[Event "45th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.11.26"] [Round "3"] [White "Stepp, Robert"] [Black "Childers, Scott"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1847"] [BlackElo "1080"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 c6 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. e6 fxe6 9. Ng5 Nde5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 { last book move} 11. Bf4 Bc5 12. O-O-O+ (12. h3 $5 Rf8 13. g3 $16) 12... Ke7 $11 13. Nh3 (13. Kb1 Be3 14. Bxe3 Nxe3 $11) 13... b5 (13... Be3+ 14. Bxe3 Nxe3 15. Rd2 $11) 14. Bg5+ (14. Be2 Be3+ 15. Bxe3 Nxe3 $11) 14... Kf7 $11 15. Be2 Rf8 16. Rhf1+ Kg8 17. Rxf8+ Bxf8 18. Bxg4 (18. Bf4 $5 $14 {is interesting}) 18... Nxg4 $15 {Black has the pair of bishops} 19. Bf4 (19. Rd8 $5 $15) 19... e5 $17 20. Bg3 Be6 (20... Be7 $5 $17) 21. Ng5 $15 Bc4 22. h3 {White threatens to win material: h3xg4} (22. b3 Ba3+ 23. Kb1 Bf7 $11) 22... Ne3 $15 23. Rd7 h6 { Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} (23... b4 $5 {should be examined more closely} 24. Nd1 Nxg2 25. Bxe5 Re8 $15) 24. Nf3 $14 {White threatens to win material: Nf3xe5} Be6 {Black threatens to win material: Be6xd7} 25. Rc7 c5 ( 25... b4 $5 {is worth consideration} 26. Nd1 Nxg2 27. Nxe5 a5 $14) 26. Nxb5 $16 (26. Bxe5 $6 b4 27. Na4 Rd8 $14) 26... Bxa2 (26... Nxg2 $5 27. Rxa7 Rxa7 28. Nxa7 Bxh3 $16) 27. b3 $18 c4 28. bxc4 $4 {with this move White loses his initiative} (28. Bxe5 $142 {a pity that White didn't try this} cxb3 29. cxb3 Bxb3 30. Rc3 $18) 28... Bxc4 29. Nxa7 {White has a new passed pawn: c2} Ba3+ ( 29... Rd8 $142 $5 {would keep Black in the game} 30. Kb2 Nd1+ 31. Ka1 Bf1 $15) 30. Kd2 $16 Nf1+ 31. Kc3 Nxg3 32. Kxc4 Bd6 $2 (32... Nxe4 $142 $5 33. Nxe5 Re8 $16) 33. Rc8+ $18 Rxc8+ 34. Nxc8 Nxe4 $2 (34... Ba3 35. Kd5 Nf1 $18) 35. Kd5 Ng5 (35... Nc3+ {otherwise it's curtains at once} 36. Kxd6 e4 $18) 36. Nxd6 Nxf3 (36... Nh7 $18 {there is nothing better in the position}) 37. gxf3 g5 38. Kxe5 Kg7 39. Kf5 (39. Kf5 g4 40. fxg4 h5 41. c4 Kh6 42. Kf6 Kh7 43. c5 hxg4 44. hxg4 Kg8 45. c6 Kf8 46. c7 Kg8 47. c8=Q+ Kh7 48. Qb7+ Kh6 49. Qg7#) 1-0