[Event "Music City Open I"] [Site "Nashville,TN"] [Date "1997.04.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Andrews, Todd"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2565"] [BlackElo "2174"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "1997.??.??"] {C41: Philidor Defence} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 { last book move} 6. Bb3 (6. O-O O-O $14) 6... c6 {Consolidates b5+d5} 7. a4 (7. O-O O-O $14) 7... Qc7 (7... exd4 8. Nxd4 Nc5 9. Qe2 $11) 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Bg5 b6 ( 9... h6 10. Be3 $11) 10. O-O $14 a6 {Secures b5} 11. Rad1 (11. h3 h6 12. Bd2 Bb7 $14) 11... b5 $11 {Black has a cramped position} 12. Rd2 (12. d5 b4 13. dxc6 bxc3 14. cxd7 Bxd7 15. bxc3 Rfd8 $14) 12... h6 $15 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Kh1 (14. dxe5 dxe5 15. h3 b4 $11) 14... Nf8 (14... exd4 $5 {is worth looking at} 15. Rxd4 Bb7 16. axb5 axb5 $17) 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bg3 {White threatens to win material: Bg3xe5} Ng6 17. Nd4 (17. h3 b4 18. Na2 c5 $15) 17... Bb4 (17... b4 18. Na2 $15) 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rd3 $2 ( 19. Nf5 $5 $15) 19... Nf4 (19... Bf8 20. Rdd1 $19) 20. Bxf4 $17 exf4 21. f3 Bf8 22. Qd1 (22. Rd2 $142 $5 $17) 22... Ba6 $19 23. Nce2 $2 (23. Nf5 b4 24. Ne2 $19 ) 23... c5 24. Rd2 cxd4 25. Nxd4 b4 26. Re1 Rad8 (26... Re5 {and Black can already relax} 27. Nf5 Bc5 28. Nd6 $19) 27. Nf5 (27. Ba4 Re5 $19) 27... Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Rd8 29. Qf2 (29. Nd4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Bc5 30. c3 Bd6 $19) 29... Bc8 (29... Bc5 {might be the shorter path} 30. Qh4 Qe5 31. Rb1 $19) 30. Qh4 (30. Nd4 {doesn't change anything anymore} Qc5 31. Rd1 g6 $19) 30... Bxf5 31. exf5 Bc5 (31... Bc5 32. Rb1 Qe5 $19) 0-1