[Event "City Championship 2007"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.03.02"] [Round "7"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Bogle, Allan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1833"] [BlackElo "1751"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 {last book move} a6 3. Nf3 b5 (3... Nf6 $5 $14 {is an interesting idea}) 4. Bd3 $16 Bb7 5. O-O Nf6 (5... e6 6. d5 $16) 6. Re1 (6. e5 $142 $5 dxe5 7. dxe5 $18) 6... e6 $16 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nbd2 h6 9. Bh4 (9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. a4 b4 $16) 9... c5 (9... g5 $5 { has some apparent merit} 10. Bg3 g4 $15) 10. c3 (10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nfd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 $16) 10... O-O 11. a4 {White threatens to win material: a4xb5} c4 { Black threatens to win material: c4xd3} 12. Bf1 Qc7 13. e5 dxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Qa1 {White threatens to win material: Qa1xa8} (18. Nd4 Nc7 $14) 18... Nc6 $11 19. g3 {Controls f4} Bb7 20. Ne4 (20. Bg2 Rd8 $11) 20... Qc7 21. Nd6 $2 (21. Qa3 $142 $5 {and White has air to breath} Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qc5 $15) 21... Nxe5 $1 $19 {Clearance to allow d6-a6} 22. Nxe5 (22. Rxe5 Qxd6) 22... Qxd6 23. Qa5 (23. Bg2 Qc7 $19) 23... Qb6 (23... Nc7 24. Qa3 Qxa3 25. bxa3 $19) 24. Qa1 (24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25. b3 cxb3 $19) 24... Nf6 25. Qc1 Ne4 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Nd7 Qd6 28. Nxf8 Kxf8 29. Qe3 f5 30. f3 Bd3 31. Bg2 (31. b4 Bxf1 32. Kxf1 e5 $19) 31... Qa6 32. Qc5+ (32. Qe1 Qa2 33. h4 Qxb2 34. Qe5 $19) 32... Ke8 (32... Kg8 $142 $5 {seems even better} 33. Qa3 Qb6+ 34. Kh1 $19) 33. Kf2 (33. h4 $142 $5 $17) 33... Qa4 $19 34. Qc8+ Ke7 35. Qc7+ Kf6 36. Qd8+ (36. h4 Kg6 37. h5+ Kh7 38. Qe5 $19) 36... Kg6 37. Qe8+ (37. h4 {the only chance to get some counterplay} Kh7 38. h5 Qa7+ 39. Qd4 $19) 37... Kh7 38. Qxe6 (38. Qe7 {is still a small chance} Qc2+ 39. Ke3 Qxg2 40. Kd4 Qf2+ 41. Ke5 Qxb2 42. Kd4 Qf2+ 43. Ke5 Qe3+ 44. Kd6 $19) 38... Qc2+ 39. Kg1 Qb1+ 40. Kf2 Qxb2+ 41. Kg1 Qxc3 42. h4 b4 43. h5 Qf6 44. Qc8 b3 45. f4 b2 46. Kh2 (46. Qb7 {is not much help} b1=Q+ 47. Qxb1 Qd4+ 48. Kh2 Bxb1 49. Bc6 Qf2+ 50. Kh3 Bd3 51. Bg2 c3 52. g4 fxg4+ 53. Kxg4 Qxg2+ 54. Kh4 Be2 55. f5 Qg4# ) 46... b1=Q $19 47. Bd5 Qc2+ 48. Kh3 (48. Bg2 {hardly improves anything} Be4 49. Qh8+ Kxh8 50. g4 Qxg2#) 48... Bf1+ (48... Bf1+ 49. Bg2 Qxg2#) 0-1