4 {a transit from better to worse} (20... Nf6 $142 $17) 21. Nc5 1/2-1/2