[Event "Mid-Summer Open 3"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2006.07.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mathis, Harrison"]
[Black "Brazell, Barry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "1555"]
[BlackElo "1343"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
{B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nd7 3. Nf3 Ngf6 4.
Nc3 {last book move} c6 5. e5 dxe5 (5... Ng8 6. e6 fxe6 7. Ng5 $16) 6. dxe5 $18
Ng4 7. e6 fxe6 8. Nd4 $4 {White threatens to win material: Nd4xe6. releasing
the pressure on the opponent} (8. Ng5 $142 {a pity that White didn't try this}
Ngf6 9. Bc4 $18) 8... Ndf6 $14 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece
can't move: f8} 9. Be2 {White threatens to win material: Be2xg4} (9. h3 $5 e5
10. Nb3 (10. hxg4 $143 exd4 (10... Qxd4 $6 11. g5 $11) 11. g5 dxc3 12. Qxd8+
Kxd8 13. gxf6 exf6 $19) 10... Qxd1+ 11. Nxd1 $11) 9... e5 $11 {Black threatens
to win material: e5xd4} 10. Nf3 Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 {Black has a cramped position.
Black's piece can't move: f8} e4 {Black threatens to win material: e4xf3} 12.
Nd4 (12. Ng5 $5 $11 {should not be overlooked}) 12... e5 $17 13. Nb3 Be7 14.
O-O Be6 15. h3 {White threatens to win material: h3xg4} h5 $4 {gives the
opponent new chances} (15... Nh6 $142 $15 {and Black is still in the game}) 16.
hxg4 $16 hxg4 17. Ne2 O-O-O (17... Nd5 18. Ng3 $16) 18. Ng3 $18 Rh7 19. Bg5
Rdh8 20. Bxf6 $4 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (20. Re1 $142 $18 {
White missed this excellent chance}) 20... gxf6 $17 21. Re1 f5 22. Kf1 $2 (22.
Bxg4 $5 fxg4 23. Nd2 $15) 22... f4 (22... Bg5 $5 23. Re3 Bc4+ 24. Ke1 $19) 23.
Nxe4 $4 {but even a better move would not have saved the game} (23. Rxe4 $142
Bd6 24. Ke1 $19) 23... Bc4+ (23... Bc4+ 24. Be2 Rh1#) 0-1