[Event "Friday Night Fun Returns!"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.04.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Hamelrath, Ed"] [Black "Bogle, Allan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "1738"] [BlackElo "1733"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 d6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. f3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nbd7 {last book move} 9. O-O c5 10. Qd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 {Black has a cramped position} Nc5 12. Be2 Qb8 13. Rfd1 d5 $2 (13... a5 $142 $14 {and Black can hope to survive}) 14. cxd5 $18 exd5 15. Nf5 Re8 16. Bb5 (16. exd5 Bf8 17. Rac1 Qd8 $18) 16... Ncd7 $2 (16... dxe4 $142 17. Bxe8 Qxe8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. fxe4 Ncxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 $16) 17. Bxd7 (17. Bd4 {makes it even easier for White} Bc5 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxg7 Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Rd8 21. Nxd5 Qe5 $18) 17... Nxd7 18. Nxe7+ (18. Nxd5 Bf8 $18) 18... Rxe7 19. Nxd5 (19. Bf4 Qe8 20. exd5 Ne5 $18) 19... Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nf6 21. Qd6 Qe8 22. Rac1 Rd7 23. Qa3 Rad8 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Bg5 Qd4+ 26. Be3 {White threatens to win material: Be3xd4} Qe5 $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (26... Qd7 27. Qc3 Ne8 $18) 27. Qxa7 $18 h6 (27... Nd5 28. Rd1 Qe8 29. Bg5 $18 (29. exd5 $6 Qxe3+ 30. Kf1 Re8 $18) (29. Rxd5 $6 Rxd5 30. Qxb6 Rd3 $16)) 28. Qxb6 Rb8 (28... Rd3 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 29. Re1 $18) 29. Qd4 Qa5 30. a3 Qb5 31. Bf4 (31. b4 {keeps an even firmer grip} Ra8 32. Rc3 h5 $18) 31... Rb7 ( 31... Qxb2 {no good, but what else?} 32. Qxb2 Rxb2 $18) 32. b4 Rd7 33. Qf2 (33. Qe5 {might be the shorter path} Qb6+ 34. Qc5 Qe6 $18) 33... Qa4 (33... Qa6 { cannot undo what has already been done} 34. Qb2 Rd3 35. b5 Qxa3 36. Qxa3 Rxa3 37. Rb1 $18) 34. Qb2 (34. Rc8+ $5 {and White can already relax} Kh7 35. Qc5 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Qd7 $18) 34... Rd3 35. Rc3 (35. Qe5 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} Qa7+ 36. Kf1 $18) 35... Qa7+ $11 1/2-1/2