[Event "Get Ready Open 5"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Bunch, John"] [Black "Sytnytskyy, Oleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1838"] [BlackElo "1317"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. b3 Nc6 4. Nf3 { last book move} a5 5. Bb2 a4 6. g3 (6. Na3 Nf6 $11) 6... Nb4 7. d4 Qa5 { White king safety dropped} (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. Bg2 dxe4 10. a3 $14) 8. Bc3 (8. c3 $142 Nc6 9. d5 $14) 8... b6 $4 (8... Qa6 9. Qd2 Qc6 $11) 9. Qd2 $4 { White has let it slip away} (9. a3 $142 {and White can look forward to a comfortable game} Qa6 10. axb4 Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 cxb4 12. Bd2 $18 (12. Rxa4 $6 Rxa4 13. bxa4 bxc3 $14)) 9... a3 (9... Nf6 10. Bd3 d5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Bxb4 Qxb4 13. c3 $15) 10. Be2 (10. Bxb4 cxb4 11. Qf4 Nf6 $11) 10... Ba6 (10... Nf6 11. dxc5 Nxe4 12. Bxb4 Nxd2 13. Bxa5 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Rxa5 15. cxb6 $15) 11. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Nf6 $11 12. Bxb4 cxb4 ({Instead of} 12... Qxb4 13. c3 Qa5 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Re1 $14) 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 {White has a new backward pawn: c2. Black has a new strong pawn: a3} 14. Qd3 d6 { Consolidates e5} (14... Ra8 $5 $11) 15. Nbd2 b5 (15... Ra7 $14) 16. Ng5 (16. d5 $142 $5 $16) 16... Be7 $11 17. f4 O-O 18. e5 $18 g6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Nde4 Be7 (20... Bg7 21. Rac1 $18) 21. Rae1 Rc8 (21... Rc6 22. d5 exd5 23. Nf2 $18) 22. Nf3 (22. g4 Qb6 23. f5 exf5 24. gxf5 Bxg5 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Nxg5 $18) 22... d5 23. Neg5 Rc3 24. Qd1 (24. Qe2 Qb6 $18) 24... Qc7 25. Rf2 Rac6 $2 (25... Qc8 $142 $16) 26. Ne5 $18 Rxc2 27. Nxc6 Rxf2 (27... Rxc6 {is the last straw} 28. Qe2 Bf6 $18) 28. Nxe7+ Qxe7 29. Kxf2 h6 30. Nf3 g5 (30... Qc7 {does not improve anything} 31. Qc1 Qxc1 32. Rxc1 $18) 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Qd2 (32. Qc1 { keeps an even firmer grip} Kg7 $18) 32... f6 33. Qc2 g4 34. Qg6+ Qg7 35. Qxg7+ (35. Qe8+ Qf8 36. Qxe6+ Qf7 37. Qxg4+ Kh8 38. Rc1 Qb7 39. Rc8+ Qxc8 40. Qxc8+ Kg7 41. Qe8 f5 42. Ne5 f4 43. Qf7+ Kh6 44. Qg6#) 35... Kxg7 $18 36. Nh4 Kf7 37. Rc1 (37. Rc1 e5 38. Rc5 $18) (37. Ng2 $142 {and the result of the game is clear: White will win} Ke7 38. Nf4 Kf8 $18) 1-0