[Event "1st MCC Team Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.05.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Bogle, Allan"] [Black "Horobetz, Graham"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A02"] [WhiteElo "1772"] [BlackElo "1661"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A02: Bird's Opening} 1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. e3 Bg4 {last book move} 4. Be2 Nbd7 (4... g6 5. Nc3 $11) 5. b3 (5. h3 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 c6 $14) 5... c6 {Covers b5} 6. Bb2 Qc7 7. O-O h6 {Consolidates g5} (7... e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. c4 $11) 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 {White has the pair of bishops} ({Weaker is} 9. gxf3 d5 $17) 9... O-O-O 10. a4 e5 11. d3 {Prevents intrusion on e4} (11. c4 $5 $14 {might be a viable alternative}) 11... d5 (11... exf4 12. exf4 d5 13. Bg4 $15) 12. Bg4 (12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. a5 a6 $11) 12... Bd6 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 (13... Rxd7 14. f5 $15) 14. Qg4 { White threatens to win material: Qg4xg7} (14. f5 Rhe8 $15) 14... Rde8 15. Nd2 Kb8 (15... exf4 16. exf4 h5 17. Qf5 $15 (17. Qxg7 $2 {doesn't lead to the expected results} Bxf4 18. Bc3 f6 $19)) 16. c4 (16. fxe5 $142 {and White is still in the game} Nxe5 17. Qxg7 $14) 16... exf4 $17 17. exf4 (17. Bxg7 $2 { doesn't work} Rhg8 18. cxd5 Nf6 $19) 17... Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xg4} (17... Nc5 18. Qf3 (18. Bxg7 $4 {A poison bait which should not be taken} f5 19. Qg6 Rhg8 $19) 18... dxc4 19. Nxc4 Nxb3 20. Bxg7 Nxa1 21. Bxa1 $15 (21. Nxd6 $143 Qxd6 22. Bxh8 Rxh8 $17)) 18. Qf3 (18. Qxg7 Nh5 19. Qg4 Nxf4 20. Bxh8 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Ng3+ 22. Kg1 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Ng3+ 24. Kg1 Ne2+ $11) 18... dxc4 (18... Qb6+ $142 $5 19. d4 Bb4 $15) 19. Nxc4 $14 Nd5 $2 (19... Bc5+ $142 {and Black could well hope to play on} 20. Kh1 Qd7 $14) 20. Nxd6 $18 f6 $4 {Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} ( 20... Qxd6 $142 21. Bxg7 Qc5+ 22. d4 Qb4 23. Be5+ Ka8 24. Bxh8 Rxh8 $18) 21. Nc4 (21. Nxe8 $142 {and White can already relax} Rxe8 22. Rae1 Qb6+ 23. d4 Rg8 $18) 21... g5 (21... Rd8 {does not improve anything} 22. a5 $18) 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Bxf6 (23. Rae1 $5 {might be the shorter path} Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Qd8 $18) 23... Nxf6 24. Qxf6 g4 (24... Rxh3 {is not the saving move} 25. Qd6 (25. gxh3 $6 Qg3+ 26. Kh1 Qxh3+ 27. Kg1 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Qg3+ 30. Kh1 Qh3+ $11) 25... Rh7 26. Qxc7+ Kxc7 27. Rf5 $18) 25. Qd6 (25. h4 $5 {seems even better} Qd8 26. Nd6 Qxf6 27. Rxf6 Rd8 $18) 25... Qxd6 (25... gxh3 {is not much help} 26. Qxc7+ Kxc7 27. Rf7+ Kb8 28. Na5 $18) 26. Nxd6 gxh3 (26... Re3 {is no salvation} 27. Nf7 Rh4 28. Rf4 $18) 27. Rf2 (27. Nxe8 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Rxe8 28. gxh3 Rd8 $18) 27... Rh5 (27... Re3 28. Rd1 hxg2 29. Rxg2 $18) 28. Nf7 (28. Nxe8 $142 {and White takes home the point} hxg2 29. Kxg2 Rg5+ 30. Kf3 Rf5+ 31. Kg3 $18) 28... h2+ $2 (28... hxg2 29. Rxg2 Re3 $18) 29. Kh1 Rf8 (29... Kc7 { does not solve anything} 30. g4 Rh3 31. Rd1 $18) 30. Raf1 1-0