[Event "Short Swiss VII"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.05.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Sytnytskyy, Oleksandr"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "1330"] [BlackElo "1800"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {A28: English Opening: Four Knights Variation} 1. c4 e5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bc5 {last book move} 5. h3 O-O 6. a3 {Covers b4} a5 7. d3 h6 {Consolidates g5} (7... d6 8. Bg5 $15) 8. Be3 (8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. d4 Re8 10. dxe5 Rxe5 $11) 8... Bxe3 (8... d6 $5 $15 {is an interesting idea}) 9. fxe3 $14 d6 10. g4 Nh7 11. Kd2 {White loses the right to castle} (11. Qd2 $5 $14) 11... Bd7 12. Qe1 (12. Kc2 Rb8 $11) 12... a4 (12... Na7 $142 $15) 13. d4 $4 (13. Qh4 $5 $11 {is an interesting alternative}) 13... Na5 (13... Ng5 14. Nxg5 exd4 15. Nd5 Qxg5 16. Kc2 $19) 14. Rb1 $2 (14. Kc2 $142 $5 $17) 14... Nb3+ 15. Kd3 Re8 (15... Ng5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Rd1 $17) 16. Nd2 $2 (16. dxe5 $142 $5 Bc6 17. Kc2 $17) 16... exd4 $19 17. Nxb3 $2 (17. exd4 Ng5 18. Qf2 $19) 17... dxc3 18. Nd4 cxb2 19. Rxb2 b6 20. Nf5 (20. Kc2 Ng5 (20... Rxe4 $143 21. Bg2 Re7 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Kb1 $19) 21. Bg2 Ra5 $19) 20... Bc6 21. Bg2 Nf6 (21... Ra5 {makes it even easier for Black} 22. Kc2 $19) 22. Qc3 (22. Qh4 Bxe4+ 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 $19) 22... Bxe4+ ( 22... Re5 $5 {might be the shorter path} 23. Kc2 $19) 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Rf1 d5 25. Nxh6+ Kh7 (25... gxh6 $142 {might be the shorter path} 26. Qxf6 dxc4+ 27. Kc2 Qd3+ 28. Kc1 $19) 26. Rxf6 $4 {the position is going down the drain} (26. Nxf7 $142 Qe8 27. Ng5+ Kh8 28. Nxe4 Nxe4 29. Qb4 Nc5+ 30. Ke2 $17) 26... Qxf6 ( 26... d4 $142 {secures victory} 27. exd4 Qxf6 28. Nf5 $19) 27. Qxf6 gxf6 28. cxd5 Rae8 $4 {gives away a clear win} (28... Re5 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} 29. Nf5 Rxd5+ 30. Ke2 Rad8 $19) 29. Nf5 $15 {Here comes the goal-getter} R4e5 30. Rb5 (30. Kd4 $5 $15) 30... Rd8 31. Kd4 c5+ (31... Kg6 32. Nh4+ Kh6 33. Kc4 $19) 32. Kc3 (32. Kc4 Rexd5 33. Rxb6 Rd3 34. Rxf6 Rxa3 35. Rxf7+ Kg6 $15) 32... Rdxd5 (32... Rexd5 $5 33. Rxb6 Rd3+ 34. Kc4 R8d7 35. Rxf6 Rxa3 36. Rh6+ Kg8 $19) 33. Rxb6 $15 Re6 {Black threatens to win material: Re6xb6} (33... Rd7 $5 $15) 34. Rb7 $11 Rxf5 35. Rxf7+ Kg8 36. gxf5 Rxe3+ { Black forks: c3+h3. .} 37. Kd2 {White threatens to win material: Kd2xe3} Rxa3 38. Rxf6 Rxh3 {White has a new passed pawn: f5. Black has a new passed pawn: a4.} 39. Rc6 a3 {He broke from his leash} 40. Kc2 Rh2+ 41. Kb1 a2+ {Black forks: b1, b1, b1+b1} 42. Ka1 Rc2 43. Ra6 {White threatens to win material: Ra6xa2} Kf7 44. f6 c4 45. Ra5 c3 {A strong pawn} 46. Rc5 Kxf6 47. Rf5+ Ke6 ( 47... Kxf5) 48. Re5+ Kd7 {Black has a decisive advantage} (48... Kxe5) 49. Re2 {White threatens to win material: Re2xc2} Rd2 (49... Rxe2) 50. Re7+ Kd8 (50... Kxe7) 51. Re8+ Kd7 {Black has a decisive advantage} (51... Kxe8) 52. Re7+ { Twofold repetition} Kd6 (52... Kxe7) 53. Re6+ Kd5 (53... Kxe6) 54. Re5+ Kd4 ( 54... Kxe5) 55. Re4+ Kd3 (55... Kxe4) 56. Re3+ Kd4 {Black has a decisive advantage} (56... Kxe3) 57. Re4+ Kd5 (57... Kxe4) 1/2-1/2