[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Hurt, John"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B03"] [WhiteElo "1985"] [BlackElo "1964"] [Annotator "Shredder 9 (10s)"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] {B03: Alekhine's Defence: Four Pawns Attack} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Nc6 10. b3 (10. a3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. O-O Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bh6 14. Nf4 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nfd5 Be6 17. e4 Bg7 18. Bb1 Qg5 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. Ba2 Ng4 21. Rfd1 Rfe8 22. h3 Ne5 23. Kh1 Qg3 24. Rac1 h5 {Hillman,J (2035)-Laketic,G (2393)/Porto San Giorgo ITA 2003/The Week in Chess 460/0-1 (38)}) 10... d5 11. c5 Nd7 12. Rc1 Nxc5 $146 ( 12... e5 13. Bb1 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Re8+ 16. Ne2 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Ne5 18. h3 Bd7 19. f4 Nc6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Kf2 Rad8 22. Rf1 d4 23. Kg1 Bc8 24. Rf3 Re3 25. Ng3 Rde8 26. Kh2 h5 27. Rxe3 {Barbu,I (2282)-Iankowski,R (2389)/Miercurea Ciuc 2000/CBM 78 ext/0-1 (40)}) (12... e5 $5 13. dxe5 Ndxe5 $17 (13... Ncxe5 $6 14. O-O $11 (14. Nxd5 $143 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Ne5 $17))) 13. dxc5 $11 d4 14. Bd2 ( 14. Nxd4 $5 {might be a viable alternative} Nxd4 15. O-O $11) 14... dxc3 $17 15. Bxc3 Ne5 {Black threatens to win material: Ne5xd3} (15... Bxc3+ $5 { is worthy of consideration} 16. Nxc3 Qa5 $15) 16. Be4 $11 Qxd1+ (16... Qc7 17. f4 Nc6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. b4 $11) 17. Rxd1 $14 Rb8 {Black has a cramped position } (17... f5 18. Bd5+ e6 19. f4 exd5 20. fxe5 $11) 18. f4 {White threatens to win material: f4xe5} (18. O-O Nc6 $16) 18... Ng4 (18... Nd7 19. b4 $14) 19. Bxg7 (19. h3 Bxc3+ 20. Nxc3 Nf6 $16) 19... Kxg7 $11 {Black king safety dropped} 20. h3 {White threatens to win material: h3xg4} Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} 21. Bf3 Bf5 (21... h5 22. Kf2 $11) 22. Rd4 (22. g4 $5 Be4 23. Kf2 Bxf3 24. Kxf3 $16) 22... Rfc8 (22... h5 23. Kf2 $14) 23. b4 $14 a5 (23... h5 $5 $14 {must be considered}) 24. g4 $16 Be6 25. a3 axb4 26. axb4 Rc7 27. Kf2 Bb3 (27... h5 28. Kg3 $16) 28. g5 Ne8 29. Nc3 b6 30. c6 Nd6 31. b5 (31. Rc1 b5 $18) 31... Ra8 32. Re1 (32. Rc1 Rca7 $18) 32... Ra5 (32... Be6 33. Re5 $16) 33. Re5 (33. Be2 Rca7 $18) 33... Be6 (33... Rca7 34. Be2 $16) 34. Bg4 Bc4 35. Be2 ( 35. Nd5 Bxd5 36. Rdxd5 h6 $16) 35... Bxe2 36. Kxe2 ({Less advisable is} 36. Nxe2 Rxb5 37. Rxb5 Nxb5 $15) 36... Ra3 (36... Rca7 $142 $16) 37. Nd5 $4 { with this move White loses his initiative} (37. Rd3 $142 Rca7 38. Nd5 Ra2+ 39. Kf3 Nxb5 40. Nxb6 $16) 37... Nf5 $4 {lets it slip away} (37... Nxb5 $142 38. Rd3 Rxc6 39. Rxa3 Nxa3 40. Rxe7 Nc4 $15) 38. Rxf5 $18 (38. Nxc7 $6 {is a weaker possibility} Nxd4+ 39. Kf2 e6 40. Ne8+ Kf8 $18) 38... gxf5 (38... Rca7 { praying for a miracle} 39. Re5 Rxh3 $18) 39. Nxc7 (39. Nxc7 Ra2+ 40. Kd3 Ra3+ 41. Kc2 Ra2+ 42. Kb3 $18) 1-0