[Event "Friday Night Fun Returns!"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.06.27"] [Round "1"] [White "Bogle, Allan"] [Black "Smith, Agene"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "1795"] [BlackElo "885"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5} 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 {last book move} Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. O-O Bd7 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 {Black has the pair of bishops} 9. Qe1 Qd7 (9... O-O 10. Ne5 $11) 10. d3 {Covers e4} (10. Qg3 Kf8 $14) 10... O-O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} 12. Ne5 Qe8 13. Ndf3 h5 14. a3 (14. Ng5 Rf8 $16) 14... Ng4 $14 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. h3 {White threatens to win material: h3xg4} Rdg8 $2 (16... Nf6 $142 $14 {is the best option Black has} ) 17. hxg4 $18 hxg4 18. Ne5 Qe8 (18... Qc7 19. Nxg4 f5 20. Nf2 $18) 19. Nxg4 Be7 (19... f6 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 20. b4 $18) 20. Qa5 (20. e4 { might be the shorter path} d4 $18) 20... Kb8 21. Kf2 Qc6 (21... Rh4 {hardly improves anything} 22. Ne5 g5 23. Nf3 $18) 22. Ne5 Qc7 (22... Qe8 {doesn't change anything anymore} 23. Qa4 f6 24. Qxe8+ Rxe8 25. Ng6 $18) 23. Qxc7+ Kxc7 24. Nxf7 Rh2 (24... Rh4 {is not much help} 25. Kg3 $18) 25. Be5+ Kd7 26. Rh1 Rxh1 27. Rxh1 Ke8 (27... Rf8 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 28. Nh8 Bf6 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Rh7+ Kd6 31. g4 $18) 28. Nd6+ Bxd6 (28... Kd7 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 29. Nxb7 Kc6 30. Na5+ Kb6 31. Bc3 $18) 29. Bxd6 b6 30. g4 1-0