[Event "MCC Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "1965.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hurt, John"] [Black "McDowell, Richard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C00"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "1965.??.??"] {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. dxc5 {last book move} Bxc5 4. Nc3 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} Nc6 5. Bc4 (5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 d6 $14) 5... a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} (5... d5 6. exd5 Qh4 7. Qd2 Qxc4 8. dxc6 $11) 6. a4 {White has an active position} ( 6. Nf3 Nf6 $11) 6... Qc7 7. Qg4 {White threatens to win material: Qg4xg7} Bf8 { Black is behind in developement. Black's piece can't move: c8} (7... Ne5 8. Qg3 Ne7 9. Nf3 (9. Qxg7 $2 {is no good} Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nxc4 $19) 9... Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 $11) 8. Qe2 (8. Qg5 Nf6 $14) 8... Nf6 (8... Nd4 9. Qd3 Nxc2+ 10. Qxc2 Qxc4 11. Nge2 $15) 9. Nf3 $11 d6 {Controls e5} 10. h3 {Secures g4} (10. O-O Be7 $14) 10... Be7 $11 11. Bf4 O-O 12. O-O Bd7 {White has a very active position} 13. Rad1 Na5 {Black threatens to win material: Na5xc4} (13... Ne5 14. Bb3 $11) 14. Bd3 e5 (14... Nc6 $5 $11 {should be investigated more closely}) 15. Bg5 $16 Be6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bxh7+ {Demolishes the pawn shield} Kxh7 19. Rxd5 Nc4 $4 {the position is going down the drain} (19... f6 $142 20. Bc1 f5 $16) 20. Bxe7 $18 1-0