[Event "Candidates 2008"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.01.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Craycroft, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C52"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1376"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {C52: Evans Gambit Accepted: 5 c3 Ba5} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 {last book move} Qe7 (7... Nf6 {was a good chance to save the game} 8. Qa4 exd4 (8... Nxe4 {doesn't solve anything} 9. Bd5)) 8. d5 Nd8 {doesn't faze the opponent} (8... Bb6 9. dxc6 bxc6) 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qxa5 b6 11. Qa3 (11. Qa6 {seems even better} Nf6 12. Bg5 O-O) 11... c5 (11... Nf6 {doesn't improve anything} 12. Bg5 ) 12. Bg5 Nf6 13. Qb2 h6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 (14... Qxf6 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 15. Bb5 Qe7 16. Nbd2) 15. Bb5 Rg8 16. Nbd2 Kf8 17. Kh1 Bg4 (17... f5 {hardly improves anything} 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Rae1) 18. h3 Bh5 (18... Bc8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 19. Qc2) 19. Nh4 Bg6 20. Nxg6+ (20. Rfe1 $142 {and White can already relax} Qc7) 20... fxg6 21. f4 (21. Nc4 { makes it even easier for White} Kg7) 21... Nf7 (21... exf4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 22. Rxf4 Kg7 23. Kg1) 22. f5 g5 23. Be2 Nd8 24. Bh5 Rb8 25. a4 Rb7 (25... Kg7 {doesn't change anything anymore} 26. Nc4) 26. Nc4 {White plans a5} Rg7 27. Ne3 Rh7 28. Qe2 Qd7 29. Rfb1 Rb8 30. a5 b5 31. Bg6 Rh8 32. a6 Rb6 (32... b4 {does not help much} 33. cxb4 cxb4 34. Qc4) 33. Ra5 b4 34. cxb4 Qc7 (34... cxb4 {does not win a prize} 35. Qc4 Rb8 36. Rxb4 ) 35. b5 Kg7 36. Raa1 Nf7 37. Nc4 Rbb8 (37... Rhb8 {does not save the day} 38. Qh5) 38. Rb2 (38. b6 {keeps an even firmer grip} axb6 39. Bxf7 h5 40. Bxh5 Rhd8) 38... Ra8 (38... Rhd8 {is no salvation} 39. b6 {Decoy: b6} axb6 40. Rab1) 39. Rab1 (39. b6 {might be the shorter path} axb6 40. Rxb6 Rab8) 39... Rhb8 (39... Nd8 {the only chance to get some counterplay}) 40. b6 axb6 41. Rxb6 Rxb6 42. Rxb6 Ra7 43. Bxf7 (43. Bxf7 Kxf7 44. Qh5+ Kg8 45. Qg6+ Kh8 46. Qxh6+ Kg8 47. Rxd6 Qe7 48. Rxf6 Rd7 49. Rg6+ Qg7 50. f6 Qxg6 51. Qxg6+ Kf8 52. Nd6 Re7 53. a7 c4 54. a8=Q+ Re8 55. Qaxe8#) 1-0