[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