[Event "3rd Annual Living Legend"] [Site "Chattanooga,TN"] [Date "1998.02.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Mirandi, Haresh"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1612"] [BlackElo "2552"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "1998.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. e4 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Be3 d5 {last book move} 8. h3 {Black is behind in developement. Black's piece can't move: c8} (8. O-O-O Bc5 9. Qd2 Qb6 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. exd5 O-O 12. dxc6 Nce4 $14) 8... c5 {Black threatens to win material: c5xd4} (8... Bc5 $142 $5 {and Black hangs on} 9. Qd2 dxe4 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $17) 9. Qa4 $14 {White has a very active position} d4 {Black threatens to win material: d4xe3} 10. e5 {White threatens to win material: e5xf6} (10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Be7 $14) 10... Nh5 (10... dxe3 $2 {looks very tantalising, but} 11. exf6 gxf6 12. O-O-O $18) (10... dxc3 $6 {is much weaker} 11. exf6 cxb2 12. Rd1 Qxf6 13. Bb5 $15) 11. Bb5 (11. O-O-O $142 $5 {is interesting} Be7 12. Rg1 $15) 11... dxc3 (11... dxe3 {is the weaker alternative } 12. g4 Nxf4 13. Qxf4 $16) 12. O-O-O a6 13. Rd5 (13. Bc4 cxb2+ 14. Kxb2 Qb6+ 15. Ka1 Be7 $17) 13... Rb8 14. Rhd1 $4 {sad, but how else could White save the game?} (14. Bxd7+ $142 Bxd7 15. Qa3 $19) 14... axb5 $19 15. Qxb5 Be7 (15... Ng3 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 16. Kb1 Qc7 17. Ng5 $19) 16. e6 fxe6 17. Rxh5 Qb6 (17... Qb6 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Bxc5 cxb2+ 20. Kb1 Na4 $19) 0-1