[Event "Spring Swiss"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2005.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bunch, John"]
[Black "Maclin, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "1882"]
[BlackElo "1433"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
{B03: Alekhine's Defence: Four Pawns Attack} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 e6 4. c4
Nb6 5. c5 Nd5 6. Nc3 {last book move} Nc6 7. a3 {Covers b4} (7. Nf3 b6 $14)
7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 b6 9. cxb6 axb6 10. Qg4 Ba6 11. Be2 Ne7 12. Bf3 {White
threatens to win material: Bf3xa8} (12. Bg5 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 h5 $11) 12... Ra7 $15
13. Ne2 Bb7 (13... Ng6 $5 $15 {deserves consideration}) 14. Bxb7 $14 Rxb7 15.
O-O Ng6 (15... Qa8 $14) 16. g3 {Consolidates f4+h4} (16. f4 $142 $5 $14 {
is worth looking at}) 16... Ra7 $15 17. f4 Ra4 (17... Ne7 18. Qf3 $15) 18. Ra2
(18. f5 $5 {might be a viable alternative} Nxe5 19. Qe4 $11) 18... Qa8 $15 19.
Bb2 (19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Rxf3 b5 $15) 19... Be7 (19... Ne7 20. Qf3 $17) 20. h4 Qd5
21. Rfa1 (21. Nc1 h5 22. Qd1 b5 $17) 21... h5 22. Qh3 Qf3 23. Qg2 Qxg2+ (23...
Qg4 24. Rf1 $17) 24. Kxg2 O-O 25. Nc1 (25. Rc1 b5 $17) 25... Rfa8 1/2-1/2