[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