[Event "Pawn Power Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.04.17"] [Round "4"] [White "Beatty, Jonathan"] [Black "Larson, Gerald"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A02"] [WhiteElo "1396"] [BlackElo "2132"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {A02: Bird's Opening} 1. f4 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 {last book move} e6 4. e3 { Covers d4} Nf6 5. Bb5 Be7 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. O-O d6 {Prevents intrusion on e5} 8. Qe1 Bd7 9. Qg3 {White threatens to win material: Qg3xg7} Rg8 10. Ng5 (10. Nc3 O-O-O $14) 10... O-O-O 11. Nxf7 Rdf8 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nf3 g5 14. fxg5 Ne4 { Black threatens to win material: Ne4xg3} 15. Qg4 Nxg5 16. Nxg5 Rxf1+ 17. Kxf1 ( 17. Bxf1 Rxg5 18. Qf3 Qd8 $11) 17... Rxg5 18. Qe2 $2 (18. Qh3 $142 $5 $11 { and White can hope to live}) 18... a6 $17 19. Bxa6 (19. Bxc6 $5 Bxc6 20. g3 $17 ) 19... bxa6 $19 20. Qxa6+ Kb8 21. Na3 (21. Qb5+ Ka8 22. Qe2 d5 $19) 21... Nb4 22. Qc4 $4 {but even a better move would not have saved the game} (22. Qe2 $19) 22... d5 23. Qc3 (23. Nb5 {otherwise it's curtains at once} Qxh2 24. Qf4+ Qxf4+ 25. exf4 Bxb5+ 26. Kf2 $19) 23... Qxh2 24. Qh8+ Kb7 (24... Kb7 25. Qb8+ Kxb8 26. Be5+ Rxe5 27. e4 Qh1+ 28. Kf2 Bh4+ 29. Kf3 dxe4+ 30. Kf4 Qxg2 31. Kxe5 Qg5+ 32. Kxe4 Bc6#) 0-1