[Event "Game in 75"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.08.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Sytnytsky, Alex"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "1996"] [BlackElo "1463"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4} 1. d4 b5 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. e3 {last book move} Bxf3 4. Qxf3 (4. gxf3 $6 a6 $16) 4... c6 5. Bxb5 $1 {Clearance to allow e1-g1} e6 ( 5... cxb5 {A pinning theme} 6. Qxa8) 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bd3 d5 8. c4 g5 (8... Be7 9. Nc3 $18) 9. cxd5 (9. Nc3 {might be the shorter path} g4 10. Qe2 Bg7 $18) 9... g4 10. Qe2 exd5 $2 (10... cxd5 11. Bd2 Nbd7 $18) 11. e4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Qe7 ( 12... Be7 13. Bf5 $18) 13. Re1 h6 (13... Bg7 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 14. Bg5 Qxe4 15. Qd2 $18 (15. Qxe4+ $6 Nxe4 16. Rxe4+ Kf8 $18)) 14. Nc3 {White prepares d5} Kd7 (14... Nxe4 {does not save the day} 15. Qxg4 (15. Nxe4 $143 f5 16. Bd2 Kd8 $18) (15. Qxe4 $6 Kd8 $18) 15... Qd7 16. Qf4 $18 (16. Qxe4+ $143 Qe7 $18)) 15. Bf5+ (15. Bf4 Kd8 16. d5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 $18) 15... Kd8 16. Qd1 (16. Be3 $142 {seems even better} Nbd7 $18) 16... Qb4 ( 16... Qd6 {does not help much} 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. d5 $18) 17. d5 Bd6 (17... c5 { doesn't change anything anymore} 18. Bd2 Nbd7 19. Ne4 $18) 18. dxc6 Nxc6 (18... Kc7 {does not solve anything} 19. Bd2 Rd8 20. Nd5+ Nxd5 21. Bxb4 Bxb4 22. Re5 $18) 19. a3 Qd4 20. Nb5 (20. Be3 $142 {and White can already relax} Qxd1 21. Raxd1 Ne8 $18) 20... Bxh2+ (20... Qxd1 {is not much help} 21. Rxd1 Ke7 22. Nxd6 $18) 21. Kxh2 g3+ 22. fxg3 Qd5 (22... Qxd1 {doesn't improve anything} 23. Rxd1+ Ke7 24. Be3 $18) 23. Qxd5+ (23. Bf4 $142 {secures the point} Rc8 24. Nc3 $18) 23... Nxd5 24. Rd1 (24. Bf4 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Nde7 25. Bg4 f6 $18) 24... Nce7 25. Be4 Rb8 (25... a6 {is not the saving move} 26. Nc3 Ke8 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 $18) 26. Bxd5 Rxb5 27. Bc6+ (27. Bc6+ Rd5 28. Bxd5 Nxd5 29. Rxd5+ Ke7 30. Be3 $18) 1-0