[Event "Jim Mitchell Memorial 9"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.12.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Smith, Agene"] [Black "Beatty, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "620"] [BlackElo "1475"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5} 1. f4 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. e3 {last book move} e6 4. Bd3 Bxd3 (4... Qh4+ 5. g3 Qf6 6. Nf3 $15) 5. Qxd3 (5. cxd3 c5 $11) 5... Nf6 6. Nf3 c5 7. c3 c4 {Black threatens to win material: c4xd3} (7... Be7 8. O-O $15) 8. Qe2 Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. e4 {Playing against the pawn chain } Qc7 (11... dxe4 12. Ne5 $14) 12. e5 {White threatens to win material: e5xf6} (12. exd5 $5 Nxd5 13. Nxc4 $16) 12... Ne8 (12... Ng4 13. Ng5 Nh6 14. Ndf3 $14) 13. Ng5 $14 b5 14. Ndf3 h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 15. Qc2 ( 15. Nh3 $142 $14 {would keep White in the game}) 15... hxg5 $17 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 ( 16... g6 17. Rf3 Ng7 18. Rh3 $15) 17. fxg5 $15 Nxe5 (17... Qa5 18. Rf3 Qa4 19. Qe2 $15) 18. dxe5 Qxe5 {White has new doubled pawns: g2+g5. Black has a new protected passed pawn: e6} 19. Bf4 {Manoeuvre Bc1-f4-e5-d4} Qf5 20. Qxf5 exf5 21. Rae1 (21. Rad1 Rd8 $11) 21... Rd8 (21... g6 22. Rd1 $11) 22. Be5 (22. Re7 a6 $11) 22... Nd6 (22... g6 23. Bd4 Ng7 24. Bxa7 $15) 23. Bd4 {A valuable piece } (23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rxf5 a6 $11) 23... a5 (23... Rfe8 24. Bxa7 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 $17) 24. a3 (24. Bc5 b4 $11) 24... g6 (24... Rfe8 25. Bb6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 $15) 25. Rf3 (25. Bf6 Ne4 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 $11) 25... Ne4 {Here comes the goal-getter} 26. h4 $2 (26. Rh3 $142 {is a viable option} f6 27. gxf6 $11) 26... Rb8 27. Be5 Rb7 28. Ra1 Re8 29. Bd4 Nd2 30. Re3 Rxe3 (30... Re6 31. Rd1 Ne4 32. Rh3 $19) 31. Bxe3 Ne4 32. Kh2 Re7 (32... f6 $142 33. gxf6 Nxf6 $19) 33. Re1 $2 (33. a4 bxa4 34. Rxa4 Nxc3 35. bxc3 Rxe3 36. Rxa5 Rd3 37. Ra8+ Kg7 $17) 33... Re6 ( 33... Nc5 $142 {might be the shorter path} 34. Bf2 Rxe1 35. Bxe1 Nd3 $19) 34. Kh3 $4 {the pressure is too much, White crumbles} (34. Bg1 $142 $19) 34... f4 35. Bd4 Nd2 (35... Nxg5+ $142 {and Black has prevailed} 36. Kg4 Rxe1 37. Kxg5 Re2 38. Kxf4 b4 $19) 36. Rxe6 fxe6 37. Kg4 Nb3 (37... f3 38. gxf3 Nb3 39. Bg1 $17) 38. Bf6 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (38. Kxf4 $142 {and White is still in the game} Nxd4 39. cxd4 $14) 38... Nc1 39. Kxf4 Nd3+ 40. Kg4 $2 (40. Ke3 Nxb2 41. g4 Nd3 $19) 40... e5 $4 { gives the opponent counterplay} (40... Nxb2 {and Black can already relax} 41. Kf3 Nd3 42. g4 $19) 41. h5 $4 {another step towards the grave} (41. Kf3 $142 $17) 41... gxh5+ $19 42. Kxh5 (42. Kg3 {cannot change destiny} Kh7 $19) 42... e4 43. Bd4 (43. Kg4 {does not help much} Nxb2 44. Kf4 $19) 43... Nf4+ {Black forks: h5+g2} (43... Nxb2 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 44. Kg4 Nd1 45. Kf4 $19) 44. Kh6 $4 (44. Kg4 $142 {would be a reprieve} Ne2 45. Be3 $15) 44... Nxg2 (44... a4 {seems even better} 45. g6 $19) 45. g6 (45. Kg6 $19) 45... e3 (45... e3 46. Bxe3 Nxe3 $19) 0-1