[Event "Get Ready Open 2 "] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2003.11.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Pillai"] [Black "Pylant"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C40"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] {C40: Latvian and Elephant Gambits} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 { last book move} d6 5. d4 exd4 (5... Bd7 6. dxe5 fxe4 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Nd4 ) 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. O-O Nxd4 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Qxd4 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 (11. Rfe1 {the advantage is on the side of White}) 11... Bxf6 12. Qd5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O-O 14. Rab1 c6 15. Qxf5 Qxf5 16. exf5 {A double rook endgame occured.} Rhf8 17. g4 h5 18. h3 Rde8 19. Rfe1 hxg4 20. hxg4 g6 (20... d5 $142 {saving the game}) 21. fxg6 Rg8 (21... Rd8 22. Re7 b5 23. Rxa7 ) 22. Kg2 (22. Rxe8+ {and the result of the game is clear: White will win} Rxe8 23. f4) 22... Rxe1 (22... Re5 23. f4 Ra5 24. f5 Rxa2 25. Re7 Rxc2+ 26. Kg3) 23. Rxe1 Rxg6 24. Kg3 Kd7 (24... d5 25. f4 c5) 25. f4 d5 (25... Rg8 {is not the saving move} 26. f5 b6 27. Kf4) 26. f5 Rg8 (26... Rh6 { doesn't do any good} 27. g5 Rh5 28. Kg4) 27. Kf4 Rh8 28. Re2 Rh3 (28... Rh1 {hardly improves anything} 29. f6) 29. f6 Rh1 30. Kg5 (30. g5 {might be the shorter path} Rg1) 30... c5 (30... Rh3 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 31. f7 Rf3 32. Kg6) 31. f7 Rf1 32. Kg6 d4 (32... Kd6 {is the last straw}) 33. cxd4 cxd4 34. g5 b5 35. Kg7 (35. Kg7 d3 36. cxd3) 1-0