[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2003.01.17"] [Round "?"] [White "Sansom, Mike"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] {A20: English Opening: 1...e5} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nf3 {last book move} f6 7. O-O Be6 8. Nbd2 Qd7 9. a3 {White's piece can't move: c1} Bh3 10. Nc4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 {White king safety dropped} O-O-O 12. Qc2 (12. Be3 h5 13. Qa4 Kb8) 12... g5 13. e3 (13. Qa4 g4 14. Nh4 Nd4 15. Qxd7+ Rxd7) 13... h5 (13... g4 14. Nh4 Nde7 15. f3 Qxd3 16. Qxd3 gxf3+ 17. Rxf3 Rxd3 18. Rxf6) 14. h3 (14. b4 Nce7) 14... h4 (14... g4 { and Black is on the road to success} 15. Nh4 Bh6) 15. g4 Nde7 16. Kg1 ( 16. b4 Qxd3 17. Qxd3 Rxd3) 16... Qxd3 17. Qxd3 Rxd3 18. Ne1 Rd7 19. Nf3 Ng6 (19... Bg7 20. Ncd2) 20. b4 Bg7 21. b5 Nce7 22. Bb2 Rhd8 23. Rac1 Kb8 24. a4 Rd3 25. Rc3 Rxc3 26. Bxc3 Rd3 27. Rc1 Nd5 28. Ba1 Ndf4 29. Kf1 Ne6 30. Ke2 (30. Nfd2 Rd5) 30... Rd5 (30... Ngf4+ 31. Kf1 Nxh3 32. Nb2) 31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Kxd1 Nc5 33. a5 Ne4 34. Ke2 Bf8 (34... Nd6 35. Nxd6 cxd6) 35. Nfd2 {White threatens to win material: Nd2xe4} Nc5 36. f3 {Consolidates e4} Ne7 (36... b6) 37. f4 gxf4 38. exf4 exf4 (38... Ng6 39. fxe5 Nf4+ 40. Kf3 fxe5 41. g5 Nxh3 42. Kg4) 39. Bxf6 {White has a new protected passed pawn: g4. Black has a new passed pawn: f4.} Ng6 40. Kf3 (40. Nf3 Ne6) 40... a6 (40... Kc8) 41. bxa6 bxa6 42. Ne5 (42. g5 Kb7 $16) 42... Nxe5+ 43. Bxe5 Nb7 (43... Ne6) 44. Nc4 (44. Bc3) 44... Bb4 (44... Nc5) 45. g5 Nd6 {the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end} (45... Nd8) 46. Nxd6 cxd6 47. Bd4 d5 (47... Bxa5 {no good, but what else?} 48. g6 Kc7) 48. g6 Bf8 49. g7 Bxg7 50. Bxg7 Kc7 51. Kxf4 Kc6 52. Kg4 (52. Kg4 Kb5 53. Kxh4) (52. Bf6 { and White has prevailed} Kb5 53. Bxh4 Kxa5 54. Be1+ Kb6) 1-0