[Event "Memphis City Championship"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hurt, John"] [Black "Flickenger, Dale"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. Be3 {last book move} c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. f3 dxc5 8. Bb5+ (8. e5 $5 { is worth consideration} Nfd7 9. f4 $14) 8... Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 10. Nge2 Nc6 11. Kf2 Rd8 12. Qc1 Nd4 13. Rd1 Nb8 14. Nd5 (14. Qd2 $142 e6 15. Bh6 $15 (15. Bxd4 $2 {catches the eye, but} cxd4 (15... Bxd4+ $6 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Ne2 $11) 16. Nb1 Qb6 $19) (15. Nxd4 $143 cxd4 (15... Bxd4 $6 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Ne2 $11) 16. Bg5 f6 $15)) 14... e6 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (14... Nxe2 15. Bd2 Qa6 16. Nc7+ Kf8 17. Nxa6 Nxc1 18. Nxb8 Nd3+ 19. cxd3 Bxb2 20. Nc6 bxc6 21. Rab1 Bd4+ 22. Ke2 $11) 15. Bd2 {White threatens to win material: Bd2xa5} (15. b4 Nxe2 16. bxa5 Nxc1 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Bxc5+ Kf6 19. Raxc1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rc8 21. Bd4+ Ke7 22. Bxg7 Rxc7 $16) 15... Nxe2 (15... Qa4 $142 {and Black can hope to live} 16. Bh6 Bxh6 (16... exd5 $4 {Black's fate is sealed if he captures the knight} 17. Bxg7 Qxc2 18. Qxc2 (18. Bxh8 $6 Qxe2+ 19. Kg1 Nc2 $18) 18... Nxc2 19. Rac1 $18 (19. Bxh8 $6 Nxa1 20. Bf6 Rc8 $18)) 17. Nf6+ Ke7 18. Qxh6 Kxf6 19. e5+ Ke7 20. Qh4+ g5 21. Qxg5+ Ke8 $15) 16. Bxa5 $16 Nxc1 17. Bxd8 (17. Raxc1 $6 exd5 (17... Bxb2 $143 18. Bxd8 Kxd8 19. Nf4+ Bd4+ 20. Kf1 $16) 18. Bxd8 Kxd8 19. Rxd5+ Ke7 $11) 17... exd5 18. Bg5 (18. Raxc1 $6 Kxd8 19. Rxd5+ Ke7 $11) 18... Bxb2 19. Rxd5 O-O 20. Rxc1 Bxc1 21. Bxc1 Rc8 22. Bf4 b6 23. Bxb8 (23. Bg5 Na6 24. c3 Nc7 $16) 23... Rxb8 24. Rd7 a5 25. Ke3 b5 26. Kd2 h6 27. Rd5 (27. Rc7 c4 $16) 27... c4 (27... Rc8 $5 $14 {is worthy of consideration}) 28. Kc3 $16 Kf8 29. a4 (29. f4 Rb6 $16) 29... bxa4 30. Rxa5 {Black has a new passed pawn: a4.} Rb1 31. Kxc4 Rg1 {Black threatens to win material: Rg1xg2} 32. Kd5 Rxg2 33. c4 Rxh2 34. Rxa4 {Black has a new passed pawn: h6} Rd2+ 35. Ke5 Ke7 (35... h5 36. c5 Ke7 37. Ra7+ Rd7 38. Ra6 $11) 36. Ra7+ Rd7 $4 (36... Ke8 $142 $14 {was necessary}) 37. Rxd7+ $18 Kxd7 38. Kf6 Ke8 39. c5 $4 { makes life more difficult} (39. f4 $142 {and White can celebrate victory} h5 40. Kg5 $18) 39... h5 $11 40. c6 {White advances the passed pawn} h4 41. e5 h3 {White has to watch this pawn} 42. e6 $4 {simply marches past the door to victory} (42. c7 $142 {the only rescuing move} Kd7 43. Kxf7 $11) 42... fxe6 $19 43. Kxe6 Kd8 (43... Kd8 44. f4 h2 45. Kd5 h1=Q+ 46. Kd6 Qc1 47. f5 gxf5 48. c7+ Qxc7+ 49. Kd5 Qe7 50. Kc6 Qe5 51. Kb6 Qd5 52. Ka6 Kc7 53. Ka7 Qb7#) 0-1