[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wright, Jim"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B03"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "1981.??.??"] {B03: Alekhine's Defence: Four Pawns Attack} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. exd6 cxd6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nc6 10. c3 Bg4 { last book move} 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. h3 Bf5 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Ng3 Nxb3 (14... Bd7 $11 {should not be overlooked}) 15. axb3 (15. Qxb3 Bd3) 15... a6 (15... Bd7 16. Rxa7 Bc6 17. c4) 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Qd3 (17. d5 Qd7 18. Be3 Na8) 17... e6 18. Nh2 (18. g4) 18... Nd5 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. Bxf6+ Nxf6 22. Qd3 {Black king safety improved} Rg8 23. Kh1 Ne4 {Black threatens to win material: Ne4xf2} 24. Re2 Qh4 25. Qe3 Rg7 26. Nf3 {White threatens to win material: Nf3xh4} Qh5 27. Nd2 (27. Rg1 Rcg8 28. Ree1 Rg6) 27... Rcg8 28. Rg1 (28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. gxf3) 28... Ng5 (28... Rg4 29. Nf1 Ng5) 29. Kh2 (29. Ree1 {was necessary}) 29... f4 {the final nail in the coffin} 30. Qd3 (30. Qxf4 {Theme: Deflection from e2} Qxe2) 30... f3 ( 30... Nxh3 {and Black has reached his goal} 31. Qxh3 Qxe2) 31. Ree1 fxg2 32. Re3 Qh4 (32... f5 {and Black wins} 33. Rg3 f4 34. R3xg2 Rg6) 33. Rg3 Qf4 34. Qe3 (34. Kxg2 Rg6 35. Qe3 Nxh3 36. Qxf4 Nxf4+ 37. Kf3 $17) 34... Qxe3 {Black is ruining his position} (34... Nxh3 {and Black gets the upper hand} 35. R1xg2 Rg6 36. Qxf4 Nxf4 37. Rxg6 hxg6 (37... Rxg6 $6 38. Rxg6 hxg6 39. Ne4)) 35. Rxe3 h6 36. Rg3 d5 37. R1xg2 Ne4 (37... Nh7 {would bring relief}) 38. Nxe4 dxe4 39. Rxg7 Rxg7 40. Rxg7 Kxg7 41. Kg3 f5 (41... a5) 42. Kf4 Kf6 43. c4 (43. b4 {and White can already relax} Ke7) 43... b6 {terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game?} (43... b5 44. h4 h5) 44. b4 h5 (44... a5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 45. bxa5 bxa5 46. b3) 45. c5 (45. h4 {might be the shorter path} Ke7) 45... bxc5 46. bxc5 Ke7 (46... a5 47. h4 a4) 47. Kg5 Kd7 (47... Kf7 {does not improve anything} 48. Kxh5 Kf6 49. b4) 48. Kxh5 f4 49. Kg4 e3 (49... e3 50. fxe3 fxe3) 1-0