[Event "Reserve 2002"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2002.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Maclin, Philip"]
[Black "Pylant, Gary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "1410"]
[BlackElo "1800"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
{A84: Dutch Defence: 2 c4 Miscellaneous} 1. Nf3 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. d4 g6 4. Bg5
Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O {last book move} 6. e3 d6 {Secures e5} 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. a3 {
Prevents intrusion on b4} e5 9. Bxf6 (9. Be2 e4 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11)
9... Bxf6 (9... Qxf6 10. d5 e4 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. O-O exd3 13. Rb1 $15) 10. c5
$2 (10. Be2 $142 $5 $11 {and White can hope to survive}) 10... e4 $17 11. Bc4+
Kh8 12. Nd2 dxc5 13. dxc5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qe7 15. Nb3 (15. O-O Qxc5 16. Qc2 Ne5
$17) 15... Ne5 16. Be2 Be6 (16... f4 17. exf4 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 exd3+ 19. Kf1 $19)
17. Rb1 (17. O-O Rad8 18. Nd4 Bd5 $17) 17... Rad8 18. Qc2 $2 (18. Nd4 $5 Qxc5
19. O-O Qxa3 20. Qc2 $19) 18... Bxb3 19. Qxb3 Qxc5 (19... f4 $142 $5 20. c4 b6
$19 (20... Qxc5 $6 21. Qc3 c6 22. Rxb7 $19)) 20. O-O $17 Rd2 21. Bd1 $2 (21.
Rb2 $142 $5 Rxb2 22. Qxb2 $17) 21... b6 $19 22. Bc2 $2 (22. Rb2 Nc4 23. Ra2 f4
24. exf4 e3 $19) 22... Qc4 (22... f4 $142 {might be the shorter path} 23. c4
fxe3 24. fxe3 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 $19) 23. Qb2 Rfd8 24. Rbd1 Qe2 (24... R8d6 $142 $5
{and Black can already relax} 25. Rc1 $19) 25. Rxd2 (25. c4 $142 Re8 26. Rxd2
Qxd2 27. c5 $17) 25... Rxd2 $4 {weakening the position} (25... Qxd2 $142 {
with excellent chances for Black} 26. a4 a6 $19) 26. c4 $11 {Clearance to
allow b2-e5} Rxc2 (26... Qxc4 27. Qxe5+) 27. Qxe5+ Kg8 28. Qe8+ Kg7 29. Qe5+ {
White forks: g7+c7} Kh6 30. Qf4+ ({Weaker is} 30. Qxc7 Qxc4 31. Qf4+ Kg7 32.
Qe5+ Kf7 $17) 30... Kh5 $4 {ruins a very nice position} (30... Kg7 $142 {
saving the game} 31. Qxc7+ Kh6 32. Qf4+ Kg7 33. Qc7+ Kh6 34. Qf4+ Kg7 35. Qc7+
$11) 31. h3 $18 Rd2 (31... Qxc4 {there is nothing better in the position} 32.
g4+ fxg4 33. hxg4+ Kh4 $18) 32. g3 g5 33. Qxf5 Qf3 34. Qxh7# 1-0