[Event "Ivory Pawn"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2005.02.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Meacham, Marc"]
[Black "Bogle, Allan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "1548"]
[BlackElo "1700"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
{B21: Sicilian: 2 f4 and Morra Gambit} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3 dxc3
5. Nxc3 a6 {last book move} 6. g3 b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. a3 {Black is behind in
developement} (8. O-O d6 $11) 8... Qc7 {Black has a cramped position} (8... Nf6
9. e5 Nd5 10. Ne4 $15) 9. Bf4 $14 {White threatens to win material: Bf4xc7} Qd8
{Black has a cramped position} 10. O-O Nf6 {Black threatens to win material:
Nf6xe4} 11. Re1 Be7 {Black should quickly conclude development.} 12. h3 {
Black has a cramped position} (12. Nd4 $142 $5 $16) 12... O-O $11 13. g4 (13.
Bd6 $5 $11 {is worth consideration}) 13... d6 14. Qb3 (14. Re2 Nc6 $17) 14...
Nbd7 15. Rad1 Nc5 16. Qc2 Qc8 (16... Rc8 17. Qb1 $17) 17. Qb1 e5 18. Bg3 Qd7 $4
{a transit from better to worse} (18... h6 $142 $17) 19. Nxe5 $16 Qc7 (19...
dxe5 {Exploits the pin} 20. Rxd7) 20. Nf3 Rfe8 21. Nd5 (21. Nd4 Ncd7 $16) 21...
Nxd5 $14 22. exd5 {White has an active position.} Bf6 23. g5 {White threatens
to win material: g5xf6} Be7 {White has an active position} 24. b4 {White
threatens to win material: b4xc5} (24. Nd4 $5 $14 {should be examined more
closely}) 24... Na4 $11 {White has an active position. The knight dominates}
25. Rc1 {White threatens to win material: Rc1xc7} (25. Rd4 Nc3 26. Qd3 Rac8 $11
) 25... Qd8 {Black has a cramped position} (25... Qd7 26. Qd3 $15) 26. Red1 (
26. Nd4 Bxg5 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $11) 26... Bxg5 27. Nxg5 Qxg5 {Attacks the isolani
on d5} 28. Rc7 Bc8 (28... Rac8 $5 {is an interesting idea} 29. Qc1 Qxc1 30.
Rdxc1 Nb6 $15) 29. Qc1 $14 Qg6 (29... Qd8 $14) 30. Qf4 $4 {White threatens to
win material: Qf4xd6. releasing the pressure on the opponent} (30. Re1 $142 Bf5
31. Ra7 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 $18) 30... Nb2 $15 31. Rd4 Nc4 {Black threatens to win
material: Nc4xa3} 32. Be4 (32. Rdxc4 bxc4 33. Rxc4 Re1+ 34. Kh2 $11) 32... Qf6
(32... Qh5 $142 $17) 33. Qxf6 $14 gxf6 34. Kh2 Kg7 35. Rcxc4 bxc4 36. Rxc4 {
Black wins the exchange} f5 {Black threatens to win material: f5xe4} (36... Bb7
37. Bg2 (37. Bxd6 $143 Rad8 38. Bc7 Bxd5 $15) 37... Rad8 38. Rc7 $14) 37. Bg2
Re2 38. Bxd6 (38. Rc7 f4 39. Bxf4 Bf5 40. Bxd6 Rxf2 41. Be5+ Kf8 $14) 38...
Rxf2 $11 {White has a new passed pawn: d5. Black has a new passed pawn: f5} 39.
Bg3 {White threatens to win material: Bg3xf2} (39. Kg1 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Bb7 $11)
39... Re2 (39... Ra2 40. Be5+ Kf8 41. Rc7 $15) 40. Kg1 (40. Rc7 $5 $11 {
is interesting}) 40... Bd7 $15 41. Rd4 $2 (41. Rc7 $142 $5 {might be a viable
alternative} Bb5 42. Bf3 $17) 41... Rc8 42. d6 $2 (42. Rd1 $19) 42... Rcc2 (
42... Rc1+ {seems even better} 43. Bf1 Bc6 44. Bf2 $19) 43. Bf1 Red2 (43... Re6
$142 $5 44. Rc4 Rb2 $19) 44. Rxd2 $17 Rxd2 45. Bxa6 Kg6 46. b5 Rb2 (46... Rd3
47. Bf2 Rxa3 48. Bc5 Ra1+ 49. Kf2 $19) 47. Bf2 $2 (47. a4 Rb4 48. a5 Rb1+ 49.
Kf2 Bxb5 $17) 47... Kg5 (47... Bxb5 48. Bd4 Rb3 49. Bxb5 Rxb5 50. Bc3 $19) 48.
b6 $4 {White loses the upper hand} (48. Bc5 Kf4 49. b6 $11) 48... Kf4 $4 {
forfeits the advantage} (48... Rb1+ 49. Bf1 f4 50. b7 $19) 49. b7 $4 {gives
the opponent new chances} (49. Bd4 $142 Rb1+ 50. Kf2 $16) 49... Rb1+ $19 50.
Kg2 $4 {but even a better move would not have saved the game} (50. Bf1 $142 $19
) 50... Bc6+ 51. Kh2 Rh1# 0-1