[Event "Candidates 2007"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.01.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Hall, Kenneth"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E61"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1833"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {E61: King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System} 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O {last book move} 6. Qc2 Nc6 7. a3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} a5 8. b3 e5 9. d5 {White threatens to win material: d5xc6} Ne7 (9... e4 10. Nd2 Ne5 11. Bb2 $11 (11. Ndxe4 $143 Bf5 12. h4 Nxc4 $17) (11. Ncxe4 $143 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qh4 $17)) 10. e4 {Black has a cramped position} Bg4 11. Be2 {White has a very active position} Nd7 12. Be3 h6 {Consolidates g5} 13. O-O f5 {Black has a cramped position} 14. Nh4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 f4 {This push gains space} 16. Bd2 g5 {Black threatens to win material: g5xh4} 17. Nf3 Ng6 (17... g4 18. Ne1 Nc5 19. Rb1 $14) 18. h3 Nf6 (18... h5 19. Nh2 g4 20. hxg4 hxg4 21. Qxg4 $16) 19. Nh2 (19. c5 dxc5 20. Na4 Qd6 $14) 19... Qd7 $14 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 (21. hxg4 $2 f3 22. gxf3 Nh4 $19) 21... Qxg4 22. hxg4 Nh4 (22... f3 $5 $14) 23. f3 Ng6 24. b4 (24. Kf2 Kf7 $16) 24... b6 (24... Rfc8 $5 $16) 25. Nb5 Rfc8 26. Rfc1 Bf8 27. Nc3 Be7 28. b5 (28. Kf2 Nf8 $16) 28... Nf8 29. Kf2 Nd7 30. Na4 Nf6 31. Rh1 {White threatens to win material: Rh1xh6} Kg7 32. Rh2 Rh8 33. Rah1 Rh7 (33... Kg6 34. Nc3 $14) 34. Nc3 (34. Nb2 Kg6 $16) 34... Rah8 $14 35. Ne2 h5 36. gxh5 Nxh5 37. g3 Nf6 38. Rxh7+ Rxh7 39. Rxh7+ Kxh7 {A minor pieces endgame occured} 40. Kg2 Kg6 41. Be1 Nd7 42. Bf2 Bf6 43. Kh3 Kh5 44. Nc3 Be7 45. Nb1 Nf6 {Black prepares g4} 46. Nd2 (46. g4+ $5 { might be a viable alternative} Kg6 47. Kg2 $14) 46... g4+ $15 {Attacks the pawn chain} 47. Kg2 gxf3+ 48. Kxf3 fxg3 49. Bxg3 Ng4 50. Nf1 Bg5 51. a4 Be7 ( 51... Bc1 52. Be1 $11) 52. Be1 Nh6 53. Ng3+ Kg6 54. Bd2 Bg5 {Black threatens to win material: Bg5xd2} 55. Bc3 Be7 (55... Bh4 56. c5 $16) 1/2-1/2