[Event "Before Pawn Power"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.05.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Bogle, Allan"] [Black "Sytnytsky, Alex"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "1775"] [BlackElo "1381"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5} 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e3 {last book move} a6 {Controls b5} 4. b3 e6 5. Bb2 Nf6 6. Be2 Ne4 (6... Nc6 7. Ne5 Bf5 8. O-O $11) 7. O-O Bxf3 (7... Nc6 8. Nc3 $14) 8. Bxf3 $16 (8. gxf3 $6 Nf6 $11) 8... Nf6 9. d3 (9. c4 Bd6 $16) 9... c5 (9... Nc6 10. c4 $14) 10. Nd2 (10. c4 dxc4 11. Na3 cxd3 12. Bxb7 Ra7 $16) 10... Nc6 {Black should quickly conclude development.} 11. Qe1 (11. e4 Be7 $14) 11... Nb4 {Black threatens to win material: Nb4xc2} 12. Qd1 Be7 (12... Nc6 13. c4 $16) 13. a3 {White threatens to win material: a3xb4} Nc6 14. Qe1 a5 15. a4 Nb4 {Black threatens to win material: Nb4xc2} 16. Qd1 Qb6 17. Re1 O-O 18. Kh1 Nd7 19. Bc3 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. e4 Qc6 22. e5 Nd7 (22... Ne8 23. Be2 $11) 23. Nc4 $14 f6 24. c3 {White threatens to win material: c3xb4} Na6 25. Qd2 (25. exf6 Rxf6 26. g3 Raf8 $14) 25... fxe5 (25... Qc7 $5 26. Na3 fxe5 $11) 26. Nxe5 $14 ({Inferior is} 26. fxe5 Rxf3 27. gxf3 dxc4 28. dxc4 Qxf3+ 29. Kg1 Rd8 $19) 26... Nxe5 27. Rxe5 {Black has a new backward pawn: e6. Praise the rook!} ({Worse is} 27. fxe5 Qb6 $11) 27... Nc7 28. g3 Qb6 {Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb3} 29. Rb1 Rf7 30. Re2 (30. d4 Rd8 $16) 30... Re8 (30... Rf6 31. Kg2 $14) 31. Ree1 e5 32. g4 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (32. b4 axb4 33. cxb4 cxb4 34. Qxb4 Qxb4 35. Rxb4 Kf8 $16) 32... Rf6 $4 { a transit from better to worse} (32... Rxf4 33. Rf1 $19) 33. g5 $4 {White loses the upper hand} (33. f5 $142 $11) 33... Rg6 $4 {ruins a very nice position} (33... Rxf4 $142 {Black has a promising position} 34. Bg2 Qd6 $19) 34. Bh5 $18 Qc6 35. Bxg6 d4+ (35... hxg6 36. Rxe5 Rxe5 37. fxe5 d4+ 38. Qg2 Qxg2+ 39. Kxg2 dxc3 $18) 36. Be4 Nd5 1-0