[Event "Candidates 2007"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.01.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Maclin, Philip"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "1833"] [BlackElo "1472"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B06: Modern Defence} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 {last book move} a6 5. a4 (5. d6 $5 $16) 5... d6 $14 6. Be2 e5 (6... Qa5 $5 $14) 7. Nf3 $16 Ne7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 {Black has a cramped position} (9. Nd2 Nd7 $14) 9... f6 {Black threatens to win material: f6xg5} (9... h6 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nd2 $14) 10. Bh4 Bg4 (10... Nd7 11. Nd2 $14) 11. h3 {White threatens to win material: h3xg4} ( 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nd7 $16) 11... Bc8 12. Qd2 Qe8 13. a5 {Black has a cramped position} Bd7 (13... h6 14. b4 Nd7 15. Rfb1 $14) 14. Bc4 (14. Rfb1 Qd8 $16) 14... Kh8 (14... h6 15. Rae1 $14) 15. Rfe1 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: b8} Ng8 16. Qe2 Bh6 17. Ra3 g5 18. Bg3 g4 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20. Rb3 Ra7 21. Nd1 {White has an active position} Ne7 (21... f5 $5 22. exf5 Nd7 $14) 22. Ne3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 (23. Rxe3 $6 Nd7 24. Qd2 f5 $14) (23. fxe3 f5 24. Qd2 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Rg8 $19) 23... f5 $4 {the pressure is too much, Black crumbles} (23... Nd7 $142 $18) 24. Qh6 (24. Nxe5 $142 {seems even better} Ng6 25. Nxg6+ Qxg6 26. Rb6 $18) 24... Qg6 (24... Nd7 25. Qxd6 f4 $18) 25. Qxf8+ Ng8 26. Nxe5 Qg7 27. Nf7+ 1-0