[Event "Amateur/Reserve 2007"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.02.09"] [Round "4"] [White "Bell, John"] [Black "Sytnytskyy, Oleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "1547"] [BlackElo "1287"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4} 1. c4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. e4 {last book move} cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 {Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4} 5. Qe3 {White has an active position} Bb4+ 6. Nc3 (6. Bd2 Nf6 7. e5 Ng4 $11) 6... Bxc3+ (6... Nf6 $5 { should not be overlooked} 7. Be2 Qb6 8. Qxb6 axb6 $17) 7. Qxc3 $11 {White has the pair of bishops} Qf6 (7... Nf6 8. Nf3 $11) 8. Bd2 (8. Ne2 Qxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Nge7 $16) 8... Qxc3 9. Bxc3 (9. bxc3 $6 Nf6 10. f3 d5 11. exd5 exd5 $11) 9... f6 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. Bd3 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} (11. O-O-O a6 $16) 11... O-O (11... d5 12. Rd1 $14) 12. O-O Ng6 13. Bc2 b6 14. Rad1 Nge5 (14... Ba6 $5 15. Bb3 Rf7 $14) 15. Nxe5 $18 Nxe5 16. b3 a5 (16... Nf7 $5 17. Bb4 Rd8 18. Rd2 $16) 17. f4 Nc6 18. a3 Rf7 19. Bd2 $4 { gives the opponent new chances} (19. Rd6 Ba6 20. Bd3 Na7 $18) 19... Bb7 $2 ( 19... Nd4 $142 {and Black is still in the game} 20. Bd3 Nxb3 $11) 20. Be3 $18 b5 $2 (20... Ba6 $142 $18) 21. cxb5 Na7 22. a4 d5 (22... g6 {does not improve anything} 23. e5 $18) 23. exd5 (23. f5 $5 {makes it even easier for White} exf5 24. exd5 g6 $18) 23... Bxd5 24. Rb1 (24. f5 {seems even better} Rc8 25. Rd2 Rb7 26. fxe6 Bxe6 $18) 24... Rc8 (24... Rb7 25. Bd3 $18) 25. Bd1 (25. Rfc1 { might be the shorter path} g6 $18) 25... Rc3 $2 (25... Rb7 $18) 26. Bd2 Rd3 ( 26... Rc8 {doesn't do any good} 27. Bxa5 Rd7 28. Bg4 $18) 27. Bxa5 Rd7 (27... Rd4 {hardly improves anything} 28. Bc2 g5 29. g3 $18) 28. Bc2 Re3 (28... Rd4 { doesn't change the outcome of the game} 29. Bc3 Be4 30. Bxd4 Bxc2 31. Bxa7 Bxb1 32. Rxb1 Rxa7 33. Ra1 $18) 29. Kf2 e5 (29... Re4 {the last chance for counterplay} 30. Bxe4 Bxe4 $18) 30. Kxe3 exf4+ 31. Rxf4 Nc8 32. Be4 (32. Rd1 $142 {and White can already relax} Ne7 33. Rfd4 f5 $18) 32... Re7 33. Kd4 Bxe4 34. Rxe4 (34. Rxe4 Rd7+ 35. Kc5 $18) 1-0