[Event "Candidates Warmup #2"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.12.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Beatty, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "1805"] [BlackElo "1449"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {A45: Trompowsky Attack} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bh4 c5 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 { last book move} g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. c3 {Secures d4} d6 {Prevents intrusion on e5} 8. e3 {Covers d4} Bf5 9. Be2 Nd7 10. O-O O-O (10... h6 $142 $5 $15 {deserves consideration}) 11. Bxe7 $14 Rfe8 12. Bh4 Ndf6 13. Bxf6 (13. Rd1 h6 14. Nfd2 g5 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 $14) 13... Bxf6 (13... Nxf6 14. Bc4 $14) 14. Nbd2 $16 Re7 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qd2 Rae8 17. Rfd1 Bxf3 (17... a6 18. Bc4 $16) 18. Bxf3 Bg5 (18... c4 19. Rab1 $16) 19. Re1 c4 20. Kh1 Qc5 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. cxd4 f5 23. g3 f4 ( 23... b5 $142 $5 $16) 24. gxf4 $18 Bxf4 25. Rec1 Bg5 26. Rxc4 $4 {a transit from better to worse.} (26. Bg4 $142 {and the scales tip in favour of White} Bh4 27. Be6+ Kg7 28. Kg2 $18) 26... Rf8 $11 {Black threatens to win material: Rf8xf3} 27. Bg4 Rxf2 28. Be6+ {White can be proud of that piece} Kg7 29. Re1 Rxb2 30. a4 Rb3 {Attacking the backward pawn on e3} (30... Rd2 31. h3 $11) 31. e4 $14 Rf3 (31... Bf4 32. Re2 $14) 32. Kg2 {White threatens to win material: Kg2xf3} (32. e5 Bf4 33. Re4 g5 $18) 32... Rf4 (32... Ra3 33. Kf1 $14) 33. Re2 ( 33. Rc8 Rh4 $16) 33... h5 (33... Bf6 $5 $14 {is worth consideration}) 34. Rc8 $16 Rf8 35. Rc4 (35. Rxf8 Kxf8 36. Rf2+ Ke8 $18) 35... Rf4 36. h3 (36. Rcc2 Rf8 $16) 36... a6 (36... Bf6 $5 $14 {is an interesting idea}) 37. Rc8 Rf8 38. Rc4 ( 38. Rxf8 Kxf8 39. Rf2+ Ke8 $16) 38... b5 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (38... Rf4 39. Rc3 h4 $16) 39. axb5 (39. Rc6 $5 bxa4 40. Rxd6 Rb8 $18 ) 39... axb5 $16 40. Rc6 Rf4 $2 (40... Rb7 $5 $16) 41. Rb6 (41. Rxd6 $5 { seems even better} Rb7 42. Rc6 Rb8 $18) 41... Ra7 (41... b4 42. Rxb4 Bf6 43. Kg3 $18) 42. Rxb5 (42. Rxd6 $142 $5 Ra3 43. Rb6 $18) 42... Ra3 $16 (42... Ra3 43. e5 Rff3 $16) 1-0