[Event "Candidates 2009"]
[Site "Memphis,TN"]
[Date "2009.01.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Horobetz, Graham"]
[Black "Smith, Aaron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "1941"]
[BlackElo "1848"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
{B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. h3 c6 5.
a4 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. Be2 e5 9. dxe5 {last book move} Nxe5 10. Nxe5
dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 {White king safety dropped} 12. Bc4 Be6 (12... Bf8 $5 $14)
13. Bxe6 $16 fxe6 14. O-O b6 15. a5 b5 16. f3 a6 17. Bb6 (17. Rad1 $5 $16)
17... Rd2 $14 18. Rf2 Rxf2 (18... Rd7 19. Na2 Bf8 20. Nc1 Rd1+ 21. Rf1 $14) 19.
Kxf2 $16 Bf8 20. Rd1 h5 21. Ne2 Kf7 22. Nc1 Ke8 23. Nd3 Nd7 24. Bc7 Bg7 25. f4
{White threatens to win material: f4xe5} (25. b4 Bf8 $16) 25... Ra7 $2 (25...
exf4 $142 $5 {is an interesting idea} 26. Nxf4 Bxb2 27. Nxe6 Rc8 $11) 26. Bxe5
$18 Bxe5 (26... Nxe5 $5 27. Nxe5 g5 28. Kf3 Bxe5 29. fxe5 $18) 27. Nxe5 Nxe5
28. fxe5 Rd7 $4 {leading to a quick end} (28... Rc7 $142 $18) 29. Rd6 (29. Rxd7
$142 {finishes off the opponent} Kxd7 30. Ke3 $18) 29... Rxd6 30. exd6 e5 31.
g4 hxg4 (31... h4 {doesn't do any good} 32. g5 Kd7 $18) 32. hxg4 (32. h4 $142 {
secures the win} Kd7 33. Kg3 Kxd6 34. Kxg4 $18) 32... g5 33. Ke3 Kd7 {Black
threatens to win material: Kd7xd6} 34. Kd3 Kxd6 35. b4 c5 {The thematic attack}
36. c3 Kc6 37. Ke3 1/2-1/2