[Event "City Championship 2007"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.02.11"] [Round "4"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "1902"] [BlackElo "1856"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5} 1. f4 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. e3 {last book move} a6 6. Be2 Bg4 (6... g6 7. Ne5 $11) 7. O-O $14 e6 8. d3 { Controls e4} Be7 9. Nbd2 Qc7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 {White has the pair of bishops} ({Inferior is} 11. Rxf3 d4 $15) ({Worse is} 11. Nxf3 d4 12. exd4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qb6 $15) (11. gxf3 $2 {catches the eye, but} g5 $19) 11... O-O 12. Be2 (12. Qe2 Rad8 $11) 12... b5 13. a3 {Covers b4} Rac8 14. Qe1 e5 (14... d4 $5 { should not be overlooked} 15. e4 Rfd8 $11) 15. fxe5 $14 Nxe5 16. Qg3 {White threatens to win material: Qg3xe5} Ng6 17. Qf2 (17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. c4 Rd8 $14) 17... a5 (17... d4 18. exd4 cxd4 19. Bd1 $11 (19. Qxd4 $4 Bc5 $19)) 18. Rac1 ( 18. c4 a4 $14) 18... Qb6 19. Nf3 (19. Rb1 b4 $14) 19... Qb8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 { Opposite coloured bishops appeared} 21. Rb1 (21. c4 Ne7 $11) 21... Qc7 (21... b4 $5 22. axb4 axb4 $17) 22. c4 $15 dxc4 23. dxc4 b4 {This push gains space} 24. a4 Rcd8 25. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Bd3 Ne5 28. Nxe5 (28. Bc2 $5 $11) 28... Qxe5 $17 ({Instead of} 28... Bxe5 29. Bxh7+ {Demolishes the pawn shield} Kf8 30. Rf1 $14) 29. Qe2 Re8 30. e4 Qg3 31. Qf3 {White threatens to win material: Qf3xg3} Bd4+ {A beautiful square!} 32. Kh1 Qxf3 33. gxf3 g5 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Kg3 h6 36. f4 f6 37. Kg4 gxf4 38. Kxf4 Re5 39. Be2 Rg5 40. Rd3 Kf7 41. Bg4 h5 {Black threatens to win material: h5xg4} 42. Bc8 (42. Bf3 Kg6 $11) 42... Be5+ {The bishop likes it on e5} 43. Kf3 Rg3+ 44. Ke2 Rxd3 45. Kxd3 {A bishop endgame occured} Kg6 46. Ke3 Kg5 47. Kf3 h4 48. Bf5 Bd4 49. Bd7 Be5 50. Bc6 Bd4 51. Bd7 Be5 {Twofold repetition} 52. Bc6 Bd4 (52... Bd4 53. Bd7 $11) 1/2-1/2