[Event "48th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.11.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Bogle, Allan"] [Black "Salzgeber, Kyle"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A02"] [WhiteElo "1780"] [BlackElo "1223"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A02: Bird's Opening} 1. f4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Be2 {last book move} Bg4 7. O-O a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} (7... c5 8. Bd3 $11) 8. d3 {Secures e4} (8. d4 c5 $11) 8... c5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 (10. gxf3 $2 e5 { Decoy: e5} 11. fxe5 Nd5 $19) 10... Nc6 11. Nd2 Rb8 (11... d5 12. e4 $11) 12. Rb1 Re8 13. a3 {Covers b4} e5 (13... d5 $5 $11) 14. Bxc6 $14 bxc6 15. Qf3 { White threatens to win material: Qf3xc6} Rc8 (15... Qc7 $142 $5 $14 {should not be overlooked}) 16. fxe5 $16 dxe5 17. Nc4 (17. Ne4 $142 Re6 18. Nxc5 $16) 17... e4 $4 {solves nothing} (17... Qc7 $142 $16) 18. dxe4 $18 (18. Bxf6 $6 { is impossible} exf3 19. Bxd8 fxg2 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 21. Nd6+ Ke6 22. Nxe8 Bh6 $16) 18... Rxe4 (18... Nh5 {no good, but what else?} 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 $18) 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qxe4 Rc7 21. Rbd1 Qe7 22. Qxe7 Bxe7 23. a4 Bg5 (23... Kf8 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 24. e4 $18) 24. g3 Re7 (24... Kg7 {does not save the day} 25. e4 $18) 25. Rd3 Bh6 (25... Kg7 {hardly improves anything} 26. h4 Bf6 27. Rd6 $18) 26. Kg2 Bg7 (26... f5 {cannot undo what has already been done} 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Kf3 $18) 27. Rd8+ Bf8 28. Ra8 f5 29. Rxa6 Re6 30. Ra8 Kf7 31. a5 Re8 32. Rxe8 Kxe8 (32... Be7 {does not help much} 33. a6 h5 34. a7 Bg5 35. a8=Q Bf6 36. Rg8 Bg7 37. Ne5+ Kf6 38. Qxc6+ Kxe5 39. Re8#) 33. a6 Kd8 ( 33... Be7 {doesn't change anything anymore} 34. a7 Kf7 35. a8=Q Bf6 36. Rd1 Bd4 37. exd4 cxd4 38. Rxd4 Kg7 39. Rd7+ Kh6 40. Qd8 g5 41. Qf6+ Kh5 42. Rxh7#) 34. a7 Kc7 (34... Ke7 {does not solve anything} 35. a8=Q Kf7 36. Ne5+ Kg7 37. Qe8 f4 38. Qf7+ Kh6 39. Qxf4+ g5 40. Nf7+ Kg6 41. Qxg5#) 35. a8=Q Bh6 (35... Kd7 { is not the saving move} 36. Qxf8 h6 37. Ra1 Ke6 38. Rd1 f4 39. Rd6#) 36. Ra1 g5 (36... Kd7 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 37. Ra7+ Ke6 38. Qxc6#) 37. Ra7# 1-0