[Event "Reserve 2009"] [Site "Memphis,TN"] [Date "2009.02.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Jaeger, Terry"] [Black "Sichel, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "1362"] [BlackElo "2057"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {B06: Modern Defence} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Be3 {last book move} a6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Ng5 (7. O-O O-O $14) 7... e6 {Prevents intrusion on d5} 8. f4 {White has a very active position} (8. O-O $5 $14 {is an interesting idea}) 8... d5 $15 {Black threatens to win material: d5xc4} 9. Bb3 dxe4 10. Ncxe4 (10. Qd2 $5 {is worth looking at} O-O 11. h4 $15) 10... Nxe4 $17 11. Nxe4 Bxd4 (11... Nxd4 12. c3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 $19) 12. Bxd4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 (13. Qf3 Qxb2 14. O-O Bd7 $17) 13... Nxd4 14. O-O (14. Kf2 Ke7 $17) 14... Nxb3 15. axb3 b6 16. Nf6+ (16. g4 Bb7 17. Nf6+ Ke7 $17) 16... Ke7 17. Ng4 Bb7 18. Rf2 Rad8 19. h3 Rd5 20. c4 (20. Re1 Rd4 $19) 20... Rd4 21. Re1 Rhd8 22. f5 gxf5 23. Rxf5 Rd1 (23... Rd2 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Rd2+ 26. Re2 Rxe2+ 27. Kxe2 Bxg2 $19) 24. Rfe5 (24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Rf1 $19) 24... Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rd2 26. Ne3 (26. g3 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Rg2+ 27. Kf1 Rxb2 $19) 26... Rxb2 27. Nd5+ (27. g4 { doesn't get the bull off the ice} Rxb3 28. g5 a5 $19) 27... Kd6 28. Nf6 Rxg2+ 29. Kf1 Rg3 30. Rd1+ (30. Nxh7 {doesn't change anything anymore} Ke7 31. h4 Rxb3 $19) 30... Ke7 31. Nxh7 (31. Nd7 {is not much help} Rxh3 32. Kf2 Rf3+ 33. Ke1 Re3+ 34. Kf2 Rxb3 $19) 31... Rxh3 32. Ng5 Rh5 (32... Rxb3 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} 33. Re1 Rc3 34. Ne4 Bxe4 35. Rxe4 $19) 33. Nxf7 Rf5+ ( 33... Rf5+ 34. Ke1 Rxf7 $19) 0-1