[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