[Event "Candidates 2009"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.01.03"] [Round "1"] [White "Sytnytsky, Alex"] [Black "Smith, Aaron"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1426"] [BlackElo "1848"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Be2 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 {last book move} c6 6. d3 (6. d4 O-O $14) 6... Nbd7 7. Bf4 (7. d4 O-O $14) 7... Qb6 {Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb2} (7... e5 8. Be3 $11 ) 8. Qb3 (8. Rb1 e5 9. Be3 Qc7 $11) 8... Nc5 $11 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. e5 $2 (10. O-O $142 $5 $11 {and White could well hope to play on}) 10... Nh5 $17 11. g3 ( 11. Be3 $5 dxe5 12. O-O $17) 11... Nxf4 $19 12. gxf4 Bg4 (12... Bf5 $142 $19) 13. b4 $4 {White has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (13. Ng5 $142 h6 14. Bxg4 Nxd3+ 15. Kd2 Nxf2 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. e6+ Kf6 18. Rhg1 Nxg4 19. Rxg4 $19) 13... Bxf3 (13... Nxd3+ {makes it even easier for Black} 14. Bxd3 Bxf3 15. Rg1 dxe5 16. Rb1 exf4 17. Rb3 $19) 14. Bxf3 Nxd3+ 15. Kd2 Nxf4 16. exd6 (16. b5 {is not much help} Bxe5 17. Rhb1 Kd7 18. bxc6+ bxc6 19. Rxb6 Bxc3+ 20. Kxc3 Ra3+ 21. Rb3 Rha8 $19) 16... O-O-O (16... Bxc3+ $142 {and Black has triumphed} 17. Kxc3 Ra3+ 18. Kd2 Rxf3 19. Rhe1 Rd3+ 20. Kc2 Rxd6 21. Re3 $19) 17. c5 (17. Rad1 $19) 17... bxc5 18. bxc5 exd6 19. Rac1 (19. Rad1 {there is nothing else anyway} dxc5+ 20. Kc2 $19) 19... dxc5+ 20. Kc2 Rd3 (20... Bxc3 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 21. Bg4+ f5 22. Bxf5+ gxf5 23. Kxc3 Ne2+ 24. Kb2 Nxc1 25. Kxc1 $19) 21. Bg4+ f5 22. Bxf5+ (22. Ne2 {hardly improves anything} Rhd8 23. Rhd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nd5 25. Bxf5+ gxf5 $19) 22... gxf5 23. Na4 (23. Ne2 {doesn't do any good} Rf3 24. Rcg1 Rxf2 25. Rxg7 Re8 $19) 23... Rhd8 24. Rhd1 (24. Rhg1 {does not solve anything} Bf6 25. Kb1 Ne2 $19) 24... Rxd1 (24... b5 $142 {might be the shorter path} 25. Rxd3 Nxd3 26. Rg1 $19 ) 25. Rxd1 Rxd1 26. Kxd1 Bd4 27. f3 (27. Nb6+ {cannot undo what has already been done} Kc7 28. Nc4 Bxf2 $19) 27... b5 (27... b5 28. Nb6+ Kc7 $19) 0-1