[Event "Spring Swiss"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.04.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Van Doren, Jon"] [Black "Maclin, Philip"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B02"] [WhiteElo "1306"] [BlackElo "1433"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B02: Alekhine's Defence: Chase Variation and lines with early Nc3} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 {last book move} 5. Be2 dxe5 6. dxe5 (6. c5 $5 { has some apparent merit} Nd5 7. dxe5 $15) 6... Qxd1+ $17 7. Kxd1 Nc6 8. Nf3 Bf5 9. a3 (9. Be3 O-O-O+ 10. Kc1 g6 $17) 9... a5 (9... O-O-O+ $5 10. Ke1 $19) 10. Be3 e6 11. Nc3 (11. Kc1 $142 $17) 11... Na7 $4 {Black has a cramped position. releasing the pressure on the opponent} (11... O-O-O+ $142 12. Kc1 Nd7 $17) 12. Nh4 $14 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 {White has the pair of bishops} 14. Kc2 {Black has a cramped position} Be7 (14... Nc6 $5 {is worthy of consideration} 15. Rad1 Nxe5 $14) 15. Rad1 $16 O-O (15... Rd8 16. h3 $16) 16. Bxb6 (16. c5 $5 Nbc8 $18) 16... cxb6 $16 17. Rd7 Bc5 18. Rhd1 (18. Bf3 Nc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 $16) 18... Nc6 { Black threatens to win material: Nc6xe5} 19. Nb5 $4 {gives the opponent counterplay. White can be proud of that piece} (19. f4 $142 {would keep White in the game} g5 20. fxg5 $14) 19... Nxe5 $17 20. Rxb7 Rad8 (20... Bxf2 21. Nd4 a4 22. Rxb6 Rac8 $11) 21. f4 Rxd1 22. Kxd1 Rd8+ 23. Kc2 Nc6 24. Kc3 Nd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4+ (25... Rxd4 $2 26. b4 axb4+ 27. axb4 Rxf4 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Kd3 $18) 1/2-1/2