[Event "Reserve"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2002.02.08"] [Round "?"] [White "Bogle"] [Black "Sims"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A03"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5} 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 {last book move} Nc6 3. e3 { Controls d4} Nf6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. d3 { Covers e4} O-O 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} Qd6 12. Be5 { White threatens to win material: Be5xd6} Qb6 13. c4 e6 14. Qe1 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. g4 (16. e4 $5 $11) 16... Qd6 $15 17. Qg3 Rae8 18. Rae1 e5 (18... f5 19. Nh4 $11) 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 (20... Rxe5 21. Nf3 Re6 22. Qxd6 Rxd6 23. cxd5 Rxd5 24. Rd1 $11) 21. Qxe5+ $14 Rxe5 22. d4 (22. Nf3 Re7 23. cxd5 Bxd5 $14) 22... cxd4 23. exd4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 dxc4 25. bxc4 Kf6 26. Ne4+ (26. Kf2 $5 $14 {has some apparent merit}) 26... Bxe4 $11 27. Rxe4 {A rook endgame occured} Rd8 28. Kf2 Rb8 29. a3 (29. Re5 Rb2+ 30. Kf3 Rxa2 31. g5+ Kg7 $11) 29... Rb2+ $15 30. Kf3 Rh2 {Black threatens to win material: Rh2xh3} 31. Kg3 {White threatens to win material: Kg3xh2} Rc2 {Black threatens to win material: Rc2xc4 } 32. Rf4+ Ke7 33. c5 {White gets more space} Rc3+ (33... Ra2 34. Rf3 $15) 34. Rf3 $11 Rxf3+ 35. Kxf3 Ke6 (35... c6 36. Ke4 Ke6 $18) 36. Ke4 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (36. g5 $142 $11 {was possible}) 36... f5+ $19 37. gxf5+ gxf5+ 38. Kf4 (38. Ke3 $19 {a last effort to resist the inevitable}) 38... Kd5 39. Kxf5 (39. Ke3 f4+ $1 { Deflection: f4} 40. Kxf4 Kxd4 41. c6 $19) 39... Kxd4 40. Kf6 Kxc5 41. Kg7 Kb5 42. Kxh7 c5 43. h4 c4 44. h5 c3 45. h6 c2 46. Kg7 c1=Q 47. h7 Qxa3 (47... Qg5+ 48. Kf7 Qh6 49. h8=Q Qxh8 50. Kg6 Qd4 51. Kf5 Qd7+ 52. Ke5 Kc5 53. Kf4 Qa4+ 54. Ke3 Qxa3+ 55. Kf4 Qb4+ 56. Kf3 Qe1 57. Kf4 Qh4+ 58. Ke3 Qh3+ 59. Kf4 Kd5 60. Kg5 Qe3+ 61. Kf6 Kd6 62. Kg6 Qg3+ 63. Kf5 Kd5 64. Kf6 Qg4 65. Kf7 Qg5 66. Ke8 Ke6 67. Kf8 a5 68. Ke8 Qe7#) 48. Kg8 Qc3 0-1