[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.10.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Neglia, Salvatore"] [Black "Childers, Scott"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1610"] [BlackElo "1202"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 {last book move} c6 5. Bd3 (5. e5 $142 $5 Ng8 6. e6 fxe6 7. Ng5 $16) 5... e5 $14 6. O-O Be7 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Qe2 Re8 9. dxe5 dxe5 {White has a very active position.} 10. Rad1 b5 11. a3 {White has an active position} Qc7 12. Nh4 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 {Black has the pair of bishops} 14. Nf5 Nc5 15. Ng3 (15. b4 Nxd3 16. Rxd3 Rd8 $11) 15... Nxd3 $15 16. Rxd3 Be6 17. b3 {Covers c4} a5 18. a4 bxa4 (18... b4 $5 19. Nd1 Rad8 $17) 19. Nxa4 $11 Be7 20. Qf3 (20. Nf5 Bf8 $11) 20... c5 (20... Red8 21. Rfd1 $11) 21. Nf5 c4 22. Nxe7+ (22. bxc4 Ra6 $11) 22... Rxe7 23. Rc3 Qd6 24. Rd1 (24. bxc4 Qb4 25. Ra1 Bxc4 $11) 24... Qb4 $15 25. Nb2 $2 (25. h3 $142 $5 $15 {would allow White to play on}) 25... cxb3 $19 26. cxb3 (26. Ra1 $142 bxc2 27. Rxc2 $19) 26... Rb8 $4 {releasing the pressure on the opponent} (26... Bg4 27. Qxg4 Qxc3 28. Nc4 $19) 27. Rdd3 $2 (27. Rdc1 $142 $5 $15 {and White can hope to live}) 27... Bxb3 $1 {an unpleasant surprise.} 28. h3 (28. Rxb3 Qe1# {The nicest combinations are those leading to mate}) 28... Ba4 $4 { gives the opponent counterplay} (28... a4 $142 $19 {Black clearly has the better chances}) 29. Nxa4 $11 Qxa4 30. Ra3 Qb4 $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (30... Qc2 31. Rxa5 Re6 32. Rc3 $11) 31. Rdb3 {White threatens to win material: Rb3xb4} (31. Rab3 $142 $18 {secures the win}) 31... Qe1+ $15 32. Kh2 Rxb3 (32... Ree8 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Qf5 $15) 33. Rxb3 $11 f6 ( 33... Qc1 $142 $5 $11 {is worth consideration}) 34. Rb8+ $14 Kf7 35. Qb3+ (35. Qh5+ $5 {must be considered} Ke6 36. Rb6+ Kd7 37. Qg4+ Ke8 38. Qg6+ Kd7 39. Rb2 $14) 35... Kg6 $11 36. Qg3+ Kf7 37. Qb3+ Kg6 38. Qg3+ {Twofold repetition} Kf7 39. Qb3+ 1/2-1/2