[Event "Reserve"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2002.02.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tygart, Michael"]
[Black "Pylant, Gary"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "1677"]
[BlackElo "1800"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
{C45: Scotch Game} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5 Bc5 6. Qe2
Qd8 {last book move} 7. Qh5 {White threatens to win material: Qh5xc5} (7. Be3
Bxe3 8. Qxe3 a6 $11) 7... d6 {White has an active position} (7... Bb6 $15) 8.
Bd3 (8. Qg5 $5 {should be investigated more closely} Qxg5 9. Bxg5 $11) 8... Nf6
{Black threatens to win material: Nf6xh5} 9. Qe2 (9. Qh4 $5 $17) 9... a6 10.
N5a3 $2 (10. N5c3 Bg4 11. Qd2 O-O $17) 10... O-O (10... Ng4 $5 11. O-O Qh4 12.
Bf4 $19) 11. O-O Nd4 12. Qd2 Re8 13. c3 (13. b4 Ba7 14. Nc3 b5 $19) 13... Nc6
$19 14. Qc2 h6 15. Nd2 b5 16. Nxb5 $2 (16. Nb3 $142 Bb6 17. Kh1 $19) 16... axb5
$19 17. Bxb5 Bd7 18. Bd3 (18. a4 {does not win a prize} Ne5 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 $19)
18... Ne5 19. Be2 Bc6 (19... Nfg4 {keeps an even firmer grip} 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21.
b4 $19) 20. b4 Ba7 21. Bb2 Ng6 22. Bd3 (22. c4 {cannot change destiny} Nxe4 (
22... Bxe4 $6 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bf3 $19) 23. Bf3 f5 $19) 22... Nf4 23. Rae1 (
23. c4 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Ng4 24. Nf3 f5 $19) 23... Ng4
24. Nf3 Ne5 (24... Qf6 $142 $5 {seems even better} 25. c4 Qg6 26. Nh4 $19) 25.
Nxe5 dxe5 26. Be2 (26. Bc4 {is no salvation} Qg5 27. g3 Ba4 $19) 26... Qg5 27.
Bf3 (27. g3 {hardly improves anything} Ba4 $3 {Double attack: a4/g1} 28. Qc1
Qg6 $19) 27... Rad8 (27... Ba4 $142 $1 {and the rest is a matter of technique}
28. Qb1 Nh3+ 29. Kh1 Nxf2+ 30. Rxf2 Bxf2 $19) 28. Bc1 Qf6 (28... Bb5 {and
Black can already relax} 29. c4 Bd7 30. Rd1 $19) 29. Bxf4 Qxf4 30. a4 $6 {
not the greatest defence} (30. Rd1 $19) 30... Rd2 31. Qb3 {White prepares the
advance b5} Red8 32. b5 (32. Qc4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} R8d6 (32...
Bxa4 $6 33. Qa6 Ra8 34. Kh1 $19) 33. Kh1 Bxf2 $19) 32... Bb7 (32... R8d3 {
makes it even easier for Black} 33. b6 (33. bxc6 {is refuted with a beautiful
mate} Rxf3 34. gxf3 Qxf3 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qh8+ Kxh8 37. Re3 Bxe3 38. h3 Bxf2+
39. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 40. Kh1 Qg2#) 33... Rxf3 34. gxf3 Qxf3 35. c4 (35. bxa7 {
misses a pretty mating combination} Rd6 36. Qe6 Rxe6 37. a8=Q+ Bxa8 38. h3 Rg6+
39. Kh2 Qg2#) 35... Qxb3 36. bxa7 $19) 33. a5 (33. Qc4 {does not improve
anything} Bb6 34. Re2 $19) 33... Kh8 (33... R8d3 $142 {and Black wins} 34. b6
Rxf3 35. gxf3 Qxf3 $19) 34. b6 cxb6 35. axb6 Bb8 36. Qa4 R2d3 37. Rd1 Rxd1 38.
Rxd1 Rxd1+ 39. Qxd1 Qf6 40. Qb1 $6 {puts up no strong fight} (40. Qb3 $19)
40... Qc6 41. Qb3 Kg8 42. g3 Bd6 43. Qd5 (43. Kg2 {doesn't improve anything}
Kf8 $19) 43... Qxd5 (43... Qxb6 {and Black can already relax} 44. Qa2 $19) 44.
exd5 Bc5 45. c4 Bxb6 46. Kg2 Kf8 47. Bd1 (47. h3 {does not help much} Bc8 $19)
47... Bc5 (47... Ke7 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 48. Kf3 $19) 48. Kf3
Ke7 49. Ke4 f6 50. f3 Ba6 51. Be2 Bc8 52. g4 Bd7 (52... g6 {might be the
shorter path} 53. Bf1 $19) 53. f4 exf4 54. Kxf4 Bd6+ 55. Ke4 Bxh2 56. c5 g6 (
56... Bg1 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 57. d6+ Kf7 $19) 57. c6 (57. d6+ Kf7
58. Kd5 $19) 57... Bc8 58. Bf3 (58. Kf3 {a fruitless try to alter the course
of the game} Kd6 $19) 58... Kd6 (58... Be5 {seems even better} 59. Kd3 Kd6 60.
Kc4 Ba6+ 61. Kb3 $19) 59. Kd4 (59. Ke3 {doesn't change anything anymore} Be5
60. Kd2 f5 $19) 59... Be5+ 60. Kc4 (60. Ke3 {is not much help} f5 $19) 60...
Ba6+ 61. Kb4 (61. Kb3 {doesn't do any good} Kc5 $19) 61... Bd3 62. Bg2 (62. c7
{doesn't get the cat off the tree} Kxc7 63. Kc5 f5 $19) 62... f5 63. gxf5 gxf5
64. Bf3 Be4 65. Bxe4 (65. Bh5 f4 66. c7 Kxc7 67. Kc4 $19) 65... fxe4 66. Kc4 (
66. Kb5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} e3 67. Kb6 e2 68. c7 Bd4+ 69.
Ka5 Kxc7 70. d6+ Kc6 71. Ka4 e1=Q 72. d7 Kc5 73. Ka3 Qb4+ 74. Ka2 Qb2#) 66...
h5 (66... h5 67. c7 Kxc7 68. Kb3 h4 69. Kb4 h3 70. Kb5 h2 71. Ka6 h1=Q 72. Kb5
Qc1 73. Kb4 Qb2+ 74. Ka4 Kb6 75. d6 Kc5 76. d7 Qb4#) 0-1