[Event "Grudge Match Swiss"] [Site "Memphis,TN"] [Date "2009.03.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Sichel, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "1852"] [BlackElo "2045"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {B06: Modern Defence} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. Be3 e5 6. d5 { last book move} Nce7 7. Qd2 (7. g4 f5 $14) 7... f5 {Playing against the pawn chain} 8. f3 a6 {Secures b5} 9. h4 f4 {Black gains space} 10. Bf2 Nf6 11. O-O-O b5 12. g4 (12. Bd3 Qd7 $14) 12... fxg3 $11 13. Bxg3 b4 14. Nb1 Rb8 15. Bc4 Nh5 {Black threatens to win material: Nh5xg3} 16. Bf2 a5 17. Ne2 O-O 18. Qd3 a4 19. b3 $2 (19. Nd2 $142 $11 {and White can hope to survive}) 19... Bd7 20. Rdg1 ( 20. bxa4 Bxa4 21. Ng3 Nf4 $17) 20... Nc8 (20... Kh8 21. c3 axb3 22. axb3 bxc3 23. Nbxc3 $19) 21. Nd2 Nb6 22. Be3 Nxc4 23. bxc4 b3 (23... Kh8 $142 $19 { Black had this great chance}) 24. cxb3 $15 axb3 25. axb3 Qc8 (25... Qf6 26. Qc3 $15) 26. Kc2 Qb7 27. Rb1 (27. Ra1 Ra8 $11) 27... c6 (27... Ra8 28. Ra1 $15) 28. Nc3 (28. dxc6 Qxc6 29. Nc3 $11) 28... Nf6 (28... c5 $142 $17) 29. dxc6 $14 Qxc6 {White has a new passed pawn: b3. Black has a new backward pawn: d6} 30. Nd5 Kh8 31. Ne7 {White threatens to win material: Ne7xc6} (31. Nxf6 $142 Bxf6 32. Rbg1 $16) 31... Qb7 $2 (31... Qc7 $11) 32. Nd5 $4 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (32. Qxd6 $142 {White clearly has the better chances} Rfd8 33. Bg5 $18) 32... Nh5 (32... Nxd5 $5 {is worth looking at} 33. Qxd5 Bc6 $15) 33. Rhg1 Be6 34. Bg5 (34. Ra1 Ra8 $14) 34... Ra8 35. Ra1 Rfc8 (35... Ra6 36. Rxa6 Qxa6 37. Rb1 $11) 36. Be3 Nf4 $2 (36... Rcb8 $142 $11 {and Black has air to breath}) 37. Nxf4 $18 exf4 38. Bd4 d5 $2 (38... Qe7 $142 $18) 39. Bxg7+ (39. Rxa8 $142 { secures victory} Rxa8 40. cxd5 $18) 39... Qxg7 $11 40. Rxa8 Rxa8 41. Kd1 $4 { what a pity, victory was in sight} (41. exd5 $142 {the only rescuing move} Ra2+ 42. Kd1 Qa1+ 43. Ke2 Qxg1 44. dxe6 Qg2+ 45. Kd1 Qg1+ 46. Ke2 Qg2+ 47. Kd1 Qg1+ 48. Ke2 $11) 41... Ra1+ (41... dxc4 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 42. bxc4 Qa1+ 43. Nb1 Bxc4 44. Qc3+ Qxc3 45. Nxc3 Ra1+ 46. Kd2 Rxg1 47. Nd5 Bxd5 48. exd5 $19) 42. Nb1 (42. Kc2 {is the last straw} Ra2+ 43. Kd1 dxc4 44. Qd8+ Bg8 45. Ke2 $19) 42... Qb2 {White wins on time after playing like a fish for the entire game!} 1-0