[Event "Grudge Match 7"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.05.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "O'Bar, Sam"]
[Black "Pylant, Gary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C22"]
[WhiteElo "1795"]
[BlackElo "1800"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{C22: Centre Game} 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 {last book move}
5. Bc4 d6 {White has an active position} (5... Ng4 6. Qg3 Nd4 7. Bb3 $15) 6.
Nf3 $11 Be7 {White has a very active position} 7. O-O {White castles and
improves king safety} Bg4 {White has a very active position} 8. Qb3 (8. Nc3 O-O
$14) 8... Na5 (8... O-O $5 $15 {deserves consideration}) 9. Bxf7+ $14 Kf8 {
Black loses the right to castle} 10. Qa4 {White threatens to win material:
Qa4xa5} Kxf7 (10... Bxf3 11. Be6 Bxe4 12. Nc3 $14) 11. Qxa5 (11. Ng5+ Kg8 12.
Qxa5 $14) 11... h6 $2 {Controls g5} (11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qd7 13. Qc3 $14) 12.
Nd4 (12. e5 Nd7 $18) 12... Rf8 (12... c5 $5 13. Nb3 Qxa5 14. Nxa5 b6 $14) 13.
f3 Bd7 (13... c5 14. Qd2 cxd4 15. fxg4 $14) 14. Be3 (14. Qc3 Kg8 $18) 14... Kg8
15. Nf5 (15. Qb4 Rf7 16. Qb3 Qc8 $18) 15... b6 $16 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Qc3 Be6
18. Na3 (18. Qc6 d5 19. Nc3 Rad8 $16) 18... a6 {Consolidates b5} (18... c5 19.
Qd3 d5 20. e5 $14) 19. Rfe1 b5 20. b4 (20. Nb1 a5 $16) 20... Qf7 (20... Rac8
21. Nb1 $16) 21. Qb2 (21. Nb1 d5 22. Bc5 Rfe8 $16) 21... Qg6 $14 22. c3 Rae8
23. Nc2 (23. Qc2 Rb8 $14) 23... Nh5 (23... Nd7 $5 {is worth consideration} 24.
Kh1 Ne5 $11) 24. Nd4 $16 Bd7 (24... Bc4 25. a4 $16) 25. Kh1 Rf7 26. Re2 (26.
Qd2 Re5 $16) 26... Ref8 (26... Nf6 27. Rae1 $16) 27. Rf1 (27. Qa3 $5 Bc8 $18)
27... Nf6 $16 28. Ref2 (28. Rfe1 Re8 $16) 28... Qh5 (28... d5 29. exd5 Nxd5 30.
Re2 $14) 29. Qb3 (29. Ne2 Qe5 $16) 29... Re8 30. Ne2 Be6 31. Qa3 1-0