[Event "Tennessee Open"] [Site "Clarksville,TN"] [Date "2001.08.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Palatnik, Sam"] [Black "Meadows, Kent"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "1892"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2001.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 {last book move} 5. dxe5 (5. Nf3 $5 $14) 5... dxe5 $11 6. fxe5 Nxe5 { A comfortable square for the black knight.} 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {Black loses the right to castle} 8. Nf3 {White threatens to win material: Nf3xe5} Bd6 9. Bg5 c6 {Covers b5} 10. O-O-O Kc7 11. Be2 Nfd7 {White has an active position} (11... h6 $5 {should be examined more closely} 12. Bxf6 gxf6 $11) 12. Nd4 $14 Bf8 13. Bf4 Be7 14. Bg4 {White has a king attack} (14. Nf5 Bf6 15. g4 h6 $16) 14... Bf6 15. Nf3 Re8 (15... Kb6 16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. e5 $14) 16. Rhf1 (16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Rhf1 Kd8 $16) 16... Kb6 17. Na4+ (17. Rd6 $5 Nc4 18. Nd5+ (18. Bxd7 $6 Nxd6 19. Be3+ Ka6 20. Bxe8 Nxe8 $14) 18... Ka5 19. Bd2+ (19. Rxd7 {is clearly inferior} Bxb2+ 20. Kb1 Bxd7 $15) 19... Nxd2 20. Nxd2 (20. Kxd2 $6 cxd5 21. Rxd5+ Kb6 22. Bxd7 Rxe4 $11) 20... cxd5 21. Nb3+ (21. Bxd7 $143 Bxd7 22. Rxd7 Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 $16) 21... Ka4 22. Rxd5 $18) 17... Kb5 18. Bxd7 {White has a strong king attack } Nxd7 19. b3 (19. e5 $5 Kxa4 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Ng5 $14) 19... Rxe4 $15 20. Bg5 Rxa4 $4 {Black lets it slip away} (20... Ka5 $142 $15 {was much better}) 21. bxa4+ $18 Kxa4 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 (22... gxf6 23. Rde1 $18) 23. Rd8 b6 24. Ne5 Bb7 25. Rf4+ Kb5 26. Nxf7 Rxd8 27. Nxd8 Ba6 $2 (27... Bc8 $142 28. Rf3 a5 $18) 28. Ne6 Nh5 (28... Ne8 {there is nothing else anyway} 29. Rf7 g6 $18) 29. Rf5+ (29. Rf5+ Ka4 30. Rxh5 $18) 1-0