[Event "City Championship 2007"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.02.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pylant, Gary"]
[Black "Maclin, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "1856"]
[BlackElo "1415"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{A10: English Opening: Unusual Replies for Black} 1. c4 b6 2. d4 {last book
move} c5 3. d5 {White wins space} Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 d6 6. f4 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O
8. Be2 Ne8 9. O-O Nc7 10. Be3 Qe8 11. Qd2 Bd7 (11... Qd8 12. Rae1 $16) 12. e5
b5 (12... Bf5 13. Rae1 $16) 13. Ne4 f5 14. Neg5 (14. exf6 $5 Bxf6 15. Nxf6+
exf6 $18) 14... bxc4 15. Bxc4 Bb5 16. b3 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Qa4 {Black threatens to
win material: Qa4xc4} 18. Rac1 a5 (18... Nd7 $5 $16) 19. exd6 $18 exd6 20. Ne6
Rf7 (20... Nxe6 21. dxe6 Qc6 22. Bf2 $18) 21. Nfg5 $18 Re7 22. Nxg7 Rxg7 23.
Rfe1 Nba6 24. Ne6 Rf7 25. Ng5 $4 {White threatens to win material: Ng5xf7.
hands over the advantage to the opponent} (25. Bf2 Rb8 $18) 25... Rg7 26. Qb2
$4 {White loses the upper hand} (26. Bf2 $142 $18 {a shame that White
overlooked this excellent chance}) 26... Nb4 $11 (26... Nb4 27. Qf6 Nd3 $11)
1/2-1/2