[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