[Event "Fall Classics 5"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.09.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Brazell, Barry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "1839"] [BlackElo "1357"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {C41: Philidor Defence} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 {last book move} h6 4. d4 Qe7 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Nc3 c6 {Covers b5} 7. h3 {Consolidates g4} Nf6 8. a3 {White has a king attack} Qc7 9. Be3 Be7 10. Qd2 {White has a very active position} ( 10. Nh4 b5 11. Ba2 Na6 $14) 10... Nbd7 11. O-O Nc5 12. Bxc5 Bxc5 {Black has the pair of bishops} 13. b4 {White threatens to win material: b4xc5} Be7 14. Rfe1 {White has a very active position} (14. Ne2 O-O $11) 14... O-O $15 { Black castles and improves king safety} 15. Qe3 Be6 (15... b5 $142 {would keep Black alive} 16. Ba2 a5 $15) 16. Bxe6 $14 fxe6 {White has an active position} 17. Ne2 (17. Na4 Nh5 $14) 17... Nh7 (17... c5 18. Rab1 $14) 18. Ng3 (18. Qb3 $5 Ng5 19. Nxg5 Bxg5 20. Qxe6+ Kh7 21. Ng3 $14) 18... Ng5 $11 19. Nxg5 Bxg5 20. Qe2 Rad8 21. Rad1 Rde8 22. c4 Rf7 (22... c5 23. Rf1 $11) 23. c5 $14 {White gets more space} Ref8 24. Rf1 b6 25. Qc4 {White threatens to win material: Qc4xe6} Qe7 $2 (25... bxc5 $142 26. Qxc5 Bh4 $16) 26. cxb6 $18 axb6 27. Qxc6 Rxf2 $2 (27... Rb8 28. Rd6 Rf6 29. Rd7 $18) 28. Qxb6 (28. Rxf2 $142 {finishes off the opponent} Be3 29. Rdd2 $18) 28... Rxf1+ $16 29. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 30. Nxf1 Qd7 31. Qb8+ (31. b5 Bd8 32. Qc5 Qd1 $18) 31... Bd8 (31... Kf7 $142 $5 32. Qxe5 Qa7+ 33. Kh2 Qxa3 34. Qc7+ Ke8 $16) 32. Qxe5 $18 Bc7 (32... Bf6 33. Qg3 $18) 33. Qc3 (33. Qc5 {and White can already relax} Kf7 $18) 33... Qd6 (33... Bb6+ 34. Kh1 Qd1 $18) 34. Qf3 $4 {with this move White loses his initiative} (34. a4 $142 {and White has triumphed} Qb6+ 35. Kh1 $18) 34... Bb6+ $16 35. Kh1 e5 $2 ( 35... Qd4 $142 36. Kh2 g5 $16) 36. Qb3+ (36. Kh2 {seems even better} Qd4 $18) 36... Kh7 37. Qf3 $4 {instead of simply winning the game} (37. Kh2 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qd4 38. Qf3 Kg8 $18) 37... Qd4 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (37... Kg8 38. Kh2 Qd4 $18) 38. Kh2 $18 Qg1+ 39. Kg3 Qd4 40. Nh2 (40. h4 $142 $18 {might be the shorter path}) 40... Qe3 (40... Qa1 $18 { what else?}) 41. Qxe3 Bxe3 42. Nf3 Bd4 (42... Ba7 {there is nothing better in the position} 43. a4 g6 $18) 43. Nxd4 1-0