[Event "Bluff City Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "1975.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Minor, Ron"] [Black "Gray, Donny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "1975.??.??"] {B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. h3 O-O 7. Qd2 c5 {last book move} 8. Be2 b6 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 ( 9. Qxd4 $143 Ng4 10. Qd2 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 Qb6 $15) 9... Nc5 10. Bf3 $14) 9. O-O-O (9. d5 Bb7 $14) 9... cxd4 (9... Bb7 10. d5 $11) 10. Nxd4 $14 {Black has a cramped position} ({Not} 10. Qxd4 Nc5 11. e5 Nfd7 $11) 10... Bb7 11. f3 { Prevents intrusion on g4} Rc8 12. g4 Ne5 13. h4 Nc4 (13... d5 $5 {is interesting} 14. Qe1 dxe4 $11) 14. Bxc4 $16 Rxc4 15. h5 Nd7 $2 (15... Qd7 $142 $16) 16. hxg6 $18 fxg6 17. Ne6 Bxc3 $4 {Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (17... Qe8 18. Qh2 Nf6 19. Nxg7 Kxg7 20. Bh6+ Kg8 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 $18) 18. Qh2 Bxb2+ (18... Bg7 {does not win a prize} 19. Qxh7+ Kf7 20. Ng5+ (20. Qxg7+ $6 {is a useless try} Kxe6 21. Qxg6+ Rf6 $15) (20. Nxg7 $6 {is clearly worse} Nf6 21. Qh6 Rg8 $18) 20... Kf6 21. Qh2 Rxc2+ 22. Kxc2 Qc7+ 23. Kb1 $18) 19. Kb1 (19. Kxb2 $142 {and White can already relax} Rxc2+ 20. Qxc2 Qb8 $18) 19... Nf6 (19... h5 {praying for a miracle} 20. Nxd8 Rb4 $18) 20. Qh6 (20. Kxb2 $6 {is a bad alternative} Qe8 21. Nxf8 Qxf8 $16 ) 20... Rf7 (20... Kf7 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 21. Nxd8+ (21. Nxf8 {is not possible} Ba3 22. Rd4 Rc5 $17) (21. Qxf8+ $2 {may look interesting but has some grave disadvantages} Qxf8 22. Nxf8 Ba3 $19) 21... Rxd8 22. Kxb2 $18) 21. Nxd8 (21. Kxb2 $4 {if White takes the bishop he will lose} Qc8 22. Nd4 e5 $19) 21... Rb4 22. c3 (22. a3 $142 {and White has reached his goal} Rb5 23. Ka2 Bc3 $18) 22... Nxg4 23. cxb4 Nxh6 24. Kxb2 Rxf3 25. Bxh6 Bxe4 (25... Rf2+ {what else?} 26. Kc3 Ba6 $18) 26. Rhf1 Rxf1 27. Rxf1 Bf5 28. Nc6 ( 28. Re1 e5 29. Rc1 b5 30. Rc7 Be4 31. Rf7 g5 32. Rf8#) 28... Kf7 $18 29. Nd4 1-0