[Event "1st MCC Team Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2008.05.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sytnytsky, Alex"]
[Black "Craycroft, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C23"]
[WhiteElo "1386"]
[BlackElo "1386"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
{C23: Bishop's Opening: 2...Bc5} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 cxd5 5.
Bb5+ {last book move} Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Re1 Nge7 9. Nxe5 a6 10.
Bxc6+ Nxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qh5 O-O 13. d4 Rb8 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. b3 Bf5 16. Be7
g6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qd1 Rfe8 19. Re2 (19. Na4 Rxe1+ $16) 19... Qb4 $14 20.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Ne2 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right
back in the game} (21. Qd2 Kg7 $14) 21... Qe7 $4 {Black threatens to win
material: Qe7xe2. Black loses the upper hand} (21... Bg4 $142 {Black has a
promising position} 22. a3 Qe7 $19) 22. Ng3 $14 Be6 23. a3 a5 (23... h5 24. Nf1
$16) 24. Qd2 $16 Ra8 25. Qc3 Bd7 26. Re1 Qxa3 27. Ra1 Qe7 28. Rxa5 Rxa5 29.
Qxa5 Qg5 30. Qe1 (30. Nf1 Qf6 $16) 30... Kg7 31. Qe5+ (31. Nf1 Qf4 32. Qe3 Qd6
$16) 31... Qxe5 $14 32. dxe5 c5 33. Kf1 f5 (33... f6 $5 {is noteworthy} 34.
exf6+ Kxf6 $14) 34. f4 $16 d4 35. Ke1 Bc6 36. Kf2 Kf7 37. Ne2 Be4 38. c4 (38.
b4 cxb4 39. Nxd4 Ke7 $16) 38... d3 {A strong pawn} (38... dxc3 $5 39. Nxc3 Bc2
$16) 39. Nc3 $18 d2 40. Ke2 Bc2 41. Kxd2 Bxb3 42. Kd3 Ke6 43. g3 g5 (43... Kd7
44. Nd5 h6 45. Ne3 $18) 44. h4 g4 $2 (44... h6 $142 $18) 45. Nd5 Bd1 (45... h6
{cannot change what is in store for ?} 46. Nc7+ Kd7 47. Kc3 $18) 46. Nc7+ (46.
Nf6 $142 {finishes off the opponent} h6 $18) 46... Kd7 47. Na6 $4 {White
threatens to win material: Na6xc5. ruins a very nice position} (47. Kd2 $142 {
ends the debate} Ba4 48. Nb5 $18) 47... Kc6 $11 48. h5 Kb6 49. Nb8 Kc7 {
Black threatens to win material: Kc7xb8} 50. Na6+ {White forks: c5+c7} Kb6 {
Twofold repetition} 51. Kd2 $4 {White has let it slip away} (51. Nb8 Kc7 52.
Na6+ Kb6 $11) 51... Bf3 (51... Ba4 $142 $19 {and Black can celebrate victory})
52. Nb8 $11 Kc7 53. Na6+ Kb6 54. Nb8 1/2-1/2