[Event "Reserve"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.02.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Langford, James"] [Black "McKee, Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "1142"] [BlackElo "1445"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4} 1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb7 4. e4 Bb4 {last book move} 5. Nge2 Bxe4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 {White has the pair of bishops} Bb7 {Black has a cramped position} 8. Be2 Bxg2 {White cannot castle king side} ( 8... Qf6 $5 $11 {is noteworthy}) 9. Rg1 $16 {White threatens to win material: Rg1xg2} Bb7 10. Rxg7 Qf6 {Black threatens to win material: Qf6xg7} 11. Rg3 Nc6 $4 {causes further problems for ?} (11... h6 $142 $16) 12. Nb5 $18 Qd8 13. Bf3 $4 {Black has a cramped position. throws away a nice position} (13. d5 $142 { secures the point} Ne5 14. Qd4 $18) 13... a6 $14 {Black threatens to win material: a6xb5} 14. Nc3 Nge7 $2 (14... Qe7 $5 $14 {is worth looking at}) 15. Ne4 (15. Bg5 $5 d6 $18) 15... h6 16. Nf6+ Kf8 17. Bh5 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (17. Rh3 $142 Kg7 18. Nh5+ Kf8 19. Ng3 $16) 17... Nf5 $19 18. Bxh6+ (18. d5 Qxf6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qe2 $19 ) 18... Nxh6 19. Qf3 (19. Ng4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Nf5 20. Ne3 Ncxd4 21. Nxf5 Nxf5 $19 (21... exf5 $6 22. Qxd4 Rxh5 23. Qg7+ Ke8 24. Qe5+ Kf8 25. Qg7+ Ke7 26. Qe5+ Kf8 27. Qg7+ $11)) 19... Nf5 20. Ne4 (20. Bg4 {there is nothing else anyway} Qxf6 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Qxf5 exf5 23. d5 $19) 20... Ncxd4 21. Qc3 Rxh5 22. Rg4 Bxe4 (22... Rh4 $142 $5 {seems even better} 23. Rxh4 Qxh4 24. Nd2 Qxh2 25. Qd3 Qg1+ 26. Qf1 $19) 23. Rxe4 Rxh2 (23... Qg5 {might be the shorter path} 24. Rxd4 Qg1+ 25. Kd2 Qxf2+ 26. Kc1 Qxd4 27. Kb1 Qxc3 28. bxc3 $19) 24. Rxd4 Nxd4 (24... Rh1+ 25. Kd2 Qg5+ 26. Kc2 Nxd4+ 27. Qxd4 Rxa1 28. Qe4 Rc1+ 29. Kd3 d5 30. cxd5 exd5 31. Qe3 Qf5+ 32. Ke2 Qg4+ 33. f3 Qg2+ 34. Kd3 Qc2+ 35. Kd4 Qc5+ 36. Ke5 Qxe3+ 37. Kf5 Rg1 38. f4 Qe6#) 25. Qxd4 Rh1+ 26. Ke2 Rxa1 27. Qh8+ 0-1