[Event "Reserve"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.02.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Sathyan, Vineet"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A23"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1386"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {A23: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 g3 c6} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 e4 {last book move} 7. e3 Nc6 8. Nge2 Rb8 9. O-O Bb4 10. Nf4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Ba3 Re8 13. d4 Na5 14. Qb4 Nc4 15. Bc1 b5 16. a4 a5 17. Qb1 Ba6 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Qa2 a4 20. Re1 Ra8 21. Ba3 Na5 {Black has an active position} 22. Bb4 (22. h4 $5 $15) 22... Nb3 $17 23. Rad1 Bc4 24. Qa3 g5 25. Ne2 h5 26. h3 Nd7 27. Nc1 f5 28. Qb2 Qf6 29. Nxb3 $2 (29. f3 $142 $5 $15 {and White could well hope to play on}) 29... axb3 $19 (29... Bxb3 $6 30. Rb1 $11) 30. Ra1 f4 31. Ra3 f3 32. Bh1 Qf5 33. Kh2 Nf6 34. Rea1 Rxa3 35. Qxa3 h4 36. g4 Nxg4+ $4 {Black loses the upper hand} (36... Qd7 $142 $19 {would have given Black a clear advantage}) 37. hxg4 $14 Qxg4 {White wins a piece} 38. Rg1 {White threatens to win material: Rg1xg4} (38. Be7 Kf7 39. Rg1 Qe6 40. Bxg5 Bb5 $14) 38... Qh5 {White king safety improved} (38... Qd7 $142 39. Rxg5+ Kf7 $11) 39. Be7 $4 {simply marches past the door to victory} (39. Qa4 $142 b2 40. Qd7 $16) 39... g4 $19 40. Qd6 Bf1 $4 {throws away a nice position} (40... g3+ 41. Kh3 Qf5+ 42. Kxh4 Kf7 $19) 41. Qe6+ {White forks: g4+g8} (41. Rxf1 $142 { makes sure everything is clear} Ra8 42. Qf4 g3+ 43. fxg3 Ra2+ 44. Kh3 hxg3+ 45. Kxg3 Qh2+ 46. Kg4 Qxf4+ 47. Kxf4 $18) 41... Kh7 $16 42. Rxg4 (42. Rxf1 g3+ 43. Kg1 $11) 42... b2 $14 43. Rf4 (43. Rxh4 {fails to the following pretty mating combination} Qxh4+ {Deflection: e7} 44. Bxh4 Rxe6 45. Bg5 b1=Q 46. c4 Bxc4 47. Kh3 Qxh1+ 48. Kg4 Rg6 49. Kf4 Qh5 50. Kg3 Rxg5+ 51. Kf4 Rg4#) 43... b1=Q $4 ( 43... Rg8 $142 {this is the best way to fight back} 44. Bf8 Qg5 $16) 44. Rf7+ Qxf7 45. Qxf7+ Kh6 46. Qf6+ Kh7 47. Qxh4+ Kg6 (47... Kg8 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 48. Qg5+ Kh7 49. Qf5+ Kh6 50. Bg5+ Kg7 51. Bf6+ Kf7 52. Be5+ Ke7 53. Qf6+ Kd7 54. Qd6+ Kc8 55. Qc7#) 48. Qf6+ Kh7 49. Qf7+ (49. Qf5+ Kh6 50. Bg5+ Kg7 51. Bf6+ Kf7 52. Be5+ Ke7 53. Qf6+ Kd7 54. Qd6+ Kc8 55. Qc7#) 49... Kh6 50. Qxe8 (50. Qf4+ Kg7 51. Qg5+ Kh7 52. Qf5+ Kh6 53. Bg5+ Kg7 54. Bf6+ Kf7 55. Be5+ Ke7 56. Qf6+ Kd7 57. Qd6+ Kc8 58. Qc7#) 50... Qb6 51. Bf8+ (51. Qh8+ Kg6 52. Qg8+ Kh6 53. Bf8+ Kh5 54. Qxd5+ Kg6 55. Qxe4+ Kf7 56. Qe7+ Kg6 57. Qg7+ Kf5 58. Qe5+ Kg6 59. Bxf3 Qa7 60. Qe6+ Kh7 61. Qh6+ Kg8 62. Bd5+ Qf7 63. Qg7#) 51... Kg5 52. Be7+ (52. Qe5+ Kg6 53. Qg3+ Kf6 54. Qf4+ Ke6 55. Qh6+ Kd7 56. Qxb6 Ke8 57. Qd6 Kf7 58. Qe7+ Kg6 59. Qe6+ Kg5 60. Be7+ Kh5 61. Qf5+ Kh6 62. Bf8#) 52... Kh6 $18 53. Bf8+ {Twofold repetition} Kg5 54. Qe5+ Kg6 55. Qd6+ ( 55. Qg3+ Kf6 56. Qf4+ Ke6 57. Qh6+ Kd7 58. Qxb6 Ke8 59. Qd6 Kf7 60. Qe7+ Kg6 61. Qe6+ Kg5 62. Be7+ Kh5 63. Qf5+ Kh6 64. Bf8#) 55... Qxd6+ 56. Bxd6 Kf7 57. Kg3 Ke6 58. Bc5 Be2 59. Kf4 (59. Ba7 {makes it even easier for White} Ba6 $18) 59... Kf6 $4 (59... Bf1 $142 $14 {is just about the only chance}) 60. Kg4 Kg6 61. Kf4 Kf6 62. Kg3 Kg5 $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} ( 62... Ke6 63. Bb6 Kd6 $18) 63. Kh2 Kg4 64. Bd6 Bc4 65. Kg1 Kf5 66. Bg2 fxg2 67. Kxg2 {White has a new backward pawn: f2} Kg4 68. Be5 {The white bishop is well posted.} Bd3 1/2-1/2