[Event "Reserve"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.03.01"] [Round "7"] [White "Tygart, Michael"] [Black "Sansom, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1677"] [BlackElo "1560"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Qe2 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. c3 Be7 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. Bg2 b5 9. O-O a5 {last book move} 10. e5 Ne8 (10... Nd7 11. a4 bxa4 12. Rxa4 $15) 11. d4 (11. a4 b4 $11) 11... Qb6 (11... Ba6 12. dxc5 b4 13. c4 Bxc5 14. b3 $11) 12. Nb3 (12. dxc5 $142 Qxc5 13. Nb3 $14 ) 12... a4 $2 {Black gains space} (12... c4 $142 $5 {is noteworthy} 13. Nc5 Nc7 $11) 13. dxc5 (13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 $18) 13... Bxc5 (13... Qa6 $5 14. Nbd4 Bxc5 $16) 14. Nxc5 $18 Qxc5 15. Be3 Qc4 16. Rfe1 (16. Qxc4 bxc4 17. Bc5 Rb8 $18) 16... f6 $16 17. Qxc4 (17. exf6 Qxe2 18. Rxe2 Nxf6 $16) 17... bxc4 $14 (17... dxc4 $2 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxa8 $18) 18. Bc5 {White threatens to win material: Bc5xf8} Rf7 19. Bh3 f5 20. Bg2 Nc7 21. Nd2 Bb7 22. f4 Nb5 {Black prepares a3} 23. Nf3 (23. Rab1 h6 $14) 23... h6 {Consolidates g5} 24. h4 (24. Rab1 $142 $5 $14 {looks like a viable alternative}) 24... a3 $15 25. Bxa3 Nxa3 26. bxa3 Rxa3 27. Nd4 $2 (27. Rec1 $142 $15 {and White is still in the game}) 27... Nxd4 $19 28. cxd4 Bc6 (28... Rxg3 $5 29. h5 $19) 29. Kf2 Rfa7 30. Bf3 Rxa2+ 31. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 32. Re2 Rxe2+ (32... Ra3 $5 33. g4 fxg4 34. Bxg4 $17) 33. Kxe2 $17 Kf8 34. h5 Ke7 35. g4 $2 (35. Kd2 $142 $17) 35... fxg4 $19 36. Bxg4 Be8 37. Bf3 g6 38. hxg6 Bxg6 39. Kd2 h5 40. f5 Bxf5 (40... Bf7 $142 {Black had this great chance} 41. f6+ Kf8 $19) 41. Bxh5 $17 Kf8 42. Kc3 Kg8 43. Be8 1/2-1/2