[Event "20th Fairfield Glade Open"]
[Site "Crossville,TN"]
[Date "1997.01.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ersham, Karl"]
[Black "Palatnik, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2093"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
{B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. e4 Nbd7 4. f4
e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 {last book move. Black has a cramped position.
Black's piece can't move: c8} 7. Bc4 (7. Be3 Qb6 8. O-O-O Qxd4 9. Bxd4 Be7 $14)
7... d5 $14 8. exd5 Bc5 {Black threatens to win material: Bc5xd4} 9. Qd3 {
White has a very active position} O-O {Black castles and improves king safety}
10. Bd2 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} (10. dxc6
$5 {should be considered} bxc6 11. Bd2 Re8+ 12. Kf1 $14) 10... Re8+ $11 11. Kd1
{White loses the right to castle} Nb6 12. b4 $4 (12. dxc6 $142 {was possible}
Qc7 13. Re1 Rxe1+ 14. Kxe1 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 Qxc6 16. Qb5 $11) 12... Ng4 (12...
cxd5 $6 {is clearly inferior} 13. Bb5 Ng4 14. Kc1 $15) 13. Rf1 (13. Kc1 Nf2 14.
Qf1 Bxb4 15. Qxf2 Ba3+ 16. Kd1 Nxc4 $19) 13... Ne3+ 14. Bxe3 Rxe3 (14... Bxe3
$6 15. Re1 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 $19) 15. bxc5 Rxd3+ 16. cxd3 (16. Bxd3 {doesn't
change the outcome of the game} Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 $19) 16... Nxc4 (16... cxd5
$6 17. Bb3 d4 18. Nb5 $19) 17. dxc4 Qa5 18. Rc1 Qxc5 19. Ne4 Qe3 20. Rc3 (20.
Re1 {there is nothing better in the position} Qxf4 21. dxc6 bxc6 22. Rc3 $19)
20... Qxe4 21. Re1 (21. Rf2 {cannot undo what has already been done} cxd5 22.
Re2 Qb1+ 23. Rc1 Qd3+ 24. Ke1 Bg4 $19) 21... Qb1+ 22. Kd2 Qxa2+ (22... Qxa2+
23. Rc2 Qa5+ 24. Ke2 Bg4 $19) 0-1