[Event "Jim Mitchell Memorial 9"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2006.12.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sims, Carlos"]
[Black "Maclin, Philip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1902"]
[BlackElo "1418"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
{B06: Modern Defence} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4 {last book move} e6 {Black has
a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 4. Ne2 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb3
Nf6 7. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} O-O {Black castles and
improves king safety} 8. Bf4 Be6 9. Qc1 Re8 10. Nbc3 c6 {Prevents intrusion on
b5} 11. a4 Nbd7 {White has an active position} 12. a5 {White has a very active
position} Bg4 {Black threatens to win material: Bg4xe2} 13. f3 {White
threatens to win material: f3xg4} Bf5 14. Ng3 Be6 {White has an active position
} 15. Qd2 {White has a very active position} Qc8 {Black has a cramped position}
16. Bg5 {White has a very active position} c5 {White has an active position}
17. Nb5 Qc6 {Black threatens to win material: Qc6xb5} 18. Ba4 cxd4 (18... a6
19. Nc3 Qd6 20. Nce2 $14) 19. Nxa7 {Discovered attack} (19. Qxd4 $2 {fails
because of} Ne4 {Theme: Clearance for g7-b2} 20. fxe4 Bxd4+ 21. Nxd4 Qc7 $19)
19... Qc5 (19... Rxa7 20. Bxc6) 20. Nb5 $18 d3+ (20... Rec8 21. b4 Qe7 22. Nxd4
$18) 21. Be3 d4 22. Bxd4 Qc4 23. cxd3 Qd5 24. Bf2 Nc5 $6 {cannot solve the
problems of the position} (24... Rec8 $18) 25. Nc7 Qxd3 (25... Qd6 {desperation
} 26. Nxa8 Nxa4 27. Rxa4 Rxa8 $18) 26. Qxd3 (26. Bxe8 $2 {may look interesting
but has some grave disadvantages} Qxd2 27. Nxa8 Nb3 $17 (27... Nxe8 $6 28. Bxc5
Bxb2 29. Ne4 $11)) 26... Nxd3 27. Bxe8 (27. Nxe8 $6 Nxe8 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 $18)
27... Rc8 (27... Rxe8 {doesn't change anything anymore} 28. Nxe8 Nxe8 29. Rad1
$18) 28. Nxe6 Rxe8 (28... fxe6 {there is nothing else anyway} 29. Bb5 Nxf2 30.
Rxf2 Rc5 $18) 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. Bd4 g5 31. Nh5+ Kg6 32. Nxf6 1-0